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2002 had plenty of
good music. Here are my favorites.
The
2002 List:
1.
Wilco - YANKEE HOTEL FOXTROT (Nonesuch)
2. The
Flatlanders - NOW AGAIN (New West)
3.
Rhett Miller - THE INSTIGATOR (Elektra)
4.
Kieran Kane SHADOWS ON THE GROUND (Dead Reckoning)
5. The Flaming
Lips - YOSHIMI BATTLES THE PINK ROBOTS (Warner Bros.)
6.
Buddy Miller - MIDNIGHT AND LONESOME (Hightone)
7.
Jorma Kaukonen - BLUE COUNTRY HEART (Columbia)
8.
Casey Chambers - BARRICADES & BRICKWALLS (Warner Bros.)
9. Josh
Rouse - UNDER COLD BLUE STARS (Rykodisc)
10.
Kelly Willis - EASY (Rykodisc)
11.
James McMurtry - SAINT MARY OF THE WOODS (Sugar Hill)
12.
Greg Brown - MILK OF THE MOON (Red House)
13.
Raul Malo - TODAY (Om-Town)
14.
Clive Gregson - COMFORT AND JOY (Compass)
15. Ryan
Adams - DEMOLITION (Lost Highway)
16.
Garrison Starr - SONGS FROM THE TAKEOFF TO LANDING (Back Porch)
17.
Todd Snider - NEW CONNECTION (Oh Boy)
18.
Elvis Costello - WHEN I WAS CRUEL (Island)
19.
Steve Almaas & Ali Smith - STEVE ALMAAS & ALI SMITH (Parasol)
20. Guy
Clark - THE DARK (Sugar Hill)
21. Tim
Carroll - ALWAYS TOMORROW (Sideburn)
22.
Radney Foster - ANOTHER WAY TO GO (Dualtone)
23.
Will Kimbrough HOME AWAY (Way Silver)
24.
Steve Earle - JERUSALEM (E-Squared/Artemis)
25.
Heather Myles - SWEET TALK & GOOD LIES (Rounder)
26.
Willie Nelson THE GREAT DIVIDE (Lost Highway)
27.
Swan Dive - JUNE (Compass)
28.
Richard Kaufmann - COMMON SENSES (Record Cellar)
29.
Lucero - TENNESSEE (Madjack)
30. Ron
Sexsmith - COBBLESTONE RUNWAY (Nettwerk)
31. The
Chieftains DOWN THE OLD PLANK ROAD (RCA Victor)
32. Jeb
Loy Nichols - EASY NOW (Rykodisc)
33.
Will Rigby - PARADOXAHOLIC (Diesel Only)
34.
Linda Thompson - FASHIONABLY LATE (Rounder)
35.
Darden Smith - SUNFLOWER (Dualtone)
36.
Peter Wolf - SLEEPLESS (Artemis)
37. Kev
Russell's Junker - BUTTERMILK & RIFLES (Sugar Hill)
38. Jim
Roll - INHABITING THE BALL (Telegraph)
39. Kim
Richey - RISE (Lost Highway)
40.
Hank Williams III - LOVESICK, BROKE & DRIFTIN' (Curb)
My
Top 9 Favorite Concerts of 2002
1. April 14, 2002 - Glenn Tilbrook
@ Harlow's, Sacramento, CA
2. July 30, 2002 - Down from the
Mountain @ Compaq Center, San Jose, CA
3. May 22, 2002 - Elvis Costello
& the Imposters @ Berkeley Community Theater, Berkeley, CA
4. April 12, 2002 - Marshall
Crenshaw @ The Palms, Davis, CA
5. March 9, 2002 - The Blasters @
Slim's, San Francisco, CA
6. December 2, 2002 - The Blasters
@ The Boardwalk, Orangevale, CA
7. August 16, 2002 - The Bangles @
California State Fair Park, Sacramento, CA
8. October 28, 2002 - Ron Sexsmith
@ The Cellar at Johnny Foley's, San Francisco, CA
9. April 5, 2002 - Greg Brown with
Garnet Rogers @ Grass Valley Veteran's Hall, Grass Valley, CA
Best
Tribute Collection
GOING
DRIFTLESS A Artists Tribute to Grge Brown (Red House)
DRESSED
IN BLACK A Tribute to Johnny Cash (Dualtone)
Best
Catalogue Reissue Program
Paul Brady (Compass)
Best
Catalogue Reissue
Uncle Tupelo
89/93: AN ANTHOLOGY (Columbia/Legacy)
The
Blasters TESTAMENT THE COMPLETE SLASH RECORDS (Slash/Rhino)
Best
Live Collection
TIE
Dave
Alvin & the Gulity Men OUT IN CALLIFORNIA (Hightone)
The
Blasters TROUBLE BOUND (Hightone)
Best
.E.P.
Dan
Bern THE SWATISKA E.P. (Messenger)
Best Local Releases
Firecracker
CERTAIN THINGS LAST (www.firecrackermusic.com)
Jackpot
SHINY THINGS (Surfdog)
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