This year was pretty productive for live music. I never took the time to compile a list like this, but I definitely should consider doing it annually. It will be pretty cool to revisit! Note my criteria for listing musicians at festivals is staying for a set and not just passing by the stage. Usually my calendar year is seeing mostly DJs. Now I’m trying to see bands as much as possible.
- Kamaal Williams and SWARVY at the Lodge Room, LA
- Danilo Plessow, Joy Orbison and Kerri Chandler at 1015 Folsom, SF
- The Yussef Dayes Experience at the Independent Room, SF
- Altın Gün at August Hall, SF
- Palace and Carpool Tunnel at The Fillmore, SF
- Secret Night Gang, STR4TA, and Gilles Peterson at Shoko, BCN
- Primavera Sound Weekend 2, BCN: Squid, Mdou Moctar, Khruangbin, Mos Def, Bad Gyal, Bicep, Dua Lipa, Interpol, Gorillaz, Brittany Howard, Jorja Smith, Lorde, The Strokes, Grimes, Black Coffee, Altın Gün, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Tame Impala, Phoenix
- Khruangbin and Men I Trust at The Greek Theater, Berkeley
- Katalyst Collective, Doug Carn, Henry Franklin, Brian Jackson, Adrian Younge, Ali Shaheed Muhammed at August Hall, SF
- DOMi & JD Beck, Thundercat at The Blue Note Festival, St. Helena
- Portola Festival, SF: Fred Again…, Caribou, Mochakk, Danilo Plessow, Fatboy Slim, Flume, Palace, L’Impératrice, SG Lewis, The Blessed Madonna, Peggy Gou, Four Tet, Floating Points
- Thee Sacred Souls at Bandcamp HQ, Oakland
- Weezer at the Palace of Fine Arts, SF
- Surprise Chef and Las Los at Bottom of the Hill, SF
- DOMi and JD Beck at Swedish American Music Hall, SF
graveyard shiftin 
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