2023 End of The Year Content Explosion

I could write a big rambling introduction about what 2023 was for me, but then I’d have to really think long and hard. I’d rather just get to the point and recap my year with a series of easily digestible lists…

10 Albums That Most Consumed My Year

20 Songs That Consistently Found Themselves Stuck On Repeat

  • Algiers – “Bite Back”
  • Andy Shauf – “Norm”
  • Anjimile – “Animal”
  • ANOHNI and the Johnsons – “Scapegoat”
  • Blonde Redhead – “Snowman”
  • Cut Worms – “Ballad of the Texas King”
  • Damien Jurado – “Look at Us, We’re Walking”
  • Dave Scanlon – “Fearful People”
  • Hotline TNT – “I Thought You’d Change”
  • Julie Byrne – “Summer Glass”
  • Kara Jackson – “Why does the earth give us people to love?”
  • Lonnie Holley – “Oh Me, Oh My”
  • Luluc – “Diamonds”
  • Man on Man – “Gloryhole”
  • Popular Music – “Sad Songs”
  • Quasi – “Doomscrollers”
  • Rainwater – “Dream”
  • Sleaford Mods w/ Perry Farrell – “So Trendy”
  • Sufjan Stevens – “Goodbye Evergreen”
  • Young Fathers – “Sink or Swim”

An Extensive Playlist Compiling My Favorite Songs of 2023

A Random Number of Additional Albums That Came Out In 2023 That I Drew Great Pleasure From and Feel Particularly Inspired To Mention

Reissues & Other Releases from the Past That Became Obsessions During 2023

20 Live Performances From 2023 That Left Lasting Impressions

  • Weyes Blood @ The Orange Peel 2/24/23
  • Bill Callahan @ The Grey Eagle 2/26/23
  • Secret Shame @ The Orange Peel 2/28/23
  • The Beths @ The Orange Peel 3/6/23
  • They Might Be Giants @ The Orange Peel 3/10/23
  • Pedro The Lion @ The Grey Eagle 4/25/23
  • Destroyer (solo) @ The Grey Eagle 5/5/23
  • Future Islands @ The Orange Peel 5/6/23
  • Maria Bamford @ The Orange Peel 5/10/23
  • Hari Kondabolu @ The Orange Peel 5/17/23
  • Indigo De Souza @ The Orange Peel 6/4/23
  • Dehd @ The Grey Eagle 6/13/23
  • Jupiter & Okwess @ The Grey Eagle 6/28/23
  • Man On Man @ Static Age Loft 7/20/23
  • Orbiting Human Circus @ Citizen Vinyl 9/16/23
  • Nick Cave @ Thomas Wolfe Auditorium 9/19/23
  • Broken Social Scene @ The Orange Peel 9/24/23
  • Dave Hill @ Fleetwood’s 11/14/23
  • Sunn O))) @ The Orange Peel 12/3/23
  • Nesting Doll @ The Odd 12/6/23

Holy Crap! Did I Really Talk To That Person?


Interviews with…

Comedians
Musicians

20 Photos Captured With My Camera In 2023

Some of the Visual Entertainment from 2023 That I Most Enjoyed

Comedy Specials
  • Hari Kondabolu – Vacation Baby
  • Joe Pera – Slow & Steady
  • Maria Bamford – Local Act
  • Neal Brennan – Blocks
  • Todd Barry – Domestic Shorthair
TV & Film
  • Asteroid City
  • Barry
  • The Bear
  • Beef
  • Carol & The End of the World
  • Cunk On Earth
  • The Holdovers
  • How To with John Wilson
  • I’m A Virgo
  • I Think You Should Leave
  • Jury Duty
  • Our Flag Means Death
  • The Last Of Us
  • Succession
  • Telemarketers
  • Theater Camp
  • What We Do In The Shadows