Scenestar

Good-bye, 2012! It was a great year in music—from amazing live concerts to impressive album releases. To celebrate this past year in music, the Scenestar staff took a look back and compiled its Top 5 picks of the year. Enjoy!

Oscar Rangel's Top 5 Shows

1. Sigur Ros @ Hollywood Forever (pictured)

2. The Black Keys @ Sayers Club

3. Pulp @ Fox Theater Pomona

4. Local Natives @ The Satellite

5. Amon Tobin @ Greek Theatre

Chris Molina's Top 5 Albums

1. Holy Other – Held (pictured)

2. Beach House – Bloom

3. Teen Daze – All of Us, Together

4. Tropic of Cancer – End of All Things

5. Beacon – For Now EP

Chris Molina's Top 5 Shows

1. The XX @ Hollywood Forever (pictured)

2. Matthew Dear @ Eagle Rock Center for the Arts

3. Beach House @ El Rey Theatre

4. Amon Tobin @ Greek Theatre

5. Atoms for Peace (DJ Set) @ MOCA Geffen

Cheryl Cheng's Top 5 Albums

1. The Walkmen – Heaven (pictured)

2. Admiral Fallow – Tree Bursts in Snow

3. Woods – Bend Beyond

4. Twilight Sad – No One Can Ever Know

5. Divine Fits – A Thing Called Divine Fits

Jessica Strassman's Top 5 Shows

1. Trust @ The Echo (pictured)

2. Strange Talk @ The Echo

3. Lianne La Havas @ The Roxy

4. Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs @ Fonda Theatre

5. Father John Misty @ El Rey Theatre

Bryan Mack's Top 5 Shows

1. D'Angelo @ House of Blues Sunset (pictured)

2. Neil Young and Crazy Horse @ Hollywood Bowl

3. Steve Reich/Bang on a Can All Stars @ Walt Disney Concert Hall

4. Atlas Sound @ Eagle Rock Center for the Arts

5. Titus Andronicus @ El Rey Theatre

 

Veronica Munoz's Top 5 Shows

1. Bosnian Rainbows @ The Barn (pictured)

2. The Melvins @ Hollywood Forever Masonic Lodge

3. Saul Williams @ El Rey Theatre

4. Amon Tobin @ Greek Theatre

5. Radiohead @ Coachella 2012

Jamie Skowron's Top 5 Shows

1. Bosnian Rainbows @ The Barn

2. Scott Henderson & John Pisano @ Lucy's 51

3. Rodrigo Y Gabriela @ Hollywood Palladium (pictured)

4. Saul Williams @ El Rey Theatre

5. Amon Tobin @ Greek Theatre