Photo by Chris Molina of Coachella 2014, Weekend 2
We did it, Scenestar readers! We made it through another year of amazing concerts and musical happenings in our fair city of Los Angeles. We’re hoping for more great things in 2015, but for now, we will look back at 2014—including amazing live concerts, moments captured on film, and impressive album releases. To celebrate this past year in music, the Scenestar staff members compiled their top picks of the year. Be sure to let us know yours by commenting below. Thanks for your support as always, and cheers to another great year of musical experiences!
Ashley Adams’s Top 10 Shows
1. The Sound of Animals Fighting @ Wiltern (March 28) 
2. She Keeps Bees @ The Satellite (Sept. 6)
3. Cat Stevens @ Nokia Theatre at L.A. Live (Dec. 14)
4. Kurt Vile @ First Unitarian Church (Nov. 21)
5. Mø @ Treasure Island Music Festival (Oct. 18) – San Francisco
6. Lykke Li @ The Theatre at the Ace Hotel (May 19)
7. Parquet Courts @ Fonda Theatre (Jan. 17)
8. Tune-Yards w/ Sylvan Esso @ Fonda Theatre (June 5)
9. Phantogram @ Fox Theater Pomona (Sept. 14)
10. Royksopp + Robyn @ Hollywood Bowl (June 29)
Ashley Adams’s Top 10 Albums
1. Glass Animals Zaba
2. Angel Olsen Burn Your Fire for No Witness
3. Jungle Jungle
4. Sylvan Esso Sylvan Esso
5. Mø No Mythologies to Follow
6. Future Islands Singles
7. Timbre Timbre Hot Dreams
8. Chet Faker Built on Glass
9. Damon Albarn Everyday Robots
10. Ariel Pink Pom Pom
Cheryl Cheng’s Top 10 Shows
1. Belle & Sebastian @ The Theatre at the Ace Hotel (Oct. 6 & 7) 
2. Death From Above 1979 @ Regent Theater (Nov. 14)
3. Morrissey w/ Tom Jones @ Los Angeles Sports Arena (May 10)
4. Neutral Milk Hotel w/ The Breeders @ Hollywood Bowl (Sept. 18)
5. Hamilton Leithauser @ The Hotel Cafe (May 6)
6. The Twilight Sad @ Fonda Theatre (Nov. 7)
7. Allo Darlin’ @ The Echo (Oct. 23)
8. Pixies @ Hollywood Bowl (Sept. 28)
9. The Knife @ Fox Theater Pomona (April 9)
10. Joanna Gruesome @ The Smell (Aug. 22)
Susan Burrows‘s Top 11 Shows
Because one is louder.
1. Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds @ The Theatre at the Ace Hotel (July 12)
2. Darkside @ Fonda Theatre (Jan. 25)
3. Massive Attack @ Greek Theatre (Oct. 16)
4. Beck @ Orpheum Theatre (Sept. 20)
5. St. Vincent @ Wiltern (March 21)
6. Tycho @ Fonda Theatre (May 8)
7. Arcade Fire @ Coachella 2014, Weekend 2 (April 20)
8. Nine Inch Nails w/ Soundgarden and Cold Cave @ Hollywood Bowl (Aug. 25)
9. Slowdive @ The Theatre at the Ace Hotel (Nov. 8)
10. Moby @ The Masonic Lodge at Hollywood Forever Cemetery (Dec. 18)
11. Kraftwerk @ Walt Disney Concert Hall (March 21)
Susan Burrows‘s Top 11 Albums
1. Beck Morning Phase 
2. St. Vincent S/T
3. TV On The Radio Seeds
4. Spoon They Want My Soul
5. Warpaint S/T
6. Angus & Julia Stone S/T
7. Perfume Genius Too Bright
8. Parquet Courts Sunbathing Animal
9. Royksopp The Inevitable End
10. Mark Lanegan Band Phantom Radio
11. Skaters Manhattan
Chris Molina‘s Top 4 Shows
1. Phantogram @ Hollywood Forever Cemetery (Sept. 5)
2. Darkside @ FYF Fest 2014 (Aug. 24)
3. Slowdive @ FYF Fest 2014 (Aug. 23)
4. Audion (AKA Matthew Dear) @ El Rey Theatre (Feb. 22)
Chris Molina‘s Top 5 Albums
1. HTRK Psychic 9-5 Club
2. The Raveonettes Pe’ahi
3. The Juan MacLean In a Dream
4. Mono (Japan) The Last Dawn
5. Beacon LP1
Chris Molina‘s Photo Sets
1. Darkside @ FYF Fest 2014 
2. Lana Del Rey @ Hollywood Forever Cemetery
3. Audion AKA Matthew Dear @ El Rey Theatre
4. KROQ Almost Acoustic Christmas 2014 @ The Forum
5. Rhondapolis 2014 @ The Standard, Downtown Los Angeles
Oscar Rangel‘s Top 10 Shows
1. Beck @ Orpheum Theatre (Sept. 20)
2. Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds @ The Theatre At The Ace Hotel (July 12)
3. Kraftwerk @ Walt Disney Concert Hall (March 20)
4. Massive Attack @ Greek Theatre (Oct. 16)
5. Moby @ Masonic Lodge at Hollywood Forever Cemetery (Dec. 18)
6. Darkside @ Fonda Theatre (Jan. 25)
7. Band of Horses @ Cathedral Sanctuary at Immanuel Presbyterian (Feb. 12)
8. Jack White w/ Cold War Kids @ The Mayan (June 11)
9. Nine Inch Nails w/ Soundgarden and Cold Cave @ Hollywood Bowl (Aug. 25)
10. Paul McCartney @ Dodger Stadium (Aug. 10)
* Honorable mention to a show I couldn’t make it to: Prince @ Hollywood Palladium (March 8)
Oscar Rangel‘s Top 10 Albums
1. Little Dragon Nabuma Rubberband 
2. Beck Morning Phase
3. Spoon They Want My Soul
4. Todd Terje It’s Album Time
5. Glass Animals Zaba
6. TV On The Radio Seeds
7. Jungle Jungle
8. Caribou Our Love
9. Warpaint S/T
10. RAC Strangers
Celeste Tabora‘s Favorite Single
Tony Allen & Damon Albarn “Go Back” (Listen here on Rdio)
* It’s fair to mention that I do really like Iggy Azalea‘s / Charlie XCX‘s “Fancy.”
Celeste Tabora‘s Top 10 Albums
1. Caribou Our Love (Listen here on Rdio)
2. Damon Albarn Everyday Robots (Listen here on Rdio)
3. Fennesz Bécs (Listen here on Rdio)
4. Death Grips Powers That B double album (Download here)
5. Goat Commune (Listen here on Rdio)
6. Chet Faker Built on Glass (Listen here on Rdio)
7. Future Islands Singles (Listen here on Rdio)
8. Flying Lotus You’re Dead (Listen here on Rdio)
9. Bryan Ferry Avonmore (Listen here on Rdio)
10. TV On The Radio Seeds (Listen here on Rdio)
Honorable Mentions
* FKA Twigs LP1 (Listen here on Rdio)
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