Happy new year! As you have no doubt noticed, over the past few weeks, we’ve been publishing “Best of 2012” retrospectives from our writers and photographers as well as posts from guest contributors from the local music scene about their favorite local bands of 2012. In case you missed any of them, the complete list of Best of 2012 posts is collected below.
Mixtape: Twelve Highlights from 2012 (Podcast #295)
As a reminder, we also published this podcast mixtape examining twelve local highlights from 2012, as well as a seven hour playlist collecting over 100 Bay Area bands that released new music in 2012, which you can also stream after the jump.
The Best of 2012 on The Bay Bridged:
- Michael Leahy on The French Cassettes
- A baptism by fire in Bay Area music
- Mike G.’s Best of 2012
- Paige K. Parsons’ Favorite Photos from 2012
- Mai Le on The Mallard
- Mike Schulman on Terry Malts
- Matthew Hickey on TRAILS AND WAYS
- Zack Frederick’s Favorite Shows
- Matt Jones on Burnt Ones
- Dylan Travis on Black Jeans
- Tim Draut’s Favorite Bay Area Tracks
- Russell Jelinek’s Favorite Tracks, New Bands, and Videos
- Jon Bernson on Maus Haus
- Tony Bedard on Buttons
- Dan Strachota on Jessica Pratt
- Lynne Angel on The Mallard
- Best Trip Down Memory Lane: Grand Fanali Presents 16th Anniversary Show, 8/25/12
- Paul Koehler on Social Studies