2011: The Best of...
Best Albums of 2011
- M83 - Hurry Up, We're Dreaming
- The Joy Formidable - The Big Roar
- Lucinda Williams - Blessed
- The Lollipops - Hold!
- Patrick Wolf - Lupercalia
- Thurston Moore - Demolished Thoughts
- Kurt Vile - Smoke Ring for My Halo
- Astronautalis - This is Our Science
- The Roots - Undun
- Black Joe Lewis & The Honeybears - Scandalous
Best Local Albums of 2011
- Astronautalis - This is Our Science
- Sims - Bad Time Zoo
- Rogue Valley - False Floors
- Low - C'mon
- Dead Man Winter - Bright Lights
- The Jayhawks - Mockingbird Time
- Wugazi - 13 Chambers
- Pink Mink - Pink Mink
- Halloween, Alaska - All Night the Calls Came In
- Atmosphere - The Family Sign
Best Concerts of 2011
- The Joy Formidable @ 7th Street Entry
- M83 @ First Avenue
- Adele @ Xcel Energy Center
- The Flaming Lips @ Soundtown Festival
- Southern Songbook @ Southern Theater
- Drive-By Truckers @ First Avenue
- Ben Nichols @ 7th Street Entry
- Gruff Rhys @ Triple Rock
- Death Cab for Cutie @ First Avenue
- Black Joe Lewis & The Honeybears @ Cedar Cultural Center
Best TV Shows
- Breaking Bad
- Friday Night Lights
- Louie
- Curb Your Enthusiasm
- Homeland
- Boardwalk Empire
- Game of Thrones
- Rescue Me
- New Girl
- Parks and Recreation
Best Movies
- The Decendants
- Beginners
- The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
- Bill Cunningham New York
- Bridesmaids
- Hugo
- Tree of Life
- Melancholia
- 50/50
- Horrible Bosses
Best New Restaurants
- Tilia
- Muddy Waters
- The Bachelor Farmer
- Amsterdam
- Bayport BBQ
- Zen Box Izakaya
- Pat's Tap
- Masu Sushi & Robata
- Hola Arepa
- Patriot's Tavern
Best iOS Apps
- Tweetbot
- Slacker
- SlingPlayer
- NAVIGON
- RadarScope
- Mint
- My-Cast
- Magic Window
- Reeder
Best Video Games
- Skyrim
- Portal 2
- L.A. Noire
- Catherine
- Batman: Arkham City
- Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3
- Saints Row: The Third
- Crysis
- Bastion
- Dead Space 2
Best Books
- I Want My MTV: The Uncensored Story of the Music Video Revolution
by Craig Marks & Rob Tannenbaum - Those Guys Have All the Fun: Inside the World of ESPN
by James Andrew Miller and Tom Shales - Steve Jobs
by Walter Isaacson - Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption
by Laura Hillenbrand - It's So Easy: and other lies
by Duff McKagan - Writing Movies for Fun and Profit: How We Made a Billion Dollars at the Box Office and You Can, Too!
by Robert Ben Garant and Thomas Lennon - Quitter: Closing the Gap Between Your Day Job & Your Dream Job
by Jon Acuff - Lost in Sangri-La: A True Story of Survival, Adventure, and the Most Incredible Rescue Mission of World War II
by Mitchell Zuckoff - Love Goes to Buildings on Fire: Five Years in New York That Changed Music Forever
by Will Hermes - Life Itself: A Memoir
by Roger Ebert
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