The Best
1. March 2009 – Black Lips/Gentleman Jesse & His Men/Mean Creek – Grade: A+
2. May 2009 – King Khan & The Shrines/Mark Sultan/Homosexuals – Grade: A+
3. April 2009 – No Age/The Beets/Lemonade – Grade: A+
4. September 2009 – Walkmen/Here We Go Magic/The Dig – A+

Amazing
5. August 2008 – Radiohead/Grizzly Bear – Grade: A
5. September 2009 – The Rifles/Mike Fiore – Grade: A
6. August 2009 – Arctic Monkeys/Modey Lemon – Grade: A
7. May 2009 – Animal Collective/Grouper – Grade: A
8. September 2009 – Pains of Being Pure At Heart/Depreciation Guild/Cymbals Eat Guitars – Grade: A
9. July 2009 – Head Automatica/Cubic Zarconia – Great: A
10. July 2009 – Handsome Furs/Dri/Cinnamon Band – Grade: A
11. November 2008 – No Age/Soft Circle/Silk Flowers – Grade: A

Great
12. January 2008 – Editors/Hot Hot Heat/Louis XIV – Grade: A-
13. June 2009 – Sunset Rubdown/Elfin Saddle/Witchies – Grade: A-
14. July 2008 – No Age/High Places/Abe Vigoda/Ppalmm – Grade: A-

Very Good
15. October 2008 – Built To Spill/Dinosaur Jr/Meat Puppets – Grade: B+
16. August 2009 – Warlocks/Morning After Girls/Vandelles – Grade: B+
17. July 2009 – Trevor Hall – Grade: B+
18. July 2009 – Jay Reatard/TV Smith/Pretty & Nice – Grade: B+
19. September 2009 – Wavves/Ganglians/Many Mansions – Grade: B+

Good
19. September 2008 – Paul Weller/Rifles – Grade: B
20. January 2009 – Mission of Burma/Neighborhoods/Faces on Film – Grade: B

Pretty Good
21. October 2007 – Morrissey/Kristeen Young – Grade: B-
22. March 2009 – War on Drugs/The Drones/Tsui – Grade: B-

All Right!
23. July 2007 – Psychedelic Furs/Alarm/Fixx – Grade: C+
24. August 2007 – Weird Al Yankovic – Grade: C+
25. September 2007 – Bob Dylan/Elvis Costello/Amos Lee – Grade: C+

Glen Maganzini