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YEAR: 2012

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1) "Hold On" by Alabama Shakes

2) "Train Home From New Orleans" by Alice Leon

3) Weeds Kill The Wild Flowers by Arlan Feiles

4) The Day After by Bob Burger

5) Roses And Broken Hearts by Diego Allesandro

6) Somewhere Beneath These Southern Skies by Dirty Guv'nahs, The

7) "Some Nights" by fun.

8) Clockpunchers by Ghosts in the Valley

9) "Eyes Wide Open" by Gotye

10) "Family" by James Dean Wells

11) "Beneath These Dreams" by James Deely

12) Live In Europe by Jeffrey Gaines

13) Behind A Veil by Jess Klein

14) Same Old Brand New Me by John Eddie

15) "Guns & Ammunition" by July Talk

16) "Coffee House" by Keith Monacchio

17) Armour by Kyle Adem

18) "Mud and Stone" by Loretta Hagen

19) "Ho Hey" by Lumineers, The

20) "Breathing Underwater" by Metric

21) Exile on Wilson Street by Mike June

22) "I Will Wait" by Mumford and Sons

23) "Emily (in which we say hello)" by No Wine For Kittens

24) "The Best Part of Me" by Peter Prasa

25) From the Vanishing Point by Red Wanting Blue

26) "Hey, Can I Sleep On Your Futon?" by Richard Barone

27) "Charlie Brown's Lament" by Small Town Poets

28) Towers by Son of Dov

29) "Dead Stars Drive-In" by Stellar Corpses

30) Here I Am! by Successful Failures, The

31) Best Day of Your Life by Tommy Fuller

32) Southern Canon by US Rails

33) "Audience" by Val Emmich

34) "What Are We Gonna Do" by Welcome Matt, The

35) Analog by Williamsboy, The

36) Zak Smith by Zak Smith

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UPCOMING SHOWS

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