Best Albums Of 2014
- The Black Angels – Clear Lake Forest (Blue Horizon)
- Allah Las – Worship The Sun (Innovative Leisure)
- Hawkwind – The Flicknife Years (Cherry Red)
- Ty Segall – Manipulator (Drag City)
- Thee Oh Sees – Drop (Castle Face 33)
- Swans – To be kind (Young God)
- Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings – Give the People What They Want (Daptone)
- Dan Melchior Und Das Menace – Hunger (Castle Face)
- FKA Twigs – LP1 (Young Turks)
- Nightmares On Wax – N.O.W. Is The Time (Warp)
- Boris – Noise (Sargent House)
- Dr. John – SKE-DAT-DE-DAT The Spirit Of Satch (Concord)
- Billie Joe + Norah – Foreverly (Reprise)
- Wooden Shjips – Back to Land (Thrill Jockey)
- Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds – Live from KCRW (Bad Seed)
- Nick Waterhouse – Holly (Innovative Leisure)
- Beck – Morning Phase (Capitol)
- Bart Davenport – Physical World (Lovemonk)
- Warm Soda – Young Reckless Hearts (Castle Face)
- Kryzysztof Komeda – Dance of the Vampires (Series Aphonos)
- Meridian Brothers – Salvadora Robot (Soundway)
- Dolly Parton – Blue Smoke (Dolly Records)
- Budos Band – Burnt Offering (Daptone)
- Big Freedia – Just Be Free (Queen Diva)
- White Fence – For the Recently Found Innocent (Drag City)
Best Compilations Of 2014
- Vamps Et Vampire (Ace)
- Krautrock Classics: A Tribute to German Cosmic Music (Dublab)
- Captain Beefheart – Sun, Zoom, Spark : 1970 to 1972 (Rhino)
- Punk 45: There Is No Such Thing As Society – Get A Job, Get A Car, Get A Bed, Get Drunk! Underground Punk and Post-Punk In The UK 1977-81 (Soul Jazz)
- Classic African American Songsters (Smithsonian Folkways)
- Los Nuggetz: Volume Uno (RockBeat)
- Haiti Direct (Strut)
- The Sound of Siam 2: Molam & Luk Thung 1970-1982 (Sound Way)
- Psychedelic States: Maryland in the 60s (Gear Fab)
- Catch Action: The Sophisticated Boogie Funk Of Sheridan House Records (Luv N’ Haight)
Best Live Shows Of 2014
- All Star Funk Band at the New Parish, Oakland, 3/4
- Neutral Milk Hotel at the Fox, Oakland, 4/11
- Willie Nelson at the Greek Theater, Berkeley, 4/12
- Kermit Ruffins at the New Parish, Oakland, 7/25
- Meshell Ndegeocello at Great American Music Hall, San Francisco, 9/20
- Lumerians and White Manna at the New Parish, Oakland, 10/24
- Rebirth Brass Band and Kermit Ruffins at Louis Armstrong Park, New Orleans, 10/30
- Quintron and Miss Pussycat at One-Eyed Jacks, New Orleans, 10/31
- Rebirth Brass Band at the New Parish, Oakland, 11/7
- Funky Meters at the New Parish, Oakland, 12/18
