- Zeena Parkins & Tony Buck (Big Ears Festival) – Mill & Mine, May 1
- ROVA Saxophone Quartet OCTET aka Figure 8 – ODC Commons, May 14
- The Cannanes/Bloopers/Lunchbox/The Dyson Spheres (SF Popfest) – Hemlock Tavern, June 3
- Mekons – Bottom of the Hill, September 30
- His Name is Alive/Bastards of Fate (Athens Popfest) – Georgia Theater, August 12
- Kikagaku Moyo – Georgia Theater Rooftop, October 31
- Matmos – Grey Area, December 13
7 Super Songs of 2016
- Bent Shapes – “New Starts in Old Dominion” – Wolves Of Want (Slumberland)
- Big Thief – “Masterpiece” – Masterpiece (Saddle Creek)
- Cian Nugent – “Year of the Snake” – Night Fiction (Woodsist)
- Deerhoof – “Criminals of the Dream” – The Magic (Polyvinyl)
- Heron Oblivion – “Beneath Fields” – Heron Oblivion (Sub Pop)
- John K. Samson – “17th Street Treatment Centre” (ANTI-/Epitaph)
- White Fang – “Doin’ the Damn Thing” – Chunks (Burger)
7 Awe-inspring Albums of 2016
- Allah-Las – Calico Review (Mexican Summer)
- Car Seat Headrest – Teens of Denial (Matador)
- Baird Sisters – Until You Find Your Green (Ba Da Bing)
- Paul Fonfara and the Ipsifendus Orchestra – Seven Secrets of Snow (Ipsifendus)
- Kikagaku Moyo – House In The Tall Grass (Guruguru Brain)
- King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard – Nonagon Infinity (ATO)
- Orb – Birth (Castle Face)
