- Cornelius – Mellow Waves (Rostrum)
- Richard Dawson – Peasant (Weird World)
- Chuck Johnson – Balsams (VDSQ)
- David Nance – Negative Boogie (Ba Da Bing)
- Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith – The Kid (Western Vinyl)
Five Reissues/Compilations
- Can – Singles (Spoon)
- Midori Takada – Through the Looking Glass (Palto Flats)
- Various Artists – Even a Tree Can Shed Tears: Japanese Folk & Rock, 1969-1973 (Light in the Attic)
- Various Artists – Outro Tempo: Electronic and Contemporary Music from Brazil, 1978-1992 (Music From Memory)
- Yasuaki Shimizu – Kakashi (Palto Flats)
Four Shows
- Martin Creed – The Lab (San Francisco, CA), March 17
- David Nance – Octopus Literary Salon (Oakland, CA), October 10
- Michael “Blackie” O’Connell – McGann’s Pub, (Doolin, Ireland), May 24
- Ashley Bellouin – Mare Island Shoreline Preserve (Vallejo, CA), February 11
