Features

Everyone makes their standard "best of's," top 10s" and "year in review" lists, but each December we like to take that model a couple of steps further. We go straight to the artists to see where they found inspiration over the past twelve months, and we don't stop with just album choices. We dig a bit deeper and go for a broader picture of the past year in art. From classic moments on the road to their guilty pleasure confessions, this is a panoramic snapshot of "the best of 2006," and a peek into what to expect in '07.

Adem Bukue One - emcee/graffiti artist/skateboarder Matt Butler - Everyone Orchestra Kevin Calaba - Stars of Track and Field Victoria Cecilia - Gliss Champ - emcee from Move.meant Jim Van Cleve Michael Rivard - Club d’Elf Roger Clyne - Roger Clyne & The Peacemakers The Colour Keeley Davis - Sparta The Dears Brett Dennen Jesse Dixon - Signal to Noise Dr. Dog Shawn Eckels - Speakeasy Colin Edwards - Tack Benjy Ferree Fonseca

Marc Friedman - The Slip Del the Funky Homosapien Tom Gray - Gomez John Gros - Papa Grows Funk Carla Hassett Skip Heller Will Johnson - Centro-Matic Joe King - The Queers Jamie Masefield - Jazz Mandolin Project John Mullins - ekoostik Hookah Napoleon Maddox - ISWHAT?! Nick 13 - Tiger Army Grace Potter - Grace Potter & The Nocturnals Brandi Shearer Jason Smart - Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey Ryan Stasik - Umphrey’s McGee Michael Timmins - Cowboy Junkies Zera Vaughan Dave Watts - The Motet

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Will Johnson, Centro-Matic

Best Albums of 2006 Liz Durrett: The Mezzanine Dudley Perkins: Expressions (2012 A.U.) The Numero Group: Eccentric Soul Volume Set   Favorite Live Performance of 2006 Danielson, Emo's (Austin) Sufjan Stevens, Austin City Limites Taping Bettye Lavette, Zilker Park (Austin)   Your Personal Favorite On-stage Moment/Show of 2006 South San Gabriel, Primavera Fest ( Barcelona)   Classic Album You Discovered This Year Moovers Sibylle Baier   Best Film You Saw This Year The Science of Sleep You're Gonna Miss Me (Roky Erickson Documentary)   What Song From The Past Year Do You Wish You Wrote “Where Is My Love” by Cat Power   Artist You Are Most Excited About In 2007 The Galassi Brothers Jesse Sykes and the Sweet Hereafter   Your Latest Guilty Pleasure Reliving St. Louis Cardinals World Series moments via crappy VHS tapes during the off-season.

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