What we liked in 2009

We polled the music obsessives in the Bulletin newsroom for this list of our favorite discs of 2009:

David Allen, columnist: Regina Spektor, “Far”; Wussy, “Wussy”; Ray Davies, “The Kinks Choral Collection”; original soundtrack, “(500) Days of Summer”; Loudon Wainwright III, “High Wide & Handsome: The Charlie Poole Project.”
Will Bigham, reporter: Cass McCombs, “Catacombs.”

Wendy Leung, reporter: The Dead Weather, “Horehound”; Peter Bjorn and John, “Living Thing”; DJ Quik & Kurupt, “BlaQKout”; David Gray, “Draw the Line.”

Liset Marquez, reporter: The xx, “xx”; the Avett Brothers, “I and Love and You”; The Horrors, “Primary Colours”; Fever Ray, “Fever Ray”; Zero 7, “Yeah Ghost”; Bat for Lashes, “Two Suns.”
Canan Tasci, reporter: Mayer Hawthorne, “A Strange Arrangement”; Grizzly Bear, “Veckatimest”; various artists, “Dark Was The Night”; Jay Farrar and Ben Gibbard, “One Fast Move or I’m Gone: Kerouac’s Big Sur.”

John Valenzuela, photographer: Neon Indian, “Psychic Chasms”; BlakRoc, “BlakRoc”; The Grouch & Eligh, “Say G and E!”; the xx, “xx”; NASA, “The Spirit of Apollo”; Dirty Projectors, “Bitte Orca”; 88 Keys, “The Death of Adam.”
Wes Woods, reporter/music writer: Raekwon, “Only Built 4 Cuban Linx II”; Brother Ali, “Us”; the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, “It’s Blitz!”; Beastie Boys, “Paul’s Boutique” reissue; UGK, “UGK 4 Life”; Kid Cudi, “Man on the Moon: The End of Day”; Jay Dilla, “Jay Stay Paid”; Animal Collective, “Merriweather Post Pavilion”; Phoenix, “Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix”; Grizzly Bear, “Veckatimest”; the xx, “xx.”

Glass House schedule includes Electric Christmas, Anthony Green, Royal Crown Revue and Wiz Khalifa

Upcoming Glass House, at 200 W. Second St. in Pomona, schedule through Jan. 2:



Electric Christmas
Featuring:
Paparazzi
Breakdown
Joaquin
Royal Rich
WE A.R.E.
Elektrolux
Empire
Saint
Photos: Magnum XL
Video: Crazy Chris Films
Clothing Booth: We Are Vapors

Saturday
December 26th

Doors: 8 pm
$15


Macbeth Presents:
Anthony Green
Good Old War
Monday
December 28th
Doors: 7 pm
$13

Royal Crown Revue

Deke
Dickerson & The Echo-Fonics


Vicky
Tafoya and The Big Beats



The Faraway Boys


The Embalmers

Hosted By:

Drake
Bell from TV Show “Drake & Josh”


Thursday
December 31st
Doors: 7 pm
(At Fox Pomona)
$
30 adv ($50 for 2 tickets adv)
$35 dos


Wiz
Khalifa

Pheo
Dre
Biggity
with
appearances by:
Stevie Crooks
Speak!
C.Green
Flip Major

Satur
day
January
2nd
Doors:
7 pm
$1
5

Coachella 2010 dates confirmed and tickets available

The Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival in Indio is set.

The festival will take place April 16, 17 and 18.

No acts have been officially announced but the Web is filled with lots of rumors.

Pre-sale and layaway tickets (with 50 percent or 10 percent plus two equal payments down) are available and expanding camping options which include traditional tent, car and RV are offered.

Three day tickets are $269.00. Car or tent camping is $55. RV camping is $250.

Information:  www.coachella.com.