VALKILL MUSIC

Sunday, June 24th

Dear Landlord, Mean Jeans, The Dopamines
Philadelphia, PA @ The Barbary (951 Frankford Ave.)

Joyce Manor, Matt Skiba and the Sekrets
Pomona, CA @ The Glass House (248 W. 2nd St.)

Luther, Lee Corey Oswald
Austin, TX @ The Annex at 1808 (1808 E. 12th St.)

Mixtapes, The Punches
Rochester, NY @ The Bug Jar (219 Monroe Ave.)

Plan-It-X Fest: Defiance, Ohio, Vacation, Reading Group, Traveling, Eric Ayotte, Super Bobby, Nana Grizol, Spoonboy, Good Luck
Bloomington, IN @ Rhino’s (221 S. Walnut St.)

Timeshares
Tampa, FL @ Hold Tight! House

Waxahatchee
Birmingham, AL @ God’s Butt (1715 11th Pl. S.)

You Blew It!
Greenville, SC @ Earshot Records (1418 Laurens Rd.)

Friday, June 1st

Chaos in Tejas: Joyce Manor, Gun Outfit, The Young, Ceremony, No Age
Austin, TX @ The Beauty Ballroom (2015 E. Riverside Dr.)

The Dopamines, Pujol, Be My Doppelganger, Vacation
Cincinnati, OH @ Mayday (4227 Spring Grove Ave.)

Go Rydell, Nona, Protagonist, Ma Jolie, Sore Saints
Philadelphia, PA @ The IHOP Estate (1712 Diamond St.)

Laura Stevenson & the Cans
Hot Springs, AR @ Maxine’s (700 Central Ave.)

The Sidekicks, Spraynard, Delay
Minneapolis, MN @ Dingus House (4837 Woodlawn Blvd.)

The Wonder Years, The Swellers, Young Statues
Denver, CO @ The Summit (1902 Blake St.)

Tuesday, April 17th

Andrew Jackson Jihad, Joyce Manor, Treasure Fleet
Richmond, VA @ The Camel (1621 W. Broad St.)

Big Eyes, Dylan Sizemore, Lion Eater
Bloomington, IN @ Big Blue House (610 S. Henderson St.)

La Dispute, Sainthood Reps, All Get Out, Balance and Composure
Nashville, TN @ The End (2219 Elliston Pl.)

Screaming Females
Boise, ID @ The Crux (1022 W. Main St.)

The Dopamines, Lipstick Homicide, Rad Company
Dayton, OH @ House Show (214 Shroyer Rd.)

The Sidekicks, Vacation
Huntington, WV @ Funky Towne (1035 8th St.)

Touche Amore, Defeater, Code Orange Kids, Birds in Row
Syracuse, NY @ Lost Horizon (5863 Thompson Rd.)

Saturday, March 10th

A Great Big Pile of Leaves, Mansions, Young Statues
Tampa, FL @ Transitions Art Gallery (4215 E. Columbus Dr.)

Big Eyes, Blooper
Seattle, WA @ The Kraken (Galway Arms) (5257 University Way NE)

Cheap Girls, The Sidekicks
Richmond, VA @ The Camel (1621 W. Broad St.)

Delay, Tin Armor, The Dopamines, Vacation
Cincinnati, OH @ City Barn (434 Kirby Rd.)

Joyce Manor, Toys That Kill, The Maxies, Save the Swim Team, Trash Monsters
Escondido, CA @ The Metaphor (258 E. 2nd Ave.)

Larry and His Flask, Reverend Horton Heat, Goddamn Gallows
Detroit, MI @ Magic Stick (4120 Woodward Ave.)

Laura Stevenson and the Cans, Andrew Jackson Jihad, Roar
Seattle, WA @ The Highline (210 Broadway E.)

Saintseneca, Way Yes, Loyal Divide
Columbus, OH @ Skully’s Music Diner (1151 N. High St.)

Screaming Females, Titus Andronicus
Athens, GA @ The Basement at Graveyard Tavern (1245 Glenwood Ave. SE)

The Wonder Years, Polar Bear Club, Transit, The Story So Far, A Loss For Words, Into It. Over It.
New York, NY @ Gramercy Theater (127 E. 23rd St.)

Without further ado, here are my top 10 albums of 2011. Agree? Disagree? Did I forget someone major? I’d love to hear about it!

1. Bomb the Music Industry! “Vacation” (Really Records)
2. Joyce Manor “Joyce Manor” (6131 Records)
3. Laura Stevenson & the Cans “Sit Resist” (Don Giovanni Records)
4. P.S. Eliot “Sadie” (Salinas Records)
5. The Sidekicks / Tigers Jaw “Split [7-inch]” (Shout Out Loud Prints)
6. The Wild “A Collection” (Asian Man Records)
7. Spraynard “Funtitled” (Asian Man Records)
8. Tin Armor “Life of Abundance” (Self-Released)
9. Direct Hit! “Domesplitter” (Kind of Like Records)
10. The Holy Mess “The Holy Mess” (Red Scare)

Tuesday, September 27th

Cobra Skulls, Nothington
Cedar Falls, IA @ The Wheelhouse (6027 Univeresity Ave.)

Frank Turner, Andrew Jackson Jihad, Into It. Over It.
Orlando, FL @ The Social (54 N. Orange Ave.)

Larry and His Flask, Lionize
Hartford, CT @ Webster Underground (31 Webster St.)

OFF!, Cerebral Ballzy
Pittsburgh, PA @ The Smiling Moose (1306 E. Carson St.)

Paul Baribeau
Portland, OR @ Red & Black Cafe (400 SE 12th Ave.)

Vacation, The Sidekicks, !Attention!, Alien Orders
Columbus, OH @ Carabar (115 Parsons Ave.)

Wednesday, August 17th

Andrew Jackson Jihad, Doctor Dinosaur, Ramshackle Glory
Tucson, AZ @ Scrappy’s (213 E. Broadway Blvd.)

Bomb the Music Industry!, The Sidekicks, Groundation, Bambu Station, Dan Potthast
Santa Cruz, CA @ The Catalyst (1011 Pacific Ave.)

Dead to Me, Off with Their Heads, The Riot Before
Johnson City, TN @ The Hideaway (235 E. Main St.)

The Dopamines, Vacation, The Scarlet Letter, Nude Beach
Brooklyn, NY @ Lulu’s (113 Franklin St.)

Tigers Jaw, Kite Party, Three Man Cannon
Detroit, MI @ Magic Stick (4120 Woodward Ave.)

Two Hand Fools, All Dinosaurs
Richmond, VA @ The Hospital (48 N. Front St.)

Tuesday, August 16th

Bomb the Music Industry!, The Sidekicks, Dan Potthast, Hard Girls
Cupertino, CA @ Homestead Lanes (20990 Homestead Rd.)

Dead to Me, Off with Their Heads, The Riot Before, Dear Landlord, The Slow Def
Charlotte, NC @ The Milestone (3400 Tuckaseegee Rd.)

The Dopamines, Vacation, Awful Man, Dan Webb
Boston, MA @ Starlab (32 Prospect St.)

Tigers Jaw, Kite Party, Three Man Cannon, White Wives
Chicago, IL @ The Beat Kitchen (2100 W. Belmont Ave.)

Two Hand Fools, All Dinosaurs
Wilmington, NC @ The Soapbox (255 N. Front St.)

Monday, August 15th

Bomb the Music Industry!, The Sidekicks
San Francisco, CA @ Bottom of the Hill (1233 17th St.)

Dead to Me, Off with Their Heads, The Riot Before
Savannah, GA @ The Jinx (127 W. Congress St.)

Dear Landord, Slow Death, Candy Hearts, Mixtapes
Durham, NC @ The Motorco (1723 Rigsbee Ave.)

Saintseneca
Chicago, IL @ The Moving Castle (2769 W. Henry Ct.)

The Dopamines, Vacation, Billy Raygun, Emily’s Army, Betty Nico
Dover, NH @ Slaughterhouse 5 (5 Ham St.)

Two Hand Fools, All Dinosaurs
Greenville, NC @ The Tipsy Teapot (409 Evans St.)