Happy Xmas y'all! Before I get into the big 2017 Listy McListerson, here are a few albums I didn't get to until after the new year. 

I'd like to end the 2016 edition of ListyMcListerson with my favorite concerts of the year.  It was a record year for me, going to 7 concerts in 7 days, and 2 concert in 1 night.  It feels like I went to a LOT of shows in 2016, but when I look back at it all it was only a measly 36.

When you work full time, going to a concert on a school night makes the next day really rough. Even if they don't mention it during the show, bands recognize the fact that you chose to spend your money, your time, and your hours of sleep to see them play.

Without further ado, here are my favorite shows of the year.

In this post I'd like to briefly highlight the best albums from bay area bands.  I'm not going to rank them this time, and I'm going to skip Fallujah and Cyborg Octopus since I covered them in my Best 16 albums of 2016 list.  I'm also going to be skipping some of the obvious ones like Death Angel, Testament, Autopsy, Neurosis, and some small band that rhymes with ShmeShmallica (I don't want to get sued by some guy that rhymes with Shmars Shmulrich). Without further ado, here they are in no particular order.