- Califone – Stitches (Dead Oceans)
- My Bloody Valentine – m b v (S/R)
- Peach Kelli Pop – S/T (Burger)
- Yamantaka // Sonic Titan – UZU (Suicide Squeeze)
- The Bevis Frond – White Numbers (Woronzow)
- Glenn Jones – My Garden State (Thrill Jockey)
- Yo La Tengo – Fade (Matador)
7 Epic Live Shows of 2013
- Leonard Cohen – Paramount Theatre (Oakland), March 2
- Sparks – The Chapel, April 10
- Nick Turner’s Hawkwind – Amoeba SF, September 23
- Peter Hook & The Light – The Mezzanine, September 27
- Goblin – The Warfield, October 20
- Neutral Milk Hotel, Circulatory System, Robert Schneider – 40 Watt Club, October 24
- Comets On Fire – White Horse, November 26
7 Exceptional Records by Bay Area Artists
- Terry Malts – Nobody Realizes This Is Nowhere (Slumberland)
- The Mantles – Long Enough To Leave (Slumberland)
- Ben Goldberg – Unfold Ordinary Mind (BAG Productions)
- Lenz – Ways to End a Day (1-2-3-4 Go!)
- Hot Nun – S/T (S/R)
- Warm Soda – Someone For You (Castle Face)
- Mikal Cronin – MCII (Merge)
