Yes, we’re aware that 2007 is officially over, but better late than never right? Here are FMC’s staff faves for last year, musical and otherwise:
Jean Cook, Deputy Director
(Top Nine)
Jacques Torres’ Wicked Ways Haven Bar
Dirty Projectors’ Rise Above
Young Jean Lee’s Songs of the Dragon Flying to Heaven
Bill T. Jones’ "Chapel/Chapter"
Lars Von Trier’s Dogville
Larry Keigwin + Co at the Skirball Center in NYC
Solar de Santa in Santa Teresa, Rio di Janiero, Brazil
Deerhoof, live in Pontiac, MI
"The Wire"
Kristin Thomson, Education Director
10. Ken record #2, Silky Smooth Destruction, in the can!
09. Courtney Bennett, uber-assistant, summer 2007
08. OK Go’s rocking outfits on their visit to Capitol Hill, July 2007
07. Decemberists with orchestra at Mann Music Center, July 2007
06. In the dance party pit at the Man Man show at Pop Montreal, October 2007
05. Liz Mitchell and friends playing with Levon Helm at Kids Ramble,
Woodstock, July 2007
04. Our "South Philly estate," now with garage and garden
03. Sonos + KEXP-FM + Rhapsody + Pandora = music lovers’ best friends.
02. Arcade Fire show at the Tower, March 2007. One of the best shows ever.
01. My boys: Bryan and Riley
Chhaya Kapadia, Events Organizer
(In no particular order)
Spoon @ 9:30 Club on Oct 23
Historical Conquests of Josh Ritter by Josh Ritter
Trapiche Gamboa in Rio, Brazil on Nov 8
Animal, Vegetable, Miracle: A Year of Food Life by Barbara Kingsolver
Team of Rivals by Doris Kearns Goodwin
Uma Batida Difirente by Bossacucanova
Brandi Carlisle @ 9:30 Club on Sept 28
Dig Me Out by Sleater-Kinney (1997)
Game Theory by The Roots (2006)
My insanely awesome group of friends
Michael Bracy, Policy Director
(in no particular order)
Hoyas in the Final 4
Redskins in the playoffs
Al "Carnival Time" Johnson and Mike Mills at FMC "Hope for Home" event
The Hold Steady and Art Brut at 9:30 Club
(tie) I’m Not There and Juno
(tie) Eliza’s slick fielding, Sophie’s dance recital and Owen’s blistering line drives
PJ Harvey: The Piano
"30 Rock"
2008 Presidential campaign
(tie) Jenny Toomey to the Ford Foundation and Ann Chaitovitz to FMC
Casey Rae-Hunter, Communications Director
(stream-of-consciousness)
Getting married to my best friend
Joining FMC
No Country for Old Men & Sweeney Todd
Valet - Blood is Clean
Led Zeppelin reunion bootlegs - I’m 15 again!
Rhapsody - great to listen to at work
First on the block with an iPhone. (Too bad the price dropped by $200 a couple of months later)
"The Wire"
Mammatus - The Coast Explodes
Native Instruments’ Guitar Rig III audio plug-in