2023 Best Ofs

Written By Kevin Kania

A brief rundown of stuff I saw/watched/played/liked this year. Not sure if anyone reads this as this is mostly a personal log I don’t publicize, but there will remain sporadic content in the new year.

Shows – 45 for the year, top 10:

  • Ratboys @ The Monarch Tavern

  • Chris Farren @ The Monarch Tavern

  • The Beths @ The Phoenix

  • The Bug Club @ The Baby G

  • The National @ Budweiser Stage

  • Alex Lahey @ Phoenix Underground

  • Death Cab For Cutie @ Massey Hall

  • Hot Chip @ History

  • The Mountain Goats @ The Phoenix + The Town Ballroom

  • The Japanese House @ The Danforth

Albums - Top 10

  • Ratboys – The Window

  • Chris Farren – Doom Singer

  • The National – Laugh Track

  • Slow Pulp – Yard

  • Slowdive – Everything is Alive

  • The Japanese House – In the End It Always Does

  • Wednesday – Rat Saw God

  • Alex Lahey – The Answer is Always Yes

  • Boygenius – The Record

  • Gorillaz – Cracker Island

TV and Movies

  • Scott Pilgrim Takes Off

  • Killers of the Flower Moon

  • Oppenheimer

  • Asteroid City

  • The Venture Bros: Radiant is the Blood of the Baboon Heart

  • The Holdovers

  • On Cinema At the Cinema

Video Games

  • The Legend of Zelda – Tears of the Kingdom

  • Super Mario Wonder

  • Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade

  • Spider-Man 2

  • Chants of Sennaar

  • Hi-Fi Rush

  • The Talos Principle 2

  • Chained Echoes

  • Persona 5 Royal

  • Super Mario RPG

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