1. The Swigs
Johnson Family Values (Sapient)
2. The Pork Torta
Casual Living (Bloat)
3. The Distortionists
The Mark Side of the Dune (Tu-Lo)
4. Husker Du: The Story of the Noise-Rock Pioneers Who Launched Modern Rock (book)
Andrew Earles (Voyageur)
5. A Transylvanian Funeral
The Outsider (Forbidden)
6. The High Llamas
Talahomi Way (Drag City)
7. Girls to the Front: The True Story of the Riot Grrrl Revolution (book)
Sara Marcus (Harper Perennial)
8. Rubella Ballet
Never Mind the Day-Glo (Overground)
9. Andrew Jackson Jihad
Candy Cigarettes, Capguns, Issue Problems! And Such (Asian Man)
10. Howe Gelb
Sno Angel and Melted Wires 7″ 45 (Fort Lowell)
This article appears in Jun 2-8, 2011.