All our favorite music from the Bay Area in 2023

Larry June, La Doña, Bill Orcutt, India Sky, and many more notable artists rounded out our year-end best-of lists for experimental music and hip hop

This week we finished publishing all our favorite Bay Area music of 2023! All told, we wrote about 50+ incredible releases across a wide variety of styles. Check it out:

• Indie

• Alternative rock

• Punk and metal

• Club and dance

• Experimental

• Hip hop

If one of your favorite artists didn’t make the list, let us know in the comments!

See you in the new year :)

— White Crate

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SHOW RECS

Our top show recommendations for the coming week:

[rock] Thunder Boys, Leather Pet, M.U.T.T. — Dec 29 at Kilowatt

[experimental] Cel Genesis, Aaron Space, Gumby’s Junk — Dec 29 at Ivy Room

[hip hop] Kaytranada, DJ Pee.Wee, Sango, Kitty Ca$h — Dec 29 at Cow Palace

[club] Adam X, MAEDON, Mozhgan, Tatiana Vaughan — Dec 29 at F8

[folk] Diamond Grinder, Marika Christine, Sadie Alan — Dec 29 at Rite Spot Cafe

[rock] Jerry Harrison & Adrian Belew, X — Dec 30 at the Warfield

[americana] The Coffis Brothers — Dec 30 at Peri’s Tavern

[electronic] LCD Soundsystem, 2manydjs, Peaches — Dec 30-31 at Bill Graham Civic Auditorium

[rock] Lee Fields, Sun Hop Fat, Tylawave, James Wavey — Dec 30-31 at the Chapel

[country] Charlie Musselwhite, Angela Strehli — Dec 30-31 at Freight & Salvage

[rock] Sonny & The Sunsets, Skyway Man, Buzzed Lightbeer, Ryan Wong, Country Risque — Dec 31 at 4-Star Theater

[electronic] Yungbae, Bodysync, Starfari — Dec 31 at August Hall

[rock] Luna, Sugar Candy Mountain, Nato Green — Dec 31 at the Fillmore

[electronic] EyeHeart San Francisco ft. Diplo, LP Giobbi, The Knocks, DJ Dials — Dec 31 at Fort Mason Center

[club] Fresh Start New Year Block Party — Dec 30-Jan 1 at the Midway

[punk] Pussy Riot, Dwarves, Fusion Babies, Sik Sik Sicks — Dec 31 at Kilowatt

[club] 3:33, Varsha, DJ Juanny, RITCHRD — Dec 31 at Mothership

[club] Toro y Moi (DJ set) — Dec 31 at Moongate Lounge

[club] It’s a New Day + Breakfast of Champions — Jan 1 at the Great Northern

[folk] Madeline Kenney, Asha Wells — Jan 2 at Tiny Telephone

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