
Fun for your Sunday: ► Fresh off a show at Hollywood Forever Cemetery, the Weeknd (that's Abel Tesfaye, pictured at Coachella) plays a sold-out gig at the Fonda Theatre. ► Sacramento rockers Middle Class Rut headline the Troubadour, supported by L.A.'s newest purveyors of Zep-styled blues, Beware of Darkness , who will celebrate the release of their first EP, "Howl," at this show. Secret Music also supports. Also: Styx, REO Speedwagon and Ted [...]

May 5: ► Hard to imagine there is a more Angeleno way to observe today's "holiday" than with L.A. icons Los Lobos . They headline Cinco de Mayo Festival at the Greek Theatre, joined by Neko Case, Alejandro Escovedo and Flaco Jimenez, with guests X and Mariachi El Bronx opening. Doors open at 3 p.m., with three local bands performing on the plaza outside the Greek: La Santa Cecelia, Ollin and 44s with Kid Ramos. ► Seattle folk singer Rocky Votolato headlines the Troubadour behind his fine new [...]

So these are not really in any order, in fact you could say they were "OUT OF ORDER!" I found myself listening to an album a lot, then not really listening to it again until I DID listen to it again. Here are the ones I listened to the most, and therefore I guess they are the best of the year, I guess. And again, let me stress that in true non committal Electric Mustache fashion, these are presented not in any specific order, and also with videos instead of album art/mp3s, because video are way way easier. [...]