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Best of 2012: Music

Best of 2012: Music

Eleven of the best musical performances from You, Me, Them, Everybody Live in 2012

11. Trevor McSpadden at the Hungry Brain
10. Shark Week at the Wonderland Ballroom
9. Ryan McLaughlin at the Wonderland Ballroom
8. The Harrow at The Whistler
7. Gordon Withers at the Wonderland Ballroom
6. Gabe Liebowitz at the Hungry Brain
5. Washerwoman at the Wonderland Ballroom
4. Rock Falls at Saki Records
3. Deadbeat at the Hungry Brain
2. Daniel Knox at Saki Records
1. Scott Lucas at the Hungry Brain

Live at Saki with Miles Raymer, Joe McAdam and Daniel Knox

Live at Saki with Miles Raymer, Joe McAdam and Daniel Knox

Miles Raymer is a music writer for the Chicago Reader and bassist in Mannequin Men. He no longer lives in Michigan.

Joe McAdam hosts Creative Control at Saki, co-hosts "The Late Live Show" and steals everything I've ever said. He is funny. Godzilla exists.

Daniel Knox is my favorite.

Thanks to Saki for letting us celebrate their second anniversary.

Best of 2011

Best of 2011

A compilation of the best moments of the live show in the last calendar year. The clips that make up this show can be heard in their entirety in the shows listed below.

Monologue

"Stop Blaming Your Parents" from
Live at the Wonderland Ballroom with Rob Bricken from Topless Robot, Abe Barth and noon:30

Interviews

Robin Hilton and Bob Boilen from
Live at the Wonderland Ballroom with Bob Boilen and Robin Hilton from All Songs Considered, Katherine Jessup and Aaron Thompson

Wyatt Cenac from
Episode 148, Live at Pete’s Candy Store with Wyatt Cenac, C.J. Toledano and Abby Payne

Dave Zirin from
Episode 149, Live at the Looking Glass with Dave Zirin, Mariya Alexander and Jonny Grave

Brian Moylan from
Live at H.I. NYC with Brian Moylan, Lauren Vino and Mindy Raf

Sean Yseult from
Live at Pete’s Candy Store with Sean Yseault, Brent Sullivan, Myq Kaplan, Ned Hepburn, Christine Friar and Julia Haltigan

Chris Richards from
Episode 142, Live at the Looking Glass with Washing Post music critic Chris Richards, Chris Barylick and Big Chimney

James VanOsdol from
Episode 147, Live from the Hungry Brain with James VanOsdol, Chuck Sudo, Dan Ronan and Good Evening

Katie Balloons from
Episode 162, Live at the Looking Glass with Katie Balloons, Anupama Pillalamarri and Ian Walters

Stand Up

Nick Vatterott from
Episode 126, Live at Pete’s Candy Store with Sara Benincasa, Nick Vatterott and Pearl and the Beard

Haywood Turnipseed Jr from
Episode 132, Live at the Looking Glass with Jon Meyers, Haywood Turnipseed Jr and Lenorable

Martin Plant from
Live at Artisphere with Maya Robinson from Grey DC, Martin Plant and Silo Halo

Megan Gailey from
Episode 160, Live at the Looking Glass with Mark Anderson, Erin Ryan, Megan Gailey and Patrick Kigongo

Adam Friedland from
Live at the Wonderland Ballroom with Andrew Beaujon, Adam Friedland and Meredith Bragg

Erin Jackson from
Episode 159, Live at the BYT uncapped space with Phillipa Hughes, Erin Jackson and Justin Jones

Danny Kallas from
Live at The Whistler with Sean Parnell, Danny Kallas, Steinomite and Orca Team

Skits

Sam's Voicemail from
Episode 166, Live at the Wonderland Ballroom with Keli Anaya, Tyler Richardson and The Dustys

Political Comic Patriot Pete from
Live at the Wonderland Ballroom with Denman, Atif Myers and Birdlips

Music

Daniel Knox from
Episode 156, Live at the Looking Glass with Daniel Knox, Chris MacDonald, Michael Foody and Judson Claiborne

Rock Falls from
Episode 164, Live at the Hungry Brain with Robyn Pennacchia, Candy Lawrence and Rock Falls

Pearl and the Beard from
Episode 126, Live at Pete’s Candy Store with Sara Benincasa, Nick Vatterott and Pearl and the Beard

Steinomite from
Live at The Whistler with Sean Parnell, Danny Kallas, Steinomite and Orca Team

Ami Saraiya from
Live at the Hungry Brain with Wendy McClure, Joe Kilgallon and Ami Saraiya

Christylez Bacon from
Live at the Wonderland Ballroom with The Runcible Spoon, Kalee Rinehart and Christylez Bacon

The Bandana Splits from
Episode 139, Live at Pete’s Candy Store with Karen Abbott, Andy Haynes and The Bandana Splits

Ian Walters from
Episode 162, Live at the Looking Glass with Katie Balloons, Anupama Pillalamarri and Ian Walters

Credits
Host: Brandon Wetherbee
Co-host (Chicago, NYC): Esmeralda Leon
Live Show Producer (DC): Peter Heyneman
House Band (Chicago): Trevor McSpadden, Jeremy Tromburg
House Band (DC): Ian Graham, Nathan Jurgenson, Ian Walters

10/31/11, Sean Gray on the 2011 Smahing Pumpkins, Daniel Knox performing “Be Afraid”

10/31/11, Sean Gray on the 2011 Smahing Pumpkins, Daniel Knox performing "Be Afraid"

Sean Gray tells me all about his experience seeing the 2011 incarnation of the Smashing Pumpkins. Ha!

Daniel Knox performed "Be Afraid" at the Hungry Brain for YMTE Live! in September of 2010. It closes this episode. Download the entire live show here.

Episode 156, Live at the Looking Glass with Daniel Knox, Chris MacDonald, Michael Foody and Judson Claiborne

Episode 156, Live at the Looking Glass with Daniel Knox, Chris MacDonald, Michael Foody and Judson Claiborne

Daniel Knox opens and closes the show. If you've ever listened, you know he's my favorite. If you haven't, welcome. Daniel Knox is my favorite songwriter.

Chris MacDonald from IndieFeed is a swell guy.

Michael Foody is my favorite D.C. stand up comic.

Judson Claiborne is a fantastic Americana (I hope they don't mind that tag) band

A super long, super fun holiday show.

“Behind the Desk #2: Turn It Down”

The second Brightest Young Things column was posted this week. Read it here. I say nice things about Daniel Knox, The Sweater Set, Lawrence and Leigh, Aaron Thompson, Pearl and the Beard, Laughing Man and Michael Lux and the Bad Sons.

YMTE 11/25/10 with Esmeralda Leon and Brandon Wetherbee

We give you ideas of what to buy from people that have been on the live show. It's not awful.


(buy the Bill Connors poster, please)

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Here are the precious links to buy precious things that aren't Precious Moments.

The Ragtones "The Ragtones" on Amazon (featuring Jeremy Tromberg)

Daniel Knox on iTunes

Everything is Terrible! movies "Everything is Terrible: The Movie" and "2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift"

James Fritz "Deflated" on iTunes.

Cameron Esposito "Grab Them Aghast" on Amazon

Nathan Rabin "My Year of Flops" on Amazon

Anne Elizabeth Moore "Unmarketable" on Amazon

John Greenfield "Bars Across America"

Jeffrey Brown on Amazon

Stephanie Kuehnhart on Amazon

Lesser Birds of Paradise on iTunes

The Hoyle Brothers "Don't Leave Yet" on Amazon

Tangleweed "Most Folk Heroes Started Out As Criminals" on Amazon

Jon Langford and Skull Orchid "Old Devils" on Amazon

Panda Riot "Far and Near" on Amazon

White Mystery "White Mystery" on Amazon

Ami Saraiya "Archaeologist" on Amazon

Episode 107, Live at the Hungry Brain with Thomas Conner, Marty Derosa and Daniel Knox

The live show! It starts poorly and ends not poorly! My mom was there! So there's that!

Thomas Conner is the pop music critic at the Chicago Sun Times. He was the first guest of the evening. I asked him what Chicago acts he was following. I suggested BBU, Daniel Knox and White Mystery. Today Mr. Conner wrote a great piece about 10 Chicago artists worth following. Guess who's on the list? I am very powerful and influential.

Marty Derosa was in a short film I made entitled "Look at Things and Try New Drinks". That has nothing to do with his comedy. Choking does have something to do with his comedy.

Daniel Knox is my favorite songwriter. Now Thomas loves him too. I am very powerful and influential.

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View photos by Kevin McGuire here.

Read Thomas Conner's piece, "Hot Chicago: 10 local bands on the rise" here.

Watch the preview for a film Marty was kind enough to star in.

Watch a Daniel Knox video I made. It's sad. I think. I hope.

Credits
Host, producer, whatever: Brandon Wetherbee, Co-host: Esmeralda Leon, Piano player: Jeremy Tromburg, Death: Kevin McGuire

Episode 87 from the Pitchfork Music Festival

Saturday and Sunday in Union Park. Interviews with Greg Kot, White Mystery, Marty Lennartz, James Fritz, the Putterbaugh Sisterz, Amy Phillips and many more.

Two days condensed into a little over an hour at the best music festival of the summer.

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Kevin McGuire Photos

YMTE 6/8/10 with Esmeralda Leon and Brandon Wetherbee

More film talk, Bill Pullman vs. Bill Paxton, restaurant.com, eating guts and vomit condoms.

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Daniel Knox “Last Christmas”

Previously unreleased. You, Me, Them, Everybody Chicago Music Podcast.

Episode 11 with Daniel Knox

An interview with the gentleman who writes the music for the show. Talk of sneaking into hotels, making films for friends and numbers that will make everything all right.