Best of '09 Archives - Guerrilla Candy

This year brought plenty of good tidings to Seattle’s Northwest music, here’s to hoping 2010 will see the more of the same

Best of '09

Ear Candy’s Top 29 local albums of 2009

December 28, 2009July 6, 2011 - by Travis Hay

The best records to come out of Seattle in 2009

Best of '09

Brent’s top 20 songs of 2009

December 24, 2009September 24, 2010 - by Brent Stecker

Want to know what it’s like inside of Brent’s brain? Here are the songs from 2009 he couldn’t get out of his head.

Best of '09

Ear Candy’s top 10 shows of 2009

December 24, 2009August 3, 2023 - by Travis Hay

There were dozens of amazing shows in 2009. Here are 10 that stood out the most.

Best of '09 / Photos

Ear Candy’s favorite photos from 2009

December 24, 2009August 3, 2023 - by Travis Hay

A selection of 25 of my favorite shots from 2009.

Best of '09

Brent’s Top 10 albums of 2009

December 23, 2009September 24, 2010 - by Brent Stecker

Here’s a look at what rocked Brent’s world in 2009

Album reviews / Best of '09 / Seattle Icons

Bleach reissue & Reading DVD are near flawless

November 6, 2009January 23, 2011 - by Travis Hay

The biggest band from the 90s gets the reissue treatment and it sounds so fresh you can almost smell the flannel

Best of '09

Sunny Day on a rainy night: Sunny Day Real Estate @ the Paramount 10.22.09

October 22, 2009September 24, 2010 - by Travis Hay

Sunny Day Real Estate brings its reunion tour home

Best of '09 / Seattle Icons

Eddie Vedder’s memorable gift to a 7-year-old boy

September 24, 2009September 6, 2018 - by Travis Hay

Have your Kleenex ready when you read this one

Best of '09 / Live reviews / Seattle Icons

A tale of two concerts: Pearl Jam’s KeyArena concerts from a fanboy’s point of view

September 23, 2009May 4, 2014 - by Travis Hay

Pearl Jam’s second show at KeyArena was a high octane affair fileld with hits, rarities and waves of emotion. This story is a part of a package that won SPJ’s Excellence in Journalism award

Best of '09 / Live reviews / Seattle Icons

Pearl Jam kicks off tour with a bang at KeyArena

September 22, 2009May 4, 2014 - by Travis Hay

Pearl Jam celebrated the release of its latest album, Backspacer, with the first of two sold-out hometown arena rock shows. This story is a part of a package that won SPJ’s Excellence in Journalism award.