My top 20 list only features bands that created new music in 2017 and booked a local show to perform said new tracks. The following artists accomplished that and more.

If you weren’t listening to these hot Bay Area bands in 2016 you can fix that in 2017.

The year has come to an end … some might say finally, while other is may be wishing for a couple more days. Everybody is focused on what will happen in 2017 but for just a second longer I would like to celebrate 20 bands that released epic songs in 2016.

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This is a super rad event for a great cause! And while the tickets aren’t super cheap, if you say “Broke-Ass Stuart sent me” at the door, they will give you a discount. Not sure how much, but there will be one. Sorry I’m just pasting the press release but