Best Concerts of 2016 | Courtney Dowdall

These were my top shows of 2016, ranked in order of awesomeness.

1. Savages | 04.08, Ready Room, St. Louis

2. Thee Oh Sees | 11.20, Empty Bottle, Chicago

3. King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard | 05.07, Hi-Fi, Indianapolis

4. Les Butcherettes | 03.02, The Firebird, St. Louis

5. Woods | 04.23, Lincoln Hall, Chicago

6. Femi Kuti | 07.09, Ready Room, St. Louis

7.. Deerhoof | 09.25, Murmuration Festival, St. Louis

8. Mavis Staples | 11.05, The Sheldon Concert Hall, St. Louis

9. Kishi Bashi | 10.11, Delmar Hall, St. Louis

10. Lee Perry | 08.12, Blueberry Hill Duck Room, St. Louis