Eli Petersen, Danbury, CT

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e-mail: eli@twangville.com

Former college radio DJ at WUSC-FM 90.5.

Current law school student and avid home brewer.

Used to live in South Carolina, now live in Connecticut.

Long time proponent of Dead, Drunk, and Nakedness (yep stole it from the Truckers).

Favorite artists include Lucero, Wilco, Drive-By Truckers, Joe Pug, American Gun, Steve Earle, Todd Snider, John Prine, John Hiatt, Justin Townes Earle, Bob Dylan, The Hold Steady and The Replacements. Recent favorites include the Caleb Stine, Andrew Combs, and Frank Turner.

My Favorites of 2011 (thus far)

1. Frank Turner- England Keep My Bones
2. Gillian Welch- The Harrow and the Harvest
3. American Gun- Therapy
4. Jason Isbell- Here We Rest
5. Glossary- Long Live All of Us
6. Jen Buxton- Don’t Change Your Plans
7. Steve Earle- I’ll Never Get Out of This World Alive
8. Zoe Muth & the Lost High Rollers- Starlight Hotel
9. Ben Sollee- Inclusions
10. The Decembrists- The King Is Dead
11. John Hiatt- Dirty Jeans and Mudslide Hymns
12. Butch Walker & the Black Widows- The Spade
13. My Morning Jacket- Circuital
14. Ryan Adams- Ashes & Fire
15. The Jayhawk- Mockingbird Time
16. Drive-By Truckers, Go-Go Boots
17. Adele- 21
18. Cary Ann Hearst- Lions and Lambs
19. Hayes Carll- KMAG & YOYO
20. Lucinda Williams- Blessed
21. Richard Buckner- Our Blood
22. Social Distortion- Hard Times and Nursery Rhymes
23. Old 97′s- The Grand Theatre, Vol. 2
24. Abigail Washburn- City of Refuge
25. Caitlin Rose- Own Side Now
26. Wilco- The Whole Love
27. Gill Landry- Between Piety & Desire
28. Red Molly- Light in the Sky
29. Danny Schmidt- Man of Many Moons
30. John Moreland- Earthbound Blues
31. Kasey Anderson- Heart of a Dog
32. Abbie Gardner- Hope
33. The Train Wrecks- Saddle Up
34. Bill Frisell- All We Are Saying
35. Sarah Jarosz- Follow Me Down
36. Those Darlings- Screws Get Loose
37. Amos Lee- Mission Bell
38. The Low Anthem- Smart Flesh
39. Reckless Kelly- Good Luck and True Love
40. The Felice Brothers- Celebration, Florida
41. Ha Ha Tonka- Death of a Decade
42. Amy LaVere- Stranger Me
43. Andy Friedman- Laserbeams and Dreams
44. Carrie Elkin- Call It My Garden
45. Bon Iver- Bon Iver
46. Jessica Lea Mayfield- Tell Me
47. Dawes- Nothing Is Wrong
48. Merle Haggerd- Working in Tennessee
49. Have Gun Will Travel- Mergers and Acquisitions
50. Fleet Foxes- Helplessness Blues

My Favorites of 2010

1. Justin Townes Earle- Harlem River Blues
2. The Hold Steady- Heaven Is Whenever
3. Two Cow Garage- Sweet Saint Me
4. Joe Pug- Messenger
5. Caleb Stine- I Wasn’t Built For A Life Like This
6. Mavis Staples- You Are Not Alone
7. John Hiatt- The Open Road
8. Ben Sollee & Daniel Martin Moore- Dear Companion
9. Patty Griffin- Downtown Church
10. Butch Walker- I Liked It Better When You Had No Heart
11. Alejandro Escovedo- Street Songs of Love
12. Kasey Anderson- Nowhere Nights
13. Leeroy Stagger- Little Victories
14. Old 97′s- The Grand Theatre, Vol. One
15. Chip Robinson- Mylow
16. Bobby Bare Jr.- A Storm, A Tree, My Mother’s Head
17. Red Molly- James
18. Drive-By Truckers- The Big To Do
19. Phosphorescent- Here’s To The Meantime
20. Jason & the Scorchers- Hacylon Times
21. Superchunk- Majesty Shredding
22. The Gaslight Anthem- American Slang
23. Glossary- Feral Fire
24. Grace Potter & the Nocturnals- S/T
25. Todd Mathis & Zach Seibert- Epiphany

Best Live Record: John Prine- In Person & On Stage
Runner-Up: Adam Carroll- Live At Flipnotics

Best EP: Andrew Combs- Tennessee Time
Runner-Up: Cary Ann Hearst- The Thread