Kevin Bronson on December 25th, 2011

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Now that all the presents have been opened, let me put a bow on your holiday weekend with tonight’s L.A. Buzz Bands show on on KCSN (88.5 FM, or streaming at KCSN.org). At midnight, the special Boxing Day edition (well, the first hour of Boxing Day, anyhow) will feature the third week of my “Fave 40” countdown of 2011 local music. Tonight’s final show of 2011 takes us from No. 13 to my No. 1 favorite local tune of the year. (Next week’s New Year’s night edition will be an all-request show, with the playlist coming from listeners who tweet their favorite songs @krbronson.)

My top 40, including tonight’s playlist, after the jump:

Week 1 countdown
40. White Arrows, “Get Gone”
39. Fool’s Gold, “Wild Window”
38. Victory, “Kickers”
37. The Belle Brigade, “Losers”
36. Alexander, “Truth”
35. Mariachi El Bronx, “48 Roses”
34. Gardens & Villa, “Black Hills”
33. Foster the People, “Helena Beat”
32. Dead Sara, “Weatherman”
31. Everest, “Into the Grey”
30. Active Child, “Hanging On”
29. Francisco the Man, “Broken Arrows”
28. Hanni El Khatib, “Build. Destroy. Rebuild.”
27. FIDLAR, “Max Can’t Surf”

Week 2 countdown
26. Just an Animal, “Kamikaze”
25. The New Division, “Munich”
24. The Sister Ruby Band, “Straight Into Your Heart”
23. Papa, “I Am the Lion King”
22. Zola Jesus, “Avalanche”
21. Soft Swells, “Every Little Thing”
20. The Ruby Friedman Orchestra, “Hang Around”
19. Races, “Big Broom”
18. The Sea of Cortez, “Rewind”
17. Army Navy, “The Long Goodbye”
16. Dawes, “Times Spent in Los Angeles”
15. Holloys, “#25”³
14. NO, “Stay With Me”

Week 3 finale
13. Letting Up Despite Great Faults, “Teenage Tide”
12. The Henry Clay People, “California Wildfire”
11. Princeton, “Clamoring for Your Heart”
10. Vanaprasta, “Self-Indulgent Feeling”
9. Cold War Kids, “Skip the Charades”
8. Apex Manor, “Under the Gun”
7. Milo Greene, “Don’t You Give Up on Me”
6. Fonda, “Better Days”
5. Soft Pipes, “Stay Pretty”
4. Eastern Conference Champions, “Hell or High Water”
3. Superhumanoids, “Mikelah”
2. Dum Dum Girls, “Bedroom Eyes”
1. Big Black Delta, “Huggin & Kissin”

thanks for listening …