solace

while i have grown a bit tired of Sufjan lately (dunno if i'll even bother buying The Avalanche), dude is still majorly talented... that and i still listen to Seven Swans quite often, even if just like 6-7 tracks. the backlash against Sufjan happened a lot quicker than i expected people will say the same thing about The Arcade Fire after their new album as well

new Golden Smog, too lazy to post the cover

that's too bad, it's a stunning mix of Elliott meets Nick Drake sorta i genuinely disagree w/ Erlewine quite often tho, so no big surprise. you've read his digs on Bright Eyes i'm sure Dan?

nope

i def disagree w/ him on Seven Swans still Sufjan's best all around album for me, it's absolutely gorgeous

doesn't remind me of Thief much at all myself...

the At Dawn demos re-issue and TN Fire demos disc(s) will be out in February 2007 now, they pushed them back due to the live record/DVD

yeah they are. been around since late '02 or so. they've improved tremendously the last year and a half or so though, especially live. it's not too surprising that they're the band to break out though, they def have a good deal of indie appeal. it's just everyone is kinda shocked at how big they've blew up... they're on Letterman on the 25th of this month...

as much interest as Tapes have been getting, i really hope some of the other great Minneapolis/Twin Cities bands get the exposure they deserve.

Cass McCombs opens

it def blows their last 2 records away at least... easily their best since those first 2 IMO

drummer = Michael Bland (ex-Prince & the New Power Generation drummer) the venues they're playing are fairly small, probably seeing a festival/radio show listing.

i'm thinking he meant with the Word Art style graphics, not necessarily just the font but A-man is still a dick

from all accounts over the last decade or so, it sounds like he had finally found peace though, and was living a fairly normal/regular (albeit reclusive) life.

http://arts.guardian.co.uk/news/obituary/0,,1817952,00.html

it's pretty good but VERY VERY lush, almost too much imo

you left out that Mangum also guests on one of their records and has played w/ them live

i'm with you... i can understand what some people find enjoyable about it, but other than a few tracks (namely Postcard From Italy, which rules) i just am not that into it. the stuff that sounds like a Bar Mitzvah, etc... as far as that sorta sound goes, i think DeVotchka make it a bit more accessible and enjoyable, even if i'm not super into them either. the NMH comparisons are a bit silly IMO. not saying that there's not some influence, but quality-wise, while the kid is talented for 19, not even close.

yeah, bout half way through it i like

weee, good shit eh?

yeah, it's pretty good i like Pizza Nea a lot, there's one on Hennepin over by Surdky's and another one on Franklin, fairly authentic Italian-style

nothing wrong with Chicago Deep Dish imo, but it's not something i can eat very often myself... if i want pizza i want a nice hand tossed or even thin Napoli-style crust, not lasagna on top of bread

yikes, big venues.

kinda reminds me of RJD2's first record some (pretty vague/obvious i know)