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Weak sauce, Coachella.

I haven't eaten there, but I ate at Green Zebra's carnivorous cousin, Custom House, last night (both restaurants are owned by the Spring Restaurant Group), and it was amaaaazing. I'll cosign what others have said about the Chicago Diner - just "eh" in my opinion.

Has anyone seen him recently? Has he had the CD for sale at the show? If I get back early enough tomorrow night, I might try to head over and catch part of the show or at least grab a CD.

Nice. I'm going to a Fermilab lecture instead.

The whole thing is pretty damn cool! Looks like y'all had a great time.

Where's it streaming? BTW, Cloud Cult dropped out of that Tomorrow Never Knows show, so Bon Iver is headlining now.

Can I ask how many people were there? What a cool experience. Thanks for sharing!

No, I'm not sure when those go on sale. I got my Milwaukee tickets, though.

"The Opening Act" is a killer too. I'll agree with you on "You and Your Crystal Meth", though - that one could have been left off both ABAAC and BTCD, if you ask me.

Anyone else getting Malkmus tickets today? I'm so excited

I've heard that Jeff Tweedy likes to eat at Feed. See, Wilco-related.

Wonder when these boots will be up...

Hells yes. I'm totally looking forward to seeing them at SXSW. I love MISRA!

Note that the vinyl presale is through the PJ site. Monkeywrench and Vinyl Films Records is proud to announce the release of the limited vinyl version of the soundtrack to the film Into The Wild. The release will be celebrated with an exclusive Ten Club pre-sale beginning January 14th at 10am Pacific. Initially released digitally and in compact disc format, Into The Wild has been recorded on to high-grade audiophile vinyl. The vinyl release includes an extended version of the album track "The Wolf", plus a bonus 7-inch single with both studio and live versions of the track "No More", a 28-

I doubt it. They will almost certainly play Lolla this year, and since ACL and Lolla are run by the same people, I don't think they'd have the same headliner at both fests.

Heh. I used to love Siam Noodle, until I got food poisoning there. Avoid the mussels, and you should be fine.

Cool! Thanks for posting! Looks like they came from this b-side site, which I was unaware of until today: http://www.gremmie.net/bsides/

Louie, thank you for reiterating that point. I used to work in Uptown too, and it really is an interesting and diverse area, and fun to explore in the daytime. The architecture is really cool, and while it's sort of sad to see that part of town gentrifying and becoming another stainless appliance/marble countertop condo-land, hopefully some of those great old terra cotta facades can be saved and renovated. And, great eats in the area too. I've been meaning to try the curry puffs at Thai Grocery; Time Out Chicago just rated them among the 100 best dishes of the past year.

True that. One could also take the Broadway bus, too, which stops less than a block away. And, for reals, it would be a $10 cab. Totally worth it, IMO. Taking the train to/from a Riv show is kind of overrated (unless you're from out of town and just want to have the experience of riding the El).

Oh, of course - duh. That's good advice. Thanks! We'll have to talk about that DBT show! How cool. I would have loved to see them in the ACL studio - have they ever done the actual show? Good point, though, about the studio being out of the way - what are your thoughts about driving/parking during SXSW? Is it going to be ridiculous?

barnyard, book the Days Inn Lincoln Park and you should be fine. It's a very safe area, close to the train and about a 7-10 minute cab to the Riv.

Elyse updated her blog. In pertinent part: Update: The D.A. has rejected the case against me. I am free. I wish the same outcome for Marty and have no intention of pursuing any further legal action. I would not wish entanglement in the widening gyre of the American legal system upon my worst enemy. It was incredibly naive of me not to realize that my blog entry about this incident would become tabloid fodder. That was not my intention. I consider the small circle of people who frequent this LJ to be a support group; the much larger world of tabloid readers is certainly not. I will never

Looking for just one ticket to any day of the Chicago residency. Can you help?

Thanks for the suggestions, all! solace - what day party? tugmoose - uh...why am I carrying a bunch of singles? Has anyone been to the KEXP broadcasts or showcase?

Did anyone catch them on their "Freewheeling YLT" tour? So amazing. If I had to pick a favorite...it'd be And Then Nothing Turned Itself Inside-Out.