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awesome to see the impressions of a first-timer, glad you dug it!! for the NYE show, the Marijuanaut made an appearance at midnight (bass tech Dave French was in the suit), right as weed became legal in Illinois and as the band kicked into "Dopesmoker" pretty bummed i missed that one.

yeah that is pretty impressive!

so i forgot to re-check this thread but we managed ok... hit the Art Institute but too late to see the Warhol exhibit, went to the Pritzker WWII museum (more like a library but the DDay photo exhibit was cool), was gonna hit the Columbia College free contemporary photography exhibit but it was closed for the holidays, and also checked out the Chicao Cultural Center. went to Kuma's w/ friends on Friday, and hit Marz brewing before the gig. had a great time!

what did you think? I know one person hated the opener, but i think it's a cool pairing.

tmrw i am flying out to Chicago w/ my two older sons (18 and 20) for Sunday's Sleep show at Thalia Hall, but aside from a burger at Kuma's Corner and a visit to the Art Institute we don't have anything planned. hit me up w/ some things to do/see in the cold, dreary (well, kinda warm and rainy) chicago winter.

a particularly scathing take on the Obama years: https://newrepublic.com/article/156066/decade-liberal-delusion-failure-obama-presidency

they are always a great band to see live. been friends w/ Wayne and Kate for a good amount of time now, after they moved from CT to MA and opened the Twisted Village store that's now the location of Armageddon.

i should have gone to that show. did you catch Major Stars?

and fuck Tulsi, spineless human.

i wasn't there, but from his post it wasn't too hard to spot the problems.

i love that song and that video.

safe travels Gary!

that's a great bill.

a manger is a room! just a bit draftier.

Billy Childish in one of his many incarnations.

well, i'd hazard that this one belongs on that list too: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uPHyygoSnnE

best xmas song ever. esp if you are a Who fan. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LTN_w7KBJng

Tinariwen's definitely been around longer than a decade.... i think i saw them in 2007 or so.

good music weekend for me in Dublin... Sat was Fontaines D. C., last night was Hot Snakes, tonight is Gruff Rhys.

you ever check out Pond? (yes, they recycled the old Sub Pop band name...) the main guy used to be in Tame Impala, and they are pretty good. i saw them at Boston Calling in 2018 and really enjoyed their set. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ssh7wzRDJIo

this could be the best song you'll hear all day. https://open.spotify.com/track/4FY2IrkG0zZzVLv3gzTkrL

here you go, happy listening: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5jdWgkqRn0SaR6qlPu5wOE

actually most of them aren't really metal, though a few would land in that patch... Meg Baird is pretty folky, Umberto and Emeralds are electronic, Dungen is psych/folk, Blackshaw is acoustic (not really folk though), Barn Owl is kinda droney, Graveyard is hard rock, and Erki Parnoja is kinda like an Estonian Tortoise. I'll whip together a playlist of songs (assuming spotify has them) I like the best from those records and post it in this thread.

it's been diminishing returns for me w/ Parker going into full dance mode... the 1st EP and Innerspeaker were great, I thought Lonerism had some great songs, and then the bottom fell out. this is as good a place as any to start. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JPRNXngMZoo