Oil Can Boyd

Just picked up Long Island, Colm Tóibín's follow-up to Brooklyn. I saw him read from it last night. He's a pretty entertaining guy.

Sad news. This podcast talking about Pixies Surfer Rosa is great. It's so interesting to hear Albini talk about it.

Robyn Hitchcock (with Syd Straw opening)

RIP Dickie Betts

Loved that show.

The remaining 69 Love Songs tonight!

The Magnetic Fields - night one of 69 Love Songs (or alternatively 34 or 35 Love Songs)

Nice! Let us know how it is. Love that album.

Saw Billy Bragg the other night and he played three Mermaid songs: Way Over Yonder in a Minor Key, I Was Born, and Birds and Ships. I put this one just now and realized that when I imported it to my computer years ago, I Was Born didn't come over.

Fort Nights, night 2 Billy Bragg Kristin Hersh Juliana Hatfield Tanya Donelly and Bill Janovitz Arc Iris

Buffalo Tom, Tanya Donelly, Fuzzy, and Thalia Zedek

So good. She's such a great guitarist.

Mary Timony

Agree. Really enjoyed this one.

Last night: Cat Power Sings Dylan: The 1966 Royal Albert Hall Concert. Really enjoyed it - partly because about halfway through a friend of a friend (who had some connection to the venue) found me a brought me to a seat in the very front row, right in front of Chan.

Saw the Zone of Interest yesterday and I am still sorting it out.

Agree. And partly why it was so startling to hear while I shopped.

Secret of the Sea in my local Trader Joe's yesterday

I am not a gamer but I really enjoyed this book.