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The Handsome Family

^^^ Did you go see the movie?

It kind of begs the question why the Anthem is played before all sporting events from the high school through the professional level. I've got no problem with it, but it's odd that the ritual is linked to sporting events. They don't play the Anthem before court is called to order. it's not played before congress is convened or before POTUS delivers a speech. Why sports? Seriously. And what happens before every Blackhawks home game is far more disrespectful and unpatriotic than what Kapernick has chosen to do.

Started both "The Night Of" and "Stranger Things" last night. I need two shows to keep me from watching the train wreck that the White Sox season has turned into.

I love this album -- one of my favorite releases of 2016. Toledo is a terrific song writer and (to my ear) sounds like the love child of Stephen Malkmus and Ray Davies. If I was 21, this album would be my soundtrack.

I go in spurts so there is no real true average. When a new album comes out, I listen to it A LOT (Star Wars was my most played album of 2015). When I've got tickets to a show, then it'll be nothing but Wilco for a week before and after the concert. Then there are weeks that I'll go Wilco-free.

I've tried, but I can't cut this down to 10. In no particular order: R.E.M. (1983) Huff Gym, Champaign, IL Neil Young w/Wilco opening (December, 2008) Palace @ Auburn Hills, MI Morphine (12/31/98) Riv Chicago Richard Thompson (April, 2003) House of Blues Chicago Richard Thompson (June, 2014) Space, Evanston, IL Alejandro Escovedo (January, 2016) City Winery, Chicago The Who (1999) House of Blues Chicago Wilco (1999) Riv Chicago Bruce Springsteen (1981) Assembly Hall Champaign, IL Talking Heads (1982) Auditorium, Champaign IL Wilco (December, 2014) Riv Chicago Patti Smith w/ Jeff Tweedy open

There's a "now playing" thread that basically serves that function.