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Happy to see that Jeff didn't schedule over the Yo La Tengo show in Chicago on 3/24. Coincidence?

I can't get Jonathan Richman's song "New England" out of my head!

I didn't, though I've seen Jason and his band several times - always great. Sounds like you had a busy trip to Chicago. How was Dehd? One of my sons lives a couple of blocks east of the Empty Bottle so I'm in there quite a bit.

All confirmed: Yo La Tengo Margo Price Waco Brothers The Baseball Project

The Waco Brothers tonight. I was supposed to see Guided By Voices last night, but Bob fractured his knee and all four sold-out Chicago shows were cancelled.

About 12 years ago, a buddy of mine gave me a four CD genre-spanning compilation of holiday music. It's quite good. I also love Low's Christmas album (which will be even more poignant this year) and Bloodshot Records' 13 Day of Xmas.

Shemekia Copeland

My Favorite 21 for 2022 (in no particular order): Freakons - Freakons Robyn Hitchcock - Shufflemania! Wilco - Cruel Country Bill Callahan - Reality Dehd - Blue Skies Titus Andronicus - The Will To Live The Beths - Expert in a Dying Field Kevin Morby - This is a Photograph Built To Spill - When The Wind Forgets Your Name Mountain Goats - Bleed Out The Smile - A Light for Attracting Attention Wet Leg - Wet Leg Pedro the Lion - Havasu Sharon Van Etten - We've Been Going About This All Wrong Drive-By Truckers - Welco

Still waiting for my refund offer.

He released a GREAT album several years back with Roger Daltrey. RIP, Wilko.

That's awesome. The Feelies remain on my concert bucket list - though I don't hold out much hope of them traveling to the Midwest.

The Mekons continue to put out great music 40+ years [!] after their 1979 debut. Twenty years in, they released "Journey To The End of the Night." And two of my favorite releases of 2022, Spoon's "Lucifer On the Couch" and Drive-By Trucker's "Welcome To Club 13" were both released more than 20 years after each band's debut.