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Here's something from Deep Sea Diver, a band completely new to me. Love the percussion! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JIP1Jpi4Sxs&list=PLXQ3cWBpH23J1ttGaBMxA2RmDoZunawgw

Here's another Kevin Morby. Love the bass & percussion in this one! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5hpZqvrYFXI

Who wants to watch some Television? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kxNKToe63hM

Thanks Calvino! What a neat article. I love watching Glenn's mind work!

I think something big is happening in this silence.

You seem to have the greatest birdwatching! Where are you? Ow. I hear you...our last little deduction has also flown, and while we are lucky enough not to owe (we did recalculate our withholding), our refund is pretty tiny. At least it's a refund.

From the Comedy Showcase, Aparna Nancherla. Pretty great! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fScKP1rXUJ8

I really like her! Great voice, wonderful guitar work, and intriguing lyrics!

You're both saying the same thing...SSF1 was in 2010, and he had to leave to be with Miiri for the birth. Then in 2011 he was walking around with that adorable baby.

Every single Solid Sound, I find myself wishing I'd spent more time beforehand, researching the talent. It's so easy to overlook a gem! So let's help each other get introduced to this year's roster with a collection of videos. Just pick an artist on the roster and post a video of them. I'll start with a couple. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jgYFXQrVZq4 A bit of delicious Tweedy to get the anticipation rolling! And my favorite Kevin Morby song... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pWDvlekoPkg Now YOU pick us one! We have a whole bunch of people to research. Here's a link to t

That's quite the gracious invitation, Lotti! How can she refuse!

Good to hear! I need to investigate a lot of the SSF bands/musicians. I always like getting reports from actual shows. "good lyrics"

Thanks for this post, Diane. It's a fun idea!

Wow, what an honor! https://news.uic.edu/uic-bioengineer-receives-fulbright-to-study-in-finland Glenn must be so proud of his brilliant wife! I raise a toast to science and the scientists who move us forward!

This is my favorite kind of news!

I don't understand it either. Are we?

Thanks for making me spit coffee on my keyboard! And we aren't even going to discuss how I JUST bought my Solid Sound flights the day before this story broke....on United. But I pity the fool that tries to keep me from Solid Sound. If I get removed from a flight, my seat will be coming with me! (Yes I know, what would be the point, but it makes a colorful threat, doesn't it?)

I had to look it up. What a gorgeous bird!

Hahaha, great story!

That's a great photo, Tim! Another favorite memory was at SSF2 or maybe SSF3...They all run together in my head!...we had just watched the Autumn Defense turn in a terrific set in Courtyard C. Afterward, a friend and I approached to talk with John and Pat. I had a bag of my homemade beef jerky (a SSF tradition) and offered them some. About then cameras came out and pictures were wanted. John and Pat, ever gentlemen, posed graciously. My friend stepped beside John to pose and I framed them carefully. Beautiful smiles on a beautiful day...except I had to give one bit of stage direction: "Joh

These memories of yours are bringing back so many of mine! Keep them coming! Who remembers the meetup foul-up at SSF 1, where the backroom at The Hub got double booked? No matter; we took our party around the corner to the Mohawk Tavern and had a wonderful Friday evening icebreaker, many of us meeting for the first time in person. We were all ridiculously giddy with anticipation...and it turned out to be better than we'd hoped it could be! That weekend was amazing start to finish. There's a reason so many of us are repeat visitors to our favorite theme park. North Adams keeps calling us b

I am gearing up for what will doubtedly be another magical and unforgettable Solid Sound Festival, and I find my head is full of memories from SSF's 1 through 4. Memories like: Standing on the walkway just outside of the Airstream Trailer, looking over the grounds toward Joe's Field, contacting a friend I'd never met in person who was also there...and then we saw each other, one up in the air, one down by the picnic tables, and waved happily. A few minutes later we had crossed the space and met each other. Or that memory of Jeff in his Nudie suit, being dunked in the dunk tank that contr

Sorry to hear about your dad, Jon. I'm sure it calmed him to have you at the hospital with him last night. I hope he has a fast recovery!

Yep, it fills up fast and gets completely packed, so plan accordingly.

Kevin, it is so easy to be depressed and cynical right now...I speak from firsthand experience!... but I choose not to give in to it because some one of those phone calls or other efforts is going to provoke a legislative conscience somewhere, and perhaps make a wild and unexpected difference in how it all plays out. We lose nothing but a few minutes to place these calls, and all I know is, doing nothing absolutely insures that we make no difference. I'd rather err on the side of having tried.