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Yo Ma Tengo.

I'm not going to be there, but if I were I'd make a point to see the following: NRBQ (even though it's just Terry Adams plus a few new guys. It's worth it just to see Terry, and I'm sure the new guys are good.) Richard Thompson (seen him twice, but never as a trio) Anything Nels or Bill Frisell participate in. Speedy Ortiz Charles Lloyd King Sunny Ade I'd like to see full sets from all of those (plus Wilco, natch), and I'd try to supplement that by stage-hopping to see as many of the newer acts as possible.

Ornette left behind many gifts for all of us to enjoy. RIP.

Booker T. Jones

^^ I need to pull the trigger on that one. It's been in my Amazon wish list since it came out.

I don't believe my interest in music has dipped as I've aged, but I have less time available to listen to music than I did when I was younger. I've been making a point over the last few years to keep up with new music and find out about new bands that appeal to me. I find that that's easier now than any other time in my life aside from when I was a young guy in the '80s who was 1. in the school band, and 2. growing up in a neighborhood full of older siblings. Those are two excellent ways to find out about a lot of music. Until I got out of college, word of mouth was one of the main ways

I guess it doesn't sound Jay Bennett-y enough for it to be an obvious Jeff Tweedy production.

Guitar Heroes is going to go over like gangbusters in concert.

I never said it was groundbreaking. It isn't, or at least, it doesn't seem to be on first listen. But it is full of riffs and musical phrases that sound like they've always existed. That's what I mean by timeless, and that's what a lot of musicians are striving for.

Finally got around to listening to this. I've gotta admit that I'm still not really sold on Jim's singing voice, but the music on here is astonishing. In a way, it's a timeless sound, and I'll bet a lot of musicians are listening to this record and saying to themselves "damn, why didn't I think of that." I know at least one (myself) is.

Shortest: 10 miles. Longest: However far it is from the eastern suburbs of Atlanta to the Val Air Ballroom in West Des Moines, Iowa.

My copy arrived from Drag City yesterday. Haven't had a chance to listen to it yet, but at least this shows that they have copies available (or, at least they did when I ordered my copy a week ago.)

While not technically an opening act, Patti Smith performed before Bob Dylan at a festival I went to in the '90s and made him look like a boring old geezer.

Wasn't Clooney handcuffed to Letterman?

She should be thanking us for all the practice time she got to engage in around here.

The Breeders blew Nirvana off the stage when I saw them in right around the time of Last Splash/Nirvana Unplugged.

Modern Lovers was going to be one of my picks, too. Hampton Grease Band - Music to Eat

I just ordered the vinyl from Drag City. I got a confirmation, so hopefully that means it's in stock and will ship.

Television - s/t

Jimi Hendrix Experience Electric Ladyland

If you have the PBS streaming channel, they've added a few pieces of B.B. King content since his passing. One of his Austin City Limits performances, a Blank on Blank animated interview, and part of his interview with Tavis Smiley (in which Tavis does 90% of the talking, but B.B. says some interesting stuff when he can get a word in.)

5 (1977 ) - I was not consciously listening to music then, unfortunately. 10 (1982) - Kiss 15 (1987) - Dead Kennedys, Zeppelin, Bowie, Beatles, Rush 20 (1992) - King Crimson, Zappa/Beefheart 25 (1997) - John Coltrane, The Kinks 30 (2002) - Wilco and anything Nels related 35 (2007) - Dungen 40 (2012) - Ty Segall, Cate Le Bon

I always liked Between the Wheels. That's a crazy second set. I'd love to see them pull out By-Tor and the Snow Dog.

Oh, thanks. Were they running just one headliner stage each night?

Did anyone play after Wilco? 9pm seems an awfully early time to stop.