The Knife is skipping our fair city, although there’s a solid chance I’ll be checking them out at CMJ Music Marathon.
And given how full of himself the lead singer is, maybe we should be thankful CYHSY is skipping DC.
And Daedelus is playing Europe, flying over the East Coast, and heading out West. Boo.
I was doing my normal Monday night check of upcoming DC-area shows and came across this on the 930 Club‘s—one of my least favorite venues, period–Web site:
Wow. Very generous Amos. Oh, and your album not only sucks but is a nice example of how far Blue Note has fallen.
Despite having written the worst blog post in the blogosphere, Furious Ben has been on fire with some outstandingly interesting posts and series.
I liked this personal tale of slugging, something that is fairly well known around here but I don’t know anyone who has actually done it–probably because I don’t know anyone that lives in the middle of nowhere.
My favorite, though, is the evolution in his workspace. Ben has moved from the standard sitting type work environment to one where he is walking on a treadmill while working. The posts are short and interesting so make your way through; I think I missed some but you get the idea: