After a day downtown of lunch with a couple of Erik’s friends and some light shopping Erik and I made our way back over to Logan Square. It started snowing ominously around lunchtime and didn’t look like it was going … Continue reading
In 1992, Bettina Richards– frustrated at the inequity of the handling of artists– left her A&R job at a major label to start her own label with some very clear ideas about how to do it. 15 years later, that … Continue reading
The Majestic Theatre in Madison is shaping up to be a place that’s getting good acts. Since Luther’s Blues closed, I was concerned that the Barrymore was going to be the only place getting shows. I like the Barrymore– I … Continue reading
As previously mentioned (here, here and here), Thrill Jockey has three items that any fan of the label needs in their collection– and they are mucho limited editions so you should jump on these while they are available. I checked, … Continue reading
Per the fine folks at Pitchfork, Thrill Jockey, The Empty Bottle, and Time Out Chicago have announced the details of the US version of the Thrill Jockey Birthday Bash in the UK on November 11th and 12th. $50 will get … Continue reading
No sooner did I get the post together about the Thrill Jockey 7″ Boxset and Pitchfork gets the scoop on the set details. They also have a sample of the Sea and Cake cover of Califone. Contrary to what the … Continue reading
This year marks fifteen years of Thrill Jockey Records and to celebrate they are throwing two days of shows at Koko in London with a massive lineup of Thrill Jockey’s stable of artists including Tortoise, The Sea and Cake, Trans … Continue reading
I made a trip to CDWarehouse in Cedar Rapids on 9/11 specifically to pick up the new Joe Henry. I’ve also picked up some other titles from ‘Net… Continue reading
Following a Hype Machine Link of blogs referring to the band Tortoise from Largeheartedboy I found a post from a music blog called Nialler9 about the free Buck 65 EP that he has at his website. (How is that for … Continue reading
Last weekend my wife Sherry and I were in the Twin Cities for a wedding. On Sunday we visited the Sculpture Garden and hit The Wedge in Uptown, which is our favorite grocery store in the Cities and is only … Continue reading
