Last night, Ethan and I went to see Ester Drang play at the Khyber. Owen was supposed to play, but ended up cancelling. Bad form to cancel shows…The kids wanna rock. Anyhow, Johnathon Ford rode up from MacRock with the boys and Aaron Weiss from Me Without You joined up with us all for a nice night of rock, fun, and fresh soft pretzels. 8th and Washington pretzels are served fresh and hot, but they don’t open up until after midnight. Get yourself there the next time you find yourself bleary-eyed after a long show. It’s one of the cities well-hidden secrets. The Drang’s on tour for a couple more weeks, so be sure to catch them. NCAA basketball finals tonight. I’m not sure who to root for officially, but if Georgia Tech wins, I somehow manage to win the pool at my Mom’s school. Guess that as good a reason as any other. :::scott:::
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It’s a little snowy here today, just a little reminder that spring is still around the corner, not quite here. I posted images of the forthcoming one-sided LPs from Aspera, Ester Drang, Starflyer 59, and Yume Bitsu in the online store. I am starting to take pre-orders. Your credit card will not be charged until they ship, but pre-orders will be the first shipped. :::scott:::
Happy Birthday to Mikael in Copenhagen who is now 29. Farewell to Dave Blood, you are missed. A few new albums showed up to stock the on-line store, including the new Decemberists ep on Acuarela, the limited Death Cab for Cutie 180g 2xLP version of Transatlanticism, a live Ida recording in a really nice cardboard package, and the new Will Oldham ep. Earlier in the week, we received the cd version of Sufjan Stevens : Seven Swans and new albums from both Jason Anderson and Ativin. The rock is in full effect here. A friend leant me a copy of the new Pedro the Lion album which, after first listen, has some gems that change up the instrumentation, but also some of the same old as far as vocal phrasing, rhythm and pace. I need another few listens to pass fair judgement. Randall also sent a few albums to listen to and review for Tidal Wave Wagazine. So I’ve got some work cut out for me this weekend. I also intend to have the designs finished and ready to go to press for Aspera, Starflyer 59, and Ester Drang one-sided LPs. Jeremy Dybash finished up etching for Aspera and Ester…