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There’s a new review up for The Trouble with Sweeney : Fishtown Briefcase at rollingstone.com. Check it out. Artwork is nearly complete for the forthcoming Bosque Brown : Sings Mara Lee Miller album. This will be out to stores in autumn 2004. :::scott:::

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The Trouble with Sweeney : Fishtown Briefcase jumped up 83 spots to #100 on the CMJ top 200 list. It was the #1 mover for the week. Listen to this new release on your favorite local CMJ station. I’ve been listening to the new Low box set, A Lifetime of Temporary Relief, today. It’sa bunch of B sides, 7″ songs, and outtakes. Some of the covers are pretty amazing. It’s 3cds and a double-sided DVD. I haven’t gotten to the DVD yet. These will be available from the online store as soon as I add it… :::scott:::

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The Trouble with Sweeney is going to play Lebowski Fest at the Knitting Factory in NYC on 13 August. Be there. I’m back from the midwestern road trip with Reels of White Softly Flow. Thanks to everyone who came out to see us play, especially those who waited so patiently during the sound system troubles. We ended up making some limited edition cds and hand-silk-screened t-shirts that will be available in the online store shortly if you didn’t get a chance to buy anything. It’s not a pre-requisite to be a fan or anything. I also got the opportunity to stop by Secretly Canadian headquarters in Bloomington. Unwed Sailor books and LPs, Saxon Shore LPs, and Six Parts Seven LPs are now in safe hands ready for their 17 August retail date. On the way back, I got to see my parents and grandma and we all went to get a breaded tenderloin for lunch, a midwestern treat that doesn’t exist in Philadelphia and something I never thought I’d miss. Last night, Scott and I went to see Control Room, the documentary about the Al Jazeera news channel. The film itself was fairly intellectual and seemed to give a pretty…Continue reading