Lets kick this one off with some gloomy news so it can get better: Alex Chilton died. Days before a Big Star reunion at SXSW. Go pick up a copy of Third and take a listen. You'll see why it's worth mentioning here.
Moving on, we have a lot of Secondary Modern-related news. Lots of shows, including one
tonight at PK's with pals from Madison, WI
Icarus Himself and Carbondale boys Moonbuggy Kids.
We also have a decent amount of outatownish shows coming up:
| | PK’s w/ Icarus Himself and Moonbuggy Kids | Carbondale, Illinois |
| | The Swamp w/ Aktar Aktar (chicago) | Carbondale, Illinois |
| | Greek’s Pizzaria w/ Kentucky Nightmare, My Pal Dragon | Bloomington, Indiana |
| | Beat Kitchen w/ Unique Chique, House of Normandie, Hospital Garden (cd release) | Chicago, Illinois |
| | Mickey’s Tavern w/ Icarus Himself | Madison, Wisconsin |
| | Ames Progressive | Ames, Iowa |
| | Barley Street Tavern w/ Sun Settings, Ryne Doughty | Omaha, Nebraska |
| | 8th Street Taproom w/ Mouth Breathers and Jabberjosh | Lawrence, Kansas |
| | 400 Club | Warrensburg, Missouri |
| | John Brown’s on the Square | Marion, Illinois |
| | Sweet Spring Classic | Carbondale, Illinois |
To top it all off, we have a couple rough mixes from the upcoming record, Vaudeville Ghosts, on our myspace page. That's Kevin Ohlau on the Saxamaphone on "Sally Engleman."
and the hits just keep coming,
David
