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I have the most ridiculous crush on Angela Aki.

Trifecta

The Ditty Bops @ Crust
Twice while chomping on mushroom pizza shoved halfway in my mouth, I turned to see their film crew pointing the camera directly at me. I really hope that footage doesn’t make it into the tour DVD.

The Ditty Bops @ Old Town School of Folk (twice)
So I also went to see the [...]

A Giant Fist is Out to Crush Us

The Thermals @ Wicker Park Fest 2007
In the middle of “Pillar of Salt”, a single hand clutching an iPhone shot above the heads of the crowd, snapped a quick photo, and then disappeared into the sea of jumping scenesters as quickly as it appeared. Even though the band played only thirty minutes and the guy [...]

See and be Scene

Mirah @ Logan Square Auditorium
Quite by accident, I ended up standing sandwiched between two people whose blogs and flickr photostreams I follow regularly (thanks, chicagobloggers.com), but had never met in real life. I know their names, a canonical list of favorite books, movies and bands courtesy of Facebook, the names of their friends, where they [...]

The Most Wonderful Time of the Year

The Fiery Furnaces @ Empty Bottle
It’s live music season again.
Yesterday – Dios, The Fiery Furnaces
Sunday – The Wrens @ Belmont Arts and Music Festival
Tuesday – Grant Park Orchestra – Copland, Barber, Bernstein
Thursday – Bela Fleck & the Chicago Symphony Orchestra
NB: I have one extra (free!) ticket to Thursday’s Bela Fleck show, front row [...]

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