Ah, the Taste of Chicago. For nine whole days, downtown becomes THE meeting place for the fattest of the fat and anybody else that wants to try some real Illinois corn on the cob. I seriously think there were 5 booths selling corn on the cob. But the other reason to go […]

Former Pink Floyd frontman Syd Barrett has died according to his publicist. No cause of death has been released, but the statement says he died peacfully at his home. He was 60.
Barrett had a bumpy ride with the band, eventually being ejected for his eccentricities and crazed ramblings. David Gilmour, who had joined the […]

I was a huge jurassic 5 fan back in the day. When MTV’s $2 bill tour came through Baton Rouge, I was there. That’s actually a pretty funny story, they were the warm-up band for some R&B woman, but the entire audience left after j5 played and the mtv employees were stressing to us […]

These guys play around NOLA a good bit, but who cares? They put on a good show. It’s a sort of rock-infused zydeco thing. This is about as close as I’ll get to a jam band. No idea what the cost is, but doors open at 10PM.
http://www.myspace.com/johnnysketchandthedirtynotes

In a swirl of posts, freedb.org died on Saturday, July 1. Lead developer Joerge Schilling issued a statement freedb.org terminating his six year involvement in the project. Schilling wrote:
Today, after six long years, it is time for me to say goodbye to freedb. I started off creating database archives for download and finding ftp […]

Alright, I’m not really sure how this slipped past me, but Daft Punk released via Myspace, a teaser for their forthcoming film Electroma. While the movie doesn’t feature doesn’t actually feature music from Daft Punk, the helmeted duo are the central characters. Apparently they play robots on a quest to become human–think Pinnochio but without […]

Yea, you head me. Indie superstar Sufjan Stevens will play House of Blues NOLA Tuesday, September 19. Asthmatic Kitty labelmate My Brightest Diamond will open the show. I didn’t figure I’d ever have an opportunity to see Stevens, and I must confess to being rather elated this show is on the horizon.
Tickets are $24 […]

It’s raining furiously here in Baton Rouge. I’m sitting in the LSU library, looking out the window, watching the wind whip people’s umbrellas around. Hopefully the weather will clear by this evening when Danielson takes the stage at The Spanish Moon.
Baton Rouge locals Secret Annexe will start the night off. Doors open at […]

Well I’m going to be in Baton Rouge for most of the week, so I thought I’d give you guys a heads up of what’s to come. And what better way to celebrate the Fourth than with some alt country? Actually I’m sure there are probably gobs of better ways to celebrate anything than with […]

Fresh off their west coast tour, the 40s reclaim the stage at Jacks. This is actually the release party for their brand new album Ticonderoga. That means they’ll be armed with all new material and will sound spot on.
Doors open at 9PM and tickets are $10.