The Fiery Furnaces were stunning last week. As some of you may be aware, their set these days consists of a 40-minute medley of about 30 songs, some of which are repeated at different points throughout the medley. The musicianship on stage was flat-out astounding, and the songs at the end (including a lump-in-the-throat closer of "Rub-Alcohol Blues") left me wishing for at least another hour of music. Just great stuff.

Music today:

* Mix CDs from John Tataryn, Andy Axel, and Scott Von Doviak
* Can Box Music
* The Definitive Ray Charles
* Richard Hell & The Voidoids - Blank Generation