Hey, it's my once-a-month post, and I don't have much of anything to say. The High Hat still isn't done, mostly because my home computer is on the fritz.

Anyway, recent events:

* Shearwater/Okkervil River/Centro-Matic show at the Parish, May 29, 2004. Excellent. Bought a tour-only Okkervil River/Shearwater CD, and you can almost tell that they're conceptually different bands with mostly the same people.

* Richard Buckner at the Cactus Cafe, May 7, 2004. Buckner was too high. His first set was about 20 minutes long, then he disappeared for an hour, then he played for about an hour & a half without stopping. His sense of timing was further off than usual. Not one of my favorite Buckner shows by any means.

Listening to today:

* The Best of Jonathan Richman and the Modern Lovers: The Beserkley Years
* Fivehead - Guests of the Nation
* The Clash - Sandinista!
* Lee "Scratch" Perry - Arkology, Vol I
* David S. Ware - Surrendered
* Yo La Tengo - Painful