STOKED. Small Brown Bike posted tourdates, and they're coming to Boston with Bridge and Tunnel! May 13th at Great Scott! Words cannot express how stoked I am for this show. It's going to rule. "The River Bed" is one of my all-time favorite albums.

Seriously, if you're not familiar with Small Brown Bike, go check them out. The reunion 7", "Composite," they released last year...
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I don't know if I've mentioned it before- I hope I would have but I wouldn't be surprised if I'd neglected it- but Frank Turner's Love, Ire & Song LP is one of the best records of the decade. If you haven't heard it, please, go do so. Epitaph released it in the US last year, and I believe Xtra Mile released it in Europe...
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Been a while!

So, Chicago was awesome. Riot Fest kicked so much ass. I regret not catching the Cock Sparrer/NOFX show, but such is life. I got to see Screeching Weasel, which is a highlight of my life. They played a lot from My Brain Hurts, which was great. I wish they had broken out "Peter Brady" from Anthem for a New Tomorrow,...
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This weekend was... SYNTHPOP BENDER 2009!

My old friend Trisha came up from PA. This is the first time I've seen here since- I think- her wedding in 2007. Wild! I can't believe how much time has passed.
Anyway, so on Friday night, we went dancing at Chris Ewen's SCHOOLBOUND event, and saw Apoptygma Berzerk at the Middle East. It was awesome! They played almost...
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It's dangerous for me to go onto the Asian Man Records site. When I do, I end up buying stuff. Last time, I got some buttons for my new messenger bag, plus the O Pioneers!!! 7". This time, replacing the Plea For Peace "Real Men Don't Use Violence" button, I ended up also getting an Asian Man Records iron-on patch, and the Alkaline Trio's self-titled...
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Saw Harvey Danger's farewell tour stop in Boston on Friday night. You can read my thoughts on the show here. It was pretty awesome! I wish I had been more familiar with their catalog, though. Still, great time. Bummed that this is the end of them!

Shit, man. I just watched You Think You Really Know Me: The Gary Wilson Story, a documentary about- duh- Gary Wilson. For those who don't know, Gary's this cat from Endicott, NY, who back in the '70s, wrote and recorded this album, You Think You Really Know Me, in his parents' basement. This album is a complete fucking trip. You gotta hear it....
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I just spent a week in beautiful Provincetown, MA, with some of my best friends. It was awesome! You can see some of the pictures here. Check it!

I have acquired $11.50 in credit to spend with No Idea Records (website) and have no idea what to get. I'm sampling their recent releases, to see if anything strikes my fancy. Unfortunately (or...
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Watching Wimbledon right now. My goodness, what a match this is!

Go Federer!!!

If you're not listening to Frank Turner, you're doing it wrong.

Go- NOW!- and get Love, Ire & Song. It's so bloody good.