It’s nearly 24 hours after the Sadies/Black Mountain show at the Wild Buffalo, and my ears are still ringing! I was a little worried that I wouldn’t get in - I never got around to picking up an advance ticket, and I had a indoor soccer game to play until 10pm, so I didn’t get there until a quarter after. The place looked packed when I looked in from the front door, but I was still able to get in. Apparently the show was declared sold-out shortly after that. It …

Everyone’s favorite former local bartender, Neko Case (she bar tended at the 3-B Tavern before releasing her first solo record, has released the first single, “People Gotta Lot Of Nerve”, from her new Middle Cyclone CD as a free download. On top of the song being another amazing addition to her catalog, and even on top of probably the most amazing album cover of 2009, Neko and Anti Records are donating $5 to Best Friends Animal Society for each blog that posts a link to her new song. I’m …