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Still chopping up the audio from my interview with Ezra Furman, of Ezra Furman and the Harpoons fame, but I hope you will enjoy the piece I should have together tomorrow here on the site.  Will feature images, audio and thoughts from the conversation I had with the man himself an hour or so before his band played at the Double Door last Friday night.  Good show, great conversation.  Hope you check back.

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I was lucky enough to see AA Bondy and Elvis Perkins in Dearland last Saturday night with Jen after we took in another ridiculously satisfying and rich dinner at La Sardine.  I wrote a full review for Muzzle of Bees; what an unbelievable performance.  If you want the condensed version, go to http://5sentencereview.com.  Also, if you are not yet following @muzzleofbees, and you listen to rock and indie music, check him out.

A couple of funny things happened at this show that are worth noting.  Halfway into AA Bondy's set, some dude yelled out "Slow Parade," which is the anthem from Bondy's new record "When the Devil's Loose."  Bondy had played this about three songs back, fucking perfectly, no less, and yells back "Thanks for letting me know you weren't here for the beginning."

This was bad, but it was to get worse.

Perkins is tooling along in his set, and stops to ask for a sing-along, which was rebuffed by a crowd content to just stand there and drink.  Afterward, Perkins laments the audience’s participation, calling it, “the best we’ve heard on tour.” After a weak applause, Perkins continues, “that’s not true.”   Dude stole my line!

It goes on.

Perkins: We just got back from a tour of Europe.
Drunk Fan: Did you see a fjord?
Perkins: No, we did not.
Drunk Fan: It is a land mass!
Perkins: 1, 2, 3, 4 (in the next song)

Perkins was good, but just did not get on well with the crowd.  Bondy was the real deal.  I would go to see this guy if you get the chance, seriously.

Please do check out my full review here.
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Dig it!

Sighted at about Racine and Randolph last Tuesday, I present to you: AUTOMEX.

Part car, part patio, part bathroom floor, ALL AUTOMEX!

Bitches love my drop top.

Murdered out, save the blood red seat stripes.

AUTOMEX. Shut the fuck up, that licence plate was available?

Two seater, approriate for quick baths or casual sex in the warm summer rain. The "way back" can act as a small jacuzzi or a large beer tub.

Easy cleanup tile. Also, seatbelts, because you can't be too careful.

I am thinking this might demand somewhere in the neighborhood of 14k on auction.

Do you know the owner? I would love to rent this car for a long weekend.

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I promptly rear ended the taxi, and met the driver, Kevin, who was actually really cool about the whole thing.

These are the lengths I go to.

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Random_wilco_show_shots.zip (448 KB)

Nicholas Quirke

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Wow, have you been to this shop at 1300 south Michigan in the city? Unbelievable!
 
Bittersweet for me, as it reminds me of Flossamore, my uncle's now defunct Italian shop in Flosmoor.
 
This should be a reminder to us all to shop locally. Too often people complain that a locally owned shop closes, but let's be honest, how often did you patronize them? Not trying to lecture you, I'm just saying.
 
Try not to be too jealous, but I am having a beef sandwich for dinner tonight.

     

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You don't need to be in the logo business to agree that this is just plain bad. Looks like it could be for the sewer system.

Nicholas Quirke

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