um... hi.

hi.

the national is so fucking good that we bought tickets for TT's in boston next friday. the night after I see the wrens. at the mercury lounge.

um, yeah.

I'll try to send updates via kristin from the road... somehow I don't think I'll be sleeping much.

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Doofgoblin Doujah Raze
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Four Volts Frankie Palmer
Fredalba Friends Like These
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Galitcha and Yves Lambert Genghis Tron
Geoff Harris Get Him Eat Him
Ghislain Poirier Ghost Town Symphony
Ghostride Ghosty
Giant Drag Gil Mantera's Party Dream
Girls In Hawaii Glenn Kotche (of Wilco)
Glitter Pals Goblin Cock
God Forbid God Or Julie
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gracer Grafton
Grand Buffet GREATDAYFORUP
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illumina Imani Uzuri
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Motion City Soundtrack Mouthus
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Resonator Retribution Gospel Choir feat. Alan Sparhawk
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Robin Horlock Band Rock 'N' Roll Soldiers
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start the end Steel Train
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zerobridge Zom Zoms
zZz [Daryl]

so, yeah. so like, I don't even know what to write right now.

yes.

~vvb