Another day ... umm - nothing

My lack of writing here lately is due to the fact that nothing is really going on.
I haven't picked up too many new albums to chat about - Golden Smog, Sonic Youth, Hank III, Shooter Jennings are all I've purchased in the last few weeks. I'll write what I think about those soon.
We're going to see Sufjan Stevens Tuesday night at the Riviera in Chicago - should be fun. Both April and I like his music, it's a rarity that we both like the same thing coming out of the radio that isn't on the 'Oldies' channel.
Went to another Purdue football game this past Saturday. This time they finally got a decent opponent in Minnesota. It was a great game and the weather didn't wash us out like all were in fear of.
Tailgating is good - it can be hectic and a lot of work, but it's gathering with friends that are your family and family that are your friends that make it worth the time.

Anyway .. here's the daily (sporadic) list:
Charles Mingus, "Folk Forms"
Dinosaur Jr., "Where you Been"
Hank Williams III, "Lovesick, Broke and Drifting"
Sufjan Stevens, "The Avalanche"
Art Brut, "Bang, Bang, Rock n' Roll"
Band of Horses, "Everything all the Time"
Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, "S/T"
Beck, "Sea Change"

So, what's with Hank III? His daddy is Hank Jr., his grand-pappy is Hank Sr. and III may be full of more piss and vinegar than the two of them combined. I picked up his disc when we (http://www.mile44.com) were asked to do a poste for his show in West Virgina. I couldn't say no when I heard him sing about drinking himself legally blind on moonshine in "Mississippi Mud." Apparently his backing band, Assjack, isn't always with him, and this is one of his more straight-forward country albums. None of that Toby Keith, Keith Urban, "HonkeyTonk BeDonkaDonk" shit you hear that could pass for teenie bopper flash-in-the-pan wannabes. This is 'call your mama cuz your life is in the pisser' country - and I love every minute of this album. Slow, twangy tunes to upbeat backwoods rhtyhms that make me wish Hank III was playing a little closer than West Virginia!
-DJr-