I normally don't do this, but I feel compelled to say:

Check out The Young Knives & if you enjoy, Buy their record! The Main Drag opened for this relatively new British band last week. The Young Knives' performance was a breath of fresh air... to hear a stunning band live for the first time, no preconceptions. Their stage banter was hilarious, and the tunes themselves were, as we like to say in Boston, "Wicked."

In other, very positive, music-related news: Modest Mouse's new record (fantastic in my opinion) debuted at # 1 on the Billboard charts. This achievement comes shortly after both The Shins, and Arcade Fire debuted at #2 on the charts. Industry sales may be slumping, but it looks like more and more people are starting to listen to interesting music. Does this mean no more Daughtery or Nickleback? Unlikely.. At least it is a step in the right direction.

Recent shows of note: The Shins (All killer, no filler), Menomena (How does a 3-piece sound so great? By playing some live saxophone!), very excited to see Spoon at Boston's Museum of Fine Arts.