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• May 4th: Too Much Joy’s First Show in 10 Years True to their word, Too Much Joy never broke up - they just stopped having gigs. Until now. Friday, May 4th The Knitting Factory 74 Leonard Street New York, NY “It’s all ages. TMJ will be playing as a 5-piece, as both Sandy Smallens and William Wittman will be joining the celebration of drummer Tommy Vinton’s retirement from the NYPD
• Fear of Chicago I’ve got two trips to Chicagoland already queued up for this summer. The first one is Saturday, May 19. When, of this writing, I’ll be spending some time on a go-cart in Buffalo Grove. The last time I attended one of these events, I was trapped on a permanetly-docked gambling boat near Aurora after dining at a
• Second 2006 SXSW Band Showcase Bittorrent Out. In case you missed, 229 more songs have been released in the 2006 SXSW Band Showcase Bittorrent. Just in time too, I’ve only got 331 left from the first batch.
• Tuesday’s Triple Play - Let’s Go Shopping  The day after Thanksgiving (or Halloween, or Arbor Day, or St. Patrick’s Day) marks the start of the holiday shopping season. This week’s Tuesday Triple Play is dedicated to the entertainment of retail. High at Home Depot from Minneapolis’ Diesel Jenny IKEA from Jonathan Coulton’s Smoking Monkey Sandbox [real] from Too Much Joy’s Cereal Killers Money from Michael Koppelman
• Garrick’s SXSW 2008 Showcasing Artists Picks Not only are these picks really late (SXSW was months ago) but unlike other years, none of the 700+ tracks grabbed me immediately. The overall tone felt like the ‘college rock’ of 20 years ago. Good, sometimes interesting, artistic even, but every song sounds um, the same. As in previous years, these are track that are