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• Tuesday Ten Pack - My First Favorites from SXSW 2006 After a week with the 650+ tracks in the first 2006 SXSW Showcasing Artist Bittorrent, here’s the first 10 tracks capturing my attention. I am Constellation by The KingdomAnother mystical cult trying to get a recording deal to promote some bizarre religion based around a Baltimore Colts’ quarterback. I’m such a sucker for singing-in-the-round. Lunch for the
• 9 More SXSW 2006 Selections  Vile Lives by The ArmSimple, rock. Just the way I like it. Goodbye Daily Sadness by Cruiserweight Punk, rock, chix. East Side by BenkoHardcore Dork Rock. Hanging Around by Gemma HayesA little country, a pretty voice. One of a million just like her, doesn’t change that I just like her. Broaden a New Sound by Nobody & Mystical Chords of
• CDs for Good and Not Evil Now that the Sony rootkit fiasco is behind us. Here’s a selection of CDs that support a good cause and won’t destroy your computer. Just in time for Christmas. First Ave - The Bootlegs Commemorating 35 years at First Ave $13, proceeds support the Diverse Emerging Music Organization We’re Coming Over - The Best of Croncast Year
• 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
• Tuesday Triple Play - Kids Will Change the World, Curses  Nutopia from Meg Lee Chin’s Junkies and Snakes (megleechin.com) For the Kids from High Speed Scene’s self-titled album (thehighspeedscene.com) Flowers are Pretty from the Vandals’ Look What I Almost Stepped In