Unreal! DB and Michelle Shocked! Two of my absolute faves, both live and in studio. I think Deep Natural was an awesome but overlooked disc, along with watchacallit-that revamped Fine Mess thing, probably the two best releases of '02.  I've heard of that other character, too, if I'm not confusing him with the lake near Dallas...

And you got to see Pat Mac! the bastard usually comes to Madison when he comes  back from Spain - guess he can't handle the cold anymore.  Hmmm...  I just checked the site for the place he usually plays and discovered that Bree Sharp is going to be there in a couple weeks.

Pat Brown! Go try out that new recording gear. And open the boxes under the tree a little early just in case there's something new.

Gee, let's see: 1400 miles each way, 24 hours to do it in if I don't sleep.... anyone in the Midwest interested in splitting a little driving?