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I have an all day meeting today. Joy.

I figured out how to upload photos to Flickr from my Blackberry. I are smart.

Speaking of Flickr, this is the two billionth photo uploaded to Flickr. Yes, Billion. With a b.

Last night was my first Wizards game.

Let me go on record saying if you're not reading Can't Stop The Bleeding, then you are missing out. It's a must read for me lately. And no, I'm not just saying that because he's seemingly the only sports blog that doesn't bash Duke simply on principle.

Similarly, Bradley's Almanac just killing it lately. He has live sets from The National and David Bazan (complete with Radiohead cover) available for you to download. Nice one.

Speaking of killing it lately, I just want to point out that I shot Morrissey, The Police and Jay-Z in an eight day span. Not bad, eh?

Under The Radar catches up with former information leafblower crush object Miki Berenyi from Lush. [via Chromewaves]

What Photoshop was made for.

Thom Yorke tells Macca "Thanks but no thanks."

21 good albums that could have been great EPs. New Adventures in Hi-Fi? Urban Hymns? Seriously?

Seriously?

I assume you've already seen rap represented by mathematical charts thing, right? If not, go check it out.

Thankfully I have a pretty slow week coming up as far as shows go. I'll be checking out The Soft Complex tonight at the Cat as well as ex-Gorky's Zygotic Mynci frontman Euros Childs on Wednesday. I'm debating on checking out Neil Young later in the week but I don't want to go if he's only going to play new stuff. I REALLY want to go see Ghostface and Rakim on Sunday, but it's the late show (Doors at 10) and I figure they won't even go on until well past my bedtime. Shame. That I'm an old man that is. Here are the rest of the week's shows.

Monday:

> VHS or Beta w/ Moving Units & Soft Complex @ Black Cat
- Click here to download The Soft Complex's "Barcelona"
> Bruce Springsteen @ Verizon Center

Tuesday:
> Against Me! w/ Sage Francis @ 9:30 Club

Wednesday:
> Deborah Harry w/ Kristoffer Ragnstam @ 9:30 Club
> Euros Childs @ DC9
[MP3] Euros Childs | The First Time I Saw You
[MP3] Euros Childs | Billy and the SugarLoaf Mountain (live)
[MP3] Euros Childs | Teen Angel

Thursday:

> Enon w/ Love of Diagrams @ RnR Hotel
[MP3] Love of Diagrams | The Pyramid
[MP3] Love of Diagrams | Pace or the Patience
> Neil Young @ DAR Constitution Hall
> The Reverend Horton Heat w/ Hank III & Nashville Pussy @ 9:30 Club

Friday:

> Georgie James w/ Aqueduct @ Black Cat
[MP3] Georgie James | Need Your Needs
[MP3] Georgie James | Cake Parade
> Ani DiFranco w/ Buddy Wakefield @ 9:30 Club
> The Bird and the Bee @ RnR Hotel
> Neil Young @ DAR Constitution Hall

Saturday:

> Clap Your Hands Say Yeah @ RnR Hotel
[MP3] Clap Your Hands Say Yeah | Upon This Tidal Wave of Young Blood
[MP3] Clap Your Hands Say Yeah | Love Song No. 7
[MP3] Clap Your Hands Say Yeah | Underwater (You and Me)
> Electric Six w/ Willowz @ Black Cat

Sunday:

> Ghostface Killah w/ Rakim & Brother Ali @ 9:30 Club (late)
> Broken Social Scene Plays Kevin Drew's Spirit If @ 9:30 Club (early)
> Clap Your Hands Say Yeah @ RnR Hotel

After the sheer numbers of great shows that graced the city last week, this week is bound to be a let down for D.C.-area concert fans, even more so now that The Decemberists have cancelled their tour, including four, count 'em, four shows at the 9:30 Club that were scheduled to start later this week. I wonder if the club will be able to book other shows to replace them or if it will be dark during those days.

I'll be taking it fairly easy this week. On my plate: The Police, Superdrag and Bright Eyes along with the Wizards v. Nuggets game on Friday.

Monday:
> Rogue Wave @ Black Cat
> The Police @ Verizon Center

Tuesday:
> Menomena w/ Illinois @ Black Cat

Wednesday:

> Olivia Mancini & The Housemates @ DC9
[MP3] Olivia Mancini & the Housemates | I Wouldn't Worry

> Dr. Dog @ DC9
[MP3] Dr. Dog | Ain't It Strange
[MP3] Dr. Dog | Worst Trip

Thursday:

> Sia @ 930 Club (early)
> Superdrag @ 930 (late)
> Peelander Z w/ The City Veins @ DC9
> Juliette & The Licks w/ Scissors for Lefty | Ghetto Ways
[MP3] Scissors for Lefty | Lay Down Your Weapons

Friday:
> White Rabbits w/ Via Audio and Bellman Barker @ DC9

Saturday:
> Mousetrap @ Black Cat

Sunday:
> Bright Eyes w/ the Felice Brothers & Nik Freitas
[MP3] Nick Fretias | Sun Down
[MP3] Nick Fretias | Come To Me

Due to the week ahead, I didn't even stay up all night celebrating Boston's second World Series win in four years. I have two monstrous projects bearing down on me at work and something going on Tuesday through Saturday. And to top it off, there are a ton of good shows this week. If we got all the shows on Tuesday spread over a week, I would be a happy camper. As it is, I have to choose and miss out on a lot of bands I want to see. Oh, and Morrissey's in town, D.C. United hosts the Chicago Fire in the MLS Playoffs and the Wizards home opener is Saturday. Whew. Here's the rundown:

Monday:
> The Comedians of Comedy (Patton Oswalt, Maria Bamford, Eugene Mirman and Brian Posehn) @ Black Cat

Tuesday:
> Jimmy Eat World w/ Viva Voce @ 9:30 Club (Early)
[MP3] Viva Voce | When Planets Collide
[MP3] Viva Voce | We Do Not Fuck Around

> The Go! Team w/ DJ Will Eastman @ 9:30 Club (Late)

> Ryan Adams & The Cardinals @ D.A.R. Constitution Hall

> Say Hi (To Your Mom), The Velvet Teen & The A-Sides @ Black Cat
[MP3] Say Hi | Northwestern Girls
[MP3] Say Hi | Toil and Trouble
[MP3] Say Hi | Zero to Love

Wednesday:

> The Bravery @ 9:30 Club

> Lucero w/ Bobby Bare. Jr. @ Black Cat

> Be Your Own Pet @ Rock and Roll Hotel
[MP3] Be Your Own Pet | Bicycle, Bicycle, You Are My Bicycle

> Morrissey @ Rams Head Live (Baltimore)

Thursday:
> David Bazan w/ Lavender Diamond & All Smiles @ Black Cat
[MP3] Lavender Diamond | You Broke My Heart

Friday:
> Morrissey @ D.A.R. Constitution Hall

> Band of Horses @ 9:30 Club
[MP3] Band of Horses | Funeral

> The Sketches w/ No Second Troy @ Black Cat

Saturday:
> The Thermals @ Black Cat
[MP3] The Thermals | No Culture Icons
[MP3] The Thermals | How We Know

Sunday:
> The Black Angels @ Rock and Roll Hotel

I'm kind of regretting not being able to see ...And You Will Know Us By The Trail of Dead when they came through town last week. But at the same time, I'm not regretting staying home to watch glorious Game 7 of the ALCS. Still, from what I've read, ...Trail of Dead have gotten their fastball back (if I may use a baseball term). Here are some tunes from back in the day when they seemingly could do no wrong:

[MP3] ...And You Will Know Us By The Trail of Dead | A Perfect Teenhood (live)

[MP3] ...And You Will Know Us By The Trail of Dead | Baudelaire (live)

[MP3] ...And You Will Know Us By The Trail of Dead | Mark David Chapman (live)

They are getting ready to embark on a college tour sponsored by Adult Swim. Here are the dates:

10/29/07: University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, N.M. *
10/31/07: University of Nevada, Las Vegas, Nev. ^
11/01/07: University of California, Los Angeles, Calif. ^
11/02/07: University of California, Berkley, Calif. *
11/05/07: Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colo. #
11/07/07: University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minn. #
11/08/07: University of South Dakota, Vermillian, S.D. #
11/11/07: University of Colorado, Boulder, Colo. #
11/13/07: Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, Ill. #
11/14/07: University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wis. #
11/17/07: University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kan. ^
11/18/07: Northwestern University, Chicago, Ill. #

* Free concert. Open to students and non-students. No tickets.
^ Students only. No advance tickets. Show ID night of concert for entrance.
# Students only. Contact box office for ticket information.

For more information visit: www.adultswimpresents.com