Well, to keep the delay from being entirely ridiculous...

Hi, everybody. This was a fantastic week. Intonation was awesome. Highlights for me were the Decemberists and an extremely positive introduction to The Hold Steady, who oddly enough share the quality fo having slightly pudgy front men with weird vocals. But what's important was that it works for both of them.

And there was water, and dirt, and some foolish person (who shall not be named) produced mud. And therewere clouds, and and a FAQ, and a Steve, and hipster-spotting. A great show all-around.

And heck, we even reunited "the band" this week. Demonstrating that once in a while, you can get four people into the same place.

And there were some absolutely marvelous developments elsewhere.

Anyway, I'm packing to go to Michigan for a family vacation, so I'm in a bit of a hurry here. I'll get back to Chicago on Saturday. Enjoy Lolla, everybody.