You better get yer butt over to tmwsiy* for some live Jeff Tweedy, including a new Loose Fur song and an amazing version of Sunken Treasure.

The Los Angeles Times gives us a nice read on Brendan Benson, whose Alternative to Love is holding firm in my year’s Top 10.

Going to see Dios (Malos) tomorrow night. Sweet.

Excellent news from the sourceVictoria camp: They’ve been added to the bill for the Rogue Wave show on Dec. 15 in Phoenix.

A nice story in The Arizona Republic on the man responsible for this Saturday’s Cayenne Festival and many other great indie shows in Phoenix.

Also, local boys Secret Life of Painters, whom I’ve posted on before, have a 7-inch single almost ready for sale. Go say hi at their My Space page.