The Paybacks actually have an official site which wasn't evident from the first google. What else is new? Franz Ferdinand, The Lost Toys opened up for the Long Winters last week, Matt Zornig has started his own blog, and The Partridge Family are coming back.

Back on Sunday, March 7, 2004 we went to see Neil Young and Crazy Horse do their "Greendale" tour at the Mark of the Quad Cities. I see that he has just released a "Greendale 2nd Edition" with a DVD. The DVD apparently isn't the Greendale movie he just released, but something about the recording of the album and making of the movie called "Inside Greendale". I found a nice site with a history of his set lists.

Monday, February 23, 2004 Richard Thomspon played at the Hotel Fort Des Moines. During the soundcheck we got to hear him play "Read About Love" which he unfortunately didn't do later during the show. The guy who opened up for him was a Canadian named Jason Collett who works with Arts and Crafts Records. He had a very funny prom story and we had a drink with him in the bar by chance afterwards.

Coming soon to Gabe's are a few bands - The Long Winters , The Paybacks and Southern Culture on the Skids .
Also of interest to fans of Pink Lady is this fan website.

Pernice Brothers were good last night, but essentially the same show they played last time they were at Gabe's, although with the introduction of a very well performed New Order song. Joe Pernice seems to go between channeling Elvis Costello, Morissey and New Order, kind of a melange of British 80's pop that influenced him formatively - odd with his alt-country rep. The Bigger Lovers were quite good and did an excellent cover of The Only Ones' "You've Got to Pay". Dan Potthast was kind of funny (and trite) in his brief, middle-of-the-room set. Rick Johnson Rock-n-Roll machine was more like standup for his weird performance, although props for his faux theremin playing.