The invective issued by Chris from Gorilla vs. Bear toward another blog (to remain nameless) last Friday, brings to the fore that good old fashioned debate bound to emerge out of any music (sub)culture: authenticity. My initial reaction when reading the post was surprise—that the initial, bold accusation of falsity was coming from the [...]

I’m embarking on an excursion Saturday night that I haven’t often (ever?) needed to. Along with my long-suffering girlfriend and fellow Hoosiers Dodge (from MOKB) and MJ, I’m going to attempt to procure tickets to the sold out Andrew Bird concert at Bloomington’s lovely Buskirk-Chumley Theatre. The four of us, despite blindingly close proximity [...]