It was then that Wolfdogg made the brilliant observation about how in the next seven weeks I’ll be seeing Paul Westerberg, The New Pornographers, Wilco, and Mike Doughty

“It’s like you arranged it,” he said.

Really, it’s as though someone in the universe wants me to be happy. I couldn’t have picked a better concert schedule.

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Since that is behavior that borders on the disturbing, I decided to listen to nothing but The Rolling Stones today in an attempt to cleanse my musical palette before giving Wilco’s “Sky Blue Sky” another chance.

Yeah, I ain’t got much today. It’s one of those bad days by association. My day isn’t so much of the shitty, but all the people around me are having a shitty day and their shitty is getting all over my day. I hate when that happens.

But there is good news on the horizon. Do you know what will occur next week at this time? Do you? I’ll be sitting my ass on a bench somewhere making fun of Minnesota State Fair-goers and shoving a corndog down my throat. Just the idea of next week makes me euphoric.

Oh yes, remember how I was telling you about listening to nothing but the Rolling Stones today? Well mostly that means I am just listening to “Honky Tonk Women” over and over again.

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It has been ages since I’ve waxed psychotic about Carl Newman or The New Pornographers. So, in honor of their new album,“Challengers” a little spoojing is in order.

First of all, the album is really fucking good. You should go buy it right now. You will not regret the purchase.

However, there is a slight caveat. “Challengers” is a grower. It’s not a love at first listen kind of album. It will take you a few listens to warm up to the back and forth singing thing going on in “Myriad Harbor” or the way Neko sings “deus ex machina, good morning Christina” (though once you learn that lyric is a little tip of the hat to the new Mrs. Carl Newman it might make you want to vomit in jealousy, but that might just be me).

Once you let “Challengers” grow on you a little bit, I am sure you will love it as much as I do. It’s not ground-breaking by any stretch of the imagination. It will not smack you around and make your heart race like the first time you heard Mass Romantic, (but then that will never happen again). It is New Pornographers goodness, and in a year rife with disappointing follow-ups (erm, Wilco, The Shins, and well, frankly, that new Rilo Kiley album is unlistenable garbage), good makes me absolutely giddy.

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