This will be my second weekend in a row without a show to go to!  Up until last weekend, I'd made it to at least one show a weekend since I moved out here.  Don't worry though (cause I know you all were), the intensity picks up again starting next weekend, with the Ghostly International showcase, Xiu Xiu, Modest Mouse and the Walkmen, AC Newman, and the Hold Steady all coming up on the radar.
 
Another hot way to get to go to free shows; join record labels' street teams.  I'm now officially on the Frenchkiss Records street team, so I get sent posters to put up around town and can see their shows for free in exchange, starting with the Hold Steady.  Now if only Les Savy Fav would FUCKING TOUR ALREADY before I die.