I’ve heading to Las Vegas to send my friends off to marriage. I’ll also be attending the Milwaukee Brewers home opener next Monday, so things are going to be kind of quiet around here for a few days. Check back next week for my reviews of the Neko Case show at the Pabst Theatre last night in Milwaukee as well as my thoughts on Damien Jurado and J Tillman at the High Noon Saloon. Until then, feast your eyes on the lovely Neko Case from up above the Pabst Theatre.

Due to an illness, Beth Orton has had to cancel her shows in Minneapolis and Madison. The Madison date, scheduled for April 2nd at the Barrymore will most likely be rescheduled. I’ll let you know when I get more information on a new date.

Getting ready for the sold out Death Cab For Cutie concert taking place at the Orpheum Theatre on April 21st, I thought I would share an interview and acoustic session that Ben Gibbard performed on KEXP in 2003. The music includes Postal Service and Death Cab For Cutie Tracks as well as some covers. The interview tracks are really great and give great insight into how The Postal Service came to be.

Ben Gibbard – KEXP – June 6, 2003

It looked like things were done here at Muzzle of Bees. My hosting company couldn’t find my database, and I was sure that all was lost. Luckily, my best friend and traveling companion Jake was able to rescue my site and save our archives. Please visit his site, be his friend on myspace and leave a comment thanking him for saving my site! Here’s a photo of Jake for all you ladies out there:

Tonight I am heading to the Pabst Theatre in Milwaukee to see Neko Case. Check back tomorrow for a review, and then get ready for Muzzle of Bees in Las Vegas for the weekend.

I’ve been asking people in my office what their favorite Beastie Boys album is.  So far, Paul’s Boutique is leading the way, but I was hoping to get my readers opinion.  The reason is that I’ve never really listened to their music.  I’ve heard the songs on the radio or MTV (back when there were music videos on MTV), but I never got any of their albums and gave them a fair chance or listen and now I am trying to make up for lost time.

I’m hoping to get some solid advice for a good starting point because I really want to be excited about the new fan-shot movie, Awesome: I Fucking Shot That, but being unfamiliar with their music really prevents that.  So hook me up with your comments if you’re so inclined, and no need to mention what a loser I am for not knowing the first thing about the Beastie Boys.  I am well aware!

I’m still tired from the Damien Jurado show last night. As much as I enjoyed Damien’s set, I have to say that I was most impressed with J. Tillman. I’ve got a lot of work to do, so check out the places below until I get myself together for the day.

• Head over to Gorilla Vs. Bear and enter the Destroyer contest.
• An Aquarium Drunkard has some great Ted Leo acoustic MP3′s.
• Matt is having a Pants Yell! contest that you should enter.
• So Much Silence is heading to California to see the National.
• Tapes ‘N Tapes gets a C from Stylus Magazine.
• Cleaver Titles has a great Rainer Maria review.
• I just got my Hemsted disc from Ryan at The Catbirdseat….FANTASTIC!
• Great Elliott Smith video at Everybody Cares, Everybody Understands.
• People of Paper has some photos of the National show in Chicago last Friday.