Friday night's Western Front show crowded up spectacularly! A good time had by all. Thanks muchly to everyone involved, in particular the sonic beating crew. They made the evening happen and then they made it awesome. Bootleg to come, including Wheelie Cyberman's guest verse in Nerdcore Rising.

Monday night! Is that tonight already? Maybe! News is typed in the past, but read in the future. DC beckons. Bring friends.

Due to an overwhelming need for the cool kids to disrespect nerd people even in adult life, the whole evening at Crash Mansion on Sat. night is moved up an hour. That means: Shael Riley will be on at 7, Clara Lafaro at 8, Optimus Rhyme at 9, and MC Frontalot at 10.

Perhaps you feel secure in your "street wisdom" that shows are always an hour later than scheduled in Manhattan... but not this Saturday night. The whole club gets handed over to coke-addled scenester bimbos and their sunglasses-at-night-wearing dates for a private party at 11:00 sharp. So heed the schedule!

Minitour is coming! Optimus gets on a plane for their first-ever East Coast rocking. Cambridge, MA, explodes on Friday (with Shael Riley and Nate Van Ill)! New York gets immolated by the hottness on Saturday (again with Shael)! We take Sunday off but then the District shatters into seven thousand pieces on Monday evening (with special guest: comedy plus music times awesome equals Doug Powell)! Does this all this sound a little violent, a bit dangerous? Don't fret, it is an excess of figurative language. All towns will survive sort of intact! See the proper schedule on the calendar.

Tickets at the door(s). If you're not busy standing in line for other things.