Cake on Saturday, plus: total internet domination is almost mine

A lot of people ask me, "Will there actually be Cake?" and "Why is it called Cake?" and also "Oh, I thought it was like the band Cake, I was confused, because I was like, 'Why are they playing at Red Line Tap, why didn't I hear about this?'"

And in response I usually say "No," "I don't know," and "No, not like the band," but in a less curt fashion.

I'm considering baking those booze-soaked cupcakes again if I have time on Saturday, but I'm also cooking up a new cover by request, so we'll see what I have time for.

But really, isn't the show delicious enough already?

Saturday, February 6th 9pm Red Line Tap, 7006 N. Glenwood $5

P.S. - For those of you who haven't hopped on my Facebook profile in a while, J.D. Doyle included two of my tracks on this month's OutRadio mix tape. Also appearing is up-and-coming Broadway songwriter Scott Alan, whose music, coincidentally, is the subject of a show my friend Chris is directing at Davenport's this month.

Last but not least, I've been bumped up to #7 on the OutVoice December charts (they usually run about a month behind). If you would like to help me take over the interwebs, you can vote for The Crater EP here.

Last.fm Users, Come Hither

As of today, The Crater EP is up on Last.fm, right here!

Those of you who are unsatiable music listeners are probably aware of Last.fm. It's an internet radio service similar to Pandora but with a different playlist generation process. Type in an artist or album and Last.fm will play tracks from that artist and similar ones based on other users' common interests. I don't know as many details about this process as I do about Pandora, but I understand it's similar to Amazon's recommendation model, although it doesn't rely on actual sales. If you're stuck in front of a computer right now and need some new music, go check it out!



P.S. - I know a lot of my latest posts are EP-related announcements rather than some of the fun/critical/fritical items I like to bring you. I've been busy! I'll be getting back to some more substantive material soon.