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Clutch Vernissage Friday at the Mercury Lounge

Lori is pushing the new Clutch (art group, not the band) show this Friday:

Just a reminder that the vernissage for RUSH, Clutch's seventh group
show at the Mercury Lounge on 56 Byward (side door, upstairs) is this
Friday, December 2 (7 to 10 pm), as part of the Mercury Lounge's
monthly World Beats and Eats night. See the work of Clare Brennan,
Alain Brunet, Jim Kohan, Lori Langille, and Michael Zavacky (Zeke),
groove to live music by DJs Emily Jones and Lance Baptiste, enjoy food
from local restaurants Curries and Hot Peppers, and with a bit of luck
leave with one of the many free CD giveaways from Six Degrees Records,
too. Clutch will also be raffling off original t-shirt designs by Zeke,
as well as packages of the eagerly awaited 2006 Clutch Christmas cards,
hot off the press and featuring five different designs by each Clutch
member on the theme of Winter. Please note that there is an $8 cover
charge for this event, but as all proceeds from this night will benefit
Le Group Danse Lab, it's well worth it. Hope to see you there, as it
promises to be a great evening!

For more information about Clutch, please contact Clare Brennan
(clare@clutchart.com), Michael Zavacky (zeke@clutchart.com), or visit
our website at www.clutchart.com.

Aces of Spades

This is an awesome version of the classic Motörhead by Hayseed Dixie

Rockabilly covers of this are common, I guess. Actually, lots of bands cover this tune.

november 2005

Dude Ranch at Zaphod's on Monday

Dude Ranch is playing at Zaphod's this Monday (November 28). We're the second of three bands and this is our first show so we will probably suck. Come and laugh at us anyway.

november 2005

Top ten hacks according to Slashdot

the top ten hacks EVAH, according to Slashdot.

I'm not sure about number 2 - the Pathfinder didn't last longer than
expected: the engineers just said it would die early so that they'd
look good when it lasted.

Getting moving again after spending a month stuck in a divot is kinda cool, 'tho.

november 2005

Dan Osman climbing Lover's Leap

Got this from Metafilter. This is a crazy video of Dan Osman
climbing a pretty sheer rock face without ropes - 400ft in 4:25!

Racing freehanded up a cliff face

This just in - Chris Lee is a nerd! More on this as details filter in!

RIP Chris Whitley

Chris Whitley died of cancer on Sunday. There's a great quote in this article about him:

"What I came to terms with by making some
small indie records and meeting other people who work in that way is
that, hey, if a record doesn't do blockbuster numbers, then that's OK,"
Whitley told Billboard in 2001. "I feel more comfortable with my place
in the culture now and the fact that I don't have to fear the cool
police or this cult of youth."

November 2005