http://www.notabbott.com/music/ A while back, I stopped trying to generalize what kinds of music I liked and didn't like. While I will take educated guesses as to whether or not something will fit into my aesthetic, it's typically a much more visceral gut reaction than that. The common elements aren't necessarily all that obvious, and figuring it out is where the fun lies for me, and ultimately, what the point is of this part of the site. en-us They're going to run out of megastars to play at Super Bowl halftimes really soon, aren't they? Speaking of that,... http://www.notabbott.com/archives/music/005497.shtml Now with even less proofreading [and, apparently, less paying attention to switching the entry from "Unpublished" to "Published." Oops. -... http://www.notabbott.com/archives/music/005495.shtml There's a fair amount of stuff that's just not getting me excited this week, so rather than force myself to... http://www.notabbott.com/archives/music/005494.shtml I regret to inform you that the Foreigner show originally scheduled for Thursday at House of Blues has been cancelled.... http://www.notabbott.com/archives/music/005492.shtml In which no mention is made of either Tim Tebow or Downton Abbey, unlike anyone's Twitter timeline last night.... http://www.notabbott.com/archives/music/005483.shtml Happy New Year everybody! If you're like me, you've gotten old and need a couple of days to recuperate from... http://www.notabbott.com/archives/music/005482.shtml We seem to have gotten hip to the idea of having acts play both the 30th and 31st, in case... http://www.notabbott.com/archives/music/005481.shtml Not sure if there will be a Boxing Day edition next week, which means you're on your own for New... http://www.notabbott.com/archives/music/005480.shtml It's Wilco week!... http://www.notabbott.com/archives/music/005479.shtml Or, the most important list.in.to.chicago ever, since I didn't start writing it until well after the URT CD release party.... http://www.notabbott.com/archives/music/005478.shtml I sorta wanted to use "Clap You Hands Say Meh" this week, but for everyone's sake, I resisted. Oh, wait... http://www.notabbott.com/archives/music/005475.shtml If you missed me half as much as I missed you while I was sitting in a conference room in... http://www.notabbott.com/archives/music/005474.shtml Okay, it's another one of those "there might not be a newsletter next week because I'm several time zones away"... http://www.notabbott.com/archives/music/005473.shtml In which I get progressively punchy as this thing goes on.... http://www.notabbott.com/archives/music/005471.shtml This whole effort used to be based on the hard copy of the Reader, but that's not as robust as... http://www.notabbott.com/archives/music/005468.shtml