I noticed that the Silversun Pickups will be at Key Arena with OK Go and Snow Patrol on February 27. Geez. Another arena show. I guess you can’t blame a band for becoming popular. Yes you can.

Local blogger Drake Lane talks about the benefit at Neumos that James Mercer of the Shins is playing on January 6.

 Some List News. - Largeheartedboy has their best of 2006. Three Imaginary Girls is doing their best of the the Northwest poll.  You can vote at KEXP’s best of the year poll as well.

Wow. Not to beat a dead horse, but the new Clap Your Hands Say Yeah! tracks over at Pitchfork have taken music blogville by storm today. Their album drops January 30, 2007.