Song of the Day: Lou Barlow - Monkey Begun

I've already written about how great and underrated Sebadoh is, and while I don't share Lou Barlow's affinity for tape loop experiments, the guy has more great songs than I can name. The vast majority are under the Sebadoh moniker, but his solo albums have quite a few gems. This one, off his first proper solo album Emoh, is one of my favorites.

Song of the Day: Quasi - It's Raining

Last night's Sebadoh show was all I had hoped it would be - almost exclusively tracks from Bakesale, Harmacy and Bubble & Scrape. The bigger surprise was a band I once listened to but had more or less forgotten about - Quasi, who opened the show. While never a huge fan, I enjoyed The Sword of God record, though I can only name one song on it, and it's appropriate for today in LA - "It's Raining."

Song of the Day: Sebadoh - Not a Friend

I don't understand why Sebadoh's reunion isn't getting anywhere near the hype of that of Pavement. Or Pixies. Or Dinosaur Jr (of which Sebadoh's head honcho, Lou Barlow, is also a part of). OK - they weren't as influential as those bands. But still, for '90s indie rock, it really doesn't get much better than Sebadoh.

Yet somehow, tonight's show at the Troubadour, in which they're celebrating the reissue of the iconic Bakesale, isn't even sold out. This, dear readers, is a travesty. To do my small, small part in getting my two loyal readers (hi Mom! hi me!) excited about the show, I'm posting one of my favorite tracks off of Bakesale. That album, Harmacy, Bubble & Scrape and III - all classics.