Fall & Winter "Talking Music" Features Sheff, Darnielle, Anderson

Well, we admit, we dropped the ball on this one: Stephen Merritt of The Magnetic Fields kicked off this year's "Talking Music" series on September 11th, and it kind of blew right by us. That being said, the series runs through late April, and there are quite a few more interesting folks in the lineup. Okkervil River frontman (and English major) Will Sheff will be in attendance on December 17th. Mountain Goats frontman (and sometimes blogger) John Darnielle will be interviewed by Tobias Wolff on February 24th, and performance artist (and Lou Reed spouse) Laurie Anderson wraps it up on April 27th. It's also worth noting that both Sheff and Darnielle are appearing in "conversation and song" so there should be some tunage there as well. These all take place in the Herbst theater, which in addition to being a great building, has fantastic acoustics. Should be a fun night out.

You Have An Hour: Magnetic Fields On-Sale

We meant to post this last night, but obviously dropped the ball. Sorry kids. In one hour, at 10 AM, the Magnetic Fields on-sale begins. The indie war-horse that is Stephen Merritt and friends will be playing two nights at the Herbst Theatre in on February 28th and 29th (it's a leap year!). As you know, the venue's seated, so tickets matter. May as well head over to Ticketmaster and get your clicking finger ready!

Ticketmaster - Magnetic Fields On-Sale

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