2007

We’re required by blog law to invoke the Cleveland Rocks Clause somewhere in the top of this post, but today we don’t feel like honoring the cliché contract. So let’s just all cool out, kick back and look at some pictures that our photo-gifted friend Christian James took of the Family Band and listen to the 5/2/07 show.

Read on after the jump for some amazing shots of the Family Band from the House of Blues, as well as links to stream the show’s entire audio recording, woven in throughout the post. Let’s start out with the hot opener…

We couldn’t be bigger fans of the Talking Heads’ driving force. We could try, but we would not be successful. More Songs About Buildings and Food, Talking Heads ’77, Remain in

The Smashing Pumpkins announced today they’ll be playing two separate residencies this summer. The newly reformed band will play eight shows at San Francisco’s Fillmore, which we think totally makes

Ace and I had our minds blown late last year by Beck and his band during their stop in NYC on the Information tour. Everyone’s favorite Scientologist put on a helluva

Wilco’s sixth album, Sky Blue Sky, finally hits stores tomorrow. The band played a warmup gig at Ace’s alma mater Northwestern University on Friday, as they prepare to embark on a long world tour. Most reviews of the album and the show have been favorable, and Jim DeRogatis sat down with Jeff Tweedy to discuss the album and tour — as always, Tweedy has many memorable quotes.

Elsewhere from around the Interweb, let’s check in with some news:

• Sting likes to fire pregnant women when he isn’t busy planning the opening of his burlesque house with David Bowie
• The schedule for Wakarusa is out
• An interview with Girl Talk’s Greg Gillis
• Jefitoblog hooks everyone up with Frank Zappa at the Boston Music Hall
• New podcasts from the Everyday Companion, Umphrey’s McGee, and An Aquarium Drunkard
• The story behind Peter Tosh’s Steppin’ Razor
• SCI’s Kyle Hollingsworth has formed Soleside with DJ Logic and Speech of Arrested Development
• The Ryan Montbleau Band performed on Good Day Dallas
• Talkin’ About My Revolutions hooks up a terrific Faces bootleg
• The Meat Puppets are starting to schedule dates outside of their moe.down 8 appearance
• Warren Zevon vs. the World Series
• Neddy lists the shows of the week
• Ben Sisario previews the summer festival season

And as always on Mondays, read on after the jump to check out the setlists from this past weekend, including Amy Winehouse, Arcade Fire, Arctic Monkeys, Perpetual Groove, They Might Be Giants, Elvis Costello and many more…