I'm headed to Chicago this weekend to play bass with Kirby Krackle at C2E2. Gig details are here if you're interested in attending. Twitter-spheric conditions indicate the new KK album is getting some hot n' heavy love, even from people who don't get all the geeky references at first. I haven't been to Chicago since I was a wee lad so I have no clue what to expect (I remember the Field Museum and, ummm, that's about it).

I'm going to try really, REALLY hard to shoot more pics and video, because hey, it's not everyday I get to step off a plane and play a gig in a big US city. Plus, apparently we're going to have some onstage guests in the form of Marvel Comics honcho Joe Quesada and an endless parade of cosplayers.

I don't know what that last thing means. (consults Wikipedia) Oh, okay.

Patrick has wrapped up the mixes on the new Explone album and we're now debating song sequence before the final mastering in a few weeks. This is a heart-wrenching affair for me because I can't help but think strategically about which song should open the album, which song follows what song, how does it all flow, etc.

Does it still make sense to spend a lot of time "sequencing" an album when it's just going to end up sliced and diced in iTunes playlists? I don't know anymore. All I know is that IMO there's no filler on this record -- every song could open the record, every song could close it. I call that a good problem.

It's looking like this record will officially drop in mid-June, and I'm hoping we'll have a pre-order period, because there's this one song called "Michigan" which I can't wait to put in yer ears...