The recently engaged and smoke-free Ryan Adams recently paid a visit to excellent The Black Cab Sessions.

[Ryan Adams The Black Cab Sessions video]

[Kaiser Cartel website]

I enjoyed checking out Dawn Landes last night at the sold out Black Cat back door stage.  I wanted to take some video, but it was so crowded I had an obstructed view for most of the set.  The Submarines were solid, well situated in the exploding genre of married/dating rockers playing happy-go-lucky pop songs (i.e. The Weepies, Kaiser Cartel, Mates of State, Matt & Kim).

Cale Parks

[Cale Parks website]

Paper Route

[Paper Route website]

Passion Pit

“Sleephead”

“I’ve Got Your Number”

[Passion Pit on MySpace]

I’m going to see Passion Pit tonight at the Black Cat w/ Paper Route and Cale Parks.

[more Passion Pit vids via AOL]

Excellent HD video web upload comparison, complete with still and motion examples between the above competitors.  The Winner?  YouTube — free, high-quality encoding, and a dedicated community.

[read more, via CNET]

I’m heading to Cafe Metropolis in Wilkes-Barre, PA tonight to check out Jason Anderson.  Should be awesome.  Hoping to get some killer Mino footage.

Related post [Jason Anderson is Awesome! (and generous)]

One of my favorite songs from Mount Eerie’s brilliant “Lost Wisdom”.

[You Swan, Go On Tab via 911tabs.com]

Ryan Adams-“Call Me on Your Way Back Home” from Heartbreaker.