Hey DPers. The band I play in, Circled By Hounds, is recording our show at The Bitter End on Thursday! Come participate by getting drunk and yelling a lot! We're an Irish folk band, and if you're any fan of Celtic, Irish or Punk-Irish (Pogues, flogging molly, etc), you'll have a good time. There will be a squeeze-box, a stellar bohdran solo, and at least one fiddle-off. And of course lots of excuses to raise your glass, dance a jig, and cheer!

So, here it is in an easy-to-jot-down list:

Who: Circled By Hounds
What: Kick ass Irish music
Where: The Bitter End (NW 20th and Burnside)
When: Thursday, Feb 7th, 9:30pm
Why: It's free entertainment from talented local musicians!


And I have to work in the morning on Friday too, so no excuses.

Hope I see you there!

I've been listening to the radio and all of the massive Obama vs. Clinton snarking.
Why, I wonder, after this last Presidency, is America so ready to step right into another one? I really think we should take a break. This guy treated us like shit for eight years. Why are we so ready to let someone else hurt us? Maybe we should just give up the election scene for awhile and try to find out who we really are. Take some time off; get out more. Maybe we aren't even really a Democratic Republic! Did we ever think of that? Maybe Presidents just don't do it for us. I think we just need some "us" time before jumping right into another Presidency. That's all.