I found a song I think she'd REALLY like -- "Star, Star" by the Frames. I like both the studio version (which is on Emusic) and the live version (which I found on some mp3 blog or another, which led me to go look for the studio version, and which picks up a bit of "Pure Imagination" in the middle, to tremendous crowd approval). Anyway, I think she'd like it. I do. It's kinda Sufjan-y, kinda Wilco-y.

I hadn't heard of them until I caught the end of their set opening for Calexico in Boston. They were great, and I was mad at myself for missing most of it. The CDs were disappointing in comparison.

They seem to have a huge following in Boston. Must be the Irish thing (Irish bands here always bring in a crowd). Calexico, the headliner, played to fewer people.

Has anyone ever heard of a non-punk band called Eddie from Ohio?

Their name continues to confuse me because the guitarist/singer of fIREHOSE (post-Minutemen band with the same rhythm section) was called Ed from Ohio. What's up with that? Was it intentional?

(It's an all-female group called Lady Mondegreen)

Dude, that's brilliant. (Mondegreen's a big word for filk, isn't it?)

Have you heard of DaVinci's Notebook?

Yeah. They're on the same label, actually. I have "Title of the Song," which is very amusing.

Their name continues to confuse me because the guitarist/singer of fIREHOSE (post-Minutemen band with the same rhythm section) was called Ed from Ohio. What's up with that? Was it intentional?

From allmusic.com:

They got the name Eddie from Ohio from [drummer Eddie] Hartness, whose girlfriend started calling him "Eddie from Ohio" after eD fROMOHIO, a member of the now-defunct group fIREHOSE.

Their name continues to confuse me because the guitarist/singer of fIREHOSE (post-Minutemen band with the same rhythm section) was called Ed from Ohio. What's up with that? Was it intentional?

A friend of mine in Chapel Hill who is a fan of theirs told me yes some years back. This was when Ed Crawford (nee fROMOHIO) was kicking around town & occasionally playing in Whiskeytown.

xpost with P-C, natch.

Mondegreen's a big word for filk, isn't it?

Um, not to be dense, but what do you mean by that?

Um, not to be dense, but what do you mean by that?

I know I've heard the word "mondegreen" before. I thought it might be the same thing as "filk," but now I think I remember what it means. It's a big word for "misheard lyric," right? Of which "'scuse me while I kiss this guy" is the most famous?

Of which "'scuse me while I kiss this guy" is the most famous?

I maintain winner, and still champeen, is "Hold me closer, Tony Danza."

It's a big word for "misheard lyric," right? Of which "'scuse me while I kiss this guy" is the most famous?

Right! It came from an old folk song where the lyric goes something like "They have killed Lord So-and-so/ and laid him on the Green" which got misheard as "They have killed Lord So-and-so/ and Lady Mondegreen"

Totally different than filk.(My definition of filk is a bit different than the Buffista definition, but I won't go in to that here)

Heaven's just a funky moose. IJS.

Ed Crawford should sue their asses.

The term comes from the mishearing "Lady Mondegreen" for "laid him on the green."

How was Calexico, Jon?

I've got two of their discs, both of which I love, and I noticed they seem to get to town semi-regularly.

Heh. Thinking back, I may have heard them for the first time on your show.