Also X's Fourth of July, natch.

I made a summer mix CD last year (or, man -- maybe it was the year before). It is in no way hip and cool, but it's fun:

Summertime -- Sam Cooke
summerfling -- kd lang
Talking Softball -- The Simpsons Soundtrack
Cruel Summer -- Bananarama
Dancing Barefoot -- U2
Ex Factor -- Lauryn Hill
Tell It Like It Is -- Aaron Neville and the Neville Brothers
Summer Wind -- Frank Sinatra
Take Me Out to the Ballgame -- Los Straitjackets
Shame On You -- Indigo Girls
Deadbeat Club -- The B-52's
extraordinary thing -- kd lang
Every Ghetto Every City -- Lauryn Hill
it's happening with you -- kd lang
Fiona -- Lyle Lovett
And It Stoned Me -- Van Morrison
the consequences of falling -- kd lang
June Bug -- The B-52's
Summertime (Alt) -- Sam Cooke

The preponderance of kd lang is because they're all from her album "Summerfling," which, completely unto itself, is a great summer album.

Pavement - "Cut Your Hair"

Hey, "Summer Babe."

"Theme From Lawrence of Arabia" by Teisco Del Rey

"Don't Go Back to Rockville" by REM seems like a summer song to me.

As do most Allman Brothers songs in the "Sweet Melissa" vein.

"Starless Summer Sky" - Marshall Crenshaw

"Dancing in The Streets" - Martha and the Vandellas

Tell It Like It Is -- Aaron Neville and the Neville Brothers

Summer Wind -- Frank Sinatra

Inspired combination.

Every Ghetto Every City -- Lauryn Hill

I love this song so much. The whole album, but especially this song.

I was just poolside at my apt. complex and some youngins had the new Beastie Boys album blaring. I wasn't loving it as I had expected to. Bummer.

OK, what the hell is alt country, anyway?

There are few music genre labels as insidious as alt country, but it tends to be useful at times when tellling people about something they've never heard before if it fits perfectly. Explaining Uncle Tupelo as punk meets country meets folkie roots punk-y rock can get silly.

What time do club shows start where y'all live?

Most bars in Lawrence, headlining acts come on around 11.

I was totally shocked when I saw Spoon the other night that they started at 9 and the show was over at 11. I don't think it was all ages. That almost never happens here.

Lollapalooza got cancelled for poor ticket sales.

checks calendar

Yep, the Nineties are over.

Explaining Uncle Tupelo as punk meets country meets folkie roots punk-y rock can get silly.

OK, that's more what I was thinking when I heard "alt country." Of course, that still could be something I might like.

Lollapalooza got cancelled for poor ticket sales.

Was just about to post that. Within the last hour I heard from my downstairs neighbor (who was going to do sound for some of the bands), and via email from the Dresden Dolls (who were organizing various performance pieces).

t late/early drunk posting alert

Lollapalooza got cancelled for poor ticket sales.

All of it? Wow. Please god let this mean that Modest Mouse will do a solo tour (they were part of the Lollapalooza lineup).

KATEFATE: The Winfield documentary is SO FUN (and I totally teared up - I just had to keep reminding myself 3 months. 3 months). I got to see it with the filmmakers and some various bandmembers. I could have screamed I am so anxious to get back there. I hope you get to see it soon. I read that it will be released on DVD in a few months - it's is mostly a bunch of Stage 5 and campground performances. It was fun to see with a big Winfield crowd.

Teppy, your mix includes "Talkin' Softball'. For that, it makes me happy.