Tomorrow Never Knows 2011 kicks off this week, with shows at Schubas, Lincoln Hall, and Metro. Some year, I'll be able to do something wacky like go to a show every night. This is not that year. I'll be at the Marketa Irglova show for my one TNK 2011 stop this year. Should be good.

Welcome back to your regularly scheduled blogging! If you're around this weekend, check out the three-day Chicago Bluegrass and Blues festival, with shows at the Double Door, the Congress Theatre, and Lincoln Hall.