Just posted this morning, a feature story on Mal Madrigal (read it here). Frontman Steve Bartolomei talks about the making of his band's two new, separate, vinyl albums that will be the focus of Saturday night's album-release show at Slowdown. There was a ton of info gleaned during our interview at Blue Line last Saturday that didn't make it into the story. I don't have time to post it now, so I'll be recapping all that extra stuff here tomorrow. For now, read the feature and enjoy the Bill Sitzmann photos.

Tonight at The Waiting Room it's King Shit and the Golden Boys -- a Guided by Voices tribute band, along with The Third Men, who will be playing a set of covers. I'm told there will be an all-new Mike Tulis-sung cover, and maybe some Nick Gilder action (if he feels like it). $7, 9 p.m.

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