Tonight's NYC-area shows include Pere Ubu (back with "classic lineup" bassist), Sparta, Alkaline Trio, Ted Leo/Frankie Rose, Gaslight Anthem, Cake/Ben Folds, Ra Ra Riot ('Rhumb Line' anniversary), and more.
"This unseen sparrow kept following me around the day I fell into working on this one - it kept singing the same three notes of a chord over everything that was happening so it eventually haunted the song."