Early free show this Sunday 9/14 -

5PM
Illuminated Brew Works
6186 N Northwest Hwy, Chicago

Stick Horse
Hair & Makeup (that's me with FMs Yard Barf & Mendoza)

Lamb's quarters or goosefoot is an edible weed that grows all over the place. Chicago is lousy with it right now, like I could fill a contractor bag with just what's growing within 2 blocks of me. It's comparable to spinach in flavor & use in cooking. Wash it of course. It's this stuff -
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Nick Cave's merch store is sold out of these

Yep! It was set up with two jacks and an isolation transformer etc but the two amps thing was kind of a pain so I didn’t bother very often. I recently rewired it in series to a single output and it sounds good that way.

Here is my parts baritone. I have played the hell out of this guitar.

When's the last time you guys made plain old baked potatoes? So damn good.


Any time I eat a baked sweet potato (especially some of the Japanese varieties) I wonder why I don't eat them every day. In fact I should try to plant some right now (they require deep, loose soil I think. We've got ...

Great thread. First one that comes to mind is vegetable rice. Not a groundbreaking concept but I make it as a side at least once a week. It's a good way to use vegetable trimmings that will go in the compost otherwise. I use stems from cilantro, broccoli, or kale, cabbage hearts, bendy old carrots ...

Jonathan Richman played mini-golf with Gram Parsons a few days before Parsons died.

I need another amp like I need a hole in the head, but a YBA-2B combo is after popping up for $300.


Man those are great amps! FM yard barf owns both versions (EL84 combo and 6V6 head) and I've been using the combo lately for practice at his place. We are not an extremely loud band but it's ...

Hey all, IBW is looking for another band to jump on a gig there on Saturday, May 10 with this band -



Let me know if you want to do it and I'll put you in touch.