the shrewdness of apes

i was surprised i hadn't heard any mention of the Siren Festival yet this year until the wife mentioned it last night. this may simply be a testament to my out-of-the-loop-ness. but the lineup is actually enough to make me want to stand around in 95-degree weather all day: Death Cab for Cutie, the Thermals, TV on the Radio, the Fiery Furnaces, Mission of Burma, ...Trail of Dead. damn! my fingers are crossed that there won't be a bunch of overlapping sets and that there will be at least enough downtime at some point to ride the Cyclone. oh, the show is on July 17th for the link averse among you.

meanwhile, the summer concert glut is in its usual full swing this year, as the River to River Summer Festival has plenty going on. some highlights courtesy of ProductShopNYC (in a strange entry that contained a freestyle walking lede for some reason): Ted Leo/Pharmacists on 6/25 @ South St. Seaport; Fountains of Wayne on 7/13 @ World Financial Center; Old 97s on 7/14 @ Rockefeller Park in Battery Park City. there's also Beulah on 8/5 @ Castle Clinton. weren't they supposed to break up or something?