A first– I’m blogging LIVE from GR. Watch out for wardrobe malfunctions and expletives accidentally uttered.

So I just found out who Jim White is a few minutes ago but I’m convinced he’s a genius.

I saw him perform acoustic– my second live performance here– and he sang a couple of songs, the lyrics of which are currently embedded in my head. Harrowing, heavy stuff. There was one song about chasing tornadoes, which was so Dylanesque I couldn’t help but become entranced. Not only that, this guy’s funny as hell. He’s met some people and seen some things I didn’t even know were at my disposal to meet and see in New York City.

Aside from Jim White, I spent this morning updating the “This Just In” file on the server with press release information for different bands/authors. Pretty routine stuff, but it took me a while, as data entry can prove to be a meticulous task when placed in my hands. Meticulous, but definitely not difficult– I’ve got the hang of this stuff by now.

Also did a news story about DeVotchKa’s North American tour– their biggest one yet. http://globalrhythm.com/worldnews/DeVotchKaAnnouncesItsLargestAmericanTourToDate.cfm Tada.

Bill just asked if I’d like to do some CD reviews. Sweet.

I’m sampling the music now. It’s quite different from the last batch I was given when I first started here. Different in an interesting way. Different in an I’m-not-sure-if-this-is-commendable-or-atrocious-yet kinda way. So far I’ve listened to two CDs and they’re all instrumental. Definitely not used to reviewing purely instrumental music, so this will be a challenge.

Bill also says I’ve got another Spotlight in my future so I’m excited about that.

This Steven Bernstein musician I’m listening to right now actually isn’t all that bad. Lotsa catchy guitar riffs and sultry roundabout rounds on the sax coupled with some somnabulistic drumming. It’s hard to categorize but it definitely gets my attention and keeps me awake.

-A day later-

Okay, so it’s Saturday now– not quite so “live” anymore, but I’ll go ahead and post this anyway.