Along with dropping one of my favorite remixes of 2008, Justin Vernon earned a spot on plenty of year-end lists with his Bon Iver debut, For Emma, Forever Ago. He returns in a couple of weeks with four new tracks. From the one-sheet:
"As much as Emma is about the cold, the Blood Bank collection is about the warmth that gets you through it. You can feel the air move. Like a fire you've been stoking for hours and finally got to sustain itself, the heat blisters your face while your back is froz
1. Go to the library -- but not to read! Check out the Art of Improvisation, a musical event featuring Mark Southerland, Jeff Harshbarger and Allison Moore, happening at 8:30 tonight at the Central Branch of the Kansas City, Missouri, Public Library.
2. See some art in the Crossroads. It's not First Friday, but what the heck? Rhythmized Textiles from the African Diaspora opens with a 6-9 p.m. reception tonight at Pi Gallery.
3. Give blood! There's a blood drive happening in the Power & Light
