Rocktober!

Whew! Just looking at my October calendar makes me want to make devil horns and start with the ole headbangin. That's right, the month of October 2007 will heretofore referred to as Rocktober. I gots me some choice tickets throughout the month (gotta love the NYC, baby!).

There is Lucinda Williams on Roct. 4. She is doing a five-night stand here in the NYC (the perks of not living in a "fly-over zone" as she is also playing the same in LA) where each night she plays an album of hers in its entirety. Me, the Colonel and our ladyfolk will be heading to Town Hall to catch the reworking of her self-titled album...called, you guessed it, "Lucinda Williams."

The following week, ex-DBT shred-master Jason Isbell will be returning to NYC with the 400 Unit. Looks like the sold-out show last month (that I, unfortunately, missed!) at the Mercury Lounge caught some attention because he'll be bringing his brand of The Rock Show (tm) to the Bowery Ballroom, which is probably the best venue in the city.

Speaking of the Drive-By Truckers and the Bowery Ballroom, I will get a chance to redeem my track record on the DBT two-night-stand front (don't ask...). On Fri. Roct. 26, DBT will bring its acoustic Dirt Underneath show to Bowery...and then on Saturday they will be playing the new venue Music Hall of Williamsburg, which is basically a three-minute walk from my pad (easy stumble-drunk distance). Gotta love it! I'm really keen to get a tast of this newest incarnation of the World's Greatest Rock Band (tm).

In between these two dates, Spoon will roll into town with its brand of rock-pop. I've gotta give the band's new album a few spins between now and then. The album has a terrible name (Ga ga ga gagagagagaagagagagggggaaaaaaaa....or something like that), but upon first listen, it could prove to be a great album and a great show.

And what better way to cap off Rocktober than a Halloween show. Boy howdy, during this morning's ticket presale, I gots me some Ryan Adams & the Cardinals tickets for that very night. Reports have that band's recent live shows blowing minds. Adams' new-found sobriety, combined with a tighter-than-a-nun sound has been garnering rave reviews from fans and doubters alike.

And that's not to mention two other rockin' events: My buddy Dusty's nuptials tying as well as Flaming Foliage Festival.

Bring on ROCKTOBERFEST! And until then, turn it up to 11 and Rip Off the Knob!