That's right! A to Z has a pair of tickets to give away to A.C. Newman's show on Sunday, March 22, at Blueberry Hill's Duck Room! All you have to do is comment with a valid email address with your full first and last name -- and tell us what your favorite Newman solo song/Newman-associated project (New Pornographers, Zumpano, etc.) song is, and why. Winner will be chosen on Tuesday, March 17. Be sure to follow the rules -- you don't want A.C. to continue being as sad as he is below, do you?
A.C. Newman's solo show at Blueberry Hill's Duck Room last night was better than the New Pornographers show last year at the Pageant. There; I said it. The differences between the concerts were small, but important. For starters, Newman and his five-piece band were clearly having a ton of fun - from stalwart drummer Jon Wurster and violinist Tara Szczygielski all the way down to the horn-playing multi-instrumentalist and the keyboardist/guitarist who bopped around onstage like his employment in