For the record, I've got a new band going. It's called Hat on Drinking Wine. We've set up a residency of sorts at Espress Yourself Cafe (2 Richmond Ave.) roughly every other Thursday night, where we're trying to hone our act.

 Basically, we play original, song-oriented rock collectively inspired by, among others, Wilco, Van Morrison, The Band, The Pogues, Jayhawks, and Counting Crows.

 Check our myspace page (myspace.com/hatondrinking) for some sound bytes, dates, etc.