Late checkout
I'm off to México for three nights of gigs, so it'll be quiet around here for a few more days. In the meantime, might I direct your attention, slightly belatedly, to eMusic's Valentine's Day Dozen? Some unusual selections to be found there, from Amadou & Mariam to Unrest. My rose in the batch belongs to März, who never fails to set my heart a-skitter. (They're generous lovers, too: a couple years on, they're still offering free downloads of "The River" and "Blaue Fäden".) If you've never checked them out before, you've got no excuse now.