Any number of great support acts like The Roots, Pixies, or The Raconteurs would've made stronger headliners than The Killers, but Orlando Calling did a lot of other things right.
It was a big deal that Social Distortion played Jannus Live last Friday, Nov. 13. Add to that, two top-notch openers -- rootsy troubadour Frank Turner from England and Tennessee rustic favorite Lucero -- and you had the formula for a sell-out show.
Finally, after all the talk, all the speculation and all the handwringing over majors and horns, Lucero's sixth studio album, 1372 Overton Park, is out!
It's good news/bad news for Obama yesterday, as the Prez signs an expansion of SCHIP but sees his economic stimulus package tied up in the Senate. This and much more on today's Short List.