Oh man, it's gonna be a great start to the new year...lots of great young bands coming to Boston:

Jan 12 - The Thrills@Paradise
Jan 20 - Starsailor@Paradise
Feb 3 - The Stills@TT the Bear's
Feb 18 - Kings of Leon@The Middle East

I just bought the Thrills CD--they're an Irish band that wrote their debut album while spending four months in San Diego. Great pop rock with an obvious Beach Boys, Byrds, and Beatles influence.

The Stills are great--they're from Montreal and play New Order-ish, '80s influenced alt-rock...just a great sound...their debut album Logic Will Break Your Heart is a keeper.

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New favorite show--the BBC original show "The Office." It's like Spinal Tap meets Office Space...HILARIOUS show. Top notch stuff, filmed mockumentary style. Only two seasons and 12 episodes were made, with the first six out now on DVD...I'll be buying it this week.