Say hello to some of my favorite friends. And take a listen to their music, because it's pretty great.

ANGRY LEMON
Location: Seattle, WA
Have I Seen Them Live?: Many times. I've attended their shows. They've attended my shows. There's a lot of love flowing between Green Andy and Angry Lemon.
Do I Own Any Albums From Them?: In fact I do. 1015 GO AWAY. It's a classic.
My Favorite Song of Hers: "Shake the Shit Tree "

IMOGEN BINNIE
Location: Oakland, CA
Have I Seen Her Live?: Only as a member of Strictly Platonic, but that'll do for now.
Do I Own Any Albums From Her?: Oh hell yes. I got a copy of OH MY FUCKING GOD A TRANSSEXUAL LET'S ALL FREAK OUT the day it was released.
My Favorite Song of Hers: "Fuck This"

 

ANNIKA LEI
Location: Chicago, IL
Have I Seen Her Live?: Many times, and I never tire of her.
Do I Own Any Albums From Her?: I own her Maurice-Robert collaboration, BAD SHOE POLICY. I love it.
My Favorite Song of Hers: "Neither Shall There Be " (I covered this song at my 11/28/08 show. Hers is better.)

 

LO-FI SUGAR
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Have I Seen Them Live?: I saw Heather perform with Paul Van Dyk, who may as well have disappeared the moment she hit the stage.
Do I Own Any Albums From Them?: I was graciously given their self-titled demo, but as a non-iTunes user, I haven't bought their EP yet.
My Favorite Song of Theirs: "Eternal Spotless"

MUSICIDE
Location: Dearborn, MI
Have I Seen Him Live?: He's not really one for live performances, so no.
Do I Own Any Albums From Him?: I have one, but back when I got it, he went by the name "Factory Eight", so I'm not sure if it counts.
My Favorite Song of His: "The Dance of the Player"

MUTINY OF THE FASHIONISTAS
Location: Darien, CT
Have I Seen Them Live?: Yes, three times, and each of them was ridiculously good.
Do I Own Any Albums From Them?: Yes sir. At a show we both played, they traded me a copy of their album SHOTGUN OVERTURE for a copy of my ABEND album. I was the winner in that transaction for sure. The poor bastards.
My Favorite Song of Theirs: "Here Comes Elaine"

SMIRK
Location: Dearborn, MI
Have I Seen Him Live?: Only as a member of bands that I was in, so I was on the stage at the same time.
Do I Own Any Albums From Him?: No, because the bastard won't release any. I'm still waiting patiently for one.
My Favorite Song of His: "Dig a Devil Hand Me Down"

STEWART
Location: Brooklyn, NY
Have I Seen Them Live?: More times than I can count. Oh no, wait, eight times. And one of them, I was the bass player. Checkmate!
Do I Own Any Albums From Them?: I have three. They hand out a free one at shows these days, and believe me, that's the one to own.
My favorite song of theirs: "Dark Side "

REBECCA ZAPEN
Location: Jacksonville, FL
Have I Seen Her Live?: Just once, and it was a short set, but she was excellent.
Do I Own Any Albums From Her?: I am absolutely buried in Zapen albums, and I listen to them all regularly because they're great.
My Favorite Song of Hers: "We Didn't Bother"