We got some great events to talk about like Taste of Rockford, Midsommar Festival, Music in the Park and Starlight Theater.  I reveal my new moniker thanks to a very special person.  Plus some great music from the following bands:

Gidgets Ga Ga - The Bomb

...in a prefabricated,test-marketed and modulated world,a midwestern band with grit,spirit, and musicality ...gidgets ga ga is the genuine deal! ...imagine the replacements getting jumped by the beatles and the monkees then molested by the who and nirvana!

http://www.myspace.com/gidgetsgaga

Iscintilla - capsella

female-fronted electro-rock mixing elements of industrial and techno with heavy guitars...for fans of garbage, kidneythieves, snake river conspiracy, collide, evanescence, etc

www.iscintilla.com

Brian Sharpe - Secret

Brian Sharpe's songs are at once both muscular and fragile and feel like a wisp of smoke inside a glass of whiskey at 3 am in the dead of winter. Supported by intelligent, witty and sometimes heartbreaking lyrics, Brian's music has drawn comparisons to Peter Mulvey, Jeff Buckley and Bob Schneider.

http://briansharpe.com

Special thanks to the Podsafe Music Network for providing us with clips from these incredible bands.