the damage is done

from the road:

i promised myself i'd leave the blog alone while on vacation, but i was at a cubs home game yesterday and it made me think of long-time nashville indie pop band the features.

like the cubs, the features have a loyal fan base seemingly willing to follow them to the gates of hell. they are also perpetual underdogs who occasionally eek out some well-deserved recognition outside of nashville before their own curse of the billy goat pulls them back. this isn't to say that the features have failed at anything. it's just that, like cubbie fans, features fans are always hoping the band will get what they deserve and we're rarely satisfied with their luck. and just like any self-respecting cubs fan, we're passionate. we want to tell the world all about nashville's most beloved local band.

which leads me to the point: brett white has taken it upon himself to catalogue every features song known to man in a new blog called the damage is done. brett has been a fan of the band for many years. as far as i can tell, ever since he moved to nyc he has been preaching the gospel of the features far and wide across the 7 boroughs and beyond. a couple years ago he put together an extensive compilation of features rarities for me with even more extensive notes - take it from me, brett knows what he's talking about.

so bookmark the damage is done, stop by often to learn everything there is to know about the features, and feel free to drop brett a note with suggestions and interesting factoids.

by the way, the cubs beat the dodgers 2-1 yesterday, so there's still hope for all the underdogs out there.