Monday Morning Coffee Break

I had a pretty good weekend. I saw Dumpstaphunk phunk it up at Martyr's on Friday. I caught the tail end of the Ragbirds set and their fiddle player, Erin Ziddle can really play. Bears suck, Bulls suck, but the Blackhawks look to be the only hope for Chicago sports at this time. Here is some news to keep your Monday going.

• Has John Frusciante left Red Hot Chili Peppers?
  
• MSTKRFT has big plans for NYE
  
• White Stripes releasing their Canadian adventure on limited edition DVD
  
• Hidden Track offers up some more Phish stats from fall tour
  
• Second City celebrated it's 50th anniversary this weekend in Chicago
  
• The Jackson brothers now have their own reality show

It's almost that time for summer festivals to start announcing their initial lineups. The Coachella Valley Music & Arts will return to the Empire Polo Club in Indio, CA the weekend of April 16-18. Pavement is rumored to headline while Muse has already been confirmed.