Local-music blips from your favorite social networking sites:
Facebook status from the Backsliders: "FREE CD when you attend Saturday Nights show at City Tavern- probably our last Dallas show for aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa while. Definitely last one before the tour, so come out and see us off."
- DJ El Macho says of tonight's Fever! at Fallout Lounge: "Obviously, with the passing of Michael Jackson, we'll be playing a lot of music he was a part of at FEVER. I hear that MUDI is pulling out his "Victory" tour jacket to wear ..."
- GuideLive is tweeting its ass off today about the American Idol auditions at Cowboys Stadium. Here's their story on the turnout.
- Pegasus News tweet-links to its item on some local musicians who've written a song for "Neda."
- One of the Gutterth guys announces via Twitter that RTB2's set on July 17 at the Granada will mark the release of new EP In the Fleshed. Same goes for the next night's show at Hailey's.
- Play-N-Skillz tweets, "Fresh out the stu..miley cirus and play n skillz???...stay tunedddd." Hmmm ...
- Erykah Badu tells her followers she'll be on Jimmy Fallon's show with house band the Roots tonight.
That Neda song had me crying! I think I used to work with the sister of that guy who made it...