The only thing better that spending an evening interviewing Dennis Diken of The Smithereens — discussing his new album Late Music (in stores tomorrow! review here) would be to interview him and then see the Smithereens in concert.
No, there’s something better than that: interviewing Dennis Diken and then seeing two Smithereens shows — one an in-store, and one a full concert.
That’s how I spent my weekend. It’ll take some time to gather my thoughts and review my notes. There’s lots to discuss.

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