Last night’s last-minute show was a fantastic success, with a good head-count at the door, two great touring acts we didn’t know we were gonna have, and two local bands picking up the slack – Andy Savina nearly killing himself as he biked in from work to play the set. Good times were had, merch was sold, and Eric Ayotte and Busman’s Holiday got a little more money for their gas tank. Good luck on the rest of your tour guys!

This week has a lot of good things happening in the Zoo (maybe more than we think if last night was any indicator). Of course, the Grow Fangs/Problems that Fix Themselves Weekend tour kickoff is an event not to be missed. Sunday, though will be a real day to remember.

The Corner Record Shop will be hosting Paraniod Time out of Grand Rapids at 6:30 Sunday evening. That bill is still otherwise wide open, but we’ll see what develops in the next few days.

The real trouble starts at 9 though, with two excellently rockin’ shows going on at the same time in two different places, with The Strutt putting on The Reptilian, Joie De Vivre, Empire! Empire! and Bolyn while The No Fun House hosts Chicken Little, Our Lady…, and the Almanac Shouters‘ semi-official tour kickoff (and hopefully their CD Release too, fingers crossed) .

Yeah, it’s lame that we’ve got two excellent shows competing directly, but some things just can’t be helped. Either way, it’s gonna be a good night, so make sure you check out some music somewhere.