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We didn't know Neil Diamond has a new album (Home Before Dark, out May 6th), and we don't care that he has a new album (even though it is his second collaboration with uber-producer Rick Rubin). We're just glad to hear that this September, Neil Diamond is coming to town. Even after he whored himself on this week's American Idol, it's hard to hate on the legend.

So the last two days we heard seven bands. And that was a Sunday and Monday night! Our ears are tired. Not that you care. Where the hell were you, anyway? About 20 people showed up for the El Corazon show. It was all-ages, but only four under-21ers skipped Sunday-night homework to come. A bunch of Euro-sausage arrived late to catch Starsailor at the Crocodile. You know, with their Euro-pop t-shirts and orange sneakers. It was like a tale of two night clubs: one gritty (i.e., an actual leaking ceiling) and over-amplified, with a fiercely indie audience, and the other gritty (the ceiling has various kinds of sound baffles nailed to it) and over-amplified, with a used-to-know-someone-who-was-fiercely-indie crowd.

From time to time we suck at Seattlest. It's not often, but it does happen. On Friday, for example, we sucked. When talking about The Stranger we confused two separate incidents that have nothing in common except that they both involved Seattle police mistreating young black males in front of Seattle nightspots (1, 2). That's terrible of us and we apologize. Misspelling the names of Stranger writers is not cool either. We also reported not one, but two events as if they were taking place this past weekend when they are actually still in the future. That's great if you wanted to attend but thought you missed them, but not so great if you care about things like accurate reporting.

All your karaoke favs will be performed by the legend himself this summer at Key Arena in Seattle and Seattlest wants to send you and a friend to the show. This is a great opportunity to see one of history's most storied live acts so enter the contest now to experience the passion, the music and the sequins live.

Man, oh man there is some good live music this weekend.