There are a few new releases on deck that have me pretty excited. The first of which is a new double-album by Over the Rhine. It's called Ohio, has a simple yet stunning album cover, and it hits shelves August 19th. They will, of course, be hitting the road this fall and I don't want to miss that.

Next up is Starsailor. The follow-up to Love is Here, one of my favorites of 2002, is due out September 16th and is titled Silence is Easy. When I saw them in concert last year, they played one track from the album called "Born Again" which was amazing. This should be a great album and I'll be looking forward to seeing them in concert again.

Finally we have something U2 fans worldwide have been coveting for almost two years. The Slane Castle Elevation concert (day 2) is being released on DVD on November 18th. This was, by all accounts, an incredible performance, and the set list is great. Different enough from the Boston DVD but still featuring the classics. Uber-fans know this as the concert which took place just days after Bono's dad died, making this an especially emotional performance. You can bet I'll be picking it up the day it comes out.