This week Gossip Wolf’s got gossip on the Gossip (or at least their guitarist) and the details on how much Apple Bottoms stuff you need to buy to meet Nelly, Stewart Voegtlin reviews Rangda, the new project from Ben Chasny of Six Organs of Admittance, I’ve got the story on the local label people opening new record stores in Logan Square, the Photo Pit takes us to the opening of indie-rock season at Millennium Park with the Ponys and the Besnard Lakes, the List recommends upcoming shows by Andre Williams, Erykah Badu, Bird Talk, and more, and our Summer Guide to Chicago runs down the city’s many music festivals.

Whew.