Saw Lowen & Navarro last night at the Fine Line. It was a great show in its own right, but was also a sadly poignant event. Eric Lowen has been battling with ALS, which doesn’t mix well with the hard life of touring. This tour will probably be their last. On the up-side, Eric seems to be in good spirits and still has excellent guitar chops.

But speaking of Art and Science, I was very surprised and impressed by the tech setup they have. You can toss down $15 before the show, and they will burn you a copy (Science) of the entire show (Art) to take home that night. Simple and obvious in hindsight, yet still cutting edge. Haven’t listened to the CDs yet, so I don’t know how good the sound quality is (nor if it includes their traditional unplugged encore). I expect good things, though.