We just went down this road a few weeks ago at the Pitchfork Music Festival, but it seems indie/twee/prog rockers The Decemberists (we're fans) dig the idea of the fan-selected setlist. The Portland, Oregon septet - already set to be in town for this weekend's Lollapalooza - will be performing this Thursday at the Metro and are asking you to help them fill out the setlist. You can slide by this website and choose from an array of Decemberists tunes, voting as many tunes as you want as many times as you want (the Chicago way!). We're curious to see if the grounds at Grant Park swallow up what can be a mellow performance from the band, but the Metro seems perfectly suited for them. Be warned, though, the ballot box closes at 11 p.m. tonight, so get clicking. Now pardon us while we go stuff the ballot box with requests for "The Infanta." more ›

U.S. District Court Judge James Zagel announced today he wouldn't be giving a public release to the FBI's tapes of former governor Rod Blagojevich's conversations amassed via wiretaps. Several media outlets had requested the release of documents such as the tapes and transcripts. Zagel is still weighing how much information he'll release in regards to the government's case against William F. Cellini, a request made by the Tribune. [Sun-Times] more ›