If you know Any Given Tuesday, you know Pontiak. One of AGT's Top 10 Albums of 2007, Sun on Sun continues to stay in heavy rotation on this writer's playlist, and Valley of Cats is not too shabby, either (here's the review). If you haven't beheld the band on stage yet, your chance is here at The Golden West Cafe on February 8. It's in Hampden, hon. (That never gets old.)

Joining Pontiak are their new Brooklyn friends Begushkin.

Word has it that the band is working on their next full-length at their permanent studio in Virginia. Van, Jennings, Lain, this is my request for an invite to improve on that last interview that was eaten by the computer goblins and sample some demos from my most anticipated album of the year (or will that be 2009?).

The above picture is not of Pontiak's producer (we've made that slight error before), and comes from Pontiak's website.

Tags: Baltimore, Golden West Cafe, Pontiak