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Nickel Creek’s Farewell (For Now) Tour hits Atlanta tonight at the Fabulous Fox.

Over the past half-decade, the trio has made tour stops across the city, playing smaller to larger capacity venues as their regional popularity grew.  Starting out at the Variety in Little 5, and then the Tabernacle and finally the Fox, the trio impressed and entertained a growing Atlanta fan base with their virtuosity, interesting covers (who can ever forget Chris’ take on Britney Spears’ Toxic?) and jaw-dropping improv.

Tonight, with the help of legendary banjo player (and special guest) Bela Fleck, the group says a fond farewell to a league of dedicated and eclectic fans, who wish Chris, Sean and Sara would just never stop touring together and making records.  But after a while even a 28 year-old feels the effects of 100 solid tour dates a year over seven years.  So we begrudgingly understand.

On the upside, all three members will continue to write and perform independently, so watch for them back in Atlanta at places like Variety, The Loft, or maybe even Eddie’s Attic in the coming months.   That will have to suffice until Nickel Creek announces its “We’re Back and Better Than Ever Tour”.

CBS 46 hears new rumblings of quotas instated on DeKalb police officers, because the dept. is well behind 2006 figures.  The site reports that officers are being held to a minimum 65 tickets a month and 25 arrests.

In anticipation of the Dalai Lama’s Emory visit on Oct. 20th-22nd, the university is planning to go dark for half an hour on Friday, Oct 19th from 9-9:30p.  The event is designed to promote energy conservation awareness prior to the Dalai Lama’s visit.

My question is, will anyone notice that doesn’t read this press release?  Emory’s main campus is nearly deserted on Friday nights.  Sounds like a great time for a giant game of laser tag!