There is a fair amount of local music news out there, here is a rundown (complete with handy bullet points):

• Carrie Brownstein (formerly of Sleater-Kinney and avid Rock Band player) blogs about seeing Blitzen Trapper’s performance at the Artistery this past Saturday, plus her fear of catching scabies at the venue. That’s nothing, does anyone remember the dilapidated sofas at the old Meow Meow? I wouldn’t sit on those couches if I was wearing one of these.

• Want to hear Real Emotional Trash, the excellent new record from Stephen Malkmus and The Jicks? Want to do so while you look for that totally free $500 Macy’s gift card? Well, you can stream the entire record at his MySpace page (Malkspace! Trademark™ that shit!), which should hold you over until its proper release next Tuesday. Now if only he would play a secret show that night (more on that later)…

• Now that pledge week is over (Do they really need to broadcast the sound of every phone ringing?), the folks at OPB’s Think Out Loud are running a program devoted to Portland music. Guests will include Ron Blessinger (Third Angle), Terry Currier (Music Millennium), Icelandic doom metal enthusiast Kristian Foden-Vencil and Courtney von Drehle (3 Leg Torso). The program airs today at 9am (OMG! Hurry up!!), and will also be archived online on their site (oh, never mind then).

• Just a reminder: Please please please email the OLCC regarding their Minor Postings Amendment. You can get more information, and an email template, right here.