First and foremost I want to thank everyone who helped us out with the Jammys. The event was a long-time coming, from the moment more than six months ago when we first said, "Let's try to put this together" to the nanosecond prior to the first note from the Jammys Orchestra when we held our collective breathes and went forward. Huge Budnickian kudos and plaudits to the performers, presenters, production staff (Chris Burrows and Skip Richman rage), and all of you who continue to support the site and the scene.

Okay, but enough about the past. It's unwise to linger too long. Instead let's yap about what's to come. Over the past few months some of you have made suggestions regarding new features and functions for the site. In the days to come many of these will reach fruition (but please continue to make recommendations, offer assistance, etc.).

The most visible change will be an aesthetic one. We've been talking about a redesign for quite some time, and finally Sarah and Julie are going to deliver. You'll see the initial version this month, and I can promise you that it will continue to evolve. One goal is to make the front page easier and quicker to load. In addition we want to help you to see the full range of content we offer and enable you to navigate in an efficient manner. Again, we're also in the process of incorporating some new elements, drawn in part from those ideas that many of you have suggested and in some instances offered to create for us.

Beyond that we'll be making some additional announcements about partnerships and functionalities. I am very proud of the relationship we have with Sonicnet which allows us to expose the music we enjoy to other audiences that may not yet be aware of what's happening out here. By next month I am hoping to tell you about some additional similar projects we have in the works. We'll see.

Until then there's plenty more summer tour moments to be had. Oh yes, and while you'll want to hit the ampitheaters and festivals don't neglect the clubs, there's plenty of action happening there too. We'll see you everywhere.