I gage that Music Fog is on people lips mostly because not an hour goes by during the work week, that I don't get a press release from a band. Well, let me rephrase that. We hear from labels, PR agents, radio promoters, show promoters, managers, attorneys, bands themselves, or fans and relatives of bands! Oh, some are electronica, some are heavy metal, lots are indie, and some actually fit! Here is one that does, Ten Cent Howl has been together for years, being the standard bearer for Americana in Buffalo, New York. "Buffalo?" you say. "Why yes," I reply, the rust belt is rife with Americana. From Chicago through the Great Lakes to Pennsylvania, West Virginia, and New York, there is plenty of cool roots music being made. And why not? Americana is perfectly positioned to reflect the landscape, to address the questions that need to be asked; to comment on life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.

Halloween makes me happy. Trick or treating with no adult supervision, the freedom of dressing weirdly. When I lived in Orlando, it was amazing to get invited to parties, what with the Universal and Disney talent infusion. As you might imagine, the costumes were over the top. Halloween is a great excuse to have a party, and it's a wonderful opportunity for creativity to ooze out of every pore. Bring people together for dandy candy and fun mixtapes, what could be better? And there are seemingly days of parties upon us with the Sunday night placement this year. So let us address the moon together with the band Ten Cent Howl. They bring us a song from their Dreamscape Americana CD, "Are We Fine," which features clips from the 1916 short movie The Mystery of the Leaping Fish. Look for more costume ideas!

- Jessie Scott