A friend of mine says the new album is the best of all of 'em. I a little of the band's showcase at SXSW and the guitar is juicy and stops you in your tracks.
Same friend wrote me about the show this past weekend: "Just saw Greg Dulli and company at The Southgate House Saturday night. It was the best I've seen him play. Apparently he's not using and drinking anymore and it showed. He sounded amazing, the band sounded amazing and his showmanship (which has always been top notch) was kicked up a bit. He even played a few Afghan Whigs tunes with their former bass player John Curley. Oh, and he always throws in crazy cover tunes, like say a version of "Crazy" by Gnarls Barkley and "Beth" by Kiss. Go see'em!"
Oh and Jeff Klein wasn't on the bill for that show, and After Hours (from Italy) he said were "interesting". Good or bad interesting, I do not know.
OT: Denis Leary and Rescue Me is cool - the soundtrack doesn't look too shabby either.