Album of the Week - Rx Bandits: ...and the Battle Begun

The Rx Bandits are doing a 10 year anniversary tour behind their 2006 album ...And The Battle Begun, and they'll pass through Sacramento on September 25. Sounds like a good time to revisit. It's not my favorite of their albums (Resignation & Progress are one and two), but it probably comes in third. Via Wikiepdia... 

"Like its predecessor, The Resignation, the rhythm section was recorded live for ...And The Battle Begun. Overdubs were done in various other studios, one of which was Embree's. Referred to as "The Elizabethen", the studio is used by many of RxB's MDB labelmates, such as The Return.

...And The Battle Begun also featured the second and final appearance of saxophone player and backup vocalist Steve Borth, who had been with the band since after the release of Progress and had recorded with the band for The Resignation. Borth, according to the RX Bandits website, left the band to pursue his own musical career, which includes his band Satori. He officially departed the band mid-tour on June 28, 2006, his final performance being in New York City at the Bowery Ballroom the previous day."