Minneapolis' Brass Rail Bar (in that old, narrow building on Hennepin Avenue that looks like it's about to cave in out itself) makes an appearance in the liner notes of the new Okkervil River record. So does the Crystal Corner Bar in Madison, Wis (where I saw Rob Krieger of the Doors perform when I was sixteen). Okkervil River is not a MPLS band, they're from Austin, Tex. When I first breezed through the liner notes, I assumed that the photos were of Austin. But what do I know? The last song on the record also references a Washington Avenue bridge (and, actually, the Brass Rail).