Parov Stelar and Band Live in Linz
Yesterday, [Frank](http://www.stohl.de), [Frank Martin](http://twitter.com/MrEisele) and myself went to Linz, Austria to see [Parov Stelar and Band](http://www.parovstelar.com) live.
After checking in [Hotel Lokomotive](http://www.hotel-lokomotive.at/) and having some [Wiener Schnitzel](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wiener_Schnitzel)s we took the cab to the [Posthof](http://www.posthof.at/).
First, a band called [Da Cruz](http://www.dacruzmusic.com/) played some nice electro acoustic brazilian music. I now am the proud owner of their CD *Nova Estação*. I really like it.
[Manufactur](http://www.manufactur.ch/) was the second band for that evening. Also very good. Listen to their music on their [website](http://www.manufactur.ch/) to get a taste of their music.
Then we got what we came for: [Parov Stelar and Band](http://www.myspace.com/parovstelarband). Oh my god! Let me say it this way: If you have a list with things you absolutely have to do before you die, going to a gig of Parov and his band should definitely be on that list!
Unfortunately, the show had to come to an end sometime but it was totally worth the long trip to Linz.
But... we also got the chance to get to know Parov and his band members in person in the backstage area. They're not only great musicians but also very nice and funny people. Thanks for that awesome night!
To get an impression of that night you should watch these two ([1](http://etagenoir.com/videos/parovstelarbandlive.php),[2](http://etagenoir.com/band/)) videos and have a look at [my flickr set](http://www.flickr.com/photos/mrtentacle/sets/72157616037154438/).
Testing New Earphones
In the meantime my new [super.fi 5 Pro](http://www.ultimateears.com/superfi/superfi-5-Pro-black.htm) earphones arrived. Yeeha. 
Although I ordered them during the holiday time (December 28th) the delivery was very fast (January 2nd).
After playing around with them for almost two weeks now I want to let you know what I'm thinking about them.
Buying New Earphones
The last few days I was thinking about buying new earphones. I currently use some Sony EX70 earbuds which have a nice sound but a few weeks ago I lost one of these silicon ear tips so I had to use a bigger one which doesn't fit right in my ear. Also, they seem to disintegrate (ok, they had a rough time behind them ) slowly. So it's time for some new ones.
Recently Listened
As I updated [Synergy](http://wincent.com/a/products/synergy-classic/) to version 3.1 today (although this version is already out for a few weeks) I saw that Wincent integrated support for [Audioscrobbler](http://www.audioscrobbler.net/). That is great as I already use this technology with [Last.fm](http://www.last.fm).
So now my account is filled with track information from the Last.fm client and [iTunes](http://www.apple.com/itunes/).
And, fortunately, there is also a very nice [WordPress](http://www.wordpress.org) Plugin named [Scrobbler](http://leflo.de/projects/scrobbler) (created by [Florian Kriener](http://www.leflo.de)) to display recently played tracks as you can see at the bottom of the sidebar.
