Star rookie Jordan Zimmermann will likely be sidelined for a year and a half due toelbow surgery. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta) Ay carumba — to think, we were all set for a tranquil evening on the sports front, with no local games on the schedule. We’re definitely sure, though, that this was not the kind of news that the Nationals were hoping for on their day off and after closing out two consecutive home…

A lot has changed for Guy Garvey and Elbow since I spoke to him in April of last year, ahead of their gig at Sixth and I Historic Synagogue. Their album The Seldom Seen Kid has been an unqualified success, selling in large quantities and raising the band’s profile to a new level. Awards soon followed: the group won the UK’s prestigious 2008 Mercury Music Prize, Best British Group at the 2009 Brit Awards…

Manchester is a town at the very heart and soul of British music. Bands the likes of The Hollies, the Bee Gees, Simply Red, The Fall, Joy Division, The Smiths, The Stone Roses and Oasis form a musical legacy that’s second to none. In 2001, Elbow became the city’s latest musical crown jewel after their debut record Asleep at the Back was nominated for the Mercury Music Prize. Their brand of progressive, gloomy yet…