If you were at the Rock and Roll Hotel Tuesday night, you hit the blogged-out-of-obscurity jackpot. Two very talented, little-known bands from the Midwest, Chicago’s The Changes and Springfield, MO’s Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin gave indie music mavens some fresh material to talk about. It’s ironic that Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin have such an arty name, because they’re the most unaffected group of guys we’ve come across in a long time….

FRIDAY: >> Seattle singer-songwriter Rosie Thomas is recording a new album with Sufjan Stevens, has toured with both James Mercer and Sam Bean, and we wouldn’t be shocked if she had “Sub Pop” tatooed on her butt. There’s no arguing she’s got the street cred to draw a crowd tonight at Jammin’ Java in Vienna. But Thomas also has a penchant for exploring topics (and melodies) that seem to place her more in the “sometimes…