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Considering that you're reading this right now, it's a fair bet that you like talking about music. Chances are you're even interested in hearing the musicians you like talk about music.

Thus, you'd probably like to know that San Francisco non-profit City Arts & Lectures has enlisted good folks from around the music world for a series of conversations and performances it calls "Talking Music".

The list of music-makers taking part in the series over the next several months includes John Darnielle (the Mountain Goats), Neko Case (herself/the New Pornographers), Will Sheff (Okkervil River), Stephin Merritt (the Magnetic Fields) and Laurie Anderson. Each of these "Talking Music" events feature the musicians "in conversation and song" alongside a literary light acting as host. Merritt has been paired up with his Gothic Archies partner Daniel Handler (who also writes the Lemony Snicket books), while Laurie Anderson is "in conversation" only (no music) with Our Band Could Be Your Life scribe Michael Azerrad.

All "Talking Music" events will take place at the Herbst Theatre in San Francisco's Performing Arts Center.

"Talking Music":

09-11 Stephin Merritt (with Daniel Handler)
12-17 Will Sheff (with Andrew Leland)
01-28 Neko Case (with Callie Khouri)
02-24 John Darnielle (with Tobias Wolff)
04-27 Laurie Anderson (with Michael Azerrad)