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Good luck in jail, indeed...

Of the three open slots in the SubPop20 line up, most rabid indie scholars know that the Constantines will fill one, and that the Obits will fill another.

Sources close to Sub Pop tell me they are inches away from inking a deal with the Obits, the latest project from Rick Froberg, one of the forces behind Drive Like Jehu and Hot Snakes.

Not a bad idea, SP...but let's let the hardcore fans judge for themselves:

The Obits are very logically billed with the Lights and Android Hero at the Funhouse next Friday, July 11:

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