The Current Music Blog: June 1, 2007 Archive

The Stream 06/01/07

Posted at 8:55 AM on June 1, 2007 by Barb Abney

Sgt. Pepper's is 40 today!

...Trail of Dead needs a fill-in on the skins.

Cake to release B-Sides and Rarities in August.

New music from The Rentals on the horizon.

Today In Music History:
1934 - Pat Boone was born.
1947 - Ron Wood (Jeff Beck Group, The Faces, The Rolling Stones) was born.
1960 - Simon Gallup (The Cure) was born.
1963 - Mike Joyce (The Smiths) was born.
1974 - Alanis Morissette was born.
1981 - The first issue of the magazine Kerrang was published.

Live On Air Blogging 06/01/07

Posted at 9:22 AM on June 1, 2007 by Barb Abney

10:40 a.m. Local Music - The Hopefuls
Catch 'em live this summer.

10:10 Song Of The Day - Local Music - Desdamona
Today on our Song Of The Day Podcast we're featuring local music from the Minneapolis artist, Desdamona with the title track from her new album, The Source.
The disk will be in stores on the 26th of this month. The CD release show is the 22nd at The Fineline Music Cafe.
Hear from Desdamona again this Sunday night on The Local Show with Chris Roberts.
Learn more about the artist here.

10:00 a.m. My Brightest Diamond.
She recently opened for The National in NY.
Her incredible in-studio performance from last year.

9:45 a.m. The Clientele
Will be stopping by for an in-studio a little later this morning. They were here once before in November, 2005.

9:30 a.m. The Maccabees
They are currently in the US supporting Bloc Party.

9:20 a.m. Feist
If you missed her recent Jimmy Kimmel appearance where she played on a bus, you can now view it and get more updates on her official site.
She'll play along with Grizzly Bear at Pantages Theatre on June 20th.
Listen to her in-studio from July, 2005.
Her music was one of the discussion topics on the latest installment of Musicheads.

9:10 a.m. My Morning Jacket
Demo collection/rarities to be released later this month.

Grand old times

Posted at 11:09 AM on June 1, 2007 by Christina Schmitt (5 Comments)

Here's a few local music show highlights for the weekend.

Friday, June 1
Drinking with Ian live television taping at First Avenue.

This is an awesome lineup for DWI (a recent City Pages cover story). Don Shelby, WCCO anchorman, takes top billing. Why is Don going to drink with Ian? I don't know. Superhopper is a musical guest, and it's going to be flippin hilarious to see lead singer Kermit take on Ian. Remember, "Eye of the Tiger Applies to Everything." Eleni Mandell will also appear on the show. Hear her this afternoon on The Current. She will also play later on in the 7th Street Entry with Martin Devaney.

Saturday and Sunday is the Red Hot Art festival in Stevens Square in Minneapolis. I always like this small festival in the park -- it's not overwhelming, has an urban feel and you can find some cool, affordable art. And there is music Saturday, 2-8:30 p.m. with Bla Bla Black Sheep, Gerald Prokop, ShugE, Painted Saints, Hangun Man, Chokecherry, and Gay Beast (check out their Web sites. The music is original). Hope it doesn't get rained out.

Sunday, June 3 is that grand old St. Paul tradition of going to the Grand Old Day festival on Grand Ave during the day, and then rolling over for the Turf Club Grand Old Stage that night.

At Grand Old Day, check out the Dixie's Stage, noon-5 p.m. with Tapes'n Tapes, The Alarmists, Grand Idol Winner, The Evening Rig and The Dad in Common (I really dig the Dad in Common). The Turf Club Grand Old Stage features Charlie Parr, Little Man and Mike Gunther.

And on Tuesday, June 5 The Current is teaming up with Yaris, Urban Outfitters, and Free Yr Radio to bring you a free show with Tapes 'n Tapes. This show is free and it's going to be packed. Maybe I'll see you squeezed next to the shoe section.

What are you doing this weekend?

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Guest DJ Set 6/1/07 ; DJ ESP

Posted at 10:09 PM on June 1, 2007 by Mark Wheat (2 Comments)

Since he started as our monthly resident, we have enjoyed an ambient mix, straight ahead techno and now...an early electroclash hybrid that he performed live in '02. When Woody McBride is not flying all over the world bringing the variable sounds of DJ ESP to the masses, he likes to hang out in his own neck of the woods with a bunch of like minded peeps at the Amatuer Psychology Convention!

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Flaming Huge Festival!

Posted at 10:22 PM on June 1, 2007 by Mark Wheat

Just when I was getting festival overload, thinking that there could not be a bigger, better, badder one, here it is...appropriately named the Monolith Music Festival It's at the Red Rocks Ampitheater, an awesome venue, Colorado in September is nice, and it's got an awesome line up including Flaming Lips, Decemberists and Cloud Cult!! Tickets go on sale tomorrow.
If you go to any of the festivals, drop us an email with your best stories, for all of us who cannot go roadtripping. I ALMOST miss being in the UK, they know how to do them there too.