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Live On Air Blogging 06/19/07

Posted at 9:07 AM on June 19, 2007 by Barb Abney (2 Comments)

Noon-ish - Tunes On The Telly Tonight
Patti Griffin on Letterman

11:55 a.m. Bob Mould
He'll be back in the Twin Cities this weekend for the 3rd Annual Uptown Pride Block Party. He dropped by for an in-studio in July, 2005.

11:45 a.m. LCD Soundsystem
Will be playing at Red Rocks with Arcade Fire.

11:30 a.m. In-Studio - Ryan Adams
His 9th full length album Easy Tiger will be in stores next Tuesday. If you pre-order it through iTunes you'll receive a bonus live track and a live video performance of "Two" plus access to concert tickets before the general public. Ryan's set to release a box-set later this year made up of live tracks, the unreleased albums 48 Hours and The Suicide Handbook, the much bootlegged Bedhead series of live recordings and cuts not included on Easy Tiger. Check out his MANY alter-ego projects here.
Get more info on the album pre-sale and check out his favorite metal tunes here.

11:00 a.m. Local Music - Mason Jennings
Has announced this summer concert dates. His blog posts are entertaining. He was in the studio with us just about a year ago.

10:50 a.m. Arctic Monkeys
Recently announced that The Coral will be supporting them for the next leg of their tour, as well as new Brazillian dates. Check their official site for more details. They did an in-studio with Mary last month.

10:40 a.m. The Mother Hips
The California outfit recently released Kiss The Crystal Flake, their first album in six years. Learn more about them here.

10:30 a.m. Ben Kweller
Learn more about his 3-night stand here.
Listen to his in-studio performance here.

10:20 a.m. Local Music - Cloud Cult
They've posted more live dates here.
Listen to their in-studio appearances here.. July, 2005 or March, 2007.

10:10 a.m. Song Of The Day Info - Art Brut
Today on our Song Of The Day Podcast we're featuring Art Brut with the tune "Direct Hit" from their latest It's A Bit Complicated. It just hit stores today! At this time the band have scheduled only ONE date in the US. That date and more info here.

9:45 a.m. Au Revoir Simone
They just wrapped up their dates with Voxtrot and will be heading to Japan in just a few days. They'll be back for their third Twin Cities appearance this year, playing The Entry in August.
Keep up with all of their upcoming tour dates here. If you missed their in-studio appearance, go here and listen to it.

9:35 a.m. Michael Franti
Will be playing the Minnesota Zoo next month with Gold Standard.

9:20 a.m. Wilco
Get signed up here for the "inside scoop" on the Wilco Pre-Sale

9:10 a.m. Metric
The album Grow up And Blow Away will be released next Tuesday. It was actually recorded back in 1999. At the moment Emily Haines is on a European tour with The Soft Skeleton. They dropped by for an in-studio performance back in January.

Comments (2)

But will the Ryan Adams box set contain his mandolin cover of the Strokes' Is This It album?

Posted by Mac Wilson | June 19, 2007 3:31 PM

I didn't get to ask him about his album of Strokes covers, darnit.. his "handlers" were getting antsy.

Posted by Barb Abney | June 19, 2007 4:44 PM

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