The Current Music Blog: July 12, 2007 Archive

The Stream 07/12/07

Posted at 8:54 AM on July 12, 2007 by Barb Abney (3 Comments)

SPIN's take on the Polyphonic Spree show Tuesday night (featuring photos of locals).

Imperial Teen to release The Hair The TV The Baby And The Band on August 21st.

Blonde Redhead announce US dates.

Check out the Joe Strummer telecaster.

Today in Music History:
1938 - Connie Francis was born.
1943 - Christine McVie (Fleetwood Mac) was born.
1949 - John Wetton (Asia, King Crisom) was born.
1952 - Phil Kramer (Iron Butterfly) was born.
1954 - Elvis Presley signed his first recording contract (Sun Records) and quit his job as a truck driver.
1962 - Rolling Stones gave their debut performance in London.
1979 - Minnie Ripperton died.
1999 - Fred Durst was arrested in St. Paul after a Limp Bizkit show at Roy Wilkins Auditorium for allegedly kicking a security guard in the head.

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Live On Air Blogging 07/12/07

Posted at 8:59 AM on July 12, 2007 by Barb Abney (1 Comments)

Noonish - Tunes On The Telly Tonight:
Mark Ronson on Conan

11:50 a.m. Travis
Their stateside tour is going on now. They'll be coming to First Ave. on the 22nd.
Full dates here.

11:40 a.m. Young Galaxy
Their self titled debut is in stores now. Learn more about them here and/or here.

11:20 a.m. Xavier Rudd
His latest album White Moth is in stores now.
He dropped in for an in-studio appearance last month during his North American tour (which is still underway).
More dates and info here.

11:10 a.m. White Stripes
Did a concert on a fishing boat recently.

10:50 a.m. The Cribs
They'll be playing at Turf Club along with White Rabbits on August 1st.
More dates and other news.

10:40 a.m. M.I.A.
Her new album, Kala will be released August 21st.
She has a handful of stateside dates beginning late next week.
All of this info and much more here.
She visited the station back in 2005 for an in-studio performance.

10:35 a.m. Local Music - Dan Wilson
There's word on a release date!!

10:30 a.m. Brandi Carlisle
She dropped by for an in-studio about two months ago.
She's coming back to town to play First Ave on October 18th.
More info here.

10:20 a.m. Albert Hammond Jr.
He and his band did an in-studio last month.
They're about to hit the European festival circuit. Full dates and funny blog posts here.

10:10 a.m. Song Of The Day Info - Local Music - The Alarmists
Today on our Song Of The Day Podcast we're featuring The Alarmists with the tune "Hired Gun" from the album, The Ghost And The Hired Gun which will be released next Tuesday.
Their CD release show is next Friday at First Avenue.
More info here and/or here.

9:50 a.m. Brother Ali
He dropped by last month for an in-studio session.
His appearance at our SxSW showcase
His first in-studio with us from December, 2005.
His official site.

9:40 a.m. Jason Isbell
He'll be playing 400 Bar along with Travelers of Myth on September, 28th.
Learn more about him and view all of his upcoming dates here

9:30 a.m. Fountains Of Wayne
Check out their tour blog.
Dropped by last month for an in-studio performance.
They'll be returning to town for the State Fair along with Joan Jett next month.

9:20 a.m. Ben Harper & The Innocent Criminals
Lifeline will be in stores on August 28th.
You can watch the video for "In The Colors" here.
They will be playing the The Voodoo Music Festival along with Rage Against the Machine, The Smashing Pumpkins and Wilco in October.
Other dates and more info on the official Ben Harper site.

9:10 a.m. Laura Veirs
Is giving you the chance to grab some nice schwag. Just make her new video!
Go here for all of the details.

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"My 3 Songs" for Thursday

Posted at 2:01 PM on July 12, 2007 by Steve Seel (93 Comments)

Shannon Jones of Mpls submitted "three very different artists that are not making music for the mainstream," today. "They are actually musicians who enjoy making music that you can't put in a box. Love 'em all!"

1) LCD Soundsystem, "Us vs. Them"
2) Fujiya & Miyagi, "Transparent Things"
3) Bjork, "Army of Me"

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