The Current Music Blog: July 20, 2007 Archive

The Stream 07/20/07

Posted at 8:47 AM on July 20, 2007 by Barb Abney (1 Comments)

M.I.A. gets her visa just in time for her appearance at this weekend's Siren Festival.

Ted Leo announces fall tour dates.

Previously rumored Fugees reunion a no-go.

Brooklynvegan's list of top indie albums.

Today In Music History:
1945 - Kim Carnes ("Bette Davis Eyes") was born.
1947 - Carlos Santana was born.
1954 - The Blue Moon Boys, featuring Elvis Presley, Scotty Moore and Bill Black played their first gig in a flatbed truck outside a drug store in Memphis.
1955 - Jem Finer (The Pogues) was born.
1956 - Paul Cook (Sex Pistols) was born.
1958 - Michael McNeil (Simple Minds) was born.
1964 - Chris Cornell (Soundgarden, Audioslave) was born.
1969 - Roy Hamilton (1956 hit "Unchained Melody") died of a stroke.
1986 - 'Sid And Nancy' based on the life of Sid Vicious was released.
1995 - Flavor Flav (Public Enemy) broke both of his arms in a motorcycle accident.

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Live On Air Blogging 07/20/07

Posted at 9:19 AM on July 20, 2007 by Barb Abney

Noonish - Tunes On The Telly Tonight:
Marilyn Manson on Leno
Ian Hunter on Craig Ferguson
Shane MacGowan (Pogues/Popes) on Henry Rollins

11:30 a.m. Mando Diao
I'm really digging their new photo-blog.
Their first in-studio with us back in May, 2005.
Their performance at our SxSW showcase.

11:10 a.m. Local Music - The Alarmists - CD Of The Week
The Ghost and the Hired Gun is The Current's CD Of The Week. Get your own copy when you support The Current online.
Their CD release show is this tonight at First Avenue.
They dropped by for an in-studio performance earlier this week.
More info here and/or here.

10:45 a.m. Buffalo Tom
They've recently released Three Easy Pieces.
Find out when they'll be on Letterman and get more info here.

10:30 a.m. Local Music - Digitata
They'll be playing the Musicapolis Fest tomorrow.
They recently released the new album Two Daggers.
You can buy it online on the Totally Gross National Product site.
Go here for a little more info and to check their upcoming dates.
They dropped by for an in-studio back in May.
More info on the Musicapolis Fest.

10:10 a.m. Song Of The Day Info - Local Music - Estate
Today on our Song Of The Day Podcast we're featuring Estate with the tune "Sunday Rain" from the album Vacation.
Hear from Estate again this Sunday night on The Local Show with Chris Roberts.
They have shows on the horizon at The Uptown Bar, 331 Club NE and The Varsity.
Learn more about Estate and view all of their upcoming show dates here and/or here.

9:30 a.m. Clap Your Hands Say Yeah
Will be playing the inagural Treasure Island Music Festival along with Thievery Corporation, Modest Mouse, Gotan Project, DJ Shadow & Cut Chemist, Built To Spill, MIA and Spoon. The show is taking place September 15 & 16 in the San Francisco Bay.
They are also going to be a part of the new movie The Great Buck Howard.

9:15 a.m. Mark Olson
The tune "Clifton Bridge" named after a suspension bridge in Bristol, England.
His new album, The Salvation Blues was inspired by the places that he visited while roaming the world last year. It's in stores now. Upcoming tour dates and more info here.

Bbbbbuzzz

Posted at 12:24 PM on July 20, 2007 by Christina Schmitt

Local music this weekend for all y'all.

Friday, July 20

Bbbbbuzzz band and Current favs The Alarmists are having a big CD release show tonight at First Ave. Special guests: The Debut, Jelloslave and White Light Riot. The Alarmists, who btw are really nice guys, joined Mary Lucia in The Current studio this past week.

Saturday, July 21

Reveille Magazine, a new local online zine dedicated to local music, is having its launch party at the Nomad Pub in Minneapolis with The Gleam, The Beatifics, Heiruspecs, The Pines, Jessy Greene and surprise guests (maybe someone from the Jayhawks, perhaps?) If you would like read about Reveille, check out the Strib article: A call to blogs.

Also Saturday at the Turf Club, Walker Kong will be playing with The Owls and a band from Seattle simply called Boat. Walker Kong will be performing for MPR Day at the State Fair on August 31. Check back here soon to see MPR's total State Fair events calendar.

D4 plays Saturday at the Triple Rock with The Arrivals and Off with Their Heads. And at Memory Lanes tonight is Duluth's The Keep Aways. The Keep Aways will also be playing an early, pre-Patti Smith show Aug. 6 at the Nomad Pub. Feministas, unite!

"My 3 Songs" for Friday

Posted at 12:45 PM on July 20, 2007 by Steve Seel (96 Comments)

It's a "classic country set" today, "tied together by names: two Williams and two Hanks. It doesn't get any simpler, and doesn't get any better," says Howard Holmes of Minnetonka (Howard's comments about the songs are in parentheses below).

1) Hank Williams, "Kaw-Liga" ("If we've become so p.c. that we can't play one of the classic country tunes ... then we're done as a society")
2) Don Williams, "It Must Be Love" ("one of the first 'outlaws' to make ballads cool again in country music")
3) Hank Snow, "I've Been Everywhere" ("the quintessential 'rambling' tune from the classic country era. Now being ripped off by commercials on TV")

Thanks Howard -- this was a very refreshing set. Admittedly, the Don Williams tune was a bit of an astringent for me -- most commercial country newer than, say, 1970 usually puts me into a bit of an aural seizure (and at least one caller and one e-mailer agreed!) -- but it was cool to be rocked out of my comfort zone for a moment. Hey, isn't that part of what we're doing here, anyway?

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Awesome With My Life

Posted at 3:08 PM on July 20, 2007 by Lindsay Kimball

If there was a Minnesota Music Video Awards, Brother and Sister would have to win with this video. I can't stop watching this!

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Check out Musicapolis tomorrow

Posted at 4:20 PM on July 20, 2007 by Stephanie Curtis

Here's the lineup.

Guest DJ Set 7/20/07

Posted at 10:19 PM on July 20, 2007 by Bill DeVille (82 Comments)

Tonights set was courtesy of Hot Chip....fun Stuff!

Soundhack - B1
Tom Ze - Caldemar
Hot Chip - My Piano
Wax Stagg - Short Road
New Order - Bizarre Love Triangle
Young Leek - Jiggle It
Etta James & Sugar Pie DeSanto - In the Basement, pt 1
Black Devil Disco Club - On Just Foot
Dominik Eulberg - Der Buchdrucker

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