The Current Music Blog: August 6, 2007 Archive

Live On Air Blogging 08/06/07

Posted at 9:16 AM on August 6, 2007 by Barb Abney

Noonish - Tunes On The Telly Tonight:
Shiny Toy Guns on Conan
The Bravery on Carson Daly
Mute Math on Letterman

11:45 a.m. Local Music - The Alarmists
The Ghost and the Hired Gun is out now.
They dropped by for an in-studio performance last month.
More info here and/or here.

11:30 a.m. Blitzen Trapper
Will be out on the road with Two Gallants next month.
Their in-studio appearance from last week.
More info.

Breaking News - Lee Hazlewood
Passed away this weekend.

11:10 a.m. Manu Chao
La Radiolina will be released on 4 September 2007.
You can download "Rainin in Paradize" on his official site.

10:50 a.m. Junior Senior
Will be releasing Hey Hey My My Yo Yo next Tuesday.
They'll be in the U.S. for a few dates beginning later this week.
More info.

10:40 a.m. Rogue Wave
They'll be releasing their new album Asleep At Heaven's Gate on September 18th.
Then they'll be touring along with Feist.
More info.

10:30 a.m. The New Pornographers
Their new album Challengers will be released on the 21st.
They'll be appearing at First Avenue along with Emma Pollack and Benjy Ferree on October 16th.
You can pre-order your tickets here.

10:20 a.m. Sea Wolf
Alex Church is one of the founding members of the band Irving.
He's about to release his full length debut, Leaves in the River on September 25. More info.

10:10 a.m. Song Of The Day Info - Zap Mama
Today on our Song Of The Day Podcast we're featuring Zap Mama with the tune "Affection" from the album Supermoon.
More info.

9:50 a.m. Vampire Weekend
Their self-titled EP is available now. You can sample some more of their tunes here.

9:40 a.m. Jesca Hoop
Her full-length debut Kismet will be released on Septemberber 18th.
Learn more about her here and/or here.

9:30 a.m. Tegan & Sara
A nice review of their latest, The Con which is The Current's CD Of The Week.
Get your own copy when you support The Current online.
They'll be playing Pantages Theater on November 30th.

9:10 a.m. Stars
In Our Bedroom After The War will be released on September 25th.
The band will be playing Pantages Theater on November 3rd.
Pre-sale info here.

Some Velvet Morning Redux

Posted at 11:21 AM on August 6, 2007 by Tony Lopez (2 Comments)

Lee Hazlewood succumbed to renal cancer on Saturday. Pitchfork has an obituary with some Hazlewood music attached. Check it out.

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"My 3 Songs" for Monday

Posted at 2:28 PM on August 6, 2007 by Steve Seel

"All three of these bands have shared at least a couple of members at some point," says Andy Picket of St. Paul in submitting today's set.

1) The Essex Green, "Rue de Lis"
2) The Ladybug Transistor, "Here Comes the Rain"
3) Great Lakes, "The Moon and the Lunatics"