The Current Music Blog: August 22, 2007 Archive

Live On Air Blogging 08/22/07

Posted at 9:21 AM on August 22, 2007 by Barb Abney (18 Comments)

11:35 a.m. Oh My God
Their new album, Fools Want Noise is available now.
More OMG news/info.

11:20 a.m. Bruce Springsteen
He'll be releasing a new album in October.

11:10 a.m. St. Vincent
She will be wil be the opening act for The National's show at The Fine Line on September 20th.
She dropped by recently for an in-studio.
Get more info and tour dates here.

10:50 a.m. Ryan Adams
He's coming back to town on September 27th.
He dropped by for an in-studio interview thelast time he was in town.

10:40 a.m. The Aliens
They'll be playing The Varsity Theater on September 26th.
Get all of their dates and learn more about them here.

10:30 a.m. The National
They're playing at The Fine Line on September 20th.
They did an in-studio back in September, 2005.
More National stuff..

10:20 a.m. Glen Hansard
The original soundtrack Once is available now.
Learn more about the soundtrack and movie here and/or here.

10:10 a.m. Song Of The Day Info - Galactic
Today on our Song Of The Day Podcast we're featuring Galactic with the tune "What You Need" from the new album From The Corner To The Block which is in stores now.
Get tour dates and other news here.

10:00 a.m. The Hold Steady Presale
It has begun. Go here for all of the details.

9:40 a.m. The Winter Sounds
You can hear more from their album, Porcelain Empire here.

9:30 a.m. The Detroit Cobras
Their new album Tied and True is in stores now.
They're playing along with The Willowz at The Triple Rock on August 29th.
More info on their official site.

9:20 a.m. Bat For Lashes
The new album Fur and Gold is in stores now.
Playing Varsity Theatre on October 3rd.
More info.

9:15 a.m. The Shins
They have upcoming dates with Vetiver and others.
Recently, Spoon cancelled two shows to play with the Shins.
More Shins info.

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"My 3 Songs" for Wednesday Aug 22

Posted at 1:44 PM on August 22, 2007 by Bill DeVille (20 Comments)

Today's set was chosen by Scott Kruse of Rochester...

PJ Harvey - Highway 61 Revisited
The Bad Plus - Smells Like Teen Spirit
Michael Reis - Purple Rain

Scott digs genre-bending covers plus all these had a local angle! Cool stuff!

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Sound Unseen lineup

Posted at 3:51 PM on August 22, 2007 by Stephanie Curtis (1 Comments)

Today Mary interviewed Conrad Sverkerson, one of the recipients of the Sound Unseen Festival's Artists of Distinction award.

The fest is primarily for movies but they'll have a dance party, some concerts and a panel discussion about women in rock, too. It runs through Sunday. One of the highlights will no doubt be the charming documentary about the funniest and most perverted folkies in recording history, The Holy Modal Rounders.

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