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Live On Air Blogging 08/10/07

Posted at 9:20 AM on August 10, 2007 by Barb Abney

Noonish - Tunes On The Telly Tonight:
Flight Of The Conchords on Letterman
El-P on Jimmy Kimmel
Gogol Bordello on Henry Rollins

11:30 a.m. The National
They recently performed the tune "Fake Empire" on Letterman.
They are playing at The Fine Line on September 20th.
They did an in-studio back in September, 2005.
More National stuff..

11:20 a.m. Fountains Of Wayne
They're playing the State Fair along with The Suicide Commandos on Sunday August 26th.
They dropped by for an in-studio performance earlier this summer.

11:05 Band Of Bees
Read all about the building of their new studio here.

10:40 a.m. Beastie Boys
Read their tour journal and check out their upcoming regular dates, festival dates and instrumental gala events on their official site.

10:25 a.m. St. Vincent
St. Vincent IS Annie Clark, former guitarist with Polyphonic Spree and Sufjan Stevens. She will be wil be the opening act for The National's show at The Fine Line on September 20th.
She dropped by a couple of weeks ago for an in-studio.
Get more info and tour dates here.

10:10 a.m. Song Of The Day Info - Local Music - A Night In The Box
Today on our Song Of The Day Podcast we're featuring A Night In The Box with the tune "Conductor Man" from their release The Hustle, The Prayer, The Thief. Hear from A Night In The Box again this Sunday night on The Local Show with David Campbell.
Upcoming dates and more info here.

9:45 Fionn Regan
His album, The End Of History has been shortlisted for a Mercury Music Prize.
He'll be playing The Austin City Limits Festival next month.

9:30 a.m. The Brunettes
The Auckland band has been recording for nearly a decade.
Their latest, Structure & Cosmetics was released stateside earlier this week.
Learn more about them here.
They're playing The 400 Bar on September 24th.

9:20 a.m. Tegan & Sara - CD Of The Week
The Con 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. Wilco
Will be playing Bayfront Festival Park in Duluth next week.
More Info
Mary Lucia will have your last chance to win tickets later today between 3-7.

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