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Live On Air Blogging 08/20/07

Posted at 8:56 AM on August 20, 2007 by Barb Abney (2 Comments)

Noonish - Tunes On The Telly Tonight:
Stephen Marley featuring Damien "Junior Gong" Marley on Conan
The New Pornographers on Letterman
The Neville Brothers on Leno

11:50 a.m. UNKLE
War Stories is available now. They recently announced their very first North American tour. More info..

11:45 a.m. Shivaree
On the new album Tainted Love: Mating Calls and Fight Songs they cover Rick James, Motley Crue, Michael Jackson and more. The disk is in stores now. More info here.

11:40 a.m. The Flaming Lips
They'll be playing The Myth on September, 9th.
Here's Mary's chat with Wayne Coyne at last year's State Fair.

11:30 a.m. Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova
The original soundtrack Once is available now. Learn more about the soundtrack and movie here and/or here.
You can hear a live version of this tune recorded during an in-studio with The Frames, earlier this year.

11:20 a.m. Local Music - Desdamona
She's got some upcoming local/regional dates on the horizon. More info.

11:10 a.m. Wilco
They're playing at Northrop Auditorium in Minneapolis on October 10th with Dr. Dog.
Pre-sale tickets for the Northrop show go on-sale Wednesday, September 5th.
More..

10:50 a.m. Metric
Grow up And Blow Away was recorded back in 1999.
They're playing First Avenue on September 26th.
Check out the new project of a couple of the band members.
They dropped by for an in-studio performance back in January.

10:40 a.m. Soulive
No Place Like Soul is in stores now.
Get tour dates and other news here.

10:30 a.m. Talib Kweli
Ear Drum is in stores now. He''l be dropping by The State Fair for an interview Friday. He'll also be playing the Rock The Bells Fest along with Wu-Tang Clan and Nas in the Metrodome Parking lot on August 25th.

10:20 a.m. A Band Of Bees
Read all about the building of their new studio and play the "Listening Man" game here.

10:10 a.m. Song Of The Day Info - Mekons
Today on our Song Of The Day Podcast we're featuring Mekons with the tune "Dickie Chalkie and Nobby" from their new album Natural which will be in stores tomorrow.
Tour dates and news items here.

9:50 a.m. Animal Collective
They'll be playing First Avenue on September 11th.

9:40 a.m. Simple Kid
Will be the supporting act on Seasick Steve's upcoming European tour. More.

9:30 a.m. KT Tunstall
Her third release, Drastic Fantastic will be available stateside on September 18th.
She'll be making appearances on Conan, Ellen, Regis & Kelly and Jimmy Kimmel. More info.

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'll be playing The Orpheum Theatre on September 3rd.
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. The New Pornographers
Challengers will be released tomorrow. Pitchfork gave the record a 6.0 read that review.
They'll be appearing at First Avenue along with Emma Pollack and Benjy Ferree on October 16th.
You can pre-order your tickets here.

9:00 a.m. Dan Wilson
His his solo debut album, Free Life will hit the shelves on October 16th.
He mentioned a trip to Guam in his blog-thing.
Reveille has the scoop.

Comments (2)

Don't forget the extra deal with TNP release. They have boxed sets @ Cheapo to receive a code to get a lot of fun extras to burn to cdr. B-sides, demos, and things from the Challengers sessions.

Also, Portugal the Man are playing a show tonight @ The Varsity Theater w/ The Photo Atlas and Nurses.

Posted by Kyle | August 20, 2007 9:46 AM

I think the Current should definitely play more Portugal. The Man. I grew up with the bass player and go to check them out every time they come to Minneapolis. They love coming here and always put on a fun show.

Posted by Carrie | August 21, 2007 1:05 PM

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