The Current Music Blog: September 21, 2007 Archive

The Stream 09/21/07

Posted at 8:54 AM on September 21, 2007 by Barb Abney

The Hold Steady talk about their next tour.

Lee "Scratch" Perry working on new Andrew W.K. album.

Gorillaz to release D-Sides in November.

Today In Music History:
1934 - Leonard Cohen was born.
1947 - Don Felder (The Eagles) was born.
1954 - Phil Taylor (Motorhead) was born.
1961 - Bob Dylan recorded his debut in just one day.
1972 - Liam Gallagher (Oasis) was born.
1980 - Bob Marley collapsed while jogging. He was later diagnosed with cancer.
1992 - The Happy Mondays Yes Please became the final release on Factory Records.
1992 - Parlophone Records released The Rdiohead single "Creep".

Live On Air Blogging 09/21/07

Posted at 9:15 AM on September 21, 2007 by Barb Abney

Noonish - Tunes On The Telly Tonight:
Ben Harper & The Innocent Criminals on Conan
Editors on Leno
Zap Mama on Craig Ferguson
Ryan Adams on Henry Rollins

Tomorrow Night:
The Shins on SNL

10:30 a.m. Sinead O'Connor
Theology is available now.
She recently collaborated on a new tune from Ian Brown.
She's playing Pantages Theater on Monday.
More.

10:20 a.m. Art Brut
They're playing with The Hold Steady at State Theater on November 1st.
More Art Brut here.

10:15 a.m. LCD Soundsystem
Are playing Roy Wilkins Auditorium along with Arcade Fire on September 30th.
LCD Soundsystem to release 45:33 on CD and vinyl.

10:10 a.m. Song Of The Day Info - Local Music - Ela
Today on our Song Of The Day Podcast we're we're featuring Ela with the tune "Checks getting Cashed" from the release Real Blood On Fake Trees. Hear from Ela again this Sunday night on The Local Show with David Campbell. Their Fall tour with Minus the Bear kicks off next week. Full dates and more info here and/or here.

9:50 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.

9:40 a.m. Blitzen Trapper
Wild Mountain Nation is available now.
They're coming back to town next week and playing The Turf Club.
You can get a new remix for free here.
Their in-studio appearance from July.
More info.

9:20 a.m. Suzanne Vega
Her latest, Beauty And Crime is available now.
She'll be playing The Varsity on October 2nd.
Her official site.

"My 3 Songs" for Friday

Posted at 1:18 PM on September 21, 2007 by Steve Seel

Greg Eppich of Farmington MN has "three early Current selections" for us today; he says, "these artists/songs represented the style of music that was so different to hear over the airwaves [when The Current first launched]. No one else was/would play these on the radio. Thankfully 89.3 did!"

1) Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings, "This Land Is Your Land" (In-studio performance)
2) Ben Harper & The Blind Boys of Alabama, "There Will Be A Light"
3) Jeff Buckley, "Hallelujah"

Chicago's Oh My God In Car Accident - Tour Canceled

Posted at 2:23 PM on September 21, 2007 by Lindsay Kimball (1 Comments)

The Chicago band Oh My God, set to play the Nomad Pub at the end of next month, was enroute to Cincinnati, Ohio this morning for a show tonight at the Gypsy Hut when they were in a head-on collision.

Here is the email from their booking agent sent at 1:45pm EST:

"Oh My God was involved in a head on collision this morning en route to Cincinnati, OH.   Thankfully, everyone is alive, but everyone has been injured and heading to the hospital as I type.  Matt was thrown from the car; his leg is in very bad shape  Ig/Brian and Bish both have broken wrists and fingers.   The car - and all of their gear - is totalled. 
 
Due to serious injuries, the band will not be able to play shows for quite sometime. 

Hopefully everyone in the band will recover enough to get back on the road in due time."

Oh My God frequently plays the Turf Club.

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Good deeds to do

Posted at 3:58 PM on September 21, 2007 by Christina Schmitt

Once again, there's a ton of local shows going on this weekend plus a chance to do a good deed on Sunday night.

Tonight and tomorrow is the first-ever Minnesota Music Festival on Harriet Island in St. Paul. Brother Ali, Soul Asylum and more.

Also tonight at First Avenue is the 9th annual Twin Town High CD release party with Mark Mallman, Seymore Saves the World, Ice Palace, ZibraZibra and MC/VL.

Get down to the Triple Rock Social Club early on Saturday, Sept. 22, 9 p.m. for Pets. (If you find a link to Pets Web site/MySpace page, please post it to our comments. I think it's Ungoogleable. Thanks.)

Wouldn't you know I only caught Pets for the first time last weekend, and the Pets and the lead singer, formerly of Melodious Owl, is moving next week to go to Seattle. Pets is a two-piece, sometimes real drums, sometimes drum machine, sometimes real songs -- which sometimes sounds like cool new wave and sometimes, my friend says, sounds like the Butthole Surfers. With headliners Bonde Do Role, the cool Brazilian electronica band.

Also Saturday at First Avenue, a tribute to my "I wish he was my boyfriend from 40 years ago," Leonard Cohen, which could be a really cool show, especially with locals A Dad In Common.

Not to be confused with the Toronto festival, Saturday at 2 p.m. starts the North by Northeast music festival, where the Club Underground folks are moving upstairs to the Spring Street Tavern and out into its parking lot. With Kid Dakota, Ouija Radio and more.

And if you've got one good deed in you this year, make it this: Sunday night is
Transmission LIVE! A Bridge Benefit for Mercedes Gorden. $15 donation. DJ Jake Rudh has been treating us to mod and Brit records for years; his fiance Mercedes Gorden was crushed during the recent I-35W bridge collapse and this is a benefit for her recovery. The Current's Mark Wheat and Cities 97 Brian Oake will host the night. '90s cool band Ocean Blue will reunite, and play alongside Tapes 'n Tapes, the Deaths, and the Melismatics.

Guest DJ Set; 9/21

Posted at 5:29 PM on September 21, 2007 by Mark Wheat (3 Comments)

For the next 4 weeks we'll champion local DJ's, we have a ton of talent living and working here....Freddy Fresh, DJ ESP and Chuck Love coming in the next month and tonight a duo who have been playing in various venues around town for several years and started their own label, Celebrity Records, Bryan Gerrard & David Drone
Every Friday night from 10pm they're at Solera and tomorrow play their FINAL Dig Deep night at the VIP Room at First Avenue, 10pm with free crossover from Too Much Love, so go give them a hooj happy house music send off!

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