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Live On Air Blogging 09/18/07

Posted at 9:07 AM on September 18, 2007 by Barb Abney

Noonish - Tunes On The Telly Tonight:
Steve Earle on Letterman

11:30 a.m. Robert Plant and Alison Krauss
Raising Sand will be in stores on October 23rd.
Here's a little more insight on the unlikely pairing of these two artists.

11:20 a.m. Mekons
Their new album Natural is in stores now.
Tour dates and news items here.

11:10 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.

10:40 a.m. Tunng
The UK outfit's third full-length, Good Arrows will be released stateside next week.
Learn more about them here.

10:15 a.m. Kenna
He's playing First Avenue on October 14th. More..

10:10 a.m. Song Of The Day Info - Ben Lee
Today on our Song Of The Day Podcast we're featuring Ben Lee with a live version of "Love Me Like The World Is Ending" which was recorded during his In-Studio session late last month.
You'll find the original version of this tune on his sixth solo album Ripe, which is in stores today.
Ripe is The Current's CD Of The Week. Get your own copy when you support The Current online.
He's playing The Fineline next week along with Ripe collaborator Mandy Moore.
More Ben Lee here and/or here.

10:00 a.m. The Hold Steady
Next Tuesday, Craig is being honored by Boston College, his alma mater, the "Master Class" event. The event is open to the public.
More info on this and the band's upcoming tour with Art Brut here..
They'll be playing State Theatre on November 1st.

9:40 a.m. Andrew Bird
You can watch the "Imitosis" video here.

9:30 a.m. The National
They're playing at The Fine Line on Thursday.
They did an in-studio back in September, 2005.
More National stuff..

9:20 a.m. Old Crow Medicine Show
Big Iron World is in stores now. They've recently recorded a duet with Marty Stuart and been featured on a benefit CD for the Center for American Music, National History Day, and Folk Alliance. More news and a few tour dates here.

9:10 a.m. Portishead
They're curating ATP's "Nightmare Before Christmas".
Keep up with the band here.

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