The Current Music Blog: December 11, 2007 Archive

The Stream 12/11/07

Posted at 8:57 AM on December 11, 2007 by Barb Abney

Wilco will play a 5-night stand in Chicago where they'll play their entire catalog.

Robert Pollard's debut art exhibit.

Sigur Ros' Heima will be shown in town.

Today In Music History:
1926 - Big Mama Thornton was born.
1944 - Brenda Lee was born.
1957 - Jerry Lee Lewis married his 13-year old second cousin Myra Gale Brown.
1964 - Sam Cooke was shot dead.
1972 - James Brown was arrested in Tennessee for trying to incite a riot.
1982 - Toni Basil's "Mickey" was #1.
2000 - Richard Ashcroft cancelled the remaining dates of his UK tour after he fell and broke two ribs.
2003 - Bobby Brown was charged with battery for hitting Whitney Houston in the face.

Live Blogging 12/11/07

Posted at 9:27 AM on December 11, 2007 by Barb Abney

11:15 a.m. Local Music - Dallas Orbiter
Their new CD is Motorcycle Diagrams.
The release show is at The Varsity on January 4th.
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10:45 a.m. MGMT
Seriously, the design of this page makes my stomach a bit queasy.
Does it have the same effect on you?

10:30 a.m. Georgie James
They mentioned their visit to The Current in a recent blog posting.

Song Of The Day Info - Hopewell
Today on our Song Of The Day Podcast we're featuring Hopewell with the tune "Afterglow" from the Beautiful Targets album, which is in stores now.
More here and/or here.

9:50 a.m. Lupe Fiasco
Local artist Nikki Jean is featured on Lupe Fiasco's The Cool.
The disk will be in stores next week, but you can pre-order a copy here..

9:40 a.m. The Hold Steady
Here's the City Pages story I mentioned.

9:20 a.m. Local Music - Roma Di Luna
They've got a gig in Chicago on Thursday and then they'll be playing a couple of shows in town this weekend.
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9:05 a.m. CD Of The Week - Sharon Jones & The Dap Kings
100 Days,100 Nights is our CD Of The Week.
Get your own copy when you support The Current online.
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"My 3 Songs" for Monday and Tuesday

Posted at 2:18 PM on December 11, 2007 by Steve Seel

Sorry folks, I neglected to blog yesterday's My 3 Songs -- shame on me -- so here are the sets for both days:

First, Monday: Jennifer Sorenson of Mpls wanted to share three songs from her three favorite performers at the Bonnaroo festival this past summer:

1) Kings of Leon, "On Call"
2) Spoon, "I Summon You"
3) The Hold Steady, "Chips Ahoy"

Now, Tuesday: Ben Cook-Feltz of St. Louis Park MN says, "All three songs make up a fun little Americana Casserole ... I chose these three simply because I like them; I wish I had a story, but the fact is they're (just) great songs and they should be played. Together. In this order. Yes."

1) Hank Williams, "Jambalaya (On The Bayou)"
2) The White Stripes, "Conquest"
3) Romantica, "Drink the Night Away"

Nice job, Ben -- and thanks for dropping in that Romantica song. Not only is it a nice local nod, but a lovely and unexpectedly graceful ending to the set. Class, please observe Ben's fine work.