The Current Music Blog: February 5, 2008 Archive

The Stream 02/05/08

Posted at 8:57 AM on February 5, 2008 by Barb Abney

Will Amy Winehouse play The Grammys this weekend?

Check out the lineups for BAM's Brooklyn Next Festival.

Tad Kubler (The Hold Steady) playing for a younger demographic this weekend.

Today In Music History:
1942 - Corey Wells (Three Dog Night) was born.
1964 - Duff McKagan (Guns N' Roses) was born.
1969 - Bobby Brown was born.
1976 - Rudy Pompilli (Bill Haley and his Comets) died.
1977 - Mary MacGregor's "Torn Between Two Lovers" was #1.
1991 - It's reported that KLF were arrested after painting a logo on a billboard ad.

Live Blogging 02/05/08

Posted at 9:38 AM on February 5, 2008 by Barb Abney

** Breaking News - Tapes 'n Tapes**
They've announced the dates on their April/May tour including the kick off at First Avenue on April 10th.
Full list of dates here.

11:45 a.m. Local Music - Kid Dakota
Their new album, A Winner's Shadow will be released March 11th.
Pre-order it here.
The CD release show is February 16th at Turf Club.
They've got some other upcoming shows at The Red Stag and Triple Rock.
More...

11:30 a.m. Bob Mould
District Line is in stores today.
He's coming to First Avenue on March 5th.
More info here and/or here.

11:15 a.m. Moldy Peaches
They're releasing "Anyone Else But You" as a single later this month.

11:00 a.m. St. Vincent
She dropped by last summer for an in-studio.
She's playing The Cedar on February 22nd.
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10:50 a.m. Luna (related)
Dean & Britta released their remix EP Variations last week.
They're playing The Cedar along with Keren Ann next Monday.
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10:30 a.m. Local Music - The Alarmists.
They've recorded some new material to help promote themselves at South By Southwest.
They're playing 7th Street Entry with Romantica and Chris Koza next weekend.
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Song Of The Day Info - Jason Collett
Today on our Song Of The Day Podcast we're featuring Jason Collett with the tune "Papercut Hearts"
From his latest, Here's To Being Here. Which was released today.
He's playing The Turf Club on Friday, March 28th.
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9:45 a.m. Black Mountain
They recently released In The Future.
They're playing 7th Street Entry on March 24th.
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9:30 a.m. Mark Olson
The tune "Clifton Bridge" is named after a suspension bridge in Bristol, England.
The Salvation Blues was inspired by the places that he visited while roaming the world in 2006.
He's playing The 400 Bar this weekend.
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9:15 a.m. Bell X1
These guys are former bandmates of Damien Rice (in the band Juniper.)
Learn more about them here.

Facemelter 2/5

Posted at 5:03 PM on February 5, 2008 by Jill Riley

Brett and I are featuring Megadeth on this week's episode of Facemelter. Dave Mustaine and Marty Friedman blow our minds with the amount of awesome solos in "Hangar 18". Does "Hangar 18" sound too much like "Call of Ktulu" from Mustaine's Metallica days? Who cares Lars! Go cry over something else.

Feedback and suggestions are welcome!

Bonnaroo 2008!

Posted at 11:44 PM on February 5, 2008 by Jill Riley

The lineup for Bonnaroo 2008 was just announced! It looks pretty sweet, but I see a lot of similarities to the Coachella 2008 lineup.