The Current Music Blog: August 6, 2008 Archive

The Stream 08/06/08

Posted at 8:53 AM on August 6, 2008 by Barb Abney

Someone stole gear belonging to Iggy & The Stooges in Montreal!

The Supersuckers will be playing at a Twins game next week.

Are Wolfmother about to break-up?

Rage Against The Machine officially announce upcoming Twin Cities date.

Today In Music History:
1952 - Pat MacDonald (Timbuk 3) was born.
1969 - Elliot Smith was born.
1970 - An anti-war music festival was held at Shea Stadium, featuring Janis Joplin, Paul Simon, Steppenwolf, and Johnny Winter.
1972 - Geri Halliwell (Ginger Spice of The Spice Girls) was born.
1973 - Stevie Wonder was seriously injured in a car accident.
1983 - Klaus Nomi (an avant-garde musician and former back up singer for David Bowie) died.
1996 - The Ramones placed their hands in cement on the Hollywood Rock Walk.
2004 - Rick James was found dead.

Live Blogging 08/06/08

Posted at 9:53 AM on August 6, 2008 by Barb Abney

11:30 a.m. Local Music - Melismatics
Their forthcoming album The Acid Test will be released September 30th.
Catch them tomorrow at Thursdays On First in Rochester.
They're also playing The Concrete & Grass Festival next month.
Their CD Release show is at The Fine Line Music Cafe on Oct 11th.
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11:00 a.m. Moby
Win tickets to see him in London.

10:55 a.m. The Dandy Warhols
Earth to the Dandy Warhols will hit shelves August 19th.
They're playing First Avenue September 9th with Darker My Love.
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10:40 a.m. The Pinker Tones
The Bareclona band are touring along with the Warped Tour in support of their latest release Wild Animals.
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10:30 a.m. Local Music - Best Friends Forever
They also took part in our recent Songs From Scratch series.
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10:25 a.m. The Black Keys
They're playing The State Fair Grandstand along with The Black Crowes on August 30th.
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10:20 a.m. Local Music - P.O.S.
He also took part in our recent Songs From Scratch series.
He's playing the "8 is Enough" show at The Turf Club on August 27th
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10:15 a.m. Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
Tell the world how much you love them.
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Song Of The Day Info - Peter Adams
Today on our Song Of The Day Podcast we're featuring Peter Adams with the tune "The Observatory" from the Cincinnati artist's recently released second album I Woke With Planets In My Face.
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9:50 a.m. The War On Drugs
We reviewed Wagonwheel Blues on the most recent Musicheads podcast. You can give us your review, as well.
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9:45 a.m. Local Music - Jeremy Messersmith
His forthcoming album The Silver City was produced by Dan Wilson.
He recently took part in our Songs From Scratch series.
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9:35 a.m. The Verve
Their new album, Forth will be released on August 26th.
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9:05 a.m. Coldplay
They're playing Excel Energy Center on November 14th.
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9:00 a.m. Robyn Hitchcock
His box set featuring previously unreleased material, Luminous Groove will be released August 19th.
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"My 3 Songs" for Wednesday

Posted at 3:33 PM on August 6, 2008 by Steve Seel (1 Comments)

"Reflecting on the past year of live music that I have had the chance to see," writes Alyssa Vetsch today, "these three bands blew me out of the water with surprisingly rockin' stage presence and talent! Thanks Current for warning me of these up-and-coming concerts to the Twin Cities."

1) Menomena, "Wet and Rusting"
2) Cloud Cult, "Happy Hippo"
3) Hot Chip, "One Pure Thought"

All part of our friendly service, Alyssa. Thanks for the set!

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