The Current Music Blog: September 3, 2008 Archive

The Stream 09/03/08

Posted at 7:37 AM on September 3, 2008 by Barb Abney

Billy Bragg is playing a free show at The Electric Fetus tonight.

Wanna hear an unreleased 1960's era Bowie tune?

Sufjan Stevens pens score for Natalie Portman's upcoming short film.

Today In Music History:
1947 - Eric Bell (Thin Lizzy) was born.
1948 - Donald Brewer (Grand Funk Railroad) was born.
1955 - Bill Haley & his Comets turned down a tour of Australia because of their fear of flying.
1966 - Donovan's "Sunshine Superman" was #1.
1982 - The first day of the inagural US Festival featuring Gang of Four, The Ramones, English Beat, Oingo Boingo, The B-52's, Talking Heads, The Police and more.
1988 - Rick Astley was at the top of the UK singles chart with "Never Gonna Give You Up."
2002 - The Rolling Stones 40th anniversary tour kicked off in Boston.
2005 - Fats Domino was rescued from New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina hit the city.

Live Blogging 09/03/08

Posted at 8:28 AM on September 3, 2008 by Barb Abney

11:45 a.m. Local Music - Doomtree
You can still grab the tune "Drumsticks" from their eponymous album on our Song Of The Day Podcast page.
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11:30 a.m. My Morning Jacket
They're playing The Orpheum on October 2nd.
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11:25 a.m. Local Music - The Alarmists
They're playing The River Rocks Festival on September 19th.
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11:15 a.m. The Hold Steady
They're playing two nights at First Avenue along with Drive-By Truckers on November 15th and 16th.
Here's their recent in-studio interview/performance.
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11:10 a.m. TV On The Radio
Their new record is Dear Science. It will be released on September 23rd.
Pre-order it here.
They're playing First Avenue On October 20th and 21st.
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10:50 a.m. Coldplay
They're playing Excel Energy Center on November 14th.
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10:40 a.m. Sebastian Grangier
The former Death From Above 1979 drummer/vocalist has released the digital EP American Names and is due to release the full length, Sebastien Grainger & The Mountains in October.
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10:20 a.m. The Broken West
Their latest, Now Or Heaven will be in stores on September 9th.
They're playing The 400 Bar on September 13th.
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Song Of The Day Info - Local Music - Jeremy Messersmith
Today on our Song Of The Day Podcast we're featuring Jeremy Messersmith with the tune "Franklin Avenue" from his latest The Silver City, which was produced by Dan Wilson.
His CD release show is at The Varsity Theater on September 25th.
He'll also be playing a free show at The Electric Fetus on the 16th.
He recently took part in our Songs From Scratch series.
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10:00 a.m. M83
They're playing The Triple Rock on November 22nd.
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9:45 a.m. The Walkmen
They're playing The 400 Bar on September 13th.
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9:35 a.m. Kaiser Chiefs
Their latest, Off With Their Heads will be released on October 14th.
Read more about who helped out on the record here.
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9:10 a.m. The Polyphonic Spree
They will be featured on Nightmare Revisited, a collection of covers and new tunes inspired by Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas. It will hit the shelves on September 30th.
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9:05 a.m. Ray LaMontagne
His latest, Gossip In The Grain will be released on October 14th.
You can pre-order it here.
He's playing The State Theater with Leona Naess on October 4th.
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"My 3 Songs" for Wednesday

Posted at 2:37 PM on September 3, 2008 by Steve Seel

Nathan Steigman of St. Paul has a lot of back story to his picks today. He says:

1) DeVotchKa, "You Love Me": "My wife Amy and I were extremely lucky to see DVotchKa on our first trip to Paris in April of this year" (I'LL say). "They've always held a special place on our hearts ... we promptly saw them at First Avenue when we returned in May."

2) Gogol Bordello, "Through the Roof n' Underground": "Because sometimes life is like a trap set up for you. We've 'all had those days.' Also, (this is) probably the most intelligible and PG of a Gogol Bordello song ever written."

3) Death Cab for Cutie, "Crooked Teeth": "It's a grooving sort of thing that tells a story that makes you laugh while dancing or swaying in a hammock. The vocals are nice and interloped and enveloped or one of those antelopes or maybe possibly a giraffe."

Thanks Nathan. By the way, that's the first time I've ever had somebody's explanation for their set transform into an e.e. cummings poem at the end.