The Current Music Blog: September 4, 2008 Archive

The Stream 09/04/08

Posted at 7:22 AM on September 4, 2008 by Barb Abney

Conor Oberst and The Mystic Valley Band announce more tour dates (including an October 29th gig at First Avenue.)

Stream the new Chemical Brothers album, Brotherhood here.

Tegan is playing live without Sara tonight.

Nellie McKay and Ike Reilly to play the Ralph Nader Super Rally tonight at Orchestra Hall.

Today In Music History:
1951 - Martin Chambers (Pretenders) was born.
1954 - Elvis Presley made his first appearance at The Grand Old Opry.
1960 - Kim Thayil (Soundgarden) was born.
1965 - The Who's van was vandalized and $10,000 in equipment was stolen.
1974 - Marvin Gaye's daughter Nona, was born.
1975 - Mark Ronson was born.
1976 - The Sex Pistols made their television debut.
1982 - Survivor's "Eye Of The Tiger" was #1.
1991 - Dottie West died from the injuries she suffered in a car accident several days earlier.

Live Blogging 09/04/08

Posted at 8:34 AM on September 4, 2008 by Barb Abney

11:30 a.m. Ani Difranco
She's playing State Theater on October 3rd.
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11:15 a.m. Jamie Lidell
Catch him tomorrow night on Craig Ferguson
He's playing The Varsity on October 7th.
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11:05 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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10:50 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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10:30 a.m. Local Music - Atmosphere
They will be playing The Monolith Music Festival and The Street Scene Festival.
Their next sceduled local appearance is at First Avenue on November 2nd.
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10:20 a.m. MGMT
They're playing Roy Wilkins Auditorium with Beck on September 30th.
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Song Of The Day Info - Birdmonster
Today on our Song Of The Day Podcast we're featuring Birdmonster with the tune "Born To Be Your Man" from the release From The Mountain To The Sea.
They're playing 7th Street Entry with Rumble Strips on October 23rd.
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9:45 a.m. CD Of The Week - Michael Franti & Spearhead
Their latest, All Rebel Rockers will be released on September 9th.
It's our CD Of The Week.
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9:35 a.m. Local Music - Yer Cronies
When I Grow Up is out now.
They're playing The Van Gobots CD Release show at Uptown Bar next Friday night.
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9:20 a.m. Local Music - Cloud Cult
Two of their tunes will be featured in a NY play. They'll be playing an acoustic set at this year's CMJ Fest. They're also giving away VIP passes/tickets to The Monolith Festival.
All of this and more from a recent Myspace update..

9:15 a.m. Lucinda Williams
Her latest, Little Honey will be released on October 14th. It will feature Elvis Costello, Matthew Sweet, Susanna Hoffs, and Tim Easton.
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9:05 a.m. Death Cab For Cutie
They're playing The Xcel Energy Center with Neil Young on October 14th.
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9:00 a.m. Bell X1
Here's a pic they took when they played at The Varsity.
They're supporting Stars on their Autumn tour.
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"My 3 Songs" for Thursday

Posted at 2:32 PM on September 4, 2008 by Steve Seel

Georgia Fyke of Mpls is a new arrival here in town, and writes: "I'm requesting because I finally took both feet off the ground. I moved from Mississippi to Minneapolis a month ago for a boy who I've loved for over two years. I never thought I'd do it, and I love it ... but I haven't been through a winter yet. If I survive this first one, well, let's just say it's a good sign."

1) Unknown Prophets, "Summer Heat"
2) Regina Spektor, "Fidelity"
3) Simon and Garfunkel, "A Hazy Shade of Winter"

Georgia: it's gonna be fine. Winter is no big deal. You did not move to Hudson Bay. When I first moved here, I was afraid it was going to be like "The Shining," where the Twin Cities would be cut off from the rest of civilization for the entire winter while the highways would be shut down, and people wouldn't leave their driveways unless they had one of these on the front of their trucks. Turns out, it didn't happen that way. It can get cold at times -- so you wear a fleece hoodie. It's all good. Welcome to your new home!