The Current Music Blog: September 23, 2008 Archive

The Stream 09/23/08

Posted at 8:55 AM on September 23, 2008 by Barb Abney

Chemical Brothers give Google Earth a nod on their new video.

Stereophonics park illegally and then embark on high speed car chase near the Canadian border.

Get your Stephen Meritt (Magnetic Fields) inspired shoes.

Today In Music History:
1930 - Ray Charles was born.
1949 - Bruce Springsteen was born.
1957 - The Buddy Holly & The Crickets tune "That'll Be The Day" was #1.
1970 - Mick Jagger met Bianca Macias for the first time.
1974 - Robbie McIntosh (Average White Band) died of an overdose.
1989 - Milli Vanilli had the #1 single "Girl I'm Gonna Miss You."
2006 - Neil Young was named artist of the year at the fifth annual Americana Honors and Awards in Nashville.

Live Blogging 09/23/08

Posted at 9:36 AM on September 23, 2008 by Barb Abney

Tunes On The Telly Tonight:
Kings of Leon on Letterman
Atmosphere on Jimmy Kimmel

11:50 a.m. CD Of The Week - TV On The Radio
Dear Science is our CD Of The Week.
They're playing First Avenue On October 20th and 21st.
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11:40 a.m. Murs
Murs For President will be out on the 30th.
He's playing 7th Street Entry on October 17th.
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11:20 a.m. Conor Oberst
He and The Mystic Valley Band are playing First Avenue on October 29th.
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11:10 a.m. Kings Of Leon
Only By The Night hit the shelves today!
Catch them tonight on Letterman.
They're playing Orpheum Theatre on November 1st with We Are Scientists and The Whigs.
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10:45 a.m. U2
Bono is in NYC blogging the Millennium Development Goals Summit.

10:30 a.m. Jenny Lewis
Her sophomore solo album, Acid Tongue was released today.
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10:20 a.m. Yeasayer
They're playing The Triple Rock Social Club on October 30th.
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Song Of The Day Info - Mogwai
Today on our Song Of The Day Podcast we're featuring Mogwai with the tune "Bat Cat " from their newly released record The Hawk Is Howling.
They have cancelled their US tour due to Martin Bulloch's ongoing health problems.
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9:50 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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9:40 a.m. Cory Chisel and The Wandering Sons
They've been chosen as an upcoming Starbucks "Pick of the Week."
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9:30 a.m. Local Music - The Chambermaids
They're playing The Turf Club Thursday night.
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9:15 a.m. My Morning Jacket
They're playing The Orpheum on October 2nd.
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9:10 a.m. Laura Veirs
Her dad blogged throughout her latest tour.

"My 3 Songs" for Tuesday

Posted at 2:20 PM on September 23, 2008 by Steve Seel

Does the Twin Cities music scene have one degree of separation?

Shannon Kelley writes today, "All these bands have something to do with each other. Plus, go Minneapolis!"

1) Halloween Alaska, "Call It Clear"
2) 12 Rods, "Make Out Music"
3) The Bad Plus, "Tom Sawyer"

I guess would could describe this as "One degree of Dave King." Mr. King would be the one constant element between these three bands, serving as the one and only drummer for popsters Halloween Alaska and jazz juggernaut The Bad Plus, and the second and final drummer for the dearly departed local band 12 Rods, taking over the seat from Christopher McGuire. However, 12 Rods keyboardist Ev (Olcott, brother of frontman Ryan Olcott) also went on to found Halloween Alaska with Mr. King after 12 Rods disbanded.

Bonus trivia: Ev also served as the producer for the final CD by local cult-favorite Love-cars ("Thank You For Telling Me What I Already Know"), who's singer, James Diers, went on to sing for Halloween Alaska as well.

Bonus-bonus trivia: The idea for Halloween Alaska was suggested by Mr. King himself, who pitched the idea to his prospective bandmates as "Everything But the Boy."

New Releases 9-23-08

Posted at 5:38 PM on September 23, 2008 by Mark Wheat

Kings of Leon "Only By the Night"
- the first single went straight to #1 in the UK, displacing Kate Perry!?!?

Jenny Lewis "Acid Tongue"
- her first REAL solo but she has a lot of help from 'friends' like Elvis Costello

TV on the Radio "Dear Science"
- our CD of the Week got a rave from Pitchfork!

Blitzen Trapper "Furr"
- This Portland OR band are now on Sub Pop and they step up the lyrical magic

The Replacements have their last 4 albums remastered and reissued
and local super-group (plus adopted son Jeff Tweedy!) Golden Smog have a new compilation available "Stay Golden, Smog"

AND speaking of locals;
Atmosphere just announced another show Nov 11th at First Ave

AND...the most recent tour rumours are weird, would it be Led Zep if it wasn't Plant?!?!