The Current Music Blog: September 26, 2008 Archive

The Stream 09/26/08

Posted at 8:59 AM on September 26, 2008 by Barb Abney

Flaming Lips to release Christmas on Mars on October 28th.
* It's also playing on the big screen locally on November 22nd.

Morrissey and Johnny Marr together again!! (they're working on a new Smiths rarities compilation to be released in November.)

The RIAA's $222,000 case against Duluth's Jammie Thomas, has been declared a mistrial.

Today In Music History:
1945 - Bryan Ferry (Roxy Music) was born.
1947 - Lynn Anderson was born.
1948 - Olivia Newton-John was born.
1962 - Tracey Thorn (Everything But The Girl) was born.
1981 - Bruce Dickinson joined Iron Maiden.
2003 - Robert Palmer died of a heart attack.

Live Blogging 09/26/08

Posted at 9:59 AM on September 26, 2008 by Barb Abney

Tunes On The Telly Tonight:
Amos Lee on Conan
TV on the Radio on Letterman

11:40 a.m. Calexico
They're playing The Fine Line Music Cafe on November 22nd.
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10:50 a.m. Local Music - Atmosphere
They're playing First Avenue on November 2nd and on November 17th.
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10:45 a.m. Jolie Holland
Her forthcoming album, The Living And The Dead will be released on October 7th.
She's playing The Cedar Cultural Center on October 25th.
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10:30 a.m. Secret Machines
They will be releasing their new album on October 14th.
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10:25 a.m. Yael Naim
She's playing The Cedar Cultural Center on October 22nd, the one year anniversary of the release of her eponymous album.
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Song Of The Day Info - Local Music - Maps Of Norway
Today on our Song Of The Day Podcast we're featuring Maps Of Norway with the tune "The Run-Out" from Die Off Songbird.
Their CD release show is October 10th at The Turf Club with Gospel Gossip, Unicorn Basement and Strut & Shock.
Hear from Maps Of Norway again this Sunday evening on The Local Show with Chris Roberts. More..
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9:40 a.m. Coldplay
They're playing Excel Energy Center on November 14th.
Until then, you can follow their tour via the OXFAM blog.
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9:20 a.m. Jem
Her new album, Down To Earth was released last week.
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9:05 a.m. Blitzen Trapper
You can still grab the title track from Furr on our Song Of The Day Podcast page.
They're playing The Turf Club on November 8th.
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9:00 a.m. Martha Wainwright
She'll kick off a North American tour in late November.
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Do The Shuffle

Posted at 1:37 PM on September 26, 2008 by Mac Wilson (3 Comments)

Let's have a rockin' fun time.

The Elected - "Beautiful Rainbow"
This is the side project of Rilo Kiley's Blake Senate. I wish they would let him be a bigger voice in Rilo Kiley; his "Dreamworld" was the highlight of Under the Blacklight.

Bob Mould - "Underneath Days"
I'm not even going to try to count the F-bombs.

Wire - "Mannequin"
One of the highlights (and at 2:37, one of the longer songs) on Wire's debut, Pink Flag.

The New Pornographers - "The Jessica Numbers"
In regard to numbers, pay attention to the main riff of the song -- it beats out 5, 3, 2, and 1 beat, respectively.

The Deaths - "Lemon Lane II"
A local band with "psychedelic" influences that never come off too strong or pretentious. This is a pretty instrumental from their latest, Centralia.

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"My 3 Songs" for Friday

Posted at 4:06 PM on September 26, 2008 by Steve Seel

Happy Friday, everyone. Linda Marko has what she describes as a "not-so-elegant theme set" for us today:

1) Elvis Costello, "I Can't Stand Up (For Falling Down)"
2) English Beat, "Save It For Later"
3) The Fall, "Youwanner"

So what's the "falling" component of the English Beat tune? "Sooner or later, your legs give way, you hit the ground..."

Any topic is a viable topic here on M3S. Thanks Linda! See you Monday, folks.

Guest DJ Set 9-26-08

Posted at 9:12 PM on September 26, 2008 by Mark Wheat

Mark Farina will be back in town tomorrow night for a rather unique gig;

A few hours before Mark Farina takes the main stage, Minneapolis couple Carrie Quinlan and Jainarain Kissoon will take each other as husband and wife on the same stage when they are married at Epic. This will be the first marriage for Quinlan, Kissoon and Epic Events Center. The ceremony will take place at 6:30 pm as a private affair for friends and family but when 10:30 pm rolls around, the doors will open to the public and The Reception will really get started.

"We chose to have Mark Farina perform at our wedding because we've seen his DJ sets in the Twin Cities several times, and have always been impressed. We also liked the fact that Mark Farina has included Minneapolis artists Chuck Love and Alexander East on his compilations, so there?s a strong Minnesota connection, " said Kissoon.

Carrie and Jai met at the University of Minnesota during a dance crew competition called Ballyhoo, 8 years ago, and they have been together ever since. They have both always enjoyed and played an active role in the electronic music scene in the Twin Cities.Jai is a hobbyist DJ who has played in many clubs throughout downtown Minneapolis and Carrie has been a Go-Go dancer at many events.

This is the set we played, featuring as the wedding coouple pointed out, two local DJ's Alexander East and Chuck Love. It's part of the compilation cd he's just done for fabric;

1. " Together " - Giom
2. " Yellow Truth " - ( Atnarko Mix ) Chuck Love
3. "Why Not Rock?" - JT Donaldson & Uneaq
4. "Lead The Way" - Ricardo Rae
5. " Gettin' Ready" - John Larner
6. " Where Ya At?" - Inland Knights
7. " Got This Feeling" - (Latenight Society Dub) Homero Espinosa
8. " Believe En Me" - Alexander East
9. " The Blues Line" - (Tommy Largo Remix) Frank Solano