The Current Music Blog: October 2, 2008 Archive

The Stream 10/02/08

Posted at 8:44 AM on October 2, 2008 by Barb Abney

Cat Power to release more cover tunes.

Video of Pete Doherty (The Libertines, Babyshambles) and Graham Coxon (Blur) performing a Blur tune together.

Will iTunes shut down soon?

Today In Music History:
1945 - Don McLean was born.
1951 - Sting was born.
1961 - Robbie Nevil was born.
1969 - Damon Gough (Badly Drawn Boy) was born.
1981 - Terry Hall, Neville Staples and Lynval Golding all left The Specials and formed Fun Boy Three.
1996 - A Pearl Jam show ended in a riot.
1998 - Gene Autry died.
2003 - Police were called to investigate a disturbance at Courtney Love's former boyfriend's house. Courtney was detained and later taken to a hospital with a suspected drug overdose.

Live Blogging 10/02/08

Posted at 9:13 AM on October 2, 2008 by Barb Abney

11:30 a.m. Mando Diao
They're playing one stateside date early next month.

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.
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11:05 a.m. My Morning Jacket
They're playing The Orpheum tomorrow.
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10:50 a.m. Local Music - White Light Riot
They're playing The Melismatics CD release show with The Envy Corps and The Silent Years at The Fine Line Music Cafe next Saturday.
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10:35 a.m. Delta Spirit
They're playing The Fine Line Music Cafe on November 28th.
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10:20 a.m. Blondie
Debbie will be appearing at the tenth anniversary of Joe's Pub in New York next weekend.
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10:15 a.m. TV On The Radio
They're playing First Avenue On October 20th and 21st.
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Song Of The Day Info - Jolie Holland
Today on our Song Of The Day Podcast we're featuring Jolie Holland with the tune "Mexico City" from her forthcoming album, The Living And The Dead which will be released on next week.
She's playing The Cedar Cultural Center on October 25th.
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9:40 a.m. Poe
She's featured on the newly released Repo: The Genetic Opera soundtrack.

9:30 a.m. Deerhoof
Offend Maggie will be released next week.
They're playing First Avenue on October 14th.
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9:15 a.m. Ben Folds
He'll be on Conan tonight.
He's playing The Myth Nightclub on October 17th.
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9:10 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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9:00 a.m. John Vanderslice
Here's a recent interview he did with Amoeba.

"My 3 Songs" for Thursday

Posted at 4:47 PM on October 2, 2008 by Steve Seel (1 Comments)

Marcus Frost writes today, "The summer festival circuit was totally stacked! I picked a song from three of the bands I was most excited to see. Oh, and one more thing: My Morning Jacket ... believe the hype. They're the best live act going right now, bar none!"

1) My Morning Jacket, "Lay Low"
2) Vampire Weekend, "Oxford Comma"
3) MGMT, "Time To Pretend"

As it happens, tonight's the night you'll get to see for yourself just what kind of live act My Morning Jacket is, at the the Orpheum.

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