The Current Music Blog: October 7, 2008 Archive

The Stream 10/07/08

Posted at 8:57 AM on October 7, 2008 by Barb Abney

The Kills tour bus has been found.

Warchild benefit album gets postponed.

Next year's Coachella dates have been announced.

Today In Music History:
1968 - Thom York (Radiohead) was born.
1975 - The New York Supreme Court voted by to reverse John Lennon's deportation order.
1995 - Alanis Morissette's "Jagged Little Pill" was the #1 album.
2005 - Boy George was arrested when police discovered traces of cocaine in his apartment.

Live Blogging 10/07/08

Posted at 9:23 AM on October 7, 2008 by Barb Abney

10:30 a.m. Of Montreal
They're playing First Avenue on October 25th.
Read their blog.
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10:15 a.m. Cold War Kids
They're playing The Fine Line Music Cafe on Friday.
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10:10 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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Song Of The Day Info - Lambchop
Today on our Song Of The Day Podcast we're featuring Lambchop with the tune "National Talk Like A Pirate Day" from the latest record, OH (Ohio) which hit the shelves today.
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9:55 a.m. Liz Phair
Here are a couple of reviews of her "Exile" stop at First Ave this weekend...
More Cowbell - City Pages

9:50 a.m. Conor Oberst
He and The Mystic Valley Band are playing First Avenue on October 29th.
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9:45 a.m. Primal Scream
Beautiful Future is their 9th studio album.
Here's the Pitchfork review.
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9:30 a.m. Local Music - First Communion Afterparty
They've got upcoming gigs with The Von Bondies and others.
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9:25 a.m. Loquat
Their latest, Secrets Of The Sea will hit shelves next week.
They're playing with Chris Koza and The Greycoats (it's their CD release show) on the 16th at The Cedar Cultural Center.
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9:15 a.m. Local Music - Romantica
They're playing a couple of free shows at The Fine Line Music Cafe before the end of the year.
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"My 3 Songs" for Tuesday

Posted at 5:09 PM on October 7, 2008 by Steve Seel

Billy Kalil of Mpls, writes, "This is my 'Jane Doe' set. All the songs are about some mysterious Jane."

1) Jane's Addiction, "Jane Says"
2) Velvet Underground, "Sweet Jane"
3) Bob Dylan, "Queen Jane Approximately"

Head this way to submit your own 3-song set.

New Releases

Posted at 7:52 PM on October 7, 2008 by Mark Wheat

The industry puts out a major part of the the music product for the year
between this week and Thanksgiving. This week there's more than any other;
Here's the ones we played tonight;

Jolie Holland "The Living and The Dead"
Our CD of the Week, did you know she started here?

Deerhoof "Offend Maggie"
Out of San Fran with one of the smallest singers in rock!

Jake One "White Van Music"
Out of Seattle (our other twin city!) now with the local Rhymesayers

Rachael Yamagata
"A Record in Two Parts ... Elephants and Teeth Sinking Into Heart"
See how well Barb keeps you up to date with her live blogging!

Antony and the Johnsons "Another World [EP]"
Antony at Apollo AGAIN!

The Annuals "Such Fun"
If you're going to see Minus The Bear next Wednesday don't be fashionably late!

Lambchop "OH (ohio)"
you never know what to expect with this band, but ...controversial cover art?!

Land of Talk "Some Are Lakes"
One of those bands that seems to fit myspace perfectly!

Oasis "Dig Out Your Soul"
A pre-myspace band who seem to be managing the shift, Noel's even blogging!

The Pretenders "Break Up the Concrete"
Chrissie Hynde just opend a vegetarian restaurant in her home town of Akron.

Here's more that we couldn't get to tonight...
The Little Ones "Morning Tide"
Margot & The Nuclear So and So's "Animal! [Vinyl LP]"
Rise Against "Appeal to Reason"
Marnie Stern "This Is It and I Am It..."
The Streets "Everything Is Borrowed"
Department of Eagles "In Ear Park"
Juana Molina "Un Dia"
Spinto Band "Moonwink"

AND...Next Tuesday I will be taking the night off to see a show that I never thought I would see David Byrne playing the music that he has made with Brian Eno. Their first "My Life in the Bush of Ghosts" is All Time Top 5 for me, as is David's blog!