The Current Music Blog: October 28, 2008 Archive

The Stream 10/28/08

Posted at 8:55 AM on October 28, 2008 by Barb Abney

Led Zeppelin to tour (sorta).

Ted Leo has cancelled some upcoming shows.

Amy Winehouse was rushed to the hopspital yesterday.

Today In Music History:
1936 - Charlie Daniels ("The Devil Went Down To Georgia") was born.
1957 - Stephen Morris (Joy Division) was born.
1958 - William Reid (The Jesus and Mary Chain) was born.
1982 - The Jam announced they were splitting up.
1997 - Bill Berry announced that he was leaving R.E.M.
2004 - Courtney Love was charge with assault with a deadly weapon.
2007 - Porter Wagoner died.

Live Blogging 10/28/08

Posted at 9:33 AM on October 28, 2008 by Barb Abney

11:45 a.m. Ryan Adams & The Cardinals
Cardinology is our CD Of The Week.
They're playing Target Center on Wednesday, December 10th with Oasis.
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11:40 a.m. Beastie Boys
They're playing Roy Wilkins Auditorium Saturday night.
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11:30 a.m. Rachael Yamagata
She's playing The Varsity Theater as part of The Hotel Cafe Tour on November 6th.
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11:15 a.m. Local Music - White Light Riot
They have several upcoming local/regional shows on the horizon.
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11:10 a.m. Local Music - Atmosphere
They're playing First Avenue on November 2nd and on November 17th.
New Slug chatter..
** Mary Lucia will have several chances this week for you to win tickets to their sold-out Sunday evening show.**
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10:30 a.m. Moby
Last Night: Remixed to hit the shelves next week.

Song Of The Day Info - Emiliana Torrini
Today on our Song Of The Day Podcast we're featuring Emiliana Torrini with the title track to her latest, Me And Armini.
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9:40 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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9:15 a.m. Sea Wolf
They've wrapped up their tour in support of Leaves In The River. They're planning to get back in the studio to begin recording their next album in spring. Until then, here's a nice collection of stuff they saw while on tour.

9:05 a.m. Blitzen Trapper
They're playing The Turf Club on November 8th.
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"My 3 Songs" for Tuesday

Posted at 2:32 PM on October 28, 2008 by Steve Seel

Susan Yee of St. Francis writes, "(These tunes) just make me happy and remind me of how great all these bands are in concert, and how lucky I was to have seen all three of them this year."

1) Wilco, "Impossible Germany"
2) Aimee Mann, "Going Through the Motions"
3) The New York Dolls, "Babylon"

Thanks Susan!

So, do you have an "election day" set you want to submit? We're putting the call out for the best one. Submit yours here.

New Release Tuesday

Posted at 8:45 PM on October 28, 2008 by Mark Wheat (1 Comments)

It's the Last Big New Release Night of the Year!

Now you have to go away and start making your 'Best of the Year' lists....
then you can vote for our Top 89, which will be coming sooner than you think!

Bloc Party: Intimacy [Atlantic]
- Considering the title this is an apt Metacritic rating!

The Cure: 4:13 Dream [Suretone/Geffen]
- It's official, at least from the NME, they are God like Genius'!

Deerhunter: Microcastle [Kranky]
- this could be very near the top of Pitchfork's year of end tally.

Eagles of Death Metal: Heart On [Downtown]
- Kicking off their tour in Seattle tomorrow and in the Fine Line on Nov 8th.

Ryan Adams and the Cardinals: Cardinology [Lost Highway]
- THANKS again to everyone who helped make our Fund Drive a success.
Hook yourself up with a copy of our CD of the Week if you missed the fun!

Snow Patrol: A Hundred Million Suns [Geffen]
- A title suggesting they are set to melt their old identity? Officially no.

Squarepusher: Just a Souvenir [Warp]
- a legendary electronic music pioneer, still cutting the edge?

Kaiser Chiefs "Off With Their Heads"
- If you have been wondering where they get the name from, go here.

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