The Current Music Blog: October 29, 2008 Archive

The Stream 10/29/08

Posted at 8:50 AM on October 29, 2008 by Barb Abney

Wilco will play a tune on The Colbert Report tomorrow night.

The Hives are being sued for plagarism.

Gnarls Barkley to release an EP of demos, live tracks and new material next month.

Today In Music History:
1946 - Peter Green (John Mayall's Bluesbreakers) was born.
1962 - Einar Orn (The Sugarcubes) was born.
1969 - Roni Size was born.
1971 - Duane Allman (The Allman Brothers Band) was killed in a motocycle accident.
1991 - Memphis City Council named interstate 55 The B.B. King Freeway.
1996 - The Stone Roses split up.

Live Blogging 10/29/08

Posted at 9:13 AM on October 29, 2008 by Barb Abney (1 Comments)

11:35 a.m. Local Music - Cloud Cult
They have upcoming dates with Mason Proper.
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11:30 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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11:15 a.m. Dressy Bessy
They're playing Turf Club tonight along with The Melismatics and We Became Actors.
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11:05 a.m. Blitzen Trapper
They're playing The Turf Club on November 8th.
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11:00 a.m. Ingrid Michaelson
She's playing Pantages Theater on November 17th.
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10:40 a.m. Local Music - Jeremy Messersmith
He has upcoming dates with Cloud Cult and Peter Adams.
His tour kick-off is November 7th at Turf Club.
Catch him tonight at Winona State University in Lourdes Hall.
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10:30 a.m. Jack White & Alicia Keys
Watch the video for their James Bond Theme "Another Way To Die."

10:15 a.m. Conor Oberst
He and The Mystic Valley Band are playing First Avenue tonight.
You can also catch him this afternoon at 2:30 at Loring Pasta Bar for a "Get Out The Vote" Concert.
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Song Of The Day Info - The Dears
Today on our Song Of The Day Podcast we're featuring The Dears with the tune "Money Babies" from their latest Missiles.
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9:30 a.m. Paul Westerberg
Here's a recent UK article on The Replacements.
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9:10 a.m. Blondie
In honor of the 30th anniversary of Parallel Lines, Blondie want to know what your favorite track from the album is.
Vote here...

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"My 3 Songs" for Wednesday

Posted at 3:33 PM on October 29, 2008 by Steve Seel (1 Comments)

Dylan Stanczak from Burnsville does the rock n' roll math today: He writes, "Rock song plus soul cover equals awesome."

1) Nostalgia 77, "Seven Nation Army"
2) Mark Ronson feat. Lily Allen, "Oh My God"
3) Ike & Tina Turner, "Whole Lotta Love"

Thanks Dylan! A+.

Still lookin' for your election day sets ... submit them here.

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