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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!

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