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Live Blogging 03/11/09

Posted at 11:01 AM on March 11, 2009 by Barb Abney

1:55 p.m. Calexico
They are the house band for tonight's R.E.M. Tribute Concert.

1:50 p.m. Gomez
They will release A New Tide on March 31st. But if you pre-order a copy here you can get it autographed!
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1:30 p.m. Andrew Bird
He's playing State Theater on April 11th.
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1:20 p.m. Local Music - Idle Hands
They're playing Are You Local? - The SXSW Send-Off Showcase at First Avenue Saturday night along with Solid Gold, Jeremy Messersmith, Sims (of Doomtree), Gospel Gossip, First Communion Afterparty, Bella Koshka and others.
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1:15 p.m. Dan Auerbach
Check out his recent in-studio interview/performance.

1:10 p.m. PJ Harvey and John Parish
Their sophomore project together, A Woman A Man Walked By will be released on March 31st.
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12:50 p.m. Local Music - Halloween, Alaska
Their forthcoming record, Champagne Downtown will be released April 7th. The CD release show is at First Avenue on April 10th.
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12:35 a.m. Local Music - The Dynamiters
They're playing His Mischief's CD release show at Turf Club Friday night.
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12:30 p.m. Morrissey
We reviewed his latest, Years Of Refusal last night on Musicheads.
He's playing State Theater on April 6th.
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11:45 a.m. Franz Ferdinand
They're playing First Avenue on April 28th.
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11:40 a.m. Local Music - His Mischief
Their CD release show for The Perfect Lover is Friday night at Turf Club.
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11:20 a.m. Raphael Saadiq
He'll be dropping by Friday afternoon for an in-studio interview/performance with Mark Wheat before his at The Fine Line Music Cafe. Mark Wheat will have another chance for you to win tickets to that show later this afternoon.
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11:15 a.m. Lily Allen
She's playing First Avenue on April 11th.
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11:10 a.m. Lady Sovereign
Her sophomore release, Jigsaw will come out on April 7th.
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10:50 a.m. Hot Chip & Peter Gabriel
Here's a little more information about the XL Sampler featuring the Vampire Weekend cover.

10:45 a.m. Yeah Yeah Yeahs
Their forthcoming record, It's Blitz! and will be released on April 14th.
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10:40 a.m. The Gaslight Anthem
They're playing The Varsity with Heartless Bastards on April 4th.
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10:35 a.m. The Decemberists
The Hazards of Love will be released on March 24th. They'll be performing the album in full at SxSW at Stubbs on March 18th.
Steve Seel will interview Colin Meloy tomorrow morning at 8:30 a.m.
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10:25 a.m. BLK JKS (Black Jacks)
Their Mystery EP hit the shelves yesterday.
You can download the tune "Lakeside" here.
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10:15 a.m. Feist and Ben Gibbard
"Train Song" is featured on the Dark Was The Night compilation.
Just Announced! Dark Was The Night - Live at Radio City Music Hall on May 3rd.
In related Ben Gibbard news: Death Cab For Cutie are playing Roy Wilkins Auditorium with Cold War Kids and Ra Ra Riot on April 15th.
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In related Feist news: She's been nominated for a Juno Award in the Fan Choice category.
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