The Current Music Blog: September 30, 2010 Archive

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Today In Music History: Blind Girl I Miss You

Posted at 5:59 AM on September 30, 2010 by Steve Seel
Filed under: Music History

Birthdays:

Trey Anastasio of Phish is 46.

Today in:

1965 - Donovan made his American TV debut on Shindig!
1967 - John Lennon and Paul McCartney appeared on "The David Frost Show" to talk about the virtues of transcendental meditation as taught by the Maharishi Mahesh Yogi.
1988 - John Lennon got a star on the Hollywood Walk Of Fame.
1989 - Neil Young played "Rockin' In the Free World" on Saturday Night Live.
1993 - B-52's singer Kate Pierson staged a sit-in in protest of animal fur clothing and ads at the New York offices of Vogue magazine. She was promptly hauled away by the NYPD.
1994 - Michael Stipe of R.E.M. signed a motion picture development deal with New Line Cinema. Nothing has developed to date.

History Highlight:

Actor Eric Stoltz is 49 today. Ready for an awesome segue? Since one of Eric's big roles in his career was Rocky Dennis, the lead character opposite Cher in Mask, we thought we'd play "Rocky Dennis' Farewell Song To the Blind Girl" by Jens Lekman.

Thursday Coffee Break: Torch Singers

Posted at 8:50 AM on September 30, 2010 by Steve Seel (37 Comments)
Filed under: 9:30 Coffee Break

Yesterday on the 9:30 Coffee Break, our topic was crooners. We got into a discussion with listeners about the nature of crooning, and whether or not it's primarily an idea associated with male singers. One listener suggested that the female equivalent is torch singing. Strictly speaking, torch singing is defined as lamenting a lost love - "holding a torch" - but it can just mean the style or sound usually associated with those sorts of classic songs too. So who are some classic torch singers, and some contemporary ones?

Edith Piaf "La Vie En Rose"
Fiona Apple "Slow Like Honey"
Peggy "Fever"
Lissie "Wedding Bells"
Billie Holiday "The Man I Love"

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Weekend Arts Roundup for 9/30-10/3

Posted at 11:28 AM on September 30, 2010 by Steve Seel

Marianne Combs, the Current's Ambassador for the Arts, checks in for the weekend:

Chocolate. Need I say more? Okay, fine: the Minnesota History Center is presenting an exhibition all about chocolate - it's history, how it's made, and why it makes our brains so happy! happy! happy! The exhibition opens this weekend with a big family day on Saturday from noon to 4pm, but the Twin Cities' Marathon is also this weekend, so plan your parking accordingly.

Love to collect art books, but don't have much room on the shelf? Jody Williams' creations are just right for you. Williams' books are often only a couple of inches tall, handmade, and often enclosed in equally cool miniature boxes. Many of her pieces are in the Walker Art Center's book collection, but you can see them up close this month at Form and Content Gallery in Minneapolis. Her current work features etchings of contemporary invertebrates and their fossil ancestors, and an accompanying series of specimen boxes.

Halloween is on the horizon, which means it's time to get creeped out at the Soap Factory's Haunted Basement in Minneapolis. It's the haunted house tour of your youth, but this particularly brand of scary has some real artistic flair. Be prepared to sign a waiver at the door saying you won't sue anybody for the horrors you are about to experience. What I want to know is - will there be creepy smells again this year?

Want to know what's really going on in Afghanistan? Then get thee to the Guthrie for an epic theatrical experience. Tricycle Theater presents Great Game: Afghanistan, in which key moments from the country's history are transformed into short plays. 12 plays are broken down into three evening's worth of entertainment, or if you wish, go on a Saturday or Sunday and immerse yourself in Afghani history and culture.

- Marianne Combs

Chart Show 9-30

Posted at 9:00 PM on September 30, 2010 by Mark Wheat
Filed under: The Chart Show

Six changes! As we lost; Local Natives to the HOF and MIA again, Eels, Phoenix,

The Gaslight Anthem and Big Boi. Lots of stasis in mid-table. A big new entry for

Jeremy Messersmith on the back of a big show at First Ave and also after her show

Janelle Monae bounces back big time. Mac gets to host for the next two weeks!

TW	LW	Wks	9/30/2010	The Current Chart Show
			Artist	Song
1	3	5	Cloud Cult	You'll Be Bright
2	1	5	Arcade Fire	Ready To Start
3	2	9	Trampled By Turtles	Victory
4	7	2	LCD Soundsystem	I Can Change
5	5	10	The Black Keys	Howlin' For You
6	8	9	The Avett Brothers	Spanish Pipedream
7	6	2	Atmosphere	Freefallin'
8	X	1	Jeremy Messersmith	Organ Donor
9	R	5	Janelle Monae	Cold War
10	10	4	Of Montreal	Coquet Coquette
11	11	10	The National	Terrible Love
12	12	8	Sleigh Bells	Crown on the Ground
13	13	9	Gorillaz	Rhinestone Eyes
14	14	11	Ray LaMontagne	Beg Steal or Borrow
15	X	1	Rogue Valley	Racecar Driver
16	16	8	Mason Jennings	Machines
17	20	2	Sufjan Stevens	Heirloom
18	X	1	Cee-Lo	Forget You
19	X	1	Spoon	Trouble Comes Running
20	X	1	Lissie	In Sleep

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