Lou Barlow

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Few people in the indie-rock world have had three separate successful careers. Lou Barlow is known as much for his solo work as his tenure as the bassist in Dinosaur Jr. and as the founder of the alt-country/folk supergroup Sebadoh.

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Musicheads - Nov. 17

Clap Your Hands Say Yeah frontman Alec Ounsworth has a new solo project entitled "Mo Beauty," and the Musicheads chime in on how is stacks up to Ounsworth's work with the band that helped launched his career. Mark Wheat and David Safar join Bill DeVille to also discuss Devendra Banhart's latest effort, "What Will We Be," and Mayer Hawthorne's neo-soul outing "A Strange Arrangement."

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Cory Chisel

Cory Chisel performs in The Current studios
Growing up in an Appleton, Wis., household separated from pop music, Cory Chisel had to turn to other musical sources for inspiration. Gospel, blues, and Americana all played an important part in shaping his musical voice.

Brendan Benson
Four albums into his solo career, Brendan Benson has made a name for himself as one of the music world's premier collaborators. As part of the Raconteurs, he's played an instrumental part in shaping the sound of garage-inspired indie rock.

Girls
A brand new band from San Francisco, Girls specialize in always-sunny California pop -- jangling guitars, beautiful harmonies and flawless hooks. Frontman Christopher Owens layers this sunny backdrop with darker lyrics reminiscent of more introverted artists.

Lissie
Illinois-born Lissie offers some of the best Americana music to come out of the Midwest in recent decades. Now living in California, the musician -- Lissie Maurus by birth -- examines life in small-town America and growing up in a rural area.

Fanfarlo
After many independent labels and attempts to break into the international music scene, Fanfarlo took things into their own hands and released their album for $1 on their Web site. The result? A national tour of the United States and plenty of international dates as well.

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Today's assigment is "power pop" tunes. What is that, you ask? Well, it's music full of big guitars, lots of harmonies & catchy sing-a-long melodies. Pete Townshend coined the phrase back in the late 60' to descibe the Who's music....

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The Klaxons perform in studio
Eighteen months ago James Righton was an English teacher. He and a couple of friends began playing and recording together as Klaxon. They put out their first single just over a year ago. While there was a bit of a buzz about the band, they were relatively unknown.

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11/22	Mason Jennings
11/25	The Big Pink
11/27	A Tribute To The Replacements
11/27	Halloween, Alaska w/ Haley Bonar
11/28	Haley Bonar w/ Halloween, Alaska
11/29	Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros
11/29	King Khan and the Shrines
11/30	Friendly Fires
12/02	Dara Moskowitz Grumdahl's
12/03	Unknown Prophets CD Release
12/04	Eyedea & Abilities
12/05	Doomtree Blowout V
12/05	The New Standards Holiday Concert
12/08	MN Beatle Project Vol. 1 CD Release
12/12	Andrew Bird
12/18	Dosh
12/19	Minnesota RollerGirls
12/31	2010: The Year We Make Contact
01/15	Rural Alberta Advantage
11/28	Joseph Arthur

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