Blog: So it goes...

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Tuesday, Oct 7 - The Black Kids @ The Entry - Jamie Lidell @ Varsity Theater - Robert Pollard @ Turf Club Wednesday, Oct 8 - Radio K Anniversary featuring Low, Dosh, et al. @ First Ave. - Silver Jews @ Triple Rock Friday, Oct 10 - The Magnetic Fields @ State Theater - Cold War Kids @ Fine Line Saturday, Oct 11 - Fleet Foxes @ Cedar Culture Center (2 shows) - Nick Lowe @ Dakota Jazz Club - Tegan [...]

- Deerhoof, Offend Maggie - Marnie Stern, This Is It and I Am It and You Are It and So Is That and He Is It and She Is It and It Is It and That Is That - Mt. Erie, Lost Wisdom - Castanets, City of Refuge - Antony & The Johnsons, Another World (EP) - Bob Dylan, Tell Tale Signs: The Bootleg Series, Vol 8 - Department of Eagles, In Ear Park [...]

Without permission, I'm posting this e-mail chain recently begun by CV, a friend of mine in Austin. Since it's music-related and I do love lists, I wanted to share it with the hope that any readers might contribute in the comments. ------ From CV: So here is a list of my favorite songs from five different loosely defined genres. I've picked these genres because I feel that, with some degree of confidence, I can reasonably pick a favorite song from them. Obviously this task would be far too hard [...]

Eagles of DM are a live favorite of mine and will be in the Twin Cities on November 8 at the Fine Line. I'd consider it a can't-miss show. They're touring in support of the new album, gloriously titled Heart On and in stores Oct 28.

I'm a fiercely political person but I am trying my absolute best not to bring up such matters in this forum. And that is no easy task over these last few months. I'll continue to keep things as apolitical as possible. But as an avid consumer and follower of pop culture, there's no harm in acknowledging SNL's sudden relevance this election season. As you've probably seen yourself, this resurgence of quality is primarily due to the now weekly Tina Fey appearances as VP-candidate Sarah Palin. In case you missed it, here's last night's VP debate [...]

I've been catching up on recently released videos, can you tell? Here's a video for my fav track off of Okkervil's The Stand-Ins , featuring former Okkervil member, current Shearwater front man Jonathan Meiburg.

Yes, everyone has probably seen this by now but I wouldn't be doing my job if I didn't post it myself. The video sucks but the song itself is a decent James Bond theme, and could just as easily pass as a White Stripes song in another context (and without Ms. Keys).

Although Aniboom's animated Radiohead video contest ended up with 4 winners back in August, Thom has gone and singled out the Reckoner video in particular, proclaiming it to be the 'official' video for the track. Radiohead - Reckoner - by Clement Picon

Sorry for the delay...we left for on our return trip to Minnesota immediately after Day 3 and didn't arrive back home until early Tuesday morning (2am or so). Only now have I had the time to wrap up this half-ass ACL coverage of mine. Plus, my memory card ran out of space on Day 3 so pictures were few and far between. Gillian Welch, my highlight of Day 3, performed with David Rawlings on the AMD stage. [...]

Fleet Foxes had an early set today on the main AMD stage. My wife found 'em too mellow for the heat of the day. I found their CSNY harmonies just right. Man Man are a bunch of zany band geeks. That's not a slight, just a realization. Definitely one of the most entertaining shows of the weekend. Spiritualized win honors for set of the day. [...]

View across Zilker Park, early on Friday. Today featured possibly the best weather of all my ACL experiences: low 90s, partly cloudy with a nice breeze. Mark and my wife smile for the camera during Yeasayer set. Yeasayer came first on the schedule. Here's bass player Ira Wolf Tuton. M. Ward put on a [...]

This morning we hit the road on our way to Austin. Before I leave, here's a little mix (via 8tracks.com ) for you.

Busy week for releases... - TV on the Radio, Dear Science, - Cold War Kids, Loyalty to Loyalty - High Places, High Places - Blitzen Trapper, Furr - Brightback Morning Light, Motion to Rejoin - Thievery Corporation, Radio Retaliation

Monday, Sept 22 - A Place to Bury Strangers @ Triple Rock Wednesday, Sept 24 - High Places @ Triple Rock Thursday, Sept 25 - Sigur Ros @ Orpheum Saturday, Sept 27 - Mogwai w/ Fuck Buttons @ First Ave

It's safe to say this is the biggest name the Black Cab Sessions have ever taped by a long shot. Nice work, guys.

Bob Dylan is scheduled for perform at Northrop Auditorium on the University of Minnesota campus on Election Day, November 4th. The show, which will have no opening act, is set to begin at 8pm, right as the polls close. I'll actually be in Washington, DC over the election, but if I was in town, a Dylan show would have been a welcome distraction from the pundits and predictions on that fateful night.

TV on the Radio's homoerotic new video of standout Dear Science, track 'Golden Age.'

In the two weeks since the Palin convention here in St. Paul, indie stalwart Ted Leo has been hard at work and steamin' mad. As proof, he's gone and recorded a new EP titled Rapid Response featuring four tracks: two originals, two covers, all political. The juicy (and impressive) part here is that one of the original tunes, "PARANOIA: Never Enough," was written in direct response to the RNC-related shenanigans. Can't wait to hear it. The digitial-only EP is for sale at Touch 'n Go Records right now for a variety of [...]

After a one year hiatus, we're headed back to the Austin City Limits Music Festival on Sept 26-28. This go-round we're road tripping in a RV with the family. Could be a blast, or could be a disaster. We leave a week from today. Hopefully Texas will be hurricane free now that Ike's driven through like a battering ram. And speaking of Ike, the Arkansas v Texas game originally scheduled for this past weekend was postponed until the ACL weekend. Not sure how that will affect the crowds. Without question [...]