Flyin' the Flannel

It's been 20 years since the release of Nirvana's debut Bleach and we decided to celebrate this weekend with your chance to win a copy of the remastered/reissued version. Just listen and be the tenth caller all weekend. There's other reasons to listen as well: You'll hear music from bands like Mudhoney, Pearl Jam, Screaming Trees, Babes in Toyland, Firehose, and more - as we're Flyin' the Flannel.

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Musicheads - Nov. 3

With the leaves on the ground and a chill in the air, what's the right music for that autumn mix on your mp3 player?We invite you to suggest some sonic fall colors for this week's online question.

For the CD discussion, we dip into the recent show archives for a rebroadcast from September 29th. Bill DeVille welcomes The Current's Program Director Jim McGuinn and host of our new show "Teenage Kicks" Jacquie Fuller for reviews of Modest Mouse's "No One's First And You're Next," Sea Wolf's "White Water, White Bloom," and Florence and the Machine's "Lungs" (also our CD of the Week this week).

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Last Call at the Uptown

November 1, 2009 marked the end of a musical era as the Minneapolis landmark The Uptown closed its doors at its current location. The Current gathered some of our favorite Uptown denizens to talk about the significance of the place in our documentary "Last Call at the Uptown." Check out all three chapters: The Neighborhood Bar, Seeing Music at the Uptown, and Performing at the Uptown.

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Har Mar Superstar

Har Mar Superstar performs in The Current studios
Owatonna, Minn. isn't nationally recognized for a lot of things, but it can be proud of its most famous native son - Sean Tillman, a.k.a. Har Mar Superstar. After stints in the noise band Calvin Krime and his own Sean Na Na project, Har Mar's exploration of R&B and raw sexuality has found him international fame.

White Denim
Melding their specific combination of punk, garage rock, and even pop and soul, the Austin, TX trio known as White Denim formed about three and a half years ago when members of two bands, Parque Touch and Peach Train, met and decided to start playing together in 2005.

They Might Be Giants
Nearly 30 years into their career together, the Johns of They Might Be Giants - Flansburgh and Linnell - have just released their 14th studio album, the entertaining and educational "Here Comes Science." Continuing in their recent vein of children's music, the album touches on plenty of scientific topics, like paleontology, astronomy and chemistry.

David Bazan
After nearly 15 years as a band member and side-project collaborator, David Bazan has finally released his debut solo album, "Curse Your Branches", on Barsuk Records. Bazan began his songwriting career as a member of Pedro the Lion in 1995, and has since collaborated with Vic Chesnutt, Micah P. Hinson, and many others.

Birds of Virginia
Birds of Virginia celebrated the release of their debut album "Trees at Dusk" in October, 2009.

Zoo Animal performs in The Current studios
A product of rural Minnesota, Holly Newsom leads Zoo Animal with her smooth, alto vocals reminiscent of Cat Power. Joined by Tim Abramson on bass and Thom Burton on drums, Zoo Animal constructs clean rifts and catchy rock.

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After releasing seven albums under several incarnations of their band, The Jayhawks, the duo reunited in 2008 to record the heavily acoustic album, "Ready For The Flood."

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The Current presents

11/07	Final Fantasy & The Mountain Goats (Sold Out)
11/09	White Rabbits
11/09	Art Brut
11/11	Dirty Projectors (Sold Out)
11/11	Fanfarlo
11/12	Policy and a Pint: Michael Sandel
11/13	Solid Gold
11/14	Girls
11/17	Brendan Benson w/ Cory Chisel
11/18	Dinosaur Jr.
11/20	Brother Ali (18+)
11/20	The Mood Swings CD Release
11/21	Brother Ali (All Ages)
11/21	Minnesota RollerGirls
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

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11/20	Walker After Hours
12/05	The Swell Season
12/05	Zero Seven

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