Twin Cities:
— Just announced at First Avenue: Soul Asylum on December 19 and BoDeans on December 29.
BoDeans “Cold Winter’s Day” (mp3)
— Celebrating the 30th anniversary of The Wall, the Australian Pink Floyd Show will perform the album in its entirety at the State Theatre Nov. 14th.
— Baby Guts are hitting the road! (link)
Baby Guts “Tiny Cuts” (m4a)
Baby Guts “Drag” (mp3)
Baby Guts “Staplegun” (mp3)

(Inter)National:
— Wu: The Story of the Wu-Tang Clan. Awesome. (link)
— After campaigning for Obama it is expected that Jay-Z will release the Blueprint 3 before the end of the year. (link)
— Something is not right with Sarah Palin. (link)
— The How To Geek compares and contrasts seven online music stores. (link)

Local Concert Highlights:
— Weezer, Angels and Airwaves & Tokyo Police Club @ Xcel Energy Center
Tokyo Police Club “Tessellate” (mp3)
Tokyo Police Club “In a Cave” (mp3)
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— Ani Difranco & Dessa @ State Theatre – 8:00
Ani DiFranco “Emancipated Minor” (mp3)
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— A Night In The Box, The Floorbirds & Meg Ashling @ The Whole
A Night in the Box “Rich Man’s Table” (mp3)
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— The Blind Shake, Intellegence, Mute Era & Zombie Season @ Turf Club
The Blind Shake “Calling All Horses” (mp3)
The Blind Shake “Midnight Scream” (mp3)
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(visit the Twin Cities’ Show Calendar for a detailed list of today’s concerts)

Daily Audio Downloads:
— Absentee “Bitchstealer” (mp3)
— Absentee “They Do It These Days” (mp3)
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— Dylan Champagne “From Here To There” (mp3)
— Dylan Champagne “Junk Parts” (mp3)
(Official) (MySpace)
— The Ettes “I Heard Tell” (mp3)
(Official) (MySpace)
— Midwest Dilemma “The Great Depression” (mp3)
(Official) (MySpace)
— Daniel Martin Moore “Stray Age” (mp3)
(Official) (MySpace)
— Readymade Breakup “Talking To MySelf” (mp3)
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