Twin Cities:
— CB is giving away a pair of tickets to see Dressy Bessy & The Melismatics at The Whole tomorrow. The first person to email chris@culturebully.com is going!
— City Pages recaps Monday night’s TV on the Radio show at First Avenue. (link)
— TC Daily Planet reviews Jennifer O’Connor’s show at The Entry Tuesday. (link)
— Would this make it three Wu-Tang shows in two years? (link)
— Tapes ‘n Tapes’ spring dates. (link)

(Inter)National:
— Huge shout out to our friends A plus D and The Hood Internet today as tonight they will be bringing the Bootie to Chicago. These mashup events are legendary, and for the price ($5 in advance) you can’t beat this kind of party. Also, The Hood Internet has just released its third mixtape – hit that up son! (link)
— Here’s a fair trade: your email address for an Eels EP (good until Oct. 28). (link)
— The Axl is out of the bag. (link)

Local Concert Highlights:
— The Rumble Strips & Birdmonster @ The Entry
(RS Official) (RS MySpace) (RS Wikipedia) (B Official) (B MySpace) (B Wikipedia)
— Muja Messiah, Lookbook & Black Blondie @ Turf Club
(MM MySpace) (L MySpace) (BB MySpace)
— Lucinda Williams @ First Avenue
(Official) (MySpace) (Wikipedia)

Daily Audio Downloads:
— A. Armada “The Moon Shifts The Sea The Sea Shapes The Shore The Shore Shakes The Sand The Sand Sinks The Ship” (mp3)
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— Au Revoir Simone “Sad Song (Pacific Remix)” (mp3)
— Au Revoir Simone “Lark (Ruff and Jam Remix)” (mp3)
(Official) (MySpace)
— Chin Chin “GG and the Boys” (mp3)
(Official) (MySpace)
— Cut Copy “Far Away (Ring Trick Mix)” (mp3)
(MySpace)
— DJ Babu feat. MF Doom & Sean Price “The Unexpected” (mp3)
(MySpace) (Wikipedia)
— Honey Claws “Shout Out” (mp3)
(Official) (MySpace)
— Hooray For Earth “Take Care” (mp3)
— Hooray For Earth “Want, Want, Want” (mp3)
(Official) (MySpace)
— Matt Mays “Long Since Gone (live)” (mp3)
— Matt Mays “Terminal Romance” (mp3)
— Matt Mays “Tall Trees” (mp3)
— Matt Mays “Tall Trees (live)” (mp3)
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