Twin Cities:
— Barbara Morgenstern has just been confirmed to play the Whole Music Club October 2nd. (link)
Barbara Morgenstern “The Operator” (mp3)
Barbara Morgenstern “Please Wake Me For Meals” (mp3)
Barbara Morgenstern “Move” (mp3)
Barbara Morgenstern “Aus Heiteren Himmel (Thomas Fehlmann edit)” (mp3)
— How Was The Show’s David de Young recaps Jeremy Messersmith’s CD release show at the Varsity Theater. (link)

(Inter)National:
— This year’s Super Bowl halftime show will feature Bruce Springsteen. (link)
— VH1 has compiled a list of the 100 Greatest Hip Hop Songs. Notably absent from the list? Anything from “Macho Man” Randy Savage’s Be a Man. (link)
— Kevin Shields has confirmed that My Bloody Valentine will begin recording a new album this fall. (link)

Local Concert Highlights:
— Beck & MGMT @ Roy Wilkins Auditorium – 7:30
(B Official) (B MySpace) (B Wikipedia) (M Official) (M MySpace) (M Wikipedia)
— Children of Bodom, Black Dahlia Murder & Between the Buried and Me @ Myth – 6:30 (CoB Official) (CoB MySpace) (CoB Wikipedia) (BDM MySpace) (BDM Wikipedia) (BtBaM Official) (BtBaM MySpace) (BtBaM Wikipedia)
— RRIICCEE (feat. Vincent Gallo) @ Turf Club – 8:00
(Official) (MySpace) (Wikipedia)
(visit the Twin Cities’ Show Calendar for a detailed list of today’s concerts)

Daily Audio Downloads:
— The Antlers “Two” (mp3)
(Official) (MySpace)
— Cut Off Your Hands “Happy As Can Be” (mp3)
(MySpace)
— The Happy Hollows “Lieutenant” (mp3)
— The Happy Hollows “Tambourine” (mp3)
(Official) (MySpace)
— Leopold And His Fiction “Come Back (Now That I’m Here)” (mp3)
(Official) (MySpace)
— Lovedrug “Everyone Needs a Halo” (mp3)
(Official) (MySpace)
— Simon Bookish “Dumb Terminal” (mp3)
— Simon Bookish “Synchrotron” (mp3)
(Official) (MySpace)