Twin Cities:
— Minneapolis duo Big Quarters have released another cut from their forthcoming October release Big Quarters Direct. (link)
Big Quarters “All Day Long” (mp3)
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— Reveille is giving away 25 pairs of tickets to the upcoming River Rocks Festival. The two day event features the likes of The Roots & Live. (link)

(Inter)National:
— A number of musical guests have been announced for “A Colbert Christmas: The Greatest Gift of All!” Accompanying Stephen Colbert will be Elvis Costello, Feist, Toby Keith, John Legend and Willy Nelson. (link)
(Official) (Wikipedia)
— Kanye West has revised the recently released “Love Lockdown.” (link)
(Official) (MySpace) (Wikipedia)
— Examiner lists the top ten hip hop songs to sample a video game. Included in the list are Bone Thugs, Beanie Sigel and Eminem. (link)

Local Shows:
— Frank Boyle and his Eminent Acoustic Entourage @ 331 Club – 9:30
(Official)
— Dave Mehling & Teague Alexy @ Arcadia Cafe – 9:00
(DM Official) (DH MySpace) (TA Official) (TA MySpace)
— Dougie MacLean @ The Cedar Cultural Center 7:30
(Official) (MySpace) (Wikipedia)
— Down Lo & Tugg @ The Cabooze – 9:45
(DL Official) (DL MySpace) (T Official) (T MySpace)
— Six Shot Love, Buzzard Brothers & Bluedog @ Fine Line Music Cafe – 8:00
(BB MySpace)
— One Man Dan, Small White & The Shivering Fits @ 7th St. Entry – 8:00
(OMD MySpace) (SM MySpace) (TSF MySpace)
— Bernie King & Doug Otto and the Getaways @ Kitty Kat Klub
(BK MySpace) (DO&TG MySpace)
— Junkyard Empire @ Turf Club – 9:00
(Official) (MySpace)
— Cruxshadows, Ayria, I:Scintilla & Bella Koshka @ Varsity Theater – 7:30
(C Official) (C MySpace) (C Wikipedia) (A Official) (A MySpace) (A Wikipedia) (I Official) (I MySpace) (I Wikipedia) (BK Official) (BK MySpace)
— To Reinvent, City of Sound & Go Nutz @ Uptown Bar – 9:00
(TR MySpace) (COS MySpace) (GN MySpace)

Daily Audio Downloads:
— Don Chambers feat. Patterson Hood “Highwater” (mp3)
(Official) (MySpace)
— Chop Chop “Northern Armies” (mp3)
— Chop Chop “C Train David” (mp3)
(Official) (MySpace)
— Liz Durrett “Wild as Them” (mp3)
(Official) (MySpace)
— The Forms “Bones” (mp3)
(Official) (MySpace)
— Friendly Fires “Jump in the Pool” (mp3)
(Official) (MySpace) (Wikipedia)
— Hacienda “She’s Got a Hold on Me” (mp3)
(Official) (MySpace)
— Land of Talk “Corner Phone” (mp3)
(Official) (MySpace) (Wikipedia)
— MSTRKRFT feat. N.O.R.E. “Bounce (Felix Cartal Remix)” (mp3)
(Official) (MySpace) (Wikipedia)
— Passion Pit “Sleepyhead” (mp3)
(MySpace)
— South Central “Aeon” (mp3)
(MySpace)
— Woven “She Blows My Amplifier” (mp3)
— Woven “Prickly Pear” (mp3)
(Official) (MySpace)