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Min-Economy w/ Haunted House, Dante & The Lobster @ Electric Fetus
Martin Dosh, Freddy Votel (Skoal Kodiak, Cows) & Adam Patterson (Whitesand/Badlands, Soaking Rasps) are all playing drums for Haunted House. Buy both featured records, you won’t regret it.. FREE & ALL AGES
SHAHS & VELVET DAVENPORT @ ELECTRIC FETUS
Tonight @ 7PM The Electric Fetus will host their October edition of their Minn-Economy series. This month they have found a few DIY up and comers. Both bands albums are online for free (if you know where to look), if you enjoy it, please come support these local artists.
Shahs’ Tom Helgerson will soon depart for his next step in life in Misoula, MT so catch him while you can.. Tom individually constructed each new album case by hand.
SHAHS performs first tonight @ 7PM. The Electric Fetus will have copies of his new, “GUTS” EP
@ 7:45 PM – Velvet Davenport performs. Led by Parker Sprout, this psychedelic pop group will leave you wanting more. Their first record “Happy Ending” came out on Shadowplay Records and their new tape “Lemon Drop Square Box” (cover below) is out on Moon Glyph Tape
MP3: Velvet Davenport – “Lemon”
Upcoming In-Stores @ Electric Fetus
Minneconomy In-Stores
Thursday, Feb. 19th Lucy Michelle & the Velvet Lapelles 6:00 p.m. Free
Thursday, Feb. 19th Solid Gold 7:00 p.m. Free
Thursday, Feb. 19th Rocket Club 8:00 p.m. Free
Radio K Top 77 of 2008
01 Top 77 Albums of 2008
Radio K’s Top 77 albums of 2008 countdown just wrapped up a few minutes ago!
View the Top 77 albums of 2008 as voted on by listeners here.
View the DJ top 10 lists here.
A huge thanks from all of us at the station – DJs, staff, and volunteers – to all the listeners who voted this year and to the Electric Fetus for their continued support of the annual Top 77 countdown!
Download PDF(Note: Italics indicate a local album)
| 1 | Deerhunter | Microcastle | Kranky |
| 2 | Portishead | Third | Mercury |
| 3 | Fleet Foxes | Fleet Foxes | Sub Pop |
| 4 | TV on the Radio | Dear Science | Interscope |
| 5 | Beach House | Devotion | Carpark |
| 6 | Vampire Hands | Me and You Cherry Red | Self-released |
| 7 | WHY? | Alopecia | Anticon |
| 8 | Santogold | Santogold | Downtown |
| 9 | Doomtree | Doomtree | Doomtree |
| 10 | Bon Iver | For Emma, Forever Ago [reissue] | Jagjaguwar |
| 11 | The Cool Kids | The Bake Sale [EP] | Chocolate Industries |
| 12 | Sigur Ros | Med Sud I Eyrum Vid Spilum Endalaust | XL |
| 13 | Land of Talk | Some Are Lakes | Saddle Creek |
| 14 | Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds | Dig, Lazarus, Dig!!! | Anti |
| 15 | Atmosphere | When Life Gives You Lemons, You Paint That Shit Gold | Rhymesayers |
| 16 | Department of Eagles | In Ear Park | 4AD |
| 17 | Lykke Li | Youth Novels | LL |
| 18 | M83 | Saturdays = Youth | Mute |
| 19 | Vampire Weekend | Vampire Weekend | XL |
| 20 | School of Seven Bells | Alpinisms | Ghostly International |
| 21 | Wolf Parade | At Mount Zoomer | Sub Pop |
| 22 | Cut Copy | In Ghost Colours | Modular |
| 23 | Dosh | Wolves and Wishes | Anticon |
| 24 | Ratatat | LP3 | XL |
| 25 | The Kills | Midnight Boom | Domino |
| 26 | Jay Reatard | Matador Singles 08 | Matador |
| 27 | Yeasayer | All Hour Cymbals | We Are Free |
| 28 | Crystal Castles | Crystal Castles | Last Gang |
| 29 | Hercules and Love Affair | Hercules and Love Affair | Mute |
| 30 | The Walkmen | You and Me | Gigantic |
| 31 | Beck | Modern Guilt | Interscope |
| 32 | Lucy Michelle and the Velvet Lapelles | Orange Peels and Rattlesnakes | Self-released |
| 33 | Marnie Stern | This Is It… | Kill Rock Stars |
| 34 | Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks | Real Emotional Trash | Matador |
| 35 | King Khan and the Shrines | The Supreme Genius of King Khan and the Shrines | Vice |
| 36 | Roma di Luna | Casting the Bones | Self-released |
| 37 | The Hold Steady | Stay Positive | Vagrant |
| 38 | Emiliana Torrini | Me and Armini | Rough Trade |
| 39 | Hot Chip | Made in the Dark | DFA/Astralwerks |
| 40 | Tobacco | F*****d Up Friends | Anticon |
| 41 | Andrew Bird | Soldier On [EP] | Fargo |
| 42 | Black Mountain | In The Future | Jagjaguwar |
| 43 | Deerhoof | Offend Maggie | Kill Rock Stars |
| 44 | Dodos | Visiter | Frenchkiss |
| 45 | Sunset | The Glowing City | Autobus |
| 46 | The Magnetic Fields | Distortion | Nonesuch |
| 47 | Cloud Cult | Feel Good Ghosts | Earthology |
| 48 | CSS | Donkey | Sub Pop |
| 49 | Gospel Gossip | Sing Into My Mouth | Guilt Ridden Pop |
| 50 | Burial | Untrue | Hyperdub |
| 51 | Dizzee Rascal | Maths and English | Def Jux |
| 52 | Haley Bonar | Big Star | Afternoon |
| 53 | Sun Kil Moon | April | Caldo Verde |
| 54 | Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy | Lie Down in the Light | Drag City |
| 55 | Dark Dark Dark | The Snow Magic | Blood Onion |
| 56 | David Byrne and Brian Eno | Everything That Happens Will Happen Today | Self-released |
| 57 | F**k Buttons | Street Horrrsing | ATP |
| 58 | No Age | Nouns | Sub Pop |
| 59 | Spiritualized | Songs in A&E | Sanctuary |
| 60 | Erykah Badu | New Amerykah Part One (4th World War) | Universal |
| 61 | Foals | Antidotes | Sub Pop |
| 62 | Gnarls Barkley | The Odd Couple | Downtown |
| 63 | The Black Keys | Attack and Release | Nonesuch |
| 64 | The Ting Tings | We Started Nothing | Columbia |
| 65 | Mates of State | Rearrange Us | Barsuk |
| 66 | Anni Rossi | Afton [EP] | 4AD |
| 67 | Mount Eerie with Julie Doiron and Fred Squire | Lost Wisdom | P.W. Elverum & Sun |
| 68 | Stereolab | Chemical Cords | 4AD |
| 69 | Silver Jews | Lookout Mountain, Lookout Sea | Drag City |
| 70 | Thee Oh Sees | The Master’s Bedroom… | Tomlab |
| 71 | Tapes ‘n Tapes | Walk It Off | XL |
| 72 | The Raveonettes | Lust Lust Lust | Vice |
| 73 | Times New Viking | Rip It Off | Matador |
| 74 | White Magic | New Egypt | Southern |
| 75 | Women | Women | Jagjaguwar |
| 76 | First Communion Afterparty | Sorry For All The Mondays and to Those Who Cannot Sing | Mpls Ltd |
| 77 | Ladyhawke | Ladyhawke | Modular |
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Animal Collective 'Listening Party' @ Electric Fetus
ANIMAL COLLECTIVE LISTENING PARTY
When: Tues., Jan. 6th
Where: The Minneapolis Electric Fetus
The Electric Fetus and Radio K are having a listening party for the new Animal Collective album, Merriweather Post Pavilion. The double, gatefold vinyl LP (180 gram) version of the album will be available for sale for the first time that day. The LP includes a full album download card in both wav and mp3 formats inside. The Fetus will also be taking pre-orders for the CD version which comes out Jan. 20th. Customers that pre-order the CD or buy the LP that day will receive a download card with an “Animal Collective Mix” of live tracks.
The Fetus will also hold a raffle for a set of Animal Collective vinyl and two limited edition tour posters – MUST BE PRESENT TO WIN. This is an in-store event only.
