If you didn't get tickets to tonight's long-sold-out sixth anniversary party for the Current 89.3 FM -- or if your car or will power won't start in -15 temperatures -- you can watch and listen to the show via the station's website. They will be streaming footage and audio live starting at 8:30 p.m., which is when Trampled by Turtles are slated to go on in the former Cloud Cult time slot. Here are the set times for the whole evening:
8:30 Trampled by Turtles / 9:30 Roma di Luna / 10:30 Jeremy Messersmith / 11:30 Brother Ali / 12:30 Free Energy
You sort of have to wonder why Free Energy is headlining the show over Brother Ali, especially since the Philly-based ex-Minnesotans are the only act on the lineup that hasn't actually filled up First Ave yet with their own headlining show. Not to mention, they perform locally more often than any of the other acts except Messersmith, despite their 215 area code. But they are nonetheless a lively live band and should make for a jubilant, rocks-off kind of finale. If you are going to the party, don't forget to pick up the free copies of the pride-infused studio sessions compilation, "Local Current, Vol. 1." If you aren't going, you can still buy the 17-track collection in local record shops or download on a pay-what-you-will basis ($5 minimum though) via the Current's site.
