Semisonic Show Announced for 9/20/08

The often seen, but seldom seen together, lads of Semisonic have joined the bill of the MCNALLY SMITH RIVER ROCKS MUSIC FESTIVAL. The festival will be held Friday and Saturday, September 19-20, 2008 on St. Paul's Harriet Island. Semisonic plays Saturday. Although the guys do an awful lot of hanging out and working on other stuff, This will mark the band's first performance together since the summer of 2006.

Artists scheduled to perform on Friday include: White Iron Band, Ozomatli, Jakob Dylan and O.A.R.

Saturday's line-up will feature: Martin Devaney, The Alarmists, Heiruspecs, The Roots, Mike Doughty, Semisonic and Live.

For more information, visit www.riverrocksmusicfestival.com.

Dan Wilson Solo Disk

Semisonic's Dan Wilson released his long-awaited, long-tweaked solo CD, "Free Life," on October 16th, 2007. Wilson's album, which was all but finished for many a season, had been waiting out changes at label American Recordings. Now the 13-song disk has hit the stores, both online and in the world of physical things. Check out DW's myspace page to learn more and hear some of the songs: myspace.com/danwilsonmusic

BIG NIGHT AT THE GRAMMYS!

Dan Wilson took home the Grammy for Song Of The Year 2006! He won the prize for "Not Ready To Make Nice" which he co-wrote with the Dixie Chicks and they released on the CD "Taking The Long Way".

Closing Time was nominated for Rock Song of the Year in 1999.

See everything Dan's up to at www.danwilsonmusic.com »

An album of classic children's music, including tracks by Semisonic, Dan Wilson and many of Minneapolis' most talented recording artists, has been released. It's called "Down by the Riverside," and it was created to benefit Reuben Lindh Family Services in Minneapolis.

As many of you can attest, the release of the album was celebrated with a dreamy concert featuring Dan Wilson and John Munson, Mason Jennings, Amy Jennings, Brian Tighe, Chan Poling, Matt Wilson, Dana Thompson, and many others, who performed in May at the Children's Theater in Minneapolis.

John Bream wrote this in the Minneapolis Star Tribune:

"Various Artists, 'Down by the Riverside.' This wonderful collection of folk songs and kid-friendly tunes by some of Minnesota's finest singers (Dan Wilson, Robert Robinson, Martin Zellar et al.) is a fundraiser for Reuben Lindh Family Services. All kids' CDs should be this diverse, listenable and inspiring."

Also appearing: Mason Jennings, Robert Skoro, the Jayhawks, Tulip Sweet and Her Trail of Tears, and Kristin Mooney, among others. Reuben Lindh helps Minneapolis families stay together through many different kinds of crisis and trouble, and have been very active in using music therapy to help developmentally delayed children learn.