The Chart Show: BORNS inducted to Hall of Fame
by Mark Wheat
August 18, 2016
Beck is back on top! But what about those Lumineers?! They dropped 11 places last week and bounced right back up to No.2. They also have a new song in the remake of Pete's Dragon, which plays at a key point in the movie's story.
Submit your Chart Show ballot this week for a chance to win tickets to The Current's Music-on-a-Stick showcase featuring Weezer at the Minnesota State Fair Grandstand on Saturday, Sept. 3!
BORNS is inducted to Chart Show Hall of Fame for the first time! He is always a delight to have in for a session or Theft of the Dial, as he did back in November of last year.
Wilco, at No.5, will perform in the Twin Cities this weekend at Hall's Island with Kurt Vile and we're going to broadcast the set!
Weezer are up eight places! They'll be headlining The Current's Music-on-a-Stick showcase this year at the Minnesota State Fair Grandstand. Plan your trip to the corner of Judson and Nelson where we'll broadcast every day with stacks of special guests.
Father John Misty is the highest new entry with a single that apparently doesn't signal a new album approaching. He's back on the road next week hitting up the West Coast.
Band of Horses are back with "In a Drawer," the second song to chart from their new Jason Lytle-produced album. Jason's own band Grandaddy are also back after a 10 year hiatus, playing their first show in Brooklyn.
Hozier is also new with a song from the recent Tarzan remake, which he got to see early, and inspired him to write.
Pixies have been spending a lot of time in the U.K. recently finishing their forthcoming Head Carrier. They're also touring there first and played the new entry for the first time live at the weekend.
Margaret Glaspy returns at No.19 with another song from her highly regarded debut Emotions & Math. She's set to perform at Festival Palomino this year.
And the National sneak into the basement position this week with their Grateful Dead cover. The only planned live performances of songs off the compilation happened at the weekend at Eaux Claires.