Jan. 2, 2009: Dessa, Muja Messiah & more love for Atmosphere

Twin Cities News:
-- How Was The Show has posted the complete audio from Thursday's Mad Ripple Hootenanny featuring the Mad Ripple, Venus DeMars, Jason Shannon and Suzanne Vallie.
-- Star Tribune's critic's pole has deemed Atmosphere's When Life Gives You Lemons, You Paint That Shit Gold the best local album of 2008.
-- Midwest Broadcast puts Lemons at #2.
-- The Minnesota Independent interviews Dessa.
-- Urb interviews Muja Messiah. (via)
-- Radio K ran down a list of their Top 77 albums of 2008 as voted on by listeners, listing Doomtree's Doomtree (#9) as the top ranking local album.
-- Culture Bully has a photo set from Hercules and Love Affair & Solid Gold's New Year's Eve show.

Local Concert Highlights:
-- Nobot, The New Monarchs, Dearling Physique & I, Colossus @ The Entry
Nobot: (MySpace)
The New Monarchs: (Official) (MySpace)
The New Monarchs "Surprises" (mp3)
The New Monarchs "Across Your Hands" (mp3)
Dearling Physique: (MySpace)
I, Colossus: (MySpace)
-- MC Harv, El Guante and Big Cats!, Yakub, Megacat @ Eclipse Records
MC Harv: (MySpace)
El Guante: (Official) (MySpace)
Big Cats!: (Official) (MySpace)
Yakub: (MySpace)
-- Meredith Fierke & Son of a Gun @ 400 Bar
Meredith Fierke: (Official) (MySpace)
Son of a Gun: (MySpace)

Daily Audio Downloads:
-- Dani Deahl Feat. Whiskey Pete "Poppin' Bottles" (mp3)
(MySpace)
-- Dead Man's Bones "In a Room Where You Sleep (live)" (mp3)
(MySpace)
-- ¡MAYDAY! "The Future Is Now" (mp3)
(MySpace)
-- Emanuel Vinson "Sampler (feat. Dan Deacon Remix)" (zip)
(MySpace)
-- Weird Science "Haus of Cards (Dan Sena Remix)" (mp3)
(MySpace)