Tapes 'n' Tapes to play Urban Outfitters

Hey, just got word that hometown heroes Tapes 'n' Tapes will be playing at the Urban Outfitters on Hennepin in Uptown on June 5 at 7 p.m. as a benefit for the Current. It's all part of a campaign called Free Yr Radio (which means, I believe, Free Your Radio) that's been mounted by Urban Outfitters and Toyota (?!) to support non-commercial radio stations across the country. I love the Current, guys, but you might want to consider some non-commercial radio stations whose coffers are a little less full. I'm just saying. Still though, we're talking the lesser of two goods here.

Tapes 'n' Tapes are riding a wave of sponsorship deals after landing on the soundtrack to 2K Sports' MLB 2K7 and headlining the national tour package put together to promote said soundtrack. You might have heard of a couple of the other bands on the soundtrack: Nirvana, The Pixies and others make appearances. I guess Nirvana weren't available for the tour.

So now they're going to be playing a hometown shindig at UO that's co-sponsored by Toyota. Apparently, you can also win a car or something. Details (as well as tickets you can print out for free entry to the show) are available over at freeyrradio.com.