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Momus at 400 Bar, Minneapolis (11/18/99)

Read More 400 Bar We are always made welcomed whenever we stop by the 400 Bar, so here are some upcoming shows. .....

If you live in Minneapolis, you might have already heard that the 400 Bar is closing its doors after seventeen years of operation. They are currently auctioning off memorabilia from the venue via ebay.com. Round one started today (12/29).

Anyway, I moved here in the summer of 1999, and one of the first shows I saw in Minneapolis was Nick Currie, aka Momus, at the 400 Bar. I can remember clearly, I had printed Yahoo Maps direction and memorized the cross streets. Then I also looked up photo references. When I drove there, I saw a man with an eye patch walking down Cedar, and I knew I had found the right place.

Momus was on tour with Kahimi Karie with Toog, and they stopped by the 400 Bar on November 18th, 1999. All three "bands" setups were pretty minimalistic, as I believe they played all their own instruments with the help of electronic devices.

I took my friend Carrie along, and I don't think she liked Momus at all. Anyway, I didn't regret that my very first 400 Bar show was for Momus. Since then, I've seen a ton of shows at the 400 Bar. I'm going to miss them. I hope they re-open soon… and if they do, you know I'll be there opening day, rain or snow.

PS, I don't have any photos or setlist from Momus' show, but I am assuming they were from Stars Forever, which is one of my favorite Momus album. Here is a photograph of Momus at the Walker Art in Minneapolis on the day of the show… obviously impersonating David Byrne. Photo courtesy of imomus.com.

Momus at Walker Art, Minneapolis (11/18/99)

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Stars: The North Tour 2012/2013

Stars setlist at 400 Bar, Minneapolis (03/14/05) Read More Stars Stars has a new album, The North, coming out in North America on September 4th. You can get a sneak peek at their new song, "The Theory of Relativity" over at soundcloud.com. . .....

Stars just announced their massive 2013 World Tour, but before we get to them, I thought it would be fun to re-visit the first time I saw the band - at the 400 Bar in Minneapolis on March 14, 2005.

I got into Stars fairly early on - with their brilliant Nightsongs, released in 2001 in the U.S. by Le Grand Magistery Records. I took a chance on their album, considering that I was already hooked by Momus and Baxendale (both on le Grand). Let me tell you: I loved the album. I think Nightsongs, in some ways, was very different than what Stars have become, but that's another story.

If you've never heard of Nightsongs, there is a wonderful cover of the Smiths' "This Charming Man" that must be heard.

I picked up The Comeback EP and eventually the Canadian cover of Heart, but it wasn't until Set Yourself on Fire in 2004 that I was absolutely floored by what the band could do. So many well-played songs from "Ageless Beauty" to "Reunion" to "The First Five Times" to "One More Night" to "Calendar Girl"… it was the soundtrack of my Summer.

When I heard that Stars were stopping in Minneapolis at the 400 Bar, I jumped at the chance to see them. I honestly didn't know what to expect from the band, I just thought their music was so emotional and introspective that I wasn't expecting singer Torquil Campbell was totally dancing throughout the show. The way Campbell sang and the way he moved, it was like he was giving everything he's got.

As you can see from their setlist from 2005, they did most of my favorite songs, including the double-wammy of set closer "Calendar Girl" with Amy Milan taking lead vocals and encore of "The First Five Times". I have the worst memory, but I remember being really happy that they finally did "Calendar Girl" because I was waiting forever for them to get to that song.

I sort of saw Stars at NXNE in Toronto a few years ago, but they were playing in front of a million other people (they were so faraway that I had to view some of the songs on the big screen). It was definitely a stark difference from the intimate 400 Bar to a festival-sized show.

I know they came back to Minneapolis a few other times, but I was never rich enough to afford their old-fashion theater tours (these seated venues are usually $30 and up, not including Ticket Master's "convenience fees").

So, anyway Stars just announced their North American tour. See all the dates below and as a special gift, you can grab "Backlines" the Eight and a Half remix on Soundcloud. The remix song is taken from their latest album, The North.

If you live in Asia, Stars is putting together a Pledge Music project to help them fund the shows. I will bet they will have a fantastic time in Singapore, I was over there for about a week and absolutely fell in love with the country. It's quite small, but there are a good mix of Malay, Chinese, Thais, Singaporeans, and other race there. Their food is a good fusion of the different cultures as well. It's a country that's both modern but also traditional… I'm sure Stars will have a great time there.

Stars' upcoming tour dates:

12/12 - Frankfurt, Germany - Batschkapp 12/13 - Aarau, Switzerland - Kiff 12/14 - Amsterdam, Netherlands - Paradiso 12/16 - Brussels, Belgium - Orangerie 12/17 - Cologne, Germany - Luxor 12/18 - Munich, Germany - Hansa 39 12/19 - Prague, Czech Republic - Roxy 12/20 - Vienna, AT - Flex 02/09 - Sydney, Australia - The Factory 02/10 - Melbourne, Australia - The Corner Hotel 02/11 - Brisbane, Australia - The Zoo 02/13 - Perth, Australia - Perth Int'l Festival 02/16 - Manila, Philippines - Alpha Tents 02/19 - Singapore, Singapore - Kallang Theatre 02/20 - Taipei, Taiwan- Legacy Taipei 02/22 - Seoul, South Korea - V-Hall 03/05 - Burlington, VT - Higher Ground 03/06 - Philadelphia, PA - The Trocadero Theatre 03/07 - Baltimore, MD - Rams Head Live 03/08 - Brooklyn, NY - Music Hall of Williamsburg

03/09 - Brooklyn, NY - Music Hall of Williamsburg 03/15 - Montreal, QC - Corona Theatre 03/16 - Montreal, QC - Corona Theatre 03/18 - Kingston, ON - Sydenham United Church 03/19 - London, ON - London Music Hall 03/20 - Toronto, ON - Danforth Music Hall 03/21 - Toronto, ON - Danforth Music Hall 03/22 - Detroit, MI - Majestic Theatre 03/23 - Chicago, IL - Metro 03/25 - Milwaukee, WI - Turner Hall 03/26 - Minneapolis, MN - First Avenue 03/27 - Winnipeg, MB - Garrick Centre 03/28 - Regina, SK - Orr Centre 03/29 - Saskatoon, SK - Odeon 03/30 - Calgary, AB - Mac Hall 03/31 - Edmonton, AB - Winspear 04/02 - Nelson, BC - The Royal 04/03 - Kelowna, BC - Kelowna Community Centre 04/05 - Victoria, BC - Alix Goolden 04/06 - Vancouver, BC - Commodore *AA Matinee 04/06 - Vancouver, BC - Commodore *18+ Eve

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Ivy at 400 Bar, Minneapolis (06/08/05)

News To celebrate the release of the video, Ivy is asking our fans to help choose the best remix of the song to be included on an upcoming remix EP, to be released later this year. More details HERE, or at FACEBOOK HERE. Read More Ivy Ivy, Guestroom, New York, USA, Dominique Durand, Adam Schlesinger, Andy Chase......

Here's a band that I thought broke up ages ago: Ivy.

ALL HOURS

The New York band is still around, they released an album, All Hours, in 2011, but recently (August 2012) unveiled "Lost in the Sun" video via YouTube.

It's been a long time since I listened to them (since Guestroom and In the Clear).

The last time I saw this band, they were on tour in support of In the Clear, although if you look at their setlist, they did some oldies, but goodies.

My favorite Ivy album is Apartment Life, which was the first album that I own by them on cassette - so naturally I loved those songs they did live ("These Are the Things About You", "Get Out of the City", "Ba Ba Ba"). I was waiting for "I've Got a Feeling" and "You Don't Know Anything" (my two favorite Ivy songs), but, sadly, they never did those songs.

Surprisingly (or not surprisingly because I only love their "In the Shadows"/'moonshadow' song), no songs from Realistic were played.

At the time, I don't think they had any In the Clear album, so I ended up buying Long Distance at their 400 Bar show, since it was the only album at the time that I didn't have.

Ivy looked and sounded great, especially singer Dominique Durand, who looked fantastic, as always.

I don't think Ivy's come back to Minneapolis since 2005, I could be wrong.

Ivy at 400 Bar, Minneapolis (06/08/05)

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Said the Whale at 400 Bar, Minneapolis (11/08/12)

Read More Said The Whale The last time this Vancouver band was in Minneapolis, they had a hip hop support and previously, they had a jazz band open up! So what's in store for this Juno Award-winner band this coming November 8th at the 400 Bar? ...

Vancouver's Said The Whale just kicked off their fall tour last night at the 400 Bar, in Minneapolis.

As you can see from the setlist, they didn't stick to the same one from their 4/20 show, dropping off "We Are 1980", "O Alexandra", and "Big Wave Goodbye." Instead, it would seem that they are testing out new songs.

Outside of the new songs, half their set is from Little Mountain ("The Reason", "Loveless", "Big Sky, MT", and "Hurricane Ada") with the other half from their debut album, Islands Disappear ("Black Day In December", "False Creek Change", "Camilo (The Magician)", "Hurricane Ada", and "Goodnight Moon").

Highlight of the show was their encore, a cover Fruit Bats' "When Ü Love Somebody." They've never played the song live before, so it was a real treat to hear this Whale vs Bat song.

Said The Whale is currently on tour; look for a new album in 2013 from Hidden Pony Records.

Nov 9 - Bottom Lounge - Chicago, IL
Nov 10 - Vaudeville Mews - Des Moines, IA
Nov 11 - Firebird - St. Louis, MO
Nov 13 - White Rabbit - Indianapolis, IN
Nov 14 - Howler's Coyote Café - Pittsburgh, PA
Nov 15 - The Saint - Asbury Park, NJ
Nov 16 - M Room - Philadelphia, PA
Nov 17 - Pianos - New York, NY
Nov 18 - TBC - Boston, MA
Nov 20 - Beachland Tavern - Cleveland, OH
Nov 29 - The Vera Project - Seattle, WA

Said the Whale at 400 Bar, Minneapolis (11/08/12)

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The Dig at 400 Bar, Minneapolis (10/31/12)

Tour Dates 11/1 - Madison, WI @ The Frequency 11/2 - Detroit, MI @ Starkweather Arts Center 11/3 - St. Louis, MO @ Cicero's Read More The Dig It’s easy to dismiss The Dig as another indie rock outfit amongst the swarm of indie rock outfits that populate New York City. In fact, I nearly did as much one ...

The Dig played their Halloween gig at the 400 Bar in Minneapolis, last night, October 31st.

Not to be confused with the 90s alternative band called Dig, this indie band is currently on tour in support of their new album, Midnight Flowers, which came out earlier this year via Buffalo Jump Records.

We have been covering The Dig since their debut album, Electric Toys. We even sent out Lara to see them in person, and she reported back with this: "four hip kids with varying degrees of follicle fervor–shuffled around on stage like pros, dodging the suspect cables and maintaining a “look at me/don’t look at me” air. New York, eh? You don’t say."

The same four hip kids, but now based out of Los Angeles, returned to Minneapolis as part of their fall tour with The We Shared Milk. This time, the band brought a smoke machine to enhance the rainbow/primary color beams of light coming from behind them. The effect is cool.

As for shuffling, it was mostly between Emile Mosseri and David Baldwin, both sharing singing duties and alternating guitars and bass.

And with these new album tours, the band played selected songs from the new Midnight Flowers album, including "Red Rose in the Cold Winter Ground" and "Black Water" (per request from someone in the audience.)

Highlight was "You're Already Gone," a song that the band hadn't "played in a long time." Their drummer didn't know how to play it, so he sat out while the two bands played.

There's still a little time left for you to catch The Dig on tour. If you buy a ticket to their show, you can show your receipt to thedig[a]redlightmanagement.com and they will send you a free download of Midnight Flowers.

The Dig at 400 Bar, Minneapolis (10/31/12)

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Saturday shows: Millionyoung, Generationals, Dan Deacon, Presets, Crushed Out

MILLIONYOUNG
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SATURDAY 11/03: TRIPLE ROCK, MINNEAPOLIS

Sure, you already know how much we love Asteroids Galaxy Tour. I will be there to see them at the Triple Rock next Saturday.

Opening up for them on this tour is Millionyoung, a stagename for indie/electronica musician, Mike Diaz, from Florida.

His album Variable is set for release next year, February 12th, on Rix Records/Old Flame Records. His current release is called Amanecer, which came out July 31st, 2012.

Last year, Millionyoung's mixtape for The Guardian's 1,000th "New Band of the Day" was called "chillwave" on guardian.co.uk.

NOTE: Hopefully we will be covering his Los Angeles show at the Troubadour as well!

All dates with The Asteroids Galaxy Tour:

Oct 25 Vancouver, CAN @ Venue Oct 26 Portland, OR @ Hawthorne Oct 27 San Francisco, CA @ Fillmore Oct 29 Los Angeles, CA @ Troubadour Oct 30 Santa Ana, CA @ Observatory Nov 01 Denver, CO @ Larimer Lounge

Nov 03 Minneapolis, MN @ Triple Rock Nov 04 Chicago, IL @ Bottom Lounge Nov 05 Toronto, CAN @ Danforth Music Hall Nov 07 Montreal, CAN @ Cabaret Nov 08 Cambridge, MA @ The Sinclair Nov 09 Washington, DC @ Black Cat Nov 11 Brooklyn, NY @ Music Hall

GENERATIONALS
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SATURDAY 11/03: TIPITANA'S, NEW ORLEANS

Generationals is a New Orleans duo (Ted Joyner and Grant Widmer), who just released their Lucky Numbers EP earlier this month (October 2nd). The band argued that it's "not really a 'New Orleans' record."

They later explained that they recorded the record all over, but not in New Orleans.

"On every other record, we've done most or all of the tracking in one studio," Joyner said. "But for these new songs we ended up taking all our mics and pre-amps and stuff and just going and recording wherever."

Interestingly enough, the band is in the middle of their national tour and will be making a stop in their homecity on November 3rd, and leaving for Texas the next day.

10/25 Birmingham, AL The Bottletree 11/03 New Orleans, LA Tipitina's 11/04 Dallas, TX LaGrange 11/06 Denver, CO Hi Dive ^ 11/07 Salt Lake City, UT Urban Lounge ^ 11/08 Boise, ID Neurolux ^ 11/09 Seattle, WA Tractor Tavern ^ 11/11 Portland, OR Mississippi Studios ^

11/13 San Francisco, CA Cafe Du Nord ^ 11/14 Los Angeles, CA The Echo ^ 11/16 San Diego, CA The Casbah 11/17 Phoenix, AZ The Crescent Ballroom ^ 11/18 Tucson, AZ Club Congress ^ 11/20 Austin, TX The Mohawk ^ 11/21 Houston, TX - Fitzgerald's ^ ^ with RACES

DAN DEACON
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SATURDAY 11/03: CEDAR CULTURAL, MINNEAPOLIS

Oscar is covering this Cedar show for me. I will drop to take some photos and then I'll be going across the street to Triple Rock.

I've already spotlighted Dan Deacon and his America album, so I'll just quickly mention that he's got an app on iTunes and Android.

Apparently, during the show, your (smart) phone can become part of the performance. You don't need WiFi or cellular data to have it work, so if you just have an iPod Touch, you can participate. It should be interesting to see this experience. I have already downloaded the app, so I'm ready to test it out at the live show.

Dan Deacon's tour dates:

10/25 Portland, OR - Hawthorne Theater* 10/26 Vancouver, BC - Biltmore Cabaret* 10/27 Seattle,WA - Neptune* 10/29 Salt Lake City, UT - Kilby Court* 10/31 Denver,CO - Bluebird Theater* 11/02 Lawrence, KS - The Granada Theatre* 11/03 Minneapolis, MN - The Cedar* 11/05 Madison, WI - Majestic Theatre* 11/08 Detroit, MI - Magic Stick* 11/09 Toronto, ON - Lee's Palace* 11/10 Montreal, QC - SAT* 11/11 South Burlington, VA - Higher Ground* 11/12 Portland, ME - SPACE Gallery* 11/13 Boston, MA - Paradise Rock Club*

11/14 Brooklyn, NY - Music Hall of Williamsburg* 11/15 Philadelphia, PA - Union Transfer* 11/16 New York, NY - Bowery Ballroom* 11/17 Washington, DC - 9:30 Club* 12/06 Tallahassee, FL - Club Downunder 12/09 Jacksonville, FL - Underbelly 12/10 Savannah, GA - Safe // Sound 12/11 Athens, GA - 40 Watt Club 12/13 Pensacola, FL - Handlebar 12/14 Gainesville, FL - Double Down Live 12/15 Tampa, FL - Crowbar * = Dan Deacon Ensemble w/ Height With Friends, Chester Endersby Gwazda, Alan Resnick

CRUSHED OUT
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SATURDAY 10/27: 400 BAR, MINNEAPOLIS

This Saturday is quite busy for us, we're covering Diamond Rings/Gold Fields at 7th Street and Rah Rah at the Fine Line Café in Minneapolis, plus Preset/YACHT in Chicago (Kate is covering this). If I'm not dead, I may swing by the 400 Bar to see Crushed Out.

I am told Crushed Out used to be known as Boom Chick, they are described as an American honky tonk surf rock duo.

Their album, Want to Give, comes out November 6, 2012 via Cool Clear Water Records.

Crushed Out's tour dates:

10/25 Iowa City, IA - the Mill 10/26 Chicago, IL - Reggie's Music Joint 10/27 Minneapolis, MN - 400 Club 10/28 Des Moines, IA - Gaslamp 11/01 Denver, CO - Lion's Lair 11/02 Salt Lake City, UT - Garage 11/03 Boise, ID - Neurolux 11/06 Leavenworth, WA - Icicle Brewing 11/08 Portland, OR - Portland State Uni 11/09 Seattle, WA - Comet

11/10 Eugene, OR - Sam Bond's Garage 11/11 Bend, OR - Horned Hand 11/13 Arcata, CA - Humboldt Brews 11/14 San Francisco, CA - Brick & Mortar 11/16 Los Angeles, CA - Satellite 11/17 San Diego, CA - TBA 11/18 Phoenix, AZ - TBA 11/ 29 Baton Rouge, LA - Manship Theater 11/30 New Orleans, LA - Tulane University 12/01 New Orleans, LA - Howlin' Wolf 12/06 Atlanta, GA - Masquerade

THE PRESETS
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SATURDAY 10/27: METRO, CHICAGO

The Presets aren't playing in Minneapolis, so guess what motherlovers? Kate is drive to see them in Chicago. Take that, street-toll-charging city.

The Presets is an Australian electronic music duo (Julian Hamilton and Kim Moyes). Their album, Apocalypso, went straight to #1 on the ARIA Albums Chart, and they won "Best Dance Release" and "Best Group", so these guys are a big deal in Australia.

They are wrapping up their US tour this month:

10/25 Chicago, IL – Metro
10/27 L.A., CA – Club Nokia
10/28 Pomona, CA – The Fox Theater

Note: They are playing with our favorite YACHT.

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Alyssa Graham at 400 Bar, Minneapolis (10/18/12)

W♥M156: Alyssa Graham (12 mins) Tour Dates 10/21 Just Jules Bar - Cedar Rapids, IA 10/23 Thirty Thirty Coffee - Peoria, IL 10/24 Shandie's - Paducah, KY 10/25 Mangia Italiano - St. Louis, MO 10/29 Kudzu's - Memphis, TN 11/01 Neutral Ground - New Orleans, LA Read More Alyssa Graham Alyssa Graham just wrapped up her UK tour and is now back in the United States. She is doing a brief tour through the mid-west, starting at Minneapolis' 400 Bar ...

Alyssa Graham stopped by the 400 Bar in Minneapolis, last night, October 18th.

PAUL MICHELL

Paul Michell opened up the show. Michell is a local young singer/songwriter, who played songs off his Wake Me Up EP. He seemed really comfortable with his keyboard, although I got the impression he didn't play live much. He ended his set with the title track off his EP, "Wake Me Up."

New York singer/songwriter Alyssa Graham and her husband, Doug Graham, are starting off their fall tour, starting with the 400 Bar. This is probably inside baseball, but the Grahams might check in today (October 19th) at the bar again before they head out to Iowa. I may swing by if my show for The xx ends early.

Anyway, the two Grahams were doing double acoustic guitars with Doug also doing vocal harmonies and backup vocals.

Surprisingly they did a lot of new songs, they sounded like "Cathedral Past," "Sweet Susan (What Compels You)," a song about a haunted house owned by Marty Hawkins, a song that goes "If you're in New York, then I'm coming home," "Lonesome Child," a song about "Jericho, Mississippi," and they ended their set with another new song, "A Good Man."

If you get a chance to listen to the podcast, you can hear Alyssa Graham explaining "A Good Man." We also briefly touch on the difference between UK and US shows, their fascination with the Mississippi River, and Echo vs Lock Stock & Soul.

Alyssa Graham is currently on tour. After their last stop is in New Orleans, they are going on a houseboat in the swamp to write and record new music for an upcoming album, pending for release in 2013.

Alyssa Graham at 400 Bar, Minneapolis (10/18/12)

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Hunter Valentine at the 400 Bar, Minneapolis (10/11/12)

Tour Dates 10/12 Des Moines, IA @ Vaudeville Mews 10/13 Kansas City, MO @ Czar 10/14 Lincoln, NE @ Lincoln Calling 10/16 Denver, CO @ The Walnut Room 10/17 Salt Lake City, UT @ Burt's Tiki 10/18 Boise, ID @ The Shredder 10/20 Seattle, WA @ The Mix 10/24 San Francisco, CA @ Cafe Du Nord 10/25 Santa Cruz, CA @ The Crepe Place 10/26 Santa Barbara, CA @ Velvet Jones 10/27 West Hollywood, CA @ The Roxy 10/28 Fresno, CA @ Audie's Olympic 10/29 San Diego, CA @ The Griffin 11/01 Las Vegas, NV @ The Bunkhouse 11/02 Tucson, AZ @ The Hut 11/03 Mesa, AZ @ Hollywood Alley 11/06 Houston, TX @ Dan Electro's 11/07 Austin, TX @ Stubb's BBQ 11/08 San Antonio, TX @ Jack's Bar 11/09 Oklahoma City, OK @ Conservatory 11/10 Dallas, TX @ Sue Ellen's 11/12 St. Louis, MO @ The Firebird 11/15 New Haven, CT @ Cafe Nine 11/16 Asbury Park, NJ @ The Saint 11/17 New York, NY @ Mercury Lounge 11/18 North Reading, MA @ Great American Read More Hunter Valentine Hunter Valentine is from Toronto, Canada, and having been featured as the regular cast on season three of Showtime's "The Real L Word" series, Hunter Valentine's fame meter has ...

Toronto's Hunter Valentine came back to Minneapolis at the 400 Bar last night, October 11th.

Since there were four bands listed, the show started exactly at 8pm and everyone ran on a tight schedule. Fuzzy Machete opened up, you can read (and hear) more about it, including full setlist, on W♥M152.

DEVIL BLUES BAND

Minneapolis' Devil Blues Band was up next. Despite the 'blues' in their name, this was a punk band. They played loud and hard and required very little soundcheck setup. I got the feeling that they've been playing live regularly, based on their stage presence. The only song I have from them is the intro song, which can be found on a local compilation called The Devil's Basement: Unlocked.

Setlist: "Aurora", "See Me Go", "Requiem", "Kodachrome", "A Maraca", "Will I Survive", "Stilettos", "Find that Hooker", "Devil's Blues", and "Don't Belong."

QUEEN CAVEAT

Queen Caveat is from Los Angeles. Singer Lauren Little was quite a bouncing ball, dancing all over the stage (and off the stage!) I suspect she's a lot of fun to be around, having seen her moon us and proud to have been "jailed three times" with Hunter Valentine. Rebel girl, I want to be your best friend.

Setlist included most of Slap On The Wrist EP and some odds and ends: "Bullet", "Mr California", "Let It Fall", "Oh No", "Mess", "Resilient Me", and "Undressed." I think they replaced one of the middle songs with something else.

Hunter Valentine came on pretty late to a room full of mostly women couples. It's obvious to me that the newfound audience was from Showtime's "The Real L Word" - and possibly because last night was also "National Coming Out Day."

Half their set was from 2010's Lessons From The Late Night ("Treadmills of Love", "Scarface", "The Stalker", and "Revenge") and the other half from the upcoming Collide and Conquer album ("Lonely Crusade", "Priscilla", "Little Curse (Shit Happens)", "This Bull Rides Tonight", "Liar Liar", and "Crying"). Rounding out the rest was the two "explicit" songs from their debut album The Impatient Romantic ("Staten Island Dream Tour" and "Jimmy Dean.")

Hunter Valentine is currently on tour for their upcoming album Collide and Conquer, which is coming out October 22nd. You can catch them live on tour or re-runs on "The Real L Word."

Hunter Valentine (with Tara from Fuzzy Machete) at the 400 Bar, Minneapolis (10/11/12)

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W♥M152: Fuzzy Machete

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Fuzzy Machete just played their third gig with Hunter Valentine at the 400 Bar in Minneapolis, last night, October 11th. I've previously described Fuzzy Machete's music as "songs about Star Trek, bunnies, zombies, ninjas, pirates, you know, sort of dorky stuff."

This is the first time I've seen the band with a brand new dedicated singer called Chelsea. Her vocals were more upbeat (and happier) than what I was expecting from Fuzzy Machete. This is not a bad thing, it was just different.

Setlist as follows: "Doctor Who", "Enjoy the Ride", "TV is Awesome", "Gamera", "Behind the Counter", "Kiss", "Leaf on the Wind", and "Mad Skills."

Talking between songs were kept to a minimum because there were four bands on the bill and all the band's set times were reduced to about thirty minutes.

After the gig, Vu interviewed all the current members of Fuzzy Machete (Tara, Jacqui, Chelsea, and Krissandra.) We talked about the nerdism/geeky songs and how excited they were to play with Hunter Valentine.

Find out more about Fuzzy Machete's EP The End Result and information about the band on fuzzymachete.com.

Fuzzy Machete at 400 Bar, Minneapolis (10/11/12)

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Hospitality at 400 Bar, Minneapolis (10/01/12)

Tour Dates 10/02/12 Grinnell, IA Grinnell College 10/03/12 Omaha, NE Slowdown 10/05/12 Denver, CO Hi-Dive 10/06/12 Salt Lake City, UT Kilby Court 10/07/12 Boise, ID Red Room 10/09/12 Seattle, WA Barboza 10/10/12 Vancouver, BC Media Club 10/11/12 Portland, OR Doug Fir Lounge 10/13/12 Santa Cruz, CA Crepe Place 10/14/12 San Francisco, CA Treasure Is 10/16/12 Los Angeles, CA Echo 10/17/12 Phoenix, AZ Crescent Ballroom 10/19/12 San Antonio, TX Korova 10/20/12 Austin, TX Red 7 10/21/12 Dallas, TX Bryan St Tavern 10/23/12 Nashville, TN High Watt 10/24/12 Atlanta, GA 529 10/25/12 Athens, GA Caledonia Lounge 10/26/12 Greenville, SC Radio Room 10/27/12 Chapel Hill, NC Local 506 10/28/12 Richmond, VA Strange Matter 10/29/12 Baltimore, MD Golden West Cafe 11/02/12 New York, NY Bowery Ballroom Read More TEEN I previously mentioned TEEN before. They're three sisters (plus one close friend), and their debut album, In Limbo, just came out...

Brooklyn's Hospitality came to the 400 Bar in Minneapolis, last night, in support of their debut self-titled album.

TEEN

I was mostly there to catch TEEN at their first time in Minneapolis. As you know, the band is made up of three sisters, Teeny, Katherine, and Lizzie (plus their friend, Jane.)

TEEN had a brief set, consisting mostly from their debut album, In Limbo, including "Come Back", "Better", "Huh", "In Limbo", "Electric", and the closer song, "Why, Why, Why." There were a couple of songs I didn't recognize called "Paradise" and "Cannibal", these songs aren't from In Limbo.

As for Hospitality, they are a very upbeat pop band. They're supposed to be a trio, but they had an extra rhythm guitarist on tour with them.

As you can see from the setlist, almost every song from their album was played: "The Birthday", "The Right Profession", "Friends Of Friends", "Betty Wang", "Sleepover", "Julie", "Liberal Arts", "All Day Today" and "Eighth Avenue". Rounding out the rest of their set were various b-sides, including an upcoming 7" called "The Dift" with the flipside "Monkey."

I know the photo shows a lot of songs, but in about 12 minutes, they had gotten to "Betty Wang" (my favorite song from them) - so basically all their songs are three minutes or less!

Hospitality is currently on tour in support of their self-titled album, available now from Merge Records.

PS, off topic note, but did you noticed how they wrote "The Joseph Bell" on the setlist? That's the band that opened up the show; I guess they wanted to remember the band's name to thank them.

Hospitality at 400 Bar, Minneapolis (10/01/12)

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