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Free Record Shows in Minneapolis

SOUND+VISION
soundvisionmn.webs.com

This Saturday (tomorrow, April 13th), there is the Sound+Vision record show at the Inside Valley Creek Mall in Woodbury, Minnesota. Hopefully by tomorrow, sun will be shining.

Details:

FREE ADMISSION! FREE PARKING!

WHAT : the area's newest Collectibles Show featuring new and used, vintage, rare and hard-to-find Music (VINYL, CDs, DVDs), Comics, Pop Culture, Toys and Movie Items and Memorabilia!

WHERE : Inside Valley Creek Mall, Woodbury, MN (1 block west of 494 and Valley Creek Rd [exit 59])

WHEN : Saturday April 13, 2013 (9am - 3pm)

Attention Trekkers: If you go to the show, there are free posters to Star Trek: The Next Generation, the Best of Both Worlds and a chance to win free tickets to see The Special Fathom Features: The Best of Both Worlds in Brooklyn Center on April 25th (next, next Thursday). The two-part storyline comprising the third season finale and the fourth season premiere.

Also, get a chance to win a pair of tickets to see Gordon Lightfoot at his upcoming show in Minneapolis on April 29 at the State Theatre.

ELECTRIC FETUS
electricfetus.com

With Record Store Day 2013 happening next Saturday, Electric Fetus music store is holding a special live music event on Saturday, April 20th, 9:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m.

Record Store Day: Our favorite national holiday! There will be food & beverages, prizes & giveaways, live music from local & national acts, and of course exclusive releases.

Live Music (times subject to change):

11 a.m. - Greg Grease
12 p.m. - 4onthefloor
1 p.m. - Frankie Lee
2 p.m. - Dave King Trucking Company
3 p.m. - Black Angels

Food:
- Free Intelligentsia coffee from Angry Catfish Bicycle Shop & Coffee Bar for the first 500 java lovers.
- Glam Doll Donuts - while supplies last!
- Natedogs and Hola Arepa food trucks will be on site throughout the day.

Other Fun Stuff:
- Angry Catfish Bicycle Shop will be in our garage providing free bicycle safety checks for the pedaling patrons.
- Hourly giveaways! Prizes include Fetus gift cards, concert tickets, vinyl and CDs (must be present to win). - Free goodie bags with purchase (while supplies last).

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Works for Words: Chris Koza

Tour Dates 06/14/12 The Ark* Ann Arbor, MI 06/15/12 Summer Sounds* Cedarburg, WI 06/17/12 The Space* Evanston, IL 06/18/12 Flying Mango* Des Moines, IA 06/20/12 Winchester Music Lakewood, OH 06/22/12 SK6ERS Field Day Vienna, VA 06/23/12 SK6ERS Field Day Vienna, VA 06/26/12 Tin Angel* Philadelphia, PA 06/27/12 Infinity Hall* Norfolk, CT 06/29/12 Live from Freehold* Freehold, NJ 06/30/12 Arts at the Armory* Somerville, MA * special SK6ERS acoustic set Read More Chris Koza Chris Koza is the headliner and he will explore the meanings of the lyrics and importance of words in songs…

"Works for Words" is a specially commissioned live one-of-a-kind special concert, commissioned by the local radio station, The Current 89.3. The show, which took place last night, June 8th, at the Fitzgerald Theater in Saint Paul, stars Chris Koza and his friends as they try and explore what makes great lyrics and their importance in songs… which never really got answered (I don't really think there is just one definitive answer).

Before we get to the music, I wanted to talk a little about the Fitzgerald Theater. I thought I had never been here, but, as it turned out, I've seen Belle & Sebastian here nearly ten years ago. The theater is the oldest theater in Saint Paul and have 1,000 seats (including a few balcony booths).

Each of the three guests (Gabe Douglas, Caroline Smith, and Sims) did one original song and one cover. Plus, Rogue Valley's Linnea Mohn covered Bjork's "Hyberballad", complete with fake swan, while orchestra Matt Olson wrote and sang an original song. The rest of the show is basically Rogue Valley songs and covers.

Highlight of the show was a toss up between Rogue Valley doing a cover of Joni Mitchell's "Big Yellow Taxi" and Koza's "Mmmm Medley". The latter is basically a combination of all the nonsensical "lyrics" of popular songs throughout the years (including whistling from the "Young Folks" song and the Smurf's theme song).

Odd bit of the night, but the crowd's favorite according to their cheers, was a game called "Encore" … which Douglas changed the rules. And the funny thing is, Koza just went with it.

I think the artist's choice of cover say a lot about the music they like and are influenced by. Caroline Smith did a Beyoncé cover, "Why Don't You Love Me", Sims did Outkast's "Bombs Over Baghdad", and Gabe Douglas did David Bazan's "Virginia". Koza's musical influence seems to be in that singer/songwriter area: from Jeff Buckley to Leonard Cohen… but that's not to say that he isn't ashamed to admit to loving Katy Perry or Led Zeppelin or Beastie Boys.

So, remember the "importance of lyrics" theme? I liked Caroline Smith's answer, which she tried and explained that the lyrics she wrote when she was 16-18 was so much different than her view of the world at her age. Her songs now, she confessed, is not that exciting: about training her dog, about sewing… vs her broken heart and boys when she was younger. I think what she was trying to say is that the lyrics had special and different meaning at different time in her life.

I would like to add my own thoughts on the subject: I love lyrics. That's why I listen to pop, folk, sissy music, and not, say, classical or movie soundtracks. I like it when lyrics are clever (the Lucksmiths are a great example), I like it when lyrics tell a story, and I especially love lyrics that has a great melody. If there's anyone that understands how important lyrics are to their songs, take it from the lyrical master, Chris Koza, who wrote about forty songs in a year for Rogue Valley's ambitious four seasons project.

Chris Koza closed out his set with "Red River of the North", followed by an acoustic version of Rufus Wainwright's "In A Graveyard". The encore was Rogue Valley's "Rockaway", which is their most upbeat and hand-clappy song.

Look for Chris Koza playing acoustic with Stephen Kellogg at many of their sold-out shows (they previously toured with Koza last year).

Left to right: Sims, Caroline Smith, Gabe Douglas, and Chris Koza at Fitzgerald Theater, St Paul (06/08/12)

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Sleep

My favorite sleep lyric is by the Lucksmiths: "We might be dressed as 'The Young and the Restless'/But the one thing we're best at … is sleeping in".

Caroline Smith: Calliope Read More Caroline Smith Full Disclosure: I would pay $15 for an album of Caroline Smith singing the alphabet song repeatedly for 40 minutes.

CAROLINE SMITH & THE GOOD NIGHT SLEEPS
thegoodnightsleeps.com

We like Caroline Smith. One listen to her album, Little Wind, and you'll agree with Andrew stating the obvious, she has an "incredible voice".

Smith will be playing at the Fitzgerald Theatre in Saint Paul this June 8th. I have agreed to see this show, mostly because I am excited that this is the place where they record "A Prairie Home Companion". It should be fun.

This show (Minnesota Public Radio Presents Works for Words) was commissioned by The Current for artists to create a one-of-a-kind performance… which I am assuming they intend to record and rebroadcast the show on their radio station. Chris Koza is the headliner and he will explore the meanings of the lyrics and importance of words in songs. Helping him will be The 4ontheFloor's Gabriel Douglas, Caroline Smith, Sims and other special guests. There will also be a mini orchestra and choir consisting of University of Minnesota graduate students.

Tickets are $25.00, but MPR members receive a $2.00 discount.

Below are more Smith dates, she'll be playing with some big names, like Cloud Cult and Jayhawks:

Thu, 2012-05-31 - Madison, WI - High Noon Saloon
Fri, 2012-06-08 - St Paul, MN - The Fitzgerald Theater; Works for Words
Sat, 2012-06-09 - Ankeny, IA - Ankeny Unplugged: Caroline Smith solo acoustic set @ Wagner Park
Sun, 2012-06-17 - Chicago, IL - Lincoln Hall
Fri, 2012-06-22 - Eau Claire, WI - Grand Litltle Theater
Fri, 2012-07-06 - Apple Valley, MN - Music in the Zoo
Sat, 2012-07-07 - Duluth, MN - Twin Ports Bridge Festival
Tue, 2012-07-10 - River Falls, WI - Univ. of WI- Melvin Wall Amphitheatre
Fri, 2012-08-03 - Minneapolis, MN - Lake Harriet Bandshell

* We have written about Chris Koza and the 4onthefloor many times, so I suggest going through the archives to read more about them.

BRIEFLY:

THE BIG SLEEP thebigsleep.net I've previously mentioned these guys before. I said it was a big deal because the band previously took a long break/hiatus. Well, the Big Sleep is back and they're doing a ton of tour dates with Maps & Atlases. They'll be stopping by St Paul, at another venue I've never been to. 5/23 - Rock and Roll Hotel - Washington, DC * 5/24 - Local 506 - Chapel Hill, NC * 5/25 - The Earl - Atlanta, GA * 5/26 - Crowbar - Tampa, FL* 5/27 - The Plaza - Orlando, Fl* 5/29 - Bottletree - Birmingham, AL* 5/31 - Sons of Herman Hall - Dallas, TX* 6/01 - The Parish - Austin, TX* 6/02 - Free Press Summer Fest, Houston, TX* 6/04 - Lowbro Palace - El Paso, TX* 6/06 - Casbah - San Diego, CA* 6/07 - Constellation Room - Santa Ana, CA* 6/08 - Troubadour - Los Angeles, CA* 6/09 - Bottom of the Hill - San Francisco, CA* 6/11 - Bunk Bar - Portland, OR* 6/12 - Media Club - Vancouver, BC* 6/13 - Crocodile Cafe - Seattle, WA* 6/15 - Neurolux - Boise, ID* 6/16 - Kilby Court - Salt Lake City, UT* 6/17 - Hi Dive - Denver, CO* 6/18 - Waiting Room - Omaha, NE* 6/19 - Amsterdam Hall - St. Paul, MN* * With Maps & Atlases

SLEEP MAPS facebook.com Speaking of maps… Sleep Maps is a NYC post-metal band. Their debut five-track album (totaling 40 mins) is called Fiction Makes The Future, and you can stream the whole thing at sleepmaps1.bandcamp.com. 1. Men Against The Stars 06:31 2. The Eternal Wanderer 07:19 3. Forbidden Light 09:42 4. A Greater Fire 09:53 5. Last Future 07:08

MISTER LIES & DIFFERENT SLEEP facebook.com Mister Lies is the project of Nick Zanca. His debut LP will be coming out this Fall under Lefse Records. That's still awhile, so in the meantime, he's offering a collaborative release with fellow Chicago producer Different Sleep called Mass EP. It was free for a limited time, but now it's $1. He'll be appearing in Los Angeles at Space 15 Twenty on June 2nd.

REJECT facebook.com With such a common word as Reject, I honestly could not find him on google. That's underground. So, Boston's Reject is back with his new song, "Go To Sleep", featuring Slaine (of La Coka Nostra) and New Jersey's MaddMaxxx on vocals.

INSPIRED & THE SLEEP inspiredandthesleep.com This is a lo-fi band from San Diego, California. They recently released their third single "Take Pills (Instructed Bliss)" for free with the help of a net label Hanging Hills. You can hear the song at soundcloud:

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Emily wrote: Thursday, 24 May 2012 at 11:06 AM

Vu, you forgot the most important band: stoner metal band Sleep, who saw a deluxe reissue of their albums Jerusalem and Dopesmoker!

SLEEP on tour:

5/24/2012 Stylus – Leeds, United Kingdom w/ A Storm of Light
5/25/2012 ATP I’ll Be Your Mirror – London, United Kingdom w/ Slayer, Melvins
5/26/2012 Villette, Sonique – Paris, France
5/27/2012 Trix – Antwerp, Belgium w/ A Storm of Light
5/28/2012 Feierwerk – Munich, Germany w/ A Storm of Light
5/31/2012 ATP Primavera Sound Barcelona – Barcelona, Spain w/ Wolves In The Throne Room

Art-A-Whirl 2012 Music Guide

The corporate-ish website of Art-A-Whirl does a terrible job showcasing what's going on this weekend in Northeast Minneapolis. Art-A-Whirl, this year, seems more focused on food and music (and less about art and, er, pottery). This may be a bad thing; perhaps they should just change the name to something more appropriate? We Art Music, anyone?

Andrew is attending some of these, so I'm putting together a comprehensive guide of all the bands scheduled to play. I took the listing of the restaurants from vita.mn, since Art-A-Whirl did not provide a list.

All these events are free and open to the public, unless where noted. Also, just because a band is put on a schedule, it doesn't always mean they'll appear.

331 CLUB 331 13th Ave NE, Minneapolis 331.mn Friday May 18th 6:00pm - All Tomorrow's Petty 7:00pm - Is/Is 8:00pm - Zoo Animal 9:00pm - Vicious Vicious 10pm Pennyroyal 11pm Birthday Suits 12pm The Goondas Saturday May 19th 12:30 - Toby Thomas Churchill 1:50pm - Crossing Guards 3:00pm - Me and My arrow 4:10pm - Small Cities 5:20pm - Buffalo Moon 6:30pm - Red Daughters 7:40pm - Fire in the Northern Firs 9:00pm - No Bird Sing 10:00pm - BNLX 11:00pm - Buildings

THE SAMPLE ROOM 2124 Marshall Street NE, Minneapolis the-sample-room.com Note: Sunday show features only one band: Bello Duo. Friday May 18th 6:00 – We Became Actors 7:15 – The Idle Hands 8:30 – Blue Sky Blackout Sunday May 19th 1:15 – Kara Laudon 2:30 – Willie Wisely 3:45 – Hunting Club 5:00 – Dan Israel 6:15 – Nightinghales 7:45 – Fort Wilson Riot 9:00 – Chemistry Set

ANCHOR FISH & CHIPS 302 NE 13th Avenue, Minneapolis theanchorfishandchips.com Saturday 19th May 2pm: Gabe Barnett 3pm: Tea & Sympathy 4pm: The Knightingales 5pm: National Bird 6pm: Romantica Sunday 20th May 2pm: Cindergram 3pm: Black Audience 4pm: Jen Markey 5pm: Gay Witch Abortion 6pm: Magic Castles 7pm: Valet

STANLEY'S 2500 University Avenue Northeast, Minneapolis stanleysbarroom.com Friday May 18th 6pm-10pm Teddy Holiday Saturday May 19th 6pm-10pm July Fighter

PSYCHO SUZI'S 1900 Marshall Street NE, Minneapolis psychosuzis.com Note: $5 wristband to see bands. Scheduled to appear May 19th: 12:30 - Savannah Smith 1:30 - Maudline 2:30 - Al Church and State 3:30 - Enemy Planes 7:30 - The Evening Rig 8:45 - 4onthefloor

GRUMPY'S NE 2200 4th Street Northeast, Minneapolis grumpys-bar.com $5 for music. Saturday, May 19, 2012 2:00- 2:20 Then Fall 2:40-3:00 the Stewbums 3:20-3:40 Germaine Gemberling and Rich Mattson 4:00-4:20 Diesel Falcon 4:40-5:10 Pink Mink 5:30- 5:50 IS/IS 6:00 first dance contest 6:30-6:50 Sea Whores 7:00 second dance contest 7:20- 7:40 Nightosaur 8:00-8:20 Gay Witch Abortion 8:40- 9:00 Bombay Sweets 9:10 finalist dance off and dance party

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Artists Against the Marriage Amendment

Gabe Douglas with Nathan Miller and Danny O'Brien Read More Artists Against the Marriage Amendment Local Minneapolis bands have come together to help raise money to fight a proposed constitutional amendment regarding the Marriage Rights. The bill would effectively ban same-sex marriage for couples in Minnesota; we want you to vote "NO" to the November bill.

"All you need is love, love is all you need" seems to be the overwhelming message last night from all the local musicians on stage.

To give you a little background, last May, Minnesota Senate passed an amendment to the state constitution banning same-sex marriage. The amendment ("Only a union of one man and one woman shall be valid or recognized as a marriage in Minnesota") under revision H1613.0 will be in the ballot this November 2012.

Minnesota United For All Families, is just one of the organization hoping to defeat the bill. They did the smart thing, instead of making it a gay/lesbian/transsexual issue; they are making everyone's issue. The message is this: if you love someone, why is it only legal if they're the opposite sex.

Dan Rodriguez was the MC, taking care of all the introductions and keeping everyone on a tight ship. Because of at least ten performers, they had to limit everyone to just three songs. As musicians stay and leave and joined on each other's songs, you get the impression that everyone knows and respect each other … like it was one big happy singing family.

Ari Herstand with the Farewell Circuit

Roster McCabe is on the road and couldn't make it to the show; instead, the band recorded a video message for us. The first actual performer was Ari Herstand. He tells us that he's a transplant from California and his experience with the dreaded car impound lot through his songs. He had some help with Dan Danny O'Brien (from the Farewell Circuit) and Rodriguez for his second song, and for his last song, he had a movie he specifically put together for the marriage amendment.

Dessa Darling was there, but she didn't perform, instead just commented about how it is just common sense to support same-sex marriage. She's followed up by O'Brien and DJ House as The Farewell Circuit. They are normally a five-piece band, but they did just fine with two guitars. Herstand would later return the favor by appearing on a Farewell Circuit song.

David Booth was the musician who came up with the idea of putting on this charity event. O'Brien joined on stage for his final song, "Kiss".

Alison Scott with Chris Koza and Kevin Bowe

Kevin Bowe said it took him five years to write his latest album, which he sang "Falling Satellites" with Alison Scott. Scott would stay and had help from Bowe and started her three-song set with a cover of TLC's "Waterfall". Apparently she's been working on a covers album, with the help of Chris Koza for their duet of Elliott Smith's "Waltz #2". Koza would stay on to perform his three-song set. He ended with his band, Rogue Valley's "Shoulder to Shoulder".

Gabriel Douglas (of The 4onthefloor) had help from Nathan Miller on the lap steel slide guitar. He ended his little set with "Great Escapes", a song that I think was about Duluth.

Ellis with Chastity Brown

Ellis with Brown

I've never heard of Ellis before, but what I heard, I really liked. She started off with "Blackbird", from her 2008 album, Break the Spell. She had Chastity Brown on for "I Belong Here Next to You" and ended with "Right Now".

I think the best combination of the night is with Brown and Joe Horton (of No Bird Sing). It was like soulful folk with rhymesayer-type hip hop poetry.

For the grand finale, David Booth, with mostly everyone involved, came on stage to sing The Beatles' "All You Need Is Love".

As you can see from the photographs, these are all different artists from different genre, working together. To paraphrase Joe Horton's message, what if someone made a law to forbid this? Keep those thoughts in mind with this law about restricting the freedom to be married to who you love. Minnesotans United for All Families wants Minnesota to be the first state to oppose this marriage amendment bill (which essentially is an anti-same-sex marriage bill). You can register and pledge to vote NO on mnunited.org.

From left to right: DJ House, David Booth, Nathan Miller, Chris Koza, Gabriel Douglas (not seen), Dan Rodriguez, Danny O'Brien, Ellis, and Alison Scott, at The Varsity Theater, Minneapolis (04/12/12)

 

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Minneapolis Shows (April 2012)

Read More Minneapolis You remember That Dog's song, "Minneapolis"? I love it.

Below are some bands on the W♥M Calendar, what this means is that one of us will be in attendance and writing a review of the show. If you would like to have us see your band, we are located in Minneapolis, Sydney (Australia), and Manchester (UK).

PS, I normally cover most/all of the Minneapolis shows, but for the next couple of months, I will be getting help from Amy and Emily.

MINNESOTA ARTISTS AGAINST THE MARRIAGE AMENDMENT
mnunited.org/April12

Local Minneapolis bands have come together to help raise money to fight a proposed constitutional amendment regarding the Marriage Rights. The bill would effectively ban same-sex marriage for couples in Minnesota; we want you to vote "NO" to the November bill.

All proceeds go directly to Minnesotans United for All Families, a non-partisan organization that works to educate the public on why marriage rights matter and how the amendment poses a threat to our community. Here are some of the bands to donate their time and talent to play for you: Chris Koza of Rogue Valley, Chastity Brown, Gabriel Douglas of The 4onthefloor, Ellis, Ari Herstand, Joe Horton of No Bird Sing, members of The Farewell Circuit, Alison Scott and more, including a special video message from Roster McCabe and a cocktail hour toast from Dessa Darling of Doomtree. Local musician, Dan Rodriguez, will host the evening.

Where: Varsity Theater, Minneapolis, MN
When: Thursday April 12, 2012 from 6pm –10pm
Cost: $20 in advance, $25 at the door, all ages welcome
Online: mnunited.org/April12

SPECTRALS
spectrals.co.uk

I've previously mentioned Spectrals before, it looks like Louis Jones will be bringing his pop/surf-rock/oo-wop/garage rock to the states. Hopefully, if it all works out, Amy will be covering his appearance at First Avenue on 4/16.

His debut album, Bad Penny, is loved by various critics. BBC is calling it "terrific stuff from a songwriter of any age", while Pitchfork said "It's music pleasant enough to carry intergenerational appeal, characterized by a youthful spirit but rooted in a classic sound." Folks, he's 21 years old.

US Tour Dates:

4.03 - Constellation Room - Santa Ana, CA 4.04 - Great American Music Hall - San Francisco 4.05 - Slims - San Francisco, CA 4.06 - Wonder Ballroom - Portland, OR 4.07 - Neptune - Seattle, WA 4.09 - Venue - Vancouver, BC 4.11 - Urban Lounge - Salt Lake City, UT 4.12 - Bluebird Theater - Denver, CO 4.13 - Fox Theatre - Boulder, CO 4.14 - Granada Theatre - Lawrence, KS 4.16 - First Avenue - Minneapolis, MN

4.17 - Majestic Theatre - Madison, WI 4.18 - Turner Hall Ballroom - Milwaukee, WI 4.20 - Metro - Chicago, IL 4.21 - Rhinos - Bloomington, IN 4.22 - The Magic Bag - Ferndale, MI 4.23 - Mohawk Place - Buffalo, NY 4.25 - Phoenix Concert Theatre - Toronto, ON 4.26 - Corona Theatre - Montreal, QB 4.27 - Higher Ground - South Burlington, VT 4.28 - Boston University College - Boston, MA 4.29 - Pearl Street Nightclub - Northampton, MA

FRANKIE ROSE
missfrankierose.com

You may remember that we love Slumberland Records.

Frankie Rose (the drummer from Crystal Stilts, Dum Dum Girls, and Vivian Girls) will be doing some live dates for her Interstellar album (released in the US on February 21st, UK got the album last week).

The album got rave reviews, including from Pitchfork with an "8.5 Best New Music".

Her tour dates marked with (*) is with Dive:

Thu-Apr-05 Philadelphia, PA Northstar Bar * Fri-Apr-06 Arlington, VA Artisphere Sat-Apr-07 Baltimore, MD Golden West * Sun-Apr-08 Richmond, VA Strange Matter * Mon-Apr-09 Chapel Hill, NC Local 506 * Tue-Apr-10 Atlanta, GA 529 * Thu-Apr-12 Oxford, MS Cats Purring Dude Ranch * Fri-Apr-13 Dallas, TX Club Dada * Sat-Apr-14 Austin, TX Red 7 * Mon-Apr-16 Phoenix, AZ Rhythm Room * Wed-Apr-18 San Diego, CA Soda Bar * Thu-Apr-19 Los Angeles, CA The Satellite * Fri-Apr-20 Santa Cruz, CA Crepe Place *

Sat-Apr-21 San Francisco, CA Brick & Mortar* Mon-Apr-23 Portland, OR East End * Tue-Apr-24 Vancouver, BC Biltmore * Wed-Apr-25 Seattle, WA Barboza * Thu-Apr-26 Missoula, MT Badlander * Sat-Apr-28 Fargo, ND Aquarium * Sun-Apr-29 Minneapolis, MN 7th St Entry* Mon-Apr-30 Chicago, IL Township * Tue-May-01 Detroit, MI Magic Stick * Wed-May-02 Toronto, ON The Shop * Thu-May-03 Albany, NY Valentine's * Sat-May-05 New York, NY Mercury Lounge

WE ARE AUGUSTINES
weareaugustines.com

I first heard about Brooklyn based We Are Augustines last September, with their debut album Rise Ye Sunken Ships. At the tim, Rolling Stones was calling them "Bands To Watch in 2011".

Since then, they band associated themselves with UK bands, including touring with Glasvegas (which we covered) and now, it looks like they are hanging out with Band of Skulls (who we also covered). I guess by sheer association, they should be good, or at least W♥M would like.

We Are Augustines are playing at Fine Line Café on April 4th.

Mar 28 The Met Providence Mar 30 Phoenix Concert Theatre Toronto Mar 31 Théâtre Corona Montreal, Quebec Apr 2 Saint Andrews Hall Detroit Apr 3 House of Blues Chicago Apr 4 Fine Line Music Cafe Minneapolis Apr 6 Ogden Theatre Denver, Colorado Apr 7 The Complex Salt Lake City Apr 9 Neptune Theatre Seattle Apr 10 Commodore Ballroom Vancouver Apr 11 Dante's Portland

Apr 12 The Fillmore San Francisco Apr 15 Empire Polo Club Indio Apr 22 Empire Polo Club Indio May 3 Dingwalls London, GB May 5 Live At Leeds Festival May 6 Hare and Hounds Birmingham May 9 O2 Academy Liverpool May 10 Captain's Rest Glasgow Jul 7 BALADO KINROSS Jul 15 Henham Park Southwold

BROWN BIRD
brownbird.net

I was told that Providence, Rhode Island-based duo Brown Bird (MorganEve Swain and David Lamb) are coming to Minneapolis, opening for Trampled By Turtles on April 24th at the 7th Street Entry. Did I read that right? There is NO WAY Trample by Turtles would even play a tiny venue like 7th Street, having seen them sell out its bigger brother First Avenue without a sweat. According to First Ave's calendar, Horse Feathers are the headliner.

Just to clarify, they are supporting Trample by Turtles, but later in May.

3/30 - St. Louis, MO - The Pageant* 3/31 - St. Louis, MO - The Pageant* 4/1 - Tulsa, OK - Cain's Ballroom* 4/2 - El Reno, OK - Centre Theater 4/4 - Oxford, MS - The Lyric* 4/5 - New Orleans, LA - House Of Blues* 4/6 - Austin, TX - Stubb's* 4/7 - Dallas, TX - House Of Blues* 4/10 - Flagstaff, AZ - Orpheum Theater* 4/11 - Salt Lake City, UT - The Depot* 4/12 - Stateline, NV - Montbleu Resort* 4/13 - San Francisco, CA - The Fillmore* 4/14 - San Francisco, CA - The Fillmore* 4/17 - Sacramento, CA - Harlow's* 4/18 - Arcata, CA - Arcata Theater* 4/19 - Eugene, OR - McDonald Theater* 4/20 - Bend, OR - Midtown Ballroom* 4/21 - Seattle, WA - Showbox* 4/24 - Minneapolis, MN - 7th St. Entry+ 4/25 - Madison, WI - High Noon+ 4/26 - Chicago, IL - Lincoln Hall+

4/27 - Ann Arbor, MI - The Ark+ 4/28 - Grand Rapids, MI - Founders+ 4/29 - Toronto, Ontario - Horseshoe+ 5/2 - Montreal, QC - Il Motore+ 5/3 - Burlington, VT - Higher Ground+ 5/4 - Northampton, MA - Iron Horse+ 5/7 - New Haven, CT - Café Nine+ 5/9 - New York, NY - Bowery Ballroom+ 5/16 - Lawrence, KS - Granada# 5/17 - Boulder, CO - Boulder Theatre# 5/18 - Denver, CO - Ogden Theatre# 5/19 - Salt Lake City, UT - The Depot# 5/21 - Solana Beach, CA - Belly Up Tavern# 5/22 - Los Angeles, CA - Henry Fonda Music Box# 5/24 - Yosemite, CA - Strawberry Festival 5/25 - Portland, OR - Crystal Ball Room# 5/26 - Vancouver, BC - Vogue# * supporting Yonder Mountain String Band # supporting Trampled By Turtles + supporting Horse Feathers

I Am Not A Game Read More Ty Segall Ty Segall was the headliner, who came on stage with double sunglasses…

TY SEGALL & WHITE FENCE
ty-segall.com

Okay, their tour dates are actually until May, but I'm putting them down in this tour preview.

We've mentioned Ty Segall a few times, including seeing them at NXNE last year.

It looks like he's back, this time, teaming up with White Fence (who we previously written about). Ty Segall & White Fence is basically Segall and Tim Presley, but with a full band (with Sean Presley and Mikael Cronin). Their album, Hair, will be coming out April 24th via Drag City Records.

White Fence is playing with the Shins at Santa Cruz Civic Auditorium (4/22) and the previously mentioned Woodsist Fest (8/4).

All dates below are Ty Segall & White Fence, unless (*) where note, which Segall is playing solo

4-13 Gambier, OH- Kenyon College* 4-15 Oberlin, OH - Oberlin College* 5-2 San Francisco - Independent 5-3 Portland, OR - Star Theater 5-4 Vancouver, BC - Waldorf Hotel 5-5 Seattle, WA - Chop Suey 5-6 Missoula, MT - The Palace 5-8 Minneapolis, MN - 7th Street Entry 5-9 Madison, WI - High Horse Saloon 5-10 Chicago, IL - Lincoln Hall 5-11 Detroit, MI - Lager House 5-12 Toronto, ON Horseshoe Tavern

5-13 Montreal, QC - Il Motore 5-14 Portland, ME - Space Gallery 5-16 New York, NY - Webster Hall 5-18 Philadelphia, PA - Johnny Brenda's 5-19 Raleigh, NC - King's Barcade 5-20 Atlanta, GA - Earl 5-21 Nashville, TN - The End 5-22 Memphis, TN - Hi Tone 5-23 Little Rock, AR - Whitewater Tavern 5-24 Houston, TX - Walter's 5-25 Austin, TX - Mohawk (outside)

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W♥M125: SXSW 2012

W♥M125 (51 mins) W♥M125

Brody stopped in to talk about SXSW 2012. What's in store for him?

March 13
Girls, Unknown Mortal Orchestra, Fanfarlo, and Young Man at Fitzgeralds in Houston, Texas

March 14
Sydney Wayser at Betsy’s Bar (12pm)
Sydney Wayser at Rusty’s (1:45pm)
Radio Day Stage Austin Convention Center: Michael Kiwanuka (3pm), Alabama Shakes (4pm), Honeyhoney (5pm)
Warehouse: Blondfire (8pm), Tribes (9pm), fun. (10pm), Twin Atlantic (11pm), Neon Trees (12am), Kasabian (1am)
Tennis at Red 7 (10pm)
Pomegranates at Trinity Hall (11:30pm)
The Drums at Stage on Sixth Patio (1am)

March 15
Cedar Street Courtyard: Twiilite (11am), Coldair (11:30am), Paula i Karol (12pm), Zulu Winter (1pm), Reptar (2pm), Band of Skulls (3pm), Kaiser Chiefs (4pm), Keane (5pm)
Club de Ville: Sarah Jaffe (8pm), Hundred Visions (9pm), Fanfarlo (10pm), Tennis (11pm), White Rabbits (12am), Youth Lagoon (1am)
Spectrals at Swan Dive (8pm)
Jonquil at Latitude 30 (10pm)
Miike Snow at Lustre Pearl (12am)

March 16
Flat Top Burger Shop: Education (12pm), The Wedding Present (1pm), Spectrals (2pm), A Classic Education (3pm), Literature (4pm), The Spinto Band (5pm), Treetop Flyers (6pm), Dutch Uncles (7pm)
Fanfarlo at Radio Day Stage Austin Convention Center (2pm)
Cedar Street: Graffiti6 (4pm), Fanfarlo (5pm)
Easy Tiger Patio: Leftover Cuties (8pm), Sydney Wayser (9pm), D E N A (10pm), Ximena Sarinana (11pm), Alabama Shakes (12am), Girl in a Coma (1am)
Of Monsters and Men at Stubb's (9pm)
Tribes at Maggie Mae's Rooftop (1am)
Treasure Island: The Riff Raff (11pm), All the Young (12am)

March 17
Flat Top Burger Shop: Seapony (12pm), The Brute Chorus (1pm), Django Django (2pm), North Highlands (3pm), Jonquil (4pm), Wild Moccasins (5pm), The Staves (6pm)
Latitude 30: Clock Opera (9pm), Django Django (10pm), Maverick Sabre (11pm), Slow Club (12am), Toddla T (1am)
Sony Club at Red 7: The Twilight Sad (11pm), We Were Promised Jetpacks (12am), Star Slinger (1am)
Lissy Trullie at Clive Bar (12am)

Song of the show is The Cribs' "Come On, Be A No One".

The Cribs are on tour:

04/03 - Portland, OR – Holocene 04/04 - Seattle, WA - Crocodile Café 04/07 - Minneapolis, MN - 7th Street Entry 04/09 - Chicago, IL - Schubas 04/10 - Pontiac, MI - The Pike Room 04/11 - Toronto, ON - Lee’s Palace 04/13 - Brooklyn, NY - Music Hall of Williamsburg

04/14 - Boston, MA - Brighton Music Hall 05/07 - Nottingham - Rock City 05/08 - London - The Troxy 05/09 - Bristol - O2 Academy 05/11 - Glasgow - Barrowlands 05/12 - Manchester - Academy 05/13 - Eastbourne - Winter Gardens

BONUS: Jordan from Howler dissed the Minneapolis music scene, in particular calling out 4onthefloor as "crap". Howler is the hot-new-buzz band at the moment. Plus, Prissy Clerks.

Also, WHAT??? There's a second part to this show??? An unexpected Sally & Dave appearance:

Their band, still unnamed. Possible names: Phonebook Inspector and All Talk

Australian Idol

Clem Snide's "Don't Stop Believin'" in sad, sad ukulele

2 Broke Girls

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4onthefloor

It's Friday and I'm taking it easy, I thought I'd tell you about 4onthefloor.

I accidentally met these guys in 2009, at their start of the band, before they even had a myspace page (they refused to get one for a long time). They even had various spelling of "Four on the Floor", and now, it seems they've established themselves.

They're really blowing up around the Twin Cities, appearing on The City Pages, Star Tribune, and recently opened up for Willie Nelson!

If you've ever seen them live, they're called "four on the floor" for the obvious reason of the four kick drums. Their songs have a great rhythm and they're catchy.

They're playing tomorrow at the Pizza Luce Block Party - I might bike in if it's not raining.

08/13/11 Pizza Lucé Uptown Block Party
08/19/11 Rock the Boat @ Padelord Riverboats
08/20/11 West Bank Music Festival @ Nomad World Pub

I saw Gabe Douglas (singer) on August 2nd, he did a brief acoustic set. Didn't take notes, but there were quite a few covers done, including Train's "Hey Soul Sister".

Gabe Douglas @ House Party (08/02/11)

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Guide to July 2011

Apologies to non-Minnesotans, I'm sure you're sick of hearing about how our government basically shut down last week (with 23,000 state workers laid off!) and none of our state parks and rest areas are open to visitors!

Here are things happening in the Twin Cities:

400 BAR
400bar.blogspot.com
When: Friday, July 8, 2011 and July 22, 2011
Price: $8 Advance/$10 Door

I'm going to at the 400 Bar tonight, to see a bunch of girl bands. You know that I do like my riot grrrls, so here's a preview and background on each band.

Jettison Juliet looks tough. Their influences include The Donnas and Motion City Soundtrack. All I know about them is their drummer, Amy, used to be in Fuzzy Machete, who are pretty dorky, singing songs about Star Trek (in particular Scott Bakula) and zombies and bunnies.

Having just survived NXNE, I can tell you that the city has a lot of different ethnics food offering: Korean, Indian, Japanese, Greek, Chinese, Italian, etc. So, Torontonians, Hunter Valentine, must be eating well. I've seen them before, they have great stage presence.

Sick of Sarah who also just survived Canada last May, got their name from singer Abisha Uhl's ex-roommate, Sarah. They are heading out on a national tour next week.

It looks like the odd band out is Julie Puppets, the only all-dudes band on the bill. It looks like they've been around since 2001, but have maybe reformed recently?

Oh, I was also on the 400 Bar's website, I see that The Blow is coming back to Minneapolis, on July 22nd. We like the Blow, so I'll try and see if I can make it to that show.

BASILICA BLOCK PARTY 2011
basilicablockparty.org
When: July 8, 2011 to July 9, 2011
Price: Expensive ($80 for both nights)

A few W♥M people are going to be there, this year looks like an all-star lineup: Including David Gray, The Jayhawks, Lissie, Scars, Michael Franti and Spearhead, Fitz and The Tantrums, G. Love & Special Sauce, White Light Riot, Usonia, Zoo Animal, Ray LaMontagne and The Pariah Dogs, Amos Lee, Gomez, Stuart D'Rozario, Drive-By Truckers, Citizen Cope, 4onthefloor, The Pines, Hunting Club and The Arms Akimbo.

Not much to add, except there's quite a few bands that we've previously covered here, including Citizen Cope, The Jayhawks, Amos Lee, Gomez, 4onthefloor, etc.

UPDATE: Dan sent in a photo from 7/8/11.

The Jayhawks at Basilica Block Party, Minneapolis (07/08/11)

HIGHLAND FEST 2011
highlandfest.com
When: 7/15/11 to 7/17/11
Price: FREE

This three-day festival is organized and promoted by the Highland Business Association, who said that they draw in about 60,000 and 65,000 visitors each year. I believe most people turn out because there are massive fireworks each night, plus, it's free.

The bands on two stages are typical of an event like this, mostly bands I've never heard of. I believe to see the bands might cost you money, Sell Out Stereo (Friday), Rocket Club (Saturday), and Power of 10 (Sunday).

Band of interests, I was told to look out for Maudlin, a power pop/rock trio, who just recently opened up for Urge Overkill (which regrettably I was not in town when they stopped by, but they are one of those 90s bands that will be forever remembered for that Neil Diamond cover). Maudlin is set to go on at 3pm. Since the show actually costs money, I'm told it's $30 in advance, and I haven't really heard of the other bands, I'll likely not attend this one.

LAKEFRONT JAZZ & BLUES FESTIVAL 2011
lakefrontjazz.com
When: Saturday 7/16/11
Price: $5 advance/$10 at door

Not exactly in the Twin Cities area, this Jazz & Blues festival takes place in Prior Lake, Minnesota, which is about a half an hour drive south.

Haven't heard of any of the bands on the lineup, but the price is right ($5).

Buddy Guy
Lukas Nelson & Promise of the Real
Lamont Cranston Band
Tim Mahoney
Jessy J
Steve Oliver

BASTILLE DAY BLOCK PARTY 2011
bastilledayblockparty.com
When: Sunday, July 17, 2011
Price: FREE

This will be my third time seeing Bastille Day. This year, the lineup includes our favorites Solid Gold and Rogue Valley:

Clementown
Brass Messengers
The Evening Rig
National Bird
Pink Mink
Tony Sandler
Rogue Valley
Faux Jean
Solid Gold

Event is from 2pm to 10pm, each band plays a brief set, with various street entertainers when bands are setting up.

BICYCLE FILM FESTIVAL MINNEAPOLIS 2011
bicyclefilmfestival.com
When: 7/21/11 to 7/24/11
Price: FREE (Thursday and various activities)/$8 per movie program/$27 for full pass

Bicycle Film Festival, aka BFF, is taking place this late July. UPDATE: You can buy individual programs each for $8 + $1.43 fee, which includes one movie ticket (with the exception of Thursday, which is free). All other activities are free.

If you've got a thing for bicycles and movies and beers see below:

THURSDAY JULY 21
Group Ride To M.I.A. Bike Night | Gold Medal Park
M.I.A. Bike Night M.I.A. | 2400 3rd Ave. South
MPLS BIKE LOVE NIGHT RIDE | M.I.A.

FRIDAY JULY 22
Bike Happy Hour
Bike Movies St. Anthony Main | 115 SE Main St.
After Party Red Stag | 509 1st. Ave. NE

SATURDAY JULY 23
Bike Brunch
Bike Scavenger Hunt Gold Medal Park
Bike Movies St. Anthony Main | 115 SE Main St.
After Party One On One | 117 Washington Ave. North

SUNDAY JULY 24
BFF & MPLS Bike Love Picnic

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Bye Bye Brody

Local W♥M contributor Brody is moving to New Orleans. His last appearance will be on August 1^st at the Bedlam Theater, so come out to say hi & bye this Sunday. Looking at the poster, it STARTS at 10pm. On. A. Sunday.

I will be there, but I don't know if I'm staying for very long. I've already seen Koo Koo Kangaroo, Andy Ulseth, and 4onthefloor - but not familiar with the last two bands:  Fontanelles and Space Land & Time

The Cavaliers - Hold On To My Baby

Since I don't really have any songs from these bands, I'm just going to use a song I've been listening to a lot lately: The Cavaliers - Hold On To My Baby.

PS, although Brody's moving, it doesn't mean that he'll stop working with us.  Expect more podcasts soon.

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