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A Silent Film/Gold Fields/Greycoats at Triple Rock, Minneapolis (02/17/13)

Tour Dates 02/19/13 Colorado Springs, CO Black Sheep 02/20/13 Denver, CO Larimer Lounge 02/22/13 Salt Lake City, UT In The Venue 02/23/13 Missoula, MT Elk's Lodge 02/24/13 Seattle, WA Crocodile 02/25/13 Portland, OR Mississippi Studios 02/28/13 West Hollywood, CA Troubadour 03/02/13 Santa Ana, CA Constellation Room 03/05/13 San Diego, CA Casbah 03/06/13 Phoenix, AZ Crescent Ballroom 03/08/13 Las Vegas, NV Hard Rock Cafe Listen Read More Gold Fields I'll keep it brief because I've already mentioned Gold Fields way too much. I'll be covering the band this Sunday February 17th at Triple Rock (the band previously appeared at . .…

Oxford's A Silent Film and Australia's Gold Fields are currently on a national tour, stopping by Minneapolis' Triple Rock Social Club last night (February 17th).

GREYCOATS

Opening up for them was Minneapolis' Greycoats. Based on hearing the band's debut album in 2008, I have to say that their new materials (songs from 2013's World of Tomorrow) is a lot more upbeat, yet still maintaining their moody atmospheric sound. Their 40 minute set also included the world's longest introduction to their song "Foshay". Singer Jon Reine basically gave us a history lesson about the Foshay Tower... a pretty long explanation for a four minute song :)

As soon as Greycoats set ended, A Silent Film's fans raced up front to the stage: clearly, they were the band of the hour. The English alternative band had great energy, with a dedicated singer Robert Stevenson who sings while running to and fro his piano.

A SILENT FILM

This was the band's first time in Minneapolis, and already they were happy at the turnout that Stevenson said, "That's it, we're coming back!!" indicating that they will add Minneapolis to their next tour itinerary.

Most of their set was from their 2012 album Sand & Snow, with one exception, "You Will Leave A Mark" from their first record. (Note that "Driven By A Beating Heart" was on the 2010 US re-issued and was not originally on the UK tracklisting.)

See set list inset in photograph.

As for Gold Fields, this was their third time in Minneapolis, but by far their favorite. It's tough to be a new band, people aren't going to know your songs… and even their Underworld cover is lost on the mostly younger audience members. But it didn't matter, with the double drums, the catchy melodies; it did get some of the crowd to start dancing along.

Set list is pretty much the same as the two previous times, working in extended versions/introductions of various songs, including their singles "Treehouse" and "Dark Again" and ultimately ending with "Moves" (which may or may not be an extra bonus live song when they play for Carson Daly.)

Look for the band to appear on Jimmy Kimmel (02/27) and Carson Daly (03/28). Gold Fields' debut album, Black Sun is coming out February 28th on Astralwerks.

BONUS: Hear John and Vu recap the show.

Gold Fields at Triple Rock, Minneapolis (02/17/13)

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Field Day

GOLD FIELDS
goldfieldsmusic.coms

I'll keep it brief because I've already mentioned Gold Fields way too much. I'll be covering the band this Sunday February 17th at Triple Rock (the band previously appeared at Nether Bar and 7th Street).

Since their last appearance, the band's been dubbed as "OneTwoWatch" by MySpace and MTV named Gold Fields one of their "13 Artists to Watch in 2013". They will appear on national television on Jimmy Kimmel Live! on February 27th (a day after their album, Black Sun, via Astralwerks) and also Carson Daly on March 28th.

02/17/13 Minneapolis, MN Triple Rock Social Club
02/19/13 Colorado Springs, CO Black Sheep
02/20/13 Denver, CO Larimer Lounge
02/22/13 Salt Lake City, UT In The Venue
02/23/13 Missoula, MT Elk's Lodge
02/24/13 Seattle, WA The Crocodile
02/25/13 Portland, OR Mississippi Studios
02/28/13 West Hollywood, CA Troubadour
03/02/13 Santa Ana, CA Constellation Room
03/05/13 San Diego, CA The Casbah
03/06/13 Phoenix, AZ The Crescent Ballroom
03/08/13 Las Vegas, NV Hard Rock Cafe On The Strip

GOOD FIELD
goodfieldband.com

Austin's Good Field (a new project from former Voxtrot and Brazos members) just released their self-titled debut album February 7th, 2013.

Hear "Tell Me Ida" now on their Soundcloud.



The band will be heading out on tour to support the debut album next week:

02/20 San Antonio, TX @ The War Room 02/21 Dallas, TX @ City Tavern 02/22 Austin, TX @ Holy Mountain 02/23 Shreveport, LA @ Bears 02/24 New Orleans, LA @ Circle Bar 02/25 Biloxi, MS @ Zepplins 02/26 Atlanta, GA @ Pals Lounge 02/27 Chattanooga, TN @ The Honest Pint 02/28 Easton, MD @ Avalon Theatre 03/01 New York, NY @ Union Hall

03/02 Philadelphia, PA @ Sparkle Kingdom 03/03 Mansfield, OH @ The Coffee House 03/04 Columbus, OH @ Scarlet and Grey 03/05 Chicago, IL @ Reggies 03/06 St Louis, MO @ Plush 03/07 Wichita, KS @ Barleycorns 03/08 Tulsa, OK @ Soundpony 03/09 Conway, AR @ Bears Den Pizza 03/16 Austin, TX @ SXSW 04/05 Houston, TX @ Fitzgeralds

FIELD TRIP fieldtriplife.com Field Trip Music & Arts Festival is taking place in Toronto on June 8th, as part of the NXNE Premiere Weekend Event. The special event is celebrating Arts & Crafts' 10 year anniversary. Lots of bands (including non-Canadians) on the bill, but the two headliners are Broken Social Scene and Feist.

ELIM BOLT facebook.com Elim Bolt's single, "Field", is currently available free over at Soundcloud. Not a lot of information given on the artist, I think the band is based out of South Carolina. The single is taken from Elim Bolt's debut album, Nude South. Hear the "punk version" of "Field" on below:

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Going for Gold XVII: Gold Fields, Golden Grrrls, and essence goldman

Read More Gold Fields You guys must be tired of hearing us talk about Gold Fields, since we talk about them so often. I have some updates on the Australian band, their debut album will be called Black Sun and it's set for release February 26th, 2013..…

GOLD FIELDS
goldfieldsmusic.com

Look like the Australian group Gold Fields will be heading back to Minneapolis this February 17th! I tried to warn these guys the last few times they were here to not tour here in the Winter, but … I guess we'll find out how they like the weather, haha.

Look for Gold Fields to make their debut television appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live! On February 27th, just a day after the release of their highly anticipated debut album Black Sun on Astralwerks.

MTV named Gold Fields as one of their 13 Artists to Watch in 2013, so check them out if they're playing near you:

2/4: Washington DC@ U Street Music Hall *
2/5: Baltimore, MD @ Rams Head Live *
2/6: New York, NY @ Bowery Ballroom *
2/7: Philadelphia, PA @ TLA *
2/8: Boston, MA @ Brighton Music Hall *
2/9: Providence, RI @ The Met *
2/11: Toronto, ON @ The Drake Hotel *
2/12: Detroit, MI @ The Shelter *
2/13: Columbus, OH @ The Basement *
2/14: Cleveland, OH @ Beachland Ballroom *
2/15: Chicago, IL @ Lincoln Hall *
2/17: Minneapolis, MN @ First Avenue *
2/19: Colorado Springs, CO @ The Black Sheep * #
2/20: Denver, CO @ Larimer Lounge * #
2/22: Salt Lake City, UT @ In The Venue * #
2/23: Missoula, MT @ Elks Live * #
2/24: Seattle, WA @ Crocodile Café * #
2/25: Portland, OR @ Mississippi Studios * #
2/28: Los Angeles, CA @ Troubadour * #
3/2: Santa Ana, CA @ Constellation Room * #

* = w/ A Silent Film, # = w/ Royal Teeth

GOLDEN GRRRLS
goldengrrrls.tumblr.com

I previously mentioned Glasgow-based Golden Grrrls was releasing a self-titled debut album through Slumberland Records. The album is coming out next month, February 26th, 2013.

Their new single is called "Past Tense":



Today, the group announced a US and UK tour dates:

02/15 Brighton - West Hill Hall *
02/16 London - The Yard Theatre
02/17 Leamington Spa - Zephyr Lounge *
02/18 Sheffield - Audacious Art Experiment Space *^
02/19 Wigan - Atomic Vintage ^
02/20 York - The Basement #^
02/21 Newcastle - Morden Tower ^
02/22 Glasgow - Stereo (Album launch show) ^
02/23 Manchester - Kraak *^
03/20 Olympia, WA - Venue TBD +
03/21 Seattle, WA - Tractor %
03/22 Seattle, WA - Black Lodge
03/23 Portland, OR - Doug Fir %
03/26 San Francisco, CA - Rickshaw Stop %
03/29 Los Angeles, CA - Echo %
03/30 San Diego, CA - Casbah %
04/01 Boston, MA - Charlie's
04/02 Easthampton, MA - Flywheel
04/03 New York, NY - Venue TBD
04/04 Philidelphia, PA - Vox Populi w/ Literature and Royal Shoals ¥
04/05 Arlington, VA - Comet Ping Pong ~
04/06 Baltimore, MD - The Bell Foundry

* = w/ Edible Arrangements, ^ = w/ Sex Hands, # = w/ Mazes, + = w/ Brilliant Colors, % = w/ Veronica Falls and Brilliant Colors, ¥ = w/Literature and Royal Shoals, ~ = w/ Lorlelei

ESSENCE GOLDMAN
essencemusic.com

Award-winning singer/songwriter essence goldman is releasing her debut children album A Dog Named Moo and His Friend Roo on January 29th, 2013, via myKaZoo Music/Universal Music Enterprises.

The story behind the album was the album began as a gift of love for her son. She had all these fun songs written that she decided to put it in an album to share with the world.

In addition to the A Dog Named Moo... album, she is releasing "T REXXXXX!" as a book; "Everybody Has a Butt" as a smart phone app; and three animated videos ("T REXXXXX!" in claymation, "Everybody Has a Butt" and "Yum Yum").

BRIEFLY:

MY GOLD MASK mygoldmask.com Gretta Rochelle and Jack Armondo are My Gold Mask, and their new album, Leave Me Midnight is coming out February 19th, 2013. Check out "Further It Gets" from the upcoming album: The band will be heading out on tour in support of Leave Me Midnight soon.

HAWKLION facebook.com Hawklion's debut EP Gold & Silver was released recently. No other details about the band were given, other than that they're from Dublin, Ireland. I believe the EP is out on Manazo Record and hopefully that's the correct cover artwork (the one on their soundcloud page is incorrect).

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Going for Gold XVI: Britt Nicole, Gold Fields, Sufjan Stevens, Xbox, Willy Mason

Read More Britt Nicole Ask anyone that's ever own an Xbox 360, and they'll tell you they've experienced the dreaded Red Ring of Death. In fact, they've probably had it several times in their console's life cycle....

Read more Going for Gold.

BRITT NICOLE
brittnicole.com

I briefly mentioned Britt Nicole a few years ago. She just premiered her title track for her album, Gold, today (November 29th) on Vevo. The Nashville-based Britt Nicole will be re-releasing Gold on February 26th via Capitol Records. The album is repackaged from her Sparrow Records release (originally in March and debuted at #41 on the Top 100 Billboard Charts.)

Apparently there is an anti-bullying message and belief in yourself on Gold, as Nicole explained, "The message of Gold is to remind those kids that are struggling that no matter what they have been told they are worth so much more than the words of another. Once you know that, no one can ever steal your shine."

Nicole will be doing two special "first-ever" Capitol Records debut performances in Los Angeles and New York City:

01/09/13 - The Roxy in L.A. at 7pm
01/16/13 - Canal Room in N.Y.C. at 7 p.m.

Look for new mixes of "Gold" (including a club mix) on the upcoming Gold EP (to be released digitally on December 18th).

Read More Gold Fields As for Gold Fields, it's only been two weeks since we last saw the Australian boys. They were in sunny Los Angeles last night, so it was a cold shock when they landed in Minneapolis. I hate to break this to them, but that wasn't cold what ....

GOLD FIELDS
goldfieldsmusic.com

You guys must be tired of hearing us talk about Gold Fields, since we talk about them so often.

I have some updates on the Australian band, their debut album will be called Black Sun and it's set for release February 26th, 2013. Currently you can only get Dark Again single, and possibly Treehouse, so it's slim picking if you want more music from Gold Fields.

We like these guys, having seen them twice this year, so check them out if they're playing near you:

11/30 Chicago, IL Twas The Night Before
12/04 New York, NY Webster Hall**
12/06 Philadelphia, PA The Barbary*
12/07 Cambridge, MA The Middle East*
12/08 Brooklyn, NY Music Hall of Williamsburg*
12/10 Montreal QC Divan*
12/11 Toronto, ON The Drake*
12/13 Washington, D.C. U Street Music Hall*

*As special guests of St. Lucia
**As special guests of Diamond Rings

Read More Sufjan Stevens This really came out of nowhere for me. My bf will load up my library list and when I go pick up my junk I usually get little suprises like this. It's really a wonderful album and Sufjan Stevens has a haunting and lovely voice.....

SUFJAN STEVENS
sufjan.com

Singer/songwriter Sufjan Stevens just released his 50+ Christmas five-disc album, Silver & Gold, collecting Songs for Christmas, Vol 6-10.

Stevens is currently on tour, I am assuming he'll be doing at least one or two xmas songs?

11/30/12 Dallas, TX Granada Theater
12/01/12 Austin, TX Emo's
12/03/12 Tucson, AZ Rialto Theatre
12/04/12 Los Angeles, CA The Fonda
12/05/12 San Francisco, CA Great American Music
12/06/12 Portland, OR Aladdin Theater
12/08/12 Seattle, WA The Neptune
12/09/12 Missoula, MT Wilma Theatre
12/12/12 Minneapolis, MN Mill City Nights
12/13/12 Milwaukee, WI Turner Hall Ballroom
12/14/12 Indianapolis, IN Deluxe
12/15/12 Chicago, IL Metro / Smart Bar
12/16/12 Cleveland, OH Beachland Ballroom
12/18/12 Buffalo, NY Asbury Hall @ Babeville
12/19/12 Providence, RI Fete
12/20/12 Boston, MA Royale Nightclub Boston
12/21/12 New York, NY Bowery Ballroom
12/22/12 New York, NY Bowery Ballroom

Read More Xbox Ask anyone that's ever own an Xbox 360, and they'll tell you they've experienced the dreaded Red Ring of Death. In fact, they've probably had it several times in their console's life cycle....

XBOX GOLD
xbox.com

My number one complaint about the Xbox is Xbox Gold. I seriously don't understand why there are so many Xbox fanboys out there? They love paying for Xbox Gold, they don't think there's anything wrong with the service.

Just to be clear on my thoughts on this: Xbox Gold is a scam. Imagine this: you buy a computer and when you want to send an email*, or play an online game like World of Warcraft, or Netflix, or Twitter, or Facebook, and your computer prompt up a message that you need to buy a year of "Gold". That's exactly what Xbox Gold is to me.

Prices for Xbox Gold is $15 a month**. So do the math: if you want to stream Netflix, it's $8 for Netflix, plus $15 for Xbox Gold. On any other platform, PS3, computer, Roku, "Smart" Blu-Ray players, etc., there isn't a $15 extra fee.

Here's another scenario for you: You got a redemption code for a free Vudu movie. You launch Xbox and boo-hoo, you have to pay $15 to Xbox Gold just to watch a $3.99 movie. That's the kind of restriction I'm talking about.

What's heartbreaking is a free service like YouTube requires you to pay the $15 fee, which is unbelievable considering that YouTube is free everywhere else. Do you know of any other platform that asks you to pay for YouTube (we're talking about the free content here, not the paid movies YouTube sells.)

Sadly, my original first generation PlayStation 3 died. It was temporarily fixed, but as I figured, it eventually broke again. So I'm taking in my Xbox and selling it to get a new PS3. Goodbye Xbox and good riddance.

PS: Xbox Music, not worth it. You pay a subscription of $100 a year, plus $60 for Xbox Gold to access it on the Xbox, making it the world's most expensive music subscription model.

* This is a real complaint: "You need to have an Xbox LIVE Gold membership to send messages on Xbox.com."
** To be fair, most fanboys buys Xbox Gold as a discounted annual fee of $60 or whatever special offers they get.

WILLY MASON
willymason.net

Willy Mason is a singer-songwriter, who came into fame via mister Bright Eyes, Conor Oberst, signing him on his record label.

His upcoming release is Don't Stop Now EP, set for release on January 14th, 2013, via Communion Records (available digitally and limited 10"). The EP is a sampling of what's to come for his third studio album, also due out later in 2013.

You can enjoy his new single and video for "I Got Gold" on YouTube.

Mason will also begin his North American tour around the release of the EP, starting in Montreal on January 13th. Currently, Mason is enjoying a lot of sold out dates in the UK.

12/01 Glasgow - King Tuts 12/02 Manchester - Ruby Lounge 12/03 Birmingham - Glee Club 12/04 Bristol - Thekla 12/05 London - Rough Trade East 12/05 London - Scala 12/06 Boston - Converse Hall 01/13 Montreal, Divan Orange 01/15 Toronto, Rivoli 01/17 Chicago, Old Town 01/19 Minneapolis, Turf Club 01/22 Denver, Larimer Lounge 01/25 Vancouver, Media Club 01/26 Seattle, Columbia City Theater 01/27 Portland, Doug Fir 01/29 San Francisco, The Chapel

01/30 Los Angeles, Hotel Café 02/04 Nashville, High Watt 02/07 New York, Rockwood Theatre 02/08 Philadelphia, World Café 02/10 Washington DC, DC9 02/11 Boston, Café 939 03/03 Portsmouth - Wedgwood Rooms 03/04 Exeter - Phoenix 03/05 Cardiff - Glee Club 03/07 London - Koko 03/08 Leeds - The Wardrobe 03/09 Newcastle - Gateshead Old Town Hall 03/10 Glasgow - Oran Mor 03/12 Liverpool - The Kazimier 03/13 Nottingham - Rescue Rooms 03/14 Dublin, Ire - Whelans 03/15 Belfast - Limelight

BRIEFLY:

GOLDEN GRRRLS facebook.com Golden Grrrls are releasing a self-titled debut album on our favorite indie label, Slumberland Records on February 26th, 2013. Hear their song, "We've Got…", on Soundcloud: Already in love and want to know more about them? They're from Glasgow, Scotland, if you haven't figured out from their lovely accents. They are, I believe, two grrls and one boy: Eilidh Rodgers, Ruari MacLean and Rachel Aggs.

TERRAPLANE SUN terraplanesun.com Terraplane Sun is a five-piece "blues rock" band from California. The band semi-recently unveiled their video for "Get Me Golden" (from their EP Friends) featuring unfriendly violent puppets. Not interested in watching the video, you can hear the audio on Soundcloud: If you're in Cali, you can see them on tour this December: Dec 01 Hotel Utah San Francisco, CA Dec 03 Velvet Jones Santa Barbara, CA Dec 04 Constellation Room Santa Ana, CA

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Diamond Rings and Gold Fields at 7th Street Entry, Minneapolis (10/27/12)

W♥M159: Diamond Rings (5 mins) Tour Dates 10/28/12 Madison, WI The Frequency 10/29/12 Nashville, TN Marathon Music Works 10/30/12 St. Louis, MO Off Broadway Nightclub 10/31/12 Nashville, TN High Watt 11/01/12 New Orleans, LA Circle Bar 11/02/12 Austin, TX Auditorium Shores 11/03/12 Austin, TX Auditorium Shores 11/04/12 Tucson, AZ Club Congress 11/08/12 San Francisco, CA Rickshaw Stop 11/09/12 Santa Cruz, CA The Crepe Place 11/14/12 Portland, OR Doug Fir Lounge 11/15/12 Seattle, WA The Crocodile 11/16/12 Victoria, BC Legends 11/17/12 Vancouver, BC Fortune Sound Club 12/04/12 New York, NY Bowery Ballroom Read More Diamond Rings Diamond Rings (aka John O'Regan) is currently on tour in America. Apparently he was one of the founding members of my favorite Thomas Hardy-referenced band, The D'Urbervilles. ...

Diamond Rings and Gold Fields are currently tour mates, they stopped by the 7th Street Entry last night, October 27th.

VAGUE-À-BONDE

Opening up was Vague-a-Bonde, a one-woman producer/songwriter named Nicole Alicia. You may remember the Alicia sisters and Mark Mallman from Waxx Maxx, who I previously wrote about.

Her setup is a Mac with some sort of beat control box that had moving red light indicators. I didn't know her music, but I'm pretty sure she sang "Evolved" and "Voices," both songs can be heard on her Soundcloud.

GOLD FIELDS

As for Gold Fields, it's only been two weeks since we last saw the Australian boys. They were in sunny Los Angeles last night, so it was a cold shock when they landed in Minneapolis. I hate to break this to them, but that wasn't cold what they experienced (wait until January!).

Their brief 30-minute set was pretty much like last time, they did their new single "Dark Again", first single "Treehouse", and their cover of Underworld's "Born Slippy." The set closer was an extra-long rendition of "Moves."

Diamond Rings (John O'Regan) brought a full touring band with him to the 7th Street Entry. They were all dressed in black tank-tops and sported shades and cap. Even though it was Halloween weekend, they still managed to look over the top b-boy styling.

The report I got was Diamond Rings was very engaged with the audience and they played songs off the new album. Their encore was their very first single, "All Yr Songs." Diamond Rings explained that the song was "the one that started it all."

Please take five minutes to listen to our thoughts post-show. Song of the show is "All Yr Songs."

Diamond Ring is currently on tour in support of Free Dimensional, which just came out this week, October 22nd. On tour with them is Gold Fields, in support of their EP, Dark Again. Both releases can be found on Astralwerks Records.

Diamond Rings at 7th Street Entry, Minneapolis (10/27/12) photograph by john

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Rrring

Read More The Beatles The Beatles. Really, a giant of rock giants. Unless you've been living under a rock, you know that Apple Records/EMI recently re-released all of the Beatles albums re-mastered this past 9/9/09 (a reference to their "song", "Revolution 9".) ....

RINGO STARR & HIS ALL STARR BAND
www.ringostarr.com

You know I love the Beatles (who doesn't?), as I've previously mentioned. Today (October 17th), Ringo Starr announced that his All Starr Band will tour the Pacific Rim this winter with select dates in New Zealand, Australia and Japan. The All Starr Band is the same lineup from this previous summer, featuring Steve Lukather (Toto), Richard Page (Mr.Mister), Todd Rundgren, Mark Rivera, Gregg Rolie (Santana & Journey) and Gregg Bissonette.

"The tour this summer was just GREAT - I love playing with this band and I can’t wait to get back out and play with them again," Ringo said. "I am looking forward to revisiting Japan with the All Starrs and of course New Zealand and Australia. Peace & Love!"

Yes, it wouldn't be a quote unless he said, "Peace & Love."

The confirmed dates are as follows:

Feb 7 – CBS Canterbury Arena, New Zealand
Feb 9 – Vector Arena, Auckland, New Zealand
Feb 25 & 26 –Zepp Arena, Tokyo, Japan
Feb 27 – Zepp Hall, Nagoya, Japan
March 1 – Zepp Hall, Osaka, Japan

The dates for Australia will be announced October 26.

DIAMOND RINGS
diamondringsmusic.com

Diamond Rings (aka John O'Regan) is currently on tour in America. Apparently he was one of the founding members of my favorite Thomas Hardy-referenced band, The D'Urbervilles.

Diamond Rings released his debut album in 2010, but since then, he was picked up by Astralwerks, who re-released his album last year. His latest album, Free Dimensional, will be coming out this October 22nd. Look for his national television debut on The Late Show with David Letterman on October 26th.

I will be there on October 27th to check him out. I'm happy to announced that Australia's Gold Fields are opening up for most of Diamond Rings' shows in America.

10/17/12 San Diego, CA House Of Blues 10/18/12 Hollywood, CA Amoeba Music 10/18/12 Los Angeles, CA Mayan Theatre 10/19/12 Santa Cruz, CA Rio Theatre 10/20/12 San Francisco, CA The Fillmore 10/26/12 Chicago, IL Empty Bottle 10/27/12 Minneapolis, MN 7th Street Entry 10/28/12 Madison, WI The Frequency 10/29/12 Nashville, TN Marathon Music Works 10/30/12 St. Louis, MO Off Broadway Nightclub 10/31/12 Nashville, TN High Watt

11/01/12 New Orleans, LA Circle Bar 11/02/12 Austin, TX Auditorium Shores 11/03/12 Austin, TX Auditorium Shores 11/04/12 Tucson, AZ Club Congress 11/08/12 San Francisco, CA Rickshaw Stop 11/09/12 Santa Cruz, CA The Crepe Place 11/14/12 Portland, OR Doug Fir Lounge 11/15/12 Seattle, WA The Crocodile 11/16/12 Victoria, BC Legends 11/17/12 Vancouver, BC Fortune Sound Club 12/04/12 New York, NY Bowery Ballroom

R. RING
rringband.com

What's the deal with Kim Kelley Deal (* see comment below)? She's teaming up with Ampline's Mike Montgomery to start a new band called R. Ring.

I have absolutely no details about the band, other than that they're releasing a debut 7" orange-tinted through Misra Records for "Fallout & Fire" and b-side of "See." You can listen to the a-side on Soundcloud.

Cover artwork was drawn by their "weird friend" Ali Calis at Able Projects.

To celebrate, they are heading out on a brief tour:

Oct 25 Shake It Records, Cincinnati, OH 7pm FREE
Oct 26 Firehouse, North Manchester, IN
Oct 27 Shitty Barn/Knitty Barn, Spring Green, WI
Oct 28 Abbey Pub, Chicago,IL with the Avengers!
Oct 29 Omega Music, Dayton,OH. 7pm FREE

T.SHIRT
www.illrapper.com

I think this is a DJ/producer rapper* called T.Shirt. The last project/email I got was talking about how he hijacked Purity Ring's Shrines and made it into a 15-minute mixtape.

Details from pigeonsandplanes.com:

Purity Ring's Shrines is one of the most uniquely excellent albums of the year. Taking a dark, gothic tone and applying it to extremely catchy pop, the group has earned a spot as a frontrunner in a new wave of pop that isn’t all sugar and sunshine.

(excerpt)

T.Shirt's sound is rooted in classic New York hip-hop, but he’s never been one to recycle or become stagnant. With each project he’s exploring new territory and looking for creative ways to push himself and listeners.

DOWNLOAD: T.SHIRT x PURITY RING MIXTAPE

* This is what happens when you don't send a biography.

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Thursday, 18 October 2012 at 07:18 PM
Mel Bushman writes:

CHILD, NO!

R.Ring is Kelley Deal, Kim Deal's twin sister. Kim may sing a note or play a lick on the new record, but R.Ring is all Kelley and some man with a beard.

Kim is napping under a big pile of her Pixies reunion tour money. Godamnit, I really thought that was a good idea in the beginning... Now I hate it; Kim Deal probably doesn't ever need to work again for the rest of her life. Or, at least another 10 years before another Breeders album materializes.

Steve Albini should go kick her in the ass.

Gold Fields at Nether Bar, Minneapolis (10/13/12)

W♥M153: Gold Fields (6 mins) Tour Dates 10/14 Chicago, IL Subterranean 10/16 Columbus, OH The Basement 10/17 New York, NY CMJ 2012 10/18 New York, NY CMJ 2012 10/19 New York, NY CMJ 2012 10/20 New York, NY CMJ 2012 10/26 Chicago, IL Empty Bottle* 10/27 Minneapolis, MN 7th Street Entry* 10/28 Madison, WI The Frequency* 10/29 Nashville, TN Marathon Music Works * 10/30 St. Louis, MO Off Broadway Nightclub* 10/31 Nashville, TN The High Watt* 11/01 New Orleans, LA Circle Bar* 11/03 Austin, TX Fun Fun Fun Fest 11/04 Tucson, AZ Club Congress* 11/08 San Francisco, CA Rickshaw Stop* 11/09 Santa Cruz, CA The Crepe Place * 11/14 Portland, OR Doug Fir Lounge* 11/15 Seattle, WA The Crocodile* *As special guests of Diamond Rings Read More Gold Fields While Gold Fields was here in the States in March, they've decided to come back to do a proper tour. They've also just recently released "Dark Again" (October 9th) ...

Did you miss Gold Fields at the Nether Bar in Minneapolis last night? Fear not, they will be returning here in less than two weeks opening up for Diamond Rings at the 7th Street Entry (October 27th). Do yourself a favor and go to that upcoming show, you won't regret it.

Before I get to the opening bands, I wanted to say that this was the first time I've been to a show at the Nether Bar. I've been to Mill City Nights (previously known as The Brick), which is the much bigger main stage. The bar, I would describe as the size of 7th Street Entry, but talking to the security people, they claim you can fit 300 people comfortably down there, so it's more spacious than 7th Street. Typical of these basement venues are unattractive pipes, discoloring walls, and unforgiving lighting.

FRIENDS BY FIRE

Opening up were two 'burning hot' bands: Friends by Fire and Blondfire. The former is from Minneapolis and played electronic techno dance music. They were pretty good, I didn't really know the band, but I am assuming they did songs from their EP, Sister Waves .

BLONDFIRE

I reported a few months ago that brother/sister duo Blondfire just signed to Warner Bros Records, so I was pretty excited to finally check them out live. I was expecting a duo of brother (Bruce) and sister (Erica), but as it turned out it's Erica with a full touring band. I asked Erica later and she said that Bruce is at home mixing the album, Young Heart, pending for an early 2013 release. I actually spent half their set interviewing Gold Fields, but I did manage to sneak out to catch the band do "Waves" and a track from the forthcoming album.

Gold Fields came on stage pretty late, and like their latest song, "Dark Again", the stage was in complete darkness, save for some tiny lights behind them. The photos turned out bad because there were no lights to work with.

As expected, they did "Dark Again" and "Treehouse" on their brief set… but I have to say that the highlight of the show for me (and everyone at the show) was their cover of Underworld's "Born Slippy."

Gold Fields are currently on tour in support of their latest single, "Dark Again." Look for their debut album, Black Sun, due out January 2013, on Astralwerks.

PS, Check out the brief interview with Gold Fields. I found myself hanging out with the entire band so I thought it would be fun to just record them for our podcast.

Gold Fields at Nether Bar, Minneapolis (10/13/12)

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Light, Dark, and In-Between

Read More Matt & Kim “Tuesday night New York dance party!” Matt declared towards the beginning of their show at Webster Hall. That about summed up the atmosphere in the large venue, where a sea of people all jumped up …

MATT AND KIM
mattandkimmusic.com

Did you catch Matt and Kim's video for "Let's Go" on Funny or Die? The video seems like a little Awkward Family Photos and Sia's "You've Changed".

"Let's Go" is the single from Matt and Kim's fourth album, Lightning, available now via FADER. Fans of the duo said that the new album is "less slick" than their previous effort Sidewalks. That sounds just fine, considering that the band is probably known for their high energy live shows. From Kateg's previous coverage, she summed it up: "[their show] ran on a ridiculous amount of energy and good cheer."

Sounds like a lot of fun, I'm looking forward to finally seeing the band this November 7th at First Avenue.

Also, check out the song via their Soundcloud page:

They are currently on tour, selling out a few of their early dates, including tonight's show at Variety Playhouse in Atlanta, Georgia.

10/13 - Orlando, FL @ The Beacham Theatre 10/14 - Miami Beach, FL @ Fillmore 10/16 - Tallahassee, FL @ The Moon 10/17 - Tampa, FL @ The Ritz Ybor 10/18 - New Orleans, LA @ House Of Blues 10/19 - Houston, TX @ House Of Blues 10/20 - Austin, TX @ Stubbs 10/21 - Dallas, TX @ House Of Blues 10/23 - Tempe, AZ @ Marquee Theatre 10/24 - San Diego, CA @ House Of Blues 10/25 - Los Angeles, CA @ The Wiltern 10/26 - Oakland, CA @ Fox Theater 10/27 - Portland, OR @ Roseland Theater 10/28 - Vancouver, BC @ Commodore Ballroom 10/30 - Seattle, WA @ Neptune

11/01 - Salt Lake City, UT @ In THE Venue 11/02 - Denver, CO @ Ogden Theatre 11/03 - Lawrence, KS @ Liberty Hall 11/04 - St Louis, MO @ The Pageant 11/06 - Omaha, NE @ The Slowdown 11/07 - Minneapolis, MN @ First Ave 11/08 - Milwaukee, WI @ The Rave 11/09 - Indianapolis, IN @ The Vogue 11/10 - Chicago, IL @ Congress Theater 11/11 - Detroit, MI @ Majestic Theatre 11/13 - Cleveland, OH @ House Of Blues 11/14 - Columbus, OH @ Newport Music Hall 11/15 - New York, NY @ Terminal 5 11/16 - Boston, MA @ House Of Blues 11/17 - Montclair, NJ @ Wellmont Theater

GOLD FIELDS
goldfieldsmusic.com

I've already mentioned these Australians a few times, mostly because I love Astralwerks. This electronic quintet is Mark Robert Fuller (vocals), Vin Andanar (guitar/vocals), Rob Clifton (keys/percussion), Ryan D’Sylva (drums) and Luke Peldys (bass).

While the band was here in the States in March, they've decided to come back to do a proper tour. They've also just recently released "Dark Again" (October 9th), the first single from their debut album Black Sun, due out January 2013.

Attending CMJ this year? They'll be making special appearances throughout the festival.

I will be stopping by to see Gold Fields at The Nether Bar (the bar underneath Mill City Nights) and then stopping by the Turf Club for The Soft Pack.

Dates with (*) indicates as special guests of Diamond Rings.

10/14 Chicago, IL Subterranean 10/16 Columbus, OH The Basement 10/17 New York, NY CMJ 2012 10/18 New York, NY CMJ 2012 10/19 New York, NY CMJ 2012 10/20 New York, NY CMJ 2012 10/26 Chicago, IL Empty Bottle*

10/28 Madison, WI The Frequency* 10/31 Nashville, TN The High Watt* 11/1 New Orleans, LA Circle Bar* 11/3 Austin, TX Fun Fun Fun Fest 11/4 Tucson, AZ Club Congress* 11/14 Portland, OR Doug Fir Lounge* 11/15 Seattle, WA The Crocodile*

PRETTY LIGHTS
prettylightsmusic.com

We've previously covered Pretty Lights (aka Derek Smith) before. I like how he offers most of his music as free downloads (you can always donate as well.)

We aren't covering any of his shows, but I like him enough to include him in this article.

Australians: Good news, they are coming to your country.

10/26/12 Nashville, TN Downtown Nashville 10/27/12 Nashville, TN Downtown Nashville 10/27/12 Nashville, TN Riverfront Park 10/30/12 University Park, PA Bryce Jordan Center 10/31/12 Boston, MA TD Garden 11/01/12 Portland, ME State Theatre 11/02/12 Wallingford, CT Oakdale Theatre 11/03/12 Albany, NY Times Union Center 11/04/12 Upper Darby, PA Tower Theatre 11/06/12 Sayreville, NJ Starland Ballroom 11/07/12 Richmond, VA The National 11/09/12 Columbia, SC Township Auditorium

11/10/12 Charlotte, NC Bojangles' Coliseum 11/13/12 Birmingham, AL Boutwell Auditorium 11/14/12 Indianapolis, IN Egyptian Room 11/15/12 Madison, WI Alliant Energy 11/16/12 Bloomington, IL U.S. Cellular Coliseum 11/17/12 Plymouth, MI Compuware Arena 01/18/13 Sydney, Australia Sydney Showgrounds 01/20/13 Gold Coast, Australia Parklands 01/25/13 Adelaide, Australia RA&HS Showgrounds 01/26/13 Melbourne, Australia Flemington 01/28/13 Perth, Australia Claremont Oval 01/31/13 Wellington, New Zealand Bathhouse

BRIEFLY:

SHAYNE LEIGHTON shayneleighton.com Author, musician and actress Shayne Leighton, just wrote her darker, edgier, grungier "Twilight-esque" book called Of Light and Darkness: The Vampire's Daughter. Readers who buys the book (digital or hard copy) by October 13th on Amazon will get a free MP3 download of her song, "You Gave Me Roses." Virtual receipts should be sent to: theoccultcity[a]gmail.com. The book publisher described Of Light & Darkness: The Vampire's Daughter as a "goth story of Charlotte, a mortal girl bound between the lines of light and darkness who must fight for life and love in a mystical realm of fantasy..." For additional information: OfLightandDarknessSeries.com.

INTERPOL interpolnyc.com Interpol's debut album Turn On the Bright Lights turns ten years old this year. They are very excited to let fans know that they are planning to release a Tenth Anniversary Edition of Turn On The Bright Lights on November 19th, 2012 (although Amazon is listing this for December 4, 2012.) Fans who have been patiently waiting for this will be happy to know that the whole album has been remastered with previously unreleased photographs and additional bonus disc of demos, b-sides, and a DVD. Plus vinyl fans can get the option for the double LP/DVD or CD/DVD. Pre-order available on their website.

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ACRNYMS: CMJ, YACHT, and JBM

Read More CMJ The College Music Journal’s (CMJ) annual showcase of rising talent in both music and film is a veritable wet dream for musicians and pop culture nerds alike.

CMJ
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We love CMJ (College Music Journal). Lara's been covering CMJ for us since 2007, and in late August, they announced their initial artist line-up for CMJ 2012. The annual music festival is taking place October 16-20.

Hundreds of bands are playing, but one you should check out are Australian youngsters San Cisco, Mountain Goats, and YACHT.

Some of the bands scheduled to play:

The Presets, The Walkmen, The Mountain Goats, Kimbra, GZA, OFF!, King Tuff, Killer Mike, Com Truise, DIIV, Pig Destroyer, The Jezabels, Electric Guest, Poolside, Daughn Gibson, Robert DeLong, Icona Pop, Emma Louise, Mac DeMarco, Prince Rama, Young Magic, MS MR, Sundress, The Soul Rebels, Twerps, 7 Estrelo, Aan, Amy Bezunartea, Anberlin, Andy Suzuki & The Method, Apollo Run, Arthur Beatrice, At Sea, Bajah + the Dry Eye Crew, Beacon, Bear Hands, Beast Patrol, Bend Sinister, Bertrand Burgalat, Black Milk, The Blakes, Blaudzun, Bonde De Role, Brainstorm, Busy Living, The Catch Fire, Cemeteries, Communist Daughter, Country Mice, Cruiser, Daniel Dexter, Deap Vally, Debo Band, Dent May, Die!Die!Die!, Dinowalrus, Dirty Fences, Disorder, Dog Bite, Dog Is Dead, Dope D.O.D., Duologue, Dusted, The English Beat, Exitmusic, Fenster, Filligar, Find Vienna, The Flying Eyes, The Foot., Foreign Fields, Fort Frances, Foxygen, The Front Bottoms, Generationals, Geographer, Get People, Ghost Wave, Gold Fields, The Good Natured, Gospels, GummiHz, Half Moon Run, Happy People, Hey Marseilles, High Highs, Hilotrons, The Hounds Below, Housse de Racket, The Intelligence, Into It. Over It., Io Echo, Isaac Delusion, J*Davey, Jacob Jeffries Band, Jennifer O'Connor, Jensen Sportag, Jim White, JJAMZ, Karl Hendricks Trio, Kyla La Grange, Labyrinth Ear, The Laurels, Le Blorr, Leaf Bird, Leagues, Leopold and his Fiction, Lescop, Levek, Lily and the Parlour Tricks, The Love Language, The Luyas, Ma'am, Magmana, Main Attrakionz, Mansions, ME, Mean Creek, Men and Whales, Mercies, Metalleg, METZ, Michna, The Midnight Beast, Mike Simonetti, Millionyoung, MNDR, Moon Hooch, Moon King, Mount Moriah, My Dear Mycroft, My Life With The Thrill Kill Cult, Nneka, NO, Oddisee, Opossom, Paul Collins, Physical Therapy, Pissed Jeans, Poor Moon, The Postelles, Psychic Twin, Pujol, RackNRuin, Rebecca Gates, Reigning Sound, Reptile Youth, Res, Robert Glasper, Roomrunner, Rudimental, Rumors, Rush Midnight, Salt to Bitters, Schoepp & The Shades, Sea Wolf, Sean Nicholas Savage, Sean Price, Selebrities, Septicflesh, Shark?, Sinkane, Skaters, Skinny Lister, Skipping Girl Vinegar, Slam Donahue, Slowdance, Solid Gold, The Spits, The Stepkids, Strange Talk, Such Hounds, T.H. White, Talib Kweli, Tauk, Tempers, Tim Foljahn, Tiny Victories, Tom Lark, Tomorrow's World, TOPS, Trapper, Turf War, Twin Tigers, Tyler Bryant & the Shakedown, U.S. Royalty, The Ugly Club, Unicorn Kid, The Virginmarys, Vockah Redu, Von Haze, Way Yes, We Can't Enjoy Ourselves, Wild Child, William Tyler, Woodsman, World's End Press, Woz, Yan Wagner, You Won't, Young Buffalo, Young Evils, Zulu Pearls

Also, check out the free September Mixtape, featuring songs from Stars, Amanda Palmer, Thee Oh Sees, Calexico, and more.

YACHT
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It's no secret that I like YACHT (Young Americans Challenging High Technology). What's more interesting is that modern YACHT is different from early YACHT. Personally, I think YACHT is much, much better with Claire L. Evans.

YACHT is doing well, they recently announced a West Coast tour with Hot Chip, a band that inspired dancing, even at their slowest songs.

09/13 Portland, OR - Crystal Ballroom *
09/14 Seattle, WA - Paramount Theater *
09/15 Vancouver, BC - Commodore Ballroom *
09/16 Vancouver, BC - Commodore Ballroom *
10/19 New York, NY - Terminal 5 #
10/20 Boston, MA - House of Blues #
10/21 Montreal, QC - Corona Theater #
10/23 Toronto, ON - Danforth Music Hall #
10/25 Chicago, IL - Metro #
10/27 San Francisco, CA - Mezzanine
10/28 Pomona, CA - The Fox Theater #

* = with Hot Chip, # = with The Presets

JBM
jbm-music.com

You might have read Lara's review of Alt-J, so are you coming out to his show? If you are, check out JBM, who I can only imagine Jesse Marchant's middle name starts with B.

His is touring in support of his new album, Stray Ashes, his last stop will be in Minneapolis at the Triple Rock on September 22nd.

Sep 14 Philadelphia, PA • Johnny Brenda's *
Spe 15 Washington, DC • Rock and Roll Hotel *
Sep 17 Allston, MA • Great Scott *
Sep 18 Montreal, QC • Petit Campus *
Sep 19 Toronton, ON • Wrong Bar *
Sept 20 Ann Arbor, MI • Blind Pig *
Sep 21 Chicago, IL • Empty Bottle *
Sep 22 Minneapolis, MN • Triple Rock Social Club *

* with Alt-J ∆

BRIEFLY:

TKTTSM tkttsm.com Brooklyn band TKTTSM's first single from their upcoming album is "Plastic Fantastic," which you can download at WXRT.CBS. I know what the initials for TKTTSM stands for, but the band doesn't want to talk about it… and I'll respect that. But I'm pretty sure you can find out by searching around. The self-titled album will be out October 16th, 2012, via Sumxuni. Download direct: TKTTSM: Plastic Fantastic

AC/DC acdc.com AC/DC Live At River Plate is this band's first live album in 20 years!! It's coming out November 20th, just in time for Black Friday. Typical of AC/DC's awesome packaging, the release comes in a 3 disc red vinyl as well as a double CD package with a 24-page booklet. I know you're probably thinking, "But I already have the DVD that was released last year, why should I buy it again?" I'll keep it simple: you're going to buy it again.

RTFKT rtfkt.net Guess what RTFKT stands for ? Yeah, you're not going to get it either. It's short for artifact, but with a K. They are celebrating their two years anniversary with a new website. I did look it over, it's all very audio and visual… but to be honest, I didn't know what to make of it.

FUTURE MUSIC futureentertainment.com.au Future Entertainment and EMI Music Australia have teamed up to produce a new record label called Future Music. Yes, the future starts now. I'm not surprise at the dance thing, seeing as we like some of Australia's hottest dance groups like Empire of the Sun and Gold Fields.

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Groovin' the Moo 2012

Read More Groovin' the Moo Groovin' the Moo is an annual festival across Australia. It started in 2005, and is going strong in 2011 with a healthy lineup.

It’s here again already? Groovin the Moo, our favourite regional touring festival is about to take off around Australia. After last year, we’re super excited to spend another day hanging out in downtown Maitland at one of the most easy going events of the year and again they’ve managed to get a pretty amazing set of bands to play.

360, Adrian Lux, Andrew WK (One-Man-Party Tour), Ball Park Music, Beni, Big Scary, Bluejuice, City and Colour, Digitalism, The Getaway Plan, Gold Fields, Hermitude, Hilltop Hoods, Kaiser Chiefs, Kimbra, The Maccabees, Matt Corby, Muscles, Mutemath, Naysayer & Gilsun, Parkway Drive, Public Enemy, Purple Sneakers DJs, San Cisco and Wavves.

Saturday 5th May – Prince of Wales Showground, Bendigo, VIC
Sunday 6th May– Murray Sports Complex, Townsville, QLD
Saturday 12th May – Showgrounds, Maitland, NSW
Sunday 13th May – University of Canberra, ACT
Saturday 19th May – Hay Park, Bunbury, WA

Depending on which locations you might like to attend there are different places to buy tickets and other juicy bits of information that you’ll only find out from the official website: www.gtm.net.au.

So we’ll meet at Maitland Leagues Club for a pre-band aussie-style sweet and sour pork and a noice schooner of VB? Sweet! See you there!

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