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Read More Local Natives I've only recently discovered Local Natives via Fleet Foxes radio library on last.fm, which is, if you aren't already familiar with last.fm, an online record keeper of what you play on your iTunes .…

LOCAL NATIVES
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The last time we covered Local Natives was at the sold out the 400 Bar, which Dolly said she was "totally crushing on them and their music."

With Local Natives' appearance on Late Night With Jimmy Fallon (February 5) to promote their new album, Hummingbird, it's no surprise that they've been selling out most of their shows, from Henry Fonda Theater in Los Angeles to New York's Bowery Ballroom to Toronto's Opera House to Washington DC's 9:30 Club to Minneapolis' First Avenue (this Saturday, March 23rd).

Local Natives are currently at SXSW, and today (Friday March 15th) they are at the Fitz in Houston.

3/16/2013 Dallas, TX @ South Side Music Hall
3/18/2013 Nashville, TN @ Marathon Music Works
3/19/2013 Asheville, NC @ Orange Peel
3/21/2013 Chicago, IL @ Vic Theatre
3/22/2013 Milwaukee, WI @ Turner Ballroom
3/23/2013 Minneapolis, MN @ First Avenue
3/25/2013 Covington, KY @ Madison Theatre
3/26/2013 Columbus, OH @ Newport Music Hall
3/28/2013 Toronto, ON @ The Opera House
3/29/2013 Montreal, QC @ Le National
3/30/2013 Boston, MA @ House of Blues
4/1/2013 Providence, RI @ Fete
4/4/2013 Philadelphia, PA @ Union Transfer
4/5/2013 Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club
4/6/2013 Washington DC @ 9:30 Club
4/9/2013 Tulsa, OK @ Cain’s Ballroom
4/23/2013 Santa Cruz, CA @ The Catalyst
4/25/2013 Portland, OR @ Crystal Ballroom
4/26/2013 Seattle, WA @ Neptune
4/27/2013 Vancouver, BC @ Commodore Theatre
4/29/2013 Seattle, WA @ Neptune
6/7-6/9/2013 New York, NY @ Governor’s Ball

Speaking of locals, here are some "local" bands.

LOW
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We've written about Low before, they're from Duluth. I've seen them at First Avenue before, and from what I can remember, I believe the singer pulled out a chair and sat and play the whole time (this encouraged the audience to sit on the dancefloor as well).

Well, Low will be playing at the Fitzgerald Theatre in Saint Paul this March 23rd (Saturday), and this historic theater has seats - so you are welcomed to sit down. Low's music isn't necessary for dancing, so there shouldn't be a problem of people standing in front of you - unless there are standing ovations. The St Paul show will also feature members from Trample by Turtles, so it should be an unforgettable evening.

Look for Low's new album, The Invisible Way, on March 19th via Sup Pop Records.

Low officially posted their 2013 tour dates last Monday, details below:

03/16 – The Great Hall – Toronto, ON+ 03/20 – Society for Ethical – New York, NY* 03/22- Metro – Chicago, IL+ 03/23- Fitzgerald Theatre – St. Paul, MN 03/29 – Larimer Lounge – Denver, CO% 03/30 – Velour – Provo, UT% 04/02 – Troubadour – Los Angeles, CA% 04/03 – Great American – San Francisco, CA% 04/05 – Mississippi Studios – Portland, OR% 04/06 – The Crocodile – Seattle, WA% 04/24 – Glee Club – Birmingham, UK& 04/25 – Central Methodist Hall – Manchester& 04/26 – The Sage Gateshead – Gateshead& 04/27 – Classic Grand – Glasgow, UK& 04/29 – Trinity – Bristol, UK& 04/30 – Barbican – London, UK& 05/02 – Loppen – Copenhagen, DK 05/03 – Debaser – Stockholm, SE 05/04 – Bla – Oslo, NO

05/07 – La Maroquinerie – Paris, FR 05/08 – Botanique – Brussels, BE 05/09 – Paradiso De Duif – Amsterdam, NL 05/10 – Zoom – Frankfurt, DE 05/11 – Teatro Antoniano – Bologna, IT 05/13 – Casino de la Alianca – Barcelona, ES 05/14 – Teatro La Rambleta – Valencia, ES 05/15 – Teatro de las Esquina – Zaragoza, ES 05/16 – Joy Eslara – Madrid, ES 05/17 – Lava – Valladolid, ES 05/18 – Atabal – Biarritz, FR +Autumn Owls open *The Wordless Music Series, ACME String Quartet opens +WXRT presents, Geoff Farina opens + an interview with Mark Wheat %Thalia Zedek opens &HEBRONIX opens (Daniel Blumberg from YUCK)

HAR MAR SUPERSTAR
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I don't really know where Har Mar Superstar (aka Sean Tillmann) is these days, possibly New York, certainly not in Minneapolis. But he's from here... and sometime you can spot him in the city because he has friends and family here. For instance, I spotted him at Father John Misty at the Fine Line last year.

Anyway, Har Mar has a new album called Bye Bye 17, to be out April 23rd on Cult Records. You can grab a few song at cultrecords.com.

His tour kicks off this Sunday:

March 17 San Diego, CA The Casbah
March 19 Santa Ana, CA Constellation Room
March 21 Los Angeles, CA Bootleg Bar
March 22 Oakland, CA New Parish
March 24 Portland, OR Lola’s
March 25 Seattle, WA El Corazon
March 28 Minneapolis, MN Triple Rock
March 29 Madison, WI Frequency
March 30 Chicago, IL Lincoln Hall
April 1 New York, NY Bowery Ballroom
April 3 Philadelphia, PA Johnny Brenda’s
April 4 Boston, MA TT The Bears
April 5 Hoboken, NJ Maxwell’s

JOEY RYAN & THE INKS
joeyryanandtheinks.com

I randomly saw Joey Ryan & The Inks a few years ago at a bicycle-thing.

The band is about about to release their [pause] EP. The CD release party will take place on pot day, 04/20, at the Cedar Cultural Center. The show will feature Farewell Milwaukee and sponsored by 89.3 The Current.

As a bonus, the first 150 fans through the door will receive a physical copy of [pause.].

[pause.] EP Release Event
Sponsored by 89.3 The Current
When: 7pm, Saturday, 20 April 2013
How Much: $12 pre-sale, $15 at the door
Notes: All Ages, first 150 fans through the door receive a physical copy of [pause.]

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San Fran Cisco

[2012] San Cisco (Australia LP) [2011] Golden Revolver (Aus EP) [2011] Golden Revolver (Aus Single) [2011] Awkward (Aus Single) [2012] Awkward (Aus EP) [2012] Awkward (US EP) [2012] Wild Things (Aus Single) [2012] Beach (UK Single) [2013] Fred Astaire (Single) Read More San Cisco Jordi tells us about the day of the countdown and they were all gathered around the radio in their studio, anticipating where their song would be place. They had no idea how amazingly high it got: #7 in Triple J's Hottest 100 Countdown. …

SAN CISCO
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In case you missed it here or here: The Vaccines and San Cisco just kicked off their North American tour last night in Boston (01/29).

The 'Cines/Cisco tour will hit the Triple Rock in Minneapolis on February 9th. Normally I don't go out in the winter to see shows, but this is a bill that I cannot miss. Come say hi to me if you're going to the show too.

San Cisco debut on Triple J in 2011 at #7 for "Awkward" and last year, two San Cisco songs made it to JJJ's 2012 countdown: "Wild Things" (#53) and "Fred Astaire" (#48).

Although their debut self-titled album was released in Australia, I have not heard words yet on an official US release. I suppose you can always import the album, if you fancy.

What's next for San Cisco? Well after The Vaccines tour; expect the band to appear at this year's SXSW in Austin. I know they will have a great time in Austin, I've said this before and I'll say it again: SXSW is the best music festival that I've ever attended. There are imitators, but SXSW is, by far, the best.

Hear "Wild Things" now:



Looking over their tour schedule - San Cisco will finally see San Francisco:

January 31- New York, NY - Terminal 5
February 1 - Washington, DC - 9:30 Club
February 2 - Philadelphia, PA - Union Transfer
February 4 - Toronto, ON - Phoenix Concert
February 5 - Columbus, OH - Newport Music Hall
February 6 - Chicago, IL - Lincoln Hall
February 8 - Milwaukee, WI - Turner Hall Ballroom
February 9 - Minneapolis, MN - Triple Rock Social
February 11 - Denver, CO - Bluebird Theater
February 14 - Los Angeles, CA - The Fonda Theatre
February 15 - San Francisco, CA - The Fillmore

KATE MICUCCI
katemicucci.com

In other San Francisco news: We are currently covering some SF Sketchfest shows, taking place in San Francisco until February 10th.

We are covering "Talikies with George Chen" at Lost Weekend Video Cinecave on February 1st and Garfunkel & Oates at The Rickshaw Stop on February 10th.

In case you missed it, "Oates" (Kate Micucci), will be Raj's love interest in The Big Bang Theory, according to Huff Po. Yes, please! And more Margo Harshman!

PETTY FEST thebestfest.com Petty Fest is a music festival devoted to and celebrating the music of Mister Tom Petty. The event is taking place at the Fillmore on February 27 in San Francisco (following a huge successful sold out shows in New York and Los Angeles). Music guests at the SF show: Nick Valensi of The Strokes, Boz Scaggs, Chuck Prophet, Tom Johnston of The Doobie Brothers, Tim Bluhm of The Mother Hips, Nicki Bluhm, and more (see poster for more details).

ADIOS AMIGO adiosamigomusic.com San Francisco's Adios Amigo has a single called "Take Me To Heaven" from their Dos EP. For those who no hablo espanol, it means "two" in English … which I am assuming their second release. If you want to pay them zero or uno dolares, head over to adiosamigomusic.com They disabled embedding on their soundcloud, so no gusto!

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W♥M135: The Golden Age of Minnesota Music

W♥M135 (47 mins)

Your hosts are Lara, Kate, and Vu.

Is Minnesota experiencing a new golden age of music? MPR and The Current seems to think so.

In the current music Minnesota scene, there are a couple bands that's really blown up nationally, even overseas.

Hot Minnesota bands at the moment:

• Doomtree (all the Rhymesayers artists, including Atmosphere)
• Trampled by Turtles
• Poliça
• Howler
• Motion City Soundtrack

The majority of the show is about Semisonic and Dan Wilson. The band doesn't regularly release music or go on tour, but once in a while, Wilson and company will play a show here and there. They recently played in Mound, Minnesota (5/19/12).

Opening up for them was The Twilight Hours, featuring Dan's brother, Matt Wilson. We also discuss a little about Trip Shakespeare.

Song of the show is Semisonic's "Closing Time".

PLUS:
Soul Asylum has a new album called Delayed Reaction, coming out July 17th, 2012, via 429 Records.

They are doing some random shows this year:

Jun 1 Friday LIVE! at the Factory Charlotte, NC
Jun 2 Balloon & Wine Festival Temecula, CA
Jun 23 Safeway Barbecue Battle Washington, D.C.
Jul 13 Common Ground Music Festival Lansing, MI
Jul 20 First Avenue Minneapolis, MN

BONUS:
• Spearz, the all-male Britney Spears cover band, will be playing at The annual Pride Festival in Loring Park on June 23, opening up for Kelly Rowland.
• Har Mar Superstar wrote songs for Britney Spears, but some of those songs were rejected by Britney Spears' management. He recorded those songs under his 2009 album, Dark Touches.
• Rock the Vine 3: June 9th in Stillwater, Minnesota. We preview some artists on the lineup, and mentioned Lynhurst, the band used to have their dad as the drummer under the name The Abdomen.
• Cults, the "forgettable appearance" at NXNE in Toronto, Canada .
• Zooey Deschanel's "New Girl" is an awful show. Adorkable boy/girl/twee cute music will make Kate and Lara want to stab themselves.
• Minneapolis beat Seattle/Portland for the "mostiest" hipster state. We have more bike trails, and we have Caribou Coffee vs Starbucks.

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Appetite for Destruction

Sweet Child O Mine (feat. Har Mar Superstar) Discography [2008] Night Shot [2010] Night Shot - The Remixes [2011] Appetite for Destruction (Unreleased) Read More Mark Mallman Known for years in Minneapolis as a solo artist with headline-grabbing stage antics (he once played a 52-hour marathon show, purportedly consisting of a single song written on some 600 pages of lyrics), vocalist/keyboardist Mark Mallman brings that same inhuman energy to his new project, Ruby Isle.

It's clear to me that Mark Mallman, and his band, Ruby Isle, love, love, love Guns 'N Roses' Appetite for Destruction. I mean, who didn't? I remember back in junior high school how that album rocked so hard, and friends declared the album as the greatest thing ever. So it was a bit of a heartbreak for everyone involved when it was announced last month that Ruby Isle's cover album, Appetite for Destruction, was removed from online music outlets and record stores.

It confused their record company, Kindercore Records, as much as it confused me.

Of course, this is the internet, you can't stop it. Friends of friends of enemies, well they all started sharing this album since you can't legally buy it.... let's face it, there's something really cool about it. Stick it to Axl Rose ! Speaking of sticking it, trivia, but did you know Axl Rose is an anagram for "oral sex"?

I did listen to Ruby Isle's Appetite for Destruction, and although I did not expect it to be an exact replica of the original, it did make me miss hearing GNR's album. As soon as I finished listening to all the tracks, I did put on the 1987 album and it sounds just as fresh as it did in the 90s when I first heard it. I'll say what Ruby Isle brought to the table is that they've decided to make it more synthy, less aggressive guitars and more pianos, if that makes sense.

Some of the more interesting Ruby Isle version is their version of "Mr Brownstone", which kind of sound like a dancey number (especially the robotic vocals). The dance thing plays like it's an addiction to brownies or something, instead of hardcore heroin. Also, the most popular song, "Sweet Child O Mine", has a guest appearance by Har Mar Superstar, which must be heard to be believed.

So let this be a lesson to bands wanting to do a cover lover album, perhaps get permission first before recording? But then again, he wouldn't be Mark Mallman, and that's why we think he's totally awesome and we love him.

Here are some tour dates for Mark Mallman:

3/11 - Upfront and Co. - Marquette, MI
3/12 - Upfront and Co. - Marquette, MI
3/15 - The Aquarium w/ELECTRIC SIX - Fargo, ND
3/19 - 7th St. Entry - ALL AGES - Mpls, MN
3/19 - 7th st. Entry - 21+ - Mpls, MN

Download Ruby Isle's Appetite for Destruction.

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Har Mar Superstar at the Varsity Theater, Minneapolis (11/06/09)

Har Mar Superstar - Game Night Har Mar Superstar Tour Dates 11/08/09 Aquarium* Fargo, ND 11/09/09 Waiting Room* Omaha, NE 11/11/09 Brick Kansas City, MO 11/29/09 Oxford O2 Academy 3, UK 11/30/09 Relentless Garage London 12/01/09 Thekla Bristol, UK 12/02/09 Wedgewood Portsmouth, UK 12/03/09 Cabaret Voltaire Edinburgh 12/04/09 Bodega Nottingham, UK 12/05/09 Brickyard Carlisle, UK 12/06/09 King Tut’s Wah Wah Glasgow 12/07/09 Ruby Lounge Manchester, UK 12/08/09 Plug Sheffield, UK 12/09/09 Academy 2 Dublin, Ireland 12/10/09 Stiff Kitten Belfast, Ireland 12/12/09 Concorde 2 Brighton, UK 12/13/09 Barfly Cardiff, UK * with Bang Bang Eche Read More Har Mar Superstar http://weheartmus... Har Mar Mall - I mean Superstar - is back, after five years of absent since 2004's The Handler......

Parking in the college area known as "Dinkytown" in Minneapolis can be kind of hard, especially when the meters on 4^th Street runs until 10pm. I didn't mind walking a few blocks to the beautiful Varsity Theater as the weather was nothing less than perfect that Friday evening.

Opening up for Har Mar Superstar are three very different genre and acts. Starting with Koo Koo Kangaroo (official / myspace), whose music styling is that of hip hop - for toddlers. Their songs are dead simple, like "AOA" (sample lyrics: "aye oh aye oh aye") and "Cheh Cheh Chi" and "LMNOP", but they're catchy and easy to sing along. The highlight of their set was when they threw down a white tarp-like covering and the audience was dancing under it like a party fort.

Wow, Bang Bang Eche (myspace) are young. Someone told me that they're about 18 years old, but they certainly look much younger. Their music is very punk high-energy and reminds me a bit of Arctic Monkeys influenced. My easily favorite song from their set is "Fist Full of Dollars", perhaps a reference to Sergio Leone classic film? They ended their setlist with "Die Hippy Scum". Oh, also, it's worth noting that bassist T'Nealle sported a three keyboard cat moon t-shirt. Adorable.

The odd group on the bill was two-person group, Lookbook (myspace). The band is basically guitarist Grant Cutler, who plays guitars and handles the pre-recordings, with vocalist Maggie Morrison. Their music sounds like 80s pop, not exactly the "body-moving" type of music that you'd think Har Mar's audience would demand. Not really much to say, except I think Maggie looks really cute and I will be talking about them in further detail on my "book"-theme news on Sunday.

Har Mar Superstar ♥ Varsity Theater, Minneapolis (11/06/09)

Compared to the last time I saw Har Mar Superstar, which was basically a man and his undies and boombox - he now has a full band, all dressed in white with a red cross on the back. Also, the last time I saw him, he basically stripped down after the first few songs - this time, he started off very heavily dressed with an African cover, hat, etc.

After the first song, he took off his hat. After "DUI", he took off the overall to reveal a Prince "Purple Rain" shirt. He kept taking off articles of clothing as the night went on. From "EZ Pass", to "Girls Only", to "Creative Juices"... the audience was loving it all.

Har Mar and Melinda Park singing "Powerline"

By the time "Brothers & Sisters" was played, he inevitably took off his shirt. The pants disappeared with "Apple Sauce", followed by "Turn it Around". The finale song was "Tall Boy", which Zach, from Bang Bang, and some woman called Melinda Park (or was it Mindy Park?) joined on stage to help sing the song. Park would later turn up again to help sing one of the encore, "Powerline".

The very last song, Har Mar sang an a cappella version of Boyz II Men's "It's So Hard To Say Goodbye To Yesterday". He would pretend the song ended and everyone would clap... only he would continue to sing the refrain. After the third false ending and after he said "goodnight", he came back and sang some more.

Har Mar's latest album is Dark Touches, available from Dilettante Recordings. Read Andrew's review of the album, pick up a copy at amazon

 11/07/2009 04:22:06 ♥ vu () ♥ harmarsuperstar.com ♥ myspace.com/harmarsuperstar ♥ twitter.com 

Har Mar Superstar - Dark Touches

Har Mar Superstar - Game Night Har Mar Superstar Tour Dates 10/20/09 Exit In Nashville, Tennessee 10/21/09 Drunken Unicorn Atlanta, GA 10/23/09 Sonar Baltimore, MD 10/25/09 Kung Fu Philadelphia, PA 10/26/09 Williamsburg* Brooklyn, NY 10/27/09 Mercury Lounge* NY 10/28/09 Great Scott* Allston, MA 10/30/09 Club Lambi* Montreal, QB 11/01/09 Horseshoe Tavern* Toronto, ON 11/02/09 Magic Stick* Detroit, MI 11/03/09 Darkroom* Chicago, IL 11/05/09 Triple Rock** Minneapolis, MN 11/06/09 Varsity Theater* Minneapolis, MN 11/08/09 Aquarium* Fargo, ND 11/09/09 Waiting Room* Omaha, NE 11/11/09 Brick Kansas City, MO 11/29/09 Oxford O2 Academy 3 Oxford, UK 11/30/09 Relentless Garage London, UK 12/01/09 Thekla Bristol, UK 12/02/09 Wedgewood Portsmouth, UK 12/03/09 Cabaret Voltaire Edinburgh, UK 12/04/09 Bodega Nottingham, UK 12/05/09 Brickyard Carlisle, UK 12/06/09 King Tut’s Wah Wah Glasgow 12/07/09 Ruby Lounge Manchester, UK 12/08/09 Plug Sheffield, UK 12/09/09 Academy 2 Dublin, Ireland 12/10/09 Stiff Kitten Belfast, Ireland 12/12/09 Concorde 2 Brighton, UK 12/13/09 Barfly Cardiff, UK * with Bang Bang Eche ** with Kool Keith Discography [2000] Har Mar Superstar [2002] You Can Feel Me [2004] The Handler [2009] Dark Touches Read More Har Mar Superstar http://weheartmus... Har Mar Mall - I mean Superstar - is back, after five years of absent since 2004's The Handler......

There are a lot of opinions about Har Mar Superstar, but there is one observation that is universal: He’s comfortable in his skin. And if you’ve seen him perform, you’ve seen just about every inch of that skin and aren’t likely to forget it. The Minnesota-born musician (and more recently actor/writer) has most recently based himself in Los Angeles and can teach Southern California a great deal about confident self-body image. Dancing onstage in his tighty-whiteys, his sweaty jiggling Homer Simpson physique on full display, one can’t help but feel in awe of his presence. Also; more or less revolted.

Har Mar Superstar is Sean Tillman - long known in the Minneapolis-St Paul area for his work with bands Calvin Krime and Sean Na Na - who nearly a decade ago decided to test his R&B chops and began performing under his current moniker (named after St. Paul’s Har Mar Mall), to the simultaneous delight and disgust of crowds across the upper-Midwest.

There’s no doubt Har Mar has vocal talent. At times evoking Prince or Stevie Wonder, it’s easy to forget you’re listening to a chubby Minnesotan with a year-round February tan and hair that sticks out, well, everywhere. Audiences don’t always get it, admittedly. He’s garnered a love-hate relationship with crowds in recent years as an opening act for groups like the Strokes, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, and the Red Hot Chili Peppers. I’ve witnessed nothing but warm reception in his appearances (in the Twin Cities), but can understand the average Australian Chili Peppers fan anticipating Anthony Kiedis dancing around in a diaper having difficulty welcoming a similar level of exposure from Har Mar Superstar. Thankfully, Har Mar is showing that you don’t have to be poster-perfect to make it in music - or in Hollywood. He made a cameo appearance as “Dancin’ Rick” in the otherwise forgettable Starsky and Hutch movie, and now appears in Drew Barrymore’s “Whip It”, where he befriended Juno’s Ellen Page and Arrested Development’s Alia Shawkat (the former told a story on the Tonight Show a few weeks ago about the three of them vacationing in Amsterdam and the latter appears in Har Mar’s video for “Tall Boy”). The three of them are apparently now developing an HBO comedy called “Stitch N’ Bitch.”

The aforementioned “Tall Boy” track was originally written by Har Mar for Brittany Spears, but, perhaps not shockingly, it was rejected by her handlers. Presumably, they didn’t care for her being associated with blue collar drinking metaphors. Because, you know, she’s such a classy lady. Instead, Har Mar performs it himself, lyrically unaltered, as the first single from his Dark Touches album. The song is actually pretty impressive, I thoroughly enjoy the rhythmic can-opening noises which cause me to feel a strange (and otherwise unprecedented) desire to crack a 24 oz. PBR. The video is quite entertaining as well, featuring Eva Mendes and a sort of Daft Punk-reminiscent space-suited android Har Mar Superstar displaying just a hint of his ample robo-gut.

Dark Touches - his fourth full-length release and first in five years - is overall a pleasant surprise. There’s a certain something on offer here that was perhaps lacking in his previous releases. Maybe it takes a turn toward mainstream pop, but more than that I would say it possesses a certain level of consistent listenability that had always been sadly missing. And while I would have long classified myself as a fan, I would say that only now has he released an album that will enable him to cross the line from novelty act to legitimate entertainment. His trademark absurd (and invariably sexually explicit) lyrical turns of phrase are evident as always - my favorite is “Game Night” (featuring P.O.S and Adam Green) an electro-hip-hop ditty which rattles off various family board games and associated thuggish taunts “Gonna slay your crew in a game of Taboo” and “I got all the railroads. Crushing you.” And the title of the seventh track; “Gangsters Want to Cuddle Me” I think says it all.

Regardless of your feelings about lewd under-groomed chubby Minnesota R&B personalities who are gifted with buttery smooth voices, flawless dance moves and astronomical self-esteem, you’re going to be seeing a lot more of Har Mar Superstar. For those not faint of heart, search him on YouTube and sample his appearances in the “Crappy Holidays” short videos or check him out on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon October 26th. There's nothing quite like seeing him live, however, in all his glistening near-nude splendor. I recommend practicing your "horrified delight" expression in the mirror beforehand.

Tall Boy (feat. P.O.S and Adam Green)

 10/19/2009 10:12:22  ♥ andrew () ♥ harmarsuperstar.com ♥ myspace.com ♥ twitter.com 

News: Har Mar Superstar, Nico Vega, Daryl Hall & Smokey Robinson

Har Mar Superstar - DUI Har Mar Superstar Tour Dates 08/16/09 Little Radio  Los Angeles, CA 09/05/09 FYF Fest Los Angeles, CA 09/06/09 Hoco Fest 2009 Tucson, AZ 09/26/09 Pappy & Harriet’s  Pioneertown, CA 10/10/09 The Uptown* Oakland, CA *with The Heavenly States & HotTub Discography [2000] Har Mar Superstar [2002] You Can Feel Me [2004] The Handler

Here's some music news that's come across news.weheartmusic.com. Are you interested in having your press release/announcements published there? Please email me for our contact information. If I find a music-related new interesting, I will compile them in my weekly news roundup here.

Har Mar Superstar's "Dark Touches"
harmarsuperstar.com ♥ myspace.com/harmarstar

Har Mar Mall - I mean Superstar - is back, after five years of absent since 2004's The Handler... Which did extremely well in the UK (check out the free track, "DUI", from The Handler album).

Even though he's been gone, he's actually been doing behind the scene sort of thing by writing music for other people: The Cheetah Girls, Jennifer Lopez, Kelly Osbourne, and Ben Adams. When one of his song, "Tall Boy" was rejected by Britney Spears' management, he decided record and release it under his own album.

Vu and Har Mar Superstar, circa 2000

So, Dark Touches will be out October 13^th on Dilettante Recordings. I am happy to let you know we have a review copy in house, and I will be making sure it gets reviewed prior to the release date.

In the meantime, here is a drawing of the first time I saw this 90% naked man on stage, sweating, crying, thrusting his pelvis in my direction.

PS, I have here also that Har Mar will be in a Hollywood movie starring Ellen Page (Juno) and Ali Shawkat called Whip It, directed by Drew Barrymore (who also happened to produce one of my favorite movie called Donnie Darko).

Nico Vega - Cocaine Cooked the Brain (guns n bombs remix) Nico Vega Discography [2006] Choose your words poorly [2007] Cocaine Cooked the Brain [2007] No Child Left Behind [2009] Nico Vega

Nico Vega to Tour with Placebo
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Aja Volkmann, photo by Vu

I saw Nico Vega near the end of 2007. They were first of three bands, which I wrote was "the best (performance-wise)", simply because they had such energy and showmanship. Particularly impressed with Aja's leotard outfit and her barefooted-ness.

I knew they were going to be special, but who would figure they will be doing so much (and so well!)? The latest report I have is that they are going to be opening up for Placebo, plus on top of that, their song "Beast" featured in the horror movie called "The Collector" (I hope it's not based on the book by John Fowles I read when I was younger).

Tour Dates

8/19 -- Hermosa Beach, CA -- The Shore
8/22 -- Los Angeles, CA -- Sunset Junction
8/27 -- Fresno, CA -- Audie's Olympic/Club Fred
8/29 -- Santa Cruz, CA -- The Crepe Place
9/5 -- San Francisco, CA -- Bottom of the Hill
9/12 -- Portland, OR -- Roseland Theatre*
9/13 -- Seattle, WA -- The Showbox at Market*
9/14 -- Vancouver, BC -- Commodore Ballroom*
9/16 -- Murray, UT -- Murray Theatre*
9/17 -- Las Vega, NV -- House of Blues*
9/20 -- Los Angeles, CA -- Club Nokia Live*
9/21 -- San Diego, CA -- Soma*
9/23 -- Englewood, CO -- Gothic Theatre*
9/25 -- Austin, TX -- La Zona Rosa*
9/26 -- Dallas, TX -- House of Blues*
10/2 -- Chicago, IL -- House of Blues*
10/3 -- Columbus, OH -- Newport Music Hall*
10/4 -- Baltimore, MD -- Sonar*
10/6 -- Toronto, ON -- Sound Academy*
10/7 -- Montreal, QU -- Metropolis*
10/10 -- Clifton Park, NY -- Northern Lights*
10/11 -- New York, NY -- Terminal 5*

*with Placebo

Tour Dates 08/29/09 Nebraska State Fair Lincoln, NE 08/30/09 Paramount Theater Denver, CO 09/02/09 Nokia Theater Los Angeles, CA 09/04/09 Mountain Winery Saratoga, CA 09/05/09 Mountain Winery Saratoga, CA 09/07/09 Rodney Strong Vineyard, CA 09/09/09 Dodge Theatre Phoenix, AZ 09/11/09 Morongo Casino & Resort, CA * as Hall & Oates Daryl Hall Discography [1980] Sacred Songs [1986] 3 Hearts in the Happy Ending Machine [1993] Soul Alone [2003] Can't Stop Dreaming [2004] Live in Philadelphia

Daryl Hall and Smokey Robinson
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Photo credit: Mark Maglio

I took a look at Hall's website, he's really got this "internet thing" down to an art. I just subscribed to his podcast and generally really impressed he's producing such great content.

So, with the 22^nd episode of Live from Daryl's House, Daryl Hall (you know of Hall & Oates) teams up with Smokey Robinson to play a nine-song set. Some of the song listed will be “Sara Smile,” “Tears of a Clown” and “Ooh, Baby Baby.” Not really that much to add here, I guess be sure to catch the pair on August 15^th, that's this Saturday, at www.livefromdarylshouse.com.

Hey Daryl, they're watching you, they see your every move...

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