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W♥M161: Rocktober

W♥M161: Rocktober (34 mins)

Brody and Vu highlight some shows from our epic "ROCKTOBER" coverage. Between everyone here at W♥M, we've covered over 40 shows, I attended 26 of those shows.

Before we get to Rocktober, let's take a look at the news:

Congratulations goes to Alt-J who took home the Barclaycard Mercury Prize 'Album of the Year' award for their debut album An Awesome Wave. They were my leading pick for this year's winner, I'm glad I was proven right. This was based on seeing three Mercury Prize nominees (Alt-J, Ben Howard, Michael Kiwanuka) within a span of a week. The hype was good; all three shows were sold out, or very close to selling out.

One of the judges Simon Frith commented on why they picked the album, "Alt-J's 'An Awesome Wave' combines unexpected shards of sound with mesmerising rhythms, compelling melodies and intriguing songs. A tantalising and delightful album."

Morrissey was forced to postponed appearances in 2012 due to his mother's hospitalization. Steven Patrick Morrissey dropped everything and flew back to England to see his mother.

No words yet on reschedules, but rumors has it that the dates are now for January 2013 and any old tickets will be honored for the 2013 rescheduled dates.

Speaking of cancellations and postpone dates, Green Day announced that all 2012 dates are now canceled. Tickets for these shows will be refunded at point of purchase. In addition, 2013 dates are to be rescheduled. This is a difficult time for Green Day, with Billie Joe's health is a concern.

In Rocktober, Brody and I look over some of the highlights and low points of their shows.

LIVE SHOWS WE COVERED IN OCTOBER

10/01 Hospitality at 400 Bar 10/03 Psychic Twin at 7th Street, Minneapolis 10/03 Amanda Palmer at First Ave, Minneapolis 10/05 Dark Dark Dark at Cedar, Minneapolis 10/06 Gossip at Fine Line Cafe, Minneapolis 10/07 Norah Jones at Orpheum, Minneapolis 10/08 Bombay Bicycle Club at HoB, New Orleans 10/10 Beth Orton at Varsity Theater, Minneapolis 10/10 Corin Tucker at Cafe Du Nord, S. Francisco 10/11 Hunter Valentine at 400 Bar, Minneapolis 10/13 Gold Fields at Nether Bar, Minneapolis 10/13 Laura Marling at Parish, New Orleans 10/14 Laura Marling at Soul Kitchen, Mobile 10/16 Lumineers at House of Blues, New Orleans 10/16 Lord Huron at 7th Street Entry, Minneapolis 10/17 La Sera at One Eyed Jacks, New Orleans 10/18 Alyssa Graham at 400 Bar, Minneapolis 10/19 xx at First Avenue, Minneapolis 10/19 Widowspeak at 7th Street, Minneapolis

10/19 Beats Antiques at Howlin' Wolf, New Orleans 10/20 Smashing Pumpkins at Roy Wilkins, St Paul 10/20 Peelander-Z at Turf Club, St Paul 10/20 Adam Ant at the Grove of Anaheim 10/21 San Cisco at Turf Club, St Paul 10/23 San Cisco at Echo, Los Angeles 10/23 Austitron: Austoberfest Part 4 10/23 Lennon & Maisy: Come Together 10/25 A Fine Frenzy at Mill City, Minneapolis 10/25 Hey Rosetta! at 7th Street, Minneapolis 10/26 The Script at Orpheum Theater, Minneapolis 10/26 Savoir Adore at 7th Street, Minneapolis 10/27 Envy Corps at Fine Line Cafe, Minneapolis 10/27 Diamond Rings at 7th Street, Minneapolis 10/27 Peter Murphy: Miracula Halloween 10/28 Afghan Whigs at Varsity, Minneapolis 10/30 Cat Power at Mill City, Minneapolis 10/31 La Sera at Fine Line, Minneapolis 10/31 The Dig at 400 Bar, Minneapolis 10/31 Peter Murphy: Halloween Ball 2012

Brody thinks it's the perfect month after the UK Festivals to tour the US. I blame CMJ.

The Lumineers at their sold out show at the House of Blues, New Orleans, is Brody's best show in Rocktober. Brody thinks the "new, young, hip, folk, fresh" sound is what it is all about, appealing to Midwesterns and Southerners.

Laura Marling double shows was also a highlight.

Also, I wonder why the xx are all the rage? Their sold out show at First Avenue was… underwhelming. Still very glad I made it out to see the band.

Of all the shows, the most memorable was my love for the new Norah Jones, going away from the old jazz pop contemporary to a more hip Norah Jones. Even in row Z, I can tell Norah Jones is quite the looker.

Band and song of the show is The Garlands. I first discovered them as The Happy Birthdays. The strange thing is that I accidentally met Roger Gunnarsson via youtube (purely by accident).

Gunnarsson told me that his new band was called The Garlands.

As it turns out, The Garlands are back, with a forthcoming self-titled album on November 27th from Shelflife.

The album is on limited edition vinyl, CD, and digital formats. 100 copies of the vinyl will be purple, exclusively as a Shelflife mail order.

Bonus: La Sera dressed as Morrissey & Marr, Peter Murphy's $500 concert, The Stone Roses reunion tour, and the Generationals' hometown gig for November 3rd at Tipitina's will benefit victims of Hurricane Sandy.

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La Sera at Fine Line Cafe, Minneapolis (10/31/12)

La Sera Tour Dates 11.01.12 Omaha, NE - Slowdown Jr* 11.02.12 Denver, CO - Bluebird * 11.03.12 Salt Lake City, UT - Urban Lounge* 11.04.12 Boise, ID - Crux 11.06.12 Vancouver, BC - Waldorf Hotel 11.07.12 Seattle, WA - Vera Project 11.08.12 Portland, OR - Mississippi% 11.10.12 San Francisco, CA - Preservation * - w/ Father John Misty % - w/ JD Samson and MEN, EMA Read More La Sera Vivian Girls' bassist, Katy Goodman, brought her new project La Sera to One Eyed Jacks, New Orleans, in support of her second LP Sees the Light (released on March 26th ...

Father John Misty sold out their show at the Fine Line Café in Minneapolis, thanks to 89.3 The Current radio.

J E F F E R T I T T I 'S N I L E

Opening up this special Halloween show was J E F F E R T I T T I 's N I L E, this was the guitarist from Father John Misty's band. Also featured J Tillman on drums.

I didn't know much about Jeffertitti's Nile, but they said they played "psychedelic doo-wop", which sounds it should be 'doo-wah wah' because of their guitar effects. Because it was Halloween, the singer seems to be dressed as some sort of naked caveman surfer with sunglasses?

FATHER JOHN MISTY

As for Father John Misty, he's actually J Tillman of Fleet Foxes. We've covered Tillman a few times, so it was nice to see him move away from the folksy sound into more electric pop/rock sound.

Since he had a full band, leaving Tillman as a dedicated singer, he developed hip-swinging dancing style, especially on "Only Son of the Ladiesman." He really got into the groove and his current persona seems more about Hollywood sexiness and charm… rather than introverted bearded man with a poet's heart as J Tillman.

I was there for my beloved La Sera. I wasn't exactly sure what costume Katy Goodman was going for. Homeless musician? She even had a sign that read "change for beer." Her hair was held up and is now black, instead of the normal "bangin'" redhead.

Her two guitarists were dressed as Morrissey and Johnny Marr. "Morrissey" was in a Shoplifters (Elvis) T-Shirt and did terrible Morrissey impressions.

What's even funnier is the band did the Elvis song "(Marie's the Name) His Latest Flame" medley with their song, "Never Come Around." When I asked "Marr" why they did that cover but in the Smiths style, he said it was because the band's been obsessed with the Smiths' Rank live album (they've been listening to it in their van when they drive from city to city.)

The did a good mix of new materials from Sees the Light (including "Break My Heart" and "Please Be My Third Eye") and their self-titled debut (including "You're Going To Cry" and "Never Come Around.")

They ended their set with a brand new song called "Control." Sounded great, I am excited to hear it again the next time La Sera 'comes around.'*

La Sera is currently on tour in support of Sees the Light.

Fun fact: Har Mar Superstar was in the audience for this show. I was told that he played the night before but because of Hurricane Sandy, he was stranded in Minneapolis.

UPDATE 11/1/12: You can see pictures of "Morrissey" and "Marr" over at morrissey-solo.com. Also, Katy Goodman was a "gutter punk" for Halloween. That would explain the anarchy A in the "spare change" sign.

La Sera at Fine Line Cafe, Minneapolis (10/31/12)

* Please don't tour in the winter because I go into hibernation.

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La Sera at One Eyed Jacks, New Orleans (10/17/12)

La Sera at One Eyed Jacks, New Orleans (10/17/12) Tour Dates 10.19.12 Chapel Hill, NC - Cat's Cradle * 10.20.12 Washington, DC - Black Cat * 10.21.12 Phila, PA - Union Transfer * 10.23.12 Brooklyn, NY - Music Hall* 10.24.12 New York, NY - Bowery Ballroom * 10.25.12 Boston, MA - Paradise* 10.26.12 Montreal, QC - Cabaret Mile End* 10.27.12 Toronto, ON - Lee's Palace* 10.28.12 Detroit, MI - Magic Stick* 10.30.12 Chicago, IL - Lincoln Hall* 10.31.12 Minneapolis, MN - Fine Line* 11.01.12 Omaha, NE - Slowdown Jr* 11.02.12 Denver, CO - Bluebird * 11.03.12 Salt Lake City, UT - Urban Lounge* 11.04.12 Boise, ID - Crux 11.06.12 Vancouver, BC - Waldorf Hotel 11.07.12 Seattle, WA - Vera Project 11.08.12 Portland, OR - Mississippi% 11.10.12 San Francisco, CA - Preservation Hall * - w/ Father John Misty % - w/ JD Samson and MEN, EMA Read More La Sera I can tell you that the first time I heard La Sera's self-titled debut album, it was such a relief to hear this lushy dreampop sound from Vivian Girls' Katy "Kickball Katy" Goodman. I love it...

Vivian Girls' bassist, Katy Goodman, brought her new project La Sera to One Eyed Jacks, New Orleans, in support of her second LP Sees the Light (released on March 26th through Hardly Art.) The last time she was in the grave city was with her main project Vivian Girls at Siberia, back in the spring. La Sera formed in 2010, where they toured the states in early 2011 with the released their self titled debut. La Sera toured with the likes of Dum Dum Girls, Tennis, and Screaming Females.

This month, La Sera is touring with the heavily acclaimed Father John Misty. Katy Goodman brought the smiles to everyone with her gold dress and long red hair. Goodman has got to be one the top 10 sexiest female musicians out there day. Her melodic tunes, soothing voice, and rock n roll tunes take us all back in time. Katy's voice reminds me of Scottish indie trio Come on Gang.

Some memorable side moments, other than the terrific set, was someone in the crowd yelling "Do you believe in love at first sight?", to Katy, and lead guitarist cracking jokes throughout the set, like "When I grow my hair out, I look like a fat John Mayer."

I haven't seen Vivian Girls live, so I can't tell you which band I like better, but I think I prefer La Sera on record. Buy the new record, Sees the Light, and catch the lovely Katy Goodman live in a city near you!

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La Sera: Sees the Light

Read More La Sera Since I have been enjoying what I've heard from Vivian Girls, I was rather excited to find out that their bassist, Katy Goodman, is involved in another project, La Sera. I can tell you that the first time I heard La Sera's self-titled debut album, it was such a relief to hear this lushy dreampop sound from Vivian Girls' Katy "Kickball Katy" Goodman. I love it, but I have always thought it was just a one-off side project, that is until I saw that she just released Sees The Light in March 2012 via Hardly Art Records. If you haven't heard the new album, check out these free MP3s: "Please Be My Third Eye" "Break My Heart" As I understand it, while the debut album was dreamy with layered vocals, Sees The Light is more like an aggressive soundtrack to a drive-in movie. When asked about her influences, Goodman said, "My main musical influence is definitely '60s pop - The Shirelles, Roy Orbison and The Beatles. I love writing two-minute pop songs with big choruses and a lot of seventh chords." The "two-minute pop song" and "oldies" sound is right-on as Dan, who caught them at SXSW 2012 reported this: "La Sera: Good 4 piece pop band from Los Angeles. They play three minute pop songs with jangly guitars. Both guitarists can play lead; one tends to favor a surf sound in his solos. Think The Ventures and you get the idea. I'm having a hard time judging her voice. She is buried in the mix. I do like them and will hear most of the set." La Sera's big tour starts today, October 10th: 10.10.12 - Phoenix, AZ - Rhythm Room + 10.13.12 - Austin, TX - Red 7 (free show) # 10.15.12 - Houston, TX - Bronze Peacock + 10.16.12 - Dallas, TX - Cambridge Room + 10.17.12 - New Orleans, LA - One Eyed Jacks + 10.18.12 - Atlanta, GA - Terminal West + 10.19.12 - Chapel Hill, NC - Cat's Cradle + 10.20.12 - Washington, DC - Black Cat + 10.21.12 - Philadelphia, PA - Union Transfer + 10.23.12 - Brooklyn, NY - Music Hall of Williamsburg + 10.24.12 - New York, NY - Bowery Ballroom + 10.25.12 - Boston, MA - Paradise + 10.26.12 - Montreal, QC - Cabaret Mile End + 10.27.12 - Toronto, ON - Lee's Palace + 10.28.12 - Detroit, MI - Magic Stick + 10.30.12 - Chicago, IL - Lincoln Hall + 10.31.12 - Minneapolis, MN - Fine Line + 11.01.12 - Omaha, NE - Slowdown Jr. + 11.02.12 - Denver, CO - Bluebird + 11.03.12 - Salt Lake City, UT - Urban Lounge + 11.04.12 - Boise, ID - The Crux 11.06.12 - Vancouver, BC - Waldorf Hotel 11.07.12 - Seattle, WA - Vera Project 11.08.12 - Portland, OR - Mississippi Studios % 11.10.12 - San Francisco, CA - Preservation Hall + - w/ Father John Misty # - w/ Lower Dens, Dennifer Castle % - w/ JD Samson and MEN, EMA vu ♥ iamkatygoodman.com

SXSW 2012: March 14

SXSW is here. I will be updating reports from Dan as I get them. Please read our previous SXSW coverage. Artists we previously covered: La Sera and Howler. Photo album: SXSW 2012.

Showcasing Scotland SHOWCASING SCOTLAND smia.org.uk We made an early night of it. Tango in the Attic. I didn't get them at all. They tried at times to be a band with twin guitar interplaying, and then they would thrash and use samples/loops. At one point the bass player was playing a Tom Tom, which my wife Judy said reminded her of the SNL skit about more cowbells. French Wives - I really liked these guys. They sounded more of a traditional Scottish pop band, really good lead singer; the bass player was the best we had seen all day. The harmonies were great and they were unique enough that you didn't think they were ripping any other band off.

Howler at Waterloo Records HOWLER howlerband.com These guys are pretty tight as a band. For a bunch of 19 year olds, I was impressed. I think the singer sounds better live than on the record. The other thing about the singer is he is a smart ass. He made several remarks that in Hugh school someone might have punched him. So if you like the Strokes then you would like these guys. The crowd was ok not great. They don't get as much buzz here in the States as they have in the UK.

La Sera at Warby Parker Circus Event LA SERA facebook.com/la-sera This is the band with the lead singer is female and a redhead. Good 4 piece pop band from Los Angeles. They play 3 minute pop songs with jangly guitars. Both guitarists can play lead, one tends to favor a surf sound in his solos. Think The Ventures and you get the idea. I'm having a hard time judging her voice. She is buried in the mix. I do like them and will hear most of the set.

Quilt at Warby Parker Circus Event QUILT facebook.com/quiltmusic Quilt is the second band of the day. We found them as we searched for the Third Man Records truck. They sell SXSW exclusives so it's worth searching for. As for the band, Judy thought they sounded like Low. Three piece band with male/female harmonies. They play repetitive dream pop with some 60's organ and twin guitars. It's great to sit in the grass and listen to music that isn't thrashing like the first band we saw.....

Bass Drum of Death at Waterloo

BASS DRUM OF DEATH
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First band of the day is Bass Drum of Death. Loud three man band. The crowd is much younger than I am. Lots of power chords and thrashing.

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SXSW 2012 Preview, Part 3

La Sera: Break My Heart Read More SXSW The massive music+interactive+movies festival drew over 2,000 plus bands in the area.

I thought I was done with all the previews for SXSW 2012, but clearly, I was wrong. There are actually way too many announcements to make any sense of it all, so I suggest if you're going, just use the official sxsw.com and figure it all out yourself.

Just quickly, Barsuk Records' SXSW Showcase is taking place March 15th at Red Eyed Fly. I just saw the sweet, sweet Laura Gibson at 7th Street on Monday, so be sure to see her. Also on the bill: Nada Surf, Cymbals Eat Guitars, Maps & Atlases, Ramona Falls, Say Hi and Yellow Ostrich (which Lara is covering their Minneapolis show on Saturday).

SPIN'S BEST SXSW ACTS 2012
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I know, I keep talking about Spin Magazine, but that's because I love them and all the free music and content they provide. I can't say that I'm a fan of their website (it seems to run slow with all the javascripts on my computer), but you have to give them thumbs up for trying to keep up with the times.

And just in time for SXSW, they have put together their playlist: Austin Power: SPIN's Best SXSW Acts 2012. It is a free download.

□ 2:54 – "Scarlet" □ Ava Luna – "Ice Level" □ A.Dd+ – "Sh*t Got Crazy" □ Bear in Heaven – "Sinful Nature" □ Bleached – "Searching Through The Past" □ Blondes – "Wine" □ Blue Sky Black Death – "Sleeping Children Are…" □ Chelsea Wolfe – "Tall Bodies" □ Cities Aviv – "Jaguar" □ Class Actress – "Weekend" □ Cloud Nothings – "No Future/No Past" □ DaVinci – "D.R.E.A.M." □ Django Django – "Default" □ Dope Body – "Lazy Slave" □ Hospitality – "Betty Wang" □ Hull – "In Death, Truth" □ Jacques Greene – "Arrow" ft. Koreless □ King Tuff - "Wild Desire" □ La Sera – "Break My Heart" □ Main Attrakionz – "Bossalinis & Fooliyones pt. 2"

□ Mr. Muthafuckin’ eXquire – "The Gold Watch" □ Natural Child – "Ain’t Gonna Stop" □ Screaming Females – "It All Means Nothing" □ Sharon Van Etten – "Serpents" □ Spoek Mathambo – "Let Them Talk" □ St. Lucia – "We Got It Wrong" □ Star Slinger – "Dumbin’" ft. Reggie B □ The Coathangers – "Smother" □ The War on Drugs – "Baby Missiles" Mbr □ Thee Oh Sees – "The Dream" □ Thundercat – "For Love I Come" □ Torche – "Kicking" □ Tycho – "Hours" □ Unknown Mortal Orchestra – "FFunny FFrends" □ Xray Eyeballs – "Four" □ White Fence- "Swagger Vets and Double Moon" □ Widowspeak – "Harsh Realm" □ Youth Lagoon – "July" □ Zola Jesus – "Seekir"

THE HYPE HOTEL
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We love The Hype Machine, please add us to your favorites.

You can RSVP to their parties at hypem.com/hotel. If you aren't (or can't) attending SXSW, the good news is that you can Livestream.

The schedule listing to the Hype Hotel Schedule is rather funky, I just wish they'd lay it out in a traditional view…. So I've stripped out all that fancy playlist/extra information and here is the raw set time and band listing:

Tuesday, March 13 (Night) • The Syndicate's Conflict of Interest 8 PM Oberhofer 9 PM Incan Abraham 10 PM Little Hurricane 11 PM Miniature Tigers 12 AM Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr. 1 AM Delta Spirit	Wednesday, March 14 (Day) • My Old Kentucky Blog & Song, by Toad 1 PM Brown Brogues 2 PM Jonathan Meiburg 3 PM The Twilight Sad 4 PM Micah P. Hinson 5 PM Big Deal 6 PM Blitzen Trapper	Wednesday, March 14 (Night) • Hype Machine & Feed the Beat 10 PM Friends 11 PM Pond 12 AM Miike Snow 1:15 AM Madeon 3 AM Penguin Prison	Thursday, March 15 (Day) • Aquarium Drunkard 1 PM Nick Waterhouse … 2 PM Lee Fields … 3 PM Youth Lagoon 3:45 PM Bass Drum Of Death 4:30 PM Futurebirds 5:15 PM Alabama Shakes 6:15 PM Bleached 6:45 PM Father John Misty Thursday, March 15 (Night) • Gorilla vs. Bear & Yours Truly 10 PM THEESatisfaction 11 PM Korallreven 12 AM Jimmy Cliff 1 AM Kindness 3 AM Jacques Greene
Friday, March 16 (Day) • No Modest Bear & Cream Team 1 PM Young Man 2 PM Caged Animals 3 PM Jonquil 4 PM Blouse 5 PM Korallreven 6 PM Taken By Trees	Friday, March 16 (Night) • I Guess I'm Floating 10 PM Caveman 11 PM White Rabbits 12 AM Lower Dens 1 AM Neon Indian 3 AM Star Slinger	Saturday, March 17 (Day) • Nialler9 1 PM Mmoths 2 PM New Look 3 PM Body Language 4 PM Niki & The Dove 4:30 PM New Build (DJ Set) 5 PM Clock Opera 6 PM Tennis	Saturday, March 17 (Night) • Hype Machine & Feed the Beat 10 PM Fanfarlo 11 PM Best Coast 12 AM Wavves 1 AM XV 2 AM Chiddy Bang 3 AM The Knocks

TUNEIN tunein.com There is a need for people not attending SXSW to get the latest updates and live streams. Tunein is a free service that will be broadcasting SXSW shows. I did go to the website and was rather confused at where to go. However, according to their blog, there is an app you can download and all you need to do is search "SXSW". Full listing shows M. Ward, Howler (from Minneapolis!), Nada Surf, Alabama Shakes, Andrew Bird, Sharon Van Etten, Magnetic Fields, Yellow Ostrich, Of Monsters and Men (from Iceland!), Blitzen Trapper, and "the boss" Bruce Springsteen.

FADER FORT thefader.com The Fader Fort is back SXSW, taking place March 14-17, 2012. Santigold, all four members of the Black Hippy collective and Zola Jesus will perform. More performers will be announced next week, I'm sure announcements will be made via @thefader. You can watch it all live at fuse.tv/thefaderfort The FADER FORT Presented by Converse is made possible this year by Nokia, Bushmills Irish Honey, vitaminwater, Beats by Dre, Votiv, Roberta's Pizza, Stumptown Coffee Roasters, SiriusXMU and Southwest Airlines.

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SXSW 2012 Preview, Part 2

Read More SXSW The massive music+interactive+movies festival drew over 2,000 plus bands in the area. This year is supposed to be the "biggest yet".

SXSW starts on March 9th, but the music portion doesn't actually kick in until March 14th. Anyway, this will be the last preview of SXSW 2012, considering that I'm about to die from all the SXSW spam I am getting. Hopefully Dan and Brody will be doing some coverage for us. If you would like to send us updates, let me know, I'm more than happy to republish any shows you attend.

Most of these announcements have already been published on news.weheartmusic.com, so head there for even more press releases and announcements.

UNDER THE RADAR
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This Under the Radar Magazine SXSW showcase looks like a lot of fun. If I were going, I would totally see Love Language, Chairlift, and La Sera. All three shows are at Flamingo Cantina at 6th and Red River, with PRS Guitars co-sponsoring all three days.

More details on news.weheartmusic.com.

Set times:

Wednesday, March 14th: 5:00 PM: The Drums 4:05 PM: The Love Language 3:15 PM: Reggie Watts 2:25 PM: Hooray for Earth 1:35 PM: Niki & The Dove 12:45 PM: Trust 12:00 PM: Body Language

Thursday, March 15th: 5:00 PM: Chairlift 4:05 PM: Bear in Heaven 3:15 PM: Taken By Trees 2:25 PM: Zambri 1:35 PM: Com Truise 12:45 PM: Slow Club 12:00 PM: Choir of Young Believers

Friday, March 16th: 4:50 PM: of Montreal performing The Sunlandic Twins 4:00 PM: Youth Lagoon 3:10 PM: La Sera 2:20 PM: Deerhoof 1:30 PM: Cymbals Eat Guitars 12:45 PM: Lost in the Trees 12:00 PM: Django Django

La Sera

La Sera: Never Come Around Discography [Nov 2010] Never Come Around [Jan 2011] Devils Hearts Grow Gold [Feb 2011] La Sera

Since I have been enjoying what I've heard from Vivian Girls, I was rather excited to find out that their bassist, Katy Goodman, is involved in another project, La Sera. Compared to a more indierock/punkish Vivian Girls, you can tell that La Sera's self-titled album isn't going to be all that aggressive, especially with its opening track, "Beating Heart", as Goodman slowly sings "aim for the heart" as if she's from the other side.

My favorite track off the record is "Never Come Around", I've a sneaking suspicion that this song will make it in our next podcast. The song sounds so familiar to me, especially the melodies. The song was the very first song that Goodman put out under the La Sera moniker.

I find that most of the record plays out to be like a dreampop record, sometime even twee (see "Sleeptalking" for example).

If you ever enjoyed songs by Tiger Trap or 4AD bands (particularly the ones with the ethereal girl vocals), you'll love La Sera. Like more produced bands like Cocteau Twins, La Sera's approach is similar in that the songs seems to be mostly mixed in post (with layers of vocals and backing vocals). It should be interesting to see her live, to see how she manages some of these songs.*

La Sera's self-titled album comes out February 15^th via Hardly Art Records. I've listed her tour dates below, if she's not coming to your town, I suggest looking up Vivian Girls' tour dates.

* To see her live, check out La Sera's appearance at Room 205.

02.11.11 - Berlin, Germany - Monarch 02.12.11 - Cologne, Germany - King Georg 02.15.11 - Dijon, France - La Vapeur 02.16.11 - Lyon, France - Sonic 02.18.11 - Paris, France - Club Folamour 02.19.11 - Bristol, UK - Start the Bus 02.20.11 - London, UK - The Lexington 03.02.11 - New York, NY - Bowery Ballroom ! 03.03.11 - Brooklyn, NY - Bell House ! 03.04.11 - Philadelphia, PA - Johnny Brenda's !		03.05.11 - Washington, DC - Rock and Roll Hotel ! 03.07.11 - Chapel Hill, NC - Local 506 ! 03.08.11 - Asheville, NC - The Grey Eagle ! 03.10.11 - Nashville, TN - The Basement ! 03.11.11 - Atlanta, GA - The Earl ! 03.12.11 - Orlando, FL - The Social ^ ! 03.13.11 - Tampa, FL - The Orpheum ^ ! 03.15.11 - New Orleans, LA - The Parish @ HOB ! ! - w/ Tennis ^ - w/ Dum Dum Girls

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