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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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Three Days Grace/Shinedown at Target Center (02/05/13)

Tour Dates 02/06 Green Bay, WI Resch Center 02/08 Nashville TN Bridgestone Arena 02/09 Huntington, WV Big Sandy Superstore 02/10 Knoxville, TN Knoxville Civic Auditorium 02/12 Saginaw, MI DOW Events Center 02/13 Battle Creek, MI Kellogg Arena 02/15 Ft. Wayne, IN Allen Co War Memorial 02/16 Lexington, KY Rupp Arena 02/17 Reading, PA Sovereign Center 02/19 Baltimore, MD 1st Mariner Arena 02/20 Lowell, MA Tsongas Center 03/09 Orlando, FL Amway Center 03/11 Estero, FL Germain Arena 03/12 Savannah, GA Savannah Civic Center 03/14 Pensacola, FL Pensacola Civic Center 03/15 Jackson, MS Mississippi Coliseum 03/16 North Little Rock, AR Verizon Arena 03/18 Baton Rouge, LA Baton Rouge River Center 03/19 Belton, TX Bell County Expo Center 03/21 Oklahoma City, OK Chesapeake Energy 03/22 Lubbock, TX Lonestar Event Center 03/23 Wichita, KS INTRUST Bank Arena 03/25 Broomfield, CO 1st Bank Center 03/26 Lincoln, NE Pershing Center 03/28 Sioux City, IA Tyson Events Center 03/29 La Crosse, WI La Crosse Center 03/30 Fargo, ND Fargodome 04/26 Tampa Bay, FL WXTB Rockfest Discography [2003] Three Days Grace [2006] One-X [2009] Life Starts Now [2012] Transit of Venus Listen W♥M168 (5 mins) Read More Three Days Grace Three Days Grace is a Canadian rock band, currently on a massive stadium tour with P.O.D. and Shinedown. Just recently (two weeks ago), lead singer Adam Gontier resigned from the band ...

Shinedown & Three Days Grace (with special guest P.O.D.) are currently on their co-headlining arena tour. They stopped over in Minneapolis' Target Center to rock the stadium.

It was a really good turnout for this school night, considering that there were plenty of young people in the audience. There were older fans as well, so it was a good mixture. Asking around, fans seem ecstatic that all three bands were under one roof… although they seemed confused who was actually headlining. One girl tells me that Three Days Grace was the headliner, while another person said that it was certainly Shinedown that was the heavyweight. The truth is, they're both headlining - each band having over an hour to play a full set (vs P.O.D. who had a very brief showcase of less than 30 minutes and they didn't do a lot of new songs).

SHINEDOWN

I can tell that Shinedown's frontman, Brent Smith, knew how to work the crowd, as he got the crowds pumped up when they launched into "Devour". Even the band's introduction had them playing "in the crowd" (you know, on a stage and with plenty of body guards), which was quite a nice way to introduce the band.

Unfortunately, I felt that their stage theme (a giant circular monitor and a multi-level stage with stairs) wasn't as elaborate as Three Days Grace's setup. 3DG's theme was this post-apocalyptic "Fallout"-style setup, complete with amazing fireball pyrotechnics. Every time they let loose the fire, you can feel the heat - even at the row I was sitting in.

Oddly enough, it seemed to me that Three Days Grace had two intro songs, Rage Against the Machine's "Killing in the Name" and followed by Nancy Sinatra's "Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down)" as they walked on stage.

With four album's worth of material to work with, My Darkest Days' singer Matt Walst (displacing Adam Gontier), had no trouble "kicking ass" throughout their set. They played through all their hits, including the popular "I Hate Everything About You", which had the crowd singing along to the chorus.

Highlight for me was a strange drummer/keyboard and drum solo moment, sandwiched between "The Good Life" and "Misery Loves My Company" - that served as a nice midway break in their set as the rest of the band retired for five minutes while the drummer does his thing.

Three Days Grace & Shinedown, with special guest P.O.D., are all currently on their arena tour. These bands are currently on tour in support of their latest release (P.O.D. 's Murdered Love is out now on Razor & Tie); Shinedown's Amaryllis is out now via Atlantic and Three Days Grace's Transit of Venus is out on RCA Records).

PS, be sure to listen to Harrison and Ben's reaction to Three Days Grace's live performance.

Three Days Grace at Target Center, Minneapolis (02/05/13)

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W♥M167: Past Music Festival?

W♥M167 (49 mins)

Sally and Kristen take over W♥M Radio for a long overdue chat about some of the blasts from the past resurfacing with new songs and tour dates.

- Suede - new song, Barriers.
- Stone Roses - It seems that there are some Americans who don't know who they are. The recent announcement of them headlining the Coachella festival in the US caused a little bit of controversy with a few clueless kids. The Stone Roses are also coming to Australia playing Future Music festival and a whole heap of sold out side shows and aren't we excited??! (Yes).
- Groovin The Moo, W♥M's favourite regional touring festival 2013 line-up announced - Tame Impala, They Might Be Giants, Tegan and Sara, Regurgitator, Alpine, The Bronx, The Kooks, Hungry Kids of Hungary, Frightened Rabbit...
- It was the hottest day in Sydney ever and Evan Dando played in a small (air-conditioned) pub in Newtown for free.
- Pulp has released a "new" song, About You, which really isn't that new at all and Kristen has a theory about how it all went down. Get About You on iTunes.
- David Bowie is releasing a new album and he is also the winner of creepiest film clip of the day. Ball magic and socks down his leotard.

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W♥M166: Winter Shows

W♥M166 (38 mins)

Brody came on W♥M Radio to talk list some Winter shows. Incidentally, I don't go to shows in the Winter, so I'm not attending most of these shows (I don't even have their tour itinerary): The Maccabees, The Cribs, Kasabian, Phoenix (France), Palma Violets, Kooks, Peace, Xx, Kaiser Chiefs (lost a guitarist). The only show I'm attending is The Faint, which is happening tomorrow at First Avenue (December 13th).

Shows Brody wants to go to: Andrew Bird (12/17 at State Theatre), Of Monsters and Men (12/18 at First Ave), Steel Panthers (12/20 at Mill City Nights). … And even more bands on tour, too numerous to mention (Vaccines, Drop Kick Murphy, Muse, Django Django, Alt-J, Ben Howard, The Staves, Mumford and Sons, Peggy Sue).

News discussed: Adele hit Diamond Certification with her 25+ million record sold of 21. Psy's "Gangnam Style" became the #1 video on YouTube. It was so popular, it was covered by Glee, you can read all about that here.

Stars just announced their The North North American tour, you can see all the tour dates and read all about it here on W♥M. Song of the show is "Calendar Girl", from their Set Yourself on Fire 2004 album.

BONUS: Eels are heading out on tour, plus new album Wonderful, Glorious.

02/14 Santa Ana, CA The Observatory 02/15 Los Angeles, CA The Fonda Theatre 02/16 San Francisco, CA The Fillmore 02/18 Portland, OR Aladdin Theater 02/19 Seattle, WA Showbox Theater 02/22 Minneapolis, MN First Avenue 02/23 Chicago, IL Vic Theatre 02/24 Columbus, OH Newport Music Hall 02/25 Toronto, ON Phoenix Concert Theatre 02/26 Montreal, QC Theatre Corona 02/27 Boston, MA Paradise 03/01 New York, NY Webster Hall 03/02 Philadelphia, PA World Café Live 03/03 Washington, DC 9:30 Club 03/04 Carrboro, NC Cat's Cradle 03/05 Atlanta, GA Variety Playhouse 03/07 Dallas, TX Granada Theater 03/08 Houston, TX Warehouse Live Ballroom 03/14 Belfast, Ireland Limelight 03/15 Dublin, Ireland Olympia 03/17 Manchester, UK Academy 03/18 Glasgow, UK O2 Academy

03/19 Leeds, UK O2 Academy 03/21 London, UK O2 Academy 03/23 Bournemouth, UK O2 Academy 03/25 Brighton, UK Dome 03/26 Norwich, UK UEA 03/27 Nottingham, UK Rock City 03/29 Bristol, UK O2 Academy 03/30 Birmingham, UK O2 Academy 04/01 Amsterdam, Holland Paradiso 04/06 Copenhagen, Denmark Grey Hall 04/07 Hamburg, Germany Grosse Freiheit 04/08 Berlin, Germany Astra 04/10 Belgium, Brussels Cirque Royal 04/12 Caen, France Le Cargo 04/14 Salzburg, Austria Republic 04/15 Fribourg, Switzerland Frison 04/16 Zurich, Switzerland Volkshaus 04/18 Milan, Italy Alcatraz 04/19 Graz, Austria Orpheum 04/20 Linz, Austria Posthof 04/21 Vienna, Austria Gasometer 04/22 Munich, Germany Muffathalle 04/24 Paris, France Trianon

Also, Trust and Morrissey.

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W♥M165: Dancing with Cassie

W♥M165 (20 mins)

Things have slowed down here at W♥M because of the holidays and sheer laziness.

While I'm putting things up in nice tidy square cardboard boxes, I've been listening to my "go to" playlist of Belle & Sebastian, God Help the Girl and Baxendale - plus not-so-"go to" video of "Uknowwhatiwant" by Elektrisk Gønner.

I don't think any of these bands actually active (Baxendale broke up years ago). I looked up God Help the Girl and they are filming a new music video this July 2013 and they were looking for someone to allow them to film for three weeks in their "spacious" house. The house has to obviously be in Glasgow, Scotland…

They were also looking for professional and non-professional actors, assuming they are unpaid stand-ins (?).

It should be good, whatever God Help the Girl decide to do should be worth looking into. I love their debut album; I'm getting tired of listening to the one album! More please.

If you stay for the "Bonus Round", it's all Baxendale. Plus randomly: Juliana Hatfield in 1995! I found this used ticket stub to Hatfield at The Fillmore, in San Francisco on June 23rd, 1995.

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W♥M164: Beatles or the Rolling Stones?

W♥M164 (29 mins)

Introducing Jess on W♥M Radio! She's here to help us talk about music news and comment about some of the shows she went to in Los Angeles.

BEATLES AND R.E.M.
Jess fell in love with these bands at a young age and not at all embarrassed about it. Better tastes than me: who fell in love with Information Society, Phil Collins, and Wilson Phillips (this was not discussed).

Personally I love that R.E.M.'s Out of Time-era. I do really love Eponymous and Murmur (which I reviewed the Deluxe Edition).

THE ROLLING STONES
The legendary Rolling Stones formed in 1962, and fifty years later, they are still together. Last month (October), the band played their first gig as a band in five years. And they're just "starting up", with a few other live dates announced this year:

11/25/12 London, United Kingdom The O2 - London
11/29/12 London, United Kingdom The O2 - London
12/08/12 Brooklyn, NY Barclays Center
12/13/12 Newark, NJ Prudential Center
12/15/12 Newark, NJ Prudential Center

In addition to the live dates, their record label ABKCO and Universal Music Group released a three-disc "Greatest Hits" album called GRRR!. The regular edition compiles 50 hit tracks, while a four disc "Super-Deluxe" set will feature 80 tracks. The Super-Deluxe set will also feature Charlie is My Darling, a DVD/Blu-Ray hour-long Rolling Stones road trip documentary and costs $99.99. I believe you can also purchase the DVD/Blu-Ray by itself if the deluxe edition is too rich for your blood.

If you're a hardcore fan and already own all the selected singles, you'd be pleased to note that the new compilation also feature two brand new songs called "Doom and Gloom" and "One More Shot."

We've seen this before with other band reunion, notably The Beach Boys and The Stone Roses - where the band members all hate each other. Will it last long enough for them to enjoy the mad cash or "the music that matters"?

Vaccines: Come of Age

MINER, SAN CISCO, AND VACCINES
Jess was rather impressed by Miner, who played their very first show at the The Echo, Los Angeles (10/23/12). I was rather star struck when I saw that Daisy Betts, actress tweeted the link (she's one of the few women on the submarine.)

It also looks like San Cisco will be opening up for Vaccines! I really love the Vaccines, so this is a match made in heaven.

Vaccines and San Cisco 2013 tour dates:

January 29 Boston, MA Paradise Rock Club
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 Theatre
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 Club
February 11 Denver, CO Bluebird Theater
February 14 Los Angeles, CA The Fonda Theatre
February 15 San Francisco, CA The Fillmore

MOTH AND THE FLAME
Jess attended two The Moth & Flame shows, you can read about her Bootleg Theater, Los Angeles (11/06/12) and listen to her talk about the "industry-event" for The Moth and the Flame at in Los Angeles.

Tame Impala: Lonerism

TAME IMPALA
Tame Impala just played a bunch of sold out shows in America. Jess loves these guys and had the opportunity to see them at The Fonda Theatre in Los Angeles on November 17th. Expect to read all about it soon.

Song of the show is Tame Impala's "Elephant" from their latest LP Lonerism.

BONUS: More R.E.M.

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W♥M162: Henry Rollins

W♥M163: Henry Rollins (20 mins) Read More Henry Rollins Henry Rollins' Capitalism: Live from Washington, DC on Nov. 5th | TakePart TV. Henry Rollins is taking his show on the internet! Watch a LIVE performance from Henry Rollins' Capitalism tour, direct from Washington, DC …

Having already built an audience with Black Flag, Henry Rollins hit it on a different level with The Rollins Band's breakthrough hit song "Liar" on MTV and Beavis & Butthead.

Since then, Rollins has gone on spoken word tour, written over 20 books, acted on movies and television.

Currently, Henry Rollins is on tour for his politically-charged "Capitalism" tour. Tonight on election-eve is his last stop on our nation's capitol city of Washington, DC. You can watch tonight's performance for free on TakePart TV at 8pm EST.

Rollins talked about the fifty capital cities and what he observed from each city. Note: St Paul in Minnesota gets a big thumb up from Rollins who was surprised that "everything's still open!"

We also asked about his involvement with TakePart TV and how he got involved with them.

Interestingly enough, he talks about how strange it is to finally go to his home and sleep in his own bed (since he spends 90% of the year on the road, living in and out of tour buses and rock venues.)

BONUS: Reading books on tour.

Henry Rollins will be performing tonight at the 9:30 Club in Washington, DC. You can tune in and watch it free tonight. More tour dates below:

11-05-12 9:30 Club - Washington, DC 11-08-12 Joe’s Pub - New York, NY 11-09-12 Joe’s Pub - New York, NY 11-10-12 Joe’s Pub - New York, NY 11-12-12 Joe’s Pub - New York, NY 11-13-12 Joe’s Pub - New York, NY 11-15-12 Old Town School of Folk - Chicago, IL 11-16-12 Old Town School of Folk - Chicago, IL 11-17-12 Old Town School of Folk - Chicago, IL 11-19-12 Glenn Gould Studio - Toronto, ON

11-20-12 Glenn Gould Studio - Toronto, ON 11-21-12 Glenn Gould Studio - Toronto, ON 11-22-12 Yoshi’s - San Francisco, CA 11-23-12 Yoshi’s - San Francisco, CA 11-25-12 Yoshi’s - San Francisco, CA 11-27-12 Largo - Los Angeles, CA 11-28-12 Largo - Los Angeles, CA 11-29-12 Largo - Los Angeles, CA 11-30-12 Largo - Los Angeles, CA 12-01-12 Largo - Los Angeles, CA 12-14-12 Fitzgerald Theater - Saint Paul, MN

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W♥M162: Golden Plains and Laneway Festival

W♥M162 (36 mins)

Sally is back on W♥M Radio.

Day Ravies at Chalk-Horse Gallery, Sydney (11/03/12) photo by Kristen

Sally is hung over from seeing A Popfrenzy Spring Delight at the Chalk-Horse Gallery in Sydney (11/03/12). Featuring three bands: Day Ravies, Camperdown & Out, and the difficult to google Songs.

Vu caught some Australian bands in the USA, they were here for CMJ and decided to play some dates in America. Gold Fields were seen at Nether Bar, Minneapolis (10/13) and 7th Street Entry, Minneapolis (10/27).

We also covered San Cisco at Turf Club, St Paul (10/21) and Echo, Los Angeles (10/23).

A couple of Australian Festivals coming up:

Laneway Festival
lanewayfestival.com.au
February 2nd, 2013 in Sydney

Scheduled to appear:

Alpine - Alt J - Bat For Lashes - Chet Faker - Cloud Nothings - Divine Fits - El-P - Flume - Henry Wagons & The Unwelcome Company - High Highs - Holy Other - Japandroids - Jessie Ware - Julia Holter - Kings Of Convenience - The Men - Ms Mr - The Neighbourhood - Nicolas Jaar - Nite Jewel - Of Monsters And Men - Perfume Genius - Polica - Pond - Real Estate - The Rubens - Shlohmo - Snakadaktal - Twerps - Yeasayer

Golden Plains
goldenplains.com.au
March 9-11, 2013

Scheduled to appear:

Cat Power, Dinosaur Jr, Tallest Man On Earth, George Clinton and Parliament Funkadelic, The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion, Purity Ring, Flume, Julio Bashmore, Moodymann, The Mark Of Cain, Toro Y Moi, Wild Nothing, Psarantonis, Naysayer and Gilsun, Six Ft Hick, Mulatu Astatke, Melbourne Ska Orchestra, Client Liaison, Dick Diver, Keb Darge, Bushwalking, Opossom, Chris Russell’s Chicken Walk, Barry Dickins, No Zu, Zanzibar Chanel, Silence Wedge, Silence Is Golden, Post Percy, Redd Kross

Song of the show is Guided By Voices' "Game of Pricks." There will be a Guided By Voices tribute show at the PBC this November 23rd, 2012.

Some details from Facebook:

What began many moons ago as a joke name for a tribute band has recently developed into the perfect way to spend an evening at our favourite bowlo/community club, the PBC!! For those unfamiliar with the work of Dayton, Ohio band Guided By Voices, needless to say there is plenty of evidence on You Tube, but for now I'll just concur with White House Press Secretary Jay Carney by saying Guided By Voices is the greatest rock and roll band of the modern era, in my humble opinion. Myself and a bunch of mates will be playing a couple of sets of GBV classics, with the evening to be opened by local songsmith Tom Warren in his solo guise as Telepathetic. More details as they come to light...the setlists, however, will remain a closely guarded secret until performance. Feel free to post suggestions below though!

BONUS: Opossums and (North American) possums explained!

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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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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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