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KMFDepecheMode

Read More KMFDM The 1990s--particularly the mid-'90s--were the Golden Age of Industrial Music. Nine Inch Nails was registering industrial on the pop-music charts with Pretty Hate Machine and its more …

KMFDM
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KMFDM was formed back in 1984. Though the band has been through a few different lineup changes, but KMFDM is still the Kings of Industrial Rock.

There is something about the German heavy beats that gives it a pulse. I was first introduced to Industrial music not by the music itself but from the graphic design of it. When the cool goth kids didn't wear their Bauhaus shirts they had on an iconic KMFDM shirt.

Though this was back then you found out about bands, not through streaming services, but by the different band shirts you'll see at a concert. Because heaven forbid you wear the actual band shirt of the band playing that night (although there are a few exceptions like Morrissey where you wear your old tour shirt as a badge of honor.)

Take into account that many bands come and go, but KMFDM is still around.... their legacy of Industrial Rock from 1984 to 2014 shows that they are doing something right. I haven't had a chance to see KMFDM, and was excited to hear that they are touring.

This is one of those bands that I always wanted to see, but as time goes on I tell myself, "I'll see them next time they come around." Not this time though, this time I have to see them. My album cover obsessed teenage self is kicking my middle-aged self.

KMFDM's North American tour officially kicks off March 8th, in support of their latest album, Kunst, released February 26th, 2013, via Metropolis Records.

Mar 08 Star Theater Portland, OR Mar 09 Independent San Francisco, CA Mar 10 Fonda Theatre Hollywood, CA Mar 11 Observatory Santa Ana, CA Mar 12 Crescent Ballroom Phoenix, AZ Mar 14 Backstage Live San Antonio, TX Mar 15 Trees Dallas, TX Mar 16 Varsity Theatre Baton Rouge, LA Mar 17 Variety Playhouse Atlanta, GA Mar 18 State Theatre Falls Church, VA Mar 19 Trocadero Theatre Philadelphia, PA

Mar 20 Paradise Rock Club Boston, MA Mar 21 Irving Plaza New York, NY Mar 22 Mr. Smalls Theatre Millvale, PA Mar 23 House of Blues Chicago Chicago, IL Mar 24 Shank Hall Milwaukee, WI Mar 25 First Avenue Minneapolis, MN Mar 26 The Waiting Room Lounge Omaha, NE Mar 27 The Summit Music Hall Denver, CO Mar 28 The Depot Salt Lake City, UT Mar 29 Knitting Factory Boise, ID Mar 30 Showbox SODO Seattle, WA

DEPECHE MODE
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Depeche Mode, for the first time, announced that they will appear at this year's South by Southwest (SXSW) in Austin, Texas. This really indicates just how popular SXSW has gotten.

Anyway, Depeche Mode will appear on Wednesday, March 13th at 5pm at the Austin Convention Center. It is a "discussion" to be moderated by Jason Bentley (Music Director of KCRW in Los Angeles). Martin Gore, Dave Gahan and Andy Fletcher, will be discussing their new album, Delta Machine, which I've previously mentioned is coming out March 26th via Columbia Records.

Can't make it to SXSW (like me?), stay tuned for a North American tour announcement soon!

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Music For Little Green Cars

LITTLE GREEN CARS
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New band Little Green Cars heads out on a first U.S. headlining tour this spring and plays the 7th St. Entry on April 1.

This Dublin-based quintet, currently riding high on the single The John Wayne, counts Gary Lightbody of Snow Patrol amongst their biggest fans.

Recently signed to Glassnote/Island, they smartly hired producer Markus Dravs (Mumford and Sons, Coldplay, Arcade Fire, Bjork) to helm their first full length, Absolute Zero (out March 26 in the US) and are somewhat road-tested already, after stints opening for The Antlers and Jake Bugg.

These up-and-comers are a live show to catch for any fan of Irish country tinged rock, Band of Horses, The Lumineers, and Band of Horses, and before they blow up after two upcoming weekends at Coachella.

NORTH AMERICAN TOUR DATES:

03/17/13 Atlanta, GA Vinyl/Center 03/18/13 Chapel Hill, NC Local 506 03/19/13 Norfolk, VA Jewish Mother 03/20/13 Washington, DC DC9 03/21/13 Philadelphia, PA Johnny Brenda's 03/22/13 Pawtucket, RI The Met 03/23/13 Cambridge, MA The Sinclair 03/26/13 Brooklyn, NY Music Hall … 03/27/13 Montreal, QC Il Motore 03/28/13 Toronto, ON The Drake Hotel 03/30/13 Columbus, OH Lifestyle Comm.

03/31/13 Chicago, IL Schuba's Tavern 04/01/13 Minneapolis, MN 7th Street Entry 04/03/13 Denver, CO Walnut Room 04/05/13 Salt Lake City, UT State Room 04/07/13 Vancouver, BC Media Club 04/08/13 Seattle, WA Neumos Crystal 04/09/13 Portland, OR Doug Fir Lounge 04/11/13 San Francisco, CA The Chapel 04/14/13 Indio, CA Coachella 2013 04/16/13 Phoenix, AZ Rhythm Room 04/21/13 Indio, CA Coachella 2013

THE 1975
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It's that time of year again: SXSW. Of and around this time of year (March), we get a massive influx of British bands in the States. That's really a benefit to everyone involved because the UK bands usually do a mini-USA tour or side shows. Expect to see more UK bands in the States (and expect us to cover many of them as possible).

Manchester's The 1975 is heading out on the road for their new EP, Music For Cars (out March 4th on Dirty Hit). Expect the band to return to the studios after the US tour to finalize a debut album, co-produced by the band and the award-winning Mike Crossey (Arctic Monkeys, Foals).

Tickets can be purchased at artistticket.com.

Tour dates:

02/18/13 - London - Borderline 03/12/13 - Austin, TX - SXSW 03/20/13 - Chicago, IL - Subterranean 03/22/13 - Pittsburgh, PA - 6119 03/23/13 - Rochester, NY - Bug Jar 03/25/13 - Albany, NY - WEXQ-Miller Light 03/27/13 - New York, NY - Mercury Lounge 03/28/13 - Philadelphia, PA - Kung Fu Necktie

03/30/13 - Washington, DC - DC9 03/31/13 - Norfolk, VA - 69X Spring Fling 05/22/13 - Newcastle - Northumbria University 05/23/13 - Sheffield - Queens Social Club 05/27/13 - Glasgow - Oran Mor 05/28/13 - Birmingham - HMV Institute Library 05/29/13 - London - Heaven 05/31/13 - Portsmouth - Wedgewood Rooms

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Tame Impala: Lonerism

Discography [2010] Innerspeaker [2012] Lonerism Read More Tame Impala Crescive crowds gather in anticipation for Tame Impala, the experimental rock band who’s known for bringing back old-school illustrious studio sounds. This psychedelic five piece (onstage) emerged from Perth, Australia ...

Tame Impala is touring the U.S. again in support of their album, Lonerism. Kevin and crew have definitely crafted a piece of art. Loud, incredibly groovy and hypnotizing; this record is a sure indicator that if you go see them live, you will have a good time. Their growth is evident through their album’s use of ambient sounds, samples, drum machines, synths, collaborative songwriting amongst members, and the use of Dave Fridmann’s talents. Last time they were in Minneapolis, they played at the 7th St. Entry; Mainly to a small crowd of devoted fans. I believe that this time it may be different. I expect a bigger and more diverse crowd this year since they’re playing First Avenue’s mainroom; especially because they got a lot of attention from the critics for Innerspeaker. They also ended at the top of the lists for Lonerism, receiving an 88/100 from Metacritic and at least 4 stars from most of the big critics out there. (Spin, Pitchfork, NME, etc.) There’s been a lot of talk on sites such as reddit.com about Tame Impala and I’ve heard a lot of their songs played in retail stores.

At weheartmusic we are big fans of Tame Impala. Fellow writer Jess saw them at the Fonda in L.A.. As Jess said, “I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, these guys, on the record and live, sound like you’re sitting amongst a Beatles-like Revolver studio session. Kevin’s vocals are as if he’s singing from a mountaintop, and the heavy guitars and organs make you feel like you can climb that mountain alongside him. Jay Watson shakes his impressive hair around as he keeps up the infectious rhythm on drums, and Dominic Simper is more than impressive on bass.. . . . I have a feeling they will forever receive a warm welcome from any American city they chose to hypnotize from here on out. "

TAME IMPALA US TOUR DATES

02/19/13 - Terminal 5 - New York, NY 02/20/13 - 9:30 Club - Washington, DC 02/21/13 - Cat’s Cradle - Carrboro, NC 02/22/13 - The Orange Peel - Asheville, NC 02/23/13 - The Georgia Theater - Athens, GA 02/25/13 - Fitzgerald’s - Houston, TX 02/26/13 - Stubb’s Waller Creek - Austin, TX 02/27/13 - Granada Theater - Dallas, TX 02/28/13 - Cain’s Ballroom - Tulsa, OK

03/02/13 - Headliner’s Music Hall - Louisville, KY 03/03/13 - Turner Hall Ballroom - Milwaukee, WI 03/04/13 - First Avenue - Minneapolis, MN 03/06/13 - Vic Theater - Chicago, IL 03/07/13 - St. Andrews Hall - Detroit, MI 03/08/13 - Newport Music Hall - Columbus, OH 03/09/13 - Kool Haus - Toronto, ON 03/11/13 - Corona Theater - Montreal, QC 03/12/13 - House Of Blues - Boston, MA

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BoDeans

Here's a blast from the past: BoDeans.

This heartland/roots rock band formed in Wisconsin in the early 80s. By the 90s, they had several top 40 hits mainstream and adult contemporary hits.

BoDeans are currently on tour for their latest release, American Made, which just came out last month (June 12th).

The band is currently on tour to promote the album, so expect them to play their songs about the beauty of the night in "All the World" and other struggles of a blue-collar Midwesterner from the new album, plus their early hits: "Only Love", "Good Things", or "Closer to Free."

I will be covering them for July 28th, at the Minnesota Zoo in Apple Valley. I don't normally go outside of Minneapolis for shows, but this looks like a lot of fun. We are also covering Bouncing Souls (First Avenue) and Best Coast (Cedar Cultural Center), also on July 28th, so hopefully it will all work out.

Tour dates below:

Jul 19 The Hub Cedar Falls, IA Jul 20 Ravinia Highland Park, IL Jul 21 The Old Rock House St Louis, MO Jul 22 Knuckleheads Saloon Kansas City, MO Jul 25 The Waiting Room Omaha, NE Jul 26 Majestic Theatre Madison Madison, WI Jul 27 Subway Music in The Zoo Apple Valley, MN Jul 28 Minnesota Zoo Amph Apple Valley, MN Jul 29 The Castle Theatre Bloomington, IL Aug 01 Hi Tone Memphis, TN Aug 03 Granada Theater Dallas, TX Aug 04 Nutty Brown Cafe & Amph Austin, TX Aug 09 City Winery New York, NY Aug 11 Downtown Block Party Hampton, VA Aug 15 REDSTONE ROOM Davenport, IA Aug 16 Waterfest at Riverside Park Oshkosh, WI

Aug 17 Vetter Stone Amphitheater Mankato, MN Aug 19 Bluebird Nightclub Bloomington, IN Aug 22 Acorn Theater Three Oaks, MI Aug 23 Magic Bag Ferndale, MI Aug 24 Headliners Music Hall Louisville, KY Aug 25 The Rex Theater Pittsburgh, PA Aug 26 World Cafe Live Philadelphia, PA Sep 26 Ram's Head On Stage Annapolis, MD Sep 27 Ram's Head On Stage Annapolis, MD Sep 28 Birchmere Alexandria, VA Sep 29 Bearsville Theatre Woodstock, NY Oct 02 Whitaker Center Harrisburg, PA Oct 03 World Cafe Live at Queen Wilmington, DE Oct 04 Tupelo Music Hall Londonderry, NH Oct 05 Showcase Live Foxboro, MA Oct 06 Infinity Hall Norfolk, CT

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Céu's Caravana Sereia Bloom Tour

Céu will be touring the US again in 2012. As usual, The Dakota Jazz Club will be welcoming the beautiful Brazilian back in Minneapolis, and yes, we will be covering her show. Be sure to read our previous Céu articles. The tour will be for her recently released album, Caravana Sereia Bloom, which just came out via Six Degrees Records. Dave thinks that Céu is maturing as an artist, and noted that she is inspired by jazz greats Billy Holiday and Ella Fitzgerald, but not dismissing current musicians like Lauren Hill and Erykah Badu. Her official North American tour dates are as follow: June 9 - Princeton, NJ - Pettoranello Gardens Amphitheater June 10 - New York, NY - Highline Ballroom June 12 - Washington, DC - 6th & I Historic Synagogue June 14 - Chicago, IL - Double Door June 15 - Dakota Jazz Club - Minneapolis, MN June 17- Denver, CO - Bluebird Theater June 19 - Phoenix, AZ - Musical Instrument Museum June 20 - Solana Beach, CA - Belly Up Tavern June 21- Los Angeles, CA - El Rey Theatre June 22 - San Francisco, CA - Herbst Theatre (SF Jazz) June 25 - Seattle, WA - The Triple Door June 26 - Vancouver, BC - Rio Theatre June 28 - Allston, MA - Brighton Music Hall June 30 - Montreal, QB – Club Soda (Montreal Jazz Fest)

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Touring through Minneapolis

Here are a few bands that Lara and I are covering live (pending weather and good fortune, of course).

GABE DIXON
gabedixon.com

The last time I heard about Gabe Dixon, it was for his 2008 album, and as "The Gabe Dixon Band". I guess he dropped the "band" title and his latest, One Spark was released is as a solo artist last August.

The album is described as "a powerful collection of masterful songwriting and performance" and "Dixon's voice is amazing".

Lara will be seeing Dixon at the 400 Bar in Minneapolis, I am hoping she will spot co-songwriter Dan "Semisonic" Wilson.

Here is the rest of his tour dates:

01/11/12 Milwaukee, WI @ Shank Hall 01/12/12 Minneapolis, MN @ 400 Bar 01/13/12 Ames, IA @ The Maintenance Shop 01/14/12 St. Louis, MO @ Plush 01/16/12 Lawrence, KS @ The Bottleneck 01/17/12 Norman, OK @ Opolis 01/18/12 Dallas, TX @ House of Blues 01/19/12 Austin, TX @ Stubb’s 01/20/12 Houston, TX @ Fitzgerald’s Downstairs 01/21/12 Baton Rouge, LA @ Spanish Moon 01/23/12 Tampa, FL @ The Orpheum

01/24/12 Orlando, FL @ Backbooth 01/25/12 Jacksonville, FL @ Jack Rabbits 01/26/12 Atlanta, GA @ Vinyl 01/27/12 W Columbia, SC @ N Brookland Tavern 01/28/12 Raleigh, NC @ Pour House Music 01/29/12 Charlotte, NC @ The Evening Muse 01/30/12 Vienna, VA @ Jammin’ Java 01/31/12 Philadelphia, PA @ World Cafe Live 02/01/12 New York, NY @ Joe’s Pub 02/02/12 Hamden, CT @ The Space 02/03/12 Cambridge, MA @ T.T. The Bear’s Place

PS, there are a few other bands on 400 Bar's calendar that should interest us: The Envy Corps / Usonia / Skypiper / Aluoma/Blackbird Darlings on January 13th, Cursive / Cymbals Eat Guitars / Conduits on March 23rd, The Wedding Present / Jet Age / Pinky Piglets (Toquiwa) on March 28th. Since I did see and had a great time with The Wedding Present in 2010, I am looking forward to seeing them again in 2012.

BLACK BOX REVELATION
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I last saw Black Box Revelation last December, and already they are back in town with ... JANE'S ADDICTION! What a weird coupling. The fact that Jane's Addiction is pretty popular, I probably won't get to see BBR this time around. But I liked them enough to mention their new tour dates:

Feb 22 - The Pageant - St Louis, MO
Feb 24 - The Fillmore - Detroit, MI
Feb 25 - LC Pavilion - Columbus, OH
Feb 27 - Massey Hall - Toronto, ON
Feb 29 - Auditorium Theatre - Rochester, NY
March 2 - The Palace Theater - Albany, NY
March 3 - State Theater - Portland, ME
March 4 - The Paramount - Long Island, NY
March 6 - Wellmont Theater - Wellmont, NJ
March 7 - Palace Theater - Waterbury, CT
March 13 - Tabernacle - Atlanta, GA
March 15 - Hard Rock - Tulsa, OK
March 16 - Uptown Theater - Kansas City, MO
March 17 - Adler Theater - Davenport, IA
March 19 - TBA - Minneapolis, MN
March 21- Devos - Grand Rapids, MI
March 23 - Eagles Ballroom - Milwaukee, WI

VERONICA FALLS
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I wonder if Veronica Falls stole their name from the teen-detective Veronica Mars? Lara doesn't like their name, but she thought their music is "very Pitchfork-tastic". Which is why I volunteered her to attend their Minneapolis show at 7th Street Entry on February 17th.

Here are all of their US 2012 tour dates below:

02/08 - Black Cat - Washington, DC
02/09 - Music Hall of Williamsburg - Brooklyn, NY
02/10 - Voyeur Nightclub - Philadelphia, PA
02/11 - Radio - Somerville, MA
02/13 - Belmont - Montreal, Canada
02/14 - The Garrison - Toronto, Canada
02/16 - The Empty Bottle - Chicago, IL
02/17 - 7th St. Entry - Minneapolis, MN*
02/20 - The Media Club - Vancouver, Canada*
02/21 - Tractor Tavern - Seattle, WA*
02/22 - Doug Fir Lounge - Portland, OR*
02/25 - Bootleg Theater - Los Angeles, CA*
02/27 - Casbah - San Diego, CA*

*with Bleached

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K Tours

Read More K Records K remains one of the most interesting and diverse record label out of Olympia, Washington. It's no wonder that I love K and so does Kurt Cobain (who had a tattoo of the K shield).

You know I love K Records, so here are a kouple of K tours:

TENDER FOREVER
myspace.com/tenderforever

I briefly mentioned Melanie "Tender Forever" Valera (the email came in as we were recording our podcast), so you may, or may not, hear her on the podcast - to be out tomorrow.

In the meantime, I thought I'd let you know that she has a new EP called Where Are We From, to come out December 6th on K Records. I have not had the chance to listen to the new songs, and if it's anything like her previous releases, I am sure I will enjoy it. Judging a book by its cover, I would say it looks very naughty? Or illusionary? I'll find out soon enough...

If you live in Cali, see her in person:

11/11/11 - Arcata, CA @ Green House
11/12/11 - Chico, CA @ Cafe Flo
11/13/11 - Sacramento, CA @
11/15/11 - San Francisco, CA @ El Rio
11/16/11 - Oakland, CA @ East Nile
11/17/11 Isla Vista, CA @ Biko Garage

CALVIN JOHNSON
www.krecs.com

K Records owner, Calvin "Selector Dub Narcotic" Johnson, will be heading out on tour this fall, doing all-ages shows. I guess it's no big deal once you've turn 21, but for all the youngsters out there: this is great news.

Nov. 13, 2011 - L.A., Ca. @ The Smell
Nov. 14, 2011 - San Luis Obispo, Ca. @ Kreuzberg Café
Nov. 16, 2011 - Santa Cruz, Ca. @ Pioneer Street
Nov. 17, 2011 - Oakland, CA. @ LoBot
Nov. 18, 2011 - Sacramento, Ca. @ Bows & Arrows Collective
Nov. 19, 2011 - Chico, Ca. @ Rayray Gallery
Nov. 20, 2011 - Corvallis, Ore. @ Interzone,
Nov. 21, 2011 - Portland, Ore. @ House of Preblon

CHRISTMAS
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The impossible to google Christmas band (the one with Emily Beanblossom) is on tour:

11/12/11 Philadelphia, PA Little Bar
11/13/11 Washington, DC Comet Ping Pong
11/16/11 Boston, MA Muthership
11/17/11 Brooklyn, NY Legion Bar

From the looks of things, it seems their LP is sold out, but you can still grab their Namiot 7".

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Tour: Minneapolis

Here are a few bands that's coming through Minneapolis. Unfortunately, I can only attend shows on Saturday. The hours I'm working doesn't exactly work out, but hopefully that will all change when the snow hit the ground (in which I'll just hibernate). Stepping in my place is Oscar and Lara, so good luck to you two!

THE RAPTURE
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New York's dance-punk band, The Rapture, is back with their third album, In the Grace of Your Love, released September 2nd, via Death From Abroad Records (DFA).

Their tour starts next week in Massachusetts, and ending in Philadelphia. Oscar will be covering their show in Minneapolis, full tour details below.

9/22 – Boston, MA – Royale 9/23 – New York, NY – Webster Hall 9/24 – Baltimore, MD – Sonar 9/25 – Washington, DC – U Street Music Hall 9/27 – Columbus, OH - Park Street Patio 9/28 – Chicago, IL – Metro 9/29 – Minneapolis, MN – The Varsity 10/1 – Denver, CO – Marquis Theater 10/3 – Scottsdale, AZ – Martini Ranch 10/4 – San Diego, CA – Belly Up 10/6 – Los Angeles, CA – The Music Box		10/7 – Pomona, CA – Glasshouse 10/8 – San Francisco, CA – The Sound Factory 10/10 – El Paso, TX – Club 101 10/11 – Dallas, TX – Granada Theater 10/12 – Austin, TX – La Zona Rosa 10/13 – Houston, TX – Warehouse Live 10/17 – Miami, FL – Grand Central 10/18 – Orlando, FL – The Beacham Theatre 10/19 – Atlanta, GA – Masquerade 10/21 – Philadelphia, PA – Making Time @ Voyeur

TORO Y MOI
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It's hard to believe that Chazwick Bundick, aka Toro Y Moi (Toro and I), only has two albums under his belt. It seems last year, the dude was blowing up all over the world, including amazing festival slots through Australia, etc.

He isn't slowing down either, in fact, he is releasing a new EP called Freaking Out tomorrow, Tuesday, September 13th, via Carpark Records.

If you want to preview the EP, you can hear the lead song, "All Alone" at SPIN.com.

09/12 Philadelphia, PA First Unitarian Church *# 09/14 New York, NY Webster Hall *% 09/16 Boston, MA Paradise Rock Club *% 09/17 Montreal, PQ Le National *% 09/18 Toronto, ONT Opera House *% 09/19 Detroit, MI Majestic Theatre *% 09/20 Bloomington, IN The Bishop *% 09/22 Champaign, IL Pygmalion Music Festival *% 09/23 Cincinnati, OH Midpoint Music Festival *% 09/24 Chicago, IL Lincoln Hall *% 09/25 Minneapolis, MN Triple Rock *% 09/29 Vancouver, BC Venue *$ 09/30 Portland, OR Branx *$ 10/01 San Francisco, CA Great American Music Hall *$ 10/02 San Francisco, CA Great American Music Hall *$ 10/03 Los Angeles, CA El Rey Theater *$		10/06 El Paso, TX Lowbrow Palace *$ 10/07 Dallas, TX Club Dada *$ 10/08 Austin, TX Mohawk *$ 10/09 Houston, TX Fitzgerald's *$ 10/10 New Orleans, LA One Eyed Jacks *$ 10/11 Tallahassee, FL Club Downunder *$ 10/13 Birmingham, AL Bottletree *$ 10/14 Atlanta GA, Masquerade *$ 10/15 West Columbia SC New Brookland Tavern *$ 10/28 Asheville NC Moog Fest * = w/ Unknown Mortal Orchestra # = w/ Coma Cinema % = w/ Ava Luna $ = w/ Bass Drum of Death

APRIL SMITH
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April is coming to Minneapolis in October... that's April Smith.

What's more interesting is that Henry Wolfe will also be playing. I haven't heard of either bands, but I was told that Mister Wolfe has a famous mother, and after Lara checked into this, she's agreed to review the show for us. Wolfe's mother, you are wondering? Meryl Streep. Boom, now ya heard.

Tour dates below:

09/17 Lesley College - MCKenna Student Center Cambridge, MA
10/02 400 Bar - Minneapolis, MN
10/05 The Filling Station- Bozeman, MT
10/06 Panida Theater - Sandpoint, ID
10/07 Bing Crosby Theater - Spokane, WA

IDIOT GLEE
myspace.com/idiotglee

I get the impression that Idiot Glee isn't a fan of the television show Glee. I'm trying to get Andrew to cover this band, he lives like two streets from the Cause... but it probably won't work out.

Anyway, Idiot Glee, a band that NME calls "One of the best voices around in 2010", is starting their tour next week for his new album, Paddywhack.

Paddywhack... Is it just me, or do you start saying "give a dog a bone, this old man came rolling home" immediately?

9/16 - DAAC - Grand Rapids, MI 9/17 - Cataracts Music Festival - Indianapolis, IN 9/18 - Beauty Bar - Chicago, IL 9/19 - The Cause - Minneapolis, MN 9/22 - Zoo City Apparel - Missoula, MT 9/23 - The Josephine - Seattle, WA 9/24 - Waldorf Hotel - Vancouver, BC 9/25 - Mississippi Studios - Portland, OR		9/27 - Hemlock Tavern - San Francisco, CA 9/30 - The Smell - North Hollywood, CA 10/1 - Tin Can Alehouse - San Diego, CA 10/2 - Yellow Canary Dancehall - Phoenix, AZ 10/4 - 29th St Ballroom - Austin, TX 10/5 - Canton Co-Op - Dallas, TX 10/6 - Outland Ballroom - Springield, MO 10/8 - Zanzabar - Louisville, KY

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September to remember tour

MADI DIAZ
madidiaz.com

Playing with Madi Diaz is Gabby Young at 7th Street Entry in Minneapolis on September 1st, which should be a good time.

I was sent Diaz's Far From Things That We Know EP to listen to, which is coming out September 20th on tinyOGRE Entertainment. I really liked "Johnny", I'm looking forward to hearing that song done live. I thought Diaz's voice is lovely/sweet on all three tracks, just like the video for "Let's Go" by Matt Amato. Which.... admittedly I did not like the boring video.

Diaz kicked off a national tour last week with fellow Nashville songwriter Keegan DeWitt (you can grab two free songs at madidiaz.com/tour).

Look for Diaz's full-length to be out in early 2012, but I suspect you'll hear those unreleased songs on her tour:

8/22 - San Francisco, CA @ Cafe du Nord*
8/23 - Santa Barbara, CA @ SoHo
8/25 - Los Angeles, CA @ Hotel Café*
8/28 - Los Angeles, CA @ Sunset Junction
8/30 - Denver, CO @ Larimer Lounge*
9/1 - Minneapolis, MN @ 7th Street Entry*
9/2 - Evanston, IL @ SPACE*
9/3 - Maquoketa, IA Daytrotter Barnstormin/Codfish Hollow Barn

*co-headlining with Keegan DeWitt

ATARI TEENAGE RIOT
atari-teenage-riot.com

The last time I mentioned ATR, I was rather excited that they've reformed last year.

With some tease to new material via mastermind Alec Empire's soundcloud account, it's about time that the noise artist is coming back with a vengeance! It's been a long ten years!

Full details of music videos, free MP3s, and detail about the Black Flags album at news.weheartmusic.com.

Tour dates:

08/26 -France - Charleville-Mezieres @ Cabaret Vert 09/04 - Seattle, WA @Bumbershoot Festival 09/05 – Portland, OR - Hawthorne Theatre * 09/07 – San Luis Obispo, CA @ SLO Brew * 09/08 – San Diego, CA @ Porters Pub (w Retox) * 09/09 – West Hollywood, CA @ The Keyclub * 09/10 – Las Vegas, NV @ The Royal Resort * 09/13 – Ft. Lauderdale, FL @ Culture Room * 09/14 – Orlando, FL @ Firestone * 09/15 – Atlanta, GA @ The Masquerade * 09/16 – Carrboro, NC @ Cat's Cradle * 09/17 – Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club * 09/18 – Philadelphia, PA @ Polaris * 09/20 – Lancaster, PA @ Chameleon * 09/21 – Clifton Park, NY @ Northern Lights * 09/23 – New York, NY @ Gramercy Theatre * 09/24 – Pittsburgh, PA @ Rex Theater * 09/26 – Cleveland, OH @ Peabody's Downunder *		09/27 – Detroit, MI @ The Majestic Theater * 09/28 – Chicago, IL @ Reggie's Rock Club * 10/05 – Austria – Vienna @ Szene 10/06 – Austria – Linz @ Posthof 10/07 – Slovenia – Ljubljana @ Kino Siska 10/10 – Hungary – Budapest ! A38 10/12 – Germany – Berlin @ Astra 10/13 – Germany – Leipzig @ Werk II 10/14 – Germany – Cottbus @ Gladhouse 10/15 – Poland – Warsaw @ Progresja 10/16 – Poland – Wroclaw @ Firlej 10/21 – Austria – Dornbirn @ Dornbirm 10/22 – Germany – Stuttgart @ Universum 11/23 – Russia – Moscow @ Tochka 11/24 – Russia – St Petersburg @ Glavclub 11/25 – Finland – Helsinki @ Nosturi 11/26 – Swedend – Stockholm @ Debaser * = w/ Otto von Schirach

THAO WITH THE GET DOWN STAY DOWN
thaomusic.com

I know I've previously mentioned her September dates here, but I personally like her, I'm adding more dates (see below).

Among the new dates will be that they will be playing with Sub Pop's The Head and the Heart. New dates includes Minneapolis!

This is her fourth time in Minneapolis, her fourth time playing at the Cedar Cultural Center. She really LOVES the venue. It's easy to see why, as I've previously mentioned, it's one of my favorite and best places to see live music.

09/20/11 - New Orleans, LA @ One Eyed Jacks* 09/21/11 - Atlanta, GA @ Variety Playhouse* 09/22/11 - Raleigh, NC @ Lincoln Theater* 09/23/11 - Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club* 09/24/11 - Charlottesville, VA @ Jefferson Theater* 09/25/11 - Philadelphia, PA @ The Ukie Club* 09/26/11 - Brooklyn, NY @ Music Hall of Williamsburg* 09/27/11 - New York, NY @ Bowery Ballroom* 09/28/11 - New York, NY @ Mercury Lounge 09/30/11 - Boston, MA @ Royale* 10/01/11 - Buffalo, NY @ Town Ballroom* 10/02/11 - Cleveland, OH @ Beachland Ballroom*		10/03/11 - Grand Rapids, MI @ Calvin College* 10/06/11 - Milwaukee, WI @ Turner Hall* 10/07/11 - Madison, WI @ Majestic Theater* 10/08/11 - Minneapolis, MN @ Cedar Cultural* 10/09/11 - Omaha, NE @ The Waiting Room* 10/10/11 - Denver, CO @ Gothic Theater* 10/14/11 - San Diego, CA @ House of Blues* 10/18/11 - Eugene, OR @ WOW Hall* 10/19/11 - Portland, OR @ Crystal Ballroom* 10/20/11 - Vancouver, BC, Canada @ Commodore* 10/22/11 - Seattle, WA @ The Crocodile * w/ The Head and the Heart

LOCH LOMAND
lochlomond.com

Loch Lomond from Portland, Oregon, is going on tour this September to promote their second album, Little Me Will Start a Storm, released earlier this year. The album comes out on all formats (CD, Vinyl, and digital).

If you see them on tour, look for the glockenspiel.

More details on news.weheartmusic.com, below is their tour dates:

09.10.11 - Portland, OR @ MusicFest NW at Rontom's
09.14.11 - Bellingham, WA @ the Green Frog
09.15.11 - Seattle, WA @ The Crocodile
09.16.11 - Cottage Grove, OR @ the Axe & Fiddle
09.17.11 - Davis, CA @ Sophia's Thai Kitchen w/ Point Juncture, WA
09.18.11 - Santa Cruz, CA @ the Crepe Place
09.22.11 - Goleta, CA @ Mercury Lounge
09.23.11 - Visalia, CA @ the Cellar Door
09.24.11 - Big Sure, CA @ Fernwood w/ Brooke Parrott
09.25.11 - San Francisco, CA @ Hotel Utah

UNKNOWN MORTAL ORCHESTRA
unknownmortalorchestra.com

Don't really know much about this band, but here's yet another Portland band. They seem quite new, having first started in late 2010 with a single called Ffunny Ffrends via bandcamp - however, if you head over to unknown-mortal-orchestra.bandcamp.com, there's nothing there.

According to their press release, singer Ruban Nielson is from New Zealand, but currently living in Portland with his band Mint Chicks.

They are doing a ton of tour dates, with a FREE show in LA at Bardot on 8/29, RSVP here.

08/29 Los Angeles, CA Bardot* 09/08 Portland, OR Hawthorne% 09/09 Athens, GA 40 Watt# 09/10 Raleigh, NC Hopscotch$ 09/11 Washington, DC Black Cat # 09/12 Philadelphia, PA 1st Unitarian Church # 09/14 New York, NY Webster Hall # 09/15 Brooklyn, NY Glasslands Gallery + 09/16 Boston, MA Paradise Rock Club # 09/17 Montreal, QC Le National # 09/18 Toronto, ON Opera House # 09/19 Detroit, MI Majestic Theatre # 09/20 Bloomington, IN The Bishop # 09/21 Grinnell, IA Grinnel College Gardner 09/22 Urbana, IL Pygmalion # 09/23 Cincinnati, OH Midpoint Music Festival #		09/24 Chicago, IL Lincoln Hall # 09/25 Minneapolis, MN Triple Rock # 09/26 Fargo, ND Aquarium 09/28 Seattle, WA The Crocodile # 09/29 Vancouver, BC Venue # 09/30 Portland, OR Branx # 10/01 SF, CA Great American# 10/02 SF, CA Great American# 10/03 Los Angeles, CA El Rey Theatre # 10/04 Phoenix, AZ Crescent Ballroom 10/05 Tucson, AZ Club Congress 10/06 El Paso, TX Lowbrow# 10/07 Dallas, TX Club Dada # 10/08 Austin, TX The Mohawk # 10/09 Houston, TX Fitzgerald's # 10/10 New Orleans, LA One Eyed Jack's # 10/11 Tallahassee, FL Club Downunder #		10/12 Mobile, AL Alabama Music Box 10/13 Birmingham, AL Bottletree # 10/14 Atlanta, GA Masquerade # 10/15 Columbia, SC New Brookland# 10/16 Asheville, NC Grey Eagle 10/17 Winston-Salem, NC Werehouse 10/18 Richmond, VA Strange Matter 10/19 - 10/22 New York, NY CMJ 10/25 Buffalo, NY Mohawk Place 10/30 Kansas City, MO Riot Room 11/07 Oakland, CA The New Parish * = w/ The Submarines # = w/ Toro Y Moi % = w/ Little Dragon $ = w/ Times New Viking + = w/ Woven Bones, Blouse, Man/Miracle

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Lost at Sea

Led to sea: Is This The Last Time

My favorite sailor song is "Jackie" by Sinead O'Connor. It's about a ghost who mourns for her husband, lost at sea and never found. It's very heartbreaking and I really love the use of violins to sound like a threatening thunderstorm in the song.

I've been dead for twenty years
Washing the sand with my ghostly tears
Searching the shores for my Jackie-oh

Below are some bands that's come across my email about the sea.

LED TO SEA
www.ledtosea.com

Seattle-based violist, Alex Guy, goes by the stage name Led to Sea. The exciting news is that she's touring with Thao & Mirah (and you know we love Thao here).

I've dug around to find out more about Led to Sea and I think she has two albums now, the most recent is called Into The Darkening Sky. From the reviews I've read, everyone seems to agree on one thing: she's amazing live... which incidentally brings us to her live dates - starting today, April 22^nd at the Northwest Folklife Festival. I'll probably pick up her album at the Cedar show, she's coming here to Minneapolis on June 2^nd.

04.22.11 - Seattle, WA @ Columbia City 04.24.11 - Seattle, WA @ Vera Project 05.01.11 - Los Angeles, CA @ Troubadour* 05.02.11 - Santa Barbara, CA @ Soho* 05.03.11 - Oakland, CA @ the New Parish* 05.05.11 - Vancouver, BC @ the Biltmore* 05.06.11 - Bellingham, WA @ WWU* 05.07.11 - Seattle, WA @ the Crocodile* 05.08.11 - Portland, OR @ the Wonder Ballroom* 05.09.11 - Olympia, WA @ the Northern* 05.27.11 - Seattle, WA @ the Northwest Folklife Festival 06.02.11 - Minneapolis, MN @ Cedar Cultural Center* 06.03.11 - Chicago, IL @ the Empty Bottle* 06.05.11 - Toronto, ON @ Lee's Palace*		06.07.11 - Boston, MA @ T.T. the Bear's* 06.08.11 - Brooklyn, NY @ Music Hall of Williamsburg* 06.09.11 - Philadelphia, PA @ First Unitarian Church* 06.10.11 - Washington, DC @ the Black Cat* 06.11.11 - Chapel Hill, NC @ Local 506* 06.12.11 - Asheville, NC @ Grey Eagle* 06.13.11 - Atlanta, GA @ the Earl* 06.15.11 - St. Louis, MO @ Off Broadway* 06.18.11 - Denver, CO @ High Dive* 06.19.11 - Albuquerque, NM @ Launch Pad* 06.20.11 - Phoenix, AZ @ Rhythm Room* 06.21.11 - San Diego, CA @ the Casbah* 06.23.11 - San Francisco, CA @ Great American* All tour dates * with Thao & Mirah

Seapony: Blue Star

SEAPONY
myspace.com/seaponyband

I don't know much about Seapony, other than that I will probably like them since they are on Hardly Art records (the last two albums I reviewed from them are amazing).

Anyroad, it looks like Seapony is a trio: songwriter Danny Rowland, singer Jen Weidl, and bassist Ian Brewer (note: no human drummer).

Their music is described as "fuzz-drenched guitar playing simple chord progressions, topped with concise melodic hooks and breathy vocals." Sounds excellent.

Their album, Go With Me will be released May 31^st on Hardly Art. Tour information below:

04.22.11 - Seattle, WA - Crocodile Cafe
05.06.11 - Portland, OR - Renn Fayre (Reed College)
05.07.11 - Seattle, WA - Chop Suey
05.28.11 - Santa Cruz, CA - 418 Project
05.29.11 - San Francisco, CA - Hemlock Tavern
05.31.11 - Los Angeles, CA - The Echo
06.02.11 - Seattle, WA - The Vera Project
06.15.11 - Brooklyn, NY - Glasslands

Sea Of Bees: Wizbot

SEA OF BEES
www.seaofbees.com

Julie Baenziger is better known as Sea of Bees. I've previously reviewed her cutely named EP, Bee Eee Pee, and I thought her vocals sounded like "small cute child".

NPR seems to agree, naming her top 100 acts at SXSW 2011 with a mention about her voice:

The press is buzzing: But as always, the real star is Bee's lovely and distinctive voice.

Well, it looks like she's going on tour with Stornoway, a band that will likely bring a dolly on stage.

Her new album is called Songs for the Ravens and since it doesn't look like she'll be come through Minneapolis, I might look into trying to get her album for review (when I have more time).

Below are the tour dates:

04.21.11 - Manhattan, NY @ The Living Room 04.22.11 - Brooklyn, NY @ Spike Hill 04.23.11 - Brooklyn, NY @ Sycamore 04.25.11 - Manhattan, NY @ Rockwood Music Hall 04.26.11 - Manhattan, NY @ Joe's Pub 04.27.11 - Brooklyn, NY @ Glasslands 04.28.11 - Manhattan, NY @ Piano's 04.29.11 - Manhattan, NY @ Cake Shop 04.30.11 - Manhattan, NY @ Mercury Lounge 05.01.11 - Manhattan, NY @ The Living Room		05.24.11 - Toronto, ON @ El Mocambo* 05.26.11 - Brooklyn, NY @ Music Hall of Williamsburg* 05.28.11 - Boston, MA @ Brighton Music Hall* 05.31.11 - Seattle, WA @ Triple Door* 06.01.11 - Vancouver, BC @ Media Club* 06.02.11 - Portland, OR @ Doug Fir* 06.04.11 - San Francisco, CA @ the Independent* 06.05.11 - Los Angeles, CA @ the Troubadour* * with Stornaway

BAREFOOT DANCE OF THE SEA
myspace.com/barefootdanceofthesea

Barefoot Dance of the Sea seems to be an all-girls band (a trio of Rebecca Wood, Beth Gibson & Sophie Cochrane). Apparently two of them are from the Hot Puppies (which I'll admit, I've never heard of either).

Their upcoming release is called 'Til Voices Wake Us, a six-track limited edition EP (only 150 copies of the CD will be released), coming out May 16^th. The details I have is that it will come with a silver and translucent foiled packaging. Sounds delightful.

Described as "two-and three-part harmonies and enchanting minimalist instrumentation", I would imagine it to be a lot of folk-harmonizing-action. I do like that melody-thing, so I might check them out later down the road when I have more time.

THE SEA KINGS
facebook.com/pages/The-Sea-Kings

Another folky/harmonizing band (although interestingly enough, "medieval pop" was used to describe the band). Below is a proper description of the band:

The sound that The Sea Kings make is rooted in folk music, with branches twisting through crunchy jazz rhythms and contemporary pop melodies, all under an acoustic canopy. Their lyrics convey images of towering cliffs and sandy beaches, reflecting a shared longing for home derived from a life of self-imposed exile.

The Sea Kings is from England, but the email I got also mentioned that they are specifically not from Scotland. Perhaps there's another band called Sea Kings ? This one consists of James Wills (Guitar), Joe Holtaway (Mandolin) and Jake Alexander (Percussion/Cello), all singers apparently.

I was also given a Spotify link, which is like a Unicorn in the States: it doesn't exist here. I know Ryan and I talked about it for hours two years ago, but Spotify still can't sort it out here.

Their EP is called An Introduction To The Sea Kings and available on most digital retailers.

THE NAKED AND THE FAMOUS
thenakedandfamous.com

The information I have is actually for The Naked and The Famous, but I'm tossing them here because they are really excited about their new song, "Young Blood" getting a remixed treatment by White Sea (aka Morgan Kibby of M83). You can listen to the song on soundcloud.com

Details of their continuing tour dates are listed below.

FRI 4/22 KANSAS CITY, MO Beaumont
SAT 4/23 ST. LOUIS, MO Firebird
TUE 4/26 CHICAGO, IL Metro
WED 4/27 COLUMBUS, OH Outland
FRI 4/29 CLEVELAND, OH Beachland
SAT 4/30 TORONTO, ON Phoenix
SUN 5/1 MONTREAL, PQ National
MON 5/2 BOSTON, MA Paradise
WED 5/4 NEW YORK, NY Webster Hall
THU 5/5 PHILADELPHIA, PA Theatre of Living Arts
FRI 5/6 WASHINGTON, DC 930 Club
SAT 5/7 BALTIMORE, MD Ottobar
SUN 5/8P PROVIDENCE, RI The Met

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