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News: Autumn Tours 2011

MARGARET CHO
margaretcho.com

I saw Margaret Cho last year, she's funny, but it's not a show for kids.

Anyway, I wanted to let you know that starting today, her Grammy-nominated album, Cho Dependent, can be had for as low as $1. This promotion is great if you haven't already got the album. And if you already own the CD, no problem, the digital download also includes two extra unreleased tracks.

Portion (20%) of this download goes to Immediate Justice, a charity for young women and queer folks of color. So be generous, if you've got the cash. If you're the #1 top donor, you get to appear in Cho's upcoming music video for "Asian Adjacent", filming in Los Angeles on July 24th. Second prize is a set of steak knives. Just kidding, you get a Cho Dependent package (tote bag, CHO HO tank top, posters, and an autographed LP). If 500 people donate, we all get "Sexting", an unreleased song from Drag Queen Sherry Vine featuring Margaret Cho. Make it happen.

Cho is doing some dates below:

07/16/11 San Diego, CA San Diego Pride Festival 08/03/11 - 08/05/11 Edinburgh Assembly Rooms 08/06/11 - 08/29/11 Edinburgh Assembly Rooms 09/02/11 Sydney Sydney Opera House AU 09/05/11 Brisbane The Tivoli Theatre AU 09/06/11 Melbourne Forum Theatre AU 10/13/11 London Leicester Square Theatre UK		10/14/11 London Leicester Square Theatre UK 10/15/11 London Leicester Square Theatre UK 10/16/11 Brighton Dome Concert Hall – Brighton 10/17/11 London Leicester Square Theatre UK 10/18/11 London Leicester Square Theatre UK 10/23/11 Glasgow The Stand Comedy Club UK 10/24/11 Glasgow The Stand Comedy Club

BEADY EYE
www.beadyeyemusic.com

It's inevitable, Beady Eye will conquer America this Fall 2011.

Lots of buzz, this post-Oasis band, lead by Liam Gallagher will play some key dates in America, hot off their debut album, Different Gear, Still Speeding. As I have previously warned/mentioned, you have to see this band this early in the stage of their career, otherwise you'll always kick yourself for not seeing them when they were starting out.

I know they're not even coming here until November and December, but you may want to buy tickets now before they sell out. Tickets goes on sale July 15th (Friday), with the exception of San Francisco - that goes on sale July 17th.

November 29 Vancouver, BC @ Commodore Ballroom
November 30 Seattle, WA @ Showbox Market
December 2 San Francisco, CA @ The Warfield
December 3 Los Angeles, CA @ Wiltern Theatre
December 5 Minneapolis, MN @ First Avenue
December 6 Milwaukee, WI @ The Rave Ballroom
December 8 Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club
December 9 New York, NY @ Terminal 5

M83
ilovem83.com

French electro-shoegaze band, M83, aka Anthony Gonzalez, will be touring the US this year. It's been over two years since his last live performance, so people are eagerly awaiting to see him.

General ticket sales are available to purchase today (July 12th), however, if you were a fan, you had early access as early as July 6th. Hopefully, when he comes around Minneapolis, we'll cover him.

Oct. 15 – Mexico City – Corona Capital Festival
Oct. 28 – Washington DC – Black Cat
Oct. 29 – Raleigh, NC – Kings Barcade
Oct. 30 – Asheville, NC – Moog Fest
Oct. 31 – Atlanta, GA – Masquerade
Nov. 2 – Orlando, FL – The Social
Nov. 4 – Houston, TX – Warehouse Live
Nov. 5 – Austin, TX – Fun Fun Fun Fest
Nov. 7 – Phoenix, AZ – The Crescent Ballroom
Nov. 9 – Los Angeles, CA – El Rey Theatre
Nov. 10 – San Francisco, CA – The Independent
Nov. 11 – Portland, OR – Wonder Ballroom
Nov. 12 – Vancouver, BC – Venue
Nov. 13 – Seattle, WA – Neumos
Nov. 16 – Minneapolis, MN – Varsity Theater
Nov. 17 – Chicago, IL – Lincoln Hall
Nov. 18 – Toronto, ON – Lees Palace
Nov. 19 – Montreal, QC – La TuLipe
Nov. 20 – Boston, MA – Paradise
Nov. 22 – New York, NY – Webster Hall

MARNIE STERN
myspace.com/marniestern1

I wanted to see Marnie Stern's famed "tapping" guitar style (which some people is calling her "Greatest Female Guitarists Of All Time"), but unfortunately, I was out of town when she was here in Minneapolis. She's still on tour, so here are the dates:

09/21 - Hamden, CT @ The Space
09/23 - Toronto, ON @ Wrong Bar*
09/24 - Chicago, IL @ Subterranean*
09/25 - Cleveland, OH @ Happy Dog*
09/27 - Washington, DC @ The Red Palace*
09/28 - Philadelphia, PA @ First Unitarian Church*
09/29 - Brooklyn, NY @ Music Hall of Williamsburg*
09/30 - Cambridge, MA @ Middle East Upstairs*
10/02 - Los Angeles, CA @ Bootleg Theater
10/06 - Sydney, Australia @ Tone
10/07 - Melbourne, Australia @ Northcote Social Club
10/08 - Perth, Australia @ The Bakery
12/07 - London, UK @ XOYO
12/09 - Minehead, UK @ ATP Nightmare Before Christmas+

* w/ No Joy
+ w/ Les Savy Fav, Archers of Loaf, No Age, The Dodos

THAO WITH THE GET DOWN STAY DOWN
thaomusic.com

Speaking of Kill Rock Stars, I missed Thao & Mirah the last time they were here too. This was not my fault, BOBBY's van broke down and Led to Sea had failed me.

It's fine, I've seen them a few times, I still love them. The Get Down Stay Down is returning with Thao this September, minus Mirah:

09/20 - New Orleans, LA @ One Eyed Jacks
09/21 - Atlanta, GA @ Variety Playhouse
09/22 - Raleigh, NC @ Lincoln Theater
09/23 - Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club
09/24 - Charlottesville, VA Jefferson Theater
09/25 - Philadelphia, PA @ The Ukie Club
09/26 - Brooklyn, NY @ Music Hall of Williamsburg
09/27 - New York, NY @ Bowery Ballroom
10/03 - Grand Rapids, MI @ Calvin College Fine Arts Center
10/06 - Milwaukee, WI @ Turner Hall
10/07 - Madison, WI @ Majestic Theater
10/09 - Omaha, NE @ The Waiting Room
10/10 - Denver, CO @ Gothic Theater
10/18 - Eugene, OR @ WOW Hall
10/19 - Portland, OR @ Crystal Ballroom
10/20 - Vancouver, BC @ The Commodore Ballroom

THE VACCINES
thevaccines.co.uk

I saw these guys open up for Arctic Monkeys, I have to say "A Lack Of Understanding" sounded great live. I also mentioned that their most energetic song was called "Nørgaard", which the video just debut July 7th via vevo.com. The video features a sexy active Danish girl Amanda Nørgaard playing tennis, skating, bicycling, and bowling.

9/8 Seattle, WA Crocodile Café
9/9 Vancouver, BC Venue
9/10 Portland, OR Doug Fir Lounge
9/13 Los Angeles, CA Music Box
9/14 San Diego, CA The Casbah
9/18 Austin, TX ACL
9/21 Chicago, IL Lincoln Hall
9/22 Columbus, OH Newport Music Hall
9/24 Philadelphia, PA Popped Festival
9/25 Boston, MA Paradise Rock Club
9/27 Toronto, ON Phoenix Concert Theatre
9/28 Montreal, QC Corona
9/30 New York, NY Webster Hall
10/1 Brooklyn, NY Music Hall of Williamsburg

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Can you dig it?

The Dig: Two Sisters in Love                              Read More The Dig So this new band, it would seem that they are based out of New York. It would also seem that all the more established music blogs have already been clued into them. Most of these sites states one or two things: that they are young & energetic and that they're intelligent and smart.

Hi guys, this is just a quick update to mention that The Dig will be on tour with The Henry Clay People in October (a band I recently just saw a few days ago).

As for The Dig, I reviewed Electric Toys, and at the time of that writing about seven months ago, I said they were brand new and that people will confuse them with the 90s band, Dig. Since then, the band's been putting their name out there by going a number of tours, including with one of my favorite band The Joy Formidable. I think Lara would enjoy their slacker-rockness, so she'll be covering their appearance at 7^th Street on October 20^th.

Electric Toys is out now, they are on tour with The Henry Clay People:

THE DIG ON TOUR
Oct 12 – Atlanta, GA – The Drunken Unicorn
Oct 13 – Chapel Hill, NC – Local 506
Oct 14 – Washington, DC – Black Cat
Oct 15 – Philadelphia, PA – Kungfu Necktie
Oct 16 – New York, NY – The Mercury Lounge
Oct 17 – Cambridge, MA – T.T. The Bear’s
Oct 19 – Chicago, IL – Empty Bottle
Oct 20 – Minneapolis, MN – 7th Street Entry
Oct 22 – Denver, CO - Larimer Lounger
Oct 23 – Salt Lake City, UT – Kilby Court
Oct 25 – Seattle, WA – Crocodile Café
Oct 26 – Portland, OR – Doug Fir Lounge Patio
Oct 28 – San Francisco, CA – Bottom Of The Hill

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Casiotone for the Painfully Alone's Final Tour

CFTPA: Optimist vs The Silent Alarm                Read More Casiotone for the Painfully Alone In many ways, Casiotone for the Painfully Alone’s latest album, Vs. Children, picks up exactly where the previous LP, Etiquette left off. The heart-wrenching mumbled lyrics, the sardonic humor, the playful yet hypnotic beats: it’s all there.

Owen Ashworth, aka Casiotone for the Painfully Alone, announced earlier this year that he means to end CFTPA. So, if you haven't seen the man live, you better do it before December 5^th, 2010, which is the final show for Casiotone for the Painfully Alone (the date is significant as it is the thirteen-year anniversary of his first show).

On the bright side, he does indicate on his website, that this doesn't mean the end of his music involvement altogether... I'm sure we will be reporting back on his upcoming projects.

You may have already heard that I've decided to end Casiotone for the Painfully Alone. I'd just like to clarify that this doesn't mean that I'm quitting music. I love writing & recording songs, & I hope to make lots more records in my lifetime. But, after nearly thirteen years of being the dude from Casiotone for the Painfully Alone, I'm ready for a fresh start & a new challenge. So, after December 5, 2010 (the thirteen year anniversary of my first show), I'm throwing out the old songs & I'm trying something new. I'll have more news about new projects & plans in the coming months.

- from cftpa.org

Since CFTPA isn't coming to Minneapolis, I'm happy to say that Kate G will be doing some live coverage of his appearance in New York, for October 14^th (see our events calendar).

Below you'll find the rest of the final tour, so see CFTPA now before it's too late:

10/8 Toronto, ON @ The Piston *+ 10/9 Ottawa, ON @ Raw Sugar * 10/10 Montreal, QC @ Casa Del Popolo * 10/11 Winooski, VT @ The Monkey House *> 10/12 Biddeford, ME @ The Oak & The Ax *> 10/13 Cambridge, MA @ TT The Bear's * 10/14 Manhattan, NY @ Mercury Lounge *~ 10/15 Brooklyn, NY @ Ridgewood Masonic Tmpl*& 10/16 Rochester, NY @ Bug Jar + 10/17 Pittsburgh, PA @ Garfield Arts * w/ Otouto + w/ Mantler > w/ Hello Shark ~ w/ Sam Mickens' Ecstatic Showband & Revue & w/ Lightning Bolt, Dan Deacon Ensemble		CASIOTONE FOR THE PAINFULLY ALONE & THE DONKEYS CALIFORNIA GRAND FINALE WEEKEND December 3, 2010: San Diego, CA @ The Soda Bar December 4, 2010: Merced, CA @ The Partisan December 5, 2010: San Francisco, CA @ Bottom of the Hill

CASIOTONE FOR THE PAINFULLY ALONE
FINAL TOUR OF EUROPE & THE UNITED KINGDOM

21.10.2010 Lisbon (PT), Musicbox 22.10.2010 Barcelona (ES), Razzmatazz 3 23.10.2010 Madrid (ES), Moby Dick 24.10.2010 Bratislava (SK), A4 25.10.2010 Prague (CZ), Klub 007 Strahov 26.10.2010 Berlin (DE), Marie-Antoinette 27.10.2010 Hamburg (DE), Astra Stube 28.10.2010 Copenhagen (DK), Din Nye Ven 29.10.2010 Gothenburg (SE), Utmarken 30.10.2010 Stockholm (SE), Debaser 31.10.2010 Oslo (NO), Garage Upstairs 02.11.2010 London (UK), Luminaire *< 03.11.2010 Brighton (UK), The Prince Albert * 04.11.2010 Bristol (UK), Cube Cinema * 05.11.2010 Manchester (UK), The Deaf Institute * 06.11.2010 Dublin (IE), Workman's Club # 07.11.2010 Galway (IE), Roisin Dubh# 08.11.2010 Belfast (UK), Auntie Annies 09.11.2010 Leeds (UK), Brudenell Social Club + 10.11.2010 Edinburgh (UK), Sneaky Pete's +		11.11.2010 Glasgow (UK), Captains Rest + 12.11.2010 Newcastle (UK), Head Of Steam + 13.11.2010 Coventry (UK), Taylor Johns House % 14.11.2010 Cambridge (UK), Haymakers % 15.11.2010 London (UK), Cargo % 16.11.2010 Gent (BE), Cafe Video 17.11.2010 Koeln (DE), King Georg 18.11.2010 Amsterdam (NL), Paradiso 19.11.2010 Heidelberg, (DE), HDKV 20.11.2010 Colmar (FR), Festival Hiero = 21.11.2010 Wiesbaden (DE), Walhalla Spiegelsaal 22.11.2010 Wien (AT), Arena * w/ Robert Stillman < w/ Powerdove # w/ Crayonsmith + w/ Bob Wiseman % w/ Munch Much = w/ Chris Garneau

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Rocktober

Funeral Party: Giant Song

Here are a couple of bands I'll probably be checking out in October. Please check out the event listing on the right-hand column, this shows you all the shows we're attending.

FUNERAL PARTY
Putting the 'fun' back in funeral, this "UK buzz band" is hitting the road in the US with Two Door Cinema Club and 30 Seconds to Mars.

To be honest, I'm not as hip as you'd think, I've never heard of this band... considering I try and keep an ear and eye out for the latest UK bands. I did try and check out what they sound like (although I'd pretty much made up my mind when I saw the 30 Seconds to Mars support). As I suspected, it's pretty much in the same vein: youthful energy and rock n roll. All good times.

Here's their sensitive side, their name comes from the Cure song.

Download "Giant Song" for free from funeralpartymusic.com, and be sure to check them out on tour.

with Two Door Cinema Club October 25 - Toronto, ON October 27 - Chicago, IL October 28 - Minneapolis, MN October 29 - Kansas City, MO October 30 - Denver, CO November 2 - Los Angeles, CA November 3 - San Diego, CA November 4 - San Francisco, CA November 5 - Portland, OR November 6 - Seattle, WA	Phoenix Lincoln Hall 7th Street Record Bar Bluebird Henry Fonda Belly Up Slim's Hawthorne Neumo's		with 30 Seconds to Mars November 25 - Brighton, UK November 26 - Cardiff, UK November 27 - Newcastle, UK November 29 - Brighton, UK November 30 - London, UK December 1 - Birmingham, UK December 3 - Aberdeen, UK December 4 - Manchester, UK	Brighton Centre Cardiff Arena Newcastle Arena Brighton Centre 02 Arena NIA Arena AECC Central

ALICE PEACOCK
It's been a while since we heard from Alice Peacock, but seeing as she's coming to Minneapolis on October 8^th, I put on her last album, Love Remains for a second spin (I previously reviewed the album here).

Man, I forgot about that "I'd like to get stoned..." line that starts off the album. Also, really digging "Real Life" and "Fairborn", I'll bet she'll be doing that song live, simply because of the line "settled down in a Minnesota town, and the rest is history" and "now I'll go back to Minnesota", respectively! That'll get some cheers, I'm sure.

Here's what's left of her 2010 tour dates (see you at the Fine Line!)

08 Oct 10 09 Oct 10 10 Oct 10 06 Nov 10 07 Nov 10 04 Dec 10 21 Jan 11 22 Jan 11 09 Apr 11

The Fine Line Shank Hall House Concert Private Event The Birchmere Eddie's Attic The Mint Soho Music Club The Psalm Salon

Minneapolis, MN Milwaukee, WI Berwyn, IL Chevy Chase, MD Alexandria, VA Decatur, GA Los Angeles, CA Santa Barbara, CA Philadelphia, PA

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Struggling to remember the last night of September

BNLX: Blue and Gold                      Discography [Mar 2010] EP #1 [Jun 2010] EP #2 [Sep 2010] EP #3

What's going on this week in Minneapolis:

TONIGHT - 9/25
I like what Susstones Records is doing with their series of EPs from BNLX. Each release is hand-assembled with extras like pins and stickers, all for under three bucks, so it's cheap enough for you to take a chance on. And speaking of affordable, their shows are usually packed full of bands, with that affordable pricing ($5).

Tonight, they're playing a show at The 501 Club, with Red Pens and Blue Sky Blackout. Doors at 9pm, which means you probably won't get home until 2am.

Also, they're scheduled to appear at the Sauce on 10/16/10, but there was a already another restaurant named Sauce and they had to change to their name. They're now called Cause.

SUNDAY - 9/26
Those Darlins are back at 7^th Street Entry. I've already mentioned them quite a few times, so see previous articles. Can't wait!

MONDAY - 9/27
Canadian band, Caribou returns to the States with Swim, they're playing here in Minneapolis on Monday. Here's there North American dates:

Sep 26 Chicago IL – Metro* Sep 27 Minneapolis MN – First Avenue* Sep 28 Winnipeg MB – West End Cultural Center* Sep 29 Saskatoon SK – Amigos* Sep 30 Edmonton AB – Starlite* Oct 01 Calgary AB – Republik* Oct 03 Vancouver BC – Vogue* Oct 04 Seattle WA – Showbox* Oct 05 Portland, OR – Wonder Ballroom * Oct 06 San Francisco CA – Regency* Oct 07 Los Angeles CA – Dance Right @ La Cita Oct 08 Los Angeles CA – Music Box* Oct 09 Tempe AZ – The Clubhouse Oct 11 Salt Lake City UT – Urban Lounge Oct 12 Boulder CO – Fox Theatre*

Oct 14 Austin TX – La Zona Rosa Oct 15 Baton Rouge LA – Spanish Moon Oct 16 Tallahassee FL – Engine Room Oct 17 Tampa FL – Crowbar Oct 18 Orlando FL – Backbooth Oct 19 Miami FL – Grand Central Oct 21 Guanajuanto, Mexico – Mutek/Cervantino Festival Oct 23 Santiago, Chile – Festival Fauna Primavera Oct 27 Sao Paulo, BR – Clash Club Oct 28 Bogota, Colombia – Downtown Oct 30 Asheville NC – Moog Festival Oct 31 Chapel Hill NC – Cat’s Cradle* ^With Russian Futurists *With Emeralds

TUESDAY - 9/28
Remember Papa Roach ? Of course you do. They have a new album called Time For Annihilation, released at the end of August. The album debut at #1 on the Independent charts and #23 on the Top 200, so quite a few people still remember this hard rock band.

Papa Roach and Trap are playing at The Epic in Minneapolis as part of the "Monsters of Annihilation" tour.

09/25 Fontana, CA Epicenter 09/28 Minneapolis, MN The Epic 09/29 Southbend, IN Club Fever 10/01 Myrtle Beach, SC House of Blues* 10/02 Tampa, FL Jannus Live 10/03 Mobile, AL Bayfest 10/05 Baltimore, MD Rams Head Live* 10/06 Wallingford, CT The Dome* 10/08 Clifton Park, NY Northern Lights* 10/09 Atlantic City, NJ House of Blues 10/10 Worcester, MA Palladium*

10/12 Rochester, NY The Main Street Armory* 10/13 Toledo, OH John F. Savage Hall* 10/14 Moline, IL iWireless Center* 10/16 Waterloo, IA McElroy Auditorium * 10/17 Kansas City, MO The Midland * 10/19 St. Louis, MO Pageant* 10/20 Oklahoma City, OK Diamond Ballroom * 10/23 Houston, TX Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion *with Skillet

Check out the latest single and video for "Kick In The Teeth":



WEDNESDAY - 9/29
I like their name, Beats Antique, it reminds me of folktronic, which is basically new (electronic) vs old (folk). I believe that's exactly what Beats Antique is trying to achieve with their band.

In just three years, they've released two albums (with a third one coming out soon) and two EPs. Look for these releases when you see them live:

Sept. 28th – The Aquarium – Fargo, ND Sept. 29th – The Loft at Barfly – Minneapolis, MN Sept. 30th – Majestic Live – Madison, WI Oct. 1 – Miramar Theatre – Milwaukee, WI Oct. 2 – Abbey Pub – Chicago, IL Oct. 3 – The Intersection – Grand Rapids, MI Oct. 6 – The Republic – New Orleans, LA Oct. 9 – Austin City Limits – Austin, TX Oct. 9 – Momo’s Club – Austin, TX Oct. 11 – Alabama Music Box – Mobile, AL Oct. 12 – Zydeco – Birmingham, AL Oct. 13 – Exit/In – Nashville, TN Oct. 14 – Orange Peel – Asheville, NC Oct. 15 – The Pour House – Charleston, SC Oct. 16 – New Earth Music Hall – Athens, GA Oct. 17 – Masquerade – Atlanta, GA Oct. 20 – Awful Arthur’s – Blacksburg, VA

Oct. 21 – BX10 – Baltimore, MD Oct. 22 – Harper’s Ferry – Allston, MA Oct. 23 – Pearl Street – Northampton, MA Oct. 24 – Higher Ground – South Burlington, VT Oct. 28 – The Underground – Reno, NV Oct. 29 – Blu Nightclub – Stateline, NV Oct. 30 – Music Box – Los Angeles, CA Nov. 4 – Hat Factory – Richmond, VA* Nov. 5 – Electric Factory – Philadelphia, PA* Nov. 6 – Terminal 5 – New York, NY* Nov. 10 – Spirit Bar – Nelson, BC* Nov. 11 – The Biltmore Cabaret – Vancouver, BC* Nov. 12 – The Pawn Shop – Edmonton, AB* Nov. 13 – Royal Canadian Legion – Calgary, AB* Nov. 14 – The Pyramid Cabaret – Winnipeg, MB* * DJ Set

Mountain Lungs               Discography [2008] Unicycle Loves You [2010] Mirror, Mirror

THURSDAY - 9/30
Unicycle Loves You are from Chicago, so they seem to come up to Minneapolis quite a bit. According to what I've read, their second album, Mirror, Mirror, is heavily influenced by cult horror and sci-fi films.

Although the band have shared the stages with such great acts like The Raveonettes and Art Brut, expect their status to go way up after they play with Weezer tonight!

09/25/10 Peoria, IL Bradley University Arena w/ Weezer
09/28/10 Iowa City, IA The Mill w/ The Wheelers
09/29/10 Minneapolis, MN Triple Rock Club
09/30/10 St. Paul. MN Station 4
10/01/10 De Pere. WI Baba Louie's
10/02/10 St. Paul, MN University of St. Thomas Student only
10/05/10 Indianapolis, IN Vollrath Tavern
10/06/10 DeKalb, IL The House Cafe w/ Elephant Gun
10/07/10 Champaign, IL Mike & Molly's
10/08/10 Kansas City, MO Record Bar
10/09/10 St. Louis, MO Lemmon's
10/11/10 Louisville, KY The Louisville Palace
10/13/10 Indianapolis, IN The Murat Theater
10/20/10 Brooklyn, NY Spike Hill CMJ Music Marathon

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W♥M089: British Invasion

W♥M089 [download (27min, 18mb)]

Just a quickie, Britpopcast #13:

BRITPOP.com.au
The theme for the 25th September show is "Let's Dance to Joy Division". Seems ironic to me, considering that you don't really dance to Joy Division. You sort of just mope and cry, don't you?

JAMES
I just mentioned James' tour dates and brand new album here. Hear some excerpts from both the 'day' and 'night' album, all good!

THE CHARLATANS
A first look at The Charlatans' new album, Who We Touch. We've previously mentioned their full world tour dates, but for saftey, here's what left of their US dates:

09/18 - Chicago, IL @ Double Door
09/20 - San Francisco, CA @ Bimbo's
09/21 - Costa Mesa, CA @ Detroit Bar
09/22 - Los Angeles, CA @ El Rey

BELLE & SEBASTIAN
Our song choice, "Write About Love".

Bonus round
Sydney's Halloween Monster Mash is on October 30^th. Featuring Dappled Cities and Spod (and a billion other bands). Full details at halloweenmonstermash.com.au.

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James

James:Not So Strong Discography [1986] Stutter [1988] Strip-mine [1990] Gold Mother [1992] Seven [1993] Laid [1994] Wah Wah [1997] Whiplash [1999] Millionaires [2001] Pleased to Meet You [2008] Hey Ma [2010] The Night Before [2010] The Morning After

You thought Tim Booth not only lost his mind and hair, when he went solo and left James in the early 00's, but he came back. I wanted to let you know they have a double album called The Morning After The Night Before, out last Tuesday on UMe. Technically, the latest release are comprised of two recently released EP called The Night Before and The Morning After, which were released in the UK in mid-April and early September, respectively.

That's not the only good news, they are doing a national tour, to promote the latest release and pleasing fans across the country - starting September 20^th. Full tour dates with special guest Ed Harcourt (one of the most amazing live performer you'll ever see):

JAMES’ 'The Morning After The Night Before' Tour Dates

09.20 - Ft Lauderdale, FL@Culture Room 09.21 - Buena Vista, FL@House Of Blues 09.22 - Atlanta, GA@Variety Playhouse 09.24 - Philadelphia, PA@Trocadero 09.25 - Boston, MA@Paradise Rock Club 09.27 - Washington DC @ 9:30 Club 09.28 - New York, NY @ Webster Hall 09.30 - Toronto, CA @ Queen Elizabeth 10.01 - Royal Oak, MI @ Royal Oak Theater

10.02 - Chicago, IL@Vic Theater 10.04 - Denver, CO@Bluebird Theatre 10.05 - SLC, UT@Complex 10.07 - Vancouver, BC@Commodore 10.08 - Portland, OR@Wonder Room 10.09 - Seattle, WA@Showbox 10.11 - San Francisco, CA@Regency 10.12 - Anaheim, CA @House Of Blues 10.13 - Los Angeles, CA@Music Box

And you can bet your bottom dollar that they'll be doing their most famous song, "Laid", complete with "she only comes when she's on top" lyrics.

So, enough of the press announcement, let's dive into The Morning After The Night Before, shall we? From what I've gathered, the band and producer, "Muddy" Baker's been contributing to each other's songs via a private FTP site and out came a bunch of songs.

As the two title suggest, these are two albums have a mood and style of night and day. The more louder and upbeat between the two is The Night Before: lots of drums, percussions, and electric guitars. The Morning After is more quieter, more acoustics. If you want to impress your friends, play The Night Before, but if you want to read a book and lay in bed, put on The Morning After.

I know it's easy to say the louder/"funner" album, The Night Before, is the better, but between you and me, I prefer the slower and quieter The Morning After because it seems more interested in Booth's tight lyrics and vocals. Really enjoyed "Rabbit Hole" on the later album.

They currently don't have any samples from the new album for me to show you, but if you head over to the band's website, they are currently offering "Not So Strong". This song from 2007 was a fan favorite, but the song never made it onto their 2008 album, Hey Ma, so they are doing everyone a favor by offering as a free download.

Hopefully, if we can sort out the time, Sally and I will play excerpts of James' new album for you. Tune in podcast.weheartmusic.com.

Trivia: Because James started their career in Manchester, it made sense that "up and coming" The Smiths paid homage to the band by covering "What's the World?".

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Freezepop

Freezepop: Magnetic                      [2000] Freezepop Forever [2004] Fancy Ultra Fresh [2007] Future Future Future Perfect

Man, there is no shortage of music news.

We have always loved synthy Freezepop, so I thought I'd mention their upcoming tour. If you've never heard of them, then you've probably never played Guitar Hero.

Anyway, according to singer Liz, they're announcing more tour dates, so just check with them for all the details. Below are the confirmed dates so far - most of which are with W♥M favorites Ming & Ping.

Saturday, Sept. 18 - Mesa, AZ, at KoLCon VII
Friday, Sept. 24 - Reno, NV, at Tonic Lounge*
Saturday, Sept. 25 - San Francisco, at the Elbo Room*
Monday, Sept. 27 - Seattle, at El Corazon*
Tuesday, Sept. 28 - Portland, at the Fez Ballroom*
Wednesday, Sept. 29 - Sacramento, at Blue Lamp*
Thursday, Sept. 30 - Los Angeles, at Boardners*

* With Ming & Ping and Aerodrone

Want to check out a sample from their forthcoming album, Imaginary Friends? They're currently offering "Magnetic" as a free download on their official website.

Imaginary Friends comes out in November.

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Peggy Sue at the 400 Bar, Minneapolis (6/15/10)

Tour Dates 06/18/10 Red Room* Kennewick, WA 06/19/10 Sunset Tavern* Seattle, WA 06/20/10 Mississippi Studios* Portland, OR 06/21/10 Bottom of the Hill* SF, CA 06/22/10 Spaceland* Los Angeles, CA 06/25/10 Glastonbury Festival 07/01/10 Serpentine Sessions London 07/09/10 Lounge On The Farm Festival 07/10/10 Eastleigh Festival 07/13/10 The Garage London 08/06/10 Relentless Boardmasters 08/13/10 Summer Sundae Festival 09/04/10 Jersey Live Jersey * with Pepper Rabbit

I can't help but think of Buddy Holly when I think of Peggy Sue, but clearly this Brighton-based band doesn't sound anything like Buddy. For one thing, they are supposed to sound like modern indie-folk, particularly with their opening song "The Shape We Made" with the brilliant line: "his pretty eyes will soon grow tired".

Before I ramble on about Peggy Sue, I wanted to quickly mention the two opener: Athletes in Slacks (myspace) and She Keeps Bees (official / myspace). I've seen the former before, and told you that they finished strong with INXS's "Never Tear Us Apart". While this time around, their cover song (of Tears For Fears' "Head Over Heels"), but it was in the middle of their set. They seem like really nice guys, like you'd want to go bowling with them.

♥ She Keeps Bees

She Keeps Bees is basically a guitar and drum duo, and usually bear the comparison of The White Stripes, and possibly unfairly so. Singer Jessica Larrabee seemingly hates the comparison of Cat Power or PJ Harvey (at one point heckled at herself, referring to herself "When did PJ Harvey get so fat?"). And for the record, she did look a bit like Chrissie Hynde and sings like Chan Marshall, only because she has a smoky southern comfort singing style.

I didn't know any of their songs, but that's okay, it was still fun to watch Larrabee cursing at her amp ("Why don't you work right?"). She jokingly said, "yeah blame the equipment, when really you suck." I love the self-loathing qualities that Larrabee brings. Sadly this night was the last night that they'll be playing with Peggy Sue.

♥ Rosa Rex

So just a quick update for those catching up, Peggy Sue are basically Rosa Rex and Katy Klaw, and one Olly on drums. If you were wondering about their odd stage name, they used to play under Peggy Sue and the Pirates, so that explains a lot.

They're closely associated with other indie-folk bands and singers like Kate Nash and Mumford & Sons. And not surprisingly will be playing with Laura Marling this July.

Well, I'll say one thing about the band, they sound more louder and fuller live. I think that works well, considering that the two girls are soft-spoken (so polite! "can I get more vocals, please?") and on their debut album, Fossils and Other Phantoms they are more low-key. Which is fine for a studio album, since you do want to hear the vocals clearly.

They admittedly said they only have "a few songs" since they only have one album. But fans kept shouting out, "ten more! twenty more!" But their brief hour set, they exchanged acoustics, ukulele, electric, bass, and, of course, the accordion.

My favorite song they did was "Long Division Blues", mostly because of the line, "our love is like a long division." It's really lovely.

Peggy Sue are currently on tour and be expecting to do all the UK massive festivals, including Glastonbury.

♥ Peggy Sue

 06/18/2010 00:18:26 ♥ vu () ♥ peggywho.com ♥ myspace.com/peggywho 

Feels like Summer

 

Sing-Sing - Feels Like Summer

Sing-Sing

So, I bought this application on my iPad called Documents to Go, in the hopes that I'll be writing "on the go" as I'm traveling. Unfortunately, the screen keyboard is absolutely unusable. There's no feedback, so you can't just touch type. The worst part is that the auto-correction drove me nuts, constantly correcting things that didn't need correcting...

Anyway, I think I'm going to have to get a keyboard for the iPad.

Well, I thought I'd update everyone on what's coming up this month for our little group, since the SUMMER is awesome and usually means lots and lots of bands on their Summer tour.

NPR Video Sessions: Alex Cuba

I was supposed to mention last week that I'm seeing Alex Cuba (official / myspace) tomorrow... but you know how it goes.

Alex Cuba is, er, from Cuba, but I think is currently living in Canada. He's won two Juno Awards for his debut and sophomore album, Humo De Tabaco and Agua Del Pozo, respectively. I'm thinking he's hoping for a third for his recently released self-titled album, which, incidentally was nominated for a Juno. The album was released yesterday, June 8^th, and I'm hoping to hear some of his famous Spanish songs at the intimate Dakota Jazz Club in Minneapolis tomorrow. I'll write a full review tomorrow when I see him.

Check out the rest of his tour:

06/09/10 Dakota Jazz Club Minneapolis
06/10/10 Rumba Room Chicago
06/12/10 The Mint Los Angeles
06/13/10 Yoshi's at San Francisco
06/18/10 Spencer Smith Park - Sound of Music Festival Burlington
06/26/10 Club Soda Festival Montreal, QC
07/02/10 Stan Rogers Folk Festival Canso Sports Complex
07/14/10 JazzEast Festival Tent
07/15/10 The Majestic St John's, NL
07/17/10 Vancouver Folk Music Festival
07/23/10 Hillside Festival - Guelph Lake Conservation Area
07/30/10 Algonquin Theatre Huntsville

Chico Trujillo - Ahora Quien

Speaking of latin, Chilean Chico Trujillo (official / myspace) is playing at the Cedar Cultural Center on Thursday. From the looks of things, this is a very large band (at least seven band members), and should be an interesting mixture of dance and Pan-Latin music. I'm sure we'll hear a full report from Kate.

Their latest album is called Chico de Oro, released May 11^th, 2010, on Barbès Records, you'll probably hear tracks from it from their live tour:

06/10/10 Cedar Cultural Center Minneapolis 06/11/10 House of blues Chicago, IL 06/12/10 Madison arts Festival Madison, WI 06/13/10 La Oveja Negra queens, NY 06/14/10 Barbes Brooklyn , New York, NY 06/18/10 fete de la musique Riorges 06/19/10 Les invites de Villeurbanne Villeurbanne 06/22/10 cafe zapata Berlin, ger 06/23/10 cafe zapata Berlin, ger 06/24/10 cafe zapata Berlin, Ger 06/25/10 fusion festival Lärz 06/26/10 Elbhangfest Dresden 06/29/10 Sala Heineken Madrid 06/30/10 mosquito club Huelva 07/02/10 Fimec Chiclana de la frontera 07/04/10 Roskilde Festival Copenhagen 07/06/10 festival convivencia ayguesvives 07/08/10 les rendez - vouz du forum gruissan 07/09/10 festival le feu aulac branoux

07/10/10 La Guingette Blois 07/11/10 festival oasis bizz 07/16/10 epinal bouge l´ete epinal 07/17/10 polé polé festival gent 07/18/10 Big rivers festival Holanda 07/22/10 festival moz´aique le havre 07/23/10 estivales saint florent - sur 07/27/10 festival de martigues Martigues 07/29/10 studio ´l ermitage Paris 07/30/10 nuits du sud Vence 08/01/10 Festival Bastid' art 08/02/10 estivales de Saone 08/03/10 estivales de Saone 08/04/10 estivales de Saone 08/05/10 estivales de Saone 08/07/10 festival esperanzah Namur 08/10/10 festival fondus du macadam Thonon 08/11/10 festival 100 visages Liege 08/14/10 Afro caribbean festival Bredene

One thing is certain: Chico Trujillo sure loves France.

Friendo - Counter/Time

Some other bands I'll be checking out, Friendo (myspace).

I am told that their debut album, Cold Toads from Secretly Canadian is a mashup of 90's experimental rock with 70's punk and 60's pop.... all the stuff that made those decades great. "But will it blend?", one has to ask. I'm sure it'll all be answered on June 23^rd at 7th Street Entry for me.

You can listen to Counter/Time via Pitchfork. See them on tour:

6.9 - Chapel Hill, NC -Local 506
6.10 - Washington, DC - Black Cat Backstage
6.11 - New York, NY - Cake Shop
6.12 - Philadelphia, PA - Kung Fu Necktie
6.13 - Brooklyn, NY - Glasslands
6.14 - Allston, MA - O'Brien's Pub
6.15 - Montreal, QC - Green Room at Mile End
6.17 - Toronto, ON - The Great Hall
6.19 - Detroit, MI - Magic Stick Cafe
6.20 - Newport, KY - Southgate House Parlor
6.22 - Chicago, IL - Schubas
6.23 - Minneapolis, MN - 7th Street Entry
6.24 - Fargo, ND - The Aquarium
6.25 - Winnipeg, MB - Royal Albert Arms Hotel
7.1 - Calgary, AB - DIckens Pub

Quintron - Jamskate

Speaking of experimental, remember Quintron (official / myspace) ? Apparently Quintron and Miss Pussycat have gone on tour. I will be covering the show at the Triple Rock on June 26^th, should be pretty crazy and fun.

06/09/10 Golden West Baltimore 06/10/10 The Barbary Philadelphia 06/11/10 Death By Audio Brooklyn 06/12/10 Asbury Lanes Asbury Park 06/13/10 SAntos New York City 06/15/10 Cafe 9 New Haven 06/16/10 Great Scott Club boston 06/17/10 tba Portland 06/18/10 La Sala Rosa Montreal 06/19/10 The Garrison Toronto 06/20/10 Magick Stick Detroit 06/22/10 Firebird St. Louis 06/23/10 CActus Club Milwaukee 06/24/10 Empty Bottle Chicago 06/25/10 Empty Bottle Chicago 06/26/10 Triple Rock Minneapolis 06/27/10 Royal Albert Winnepeg 06/29/10 Henotic Lethbridge 06/30/10 Sled island festival Calgary, 07/01/10 Sled island festival Calgary 07/02/10 Sled island festival Calgary 07/03/10 Sled island festival Calgary

07/12/10 biltmore Vancouver 07/13/10 Chop Suey Seattle 07/14/10 East End Portland 07/15/10 Neurolux boise ID 07/16/10 Urban Lounge SLC 07/17/10 Rinnoceropolis Denver 07/18/10 Launch Pad Albuquerque 07/20/10 BAsh Ripprock Lubbock 07/21/10 Oopolis Norman 07/22/10 tba Dallas, TX 07/23/10 Super Happy Funland Houston 07/24/10 ONe Eyed Jacks New Orleans 09/18/10 Steinbruch Duisburg, DE 09/22/10 Mereleyn Nijmegen 09/23/10 Hafenklang Hamburg 09/29/10 Queen Kong Neuchatel 10/05/10 Groove Bar Tarrango, Spain 10/06/10 La Boite Madrid, Spain, ES 10/07/10 Culturan Beleza Malandra Bermeo 10/08/10 La 2 De Nitsa Barcelona 10/14/10 Université Nantes 10/15/10 Point Ephemere Paris, France, FR 10/16/10 Trinitaires metz, FR

I actually have a ton of other tour announcements, but we'll have to same them until later this month. Hope to see some of you at a show?

 06/08/2010 22:39:01 ♥ vu () ♥weheartmusic.com♥twitter.com/weheartmusic♥podcast.weheartmusic.com