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Rocktober: October 23 to October 24

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10/23 Preoccupations with Cindy Lee at Turf Club Read More Preoccupations Preoccupations is back in town with their latest New Material (Jagjaguwar Records). The band may be more famous for their former, unintentionally …

10/23/2022 Sunday

Preoccupations
with Cindy Lee
at Turf Club
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Canada’s Preoccupations is back on tour in support of their fourth studio album Arrangements.

On the album release, vocalist Matt Flegel says “I’m certain that I’ve been writing about the same bleak things over and over again throughout the lifespan of Preoccupations. This time around the themes of isolation, anxiety, trepidation, imminent self-annihilation, fear of totalitarianism, and general malaise unintentionally all feel a little more relevant than they have in the past. I guess that’s not a great sign, but I think we’ve taken this culmination of dark things, and turned it into something that can happily be listened to loudly, and that is maybe even…fun?”

Cindy Lee to open.

Tour Dates

Oct 19th - Loving Touch - Detroit, MI
Oct 20th - Grog Shop - Cleveland, OH
Oct 21st - Lincoln Hall - Chicago, IL
Oct 22nd - Racoon Motel- Davenport, IA
Oct 23rd - Turf Club in St. Paul - Minneapolis, MN
Oct 26th - Commonwealth - Calgary, AB
Oct 28th - Tractor Tavern - Seattle, WA
Oct 29th - Biltmore Cabaret - Vancouver, BC
Oct 30th - Doug Fir Lounge - Portland, OR
Nov 2nd - Rickshaw Stop - San Francisco, CA
Nov 4th - Echoplex - Los Angeles, CA
Nov 5th - Valley - Phoenix, AZ
Nov 8th - Paper Tiger - San Antonio, TX
Nov 9th - Parish - Austin, TX
Nov 10th - Three Links - Dallas, TX
Nov 12th - Aisle 5 - Atlanta, GA
Nov 16th - DC9 - Washington, DC
Nov 17th - Johnny Brendas - Philadelphia, PA
Nov 18th Bowery Ballroom - New York, NY
Nov 19th - Space Ballroom - Hamden, CT
Nov 21st - The Sinclair - Boston, MA
Nov 22nd - Bar Le Ritz - Montreal, QC
Nov 24th - Lee’s - Toronto, ON
Feb 3rd - Fribourg, CH @ Fri-Son
Feb 4th - Baden, CH @ One Of A Million Festival
Feb 7th - Margate, UK @ Elsewhere
Feb 8th - Bristol, UK @ The Fleece
Feb 9th - Hull, UK @ The New Adelphi Club
Feb 10th - Leeds, UK @ Brudenell Social Club
Feb 11th - Glasgow, UK @ Stereo
February 12th - District - Liverpool, UK
February 13th - YES | Pink room - Manchester, UK
February 15th - Hare & Hounds - Birmingham, UK
February 16th - Scala - London, UK
February 18th - Petit Bain - Paris, FR
February 19th - AB Club - Brussels, BE
February 20th - L'Entrepôt - Arlon, BE
February 22rd - L'Aéronef - Lille, FR
February 23rd - EKKO - Utrecht, NL
February 24th - Badehaus - Berlin, DE
February 25th - UT Connewitz - Leipzig, DE
February 26th - Milla - Munich, DE

10/23 FènixDion with Kid Dakota and Goon Tribune at 7th St Entry Read More Kid Dakota Kid Dakota's third album "A Winner's Shadow," released March 11th, is an impressive effort that, while it could never be called poppy, on some occasions ...

10/23/2022 Sunday

FènixDion
with Kid Dakota and Goon Tribune
at 7th St Entry
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Minneapolis-based band FènixDion will be releasing their debut album Sugar on October 21st. The record release party will take place on October 23rd at the 7th Street Entry in Minneapolis.

You can hear their debut single, “Mama Say”, as well as “Morals Might Bite”, and others on the upcoming show.

The band is the brainchild of Keston Wright and drummer Sam Bramble, but when they play live, it’s a full band, featuring Atom Lee and Mitchell Johnson on electric guitars, bassist Gavin Taylor, and percussionist Nii Mensah.

Talking about the band’s name Keston explains. “That’s why I wanted to name the project FènixDion, because of the archetype of the Phoenix: burning away all that doesn't resonate within you, so you can be reborn into your truest self. I think a lot of people went through that in 2020, letting go of all the sh** that does not matter. So that's what I’m focusing on now: my truest self, moving forward, and trying to fly.”

Kid Dakota and Goon Tribune to open.

Details

Album release show set for October 23rd at 7th Street Entry !!

We are excited to finally celebrate debuting this record with you all , alongside some friends of ours Kid Dakota + Goon Tribune
Tickets on sale now
$12 / 7pm / 18+

10/23 Palm Ghosts with Muun Bato at Mortimer’s Read More Muun Bato Muun Bato to open. Tour dates: Jun 10 Portland, OR, US Mississippi Studios Jun 17 Milwaukee, WI, US Cactus Club Jun 18 Evanston, IL, US SPACE Jun 19 Windsor, ON, Canada Meteor . …

10/23/2022 Sunday

Palm Ghosts
with Muun Bato
at Mortimer’s
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Nashville’s Palm Ghosts (Benjamin Douglas on guitars and vocals, Walt Epting on drums, Joseph Lekkas on bass and vocals, and Jason Springman on guitar and vocals) is described as “the sound of an 80s prom in a war zone.” If that sounds like your cup of tea, then be sure to see them at Mortimer’s Bar in Minneapolis. Local band Muun Bato to open.

Additional details about the band: “Palm Ghosts has a long history, as Joe has carried the name since his Philly days when the project had an indie folk sound. But, it is the current iteration of the band that sounds more like a clap back to the sound for which Nashville is notorious. Embracing their 80’s idols, like New Order, The Cure, David Bowie, John Carpenter and even Divine, these Nashville transplants released 2018’s Architecture. With a steady stream of singles and EPs, the band has continued to write music that sums up the lot of their 80’s youth, but their most cohesive effort is now.”

Tour dates:

Oct 10 @ The Art Sanctuary , Louisville, KY
Oct 21 @ X Ray Arcade, Cudahy, WI
Oct 22 @ Fox River House , Appleton, WI
Oct 23 @ Mortimer's, Minneapolis, MN
Nov 26 @ The Cooperage , Milwaukee, WI
Nov 27 @ Golden Dagger , Chicago, IL
Nov 30 @ The 5 Spot, Nashville, TN

10/24 Pretty Sick at 7th St Entry Read More Beabadoobee Next up on the main stage was Filipino-British singer-songwriter, Beabadoobee, stylized as beabadoobee, playing some tunes from her debut album Fake It Flowers. Beabadoobee just played the Governors Ball in ....

10/24/2022 Monday

Pretty Sick
at 7th St Entry
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London-based, New York City-rooted band Pretty Sick will be opening for Beabadoobee in the UK, starting with the Dublin, Ireland, date. The band will headline a North America tour, starting with Minneapolis’ 7th Street Entry, on October 24.

The band’s debut album Makes Me Sick Makes Me Smile is due September 30th on Dirty Hit.

Upcoming Live Dates

10/4 - Dublin, Ireland @ Olympia Theatre*
10/5 - Belfast, UK @ Ulster Hall*
10/7 - Bristol, UK @ O2 Academy Bristol*
10/8 - Norwich, UK @ The Nick Rayns LCR*
10/10 - Nottingham, UL @ Rock City*
10/11 - Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK @ O2 Academy Newcastle*
10/13 - Manchester, UK @ Manchester Academy*
10/14 - Sheffield, UK @ Foundry*
10/15 - Glasgow, UK @ Barrowland Ballroom*
10/17 - Brighton, UK @ Chalk*
10/18 - Southhampton, UK @ Engine Rooms*
10/19 - London, UK @ O2 Academy Brixton*
10/24 - Minneapolis, MN @ 7th Street Entry
10/25 - Chicago, IL @ Schubas Tavern
10/26 - Omaha, NE @ Slowdown
10/28 - Denver, CO @ Lost Lake
10/29 - Salt Lake City, UT @ Kilby Court
10/31 - Portland, OR @ Polaris Hall
11/1 - Seattle, WA @ The Crocodile - Madame Lou's
11/3 - San Francisco, CA @ Bottom Of Th Hill
11/5 - Los Angeles, CA @ Moroccan Lounge
11/6 - Santa Ana, CA @ Constellation Room
11/8 - Phoenix, AZ @ Valley Bar
11/10 - Austin, TX @ Mohawk
11/11 - Houston, TX @ White Oak Music Hall
11/12 - Denton, TX @ Andy's Bar & Grill
11/14 - Nashville, TN @ Third Man Records
11/15 - Atlanta, GA @ Vinyl
11/17 - Chapel Hill, NC @ Local 506
11/18 - Washington, DC @ DC9
11/19 - Boston, MA @ Brighton Music Hall
11/20 - Philadelphia, PA @ PhilaMOCA
11/21 - New York, NY @ The Bowery Ballroom

*=supporting beabadoobee

If your band is coming to the Minneapolis/St Paul area, please email details to vu@weheartmusic.com with a good lead time. Thank you.

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Ozomatli at KCLive!, Power and Light District, Kansas City, MO (2022-09-24) review

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Tamino at Fine Line Music Cafe, Minneapolis (25 Sep 2022)

Tamino Setlist A Drop of Blood Fascination Cigar The Longing Tummy Verses You Don't Own Me Cinnamon Indigo Night The First Disciple Habibi -- Encore -- Only Our Love Tour Dates 28 Seattle, WA, US Neumos Sep 29 Portland, OR, US Doug Fir Lounge Oct 2 San Francisco, CA, US The Independent Oct 3 Los Angeles (LA), CA, US Regent Theater Oct 4 Los Angeles (LA), CA, US Regent Theater Oct 5 Phoenix, AZ, US The Rebel Lounge Oct 7 Austin, TX, US Austin City Limits Oct 9 Atlanta, GA, US Terminal West Oct 11 Washington, DC, US Black Cat Oct 12 Brooklyn, NY, US Music Hall of Williamsburg Oct 13 Brooklyn, NY, US Music Hall of Williamsburg Nov 21 Paris, France Le Trianon Nov 22 Paris, France Le Trianon Nov 24 London, UK KOKO Nov 25 London, UK KOKO Nov 29 Cologne, Germany Gloria Theater Nov 30 Berlin, Germany Metropol Dec 2 Amsterdam, Netherlands Paradiso Dec 3 Amsterdam, Netherlands Paradiso Dec 5 Brussels, Belgium Royal Circus Dec 6 Brussels, Belgium Cirque Royal / Koninklijk Circus Dec 7 Brussels, Belgium Cirque Royal / Koninklijk Circus Read More Tamino The last time we heard from Belgium’s Tamino, he was enjoying some sold out shows in late 2018. That show was recorded and released as Live at Ancienne Belgique, featuring a cover of “Seasons” by Chris Cornell .… Moon & Pollution Opening up the show was local act Moon & Pollution, who played an uncommonly long nearly 50-minute opening set. The band basically played their entire The Box Borealis album, complete with a middle drum solo intermission. .…

Belgian-Egyptian musician (and model!) Tamino is on his first American tour in support of his sophomore album Sahar (Djinn/Secretly Distribution), stopping by the Fine Line Music Cafe in Minneapolis on Sunday, September 25th.

Moon & Pollution (09 May 2015)

Local singer/songwriter Molly Dean opened the show. We actually caught the singer, when she sang for the Moon & Pollution, in May 2015: “...local act Moon & Pollution, who played an uncommonly long nearly 50-minute opening set. The band basically played their entire The Box Borealis album, complete with a middle drum solo intermission.”

Right off the bat, Dean said she was taking off her shoes. She does this because she uses her feet to start and stop looping. If you’re unfamiliar with this technique, a lot of solo musicians create loops so it can add to their music. For example, if you want a percussion sound, you simply record some taps and let the recording loop run while you play your guitar, etc. If it works, the songs sounds like one or more people are collaborating on the song.

Unlike the 2015 show, it seemed like Dean had a lot of say. Before “Timbre and Trail”, she tells us the story about how she became disenchanted with music, while she was trying to make her way to Kentucky for a gig. She was going to give it all up, but then she heard the singer before her, and hearing the voice and engagement… it made her fall in love with music again.

For “Swell”, the song is about and dedicated to her Uncle John, a gay man who died of Parkinson’s.

She covered Johnny Cash’s “Unchained” near the end of her set. When she asked if she had more time to play…. “Nobody said ‘no’", so she finished her 40-min set with a song about “time and clarity.”

A little trivia, but Tamino is the grandson of Egyptian singer and movie star Muharram Fouad. Like his grandfather, Tamino fusing folk music with Middle Eastern sound. He first found fame with his debut album Amir in 2018, earning over 126 million streams from fans all across the globe. He regularly sells out large venues in the UK, such as the Ancienne Belgique, a venue with a capacity of 2,000 attendees. If you couldn’t get in to see him play, some of those live recording were made available on his Live at Ancienne Belgique.

For that show, he had a full band, including Radiohead bassist Colin Greenwood, but for this American tour, it’s strictly a solo tour.

There are a few things you should know, when you see a one-man show. Sometime, if they have to tune their own guitar, it can be about 70% music, and 30% random banter. Fortunately, Tamino came prepared. He has a guitar tech off stage, who pre-tune and deliver the right guitar to Tamino, as the song requires it… leaving few words spoken, and letting the music speaks for itself.

Tamino’s fans are another thing altogether! These aren’t the typical music fans you would find at a rock show. I honestly don’t believe many of these fans normally attend shows (if at all)… yet, here they were on the crowded dancefloor at the Fine Line. The fans were so funny. They had instant replies to every words that Tamino had to say.

Example, Tamino spoke, “This is my first time here.” Fans immediately shouted back, “Come back again!!”

Tamino was very interactive with the diehard fans. Having heard someone shouted, “You are unreal!”, Tamino’s response was just as funny: “This is unreal!”

The show ended with the big hit single, “Habibi”, followed by the encore song, “Only Our Love”.

Tamino’s album Sahar is out now on Djinn/Secretly Distribution.

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Tamino at Fine Line Music Cafe, Minneapolis (25 Sep 2022)

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We♥KC- September 26-October 2, 2022 Upcoming Shows (Kansas City / Lawrence KS)

Read More The Cult starting off with the sing-along chorus of "Wild Flower". The great energy between the two original two original band members, singer Ian Astbury and guitarist Billy Duffy …

Read more Kansas City Music Guide.

Rocktober! Traditionally, this Fall month has been one of the busiest of the year, with so many tours trying to work in those last cities in, before the holiday season and Winter slows things down again.

This year, seemingly everyone went back on the road after the pandemic lessened, making for a very busy September (& summer) as well, but several days this week, and in October (notably the 8^th, 14^th) are downright packed with shows. Choose wisely!

Shawn Mendes, as you probably heard, canceled his entire arena tour to focus on his mental health, indie rockers Girlpool were scheduled in KC this week, but released a statement last month that they had broken up, and Pale Waves found themselves with transportation issues. 

Here’s what’s happening in the Kansas City/Lawrence, KS metro September 26th-October 2nd.

(Several artists are still requiring precautions for entry, so check with the venue and/or assume vaccination proof, might still be required)

Monday Sept 26

Beach Boys, Lied Center. $24-$65

Fun, fun, fun will undoubtedly be had as the band plays hits from six decades of music. We caught the band’s good vibrations back in 2019 and it was literally hit after hit after hit (don’t expect Brian Wilson with this version of the band though).

Shawn Mendes with Tate McRae, Sept. 26, T-Mobile Center CANCELED

Tuesday Sept 27

The Cult, Uptown, $45-$125

Ian Astbury, Billy Duffy, and co. have returned and with new music! “Give Me Mercy” is the brand-new single, ahead of their latest album, Under the Midnight Sun which drops on Oct 7, so expect a couple cuts from the upcoming record, along with four decades of rock classics. We caught the band on the opening date of their summer tour (where they debuted the single live), mentioning how strong Astbury’s voice still remains.

San Fran band King Woman to open, self-described as “hypnotic and breathy vocal dramatics” and “brooding, ethereal doom-rock.”

Rodney Crowell, Knuckleheads, $55

A musician’s musician, Crowell put out Triage just over a year ago, but in addition to his own many songs, he’s been playing some Emmylou Harris collaborations and a Townes Van Zandt classic, in recent sets.

Apocalyptica w Wheel, Leprous, Liberty Hall-Lawrence, $39.50-$75

The Finnish symphonic legends are approaching their 20^th anniversary as an ensemble and are out on their Cell-0 Tour, which we caught early on, in April in Minneapolis. Expect their own instrumentals, Franky Perez joining them on vocals, and of course, a couple Metallica covers for an entertaining evening.

Duckwrth, Bottleneck-Lawrence, $22

LA rapper aka Jared Lee out on his Chrome Bull Tour. Singles “Kiss U Right Now” and “No Chill” have been making waves since the end of last year. Expect a multimedia performance.

Pale Waves, recordBar, POSTPONED / CANCELED info here

Wednesday Sept 28

In Flames, Fit For An Autopsy, and Orbit Culture, Granada- Lawrence, $39.50-$129

The Swedish melodic death metallers have re-signed with label Nuclear Blast and have a new single, “State of Slow Decay” out now. Frontman Anders Fridén says the new song “includes everything that In Flames are known for. But it’s more than just a song, it’s a ...statement. I couldn’t be happier to release this as a taste of what’s to come.”

Openers and Jersey City deathcore band Fit for an Autopsy is on the label as well, and has The Sea of Tragic Beasts, out now.

BoomBox, recordBar, $15

The electronic DJ act has been around about 15 years and is self-described as “A little house, a little blues, a little funk, a little rock, and a whole lot of soul”.

ETHNO, the project of Jeffrey James Franca of Thievery Corporation, is also on the bill.

Thursday Sept 29

Keith Urban with Tyler Hubbard Ingrid Andress, T-Mobile Center. $29.50-$169.50

Australia’s favorite country music export is out on his Speed of Now World Tour and bringing along two solid support acts- half of Florida Georgia Line and a rising singer-songwriter. Expect some virtual duets, a John Denver acoustic cover, some guitar fireworks and Urban to keep energy high.

Giveon, The Midland, $32.50-$49.50

Out on his Give or Take Tour, the 7x Grammy nominated R&B star is out in support of the album of the same name. He may be best known for his contribution on Justin Bieber’s “Peaches” and “Chicago Freestyle with Drake, and another collab with him is on the way on a film soundtrack, according to Epic Records.

Kaivon, RecordBar. $20-$25

Making an immediate impact in 2016 with debut single, “Rebirth”, the EDM artist has made a unique impact on the genre.

Jamey Johnson, Prairie Band Casino-Mayetta, SOLD OUT

The multi-Grammy Award winner just contributed a cover for a John Anderson tribute album and released single, “Music Cities Killing Me” (w/Julie Roberts) and has over fifteen years of his own songs to draw from.

Firewater Festival – Blackberry Smoke, Old 97s, Nikki Lane, Reed Southall Band, Whiskey Myers, more, Sept 29-Oct 1, Lacygne, KS, $154.97

Road warriors Whiskey Myers are taking their live show to the next level with their second annual curated three-day event and a stacked lineup, all happening a bit south of the JoCo metro. The grounds are described as “surrounded by hills, lake water, and acres and acres of forest. You have a ton of options to make the most of your experience which could include floating the pond, exploring the Emerald Forest, and of course checking out the music at one of the stages.” Camping packages available.

Friday Sept 30

Hairball, Topeka Performing Arts Center, $25

Few do the hair band/heavy metal tribute better than this longtime act, now in its 22nd year of bringing blasts from the past. With their beginnings being first in the Minneapolis area, we’ve seen them over the years and their costumes/routines, and setlist of familiar jukebox songs, are all top-notch to make for a fun and very entertaining concert experience.

Verivery, Granada- Lawrence, $55-$60

K-Pop fans unite! The seven member Korean pop band is coming to middle America likely with unforgettable coordinated dance moves and sugary sweet songs. With BTS on indefinite hiatus, they might be the next to break even bigger.

Chris Lane, Homecoming Rock Chalk Block Party, downtown Lawrence, Free

Undefeated?! No one would have guessed this 4-0 start for Jayhawk football, defying the odds, and bringing all kinds of fairweather fans back into the fold. Great timing for the inaugural Homecoming Rock Chalk Block Party taking place downtown on the night before the Iowa State game, on Mass St. between 10th/11th St. The event starts at 5:30 p.m. with music, games and activities. A Pep Rally is around 7:50 p.m. followed by country artist Chris Lane starting around 8:15. We caught Lane live this summer at Country Stampede in Topeka.

Drew Holcomb and the Neighbors, Knuckleheads, $30-$105

The Tennessee Americana band are out in support of 2019’s Dragons, with new music on the horizon soon. He and wife Ellie toured together earlier in the year, and we caught them outdoors, back in 2015.

Kansas City Jazz Orchestra, “The Horn” featuring Sean Jones, Kauffman Center. $33.50-$68.50

From the moments Buddy Bolden and Louis Armstrong released their golden, burnished tones into the world, jazz music has in large part developed through the clarion call of wind instruments. In modern music, there is no more essential practitioner of the brass arts than trumpeter Sean Jones. From intimate whispers to spirited shouts, Mr. Jones will evoke the previous masters of the craft through his own inimitable voice.

Saturday Oct 1

Iceage w/Earth, recordBar, $25

Iceage are back with a new single, “All The Junk On The Outskirts,” which was recorded during the same sessions as their 2018 album Beyondless. "I consider this one of the better cuts off the Beyondless sessions, but it ended up being a misfit that wouldn't quite fit in with the other songs as we put together the track listing. Like a piece belonging to a different puzzle,” says frontman Elias Bender Rønnenfelt. “Much like it wasn’t welcome with the others on Beyondless, it's an anthem for those on the outside looking in.” We caught them live back in 2019. Drone metallers Earth co-headline this Fall tour.

The Black Angels, Bottleneck. $26

Austin TX psych-rock legends are back on tour in support of new album Wilderness of Mirrors, just out this month via Partisan Records. We caught them most recently in the California desert in 2019 and their 2014 show with the late Roky Erickson was one for the memory books.

Russell Dickerson, KCLive!, $25-$65

The rising country star had his second album, Southern Symphony released in late 2020 and also just guested on a recent Thomas Rhett single. He’s been playing new songs, “Big Wheels” and “Just Like Your Mama” so expect a new album soon.

Sunday Oct 2

Winterlude: Vine Street Rumble, Yardley Hall. $17-$35

Formed to honor the legacy of the “golden era” of Kansas City’s world-renowned jazz history, the band exclusively performs the same exciting music that made KC the place to be in the 1930s/’40s. The band personnel are the area’s “top call” musicians, who faithfully recreate the KC jazz scene. Accurately performing the swing music of Count Basie, Jay McShann, Andy Kirk and the 12 Clouds of Joy, Harlan Leonard and His Rockets, Mary Lou Williams, Joe Turner, Pete Johnson and others.

Girlpool, Bottleneck- Lawrence, CANCELED

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Rocktober: October 22

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10/22 Marcus Mumford with The A's at Palace Theatre Read More Mumford & Sons After a brief health-related delay that caused them to miss Bonnaroo, UK band Mumford and Sons has resumed their Summer arena/amphitheatre Tour, to great reviews and sold out shows. …

10/22/2022 Saturday

Marcus Mumford
with The A's
at Palace Theatre
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Remember Mumford & Sons? The band’s founder Marcus Mumford is on tour in support of his debut solo self-titled album. The record was released on Capitol Records, and was produced by Blake Mills (Alabama Shakes, Laura Marling).

The Marcus Mumford tour kicks off Monday, September 19, with a sold-out show at the Fox Theatre in Boulder, CO… and will stop in at the Palace Theatre this October 22nd.

The A's to open.

Tour Dates

9/19 Boulder, CO Fox Theatre
9/20 Denver, CO Paramount Theatre
9/21 Denver, CO Paramount Theatre
9/24 Las Vegas, NV iHeartRadio Music Festival
9/26 Seattle, WA The Paramount Theatre
9/27 Portland, OR Keller Auditorium
9/30 Los Angeles, CA The Wiltern
10/1 San Francisco, CA The Fillmore
10/4 Ventura, CA Majestic Ventura Theatre
10/6 El Cajon, CA The Magnolia
10/7 Phoenix, AZ The Van Buren
10/9 Austin, TX ACL Fest
10/10 Houston, TX White Oak Music Hall
10/11 Dallas, TX Majestic Theatre
10/14 New Orleans, LA Orpheum Theater
10/16 Austin, TX ACL Fest
10/17 Tulsa, OK Cain’s Ballroom
10/18 Kansas City, MO Midland Theatre
10/20 Milwaukee, WI The Pabst Theater
10/21 Madison, WI The Sylvee
10/22 Saint Paul, MN Palace Theatre
10/24 Chicago, IL Chicago Theatre
10/25 Detroit, MI The Fillmore Detroit
10/26 Louisville, KY Brown Theatre
10/28 Durham, NC Durham Performing Arts Center
10/29 Atlanta, GA The Eastern
10/30 Nashville, TN Ryman Auditorium
11/1 Asheville, NC Thomas Wolfe Auditorium
11/2 Washington, DC The Anthem
11/3 Philadelphia, PA Met Philadelphia
11/5 Portland, ME State Theater
11/7 New York, NY Beacon Theatre
11/8 Boston, MA Wang Theatre – Boch Center
11/10 Toronto, ON Massey Hall

10/22 Judah & the Lion with The National Parks at First Avenue Read More Judah & the Lion Nashville’s Judah & The Lion will be headlining the Palace Theatre on Halloween, October 31st. The group’s “Let Go” song was recently chosen as ESPN’s New College Football Anthem for 2019-20 Season, which is quite a big deal…. …

10/22/2022 Saturday

Judah & the Lion
with The National Parks
at First Avenue
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Judah & the Lion is touring in support of Revival (Cletus the Van Records / Virgin Music).

We just the band on Sep 2022 and wrote, “Judah and the Lion are going through a Revival-- Not just the title of their fourth studio album (released in June on Cletus the Van Records), but professionally (with the departure of co-founding member Nate Zuercher at the end of last year) and personally as well, and through all the introspection the pandemic allowed us. The core lineup is down to the duo of Judah Akers and Brian Macdonald and their renewed musical outlook is one of hope, happiness, and an innocence that the band began with, a decade ago.”

The National Parks (not to be confused with The National) to open.

Tour Dates

Sept 20 @ House of Blues in Dallas, TX^
Sept 21 @ Stubb’s Waller Creek Amphitheater in Austin, TX^
Sept 23 @ Cain’s Ballroom in Tulsa, OK^
Sept 24 @ The Factory in Chesterfield, MO^
Oct. 4 @ Avondale Brewing Co. in Birmingham, AL+
Oct 5 @ Old Forester’s Paristown Hall in Louisville, KY+
Oct 7 @ Coca-Cola Roxy in Atlanta, GA+
Oct 8 @ The Ritz in Raleigh, NC+
Oct 9 @ The Fillmore in Charlotte, NC+
Oct 11 @ Webster Hall in New York, NY+
Oct 13 @ The Fillmore in Silver Spring, MD+
Oct 14 @ House of Blues in Boston, MA
Oct 15 @ Club XL Live in Harrisburg, PA+
Oct 16 @ The Fillmore in Philadelphia, PA+
Oct 18 @ House of Blues in Cleveland, OH+
Oct 20 @ Egyptian Room at Old National Centre in Indianapolis, IN+
Oct 21 @ The Riviera Theater in Chicago, IL+
Oct 22 @ First Avenue in Minneapolis, MN+
Nov. 18-20 @ Wonderfront Festival in San Diego, CA

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10/22 Voxtrot with Yellow Ostrich at Fine Line Read More Voxtrot Three years ago Voxtrot released two incredibly well-received EPs, Mothers, Sisters, Daughters, and Wives and Raised By Wolves and immediately garnered a cult-like fanbase. On the adolescent anthem, “Soft and Warm,” …

10/22/2022 Saturday

Voxtrot
with Yellow Ostrich
at Fine Line
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Here’s a blast from the past: Voxtrot. When we first started W♥M, 15 years ago, Voxtrot was one of the first band we saw in June 2007: “The Voxtrot show was alright, they seem to be having a lot of fun on stage. I was told that the last time they were here (on a Monday), that there was only maybe 12 people there. This time, they have a pretty packed venue, which made them really happy.”

It looks like the band is back, touring to promote Cut from the Stone: Rarities & B-Sides. Already Austin and Los Angeles shows have sold out. It’s not a surprise, as they still have many fans, and, of course, we remember the band!

Yellow Ostrich to open.

Voxtrot Tour Dates

September 17 - New York NY @ Webster Hall
September 18 - Washington DC @ Black Cat
September 23 - San Francisco CA @ The Independent
September 24 - Los Angeles CA @ The Regent
September 25 - Los Angeles, CA @ The Echoplex
October 21 - Chicago IL @ Thalia Hall
October 22 - Minneapolis MN @ Fine Line
November 11 - Austin, TX @ The Mohawk
November 12 - Austin TX @ The Mohawk

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The Gaslight Anthem at the Midland (9/23) and the Fillmore (9/24)

Gaslight Anthem Setlists The Midland, Kansas City (09/23)     Intro: “Silent All These Years” by Tori Amos Kansas City (09/23) Have Mercy Old White Lincoln Boomboxes and Dictionaries Handwritten Get Hurt High Lonesome Drive Wooderson Underneath the Ground Miles Davis and the Cool The Patient Ferris Wheel Halloween Stay Vicious Great Expectations National Anthem 45 The '59 Sound Outro: “Heaven on Earth” by Belinda Carlisle Fillmore, Minneapolis (09/24) Minneapolis (09/24) Have Mercy Old White Lincoln Boomboxes and Dictionaries Handwritten Get Hurt High Lonesome The Queen of Lower Chelsea Blue Dahlia Underneath the Ground Miles Davis and the Cool Chloe Dancer (Mother Love Bone cover) State of Love and Trust (Pearl Jam cover) Blue Jeans & White T-Shirts Halloween Stay Vicious American Slang Great Expectations National Anthem 45 The '59 Sound Tigers Jaw Setlists Body Language Hesitation Old Clothes Plane vs Tank vs Submarine Can't Wait Forever Warn Me Hum I Won't Care How You Remember Me June Cat's Cradle Commit Guardian Anniversary Tour Dates 09/26 - Chicago, IL - Riviera Theatre † 09/27 - McKees Rocks, PA - Roxian Theatre † 09/28 - Rooftop at Pier 17, New York, NY 09/30 - Niagara Falls, NY - The Rapids Theatre ^ 10/01 - Toronto, ONT - RBC Echo Beach ^ 10/02 - Detroit, MI - The Fillmore Detroit ^ 10/04 - Boston, MA - MGM Music Hall at Fenway ^ 10/05 - Washington, DC - The Anthem ^ 10/07 - Philadelphia, PA - The Met Philadelphia ^ 10/08 - Holmdel, NJ - PNC Bank Arts Center ^ † w/ special guest Tigers Jaw ^ w/ special guest Jeff Rosenstock Read More The Gaslight Anthem New Jersey's The Gaslight Anthem is currently on tour in support of their latest album Get Hurt, out now on Island Records. You may recall that when we talked to Matt Pinfield in 2012, he is quoted to say that the punk rock band's song "45" was .…

The Gaslight Anthem are on their reunion tour, stopping by The Midland Theatre in Kansas City, Missouri, and the Fillmore in Minneapolis, Minnesota. W♥M recaps the two concerts.

Gaslight Anthem at The Midland, Kansas City MO (09/23/2022)

Scranton, PA alt rockers Tigers Jaw have been opening on this leg, with a forty-five-minute set, with cuts drawn from their six full-length albums, the most recent being last year’s I Won’t Care How You’ll Remember Me (on Hopeless Records) with a new EP, Old Clothes, due out October 28^th, with the title track serving as the lead single.  

The group benefits from having co-lead singers in guitarist Ben Walsh (who sang most of the set’s first-half songs) and keyboardist Brianna Collins who stepped away from her stack to sing most of the later set songs, notably on 2017’s “June” and last year’s “Commit” with Collins singing, “An eclipse only shines from a distance, you can't make sense of a world you're not in.”

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Fans had been left wondering, and checking social media all day, as New Jersey’s The Gaslight Anthem were scheduled to play The Midland in Kansas City as part of their reunion tour, their first since a 2015 hiatus (and not counting some brief 2018 dates), but singer-songwriter Brian Fallon had lost his voice at their Salt Lake City show, forcing a cancellation in Denver, and three subsequent days of rest for this, their potential first show back.  

The good news was that Fallon’s voice (though still raspy on the edges) had returned, and helped propel their ninety-minute set, with the band leader as verbose and talkative as always, despite the setback.  The set would start gently, with an almost whispered first verse of 2014’s “Get Hurt”, but quickly ramp up from there.  

“Last time you were pissed at me, now it’s Denver!” Fallon emoted after a couple songs in, saying he felt he got maybe too much rest mostly sleeping for the last three days, so seemed to be making up for it, by engaging audience members in conversation and espousing whatever was on his mind.

Other Fallon-speak topics covered included The Walking Dead/ Norman Reedus hair, Aaron Judge / NY Yankees, The Strokes, the NFL, Brooklyn/Jay-Z, The National, KC BBQ, Freebird, diabetes, and many others.  

“Get Hurt” was even dedicated to Fallon’s time in Colorado, referring to his bed rest and the show cancellation.  2008’s “High Lonesome” cribs a Counting Crows lyric and it was with 2007’s “Wooderson”, that Fallon called an audible and the band began to start veering from the printed setlist.  “The Patient Ferris Wheel” was played via a fan request, and another fan had made an elaborate, lighted sign to request the song, “Halloween” which Fallon noticed right before the band was to play it anyway.

The encore-less set would end with the one-two punch of 2012’s “45” whose “see you on the flipside” lyrics Fallon dedicated to openers Tigers Jaw, who are on the last dates of this leg, and an extended version of the band’s biggest radio hit “The ‘59 Sound” with Fallon asking in verse, “Did you hear your favorite song, one last time?”  From the crowd’s loud reaction all night, it’s safe to say they did.  

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Gaslight Anthem at The Fillmore, Minneapolis, MN (09/24/2022)

By the start of the third song the lead singer of The Gaslight Anthem, Brian Fallon, had a perplexed look as he gazed down to the set list at his feet.  Fallon has a nimble, fluid-thinking mind and he thought out loud why he would have picked the third song as the third song.  He blamed it on his throat which was at 30% and felt like it was dragged to hell by the devil, himself.  He then went onto an extemporaneous jag that touched on not smoking pot, watching the Walking Dead in his hotel room, props to the crowd and venue, shout-outs to The Replacements and the underrated Soul Asylum and how it is agreed upon that everyone in the venue hates Tom Brady.  At least that’s what I caught.  Oh yeah, also no refunds for the rasp in his voice.

Tigers Jaw opened up the evening with two lead vocals: Ben Walsh also playing the rhythm guitar and Brianna Collins playing the keyboard.  Based in Scranton, Pennsylvania, the band is fronting the first half of the tour and it was nice to see co-lead vocals, especially Collins airy voice and keyboard accents lofting above the guitar-driven chords of the rest of the band

Tigers Jaw played “Old Clothes” a new EP to be released October 28^th, then followed with “Plane vs Tank vs Submarine” from their debut album from 2008 which gathered big applause from the sold out crowd that showed up early.  “Hum” had a nice distortion transition into “I Won’t Care How You Remember Me.” They finished strong with “Commit”, “Guardian” and “Anniversary” with lyrics which seem fitting for the ailing lead singer of the next band:

I'm doing alright, I'll give it a try anyway

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Fallon finally figured it out by the seventh song.  The little “huh” that bugged him when he looked at the set list earlier was actually the set list from the previous show in Kansas City.  Fallon then grabbed his smart phone and consulted with members of the band.  He wanted to let the audience know that even though blame would not be assigned, nobody currently on the stage made the mistake and whoever did was buying everyone dinner the next night. 

And while Fallon and the band launched into “The Queen of Lower Chelsea” a stagehand scurried about with the updated list. 

After “Miles Davis and the Cool” and a brief, subtle cover of Mother Love Bone’s “Chloe Dancer”, it was full, wide-open rock starting with “Stay Vicious” and “American Slang” and ending with the triumphant couplet of “45” and “The 59 Sound”. 

Fallon told the crowd they were going right up to the curfew, and they weren’t going to waste any time with an encore.  He wasn’t a fan of encores.  He said that only a few bands should practice them.  He mentioned Metallica and The Beastie Boys. 

For a man with 30% of a voice he sure provided a lot of opinions, the kind of sage rock wisdom that told a fan who shouted for Paul Westerberg’s “Dyslexic Heart”: “No”.

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The Gaslight Anthem at The Fillmore, Minneapolis MN (24 Sep 2022)

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Minneapolis: This Week (10/02/2022)

Here are some shows, this week, in the Minneapolis/St Paul area.

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09/27 Givēon at Fillmore Read More Givēon GRAMMY nominated singing sensation Giveon is gearing up for another big year in 2021. The Long Beach native took 2020 by storm and has already landed in stardom, thanks to his vocals on Drake's "Chicago Freestyle …

09/27/2022 Tuesday

Givēon
at Fillmore
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7x Grammy nominated R&B star Givēon will headline the Fillmore in Minneapolis this September 27th, in support of his debut album Give Or Take.

Tour dates:

9/2 – Orlando, FL @ House of Blues
9/3 – Miami, FL @ The Oasis
9/4 – St. Petersburg, FL @ Jannus Live
9/6 – New Orleans, LA @ Orpheum Theater
9/8 – Houston, TX @ 713 Music Hall
9/9 – Austin, TX @ Stubb’s Waller Creek Amphitheatre
9/10 – Dallas, TX – The Factory
9/12 – Tempe, AZ @ Marquee Theatre
9/13 – Las Vegas, NV @ House of Blues
9/15 – Los Angeles, CA @ Hollywood Forever Cemetery
9/16 – Los Angeles, CA – Primavera Sound
9/18 – Oakland, CA @ Fox Theater
9/20 – Portland, OR @ Roseland Theater
9/21 – Seattle , WA- The Paramount Theatre
9/22 – Vancouver, BC @ Malkin Bowl
9/24 – Salt Lake City, UT @ The Union Event Center
9/25 – Denver, CO- The Mission Ballroom
9/27 – Minneapolis, MN @ The Fillmore
9/29 – Kansas City, MO @ Arvest Bank Theatre
9/30 – Saint Louis, MO @ The Pageant
10/2 – Chicago, IL @ Aragon Ballroom
10/4 – Detroit, MI @ The Masonic Theater
10/5 – Cleveland, OH @ Agora Theater
10/7 – Indianapolis, IN @ Egyptian Room
10/9 – Nashville, TN @ Marathon Music Works
10/11 – Columbus, OH @ Kemba Live!
10/12 – Pittsburgh , PA- Stage AE
10/14 – Washington, DC @ The Anthem
10/16 – Montreal, QC @ MTELUS
10/19 – Toronto, ON @ HISTORY

09/29 Amyl and The Sniffers with Bob Vylan and The Rumours at First Avenue Read More Amyl And The Sniffers Melbourne’s Amyl & the Sniffers just made their US television debut on Late Night with Seth Meyers earlier this week. The band played “Hertz” off of their sophomore album, Comfort To Me (ATO Records/Rough Trade) ...

09/29/2022 Thursday

Amyl and The Sniffers
with Bob Vylan and The Rumours
at First Avenue
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We caught Melbourne’s Amyl & the Sniffers explosive sold out show at the Fine Line Music Café in May 2022 and said, “The Australian pub punk band fun to watch, as vocalist Amy Taylor ran and bounced across the stage, never stopping or slowing down. Rounding out the rest of the band are the always shirtless drummer Bryce Wilson, guitarist Dec Martens, and bassist Fergus Romer.”

This time, the band is returning to a much bigger venue, at First Avenue’s mainroom! If you didn’t get a chance to see them in May, now is your chance to see this really fun live band.

Bob Vylan and The Rumours to open.

Tour dates:

9/18/22 - Primavera Sound - Los Angeles, CA
9/20/22 - Brooklyn Bowl - Nashville, TN
9/21/22 - Variety Playhouse - Atlanta, GA
9/23/22 - Terminal 5 - NYC
9/24/22 - 9:30 Club - Washington, D.C.
9/25/22 - Big Night Live - Boston, MA
9/27/22 - Majestic Theatre - Detroit, MI
9/28/22 - Vic Theatre - Chicago, IL
9/29/22 - First Avenue - Minneapolis, MN
10/1/22 - Ogden Theatre - Denver, CO
10/2/22 - The Depot - Salt Lake City, UT
10/4/22 - Knitting Factory - Boise, ID
10/5/22 - Sessions Music Hall - Eugene, OR
10/6/22 - Showbox Sodo - Seattle, WA
10/8/22 - Halloween Meltdown @ Mosswood Park - Oakland, CA
10/9/22 - Ohana Encore Weekend - Dana Point, CA

10/02 New Order & Pet Shop Boys with DJ: Paul Oakenfold at Armory Read More Pet Shop Boys Pet Shop Boys just released their third single, "Memory of the Future", taken from their album, Elysium. To help promote the new release, PSB launched free Memory of the future e-card and Memory .… … New Order The idea behind this show is that the entire New Order and Joy Division’s Substance albums would be played back to back by Peter Hook (who happened to be in both bands). … Paul Oakenfold The DJ legend, Paul Oakenfold is coming, as part of the Jagermeister Ultimate Summer of Music tour including spinning a somewhat intimate set in Minneapolis, compared to the massive ...

10/02/2022 Sunday

New Order & Pet Shop Boys
with DJ: Paul Oakenfold
at Armory
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The long sold out, two years in the making, co-headlining New Order and Pet Shop Boys show will finally come to Minneapolis, at the Armory this October 2nd.

We mentioned the co-headlining show originally in July 2021:

The highly anticipated North American The Unity Tour by co-headliners Pet Shop Boys and New Order will be rescheduled to September and October 2022.

The good news is that this will give us enough time to add legendary DJ Paul Oakenfold to the upcoming 2022 tour.

If you follow our music tastes, you know that we’ve long love and support UK bands, so PSB and New Order are the top of the pops for us.

Pet Shop Boys’ fourteenth studio LP, Hotspot came out on x2 Records/Kobalt and reached #3 in the UK, #1 on German and Spanish albums chart, and #1 on Billboard’s Top Dance/Electronic Albums chart.

New Order’s last album Music Complete came out in 2015, but it was recently re-issued for Love Record Stores day in 2020 as a doubly vinyl LP was pressed in orange vinyl and issued in a gatefold sleeve.

If you’re wondering why these two massive bands are friends… it’s probably due to their past collaborations, including the supergroup Electronic (featuring Bernard Sumner, Neil Tennant, and Johnny Marr)… they’re all old friends. Wish somehow they could get Johnny Marr to open for them, so they can all reunite to play out to some classic Electronic songs like “Getting Away with It”. Wouldn’t that just be exciting?

The Unity Tour 2022

09/17—Budweiser Stage— Toronto, ON
09/19—Leader Bank Pavilion—Boston, MA
09/21—Merriweather Post Pavilion—Columbia, MD
09/23—Barclays Center—Brooklyn, NY
09/25—TD Pavilion at the Mann—Philadelphia, PA
09/28—Madison Square Garden—New York, NY
09/30—Huntington Bank Pavilion —Chicago, IL
10/02—The Armory—Minneapolis, MN
10/07—Hollywood Bowl—Los Angeles, CA
10/08—Hollywood Bowl—Los Angeles, CA
10/12—Chase Center—San Francisco, CA
10/14—Climate Pledge Arena—Seattle, WA
10/16—Rogers Arena—Vancouver, BC

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Julia Jacklin at Fine Line Music Cafe, Minneapolis (24 Sep 2022)

09/24 Julia Jacklin with Katy Kirby at Fine Line Julia Jacklin Setlist Don't Let the Kids Win Be Careful With Yourself Head Alone to Perth, before the border closes Love, Try Not To Let Go Pool Party Good Guy Moviegoer Body Lydia Wears A Cross Ignore Tenderness Don't Know How to Keep Loving You I Was Neon Pressure to Party -- Encore -- Less Of A Stranger End of a Friendship Read More Julia Jacklin Australian singer/songwriter Julia Jacklin will be releasing her second album Crushing on February 22nd. In support of the new record, Jacklin will be doing a world tour this year. .… Katy Kirby Austin, TX’s Sun June is teaming up with Katy Kirby for a tour. Sun June recently shared the new single “Reminded,” from the expanded version of their acclaimed record, Somewhere (Run For Cover and Keeled Scales). .…

Australian singer/songwriter Julia Jacklin headlined the Fine Line Music Cafe, in Minneapolis, on Saturday night, to support her new album Pre Pleasure (Polyvinyl).

Opening the show was singer/songwriter Katy Kirby, fresh after a nearly sold-out six week tour with Waxahatchee.

Kirby’s latest album Cool Dry Place came out during the pandemic, in 2021, on Keeled Scales (via Secretly Distribution), so she was itching to play songs from the record, including the title track and its lead single, “Juniper”… the single actually has a special cocktail that Katy created. You can always enjoy the “Juniper's Last Word” cocktail at home. Requires Gin, Chartreuse, lemon juice, dandelion tea, and Orgeat… served with a mint garnish and some “disappointing news”. As you can tell, Kirby has a very depressing sense of humor.

Kirby’s very brief 25-min set was very quiet, and thankfully, the audience was very attentive, and hanging on every note. She ended her set with a song that “she’s never played live before”, even though the song was written in March 2020. The very short song is about wishing someone special a happy little birthday.

If the Fine Line show wasn’t sold out, it sure felt like it.

Julia Jacklin walked on stage by herself to Celine Dion’s “My Heart Will Go On”… and the audience of mostly young women were singing along.

Jacklin has a very good local fanbase, thanks to being nominated for an ARIA award eight times, and strong support from local radio station The Current.

After one song solo, “Don't Let the Kids Win” and her full band joined her on stage. With the full band, all the songs sounded much fuller, almost rock songs, especially “to Perth, before the border closes”.

Despite the fact that Jacklin was recovering from losing her voice (she had to postpone Philadelphia and Boston’s shows), she still sounded great.

Julia Jacklin’s new album Pre Pleasure is out now on Polyvinyl.

Remaining tour dates:

09/26 - Denver, CO @ Bluebird Theater $
09/27 - Salt Lake City, UT @ Urban Lounge $
09/29 - Vancouver, BC @ Commodore Ballroom $
09/30 - Seattle, WA @ The Crocodile $
10/01 - Seattle, WA @ The Crocodile (SOLO) $
10/02 - Portland, OR @ Revolution Hall $
10/04 - San Francisco, CA @ The Fillmore $
10/05 - Solana Beach, CA @ Belly Up Tavern $
10/07 - Los Angeles, CA @ The Fonda Theatre $
10/08 - Phoenix, AZ @ Crescent Ballroom $
11/03 - Dublin, Ireland @ Vicar Street &
11/05 - Glasgow, Scotland @ SWG3 TV Studio &
11/06 - Manchester, UK @ The Ritz &
11/07 - Birmingham, UK @ The Mill &
11/09 - Bristol, UK @ SWX &
11/10 - Brighton, UK @ Chalk &
11/11 - London, UK @ Roundhouse &
11/13 - Paris, France @ La Maroquinerie &
11/14 - Antwerp, Belgium @ Trix Club &
11/15 - Cologne, Germany @ Club Bahnhof Ehrenfeld &
11/17 - Amsterdam, Netherlands @ Paradiso &
11/18 - Hamburg, Germany @ Knust &
11/20 - Oslo, Norway @ Parkteatret &
11/21 - Stockholm, Sweden @ Slaktkyrkan &
11/22 - Copenhagen, Denmark @ Dr Koncerthuset &
11/24 - Berlin, Germany @ Columbia Theatre &
11/25 - Munich, Germany @ Strom &
11/26 - Zurich, Switzerland @ Plaza &
11/27 - Milan, Italy @ Magnolia &
11/29 - Barcelona, Spain @ Apolo &
11/30 - Madrid, Spain @ SalaMon &
12/01 - Lisbon, Portugal @ Lav &

# w/ Kara Jackson
$ w/ Katy Kirby
& w/ Erin Rae

Katy Kirby

Julia Jacklin

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Julia Jacklin at Fine Line Music Cafe, Minneapolis (24 Sep 2022)

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Rocktober: October 20 to October 21

10/20 MIYAVI at Fine Line Read More J-pop Fast-rising J-pop act Yoasobi (stylized as YOASOBI) released their first-ever English album, E-Side. The album features previously released songs “Monster,” “Into The Night,” “RGB,” “Romance” and “Blue.” …

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10/20/2022 Thursday

MIYAVI
at Fine Line
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Japanese guitarist/singer-songwriter, actor Miyavi (雅) is on his 20th Anniversary tour. His debut album Gagaku came out on Halloween, October 31, 2002.

Last year, he made news by featuring K-Pop megastar Kang Daniel on one of his new song, “Hush Hush”. Daniel recorded his Korean version, which made it into the original soundtrack for the Korean drama, “Rookie Cops”.

As of this writing, no opening band is listed for this show.

Tour Dates

Oct 8 New York (NYC), NY, US Le Poisson Rouge
Oct 9 Allston, MA, US Brighton Music Hall
Oct 13 Atlanta, GA, US The Masquerade - Heaven
Oct 15 Pittsburgh, PA, US Thunderbird Cafe & Music Hall
Oct 17 Chicago, IL, US Cobra Lounge
Oct 18 Chicago, IL, US Cobra Lounge
Oct 20 Minneapolis, MN, US Fine Line
Oct 21 Kansas City, MO, US Knuckleheads
Oct 23 Dallas, TX, US Trees
Oct 23 Dallas, TX, US Trees
Oct 24 Houston, TX, US Scout Bar
Oct 24 Houston, TX, US Scout Bar
Oct 25 Austin, TX, US Come and Take It Live
Oct 27 Mesa, AZ, US Nile Theater
Oct 31 Los Angeles (LA), CA, US Fonda Theatre
Nov 2 Vancouver, BC, Canada Rickshaw Theatre
Nov 3 Seattle, WA, US Neumos
Nov 5 Portland, OR, US Hawthorne Theatre
Nov 7 San Francisco, CA, US August Hall

10/21 Lee Fields with Daniel Villarreal at Fine Line Read More Lee Fields Lee Fields & The Expressions' single, "You’re The Kind of Girl" is a free download via his website, just in time for Valentine's Day. His new album, Faithful Man, will be out March 13th on Brooklyn’s Truth & Soul Records. …

10/21/2022 Friday

Lee Fields
with Daniel Villarreal
at Fine Line
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Legendary soul singer Lee Fields recently shared his new single, “Forever”, available now on Daptone Records. “Forever” marks the latest single from Fields’ first new album in three years and full-length Daptone Records debut, Sentimental Fool, arriving everywhere on Friday, October 28.

Fields is also on tour, stopping by the Fine Line Music Cafe in Minneapolis this October 21st.

Daniel Villarreal to open.

Tour Dates

10/15 – Hamden, CT – Space Ballroom
10/20 – Denver, CO – Bluebird Theater
10/21 – Minneapolis, MN – Fine Line
10/22 – Madison, WI – Majestic Theater
10/28 – Seattle, WA – Showbox
10/29 – Portland, OR – Aladdin Theater
10/30 – Vancouver, BC – Commodore Ballroom
11/01 – Pomona, CA – The Glass House
11/03 – Dallas, TX – The Echo Lounge & Music Hall
11/04 – Austin, TX – Emo’s
11/05 – San Antonio, TX – Paper Tiger
11/11 – Toronto, ON – Danforth Music Hall
11/12 – Rochester, NY – Photo City
11/13 – Burlington, VT – Higher Ground Ballroom
11/18 – Philadelphia, PA – Brooklyn Bowl Philadelphia
11/19 – Washington, DC – The Black Cat
12/01 – Solana Beach, CA – Belly Up Tavern
12/02 – Los Angeles, CA – The Fonda Theater
12/03 – Phoenix, AZ – Crescent Ballroom
12/31 – Brooklyn, NY – Brooklyn Made

10/21 Jake La Botz at Hook & Ladder Read More Jake La Botz Jake La Botz, Electric Influence Tattoo, Free Returning to his very clever Tattoo Across America Tour, the outlaw blues singer (actor and meditation teacher too) has a new single, “Let it Fall” from the album Hair on Fire, out Sept 9, playing a free 6pm show with Dr. Dave Duly and Tony O .…

10/21/2022 Friday

Jake La Botz
at Hook & Ladder
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Minneapolis roots singer-songwriter, actor, and meditation teacher Jake La Botz is having his album release party for Hair On Fire, at the Hook & Ladder, in Minneapolis, on October 21st, 2022.

Jake was also on his Tattoo Across America where he played in mostly local tattoo shops across the country, with a few traditional venues and some other unusual places along the way, including a homeless shelter in Boise, a “Blues, Tattoos & Recovery” seminar in Indianapolis, and the Outsiders House Museum in Tulsa.

Born and raised in Chicago, La Botz spent his early days learning from the last of the city’s pre-war era bluesmen, studying under the likes of David “Honeyboy” Edwards, “Homesick” James, and “Maxwell Street” Jimmy Davis. He began releasing his own albums in 2000, and concurrently, actor Steve Buscemi became a fan and cast La Botz in Animal Factory. La Botz was also in True Detective, a show that we are a fan of… where is Season 4?

Details:

MPLS tix on sale now for the Hair on Fire record release show Oct 21 at The Hook and Ladder Theater]] !!

Jake La Botz "Hair On Fire" Album Release on Friday, October 21 in #MissionRoom at @TheHookMPLS! @jakelabotz

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Hakos Baelz Gaming PC

Read More iBuyPower Since owning the new iBuyPower’s Fallout computer, I’ve been spending a lot of time on the computer. I’ve been really into RGB lighting for my computer and recently purchased …

The Hakos Baelz Gaming PC announcement couldn’t come at a better time.

I am actually in the market for a new computer. My current iBuyPower desktop computer needs an update. The exhaust fan is starting to make a lot of noise, so it’s preventing me from doing audio recording. I know I can fix it with a replacement fan, but I don’t really know the make and size. Plus, the video card (GeForce GTX 1660 Ti) is old and upgrading the card will require replacing my power supply. Also, currently, for whatever reason, I can’t get Windows 11 to install on the current computer.

Anyway, so I have been looking at some HYTE Y60 PCs, as it looks very cool with it’s clear glass front and side view of the computer’s interior. Plus, I like the fact that the case was designed for the new generation of GPU. In older computer case design, which didn’t take into account of the weight and size of GPUs, you had something called “GPU sag”. The Y60 case solved this by routing the PCIe to the bottom, so your card can stand vertically. So, yes, I have been looking closely at these Y60 computers.

If I were to buy a Y60 pre-built computer, I would want a unique one like the Hakos Baelz RDY Gaming PC, which has custom artwork on the glass, complete with a free custom Hakos Baelz desk pad. Why would you want a generic case when you can get one with artwork… especially, if the prices are basically the same.

There are two version of the Hakos Baelz computer, costing $2,100 and $2,700. There is a $600 difference gets you an i9, GTX 3080 card, and a 2TB NVME.

Hakos Baelz	Hakos Baelz Pro
Windows 11 Home	Windows 11 Home
Intel® Core™ i7-12700KF CPU	Intel® Core™ i9-12900KF CPU
MSI MAG Z690 TOMAHAWK WIFI DDR4	ASUS PRIME Z690-P
32GB DDR4 3600 G.SKILL RGB RAM	32GB DDR5-5200MHz G.SKILL RGB RAM
GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 3070 - 8GB	MSI GeForce RTX 3080 - 10GB
1TB WD Black M.2 GEN4 NVMe SSD	2TB Samsung M.2 NVMe SSD

While I want the Hakos Baelz Computer, I’m probably not going to buy it. I need to wait and see what other options I have. Wouldn’t it make sense to license other popular brands? Sticking with anime, how about Robotech, Lone Wolf and Cub, Fist of the North Star? Or a Batman computer? How about a He-Man computer? You can even jokingly dub it “Most Powerful Computer in the Universe.” Or a Transformers computer? You can call it Teletran One and have a custom gimmick transformable computer part. The possibilities are endless.

Yours,

- Weekend Gamer

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