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Steam Deck: First Impressions

Read More Steam I’ve put down my $5 to preorder my Steam Deck. I decided to get the $400 entry model. I think that is a fantastic price, considering that I looked at similar handheld PCs, such as the Aya Neo and OneXPlayer, and they are usually $1,000 or more … Elden Ring Yes, I’m finally playing Elden Ring, the game that literally everybody was playing in February 2022. The game went on sale on disc, so picked it up. I popped in the disc, expecting to play the game. Guess what? … Cyberpunk For some odd reason, Best Buy, allowed me to pick up my pre-order for Cyberpunk 2077 video game for the PC. The game is not officially out until December 10, 2020, on a variety of platforms: Windows …

I’m so excited to finally get my hands on the Steam Deck

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As soon as I opened the case, I immediately booted it up and started downloading Elden Ring. On my slow hotspot connection, it was going to take 11 hours to download 50GB. In the meantime, I did download some smaller games to test out the unit, particularly older games like Galaga or Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder’s Revenge. Those ran as I would expect: amazingly well. What I’m more interested in is if the Deck can handle modern graphically-intense games like Elden Ring and Cyberpunk (which does not run well on the PS4).

What I’ve experienced so far, it’s a really good system. As you may or may not know, the SteamOS is actually running in Linux. What that means is that anything that can run on the Linux desktop mode, you can run it on the Steam Deck. So there are a lot of enthusiasts that have created various software to modify how Steam function and look.

I did briefly explore Desktop mode by changing some themes and downloading Firefox. It’s not a great experience on Desktop mode because the Steam Deck wasn’t designed to run in desktop. For example, after downloading Firefox, I couldn’t get the touchscreen keyboard to load up, and it was generally slow and not as responsive.

For most people, I suggest just sticking to the SteamOS. That’s what I’m going to do from now on (although it’s good to know that I can muck around with Linux if I get bored in the future).

The Steam Deck screen looks great. Games looks great on it. The audio is very loud and very good for its size. Controllers is good too. I like the D-Pad, I like the buttons. Some people complained that the Deck has a very loud fan. Maybe it’s just their device, but mine didn’t make that much noise. The Deck does get hot, and you can feel the heat leaving the vents on top and on the back.

The AMD Zen 2 CPU, combined with 16GB DDR5 and custom GPU, it’s very fast. Much faster than the Switch and better than the PS4. All this power needs a super fast charger, which Valve included out of the box: a 45-Watt charger.

The ability to use any hardware or software that is supported on Linux, you can truly use the Steam Deck as a desktop/laptop.

There are some minor complaints I have about the Steam Deck. I’m just nit-picking, they’re not really complaints, but more like what I hope can be improved in the next generation Steam Deck. I think the device is very big. Holding it, looking at it, I don’t really think it’s meant to be a pocketable handheld gaming device. It’s almost double the weight and size of the Nintendo Switch, and certainly much, much larger than the portable Switch Lite or the PlayStation Vita.

My Steam Games

I own over 300 games on Steam, but only about 80 of them are Deck Verified… which means they will run on the Deck without any issues. Some games will run on Steam Deck, but it’s not optimized for it. For example, some text might be too small to read on a small screen. So the problem is that developers needs to update their games to run on Steam Deck - and on older titles, that might not be possible.

I wish there was a cover over the MicroSD card reader. I accidentally ejected the card a few times, which I’m very worried about damaging my expensive 1TB SD card. It’s a valid concern. On my camera and one any phones that accepts MicroSD cards, there is a cover that keeps the card safe in its place.

I absolutely hate the two mousepads/touchpads on the Deck. I hated it on the Steam Controller, I absolutely hated it on the Deck. If they got rid of it to make the Deck smaller, I will co-sign that.

I also wish there was another USB-C on the bottom of the device. Right now, there is one USB-C port on top, so all the Docks designed for the Steam Deck looks … ugly. On the Switch, the USB-C is on the bottom, so you just “dock” it in the stand and voila, it’s charging and in its stand. Since the Steam Deck has the USB-C on top, it’s not as elegant. You have to bring up the chord and manually locate the USB-C and plug it in. Not great.

I wanted to buy a third-party Steam Deck Dock, but I’m waiting for the official Docking Station to be release. Valve is having some supply issues so they haven’t announced or released the Dock yet.

Yours,

- Weekend Gamer

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The Cult at Uptown Theater, Kansas City MO (2022-09-27) review

Read More The Cult As expected, The Cult played their Electric album in its entirety… The great energy between the two original two original band members, singer Ian Astbury and guitarist Billy Duffy is great THE CULT SETLIST Rise Sun King Automatic Blues Sweet Soul Sister Edie (Ciao Baby) Lil' Devil Wild Flower Aphrodisiac Jacket Peace Dog A Cut Inside Fire Woman Revolution Rain She Sells Sanctuary Encore: Love Removal Machine THE CULT TOUR DATES Sept 29 NEW ORLEANS, LA FILLMORE Sept 30 HOUSTON, TX 713 MUSIC HALL Oct 2 AUSTIN, TX STUBB’S WALLER CREEK AMPITHEAATRE Oct 9 LOS ANGELES, CA GREEK THEATRE Oct 27 COSTA MUJERES THE SANDS Mexico Nov 11 SNOQUALMIE WA SNOQUALMIE CASINO Nov 13 RIDGEFIELD, WA ILANI EVENT CENTER Nov 16 MONTEREY, CA GOLDEN STATE THEATRE Nov 17 SAN FRANCISCO, CA THE WARFIELD Nov 19 SANTA BARBARA, CA ARLINGTON THEATRE Nov 20 CHANDLER, AZ GILA RIVER HOTELS & CASINOS-WILD HORSE PASS

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KING WOMAN SETLIST Celestial Blues Utopia Manna Golgotha Burn Boghz Paradise Lost Psychic Wound Entwined Coil Morning Star I Wanna Be Adored

KING WOMAN TOUR DATES Sep 28 Memphis, TN Growlers Sep 29 New Orleans, LA Fillmore Sep 30 Houston, TX 713 Music Hall Oct 2 Austin, TX Stubb’s Waller Creek Amph Oct 9 Los Angeles, CA The Greek Theatre Oct 22 Brooklyn, NY 3 Dollar Bill

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Asian invasion: Pinoy Joy! Filipino heritage musicians taking over music

Read More Beabadoobee The Truman. $20-$25 aka Beatrice Laus, this Filipino/British breakout bedroom-pop artist put out a new EP, Our Extended ....

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In a mini-musical revolution of sorts, artists of Filipino heritage are enjoying their best year to date, dominating this year’s GRAMMY Awards (as the LA Times had noted in a detailed article here) and are amongst the best-known and popular performers of today.

Dozens of artists of Filipino heritage include Apl.de.ap of Black-Eyed Peas, H.E.R., Kirk Hammett of Metallica, Bruno Mars, Neal McCoy, Olivia Rodrigo, and Toro y Moi (among many many more).

Here are a few others we put in the spotlight:

BEABADOOBEE

https://www.beabadoobee.com

After five previous EPs and a successful debut full-length, aka Beatrice Kristi Laus released her sophomore effort, Beatopia this July, to even greater acclaim. The UK artist was born in Iloilo City, Philippines before moving to London as a small child.

We caught her live this summer as part of the final :( Rock the Garden concert and she starts a mostly sold-out UK/IE Tour Oct 4 in Dublin, before returning to the States for a few shows, including Minneapolis in November. Don’t worry KC fans, Bea plays there in early April 2023 (shhh)!

(Arrive early on those UK/IE dates to catch NYC [London-based] four-piece Pretty Sick, grunge leaning alt-rockers whose debut full-length, Makes Me Sick Makes Me Smile is out 30 Sept on Dirty Hit, and they'll be in the US headlining club shows in Oct/Nov.)

2022 Tour Dates:

OCT 4 Olympia Theatre Dublin, Ireland OCT 5 Ulster Hall Belfast, UK OCT 7 O2 Academy Bristol, UK OCT 8 UEA Norwich, UK OCT 10 Rock City Nottingham, UK OCT 11 NX Newcastle upon Tyne, UK OCT 13 Manchester Academy 2 Manchester, UK OCT 14 Foundry Sheffield, UK OCT 15 Barrowland Ballroom Glasgow, Scotland OCT 17 CHALK Brighton, England OCT 18 Engine Rooms Southampton, UK OCT 19 o2 Academy Brixton London, UK OCT 25 9:30 Club Washington, D.C. OCT 26 9:30 Club Washington, D.C. OCT 28 Brooklyn Steel Brooklyn, NY OCT 29 Union Transfer Philadelphia, PA OCT 31 Variety Playhouse Atlanta, GA NOV 1 Underbelly Jacksonville, FL NOV 2 Jannus Live St.Petersburg, FL NOV 3 The Beacham Orlando, FL NOV 5 Republic NOLA New Orleans, LA

NOV 6 White Oak Music Hall Houston, TX NOV 7 Granada Theater Dallas, TX NOV 8 Emo's Austin Austin, TX NOV 10 Sunshine Theater Albuquerque, NM NOV 11 The Van Buren Phoenix, AZ NOV 12 The Novo Los Angeles, CA NOV 14 The Observatory Santa Ana, CA NOV 15 The Regency Ballroom San Francisco, CA NOV 16 The Regency Ballroom San Francisco, CA NOV 21 The Moore Theatre Seattle, WA NOV 22 Commodore Ballroom Vancouver, BC NOV 23 Roseland Theater Portland, OR NOV 25 The Depot Salt Lake City, UT NOV 26 Summit Music Hall Denver, CO NOV 28 First Avenue Minneapolis, MN NOV 29 Riviera Theatre Chicago, IL DEC 1 HISTORY Toronto, ON DEC 2 Club Soda Montreal, QC DEC 3 Empire Live Albany, NY DEC 4 Roadrunner Boston, MA

FANNY

https://fannyrocks.com

Early 70’s legends, Fanny was the first all-female rock band signed to a major record label with a multi-album deal, recording five albums, but never truly breaking through.

The four-piece band was co-founded in the Bay Area by June and Jean Millington, sisters born in the Philippines to a Filipino woman and an American naval officer.

Film Society KC in partnership with Midwest Music Foundation and the Filipino Association of Greater Kansas City on Oct. 5 hosts a live performance at recordBar from Fanny+ featuring June Millington, Brie Howard-Darling, Patti Quatro, and Mia Huggins

Additionally, a Kansas City screening of the documentary Fanny: The Right to Rock will be shown at Screenland Armour on Oct. 4^th with bandmember Q+A following.

More info/tickets:

Fanny+: Live in Concert Tickets, Wed, Oct 5, 2022 at 7:00 PM | Eventbrite

 

 

EZ MIL

https://ezmil.com

aka Ezekiel Miller was born and raised in Olongapo City, Philippines and is a rising Filipino American rapper/singer, multi-instrumentalist, and producer and is the first Filipino artist to sign a contract with Virgin Music Hollywood | UMG.

Second studio album DU4LI7Y (Duality), was released to wide acclaim, but he was forced to recently cancel his Panalo Homecoming concert in Olongapo City, due to promotor issues.

Latest singles are “Will You” and “27 Bodies” and he was a featured performer at the Filipino-centric London music festival, 1MX this past July.

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grentperez (komi.io)

The indie DIY soul singer-songwriter grew up as the youngest of three kids in a Filipino family based in Sydney and at 12 years old, posted his first video to his YouTube channel and has been releasing his own music ever since.

His new project, the genre-blurring compilation, Trail Mix Tape (out Sept 30 via Fast Friends) includes recently released single "Ego” and he has shared the bill with K-pop artist Eric Nam, mxmtoon, and more.

Tour Dates

SEP 30 *Adelaide, Australia
OCT 01 *North Fremantle, Australia
OCT 04 supporting mxmtoon Melbourne, Australia
OCT 05 *Sydney, Australia
OCT 06 supporting mxmtoon Sydney, Australia
OCT 08 *Auckland, New Zealand
OCT 09 supporting mxmtoon Newstead, Australia
NOV 01 *Berlin, Germany
NOV 04 *Paris, France
NOV 05 *Amsterdam, Netherlands
NOV 06 *London, United Kingdom
NOV 07 *London, United Kingdom
NOV 14 *Los Angeles, CA
NOV 15 *Los Angeles, CA
NOV 16 *San Francisco, CA
NOV 17 *San Francisco, CA
NOV 19 *Toronto, ON
NOV 21 *New York City, NY
NOV 22 *New York City, NY
Dec 31 - Jan 01 nye in the park Chippendale, Australia

* = i'm cool, i promise World Tour dates

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Rocktober: October 27 to October 28

10/27 Pinkshift with Jigsaw Youth and Yasmin Nur at 7th St Entry Read More Pinkshift Tuesday Pup with Cloud Nothings, Pinkshift at Fillmore Toronto punk heroes Pup (stylized as PUP) is returning to town on their “Pup Returns: Thank F***** God” tour. The band will play the Fillmore in Minneapolis on April 5th …

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10/27/2022 Thursday

Pinkshift
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Baltimore-based trio Pinkshift (Ashrita Kumar, Paul Vallejo, Myron Houngbedji) is headlining the 7th Street Entry in support of their forthcoming debut album Love Me Forever (Hopeless Records).

Jigsaw Youth and Yasmin Nur to open.

Tour Dates

10/20 - Baltimore, MD - Ottobar
10/21 - Washington, DC - Songbyrd
10/22 - Pittsburgh, PA - Mr. Roboto Project
10/23 - Cleveland, OH - Mahall's
10/25 - Detroit, MI - El Club
10/26 - Chicago, IL - Cobra Lounge
10/27 - Minneapolis, MN - 7th Street Entry
10/29 - Denver, CO - Lost Lake
10/ 30 - Salt Lake City, UT - Kilby Court
11/01 - Seattle, WA - Barboza
11/02 - Portland, OR - Mission Theater
11/04 - San Francisco, CA - Bottom of the Hill
11/05 - Los Angeles, CA - The Echo
11/06 - Phoenix, AZ - Valley Bar
11/08 - Dallas, TX - Ruins
11/09 - Austin, TX - Empire Control Room
11/11 - Orlando, FL - Will's Pub
11/13 - Atlanta, GA - The Masquerade
11/14 - Nashville, TN - Drkmttr Collective
11/15 - Charlotte, NC - The Milestone Club
11/17 - Brooklyn, NY - Elsewhere (Zone One)
11/18 - Boston, MA - Brighton Music Hall

*with Destroy Boys
^with 100 Gecs, Bring Me the Horizon

10/28 Sammy Rae & The Friends at First Avenue Read More Sammy Rae & The Friends Sammy and "The Friends" are so talented... let's hope this album (The Good Life) and the new album Let's Throw A Party garner a much bigger following, and there's more music to come. ...

10/28/2022 Friday

Sammy Rae & The Friends
at First Avenue
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Brooklyn-based ensemble Sammy Rae & The Friends is on a fall headline tour. Their latest single, “IF It All Goes South” is a romantic song about two lonely young-at-hearts through a series of near encounters.

Sammy Rae explains, “The quirky, omnipresent narrator (played by me!), follows them along and encourages their bumping into each other, until they finally collide at a bowling alley. It’s a timeless and whimsical love story starring two of the most beautiful retirees in the state of Florida. Morale of this story: It takes courage, patience and luck to find love, but it can happen to anyone. Anywhere.”

Tour dates:

Oct October 1st @ Empire Control Room in Austin, TX
October 3rd @ House of Blues in Houston, TX
October 4th @ House of Blues in New Orleans, LA
October 5th @ Saturn in Birmingham, AL
October 7th @ Georgia Theatre in Athens, GA
October 8th @ Brooklyn Bowl in Nashville, TN
October 9th @ The Orange Peel in Asheville, NA
October 11th @ The Ritz in Raleigh, NC
October 12th @ The Fillmore in Silver Spring, MD
October 13th @ The Fillmore in Philadelphia, PA
October 15th @ Roadrunner in Boston, MA
October 16th @ Serious Fun Arts Festival in White Plains, NY
October 27th @ The Sylvee in Madison, WI
October 28th @ First Ave in Minneapolis, MN
October 29th @ Bourbon Theatre in Lincoln, NE
October 31st @ Granada Theatre in Lawrence, KS
November 2nd @ Gothic Theatre in Denver, CO
November 3rd @ Commonwealth Room in Salt Lake City, UT
November 4th @ The Knitting Factory in Boise, ID
November 6th @ The Showbox in Seattle, WA
November 9th @ Crystal Ballroom in Portland, OR
November 11th @ Regency in San Francisco, CA
November 12th @ Fonda Theatre in Los Angeles, CA
November 13th @ Fonda Theatre in Los Angeles, CA
November 15th @ House of Blues in San Diego, CA
November 16th @ Brooklyn Bowl in Las Vegas, NV
November 17th @ Marquee Theatre in Phoenix, AZ

10/28 flipturn with The Brazen Youth at 7th St Entry Read More Flipturn Florida five-piece indie band Flipturn is named after a swimming maneuver, has a new single, “Playground” out this week, and promises their live show to be a complete and total release of inhibitions, for band and crowd alike. ....

10/28/2022 Friday

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Florida’s Flipturn (stylized as flipturn) released their long-awaited debut album Shadowglow via Dualtone Records. The band will be on tour to promote the record, stopping by the 7th Street Entry in Minneapolis on October 28th.

On the band’s debut, lead guitarist Tristan Duncan said, “Shadowglow captures that moment of time between the yearning of youth and the sobering weight of adulthood.”

The Brazen Youth to open.

Tour Dates

9/27 – New Orleans, LA – Toulouse Theater #
9/29 - Austin, TX – Parish #
9/30 - Houston, TX – The Secret Group #
10/1 - Dallas, TX - Club Dada #
10/5 - Phoenix, AR - Valley Bar #
10/6 - San Diego, CA - House of Blues #
10/7 - Los Angeles, CA - Teragram Ballroom #
10/8 - San Luis Obispo, CA - SLO Brew Rock #
10/9 - San Francisco, CA - Bottom of the Hill #
10/12 - Seattle, WA - Madame Lou’s #
10/13 - Portland, OR – Holocene #
10/15 - Boise, ID - The Shredder #
10/18 - Salt Lake City - Kilby Court #
10/19 - Salt Lake City - Kilby Court #
10/21 – Denver, CO – Bluebird Theater #
10/22 - Fort Collins, CO - Aggie Theatre #
10/25 - Kansas City, MO – recordBAR &
10/27 - Davenport, IA - Racoon Motel &
10/28 - Minneapolis, MN - 7th Street Entry &
10/29 - Milwaukee, WI - Colectivo &
10/31 – Chicago, IL – Lincoln Hall &
11/2 - Columbus, OH - The Basement &
11/3 - Ferndale, MI – The Loving Touch &
11/4 - Buffalo, NY - Iron Works &
11/6 - Boston, MA - Brighton Music Hall &
11/9 - New York, NY - The Bowery Ballroom &
11/10 - Philadelphia, PA - Ardmore Music Hall &
11/12 - Washington D.C. - Black Cat &
11/13 - Richmond, VA - The Broadberry &
11/30 - Louisville, KY – Zanzabar ^
12/1 - Nashville, TN - The Basement East ^
12/2 - Greenville, SC - Radio Room ^
12/3 - Charlotte, NC - Amos’ Southend ^

* with Nordista Freeze
# with Juice
& with The Brazen Youth
^ with Early Eyes

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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R.I.P. Coolio

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Hip hop rapper Coolio has died at age of 59 in Los Angeles, his manager Jarez Posey has confirmed, with no immediate cause of death released. 

He was found unresponsive in a friend's bathroom, but no drugs or related paraphernalia were reported found on the scene (note that he had also been a longtime asthma sufferer), so an autopsy and toxicology report will determine his cause of death.

AKA Artis Leon Ivey Jr, Coolio was best known for the GRAMMY-winning 1995 #1 single "Gangsta’s Paradise", which came from the soundtrack of the Michelle Pfeiffer film Dangerous Minds, sampling Stevie Wonder’s 1976 song "Pastime Paradise". 

Born just south of Pittsburgh, Coolio moved to Compton, CA, going to community college and also working as a volunteer firefighter and as airport security, before pursuing hip-hop full-time.

His debut 1994 album, It Takes a Thief (Tommy Boy Records) featured the hit single "Fantastic Voyage", which went to #3 on the Billboard Hot 100.

He was nominated for six total GRAMMYS and also won three MTV VMAs in a career that spanned thirty-five years, eight studio albums, and numerous film and TV appearances.  

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Weekend Gamer Update (September 2022)

Read More Steam I’ve put down my $5 to preorder my Steam Deck. I decided to get the $400 entry model. I think that is a fantastic price, considering that I looked at similar handheld PCs, such as the Aya Neo and OneXPlayer, and they are usually $1,000 or more … Cyberpunk For some odd reason, Best Buy, allowed me to pick up my pre-order for Cyberpunk 2077 video game for the PC. The game is not officially out until December 10, 2020, on a variety of platforms: Windows …

I received my Steam Deck today. I haven’t played any games on it, as each games takes a million years to download on my cellular hotspot. But so far, so good, everything is working as expected.

First impression: the Steam Deck is massive! I had no idea, I mean I knew it was bigger than the Nintendo Switch, but it’s way bigger than I thought. It’s definitely not a pocketable device. Still, it’s more portable than, say a heavy gaming laptop. I’ll have more to say about the Steam Deck once I actually start playing games on it.

Prior to receiving my Steam Deck, I’ve been buying various accessories for it. I got a decal, a screen protector, and a very expensive 1TB SD card… and I think eventually I will upgrade the 2230 NVMe SSD chip (even though Valve does not recommend it because the SSD might draw too much power and brick the device).

The sticker decal sucked, it arrived folded, and the printing looks blurry. Plus it ripped when I was putting it on. I don’t think I will be buying anymore decals for the Steam Deck unless it’s official or at least licensed.

The other prepping thing I’ve done is buy some more Steam games (even though I own many of them on GOG or Xbox). So yeah, I bought Cyberpunk again. Yeah, I re-bought Elden Ring again on Steam.

Logitech G Cloud

Speaking of Steam Deck, Logitech announced their Logitech G Cloud, a $350 handheld device that can stream your Xbox Cloud Gaming, Steam Link, and NVIDIA GeForce Now games. The pricing doesn’t make any sense to me. You can buy a non-portable Xbox Series S or the original Nintendo Switch for less.

And speaking of Cyberpunk, you may recall that I bought the game in Dec 2020 and I noted that there will likely be bugs in the game. What I didn’t anticipate was the massive backlash against the game as it did not run properly on “last gen” consoles. I bought it for the PC, so it ran as expected. I personally didn’t have any complaints about Cyberpunk, but I understand why fans were so angry.

Fast-forward to today, with the recent update / upgrade to Cyberpunk for Cyberpunk: Edgerunners, the fans did a 180 turn and all negatives were forgiven. With over 1 million players playing the game every night since the update it’s good to see the game doing so well, two years after it originally released.

As I previously mentioned, I did re-buy the game on Steam so I can test it out on my Steam Deck… so I’ll be joining one of the many players returning to the game.

Yours,

- Weekend Gamer

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Bear's Den at Knuckleheads, Kansas City MO (2022-09-25) review

Read More Bear's Den U.K. band Bear's Den has sold out their entire US tour, they’ll be stopping by the Triple Rock Social Club next Saturday. We previously caught the band in 2014 and noted that.... BEAR'S DEN SETLIST Blue Hours Red Earth & Pouring Rain Frightened Whispers Fuel On The Fire All That You Are Isaac Sophie (off-mic, unplugged) New Ways Shadows Stitch in Time Magdalene Crow The Love We Stole Please Don't Hide Yourself Away Spiders Auld Wives Above the Clouds of Pompeii Gabriel (off-mic, unplugged in crowd) Agape BEAR'S DEN TOUR DATES Sep 27 Denver, CO Bluebird Theater Sep 28 Salt Lake City, UT Commonwealth Room Sep 30 Seattle, WA Neptune Theatre Oct 1 Vancouver, BC Vogue Theatre Oct 3 Portland, OR Revolution Hall Oct 5 Felton, CA Felton Music Hall Oct 6 San Francisco, CA August Hall Oct 8 West Hollywood, CA Troubadour

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London folk rock band Bear’s Den has finally returned to these shores after some pandemic-related delays, on their Blue Hours Tour, and played a satisfying set at Knuckleheads Garage, hidden within the railway district, in Kansas City, MO.

The evening opened with a brief but well-received set from Izzy Heltai, a Massachusetts-based mid-twenties singer-songwriter, in support of new five-song EP, Day Plan, the follow-up to his 2020 full-length, Father. Heltai’s music has a gentle veneer with some West Coast laid-back influences, but like the headliner, his lyrics can often dig deeper.

Whether coming to terms with his own identity or documenting a pandemic era romance on “Beauty Queen”, the lyrics seem relatable and are delivered with a pleasant artistry. Though accompanied by his full band, the songs were even more poignant when he performed solo, such as he did to finish his half-hour set.

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When the UK folk invasion burst out onto the airwaves just over a decade ago, we became fans of many of the acts, including Bear’s Den and their related Communion Music- a London/Brooklyn artist-based organization that includes a record label, promotions, music publishing and more, and has included a roster featuring Tamino, Sam Fender, Dan Croll, Michael Kiwanuka, Catfish and the Bottlemen, Ben Howard, James Bay, George Ezra, Nathaniel Rateliff and the Night Sweats, Daughter, and Highly Suspect, all of whom are WHM favorites.

Communion even put on monthly residencies in a few music-centric major cities, and we looked forward to catching each installment live. Fast forward to an endemic 2022 and Bear’s Den has emerged like the rest of us- shaken, re-evaluating, and moved, but also hopeful and those feelings and more are a core part of Blue Hours, their fifth full-length released in May, that often serves as a mirrored reflection of those pandemic days we’re slowly coming out from. “Blue Hours felt like a name for my own depression”, singer Andrew Davie has said about composing the new record, mostly during lockdown.

And while their ninety-minute set featured several of the new songs, the mood was much more cathartic and joyful, despite any lyrical moments of despair. Their music still shimmers with a polish and lacks the purposeful arena bombast of a Mumford and Sons, maybe making their adherence to their traditional folk roots, ever more authentic.

After beginning with the new album’s title track, the title track of 2016’s Red Earth & Pouring Rain soared, with a gentle but impactful riff, similar to the best War on Drugs songs. We’ve caught them a few times live previous, including in 2014 and again in 2016, and can happily report their mostly mid-tempo folk sound, has been even more perfected.

The band is still officially just a duo (Davie, and sort-of Nick Offerman look-a-like Kevin Jones) but the four-piece band plays seamlessly together like they’ve been a unit for decades. Davie admitted to not only being very happy to be playing live again, but extra-excited to be headlining a place with this unique name and complemented the staff and food.

There was a delicate ache to the new “All That You Are” with Davie lamenting in verse, “I hope you find someone who loves you for all that you are” then adding, “I hope I find someone who loves me for all that I am” in a moment of self-redemption, ending the song vocally off-mic to a hushed audience.

As a band, they’ve always tried to provide an intimacy live and also bridge any gap between performer and audience, and a mid-set highlight was watching all four performers at the stage front, performing 2013’s “Sophie” completely acoustic and off-mic as the crowd listened in rapt attention.

“Stitch in Time” is the band’s brand-new single, with Davie looking back in hindsight, impossibly trying to change an outcome that’s already occurred. Davie ended “Magdalene” singing off-mic as well, giving an additional impact to the closing verse, and “Please Don't Hide Yourself Away” is a very recent collaboration with Jade Bird (of whom we’re a fan and have caught her live previous) for the Apple+ streaming series, Trying.

Momentum increased at the main set would end, with Davie singing, “When you’re really in the moment of something, there’s a sort of heightened sense of urgency” on 2016’s “Auld Wives” and the crowd clapped along to the elegant pain of loss of 2013’s Above the Clouds of Pompeii”.

The encore began with the band and their instruments walking in the darkness, towards the center of the venue- tougher here than in similar halls, as that section was filled with numerous placed tables and chairs, but they found a way, playing 2016’s “Gabriel” in near-dark, with the crowd surrounding them in a small circle, cell cameras held high.

Making their way back to the stage and plugging back in, 2013’s “Agape” would end the evening, a complicated song that teeters between grief and glory, hope and hopelessness, but its jangly banjo and steady beat would help end things with a flourish.

Coming out of the pandemic has meant that everyone has had to process difficult things and reflect on what was lost, and the value of things in everyday life. Bear’s Den and their Blue Hours album mirrors that, and a shared experience of those feelings and more, is the kind of group catharsis, that’s exactly needed at the moment.

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Rocktober: October 25 to October 26

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10/25 Barns Courtney at Fine Line Read More Barns Courtney The evening was opened by Ipswich, UK singer-songwriter Barns Courtney (not to be confused with Australian singer/guitarist Courtney Barnett) in support of his Hands EP (Virgin EMI Records). …

10/25/2022 Tuesday

Barns Courtney
at Fine Line
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Originally scheduled in April 4, 2022, the Barns Courtney will be rescheduled for October 25th, at the Fine Line Music Cafe.

We caught the musician in Kansas City in Sep 2022 and wrote, “For his first time headlining a show in three years, UK alt rock singer-songwriter Barns Courtney burst out with the pent-up infectious energy of a tea kettle left on the stove to over boil, and the packed crowd at recordBar in Kansas City returned that elevated amount of energy, back in kind.”

Tour Dates

9/24/2022 - Culture Room - Miami, FL
9/26/2022 - The Social - Orlando, FL
9/27/2022 - Jack Rabbits - Jacksonville, FL
9/28/2022 - Georgia Theatre - Athens, GA
9/30/2022 - Saturn - Birmingham, AL
10/1/2022 - Eastside Bowl - Nashville, TN
10/3/2022 - The Underground - Charlotte, NC
10/5/2022 - Lincoln Theatre - Washington, DC
10/7/2022 - Union Transfer - Philadelphia, PA
10/8/2022 - Paradise Rock Club - Boston, MA
10/10/2022 - Empire Live - Albany, NY
10/12/2022 - Webster Hall - New York, NY
10/14/2022 - Club XL - Harrisburg, PA
10/15.2022 - Phoenix - Toronto, Canada
10/17/2022 - House of Blues - Cleveland, OH
10/18/2022 - St. Andrew's Hall - Detroit, MI
10/19/2022 - Stage AE - Pittsburgh, PA
10/21/2022 - Newport - Columbus, OH
10/22/2022 - Headliners - Louisville, KY
10/24/2022 - Park West - Chicago, IL
10/25/2022 - Fineline - Minneapolis, MN
10/27/2022 - The Waiting Room - Omaha, NB
10/28/2022 - Delmar Hall - St. Louis, MO
11/1/2022 - The Summit - Denver, CO
11/2/2022 - Urban Lounge - Salt Lake City, UT
11/4/2022 - House of Blues - San Diego, CA
11/5/2022 - The Observatory - Santa Ana, CA
11/8/2022 - El Rey Theatre - Los Angeles, CA
11/9/2022 - August Hall - San Francisco, CA
11/11/2022 - Wonder Ballroom - Portland, OR
11/12/2022 - Showbox Market - Seattle, WA

10/25 Santigold with Sho Madjozi at Palace Theatre Read More Santigold Santigold (previously known as Santogold), became "Santagold" recently when she gave us a gift of letting us know that her third album 99¢ will be released worldwide on February 26th via Atlantic Records. ...

10/25/2022 Tuesday

Santigold
with Sho Madjozi
at Palace Theatre
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Santigold is back on tour in support of her fourth album Spirituals.

Talking about the new album, Santigold shares, “Spirituals is a uniquely personal album for me because, more than ever, it’s an album about the process of creating—a testament to the spiritual quality of creation and its deliverance. If I had to sum up the experience of this record in one image, it would be ushers at a church, dressed in white from head to toe, and I'm the churchgoer who they fan and support, crowding around me as I shake, thrash, and speak in tongues as I take off, and then I’m gone. Ascended. And then I realize that all the ushers were me.”

We caught the singer in April 2016 and said, “Once Santigold came on stage, it was one of the best live shows, complete with stage props, synchronized video, trashy bargain-basement/commercialized/product theme, costume changes, bubbles, etc. All of her songs had specific choreographed dance moves, courtesy of her two dancers. The dancers (and Santigold) would sometime take a few minutes backstage for costume changes ... which meant that her keyboardist, drummer, and DJ would play extended instrumental medleys until the singer came back.”

Sho Madjozi to open.

Tour dates:

Oct 9 Atlanta, GA, US Buckhead Theatre
Oct 11 Silver Spring, MD, US The Fillmore Silver Spring
Oct 13 Philadelphia, PA, US Franklin Music Hall
Oct 16 Boston, MA, US House of Blues - Boston
Oct 17 Brooklyn, NY, US Avant Gardner
Oct 19 Montreal, QC, Canada MTELUS
Oct 21 Toronto, ON, Canada The Danforth Music Hall
Oct 24 Chicago, IL, US Byline Bank Aragon Ballroom
Oct 25 St. Paul, MN, US Palace Theatre
Nov 3 Los Angeles (LA), CA, US The Wiltern
Nov 5 San Francisco, CA, US The Masonic
Nov 7 Portland, OR, US McMenamins Crystal Ballroom
Nov 8 Seattle, WA, US Showbox SoDo
Nov 10 Salt Lake City, UT, US The Complex - UT
Nov 11 Denver, CO, US Fillmore Auditorium
Nov 13 Albuquerque, NM, US Sunshine Theater
Nov 14 Tempe, AZ, US Marquee Theatre
Nov 16 Las Vegas, NV, US House of Blues - Las Vegas
Nov 17 San Diego, CA, US Soma

10/25 Turnstile with Snail Mail at Fillmore Read More Turnstile This big lineup will also include Turnstile, Defeater and our favorite underwear flashing girl Colleen Green. Tour dates: 04/13/16 Portland, OR Analog Cafe & Theater 04/15/16 Salt Lake City, UT Kilby Court ....

10/25/2022 Tuesday

Turnstile
with Snail Mail
at Fillmore
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Baltimore’s hardcore punk band Turnstile will headline the Fillmore in Minneapolis on October 25, as part of the Turnstile Love Connection Tour… which features Snail Mail (Jpegmafia will not be performing at this show due to other commitments).

We caught Snail Mail in April 2022 and wrote, “With the band’s logo on a big backdrop and a couple of Cupid statues on pedestals adorning the stage, Snail Mail began their sixty-five minute set with the title track and album opener from the latest record, Valentine and quickly got all of the crowd engaged and on their side. Following the album’s sequence, “Ben Franklin” next brought things very personal, as Jordan sang about her 2020 stint in rehab.”

Tour dates:

Oct 3 Brooklyn, NY, US Brooklyn Mirage, Avant Gardner
Oct 4 Toronto, ON, Canada History
Oct 6 Asbury Park, NJ, US Stone Pony Summer Stage
Oct 9 Washington, DC, US The Anthem
Oct 11 Charlotte, NC, US The Fillmore
Oct 13 Orlando, FL, US House of Blues Orlando
Oct 14 St Petersburg, FL, US Jannus Live
Oct 16 New Orleans, LA, US Orpheum Theater
Oct 18 Kansas City, MO, US Uptown Theater
Oct 19 St Louis, MO, US The Pageant
Oct 21 Louisville, KY, US Old Foresters Paristown Hall
Oct 22 Columbus, OH, US KEMBA Live!
Oct 23 Chicago, IL, US Byline Bank Aragon Ballroom
Oct 25 Minneapolis, MN, US Fillmore Minneapolis
Oct 27 Denver, CO, US Mission Ballroom
Oct 28 Salt Lake City, UT, US The Complex - UT
Oct 30 Oakland, CA, US Fox Theater
Oct 31 San Francisco, CA, US The Warfield
Nov 2 Los Angeles (LA), CA, US Shrine Expo Hall
Nov 3 Hollywood, CA, US Hollywood Palladium
Nov 5 San Diego, CA, US Dia De Los Deftones
Nov 7 Phoenix, AZ, US The Van Buren
Nov 8 Las Vegas, NV, US Brooklyn Bowl - Las Vegas
Nov 11 San Antonio, TX, US Aztec Theatre
Nov 12 Houston, TX, US Revention Music Center
Nov 14 Atlanta, GA, US Coca-Cola Roxy
Nov 16 Pittsburgh, PA, US Stage AE
Nov 17 Buffalo, NY, US Town Ballroom
Nov 19 Boston, MA, US Roadrunner
Nov 20 Boston, MA, US Roadrunner
Nov 21 Harrisburg, PA, US XL Live
Jan 30 2023 Auckland, New Zealand Laneway Festival
Feb 5 2023 Sydney Olympic Park, NSW, Australia Laneway Festival

10/25 and 10/26 The California Honeydrops at Turf Club Read More California Honeydrops The California Honeydrops is touring in support of their seventh double album Call It Home: Vol. 1 & 2, is out now via Tubtone Records. ....

10/25/2022 Tuesday
10/26/2022 Wednesday

The California Honeydrops
at Turf Club
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Due to popular demands, The California Honeydrops, have added a second show at the Turf Club. The two-night residency starts on October 25 (sold out) and ends on October 26.

Tour Dates

Sept. 20 - Crested Butte, CO - Center for the Arts
Sept. 22 - Telluride, CO - Sheridan Opera House
Sept. 24 - Aspen, CO - Belly Up
Oct. 14 - Tempe, AZ - Marquee Theatre
Oct. 16 - Flagstaff, AZ - Yucca North
Oct. 18 - Durango, CO - Animas City Theatre
Oct. 19 - Santa Fe, NM - Meow Wolf
Oct. 21 - Denver, CO - Mission Ballroom
Oct. 22 - Kansas City, MO - Knuckleheads
Oct. 23 - St. Louis, MO - The Big Top
Oct. 25 - St. Paul, MN - Turf Club
Oct. 26 - St. Paul, MN - Turf Club
Oct. 27 - Chicago, IL - Thalia Hall
Oct. 29 - Indianapolis, IN - HI-FI Annex
Oct. 30 - Ferndale, MI - Magic Bag
Oct. 31 - Kalamazoo, MI - Bell’s Brewery
Nov. 2 - South Burlington, VT - Higher Ground
Nov. 3 - Portland, ME - Aura
Nov. 5 - New York, NY - Sony Hall
Nov. 6 - Boston, MA - Royale Boston
Nov. 8 - Philadelphia, PA - World Cafe Live
Nov. 9 - Washington, DC - Lincoln Theatre
Nov. 11 - Charlottesville, VA - The Jefferson Theater
Nov. 12 - Asheville, NC - The Orange Peel
Nov. 13 - Highlands, NC - Highlands Food and Wine Festival 2022
Jan. 15-22, 2023 - Fort Lauderdale, FL - Sandy Beaches Cruise 2023

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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Australians on Tour

Read More Meg Mac On her last stop on the US tour with Clean Bandit was Melbourne's Meg Mac, complete with a full touring band. She's only met the session band since SXSW 2015 (about three weeks ago), but they were seasoned professional and ....

Meg Mac
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Australian pop-chanteuse Meg Mac’s new album Matter of Time is #1 on the ARIA National Album Chart. This is Mac’s first ever #1 album, her two previous albums, 2017’s Low Blows and 2019’s Hope both peaked at #2 and #9, respectively. Her 2014 self-titled debut EP is ARIA certified platinum.

“Thank you to everyone who has gotten behind me and supported this album, it truly means the world. I couldn’t be happier to hear the #1 news today” says Meg of her incredible chart success today.

Meg Mac (05 Apr 2015)

We caught Meg Mac on her first US tour, in Apr 2015, and wrote, “As we have previously suspected, this was the young singer's first American tour, and her first time in Minneapolis. Mac's soulful pop and sometime bluesy songs went over well with the Clean Bandit's audience, and you can see why she won Triple J's Unearth Artist of 2014 and earned Rolling Stone Australia's "Best New Talent" award.”

2023 Tour dates:

Apr 08 - San Fran - Wellington
Apr 12 - Hollywood - Auckland
Apr 14 - Anita’s Theatre - Wollongong
Apr 15 - Enmore Theatre - Sydney
Apr 19 – Altar - Hobart
Apr 27 – Melbourne Recital Centre - Melbourne
Apr 28 - Wool Exchange - Geelong
May 04 - Astor Theatre – Perth
May 11 – Solbar - Sunshine Coast

Read More The Avalanches Were you ever a fan of that song, Frontier Psychiatrist, by The Avalanches? If so, you'll probably feel quite comfortable with the sounds of this London-based duo, Public Service Broadcasting. …

The Avalanches
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Australian sample pioneers The Avalanches (Robbie Chater and Tony Di Blasi) is making a rare appearance at the Varsity Theater in Minneapolis this Friday, September 30th.

When the band go on tour, they play live using samplers, analogue keyboards, bass guitar, drum kit, and theremin. They also include four turntables, a percussion stand, and a battery of MIDI-controlled special effects. For this new tour, they promise an all-new electronic stage setup.

The Avalanches’ latest album We Will Always Love You is out now.

Tour Dates

9/28 Englewood, CO Gothic Theatre
9/30 Minneapolis, MN Varsity Theater
10/1 Chicago, IL Metro – two shows
10/2 Detroit, MI Majestic Theatre
10/4 Toronto, ON Phoenix Concert Theatre
10/5 Montréal, QC Théâtre Corona
10/7 Washington, DC 9:30 Club
10/8 New York, NY Terminal 5
10/9 Boston, MA House of Blues Boston
10/10 Philadelphia, PA Theatre of Living Arts

Read More Ocean Alley Australia’s beloved psychedelic-surf-rockers Ocean Alley announced a brief eight date US tour, one of those dates happened to be the 7th Street Entry in Minneapolis, for June 22. ...

Ocean Alley
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Australia’s beloved psychedelic surf rock outfit Ocean Alley announced their “Part 2” US tour for their forthcoming album Low Altitude Living. Minneapolis was part of “Part 1” earlier in June 2022.

As frontman Baden Donegal explains the album title, “Low altitude, being by the beach is where we all have the most peace. So naming the album Low Altitude Living made a lot of sense. The title of the album doesn’t necessarily represent any one song in particular, or tie them all together. But it does tie our band to the music. I feel like it’s more of a title that describes why we sound like Ocean Alley.”

Tour Dates

10/1: Seattle, WA - Tractor Tavern
10/2: Portland, OR - Doug Fir Lounge
10/3: Arcata, CA - Arcata Theatre Lounge
10/6: Berkeley, CA - Cornerstone
10/7: Ventura, CA - Ventura Music Hall
10/9: San Luis Obispo, CA - SLO Brew Rock
10/10: San Diego, CA - Music Box
10/11: Anaheim, CA - The Parish
10/13: Los Angeles, CA - The Regent Theatre
10/14: Santa Cruz, CA - The Catalyst Atrium
10/15: San Francisco, CA - The Independent
10/17: Salt Lake City, UT - Soundwell
10/18: Englewood, CO - Gothic Theatre
10/20: Dallas, TX - Cambridge Room
10/21: Houston, TX - Bronze Peacock
10/22: San Antonio, TX - Paper Tiger
10/23: Austin, TX - Parish

Read More Boy & Bear Boy & Bear is a band from Sydney, Australia. It started in 2009 as a solo project for singer/songwriter Dave Hosking, but eventually expanded into a full functioning band. . …

Boy & Bear
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Originally, Australian indie royalty Boy & Bear was supposed to play the 7th Street Entry on October 1st, but the show was canceled… There is no rescheduled date at this time.

Boy & Bear is celebrating their 10-year anniversary of their ARIA double platinum album, Moonfire.

Tour dates:

12 October - Band on the Wall, Manchester
13 October - Thekla, Bristol
15 October - Hackney Church, London
17 October - LantarenVenster, Rotterdam
18 October - Melkweg Old Hall, Amsterdam
19 October - Grunspan, Hamburg
21 October - Nalen, Stockholm
23 October - Copenhagen, Denmark
26 October - Heimathafen, Berlin
28 October - Strom, Munich
29 October - Luxor, Cologne
12 Nov - A Day On the Green Bimbadgen, NSW
13 Nov - A Day On the Green Wodonga, VIC
9 Dec - Forth Pub 150 Festival, Forth, TAS
10 Dec - Hobart Uni Bar, Hobart, TAS

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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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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