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02/01/2023

Minneapolis: February 25 to February 28

01/31/2023

We♥KC! February 1-7, 2023 Upcoming concerts/shows (Kansas City / Lawrence, KS)

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before we get to Death Cab for Cutie, I have to explain that I've seen the band before in 2001 at the 7th Street Entry for $5. People who live in Minnesota know that the 7th Street is a tiny venue. …

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February already?! And how ‘bout those...Chiefs!!

The chill of winter has hit (thankfully only 5” of snow this season) but there’s hot concerts inside to enjoy. In addition to the below, two massive Midland announcements yesterday for The Smile (Radiohead offshoot) and Sparks, are worthy alternative choices to huge Country pop shows held those same nights. Save those pennies, as Valentine’s is just around the corner too.

Let’s take look at the Kansas City/Lawrence KS metro musical happenings through the end of the month- February 1^st- 7th.

WEDNESDAY FEB 1

Folk Alliance international Conference, Feb 1-5, Westin Crown Center $150-$550

The Folk Alliance International Conference, presented by Folk Alliance International, is the world’s largest gathering of the folk music industry and community (crossing a diverse array of genres including Appalachian, Americana, Blues, Bluegrass, Celtic, Cajun, Global Roots, Hip-Hop, Old-Time, Singer-Songwriter, Spoken Word, Traditional, Zydeco, and various fusions and always has hundreds of artists attending. The theme of the 2023 gathering is Facing the Future: Sustainability in Folk Music. Some 148 or more artists, hailing from everywhere, are scheduled to be in attendance.

One such featured artist is country-folk-leaning singer-songwriter Jaimee Harris, who will perform on February 3rd at 9:15p in Shawnee Mission, ahead of her forthcoming sophomore album Boomerang Town, with first single “Missing Someone” already out.

Harris began cultivating the album back in 2016, when a shift in the political landscape had ushered in a new level of cultural polarization (as we all know). For someone who grew up outside of Waco, TX, Harris believed the values instilled by her parents were not entirely in line with how people had now considered Christians in particular. So, she felt she had to re-evaluate things, and it was from the intersection of these social, personal, and political currents, that the album and its songs were born.

THURSDAY FEB 2

Hairspray (musical), Lied Center- Lawrence, $21-$60.

Broadway’s Tony Award-winning popular musical comedy is back on tour! Join teen Tracy Turnblad in 1960s Baltimore as she sets out to dance her way onto TV’s most popular show. Can a girl with big dreams (and bigger hair) change the world?

Featuring the beloved score of hit songs including “Welcome to the 60s,” “Good Morning Baltimore” and “You Can’t Stop the Beat,” Hairspray is “fresh, winning and deliriously tuneful!” (The New York Times in this all-new touring production will reuniting the creative team led by director Jack O’Brien and choreographer Jerry Mitchell.

FRIDAY FEB 3

The Judds w Kelsea Ballerini, Martina McBride T-Mobile Center, $24.50-$394.50

Following the tragic passing of her mother, Wynonna Judd made the announcement that the duo’s intended outing – The Judds: The Final Tour will be continuing, thanks to the overwhelming love and support of fans. Wynonna, along with the help of many of her musical friends, including Kelsea Ballerini and Martina McBride on this stop, will celebrate a lifetime of timeless music and heart.

“I have never felt so overwhelmed by this much love and support!” says Wynonna. “The emotions that flow while listening to the different generations of fans sing back to me each night has been other-worldly. In my 39 years of performing, these shows have truly been some of my absolute favorite experiences ever and I look forward to making new memories with the fans and guest artists in 2023.”

Hairball, Ameristar Casino, $20+

Few do the hair band/heavy metal tribute better than this longtime act, now in its 23rd 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.

Destroy Lonely w/ Homixide Gang, lil 88, Granada- Lawrence, $37-$89.

Following the release of his latest project, NO STYLIST, the Atlanta rapper is embarking on a tour with label mate Homixide Gang, and lil 88 providing support. With a sonically ambitious project, a handful of viral singles under his belt and a legion of dedicated fans, the rapper's tour will be sure to impress.

Joe Pera, Uptown, $39-$49

On his Comedy In Ice: Winter Standup Tour 2023 Pera brings an all-new show. He’s a standup comedian, writer, and filmmaker originally from Buffalo, NY, best known for his current Adult Swim series, ‘Joe Pera Talks With You’, Season 3 of which, is now available to stream on HBO Max.

Marauda w Versa, Drinkurwater, The Truman, $15-$50

Hamish Prasad, professionally known as Marauda, is a Sydney-based EDM producer who has taken the world by storm with his provocative noise which summons a darkness within the souls of his listeners. “Through his relentless, punishing live sets he devours his followers into the wretchedness of depravity, hybrid soundscapes and malevolent force” says the press release...ummm, wow.

GUNNAR, Tin Roof, FREE!

Could be the next big thing! The 21-year-old up & comer is signed with star maker Scooter Braun and is out on tour this February. A social media sensation, he's amassed 22M global streams, 145K followers on IG, and 250K followers on TikTok. And recently released his single "They Didn't Tell Me, "a grunge/rock/pop number. Plus, Free!

Grab those tix while you can!

Kansas City Symphony- Respect: A Tribute to Aretha Franklin, Feb 3, 4, 5, $40-$120

Featuring Gonzalo Farias, David T. Beals III Associate Conductor

She fought for civil and women’s rights. She won eighteen Grammy® Awards. She is the most charted female artist in history. She was the first female performer to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. She was named the greatest singer of all time by Rolling Stone. The story of Aretha Franklin is the story of America in the second half of the 20th century. “Respect: A Tribute to Aretha Franklin” celebrates the singer, the icon, the leader, the woman.

(DL Hughley, Feb 3, Kansas City Improv Comedy Club – moved to Sept)

SATURDAY FEB 4

Ott, Madrid Theatre, $25-$55

The UK-born producer of electronic, dub, ambient, trip hop, ethnic electronica, livetronica has worked with Sinéad O'Connor, Embrace, the Orb, and Brian Eno, and has achieved recognition since 2002 for his own psychedelic dub tracks with latest album being last year’s, Heads. And FYI, his stage name is a reference to ethnobotanist Jonathan Ott who coined the term "entheogen".

SUNDAY FEB 5

Small Glories, Feb 5, Polsky Theatre, $25+ ($5 students)

The roots duo of Cara Luft and J.D. Edwards are a musical partnership planted on the Canadian prairies, with hummable songs and a unique stage banter. Luft was an original member of harmony sweethearts The Wailin' Jennys and whose parents were folk singers influenced by the activist Pete Seeger.

Their sophomore album, Assiniboine & the Red, was released the summer of 2019 on Compass/Red House Records as a follow-up to the band’s debut album, 2016’s Wondrous Traveler.

MONDAY FEB 6

Death Cab for Cutie w Momma (re-scheduled date), The Midland, SOLD OUT

Touring in support of latest album, Asphalt Meadows, area fans have been anticipating this show since it was re-scheduled from last October.

Their tenth studio album (via Atlantic Records) was released to widespread acclaim last September. Produced by GRAMMY® Award-winner John Congleton (St. Vincent, Sharon Van Etten, Wallows). An acoustic version of the record, recorded in December, will drop in March.

The band heads to Europe following, then returns later in the year for a special tour with The Postal Service reunion, meaning singer Ben Gibbard does double-duty nightly.

LA indie rockers Momma provide support, in support of new full-length, Household Name.

TUESDAY FEB 7

Bush w / Starcrawler, The Midland, $32.50-$69.50

The Gavin Rossdale-fronted group is touring in support of their latest album, The Art of Survival

“We’ll always love playing those big summer shows and the big stages, but we wanted to do some shows where we could get close to the diehard Bush fans again,” Rossdale said in a statement. “We’re excited for this run coming up.” LA band Starcrawler opens, in support of the new She Said.

My Fair Lady (musical), Feb 7-12, Kauffman Center, $56.50-$121.50

From Lincoln Center Theater (who brought The King & I and South Pacific), comes the Lerner & Loewe classic. Director Bartlett Sher’s production boasts classic songs as “I Could Have Danced All Night,” “The Rain in Spain,” “Wouldn’t It Be Lovely” and “On the Street Where You Live,” it tells the story of Eliza Doolittle, a young flower seller, and Henry Higgins, a professor determined to transform her into his idea of a “proper lady.” Runs through Feb. 12th.

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01/30/2023

Minneapolis: February 23 to February 24

02/23 FOREST BLAKK with Peter Raffoul at 7th St Entry

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Forest Blakk

Needtobreathe will be headlining in support of their collection of songs, Forever On Your Side (Niles City Sound Sessions). Johnnyswim and Forest Blakk to open. Forever On Your Side Tour 2018: ...

01/29/2023

Angel Olsen & the Big Time Band at Liberty Hall, Lawrence, KS (2023-01-27)

ANGEL OLSEN Poster

ANGEL OLSEN SETLIST

Dream Thing (acoustic)
Big Time (acoustic)
Ghost On
Right Now
Shut Up Kiss Me
Give It Up
All Mirrors
Lark
Go Home
This Is How It Works
All the Good Times
Sister
Those Were the Days
Chance

-- Encore --
Without You (Harry Nilsson / Badfinger cover)

ERIN RAE SETLIST

Mind / Heart
Can’t Cut Loose
Love Like Before
California Belongs to You
Enemy
Candy and Curry
Modern Woman
On Her Side (new song)
True Love’s Face
Bad Mind
Bittersweet, TN (Kevin Morby cover)
Cosmic Sigh
Lighten Up & Try

ANGEL OLSEN Tour Dates

JAN 28 THE FACTORY CHESTERFIELD, MO
JAN 29 THE BLUEBIRD BLOOMINGTON, IN
JAN 31 THE ATHENAEUM THEATRE COLUMBUS, OH
FEB 1 THE MAJESTIC THEATRE DETROIT, MI
FEB 2 AGORA THEATRE BALLROOM CLEVELAND, OH
FEB 3 MR. SMALLS THEATRE MILLVALE, PA
FEB 4 ASBURY HALL BUFFALO, NY
FEB 6 WHITE EAGLE HALL JERSEY CITY, NJ
FEB 7 COLLEGE ST MUSIC HALL NEW HAVEN, CT
FEB 8 BEARSVILLE THEATER WOODSTOCK, NY
FEB 9 BALTIMORE SOUNDSTAGE BALTIMORE, MD
FEB 10 THE NATIONAL RICHMOND, VA
FEB 11 THE CAROLINA THEATRE DURHAM, NC
FEB 24 THEATRE ROYAL CASTLEMAINE, AUSTRALIA
FEB 25 MONA FOMA HOBART, AUSTRALIA
MAR 1 MELBOURNE RECITAL CENTRE SOUTHBANK
MAR 3 MELBOURNE RECITAL CENTRE SOUTHBANK
MAR 4 NINE LIVES FESTIVAL BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA
MAR 6 SYDNEY OPERA HOUSE SYDNEY, NSW
MAR 7-8 PERTH MUSIC FESTIVAL PERTH, AUSTRALIA
MAR 10 BRUNSWICK BALLROOM BRUNSWICK, AUST
MAR 11 GOLDEN PLAINS FESTIVAL MEREDITH, AUST
MAR 13 WOMADELAIDE ADELAIDE, AUSTRALIA
APR 15-16 HIGH WATER FEST N CHARLESTON, SC
MAY 3 RED ROCKS AMPHITHEATRE MORRISON, CO
MAY 4 RED ROCKS AMPHITHEATRE MORRISON, CO
JUL 7 MAD COOL FESTIVAL MADRID, SPAIN
JUL 8 NOS ALIVE FESTIVAL LISBON, PORTUGAL
AUG 5 HINTERLAND MUSIC FEST ST. CHARLES, IA
AUG 25 ALL POINTS EAST FESTIVAL LONDON, UK

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Confirmed- this angel’s officially hit the Big Time--

Alternative country / folk singer-songwriter Angel Olsen and her distinctive voice, played to a loyal and raucous capacity crowd at Liberty Hall in Lawrence, KS, satisfying her older fans and making plenty of new, on this, her biggest headlining area show to date, in support of newest record, Big Time.

We caught her live, just last August, in an outdoor show on the Wild Hearts Tour alongside Julien Baker and Sharon Van Etten, and were impressed but left wanting more, and we even knew there were bigger things to come from Olsen when we caught her in Minneapolis back in 2017.

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The evening began with a generous fifty-minute set from Nashville singer-songwriter Erin Rae, in support of her newest solo full-length, Lighten Up (the title of which, is a not-so-subtle reminder to herself to not take things too seriously).

“I’ll start with my saddest song” she deadpanned, strumming “Mind / Heart” from the newest record. She described 2018’s “Love Like Before” as her “summer jam, my almost-mid-tempo song” to polite laughter and one of the common threads between she and the headliner, is that both new records were produced by the wunderkind of the modern Laurel Canyon sound, Jonathan Wilson (with several Big Time Band members also guesting on it).

Her delicate song “Enemy” is actually about friendship and jealously, she played a new song for only the second time live, and Rae worked in a cover from “by my friend and your neighbor, Kevin Morby”, also mentioning she’d be touring with him and back in the area soon (KC show instantly sold out, but Apr 6 Bottleneck tix still remain).

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To say that the crowd was anticipating Angel Olsen’s ninety-five-minute headlining set, is a massive understatement; as in addition to the locals and students, many had driven in from Kansas City and much farther parts unknown, to catch the buzzing St. Louis-born / Asheville, NC resident, in support of latest full-length, Big Time (Jagjaguwar Records) released last June.

Olsen and the half-dozen Big Time Band members dressed in smartly segmented solid colors (she in blue, her string section in red, bass player in green, etc.) against a Appalachian Mountain backdrop and began acoustically with the new “Dream Thing” and title track from the record.

Olsen’s songs can inspire and narrate as well as haunt, crossing lines between folk, stripped-down alternative, and alt-country, with a voice that shifts from a traditional country croon, to soaring gospel-level heights, to maybe even the occasional yodel.

Like other recent dates, Olsen teased playing a song she “just wrote the night before” saying it “has serious potential”, before cheekily going into her most-recognizable song, 2016’s “Shut Up Kiss Me” that had the audience singing the chorus back at the band, followed by “another loud one”, “Give it Up” also from her previous My Woman album.

2019’s “All Mirrors” remains lush in concert, with its scene-setting keyboard and string crescendo and hollowed percussion, Olsen pleads “I want to Go Home, go back to small things” on a song from the new album, and she described the newest LP’s lead single, “All the Good Times” as “a mad one, about an ex”.

After asking “What song should we do?” (and receiving the inevitable unintelligible shouts back), 2016’s “Sister” launched by popular demand, with Olsen repeating “All my life, I thought I’d change” as the instrumentation built from a hush to a triumphant end, with the main set ending on 2019’s “Chance”.

The single-song encore was a vintage ‘70’s cover, as she’s been doing in recent sets, this night being the Harry Nilsson version of the Badfinger classic “Without You," which was an ideal showcase for Olsen’s voice to rise up to the rafters (even overcoming some monitor fuzz) to end the night on an inspirational high point.

If there was any previous doubt, it’s more than obvious at this point, that Angel Olsen has indeed hit the Big Time; evidenced by the throng of loyal fans that crowded the front barricades and smilingly sang along to every aching song, to the large handful waiting outside her bus afterward, for a brief hello or selfie. For Olsen, these are All the Good Times.

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All Photos by Brandon Clasen (click on any image to enlarge and see in full)

ANGEL OLSEN

ERIN RAE

ANGEL OLSEN

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Minneapolis: This Week (02/05/2023)

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

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01/30 Adam Melchor at Fine Line

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Big Thief

Brooklyn’s Big Thief to open. The band was previously in Minneapolis with Here We Go Magic last November 2015. Big Thief’s Masterpiece will be out May 27th, 2016, on Saddle Creek. ...

01/30/2023 Monday

Adam Melchor
at Fine Line
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We last heard from Los Angeles-via-New Jersey singer/songwriter Adam Melchor a few years ago, when he released his EP Summer Camp, which was a six-track collection with with Andrew Sarlo (Big Thief, Bon Iver), Ethan Gruska (Phoebe Bridgers, Fiona Apple), and GRAMMY-nominated engineer John DeBold (Vampire Weekend, HAIM).

Melchor’s latest Here Goes Nothing! is out now.

Tour dates:

Jan 27, 2023 Soundwell Salt Lake City, UT
Jan 28, 2023 Gothic Theatre Englewood, CO
Jan 30, 2023 Fine Line Minneapolis, MN
Feb 1, 2023 Majestic Theatre Madison, WI
Feb 2, 2023 Thalia Hall Chicago, IL
Feb 3, 2023 The Magic Stick Detroit, MI
Feb 4, 2023 Phoenix Concert Theatre Toronto, ON
Feb 7, 2023 Beachland Ballroom & Tavern Cleveland, OH
Feb 9, 2023 Royale Boston, MA
Feb 10, 2023 Brooklyn Steel Brooklyn, NY
Feb 11, 2023 Thunderbird Music Hall Pittsburgh, PA
Feb 14, 2023 The Ardmore Music Hall Ardmore, PA
Feb 16, 2023 Howard Theatre Washington, DC
Feb 17, 2023 Cat's Cradle Carrboro, NC
Feb 18, 2023 The Underground Charlotte, NC
Feb 19, 2023 The Orange Peel Asheville, NC
Feb 21, 2023 Music Farm Charleston, SC
Feb 22, 2023 Terminal West Atlanta, GA
Feb 23, 2023 Brooklyn Bowl Nashville Nashville, TN
Feb 25, 2023 Headliners Music Hall Louisville, KY
Feb 26, 2023 Delmar Hall Saint Louis, MO
Feb 28, 2023 Saturn Birmingham, AL
Mar 1, 2023 Toulouse Theatre New Orleans, LA
Mar 3, 2023 Warehouse Live Houston, TX
Mar 4, 2023 Scoot Inn Austin, TX
Mar 5, 2023 Granada Theater Dallas, TX
Mar 7, 2023 Crescent Ballroom Phoenix, AZ
Mar 9, 2023 Music Box San Diego, CA
Mar 10, 2023 The Fonda Theatre Los Angeles, CA
Mar 11, 2023 The Fillmore San Francisco, CA
Mar 15, 2023 Neumos Seattle, WA
Mar 16, 2023 Hollywood Theatre Vancouver, BC
Mar 17, 2023 Aladdin Theater Portland, OR

02/03 Claire Rosinkranz with DWLLRS and mehro at Fine Line

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Following her first ever sold-out headline tour this Fall, 17-year-old Southern California singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist Claire Rosinkranz announces the dates for her 2022 …

02/03/2023 Friday

Claire Rosinkranz
with DWLLRS and mehro
at Fine Line
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Teen star southern California singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist Claire Rosinkranz is back in Minneapolis… this time on February 3, 2023, playing the Fine Line Music Café in Minneapolis.

Claire Rosinkranz (04 Mar 2022)

We saw the singer in Mar 2022 and mentioned, “Claire Rosinkranz came on stage to The Go-Go’s “We Got The Beat”. Her biggest fans were in the front row and sang to all of her songs. The highlight of her set was, “Stuck On Us”, a duet co-written by Aidan Bissett, who obviously showed up to help her sing the song.”

Tour dates:

Feb 03 Fine Line Music Cafe Minneapolis, MN
Feb 04 Thalia Hall Chicago, IL
Feb 06 The Axis Club Theatre Toronto
Feb 08 Paradise Rock Club Boston, MA
Feb 10 Webster Hall New York, NY
Feb 11 The Foundry at The Fillmore Philadelphia, PA
Feb 13 Howard Theatre Washington, DC
Feb 16 The Loft Atlanta, GA
Feb 18 The Basement East Nashville, TN
Feb 21 Antone's Austin, TX
Feb 22 House of Blues Dallas Downtown, TX
Feb 25 Marquis Theater Denver, CO
Feb 27 Soundwell Salt Lake City, UT
Mar 01 Hawthorne Theatre Portland, OR
Mar 03 Fortune Sound Club Vancouver
Mar 04 Neumos Seattle, WA
Mar 07 August Hall San Francisco, CA
Mar 10 El Rey Theatre Los Angeles, CA
Mar 11 El Rey Theatre Los Angeles, CA

02/04 Bad Bad Hats with Beemer at 7th St Entry

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Bad Bad Hats

SPIN Magazine’s “Artist To Watch” for July 2015, Minneapolis-based Bad Bad Hats recently announced their tour with Saddle Creek’s Mynabirds, in support of …

02/04/2023 Saturday

Bad Bad Hats
with Beemer
at 7th St Entry
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In celebration of their 10th Anniversary debut of It Hurts EP, local favorites Bad Bad Hats will be playing an early and late show at the 7th Street Entry on February 4th, 2023.

According to Afternoon Records, the EP will be remastered, but they’ve also included demos of all five songs. Available digitally and on vinyl for the first time.

Bad Bad Hats at the Cedar (28 June 2014)

We first caught the band in June 2014 and noted, “Starting with Bad Bad Hats, who played a solid set consisting of their latest It Hurts EP (Afternoon Records) with some new songs. There were a lot of young crossover fans, who showed up early to show support for Bad Bad Hats. Some of the new songs included "Joseph", which singer Kerry Alexander commented, "If your name is Joseph, then this song is for you." Huge cheers were heard when "Super America" was announced, so you can tell that was the big hit for this young band.”

Special guest Beemer to open.

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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01/28/2023

R.I.P. Tom Verlaine (Television)

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Tom Verlaine, the influential punk-era NYC rock guitarist and leader of band Television, died earlier today in Manhattan at the age of 73.

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Television

Television had a brief three year run that left a legacy of one of the most brilliant debut albums in rock history ("Marquee Moon") an adequate follow up ("Adventure") …

His death “after a brief illness” was confirmed to the New York Times by Jesse Paris Smith, the daughter of Verlaine’s musical peer and former partner Patti Smith.

Thomas Miller was born in Denville, NJ on December 13, 1949. moving next to Wilmington, Delaware, at an early age. As a child, he took piano lessons, but switched to sax in middle school after hearing a record by Stan Getz, and then moved to guitar after hearing the Rolling Stones' "19th Nervous Breakdown".

In addition to music, he wrote poetry as a teen and was friends with future band mate and punk icon Richard Hell (Richard Meyers), creating his stage name as a reference to the French symbolist poet Paul Verlaine.

Their seminal band Television fully came together after finding a guitarist in Richard Lloyd and began playing NYC punk clubs like CBGB and Max's Kansas City, releasing their first single in 1975 with Fred Smith replacing Hell. Television released only two albums, Marquee Moon and Adventure, before breaking up in mid-1978

Verlaine released solo albums beginning in the 80s, moving to England for a short time, and collaborating with other artists and in the early 1990s, Television reformed to record one studio self-titled album and a live recording (1992’s Live at the Academy), occasionally reuniting to tour into the new century.

Verlaine’s last solo albums were the instrumental Around and the vocal Songs and Other Things, which were released simultaneously in 2006.

(photo credit - Darren Eagles/Getty Images)

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How to unblock Vudu on Verizon Wireless

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The latest Vestron Video release is Silent Night, Deadly Night (3-Film Collection), which came out December 13th. I found it at Walmart for $17, which is a great price for three remastered films. ....

I recently purchased The Dentist Collection, the latest Vestron Video Collection, and I tried to redeem the digital code on Vudu.

When I went to Vudu’s website on my desktop, I couldn’t use it. At first, I thought Vudu’s website was down… maybe I can check it on my iPad. Nope, it wasn’t working on my iPad or iPad’s app. In fact, no devices on my network could reach Vudu.

After a little research, I found out that Vudu was blocking or banning Verizon Wireless because of their usage of proxies. Apparently this was a problem since 2013, but I only know about it because it’s affecting me. You see, I had switched over to Straight Talk Home Internet in October 2022 and Straight Talk is own and operated through Verizon.

You can get around the Vudu problem:

1. Use a different ISP… you can always leave Verizon.

2. Use your cellular data on your phone, share it with your computer via hotspot or tethering.

3. Use a VPN. Make sure to use USA location on the VPN. I’m using Atlas VPN (New York location), which worked for me.

If none of that works for you - I am truly sorry! I hope that this Vudu vs Verizon thing is only temporary, I will check back in a few weeks to see if Vudu resolve this. Otherwise, I think I’m moving away from Vudu as for my digital video choice, going forward. It’s really a shame, because every since Walmart sold Vudu to Fandango, I’ve had my worries.

You can say that the whole process of trying to redeem a digital copy of The Dentist was like pulling teeth.

As for the movie, The Dentist and The Dentist 2: don’t watch these movies if you’re planning on going to the dentist in the future. It’s truly horrifying…. Scarier than any zombies and vampires movies!

How to unblock Vudu on Straight Talk Internet (or any ISP that Vudu blocks)

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01/27/2023

Minneapolis: February 19 to February 22

01/26/2023

Larkin Poe at Knuckleheads, Kansas City MO (2023-01-24)

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LARKIN POE Setlist

Larkin Poe KCMO Knuckleheads 2022-01-24 setlist

Photo of Setlist

(walk-on music- "White Room" by Cream)

Strike Gold
Kick the Blues
Summertime Sunset
Holy Ghost Fire
She's a Self Made Man
Preachin' Blues (Son House cover)
Back Down South
Mad as a Hatter
Bleach Blonde Bottle Blues
Southern Comfort
Bad Spell
Might as Well Be Me
Wanted Woman (w/ AC/DC riff)
Blue Ridge Mountains
Bolt Cutters & The Family Name

Encore:
Deep Stays Down

GOODNIGHT, TEXAS Setlist

Tucumcari
A Bank Robber's Nursery Rhyme
I'm Going to Work on Maggie's Farm Forever
Jesse Got trapped in a Coal Mine
Submarines
Uncontrolled Study
Borrowed Time
Hypothermic
The Railroad

LARKIN POE Tour Dates
JAN 26 Ogden Theatre Denver, CO
JAN 27 The Commonwealth Room Salt Lake City, UT
JAN 28 Center for the Arts Jackson, WY
JAN 30 Bozeman, MT
JAN 31 Knitting Factory Concert House Boise, ID
FEB 2 The Crocodile Seattle, WA
FEB 3 Commodore Ballroom Vancouver, BC
FEB 4 Wonder Ballroom Portland, OR
FEB 7 Center For The Arts Grass Valley, CA
FEB 9 The Fillmore San Francisco, CA
FEB 10 House of Blues San Diego, CA
FEB 11 The Fonda Theatre Los Angeles, CA
FEB 23 The Echo Lounge & Music Hall Dallas, TX
FEB 24 Scoot Inn Austin, TX
FEB 25 George's Majestic Lounge Fayetteville, AR
MAR 9 9:30 Club Washington, DC
MAR 10 Brooklyn Bowl Philadelphia, PA
MAR 11 Webster Hall New York, NY
MAR 12 Royale Boston, MA
MAR 15 The Opera House Toronto, ON
MAR 16 Thalia Hall Chicago, IL
MAR 17 Turner Hall Ballroom Milwaukee, WI
MAR 18 First Avenue Minneapolis, MN
MAR 31 Brooklyn Bowl Nashville, TN
APR 1 Variety Playhouse Atlanta, GA
APR 6 Bluesfest Byron Bay 2023 Tyagarah, Australia
APR 9 Metro Theatre Sydney, Australia
APR 10 The Croxton Bandroom Melbourne, Australia
APR 11 Corner Hotel Richmond, Australia
APR 13 Powerstation Auckland, New Zealand
APR 14 The Hunter Lounge Wellington, New Zealand
APR 15 James Hay Theatre Christchurch, New Zealand
OCT 6 Tapperiet Scene Trondheim, Norway
OCT 7 Rockefeller Music Hall Oslo, Norway
OCT 8 Münchenbryggeriet Stockholm, Sweden
OCT 10 Amager Bio Copenhagen, Denmark
OCT 11 Grosse Freiheit 36 Hamburg, Germany
OCT 12 Ancienne Belgique Brussels, Belgium
OCT 14 Le 106 Rouen, France
OCT 15 L’Olympia Paris, France
OCT 17 O2 Academy Bristol Bristol, UK
OCT 18 O2 Academy Glasgow UK
OCT 20 Albert Hall Manchester, UK
OCT 21 Roundhouse London, UK
OCT 23 E-Werk Cologne, Germany
OCT 24 Tivoli Vredenburg Utrecht, NL
OCT 25 La Laiterie Artefact Strasbourg, France
OCT 27 Transbordeur Villeurbanne, France
OCT 28 Volkshaus Zürich, Switzerland
OCT 30 Circus Krone Munich, Germany
OCT 31 Forum Karlín Karlín, Czechia
NOV 1 Huxleys Neue Welt Berlin, Germany
NOV 3 Brauerei Ottakringer Wien, Austria
NOV 4 Fabrique Milan, Italy
NOV 6 Le Bikini Ramonville-st-agne, France
NOV 7 Razzmatazz Barcelona, Spain
NOV 8 Sala Riviera Madrid, Spain
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Larkin Poe

Nashville-based sister duo Larkin Poe will be opening up for Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band at the Xcel Energy Center the night before (December 12th). ...

As a winter storm approached the area outside, a night of the blues warmed things up inside--

Rock/Blues sisters Larkin Poe returned to a very sold-out Knuckleheads Garage in Kansas City, for a thrilling night and showcase of how refreshed and evolved this distinctly American genre of music, can sound today.

The early-arriving crowd was treated to a thirty-five-minute opening set from openers Goodnight, Texas, a folk-rock foursome curiously named after the town that is the geographic midpoint between the initial locations of songwriters Avi Vinocur (San Francisco) and Patrick Dyer Wolf (Chapel Hill, NC).

The band has a new album to support, How Long Will It Take Them to Die, and has toured with the headliners several times, including the last time both acts played this very venue. Highlights included their spiritual sequel to a Dylan classic, “I'm Going to Work on Maggie's Farm Forever” (that had singer Vinocur loudly singing verses off-mic directly into the crowd), the pulp noir vastness of new song, “Hypothermic”, and the chain-gang stomp of their closing “The Railroad”.

The buzz over Nashville’s Larkin Poe has been palpable and growing louder, but this was the first time we've managed to catch talented sisters Rebecca & Megan Lovell live, to experience their own brand of Southern roots rock and blues, after hearing good things as they’ve headlined and also supported the likes of Bob Seger, Elvis Costello, and Keith Urban.

Their prolific and impressive discography includes their newest, Blood Harmony (via Tricki-Woo Records) and their lively energetic eighty-five-minute set did not disappoint the sellout crowd, 2/3 of which were seeing them for the first time as well (per an informal show of hands).

Originally from Atlanta and currently Nashville-based, they are descendants of celebrated author Edgar Allan Poe, named for their four-times removed grandfather, who was Poe’s cousin, and came roaring out of the gate with the rousing “Strike Gold”.

“Are you ready to kick the blues tonight?” a smiling Rebecca asked, as sister Megan embellished the crowd response with her lap steel wails, both beaming with the obvious pleasure of being able to play live again after our collective isolated years.

Older sister Megan and longtime bassist Tarka Layman shined on the Son House classic, “Preachin’ Blues” and their empowering feminist theme song, “She's a Self Made Man” was next (flipped from the setlist), while the new “Back Down South” was written by Rebecca and her husband as a love letter to all the influential music that has originated from the region.

“Mad as a Hatter” dates back all the way from the sisters’ mid-teens, about mental illness, and is a song they highlight and try to play at almost every show. With alcohol brand Southern Comfort actually sponsoring the tour, the girls were rushed out drink shots and toasted the crowd (like fine brand stewards) before going into the song of the same name.

The rocking “Bad Spell” was written by Rebecca as her own response to a classic hit by Screamin’ Jay Hawkins and the set continued to gain momentum, culminating in the new “Bolt Cutters & The Family Name” and its defiant chorus, “You can take me outta the fight, but you can't take the fight outta me”, which ended the main set with the crowd whoo-whoo-ing along.

The one-song encore was not some bombastic anthem; rather, a backwoods swampy Delta Blues song from the new album, that both highlighted the sisters’ harmony vocals and the dark secrets a Southern River might hold in its history.

“There's nothing quite like blood harmony, more than flesh, more than bone, when you sing, I don't sing alone” Larkin Poe emote on the title track of their new album, and not only do the Lovell sisters harmonize and musically connect like only siblings can, but the album and new songs solidify them as a leading voice in this next generation of blues rock.

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LARKIN POE

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LARKIN POE

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GOODNIGHT, TEXAS

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01/25/2023

Re-issue! Re-package! Re-package!

Re-issue! Re-package! Re-package! Re-evaluate the songs
Double-packed with a photograph, extra track (and a tacky badge)
A-list, playlist, Please them! Please them! Please them!

- The Smiths

Ivy: Apartment Life

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Ivy

The New York band Ivy is still around, they released an album, All Hours, in 2011, but recently (August 2012) unveiled "Lost in the Sun" video via YouTube. …

IVY
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American indie pop trio Ivy (Andy Chase, Adam Schlesinger - RIP , and Dominique Durand) announced that Bar/None Records will be re-issuing their 1997 album Apartment Life on March 3rd.

The reissue will include two new tracks, available on digital for the first time: “Sleepling Late” and “Sweet Mary”.

About the title and origin of the sophomore album, Andy Chase explains, “This is probably the most important record Ivy ever made. Me, Dominique and Adam were in NYC going from our apt to the studio every day. It was a glorious time for us - we would just wake up inspired and excited about everything we were doing. We knew we were becoming better at our craft and were excited to show the world. I think with this album we finally succeeded in demonstrating our ability to write and produce great pop songs. It was also the first and last time the three of us smoked pot for the entire duration of an album, supplied by our good friend and co producer Pete Nashel. We also had a healthy budget from Atlantic Records so we had a blast hiring horn players, string quartets, stretching our wings as producers and creating sounds in the studio we had never done before. Songs from this album appeared in countless tv shows, commercials and movies, putting us on the map in Hollywood among the music supervisors and directors, ultimately exposing us to a much larger universe. It was without a doubt the most fun we three ever had making music together. It was a special record for us and still is probably the favorite among our fanbase. For the past 20 years they have been asking for it on vinyl, and with Adam now gone, and IVY signing to Bar None Records to re release our entire catalogue of work, it was finally time to memorialize Apartment Life on vinyl.”

Ivy at 400 Bar (08 Jun 2005)

I do own a few Ivy albums, and I have to admit Apartment Life is my favorite record of theirs. There’s some great tracks on the album, including “I've Got a Feeling”, “Get Out of the City”, and “You Don't Know Anything”, thanks to the guitar works with Dominique’s French accent.

I saw the band live a few times, in Oct 2001 and Jun 2005, describing the 2001 show, “As you can see from the setlist, the beginning and ending were good portion of Apartment Life, sandwiched in the middle were songs from Long Distance. The only songs from their debut Realistic played that night were "Get Enough" and "Shallow", which I'm fine with because it's not particularly my favorite album from the band.”

The Pains of Being Pure At Heart: Belong

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Pains of Being Pure at Heart

Opening up for the show is one of our favorite bands, The Pains of Being Pure at Heart. We've been loving this band since 2007. …

The Pains of Being Pure At Heart
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Slumberland Records announced that they are re-pressing The Pains of Being Pure At Heart’s sophomore album Belong. The previously out of print LP will be getting some special ice blue splatter vinyl, translucent pink cassettes, as well as digital.

The Pains of Being Pure at Heart at Webster Hall (03 Oct 2009)

We’ve been writing about TPOBPAH since 2007 and saw them in 2009 and said, “Having just finished an extensive tour, the band had all these songs –especially the LP ones—down flat, but at the same time, there was no denying their palpable energy, which easily translated to the crowd.”

Track Listing:

1 Belong
2 Heaven's Gonna Happen Now
3 Heart in Your Heartbreak
4 The Body
5 Anne With An E
6 Even in Dreams
7 My Terrible Friend
8 Girl of 1,000 Dreams
9 Too Tough
10 Strange

Eels: Hombre Lobo

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Eels recently debut the video for “Good Night On Earth”, in anticipation for the upcoming fourteenth studio album Extreme Witchcraft, available January 28 via PIAS and the band’s own E Works Records. …

Eels
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Before Eels, you guys know I was a big fan of E (for the song “Hello Cruel World” from the record A Man Called E).

I’ve been following Eels’ career for a while now, and they’re just a great band.

Recently, the band announced limited-edition vinyl reissues of their earlier records, Hombre Lobo, End Times, and Tomorrow Morning through E Works/[PIAS], starting March 17, 2023.

In addition, the band also announced a long-awaited return to live concerts this year, with a UK tour in March, and returning to the USA in June. And look at that! A Minneapolis date.

Eels at First Ave (05 June 2018)

Of course, we saw them before the pandemic, in June 2018 and noted, “The return of Eels with 2018’s The Deconstruction is pretty important, because after their 2014 tour and album release, Mark Everett (aka “E”) had reconsidered retiring from music. He was simply burnt out from the constant tour and constantly producing new music. So the band took a break, and E tried out acting (appearing in Netflix’s Love), and spent time with his family. Seeing the band on stage, the four year hiatus was good for Eels, the band looked and sounded great, and they looked like they were really enjoying themselves.”

North American Tour:

June 08 – Belly Up, San Diego, CA
June 10 – Fonda Theatre, Los Angeles, CA
June 11 – The UC Theatre, Berkeley, CA
June 13 – Revolution Hall, Portland, OR
June 14 – The Neptune Theatre, Seattle, WA
June 16 – Metro Music Bar, Salt Lake City, UT
June 17 – Gothic Theater, Denver, CO
June 18 – Liberty Hall, Lawrence, KS
June 20 – First Avenue, Minneapolis, MN
June 21 – Metro, Chicago, IL
June 23 – Carnegie of Homestead Music Hall, Munhall (Pittsburgh), PA
June 24 – Keswick Theatre, Glenside (Philadelphia), PA
June 25 – Paradise Rock Club, Boston, MA
June 27 – Webster Hall, New York, NY
June 28 – The Fillmore, Silver Spring, MD
June 29 – Cat’s Cradle, Carrboro, NC
June 30 – Variety Playhouse, Atlanta, GA

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