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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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Rocktober: October 16 to October 19

Read more Minneapolis Music Guide

10/16 The Deer with Val Son at 7th St Entry Read More Val Son Starting of the night was Val Son (Michael Gunvalson, Eric Carlson, Emily Mohrbacher, and Jack Ventimiglia). Their set was very relaxing and enjoyable, songs like ‘On The Range’ and ‘Out of Nowhere’ were very good …

10/16/2022 Sunday

The Deer
with Val Son
at 7th St Entry
first-avenue.com

Austin five-piece The Deer is currently on tour in support of their new album The Beautiful Undead, available now on Keeled Scales.

Val Son to open. We saw the band in July 2016 and said, “Starting of the night was Val Son (Michael Gunvalson, Eric Carlson, Emily Mohrbacher, and Jack Ventimiglia). Their set was very relaxing and enjoyable, songs like ‘On The Range’ and ‘Out of Nowhere’ were very good. Their sound is awesome, especially when their voices come together. It is like candy leaving you, you just want more. I look forward to seeing them live again. My personal favorite was listening to ‘Beautiful Child’, which I thought was the best of the set. They have their single out on iTunes called ‘Sundays’.”

Tour Dates

Sept 15 Carrboro, NC @ Cat’s Cradle
Sept 16 Chattanooga, TN @ The Wood Shop
Sept 17 Nashville, TN @ 3rd & Lindsley
Oct 13 Chicago, IL @ The Hideout
Oct 14 Trempealeau, WI @ Eckers Apple Farm
Oct 15 Wausau, WI @ White Water Music Hall
Oct 16 Minneapolis, MN @ 7th St Entry
Oct 18 Oklahoma City @ Ponyboy
Oct 19 Denton, TX @ Dan's Silver Leaf
Oct 20 Houston, TX @ Continental Club
Oct 21 San Marcos, TX @ The Porch
Oct 22 Austin, TX @ The Parish

10/17 Metric at Fillmore Read More Metric I've seen Metric twice (four times if you count Emily Haines solo or Broken Social Scene), so you know I love this little Canadian band. Their Rock the Garden's set was very similar to their …

10/17/2022 Monday

Metric
with Fea
at Fillmore
livenation.com

Toronto rock band Metric is back on tour in support of their eight studio album Formentera.

Secret Machines will open for Metric, starting with Asheville on 9/24, and ending with a stop in Brooklyn on 10/27. This is the band's first time touring together in over 12 years.

Tour Dates

September 24—The Orange Peel—Asheville, NC
September 25—Brooklyn Bowl—Nashville, TN
September 26—Tabernacle—Atlanta, GA
September 28—House of Blues Dallas—Dallas, TX
September 29—House of Blues Houston—Houston, TX
September 30— The Moody Theater—Austin, TX
October 2—The Van Buren—Phoenix, AZ
October 3—The Observatory North Park—San Diego, CA
October 6—The Wiltern—Los Angeles, CA
October 7—The Fillmore—San Francisco, CA
October 8—The Fillmore—San Francisco, CA
October 11—McMenamins Crystal Ballroom—Portland, OR
October 12—Moore Theatre—Seattle, WA
October 14—The Depot—Salt Lake City, UT
October 15—The Fillmore Auditorium—Denver, CO
October 17—The Fillmore Minneapolis—Minneapolis, MN
October 18—Chicago Theatre—Chicago, IL
October 19—The Fillmore Detroit—Detroit, MI
October 21—The National—Richmond, VA
October 22—The Fillmore Silver Spring—Silver Spring, MD
October 23—The Fillmore Philadelphia—Philadelphia, PA
October 25—House of Blues Boston—Boston, MA
October 26—Brooklyn Steel—Brooklyn, NY
October 27—Brooklyn Steel—Brooklyn, NY

*with Dear Rouge
†with Bartees Strange
‡with Interpol, Spoon and Bartees Strange

10/17 L7 at First Avenue Read More L7 Riot grrrls/girl grunge band L7 (that’s square to the unhip) is returning to the area, this time at the Varsity Theater in Minneapolis. The girls have recorded and released their first new album in 20 years on …

10/17/2022 Monday

L7
with Fea
at First Avenue
first-avenue.com

Riot grrrls/girl grunge band L7 is celebrating the 30th anniversary of their breakthrough third album Bricks Are Heavy with a special tour.

The tour kicks off Oct 3… and will stop in at First Avenue on October 17th.

What you can expect is that the band will play the entire record from start to finish. If you love the record, this is the must-see show of the year.

You can also pick up the Bricks Are Heavy reissue from Licorice Pizza Records… set to release later this month.

Fea will be opening the Minneapolis show.

Bricks Are Heavy 2022 Tour Dates

10/3: Nashville, TN @ Brooklyn Bowl *
10/4: Atlanta, GA @ Masquerade (Heaven) *
10/6: New York, NY @ Irving Plaza ^
10/7: Brooklyn, NY @ Warsaw #
10/9: Boston, MA @ Big Night Live #
10/10: Philadelphia, PA @ Union Transfer #
10/12: Toronto, ON @ Opera House !
10/13: Columbus, OH @ Newport Music Hall %
10/14: Detroit, MI @ Saint Andrew's Hall %
10/15: Chicago, IL @ Metro @
10/17: Minneapolis, MN @ First Avenue @
10/19: Denver, CO @ Summit @
10/22: Vancouver, BC @ Rickshaw Theatre @
10/23: Seattle, WA @ Neptune Theatre @
10/24: Portland, OR @ Revolution Hall @
10/27: Los Angeles, CA @ Regent Theater $
10/28: Los Angeles, CA @ Regent Theater @


* = w/ Vera Bloom
^ = w/ OMAT
# = w/ Downtown Boys
! = w/ The Black Halos
% = w/ Radkey
@ = w/ Fea
$ = The Side Eyes

10/18 Rare Americans with DYLYN at 7th St Entry Read More Rare Americans You're not a bad person, it's just a bad world is the fourth studio album from the genre-bending Canadian punks, Rare Americans. Containing the massive singles, "Love Is All I Bring," & "Lose My Cool," .…

10/18/2022 Tuesday

Rare Americans
with DYLYN
at 7th St Entry
first-avenue.com

After a completely sold-out North American tour run earlier this year, Canadian band Rare Americans is back on tour in support of their new album You're Not A Bad Person, It's Just A Bad World (Empire Records).

SPIN Magazine, praised the record, You're Not A Bad Person, It's Just A Bad World as “...brimming with energetic hooks, determined to find joy despite the overarching hurdles.”

The band is known for cultivating their fan base through eye-catching animated music videos and strong TikTok engagement. They are stopping by the 7th Street Entry in Minneapolis on October 18.

DYLYN to open.

Tour dates:

Sep 23 San Antonio, TX, US Paper Tiger
Sep 24 Austin, TX, US Antone's Nightclub
Sep 25 Dallas, TX, US Trees
Sep 27 Houston, TX, US White Oak Music Hall
Sep 28 New Orleans, LA, US House of Blues
Sep 29 Atlanta, GA, US Terminal West
Sep 30 Orlando, FL, US The Social
Oct 1 Miami, FL, US Gramps
Oct 7 Brooklyn, NY, US Music Hall of Williamsburg
Oct 8 Washington, DC, US Union Stage
Oct 9 Philadelphia, PA, US The Foundry
Oct 10 Pittsburgh, PA, US Spirit Hall
Oct 12 Cleveland, OH, US Grog Shop
Oct 13 Columbus, OH, US The Basement
Oct 15 Detroit, MI, US El Club
Oct 16 Chicago, IL, US Thalia Hall
Oct 18 Minneapolis, MN, US 7th St Entry
Oct 20 Omaha, NE, US Slowdown
Oct 25 Boise, ID, US 9th St. Parallel

10/19 Spacey Jane with joe p at Fine Line Read More Spacey Jane King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard. Sinéad Harnett. Holly Humberstone. Spacey Jane. Crooked Colours. Amyl And The Sniffers. Wafia. Aviva. The Snuts. Band-Maid. Ziggy Ramo. Gretta Ray .…

10/19/2022 Wednesday

Spacey Jane
with joe p
at Fine Line
first-avenue.com

Breakout Australian 4-piece, Spacey Jane will be on their debut USA tour for their album Here Comes Everybody, this October… already selling out dates in New York City, Boston, Los Angeles, Chicago, Toronto, and more. The group wills top in at the Fine Line in Minneapolis on October 19.

Joe P to open.

Tour dates:

Oct 10 – The Axis Club - Toronto, BC
Oct 12 – Bowery Ballroom - New York, NY
Oct 13 – Bowery Ballroom - New York, NY
Oct14 – Brighton Music Hall - Boston, MA
Oct 15 – Union Transfer - Philadelphia, PA
Oct 16 – Black Cat - Washington, DC
Oct 18 – Lincoln Hall - Chicago, IL
Oct 19 – Fine Line - Minneapolis, MN
Oct 20 – Reverb Lounge - Omaha, NB
Oct 22 – Gothic - Denver, CO
Oct 23 – Metro Music Hall - Salt Lake City, UT
Oct 25 – Neumos - Seattle, WA
Oct 26 – Rickshaw Theatre - Vancouver, BC
Oct 27 – Doug Fir Lounge - Portland, OR
Oct 29 – The Chapel - San Francisco, CA
Oct 30 – Teragram Ballroom - Los Angeles, CA
Oct 31 – Constellation Room - Santa Ana, CA
Nov 1 – Belly Up - Solana Beach, CA
Nov 2 – Crescent - Phoenix, AZ
Nov 4 – Dallas Studio at Factory - Dallas, TX
Nov 5 – The Parish - Austin, TX
Nov 6 – Houston Warehouse Live: Studio - Houston, TX
Nov 8 – Basement East - Nashville, TN
Nov 9 – Terminal West - Atlanta, GA

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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Steam Deck Update

Technical Specs Processor AMD APU CPU: Zen 2 4c/8t, 2.4-3.5GHz GPU: 8 RDNA 2 CUs, 1.0-1.6GHz Storage 64 GB eMMC (PCIe Gen 2 x1) 256 GB NVMe SSD (PCIe Gen 3 x4 or x2) 512 GB NVMe SSD (PCIe Gen 3 x4 or x2) Display 7" - 1280 x 800px (16:10 aspect ratio) Optically bonded IPS LCD Expansion UHS-I supports SD, SDXC and SDHC USB-C with DisplayPort 1.4 Alt-mode support; up to 8K or 4K 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 …

When I placed my $5 deposit to buy the Steam Deck in Aug 2022, I was convinced that I wouldn’t get it until 2023. I was so wrong.

I recently got the alert that I have three days to purchase the Steam Deck. So it took a little over a month to finally fulfill my order. It could be that someone else turned down their Steam Deck, due to disinterests, or the email went to a spam filter, or lack of funds, and I may have gotten their Steam Deck… or it could be that Steam really was ramping production to meet demand. Either way, I’m so excited to finally get my hands on this thing.

I bought the cheapest one, because all three version are basically the same device (same chip, same speed), with the only exception of storage. The cheap version comes with 64GB, but I can always expand it with an SD card.

Again, I have been shopping around at various hand-held devices, such as the OneXPlayer and Aya Neo, and they are all very expensive (about $1,000). The only advantage is that those devices runs the full Windows operating system by default, so you can play GOG or Epic games.

With the Steam Deck, you have to go through a lot of trouble to install Windows on the device. Since the hardware is so new, and Windows doesn’t really support it, getting Windows to run on the Steam Deck is difficult.

Now that I’m waiting for the Steam Deck to ship to me, I am shopping for some new Steam Games. I’m excited to see that Sony is making some of their PlayStation games available on Steam, including God of War, Marvel’s Spider-Man Remastered, and Horizon Zero Dawn Complete Edition. All of which are Steam Deck verified (meaning they will run on the Steam Deck without issues). Since I probably will never buy a PS5, these PS games are the only way that I’ll get to experience them.

Also, it’s laughable, but none of the PS games will install on my Steam Deck because they’re all over 64GB in size. I probably need to invest in a 1TB SD card ($140) or 512GB card ($70).

Yours,

- Weekend Gamer

vu (vu@weheartmusic.com) ♥ weheartmusic.com ♥ twitter.com

Rocktober: October 15

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10/15 Alvvays with Slow Pulp at First Avenue Read More Alvvays Opening up the show will be Alvvays, who we recently caught at the Turf Club on December 2014 and reported, "Although the band only has one album, you couldn’t ask for better surf-pop sweetness." …

10/15/2022 Saturday

Alvvays
with Slow Pulp
at First Avenue
first-avenue.com

After a long five year wait, the Toronto quintet Alvvays is back, touring in support of their new album Blue Rev (Polyvinyl).

We last saw the band at First Avenue in Nov 2017 and wrote, “We’ve “always” liked Alvvays, going back to Nov 2014, when we discussed how great their single, “Archie, Marry Me”… which the band made sure they play near the end of their First Avenue set.”

Slow Pulp to open.

Tour Dates

09/19 - Morrison, CO @ Red Rocks Amphitheater #
10/14 - Chicago, IL @ Riviera Theatre $
10/15 - Minneapolis, MN @ First Ave. $
10/18 - Salt Lake City, UT @ The Depot $
10/19 - Boise, ID @ Knitting Factory $
10/20 - Portland, OR @ Crystal Ballroom $
10/21 - Eugene, OR @ McDonald Theatre $
10/22 - Seattle, WA @ The Moore Theatre $
10/24 - Arcata, CA @ Arcata Theatre Lounge $
10/26 - San Francisco, CA @ The Fillmore $
10/27 - San Francisco, CA @ The Fillmore $
10/29 - Los Angeles, CA @ The Wiltern $
10/30 - San Diego, CA @ Observatory North Park $
11/02 - Austin, TX @ Stubb's Waller Creek Amphitheater $
11/04 - Houston, TX @ White Oak Music Hall - Downstairs $
11/05 - Dallas, TX @ The Studio at The Factory $
11/07 - Atlanta, GA @ Variety Playhouse $
11/08 - Nashville, TN @ Marathon Music Works $
11/09 - Asheville, NC @ Orange Peel $
11/11 - Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club $
11/12 - Philadelphia, PA @ Franklin Music Hall $
11/15 - New Haven, CT @ College Street Music Hall $
11/16 - New York, NY @ Kings Theater $
11/18 - Boston, MA @ Roadrunner $
# w/ The War on Drugs
$ w/ Slow Pulp

10/15 They Might Be Giants at Fitzgerald Theater Read More They Might Be Giants The thing about They Might Be Giants is that they understand their fans. They get it; they know people don't automatically rush out to get the latest album, so they didn't bombard us with playing all 25

10/15/2022 Saturday

They Might Be Giants
at The Fitzgerald Theater
first-avenue.com

It’s the second night of celebrating They Might Be Giants’ Flood. The Saturday show will take place at the Fitzgerald in St Paul.

>>>
“Why is the world in love again? Why are we walking hand-in-hand? Why are the ocean levels rising up? It's brand new record for 1990. They Might be Giants’ brand new album: Flood”

Two years in the making, the 30th Anniversary of Flood is finally making its way to Minneapolis, after announcing and rescheduling originally in July 2020 and June 2021. The show was long sold out for the last two years…

Flood is TMBG’s finest hour. Every song is wonderful, and the record does contain their hit single, “Birdhouse in Your Soul”. Expect a sing along…. to every song.

North American Tour Dates

9/15: Boston, MA @ Royale
9/16: Boston, MA @ Royale
9/17: Burlington, VT @ Higher Ground
9/18: Northampton, MA @ Academy of Music
9/20: Pawling, NY @ Daryl's House Club
9/21: Ithaca, NY @ State Theatre
9/22: Buffalo, NY @ Town Ballroom
9/23: Pittsburgh, PA @ Mr. Small's
9/24: Pittsburgh, PA @ Mr. Small's
9/25: New York, NY @ Bowery Ballroom
10/11: Cleveland, OH @ Beachland Ballroom
10/12: Cleveland, OH @ Beachland Ballroom
10/13: Chicago, IL @ Vic Theatre
10/14: Minneapolis, MN @ First Ave
10/15: St. Paul, MN @ Fitzgerald Theatre
10/16: St. Louis, MO @ The Pageant

10/15 King Princess with St. Panther at Palace Theatre Read More King Princess One of the hottest music acts today, King Princess, is stopping by First Avenue on Thursday, January 17th. The show is sold out. It all started with her breakout smash hit song “1950” and now with the new track …

10/15/2022 Saturday

King Princess
with St. Panther
at Palace Theatre
first-avenue.com

King Princess is on her “The Hold On Baby Tour”, stopping by the Palace Theatre in St Paul on October 15th.

We saw King Princess in Jan 2022 and wrote, “A longer-than-usual delay between acts due to some equipment issues unfortunately cut the anticipated set from King Princess down to a mere twenty minutes, “Sorry, I’m late” singer-songwriter and bandleader Mikaela Straus apologized. Fans were quickly forgiving and happy to hear the set opening brand new single “Little Bother”, a collaboration with NY soul singer Fousheé followed by “For My Friends”, both being a taste of the upcoming record due out later this year, a follow up to the highly successful 2019 debut, Cheap Queen. Their 2018 second single “Talia” addressed a love lost, set to a Kate Bush-like drum rhythm and things would end with their debut breakout single, “1950”- an ode to both queer love and the related seminal Patricia Highsmith novel, The Price of Salt.”

Tour Dates

September 20 Nashville, TN Ascend Amphitheater†
September 21 Alpharetta, GA Ameris Bank Amphitheatre†
September 23 Clermont, FL Amway Center†
September 24 Miami, FL FTX Arena†
September 28 Charlotte, NC The Fillmore‡
September 30 Philadelphia, PA The Fillmore‡
October 1 Columbia, MD All Things Go Festival
October 3 New York, NY Radio City Music Hall‡
October 5 Boston, MA Roadrunner‡
October 6 Portland, ME State Theatre‡
October 8 Toronto, ON HISTORY‡
October 9 Detroit, MI The Fillmore‡
October 11 Pittsburgh, PA Stage AE‡
October 12 Cleveland, OH Agora Theatre‡
October 14 Madison, WI The Sylvee‡
October 15 St. Paul, MN Palace Theater‡
October 17 Denver, CO Mission Ballroom§
October 18 Salt Lake City, UT Union Event Center§
October 20 Seattle, WA Showbox SoDo§
October 21 Vancouver, BC Commodore Ballroom§
October 22 Portland, OR Roseland Theater§
October 24 San Francisco, CA The Warfield§
October 26 Los Angeles, CA The Theatre at Ace Hotel§
October 27 Los Angeles, CA The Theatre at Ace Hotel§
October 30 San Diego, CA SOMA§
October 31 Phoenix, AZ Van Buren§
November 2 Dallas, TX House of Blues§
November 3 Houston, TX House of Blues§
November 5 Austin, TX Emo’s§

* with Red Hot Chili Peppers and The Strokes
† with Florence + the Machine
‡ with St. Panther
§ with Em Beihold

10/15 Faouzia at 7th St Entry Read More Faouzia On her first CD, Faouzia shines forth with a dusky voice that is as beautiful as her face. I've been waiting for a CD from her, and now here it is!!! I look forward to the next one .…

10/15/2022 Saturday

Faouzia
at 7th St Entry
first-avenue.com

Acclaimed Moroccan-Canadian singer/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist Faouzia is on her very first North American tour… and it all starts at the 7th Street Entry in Minneapolis on October 15. Faouzia’s debut project is called Citizens.

Lots of buzz for Faouzia, she’s on Variety’s “Artists to Watch for the 2022 Grammys,” Vogue’s “Style Stars Set to Make 2022 Exciting,” PEOPLE’s “Talented Emerging Artists Making Their Mark on the Musical Landscape,” and Entertainment Weekly’s “Artist to Watch in 2022,” and so on…

As of this writing, no opening band listed.

Tour dates:

October 15 – Minneapolis, MN – 7th Street Entry
October 16 – Chicago, IL – Lincoln Hall
October 18 – Detroit, MI – The Loving Touch
October 19 – Toronto, ON – Opera House
October 22 – Boston, MA – Royale
October 24 – Philadelphia, PA – The Foundry
October 25 – New York, NY – Irving Plaza
October 27 – Washington, DC – The Howard Theatre
October 30 – Atlanta, GA – The Loft
November 1 – New Orleans, LA – House of Blues
November 3 – Ft. Worth, TX – Tulips
November 4 – Austin, TX – Parish
November 7 – Phoenix, AZ – Crescent Ballroom
November 8 – San Diego, CA – House of Blues
November 9 – Los Angeles, CA – El Rey Theatre
November 10 – San Francisco, CA – August Hall // Music Hall
November 12 – Santa Cruz, CA – The Catalyst // Atrium
November 13 – Sacramento, CA – Harlow’s
November 14 – Portland, OR – Hawthorne Theatre
November 16 – Seattle, WA – Neumos
November 17 – Vancouver, BC – Rio Theatre

10/15 Chloe Moriondo with Dreamer Isioma at Amsterdam Bar & Hall Read More Chloe Moriondo Musician Chloe Moriondo is currently on tour in support of Blood Bunny (Public Consumption Recording Co./Fueled By Ramen). The tour will take her to the 7th Street Entry this October 2nd. ....

10/15/2022 Saturday

Chloe Moriondo
with Dreamer Isioma
at Amsterdam Bar & Hall
first-avenue.com

Rising star Chloe Moriondo is on tour in support of Suckerpunch (Public Consumption/Fueled By Ramen).

She was last seen in the area with mxmtoon in May 2022 and headlined the 7th Street Entry in Oct 2021.

Dreamer Isioma to open.

Tour Dates

09/23 Dover, DE Firefly Music Festival
10/12 Columbus, OH Skully's
10/13 Grand Rapids, MI Pyramid Scheme
10/14 Chicago, IL House Of Blues
10/15 St. Paul, MN Amsterdam
10/18 Denver, CO Bluebird
10/20 Salt Lake City, UT Soundwell
10/22 Seattle, WA Neumos
10/23 Portland, OR Aladdin
10/25 San Francisco, CA Great American Music Hall
10/26 Los Angeles, CA The Regent
10/28 Santa Ana, CA The Observatory
10/29 San Diego, CA House of Blues
10/30 Phoenix , AZ Crescent Ballroom
11/01 Fort Worth, TX Tulips
11/02 Austin, TX Mohawk
11/04 Atlanta, GA The Masquerade
11/05 Carrboro, NC Cat's Cradle
11/06 Richmond, VA The Broadberry
11/10 New York, NY Irving Plaza
11/13 Boston, MA Paradise
11/15 Toronto, ON Opera House
11/17 Cleveland, OH Beachland Ballroom
11/18 Pittsburgh, PA Spirit Hall
11/19 Detroit, MI Majestic Theater

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.

vu (vu@weheartmusic.com) ♥ weheartmusic.com ♥ twitter.com

Elden Ring

Read More Demon’s Souls I was a bit surprise to hear that the 2009 Gamespot Game of the Year went to Demon's Souls. What was so surprising is that the game was hardly marketed here, I mean I didn't really see any advertisement for the game nor did I read any reviews …

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? You can’t just put in a disc and play the game.

The game required a 50GB download/update. This might be more common than you think, as sometime the game on the disc is actually not complete. For example, if there are cut scenes or files that are too large to fit on the disc, you need to download the missing components. It just basically suck, because you can’t really play games offline.

Having said that, I’ve been offline and playing the Elden Ring game, after that one-time 50GB update. In recent news (as of today): “Microsoft is making it easier to play games on your Xbox Series X, even if it’s offline — as of the 2208 update released earlier this month, you won’t be forced to do an online compatibility check to play a game from an Xbox One disc. Instead, you can just pop the disc in, install the game, and play; no internet connection required.”

That works out just fine for me, as currently I’m only connecting online via my iPhone’s internet connection on Visible Mobile.

As for Elden Ring, playing at first was overwhelming, as the game is open world and you can wander where you like. I like that sort of game play, but I found myself getting killed a lot and I didn’t really understand all the mechanics in leveling up or farming for “souls”. I’ve played other “souls” games, starting with Demon Souls on the PS3, so I’m familiar on how they work. To be honest, I’m surprised that this sort of role-playing/action game is beloved by so many gamers… as they are very hard game. They’re so hard, that I’ve never beaten any souls games. I like playing them, but man, I generally suck at my timing for defending and attacking.

What drew me into Elden Ring is that the software developer, FromSoftware, hired George R. R. Martin (Game of Thrones) as writer. There’s actually not much of a story, but it’s clear that FromSoftware wanted a Western perspective/writing style to the game to appeal the Western market.

Anyway, I’ve been watching some masters at the game explain how you can level up faster and how they did it. It’s fascinating. You can go from level 1 to 100 in just an hour. There are obviously some exploits, but I didn’t think it was cheating.

Right now, I’m at level 15 and I’m still learning all the basics. I still suck at defense, but I’m enjoying what I already put into the game. From this point, I’m just going to take it easy and explore the world.

Yours,

- Weekend Gamer

vu (vu@weheartmusic.com) ♥ weheartmusic.com ♥ twitter.com

Rocktober: October 14

Read more Minneapolis Music Guide

10/14 They Might Be Giants at First Avenue Read More They Might Be Giants The thing about They Might Be Giants is that they understand their fans. They get it; they know people don't automatically rush out to get the latest album, so they didn't bombard us with playing all 25

10/14/2022 Friday

They Might Be Giants
at First Avenue
first-avenue.com

“Why is the world in love again? Why are we walking hand-in-hand? Why are the ocean levels rising up? It's brand new record for 1990. They Might be Giants’ brand new album: Flood”

Two years in the making, the 30th Anniversary of Flood is finally making its way to Minneapolis, after announcing and rescheduling originally in July 2020 and June 2021. The show was long sold out for the last two years…

Flood is TMBG’s finest hour. Every song is wonderful, and the record does contain their hit single, “Birdhouse in Your Soul”. Expect a sing along…. to every song.

North American Tour Dates

9/15: Boston, MA @ Royale
9/16: Boston, MA @ Royale
9/17: Burlington, VT @ Higher Ground
9/18: Northampton, MA @ Academy of Music
9/20: Pawling, NY @ Daryl's House Club
9/21: Ithaca, NY @ State Theatre
9/22: Buffalo, NY @ Town Ballroom
9/23: Pittsburgh, PA @ Mr. Small's
9/24: Pittsburgh, PA @ Mr. Small's
9/25: New York, NY @ Bowery Ballroom
10/11: Cleveland, OH @ Beachland Ballroom
10/12: Cleveland, OH @ Beachland Ballroom
10/13: Chicago, IL @ Vic Theatre
10/14: Minneapolis, MN @ First Ave
10/15: St. Paul, MN @ Fitzgerald Theatre
10/16: St. Louis, MO @ The Pageant

10/14 King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard with Leah Senior at Palace Theatre Read More King Gizzard Butterfly 3000 is the new album from King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard. The album is said to be the typical synthesisers and sequencers, loops and weird noises that makes a Gizzard record. …

10/14/2022 Friday

King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard
with Leah Senior
at Palace Theatre
first-avenue.com

The popular psych band King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard is playing the Palace Theatre in support of their 18th studio album Butterfly 3000.

Leah Senior to open.

North American Tour Dates

Sun. Oct. 2 - Berkeley, CA @ Greek Theatre *
Tue. Oct. 4 - Portland, OR @ Roseland Theater*
Wed. Oct. 5 - Vancouver, BC @ PNE Forum*
Thu. Oct. 6 - Seattle, WA @ Paramount Theatre *
Mon. Oct. 10 - Morrison, CO @ Red Rocks Amphitheatre*
Tue. Oct. 11 - Morrison, CO @ Red Rocks Amphitheatre*
Fri. Oct. 14 - St Paul, MN @ The Palace Theatre*
Sat. Oct. 15 - Chicago, IL @ RADIUS*
Sun. Oct. 16 - Detroit, MI @ Masonic Temple*
Tue. Oct. 18 - Toronto, ON @ History*
Wed. Oct. 19 - Montreal, QC @ L’Olympia*
Fri. Oct. 21 - New York, NY @ Forest Hills Stadium*
Sat. Oct. 22 - Philadelphia, PA @ Franklin Music Hall*
Sun. Oct. 23 - Washington, DC @ The Anthem *
Mon. Oct. 24 - Asheville, NC @ Rabbit Rabbit*
Wed. Oct. 26 - Atlanta, GA @ The Eastern*
Thu. Oct. 27 - New Orleans, LA @ Orpheum Theater *
Mon. Oct. 31 - Oklahoma City, OK @ The Criterion #
Wed. Nov. 2nd - Morrison, CO @ Red Rocks Amphitheater #

* w/ Leah Senior
# w/ The Murlocs, Leah Senior
√ w/ Grace Cummings

10/14 Blood Red Shoes with Mz Neon at Fine Line Read More Blood Red Shoes Brighton’s Blood Red Shoes to open. The last time we saw the duo (guitarist Laura-Mary Carter and drummer Steven Ansell), they blew us away with their anthemic song “Light It Up”. .…

10/14/2022 Friday

Blood Red Shoes
with Mz Neon
at Fine Line
first-avenue.com

Brighton’s is back on tour, stopping by the Fine Line Music Cafe on October 14th.

We last saw the band in Oct 2018 and wrote, “Brighton’s Blood Red Shoes opened the show, the stage completely lit in a deep green (which remained unchanged throughout their entire set), possibly due to the fact that the artwork for their forthcoming 2019 album Get Tragic is also in the same green tone. They didn’t play any of those 2019 songs, it’s really not the time to start promoting those singles, but instead concentrated on their various hit singles.”

New York’s Mz Neon to open. She recently released her new single “Pussy Stick” along with a dynamic and oh so Neon-esque video. “I just wanted to rap about authentic situations, stories, and concepts that I’ve experienced; juxtaposed with conceptualized storytelling based on life experiences, quantum realities and spiritual revelations…there’s a lot of esoteric references throughout, some more obvious than others,” says Mz Neon.

Tour Dates

Sep 10 Porto, Portugal Mouco
Oct 6 Oakland, CA, US Starline Social Club
Oct 7 Portland, OR, US Holocene
Oct 8 Vancouver, BC, Canada Biltmore Cabaret
Oct 9 Seattle, WA, US The Crocodile
Oct 11 Salt Lake City, UT, US Kilby Court
Oct 12 Denver, CO, US Hi-Dive
Oct 14 Minneapolis, MN, US Fine Line
Oct 15 Chicago, IL, US Cobra Lounge
Oct 16 Toronto, ON, Canada The Garrison
Oct 18 Montreal, QC, Canada Bar le Ritz PDB
Oct 20 Boston, MA, US Brighton Music Hall
Oct 21 Philadelphia, PA, US Kung Fu Necktie
Oct 22 Brooklyn, NY, US Saint Vitus Bar
Oct 23 Washington, DC, US Songbyrd
Oct 25 Atlanta, GA, US The Masquerade
Oct 26 Nashville, TN, US The End
Oct 28 Fort Worth, TX, US Tulips
Oct 29 Houston, TX, US Satellite Bar - Houston
Oct 30 Austin, TX, US Levitation
Nov 1 Phoenix, AZ, US Valley Bar
Nov 2 San Diego, CA, US Casbah
Nov 3 Los Angeles (LA), CA, US Echoplex
Nov 4 Mexico City, Mexico Bajo Circuito, Foro Cultural
Nov 11 Lübeck, Germany Rolling Stone Beach Festival

10/14 Boyfriend at 7th St Entry Read More Boyfriend Boyfriend will be releasing her new EP Love Your Boyfriend, Pt. 3 at some point later this year. Her two previous EPs Love Your Boyfriend, Pt. 1 & Pt. 2 have taken the hip-hop scene by storm. … .…

10/14/2022 Friday

Boyfriend
at 7th St Entry
first-avenue.com

New Orleans’ Boyfriend has a debut album called Sugar & Spice.

She continues, “For years I’ve been focusing on my live show, that was the medium where my thesis felt complete. I’ve been writing for others, navigating the industry as an entirely independent being, releasing singles & bite sized glimpses into my chest. This album is me finally offering a feast, not on a stage but in pockets and bedrooms, wherever folks may sit down to listen, I hope they leave the table knowing I’m their Boyfriend.”

We caught Boyfriend in Nov 2015 and wrote, “As if Big Freedia wasn't enough amusement for one night, Boyfriend was opening for her. Boyfriend is a female rapper from New Orleans (also home to Big Freedia), and not to be confused with the Korean pop group also called Boyfriend. Boyfriend was nothing short of entertaining to watch. Boyfriend was joined onstage by two local scantily clad burlesque dancers. Boyfriend's lyrics are vivid and inappropriate but also honest.”

Tour dates:

10/1 - San Francisco, CA - Bottom of the Hill
10/7 - Mobile, AL - Alabama Music Box
10/8 - Brooklyn NY - Elsewhere - Zone 1
10/14 - Minneapolis, MN - 7th St. Entry
10/20 - Nashville, TN - The End
10/21 - New Orleans, LA - The Rabbit Hole
10/22 - Denver, CO - Ophelia's Electric Soapbox
10/28 - Seattle, WA - Barboza
11/5 - Washington, D.C. - Pie Shop
11/11 - Birmingham, AL - The Nick
11/12 - Atlanta, GA - Smith's Olde Bar
11/17 - Houston, TX - White Oak Music Hall
11/18 - Dallas, TX - Limbo Room
11/19 - Austin, TX - Mohawk (Inside)

10/14 MELT-BANANA and No Age with DREAM_MEGA at Turf Club Read More Melt-Banana Japanese noise band Melt-Banana is coming to Minneapolis on Wednesday, October 23rd, at the Triple Rock Social Club. The duo (Yasuko Onuki and Ichirou Agata) is currently in the U.S. to do a "2 do what 2 fetch" tour …

10/14/2022 Friday

MELT-BANANA and No Age
with DREAM_MEGA
at Turf Club
first-avenue.com

One of the loudest band in the world, Melt-Banana is co-headlining a tour with No Age.

No Age’s latest People Helping People is out now. Melt-Banana’s last album, Fetch, came out in 2013.

DREAM_MEGA to open.

No Age tour dates:

10/12/22 High Noon Saloon Madison WI*
10/13/22 The Back Room at Colectivo Milwaukee WI*
10/14/22 Turf Club St. Paul MN*
10/15/22 Gas Lamp Des Moines IA*
10/16/22 Subterranean Chicago IL*
10/18/22 Grog Shop Cleveland Heights OH*
10/19/22 Johnny Brenda's Philadelphia PA*
10/20/22 DC9 Washington DC*
10/22/22 Crystal Ballroom Somerville MA*
10/24/22 Bar Le Ritz PDB Montreal Quebec Canada%
10/25/22 Lee's Palace Toronto Ontario Canada%
10/26/22 Magic Bag Detroit MI%
10/28/22 The Lodge Room Los Angeles CA
10/30/22 Soda Bar San Diego CA#
11/8/22 The Chapel San Francisco CA@
11/10/22 Freakout Festival at Salmon Bay Eagles
11/11/22 Alma Tacoma WA@
11/12/22 Mississippi Studios Portland OR@
11/13/22 Neurolux Boise ID !
11/15/22 Kilby Court Salt Lake City UT !
11/16/22 Hi-Dive Denver CO !
11/17/22 Launchpad Albuquerque NM !
11/19/22 Rubber Gloves Denton TX
11/20/22 Antone's Austin TX !
11/22/22 Hotel Congress Tucson AZ !

*w/ DREAM_MEGA
% w/ Syko Friend
# w/ Behavior & Mayako XO
@ w/ FM
! w/ John Wiese

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.

vu (vu@weheartmusic.com) ♥ weheartmusic.com ♥ twitter.com

Girls Girls Girls: November 6

11/06 Tegan and Sara with Tomberlin at First Avenue Read More Tegan & Sara Tegan and Sara are back with their "Let's Make Things Physical Tour." The last time we saw the Quin sisters at First Avenue last year, they played practically every song from their latest album Heartthrobs…

Read more Minneapolis Music Guide and Girls Girls Girls.

11/06/2022 Sunday

Tegan and Sara
with Tomberlin
at First Avenue
first-avenue.com

Very popular sister act Tegan and Sara will stop by First Avenue, touring in support of their forthcoming Crybaby (Mom+Pop Music).

Tegan & Sara (13 Oct 2019)

We love T&S, having seen them several times. The last time, at Fitzgerald Theater in St Paul on Oct 2019: “Between each song, the Tegan and Sara read excerpts from their memoir and showed some home videos. It’s to show us that, they’re “just like us”, that they came from humble beginning. Everything is laid out here, from their first taste of music (discovering a guitar under the staircase) to discovering their sexual awakening.”

Tegan and Sara’s fall tour dates (w/Tomberlin):

Oct. 26: Philadelphia, PA @ Union Transfer
Oct. 28: Boston, MA @ Royale
Oct. 29: New York, NY @ Pier 17
Oct. 30: Washington, D.C. @ 9:30 Club
Nov. 1: Toronto, ON @ Danforth Music Hall
Nov. 2: Detroit, MI @ Majestic Theatre
Nov. 4: Cleveland, OH @ House of Blues
Nov. 5: Chicago, IL @ Vic Theatre
Nov. 6: Minneapolis, MN @ First Avenue
Nov. 8: Denver, CO @ Gothic Theatre
Nov. 9: Salt Lake City, UT @ The Depot
Nov. 11: Ventura, CA @ Majestic Ventura Theater
Nov. 12: San Diego, CA @ The Observatory
Nov. 13: Anaheim, CA @ House of Blues
Nov. 15: Los Angeles, CA @ Fonda Theatre
Nov. 16: San Francisco, CA @ The Fillmore
Nov. 18: Seattle, WA @ Neptune Theatre
Nov. 19: Portland, OR @ Crystal Ballroom
Nov. 20: Vancouver, BC @ Commodore Ballroom

11/06 Madi Diaz with John-Robert at Turf Club Read More Madi Diaz Opening up the show was Riothorse Royale, a harmonizing duo of Madi Diaz (who we mentioned in September 2011) and Emily Greene (not related to singer Emily Kinney who plays Beth Greene on the Walking Dead). For the tour, they employed a male drummer. ....

11/06/2022 Sunday

Madi Diaz
with John-Robert
at Turf Club
first-avenue.com

Rolling Stone called Madi Diaz’s album History of a Feeling (ANTI- Records), “one of 2021’s best kept secrets.” Find out why on November 6 at the Turf Club in St Paul, as part of Diaz’s tour in support of the record.

Riothorse Royale (21 May 2015)

We saw Diaz with Emily Greene when they were touring as Riothorse Royale at Triple Rock Social Club in May 2015 and wrote, “… Riothorse Royale, a harmonizing duo of Madi Diaz (who we mentioned in September 2011) and Emily Greene (not related to singer Emily Kinney who plays Beth Greene on the Walking Dead). For the tour, they employed a male drummer. The band is really new and with only one release, as expected, played the entire The Guest House EP. Making up the rest of their 35-minute set were three new songs, which I don't actually have titles for.”

John-Robert to open.

Madi Diaz Tour Dates

Sat. Oct. 22 – Nashville, TN @ The Basement East *~
Tue. Oct. 25 – Washington, DC @ DC9 Nightclub *
Wed. Oct. 26 – Philadelphia, PA @ Johnny Brenda’s *
Thu. Oct. 27 – Brooklyn, NY @ Baby’s All Right *
Fri. Oct. 28 – Boston, MA @ Café 939 at Berklee *
Sun. October 30 – Montreal, Quebec @ Petit Campus *
Tue. Nov. 1 - Toronto, ON @ The Great Hall *
Thu. Nov. 3 – Cleveland, OH @ Beachland Tavern *
Fri. Nov. 4 – Chicago, IL @ Sleeping Village *
Sun. Nov. 6 – Minneapolis, MN @ Turf Club *
Mon. Nov. 7 – Davenport, Iowa @ Racoon Motel *
Wed. Nov. 9 – Denver, CO @ Globe Hall
Fri. Nov. 11 – Salt Lake City, UT @ Kilby Court ^
Sat. Nov. 12 – Boise, ID @ The Olympic ^
Mon. Nov. 14 – Seattle, WA @ Tractor Tavern ^
Tue. Nov. 15 – Portland, OR @ Mississippi Studios ^
Thu. Nov. 17 – San Francisco, CA @ The Chapel ^
Fri. Nov. 18 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Moroccan Lounge ^

Support from *John-Robert / ~Baerd / ^ Caroline Spence

11/06 Daya with AVIV at Amsterdam Bar Read More Daya Daya is excited to announce her “SSLP” (Sit Still Look Pretty) tour with support from two of her friends. Frankie (stylized as FRANKIE) is from Oakland, California. Her album Dreamstate is out now on RCA Records. …

11/06/2022 Sunday

Daya
with AVIV
at Amsterdam Bar & Hall
first-avenue.com

GRAMMY® Award-winning, multi-platinum pop singer-songwriter Daya is touring in support of In Between Dreams (Sandlot/AWAL). The tour will stop in St Paul at the Amsterdam Bar & Hall on November 6.

“The songs on the new EP deal with that gray area in between dreams and reality,” Daya says, “contrasting the romantic notions of what my relationship was versus the stark reality of what actually happened. As with the previous project, I am dealing with the loneliness and missing puzzle pieces of life, using music as a vehicle to find my own voice and identity while working through these tough emotional issues.”

AVIV to open.

Tour dates:

10/21 - Austin, TX - Antone's
10/22 - Dallas, TX - The Studio at the Factory
10/23 - Houston, TX - House of Blues Houston
10/25 - Orlando, FL - The Social
10/26 - Atlanta, GA - The Loft
10/28 - Washington, DC - Black Cat
10/29 - Boston, MA - Brighton Music Hall
10/31 - New York, NY - Bowery Ballroom
11/01 - Philadelphia, PA - The Fillmore Philadelphia
11/04 - Toronto, ON - Velvet Underground
11/05 - Chicago, IL - Subterranean
11/06 - Saint Paul, MN - Amsterdam Bar and Hall
11/08 - Denver, CO - Meow Wolf Denver
11/09 - Salt Lake City, UT - The Complex
11/11 - Seattle, WA - The Crocodile
11/12 - Vancouver, BC - Biltmore Cabaret
11/13 - Portland, OR - Wonder Ballroom
11/15 - Los Angeles, CA - Los Angeles, CA

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.

vu (vu@weheartmusic.com) ♥ weheartmusic.com ♥ twitter.com

Rocktober: October 13

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10/13 of Montreal with Locate S,1 at Fine Line Read More of Montreal The last time we saw this inventive live band, I mentioned that of Montreal will be releasing Aureate Gloom (Polyvinyl Records). Now that it's getting a ....

10/13/2022 Thursday

of Montreal
with Locate S,1
at Fine Line
first-avenue.com

Athens’ indie-pop legends of Montreal is on tour for their new album Freewave Lucifer fck (Polyvinyl Record Co).

Kevin Barnes describes the new release as, “Paranoia/isolation/self-terror/terror-self, the failure spectacle, the take down, sex as a means of identity denial, the kaleidoscopic world of regret and shame, the liberation of mockery, adolescent nightmares reborn and reimagined, torture echolocation with non-eventual silence”.

We’ve previously described the band as one of the most creative and inventive live band. They are a must-see band: “What can I say for of Montreal? They are one of the best live band, thanks to their theatrical efforts. In addition to the musicians, they also employed three 'dancers' who appear periodically in various costumes on stage. From flag boxers to scary ghosts to "eyeball" monster... it's a lot of fun to watch.”

Locate S,1 to open.

North American Tour Dates

9/08: Athens, GA @ 40 Watt #
9/09: New Orleans, LA @ Howlin’ Wolf #
9/10: Austin, TX @ Mohawk #
9/12: Albuquerque, NM @ Sister #
9/13: Phoenix, AZ @ The Crescent Ballroom #
9/14: Los Angeles, CA @ Regent Theater #$
9/15: Berkeley, CA @ UC Theatre #
9/16: Eugene, OR @ WOW Hall #
9/17: Portland, OR @ Wonder Ballroom #
9/18: Seattle, WA @ Neumos #
9/19: Missoula, MT@ The Wilma #
9/20: Salt Lake City, UT @ Metro #
9/21: Englewood, CO @ Gothic Theatre #
9/22: Lawrence, KS @ The Granada #
9/23: St. Louis, MO @ Red Flag #
9/24: Atlanta, GA @ Buckhead Theatre #
10/04: Carrboro, NC @ Cat’s Cradle #
10/05: Richmond, VA @ Broadberry #
10/06: Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club #
10/07: Brooklyn, NY @ Elsewhere #
10/08: Boston, MA @ Sinclair #
10/09: Philadelphia, PA @ Theatre of the Living Arts #
10/10: Cleveland, OH @ Beachland Ballroom #
10/11: Detroit, MI @ Magic Stick #
10/12: Milwaukee, WI @ Turner Hall #
10/13: Minneapolis, MN @ Fine Line #
10/14: Chicago, IL @ Lincoln Hall #
10/15: Cincinnati, OH @ Woodward Theater #
10/16: Asheville, NC @ The Grey Eagle #

# w/ Locate S,1
$ w/ Le Pain

10/13 Kid Bloom with WizTheMC and Kevin Holliday at 7th St Entry Read More The Neighbourhood The Neighbourhood are: Jesse Rutherford (vocals), Jeremy Freedman (guitar), Zach Abels (guitar), Mikey Margott (bass) & Bryan Sammis (drums). ...

10/13/2022 Thursday

Kid Bloom
with WizTheMC and Kevin Holliday
at 7th St Entry
first-avenue.com

The eclectic indie-pop songwriter Kid Bloom (aka Lennon Kloser) will embark on the first headline tour in support of his recently released new album Highway. Kid Bloom previously opened for The Neighbourhood and Lennon Stella.

WizTheMC and Kevin Holliday to open.

Headlining Tour Dates

9.27 Santa Ana, CA @ Constellation Room
9.29 Santa Barbara, CA @ SOHO
9.30 Santa Cruz, CA @ The Catalyst Atrium
10.1 San Francisco, CA @ Rickshaw
10.2 Sacramento, CA @ Starlet Room
10.4 Seattle, WA @ Madame Lou’s
10.5 Portland, OR @ Holocene
10.7 Salt Lake City, UT @ Kilby Court
10.8 Denver, CO @ Lost Lake
10.9 Omaha, NE @ Slowdown
10.11 Lawrence, KS @ Bottleneck
10.13 Minneapolis, MN @ 7th St. Entry
10.14 Chicago, IL @ Schubas
10.15 Columbus, OH @ The Basement
10.16 Detroit, MI @ El Club
10.20 Cambridge, MA @ Sonia
10.21 Brooklyn, NY @ Elsewhere: Zone One
10.22 Philadelphia, PA @ The Foundry
10.23 Washington, DC @ DC9
10.25 Atlanta, GA @ Aisle 5
10.27 Houston, TX @ White Oak Music Hall
10.28 San Antonio, TX @ Paper Tiger
10.29 Fort Worth, TX @ Tulips
11.1 Phoenix, AZ @ Rebel Lounge
11.2 San Diego, CA Voodoo Room @ House of Blues
11.3 Los Angeles, CA @ The Troubadour

10/13 SABATON with Epica at Fillmore Read More Sabaton Ninth full length studio album from the Swedish power metal band Sabaton, described as a concept album covering stories from the First World War. Bassist Pr Sundstrm commented, 'This is the biggest album we have taken on so far; there is so much depth and story around the songs that we never had before'. ...

10/13/2022 Thursday

SABATON
with Epica
at Fillmore
livenation.com

Swedish metal band Sabaton is on their The War To End All Wars … redubbed as “The Tour to End All Tours”. The tour stops in at the Fillmore in Minneapolis on October 13th.

Supporting Sabaton on all dates will be special guest Epica, the renowned Dutch symphonic metal band.

Tour dates:

09/19 Revolution Concert House, Boise, ID
09/21 Fox Theater, Oakland, CA
09/23 Hollywood Palladium, Los Angeles, CA
09/24 Arizona Federal Theatre, Phoenix, AZ
09/25 Brooklyn Bowl, Las Vegas, NV
09/27 The Complex, Salt Lake City, UT
09/28 Fillmore Auditorium, Denver, CO
09/30 South Side Ballroom, Dallas, TX
10/01 Bayou Music Center, Houston, TX
10/03 Ryman Auditorium, Nashville, TN
10/04 Tabernacle, Atlanta, GA
10/06 The Fillmore Silver Spring, Silver Spring, MD
10/08 The Andrew J Brady Music Center, Cincinnati, OH
10/10 The Fillmore, Detroit, MI
10/11 GLC Live at 20 Monroe, Grand Rapids, MI
10/13 The Fillmore, Minneapolis, MN
10/15 Byline Bank Aragon Ballroom, Chicago, IL
10/17 Stage AE, Pittsburgh, PA
10/18 The Fillmore, Philadelphia, PA
10/21 MGM Music Hall at Fenway, Boston, MA
10/22 Place Bell, Montreal, QC
10/23 Hammerstein Ballroom, New York, NY

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.

vu (vu@weheartmusic.com) ♥ weheartmusic.com ♥ twitter.com

WPS Office

WPS Office wps.com Free Includes Writer, Spreadsheet, Presentation, and PDF Editor Available on Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, and iOS Install on any device you own Compatible with MicroSoft Office Does not need to be online Read More MicroSoft Anyway, when I saw that the new MicroSoft’s Surface Pro 7 (with keyboard cover) on sale for $600, I couldn’t pass it up. Currently their price is $700, but MicroSoft’s website is still showing $600. …

I used to love MicroSoft Office. Well mainly for Word and Excel, but when MicroSoft decided to go to a subscription model… I decided it was time to move away from Office. Previously, I had Office 2003, which is a little dated and won’t work on Windows 10. I tried the new Office 365 and I liked the new updates, but I still wasn’t willing to pay for a subscription.

After hearing from so many people asking to just purchase the software, instead of “renting” their software… MicroSoft caved in and gave us the Home & Student Edition, which has a one-time payment. Unfortunately, their asking price is expensive. We’re talking over $150 for one computer (although Amazon has it on sale for $100), it’s still not worth it to me.

Like I said, I have looked for alternative to Office. I’ve tried out the free Office Libre, which I do not like at all. I tried out Google Suite, which is very basic, and you constantly have to be online.

Nothing worked for me…. that is until I discovered WPS Office. The Office includes WPS Writer (a knockoff of Word), Presentation (a knockoff of Powerpoint) and Spreadsheet (a knock off of Excel), as well as a PDF Creator (which works like Adobe Acrobat).

What I mostly needed was WPS Writer. Wow, this software is identical to MicroSoft Word. It reads and open and edit Word Documents, including the latest docx files, without any issues, it’s practically Word.

All the shortcuts and all the amenities of Word can be found in WPS. I just can’t believe it’s completely free. There are ads, but they aren’t intrusive. The ads are mostly trying to get you to upgrade to their Premium subscription, which costs $30 a year.

I’ve been using it for nearly a month now, and I can say that I am officially abandoning Word, in favor of WPS. If you want to give it a chance, or looking for a free Word alternative, check out WPS.

The $30 annual subscription for WPS Premium gets you the following.

PDF editing

File format conversion

Same account can be used up to 3 PCs and 6 mobile devices

No advertising

20 GB of Cloud storage

Cloud collaboration

I think if you want the online access (between your computer and mobile device, such as an iPad), the 20GB storage might be worth the $30/year fee… but for me, the free version works for me. I think if they offer some sort of one-time payment, I would be more eager to go that route.

vu (vu@weheartmusic.com) ♥ weheartmusic.com ♥ twitter.com

Rocktober: October 10 to October 12

10/10 Calexico with Ada Lea at Fine Line Read More Calexico A refreshing bit of Tex-Mex indie rock was served up midday by Tucson, AZ Calexico, spotlighting songs from their newest release, Edge of the Sun (ANTI-/Epitaph Records), and featured …

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10/10/2022 Monday

Calexico
with Ada Lea
at Fine Line
first-avenue.com

Calexico is on tour in support of their 10th studio album, El Mirador. Calexico’s Joey Burns explains, “ ‘El Mirador’ is dedicated to family, friends and community. The pandemic highlighted all the ways we need each other, and music happens to be my way of building bridges and encouraging inclusiveness and positivity. That comes along with sadness and melancholy, but music sparks change and movement.”

We saw Calexico at Festival Palomino in Sep 2015 and said, “A refreshing bit of Tex-Mex indie rock was served up midday by Tucson, AZ Calexico, spotlighting songs from their newest release, Edge of the Sun (ANTI-/Epitaph Records), and featured seven band members including upright bass and a horn section. 1998’s ‘Frontera’ began their set on a somewhat somber note, but things quickly picked up with ‘Falling From the Sky’, the new album’s opener, and one of three new songs played.”

Ada Lea to open.

Tour dates:

Oct 6 Detroit, MI, US El Club
Oct 7 Chicago, IL, US Metro
Oct 8 St Louis, MO, US Oct 9 Madison, WI, US
Oct 10 Minneapolis, MN, US Fine Line
Oct 12 Cincinnati, OH, US Memorial Hall
Oct 14 Pelham, TN, US The Caverns
Oct 14 Pelham, TN, US The Caverns
Oct 17 Atlanta, GA, US Terminal West
Oct 18 Carrboro, NC, US Cat's Cradle
Oct 19 Charlottesville, VA, US Jefferson Theater
Oct 20 Philadelphia, PA, US Brooklyn Bowl - Philadelphia
Oct 22 Ridgefield, CT, US Ridgefield Playhouse
Oct 23 Brooklyn, NY, US Music Hall of Williamsburg
Oct 24 Brooklyn, NY, US Music Hall of Williamsburg
Oct 25 Cambridge, MA, US The Sinclair Music Hall
Oct 26 Cambridge, MA, US The Sinclair Music Hall
Oct 28 Washington, DC, US 9:30 Club

10/11 Psychedelic Porn Crumpets with Acid Dad at 7th St Entry Read More Psychedelic Porn Crumpets Australia’s Psychedelic Porn Crumpets is headlining the Turf Club on Sunday, September 22nd. The group shares its psych-rock sound with other contemporaries like Tame Impala… ...

10/11/2022 Tuesday

Psychedelic Porn Crumpets
with Acid Dad
at 7th St Entry
first-avenue.com

Perth’s Psychedelic Porn Crumpets is on tour for their fifth studio album Night Gnomes (Marathon Artists / What Reality? Records).

Songwriter Jack McEwan said, “Night Gnomes is a bit darker than the other four releases. I don’t know if that’s the bi-product of being locked inside Western Australia for the past two years but it’s definitely given us a lot of time to think. I reckon this record has a bit more of a KID A/Amnesiac vibe to it, it’s a bit weirder, a little left of the ‘psych/pop’ world we’ve been tagged under. I kinda like that though, forever expanding, variety is the spice of life! It starts moody, talks of break ups and new relationships; gets kinda chirpy in the middle and then ends really beautifully, a bit like Jurassic Park 3. I reckon Spielberg might actually rate it, he’s a mixture of a bag, ain’t he.”

We saw them in Sept 2019 and wrote, “Perth, Australia’s Psychedelic Porn Crumpets closed out the show. If you’re a fan of Tame Impala and King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard , you’ll really like PPC. The band playfully started their set with the unique guitar riffs from Deep Purple’s “Smoke on the Water”, before kicking into “Surf's Up”. ”

Acid Dad to open.

Tour dates:

10/01- San Francisco, CA The Independent
10/03 - Portland, OR Star Theater
10/04- Vancouver, BC Biltmore Cabaret
10/05- Seattle, WA The Crocodile
10/07- Salt Lake City, UT The Urban Lounge
10/08- Denver, CO Globe Hall
10/09- Denver CO Globe Hall
10/11- Minneapolis, MN 7th St Entry
10/12- Chicago, IL The Empty Bottle
10/13- Chicago, IL The Empty Bottle
10/14- Detroit, MI El Club
10/15- Toronto, ON The Axis Club
10/17- Montreal, PQ Bar Le Ritz
10/18- Boston, MA The Sinclair
10/20- New York, NY (Le) Poisson Rouge
10/21 - Philadelphia, PA Underground Arts
10/22 - Washington, DC Union Stage
10/24- Nashville, TN Exit/In
10/25- Atlanta, GA Terminal West
10/27- Houston, TX Satellite
10/28- Austin, TX The Parish
10/29 - Dallas, TX Deep Ellum Art Co
11/01 - San Diego, CA The Casbah
11/02 - Los Angeles, CA El Rey Theater

10/12 Bring Me The Horizon with Knocked Loose, grandson, + Siiickbrain at Armory Read More Bring Me The Horizon Last night Bring Me The Horizon brought their radio friendly metalcore to The Myth in Maplewood. The crowd was full of teenagers and their parents. This was definitely not what I was expecting. The last time I listened to Bring Me The Horizon was probably eight years …

10/12/2022 Wednesday

Bring Me The Horizon
with Knocked Loose, grandson, + Siiickbrain
at Armory
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Global phenomenon Bring Me The Horizon is on tour… stopping by the Armory in Minneapolis on Wednesday, October 12th.

The band recently released “sTraNgeRs”, which front person Oli Sykes explains “The song came out of a long writing trip in LA, and as soon as the lyric ‘we’re just a room full of strangers’ came it took on such a deeper double meaning - how it would feel to be performing it live as that’s what it is.. all strangers connecting on this mad level.. and that it was like rehab.. Coming out of lockdown and the pandemic, everyone is recovering from something and I’m so aware that so many people struggle daily with differing traumas, and just wanted to stress that they’re not in this alone… and we’re a community here to help each other”.

Support will come from Knocked Loose, grandson, and Siiickbrain.

Tour dates:

Sep 22 - Louisville, KY - Louder Than Life Festival *
Sep 24 - Brooklyn, NY - Barclays Center ~
Sep 25 - West Springfield, MA - The Big E Arena ~*
Sep 27 - Atlanta, GA - Ameris Bank Amphitheatre ~
Sep 28 - Nashville, TN - Nashville Municipal Auditorium ~
Sep 30 - Orlando, FL - Addition Financial Arena ~
Oct 01 - New Orleans, LA - Emo Nite New Orleans Vacation ~*
Oct 03 - Houston, TX - 713 Music Hall ~
Oct 06 - Los Angeles, CA - The Kia Forum ~
Oct 07 - Phoenix, AZ - Arizona Federal Theatre ~
Oct 09 - Sacramento, CA - Aftershock Festival*
Oct 12 - Minneapolis, MN - The Armory ~
Oct 14 - Chicago, IL - Wintrust Arena ~
Oct 15 - Detroit, MI - Michigan Lottery Amphitheatre ~
Oct 16 - Pittsburgh, PA - UPMC Events Center ~
Oct 18 - Dallas, TX - The Pavilion at Toyota Music Factory ~
Oct 20 - Denver, CO - Fillmore Auditorium ~
Oct 22 - Las Vegas, NV - When We Were Young Festival
Oct 23 - Las Vegas, NV - When We Were Young Festival
Oct 29 - Las Vegas, NV - When We Were Young Festival

~ w/ Knocked Loose, grandson, siiickbrain

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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