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R.I.P. Vangelis

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Word is coming out that Vangelis, the Greek composer and musician died at age 79. 

He was best known for his various synth film soundtracks including Blade Runner and Chariots of Fire and representatives said he died in a French hospital where he was being treated.

Born Evángelos Odysséas Papathanassíou in 1943, he was mostly self-taught. He grew up in Athens and playing the organ, formed his first band called the Forminx in 1963, playing pop music, rock’n’roll, and Beatles covers.

He once turned down an invitation from Yes to replace Rick Wakeman on keyboards (but would later form a successful duo with Yes singer Jon Anderson), he then moved to London and signed a solo deal with RCA Records, composing solo work as well as film soundtracks.

In 1981, his score for Chariots of Fire won the Oscar and has become iconic to this day. Vangelis followed that with his iconic score to Blade Runner – “We’re living in a kind of Blade Runner world now,” he said in 2005.

Other soundtracks that decade included Missing, The Bounty, Francesco and others. Vangelis worked again with Blade Runner director, Ridley Scott on 1492: Conquest of Paradise, and scored various documentaries by Jacques Cousteau.

In the world of sport, Vangelis was commissioned to soundtrack the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney, the 2002 World Cup in Japan and South Korea, and the 2004 Olympics in Athens.

More recently, he had been fascinated with outer space and his final album, 2021’s Juno to Jupiter, was inspired by the launch and mission of NASA probe Juno.

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Vieux Farka Touré at the Dakota (5/18/2022)

Setlist Touré De Niafunké Filipha Diaraby Magni Ni Negaba Fafa Ali Yer Gando Samba Si Kairi Walaïdu All the Same Ba Kaitere -- Encore -- Nha Maïmouna Poussaniamba Tour Dates May 19—SPACE—Evanston, IL May 20—Le Poisson Rouge—New York, NY May 21—World Café Live—Philadelphia, PA May 22—Race Street Live—Holyoke, MA June 8—Crystal Ballroom—Somerville, MA June 10—Infinity Hall—Norfolk, CT June 11—StageOne—Fairfield, CT June 12—Afrika Nyaga Fest—Providence, RI August 4—Celebrate Brooklyn—Brooklyn, NY Read More Vieux Farka Touré Acclaimed Malian artist Vieux Farka Touré will be playing the Dakota Jazz Club, in Minneapolis, on May 18, in support of his forthcoming album Les Racines (World Circuit Records). .…

“You finally made it,” shouted a gentleman from the crowd after the second song. 

In fact he did, Vieux Farka Touré making good on a postponed show from September of last year. 

The introduction from the emcee stated it was their biggest crowd since the Dakota re-opened after the pandemic and the crowd and Touré seemed primed for a festive night. 

The first few songs had everyone seated, though, with Touré playing an acoustic guitar, Marshall Henry on bass and Adama Kone on the percussive instrument, the calabash.  They played like they were sitting around a campfire, slowly passing the time with an open, soulful sound trying to fill the infinite space of a desert night.

Touré played with a warm and playful spirit. He enjoyed interacting with his band mates with a back and forth between him and Henry as if they were still fine-tuning a song. 

Touré highlighted songs from six of his previous albums, which was ironic considering he has a new album being released this week - Les Racines.  Maybe he’s contractually obligated to wait for the release date of 5/20/2022.  After all, this concert is almost a year behind schedule.  Hopefully, a returning tour to the Dakota will be in the works. 

After setting the mood, Touré stood up, strapped on the electric guitar and played “Fafa”, which sounded quite a bit like “Azawade”, a song from The Tel Aviv Session, a collaboration he did with Israeli piano player, Idan Raichel.  We Heart Music covered their concert at the Dakota ten years before. Touré remained seated that night for the music did not call for him to go electric. 

Touré has earned a moniker of being the Jimi Hendrix of West Africa.  I like the Malian Desert Blue Prince.  He definitely has a distinct, singular sound forged by Malian musical traditions and the Blues found in Chicago, the Delta or anywhere else where the Blues can be. 

Touré is the son of legendary guitarist Ali Farka Touré.  The father did not want his son to become a musician for he thought being a professional soldier would provide a more stable life.  But talent would not be denied and the son secretly took guitar lessons behind his father’s back and eventually won his approval.

Touré has the technical skill as well as the soul of a virtuoso.  And when he launched into “Samba Si Kairi” he filled the intimate venue with an epic guitar solo like he was playing a football stadium.  And as quickly as he brought the crowd to a standing ovation, he channeled B.B. King by wailing on his guitar in “Walaïdu”.

To draw the evening to a close, Touré encouraged the crowd to stand up and dance with the final two songs, songs rooted in the west coast African tradition, the type of music that made it very easy to stand up and sway, which everyone in the audience did.

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Minneapolis: June 7 to June 11

06/07 Tune-Yards with Anjimile at First Avenue Read More Tune-Yards Musically and visually, it was a delightful to witness: colorful war paint, ukulele, pots, pans, and coke bottles, great beats, and funky dancing ... with lots of loops....

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06/07/2022 Tuesday

Tune-Yards
with Anjimile
at First Avenue
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It’s been many years since we last saw or heard from Tune-Yards. We last saw her in Mar 2018 and said, “The stage was set with dramatic lighting framing the back end of the stage and a curved center frame with gauzed curtains that would accentuate the shadows of tUnE-yArDs as the three-piece took to the stage for their seventy-seven minute headlining set beginning with ‘Home’. “I always feel on holy ground” Garbus posted on social media just prior to playing the historic venue.”

Tune-Yards’ latest album Sketchy came out in 2021, via 4AD.

Anjimile to open.

Tour Dates:

Jun 1 St Louis, MO, US Delmar Hall
Jun 3 Bloomington, IN, US Bluebird
Jun 4 Chicago, IL, US Do Division Saturday
Jun 7 Minneapolis, MN, US First Avenue
Jun 11 Pittsburgh, PA, US Mr Smalls Theater
Jun 13 Cambridge, MA, US The Sinclair
Jun 15 Brooklyn, NY, US Brooklyn Steel
Jun 16 Washington, DC, US 9:30 Club
Jun 18 Philadelphia, PA, US Union Transfer
Aug 23 Manchester, UK Gorilla

06/09 Mess Esque with GOLD MINEFIELD at 7th St Entry Read More Dirty Three An upcoming performance by Australia’s renowned instrumental rock band Dirty Three should have music fans frothing at the mouth with excitement. The band will be touring behind Toward the Low Sun …

06/09/2022 Thursday

Mess Esque
with GOLD MINEFIELD
at 7th St Entry
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Australian duo Mess Esque (Mick Turner and Helen Franzmann), are on tour in support of their self-titled debut album (via Drag City). The tour will stop by Minneapolis at 7th Street on June 9th.

If the name Mick Turner is familiar, he’s previously from Dirty Three, who we saw in Sep 2012 and said he was stoic: “Flamboyant and energetic [Warren Ellis], along with somber-faced Jim White on drums and stoic Mick Turner on guitar, gave the crowd the sonic feast, songs that stretched and swelled with emotion and with every kick of Ellis’ pointed shoe. Ellis indeed provided humor and dramatics to the show; dressed in what one audience member concluded was an LSD-inspired shirt (Ellis insists the tie-dyed purple and turquoise shirt, buttoned down Tom Jones-style, was the result of throwing up Kool-Aid), the violinist drilled the bow into his instrument, causing stringy bits to rub off and into his considerable salt-and-pepper beard.”

GOLD MINEFIELD to open.

Tour dates:

5/24/22 The Moroccan Lounge Los Angeles CA
5/27/22– 5/28/22 Solid Sound Festival North Adams MA
5/27/22 The Middle East Boston MA
5/29/22 SPACE Portland, ME
5/31/22 Baby's All Right Brooklyn NY
6/1/22 PhilaMOCA Philadelphia PA
6/2/22 Pie Shop Washington DC
6/3/22 Club Cafe Pittsburgh PA
6/4/22 Beachland Tavern Cleveland OH
6/6/22 Zanzabar Louisville KY
6/7/22 Hi-Fi Indianapolis IN
6/9/22 7th Street Entry Minneapolis MN
6/10/22 The Back Room at Colectivo Milwaukee WI
6/11/22 The Hideout Chicago IL*
6/13/22 Bottom of the Hill San Francisco CA

*w/ AZITA

06/10 Jordana with Harry Teardrop at 7th St Entry Read More Remi Wolf Los Angeles’ Remi Wolf was last seen in Minneapolis with Cautious Clay (aka Josh Karpeh), in December 2019. …

06/10/2022 Friday

Jordana
with Harry Teardrop
at 7th St Entry
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Twenty-one year old artist, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and producer Jordana is touring in support of her new album Face The Wall. She’ll tour with Wallows in May, then with New York’s Harry Teardrop (no relations to local Frankie Teardrop), and eventually with Remi Wolf.

Face The Wall will be out on May 20th via Grand Jury. The title, as Jordana explains it, “The album title has a few meanings to me. Mostly, it's about not giving up. The wall can be anything in your way. The album is a sort of reminder to myself that I have to face those things, and I can't take the easy route and turn around.”

Tour Dates:

05-15 - Austin, TX - Stubb’s Waller Creek Ampitheatre ^
05-16 - Austin, TX - Stubb’s Waller Creek Ampitheatre ^
05-17 - Dallas, TX - The Factory in Deep Ellum ^
05-18 - Houston, TX - White Oak Music Hall ^
05-20 - Atlanta, GA - Coca-Cola Roxy ^
05-21 - Atlanta, GA - Tabernacle ^
05-23 - Orlando, FL - The Orlando Ampitheater ^
05-24 - Miami, FL - The Fillmore ^
05-26 - St. Petersburg, FL - Jannus Live ^
05-27 - St Augustine, FL - The Saint Augustine ^
05-28 - Columbia, SC - The Senate ^
05-29 - Charlotte, NC - The Fillmore ^
06-02 - Washington, DC - Songbyrd *
06-03 - Philadelphia, PA - Johnny Brenda’s *
06-04 - Brooklyn, NY - Baby’s All Right *
06-05 - Cambridge, MA - The Middle East *
06-07 - Toronto, ON - Drake Underground *
06-09 - Chicago, IL - Schubas *
06-10 - Minneapolis, MN - 7th Street Entry *
06-13 - Portland, OR - Holocene *
06-14 - Seattle, WA - Barboza *
06-16 - San Francisco, CA - Rickshaw Stop *
06-17 - Los Angeles, CA - The Moroccan Lounge *
06-18 - Santa Ana, CA - Constellation Room *
09-22-25 - Dover Heights, DE - Firefly
10-04 - Asheville, NC - Orange Peel #
10-06 - Nashville, TN - Brooklyn Bowl #
10-07 - Richmond, VA - The National #
10-09 - Boston, MA - Roadrunner #
10-11 - New York, NY - Terminal 5 #
10-12 - New York, NY - Terminal 5 #
10-15 - Toronto, ON - Danforth #
10-16 - Toronto, ON - Danforth #

^ w/Wallows
* w/Harry Teardrop
# w/Remi Wolf

06/10 White Line Darko at Driftwood Char Bar

06/10/2022 Friday

White Line Darko
with Beneath Green
at Driftwood Char Bar
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New Minneapolis psychedelic rock outfit White Line Darko (Kenneth Zierman, Nolan Juusola, Nolan Leahy, Ben Ouellete, and Matthew Nickolay) will be holding their double single release show for “Turning Out!” this June 10 at the Driftwood Char Bar in Minneapolis.

The third release was engineered and produced by Matt Patrick, who owns and operates Library Studios.

Zippo Man listed to open.

Additional details:

White Line Darko - a Minneapolis-based psychedelic rock band - will be releasing their upcoming double single, "Turning Out!," on June 10, 2022. The project contains two new singles, "Penthouse" and "The Times," and will be performed alongside a slew of other tunes at Driftwood Char Bar.

Show start time of 9 PM. $10 cover, 21+ for entry.

06/11 Rock the Garden 2022 Read More Rock the Garden As usual, the Rock the Garden did a great job organizing the music festival. Although the original scheduled was delayed about 30 minutes, because of the weather... once the music started, they did an amazing job … Nathaniel Rateliff I think Nathaniel Rateliff and his band The Night Sweats have finally made it. It's hard to believe that we've been writing about him since 2013.... Sleater-Kinney What are you doing on V-Day? If you're a Sleater-Kinney fan, you'll be at this sold out show. According to my bad memories and physical ticket stubs, I've seen Sleater-Kinney at least three times, and have expressed sadness ... Low Low’s Christmas show is taking place at First Avenue on Saturday. All proceeds will benefit Second Harvest Heartland. Low adds, “Despite the commerce involved, we hope you will consider .... Beabadoobee Beabadoobee with Christian Leave, BlackStarKids The Truman. $20-$25 aka Beatrice Laus, this Filipino/British breakout bedroom-pop artist put out a new EP, Our Extended .... Divide and Dissolve Divide and Dissolve, the Melbourne, Australia duo of T//R and S//N (Takiaya Reed –guitar/sax; Sylvie Nehill- drums) who asked for quiet as they began, then Reed went into a verbal diatribe decrying worldwide white ....

06/11/2022 Saturday

Rock the Garden
at Walker Art Sculpture Garden
rockthegardenfestival.com

Saturday, June 11, is the big Rock the Garden show. We’ve previously written about the 2022 line, see details below… but here’s something new: we’ve previously seen Australian duo Divide and Dissolve in Feb 2018, as opener for local favorite Polica:

Outside of an angry punk band or two, no band in recent memory has started so polarizing before ever playing a note, than Divide and Dissolve, the Melbourne, Australia duo of T//R and S//N (Takiaya Reed –guitar/sax; Sylvie Nehill- drums) who asked for quiet as they began, then Reed went into a verbal diatribe decrying worldwide white supremacy, seeking to empower black and indigenous people, and reminding the mostly white audience, that this was not their land.

Similar statements were given before each song played, with the expected crowd response ranging from a smattering of applause to cat calls and insults- but inciting seems to be part of their purpose, so in that regard, it worked. Musically, they play a heavy, low tempo, skeletal doom rock blend meant to incite as much as their statements, with latest self-release being last week’s Abomination.

>>>
We’re so happy to see the return of Rock the Garden at the iconic Minneapolis Sculpture Garden.

As with previous events, there are two stages, food trucks, beer tents, and great music.

This year, they are bringing co-headliners Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats and Sleater-Kinney… both excellent bands.

I don’t want to brag, but we were first to report Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats at the band’s first appearance at Bluebird Theater in Denver (Apr 2013): “Nathaniel Rateliff, debuted his new musical endeavor last Thursday at the Bluebird Theater accompanied by soul outfit, The Night Sweats.” The band went on to sign to Stax Records for their self-titled debut album in 2015.

Incidentally, if you ever see a Nathaniel Rateliff’s solo show (which we did in in April 2014), his music and performance is very different than a Night Sweats show. And trivia, but Rateliff previously appeared at Rock the Garden in 2016.

As for Sleater-Kinney, I’ve been seeing the band live since 2000 … with the last one in Feb 2015 after they re-united for a tour. That show was somewhat bitter-sweat, as it would be the last time we would see them with original drummer Janet Weiss (who we just saw in Quasi in Apr 2022).

Gates open at 1pm, music starts at 2:30pm.

Lineup:

Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats (co-headliner)

Sleater-Kinney (co-headliner)

LOW

beabadoobee

DāM-FunK

Bombino

Divide and Dissolve

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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We♥KC - May 18-24, 2022 Upcoming Shows (Kansas City / Lawrence KS)

Simple Plan and Sum 41, Uptown Read More Sum 41 Legendary punk band Sum 41 is celebrating their 15th Anniversary of their second album Does This Look Infected? with an album tour. The group will stop by the newly owned Varsity Theater on Saturday. … Simple Plan Simple Plan is headlining First Ave as part of their “No Pads, No Helmets….Just Balls” 15th Anniversary Tour. Patent Pending and Set It Off to open. 6pm …

Read more Kansas City Music Guide.

Folk and Bluegrass rule the week- the five-day international folk festival returns in-person, bringing acts from all over the world, and Bluegrass at the Bottoms is a two-day twangfest in the heart of the city.  Meanwhile, Wynonna cancels her club tour and instead pledges to carry on with The Judds Tour (because... arenas, cha-ching!). 

The week starts slow with some previous postponements but May 24 is a real quandary on what to attend, with at least three worthy shows that night-- choose wisely, grasshopper!

Here’s what’s happening in the Kansas City/Lawrence, KS metro MAY 18-24

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

Wednesday May 18

Simple Plan and Sum 41 w/Set It Off, Uptown, $36

It’s the cleverly named Blame Canada Tour, co-headlined by these north of the border Warped Tour veterans. Simple Plan had some lineup upheaval during the pandemic concerning misconduct allegations, but the band has rebounded with new album Harder Than it Looks. 

Sum 41 is returning with double-album Heaven and Hell on the horizon – Heaven being pop punk and Hell being more metal in nature. 

Rupi Kaur, Arvest Bank Theatre at the Midland. $39-$99

The Canadian illustrator, poet, author and photographer returns to the stage after rising to fame via Instagram and has a film about her streaming on Amazon Prime. Because she first learned composing in Punjabi, she loves lower-case as much or more than e.e.cummings ever did. 

Molchat Doma, recordBar SOLD OUT

Currently on a 12-country tour, this is a rare chance to see this Belarusian post-punk band, out in support of 2020’s Monument. Influenced by Joy Division and The Cure, they’ve been working in part of a Robert Smith classic into one of their songs, late in their set. 

Folk Alliance International Conference, Westin Crown Center

Folk Alliance International Conference, Westin Crown Center, May 18-22, $500+ Tickets here: Conference Registration - Folk Alliance International

The world’s largest gathering of the folk music 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, more) returns after some pandemic delays.

This year’s theme is Living Traditions and will showcase various traditional folk music forms regionally, nationally, and internationally. The theme will be explored through topics of music preservation, migration, evolution, and authenticity, and there is a chance to see numerous performers during performance showcases.  

Rage Against The Machine,T-Mobile Center. POSTPONED

Eels, Liberty Hall POSTPONED

Wynonna, Knuckleheads, CANCELED

Jacob Collier, The Truman Read More Jacob Collier They Might Be Giants, May 17, The Truman. $27-$30 Rage Against The Machine, May 18, T-Mobile Center. $125-$578 Jacob Collier, May 19, The Truman. $30 …

Thursday May 19

Jacob Collier, The Truman. $30

Basically, a musical genius (& the only UK artist to win Grammys for his first four albums)  who plays about everything and mixes looped harmonies and audience participation sounds, to create unique audio canvases.  On his Djesse Tour celebrating his last three studio albums, expect an energetic live show, audience interactions, and maybe some innovative Beatles, Stevie Wonder, and even Charlie Chaplin covers. 

Nothing, Nowhere w Poorstacy, Carolesdaughter, Guccihighwaters, Snarls, Granada- Lawrence, $22-$24

MA rapper out in support of 2021’s Trauma Factory and a full night of music on this five-act bill.

CrankGameplays Presents: I Have To Do This Show, Folly. $37.50

A unique experience interlaced with comedy, theater, and a realistic – if possibly warped – viewpoint of the internet, from an online “influencer” (...whatever that means...)

Robert Earl Keen, Uptown Theater, $59

Eighteen studio albums in, this will likely be your last chance to see the 66yr-old Americana veteran, as he’s announced retirement starting in September.  For fans of Lyle Lovett and the late Townes Van Zandt, and gotta admire someone that walks away on his own terms. 

Bluegrass at the Bottoms, GrindersKC Read More Railroad Earth Bluegrass, or rather “newgrass”, band Railroad Earth took the stage right on time. The reason for the tight schedule was that they were playing a double set. Typically, when bands play double sets ...

Friday May 20

Brian Regan(comedian), Uptown. $45-$178

The longtime quirky comedian tours following 2021’s Netflix stand up special On the Rocks, and returns with his unique observational and self-deprecating sense of humor.

Riff Generation-KC Jazz Orchestra, Kauffman Center, $10-$35

The second of three events celebrating Kansas City’s stylistic foundational contributions to early jazz. Popular songs like “In The Mood” and “Shake, Rattle, and Roll” were largely written in the KC riff-based style, and the city’s “jam session” cultivation of the music lives on in venues around the world. Expect new, highly collaborative compositions in a modern examination of the KC “riff style”, that also engages with more local musicians.

William Clark Green, Knuckleheads, $29.50

Texas country singer-songwriter with five studio and two live albums under his belt.  New music seems overdue so maybe hope for a new song or two, and just maybe an Eagles medley. 

Zach Bryan, Azura Amphitheater, $49-$200

Rising young Oklahoma country star and Navy veteran who releases his first full-length, American Heartbreak this coming Friday, with current single, “Something in the Orange” currently on the country charts. 

Bluegrass at the Bottoms- Sam Bush, Railroad Earth, Yonder Mtn String Band, more, May 20-21, GrindersKC, $80-$150

Two-day music and brews event includes Railroad Earth, Yonder Mountain String Band, Sam Bush Unsafe At Any Speed (featuring Greensky Bluegrass’ Dave Bruzza), Sierra Hull, Horseshoes and Hand Grenades, Tall Tall Trees, The Mighty Pines ,Whiskey for the Lady and many more.

Saturday May 21

Southern Culture on the Skids w Dressy Bessy, Knuckleheads. $20

Psychobilly/surf rock band SCOTS has been around since 1983(!?) and is out in support of 2021’s At Home With SCOTS. Bummer as it seems they no longer throw fried chicken / play “Eight Piece Box” but watch your head during “Banana Puddin’” and assume the whole audience might be on stage by the end. 

Y’allapalooza, Azura Amphitheater

Y’allapalooza starring Jon Pardi w Hardy, Ernest, Azura Amphitheater. $45-$99

It’s Pardi Time! (to crib the name of his CMT series) – most recent album is 2019’s Heartache Medication and he even covered Metallica for a 2021 benefit cover album.

Opener Hardy is a ...unique looking dude who’s been opening in arenas for Morgan Wallen

Jessie James Decker, Arvest Bank Theatre

Sunday May 22

Jessie James Decker with Adam Doleac, Arvest Bank Theatre at the Midland. $34.50-$79.50

The country pop singer who married Minnesota Gopher and ex-NFL receiver Eric Decker, struck gold last year with single, “Should Have Known Better”.  Latest album is Oct. 2021’s The Woman I’ve Become on Epic Records and her live show has had her covering Shania, Lil Nas X, and even Nirvana

Judy Collins and Madeleine Peyroux, Yardley Hall $20-$85

Folk and jazz icons come together for this unique live pairing.  If they play some songs together, that would make the night even more magical.  We caught Peyroux live back in 2017 with Rickie Lee Jones and have to admit, were a little disappointed they didn’t perform together for at least one song. 

Stand Atlantic, Confidence, Cemetery Sun, Census Bottleneck-Lawrence $20-$25

Plenty of pop punk playing this week, but this Aussie band might be worth checking out.  Latest album is F.E.A.R. released May 6 (not to be confused with the Marillion album of the same name) and the band has ten years worth of history and songs to draw from. 

Christine “Kingfish” Ingram, Uptown CANCELED

The Head and the Heart, Uptown Theater Read More The Head And The Heart Seattle's The Head and the Heart just stopped by First Avenue, in Minneapolis, as part of their national tour in support of Let's Be Still. The album was released last week, October 15th ... The Head and the Heart, Uptown Theater Read More Modest Mouse With concerts slowing coming back to America, Modest Mouse announced their 2021 tour dates, all in support of their new album The Golden Casket (available June 25th via Epic Records). …

Monday May 23

Tuesday May 24

The Head and the Heart with Jade Bird, Uptown Theater, $45-$99

Count us as fans of this Seattle indie-pop band, as we’ve covered them for a decade, memorably seeing them live early on in 2013, and outdoors at the greatly-missed Festival Palomino the following summer.  Latest album is their fifth, Every Shade of Blue, released last month on Warner/Reprise and current single. “Virginia (Wind in the Night)” topped the AAA charts. 

We love Jade Bird as well and were fortunate to have caught her live on her first US Tour back in 2017.  The London folk singer-songwriter has her second full-length out, last August’s Different Kind of Light and got engaged late last year to her touring guitarist. 

Modest Mouse with The Cribs, GrindersKC. $45-$75

This is a great double-bill as well – Washington indie rockers Modest Mouse have returned en force with 2021’s The Golden Casket and we caught them live last August, shortly after the record was released.  Lead singer Isaac Brock continues to steer their ship and even recently revealed that new and unheard songs with Johnny Marr may be in the near future, which is a wonderful surprise. 

Wakefield UK’s brothers Jarman are a band we’ve followed since 2007. The Cribs returned in late 2020 with Night Network, their eighth studio album and we’ll always remember seeing them in St. Paul on August 1 2007, just after the bridge over the Mississippi River in downtown Minneapolis, collapsed.

Limp Bizkit w Yung Gravy, Wargasm UK, Dying Wish Cable Dahmer Arena - Independence. $29.50-$79

They said it- out on their Still Sucks Tour, you can’t deny the nu-rock/rap band did have some banging hits in the mid-90s that helped define that decade.  Actually, the tour is named after their 2021 album, (still not available on physical media for whatever reason) and features single, “Dad Vibes” and an INXS cover.  In concert, they’ve been performing a Ministry song, prefaced by a Metallica/Megadeth medley. 

Todd Snider w Ian Noe, Granada-Lawrence, $30-$40

More than twenty-five years later, he’s still an Alright Guy.  In 2021, Snider released the folk-funky First Agnostic Church of Hope and Wonder and always has interesting and funny stories between songs live.  We caught him live back in 2019, though his dog who he brought on stage, didn’t seem to be too impressed (or had heard it all before). 

Harbour, recordBar, $15

This Cincinnati indie rock band maybe doesn’t have the most internet-friendly searchable name, and most members were previously in a band called The Monument (not the greatest internet-friendly name either).  Anyway, they’ve followed 2019 album, Thoughts on Letting Go with 2020 single, “Twenty Twenty” and newest, “Bahamas” coming next month.

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Destroyer w ROSALI at The Bottleneck, Lawrence KS (2022-05-14) review

Destroyer, Bottleneck- Lawrence DESTROYER SETLIST It's in Your Heart Now June The Raven Times Square Tinseltown Swimming in Blood Tintoretto, It’s for You Kinda Dark It Just Doesn’t Happen Cue Synthesizer The River It Takes a Thief Kaputt European Oils foolssong Looters’ Follies -- Encore -- Chinatown Streethawk I DESTROYER TOUR DATES May 15 Beer City Music Hall Oklahoma City, OK May 16 Tulips Fort Worth, TX May 17 The Mohawk Austin, TX May 19 Crescent Ballroom Phoenix, AZ May 20 The Belasco Los Angeles, CA May 21 The UC Theatre Berkeley, CA May 22 Revolution Hall Portland, OR Jun 24 Kino Šiška (Centre for Urban Culture) Ljubljana, Slovenia Jun 30 Open'er Festival 2022 Gdynia, Poland Jul 2 Vida Festival 2022 Vilanova i la Geltrú, Spain Jul 5 MUSICBOX LISBOA Lisbon, Portugal Sep 21 Paradiso Amsterdam, NL Sep 21-24 Reeperbahn Festival 2022 Hamburg, Germany Sep 23 Mejeriet Lund, Sweden Sep 24 Slaktkyrkan Johanneshov, Sweden Sep 25 Parkteatret Scene Oslo, Norway Sep 26 VEGA Copenhagen, Denmark Sep 29 Lido Berlin, Germany Sep 30 Gebäude 9 Cologne, Germany Oct 1 Rote Fabrik Zürich, Switzerland Oct 2 Südpol Luzern, Switzerland Oct 4 UT Connewitz Leipzig, Germany Oct 5 Club Manufaktur Schorndorf, Germany Oct 6 La Chapelle, Les Trinitaires Metz, France Oct 7 Petit Bain Paris, France Oct 8 C-mine Genk, Belgium Oct 9 TRIX Borgerhout, Belgium Oct 11 The Button Factory Dublin, Ireland Oct 12 Drygate Glasgow, UK Oct 13 Brudenell Social Club Leeds, UK Oct 14 EartH London, UK Read More Destroyer Vancouver’s Destroyer (led by singer-songwriter Dan Bejar) is touring in support of their latest album Have We Met (Merge Records). Minneapolis’ local station The Current … online: Destroyer - Merge Records ROSALI (rosalimusic.com)

A day of ceremony, a night of musical immersion-

As The University of Kansas ends its current year, recent graduates prepped gowns and mortar board caps for their rite of passage walk down The Hill at Mount Oread to receive their diplomas, but inside the downtown walls of The Bottleneck, Vancouver band Destroyer returned to town to amaze, vex, and celebrate for the graduates, and everyone else present.

The evening began with a well received forty-five minute from Philadelphia’s Rosali (stylized as ROSALI) in support of third album, last year’s No Medium.  The singer-songwriter is aka Rosali Middleman and the guitarist for The Long Hots and was backed by members of acclaimed Nebraska band the David Nance Group for their first Lawrence appearance.

Their music has been previously described as “Chrissie Hynde fronting Crazy Horse” but the vocals often have more of an Aimee Mann lightness about them, though it can also quickly move from electric folk to a more meaty, dense and louder blend. 

The newest album was supposedly written on a two-week sabbatical on a South Carolina farm and influenced by harmonographs– swinging pendulums that create geometric illustrations of music, and the concepts of balance and originating from a fixed point, do show some reflection in the songs. 

“Mouth”, the new album’s opening track finds Rosali not afraid to emotionally open and visualize, singing, “East of the river I was traveling on, watch me lie, undone, rest me in a forest, overgrown”. Destroyer keyboardist Ted Bois assisted on a dreamy mid-set song and the final number was precluded by a cacophony of reverb, feedback, and electronic howls. 

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As for the headliner, this was a bit full circle to have Destroyer return to Lawrence and play an eighty-five minute set, as they were one of the last bands we witnessed live in late February 2020, before the global lockdown. 

The new album is called Labyrinthitis (stylized in all caps, on Merge Records) which medically refers to an inner ear infection, often resulting in vertigo and immersive dizziness, and something band leader Dan Bejar was convinced he had, after a period of self-diagnosis (though never confirmed). 

Though still often thought of as a solo project, Bejar’s bandmates have all been with him over a decade and the key missing piece that we didn’t see the last time in town, trumpeter JP Carter, had returned with great effect and impact – adding a further cosmopolitan elegance to songs, self-sampling and with pedal effects to make his sonic presence even more prominent. 

After beginning with the new album’s opener, Bejar and band moved next into the spanning “June” a seven-minute tempo-changer with Bejar even referring to its spoken-word fragments on paper as he sang, determined to get them all letter-perfect. 

“I’ve got a good feeling about this set” Bejar remarked slyly, he not one to say much at all between songs, preferring instead to crouch and have a swig of beer as the band ends the songs with exclamations, but he did also commend all the recent graduates in the crowd as well. 

Lead single from the new record, “Tintoretto, It’s For You” came across even more twisted live, its haphazard synth-metal tones and manic drums over Bejar singing, “the ceiling’s on fire and the contract is binding”, the grim reaper calling to take the famed Italian painter. 

A couple of tracks from 2020’s Have We Met- “It Just Doesn’t Happen” and “Cue Synthesizer” still hold up strongly and the slow croon of 2015’s “The River” built into a peak with Bejar’s character admitting, “I’m over, before I begin to go”.

Cowbell powered the new swirling, “It Takes a Thief” and longtime fans roared at the first electro notes of 2011’s breakthrough, “Kaputt”. 2020’s “foolssong” cinematically swelled, from its beginning homage lines from Spearhead’s “Hole in the Bucket” to it’s “da,da,da” ending and the main set concluded with 2006’s elongated “Looters’ Follies”.

The encore began with 2011’s “Chinatown” filled in with vivid musical bursts from Carter’s trumpet and Bejar admitting “I can’t walk away” and would end by going back more than two decades with “Streethawk I”. 

“Yes, you are renewed” Bejar sings in the Destroyer song, “June”- immersion complete.

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Destroyer at The Bottleneck, Lawrence (2022-05-14)

 

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Hatchie at Turf Club, St Paul (15 May 2022)

Hatchie Setlist Don't Leave Me in the Rain This Enchanted Obsessed Try Take My Hand Giving the World Away Without a Blush Stay With Me Crush (Jennifer Paige cover) Quicksand The Rhythm Lights On Her Own Heart Sure Caroline Loveglow Setlist Blue Arcade Happy Happy Foxy Strawberry (Set shorten to 15 mins due to late start) Read More Hatchie Hatchie’s new album Giving the World Away is out now on Secretly Canadian. Caroline Loveglow to open. …

Australian musician Hatchie is back on tour, stopping by the Turf Club in St Paul on Sunday, May 15th.

Opening the show was Los Angeles’ Caroline Loveglow. She normally plays a 30 min set, but unfortunately, due to starting really late from the original schedule, it would seem she cut the set short under 15 minutes. That’s just the logical conclusion, it could be that she wasn’t feeling very well. I couldn’t tell, as she hardly spoke. She made one announcement, telling us the title to her song “Happy Happy”, and that the guitarist on stage with her was called Layne, her best friend.

Loveglow’s debut LP Strawberry is out now on 100% Electronica, and based on the brief set, it does sound a little electronica/dream pop.

Although most Hatchie (Harriette Pilbeam) fans came across the artist with her debut single, “Try” (which she played early in her set to some very enthusiastic fans in the front of the stage), she started her music career as singer and bassist of Babaganouj and Go Violets. We mentioned this in Sept 2019 and she played the 7th Street Entry in Minneapolis: “Although she was still influenced by The Ramones and Tiger Trap, she wanted to “try” something different, and so she wrote “Try” in 2015 and eventually the song got picked up by Triple J Unearthed. The whole journey took her to meet her hero Cocteau Twins’ Robin Gutherie (who remixed “Sure”) and led her to being signed to Double Double Whammy and Ivy League Records.”

With Hatchie’s new album Giving the World Away (Secretly Canadian) out now and we heard the songs performed live, it would seem that she’s mixing shoegazing elements with a little electronica dance. She mentioned that she was inspired by St Etienne, and even Kylie Minogue, so perhaps Giving the World Away might be her most accessible album yet.

As you can see from the setlist, near the end of her set, she played a block of new Giving the World Away singles: “Quicksand”, “The Rhythm”, and “Lights On”, before returning to some old favorites to end her set.

Hatchie’s new album Giving the World Away is out now on Secretly Canadian.

Remaining tour dates:

05/19/22 Vancouver, BC - Fortune Sound Club
05/20/22 Portland, OR - Mississippi Studios
05/21/22 Seattle, WA - Neumos
05/23/22 San Francisco, CA - Rickshaw Stop
05/25/22 San Diego, CA - Casbah
05/26/22 Los Angeles, CA - Lodge Room
08/26/22 Adelaide, SA, Australia Jive
08/27/22 Perth, WA, Australia Magnet House
09/02/22 Marrickville, NSW, Australia The Factory Theatre
09/03/22 Brisbane, QLD, Australia The Triffid
09/09/22 Richmond, VIC, Australia Corner Hotel
09/12/22 Brussels, Belgium Ancienne Belgique, AB Club
09/13/22 Amsterdam, Netherlands Paradiso
09/14/22 Cologne, Germany Yuca
09/16/22 Stockholm, Sweden Nalen Klubb
09/17/22 Copenhagen, Denmark Ideal Bar, VEGA
09/19/22 Berlin, Germany Badehaus
09/23/22 Paris, France Le Pop-Up du Label
09/25/22 Bristol, UK Louisiana
09/26/22 Manchester, UK YES
09/27/22 London, UK Village Underground
11/08/22 Melbourne, VIC, Australia Forum Melbourne
11/10/22 Sydney, NSW, Australia Hordern Pavilion
11/11/22 Brisbane, QLD, Australia The Fortitude Music Hall

Caroline Loveglow

Caroline Loveglow

Caroline Loveglow

Hatchie

Hatchie

Hatchie at Turf Club, St Paul (15 May 2022)

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Minneapolis: June 4 to June 6

06/04 BROODS with Ella Vos at Fine Line Read More Broods New Zealand brother/sister duo Broods (Caleb Nott and Georgia Nott) is in the US on a headlining tour, after a successful sold out US tour with Sam Smith. They are touring in support of their Capitol Records debut …

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06/04/2022 Saturday

BROODS
with Ella Vos
at Fine Line
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Sibling duo BROODS (Georgia and Caleb Nott) is touring in support of their forthcoming studio album, Space Island (Island Records Australia/Ingrooves). The eagerly anticipated 10-track LP, mostly self-written and produced at their home studio in Los Angeles, includes the blissed-out singles “Piece Of My Mind,” “Heartbreak” and “Like A Woman.”

Ella Vos to open.

Tour Dates:

May 20 – Austin, TX @ Antone’s *
May 21 – Dallas, TX @ The Loft *
May 22 – Houston, TX @ Warehouse Live *
May 24 – Nashville, TN @ The Basement East *
May 25 – Atlanta, GA @ Terminal West *
May 27 – Washington, DC @ Union Stage *
May 28 – New York, NY @ Irving Plaza *
May 29 – Philadelphia, PA @ The Foundry *
May 31 – Boston, MA @ The Sinclair *
June 1 – Montreal, QC, Canada @ L’Astral *
June 2 – Toronto, ON, Canada @ AXIS Club *
June 4 – Minneapolis, MN @ Fine Line *
June 5 – Chicago, IL @ Park West *
June 7 – Denver, CO @ Bluebird Theater *
June 8 – Salt Lake City, UT @ Urban Lounge *
June 10 – Vancouver, BC, Canada @ Hollywood Theatre **
June 11 – Seattle, WA @ Neumos **
June 12 – Portland, OR @ Hawthorne Theatre **
June 14 – San Francisco, CA @ The Independent **
June 15 – Los Angeles, CA @ El Rey Theatre **

* with Ella Vos
** with Tei Shi

06/04 We Are Scientists at 7th St Entry Read More We Are Scientists We love New York’s We Are Scientists and was happy to see that they are back with a new single called, “I Cut My Own Hair” (watch the video on YouTube). This is the first official release since their …

06/04/2022 Saturday

We Are Scientists
at 7th St Entry
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This show was originally scheduled in February 2022:

Indie-rock vets We Are Scientists will be on their Come One Get Huffy tour … We last saw the band in May 2019 and wrote, “Next up was New York, by the way of Berkeley, We Are Scientists. The duo features Keith Murray on lead vocals and guitars and Chris Cain on bass and backing vocals, but for the live shows, they’ve added Keith Carne on drums. I’ve told this story before, but I first discovered the band in 2006, when the band had a massive breakthrough success with their debut With Love and Squalor. Just simply listening to the album for the first time, we were all singing along - that’s to show you how catchy their songs are.”

Tour dates:

5/11 - Dallas, TX @ The Echo Lounge and Music Hall
5/13 - Orlando, FL @ Plaza Live
5/14 - Ft. Lauderdale, FL @ Revolution
5/17 - Atlanta, GA @ Center Stage
5/18 - Atlanta, GA @ Center Stage
5/19 - Charlotte, NC @ The Underground
5/22 - New York, NY @ Webster Hall
5/23 - New York, NY @ Webster Hall
5/24 - Silver Spring, MD @ The Fillmore
5/26 - Boston, MA @ Royale
5/27 - Philadelphia, PA @ TLA
5/28 - Toronto, ON @ Danforth Music Hall
5/29 - Montreal, QC @ Corona Theatre
5/31 - Detroit, MI @ Saint Andrew’s Hall
6/1 - Chicago, IL @ House Of Blues
6/2 - Minneapolis, MN @ First Avenue
6/4 - Denver, CO @ Cervantes Masterpiece Ballroom
6/7 - Vancouver, BC @ Vogue Theatre
6/8 - Portland, OR @ Crystal Ballroom
6/9 - Seattle, WA @ Showbox SoDo
6/11 - San Francisco, CA @ Regency Ballroom
6/12 - San Francisco, CA @ Regency Ballroom
6/14 - Los Angeles, CA @ The Fonda Theatre
6/15 - Los Angeles, CA @ The Fonda Theatre
6/17 - Santa Ana, CA @ The Observatory OC
6/18 - San Diego, CA @ The Observatory North Park
6/19 Phoenix, AZ @ The Van Buren
6/22 - San Antonio, TX @ Aztec Theatre
6/23 - Austin, TX @ Emo’s
6/24 - Houston, TX @ House Of Blues

06/04 Blackwater Holylight with Spirit Mother at Turf Club Read More Blackwater Holylight Blackwater Holylight was one of the sickest highlights of the festival. This all girl band are like Hell’s Angel’s dressed in black and ready to knock your socks off. These Oregon based gals had their second album ....

06/04/2022 Saturday

Blackwater Holylight
with Spirit Mother
at Turf Club
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Portland’s Blackwater Holylight is out on tour in support of their third album Silence/Motion on RidingEasy Records.

It’s the band’s first headlining tour and they are looking forward to it: "We’re gearing up for our first US headlining tour and couldn’t be more excited to be sharing the road with Bleakheart and Spirit Mother! We will have a ton of merch available and can’t wait to see you all out there.”

We saw the all-girls group at Desert Daze 2019 and wrote, “Blackwater Holylight was one of the sickest highlights of the festival. This all girl band are like Hell’s Angel’s dressed in black and ready to knock your socks off. These Oregon based gals had their second album drop on Friday, and they were “So happy to be sharing it with you guy.” Amidst technical difficulties they gained massive support from the crowd, and got through a killer set quite effortlessly.”

Spirit Mother to open.

Tour Dates:

5/09 San Diego, CA - Casbah*
5/10 Scottsdale, AZ - Pub Rock*
5/11 Albuquerque, NM - Sister*
5/14 Lafayette, LA - Freetown Boom Boom Room *
5/15 New Orleans, LA - The Goat*
5/16 Atlanta, GA - 529*
5/18 Charlotte, NC - Snug Harbor*
5/19 Durham, NC - Pinhook*
5/20 Baltimore, MD - Metro Gallery*
5/21 Philadelphia, PA - Johnny Brenda’s*
5/22 Brooklyn, NY - Saint Vitus Bar*
5/24 Boston, MA - Middle East (upstairs)*
5/26 Montreal, QC - Le Ritz*
5/27 Toronto, ON - Garrison*
5/28 Youngstown, OH - Westside Bowl*
5/29 Columbus, OH - Natalie’s*
5/30 Indianapolis, IN - Black Circle*

* Bleakheart supports

6/01 Chicago, IL - Sleeping Village**
6/02 Milwaukee, WI - Cactus Club**
6/03 Green Bay, WI - Lyric Room**
6/04 St Paul, MN - Turf Club**
6/05 Omaha, NE - Slowdown**
6/07 Denver, CO - Hi-Dive**
6/08 Salt Lake City, UT - Metro**
6/09 Boise, ID - Neurolux**
6/10 Seattle, WA - Chop Suey**
6/11 Vancouver BC - Rickshaw**
6/12 Portland, OR - Revolution Hall**
6/15 Sacramento, CA - Café Colonial**
6/16 San Fransisco, CA - The Eagle**
6/17 Santa Cruz, CA - Felton Music Hall**
6/18 Los Angeles, CA - Lodge Room**

** Spirit Mother supports

06/06 SOFI TUKKER at First Avenue Read More Sofi Tukker Sofi Tukker has sold out the Fine Line Music Café show in Minneapolis this Friday. The duo (Sophie Hawley-Weld and Tucker Halpern) is touring in support of their debut album Treehouse. ...

06/06/2022 Monday

SOFI TUKKER
at First Avenue
first-avenue.com

Genre-defying duo Sofi Tukker (featuring Sophie Hawley-Weld and Tucker Halpern) is returning to touring this year. They’ve always been a popular dance group, but since the lockdown, their song, “House Arrest” with Gorgon City hit #1 on US Dance Radio.

Tour Dates:

May 14 Las Vegas, NV, US Marquee Day Club
May 21 Washington, DC, US 9:30 Club
May 22 Washington, DC, US 9:30 Club
May 23 Philadelphia, PA, US Union Transfer
May 25 Brooklyn, NY, US Brooklyn Mirage, Avant Gardner
May 26 Boston, MA, US Roadrunner
May 28 Québec, QC, Canada Impérial Bell
May 30 Montreal, QC, Canada MTELUS
Jun 1 Toronto, ON, Canada History
Jun 2 Detroit, MI, US Majestic Theatre
Jun 3 Chicago, IL, US Radius
Jun 6 Minneapolis, MN, US First Avenue
Jun 8 Denver, CO, US Mission Ballroom
Jun 9 Salt Lake City, UT, US The Depot
Jun 11 Portland, OR, US Roseland Theater
Jun 12 Portland, OR, US Roseland Theater
Jun 14 Seattle, WA, US Paramount Theatre
Jun 16 Outdoor Berkeley, CA, US Greek Theatre
Jun 18 Los Angeles (LA), CA, US Shrine Expo Hall
Jun 20 San Diego, CA, US Soma
Jul 3 Las Vegas, NV, US Tao Beach Dayclub
Jul 6 Outdoor Barcelona, Spain Festival Cruïlla
Jul 8 Outdoor Split, Croatia Ultra Europe Festival
Jul 13 Outdoor Cluj-Napoca, Romania Electric Castle Festival
Jul 15 Outdoor Boom, Belgium Tomorrowland
Jul 17 Houston, TX, US Cle 2301 Main St
Jul 22 Byron Bay, NSW, Australia Splendour in the Grass Festival
Jul 23 Melbourne, VIC, Australia Forum Melbourne
Jul 24 Kensington, NSW, Australia The Roundhouse UNSW
Jul 28 Adelaide, SA, Australia Lion Arts Factory
Jul 29 Perth, WA, Australia Astor Theatre
Aug 19 Long Pond, PA, US ELEMENTS FESTIVAL
Aug 19 Long Pond, PA Elements Music & Arts Festival
Aug 21 Las Vegas, NV, US

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Sir Chloe at Turf Club, St Paul (14 May 2022)

Setlist July Untie You Animal Daddy's Car Mercy Should I Company Michelle Nothing Compares 2 U (Prince cover) Home Where I Am the Dog Sedona Feel Again -- Encore -- Easy on You Cake Too Close Read More Sir Chloe Sir Chloe, who recently appeared with alt-J in March 2022 at the Armory, is returning as headliner at the Turf Club in St Paul this May 14th. … Moon Kissed Moon Kissed to open the show. We caught the band in Nov 2021 and wrote, “Moon Kissed (Leah, Emily and Khaya) started their set with “Money Mouth”… and proceeded to play every song they’ve ever written. …

New York’s Sir Chloe just headlined the Turf Club in St Paul on Saturday, May 14.

Opening the show was Moon Kissed. The trio (Leah, Emily and Khaya) is ending their tour in support of their sophomore album I’d Like To Tell You Something Important, and you can tell that they are going to miss being on stage.

Seeing them perform in Nov 2021 and seeing them perform live at the Turf Club, there is a certain happiness in the band when they win over the crowd or get the audience to dance with them. They just love playing, and you can see it when they give it their all.

Like their last appearance, singer Leah has a thing for dancing on the bar at every show they play… and it’s no difference with the Turf, as she climbed the Turf Club’s bar and jumped around laughing and smiling.

Comparing their two live shows, which were only six months apart, they’ve changed up their setlist. Now they play prerecorded audio diaries before some of their songs, such as “Lost It”. The spoken word recording reminded me of early riot grrrl themes, like Chia Pet’s “I don’t need to be ‘asking for it’” from their song “Hey Baby”.

While it’s sad to see Moon Kissed go, they’ll be playing a few live shows in Brooklyn, and they’re already set to play Riot Fest 2022.

Sir Chloe is the name that Dana Foote’s mother almost gave her. In the final year at Bennington College in Vermont, Foote formed Sir Chloe. They signed with Los Angeles-based imprint Terrible Records, and released their debut EP Party Favors.

The young musician had a massive breakout hit single, “Animal” (over 12 million views), and “Michelle” also seeing massive numbers.

Currently the band is Dana Foote as band leader, guitarist and producer Teddy O’Mara, drummer Palmer Foote (her brother), and bassist Austin Holmes.

Dana mentioned that their song “Mercy” is not yet released. She didn’t explain more, but I can tell you that it is going to be a single off her forthcoming major label debut with Atlantic Records.

Highlight of their set was a cover of “Nothing Compares 2 U”, which is fitting for the Twin Cities, as the song was written by Prince for The Family. It wasn’t until Sinéad O’Connor covered the relatively obscure song that it became a massive global hit (to this day, people still think it’s an O’Connor song).

Look for Sir Chloe’s forthcoming debut album from Atlantic Records sometime in the near future.

Remaining tour dates:

May 16 Denver, CO, US Meow Wolf Denver
May 17 Salt Lake City, UT, US Kilby Court
May 19 Portland, OR, US Polaris Hall
May 20 Vancouver, BC, Canada Fox Cabaret
May 21 Seattle, WA, US Barboza
May 23 San Francisco, CA, US August Hall
May 26 San Diego, CA, US Quartyard
May 27 Santa Ana, CA, US Constellation Room
May 28 Los Angeles (LA), CA, US

Moon Kissed

Moon Kissed

Moon Kissed

Moon Kissed

Setlist

Sir Chloe

Sir Chloe

Sir Chloe at Turf Club, St Paul (14 May 2022)

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Amyl and the Sniffers at Fine Line, Minneapolis (13 May 2022)

Setlist Freaks to the Front Mandalay Don't Need A C**t (Like You To Love Me) Guided by Angels Gacked on Anger GFY Choices Got You Laughing Maggot Knifey Don't Fence Me In No More Tears I'm Not a Loser Capital Security Balaclava Lover Boogie Shake Ya Hertz Some Mutts (Can't Be Muzzled) Read More Amyl And The Sniffers Melbourne’s Amyl & the Sniffers just made their US television debut on Late Night with Seth Meyers earlier this week. The band played “Hertz” off of their sophomore album, Comfort To Me (ATO Records/Rough Trade) ...

One of the hottest ticket in town on Friday night was Amyl & the Sniffers’ show at the Fine Line Music Café. The show had sold out, with fans outside looking for spare tickets to get in. Fans packed the small narrow room, from young punks to old punks, ready to rock the dancefloor.

Sydney’s C.O.F.F.I.N. opened the show. The acronym stands for “Children of Finland Fighting in Norway”, which is also the title of their current album.

The band features drummer and singer Ben Portnoy, lead guitarist Abijah Rado, guitarist Arthur Flanders, guitarist Aaron Moss, and bassist Laurence Adams.

Before the band ended their set, they made a political statement about the Aboriginals in Australia. It was actually hard to understand what Ben Portnoy was saying, partly due to his heavy accent.

Next up was Atlanta’s Upchuck (singer KT, guitarist Mikey, guitarist Hoff, bassist Armando, and drummer Chris), who was joining the tour on their first night. The band sounded very angry, playing tracks from their debut EP, as well as new songs, such as “Night Calls”.

What can I say about Melbourne’s Amyl & the Sniffers? After making their US television debut on Late Night with Seth Meyers in mid-April, it seems like the world’s finally catching on to this ARIA award winner. The truth is, all their US tour dates had already sold out before their Late Night appearance, so rock/punk fans were already in the know.

The Australian pub punk band fun to watch, as vocalist Amy Taylor ran and bounced across the stage, never stopping or slowing down. Rounding out the rest of the band are the always shirtless drummer Bryce Wilson, guitarist Dec Martens, and bassist Fergus Romer.

Amyl & the Sniffers’ sophomore album, Comfort To Me is available now on ATO Records/Rough Trade.

Remaining tour dates:

5/14/2022 - Chicago, IL @ Logan Square Auditorium
5/16/2022 - Toronto, ON @ Danforth Music Hall
5/ 17/ 2022 - Montreal, QC @ La Tulipe
5/19/ 2022 - Brooklyn, NY @ Brooklyn Steel
5/21/2022 - Philadelphia, PA @ Underground Arts
5/22/2022 - Baltimore, MD @ Ram's Head Live
9/23/2022 - New York, NY @ Terminal 5

Special thanks to Amy for providing photos from the front line.      

C.O.F.F.I.N

C.O.F.F.I.N

Upchuck photo by Amy

Setlist photo by Amy

Upchuck

Amyl and The Sniffers

Amyl and The Sniffers

Amyl and The Sniffers photo by Amy

Amyl and The Sniffers at Fine Line (13 May 2022)

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Cut Copy at First Avenue, Minneapolis (12 May 2022)

Cut Copy Setlist Standing in the Middle of the Field Feel the Love Take Me Over Cold Water Out There on the Ice Let Me Show You Love Love Is All We Share Like Breaking Glass Corner of the Sky Stars Last Me a Lifetime Lights and Music Saturdays Sun God Need You Now -- Encore -- Running in the Grass Hearts on Fire Suzanne Kraft Setlist Wildlife Red Flag Sometimes On Our Hands If I Die (Languis cover) Peace Screenwriter Attenuate Waiting Read More Cut Copy This is just a quick post to get a photo and touring information online for Australian synth-pop / dance / indietronica four-piece Cut Copy online. Stay tuned for a full review of their First Avenue …

Australian synth band Cut Copy (aka Cut/Copy) headlined First Avenue on May 12th, in support of their sixth album Freeze, Melt.

Suzanne Kraft, stage name for Los Angeles based dublab DJ Diego Herrea, opened the show.

Herrea mentioned that this was their first time in Minneapolis and played almost everything from their shoegazing album About You. They played a new song called “Sometimes”, which was not recorded yet.

By the time Cut Copy came on stage, the dancefloor was filled up. As if their fans came out of nowhere! This was a young, party crowd, out looking for a good time - and Cut Copy certainly delivered.

The intro song, “Standing in the Middle of the Field” had a slow build, first unveiling drummer Mitchell Scott, followed by singer/keyboardist Dan Whitford, and eventually guitarist Tim Hoey and bassist Ben Browning. Their stage setup prominently featured three keyboards (and an additional machine stage left) … so we all knew we'd hear some synth rock.

If you didn’t know, the band had massive success with their sophomore album In Ghost Colours, with break through singles like “Lights & Music” and “Hearts on Fire” (which were featured on their current set). They even saved their best-known song as the finale for their encore.

That year, 2008, was perhaps their finest hour, touring the world, even stopping by Minneapolis in 2008: “Cut/Copy are doing great on their tour throughout the US (selling out at most popular venues, adding additional dates due to demand), before making a triumph return to their hometown of Melbourne, Australia, to two, count 'em two, sold-out shows at the Forum. I was pretty impressed with their manufactured/pre-recorded 80s-techno new wave style beats, and they worked the very packed room of young hipsters and college frat boys to a frenzy with their demands of "dance, jump!"

As with the new tour, they were obligated to play a few songs from the new album Freeze, Melt, including new single “Cold Water” and “Love Is All We Share”. If the new songs sounded slightly different from previous Cut Copy’s more dancier, party songs, it is because the record was written from the perspective of band leader Dan Whitford having relocated to Copenhagen, Denmark, in 2019.

Cut Copy’s latest album Freeze, Melt is out now on Cutters Records and The Orchard.

Remaining tour dates:

May 17 - Seattle - The Showbox
May 18 - Portland - Roseland Theater
May 19 - Oakland - Fox Theater
May 21 - Pasadena, CA - Just Like Heaven Festival
June 25 Magaluf, Spain - Mallorca Live Festival
Oct 24 - Dublin, IE - Whelan's
Oct 25 - Leeds, UK - Brudenell Social Club
Oct 26 & 27 - London - Fabric
Oct 29 - Amsterdam - Melkweg
Oct 30 - Paris - La Machine du Moulin Rouge
Nov 1 - Barcelona - Sala Apolo
Nov 2 - Cabañas De La Sagra, Spain - Sala Moon
Nov 3 - Madrid - La Riviera
Nov 4 - Lisbon - Coliseu dos Recreios

Suzanne Kraft

Suzanne Kraft

Cut Copy

Cut Copy

Cut Copy

Cut Copy at First Avenue, Minneapolis (12 May 2022)

 

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