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09/28/2022

Rocktober: October 25 to October 26

09/27/2022

Australians on Tour

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

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

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

Meg Mac (05 Apr 2015)

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

2023 Tour dates:

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

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The Avalanches

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

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

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

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

Tour Dates

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

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Ocean Alley

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

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

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

Tour Dates

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

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Boy & Bear

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

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

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

Tour dates:

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

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

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Rocktober: October 23 to October 24

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

photo credit- Lisa Johnson

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Ozomatli

A guaranteed party atmosphere for Los Angeles Latin, hip hop, rock, salsa, jazz and funk band who began playing together back in 1995. The name Ozomatli is derived...

OZOMATLI SETLIST

City of Angels
La Gallina
Chango
Saturday Night
Dos Cosas
Sacude
Cumbia de los Muertos
Can't Stop
Nadas Por Free
Guerrillero
Paleta
Como Ves

OZOMATLI TOUR DATES

SEP 29 Trans-Pecos Festival of Music + Love Marfa, TX
OCT 8 Due South w/ Ozomatli, La Misa Negra San Francisco, CA
OCT 29 Union Colony Civic Center Greeley, CO
DEC 4 Rock 'n' Roll San Antonio San Antonio, TX
FEB 18, 2023 Fred Kavli Theatre - Civic Arts Plaza Thousand Oaks, CA

Full recap- coming soon!

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OZOMATLI

OZOMATLI SETLIST

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Tags: concert review, Kansas City, KC Live, KCLive!, KCMO, Marching On, Ozomatli, Power and Light, Power and Light District

09/26/2022

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

Tamino Setlist

A Drop of Blood
Fascination
Cigar
The Longing
Tummy
Verses
You Don't Own Me
Cinnamon
Indigo Night
The First Disciple
Habibi

-- Encore --
Only Our Love

Tour Dates

28 Seattle, WA, US Neumos
Sep 29 Portland, OR, US Doug Fir Lounge
Oct 2 San Francisco, CA, US The Independent
Oct 3 Los Angeles (LA), CA, US Regent Theater
Oct 4 Los Angeles (LA), CA, US Regent Theater
Oct 5 Phoenix, AZ, US The Rebel Lounge
Oct 7 Austin, TX, US Austin City Limits
Oct 9 Atlanta, GA, US Terminal West
Oct 11 Washington, DC, US Black Cat
Oct 12 Brooklyn, NY, US Music Hall of Williamsburg
Oct 13 Brooklyn, NY, US Music Hall of Williamsburg
Nov 21 Paris, France Le Trianon
Nov 22 Paris, France Le Trianon
Nov 24 London, UK KOKO
Nov 25 London, UK KOKO
Nov 29 Cologne, Germany Gloria Theater
Nov 30 Berlin, Germany Metropol
Dec 2 Amsterdam, Netherlands Paradiso
Dec 3 Amsterdam, Netherlands Paradiso
Dec 5 Brussels, Belgium Royal Circus
Dec 6 Brussels, Belgium Cirque Royal / Koninklijk Circus
Dec 7 Brussels, Belgium Cirque Royal / Koninklijk Circus

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Tamino

The last time we heard from Belgium’s Tamino, he was enjoying some sold out shows in late 2018. That show was recorded and released as Live at Ancienne Belgique, featuring a cover of “Seasons” by Chris Cornell .…

Moon & Pollution

Opening up the show was local act Moon & Pollution, who played an uncommonly long nearly 50-minute opening set. The band basically played their entire The Box Borealis album, complete with a middle drum solo intermission. .…

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

Moon & Pollution (09 May 2015)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Molly Dean

Tamino

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

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

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The Cult

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

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

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

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

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

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

Monday Sept 26

Beach Boys, Lied Center. $24-$65

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

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

Tuesday Sept 27

The Cult, Uptown, $45-$125

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

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

Rodney Crowell, Knuckleheads, $55

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

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

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

Duckwrth, Bottleneck-Lawrence, $22

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

Pale Waves, recordBar, POSTPONED / CANCELED info here

Wednesday Sept 28

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

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

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

BoomBox, recordBar, $15

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

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

Thursday Sept 29

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

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

Giveon, The Midland, $32.50-$49.50

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

Kaivon, RecordBar. $20-$25

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

Jamey Johnson, Prairie Band Casino-Mayetta, SOLD OUT

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

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

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

Friday Sept 30

Hairball, Topeka Performing Arts Center, $25

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

Verivery, Granada- Lawrence, $55-$60

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Saturday Oct 1

Iceage w/Earth, recordBar, $25

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

The Black Angels, Bottleneck. $26

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

Russell Dickerson, KCLive!, $25-$65

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

Sunday Oct 2

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

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

Girlpool, Bottleneck- Lawrence, CANCELED

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Rocktober: October 22

09/25/2022

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

Gaslight Anthem Setlists

The Midland, Kansas City (09/23)

Intro: “Silent All These Years” by Tori Amos

Kansas City (09/23)

Have Mercy
Old White Lincoln
Boomboxes and Dictionaries
Handwritten
Get Hurt
High Lonesome
Drive
Wooderson
Underneath the Ground
Miles Davis and the Cool
The Patient Ferris Wheel
Halloween
Stay Vicious
Great Expectations
National Anthem
45
The '59 Sound
Outro: “Heaven on Earth” by Belinda Carlisle

Fillmore, Minneapolis (09/24)

Minneapolis (09/24)

Have Mercy
Old White Lincoln
Boomboxes and Dictionaries
Handwritten
Get Hurt
High Lonesome
The Queen of Lower Chelsea
Blue Dahlia
Underneath the Ground
Miles Davis and the Cool
Chloe Dancer (Mother Love Bone cover)
State of Love and Trust (Pearl Jam cover)
Blue Jeans & White T-Shirts
Halloween
Stay Vicious
American Slang
Great Expectations
National Anthem
45
The '59 Sound

Tigers Jaw Setlists

Body Language
Hesitation
Old Clothes
Plane vs Tank vs Submarine
Can't Wait Forever
Warn Me
Hum
I Won't Care How You Remember Me
June
Cat's Cradle
Commit
Guardian
Anniversary

Tour Dates

09/26 - Chicago, IL - Riviera Theatre †
09/27 - McKees Rocks, PA - Roxian Theatre †

09/28 - Rooftop at Pier 17, New York, NY
09/30 - Niagara Falls, NY - The Rapids Theatre ^
10/01 - Toronto, ONT - RBC Echo Beach ^
10/02 - Detroit, MI - The Fillmore Detroit ^
10/04 - Boston, MA - MGM Music Hall at Fenway ^
10/05 - Washington, DC - The Anthem ^
10/07 - Philadelphia, PA - The Met Philadelphia ^
10/08 - Holmdel, NJ - PNC Bank Arts Center ^

† w/ special guest Tigers Jaw
^ w/ special guest Jeff Rosenstock

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New Jersey's The Gaslight Anthem is currently on tour in support of their latest album Get Hurt, out now on Island Records. You may recall that when we talked to Matt Pinfield in 2012, he is quoted to say that the punk rock band's song "45" was .…

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Kansas City Setlist

“Minneapolis” Setlist

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

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

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

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

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

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Minneapolis: This Week (10/02/2022)

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

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09/27 Givēon at Fillmore

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

Tour dates:

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

09/29 Amyl and The Sniffers with Bob Vylan and The Rumours at First Avenue

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

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

Bob Vylan and The Rumours to open.

Tour dates:

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

10/02 New Order & Pet Shop Boys with DJ: Paul Oakenfold at Armory

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10/02/2022 Sunday

New Order & Pet Shop Boys
with DJ: Paul Oakenfold
at Armory
armorymn.com

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

The Unity Tour 2022

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

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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09/24/2022

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

09/24 Julia Jacklin with Katy Kirby at Fine Line

Julia Jacklin Setlist

Don't Let the Kids Win
Be Careful With Yourself
Head Alone
to Perth, before the border closes
Love, Try Not To Let Go
Pool Party
Good Guy
Moviegoer
Body
Lydia Wears A Cross
Ignore Tenderness
Don't Know How to Keep Loving You
I Was Neon
Pressure to Party

-- Encore --
Less Of A Stranger
End of a Friendship

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Remaining tour dates:

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

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