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Minneapolis: November 6

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

11/06/2022 Sunday

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

Riothorse Royale (21 May 2015)

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

John-Robert to open.

Madi Diaz Tour Dates

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

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

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

11/06/2022 Sunday

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

Tegan & Sara (13 Oct 2019)

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

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

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

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

11/06/2022 Sunday

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

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

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

AVIV to open.

Tour dates:

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

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Sigrid at First Avenue, Minneapolis (06 Oct 2022)

Setlist It Gets Dark Burning Bridges Risk of Getting Hurt Sucker Punch Mine Right Now Thank Me Later Dancer Head on Fire Dynamite Bad Life Mistake Like You A Driver Saved My Night High Five Plot Twist Don't Kill My Vibe Strangers -- Encore -- Grow Don't Feel Like Crying Mirror Read More Sigrid Norwegian sensation Sigrid’s first headlining tour for her debut album Sucker Punch is going strong… selling out the Fine Line Music Café this Monday, September 30th. . ...

Sigrid returns to Minneapolis, touring in support of her highly anticipated second album, How To Let Go (Island Records).

>>>
10/06/2022 Thursday

Sigrid
with Ber
at First Avenue
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Sigrid is back on tour in support of her highly anticipated second album, How To Let Go (Island Records).

Sigrid (30 Sep 2019)

We caught Sigrid in Sep 2019 and wrote, “Sigrid was quite playful with her audience, as she jumped on stage to sing the title track from her debut album Sucker Punch (Island Records). Fans absolutely went crazy and singing along to her singles, and Sigrid encourage, often making funny faces and interacting with her fans.”

Ber to open.

Tour dates:

9/13 - San Diego, CA @ HOB Voodoo Room
9/14 - Phoenix, AZ @ Valley Bar
9/16 - Austin, TX @ 3Ten ACL Live
9/17 - Houston, TX @ White Oak Upstairs
9/18 - Dallas, TX @ HOB Cambridge Room
9/20 - Atlanta, GA @ Vinyl
9/21 - Nashville, TN @ The End
9/23 - Washington, DC @ Union Stage
9/24 - Philadelphia, PA @ Foundry
9/27 - Boston, MA @ Sinclair
9/28 - New York, NY @ Bowery Ballroom
9/30 - Toronto, ON @ Velvet Underground
10/1 - Ferndale, MI @ Loving Touch
10/3 - Chicago, IL @ Lincoln Hall
10/4 - Minneapolis, MN @ 7th Street Entry
10/7 - Denver, CO @ Globe Hall
10/8 - Salt Lake City, UT @ Kilby
10/10 - Seattle, WA @ Barboza
10/11 - Portland, OR @ Holocene
10/13 - San Francisco, CA @ Popscene
10/14 - Los Angeles, CA @ Troubadour
10/15 - Los Angeles, CA @ Troubadour
10/31 - Dublin, Ireland @ Whelan's
11/5 - Manchester, U.K. @ Deaf Institute
11/8 - London, U.K. @ Lafayette
11/9 - Paris, France @ Le Pop Up du Label
11/10 - Amsterdam, Netherlands @ Melkweg
11/12 - Colognes, Germany @ Helios37
11/13 - Hamburg, Germany @ Nochtspeicher
11/15 - Berlin, Germany @ Maschinenhaus
11/17 - Zurich, Switzerland @ Bogen F

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Sigrid at First Avenue, Minneapolis (06 Oct 2022)

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Weekend Gamer: You can buy the Steam Deck and Docking Station right now

Read More Steam I’ve put down my $5 to preorder my Steam Deck. I decided to get the $400 entry model. I think that is a fantastic price, considering that I looked at similar handheld PCs, such as the Aya Neo and OneXPlayer, and they are usually $1,000 or more …

There’s no more waiting… You can now buy Steam Deck, right now, without reservation.

According to steampowered.com, it’s been more than a year since it was first announced, but due to numerous supply chain issues and component shortages, they couldn’t deliver on all the demand. If you wanted one, you had to wait up to a year to get your device. I personally had to wait a little over a month… but as of today, there’s no waiting.

With that announcement, they are also releasing their official Docking Station, which is shipping in one or two weeks. The price is $89, which is more expensive than all the third-party docks out there… but I don’t mind getting the official docking station, because I wanted to support Steam, and for reasons, which I will address below.

The official docking station has DisplayPort 1.4, HDMI 2.0, Ethernet Port, 3 USB 3.1, and a USB-C pass-through power input. The best part is that it comes with a 45-Watt charger (this by itself is $30 alone).

I did previously bought a third-party dock for $33, but I had to spend another $25 for a 65-Watt Charger, so when you add it up, it’s about $60. You do run the risk of buying a cheap/terrible unofficial product… so I don’t think it’s that unreasonable to ask for $89 for the official one, especially if you know the product was especially designed for the Steam Deck from Valve.

I’ll probably set one up by the television and one closer to my work desk.

Yours,

- Weekend Gamer

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Minneapolis: November 3 to November 5

11/03 Chris Forsyth and Meg Baird at Turf Club

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11/03/2022 Thursday

Chris Forsyth and Meg Baird
at Turf Club
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Meg Baird, the co-founder of Philadelphia's luminary psychedelic folk collective Espers, is co-headlining a tour with Chris Forsyth.

Forsyth’s new album Evolution Here We Come is out now on No Quarter.

Tour dates:

10/26/22 Cafe Nine New Haven CT*
10/27/22 Union Pool Brooklyn NY*
10/28/22 Tubby's Kingston NY*
10/29/22 Johnny Brenda's Philadelphia PA*
11/1/22 Third Man Records Cass Corridor Detroit MI*
11/2/22 The Cactus Club Milwaukee WI*
11/3/22 Turf Club St. Paul MN*
11/4/22 The Hideout Chicago IL*

*w/Chris Forsyth

11/04 Vision Video with Stranger Gallery at Hook & Ladder

11/04/2022 Friday

Vision Video
with Stranger Gallery
at Hook & Ladder
thehookmpls.com

Goth post-punk quartet Vision Video is headlining the Hook & Ladder in Minneapolis, MN on Friday, November 4th. The group is touring in support of their sophomore album Haunted Hours.

Stranger Gallery to open.

Tour dates:

10/08 – Tampa, FL @ Absolution Fest
10/13 – Memphis, TN @ Growlers
10/14 – Ft. Worth, TX @ Tulips
10/15 – Houston, TX @ The End
10/16 – Austin, TX @ Valhalla
10/18 – El Paso, TX @ The Reagan
10/20 – Pomona, CA @ The Glasshouse
10/22 – Las Vegas, NV @ Artifice
10/24 – San Francisco, CA @ Bottom of the Hill
10/25 – Portland, OR @ Coffin Club
10/26 – Bellingham, WA @ The Shakedown
10/27 – Tacoma, WA @ Real Art
10/28 – Seattle, WA @ Vera Project
10/29 – Boise, ID @ Neurolux
10/30 – Salt Lake City, UT @ Aces High Salon
10/31 – Denver, CO @ HQ
11/03 – Milwaukee, WI @ X-Ray Arcade
11/04 – Minneapolis, MN @ Hook & Ladder
11/05 – Des Moines, IA @ Gas Lamp
11/08 – Chicago, IL @ Beat Kitchen
11/09 – Detroit, MI @ Smalls
11/10 – Toronto, ON @ Hard Luck
11/11 – Montreal, PQ @ Casa del Popolo
11/13 – Brooklyn, NY @ The Meadows
11/14 – Baltimore, MD @ Metro Gallery
11/15 – Philadelphia, PA @ PhilaMOCA
11/16 – Richmond, VA @ Richmond Music Hall
11/17 – Charlotte, NC @ Snug Harbor
11/18 – Greenville, SC @ Swanson’s Warehouse

11/04 Magdalena Bay with BAYLI at Fine Line

11/04/2022 Friday

Magdalena Bay
with BAYLI
at Fine Line
first-avenue.com

Los Angeles-based electro indie-pop duo Magdalena Bay (Mica Tenenbaum and Matthew Lewin) are on tour in support of their breakout debut album Mercurial World (Luminelle Recordings).

BAYLI to open.

Tour dates:

10/6/2022: Phoenix, AZ - Rebel Lounge
10/7/2022: Santa Fe, MN - Meow Wolf
10/9/2022: Austin, TX - Austin City Limits Music Festival
10/11/2022: Houston, TX - White Oak Downstairs
10/12/2022: Dallas, TX - Deep Ellum Art Co.
10/13/2022: Oklahoma City, OK - Beer City Music Hall
10/16/2022: Austin, TX - Austin City Limits Music Festival
10/28/2022: San Francisco, CA - The Regency Ballroom
10/29/2022: Oakland, CA - Second Sky
11/1/2022: Salt Lake City, UT - Soundwell
11/2/2022: Denver, CO - Bluebird Theater
11/4/2022: Minneapolis, MN - Fine Line
11/5/2022: Des Moines, IA - Wooly's
11/6/2022: Madison, WI- Majestic Theatre
11/8/2022: Detroit, MI - El Club
11/9/2022: Toronto, ON - Velvet Underground
11/10/2022: Montreal, QC - SAT
11/12/2022: Boston, MA - Royale
11/15/2022: New York, NY - Webster Hall
11/18/2022: Washington, DC - 930 Club
11/19/2022: Nashville, TN - Basement East
11/20/2022: Atlanta, GA - Terminal West
11/22/2022: Orlando, FL - The Beacham Theatre
11/26/2022: Miami, FL - Art With Me Festival
12/31/22: Melbourne, VIC - Falls Festival
1/2/23: Byron Bay, NSW - Falls Festival
1/5/23: Sydney, NSW - Oxford Arts Factory
1/7/23: Fremantle, WA - Falls Festival

11/04 The Jungle Giants at Turf Club Read More The Jungle Giants We last saw Australian four-piece The Jungle Giants open up for San Cisco on their National tour in 2012. The Brisbane-based band was at SXSW to promote their debut album Learn To Exist, which came out last August 2013. ....

11/04/2022 Friday

The Jungle Giants
at Turf Club
first-avenue.com

We’ve been wanting to see Australian four-piece The Jungle Giants since they teamed up with San Cisco in Feb 2012.

The band confirm rescheduled dates for their highly anticipated “Love Signs” tour, set to kick off on October 24 in Vancouver, and will stop by the Turf Club, in St Paul, on November 4th.

Tour dates:

October 18 – Atlanta, GA – Masquerade
October 21 – Washington D.C. – The Howard Theatre
October 25 – New York, NY – Bowery Ballroom
October 26 – Boston, MA – Brighton Music Hall
October 28 – Montreal, QC – Le Studio TD
October 29 – Toronto, ON – The Axis Club
October 31 – Detroit, MI – The Shelter
November 1 – Chicago – Avondale Music Hall
November 2 – Minneapolis, MN – Amsterdam
November 4 – Denver, CO – Cervantes Ballroom
November 5 – Salt Lake City, UT – The Complex
November 7 – Portland, OR – Hawthorne Theatre
November 8 – Seattle, WA – Neumos
November 9 – Vancouver, BC – Fortune Sound Club
November 11 – Oakland, CA – Starline Social Club
November 15 – Santa Ana, CA – Observatory OC
November 16 – Los Angeles, CA – Roxy Theatre

11/04 The Paranoyds at 7th Street Entry Read More The Paranoyds The Paranoyds will be playing the 7th Street Entry this February 9th. We caught the group at Desert Daze 2019. NOTE: Originally Surfbort was to co-headline… but they’ve dropped out. ....

11/04/2022 Friday

The Paranoyds
with Bad Waitress and Zilched
at 7th St Entry
first-avenue.com

Los Angeles-based DIY rock band The Paranoyds is touring in support of their highly anticipated sophomore LP, Talk Talk Talk, available now on Third Man Records.

The Paranoyds at Desert Daze (13 Oct 2019)

Before the official fall tour kicks off, The Paranoyds will support Jack White for three dates this September. The tour will stop by the 7th Street Entry in Minneapolis on November 4th. Here is a photo of the band at Desert Daze 2019.

Bad Waitress and Zilched to open.

Fall 2022

Sept. 16 - Asheville, NC - Rabbit Rabbit*
Sept. 23 - New Orleans, LA - The Fillmore*
Sept. 25 - Shreveport, LA - Shreveport Municipal Auditorium*
Oct.13 - Santa Ana, CA - Constellation Room #
Oct. 14 - San Diego, CA - The Casbah #
Oct. 15 - Phoenix, AZ - Valley Bar #
Oct. 18 - Austin, TX - The Ballroom ^
Oct. 19 - Dallas, TX - CheapSteaks ^
Oct. 21 - Nashville, TN - Third Man Records ^
Oct. 22 - Atlanta, GA - 529 ^
Oct. 23 - Durham, NC - The Pinhook ^
Oct. 25 - Washington, DC - Songbyrd &
Oct. 26 - Philadelphia, PA - PhilaMOCA &
Oct. 28 - Brooklyn, NY - Market Hotel & (+ 95 Bulls)
Oct. 29 - Boston, MA - Cafe 939 &
Oct. 31 - Toronto, ON - Monarch Tavern ^
Nov. 2 - Detroit, MI - Third Man Records ^
Nov. 3 - Chicago, IL - Schubas ^
Nov. 4 - Minneapolis, MN - 7th St. Entry ^
Nov. 8 - Seattle, WA - Barboza
Nov. 9 - Portland, OR - Polaris Hall
Nov. 11 - San Francisco, CA - Bottom of the Hill
Nov. 12 - Los Angeles, CA - Lodge Room

* Dates supporting Jack White
# Dates with Milly and Mo Dotti
& Dates with Tchotchke
^ Dates with Upchuck

11/02 FLETCHER with Chappell Roan at First Avenue Read More Fletcher Fast-rising singer/songwriter Fletcher (stylized as FLETCHER) will headline the Fine Line Music Café this April 2nd. She recently released her single, “Cherry”, which featured trailblazing pop star Hayley Kiyoko. ...

11/04/2022 Friday

FLETCHER
with Chappell Roan
at First Avenue
first-avenue.com

Fast-rising queer icon Fletcher is touring in support of her debut album Girl of My Dreams (Capitol Records).

We caught Fletcher at the Fine Line Music Cafe in April 2022 and wrote, “It’s near the end of Fletcher’s American tour, and it has been going well. Many of her shows are selling out, thanks to the teenage fanbase… and the Fine Line Music Café show, in Minneapolis, on Saturday night, is no exception. Fans showed up early and help sell out the venue.”

Fletcher is back, this time playing the much larger First Avenue mainroom, set for November 4th.

Chappell Roan to open.

Tour Dates

Sep 21 Palm Springs, CA, US The Dinah
Oct 10 Orlando, FL, US House of Blues Orlando
Oct 14 Fort Lauderdale, FL, US Revolution Live
Oct 16 Atlanta, GA, US The Eastern
Oct 17 Charlotte, NC, US The Fillmore
Oct 19 Silver Spring, MD, US The Fillmore Silver Spring Oct 20 Boston, MA, US House of Blues - Boston
Oct 22 Pittsburgh, PA, US Stage AE
Oct 23 Philadelphia, PA, US Theatre of Living Arts (TLA)
Oct 24 Philadelphia, PA, US Theatre of Living Arts (TLA)
Oct 27 Toronto, ON, Canada History
Oct 29 Montreal, QC, Canada MTELUS
Oct 30 New York, NY, US Manhattan Center
Oct 31 New York, NY, US Manhattan Center
Nov 2 Chicago, IL, US Riviera Theatre
Nov 4 Minneapolis, MN, US First Avenue
Nov 6 Denver, CO, US Ogden Theatre
Nov 7 Salt Lake City, UT, US Union Event Center (The Union)
Nov 10 Vancouver, BC, Canada Vogue Theatre
Nov 13 Portland, OR, US McMenamins Crystal Ballroom
Nov 14 Seattle, WA, US Showbox SoDo
Nov 16 Oakland, CA, US Fox Theater
Nov 17 Hollywood, CA, US Hollywood Palladium
Nov 18 Hollywood, CA, US Hollywood Palladium
Feb 20 2023 Vienna, Austria Wiener Stadthalle
Feb 21 2023 Munich, Germany Olympiahalle
Feb 23 2023 Hamburg, Germany Barclays Arena
Feb 24 2023 Cologne, Germany LANXESS Arena
Feb 25 2023 Rotterdam, Netherlands Rotterdam Ahoy
Feb 28 2023 Anvers, Belgium Antwerps Sportpaleis
Mar 1 2023 Paris, France AccorHotels Arena
Mar 3 2023 Glasgow, UK OVO Hydro
Mar 4 2023 Birmingham, UK Utilita Arena Birmingham
Mar 6 2023 London, UK The O2
Mar 7 2023 London, UK The O2
Mar 10 2023 Manchester, UK

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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Laufey at 7th Street Entry, Minneapolis (04 Oct 2022)

10/04 Laufey with Matilda Mann at 7th St Entry Setlist Fragile Beautiful Stranger Best Friend Like the Movies Let you break my heart again Street by Street Everything I Know About Love Dance With You Tonight Above the Chinese Restaurant I Wish You Love Dear Soulmate Just Like Chet James Valentine Falling Behind -- Encore -- Lucky For Me Read More Laufey Icelandic-Chinese singer-songwriter, musician, cellist and pianist Laufey rocketed to stardom with her #1 hit with her debut single “Street By Street” on Iceland Radio… soon, her music was heard on BBC …

Los Angeles-based, by way of Iceland, musician Laufey is on her very first headlining tour… and every date is sold out, including the 7th Street Entry in Minneapolis.

Opening the show was London’s Matilda Mann, with her massive pair of cherry earrings (she does know about the Spoon & Cherry at the Walker?) This was Mann’s very first time in America, so everything is magical to her. She’s amazed at how big the country is, but she’s loving every place she’s been to… and I suspect it will inspire some new future songs.

Mann’s set was super quiet, you can hear a pin drop. When she introduced her unreleased song called “The Day I Met You”, she said her manager didn’t want her to release it as a single, because “it’s too slow.” After she played the song, someone in the audience screamed out, “RELEASE IT!!!” causing the entire audience to burst out clapping.

>>>
10/04/2022 Tuesday

Laufey
with Matilda Mann
at 7th St Entry
first-avenue.com

Los Angeles-based, by way of Iceland, musician Laufey is currently enjoying a sold-out US tour, for her debut album Everything I Know About Love.

We knew about the artist, when we wrote about her in Aug 2021 for her #1 hit debut single called “Street by Street”.

Opening the show will be London’s Matilda Mann.

Tour dates:

9/13 - San Diego, CA @ HOB Voodoo Room
9/14 - Phoenix, AZ @ Valley Bar
9/16 - Austin, TX @ 3Ten ACL Live
9/17 - Houston, TX @ White Oak Upstairs
9/18 - Dallas, TX @ HOB Cambridge Room
9/20 - Atlanta, GA @ Vinyl
9/21 - Nashville, TN @ The End
9/23 - Washington, DC @ Union Stage
9/24 - Philadelphia, PA @ Foundry
9/27 - Boston, MA @ Sinclair
9/28 - New York, NY @ Bowery Ballroom
9/30 - Toronto, ON @ Velvet Underground
10/1 - Ferndale, MI @ Loving Touch
10/3 - Chicago, IL @ Lincoln Hall
10/4 - Minneapolis, MN @ 7th Street Entry
10/7 - Denver, CO @ Globe Hall
10/8 - Salt Lake City, UT @ Kilby
10/10 - Seattle, WA @ Barboza
10/11 - Portland, OR @ Holocene
10/13 - San Francisco, CA @ Popscene
10/14 - Los Angeles, CA @ Troubadour
10/15 - Los Angeles, CA @ Troubadour
10/31 - Dublin, Ireland @ Whelan's
11/5 - Manchester, U.K. @ Deaf Institute
11/8 - London, U.K. @ Lafayette
11/9 - Paris, France @ Le Pop Up du Label
11/10 - Amsterdam, Netherlands @ Melkweg
11/12 - Colognes, Germany @ Helios37
11/13 - Hamburg, Germany @ Nochtspeicher
11/15 - Berlin, Germany @ Maschinenhaus
11/17 - Zurich, Switzerland @ Bogen F

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Laufey at 7th Street Entry, Minneapolis (04 Oct 2022)

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R.I.P. Loretta Lynn

Read More Loretta Lynn After recording several recent rock records, a 2015 visit to Cash Cabin Studio to record a song with Loretta Lynn helped inspire the new album, a provocative collection of subversively sparse folk songs. …

The First Lady of Country Music, Loretta Lynn, has died at the age of 90.

Lynn is the most awarded female country recording artist and the only female ACM Artist of the Decade, scoring 24 No. 1 hit singles and 11 number one albums.

The acclaimed singer and songwriter signed to major label Decca Records in 1961, and had her first top 10 hit for the company with “Success” in 1962 (a song that was covered by Sinead O’Connor as “Success Has Made a Failure of Our Home” in 1992).

Lynn dominated the country singles charts for a decade from the 60s to the 70s, which included “Blue Kentucky Girl”, “You Ain’t Woman Enough”, “Don’t Come Home A-Drinkin’ (With Lovin’ on Your Mind)”, “What Kind of a Girl (Do You Think I Am?)”, “Fist City”,“Your Squaw Is on the Warpath” and “Coal Miner’s Daughter.”

In 2004, superfan Jack White, of The White Stripes, helped reignited her career by producing her album Van Lear Rose. Lynn and White were nominated for five Grammys and won two.

After nearly 60 years on on the road, she retired after her stroke in 2017.

Read more Musicians who died in 2022

October (7)

[04 Oct 2022] Loretta Lynn (American Hall of Fame country singer-songwriter), 90 Loretta Lynn, the acclaimed singer and songwriter whose ascent from a small Kentucky coal-mining community to national country music stardom became the stuff of Hollywood legend, has died. She was 90. ... via hollywoodreporter.com

[03 Oct 2022] Mon Legaspi (Filipino rock bassist for Wolfgang), 54, cardiac arrest Bassist Mon Legaspi passed away Monday evening due to cardiac arrest, according to the social media post of the band The Dawn. ... via gmanetwork.com

[02 Oct 2022] Alexander Scriabin (Александр Серафимович Скрябин) (Russian musicologist and composer), 75 Alexander Serafimovich Skryabin, composer, university lecturer and member of the Union of Composers of Russia, died at the age of 76. This was reported by the REN TV channel. ... via ctnews.ru

[02 Oct 2022] Béla Szakcsi Lakatos (Hungarian pianist and composer), 79 Béla Szakcsi Lakatos, an iconic figure of Hungarian jazz, died on Sunday morning, at the age of 79, Hungarian news agency MTI reported. Multiple award-winning Szakcsi Lakatos was a pianist, composer, holder of the Artist of the Nation title, and “a towering figure of Hungarian jazz,” the Hungarian Jazz Federation posted on Facebook. ... via hungarytoday.hu

[02 Oct 2022] Joy Vincent (Indian guitarist), 63 Joy Vincent was a guitarist who filled the stage with Malayalam film musicians of many eras. One of the famous guitarists of Kerala has passed away. ... via postsen.com

[01 Oct 2022] Stamatis Kokotas (Greek singer), 85 Legendary singer Stamatis Kokotas died at Asklipio Hospital in Athens, Greece according to an official announcement. He was eighty-five years old. ... via greekreporter.com

[01 Oct 2022] Bin Valencia (Argentine drummer for Almafuerte), 61, heart attack Bin Valencia, drummer recognized for having been part of Almafuerte from 2001 until the dissolution of the group in 2016, died this Saturday at the age of 61 while performing with Sirio, the band he was part of with his two children and his wife, at La Quadra Rock Club, located in the Buenos Aires town of Ramos Mejía. ... via infobae.com

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Minneapolis: November 1 to November 2

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11/01 Michigander with Abby Holliday at Turf Club Read More Michigander Rising indie rock artist Michigander (the stagename for Jason Singer) will be heading out on tour in support of his third EP Everything Will Be Ok Eventually. This is Singer’s biggest tour yet, and he’ll be bringing various support ....

11/01/2022 Tuesday

Michigander
with Abby Holliday
at Turf Club
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Buzzworthy indie rock artist Michigander (Jason Singer) is on tour in support of It Will Never Be The Same (C3 Records).

“I'm beyond excited to announce my fourth EP, It Will Never Be The Same,” shares Singer. “I wrote these songs about the feelings I’ve had over the last two years. Socially, politically, and economically, things are different, and on a more personal level, my life will never be what it was. I got married, I moved to a new city and state, and I turned 30. I think there are two ways to look at seasons of change like these. You can either be afraid, which usually results in hostility and frustration, or you can accept the situation for what it is and adapt and grow. Either option is very hard, but I like to think I’ve chosen the latter.”

Tour dates:

Thursday, October 13 – Little Rock, AR @ Stickyz
Sunday, October 16 – Austin, TX @ Austin City Limits ^
Tuesday, October 18 – Phoenix, AZ @ The Rebel Lounge
Wednesday, October 19 – San Diego, CA @ Casbah
Friday, October 21 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Echo
Saturday, October 22 – Oakland, CA @ Starline Social Club
Monday, October 24 – Portland, OR @ Polaris Hall
Tuesday, October 25 – Seattle, WA @ Barboza
Thursday, October 27 – Boise, ID @ The Olympic
Friday, October 28 – Salt Lake City, UT @ Kilby Court
Saturday, October 29 – Boulder, CO @ The Fox Theater
Monday, October 31 – Sioux Falls, SD @ Club David
Tuesday, November 1 – St. Paul, MN @ Turf Club
Wednesday, November 2 – Chicago, IL @ Lincoln Hall
Friday, November 4 – New York, NY @ Bowery Ballroom
Saturday, November 5 – Albany, NY @ Empire Underground
Sunday, November 6 – Washington, DC @ DC9 Nightclub
Tuesday, November 8 – Boston, MA @ Brighton Music Hall
Thursday, November 10 – Columbus, OH @ Rumba Cafe
Friday, November 11 – Cleveland, OH @ Grog Shop
Saturday, November 12 – Detroit, MI @ St. Andrews Hall

^ indicates festival appearance

11/01 Alex G with Hatchie at First Avenue Read More (Sandy) Alex G Alex G (Alex Giannascoli - not to be confused with singer/songwriter Alex G) just released Beach Music... his seventh full-length album, and his first Domino release. He’s obviously not used to recording in a studio, saying, “I was …

11/01/2022 Tuesday

Alex G
with Hatchie
at First Avenue
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Alex G (Alex Giannascoli) is probably the most famous musician you’ve never heard of. We saw him in April 2016 and mentioned how confusing his stage name was: “Philadelphia’s Alex G (Alex Giannascoli) and Porches were co-headliners, but Alex G closed out the night. The main problem with him is that he shared the same name as pop girl singer Alex G and producer Alex Greggs - who often use Alex G as credit.... Although, doing research on his name, apparently he also goes under as Sandy Alex G, but the billing was simply listed as Alex G for this show.”

Having said that, he has such a cult fanbase. A few years ago we went to see 100 Gecs, an ad for an Alex G showed up on the screen and literally every young people at the show went absolutely nuts, clapping and hooing.

Hatchie will open the show. We like Hatchie, having just saw her in May 2022 and wrote, “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.”

Tour dates:

Oct 6 Carrboro, NC, US Cat's Cradle
Oct 6 Saxapahaw, NC, US Haw River Ballroom
Oct 7 Asheville, NC, US The Orange Peel
Oct 8 Atlanta, GA, US Variety Playhouse
Oct 9 Nashville, TN, US Brooklyn Bowl - Nashville
Oct 10 St Louis, MO, US Off Broadway
Oct 12 Denver, CO, US Ogden Theatre
Oct 14 Salt Lake City, UT, US Soundwell
Oct 16 Seattle, WA, US Showbox at the Market
Oct 17 Portland, OR, US McMenamins Crystal Ballroom
Oct 19 San Francisco, CA, US The Fillmore
Oct 21 Los Angeles (LA), CA, US The Wiltern
Oct 22 San Diego, CA, US The Observatory North Park
Oct 23 Pomona, CA, US Glass House
Oct 24 Phoenix, AZ, US The Van Buren
Oct 26 Austin, TX, US Emo's Austin
Oct 27 Fort Worth, TX, US Tulips
Nov 1 Minneapolis, MN, US First Avenue
Nov 2 Chicago, IL, US Thalia Hall
Nov 3 Chicago, IL, US Thalia Hall
Nov 4 Detroit, MI, US Majestic Theatre
Nov 5 Toronto, ON, Canada The Danforth Music Hall
Nov 6 Montreal, QC, Canada Théâtre Corona
Nov 8 Boston, MA, US Paradise Rock Club
Nov 9 Boston, MA, US Paradise Rock Club
Nov 10 Brooklyn, NY, US Brooklyn Steel
Nov 11 Brooklyn, NY, US Brooklyn Steel
Nov 12 Brooklyn, NY, US Brooklyn Steel
Nov 14 Boston, MA, US Paradise Rock Club
Nov 16 Washington, DC, US 9:30 Club
Nov 17 Washington, DC, US 9:30 Club
Nov 18 Philadelphia, PA, US Union Transfer
Nov 19 Philadelphia, PA, US Union Transfer
Nov 20 Philadelphia, PA, US Union Transfer
Mar 16 2023 Dublin, Ireland Vicar Street
Mar 17 2023 Glasgow, UK TV Studio SWG3
Mar 18 2023 Manchester, UK O2 Ritz Manchester
Mar 20 2023 Leeds, UK Stylus
Mar 21 2023 Nottingham, UK Rescue Rooms
Mar 22 2023 Bristol, UK SWX
Mar 25 2023 Amsterdam, Netherlands Tolhuistuin
Apr 1 2023 Berlin, Germany Columbia Theater
Apr 6 2023 Paris, France Le Trabendo

11/02 Flo Milli with Monaleo at Amsterdam Bar Read More Flo Milli You Still Here, Ho ? Flo Milli July 19, 2022 Intro HBIC (Tiffany Pollard Speaks) Come Outside [Clean] Bed Time [Clean] by Flo Milli ....

11/02/2022 Wednesday

Flo Milli
with Monaleo
at Amsterdam Bar & Hall
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Alabama’s very own princess of rap Flo Milli will headline the Amsterdam Bar & Hall in St Paul on November 2nd. The tour sponsor will be from Monster drinks, which Flo adds, “The best partnership to match my energy is that of a MONSTER. For me and the Monster Energy Outbreak Tour to join forces this fall is going to be a party that you don’t want to miss.”

Expect to hear hit single “Conceited” and “Bed Time” on this tour.

The tour will feature support from Monaleo.

Tour dates:

October 18 – Atlanta, GA – Masquerade
October 21 – Washington D.C. – The Howard Theatre
October 25 – New York, NY – Bowery Ballroom
October 26 – Boston, MA – Brighton Music Hall
October 28 – Montreal, QC – Le Studio TD
October 29 – Toronto, ON – The Axis Club
October 31 – Detroit, MI – The Shelter
November 1 – Chicago – Avondale Music Hall
November 2 – Minneapolis, MN – Amsterdam
November 4 – Denver, CO – Cervantes Ballroom
November 5 – Salt Lake City, UT – The Complex
November 7 – Portland, OR – Hawthorne Theatre
November 8 – Seattle, WA – Neumos
November 9 – Vancouver, BC – Fortune Sound Club
November 11 – Oakland, CA – Starline Social Club
November 15 – Santa Ana, CA – Observatory OC
November 16 – Los Angeles, CA – Roxy Theatre

11/02 Kevin Morby with Coco at Fine Line Read More Kevin Morby Former bassist for Woods and frontman of The Babies, Kevin Morby is back with his third solo album Singing Saw, out now on Dead Oceans Records. …

11/02/2022 Wednesday

Kevin Morby
with Coco
at Fine Line
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Kevin Morby is headlining the Fine Line Music Cafe in support of his new album This Is A Photograph (Dead Oceans).

We caught Morby in Jan 2014 and wrote, “Kansas City native Kevin Morby, who plays in Vivian Girls side project The Babies, as well as is the bassist for Woods, opened with a 40 min. pensive set of songs culled from his solo debut, Harlem River (Woodsist Records), which he describes as a homage to New York City. Most of the set was similarly mid-tempo’d and intimate in their storytelling lyrics, with Cate LeBon herself guesting on stage midway through, on “Slow Train”, reprising their duet from the record.”

Show up early to check out Coco, the project from Maia Friedman (The Dirty Projectors), Dan Molad (Lucius), and Oliver Hill (Pavo Pavo).

Tour Dates

Sun. Oct. 2 - Dana Point, CA @ Ohana Festival
Mon. Oct. 3 - Tucson, AZ @ 191 Toole
Wed. Oct. 5 - Santa Fe, NM @ Meow Wolf
Mon. Oct. 10 - Oklahoma City, OK @ Beer City Music Hall
Tue. Oct. 11 - St. Louis, MO @ Off Broadway Nightclub
Wed. Oct. 12 - Bloomington, IN @ Buskirk-Chumley Theater
Fri. Oct. 14 - Memphis, TN @ The Bluff
Sat. Oct. 15 - Nashville, TN @ The Basement East
Sun. Oct. 16 - Atlanta, GA @ Terminal West
Tue. Oct. 18 - Jacksonville, FL @ Intuition Ale Works
Thu. Oct. 20 - Asheville, NC @ The Orange Peel
Fri. Oct. 21 - Durham, NC @ Motorco Music Hall
Sat. Oct. 22 - Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club
Mon. Oct. 24 - Cambridge, MA @ The Sinclair
Tue. Oct. 25 - Ardmore, PA @ Ardmore Music Hall
Wed. Oct. 26 - New York, NY @ Webster Hall
Fri. Oct. 28 - Toronto, ON @ Danforth Music Hall
Sat. Oct. 29 - Ferndale, MI @ The Magic Bag
Mon. Oct. 31 - Chicago, IL @ The Vic Theatre
Tue. Nov. 1 - Milwaukee, WI @ Turner Hall Ballroom
Wed. Nov. 2 - Minneapolis, MN @ Fine Line Music Cafe
Thu. Nov. 3 - Kansas City, MO @ Knuckleheads Saloon
Sat. Nov. 5 - Englewood, CO @ Gothic Theatre
Sun. Nov. 6 - Fort Collins, CO @ Washington’s
Tue. Nov. 8 - Salt Lake City, UT @ CommonWealth Room
Thu. Nov. 10 - Portland, OR @ Revolution Hall
Fri. Nov. 11 - Seattle, WA @ Showbox
Sat. Nov. 12 - Vancouver, BC @ Hollywood Theatre
Sun. Nov. 13 - Vancouver, BC @ Hollywood Theatre

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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The Avalanches at Varsity Theater, Minneapolis (30 Sep 2022)

Setlist     Intro: The Doors’ “The End” / Brian Eno’s “An Ending (Ascent)” The Divine Chord with “Wherever You Go” snippet Electricity Oh the Sunn! Interstellar Love with Beach Boys’ “God Only Knows” sample A Different Feeling with Ghost Story Interlude snippet Overcome / If I Was a Folkstar Song for Barbara Payton with Willy Wonka’s “Pure Imagination” sample Music Makes Me High Close to You Live at Dominoes Radio Subways Take Care in Your Dreaming / Wozard of Iz Wherever You Go / Flight Tonight We Go On with Queen’s “I Want To Break Free” sample -- Encore -- Running Red Lights Dial D for Devotion / Radio Because I'm Me Since I Left You with Ghost Story Interlude snippet Hammond Song / We Will Always Love You Read More The Avalanches 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. …

Australian sample pioneers The Avalanches (Robbie Chater and Tony Di Blasi) headlined the Varsity Theater, in Minneapolis, on Friday, September 30th.

Opening the show was Arizona’s Kareem Ali (كريم علي). The self-described “EEM” (Ethereal Electronic Music) DJ spent the entire 40-min set laser focused on his laptop, while in complete darkness (with random backlight).

The music was a lot of club-pulsing synths, which got the crowd bumping and dancing. You can sample some of his tracks, such as “Stay Strong” and “Love Is Why” on his Soundcloud.

Varsity Theater Marquee

In the late 90s, Melbourne’s The Avalanches (then a full band with a rapper, drummer and so on) spent the better part of their lives touring with Jon Spencer Blues Explosion, Beastie Boys, Public Enemy, etc. After the massive success of Since I Left You in 2000, the band sort of just took a break from touring six years later. The 2016 touring band featured Robbie Chater on mixing, Andy Szekeres on keyboards, synthesizer, Spank Rock on rapping, Eliza Wolfgramm on vocals, Paris Jeffree on drums, Oscar Vicente Slorach-Thorn on vocals, and Jonti Danilewitz on guitars.

Currently, it would seem that The Avalanches are keeping it simple with just Robbie Chater and Tony Di Blasi, doing all the live mixing by themselves. The two looked really excited to be playing live, even face timing with a loved one to show them the audience and let them hear the set in real time.

Over the many years of experience, their current setup is a massive two-person table using live using samplers, analogue keyboards, bass guitar, drum kit, theremin, turntables, a percussion stand, and MIDI-controlled special effects. They also brought with them their own custom light setup, which were carefully synced with their music to display certain colors for certain songs. For example, when The Beach Boys sample of “God Only Knows” was played the background lit up a golden color.

For these DJ shows, it’s all about the light show and it’s all about the music. If you were a music nerd, you can hear all sorts of samples, from Queen to Willy Wonka, in their compositions.

Unfortunately, shortly after playing the Varsity Theater, the duo cancelled their remaining tour dates due to serious illness on October 1: “Unfortunately due to serious illness we have had to make the heartbreaking decision to cancel our remaining US and Canadian shows to return home. Thank you to everyone who has made this tour so joyous, and apologies to everyone who had tickets for the remaining shows. All ticket holders will be contacted directly with refund details. Thank you.”

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

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Amyl and The Sniffers at First Avenue, Minneapolis (29 Sep 2022)

Amyl and The Sniffers Setlist Balaclava Lover Boogie Freaks to the Front Don't Fence Me In Got You Snakes Westgate Capital Security Don't Need a C*** (Like You to Love Me) Shake Ya Starfire 500 Maggot Knifey Choices Guided by Angels GFY Cup Of Destiny Some Mutts (Can't Be Muzzled) Laughing Hertz 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) ...

Amyl and The Sniffers returned to the area, after a sold-out headlining tour four months ago. For those unlucky enough to get a ticket to the hottest show in town earlier in May 2022, you were in luck, Amyl and the Sniffers were playing their biggest venue yet, at First Avenue, on September 29th.

Opening the show was Iowa’s hottest threesome you’ll ever see, The Rumours. The band is clearly taking their influences from The Runaways, with KISS, and many hard rock bands. They’re sexy, a little dangerous, and seemingly having a lot of fun on stage.

Songs on their set included “Daddy's Fool” and a Nancy Sinatra cover “These Boots Are Made for Walkin'”.

Next up was Bob Vylan. The duo is singer Bobby and drummer Bobbie. They are from London (“but not that one in Ontario”), and after the release of their debut album We Live Here, the band was nominated for Best UK Breakthrough Artist. Their second album The Price of Life charted at #18 in the UK Album charts.

Before they started their set, they actually took a full few minutes to do meditation and stretching. It was a bit weird, like yoga with punk mustic against racism. They’ve experienced racism firsthand in England, and recently when they were touring in the South.

They were also very playful with the audience. When they were talking about the Underground in London, they asked the audience how they got around. One guy said he walked to work, and immediately Bobby jokingly publicly shamed him for lying. “You lie! No one walks in America!”

Songs on their set included “We Live Here” and “England's Ending”.

Setlist

Melbourne’s Amyl and The Sniffers has always been a fun band to watch. It was only a few months ago that we witness this at the Fine Line Music Café in May 2022 and wrote, “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.”

With the larger venue, at First Avenue, it had a lot of space for Amyl to pace and run around the stage, that they couldn’t do before.

While many fans who were at the Fine Line show did show up for the First Avenue show, they did mention that it felt it was too soon for them to return. It was still a fun show, and regardless, if they return back in another four months, those same fans are going to line up in line to see them again.

Amyl and The Sniffers’ new album Comfort to Me is out now on B2B, Rough Trade, ATO Records.

Remaining tour dates:

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

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Amyl and The Sniffers at First Avenue, Minneapolis (29 Sep 2022)

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The Black Angels at The Bottleneck, Lawrence KS (2022-10-01) review

Read More Black Angels Forget the Polar Vortex, the Winter Psych Storm is coming. A taste of Texas psychedelia hits the road as Austin’s The Black Angels… THE BLACK ANGELS SETLIST Without a Trace Manipulation El Jardin History of the Future The River Icon Entrance Song Don't Play with Guns Grab as Much (as You Can) Choose to Choose Vermillion Eyes Here & Now Firefly Broken Soldier The First Vietnamese War The Prodigal Son Young Men Dead THE VACANT LOTS SETLIST  Departure Never Satisfied Consolation Prize Thank You Fracture 6 AM Mad Mary Jones THE VACANT LOTS EU/UK TOUR Nov 09 Milan (IT) - Arci Bellezza Nov 11 Dijon (FR) - Consortium Museum Nov 12 - Paris (FR) - L’International Nov 14 - Nantes (FR) - Lune Froide Nov 16 - Maastricht (NL) - Muziekgieterij Nov 17 - Liège (BE) - L'Escalier Nov 18 - Dordrecht (NL) - Popcentrale x Bibelot Nov 19 - Berlin (DE) - Synästhesie Festival Nov 20 - Dresden (DE) - Bärenzwinger Nov 22 - Halle (DE) - Hühnermanhattan Nov 24 - Copenhagen (DK) - Loppen Nov 26 - Stockholm (SE) - Debaser Bar Brooklyn Nov 27 - Gothenburg (SE) - Fyrens Nov 30 - Haarlem (NL) - Patronaat Dec 1 - Hastings (UK) - The Piper Dec 2 - London (UK) - Strongroom Dec 3 - Manchester (UK) – SOUP Dec 4 - Glasgow (UK) - The Flying Duck

The Bottleneck in Lawrence probably saved on their electric bill as Psych Rock leaders The Black Angels and Vermont via NY duo The Vacant Lots both played immersive and atmospheric sets in almost total darkness.

Opening the evening was a brief but impactful half-hour set from Brooklyn duo, The Vacant Lots, in support of just-released full-length,Closure (via Fuzz Club Records). The post-punk electro pair (Jared Artaud- vocals, guitars, poet / Brian MacFadyen — programming, percussion, vocals) create a fair volume of sound for just two people, buoyed by MacFayden’s sharp electro beats and Artaud’s echoing, fuzzy riffs. (and a dash of psych). The sound is minimal on its surface, but with a closer listen, is actually complex, with every note and sound mattering.

The duo are also big William Burroughs fans, taking the name of their previous full-length, Interzone, from his (and Joy Division’s) inspiration and any fans of Television, Suicide, BRMC, and Gun Club, should tune in. The set itself was an atmospheric (and even danceable) mini-voyage, beginning appropriately with 2014’s “Departure”, the new “Thank You” had lyrics dripping in sarcasm but presented in the most deadpan cool manner, and the electro throb and crashing cymbals of 2014’s “Mad Mary Jones”, a textured, swirling song that mentor Alan Vega covered on a previous split-single 10”.

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After six studio albums and two decades, Austin TX band The Black Angels can truly be called godfathers of the modern Texas Psych Rock movement, also helping spawn the multi-city Levitation Festival. Their newest full-length, Wilderness of Mirrors (on Partisan Records) only emphasizes that point and this show, like many others, was delayed by a year or more, so anticipation was high.

Like the openers, overall lighting was minimal at best (not making photos easy) with four narrow vertical light strips added to compliment the venue’s existing lighting. We’d seen the band previous, notably back in 2014 with their guest, the late Roky Erickson of the pioneering 13^th Floor Elevators.

The band remains as trippy as ever, and likes to shake up their setlist, starting this 85-min. night with “Without a Trace” from the new record, and singer Alex Maas promising in echo-y, reverbed verse, “we’ll be alarming, we’ll be an army” and on the new “El Jardin” evoking a confrontation with “you can build me up or you can rip me apart”.

Musically, the band mostly remained in their set places, all seemed focused and musically locked in, with drummer Stephanie Bailey, nestled in a stage corner, being the piston that charged the rest of the engine. The band has never said much between songs, preferring instead to bowl you over with their noise wall of sound, not that you couldn't see how grateful they were to return to playing live again.

There’s often a Texas twang to several of their songs, honoring their roots and giving away their origins, such as the campfire strumming that introduces the new “The River” before reverb and fuzz take over.

2013’s “Don’t Play with Guns” is probably the closest thing to a radio hit for the band, still unfortunately as relevant today, as it ever was. The band’s sound continues to evolve, staying both modern and retro at the same time, experimenting with textures and swirling sounds to build their soundscapes.

The back end of the main set seemed to take on a war theme of sorts, with “Broken Soldier”

“The First Vietnamese War”, “The Prodigal Son”, and “Young Men Dead” and Maas singing lines like “It's hard to kill when you don't know whose side you're on”, “why me, why war?”, and “Fire at will, don’t you waste no time”; all making for an impactful psych rock multi-song epic passage.

The band returned for a three-song encore, but that even wasn’t enough for the diehard fans that had been waiting this long for the show to take place, cheering even louder as the band said their quick good-nights.

The Wilderness of Mirrors remains trippy for Austin’s The Black Angels, pioneers of modern psych rock, and though it’s a dark voyage (at least one with very minimal lighting), they seem very appreciative to have live audiences join them again on that sonic voyage.

THE BLACK ANGELS TOUR DATES

OCT 3 Delmar Hall Saint Louis, MO*
OCT 4 Slowdown Omaha, NE*
OCT 5 First Avenue Minneapolis, MN*
OCT 7 Majestic Theatre Madison, WI*
OCT 8 House of Blues Chicago, IL*
OCT 9 Beachland Ballroom Cleveland, OH*
OCT 10 Majestic Theatre Detroit, MI*
OCT 12 Phoenix Concert Theatre Toronto ON*
OCT 13 Théâtre Corona Montréal, QC*
OCT 14 Paradise Rock Club Boston, MA*
OCT 15 9:30 Club Washington, DC*
OCT 17 Brooklyn Steel Brooklyn, NY*
OCT 18 Union Transfer Philadelphia, PA*
OCT 19 Cat's Cradle Carrboro, NC*
OCT 21 Variety Playhouse Atlanta, GA*
OCT 22 Brooklyn Bowl Nashville, TN*
OCT 23 Saturn Birmingham, AL*
OCT 24 Chelsea’s Live Baton Rouge, LA*
OCT 30 Levitation Austin, TX
NOV 5 Hipnosis- Huixquilucan De Degollado, Mexico
NOV 8 #iVoted Festival Live Stream
JAN 27, 2023 LAV - Lisbon, Portugal
JAN 28, 2023 Hard Club - Porto, Portugal
JAN 30, 2023 Teatro Eslava - Madrid, Spain
JAN 31, 2023 Apolo - Barcelona, Spain
FEB 1, 2023 Le Bikini - Toulouse, France
FEB 2, 2023 Rock School Barbey, Bordeaux,FR 
FEB 4, 2023 La Belle Electrique - Grenoble, FR 
FEB 5, 2023 Les Docks - Lausanne, Switzerland
FEB 6, 2023 Dynamo - Zurich, Switzerland
FEB 7, 2023 Arena - Vienna, Austria
FEB 9, 2023 ROXY - Prague, Czech Republic
FEB 10, 2023 NIEBO - Warsaw, Poland
FEB 12, 2023 Huxleys Neue Welt - Berlin, DE
FEB 13, 2023 Kantine - Cologne, Germany
FEB 14, 2023 Fabrik - Hamburg, Germany
FEB 15, 2023 Vega - Copenhagen, Denmark
FEB 17, 2023 Trix - Antwerp, Belgium
FEB 18, 2023 Doornroosje - Nijmegen, NL
FEB 19, 2023 Paradiso - Amsterdam, NL
FEB 21, 2023 l'Aéronef - Lille, France
FEB 22, 2023 Le Trianon - Paris, France
FEB 23, 2023 Antipode - Rennes, France
FEB 25, 2023 SWX - Bristol, UK
FEB 26, 2023 Invisible Wind Factory Liverpool
FEB 27, 2023 The Button Factory - Dublin, IE 
MAR 1, 2023 QMU - Glasgow, UK
MAR 2, 2023 New Century - Manchester, UK
MAR 3, 2023 O2 Shepherds Bush Emp London

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