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08/19/2022

Peter Hook and the Light at First Avenue, Minneapolis (18 Aug 2022)

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Peter Hook’s last Minneapolis show at the Fine Line Music Café in November 2014 remained one of my favorite shows of that year. He played THREE sets (well technical two full sets and ...

08/18/2022 Thursday

Peter Hook & The Light
with DJ Jake Rudh
at First Avenue
first-avenue.com

The last time Peter Hook was in town in November 2009, it was unforgettable. A massive fan proposed marriage on stage, “The rap portion was handled by a fan (singing the part of England footballer John Barnes). After the song, the fan proposed marriage to his girlfriend, who came on stage to accept the ring.”

You can bet that the married couple will definitely be at this upcoming Peter Hook & The Light show.

The show promises playing Joy Division’s debut album Unknown Pleasures and their last album Closer … plus an opening set of New Order material.

If you love Joy Division, this is an absolute a must-see show.

Tour dates:

August 11 The Danforth Music Hall Toronto, ONT
August 12 The Danforth Music Hall Toronto, ONT
August 13 Club Soda Montreal, QC
August 15 Royal Oak Music Theatre Royal Oak, MI
August 16 Variety Playhouse Atlanta, GA
August 18 First Avenue Minneapolis, MN
August 19 Metro Chicago
August 20 Metro Chicago
August 22 The Pabst Theatre Milwaukee, WI
August 23 Paradise Rock Club Boston, MA
August 25 The Fillmore Silver Spring Silver Spring, MD
August 26 Union Transfer Philadelphia, PA
August 27 Terminal 5 New York, NY
August 29 The Van Buren Phoenix, AZ
August 30 Mohawk Austin, TX
August 31 Mohawk Austin, TX
September 2 House Of Blues Houston Houston, TX
September 3 House Of Blues Dallas Dallas, TX
September 5 Ogden Theatre Denver, CO
September 6 Humphreys Concerts by the Bay San Diego, CA
September 8 The Theatre At Ace Hotel Los Angeles, CA
September 9 The Theatre At Ace Hotel Los Angeles, CA
September 10 The Warfield San Francisco, CA
September 12 Crystal Ballroom Portland, OR
September 13 The Showbox Seattle, WA
September 14 Commodore Ballroom Vancouver, BC tour dates

Peter Hook and the Light at First Avenue, Minneapolis (18 Aug 2022)

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Silversun Pickups at Liberty Hall, Lawrence, KS (2022-08-16) concert review

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Silversun Pickups

Recently, Silversun Pickups announced their 15-date November tour, with special guest Zella Day. The tour will hit all major cities, including Chicago, Detroit, Pittsburgh, Minneapolis, Tulsa, and more.

SILVERSUN PICKUPS SETLIST

Well Thought Out Twinkles
It Doesn't Matter Why
Panic Switch
Scared Together
The Pit
The Royal We
Freakazoid
Kissing Families
Don't Know Yet
Substitution
Circadian Rhythm (Last Dance)
Latchkey Kids
Dots and Dashes (Enough Already)
Nightlight

Encore:

Alone on a Hill
Little Lover's So Polite
Lazy Eye

SILVERSUN PICKUPS TOUR DATES

18 AUGUST Aspen, CO BELLY UP
19 AUGUST Denver, CO CHANNEL 93.3'S BIG GIG
28 SEPTEMBER San Diego, CA THE OBSERVATORY NORTH PARK
29 SEPTEMBER Anaheim, CA HOUSE OF BLUES
1 OCTOBER Rancho Mirage, CA AGUA CALIENTE CASINO
2 OCTOBER Ventura, CA THE MAJESTIC VENTURA THEATER
3 OCTOBER Los Angeles, CA THE ORPHEUM THEATRE
6 OCTOBER Oakland, CA FOX THEATER
7 OCTOBER Monterey, CA GOLDEN STATE THEATRE
8 OCTOBER Stateline, NV HARRAH'S LAKE TAHOE
9 OCTOBER Sacramento, CA ACE OF SPADES
15 OCTOBER Fresno, CA NEW ROCK 104.1'S BREW ROCK
2 NOVEMBER Boston, MA HOUSE OF BLUES
4 NOVEMBER New Haven, CT COLLEGE STREET MUSIC HALL
5 NOVEMBER Montclair, NJ THE WELLMONT THEATER
6 NOVEMBER New York, NY WEBSTER HALL
8 NOVEMBER Baltimore, MD RAMS HEAD LIVE!
9 NOVEMBER Philadelphia, PA THE FILLMORE
11 NOVEMBER Raleigh, NC THE RITZ
12 NOVEMBER Charlotte, NC THE FILLMORE
14 NOVEMBER Orlando, FL HOUSE OF BLUES
15 NOVEMBER St. Petersburg, FL JANNUS LIVE
17 NOVEMBER Atlanta, GA BUCKHEAD THEATRE
18 NOVEMBER Nashville, TN MARATHON MUSIC WORK

“I’ve been waiting, I’ve been waiting for this moment” -- Silversun Pickups, “Lazy Eye”

As it had been a decade-and-a-half since Silversun Pickups had last played Lawrence, Kansas; for their longtime local fans, the anticipation of this show at Liberty Hall was years in the making.

The evening would begin with a forty-minute set courtesy of Kansas City, MO-based Kid Computer (George McMillian; Matt Gore; Dalton Grenier; Andy Wooden), in support of brand-new full-length, Cafe Vertical Garden (on Super Sonic Records).

In addition to celebrating five years together as a band, they also announced the return of drummer Grenier- the band formed in 2017, self-released a series of singles, followed by an EP in 2019 and now an LP in 2022, playing their self-described “super-sonic pudding-pop”.

Anyone in the immediate area can catch them outdoors at Evergy Plaza in downtown Topeka on August 27 as they play the free ForgeFest 2022, promoting young talent and the city and county as a destination for economic development, that leads to successes for all.

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The ninety-five-minute headlining set from Silversun Pickups, started like a time machine- a spooky ebbing hum and dry ice smoke prefaced the band taking the stage which began with “Well Thought Out Twinkles”, from their 2006 debut album, the song also remembered for being featured on Tony Hawk and Rock Band video games.

The band’s core foursome (Brian Aubert– vocals, guitar; Nikki Monninger– bass; Chris Guanlao– drums; Joe Lester– keyboards) has been basically intact for its two decades and have further honed their signature sound on new album, Physical Thrills (out this Friday on New Machine Recordings), again produced by Butch (Nirvana, Garbage) Vig.

An early-set extra gear of adrenaline was supplied by 2009’s “Panic Switch” with its unmissable Monniger bassline and chaotically beautiful guitar work, which here, was extended, de-constructed, then re-constructed. Aubert tried with difficulty to recall his last time in town (2006 at The Jackpot [r.i.p.] according to their site) but he also mentioned his love of older restored movie theaters as venues, and teased people to stay for a film following.

First single from the new album, “Scared Together” could certainly be looked at as an analogy for the pandemic, as Aubert sang, “We're so much better when we're scared together” then he prepared us all for battle on 2009’s “The Royal We” singing, “How many times do you wanna die? How many ways do you wanna die?” (coincidentally as a fight almost broke out on the floor).

2019’s “Freakazoid” still seems like a new song as the band didn’t have much chance to play it live before things shut down, and Aubert brought up that bassist Monniger may have had a ghost in her hotel room. “Don't Know Yet” found the crowd snapping along in unison, followed by the dizzying “Substitution” (flipped from the setlist order), and Aubert confessed to being “chicken-skinned” while in town, sensing some “strange juju” of sorts, though laughed it off and thanked the crowd for coming. The main set ended on energetic chants of “We want it”” on 2015’s “Nightlight”.

The encore began with the new record’s “Alone on a Hill” and a chance for Monninger to channel her inner Kate Bush as she took over lead vocals for the song, then amped into a wall of sound on 2006’s “Little Lover's So Polite” before things ended with the LA band’s best-known song, “Lazy Eye” and each band member would leave the stage one-by-one to applause, while Aubert’s guitar’s still hummed from some backstage corner, even long after he was off-stage.

The return of in-person live music means Physical Thrills (as opposed to virtual livestreams and teleconferences) and the return of Silversun Pickups to Lawrence after a fifteen-year absence, was just what local fans had waited so long for. (click on any image to enlarge and see in full)

KID COMPUTER

SILVERSUN PICKUPS

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Minneapolis: September 11 to September 12

09/11 Lizzy McAlpine with Carol Ades at Fine Line

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Vinyl LP pressing. Five seconds flat, the 2022 album by Lizzy McAlpine, is available on standard black vinyl. A 2022 artist to watch, Lizzy has crafted a deeply intimate and beautiful album featuring GRAMMY Award winners FINNEAS and Jacob Collier. …

08/18/2022

iPad Magic Keyboard for my iPad Pro 12.9

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I’ve been living with the iPad 12.9 Pro (2017 Model) since March 2018. After using the iPad daily for about two months, here are my thoughts …

I caved in and bought a used iPad Magic Keyboard for my iPad Pro 12.9 (2020). You see, between my Asus Electropunk Laptop and iPad, there is no comparison in terms of portability. The laptop weighs a ton, I never want to travel with it. Instead, if I need to do some work, the iPad and Keyboard combination works best for me.

Previously, I was using the iPad and Keyboard Folio, which is fine, but I didn’t exactly love the typing experience. Plus over time, the Folio is showing some wear and tear.

The shocker of the iPad Magic Keyboard is that it costs $350 new. This is really an insane amount of money to pay for a keyboard… and I felt like it was the barrier to entry for those in the market for a keyboard for their iPad. There are many third party keyboard maker, but I decided to go with the Magic Keyboard because it uses the smart connector.

After playing around with it, like putting the keyboard light brightness to the max, I was shocked that within a few minutes, I went from 100% charged to 84%! I turned off the light on the keyboard immediately. Wow, what a battery drainer.

In the few minutes since I started typing this review, I started noticing the battery quickly dropping. It went from 84% earlier to 81% in a few minutes… Judging by the battery drain, I feel like you need to plug this in if you intend to do a lot of work on the iPad.

The best perk about this keyboard is that you can assign the four physical button at the bottom-left of the keyboard. The four keys are Globe, Control, Option, and Command. I’m a PC user, so using the CMD+C or CMD+V is annoying to me, because of the layout. I’m just used to the Ctrl key to be the furthest left of the PC keyboard. Thankfully, you can reassign the Globe key to CMD, making a better keyboard (in my opinion).

I also like the mousepad, but it doesn’t always work with all the applications. For example, it doesn’t seem to work with Google’s Keep. I am assuming it will work better with native Apple Applications, such as Safari or their iOS Mail App.

The other thing you should know about the Magic Keyboard is that it is a little heavier than the folio. Weight may be necessary so it can anchor the “floating” iPad. As for versatility - it is only a keyboard or it can only close to protect the iPad. That’s all you can do with it.

If you need to use the iPad as a tablet, like reading digital comic books, you have to remove it from the keyboard. I think it was intentionally designed this way… which I don’t like. You see with the Folio, you can just fold the keyboard all the way to the back and use it as a Tablet, if you don’t need the keyboard.

In the end, if you need a keyboard for your iPad, I would recommend either the Folio or the Magic Keyboard, it just depends on how much money you want to spend. I have to admit, typing on the Magic Keyboard is 100% better than on the Folio.

I think my biggest concern is the battery drain. It’s already at 70%, as I finish writing this.

Update: I thought perhaps it’s just a fluke that the keyboard was draining the iPad’s battery like water (even if you have the lights on the keyboard turned off)… but after using it for a week, I can confirm that you need to plug in the keyboard if you intend to type a lot. If you are not using the keyboard, obviously it won’t draw power.

The magnet is very strong and can really hold the iPad in place. You can rock it around in a moving vehicle and know that it won’t go flying off.

PS, the other cool thing about this keyboard is if you need to lock your iPad, you can use the keys: CTRL+CMD+Q and it will lock the iPad right away.

Photo below is my Magic Keyboard with Birth of Venus by Sandro Botticelli (from Mighty Skins) and my iPad with Death Dealer by Frank Frazetta from Skinit. I’ve previously ordered a Skinit for my Xbox Series X, and I love it. The printing looks very good and it seemed durable.

Apple Magic Keyboard and iPad Pro 12.9

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08/17/2022

Minneapolis: September 6 to September 9

08/16/2022

The Lumineers at T-Mobile Center, Kansas City, MO (2022-08-13) review

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The Denver-based band is back in town, to promote their second album Cleopatra (Dualtone). The record received overwhelming positive reviews and hit #1 in the UK Albums Chart and the…

THE LUMINEERS SETLIST

intro music- “Desperado (slowed remix)” by Eduardo Luzquiños (Rihanna cover)

BRIGHTSIDE
Cleopatra
Ho Hey
Angela
A.M. RADIO
Dead Sea
Flowers in Your Hair
WHERE WE ARE
My Cell
Slow It Down
Charlie Boy
NEVER REALLY MINE
Gloria
Sleep on the Floor
Ophelia
Big Parade
BIRTHDAY
ROLLERCOASTER
Walls (Tom Petty cover, w/openers)
Salt and the Sea
Leader of the Landslide / You Can't Always Get What You Want (Rolling Stones cover snippet)

Donna
Submarines
REMINGTON / REPRISE
Stubborn Love

outro music- “White Shade of Pale” by Procol Harem

GREGORY ALAN ISAKOV SETLIST

Southern Star
Dark, Dark, Dark
San Luis
Amsterdam
This Empty Northern Hemisphere
Liars
Caves
The Stable Song
All Shades of Blue

DANIEL RODRIGUEZ SETLIST

Steal The Night Away
As I Am
Colorado
This is Life
Sojourn of a Burning Sun
Dolores
Mixtape

THE LUMINEERS TOUR DATES

AUG 16 CHI Health Center Omaha, NE#
AUG 17 BOK Center Tulsa, OK*
AUG 19 American Airlines Center Dallas, TX*
AUG 20 Moody Center Austin, TX*
AUG 23 Amway Center Orlando, FL*
AUG 24 Enmarket Arena Savannah, GA*
AUG 26 State Farm Arena Atlanta, GA*
AUG 27 Spectrum Center Charlotte, NC*
AUG 28 WonderBus Music and Arts Festival Columbus, OH
AUG 31 KFC Yum! Center Louisville, KY*
SEP 1 Bridgestone Arena Nashville, TN *
SEP 3 Wrigley Field Chicago, IL*
SEP 16 BeachLife Ranch Festival Redondo Beach, CA
SEP 24 Sound on Sound Music Festival Bridgeport, CT
OCT 1 Oceans Calling Festival Ocean City, MD
NOV 11 Powerstation Auckland, New Zealand
NOV 13 Fortitude Music Hall Brisbane, Australia
NOV 15 ICC Sydney Sydney, Australia
NOV 18 Margaret Court Arena Melbourne, Australia
NOV 22 The Garden Hall Tokyo, Japan
NOV 29 Grand Arena- Grand W- Cape Town, Western Cape
NOV 30 Grand Arena- Grand West Cape Town, South Africa
DEC 2 SunBet Arena at Time Square Casino Pretoria, South Africa

# = With Special Guests: Gregory Alan Isakov and Daniel Rodriguez
* = With Special Guest: James Bay (Chicago show adds Caamp as well)

“I’ll be your BRIGHTSIDE, baby, tonight…”

The announcement first came in late January 2020, that The Lumineers were returning to Kansas City that September, but then…

As we all know, the world changed, and after two and-a-half years since that initial notice, what is now called The BRIGHTSIDE Tour came to a filled T-Mobile Center, and to say that their fans had anticipated the show, is obviously an understatement.

In fact, Colorado had kind of moved east for the evening as all three of the acts on the roster were all Colorado-bred folk rock, making for the most musically cohesive arena show we’ve maybe ever seen.

The night began with a half-hour set from musician (and former member of Elephant Revival) Daniel Rodriguez and his band, in support of debut full-length, Sojourn of a Burning Sun (on Renew/BMG Records). “Colorado” was of course dedicated to his home state, “This is Life” was actually appropriated by The Lumineers and released as a Christmas song so he performed the original version, and he mentioned his sister and aunt were present for the show.

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Next up was South African-born, Boulder CO-based singer/songwriter Gregory Alan Isakov, still in support of his fourth full-length album, Evening Machines and whose bigger sound (enhanced with the strings of an upright bass and violin) was a close kinship to that of the headliner.

He and his band made the most of their forty-five-minutes, working in nine songs as spotlights flashed different primary colors on each band member. 2009’s “This Empty Northern Hemisphere” had a dark and gypsy feel to the song (courtesy of the strings), 2007’s “The Stable Song” asked “Remember when our songs were just like prayers”, and despite the echoing size of the venue, they would end with a quiet acoustic “All Shades of Blue” as all members huddled around a central mic.

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Taking the stage to a taped “Desperado-slowed remix”, The Lumineers wasted no time by starting their (just short of) two-hour set, with all members up front – on the runway tip of the heart-shaped ramps (similar to U2) that jutted forward on the arena floor, as a disco ball and star shapes hung above.

The band itself is down to a core duo (Wesley Schultz and Jeremiah Fraites) but triples in size for their live incarnation with its current lineup (Stelth Ulvang – piano, mandolin; Byron Isaacs – bass; Brandon Miller– guitar, mandolin; Lauren Jacobson – strings, piano) being certainly its most animated, and maybe also, its most musically solid assemblage to date

Starting with the title track and moving from radio hit, to hit (...to hit), with “Cleopatra”, breakout song, “Ho Hey”, and “Angela”, the set began so strongly, getting people on their feet immediately, and making that long wait, a distant memory.

The fluidity of their previous arena shows had minor flow hiccups here and there (we’ve followed the band since 2012 when they were playing tiny clubs to 2013 and their first arena tour, to their last US tour back in 2017), but this time there was an additional musical confidence we hadn’t seen prior, showing that they very much deserved to be playing shows at this level.

“Kansas City, you guys are lighting it up tonight!” Schultz mentioned in front of the new album’s “A.M. RADIO” and despite its title, 2012’s “Dead Sea” is very much a love song. Schultz reminisced that it’s already been a decade since the release of their debut album and mentioned how continually amazed they are at the crowd sizes, before launching into that album’s opener, the Dylan-esque “Flowers in Your Hair”.

Their current single, “Where We Are” was prefaced by the story of Schultz and his (now) wife being in a near-fatal Utah car accident and the story of his late uncle immortalized on 2012’s “Charlie Boy”, was also dedicated to current members of service and their own families.

When Schultz asked if there were any birthdays in the audience, it seemed like half the venue’s hands went up, so they carried on with the new “BIRTHDAY” dedicated to everyone that actually had one, and for all those birthdays we had to miss during the pandemic.

Fans turned on their phone flashlights and swayed for “ROLLERCOASTER” and the opening acts returned to help out on a cover from another of Schultz’s influences, Tom Petty’s “Walls”, with Isakov also sticking around for “Salt and the Sea”, a song he covered himself last year.

As for the encore, it went four songs, beginning with just the core duo huddled on a piano on the runway ramp for the character sketch of 2019’s “Donna”. The sound would expand for 2012’s “Submarines” as the band returned, Jacobson happily fiddling and Ulvang always restless on the piano.

For “REMINGTON” and “REPRISE” Schultz headed down to the front of the pit area to high-five fans, and for the closing “Stubborn Love”, the band returned to where they began, at the apex of the runway, though keyboardist Ulvang (now playing acoustic guitar), darted into the audience, balancing with his bare feet along barrier rails and scaling lower-level seats.

That two-and-a-half-year wait turned out to be very worth it as a noticeably seasoned Lumineers played their best arena show that we’ve seen so far. Though recent times have been predictably dark, Eric Idle of Monty Python sang it best – “Always look on the bright side of life” and The Lumineers have done just that, in a triumphant return to the live stage.

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THE LUMINEERS

DANIEL RODRIGUEZ

GREGORY ALAN ISAKOV

DANIEL RODRIGUEZ

THE LUMINEERS

GREGORY ALAN ISAKOV

THE LUMINEERS

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08/15/2022

Black Pistol Fire at recordBar, Kansas City, MO (10 August 2022)

Black Pistol Fire Setlist

Songs played included

Pick Your Poison
Look Alive
Lost Cause
Redbone (Childish Gambino cover)
Speak of the Devil
New York City Cops (Strokes cover, w/Marlon Sexton of Shooks)
Level
Hope in Hell
Aneurysm (Nirvana cover)
Run Rabbit Run (includes snippet of “Watermelon Sugar” by Harry Styles)

The Shooks Setlist

O2
Storming
Toof
City People
Angel
Rum!
Drama
Apples
You Know I'm Right
SFTW

Black Pistol Fire Tour Dates

AUG 12 Gothic Theatre Englewood, CO
AUG 13 Soundwell Salt Lake City, UT
AUG 15 Crescent Ballroom Phoenix, AZ
AUG 16 Belly Up Solana Beach, CA
AUG 18 Teragram Ballroom Los Angeles, CA
AUG 19 The Independent San Francisco, CA
AUG 21 Hawthorne Theatre Portland, OR
AUG 22 Neumos Seattle, WA
AUG 25 Commodore Ballroom Vancouver, Canada
AUG 26 Capitol Ballroom Victoria, Canada
AUG 28 Midway Music • Arcade • Kitchen Edmonton, Canada
AUG 29 Bo's Bar & Stage Red Deer, Canada
AUG 30 The Palace Theatre Calgary, Canada
SEP 1 Capitol Music Club Saskatoon, Canada

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Canadian-bred, but based out of Austin, Black Pistol Fire, has sold out their upcoming 7th Street Entry show in Minneapolis. The band’s latest Deadbeat Graffiti is available now. …

This was no bad habit as again; we were floored by their live-energy--

Austin, TX came to Kansas City for a night, as a pair of bands headlined by duo Black Pistol Fire played the recordBar downtown for a memorable, adrenaline-fueled show.

The evening opened with a forty-minute set from Austin, TX band Shooks, led by Marlon Sexton, the son of famous TX guitarist Charlie (Bob Dylan, Double Trouble, Arc Angels) Sexton and though he looks very much like a younger version of his father, the band’s music is much more neo-psych and garage post-punk, than the straight-ahead blues rock of his father.

The band has released a recent six-song EP, Pet, and follow up single, “O2” (which opened the set), so are really just getting started, with this tour being their farthest reach to date outside of the Texas area, but they’ve been gradually building heat, especially since SXSW in March.

“Drama” is their newest single, just out this week, and features jagged guitar riffs and crashing cymbals, “You Know I’m Right” might be their most accessible sounding song, and closing with “SFTW”, this young band is one to keep on the radar.

As the Toronto-via-Austin duo (Kevin McKeown- guitar/lead vocals; Eric Owen- drums) of Black Pistol Fire jumped to the stage to begin their seventy-five-minute set, we could only wonder why they still remain somewhat of a kept secret. Fans of rock power duos like The White Stripes, Black Keys and more, should be all over this band, and though the club was full, they probably deserve to be playing bigger venues as they enter their second decade together.

We’ve documented the band since 2012, seeing them live finally in 2017 and again in 2021. Their stomping high-energy garage rock blues blend takes inspiration from the likes of Zeppelin, Nirvana, Muddy Waters, Chuck Berry and more, but the sound is their own, and as usual, they exploded out of the gate, opening with 2021’s “Pick Your Poison”.

Their show setlist for the evening seemed to be an impromptu mix of songs new and old, (including most recent single, “Bad Habit”), based on tempo and McKeown’s mood and vibe of the crowd for the night, as evidenced on their “setlist” picture, which offers some additional song possibilities outside of their more known songs, categorized by their speed.

Drummer Owen almost immediately shed his shirt, as if it was slightly holding him back, and was a bare-chested frantic swirl of bobbing long hair for the remainder of the set. Their Childish Gambino cover of “Redbone” slowed things down momentarily, flipping the song into more of an aching blues track, with McKeown adjusting his vocal growl, into more of a falsetto to fit the song.

The duo brought Sexton back out to help for a driving Strokes cover of “New York City Cops” and last year’s “Hope in Hell” would end with a blistering McKeown guitar solo, and the octane would immediately go next level with a blistering late set cover of Nirvana’s “Aneurysm”, that was sonically threatening to blow the roof off.

The encore-less set would end with an extended “Run Rabbit Run” that included (no, our ears weren’t deceiving us), a snippet from Harry Styles’ “Watermelon Sugar” complete with tempo changes, ballistic guitar riffs, and a crowd clap-a-long before the momentum changed into a more frantic pace.

The gleefully tired audience clearly wanted more, still clapping and yelling for one more song, even well after the lights went up, and background music was cued, but will have to wait until Black Pistol Fire returns to the area once more.

THE SHOOKS

BLACK PISTOL FIRE

BLACK PISTOL FIRE at recordBar in Kansas City, MO (10 Aug 2022)

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Minneapolis: This Week (08/21/2022)

I post the W♥M Minneapolis preview calendar a month in advance. Things may have changed, and/or I just wanted to remind you about the shows that we will be covering this week.

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08/18 Peter Hook & The Light with DJ Jake Rudh at First Avenue

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Peter Hook

Peter Hook’s last Minneapolis show at the Fine Line Music Café in November 2014 remained one of my favorite shows of that year. He played THREE sets (well technical two full sets and ...

08/18 Petite Amie at Amsterdam Bar & Hall

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Otra Vez Petite Amie June 15, 2022 1 Otra Vez 6:27 Sold by Amazon Services LLC. Additional taxes may apply. By placing your order, you agree to our Terms of Use. . …

08/18/2022 Thursday

Petite Amie
at Amsterdam Bar & Hall
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Petite Amie is heading out on tour, stopping by the Amsterdam Bar in St Paul on August 18. Some dates are with Wild Wild Wets and Hooveriii, however the St Paul show currently does not have an opener listed.

The group recently shared their new single “Otra Vez”, via Devil in the Woods Records. The song is taken from their forthcoming new album.

Petite Amie tour dates

8/3 - Casbah /Soda - San Diego, CA *
8/4 - The Echo - Los Angeles, CA *
8/5 - Amados - San Francisco, CA *
8/6 - The Holland Project - Reno, NV *
8/7 - Starlet Room - Sacramento, CA **
8/9 - Fixin’ To - Portland, OR
8/10 - The Shakedown - Bellingham, WA
8/12 - Substation x Freakout Presents - Seattle, WA
8/13 - Neurolux - Boise, ID
8/15 - Vultures - Colorado Springs, CO **
8/16 - Lost Lake - Denver, CO
8/17 - miniBar - Kansas City, .MO
8/18 - Amsterdam - St. Paul, MN
8/21 - Landline Presents @ The Burl - Lexington, KY **
8/22 - The Blue Room @ Third Man - Nashville, TN **
8/23 - 529 Bar - Atlanta, GA
8/24 - El Rocko @ Dog Day Presents - Savannah, GA
8/25 - Snug Harbor - Charlotte, NC
8/26 - Pie Shop - Washington, DC
8/27 - World Cafe - Philadelphia, PA
8/28 - Berlin Under A - New York, NY

* = w/ Wild Wild Wets
** = w/ Hooveriii

08/19 Hanson at Fillmore

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Brothers band Hanson recently released their new Christmas album Finally It’s Christmas (available on 3CG/S-Curve Records). …

08/19/2022 Friday

Hanson
at Fillmore
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Trio brothers Hanson (Taylor, Isaac, and Zac Hanson) finally released their Red Green Blue album. The album compiles three solo-led projects from each of the brothers and marks the band’s milestone 30th anniversary.

Red is Taylor’s songs, Green is Isaac’s songs, and finally Blue is Zac’s songs.

There will also be a massive Global tour from the trio, listed below are the North American dates:

AUGUST
5 – Elizabeth, IN – Caesar's Event Center #
6 – Cleveland, OH – Agora Theatre #
7 – Detroit, MI – Royal Oak Music Theatre #
9 – Grand Rapids, MI – 20 Monroe Live #
10 – Indianapolis, IN – Egyptian Room at Old National Centre #
12 – St Louis, MO – The Pageant #
13 – Chicago, IL – Aragon Ballroom #
14 – Madison, WI – The Sylvee #
16 – Springfield, MO – Gillioz Theatre #
18 – Council Bluffs, IA – Stir Cove at Harrah’s #
19 – Minneapolis, MN – The Fillmore Minneapolis #
20 – Fargo, ND – Fargo Brewing Company Outdoors#
21 – Winnipeg, MB – Park Theater +
23 – Calgary, AB – The Palace Theatre +
24 – Edmonton AB – Midway +
26 – Vancouver, BC – The Vogue Theatre +
27 – Seattle, WA – The Moore +
28 – Portland, OR – Crystal Ballroom +
30 – San Francisco, CA – The Fillmore +
31 – Anaheim, CA – House of Blues +

SEPTEMBER
2 – Los Angeles, CA – Ace Theatre +
3 – San Diego, CA – Humphrey’s Concerts By The Bay +
4 – Phoenix, AZ – The Van Buren +
6 – Las Vegas, NV – Brooklyn Bowl +
7 – Salt Lake City, UT – The Depot +
9 – Denver, CO – Paramount Theatre +
10 – Kansas City, MO – Uptown Theatre +
11 – Wichita, KS – Cotillion Ballroom +
13 – Austin, TX – Emo’s +
14 – Dallas, TX – House of Blues +

# Allen Mack Myers Moore supporting
+ Zillaz supporting

08/20 Franz Ferdinand at Fillmore

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Franz Ferdinand

As I have suspected, Franz Ferdinand will be on a bigger tour in support of their new album Right Thoughts, Right Words, Right Action, which comes out next week (August 27th) on Domino Records.…

08/20/2022 Saturday

Franz Ferdinand
at Fillmore
livenation.com

If there’s only one Franz Ferdinand tour you have to see, it’s this one. Their greatest hits tour, it’s named after their 20-track greatest hits collection called Hits to the Head. All your favorite songs are here: “Take Me Out”, “The Dark Of The Matinée”, “This Fire”, “Do You Want To”… so many good ones. I can guarantee when they play “This Fire”, the entire audience will be singing along.

Tour Dates:

Thu, AUG 4 House of Blues Dallas Dallas, TX
Fri, AUG 5 White Oak Music Hall Houston, TX
Sat, AUG 6 Stubbs BBQ Austin, TX
Mon, AUG 8 Tabernacle Atlanta, GA
Wed, AUG 10 9:30 Club Washington, DC
Fri, AUG 12 The Fillmore Philadelphia Philadelphia, PA
Sat, AUG 13 Pier 17 New York, NY
Mon, AUG 15 House Of Blues Boston Boston, MA
Tue, AUG 16 MTELUS Montreal, Canada
Wed, AUG 17 HISTORY Toronto, Canada
Fri, AUG 19 Riviera Theatre Chicago, IL
Sat, AUG 20 Fillmore Minneapolis Minneapolis, MN
Mon, AUG 22 Ogden Theatre Denver, CO
Tue, AUG 23 The Complex Salt Lake City, UT
Thu, AUG 25 Showbox SoDo Seattle, WA
Fri, AUG 26 The Orpheum Vancouver, Canada
Sat, AUG 27 McMenamins Grand Lodge Forest Grove, OR
Tue, AUG 30 Fox Theater Oakland, CA
Thu, SEP 1 Shrine Expo Hall Los Angeles Downtown, CA

08/20 Chastity Brown at First Avenue

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Chastity Brown played almost everything from her Back-Road Highways album, as you can see from the setlist. The band is joined on stage by Aby Wolf (for "Solely" and "Slow Time") and Hummingbirds (for "Say It" ...

08/20/2022 Saturday

Chastity Brown
at First Avenue
first-avenue.com

Minneapolis singer/songwriter Chastity Brown is headlining First Avenue on August 20 to support her new album Sing To The Walls (Red House Records).

The singer talked about the long journey to finish the new record:

This record was started in Sweden, and completed in Minneapolis. It’s been made and remade many times over, but ultimately is my audacious expression of black joy and love in response to uprising, confrontation, and pandemic.

And now it’s yours. Thank you for supporting me, for making my music part of your life, and sharing my music with others. I hope you dance your ass off to these songs in your living room or let it score the moments in your life that could use a soundtrack.

My deep and heartfelt thanks to my co-producers on this record, Brady Blade and Greg Schutte, and all the incredible musicians and collaborators who helped bring this to life. Thanks to my team that always has my back and believes in me as an artist and individual ♥

This is just the beginning.

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

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

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08/14/2022

The Wrong Party Tour, feat. Fitz and the Tantrums and Andy Grammer, at Palace Theatre, St Paul (13 Aug 2022)

08/13 Fitz and the Tantrums and Andy Grammer with Maggie Rose at Palace Theatre

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Fitz and the Tantrums

We can confidently say we’ve seen Fitz and The Tantrums in all kinds of weather and over a hundred-degree temperature range. We first caught the LA soul/dance-pop band in early Feb 2011 in a small Minneapolis club . …

Andy Grammer

Andy Grammer will be co-headlining the show. He is known for his chart-topping hits, like “Honey I’m Good” and “Keep Your Head Up.” ...

Maggie Rose

Nashville roots-rock soul powerhouse Maggie Rose released her third studio album Have a Seat. The album recorded at FAME Studios in Muscle Shoals, AL, and was produced by Ben Tanner (Alabama Shakes). …

08/13/2022 Saturday

Fitz and the Tantrums and Andy Grammer
with Maggie Rose
at Palace Theatre
first-avenue.com

We just saw Fitz and the Tantrums at Grinders KC in June 2022, and described the show as, “Arms swayed back and forth during 2013’s “6AM” while clouds gathered above and the sky gradually grayed, providing relief from the heat, but also a precursor to oncoming weather changes. Singer Scaggs said that “I Need Help” from the newest record had meant even more to her during the pandemic, helping her to focus on her own mental health and hopefully showing people that they are not alone in any day-to-day struggles.”

Andy Grammer will be co-headlining the show. He is known for his chart-topping hits, like “Honey I’m Good” and “Keep Your Head Up.”

Maggie Rose to open.

Tour dates:

July 29, 2022 - Key West, FL - Key West Ampitheater
July 30, 2022 - Orlando, FL - Hard Rock Live Orlando
July 31, 2022 - Tampa, FL - Seminole Hard Rock Hotel
August 2, 2022 - Cary, NC - Koka Booth Amphitheatre
August 3, 2022 - Vienna, VA - Wolf Trap
August 4, 2022 - New York, NY - Summerstage
August 6, 2022 - Boston, MA - Leader Bank Pavilion
August 9, 2022 - Selbyville, DE - The Freeman Arts Pavilion
August 11, 2022 - Interlochen, MI - Interlochen Center
August 12, 2022 - Aurora, IL - Riveredge Park
August 13, 2022 - Saint Paul, MN - Palace Theatre
August 14, 2022 - St. Louis, MO - Saint Louis Music Park
August 17, 2022 - Vail, CO - Gerald R. Ford Amphiteater
August 18, 2022 - Sandy, UT - Sandy Amphiteater
August 20, 2022 - Nampa, ID - Ford Idaho Center - Amphitheater
August 21, 2022 - Woodinville, WA - Chateau Ste. Michelle
August 22, 2022 - Bonner, MT - KettleHouse Ampitheater
August 23, 2022 - Forest Grove, OR - Grand Lodge
August 25, 2022 - Saratoga, CA - The Mountain Winery
August 26, 2022 - Rohnert Park, CA - Green Music Center
August 27, 2022 - Los Angeles, CA - Greek Theatre

Maggie Rose

Andy Grammer

Palace Theatre Marquee

Andy Grammer

Andy Grammer with Michael Fitzpatrick

Fitz and the Tantrums

Fitz and the Tantrums at Palace Theatre, St Paul (13 Aug 2022)

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Flip Rushmore at 7th Street Entry, Minneapolis (10 Aug 2022)

Flip Rushmore Setlist

Platypuseidon
The Loathsome Crowded West
Phife & Merle
Gouda Bear
DDT
NINE
That Hollow Sound
Campus
Waxwing

-- Encore --
Aspen, CA / All These Things That I've Done (The Killers cover) / Loserhead

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Minneapolis band Flip Rushmore (Alex Smith, Dan Klauer, Nick Spielman, Adam Szczepaniak, and Mike Green) is having an EP Release Party this August 10 at the 7th Street Entry. …

Minneapolis/Nashville band Flip Rushmore (Alex Smith, Dan Klauer, Nick Spielman, Adam Szczepaniak, and Mike Green) held a release party for their four-year-in-the-making EP Choose Your Villains Wisely at the 7th Street Entry in Minneapolis on August 10th.

Starting the show was Lazenlow, a three-piece featuring vocalist Gillian Needham, guitarist Ghost Channels, and drummer Mo Bluntz. The band was slow to start their set, as one of their fans was late arriving to the venue, so they were vamping to buy her some time.

The group loves First Avenue/7th Street so much that they wrote a song about the venue… adding that it was written well before they first book their first show.

Friend Dog (aka Vinnie Donatelle) was up next. Donatelle was joined by bassist Lauren Anderson and drummer Nate LeBrun. Donatelle has built up a good fanbase, thanks to being in The Last Revel (the group is heading out on a national tour starting on August 21st in Livingston, Montana).

After playing a love song about his wife, Julia, Donatelle asked if the next one was the last song? He’s lost track of time and had forgotten to bring a setlist to the show. Anderson answered, “Six songs is the perfect set of songs.” With that, they played a song, “Never Want to Let You Down.”

The truth is, we weren’t going to cover this Flip Rushmore show. However, after running to one of their super fan, at a Japanese Breakfast in July 2022, the fan convinced us to see Flip Rushmore. He believed in the band so much that we had to trust his suggestion.

At the show, I see the local music fans/influencers (like Dom, Robert, the Girl at the Rockshow, etc.) in the audience, which is a good sign and indication there’s a good buzz for the band.

After a hilarious boxing arena introduction, Flip Rushmore took the stage, playing “Platypuseidon”, the new song about the murder of George Floyd, taken from their Choose Your Villains Wisely EP.

As promised, every song from the new EP was played live (for the first time), including billionaire spacing traveling song “Waxwing”, “NINE”, “The Loathsome Crowded West”, and “Gouda Bear”

Flip Rushmore’s Choose Your Villains Wisely is out now on all major platforms.