Red, Light, and Cabooze

As we march closer to America's Independence Day (July 4th), I will be posting some "Red, White, and Blue" articles. If your band has one of those colors, please send me a note. I will need biography, news, tour dates, etc., when you send in your submission. Please follow the guidelines.

Read More Portugal, The Man Toyota is sponsoring its fifth year at CMJ with Toyota's Free Yr Radio! They will be broadcasting interviews and live performances from such bands as Atlas Sound, Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, Portugal, The Man.…

PORTUGAL. THE MAN
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Portugal. The Man recently shared this Two Inch Punch's remix of "Purple Yellow Red & Blue" (available on Soundcloud.)

Hear the song:



Portugal. The Man's frontman John Gourley recall working on his seventh album, Evil Friends , as a collaboration with Danger Mouse (aka Brian Burton). According to Gourley, "I walked into his [Danger Mouse] place, and it wasn't going to happen. He was like, 'Hey, man, just so you know, I don't really want to record a rock band.' And I was a little relieved. We'd done this by ourselves before, and we knew we could do it by ourselves again."

Finally, after a year, Portugal. The Man finished the recording and released it two weeks ago (June 4th) on Atlantic Records. The band also started their tour in support of the album two days ago… They arrive in Minneapolis this Saturday, June 22nd, the same date that W♥M team will also covering Snowden at Sound Gallery and Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin at 7th Street.

Tour information:

06/20 Chicago, IL - House of Blues 06/21 Milwaukee, WI - Pabst Theatre 06/22 Minneapolis, MN - First Avenue 06/23 St. Louis, MO - The Pageant 06/25 Dallas, TX - House of Blues 06/26 New Orleans, LA - House of Blues 06/27 Houston, TX - House of Blues 06/28 San Antonio, TX - Josabi's 06/29 El Paso, TX - Tricky Falls 07/02 Santa Fe, NM - Santa Fe Sol 07/03 Telluride, CO - Telluride Conference 07/04 Aspen, CO - Belly Up 07/05 Morrison, CO - Red Rocks Amph 07/06 Park City, UT - Park City Live 07/10 San Diego, CA - House of Blues 07/11 Anaheim, CA - House of Blues 07/12 Los Angeles, CA - The Wiltern 07/13 Oakland, CA - Fox Theater 07/16 Vancouver, BC - Commodore Ballroom

07/17 Seattle, WA - Showbox SoDo 07/18 Portland, OR - Crystal Ballroom 09/26 Montreal, QC - Corona Theatre 09/27 New York, NY - Terminal 5 09/29 Boston, MA - House of Blues 10/01 Silver Springs, MD - The Fillmore 10/02 Charlotte, NC - The Fillmore 10/03 Atlanta, GA - The Tabernacle 10/05 Austin, TX - ACL Music Festival 10/08 Lake Buena Vista, FL - House of Blues 10/09 Ft. Lauderdale, FL - Revolution Live 10/12 Austin, TX - ACL Music Festival 10/13 Mexico City, MX - Corona Capital 2013 10/15 Tulsa, OK - Cain's Ballroom 10/16 Columbia, MO - Mojo's 10/18 Boulder, CO - Boulder Theater 10/19 Denver, CO - Ogden Theatre 10/22 Reno, NV - Knitting Factory 10/23 Ventura, CA - Ventura Theatre 10/26 Las Vegas, NV - Life Is Beautiful Festival

Read More Nico Vega I actually had no idea Nico Vega was on the bill, but it was a pleasant surprise because I actually like these guys. This is my third time seeing them. Yes, Aja is shoeless on stage, and based on previous shows - this one was the best. .…

NICO VEGA
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You know I love Nico Vega, the band is always fun to see live, although I'm sad to see Minneapolis isn't part of their itinerary. This new tour is with Crash Kings. I'm not entirely sure what the tour is in support of, since their Lead to Light album is not released yet… but expect to see their hit single "Beast" and "Lead to Light" (from their EP Fury Oh Fury) on the upcoming album.

Tour dates:

July 11 - San Diego, Calif. - The Griffin
July 12 - Las Vegas, Nev. - Hard Rock Café
July 13 - Salt Lake City, Utah - Bar Deluxe
July 14 - Denver, Col. - Bluebird Theater
July 16 - Kansas City, Ks. - Riot Room
July 18 - Dallas, Texas - The Door
July 19 - Austin, Texas - Stubb's Jr.
July 20 - Houston, Texas - The Studio
July 22 - Orlando, Fla. - The Social
July 23 - Jacksonville, Fla. - Jack Rabbits
July 25 - Atlanta, Ga. - Vinyl
July 26 - Columbia, S.C. - New Brookland Tavern
July 28 - Baltimore, Md. - Ram's Head Live
July 31 - New York, N.Y. - Bowery Ballroom
Aug. 1 - West Chester, Penn. - The Note
Aug. 2 - Columbus, Ohio - The Basement
Aug. 5 - Nashville, TN - Exit/In
Aug. 6 - St. Louis, Mo. - Old Rock House
Aug. 8 - Chicago, Ill. - Abbey Pub
Aug. 10 - Cleveland, Ohio - Wendy Park
Aug. 11 - Pittsburgh, Penn. - Altar Bar
Aug. 13 - Syracuse, N.Y. - Westcott Theatre
Aug. 14 - Poughkeepsie, N.Y. - The Loft
Aug 16 - Cambridge, MA - The Sinclair

Read More Gogol Bordello but I saw a movie called Everything Is Illuminated, that stars the singer from Gogol. I think this was before he was more known for being in this band. I guess, like Flea in Suburbia? .…

GOGOL BORDELLO
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Start wearing purple, wearing purple! Gogol Bordello is back with Pura Vida Conspiracy, coming out July 23, 2013, on ATO/Casa Gogol Records.

Check out this RollingStone.com feature (and video) on the band

Excerpt:

Ahead of the July 23rd release of Gogol Bordello's hotly anticipated sixth album, Pura Vida Conspiracy, the gypsy-punk collective is offering a glimpse at the project's creation. In this exclusive video chronicle of the group's studio time at the Sonic Ranch in Texas, frontman Eugene Hütz shares the album's overall message: "Borders are scars on the face of the planet."

You've all seen photos and videos to know that this gypsy band is known for their live shows so expect to see them this summer (all confirmed tour dates are listed below; more dates will be announced soon).

Gogol Bordello will be in Minneapolis at the Cabooze on August 2nd.

06/21/2013 Scheeßel - Hurricane Festival 06/22/2013 Neuhausen ob Eck - Southside 06/23/2013 Rotterdam - Rotterdamse Schouwburg 06/27/2013 Norrköping, Sweden - Bråvalla Festival 06/28/2013 Stord, Norway - Stordfest 06/29/2013 Kristiansand, Norway - Ravnefest 06/30/2013 Paris, France - Solidays 07/03/2013 Hradec Kralove - Rock For People 07/05/2013 St Denis de Gastine - Foin De La Rue 07/06/2013 Saint Prouant - Feux de l'Eté 07/07/2013 Kontich - Rock Werchter 07/20/2013 Greenfield, MA - Green River Festival 07/21/2013 Providence, RI - Lupo's Heartbreak 07/25/2013 Floyd, VA - FloydFest 07/26/2013 Philadelphia - Theatre of the Living 07/27/2013 Bristow, VA - Jiffy Lube Live 07/28/2013 Pittsburgh, PA - Stage AE 07/30/2013 Columbus, OH - LC Indoor Pavillion 07/31/2013 Urbana, IL - Canopy Club 08/1/2013 Iowa City, IA - Blue Moose Tap House 08/02/2013 Minneapolis, MN - Cabooze 08/03/2013 Bonner Springs, KS - Cricket Wireless 08/05/2013 SLC, UT - In The Venue 08/07/2013 Portland, OR - Roseland Theater 08/08/2013 Seattle, WA - Neptune Theatre 08/09/2013 Seattle, WA - Neptune Theatre 08/10/2013 Squamish, BC - Squamish Valley 08/12/2013 Edmonton, AB - Union Hall 08/13/2013 Calgary, AB - Flames Central

08/15/2013 Morrison, CO - Red Rocks Amph 08/16/2013 Omaha, NE - Slowdown 08/17/2013 Chicago, IL - Congress Theatre 08/19/2013 Toronto, ON - Danforth Music Hall 08/20/2013 Toronto, ON - Danforth Music Hall 09/21/2013 Rio de Janeiro - Rock in Rio 09/23/2013 Porto Alegre - Opinião 09/24/2013 Curitiba - Master Hall 09/25/2013São Paulo - HSBC Brasil 11/19/2013 Paris - Le Bataclan 11/20/2013 Cologne - E-Werk 11/21/2013 Hamburg - Docks 11/22/2013 Berlin - Astra Kulturhaus 11/23/2013 Vienna - Gasometer 11/25/2013 Munich - Tonhalle 11/26/2013 Zurich 457 - Komplex 11/27/2013 Milan - Alcatraz 11/29/2013 Rome - Orion 11/30/2013 Bologna - Estragon 12/01/2013 Villeurbanne - Transbordeur 12/03/2013 Copenhagen - Store Vega 12/04/2013 Stockholm - Debaser Medis 12/05/2013 Oslo - Sentrum Scene 12/06/2013 Brussels - Ancienne Belgique 12/08/2013 Norwich - Nick Rayns 12/09/2013 Bristol - O2 Academy 12/11/2013 Leeds - O2 Academy 12/13/2013 London - O2 Academy Brixton 12/14/2013 Manchester - Academy 12/15/2013 Glasgow - O2 Academy

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