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Minneapolis: April 6, 2024

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04/06 Eliza McLamb with Mini Trees at Fine Line Read More Eliza McLamb Opening the show was Eliza McLamb, touring in support of her debut album Going Through It (Royal Mountain Records). She first came to fame during the pandemic, by producing TikTok videos (over 16 million likes). … Mini Trees Los Angeles based Lexi Vega’s solo musical project Mini Trees announced that she will be releasing a debut album on Run For Cover Records. The yet-to-be titled album is set to release this fall. ....

04/06/2024 Saturday

Eliza McLamb
with Mini Trees
at Fine Line
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Writer, musician, and podcaster (co-host of Binchtopia), Eliza McLamb is on tour in support of the debut album Going Through It (Royal Mountain Records).

Eliza McLamb (06 Oct 2023)

We saw McLamb on her first tour in Oct 2023, and wrote, “It sounded like this was McLamb’s first tour, stating that she’s never been to Minneapolis before on stage. She noted how cold it was here (even though the locals here calls it T-Shirt weather), and that she’s experience anything like this before, because she’s “from Los Angeles.” They spent the day wandering around Minneapolis and went to Dogwood Coffee and said that they let her smell the sweet latte.”

Mini Trees (22 April 2022)

Mini Trees to open.

Of course, we also saw Mini Trees on their first appearance in St Paul, on April 2022: “On their first appearance in the area, Los Angeles based Mini Trees thanked the audience for showing up early to hear them play…. Many of Lexi’s songs are reflection of being a mix race of Cuban-born father and Japanese-American mother, and her perspective through her identity… never quite fitting in, growing up in suburban southern California. The group ended their set with their first single, “Spring”, which they jokingly hoped that Minnesota could one day enjoy (it’s been an absolutely miserably cold spring).”

Tour dates:

March 11 - Phoenix, AZ - Valley Bar

March 19 - Birmingham, AL - Saturn

March 20 - Nashville, TN - The End

March 21 - Atlanta, GA - Masquerade

March 22 - Asheville, NC - The Grey Eagle

March 23 - Carrboro, NC - Cats Cradle Main Room

March 25 - Washington D.C. - Union Stage

March 26 - Philadelphia, PA - PhilaMOCA

March 28 - New York, NY - Music Hall of Williamsburg

March 29 - Boston, MA - The Sinclair

March 30 - Burlington, VT - Higher Ground

April 1 - Toronto, ON - Velvet Underground

April 2 - Columbus, OH - Ace of Cups

April 4 - Chicago, IL - Schubas

April 5 - Milwaukee, WI - Venue

April 6 - Minneapolis, MN - Fine Line

April 8 - Denver, CO - Larimer Lounge

April 10 - Boise, ID - Shrine Social Club

April 12 - Seattle, WA - Barboza

April 13 - Portland, OR - Doug Fir

April 15 - San Francisco, CA - Cafe Du Nord

April 25 - San Diego, CA - VooDoo Room

April 26 - Los Angeles, CA - Troubadour

*with Mini Trees

04/06 Lime Cordiale at Amsterdam Bar & Hall Read More Lime Cordiale Australian pop-rock band Lime Cordiale will be headlining the Turf Club in St Paul on July 19th. The band is known for their catchy singles, including Triple J’s Hottest 100 songs: “Facts of Life” (#15); “Colin” …

04/06/2024 Saturday

Lime Cordiale
at Amsterdam Bar & Hall
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Australia’s 2x ARIA Award-winning Lime Cordiale will be back in St Paul, this time playing the Amsterdam Bar & Hall, on April 6, 2024.

Lime Cordiale (19 July 2023)

We saw Lime Cordiale in July 2023 and wrote, “Australian pop rock group Lime Cordiale is a duo, consisting of brothers Oli and Louis Leimbach, but when they play live, they have additional members James Jennings (drums), Felix Bornholt (keys) and Nicholas Polovineo (guitars/trombone). Their debut album Permanent Vacation came out in 2017, but it wasn’t until their collaboration with English actor-musician Idris Elba in 2022 for Cordi Elba, that really put the band on the map on the international stage.”

Tour dates:

March 22 @ Crowbar in Tampa, FL

March 23 @ The Abbey in Orlando, FL

March 26 @ Terminal West in Atlanta, GA

March 28 @ The Howard in Washington, DC

March 29 @ The Middle East (Downstairs) in Boston, MA

March 30 @ Music Hall of Williamsburg in Brooklyn, NY

April 4 @ A&R Music Bar in Columbus, OH

April 5 @ Bottom Lounge in Chicago, IL

April 6 @ Amsterdam Bar & Hall in Minneapolis, MN

April 8 @ Park Theatre in Winnipeg, Canada

April 10 @ Union Hall in Edmonton, Alberta

April 11 @ The Palace in Calgary, Alberta

April 13 @ Capital Ballroom in Victoria, BC

April 17 @ Cornerstone in Berkeley, CA

April 18 @ SLO Brew in San Luis Obispo, CA

April 20 @ Music Box in San Diego, CA

April 21 @ Ventura Music Hall in Ventura, CA

04/06 Kate Clover with Monica LaPlante and Spit Takes at Turf Club Read More Monica LaPlante Local musician Monica LaPlante opened up the show, fifteen minutes fashionably late. The band was in the Halloween spirit, dressing up as a reverse Robert Palmer and his voluptuous band. . ....

04/06/2024 Saturday

Kate Clover
with Monica LaPlante and Spit Takes
at Turf Club
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Los Angeles’ rising underground punk star Kate Clover is touring in support of her sophomore album The Apocalypse Dream. Last year, she toured with The Hives, select dates with Superchunk, and F**ked Up.

The upcoming record is produced by Jonah Falco and mixed by Grammy award winning producer Carlos De La Garza. The record was inspired by 70s punk, and a little The Kinks influence.

Monica LaPlante and Spit Takes to open.

Kate Clover ‘The Apocalypse Dream’ Spring 2024 North America Tour

3-16-24 - Santa Ana, CA - The Observatory

3-17-24 - Mesa, AZ - Nile Theater

3-20-24 - Austin, TX - Mohawk

3-21-24 - San Antonio, TX - Paper Tiger

3-22-24 - Dallas, TX - Three Links

3-23-24 - Houston, TX - Continental Club

3-25-24 - Atlanta, GA - Masquerade

3-26-24 - Nashville, TN - Drkmttr

3-28-24 - Washington, DC - Pie Shop

3-29-24 - Cambridge, MA - Middle East

3-30-24 - Brooklyn, NY - TV Eye

3-31-24 - Philadelphia, PA - Milkboy

4-02-24 - Pittsburgh, PA - Club Cafe

4-03-24 - Cleveland, OH - The Grog Shop

4-04-24 - Detroit, MI - The Crofoot

4-05-24 - Chicago, IL - Cobra Lounge

4-06-24 - Minneapolis, MN - Turf Club

4-07-24 - Davenport, IA - Racoon Motel

4-09-24 - Denver, CO - HQ

4-12-24 - San Francisco, CA - Kilowatt

4-13-24 - Los Angeles, CA - The Echo

4-14-24 - San Diego, CA - Soda Bar

If your band is coming to the Minneapolis/St Paul area, please email details to [email protected] with a good lead time. Thank you.

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Yumi Zouma at Turf Club, St Paul (22 Apr 2022)

Yumi Zouma Setlist Southwark Crush (It's Late, Just Stay) Truer Than Ever Powder Blue / Cascine Park Where The Light Used To Lay Cool For a Second Right Track, Wrong Man In Camera Depths (Part I) Give It Hell In the Eyes of Our Love December Mona Lisa Astral Projection -- Encore -- Bruise The Brae Mini Trees Setlist Moments In Between Carrying On Cracks in the Pavement Want Me to Stay Slip Away Doomsday Underwater Otherwise Spring Read More Yumi Zouma New Zealand-born Yumi Zouma is touring in support of their fourth album Present Tense (Polyvinyl Records). The North American tour will begin April 7th, with guest NoSo. JORDANN will join the tour for April 16-17, Mini Trees from .... Mini Trees Los Angeles based Lexi Vega’s solo musical project Mini Trees announced that she will be releasing a debut album on Run For Cover Records. The yet-to-be titled album is set to release this fall. ....

New Zealand alternative pop band Yumi Zouma headlined the Turf Club in St Paul on Friday, April 22nd, 2022.

On their first appearance in the area, Los Angeles based Mini Trees thanked the audience for showing up early to hear them play.

We wrote about the band in July 2021, saying that it was Lexi Vega’s solo musical project, and they will be releasing a debut album on Run For Cover Records. At that time, we actually didn’t know the title of her album… well I would like to report that the album is called Always In Motion, and the band played songs from that debut album… including “Carrying On” and “Cracks in the Pavement”.

Many of Lexi’s songs are reflection of being a mix race of Cuban-born father and Japanese-American mother, and her perspective through her identity… never quite fitting in, growing up in suburban southern California.

The group ended their set with their first single, “Spring”, which they jokingly hoped that Minnesota could one day enjoy (it’s been an absolutely miserably cold spring).

Yumi Zouma (singer Christie Simpson, bass/guitarist Josh Burgess, guitar/bassist Charlie Ryder, and drummer Olivia Campion) closed out the show. The band had this great set decoration of fake plastic plants and a neon sign with the band’s name logo. Surround them were five LED light sticks that were magnetically attached to mic stands. The lights were controlled by a phone app, but it might have been pre-programmed or would sync with the music… it was cool.

The band started playing concerts around their city, Christchurch. They wrote music together via emails, since by some of the band members were not in Christchurch, around their early days. Cascine Records caught wind of the band, and signed them in 2016. By 2020, Yumi Zouma signed with Polyvinyl Record Co. and Inertia Music for the release of their third album Truth or Consequences.

This brings us to their latest album, Present Tense, which the New Zealand band played many of their songs, including “Astral Projection”, which singer Christie Simpson described as “about leaning into bad feelings and the mixed results it brings. Learning to sit with the reality of a relationship not working out as you hoped. Looking towards the future and knowing there will be others, there will be better times, but sitting in the present moment, trying to make peace with that.”

Since the show was on a Friday, the band played a little later and they played a little longer, than usual. In fact, even throwing in two songs for the encore.

Remaining tour dates

04/23 - Lawrence, KS - The Bottleneck †
04/25 - Denver, CO - Bluebird Theater †
04/28 - Vancouver, BC - The Fox Cabaret §
04/29 - Seattle, WA – The Crocodile ‡
04/30 - Portland, OR - Mississippi Studios ‡
05/03 - San Francisco, CA - The Independent ‡
05/05 - Los Angeles, CA - The Roxy ‡
05/06 - San Diego, CA - The Casbah ‡

† w/Special Guest Mini Trees
§ w/Special Guest Nobel Oak
‡ w/Special Guest Beauty Queen

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Yumi Zouma at Turf Club, St Paul (22 Apr 2022)

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Minneapolis: April 21 to April 23

04/21 Black Pistol Fire at Fine Line Read More Black Pistol Fire 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. …

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04/21/2022 Thursday

Black Pistol Fire
at Fine Line
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Austin duo Black Pistol Fire is returning to the Fine Line Music Café this April 21st. I know what you are thinking, weren’t they just here?

Yes, the duo played the Fine Line in July 2021, which we said, “Austin duo Black Pistol Fire is seemingly very grateful to be back touring, especially because their “Look Alive” Summer 2021 tour is going so well… having sold out a few venues, including Emo’s in Austin.”

Tour Dates

Thu, APR 21 Fine Line Music Cafe Minneapolis, MN
Fri, APR 22 The Rave / Eagles Club Milwaukee, WI
Sat, APR 23 Metro Chicago Chicago, IL
Mon, APR 25 The Shelter Detroit, MI
Wed, APR 27 Hi-Fi Indianapolis, IN
Fri, APR 29 Beale Street Music Festival 2022 Memphis, TN
Sat, APR 30 Zanzabar Louisville, KY
Mon, MAY 2 Music Hall of Williamsburg Brooklyn, NY
Wed, MAY 4 Ottobar Baltimore, MD
Thu, MAY 5 Brighton Music Hall Allston, MA
Fri, MAY 6 The Fillmore Philadelphia Philadelphia, PA
Mon, MAY 9 Grog Shop Cleveland, OH
Tue, MAY 10 Newport Music Hall Columbus, OH
Thu, MAY 12 Rum Runners London, Canada
Fri, MAY 13 The Opera House Toronto, Canada
Sat, MAY 14 Bronson Centre Ottawa, Canada
Mon, MAY 16 Théâtre Fairmount Montréal, Canada

04/21 Spoon with Margaret Glaspy at Palace Theatre 04/22 Spoon with Margaret Glaspy at Palace Theatre Read More Spoon Last month, Spoon shared their version of The Beatles 1967 fan club single “Christmas Time (Is Here Again)”, as part of the Spotify Singles: Holiday Edition 2021. The collection marks the fifth year of Spotify Singles: Holiday. .... Margaret Glaspy Margaret Glaspy is back in town, headlining the 7th Street Entry this Thursday, in support of her new EP Born Yesterday (ATO Records). The EP is a bookend to Margaret’s lauded debut album Emotions …

04/21/2022 Thursday
04/22/2022 Friday

Spoon
with Margaret Glaspy
at Palace Theatre
first-avenue.com

Popular band Spoon sold out their 4/21 show, so they quickly booked a second one… giving fans an extra choice.

The band released released Lucifer on the Sofa on Matador Records, which Rolling Stones called, “their best record ever.”

Margaret Glaspy will open both nights.

Tour Dates

4/6 - Boston, MA - House of Blues #
4/8 - New Haven, CT - College Street Music Hall #
4/9 - Richmond, VA - The National #
4/11 - Washington, DC - 9:30 Club #
4/15 - Philadelphia, PA - The Fillmore #
4/16 - New York, NY - Hammerstein Ballroom #
4/18 - Detroit, MI - The Fillmore Detroit #
4/19 - Chicago, Il - The Riviera Theatre #
4/21 - St. Paul, MN - Palace Theatre #
4/22 - St. Paul, MN - Palace Theatre #
4/23 - Milwaukee, WI - The Rave #
4/25 - Columbia, MO - The Blue Note #
4/28 - Wilmington, NC - Greenfield Lake Amphitheatern#
429 - Atlanta, GA - Shaky Knees Festival
4/30 – Memphis, TN – Beale St. Music Festival
5/24 - Denver, CO - Mission Ballroom *
5/25 - Salt Lake City, UT- The Complex *
5/27 - Napa, CA - BottleRock
5/28 – Sacramento, CA – Ace of Spades
5/29 – San Francisco, CA – Fillmore
5/31 - Solana Beach, CA - Belly Up *
6/2 - Los Angeles, CA – Palladium *
6/3 - Tucson, AZ - The Rialto Theatre *
6/4 - Phoenix, AZ -The Van Buren *

#with Margaret Glaspy
*with Geese

04/22 Yumi Zouma with Mini Trees at Turf Club Read More Mini Trees Los Angeles based Lexi Vega’s solo musical project Mini Trees announced that she will be releasing a debut album on Run For Cover Records. The yet-to-be titled album is set to release this fall. ....

04/22/2022 Friday

Yumi Zouma
with Mini Trees
at Turf Club
first-avenue.com

New Zealand-born Yumi Zouma is touring in support of their fourth album Present Tense (Polyvinyl Records).

The North American tour will begin April 7th, with guest NoSo. JORDANN will join the tour for April 16-17, Mini Trees from April 18-25, Noble Oak onApril 28, and, finally Beauty Queen from April 29-May 6.

Tour dates

04/01 – Oslo, Norway – KRXSSET
04/03 – Berlin, Germany – Burg Schnabel
04/04 – Warsaw, Poland – Praga Centrum
04/07 - Atlanta, GA - Terminal West *
04/08 - Durham, NC - Motorco Music Hall *
04/09 - Washington, DC - Black Cat *
04/12 - Philadelphia, PA - Union Transfer *
04/13 - Brooklyn, NY - Music Hall of Williamsburg *
04/14 - Boston, MA - The Sinclair *
04/15 - Portsmouth, NH - The Press Room *
04/16 - Montréal, QC – Petit Campus **
04/17 - Toronto, ON - Horseshoe Tavern **
04/18 - Cleveland, OH - Grog Shop †
04/20 - Chicago, IL - Lincoln Hall †
04/21 - Madison, WI - High Noon Saloon †
04/22 - St. Paul, MN - Turf Club †
04/23 - Lawrence, KS - The Bottleneck †
04/25 - Denver, CO - Bluebird Theater †
04/28 - Vancouver, BC - The Fox Cabaret §
04/29 - Seattle, WA – The Crocodile ‡
04/30 - Portland, OR - Mississippi Studios ‡
05/03 - San Francisco, CA - The Independent ‡
05/05 - Los Angeles, CA - The Roxy ‡
05/06 - San Diego, CA - The Casbah ‡


* w/Special Guest NoSo
** w/Special Guest JORDANN
† w/Special Guest Mini Trees
§ w/Special Guest Nobel Oak
‡ w/Special Guest Beauty Queen

04/23 LP with Nick Leng at Palace Theatre Read More LP Heart on her sleeve, LP, will be at First Avenue this Thursday, February 7th. LP’s fifth album Heart To Mouth is out now on BMG/Vagrant. …

04/23/2022 Saturday

LP
with Nick Leng
at Palace Theatre
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Laura Pergolizzi, or otherwise known by the stagename, LP, is touring in support of Churches (SOTA Records).

If you’ve never heard of LP, you may have heard her songs, sung by Cher, Rihanna, Backstreet Boys… and many others.

Nick Leng to open.

Tour dates:

03/31 - Anfiteatro Del Parque de la Exposición - Lima, Peru
04/14 - Roseland Theater - Portland, OR, USA ^
04/15 - The Orpheum - Vancouver, BC, Canada ^
04/16 - The Paramount Theatre 2779 - Seattle, WA, USA ^
04/17 - Roseland Theater - Portland, OR, USA ^
04/19 - The Union Event Center - Salt Lake City, UT, USA ^
04/21 - The Mission Ballroom - Denver, CO, USA ^
04/22 - Arvest Bank Theatre - Kansas City, MO, USA ^
04/23 - Palace Theatre - Saint Paul, MN, USA ^
04/24 - The Vic Theatre - Chicago, IL, USA ^
04/26 - HISTORY - Toronto, ON, Canada ^
04/28 - State Theatre - Portland, ME, USA ^
04/29 - Place Bell - Laval, QC, Canada ^
04/30 - House of Blues - Boston, MA, USA ^
05/01 - The Fillmore - Philadelphia, PA, USA ^
05/03 - Terminal 5 - New York, NY, USA ^
05/04 - Brooklyn Steel - Brooklyn, NY, USA ^
05/06 - The Anthem - Washington, DC, USA ^
05/07 - The Fillmore Charlotte - Charlotte, NC, USA ^
05/08 - The Orange Peel - Asheville, NC, USA ^
05/10 - Tabernacle - Atlanta, GA, USA ^
05/11 - Ryman Auditorium - Nashville, TN, USA ^
05/13 - Stubb’s Bar-B-Q - Austin, TX, USA ^
05/14 - House of Blues - Houston, TX, USA ^
05/15 - House of Blues - Dallas, TX, USA ^
05/17 - The Historic El Rey Theater - Albuquerque, NM, USA ^
05/18 - The Van Buren - Phoenix, AZ, USA ^
05/20 - Fox Theater - Oakland, CA, USA ^
05/21 - Greek Theatre - Los Angeles, CA, USA ^

^ with Nick Leng

04/23 Hippo Campus with Ginger Root at Armory Read More Hippo Campus The crowd at the music stage began swelling very early on, as local favorites Hippo Campus played first, with a spirited 40 min. set that included new single, ‘South’ (EP out Oct 2 on Grand Jury Records) .…

04/23/2022 Saturday

Hippo Campus
with Ginger Root
at Armory
first-avenue.com

Local indie-pop Hippo Campus is ending their national tour with a headlining show at the Armory in Minneapolis on April 23rd. Their latest album LP3 is out now via Grand Jury.

The group will rest for a week before embarking on their UK/EU headline tour in May 2022.

We last saw the band live at First Avenue on 12 Mar 2017 and wrote, “The buzz for Hippo Campus at their homecoming show was simply amazing. As soon as the band took the stage, a hundred cellphones went up in the air to record every moment of the band. The audience was generally young teenagers, but that is expected for a semi-rare all-ages weekend show at First Avenue.”

Tour dates:

31st Mar - Englewood, CO - Gothic Theatre
1st Apr - Englewood, CO - Gothic Theatre
2nd Apr - Salt Lake City, UT - The Union
4th Apr - Portland, OR - Roseland Theater
5th Apr - Seattle, WA - Showbox SODO
6th Apr - Vancouver, BC - Vogue Theatre
8th Apr - Oakland, CA - The Fox Theater
9th Apr - Pomona, CA - Fox Theater
10th Apr - San Diego, CA - The Observatory North Park
12th Apr - Los Angeles, CA - The Hollywood Palladium
13th Apr - Phoenix, AZ - The Van Buren
15th Apr - Dallas, TX - House of Blues
16th Apr - Austin, TX - Stubb’s Waller Creek Amphitheater
17th Apr - Houston, TX - White Oak Music Hall
19th Apr - San Antonio, TX - Aztec Theater
20th Apr - Oklahoma City, OK - Jones Assembly
21st Apr - Omaha, NE - The Admiral
23th Apr - Minneapolis, MN - The Armory
6th May - Manchester - Academy 3
8th May - Glasgow - G2
9th May - London - The Garage (sold-out)
10th May - Antwerp, BE - Trix Bar
11th May - Cologne, DE - Jaki
13th May - Amsterdam, NL - Bitterzoet

If your band is coming to the Minneapolis/St Paul area, please email details to [email protected] with a good lead time. Thank you.

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It's the little things in life

Read More Small Black Small Black is back on tour, and stopping by St Paul's Turf Club next Saturday, April 5th. The band will likely play tracks from their latest Limits Of Desire and upcoming EP Real People …

SMALL BLACK
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Chillwave pioneers Small Black will be back on tour this August 2021. All USA dates are supported by Korine.

The tour is in support of their new album Cheap Dreams , which came out in April 2021.

We previously caught Small Black in November 2015 and wrote, “we've seen the band before and said they sounded like 80s dance keyboard. Some people have described the band as chillwave, but I really don't agree with that term. They aren't calm or "chill", particularly when they start up the fog and strobe lights... making for a fun dance party.”

Small Black 2021 Tour Dates:

08/05 - COLUMBUS, OH @ Ace of Spade
08/06 - CHICAGO, IL @ Lincoln Hall
08/07 - MINNEAPOLIS, MN @ 7th Street Entry
08/10 - DENVER, CO @ Marquis
08/11 - SALT LAKE CITY, UT @ Urban Lounge
08/13 - PORTLAND, OR @ Doug Fir
08/17 - SAN FRANCISCO, CA @ The Independent
08/20 - LOS ANGELES, CA @ Echoplex
08/21 - SAN DIEGO, CA @ The Casbah
08/22 - PHOENIX, AZ @ Valley Bar
08/25 - AUSTIN, TX @ Antone's
08/26 - DALLAS, TX @ Tulips
08/28 - NASHVILLE, TN @ High Watt
08/29 - ATLANTA, GA @ Masquerade
09/01 - WASHINGTON, DC @ Union Stage
09/08 - PHILADELPHIA, PA @ Foundry
09/09 - BOSTON, MA @ Brighton Music Hall
09/11 - BROOKLYN, NY @ Elsewhere

Read More Little Dragon The last time we saw Sweden’s Little Dragon was in May 2015 and we said, “I'm happy to report that Little Dragon is all grown up. Since we last saw the Swedish band in November 2009 …

LITTLE DRAGON
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Sweden’s Little Dragon will be releasing New Me, Same Us Remix EP on August 6, via Ninja Tune. The release features remixes from Ela Minus, Octo Octa, Midland, Andrés, Lil Silva, Georgia Anne Muldrow, Poté, FKJ and Little Dragon themselves (on “The Other Lover”).

We caught the band in May 2015 and noted, “With the larger stage of First Avenue's mainroom, the band had custom diamond light setup with a massive backdrop image. Musically, the band is doing more dance club, even tribal, sound. This music appeal to a new larger legion of club music ... only a little more diverse with various ethnic groups. This newfound fanbase may have been steadily building throughout the years, but it probably didn't hurt that Little Dragon's Nabuma Rubberband got nominated for a Grammy for best Dance/Electronic album of the year (2014).”

Track listing

1 Hold On (Ela Minus Remix)
2 Rush (Lil Silva Remix)
3 Another Lover (Octo Octa's River Flow Mix)
4 Hold On (Georgia Anne Muldrow Remix)
5 Rush (Midland Remix)
6 Hold On (Andrés Remix)
7 The Other Lover (Little Dragon Vocal Celebration Mix)
8 Water (FKJ Remix)
9 Hold On (Poté Remix)

Read More Michael Kiwanuka UPDATE: The entire USA Michael Kiwanuka tour has been cancelled. Stay tuned for details. Michael Kiwanuka Live: 11/30, Webster Hall, New York, NY …

SMALL AXE
bbc.co.uk

Director Steve McQueen (not that Steve McQueen) teamed up with Motown Records UK for the official soundtrack to the five-film anthology Small Axe.

McQueen personally curated curated all the songs on the The Small Axe Official Soundtrack, which featured an original score by award-winning composer Mica Levi.

Other tracks will include a rendition of “To Be Young, Gifted And Black” by Michael Kiwanuka and a rework of Janet Kay’s classic “Silly Games” by Tiana Major9.

Tracklisting

1. Mica Levi – Protest
2. Toots & The Maytals – Pressure Drop
3. Prince Far I – Throw Away Your Gun
4. Linton Kwesi Johnson – New Crass Massahkah
5. Sheyi Cole – Uprising
6. Marvin Gaye – Got To Give It Up
7. Tiana Major9 – Silly Games
8. Rochenda Sandall – Dread Beat An' Blood
9. Mica Levi – Old Bailey
10. Michael Kiwanuka – To Be Young, Gifted And Black
11. Imagination – So Good, So Right
12. Junior English – After Tonight
13. Mica Levi – In God You Must Trust
14. Shaun Parkes – Inglan Is A Bitch
15. Janet Kay – Silly Games (Lovers Rock Edit)
16. King Tubby, Augustus Pablo & The Aggrovators – More Warning

THE TINY MEAT GANG tmgpod.com The Tiny Meat Gang Podcast announced “TMG Live In Space”', a special upcoming live episode presented by the premium digital live platform Moment House. Hosted by comedians Cody Ko and Noel Miller, they highlight the funnier side of pop culture, social media, and the growing technological landscape. The hour-long show will go live Thursday, July 29th at 5:00PM PT / 8:00PM ET. Tickets are available in person or on VOD.

MINI TREES minitreesband.com Los Angeles based Lexi Vega’s solo musical project Mini Trees announced that she will be releasing a debut album on Run For Cover Records. The yet-to-be titled album is set to release this fall. To celebrate the news, Mini Trees released the new single “Spring”. Mini Trees will be appearing at The Moroccan Lounge in Los Angeles, on September 30, 2021.

LITTLE SIMZ littlesimz.com British rapper/singer Little Simz will be releasing Sometimes I Might Be Introvert in September 2021. Little Simz talked about one of her songs from the new album, “I Love You, I Hate You,” and said that it was a difficult song… because it was about her absent father. In the end, she concludes, “I’m not forgiving for you, man, I’m forgiving for me.”

LIL BABY facebook.com American rapper Lil Baby will embark on a nationwide tour with Lil Durk performing hits off their recent collaborative album, The Voice of the Heroes (which debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart). The fall tour will kick off September 1st in Mansfield, MA, and will end October 15 in West Palm Beach, FL. See his website for full listing

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