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2023- The Year of the Anniversary

 

ZEBRA
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In March 1983, rock trio ZEBRA (Randy Jackson, Felix Hanemann and Guy Gelso) released its acclaimed self-titled debut album on Atlantic Records, quickly being certified gold within a few months on the back of hit singles, "Tell Me What You Want" and "Who's Behind the Door?"

In celebration of this 40^th anniversary, the band has announced nationwide tour dates, performing the entire debut record in order along with other fan favorites and deep cuts, as well as several Led Zeppelin classics that they, and lead singer Jackson, have become particularly known for.

In 2010, they were inducted into the Louisiana Music Hall of Fame and were acknowledged as Louisiana's #1 rock band by the Louisiana Music Commission, and in 2012, Zebra was inducted into the Long Island Music Hall of Fame.

Tour dates:

April 08 – The Arcada, St Charles IL
April 14 – The Landis Theater, Vineland NJ
April 15 – The Space, Westbury NY
May 17 – The Wildey Theater, Edwardsville IL
May 19 – The Sanctuary, McKinney TX
June 01 – The Van Buren, Phoenix AZ
June 02 – Counts Vamp'd, Las Vegas NV
June 03 – Whisky A Go Go, Hollywood CA
June 17 – House Of Blues, Houston TX
Nov 18 – House Of Blues, New Orleans LA

 

 

 

THE WHITE STRIPES

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Though the pair has been disbanded for years, The White Stripes are celebrating the 20th Anniversary of their Platinum-certified 2003 fourth studio album, Elephant.

Released on April 1, 2003, the album proved to be critically acclaimed and won the 2004 GRAMMY® Award for Best Alternative Album as well as peaked at #6 on the Billboard 200, while also topping the UK’s Official Albums Chart.

Album singles included “Seven Nation Army,” “I Just Don’t Know What To Do With Myself,” “The Hardest Button To Button,” and “There’s No Home For You Here.”

The digitally remastered HD audio of the album is out now, joined with the band’s July 2003 27-song set at Chicago’s Aragon Ballroom from their Elephant Tour, and of course, exclusive vinyl options are available, all via Third Man Records.

 

THE DOOBIE BROTHERS
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Four-time GRAMMY® Award winners and Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductees, The Doobie Brothers are continuing their landmark 50^th Anniversary Tour, through October 2023, featuring Tom Johnston, Michael McDonald, Pat Simmons and John McFee on the road together for the first time in over 25 years.

Before resuming their US run in June, the band will take their 50th Anniversary Tour to Australia, Japan and Singapore. Selling nearly 50 million albums worldwide, The Doobie Brothers have had five top-10 singles, 16 top-40 hits, 3 multi-platinum albums, 7 platinum albums, 14 gold albums and own a rare diamond record for their 1976 album, Best of the Doobies.

Tour Dates

04.04.23 Sydney Australia State Theatre
04.05.23 Sydney Australia State Theatre
04.06.23 Sydney Australia State Theatre
04.08.23 Melbourne Australia Bluesfest Melbourne
04.10.23 Byron Bay Australia Bluesfest
04.15.23 Morioka Japan Iwate Kenmin Kaikan
04.17.23 Tokyo Japan Nippon Budokan
04.18.23 Yokohama Japan Pacifico Yokohoma National Convention Hall
04.20.23 Nagoya Japan NTK Hall – Forest Hall
04.22.23 Kanazawa Japan The Kanazawa Theatre
04.24.23 Osaka Japan Osaka Festival Hall
04.25.23 Osaka Japan Osaka Festival Hall
04.27.23 Hiroshima Japan Ueno Gakuen Hall
05.02.23 Kahului, HI Maui Arts & Cultural Center
05.05.23 Honolulu, HI Waikiki Shell
05.25.23 Hollywood, FL Hard Rock Live
05.26.23 St. Petersburg, FL Duke Energy Center for the Arts – Mahaffey Theater
05.28.23 Concord, NC Charlotte Motor Speedway
06.07.23 Highland, CA Yaamava' Theater
06.09.23 Sparks, NV Nugget Casino Resort
06.11.23 West Valley City, UT Maverik Center
06.14.23 Kansas City, MO Starlight Theatre
06.15.23 Springfield, MO Great Southern Bank Arena
06.17.23 Sioux City, IA Tyson Events Center
06.18.23 Des Moines, IA Wells Fargo Arena
06.20.23 Duluth, MN Amsoil Arena
06.21.23 Madison, WI Breese Stevens Field
06.23.23 Fort Wayne, IN Allen County War Memorial Coliseum
06.24.23 Peoria, IL Peoria Civic Center
06.26.23 Huber Heights, OH The Rose Music Center

 

BLACKMORE'S NIGHT
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While Deep Purple reunion rumors continue to swirl, legendary guitarist Ritchie Blackmore has successfully carried on with his own more traditional band. Blackmore’s Night celebrates the band’s 25th Anniversary with a deluxe, remixed reissue of the band’s debut Shadow Of The Moon via EARMusic, out now.

The fully remixed 25th Anniversary Edition of Shadow Of The Moon is available in a variety of deluxe editions, all including a bonus DVD documentary as well as two previously unreleased acoustic recordings - “Spirit Of The Sea” and “Shadow Of The Moon”, both recorded in an intimate 2022 home session. Blackmore’s Night was founded in 1997 by guitarist Blackmore and lyricist and singer Candice Night to explore their love for traditional Medieval and Folk-Rock music.

 

THE KINKS

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The Kinks, one of the greatest British rock groups, celebrate their 60th Anniversary in 2023 and celebrate with a two-part special anniversary anthology release, The Journey- Part 1 (1964-1975) (out now on 2CD, 2LP, Digital and HD Digital), and The Journey- Part 2, which will follow later this year.

Formed in 1963 in North London by brothers Ray and Dave Davies with their friend Pete Quaife, and joined by Mick Avory in early 1964, the band quickly established themselves in the burgeoning UK music scene. They would go on to sell over 50 million records worldwide and have been streamed over a billion times; they have achieved five US Top 10 singles, nine US Top 40 albums, seventeen UK Top 20 singles and five UK Top 10 albums, with four albums certified Gold, and have been inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame and the UK Music Hall of Fame.

 

 

U2
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'U2:UV Achtung Baby Live At The Sphere' will be a special run of Fall shows marking the band's first live outing in four years and launching from an all-new state-of-the-art venue, MSG Sphere in Las Vegas.

They will also revisit their groundbreaking Achtung, Baby album and ZOO TV Tour as a 30-year(give or take) celebration of that era. We saw the original tour early-on, at only the fifth show in Hampton, VA, and are excited to see how the band has updated the technology and those classic songs, to present them in a modern spectacle.

For the first time ever though, they will be without their founder and drummer Larry Mullen, Jr, still recuperating from surgery, with Dutch drummer Bram van den Berg sitting in his place. The still-being-constructed venue promises cutting-edge features such as the first 16K screen that wraps up, around, and behind the audience and immersive surround sound. 4D technology will let the audience feel the wind on their face, the heat on their skin and the rumble of thunder. In the meantime, singer Bono is continuing his Songs of Surrender book tour, with a run of NYC performances.

BONO Tour dates:

2023-04-16: Beacon Theatre, New York, NY
2023-04-17: Beacon Theatre, New York, NY
2023-04-21: Beacon Theatre, New York, NY
2023-04-22: Beacon Theatre, New York, NY
2023-04-26: Beacon Theatre, New York, NY
2023-04-28: Beacon Theatre, New York, NY
2023-04-29: Beacon Theatre, New York, NY
2023-05-03: Beacon Theatre, New York, NY
2023-05-04: Beacon Theatre, New York, NY
2023-05-07: Beacon Theatre, New York, NY
2023-05-08: Beacon Theatre, New York, NY

 

SNOW PATROL
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Snow Patrol released a 20th Anniversary edition of their classic record Final Straw, released digitally via UMe on March 31, with a special double vinyl edition and 2CD following on August 4 to mark the record's original release date. The breakthrough album was propelled by the ballad "Run," which has over 127 million Spotify plays, and hit singles, "Chocolate" and "Spitting Games”. The anniversary edition includes 23 additional tracks*, including never-before-heard demos, B-sides, live tracks from the band's August 2004 show at London's Somerset House, and a previously unreleased track, "Tired."

"I still have days where I don't believe much of the last 20 years," writes singer Gary Lightbody in liner notes accompanying the release. “It's a gift we were given. We've never taken any of what happened after the release of this album for granted." Final Straw went on to sell over four million copies worldwide, with 1.8 million sales in the UK and going six-times platinum.

 

ANI DIFRANCO

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Singer/songwriter/feminist/activist/author Ani DiFranco is celebrating the 25th Anniversary of her ninth studio album, the iconic Little Plastic Castle. Righteous Babe Records is offering an anniversary edition remastered with the addition of three bonus tracks, a new CD package and first-time release on 2LP vinyl.

Chosen as one of the "Greatest Albums Made by Women" by NPR in 2017, Little Plastic Castle is also DiFranco’s highest charting album to date and led to her third GRAMMY® Award nomination for Best Rock Performance – Female.

About the album, DiFranco notes, “On the occasion of this 25th anniversary reissue, I would like to say an extra special thanks to those who took this record, and me, into their hearts fiercely, and loved without judgment.”

Tour dates:

4/13/2023 French Quarter Fest New Orleans, LA

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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.

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[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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Middle Kids at Fine Line Music Cafe, Minneapolis (2021-10-03)

Setlist Cellophane (Brain) Real Thing Stacking Chairs Your Love R U 4 Me? Questions Salt Eyes Bought It Mistake Bad Neighbours Lost in Los Angeles Today We’re the Greatest Edge of Town Never Start -- Encore -- Big Softy Don't Be Hiding Read More Middle Kids Show up early to check out Australian trio Middle Kids (Hannah Joy, Harry Day and Tim Fitz), who will be releasing New Songs For Old Problems (Domino Records). … Mattiel Atlanta-based band Mattiel (fronted by singer Mattiel Brown) will be headlining the 7th Street Entry on June 12th. The band is touring in support of their forthcoming sophomore album. …

Australia’s Middle Kids rocked the Fine Line Music Café, in downtown Minneapolis, on a quiet Sunday, October 3rd.

Atlanta-based Mattiel opened the show, armed with just her hypnotic voice and lone guitarist Jonah Swilley. This is quite stripped down, as the last time she was in town, in June 2019, she had a full band.

“It’s show number four, since COVID,” declares Mattiel, right before she played the B-Side “Freedom Feels” (flipside of “Those Words” from ATO Records). Shortly after the song, the duo covered The White Stripes’ “In the Cold, Cold Night”… which is one of the rare White Stripes song that features Meg White on vocals. They probably decided to cover the song because the band was asked to open for Jack White for a series of dates in 2018.

Mattiel ended her set with a triple feature of “Millionaire”, “Baron’s Sunday Best”, and “Whites of Their Eyes”.

Middle Kids was saddened to announced that the Minneapolis date was the “last Midwest show” on their tour schedule. Singer/guitarist Hannah Joy said that the Midwest had the friendliest people on earth, and not in a weird back-stabbing friendliness found in Australians (according to the band). After being locked down due to the pandemic, it just seem that the band was very happy to re-visit America again… and treating the world tour as if they were on holiday.

Before the “oldie” song, “Your Love”, was played, bassist Tim Fitz dedicated it to “the day-one fans”. The song is the title track to their debut self-titled EP, released in 2017, and landed at number 26 on the ARIA Charts.

Setlist

For “R U 4 Me?”, Joy said that fans described it as “a typical Middle Kids-ey song, with lots of noise, and, you know, ‘Love me! Love me!’”… which the singer denies.

As you can see from the setlist, the second part of their set features plenty of newer songs, including the title track to Today We’re The Greatest.

Today We’re The Greatest is out now on EMI Music.

Remaining tour dates:

October 7 - Wonder Ballroom - Portland, OR
October 8 - Biltmore Cabaret - Vancouver, BC
October 9 - Crocodile - Seattle, WA
October 11 - The Independent - San Francisco, CA
October 12 - Casbah - San Diego, CA
October 13 - Teragram Ballroom - Los Angeles, CA
October 14 - Pappy & Harriet’s - Pioneertown, CA
October 18 - Mohawk - Austin, TX
October 19 - Tulips - Dallas, TX
October 21 - Aisle 5 - Atlanta, GA
October 22 - Exit/In - Nashville, TN

Middle Kids

Mattiel

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Middle Kids

Middle Kids

Middle Kids at Fine Line Music Cafe, Minneapolis (2021-10-03)

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Red, White, and Blue (2021)

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Read More Girl in Red If you have a ticket, you can see him at the Fine Line Music Cafe on Tuesday. Girl in Red to open. …

GIRL IN RED
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Norwegian singer-songwriter Marie Ulven, or better known as her stagename Girl in Red (stylized as girl in red) will be doing a North American tour in 2022. The girl in red North American tour is selling quickly with several shows already selling out (even though we still have a full year to go!)

We briefly mentioned girl in red in March 2019, talking about the sold-out Conan Gray show (with girl in red as opener). Unfortunately, all live shows were cancelled due to the COVID pandemic.

In other girl in red news, she teamed up with The Trevor Project and Soundwaves Art for a special Pride campaign with a limited run of signed artwork.

North American Tour Dates:

03/08/22 - Nashville, TN @ Brooklyn Bowl
03/09/22 - Asheville, NC @ The Orange Peel
03/11/22 - Washington, D.C. @ 9:30 Club
03/12/22 - Baltimore, MD @ Rams Head Live!
03/14/22 - Brooklyn, NY @ Brooklyn Steel
03/15/22 - Brooklyn, NY @ Brooklyn Steel
03/16/22 - Philadelphia, PA @ Union Transfer
03/18/22 - Boston, MA @ Paradise Rock Club
03/19/22 - Montreal, QC @ Club Soda
03/20/22 - Toronto, ON @ Queen Elizabeth Theatre
03/22/22 - Detroit, MI @ The Majestic Theatre
03/23/22 - Columbus, OH @ EXPRESS LIVE!
03/24/22 - Chicago, IL @ Metro
03/25/22 - Chicago, IL @ Metro
03/27/22 - Milwaukee, WI @ The Rave
03/28/22 - Minneapolis, MN @ First Avenue
03/29/22 - Kansas City, MO @ The Truman
03/31/22 - Austin, TX @ Emo’s
04/01/22 - Houston, TX @ House of Blues
04/02/22 - Dallas, TX @ House of Blues
04/05/22 - Denver, CO @ Gothic Theatre
04/06/22 - Salt Lake City, UT @ The Complex
04/08/22 - Seattle, WA @ The Showbox
04/09/22 - Portland, OR @ Roseland Theater
04/11/22 - San Francisco, CA @ Regency Ballroom
04/12/22 - San Francisco, CA @ Regency Ballroom

Read More White Stripes Hearing a White Stripes live album is like hearing a brand new record, since their live renditions of their songs are often very different in speed, and sometime style. If you don't mind hearing …

THE WHITE STRIPES
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Celebrating the 20th anniversary of The White Stripes’ landmark third studio album White Blood Cells, the band will be releasing a newly expanded, remastered deluxe edition with bonus live performance (recorded at Gold Dollar on June 7, 2001).

I remember buying the album at my local Best Buy for $10. I actually enjoyed their previous releases, but they were still relatively unknown around this time. Little did I know that it would be this album that skyrocket The White Stripes to superstardom with that little song called “Seven Nation Army”. The song was so popular, that it would be played in football stadiums, where you can hear the entire crowd chanting and singing to the catchy notes.

This spring, The Glitch Mob’s underground remix of “Seven Nation Army” will be available as a 7-inch vinyl single on Friday, July 9, 2021. The standard black vinyl is available for pre-order now at Third Man Records website. A limited-edition red vinyl 7-inch will be available that same day exclusively at Third Man Records Nashville & Detroit, as well as at select independent record stores around the world.

Anyway, if that’s not enough, The White Stripes’ self-titled 1999 debut album and 2003’s Elephant will be available in HD Remaster. A special $7.99 limited time anniversary album sale on the entire White Stripes catalog has begun on Apple Music.

Read More Ani Difranco Politically conscious protest singer Ani DiFranco is headlining First Avenue. You can bet she’ll be rallying against Donald Trump. ...

ANI DIFRANCO
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Feminist/activist/singer/songwriter Ani DiFranco is offering Revolutionary Love: Live at Big Blue, a full 95-minute concert documentary film from Ani, Terence Higgins and special guest Ivan Neville.

The Big Blue is basically Ani’s home and recording studio for the past decade, so she’s comfortable and at her best when playing the entire Revolutionary Love album live. Revolutionary Love: Live at Big Blue will be out July 9th, via Righteous Babe store.

In addition, Di Franco will back on tour beginning in August. Elizabeth Moen will support the August tour, Di Franco joins the Indigo Girls for four co-headline dates in September.

Tour dates:

8/19 – Davenport, IA – Codfish Hollow
8/20 – Washburn, WI – Lake Superior Big Top Chautauqua *
8/21 – Minneapolis, MN – First Avenue *
8/23 – Grand Rapids, MI – Meijer Gardens *
8/24 – Lake Orion, MI – Wildwood Amphitheater *
8/26 – Columbus, OH – Newport Music Hall *
8/27 – Kent, OH – Kent Stages *
8/28 – Hammondsport, NY – Point of the Bluff Vineyard *
8/29 – Greenfield, MA ­– Green River Festival
9/09 – Milwaukee, WI – Summerfest
9/10 – Chicago, IL – Ravinia Festival **
9/11 – Louisville, KY – Iroquois Amphitheater **
9/14 – Greensburg, PA – Palace Theater
9/16 – Williamsport, PA – Community Arts Center
9/17 – Lowell, MA – Lowell Summer Series
9/18 – Camden, NJ – Xponential Music Festival
9/19 – Asbury Park, NJ – Sea Hear Now Festival
9/21 – New York, NY – Central Park Summerstage **
9/22 – Vienna, VA – Filene Center at Wolftrap **
9/25 – Asheville, NC – The Orange Peel

*with special guest Elizabeth Moen
** with Indigo Girls

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Minneapolis: August 5 to August 7, 2018

Here are some shows taking place in the Minneapolis/St Paul area from August 5 to August 7, 2018.

Read more: Minneapolis Music Guide.

Jack White at Armory Read More White Stripes Hearing a White Stripes live album is like hearing a brand new record, since their live renditions of their songs are often very different in speed, and sometime style. If you don't mind hearing … Tyler Childers Tyler Childers to play the 7th Street Entry, in support of his debut record Purgatory (Hickman Holler Records/Thirty Tigers). Sammy Brue will open. 7:30pm, $10. …

JACK WHITE
+ Tyler Childers
Armory
Mon 08/06/2018 (6:30pm/$69.50/Sold Out)
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The upcoming Jack White at the Armory was sold out as soon as tickets were announced. As you know, it’s been a long time since The White Stripes broke up, but the duo remained one of the most popular bands, thanks to White’s great song writing.

Jack White’s third solo album Boarding House Reach is out on his equally popular record label Third Man Records and Columbia Records.

Tyler Childers to open.

Tour dates:

08/5: Lollapalooza - Chicago, IL *
08/6: The Armory - Minneapolis, MN
08/8: 1st Bank Center - Broomfield, CO
08/9: SaltAir - Salt Lake City, UT
08/11: Veterans Memorial - Portland, OR
08/12: Rogers Arena - Vancouver, BC
08/13: WaMu Theater - Seattle, WA
08/15: Bill Graham Civic - San Francisco, CA
08/16: Bill Graham Civic - San Francisco, CA
08/18: Rabobank Theater - Bakersfield, CA
08/19: Santa Barbara Bowl - Santa Barbara, CA
08/21: Viejas Arena - San Diego, CA
08/22: Comerica Theatre - Phoenix, AZ
08/23: The Chelsea - Las Vegas, NV
08/24: The Chelsea - Las Vegas, NV
09/15: Municipal Auditorium - Shreveport, LA
09/17: OneOK Field - Tulsa, OK
09/18: Lonestar Amphitheater - Lubbock, TX
09/19: El Paso County Coliseum - El Paso, TX
09/21: Las Vegas, NV - iHeartRadio Music Festival *
09/22: Pilgrimage Music - Franklin, TN *
10/1: Adrenaline Stadium - Moscow, Russia
10/3: Palladium Riga - Riga, Latvia
10/4: Siemens Arena - Vilnius, Lithuania
10/6: Gdynia Arena - Gdynia, Poland
10/7: MTP2 - Poznan, Poland
10/9: Torwar - Warsaw, Poland
10/10: Tauron Arena Kraków - Kraków, Poland
10/12: Verti Music Hall - Berlin, Germany
10/13: Zenith - Munich, Germany
10/14: Warsteiner Music Hall - Dortmund, Germany
10/16: Brighton Centre - Brighton, UK
10/17: Birmingham Academy - Birmingham, UK
10/18: Hull Venue - Hull, UK
10/20: Liverpool Space By Echo Arena - Liverpool, UK
10/21: Usher Hall - Edinburgh, UK

* festival performance

Nathaniel Rateliff 2018 Poster Lori McKenna Tour Mourn 2018 Poster Kinky Friedman at Turf Club Poster Read More Nathaniel Rateliff I think Nathaniel Rateliff and his band The Night Sweats have finally made it. It's hard to believe that we've been writing about him since 2013.... Harper’s Jar The Brooklyn band will be headlining the 7th Street Entry on Tuesday, with the help of The Coax and Harper’s Jar (Devin Ware, Ian Robert, Kyle Kennedy).....

Other shows in the area:

NATHANIEL RATELIFF & THE NIGHT SWEATS
+ Israel Nash
Palace Theatre
Sun 08/05/2018 (7pm/$37.50/Sold Out)
palacestpaul.com

The sold out Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats show at The Palace Theatre is coming up on Sunday, August 5th.

Tour dates:

08/03—Kansas City, MO—Crossroads
08/04—Des Moines, IA—Hinterland Festival
08/05—St. Paul, MN—The Palace Theatre
08/07—Moorhead, MN—Bluestem Amphitheatre
08/09—Missoula, MT—Kettlehouse Amphitheater
08/10—Troutdale, OR—Edgefield Amphitheater
08/11—Burnaby, BC—Burnaby Blues + Roots Fest
08/15—Los Angeles, CA—Greek Theatre
08/18—Oakland, CA—Fox Theater
08/19—Oakland, CA—Fox Theater
08/22—Denver, CO—Red Rocks Amphitheatre
08/23—Denver, CO—Red Rocks Amphitheatre

LORI MCKENNA
Dakota Jazz Club & Restaurant
Sun 08/05/2018 (7pm/$35)
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Lori McKenna is headlining the Dakota Jazz Club on Sunday night, in support of her new album The Tree, out on CN Records via Thirty Tigers.

Tour dates:

07/21—Philadelphia, PA—World Café Live‡
07/22—Washington, DC—City Winery‡
08/03—Ann Arbor, MI—The Ark‡
08/04—Chicago, IL—City Winery‡
08/05—Minneapolis, MN—Dakota Jazz Club‡
08/15—Atlanta, GA—City Winery§
08/16—Charlotte, NC— Blumenthal Perf Arts Center§
08/17—Nashville, TN—CMA Theater§

‡ with Whitney Fenimore
§ with Dustin Christensen

MOURN
+ Chastity
7th Street Entry
Mon 08/06/2018 (7:30pm/$12)
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Mourn is making their way to the 7th Street Entry on Monday, August 6th. The Spanish group’s third album Sorpresa Familia is available now on Sorpresa Familia.

Mourn is bringing Chastity (aka Brandon Williams) with them on this U.S. tour. Chastity’s new album Death Lust is out now on Captured Tracks.

Also, Harper’s Jar (Devin Ware, Ian Robert, Kyle Kennedy) added to the lineup.

Tour dates:

07/20 - Durham, NC - The Pinhook **
07/21 - Atlanta, GA - Masquerade Hell Stage **
07/23 - New Orleans, LA - Gasa Gasa **
07/24 - Austin, TX - Barracuda **
07/26 - Phoenix, AZ - Valley Bar **
07/27 - Santa Ana, CA - Constellation Room **
07/28 - Los Angeles, CA - Bootleg Theater **
07/29 - San Francisco, CA - Rickshaw Stop **
07/31 - Seattle, WA - Barboza **
08/01 - Portland, OR - Bunk Bar **
08/02 - Boise, ID - Neurolux **
08/03 - Salt Lake City, UT - Diabolical Records **
08/04 - Denver, CO - Larimer Lounge **
08/06 - Minneapolis, MN - 7th St. Entry **
08/07 - Chicago, IL - The Empty Bottle **
08/08 - Cleveland, OH - Beachland Tavern **
08/09 - Toronto, ON - The Monarch
08/10 - Montreal, QC - Bar Le Ritz P.D.B. **
08/11 - Allston, MA - Great Scott **

** w. Chastity

KINKY FRIEDMAN
+ Jack Klatt
Turf Club
Tue 08/07/2018 (6:30pm/$30)
turfclub.net

Kinky Friedman and Jack Klatt (of Jack Klatt and the Cat Swingers or the Jack Klatt Trio?) are playing the Turf Club on Tuesday. Friedman’s album Circus of Life is available now.

Tour dates:

July 20 SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY Caffe Lena
July 21 RINGWOOD, NJ Live at Drew’s House
July 22 PIERMONT, NY The Turning Point
July 29 SAN ANTONIO, TX Period Modern
July 30 DALLAS, TX Poor David’s Pub
July 31 OKLAHOMA CITY, OK The Blue Door
Aug. 1 TULSA, OK Oklahoma Jazz Hall of Fame
Aug. 2 KANSAS CITY, MO Knuckleheads, Gospel Lounge
Aug. 3 POMEROY, IA Byron’s
Aug. 4 MADISON, WI Kiki’s House of Righteous Music
Aug. 5 CHICAGO, IL Space
Aug. 6 MILWAUKEE, WI Shank Hall
Aug. 7 ST. PAUL, MN Turf Club
Aug. 9 ST. LOUIS, MO Off Broadway
Aug. 11 DENVER, CO Hi-Dive

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W♥M138: Nineties Revival

W♥M138 (50 mins)

Sally and Vu remembers (or tries to forget) the nineties.

Upcoming music festivals:

• Splendour in the Grass: Jack White, Smashing Pumpkins, At the Drive-In, The Shins, Mudhoney, Lana Del Rey, Dirty Three, Afghan Whigs, Bloc Party, The Kooks, Gossip
• Harvest Festival: Beck, Sigur Ros, Mike Patton's Mondo Cane, Grizzly Bears, Ben Fold Fives, Cake
• Fat As Butter: Wheatus,Good Charlotte, Pond, Mystery Jets, Yellowcard

Nineties revivals:

• Blur to unveil two new songs via @blurofficial. Blur to release BLUR 21: The Box, 21-disc Deluxe Box Set including all 7 studio albums, plus b-sides, and a Seymour 7".
• The Stone Roses reformed and currently on tour in the UK
• Ride, or at least Mark Gardener, rides again. Underground Lovers and Sky Parade to open for him in Australia.
• The Afghan Whigs on tour in Australia
• Spiritualized's Sweet Heart Sweet Light
• Song of the show is "Hey Jane" by Spiritualized

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The White Stripes - Under Great White Northern Lights

The White Stripes - Seven Nation Army (live) The White Stripes Discography [1999] The White Stripes [2000] De Stijl [2001] White Blood Cells [2003] Elephant [2005] Get Behind Me Satan [2007] Icky Thump Read More The White Stripes http://weheartmus... Finally, The White Stripes are releasing Conquista EP, which is their Spanish version of "Conque...

The White Stripes recently released a documentary called Under Great White Northern Lights last Tuesday, which I was confused into thinking this is a "live album" (there actually is a live album companion). Like many of you, I can't afford the nearly $400 Limited Boxset. The pricing is almost criminal, if you ask me.

The next best thing is to track down the Best Buy version of Under Great White Northern Lights for the CD/DVD combination for about $15 (those who don't want to buy it directly can get it second handed).

THE SOUNDTRACK
Hearing a White Stripes live album is like hearing a brand new record, since their live renditions of their songs are often very different in speed, and sometime style. If you don't mind hearing a slow version of "Fell in Love With a Girl", then great, but if you are the type that just wants to sing along, then forget about it.

Guitarist/singer Jack White explains that every show they do is different, sometime dictated by the audience, sometime dictated by the tempo, if it's fast, if it's slow. Sometime the real reason why the songs are so different done live is that they both have to work in the confines of guitars and drums.

To me, a good live recording should contain very little audience. I'm not sure if the White Stripes audience are just really, really loud, but often you hear people on songs and it can get annoying to hear a random "woot" or clap in the middle of Jack singing... so I can't say that this is the best live recording I've heard.

DOCUMENTARY
I did contemplated on buying the bluray version of this documentary, but based on its pricing ($20 but you don't get the soundtrack), I had to settle for the DVD version. To be honest, between the grains and black & white presentations and low-light videos of concerts videos, it really didn't matter about high definition (this would be a different story if this was the latest Hollywood action movie).

The documentary film covers all of The White Stripes' 2007 Canadian tour, directed by Emmett Malloy, who is obviously no stranger to film making. Relevant graphics were used when interviews reference something and it seems to flow linearly.

I'm sure it's intentional, but the first time you actually hear Meg White talk, the director then used a footage of her singing on "In the Cold, Cold Night". It's not until near the end that Jack White explaining that Meg's just quiet and shy. In fact, whenever you hear Meg talk, it's subtitled, just to give you an idea how barely audible she is.

The highlights are the live concert footage of The White Stripes. They are never boring to watch, since the shots are never the same from gig to gig.

My only complaint about the documentary was this one section where they ended up traveling to this Nadian Legion Facility. I kind of understand why the filmmaker decide to include this, to point out that the White Stripes are willing to go out of their way to places like this... but it's just a slow, slow five minutes. It seems to me that no elderly person at this place knew The White Stripes and it was just awkward to see Jack White trying to learn their culture.

The White Stripes - Jack White Explains Canada

The White Stripes documentary ends with their piano performance of "White Moon", which made Meg cried. Perhaps the song is more personal to them, but I've always thought that the song was about Rita Hayworth.

Anyway, a good documentary, worth a rental if you're a casual fan. If you're a fan, then definitely look for the CD/DVD edition. If you've just won the lottery, then look to that limited edition boxset, it comes with a nice 208 page hardcover photo by Autumn de Wilde.

 03/27/2010 08:07:40 ♥ vu () ♥ whitestripes.com ♥ myspace.com/thewhitestripes 

The White Stripes - Under Great White Northern Lights

The White Stripes - Seven Nation Army (live) The White Stripes Discography [1999] The White Stripes [2000] De Stijl [2001] White Blood Cells [2003] Elephant [2005] Get Behind Me Satan [2007] Icky Thump Read More The White Stripes http://weheartmus... Finally, The White Stripes are releasing Conquista EP, which is their Spanish version of "Conque...

The White Stripes recently released a documentary called Under Great White Northern Lights last Tuesday, which I was confused into thinking this is a "live album" (there actually is a live album companion). Like many of you, I can't afford the nearly $400 Limited Boxset. The pricing is almost criminal, if you ask me.

The next best thing is to track down the Best Buy version of Under Great White Northern Lights for the CD/DVD combination for about $15 (those who don't want to buy it directly can get it second handed).

THE SOUNDTRACK
Hearing a White Stripes live album is like hearing a brand new record, since their live renditions of their songs are often very different in speed, and sometime style. If you don't mind hearing a slow version of "Fell in Love With a Girl", then great, but if you are the type that just wants to sing along, then forget about it.

Guitarist/singer Jack White explains that every show they do is different, sometime dictated by the audience, sometime dictated by the tempo, if it's fast, if it's slow. Sometime the real reason why the songs are so different done live is that they both have to work in the confines of guitars and drums.

To me, a good live recording should contain very little audience. I'm not sure if the White Stripes audience are just really, really loud, but often you hear people on songs and it can get annoying to hear a random "woot" or clap in the middle of Jack singing... so I can't say that this is the best live recording I've heard.

DOCUMENTARY
I did contemplated on buying the bluray version of this documentary, but based on its pricing ($20 but you don't get the soundtrack), I had to settle for the DVD version. To be honest, between the grains and black & white presentations and low-light videos of concerts videos, it really didn't matter about high definition (this would be a different story if this was the latest Hollywood action movie).

The documentary film covers all of The White Stripes' 2007 Canadian tour, directed by Emmett Malloy, who is obviously no stranger to film making. Relevant graphics were used when interviews reference something and it seems to flow linearly.

I'm sure it's intentional, but the first time you actually hear Meg White talk, the director then used a footage of her singing on "In the Cold, Cold Night". It's not until near the end that Jack White explaining that Meg's just quiet and shy. In fact, whenever you hear Meg talk, it's subtitled, just to give you an idea how barely audible she is.

The highlights are the live concert footage of The White Stripes. They are never boring to watch, since the shots are never the same from gig to gig.

My only complaint about the documentary was this one section where they ended up traveling to this Nadian Legion Facility. I kind of understand why the filmmaker decide to include this, to point out that the White Stripes are willing to go out of their way to places like this... but it's just a slow, slow five minutes. It seems to me that no elderly person at this place knew The White Stripes and it was just awkward to see Jack White trying to learn their culture.

The White Stripes - Jack White Explains Canada

The White Stripes documentary ends with their piano performance of "White Moon", which made Meg cried. Perhaps the song is more personal to them, but I've always thought that the song was about Rita Hayworth.

Anyway, a good documentary, worth a rental if you're a casual fan. If you're a fan, then definitely look for the CD/DVD edition. If you've just won the lottery, then look to that limited edition boxset, it comes with a nice 208 page hardcover photo by Autumn de Wilde.

 03/27/2010 08:07:40 ♥ vu () ♥ whitestripes.com ♥ myspace.com/thewhitestripes 

W♥M050: Welcome Back Ryan

W♥M050 [download (79 min, 36mb)]

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The White Stripes - Hello Operator

Welcome back Ryan to the W♥M team. Celebrating the 50^th episode of W♥M Radio, we talked about a few things: Gary McKinnon, an overview of the podcast, music & tech: Twitter and Spotify, what we're listening to, The White Stripes, Fruit Bats, Peter Gabriel's "Solsbury Hill", M Ward, Modest Mouse's King Rat, etc.

The show is long, split into two parts: the organized topics section and the random "just two guys talking" segment. The long run time also means extra large file size, so I had to compressed the file to just mono and at 64kps. It sounds OK to me - but if you want a higher stereo quality, send me an email and we'll have to do a file-transfer or a yousendit kind of thing. The stereo file is over 70mb, the mono file is 36mb.

Ryan compiled is a list of musicians/music-related websites on Twitter:

colinmeloy, fruitbatsmusic, monstersoffolk, subpop, BBC6MusicNews, guardianmusic, rufuswainwright, theboyhimself, hypem, pitchforkmedia, IndyMusic, EOTR, Dominorecordco, portobrien, forfolkssake, realdaytrotter, asthmatickitty, easystarallstar, greenmanfest, TheWordMagazine, TheDandyWarhols, BeardedMagazine, THE_EELS, and heymanchester

Since I had problems with the previous (free) audio recording software, we used a new one called Powergramo, which seems to work out just fine. I may have to pay for the "professional" version as the "basic" version is quite limited (to just recording skype to skype). If you have any good suggestions for a free Skype (usb mic) recorder, please let me know. I would prefer to not pay, but it looks like all the skype software costs money.

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08/10/2009 09:16:30?♥ vu () ♥weheartmusic.com♥twitter.com/weheartmusic♥news.weheartmusic.com

News: The Slits with Chloe Sevigny, Quintron, F--- Buttons, and The White Stripes

Here's your news roundup from press.weheartmusic.com.

MIKA MIKO 02/26/08 Rickshaw Stop Noise Pop - San Francisco, CA 03/01/08 CIA - Los Angeles, CA 03/10/08 Trunk Space - Phoenix, AZ 03/11/08 Ramblin Gallery - El Paso, TX 03/13/08 French Legation Mus - Austin, TX 03/13/08 Myopenbar - Austin, TX 03/14/08 KRS SXSW Showcase - Austin,TX 03/14/08 Victory Grill - Austin, TX 03/16/08 Beerland - Austin, TX Press Release The Slits help Chloe Sevigny celebrate new clothing line and tour US // Mika Miko, Neptune, Quintron http://weheartmus... Actress Chloe Sevigny has always been pretty vocal about her love for legendary punk band THE SL...

Mika Miko - Capricorinations Mika Miko   Quintron - Jamskate Quintron

I got a few tour date announcements, but since I'm limited to space here, you're going to have to go to The Slits help Chloe Sevigny celebrate new clothing line and tour US // Mika Miko, Neptune, Quintron to read the full article. I'll just be summarizing on some of the bands that I'm familar with.

So the first item on there is that The Slits to help Chloe Sevigny's new clothing line. If you like any Riot Grrls you know that many of these bands were hugely influenced by The Slits, an early 80s punk band from London.

I actually had no idea they were back together until I saw that they're going on tour and will be helping out the actress Chloe Sevigny (who many of you have probably seen her in the movie, Boys Don't Cry).

Speaking of punk grrls, I noticed that Mika Miko are also doing a few dates. Although I never picked up their C.Y.S.L.A.B.F. album, I was interested in them enough to grab a free MP3 from Kill Rock Star's website last year when the album was released.

I noticed that KRS have started their own blog, which isn't necessary just about music.

The other items are: Neptune launched their tour to support their new album, Guns Are For Kids to finish up on new record, and The May Fire to play Noise Pop '08.

The last item on the press release is that Quintron are on tour with Black Lips. I did get a chance to quickly listen to their EP Jamskate.

It sounds like a video game song done with an organ. There's two version of the "Jamskate" song on the EP, an instrumental version and the one with lyrics. Although I like the instrumental, I think it is kind of naked without the cool lyrics:

 

Steal our music and sell it like a whore
But when we're out on the floor, rolling around
Everything is alright like life on a cloud
We're going to jam! Jamskating

 

The actual cover art is black and white (as pictured), but I like this yellow cover.

Tour Dates (with Caribou) 3/18 * Hamilton, ON * The Casbah 3/19*Waterloo,ON*Starlight Lounge 3/20 * Toronto, ON * Lee's Palace 3/21 * Toronto, ON * Lee's Palace 3/22 * Ottawa, ON * Babylon 3/23 * Montreal, QC * La TuLipe 3/24 * Durham, NH * Strafford Room 3/25 * Northampton, MA * Iron Horse 3/26 * Boston, MA * Paradise 3/27 * Brooklyn, NY * Music Hall 3/28 * New York * Bowery Ballroom 3/29 * Philly, PA * Johnny Brenda's 3/30 * Washington*RockNRoll Hotel 3/31 * Charlottesville, VA * Satellite Ballroom 4/1 * Carrboro, NC * Cat's Cradle 4/2 * Athens, GA * 40 Watt Club 4/3 * Gainesville, FL * Common Grounds 4/4 * Orlando, FL * The Social 4/5 * Fort Lauderdale, FL * Culture Room 4/6 * Tampa, FL * Crowbar 4/7 * Tallahassee, FL * Club Downunder 4/8 * Nashville, TN * Mercy Lounge 4/9 * Columbus, OH * Wexner Center 4/10 * Urbana, IL * Illini Union Courtyard Café 4/11 * Chicago, IL * Empty Bottle 4/12 * Minneapolis, MN * Triple Rock Club 4/13 * Winnipeg, MB * Royal Albert Arms 4/14 * Saskatoon, SK * Amigos 4/15 * Edmonton, AB * Starlite Room 4/16 * Calgary, AB * Grand Theatre 4/18 * Vancouver, BC * Biltmore Cabaret (2 shows - early & late) 4/19 * Victoria, BC * Sugar 4/20 * Seattle, WA * Chop Suey 4/21 * Portland, OR * Doug Fir Lounge 4/23 * San Francisco, CA * The Independent 4/24 * Los Angeles, CA * El Rey Theatre 4/25 * Tucson, AZ * Plush 4/26 * El Paso, TX * Club 101 4/27 * Austin, TX * Emo's 4/28 * Dallas, TX * Palladium Loft 4/29 * Tulsa, OK * The Continental 4/30 * Kansas City, MO * The Record Bar 5/1 * St. Louis, MO * The Billiken Club 5/2 * Bloomington, IN * Waldron Auditorium 5/3 * Oberlin, OH * Oberlin College 5/4 * Buffalo, NY * Big Orbit's Soundlab Press Release F*** Buttons To Release Album on ATP Records, Tour! http://weheartmus... Their debut album, Street Horrrsing will see a stateside release on ATP records March 18th. The ...

One of the most unfriendly radio band name is Fuck Buttons. They're basically two experimental DJs of Andrew Hung & Benjamin John Power from Bristol and Street Horrrsing will be released March 18th, 2008.

 

 

Fck Buttons - Bright Tomorrow

Fck Buttons

A full review will be done later, I've only quickly listened to it, but first impression is that I think they're designed more as a live band than a studio recording band.

Street Horrrsing Tracklist
1. Sweet Love For Planet Earth
2. Ribs Out
3. Okay, Let's Talk About Magic
4. Race You to my Bedroom - Spirit Rise
5. Bright Tomorrow
6. Colours Move

The record is being released by ATP/R, which is the same company responsible for the Sold-Out My Bloody Valentine shows in June. I believe the actual pressed CD will not contain the band's logo or title, based on the images I've seen of the non-promo copies.

The White Stripes - Conquest The White Stripes Press Release The White Stripes announce Conquista single http://weheartmus... Conquista comes amid the huge critical and radio success of Conquest, the third single from the ...

Finally, The White Stripes are releasing Conquista EP, which is their Spanish version of "Conquest". Since I don't actually have "Conquista", I thought I'd display their english "Conquest" for you to listen.

I haven't heard the original Patti Page version (written by Corky Robbins), but I am assuming The White Stripes brought their own southern-rock flavor to it. They even released the song as a single from Icky Thump (2007) as they felt so strongly about this song.

The song did really well, reaching #2 on the Billboard charts (according to their press release)... it should be interesting to see how well they do with the Spanish audience as they're scheduled to appear on Pesi Musica.

So far, the White Stripes are nominated for 4 Grammys at Sunday's 50th Annual Grammy Awards, including "Best Alternative Album" for Icky Thump, "Best Rock Song" for the song "Icky Thump" and "Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group."

On a side note, I noticed that the two are selling a two cameras: the JACK Holga and MEG Diana. Each is retailed for $150-180 and only 3,000 custom cameras were produced.

What I find fascinating is that these are FILM cameras, not digital. I haven't used a film camera in so long, I've always thought they had discontinued film altogether.

 02/09/2008 14:46:38  vu my♥posts www.weheartmusic.com