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Algiers at 7th Street Entry, Minneapolis (29 Mar 2023)

03/29 Algiers with Party Dozen at 7th St Entry Algiers Setlist Irreversible Damage But She Was Not Flying 73% Cold World A Good Man Cleveland Plague Years Out of Style Tragedy Something Wrong not played due to technical difficulties The Underside of Power There Is No Year I Can't Stand It! Momentary Walk Like a Panther Bite Back -- Encore -- Irony. Utility. Pretext. Tour Dates MAR 30 Sleeping Village Chicago, IL MAR 31 The Whirling Tiger Louisville, KY APR 02 Big Ears Festival 2023 Knoxville, TN APR 03 The Pinhook Durham, NC APR 04 DC9 Washington City, DC APR 05 PhilaMOCA Philadelphia, PA APR 06 Racket NYC New York City, NY APR 07 Casa Del Popolo Montreal, QC APR 08 The Garrison Toronto, ON MAY 16 Manchester Canvas Manchester MAY 17 O2 Institute2 Birmingham Birmingham MAY 18 Whereelse? Margate MAY 19 Chalk Brighton MAY 21 O2 Academy Oxford Oxford MAY 26 Loppen Christiania, Denmark MAY 27 Mejeriet Lund, Sweden Read More Algiers Atlanta-born-and-raised quartet, and not from Algeria, Algiers, will be stopping by the 7th Street Entry on September 20th. Their latest album There is No Year is out now on Matador Records …

Atlanta (by the way of London) Algiers returned to the 7th Street Entry, in Minneapolis, last night, March 29th.

Opening the show was Sydney’s Party Dozen, a sax & drums duo (saxophonist Kirsty Tickle and percussionist Jonathan Boulet). You don’t get too many sax-led bands… in fact, the last double sax & drum band we saw was Moon Hooch in 2016, and they were a blast.

Party Dozen was a lot of fun, it was their first time in Minneapolis. It was unbearably cold for them, yet, they were still extremely grateful for Algiers to “take a chance on this ol’ sax & drum band.”

They played their hearts out in a darkened room with occasional bulb flashes… even if Kirsty’s sax mic wasn’t working (they admitted they didn’t do soundcheck earlier). Still, everyone loved their energy… and I know for a fact that they made some newfound fans in Minneapolis when they lined up to buy their CDs.

Songs on their set included “Fruits of Labor” and their ‘theme’ song “Party Dozen”. “A little too much party dozen in your party dozen,” someone joked.

The highlight of their set was “Macca the Mutt”, a song featuring Nick Cave on sample. Kirsty adds, “I’m sorry Nick Cave can’t be here tonight.”

You can hardly hear Cave, as the vocal mix didn’t seem too loud…. But it meant a lot to the band when they got the chance to work with him. Even though Party Dozen worshiped Nick Cave, it is Cave who is a fan of Party Dozen.

In an interview with the NME, Cave told the origin of how he came about on “Macca the Mutt” song, “Party Dozen sent me a song. They wanted me to sing on it. I listened to it. I had an idea. I sang on it. I tried not to f*** it up. Party Dozen are a force of nature.”

Algiers let the restless audience enjoy some introductory music before they came on stage. When they slowly came on stage, starting with drummer Matt Tong, followed by singer Franklin James Fisher, bassist Ryan Mahan, and guitarist Lee Tesche, the energy in the room changed to excitement. The band played in front of a projection, so it was completely dark, forcing us to view the projected images.

Algiers (20 Sep 2021)

We’ve seen the post-punk band before, and this is one of the few bands that is better experience in a live setting. They have a lot of anger and energy in them, and you experience that by seeing them play. We’ve previously noted that they produced some dub-style sound, industrial, and Afrobeat sound with explosive political messages… and it shows how passionate they are about their music. It’s hard to capture that feeling on a studio recording… you just have to see them play to understand why they have such a following.

As you can see from their setlist, most of their set featured songs from their latest, Shook, available now on Matador Records. Speaking of which, one of their new song from Shook, was apply named “Something Wrong”, as something was wrong and due to technical difficulties, the band ended up not playing that song and proceeded to “The Underside of Power”.

Algiers’ fourth album Shook is out now.

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Algiers at 7th Street Entry, Minneapolis (29 Mar 2023)

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The Beths at First Ave (03/20/2023)

Setlists The Beths Setlist Future Me Hates Me Knees Deep Out of Sight You Wouldn’t Like Me Your Side Best Left I Want to Listen Head in the Clouds Don’t Go Away Jump Rope Gazers Less Than Thou I Told You That I Was When You Know You Know I’m Not Getting Excited Silence Is Golden Expert in a Dying Field -- Encore -- You Are a Beam of Light Little Death Sidney Gish Setlist Rawnald Gregory Erickson the Second (STRFKR cover) Rat of the City Where the Sidewalk Ends I Eat Salads Now Sin Triangle Persephone Filming School Presumably Dead Arm Not but for You, Bunny Read More The Beths Tribune called The Beths, one of the “best up-and-coming bands”, so we were really eager to catch this young New Zealand trio (Elizabeth Stokes, Jonathan Pearce and ....

The return of The Beths to the Twin Cities officially ushered in the first day of spring. Who cares if there was snow with most still wearing their ski caps. For a brief time at First Ave one could believe winter’s grip was finally losing its hold.

Sidney Gish opened the evening of the sold out show. The signer-songwriter from Boston played the electric guitar while working a row of foot pedals to augment her sound with bass, percussions and the occasional synth chords.

Gish played songs from her two albums Ed Buys Houses and No Dogs Allowed. “I Eat Salads Now” had a soulful, bouncy vibe in which Gish referenced in her lyrics that she was 26 years old. By chance, her actual birthday was a couple days ago and she was in fact turning 26. She said that it was the perfect moment for The Beths to come on stage with cake and balloons when she sang the line.

“Persephone” got a big applause when announced. Gish then accidentally added a layer of synth to the song, but she said: “This is fun!” Aka let’s roll with the new sound.

The highlight of the set was “Presumably Dead Arm” a stream of conscience whisper that Gish sung along with the crowd as the words and music grew into a crescendo “… with a vengeance, it seems.”

Setlist

The Beths opened up their set with “Future Me Hates Me” and then a crowd favorite: “You Wouldn’t like Me.” The band from Auckland, New Zealand was nice enough to return to the Twin Cities after their show was originally cancelled on February 22^nd due to you guessed it: a massive snow storm.

So they rescheduled one last show on their American tour, which lead singer, Elizabeth Stokes, said was symbiotic, since they ended their last American tour at the Fine Line in March of 2022. The giant fish that was so prominent on their tour didn’t make it to First Ave, though, for The Beths and Sidney Gish had to hop on a plane from San Francisco just to make it to the show.

Even though the lead guitarist, Jonathon Pearce, had the word RAGE embossed on his sweatshirt do not be fooled. This is a nice group of musicians with Benjamin Sinclair on bass and Tristan Deck on drums. Sidney Gish described her touring companions as the band you would see in a cartoon. There is a definite brightness in their sound and lushness in their four-person harmony even if the lyrics delve into the angst and worry of everyday life.

This robust sound was best exemplified in “Jump Rope Gazers”. But it was the high-spirited songs like “Don’t Go Away” and “I’m Not Getting Excited” that demonstrated their skills as a tight-knit group as they careened, even shifting speeds and chords midstream.

There won’t be much time for relaxation for this most sought after band. Soon, they tour Europe, then summer music festivals in the United States. And if you missed their show at First Ave, they will be back, opening for The National at The Armory on August 9^th.

Don’t worry! There is little chance the show will be cancelled due to snow.

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The Beths at First Avenue, Minneapolis (20 Mar 2023)

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Cover Lover: Valentine's Edition

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Read More Julio Iglesias [04 Sep 2019] Dan Warner (American musician for Julio Iglesias), heart attack [03 Sep 2019] LaShawn Daniels (American songwriter), 41, traffic collision [02 Sep 2019] Laurent Sinclair (French keyboardist and composer for Taxi Girl), 58 …

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Spanish singer and model, Julio Iglesias Jr. (son of Julio Iglesias), is releasing his all-English album Under the Covers… just in time for Valentine’s Day. The romantic album represent Iglesias’ eclectic mix of hit songs, but reimagined in the style of a classic big-band/swing sound (complete with Iglesias’ crooner vocals).

Not only are these covers, but Iglesias has also tapped the original artists to duet - so you’ll find Jewel, Brian McKnight, Benny Mardones, and Right Said Fred with new vocals, on these recordings.

You can laugh when they sing, “I’m too sexy, too sexy, for this song!” (hear it for yourself on YouTube)

Under The Covers Tracklist:

1. What’s Going On
2. Careless Whisper (with Jewel)
3. Shape of You
4. Everybody Wants To Rule The World
5. Just The Way You Are
6. Heaven Is A Place On Earth
7. Into The Night (with Benny Mardones)
8. Wicked Game
9. I’m Too Sexy (with Right Said Fred)
10. Overjoyed / I Just Called to Say I Love You / Isn't She Lovely (with Brian McKnight)

Read More Daniel Johnston Also, singer/songwriter Daniel Johnston recently died of a heart attack at the age of 58. You may recall that we’re big fans and wrote about him in Sep 2009 and was scheduled to see him in person in August 2016 … but unfortunately .…

Daniel Johnston
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Shimmy-Disc has just released the vinyl edition of I Killed The Monster, an 11-track compilation of songs written by the celebrated American music legend, Daniel Johnston. Originally released on CD only in 2006, but this new version is re-mastered by Kramer in 2022, for digital, CD, vinyl, and on limited edition cassette.

I Killed The Monster: The Songs of Daniel Johnston - TRACKLISTING:

Disc 1, Vinyl Version & Cassette Side A

01. Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Your Grievances (Dot Allison)
02. Worried Shoes (Danielson & Sufjan Stevens)
03. Bloody Rainbow (Kramer)
04. Cathy Cline (R. Stevie Moore)
05. Follow That Dream (Kimya Dawson)
06. Honey I Sure Miss You (Lumberob)
07. True Love Will Find You In The End (Jad Fair & Kramer)
08. Blue Skies Will Haunt You From Now On (The Electric Ghosts)
09. The Adventures of God as A Young Boy (Jeffrey Lewis)
10. Walking the Cow (Mike Watt)
11. It's Over (Tess)

Digital Bonus Tracks & Cassette Side B

01. Held The Hand (Joy Zipper)
02. Tears Stupid Tears (Rope, Inc.)
03. Going Down (Chris Harford)
04. Rowboat (Mad Francis)
05. Mind Contorted (Major Matt Mason USA)
06. Now (Toby Goodshank)
07. Go Fast And Go Some More (The Dick Panthers)
08. Foxy Girl (The Sutcliffe's)
09. Cosmic Kid (Kickstand)
10. Love Wheel (Emily Zuzik)

Read More Nirvana There's never been a more exciting time to be a Nirvana fan than now, 20 years after Nevermind was released. I remember the first time I saw Nirvana on Spin Magazine…

Mona Mur
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German vocalist, composer and audio designer Mona Mur will be releasing Teen Icon on February 17th, via Give/Take Records. In the 80s, Mur can be found working with FM Einheit, Mark Chung, and can be heard on video game and film soundtracks.

Her latest Teen Icon features two cover songs: “Smells Like Teen Spirit” by Nirvana and “Icon” by Siouxsie and the Banshees.

Why were these songs chosen? For “Smells Like Teen Spirit”, it was renowned German arthouse film director Elfi Mikesch, who suggested Mona Mur take on the song in her version. Mona created a heavier, doomier version, of the song.

As for “Icon”, that was through a request for a recent tribute album. Mona had never conceived of covering Siouxsie before, but took on the challenge.

Here’s additional information, from Mona Mur.

TEEN ICON - new MONA MUR Digital Single coming 17.2. on GIVE/TAKE !

I have the pleasure to announce another MM single – coming digitally to you on Friday, February 17th, with the good people of GIVE/TAKE. The TEEN ICON – will explain shortly. As the two tracks of this single may be familiar to you. Originally planned to be part of SNAKE ISLAND, we decided to give them an extra kick. SNAKE ISLAND is my first album where I am not only the singer but also the guitarist – besides the huge talents of Gary Schmalzl, En Esch and Goldkind. We are planning to bring this on stage as well - you can’t have enough guitars, can you.

Read More Loretta Lynn 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. …

Eilen Jewell
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For one night only, American singer/songwriter Eilen Jewell and her band, will do a cover concert for Loretta Lynn at the Brunswick Ballroom (in Melbourne, Australia) on March 12. You can find many of these songs on Jewell’s 2010 album Butcher Holler – A Tribute To Loretta Lynn.

The Brunswick Ballroom writes: “Get ready to step back in time and experience the raw and powerful music of Loretta Lynn, as Eilen and her band take the stage at the Brunswick Ballroom. On Sunday, March 12th, they will pay tribute to Lynn's groundbreaking contributions to country music and her fearless approach to songwriting…”

Tour dates:

Mar 3 Fri The Archies Creek Hotel @ Archies Creek
Mar 4 Sat Theatre Royal @ Castlemaine
Mar 7 Tue Factory Theatre @ Lo Carmen Sydney
Mar 9 Thu Thornbury Theatre Thornbury
Mar 10 Fri Port Fairy Folk Festival 2023 Port Fairy
Mar 11 Sat Port Fairy Folk Festival 2023 Port Fairy
Mar 12 Sun Brunswick Ballroom, Melbourne, Australia
Mar 14 Tue The Espy @ St Kilda
Mar 15 Wed Eltham Hotel @ Eltham
Mar 16 Thu The Zoo @ Fortitude Valley Qld
Mar 18 Sat Blue Mountains Music Festival of Folk Katoomba
Mar 19 Sun Blue Mountains Music Festival of Folk, Katoomba
Apr 15 Sat Churchill Arts Council @ Fallon, NV
May 6 Sat WMNF Tropical Heatwave 2023 @ Ybor City, FL
May 10 Wed City Winery Nashville @ Nashville, TN
May 11 Thu Eddie's Attic @ Decatur, GA
May 12 Fri The Grey Eagle @ Asheville, NC
May 13 Sat Albino Skunk Music Festival 2023 @ Greer, SC
Jun 24 Sat Green River Festival 2023 @ Greenfield, MA
Jul 8 Sat Center for the Arts Homer, NY, United States

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Minneapolis: December 7 to December 9

12/07 Pond with Cryogeyser at Fine Line Read More Pond The thing about Perth, Australia's Pond is that three band members is actually in another, more successful Australian band Tame Impala. Although, it would seem that Pond …

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12/07/2022 Wednesday

Pond
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at Fine Line
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Australian band Pond is returning to the Minneapolis area on December 7th.

We caught the band in Oct 2018 and said, “Fresh from their recent appearance at Desert Daze, Australia’s Pond (not to be confused with American 90s band Pond) has sold out their 7th Street Entry appearance. It shouldn’t be a surprise, given how hot psych rock is at the moment... and the fact that Pond’s members are also in the incredibly popular Tame Impala.”

Tour Dates

11/28/22 | Union Stage, Washington, DC
11/29/22 | Webster Hall, New York, NY
12/1/22 | Underground Arts, Philadelphia, PA
12/2/22 | The Sinclair, Cambridge, MA
12/3/22 | Studio TD, Montreal, QC
12/4/22 | Lee’s Place, Toronto, ON
12/6/22 | Metro, Chicago, IL
12/7/22 | Fine Line Music Cafe, Minneapolis, MN
12/9/22 | The Gothic Theatre, Denver, CO
12/10/22 | Soundwell, Salt Lake City, UT
12/12/22 | Revolution Hall, Portland, OR
12/13/22 | Hollywood Theatre, Vancouver, BC
12/14/22 | Neumos, Seattle, WA
12/16/22 | The Fillmore, San Francisco, CA
12/17/22 | Teragram Ballroom, Los Angeles, CA
12/18/22 Teragram Ballroom, Los Angeles, CA

12/08 Son Little with Lizzie No at Turf Club Read More Son Little Son Little (aka Los Angeles’ Aaron Earl Livingston) will be playing the Cedar Cultural Center this November 19th, in support of his new album aloha (due January 31st on ANTI-). …

12/08/2022 Thursday

Son Little
with Lizzie No
at Turf Club
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Son Little (aka Aaron Livingston) recently released his new album Like Neptune on ANTI- Records in September. He’ll stop by the Turf Club on December 8th to promote the record.

Son Little recently released the final pre-release single, “inside out,” the follow-up in a string of gorgeous singles - “deeper,” “stoned love,” and “6 AM.” On “inside out,” Son Little said, “It came to me very quickly and feels very natural. I looped up the piano and drums and then freestyled into this echo chamber effect and voila.”

Lizzie No to open.

Son Little Tour Dates

Nov. 7 - Seattle, WA @ Neumos
Nov. 9 - Portland, OR @ Doug Fir Lounge
Nov. 10 - Boise, ID @ The Olympic
Nov. 11 - Salt Lake City, UT @ The State Room
Nov. 12 - Denver, CO @ Bluebird Theater
Nov. 15 - Dallas, TX @ The Kessler Theater
Nov. 16 - Austin, TX @ 3TEN ACL Live
Nov. 18 - Memphis, TN @ Railgarten
Nov. 19 - Nashville, TN @ The Blue Room
Dec. 1 - Charleston, SC @ The Pour House
Dec. 2 - Atlanta, GA @ Smith’s Olde Bar
Dec. 3 - Lake Wales, FL @ Orange Blossom Revue
Dec. 4 - Tampa, FL @ The Attic
Dec. 7 - Milwaukee, WI @ Back Room at Colectivo
Dec. 8 - St. Paul, MN @ Turf Club
Dec. 9 - Chicago, IL @ Chop Shop
Dec. 10 - Ferndale, MI @ The Loving Touch
Dec. 14 - Boston, MA @ The Sinclair
Dec. 15 - Sheffield, MA @ Race Brook Lodge
Dec. 16 - Brooklyn, NY @ Elsewhere
Dec. 17 - Philadelphia, PA @ Underground Arts

12/09 The Lemonheads with Juliana Hatfield, Bass Drum of Death and On Being an Angel at First Avenue Read More The Lemonheads Originally, The Lemonheads were scheduled to play in the closet-sized 7th Street Entry, but seeing as tickets sold-out, they upgraded the band to the full-sized room at First Avenue. …

12/09/2022 Friday

The Lemonheads
with Juliana Hatfield, Bass Drum of Death and On Being an Angel
at First Avenue
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No surprise, but The Lemonheads recently sold out the UK and Ireland tour, as they perform It's A Shame About Ray in its entirety for the 30th anniversary of its release.

With the North American dates about to begin on November 17th, tickets are selling out fast.

We last saw The Lemonheads in May 2019 and said, “As you know, I first came to being The Lemonheads fan around the time they were promoting It's a Shame About Ray with its title track as single in 1992. They were featured on MTV’s 120 Minutes, but frontsman Evan Dando seemed more popular in the UK (I hate to say it, but for a time, it just felt like the Lemonheads were ignoring the USA).”

US Tour Dates:

11.17 Lititz, PA Mickey's Black Box
11.18 Toronto, ON Phoenix Theatre
11.19 Cleveland, OH Grog Shop
11.20 Bloomington, IL The Castle Theater
11.21 Omaha, NE The Waiting Room
11.23 Billings, MT Pub Station
11.25 Seattle, WA Showbox
11.26 Portland, OR Revolution Hall
11.28 San Francisco, CA Great American Music Hall
11.29 Sacramento, CA Harlow's
12.1 San Diego, CA House Of Blues
12.2 Santa Ana, CA Observatory
12.3 Las Vegas, NV House Of Blues
12.4 Salt Lake City, UT The Complex
12.5 Denver, CO Bluebird Theatre
12.7 Kansas City, MO Madrid Theatre
12.9 Minneapolis, MN First Avenue
12.10 Chicago, IL Metro
12.11 Detroit, MI Saint Andrew's Hall
12.12 Washington, D.C. 9.30 Club
12.14 Philadelphia, PA Union Transfer
12.15 New York, NY Le Poisson Rouge
12.16 New Jersey, NJ White Eagle Hall
12.17 Boston, MA Paradise
12.18 Boston, MA Paradise

11.18 w/ Rusty, The Nils
11.25 - 12.9 w/ Bass Drum Of Death
11.25 - 12.18 w/ On Being An Angel
12.9 - 12.18 w/ Juliana Hatfield

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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Australians on Tour

Read More Meg Mac On her last stop on the US tour with Clean Bandit was Melbourne's Meg Mac, complete with a full touring band. She's only met the session band since SXSW 2015 (about three weeks ago), but they were seasoned professional and ....

Meg Mac
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Australian pop-chanteuse Meg Mac’s new album Matter of Time is #1 on the ARIA National Album Chart. This is Mac’s first ever #1 album, her two previous albums, 2017’s Low Blows and 2019’s Hope both peaked at #2 and #9, respectively. Her 2014 self-titled debut EP is ARIA certified platinum.

“Thank you to everyone who has gotten behind me and supported this album, it truly means the world. I couldn’t be happier to hear the #1 news today” says Meg of her incredible chart success today.

Meg Mac (05 Apr 2015)

We caught Meg Mac on her first US tour, in Apr 2015, and wrote, “As we have previously suspected, this was the young singer's first American tour, and her first time in Minneapolis. Mac's soulful pop and sometime bluesy songs went over well with the Clean Bandit's audience, and you can see why she won Triple J's Unearth Artist of 2014 and earned Rolling Stone Australia's "Best New Talent" award.”

2023 Tour dates:

Apr 08 - San Fran - Wellington
Apr 12 - Hollywood - Auckland
Apr 14 - Anita’s Theatre - Wollongong
Apr 15 - Enmore Theatre - Sydney
Apr 19 – Altar - Hobart
Apr 27 – Melbourne Recital Centre - Melbourne
Apr 28 - Wool Exchange - Geelong
May 04 - Astor Theatre – Perth
May 11 – Solbar - Sunshine Coast

Read More The Avalanches Were you ever a fan of that song, Frontier Psychiatrist, by The Avalanches? If so, you'll probably feel quite comfortable with the sounds of this London-based duo, Public Service Broadcasting. …

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Australian sample pioneers The Avalanches (Robbie Chater and Tony Di Blasi) is making a rare appearance at the Varsity Theater in Minneapolis this Friday, September 30th.

When the band go on tour, they play live using samplers, analogue keyboards, bass guitar, drum kit, and theremin. They also include four turntables, a percussion stand, and a battery of MIDI-controlled special effects. For this new tour, they promise an all-new electronic stage setup.

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

Tour Dates

9/28 Englewood, CO Gothic Theatre
9/30 Minneapolis, MN Varsity Theater
10/1 Chicago, IL Metro – two shows
10/2 Detroit, MI Majestic Theatre
10/4 Toronto, ON Phoenix Concert Theatre
10/5 Montréal, QC Théâtre Corona
10/7 Washington, DC 9:30 Club
10/8 New York, NY Terminal 5
10/9 Boston, MA House of Blues Boston
10/10 Philadelphia, PA Theatre of Living Arts

Read More Ocean Alley Australia’s beloved psychedelic-surf-rockers Ocean Alley announced a brief eight date US tour, one of those dates happened to be the 7th Street Entry in Minneapolis, for June 22. ...

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Australia’s beloved psychedelic surf rock outfit Ocean Alley announced their “Part 2” US tour for their forthcoming album Low Altitude Living. Minneapolis was part of “Part 1” earlier in June 2022.

As frontman Baden Donegal explains the album title, “Low altitude, being by the beach is where we all have the most peace. So naming the album Low Altitude Living made a lot of sense. The title of the album doesn’t necessarily represent any one song in particular, or tie them all together. But it does tie our band to the music. I feel like it’s more of a title that describes why we sound like Ocean Alley.”

Tour Dates

10/1: Seattle, WA - Tractor Tavern
10/2: Portland, OR - Doug Fir Lounge
10/3: Arcata, CA - Arcata Theatre Lounge
10/6: Berkeley, CA - Cornerstone
10/7: Ventura, CA - Ventura Music Hall
10/9: San Luis Obispo, CA - SLO Brew Rock
10/10: San Diego, CA - Music Box
10/11: Anaheim, CA - The Parish
10/13: Los Angeles, CA - The Regent Theatre
10/14: Santa Cruz, CA - The Catalyst Atrium
10/15: San Francisco, CA - The Independent
10/17: Salt Lake City, UT - Soundwell
10/18: Englewood, CO - Gothic Theatre
10/20: Dallas, TX - Cambridge Room
10/21: Houston, TX - Bronze Peacock
10/22: San Antonio, TX - Paper Tiger
10/23: Austin, TX - Parish

Read More Boy & Bear Boy & Bear is a band from Sydney, Australia. It started in 2009 as a solo project for singer/songwriter Dave Hosking, but eventually expanded into a full functioning band. . …

Boy & Bear
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Originally, Australian indie royalty Boy & Bear was supposed to play the 7th Street Entry on October 1st, but the show was canceled… There is no rescheduled date at this time.

Boy & Bear is celebrating their 10-year anniversary of their ARIA double platinum album, Moonfire.

Tour dates:

12 October - Band on the Wall, Manchester
13 October - Thekla, Bristol
15 October - Hackney Church, London
17 October - LantarenVenster, Rotterdam
18 October - Melkweg Old Hall, Amsterdam
19 October - Grunspan, Hamburg
21 October - Nalen, Stockholm
23 October - Copenhagen, Denmark
26 October - Heimathafen, Berlin
28 October - Strom, Munich
29 October - Luxor, Cologne
12 Nov - A Day On the Green Bimbadgen, NSW
13 Nov - A Day On the Green Wodonga, VIC
9 Dec - Forth Pub 150 Festival, Forth, TAS
10 Dec - Hobart Uni Bar, Hobart, TAS

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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Stella Donnelly at Turf Club, St Paul (30 Mar 2019)

Stella Donnelly at Turf Club Stella Donnelly Setlist Solo Set Grey U Owe Me Beware of the Dogs Mosquito Allergy Boys Will Be Boys Full band Set Lunch Old Man Watching Telly Season's Greetings Bistro Die Tricks Mechanical Bull Stella Donnelly Setlist Right Side of My Neck What Used to Be Mine Yo-Yo Demonstration: Rock the Baby Is It Too Much to Ask Cheap Thrills (Father cover) Alone Again Hurts Me Too Room Temperature Read More Stella Donnelly The other stellar Stella is Australian native Stella Donnelly, over at the Turf Club in St Paul on the same night. Stella Donnelly is touring in support of her debut album, Beware of the Dogs (Secretly Canadian). … Faye Webster Atlanta Millionaires Club is in Faye Webster's feelings, and that's the way she likes it. "Everything is way personal, " Webster says. "I have to write about very personal things for me to even want to write." …

Welsh-Australian musician Stella Donnelly headlined the Turf Club in St Paul on Saturday night. Donnelly still remembered fondly of her first time in St Paul with Natalie Prass, earlier in September 2018.

Opening the show was 21-year-old Atlanta-based singer-songwriter, Faye Webster, touring in support of her forthcoming album Atlanta Millionaires Club (due out May 24 on Secretly Canadian). I had to mention the album early, because Webster actually never mentioned the album during her entire tour so far. “I’m so bad at my job!” she realized.

Webster stopped using setlists for her brief 30-min set, “People would steal our setlist every night, so we just stop using them.” The result is that her set may slightly change night, after night, depending if she wants to tune her guitar or not.

She’s joined on stage with a drummer Chad, who recently signed up for an Instagram account. After “What Used to Be Mine”, Webster mentioned that she was going through a yo-yo phrase. She said she knew some tricks and did a demonstration for us, including Rock the Baby and a special “Faye Webster Yo-Yo Trick” (which looks like she just hops and catches the Yo-Yo). It’s fun, and it’s not often you see this at a concert. However, truth be told, as she confessed to us, that she actually had a bit of a sore throat and was killing time so she didn’t have to sing.

She actually did a Father cover song, called “Cheap Thrills”, converting the rap/hip-hop song to something pleasant and muzak... although it did sound a bit weird when Webster sings “We’re nowhere near a lake, but I can still get you pretty wet.”

The Fremantle, Australia’s Stella Donnelly show can only be described as a show in two sets: a solo set (occassionally joined on stage by George Foster) and a full band set... which is a bold move, considering that she only have one album, Beware of Dogs (Secretly Canadian).

So the choices were divided to early singles and a fuller/rock sound for the second part of her show. Since these songs were very personal to Donnelly, she had stories for practically all her songs.

For example, she explained that “Mosquito” was a love song, “The only love song I’ll ever write.” This is followed by the break-up song, “Allergy”.

At the end of her solo set, she got very crossed at some chatters in the front: “If you guys are gonna talk the whole night, chat back there. (looking at the back of the floor)” They behaved, but Donnelly had to remind people not to talk during these quieter songs, especially her sensitive, sad song, “Boys Will Be Boys” (a song about rape culture).

For the first time, Donnelly was pleased to have brought her live band with her on tour (so this was the band’s first time in the city). The full band consists of bassist Jennifer Aslett, drummer Talya Valenti, guitarist George Foster, and producer Dean Tuza.

The second part of the show was much louder and, I felt, a much better representation of Donnelly’s music, as heard on her album, Beware of Dogs.

Remaining tour dates:

April 2 - Seattle, WA @ Barboza
April 3 - Portland, OR @ Polaris Hall
April 5 - San Francisco, CA @ Cafe Du Nord
April 6 - Los Angeles, CA @ Bootleg Theater
April 11 – Berlin, DE @ Badehaus
April 12 – Hamburg, DE @ Skybar
April 13 – Rotterdam, NL @ Rotown
April 15 – Cologne, DE @ Yuca
April 16 – Brussels, BE @ Botanique
April 17 – Amiens, FR @ La Lune Des Pirates
April 18 - Paris, FR @ Le Pop Up Du Label
April 23 - Cardiff, UK @ Clwb Ifor Bach
April 24 - Bristol, UK @ Thekla
April 25 - Southampton, UK @ Joiners
April 27 - Brighton, UK @ Haunt
April 28 - Manchester, UK @ Yes
April 29 - Dublin, IE @ Grand Social
May 1 - Glasgow, UK @ The Blue Arrow
May 2 - Leeds, UK @ Brudenell Community Room
May 4 - Liverpool, UK @ Liverpool Sound City
May 5 - Nottingham, UK @ Bodega
May 7 - London, UK @ Scala
July 4 - Roskilde, DK @ Roskildge Festival
July 5 - Vilanova I La Geltrú, ES @ Vida Festival
July 17 - Lawrence, KS @ The Granada
July 18 - St. Louis, MO @ Off Broadway
July 19 - Milwaukee, WI @ Turner Hall Ballroom
July 23 - Nashville, TN @ Exit/In &
July 24 - Louisville KY @ Headliners Music Hall
July 25 - Columbus, OH @ Skully’s Music Diner
July 28 - Tachikawa, JP @ Fuji Rock Festival
Aug. 9 - Rees, DE @ Haldern Pop Festival
Aug. 10 - Bristol, UK @ Boomtown Festival
Aug. 17 - Crickhowell, UK @ Green Man Festival
Aug. 29 - Salisbury, UK @ End of the Road Festival

Faye Webster

Faye Webster

Faye Webster

Faye Webster

Faye Webster demonstrating a Yo-Yo trick

Stella Donnelly

Stella Donnelly

Stella Donnelly

Stella Donnelly

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Stella Donnelly at Turf Club, St Paul (30 Mar 2019)

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Rolling Blackouts C.F. at Turf Club, St. Paul (07 Sept 2018)

Rolling Blackouts CF at Turf Club Rolling Blackouts C.F. Setlist The Hammer Clean Slate Mainland Wither With You Sick Bug An Air Conditioned Man Exclusive Grave Time in Common Bellarine Sister's Jeans Talking Straight Julie's Place Wide Eyes French Press Fountain of Good Fortune -- Encore -- Colours Run Read More Rolling Blackouts CF Melbourne’s Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever is headlining the 7th Street Entry on Monday, April 30th. Their upcoming debut album Hope Downs will be out June 15 via Sub Pop. …

No outtages, instead an hour-long power surge--

Melbourne, Australia quintet Rolling Blackouts C.F. returned to the area, this time on the St. Paul side on the Mississippi River for a headlining show at The Turf Club. The Sub Pop-signed alternative rock band is back in the U.S., headlining clubs as part of their Hope Downs Tour, after first coming here in the spring and spending the summer in other parts of the world, and at festivals.

The band’s intro music was a deceptive bit of easy listening music, but amps were soon turned up and the bass drum throbbed as the band began their sixty-five minute set with ‘The Hammer’, playing most of the current record as the set progressed. ‘Clean Slate’ was next, another guitar-driven track with an increased tempo, and no less than three of the five members (all but the bassist and drummer) would step to the mic to sing lead vocals on at least one song, during the evening.

Guitars were often jangly in an appealing way, with the rhythm section propelling the songs on a musical walkabout, and a slightly rough and raw edge about them, not unlike early Midnight Oil albums or the first two INXS records, yet untouched by any glossy, hit-making producers (which is a good thing).

‘Exclusive Grave’ from the new record, musically bobbed and weaved, visibly catching the crowd’s ear while ‘Time in Common’ sounded like a throwback to early 80’s post-punk, with a “get in/get out” brevity to the song itself. The band remembered their previous time in the area, mentioning spending some time at the C.C. Club in Uptown, and eating at Al’s Breakfast in Dinkytown, which the crowd appreciated hearing.

The set seemed to gain even more momentum towards its end, as the mid-tempo’d ‘French Press’ seems ideal for radio airplay and the set-closing ‘Fountain of Good Fortune’ took its time to build things, starting with simple acoustic guitar and building its sound layers following, in a journeyman way.

The band returned to the stage for a single-song encore, ‘Colours Run’ which again showcased a post-punk sound against a quick beat, with guitar riffs cutting through and across the anchoring rhythm.

Where they’re from, its already tomorrow (according to the international date line anyway), and the sound of Rolling Blackouts C.F. may be a sound of the future of alternative rock’ n roll. The Melbourne band shows a lot of promise with a refreshing sound that at times, tips its hat at what came before, but sounds completely modern and is worth keeping an eye (and both ears) out for.

Remaining tour dates:

09/14/2018 Johnny Brenda's Philadelphia, PA
09/15/2018 Bowery Ballroom New York, NY
09/17/2018 Black Cat Washington, DC
09/27/2018 Brisbane Brisbane Festival
09/28/2018 Sydney Factory Theatre
09/29/2018 Yours & Owls Festival Stuart Park
10/05/2018 Perth Rosemount Hotel
10/06/2018 Adelaide Jive
10/12/2018 Geelong Worker's Club
10/13/2018 Melbourne Corner Hotel
10/14/2018 Melbourne Corner Hotel
10/18/2018 Cardiff swm Festival
10/19/2018 Manchester, UK Manchester Academy
10/20/2018 Bristol, UK Simple Things Festival
10/21/2018 Leeds Stylus
10/23/2018 Brighton Concorde 2
10/24/2018 Portsmouth, UK Wedgewood Rooms
10/25/2018 Oxford O2 Academy
10/26/2018 Bilbao, Spain BIME Live
10/27/2018 Bilbao, Spain BIME Live
10/29/2018 London, UK KOKO
10/31/2018 Nantes, France Festival Soy
11/01/2018 Paris, France Pitchfork Festival
11/02/2018 Antwerp, Belgium Trix
11/03/2018 Amsterdam, NL Paradiso Noord
11/04/2018 Nijmegen Doornroosje
11/07/2018 Oslo, Norway John Dee
11/08/2018 Stockholm, Sweden Nalen
11/09/2018 Lund, Sweden Mejeriet
11/12/2018 Hamburg, Germany Molotow
11/13/2018 Cologne, Germany MTC
11/17/2018 Canberra Spilt Milk Festival
11/30/2018 Berry Showgrounds Fairgrounds Festival
12/31/2018 Langley Park, Perth Origin Fields

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Rolling Blackouts C.F. at Turf Club, St. Paul (07 Sept 2018)

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The Australian Pink Floyd Show at State Theatre, Minneapolis (08 Sept 2016)

Setlist   Set 1 Shine On You Crazy Diamond (Parts I-V) Time Breathe (Reprise) On the Turning Away Wish You Were Here Us and Them Any Colour You Like Brain Damage Eclipse The Happiest Days of Our Lives Another Brick in the Wall Part 2 Set 2 Pigs (Three Different Ones) Learning to Fly The Great Gig in the Sky Hey You What Do You Want From Me Sorrow One of These Days Is There Anybody Out There? / Comfortably Numb -- Encore -- Run Like Hell Tour Dates 09/14/16 Living Arts Centre, Mississauga 09/15/16 Centre in the Square, Kitchener 09/16/16 Bell Centre, Montreal 09/17/16 Grande Theatre du Quebec 10/07/16 Rockhal, Luxembourg 10/09/16 De Oosterpoort, Netherlands 10/10/16 013, Tilburg, Netherlands 10/11/16 Cirque Royal, Brussels 10/14/16 Barclaycard Arena, Birmingham 10/15/16 Motorpoint Arena, Cardiff 10/17/16 Oxford New Theatre 10/18/16 Colston Hall, Bristol 10/20/16 Guildhall, Portsmouth 10/21/16 Brighton Centre, Brighton 10/22/16 Eventim Apollo, Hammersmith 10/24/16 Regent Theatre, Ipswich 10/25/16 Royal Concert Hall, Nottingham 10/27/16 Liverpool Empire Theatre 10/28/16 First Direct Arena, Leeds 10/29/16 O2 Apollo, Manchester 10/31/16 De Montfort Hall, Leicester 11/01/16 Cliffs Pavilion, Southend Essex 11/03/16 G Live, Guildford 11/04/16 Bournemouth Int'nl Centre 11/05/16 Opera House, Blackpool 11/07/16 City Hall, Sheffield 11/08/16 Grimsby Auditorium, Grimsby 11/10/16 Usher Hall, Edinburgh 11/11/16 The SSE Hydro, Glasgow 11/12/16 Newcastle City Hall, Newcastle Read More Australian Pink Floyd Show The “greatest tribute band in the world” The Australian Pink Floyd Show will be performing live at State Theater on Sept 8th. After 20 years of touring and .…

“The band is just fantastic, that is really what I think. Oh by the way, which one's Pink?”- Have a Cigar

After decades apart, the core foursome of Pink Floyd finally reunited in 2005 for Live8 for a one-off charity performance, only to have keyboardist Rick Wright pass away a couple years later in 2008, permanently scuttling the chances of any other reunion shows.  And with David Gilmour touring, but not coming within two states of Minnesota, what was a fan to do except see the Pink Floyd experience faithfully recreated in an evening from The Australian Pink Floyd Show, who played the State Theatre last week.

The ensemble, which began in Adelaide Australia in 1988 is arguably the finest tribute show to the legendary band, complete with a stunning light and laser show, giant inflatable, video animations, LED screen technology and most importantly, accurately recreates the music with a tight band lineup and sonically perfect quadrophonic sound mixing.

The music is first and foremost to the band, which largely remains faceless, eschews any costuming or skits, and revolves around the three longstanding core members Steve Mac – guitar/ vocals (1988–present); Colin Wilson – bass / vocals (1993–present); and Jason Sawford – keyboards (1988–present), with the newest additions being recently added vocalist Chris Barnes and bassist/vocalist Ricky Howard.

Modeled largely on the late 80’s David Gilmour-led era of Momentary Lapse of Reason/Division Bell, the band’s two hour-long sets more than thrilled the mostly baby boomer crowd on this, their Best of The Best Tour, which saw them playing songs that almost everyone in the audience knew from classic rock radio, or the original legendary best-selling albums.

Syd Barrett was on the minds early as the ten-piece opened with the first parts of ‘Shine On You Crazy Diamond’ (and would follow soon after with ‘Wish You Were Here’), complete with circular lighted LED screen, three swaying-in-time background vocalists, and sax player Mike Kidson who would appear then disappear as his parts surfaced.

‘Time’ had the traditional clock images on-screen and after ‘On the Turning Away’, a flash montage of Australian images mixed with Floydian iconic logos reminded everyone that the band was indeed from down under. As a Dark Side of the Moon-era ‘Brain Damage’ and ‘Eclipse’ played, a series of political images were on-screen, mainly of the UK’s recent Brexit vote to leave the EU and the related politicians, obviously making a sublime statement someone like Roger Waters himself, would have done.

The band kept conversation to a bare minimum, wisely focusing instead on the music and getting as many songs into the setlist as possible, and had everyone clapping along with opening set closer, ‘Another Brick in the Wall Part 2’, which even found the most passionate fans raising their arms in an X-shape, like was done in the scene of ‘The Wall’ film.

The 1977 Animals album was well represented with the second-set opening ‘Pigs (Three Different Ones)’ then the band jumped ten years forward to the Gilmour-fueled single, ‘Learning to Fly’.  Guitarists Mac and David Domminney Fowler particularly shone, often effortlessly crunching the faithful riffs during solos and sometimes adding a subtle note or two to make things their own.

The multiple lead vocalists (Barnes, Howard, Mac, Fowler) re-creating those Waters and Gilmour parts, all flowed smoothly and had the pitch and tone of the original recordings.

‘The Great Gig in the Sky’ from 1973’s Dark Side, was a vocal showcase for all three background singers (Emily Lynn; Lara Smiles; and Lorelei McBroom) to each take a verse, with singer McBroom finishing the song and rising it to heights that rivaled the Clare Torry original vocal.

‘What Do You Want From Me’ and ’Sorrow’ were somewhat setlist surprises, supplanting bigger hits like ‘Money’, but were a great spotlight for guitarists Mac and Fowler, who displayed vocal skills in addition to the exemplary guitar work.

The throbbing bassline of ‘One of These Days’ also brought out the lasers and huge inflatable pink kangaroo nicknamed Skippy (a suitable Australian substitute for Pink Floyd’s own inflatable pig), which had two hidden road crew members pushing against it from the back to bob (or hop) in time to the song.

After a set-closing ‘Comfortably Numb’, the audience shouts of “one more song!” were answered with a cutting ‘Run Like Hell’, with slashing, dueling riffs from Mac and Fowler, like on the original and the crowd standing and clapping along once more.

The mark of an ideal tribute band is to be able to close your eyes and to listen to the live music faithfully re-create the spirit of the original, then open your eyes and feel like the visuals are authentic as well.  With said criteria, The Australian Pink Floyd Show succeeds on both counts, and helps answer the question today, in 2016, as to which one’s Pink.

The Australian Pink Floyd Show at State Theatre, Minneapolis (08 Sept 2016)

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Parkway Drive at Cabooze, Minneapolis (08 November 2015)

Parkway Drive Setlist Destroyer Dying to Believe Carrion Dark Days Karma Vice Grip Idols and Anchors Deliver Me Wild Eyes Bottom Feeder Swing -- Encore -- Crushed Home Is for the Heartless Miss May I Setlist I.H.E. Relentless Chaos Bastards Left Behind Our Kings Deathless Masses of a Dying Breed Turn Back the Time Hey Mister Thy Art Is Murder Setlist Absolute Genocide Coffin Dragger The Purest Strain of Hate Reign of Darkness Light Bearer Holy War In Heart Wake Setlist Earthwalker Survival (The Chariot) Badlands Healer Afterglow Breakaway Divine Read More Parkway Drive Parkway Drive is not a street, but a metalcore band from Byron Bay, Australia. I wanted to mention these guys before February, because they are in the middle of a US tour ...

The Aussies took over The Cabooze in Minneapolis on Sunday night for the all-ages Noise Presents: Ire Tour, featuring Parkway Drive, Miss May I, Thy Art is Murder and In Hearts Wake.

There was nothing quiet and calming about the show. From the second that opening act In Heart Wake (an Australian metalcore band) took the stage, the crowd erupted along with the energy of the band. For an opening band, these guys really knew how to get the crowd going and how to keep the energy up. Singer Jake Taylor was all over the stage and getting in the crowd's faces which is exactly what you want at a heavy show like this.

They impressed the crowd with their professional sound and pure talent. These guys have toured the US with acts such as The Ghost Inside and Every Time I Die but had yet to hit up the Twin Cities. After the response they got from the crowd, they promised they would be back next year and for good reason. Keep your eyes on these guys. They are going to hit the scene and blow it up.

Thy Art Is Murder

Next up was Thy Art Is Murder, a deathcore band also from Australia. I saw these guys last October at The Skyway Theater supporting Born Of Osiris. Unfortunately, they did not catch my or get me going. They changed that this time. They absolutely killed it last night. Their set was heavy. It was hard to distinguish any words sung, maybe yelled is a better word, by singer/screamer/growler Chris "CJ" McMahon but that's part of their charm.

Miss May I was the only American band on the bill last night. They are a melodic hardcore band from Ohio that has toured with bands such as Killswitch Engage, Trivium and Bullet For My Valentine. I saw these guys this past February at Mill City Nights with August Burns Red. They did so much better last night because of the intimacy of the venue. There were kids trying to crowd surf but due to the size of the club, there were no barricades to the kids would just end up on the stage. This would annoy many bands but all of the bands last night (including Miss May I) took this as an opportunity to get closer with the fans by giving them high fives and hugs as they barreled onto the stage.

Parkway Drive

The night concluded with legends Parkway Drive from Australia. These guys have been around forever but haven't been to the Twin Cities for a headlining show in 5+ years. They brought down the house with their heavy hitting metalcore anthems. The thing that separates these guys from other metalcore bands is the fact that there are no clean vocals. Every word put through the microphone was shouted and the crowd and the crowd had no problem shouting right back.

There was an endless stream of crowd surfers that seemed to get stranded up on the stage for a few moments until either another member of the crowd threw them back onto the sweaty pile of people that had gathered at the front of the stage of a tech guy did the same. There was nothing but respect felt for this band. They were pioneers and legends and the kids in the crowd treated them as such. No on tried to grab the microphones away, they simply banged their heads and pumped their fists until they were swallowed up by the sweaty pit.

This tour was in support of Parkway Drive's newest release Ire which came out September on Epitaph Records, but they played songs that dated all the way back to their debut album Killing With a Smile.

Remaining tour dates:

Nov. 11 Detroit, IL – The Fillmore
Nov. 12 Toronto, Canada – Danforth Music Hall
Nov. 13 Montreal, Canada – Metropolis
Nov. 14 New York, NY – Irving Plaza
Nov. 15 Boston, MA – House of Blues
Nov. 16 Huntington, NY – The Paramount
Nov. 17 Philadelphia, PA – The Fillmore
Nov. 18 Pittsburgh, PA – Altar
Nov. 19 Cleveland, OH – House of Blues
Nov. 20 Cincinnati, OH – Bogart’s
Nov. 21 Silver Spring, MD – The Fillmore
Nov. 22 Charlotte, NC – The Fillmore
Nov. 23 Lake Buena Vista, FL – House of Blues
Nov. 24 Atlanta, GA – Tabernacle
Nov. 25 New Orleans, LA – House of Blues
Nov. 27 Houston, TX – House of Blues
Nov. 28 San Antonio, TX – Aztec Theatre
Nov. 29 Dallas, TX – House of Blues
Nov. 30 Tulsa, OK – Cain’s Ballroom
Dec. 01 Denver, CO – The Fillmore
Dec. 02 Salt Lake City, UT – Murray Theatre
Dec. 03 Mesa, AZ – Nile Theatre
Dec. 05 Los Angeles, CA – The Wiltern
Dec. 06 Las Vegas, NV – House of Blues

Parkway Drive at Cabooze, Minneapolis (08 November 2015)

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Fraser A. Gorman at 7th Street Entry, Minneapolis (11 Oct 2015)

Fraser A Gorman Setlist Big Old World Never Gonna Hold You (Like I Do) My Old Man Broken Hands Keeping Yer Thin Skycraper Skyline Blues Passenger Side (Wilco cover) What I'm Feeling Book of Love Dark Eyes Shiny Gun Tour Dates 10/12/15 Kung Fu Necktie (Philadelphia) 10/13/15 CMJ (New York) 10/14/15 CMJ (New York) 10/15/15 CMJ (New York) 10/16/15 CMJ (New York) 10/17/15 CMJ (New York) Read More Fraser A. Gorman Australian singer/songwriter Fraser A. Gorman will be making his U.S.A. debut this Tuesday, October 6th in Los Angeles. He'll be doing a tiny US promotional tour for his album Slow Gum (House Anxiety ... Sleep Study Locals Sleep Study got the evening started with 35 min. of retro power pop with slight UK influences, including singles ‘Flower Girl’ and ‘Peace & Letting Go’, and even worked in a novel cover of Tears for Fears ...

Australian singer/songwriter Fraser A. Gorman is on his U.S. debut promotional tour for his debut album Slow Gum (House Anxiety / Marathon Artists). His journey took him to the 7th Street Entry last night, and will end in New York's CMJ Music Festival (College Music Journal).

Sleep Study

Local Sleep Study, the UK-influenced "retro power pop" band (currently it looks like a trio), warmed up the show. Joining them on drums was not their regular drummer, as introduced by singer/guitarist Ryan Plewacki.

Highlight of their set was a rather faithful version of Buzzcocks' "Ever Fallen in Love (With Someone You Shouldn't've)" (which, yes, the aging punk band played on their set last year... and is a song that is dear to our cover lover hearts.)

Sleep Study ended their 40-min set with a song that they called "Party in Here."

Fraser A. Gorman

"We came all the way from Melbourne to play this gig and I'm glad we did," said Fraser A. Gorman near the start of his set. He seemed to be enjoying himself on his holiday-slash-work promotional United States tour... despite the fact that the airline lost his guitar from Chicago to Minneapolis. He had to rent (or as they called it down under, "hire") a guitar that "matches my outfit."

Everything about Gorman screams #1 Dylan fan, from his looks ("it's the hair, isn't it?"), the way his songs tells little stories, and, of course, the trademark harmonica used on a few of his songs. If you like Bob Dylan, I think you came to the right place.

Setlist(s)

He wrote some song titles for his setlist, but he actually didn't really follow that closely to it. Some extra songs were added in, some were taken out (notably "Early Morning Night" was listed for the encore, but was not played). Please refer to the actual setlist that we've written out and ignore the photograph's setlist.

A couple of new songs on this set, "Keeping Yer Thin" and "Skyscraper Skyline Blues", the latter is actually pretty good. Gorman dedicated the song to all the skyscraper window cleaners and that "Not enough people talk about them... So this is that song!"

The lone cover song, Wilco's "Passenger Side" was played solo, much the relief of his drummer Andy, who apparently "ate a spicy burger."

By the end of his 45-min set, Gorman tells us that he's learning a whole new American culture. Like the way Chicagoans say "daaamn" to things they like. In Australia they seemed to shorten it to "dam, mate."

Of course, after playing their biggest hit of the night, "Shiny Gun", the song inspired a few fans in the audience to shout out daaaamn.

Fraser A. Gorman at 7th Street Entry, Minneapolis (11 October 2015)

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