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The Black Angels at The Bottleneck, Lawrence KS (2022-10-01) review

Read More Black Angels Forget the Polar Vortex, the Winter Psych Storm is coming. A taste of Texas psychedelia hits the road as Austin’s The Black Angels… THE BLACK ANGELS SETLIST Without a Trace Manipulation El Jardin History of the Future The River Icon Entrance Song Don't Play with Guns Grab as Much (as You Can) Choose to Choose Vermillion Eyes Here & Now Firefly Broken Soldier The First Vietnamese War The Prodigal Son Young Men Dead THE VACANT LOTS SETLIST  Departure Never Satisfied Consolation Prize Thank You Fracture 6 AM Mad Mary Jones THE VACANT LOTS EU/UK TOUR Nov 09 Milan (IT) - Arci Bellezza Nov 11 Dijon (FR) - Consortium Museum Nov 12 - Paris (FR) - L’International Nov 14 - Nantes (FR) - Lune Froide Nov 16 - Maastricht (NL) - Muziekgieterij Nov 17 - Liège (BE) - L'Escalier Nov 18 - Dordrecht (NL) - Popcentrale x Bibelot Nov 19 - Berlin (DE) - Synästhesie Festival Nov 20 - Dresden (DE) - Bärenzwinger Nov 22 - Halle (DE) - Hühnermanhattan Nov 24 - Copenhagen (DK) - Loppen Nov 26 - Stockholm (SE) - Debaser Bar Brooklyn Nov 27 - Gothenburg (SE) - Fyrens Nov 30 - Haarlem (NL) - Patronaat Dec 1 - Hastings (UK) - The Piper Dec 2 - London (UK) - Strongroom Dec 3 - Manchester (UK) – SOUP Dec 4 - Glasgow (UK) - The Flying Duck

The Bottleneck in Lawrence probably saved on their electric bill as Psych Rock leaders The Black Angels and Vermont via NY duo The Vacant Lots both played immersive and atmospheric sets in almost total darkness.

Opening the evening was a brief but impactful half-hour set from Brooklyn duo, The Vacant Lots, in support of just-released full-length,Closure (via Fuzz Club Records). The post-punk electro pair (Jared Artaud- vocals, guitars, poet / Brian MacFadyen — programming, percussion, vocals) create a fair volume of sound for just two people, buoyed by MacFayden’s sharp electro beats and Artaud’s echoing, fuzzy riffs. (and a dash of psych). The sound is minimal on its surface, but with a closer listen, is actually complex, with every note and sound mattering.

The duo are also big William Burroughs fans, taking the name of their previous full-length, Interzone, from his (and Joy Division’s) inspiration and any fans of Television, Suicide, BRMC, and Gun Club, should tune in. The set itself was an atmospheric (and even danceable) mini-voyage, beginning appropriately with 2014’s “Departure”, the new “Thank You” had lyrics dripping in sarcasm but presented in the most deadpan cool manner, and the electro throb and crashing cymbals of 2014’s “Mad Mary Jones”, a textured, swirling song that mentor Alan Vega covered on a previous split-single 10”.

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After six studio albums and two decades, Austin TX band The Black Angels can truly be called godfathers of the modern Texas Psych Rock movement, also helping spawn the multi-city Levitation Festival. Their newest full-length, Wilderness of Mirrors (on Partisan Records) only emphasizes that point and this show, like many others, was delayed by a year or more, so anticipation was high.

Like the openers, overall lighting was minimal at best (not making photos easy) with four narrow vertical light strips added to compliment the venue’s existing lighting. We’d seen the band previous, notably back in 2014 with their guest, the late Roky Erickson of the pioneering 13^th Floor Elevators.

The band remains as trippy as ever, and likes to shake up their setlist, starting this 85-min. night with “Without a Trace” from the new record, and singer Alex Maas promising in echo-y, reverbed verse, “we’ll be alarming, we’ll be an army” and on the new “El Jardin” evoking a confrontation with “you can build me up or you can rip me apart”.

Musically, the band mostly remained in their set places, all seemed focused and musically locked in, with drummer Stephanie Bailey, nestled in a stage corner, being the piston that charged the rest of the engine. The band has never said much between songs, preferring instead to bowl you over with their noise wall of sound, not that you couldn't see how grateful they were to return to playing live again.

There’s often a Texas twang to several of their songs, honoring their roots and giving away their origins, such as the campfire strumming that introduces the new “The River” before reverb and fuzz take over.

2013’s “Don’t Play with Guns” is probably the closest thing to a radio hit for the band, still unfortunately as relevant today, as it ever was. The band’s sound continues to evolve, staying both modern and retro at the same time, experimenting with textures and swirling sounds to build their soundscapes.

The back end of the main set seemed to take on a war theme of sorts, with “Broken Soldier”

“The First Vietnamese War”, “The Prodigal Son”, and “Young Men Dead” and Maas singing lines like “It's hard to kill when you don't know whose side you're on”, “why me, why war?”, and “Fire at will, don’t you waste no time”; all making for an impactful psych rock multi-song epic passage.

The band returned for a three-song encore, but that even wasn’t enough for the diehard fans that had been waiting this long for the show to take place, cheering even louder as the band said their quick good-nights.

The Wilderness of Mirrors remains trippy for Austin’s The Black Angels, pioneers of modern psych rock, and though it’s a dark voyage (at least one with very minimal lighting), they seem very appreciative to have live audiences join them again on that sonic voyage.

THE BLACK ANGELS TOUR DATES

OCT 3 Delmar Hall Saint Louis, MO*
OCT 4 Slowdown Omaha, NE*
OCT 5 First Avenue Minneapolis, MN*
OCT 7 Majestic Theatre Madison, WI*
OCT 8 House of Blues Chicago, IL*
OCT 9 Beachland Ballroom Cleveland, OH*
OCT 10 Majestic Theatre Detroit, MI*
OCT 12 Phoenix Concert Theatre Toronto ON*
OCT 13 Théâtre Corona Montréal, QC*
OCT 14 Paradise Rock Club Boston, MA*
OCT 15 9:30 Club Washington, DC*
OCT 17 Brooklyn Steel Brooklyn, NY*
OCT 18 Union Transfer Philadelphia, PA*
OCT 19 Cat's Cradle Carrboro, NC*
OCT 21 Variety Playhouse Atlanta, GA*
OCT 22 Brooklyn Bowl Nashville, TN*
OCT 23 Saturn Birmingham, AL*
OCT 24 Chelsea’s Live Baton Rouge, LA*
OCT 30 Levitation Austin, TX
NOV 5 Hipnosis- Huixquilucan De Degollado, Mexico
NOV 8 #iVoted Festival Live Stream
JAN 27, 2023 LAV - Lisbon, Portugal
JAN 28, 2023 Hard Club - Porto, Portugal
JAN 30, 2023 Teatro Eslava - Madrid, Spain
JAN 31, 2023 Apolo - Barcelona, Spain
FEB 1, 2023 Le Bikini - Toulouse, France
FEB 2, 2023 Rock School Barbey, Bordeaux,FR 
FEB 4, 2023 La Belle Electrique - Grenoble, FR 
FEB 5, 2023 Les Docks - Lausanne, Switzerland
FEB 6, 2023 Dynamo - Zurich, Switzerland
FEB 7, 2023 Arena - Vienna, Austria
FEB 9, 2023 ROXY - Prague, Czech Republic
FEB 10, 2023 NIEBO - Warsaw, Poland
FEB 12, 2023 Huxleys Neue Welt - Berlin, DE
FEB 13, 2023 Kantine - Cologne, Germany
FEB 14, 2023 Fabrik - Hamburg, Germany
FEB 15, 2023 Vega - Copenhagen, Denmark
FEB 17, 2023 Trix - Antwerp, Belgium
FEB 18, 2023 Doornroosje - Nijmegen, NL
FEB 19, 2023 Paradiso - Amsterdam, NL
FEB 21, 2023 l'Aéronef - Lille, France
FEB 22, 2023 Le Trianon - Paris, France
FEB 23, 2023 Antipode - Rennes, France
FEB 25, 2023 SWX - Bristol, UK
FEB 26, 2023 Invisible Wind Factory Liverpool
FEB 27, 2023 The Button Factory - Dublin, IE 
MAR 1, 2023 QMU - Glasgow, UK
MAR 2, 2023 New Century - Manchester, UK
MAR 3, 2023 O2 Shepherds Bush Emp London

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We♥KC- September 26-October 2, 2022 Upcoming Shows (Kansas City / Lawrence KS)

Read More The Cult starting off with the sing-along chorus of "Wild Flower". The great energy between the two original two original band members, singer Ian Astbury and guitarist Billy Duffy …

Read more Kansas City Music Guide.

Rocktober! Traditionally, this Fall month has been one of the busiest of the year, with so many tours trying to work in those last cities in, before the holiday season and Winter slows things down again.

This year, seemingly everyone went back on the road after the pandemic lessened, making for a very busy September (& summer) as well, but several days this week, and in October (notably the 8^th, 14^th) are downright packed with shows. Choose wisely!

Shawn Mendes, as you probably heard, canceled his entire arena tour to focus on his mental health, indie rockers Girlpool were scheduled in KC this week, but released a statement last month that they had broken up, and Pale Waves found themselves with transportation issues. 

Here’s what’s happening in the Kansas City/Lawrence, KS metro September 26th-October 2nd.

(Several artists are still requiring precautions for entry, so check with the venue and/or assume vaccination proof, might still be required)

Monday Sept 26

Beach Boys, Lied Center. $24-$65

Fun, fun, fun will undoubtedly be had as the band plays hits from six decades of music. We caught the band’s good vibrations back in 2019 and it was literally hit after hit after hit (don’t expect Brian Wilson with this version of the band though).

Shawn Mendes with Tate McRae, Sept. 26, T-Mobile Center CANCELED

Tuesday Sept 27

The Cult, Uptown, $45-$125

Ian Astbury, Billy Duffy, and co. have returned and with new music! “Give Me Mercy” is the brand-new single, ahead of their latest album, Under the Midnight Sun which drops on Oct 7, so expect a couple cuts from the upcoming record, along with four decades of rock classics. We caught the band on the opening date of their summer tour (where they debuted the single live), mentioning how strong Astbury’s voice still remains.

San Fran band King Woman to open, self-described as “hypnotic and breathy vocal dramatics” and “brooding, ethereal doom-rock.”

Rodney Crowell, Knuckleheads, $55

A musician’s musician, Crowell put out Triage just over a year ago, but in addition to his own many songs, he’s been playing some Emmylou Harris collaborations and a Townes Van Zandt classic, in recent sets.

Apocalyptica w Wheel, Leprous, Liberty Hall-Lawrence, $39.50-$75

The Finnish symphonic legends are approaching their 20^th anniversary as an ensemble and are out on their Cell-0 Tour, which we caught early on, in April in Minneapolis. Expect their own instrumentals, Franky Perez joining them on vocals, and of course, a couple Metallica covers for an entertaining evening.

Duckwrth, Bottleneck-Lawrence, $22

LA rapper aka Jared Lee out on his Chrome Bull Tour. Singles “Kiss U Right Now” and “No Chill” have been making waves since the end of last year. Expect a multimedia performance.

Pale Waves, recordBar, POSTPONED / CANCELED info here

Wednesday Sept 28

In Flames, Fit For An Autopsy, and Orbit Culture, Granada- Lawrence, $39.50-$129

The Swedish melodic death metallers have re-signed with label Nuclear Blast and have a new single, “State of Slow Decay” out now. Frontman Anders Fridén says the new song “includes everything that In Flames are known for. But it’s more than just a song, it’s a ...statement. I couldn’t be happier to release this as a taste of what’s to come.”

Openers and Jersey City deathcore band Fit for an Autopsy is on the label as well, and has The Sea of Tragic Beasts, out now.

BoomBox, recordBar, $15

The electronic DJ act has been around about 15 years and is self-described as “A little house, a little blues, a little funk, a little rock, and a whole lot of soul”.

ETHNO, the project of Jeffrey James Franca of Thievery Corporation, is also on the bill.

Thursday Sept 29

Keith Urban with Tyler Hubbard Ingrid Andress, T-Mobile Center. $29.50-$169.50

Australia’s favorite country music export is out on his Speed of Now World Tour and bringing along two solid support acts- half of Florida Georgia Line and a rising singer-songwriter. Expect some virtual duets, a John Denver acoustic cover, some guitar fireworks and Urban to keep energy high.

Giveon, The Midland, $32.50-$49.50

Out on his Give or Take Tour, the 7x Grammy nominated R&B star is out in support of the album of the same name. He may be best known for his contribution on Justin Bieber’s “Peaches” and “Chicago Freestyle with Drake, and another collab with him is on the way on a film soundtrack, according to Epic Records.

Kaivon, RecordBar. $20-$25

Making an immediate impact in 2016 with debut single, “Rebirth”, the EDM artist has made a unique impact on the genre.

Jamey Johnson, Prairie Band Casino-Mayetta, SOLD OUT

The multi-Grammy Award winner just contributed a cover for a John Anderson tribute album and released single, “Music Cities Killing Me” (w/Julie Roberts) and has over fifteen years of his own songs to draw from.

Firewater Festival – Blackberry Smoke, Old 97s, Nikki Lane, Reed Southall Band, Whiskey Myers, more, Sept 29-Oct 1, Lacygne, KS, $154.97

Road warriors Whiskey Myers are taking their live show to the next level with their second annual curated three-day event and a stacked lineup, all happening a bit south of the JoCo metro. The grounds are described as “surrounded by hills, lake water, and acres and acres of forest. You have a ton of options to make the most of your experience which could include floating the pond, exploring the Emerald Forest, and of course checking out the music at one of the stages.” Camping packages available.

Friday Sept 30

Hairball, Topeka Performing Arts Center, $25

Few do the hair band/heavy metal tribute better than this longtime act, now in its 22nd year of bringing blasts from the past. With their beginnings being first in the Minneapolis area, we’ve seen them over the years and their costumes/routines, and setlist of familiar jukebox songs, are all top-notch to make for a fun and very entertaining concert experience.

Verivery, Granada- Lawrence, $55-$60

K-Pop fans unite! The seven member Korean pop band is coming to middle America likely with unforgettable coordinated dance moves and sugary sweet songs. With BTS on indefinite hiatus, they might be the next to break even bigger.

Chris Lane, Homecoming Rock Chalk Block Party, downtown Lawrence, Free

Undefeated?! No one would have guessed this 4-0 start for Jayhawk football, defying the odds, and bringing all kinds of fairweather fans back into the fold. Great timing for the inaugural Homecoming Rock Chalk Block Party taking place downtown on the night before the Iowa State game, on Mass St. between 10th/11th St. The event starts at 5:30 p.m. with music, games and activities. A Pep Rally is around 7:50 p.m. followed by country artist Chris Lane starting around 8:15. We caught Lane live this summer at Country Stampede in Topeka.

Drew Holcomb and the Neighbors, Knuckleheads, $30-$105

The Tennessee Americana band are out in support of 2019’s Dragons, with new music on the horizon soon. He and wife Ellie toured together earlier in the year, and we caught them outdoors, back in 2015.

Kansas City Jazz Orchestra, “The Horn” featuring Sean Jones, Kauffman Center. $33.50-$68.50

From the moments Buddy Bolden and Louis Armstrong released their golden, burnished tones into the world, jazz music has in large part developed through the clarion call of wind instruments. In modern music, there is no more essential practitioner of the brass arts than trumpeter Sean Jones. From intimate whispers to spirited shouts, Mr. Jones will evoke the previous masters of the craft through his own inimitable voice.

Saturday Oct 1

Iceage w/Earth, recordBar, $25

Iceage are back with a new single, “All The Junk On The Outskirts,” which was recorded during the same sessions as their 2018 album Beyondless. "I consider this one of the better cuts off the Beyondless sessions, but it ended up being a misfit that wouldn't quite fit in with the other songs as we put together the track listing. Like a piece belonging to a different puzzle,” says frontman Elias Bender Rønnenfelt. “Much like it wasn’t welcome with the others on Beyondless, it's an anthem for those on the outside looking in.” We caught them live back in 2019. Drone metallers Earth co-headline this Fall tour.

The Black Angels, Bottleneck. $26

Austin TX psych-rock legends are back on tour in support of new album Wilderness of Mirrors, just out this month via Partisan Records. We caught them most recently in the California desert in 2019 and their 2014 show with the late Roky Erickson was one for the memory books.

Russell Dickerson, KCLive!, $25-$65

The rising country star had his second album, Southern Symphony released in late 2020 and also just guested on a recent Thomas Rhett single. He’s been playing new songs, “Big Wheels” and “Just Like Your Mama” so expect a new album soon.

Sunday Oct 2

Winterlude: Vine Street Rumble, Yardley Hall. $17-$35

Formed to honor the legacy of the “golden era” of Kansas City’s world-renowned jazz history, the band exclusively performs the same exciting music that made KC the place to be in the 1930s/’40s. The band personnel are the area’s “top call” musicians, who faithfully recreate the KC jazz scene. Accurately performing the swing music of Count Basie, Jay McShann, Andy Kirk and the 12 Clouds of Joy, Harlan Leonard and His Rockets, Mary Lou Williams, Joe Turner, Pete Johnson and others.

Girlpool, Bottleneck- Lawrence, CANCELED

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Rocktober: October 5

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10/05 The Black Angels with The Vacant Lots at First Avenue Read More Black Angels Forget the Polar Vortex, the Winter Psych Storm is coming. A taste of Texas psychedelia hits the road as Austin’s The Black Angels brings 13th Floor Elevators rock legend Roky Erickson …

10/05/2022 Wednesday

The Black Angels
with The Vacant Lots
at First Avenue
first-avenue.com

Austin’s psych-rock legends The Black Angels is back on tour in support of their forthcoming album Wilderness of Mirrors Double LP via Partisan Records.

We last mentioned the band was in postponements in Jan 2022: “The Black Angels had to announce their show cancellation/postponement. Here is the message: We're very sad to announce that we have to postpone our upcoming tour due to ongoing concerns and uncertainty about the spread of Covid-19. We will be announcing the rescheduled dates very soon, so please hold on to your tickets and they will be honored for the rescheduled shows. Can't wait to see you all when we get back out on the road soon!!!”

Now that the world is somewhat back to normal, The Black Angels will headline First Avenue this October 5th.

The Vacant Lots to open.

Tour dates:

9/10: Lexington, KY @ Expansion Music Festival
9/30: Dallas, TX @ Granada Theater
10/1: Lawrence, KS @ Bottleneck
10/3: St. Louis, MO @ Delmar Hall
10/4: Omaha, NE @ Slowdown
10/5: Minneapolis, MN @ First Avenue
10/7: Madison, WI @ Majestic Theatre
10/8: Chicago, IL @ House of Blues Chicago
10/9: Cleveland, OH @ Beachland Ballroom
10/10: Detroit, MI @ Majestic Theatre
10/12: Toronto, ON @ Phoenix Concert Theater
10/13: Montreal, QC @ Corona Theater
10/14: Boston, MA @ Paradise Rock Club
10/15: Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club
10/17: Brooklyn, NY @ Brooklyn Steel
10/18: Philadelphia, PA @ Union Transfer
10/19: Chapel Hill, NC @ Cat’s Cradle
10/21: Atlanta, GA @ Variety Playhouse
10/22: Nashville, TN @ Brooklyn Bowl
10/23: Birmingham, AL @ Saturn
10/24: Baton Rouge, LA @ Chelsea’s Live
10/30: Austin, TX @ Levitation Festival
11/5: Mexico City, MX @ Hipnosis Festival

10/05 S.G. Goodman with Le Ren at Turf Club Read More S.G. Goodman Turnout for the show was pretty terrific for a Friday, with S.G. Goodman taking the stage around 8:30pm. This was her first time here, and although she only played seven or eight songs, mostly from her debut album Old Time Feeling …

10/05/2022 Wednesday

S.G. Goodman
with Le Ren
at Turf Club
first-avenue.com

Indie rocker S.G. Goodman is touring in support of her highly anticipated sophomore album Teeth Marks via Verve Forecast.

We caught SG Goodman in October 2015 and wrote, “Turnout for the show was pretty terrific for a Friday, with S.G. Goodman taking the stage around 8:30pm. This was her first time here, and although she only played seven or eight songs, mostly from her debut album Old Time Feeling, she filled out the time nicely as she tends to ramble between songs. We learn that she’s “legally obligated” to say her name seven times, as her manager thinks it’s good for name recognition. And as promised, she would continue to say her name throughout the show, including during the band introduction: Nick Harley on bass, Matt Rowan on guitars, and Stephen Montgomery on drums.”

Le Ren to open.

Tour dates:

Sep 9-10 - Bristol, TN - Bristol Rhythm & Roots
Sep 20 - Asheville, NC - American Vinyl Co
Sep 21 - Raleigh, NC - Cats Cradle
Sep 23 - Philadelphia, PA - Johnny Brendas
Sep 24 - Washington, DC - Songbyrd
Sep 25 - Freehold, NJ - Concerts in the Studio
Sep 28 - Boston, MA - 939 Cafe
Oct 2 - Dana Point, CA - Ohana Festival
Oct 4 - Chicago, IL - Schuba's
Oct 5 - Minneapolis, MN - 7th Street Entry
Oct 7 - St Louis, MO - Off Broadway

10/05 Annie DiRusso at 7th St Entry Read More Declan McKenna British singer-songwriter Declan McKenna will be heading to the Garage in Burnsville in support of his new album What Do You Think About The Car?. The show is sold out. …

10/05/2022 Wednesday

Annie DiRusso
at 7th St Entry
first-avenue.com

In a special side-show from her main Declan McKenna support tour, Nashville based indie-rock Annie DiRusso will be headlining the 7th Street Entry this October 5th.

DiRusso’s latest single is called “Call It All Off”, which is about “losing yourself in someone or something and trying to reenter the world once that chapter closes. This song was born from a time when I was so caught up in a relationship that I didn’t realize I had isolated myself from friends, family and a lot of good things in my life. When I realized how much I missed, I found myself wanting to just give up & ‘call it all off’ rather than reconnect with the outside world because it seemed like too big an undertaking. Releasing this song is a good reminder that there’s life on the other side.”

Annie DiRusso Tour Dates

9/23 – Vancouver, BC at Fox Cabaret
9/25 – Seattle, WA at Showbox SoDo^
9/27 – San Francisco, CA at Regency Ballroom^
9/29 – Los Angeles, CA at Fonda Theatre^
9/30 – San Diego, CA at Humphrey’s Concerts ^
10/ 1 – Phoenix, AZ at Rebel Lounge
10/3 – Denver, CO at Gothic Theatre^
10/5 – Minneapolis, MN at 7th St Entry
10/6 – Chicago, IL at Metro ^
10/7 – Columbus, OH at KEMBA Live!^
10/9 – Brooklyn, NY at Music Hall ^
10/10 – Brooklyn, NY at Music Hall ^
10/11 – Cambridge, MA at The Sinclair^
10/12 – Washington D.C. at 9:30 Club^
10/14 – Atlanta, GA at Variety Playhouse^
10/15 - Charlotte, NC at Neighborhood Theatre
10/16 – Madison, TN at Eastside Bowl^
10/18 – Austin, TX at Empire Garage & Control Room^
10/19 – Dallas, TX at The Studio at the Factory^
10/20 – Houston, TX at Warehouse Live ^
10/22 – Oxford, MS at Proud Larry’s
11/3 – Nashville, TN at Briston Maroney

^Supporting Declan McKenna Zeros Tour USA

10/05 Joji with Dhruv + SavageRealm at Armory Read More Joji Japan-born singer and producer Joji is a multi-talented visionary, with a cult following from every corner of the internet. Joji is one of the most enthralling artists of the digital age. He has a total vision …

10/05/2022 Wednesday

Joji
with Dhruv + SavageRealm
at Armory
armorymn.com

Japan-born singer and producer Joji is headlining the massive Armory in Minneapolis on October 5th, in support of his highest chart debut to date for his single “Glimpse of Us.” The song debuted at #10 on the Billboard Hot 100, a career milestone for Joji.

Dhruv + SavageRealm to open.

Tour dates:

Sep 6 Seattle, WA, US WAMU Theater
Sep 7 Vancouver, BC, Canada Doug Mitchell Thunderbird
Sep 9 Orem, UT, US UCCU Center
Sep 10 Denver, CO, US Fillmore Auditorium
Sep 11 Denver, CO, US Fillmore Auditorium
Sep 13 Dallas, TX, US The Factory
Sep 14 Houston, TX, US 713 Music Hall
Sep 16 Outdoor Austin, TX, US Stubb’s Waller Creek Amph
Sep 17 Austin, TX, US Stubb's Bar-B-Q (Indoors)
Oct 5 Minneapolis, MN, US The Armory
Oct 6 Chicago, IL, US Byline Bank Aragon
Oct 7 Chicago, IL, US Byline Bank Aragon
Oct 9 Toronto, ON, Canada History
Oct 10 Toronto, ON, Canada History
Oct 11 Montreal, QC, Canada MTELUS
Oct 13 Boston, MA, US Roadrunner
Oct 14 Boston, MA, US Roadrunner
Oct 15 Washington, DC, US The Anthem
Oct 18 Charlotte, NC, US The Fillmore
Oct 19 Atlanta, GA, US Coca-Cola Roxy
Oct 20 Atlanta, GA, US Coca-Cola Roxy
Oct 21 Miami, FL, US III Points Festival

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

vu ([email protected]) ♥ weheartmusic.com ♥ twitter.com

Cancellations and Postponements

Read More Black Angels Forget the Polar Vortex, the Winter Psych Storm is coming. A taste of Texas psychedelia hits the road as Austin’s The Black Angels brings 13th Floor Elevators rock legend Roky Erickson … Adele First up is Adele's 21 album has sold over 25 million records worldwide (10 million in the U.S. alone!). According to the press announcement, Adele is the only European female …

CNN wrote that concerts cancellations and postponements will be commonplace due to COVID-19 as Adele fights back tears when she announced her Las Vegas residency shows had been postponed.

According to On Gametime, the leading app/site for last minute tickets, two tickets to Adele’s show at Caesars Palace were going for over $96,950 (each seat is $48,475) including service fees.

Adele at the Theatre De La Jeune Lune (02 Jun 2008)

We are happy to brag that we saw Adele, front row seat, for $17.50 in June 2008. No one knew who she was at the time, having only just released her debut album 19. She actually didn’t have enough songs to fill out a full headliner show, so she threw in four cover songs, including Bob Dylan’s “Make You Feel My Love” and Sam Cooke’s “That’s It I Quit I’m Movin’ On”.

Anyway, it’s sad to see the Adele cancellations, but this isn’t anything new to us, as we have experienced many last-minute cancellations since venues re-opened in July 2021 (Horsegirl at 7th Street Entry).

If you have a show booked this or next month, I suggest you check with the venue or the band’s social media accounts.

Recently, The Black Angels had to announce their show cancellation/postponement. Here is the message:

We're very sad to announce that we have to postpone our upcoming tour due to ongoing concerns and uncertainty about the spread of Covid-19. We will be announcing the rescheduled dates very soon, so please hold on to your tickets and they will be honored for the rescheduled shows. Can't wait to see you all when we get back out on the road soon!!!

Cancellations and Postponements.

Cancelled - Jan 19 Lomelda at 7th St Entry

Cancelled - Jan 20 OKnice at 7th St Entry

Cancelled - Jan 20 Dawn Richard at Turf Club

Cancelled - Jan 20 Wolves In The Throne Room at Fine Line

Cancelled - Jan 21 Early Eyes and Dante Elephante at 7th St Entry

Cancelled - Jan 21 Happy Birthday Janis at First Avenue

Cancelled – Jan 23 The Kernal at 7th St Entry

Cancelled – Jan 24 Diet Cig at 7th St Entry

Postponed – Jan 25 Jeff Rosenstock at First Avenue

Cancelled – Jan 27 Reptaliens and Yot Club at 7th St Entry

Postponed – Jan 28 Tall Heights at 7th St Entry

Cancelled - Jan 29 The Current's 17th Anniversary Party at First Avenue

Cancelled – Jan 29 Asaf Avidan at Fine Line

Postponed – Jan 30 STRFKR at First Avenue

Cancelled - Jan 30 Tim Lopez Birthday Show at 7th St Entry

Cancelled – Feb 3 Becky Kapell at Turf Club

Postponed - Feb 5 The Black Angels at First Avenue

Postponed - Feb 7 Pinegrove at First Avenue

Cancelled - Feb 11 Willie Wisely and The Scarlet Goodbye at Turf Club

Cancelled - Mar 2 The Staves at First Avenue

Cancelled - Mar 4 Jonathan Richman at The Fitzgerald Theater

Cancelled - Mar 5 Nothing But Thieves at First Avenue

Postponed - Mar 16 Vundabar at The Cedar Cultural Center

Cancelled - Mar 28 GASHI at Fine Line

Cancelled - Mar 31 FUR at 7th St Entry

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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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Desert Daze Festival 2019 - Our Modern Day Woodstock (13 Oct 2019)

Desert Daze Festival 2019 - Our Modern Day Woodstock
Oct 11th-13th- Lake Perris, CA

Black Angels Setlist Science Killer Molly Moves My Generation Young Men Dead Entrance Song Grab as Much (As You Can) The Sniper at the Gates of Heaven Mission District Currency Yellow Elevator #2 Black Grease Bloodhounds on My Trail Vermillion Eyes History El Jardin Twisted Light Bad Vibrations Read More Desert Daze Ah, the mornings are beginning to be met by a cool autumn breeze...so this must mean desert festival season is under way! Desert Daze has been a myriad of magical atmospheric wonder along with the most entertaining of artists .... Black Angels Forget the Polar Vortex, the Winter Psych Storm is coming. A taste of Texas psychedelia hits the road as Austin’s The Black Angels brings 13th Floor Elevators rock legend Roky Erickson … Winter Los Angeles-based dream pop/shoegaze band Winter, they are touring in support of their debut LP earlier this year on Lolipop Records, with all-new single on Burger Records. …

Crowds gathered seamlessly this year into the Moreno Beach area of Lake Perris for the autumn ritual of camping, yoga, swimming and the hottest bands you’ll see all year. In its 8th go-around, this was a vast improvement from the insane parking situation and nasty weather of 2018, thanks be to the gods. Desert Daze is quite often referred to as the greatest festival ever, and in all my years of music festivals (and believe me, there have been many) I have to concur that this one undoubtably tops the charts. From art instillations that will dazzle your mind to tea ceremonies in tents under the desert morning sky, this festival is for the light of heart, the TRUE music lovers, and the seekers. While I was mesmerized by the first DAZE I attended at the Metaphysics Institute in Joshua Tree in 2017, there is something magical about the festival continuing on with its desert theme while adding a sparkling lake that you can drift in whenever you please. It’s also an hour and a half away from sunny Los Angeles, so fellow Angelenos should consider themselves pretty blessed 🙏.

SUNDAY

I caught the Q&A with Sean Lennon and Les Claypool. There was a lot of talk about festivals just being a vehicle for looking cool on social media (namely Instagram) and orgies and a book called Sex and Rockets. The two musicians laughed about DIY corporations and record labels and being a part of a movement that they forgot they were a part of…for all of the good reasons.

Samira Winter of the LA shoegaze pop band Winter hit the Block stage Saturday at 2. Samira has stated that she makes dreamy tunes to align with her inner child, and she certainly looked that part in her 90’s getup of blue side buns and pink sunglasses with a matching glittery hot pink dress. Her voice is soft and girlish, and her Portuguese is impeccable from growing up in Brazil. The band played some songs from their newest album Ethereality, and I think it’s a genius name for the album.

I hadn’t seen The Black Angels since 2012, so I was super stoked for their set. This Austin-based quintuplet is named after the penultimate track on Velvet Underground’s debut album, which in and of itself rocks. They opened with 2008’s hit Science Killer, and as the crowd is somehow lost in the thick haze of all the psychedelia this band emits, there is a calming energy that we’ll be here for awhile and we’re all fine with that. In the forefront of the spinning circle visuals and strobe lights, these guys went on to play Entrance Song, Currency, Bloodhounds on my Trail and Vermillion Eyes. They ended the show with the darkly delicious hit Bad Vibrations from their 2010 album Phosphene Dream.

As I have stated before, Desert Daze is not a festival for the people who want to party and galavant around in the hopes of “getting noticed”, as some of these modern-day musical shenanigans are all about. Sure, people party, but as a fellow-goer 3 years in a row, I can attest that people are truly there for the music and good vibes. In a sea of thousands of people, in this day in age, it’s incredibly refreshing to see people giving love and support to these artists who pour their heart and soul into their performance. There is a glow of acceptance and respect that infiltrates through the festival- and as long as Phil and his massive crew keep this going- it is surely not a weekend to be missed.

Audience

The Paranoyds

Winter

Winter

The Black Angels

The Black Angels at Desert Daze, Lake Perris (13 Oct 2019)

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Desert Daze: October 11-13, 2019

Desert Daze 2019 Read More Desert Daze Ah, the mornings are beginning to be met by a cool autumn breeze...so this must mean desert festival season is under way! Desert Daze has been a myriad of magical atmospheric wonder along with the most entertaining of artists .... The Flaming Lips I think this was my first time seeing The Flaming Lips, but I could be wrong. Seems odd that this was "a very special Early Evening performance", since the band's psychedelic/space rock seems to work better at night … Stereolab Headliners include ESG, The Apples in Stereo, Superchunk, Waxahatchee, Laetitia Sadier (Stereolab), Sneaks, Elf Power, The Veldt, Pylon Reenactment Society, Eureka California and Tunabunny. … Devo Devo is in top form. They have their show down to an artform, complete with their own lights and fog machine and images on screen. With this sort of tight control over their images … Ween Anyway, Gene and Dean Ween are back, newly reunited as Ween, proving that they haven’t quite push the little daisies just yet. The reunion was announced last year (November 2015) … Wu-Tang Clan The entire Wu-Tang Clan (minus the ones that are no longer on Earth) is back in the studio with RZA for a new record this Fall. In the meantime, the group released "Family Reunion" to celebrate their 20th anniversary. … Temples Along their way to Minneapolis, Temples have been building huge buzz appearing at Great Escape 2013 and (recently) SXSW 2014. With all that excitement for the band, they sold out the Turf Club presale … Alvvays Opening up the show will be Alvvays, who we recently caught at the Turf Club on December 2014 and reported, "Although the band only has one album, you couldn’t ask for better surf-pop sweetness." … Pussy Riot A similar story happened with Russian punk group Pussy Riot being jailed for performing "Virgin Mary, Please Drive Putin Away" song in front of a church…

It is said that autumn is a time of rebirth, reflection and revitalization the soul. It’s a time of coziness, togetherness and ease as the cooler weather blankets our everyday lives. For some this means pumpkin spice lattes and dinners with friends by a fire and for some, it means an expansive weekend long music festival filled with a wonderland of modern-day rock legends. It means a perfectly curated playground of psychedelic art and communion with the promise of an all-around good freakin’ time. For some, the allurement of this season is the sprinkling of rock tunes on your tongue and a whole new version of Woodstock. Rock, my friends, is not dead.

This festival has undoubtably earned the title of a SoCal staple as each year gets seemingly better and better. Last year was challenging with the rain and the parking situation of a new venue, but the location is in the same stunning setting of Moreno Beach (situated beautifully between the San Jacinto and San Bernardino Mountains), so this year they’ve worked out the kinks. You can float peacefully on the lake while hearing your favorite bands christen the sky in the background. You can head on over to The Mystic Bazaar, a safe haven for those needing a breather from the enormity of the crowd energy. Here in this village holds all the yoga, tea ceremonies and sound baths your little heart can desire. The amenities and curated adornments here are endless, and there is always some amazement around every corner.

Now for the bands!

The gentleness of Friday starts out with Triptides, Wave, Frankie and the Witch Fingers and DIIV. Brooklyn’s DIIV released their third album, Deceiver, yesterday on the label Captured Tracks. The album is grungier than they’ve been in the past with a kind of Silverchair resemblance to it, so with this drop it is sure to be a highly anticipated performance. Singer-songwriter Jessica Pratt will be performing recent LP Quiet Signs at the Block at 4pm. Fred Armisen will do a comedy set in the mid-afternoon, followed by Atlas Sound and Crumb.

Saturday kicks off with Blackwater Holylight, the super heavy psych all-girl band from Portland. This group has all the elements to make you squirm and drool with delight, from folk-rock to grunge melodies to whispers of gothic intensity…and they’re mesmerizing onstage. Following acts are Klaus Johann Grobe, Altin Gün, Anika, Surfbort, Big Business and the true legends themselves- JJUUJJUU. Going into sunset time is DEVO, Cruel Diagnonals and Lumerians. Ween, Nick Hakim, and Pussy Riot. Temples highlight the evening.

The most massive act on the list is surely Wu-Tang Clan, performing their 36 Chambers LP on Sunday. The crew of DD this year (started by Phil Pirrone’s of JJUUJJUU, who always performs at least one killer set) were smart, because they saved a ton of the most exciting acts for the wee hours into Sunday evening. Also performing Sunday are Dead Meadow, Moses Sumney, The Black Angels, White Fence and Shintaro Sakamoto, to name a few.

Weather permitting (Tame Impala got rained out last year halfway through their set) this upcoming weekend will surely be one of mystery, wonderment and delight. The scintillating adventure of time travel or a portal to a new universe is always optional…but never enforced.

Details and lineup:

Desert Daze 2019
October 11th-13th, 2019
Lake Perris, California
More Info: desertdaze.org

Friday, October 11 The Flaming Lips Perform 'The Soft Bulletin' Stereolab Animal Collective Fred Armisen Comedy For Musicians But Everyone Is Welcome Witch W.I.T.C.H. Connan Mockasin Presents Botsyn N' Dobsyn Episodes + Solo Performance Diiv Crumb Atlas Sound Metz Jessica Pratt Wand Mdou Moctar Post Animal Faye Webster Part Time Jonathan Bree Sessa Frankie & The Witch Fingers Al Lover Triptides Opening Ceremonies With Ian Svenonius 'We Intend To Cause Havoc' Documentary + Q+A W/ Emmanuel Jagari Chanda THE SANCTUARY: Cristopher Cichocki - Circular Dimensions, Kid 606, Tom Hall, Byron Westbrook, Devin Sarno, Mitchell Brown, Ellen Phan, Conscious Summary, Wave

Saturday, October 12 Ween Perform 'Chocolate And Cheese' Devo - The Beginning Of The End Flying Lotus 3D The Locust Parquet Courts Temples Connan Mockasin + Friends Pussy Riot Psychedelic Porn Crumpets Nick Hakim Viagra Boys Altin Gün Big Business Surfbort The Kvb Klaus Johann Grobe Anika Lumerians Jjuujjuu Black Water Holy Light Trupa Trupa Automatic THE SANCTUARY: Cristopher Cichocki - Circular Dimensions, Dntel, Pod Blotz, Cruel Diagonals, The Eternal Chord Featuring Gabie Strong, Jim Haynes, Rotary Ect, Jeff Frost, George Jensen

Sunday, October 13 Wu Tang Clan Perform 'Enter The Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)' Khruangbin The Claypool Lennon Delirium The Black Angels Alvvays Shintaro Sakamoto Moses Sumney Lightning Bolt Dead Meadow White Fence Jakob Ogawa Jerry Paper George Clanton Blanck Mass Froth Sasami Richard Rose The Paranoyds Particle Kid Winter Kills Birds Les Claypool & Sean Lennon Q+A THE SANCTUARY: Cristopher Cichocki - Circular Dimensions, Randy Randall, Ensemble Economique, Shana Shenai, White Boy Scream, Ellen Phan (Hypnosis Session), Zachary Paul, Live For Each Moon

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Minneapolis: March 23 to March 26, 2018

Here are some shows taking place in the Minneapolis/St Paul area from March 23 to March 26, 2018.

Read more: Minneapolis Music Guide.

An Evening With Kristin Hersh & Grant Lee Phillips Read More Throwing Muses "My setlist is super depressing," warned Kristin Hersh as she took the stage at the Icehouse in Minneapolis last night, May 19th. .…

GRANT-LEE PHILLIPS / KRISTIN HERSH
The Cedar Cultural Center
Fri 03/23/2018 (7pm/$22)
thecedar.org

Coming up next week is the “An Evening With Kristin Hersh & Grant Lee Phillips”, starring Grant-Lee Phillips (formerly of Grant Lee Buffalo) and Kristin Hersh (formerly of Throwing Muses).

We’re fairly excited about the team-up of these 90’s musicians, particularly with Hersh reuniting with former Throwing Muses bandmate (and step-sister) Tanya Donelly. Unfortunately the only Donelly appearance will be in Boston... but fear not, Donelly and her band Belly will be in Minneapolis in Rocktober 2018 (read more about it on news.weheartmusic.com).

As for Nashville’s Grant-Lee Phillips, his 9th solo album Widdershins is out now on Yep Roc Records. Phillips explained the title, “Widdershins…it’s an old word. Moving counterclockwise, spiraling backwards. The album begs the question, in what direction are we moving?”

Tour Dates

03/17/2018 Pittsburgh - Club Café
03/18/2018 Cleveland - Music Box
03/20/2018 Chicago - S.P.A.C.E.
03/23/2018 Minneapolis - The Cedar Cultural Center
03/24/2018 Seattle - Freemont Abbey Arts Center
03/25/2018 Portland - Old Church Concert Hall
03/29/2018 San Francisco, CA - The Chapel
03/31/2018 Santa Monica, CA - McCabe's

Brent Cobb at Turf Club Knocked Loose Tour Poster Lorde at Xcel Energy Black Angels at First Ave Danielle Nicole Tour Poster Brasstracks Tour Poster Superorganism at 7th Street Read More Lorde BONUS: Speaking of royal, Lorde tops the Spotify charts with "Royals". Plus: Jakobinarina's "This is an Advertisement", Vu's interview with Gold Fields, Laura Marling and her masterful hunting, … Black Angels Forget the Polar Vortex, the Winter Psych Storm is coming. A taste of Texas psychedelia hits the road as Austin’s The Black Angels brings 13th Floor Elevators rock legend Roky Erickson … Brasstracks Other DJs on the bill: Jai Wolf and Brasstracks Tour Dates 03/03/16 Urbana, IL Canopy Club 03/04/16 Milwaukee, WI Eagles Ballroom…

Other shows in the area:

BRENT COBB & THEM
+ Savannah Conley
Turf Club
Fri 03/23/2018 (8pm/$12)
turfclub.net

Grammy nominated singer, songwriter and performer Brent Cobb will be at the Turf Club (billed as Brent Cobb & Them) in support of his forthcoming new album Providence Canyon (available May 11 on Low Country Sound/Elektra Records).

Tour dates:

03/20—Toronto, Ontario—Horseshoe Tavern*
03/21—Detroit, MI—The Shelter*
03/22—Evanston, IL—SPACE*
03/23—St. Paul, MN—Turf Club*
03/24—Kansas City, MO—Knucklehead’s*
03/25—St. Louis, MO—Off Broadway*
03/27—Indianapolis, IN—Hi-Fi*
03/28—Louisville, KY—Zanzabar*
03/29—Asheville, NC—Grey Eagle Tavern*
03/30—Raleigh, NC—The Pour House Music Hall*
03/31—Washington, D.C—DC9*
04/3—Philadelphia, PA—Boot & Saddle*
04/4—New York, NY—Mercury Lounge*
04/6—South Burlington, VT—Higher Ground*
04/7—Allston, MA—Great Scott*
04/8—Uncasville, CT—Wolf Den*
04/10—Columbus, OH—The Basement*
04/11—Pittsburgh, PA—Club Café*
04/12—Charlottesville, VA—The Southern*
04/13—Charlotte, NC—Neighborhood Theatre*
04/14—Savannah, GA—Savannah Music Festival

KNOCKED LOOSE
+ Jesus Piece, Terror, Stone
Amsterdam Bar and Hall
Fri 03/23/2018 (6pm/$16)
amsterdambarandhall.com

Metal band Knocked Loose will be at the Amsterdam Bar and Hall in St Paul on Friday, March 23rd. Show up early to check out Jesus Piece and Terror.

NOTE: Year of the Knife is advertised on the tour poster, but they are not listed at the venue’s website - instead Stone is on the bill.

Tour dates:

3/17/2018 Teragram Ballroom - Los Angeles, CA
3/18/2018 Chain Reaction - Anaheim, CA
3/19/2018 Nile Theater - Mesa, AZ
3/21/2018 89th Street - Oklahoma City, OK
3/22/2018 Sokol Underground - Omaha, NE
3/23/2018 Amsterdam Bar & Hall - St. Paul, MN
3/24/2018 Bottom Lounge - Chicago, IL
3/25/2018 Skully's Music Diner - Columbus, OH
3/26/2018 The Magic Stick - Detroit, MI
3/27/2018 Velvet Underground - Toronto, ON
3/28/2018 Theatre Fairmount - Montreal, QC
3/29/2018 California Brew Haus - Rochester, NY
3/30/2018 The Palladium - Worcester, MA
3/31/2018 Brooklyn Bazaar - Brooklyn, NY
4/01/2018 Underground Arts - Philadelphia, PA

LORDE
+ Run The Jewels, Tove Styrke
Xcel Energy Center
Fri 03/23/2018 (6pm/$39.50)
xcelenergycenter.com

One of the biggest pop singer Lorde is headlining the Xcel Energy Center on Friday. Hot hip hop band Run The Jewel will open.

If you show up really early, you’ll get a chance to check out Swedish recording artist Tove Styrke. Styrke’s forthcoming album Sway is due on May 4th, but you can get to hear a preview of her album, live at this upcoming show.

Tour dates

03/16 // Glendale, AZ @ Gila River Arena
03/18 // Dallas, TX @ American Airlines Center
03/19 // Houston, TX @ Toyota Center
03/21 // Tulsa, OK @ BOK Center
03/23 // St. Paul, MN @ Xcel Energy Center

THE BLACK ANGELS
+ The Black Lips
First Avenue
Fri 03/23/2018 (7:30pm/$25)
first-avenue.com

Austin’s five-piece psych rock masters The Black Angels will be at First Avenue with The Black Lips on Friday.

Tour dates:

03/20/2018 Tower Theatre Oklahoma City, OK
03/21/2018 VooDoo Lounge North Kansas City, MO
03/22/2018 Slowdown Omaha, NE
03/23/2018 First Avenue Minneapolis, MN
03/24/2018 Majestic Theatre Madison, WI
03/26/2018 Thalia Hall Chicago, IL
03/27/2018 Thalia Hall Chicago, IL
03/29/2018 Mercury Ballroom Louisville, KY
03/30/2018 The Vogue Indianapolis, IN
03/31/2018 The Majestic Theatre Detroit, MI
04/01/2018 Danforth Music Hall Toronto, ON
04/03/2018 College Street Music Hall New Haven, CT
04/04/2018 Royale Nightclub Boston Boston, MA
04/05/2018 Brooklyn Steel Brooklyn, NY
04/07/2018 White Eagle Hall Jersey City, NJ
04/08/2018 Union Transfer Philadelphia, PA
04/09/2018 9:30 Club Washington, DC
04/11/2018 Marathon Music Works Nashville, TN
04/12/2018 The Orange Peel Asheville, NC
04/13/2018 The Signal Chattanooga, TN
04/14/2018 St. Augustine Amphitheatre Saint Augustine, FL
04/16/2018 The Beacham Orlando, FL
04/17/2018 Revolution Live Fort Lauderdale, FL
04/18/2018 State Theatre Saint Petersburg, FL
04/19/2018 Vinyl Music Hall Pensacola, FL

DANIELLE NICOLE
+ Ruben
The Cedar Cultural Center
Sat 03/24/2018 (7pm/$12)
thecedar.org

Fast-rising singer-bassist-songwriter Danielle Nicole will be headlining the Cedar Cultural Center on Saturday, in support of her new album Cry No More (Concord Records).

Danielle Nicole Tour

3/17 – The Frequency – Madison, WI
3/21 – Mojo's Boneyard – Evansville, IN
3/23 – Back Porch @ House of Blues – Chicago, IL
3/24 – The Cedar- Minneapolis, MN
3/25 – Wildwood – Iowa City, IA
3/31 – Curacao BlueSeas Festival – Netherlands
4/6 – The Redstone Room – Daveport, IA
4/7 - Knuckleheads - Kansas City, MO
4/12 – Madlife Stage & Studios – Woodstock, GA
4/13 – City Winery – Nashville, TN
4/14 – Martin’s – Jackson, MS
4/16 – Howlin Wolf – New Orleans
4/18 – Dosey Doe – The Woodlands, TX
4/19 – Continental Club – Austin, TX
4/21 – VZD’s – Oklahoma City, OK

BRASSTRACKS
+ S'natra
Turf Club
Sun 03/25/2018 (7:30pm/$15)
turfclub.net

After winning a Grammy for producing Chance the Rapper, Brasstracks is taking the next step in their music career by headlining their first-ever tour. The group was last seen in town with Jack Garrett in Oct 2016 and with Gramatik in Mar 2016.

Brasstracks will be stopping by the Turf Club in St Paul on Sunday and they’re bringing S'natra along.

“For Those Who Know” Tour Dates

03/17th - Philadelphia, PA - The Foundry
03/20th - Boston, MA - Great Scott
03/21st - Montreal, QC - Le Belmont
03/22nd - Toronto, ON - Velvet Underground
03/23rd - Detroit, MI - El Club
03/24th - Chicago, IL - Lincoln Hall
03/25th - St. Paul, MN - Turf Club
03/28th - Portland, OR - Holocene
03/29th - Bellingham, WA - Wild Buffalo House
03/30th - Vancouver, BC - Fortune Sound Club
03/31st - Seattle, WA - Barboza
04/1st - Spokane, WA - Red Room Lounge
04/4th - San Francisco, CA - The Independent
04/5th - Los Angeles, CA - The Roxy
04/6th - Washington, DC - TBA
04/12th - Boulder, CO - Fox Theatre
04/13th - Denver, CO - Cervantes’ Masterpiece

SUPERORGANISM
+ Helena Deland
7th Street Entry
Mon 03/26/2018 (7pm/$12)
first-avenue.com

Transcontinental, multidisciplinary collective Superorganism is playing the 7th Street Entry on Monday, in support of their self-titled debut album via Domino Records. There’s a big buzz for the band, because they’ve already sold out a few dates on this 2018 tour.

Montreal’s Helena Deland to open.

Tour dates:

03/19 Los Angeles, LA Echoplex
03/20 San Francisco, CA Rickshaw Stop
03/22 Portland, OR Doug Fir Lounge
03/23 Seattle, WA Barboza
03/26 Minneapolis, MN 7th Street Entry
03/27 Madison, WI Frequency
03/28 Chicago, IL Schubas Tavern
03/30 Toronto, ON Mod Club
03/31 Montreal, QC Belmont
04/1 Boston, MA Brighton Music Hall
04/3 Washington, D.C. Rock & Roll Hotel
04/4 Philadelphia, PA Boot & Saddle
04/5 Brooklyn, NY Music Hall

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Norstreet, Norway

Read more No Way, Norway, Scandinavia, and Scandinavian Pop II.

Accidental Happiness LAVA/Republic Records. Read More Ida Maria Ladyhawke, is the cute-shy unsuspecting headliner for Perez Hilton tour, when it was announced that, due to illness, that main headliner, Ida Maria will not be playing the Fine Line Cafe in Minneapolis 9/22/09. …

IDA MARIA
idamariamusic.com

Ida Maria's brand new EP, Accidental Happiness, came out last month February 18, 2014 on LAVA/Republic Records.

The Norwegian rocker took a break from music to fully recover from her alcohol addiction. Based on her bluesy "Boogie With The Devil's Soul" to her punky style of "I'm Bad News", Ida Maria is at her most creative with this new Accidental Happiness EP.

She's made the full EP available for streaming on soundcloud.com.



You can purchase the Accidental Happiness on iTunes.

Also, I could be wrong, but the last time Ida Maria was in Minneapolis was at Fine Line Cafe in 2009 - but she never showed up. So I never saw her live, but I would have love to hear "I Like You So Much Better When You're Naked" ... Anyway, instead of canceling the show, Ladyhawke played the event for free.

Ida Maria is playing some dates in her country:

Mar 08 Familien Trondheim, Norway
Mar 13 Ludo Bar og Scene Harstad, Norway
Mar 14 Ottos Finnsnes, Norway Tickets
Mar 15 Kooperativet Kulturscene Vadsø, Norway
Mar 21 Hurtigrutens Hus Stokmarknes, Norway
Mar 22 Folk & Fisk Bodø, Norway

Since Last Wednesday Inkind Music Read More Highasakite Remember we covered Highasakite at the Great Escape 2013? The Norwegian quintet announced that their debut album Silent Treatment is coming out on March 4th in the U.S.! …

HIGHASAKITE
highasakite.no

If you're into Norwegian bands, you definitely need to check out the Brilliance Records/Jansen Plateproduksjon official Norwegian showcase at SXSW on Friday, March 14th at Icenhauer’s (83 Rainey St).

Lineup and set times:

Dråpe - 8pm
Intertwine - 9pm
Death By Unga Bunga - 10pm
Maya Vik - 11pm
Atlanter - 12am
Highasakite - 1am

Highasakite is listed as headliner. The quintet will head out on tour after SXSW with UK-based indie pop trio London Grammar (see dates below). Highasakite is supporting their new album Silent Treatment, out April 8th in the US and recently #1 in Norway with hit singles like "Hiroshima" and "Since Last Wednesday".

3.11 | SXSW - Audiofemme Party
3.14 | SXSW - Icenhauers (Official Show) 1AM
3.14 | SXSW - Red Transit Showcase
3.14 | SXSW - International Day Stage
3.15 | SXSW - Øya & Filter Showcase
3.17 | Houston, TX | Fitzgerald Upstairs*
3.18 | Dallas, TX | Grananda Theater*
3.21 | Phoenix, AZ | The Crescent Ballroom*
3.22 | Las Vegas, NV | Vinyl, Hard Rock Hotel & Casino*
3.23 | San Diego, CA | House of Blues*
3.25 | Los Angeles, CA | El Rey Theatre*
3.27 | San Francisco, CA | The Independent*
3.28 | Portland, OR | Wonder Ballroom*
3.29 | Seattle, WA | Neumos Crystal Ball Reading Room*

*with London Grammar

Pick-Up, Lift-off, Space, Time Klangkollektivet Read More Black Angels The crowd only slightly thinned as visuals were cued up and Austin, TX psych/garage rockers The Black Angels entered, opening with ‘Mission District’ and its droning, guitar-driven pulse …

ELECTRIC EYE
electriceye.no

Electric Eye announced a string of appearances at SXSW 2014 (see details below).

Hailing from Bergen, Norway, Electric Eye play droned out psych-rock inspired by Indian philosophy. Their debut album Pick-Up, Lift-off, Space, Time came out last year and received positive mentions in various Norwegian media. The record was co-released in the US and the UK by Norway's Klangkollektivet and London based Fuzz Club Records.

SXSW details:

3/11 | 5:00 PM Swing House Austin Occupation
405 East 7th St, Austin, TX 78701

3/12 | 7:30 PM Audiofemme presents: Emerging artists of 2014 601 Trinity Street, Austin, TX 78701

3/13 | 7:15 PM Austin Psych Fest presents Levitation Austin
1502 E 6th Street, Austin, TX 78702

3/14 | 4:00 PM An Axis Family Affair
E 7th Street & Comal

3/15 | 2:00 PM Saturday (Psych!) @ The Half Step
75 1/2 Rainey St, Austin, TX. 78701

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The Black Angels w/ Roky Erickson, Golden Animals at First Avenue, Minneapolis (3 Feb 2014) concert review

Black Angel Setlist Tour Dates 02/07 – Southgate House – Newport, KY 02/08 – Beachland Ballroom – Cleveland, OH 02/09 – Magic Stick – Detroit, MI 02/11 – Phoenix Concert Theatre – Toronto, ON 02/12 – Corona Theatre – Montreal, QC 02/14 – Black Cat – Washington, DC 02/15 – The Met – Pawtucket, RI 02/16 – Union Transfer – Philadelphia, PA 02/20 – The Grey Eagle – Asheville, NC 02/21 – Mercy Lounge – Nashville, TN 02/22 – Terminal West – Atlanta, GA 02/24 – The Social – Orlando, FL 02/25 – Grand Central – Miami, FL 02/26 – State Theatre – St. Petersburg, FL 02/28 – Fitzgerald’s Upstairs – Houston, TX 03/01 – Granada Theater – Dallas, TX All dates with Roky Erickson Read More Black Angels Forget the Polar Vortex, the Winter Psych Storm is coming. A taste of Texas psychedelia hits the road as Austin’s The Black Angels brings 13th Floor Elevators rock legend Roky Erickson …

‘It’s a Cold Night for the Alligators’ was the fittingly appropriate opening number as Texas psych-rock legend Roky Erickson played his long-awaited first Minnesota show. His sizzling 45min. mid-concert set on the just-begun Winter Psych Storm Tour, stopped at First Avenue on a cold and blustery Monday night.

Brooklyn-based desert-psych duo, Golden Animals opened the triple bill, headlined by The Black Angels, with a brief set supporting their Kickstarter-funded, Here Eye Go. Tommy Eisner (vocals/guitar) and Linda Beecroft (drums/backing vocals) with one additional player brought their unique garage-tinged rock to songs like ‘Love is Strange’ and ‘Playful Eyes’, appropriately acting as an appetizer for the main courses to follow.

Roky Erickson

66-year old Roky Erickson then took the stage, with his very able five-piece Hounds of Baskerville band in tow, led by backing vocalist/harmonica playing son, Jegar. Only recently back on the road after a near 40-year absence, Erickson had been previously backed by Okkervil River and headliners The Black Angels themselves, but was now fronting a band he could truly call his own.

Roky Erickson Setlist

The driving ‘John Lawman’ (from 2010, done with Okkervil) primed the pump, and the set was in full gear with 13th Floor Elevators’ classic ‘Fire Engine’, Erickson’s now graveled voice craggily snarling like Lemmy from Motorhead, who he now vaguely resembles as well.

Erickson himself seemed in good spirits and didn’t say much in-between songs; only occasionally lifting both arms into the air to applause and chants of “Roky, Roky!” from the near-capacity crowd. Most of the set was drawn from his late ‘60s days in 13th Floor Elevators, with Erickson mostly keeping pace with his younger band, sometimes detaching briefly then re-entering after a breath of recollection.

Songs like the Elevators’ ‘Kingdom of Heaven’ (featured in the recent HBO drama True Detective) were breathed a new life from the collective, haunting but polished, in a sound that bands one-third the age of Erickson, would die for.

Ending aptly with Erickson’s best known song, ‘You’re Gonna Miss Me’, the multi-generational crowd whooped and yelled as the band left, hoping it won’t be another 47 years before he graces a Minnesota stage again.

Alex Maas

The crowd only slightly thinned as visuals were cued up and Austin, TX psych/garage rockers The Black Angels entered, opening with ‘Mission District’ and its droning, guitar-driven pulse. “This is a dream tour for us”, Angels frontman Alex Maas admitted, “it’s an honor to play with them”, referring to Erickson and openers Golden Animals. The set was similar in scope to last year’s outing at the Fine Line, with the band still in support of its latest, Indigo Meadow (Blue Horizon Ventures) and like last year, played their biggest to-date radio song, ‘Don’t Play with Guns’, relatively early.

The album’s opener/title track lilted leisurely with its keyboard-driven rhythm and then intensity returned on ‘Black Grease’, a widescreen epic of reverb and fuzz, embellished by trippy infinity lava-lamp visuals.

Christian Bland

The swirling freeform patterns were projected on the band itself, as well as on to the back screen and vertical stage panels. This made it hard to take a clear photo, and was also slightly vertigo-inducing, amidst the guitar throb of Maas and Christian Bland and the reverberating kick drum from Stephanie Bailey, entrenched solo on a back centered platform.

‘You on the Run’ surprisingly broke into a chorus from ‘Chapel of Love’, a 1964 ditty by The Dixie Cups, before it reverted back into its distortion and reverb, and the set ended with ‘Young Men Dead’, which co-guitarist Bland dedicated to the 55th anniversary of the tragic plane crash that took Buddy Holly and others.

The encore started starkly, with only Maas initially emerging for ‘Ronettes’, then rebuilt its sonic wall quickly as the band played several more, ending with ‘Bad Vibrations’ (which the kaleidoscopic visuals no doubt added to the feeling of).

Psych-garage rock is clearly alive and well; some 45+ years after pioneers like Erickson and his 13th Floor Elevators laid the first building blocks, to newer bands like The Black Angels and Golden Animals, who have ably picked up the freak flag to continue the long, strange trip.

The Black Angels at First Avenue, Minneapolis (02/03/14)

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The Winter Psych Storm Tour

The Winter Psych Storm Tour photo credit: theblackangels.com Read More Black Angels Reverb, drone, and singer Alex Maas sounding like he was singing down an endless hallway were all present in a neo-psychedelic sound that obviously draws from the past …

Forget the Polar Vortex, the Winter Psych Storm is coming.

A taste of Texas psychedelia hits the road as Austin’s The Black Angels brings 13th Floor Elevators rock legend Roky Erickson out in a rare road outing that will no doubt prove to be a very memorable evening.

The Black Angels, still riding high on the success of 2013’s Indigo Meadow (Blue Horizon Ventures) combine forces with the psych-rock pioneer; both with their own full set, and reportedly acting as Erickson’s backing band, for a set that is to include some 13th Floor Elevators songs not heard live in years.

Erickson, who has lived out of the spotlight with 40 years of misdiagnosed mental illness, has nevertheless continued to influence more contemporary acts such as REM, Jesus and Mary Chain, and The Cramps, among countless others.

Brooklyn desert-psych duo Golden Animals, supporting their Kickstarter-funded Here Eye Go, rounds out the very trippy bill that is worth braving the elements for.

The Black Angels tour dates:

01/31 – Granada – Lawrence, KS *
02/01 – The Firebird – St. Louis, MO *
02/03 – First Avenue – Minneapolis, MN *
02/04 – Majestic Theatre – Madison, WI *
02/05 – Park West – Chicago, IL
02/07 – Southgate House – Newport, KY *
02/08 – Beachland Ballroom – Cleveland, OH *
02/09 – Magic Stick – Detroit, MI *
02/11 – Phoenix Concert Theatre – Toronto, ON *
02/12 – Corona Theatre – Montreal, QC *
02/14 – Black Cat – Washington, DC *
02/15 – The Met – Pawtucket, RI *
02/16 – Union Transfer – Philadelphia, PA *
02/20 – The Grey Eagle – Asheville, NC *
02/21 – Mercy Lounge – Nashville, TN *
02/22 – Terminal West – Atlanta, GA *
02/24 – The Social – Orlando, FL *
02/25 – Grand Central – Miami, FL *
02/26 – State Theatre – St. Petersburg, FL *
02/28 – Fitzgerald’s Upstairs – Houston, TX *
03/01 – Granada Theater – Dallas, TX *

* – w/ Roky Erickson

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