W♥M: Brass Bed

05/07/2013

Generationals and Brass Bed at 7th Street Entry, Minneapolis (05/06/13)

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Brass Bed's third album, The Secret Will Keep You, is coming out April 23rd, 2013, on Crossbill Records / Off The Air Recordings. We are longtime supporter of the band, so I am glad to hear that they'll be in Minneapolis…

For a Monday night, the turnout for Generationals and Brass Bed’s concert at 7th Street Entry in downtown Minneapolis was exceptional.

Prior to the show, I got a chance to briefly talk to singer Christiaan from Brass Bed about the tour and the recent album. You can listen to the five-minute show at the podcast.

BRASS BED

As you can hear in the recording, this was Brass Bed's first support for a major national tour (for Generationals). Their tour just kicked off in New York, then up north to Montreal and Toronto, before playing to a sold-out show in Chicago. You can tell, talking to Christiaan, that all the shows so far have been absolutely outstanding.

Songs from their set were newer songs like "Please Don't Go" and the set closer "A Bullet for You" from their recently released album, The Secret Will Keep You (just released April 23rd, 2013, on Crossbill Records / Off The Air Recordings).

As for Generationals, I couldn't stay for their show because of prior commitments, although a quote I got from a fan tells me that they "were fantastic!"

Generationals is currently on tour for their Polyvinyl album Heza, which was released earlier last month (April 2nd).

Dates below are what is left of the Brass Bed/Generationals tour:

05.08.13 - Des Moines, IA @ Vaudeville Muse
05.09.13 - St. Louis, MO @ Old Rock House
05.10.13 - Nashvile, TB @ The High Watt
05.11.13 - Atlanta, GA @ The Earl

Generationals at 7th Street Entry, Minneapolis (05/06/13)

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03/31/2013

What we do is Secret

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I am assuming most of Brass Bed's new live material will be off of their new record, Melt White, out now on Park The Van Records. …

BRASS BED
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Brass Bed's third album, The Secret Will Keep You, is coming out April 23rd, 2013, on Crossbill Records / Off The Air Recordings. We are longtime supporter of the band, so I am glad to hear that they'll be in Minneapolis on May 6th at the 7th Street with Generationals.

Check out "I"ll Be There With Bells On":

Tour Dates:

04.06.13 - New Orleans, LA @ Prytania
04.25.13 - Lafayette, LA @ Festival International
04.28.13 - Rochester, NY @ Bug Jar*
04.30.13 - Winooski, VT @ Monkey House*
05.01.13 - Montreal, QC @ Casa del Popolo*
05.02.13 - Toronto, ON @ The Garrison*
05.03.13 - Cleveland, OH @ The Grog Shop*
05.04.13 - Chicago, IL @ Lincoln Hall*
05.05.13 - Milwaukee, WI @ Hotel Foster*
05.06.13 - Minneapolis, MN @ 7th Street Entry*
05.08.13 - Des Moines, IA @ Vaudeville Muse*
05.09.13 - St. Louis, MO @ Old Rock House*
05.10.13 - Nashvile, TB @ The High Watt*
05.11.13 - Atlanta, GA @ The Earl*

*with Generationals

AIRBORNE TOXIC EVENT
theairbornetoxicevent.com

   Coming on the heels of their digital EP, The Secret, LA-based The Airborne Toxic Event is out on the road soon, in support of their upcoming 3rd full-length, Such Hot Blood, due April 16 on Island Records.

   Helming the boards for TATE's latest is Jacquire King, the three-time Grammy winning producer (Of Monsters and Men, Cold War Kids, Tom Waits, Norah Jones), with the first single ‘Timeless’ already in regular radio rotation everywhere.

   Named via Don DeLillo's 1985 novel White Noise, The Airborne Toxic Event [Mikel Jollett (vocals, guitar, keys), Steven Chen (guitar, keys), Anna Bulbrook (viola, keys, backing vocals), Noah Harmon (bass, backing vocals), Daren Taylor (drums)], have become a touring force, playing almost constantly since the release of their breakout single, "Sometime Around Midnight" in early 2008.

   The band is playing First Avenue’s Mainroom, right after their dual-weekend shows at Coachella, with Dublin quartet Kodaline in tow as openers, so any expectations of a spirited evening of performances, are completely realistic.

Upcoming Tour Dates:

04/01/13 Tempe, AZ Marquee
04/03/13 Boulder, CO Fox Theatre
04/04/13 Denver, CO Ogden Theatre
04/05/13 Salt Lake City, UT The Depot
04/07/13 Portland, OR McMenamins Crystal
04/08/13 Seattle, WA Showbox At The Market
04/09/13 Vancouver, BC Vogue Theatre
04/11/13 San Francisco, CA Warfield Theatre
04/14/13 Indio, CA Empire Polo Club
04/21/13 Indio, CA Empire Polo Club
04/23/13 Minneapolis, MN First Avenue
04/24/13 Lawrence, KS Liberty Hall
04/25/13 St. Louis, MO The Pageant
04/27/13 Frisco, TX FC Dallas Stadium

04/28/13 Austin, TX Emo's
04/29/13 Houston, TX House Of Blues
05/01/13 Saint Petersburg, FL State Theatre
05/02/13 Orlando, FL Beacham
05/05/13 Atlanta, GA Buckhead Theatre
05/06/13 Carrboro, NC Cat's Cradle
05/08/13 Washington, DC 9:30 Club
05/09/13 Washington, DC 9:30 Club
05/10/13 Boston, MA House Of Blues Boston
05/11/13 South Burlington, VT Higher Ground
05/12/13 Camden, NJ Susquehanna Bank Center
05/14/13 Toronto, ON The Danforth Music Hall
05/15/13 Detroit, MI The Majestic Theatre
05/16/13 Columbus, OH Newport Music Hall
06/01/13 Visalia, CA Visalia Fox Theatre

THE SECRET SISTERS
secretsistersband.com

Alabama's The Secret Sisters are about to hit the road with Iron & Wine (in May) and She & Him (in June). The duo are enjoying being featured on a recent episode of ABC's Nashville (aired March 27th).

The Secret Sisters are currently in the studio working on a sophomore album with producer T Bone Burnette. In the meantime, if you search on iTunes, you'll find a new single called "Let There Be Lonely".

Confirmed dates below:

04/27 Huntsville, AL Panoply Festival
05/12 Napa, CA Bottle Rock Festival
05/13 Pittsburgh, PA Carnagie Music*
05/14 New York, NY Beacon Theater*
05/15 Philadelphia, PA Union Transfer*
05/16 Richmond, VA Lewis Ginter Botanical Gardens*
05/17 Boston, MA Berkelee Performance Center*
05/18 Portland, ME State Theater*
05/19 Port Chester, NY Capitol Theater*
06/13 Nashville, TN Ryman Auditorium**
06/15 Grand Prairie, TX Verizon Theatre @ Grand Prairie**
06/16 Austin, TX ACL Live at the Moody Theatre**
06/18 Phoenix, AZ Comerica Theatre**

*w/ Iron & Wine
**w/ She & Him

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03/24/2011

This week's cheap shows

If you keep running into me at shows, it's because I've officially started going out at night (yes, the last of the snow went away yesterday!). Been having a blast running into other fellow concert-goers, so that's always a delight.

So just a quickie update, but these are some of the shows I'll be attending this week - along with their full tour schedule if they're on a national tour.

CHAPEL CLUB
www.chapelclub.com

If you have $18, ~~go see Kaki King with Washington~~ (just found put the show is cancelled due to illness). But if you're on the poorer side, for $2, it's a bit of a bargain to see Chapel Club at 7th Street Entry, TONIGHT.

Really such a ~~bargain~~ steal! This British alternative rock band is currently signed to Interscope Records, with a debut album called Palace that was just released in January.

I can't believe that this band sold-out venues in London, but only doing tiny gigs here for pennies. Unbelievable.


03/24/11 7th Street Entry, Minneapolis 04/01/11 Ancienne Belgique Brussels, Belgium 04/02/11 Rotown Rotterdam, GB Netherlands 04/04/11 59:1 Munich, Germany 04/05/11 Flex Vienna, Austria 04/07/11 Magnolia Milan, MI Italy 04/08/11 Moon Club Venice, Italy 04/09/11 Circolo degli Artisti Rome, Italy 04/11/11 Abart Zurich, Switzerland 04/12/11 Wekstatt Cologne, Germany 04/13/11 Lido Berlin, Germany 04/15/11 Strand Club Stockholm, Sweden		04/16/11 Blaa Oslo, Norway 04/18/11 Mejeriet Lund, Sweden 04/19/11 Logo Hamburg, Germany 04/20/11 Paradiso Amsterdam, Netherlands 04/21/11 Point FMR Paris, France 05/04/11 Teatro Lara Madrid, - Spain 05/05/11 Ollerias Cultural Theatre Malaga, - Spain 05/06/11 Festival Du Norte Pontevedra, - Spain 05/19/11 O2 Academy Brixton, London 05/20/11 O2 Academy Brixton, London 05/21/11 O2 Academy Brixton, London 10/18/11 O2 Shepherds Bush, London

GHOST TOWNS OF THE WEST
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This is on my to-do review pile, their debut self-titled EP, out on Chase Bliss Records. The EP features six songs produced by Ed Ackerson... and I don't need to give you the history lesson of how I saw Ackerson's band, Polara, in 1995 at the Whiskey a Go-Go in Los Angeles. So, yeah, they have a special place in my heart.

Ghost Towns of the West was recorded last December at Flowers Studio, and their CD release party is this Saturday, March 26^th at the Fine Line Cafe. Also on the bill is Sexy Delicious, Chiefs of the North, and Red Daughters. All for $6! Cheap!

03/26/11 Fine Line Cafe, Minneapolis, MN

BRASS BED
myspace.com/brassbed

This was a bit of a surprise, because Brass Bed and Poison Control Center are both stopping by Minneapolis at the Honey venue. I've never been there before, but I was told by fellow concert-goers that it used to be called "The Times". I also couldn't find out what the cover charges were, their website is a bit cryptic. I'm assuming it's less than $6, plus their food menu looks cheap too.

What's funny to note is that I've interviewed both bands: W♥M026: Soft Targets, Brass Bed, and France Gall and W♥M079: The Poison Control Center, so I'm looking forward to seeing them.

I am assuming most of Brass Bed's new live material will be off of their new record, Melt White, out now on Park The Van Records.

Upcoming performances:


03.24.11 - Kansas City, MO @ Record Bar 03.25.11 - Des Moines, IA @ Drake Univeristy 03.26.11 - Omaha, NE @ O'Leaver's Pub 03.27.11 - Sioux Falls, SD @ Phoenix Lounge 03.28.11 - Aberdeen, SD @ Red Rooster 03.29.11 - Minneapolis, MN @ Honey 03.30.11 - Rock Island, IL @ Daytrotter 03.31.11 - Dubuque, IA @ the Lift 04.01.11 - Iowa City, IA @ Mission Creek Festival		04.02.11 - Iowa City, IA @ Mission Creek Festival 04.03.11 - Madison, WI @ The Frequency 04.04.11 - Chicago, IL @ Pancho's 04.05.11 - Bloomington, IN @ the Bishop 04.06.11 - Champaign, IL @ Mike 'n Molly's 04.07.11 - St. Louis, MO @ Firebird 04.08.11 - Memphis, TN @ Young Ave Deli 04.29.11 - Lafayette, LA @ Festival International 04.29.11 - Lafayette, LA @ Artmosphere

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10/05/2008

W♥M026: Soft Targets, Brass Bed, and France Gall

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Brass Bed Tour Dates

10/08/08 Cate St. Pub Hammond, LA
10/09/08 Alabama Music Box Mobile, AL
10/10/08 N World Brewery Ybor City, FL
10/11/08 Rollins College Orlando, FL
10/13/08 Tin Roof Charleston, SC
10/14/08 New Brookland Columbia, SC
10/15/08 Spazzitorium Greenville, NC
10/16/08 Cave w/ Nathan Oliver Chapel Hill, North Carolina
10/17/08 Black Cat Washington DC, Washington DC
10/18/08 Rudy’s New Haven, Connecticut
10/21/08 Bog Scranton, PA
10/22/08 Space Hamden, CT
10/23/08 Knitting Factory (CMJ Fanatic Showcase) New York, New York
10/24/08 PA’s Lounge Boston, Massachusetts
10/25/08 Metro Gallery Baltimore, Maryland
10/28/08 Basement Nashville,TN
10/29/08 The Nick Birmingham,AL
10/30/08 Tasty World Athens,GA
11/14/08 Blue Moon Saloon Lafayette, Louisiana
11/21/08 Spanish Moon w/Man Plus Building Baton Rouge, Louisiana