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Minneapolis: This Week (10/01/2023)

Here are some shows, this week, in the Minneapolis/St Paul area.

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09/25 Babymetal and Dethklok with Jason Richardson at Fillmore

09/25/2023 Monday

Babymetal and Dethklok
with Jason Richardson
at Fillmore
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Japanese metal band Babymetal and Metalocalypse’s Dethklok are on a co-headlining “Babyklok” tour. The two bands will stop by the Fillmore on September 25.

Babymetal’s new concept album The Other One is out now on Cooking Vinyl.

Virtuoso guitarist Jason Richardson to open.

Tour Dates:

9/9 - Wallingford, CT - Toyota Oakdale Theatre
9/10 - Alton, VA - Blue Ridge Rock Festival *~
9/12 - Philadelphia, PA – The Mann Center
9/14 - Boston, MA - MGM Music Hall at Fenway
9/15 - New York, NY - Hammerstein Ballroom
9/17 - Sterling Heights, MI – Michigan Lottery Amph
9/18 - Toronto, ON - RBC Echo Beach
9/20 - Grand Rapids, MI - GLC Live at 20 Monroe
9/21 - Chicago, IL - Byline Bank Aragon Ballroom
9/23 - Louisville, KY - Louder Than Life *~
9/24 - Milwaukee, WI - Eagles Ballroom *
9/25 - Minneapolis, MN - The Fillmore
9/27 - St. Louis, MO - Saint Louis Music Park
9/28 - Omaha, NE - Steelhouse
9/30 - Denver, CO - Fillmore Auditorium
10/1 - Salt Lake City, UT - The Complex
10/3 - Vancouver, BC – PNE Forum
10/4 - Seattle, WA - WAMU Theater
10/7 - Sacramento, CA – Aftershock *~
10/8 - Las Vegas, NV - Pearl Theater at Palms Casino Resort
10/10 - Phoenix, AZ - Arizona Financial Theatre
10/11 - Los Angeles, CA - YouTube Theater

*Not a Live Nation Date
~Festival Date

09/29 Miya Folick with Babebee at 7th St Entry Read More Miya Folick Los Angeles-based rising songwriter and vocalist Miya Folick will be stopping by the Turf Club, in St Paul, on Friday with Barrie. ...

09/29/2023 Friday

Miya Folick
with Babebee
at 7th St Entry
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Los Angeles’s vocalist, songwriter and producer Miya Folick will be headlining the 7th Street Entry on September 29th. The musician have been around since 2015 with her debut EP Strange Darling. Her debut album Premonitions drew praises from NPR, GQ, Pitchfork, The FADER and many more.

Folick’s sophomore LP Roach is out now.

Babebee to open.

Tour dates:

September 14—Vancouver, BC— Rio Theatre
September 15—Seattle, WA—Barboza
September 16—Portland, OR—Polaris Hall
September 18—San Francisco, CA—The Independent
September 19—Los Angeles, CA—The Roxy Theatre
September 22—San Diego, CA—Voodoo Room
September 23—Phoenix, AZ—The Rebel Lounge
September 24—Las Vegas, NV—Life is Beautiful Festival
September 26—Salt Lake City, UT—Kilby Court
September 27—Denver, CO—Bluebird Theater
September 29—Minneapolis, MN—7th Street Entry
September 30—Chicago, IL—Lincoln Hall
October 2—Toronto, ON—The Great Hall
October 5—Brooklyn, NY—Music Hall of Williamsburg
October 6—Allston, MA—Brighton Music Hall
October 7—Washington, D.C.—The Atlantis
October 8—Philadelphia, PA—The Foundry
October 10—Atlanta, GA—Vinyl
October 11—Nashville, TN—The Blue Room
October 14—Austin, TX—Austin City Limits

09/29 Jesse Jo Stark with Rachel Bobbitt and she's green at Turf Club Read More Jesse Jo Stark Los Angeles’ Jesse Jo Stark actually started their set ten minutes earlier than advertised. It’s literally unheard of with rock ‘n roll shows, but that meant .… Rachel Bobbitt The Ceiling Could Collapse Rachel Bobbitt 6 SONGS • JUL 15 2022 More Watch And See Gemini Ties Bandages What About The Kids For Keeps 2022 Fantasy Records, Distributed by Concord. .… she's green she's green and Haze Gazer to open. Tour dates: Aug 12 Bay City, MI, US Excellency Music Festival Aug 13 Chicago, IL, US Sleeping Village Aug 14 Minneapolis, MN, US 7th St Entry .…

09/29/2023 Friday

Jesse Jo Stark
with Rachel Bobbitt and she's green
at Turf Club
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Los Angeles’ Jesse Jo Stark is headlining the Turf Club on September 29, in support of her debut album Doomed.

Jesse Jo Stark (10 Oct 2018)

We actually really love her set from 10 Oct 2018 writing, “Los Angeles’ Jesse Jo Stark actually started their set ten minutes earlier than advertised. It’s literally unheard of with rock ‘n roll shows, but that meant a little more music from Stark. I’m glad they squeezed in a few extra songs on their set, because I couldn’t get enough of their music! Their music sounds a bit like Angelfish (pre-Garbage), early Curve (pre-techno), and a little Mazzy Star (but not as sleepy). It’s driven by catchy muscular guitar hooks and Jesse Jo Stark’s seductive vocals. ”

Rachel Bobbitt to open. Bobbitt is touring in support of The Half We Still Have EP. The collection of songs were produced and mixed by Jorge Elbrecht (Sky Ferreira, Japanese Breakfast) at 80A Studios in Toronto, and features Bobbitt's close musical partner, Justice Der (guitar/e-bow), Stephen Bennett (drums/percussion), Isaac Teague (bass), Sam Laramee (synth) along with Alex George (strings).

Minneapolis-based she's green (vocalist Zofia Smith, guitarists Liam Armstrong and Gray Yoshida, bassist Teddy Nordvold, and drummer Kevin Seebeck) also on the bill. We previously mentioned they opened for Hey, ily! and Filthy Kittens.

Tour dates:

Sep 15 Somerville, MA, US Crystal Ballroom
Sep 18 New York (NYC), NY, US Bowery Ballroom
Sep 21 Philadelphia, PA, US Underground Arts
Sep 23 Montreal, QC, Canada Bar le Ritz PDB
Sep 25 Ferndale, MI, US The Loving Touch
Sep 26 Cleveland Heights, OH, US Grog Shop
Sep 28 Chicago, IL, US The Empty Bottle
Sep 29 St. Paul, MN, US Turf Club
Sep 30 Milwaukee, WI, US Back Room, Colectivo Coffee
Oct 1 St Louis, MO, US Blueberry Hill Duck Room
Oct 3 Kansas City, MO, US recordBar
Oct 8 Vancouver, BC, Canada Wise Hall
Oct 9 Seattle, WA, US Madame Lou's
Oct 10 Portland, OR, US McMenamin's
Oct 12 San Francisco, CA, US The Chapel
Oct 15 Los Angeles (LA), CA, US El Rey Theatre

09/30 Joan Osborne at Dakota Jazz Club

09/30/2023 Saturday

Joan Osborne
at Dakota Jazz Club
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American singer/songwriter Joan Osborne will be headlining the Dakota Jazz Club in Minneapolis on Saturday, September 30th. The singer is best known for her recording of “One of Us” from her debut album Relish in 1995. Both the single and album was nominated for seven Grammy Awards.

Osborne’s latest Nobody Owns You is out now on Womanly Hips Records.

Tour dates:

Sep 24 Homer, NY, US Center for the Arts
Sep 29 Evanston, IL, US SPACE
Sep 30 Minneapolis, MN, US Dakota
Nov 8 Seattle, WA, US Neptune Theatre
Nov 10 Portland, OR, US Aladdin Theater
Nov 12 Great Falls, MT, US The Newberry
Nov 14 Berkeley, CA, US Freight & Salvage
Nov 16 Venice, CA, US The Venice West
Dec 5 Atlanta, GA, US Center Stage Theater
Dec 6 Charlotte, NC, US Neighborhood Theatre

09/30 Brian Jonestown Massacre at Varsity Theater Read More Brian Jonestown Massacre The Brian Jonestown Massacre we nearly at the top of my list of bands for the weekend and quite a fitting choice to end the Friday evening line-up. .…

09/30/2023 Saturday

Brian Jonestown Massacre
at Varsity Theater
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Psychedelic rock band Brian Jonestown Massacre is on tour in support of their latest album Your Future is Your Past.

Brian Jonestown Massacre (10 Apr 2022)

We saw the group in April 2022 and noted, “Brian Jonestown Massacre took the stage a little later than advertised. This is a very large band, featuring singer/guitarist/leader Anton Newcombe, guitarist Ricky Maymi, additional guitarist Hakon Adalsteinsson, keyboardist Ryan Carlson Van Kriedt, drummer Uri Rennert, bassist Collin Hegna, and tambourine player Joel Gion. In addition, there are guitar tuners, and soundboard tech.”

Tour dates:

09/24 Toronto, ON, The Concert Hall - Toronto
09/25 Pittsburgh, PA, Mr. Smalls Theatre
09/26 Covington, Madison Theater
09/27 Columbus, Newport Music Hall
09/28 Grand Rapids, The Intersection - Elevation
09/29 Chicago, The Vic Theatre
09/30 Minneapolis, Varsity Theater
10/02 Bozeman, The Elm
10/03 Missoula, Top Hat
10/04 Seattle, Neumos
10/05 Vancouver, BC, Vogue Theatre
10/06 Portland, OR, Aladdin Theater
10/07 Bend, Volcanic Theatre
10/09 Santa Cruz, Rio Theatre
10/10 San Francisco, The Warfield
10/12 Pioneertown, Pappy + Harriet's
10/13 Los Angeles, Desert Daze The Bellwether
10/14 San Luis Obisbo, SLO Brew
10/15 San Diego, House of Blues
10/16 Phoenix, The Van Buren
10/18 Salt Lake City, Metro Music Hall
10/20 Fort Collins, Washington's
10/21 Colorado Springs, The Black Sheep
10/23 Denver, Ogden Theatre
10/24 Kansas City, Recordbar
10/25 Oklahoma City, Beer City Music Hall
10/28 Austin, Levitation - The Far Out
10/29 Dallas, Ferris Wheelers Backyard & BBQ
10/30 Houston, The Heights Theater
10/31 News Orleans, Toulouse Theatre
11/01 Atlanta, Variety Playhouse
11/03 Quintaroo, MX, TBD
11/04 CDMX, MX, Hipnosis 2023

10/01 Clannad at The Fitzgerald Theater

10/01/2023 Sunday
Clannad
at The Fitzgerald Theater
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Irish band Clannad (which means "family" in Gaelic) is making a rare US appearance at the Fitzgerald Theater in St Paul, playing their last-ever show just over a week later in Seattle before retirement. The band started in the 1970s, and currently surviving siblings, Ciarán Brennan, Moya Brennan, and Pól Brennan, are on tour in support of a career-spanning anthology, In a Lifetime. Oh, and youngest Brennan sister is Enya, though don't expect an appearance here. 

 

Most US fans came to know the band through their fellow Irish musicians in U2, who would play their "Theme from Harry's Game" as an outro at concerts through 1987. This final tour has resumed after being delayed by the pandemic, with the St. Paul stop being presented by The Celtic Junction Arts Center.

 

This is their “Farewell Tour”, so you cannot absolutely miss this tour if you love Clannad. Fans can pay a little more to do a VIP Meet & Greet, which will include a Tour Program, Tote Bag, photo of the band, etc.

Tour dates:

Sep 10 Patchogue, NY, US Patchogue Theatre
Sep 12 Annapolis, MD, US Maryland Hall
Sep 14 Glenside, PA, US Keswick Theatre
Sep 15 Red Bank, NJ, US Hackensack Meridian Health Theatre
Sep 16 New York (NYC), NY, US Town Hall
Sep 17 Ridgefield, CT, US Ridgefield Playhouse
Sep 20 Old Saybrook, CT, US Katharine Hepburn Cultural Arts Center
Sep 21 Northampton, MA, US The Academy
Sep 21 Northampton, MA, US The Academy
Sep 22 Boston, MA, US Wilbur Theatre
Sep 24 Portland, ME, US State Theatre
Sep 27 Toronto, ON, Canada The Danforth Music Hall
Sep 28 Homer, NY, US Center for the Arts of Homer
Sep 28 Homer, NY, US Center for the Arts of Homer
Sep 29 Kent, OH, US The Kent Stage
Sep 30 Chicago, IL, US Old Town School of Folk Music
Oct 1 St. Paul, MN, US Fitzgerald Theater
Oct 5 Los Angeles (LA), CA, US Orpheum Theatre
Oct 6 San Francisco, CA, US Palace of Fine Arts
Oct 7 Sacramento, CA, US Crest Theatre

Oct 9Seattle, WA, US Benaroya Hall

10/01 Chappell Roan at First Avenue Read More Chappell Roan Chappell Roan (Kayleigh Rose) opened the show with her guitarist. After ‘Bad For You’ was played, she had an awkward forgetting what city she was in… but eventually ...

10/01/2023 Sunday
Chappell Roan
at First Avenue
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The “thrift store pop star” Chappell Roan is touring in support of her debut album The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess (available September 22 via Amusement / Island Records).

Chappell Roan (12 Oct 2017)

We caught Chappell Roan in 12 Oct 2017 and said, “With only a debut EP School Nights for Atlantic Records, Roan played all those songs (with the exception of ‘Sugar High’), and showcased her wonderful dark breathy vocals. She did throw in a cover of Fleetwood Mac’s ‘Dreams’, sitting at the keyboard, where she remained for the rest of her brief 30-min set.”

As of this writing, no opening band listed.

Tour dates:

September 25 — Goldfield Trading Post, Roseville, CA
September 27 — The Depot, Salt Lake City, UT
September 29 — Ogden Theatre, Denver, CO
October 1 — First Avenue, Minneapolis, MN
October 3 — The Rave - The Rave Hall, Milwaukee, WI
October 4 — House of Blues, Chicago, IL
October 5 — House of Blues, Chicago, IL
October 7 — Brooklyn Bowl, Nashville TN
October 8 — Deluxe a , Indianapolis, IN
October 10 — Saint Andrew’s Hall, Detroit, MI
October 11 — The Opera House, Toronto, ON
October 12 — Théâtre Fairmount, Montreal QC
October 14 — The Fillmore , Philadelphia, PA
October 15 — House of Blues, Boston, MA
October 17 — Brooklyn Steel, Brooklyn, NY
October 18 — Brooklyn Steel, Brooklyn, NY
October 20 — 9:30 Club, Washington, DC
October 21 — 9:30 Club, Washington, DC
October 22 — The Underground, Charlotte, NC
October 24 — Buckhead Theatre, Atlanta, GA
October 25 — The Beacham, Orlando, FL
October 26 — Revolution, Ft. Lauderdale, FL
October 28 — Joy Theater, New Orleans, LA
October 29 — House of Blues, Houston, TX
October 31 — House of Blues, Dallas, TX
November 1 — Scoot Inn, Austin, TX
November 3 — The Van Buren, Phoenix, AZ
November 4 — 24 Oxford, Las Vegas, NV
November 7 — The UC Theatre, Berkeley, CA
November 9 — Wonder Ballroom, Portland, OR
November 10 — Hollywood Theatre, Vancouver, BC
November 11 — Showbox, Seattle, WA
November 14 — The Wiltern, Los Angeles, CA

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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Minneapolis: May 14, 2016

Here are some shows taking place in the Minneapolis/St Paul area on May 14, 2016.

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Read More The Brian Jonestown Massacre The Brian Jonestown Massacre we nearly at the top of my list of bands for the weekend and quite a fitting choice to end the Friday evening line-up. .… Magic Castles I actually thought Magic Castles was very good. It's certainly the only band the featured a flutist on an explosive jam at their set closer. … …

THE BRIAN JONESTOWN MASSACRE
at First Avenue
Saturday, 05/14/16, 8pm ($20)
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American psychedelic rock band The Brian Jonestown Massacre was named after the original band leader of The Rolling Stones, Brian Jones, and the Jonestown mass murder of over 900 people in a remote religious commune. Both topics were subjects of death and conspiracies.

Perhaps The Brian Jonestown Massacre was best known for appearing in the film Dig! with their rival The Dandy Warhols.

We caught the band in Playground Weekender 2010 and wrote, “The Brian Jonestown Massacre we nearly at the top of my list of bands for the weekend and quite a fitting choice to end the Friday evening line-up. Not too raucous for those of us who were looking forward to a nice nap (*ahem*), but by no means boring. Psychedelic-shoe gaze rock, with tambourine included. Sure many of their songs sounded quite alike to me, but the upside is that even though they sounded quite similar, they were all equally as good. The set even saw a guest appearance from Aimee Nash from The Black Ryder.”

Opening up the MN show will be locals Magic Castles, who we caught in 2013 and loved them: “I actually thought Magic Castles was very good. It's certainly the only band the featured a flutist on an explosive jam at their set closer.”

US tour dates:

5th May 2016 US Washington DC- 9:30 Club
6th May 2016 US Philadelphia PA- Union Transfer
7th May 2016 US Boston MA- Paradise Rock Club
9th May 2016 US New York NY- Webster Hall
10th May 2016 CA Montreal Canada- Le Tulipe
12th May 2016 CA Toronto Canada- Danforth Music Hall
13th May 2016 US Chicago IL- The Metro
14th May 2016 US Minneapolis MN- First Avenue
15th May 2016 US Omaha NE- The Waiting Room
17th May 2016 US Denver CO- Bluebird Theatre
18th May 2016 US Salt Lake City UT- The Depot
19th May 2016 US Missoula MT- Top Hat Lounge
20th May 2016 CA Edmonton Canada- The Starlite Room
21st May 2016 CA Calgary Canada- Marquee Beer
23nd May 2016 CA Vancouver Canada- Commodore Ballroom
24th May 2016 US Seattle WA- Neumo’s
25th May 2016 US Portland OR- Wonder Ballroom
27th May 2016 US San Francisco CA- The Independent
28th May 2016 US San Francisco CA- The Independent
29th May 2016 US Los Angeles CA- Teregram Ballroom
30th May 2016 US Los Angeles CA- Teregram Ballroom
31st May 2016 US Los Angeles CA- Teragram Ballroom
1st June 2016 US Phoenix AZ- Crescent Ballroom
2nd June 2016 US San Diego CA- Belly Up

Photo by Jon Beasley / Isabelle Albuquerque Read More Liquid Music The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra’s Liquid Music Series, now in its third season, offers performances by artists who bend the distinctions between classical music and other genres, and take their music in new and unique ..... Devendra Banhart Back in 2004, Acid-folk god Devendra Banhart compiled a collection of folk music for some magazine. Much like Nostradamus before him, he managed to predict some of the leading lights of modern folk music … Lucky Dragons At first, I thought their name was Luck Dragon (a reference to The Neverending Story), but I guess they're just Lucky Dragons. Once again, they're based out of Brooklyn … Jessica Pratt California songbird Jessica Pratt will be in town at the Cedar Cultural Center next Tuesday, in support of her latest Drag City album On Your Own Love Again. ... Helado Negro Helado Negro's "Island Universe Story" show at the Ordway Concert Hall for March 21st, 2015, in St Paul. We've already mentioned the show earlier in January, so just a reminder ... Rodrigo Amarante Opening up the show will be Los Angeles, by the way of Rio de Janeiro, Rodrigo Amarante (who was previously in town two weeks ago at Bryant Lake Bowl ...

DEVENDRA BANHART & FRIENDS
at Walker Art Center
Friday, 05/13/16, 8pm ($28)
Saturday, 05/14/16, 8pm ($28)
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We’re big fans of Liquid Music, this weekend they’re bringing in Devendra Banhart for his “Wind Grove Mind Alone” shows.

For the first night (Friday, May 13th): Lucky Dragons, Jessica Pratt, Helado Negro (who previously also headlined his own Liquid Music show), and William Basinski.

For the second night (Saturday, May 14th): Rodrigo Amarante, Michael Gira, and Harold Budd.

Additional details below:

Join us for a two-evening exploration of the musical worlds of singer/songwriter/painter Devendra Banhart. The acid-folk/indie-rock leader is revered for his idiosyncratic career of defying expectations and inspiring musical trends. The program title is borrowed from Dom Sylvester Houédard’s 1974 poem “Wind Grove Mind Alone.”

Copresented with the SPCO’s Liquid Music Series.

Program A: Friday, May 13
Banhart performs a solo set of songs, followed with music by interactive experimenters Lucky Dragons; impressionistic folk-pop from Jessica Pratt, electronic music producer/singer Helado Negro; and sound artist/composer William Basinski.

Program B: Saturday, May 14
Banhart’s full touring band opens, followed by Brazilian singer-songwriter Rodrigo Amarante; LA art-pop duo Hecuba; and iconic ambient/minimal music pioneer Harold Budd. Save with a Ticket Package

Save when you see both evenings of Devendra Banhart & Friends: $50 ($40 Walker members). Purchase a ticket package online, visit the Walker box office, or call 612.375.7600.

About Liquid Music Liquid Music is a concert series presented by the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra that expands the world of classical music through innovative new projects, boundary defying artists, and unique presentation formats. Liquid Music performances invite adventurous audiences of all ages to discover the new and the fascinating among the colorful landscape of classical music today.

Read More English Beat Here's a tour teamup that can't be beat: English Beat with The Paul Collins Beat tour! The tagteam ends at the Mill Cit Nights in Minneapolis, but the English Beat continues on their tour in Missouri. .....

THE ENGLISH BEAT
at Dakota Jazz Club
Friday, 05/13/16, 7:30pm ($40-$45)
Saturday, 05/14/16, 7:30pm ($40-$45)
dakotacooks.com

Although they are known as The English Beat in the USA market and The British Beat in Australia... they’ll always be known as The Beat to fans of two tone ska fans.

The story behind the US name change is because the US already had and established powerpop band The Beat (later known as The Paul Collins Beat). Collins and the UK Beat eventually made-up and actually went on tour together in 2012.

The Beat will be doing a two night residency at the Dakota Jazz Club this Friday and Saturday.

Tour dates:

05/05/16 Scituate, MA The River Club
05/06/16 New York, NY City Winery NYC
05/07/16 Albany, NY Swyer Theatre
05/10/16 Evanston, IL SPACE
05/11/16 Evanston, IL SPACE
05/12/16 Madison, WI High Noon Saloon
05/13/16 Minneapolis, MN Dakota Jazz
05/14/16 Minneapolis, MN Dakota Jazz
05/27/16 Santa Cruz, CA Moe's Alley
05/28/16 Santa Cruz, CA Moe's Alley
06/03/16 Agoura Hills, CA The Canyon
06/11/16 KKLZ Junefest
06/18/16 Apple Valley, MN Minnesota Zoo
06/19/16 Boulevardia
06/22/16 Warrendale, PA Jergels Rhythm Grille
06/23/16 Baltimore, MD Baltimore Soundstage
06/25/16 Boston, MA Royale Nightclub Boston
07/01/16 Ridgefield, CT Ridgefield Playhouse
07/02/16 Philadelphia, PA Trocadero Theatre
07/05/16 Kent, OH The Kent Stage
07/09/16 Chicago, IL Thalia Hall
07/23/16 Portland, OR Oregon Zoo Amphitheatre
07/24/16 Seattle, WA Woodland Park Zoo
07/31/16 OC Fair
08/06/16 Murphys, CA Ironstone Amphitheatre
08/14/16 San Diego, CA Embarcadero Marina Park

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W♥M224: Bonus - Brian Jones and Comic Book TV

W♥M224: Brian Jones + Comic... (40 mins) Read More Brian Jones The vast majority of the book is focused on Brian Jones and the early days of the Rolling Stones, like the book title suggest, but like many of you, I was more interested in his death - which happened less than a month after …

This is the BONUS W♥M Podcast, which may or may not have anything to do with music.

In this episode, Vu and John addressed:

Brian Jones: The Making of the Rolling Stones by Paul Trynka. Was it murder? Was it just an unfortunate accident? The book lets you draw your own conclusion ... and in addition, you also get a great story about how the Rolling Stones came into existence. Without Brian Jones, there would be no Rolling Stones, and that's a fact.

The Rolling Stones are in the news - they canceled Australia due to suicide of Mick Jagger's partner. Then again canceled some dates due to Jagger's throat problems. Just some bad luck for some very disappointed Australian fans.

Comic Book Television:

The Flash: Suffers from the CW effect.

Arrow: See comment above.

Gotham: Should be "The Penguin" show.

Nightwing the Series: This is a fanmade five-episode show, available on youtube.com

Constantine: Big issues with John Constantine not smoking because of NBC.

Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.: Constant disappointment.

Walking Dead: After a strong start, the last two episodes were sub-par.

Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare: The most amazing looking game we've ever seen.

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Brian Jones: The Making of the Rolling Stones by Paul Trynka

Product Details Hardcover: 432 pages Publisher: Viking Adult (October 9, 2014) Language: English ISBN-10: 0670014745 ISBN-13: 978-0670014743 Product Dimensions: 6.4 x 1.3 x 9.4 inches Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds Read More The Rolling Stones Although most people associate The Rolling Stones as mainly Mick Jagger and Keith Richards, in the early days, it was really Brian Jones who was the band leader. …

I feel after reading the Brian Jones: The Making of the Rolling Stones book by Paula Trynka, that I'm a thousand percent more knowledgeable about who Brian Jones was.

The book does a great job covering Jones' life, particularly during the early days and development of The Rolling Stones. We're given a chapter on his childhood, including some rare facts like how he got a girl pregnant when he was 16. All that childhood information was quickly covered, as the real story in the book is about the creation of the Rolling Stones, which started on chapter two.

Trynka painstakingly detail Jones' involvement in creating the Rolling Stone, from coming up with the band's name to placing the original ad on Jazz News to drafting all the band members... Brian Jones was The Rolling Stones. Unfortunately, Mick Jagger and Keith Richards started to overshadowed Jones as the songwriting team, and by 1969, Brian Jones seemingly pressured into leaving the group.

To be fair, Trynka does document all of Jones' problems, leading up to his removal from the group. It started with health issues (rashes, epilepsy, asthmatic) causing Jones to miss shows to substance abuse in the later years (Trynka actually doesn't know what Jones was using, but suggested it was Mandrax prescription, combined with regular alcohol abuse). Instead of seeking help for Jones, the book tells us that everyone seemed to have just ignored Jones ... as if he was not there.

The vast majority of the book is focused on Brian Jones and the early days of the Rolling Stones, like the book title suggest, but like many of you, I was more interested in his death - which happened less than a month after he was walked away from the band. When I first got the book, I did skip to the final chapters to get Trynka's summarization of his death. What we're given here are facts, and Trynka let us make up our own conspiracies (if any) on Jones' "Death by Misadventure".

Some people suggests that it was suicide, especially before the Rolling Stones were about to play Hyde Park with their new guitarist Mick Taylor. Others think it was murder conspiracy by Jagger and Richards to seize control of the band.

Some interesting items in the Brian Jones' death:

Police version: accidental drowning due to drinking/blackout

Nicholas Fitzgerald: Fitzgerald and friend Richard Cadbury witnessed three men pushing someone under water.

A.E. Hotchner: According to his 1990 book Blown Away: The Rolling Stones and the Death of the Sixties, there were two witnesses, Dick Hattrell and 'Marty' saw Jones being murdered.

Tom Keylock: Brian's driver and minder, admitted that Frank Thorogood (the last person to see Jones alive) confessed on his deathbed that he killed Brian Jones (this was disputed by Jan Bell, daughter of Thorogood, who said no one came to visit her father before he died).

Jan Bell: Her father shared a story about how Mick Jagger, Keith Richards and Brian Jones were arguing over ownership of the name Rolling Stones - which Keith pulled a knife on Jones. This story is in question because the Stones were at Olympic on that date.

Geoffrey Giuliano: In Giuliano's 1994 book Paint It Black, 'Joe' and 'Sean' held Brian Jones underwater.

You wonder sometime, if Jones were to die today, with the internet/cell phone tracking/digital fingerprints/news coverage, that it would be a different story?

On defending Brian Jones, I did get a sense that for the man who created the Rolling Stones, I felt like he was taken advantage of and regularly mistreated. The book paints a picture that Jones slowly lost all support and friendship from the other band members. Furthermore, there were no support from Jagger/Richards, whether financially or donations to Jones' family and estate after his death.

Paula Trynka's book Brian Jones: The Making of the Rolling Stones is out now on Viking.

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Stoned

Read More Stevie Nicks Also, the funniest thing is that witch Misty Day is a massive Stevie Nicks/Fleetwood Mac fan, because, according to Day, Stevie Nicks is a White Witch. So whenever you saw the Nicks-inspired 70s look of Day …

ANGUS & JULIA STONE
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The Herald Sun compared Angus & Julia Stone as Neil Young and Stevie Nicks. So if you are fan of those musicians, you definitely will want to check out this Australian brother/sister duo, who recently released their self-titled LP (Angus & Julia Stone) on August 1st via American Recordings. The Rick Rubin produced full-length was #1 in France, New Zealand, Switzerland and Australia... and their entire North American tour is SOLD OUT. Now, that's impressive.

If you were lucky enough to have tickets, these are the North American tour dates:

10/06 - House of Blues - San Diego, CA
10/07 - The Regent - Los Angeles, CA
10/08 - The Independent - San Francisco, CA
10/10 - Vogue Theatre - Vancouver, BC
10/11 - Aladdin Theater - Portland, OR
10/12 - Neumos - Seattle, WA
10/14 - Urban Lounge - Salt Lake City, UT
10/15 - Gothic Theatre - Englewood, CO
10/17 - Majestic Theatre - Madison, WI
10/18 - Cedar Cultural Center - Minneapolis, MN
10/19 - Lincoln Hall - Chicago, IL
10/21 - Opera House - Toronto, ON
10/22 - Virgin Mobile Corona Theatre - Montreal, QC
10/23 - The Sinclair - Cambridge, MA
10/25 - Sixth & I Historic Synagogue - Washington, DC
10/27 - Music Hall of Williamsburg - Brooklyn, NY
10/28 - Bowery Ballroom - New York, NY
10/29 - Union Transfer - Philadelphia, PA

Read More The Rolling Stones As previously mentioned last year, the Rolling Stones are back at 50 with their GRRR! greatest hits compilation and some very selective shows. The band are 'rolling' out more tour dates in 2013 …

THE ROLLING STONES
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Although most people associate The Rolling Stones as mainly Mick Jagger and Keith Richards, in the early days, it was really Brian Jones who was the band leader. A little trivia, but Jones was the person who came up with the band name, The Rolling Stones, on the fly via a phone call to Jazz News, based on Muddy Waters (on a track called "Rollin' Stone").

There is a new book by Paul Trynka called Brian Jones: The Making of the Rolling Stones, and that trivia, as well as other secrets are unveiled in this forthcoming biography. The book goes on sale October 13, 2014, on Viking Press.

Here are just some of the juicy new revelations in Brian Jones: The Making of the Rolling Stones:

• For the first time, Trynka reveals Jones’s troubled early life, including the cover-up of his sister’s death. He also reveals the existence of a previously unknown child, given up for adoption while Jones was still in his teens.
• Today, Keith Richards explains his entire guitar style is based on the distinctive Open G tuning, which he claims he learned in 1968. Trynka reveals how Keith actually learned the tuning from Brian Jones—who then used it on early Stones records!
• Brian Jones rewrites the musician’s early life, and details how he’d racked up over 100 gigs, at a time when his fellow Stones were still playing in their front rooms.
• “Brian was killed by the establishment.” Trynka reveals how the British police were determined to break the most controversial Stone, and attempted to bust him on at least seven occasions.
• The doomed love affair of Jones and Anita Pallenberg has been much discussed. Trynka reveals how the accepted version of how they met is completely wrong, and that Anita had been pursuing Brian for months, before finally catching her quarry.
• “You write these songs and give the name over as if Mick Jagger has done it!” With the aid of new witnesses, Trynka uncovers Jones’s contributions to Stones songwriting, and reveals the existence of previously unknown Jones songs, rejected by Brian’s enemy and Stones manager, Andrew Oldham.
• “The Stones surrounded themselves with horrible people.” Some of the Stones’ interband feuds are well-known—but Trynka reveals the sexual one-upmanship started right back at the band’s genesis, in 1962.
• Trynka rewrites the story of Brian’s breakdown—and how police persecution led him to rely on prescription drugs, which ruined his musical abilities.
• Conspiracy theories around Brian’s death have circulated for years: Brian Jones uncovers the fictitious witnesses and made-up quotes that underlie many of them.
• Throughout, with over 130 new interviews, Brian Jones busts countless myths, and sheds new light on many key moments of rock’n’roll history: the night Brian jammed with Bob Dylan, as New York was plunged into darkness; the time Brian ventured out to the mountains of Morocco, to make what was in effect the first World Music recording; and Brian’s friendship with so-called rivals like Hendrix, The Beatles and The Animals.

For more information on the book, check out the author's website, www.trynka.com.

Read More Stone Jack Jones Nashville's Stone Jack Jones recently shared his new video for his lead single "State I'm In" with Stereogum. Look for Stone Jack Jones' third full-length album, Ancestor, on March 4th, 2014 …

STONE JACK JONES
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We previously mentioned that Stone Jack Jones was going to release their album Ancestor... now that the album is out, the band announced a Fall 2014 in support of the album. See tour dates below.

Stone Jack Jones tour dates:

10/10/14 - Grog Shop - Cleveland, OH #
10/11/14 - Empty Bottle - Chicago, IL #
10/13/14 - Triple Rock - Minneapolis, MN #
10/14/14 - Mill - Iowa City, IA #
10/15/14 - Demo - St Louis, MO #
10/16/14 - Auntie Mae's Parlor - Manhattan, KS #
10/17/14 - Zoo Bar - Lincoln, NE #
10/18/14 - Moe's Original - Denver, CO #
10/20/14 - Neurolux - Boise, ID #
10/22/14 - Tractor - Seattle, WA #
10/23/14 - Mississippi Studios - Portland, OR #
10/24/14 - Sam Bond's Garage - Eugene, OR #
10/25/14 - Depot - Arcata, CA #
10/27/14 - Crepe Place - Santa Cruz, CA #
10/28/14 - Brick & Mortar - San Francisco, CA #
10/29/14 - Leo's - Oakland, CA #
10/30/14 - Hotel Café - Los Angeles, CA
11/01/14 - Bunkhouse - Las Vegas
11/10/14 - Exit / In - Nashville, TN #
11/12/14 - North Star Bar - Philadelphia, PA
11/13/14 - DC9 - Washington, DC #
11/14/14 - The Bell House - Brooklyn, NY &

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ALLEN STONE
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Perhaps falling under the affectionately (maybe?), silly (definitely) sub-genre known as PBR&B, Seattle-based musician Allen Stone has the soulful voice with a hippie touch.

Written on the homepage of Stone’s website, he says, “Basically my job is to throw a party for people every night when we’re on tour.” Even without seeing him live, listeners can easily agree just by listening to Stone’s music. Songs like “Sleep,” “Celebrate Tonight,” and “Say So,” from 2011 his self-released, self-titled album are soulful not just in the sense of musical genre, but truly full of spirit and energy that is tangible. That being said, Allen Stone should still be experienced live to be fully appreciated.

Soon to be on tour, Stone has a VIP bundle package available for superfans that includes: The Radius Preview EP with songs from his new album to be released later this year, a meet-and-greet with Stone while listening to the new album, and a Q&A session. For more info or to buy a VIP bundle, go to: allenstone.tix.musictoday.com.

Tour dates:

09/23 House of Blues San Diego San Diego, CA 09/25 Mayan Theater* Los Angeles, CA 09/27 Bunkhouse Saloon Las Vegas, NV 09/28 Summer Ends Music Festival Tempe, AZ 09/30 Granada Theater Dallas, TX 10/01 Emo’s Austin, TX 10/03 Westobou Festival Augusta, GA 10/04 Center Stage* Atlanta, GA 10/05 3rd & Lindsley Nashville, TN 10/07 9:30 Club Washington, DC 10/09 Terminal 5 New York, NY 10/11 Union Transfer Philadelphia, PA 10/12 House of Blues* Boston, MA

10/14 Phoenix Concert Theatre Toronto, Canada 10/16 Vic Theatre Chicago, IL 10/17 The Vogue* Indianapolis, IN 10/18 The Ready Room St. Louis, MO 10/19 Fine Line Music Café Minneapolis, MN 10/21 Wheeler Opera House Aspen, CO 10/22 Gothic Theatre Englewood, CO 10/24 Knitting Factory Concert House Spokane, WA 10/25 Roseland Theatre Portland, OR 10/26 Vogue Theatre Vancouver, Canada *With Bad Rabbits

STEREO CONFESSION
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Susstones Records recently announced that they've added Minneapolis' Stereo Confession to their roster.

The high school garage-punk band is described as:

Stereo Confession have been rapidly rising through the local indie rock ranks over the last months, scoring a series of high-profile support slots at local venues and securing crucial 89.3 and Radio K support for their recent self-released singles “Video Games” and “Hang Ten.” Their debut album No Coast, produced by Ed Ackerson at Flowers Studio in Minneapolis, contains both these tracks plus 8 more awesome surf/shred/doom/skree/garage/punk tracks in the band’s inimitable style. Although 4/5 of the band isn’t even 18 yet, they’re already writing tunes and rocking at a level far beyond what most bands ever dream of.

No Coast will be out Oct. 14 via Susstones/The Orchard. The record release show is on Oct. 12th at the 7th St. Entry, in Minneapolis.

BRIMSTONES BLONDES
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New York surf punk band Brimstone Blondes has a debut album called Age of Consent (Admirable Traits Records).

According to their Bandcamp, these are the songs that inspired their album:

Listening to R. Kelly's "Ignition (Remix)" drunk and alone on a frigid Saturday night, the horrors of rural Pennsylvania, Dirty Mind by Prince, the Coalition for a Smoke-Free City, the Disaster Artist by Greg Sestero, Xavier: Renegade Angel, and Bangerz by Miley Cyrus.

Can't tell if they are serious or not.

Band lineup:

Matthew Danger Lippman - lead vocals, guitar, keyboard, organ, sampler, drums
Alex Mersinger - bass, backing vocals
Joey Rambell - drums, shakers, backing vocals
Jacob Cohen - violin, guitar, backing vocals

A WALK AMONG THE TOMBSTONES
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Varèse Sarabande Records will release A Walk Among the Tombstones - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack digitally on September 16th and on CD September 23, 2014. The soundtrack features an original score composed by Carlos Rafael Rivera. The movie, directed by Scott Frank (The Lookout) will open in theaters on September 19th.

Here is the synopsis:

Based on Lawrence Block’s bestselling series of mystery novels, A Walk Among the Tombstones stars Liam Neeson as Matt Scudder, an ex-NYPD cop who now works as an unlicensed private investigator operating just outside the law. When Scudder reluctantly agrees to help a heroin trafficker (Dan Stevens) hunt down the men who kidnapped and then brutally murdered his wife, the PI learns that this is not the first time these men have committed this sort of twisted crime... nor will it be the last. Blurring the lines between right and wrong, Scudder races to track the deviants through the backstreets of New York City before they kill again.

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