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Minneapolis: July 14 to July 17, 2019

Here are some shows taking place in the Minneapolis/St Paul area from July 14 to July 17, 2019.

Read more: Minneapolis Music Guide.

We Were Promised Jetpacks 2019 Tour Read More We Were Promised Jetpacks Scottish rock band We Were Promised Jetpacks is back in town with their fourth full-length album, The More I Sleep The Less I Dream. …

WE WERE PROMISED JETPACKS
+ Catholic Action
Turf Club
Sun 07/14/2019 (7pm/$17)
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Scottish rock band We Were Promised Jetpacks will be touring in support of the 10th Anniversary of their debut record These Four Walls.

10 years is about right, we first saw the band at SXSW 2009, when they were practically unknown musicians - opening up for Primal Scream and Camera Obscura.

At the time, the average age of the band was 21, and I remember how excited they were to be in America for the first time.

With this upcoming tour, the band promised they’ll be playing most of the debut album live (with only minimal overdubs).

If you never saw them in 2009, this upcoming show is not to be missed.

Catholic Action to open.

Tour dates:

07.09 - Cambridge, MA @ The Sinclair
07.10 - Philadelphia, PA @ Union Transfer
07.11 - Pittsburgh, PA @ Spirit
07.12 - Ferndale, MI @ Loving Touch
07.12 - Chicago, IL @ Bottom Lounge
07.15. - St. Paul, MN @ Turf Club
07.17 - Seattle, WA @ Neumos
07.18 - Portland, OR @ Doug Fir Lounge
07.20 - San Francisco, CA @ Slim's
07.21 - Los Angeles, CA @ The Teragram
07.22 - San Diego, CA @ Casbah
07.23 - Phoeniz, AZ @ Crescent Ballroom
07.25 - Austin, TX @ Mohawk
07.26 - Dallas, TX @ Club Dada
07.28 - Atlanta, GA @ Terminal West
07.29 - Durham, NC @ Motorco Music Hall
07.30 - Washington, DC @ U Street Music Hall
07.31 - Brooklyn, NY @ Music Hall

Other shows in the area:

The Raconteurs at Armory Snail Mail at First Ave Panopticon at 7th Street Entry Kyle Craft at Turf Club Read More Snail Mail Matador’s youngest signing Snail Mail (aka 18-yr-old Lindsey Jordan) will be stopping by the 7th Street Entry in support of her debut album Lush - out now. … Sasami Los Angeles-based artist Sasami (stylized as SASAMI) is returning to the area, at the Amsterdam Bar & Hall in St Paul on Saturday, April 20th. SASAMI’s debut self-titled album is available for pre-order now on limited pressing .…

THE RACONTEURS
+ Lillie Mae
Armory
Mon 07/15/2019 (6pm/$57)
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Jack White’s band The Raconteurs will be headlining the Armory this Monday, July 15th. Every online ticket purchased in North America will also include a physical copy of Help Us Stranger on CD (but fans will have the option to upgrade to black vinyl).

Lillie Mae (originally known as Lillie Mae Rische) to open.

Tour Dates

July 12: Masonic Temple Theatre – Detroit, MI
July 13: Masonic Temple Theatre – Detroit, MI
July 14: Eagles Ballroom – Milwaukee, WI
July 15: Armory – Minneapolis, MN
July 18: WaMu Theater – Seattle, WA
July 19: Queen Elizabeth Theatre – Vancouver, BC
July 20: Queen Elizabeth Theatre – Vancouver, BC
July 21: Edgefield – Troutdale, OR
July 23: Fox Theater – Oakland, CA
July 24: Fox Theater – Oakland, CA
July 26: Greek Theatre – Los Angeles, CA
July 27: Santa Barbara Bowl – Santa Barbara, CA
July 28: Cal Coast Credit – San Diego, CA
August 10: Railbird Festival – Lexington, KY
August 11: Knoxville Civic Auditorium – Knoxville, TN
August 12: Egyptian Room – Indianapolis, IN
August 13: Stage AE (Outdoors) – Pittsburgh, PA
August 15: Agora Theatre – Cleveland, OH
August 16: Woodstock 50 – Watkins Glen, NY *
August 17: The Anthem – Washington, DC
August 18: Fillmore Charlotte – Charlotte, NC
August 20: Township Auditorium – Columbia, SC
August 21: Tabernacle – Atlanta, GA
August 22: Tabernacle – Atlanta, GA
August 23: Billy Reid Shindig – Florence, AL
August 29: Ryman Auditorium – Nashville, TN
August 30: Ryman Auditorium – Nashville, TN
August 31: Ryman Auditorium – Nashville, TN
September 3: Red Hat Amphitheater – Raleigh, NC
September 5: Hammerstein Ballroom – New York, NY
September 6: Hammerstein Ballroom – New York, NY
September 7: Kings Theatre – Brooklyn, NY
September 9: House of Blues – Boston, MA
September 10: House of Blues – Boston, MA
September 12: Sony Centre – Toronto, ON
September 13: Express Live! – Columbus, OH
September 13-15: Riot Fest – Chicago, IL
September 21: WSL Freshwater Pro – Lemoore, CA
October 4: Austin City Limits Music Festival – Austin, TX
October 9: Denver, CO – The Mission Ballroom
October 11: Austin City Limits Music Festival
October 12: The Criterion – Oklahoma City, OK
October 13: Cain’s Ballroom – Tulsa, OK
October 14: Cain’s Ballroom – Tulsa, OK
October 16: Cain’s Ballroom – Tulsa, OK
October 17: Arvest Bank Theatre – Kansas City, MO
October 18: The Pageant – St. Louis, MO
October 19-20: Mempho Music Festival – Memphis, TN
November 8-10: Miami Beach Pop Festival – Miami, FL
November 12: Gran Rex – Buenos Aires, Argentina
November 13: Teatro Colisea – Santiago, Chile
November 15: Popload Festival – São Paulo, Brazil
November 16-17: Corona Capital – Mexico City, Mexico

SNAIL MAIL
+ Sasami
First Avenue
Mon 07/15/2019 (6pm/$27)
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Snail Mail (aka Baltimore-based Lindsey Jordan) will be headlining First Avenue’s mainroom this Monday, July 15th. This will be quite the upgrade, considering that she sold out her 7th Street Entry in June 2018 or Oct 2016 or Triple Rock in July 2017. It’ll be fun to see how she reacts to playing a room that is nearly 8 times the size of the Entry or Triple Rock (RIP).

Snail Mail’s debut album Lush came out last summer on Matador Records… who also re-issued her debut EP Habit.

Sasami to open.

Tour dates:

07/15/2019 First Avenue Minneapolis, MN
07/17/2019 Granada Theater Lawrence, KS
07/18/2019 Off Broadway Nightclub St. Louis, MO
07/19/2019 Turner Hall Ballroom Milwaukee, WI
07/21/2019 Pitchfork Music Festival
07/23/2019 Exit / In Nashville, TN
07/24/2019 Headliners Music Hall Louisville, KY
07/25/2019 Skully's Music Diner Columbus, OH
07/26/2019 Beachland Ballroom Cleveland, OH
07/27/2019 Mo Pop Music & Arts Festival
07/28/2019 Rex Theater Pittsburgh, PA
07/31/2019 Brooklyn Steel Brooklyn, NY
08/15/2019 Gallivan Center Salt Lake City, UT
08/17/2019 Bluebird Theater Denver, CO
08/20/2019 The Rebel Lounge Phoenix, AZ
08/21/2019 The Irenic San Diego, CA
08/22/2019 The Wiltern Los Angeles, CA
09/05/2019 Downtown Raleigh Raleigh, NC

PANOPTICON
+ Saor, Wayfarer, Un
7th Street Entry
Tue 07/16/2019 (6pm/$15/Sold out)
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Kentucky metal band Panopticon (created by Austin Lunn) is playing the 7th Street Entry on July 16th. The show is sold out.

KYLE CRAFT
+ Warren Thomas Fenzi
Turf Club
Wed 07/17/2019 (7:30pm/$12)
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Kyle Craft (billed as Kyle Craft & Showboat Honey will be at the Turf Club on July 17th. Craft’s self-titled album will be out July 12 on Sub Pop Records.

Tour dates:

07/11/2019 Mississippi Studios Portland, OR
07/17/2019 Turf Club Saint Paul, MN
07/24/2019 Great Scott Allston, MA
08/01/2019 Baby's All Right Brooklyn, NY
08/04/2019 Pearl Street Warehouse Washington, DC
08/08/2019 Saturn Birmingham, AL
08/11/2019 One Eyed Jacks New Orleans, LA
08/19/2019 191 Toole Tucson, AZ
08/22/2019 Soda Bar San Diego, CA

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Minneapolis: June 26 to June 28, 2018

The Posies 2018 Poster Read More The Posies You might know Ken Stringfellow from The Posies (we all remember "I Can Dream All Day" song) and the re-formed Big Star. Speaking of moons & stars, his latest album is called Danzig in the Moonlight, and it's … Terra Lightfoot Guitarist-vocalist Terra Lightfoot is ending her North American show at the 7th Street Entry in Minneapolis this Tuesday (she’ll be continuing the rest of her tour in her native Canada). …

Here are some shows taking place in the Minneapolis/St Paul area from June 26 to June 28, 2018.

Read more: Minneapolis Music Guide.

THE POSIES
+ Porcupine, Terra Lightfoot, and DJ Jake Rudh (Transmission)
Turf Club
Tue 06/26/2018 (7pm/$20)
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The Posies are celebrating their 30th Anniversary as a band. To celebrate this special occasion, Omnivore Recordings will be reissuing three classic albums by the Posies. Each of these titles (Fosting on the Beater, Amazing Disgrace, and Dear 23) comes as a 2-CD set featuring the original album remastered from original master tapes, plus almost all previously unissued bonus tracks, and on vinyl as a 2-LP set of the original album — mastered at 45 rpm.

The last time we saw the band, it was in May 2016 at a secret location (Patrick’s Cabaret), and we said, “In existence since 1986, The Posies had quite a catalog to draw from for their two-hour set, with core members Jon Auer and Ken Stringfellow joined on drums by Frankie Siragusa for their first outing since the recent deaths of former members Darius Minwalla and Joe Skyward.”

Porcupine, Terra Lightfoot, and DJ Jake Rudh (from Transmission) to open. This should be a jam-packed night.

Tour dates:

June 21 Kalamazoo, MI Bell's Eccentric Cafe
June 22 Detroit, MI The Magic Bag
June 23 Chicago, IL Park West
June 24 Madison, WI High Noon Saloon
June 25 Des Moines, IA Vaudeville Mews
June 26 St. Paul, MN Turf Club
June 28 Milwaukee, WI Summerfest
June 30 Denver, CO Levitt Pavilion
July 1 Salt Lake City, UT The State Room
July 6 Bellingham, WA Wild Buffalo
July 7 Seattle, WA Neptune Theatre

The Body 2018 Poster Sunflower Bean 2018 Poster Tracyanne & Danny 2018 Poster Ruby Boots / Jade Jackson at 7th Street Poster Read More The Body American sludge metal duo The Body (Lee Buford and Chip King) will be at the 7th Street Entry on June 6th in Minneapolis, touring in support of their latest ‘grossest pop album’ No One .... Sunflower Bean In celebration of their debut album Human Ceremony (Fat Possum), Sunflower Bean (Jacob Faber, Julia Cumming, and Nick Kivlen) is currently on tour - headlining the 7th Street Entry this Tuesday, April 5th. ..… Camera Obscura Camera Obscura is back with a new album, Desire Lines, out now on 4AD Records. The Scottish band is in America at the moment: …

Other shows in the area:

THE BODY
+ False, Lingua Ignota
Turf Club
Wed 06/27/2018 (7:30pm/$12)
turfclub.net

Metal band The Body will be headlining the Turf Club on Wednesday. Show up early to check out False and Lingua Ignota (aka Kristin Hayter).

Lingua Ignota’s Tour Dates:

06/22 - Calgary, AB @ The Palomino
06/25 - Winnipeg, MB @ The Good Will Social Club
06/26 - Fargo, ND @ The Aquarium
06/27 - St. Paul, MN @ Turf Club
06/28 - Milwaukee, WI @ The Cactus Club
06/29 - Chicago, IL @ Empty Bottle
06/30 - Detroit, MI @ Deluxx
07/01 - Pittsburgh, PA @ Spirit Lodge
07/03 - Toronto, ON @ The Garrison
07/04 - Montreal, QC @ La Vitrola
07/05 - Allston, MA @ Great Scott
07/07 - Brooklyn, NY @ St. Vitus
07/10 - Philadelphia, PA @ Kung Fu Necktie
07/11 - Washington, DC @ Black Cat Backstage
07/12 - Richmond, VA @ Gallery 5
07/13 - Durham, NC @ The Pinhook

SUNFLOWER BEAN
+ Public Access TV
7th Street Entry
Wed 06/27/2018 (7pm/$14)
first-avenue.com

Be sure to check out New York trio Sunflower Bean at the 7th Street Entry on Wednesday, before they head out on tour with Interpol! The trio’s sophomore album Twentytwo in Blue is out now on Mom + Pop.

We caught the band in Oct 2016 and said, “... we’ve been loving them for a while. Let me tell you about their first Minnesota appearance, opening for DIIV in 2015: everyone who showed up early fell in love with the band. I was there to witness as newfound fans were taking selfies with the band.”

Tour dates:

6/19 - Vancouver, BC @ The Fox Cabaret
6/20 - Seattle, WA @ The Crocodile
6/23 - Denver, CO @ Westword Music Showcase
6/25 - Omaha, NE @ Reverb
6/26 - Kansas City, MO @ recordBar
6/27 - Minneapolis, MN @ 7th Street Entry
6/29 - Milwaukee, WI @ Summerfest
6/30 - Indianapolis, IN @ Hoosier Dome
7/1 - Nashville, TN @ 3rd and Lindsley
7/12 - Ann Arbor, MI @ WQKL Ann Arbor
7/28 - Camden, NJ @ XPoNential Music Festival
8/4-5 - Happy Valley, OR @ Pickathon
8/11 - New York, New York @ East River Park
8/25 - Reading Festival @ Reading, Berkshire, UK
8/26 - Leeds Festival @ Leeds, West Yorkshire, UK
8/27 - Hull Library @ Hull, UK

TRACYANNE & DANNY
+ Lomelda
Turf Club
Thu 06/28/2018 (7:30pm/$20)
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Tracyanne & Danny is headlining the Turf Club on Thursday, June 28th. You might not know the name, but they are Tracyanne Campbell from Camera Obscura and Danny Coughlan from Crybaby.

Lomelda to open.

Tour dates:

Jun 19 Brooklyn, NY – Music Hall
Jun 21 Cambridge, MA – The Sinclair
Jun 22 Montreal, QC – Le Ministère
Jun 23 Toronto, ON – The Great Hall
Jun 24 Detroit, MI – El Club
Jun 25 Pittsburgh, PA – Club Cafe
Jun 27 Chicago, IL – Lincoln Hall
Jun 28 St. Paul, MN – Turf Club
Sept 1 Electric Fields Festival, UK

RUBY BOOTS / JADE JACKSON
7th Street Entry
Thu 06/28/2018 (7:30pm/$10)
first-avenue.com

Australian-born/Nashville-based artist Ruby Boots and Jade Jackson will be co-headlining the 7th Street Entry on Thursday.

Ruby Boots’ tour dates:

6/26 St. Louis, MO - Off Broadway
6/28 Minneapolis, MN - 7th Entry
6/29 Davenport, IA - Raccoon Motel
7/1 Yorkville, IL - Law Office Pub
7/3 Rockford, IL - Anderson Japanese Gardens
7/26 Bozeman, MT - Live from the Divide
7/28 Red Ants Pants Music Festival
8/24 Highwood, IL - 210 Live

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Camera Obscura with Laura Cantrell at First Avenue, Minneapolis (26 Jul 2014)

Camera Obscura Setlist Break It to You Gently New Year's Resolution Let's Get Out Of This Country Forests and Sands Honey In The Sun French Navy This Is Love (Feels Alright) Desire Lines Cri du coeur Every Weekday Do It Again If Looks Could Kill Lloyd, I'm Ready To Be Heartbroken Country Mile My Maudlin Career -- Encore -- Come Back Margaret Books Written for Girls Razzle Dazzle Rose Laura Cantrell Setlist Don't Break the Heart Can't Wait No Way There From Here Kitty Wells Dresses Glass Armour Letter She Sent Starry Skies Do You Ever Think of Me Not the Tremblin' Kind Yonder Comes a Freight Train Read More Camera Obscura Camera Obscura is back with a new album, Desire Lines, out now on 4AD Records. The Scottish band is in America at the moment: … Laura Cantell Are you going to see Camera Obscura this Saturday at First Avenue in Minneapolis? Show up early to catch Nashville-born, New York City-based singer-songwriter Laura Cantrell! …

"You've been a great audience. Thank you for coming to see us ... besides you've got lots of choices, thanks for seeing us," announced Tracyanne Campbell of Camera Obscura. Ask anyone in attendance, and they'll tell you that they've made the right choice in seeing Camera Obscura at First Avenue, last night, Saturday, July 26th.

Laura Cantrell

Opening up the show was traditional Country singer Laura Cantrell. Cantrell apologized for playing some new songs from her latest record, No Way There From Here... and then quickly pointed out, "I supposed they're all new songs to you, because this is my first time playing in Minneapolis."

The story between these two bands goes back ten years ago, when they met at John Peel's birthday party. The two became and remained friends and eventually, (as Tracyanne would later explained), when they planned on touring the USA again, they asked Cantrell to tour with them (expecting her to say "no"). So here they were, on the last date on the USA July 2014 tour.

Left to right: Mark Spencer, Laura Cantrell, and Jimmy Ryan

Accompanying Cantrell on stage were Mark Spencer (guitarist from Son Volt) and Jimmy Ryan (singer of Blood Oranges). Spencer played regular and steel guitars, while Ryan played notably the mandolin.

There were three stand-out songs on Cantrell's set that I immediately was drawn to. The first was "Can't Wait", which had some very clever lyrics about love and cooking in the kitchen. The second was "Starry Skies", the preceding single to No Way There From Here, sounded just perfect (as if it was lifted from the studio recording). And lastly, "Yonder Comes a Freight Train" has that rambling country sound ... musically and lyrically a really fun song. Basically, the song is about a hobo who travels the world on a freight train.

Camera Obscura

Camera Obscura was one of those bands that all my sissy music friends were telling me to check out. So my first introduction to them, was "Your Sound", which I picked up as an import single. Let me tell you, I was not impressed. To be fair, the band was still struggling to find, er, for a lack of a better word, their sound. That single actually didn't even feature Tracyanne Campbell on lead vocals... she would become the voice of the band when Biggest Bluest Hi Fi came out in 2001. By the time I heard "Eighties Fan", I was in love with the band.

I never caught Camera Obscura on their first US tour, but I did manage to see them at the Varsity Theater in July 27, 2006. Saw the band again (twice!) at SXSW 2009, but ended up missing their last appearance at the Cedar Cultural Center, around late May. Needless to say, it's good to see Camera Obscura again at First Avenue, last night.

Tracyanne Campbell was in good spirit. Apparently they don't have "Pedal Pubs" in Scotland, as Campbell quipped, "Yeah, that thing wouldn't last two minutes in Glasgow!"

Setlist

Camera Obscura's set was basically the same set they've been playing throughout the country. Half of the songs were taken from Desire Lines and My Maudlin Career, both albums available via 4AD Records.

The more upbeat songs were hits with the fans ("New Year's Resolution", "Let's Get Out Of This Country", "Do It Again", and, of course, "Lloyd, I'm Ready To Be Heartbroken"). Only one early song were played in their set, sandwiched between two songs for the encore, "Books Written for Girls", which Tracyanne described as "a real golden oldie."

As they started to play "Razzle Dazzle Rose", Tracyanne promised that they won't take so long to play Minneapolis again. "Okay we'll I hope to see you soon. Maybe next year?" As they walked off the stage, my head was replaying, "let's do it again!"

Camera Obscura and Laura Cantrell just ended their USA July 2014 tour. Camera Obscura's Desire Lines is available now on 4AD, and Laura Cantrell's latest No Way There From Here is available now on Thrift Shop Recordings/Red Eye.

Camera Obscura at First Avenue, Minneapolis (26 Jul 2014)

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Laura

Read More Camera Obscura Camera Obscura is back with a new album, Desire Lines, out now on 4AD Records. The Scottish band is in America at the moment …

LAURA CANTRELL
lauracantrell.com

Are you going to see Camera Obscura this Saturday at First Avenue in Minneapolis? Show up early to catch Nashville-born, New York City-based singer-songwriter Laura Cantrell!

It should be no surprise that this artist is touring with Camera Obscura, because Tracyanne Campbell (Camera Obscura's lead singer) has collaborated with Cantrell for her fifth (and latest) release called No Way There From Here, which came out in January 2014 via Thrift Shop Recordings and distributed by Red Eye.

Other collaborators includes Amy Allison, Franklin Bruno, Jim Lauderdale, Kenny Vaughan, Michael Cerveris, Caitlin Rose, William Tyler (Lambchop), Paul Niehaus (Lambchop, Calexico) and Paul Burch.

Talking to americansongwriter.com, Cantrell explained, "Each recording project presents a fresh question to answer about what you're doing and why. For this record, where I’ve worked for the first time with mostly my own songs and point of view, the pressure I’ve felt is to find what suits each song and do it justice. It was challenging and exciting, because I have had to really define the sound."

Cantrell is currently on tour:

07/24/14 Ferndale, MI The Loving Touch *
07/25/14 Chicago, IL Thalia Hall *
07/26/14 Minneapolis, MN First Avenue *
09/18/14 Nashville, TN City Winery Nashville

* with Camera Obscura

Read More Against Me! Punk band Against Me! recently announced that they have extended their Spring headling tour to include a ton of new dates throughout May. They are currently touring in support of their sixth studio album …

LAURA JANE GRACE
againstme.net

Laura Jane Grace of Against Me! made a special appearance at Monday (July 21st) night's Alternative Press Music Awards at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum in Cleveland, Ohio, to present the first ever "Icon Award" (presented by Blackstar Amps) to the legendary Joan Jett.

Alternative Press Music Awards

The two would also later performed the song "Soulmates to Strangers," a track co-written by Laura Jane Grace and featured on Joan Jett & the Blackhearts' brand new album Unvarnished. Watch the professionally shot video on YouTube.

Against Me! is currently on tour for their new album Transgender Dysphoria Blues:

07/24 - Wilmington, NC - Ziggy's By The Sea *
07/25 - Charlottesville, VA - The Southern *
07/26 - Amityville, NY - Revolution Bar *
07/27 - Portland, ME - Port City Music Hall *
07/29 - Hartford, CT - Webster Theatre *
07/30 - Pawtucket, RI - The Met *
07/31 - Mountain Bike World Championship
08/01 - Kingston, ON - Ale House &
08/02 - Montreal QC - Osheaga Festival
08/03 - Ottawa, ON - Ritual Nightclub &
08/06 - Fargo, ND - The Aquarium &
08/07 - Lincoln, NE - Bourbon Theater &
08/08 - Colorado Springs, CO - Black Sheep &
08/09 - Ft. Collins, CO - Aggie Theater &
08/11 - Boise, ID - Knitting Factory &
08/12 - Spokane, WA - Knitting Factory &
08/14 - Eugene, OR - Wow Hall &
08/15 - Sacramento, CA - Ace of Spades &
08/16 - Petaluma, CA - Phoenix Theater &
08/17 - San Luis Obispo, CA - SLO Brew &
08/19 - Santa Cruz, CA - Catalyst &
08/20 - Fresno, CA - Strummers &
08/22 - Las Vegas, NV - Brooklyn Bowl &
08/23 - Los Angeles, CA - FYF Fest
09/10 - Washington DC - 9:30 Club #
09/11 - Washington DC - 9:30 Club #
09/12 - Philadelphia, PA - Mann Center #
09/13 - Holmdel, NJ - PNC Bank Arts Center #
09/16 - Boston, MA - House of Blues #
09/18 - Montreal QC - Metropolis #
09/27 - Oakland, CA - Fox Theater #
09/30 - San Diego, CA - House of Blues #
10/01 - Tempe, AZ - The Marquee #
10/03 - Tulsa, OK - Cain's Ballroom #
10/07 - Atlanta, GA - Buckhead Theatre #
10/08 - Nashville, TN - Marathon Music Works #
10/10 - New Orleans, LA - Civic Theatre #
10/14 - Kansas City, MO - Uptown Theatre #
10/15 - Minneapolis, MN - First Avenue #
10/16 - Chicago, IL - Aragon Ballroom #
10/17 - Pittsburgh, PA - Stage AE #

* = Jenny Owen Youngs and Creepoid supporting
& = Creepoid supporting
# = supporting The Gaslight Anthem

Read More Laura Welsh Laura Welsh's new single "Cold Front" will be out July 15, 2013, on Polydor/Outsiders. You can listen to it now on soundcloud.com. Regarding her upcoming single and album …

LAURA WELSH
laurawelsh.com

Laura Welsh will be releasing her latest single "Break the Fall" on August 11th, via Outsiders/Polydor. We've previously mentioned her last single, "Cold Front." Although currently based in London, Welsh grew up in Staffordshire.

Teaming up with Bruno Mars and Lana Del Rey producer Emile Haynie, "Break the Fall" song is "a shimmering electro-pop anthem is a tale of betrayal inspired by the breakdown of a marriage within her family." Look for various remixes by Gemini, Embody, Para One, Pitron & Sanna, Apple Bottom and Ninetoes to accompany the release.

"Break the Fall" is a strong indication of what you can expect for her upcoming debut album. The album already has collaboration with Dev Hynes, Robin Hannibal from R&B minimalists Rhye, Jonathan Lipsey (Alicia Keys, Amy Winehouse), Greg Kurstin (The Shins, Beck, Lily Allen), Scissor Sisters' Babydaddy and three-time Ivor Novello winning Amanda Ghost.

When not working on her record, Welsh can be seen writing a duet with John Legend, co-writing and lending her voice to Gorgon City's "Here For You".

Live dates:

05/03/14 Live At Leeds
05/24/14 Dot To Dot Festival

Read More Lauren Mann Calgary's Lauren Mann and the Fairly Odd Folk is releasing Over Land And Sea next week, April 9th, 2013, on Wanderer Records. I really love it, mostly because of the great folk melodies and singer Lauren Mann's vocals …

LAURA MANN
lauramann.com

Singer-songwriter artist Laura Mann (not to be confused with Lauren Mann or Aimee Mann) recently released Just For Today (Mann-Kind Records in conjunction with Kevon Glickman, Blingnot Media and distributed by The Orchard).

Just for Today is described as: Produced in Los Angeles by producer Charlton Pettus (Tears for Fears, Clay Aiken, and Taylor Dane) and was mastered by Grammy Award winning engineer, Ted Jensen, at Sterling Sound in New York. The album features songs co-written with Scot Sax and Lowen & Navarro (including a duet performance with Dan Navarro on title track "Just for Today"), and cover versions of songs by Robert Hazard and Paul McCartney, along with a number of Laura's original compositions.

Hoping to give back to the community, part of the net proceeds from the album will go to benefit Minding Your Mind, a non-profit organization in Philadelphia that provides free mental health education to adolescents, teens and young adults, their parents, teachers and school administrators.

Mann adds, "My song 'Just for Today' brings my audience through the journey of finding recovery to freedom."

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W♥M182: The Great Recap

W♥M182 (18 mins) Read More Great Escape Brody and Jess are currently in Brighton, checking out some showcases at the Great Escape Music Festival. Last night (May 17th), they went to the NME Radar Showcase .… Camera Obscura I stayed for most of the Scotland showcase, which had bundled a bunch of great bands together - including Camera Obscura, Glasvegas, Proclaimers, and Primal Scream. .… Palma Violets Palma Violets was the surprise secret guest at the NME Radar Showcase at the Great Escape in Brighton. The band created a mosh pit, police video riots, crowd surfing by all band members and fans, at their 2am.…

Brody recaps the Great Escape for W♥M Radio.

THE GREAT ESCAPE

Brighton Rocks!

Palma Violets' secret appearance at the Great Escape

American Bands at the Great Escape

Australian Bands at the Great Escape

SONG OF THE SHOW:
CAMERA OBSCURA
camera-obscura.net

Camera Obscura is back with a new album, Desire Lines, out now on 4AD Records. The Scottish band is in America at the moment:

06/21/13 Portland, OR McMenamins
06/22/13 Seattle, WA Showbox
06/23/13 Vancouver Commodore Ballroom
06/26/13 Salt Lake City Urban Lounge
06/27/13 Englewood, CO Gothic Theatre
06/28/13 Omaha, NE Slowdown
06/29/13 Chicago, IL Aragon Ballroom
07/01/13 Ann Arbor, MI Hill Auditorium
07/03/13 Festival International De Jazz
07/04/13 Toronto Urban Roots Festival"
07/05/13 RBC Bluesfest"
07/06/13 Central Park Summerstage
07/08/13 Central Park Summerstage
07/09/13 Philadelphia, PA Mann Center
07/10/13 Boston, MA Bank Of America Pavilion
07/11/13 Vienna, VA Filene Center At Wolf Trap
07/12/13 Saxapahaw, NC Haw River Ballroom
07/13/13 Atlanta, GA Variety Playhouse
07/14/13 Bunbury Music Festival

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robin in sf said...
Thursday, 20 June 2013 at 12:17 PM

Just saw them last night. I had no idea Tracyanne was pregnant! The show was understandably a bit low-key but I always love seeing them. No "San Francisco Song" though :(.

Q&A: Sci-Fi Caper

Our friend Emelia is here to answer some burning questions about Sci-Fi Caper.

1. Describe your bands in three words.

Valley Fever Pop!

2. Why is there a drawing of a tooth on the cover of your 2013 self-titled album? (Or what is that alien-looking thing floating in the background?)

The cover is originally from a flyer our friend (Chris X) drew for a show that took place in August of last year. The A in August was a tooth. OR it can be considered as a reminder to smile!

3. What is the scenester scene like in Fresno? Is there a scene? I remember when there was a massive ska-thing that exploded in the 90s in Fresno.

The ska scene is somewhat over, apart from a few bands. There is definitely a bit of a hipster sort of scene going on in Fresno, but the scene we are most a part of and are most proud of is the "Friendcore" scene. Best described my our good friend Abe "Friendcore is a group of Fresno bands who all go to each others shows and play together and have formed a very amazing music community here". We're just a whole bunch of friends, some in bands some not, from all different sorts of genres and we support each other in all sorts of ways. It's wonderful and we probably wouldn't be where we are if it weren't for them.

BONUS LEVEL QUESTION: Favorite Sci-Fi movie?

Most definitely Star Wars, I was raised on it. That's my childhood, therefore it is dear to me.

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W♥M075: Outtakes #2

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Camera Obscura-Tears For Affairs

Some outtakes and bloopers from Vu, Kate, Lara, Ceji, Jay, and Emelia.

Final song is by Emelia, doing "Tears for Affairs".

Interested in Outtake #1?

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SXSW: Day Three

Camera Obscura-Tears For Affairs Camera Obscura

SXSW UPDATE, DAY THREE
My busiest day, bruised feet and all.

Today's schedule doesn't really start until noon, so I have a few minutes to rest. There are a lot of Minnesotans here, as I ran into the Duke of Dark accidentally. I'm glad to see familiar faces, but what are the chance, you know?

Anyway, I thought you guys might be interested in seeing some of the setlists that I managed to grab. As I previously mentioned, setlists are quite short - kept under 30 minutes with few exceptions. Audience attendance and participation are all really, really good. Even for unknown bands, they can draw a crowd - which is just perfect for bands looking for an audience to play to.

MAY FIRE 3/18 Mad The List No Clone Sinking Late Wave Make it Tight Unicorn Red Eye

SUPERDRAG 3/20 (pending, I have the paper in my other bag. They ended their set with "Aspartame")

CAMERA OBSCURA 3/20 Money in the Sun (?) Sweetest You Told A Lie French Navy Let's Get Out of this Country Lloyd, I'm Ready to be Heartbroken Razzle Dazzle

THE PROCLAIMERS 3/20 In Recognition Letter From America What Makes You Cry? Throw the "R" Away Sing All Our Cares Role Model Leight 17 (Kings of Leon Cover) 500 Miles (Not on Setlist)

I stayed for most of the Scotland showcase, which had bundled a bunch of great bands together - including Camera Obscura, Glasvegas, Proclaimers, and Primal Scream.

I had to miss some bands because of prior commitment, but usually when I skip bands, it's because I've already seen them at one point in their career.

Camera Obscura did half their set with new songs, which I feel if you've got a limited setlist, you should concentrate on old songs people love. The problem is that no one's heard the new material and listening to it for the first time, in a live setting - you will miss out on lyrics or melodies, just because of the sound distortion and distractions... still the new song (esp the first song) had upbeat melodies.

The Proclaimers - I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)

Proclaimers had a pretty long set, and surprisingly effective with just one acoustic guitar. They were supposed to get off the stage after their set time, but they threw in "500 Miles" for good measure. And the audience went absolutely NUTS. It was a sight to see!

Over 1,000 people attended the Scottish show, so I am sure next year they are going to book an even larger event.

That's all for now.

PS, Since this will be my last update until I'm home, my schedule today (Saturday), looks pretty light. I have to attend a special party from noon to 7pm, and my evening looks pretty light. I think Crimea comes on at midnight-ish at the Rio, so I may just be there the whole night to check out the other bands on that showcase. It's not so much that I'm lazy (well I am), but I can't really walk around that much anymore! As for the party at the Garden, I think it's open bar with Jeremy Jay and Laura Marling playing, so I can cross them off my "to see" list finally!

W♥M Updates (November 2008)

Camera Obscura-Tears For Affairs

Camera Obscura

Emelia - Tears for Affairs (Camera Obscura)

Emelia

Let's Get Out of this Country

Happy black Friday!

I wanted to give you guys a November update, even though the month's nearly over. I'm looking over my pending music list right now and I have too many to cover before the year's over, but I'm going to give it the old college try and cover as much of it as I can before starting a fresh slate for 2009. I'm very excited about the new year, working with brand new exciting music companies that we haven't worked with before.

Also, I wanted to give a warm welcome to Jaklumen to the W♥M team, who I think will be handling most of the electronica/ambient stuff. I'm going to try and schedule to have all the active writers to appear on a future podcast (once everything is sorted out, I think our next writer appearance is Australian "Schnitzel" Sally). For those keeping track, previous appearances includes: Kate & Lara, Emelia, Brian, Alex, Derek, Dave, Ryan, and Christina. I would love to get a reoccuring co-host, but just getting someone to a commitment to a weekend recording session on a regular basis is harder than you think. Generally, I prefer taping on Sunday (daytime) so I can work on editing the show Sunday evening, whilst catching up on television I've missed via hulu.com.

Speaking of television shows, as I am writing this, I'm downloading the third season of Supernatural on iTunes for free. Technically, I have paid for it because I picked up the DVD. I'm starting to see more and more when you buy a DVD it comes with a digital copy of the movie for watching it on your computer or portable device. Since I have an iPod Touch, I have noticed I am starting to use its video feature a lot (especially when I'm sitting around with my cat and reading reference books).

We Heart Music on iPod Touch

Not to sound like such an Apple fanboy, but I really think it's one of the best looking and performing device. In fact, here is what W♥M looks like on an iPod. The Safari browser renders the page correctly, and the zooming function works like a charm. There is a lot of scrolling involved, but I reckon it's not a device that you're going to spend hours reading on it like a digital book. The way I see it, is that it's just to quickly look at website or catching up on some emails.

Sure, I would love another browser on the iPod, like Opera, but Apple does not play nice. I just want the freedom to add whatever software I want to it, you know? Quake (with physical buttons add on) is available on a broken iPhone, so the potential is there! They can really turn this into a PSP or Nintendo DS competitor, but perhaps that's fourth or fifth generation down the line.

If Quake is your thing, the best free first-person shooter on the iPod is Cube. This is such a great-looking game on the platform, shame the accelerometer control and gamma is pretty bad. For the price (free), I would still give it a five-star rating.

As for music, I've been listening to Camera Obscura on my iPod and as a special bonus, here is our own Emelia with her ukulele rendition of "Tears for Affair". Apologize in advance for photography cover artwork, just so you feel better, here's a picture of me & photogirl. I do have a funny story about that picture, but for the long and short of it, the photograph was taken at a Camera Obscura concert on a velvet couch at the Varsity Theater.

Of course you protest, that's what you do best
And you're modest and shy to the end
You're watching them as they're looking at you
And you know it was money well spent

She told me you'd given up drinking to be with somebody you knew
And you tried to get into the bible but it never got into you

Hype Machine

Hey, if you use hype machine, twitter, or lastfm, please add us!  Also, we were recently on vox.com/music!

UPDATE 11/30/08: Normally we get one or two people who listens to W♥M exclusively through The Hype Machine, which is not a lot, but any new reader/listeners is cool in my book. 

Well today I checked our page and there is a huge spike (36 as of this writing) on the Camera Obscura's "Tears for Affair" song!

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Happy New Year

Camera Obscura - Happy New Year ABBA - Happy New Year Bert Jansch - The Bright New Year New Years Day - Ready, Aim, Misfire Links Marco Mahler - Otmar Elmer http://weheartmus... Reading his biography, it would seem that Mahler has a dual citizen in the US and Switzerland. He...

Camera Obscura and ABBA both have songs called "Happy New Year", but they are unrelated.

Or are they?

Apparently the ABBA song is from their Super Trouper LP, appearing as the first song on Side B. Guess what? Camera Obscura covered "Super Trouper" (first song on Side A) as their B-Side to Tears for Affairs 7". You can hear Camera Obscura's "Super Trouper" on Cover Lover.

Bert Jansch has a "The Bright New Year" from his album Birthday Blues (1968). If you're interested in reading about Jansch's "Angie" song, check out Marco Mahler - Otmar Elmer, where Mahler explains Spanish/Flamenco chord progressions.

Finally, a very, very loud band called New Years Day ends the list. I've actually heard of this band in 2005 when the first Myspace Records launched. They are one of the few bands that benefitted from the early days of myspace. They built up an audience and was included on the Myspace album.

Obviously I haven't followed their career because I just found out that they have a debut album called My Dear (released in May 2007). Their official website is currently down, but you can always check out their (guess where?) myspace.

Also, check out Dave's My Dear Acquaintance(s)...Happy New Year! if you can't get enough of New Year songs.

Happy New Year!

 01/01/2008 14:56:11  vu my♥posts www.weheartmusic.com