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Rocktober: October 14, 2024

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14 Oct 2024 julie with They Are Gutting A Body of Water and Her New Knife at Fine Line Read More julie Los Angeles band and art collective julie announces their highly-awaited debut album my anti-aircraft friend. julie exploded onto the map in 2020 with their single “flutter,” which has racked up millions of streams …

14 Oct 2024 Monday

julie
with They Are Gutting A Body of Water and Her New Knife
at Fine Line
first-avenue.com

Los Angeles band and art collective Julie (stylized as julie) is touring in support of their debut album my anti-aircraft friend (Atlantic Records). The tour will stop by the Fine Line, in Minneapolis, on October 14, 2024.

They Are Gutting A Body of Water and Her New Knife to open.

Tour dates:

10/8 - San Diego, CA @ Observatory North Park ~

10/9 - Las Vegas, NV @ 24 Oxford ~

10/11 - Denver, CO @ Gothic ~

10/12 - Colorado Springs, CO @ The Black Sheep ~

10/14 - Minneapolis, MN @ Fine Line ~

10/15 - Chicago, IL @ Thalia Hall ~

10/16 - Columbus, OH @ King of Clubs ~

10/18 - Toronto, ON @ Concert Hall ~

10/20 - Boston, MA @ Paradise ~

10/22 - New York, NY @ Webster Hall~

10/23 - Philadelphia, PA @ Brooklyn Bowl ~

10/24 - Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club ~

10/26 - Atlanta, GA @ Terminal West ~

10/27 - Nashville, TN @ Basement East ~

10/29 - Dallas, TX @ Trees ~

10/30 - Houston, TX @ White Oak Music Hall !

10/31 - Austin, TX @ Mohawk !

11/2 - Phoenix, AZ @ Crescent Ballroom !

11/3 - Phoenix, AZ @ Crescent Ballroom !

11/6 - San Francisco, CA @ Independent !

11/7 - Berkeley, CA @ UC Theatre !

11/13 - Los Angeles, CA @ The Fonda !

~=w/ They Are Gutting a Body of Water and Her New Knife
!= w/ Frost Children and Her New Knife

14 Oct 2024 Chromeo and The Midnight with Girl Ultra at Palace Theatre Read More Chromeo Montreal funk legends Chromeo will be headlining First Avenue on Monday. Their fifth studio LP Head Over Heels is available now on Big Beat/Atlantic Records. The show is sold out. .... The Midnight Monsters is the new album from The Midnight (Atlanta-based singer-songwriter Tyler Lyle and Danish producer Tim McEwan). The album actually came out in 2020 via Counter Records, but due to the COVID shutdown, the duo …

14 Oct 2024 Monday

Chromeo and The Midnight
with Girl Ultra
at Palace Theatre
first-avenue.com

The co-headlining Chromeo and The Midnight will stop by the Palace Theatre, in St Paul, on October 14, 2024.

We haven’t heard anything new from Chromeo in a while, but it seems that the Canadian electro-funk duo have released Adult Contemporary in Feb 2024 via BMG Records.

As for The Midnight, the synthwave band is working on a video game soundtrack for Road 96: Mile 0 with a couple of singles, “Land Locked Heart” and “Chariot.”

Show up early to check out acclaimed Mexican indie artist Girl Ultra, touring in support of her new EP blush (out now on Big Dada / Ninja Tune).

Tour dates:

Sept 27 - The Eastern - Atlanta, GA †

Sept 28 - Rabbit Rabbit - Asheville, NC †

Sept 29 - The Ritz - Raleigh, NC †

Oct 1 - Franklin Music Hall - Philadelphia, PA †

Oct 2 - Roadrunner - Boston, MA †

Oct 3 - The Anthem - Washington, DC †

Oct 4 - Terminal 5 - New York, NY †

Oct 7 - MTELUS - Montreal, QC †

Oct 9 - HISTORY - Toronto, ON †

Oct 10 - MegaCorp Pavilion - Newport, KY †

Oct 11 - Royal Oak Music Hall - Detroit, MI †

Oct 12 - Byline Bank Aragon Ballroom - Chicago, IL †

Oct 14 - Palace Theater - Minneapolis, MN †

Oct 15 - The Midland Theater - Kansas City, MO †

Oct 16 - Steelhouse Omaha - Omaha, NE †

Oct 18 - The Mission Ballroom - Denver, CO †

† with Girl Ultra

14 Oct 2024 Mdou Moctar with FACS at First Avenue Read More Mdou Moctar Tuareg guitarist Mdou Moctar (currently based in based in Agadez) is coming back to Minneapolis, at the Cedar Cultural Center on September 18, 2021, to support Afrique Victime (Matador Records). … FACS Chicago art-rock band FACS will be headlining the Turf Club in St Paul on June 12th. The band’s latest Still Life In Decay is available on Trouble In Mind Records. Opening will be Derecho, a band featuring Alan Sparhawk of Low. …

14 Oct 2024 Monday

Mdou Moctar
with FACS
at First Avenue
first-avenue.com

Nigerien desert blues band Mdou Moctar is headlining First Avenue, in Minneapolis, on October 14, 2024. The band is touring in support of Funeral for Justice, out now on Matador Records. The album was written after two years of constant touring across the globe, and has a slant on the plight of Niger and the Tuareg people.

Mdou Moctar explains, ‘This album is really different for me. Now the problems of terrorist violence are more serious in Africa. When the US and Europe came here, they said they’re going to help us, but what we see is really different. They never help us to find a solution.”

Mdou Moctar at First Avenue (10 Mar 2022)

We saw Mdou Moctar in Mar 2022, and wrote, “Of course, the Niger band loves coming back to Minneapolis. They played a solid set of mostly instrumental songs from Afrique Victime. The audience were all on board, clapping and hand-waving at all the songs. If the audience weren’t fans of the group before, they became fans after seeing this show.”

FACS to open.

Tour dates:

Oct 3 Jersey City, NJ, US White Eagle Hall

Oct 5 Woodstock, NY, US Bearsville Theater

Oct 6 South Burlington, VT, US Higher Ground

Oct 9 Toronto, ON, Canada The Concert Hall

Oct 11 Columbus, OH, US Athenaeum Theatre

Oct 12 Grand Rapids, MI, US Pyramid Scheme

Oct 13 Madison, WI, US Majestic Theatre

Oct 14 Minneapolis, MN, US First Avenue

Oct 16 Omaha, NE, US The Waiting Room

Oct 17 Englewood, CO, US Gothic Theatre

Oct 19 Boise, ID, US Treefort Music Hall

Oct 22 Seattle, WA, US The Crocodile

Oct 23 Portland, OR, US Revolution Hall

Oct 25 San Francisco, CA, US The Regency Ballroom

Oct 26 Los Angeles (LA), CA, US Teragram Ballroom

Oct 28 Phoenix, AZ, US Crescent Ballroom

Oct 29 Albuquerque, NM, US El Rey Theater

Oct 31 Austin, TX, US The Black Angels

Nov 2 Mexico City, Mexico Hipnosis 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.

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Minneapolis: June 24 to June 25, 2018

Sloan 2018 Poster Read More Sloan Canadian power-pop veterans Sloan have returned to our musical shores with an ambitious new double album, Commonwealth, due out September 9th on Yep Roc - and these guys ...

Here are some shows taking place in the Minneapolis/St Paul area from June 24 to June 25, 2018.

Read more: Minneapolis Music Guide.

SLOAN
Turf Club
Sun 06/24/2018 (7pm/$20)
turfclub.net

Canadian indie-rock royalty Sloan will be headlining the Turf Club on Sunday. The group’s 12th studio album is appropriately titled Sloan 12, available now via Murderecords/Yep Roc Records.

We saw the band in Oct 2014 and wrote, “It only makes sense that my first show at the revamped Turf would be an evening with one of my favorite bands, Toronto’s finest, those mighty kings of sublime harmony: SLOAN. To my delight, there was no opening act, only Sloan themselves, rocking out for nearly 3 hours (with a short break in between sets, of course) and generously doling out gems from their back catalogue like they were giving out Halloween candy early. A good portion of the set was also dedicated to their new album Commonwealth and, uh, spoiler alert, those songs sounded f*cking amazing. New tracks can be a little tricky to play for the hit-hungry masses, but the chosen Commonwealth cuts were pretty much a slam dunk with this Friday night crowd.”

No opening bands listed, but with Sloan’s large catalog of albums, playing a double set is no problem for the band.

Tour dates:

Jun 19 Cleveland, OH Grog Shop
Jun 20 Detroit, MI St. Andrew’s Hall
Jun 22 St. Louis, MO Blueberry Hill Duck Room
Jun 23 Chicago, IL Bottom Lounge
Jun 24 Saint Paul, MN Turf Club
Jun 27 Timmins, ON Stars and Thunder Festival

The Sidekicks at Garage Poster Ana Egge 2018 Poster Dua Lipa at Armory Poster Bodega 2018 Poster Chromeo at First Ave Poster Circuit Des Yeux 2018 Poster Read More Chromeo Is Myspace back?... Details below: Chromeo and Questlove TriBeCa Grand Hotel, New York Sat 10/20 - Doors 10:00PM/Show 11 .... Circuit des Yeux Guests Circuit des Yeux (aka Haley Fohr) and Steve Palmer (no relations to Amanda Palmer). Tour dates: 09/24 - Montreal, QC @ Rialto Theatre 09/25 - Toronto, ON @ The Drake Hotel ....

Other shows in the area:

THE SIDEKICKS
+ The Spirit Of The Beehive, A Better Hand
The Garage
Sun 06/24/2018 (5pm/$10)
thegaragemn.com

The Sidekicks will be stopping by the Garage in Burnsville in support of their new album Happiness Hours (Epitaph Records).

NOTE: This all-ages event ends at 9pm, so show up early.

Tour dates:

Jun 24 Minneapolis, MN - The Garage
Jun 25 Omaha, NE - O’Leavers
Jun 26 Denver, CO - Globe Hall
Jun 28 Salt Lake City, UT - Metro Music Hall
Jun 29 Boise, ID - TBD
Jun 30 Portland, OR - Tonic Lounge
Jul 01 Seattle, WA - The Funhouse
Jul 03 San Francisco, CA - Cafe DuNord
Jul 05 Los Angeles, CA - The Hi Hat
Jul 06 Phoenix, AZ - Rebel Lounge
Jul 07 Albuquerque, NM - Midnight Lounge
Jul 09 Kansas City, MO - Riot Room
Jul 10 Nashville, TN - The High Watt

ANA EGGE
+ Brianna Lane
The Warming House
Sun 06/24/2018 (7:30pm/$15)
thewarminghouse.net

Brooklyn-based singer-songwriter Ana Egge is touring in support of her new album White Tiger (StorySound Records).

Tour Dates:

06/24 - Minneapolis, MN @ The Warming House
06/28 - New York, NY @ Rockwood Music Hall
07/12 - Brooklyn, NY @ The Owl
07/18 - Cambridge, MA @ Atwood's Tavern
07/19 - Oneonta, NY @ B-Side
07/20 - Portland, ME @ St. Lawrence Arts Center
07/21 - Cambridge, NY @ Argyle Brewery
08/01 - Saranac Lake, NY @ Berkeley Green
08/02 - Toronto, ON @ Rivoli
09/20 - Cambridge, MA @ Club Passim
09/28 - Hayward, WI @ Park Theater
10/25 - London, UK @ Green Note

DUA LIPA
+ Clairo
Armory
Sun 06/24/2018 (6pm/$32)
armorymn.com

Warner Bros. Recording artist Dua Lipa is burning white hot after appearing on SNL and The Ellen DeGeneres Show. She’ll be stopping by the Armory in Minneapolis on Sunday in support of her self-debut record.

Tour dates:

June 24th The Armory Minneapolis, MN
June 26th Fillmore Auditorium Denver, CO
June 28th The Chelsea Ballroom – Cosmopolitan
June 29th Open Air Theatre San Diego, CA
June 30th Bill Graham Civic Auditorium San Francisco, CA
July 2nd WaMu Theater Seattle, WA
July 27th Panorama New York, NY
July 30th RBC Echo Beach Toronto, ON

CHROMEO
+ Pomo
First Avenue
Mon 06/25/2018 (7:30pm/$33.50)
first-avenue.com

Montreal funk legends Chromeo will be headlining First Avenue on Monday. Their fifth studio LP Head Over Heels is available now on Big Beat/Atlantic Records. The show is sold out.

Tour dates:

June 23 Rothbury, MI Electric Forest
June 25 Minneapolis, MN First Avenue
June 26 Kansas City, MO CrossroadsKC
June 28 Morrison, CO Red Rocks
June 30 Rothbury, MI Electric Forest
July 3 Toronto, ON Danforth Music Hall
July 4 Toronto, ON Danforth Music Hall
July 5 Quebec City Festival D’Ete
July 7 Ottawa, ON Ottawa Blues Fest
July 20 Byron Bay, Australia Splendour in the Grass
July 21 Melbourne, Australia Max Watt's House of Music
July 22 Sydney, Australia The Metro Theatre

BODEGA
+ Products, The Florists
Turf Club
Mon 06/25/2018 (7pm/$10)
finelinemusic.com

Bodega’s Endless Scroll will be out July 6th on What’s Your Rupture? If you can’t wait to hear the new songs, come to their upcoming Turf Club show and I’m sure you’ll hear those songs live.

Tour dates:

June 21 - Nashville, TN @ The High Watt
June 22 - Bloomington, IN @ The Bishop
June 23 - Lawrence, KS @ Jackpot
June 24 - Iowa City, IA @ The Mill
June 25 - St. Paul, MN @ Turf Club
June 26 - Milwaukee, WI @ The Cactus Club
June 27 - Columbus, OH @ Used Kids Records
June 28 - Athens, OH @ The Union
June 29 - Washington, DC @ DC9
June 30 - Philadelphia, PA @ Everybody Hits

CIRCUIT DES YEUX
+ Marisa Anderson
7th Street Entry
Mon 06/25/2018 (7pm/$12)
first-avenue.com

Circuit Des Yeux is the experimental folk project from Haley Fohr. Fohr will be stopping by the 7th Street Entry on Monday.

Tour dates:

6/23/18 Reverberation Vinyl Bloomington IL
6/24/18 Rozz Tox Rock Island IL
6/25/18 7th Street Entry Minneapolis MN
7/21/18 Pitchfork Music Festival Chicago IL

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Duos: Chaos Chaos, Hank & Cupcakes, Chromeo, Pacific Air

CHAOS CHAOS
chaoschaosmusic.com

Sure, we all know I'm excited about San Cisco in St Paul (10/21), but did you hear that Chaos Chaos is opening up the show?

They're Asy (Asya) and Chloe, who I saw them play as Smoosh when they were 14 and 12, respectively. I last heard from Asya on two songs off of God Help the Girl, and was wondering what she was up to.

Anyroad, they have a new S EP coming out October 16th - that's this Tuesday.

I don't have any other information or even tour dates, so I'll just leave with this old photograph of Smoosh from their appearance at the 7th Street Entry (6/8/2007):

HANK & CUPCAKES
hankandcupcakes.com

Hank & Cupcakes are a duo from Tel Aviv, Israel. If you were wondering, the name is in reference to Charles "Hank" Bukowski and one of his real-life lovers "Cupcakes."

In celebration of their upcoming new EP, Ain't No Love, coming out October 22nd, they are heading out on tour

10/18: Philadelphia, PA @ Milkboy 10/19: Pittston, PA @ The Rattler 10/20: NYC Wreckroom CMJ @ Fontana's 10/23: Columbia, SC @ New Brookland Tavern 10/24: Charleston, SC @ The Sparrow 10/25: Jacksonville, FL @ Jack Rabbits Live 10/26: Miami, FL @ The Stage 10/27: Tampa, FL @ Czar 10/28: Sarasota, FL @ Shamrock

10/31: Saratoga Springs, NY @ Putnam Den 11/01: Buffalo, NY @ Duke's Bohemian Grove Bar 11/02: Rochester, NY @ Bugjar 11/03: Harrisburg, PA @ HMAC 11/06: Cleveland, OH @ Mahall's 11/07: Bloomington, IN @ Bluebird 11/08: Indianapolis, IN @ Melody Inn 11/09: Chicago, IL @ Schubas 12/08: New York, NY @ Mercury Lounge

MYSPACE FEEL THE MUSIC
myspace.com/feelthemusic

Is Myspace back? In a recent discussion with some friends, everyone hated it and was unforgiving to Myspace. My own personal Myspace story is that the website blocked me/would not let me log in because I had an old web browser.

Since Justin Timberlake took over, he's trying to bring Myspace back to what they were previously known for: music. So, Myspace and Denon Headphones are sponsoring "Myspace Feel the Music," which is a new DJ concert series. It's taking place in New York (10/20), San Francisco (11/01), and Los Angeles (11/17).

Details below:

Chromeo and Questlove
TriBeCa Grand Hotel, New York
Sat 10/20 - Doors 10:00PM/Show 11:00PM

DJ Z-Trip and Switch (Dave Taylor formerly Major Lazer)
Mighty, San Francisco
Thu 11/01 - 9PM

DJ Jazzy Jeff
Dim Mak Studios / Room 86, Los Angeles
Sat 11/17 - 10:00PM

I believe all the events are free with RSVP.

PACIFIC AIR
facebook.com/pacificair

Californian brothers Ryan and Taylor Lawhon are Pacific Air. In anticipation to their debut EP, Long Live Koko, the band are going on tour.

Going to CMJ this year? Check out their schedule below:

10/15 @ Conflict of Interest Showcase - 9:00 PM
10/17 @ Bowery Ballroom - 9:00 PM
10/18 @ Santos Party House

Here is the rest of their tour dates. All dates with (*) indicates supporting Walk The Moon. New York dates are all sold out.

10/27/12 Santa Ana, CA @ Constellation Room 11/01/12 San Diego, CA @ Casbah 11/02/12 San Francisco, CA @ Bimbos 11/03/12 Los Angeles, CA @ Luckman Theatre 11/27/12 Salt Lake City, UT @ Kilby Court* 11/28/12 Denver, CO @ Bluebird Theater* 01/18/13 Minneapolis, MN @ Fine Line Music Cafe* 01/21/13 Indianapolis, IN @ Deluxe* 01/23/13 Rochester, NY @ Water St Music Hall* 01/24/13 Boston, MA @ Paradise Rock Club* 01/25/13 Brooklyn, NY @ Music Hall*

01/26/13 New York, NY @ Bowery Ballroom * 01/27/13 New York, NY @ Bowery Ballroom * 01/29/13 The Southern/13 Charlottesville, VA* 01/30/13 Boone, NC @ Legends * 01/31/13 Washington DC @ 9:30 Club* 02/01/13 Philadelphia, PA @ TLA* 02/02/13 Providence, RI @ The Met* 02/04/13 Burlington, VT @ Higher Ground Lounge* 02/06/13 Pittsburgh, PA @ Altar Bar* 02/07/13 Columbus, OH @ Newport Music Hall* 02/08/13 Chicago, IL @ Metro* 02/09/13 Cleveland, OH @ Beachland Ballroom*

BRIEFLY:

HOT HOT HAWK soundcloud.com Hot Hot Hawk are a Synthpop/Electropop/Disco duo (Sasha and Ilya) from Kurgan, Russia. They are the latest artist to be signed to Wearerussians.com Records. Their new EP Rise and Down just came out October 10th and can be downloaded for free at mediafire. More download options available on their website.

HAERTS soundcloud Not a whole lot of details on this band were given. All I know is that they're a boy-girl duo from Brooklyn (by the way of Germany). Their first song is called "Wings", and you can hear it on their Soundcloud page.

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International dance club edition

Read More Hot Chip http://weheartmus... "Hot chips" as recently explained to me, are what the Aussies calls French fries. So it's no surp...

Here are some dancey-type bands from around the globe.

CLUBFEET
myspace.com/clubfeetband

This is a trio out of Melbourne. As you know, we like bands from Australia, and what's surprising about Clubfeet's debut album, Gold on Gold, is that it's actually a very, very good album! For music fans that likes the idea of Empire of the Sun, but can't stand Luke Steele's vocals, this is the band for you.

Since their debut single, Teenage Suicide, magazines like Rolling Stone kept comparing them to Hot Chip and Cut Copy. Although that particular single is very catchy and easy to remember with their chorus "teenage suicide, don't do it! teenage suicide, don't do it!" repeated over and over, I wouldn't dismiss them as another Chip Copy band. These guys have some great lyrics and they know how to produce and layer their music.

To be fair, I think the comparison comes from the fact that some of Clubfeet's songs are very upbeat and happy ("D.I.E. Yuppie Scum", "BrightLightsBigCity", and "Pull It Together"). They have a serious side, although that usually results in slower and depressing songs like "Fall From Up Here".

Their cover of James' "Say Something" is also worth mentioning. Instead of trying to sound like Tim Booth, Clubfeet's singer Sebastian Cohen takes it easy and mellows out a little. It's only towards the end of the cover that the band feels more loosen up and carefree, especially with the whistling and xylophone as the tape kept rolling after the song: "haha a little bit at the end hahah.". Just that ditty makes me think that these guys are pretty down-to-earth guys. Hope they go on tour soon!

The Gold on Gold album's been out in Australia earlier this year, but in America, the album was just released yesterday via Plant Music. You can pick it up via itunes or amazon.com.

I like these guys so much, that they'll be mentioned with Sally on W♥M Radio this week.

 

Husky Rescue - They are Coming (Warrior One Remix)

Husky Rescue

HUSKY RESCUE
husky-rescue.com ♥ myspace.com

I have long love this Finnish band, although I'll have to admit finding their music at a used record store in the States is pretty tough. Having said that, they have a new single called They Are Coming out on last Monday on Catskill Records.

As usual, Reeta Vestman's voice is soothing, but the music is very... spacey. At least in the original mix.

The single comes with four other mixes of "They Are Coming" and one Lake Bodom Session for "Sound of Love" (a single off their third studio album, Ship of Light). "Sound of Love" sounds great, especially because this is basically a live track and you can hear empty echo, acoustics, and orchestra.

I'll say this again: I'm not a fan of remixes. Sometime a song is really good (like Gone Are The Days), it can survive any remix and variants. In the case of "They Are Coming", the original mix is fine, I don't see why it needs to be mixed any further. However both the Warrior One and Kinema (both based out of London) tries to make it more clubby feel to it while the Halogen Remix, made it more old timey (and creepy). The winner is clearly Kinema because of the emphasis on the pianos and big beats.

You can download the Warrior One Remix at rcrdlbl.com, get the single directly from Catskill Records.

 

Chromeo - Bonafied Lovin

CHROMEO
chromeo.net ♥ myspace.com

This Canadian electrofunk duo are currently on tour for their forthcoming album, Business Casual (out in September of 2010). I wanted to mention them because we're doing coverage on them for the Minneapolis show, thanks to Kate 1. Having talked to her before, she is a massive Chromeo fan, too bad I told her that it's mandatory that she has to pay attention to The Holy Ghost!

07-29 New York, NY - Bowery Ballroom 07-30 Boston, MA - House of Blues 07-31 Montreal, Quebec - Metropolis 08-02 Ottawa, Ontario - Capital Music Hall 08-03 Toronto, Ontario - Phoenix 08/04 New York, NY Central Park SummerStage 08-05 Detroit, MI - Majestic 08-07 Minneapolis, MN - First Avenue 08/08: Nelson, BC @ Shambhala 08-10 Calgary, Alberta - Flames Central

08-11 Vancouver, British Columbia - Commodore 08-12 Seattle, WA - Showbox Market 08-13 Portland, OR - Roseland 08-16 San Diego, CA - House of Blues 08-20 Denver, CO - Ogden 08-24 Austin, TX - Stubb's 08-25 Dallas, TX - Palladium 08-26 Nashville, TN - Cannery Ballroom 08-27 Atlanta, GA - Masquerade 09-04 New York, NY

HERMANOS INGLESOS
hermanosinglesos.com ♥ myspace.com

I've never heard of this Belgium band before, but from what I've gathered, they seem to be real life brothers (Cedric and Didier Engels). What's kind of funny about their name, Hermanos Inglesos, is that it's Spanish for Brothers English, or something like that.

In many of these cases, these bands have a hard time marketing themselves to Americans. Obviously, the dominate form of music here seems to be hip-hop, while the rest of the world seems to really dig electronic/dance/club music.

Anyway, wish I could tell you more about these brothers or the singer Meme on this track, "Wanderland". The video is pretty amazing, and I'll confess that I've privately sent it to a dozen other people when I saw this video ... although perhaps I should have warned them about the Unicorn-horny bit.� Unsee! Unsee!

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jaklumen wrote: Thu, Jul 29, 2010 at 12:04 PM

What's kind of funny about their name, Hermanos Inglesos, is that it's Spanish for Brothers English, or something like that.

Well, that's it, literally. I might juxtapose it to be "The English Brothers", but there's no loss of meaning in comparing the two.

In many of these cases, these bands have a hard time marketing themselves to Americans. Obviously, the dominate form of music here seems to be hip-hop, while the rest of the world seems to really dig electronic/dance/club music.

I'd say that's been fairly consistent for the past two decades or so, but I don't see why they couldn't overcome that problem. A lot of rappers have been doing more rapping about "in the club" than "down in the ghetto" over the last 5-10 years. Moreover, you know I've done a few reviews of U.S. artists recently that are mixing hip-hop and electronica together.

When I've done some random surfing, I've found plenty of fans outside the U.S. that seem to be fairly well informed on the roots of rap, and how it drew heavily from disco and funk beats in the early years. So the gap can't be that big.

About the only real thing I can think of is blaming the corporate music machine in the U.S., and that they figure hip-hop pays the bills around here... but that still seems weak. Granted, we haven't had a big U.K./Euro invasion since MTV started and didn't have other videos to fill the airtime, so maybe it could be that there's no real big megaconglomercorporate push to share music more widely across the globe. Almost everyone is connected to the Internet now, though... it's just a matter of "movers and shakers" generating the buzz, I suppose.