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¿Téo? at Skyway Theatre, Minneapolis (18 Mar 2023)

03/18 ¿Téo? with Maesu at Studio B ¿Téo? Setlist Besame Thru My Hair Rrrrrico Assim In the Essence Belong in the Sun Buena A Mi Cama Dumo Best Damn Thing Nylon Jam Uno Dos Luna Listening Session Lunatic Tumbao Hagale The Most In Your Body Magic Hour/Confession Americano Read More ¿Téo? ¿Téo? Recently dropped his new single, “A Mi Cama” from his upcoming new album Luna. The song was produced by Colombia-based producer

Colombian-American actor and musician Mateo Arias, or better known as ¿Téo? (formerly T.O), is currently on his Sol & Luna Tour, stopping by Studio B (inside the Skyway Theatre), in Minneapolis, on Saturday night.

Los Angeles, by the way of Birmingham, Alabama, Maesu (pronounced “may-sue”) opened the show.

The singer/producer was inspired by such artists like Toro y Moi and FKA twigs, when he released his debut EP deSerVe. He also mentioned on stage that he’s actually writing songs for other artists, so you may have heard his songs, but not know it.

He ended his set with “Protection”, which had the audience singing along to the catchy chorus, “I need protection.”

Maesu’s latest single is called “Ｓｅｘ Ｏｎ ＧＰＳ.”

¿Téo? is very, very happy to see so many faces, up close and personal: “you show up!” He loves seeing everyone. He said he plays stadium shows (opening for Justin Bieber) and there’s just no connection to his fans. They all seems so far away.

Music wasn’t always in the cards for ¿Téo?, he started posting just fun little songs he produced when he was 17 years old on Soundcloud, and before he knew it, he was producing his debut single “Eclipse” and then with Jaden Smith’s encouragement, he released Enlightened Now. If you didn’t know, Smith, ¿Téo?, and his older brother Moisés Arias, are founding members of MSFTSrep, a creative clothing company.

As expected, since this was the Sol & Luna tour, and as you can see from the setlist, he played a balance of songs between the two albums. He also threw in some songs from his debut self-titled album, such as “Belong in the Sun” and “Uno Dos” (which originally featured Jaden Smith).

In April ¿Téo? will be playing at Coachella, as one of the few Latin artists confirmed to play this year. He’ll play, alongside Jaden Smith and Willow Smith… that should be a treat.

¿Téo? new album Luna is out now.

Remaining Tour dates:

March 21, 2023 Denver, CO Larimer Lounge
March 23, 2023 Salt Lake City, UT Kilby Court
March 25, 2023 Seattle, WA Barboza
March 26, 2023 Portland, OR Doug Fir Lounge
March 29, 2023 San Francisco, CA Rickshaw Stop
April 14, 2023 Coachella Indio, CA
April 21, 2023 Coachella Indio, CA

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¿Téo? at Skyway Theatre, Minneapolis (18 Mar 2023)

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Minneapolis: April 4 to April 7

04/04 Moonchild at Fine Line Read More Moonchild Moonchild w/ Austin Antoine, April 19, recordBar. In support of their fifth album, Starfruit, the LA band has a laid back, R&B electronic groove to their sound and the new album features guest appearances from Tank and the Bangas ...

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04/04/2023 Tuesday

Moonchild
at Fine Line
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Los Angeles-trio Moonchild is kicking off their 2023 North American tour at the Fine Line in Minneapolis on April 4th. The band’s latest album Starfruit was nominated for Best Progressive R&B Album at the 65th GRAMMY Awards.

The band previously appeared at recordBar in Kansas City in April 2022, which we described, “In support of their fifth album, Starfruit, the LA band has a laid back, R&B electronic groove to their sound and the new album features guest appearances from Tank and the Bangas and Lalah Hathaway.”

No opening band listed at the Minneapolis show, as of this writing.

Tour dates:

Apr 4 Minneapolis, MN, US Fine Line
Apr 5 Madison, WI, US Majestic Theatre
Apr 7 Milwaukee, WI, US Shank Hall
Apr 8 Indianapolis, IN, US The Vogue Theatre
Apr 9 Columbus, OH, US A&R Music Bar
Apr 11 Louisville, KY, US Mercury Ballroom
Apr 13 Little Rock, AR, US The Hall
Apr 14 Jackson, MS, US Duling Hall
Apr 15 Baton Rouge, LA, US Chelsea’s Live
Apr 16 New Orleans, LA, US Toulouse Theatre
Apr 18 Jacksonville, FL, US Underbelly
Apr 19 Savannah, GA, US Victory North
Apr 20 Richmond, VA, US Broadberry Theatre
Apr 22 Charlottesville, VA, US The Southern Café
Apr 23 Asheville, NC, US The Orange Peel

04/04 The Murder Capital at 7th St Entry Read More Murder Capital The Murder Capital’s second studio album Gigi’s Recovery, produced by John Congleton, will be released on January 20, 2023 via Human Season Records. The CD will be housed in a printed inner sleeve in a recycled …

04/04/2023 Tuesday

The Murder Capital
at 7th St Entry
first-avenue.com

Dublin’s The Murder Capital is currently on tour in support of their second album Gigi’s Recovery, which was the #1 album in the Ireland (#16 in the UK charts).

The band confirmed that they are playing Coachella on April 14 and April 21st… so be on the lookout for local side shows announced in the California area.

As part of their 13-date American tour, the band will stop by the 7th Street Entry in Minneapolis on April 4th, 2023.

No opening band listed as of this writing.

Tour Dates

03/24 Washington, DC DC9 Nightclub
03/25 Philadelphia, PA First Unitarian Church
03/26 Albany, NY Empire Underground
03/28 Brooklyn, NY Music Hall of Williamsburg
03/30 Cambridge, MA The Sinclair
04/01 Toronto, ON Horseshoe Tavern
04/03 Chicago, IL Lincoln Hall
04/04 Minneapolis, MN 7th Street Entry
04/07 Denver, CO Lost Lake
04/08 Salt Lake City, UT Kilby Court
04/10 Seattle, WA The Vera Project
04/11 Portland, OR Mission Theater
04/13 San Francisco, CA The Chapel

04/07 Will Joseph Cook with DBMK at 7th St Entry Read More Will Joseph Cook The tour will stop at the Amsterdam Bar & Hall in St Paul on September 29th. Will Joseph Cook and daysormay to open. …

04/07/2023 Friday

Will Joseph Cook
with DBMK
at 7th St Entry
first-avenue.com

UK’s brightest young talents Will Joseph Cook announced a 14-date North American tour, starting on April 2nd at Pal Norte Festival and will end at Rickshaw Stop in San Francisco on April 21st. Cook will stop by the 7th Street Entry in Minneapolis on April 7th.

We previously mentioned that he toured with Tessa Violet in September 2022.

DBMK to open.

Tour dates:

Apr 02 Monterrey, Mexico, Pal Norte Festival
Apr 3 - HOB - Bronze Peacock, Houston TX
Apr 4 - The Echo Lounge & Music Lounge, Dallas TX
Apr 6 - recordBar, Kansas City KC
Apr 7 - 7th Street Entry, Minneapolis, MN
Apr 8 - Schubas, Chicago IL
Apr 10 - The Basement, Columbus OH
Apr 11 - The Garrison, Toronto ON
Apr 13 - Mercury Lounge, New York NY
Apr 15 - Songbyrd, Washington, DC
Apr 17 - Warehouse on Watts, Philadelphia, PA
Apr 18 - Café 939 @ Berklee, Boston, MA
Apr 20 - Moroccan Lounge, Los Angeles CA
Apr 21 - Rickshaw Stop, San Francisco, CA
Jun 25 - Helios, Cologne
Jun 26 - Maschinehaus, Berlin
Jun 28 - Paradiso (Upstairs), Amsterdam
June 29 - Pop Up du Label, Paris
Jul 01 - Patterns, Brighton
Jul 02 - Exchange, Bristol
Jul 04 - Gorilla, Manchester
Jul 05 - Hare & Hounds, Birmingham
Jul 06 - Village Underground, London

04/07 Unknown Mortal Orchestra with Seafoam Walls at First Avenue Read More Unknown Mortal Orchestra Unknown Mortal Orchestra's Summer U.S. tour starts tomorrow, June 14th! The band is touring in support of II, out now via Jagjaguwar. You may remember that we caught the …

04/07/2023 Friday

Unknown Mortal Orchestra
with Seafoam Walls
at First Avenue
first-avenue.com

Unknown Mortal Orchestra is touring in support of their upcoming double album V (Jagjaguwar).

The record was conceived in Palm Springs, California and Hilo, Hawaii. Hawaiian-New Zealand musician Ruban Nielson explains, “In Hawaii, everything shifted off of me and my music, suddenly, I was spending more time figuring out what others need and what my role is within my family. I also learned that things I thought were true of myself are bigger than I thought. My way of making mischief - that’s not just me - that’s my whole Polynesian side. I thought I was walking away from music to focus on family, but the two ended up connecting.”

Unknown Mortal Orchestra (23 Jun 2013)

We saw the band in June 2013, and wrote, “Unknown Mortal Orchestra's first headlining show in Minneapolis took place last night at the Cedar Cultural Center, according to singer Ruban Nielson. The Portland-based band previously played with Solid Gold for "Into the Black" (art gallery in Minneapolis) in June 2012, and a month later, returned to the city supporting Liars.”

Miami’s Seafoam Walls to open. The group's debut album XVI came out in 2021 via The Daydream Library Series, the house record label of Ecstatic Peace Library operated by Thurston Moore (Sonic Youth) & Eva Prinz.

Tour dates:

3/20 - Spokane, WA @ Knitting Factory
3/21 - Eugene, OR @ McDonald Theatre
3/22 - Portland, OR @ Crystal Ballroom
3/22-26 - Boise, ID @Treefort Music Festival
3/25 - Seattle, WA @ The Moore Theatre
3/27 - Sacramento, CA @ Ace of Spades
3/28 - San Francisco, CA @ The Fillmore
3/29 - San Francisco, CA @ The Fillmore
3/31 - San Diego, CA @ Observatory North Park
4/1 - Los Angeles, CA @ Hollywood Palladium
4/2 - Phoenix, AZ @ The Van Buren
4/4 - Denver, CO @ Ogden Theatre
4/5 - Kansas City, MO @ Uptown Theater
4/6 - St. Louis, MO @ The Pageant
4/7 - Minneapolis, MN @ First Avenue
4/8 - Chicago, IL @ Radius
4/10 - Detroit, MI @ Majestic Theatre
4/11 - Toronto, ON @ Queen Elizabeth Theatre
4/13 - New York City, NY @ Webster Hall
4/14 - New York City, NY @ Webster Hall
4/15 - New York City, NY @ Webster Hall
4/18 - Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club
4/19 - Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club
4/21 - Philadelphia, PA @ The Fillmore
4/22 - Boston, MA @ Roadrunner
5/28 - Brussels, Belgium @ Core Festival
5/30 - Bexhill, UK @ De La Warr Pavilion
5/31 - London, UK @ O2 Academy Brixton
6/15 - Manchester, UK @ Albert Hall
6/16 - Leeds, UK @ Stylus
6/17 - Glasgow, UK @ SWG3 Galvanizers

04/07 Black Belt Eagle Scout with Claire Glass and Adobo at Cedar Cultural Center Read More Black Belt Eagle Scout Black Belt Eagle Scout (the project led by multi-instrumentalist Katherine Paul) will be releasing their sophomore album At the Party With My Brown Friends on August 30th via Saddle Creek. …

04/07/2023 Friday

Black Belt Eagle Scout
with Claire Glass and Adobo
at Cedar Cultural Center
thecedar.org

Swinomish Indian artist Katherine Paul (who performs under the stagename Black Belt Eagle Scout) is touring in support of her new album, The Land, The Water, The Sky (Saddle Creek). The album is a love letter to indigenous strength and healing, and a story of hope, as it details the joy of returning home to one’s ancestral lands.

Black Belt Eagle Scout will stop by the Cedar Cultural Center in Minneapolis on April 7th.

Claire Glass and Adobo to open.

Tour dates:

Mar 31 - Eugene, OR @ Soreng Theater
Apr. 1 - Spokane, WA @ Lucky You Lounge*
Apr. 2 - Boise, ID @ Neurolux*
Apr. 3 - Salt Lake City, UT @ The DLC at Quarters*
Apr. 4 - Denver, CO @ Larimer Lounge*
Apr. 6 - Iowa City, IA @ Mission Creek Festival
Apr. 7 - Minneapolis, MN @ Cedar Cultural Center*
Apr. 8 - Chicago, IL @ Subterranean*
April 11 - Toronto, ON @ The Legendary Horseshoe Tavern*
Apr. 12 - Montreal, QC @ Bar Le “Ritz” P.D.B.*
Apr. 14 - Cambridge, MA @ Elk’s Club*
Apr. 15 - Brooklyn, NY @ Baby’s All Right*
Apr. 17 - Philadelphia, PA @ Johnny Brenda’s*
Apr. 18 - Washington, DC @ Songbyrd*
Apr. 19 - Durham, NC @ The Pinhook*
Apr. 20 - Charlotte, NC @ Snug Harbor*
Apr. 21 - Atlanta, GA @ 529 Club*
Apr. 22 - New Orleans, LA @ Gasa Gasa*
Apr. 24 - San Antonio, TX @ Paper Tiger*
Apr. 25 - Austin, TX @ The Parish*
Apr. 27 - Norman, OK @ Norman Music Festival
Apr. 28 - Albuquerque, NM @ Sister*
May 1 - Mesa, AZ @ The Underground at The Nile Theater*
May 2 - San Diego, CA @ The Casbah*
May 4 - Los Angeles, CA @ The Echo*
May 5 - Fresno, CA @ Strummer’s*
May 6 - San Francisco, CA @ Rickshaw Stop*
May 8 - Tacoma, WA @ ALMA*

*with support from Claire Glass and Adobo

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

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

News: 90s news for 2016

Read More Natalie Cole "(I Love You) For Sentimental Reasons" and this particular version was by the "king of soul" Sam Cooke... Natalie Cole - For Sentimental Reasons/Tenderly/Autumn Leaves (Medley) …

In case you missed it, here are some music-related news this week.

NATALIE COLE
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Sure, we just compiled and published the 2015 death list in late December, but at early hours of New Year's Day, we found out that the "Unforgettable" singer Natalie Cole died on Thursday night (December 31st) at the age of 65 to ongoing health issues.

Like many of you who grew up in the 90s, we first heard of Natalie Cole when Elvis Presley's musical director Joe Guercio had this idea of remixing her father Nat King Cole into Natalie's cover "Unforgettable", creating a, simply put, an unforgettable duet. While some people criticized her for riding on the coattail of her father, you couldn't ignore that the duet won over fans and respect and remembrance for Nat King Cole. The duet went on to win three Grammy Awards in 1992 (Song of the Year, Record of the Year and Best Traditional Pop Vocal Performance).

Her son, Robert Yancy, and sisters Timolin and Casey Cole issued this statement:

“Natalie fought a fierce, courageous battle, dying how she lived..with dignity, strength and honor. Our beloved mother and sister will be greatly missed and remain UNFORGETTABLE in our hearts forever.”

Read More Guns 'N Roses As expected, the former Guns N' Roses guitarist included several GNR classics throughout their set ("Nightrain", "You Could Be Mine", "Welcome to the Jungle", "Civil War", "Rocket Queen", "Sweet Child O' Mine" …

GUNS N' ROSES
gunsnroses.com

John and Vu talked about the rumor of a Guns N' Roses song on a 2015 December podcast (being edited as of this writing), and it's semi-confirmed that both Gn'R and LCD Soundsystem will reform for Coachella Music Festival!

After recently seeing Slash on his successful North American tour in Minneapolis, we didn't think he needed Axl Rose, but it would seem the two have kissed and made up.

As you know, Slash left Gn'R in 1996 (his last live performance with the band was in 1993) and never looked back.

Ray Waddell from Billboard is expecting a 25-date stadium tour, and that the band is asking for as much as $3 million per show (!) so tickets could cost as much as $275 per ticket.... making it for one of the most expensive tickets we've seen (discounting the after-market/scalper $10,000 tickets for Adele).

Will fans bear the expense? I think so, because you have to keep in mind that their debut album Appetite for Destruction is the biggest-selling debut in U.S. history, selling over 18 million records. In total, the album sold over 44.5 million units, according to the Recording Industry Association of America.

Of course, Rose or Slash have not confirmed anything at this moment.

Read More Sinéad O'Connor As you know, I'm a huge Sinéad O'Connor fan, having steadily followed her career since the late 80s (you can read more about my journey of discovery here). We recently covered her "American Kindness …

SINEAD O'CONNOR
sineadoconnor.com

I love Sinead O'Connor and I feel lately that she is crying for help. The first alarming thing we learned from her Facebook page (now deactivated!) is that she tried to commit suicide after a fight with her family in late November. Earlier in the year, O'Connor announced that she would stop performing "Nothing Compares 2 U" (no reasons given). She just didn't want fans going to her shows and being disappointed that she no longer performed her #1 hit song.

Then, about a week ago, she published a rather lengthy excerpt from a forthcoming biography (set for release in October 2016?). The story is about her second meeting with Prince (who wrote "Nothing Compares 2 U").

The story is really, really long, and since she deactivated her FB page, I can't really copy and paste the details for you to read, however, from my memory: a driver was sent to pick her up to drive to Prince's house. She described it as dark with no lights.... like Prince was a real life vampire. She was creeped out by the whole thing, and felt actual danger and even if she called the police, she didn't even know where she was.

She said Prince kept calling her "Shine-head" so she fired back at "Prance". It was clear from her writing that Prince was mad at her for recording his song without his involvement or blessing (?)... Possibly more reasons, but I must confess I skipped some paragraphs to get to the point.

At the end of it, she got into a "punch up" fight with Prince and he kicked her out of his home at 5 in the morning with no way of her to get back to her hotel.

I don't believe she made up the story, and if that happened, then you can understand why she does not want to sing "Nothing Compares 2 U"... However the incident happened in the 90s, so it felt a little late to finally bring up the reason why she doesn't sing the song. Perhaps people kept asking why she doesn't sing the song in 2015 and she finally decided to come clean.

As we reported in 2013, she did perform the famous song... but unenthusiastically:

And her biggest hit, “Nothing Compares 2 U,” is given a requisite, unenthusiastic performance (although the crowd greeted the song with immense enthusiasm despite the rather lackluster performance).

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

A Little Look Ahead: Minneapolis/St. Paul Spring/Summer concert outlook

Read More British Music Embassy SXSW 2015 is taking place March 17–22, 2015. We love this time of the year, as many bands heading down to Austin will likely stop in Minneapolis before or after the event. Keep up with more SXSW coverage at sxsw.weheartmusic.com. .... Coachella Covering Coachella Music Don’t want the expense of hopping a plane to the desert in Indio, CA to fight the crowds and heat, and camp like hermits? Relax and enjoy this Festival’s second weekend from your living room chair, as AXS …

With warm sunshine in short supply, temperatures at or near zero, and a snow pack that seemingly will never melt, it’s probably best to look just past these Winter Blues and preview a taste of what’s ahead in the Minneapolis/St. Paul area this spring and summer.

The official start of Spring may be less than a month away, but these are truly the dog days of what’s turned out to be a pretty frigid winter season.  Even W♥M Head Ringmaster Vu, mostly refuses to venture out for these months, and the bands that are daring to tour, are dramatically less in number than in the warmer months.

So with that, we optimistically look ahead at just a few of the upcoming season’s highlights:

MARCH

This month means SXSW or the South by Southwest Festival in Austin, TX, which brings together multitudes of bands March 17-22.  Thankfully, several of these bands decide to make a short tour out of getting-to, and going-from SXSW, meaning many of them book an area performance.

Just a few of these acts include The Church, The Twilight Sad, Gang of Four, and The Ting Tings, among the almost 1,000 acts playing in Austin for those few days and are also making a local appearance in March.

Promotional-related appearances have even reached this far north, with SXSW-bound Delta Spirit headlining a free but invite-only intimate show sponsored by Lagunitas beer on March 12, and upstart alternative station Go 96.3 holding their first station-sponsored concert the next night (March 13) with New Politics, Banks, and K Flay.

APRIL

April means Coachella, a massive music festival in the desert of Indio, CA that has recently expanded to two separate weekends.  Like SXSW, many bands schedule touring coming or going to the West Coast and Minnesota benefits from some of that.  Clean Bandit, George Ezra, Glass Animals, Father John Misty and Milky Chance are just a few of the bands making a local stop en route.

MAY

Northern Invasion (09 May 2015)

Concerts start to ramp up as the weather warms with Slipknot and friends staging a headbanging Northern Invasion in nearby Somerset, WI on May 9.

Local hip-hop collective Rhymesayers bring its more-successful-than-ever Soundset back to Canterbury Park on May 24, with act details announcing soon.

JUNE

Bonnaroo is a growing music festival in Manchester, TN happening June 11-14, and like Coachella and SXSW, fingers are crossed that MN gets a few of those key acts in transit.

Blue Ox Music Festival (11-13 June 2015)

June brings the inaugural Blue Ox Music Festival to nearby Eau Claire, WI from the 11^th-13^th, focusing on Americana and Bluegrass with acts such as Pert Near Sandstone, Justin Townes Earle, and Sam Bush.

Rock the Garden returns to the Walker Art Center as a two-day affair June 20/21, with acts to be announced on-air March 31^st.  Wishful thinking says Belle and Sebastian w/Courtney Barnett (who are touring together), Run the Jewels, and Florence + the Machine would be great additions, though it’s all pure speculation.

 

UPDATE: 89.3 The Current announced last week that the RTG lineup announcement has been bumped up, now to be revealed on March 10.

Twin Cities Jazz Festival (25-27 June 2015)

Last year’s fun, free, and outdoor Twin Cities Jazz Festival was its biggest yet in its 17 years and this year’s (June 25-27) looks to be even bigger, with the not-yet-officially announced Saturday headliner being Dr. John, so keep those Mardi Gras beads handy.

JULY

Taste of Minnesota recently decided to return to last year’s site of Waconia and will be held July 2-5, with a roster of acts expected to be announced soon.

The annual Basilica Block Party is scheduled for July 10/11 and typically features a diverse range of alternative acts over its two main stages, with local acts on a third stage.  Jason Isbell was briefly listed as a performer (an artist the sponsoring radio station doesn’t even play), but the listing was removed with full announcements expected late next month.

Eaux Claires Music & Arts Festival (17-18 July 2015)

One of the most anticipated events of the summer is the first Eaux Claires Music & Arts Festival, scheduled July 17-18, in Eau Claire, WI and curated by Justin (Bon Iver) Vernon and Aaron (The National) Dessner. In addition to their own bands, Charles Bradley, Doomtree, Spoon, and The Lone Bellow, round out a very full bill.

The annual Vans Warped Tour returns on July 26 at Canterbury Park, with Blessthefall, Splitbreed, and Family Force 5 among the dozens of bands performing.

Lollapalooza happens in Chicago on July 31- August 2^nd, and with its close proximity to Minneapolis, expect several of the bands playing there, to make a stop here.  Acts to be announced.

AUGUST

Summer Set (14-16 August 2015)

August begins with the mostly EDM and hip-hop related festival Summer Set at Somerset Amphitheater on August 14-16, with acts to be announced.

Chipotle recently announced its free Cultivate Festival is returning on August 22, headlined by Walk the Moon, who has a two-night already upcoming in March at First Avenue, with other acts to be announced.

The end of the month brings the last days of summer and the glorious twelve days of the Minnesota State Fair, running August 27-Sept 7. In addition to the Grandstand evening shows (some already announced include Carrie Underwood, Def Leppard, and Alan Jackson, with more TBA) most of the artists on the free Leinie Lodge Bandshell have leaked out.  Look forward to two-night stands from Pine Leaf Boys, Sonny Knight and the Lakers, ex-Foreigner vocalist Lou Gramm, swamp blues guitarist Kenny Neal, and just maybe, Merle Haggard.

TBD (and rumors)

Will this finally be the year the First Avenue Festival gets off the ground, after a couple years of delays due to bookings and logistics?

Rumors are that Target Field is working on a non-country show to be booked in sometime this summer. As much as I’d like it to be AC/DC and/or The Rolling Stones, who have both announced summer stadium tours, it will more likely be along the lines of Jimmy Buffet, who’s heading out this summer as well.

We ended up loving the first Festival Palomino experience, held last September as a Trampled by Turtles curated festival, and despite the bad weather that chased 10,000 people indoors for two hours we hope it returns again.

Prince has had two new albums out for some time (with no real tour that followed), and a deal with Warner Brothers that returned his masters of the classic songs to him.  2015 is perfect timing to re-establish himself on the concert stage and fingers are crossed that he does something completely memorable locally.

Could 2015 mark the long-awaited return of Jack White (who hasn’t come to town since a two-night stand in 2005 with The White Stripes)?

WHEW!

With this just being the tip of the concert iceberg ahead (expect the unexpected shows too) and warmer days within sight, it’s hard NOT to get excited about live music in the upcoming months.

♥♥♥We Heart Music will do our best to bring you all the details and reports! ♥♥♥

john ([email protected]) ♥ weheartmusic.com ♥ twitter.com/weheartmusic

Minneapolis: January 29 - January 31, 2015

Here are some shows taking place in Minneapolis/St Paul from January 29 to January 31, 2015.

Read more Minneapolis Music Guide.

Read More Extreme Extreme II: Pornograffitti (A Funked Up Fairy Tale) first came out on A&M Records in August 1990, the follow-up to the band’s 1989 debut. The album is considered, according to the newly penned liner notes ...

EXTREME
at Mill City Nights
Thursday 01/29/15, 8pm ($49.95)
millcitynights.com

"More Than Words" by Extreme was the #1 song of 1991 Summer. I can distinctively remember so many of my school classmates (especially the girls) were into these guys.

Like many bands from the 90s, Extreme is back, this time touring in support of their 25th anniversary of their most popular album Pornograffitti (which featured "More Than Words"). The rock band will be performing the entire album front to back, plus a few other surprises.

I have seen some of these album tours before, they can be somewhat challenging to the performers because they have to change various instruments (or have a dedicated pre-tuner) when they switch songs.

If you can't make it to a show, the band recently announced Extreme II: Pornograffitti (A Funked Up Fairy Tale) will be re-issued as a deluxe edition. You know, I love my Deluxe Editions, so this album is on my radar. Extreme II: Pornograffitti (A Funked Up Fairy Tale) will be out this January 20th and will contain the full second album, plus rare mixes and b-sides (re-mastered from the original tapes).

Since it's 25 years later, don't expect slow burning cigarette lighters at their shows, but instead, a lot of camera phone lights slowly waving in the air...

Pornograffitti tour dates:

01/18/15 Poughkeepsie, NY The Chance Theatre
01/20/15 Englewood, NJ Bergen Performing Arts Ctr.
01/21/15 Boston, MA House Of Blues Boston
01/22/15 Jim Thorpe, PA Penn's Peak
01/24/15 Westbury, NY The Space At Westbury
01/25/15 Baltimore, MD Baltimore Soundstage
01/27/15 Cincinnati, OH Bogart's
01/28/15 Chicago, IL House Of Blues
01/29/15 Minneapolis, MN Mill City Nights
01/31/15 Battle Creek, MI FireKeepers Casino

design by Sonny Kay Read More Low Low came on stage as ZZ Top, complete fuzzy guitars and horseshoe moustache on drummer Mimi Parker. The band Duluth band have been busy playing support dates for Slowdive on this current tour .... BNLX Minneapolis’ own BNLX took the stage at NYC’s Pianos Thursday night, playing a 45-minute set for a small, but engaging audience. The backroom of Pianos where the band played is of … Flavor Crystals Flavor Crystals were up next, they played hard psych rock in poor lighting. Very little lyrics, but lots of high energy guitar playing with emphasis on psych and kraut rock. …

DRONE NOT DRONES
at Cedar Cultural Center
Friday 01/30/15, 6pm ($20)
thecedar.org

A list of who's who in Minneapolis will be at this Drone Not Drones charity show, to raise money for Doctors Without Borders. The unified 28-hour "song" will feature everyone from Alan Sparhawk (of Low), Brokeback (ft. members of Tortoise & The Sea and Cake), Drone Man Winter (ft. members of Trampled By Turtles & Dead Man Winter), Food Pyramid, P.O.S. (drone set), BNLX, Moss Folk, Paul Metzger, Dosh, Invisible Boy (Poliça, Vampire Hands), Flavor Crystals, Chatham Rise, Jet Legs (Hammerhead, Seawhores, The Cows) and more.

Tentative schedule (subject and likely to change!):

07:00p: International Novelty Gamelan
07:30p: Jesse Petersen
08:00p: Food Pyramid
08:45p: BNLX
09:15p: Flavor Crystals + BNLX
09:30p: Flavor Crystals
10:00p: Drone Man Winter
10:45p: Alan Sparhawk (of Low)
11:30p: Michael Lewis
12:15p: Pagoda ov Thunderboldt
01:00a: Jet Legs
01:30a: Chatham Rise
02:00a: Old Moon
02:30a: Dead Gurus
03:00a: Dosh
03:30a: Comb Boats
04:00a: Transitional Species
04:45a: Andy Nuebauer
05:30a: Ghostband
06:00a: Aklo, Brainscratch, Cyclomite
06:30a: Pandemonium Defender
07:00a: Nightingale #3
07:30a: Paul Metzger (sunrise)
08:00a: John Zuma Saint-Pelvyn
08:30a: HOLDING HANDS / MQ-1
09:00a: Jeremy Ylvisaker
09:30a: TYTE JEFF
10:00a: Finger Pressure
10:30a: Sativa Flats
11:00a: Ventures Cover Band
11:30a: DKO
12:00n: DT Phone Drone
12:30p: Drone Strike Mike & the Bates Bombers
01:00p: Sagitta Gone
01:30p: Les Trembleurs
02:00p: The ---- (unconfirmed)
02:30p: (ALANS)
03:00p: Roy Orb, D.MT.
03:30p: 555
04:00p: Solar Pawn
04:30p: Tim Kaiser
05:00p: P.O.S
05:30p: Robot Rickshaw (drone robots)
06:00p: Noise Quean Ant
06:30p: StoLyette
07:00p: Invisible Boy
07:30p: Paris 1919
08:15p: Makr
08:45p: American Cream
09:30p: Brokeback
10:15p: Moss Folk

Read More Saint Motel Opening up for the Arctic Monkeys was Saint Motel. I had low expectations, but by the first song, they had already won me over with their brass / dance / pop / Caribbean / jazzy sound. … Moth & the Flame On their brief set, TMTF played tracks from their debut 2011 album and also some tracks from their Ampersand (&) EP, including "Sorry" and "Wishing Well". ....

SAINT MOTEL
at 7th Street Entry
Saturday 01/31/15, 8pm ($10)
first-avenue.com

Touring on their way to Coachella 2015 (and I'm assuming they'll likely play SXSW 2015 as well), Saint Motel will be stopping by Minneapolis' 7th Street Entry on Saturday, January 31st.

You may recall that we caught them with Arctic Monkeys last year and was blown away by their performance.

Saint Motel's latest release is My Type EP, which came out mid-August last year via Parlophone UK.

Jess' favorite band in the world The Moth And The Flame will open the show. We've been writing about TMATF since 2012, but finally got a chance to see them in person last year (their first time in Minneapolis).

Tour dates:

01/22/15 Scottsdale, AZ Pub Rock
01/23/15 El Paso, TX Lowbrow Palace
01/24/15 Austin, TX Stubb's Bar-B-Q
01/25/15 Dallas, TX Three Links Event Center
01/27/15 St. Louis, MO The Demo
01/30/15 Chicago, IL Schubas Tavern
01/31/15 Minneapolis, MN 7th Street Entry
02/03/15 Denver, CO Larimer Lounge
02/04/15 Salt Lake City, UT Kilby Court
02/07/15 San Francisco, CA The Chapel
03/06/15 Amsterdam Kleine Zaal At Paradiso
04/12/15 Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival
04/19/15 Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival

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Four Weekend Picks

Read More Coachella Covering Coachella Music Festival 2011, in the comfort of his swimming pool, Brody gives us a play-by-play of what's going on. It seems Coachella is streaming their shows live on youtube… HAIM The numbers are in, and as expected, the Haim sisters (Este, Danielle, and Alana) received the #1 spot in the U.K., and an impressive #6 on the Billboard album charts in the U.S., for their debut album Days Are Gone… Lorde BONUS: Speaking of royal, Lorde tops the Spotify charts with "Royals". Plus: Jakobinarina's "This is an Advertisement", … Beck We all know Beck, the dude needs no introduction. I first saw him on MTV's 120 Minutes and he looked like some kid with his guitar back then.... When MTV started playing "Loser", we knew that song would be a massive hit for him. …

1) Coachella (weekend 2) Friday/Saturday/Sunday

Don’t want the expense of hopping a plane to the desert in Indio, CA to fight the crowds and heat, and camp like hermits? Relax and enjoy this Festival’s second weekend from your living room chair, as AXS TV broadcasts over 20 hours of live and pre-recorded coverage from all the event stages.

Most of last weekend’s performances were live streamed on YouTube, but this is a first for broadcast television as far as in-depth coverage of the premier U.S. music festival.

FULL ARTIST BROADCAST LINEUP*
Friday, April 18 – Day One
LIVE Coachella broadcast at 9 ET|6 ET – 4a ET|1a PT
Artists: HAIM, Neko Case, Ellie Goulding, Broken Bells, Chromeo, Grouplove, Bastille, AFI, Bryan Ferry, Kate Nash, ZZ Ward, Aloe Blacc, and Zedd

Saturday, April 19 – Day Two
Re-air of Day One of Coachella broadcast at 2p ET|11a PT – 9 ET|6 PT
LIVE Coachella broadcast at 9 ET|6 ET – 4a ET|1a PT
Artists: LORDE, The Pixies, Queens of the Stone Age, NAS, Cage the Elephant, CHVRCHES, The Head and the Heart, Capital Cities, Future Islands, MGMT, Fatboy Slim, and Foster the People

Sunday, April 20 – Day Three
Re-air of Day Two of Coachella broadcast at 2p ET|11a PT – 9 ET|6 PT
LIVE Coachella broadcast at 9 ET|6 ET – 3a ET|12a PT
Artists: Beck, Arcade Fire, MUSE – from Saturday, Fishbone, The 1975, Frank Turner, Big Gigantic, Daughter, Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue, Calvin Harris, Skrillex – From Saturday, Pet Shop Boys – From Saturday, and Unlocking The Truth – From Saturday

Monday, April 21
Re-air of Day Three of Coachella broadcast at 2p ET|11a PT – 8 ET|5 PT
(*lineup subject to change)

axs.tv/axstvconcerts
coachella.com

2) Paisley Park: After Dark (Friday/Saturday)

Prince hopped a plane to Coachella last weekend to watch Outkast with Janelle Monae perform, but he’s back in Minnesota and has again opened the fabled doors of Paisley Park to continue the series of late-night concerts he recently began.

Building as a showcase to spotlight local artists, Friday night features DJ Lenka Paris and Alex Rossi & Root City, while Saturday has New Sound Underground performing.

Prince himself has been in the news of late, taking a new approach to licensing his songs and re-teaming with Warner Brothers to re-issue older albums with unreleased tracks, while gaining control of his master tapes.

Will all of this compel him to take the stage for another legendary performance at his home base? – As always, the answer is a definite…maybe.

twitter.com/3rdeyegirl
instagram.com/prince#

3) Record Store Day (Saturday)

This is like Christmas Day at your local independent Record Store for serious (mostly vinyl) collectors. This seventh annual celebration has grown larger every year, with hundreds of exclusive and limited offerings available while supplies last, live music performances and sales at many participating retailers, and helping preserve the vibrant culture of what is the neighborhood record store.

Some decry the event as a cash grab by the labels and fodder for eBay resellers, while most others simply embrace the day as a celebration of music and the spirit of the independent retailer. Whatever the opinion, it does get people talking about music and music products, which is the true point—check local listings for event details in your area.

recordstoreday.com

Read More Avenged Sevenfold As a special thank you to their fans, Avenged Sevenfold will be playing a free show for their fans at the Hollywood Palladium on August 26th. It's also in celebration of their new sixth album Hail to the King release …

4) Avenged Sevenfold w/Hell Yeah – Target Center, Minneapolis (Monday)

the perfect cure for the Monday-back-to-work blues, this arena spectacle by the Huntington Beach, CA band is dubbed the “Shepherd of Fire Tour,” based on the band’s single of the same name, which hit No. 1 on both the Mainstream Rock and Active Rock charts.

“Shepherd of Fire,” from A7X’s current album Hail To The King, is the second single to reach No. 1, in addition to the title track. Vinnie Paul’s Hell Yeah opens the show for a pyro-filled, loud evening that will be like a musical hit to your jaw.

Tour dates:

04/19 Winnipeg, MB MTS Center
04/21 Minneapolis, MN Target Center
04/23 Huntsville, AL Von Braun Center
04/25 Tampa, FL St. Pete Times Forum
04/26 Jacksonville, FL Welcome to Rockville
04/28 Lafayette, LA Cajundome
04/30 Hollywood, FL Hard Rock Live
05/02 Virginia Beach, VA Farm Bureau Live
05/03 Charlotte, NC Carolina Rebellion
05/06 Knoxville, TN Knoxville Civic Coliseum
05/08 Hershey, PA Giant Center
05/10 Bangor, ME Rise Above Fest
05/12 Quebec City, QC Colisee Pepsi Arena
05/13 Montreal, QC Bell Centre
05/15 Syracuse, NY Oncenter Complex
05/17 Columbus, OH Rock on the Range

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Who are the Stone Roses?

Stone Roses: I Am the Resurrection Discography [1989] The Stone Roses [1994] Second Coming [1995] Complete Stone Roses Tour Dates 02/21/13 Dubai Media City Amphitheater 03/02/13 Doomben, Aus Doomben Racecourse 03/03/13 Joondalup, Aus Arena Joondalup 03/09/13 Randwick, Aus Randwick Racecourse 03/10/13 Melbourne, Aus Flemington 03/11/13 Adelaide, Aus Bonython Park 04/12/13 Indio, CA Empire Polo Club 04/19/13 Indio, CA Empire Polo Club 06/07/13 London, UK Finsbury Park 06/08/13 London, UK Finsbury Park 06/14/13 Newport, UK Seaclose Park 06/15/13 Glasgow, UK Glasgow Green Read More The Stone Roses I just read on the Guardian Newspaper that The Stone Roses have re-united! Their show sold out instantly.…

One of my favorite albums of all time is the Stone Roses' self-titled debut album. It's one of those perfect albums that you can listen to every track and love it.

Eventually the songwriting team of singer Ian Brown and guitarist John Squire would musically clash and the band broke up in 1996. If you listen to their two albums, you can tell that Second Coming, was basically a Squire album, with the songs were heavy guitar-driven.

When I read that indeed the Stone Roses were reforming in late 2011, it got me really excited. Of course, when they went on tour, there were already trouble on tour - but I suspect (as we all do), that they were doing the tour for the money. I've already mention that even if they do a North American tour (at the time there were no US dates announced), that it would be at stadiums and well above my concert cost threshold.

COACHELLA 2013

Earlier today (01/25), Coachella announced that The Stone Roses and Blur are co-headlining their 2013 show. Instantly, Coachella fans took to Twitter, asking who the Stone Roses are. You might remember when Paul McCartney did a public appearance last year and youths were asking who this old dude was. I'm not surprise that no one knows who the Stone Roses are; after all, no modern radio station plays their music (at least not since 1994, when "Love Spreads" was the sound of the summer.)

If you turn this around and I'll confess to not knowing any of what's popular with radio youth, but the youngsters seems to know all these High School Musical songs (I once bought a Disney karaoke disc for my cousins and had absolutely no idea who any of those singers were.)

I think the more troubling question is: are the Coachella people out of touch? Sure, Britpop fans like me would love to see this Blur/Stone Roses show, but do the regular California youths care about these bands?

PS, I went to the very first Coachella. It was not good times. I saw The Chemical Brothers, Morrissey, and a ton of other smaller (mostly UK) bands.

Coachella 1999 Ticketstub

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W♥M108: Coachella 2011

W♥M108 (30min: archive/podomatic/mypodcast)

Covering Coachella Music Festival 2011, in the comfort of his swimming pool, Brody gives us a play-by-play of what's going on.

It seems Coachella is streaming their shows live on youtube. Bands on the discussion block:

Best Coast: they've blown up. Loads of buzz behind this band.

Warpaint: Vu likes them

Robyn: hopefully will make it on a future DVD/Bluray release

Foster the People: Amazed why they're so popular, they're selling out all their upcoming shows and with only two EPs!

The Strokes: Still massive, apparently. Headliner and back together, better than ever according to Brody

Cage the Elephant: We like them. They're amazing live.

Suede: Please drop that London-thing

Chapel Club: $2 show

Kanye West: The "top secret" guest appearance at Coachella.

Song of the Podcast is The Jezabels' "Hurt Me"

Bonus: Brody's rant on The National live.

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