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R.I.P. - Andrew Fletcher (Depeche Mode) and Alan White (Yes)

Depeche Mode (Getty Images) Read More Depeche Mode Depeche Mode is currently on their Delta Machine tour, stopping by Minnesota State Fair, of all places, last Tuesday, August 27th. …..

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Members of two key and legendary bands have just passed away -

Keyboardist and co-founder of Depeche Mode, Andrew Fletcher and Yes drummer Alan White.

Andrew Fletcher was age 60 and founded Depeche Mode along with schoolmates Dave Gahan and Martin Gore, back in 1980. They’ve gone on to score 54 songs on the UK singles charts and have been making records and touring for over forty years, also inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2020.

“Fletch” as he was known, died of natural causes at home, and is survived by his wife of almost thirty years, Grainne, and two children. We saw the band last ten years ago at the Minnesota State Fair, in an energetic and triumphantly memorable performance.

Depeche Mode said in a statement: 'We are shocked and filled with overwhelming sadness at the untimely passing of our dear friend, family member and bandmate Andy 'Fletch' Fletcher. Fletch had a true heart of gold and was always there when you needed support, a lively conversation, a good laugh or a cold pint. Our hearts are with his family and we ask that you keep them in your thoughts and respect their privacy at this difficult time.'

Longtime Yes drummer Alan White has also passed, at the age of 72, after a short illness and at his home. He had increasing health issues over the last several years, keeping him off the road with the band and they had already announced he would be sitting out their upcoming tour.

Prior to joining Yes in 1972 to replace Bill Buford, White was a member of John Lennon and Yoko’s Plastic Ono Band and the band was finally inducted into the Rock Hall in 2017. Similar to Fletcher, White leaves behind a wife of over forty years, Gigi, and two children.

The band released this statement on social media:

"The news has shocked and stunned the entire YES family. Alan had been looking forward to the forthcoming UK Tour, to celebrating his 50th Anniversary with YES and their iconic 'Close to the Edge' album, where Alan’s journey with YES began in July 1972. He recently celebrated the 40th Anniversary of his marriage to his loving wife Gigi. Alan passed away, peacefully at home."

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Yes One of the most successful, influential progressive rock band in the world is Yes. In 1983, the band changed lineup (with Trevor Rabin) and concentrated mostly on more commercial and pop-oriented music. A second Yes band called Yes Featuring Jon Anderson …

 

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OMD at the Fillmore, Minneapolis (07 May 2022)

Fillmore marquee OMD Setlist Atomic Ranch Stanlow Isotype Messages Tesla Girls History of Modern (Part 1) (Forever) Live and Die Souvenir Joan of Arc Maid of Orleans Time Zones Statues Almost Don't Go So in Love Dreaming The Punishment of Luxury Locomotion Sailing on the Seven Seas Enola Gay -- Encore -- If You Leave Secret Electricity In the Valley Below Setlist Pink Chateau Hold On Tight Searching for a Devil Dove Season (Set cut short due to technical difficulties) Tour Dates 5/8 - Kansas City, MO - The Truman 5/10 - Dallas, TX – South Side Ballroom 5/11 - Houston, TX - Bayou Music Center 5/12 - Austin, TX - ACL Live @ The Moody Theater 5/15 - Denver, CO - Paramount Theatre 5/16 - Salt Lake City, UT - Union Events Center 5/20 - Vancouver, BC - Malkin Bowl 5/21 - Seattle, WA - Moore Theatre 5/22 - Portland, OR - Roseland Theater 5/24 - Oakland, CA - Fox Theater 5/25 - El Cajon, CA - Magnolia 5/26 - Los Angeles, CA - Greek Theatre Read More OMD Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark (or shortened to O.M.D.) just headlined First Avenue in Minneapolis on Sunday, March 18th. ..… In The Valley Below In The Valley Below (husband & wife duo Angela Gail and Jeffrey Jacob) will be at the Turf Club in St Paul this Wednesday, in support of their new EP Elephant, which came out earlier this week (July 14th). ...

English band Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark (or popularly known as O.M.D.) is currently enjoying their 40th Anniversary tour. Technically it’s their 43rd Anniversary, as the COVID pandemic delayed their tour until now. The band stopped by the Fillmore in Minneapolis on Saturday, May 7th.

“Family affair” band In the Valley Below opened the show. We previously saw them at the Alamo Drafthouse in April 2019 and wrote, “Married couple Angela Gail and Jeffrey Jacob make up the innovative band, who played for just over an hour under dim red lighting in a front corner of the cinema, singing face-to-face directly into wireless headphones that everyone in the theater was wearing for a sensory experience unlike few others, something an early Pink Floyd might have done, when they were known as The Pink Floyd.”

Of the four songs we heard, they all sounded really good… my favorite being “Hold On Tight”. Unfortunately, the band had to cut their set short as Jeffrey Jacob was having problems with his guitar amp. Angela Gail joked that the ghost in the machine is probably Prince watching over them. While two other tech engineers came on stage to figure things out, Gail introduced their upcoming song “Lie With Me” (which they did not get the chance to play), telling us that the song is about, “the story how Jeff and I fell in love in Austin.” They had a love child called Griffin (?), who was also traveling with them on this tour.

OMD (singer/bassist Andy McCluskey, keys/vocals Paul Humphreys, bass/sax/various Martin Cooper, and drummer Stuart Kershaw) was eager to celebrate their 40th Anniversary. This is basically a greatest hits tour, and they even confessed that their set consists of songs that they just want to play… which meant that there were some “deep cuts”, such as b-sides like “Almost”. “Almost” is an important song, as it is one of the songs that inspired a young Vince Clarke to start his band Depeche Mode.

The last time the band was in town, it was at First Avenue in Mar 2018 … but that show took many years for them to finally arrive. It was a make-up date, as their original drummer Malcolm Holmes, had a heart attack (quote “he tried to die”) that forced cancellation of their entire 2013 tour. Obviously, a similar thing happened, as the group tried to organize their 40th Anniversary in 2019/2020, but it was postponed until now.

After two “new” songs, singer Andy McCluskey put on his bass guitar. “I got my bass guitar on, do you know what that means?” as McCluskey asks Paul Humphreys. He responded, “We’re going to play old songs.”

Without a beat, McCluskey asks, “You did bring your dancing shoes, didn’t you?” to the audience. With that they launched into “Isotype.”

After the song, McCluskey, feeling extremely talkative, addressed someone’s question about his bass guitar. Apparently, when he was younger, he couldn’t afford a “righty bass”, so he bought a cheaper lefty one. He basically had to play it upside-down. This is the kind of information that you wouldn’t know unless you go a live show and hear this kind of chatter.

Of course, the band saved their biggest hit song(s) until the encore, starting with “If You Leave.” They joked that they weren’t going to play it at first. “We already played that one for John Hughes,” they said. They are referring to Hughes’ film Pretty In Pink, which required a different song at the end of the film. Hughes asked the band to write a new song, and, with just two days before OMD were to begin their tour, they quickly wrote and recorded, “If You Leave” for Hughes. As history would have it, the song was a hit, and it became one of OMD’s signature songs.

Next, they played “Secrets”, which was a big hit for them. They said they actually had to pull this single, so they could promote another song.

Finally, the ended their encore with the originally debut single, “Electricity” from 1979. Technically, the song actually wasn’t OMD, it was written under the group The Id (which had McCluskey and Humphreys in the band)… but at that time, the band had broken up. They ended up re-recording the song and released it on Factory Records.

The song was an important part of history. Mojo recognized the song as “the dawn of UK synth-pop”, and it would go on to inspire many other musicians to start their own band or copy that sound. In fact, after hearing “Electricity”, Steve Lamacq decided to become a DJ.

OMD is currently on their 40th Anniversary tour. The band plays the Truman, Kansas City tonight. The group asked the audience to come with them to Kansas City, even offering free entry if you had a ticket stub from tonight. We’re not sure if McCluskey was joking, but the last thing that he said, as he left the stage, pointing to the fans in front, “We’ll see you in Kansas City!”

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OMD at the Fillmore, Minneapolis (07 May 2022)

 

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Upcoming Twin Cities Shows: September 2021 (Week 4)

Here are some shows to the Twin Cities in the fourth week of September 2021.

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09/18/2021: The Struts at Palace   Read More The Struts Breakout U.K. band The Struts will be stopping by First Avenue this September 17th, in support of their hit Have You Heard EP (Interscope Records), with single "Could Have Been Me". …

09/18/2021 SATURDAY

THE STRUTS
with Nick Perri
at Palace Theatre
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Derby’s The Struts are quickly adding additional dates for their “Strange Days Are Over Tour”… which includes this upcoming appearance at the Palace Theatre on September 18th.

Nick Perri to open.

We last saw the band live in May 2016 and wrote, “When the band had last played the Mainroom in Sept 2015, singer Luke Spiller was under the weather, resulting only in an eight-song/forty-five min. set, with the pledge that they would return and make things right. The resulting 95 min. arena-worthy, hedonistic throwdown was a night-to-day difference, electric in its energy, and put their previous appearance far back in the rearview mirror. Spiller and the rest of the band (guitarist Adam Slack, bassist Jed Elliott and drummer Gethin Davies) echo the heyday of glam and good time rock with their own sound drawn from a mixture of Queen, Rolling Stones, The Sweet, and Slade, and Spiller obviously had picked up a few more Mick Jagger-esque moves, opening for the Stones in front of 80,000 in Paris and elsewhere.”

Tour dates:

08/31/2021 Jannus Live Saint Petersburg, FL
09/01/2021 Revolution Live Fort Lauderdale, FL
09/03/2021 The Beacham Orlando, FL
09/04/2021 The Masquerade Atlanta, GA
09/05/2021 Bonnaroo
09/07/2021 The National Richmond, VA
09/07/2021 Lincoln Theatre Washington, DC
09/09/2021 Stone Pony Asbury Park, NJ
09/10/2021 Mann Center Philadelphia, PA
09/11/2021 The Capitol Theatre Port Chester, NY
09/12/2021 Stage AE Pittsburgh, PA
09/14/2021 Riviera Theatre Chicago, IL
09/15/2021 Four Winds Field South Bend, IN
09/17/2021 Summerfest (Milwaukee)
09/18/2021 Palace Theatre St. Paul, MN
09/19/2021 Val Air Ballroom West Des Moines, IA
09/21/2021 Azura Amphitheater Bonner Springs, KS
09/22/2021 Pinewood Bowl Theater Lincoln, NE
09/24/2021 Oklahoma City Zoo Oklahoma City, OK
09/25/2021 The Pavilion Irving, TX
09/26/2021 Walmart AMP Rogers, AR
09/28/2021 Smart Financial Centre Sugar Land, TX
09/29/2021 Emo's Austin, TX

09/20/2021: Algiers at 7th St Entry   Read More Depeche Mode Depeche Mode is currently on their Delta Machine tour, stopping by Minnesota State Fair, of all places, last Tuesday, August 27th. …

09/20/2021 MONDAY

ALGIERS
with Zen Mother
at 7th St Entry
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Atlanta-born-and-raised quartet, and not from Algeria, Algiers, will be stopping by the 7th Street Entry on September 20th. Their latest album There is No Year is out now on Matador Records. Although the band is from Georgia, technically they originally formed in London with the release of their first single, “Blood” in 2012, via Double Phantom Records.

The band made a name for themselves opening up for Depeche Mode… so if you like DP, you’ll love Algiers.

Two-piece experimental, electronic rock project Zen Mother will open the show.

Tour Dates:

09/10/2021 Tubby's Kingston, NY
09/11/2021 Black Cat Washington, DC
09/12/2021 Johnny Brenda's Philadelphia, PA
09/14/2021 Saint Vitus Brooklyn, NY
09/15/2021 Saint Vitus Brooklyn, NY
09/17/2021 Rumba Cafe Columbus, OH
09/18/2021 Empty Bottle Chicago, IL
09/19/2021 Cactus Club Milwaukee, WI
09/20/2021 7th St Entry Minneapolis, MN
09/23/2021 The Crocodile Seattle, WA
09/24/2021 Polaris Hall Portland, OR
09/25/2021 Treefort Music Fest
09/27/2021 Rickshaw Stop San Francisco, CA
09/29/2021 Pappy And Harriet's Pioneertown, CA
09/30/2021 Zebulon Los Angeles, CA
10/01/2021 The Casbah San Diego, CA
10/01/2021 Zebulon Los Angeles, CA
10/02/2021 Club Congress Tucson, AZ
10/03/2021 Sister Bar Albuquerque, NM
10/05/2021 Empire Control Room Austin, TX
10/06/2021 White Oak Music Hall Houston, TX
10/07/2021 Gasa Gasa New Orleans, LA
10/09/2021 The EARL Atlanta, GA

09/23/2021: Rufus Wainwright and José González at Northrup   Read More Rufus Wainwright A Rufus Wainwright cover song. The story behind that is pretty funny, as were all her little stories, but apparently Wainwright dismissed himself from Megan's company by stating, "excuse me, but I have to pee, from my penis." … José González It's official, José González entire North American tour is sold out*. This is Gonzales' first solo tour dates since 2008 (we previously saw him with Junip in 2011 and 2013), so fans …

09/23/2021 THURSDAY

RUFUS WAINWRIGHT and JOSÉ GONZÁLEZ
at Northrop
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The co-headlining Rufus Wainwright and José González is coming to Minneapolis at the Northrop Auditorium on September 23rd.

Rufus Wainwright is currently on tour in support of Unfollow The Rules – The Paramour Sessions, a live recording of his 2020 album Unfollow the Rules (plus other classic songs from his discography).

We last saw Sweden’s José González (formerly of Junip) in April 2015 and noted, “For the encore, they invited Ólöf Arnalds on stage with the full band and they played "I'll Be Your Mirror", the Velvet Underground (with Nico) cover song. It is a very faithful cover, you can tell right away that they got the notes just right. The rest of the encore were two songs from the new album…”

Rufus Wainwright and José González Tour Dates

09/20 – Kansas City, MO – Uptown Theater
09/21 – Des Moines, IA – Hoyt Sherman Place
09/23 – Minneapolis, MN – Northrop
09/24 – Chicago, IL – The Chicago Theatre
09/25 – Carmel, IN - The Palladium
09/26 – Detroit, MI –Cathedral Theatre
09/28 – Washington, DC – The Anthem
09/29 – Boston, MA – The Orpheum Theatre
09/30 – New York, NY – The Rooftop at Pier 17
10/01 – Glenside, PA – Keswick Theatre

Rufus Wainwright with full band

10/03 – Huntington, NY – The Paramount
10/06 – Southampton, England – O2 Guildhall
10/08 – Gateshead, England – The Sage
10/09 – Edinburgh, Scotland – Usher Hall
10/10 – Manchester, England – Bridgewater Hall
10/12 – Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England – City Hall
10/13 – York, England – Barbican
10/15 – Cambridge, England – Corn Exchange
10/16 – Liverpool, England – Olympia
10/18 – London, England – The London Palladium
10/19 – London, England –The London Palladium
10/20 – Brighton, England – Brighton Dome
10/22 – Southend-on-Sea, England – Leas Cliffs Pavilion
10/23 – Exeter, England – The Great Hall
10/25 – Birmingham, England – Symphony Hall
10/26 – Oxford, England –New Theatre Oxford
10/27 – Cardiff, Wales – St. David's Hall

09/24/2021: Needtobreathe at Armory   Read More Needtobreathe Sometimes good music just naturally transcends genres and categories. That seems to be the case with South Carolina band, Needtobreathe ... Switchfoot Veteran San Diego band Switchfoot made the very most of their paltry 35 min. set; currently between albums but eager to join this tour, with singer Jon Foreman taking …

09/24/2021 FRIDAY

NEEDTOBREATHE
with Switchfoot, The New Respects
at Armory
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Grammy award-nominated rock band Needtobreathe will be playing the Armory in Minneapolis this September 24th, in support of their new studio album Into the Mystery.

The tour also brings Switchfoot and The New Respects.

Into The Mystery Tour Dates

09/07/21 - St. Louis, MO - Saint Louis Music Park
09/08/21 - Kansas City, MO - Midland Theatre
09/10/21 - Denver, CO - Red Rocks Amph
09/11/21 - Salt Lake City, UT - Sandy City Amphitheater
09/13/21 - Phoenix, AZ - Arizona Federal Theatre
09/14/21 - San Diego, CA - Cal Coast Credit Union OAT
09/16/21 - Los Angeles, CA - Greek Theatre
09/17/21 - Saratoga, CA - The Mountain Winery
09/18/21 - Bend, OR - Les Schwab Amphitheater
09/19/21 - Seattle, WA - Marymoor Amphitheater
09/21/21 - Missoula, MT - KettleHouse Amphitheater
09/23/21 - Fargo, ND - Bluestem Center
09/24/21 - Minneapolis, MN - Armory
09/25/21 - Madison, WI - The Sylvee
09/26/21 - Indianapolis, IN - Amphitheater
09/28/21 - Cincinnati, OH - Andrew J Brady
09/30/21 - Chicago, IL - Radius
10/01/21 - Detroit, MI - Michigan Lottery Amph
10/02/21 - Cleveland, OH - Nautica Pavilion
10/03/21 - Pittsburgh, PA - Robert Morris University
10/07/21 - Philadelphia, PA - The Met Philadelphia
10/08/21 - Boston, MA - Leader Bank Pavilion
10/09/21 - New York, NY - The Rooftop at Pier 17
10/10/21 - Washington, DC - The Anthem
10/12/21 - Louisville, KY - The Louisville Palace Theater
10/14/21 - Charlotte, NC - Charlotte Metro Credit Union
10/15/21 - Raleigh, NC - Red Hat Amphitheater
10/16/21 - Greenville, SC - Bon Secours Wellness Arena
10/17/21 - Charleston, SC - North Charleston Coliseum
10/19/21 - Rogers, AR - Walmart AMP
10/21/21 - Austin, TX - Moody Amphitheater
10/22/21 - Houston, TX - Smart Financial Centre
10/23/21 - Dallas, TX - The Pavilion
10/24/21 - Oklahoma City, OK - Zoo Amphitheatre
10/27/21 - Memphis, TN - Memphis Botanic Garden
10/28/21 - Birmingham, AL - Oak Mountain Amphitheatre
10/29/21 - Nashville, TN - Bridgestone Arena
10/30/21 - Atlanta, GA - Ameris Bank Amphitheatre

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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The Moon and stars

Read more Moon Madness, To the Moon and Back, Howling at the Moon, Over the Moon, Blue Moon, Moon River, and The Moon and the Stars.

The Lone Bellow: Half Moon Light   Read More The Lone Bellow Brooklyn based country trio The Lone Bellow are returning to a sold out show in Minnesota's The Turf Club. The band are touring in support of their second album ...

The Lone Bellow
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Nashville by-way-of Brooklyn Americana trio The Lone Bellow has been a favorite since their very beginnings as a band and in May ,released an expanded two-disc edition of their latest album Half Moon Light (on Duotone Records).

The band has returned to the road as well, scheduled to play the Varsity Theater in Minneapolis on November 4, and returns to the main stage at Knuckleheads in Kansas City, MO this Tuesday. You may remember we covered their March 2020 show at the same venue, one of the last area shows before the global lockdown.  Expect a joyous return to live music.

Tour dates:

08/05 - North Truro, MA - Payomet Performing Arts Center *
08/06 - Westport, CT - Levitt Pavillion *
08/09 - Kalamazoo, MI - Bell's Eccentric Cafe
08/10 - Indianapolis, IN - Vogue Theater
08/11 - Louisville, KY - Headliners Music Hall
08/12 - Nashville, TN - Ryman Auditorium
08/13 - Birmingham, AL – Saturn
08/14 - Atlanta, GA - Variety Playhouse
10/15 - Austin, TX - 04 Center *
10/16 - Dallas, TX - Granada Thater *
10/17 - Houston, TX - The Heights Theater *
10/19 - Lafayette, LA - Acadiana Center for the Arts *
11/04 - Minneapolis, MN - Varsity Theater
11/05 - Madison, WI - Majestic Theatre
11/06 - Milwaukee, WI - Shank Hall
11/07 - Chicago, IL - Thalia Hall
11/08 - Ann Arbor, MI - The Ark
11/10 - Cincinnati, OH - Ballroom at The Taft Theatre
11/11 - Buffalo, NY - Asbury Hall at Babeville
11/12 - Homer, NY - Center for the Arts Homer
11/13 - Holyoke, MA - Gateway City Arts
11/14 - Boston, MA - Paradise Rock Club
11/16 - New York, NY - Webster Hall
11/17 - Philadelphia, PA - Union Transfer
11/20 - Washington, DC - 9:30 Club
11/21 - Saxapahaw, NC - Haw River Ballroom

*Early James not appearing

Moon Taxi: Silver Dream   Read More Moon Taxi Moon Taxi is an indieprog rock band based in Nashville, Tennessee. The band features singer/guitarist Trevor Terndrup, bassist Tommy Putnam, guitars/programmer …

Moon Taxi
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Nashville-based alt rock band Moon Taxi returns to the road including an August 27 stop in Kansas City, MO at The Truman w/Sparkle City Disco opening) on their Silver Dream Tour.  Their latest album of the same name (on BMG Records) was released in January and the band has been organically and gradually building a bigger fan base after appearances at Bonnaroo, Coachella,and Austin City Limits festivals and we’ve kept our eye on them since at least 2012 so are glad for their success.

Tour dates:

8/7 Louisville, KY Iroquois Amphitheater %
8/13 Wilmington, NC Greenfield Lake Amphitheater $
8/14 Island of Palm, SC The Windjammer < $
8/15 Island of Palm, SC The Windjammer <
8/25 Fayetteville, AR. George's Majestic $
8/26 Oklahoma City, OK The Jones Assembly $
8/27 Kansas City, MO The Truman $
8/28 Denver, CO Ogden $
8/29 Aspen, CO Belly Up $
9/02 Dallas, TX Granada Theatre $
9/03 Austin, TX Emo's $
9/04 Houston, TX Warehouse Live $
9/05 New Orleans, LA Joy Theatre $
9/10 Columbus, OH Newport Music Hall $
9/11 Covington, KY Madison Theater $
9/14 Washington, DC 930 Club $
9/15 Boston, MA Royale $
9/16 New York, NY Webster Hall $
9/18 East Aurora, NY. Borderland Festival
9/19 Asbury Park, NJ Sea Hear Now Festival
9/22 Columbia, SC The Senate $
9/23 North Augusta, SC Sharon Jones Amphitheater $
9/24 Huntsville, AL Mars Music Hall $
10/02 Memphis, TN Mempho Music Fest
10/08 Birmingham, AL. Avondale Brewing !
10/09 Asheville, NC Salvage Station ^ $
10/28 Lexington, KY Manchester Music Hall $
10/29 Detroit, MI The Majestic $
10/30 Bloomington, IL The Castle Theatre $
10/31 St. Louis, MO Delmar Music Hall $
11/26 Atlanta, GA The Eastern < %
11/27 Atlanta, GA The Eastern < @

< Two unique nights of Moon Taxi
$ w/ Sparkle City Disco
% w/ Illiterate Light
^ w/ Futurebirds
@ w/ AFTM
! w/ Olympic Music

Insomnium insomnium.net Celebrating almost a quarter-century as a band, melodic death metal band from Finland Insomnium is prepping a new EP, Argent Moon (on Century Media) for a September 17th release, featuring first single. “The Antagonist”.  Frontman Niilo Sevänen  comments, “We wanted to try something a bit different so all the four songs on this release represent the softer side of INSOMNIUM. The ballads and the mellow tunes. Acoustic guitars and clean vocals.” Touring commences in late November, but only in Europe for now, so start planning those air reservations.

Clark facebook/throttleclark Anyone captivated by the latest Stephen King adaptation to hit the screen, Lisey’s Story (currently streaming on Apple TV+) will undoubtedly notice the soundtrack music and second single, “Boo’ya Moon” (on WaterTower Music) from longtime composer Clark (aka Chris Clark).  While not the most internet search-friendly moniker, he does record for esteemed classical label Deutsche Grammophon and counts previous remixes for Thom Yorke, Massive Attack, and Depeche Mode among previous successes.

Sophia Knapp facebook/sophiaxknapp LA-based singer/songwriter Sophia Knapp returns with new single, “Desert Moon” a collaboration with Swedish band Dungen (who W♥M's Vu first wrote about way back in 2008) for a unique mix of Swedish folk, ethereal mysticism tinged with country western, and angelic vocals.  Anyone familiar with Twin Peaks-era Julee Cruise will gravitate towards Knapp’s vocal stylings.

Stay Lunar facebook/staylunar W♥M loves UK bands and this Bristol-based five-piece may be among the next wave to hit it big. New single, “Immediately” is turning heads, with outlet Indie Shuffle describing their sound as “A bit like Bombay Bicycle Club meets Al Bairre” so are ones to watch on your radar.

Moon Kissed moonkissedmusic.com NYC synth-pop female trio Moon Kissed returns with their follow-up to 2019’s debut I Met My Band at a New Years Party with I’d Like to Tell You Something Important, another self-explanatory album title due October 22, with first single, “Bubblegum” out now.  The band’s Khaya Cohen says, “Bubblegum” is an anthem about using the patriarchy to get what you want. If men are going to think of us as tiny and harmless, we can harness that into a power to “use them then eclipse them” in the words of my friend Zoey. The mix of punk and adorable digital is a resistance to being boxed in.”

Michael Lane michaellanemusic.de Speaking of Europe, German-American folk pop singer/ songwriter/ producer Michael Lane released his latest single last month, the life-affirming “Moon & Sun” (on Greywood Records). Lane describes he song, “When I sing, I am the Moon and I am the Sun“ I mean it spiritually. The sun and the moon are a part of ourselves and not just things that move in space.”

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The Music of Mr. Robot Season 2.0

Read More Kenny Rogers "Just Dropped In (To See What Condition My Condition Was In)" is the hit song that put Kenny Rogers on the music map. His band was called The First Edition but was quickly replaced …

After resisting the television show Mr Robot on USA Network, I gave in and watched the first season. It was pretty good, it did remind me of plot from Fight Club... and despite figuring out the “twist” midway into the first season, it was still quite enjoyable.

I recently picked up Season 2 on Bluray, mostly because I had extra cash from the holidays and really wanted to get that Mr Robot patch, exclusive on Best Buy editions.

If you love the show, you might want to check out the original orchestral soundtrack by Mac Quayle.

Anyway, while I’m waiting for Season 3, I have started watching Season 2 again... this time with all the spoiler knowledge, and paid more attention to the music in the show. I knew most of the popular songs they used on Mr Robot, but there were a few (like that Japanese trashcore band Bleach) that I didn’t know, and, of course, none of the music were actually credit in the TV show!

So, if you’re like me and wanted to know all the songs they used in Mr Robot, I have compile the list, thanks to imdb.com:

S02E01: eps2.0_unm4sk-pt1.tc

Lupe Fiasco: Daydreamin'

Emmacy: Beneath the Flowers

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: The Marriage of Figaro, K. 492: Overture

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Phil Collins: Take Me Home

Vernon Dalhart and Gladys Rice: Till We Meet Again (standard)

Glitterbitch: Game Set Match

The Midi Mafia: You Like Me (feat. Mucho Deniro)

Sonic Youth: Bull in the Heather

I MONSTER: Daydream In Blue

Michael Small Commission and Main Title

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Dusty Springfield: You Don't Have to Say You Love Me (Elvis Presley cover)

Philip Glass: Opening (Mishima)

The Highwaymen: Highwayman

Jerry Townes: Just Say the Word

Holy F**k: Lovely Allen

Burl Ives: Holly Jolly Christmas

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Twinkle Twinkle Little Rock Star: Basket Case (Green Day cover)

Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Royal Scottish National Orchestra Chorus & David Lloyd-Jones: The Planets, Op. 32: VII. Neptune, the Mystic - (Ed. C. Matthews)

Philharmonia Orchestra, The Ambrosian Singers, John McCarthy & Sir Simon Rattle: The Planets, Op. 32: 7. Neptune, the Mystic (Andante)

Brook Benton: Rainy Night In Georgia

Chromatics: Into the Black (Neil Young cover)

Carol Wincenc, Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra & Antoni Wit: Concerto-Cantata, Op. 65: IV. Arioso e corale. Lento - Tranquillo cantabile - Dolce

London Philharmonic Orchestra, David Parry & Finghin Collins: Piano Concerto No. 21 in C Major, K. 467: II. Andante

Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross: What Have We Done to Each Other?

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Mac Quayle: 1.0_8-whatsyourask.m4p

Mac Quayle: 1.0_7-waitfortheQ.ogg

Mac Quayle: 1.3_5-da3monsneverstop.caf

S02E06: eps2.4_m4ster-s1ave.aes

Bennett Salvay and Jesse Frederick: Imagine A World Gone Insane

Kool & The Gang: Celebration

The Suffers: Gwan

2Pac: Dear Mama

Television: Guiding Light

Hemline Theory: Slip Me On

S02E07: eps2.5_h4ndshake.sme

Pino Donaggio: Blow Out Theme

The Cramps: Garbageman

Jack Nitzsche: Play the Game

S02E08: eps2.6_succ3ss0r.p12

Portia Doubleday: Everybody Wants To Rule The World (Tears for Fears cover)

Charles Mingus: Haitian Fight Song

The National Bolshoï Orchestra: Danse Macabre

Tears for Fears: Everybody Wants to Rule the World

The Carpenters: Rainy Days and Mondays

Cymande: Dove

Giorgio Moroder: The Apartment

S02E09: eps2.7_init_5.fve

Saint Saviour: This Ain't No Hymn

Public Image Ltd.: The Order of Death

Depeche Mode: Walking In My Shoes

Mac Quayle: DDoS Hacking Song

S02E10: eps2.8_h1dden-pr0cess.axx

Erik Satie: Gnosienne No. I

Bleach (aka Bleach03): The Head That Controls Both Right And Left Sides Eats Meats And Slobbers Even Today (右も左も支配する頭は今日も肉を食いヨダレを垂らす。)

Daft Punk: Armory

S02E11: eps2.9_pyth0n-pt1.p7z

Jimmy Forrest: Night Train

Fess Parker: The Ballad of Davy Crockett (The Wellingtons cover)

The Penguins: Earth Angel (Will You Be Mine)

Lindsey Buckingham: Time Bomb Town

Mac Quayle: 1.8_1-imcrazy.aiff

S02E12: eps2.9_pyth0n-pt2.p7z

Kraftwerk: The Hall of Mirrors

Aimee Mann: The Moth

Kenny Rogers and Sheena Easton: We've Got Tonight (Bob Seger cover)

Les Deux Love Orchestra: The Moth & The Flame

Kenny Rogers: We've Got Tonight

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Depeche Mode at the Grandstand, Minnesota State Fair (08/27/13)

Set List Welcome to My World Angel Walking in My Shoes Precious Black Celebration Policy of Truth Should Be Higher Barrel of a Gun Higher Love Shake the Disease Heaven Soothe My Soul A Pain That I'm Used To A Question of Time Enjoy the Silence Personal Jesus Encore: Home Halo Just Can't Get Enough I Feel You Never Let Me Down Again Tour Dates 09/01 Toronto, ON Molson Canadian * 09/03 Montreal, QB Bell Centre* 09/06 Brooklyn, NY Barclays Center* 09/08 Wantagh, NY Nikon at Jones * 09/10 Washington DC Jiffy Lube Live* 09/12 Atlanta, GA Aaron's Amph * 09/14 Tampa, FL Live Nation Amph * 09/15 Ft Lauderdale, FL BB&T Center* 09/18 Houston, TX Cynthia Woods ** 09/20 Dallas, TX Gexa Energy ** 09/22 San Diego, CA Sleep Train Amph** 09/24 Santa Barbara, CA Santa Barbara Bowl** 09/26 Mountain View, CA Shoreline Amph** 09/28 Los Angeles, CA STAPLES Center 09/29 Los Angeles, CA STAPLES Center 10/02 Los Angeles, CA STAPLES Center 10/04 Austin, TX Austin City Limits 10/06 Las Vegas, NV Pearl Concert Theater 10/08 Phoenix, AZ Desert Sky Pavilion 10/11 Austin, TX Austin City Limits Support: * w/ Bat For Lashes ** w/ Crystal Castles Read More Depeche Mode Anyway, Depeche Mode will appear on Wednesday, March 13th at 5pm at the Austin Convention Center. It is a "discussion" to be moderated by Jason Bentley . Martin Gore, Dave Gahan and Andy Fletcher .…

Depeche Mode is currently on their Delta Machine tour, stopping by Minnesota State Fair, of all places, last Tuesday, August 27th.

The thing about the Grandstand stage is that it's a baseball stadium. In order to actually see the show at the Grandstand, you're actually forced to pay, on top of the ticket price, an entrance fee. It's kind of an unwanted tax, if you are only interested in attending a show and not care about all the food vendors that the Minnesota State Fair is known for.

By the time Depeche Mode took the stage, no one was sitting down at their seat. Surprisingly only about five songs from Delta Machine ("Welcome To My World", "Angel", "Should Be Higher", "Heaven", "Soothe My Soul") were played, which is fine, because I think everyone wanted to hear the hits/old classics anyway. After all, DM's last appearance in Minnesota was in 2001 at the Xcel Energy Center. It was a nice homecoming of sorts, as fans were eagerly singing along to such hits like "Walking in My Shoes" and "Policy of Truth".

The slower moments of the show was Martin Gore singing on "Higher Love" and "Shake the Disease" (he would also come back on vocal duties for the encore, "Home"). It's funny, but when Gore took over, I had almost forgotten that Gore also sings in the band (and he has a lovely singing voice).

As for the main singer Dave Gahan, he looks incredible for his age… the man has a six, possibly eight, pack. It was incredible to watch Gaham danced and rocked throughout the two-hour set. Keep in mind that Minnesota is going through a record-breaking heat wave!

Anyway, as long as I can remember, the cool gothy kids at my school, they all listened to Depeche Mode, The Cure, The Smiths, and New Order. Of course, Depeche Mode had some hits, like "People Are People" (kind of sad to not see this on their current set), but it wasn't until Violator in 1990 that Depeche Mode really went beyond 'the cool kids' to mainstream.

Violator was the first DM album I went out and bought, based purely on the music video for "Enjoy the Silence", directed by Anton Corbijn about a prince wandering the countryside with his lawnchair. So imagine my surprise that DM decided to end their set with a double-wammy of Violator songs, two of their biggest hits, "Enjoy the Silence" and "Personal Jesus". What a great way to end their set.

For the encore, they did five songs, which is pretty unusual for encores. I think one song is mandatory, two is standard, three is stretching it… so five is sort of a second set.

I found out later that the five-song encore is consistent with all their 2013 show, so if you really love "Never Let Me Down Again", you'll have to wait it out before you take a ride home with your best friend.

Depeche Mode at the Grandstand, Minnesota State Fair (08/27/13)

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W♥M186: Goblin

W♥M186 (80 mins) Read More Podcasts The legendary Ryan is back on W♥M Radio! We recorded a special "tech-talk" section, but I will have to save it for a future non-music podcast. .…

Cristina makes her annual W♥M Radio appearance!

Empire of the Sun
The Australian duo is currently on tour in America in support of their latest album Ice On The Dune, which Cristina thinks is too pop and did not like it. Vu still hasn't heard it, but will experience those new songs live when he sees them in Minneapolis on September 16th at the State Theatre.

See their entire tour dates listed here.

Depeche Mode/Justice/Afrika Bambaataa
Expensive concert tickets. If Vu is lucky, he's getting one ticket to see Depeche Mode tomorrow (August 27th). Cristina, on the other hand spent $50 to see DJ duos Justice. On the opposite pricing ($0), she randomly saw Afrika Bambaataa for free.

Morrissey
Morrissey is on Vu's death-watch, however, Cristina offered a brighter perspective on the last tour cancellation.

While we wait to hear more touring announcements from Morrissey, Specticast is releasing Morrissey 25: Live From Hollywood High in theaters this week (August 29th) as a live event movie.

Check with your local theater listing for dates and times.

Peelander-Z
Peelander-Z lost Peelander-Red last year, so Cristina talked about the final Red show.

Peelander-Z is back with Purple who played on their eight studio album called Metalander-Z, this time inspired by 80s "metal" bands like Cinderella, Def Leopard, AC/DC and Motley Cru, etc.

Metalander-Z comes out September 10th, via Chicken Ranch Records… just in time for their September tour:

09/11 Pittsburgh, PA @ 31st St. Pub
09/12 Toledo, OH @ Frankie’s
09/13 Canton, OH @ The Auricle
09/15 Chicago, IL @ Riot Fest
09/17 Fargo, ND @ The Aquarium
09/19 Madison, WI @ The Frequency
09/20 Ames, IA @ The Maintenance Shop
09/22 Denver, CO @ Riot Fest
09/26 Norman, OK @ Opolis
09/27 Dallas, TX @ Three Links
09/28 Austin, TX @ Mohawk
10/25 Jefferson, LA @ House of Shock Haunted House
10/26 Mobile, AL @ Alabama Music Box

Howard Jones/The Fixx/Greg Kihn Band
Some random 80s heroes. We love all three of Howard Jones' hits, "What is Love?" and "the two other ones". The Fixx is back with their classic lineup, releasing a 10th studio album called Beautiful Friction in 2012.

Speaking of 80s, The Greg Kihn Band had two big hits ("The Breakup Song" and "Jeopardy"), which you can probably hear live at one of their show. Oddly enough, he is releasing a novel called Rubber Soul, which is an imagined mystery story about the Beatles. Who said they don't write them like that anymore? The book comes out September 3rd.

Catch Greg Kihn at these "kihncerts":

Sep 03 Rubber Soul Release San Francisco, CA
Oct 12 Kihncert 2013 Morgan Hill, CA
Oct 19 Ramona Mainstage Ramona, CA
Nov 01 Firehouse Arts Center Pleasanton, CA
Nov 02 Firehouse Arts Center Pleasanton, CA

Goblin
Italian instrumental/soundtrack/prog rock band, Goblin, will be playing a number of live dates in the U.S., for the first time ever. Dates are set in October (Halloween, anyone?), so be sure to check them out if the show is not already sold out.

10/01 The Loft - Atlanta, GA
10/03 Orange Peel - Asheville, NC
10/04 Ottobar - Baltimore, MD
10/05 Underground Arts - Philadelphia, PA
10/06 Music Hall Of Williamsburg - New York, NY
10/07 Webster Hall - New York, NY
10/09 Sinclair Boston, MA
10/10 Le National - Montreal, QC
10/11 Opera House - Toronto, ON
10/12 Crofoot Ballroom - Detroit, MI
10/13 Metro - Chicago, IL
10/15 Gothic Theatre - Denver, CO
10/17 Rickshaw Theatre - Vancouver, BC
10/18 Neumos - Seattle, WA
10/19 Hawthorne Theater - Portland, OR
10/20 Regency Ballroom - San Francisco, CA
10/21 Egyptian Theater - L.A., CA
10/22 Egyptian Theater - L.A., CA
10/23 Egyptian Theater - L.A., CA
10/25 Housecore Horror Festival - Austin TX
10/27 Goblin Play Suspiria - Austin TX

Bonus: Norman Reedus and the Walking Dead, The Bridge (U.S. version), The Baby (1973 Horror movie), IAMX's inability to walk straight, Vu's confusing Cult/Church moment, and Asia Argento's naked ambition.

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W♥M176: Bohemian Like You

W♥M176 (36 mins)

Emily came on W♥M radio to talk about some news and events.

Vu: I just saw the advance preview for Danny Boyle's "Trance" - a mind-bending thriller, about Simon (played by James McAvoy) who stole the Goya's "Witches' Sabbath" painting and forgot what he did with it. He undergoes hypnotherapist treatment with Elizabeth (played by Rosario Dawson), and that's when the movie enters into this weird surreal part of the film. It's one of those movies, like "Inception", that you want to watch again to try it fully comprehend the picture.

More details on TranceTheMovie.com, movie gets limited distribution this week. Soundtrack is typically really good. The "Trance" Soundtrack featured Rick Smith from Underworld - so it made sense to hear those pulse-pounding beats at the more intense scenes. Smith also co-wrote the movie's theme song, "Here It Comes", with multi-Brit Award winner Emeli Sandé.

You may recall that Danny Boyle put together one of the greatest movie soundtrack for "Trainspotting" (so good that they released part 1 and 2 of the soundtrack) and his personal British music choices for the recent 2012 Olympics Opening and Closing Ceremonies.

News: Margaret Thatcher passed away this week (April 8th) to a stroke. Thatcher's uncompromising style of leadership as Prime Minister, left a long lasting bad impression on the people in England…. Particularly on protest singers and songwriters, who wrote and sang anti-Thatcher songs. This is not a complete list, but the songs that I've heard:

Sinead O'Connor, "Black Boys on Moped"

The English Beat, "Stand Down Margaret"

Morrissey, "Margaret on the Guillotine"

Elvis Costello, "Tramp the Dirt Down"

Billy Bragg, "Thatcherites"

Notsensibles, "I'm in Love with Margaret Thatcher"

Hefner, "The Day that Thatcher Dies"

Pete Wylie, "The Day that Margaret Thatcher Dies" (song used in the podcast)

News: Record Store Day 2013 is happening next week, April 20th. This year is bigger than ever (I say this every year!), and Emily throws down some of her picks: Mad Season's deluxe double-disc Above on Record Store Day. Mad Season was considered a supergroup, featuring members from Alice in Chains, Pearl Jam and Screaming Trees.

Big Star is releasing some singles on Record Store Day. This is to coincide with the release of the documentary of Big Star called "Big Star: Nothing Can Hurt Me", which you can check out the trailer on www.bigstarstory.com. The film was made possible by Kickstarter, which we previously covered.

Husker Du has "Statues"/"Amusement" to be re-issued and Mark Lanegan is teaming up with Moby for "The Lonely Night". Plus, Lanegan will be collaborating with UK folk Duke Garwood for a new album in May.

Topic: Concerts for nostalgic acts are too high! Depeche Mode, Prince, Rolling Stones, etc., they are charging on average about $75 or more for one ticket, which is too much to ask. We're not even talking about hidden "convenience" fee and charges!

Song of the show: The Dandy Warhols's "Bohemian Like You", taken from their breakout album Thirteen Tales from Urban Bohemia. The album was released 13 years ago, so the band is heading out on tour to do all 13 songs from the Thirteen Tales album this year.

At the moment, only 12 dates are listed. I am assuming the 13th date will be in their original hometown of Portland?

05/28/13 Millvale, PA Mr. Small's Theatre
05/31/13 New York, NY Terminal 5
06/01/13 Philadelphia, PA Electric Factory
06/02/13 Boston, MA Wilbur Theatre
06/05/13 Toronto, ON Phoenix Concert Theatre
06/07/13 Cleveland Heights, OH Grog Shop
06/08/13 Chicago, IL Vic Theatre
06/09/13 Minneapolis, MN First Avenue
06/11/13 Englewood, CO Gothic Theatre
06/14/13 Los Angeles, CA The Wiltern
06/15/13 San Francisco, CA The Fillmore
06/21/13 Seattle, WA Showbox At The Market

BONUS: The Jealous Sound's gentle reminder about their Gentle Reminder album.

Corrections: Title for Boyle's movie is "Trance", not "Trancer". Dandy Warhol's "white album" is their debut album, Dandy Warhols OK.

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KMFDepecheMode

Read More KMFDM The 1990s--particularly the mid-'90s--were the Golden Age of Industrial Music. Nine Inch Nails was registering industrial on the pop-music charts with Pretty Hate Machine and its more …

KMFDM
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KMFDM was formed back in 1984. Though the band has been through a few different lineup changes, but KMFDM is still the Kings of Industrial Rock.

There is something about the German heavy beats that gives it a pulse. I was first introduced to Industrial music not by the music itself but from the graphic design of it. When the cool goth kids didn't wear their Bauhaus shirts they had on an iconic KMFDM shirt.

Though this was back then you found out about bands, not through streaming services, but by the different band shirts you'll see at a concert. Because heaven forbid you wear the actual band shirt of the band playing that night (although there are a few exceptions like Morrissey where you wear your old tour shirt as a badge of honor.)

Take into account that many bands come and go, but KMFDM is still around.... their legacy of Industrial Rock from 1984 to 2014 shows that they are doing something right. I haven't had a chance to see KMFDM, and was excited to hear that they are touring.

This is one of those bands that I always wanted to see, but as time goes on I tell myself, "I'll see them next time they come around." Not this time though, this time I have to see them. My album cover obsessed teenage self is kicking my middle-aged self.

KMFDM's North American tour officially kicks off March 8th, in support of their latest album, Kunst, released February 26th, 2013, via Metropolis Records.

Mar 08 Star Theater Portland, OR Mar 09 Independent San Francisco, CA Mar 10 Fonda Theatre Hollywood, CA Mar 11 Observatory Santa Ana, CA Mar 12 Crescent Ballroom Phoenix, AZ Mar 14 Backstage Live San Antonio, TX Mar 15 Trees Dallas, TX Mar 16 Varsity Theatre Baton Rouge, LA Mar 17 Variety Playhouse Atlanta, GA Mar 18 State Theatre Falls Church, VA Mar 19 Trocadero Theatre Philadelphia, PA

Mar 20 Paradise Rock Club Boston, MA Mar 21 Irving Plaza New York, NY Mar 22 Mr. Smalls Theatre Millvale, PA Mar 23 House of Blues Chicago Chicago, IL Mar 24 Shank Hall Milwaukee, WI Mar 25 First Avenue Minneapolis, MN Mar 26 The Waiting Room Lounge Omaha, NE Mar 27 The Summit Music Hall Denver, CO Mar 28 The Depot Salt Lake City, UT Mar 29 Knitting Factory Boise, ID Mar 30 Showbox SODO Seattle, WA

DEPECHE MODE
depechemode.com

Depeche Mode, for the first time, announced that they will appear at this year's South by Southwest (SXSW) in Austin, Texas. This really indicates just how popular SXSW has gotten.

Anyway, Depeche Mode will appear on Wednesday, March 13th at 5pm at the Austin Convention Center. It is a "discussion" to be moderated by Jason Bentley (Music Director of KCRW in Los Angeles). Martin Gore, Dave Gahan and Andy Fletcher, will be discussing their new album, Delta Machine, which I've previously mentioned is coming out March 26th via Columbia Records.

Can't make it to SXSW (like me?), stay tuned for a North American tour announcement soon!

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Delta, Delta, Delta

Read More Depeche Mode It’s April 2009, and the boys from Basildon, Essex, England are back with their 12th studio release Sounds of the Universe. For many of the music masses out there, who are not products of the 80s like me or connoisseurs’ of the British music scene .…

DEPECHE MODE
depechemode.com

Martin Gore and company announced their 13th studio album called Delta Machine to be out worldwide March 26th on Columbia Records. Carl reviewed their previous album, Sounds of the Universe, commenting on their versatility: "this band has continued to evolve, grow and learn from their past so they are able to continue to move forward."

With this upcoming release, Gore confirmed it as much, "Writing this album was incredibly daunting as I wanted the sound of this collection to be very modern. I want people to feel good about listening to this record, to get some kind of peace. It’s just got something magical about it."

Dave Gahan added, "With this release we've completely shifted our idea of how to create an album. When we hit a wall where we realize the album is beginning to sound too normal, we'll mess it up and really give it that organic Depeche Mode Sound. Delta Machine is no different, and I can't wait for all of our fans to hear it."

Along with the regular Delta Machine album, DM is releasing an exclusive Deluxe Edition with four new tracks and a 28 page hardcover book with longtime photographer/filmmaker Anton Corbijns photos.

Be one of the first fans to experience the new album with the preceding single, "Heaven", to unveil on VEVO next week, February 1st.

World tour this year:

05/07/13 Tel Aviv, Israel Hayarkon Park 05/10/13 Athens, Greece Terra Vibe 05/12/13 Sofia, Bulgaria Georgi Asparuhov 05/15/13 Bucharest, Romania National Stadium 05/17/13 Istanbul, Turkey Kucukcifikpark 05/19/13 Belgrade, Serbia USCE Park 05/21/13 Budapest, Hungary Puskas Ferenc 05/23/13 Zagreb, Croatia Hipodrom 05/25/13 Bratislava, Slovakia Inter-Bratislava 05/28/13 London, UK The O2 - London 06/01/13 Munich, Germany Olympiastadion 06/03/13 Stuttgart, Germany Open Air Buhne Am 06/05/13 Frankfurt, Germany Commerzbank Arena 06/07/13 Bern, Switzerland Stade De Suisse 06/09/13 Berlin, Germany Olympiastadion Berlin 06/11/13 Leipzig, Germany Red Bull Arena 06/13/13 Copenhagen, Denmark Parken National

06/15/13 Paris, France Stade de France 06/17/13 Hamburg, Germany Imtech Arena 06/22/13 Moscow, Russia Lokomotiv Stadium 06/24/13 St. Petersburg, Russia SKK Arena 06/27/13 Borlange, Sweden Peace & Love Festival 06/29/13 Kiev, Ukraine Olympic Stadium 07/03/13 Dusseldorf, Germany ESPRIT arena 07/07/13 Werchter, Belgium Festivalpark 07/11/13 Bilbao, Spain Kobetamendi 07/13/13 Lisbon, Portugal Passeio Maritimo 07/16/13 Nimes, France Antique Arena 07/18/13 Milan, Italy Stadio Giuseppe Meazza 07/20/13 Rome, Italy Olympic Stadium 07/23/13 Prague, Czech Republic Synot Tip Arena 07/25/13 Warsaw, Poland Stadion Narodowy 07/27/13 Vilnius, Lithuania Vingis Park 07/29/13 Minsk, Belarus Minsk Arena

THE DELTA SAINTS
thedeltasaints.com

The Delta Saints are Ben Ringel (vocals/dobro), Dylan Fitch (guitar), David Supica (bass), Ben Azzi (drums), and Stephen Hanner (tour only - harmonica). They are a Nashville-based blues-rock group, and their debut LP, Death Letter Jubilee, was released last week, January 15th (February 15 in Europe).

If you want to check out more Delta Saints, their first two EPs are available free on NoiseTrade.

Their tour schedule, as sent in:

01/24/13 Atlanta, GA at Smith’s Olde Bar 01/25/13 Johnson City, TN at Capone’s 01/26/13 Greensboro, NC at The Blind Tiger 01/31/13 New York, NY at Rockwood Music Hall 02/01/13 New Hope, PA at Triumph Brewing Co 02/02/13 Harrisonburg, VA at Clementine Café 02/16/13 Lawrence, KS at Bottleneck 03/15/13 Diksmuide - Belgium @ 4AD 03/16/13 Beauvais - France @ Zinc Festival 03/17/13 Beauvais - France @ Zinc Festival 03/18/13 Paris - France @ New Morning 03/19/13 Paris - Press day under the Eiffel tower 03/20/13 Verviers - Belgium @ Spirit of 66 03/21/13 Epstein - Germany @ Café Wünderbar 03/22/13 Stuttgart - Germany @ Zwoelfzehn 03/23/13 Terneuzen - Holland @ TBA 03/24/13 Den Bosch - Holland @ W2 03/26/13 Fürth - Germany @ Kofferkultur 03/27/13 Krefeld - Germany @ Kulturrampe

03/28/13 Hamburg - Germany @ Club am 03/29/13 Avesta - Sweden @ Garaget 03/30/13 Aland - Finland @ Dinos Bar 03/31/13 Stockholm - Sweden @ Akkurat 04/06/13 Oslo - Norway @ Oslo Blues Klubb 04/09/13 Fredericia - Denmark @ Bruunske Pakhus 04/10/13 Bremen - Germany @ Moments Club 04/11/13 Holzminden - Germany @ 04/12/13 Isernhagen - Germany @ BluesGarage 04/13/13 Amsterdam - Holland @ Paradiso 04/14/13 Enschede - Holland @ NIX 04/18/13 Tours - France @ Le temps desCerises 04/19/13 Aarschot - Belgium @ JC De Klinker 04/20/13 Lichtervelde - Belgium @ Delirium 04/22/13 Ravensburg - Germany @ Baltes Pub 04/23/13 Bartenheim - France @ CafConc des 3 04/24/13 Bartenheim - France @ CafConc des 3 04/25/13 Bern - Switzerland @ ISC 04/26/13 Wil - Switzerland @ Gare de Lion 04/27/13 Holland - TBA

IRIS DEMENT
irisdement.com

Iris DeMent is an American singer/songwriter. NPR said her latest album, Sing the Delta, her first album in seven years, one of the top 10 Americana album of 2012.

The Mission Creek Festival, a Music Festival I wrote about last year, is happy to announced that DeMent is one of their headliner for their 2013 lineup (happening April 2-7 in venues throughout downtown Iowa City.)

DeMent is heading out on tour in support of Sing The Delta:

02/07/13 Louisville, KY Clifton Center 02/08/13 Bloomington, IN Buskirk-Chumley 02/09/13 Chicago, IL City Winery Chicago 02/15/13 Des Moines, IA Wooly's 03/21/13 Grants Pass, OR Rogue Theatre 03/22/13 Portland, OR Aladdin Theater 03/23/13 Seattle, WA The Triple Door 03/24/13 Bainbridge Island, WA Grace Episcopal 03/29/13 Athens, GA The Melting Point 03/30/13 Asheville, NC The Grey Eagle 04/03/13 Iowa City, IA The Englert Theatre

04/05/13 Stoughton, WI Stoughton Opera House 04/06/13 Minneapolis, MN Cedar Cultural Center 04/07/13 Saint Cloud, MN Pioneer Place On Fifth 04/18/13 Ephrata, PA Ephrata Main Theatre 04/19/13 Montclair, NJ Outpost In The Burbs 04/20/13 Hudson, NY Club Helsinki 06/27/13 Monterey, CA Golden State Theatre 06/28/13 San Francisco, CA Great American Music 06/29/13 Mill Valley, CA Sweetwater Music Hall 06/30/13 Laytonville, CA Black Oak Ranch 08/10/13 Goteborg, Sweden Annedalskyrkan 08/11/13 Oslo, Norway Kulturkirken Jakob

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