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Minneapolis: This Week (12/29/2024)

What’s happening this week.

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25-28 Dec 2024 The Bad Plus at Dakota Jazz Club Read More Bad Plus The Bad Plus closed out the night. The quartet (formerly a trio), features bassist Reid Anderson, drummer David King, guitarist Ben Monder, and tenor saxophonist Chris Speed. They had a strong local …

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The Bad Plus
at Dakota Jazz Club
dakotacooks.com

Minneapolis jazz group The Bad Plus is doing their annual residency at the Dakota Jazz Club, in Minneapolis, from December 25 to December 28 (two shows a night). The band is celebrating their new album Complex Emotions (Mack Avenue Records).

As with all Dakota shows, be sure to arrive early to grab yourself something to eat… dinner and a show!

The Bad Plus at First Avenue (10 June 2023)

We saw Bad Plus in June 2023 and wrote, “The Bad Plus closed out the night. The quartet (formerly a trio), features bassist Reid Anderson, drummer David King, guitarist Ben Monder, and tenor saxophonist Chris Speed. They had a strong local support from the jazz community… but also progressive music lovers. The big highlight of the evening was a special appearance from Greg Norton, of Hüsker Dü, who helped played the song “Sick Fire.””

The Bad Plus writes:

MINNEAPOLIS - Please join us for our annual holiday residency at @dakotampls Dec 25-28 (2 shows/night) as we celebrate the release of our new album ‘Complex Emotions’ and prepare to ring in the new year! Tickets on sale now (link in bio). With love!!❤️ — at Dakota.

26 Dec 2024 The Honeydogs with The Penny Peaches at Turf Club Read More Honeydogs The game started with Minnesota's legendary The Honeydogs. The rather large seven-member league, led by star hitter Adam Levy, rose to popularity when they played …

26 Dec 2024 Thursday

The Honeydogs
with The Penny Peaches
at Turf Club
first-avenue.com

Local heroes The Honeydogs will be playing a hometown holiday gig at the Turf Club, in St Paul, on December 26, 2025.

The Honeydogs at Loring Park (08 Aug 2016)

We saw Honeydogs in Aug 2016 and said, “A gig in Canada the night before had delayed their entry back to Minnesota and so on the morning of; the event was left without a band until The Honeydogs, with just a few hours notice, were able to admirably fill in, playing a 55 min.-long set before the scheduled movie (John Waters’ Hairspray). The group, led by lead ‘Dog Adam Levy, has coincidentally just put out a new 11th studio album, Love and Cannibalism (on Simon Recordings) the result of a successful PledgeMusic campaign which had premiums that even included Levy personally preparing a home-cooked meal for you.”

The Penny Peaches to open.

The Honeydogs writes:

We’re back! 12/26 Turf Club. Ticket link LIVE in the comments thread. We got a new record in the wings and we’re eager to light ‘em up for you. Openers, The Penny Peaches, are sublime and a favorite of Adam’s… at First Avenue & 7th St Entry.

28 Dec 2024 Soul Asylum at First Avenue Read More Soul Asylum Yeah we knew the tiny 7th Street Entry could not contain all the fans for Soul Asylum, or as we kid that it's just the Dave Pirner band.... Both dates at 7th Street Entry …

28 Dec 2024 Saturday

Soul Asylum
with Tommy Stinson
at First Avenue
first-avenue.com

Soul Asylum is headlining First Avenue on December 28, 2024.

Soul Asylum at Minnesota Yacht Club (20 July 2024)

We saw Soul Asylum in July 2024 and said, “I was surprised to see Soul Asylum so early on the bill. To me, and based on unscientific analytics from setlist.fm, the band should be ranked much higher. Singer and only original band member Dave Pirner is a goofball (as usual!), and was just having a good time. “Hello fellow yachters. I know I took my yacht to the gig.” When Dave asked guitarist Ryan Smith what his yacht was called, he said, it’s called “Hall and Notes”.”

Tommy Stinson at Fine Line (01 July 2023)

Update: Tommy Stinson is now listed as opener. Stinson previously opened for Soul Asylum last December and will happily open for them again this time. We saw Stinson (as part of Cowboys in the Campfire) in July 2023 and wrote, “Cowboys in the Campfire is the latest project from Tommy Stinson and Chip Roberts. As the name suggests, this duo is a little on the Country & Western side of music, somewhat of a departure from Stinson’s previous music styles. Like all previous Stinson shows I’ve attended, you really never know what you’re going to get, and that’s half the fun. Last night’s show proved no different, as his music partner in Cowboys in the Campfire, Chip Roberts, could not get a flight to Minneapolis on time. Stinson had nothing nice to say about Delta airlines.”

Soul Asylum writes:

Minnesota…you didn’t think we’d forget, did you?!?

Presale for our very special Slowly But Shirley holiday show starts TODAY at 10a CT with code SHIRLEY

Tickets on sale tomorrow, Friday October 25 at 11a CT

29 Dec 2024 DeVotchKa with Superior Siren at First Avenue Read More DeVotchKa Yes, as with everything else I write about here, I latched onto DeVotchKa a bit late. Heck, I even saw Little Miss Sunshine way too late, barely catching it on DVD a month before the Oscars. So when I heard them on the soundtrack . ...

29 Dec 2024 Sunday

DeVotchKa
with Superior Siren
at First Avenue
first-avenue.com

DeVotchKa is back in Minneapolis, playing First Avenue, on December 29, 2024.

DeVotchKa at First Avenue (07 Oct 2018)

We saw DeVotchKa in Oct 2018 and said, “The multi-genre ensemble DeVotchKa return today with the release of their new full-length album This Night Falls Forever, available now on Concord Records. As part of the release, the band has shared a video for the nostalgic first single "Straight Shot". Watch the video here. The album also includes the "high-octane" (Gary Graff, Billboard) track "Angels" as well as "Empty Vessels" which premiered earlier this week on Consequence of Sound, who described the song as "sturdy even as it tumbles through endless spirals of orchestration like a dream through the early breaking daylight."”

Superior Siren to open.

Tour dates:

Dec 29 First Avenue @ Minneapolis, MN

Dec 31 NYE @ Denver, CO

Dec 31 NYE @ Denver, CO

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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DeVotchKa at First Avenue, Minneapolis (07 Oct 2018)

DeVotchKa at First Avenue DeVotchKa Setlist             The Alley Angels Let Me Sleep Along the Way 100 Other Lovers Contrabanda All the Sand in all the Sea Head Honcho Clockwise Witness Break Up Song Love My Way (Psychedelic Furs cover) Straight Shot Love Letters The Enemy Guns Basso Profundo Empty Vessels -- Encore -- How It Ends Such a Lovely Thing Read More DeVotchKa Yes, as with everything else I write about here, I latched onto DeVotchKa a bit late. Heck, I even saw Little Miss Sunshine way too late, barely catching it on DVD a month before the Oscars. So when I heard them on the soundtrack . ...

DeVotchKa and Orkesta Mendozan was at First Avenue on October 7th.

This is just a quick post to get setlist(s) and photo(s) online. Stay tuned.

Press release:

The multi-genre ensemble DeVotchKa return today with the release of their new full-length album This Night Falls Forever, available now on Concord Records. As part of the release, the band has shared a video for the nostalgic first single "Straight Shot". Watch the video here. The album also includes the "high-octane" (Gary Graff, Billboard) track "Angels" as well as "Empty Vessels" which premiered earlier this week on Consequence of Sound, who described the song as "sturdy even as it tumbles through endless spirals of orchestration like a dream through the early breaking daylight."

After scoring Films, TV, Musicals, Ballets, and performing with symphony orchestra's, Devotchka emerge from the studio with their sixth full-length album, which includes 11 songs that defy categorization. These tracks straddle the line between the epic and the intimate. Devotchka has garnered much praise and attention for blurring the lines of genre and cultural influence, and with this release they have clearly carved their own unique space in the modern musical landscape. Frontman Nick Urata's soaring vocal croon and poetic lyrics are back in full force. His voice travels atop ambitious film noir orchestras and live vintage vodoo rock combos.

It all started following the end of DeVotchKa's 2012 tour, when Urata was left feeling conflicted. On one hand, the band was as popular as ever, playing their critically-acclaimed songs to fans at sold-out shows around the globe, and he was enjoying a burgeoning career as a film score composer, with a GRAMMY nomination already under his belt for the film Little Miss Sunshine. However, on the night of DeVotchKa's final show of the tour, onstage in an enormous arena in Mexico, Urata belted out the first few lines only to discover his microphone powered off-a simple mistake, but one that would later cause him to reflect deeply on his stake in life.

"You try not to make a big deal out of it, but you don't recover from that for the rest of the show," Urata says, now smiling at the memory. "It happened more than once on that tour. I was realizing how nearly anyone can sing, almost everybody has the ability, but if you want to perform for people, then you have to fight for it."

Read more at news.weheartmusic.com …

Tour dates:

11/26/2018 King Tut's Wah Wah Hut, Glasgow
11/27/2018 Union Chapel, London
11/29/2018 Frannz Club, Berlin, Germany
11/30/2018 Paradiso Noord, Tolhuistuin, Amsterdam
12/02/2018 Nouveau Casino, Paris, France

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Christmas 2012

Read More Mariah Carey Part three of We♥Christmas, the hits keeps on coming. Lara picks her least favorite Christmas song, as well as thrown in some of her favorites: Mariah Carey's "O Holy Night". .....

Christmas time is almost here, so I've been getting a lot of xmas emails lately. If you recall, I started writing about Christmas releases in November (that's because they have to get the product in stores for Black Friday).

Anyway, as usual, I get so much Christmas-related music that I can't really mention them all.

MARIAH CAREY
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Lara previously mentioned how her favorite Christmas album was from Mariah Carey.

So, Carey's Christmas album, Merry Christmas II You, the follow-up to her 1994 Merry Christmas, was released in 2010. Carey decided to re-release Merry Christmas II You this year - as far as I can see, the track listing is the same as the 2010 version. There doesn't seem to be anything new/different in this new version.

The only thing I can think of the re-issue is for the benefit of the Australian audience… where she is playing a few dates.

01/01/13 Gold Coast, Australia Convention & Expo Centre
01/03/13 Sydney, Australia Allphones Arena

Read More Glee With Season 4 just kicked off last month, here are some of the covers: Adele's "Chasing Pavements", Carly Rae Jepsen's "Call Me Maybe", Imagine Dragons' "It's Time", The Fray's "Never Say Never", mashup of Jennifer Lopez and Lady Gaga's .....

GLEE
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Fans of "Glee" should pick up the new Christmas album, hitting stores today (December 11th). The incredibly popular musical television series selling strong - both on the physical CD and digital downloads.

The new album is entitled, Glee: The Music, The Christmas Album Volume 3 and should be in most retail stores (including a massive Target section). The album will contain four new songs, recorded exclusively for this album: "Joy To The World", "Silent Night", "I'll Be Home For Christmas" and "Happy Xmas."

The full track listing for Glee: The Music, The Christmas Album Vol. 3 is as follows:

1. Feliz Navidad
2. Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas
3. Hanukkah Oh Hanukkah
4. White Christmas
5. Jingle Bell Rock
6. The First Noel
7. I’ll Be Home For Christmas
8. Silent Night
9. Joy To The World
10. Happy Xmas

Still can't get enough of Glee? You should pick up Glee: The Music - Season 4 Vol 1, released in November. The thirteen track includes a cover of the popular Psy's "Gangnam Style" song. You can read more about Psy here.

CHRISTMAS IN THE SMOKIES
bluegrasschristmasinsmokies.com

Kicking off tomorrow and continues to December 15th is "Christmas In The Smokies: Bluegrass Festival Announces 2012 Festival."

Bluegrass is not my scene, so looking over their flyer, I didn't really know any of the bands involved. It seems like it's targeted to families and good times.

The Annual Christmas in the Smokies will feature 15 talented artist including: Carolina Road, Your Host Band; Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver, Marty Raybon, Goldwing Express, Ralph Stanley II, Bobby Osborne & Rocky Top X-Press, Gary Waldrep Band, Jerry Butler & The Blu-J's, Remington, Ryde, Bluegrass Mountaineers, The Larkins, Reno Tradition, Mountain Faith, Hart Brothers and Bluegrass Gentleman.

General admission is as little $23 for one day. Children under 12 are free. See their website for full price breakdowns.

Event will take place at:

Ramada Inn & Smokey Mountain Convention Center 4010 Parkway
Pigeon Forge, Tennessee 37863

INVISIBLE CHILDREN HOLIDAY BENEFIT SHOW
invisiblechildren.com

Invisible Children announced their Holiday Benefit show at Los Angeles' Troubadour with help from 89.9 KCRW and Chop Shop Music. The show will take place December 15th.

The main band on the bill is DeVotchKa (with a 7-Piece String Ensemble) with White Arrows, The Colourist, Whispertown and more. Not all the guests have been announced.

The proceeds from this year's show go to Invisible Children's holiday campaign, Come Home For the Holidays, an effort to increase HF radio coverage and defection fliers that will encourage LRA combatants to lay down their weapons and return home.

The first 50 people through the door will receive a limited edition show poster designed by Jon Contino (if you are a later arriver, the posters will also be available for purchase at the show.)

Tickets for the show are $25 and can be purchased at the Troubadour's website.

LEFTOVER CUTIES
leftovercuties.com

Christmas Time Is Here is the new holiday EP from Los Angeles' Leftover Cuties.

The band is currently in the studios recording new music for an upcoming album with producer/engineer Dave Way (Fiona Apple, Macy Gray, SherylCrow) - set to be released in Spring 2013.

You can listen to Christmas Time Is Here on Soundcloud.

Catch Leftover Cuties Live:

12/19 – The Mint – Los Angeles, CA
01/14 – City Winery (with Shelby Lynne) – NY
01/15 – Rockwood Music Hall – New York, NY

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W♥M Updates (November)

The Last Beat of my Heart DeVotchKa Links Interview with Adina http://weheartmus... [this is good] In the face of adversity and unforeseen tragedy this young woman has continued to ... Adina Adina Adina: Hello, My Name is Paper Doll http://adinaadina... For my Media II class last semester. The assignment was to make an electronic book, but also to p... Joe Jackson to release bonus DVD with new album http://weheartmus... The new album "RAIN" Includes CD and bonus DVD UK Release Date: January 28, 2008 US Release Dat... DeVotchKa Signs with Anti- http://weheartmus... (Los Angeles) The critically acclaimed, exceptionally talented and expansively creative Denver q... Catch “MOBY MONDAYS” in December On Current TV's "The Daily Fix" http://weheartmus... Tune into Current TV's "The Daily Fix" this December to catch the first of two episodes featuring...

Hey, I just found out that Adina started a blog: Adina Adina Adina.

In one of her entry, she uploaded the interiors of her accordion book, and also an explanation:

For my Media II class last semester. The assignment was to make an electronic book, but also to present it in some form. I chose to do an accordion book, when you ribbon is untied, the box pops open to reveal the accordion pages.

I also wanted to reminder you about press.weheartmusic.com. Here are some new press releases I've just added.

The first one is that Joe Jackson is releasing a new album, Rain, with a DVD:

Joe Jackson, first studio album in four years, “Rain”, released in Europe on January 28th (January 29th in North America), will now be released by Rykodisc as a two-disc set, including a bonus DVD directed and produced by Julie Gardner, the recording engineer who recorded Joe’s last two studio albums. With a running time of over 40 minutes, the DVD will feature recent live performance footage, behind-the-scenes footage and a rare television interview.

Michael previously mentioned DeVotchKa on W♥M. Apparently DeVotchKa signed with Anti-:

Grammy-nominated DeVotchKa, well known for their scoring of the 2006 Oscar-winning film Little Miss Sunshine, capture a grand sense of the dramatic flavor of the U.S southwest and impart it onto both their gallant, artistic take on Eastern European folk music and the most emotive part of the indie rock scene. Images of the serious intensity of a troika being danced in a smoky bar on a Siberian plain and the soaring sweetness of a mariachi serenading a Mexican wedding party are conjured by the band’s lively performances and singer Nick Urata’s evocative voice.

Moby is appearing on The Current TV.

Tune into Current TV's "The Daily Fix" this December to catch the first of two episodes featuring singer/songwriter Moby. Serving as a guest host alongside Douglas Caballero, "The Daily Fix's" resident host, Moby talks about creating the musical score of the recently released film Southland Tales. Directed by Richard Kelly (Donnie Darko), this apocalyptic film features Justin Timberlake, Mandy Moore, The Rock and Sarah Michelle Gellar. The second installment of Moby's co-hosting gig on "The Daily Fix" will feature an interview with the up-and-coming Swedish house band, "The Knife."

And that ends the easiest entry I've ever done. I wanted to end with some potential W♥M Business Cards. I know one of them is way too dark (I'll have to lighten it later), but let me know which one you like best. I'm planning on getting them printed for for anyone that might want them.

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 11/27/2007 22:50:26  vu my♥posts adinaadinaadina.blogspot.com

DeVotchKA - The Last Beat of my Heart

 

The Last Beat of my Heart

DeVotchKa

Yes, as with everything else I write about here, I latched onto DeVotchKa a bit late.  Heck, I even saw Little Miss Sunshine way too late, barely catching it on DVD a month before the Oscars.  So when I heard them on the soundtrack and found a sound that I liked, I decided to do the prerequisite research into them, and liked what I found...

I'm a sucker for strings.  There's a bunch of songs that just make me shiver when I hear those parts.  You stick some violins or violas or cellos in the back of a song, and it just connects with me in a way I can't quite explain. This track is quite full of them, and really build the song up and make it more epic than the original.  It's a cover of a Siouxsie and the Banshees song, but I do have to be honest and say that I like this version better.  I have a theory about cover songs: you tend to favour the one that you hear first, even if the original is superior (which should always be the case, but not always so).  I was suprised to hear many 80s songs I liked to actually be remakes of obscure 60s songs, especially since you never ever hear the originals except when cool DJs in the clubs dig them out. 

To be fair to those Siouxsie fans, I think their version of Dear Prudence is superior to the (gasp!) Beatles.  Let the music experts shoot me down... 

Can anyone tell me why they write their name with all the weird capital letters?

--Nooker