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Eternal Summers at 7th Street Entry, Minneapolis (01 May 2015)

Eternal Summers Setlist Unassigned Together or Alone The Roses Black Diamond Wonder Gold and Stone Come Alive You Kill Good As You Bloom Never Enough I Love You Read More The Turbo Fruits UPDATE: The Turbo Fruits/Eternal Summers show will also be at the 7th Street Entry at 11pm! Additional details over at first-avenue.com. ... Eternal Summers Starting the Splatter show was Eternal Summers, a lo-fi/garage rock band from Virginia. The trio, lead by singer/guitarist Nicole Yun ...

This whole show Turbo Fruits show was problematic from the start. Originally scheduled for the Fallout Urban Art Center, it was changed to the 7th Street Entry almost near last minute (announced on April 27th). On top of the last minute change, the show start time was listed at 11pm, which is an usually late show. Talking to someone at the show, they told me that the band actually didn't get to the venue until after doors opened - so it may have been the reason why Turbo Fruits didn't make it on to the 7th Street Entry stage until a few minutes after 1am (from the scheduled 12:45am).

Turbo Fruits

I wasn't actually wasn't obligated to cover any of the bands on this show as just a regular attendee, so I bailed out after two songs from headliner Turbo Fruits. The two songs I heard were a cover of Johnny Kidd & the Pirates' "Shakin' All Over" (a song that was covered many times by another Nashville band, Those Darlins) and "Trouble".

Eternal Summers' Setlist

Opener Eternal Summers also had a 15 minute late start, and I believe they may have dropped or change the order from their original setlist.

The band showcased a few songs from their forthcoming Gold and Stone album, which is set for release sometime in late May via Kanine Records.

Remaining Eternal Summers dates:

05/03/15 Chicago, IL Double Door
05/04/15 Detroit, MI Hopcat
05/05/15 Columbus, OH Rumba Cafe
05/06/15 Cleveland, OH The Happy Dog
05/07/15 Pittsburgh, PA The Smiling Moose
05/08/15 New York, NY Cake Shop
05/09/15 Boston, MA Bill's Bar & Lounge
05/30/15 Philadelphia, PA Everybody Hits
05/31/15 NYC Popfest
06/06/15 Harrisburg, PA The Millworks
06/10/15 Raleigh, NC Neptunes Parlour
06/19/15 Harrisonburg, VA Clementine

Eternal Summers at 7th Street Entry, Minneapolis (01 May 2015)

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Minneapolis: May 1, 2015

There are just too many good shows taking place this May 1st, 2015, in the Minneapolis/St Paul area. I've broken down some of the good ones.

Read more Minneapolis Music Guide.

Read More Hurray For The Riff Raff Hurray For The Riff Raff just released their latest, Small Town Heroes, on ATO. Really good Cajun Sound. I saw them at the Mojo BBQ, two or three years ago and have always been impressed. ...

HURRAY FOR THE RIFF RAFF
at Cedar Cultural Center
Friday 05/01/15, 7pm ($15/Sold Out)
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We caught Alynda Lee Segarra (aka Hurray for the Riff Raff) at Shakopee in 2014 and described her show as:

Segarra filled out her songs with a four-piece band, which included a fiddle and upright bass to accompany her own banjo playing. Highlights included one of the first songs she’d written on banjo, ‘Here It Comes’, ‘End of the Line’ which featured Segarra on harmonica, and ‘Little Black Star’, from her previous album, that became a crowd clap and sing-a-long.

Canadian country singer and visual artist Daniel Romano set to open this sold out Minneapolis show.

Tour dates:

04/25/15 Brooklyn, NY Music Hall Of Williamsburg
04/28/15 Detroit, MI Shelter
04/29/15 Chicago, IL Lincoln Hall
04/30/15 Madison, WI High Noon Saloon
05/01/15 Minneapolis, MN Cedar Cultural Center
05/03/15 St. Louis, MO Sheldon Concert Hall
05/04/15 Tulsa, OK The Vanguard
05/05/15 Little Rock, AR South On Main
05/28/15 Memphis, TN Levitt Shell
05/29/15 Louisville, KY Headliners Music Hall
05/30/15 Nelsonville Music Festival
05/31/15 Nelsonville Music Festival
06/02/15 Cleveland, OH Beachland Ballroom
06/03/15 Buffalo, NY Ninth Ward At Babeville
06/04/15 Burlington, VT Signal Kitchen
06/06/15 Providence, RI Columbus Theater
06/07/15 Mountain Jam Festival
06/09/15 Three Rivers Arts Festival
06/10/15 Annapolis, MD Rams Head On Stage
06/12/15 Friday Cheers
06/14/15 Bonnaroo Music
06/19/15 Bayou Boogaloo
06/26/15 Big Barrel Country Music Festival
08/08/15 Outside Lands Music & Arts Festival

Read More The Turbo Fruits The Turbo Fruits/Bad Cop Split 7" came out on Jeffery Drag Records last week, July 31st. The vinyl will be limited to 300 clear vinyl, as well as a super limited 100 copies on clear/lavender vinyl ... Eternal Summers Starting the Splatter show was Eternal Summers, a lo-fi/garage rock band from Virginia. The trio, lead by singer/guitarist Nicole Yun ...

TURBO FRUITS w/ Eternal Summers
at Fallout Art Center
Friday 05/01/15 ($??)
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I've never been to the Fallout Art Center before, but in addition to art displays, they host live concerts as well. Nashville's Turbo Fruits will be stopping by the art center to showoff tracks from their latest album No Control. Spin described the album as "a solid 11-track collection of crisp, hook-filled garage-pop songs about love, drugs, death and other rock’n’roll..." The album came out this week, April 20th on all formats... and for the pre-orders, a very special 4/20 surprise: rolling papers.

Come to the Fallout Art Center this Friday to discovery why The Black Keys' Patrick Carney called "one of my favorite bands from Nashville."

We previously saw Eternal Summers in St Paul with We Are Scientists and Surfer Blood and as headliner in Minneapolis in 2013. The lo-fi trio's new album is called Gold And Stone, and it's coming out June 2nd on Kanine Records.

UPDATE: The Turbo Fruits/Eternal Summers show will also be at the 7th Street Entry at 11pm! Additional details over at first-avenue.com.

Tour dates:

Apr 25 - Brick & Mortar - San Francisco, CA *
Apr 28 - Mississippi Studios - Portland, OR *
Apr 29 - Sunset Tavern - Seattle, WA *
May 1 - Fallout Art Center - Minneapolis, MN *
May 1 - 7th Street Entry (11pm) - Minneapolis, MN *
May 2 - Cactus Club - Milwaukee, WI *
May 3 - Double Door - Chicago, IL *
May 4 - Huma Room @ Hop Cat - Detroit, MI *
May 5 – Rumba Cafe – Columbus, OH
May 6 - Happy Dog - Cleveland, OH
May 7 - Smiling Moose - Pittsburgh, PA *
May 9 - Bill’s Bar (Radio BDC) - Boston, MA ^
May 10 - Rock & Roll Hotel - Washington, DC ^
May 11 – Music Hall – Brooklyn, NY ^
May 12 – Nanola – Malta, NY
May 14 - Boot & Saddle - Philadelphia, PA ^
May 15 – The Saint – Asbury Park, NJ ^
May 16 - Lizard Lounge - Lancaster, PA ^
June 20 - Happenin’ Fest - Birmingham, AL

* with Eternal Summers
^ with Surfer Blood

Read More Wizard World Don't forget that the second annual Wizard World Comic Con Minneapolis will be taking place May 1st and May 2nd (which is also Free Comic Book Day) and May 3rd. We had a fantastic time last year at the …

WIZARD WORLD MINNEAPOLIS
at Minneapolis Convention Center
Friday 05/01/15 ($35/$75 for three days)
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We are very excited to cover Wizard World Minneapolis again, now in its second year at Minneapolis Convention Center, in Minneapolis.

The first show is this Friday and continues to Sunday. If you buy your tickets in advance, it's $75 for all three days, otherwise there is an extra $10 charge if you buy it at the door.

This year's big attraction are Star Trek/Dredd's Karl Urban (Sat & Sun), X-Files' Gillian Anderson (Sat & Sun), Harry Potter's James & Oliver Phelps (Sat & Sun), WWE's The Bella Twins (Sat).

For the complete Friday event listing, head over to wizardworld.com.

These are just the ones I'll likely attend (although I always end up shopping in the salesfloor most of the time):

Friday, May 1st
4:30–5:15PM Beyond the SHIELD, a conversation about Marvel's Agent of SHIELD (ROOM M100B)
Adam Wells and Mitra Nelson lead an in-depth conversation on Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. season two...

5:00–5:45PM Midnight Movies: Birth, Death And Afterlife (ROOM M100E)
Minneapolis-based filmmaker Dwayne Robinson moderates a panel discussion revealing the history and lore of midnight movies, including their fade into obscurity during the 90's and their ongoing resurgence in unexpected places. Panelists will include our friend Theresa Purcell of Trash Film Debauchery.

5:30-6:15PM Spotlight On Batman Beyond’s And Superman’s Dan Jurgens (ROOM M100B)
We saw Dan Jurgens' talk last year, this guy is simply amazing. He's drawn every major Marvel or DC character. Moderated by artist Gordon Purcell.

6:30-7:15PM How To Write Comics with Chris Claremont, Larry Hama, Michael Avon Oeming and Renee Witterstaetter (ROOM M100B)
These guys wrote some of my favorite Uncanny X-Men (Chris Claremont) and G.I. Joe (Larry Hama) stories. Also with "Powers" hot on the PlayStation network, it might be interesting to see what artist Michael Avon Oeming has to say.

There's also a costume event that I will likely check out... Also although it's listed in conjunction with Wizard World, the Kevin Smith Q&A session is a separate paid event at the State Theatre. I do not believe Kevin Smith will appear at the Minneapolis Convention Center, so this evening show is a must see for any fans of Clerks and Comic Book Men.

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The Spatter Analysis Tour at Turf Club, St Paul (09 Oct 2014)

Photo Gallery Eternal Summers Tour Poster Eternal Summers Setlist We are Scientists We are Scientists Setlist We Are Scientists Setlist Courage Dumb Luck Nobody Move, Nobody Get Hurt Nice Guys Chick Lit What You Do Best Sprinkles Textbook Inaction Something About You Lethal Enforcer Central AC Make It Easy I Don't Bite The Great Escape After Hours It's a Hit -- Encore -- (Instrumental Jam) This Scene Is Dead Surfer Blood Setlist Floating Vibes Twin Peaks Squeezing Blood Weird Shapes Miranda Voyager Reprise Take It Easy Drinking Problem Gravity Say Yes to Me Demon Dance Harmonix Swim Anchorage Eternal Summers Setlist Jammy Wonder Viper Gouge You Kill Millions Structure I Love You Never Enough Tour Dates 10/10/14 Madison, WI The Sett 10/12/14 New York, NY Various Venues 10/15/14 Newport, KY Revival Room 10/16/14 Louisville, KY Zanzabar Read More We Are Scientists We Are Scientists took the stage quite late into the night, and Chris Cain and Keith Murray chatted with the audience frequently between songs. They had a booming rapport that reminded me … Surfer Blood "This is our seventh time in Minneapolis," stated singer John Pitts from Surfer Blood, making their stop at the Triple Rock Social Club in Minneapolis last night, Sunday, October 13th. The Floridian band is … Eternal Summers I love fuzzy, lo-fi, shoegaze-y, poppy music. Eternal Summers is all of that. It's a recipe for the formula of music or genres that will almost always grab my attention. They started out their set …

"The Spatter Analysis Tour", with co-headliner Surfer Blood and We Are Scientists, just came through St Paul's Turf Club last night.

The Turf Club closed for the Summer for renovations, and this was the first time we had time to re-visit the venue. What I can report that it is indeed cleaner. The bar now has a new flooring, fresh paint (raised walls), a much nicer bathroom, and most importantly: new sound speakers, new lighting, and a raised/extended stage. They also got rid of the black drapes in the background (replaced it with a large painting of race horses) and also removed the secondary "minor" stage. All in all, it is the same old Turf Club, just improved.

Eternal Summers

Starting the Splatter show was Eternal Summers, a lo-fi/garage rock band from Virginia. The trio, lead by singer/guitarist Nicole Yun, is touring in support of their third studio album The Drop Beneath, out now on Kanine Records.

The band previously appeared in Minneapolis last year, but it was their first time in St Paul last night.

Their 40-min set was filled with high energy guitar-driven fuzz, including a few tracks, "Gouge" and "Never Enough", from their latest record.

Surfer Blood

Next up was co-headliner Surfer Blood, who, if you recall, the last time they were in Minneapolis, singer John Pitts said it was their "seventh time". From my understanding, I thought he said it was Surfer Blood's first time in St Paul... or at the very least, their first time at the Turf Club.

Surfer Blood is always fun to see live. If you've never seen them before, wait until you see them playing music with their teeth (for "Drinking Problem"). I've seen many bands, but Surfer Blood is the only one that does the teeth-playing-guitar thing.

For "Take It Easy", they invited singer Keith Murray on stage to help them jam, as John Pitts takes his singing mic into the audience.

Surfer Blood is, as always, tight on their nearly 55-minute set... thanks to many years as a touring band. The only problem they had was a false start for "Swim", but they quickly recovered and blasted the song as soon as they got their timing back.

Before I tell you about We Are Scientists at the Turf Club, let me tell you the first time I heard about them. It was 2006 and we were driving to Wisconsin, leaving from St Paul (!) and a friend had their major label debut album With Love and Squalor in her car. I'd never heard of them, but as soon as we put in the CD, I was already singing along with their songs. That's right, I have never heard of them before hearing that album for the first time.

So obviously, all the songs on their set from With Love and Squalor were favorites ("Nobody Move, Nobody Get Hurt", "The Great Escape", etc). I also got the impression that the other fans in the audience also felt the same way, based on their dance moves.

Also, last night was a very special night for We Are Scientists, as it was Keith's birthday. They joke around on stage a lot. Clearly the band don't take themselves too seriously, but what can you expect from a band ironically called We Are Scientist.

For example, they joked that "Make It Easy" was a cover of the Eagles' "Take It Easy", but their lawyers sent a cease and desist letter. So they changed the tune and the name to "Make It Easy". A complete lie, of course, but still fun to hear them tell that story.

With "I Don't Bite", Surfer Blood's guitarist and bassist was invited to jam, a favor returned from Keith's earlier stage invasion. You can tell that the two bands are both friends and fans of each other.

The highlight of their show was for their epic outro of the show, starting with "The Great Escape" and "After Hours" (which they incorporated "Eternal Summers" into a lyric from the song). That was supposed to be the last song on their set, but the band continued to medley in "It's a Hit", plus various song jams. If they ended the show, that would have been just fine, but since it was Keith's birthday, they came back with long instrumental jam, followed by "This Scene Is Dead".

If you are a fan of both bands, seeing them live on this Spatter Analysis tour is a no-brainer. While you're at it, pick up their exclusive tour 7" with sleeve artwork and tour poster for $10.

We Are Scientists at Turf Club, St Paul (09 Oct 2014)

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Rocktober: October 8 - October 10, 2014

Here are shows taking place in Minneapolis/St Paul on October 8 to October 10, 2014.

Read More Banks For the month of October, we talked about Lily Allen, Paloma Faith, Kooks, Bastille, Augustines, and Banks. …

BANKS
at First Avenue
Wednesday 10/08/14
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American singer-songwriter Banks is currently on tour in support of her Goddess album, out now on Harvest Records.

Rolling Stone described her music as “Midnight R&B melodies intermingled with post-grime and post-Grimes beats — and a penchant for Fiona Apple” and the buzz has reached deafening levels for her debut full-length, Goddess - see this rising self-taught pianist, vocalist, and songwriter's while you can.

U.S. Tour dates:

10/07/14 Chicago, IL Metro / Smart Bar
10/08/14 Minneapolis, MN First Avenue
10/10/14 Boulder, CO Fox Theatre
10/11/14 Salt Lake City, UT In The Venue
10/14/14 Seattle, WA The Showbox
10/15/14 Vancouver, BC Commodore Ballroom
10/16/14 Portland, OR McMenamins Crystal Ballroom
10/19/14 San Francisco, CA Treasure Island
10/21/14 Los Angeles, CA The Wiltern
10/22/14 Los Angeles, CA The Wiltern

Other notable shows in the Minneapolis/St. Paul metro:

Motopony with The Family Crest @ Cedar Cultural Center

Stick Figure w/Pacific Dub @ 7th St Entry

Hank & Cupcakes with Danger Ron & the Spins, White Boyfriend @ Turf Club

Al Stewart @ Dakota Jazz Club

Yellowman @Cabooze

Charmings + The Meadows @ Icehouse

Read More Screaming Females New Jersey's Screaming Females is known for their amazing live shows, and teaming up with legendary Steve Albini, they recorded their first live album during the two sold out shows at the Hideout in Chicago. … Pujol Opening up for J Roddy were Pujol, from Nashville, Tennessee. The five-piece band (although for live shows, they only have four members) played tracks from their sophomore album Kludge (like "No Words") and their 2012 debut album …

SCREAMING FEMALES
at Triple Rock Social Club
Wednesday 10/08/14
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If it's at the Triple Rock Social Club, it usually means one thing: three bands.

Headlining this triple-action show is punk rock band Screaming Females. The trio (Marissa Paternoster, Jarrett Dougherty, and King Mike) are currently touring in support of the the Steve Albini-produced live album Live at the Hideout, available now on Don Giovanni Records.

Second of the three bands are Nashville's Pujol, who we recently saw at a sold-out show for J Roddy Walston & the Business. Pujol are touring in their re-issued and re-titled Reunited States of Being on cassette.

Third on the list is Minneapolis' own Kitten Forever, the riot trio features Corrie Harrigan, Laura Larson, and Liz Elton.

Tour dates:

10/05: Pittsburgh, PA @ Mr Roboto Project*
10/06: Columbus, OH @ Ace of Cups*
10/07: Chicago, IL @ Logan Square Auditorium*
10/08: Minneapolis, MN @ Triple Rock Social Club*
10/09: Spearfish, SD @ Back Porch*
10/10: Denver, CO @ Lost Lake Lounge*
10/11: Boise, ID @ The Crux*
10/13: Portland, OR @ Holocene*
10/14: Olympia, WA @ Obsidian*
10/15: Seattle, WA @ Black Lodge*
10/17: Oakland, CA @1234 Go!*
10/18: San Francisco, CA @ Hemlock Tavern*
10/19: Los Angeles, CA @ Los Globos*
10/20: San Pedro, CA Harold's*
10/21: Tucson, AZ @ The Flycatcher*
10/23: Austin, TX @ Red 7*
10/24: Houston, TX @ Walter’s Downtown*
10/25: New Orleans, LA @ Community Records *
10/26: Cleveland, MS @ Green Room *
10/27: Birmingham, AL @ Seasick Records*
10/28: Nashville, TN @ Stone Fox*
10/30: Ybor (Tampa), FL @ Pre-Fest 2
10/31: Gainesville, FL @ FEST 13
11/01: Atlanta, GA @ 529 Bar*
11/02: Raleigh, NC @ Kings Barcade*
11/03: Richmond, VA @ Strange Matter*
11/04: Washington, DC @ Black Cat*
11/05: Philadelphia, PA @ Johnny Brenda’s*
11/06: Cambridge, MA @ TT The Bear’s Place*
11/07: Providence, RI @ Spark City*
11/08: Asbury Park, NJ @ Asbury Lanes*

*=with PUJOL

Read More Surfer Blood "This is our seventh time in Minneapolis," stated singer John Pitts from Surfer Blood, making their stop at the Triple Rock Social Club in Minneapolis last night, Sunday, October 13th. The Floridian band is … We Are Scientists We Are Scientists took the stage quite late into the night, and Chris Cain and Keith Murray chatted with the audience frequently between songs. They had a booming rapport that reminded me … Eternal Summers I love fuzzy, lo-fi, shoegaze-y, poppy music. Eternal Summers is all of that. It's a recipe for the formula of music or genres that will almost always grab my attention. They started out their set …

SURFER BLOOD + WE ARE SCIENTISTS
at Turf Club
Thursday 10/09/14
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Surfer Blood and We Are Scientists have embarked on a co-headlining tour which has been coined by the bands as “The Spatter Analysis Tour”.

Regarding the tour, Keith and Chris of WAS said, “We've been fans of Surfer Blood’s music for years, and have played on a couple of festivals together, but the blend of the two bands in a club setting is going to be a glorious thing."

While they are on tour they will be selling a limited edition 7" vinyl with original WAS track “Distillery” and Surfer Blood’s “NY Passage”

Also on the bill is Eternal Summers, a band that Laurie described as "fuzzy, lo-fi, shoegaze-y, poppy music."

Tour Dates

10/05/14 Ithaca, NY The Haunt
10/06/14 Toronto, ON Legendary Horseshoe Tavern
10/07/14 London, ON Call The Office
10/08/14 Chicago, IL Lincoln Hall
10/09/14 Saint Paul, MN Turf Club
10/10/14 Madison, WI The Sett
10/12/14 New York, NY Various Venues
10/15/14 Newport, KY Revival Room
10/16/14 Louisville, KY Zanzabar

Other notable shows in the Minneapolis/ St. Paul metro:

Here Come the Mummies with The Oddfathers @ Varsity Theater

Blockhead with Elaquent, Lost Midas @ 7th St Entry

J Mascis @ Minneapolis Institute Of Arts

Jungle with Empress Of @ First Avenue

Merchandise w/Lower, Condominium @ Triple Rock Social Club

Read More Sloan The boys of Sloan kindly stopped by the 400 Bar Friday evening and charmed a small, but excited collection of fans, new and old. The guitars were huge, the stage was hot and the lyrics ...

SLOAN
at Turf Club
Friday 10/10/14
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Canadian power-pop veterans Sloan have returned to our musical shores with an ambitious new double album, Commonwealth, due out September 9th on Yep Roc - and these guys aren’t messing around! Each side of the record is labeled after a different card-suit symbol and will feature compositions from a specific member: Jay Ferguson opens Commonwealth with his “Diamond” side, Patrick Pentland follows with “Shamrock,” the “Heart” is Chris Murphys’ section and “Spade” is the grand finale, an 18-minute suite compliments of Andrew Scott.

The band has been premiering tunes left and right starting with Pentland’s Beach Boys-rave-up “Keep Swinging (Downtown).” The A.V. Club debuted Ferguson’s “Cleopatra,” Consequence of Sound dropped Murphy’s “Carried Away” and USA Today pushed another Pentland tune, “13 (Under a Bad Sign)” - all songs have a great swagger and superior melody that Sloan are known for while still reflecting each writer’s unique fingerprint.

Although it’s been a few years since the band’s last full-length album (2011’s Double Cross), Sloan were still actively releasing music in between outputs. Following a tour celebrating the reissue of Twice Removed, the band put together a limited edition 7” single inspired by the hardcore bands of their youth titled Jenny/It’s In You, It’s In Me. The single came with download card so fans could access a covers record featuring versions of Sloan’s favorite punk groups like The Descendents, 7 Seconds and Bad Religion.

So far, Sloan only has FIVE dates lined up for their US tour and one of those dates includes a stop at the newly remodeled Turf Club in St. Paul - I consider it a personal victory when one of my favorite bands shuns both Chicago and Detroit in favor of the Twin Cities. It’s ALWAYS a great time when Sloan comes to town, so walk, drive or hop a ride on the light rail and get your butt to the Turf!

US Tour Dates:
10/10: Minneapolis, MN - Turf Club
10/19: Portland, OR - Star Theatre
10/20: Seattle, WA - Tractor Tavern
10/22: San Francisco, CA - Rickshaw Stop
10/24: Los Angeles, CA - Bootleg Theatre

Other notable shows in the Minneapolis/ St. Paul metro:

Grieves with Soulcrate, Unknown Prophets, Sol @ First Avenue

Om with Watter @ 7th St Entry

Pieta Brown album release @ Dakota Jazz Club

Sponge w/July Fighter, CrashMatic, Young & Tender @ Amsterdam Hall

Born Of Osiris w/After The Burial, Thy Art Is Murder @ Skyway Theatre

Shannon Curfman @ Famous Dave's BBQ & Blues

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Eternal Summers at the 7th Street Entry, Minneapolis (06/04/13)

Tour Dates 06/06/13 Chicago, IL Empty Bottle 06/07/13 Columbus, OH Double Happiness 07/31/13 New Haven, CT Bar Read More Eternal Summers Originally a duo, Eternal Summers added a third member to record their newest album 'Correct Behavior' (available on Kanine Records), adding quite a bit more depth to their sound. . …

As I made clear in my preview for this show, I was very excited to hear how their live show matched up with their recorded songs. I hate to say I was disappointed, but I was, and there were many factors. I'll get into those a bit into the review.

I love fuzzy, lo-fi, shoegaze-y, poppy music. Eternal Summers is all of that. It's a recipe for the formula of music or genres that will almost always grab my attention. They started out their set with three songs in a row that I don't believe are in recorded form yet, and they were quite good. Next song was 'Wonder' off their album that was released last year titled 'Correct Behavior'. It's a very catchy pop/rock song, but this was the first part of the show where I realized things were sounding very off. Either the singer couldn't hear her voice or she was just falling completely flat. Either way it was very distracting, and continued on for the rest of their set. I have a lot of sympathy for bands playing live and vocals being off, as I played in a band where it was nearly impossible for our singer to stay on key live. I understand it's hard to hear your vocals through the monitors when everything else is blaring.

I still watched and listened, trying to maintain a completely neutral view and simply critique/praise the live show for what they were intending. The crowd seemed to be quite into it and were dancing around/enjoying themselves, and that was promising. All in all, I enjoy their recorded songs and think they're onto something wonderful. Perhaps it was an off night for them, and I will forgive them for that. There is always room to improve as a touring band, and sound should be the first goal in that endeavor.

I must note that I caught about half of the set of the opening band Strange Relations. They're a band from Minneapolis consisting of drums, bass and guitar. The drummer sang over her complicated/awesome beats and I was beyond impressed with their sound. I am excited to be able to catch them in the cities again the next time they play. Keep them on your radar.

Eternal Summers at the 7th Street Entry, Minneapolis (06/04/13)

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Here comes the summer!

Read More Eternal Summers Eternal Summers are from Roanoke, Virginia, where, apparently, they are part of "Magic Twig Community", a collective of nine like-minded musicians interested in doing weird indie pop music. You can download Eternal Summer's . …

The summer's really here and it's time to come out
Time to discover what fun is about
Here comes the summer
Here comes the summer
Here comes the summer

- The Undertones

ETERNAL SUMMERS
facebook.com/eternalsummers‎

Originally a duo, Eternal Summers added a third member to record their newest album 'Correct Behavior' (available on Kanine Records), adding quite a bit more depth to their sound. On earlier releases such as 'Dawn of Eternal Summers', they had a lo-fi sound that I've always been known to be a sucker for. The newest release adds a bit more sparkle and production value, but definitely to their advantage. I've already listened to it more than a few times over the past few days, and am excited to see them play the songs live.

They are coming to 7th Street Entry on Tuesday, June 4th in support of 'Correct Behavior'. The show is 18+ and tickets are only $8 and will be available at the door. If you'd like to pre-order them, you can do that here.

If you're not in Minneapolis, you can catch them on the rest of their tour:

5/21/13 - Belly Up Tavern | Solana Beach, CA * 5/22/13 - Observatory | Santa Ana, CA * 5/23/13 - House of Blues | Hollywood, CA * 5/24/13 - The Independent | San Francisco, CA * 5/25/13 - The Independent | San Francisco, CA * 5/28/13 - Portland, OR - Backspace Cafe 5/29/13 - Vancouver, BC - The Cobalt

5/30/13 - Seattle, WA - Sunset Tavern 5/31/13 - Spokane, WA - Inlander's Volume Fest 6/01/13 - Missoula, MT - Ole Beck VFW Post 209 6/04/13 - Minneapolis, MN - 7th Street Entry 6/05/13 - Milwaukee, WI - Quarters 6/06/13 - Chicago, IL - Empty Bottle 6/07/13 - Columbus, OH - Double Happiness

* w/ The Presidents of The United States of America

Read More Prissy Clerks I'm pretty certain if you went to see a local Minneapolis concert this year, chances are you probably saw Prissy Clerks. I've previously mentioned them before, particularly when they were known as Total Babe . …

WALKER ART CENTER
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I've been to a few of these Movies in the Park shows, and "professional"/seasoned families would bring their own blankets and chairs to enjoy the movie. I would also recommend long-sleeves and bug spray because of mosquitoes and other pests. Otherwise, this is perfect for the whole family.

"The Walker Art Center presents Summer Music & Movies: Roadways" will begin every Monday evenings, starting in July and ending mid-August. See schedule below. This year's films were hand-selected by Mexican artist Abraham Cruzvillegas, whose work is featured in a new show at the Walker.

I don't know if this is a recent thing, but this year, apparently, they are having musical guests play in Loring Park. These are local artists, and worth checking out if you've never seen them perform before.

SUMMER MUSIC & MOVIES 2013: ROADWAYS
MONDAYS, JULY 29–AUGUST 19 IN LORING PARK FREE
MUSIC BEGINS AT 7 PM; MOVIES BEGIN AT DUSK (APPROXIMATELY 8:45 PM)

Monday, July 29
Music: Prissy Clerks
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Read More Devil Makes Three If you were planning on catching Devil Makes Three in November, Jonny "Corndawg" Fritz will be opening. …

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"Goodbye Summer" is the new music video from Jonny Fritz, you can watch it here. The video was filmed in the desert outside of Las Vegas and stars Jonny Fritz, a woman and fireworks!

Commenting on the video, Fritz said, "I was in Las Vegas with Sean Dunne [video director] to help him shoot a commercial for a reality TV show. We got bored with that very quickly and Sean offered to buy a ton of fireworks, go out into the desert and fire them at me while I danced my ass off."

The song is taken from Fritz's new ATO Record release Dad Country, which came out late April.

Check out Fritz on tour with the Alabama Shakes:

06/18 Columbus, OH LC Pavilion - Outdoors
06/19 Detroit, MI Royal Oak Music Theatre
06/23 Port Chester, NY The Capitol Theatre

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