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Minneapolis: April 27 to April 30, 2019

Here are some shows taking place in the Minneapolis/St Paul area from April 27 to April 30, 2019.

Read more: Minneapolis Music Guide.

Leon 2019 Tour Dates Read More LÉON Fresh from an appearance a few days before on The Late Late Show with James Cordon, Swedish singer LÉON found herself along the banks of Lake Minnetonka, for a promotional ... Morgan Saint Morgan Saint is known for her magnetic live show and striking visual presence and she recently released Alien (Epic Records) on October 5th. …

LÉON
+ Morgan Saint
Fine Line Music Cafe
Tue 04/30/2019 (7pm/$20)
finelinemusic.com

Swedish singer/songwriter Léon is back in Minneapolis. She’s bringing Morgan Saint on tour with her.

We caught Saint in October 2018, and wrote, “Morgan Saint’s set is full of very personal and heart felt song, as an example “Glass House” was introduced as, “this is my most personal song I’ve ever written.” The song is about being broken, and asking someone to understand. You get a sense that the person does not respond to the protagonist, even though the song is demanding love (“F**king love me now, love me now, love me now”).”

Tour dates:

4/23 Boston, MA Paradise Rock Club
4/24 New York, NY Irving Plaza
4/26 Montreal, QC Café Campus
4/27 Toronto, ON Mod Club Theatre
4/29 Chicago, IL House of Blues
4/30 Minneapolis, MN Fine Line
5/3 Denver, CO Summit
5/4 Salt Lake City, UT Urban Lounge
5/6 Portland, OR Wonder Ballroom
5/7 Vancouver, BC Imperial
5/8 Seattle, WA Neptune Theatre
5/10 San Francisco, CA August Hall
5/11 Anaheim, CA Pariah House of Blues
5/12 Los Angeles, CA Bellasco Theater
5/14 Phoenix, AZ Crescent Ballroom
5/16 Austin, TX Antone’s Nightclub
5/17 Dallas, TX Cambridge House of Blues
5/18 Houston, TX Bronze Peacock House of Blues
5/20 Atlanta, GA Aisle 5
5/21 Nashville, TN The Basement East

Other shows in the area:

Goodnight Ritual at Day Block Brewing Company Bayonne at 7th Street Entry Lovelytheband 2019 Tour MURS at 7th Street Entry The Score 2019 Tour Drums at Turf Club Foals at First Ave Read More Bayonne Bayonne, the new moniker of Austin-based Roger Sellers, will be making a stop at the 7th Street Entry on Wednesday, January 27th. The artistic style .... The Score Los Angeles rock band The Score (Eddie Anthony and Edan Dover) is on their “The Only One” tour with Castlecomer. Tour Dates: … lovelytheband Indie Los Angeles band Lovelytheband (stylized as lovelytheband) is headlining the 7th Street Entry on Sunday, October 21. The show is sold out. … Murs DJ Foundation introduced Murs as he came on asking "whatupdawg?" While most people will probably list "I Used to Love H.E.R." or the Nate Dogg homage as their favorite of the night … The Drums The Drums are New York’s current triple F. Says who? Says your momma. The lads live in Brooklyn but claim 50s surf culture as the main source of inspiration. Summertime! is full of sunny ... Foals "Are you ready? Because you don't sound f****ing ready!," yelled Foals' singer Yannis Philippakis as he worked the crowd. Foals rocked hard at First Avenue in Minneapolis last night to a group of young British rock music fans. …

GOODNIGHT RITUAL
Late Night Fights, Via
Day Block Brewing Company
Sat 04/27/2019 (9:30pm/$10)
dayblockbrewing.com

Local band Goodnight Ritual is having their album Galore (their first album in 8 years) release show at the Day Block Brewing Company, in Minneapolis on Saturday, April 27th.

Late Night Fights and Via to open.

Additional details:

GOODNIGHT RITUAL - GALORE - Record Release Show:
Saturday, April 27th - 2019 @ Day Block Brewing Company - Mpls, MN - 9pm
Late Night Fights 9:30-10:15 - Via 10:45-11:30 - Goodnight Ritual 12:00-12:45

Dennis Asher - vocals / guitar
Jer Fink - guitar / vocals
Jake Robeck - bass / vocals
Lance Reed - drums / vocals

BAYONNE
+ Palm Daze
7th St Entry
Sat 04/27/2019 (8pm/$12)
first-avenue.com

Bayonne is currently touring in support of their sophomore album Drastic Measures. We saw Bayonne in April 2017 and mentioned, “Opening up the show was Austin’s Bayonne, the stagename for one-man-band Roger Sellers, with a brief 30-min set. Armed with headphones and using various loops and pre-recorded beats, combined with raw vocal performances and sometime live instruments, Bayonne was able to recreate some unique songs. Some of the songs sounded like what Thom Yorke (Radiohead) would create with his experiments.”

Tour dates:

4/21 - Allston, MA - Great Scott
4/22 - Montreal, QC - Le Ministère
4/23 - Toronto, ON - The Monarch Tavern
4/25 - Columbus, OH - Ace of Cups
4/26 - Chicago, IL - Schubas Tavern
4/27 - Minneapolis, MN - 7th Street Entry
4/28 - Davenport, IA - The Raccoon Motel
4/30 - Denver, CO - Lost Lake Lounge
5/3 - Seattle, WA - Barboza
5/4 - Portland, OR - Doug Fir Lounge
5/6 - San Francisco, CA - Rickshaw Stop
5/7 - Los Angeles, CA - The Echo
5/9 - San Diego, CA - Casbah
5/10 - Tucson, AZ - 191 Toole
5/30 - Austin, TX - Empire Control Room
8/1 - 8/4 - Chicago, IL - Lollapalooza
8/2 - 8/4 - Montreal, QC - Osheaga

LOVELYTHEBAND
+ Flora Cash, Jagwar Twin, OTW
Varsity Theater
Sun 04/28/2019 (6pm/$20)
varsitytheater.com

lovelytheband is headlining the all-ages show at the Varsity Theater on Sunday, April 28th.

Show up early to check out Flora Cash, Jagwar Twin, and OTW .

Tour dates:

04/23/2019 The Depot Salt Lake City, UT
04/24/2019 Lovelytheband Black Sheep Colorado Springs, CO
04/28/2019 Varsity Theater Minneapolis, MN
05/01/2019 House Of Blues Chicago, IL
05/03/2019 House Of Blues Cleveland, OH
05/07/2019 Paradise Rock Club Boston, MA
05/08/2019 Baltimore Soundstage Baltimore, MD
05/11/2019 Cannery Ballroom Nashville, TN
05/15/2019 Scoot Inn Austin, TX
05/16/2019 House Of Blues Dallas, TX
05/18/2019 The Hangout Beach, Music & Arts Fest.
05/21/2019 The Fonda Theatre Los Angeles, CA
05/22/2019 August Hall San Francisco, CA
05/23/2019 Ace Of Spades Sacramento, CA
05/29/2019 House Of Blues Orlando, FL
06/20/2019 Stage AE Pittsburgh, PA
06/23/2019 Firefly Music Festival Dover, DE
06/28/2019 "Summerfest" Milwaukee, WI
06/29/2019 Golden Triangle Denver, CO

MURS
+ Locksmith, Cojo
7th Street Entry
Mon 04/29/2019 (7pm/$20)
first-avenue.com

Los Angeles rapper Murs is headlining the 7th Street Entry … and he’s bringing his friends Locksmith and Cojo as openers.

Tour dates:

04/23 Urban Lounge Salt Lake City, UT
04/24 Aggie Theatre Fort Collins, CO
04/25 The Black Sheep Colorado Springs, CO
04/26 Cervantes Masterpiece Ballroom Denver, CO
04/28 Waiting Room Lounge Omaha, NE
04/29 7th St Entry Minneapolis, MN
05/2 Middle East Restaurant and Nightclub Cambridge, MA
05/3 Zone One New York, NY
05/4 Boot & Saddle Philadelphia, PA
05/5 Songbyrd Music House Washington
05/7 Cat's Cradle Carrboro, NC

THE SCORE
+ Lostboycrow, Overstreet
Amsterdam Bar & Hall
Tue 04/30/2019 (7pm/$15)
amsterdambarandhall.com

Critically acclaimed, LA based, New York rock band The Score (Eddie Anthony and Edan Dover) is back on the road for their The Pressure Tour.

Lostboycrow (solo musician) and Overstreet (band) will be opening at the Amsterdam Bar & Hall in St Paul on Tuesday, April 30th.

Tour dates:

April 27th Salt Lake City, UT In The Venue
April 28th Denver, CO Marquis Theatre
April 30th St. Paul, MN Amsterdam Bar & Hall
May 2nd Chicago, IL Lincoln Hall
May 3rd Cincinnati, OH Top Cats
May 4th Columbus, OH Skully's
May 5th Detroit, MI Shelter
May 7th Brooklyn, NY Knitting Factory
May 8th Washington, DC U Street
May 10th Carrboro, NC Cat’s Cradle
May 11th Atlanta, GA The Loft
May 13th Austin, TX The Parish
May 14th Dallas, TX Deep Ellum
May 16th Phoenix, AZ Pub Rock
May 17th Los Angeles, CA The Troubadour

THE DRUMS
+ Tanukichan, DJ Jake Rudh
Turf Club
Tue 04/30/2019 (7:30pm/$18)
turfclub.net

The last time we saw The Drums, it was in 2014: “Riding in on a spectacular wave of beachy, bittersweet synth-pop, The Drums established a dedicated following with 2010’s self-titled and 2011’s Portamento; two records that practically sound like a greatest hits, each song better than the last. The band is currently touring behind their most recent release, Encyclopedia, and while there have been a few line-up changes since they were last in town, yesterday evening found them in fine form.”

So… it’s been many, many years since they were active… but we’re glad to see that they’re back. The Drums will play The Turf Club in St Paul on April 30th.

Oakland’s Tanukichan and local DJ Jake Rudh to open.

Tour Dates:

4/24/19 - Santa Ana, CA @ La Santa
4/26/19 - El Paso, TX @ Lowbrow Palace
4/27/19 - San Antonio, TX @ Paper Tiger
4/29/19 - Omaha, NE @ The Waiting Room
4/30/19 - St. Paul, MN @ Turf Club
5/01/19 - Chicago, IL @ Metro
5/02/19 - Toronto, ON @ Phoenix Concert Theater
5/03/19 - Ithaca, NY @ The Haunt
5/04/19 - Boston, MA @ Paradise Rock Club
5/07/19 - New York, NY @ Mercury Lounge
5/08/19 - Asbury Park, NJ @ Asbury Lanes
5/09/19 - Philadelphia, PA @ The Foundry
5/10/19 - Brooklyn, NY @ Warsaw
5/11/19 - Washington, D.C. @ The Black Cat
5/13/19 - Carrboro, NC @ Cat's Cradle

FOALS
+ Omni, Preoccupations
First Avenue
Tue 04/30/2019 (7pm/$33.50)
first-avenue.com

British rock band Foals will be headlining First Avenue’s mainroom on April 30th. The group released Everything Not Saved Will Be Lost – Part 1 earlier, and promised a Part 2 is coming this Fall 2019.

Preoccupations and Omni to open the Minneapolis show.

Tour Dates:

April 22 /// Toronto, ON /// Rebel^
April 23 /// Columbus, OH /// Newport Music Hall
April 24 /// St. Louis, MO /// The Pageant^
April 26 /// Detroit, MI /// Saint Andrews Hall^
April 27 /// Chicago, IL /// Riviera Theatre^
April 28 /// Milwaukee, WI /// The Rave^
April 30 /// Minneapolis, MN /// First Avenue^
May 2 /// Kansas City, MO /// Midland Theatre+
May 5 /// Atlanta, GA /// Shaky Knees Festival 2019#
May 12 /// Brussels, Belgium /// Ancienne Belgique
May 13 /// Paris, France /// Bataclan
May 15 /// Lausanne, Switzerland /// Les Docks
May 16 /// Milan, Italy /// Fabrique
May 17 /// Luxembourg, Luxembourg /// Den Atelier
May 19 /// Amsterdam, Netherlands /// Paradiso
May 20 /// Berlin, Germany /// Huxleys

^ with Preoccupations & Omni

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Silversun Pickups & Foals at Myth, Maplewood (05 May 2016)

Silversun Pickups Setlist Cradle (Better Nature) Well Thoughts Out Twinkles The Royal We Nightlight Circadian Rhythm (Last Dance) The Pit Little Lover's So Polite Friendly Fires Latchkey Kids Panic Switch Ragamuffin Lazy Eye -- Encore -- Kissing Families Dots and Dashes (Enough Already) The Wild Kind Foals Setlist Snake Oil Olympic Airways My Number Providence Spanish Sahra Red Socks Pugie Birch Tree Late Night Mountain at My Gates Inhaler What Went Down Joywave Setlist Parade Nice House Bad Dreams Somebody New Tongues Destruction Destruction Read More Silversun Pickups Having spent many times stopping in Minneapolis at smaller venues, like the 7th Street Entry, Silversun Pickups' Brian Aubert was amazed at the massive crowd for Rock the Garden, that he said, "This is a big deal!" … Foals "Are you ready? Because you don't sound f****ing ready!," yelled Foals' singer Yannis Philippakis as he worked the crowd. Foals rocked hard at First Avenue in Minneapolis last night to a group of young British rock music fans. … Joywave Special guest Joywave to open the show. Tour dates: 04/30/16 KDGE 102.1 EdgeFest 05/01/16 Austin, TX Stubb's Bar-B-Q …

The Foals and Silversun Pickups tour just recently stopped by the Myth Nightclub in Maplewood, Minnesota.

Joywave

New York’s Joywave was the first band to play Thursday night. They seemed comfortable with their newly gained, but much deserved, popularity as they played through a quick thirty-minute set.

Daniel Armbuster (the singer) had a personality that shined as he joked around with the crowd. The banner behind the drumkit said something to the extent of "due to circumstances out of our control, Joywave will not be headlining tonight". Not only could you see it written on the banner, Daniel made it a point to inform the crowd that they were not headlining and only had a 30-minute set.

Joywave played a handful of songs off of their debut album How Do You Feel Now? and their new release Swish which is an exclusive and unique digital release that features an unreleased bonus track.

Joywave ended with their hit song "Destruction". After playing through the song once, Armbuster informed the crowd that their contract states they do not have to leave the show until they feel the crowd has been satisfied so they started "Destruction" for a second time and played it again.

Foals

English indie rock band, Foals was the second band to play and their live show was so full of energy that I was blown away. Prior to walking on stage, the room went dark and then the crowd was hit with bright lights and nonstop strobe lights while an ambient track played. When the members of Foals were finally spotted entering the stage, the crowd started cheering. When the first song started, the crowd seemed to go silent as to appreciate the music that was being performed.

Foals' music sounds way different live than it does on recordings. When they play live, the music has this sort of intensity that is lost in the recordings. Singer Yannis Philippakis had an extremely powerful and raw sounding voice throughout the set. It was powerful and perfect even when he decided to jump into the crowd. He was quickly swallowed up by fans as he tried to make his way back up to the stage after wandering around and crowd surfing for a little bit.

Brian Aubert

The headliner of the night was Silversun Pickups, currently featuring Nikki Monninger on vocals/bass, Brian Aubert on guitar and lead vocals, Chris Guanlao on drums, and Joe Lester on keyboards and soundboard.

This alternative rock band from Los Angeles has been around for a while and seem to finally be getting the recognition they deserve. They released Better Nature last year and played a lot of songs off of that but did not forget about their three previous releases.

Each song they played was finished with a warm round of applause from the full house. The crowd was quiet throughout the actual songs as if to show their respect for the true musicianship that this band has. Silversun Pickups sounded like a carbon copy of their recordings when they played live. Each song was played with perfection by each of the four members and it was so tight that it was hard to believe it was just a recording.

Remaining tour dates:

05/08/16 89X Birthday Bash
05/09/16 Cleveland, OH House Of Blues
05/10/16 Cincinnati, OH Bogart's
05/12/16 Charlotte, NC Fillmore Charlotte
05/13/16 Atlanta, GA Center Stage Theater
05/14/16 Shaky Knees Music
05/16/16 North Myrtle Beach, SC House Of Blues
05/17/16 Greensboro, NC Cone Denim
05/18/16 Nashville, TN Ryman Auditorium
05/28/16 St. Louis, MO Ballpark Village
06/04/16 Live 105 BFD
06/06/16 Seattle, WA The Showbox
06/07/16 Portland, OR McMenamins Crystal
06/08/16 Eugene, OR McDonald Theatre
06/17/16 Radio 104.5 Birthday
06/20/16 Chattanooga, TN Track 29
06/21/16 Knoxville, TN The Mill & Mine
06/22/16 Asheville, NC The Orange Peel
06/24/16 Raleigh, NC The Ritz
06/25/16 Columbus, OH Newport Music Hall
06/26/16 DC101 Kerfuffle
07/22/16 Panorama Festival
07/25/16 Portland, ME State Theatre
07/26/16 South Burlington, VT Higher Ground
07/28/16 Quebec City, QC Imperial Bell
07/31/16 Lollapalooza
08/27/16 Timpanogos Music Festival

Silversun Pickups at Myth, Maplewood (05 May 2016)

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Minneapolis: May 4 to May 8, 2016

Here are some shows taking place in the Minneapolis/St Paul area from May 4 to May 8, 2016.

Read more Minneapolis Music Guide.

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". … Made Violent Made Violent ended up missing their Minneapolis appearance. It is really a shame, because, as we've previously mentioned, this is an excellent band. ...

THE STRUTS
at First Avenue
Wednesday, 05/04/16, 7:30pm ($16/$18)
first-avenue.com

We’ve been following acclaimed UK rockers The Struts for a while now, and admitted that they weren’t quite ready to head their show at First Avenue in September 2015, because (at the time) the band only wanted to play a few songs for the US market. This included only seven songs (plus one encore), but they managed to fill out an hour. This is because of extended live version... plus singer Luke Spiller had three costume changes, making for a fun, entertaining show.

This time around, the band finally released their debut Everybody Wants and will be adding additional songs on their set. Recently, the band showcased a cover of The Vaccines’ “I Always Knew” and Drake’s “Hotline Bling”, combined with their single “Kiss This”.

Opening up the show will be our favorite Made Violent. We previously caught the trio (singer/bassist Joseph White, guitarist Rob Romano and drummer Justin Acee) in May 2015 and looked forward to their second appearance in October 2015.... but history would have it that their van broke down. When pressed about why they put up with the struggles of constant grinding and touring, Romano said, “We can’t wait to hop in our sh**y van and drive across the country to play for anyone and everyone. Two things really matter to us – making as much good music as we can, and touring as much as we can. We never want to stop doing this.”

Made Violent also finally released some Eps (Made Violent and Wasted Days) last year via Columbia Records/Startime International.

Tour Dates:

April 30—Frisco, TX—Toyota Stadium May 2—Des Moines, IA—Wooly’s May 3—Milwaukee, WI—The Rave III May 4—Minneapolis, MN—First Avenue May 6—Kansas City, MO—Middle of the Map May 8—Concord, NC—Carolina Rebellion May 9—Johnson City, TN—Capone’s May 10—Pittsburgh, PA—Altar Bar May 12—Norfolk, VA—Norva May 13—Atlanta, GA—Shaky Knees May 15—Jacksonville, FL—Jack Rabbits May 17—Fort Lauderdale, FL— Culture Room May 18—Orlando, FL—The Social May 20—Gulf Shores, AL—Hangout Music Festival May 21—Maryland Heights, MO—KPNT Pointfest May 22—Columbus, OH—Rock on the Range May 28—San Francisco, CA—Opera House May 28—Napa, CA—BottleRock Napa Valley June 5—Mendig, Germany—Rock am Ring June 3—Nurnberg, Germany—Rock im Park June 9— Sweden Rock Festival

June 10— Pinkpop Festival June 11—Download Festival June 12—Nova Rock Festival June 16—Madrid, Spain—Mad Cool Festival June 19—Dover, DE—Firefly Music Festival July 2—Rotselaar, Belgium—Rock Werchter July 3—Arras, France—Main Square Festival July 14—Asbury Park, NJ—The Stone Pony* July 20—Reading, PA—Downtown Alive* July 21—Clifton Park, NY—Upstate Concert Hall* July 22—WayHome Music July 23—Cleveland, OH—R&R HOF* July 25—Detroit, MI—St. Andrew’s Hall* July 26—Cincinnati, OH—Bogart’s* July 29—Chicago, IL—Lollapalooza July 31—Montreal, Canada—Osheaga August 1—Portland, ME—Port City Music Hall* August 2—Boston, MA—Royale Nightclub* August 6—Washington, DC—9:30 Club* *supported by Dorothy

Read More Silversun Pickups Having spent many times stopping in Minneapolis at smaller venues, like the 7th Street Entry, Silversun Pickups' Brian Aubert was amazed at the massive crowd for Rock the Garden, that he said, "This is a big deal!" … Foals "Are you ready? Because you don't sound f****ing ready!," yelled Foals' singer Yannis Philippakis as he worked the crowd. Foals rocked hard at First Avenue in Minneapolis last night to a group of young British rock music fans. … Joywave BETTY WHO with Joywave, Great Good Fine OK at Fine Line Music Cafe Friday 10/17/14, 8pm $15: finelinemusic.com …

SILVERSUN PICKUPS / FOALS
at Myth
Thursday, 05/05/16, 6:30pm ($27)
mythlive.com

The co-headlining show of Foals and Silversun Pickups will be arriving to the Myth in Maplewood, Minnesota.

Foals recently scored their first #1 Alternative radio single with “Mountain At My Gates”, from their acclaimed fourth album What Went Down... so expect the crowd to go nuts when they play that song live. Find out why Q Magazine gave the band “Best Act in the World” in 2015.

As for Silversun Pickups, they made it on our annual favorite shows of 2015.

Special guest Joywave to open the show.

Tour dates:

04/30/16 KDGE 102.1 EdgeFest
05/01/16 Austin, TX Stubb's Bar-B-Q
05/02/16 Houston, TX Revention Music
05/04/16 Kansas City, MO Arvest Bank
05/05/16 Saint Paul, MN Myth
05/06/16 Milwaukee, WI Eagles Ballroom
05/08/16 89X Birthday Bash
05/09/16 Cleveland, OH House Of Blues
05/10/16 Cincinnati, OH Bogart's
05/12/16 Charlotte, NC Fillmore Charlotte
05/13/16 Atlanta, GA Center Stage Theater
05/14/16 Shaky Knees Music
05/16/16 North Myrtle Beach, SC House Of Blues
05/17/16 Greensboro, NC Cone Denim
05/18/16 Nashville, TN Ryman Auditorium
05/28/16 St. Louis, MO Ballpark Village
06/04/16 Live 105 BFD
06/06/16 Seattle, WA The Showbox
06/07/16 Portland, OR McMenamins Crystal
06/08/16 Eugene, OR McDonald Theatre
06/17/16 Radio 104.5 Birthday
06/20/16 Chattanooga, TN Track 29
06/21/16 Knoxville, TN The Mill & Mine
06/22/16 Asheville, NC The Orange Peel
06/24/16 Raleigh, NC The Ritz
06/25/16 Columbus, OH Newport Music Hall
06/26/16 DC101 Kerfuffle
07/22/16 Panorama Festival
07/25/16 Portland, ME State Theatre
07/26/16 South Burlington, VT Higher Ground
07/28/16 Quebec City, QC Imperial Bell
07/31/16 Lollapalooza
08/27/16 Timpanogos Music Festival

Read More Wizard World Minneapolis The second annual Wizard World Minneapolis at the Minneapolis Convention Center just ended on Sunday. Compared to last year, I felt this year more fans were attending the panels... … Buffy So, today's entry is on Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Although they've used good music soundtracks, such as Echobelly, Curve, and Angie Hart (Frente), I'm going to . … Grimm Grimm season two is the opposite. I don't like how the main character's sidekick can now also see the supernatural characters. Also: why are there more . … Gotham Gotham is an upcoming Fox TV series (due out Sept 22) about the beginnings of Batman, his villains, a young Jim Gordon and the city that hosts them . …

WIZARD WORLD COMIC CON MINNEAPOLIS
at Minneapolis Convention Center
Thursday, 05/05/16, 6pm (FREE)
Friday, 05/06/16, 3pm ($35/$45)
Saturday, 05/07/16, 10am ($45/$55)
Sunday, 05/08/16, 10am ($40/$50)
minneapolis.org

It is pretty much all-Wizard World all weekend! W♥M will be bringing you extensive coverage of the three-day event - plus the traditional kick-off free event at the Mall of America on Thursday.

The Wizard World Comic Con’s “Kick Off the Con” event will take place at the Rotunda at 6pm and will feature Lou Ferrigno (The Hulk), Barry Bostwick (The Rocky Horror Picture Show) and James Marsters (Spike, from Buffy).

Wizard has also published their Minneapolis Programming and here are some events we will try to attend:

FRIDAY, MAY 6TH

5:00 – 5:45pm Prince: The Comics Connection—“Batdance” And Beyond: With Dean Haspiel, Guy Gilchrist, Zak Sally & Alex Lubet (Room M100e)

6:00 – 6:45pm The Creative Mind: Top Artists On Drawing Comics With The Red Hook’s Dean Haspiel, The Books Of Magic’s Peter Gross, Animal Man’s Chaz Truog & Deadpool’s Mikey Babinski (Room 100e)

SATURDAY, MAY 7TH

11:30 – 12:15pm Guy Gilchrist’s Professional Creative Workshop (M100i)

12:00 – 12:45pm Protecting Star City And Oliver Queen With David Ramsey (Room 101)

1:00 – 1:45pm Adventures In Middle Earth With Billy Boyd (Room 101)

1:00 – 1:45pm Blood On The Bayou With Kristen Bauer (M100e)

1:30 – 2:15pm Inside The World Of Independent Comics With Billy Dogma’s Dean Haspiel, Mcad’s Barbara Schulz, Sammy The Mouse’s Zak Sally & Origins Unknown’s Victor Dandridge (Room M00i)

2:00 – 2:45pm Spider-Man: Menace Or Super-Menace? Hosted By J. Jonah Jameson (M100e)

2:30 – 3:15pm From Thumbs To Prints: Creating Your Own Comic Book With Koolasheck (M100i)

3:00 – 3:45pm Storytime Is Over: David Giuntoli, Bitsie Tulloch And Sasha Roiz (Room 101)

4:00 – 4:45pm Rise Of The Penguin: Robin Lord Taylor (Room 101)

4:30 – 5:15pm Security Gaps In Hogwarts (M100b)

5:00 – 5:45pm Intro To Cosplay With Wizard World Cosplay Guest Hannah Eva (M100e)

5:30 – 6:15pm Creating “The Crow” With James O’barr (M100i)

6:30 – 7:00pm Inside The Ring With Wwe® Superstar Paige™ (M100b)

7:30 – 9:00pm Wizard World Costume Contest Sponsored By Bandai Namco (Room 101)

SUNDAY, MAY 8TH

12:00 – 12:45pm Their Time Is Now: Falk Hentschel And Franz Drameh (M100e)

12:30 – 1:15pm Secrets Of Comics Writing Revealed! With Superman’s Dan Jurgens, The Red Hook’s Dean Haspiel, Albert The Alien’s Trevor Mueller & Spider-Man’s Danny Fingeroth (Room M100b)

1:00 – 1:45pm Out For A Bite With James Marsters (M100e)

1:30 – 2:15pm Batman V Superman: Threat Or Menace? With Superman’s Dan Jurgens & Spider-Man’s Danny Fingeroth (Room M100b)

3:00 – 3:45pm Wizard World Kid’s Costume Contest (M100b)

You can pay per day, but you’ll save money by purchasing all three dates at $75.

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Cage the Elephant and Foals w/ J. Roddy Walston and The Business at Myth in Maplewood, MN (15 May 2014) concert review

Cage the Elephant/Foals Spring 2014 Poster Cage the Elephant Setlist Spiderhead In One Ear Aberdeen Take It Or Leave It Cigarette Daydream Ain't No Rest For the Wicked Halo Telescope Back Against the Wall Black Widow It's Just Forever Teeth Come a Little Closer -- Encore -- Shake Me Down Sabertooth Tiger Foals Setlist Prelude Total Life Forever Olympic Airways My Number Blue Blood Providence Spanish Sahara Red Socks Pugie Late Night Inhaler Tour Dates May 17 | Denver, Colorado | Ogden Theatre May 18 | Salt Lake City, Utah | The Complex May 20 | Oakland, California | Fox Theater * * indicates Foals is headlining Read More Cage the Elephant Cage the Elephant – Come a Little Closer The rising Kentucky band in support of third album Melophobia (RCA Records), has embarked on an extensive North American Spring tour… Foals "Are you ready? Because you don't sound f****ing ready!," yelled Foals' singer Yannis Philippakis as he worked the crowd. Foals rocked hard at First Avenue in Minneapolis last night to a group of young British rock music fans. … J Roddy Walston J. Roddy Walston played piano for his entire set, his band The Business did a great job in playing and singing backup. They sang rock and roll music like "Full Growing Man", "Don't Break The Needle", and "Sweatshop" …

What do Cleveland, Tennessee; Oxford, England; and Bowling Green, Kentucky have in common?

Seemingly nothing, but bands from those three cities and their different, yet well-matched-together sounds, combined forces for a crunchy, charged evening to a packed crowd at The Myth in suburban Maplewood, MN.

J Roddy Walston and The Business

The show started with an all-too-brief set from Tennessee rockers, J Roddy Walston and The Business, in promotion of their breakthrough, Essential Tremors (ATO Records). The band, who has been around in some form for 12 years, has been receiving increasing buzz and considers Minneapolis one of its strongest markets; playing to previously sold out headlining gigs, a State Fair residency last year, and had even volunteered to play a radio gig the next morning in the early AM, which alone shows true commitment.

Bathed in mostly red lighting, Roddy’s energetic piano stomping and crowd inciting, were particularly lively on songs like opener ‘Sweat Shock’, ‘Heavy Bells’, and radio hit, ‘Take it As It Comes’. Be hopeful for another local headlining gig, so the band can properly stretch its musical wings in a longer set, again soon.

Foals

Oxford’s Foals then took the stage as co-headliners with the instrumental, ‘Prelude’, begun solo by guitarist Jimmy Smith, then joined by the rest of the five-piece, for the song’s roaring crescendo. Their third and latest album, Holy Fire (Warner Bros/Transgressive) could also be used to describe the incendiary hour-long performance that convinced anyone in the audience that may not have been familiar with the band’s catalog. Singer/guitarist Yannis Philippakis literally walked on the edge, as he hopped mid-song from the stage, onto the narrow side railing to balance his way from one end of the venue then back, as awe-stricken audience members watched.

Yannis Philippakis

“We’re Foals from the UK, and we’re glad in be here in Minnesota, or St. Paul, or wherever we’re at”, Philippakis began, before the band launched into the title track of its previous release, ‘Total Life Forever’ as the full crowd clapped along. Amidst the backdrop of striking cobra snakes coming forth from a buddha and the flashing strobe lights, things really kicked in with second single from the new record, ‘My Number’ and its bouncy synth beat.

The band’s sound is hard driving, percussive and beat driven, yet is also danceable with a shiny pop fringe. Sonically, the venue accentuated this perfectly, as the sound system at Myth remains one of the most impeccable in the metro area, with each channel heard clearly and well-suited to its room size. ‘Spanish Sahara’ slowed things briefly until the song could properly build, but the mostly younger crowd clapped along in unison, as the song reached momentum.

Dedicating it to “all the mothers out there”, ‘Late Night’ simmered like a rolling fog with its pleading “stay with me” refrain, and the band closed its hour with the lead single from Holy Fire, ‘Inhaler’. “We’re a long way from home, so it’s nice to get a welcome like this”, Philippakis said before the song’s distinctive guitar riff kicked off with a righteous groove and high-pitched vocals that accelerated into something very Soundgarden-esque, to end a very well-received set.

Matthew Shultz: Shirtless

With its own hour-long set, Kentucky’s Cage the Elephant took little time to err, uncage itself in a furious, headlong ride through 15 songs in only sixty minutes. Lead singer Matthew Shultz and band took to the stage more like they were walking in a park than playing to a mass of ready fans, but it was all a clever ruse as the southern band put on its rock game face after the quiet intro of opener, ‘Spiderhead’. Shultz moved like a mix of a younger Mick Jagger or Scott Weiland and rarely kept not moving, having dived into the crowd by the second song and returning shirt off for the remainder, by the third.

The band’s third and newest release, Melophobia (RCA Records) has pushed them into an even larger spotlight and the night seemed especially celebratory, as a result of being brother and guitarist Brad Shultz’ birthday. CTE’s sound is one of deceptively simple southern rock n’ roll – Kings of Leon on Red Bull, the Black Crowes sped up and smoking less, or even a less sludgy Molly Hatchet, but is distinctive enough to be individual as well as is completely memorable in concert, with Matt Schultz’ constant gyrating and interacting with the stagediving, overstuffed crowd.

“Let’s make it a special one, all right?” Schultz mentioned, referring to his brother’s birthday before starting the grungy ‘Aberdeen’ from previous album, Thank You, Happy Birthday. The mid-tempo and rhythmic ‘Take It or Leave It’ with its jangly, melodic guitar intro, would not have been out of place in Foals’ set, while early hit ‘Ain’t No Rest for the Wicked’ was a sing and clap-a-long for a main floor crowd that barely had room to move the crowd surfers above them, much less clap above their heads.

In response to the bevy of cellphones going up, Schultz implored, “I would like to spend a lot of time with you guys out there, but if you guys are trying to take pictures for Instagram… it doesn’t work. Instagram will be there tomorrow, we’ll have an experience tonight”, a feeling many bands in this age of modern immediate technology would no doubt, echo. Guitarist and birthday boy Brad Shultz mostly kept his head down, except to dive into the crowd himself and sidemen Daniel Tichenor, Jared Champion, and newest addition, guitarist Nick Bockrath all played with admirable passion, hair flying everywhere with body parts jerking to each beat.

The rockabilly tinged ‘It’s Just Forever’ morphed into ‘Teeth’, a song described by Schultz as about “feeling the energy of music changing”, which includes his own band planting a bigger footprint on things. Rock radio hit ‘Come a Little Closer’ finished the main set; the new album’s more-than-successful lead single has crossed over multiple radio formats and was inspired by the beauty of a Brazilian morning as seen from a São Paulo hotel window.

Packed crowd at The Myth

‘Shake Me Down’ with its very relatable and ultimately positive refrain of “Even on cloudy day, I’ll keep my eyes fixed on the sun” was a perfect encore opener and the revving, almost punk-like ‘Sabertooth Tiger’ took all the remaining energy of the already rabid crowd, for one last burst of unbridled release.

So what happens when Tennessee, England, and Kentucky mix? Spontaneous combustion obviously… and the audience couldn’t be more pleased to join along.

Cage the Elephant at Myth, Maplewood (15 May 2014)

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Minneapolis Music Guide: May 11 - May 17, 2014

Here is a guide of some Minneapolis (and Saint Paul) live shows and events taking place next week: May 11 - May 17.

The Ash & Clay ANTI Records Read More The Milk Carton Kids The Milk Carton Kids started off their set with a Joey Ryan (JR) song, "Permanent", followed by Kenneth Pattengale's "Girls, Gather 'Round". I thought Pattengale's singing style has a very Dylanesque quality…

SUNDAY, MAY 11
DAKOTA JAZZ CLUB
The Milk Carton Kids w/ Brian Wright

Moms, you must have the best children, if they bring you to this Milk Carton Kids show at the Dakota Jazz Club for Mother's Day on Sunday.

For the 'kids', they will enjoy the music, for the mothers, they get to enjoy some great food at the swanky restaurant.

On a serious note, I have spent $75+ on dinner at the Dakota and it was well spent. Delicious.

Tour dates:

05/08/14 Chicago, IL Old Town School Of Folk Music
05/09/14 Chicago, IL Old Town School Of Folk Music
05/10/14 Stoughton, WI Stoughton Opera House
05/11/14 Minneapolis, MN Dakota Jazz Club
05/12/14 Winnipeg, MB West End Cultural Centre
05/14/14 Calgary, AB Festival Hall
05/15/14 Edmonton, AB Mcdougall United Church
05/28/14 Austin, TX Paramount Theatre
05/29/14 Houston, TX McGonigel's Mucky Duck
05/30/14 Austin, TX Paramount Theatre
05/31/14 Dallas, TX Poor David's Pub
06/01/14 Oklahoma City, OK The Blue Door
06/03/14 Denver, CO Bluebird Theater
06/05/14 Salt Lake City, UT The State Room
06/06/14 Boise, ID Neurolux
06/11/14 Seattle, WA The Neptune
06/12/14 Vancouver, BC St. James Hall
06/13/14 Vancouver, BC St. James Hall
06/14/14 Portland, OR Aladdin Theater
06/15/14 Chico, CA Sierra Nevada Brewing Co.
06/16/14 Napa, CA City Winery Napa
06/17/14 Santa Cruz, CA Kuumbwa Jazz Center
06/18/14 San Francisco, CA Great American Music Hall
06/19/14 Santa Barbara, CA Lobero Theatre
06/21/14 Los Angeles, CA Aratani Japan America Theatre
06/22/14 Solana Beach, CA Belly Up Tavern
06/23/14 Phoenix, AZ MIM Music Theater
06/24/14 Phoenix, AZ MIM Music Theater
07/17/14 Durham, NC Carolina Theatre
07/19/14 Charlottesville, VA Jefferson Theater
07/20/14 Rocky Mount, VA Harvester Performance Center
07/21/14 Knoxville, TN Bijou Theatre
07/22/14 Columbus, OH Lincoln Theatre
07/23/14 Pittsburgh, PA Kelly-Strayhorn Theater
07/24/14 Portland, ME Port City Music Hall
07/26/14 Newport, RI Fort Adams State Park
09/19/14 Lyons, CO Planet Bluegrass Ranch

Emblems Anniversary Tour Read More Matt Pond We've written about Matt Pond before, I suppose he's dropped the "PA" part of his name for some reason? His press release explained the reasoning behind the removal of the "PA" section: With the new album, The Lives Inside the.…

MONDAY, MAY 12
TURF CLUB
Matt Pond w/ The Lighthouse And The Whaler

Matt Pond: A decade of Emblems

Matt Pond (PA), the NY-based collective formed by the Philadelphia native, hits the road again with Ohio folk-pop openers The Lighthouse and The Whaler, in celebration of the 10th anniversary of his seminal fifth album, Emblems (Altitude Records) and what Paste Magazine described as “a lush, haunting collection of superbly crafted chamber pop” and what CMJ said was "an ideal record for the mature indie-rock fan with a weakness for string sections."

Thought by many as their favorite of Pond’s 8 LPs and 8 EPs, the tour is a rare chance to see that work performed in its entirety, along with selected new music including cuts from last year’s The Lives Inside the Lives In Your Hands (BMG) and other favorites.

Pond has been busy of late, releasing Skeletons and Friends via Noisetrade and working on another new full-length, via a Pledge Music campaign. Expect a laid back look into the past, as well as one that looks ahead, from this seasoned indie veteran.

Tour dates:

May 08 the Mod Club Toronto, Canada
May 09 Lincoln Hall Chicago, IL
May 10 Duck Room St Louis, MO
May 12 Turf Club St Paul, MN
May 13 Record Bar Kansas City, MO
May 14 The Waiting Room Omaha, NE
May 16 Marquis Theatre Denver, CO
May 17 Urban Lounge Salt Lake City, UT
May 19 Mississippi Studios Portland, OR
May 20 The Tractor Tavern Seattle, WA

X'ed Out Sargent House Read More The Dillinger Escape Plan The Dillinger Escape Plan and Deftones on the same bill made a whole lot of sense, because both bands' sound is hardcore/borderline metal. Dillinger was incredibly hard to shoot because of they were mostly…

TUESDAY, MAY 13
7TH STREET ENTRY
Tera Melos w/ Holographic Sands and Hardcore Crayons

Tera Melos are currently touring in support of X'ed Out, which came out April 16th, 2013, via Sargent House.

Tera Melos are currently a three-piece band (Nick Reinhart, Nathan Latona, John Clardy), playing rock, jazz, and "unconventional song structure."

The Sacramento-based band will headline some dates after supporting The Dillinger Escape Plan in early May.

Tour dates:

05/09 Amityville, NY @ Revolution Bar *
05/10 Hartford, CT @ Webster Theatre *
05/11 Pittsburgh, PA @ The Mr. Roboto Project
05/12 Grand Rapids, MI @ Pyramid Scheme
05/13 Minneapolis, MN @ 7th Street Entry
05/17 Seattle, WA @ The Crocodile
05/23 Sacramento, CA @ Witch Room
05/24 Fresno, CA @ Golden Parking Lot
06/13 Osaka, Japan @ Shangri-La #
06/14 Nagoya, Japan @ Tokuzo #
06/20 Tokyo, Japan @ Liquidroom #

* w/ The Dillinger Escape Plan
# w/ LITE

Foals at First Avenue, Minneapolis (05/20/13)

Setlist Tour Dates 05/29 - Portland, OR - Crystal Ballroom 05/30 - Vancouver, BC - Commodore 05/31 - Seattle, WA - Neptune 06/03 - Salt Lake City, UT - The Depot 06/04 - Denver, CO - Ogden Theatre 06/05 - Lawrence, KS - Granada 06/07 - St. Louis, MO - Pageant 06/09 - Pittsburgh, PA - Mr. Smalls 06/11 - Baltimore, MD - Ram's Head 06/12 - Asheville, NC - Orange Peel all dates with Surfer Blood and Blondfire Read More Foals Just to give you a horse lesson, a foal is a horse that is under one year old. When a horse has its first birthday, it is then a yearling. With that out of the way, Foals are an Oxford band that seems popular with the NME youth.…

"Are you ready? Because you don't sound f****ing ready!," yelled Foals' singer Yannis Philippakis as he worked the crowd. Foals rocked hard at First Avenue in Minneapolis last night to a group of young British rock music fans.

BLONDFIRE

Kicking off the show was Blondfire, a band that seemed a little out of place in this dance/rock crowd. As you know, we were also lucky enough to catch them at the sparsely-attended Nether Bar in October.

The band just released their Warner Bros. Records' Where The Kids Are late last year, so they played a few songs off the EP, including "Waves" (which had singer Erica Driscoll put on a guitar to play the song) and the title track "Where The Kids Are" (which they closed out their brief set).

The most interesting song on their set was a cover of Fleetwood Mac's most well-known song, "Dreams". The song seemed lost on the mostly younger audience.

SURFER BLOOD

Next up was Surfer Blood, who started their set with a vengeful song, "Floating Vibes". I was surprised to learn that the band has been to Minneapolis five times and that they were surprisingly very good.

Since I've never seen the Floridian band before, I can only guess that they're taking a page from Foals and doing their best 'rock' thing: singer John Paul Pitts does that audience invasion-thing while guitarist Thomas Fekete is playing guitars with his mouth!

They ended their set with "Weird Shapes", which is the lead single from their forthcoming Pythons album.

As for Foals, please refer to the setlist for the songs played. The band kept their high energy throughout the set with singer Yannis Philippakis going into the crowd (several times!) and standing on top of speakers.

Encores included "Moon", "Inhaler", and "Two Steps, Twice". Two of which were taken from their new album Holy Fire , while ending with a fan-favorite "Two Steps, Twice" from their debut album Antidotes

Foals at First Avenue, Minneapolis (05/20/13)

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Surfer Foals

Tour Dates 04/10/13 Reno, NV Knitting Factory 04/11/13 San Francisco, CA Fillmore 04/12/13 Indio, CA Empire Polo Club 04/13/13 Las Vegas, NV House Of Blues 04/16/13 Los Angeles, CA El Rey Theatre 04/18/13 Tempe, AZ The Marquee 04/19/13 Indio, CA Empire Polo Club 04/20/13 Sacramento, CA Ace Of Spades 04/22/13 Mexico City, Mx El Plaza Condesa 04/25/13 Houston, TX Fitzgerald's 04/26/13 Dallas, TX House Of Blues 04/27/13 Austin, TX Emo's 04/28/13 New Orleans, LA House Of Blues 04/30/13 Atlanta, GA Goat Farm 05/01/13 Charlotte, NC Neighborhood Theatre 05/03/13 New York, NY Terminal 5 05/04/13 Philadelphia, PA Electric Factory 05/05/13 Washington, DC 9:30 Club 05/06/13 Clifton Park, NY Upstate Concert Hall 05/08/13 Providence, RI Met Cafe 05/09/13 Boston, MA House Of Blues Boston 05/10/13 Montreal, QC Club Soda 05/11/13 Toronto, ON Kool Haus 05/13/13 Cleveland, OH House Of Blues 05/14/13 Cincinnati, OH Bogart's 05/15/13 Columbus, OH Newport Music Hall 05/17/13 Indianapolis, IN Deluxe 05/18/13 Chicago, IL Vic Theatre 05/19/13 Milwaukee, WI Turner Hall Ballroom 05/20/13 Minneapolis, MN First Avenue 05/29/13 Portland, OR McMenamins Crystal 05/30/13 Vancouver, BC Commodore Ballroom 05/31/13 Seattle, WA The Neptune 06/03/13 Salt Lake City, UT The Depot 06/04/13 Denver, CO Ogden Theatre 06/05/13 Lawrence, KS Granada Theatre 06/07/13 St. Louis, MO The Pageant 06/09/13 Millvale, PA Mr. Small's Theatre 06/11/13 Baltimore, MD Rams Head Live! 06/12/13 Asheville, NC The Orange Peel Read More Foals Just to give you a horse lesson, a foal is a horse that is under one year old. When a horse has its first birthday, it is then a yearling. .…

FOALS
foals.co.uk

Prepare for another Foals adventure! UK sensations are making way for another US Tour in support of their 3rd release "Holy Fire". Their entire March tour in England is sold out to show you the kind of following they have in their home state. Foals have been nominated for best British Band, Best Live Band, Mercury Prize, Album of the Year, you name it. I'd say their decent?

I was lucky enough to see Foals play in Minneapolis at the 7th St. Entry back in 2010, and they blew me away with speedy guitars and melodic build ups. I'll all ways remember the song "Two Steps, Twice" and the thundering synth noise the band created putting the crowd in a frenzy. This band has plenty of hits and energy to keep you moving all night long, and is a must see live act in 2013.

SURFER BLOOD
surferblood.com

Crowd surfing in Tampa was the last time I saw these young cats. I think I still have bruises from the mosh pit shoving and embarrassing dance moves I displayed. Mr. John Paul Pitts always knows how to please a crowd holding up his Heineken with a big smile saluting all his avid fans. Johnny eventually makes it into the crowd and will occasionally dance with the ladies while shredding his guitar which a skill in its own right.

Surfer Blood recently released a single On January 21st off their next album, Pythons, called "Weird Shapes" For all the new fans out there please watch the video for Swim when the lead singer wakes up in bed to a surprise party gets picked up crowd surfs out of his house. Maybe the greatest music video ever!, if only I could wake up every morning like that!

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FOALS
foals.co.uk

Just to give you a horse lesson, a foal is a horse that is under one year old. When a horse has its first birthday, it is then a yearling. With that out of the way, Foals are an Oxford band that seems popular with the NME youth. Their third album, Holy Fire is coming out February 11th, 2013 (February 12th for USA). Internet fans will be happy to know that Foals are streaming their new album in its entirety on their website. Warner Bros Records told me that "Holy Fire will stream three times before disappearing."

The only US dates that Foals are confirmed to play are Coachella (04/13 and 4/20), but expect the band to do a number of smaller shows of and around the West Coast (if not a national tour).

In the meantime, the band will be doing some UK dates.

02/28/13 Dublin, Ireland Academy 03/01/13 Dublin, Ireland Academy 03/02/13 Manchester Ritz 03/04/13 Liverpool O2 Academy Liverpool 03/05/13 Glasgow ABC1 03/06/13 Birmingham The Institute 03/08/13 Norwich Univ. Of East Anglia

03/09/13 Leeds Metropolitan University 03/11/13 Bristol O2 Academy Bristol 03/12/13 Nottingham Rock City 03/13/13 Portsmouth Pyramid Centre 03/16/13 Amsterdam, Netherlands Paradiso 03/20/13 Cologne, Germany Live Music Hall 03/28/13 London Royal Albert Hall

PONY TIME
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Seattle's Pony Time has a new LP called Go Find Your Own coming out February 19th, 2013, on Per Se Records. You can download their new single "Because I Care" on SPIN (hear it on Soundcloud).

The two-piece garage rock band will be heading out on tour in support of the album:

02.22.13 - Seattle, WA @ The Black Lodge
03.06.13 - Portland, OR @ East End
03.07.13 - Eureka, CA @ The Shanty
03.08.13 - San Francisco, CA @ Hemlock Tavern
03.09.13 - Reno, NV @ Holland Project
03.10.13 - Los Angeles, CA @ TBA
03.11.13 - San Diego, CA @ The Shakedown
03.12.13 - Phoenix, AZ @ Select.Stateside Presents
03.13.13 - TX @ TBA
03.14.13-03.16.13 - Austin, TX @ SXSW
03.19.13 - Wichita, KS @ Rock Island Live
03.19.13 - Denver, CO @ Mouth House
03.20.13 - Salt Lake City, UT @ TBA
03.21.13 - Boise, ID @ Treefort Music Festival
03.22.13 - Portland, OR @ The Know

BRIEFLY:

DARK HORSES darkhorsesmusic.com Brighton's Dark Horses will be releasing a debut album, Black Music, on April 2nd, 2013, on Last Gang Records. The album was produced by Death in Vegas' producer, Richard Fearless, and features guest vocals from Kasabian's Tom Meighan. You can preview "Boxing Day" over at Soundcloud.

JONNY DEBT bandcamp.com Jonny Debt's new album, Prince of the Golden Horseshoe is available now (released January 1st, 2013). Not a whole to information given, I think they are based out of Toronto Hamilton. I did confirm with them that the title "Your Mine" is not a misspelling. "Bonze" is a free download, you can watch the video over at youtube.com.

HORSEHANDS holdyourhorsehands.com Not a lot of information given on Horsehands. I think they are from Boston. Their album, Sirs was just released February 1st, 2013. Playing around in support of the album: 02/17/13 - Brooklyn, NY - Cameo Gallery 03/30/13 - Allston, MA - O'brien's 04/11/13 - Somerville, MA - PA's Lounge 04/12/13 - Brooklyn, NY - Party Expo

WHITEHORSE whitehorsemusic.ca I've previously mentioned them here and here. Sure, I'm a fan. The husband and wife duo will be arriving in Minneapolis next week. 2.13 Minneapolis, MN @ 7th Street Entry 2.14 Milwaukee, WI @ Shank Hall 2.16 Chicago, IL @ Schubas 2.17 East Lansing, MI @ Lakehouse Music 2.22 Portland, ME @ Empire 2.24 Albany, NY @ Valentine's 2.25 Buffalo, NY @ Ninth Ward

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