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Love Is In The Air

In celebration of Valentine’s Day, here are some “love” music. Read more Sex Sells.

Read More Seratones Louisiana's Seratones is headlining the 7th Street Entry this September 6th. The band’s sophomore album is called Power. Tour Dates: 8/29 - San Francisco, CA @ Cafe Du Nord 8/31 - McMinnville, OR @ Walnut City Music Festival …

SERATONES
seratones.band

Shreveport, Louisiana’s Seratones announced their third album Love & Algorhythms, out on April 29th via New West Records. This album follows their breakout debut and sophomore records, which found the band performing on CBS Saturday Morning, NPR Music’s Tiny Desk, and more.

Singer and activist A.J. Haynes is known for her powerhouse live performance… the band will be touring with other W♥M favorites like Fitz and The Tantrums and St. Paul & The Broken Bones.

Tour dates:

Mar 5 Denton, TX - She Rock 2022 Festival
Mar 15 - 20 Austin, TX - SXSW
Apr 23 Waverly, AL - Standard Deluxe Festival
May 7 New Orleans, LA - JAZZ Fest
May 13 New York, NY - WFUV Party
Jun 1 Asheville, NC - Rabbit Rabbit *
Jun 3 Nashville, TN - Ascend Amp *
Jun 4 Wilmington, NC - Riverfront Amp *
Jun 5 Richmond, VA - Meadowbrook Park *
Jun 7 Burlington, VT - Shelburne Museum Green *
Jun 8 Portland, ME - Thompson's Point *
Jun 10 New Haven, CT - Westville Bowl *
Jun 11 Asbury Park, NJ - Stone Pony *
Jun 12 Bethlehem, PA - Steelstacks *

*notes dates with Fitz and The Tantrums + St. Paul & The Broken Bones

Read More Tove Styrke The good thing about this three-act evening was that the early arrivers were awarded with a short but entertaining performance by Swedish dance pop artist Tove Styrke, in support of latest full-length, Sway (RCA/ Sony Records) ...

TOVE STYRKE
tovestyrkemusic.com

Swedish forward-thinking pop star Tove Styrke recently released a new sexy single “Show Me Love” on Columbia Records.

New single “Show Me Love” was co-written and produced with Elof Loelv (Rihanna) and Sophia Somajo, inspired by classic pop songs from the 50´s-70’s. Talking about the new single, Tove says: “I wrote it for someone I was madly in love with. Every word went directly from emotional parts of me, that I usually keep hidden, straight into the mic. It’s rare for me to write without any hesitation like that. We chew up love like fast food, yet when we truly fall for someone it’s always the same big, amazing, dangerous thing. Slow love. Hard love. It grows, it hurts and it bends and it breaks. These feelings are like candy paste and cement at the same time. We’ve got that fun, fast food, easy side to it but it can also evolve into a war. I’m scared and obsessed with it.”

North American tour 2022 – supporting MARINA

14 Feb Minneapolis, MN Orpheum Theatre
15 Feb Chicago, IL Chicago Theatre
17 Feb Detroit, MI The Fillmore
18 Feb Toronto, ON Rebel
19 Feb Pittsburgh, PA Stage AE
21 Feb Boston, MA Orpheum Theatre
22 Feb Philadelphia, PA Metropolitan Opera
24 Feb Washington, DC The Anthem
25 Feb New York, NY Terminal 5

Read More Halsey We were lucky enough to have caught Halsey with the Kooks in 2014 and with Imagine Dragons in June 2015. Hot on the heels of her acclaimed Room 93 EP, Halsey will release ...

HALSEY
loveandpower.com

Multi-platinum, genre-bending artist Halsey announced their Love and Power Tour in support of their critically acclaimed, Grammy nominated album, If I Can’t Have Love, I Want Power.

Halsey's Love and Power Tour Dates

Tour dates:

5/17/2022 West Palm Beach, FL iThink Financial
5/19/2022 Tampa, FL MIDFLORIDA
5/21/2022 Gulf Shores, AL Hangout Music Festival
5/24/2022 Nashville, TN FirstBank Amphitheater
5/27/2022 Charlotte, NC PNC Music Pavilion
5/29/2022 Detroit, MI Pine Knob Music Theatre
6/1/2022 Boston, MA Xfinity Center
6/3/2022 Cleveland, OH Blossom Music Center
6/5/2022 Toronto, ON Budweiser Stage
6/8/2022 Columbia, MD Merriweather Post Pavilion
6/11/2022 New York, NY The Governors Ball
6/16/2022 Seattle, WA White River Amphitheatre
6/18/2022 Portland, OR RV Inn Style Resorts
6/21/2022 Los Angeles, CA Hollywood Bowl
6/24/2022 Mountain View, CA Shoreline Amphitheatre
6/26/2022 Phoenix, AZ Ak-Chin Pavilion
6/28/2022 Dallas, TX Dos Equis Pavilion
6/30/2022 Atlanta, GA Cellairis Amphitheatre
7/2/2022 Milwaukee, WI Summerfest
7/3/2022 Chicago, IL Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre
7/6/2022 Denver, CO Red Rocks Amphitheatre
7/9/2022 Irvine, CA FivePoint Amphitheatre

Read More Kids On A Crime Spree Kids On A Crime Spree is Mario Hernandez's latest project, with Bill Evans and Becky Barron. If Mario's name sounds familiar, that's because he's the one-man band behind From Bubblegum …

KIDS ON A CRIME SPREE
kidsonacrimespree.com

Today Bay Area band, Kids On A Crime Spree recently released Fall In Love Not In Line via Slumberland Records.

It’s been over a decade since We Love You So Bad was released (yes, we wrote about them in 2011). Since then Kids On A Crime Spree have released a handful of solid noise-pop singles — “Creep The Creeps” in 2013, and two 7″ splits with Burnt Palms and Terry Malts in 2016 and 2017, respectively.

Fall In Love Not In Line Track List:

1. Karl Kardel Building
2. When Can I See You Again?
3. NOYC
4. Vital Points
5. All Things Fade
6. Goods Get Got
7. Boomdoom
8. Overtaken By The Soil
9. Steve, Why Are You Such A Liar?
10. We’re So Good

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101.3 KDWB's Jingle Ball 2018 Preview

KDWB Jingle Ball 2018 Read More KDWB Jingle Ball The annual KDWB Jingle Ball is happening at Xcel Energy Center in Saint Paul. This year’s acts include: Backstreet Boys, Fifth Harmony, G-Eazy, Diplo, Lukas Graham, Alessia Cara, Tove Lo, Hailee Steinfeld, and Gnash. … The Chainsmokers Inventive DJ/producer duo The Chainsmokers recently launched their fan-sourced, #TiltTour.... going to cities where they are in demand (with the first 6 cities to pre-sell at least 800 tickets). … Kelsea Ballerini Dan Smyers and Shay Mooney, aka Dan + Shay will be at Mill City Nights. Kelsea Ballerini to open (7:30pm/$29.50). … 5 Seconds of Summer I caught these Australian teens 5 Seconds of Summer at the AMA 2014 and they are massive. If you like One Direction, I'm pretty sure 5SOS is already on your playlist. … Halsey We were lucky enough to have caught Halsey with the Kooks in 2014 and with Imagine Dragons in June 2015. Hot on the heels of her acclaimed Room 93 EP, Halsey will release ...

It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas--

With a chill in the air and snow on the ground, the holiday season is in full swing, meaning it’s almost time for the annual star-studded holiday concert, 101.3 KDWB's Jingle Ball 2018, Presented by Capital One®, taking place on Monday, Dec. 3 at Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul.

Performers at this year’s holiday bash include: The Chainsmokers with special guest Kelsea Ballerini, 5 Seconds of Summer, Halsey, Bebe Rexha, Bazzi, Sabrina Carpenter, Kim Petras, Dinah Jane and Monsta X.

If that’s not enough entertainment for one night (or if you can’t afford a ticket) the Jingle Ball Pre-Party is a free all-ages event prior to the big show, happening down the hall at Rivercentre, in the Roy Wilkins Auditorium with doors opening at 4pm.

The lineup includes newcomers Madison Beer, Logan Henderson, Kim Petras, and Spencer Sutherland. Notable is the fact that Kim Petras is doing double-duty, performing both at the pre-party, and at the main event. The German-born LA-based singer is creating buzz with new EP Turn off the Light Vol 1 (Bunhead Records) and has over fifty million streams of her songs, having also just come off tour supporting Troye Sivan.

This year's official charity for 101.3 KDWB's Jingle Ball 2018 is the Ryan Seacrest Foundation. $1 of each ticket sold will be donated to the non-profit organization, which is dedicated to inspiring today's youth through entertainment and education focused initiatives.

Lineup:

The Chainsmokers (with special guest Kelsea Ballerini)

5 Seconds of Summer

Halsey

Bebe Rexha

Bazzi

Sabrina Carpenter

Kim Petras

Dinah Jane

Monsta X

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Minneapolis: November 17 to November 18, 2017

Here are some shows taking place in the Minneapolis/St Paul area from November 17 to November 18, 2017.

Read more: Minneapolis Music Guide.

Read More Halsey We were lucky enough to have caught Halsey with the Kooks in 2014 and with Imagine Dragons in June 2015. Hot on the heels of her acclaimed Room 93 EP, Halsey will release ... Charli XCX Originally the Charli XCX show at the Schubas Tavern in Chicago sold out, so the promoters booked an additional late show. That too sold out, and we were lucky enough to have caught her …

HALSEY
+ Charli XCX, Partynextdoor
Xcel Energy Center
Sat 11/18/2017 (6pm/$29.50 )
xcelenergycenter.com

It’s hard to believe that it was only three years ago that Halsey went out on her first tour with The Kooks in 2014. I have always known that she’s special, in fact, even writing, “I've seen a lot of bands in my time, and I have to say, keep an eye out for this one. For someone who claimed this was her very first tour.... she is completely comfortable on stage, she can work the crowd, and she knows how to use her sexuality.”

As predicted, she’s massive now. I even predicted the sex part, as she landed the front cover of Playboys’ the Music Issue (Sep/Oct 2017).

Now she’s headlining the Xcel Energy Center in St Paul this Saturday. The very large stadium is only reserve for such established acts like Bob Dylan or Madonna… so it’s simply incredible that rising star Halsey is booking the arena.

Partynextdoor and the lovely "I love it" girl Charli XCX to open.

Partynextdoor Tour dates:

11/14 Calgary, AB Scotiabank Saddledome
11/15 Edmonton, AB Rogers Place
11/18 St. Paul, MN Xcel Energy Center
11/19 Rosemont, IL Allstate Arena
11/21 Detroit, MI Little Caesars Arena
11/22 Cleveland, OH Wolstein Center

Read More Cut Copy This is just a quick post to get a photo and touring information online for Australian synth-pop / dance / indietronica four-piece Cut Copy online. Stay tuned for a full review of their First Avenue … Twain Opening up the show was Twain, a band that we previously mentioned was led by Mt. Davidson. Joining him were two helpers, Peter Pezzimenti & Ken Woodward. The Minneapolis show ... St Vincen Annie Clark, aka St Vincent, is on the cover of two magazines this month: Death + Taxes and Texas Music. Since I've never heard of her, this bares investigating! … Mothers I went to see Mothers at the 40 Watt Club. They are a band that evolved from the solo work of vocalist/rhythm guitarist Kristine Leschper. When I hear her … The Mountain Goats It is well known that John Darnielle, the force behind the Mountain Goats, likes heavy metal music. It comes up in interviews often, and hearing him speak …

Other shows in the area:

CUT COPY
+ Palmbomen II
First Avenue
Fri 11/17/2017 (7pm/$25)
first-avenue.com

Cut Copy is back with Haiku From Zero… their first proper studio album in nearly four years and first for Astralwerks. Palmbomen II (Kai Hugo) to open.

Cut Copy - Fall North American Tour

11/12 - Oakland, CA @ Fox Theater
11/14 - Salt Lake City, UT @ Metro Music Hall
11/15 - Denver, CO @ Ogden Theatre
11/16 - Lawrence, KS @ Granada
11/17 - Minneapolis, MN @ First Avenue
11/18 - Madison, WI @ Majestic Theatre
11/21 - Toronto, ON @ Danforth Music Hall
11/22 - Montreal, QC @ Virgin Mobile Corona
11/24 - New York, NY @ Terminal 5
11/26 - Boston, MA @ Royale
11/28 - Philadelphia, PA @ Union Transfer
11/29 - Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club
11/30 - Carrboro, NC @ Cat's Cradle
12/1 - Atlanta, GA @ Variety Playhouse
12/2 - Asheville, NC @ Orange Peel
12/3 - Charleston, SC @ Music Farm
12/5 - Orlando, FL @ The Plaza Live
12/6 - Miami, FL @ North Beach Bandshell

ALL THEM WITCHES
+ King Buffalo
Turf Club
Fri 11/17/2017 (8pm/$13)
turfclub.net

The Nashville-based psych-rock quartet All Them Witches returned this year with Sleeping Through The War via New West Records.

Tour dates:

11/12 – Rochester, NY @ The Bug Jar*
11/14 – Columbus, OH @ Ace of Cups*
11/15 – Indianapolis, IN @ Hi-Fi*
11/16 – Iowa City, IA @ The Mill*
11/17 – St. Paul, MN @ Turf Club*
11/18 – Milwaukee, WI @ The Back Room*

*with King Buffalo supporting

KANSAS
State Theatre
Sat 11/18/2017 (7pm/$50)
hennepintheatretrust.org

America's legendary progressive rock band Kansas will be at the State Theatre on Saturday as part of their Leftoverture 40th Anniversary Tour. Their new live album Leftoverture Live & Beyond came out on November 3, 2017.

SAN HOLO
Skyway Theatre
Sat 11/18/2017 (8pm/$20)
skywaytheatre.com

San Holo (not to be confused with Han Solo) will be at the Skyway Theatre on Saturday. Holo’s latest single is ‘The Future’, the followup to the 70+ million streamed ‘Light’. ‘The Future’ features the vocals of Irish singer-songwriter James Vincent McMorrow

SON LITTLE
+ Jade Bird
Turf Club
Sat 11/18/2017 (8pm/$15)
turfclub.net

Son Little (not to be confused with SonReal, who played the previous night) will be in St Paul at the Turf Club on Saturday. The Grammy winning producer have asked Jade Bird to open.

11/12 Tractor Tavern , Seattle, WA
11/14 The State Room. Salt Lake City, UT
11/15 Globe Hall, Denver, CO
11/17 Reverb Lounge, Omaha, NE
11/18 Turf Club, St. Paul, MN
11/19 Lincoln Hall, Chicago, IL
11/21 Horseshoe Tavern, Toronto

ST.VINCENT
Palace Theatre
Sat 11/18/2017 (7pm/$40/Sold Out )
palacestpaul.com

After spending time in the Polyphonic Spree and Sufjan Stevens’ band, Annie Clark re-invented herself as St Vincent. She’s reinvented herself again with her latest Masseduction, available now on Loma Vista Recordings. Whatever she is doing, it’s certainly interesting, and fans are loving it… which explains why her forthcoming show at the Palace Theatre is sold out.

THE DESLONDES
+ Twain
7th Street Entry
Sat 11/18/2017 (8pm/$12)
first-avenue.com

New Orleans’ The Deslondes is touring in support oof their sophomore album Hurry Home (New West Records).

THE MOUNTAIN GOATS
+ Mothers
First Avenue
Sat 11/18/2017 (8pm/$28.50)
first-avenue.com

The Mountain Goats will be headlining First Avenue’s mainroom this Saturday in support of their new double LP All Hail West Texas (Merge Records). Athens’ Mothers to open.

The Mountain Goats on tour:

Nov 12 Brooklyn, NY – Brooklyn Steel
Nov 13 Boston, MA – House of Blues
Nov 15 Columbus, OH – Newport Music Hall
Nov 16 Detroit, MI – Majestic Theatre
Nov 17 Chicago, IL – Riviera Theatre
Nov 18 Minneapolis, MN – First Avenue
Dec 02 Pittsburgh, PA – Mr. Smalls Theatre
Dec 04 Rocky Mount, VA – Harvester Performance Center
Dec 05 Richmond, VA – The National
Dec 06 Durham, NC – Carolina Theatre

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Minneapolis: November 6 to November 8, 2015

Here are some shows taking place in the Minneapolis/St Paul area from November 6 to November 8, 2015.

Read more Minneapolis Music Guide.

Read More Halsey We were lucky enough to have caught Halsey with the Kooks in 2014 and with Imagine Dragons in June 2015. Hot on the heels of her acclaimed Room 93 EP, Halsey will release ...

HALSEY
at Varsity Theater
Friday, 11/06/2015, 6pm ($20/Sold Out)
varsitytheater.org

Halsey photo: Jayme Halbritter

You may recall we first caught Halsey (aka Ashley Frangipane) with The Kooks in October 2014 and wrote, "I've seen a lot of bands in my time, and I have to say, keep an eye out for this one." And as predicted, Halsey has two big hit singles on her hands, "Ghost" and "New Americana" (from her debut album Badlands available on Astralwerks)... and as a result, she completely sold out her entire USA tour.

As a bonus, here is another photo of Halsey from her recent appearance in June 2015 with Imagine Dragons.

Halsey's Badlands tour:

11/06/15 Minneapolis, MN Varsity Theater
11/09/15 Englewood, CO Gothic Theatre
11/12/15 Seattle, WA Showbox
11/13/15 Vancouver, BC Rio Theatre
11/14/15 Portland, OR Wonder Ballroom
11/16/15 San Francisco, CA The Fillmore
11/18/15 Los Angeles, CA The Fonda
11/19/15 Los Angeles, CA The Fonda
11/21/15 Corona Capital Festival
11/27/15 Winnipeg, MB MTS Centre
11/29/15 Calgary, AB Scotiabank
11/30/15 Edmonton, AB Rexall Place
12/02/15 Vancouver, BC Rogers Arena
12/05/15 Oakland, CA Oracle Arena
12/06/15 San Jose, CA SAP Center
12/08/15 Inglewood, CA Forum
12/11/15 Oakland, CA Oracle Arena
12/13/15 Houston, TX Toyota Center
12/15/15 Atlanta, GA Philips Arena
12/17/15 Tampa, FL Amalie Arena
12/19/15 Miami, FL AmericanAirlines Arena

Read More City and Colour I was introduced to Canadian singer/songwriter City and Colour (aka Dallas Green) at a concert when a girl was swooning over the tour poster. Apparently City and Colour has ... 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. ...

CITY AND COLOUR
at First Ave
Saturday, 11/07/2015, 8pm ($31.50)
first-avenue.com

City and Colour (aka Dallas Green) will be in town on Saturday, in support of his highly anticipated new album If I Should Go Before You (Dine Alone Records). The record recently debuted at #16 on the Billboard 200 Chart, #3 on the Vinyl Albums Chart and #4 on the Independent Albums Chart.

Thanks to the success of his new album, his shows have been selling out across the country (but to be fair, we wrote he sells out shows in 2011).

Opening up the show will be Hurray for the Riff Raff (aka Alynda Segarra), who we previously saw at the inaugural Festival Palomino.

Tour dates:

11/05—Detroit, MI—The Fillmore*~
11/06—Chicago, IL—Metro*~
11/07—Minneapolis, MN—First Ave*
11/09—Denver, CO—The Ogden Theatre*
11/12—Portland, OR—Roseland Theater*~
11/13—Seattle, WA—Paramount Theatre *
11/15—Oakland, CA—Fox Theatre*
11/16—San Diego, CA—House of Blues*~
11/18—Los Angeles, CA—Hollywood Palladium*
12/02—Pittsburgh, PA—Stage AE†
12/03—Ithaca, NY—State Theatre†
12/04—Northampton, MA—Calvin Theatre†
12/05—Boston, MA—House of Blues†~
12/07— Sayreville, NJ—Starland Ballroom†
12/08—Philadelphia, PA—Tower Theatre†
12/10—New York, NY—Terminal 5†
12/11—Washington, DC—Echo Stage†
12/12—Richmond, VA—The National†
12/13—Nashville, TN—War Memorial Aud†
01/15—Memphis, TN—Minglewood Hall‡
01/16—Birmingham, AL—Iron City‡
01/18—New Orleans, LA—House of Blues‡
01/19—Houston, TX—House of Blues‡
01/21—Dallas, TX—House of Blues‡
01/22—Austin, TX—Stubb’s Waller‡
01/23—San Antonio, TX—The Aztec Theatre‡
01/25—Kansa City, MO—Arvest Bank Theater‡
01/26—St. Louis, MO—The Pageant‡
01/28—Cleveland, OH—House of Blues‡
01/29—Ann Arbor, MI—Ann Arbor Folk Festival
01/30—Grand Rapids, MI—The Intersection‡

*with special guest Hurray for the Riff Raff
†with special guest Bahamas
‡with special guest Greyhounds

~ (SOLD OUT)

Read More Parkway Drive Parkway Drive is not a street, but a metalcore band from Byron Bay, Australia. I wanted to mention these guys before February, because they are in the middle of a US tour ...

PARKWAY DRIVE
at The Cabooze
Sunday, 11/08/2015, 5pm ($25)
cabooze.com

Parkway Drive is an Australian metalcore band that I've been listening to for years. I cannot put into words how excited I am to finally see these guys live.

What sets these guys apart from most other metalcore bands is that they do not use clean vocals... ever. Most bands try to make their music accessible to everyone by adding clean and calm vocals. These guys really don't care and that's why I love them. Their music is heavy and unforgiving and I can only imagine that their live show is close to the same.

Parkway Drive will be touring in support of their newest release Ire which just came out on Epitaph Records earlier this month. They will be playing at The Cabooze in Minneapolis on Sunday, November 8th.

Thy Art Is Murder and Miss May I to open.

Tour dates:

Nov. 04 Calgary, Canada – Marquee
Nov. 05 Edmonton, Canada – Union Hall
Nov. 08 Minneapolis, MN – Cabooze
Nov. 09 Chicago, IL – House of Blues
Nov. 11 Detroit, IL – The Fillmore
Nov. 12 Toronto, Canada – Danforth Music Hall
Nov. 13 Montreal, Canada – Metropolis
Nov. 14 New York, NY – Irving Plaza
Nov. 15 Boston, MA – House of Blues
Nov. 16 Huntington, NY – The Paramount
Nov. 17 Philadelphia, PA – The Fillmore
Nov. 18 Pittsburgh, PA – Altar
Nov. 19 Cleveland, OH – House of Blues
Nov. 20 Cincinnati, OH – Bogart’s
Nov. 21 Silver Spring, MD – The Fillmore
Nov. 22 Charlotte, NC – The Fillmore
Nov. 23 Lake Buena Vista, FL – House of Blues
Nov. 24 Atlanta, GA – Tabernacle
Nov. 25 New Orleans, LA – House of Blues
Nov. 27 Houston, TX – House of Blues
Nov. 28 San Antonio, TX – Aztec Theatre
Nov. 29 Dallas, TX – House of Blues
Nov. 30 Tulsa, OK – Cain’s Ballroom
Dec. 01 Denver, CO – The Fillmore
Dec. 02 Salt Lake City, UT – Murray Theatre
Dec. 03 Mesa, AZ – Nile Theatre
Dec. 05 Los Angeles, CA – The Wiltern
Dec. 06 Las Vegas, NV – House of Blues

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Destination: Lollapalooza 2015

Read More Catfish and the Bottlemen Buzz band Catfish and the Bottlemen just sold out their entire UK Tour (which isn't until October 2015!) In some of these cases, I've met some UK fans that will fly into the US to see …

CATFISH AND THE BOTTLEMEN
catfishandthebottlemen.com

Catfish and the Bottlemen and Circa Waves team up for an official Lollapalooza after show at the Subterranean Saturday August 1st. These fellow UK bands will also be playing Lollapalooza at Grant Park in Chicago. The after show and all single day and 3 day passes to Lollapalooza are sold out. Only VIP tickets, StubHub/Ebay, and of course scalping if you want to go that route.

Catfish and the Bottlemen is a mix between Jet and King of Leon but with a little more kick and flare. They already have that arena sound and it amazes me they haven't exploded yet even in the states. Circa Waves has that jangling pop sound with a little less garage sound as Catfish and brings loads of energy. I got a chance to see both these bands in Austin at this year's SXSW and they blew me away.

If you want to see a band that's going to swing guitars and jump off walls i recommend seeing both these bands at Lollapalooza or in a city near you.

Both bands are playing festivals all over Europe this summer!

Catfish and the Bottlemen tour dates:

07/12/15 T In The Park
07/17/15 Longitude
07/18/15 Latitude Festival
07/19/15 Melt! Festival
07/22/15 Richmond, Australia Corner Hotel
07/23/15 Sydney, Oxford Art Factory
07/24/15 Splendour In The Grass
07/26/15 Fuji Rock Festival
07/31/15 Osheaga Festival
08/01/15 Chicago, IL Subterranean
08/01/15 Lollapalooza

Read More Halsey The show started with a technical difficulty that pushed Halsey (an anagram of singer Ashley) to start six minutes late. ...

HALSEY
iamhalsey.com

We were lucky enough to have caught Halsey with the Kooks in 2014 and with Imagine Dragons in June 2015.

Hot on the heels of her acclaimed Room 93 EP, Halsey will release her full-length debut album called Badlands (Astralwerks), on August 28, 2015.

Based on digital pre-orders alone, the record landed Halsey at #1 on the alternative iTunes chart and #2 on iTunes Overall Albums Chart - and the album is not even out yet! Pre-ordering now will grant you three tracks - “New Americana,” “Ghost” and “Hold Me Down”.

Tour dates:

Jul 13 Memphis, TN FedEx Forum
Jul 14 Atlanta, GA Philips Arena
Jul 16 Houston, TX Toyota Center
Jul 17 Dallas, TX American Airlines Center
Jul 20 Anaheim , CA Honda Center
Jul 21 San Diego, CA Viejas Arena
Jul 24 Los Angeles, CA The Forum
Jul 25 Phoenix, AZ US Airways Center
Jul 27 Denver, CO Pepsi Center
Jul 28 Salt Lake City, UT Energy Solutions Arena
Jul 30 Vancouver, British Columbia Rogers Arena
Jul 31 Tacoma, WA Tacoma Dome
Aug 01 Boise, ID Taco Bell Arena
Aug 02 Chicago, IL Lollapalooza
Aug 15 Sacramento, CA City of Tress Festival
Sept 05 Philadelphia Made in America Festival
Sept 06 Philadelphia Made in America Festival
Oct 02-04 Austin, TX Austin City Limits
Oct 09-11 Austin, TX Austin City Limits

LIGHT.EM.UP
lightemup.co

Chicago based DJ duo Light.Em.Up (featuring DJs Zebo and PHNM) recently announced that they will be playing at Lollapalooza on Saturday, August 1st from 8:00 - 8:45 P.M. at the Palladia stage, opening for headliner Sam Smith.

What set Light.Em.Up apart is that they have their own app on iPhone or Android and fans can help participate with them on their set. How it work is you pick a color (representing a music genre) and you hold up your phone. The DJs will see the dominate color and play accordingly, making for a very unique experience.

Tour dates:

July 17th - Underground, Chicago, IL
July 18th - Cube at Rivers Casino, Rosemont, IL
July 31st - The Mid, Chicago
Aug 1st - Lollapalooza, Chicago
Sept 12th - Segredo, Madison, Wisconsin
Sept 24th - Blu, Indianapolis, IN

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Imagine Dragons w/ Metric, Halsey at Xcel, St Paul (09 June 2015)

Imagine Dragons Setlist Shots Trouble It's Time Forever Young (Alphaville cover) Smoke and Mirrors Polaroid I'm So Sorry Summer Gold Bleeding Out Demons Dream Hopeless Opus Amsterdam Release On Top of the World Friction I Bet My Life Radioactive -- Encore -- The Fall Metric Setlist Stadium Love Too Bad, So Sad Speed the Collapse Help I'm Alive Cascades Synthetica Gold Guns Girls Breathing Underwater The Shade Halsey Setlist Castle Empty Gold Hold Me Down Ghost Hurricane Tour Dates 06/13/15 Milwaukee, WI BMO Harris Bradley 06/15/15 Rosemont, IL Allstate Arena 06/16/15 Louisville, KY KFC Yum! Center 06/18/15 Columbus, OH Nationwide Arena 06/19/15 Pittsburgh, PA Consol Energy Center 06/22/15 Cleveland, OH Quicken Loans Arena 06/23/15 Auburn Hills, MI Palace Of Auburn Hills 06/24/15 Buffalo, NY First Niagara Center 06/27/15 Philadelphia, PA Wells Fargo Center 06/29/15 Newark, NJ Prudential Center 06/30/15 Brooklyn, NY Barclays Center 07/01/15 Boston, MA TD Garden 07/03/15 Montreal, QC Bell Centre 07/04/15 Toronto, ON Air Canada Centre 07/06/15 Washington, DC Verizon Center 07/07/15 Charlotte, NC Time Warner Cable Arena 07/08/15 Nashville, TN Bridgestone Arena 07/10/15 Tampa, FL Amalie Arena 07/11/15 Sunrise, FL BB&T Center 07/13/15 Memphis, TN FedExForum 07/14/15 Atlanta, GA Philips Arena 07/16/15 Houston, TX Toyota Center 07/17/15 Dallas, TX American Airlines Center 07/18/15 Stateline, NV Lake Tahoe Outdoor 07/20/15 Anaheim, CA Honda Center 07/21/15 San Diego, CA Viejas Arena 07/24/15 Inglewood, CA Forum 07/25/15 Phoenix, AZ US Airways Center 07/27/15 Denver, CO Pepsi Center 07/28/15 Salt Lake City, UT EnergySolutions 07/30/15 Vancouver, BC Rogers Arena 07/31/15 Tacoma, WA Tacoma Dome 08/01/15 Boise, ID Taco Bell Arena Read More Imagine Dragons With over 14,000 fans in attendance at Imagine Dragons last appearance in Minnesota, I can tell you that the band has massive appeal to a younger demographic. … Metric I've seen Metric twice (four times if you count Emily Haines solo or Broken Social Scene), so you know I love this little Canadian band. Their Rock the Garden's set was very similar to their … Halsey Halsey (stagename for Ashley Frangipane) has a debut EP Room 93 is set for release on October 28th via Astralwerks. W♥M fans will know ...

Over 13,000 fans showed up to see Imagine Dragons return to the Xcel Energy Center in St Paul last Tuesday, June 9th. The Las Vegas band is currently on their Smoke + Mirrors Tour.

Halsey photo: Jayme Halbritter

The show started with a technical difficulty that pushed Halsey (an anagram of singer Ashley) to start six minutes late. I didn't think they actually fix the problem with the video screen until Metric came on stage... As a result of the late start, the band had to drop two songs from their set list to maintain the strict music schedule.

Joining Halsey on stage was jazz keyboardist Greg Spero (who had family in Minnesota) and drummer Nate Lotz. Strange, but absent on stage were her guitarists when we first saw Halsey on her first ever tour with the Kooks.

Halsey previewed some songs ("Castle", "Hold Me Down", and "Ghost") from her forthcoming Badlands album, set for release August 28, 2015, on Astralwerks.... however, she ended her set with her most popular song "Hurricane".

Metric photo: Jayme Halbritter

Our favorite Canadian band Metric was up next, with a high energy dance-centric set, consisting of only newer material: 2009's Fantasies ("Stadium Love", "Help I'm Alive", and "Gold Guns Girls"), 2012's Synthetica (Title track, "Speed The Collapse", and "Breathing Underwater"), and from the forthcoming Pagans in Vegas ("Too Bad, So Sad", "Cascades", and "The Shade").

Singer Emily Haines is always fun to watch, often doing her rollerskate and hands waving dancing moves. My favorite was for "Cascades", Haines brought out a shawl or cape and stood over the upflowing fan to create this nice visual flowing cloth dance.

The message was clear, Metric love writing and performing music... otherwise they wouldn't have done this for the past 17 years. Haines also joked that the music help her look 26.

While I love the band, I fear that the days of them doing old favorites from Old World Underground, Where Are You Now? are long gone. The current Metric band, as it is, will only play newer material. Which I can understand, musicians have to change and grow.

When Pagans in Vegas comes out in September 2015, hopefully Metric will be stopping by Minneapolis on their headline tour.

Dan Reynolds photo: Jayme Halbritter

As soon as Imagine Dragons entered the room to a dramatic gigantic moving display, the entire audience immediately stood up to a thunderous cheer.

We've been watching and covering Imagine Dragons since their early days at smaller club shows (Triple Rock, Varsity Theater), and we're incredibly happy to see them do so well with these big stadium shows. The band is incredibly thankful and grateful for everyone in their lives for making them such a success, calling out Cities97's Paul Fletcher and singer Dan Reynolds thanking his wife (Aja Volkman of Nico Vega).

In the seven years that Imagine Dragons toured as a band, this is the first tour that they've incorporated lasers into their shows... and they utilized the lasers near the end of the set. Combining with the smoke machine, the lasers created an unforgettable look and feel to their show.

The band ended their set with their most popular song "Radioactive", which got the biggest audience reaction and sing-alongs... however, I felt the highlight of their set was for their encore song "The Fall", which featured images of trees and falling leaves... complete with flowing confetti from the ceiling!

Imagine Dragon's second studio album Smoke + Mirrors is out now on Interscope Records/KIDinaKORNER.

Imagine Dragons at Xcel Energy Center, St Paul (09 June 2015) photo courtesy of Jayme Halbritter Photography, jaymehalbritter.com

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Minneapolis: June 9, 2015

Read More Starsailor You know, I've never really gotten into Starsailor. They never quite made it as big as the bands of their time (well not here anyway) and I'm ashamed to say that I've always had one of their singles (given to me by god know ....

Here are some concerts taking place in the Minneapolis/St Paul area for June 9, 2015. This is an incredibly busy night for us.

Read more Minneapolis Music Guide.

EMBRACE w/ Starsailor
at Mill City Nights
Tuesday, 06/09/15, 8pm ($22.50/18+)
Details: millcitynights.com

English band Embrace is back on a rare US tour in support of their latest self-titled album, which came out last year 2014.

Post-Britpop band Starsailor is also making a rare Minneapolis appearance. The band basically broke up in 2009, despite their best effort to kick off their fourth studio album All The Plans.

After going into extended hiatus, the band reunited to play some festivals: Summer in the City at Castlefield Bowl, Rock Zottegem festival in Belgium, and Pentaport Rock Festival in South Korea. It would seem that the reunion is good for the band that they've decided to co-headline the tour with Embrace this Summer.

This should be a great bill for nostalgic fans.

Tour dates:

06/01/15 Anaheim, CA House Of Blues
06/03/15 San Francisco, CA The Fillmore
06/06/15 Seattle, WA Neumos
06/09/15 Minneapolis, MN Mill City Nights
06/10/15 Chicago, IL Bottom Lounge
06/11/15 Toronto, ON Danforth Music Hall
06/14/15 Boston, MA Royale Nightclub Boston

Read More Imagine Dragons Forget 2014 being the “Year of the Horse” according to the Chinese calendar, 2013-14 has clearly been the Year of the Dragon. The Las Vegas quartet … Metric I've seen Metric twice (four times if you could Emily Haines solo or Broken Social Scene), so you know I love this little Canadian band. Their Rock the Garden's set was very similar to their … Halsey Halsey (stagename for Ashley Frangipane) has a debut EP Room 93 is set for release on October 28th via Astralwerks. W♥M fans will know ...

IMAGINE DRAGONS
at Xcel Energy Center
Tuesday, 06/09/15, 6:30pm ($29.50 - $69.50)
Details: xcelenergycenter.com

With over 14,000 fans in attendance at Imagine Dragons last appearance in Minnesota, I can tell you that the band has massive appeal to a younger demographic. The Minnesota show actually was originally scheduled (as per their tour poster), but the band love playing here that they added the date eventually on their tour itinerary.

As much as we love Imagine Dragons, we're actually pretty excited equally for the two openers: Canada's Metric (who we last saw at Rock the Garden 2013 and State Theatre in 2012) and Halsey (who blew us away at her support show for The Kooks in 2014).

With these types of stadium show, if you want to catch the opening band, be sure to show up before doors open (6:30pm), as getting into the event can be time consuming because of tight security and just the sheer amount of fans in the building.

North American tour dates:

06/03/15 Portland, OR Moda Center
06/05/15 Calgary, AB Scotiabank Saddledome
06/06/15 Edmonton, AB Rexall Place
06/08/15 Winnipeg, MB MTS Centre
06/09/15 Saint Paul, MN Xcel Energy Center
06/10/15 Omaha, NE CenturyLink Center Omaha
06/12/15 St. Louis, MO Scottrade Center
06/13/15 Milwaukee, WI BMO Harris Bradley Center
06/15/15 Rosemont, IL Allstate Arena
06/16/15 Louisville, KY KFC Yum! Center
06/18/15 Columbus, OH Nationwide Arena
06/19/15 Pittsburgh, PA Consol Energy Center
06/22/15 Cleveland, OH Quicken Loans Arena
06/23/15 Auburn Hills, MI Palace Of Auburn Hills
06/24/15 Buffalo, NY First Niagara Center
06/27/15 Philadelphia, PA Wells Fargo Center
06/29/15 Newark, NJ Prudential Center
06/30/15 Brooklyn, NY Barclays Center
07/01/15 Boston, MA TD Garden
07/03/15 Montreal, QC Bell Centre
07/04/15 Toronto, ON Air Canada Centre
07/06/15 Washington, DC Verizon Center
07/07/15 Charlotte, NC Time Warner Cable Arena
07/08/15 Nashville, TN Bridgestone Arena
07/10/15 Tampa, FL Amalie Arena
07/11/15 Sunrise, FL BB&T Center
07/13/15 Memphis, TN FedExForum
07/14/15 Atlanta, GA Philips Arena
07/16/15 Houston, TX Toyota Center
07/17/15 Dallas, TX American Airlines Center
07/18/15 Stateline, NV Lake Tahoe Outdoor
07/20/15 Anaheim, CA Honda Center
07/21/15 San Diego, CA Viejas Arena
07/24/15 Inglewood, CA Forum
07/25/15 Phoenix, AZ US Airways Center
07/27/15 Denver, CO Pepsi Center
07/28/15 Salt Lake City, UT EnergySolutions
07/30/15 Vancouver, BC Rogers Arena
07/31/15 Tacoma, WA Tacoma Dome
08/01/15 Boise, ID Taco Bell Arena

Read More Catfish and the Bottlemen Back in December 2014, we tipped you guys off this new British sensation Catfish and the Bottlemen with their album The Balcony. It's only been a few months, but the band has…

CATFISH AND THE BOTTLEMEN
at Varsity Theater
Tuesday, 06/09/15, 8pm ($16.50/18+)
Details: varsitytheater.org

Buzz band Catfish and the Bottlemen just sold out their entire UK Tour (which isn't until October 2015!) In some of these cases, I've met some UK fans that will fly into the US to see their favorite bands (because these are more intimate US shows).

We previously saw the band earlier this year, which John described:

Their landmark album, Cracked Rear View is the 16th best-selling album, anchored by singles ‘Hold My Hand’ and ‘Only Wanna Be with You’… and … err, waitaminute… This isn’t them. This isn’t about Hootie and the Blowfish, or the past. This is about the future- this is about Catfish and the Bottlemen.

Catfish and the Bottlemen is returning to Minneapolis next Tuesday, June 9th.

Tour dates:

06/03/15 Portland, OR Moda Center
06/05/15 Calgary, AB Scotiabank Saddledome
06/06/15 Edmonton, AB Rexall Place
06/08/15 Winnipeg, MB MTS Centre
06/09/15 Saint Paul, MN Xcel Energy Center
06/10/15 Omaha, NE CenturyLink Center Omaha
06/12/15 St. Louis, MO Scottrade Center
06/13/15 Milwaukee, WI BMO Harris Bradley Center
06/15/15 Rosemont, IL Allstate Arena
06/16/15 Louisville, KY KFC Yum! Center
06/18/15 Columbus, OH Nationwide Arena
06/19/15 Pittsburgh, PA Consol Energy Center

Read More Purity Ring Purity Ring's Shrines is one of the most uniquely excellent albums of the year. Taking a dark, gothic tone and applying it to extremely catchy pop, the group has earned a spot as a frontrunner … Braids Los Angeles' Islands is releasing Ski Mask this September 17th on Manqué Music. In addition to the new record, the band also announced a string of headlining tour dates in North America this fall. … Born Gold Formerly known as Gobble Gobble, a band that sounds like it was born from a bad Thanksgiving family get together (even though they're Canadians). Well the turkey …

PURITY RING
at First Avenue
Tuesday, 06/09/15, 9:30pm ($20/Sold Out)
Details: first-avenue.com

Embarrassingly enough, I've mistaken Canadian duo Purity Ring as emo band The Promise Ring (who I saw live with Ash many years ago). I think they mean the same thing, right? The duo (singer Megan James and instrumentalist Corin Roddick) is so popular that they've sold out concert at First Avenue on June 9th... forcing the band to quickly add an a second all-ages show at 5pm.

Montreal's Braids, who we previously saw with Wye Oak at the Fine Line in May 2014, will open the show with San Francisco by the way of Canada, Born Gold.

Tour dates:

06/02/15 New York, NY Terminal 5
06/03/15 New York, NY Terminal 5
06/04/15 South Burlington, VT Higher Ground
06/05/15 Montreal, QC Metropolis
06/06/15 Field Trip Music & Arts Festival
06/07/15 Royal Oak, MI Royal Oak Music Theatre
06/08/15 Chicago, IL Riviera Theatre
06/09/15 Minneapolis, MN First Avenue
06/10/15 Winnipeg, MB Garrick Centre
06/12/15 Calgary, AB MacEwan Hall Ballroom
06/15/15 Vancouver, BC The Vogue Theatre
06/16/15 Seattle, WA Showbox SoDo
06/17/15 Portland, OR McMenamins Crystal Ballroom
06/19/15 Oakland, CA Fox Theater
06/20/15 Oakland, CA Fox Theater
06/22/15 Phoenix, AZ The Crescent Ballroom
06/23/15 Las Vegas, NV Brooklyn Bowl Las Vegas
07/17/15 RBC Bluesfest
07/23/15 Melbourne, Australia 170 Russell
07/24/15 Melbourne, Australia 170 Russell
07/25/15 Splendour In The Grass
08/15/15 Maha Music Festival
08/22/15 FYF Festivala
09/25/15 Midpoint Music Festival
09/26/15 Pygmalion Music Festival
10/10/15 Corona Capital Festival

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The Kooks at First Avenue, Minneapolis (04 Oct 2014)

Kooks Fall Tour Playlist Photo Gallery Halsey Tour Poster Priory Tour Poster Setlist Kooks takes a bow The Kooks Setlist Introduction song Jacqueline Taïeb's "7 Heures du Matin" See the World Around Town Ooh La Eddie's Gun It Was London Bad Habit Down She Moves in Her Own Way Luke Pritchard Solo Seaside Dreams Westside Always Where I Need to Be You Don't Love Me Runaway Sway Forgive & Forget Sofa Song Junk of the Heart (Happy) -- Encore -- See Me Now Naïve Halsey Setlist Is There Somewhere? Empty Gold Trouble When You Were Young (The Killers cover) Hold Me Down Hurricane Ghost US Tour Dates 10/02 Denver, CO @ The Ogden Theatre*+ 10/04 Minneapolis, MN @ First Avenue*+ 10/06 Columbus, OH @ Newport Music Hall*+ 10/07 Philadelphia, PA - Union Transfer+ 10/08 Baltimore, MD - Rams Head Live+ 10/09 Huntington, NY - The Paramount + * With Halsey / + With Priory Read More The Kooks The first time I saw The Kooks, it was in Chicago in 2007, and it was because their small tour did not include Minneapolis... which I noted that I saw three Minneapolis people in Chicago ... Halsey Halsey (stagename for Ashley Frangipane) has a debut EP Room 93 is set for release on October 28th via Astralwerks. W♥M fans will know ... Priory Portland's Priory is currently on tour with The Kooks. The duo (Brandon Rush and Kyle Sears) met in a flophouse in Portland... and the two had a hit with "Weekend" (Warner Bros.) ...

Brighton band, The Kooks are currently in the US touring in support of their fourth studio album Listen, out now on Virgin/EMI Records, stopping by First Avenue in Minneapolis, last night. Turnout for the event was really good, as the venue was packed in early for this three band bill.

Priory

Opening up the show was Portland's Priory. Normally a duo (Brandon Rush and Kyle Sears), but when they play live, it's a full four piece band. Their very brief set included some tracks off their Warner Bros' EP Weekend, including the title track... which Rush's microphone did not work for that last section of that song. With most show, technical difficulties are generally a low point, but not this show! Instead, the band quickly restarted that last chorus, this time in full energetic frenzy mode that got the audience dancing and cheering loudly.

Priory ended their set with their latest song, "Big Love", which only recently (Sept 19th) premiered on MTV.

Halsey

Next up was Ashley Frangipane, the New Jersey girl who performs under her stagename Halsey. As I previously mentioned, she's signed to Astralwerks and have a debut EP Room 93 set for release on October 28th.

I've seen a lot of bands in my time, and I have to say, keep an eye out for this one. For someone who claimed this was her very first tour.... she is completely comfortable on stage, she can work the crowd, and she knows how to use her sexuality.

Halsey

Her set consisted of all the songs from Room 93, and making up the rest of the set was a cover of The Killer's "When You Were Young". That song was actually recently covered by Finish Ticket, so there's plenty of love for that song.

Then the main event... the lights dimmed and an intro music of Jacqueline Taïeb's "7 Heures du Matin" was played over the loud speakers. I only know this because the only non-French lyrics were Taïeb's swipe of The Who's "My Generation", incorporating that famous line "talkin' about my g-g-g-generation" in her song.*

The Kooks

When The Kooks took the stage, it brought back memories of seeing them in Chicago in 2007. The band was new and fresh then, and although they've grown up a little, they're still full of youthful energy and fun on stage.

It's also worth noting that this is the first tour to feature new drummer Alexis Nunez, who previously drummed for London's Golden Silvers.

Since this was the Listen tour, they played some new tracks, including "Around Town", "It Was London", "Bad Habit", "Down", "Dreams Westside", "Forgive & Forget", and "See Me Now". With the latter song, "See Me Now", singer Luke Pritchard confessed that the song was deeply personal to him, and that they've only recently played it live.

Listening to the new songs, they sounded great. Although the fans, including myself, were not familiar with the new material, it sounded like they were classic Kooks songs. Of course, the old songs were instant dance hits with the fans, including "Eddie's Gun" and "She Moves in Her Own Way" (which Pritchard had to remark, "Oh, you remembered that one!")

In the middle of the set, the band left the stage, with only Pritchard remaining to play some acoustic songs, "Seaside" and "Dreams". It was a nice break, before the music return to the upbeat pop music that we know from The Kooks.

The Kooks are currently touring in support Listen. Go see them, and have a listen.

* Also, I don't know if it is the Kooks that made us listen to their "Fall Tour Playlist", but whoever was DJing last night was playing some great stuff... including Stereo Total, a German/French band that I've been into for a long time but remained relatively unknown in America.

The Kooks at First Avenue, Minneapolis (04 Oct 2014)

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Rocktober: October 4, 2014

Here are shows taking place in Minneapolis/St Paul on October 4th, 2014.

Listen (Deluxe Edition) Virgin EMI Records US Tour Dates 10/02 Denver, CO @ The Ogden Theatre*+ 10/04 Minneapolis, MN @ First Avenue*+ 10/06 Columbus, OH @ Newport Music Hall*+ 10/07 Philadelphia, PA - Union Transfer+ 10/08 Baltimore, MD - Rams Head Live+ 10/09 Huntington, NY - The Paramount + * With Halsey + With Priory Read More The Kooks The Kooks, that lovable 4-piece from Brighton, are about to release their third album, Junk of the Heart. Written and recorded in London and LA over the last 9-months, Junk of the Heart will be released on September 9th …

THE KOOKS at First Avenue
first-avenue.com

The Kooks at Metro, Chicago (05 May 2007) photo by Brody

The first time I saw The Kooks, it was in Chicago in 2007, and it was because their small tour did not include Minneapolis... which I noted that I saw three Minneapolis people in Chicago, just to see The Kooks.

What I wrote about them in 2007 was that they stole their name from a David Bowie song, and at the time only had one album Inside In/Inside Out... so as expected, they basically played the entire album live:

The Kooks at Metro, Chicago (05 May 2007) Setlist

Seaside See the World Eddie's Gun Matchbox Ooh La Come on Down Time Awaits She Moves in Her Own Way Oil Sway The Saboteur Naïve Always Where I Need To Be You Don't Love Me -- Encore -- Do You Wanna Sofa Song

The Brighton band is back in the States, supporting their fourth studio album Listen, which came out 8 September 2014 via Virgin EMI Records. This is the band's first album to feature new drummer Alexis Nunez who joined in 2012.

Here are some information on the openers for this 2014 US tour dates:

Halsey: Room 93 Astralwerks

Priory: Weekend Warner Bros.

Halsey (stagename for Ashley Frangipane) has a debut EP Room 93 is set for release on October 28th via Astralwerks. W♥M fans will know that I have a personal love for all-things Astralwerks, so I will definitely be paying attention to this New Jersey girl.

Portland's Priory is currently on tour with The Kooks. The duo (Brandon Rush and Kyle Sears) met in a flophouse in Portland... and the two had a hit with "Weekend" (Warner Bros.), which debut strong on the alternative radio charts for its first week. TIME dubbed them as 'Artist You Should Be Listening To Right Now.'

Read More Christopher Owens Christopher Owens, the songwriter and singer from the now defunct and highly acclaimed indie band Girls, made an appearance …

CHRISTOPHER OWENS at Turf Club
turfclub.net

Playing this Saturday, October 4th, is Christopher Owens at the Turf Club in St Paul. Opening up the show will be Liam Hayes is Chicago composer and performer.

Laura, who caught Owens in Minneapolis last year, described the show as covering his entire discography of recorded music: Girls' 'Album', 'Broken Dreams Club', & 'Father, Son, Holy' Ghost', as well as his own 'Lysandre'.

For this 2014 tour, it would seem that he has a new album A New Testament, which came out September 30th.

Tour dates:

1 Oct - Toronto, ON – Mod Club *
3 Oct - Chicago, IL – Park West *
4 Oct - St. Paul, MN – Turf Club *
7 Oct - Seattle, WA – Neumos Crystal Ball #
8 Oct - Vancouver, BC – Biltmore Cabaret #
9 Oct - Portland, OR – Star Theater #
11 Oct - San Francisco, CA – Great American #!
10 Nov - Comet Club, Berlin
11 Nov - Paradiso Nord, Amsterdam
12 Nov - Le Badaboum, Paris
13 Nov - Trix, Antwerp
15 Nov - Kazimier, Liverpool ~
16 Nov - Stereo, Glasgow ~
17 Nov - Deaf Institute, Manchester ~
18 Nov - Lantern, Bristol ~
19 Nov - Islington Assembly Hall, London ~

*with Liam Hayes
# with The Tyde
! with Carletta Sue Kay
~with Corey Bowen

Read More Coheed and Cambria For the month of October, we talked about Lily Allen ... 10/04/14 Coheed and Cambria - Skyway Theatre 10/04/14 The Kooks - First Avenue …

COHEED AND CAMBRIA at Skyway Theatre
skywaytheater.com

Progressive rock band Coheed and Cambria's In Keeping Secrets of Silent Earth: 3 is being re-issued on vinyl on Equal Vision Records/Columbia Records/Legacy Recordings on October 21st.

As part of promoting the reissue, the band is out on a very successful tour - having sold out many of their dates, including Los Angeles, New York, Chicago, etc.

Tour dates:

10/01/14 - Kool Haus - Toronto, ON
10/02/14 - House of Blues - Cleveland, OH
10/04/14 - Skyway Theatre - Minneapolis, MN
10/05/14 - House of Blues - Chicago, IL
10/06/14 - Mercury Ballroom - Louisville, KY
10/07/14 - Tabernacle - Atlanta, GA

w/ Thank You Scientist

Read More Wampire Wampire's "Trains" is the latest single, taken from their album Curiosity (Polyvinyl Records). The strange Portland duo (?) is currently on tour with STRFKR and will be playing their first-ever UK date in London on June 18th. …

WAMPIRE at 7th Street Entry
first-avenue.com

Portland's Wampire's new album Bazaar is coming out October 7, on Polyvinyl Records, but I believe you can stream it now via Noisey. You can probably bet money that the duo will be playing tracks from the new album when they stop in at 7th Street Entry in Minneapolis this Otober 4th.

Bands listed to appear are Montreal's Tops, described as "equal parts girls and guys, delivering a raw punk take on AM studio pop", and also local artist Suzie, aka Mark Ritsema, with his new album Born Single.

Tour Dates

10/01 - Boulder, CO @ Fox Theatre * #
10/02 - Denver, CO @ Lost Lake %
10/03 - Lawrence, KS @ Replay Lounge %
10/04 - Minneapolis, MN @ 7th Street Entry %
10/06 - Madison, WI @ The Frequency %
10/07 - St. Louis, MO @ Demo %
10/08 - Nashville, TN @ The End %
10/09 - Indianapolis, IN @ The Hi-Fi
10/10 - Chicago, IL @ Subterranean %
10/11 - Detroit, MI @ Jumbo's %
10/12 - Cleveland, OH @ Happy Dog %
10/14 - Toronto, ON @ Silver Dollar %
10/15 - Montreal, QC @ Le Divan Orange %
10/16 - Boston, MA @ The Church %
10/17 - Brooklyn, NY @ Baby's All Right %
10/18 - Philadelphia, PA @ MilkBoy %
10/21-10/25 - CMJ
10/27 - Washington, DC @ DC9 %
10/28 - Chapel Hill, NC @ Cat's Cradle Back Room %
10/29 - Atlanta, GA @ 529 %
10/30 - Birmingham, AL @ Syndicate Lounge %
10/31 - New Orleans, LA @ Circle Bar %
11/01 - Houston, TX @ Fitzgerald's Downstairs %
11/03 - Dallas, TX @ City Tavern %
11/04 - Austin, TX @ Holy Mountain %
11/05 - El Paso, TX @ Lowbrow Palace %
11/07 - Salt Lake City @ The Garage
11/08 - Boise, ID @ Neurolux


* w/ Temples
# w/ Fever The Ghost
% w/ TOPS

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