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Minneapolis: May 10 to May 13

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05/10 Helado Negro with Slauson Malone 1 at Fine Line Read More Helado Negro Show up early to see Helado Negro, who we saw in June 2016, writing, “Helado Negro (“black ice cream” in English) is the musical alias of South Florida native Roberto Carlos Lange and who has made several trips locally, enough that ...

05/10/2022 Tuesday

Helado Negro
with Slauson Malone 1
at Fine Line
first-avenue.com

Helado Negro is returning to touring this year, in support of his recent album Far In (4AD).

We saw Helado Negro in Feb 2019 and said, “The show started with Helado Negro (stagename for Roberto Carlos Lange), playing as a trio with violinist/multi-instrumentalist Angela Morris and saxophone player Nathaniel Morgan. Each person wore a color, Morris in red, Lange in yellow, and Morgan in blue. The stage lighting also corresponded with each section of the stage, giving off a sense that it wasn’t just a concert, but also as an art piece.”

Slauson Malone 1 to open.

Tour dates:

4/22 - Marfa, TX - Ballroom Marfa
4/26 - Atlanta, GA - Terminal West
4/27 - Nashville, TN - Basement East
4/28 - Durham, NC - MotorCo
4/29 - Asheville, NC - Grey Eagle
5/1 - Philadelphia, PA - Underground Arts
5/2 - Boston, MA - Brighton Music Hall
5/4 - Washington, DC - 9:30 Club
5/5 - Brooklyn, NY - Brooklyn Steel
5/9 - Chicago, IL - Thalia Hall
5/10 - Minneapolis, MN - Fine Line
5/13 - Portland, OR - Old Church *
5/15 - San Jose, CA - The Ritz *
5/16 - San Francisco, CA - August Hall *
5/17 - Los Angeles, CA - Regent *
5/18 - Pomona, CA - Glass House *
5/20 - Tucson, AZ - Club Congress Plaza #
5/21 - Santa Fe, NM - Meow Wolf #
5/23 - Dallas, TX - Granada #
5/24 - Houston, TX - White Oak Main Room #
5/25 - Austin, TX - Mohawk #
5/31 - London, UK - Earth
6/1 - Manchester, UK - Now Wave
6/2 - Bristol, UK - Trinity
6/3 - Barcelona, ES - Primavera Festival
6/8 - Warsaw, PL - Jassmine
6/9 - Berlin, DE - Frannz Club
6/10 - Mannheim, DE - Maifeld Derby
6/11 - Porto, PT - Primavera Festival
6/13 - Amsterdam, NL - Zonnehuis
6/14 - Rotterdam, NL - Bird
6/15 - Luxembourg, LX - Rotondes
6/17 - Aarhus, DK - Voxhall
6/18 - Oslo, NO - Piknik i Parken Festival
8/26-8/28 - Port Townsend, WA - THING Festival

* Kacy Hill opens
# KAINA opens

05/12 Cut Copy with Suzanne Kraft at First Avenue 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 …

05/12/2022 Thursday

Cut Copy
with Suzanne Kraft
at First Avenue
first-avenue.com

It’s been many years since we saw Cut Copy. We last saw them in June 2014 and wrote, “The good loud was then stepping into the Mainroom at First Avenue in Minneapolis for a pounding, electro throb beat to a packed house of jumping and smiling fans – Cut/Copy was bringing the house down. The Australian synth-pop/indietronica four-piece is back on the road in support of their latest, Free Your Mind (Modular Recordings), which was co-helmed by Flaming Lips and Mercury Rev producer Dave Fridmann (Flaming Lips, Mercury Rev) and the joy they brought to their 85 min. performance, was immediately infectious to a crowd more than willing to free their mind… and everything else.”

The GRAMMY-nominated, ARIA award-winning electronic, indie-dance act, like so many other bands, were locked down since 2020… so they are really looking forward to coming back this year, starting this April 2022. Minneapolis is on their tour itinerary - they’ll be stopping by May 12th at First Avenue.

with Suzanne Kraft to open.

Tour dates:

April 23 - Morrison CO - Red Rocks Amphitheatre
April 25 - Dallas - Granada Theater
April 26 - Houston - White Oak Music Hall
April 27 - Austin - Stubb's Waller Creek Amphitheater
April 30 - Jardines de México, Tehuixtla, MX - Festival Vaivén
May 3 - Toronto - Danforth Music Hall
May 4 - Boston - Paradise Rock Club
May 6 - Washington DC - 9:30 Club
May 8 & 9 - New York - Webster Hall
May 11 - Chicago - Vic Theatre
May 12 - Minneapolis - First Avenue
May 17 - Seattle - The Showbox
May 18 - Portland - Roseland Theater
May 19 - Oakland - Fox Theater
May 21 - Pasadena, CA - Just Like Heaven Festival
June 25 Magaluf, Spain - Mallorca Live Festival
Oct 24 - Dublin, IE - Whelan's
Oct 25 - Leeds, UK - Brudenell Social Club
Oct 26 & 27 - London - Fabric
Oct 29 - Amsterdam - Melkweg
Oct 30 - Paris - La Machine du Moulin Rouge
Nov 1 - Barcelona - Sala Apolo
Nov 2 - Cabañas De La Sagra, Spain - Sala Moon
Nov 3 - Madrid - La Riviera
Nov 4 - Lisbon - Coliseu dos Recreios

05/13 Destroyer with Rosali at Amsterdam Bar Read More Destroyer Vancouver’s Destroyer (led by singer-songwriter Dan Bejar) is touring in support of their latest album Have We Met (Merge Records). Minneapolis’ local station The Current …

05/13/2022 Friday

Destroyer
with Rosali
at Amsterdam Bar & Hall
first-avenue.com

Destroyer is back with their 13th album LABYRINTHITIS. The band will headline the Amsterdam Bar & Hall in St Paul with Rosali to open.

We saw Destroyer in Lawrence, Kansas, in Feb 2020 and noted, “Canada’s Destroyer returned to downtown Lawrence, KS and the Granada Theater over the weekend, for an evocative and always interesting performance, in support of latest full-length, Have We Met (on Merge Records).”

Tour Dates:

Apr 22 Vancouver, BC – Vogue Theatre
Apr 23 Seattle, WA – The Neptune Theatre
Apr 24 Boise, ID – The Olympic
Apr 26 Salt Lake City, UT – Urban Lounge
Apr 27 Denver, CO – The Bluebird Theater
Apr 28 Omaha, NE – The Waiting Room
Apr 29 St. Louis, MO – Blueberry Hill Duck Room
Apr 30 Nashville, TN – Mercy Lounge
May 02 Carrboro, NC – Cat’s Cradle
May 04 Asheville, NC – The Grey Eagle
May 05 Washington, DC – Black Cat
May 06 Philadelphia, PA – Underground Arts
May 07 Brooklyn, NY – Brooklyn Steel
May 08 Cambridge, MA – The Sinclair
May 09 Montreal, QC – Theatre Fairmount
May 10 Toronto, ON – Phoenix Concert Theatre
May 11 Detroit, MI – El Club
May 12 Chicago, IL – Thalia Hall
May 13 St. Paul, MN – Amsterdam Bar & Hall
May 14 Lawrence, KS – The Bottleneck
May 15 Oklahoma City, OK – Beer City Music Hall
May 16 Fort Worth, TX – Tulips
May 17 Austin, TX – The Mohawk
May 19 Phoenix, AZ – Crescent Ballroom
May 20 Los Angeles, CA – The Belasco
May 21 Berkeley, CA – The UC Theatre
May 22 Portland, OR – Revolution Hall

05/13 Suicide Silence with Carnifex, Lorna Shore at Cabooze Read More Suicide Silence California’s Suicide Silence is co-headlining this 2016 with Knoxville’s Whitechapel. The so-named “Straight Outta Hell” tour is sponsored by BlackCraft Cult Clothing. ... Carnifex While I have heard of Carnifex, I never had a chance to check out their music before. I saw that this cd was coming out and I caught the ad for it on an episode of HBB and I liked what I heard. ... Lorna Shore I had seen Lorna Shore before and knew they slayed it live. I'm good friends with the guys in Buried Above Ground. Other than that, my expectations were low. I really need to stop that. …

05/13/2022 Friday

Suicide Silence
with Carnifex, Lorna Shore
at Cabooze
cabooze.com

Suicide Silence is headlining the Cabooze this May 13th.

This all-ages show will feature Carnifex and Lorna Shore.

We caught Lorna Shore in Mar 2016 and wrote, “Lorna Shore was the show stealer of last night. They're always the show stealer. Their music is heavy and polished. Singer Tom Barber has a voice that makes you stop dead in your tracks. It's one of those voices that you would swear could only be done on a recording, not in a live setting. It's too extreme and harsh.”

Lorna Shore’s latest EP …And I Return to Nothingness is out now on Century Media Records.

Tour Dates:

5/6 Sacramento, CA - Ace of Spades
5/7 Portland, OR - Bossanova Ballroom
5/8 Seattle, WA - El Corazon
5/10 Grand Junction, CO - Mesa Theater
5/11 Denver, CO - Oriental Theater
5/13 Minneapolis, MN - Cabooze
5/14 Chicago, IL - WC Social Club
5/15 Pontiac, MI - Crofoot
5/17 Columbus, OH - King of Clubs
5/18 Pittsburgh, PA - Jergels
5/19 Boston, MA - Big Night Live
5/20 New York, NY - Gramercy Theatre
5/21 Reading, PA - Reverb
5/22 Baltimore, MD - Soundstage
5/24 Atlanta, GA - The Masquerade
5/25 Tampa, FL - Orpheum
5/27 Arlington, TX - So What Festival
5/28 Houston, TX - Warehouse Live
5/29 San Antonio, TX - Paper Tiger
5/31 Albuquerque, NM - El Rey Theatre
6/1 Mesa, AZ - Nile Theatre
6/2 Las Vegas NV - 24 Oxford
6/3 Anaheim, CA - House of Blues
6/4 Los Angeles, CA - Regent Theater

05/13 Amyl and The Sniffers at Fine Line Read More Amyl And The Sniffers Spacey Jane. Crooked Colours. Amyl And The Sniffers. Wafia. Aviva. The Snuts. Band-Maid. Ziggy Ramo. Gretta Ray ...

05/13/2022 Friday

Amyl and The Sniffers
with Upchuck and C.O.F.F.I.N
at Fine Line
first-avenue.com

Melbourne’s Amyl & the Sniffers just made their US television debut on Late Night with Seth Meyers earlier this week. The band played “Hertz” off of their sophomore album, Comfort To Me (ATO Records/Rough Trade). Based on the massive reception, the song really hertz so good.

Their US tour have sold out, or fast on selling out, so good luck if you are trying to score a ticket.

Upchuck and C.O.F.F.I.N to open.

Tour dates:

4/22/2022 – Indio, CA @ Coachella
4/26/2022 - Austin, TX @ Hotel Vegas
4/27/2022 - Austin, TX @ Hotel Vegas
4/30/2022 – Atlanta, GA @ Shaky Knees Festival
5/6/2022 - San Francisco, CA @ Great American Music Hall
5/ 7/2022 - San Francisco, CA @ Great American Music Hall
5/9/2022 - Portland, OR @ Roseland Ballroom
5/10/2022 - Vancouver BC @ Rickshaw
5/11/2022 - Seattle, WA @ The Crocodile
5/13/2022 - Minneapolis, MN @ Fine Line
5/14/2022 - Chicago, IL @ Logan Square Auditorium
5/16/2022 - Toronto, ON @ Danforth Music Hall
5/ 17/ 2022 - Montreal, QC @ La Tulipe
5/19/ 2022 - Brooklyn, NY @ Brooklyn Steel
5/21/2022 - Philadelphia, PA @ Underground Arts
5/22/2022 - Baltimore, MD @ Ram's Head Live
9/23/2022 - New York, NY @ Terminal 5

If your band is coming to the Minneapolis/St Paul area, please email details to [email protected] with a good lead time. Thank you.

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Beirut, with Helado Negro, at Palace Theatre, St Paul (23 Feb 2019)

Beirut at Palace Beirut Setlist When I Die Varieties of Exile No No No Family Curse Santa Fe Fener Postcards From Italy The Shrew The Peacock Gallipoli The Rip Tide Landslide Corfu Scenic World Light in the Atoll Elephant Gun After the Curtain Gauze für Zah Serbian Cocek (A Hawk and a Hacksaw cover) In the Mausoleum Nantes -- Encore -- Un Dernier Verre (Pour la Route) My Night With The Prostitute From Marseille The Gulag Orkestar Read More Beirut Released as one of the first bands to be performing at Northside, Brooklyn-based band Beirut will be gracing listeners’ ears with the incredible blend of horns, strings, percussion, and electronic sounds to create their … Helado Negro Show up early to see Helado Negro, who we saw in June 2016, writing, “Helado Negro (“black ice cream” in English) is the musical alias of South Florida native Roberto Carlos Lange and who has made several trips locally, enough that ...

Indie rock/world music band Beirut just headlined the Palace Theatre in St Paul on Saturday, February 23rd.

The show started with Helado Negro (stagename for Roberto Carlos Lange), playing as a trio with violinist/multi-instrumentalist Angela Morris and saxophone player Nathaniel Morgan. Each person wore a color, Morris in red, Lange in yellow, and Morgan in blue. The stage lighting also corresponded with each section of the stage, giving off a sense that it wasn’t just a concert, but also as an art piece.

After saying, “hola!” and introducing himself, Lange fondly remembered the last two times he was in the city, at the Northern Spark Outdoor show in 2016 and Ordway Concert Series in 2015 (which we covered both shows). He seemed to be enjoying the Minnesota area, despite being the “snowiest month” (since December 2010) in Minnesota.

Most of Helado Negro’s strict 40-min set were songs in Spanish, and most of his set were brand new songs from his forthcoming album This Is How You Smile (out March 2019). New songs included “Running” (which needed audience participation) and “Seen My Aura” (which had a long story about how it was taken from an idea and book that meant a lot to Lange).

The band ended their set with “Young, Latin and Proud” and mentioned that they had a very long drive ahead of them, stating it will take them 27 hours.

It’s been seven years since Beirut played the Cabooze (July 2012)... so there were a lot of eager old fans very excited to hear some of their old favorite Beirut songs played live. In fact, many old (forgotten) songs were greeted with loud cheers from the audience (“Varieties of Exile”, “No No No”, “Postcards From Italy”, etc.) and can be heard pretty much throughout the band’s set. It’s clear that fans really missed Beirut.

Since the band’s music requires a variety of world music and instruments and sound, the group is rather large, consisting of band leader Zach Condon, trumpeter Kyle Resnick, trombone player Ben Lanz, drummer Nick Petree, bassist Paul Collins, and keyboardist/accordionist Aaron Arntz.

If you’ve never heard of Beirut, their music is inspired by traditional sounds of Spain, Italy, France, and, of course, Lebanon (being named Beirut and all)... but as if it’s written for pop radio.

Condon rarely said a word through their 100-min set, instead letting his music speak for him. For example, the new single “Gallipoli” (the title track from their fifth studio album) played mid-set, was the name of the Italian town where the song was written.

Gallipoli is out now on 4AD.

Remaining tour dates:

02/26/2019 - Vancouver, BC @ Orpheum Theatre
02/27/2019 - Seattle, WA @ Paramount Theatre
02/28/2019 - Portland, OR @ Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall
03/02/2019 - Oakland, CA @ Fox Theater
03/30/2019 - Berlin, DE @ Funkhaus
03/31/2019 - Berlin, DE @ Funkhaus
04/02/2019 - Brussels, Belgium @ Forest National
04/04/2019 - Groningen, Netherlands @ De Oosterpoort
04/05/2019 - Paris, France @ Le Grand Rex
04/06/2019 - Cologne, Germany @ Palladium
04/08/2019 - Utrecht, Netherlands @ Tivoli Vredenburg
04/10/2019 - Manchester, UK @ Albert Hall
04/11/2019 - Leeds, UK @ Leeds Town Hall
04/12/2019 - London, England @ Eventim Apollo
04/14/2019 - Vienna, Austria @ Gasometer
04/15/2019 - Munich, DE @ Zenith
04/18/2019 - Milan, France @ Alcatraz
04/19/2019 - Zurich, Switzerland @ Volkshaus

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Minneapolis: February 23 to February 28, 2019

Here are some shows taking place in the Minneapolis/St Paul area from February 23 to February 28, 2019.

Read more: Minneapolis Music Guide.

Beirut at Palace Read More Beirut Released as one of the first bands to be performing at Northside, Brooklyn-based band Beirut will be gracing listeners’ ears with the incredible blend of horns, strings, percussion, and electronic sounds to create their … Helado Negro Helado Negro (“black ice cream” in English) is the musical alias of South Florida native Roberto Carlos Lange and who has made several trips locally, enough that he should consider getting a second...

BEIRUT
+ Helado Negro
Palace Theatre
Sat 02/23/2019 (6:30pm/$41)
palacestpaul.com

We haven’t seen Beirut since their July 2012, so it’s been a long time. We wrote, “Brooklyn-based band Beirut will be gracing listeners’ ears with the incredible blend of horns, strings, percussion, and electronic sounds to create their wide range of music, from Balkan folk to electronic. Since their debut album Gulag Orkestar in 2006, Beirut has grown on to international fame, garnering over 736,000 fans on Facebook, though I imagine their fan base is much larger.”

Show up early to see Helado Negro, who we saw in June 2016, writing, “Helado Negro (“black ice cream” in English) is the musical alias of South Florida native Roberto Carlos Lange and who has made several trips locally, enough that he should consider getting a second home here. In addition to world-premiering his Island Universe Story here last March, Lange was back in town less than a month ago, to help Devandra Barnhart with his Wind Grove Mind Alone performance at the Walker Art Center last month.”

Helado Negro’s latest album This Is How You Smile, is out now.

Tour Dates:

02/19/2019 - Montreal, QC @ MTELUS
02/20/2019 - Toronto, ON @ Sony Centre
02/21/2019 - Milwaukee, WI @ Pabst Theatre
02/22/2019 - Chicago, IL @ Riviera Theatre
02/23/2019 - St. Paul, MN @ Palace Theatre
02/26/2019 - Vancouver, BC @ Orpheum Theatre
02/27/2019 - Seattle, WA @ Paramount Theatre
02/28/2019 - Portland, OR @ Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall
03/02/2019 - Oakland, CA @ Fox Theater
03/30/2019 - Berlin, DE @ Funkhaus
03/31/2019 - Berlin, DE @ Funkhaus
04/02/2019 - Brussels, Belgium @ Forest National
04/04/2019 - Groningen, Netherlands @ De Oosterpoort
04/05/2019 - Paris, France @ Le Grand Rex
04/06/2019 - Cologne, Germany @ Palladium
04/08/2019 - Utrecht, Netherlands @ Tivoli Vredenburg
04/10/2019 - Manchester, UK @ Albert Hall
04/11/2019 - Leeds, UK @ Leeds Town Hall
04/12/2019 - London, England @ Eventim Apollo
04/14/2019 - Vienna, Austria @ Gasometer
04/15/2019 - Munich, DE @ Zenith
04/18/2019 - Milan, France @ Alcatraz
04/19/2019 - Zurich, Switzerland @ Volkshaus

Other shows in the area:

Welles at 7th Street Young the Giant at Palace Dean Lewis at Fine Line Mike Krol at 7th Street Cherry Glazerr at Fine Line Cold Cave at Turf Club Aurora at First Avenue John Maus at First Ave Read More Young the Giant California's Young the Giant (not to be confused with Australia's Jungle Giants), is currently on tour in support of Mind over Matter, which came out January 2014. … Palehound Opener, Palehound, a project by singer, guitarist and songwriter Ellen Kempner from Boston, MA, compliments Mitski’s raw and evocative style with her own, haunting confessionals. ... Adult. Detroit’s Adult. has been pretty inactive since we last wrote about them in February 2007. Since Why Bother? in 2007, the band came back in 2013 with The Way Things Fall, and most recently, Detroit House Guests, released last year. .... Aurora Norway’s Aurora (aka Aurora Aksnes) is back in Minneapolis, headlining the Cedar Cultural Center this Saturday, November 12th. She previously sold out the 7th Street Entry in April 2016. … John Maus In his first show in seven years, John Maus will be headlining the Cedar Cultural Center on Thursday, April 5th. Maus is known for his emotional, passionate live ..…

WELLES
+ Late Night Fights
7th Street Entry
Sat 02/23/2019 (8pm/$10)
first-avenue.com

Grunge rocker Welles (aka Jesse Wells) will be playing the 7th Street Entry this February 23rd.

Minneapolis rockers Late Night Fights to open.

Tour dates:

17/02/2019 Pike Room , Pontiac, MI
19/02/2019 High Noon Saloon, Madison, WI
20/02/2019 Schubas Tavern, Chicago, IL
22/02/2019 Triple Crown Whiskey Bar, Davenport, IA
23/02/2019 7th Street Entry, Minneapolis, MN
26/02/2019 Larimer Lounge, Denver, CO
28/02/2019 Neurolux, Boise, ID
01/03/2019 Doug Fir Lounge, Portland, OR
02/03/2019 Shakedown, Bellingham, WA
03/03/2019 Tractor Tavern, Seattle, WA
06/03/2019 Catalyst, Santa Cruz, CA

YOUNG THE GIANT
+ Sure Sure
Palace Theatre
Sun 02/24/2019 (6:30pm/$29.50)
palacestpaul.com

Young the Giant is touring in support of their latest album Mirror Master (Elektra Records).

Los Angeles indie pop band Sure Sure will be opening for Young the Giant.

Tour dates:

2/17: Columbia, MO @ Blue Note
2/19: Urbana, IL @ Canopy Club
2/21: West Lafayette, IN @ Purdue University
2/22: Notre Dame, IN @ University of Notre Dame
2/23: Madison, WI @ The Sylvee
2/24: St. Paul, MN @ Palace Theatre
2/26: Winnipeg @ Burton Cummings Theatre
2/27: Sakatoon, SK @ Coors Events Centre
3/1: Edmonton, AB @ Northern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium
3/2: Calgary, AB @ MacEwan Hall
3/4: Vancouver, BC @ Orpheum
3/6: Missoula, MT @ The Wilma
3/7: Boise, ID @ Knitting Factory
3/8: Spokane, WA @ Knitting Factory
3/9: Eugene, OR @ McDonald Theatre

DEAN LEWIS
+ Syml
Fine Line Music Café
Mon 02/25/2019 (7pm/$20/Sold Out)
finelinemusic.com

With over a billion streams, Billboard’s “Chart-Breaker” Dean Lewis sold out the Fine Line Music Café this Monday, February 25th.

Syml to open.

Tour Dates:

02/18/2019 The Crocodile Seattle, WA
02/20/2019 Wonder Ballroom Portland, OR
02/22/2019 Metro Music Hall Salt Lake City, UT
02/23/2019 Fox Theatre Boulder, CO
02/25/2019 Fine Line Music Cafe Minneapolis, MN
02/26/2019 Park West Chicago, IL
02/27/2019 The Loving Touch Ferndale, MI
03/03/2019 The Sinclair Cambridge, MA
03/03/2019 Royale Nightclub Boston Boston, MA
03/05/2019 The Foundry Philadelphia, PA
03/10/2019 Terminal West Atlanta, GA
03/11/2019 Mercy Lounge Nashville, TN
03/13/2019 Trees Dallas, TX
06/29/2019 "Lollapalooza Stockholm"

MIKE KROL
+ Steve Adamyk, Subtle Beast
7th St Entry
Tue 02/26/2019 (7pm/$12)
first-avenue.com

Mike Krol just released Power Chords on Merge Record... and he’ll be stopping by the 7th Street Entry on Tuesday.

Tour dates:

2/20: San Francisco, CA - Bottom of the Hill
2/22: Portland, OR - Mississippi Studios
2/23: Seattle, WA - Crocodile Back Bar
2/26: Minneapolis, MN - 7th Street Entry
2/27: Milwaukee, WI - The Back Room
2/28: Chicago, IL - Empty Bottle
3/01: Detroit, MI - Deluxx Fluxx
3/02: Toronto, ON - The Garrison
3/04: Allston, MA - Great Scott
3/05: Brooklyn, NY - Rough Trade
3/06: Philadelphia, PA - The Boot & Saddle
3/07: Washington, DC - Comet Ping Pong
3/08: Carrboro, NC - Cat's Cradle
3/09: Savannah, GA - Savannah Stopover
3/10: Atlanta, GA - The Earl
3/11: New Orleans, LA - Gasa Gasa
3/13 - 3/16: Austin, TX - SXSW
3/17: Dallas, TX - Not So Fun Wknd
3/19: Denver, CO - Globe Hall
3/20: Salt Lake City, UT - Kilby Court

CHERRY GLAZERR
+ Palehound, Strange Relations
Fine Line Music Cafe
Tue 02/26/2019 (7:30pm/$15)
finelinemusic.com

Los Angeles’ Cherry Glazerr (led by 22 year old Clementine Creevy with drummer Tabor Allen and bassist Devin O’Brien) will be playing the Fine Line Music Café on Tuesday, February 26th. They recently released Stuffed and Ready on Secretly Canadian

Palehound and Strange Relations to open.

Tour Dates:

02/22/2019 Grog Shop Cleveland Heights, OH
02/23/2019 Bottom Lounge Chicago, IL
02/24/2019 Melted Music Festival
02/26/2019 Fine Line Music Cafe Minneapolis, MN
03/01/2019 Gothic Theatre Englewood, CO
03/02/2019 Kilby Court Salt Lake City, UT
03/06/2019 Wonder Ballroom Portland, OR
03/07/2019 Neumos Seattle, WA
03/10/2019 The Independent San Francisco, CA
03/11/2019 Troubadour West Hollywood, CA
03/12/2019 Troubadour West Hollywood, CA

COLD CAVE
+ Adult., Vowws
Turf Club
Tue 02/26/2019 (7pm/$20)
turfclub.net

Dakwave Cold Cave (aka Wesley Eisold) will be headlining the Turf Club on Tuesday, February 26th. He was previously in town last year June 2018.

Joining Cold Cave will be Adult. and Vowws. We like the former a lot, so be sure to pick up their tour exclusive 7” Subsurface/Coming Apart (DAIS Records). The 500 limited 7” will come with a folded 14" x 14" poster created by ADULT.’s Nicola Kuperus, as well as being hand numbered and hand stamped with ADULT.’s logo across the B side label and jacket. 200 of the 7” will feature Pepto-Bismol accident colored vinyl.

Tour Dates:

02/19 - Olympia, WA - Capitol Theater
02/20 - Vancouver, BC - Imperial Theater
02/22 - Calgary, AB - Marquee
02/23 - Edmonton, AB - Starlite Room
02/26 - Minneapolis, MN - Turf Club
02/27 - Chicago, IL - Metro
02/28 - Detroit, MI - Majestic
03/01 - Philadelphia, PA - Underground Arts
03/02 - Boston, MA - The Sinclair
03/04 - Brooklyn, NY - Brooklyn Steel
03/05 - Washington, DC - Union Stage
03/06 - Carrboro, NC - The Cat's Cradle
03/07 - Atlanta, GA - Masquerade
03/08 - Tampa, FL - The Crowbar
03/09 - West Palm Beach, FL - Respectables
03/10 - Orlando, FL - The Abbey

AURORA
+ Talos
First Avenue
Wed 02/27/2019(7pm/$20)
first-avenue.com

Norwegian singer-songwriter Aurora ( Aurora Aksnes) is back in Minneapolis, playing her biggest venue yet, at First Avenue on Wednesday, February 27th.

She’s bringing with her, Ireland’s Talos (aka Eoin French), and they are touring for their sophomore album Far Out Dust.

Tour dates:

02/17/2019 The Regency Ballroom San Francisco, CA
02/20/2019 Fonda Theatre Los Angeles, CA
02/22/2019 Observatory North Park San Diego, CA
02/23/2019 The Crescent Ballroom Phoenix, AZ
02/25/2019 Bluebird Theater Denver, CO
02/27/2019 First Avenue Minneapolis, MN
03/01/2019 Metro / Smart Bar Chicago, IL
03/05/2019 Royale Nightclub Boston Boston, MA
03/07/2019 Brooklyn Steel Brooklyn, NY
03/09/2019 Union Transfer Philadelphia, PA
03/10/2019 Lincoln Theatre Washington, DC

JOHN MAUS
+ Lukdlx
First Avenue
Thu 02/28/2019 (7pm/$20)
first-avenue.com

After a seven-year absent from the music scene, suddenly local favorite John Maus booked a show at the Cedar in April 2018.

Equally sudden, we got word that Joe Maus (John’s brother and bassist in the band) died on August 2018.

He took a hiatus to grieve, but it appears that Maus will be back touring this year, playing First Avenue at the end of February.

Tour dates:

02/18/2019 Saturn Birmingham, AL
02/19/2019 One Eyed Jacks New Orleans, LA
02/21/2019 Warehouse Live Houston, TX
02/23/2019 Trees Dallas, TX
02/27/2019 Turner Hall Ballroom Milwaukee, WI
02/28/2019 First Avenue Minneapolis, MN

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Northern Spark: Helado Negro at Minneapolis Convention Center Plaza (11 June 2016)

About Northern Lights.mn Northern Lights.mn is a roving, collaborative, media-oriented arts nonprofit based in the Twin Cities. Since 2008 we have worked to bring innovative art to the public sphere and spark new relationships between audience and artwork, and more broadly, between citizens and their built environment. We support global and local artists working at the intersection of disciplines to freely create new work that excites the senses, explores ideas that matter, and re-imagines ways of engagement among artists, sites, and audiences. Northern Lights.mn shines throughout the year with projects such as the Northern Spark festival, The Creative City Challenge, Artists on the Verge, The Giant Sing-A-Long at the Minnesota State Fair, and permanent, interactive public art for Saint Paul’s Union Depot. Helado Negro Tour Dates 06/24/16 Friendly Gathering Fest Windham, VT 06/28/16 Bowery Ballroom- New York, NY 07/07/16 Playstation Theater New York, NY 07/08/16 Addams/Medill Park- Chicago, IL Read More Helado Negro Helado Negro's "Island Universe Story" show at the Ordway Concert Hall for March 21st, 2015, in St Paul. We've already mentioned the show earlier in January, so just a reminder ...

On a balmy late Spring evening, it was warm enough to want ice cream… even black ice cream—

And that’s what Minneapolis got, as Helado Negro kicked off the 2016 Northern Spark with a genre-expanding, somewhat experimental performance outdoors on the lawn of the Minneapolis Convention Center.

Northern Spark: Moose

Northern Spark is a unique, free, annual, dusk-to-dawn, multidisciplinary arts festival that takes place on the second Saturday of June in the Twin Cities.

For the 2016 and 2017 festivals, the theme of Climate Chaos | Climate Rising will explore the interconnected, evolving, and  long-term consequences from climate change, giving artists a platform to facilitate concrete actions anchored in a realistic and hopeful map for the future.

Northern Spark: Wolf

Highlights of the festival space included giant, lighted moving sculptures of a wolf and moose, make-and-take antler workshop, vendor booths, and poetry readings.

Helado Negro (“black ice cream” in English) is the musical alias of South Florida native Roberto Carlos Lange and who has made several trips locally, enough that he should consider getting a second home here.

In addition to world-premiering his Island Universe Story here last March, Lange was back in town less than a month ago, to help Devandra Barnhart with his Wind Grove Mind Alone performance at the Walker Art Center last month.

The spark of the festival lost the flame temporarily as unexpected PA issues at the very beginning delayed the performance for 10-15 min. before everything could get switched out.

The Laurels Quartet

Singing in first in mostly Spanish then into English, Lange and an eight-piece band, which included local strings The Laurels Quartet, finally got going accompanied by two Tinsel Mammals, dancing figures draped in silver glitter that have become a visual extension of the musical compositions.

The string quartet effectively replaced the electronica beats on ‘Ojos Que No Ven’ from 2015’s Double Youth (Asthmatic Kitty Records), with the lush arrangement of their own, making the song sound more elegant than on record and to the delight of the camped on lawn crowd.

Helado Negro

‘Relatives’ was the first song in English, with a nice bassline guiding the track, as the tinsel mammals moved expressively in place.  The crowd howled like wolves between songs (likely the spill-over result of an earlier wolf howling tutorial) with Lange amused and saying, “you can go a little bit louder than that, right?!”

Lange apologized for keeping things moving, feeling somewhat making up for time after the sound delay, breaking into the new song, ‘Young, Latin and Proud’, which featured noteworthy saxophone at its break.

‘Transmission Listen’ had a gentle western groove and ‘2º Dia’ was lush in strings in the style of the best experimental chamber pop. “I know you got a long night ahead of you”, Lange said towards the end of the set (the festival ran from 9pm to 5:26am), “we’re just trying to set it off right”.

Closing with ‘Paz a ti’ and it’s infectious chorus of “claro que si” and then a glimpse into ‘Private Energy’ from a new album coming in the fall, Helado Negro overcame early technical difficulties to provide the initial fire for this year’s Northern Spark.

Helado Negro at Minneapolis Convention Center Plaza - Northern Spark (11 June 2016)

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Minneapolis: May 14, 2016

Here are some shows taking place in the Minneapolis/St Paul area on May 14, 2016.

Read more Minneapolis Music Guide.

Read More The Brian Jonestown Massacre The Brian Jonestown Massacre we nearly at the top of my list of bands for the weekend and quite a fitting choice to end the Friday evening line-up. .… Magic Castles I actually thought Magic Castles was very good. It's certainly the only band the featured a flutist on an explosive jam at their set closer. … …

THE BRIAN JONESTOWN MASSACRE
at First Avenue
Saturday, 05/14/16, 8pm ($20)
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American psychedelic rock band The Brian Jonestown Massacre was named after the original band leader of The Rolling Stones, Brian Jones, and the Jonestown mass murder of over 900 people in a remote religious commune. Both topics were subjects of death and conspiracies.

Perhaps The Brian Jonestown Massacre was best known for appearing in the film Dig! with their rival The Dandy Warhols.

We caught the band in Playground Weekender 2010 and wrote, “The Brian Jonestown Massacre we nearly at the top of my list of bands for the weekend and quite a fitting choice to end the Friday evening line-up. Not too raucous for those of us who were looking forward to a nice nap (*ahem*), but by no means boring. Psychedelic-shoe gaze rock, with tambourine included. Sure many of their songs sounded quite alike to me, but the upside is that even though they sounded quite similar, they were all equally as good. The set even saw a guest appearance from Aimee Nash from The Black Ryder.”

Opening up the MN show will be locals Magic Castles, who we caught in 2013 and loved them: “I actually thought Magic Castles was very good. It's certainly the only band the featured a flutist on an explosive jam at their set closer.”

US tour dates:

5th May 2016 US Washington DC- 9:30 Club
6th May 2016 US Philadelphia PA- Union Transfer
7th May 2016 US Boston MA- Paradise Rock Club
9th May 2016 US New York NY- Webster Hall
10th May 2016 CA Montreal Canada- Le Tulipe
12th May 2016 CA Toronto Canada- Danforth Music Hall
13th May 2016 US Chicago IL- The Metro
14th May 2016 US Minneapolis MN- First Avenue
15th May 2016 US Omaha NE- The Waiting Room
17th May 2016 US Denver CO- Bluebird Theatre
18th May 2016 US Salt Lake City UT- The Depot
19th May 2016 US Missoula MT- Top Hat Lounge
20th May 2016 CA Edmonton Canada- The Starlite Room
21st May 2016 CA Calgary Canada- Marquee Beer
23nd May 2016 CA Vancouver Canada- Commodore Ballroom
24th May 2016 US Seattle WA- Neumo’s
25th May 2016 US Portland OR- Wonder Ballroom
27th May 2016 US San Francisco CA- The Independent
28th May 2016 US San Francisco CA- The Independent
29th May 2016 US Los Angeles CA- Teregram Ballroom
30th May 2016 US Los Angeles CA- Teregram Ballroom
31st May 2016 US Los Angeles CA- Teragram Ballroom
1st June 2016 US Phoenix AZ- Crescent Ballroom
2nd June 2016 US San Diego CA- Belly Up

Photo by Jon Beasley / Isabelle Albuquerque Read More Liquid Music The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra’s Liquid Music Series, now in its third season, offers performances by artists who bend the distinctions between classical music and other genres, and take their music in new and unique ..... Devendra Banhart Back in 2004, Acid-folk god Devendra Banhart compiled a collection of folk music for some magazine. Much like Nostradamus before him, he managed to predict some of the leading lights of modern folk music … Lucky Dragons At first, I thought their name was Luck Dragon (a reference to The Neverending Story), but I guess they're just Lucky Dragons. Once again, they're based out of Brooklyn … Jessica Pratt California songbird Jessica Pratt will be in town at the Cedar Cultural Center next Tuesday, in support of her latest Drag City album On Your Own Love Again. ... Helado Negro Helado Negro's "Island Universe Story" show at the Ordway Concert Hall for March 21st, 2015, in St Paul. We've already mentioned the show earlier in January, so just a reminder ... Rodrigo Amarante Opening up the show will be Los Angeles, by the way of Rio de Janeiro, Rodrigo Amarante (who was previously in town two weeks ago at Bryant Lake Bowl ...

DEVENDRA BANHART & FRIENDS
at Walker Art Center
Friday, 05/13/16, 8pm ($28)
Saturday, 05/14/16, 8pm ($28)
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We’re big fans of Liquid Music, this weekend they’re bringing in Devendra Banhart for his “Wind Grove Mind Alone” shows.

For the first night (Friday, May 13th): Lucky Dragons, Jessica Pratt, Helado Negro (who previously also headlined his own Liquid Music show), and William Basinski.

For the second night (Saturday, May 14th): Rodrigo Amarante, Michael Gira, and Harold Budd.

Additional details below:

Join us for a two-evening exploration of the musical worlds of singer/songwriter/painter Devendra Banhart. The acid-folk/indie-rock leader is revered for his idiosyncratic career of defying expectations and inspiring musical trends. The program title is borrowed from Dom Sylvester Houédard’s 1974 poem “Wind Grove Mind Alone.”

Copresented with the SPCO’s Liquid Music Series.

Program A: Friday, May 13
Banhart performs a solo set of songs, followed with music by interactive experimenters Lucky Dragons; impressionistic folk-pop from Jessica Pratt, electronic music producer/singer Helado Negro; and sound artist/composer William Basinski.

Program B: Saturday, May 14
Banhart’s full touring band opens, followed by Brazilian singer-songwriter Rodrigo Amarante; LA art-pop duo Hecuba; and iconic ambient/minimal music pioneer Harold Budd. Save with a Ticket Package

Save when you see both evenings of Devendra Banhart & Friends: $50 ($40 Walker members). Purchase a ticket package online, visit the Walker box office, or call 612.375.7600.

About Liquid Music Liquid Music is a concert series presented by the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra that expands the world of classical music through innovative new projects, boundary defying artists, and unique presentation formats. Liquid Music performances invite adventurous audiences of all ages to discover the new and the fascinating among the colorful landscape of classical music today.

Read More English Beat Here's a tour teamup that can't be beat: English Beat with The Paul Collins Beat tour! The tagteam ends at the Mill Cit Nights in Minneapolis, but the English Beat continues on their tour in Missouri. .....

THE ENGLISH BEAT
at Dakota Jazz Club
Friday, 05/13/16, 7:30pm ($40-$45)
Saturday, 05/14/16, 7:30pm ($40-$45)
dakotacooks.com

Although they are known as The English Beat in the USA market and The British Beat in Australia... they’ll always be known as The Beat to fans of two tone ska fans.

The story behind the US name change is because the US already had and established powerpop band The Beat (later known as The Paul Collins Beat). Collins and the UK Beat eventually made-up and actually went on tour together in 2012.

The Beat will be doing a two night residency at the Dakota Jazz Club this Friday and Saturday.

Tour dates:

05/05/16 Scituate, MA The River Club
05/06/16 New York, NY City Winery NYC
05/07/16 Albany, NY Swyer Theatre
05/10/16 Evanston, IL SPACE
05/11/16 Evanston, IL SPACE
05/12/16 Madison, WI High Noon Saloon
05/13/16 Minneapolis, MN Dakota Jazz
05/14/16 Minneapolis, MN Dakota Jazz
05/27/16 Santa Cruz, CA Moe's Alley
05/28/16 Santa Cruz, CA Moe's Alley
06/03/16 Agoura Hills, CA The Canyon
06/11/16 KKLZ Junefest
06/18/16 Apple Valley, MN Minnesota Zoo
06/19/16 Boulevardia
06/22/16 Warrendale, PA Jergels Rhythm Grille
06/23/16 Baltimore, MD Baltimore Soundstage
06/25/16 Boston, MA Royale Nightclub Boston
07/01/16 Ridgefield, CT Ridgefield Playhouse
07/02/16 Philadelphia, PA Trocadero Theatre
07/05/16 Kent, OH The Kent Stage
07/09/16 Chicago, IL Thalia Hall
07/23/16 Portland, OR Oregon Zoo Amphitheatre
07/24/16 Seattle, WA Woodland Park Zoo
07/31/16 OC Fair
08/06/16 Murphys, CA Ironstone Amphitheatre
08/14/16 San Diego, CA Embarcadero Marina Park

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Helado Negro - Island Universe Story at Ordway Concert Hall, St. Paul (21 March 2015)

Setlist Intro: Stop Living Dead/Excerpt Time Aparts Árboles Regresa Espuma Invisible Heartbeat Junes Myself on 2 U Mitad De Mundo Levantar Las Piernas Con Mi Suerte Lechuguilla 2° Dia Dance Ghost Tranmission Listen Calienta Paz a ti Helado Negro Tour Dates 04/15/15 Columbia, SC Boyd Plaza @ Indie Grits 06/02/15 San Diego, CA Jacobs Music Center* 06/03/15 Los Angeles, CA Dorothy Chandler Pavilion* 06/04/15 Los Angeles, CA Dorothy Chandler Pavilion* 06/05/15 Oakland, CA Fox Theater* 06/06/15 Oakland, CA Fox Theater* 06/08/15 Portland, OR Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall* 06/09/15 Vancouver, BC Orpheum 06/10/15 Seattle, WA Paramount Theatre 06/11/15 Seattle, WA Paramount Theatre * with Sufjan Stevens Read More Helado Negro Helado Negro's "Island Universe Story" show at the Ordway Concert Hall for March 21st, 2015, in St Paul. We've already mentioned the show earlier in January, so just a reminder ... Lætitia Sadier Laetitia Sadier will be performing a new collaborative song with Helado Negro along with performing new versions of other songs. She produces music under her own name and plays in Monade and Stereolab. … Liquid Music We've seen some Liquid Music shows before and raved about their ability the world of classical music to a much broader audience, usually through very unique presentations. …

…and for dessert, black ice cream… waitaminute… black ice cream?!

Helado Negro is actually the musical nom de plume of Roberto Carlos Lange, a South Florida native of Ecuadorian descent, who along with some carefully chosen friends brought the world premiere performance of his Island Universe Story (Cuentos del Universo Solitario) to the Ordway Concert Hall in St. Paul.

The performance was part of the often-eclectic, always-interesting St. Paul Chamber Orchestra-presented Liquid Music Series, which is midway into its third season of bringing in boundary-defying works by innovative artists.

Adron and Helado Negro photo courtesy of Jayme Halbritter Photography, jaymehalbritter.com

For this installment, Latin rhythms, electronic beats and classical influences were uniquely combined with the help of ensemble collaborators including Lætitia Sadier (Stereolab), Adron, Mikael Jorgenson (Wilco), and Jason Trammell (David Byrne, William Onyeabor) and the Minneapolis Music Company as the octet string section. New arrangements were done by composers Trey Pollard (Matthew E White Band) and Jason Ajemian (Marc Ribot) for double string quartet, percussion, and electronics.

A note about the venue itself- the 1,100 seat new Ordway Concert Hall was some two+ years in the making as the new home of the SPCO, is acoustically brilliant, and offers a good view from any seat in the house.  Among the design highlights, the ceiling was raised 30ft to accommodate almost fifteen miles worth of oak dowels that wrap the contoured drop shapes.

The stage is framed as well, in a U-shaped bowl that even allows seating directly above and beside the performers for a unique audio and visual experience.  Acoustically (and similar to the new Northrop), it is ideal to the types of events offered, and even a whisper from the upper deck, carries far down below.

Inspired by Miami sounds from his childhood and with a border-crossing, genre-expanding mission, Roberto Lange and friends brought his latest work (probably born from his earlier Island Universe Story One EP) to life with precision, that both took from the past and looked forward in an Aldous Huxley way that is bigger than all of us.

Singing in Spanish and English, the 85 min. program melded new works with some from the four Helado Negro full-length albums with Lætitia Sadier joining the troupe a few songs in, only to leave, and then return again, as things progressed.

Lætitia Sadier at Treehouse Records (20 March 2015)

She also was in town long enough to generously play a rare 40 min. in-store at Treehouse Records the day before, which showcased her own solo work, including latest album Something Shines (Drag City Records), which came out last fall.

String arrangements were lush, transforming both the new and the older Helado Negro songs, like ‘Junes’ from 2013’s Invisible Life which was bookended by ‘Invisible Heartbeat’ and ‘Myself on 2 U’, both from last year’s Double Youth (Asthmatic Kitty Records), into something bigger and more contemplative.

Staging of the musicians was critical to the performance as well, with the string octet at stage right, keyboards near the back, bass and percussion to stage left, and principal voices scattered in the middle, all of which made for a cohesive collective sound.

Lekach & Helado Negro photo: Jayme Halbritter

Co-vocalists Adron and Isaac Lekach were on stage for the duration, including the encore when Lekach  was dressed head to toe in a glitter-fringed ball-like suit, dancing around Lange and finally embracing him in an extended hug at the end.

Final song, ‘Paz a ti (Peace to You)’ had people singing to themselves the repetitive chorus out the door as they left, “claro que si”, which roughly translates to “clearly, why yes” or “by all means”.  So, if ever asked if you’d like Helado Negro, your response should naturally be that.

Helado Negro at Ordway Concert Hall, St. Paul (21 March 2015) photo courtesy of Jayme Halbritter Photography, jaymehalbritter.com

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Minneapolis Reminders: March 21, 2015

Read More The Smiths Smiths' bassist Andy Rourke will be heading to Minneapolis next Saturday as a special guest to Minneapolis dance club Transmission's 14th Anniversary. … DJ Jake Rudh Between bands, DJ Jake Rudh played a selection of 70s and 80s ska music videos (Madness, Specials, etc), and opening up the show was …

TRANSMISSION
jakerudh.com

Sure, we've already mentioned that Smiths' bassist Andy Rourke was coming to Minneapolis, tomorrow, March 21st, as part of dance club Transmission's 14th Anniversary at First Avenue ... but I thought I'd remind you guys.

Details of the First Avenue event:

TRANSMISSION and DJ JAKE RUDH
with ANDY ROURKE of THE SMITHS
Saturday, March 21, 2015 at 9:00pm
$8.00 advance / $10.00 door / 18+

Presented by: 89.3 The Current, City Pages and Electric Fetus

If you miss tomorrow's event, you can always catch Transmission every Wednesday night at Club Jäger, or tune in every Thursday at 10pm on The 89.3 Current.

Read More Helado Negro On tour with Sinkane is Helado Negro (which means "Black Ice" in English), the stagename for Roberto Carlos Lange. He is currently touring in support of his new album ... Lætitia Sadier Lætitia Sadier came to the 400 Bar in Minneapolis, last night, in support of her latest album, Silencio, out now via Drag City. For those not familiar with Sadier, she is, or rather was, the main singer of Stereolab … Liquid Music We've seen some Liquid Music shows before and raved about their ability the world of classical music to a much broader audience, usually through very unique presentations. …

HELADO NEGRO
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Wondering what Stereolab's Laetitia Sadier was doing a last-minute singing/instore performance at the Treehouse in Minneapolis today (March 20th)? That is because she is appearing in the Helado Negro's "Island Universe Story" show at the Ordway Concert Hall for March 21st, 2015, in St Paul. We've already mentioned the show earlier in January, so just a reminder that the show is tomorrow. We'll report back on the show... and also on the re-opened Ordway venue as well.

Helado Negro writes:

Laetitia Sadier will be performing a new collaborative song with Helado Negro along with performing new versions of other songs. She produces music under her own name and plays in Monade and Stereolab. She will be singing and producing other mellifluous mouth sounds for the performance March 21st in Saint Paul,MN!

Details of tomorrow's show:

Helado Negro: Island Universe Story
Sat, Mar 21, 2015 8:00 pm
Ordway Concert Hall

Part of the SPCO’s boundary-defying Liquid Music Series, this program features the groundbreaking music of Helado Negro. “Among the musicians currently redefining Latino culture worldwide,” (NPR) Helado Negro’s work synthesizes the Latin influences of his upbringing, his experience with various rock outfits, modern electronic beats, and work with progressive classical composers. Special guests include Laetitia Sadier (Stereolab), Adron, Mikael Jorgenson (Wilco), Jan St. Werner (Mouse on Mars) and more.
Tickets $15

Featured Artists: Helado Negro / Adron / Mikael Jorgensen / Jason Trammell / Minneapolis Music Company / Trey Pollard / Jason Ajemian / Lætitia Sadier

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The Blackest Friday

Read More Helado Negro On tour with Sinkane is Helado Negro (which means "Black Ice" in English), the stagename for Roberto Carlos Lange. He is currently touring in support of his new album ... Lætitia Sadier Lætitia Sadier came to the 400 Bar in Minneapolis, last night, in support of her latest album, Silencio, out now via Drag City. For those not familiar with Sadier, she is, or rather was, the main singer of Stereolab … Liquid Music We've seen some Liquid Music shows before and raved about their ability the world of classical music to a much broader audience, usually through very unique presentations. …

HELADO NEGRO
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There are a couple of things about this upcoming Helado Negro show on March 21st, 2015.

First of all, the show is part of The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra's Liquid Music Series, a program that W♥M love and support. The whole goal of this music program is to showcase classical music to a much broader audience, usually through very unique presentations.

Happy 30th Anniversary

Second, the show will be held at the new Ordway Concert Hall in Saint Paul, which is currently undergoing construction. In about two months from now, the Ordway will re-open... just in time to celebrate the Ordway's 30th anniversary! What a great way to celebrate 2015.

Third, with Helado Negro's Island Universe Story, Helado Negro have requested these all-star collaborators to join him to create his vision. Among the guests are Lætitia Sadier (Stereolab), singer-songwriter Adron, keyboardist Mikael Jorgensen (Wilco) and percussionist Jason Trammell (David Byrne), with new arrangements by composers Trey Pollard (Matthew E White Band) and Jason Ajemian (Marc Ribot).

Details of the event:

Saturday, March 21, 2015 at 8:00pm

Ordway Concert Hall
345 Washington Street
Saint Paul, MN 55102

Tickets: $15 ($10 for Liquid Music subscribers)
thespco.org/liquidmusic

Read More The Black Ryder The Black Ryder, not the most fitting soundtrack to a stinking hot summer day, were amazing. Psychedelic-esque and melancholy; brilliant. ...

THE BLACK RYDER
theantimachinemachine.com

Los Angeles (by the way of Sydney, Australia) The Black Ryder will be releasing The Door Behind The Door (The Anti-Machine Machine). The record lands February 24, 2015, but you can pre-order it on Amazon.

One of the reason why their second album took so long to come out was because of the big move to the US, with vocalist / songwriter Aimee Nash adding, "Since releasing our first record we left Australia, toured America, relocated to Los Angeles, all the while trying to find our feet & get somewhat settled enough to write & produce this record. It also took some time to find the right scenario for releasing our music as well."

The record is done and dusted, and ready to ship this February.

The duo will tour to promote the new album:

02/24 San Francisco, CA - Rickshaw Stop
02/25 Los Angeles, CA - The Echo
03/10 New York - Mercury Lounge &
03/13 Glasgow, UK - Stereo
03/14 Machester, UK - Antwerp Mansion
03/15 Bristol, UK - The Fleece
03/16 London, UK - Birthdays *
05/08 Austin, TX - Austin Psych Festival

* = w/ The Vacant Lots
& = w/ White Hills

Read More Frank Black After the Pixies tour, singer Black Francis (who also went by Frank Black post-Pixies) will be doing a number of solo dates...

FRANK BLACK
frankblack.net/

As you know, I am a Pixies fan, and their lead singer Frank Black (aka Black Francis).

I think the story behind the name Frank Black and the Catholics was that he couldn't use his name after he left 4AD ... so he continued to released music as 'Frank Black and the Catholics'. Now for the first time, the complete recording of all Frank Black and the Catholics will collected in a box set called Frank Black and the Catholics: The Complete Recordings from Cooking Vinyl.

In addition to the band's 6 studio albums, they are throwing in a seventh CD called True Blue, which are basically recordings from the Black Letter Days album sessions.

Albums in the boxset:

Frank Black and the Catholics [1998]

Pistolero [1999]

Dog in the Sand [2001]

Black Letter Days [2002]

Devil’s Workshop [2002]

Show Me Your Tears [2003]

True Blue [2014]

Read More D'Angelo May 18 – Panda Bear May 21 – A Conversation With D'Angelo May 24 – The Mister Saturday Night House Party...

D'ANGELO
facebook.com/dangelo

If you did not know, Black Messiah is the new album from D'Angelo, the Grammy Award winning and multi-platinum selling singer/songwriter/musician/producer. The news came in little pieces, starting January 2014 and leading up to his appearance at the Red Bull Music Academy's Q&A session.

Black Messiah peaked at No. 1 on the iTunes Top Albums charts in a total of 29 markets worldwide including US, Australia, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Finland, Greece, Japan, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Portugal, South Africa, Sweden, Switzerland and more. Additionally, Black Messiah peaked within the Top 5 on iTunes charts in France, UK, Germany, Austria, and Ireland; Top 10 in 7 other countries including Spain.

D’Angelo will perform songs from Black Messiah and other classic hits when he embarks on his “The Second Coming Tour” with his band The Vanguard. The European tour will kick off on February 11, 2015 in Zurich, Switzerland and will wrap on March 7 in Brussels, Belgium.

The Second Coming Tour Dates:

02/11 Zurich, Switzerland @ Kaufleuten
02/12 Neu-Isenburg, Germany @ Hugenottenhalle
02/14 Berlin, Germany @ Columbiahalle
02/16 Paris, France @ Palais Des Congres
02/17 Birmingham, UK @ Academy
02/18 Manchester, UK @ Apollo
02/20 London, UK @ Apollo
02/24 Hamburg, Germany @ Docks
02/27 Oslo, Norway @ Sentrum Scene
02/28 Stockholm, Sweden @ Annex
03/02 Amsterdam, Holland @ Paradiso
03/03 Amsterdam, Holland @ Paradiso
03/04 Utrecht, Holland @ Grote Zaal
03/06 Cologne, Germany @ Tanzbrunnen
03/07 Brussels, Belgium @ Forest National

Rocktober: October 13, 2014

Read More Bombay Bicycle Club Bombay Bicycle Club and a Shakira reference don’t exactly go together… ..But, the connection will shortly be revealed ... Milo Greene Los Angeles-based cinematic pop band Milo Greene is like Pink Floyd... in the sense that there's no one actually named Milo Greene in the band. Oddly named after a fictitious ...

Here are shows taking place in Minneapolis/St Paul on October 13, 2014. Monday, October 13th, is by far the worst date of Rocktober so far... Plenty of amazing shows on this date. You can't go wrong with any of these shows.

BOMBAY BICYCLE CLUB with Milo Greene, Luxley
at First Avenue
Monday 10/13/14
$22 / $25 (Door): first-avenue.com

Didn't we just see Bombay Bicycle Club earlier this year? Well, thanks to renewed interesting in their record So Long, See You Tomorrow being on the shortlist for the Mercury Prize Award, the band is back in Minneapolis. We like British bands, so it's always nice to see them back in town, we don't mind it.

Opening up for BBC will be Milo Greene (who previously opened up for Stars) and Luxley, a new band from New Orleans.

US Tour Dates:

10/09/14 Edmonton, AB The Starlite Room
10/10/14 Calgary, AB MacEwan Conference
10/12/14 Winnipeg, MB Garrick Centre
10/13/14 Minneapolis, MN First Avenue
10/14/14 Chicago, IL Park West
10/16/14 Toronto, ON Kool Haus
10/17/14 Ottawa, ON Algonquins College
10/18/14 Boston, MA House Of Blues Boston
10/19/14 Washington, DC 9:30 Club
10/21/14 Philadelphia, PA Union Transfer
10/22/14 New York, NY Terminal 5
10/24/14 Atlanta, GA Heaven
10/25/14 Coral Skies Music (Tampa)
10/26/14 Coral Skies Music (West Palm Beach)
11/22/14 Stockholm, Sweden Arenan
11/23/14 Copenhagen, Denmark Amager Bio
12/03/14 Leicester De Montfort Hall
12/04/14 Plymouth Plymouth Pavilions
12/05/14 Bournemouth Solent Hall
12/07/14 Manchester O2 Apollo
12/08/14 Manchester O2 Apollo
12/10/14 Wolverhampton Civic Hall
12/11/14 Edinburgh Usher Hall
12/12/14 Newcastle O2 Academy
12/13/14 London Earls Court

Read More Rachael Yamagata Rachael Yamagata is back at the Varsity Theater in Minneapolis as part of her "Dealbreaker Heart Tour". It was only about six months ago was she just here ...

RACHAEL YAMAGATA with the Dove & the Wolf
at Varsity Theater
Monday 10/13/14
$20: varsitytheater.org

Singer-songwriter Rachael Yamagata recently had a successful Pledge Music campaign to help record her latest album, plus help fund her first-ever vinyl release of Happenstance for its 10th anniversary!

Yamagata is currently on a headlining tour in North America, and she's stopping by Minneapolis' Varsity Theater this Monday, October 13th. Although this is not listed as a Happenstance 10 Year Anniversary Show, expect her to play some fan favorites from this album.

Opening up for Yamagata will be The Dove & The Wolf, a duo (Paloma & Lou) from Paris, France... their first ever North American tour! So show up early to show support for these two girls.

Rachael Yamagata Fall 2014 Live Dates

10/09 - Schubas Tavern - Chicago, IL***
10/10 - Lincoln Hall - Chicago, IL
10/11 - High Noon Saloon - Madison, WI
10/13 - The Varsity Theater - Minneapolis, MN
10/15 - Granada Theatre - Lawrence, KS
10/17 - Bluebird Theater - Denver, CO
10/18 - The State Room - Salt Lake City, UT
10/20 - The Crocodile - Seattle, WA
10/21 - Biltmore Cabaret - Vancouver, BC
10/23 - Doug Fir Lounge - Portland, OR***
10/24 - Doug Fir Lounge - Portland, OR
10/25 - The Independent - San Francisco, CA
10/17 - Troubadour - West Hollywood, CA
10/28 - Hotel Café - Los Angeles, CA***
10/29 - House of Blues - San Diego, CA
11/01 - Sons of Hermann Hall - Dallas, TX
11/02 - The Parish - Austin, TX
11/03 - Fitzgerald's Upstairs - Houston, TX
11/05 - 3rd & Lindsley Theatre - Nashville, TN
11/06 - WorkPlay Theatre - Birmingham, AL
11/07 - Visulite Theatre - Charlotte, NC
11/08 - Cat's Cradle - Back Room - Carrboro, NC
11/10 - Rams Head On Stage - Annapolis, MD
11/11 - Birchmere - Alexandria, VA***
11/13 - Mohegan Sun Casino - Uncasville, CT
11/14 - Boot & Saddle - Philadelphia, PA***
11/15 - Union Transfer - Philadelphia
11/17 - Bowery Ballroom - New York, NY
11/18 - Music Hall of Williamsburg - Brooklyn, NY***

*** Indicates a special 'Happenstance' 10 Year Anniversary Show

Read More Ryan Adams I discovered via Stereogum, that Ryan Adams blogged about his decision to stop making music (and to stop blogging) and then later went back and deleted the blog. Fortunately ... Butch Walker How generous is rocker Butch Walker to his diehard fans? Enough to give up the stage for his biggest radio hit, and let an audience member instead sing it to the crowd. More on that in a moment… ...

RYAN ADAMS with Butch Walker
at Northrop Auditorium
Monday 10/13/14
$38 / $49.50 (Door): northrop.umn.edu

It's probably just me, but whenever I think of Ryan Adams, I think of Bryan Adams. You know, that "(Everything I Do) I Do It for You" fella? Ryan Adams is the cooler/hipper, younger singer/songwriter.

Adams recently blamed "walking the dogs" as why it took three years to release his new, self-titled album, via NY Times: "Some of that time was life, like yardwork, walking the dogs. I made a record with Glyn Johns, and we spent a bunch of money on it too. Then I had to go sit at a dinner table with my manager and the head of Capitol Records and say, “Hey, man, you can’t put this out.” It was about losing my grandmother. It was too sad..."

Opener Butch Walker is on tour in support of his seventh LP, Afraid Of Ghosts (out now on Dangerbird Records). Apparently the two are friends, as Adams produced the record at his PAX AM Studios in Los Angeles.

The Adams/Walker tour dates:

10/09: Edmonton, AB @ Francis Winspear Centre
10/10: Calgary, AB @ Southern Alberta Jubilee Aud.
10/12: Winnipeg, MB @ Burton Cummings Theatre
10/13: Minneapolis, MN @ Northrop Auditorium
10/14: Milwaukee, WI @ Riverside Theater
10/16: Chicago, IL @ Chicago Theatre
10/18: Ames, IA @ Iowa State Center
10/19: St. Louis, MO @ Peabody Opera House
10/20: Kansas City, MO @ Uptown Theater
11/06: Indianapolis, IN @ The Murat Theatre
11/08: Columbus, OH @ Palace Theatre
11/09: Detroit, MI @ Fillmore Detroit
11/11: Cleveland, OH @ State Theatre
11/12: Toronto, ON @ Massey Hall
11/15: New York, NY @ Carnegie Hall
11/17: New York, NY @ Carnegie Hall
11/18: Boston, MA @ The Wang Theatre
11/19: Upper Darby, PA @ Tower Theatre
11/20: Red Bank, NJ @ Count Basie Theatre
11/22: New York, NY @ Hammerstein Ballroom
11/23: New York, NY @ Hammerstein Ballroom

Read More Maps & Atlases Maps & Atlases, which I did catch the majority of their set... unlike missing them entirely at the 80-35 last year. I'm not sure if new songs from their forthcoming album Perch Patchwork ...

FINCH with Maps & Atlases, Wounds, Helen Earth Band
at Mill City Nights (Nether Bar)
Monday 10/13/14
$17 / $20 (Door): millcitynights.com

Post-hardcore band Finch is currently touring in support of their recently released Back to Oblivion album on Razor & Tie. With this tour, they are bringing along Maps & Atlases (who will likely play tracks from their Beware and Be Grateful album), Wounds (with a debut album Die Young out on November 24 via Razor & Tie) and Helen Earth Band (touring for We F****** Quit album, pending release on October 21, 2014).

Usually with four bands on the bill - start time for these 'mini-music festivals' is likely quite early than usual.... and usually openers' set times are limited to 30 minutes or less... so show up early if you intend to get your money's worth of music.

Back to Oblivion tour:

Oct 10 – Salt Lake City, UT – In The Venue *
Oct 11 – Denver, CO – Summit Music Hall *
Oct 13 – Minneapolis, MN – Mill City Nights
Oct 14 – Chicago, IL – Bottom Lounge
Oct 15 – Detroit, MI – St. Andrews
Oct 17 – Pittsburgh, PA – Mr. Smalls
Oct 18 – New York, NY – Gramercy Theater
Oct 19 – Philadelphia, PA – EFC
Oct 20 – Boston, MA – Paradise
Oct 22 – Baltimore, MD – Soundstage
Oct 23 – Raleigh, MC – Lincoln Theater
Oct 24 – Jacksonville, FL – Freebird
Oct 25 – Orlando, FL – The Beacham
Oct 26 – Atlanta, GA – Masquerade
Oct 28 – Houston, TX – Warehouse
Oct 29 – San Antonio, TX – Backstage Live
Oct 30 – Austin, TX – Red 7
Nov 02 – Phoenix, AZ – Joes Grotto
Nov 05 – San Francisco, CA – Slims
Nov 06 – Sacramento, CA – Slims
Nov 07 – Los Angeles, CA – Roxy
Nov 08 – Ventura, CA – Ventura Theatre

* No Maps & Atlases

Read More Sinkane Sinkane is the multi-dimensional music project from Ahmad Gallab. If you saw Of Montreal, Caribou, or Yeasayer, you may have noticed that Gallab ... Helado Negro Island Universe Story Two is the second of an ongoing series of EPs from Roberto Lange, under his stagename Helado Negro. The EP is out now on digital and cassettes. ...

SINKANE with Helado Negro
at Turf Club
Monday 10/13/14
$12 / $14 (Door): turfclub.net

Ahmed Gallab's solo project Sinkane is currently on tour in support of his album Mean Love. The record is described as pan-African traditional rhythms, funk, soul ... but with synths & electronica and even country twangs. Fans of Fela and Afrobeat should give Sinkane a chance.

On tour with Sinkane is Helado Negro (which means "Black Ice" in English), the stagename for Roberto Carlos Lange. He is currently touring in support of his new album Double Youth, out now via Asthmatic Kitty Records.

US Tour Dates:

10.09.14 - The Southern - Charlottesville, VA *
10.11.14 - Zanzabar - Louisville, KY *
10.12.14 - Schubas Tavern - Chicago, IL *
10.13.14 - Turf Club - Saint Paul, MN *
10.17.14 - Barboza - Seattle, WA *
10.18.14 - Mississippi Studios - Portland, OR *
10.19.14 - Independent - San Francisco, CA *
10.21.14 - Echo - Los Angeles, CA *
10.22.14 - Casbah - San Diego, CA *
10.23.14 - Last Exit Live - Phoenix, AZ *
10.24.14 - Club Congress - Tucson, AZ *
10.26.14 - Empire Control Room - Austin, TX *
10.27.14 - One Eyed Jacks - New Orleans, LA *
10.28.14 - Bottletree - Birmingham, AL *
10.29.14 - Exit In - Nashville, TN *
10.30.14 - Ohio State University - Columbus, OH *
11.1.14 - Smiling Moose - Pittsburgh, PA *
11.2.14 - SOB's - - New York, NY *

* with Helado Negro

Read More O'Death Speaking of Halloween and death.... O'Death, a band based out of New York, just unleashed Broken Hymns, Limbs and Skin last Tuesday on Kemado Records in the US ... Stone Jack Jones We previously mentioned that Stone Jack Jones was going to release their album Ancestor... now that the album is out, the band announced a Fall 2014 in support of the album ...

O'DEATH
at Triple Rock Social Club
Monday 10/13/14
$10 / $12 (Door): triplerocksocialclub.com

Brooklyn's O'Death is currently on tour in support of their latest Out of Hands We Go, out now on Northern Spy Records.

The folk/Americana/metal band will be joined on tour by Al Scorch (a Chicago-based band who plays "Country Soul" music) and Nashville's Stone Jack Jones (touring in support of their Ancestor album).

US Tour Dates:

10/10/14 Cleveland Heights, OH Grog Shop
10/11/14 Chicago, IL Empty Bottle
10/13/14 Minneapolis, MN Triple Rock Social Club
10/14/14 Iowa City, IA The Mill
10/16/14 Manhattan, KS Auntie May's
10/17/14 Lincoln, NE Zoo Bar
10/18/14 Englewood, CO South Moe's
10/20/14 Boise, ID Neurolux
10/22/14 Seattle, WA Tractor Tavern
10/23/14 Portland, OR Mississippi Studios
10/25/14 Arcata, CA Depot
10/27/14 Santa Cruz, CA Crepe Place
10/28/14 San Francisco, CA Brick & Mortar
10/29/14 Oakland, CA Leo's
10/30/14 Los Angeles, CA Echo
10/31/14 Pioneertown, CA Pioneertown Palace
11/01/14 Costa Mesa, CA The Wayfarer
11/02/14 San Diego, CA Soda Bar
11/03/14 Tucson, AZ Club Congress
11/04/14 Albuquerque, NM Low Spirits Bar
11/08/14 New Orleans, LA The Beatnik
11/11/14 Atlanta, GA The EARL
11/12/14 Durham, NC The Pinhook
11/13/14 Washington, DC DC9
11/14/14 Brooklyn, NY The Bell House
11/15/14 Cambridge, MA Middle East Upstairs
11/16/14 Portland, ME SPACE Gallery

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No Band is an Island

Read More Islands While I can't claim to understand exactly what's happening in Island's video for their single "Rough Gem," I can tell you without any hint of uncertainty that the song itself is awesome. It's from ex-Unicorns Nick Diamond .…

ISLANDS
islandsareforever.com

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.

Lead singer Nick Thorburn talks about the new album, admitting that "this record is really about being angry," comparing the feeling of frustrations as being in a band like Islands.

Opening up for Islands, starting October 8th on the Eastern and Canada dates, will be Brazos. Brazos will be playing songs from their new album Saltwater, available now on Dead Oceans.

09/18: Visalia, CA @ The Cellar Door
09/20: Seattle, WA @ The Vera Project
09/21: Vancouver, BC @ Media Club
09/22: Portland, OR @ Doug Fir
09/24: San Francisco, CA @ The Chapel
09/25: Santa Ana, CA @ Constellation Room
09/26: Los Angeles, CA @ Eagle Rock Center
09/27: San Diego, CA @ Casbah
10/08: Boston, MA @ Great Scott*
10/09: Montreal, QC @ Il Motore*
10/10: Toronto, ON @ The Garrison*
10/11: Detroit, MI @ Loving Touch*
10/12: Madison, WI @ Der Rathskeller*
10/13: Minneapolis, MN @ 7th Street Entry*
10/14: Chicago, IL @ Empty Bottle*
10/16: Washington, DC @ Rock and Roll Hotel*
10/17: Philadelphia, PA @ Johnny Brenda's*
10/20: New York, NY @ Bowery Ballroom*

* with Brazos

PEPPER
pepperlive.tumblr.com

Island Records recently signed alt-rock trio Pepper, releasing their self-titled sixth album yesterday (September 3rd) with a new single called "F**k Around (All Night)".

The Hawaiian band currently out on tour in support of the record:

09/05 Houston, TX House of Blues
09/06 Dallas, TX House of Blues
09/07 Austin, TX Stubbs Waller Creek
09/08 New Orleans, LA House of Blues
09/10 Fort Lauderdale, FL Revolution
09/11 St. Petersburg, FL Jannus Live
09/12 Lake Buena Vista, FL House of Blues
09/13 Atlanta, GA Center Stage
09/14 N. Myrtle Beach, SC House of Blues
09/17 Norfolk, VA The Norva
09/18 Baltimore, MD Baltimore Sound Stage
09/19 Richmond, VA The National
09/20 Philadelphia, PA Theatre of the Living Arts
09/21 New York, NY Webster Hall
09/24 Boston, MA House of Blues
09/25 S. Burlington, VT Higher Ground
09/26 Buffalo, NY Town Ballroom
09/27 Clifton Park, NY Upstate Concert Hall
09/28 Syracuse, NY The Westcott Theater
09/30 Pittsburgh, PA Altar Bar
10/01 Cleveland, OH House of Blues
10/03 Madison, WI Majestic Theatre
10/04 Chicago, IL House of Blues
10/05 Minneapolis, MN Mill City Nights
10/08 Denver, CO Ogden Theatre
10/10 Reno, NV Knitting Factory
10/11 Eugene, OR McDonald Theatre
10/12 Portland, OR Crystal Ballroom
10/ 16 San Francisco, CA Warfield Theater
10/17 Ventura, CA Majestic Ventura Theater
10/18 San Diego, CA House of Blues

HELADO NEGRO
www.heladonegro.com

Island Universe Story Two is the second of an ongoing series of EPs from Roberto Lange, under his stagename Helado Negro. The EP is out now on digital and cassettes.

Helado Negro is currently on tour in support of the EP:

09/05 - Charleston, SC @ Royal American
09/06 - Raleigh, NC @ Hopscotch Music Festival
09/07 - Richmond, VA @ Fall Line Festival
09/08 - Philadelphia, PA @ Johnny Brenda's
09/09 - Allston, MA @ Great Scott
09/10 - Winooski, VT @ Monkey House
09/14 - Indianapolis, IN @ Sister Cities Fest
09/26 - Greensboro, NC @ Show Of Hands Fest
09/27 - Indianapolis, IN @ Indianapolis Museum
09/28 - Cincinnati, OH @ Midpoint Music Festival
10/13 - Seattle, WA @ Barboza
10/14 - Portland, OR @ Holocene
10/16 - Los Angeles, CA @ Bootleg Bar
10/17 - San Diego, CA @ Soda Bar
10/23 - San Francisco, CA @ Rickshaw Stop

THE LONELY ISLAND
thelonelyisland.com

The Lonely Island is a popular comedic rap trio (Andy Samberg, Akiva Schaffer, and Jorma Taccone). You may have laughed your butts off watching them on Saturday Night Live with hits like "Dick in a Box" and "Jizz in My Pants". They were so successful as a musical act with the debut Incredibad in 2009, that all three left SNL to concentrate on the release of Turtleneck & Chain in 2011.

Earl this summer, the trio released The Wack Album, their latest album, featuring hilarious singles like "Semicolon", "Diaper Money" and "YOLO" (just to give you an idea, it received over 42 million views on YouTube in only four months).

Guests on The Wack Album includes Hugh Jackman, Kristen Wiig, Robyn, Too $hort, Pharrell Williams, T-Pain, Billie Joe Armstrong, Solange, Adam Levine, Kendrick Lamar, Justin Timberlake, and Lady Gaga.

TREASURE ISLAND MUSIC FESTIVAL
treasureislandfestival.com

Sure, we previously mentioned Treasure Island Music Festival before, but that's before we got a finalized lineup.

The San Francisco music festival is taking place this October 19th and 20th, and the big draw this year is Beck - at least for me. I've seen him a long time ago at Coachella, so I can only imagine that the stage and audience will be just as big (prepare to bring binoculars).

Breakdown of the two dates:

SATURDAY Atoms for Peace Major Lazer Little Dragon Phantogram Disclosure Holy Ghost! Tricky DJ Falcon Poolside Adult. Robert DeLong Giraffage Antwon

SUNDAY Beck Animal Collective James Blake Sleigh Bells STRFKR Lord Huron Japandroids Real Estate Haim Palma Violets Cayucas IO Echo Deep Sea Diver

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