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R.I.P. Jóhann Jóhannsson

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Icelandic composer Jóhann Jóhannsson has died on Friday, February 9th, as confirmed by his manager. He was 48.

We caught Jóhannsson on a rare U.S. tour in October 2016 and wrote, “we are very lucky to have caught Jóhannsson on this truly unique tour.” Those words, now have a deeper meaning… as we think about how truly, truly incredibly grateful to have seen him in person.

Tim Husom, Jóhannsson’s manager provided the following statement:

“I’m so very sad. Today, I lost my friend who was one of the most talented musicians and intelligent people I knew. We came a long way together.”

The Gorfaine/Schwartz Agency provided the following statement:

“We are deeply saddened by the sudden loss of our client and dear friend Jóhann Jóhannsson, whose great talent, humility and kindness enriched our lives immeasurably. His music has inspired many new generations of filmmakers and composers. He will be so greatly missed by his Gorfaine/Schwartz family as well as the entire film music community.”

Below are more deaths for the month of February - for the full death list: Musicians who died in 2018.

February (13)

[09 Feb 2018] Jóhann Jóhannsson (Icelandic film composer), 48

[09 Feb 2018] Craig MacGregor (American bass guitarist for Foghat), 68, lung cancer

[08 Feb 2018] Lovebug Starski (American rapper and DJ), 57, heart attack

[07 Feb 2018] Mickey Jones (American drummer for Kenny Rogers and The First Edition), 76

[06 Feb 2018] Fedora Alemán (Venezuelan singer), 105

[06 Feb 2018] John Perry Barlow (American lyricist for Grateful Dead), 70

[05 Feb 2018] Zeno Roth (German guitarist and songwriter for Uli Jon Roth), 61

[05 Feb 2018] Jockie Soerjoprajogo (Indonesian musician and songwriter), 63

[04 Feb 2018] Leif Rygg (Norwegian fiddler), 77, cancer

[04 Feb 2018] Hoàng Vân (Vietnamese songwriter), 88

[03 Feb 2018] Leon "Ndugu" Chancler (American jazz/pop drummer), 65

[01 Feb 2018] Dennis Edwards (American R&B singer for The Contours and The Temptations), 74, meningitis

[01 Feb 2018] Mowzey Radio (Ugandan singer for Goodlyfe Crew), 33, injuries sustained in a fight

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Jóhann Jóhannsson at the Cedar, Minneapolis (18 October 2016)

Jóhann Jóhannsson Setlist A Song for Europa De Luce et Umbra A Sparrow Alighted Upon Our Shoulder Sálfræðingur Jói & Karen The Drowned World The Miners' Hymns A Deal With Chaos Prisoners The Rocket Builder Flight from the City IBM 1401 Processing Unit Odi et Amo Tour Dates 10/23/16 New York, NY - Cathedral of St. Joseph* 12/01/16 Berlin - Funkhaus Berlin 12/02/16 Nijmegen - Doornroosje 12/03/16 Copenhagen - Bremen Teater 12/04/16 Amsterdam - Paradiso 12/05-16 Leuven - 30CC 12/06-16 Paris - L’alhambra 12/07-16 Hasselt - CCHA 12/09/16 London - Barbican 02/10/17 Hamburg - Elbphilharmonie 03/25/17 Durham, NC - Duke University* 04/17/17 Los Angeles, CA - Disney Concert Hall* 04/18/17 San Francisco, CA - Regency Ballroom* 04/20/17 Seattle, CA - Nordstrom Recital Hall* *w/ American Contemporary Music Ensemble Read More Jóhann Jóhannsson Golden Globe-winning, Oscar, BAFTA and Grammy-nominated composer Jóhann Jóhannsson will be headlining the Cedar Cultural Center in support of his first album .…

Icelandic composer Jóhann Jóhannsson stopped by the Cedar Cultural Center in Minneapolis last week, October 18th.

American Contemporary Music Ensemble

New York’s American Contemporary Music Ensemble (ACME) opened the show. ACME is normally a seven-piece ensemble, but for logistics and cost reasons, only pianist Jacob Pavek appeared. He played four songs (that’s probably too generous), each epic song had a nice flow that filled out his brief 30-min set.

Setting up the mood for the Jóhann Jóhannsson’s set, they powered up the mist machine. The fake smoke caused the fire alarm to go off twice. In these type of shows, the composer need absolute control over the visual and the audio. One story that I will relate to you was when Olafur Arnalds requested the Cedar to turn off the air conditioner as it was interfering with his music. We suffered for his art, on one of the hottest day of the year.

It would look like Jóhannsson compromised and may have turned down (or turn off) the smoke machine. Personally speaking, it may have looked creepier and moodier with the smoke... but did not affect the music. Unfortunately, the venue did not carpet the stage, so whenever anyone in the band stood up to walk to their stations, it caused annoying creaking noises.

Setlist

As you can see from the setlist, the majority of the songs were between his debut Englabörn (later re-issued in 2007 by 4AD) and his recent solo work Orphée (Deutsche Grammophon). Rounding out the rest of his set were songs from here and there, including songs from The Miners' Hymns and the title track from Prisoners.

It shouldn’t surprise anyone that Jóhannsson did not include his Academy Award-nominated Sicario or Golden Globe winner The Theory of Everything, only because these songs probably would not fit in correctly (as a cohesive music set) with the live show.

The string quintet (erroneously called quartet) handled the major lifting of Jóhannsson’s composition, with Jóhannsson handling the piano or adding audio sound via a reel-to-reel audio tape player! We’ve rarely seen these old-style equipment (most modern composers or audio engineers we’ve seen would choose digital convenience), so it was a treat to see Jóhannsson masterfully handling the tape reels.

Although they did list a two-song encore (‘Englabörn’ and ‘The Sun's Gone Dim and the Sky's Turned Black’), they did not play those songs.

With the upcoming release of Paramount Pictures’ Arrival (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) on 11 November 2016 and the forthcoming, highly-anticipated Blade Runner 2049 soundtrack in 2017, Jóhannsson will be very busy next year... so we are very lucky to have caught Jóhann Jóhannsson on this truly unique tour.

Jóhann Jóhannsson at the Cedar, Minneapolis (18 October 2016)

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Minneapolis: October 18, 2016

Here are some shows taking place in the Minneapolis/St Paul area on October 18, 2016.

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Read More Jóhann Jóhannsson Congratulations to Icelandic composer Jóhann Jóhannsson who recently won a Golden Globe Award for his soundtrack work on .…

JOHANN JOHANNSSON
at Cedar Cultural Center
Tuesday, 10/18/16, 7pm ($22)
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Golden Globe-winning, Oscar, BAFTA and Grammy-nominated composer Jóhann Jóhannsson will be headlining the Cedar Cultural Center in support of his first album in six years, Orphée (Deutsche Grammophon).

In Jóhannsson news, he will reunite with long-time collaborator Denis Villeneuve for the upcoming Blade Runner sequel’s score. The two previously worked together on The Prisoner and the now-cult-classic Sicario.

Blade Runner sequel will hit theaters on October 6th, 2017.

American Contemporary Music Ensemble to open.

Orphée Tour Dates:

10/16/16 Chicago, IL - Thalia Hall*
10/18/16 Minneapolis, MN - Cedar Cultural Center*
10/19/16 Toronto - Danforth Music Hall*
10/20/16 Montreal - Place Des Arts*
10/21/16 Boston, MA - David Friend*
10/23/16 New York, NY - Cathedral of St. Joseph*
12/01/16 Berlin - Funkhaus Berlin
12/02/16 Nijmegen - Doornroosje
12/03/16 Copenhagen - Bremen Teater
12/04/16 Amsterdam - Paradiso
12/05-16 Leuven - 30CC
12/06-16 Paris - L’alhambra
12/07-16 Hasselt - CCHA
12/09/16 London - Barbican
02/10/17 Hamburg - Elbphilharmonie
03/25/17 Durham, NC - Duke University*
04/17/17 Los Angeles, CA - Disney Concert Hall*
04/18/17 San Francisco, CA - Regency Ballroom*
04/20/17 Seattle, CA - Nordstrom Recital Hall*

*w/ American Contemporary Music Ensemble

Read More Jacuzzi Boys Opening up for the band was Jacuzzi Boys from Miami. Despite the cheesy name, they trio was quite good. It's the type of garagey surf music that fans of Vivian Girls … .…

JACUZZI BOYS
at 7th Street Entry
Tuesday, 10/18/16, 7:30pm ($10)
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When we first saw Florida’s Jacuzzi Boys in 2013, we wrote, “Despite the cheesy name, they trio was quite good. It's the type of garagey surf music that fans of Vivian Girls or Ty Segall fans would love.”

Now, the trio is back, touring in support of their fourth album Ping Pong - due out October 28th on Mag Mag Records.

France Camp and Black Sam Malone to open.

Tour Dates

10/15 Cleveland, OH Happy Dog
10/16 Chicago, IL Schubas
10/17 Madison, WI The Frequency
10/18 Minneapolis, MN 7th St. Entry
10/20 Seattle, WA Chop Suey
10/22 Vancouver, BC The Cobalt
10/23 Portland, OR Mississippi Studios
10/24 Arcata, CA Richard’s Goat
10/25 Santa Rosa, CA Arlene Francis Ctr
10/26 San Francisco, CA Bottom of the Hill
10/27 Los Angeles, CA The Satellite
10/28 San Diego, CA Soda Bar
10/30 Tucson, AZ Hotel Congress
10/31 El Paso, TX Lowbrow Palace
11/02 Austin, TX Sidewinder
11/03 Dallas, TX City Tavern
11/04 New Orleans, LA Siberia
11/05 Tallahassee, FL Warhorse Whiskey
11/06 Orlando, FL Will’s Pub

Read More Loch Lomond Loch Lomond from Portland, Oregon, is going on tour this September to promote their second album, Little Me Will Start a Storm, released earlier this year. The album comes outls … .…

LOCH LOMOND
at Fine Line Music Cafe
Tuesday, 10/18/16, 7pm ($)
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Portland’s Loch Lomond will be in town on Tuesday, October 18th, in support of their new record Pens From Spain, available now on Hush Records.

The large 8-piece band a chamber folk band, described as “engaging vocal harmonies, thoughtfully multilayered arrangements, fingerpicked guitar, chimes, bells.”

We Are The Willows to open.

UPDATE: I believe this show has been canceled or postponed, as the show has been delisted on the venue’s website.

Loch Lomond on tour:

10/14 Harrisburg, PA @ Millworks
10/15 Columbus, OH @ Brothers Drake Meadery
10/18 Minneapolis, MN @ Fine Line Music Cafe
10/19 Des Moines, IA @ Vaudeville Mews
10/22 Fort Collins, CO @ Downtown Artery
10/24 Salt Lake City, UT @ Urban Lounge
10/25 Boise, ID @ Neurolux
11/30 Bend, OR @ Old St Francis School
12/2 Seattle, WA @ St Mark's Cathedral

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Going for Gold XXII

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Read More Gold Fields Look like the Australian group Gold Fields will be heading back to Minneapolis this February 17th! I tried to warn these guys the last few times they were here to not tour here in the Winter, but ...

GOLD FIELDS
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It's been a while since we talked about Australia's Gold Fields. For a brief span of time in late 2012 to 2013, we caught the band three times, as they tour back and forth for their debut album Black Sun.

Anyway, taking a break from their constant world tour, they managed to release a new single called "Hold Me" last October 2014.

Hear the original song:



We're pretty excited about new music from Gold Fields... and if you can't get enough of the new single, they've compiled five remixes of the song and released them all this week (January 20th, 2015) called, what else?, Hold Me Remixes.

Track listing:

1 Hold Me (Pat Lok) 5:20
2 Hold Me (Klp Remix) 5:16
3 Hold Me (Tyler Touch Remix) 4:19
4 Hold Me (Yes You Remix) 3:44
5 Hold Me (Kamandi Remix) 3:15

Read More of Montreal The last time we saw this inventive live band, I mentioned that of Montreal will be releasing Aureate Gloom (Polyvinyl Records). Now that it's getting a little closer to its release date (March 3, 2015), ... Deerhoof I caught Deerhoof in 2012 and noted how fun it was to see the band in person. I also wrote that it was unbelievable how long the band have been around (now in their 20th year as a band). ...

YONATAN GAT
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Guitarist virtuoso Yonatan Gat (Monotonix) recently shared "Goldrush", the first single from his new album, Director, out March 3rd on Joyful Noise Recordings. You can listen to the song on Soundcloud.

You can find Yonatan Gat on tour now, some shows with our favorite of Monteal and Deerhoof.

Tour dates:

01/22 Baltimore, MD @ Metro Gallery
01/23 Richmond, VA @ Strange Matter
01/24 Charlotte, NC @ Snug Harbor
01/25 Charleston, SC @ Tin Roof
01/26 Tampa, FL @ World Brewery
01/27 Mobile, AL @ Soul Kitchen
01/28 New Orleans, LA @ Siberia
01/29 Houston, TX @ Walter's
01/30 Denton, TX @ Rubber Gloves
01/31 Austin, TX @ Hotel Vegas
02/01 Kansas City, KS @ Riot Room
02/02 Chicago, IL @ Empty Bottle
02/03 Madison, WI @ Frequency
02/04 Milwaukee, WI @ Cocoon Room
02/06 Indianapolis, IN @ Joyful Noise
02/07 Cleveland, OH @ Happy Dog
03/03 Brooklyn, NY @ Union Pool
03/04 Charlottesville @ Tea Bazaar
03/05 Athens @ 40 Watt *
03/06 Carrboro (OM) @ Cat's Cradle *
03/07 DC (OM) @ Club 9:30 *
03/08 Philadelphia @ Union Transfer *
03/09 New Haven @ Toad's * ^
03/10 Boston @ Paradise * ^
03/11 New York @ Webster Hall *
03/14 Asheville, NC @ Mothlight
03/15 Knoxville, TN @ Pilot Light
03/19-03/22 Austin, TX @ SXSW
03/23 Tempe, AZ @ Yucca Tap Room
03/24 Los Angeles, CA @ The Smell
03/25 San Diego, CA @ Hideout
03/26 Long Beach, CA @ Alex's Bar
03/27 Visalia, CA @ Cellar Door
03/28 Oakland, CA @ Night Light

* = w/ Of Montreal
^ = w/ Deerhoof

Read More MS MR NYC duo MS MR came to Minneapolis “for the first time as a band and as people” ...and ‘rocked it like a ‘Hurricane’. ‘Hurricane’, of course, refers to their infectious single of the same name ...

NEON GOLD / POP SHOP
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We've previously written about many of Neon Gold Records' bands, including Passion Pit, Ellie Goulding, Marina & The Diamonds, Gotye, The Naked & Famous, HAIM, Wet, Haerts, Cathedrals, Charli XCX, Icona Pop, etc. The New York City-based record label was founded in 2008 by Derek Davies and Lizzy Plapinger (of MS MR fame).

Below are some of their upcoming shows, usually showcasing some new and upcoming artists:

Events:

02/25 - Santa Ana, CA @ The Observatory*

02/26 - Los Angeles, CA @ The Echo*

02/27 - New York, CA @ Le Poisson Rouge
- Seinabo Sey, Gavin James

02/27 - San Francisco, CA @ The Independent*

02/28 - San Francisco, CA @ The Independent*

03/16-03/22 - Austin, TX @ SXSW (details tba)

* Cathedrals

The San Francisco Cathedrals shows are sold out. Also note, due to a vocal chord injury, Alex Winston had to cancel her sold out appearance at The Westway on January 22nd. The show will continue with Stockholm's Tove Styrke and Los Angeles' Chelsea Lankes.

BRIEFLY

GOLDEN COAST wearegoldencoast.com I would imagine Los Angeles' Golden Coast hanging out with Los Angeles' Best Coast in their off time? Golden Coast latest single is called "Futurist" and they were pretty happy to recently play at the Echo for Neon Gold Records' Popshop West (see other event listing earlier in this article). They reported that "Futurist" was currently #6 on Hype Machine with 40K streams in two day.

EQUALS facebook.com/equals East London based Equals (not to be confused with 60s/70s group The Equals or Texas' Equals) has a new song called "Black on Gold", coming out February 12th, on Senseless Records. Look for the duo (James Low and Ade Omotayo) to play live on February 5th at Sublive @ Proud Camden with Tara Priya and All The People.

JÓHANN JÓHANNSSON johannjohannsson.com Congratulations to Icelandic composer Jóhann Jóhannsson who recently won a Golden Globe Award for his soundtrack work on The Theory of Everything. The work is also nominated for an Academy Award (Oscar), BAFTA Award, and Critics’ Choice Movie Award. The Theory of Everything Soundtrack is out now on Back Lot Music.

MICHELLE CHAMUEL michellechamuel.com Singer of Ella Riot and runner-up on the fourth season of NBC's The Voice, Michelle Chamuel will be debuting her album Face the Fire on February 10th via The End Records/ADA. As another preview to the record, Chamuel recently unveiled "Golden" on Justjared.com.

ROMERO romeroisloud.com Wisconsin-based rock group Romero (not to be confused with Romeo) just released their new single "Gold For The Hunt". The song is available for free on Bandcamp.

HOLLOW SUNSHINE facebook.com/hollowsunshine Seattle's Hollow Sunshine just announced an early Spring release on vinyl and digital formats for Bring Gold, the follow-up to the outfit's 2013 debut LP, Held Above (Robotic Empire). Bring Gold will be out April 2015 on Iron Pier.

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