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Minneapolis: June 7 to June 8

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06/07 Korine with CD Ghost and SYM1 at 7th St Entry Read More Korine Philadelphia’s electronic pop band Korine opened up the show… starting slightly later than advertised, the duo (Morgy Ramone and Trey Frye) was very excited to play live again, writing before they headed out … SYM1 Opening the show was local vocalist/producer SYM1 (formerly known as Symone Smash It). She seemed to be really into anime, cyberpunk, and cosplay, as evident by her stage costume. …

06/07/2023 Wednesday

Korine
with CD Ghost and SYM1
at 7th St Entry
first-avenue.com

Philadelphia’s electronic pop band Korine is back in town… and this time they are the headliner.

Korine (07 Aug 2021)

We saw the band in Aug 2021 and noted, “Philadelphia’s electronic pop band Korine opened up the show… starting slightly later than advertised. The duo (Morgy Ramone and Trey Frye) was very excited to play live again, writing before they headed out on tour, “Can’t believe we’re going to play our first show since pre pandemic this week. Tour starts this Thursday in Columbus OH, tickets are almost gone. See you there.”

SYM1 (12 Nov 2022)

CD Ghost and SYM1 to open. We saw SYM1 recently and wrote, “Opening the show was local vocalist/producer SYM1 (formerly known as Symone Smash It). She seemed to be really into anime, cyberpunk, and cosplay, as evident by her stage costume.”

Tour Dates:

May 11 Baltimore, MD, US Metro Gallery
May 12 Raleigh, NC, US The Pour House Music Hall
May 13 Charlotte, NC, US Snug Harbor
May 14 Nashville, TN, US Cobra
May 15 Atlanta, GA, US Boggs Social and Supply
May 16 Winter Park, FL, US Conduit
May 17 Tampa, FL, US Crow Bar
May 19 Houston, TX, US Black Magic Social Club
May 20 Austin, TX, US The Lost Well
May 21 Dallas, TX, US Club Dada
May 22 San Antonio, TX, US Paper Tiger
May 23 El Paso, TX, US The Reagan
May 24 Phoenix, AZ, US The Rebel Lounge
May 25 San Diego, CA, US Whistle Stop
May 26 Los Angeles (LA), CA, US Resident
May 27 San Francisco, CA, US DNA Lounge
May 28 Sacramento, CA, US LowBrau
May 29 Eugene, OR, US John Henry's
May 31 Seattle, WA, US Substation
Jun 1 Portland, OR, US Holocene
Jun 2 Boise, ID, US Neurolux
Jun 3 Salt Lake City, UT, US International Bar
Jun 4 Denver, CO, US Hi-Dive
Jun 6 Kansas City, MO, US Record Bar
Jun 7 Minneapolis, MN, US 7th St Entry
Jun 8 Milwaukee, WI, US Cactus Club
Jun 9 Chicago, IL, US The Empty Bottle
Jun 10 Columbus, OH, US Space Bar
Jun 12 Toronto, ON, Canada The Garrison
Jun 13 Montreal, QC, Canada Bar le Ritz PDB
Jun 14 Cambridge, MA, US Middle East
Jun 15 Cambridge, MA, US Middle East
Jun 16 Providence, RI, US Dusk
Jun 17 Brooklyn, NY, US Saint Vitus Bar
Sep 29 Marseille, France Le Molotov
Oct 4 Paris, France L'International

06/08 The Cure with The Twilight Sad at Xcel Energy Center Read More The Cure One of the greatest band of all time, The Cure will be headlining the Xcel Energy Center next Tuesday, June 7th. The legendary band has numerous hits (expect them to play them all!) … Twilight Sad The evening got started on the right foot, with a band we’ve seen much more recently, Scotland’s The Twilight Sad, still in support of 2014’s Nobody Wants to Be Here and Nobody Wants to Leave (Fat Cat Records). ...

06/08/2023 Thursday

The Cure
with The Twilight Sad
at Xcel Energy Center
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The Cure and Twilight Sad returns to the Twin Cities this June 8th.

The Cure (07 June 2016)

We actually saw The Cure (with Twilight Sad as opener) in June 2016 and wrote, “You’d think playing thirty-four songs in three hours with four encores, was saved up to reward the fans because The Cure hadn’t played Minneapolis/St Paul since July 1996…- nope, just another night on their successful 2016 North American Tour.”

Expect to hear all the Cure’s love hit songs, including “Love Cats”, “Friday I’m in Love” and “Lovesong”.

Tour Dates:

05/10 New Orleans, La Smoothie King Center
05/12 Houston, Tx Toyota Center
05/13 Dallas, Tx Dos Equis Pavilion
05/14 Austin, Tx Moody Center
05/16 Albuquerque, Nm Isleta Amphitheater
05/18 Phoenix, Az Desert Diamond Arena
05/20 San Diego, Ca Nicu Amphitheatre
05/21 San Diego, Ca Nicu Amphitheatre
05/23 Los Angeles, Ca Hollywood Bowl
05/24 Los Angeles, Ca Hollywood Bowl
05/25 Los Angeles, Ca Hollywood Bowl
05/27 San Francisco, Ca Shoreline Amphitheatre
05/31 Portland, Or Moda Center
06/01 Seattle, Wa Climate Pledge Arena
06/02 Vancouver, Bc Rogers Arena
06/04 Salt Lake City, Ut Vivint Smart Home Arena
06/06 Denver, Co Fiddler’s Green Amphitheatre
06/08 Minneapolis St. Paul, Mn Xcel Energy Center
06/10 Chicago, Il United Center
06/11 Cleveland, Oh Blossom Music Center
06/13 Detroit, Mi Pine Knob Music Theatre
06/14 Toronto, On Budweiser Stage
06/16 Montreal, Qc Qc Bell Centre
06/17 Montreal, Qc Bell Centre
06/18 Boston, Ma Xfinity Center
06/20 New York, Ny Madison Square Garden
06/21 New York, Ny Madison Square Garden
06/22 New York, Ny Madison Square Garden
06/24 Philadelphia, Pa Wells Fargo Center
06/25 Columbia, Md Merriweather Post Pavilion
06/27 Atlanta, Ga State Farm Arena
06/28 Atlanta, Ga State Farm Arena
06/29 Tampa, Fl Amalie Arena
07/01 Miami, Fl Miami-Dade Arena

06/08 Wavves and Cloud Nothings with Ultra Q at Fine Line Read More Wavves After a brief intermission, fellow So Cal garage punk/pop cohorts Wavves blasted in with an equally relentless 52min set (no encore, apparently not ‘punk’ to do so). “Idiot” appropriately started their set ..… Cloud Nothings Cleveland’s Cloud Nothings have booked a massive tour, starting in 2021 and going on to 2022 (not listed below). The tour is in support of their new album The Shadow I Remember (Carpark Records). . …

06/08/2023 Thursday

Wavves and Cloud Nothings
with Ultra Q
at Fine Line
first-avenue.com

Cloud Nothings and Wavves are teaming up for a co-headlining North American tour this summer. Their co-headlining tour kicks off on June 8th in Minneapolis, at the Fine Line Music Café. The tour spans 20 cities across the continent.

Wavves (29 Mar 2013)

We saw Wavves in Mar 2013 and said, “After a brief intermission, fellow So Cal garage punk/pop cohorts Wavves blasted in with an equally relentless 52min set (no encore, apparently not ‘punk’ to do so). “Idiot” appropriately started their set, only to be hindered early on, by lack of a channel in singer Nathan Williams’ monitor speakers. "Bug," from 2011’s Life Sux EP followed by "Take on the World" next, before the band played its recent and maybe most accessible song to date, "Demon to Lean On”, from the new ‘Afraid of Heights’ which understandably got a noisy positive response, despite being so early into the set.”

Ultra Q (named after Ultraman’s first series) to open.

Tour dates:

6/1 - Portland, OR @ Polaris Hall +
6/2 - Vancouver, BCC @ Rickshaw Theatre +
6/3 - Seattle, WA @ The Crocodile +
6/8 - Minneapolis, MN @ The Fine Line
6/9 - Chicago, IL @ Metro
6/10 - Detroit, MI @ El Club
6/11 - Cleveland, OH @ Beachland Ballroom
6/13 - Buffalo, NY @ Rec Room
6/14 - Toronto, ON @ The Phoenix
6/16 - Boston, MA @ Paradise Rock Club
6/17 - New York, NY @ LPR
6/18 - Philadelphia, PA @ The Foundry
6/20 - Washington D.C. @ Union Stage
6/21 - Richmond, VA @ The Broadberry
6/23 - Atlanta, GA @ Masquerade - Heaven
6/24 - Nashville, TN @ Eastside Bowl
6/26 - Austin, TX @ Mohawk
6/27 - Fort Worth, TX @ Tulips
6/29 - Albuquerque, NM @ Sister
6/30 - Phoenix, AZ @ Crescent Ballroom
7/1 - San Diego, CA @ Observatory North Park
7/2 - Santa Ana, CA @ Observatory OC
7/3 - Los Angeles, CA @ The Regent
7/5 - San Francisco, CA @ The Independent
7/6 - Sacramento, CA @ Harlow's
7/8 - Salt Lake City, UT @ Kilby Court *
7/9 - Denver, CO @ Marquis Theater *
7/11 - Kansas City, KS @ The Rino *
7/13 - Columbus, OH @ Ace of Cups *

+ = Wavves only
* = Cloud Nothings Only

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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Small Black at the 7th Street Entry, Minneapolis (2021-08-07)

Setlist Duplex Canoe Breathless The Sun Was High and So Was I (Best Coast cover) Postcard Free at Dawn The Bridge Tampa Nobody Loves You Boys Life Service Merchandise Despicable Dogs No Stranger Driftwood Fire -- Encore -- Only a Shadow Song To Ruin Read More Small Black The tour is in support of Small Black’s new album Cheap Dreams , which came out in April 2021. We previously caught Small Black in November 2015 and wrote, “we've seen the band before and … Korine Chillwave pioneers Small Black will be back on tour this August 2021. All USA dates are supported by Korine. …

Brooklyn’s indie band Small Black stopped by the 7th Street Entry on Saturday, August 7, 2021, touring in support of their latest album Cheap Dreams. This is the first release from the 100% Electronica, leaving their original label Jagjaguwar behind.

This is also the first First Avenue-venue show that we’ve attended that requires either proof of a full series of COVID-19 vaccination, or proof of a negative COVID-19 test within 72 hours.

Korine 2021 Tour

Philadelphia’s electronic pop band Korine opened up the show… starting slightly later than advertised,

The duo (Morgy Ramone and Trey Frye) was very excited to play live again, writing before they headed out on tour, “Can’t believe we’re going to play our first show since pre pandemic this week. Tour starts this Thursday in Columbus OH, tickets are almost gone. See you there.”

After the second song, “Cold Heart” finished, Morgy asked, “Can we get a little less of that?” (pointing to the venue’s back light). Now in complete darkness, except for the custom Korine red light strips, the show continues. Most of their set seems to be taken from their latest, The Night We Raise, except for a few dance-numbers, like “Burning Up” from New Arrangements.

Near the end of their set, Morgy announced that they’re going to play some new songs, “No one’s heard of these before.”

Korine’s new album The Night We Raise came out on September 4, 2020, via Born Losers Records (US) and Data Airlines (EU).

Chillwave pioneers Small Black started their set with a slower numbers, “Duplex” and “Canoe”… before ramping up to a dance/high energy song, “Breathless”. Unfortunately, before they can kick off the dance song, they had technical difficulties and had to stop before resetting and restarting the song again.

Singer Josh Kolenik talked about how he was obsessed with Minneapolis, particularly Minnesota Twins baseball player Kirby Puckett. So he’s always excited to come to the Twin Cities (the band’s been here in 2015, 2014, and 2013).

Apparently, the band loves Best Coast’s song, “The Sun Was High and So Was I”, so they decided to make a faithful adaption of the song.

Their encore consists of “Only a Shadow”, taken from one of their most popular album Limits of Desire, followed by “Song To Ruin”, from their latest Cheap Dreams.

Small Black continues their tour:

08/10 - Denver, CO @ Marquis
08/11 - Salt Lake City, UT @ Urban Lounge
08/13 - Portland, OR @ Doug Fir
08/17 - San Francisco, CA @ The Independent
08/20 - Los Angeles, CA @ Echoplex
08/21 - San Diego, CA @ The Casbah
08/22 - Phoenix, AZ @ Valley Bar
08/25 - Austin, TX @ Antone's
08/26 - Dallas, TX @ Tulips
08/28 - Nashville, TN @ High Watt
08/29 - Atlanta, GA @ Masquerade
09/01 - Washington, DC @ Union Stage
09/08 - Philadelphia, PA @ Foundry
09/09 - Boston, MA @ Brighton Music Hall
09/11 - Brooklyn, NY @ Elsewhere

Korine

Korine (Morgy Ramone)

Poster

Small Black (Josh Kolenik)

Small Black

Small Black at the 7th Street Entry, Minneapolis (2021-08-07)

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It's the little things in life

Read More Small Black Small Black is back on tour, and stopping by St Paul's Turf Club next Saturday, April 5th. The band will likely play tracks from their latest Limits Of Desire and upcoming EP Real People …

SMALL BLACK
small-black.com

Chillwave pioneers Small Black will be back on tour this August 2021. All USA dates are supported by Korine.

The tour is in support of their new album Cheap Dreams , which came out in April 2021.

We previously caught Small Black in November 2015 and wrote, “we've seen the band before and said they sounded like 80s dance keyboard. Some people have described the band as chillwave, but I really don't agree with that term. They aren't calm or "chill", particularly when they start up the fog and strobe lights... making for a fun dance party.”

Small Black 2021 Tour Dates:

08/05 - COLUMBUS, OH @ Ace of Spade
08/06 - CHICAGO, IL @ Lincoln Hall
08/07 - MINNEAPOLIS, MN @ 7th Street Entry
08/10 - DENVER, CO @ Marquis
08/11 - SALT LAKE CITY, UT @ Urban Lounge
08/13 - PORTLAND, OR @ Doug Fir
08/17 - SAN FRANCISCO, CA @ The Independent
08/20 - LOS ANGELES, CA @ Echoplex
08/21 - SAN DIEGO, CA @ The Casbah
08/22 - PHOENIX, AZ @ Valley Bar
08/25 - AUSTIN, TX @ Antone's
08/26 - DALLAS, TX @ Tulips
08/28 - NASHVILLE, TN @ High Watt
08/29 - ATLANTA, GA @ Masquerade
09/01 - WASHINGTON, DC @ Union Stage
09/08 - PHILADELPHIA, PA @ Foundry
09/09 - BOSTON, MA @ Brighton Music Hall
09/11 - BROOKLYN, NY @ Elsewhere

Read More Little Dragon The last time we saw Sweden’s Little Dragon was in May 2015 and we said, “I'm happy to report that Little Dragon is all grown up. Since we last saw the Swedish band in November 2009 …

LITTLE DRAGON
little-dragon.net

Sweden’s Little Dragon will be releasing New Me, Same Us Remix EP on August 6, via Ninja Tune. The release features remixes from Ela Minus, Octo Octa, Midland, Andrés, Lil Silva, Georgia Anne Muldrow, Poté, FKJ and Little Dragon themselves (on “The Other Lover”).

We caught the band in May 2015 and noted, “With the larger stage of First Avenue's mainroom, the band had custom diamond light setup with a massive backdrop image. Musically, the band is doing more dance club, even tribal, sound. This music appeal to a new larger legion of club music ... only a little more diverse with various ethnic groups. This newfound fanbase may have been steadily building throughout the years, but it probably didn't hurt that Little Dragon's Nabuma Rubberband got nominated for a Grammy for best Dance/Electronic album of the year (2014).”

Track listing

1 Hold On (Ela Minus Remix)
2 Rush (Lil Silva Remix)
3 Another Lover (Octo Octa's River Flow Mix)
4 Hold On (Georgia Anne Muldrow Remix)
5 Rush (Midland Remix)
6 Hold On (Andrés Remix)
7 The Other Lover (Little Dragon Vocal Celebration Mix)
8 Water (FKJ Remix)
9 Hold On (Poté Remix)

Read More Michael Kiwanuka UPDATE: The entire USA Michael Kiwanuka tour has been cancelled. Stay tuned for details. Michael Kiwanuka Live: 11/30, Webster Hall, New York, NY …

SMALL AXE
bbc.co.uk

Director Steve McQueen (not that Steve McQueen) teamed up with Motown Records UK for the official soundtrack to the five-film anthology Small Axe.

McQueen personally curated curated all the songs on the The Small Axe Official Soundtrack, which featured an original score by award-winning composer Mica Levi.

Other tracks will include a rendition of “To Be Young, Gifted And Black” by Michael Kiwanuka and a rework of Janet Kay’s classic “Silly Games” by Tiana Major9.

Tracklisting

1. Mica Levi – Protest
2. Toots & The Maytals – Pressure Drop
3. Prince Far I – Throw Away Your Gun
4. Linton Kwesi Johnson – New Crass Massahkah
5. Sheyi Cole – Uprising
6. Marvin Gaye – Got To Give It Up
7. Tiana Major9 – Silly Games
8. Rochenda Sandall – Dread Beat An' Blood
9. Mica Levi – Old Bailey
10. Michael Kiwanuka – To Be Young, Gifted And Black
11. Imagination – So Good, So Right
12. Junior English – After Tonight
13. Mica Levi – In God You Must Trust
14. Shaun Parkes – Inglan Is A Bitch
15. Janet Kay – Silly Games (Lovers Rock Edit)
16. King Tubby, Augustus Pablo & The Aggrovators – More Warning

THE TINY MEAT GANG tmgpod.com The Tiny Meat Gang Podcast announced “TMG Live In Space”', a special upcoming live episode presented by the premium digital live platform Moment House. Hosted by comedians Cody Ko and Noel Miller, they highlight the funnier side of pop culture, social media, and the growing technological landscape. The hour-long show will go live Thursday, July 29th at 5:00PM PT / 8:00PM ET. Tickets are available in person or on VOD.

MINI TREES minitreesband.com Los Angeles based Lexi Vega’s solo musical project Mini Trees announced that she will be releasing a debut album on Run For Cover Records. The yet-to-be titled album is set to release this fall. To celebrate the news, Mini Trees released the new single “Spring”. Mini Trees will be appearing at The Moroccan Lounge in Los Angeles, on September 30, 2021.

LITTLE SIMZ littlesimz.com British rapper/singer Little Simz will be releasing Sometimes I Might Be Introvert in September 2021. Little Simz talked about one of her songs from the new album, “I Love You, I Hate You,” and said that it was a difficult song… because it was about her absent father. In the end, she concludes, “I’m not forgiving for you, man, I’m forgiving for me.”

LIL BABY facebook.com American rapper Lil Baby will embark on a nationwide tour with Lil Durk performing hits off their recent collaborative album, The Voice of the Heroes (which debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart). The fall tour will kick off September 1st in Mansfield, MA, and will end October 15 in West Palm Beach, FL. See his website for full listing

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