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Minneapolis: November 1 to November 2, 2018

The Joy Formidable at Turf Club

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The Joy Formidable

We were pretty thrilled to get see The Joy Formidable last year for $3 (as a promotional gig for Red Bull’s Sound Select Series). Now that the new album Hitch is out now, the Welsh trio will be headlining the much bigger venue First …

Tancred

Next was Tancred. These guys were just as captivating as Jessica Hernandez & The Deltas but in a completely different way. There must be a thing with the name "Jess" because, not only was Jessica Hernandez's voice amazing …

Here are some shows taking place in the Minneapolis/St Paul area from November 1 to November 2, 2018.

Read more: Minneapolis Music Guide.

THE JOY FORMIDABLE
+ Tancred
Turf Club
Fri 11/02/2018 (8pm/$25/Sold Out)
turfclub.net

Wale’s The Joy Formidable (vocalist/guitarist Ritzy Bryan, bassist Rhydian Dafydd, drummer Matt Thomas) is back in town, after their recent Foo Fighters North American tour. The group’s fourth album AAARTH is out now.

We love the band, and talked about the band before their first single was officially released in July 2008, a decade ago.

As for Tancred, we saw her n March 2016 and said, “A little backstory on Jess Abbott, who mentioned on stage that she lived in Minneapolis for five years and does not miss the snow/cold (she currently resides in California). In fact, she’s downright disappointed that it was so cold (and snowing) on the night that she was back in town. Her connection to Minneapolis is that she is the guitarist for Now, Now (fka Now, Now Every Children).”

North American Tour Dates:

Oct 26 – Portland, OR – Doug Fir Lounge
Oct 27 – Vancouver, BC – Fox Cabaret
Oct 28 – Seattle, WA – Neumos
Oct 31 – Denver, CO – Globe Hall
Nov 1 – Kansas City, MO – Record Bar
Nov 2 – St. Paul, MN – Turf Club
Nov 3 – Chicago, IL – Lincoln Hall
Nov 4 – Toronto, ON – Horseshoe Tavern
Nov 6 – Cambridge, MA – The Sinclair
Nov 7 – Philadelphia, PA – Underground Arts
Nov 8 – Buffalo, NY – Rec Room
Nov 9 – Brooklyn, NY – Music Hall of Williamsburg
Nov 10 – Washington, DC – Black Cat

Other shows in the area:

Lily Allen 2018 Tour

Low Cut Connie at First Ave

Mountain Man 2018 Tour

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Lily Allen

UK's Lily Allen is touring the US in support of her latest album Sheezus (Regal, Parlophone). Her semi-recent tour (August) with Miley Cyrus featured an accidental nip slip ...

Low Cut Connie

Low Cut Connie (Adam Weiner, James Everhart, Will Donnelly, Larry Scotton, and Lucas Rinz) will be in town in support of their latest Dirty Pictures (Part 1) via Contender Records. …

Mountain Man

Mountain Man mostly did harmonizing a cappella-style songs on their set. It sounded much better indoors vs their patio show last year (mostly because the audio sounded one thousand times cleaner.) …

LILY ALLEN
Varsity Theater
Thu 11/01/2018 (5:30pm/$62)
varsitytheater.com

The always fun Lily Allen is back in the United States as part of her “#NOSHAME” tour. She’ll be stopping by the Varsity Theater in Minneapolis on November 1st.

We saw her in Oct 2014 and said, “Here's the thing about Allen, she writes lyrics like she sees them. They are songs about people she knows and how she feels about them, for example, "Alfie" about her kid brother Alfie Allen and Game of Thrones star...”

If you’re wondering about the high ticket price ($62), it’s justified because she has employed over 10 dancers/staff and undergoes various costume changes throughout her set.

Note: This is an all-ages show and doors are opened at 5:30pm.

Tour dates:

11/01/2018 Varsity Theater Minneapolis, MN
11/03/2018 Summit Denver, CO
11/04/2018 The Complex Salt Lake City, UT
11/06/2018 Roseland Theater Portland, OR
11/08/2018 The Showbox Seattle, WA

LOW CUT CONNIE
+ Ruby Boots
7th Street Entry
Thu 11/01/2018 (7pm/$15)
first-avenue.com

We were so impressed with Low Cut Connie at Rock the Garden earlier this year, that we can’t wait for their upcoming November 1st show.

Since we saw them, the band have been busy appearing on various radio and television and wowing audiences across the nation. Rolling Stone loved them so much that they’ve added their record on their 50 Best Albums of 2018 so far.

Show up early to check out Ruby Boots; she was last seen in town on June 2018. Ruby is an Australian, but based in Nashville, Tennessee. Fans of Nikki Lane should take note, as Lane co-wrote/sang on some of her songs.

Tour dates:

10/25 - Pittsburgh, PA - Mr. Smalls Theatre
10/28 - Chicago, IL - Empty Bottle
11/1 - Minneapolis, MN - First Avenue
11/2 - Davenport, IA - The Raccoon Motel
11/3 - Davenport, IA - The Raccoon Motel
11/5 - Des Moines, IA - Vaudeville Mews
11/6 - Kansas City, MO - The Riot Room
11/8 - Denver, CO - Globe Hall
11/9 - Denver, CO - Globe Hall
11/12 - Dallas, TX - Dada
11/13 - Austin, TX - Mohawk
11/14 - Austin, TX - Mohawk
11/17 - New Orleans, LA - Gasa Gasa
11/18 - Nashville, TN - The Basement East

MOUNTAIN MAN
+ The Dead Tongues
Cedar Cultural Center
Thu 11/01/2018 (7pm/$22/Sold Out)
thecedar.org

I’ll always remember the first time I saw Mountain Man(Molly Erin Sarle, Alexandra Sauser-Monnig, Amelia Randall Meath) in July 2011 and was confused that they’re all women. I also didn’t realize how incredibly popular they would become, having sold out all future appearances in the Minneapolis/St Paul area. They have a huge fanbase here.

Once again, Mountain Man sold out the upcoming Cedar Cultural Center for November 1st.

Join them with The Dead Tongues (aka Ryan Gustafson from Hiss Golden Messenger touring band), who is touring in support of his solo album Unsung Passage.

Tour dates:

10/27/2018 The Sinclair Cambridge, MA
11/01/2018 The Cedar Cultural Center Minneapolis, MN
11/03/2018 Bluebird Theater Denver, CO
11/06/2018 Doug Fir Lounge Portland, OR
11/08/2018 The Independent San Francisco, CA
11/17/2018 Haw River Ballroom Saxapahaw, NC
11/18/2018 Haw River Ballroom Saxapahaw, NC

Wilderado 2018 Tour

Slightly Stoopid at First Ave

KT Tunstall at Fine Line

Josh Groban 2018 Tour

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Slightly Stoopid

As for Slightly Stoopid, say what you will about them, but they sure command legions of fans. Their fans seems proud to be 'stoopid' and they're all about smoking herbs, crowd surfing, and having a good time ....

KT Tunstall

I’ll never forget seeing KT Tunstall over at the now-defunct Epic in Minneapolis in November 2010. KT actually paused the show so she can ask the girl in front to stop talking on her cellphone.

Josh Groban

Josh Groban stopped by the Target Center in Minneapolis as part of his "In the Round" tour, in support of his latest album All That Echo (released February 2013 via 143, Reprise). ....

SURE SURE / WILDERADO
+ Lunch Duchess
7th Street Entry
Fri 11/02/2018 (7pm/$15)
first-avenue.com

Los Angeles’ indie pop band Sure Sure and New York’s Wilderado will be co-headlining their 7th Street Entry show on November 2nd.

Sure Sure previously opened up for local buzz band Hippo Campus in February 2018.

Wilderado will be releasing Favors (Acoustic) in December 7th on Bright Antenna Records. This is an acoustic version of their previously released Favors EP.

Local band Lunch Duchess to open.

Tour Dates

10/27: Brooklyn, NY @ Music Hall
10/29: Columbus, OH @ The Basement
10/30: Cincinnati, OH @ Madison Live
10/31: Chicago, IL @ Chop Shop
11/1: Minneapolis, MN @ 7th Street Entry
11/2: Kansas City, MO @ Record Bar
11/3: Denver, CO @ Globe Hall
11/6: Seattle, WA @ Chop Suey
11/7: Portland, OR @ Polaris Hall
11/9: Oakland, CA @ The New Parish
11/10: Los Angeles, CA @ The Lodge Room
11/12: Anaheim, CA @ House of Blues
11/16: Salt Lake City, UT @ Kilby Court

SLIGHTLY STOOPID
+ Hirie
First Avenue
Fri 11/02/2018 (7pm/$35.50)
first-avenue.com

Slightly Stoopid is starting their “Just Passing Through” in Minneapolis on Friday, November 2nd.

Tour dates:

KT TUNSTALL
+ Maddie Ross
Fine Line Music Café
Fri 11/02/2018 (8pm/$30)
finelinemusic.com

Singer/songwriter KT Tunstall is back at the Fine Line Music Café on November 2nd, in support of her sixth studio album Wax.

Tour dates:

10/27 – Austin, TX – 3Ten ACL Live
10/28 – Dallas, TX – Kessler
10/30 – Kansas City, MO – Record Bar
11/1 – Chicago, IL – Park West
11/2 – Minneapolis, MN – Fine Line Music Café
11/4 – Milwaukee, WI – Turner Hall Ballroom
11/6 – Nashville, TN – 3rd & Lindsley
11/8 – Detroit, MI – El Club
11/9 – Cleveland, OH – Beachland Ballroom
11/11 – Washington, DC – Union Stage
11/12 – New York, NY – Bowery Ballroom
11/13 – Philadelphia, PA – World Café Live
11/14 – Cambridge, MA – The Sinclair
11/16 – Buffalo, NY – Iron Works
11/17 – Toronto, ON – Horseshoe Tavern
11/18 – Vancouver, BC – Imperial Ballroom

JOSH GROBAN
+ Idina Menzel
Xcel Energy Center
Fri 11/02/2018 (7pm/$55.50)
xcelenergycenter.com

Multi-platinum award-winning singer, songwriter, and global superstar Josh Groban is headlining the Xcel Energy Center on Friday, November 2nd, as part of his tour for his eighth full-length studio album, Bridges (Reprise Records).

We caught this guy in October 2013 and said that he was pretty, pretty funny.

Tour dates:

10/26 Phoenix, AZ Talking Stick Resort Arena
10/27 Inglewood, CA The Forum
10/29 Salt Lake City, UT Vivint Smart Home Arena
10/30 Denver, CO Pepsi Center
11/02 St. Paul, MN Xcel Energy Center
11/03 Milwaukee, WI WI Entertainment & Sports Center
11/06 Chicago, IL United Center
11/07 Detroit, MI Little Caesars
11/09 Boston, MA TD Garden
11/12 Philadelphia, PA Wells Fargo Arena
11/13 Rochester, NY Blue Cross Arena
11/15 Washington DC Capital One Arena
11/16 Pittsburgh, PA PPG Paints Arena
11/18 New York, NY Madison Square Garden

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12/12/2014

Vu's Best Of 2014 Concerts

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Slowdive

Shoegaze band Slowdive are currently on a reunion tour, stopping by Minneapolis' Fine Line Music Café, after being absent from the city in twenty-two years! ....

Kaiser Chiefs

Never miss a beat. It had been a long seven years since their last appearance in Minneapolis (the band skipped us in 2012), but Leeds, UK band Kaiser Chiefs re-stormed the city and stage for an animated, back-to-glory performance ....

Paul Weller

The Modfather Paul Weller is currently on a tiny US tour heading to Riot Fest in Chicago. For some reason, Minneapolis is just one of four US non-festival dates, and so naturally, the Varsity Theater show last night, September 10th, was sold out. ....

Stars

Canadians Stars and Hey Rosetta! are currently on tour together, supporting new albums, stopping by First Avenue in Minneapolis, last night, November 19th. For fans who couldn't make it, you can watch the show streaming online

Lily Allen

Lily Allen is currently in the US, touring in support of her latest album, Sheezus (Regal, Parlophone), stopping by the Skyway Theatre in Minneapolis last night

Of my 113 live shows I personally attended in 2014, these are my top ten.

1. Slowdive at Fine Line (31 Oct 2014)
An absolutely unforgettable show. After a 22 year absent, the band is back, healthier, happier, and dressed for the occasion (Halloween). Played all the hits, completely professional and absolutely a treat (like the candies they handed out) to finally see live.

2. Kaiser Chiefs at First Ave (13 June 2014)
WOW, these guys are amazing live. They did some things on this show that I've never, ever seen done at First Avenue (climbing owner's box rafters).

3. Paul Weller at Varsity Theater (10 Sep 2014)
Speaking of 20+ years absent from Minneapolis, the Modfather Paul Weller returned to the city. Fans of British music could not absolutely miss this sold out show.

4. Stars at First Avenue (19 Nov 2014)
Maybe it was because they were filming this live show for Yahoo, but this was a great show. I've criticized the band before when they only played new songs... but not this 2014 show. They played a lot of old stuff, including some hits and they did it because of the fans.

5. Lily Allen at Skyway (01 Oct 2014)
I love it when a band put on a show, and that's exactly what I got when I saw Allen. Sure, the setlist is the same every night, but the routines (including three costume changes) were absolutely fun to watch.

6. Peter Hook at Fine Line (15 Nov 2014)
I'll probably never see New Order live, so seeing Peter Hook play some classic New Order songs were good enough for me. Plus, bad snowstorm and sold out environment and three-hour music set, made it for a memorable show.

7. Buzzcocks at Varsity Theater (11 Sep 2014)
Legendary punk band... absolute blast to see them still at it.

8. Tori Amos at O'Shaughnessy (03 Aug 2014)
My first time seeing Tori, and it was everything I expected! Her set is different every night, thanks to fan requests... so you never know what she is going to play!

9. Pixies at State Theatre (11 Oct 2014)
This is one of those bands on my bucket list... I can finally cross them off the list. Really tight show, the band played all the hits and showcased their new songs.

10. Festival Palomino (20 Sep 2014)
Although the Americana music thing isn't my cup of tea, I have to give big thumbs up for this incredibly well-organized first-ever music festival of its kind. The event sold so well that they've already announced a second Festival Palomino... so obviously I'm looking forward to 2015.

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10/02/2014

Lily Allen at the Skyway Theatre, Minneapolis (01 Oct 2014)

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Lily Allen

Lily Allen in Cheetah Costume

Lily Allen and Dancers

Setlist

Setlist

Sheezus
Not Fair
LDN
As Long as I Got You
Our Time
Everyone's At It
Close Your Eyes
The Worst (Jhené Aiko cover)
URL Badman
Interlude - "Changes" mix
includes Michael Jackson's "Man in the Mirror" / Iggy Azalea's "Change Your Life"
Smile (D&B Remix)
Life for Me
Littlest Things
Miserable Without Your Love
The Fear
22
L8 CMMR
Who'd Have Known
F*** You

-- Encore --
Or Nah (Ty Dolla $ign cover)
Hard Out Here

Tour Dates

10/04/14 Seattle, WA Paramount Theatre
10/05/14 Vancouver, BC Commodore Ballroom
10/06/14 Portland, OR McMenamins Crystal
10/08/14 Oakland, CA Fox Theater
10/10/14 Hollywood, CA Hollywood Palladium

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Lily Allen

UK's Lily Allen is touring the US in support of her latest album Sheezus (Regal, Parlophone). Her semi-recent tour (August) with Miley Cyrus featured an accidental nip slip ...

Lily Allen is currently in the US, touring in support of her latest album, Sheezus (Regal, Parlophone), stopping by the Skyway Theatre in Minneapolis last night.

Lolawolf

New York's Lolawolf started the show. The thing to note about this band, is that they are fronted by singer Zoë Kravitz (the daughter of Lenny Kravitz).

The trio played 10 tracks from their forthcoming album Calm Down (out October 10th on Innit Recordings, LLC./Cult Records), including the title track, "Dirty Feeling", "What Love Is" (one of the keyboard not working for this song) and set closer "Bitch".

Often in cases where the singer is also a movie star or model or have other higher profile profession, they tend to put their music career on the side... so I'm not really sure how serious Zoë Kravitz is with this band - especially when opportunities like appearing in Divergent (and its sequels?) is too good to say no to.

Also note, apparently Kravitz and Har Mar Superstar are friends, as she asked for him twice on stage. Har Mar was previously seen at Caroline Smith/Lizzo last Saturday and at Drowners on Monday... so not a surprise to hear that he was also at last night's show.

In 2005, Lily Allen was burning up on the music social website MySpace. Her songs were getting millions of hits, and before long major label Parlophone/Columbia Records swooped in to sign her. Her music is pop music, and even though I normally don't like pop, I was drawn to her. When I heard that she won the NME award for best solo artist in 2006, I noted how impressed I was.

I would have gone see her live in Minneapolis in 2007, but she immediately canceled the show as soon as it was announced. According to NME, she was playing some bad shows and "I don't want people spending money on a going to see a show that isn't the best it could be." The first time she actually appeared in Minneapolis on April 11, 2009, I was already committed to covering Copeland and had to miss Lily Allen's show... so I was really looking forward to Lily Allen at the Skyway Theatre.

Here's the thing about Allen, she writes lyrics like she sees them. They are songs about people she knows and how she feels about them, for example, "Alfie" about her kid brother Alfie Allen and Game of Thrones star: "My little brother's in his bedroom smoking weed. I tell him he should get up cos it's nearly half past three. He can't be bothered cos he's high on THC." or about stars in the public, "And I'll take my clothes off and it will be shameless, 'cause everyone knows that's how you get famous." or about ex-boyfriends "At first when I see you cry, yeah it makes me smile, yeah it makes my smile."

It's these unfiltered and often honest thoughts that makes Allen an interesting singer and songwriter, in my opinion. I can relate to her lyrics, and sometime they're a little too close to home!

After the It's Not Me, It's You tour in 2009, she took a (long five year) break... which she revealed on stage she went away to "have babies." Based on the lightup giant baby bottles on stage, I can only guess that it's that portion of her life that she doesn't want to re-visit.

As for the setlist, it is the same night after the night. That is a necessity because of specific breaks for costume changes and scheduled dancers. There were four key costume changes, she came out in a sweater-esque top, then during "LDN" she took it off to reveal a leather bra. Half way into the set, she went backstage to come back in a cheetah outfit. Finally, for the encore, it's a rainbow top.

Obviously the old hits like "LDN", "Smile" and "Not Fair" were really welcomed by the singalong I hear from the crowd. The biggest surprise to me was their set closer, "F*** You". I have always liked the song, but I never knew that so many people loved it as well! It's not a classical "radio hit" because of the F-word, but obviously it's an underground hit. Allen said that she knew this was a pop song, but she could never get the production right. She must have gotten something right, because the entire audience was singing along.

Ask any fan in the audience and they will tell you that this was such a fun show, mostly thanks to the visuals (dancers in dog masks, light show, stage props, and costumes) and great music.

Lily Allen will be ending her US tour next week in October. If she's playing in your town, go see her on this fun little tour.

Lily Allen at the Skyway Theatre, Minneapolis (01 Oct 2014)

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09/23/2014

Rocktober: October 1, 2014

Rocktober in Minneapolis officially starts October 1st, and what a doozy! There are so many shows in October, that I'm breaking the weekly guide into daily guides!

Again, last year W♥M covered a record-breaking 46 shows in October!

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Lily Allen

I don't know how this is entirely legal, but LA-producer Doctor Rosen Rosen remixed Lily Allen's album, It's Not Me, It's You and made it available as a free download on his website …

LILY ALLEN at Skyway Theatre
skywaytheater.com

UK's Lily Allen is touring the US in support of her latest album Sheezus (Regal, Parlophone). Her semi-recent tour (August) with Miley Cyrus featured an accidental nip slip, which Allen actually just laughed it off. Haha, let's hope she wears that outfit on this upcoming tour...

Opening up for Allen will be New York trio Lolawolf, featuring singer Zoë Kravitz (daughter of Lenny Kravitz and actress Lisa Bonet) and Jimmy Giannopoulos and James Levy (both from the NY band Reputante). Lolawolf is currently signed to Cult Records, the label own and operated by Julian Casablancas (Strokes).

Lily Allen US tour dates:

09/23/14 New York, NY Terminal 5
09/24/14 New York, NY Terminal 5
09/25/14 Washington, DC 9:30 Club
09/27/14 Montreal, QC Metropolis
09/28/14 Toronto, ON Sound Academy
09/30/14 Chicago, IL Riviera Theatre
10/01/14 Minneapolis, MN Skyway Theatre
10/04/14 Seattle, WA Paramount Theatre
10/05/14 Vancouver, BC Commodore Ballroom
10/06/14 Portland, OR McMenamins Crystal Ballroom
10/08/14 Oakland, CA Fox Theater
10/10/14 Hollywood, CA Hollywood Palladium

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Phantogram

This Sunday's show is sold out, marking Phantogram's triumphant return to Minneapolis, in support of their new album Voices. Opening up will be TEEN, who we previously …

Lia Ices

Things started off slowly with opener, Lia Ices. Her gradual but fierce, piano-centric ballads reminded me of slightly more subdued Frida Hyvönen. In a way, her sparse instrumentation…

PHANTOGRAM at Myth
mythlive.com

New York duo Phantogram (Josh Carter and Sarah Barthel) is heading back to Minnesota, playing Myth, this October 1st.

Opening up for this First Avenue present show is Lia Ices, who is out touring in support of her third studio album Ices, out now worldwide via Jagjaguar. The new album was co-produced by Benny Sagittarius (the newly formed production team of Lia and her brother Eliot) and Clams Casino.

Preview her 'ethereal earworm' song "Higher" via soundcloud.com.

Phantogram tour dates:

09/27/14 Salt Lake City, UT Gallivan Center
09/28/14 Boulder, CO Boulder Theater
09/29/14 Denver, CO Ogden Theatre
09/30/14 Omaha, NE Sokol Auditorium
10/01/14 Saint Paul, MN Myth
10/03/14 Memphis, TN Minglewood Hall
10/04/14 New Orleans, LA Republic
10/05/14 Austin City Limits Music Festival
10/07/14 Dallas, TX South Side Ballroom
10/08/14 Tulsa, OK Brady Theater
10/11/14 Fayetteville, AR George's Majestic
10/12/14 Austin City Limits Music Festival
10/14/14 Atlanta, GA The Tabernacle
10/15/14 Raleigh, NC The Ritz
10/17/14 Baltimore, MD Rams Head Live!
10/18/14 Philadelphia, PA Union Transfer
10/19/14 Philadelphia, PA Union Transfer
10/20/14 Washington, DC 9:30 Club
10/24/14 Life Is Beautiful Festival

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MØ

Song of the show is Mø's cover of Spice Girls' "Say You'll Be There". Mø is touring: 03/19/14 Magnet, Berlin 03/21/14 Bikini Barcelona, Spain …

MØ at Varsity Theater
varsitytheater.org

Denmark native MØ's second headlining tour in support of her debut album No Mythologies To Follow recently just launched... She will be stopping by Minneapolis on October 1st at the Varsity Theater.

As you recall, she was #1 on Brody's Top List for SXSW 2014.

MØ Fall 2014 - North American Tour Dates:

Sep. 24 - Paradise - Boston, MA
Sep. 25 - Webster Hall - New York, NY
Sep. 26 - Union Transfer - Philadelphia, PA
Sep. 27 - Corona - Montreal, QC
Sep. 28 - Hoxton - Toronto, ON
Sep. 30 - Concord Music Hall - Chicago, IL
Oct. 01 - Varsity - Minneapolis, MN
Oct. 02 - Granada Theater - Lawrence, KS
Oct. 03-05 - Austin City Limits - Austin, TX
Oct. 05 - Austin, TX Zilker Park
Oct. 07 - Baton Rouge, LA Spanish Moon
Oct. 08 - Dallas, TX House Of Blues
Oct. 08 - Houston, TX House Of Blues
Oct. 11-12 - Corona Capital - Mexico City, MX
Oct. 10-12 - Austin City Limits - Austin, TX
Oct. 16 - Regent - Los Angeles, CA
Oct. 18-19 - Treasure Island Festival - SF, CA
Oct. 20 - Neptune - Seattle, WA
Oct. 21 - Wonder Ballroom - Portland, OR
Oct. 22 - Imperial - Vancouver, BC
Oct. 24 - Life Is Beautiful Festival
Oct. 25 - Beach Goth Party

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Mutual Benefit

Mutual Benefit, the latest Jordan Lee project, has a debut album called Love's Crushing Diamond. The album came out on CD on December 3rd (January 13th in the UK/Europe), and on vinyl on January 7th. …

MUTUAL BENEFIT at 7th Street Entry
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Last month, Mutual Benefit (aka Jordan Lee) went back and remastered his Cowboy’s Prayer EP, as an etched one-sided 12" on Other Music Records. In celebration of the new EP, he's been out on tour since September 3rd... the tour continues until the end of October, ending in New York.

Opening up for the 7th Street Entry show, in Minneapolis, will be Ricky Eat Acid, an ambient project from Maryland's Sam Ray, and Har-Di-Har, a local dreampop/pysch/folk duo.

Mutual Benefit tour dates:

09/23 - Cleveland Heights, OH @ Grog Shop
09/24 - Columbus, OH @ The Basement
09/25 - Chicago, IL @ Empty Bottle
09/25-09/27 - Cincinnati, OH @ MidPoint Music Fest
09/27 - Bloomington, IN @ The Bishop
09/25-09/28 - Champaign, IL @ Pygmalion Fest
09/29 - Madison, WI @ The Frequency
10/01 - Minneapolis, MN @ 7th St Entry
10/02 - Omaha, NE @ Waiting Room
10/04 - Denver, CO @ Hi Dive
10/06 - Salt Lake City, UT @ Urban Lounge
10/07 - Boise, ID @ Neurolux
10/08 - Seattle, WA @ Barboza
10/09 - Vancouver, BC @ Media Club
10/11 - Portland, OR @ Bunk Bar
10/13 - San Francisco, CA @ The Independent
10/15 - San Diego, CA @ Casbah
10/16 - Los Angeles, CA @ Echo
10/17 - Santa Ana, CA @ Constellation Room
10/18 - Tucson, AZ @ Club Congress
10/21 - Austin, TX @ Red 7
10/22 - Dallas, TX @ Club Dada
10/23 - Norman, OK @ Main Site Contemporary Art
10/25 - Kansas City, MO @ Czar Bar
10/27 - St. Louis, MO @ Luminary Center
10/28 - Louisville, KY @ Zanzabar
10/30 - Pittsburgh, PA @ Club Cafe
10/31 - Brooklyn, NY @ Glasslands

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09/03/2014

W♥M219: Something Fall-ish

W♥M219: Something Fall-ish (34 mins)

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Kate Bush

Highlight of the set was a cover of Kate Bush's "Running Up That Hill", which was quite fitting considering that it was Bush's birthday last night. …

Is the Summer really over? Wow, that was fast! One of the highlight of the Summer was Paul McCartney at Target Center, who played nearly three hours of music. But was the past... Vu and John look forward to "Something Fall-ish", music shows in the Twin Cities in the next two months.

As you can see below, there are a lot of great shows coming up. We only highlight just some of these artists on the podcast (for time reasons), but we encourage you to check out any of these bands.

For the month of September, we touched on Bob Mould (a surprise last minute show on August 31st), The Replacements, Lykke Li, La Roux, Paul Weller, Buzzcocks, and Festival Palomino.

09/09/14 Glass Animals - Cedar Cultural Center
09/10/14 Paul Weller - Varsity Theater
09/11/14 Buzzcocks - Varsity Theater
09/13/14 Replacements - Midway Stadium
09/14/14 Die Antwoord - Myth
09/14/14 Flaming Lips - First Avenue
09/15/14 The Bots - Nether Bar
09/15/14 Ed Sheeran - Target Center
09/18/14 Lee Fields - Cedar Cultural Center
09/19/14 Royal Blood - Mill City Nights
09/20/14 "Festival Palomino" - Canterbury Park
09/20/14 Nick Waterhouse - Turf Club
09/20/14 Sir Sly - Triple Rock Social Club
09/21/14 Living Colour - Dakota Jazz Club
09/21/14 Meiko - Varsity Theater
09/24/14 DJ Shadow and Cut Chemist - Skyway
09/25/14 Brett Dennen - Fine Line Music Cafe
09/27/14 Future Islands - Skyway Theatre
09/28/14 Lykke Li - First Avenue
09/29/14 Benjamin Booker - Turf Club
09/29/14 La Roux - First Avenue
09/30/14 Australian Pink Floyd Show - Orpheum

For the month of October, we talked about Lily Allen, Paloma Faith, Kooks, Bastille, Augustines, and Banks.

10/01/14 Lily Allen - Skyway Theatre
10/01/14 Phantogram - Myth
10/02/14 Paloma Faith - Triple Rock Social Club
10/04/14 Coheed and Cambria - Skyway Theatre
10/04/14 The Kooks - First Avenue
10/08/14 Banks - First Avenue
10/09/14 Surfer Blood - Turf Club
10/09/14 Jungle - First Avenue
10/10/14 Sponge - Amsterdam Bar
10/11/14 Augustines - Turf Club
10/11/14 Afghan Whigs - First Avenue
10/11/14 Steve Aoki - Zombie Pub Crawl
10/13/14 Ryan Adams - Northrop Auditorium
10/13/14 Rachael Yamagata - Varsity Theater

10/14/14 David Gray - Northrop Auditorium
10/15/14 The Gaslight Anthem - First Avenue
10/17/14 Betty Who - Fine Line Music Cafe
10/17/14 Iggy Azalea - TCF Bank Stadium
10/17/14 Rural Alberta Advantage - First Avenue
10/17/14 Sondre Lerche - Turf Club
10/19/14 Bastille - Roy Wilkins Auditorium
10/19/14 Pearl Jam - Xcel Energy Center
10/22/14 Boy & Bear - Varsity Theater
10/22/14 Dum Dum Girls - Fine Line Music Cafe
10/24/14 The Black Keys - Target Center
10/26/14 Kodaline - Varsity Theater
10/30/14 Kimbra - Fine Line Music Cafe
10/31/14 Alt-J - Myth

Fall 2014 looks great... and speaking of, The Fall is back with a new live album Live: Uurop VIII-XII Places in Sun & Winter, Son (out October 2014 on Cherry Red), and Kate Bush for her return to the live stage. Song of the show is Bush's "Cloudbusting" from her 1985 album Hounds of Love.

BONUS: Why Vu doesn't do too many album review (God Help the Girl Soundtrack).

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Posted at 12:00 AM in Augustines, Banks, Bob Mould, Festival Palomino, John, Kate Bush, La Roux, Lily Allen, Lykke Li, Paloma Faith, Paul Weller, Podcast, The Buzzcocks, The Fall, The Kooks, The Replacements, Vu, We Are Augustines | Permalink | Comments (0)

10/27/2009

News: Breaking up is hard to do

As usual, check with news.weheartmusic.com for even more news and announcements.

RAKES BREAKS
www.therakes.co.uk

I got a note from the Astralwerks band Free Energy saying that some of their shows were canceled due to the fact that the Rakes broke up. That was a bit of a shocker, considering that I thought the Rakes, along with Bloc Party, were a really successful band with top 40 singles.

Here is an excerpt from the statement from the band, dated October 22^nd:

The Rakes have always been very adamant and proud of the fact that we give 100% to every gig we’ve ever played. If we can’t give it everything then we won’t do it. That was the rule we set ourselves from day one. After much deliberation we have come to the shared conclusion that we can’t give it 100% anymore and regret to announce that The Rakes are calling it a day.

A total of 10 dates were canceled by Free Energy, but here is the new dates (note: Minneapolis is canceled):

FREE ENERGY TOUR DATES:

10/24: London, UK @ Cargo (DFA Night)

10/26: London, UK @ Barfly

10/27: London, UK @ Rough Trade Records (Hoxton) In-Store

(Early Show)/Waterats (Late Show)

10/28: London, UK @ Windmill

11/11: Boston, MA @ Great Scott

11/19: Dallas, TX @ The Cavern

11/20: Austin, TX @ The Mohawk

11/21: Baton Rouge, LA @ Spanish Moon

11/22: Atlanta, GA @ The Earl

11/23: Chapel Hill, NC @ Local 506

11/24: Baltimore, MD @ Ottobar

11/25: Washington, DC @ DC9, set TBA

11/27: Philadelphia, PA @ Kung Fu Necktie

11/28: New York, NY @ Santos Party House

Not Fair (Dr Rosen Rosen Rx)

Lily Allen

IT'S NOT ME, IT'S YOU
lilyallenmusic.com

Speaking of splitting, Lily Allen will be splitting from her record label, EMI. Allen, who recently had that insert-mouth-in-foot moment when she had nothing but disdain her fans for sharing her music, is to set up her own record label. She's currently has no plans on touring or promoting her latest album, It's Not Me, It's You and have pretty much abandoned being on the internet.

Quote:

I've thrown away my laptop and I haven't got a Blackberry. I've cut myself off and it's been brilliant so far.

Ironic since her career started because of her fame on myspace.

Pulp - The Boss (demo)

Pulp

MIS-SHAPES, MISTAKES, MISQUOTES (or alternate title, EVEN FURTHER COMPLICATIONS)
jarviscocker.net

Not breaking up, Jarvis Cocker was recently quoted by People Magazine as having said:

Glastonbury means an awful lot to me, I would love to play there again. We've talked about it, there we go, there'll be a band reunion.

That sparked a slew of rumors that Pulp were reforming for Glasto 2010.

Unfortunately, as quick as the rumor started, it was also swiftly put to an end when Jarvis came out to say that "Pulp have no plans to get back together".

Someone asked me if I fancied playing at the 40th anniversary of Glastonbury, I said yes, they twisted that into a 'Pulp reform' story. It's not true.

The Smiths - I Know It's Over (live)

The Smiths

THE LAST TEN SECONDS OF LIFE
www.itsmorrisseyworld.com

Speaking of further complications: It's widely reported that Morrissey collapse on the floor on the opening song, "This Charming Man" at Oasis Leisure Centre, due to breathing difficulties.

Although, NME said Morrissey to resume tour in London following onstage collapse, I suspect there will be even more cancellations in the future. Morrissey's has always been notorious for cancelling shows, due to illness and/or unexplained circumstances. I have seen Morrissey live before, but my original ticket to see him in somewhen 1994 was dashed when he canceled that show in Los Angeles. I believe we ponied up $75 per ticket (that was like a billion dollars back then).

Of course, none of this compare to the fan outage of Denny offering free burgers to fans who bought tickets to see Morrissey. Morrissey, as you know, is famous for being an advocator of vegetarianism.

10/27/2009 14:51:08 ♥ vu () ♥weheartmusic.com♥twitter.com/weheartmusic♥news.weheartmusic.com

Posted at 03:05 PM in Free Energy, Lily Allen, News, The Smiths | Permalink | Comments (0)

07/23/2009

News: Lily Allen and Mason Proper Remixed, Beastie Boys are old, Gossip & Jetpacks Tour

Not Fair (Dr Rosen Rosen Rx)

Lily Allen - Not Fair

Here's a roundup of some music news that's come across news.weheartmusic.com.

I don't know how this is entirely legal, but LA-producer Doctor Rosen Rosen remixed Lily Allen's album, It's Not Me, It's You and made it available as a free download on his website, doctorrosenrosen.com. The only thing that he claim to have lifted is Allen's original vocal tracks and that all the background and mix is completely original.

Clearly the man is in love with Lily Allen. He admitted to first seeing the video for "Smile" in "a crappy hotel room" while on tour in Iceland. Ever since then, he's been a fan. He reached out to her record label to see if they were commissioning remixes for her new record, but of course, they weren't interested. But that wouldn't stop a man obsessed, right? So what we have here is an un-endorsed, unofficial release of a "darker" remixed album of It's Not Me, It's You.

While I think this is a good marketing ploy to expose non-fans to Lily Allen, it's also great exposure for this producer/mixer Doctor Rosen Rosen as well. Unfortunately, I think the lawyers won't agree on my views.

Mason Proper - Safe For The Time Being (The Paronomasiac Remix)

Safe For The Time Being

Speaking of free downloads, goldestegg.com tells me that the new Remix EP from Mason Proper (official/myspace/W♥M) is available for free. The link I'm given is zShare. You get "Safe for the Time Being" remixed by The Paronomasiac and Wallpaper. (I recently mentioned his remix of Das Racist, calling it "d-u-m"). What's cool is the EP also includes a video for "Safe for the Time Being".

Mason Proper is currently on tour:

Beastie Boys - Body Movin'

Beastie Boys

There's no doubt about it, the Beastie Boys are old. Even Triumph the Insult Dog pointed this out at their recent Bonnaroo appearance.

You've gone from "Check Your Head" to "Check Your Prostate".

Apparently Adam ("MCA") Yauch was diagnosed with "cancerous tumor in his left parotid (salivary) gland". It's treatable, but unfortunately it affected MCA's vocal chords... as a result, Beastie Boys canceled all upcoming concert appearances.

From a video statement on Beastieboys.com:

I just need to take a little time to get this in check, and then we'll release the record and play some shows. It's a pain in the neck (sorry had to say it) because I was really looking forward to playing these shows, but the doctors have made it clear that this is not the kind of thing that can be put aside to deal with later.

- Adam Yauch

Gossip - Pop Goes The World

Gossip

Since I am a fan of Gossip (official/myspace/W♥M) and my review was done prior to their US tour dates (they were at the time doing promotional touring in the UK, where you have to admit Europeans loves Gossip more than Americans). So here's the US Tour dates, courtesy of sonymusic.com:

We Were Promised Jetpacks - Quiet Little Voices (Radio Edit)

We Were Promised Jetpacks

Thanks to motormouthmedia.com for sending in some information and upcoming tour dates for We Were Promised Jetpacks. Jetpack's latest album, These Four Walls was released earlier this month, their upcoming tour schedule:

More information about Jetpacks and Twilight Sad on news.whm.

Hype Machine Popular (7-20-09)

Elizabeth & the Catapult - Race You

Finally, W♥M made some news, however minor it was. One of our tracks for Elizabeth & The Catapult became wildly popular on The Hype Machine! It peaked at #10 on the popular list, which are ranked when a Hype user marked the song as "love". As soon as the track hit the top 20, the "love" number grew quickly to 170 (just to give you an idea, average 'loved' W♥M tracks are about 1 to 5).

After three days, The Hype Machine dropped the song off their ranking.

07/23/2009 03:14:34 ♥ vu () ♥weheartmusic.com♥twitter.com/weheartmusic♥news.weheartmusic.com

Posted at 03:25 AM in Beastie Boys, Gossip, Lily Allen, Mason Proper, News, We Were Promised Jetpacks | Permalink | Comments (0)

12/08/2007

Compiling Compilations

Seems silly to compile compilation albums, isn't it?

Well, compilation albums are such a great source of discovering new music. Especially if they're cover compilations (since you already know some of the songs, you're willing to take a chance on something new). So below are some compilations that I thought I'd bring to your attention. Plus two of them are available for download for free, so check it out:

Perturbazione - Portami via di qua sto male

A CENTURY OF COVERS
Head over to kirstenspostcard to download A Century of Covers: Belle & Sebastian Tribute (2006).

The most interesting cover is "Get Me Away I'm Dying" translated into Italian by Perturbazione. To hear another version of this song by Bettie Serveert, head over to Cover Lover.

Haley Bonar - The Queen Of Everything

TWIN TOWN HIGH: MUSIC YEARBOOK VOLUME 9
This 2007 album compiles some of the best Minneapolis bands. There are some excellent bands on here. At least five really amazing songs, so picking one is really hard for me. I've decided to just use the first song by Haley Bonar. It sounds a bit naughty.

The other songs will be spotlighted later in my Minneapolis entry.

Irene - Stardust

HOY COMI SANDIA EP #2: A SWEDISH INDIE-POP COMPILADO
You know we love the Swedes here, so I wanted to mention about this Swedish Indiepop compilation.

Most of the bands on this compilation have already been covered by us (see W♥M: Sweden). I wanted to mention a band that we haven't talked about: which would be Irene. Checking out their myspace, I noticed they're going to be playing Eurosonic Festival in January 2008.

"Stardust" seems like a very short song but it's very good. I especially love Bobby's bold voice (it reminds me of 80s Europop). If you like this, you'll probably really love The Legends - which we're also reviewing here.

Lewis Taylor - Hide Your Heart

HACKTONE DIGITAL SAMPLER 2007
It's free and there's no DRM on any of their 8 tracks. Download them here.

I have created a custom cover art, in case you guys want to group them together under your Various Artists or Sampler folder. You can download the art by following this link (save it as a jpeg).

Hacktone have been pretty good about giving free samples on their iTunes page, but since you need to live in the US and have an iTunes account, these unDRM free tracks are well worth checking out.

For more details on Hacktone, visit their website or read our coverage of some of their artists on W♥M.

The Zambonis - Hockey Monkey

EXOTIC RECORDINGS PRESENTS DIY DISS
Check out Exotic Recordings. We've covered one of their band on W♥M, but I'm planning on reviewing a few more from them in this month.

This compilation, I believe some of the songs are original. I do know each of the introduction to the song (usually a "diss") were recorded exlusively for this compilation.

I'm assuming these compilation (which aren't for sale) are given away if you buy a CD from them.

Pavement - Stereo

EVERYTHING IS NICE: MATADOR RECORDS 10TH ANNIVERSARY ANTHOLOGY
Released in 1999, this is a 3-disc set.

The tracks that I really liked off this compilation is Non Phixon and The Arsonists.

Obviously, Pavement is undoubtedly one of the more popular band that is on this compilation - so here's "Stereo".

The prices are pretty reasonably, I think I picked it up for $10 (for about 40 tracks!)

The Gentle Waves - Sister Woman

REVOLUTIONS #3
These came free with Select Magazines

This song is from The Gentle Waves' second album, Swansong for You (2000), it's my second favorite song after "Falling from Grace".

Trivia: Isobel Campbell appears on the cover.

Lily Allen - Knock 'em Out

NEW NOISE #13
They give these things out for free, they're basically samplers from EMI.

I've discovered quite a few good bands from these samplers, their latest one has a great track by Lily Allen. This song is pretty cute, it's about coming up with excuses to avoid being picked up - including the hilarious "I'm pregnant, yeah."

12/07/2007 23:50:43 vu my♥posts www.weheartmusic.com

Posted at 12:13 AM in Belle and Sebastian, Haley Bonar, Isobel Campbell, Lily Allen, Non Phixon, Pavement, Sweden, The Gentle Waves, The Legends, Vu | Permalink | Comments (0)

07/12/2007

Sway - More LDN

Lily Allen Vs Sway

Sway is the stagename for Derek Safo who is a rapper from London. He started off making backbeat mixes for rappers before trying rhyming himself. And obviously London offered an 8-mile style rap battle, which he was also a part of.

The most important break came when he was asked to be the main support for The Streets last year.

I came across Sway because I was specifically looking for bicycle songs for my bike ride. It's not a cover and it's not a mashup, it's an original rap over samples of Lily Allen's "LDN".

The song here seems to trying to add commentary to Lily Allen's song, such as how he relate to the song because he's from London. He wasn't sure how he felt about Lily at first, but ended up buying her album. He loved the album so much that he even wrote a message to Lily on her myspace (but she never wrote back).

In order to get her to notice him, he decided to write this song for her, with this message in the song:

I don't have a one-track mind
But I've got this track in mind
That could be my single
Are you single?
If you're listening, you could come help me on my LP
I'll do a track for yours if you do a track for mine

Related Entry: Lily Allen - Littlest Things

July 12, 2007 5:43 PM vu [email protected] www.swaydasafo.com

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