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Peter Hook & the Light at First Avenue, Minneapolis (07 May 2018)

Peter Hook at First Ave Poster Read More New Order Set Lonesome Tonight Procession Ceremony Everything's Gone Green Temptation Blue Monday Confusion Thieves Like Us The Perfect Kiss Subculture Shellshock State of the Nation Bizarre Love Triangle True Faith -- Intermission -- Joy Division Set From Safety to Where? Novelty Warsaw Leaders of Men Digital Autosuggestion Transmission She's Lost Control Incubation Dead Souls Atmosphere Love Will Tear Us Apart Read More Peter Hook Peter Hook’s last Minneapolis show at the Fine Line Music Café in November 2014 remained one of my favorite shows of that year. He played THREE sets (well technical two full sets and ... DJ Jake Rudh This is billed as a Transmission (aka DJ Jake Rudh) / BNLX release show, but music fans may want to take note that at nearly midnight, The Ocean Blue is scheduled to appear. …

The great Peter Hook & The Light’s “Substance” show just took place last Monday at First Avenue’s mainroom. The idea behind this show is that the entire New Order and Joy Division’s Substance albums would be played back to back by Peter Hook (who happened to be in both bands).

This is really the ultimate playlist, as Substance were singles compilations... which meant it is sort of a “Greatest Hits” for both bands. Yes, you get the “True Faith” and the “Love Will Tear Us Apart” songs. No fillers, only hits, as some fans put it.

Opening up the show was DJ Jake Rudh, who has a radio show/dance night called Transmission. The name is borrowed from Joy Division’s song, so Rudh’s taste in music is heavily influenced by Joy Division. The music videos on Rudh’s set included plenty of the usual alternative British bands (70s-90s), including Stone Roses (and always including David Bowie on all of his playlist).

Peter Hook and his band The Light (bassist Jack Bates, drummer Paul Kehoe, guitarist David Potts, and synths Martin Rebelski) took the stage at 8:15pm, as scheduled.

If you saw the Peter Hook & The Light’s “Substance” show in October 2016, this 2018 show sounds eerie familiar - down to the Prince dedication for “Atmosphere”!

However, there are some subtle differences: instead of three plus hours, the two sets were shortened by dropping a few songs from the playlist: New Order’s “Cries and Whispers” and “1963” and Joy Division’s “No Love Lost”, “Isolation”, “New Dawn Fades” and “These Days”.

For the lack of “1963”, I can totally stand with this decision, as it’s incredible hard to follow New Order’s most well-known double-whammy singles of “Bizarre Love Triangle” and “True Faith”. For the Joy Division songs, let’s be honest, Joy Division’s earlier singles, while a cult favorite, were really not that well-known... and dropping those songs speed up closer to their later favorites like “She's Lost Control”.

The dropping of these songs actually resulted in a tighter and more enjoyable show, in my opinion. You want the entire audience to sing along to the last few songs, which is how each set ended. Just watching the joy of the entire crowd singing back the words to “Bizarre Love Triangle” and “Love Will Tear Us Apart” was just a wonder. Even Hook had to comment, “You guys know the words better than I do!”

At the end of the show, Hook took off his sweaty “I♥MCR” (I Love Manchester) and threw it into the audience. This is a man who worked very hard to play for us, and truly loved his time in Joy Division and New Order.

Say what you will, but seeing as you’re never going to see Joy Division or New Order in Minneapolis, this is really the next best thing. Let’s hope we see Hook again when he comes back playing the beloved Republic and Technique album that he promised to do on the next tour. Very excited to see how this can be pulled off.

Remaining tour dates:

05/14/2018 Brooklyn Bowl Las Vegas, NV
05/15/2018 Metro Music Hall Salt Lake City, UT
05/17/2018 The Van Buren Phoenix, AZ
05/18/2018 The Wiltern Los Angeles, CA
05/19/2018 House Of Blues San Diego, CA
05/21/2018 Ace Of Spades Sacramento, CA
05/22/2018 Granada Theater Dallas, TX
05/23/2018 The Mohawk Austin, TX
05/25/2018 Cat's Cradle Carrboro, NC
05/27/2018 Variety Playhouse Atlanta, GA
05/29/2018 Exit / In Nashville, TN
05/30/2018 The Paper Tiger San Antonio, TX
05/31/2018 Warehouse Live Houston, TX
06/03/2018 Plaza Live Orlando Orlando, FL
06/04/2018 State Theatre Saint Petersburg, FL
06/15/2018 Middlewich FAB Festival
07/21/2018 Rewind Scotland
08/11/2018 Kubix Festival
09/01/2018 Cool Britannia

Trivia: Bassist Jack is Peter Hook’s son!

Peter Hook & the Light at First Avenue, Minneapolis (07 May 2018)

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Minneapolis: May 06 to May 07, 2018

Peter Hook 2018 Poster Read More Peter Hook Peter Hook’s last Minneapolis show at the Fine Line Music Café in November 2014 remained one of my favorite shows of that year. He played THREE sets (well technical two full sets and ... DJ Jake Rudh This is billed as a Transmission (aka DJ Jake Rudh) / BNLX release show, but music fans may want to take note that at nearly midnight, The Ocean Blue is scheduled to appear. …

Here are some shows taking place in the Minneapolis/St Paul area from May 06 to May 07, 2018.

Read more: Minneapolis Music Guide.

PETER HOOK & THE LIGHT
+ DJ Jake Rudh
First Avenue
Mon 05/07/2018 (8pm/$25)
first-avenue.com

You know we love New Order, and Peter Hook & The Light will be fulfilling our love for the UK band. He’ll be playing a double set of Substance from New Order and Joy Division. If you missed his show in October 2016, here’s your second chance to see this unbelievable setlist.

Once again DJ Jake Rudh from Transmission to open.

2018 Tour Dates

5/1/18 Danforth Music Hall, Toronto, ON
5/3/18 Royal Oak Music Hall, Royal Oak, MI
5/4/18 Metro, Chicago, IL
5/7/18 First Avenue, Minneapolis, MN
5/8/18 Venue, Vancouver, BC
5/10/18 Neptune Theater, Seattle, WA
5/11/18 Wonder Ballroom, Portland, OR
5/12/18 Warfield, San Francisco, CA
5/14/18 Brooklyn Bowl, Las Vegas, NV
5/15/18 Metro Music Hall, Salt Lake City, UT
5/17/18 Van Buren, Phoenix, AZ
5/18/18 Wiltern Los Angeles, CA
5/19/18 House Of Blues, San Diego, CA
5/21/18 Ace Of Spades, Sacramento, CA
5/22/18 Granada, Dallas, TX
5/23/18 Mohawk, Austin, TX
5/25/18 Cat's Cradle, Carrboro, NC
5/26/18 Orange Peel, Asheville, NC
5/27/18 Variety Playhouse, Atlanta, GA
5/29/18 Exit / In, Nashville, TN
5/30/18 Paper Tiger, San Antonio, TX
5/31/18 Warehouse Live, Houston, TX
6/3/18 Plaza Live, Orlando, FL
6/4/18 State Theater, St. Petersburg, FL

Dr Dog 2018 Poster Olden Yolk 2018 Poster Tricky 2018 Poster Peelander-Z 2018 Poster Read More Tricky The show was very upbeat, and they seemed to be having a lot of fun playing. They seemed to have a good dynamic with each other and seemed to play off each other's energy and such. … Peelander-Z Superhero Japanese punk band Peelander-Z is currently on tour in support of their latest album, Metalander-Z, stopping by the Turf Club in St Paul last night, September 19th. …

Other shows in the area:

DR. DOG
+ Son Little
Palace Theatre
Sun 05/06/2018 (7pm/$35)
palacestpaul.com

Bluegrass/Americana band Dr. Dog will be back in town on Sunday, May 6th, at the Palace Theatre.

Show up early to check out Philly’s Son Little. He’s touring in support of his latest album New Magic. We previously caught him in Nov 2017 and wrote, “The music of Philadelphia’s Son Little simmers with a slow burn, an ideal elixir to warm the enraptured crowd on a chilly weekend evening.”

Tour dates:

5/2 – Boston, MA – House of Blues
5/4 – Detroit, MI – Majestic Theatre
5/5 – Chicago, IL – Riviera Theatre
5/6 – St. Paul, MN – The Palace Theatre
5/8 – Milwaukee, WI – Turner Hall Ballroom
5/10 – Tulsa, OK – Cain’s Ballroom
5/11 – Dallas, TX – Granada Theater
5/12 – Austin, TX – Moody Theater
5/13 – Houston, TX – White Oak Music Hall
5/14 – San Antonio, TX – The Rustic
5/16 – New Orleans, LA – Joy Theater
5/17 – Birmingham, AL – Iron City

OLDEN YOLK
Bryant Lake Bowl Theater
Sun 05/06/2018 (7:30pm/$10)
bryantlakebowl.com

NY-based Olden Yolk will be stopping by Bryant Lake Bowl on Sunday, May 6th, in support of their debut album Trouble In Mind. Olden Yolk is the project of Shane Butler (of Quilt) and Cait Shaffer.

Tour Dates:

May 1 - Montreal, QC @ Casa Del Popolo
May 2 - Toronto, ON @ The Smiling Buddha
May 3 - Cleveland, OH @ Happy Dog
May 4 - Chicago, IL @ The Hideout
May 5 - Milwaukee, WI @ Milwaukee Psych Fest
May 6 - Minneapolis, MN @ Bryant Lake Bowl
May 8 - Bloomington, IN @ The Blockhouse
May 9 - Nashville, TN @ The High Watt
May 10 - Raleigh, NC @ Neptune’s Parlor
May 11 - Washington, DC @ DC9
May 18 - Philadelphia, PA @ Everybody Hits
May 19 - New York, NY @ Mercury Lounge

TRICKY
+ Young Magic
7th Street Entry
Mon 05/07/2018 (7pm/$28/Sold Out)
first-avenue.com

Finally! We’ve been waiting for Tricky forever. Originally, he was scheduled to appear in October 2013 (as we previously announced), but unfortunately, due to some troubles in his youth, the U.S. refused to grant him a working Visa.

It seemed to have all been sorted out for this 2018 tour, just in time for his new album ununiform (False Idols). The Minneapolis show is sold out.

Young Magic to open. The group was last seen in town in May 2016, and we said, “The music of Young Magic had a much more ambient feel than that of the headliner. Singer Melati Malay had a very haunting vocal style which can only be described as spooky.”

Tour dates:

5/2 - Boston, MA @ Paradise
5/3 - New York City, NY @ Irving Plaza
5/5 - Detroit, MI @ Magic Stick
5/6 - Chicago, IL @ Bottom Longue
5/7 - Minneapolis, MN @ 7th Street Entry
5/9 - Denver, CO @ Marquis
5/12 - Seattle, WA @ Neumos
5/13 - Portland, OR @ Doug Fir Lounge
5/14 - Vancouver, BC @ Rickshaw Theatre
5/16 - San Francisco, CA @ Mezzanine
5/17 - San Diego, CA @ Music Box
5/18 - Los Angeles, CA @ Fonda Theatre

PEELANDER-Z
+ Bug Fix, Koo Koo Kanga Roo
Turf Club
Mon 05/07/2018 (7:30/$13)
turfclub.net

The always entertaining band Peelander-Z will be headlining the Turf Club in St Paul. The Japanese/New York’s latest Go PZ Go is out now.

Two animal bands Bug Fix (featuring Red Pens and Birthday Suits members) and Koo Koo Kanga Roo to open.

Tour Dates:

05/01/2018: Salt Lake City, UT @ Urban Lounge
05/02/2018: Ft. Collins, CO @ Hodi’s Half Note
05/03/2018: Denver, CO @ Streets Of London
05/05/2018: Sioux Falls, SD @ Bigs Bar
05/06/2018: Fargo, ND @ The Aquarium
05/07/2018: Minneapolis, MN @ Turf Club
05/09/2018: Tulsa, OK @ Mercury Lounge
05/10/2018: Norman, OK @ Opolis
05/11/2018: Denton, TX @ Dan’s Silver Leaf
05/12/2018: Austin, TX @ Barracuda

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Peter Hook and the Light at First Avenue, Minneapolis (30 Oct 2016) (Updated)

Setlist New Order Set Lonesome Tonight Procession Cries and Whispers Ceremony Everything's Gone Green Temptation Blue Monday Confusion Thieves Like Us The Perfect Kiss Subculture Shellshock State of the Nation Bizarre Love Triangle True Faith 1963 -- Intermission -- Joy Division Set No Love Lost Isolation New Dawn Fades These Days Warsaw Leaders of Men Digital Autosuggestion Transmission She's Lost Control Incubation Dead Souls Atmosphere Love Will Tear Us Apart Tour Dates 11/07/16 Urban Lounge, Salt Lake City, UT 11/08/16 House Of Blues, San Diego, CA 11/11/16 Granada Theatre, Dallas, TX 11/12/16 The Mohawk, Austin, TX 11/14/16 Republic, New Orleans, LA 11/15/16 Terminal West, Atlanta, GA 11/17/16 Plaza Live, Orlando, FL 11/18/16 Culture Room, Fort Lauderdale, FL 11/19/16 The Ritz Ybor, Tampa, FL 11/21/16 The Orange Peel, Asheville, NC 11/22/16 Cat's Cradle, Carrboro, NC 11/23/16 Howard Theatre, Washington, DC 11/25/16 Trocadero Theatre, Philadelphia, PA 11/26/16 Sinclair, Boston, MA 11/27/16 Theatre Fairmount, Montreal, QC 11/29/16 Danforth Music Hall, Toronto, ON 12/03/16 Porto Alegre, Brazil Opiniao Read More Peter Hook Peter Hook’s last Minneapolis show at the Fine Line Music Café in November 2014 remained one of my favorite shows of that year. He played THREE sets (well technical two full sets and ... DJ Jake Rudh This is billed as a Transmission (aka DJ Jake Rudh) / BNLX release show, but music fans may want to take note that at nearly midnight, The Ocean Blue is scheduled to appear. …

New Order played by an old friend, and the darkness of Joy Division somehow shining bright and almost happy- Peter Hook and The Light played their Substance: New Order and Joy Division to a packed Mainroom last week at First Avenue.

DJ Jake Rudh

Playing music videos of the era for the pre-show, and music for the intermission, was local DJ Jake Rudh of Transmission. It should be no surprise that Rudh was there, as the title of his dance club night and weekly radio show, is named after Joy Division’s single.

Music videos from Rudh usually played are typical late 70’s/early 80’s MTV and underground artists... but he always works in a lot more David Bowie videos in his recent programming (this was also the case when he DJ’ed for The Faint last month as well), still a major influence on him.

Peter Hook

Peter Hook and The Light (Jack Bates, Paul Kehoe, Andy Poole, and David Potts), as promised, played the two Substance albums by New Order and Joy Division in their entirety. These two releases were singles compilations (which also included some rare b-sides), so essentially, it was a two-set greatest hits show covering his former bands.  

Turnout for the show was pretty incredible for Sunday night, with mostly fans in the 30s and 40s range.  For New Order and, especially Joy Division fans, seeing Peter Hook & the Light is possibly the only way for them to hear some of these classic songs live. With a simple, “Evenin” spoken by Hooky, the ninety-minute first set was off and running with 1984’s ‘Lonesome Tonight’.

Though the band has only been in existence for six years (after a non-so-pleasant breakup with New Order), Hooky plays with very familiar company as Kehoe, Poole, and Pottsy all were with him in previous band Monaco and Bates, who played the majority of basslines, is Hook’s own son. 

Hooky himself sang most of the songs in a mid-range voice that lent itself well to both band eras, though less nuanced than Bernard Sumner, less goth and dark than Ian Curtis.  He played bass like a master butcher, slicing the most choice cuts, or a sought-after surgeon, stepping forward to make the biggest impression with a solo, then backing off and letting the band finish up. 

No one plays bass like Hook and it was obvious from those first few songs that New Order probably needs him, than vice versa, though he seems to be doing just fine, as-is and the sixty-year old still has remarkable stamina to play a three hour show regularly. 

Hook’s signature high bass lines were evident early, from first single ‘Ceremony’ to the classic ‘Temptation’.  As the musical time machine moved forward into New Order’s more electronic periods, drummer Kehoe often excused himself as a drum machine took over the beats and Hook’s basslines moved higher and more melodic, to compete with all the electronica. 

The last half of the first set, got the most crowd response, as that represented the time period when New Order’s music was most on the radio, in films, and other media, and most accessible to mainstream audiences.  The one-two punch of ‘Bizarre Love Triangle’ and ‘True Faith’ was faithful to their originals and stunning to hear live back-to-back, with somewhat deep cut, ‘1963’ (a b-side to True Faith) ending the first set.

Though the show’s tone changed dramatically after the intermission as the band re-emerged to cover the Joy Division portion for the next hour, it was no less danceable and darkness never held so much light, as the songs unfolded one after another. 

Setlist

Opening with the brooding ‘No Love Lost’ which started slowly before exploding into a post-punk blackness, Hooky’s voice became more fierce and playing more pronounced as he re-created the somewhat simple basslines he first played forty years prior.  Two other tracks from An Ideal for Living, their initial 1978 EP would soon follow, and with similar effective results. 

The darkness would prove too inviting for anyone to resist as the last half of the set was filled with one classic from the next—from the howls of “dance, dance, dance to the radio” on ‘Transmission’, to Hooky’s signature bassline anchoring ‘She’s Lost Control’, to cries of “they keep calling me” on ‘Dead Souls’.

A rumbling ‘Atmosphere’ was dedicated to the late Prince by Hook, fully aware he was standing in the same spot so much Minneapolis music history was made, with its “walk in silence, don't walk away, in silence, see the danger” taking on new meanings.   

With an early “Happy Halloween” greeting from Hook, he huffed a final deep breath and turned the page on his music stand notes to “play something spooky”, ending the show with ‘Love Will Tear Us Apart’, and Hook pointing at various crowd members during each of the choruses as that signature bass riff echoed through the former bus terminal. 

Taking us all on an almost three-hour time trip, covering over thirty years, Peter Hook and the Light reminded everyone of why he is the legendary bassist he is, and why there is still substance in his music.  This is a show not to be missed, if it plays anywhere near your town.

Peter Hook & the Light at First Avenue, Minneapolis (30 October 2016)

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Minneapolis: October 30, 2016

Here are some shows taking place in the Minneapolis/St Paul area on October 30, 2016.

NOTE: Tommy Stinson’s hometown Halloween show is this Sunday, October 30th! Based on seeing them wear matching pizza outfits last September 2015, expect similar shenanigans....

Read more Minneapolis Music Guide.

Read More Peter Hook New Order fans rejoice, Peter Hook & The Light will be performing New Order's third and fourth albums, Low-Life and Brotherhood for the first time in the United States and Canada across the first three weeks of November 2014. … DJ Jake Rudh This is billed as a Transmission (aka DJ Jake Rudh) / BNLX release show, but music fans may want to take note that at nearly midnight, The Ocean Blue is scheduled to appear. …

PETER HOOK
at 7th Street Entry
Sunday, 10/30/16, 7pm ($25)
first-avenue.com

Peter Hook’s last Minneapolis show at the Fine Line Music Café in November 2014 remained one of my favorite shows of that year. He played THREE sets (well technical two full sets and an extra-long “encore”), clocking in nearly a three hour set and giving diehard Joy Division and New Order fans everything they were hoping to hear.

If you are a fan of early New Order songs or classic Joy Division songs, this is the show you will want to be at.

DJ Jake Rudh of Transmission will be playing music videos before Hook’s show.

Tour dates:

10/28/16 Metro, Chicago, IL
10/29/16 Turner Hall, Milwaukee, WI
10/30/16 First Avenue, Minneapolis, MN
11/01/16 Venue, Vancouver, BC
11/03/16 Showbox, Seattle, WA
11/04/16 Wonder Ballroom, Portland, OR
11/05/16 The Fillmore, San Francisco, CA
11/07/16 Urban Lounge, Salt Lake City, UT
11/08/16 House Of Blues, San Diego, CA
11/11/16 Granada Theatre, Dallas, TX
11/12/16 The Mohawk, Austin, TX
11/14/16 Republic, New Orleans, LA
11/15/16 Terminal West, Atlanta, GA
11/17/16 Plaza Live, Orlando, FL
11/18/16 Culture Room, Fort Lauderdale, FL
11/19/16 The Ritz Ybor, Tampa, FL
11/21/16 The Orange Peel, Asheville, NC
11/22/16 Cat's Cradle, Carrboro, NC
11/23/16 Howard Theatre, Washington, DC
11/25/16 Trocadero Theatre, Philadelphia, PA
11/26/16 Sinclair, Boston, MA
11/27/16 Theatre Fairmount, Montreal, QC
11/29/16 Danforth Music Hall, Toronto, ON

Read More Honeyblood Even though Honeyblood won't be back in Minneapolis until March 2015, I'm still very excited to announce that they will be touring with fellow Scotts Belle & Sebastian and London sisters ... Jay Som The show was opened up by Jay Som from San Francisco, California. Her sweet and quiet demeanor was met with cute songs about real life events such as riding a bus. ...

HONEYBLOOD
at 7th Street Entry
Sunday, 10/30/16, 7:30pm ($10)
first-avenue.com

The Scottish duo Honeyblood is back in town. Although original drummer Shona McVicar is no longer in the band, I can attest that new drummer Cat Myers is just as good. They were last in town last March 2015 and apparently it was so cold that the girls wore double pants and double socks!

Honeyblood’s new album Babes Never Die is out now on Fat Cat Records.

San Francisco’s Jay Som will be joining Honeyblood on tour. We previously caught her with Mitski in July 2016 and wrote, “The show was opened up by Jay Som from San Francisco, California. Her sweet and quiet demeanor was met with cute songs about real life events such as riding a bus. Som seemed young and her voice sounded young but it was a perfect start to the evening and the sold out crowd appreciated her quick, twenty-minute set.”

Local Monica LaPlante will open the show. She is currently the “Track of the Day” on the Current for 10/28/2016. You can grab the free song ‘Hope You’re Alone’ at thecurrent.org.

Tour dates:

10.28.16 - Subterranean - Chicago, IL 10.30.16 - 7th Street Entry - Minneapolis, MN
11.3.16 - Barboza - Seattle, WA
11.4.16 - Bunk Bar - Portland, OR
11.6.16 - The Chapel - San Francisco, CA
11.7.16 - The Echo - Los Angeles, CA
11.16.16 - Cluny - Newcastle, UK
11.17.16 - Wardrobe - Leeds, UK
11.18.16 - Academy 2 - Liverpool, UK
11.19.16 - Rainbow - Birmingham, UK
11.21.16 - Stoke - Sugarmill, UK
11.22.16 - Bodega - Nottingham, UK
11.23.16 - Fleece - Bristol, UK
11.25.16 - Joiners - Southampton, UK
11.26.16 - Bullingdon - Oxford, UK
11.28.16 - Junction 2 - Cambridge, UK
11.29.16 - Arts Centre - Norwich, UK
12.1.16 - Scala - London
12.2.16 - Deaf Institute - Manchester, UK
12.8.16 - St. Lukes - Glasgow, UK

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Minneapolis: December 27 - December 31, 2014

Here are some shows taking place in Minneapolis/St Paul from December 27 to December 31, 2014. Since the third week of December is the Christmas holiday, there actually aren't a lot of shows that are booked.

Read more Minneapolis Music Guide.

Read More Hope Country Opener Hope Country's singer Brent Johnson had a lot of good things to say about both Joseph and Judah, particularly how he didn't want to play after checking out their soundchecks. …

QUIETDRIVE
at Varsity Theater
Saturday 12/27/14, 7pm ($20)
varsitytheater.org

Remember how I saw Hope Country and told you that his next appearance will be at the Quietdrive's show at the Varsity Theater? Well, that's this show, taking place December 27th.

Hopkins-based Quietdrive formed in 2002 and apparently have done an Annual Holiday show since 2004 (as this is the band's 10th Annual Holiday Show). Their major label debut album When All That's Left Is You came out on 2006, but since 2009, have gone back to their independent roots.

Their upcoming The Ghost of What You Used to Be is expected to come out digitally on December 16th, via Sneaker 2 Bombs.

Expect some special surprise this year:

Tickets for our 10th annual holiday show just went on sale at quietdrivemusic.com. Join us in Minneapolis for our yearly musical celebration! We also have something special up our sleeves for this year...

Read More Aby Wolf Having Aby Wolf sing harmonies and trade verses was one of the smartest band decisions she’s made, and fellow Doomtree member Cecil Otter, spit fire, guesting on ‘Little Mercy’.This was a very tight and athletic-like …

MN EXPRESS
at Cedar Cultural Center
Sunday 12/28/14, 7pm ($10)
thecedar.org

MN Express is a new program that took five Minnesota artists on a ten-day tour around the state in October 2014.

Vocalist Aby Wolf, bassist Nick Gaudette, guitarist Kyle Sobczak, fiddler Sara Pajunen, and saxophonist Nathan Hanson, are the musicians participating in the inaugural MN Express tour.

The Cedar wrote how all these artists came together:

These songwriter/composers are all former participants of The Cedar's 416 Club Commissions Program which is funded by the Jerome Foundation and designed to support the creation of new works by Minnesota’s emerging artists. Each show was a unique collaborative performance that presented an evolved version of the artists’ commissioned works as well as new material created for the tour.

Now, after touring Austin, Duluth, Grand Rapids, Morris, and Northfield, the MN Express comes home to The Cedar, and gives the Twin Cities a chance to see what their outstate neighbors have been enjoying!

This activity is made possible by the voters of Minnesota through a grant from the Minnesota State Arts Board, thanks to a legislative appropriation from the arts and culture heritage fund.

Read More New Order For the first time in America, Peter Hook & the Light are performing New Order's Low-Life and Brotherhood start to finish all across North America. We were lucky enough to enjoy the live rendition at the sold out Fine Line Music Café … The Smiths The film stars Emily Browning, and in one scene, you can see Browning wearing The Smiths' Meat is Murder T-Shirt. Browning is no stranger to The Smiths, as she's heard singing "Asleep" in Sucker Punch (2011). …

BLUE MONDAY: A WEEKLY DANCENIGHT
at Triple Rock Social Club
Monday 12/29/14, 9pm (Free)
thecedar.org

As you heard on our latest podcast, I've mentioned how much I love New Order... and any New Order fan might know that this weekly Monday night dance club's name Blue Monday is taken from one of New Order's most popular songs.

Here is how Blue Monday described the free dance club:

9pm till close 21+ free admission

$3 well drinks
$3 PBR Tallboys
$5 Indeed Daytripper Tallboy

Blue Monday is a weekly dance night hosted by the Triple Rock Social Club and Patrick Donohoe (CLAPS) and Benjamin Jones (TFATT) every Monday.

Blue Monday features a mix of classic 80’s dance and New Wave hits.

From ABC to Xymox a little something for everyone who loves to dance.

BLUE MONDAY (every Monday at the Triple Rock).

Trivia #1: Blue Mondays is a Minneapolis New Order tribute band.

Trivia #2: The cover art used here is lifted from The Smiths' Meat is Murder, which in turn was a still taken from the 1969 film Year of the Pig.

Read More Brandi Carlile After the first few songs, the band is joined on stage by none other than Brandi Carlile! Carlile actually sang backup on many of Ray's songs, including the encores. I suppose she's currently on tour with Amy Ray? Carlile is set to …

BRANDI CARLILE
at Varsity Theater
Tuesday 12/30/14, 7pm ($65 - Sold Out)
varsitytheater.org

I'll never forget the first time I saw Amy Ray in 2008, Brandi Carlile just randomly showed up at the show!

I want to say that starting in 2012, these Brandi Carlile holiday shows have been very successful. Even at general admission of $65 per ticket for 12/30 and $100 for 12/31, both shows sold out.

Tour dates:

12/10/14 Grand Prairie, TX Verizon Theatre
12/30/14 Varsity Theater (Cities 97 presents)
12/31/14 Varsity Theater (The Current presents)
01/17/15 Cayamo Cruise
01/18/15 Cayamo Cruise
01/19/15 Cayamo Cruise
01/20/15 Cayamo Cruise
01/21/15 Cayamo Cruise
01/22/15 Cayamo Cruise
01/23/15 Cayamo Cruise
01/24/15 Cayamo Cruise

Read More Poliça Even the second night of a two-night homestand, sold out and full of family and friends, couldn’t make Poliça lead singer Channy Leaneagh be less shy and more outgoing—not that anyone really minded. …

POLICA w/ Marijuana Deathsquads
at Turf Club
Wednesday 12/31/14, 8pm ($20 - Sold Out)
turfclub.net

Celebrate the end of 2014 with Poliça and Marijuana Deathsquads... that is if you were lucky enough to have purchased tickets before it sold out. The show was announced November 11th, and by the 14th, all tickets were all gone.

Earlier in October, Poliça released the Raw Exit 10" on Mom+Pop, the 10" is the physical compliment to the Shulamith (Deluxe Edition) and featured 4 brand new tracks.

If you already own , no problem, the tracks are available as individual downloads.

Raw Exit 10" Tracklisting:

1. Raw Exit
2. Baby Blue
3. Great Regret
4. You Don't Own Me

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W♥M227: Reissues Reissues Reissues

W♥M227: Reissues Reissues... (46 mins) Read More Velvet Underground Velvet Underground singer and songwriter Lou Reed passed away yesterday (October 27th) at the age of 71. Having heard a cover version of "White Light/White Heat" by Those Darlins, the Velvet Underground were still fresh in mind .…

Vu and Emily on W♥M Podcast:

News:

YouTube Musickey is here. You can use it for free, but for $10 a month you get ad-free music listening. Although this sounds great (as we all know most young people uses YouTube to listen and make playlists), sometime the audio on YouTube are not the greatest.

Reissues (UMe's six discs sets!)

Smashing Pumpkins' Adore came out as a six-disc box set, totaling over 100 tracks, from Universal Music Enterprises; review here.

Tears for Fears's Song From the Big Chair is also getting a 6-disc Super Deluxe Box Set; out now on Universal Music Enterprise. To help celebrate the 30th Anniversary of Song From the Big Chair, Spotify will host Tears For Fears' first-ever LIVE Spotify Landmark Session! You can listen to it here.

Velvet Underground's self-titled is also getting a 6-disc box set called 45th Anniversary Super Deluxe Edition; out 11/24 on Polydor/Universal Music Enterprise.

Reissues (Vinyls!)

Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds reissued their entire back catalogue on vinyl

Gene reissued their entire back catalogue on vinyl in 2013 (for UK only)

Belle & Sebastian reissued their entire back catalogue on vinyl via Matador Records.

The Afghan Whigs reissued Gentlemen at 21 21 years later on vinyl

Rare November shows

11/01 Mary Lambert at Fine Line Music Cafe 11/04 Blonde Redhead at Varsity Theater 11/12 New Pornographers at First Ave 11/13 Judah & the Lion at 7th Street 11/13 James Vincent McMorrow at First Ave 11/14 FKA twigs at Fine Line Music Cafe 11/14 Interpol at First Avenue

11/15 Peter Hook and the Light at Fine Line 11/16 Amanda Palmer at the Cedar 11/17 Julian Casablancas at First Ave 11/17 My Brightest Diamond at Cedar 11/19 Stars at First Avenue 11/20 Better Than Ezra at Varsity Theater 11/24 Death From Above 1979 at First Avenue

Upcoming December Shows

12/01/14 Allah-Las and Tashaki Miyaki at Turf Club

12/04/14 Cracker at Varsity Theater

12/11/14 Alvvays at the Turf Club

12/17/14 Soul Asylum at 7th Street (Sold Out)

12/18/14 Soul Asylum at 7th Street (Sold Out)

The Velvet Underground – 45th Anniversary Super Deluxe Edition Polydor/UMe

More details about Polydor/Universal Music Enterprise (UMe)'s release of The Velvet Underground – 45th Anniversary Super Deluxe Edition below. I have a digital copy for review, so hopefully, it will be done soon-ish. Just quickly looking over the tracks, many of these tracks already exists in one form or another on their previously two albums, so a lot of familiar songs.

The 65-track, 6-CD package is housed in a case-bound book and features several different mixes including the remastered stereo mix by MGM house engineer Luis Pastor “Val” Valentin, a set of 1969 recordings, many of which were previously unreleased, from the Record Plant in New York City that were supposed to be the band’s fourth album, several of which ended up on Loaded and Reed’s first two solo releases, and unreleased live recordings from The Matrix in 1969.

The remastered Valentin stereo mix of The Velvet Underground will also be made available as both a single-disc CD, and as part of the two-CD Deluxe Edition version with a 12-track audio bonus disc featuring the best of Live At The Matrix, taped on November 26 & 27, 1969. Digital versions of both the single disc “Valentin mix” and the six-CD, Super Deluxe Edition will also be available through other digital partners including MFiT and HD Audio formats.

BONUS:

Big massive snowstorm at Peter Hook's show... Vu loves New Order.

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Peter Hook & the Light at Fine Line, Minneapolis (15 Nov 2014)

Setlist Joy Division Set Dead Souls Leaders of Men Insight Heart and Soul Day of the Lords Something Must Break The Eternal New Order Set Murder Lonesome Tonight Thieves Like Us Brotherhood Set Paradise Weirdo As It Is When It Was Broken Promise Way of Life Bizarre Love Triangle All Day Long Angel Dust Every Little Counts Low-Life Set Love Vigilantes The Perfect Kiss This Time of Night Sunrise Elegia Sooner Than You Think Subculture Face Up -- Encore -- 5 8 6 Shellshock True Faith Temptation Love Will Tear Us Apart Tour Dates 11/17/14 Venue, Vancouver, BC 11/18/14 Nuemos, Seattle, WA 11/20/14 Wonder Ballroom, Portland, OR 11/21/14 Mezzanine, San Francisco, CA 11/22/14 Henry Fonda Theatre, Los Angeles, CA 11/24/14 Pomona, CA - Glasshouse 11/25/14 Los Angeles - Roxy 11/26/14 San Diego, CA - House of Blues 11/28/14 Honolulu, HI - Republik Read More Peter Hook New Order fans rejoice, Peter Hook & The Light will be performing New Order's third and fourth albums, Low-Life and Brotherhood for the first time in the United States and Canada across the first three weeks of November 2014. … DJ Jake Rudh This is billed as a Transmission (aka DJ Jake Rudh) / BNLX release show, but music fans may want to take note that at nearly midnight, The Ocean Blue is scheduled to appear. …

For the first time in America, Peter Hook & the Light are performing New Order's Low-Life and Brotherhood start to finish all across North America. We were lucky enough to enjoy the live rendition at the sold out Fine Line Music Café show in Minneapolis, last night.

Local British music fan DJ Jake Rudh played some music, getting fans pumped up for Peter Hook. We like the same bands and music, so it's not surprising to see him working with these artists. The next show that is on our radar is Rudh will be at the Ocean Blue/BNLX EP release party on November 29th.

If you're not familiar with the story of Joy Division, they were lead by singer Ian Curtis. After Curtis committed suicide, the rest of Joy Division (Bernard Sumner, Stephen Morris, and Peter Hook), went on to form New Order. While the band members were mostly the same, there is a definite shift in the direction of music... with New Order being on more synthesizer, happier, and more upbeat.

Peter Hook and his band The Light took the stage a close to 9:30pm, which was a lot earlier than what First Avenue's Twitter list Hook to be on at "10:20pm". And as advertised, Hook played selections from Joy Division. After the last Joy Division song was played, "The Eternal", the band went off stage for a quick ten minute break.

When they came back, they started into a few New Order songs and then worked their way to playing Brotherhood from start to finish. You can really hear the evolution of music - from somber, moody Joy Division songs to sunnier and uplifting New Order songs (even though some of their lyrics are hateful and dark!).

Hook is visibly annoyed by someone shouting out song requests. Several time he shot the fan down, "It's my show I'll play what I want", and later "Did you not read the f****ing poster? Shut up and let me get on with it." Hook is really unhappy with these distractions; you have to understand that the setlist they made (including all the guitar changes) were probably timed perfectly to fit into their allotted time on stage.... which in total would give us over three and a half hour of pure New Order and Joy Division classic songs. And who can argue with that?

Setlist

The third set (after another brief break) would be for New Order's Low-Life album. I have to say that it felt like a live listening party, only you are sharing the room with fans, giving you feedback by singing or dancing along.

Personally, the highlight was the encore. For dedicated fans who stayed until the very end, we were treated to hits after hits ("5 8 6", "Shellshock", "True Faith", "Temptation", "Love Will Tear Us Apart"). For "Shellshock", Hook dedicated the song to Prince. Then after sing-along classics "True Faith" and "Temptation", Hook had one last statement to declare. He tells us that the drummer wanted them to play "Love Will Tear Us Apart", and he said, "NO!".... only the song started playing and Hook started to sing the beloved song. To end it, Hook took off his shirt and then said, "Tell Prince I said 'Hello'!" This was a very satisfying ending to a lengthy three set concert.

Peter Hook & the Light will be taking their Low-Life and Brotherhood show to Vancouver, Canada, next. They'll be playing the west coast in mid to late November, ending in Hawaii, which I suspect will be a lot warmer than Minneapolis.

* PS, Prince was probably in Paisley Park with FKA twigs last night.

Peter Hook & the Light at Fine Line Music Cafe, Minneapolis (15 Nov 2014)

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Minneapolis: November 15, 2014

Here are some shows taking place in Minneapolis/St Paul on Saturday, November 15, 2014.

Read more Minneapolis Music Guide.

Read More New Order New Order were one of those bands that broke up long before I got into music, so my introduction to their music was through their Best Of album. I liked them enough to track down their previous releases, up until Republic. …

PETER HOOK & THE LIGHT
at Fine Line Music Cafe
Saturday 11/15/14, 8pm
$25: finelinemusic.com

New Order fans rejoice, Peter Hook & The Light will be performing New Order's third and fourth albums, Low-Life and Brotherhood for the first time in the United States and Canada across the first three weeks of November 2014. That's not all, Hook will also be playing Joy Division material as an opening set, which means there will be no music opening band

DJ Jake Rudh set to DJ some 80s British music.

Tour Dates:

11/04/14 Mohawk, Austin, TX
11/06/14 Trocadero, Philadelphia, PA
11/07/14 Irving Plaza, New York, NY
11/08/14 Royale, Boston, MA
11/10/14 Club Soda, Montreal, QC
11/11/14 Danforth Music Hall, Toronto, ON
11/13/14 Magic Bag, Ferndale, MI
11/14/14 Metro, Chicago, IL
11/15/14 Fine Line Music Cafe, Minneapolis, MN
11/17/14 Venue, Vancouver, BC
11/18/14 Nuemos, Seattle, WA
11/20/14 Wonder Ballroom, Portland, OR
11/21/14 Mezzanine, San Francisco, CA
11/22/14 Henry Fonda Theatre, Los Angeles, CA
11/24/14 Pomona, CA - Glasshouse
11/25/14 Los Angeles - Roxy
11/26/14 San Diego, CA - House of Blues
11/28/14 Honolulu, HI - The Republik

Read More Royal Canoe There is a complexity to their music, such as in the album’s title track or the single, ‘Bathtubs’ that still comes off as easy and palatable to the ear, despite the “everything including …

ROYAL CANOE
at 7th Street Entry
Saturday 11/15/14, 8pm
$10: first-avenue.com

Last winter Royal Canoe teamed up with the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra's New Music Festival and Pop Nuit to play selections from Beck's Song Reader project (an album originally released by Beck only on sheet music). The band took ten songs from the performance and made it their own, performing them live at the Pantages Theatre in Winnipeg.

The Canadian band are currently on a US Fall 2014 tour, and their final stop will be at the 7th Street Entry in Minneapolis this November 15th.

Local Verskotzi (a trio named after their singer/guitarist Joey Verskotzi) will open the show, possibly showcasing songs from their Lemon Heart album, which came out last year.

Four-piece electronic indie rock band Beasthead are also listed on the bill.

Tour dates:

11.05 || New York , NY – Stage 48
11.06 || Burlington, VT – Higher Ground %
11.07 || Burlington, VT – Higher Ground %
11.09 || Boston, MA – Paradise %
11.11 || Philadelphia, PA – The Boot and Saddle
11.13 || Columbus, OH – Rumba Cafe
11.14 || Chicago, IL – The Beat Kitchen
11.15 || Minneapolis, MN – 7th Street Entry

Read More Liquid Music The acclaimed Liquid Music Series from Saint Paul’s Chamber Orchestra continues its second season, bound and determined to “expand the world of classical music through innovative new projects … …

NIL FRAHM + DAWN OF MIDI
at Amsterdam Bar and Hall
Saturday 11/15/14, 7pm/10:30pm
$15 (Sold Out)/$10: amsterdambarandhall.com

The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra's Liquid Music series and Walker Art Center are presenting this upcoming show for Berlin-based composer/keyboardist Nils Frahm and Brooklyn-based acoustic ensemble Dawn of Midi as part of their Liquid Music Series (now in its third season).

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.

Since the original show sold out, Dawn of Midi will agreed to perform an encore solo set at 10:30pm.

Details of the event:

Amsterdam Bar and Hall
6 W 6th St.
Saint Paul, MN 55102

$15 for the 7:00pm concert (Sold Out)
$10 for the 10:30pm Dawn of Midi solo set

Read More Leif Vollebekk Ann Powers of NPR Music included Leif Vollebekk's North Americana the album on her "Under-The-Radar Albums Preview of 2014" list and said "Vollebekk also …

BARR BROTHERS w/ Leif Vollebekk
at Cedar Cultural Center
Saturday 11/15/14, 7pm
$12: thecedar.org

The first time I heard about this Montreal quartet The Barr Brothers, they were on their way to Minneapolis to play Bryant Lake Bowl Theatre on November 15, 2011, in support of their self-titled debut album. A few years later, and now the Americana band have upgraded to the Cedar Cultural Center and they will be back November 15, 2014, in support of their sophomore album Sleeping Operator, which came out last month on Secret City Records.

Opener Leif Vollebekk will be playing some tracks from his debut album North Americana, out now on Missing Piece Records.

Tour dates:

11/11/14 Buffalo, NY Ninth Ward At Babeville
11/12/14 Pittsburgh, PA Andy Warhol Museum
11/13/14 Columbus, OH Woodlands Tavern
11/14/14 Chicago, IL Empty Bottle
11/15/14 Minneapolis, MN Cedar Cultural Center
11/18/14 Washington, DC Sixth & I Historic
11/19/14 Philadelphia, PA Boot & Saddle
11/21/14 New York, NY Bowery Ballroom
11/22/14 Cambridge, MA The Sinclair
11/28/14 Carrboro, NC Cat's Cradle

Read More G-Eazy Bay Area rapper G-Eazy announced his highly anticipated return to the road with the "From The Bay To The Universe Tour."The Oakland emcee, who was recently named …

G-EAZY
at First Avenue
Saturday 11/15/14, 6pm
$24 (Sold Out): first-avenue.com

Oakland-based G-Eazy is on a very successful "From The Bay To The Universe Tour", bringing E-40, IAMSU! and Jay Ant, to Minneapolis on Saturday, November 15th.

The bay area emcee was recently named one of USA Today's hottest college acts, as well as MTV's "Artist to Watch", G-Eazy's album These Things Happen sold over 100,000 copies after debuting on the Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop and Top Rap Albums Charts at #1. G-Eazy achieved all this without a radio single, without famous rapper endorsements... which is unbelievable if you think about it. It tells us that he's selling music based on his talent and social media reach.

Tour dates:

11/03/14 Tampa, FL The Ritz Ybor #
11/04/14 Ft. Lauderdale, FL Revolution #
11/05/14 Orlando, FL The Plaza Live #
11/06/14 Atlanta, GA The Masquerade #
11/07/14 Charlotte, NC Amos' Southend #
11/08/14 Baltimore, MD Ram's Head Live #
11/09/14 Philadelphia, PA Trocadero #
11/11/14 Pittsburgh, PA Xtaza Nightclub *#
11/12/14 Cleveland, OH House of Blues *#
11/13/14 Detroit, MI The Majestic Theatre *#
11/14/14 Madison, WI Barrymore Theatre *#
11/15/14 Minneapolis, MN First Avenue *#
11/16/14 Minneapolis, MN First Avenue *#
11/18/14 Milwaukee, WI The Eagles Hall *#
11/19/14 Des Moines, IA 7 Flags *#
11/20/14 Lawrence, KS Granada Theatre *#
11/21/14 Denver, CO 1stBank Center #
11/22/14 Salt Lake City, UT The Complex *
11/23/14 Boise, ID Revolution Center *
11/24/14 Seattle, WA Showbox SODO *
11/25/14 Portland, OR Roseland Theater *
11/26/14 Oakland, CA Fox Theater
11/28/14 San Diego, CA Soma *

Jay Ant will appear on all tour dates
* E-40
# IAMSU!

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Vu's Top Ten Albums

Vu's Radiohead Collection Read More Radiohead Radiohead was called On A Friday in 1995 because that's when they met to rehearse. Oasis originally named themselves after a Beatles song called "The Rain" …

Inspired by Emily's post about her top ten greatest album of all time, this is my own personal top ten.

I have to explain many of these albums, because they aren't automatically great to everyone, but they are important albums that shaped me. It's organized by year, and apology in advance for all the Britpop music. There should be a subcategory of top ten greatest Britpop...

Harry Chapin - Greatest Stories Live (1976)

Greatest Stories Live Elektra

Basically the closest thing to a greatest hits album, since I don't believe he ever approved a best of collection. Chapin died in 1981, so all of his albums never gracefully made their way to digital. If you wanted to legally buy his music online pre-2005, it was impossible. Fans enjoyed his music on vinyl and cassettes, and eventually on CD when the format became popular in the early 90s. I picked up Greatest Stories Live because it was one of the very few albums that was released on CD. Remember that the move from analog to digital didn't happen overnight.

Smiths - The Queen is Dead (1986)

The Queen is Dead Sire

NME called this album "Greatest Albums of All Time", and I can't say I disagree. This is such a great album, because it is one of those albums that I know all the words to. There are no bad songs on this album and it is the perfect blend between instrumental guitar work by Johnny Marr and the witty lyrics of Morrissey.

Information Society - Hack (1990)

Hack Tommy Boy

A few things why this album is important to me. It was my first compact disc ever so it spent a lot of time on my CD player (since I didn't really own a lot of other albums). This album was not on anyone's radar. It's such a great album as a whole, the whole theme of hacking and computers were really ahead of their time. They were originally from Minneapolis.

Oasis - Definitely Maybe (1994)

Definitely Maybe Creation

Possibly the greatest rock and roll album. Met and interview Liam Gallagher in 1995. Saw them at a tiny venue in Sacramento. Did they stand the test of time? Probably not, if you talk to young people today, they probably have no idea who Oasis is. But for a time, the brothers Gallagher were shining so bright that they claimed to be bigger than the Beatles (probably a joke referring to Beatles claiming they were bigger than Jesus) ...

Pulp - Different Class (1995)

Different Class Islands

So many great songs on this album, from their hit "Common People", to the revenge "I Spy", to the dance favorite "Disco 2000", to kinkiness "Underwear". Love Jarvis Cocker and his wonderful songwriting. I have bought this album three times. Lost to lending it to a friend, lost to car break in, but I'm never long without the album. Like an old friend.

New Order - Best of New Order (1995)

Best of New Order Qwest Records

New Order were one of those bands that broke up long before I got into music, so my introduction to their music was through their Best Of album. I liked them enough to track down their previous releases, up until Republic. And although that album was good, but there are some lows on that album that felt uneven for me. So picking a favorite New Order album, I have to go with the greatest hits album simply because it collects the best songs. Also, "Regret" is New Order's finest hour.

Sleeper - The It Girl (1996)

The It Girl Indolent

No one loves Sleeper as much as I do. I own all of Sleeper's singles and albums. Their second album was a slightly superior to their debut Smart album, even though all the singles leading up to the debut album was wonderful. The It Girl's US tracklisting order was different (and missing one track), so I own the UK and US version of this album ... plus the 12" and 10-inch vinyl. Sleeper broke up in 1997, glad I didn't get a Sleeper tattoo.

Radiohead - OK Computer (1997)

OK Computer Capitol

I actually forgotten about how much I love Radiohead in my original list. The reason why is that I am no longer such a massive fan. OK Computer and The Bends were the albums that I loved in this time period. During The Bends period, I got to interview Phil Selway live on air on KFSR 90.7. Wow, still can't believe it. Sadly to say, as much as I love Radiohead, I feel no need to rush out to get whatever new albums simply because their music style has changed over the years. Some people say evolved, I say regress!!

Belle & Sebastian - The Boy with the Arab Strap (1998)

The Boy with the Arab Strap Jeepster

Most people would pick If You're Feeling Sinister, but I prefer Arab Strap. B&S can do no wrong, up until Catastrophe Waitress and Life Pursuit, of course. I'm not happy with the "Christian" direction they're heading in, but they are still a great band.

Deltron 3030 (2001)

Deltron 3030 Ark

Del, Kid Koala, and Dan the Automator. What a great concept album, and I don't even like rap music! That is saying something, because it transcend music genre, and if a so-called 'rap' album can be on my favorite list, that is saying something to the quality of the music.

Obviously lots of bands that I left off my list: Lucksmiths, They Might Be Giants, Red Hot and Blues, Julee Cruise, Air Supply (don't ask), ABBA, Baxendale, Momus, Camera Obscura, Bikini Kill, Pogues, Franz Ferdinand, Flight of the Conchords, Pet Shop Boys, Elastica, Echobelly, The Auteurs, Black Box Recorder, Looper, Trainspotting, etc. There are a lot of bands albums so restricting it to 10 was hard.

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