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Superorganism at Varsity Theater (10/09/2022)

Superorganism Setlist The Prawn Song World Wide Pop Put Down Your Phone SPRORGNSM Night Time Crushed.zip Black Hole Baby / Into the Sun / It's All Good Nobody Cares Flying Don’t Let the Colony Collapse Oh Come On Relax Everything Falls Apart Everybody Wants To Be Famous On & On Solar System Teenager -- Encore -- Something for Your M.I.N.D. Read More Superorganism London-based eight person collective Superorganism will be headlining First Avenue’s mainroom on May 2nd… a massive upgrade to their previous appearance at the 7th Street Entry. … Blood Cultures Blood Cultures to open. Tour dates: Sep 6 Berlin, Germany Hole 44 Sep 7 Warsaw, Poland Praga Centrum Sep 9 Prague, Czech Republic Lucerna Music Bar Sep 10 Vienna, Austria Das Werk …

Superorganism stopped by Varsity Theater promoting their sophomore album World Wide Pop.  But before the concert the lead singer, Orono Noguchi, needed a burger from Matt’s Bar, home of the Jucy Lucy.

Blood Cultures started off the evening with a brief, but lively set.  Based out of New Jersey, they are an anonymous music collective who perform in hooded masks.  From a distance they might look like a Bedouin tribe with samplers.  Up close the trio warmed up the gathering crowd with a techno-industrial a tribal vibe of pounding drums and synthesizers marching the crowd off to war or to at least dance on the spacious floor. 

Superorganism brought a more laid-back, but danceable beat.  They are in the truest terms a global art collective, made from genesis of a band from New Zealand (The Eversons’ Harry and Tucan), musicians from London (B) and South Korea/New Zealand (Soul) with a lead singer from Tokyo, who while attending high school in Bangor, Maine sent the audition song  “Something for Your M.I.N.D.”  The song got her a gig with the newly formed band.

Superorganism kicked of the set with the “Prawn Song” from their self-titled debut album:

You do you, I'll do me
Chillin' at the bottom of the sea

Noguchi’s dad is a huge Weezer fan and she loves Pavement, and she has adopted the laid-back, care-less, Southern, California 90’s sound with low-key singing that almost sounds like she is talking.

Noguchi apologized for the low-energy for she was fighting a cold and completely congested.  “Not Covid,” she assured.

What energy was lacking in the lead singer was buttressed by B and Soul on either side, dancing and singing throughout the set, creating an interesting counterbalance of an inert center surrounded by infectious energy.

Fun Fact:  There is a town west of Minneapolis on the sprawling Lake Minnetonka called Orono, which is the same name as the lead singer.  Are the two related?

Well, Noguchi was named after the town her parents attended as foreign exchange students while studying at the University of Maine. 

The town of Orono, Maine is named after the famous Penobscot Indian Chief, Joseph Orono.

George Brackett, the 6^th mayor of Minneapolis, had a lake home on Lake Minnetonka and named the newly formed town after his hometown in Maine. 

What’s this all mean?  Noguchi has a pretty cool first name.  She is also a pretty cool performer, working the crowd by asking if someone could go get her another Jucy Lucy; singing “Everything Falls Apart” specifically to one audience member by the name of Jess; thanking the audience after every song; encouraging the audience to: “Go off and go hard”, and finishing the set with a new song she said: “Still freaks me out.”  The song entitled “Teenager.”

Remaining Tour Dates:

Oct 11 Denver, CO, US Meow Wolf Denver
Oct 12 Salt Lake City, UT, US The Urban Lounge
Oct 14 Portland, OR, US Wonder Ballroom
Oct 15 Seattle, WA, US Neumos
Oct 16 Vancouver, BC, Canada Rickshaw Theatre
Oct 19 San Jose, CA, US The Ritz
Oct 20 San Francisco, CA, US August Hall
Oct 21 Los Angeles (LA), CA, US Regent Theater
Oct 22 San Diego, CA, US Music Box
Oct 24 Phoenix, AZ, US Crescent Ballroom
Oct 25 Santa Fe, NM, US Meow Wolf
Oct 27 Austin, TX, US Scoot Inn
Oct 28 Houston, TX, US White Oak Music Hall
Oct 29 Dallas, TX, US Dada Dallas
Nov 1 Atlanta, GA, US Terminal West
Nov 2 Nashville, TN, US The Basement East
Nov 3 Durham, NC, US Motorco Music Hall
Nov 4 Washington, DC, US 9:30 Club
Nov 5 Philadelphia, PA, US Union Transfer

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Girls Girls Girls: The Sounds, Slothrust, Ladyhawke

Read More The Sounds Swedish indie rock band The Sounds is currently on their Anniversary tour for Dying To Say This To You, undoubtedly their breakthrough smash hit record. The band stopped by the Fine Line Music Café on Friday, November 18th. …

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THE SOUNDS
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Swedish indie rock group The Sounds were forced to postpone their U.S. tour in support of their first full album in seven years, Things We Do For Love (Arnioki Records), no thanks to the pandemic… now the band announced some rescheduled dates, some of which are already sold out.

Singer Maja Ivarsson likes performing live, as mentioned in a concert in Nov 2016: “Ivarsson admitted that they miss playing some of these songs and show loved it when fans sing back these beloved songs.

The Sounds live:

Sept. 14 New York City Bowery Ballroom
Sept. 15 Washington, DC Black Cat
Sept. 16 Cleveland, OH Grog Shop
Sept. 17 Chicago, IL Riot Fest (main stages)
Sept. 18 Chicago, IL Reggies (Riot Fest late show)
Sept. 20 Denver, CO Oriental Theater
Sept. 21 Los Angeles, CA Troubadour
Sept. 22 San Diego, CA Music Box
Sept. 23 Garden Grove, CA Garden Amphitheater
Sept. 24 San Francisco, CA Great American Music Hall

Read More Slothrust Slothrust (singer/guitarist Leah Wellbaum, drummer Will Gorin and bassist Kyle Bann) is touring in support of their fourth album The Pact. Philadelphia’s Mannequin Pussy to open. We saw the band in Oct 2017 and wrote that their set … Halestorm The pride of Red Lion, PA; hard rock foursome Halestorm (Lzzy Hale - vocals, lead guitar, keyboard; Arejay Hale - drums; Joe Hottinger - lead guitar; Josh Smith – bass) was feeling a case of studio cabin fever, as they took a break from finishing their …

SLOTHRUST
slothrust.com

Rising alt-rock band Slothrust released their new single “The Next Curse” from their upcoming album Parallel Timeline. What is special about the single is that it features Lzzy Hale of Halestorm. Parallel Timeline will be released on September 10th via Dangerbird Records.

Talking about the song, bandleader Leah Wellbaum said, “ “The Next Curse” is a song about how even in a time when we see our planet on fire and flooding, we still don’t take the time we need to heal ourselves. These circumstances begin to mirror each other in a self-perpetuating cycle. It is my desire that humans as a species work toward less violence and more compassion for one another despite differences. I hope we can show this kindness to planet Earth as well and treat her like the magical, generous being she is.”

Upcoming Tour Dates

10/5 – Dallas, TX @ Gas Monkey Bar N’ Grill
10/6 – Houston, TX @ White Oak Music Hall
10/8 – Lake Buena Vista, FL @ House of Blues
10/9 – Fort Lauderdale, FL @ Revolution Live
10/10 – St. Petersburg, FL @ Jannus Live
10/12 – Charlotte, NC @ The Fillmore Charlotte
10/13 – Richmond, VA @ The National
10/15 – Philadelphia, PA @ The Fillmore
10/16 – Baltimore, MD @ Rams Head Live!
10/18 – Boston, MA @ House of Blues
10/19 – Portland, ME @ State Theatre
10/21 – New York, NY @ Hammerstein Ballroom
11/16 – Louisville, KY @ Mercury Ballroom
11/17 – Nashville, TN @ Ryman Auditorium
11/18 – Birmingham, AL @ Alabama Theatre
11/19 – Atlanta, GA @ Fox Theatre

Read More Ladyhawke Ladyhawke is back with her third studio album Wild Things set for release on June 3 via Polyvinyl Records. If you can’t wait to hear it - the good news is that if you buy it on 180-Gram Yellow vinyl or CD, directly from Polyvinyl … Broods New Zealand brother/sister duo Broods (Caleb Nott and Georgia Nott) is in the US on a headlining tour, after a successful sold out US tour with Sam Smith. They are touring in support of their Capitol Records debut …

LADYHAWKE
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New Zealand’s Ladyhawke (‘Pip’ Brown) recently dropped her single “Think About You”… the song was taken from her forthcoming fourth studio album Time Flies, available October 8th, 2021, via BMG Australia.

If you follow our website, you know that we’ve been in love with Ladyhawke since 2008, putting her song “Dusk Til Dawn” our top picks for that year.

If “Think About You” is any indication, it should follow her knack for writing incredibly catchy pop songs. Already, her collaboration with Broods, for “Guilty Love”, had over 1 million streams and nominated for a 2021 Silver Scroll Award.

“Think About You” is a collaboration with Josh Fountain. Pip adds, “After we wrote the music, I came up with the idea to write the song about a fantasy infatuation that miraculously gets reciprocated. Whether it’s real or in the subject’s imagination is left up to the person listening!! I think the dictionary meaning of the word “limerence” describes this best: Limerence - noun: the state of being obsessively infatuated with someone, usually accompanied by delusions of or a desire for an intense romantic relationship with that person.”

LADYHAWKE Tour Dates:

Wed 27 Oct – The Triffid, Brisbane
Thurs 28 Oct – Miami Marketta, Gold Coast
Fri 29 Oct – Factory Theatre, Sydney (SOLD OUT)
Sun 31 Oct – Factory Theatre, Sydney (NEW SHOW)
Thurs 4 Nov – Corner Hotel, Melbourne (SOLD OUT)
Fri 5 Nov – Corner Hotel, Melbourne (SOLD OUT)

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Fountains

Read More Fountains of Wayne Fountains of Wayne writes songs about two very important things in life: drinking and women. Although I'm over simplifying it, that was my first impression of them when I first put on their ....

FOUNTAIN OF WAYNE
fountainsofwayne.com

We mentioned the sudden passing of Adam Schlesinger from Fountains of Wayne on April 1, 2020 to the Coronavirus.

The remaining band members of Fountains of Wayne (Chris Collingwood, Jody Porter, and Brian Young), have reformed to try and fight the COVID-19 pandemic. They’ve asked New Jerseyan Sharon Van Etten to join them, and together, the band live recorded FoW’s “Hackensack”… in typical stay-at-home zoom-style.

The song is available for purchase via Bandcamp and proceeds will benefit New Jersey Pandemic Relief Fund’s Jersey 4 Jersey to fight the impact of COVID-19.

Note: The song is available to download for one month only, so buy it while you can.

New Jersey’s Governor Phil Murphy said, “I’m touched to mention that the surviving members of Fountains of Wayne, will be performing with Sharon Van Etten…in a special tribute to band co-founder and Montclarion Adam Schlesinger, who we lost to COVID-19.”

REB FOUNTAIN
rebfountain.co.nz

When Reb Fountain released her Hopeful & Hopeless album, it won the New Zealand Music Award for Best Country Album, Best Country Artist, and Best Folk Album in 2018. Now the New Zealand singer/songwriter is releasing her self-titled album on digital via Flying Nun Records. A physical release is slated for June 26 on Secretly Distribution.

Reb Fountain track listing:

1. Hawks & Doves
2. Samson
3. It’s a Bird (It’s a Plane)
4. When Gods Lie
5. Faster
6. Don’t You Know Who I Am
7. Strangers
8. Quiet Like The Rain
9. The Last Word
10. Lighthouse

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Broods at First Avenue, Minneapolis (09 August 2016)

Broods Setlist Intro Conscious Hold the Line Everytime Never Gonna Change Bedroom Door Freak of Nature Acoustic All of Your Glory Taking You There Recovery Are You Home? Heartlines Pretty Thing L.A.F. We Had Everything Full Blown Love Mother & Father Free -- Encore -- Four Walls Bridges Couldn't Believe Jarryd James Setlist Can't Help It Claim My Love How Do We Make It Burning Out Sure Love 1000x (feat. Broods) Give Me Something High Do You Remember Podcast Broods Vu and Lee briefly talked about the Broods show at First Avenue on Tuesday night ... Read More Broods New Zealand brother/sister duo Broods (Caleb Nott and Georgia Nott) is in the US on a headlining tour, after a successful sold out US tour with Sam Smith. They are touring in support of their Capitol Records debut …

New Zealand brother-sister sensation Broods (Georgia Nott and Caleb Nott) recently played an early all-ages show Go 96.3-sponsored show at First Avenue’s mainroom. The group is touring in support of their sophomore album Conscious (Capitol Records).

Jarryd James’ Setlist

Opening up the show was Australian singer/songwriter Jarryd James, playing some selected tracks from his debut album Thirty One (which landed #2 on the ARIA Albums Chart). His music was previously released locally, but his U.S. debut EP High came out earlier this year. The record was produced by Joel Little, who previously worked with Broods, and maneuvered the duo to appear on James’ standout track ‘1000x’. For that song, the Nott siblings came out to play.

James ended his set with his debut sing ‘Do You Remember’, which had some audiences singing along to his signature song.

Broods is back with their danciest/happiest (but lyrically filled with darkness and sadness) second album Conscious (Capitol Records). We previously reviewed the record, noting that “if you like to dance and if you like to sing along, you will love this album. The beats and the lyrics are easy to remember, and there are sure to be huge crowds of people singing and dancing along to these songs in cars and on dance floors everywhere.”

What Broods delivered is pretty much their entire Conscious presented live, with only a few old favorites from Evergreen thrown in near the end. From past experiences, usually this means that the band has really grown away from when they started and just really eager and happy to show us their new and current music.

Learning from their humble U.S. debut club tour in 2015, the band’s current shows are a 1000% improvement. With a larger stage to work in, the band had custom lights (with specific sequences for specific songs), smoke machine, and stations for new touring members Camilla, on keys, and their cousin Johnnie on drums. Although it would have been nice to get Tove Lov to help sing on ‘Freak of Nature’, Camilla filled in nicely.

To keep with the dark and light theme that they have with Conscious, singer Georgia and keys Caleb first appeared on stage in black outfits. After their two-song acoustic set (‘All of Your Glory’, followed by ‘Taking You There’), the stage’s lights went out and the two quick re-appeared in brand new white outfits. We’ve seen costume changes before, that usually requires a brief intermission - not this rather lightning quick costume change. We believe that the two had those costumes already under their clothes the whole time.

Broods ended their 75-min set with their lead single ‘Free’ from Conscious. The song got huge applauses from the audience, indicating that this may be Broods’ hit song, even though their three-song encore ‘Four Walls’, ‘Bridges’ and ‘Couldn't Believe’ also got just as massive cheers.

Conscious is out now on Capitol. Check back after August 28th, as we are also hoping to provide additional coverage at Emo’s in Austin, Texas. Stay tuned.

Broods continue their US tour until early September.

8/15 - Portland, OR @ Roseland Theater
8/16 - Vancouver, BC @ Vogue Theatre
8/17 - Seattle, WA @ The Neptune Theatre
8/19 - Oakland, CA @ The Fox Theater
8/20 - Santa Ana, CA @ The Observatory
8/23 - Los Angeles, CA @ The Novo
8/25 - Phoenix, AZ @ Crescent Ballroom
8/27 - Dallas, TX @ Granada Theater
8/28 - Austin, TX @ Emo's
8/29 - Houston, TX @ White Oak Music Hall
8/30 - New Orleans, LA @ Republic
9/1 - Orlando, FL @ The Beacham
9/2 - St. Petersburg, FL @ State Theatre
9/3 - Atlanta, GA @ Center Stage

Setlist

Georgia

Acoustic Set

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Broods at First Avenue, Minneapolis (09 August 2016)

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II for II

Read More Unknown Mortal Orchestra Opening up for them was Unknown Mortal Orchestra. I previously mentioned that this was a Portland band but that singer Ruban Nielson is from New Zealand (which would explain his accent). .…

UNKNOWN MORTAL ORCHESTRA
unknownmortalorchestra.com

Unknown Mortal Orchestra's Summer U.S. tour starts tomorrow, June 14th! The band is touring in support of II, out now via Jagjaguwar.

You may remember that we caught the Portland-based band (by the way of New Zealand) last year as opener to Liars. With that tour, the band played music from their 2011 album ("Ffunny Ffrends", "Boy Witch", etc). It should be nice to hear new songs from II on this new Summer tour.

The II album was released earlier in February 2013, which received wide critical acclaim from all the usual suspects (NME, Paste Magazine, etc).

Recently, Unknown Mortal Orchestra shared their take on Otis Redding's "(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay", recorded for BBC last May. As a cover lover, I approve.

Bonus: check out their video for "From the Sun" via YouTube.

Tour dates:

06/14 - Bellingham, WA - Wild Buffalo 06/15 - Vancouver, BC - Biltmore Cabaret 06/16 - Spokane, WA - The Center 06/17 - Pullman, WA - Belltower Concert House 06/19 - Sled Island Festival 06/21 - West End Cultural Centre 06/22 - Fargo, ND - The Aquarium 06/23 - Minneapolis, MN - The Cedar 06/24 - Des Moines, IA - Vaudeville Mews 06/26 - Akron, OH - Musica 06/28 - Seaport Music Festival 06/29 - Hamden, CT - The Space 07/04 - 07/07 - Roskilde Festival 07/18 - Dunedin, NZ - ReFuel 07/19 - Auckland, NZ - Kings Arm 07/20 - Wellington, NZ - Bodega 07/23 - Perth, AU - The Rosemount 07/25 - Sydney, AU - The Standard 07/26 - Byron Bay - Splendour in the Grass 07/27 - Melbourne - Corner Hotel 08/03 - Chicago, IL - Lollapalooza 08/09 - Way Out West Festival 08/10 - Oslo, Norway - Oya Festival 08/16 - Pukkelpop Festival 08/17 - Lowlands Festival 08/18 - Wales, UK - Green Man Festival 09/06 - Portland, OR - Branx (Music Fest NW) 09/26 - San Francisco, CA - The Fillmore 09/27 - Los Angeles, CA - Troubadour 09/28 - San Diego, CA - Casbah

09/29 - Phoenix, AZ - Crescent Ballroom 10/02 - Austin, TX - The Mohawk 10/03 - Stickyz RocknRoll Chicken Shack 10/04 - Nashville, TN - Exit In 10/05 - Atlanta, GA - Terminal West 10/06 - Carboro, NC - Cats Cradle 10/08 - Washington, DC - Rock & Roll Hotel 10/09 - Philadelphia, PA - First Unitarian Church 10/14 - Boston, MA - Brighton Music Hall 10/15 - Montreal, Canada - Cabaret Mile End 10/16 - Toronto, Canada - Lee's Palace 10/17 - Detroit, MI - Magic Stick Lounge 10/18 - Columbus, OH - Ace of Cups 10/19 - Pittsburgh, PA - Altar 10/22 - Madison, WI - The Frequency 11/07 - London, UK - Electric Ballroom 11/08 - Manchester, UK - Academy 2 11/10 - Poitiers, France - Confort Moderne 11/12 - Utrecht, Holland - Tivoli Ouderacht 11/13 - Brussels, Belgium - AB Club 11/15 - Prague - Chapeau Rouge 11/16 - Vienna, Austria - B72 11/18 - Budapest, Hungary - A38 Ship 11/20 - Zurich, Switzerland - Rote Fabrik 11/21 - Dudingen, Switzerland - Bad Bonn 11/22 - Carpi, Italy - Mattatoio 11/23 - Rome, Italy - Blackout 11/25 - Montpellier, France - Rockstore 11/26 - Barcelona, Spain - La 2 11/27 - Madrid, Spain - El Sol

MODERAT
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Moderat is basically Modeselektor (duo Gernot Bronsert and Sebastian Szary) and Apparat (Sascha Ring), from Berlin. Originally the two acts (Modeselektor and Apparat) met twelve years ago, but the three have reunited for their new album, II for 2013.

The trio gave this statement about reforming: "After spending 6 quite intense months in the studio we just finished our 2nd album. It's simply called 'Moderat II' and we aged about 10 years while making it. We still think it was worth the trouble. Not seeing any sunshine or daylight for a long time, we can't wait to go on tour in August and play the new stuff live."

"Bad Kingdom" is the first single, preceding II.

Moderat's upcoming tour dates:

Fri. Aug. 2 - London, UK @ Eastern Electrics Festival
Sat. Aug. 3 - Crimea, UA @ Kazantip Republic
Fri. Aug. 9 - Helsinki @ Flow Festival
Sat. Aug. 10 - Saalburg, DE @ SonneMondSterne
Sun. Aug. 11 - Hamburg, DE @ Kampnagel
Sat. Aug. 17 - Amsterdam, NL @ Lowlands Festival
Sat. Aug. 24 - Katowice, PL @ Tauron Noway Muzyka
Sat. Aug. 31 - New York, NY @ Randall's Island Park -- Electric Zoo

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Metal of Disorder

Read More Riot Fest 2012 The GWAR Fans are easy to spot after the afternoon sun has cooked the pink stain of fake blood into their faces and t-shirts ....

LEGACY OF DISORDER
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New Zealand's heavy metal band Legacy of Disorder is currently on tour in North America in support of their latest album, Last Man Standing.

They are also hitting a few dates with GWAR, DevilDriver & Cancer Bats, as part of their Fate or Chaos tour. They hit Minneapolis at First Avenue on November 18th. NOTE: THIS IS AN ALL-AGES SHOW AND SET STARTS AT 5PM.

Tour dates below:

11/12: Vancouver, BC @ Vogue Theater
11/14: Edmonton, AB @ Edmonton Events Centre
11/15: Calgary, AB @ MacEwan Hall Ballroom
11/16: Saskatoon, SK @ Odeon Events Centre
11/17: Winnipeg, MB @ The Garrick Center
11/18: Minneapolis, MN @ First Avenue
11/19: Joliet, IL @ Mojoes
11/20: Grand Rapids, MI @ The Intersection
11/21: Milwaukee, WI @ The Rave
11/23: Detroit, MI @ Harpo’s
11/24: Toronto, ON @ Sound Academy
11/25: Reading, PA @ Reverb
11/26: Millvale, PA @ Mr. Smalls Theater

VISION OF DISORDER
facebook.com/VisionOfDisorder

In the wake of Hurricane Sandy, metal band Vision of Disorder is donating all proceeds from their Brooklyn show to the Red Cross.

Vision of Disorder (VOD) explained, "Our hearts go out to those severely affected by this tragic incident. Being from Long Island, Hurricane Sandy has (quite literally) hit home for us… we felt donating the proceeds from the Brooklyn show was a no-brainer."

Picking Up Change: Hardcore For Hurricane Relief

11/24/2012 Music Hall of Williamsburg - Brooklyn, NY
Doors open at 7:30pm

w/ VISION OF DISORDER, Primitive Weapons, Yuppicide, Swarm of Arrows

Vision of Disorder's The Cursed Remain Cursed is the first album in over a decade, was released in September on Candlelight Records.

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Aussies + Kiwis

Ruby Frost: Moonlight

One day, one day, I'll be on holiday in Australia.... since we just wrapped up our Australian show, below are some bands from the general area you might want to check out:

RUBY FROST
myspace.com/rubyfrost

I have to confess: I really love "Moonlight" by New Zealand's Ruby Frost. The song is catchy and with a touch of electro dance and it's also a very good pop song... which probably shouldn't surprise you to find out that the song was produced by Chris Zane, who did some work with Passion Pit and Asobi Seksu.

I did stalk Ruby a bit, it seems her real name is Jane de Jong and that she is very young. She also seems to have a thing for costumes on stage, looking at her live photos.

Some dates:

01/28/11 Parachute 2011 Hamilton, Waikato, NEW ZEALAND
01/30/11 Parachute 2011 Hamilton, Waikato, NEW ZEALAND
02/03/11 1885 Auckland City, Auckland, NEW ZEALAND
03/05/11 bFM Summer Series Auckland, City, NEW ZEALAND

Stereoflower: The Cocaine Bebop

STEREOFLOWER
myspace.com/stereoflower

As you know, we do like our Oasis and Stone Roses, so I was excited to check out, "The Cocaine Bebop", from this four-piece band called Stereoflower, out of Perth, Australia.

It's not bad, a little too epic rock for my taste, but you can definitely hear lots of John Squire influences on this song.

The single is doing pretty well, doing the rounds on Triple J and Triple R, and it is the first single from their debut album, It's Alright, It’s Ok, Satellite Commander (released April 2010 via Walking Horse Music).

Upcoming events:

02/05/11 Norfolk Basement, Perth, WA, AUSTRALIA
02/19/11 "Sam" EP Launch @ Amplifier Perth, WA, AUSTRALIA

KIDS OF 88
www.kidsof88.com

From New Zealand, this duo is playing, what Kristen dubs "cool kids" and "trendy music", so expect a lot of electro and dance beats. Sure enough, Kids of 88 are self-described as electropop... and the band's done well - having opened up for big successful acts like Ke$ha and Scissor Sisters.

They have a US debut EP called Just a Little Bit, out now via Dryden Street and SonyMusic Independent Network (SIN), and as a special celebration, you can download their song for free and possibly win a new iPod from mybandcards.com/kidsof88:

Download "My House" by the Kids of 88. All you have to do is enter your email address. By entering your email address you will also be added to the Kids of 88 email list - which you can unsubscribe to at any time. You're also entered to win an Apple iPod. The drawing will happen on March 31, 2011. We'll notify the winner via email so be sure the email address you give us is one that you check. Thanks for downloading!

"My House" is Kids of 88's first platinum-selling single, and what a deal that it's free.

PENDULUM
pendulum.com

With their third album, Immersion coming out tomorrow on Atlantic Records, this ex-Perth band (currently based in the UK) is set to do a national tour with Linkin Park (and later headlining tour in late February).

The band was recently mentioned by Spin.com:

Meanwhile Pendulum, originally from Perth, Australia, made one of the better cases of recent years for another major mainstream dance/rock crossover, a la the Prodigy. Like those English greats, this six-piece marries dance beats with rock attitudes and textures (and the beginning of Pendulum's "The Vulture" sure seems indebted to "Smack My Bitch Up").

Tour details below:

01/25/11 Joe Louis Arena Detroit, MI* 01/26/11 United Center Chicago, IL* 01/28/11 Xcel Energy Center Saint Paul, MN* 01/29/11 Sprint Center Kansas City, MO* 01/31/11 Wells Fargo Center Philadelphia, PA* 02/01/11 TD Garden Boston, MA* 02/04/11 Madison Square Garden New York, NY* 02/05/11 Irving Plaza New York, NY^ 02/07/11 Bell Centre Montreal, QC* 02/08/11 Air Canada Centre Toronto, ON* 02/10/11 Verizon Center Washington, DC* 02/11/11 Mohegan Sun Arena Uncasville, CT*		02/13/11 U.S. Bank Arena Cincinnati, OH* 02/16/11 Ogden Theatre Denver, CO^ 02/17/11 In the Venue Salt Lake City, UT^ 02/19/11 Showbox Sodo Seattle, WA^ 02/20/11 Commodore Ballroom Vancouver, BC^ 02/23/11 The Filmore San Francisco, CA^ 02/25/11 The Wiltern Los Angeles, CA^ 02/26/11 House of Blues Las Vegas, NV^ 03/25/11 Ultra Music Festival Miami, FL^ * supporting Linkin Park ^ with Innerpartysystem

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