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That Joke Isn't Funny Anymore

That Joke Isn't Funny Anymore by The Smiths Park the car at the side of the road You should know Time's tide will smother you And I will too When you laugh about people who feel so very lonely Their only desire is to die Well, I'm afraid It doesn't make me smile I wish I could laugh But that joke isn't funny anymore It's too close to home And it's too near the bone It's too close to home And it's too near the bone More than you'll ever know ... It was dark as I drove the point home And on cold leather seats Well, it suddenly struck me I just might die with a smile on my Face after all I've seen this happen in other people's lives And now it's happening in mine Read More The Smiths Sad news earlier today as the world found out that Andy Rourke, former bassist for The Smiths, passed away at age 59 after a battle with pancreatic cancer at the Memorial Sloan Kettering Center in New York. .…

With the recent announcement that Liam and Noel have reunited for an Oasis reunion, Morrissey decided to release this statement:

WAR IS OLD, ART IS YOUNG
August 29, 2024

In June 2024 AEG Entertainment Group made a lucrative offer to both Morrissey and Marr to tour worldwide as 'The Smiths' throughout 2025.
Morrissey said Yes to the offer; Marr ignored the offer.

Morrissey undertakes a largely sold out tour of the USA in November.
Marr continues to tour as a special guest to New Order.

Now, anyone who has followed Morrissey and Johnny Marr over the years, as I have, I can tell you that without a doubt that this is just Morrissey’s twisted sense of humor. This press release is a joke, particularly if you read the last two sentences, which I’ll sum up as “Morrissey has a successful sold out tour and Marr is playing second fiddle to New Order.”

The real meaning behind the statement is that he’s blaming Marr as the one who is holding up The Smiths reunion. I don’t know why Moz would go through such lengths to take a jab at both Oasis and Marr, but the truth is that the Smiths will never reform because of both Morrissey and Marr.

According to Marr’s book Set the Boy Free (which I do own a copy), Marr mentioned that he met Morrissey in Manchester for a drink in September 2008 and talks about reforming came up: “Suddenly we were talking about the possibility of the band re-forming, and in that moment, it seemed that with the right intention it could actually be done and might even be great. I would still work with the Cribs on our album, and Morrissey also had an album due out… For four days it was a very real prospect. We would have to get someone new on drums, but if the Smiths wanted to re-form it would make a hell of a lot of people very happy, and with all our experience we might even be better than before.”

Meanwhile, Morrissey, in Aug 2007 confirmed that he “declined a $75 million offer to tour as the Smiths in 2008 and/or 2009 even though the only requirement was that Johnny Marr also be a part of the reunion.”

If Morrissey said NO to The Smiths in 2007, why would he say absolutely YES to 2025? It doesn’t make any sense... it is only to confirm that The Smiths will never reform.

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Britpop: The Music That Changed Britain

Britpop: The Music That Changed Britain Charting the birth, boom and bust of one of the biggest movements in British music. Britpop revitalised pop music and saw artists emerge that would help rewrite the workings of the music industry. Episode 1 - Sunday, 12 March How the fortunes and rivalries of Blur, Oasis, Suede and Elastica created Britpop as we know it. Featuring fascinating anecdotes and rarely seen archive footage. Episode 2 - Sunday, 19 March 1995 was the year Britpop took over, with the Blur/Oasis rivalry making the national news, Pulp emerging from the sidelines along with a raft of female-fronted bands. Episode 3 - Sunday, 26 March A look at the movement's peak in '96, when Britpop's laddish swagger was inescapable. Episode 4 - Sunday, 2 April Exploring the movement's tumultuous last days, as non-stop hedonism, creative exhaustion, and a change in the national mood combined to change Britpop beyond recognition. Read More Britpop P.S., Other Britpopsters The Bluetones, Space, and Salad will be joining Sleeper. Tour dates: Birmingham, O2 Institute (July 29) London, O2 Forum (August 5) …

There is a four-part documentary on Britpop airing on Channel 5. Unfortunately, the television documentary is geo-locked, so those outside the UK cannot watch this show. Thanks to a friend of mine in London, I was able to watch the show.

Being a massive Britpop fan, all the bands presented in the documentary are familiar to me. I love all the bands… but I felt the documentary actually goes beyond what I considered Britpop, for example, they dedicated a whole segment to Ocean Colour Scene, which I never really group them in Britpop.

Watching the show, and hearing all the great music, it made me put on some old records from Pulp, Oasis, Blur, Elastica, etc.

Again, I knew all about the birth and story of Britpop, as I was a huge fan… but there were some nuances that I didn’t get, because I didn’t live in England. Things like “Lads culture”, spearheaded by the magazine Loaded, caused a backlash from audience. I didn’t think that was a thing, but I can see how these “bros” rocking to music that some indie kids are into… and that might turn off some original fans.

They also had a segment about Three Lions, the “band” led by Ian Broudie of The Lightning Seeds, English comedians David Baddiel and Frank Skinner. Again, I don’t even consider this a Britpop song, even though it was one of the most famous song for England football team’s participation in that year’s UEFA European Championship. It was the sequel to New Order’s “World in Motion”… but it was lost on anyone outside of England to know “Three Lions” as a Britpop song.

Some of my favorite things about the documentary was seeing behind the scenes of Blur’s music video for “Parklife”. I love seeing Space! I love that band. I love seeing footages of Jarvis Cocker invading Michael Jackson’s performance. I remember the Cocker thing, but I never knew what a controversy it was. So many great moments in Britpop’s history.

I love that we got basically a four-hour documentary on Britpop, and it covers a lot of bases… but I felt like it was also missing things that I would’ve at least mentioned briefly. For example, the music movement before Britpop, I would’ve touched on New Wave of New Wave (NWONW) or Madchester or Shoegazing. I might have briefly mentioned some semi-obscure bands like Me Me Me or Northern Uproar or The Longpigs or Theaudience.

I think this is still a great documentary, and I’m just sadden that the BBC decided that the rest of the world can’t see it. I’m hoping that the producers will put this out on Bluray and make it for sale for the rest of the world. I know I will be one of the first to buy it. Many of my non-UK Britpop friends would buy it too. We love this stuff, just make it available for us.

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Birds of a Feather VII

Read more Birds of a Feather and When Animals Attack!.

Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Bird: Who Built the Moon Read More Noel Gallagher Since wrapping up his promotional tour for his 2011 album, Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds, Noel has been pretty quiet. If you missed his tour …

NOEL GALLAGHER’S HIGH FLYING BIRDS
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You know we love Oasis, so we’ve been keeping a close eye on the two brothers. While Liam Gallagher just did a successful tour (stopping by Minneapolis in November 2017), his brother Noel Gallagher, will be embarking on a U.S. tour, starting tomorrow in Detroit. What’s really exciting about Noel’s upcoming world tour is that he will bring with him a new 10 piece live band!

As you know, since the Oasis break up, Noel has been releasing music under the Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds name. His latest album Who Built the Moon landed #1 in the UK charts, and the critics are calling the record “best album yet”.

Tour dates:

02/9/18 Detroit, MI, The Cathedral *
02/10/18 Columbus, OH, Express Live!*
02/12/18 Washington, DC, Anthem*
02/13/18 Philadelphia, PA, Merriam Theater*
02/15/18 New York, NY, Radio City Music Hall*
02/17/18 Boston, MA, Opera House*
02/18/18 Montreal, QC, Place des Arts*
02/20/18 Toronto, ON, Sony Centre*
02/23/18 Cleveland, OH, Goodyear Theater*
02/24/18 Chicago, IL, Chicago Theatre*
02/25/18 Indianapolis, IN, Murat Theatre
02/27/18 Nashville, TN, Ryman Auditorium*
02/28/18 Atlanta, GA, The Tabernacle
03/2/18 New Orleans, LA Orpheum Theatre*
03/3/18 Houston, TX, House of Blues
03/5/18 Austin, TX, Moody Theater *
03/6/18 Dallas, TX, Majestic Theater*
03/9/18 Las Vegas, NV, The Chelsea *
03/10/18 Oakland, CA, Fox Theater*
03/12/18 Los Angeles, CA, The Orpheum*
03/13/18 Los Angeles, CA, The Orpheum*

Jade Bird: Lottery Read More Jade Bird The night began with a short opening solo performance from London alt-country singer-songwriter Jade Bird in support of her first EP, Something American … Colter Wall Colter Wall with a hot self-titled debut album on Young Mary’s Record Co. via Thirty Tigers (entering the charts at #2 on “Heatseekers Albums” as well as #6 on ...

JADE BIRD
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Breakout British artist Jade Bird confirmed that she will be heading to SXSW 2018.

The tour dates come on the heels of the release of Jade’s latest single “Lottery,” which MTV hailed, “Jade Bird gives Joni Mitchell a run for her money on this beautiful new single.”

We caught Jade Bird in November 2017 and wrote, “London alt-country singer-songwriter Jade Bird in support of her first EP, Something American (Glassnote Records) , released in July. Bird has a delightful and somewhat cheeky demeanor, with a vocal twang similar in parts to Jake Bugg (enough so that they should collaborate and call themselves A Bird and a Bugg) and started with the strumming ‘Run and Hide’ and bluesy ‘I’ll Be There’.”

JADE BIRD LIVE
*supporting Colter Wall

March 13-17 - SXSW - Austin, TX
April 7 - Washington, DC - U Street Music Hall*
April 11 - New York, NY - Bowery Ballroom*
April 14 - Burlington, VT - Higher Ground Ballroom*
April 15 - Cambridge, MA - The Sinclair*
April 20 - Dallas, TX - Club Dada*
April 22 - Houston, TX - White Oak Music Hall *
April 25 - Englewood, CO - Gothic Theatre*
April 26 - Pioneertown, CA - Pappy and Harriet’s
April 27-29 - Stagecoach Country Music Festival
May 2 - San Francisco, CA - Independent*
May 4 - Portland, OR - Wonder Ballroom*
May 5 - Seattle, WA - Neumos*
June 7-June 10 - Bonnaroo Music Festival
June 14-June17 - Firefly Festival
June 15 - June 17 - Mountain Jam Festival

The Wombats: Beautiful People Will Ruin Your Life Read More The Wombats The good news is that with their third album Glitterbug just recently released (April 13, 2015), the band is back in the USA on tour. They are stopping by the Varsity Theater on May 6th. ...

THE WOMBATS
thewombats.co.uk

Liverpools’ The Wombats recently previewed their new single “Black Flamingo”, ahead of their new album Beautiful People Will Ruin Your Life… which drops tomorrow, February 9th, via Kobalt Music Recordings.

You can listen to “Black Flamingo” on all the popular streaming websites, including Spotify and Apple Music. Go here: thewombats.lnk.to.

The Wombats upcoming tour dates:
*with Weezer and The Pixies

06/23 Tampa, FL @ MIDFLORIDA *
06/26 New Orleans, LA @ Bold Sphere Music*
06/27 Dallas, TX @ Starplex Pavilion*
06/29 Woodlands, TX @ Cynthia Woods Mitchell*
06/30 Austin, TX @ Austin360*
07/6 Cincinnati, OH @ Riverbend Music*
07/7 Tinley Park, IL @ Hollywood Casino*
07/8 Noblesville, IN @ Ruoff Home Mortgager*
07/10 Burgettstown, PA @ KeyBank Pavilion*
07/11 Cuyahoga Falls, OH @ Blossom Music Ctr*
07/13 Clarkston, MI @ DTE Energy Music Theatre*
07/14 Toronto, ON @ Budweiser Stage*
07/15 Syracuse, NY @ Lakeview Amphitheatre*

Lady Bird: Soundtrack From The Motion Picture Read More Alanis Morissette Incidentally, since Alanis Morissette did a similar cover of My Humps, Coulton loves it and covered Morissette's You Oughta Know. ...

LADY BIRD
ladybird.movie

The feel-good coming-of-age film Lady Bird, starring Saoirse Ronan, is a big sleeper hit. What’s even cooler is the outstanding soundtrack, featuring our favorites The Monkees and Alanis Morissette, among others.

Writer and director Greta Gerwig personal wrote letters to artists she had in mind for the film—including Morissette and Dave Matthews—to expressly ask for their blessing to use their songs in Lady Bird.

Naturally, the film went on to win the Golden Globe for Best Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy, and Ronan took home the award for Best Actress, Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy. The New York Film Critics Circle named Lady Bird 2017's Best Film and Ronan the year's Best Actress, while the National Board of Review placed Lady Bird in the year's Top 10 Films, named Gerwig Best Director, and named Metcalf Best Supporting Actress.

Lady Bird is playing at a theater near you.

Haley Heynderickx: I Need to Start a Garden Read More The Low Anthem Rhode Island's The Low Anthem seem to have won a few hearts and fans (such as NPR and selling out at popular venues in the UK) with their rootsy, folksy sound. ...

MAMA BIRD RECORDING CO.
mamabirdrecordingco.com

Record label Mama Bird Recording Co. is based out of Portland, Oregon, and committed to exceptional songcraft. Founded in 2011, they’ve signed Courtney Marie Andrews, Saintseneca, Barna Howard, Myriam Gendron and Vikesh Kapoor, among others.

One of their new releases will be I Need to Start a Garden by Haley Heynderickx. The record will be coming out March 2, 2018, and Heynderickx will be doing a promotional tour in support of the new album. She’ll be down at SXSW in Austin, Texas, as well as hanging out with The Low Anthem on this 2018 tour.

Tour Dates:

02/09 - New York, NY @ Ad Hoc Presents
03/01 - Portland, OR @ Mississippi Studios
03/12-18 - Austin, TX @ SxSW
3/21-25 -Boise, ID @ Treefort Music Festival
3/27 – Louisville, KY @ Zanzabar*
3/28 – St. Louis, MO @ Off Broadway*
3/29 – Milwaukee, WI @ The Backroom *
3/30 – Chicago, IL @ Lincoln Hall*
3/31 – Minneapolis, MN @ Turf Club*
4/01 – Madison, WI @ High Noon Saloon*
4/03 – Indianapolis, IN @ The Hi-Fi*
4/04 – Ann Arbor, MI @ The Ark*
4/05 - Toronto, ON @ Great Hall*
4/06 – Montreal, QC, CAN @ Belmont*
4/07 – Kingston, NY @ BSP Lounge*
08/2-5 - Happy Valley, OR @ Pickathon Music Festival
08/16-19 - Brecon Beacon, Wales @ Green Man Festival

* - with The Low Anthem

Annabel Allum: Beat the Birds

ANNABEL ALLUM
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Guildford-based songwriter Annabel Allum recently showed off her new single “Beat the Birds”, her first release since All That For What EP last year.

Regarding the new song, Allum said, “I wrote Beat the Birds during a heightened temerarious period of my life. Riding on moments and not consequences, feeling and not thinking. The story of youthful, reckless abandon, morning after morning after morning.”

Look for “Beat the Birds” on London indie label Killing Moon Records on 25th January.

Live Dates

3/2 Berlin - Monarch
4/2 Dusseldorf - The Tube
6/2 London - Camden Assembly

Hayley Sabella: Forgive The Birds

HAYLEY SABELLA
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New England coast, singer-songwriter Hayley Sabella is releasing Forgive The Birds on April 27…. Thanks to a successful Kickstarter that went over her twelve thousand dollar asking price.

Glide Magazine recently premiered “Turn Around”, calling it “shines with pop-laden Americana.”

The tour starts today (Feb 8th).

Tour dates:

02/8 – Brooklyn, NY – The Owl Music Parlor
02/10 –Honesdale, PA – Basin and Main at lot 21
02/11 – Columbus, OH – Brothers Drake Meadery
02/12 – Bloomington, IN – Bockhouse Bar
02/13 – Columbia, MO – Café Berlin
02/24 – Troy, NY – Superior Merchandise Co.

Birds of Passage: The Death of Our Invention

BIRDS OF PASSAGE
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New Zealand’s Birds of Passage (aka Alicia Merz) is back after four years of silence.

The ambient, minimalist, experimental project Birds of Passage will be releasing The Death of Our Invention on March 30th via Denovali Records.

Headphone Commute explains it, “Alicia presents us with an endearing invitation into her fragile world, a captivating journey through the landscapes of her emotional euphoria and agony, a further commitment to musical experimentation… The cold minimalist-drones, distorted field recordings, and sparse instrumentation, illustrate an icy, desolate and dark world. It’s as if we are listening to the sound of winter itself; an audio exposure to the unforgiving elements of winter.”

Kunzite: Birds Don't Fly

KUNZITE
kunzitemusic.com

Producer/multi-instrumentalist Mike Stroud (Ratatat) and Agustin White (White Flight), together is called Kunzite. The duo’s forthcoming debut album is called Birds Don’t Fly, set for release March 2, 2018 via Sol System Records.

Kunzite previewed some singles, including “Vapors”, which Consequence of Sound called “a groovy tune that fuses bits of the future and past.”

Birds Don’t Fly is a global effort, spanning across many continents, with spontaneous recording sessions in Hawaii, New York, California, Iceland, and even India.

Eagle Twin: The Thundering Heard

EAGLE TWIN
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Salt Lake City-based duo Eagle Twin (guitarist/singer Gentry Densley and drummer Tyler Smith) is excited to be releasing their third album The Thundering Heard (Songs Of Hoof And Horn) on March 30th via Southern Lord.

In the band’s own words, “As the great snake grew giant fractal antlers of snakes and turned in upon itself creating a new world, the mountains rise, and the antlers stab through like trees across the landscape. The record begins with the hoofed and horned animals of our world running from mountains and forests on fire. Eerily harkening to the recent events in California and the massive devastation by fire across the land.”

Pissed Regardless: Feed The Birds

PISSED REGARDLESS
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Feed The Birds is the new EP from San Diego’s Pissed Regardless.

Guitarist Sean Walker states, “We are beyond stoked that Feed The Birds is finally out for consumption! We worked hard on this EP and can't wait for it to be heard. This Friday at the Soda Bar in San Diego we are set for the release show and the bill is stacked with some great bands. Stay Pissed!”

EP Streaming At New Noise Magazine; Record Sees Release Friday Through Creator-Destructor

Look for Feed The Birds on vinyl and digital formats through Creator-Destructor this Friday, Feb 9th.

Two Dark Birds: Bow

TWO DARK BIRD
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From the Catskill Mountains of New York, Two Dark Birds is led by Steve Koester (formerly of Punchdrunk).

The group started in 2007, but disappeared somewhen in 2012 … but it looks like the band is back with their third album Bow at the end of 2017. Their new single and music video is for “Who Will Call You Home for the Night?”

Tour dates to be announced. Expect Midwest and Northwest area this Summer.

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Liam Gallagher w/ Warbly Jets at First Avenue, Minneapolis (20 November 2017)

Liam Gallagher Setlist     Intro: Sign “☮” the Times (Prince song) Rock 'n' Roll Star🌴 Morning Glory🌴 Greedy Soul Wall of Glass I've All I Need Bold For What It's Worth Some Might Say🌴 Slide Away🌴 I Get By You Better Run Be Here Now🌴 -- Encore -- Cigarettes & Alcohol🌴 Live Forever🌴 🌴 = Oasis song Warbly Jets Setlist The Lowdown Ride Alive Raw Evolution Fast Change Head Session Pt. II Getting Closer (Than I Ever Have) Tour Dates 11/27/2017 New York, NY Terminal 5 11/29/2017 Washington, DC Lincoln Theatre 11/30/2017 Philadelphia, PA Union Transfer 12/03/2017 Leeds, UK First Direct Arena 12/04/2017 Glasgow, UK SSE Hydro 12/06/2017 Plymouth UK Plymouth Pavilions 12/07/2017 London, UK Alexandra Palace 12/09/2017 Edinburgh UK Princes St. Gardens 12/10/2017 Nottingham UK Motorpoint Arena 12/12/2017 Birmingham UK Arena Birmingham 12/13/2017 Cardiff UK Motorpoint Arena Cardiff 12/15/2017 Brighton UK The Brighton Centre 12/16/2017 Manchester, UK Manchester Arena 12/30/2017 Lorne, Australia Falls Music 12/31/2017 Marion Bay, Australia Falls Music 01/02/2018 Byron Bay, Australia Falls Music 01/04/2018 Moore Park, Australia Hordern Pavilion 01/05/2018 West Melbourne, Australia Festival Hall 01/07/2018 Fremantle, Australia Falls Music 01/14/2018 Jakarta, Indonesia International Even 02/23/2018 Madrid, Spain La Riviera 02/24/2018 Barcelona, Spain Razzmatazz 02/26/2018 Milan, Italy Fabrique 02/27/2018 Padova, Italy Gran Teatro Geox 03/01/2018 Zurich, Switzerland X-TRA 03/02/2018 Paris, France L'Olympia 03/04/2018 Cologne, Germany Live Music Hall 03/05/2018 Berlin, Germany Huxleys Neue Welt 03/07/2018 Brussels, Belgium Ancienne Belgique 03/08/2018 Amsterdam, NL AFAS Live 03/25/2018 Sao Paulo, Lollapalooza 03/27/2018 Lima, Peru Parque de la Exposición 06/15/2018 Dublin, Ireland Malahide Castle 06/16/2018 Belfast IE Ormeau Gardens 06/29/2018 London, UK Finsbury Park 06/30/2018 Glasgow, UK Glasgow Green 08/18/2018 Manchester, UK Old Trafford Read More Liam Gallagher Liam Gallagher, the former frontman of one of the greatest rock n’ roll band Oasis, is playing First Avenue in support of his debut solo record As You Were. ...

Minneapolis became Manchester for just over an hour as former Oasis frontman Liam Gallagher brought the house that Prince built down, in front of a rabidly loyal crowd in the sold-out Mainroom of the fabled First Avenue club.

Los Angeles band Warbly Jets opened with a brief but sonically brash and confident set of straight-ahead rock in support of their self-titled debut album (on Warbly Jets / Rebel Union Recordings). 

The band (Samuel Shea – guitar/vocals; Julien O'Neill – synth;  Dan Gerbang – bass and Justin Goings – drums) is relatively new, having only formed in 2015, but is already making waves well beyond their Southern California home, with a garage pop sound that blends ‘60s psychedelics alongside Paisley Underground influences (Dream Syndicate, Rain Parade) and with the sheen of The Verve, the force of Jet, and even Beatles-esque in some vocal harmonies.  

‘Raw Evolution’ done mid-set, was unabashedly rock, though catchy and hummable, while the trippy ‘Head Session’ slowed things temporarily with a dizzying tempo and reverb vocals.   Symphonic synths began the set’s closing ‘Getting Closer (Than I Ever Have)’ and its lyric, “it feels right and it feels like  we're getting closer than we ever have” can be taken as an analogy of the band’s current trajectory – on the cusp and ready to burst onto much bigger things.

It’s clear that Liam Gallagher reveres the memory of Prince, posting pre-show on Twitter how excited he was to be playing the legendary venue and beginning his set with the pre-show intro music of ‘Sign “☮” the Times’, played above the crowd’s chants of “Liam! Liam!”

The singer, on tour supporting his first solo album, As You Were (Warner Brothers) took a less-is-more approach, with his headlining set clocking in at barely over an hour, though beginning it powerfully with the one/two knockout punch of Oasis’ ‘Rock n’ Roll Star’ and ‘Morning Glory’.  

Unlike his previous appearance here with band Beady Eye, the solo Gallagher has again embraced the songs of his past, much to the fans’ delight, with his touring band (not introduced, so we’ll do the honors: Jay Mehler –guitar; Drew McConnell – bass; Mike Moore - rhythm guitar; Nick Bonnes – drums; Christian Madden – keyboards) sounding crisp and crunchy, particularly on the old favorites.

Gallagher, in a navy anorak, occasionally banged a tambourine or maracas, but mostly took his trademark stance towards the mic, hands behind his back, to sing to a devoted audience, including a pocket of native English on the front floor, pogoing and chanting whilst displaying UK football jerseys and scarves, clearly beyond thrilled to see him in a relatively small club, versus a giant arena. 

The new songs stood ably with the old classics, particularly lead single ‘Wall of Glass’ and the ballad ‘For What It’s Worth’, a somewhat conciliatory song that echoes classic Oasis,  and is probably as close as Gallagher will get, in apologizing lyrically for his past transgressions. 

Short of quickly introducing most songs, Gallagher didn’t say much in-between, instead focusing on the music and performance, occasionally pointing at parts of the crowd that would catch his eye. “All right, brothers and sisters, this is going to be the last one” he said, with the crowd moaning and always wanting more, as the band fired up 1997’s ‘Be Here Now’ to end the main set.

Gallagher and band re-emerged for a raucous two-song encore of Oasis songs, beginning with the T-Rex influenced ‘Cigarettes and Alcohol’ from 1994. “Live Forever or Wonderwall?” Gallagher mused aloud, deciding on the spot on what song to play to end the evening.  Either would be guaranteed crowd sing-a-long and the strums of ‘Live Forever’ announced his choice, with Gallagher letting the audience completely takeover for the song’s choruses. 

“Listen, you take of yourselves, look out for your selves” Gallagher said, finishing the song and ducking off-stage as lights went up and the crowd slowly filtered out.  With the new album and tour that finds himself once again embracing his yesteryear, Liam Gallagher firmly plants the musical stake in the ground, to be considered as a credible (and yes, mature) artist in his own right, effectively bringing together his past and present. 

(Note: “Mr. Gallagher will not be allowing any professional photography during his set” – Liam Gallagher Mgmt. Thus, official photographs included below are courtesy of the artist, unless indicated otherwise)

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Warbly Jets at First Avenue, Minneapolis (20 November 2017)

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Minneapolis: November 19 to November 24, 2017

Here are some shows taking place in the Minneapolis/St Paul area from November 19 to November 24, 2017.

Read more: Minneapolis Music Guide.

Read More Liam Gallagher I just heard Liam Gallagher’s ‘Wall of Glass’ single and felt compel to write about it. If you didn’t know, Liam is the former singer of Beady Eye and Oasis. ...

LIAM GALLAGHER
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First Avenue
Mon 11/20/2017 (7pm/$30/Sold Out)
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Liam Gallagher, the former frontman of one of the greatest rock n’ roll band Oasis, is playing First Avenue in support of his debut solo record As You Were.

Show up early to check out Los Angeles quartet Warbly Jets, who is supporting Liam Gallagher on his entire North American tour. Warbly Jets’ self-titled debut album came out last month on Rebel Union Recordings.

The upcoming show is sold out.

Tour dates:

11/16 – Phoenix, AZ @ The Van Buren
11/18 – Denver, CO @ Gothic Theater
11/20 – Minneapolis, MN @ First Avenue
11/21 – Chicago, IL @ The Riviera
11/23 – Toronto, ON @ Rebel
11/25 – Boston, MA @ House of Blues
11/27 – New York, NY @ Terminal 5
11/29 – Washington DC @ Lincoln Theater
11/30 – Philadelphia, PA @ Union Transfer

* all dates with Liam Gallagher

Read More English Beat Here's a tour teamup that can't be beat: English Beat with The Paul Collins Beat tour! The tagteam ends at the Mill Cit Nights in Minneapolis, but the English Beat continues on their tour in Missouri. ..... The Blow The Blow is back, this time, sharing their second single called "From The Future" from their new self-titled LP (coming out October 1st on Kanine Records). Listen to the track via Soundcloud.… EMA South Dakota's EMA is the acronym of Erika M. Anderson. Anderson was originally the lead singer of Gowns, but by 2010 she released her debut album called .....

Other shows in the area:

CLAPS
Kitty Cat Klub
Sun 11/19/2017 (9pm/FREE)
kittycatklub.net

Claps, along with Gel Set, Reverance, Zina, and Spa Moans to play the Kitty Cat Klub on Sunday for free. Chicago’s Gel Set recently released Body Copy.

NONAME
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First Avenue
Sun 11/19/2017 (7pm/$20)
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Today, Chicago's Noname will be ending her The Everything Is Everything Tour at First Avenue in Minneapolis on November 19th.

Tour dates:

11/15 - Nashville, TN @ Exit/In
11/17 - Lawrence, KS @ Liberty Hall
11/19 - Minneapolis, MN @ First Ave

THE BLOW, EMA
Turf Club
Sun 11/19/2017 (7pm/$14)
turfclub.net

The Blow and EMA co-headlining tour will be making a stop at the Turf Club in St Paul on Sunday, November 19th.

Tour dates:

11/14 Montreal: Le Belmont
11/15 Toronto: The Garrison
11/17 Detroit : Assemble Sound
11.18 Chicago: Empty Bottle
11/19 Minneapolis: Turf Club
11/21 Saint Louis: Blueberry Hill Duck Room

THE ENGLISH BEAT
The Cabooze
Sun 11/19/2017 (7pm/$20)
cabooze.com

UK’s The English Beat is returning to Minneapolis at the Cabooze on Sunday.

Tour dates:

Nov 15 El Club Detroit, MI
Nov 16 Beachland Ballroom Cleveland, OH
Nov 17 Space Evanston, IL
Nov 18 Space Evanston, IL
Nov 19 Cabooze Minneapolis, MN
Nov 21 Turner Hall Ballroom Milwaukee, WI
Nov 22 Duck Room At Blueberry Hill St Louis, MO
Nov 24 The Waiting Room Omaha, NE
Nov 25 Gothic Theatre Denver, CO
Nov 26 The Complex Salt Lake City, UT
Nov 28 Whiskey Jacques Ketchum, ID
Nov 30 Showbox At The Market Seattle, WA
Dec 02 Aladdin Theater Portland, OR
Dec 08 The Cave Big Bear Lake, CA
Dec 15 Moe's Alley Santa Cruz, CA
Dec 16 Moe's Alley Santa Cruz, CA
Dec 22 The Belly Up Solana Beach, CA
Dec 23 The Belly Up Solana Beach, CA
Dec 29 Canyon Agoura Hills, CA
Dec 30 Rose Pasadena, CA
Dec 31 Canyon Santa Clarita Santa Clarita, CA

DILLINGER FOUR
Triple Rock Social Club
Tue 11/21/2017 (6pm/$25/Sold Out )
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Sad, but November 21st is the The Final Show at The Triple Rock! Of course, it’s sold out. Bands on the bill: Dillinger Four, Negative Approach, Kitten Forever, Victory, The Slow Death

JOYWAVE
+ Maybird, The Aces (Utah)
7th Street Entry
Wed 11/22/2017 (7pm/$16/Sold Out)
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Joywave has sold out their 7th Street Entry appearance as part of their “Thanks for Coming” tour.

Joywave live:

11.15 - Philadelphia, PA @ The Foundry at Fillmore
11.16 - Columbus, OH @ A&R Music Bar
11.18 - Detroit, MI @ The Magic Stick
11.19 - Indianapolis, IN @ The Hi-Fi
11.21 - Chicago, IL @ Lincoln Hall
11.22 - Minneapolis, MN @ 7th Street Entry
11.24 - St. Louis, MO @ The Firebird
11.25 - Kansas City, MO @ Truman
11.26 - Dallas, TX @ House of Blues
11.28 - Houston, TX @ White Oak Music Hall
11.29 - Washington, DC @ DC101 Office Party
12.02 - Fort Lauderdale, FL @ Riptide Festival
12.03 - Tampa, FL @ 97x Next Big Thing
12.11 - Las Vegas, NV @ X107.5 Holiday Havoc '17
02.10 - Las Vegas, NV @ The Bunkhouse
02.11 - Phoenix, AZ @ The Crescent Ballroom
02.13 - West Hollywood, CA @ The Roxy Theatre
02.15 - Santa Ana, CA @ Constellation Room
02.16 - San Francisco, CA @ Swedish American Hall
02.18 - TBD
02.20 - Salt Lake City, UT @ Urban Lounge
02.22 - Denver, CO @ Globe Hall
02.24 - Austin, TX @ The Parish
02.25 - New Orleans, LA @ Gasa Gasa
02.27 - Atlanta, GA @ Terminal West
02.28 - Nashville, TN @ Basement East
03.02 - Carborro, NC @ Cat's Cradle
03.03 - Washington, DC @ U Street Music Hall
03.06 - Toronto, ON @ Drake
03.07 - Buffalo, NY @ Town Ballroom

THANKSGIVING
Thu 11/23/2017

BLACK FRIDAY
Fri 11/24/2017

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Liam Gallagher: Wall of Glass

Read More Oasis Internet time moves so quickly. If I had mentioned something about Noel Gallagher quitting Oasis on Friday, that would've been accepted. But it's been three days later and now I feel like people … Beady Eye It's inevitable, Beady Eye will conquer America this Fall 2011. Lots of buzz, this post-Oasis band, lead by Liam Gallagher will play some key dates in America, hot off their debut album, Different Gear, Still Speeding. …

I just heard Liam Gallagher’s ‘Wall of Glass’ single and felt compel to write about it. If you didn’t know, Liam is the former singer of Beady Eye and Oasis. After Beady Eye broke up in a whimper in October 2014, via a quiet tweet, we’d always hoped he’d come back (or at least reunite with his brother, Noel Gallagher)... but obviously that never happened.

Anyway, ‘Wall of Glass’ is the debut solo single by Liam Gallagher. The songwriter credit lists Liam and Greg Kurstin. If the latter name sounds familiar, that’s because he’s the man who co-wrote Adele’s ‘Hello’ (the song broke several records, including the first song to sell over a million digital copies in a week).

‘Wall of Glass’ was released 31 May 2017 and reached #60 on the UK Charts, thanks in part to Liam Gallagher making a surprise appearance (with Coldplay’s Chris Martin and Jonny Buckland) at the much-watched One Love Manchester on June 2nd. He sandwiched the new single between two Oasis crowd pleasers, ‘Rock N’ Roll Star’ and ‘Live Forever’. Say what you will, but that’s a brilliant move.

‘Wall of Glass’ is actually not a bad song, delivering some great guitar hooks and that unique singing style of Liam Gallagher. No one sings like Liam, with his extended vowels and northern accent.

If that’s an indication, I can’t wait to hear the rest of the debut solo album from Liam Gallagher. As with any record release, that will be followed by a promotional tour, which we’re really looking forward to seeing him again. The last time we saw Liam, it was in December 2011.

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Britpop Now: Ash, Lush, Oasis

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Read More Ash We love Ash. We've been following the Irish band for a long time now, and a few years ago, they famously said they would "never" release an album. Instead the trio concentrated on just recording singles …

ASH
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Hands down, the greatest Ash album has got to be 1977 (released in 1996). The record has all the hits we know and love, including ‘Goldfinger’, ‘Girl From Mars’, ‘Kung Fu’, and ‘Oh Yeah’.

I remember picking up the album at that time and was simply blown away by some of the catchiest songs I’ve ever heard. And let’s not forget that these guys “introduced” Jackie Chan to America using their single ‘Kung Fu’ as part of the promotion for his film Rumble in the Bronx.

Celebrating the 20th Anniversary of 1977, the trio (singer/guitarist Tim Wheeler, bassist Mark Hamilton and drummer Rick McMurray) will be playing the album, from start to finish... of course, sans hidden track ‘Sick Party’.

In addition to the anniversary tour, Ash is also releasing Live On Mars: London Astoria 1997, an 18-track set recorded over the band’s five night run at the London Astoria from the 28th of February to the 4th of March. You can only pick up these limited colored vinyl or CDs at this upcoming tour (I believe if you can’t make it to a show, you can order the album via their official website).

Ian Fortnam from Classic Rock, writes, “These five nights at The Astoria, from February 28th to March 4th 1997, sound and feel like a party. An exuberant, irresistible celebration of a band who, transcending the faddishness of concurrent Britpop, succeeded on that rarest of commodities: raw talent.”

Tour Dates:

09/21 | The Roxy | Los Angeles, CA
09/22 | Independent | San Francisco, CA
09/23 | Soda Bar | San Diego, CA
09/24 | Rips | Phoenix, AZ
09/26 | Stubb’s Jr | Austin, TX
09/28 | Lincoln Hall | Chicago, IL
09/30 | Shelter | Detroit, MI
10/01 | Mod Club | Toronto, ON
10/03 | Middle East | Boston, MA
10/04 | Rock n Roll Hotel | Washington, DC
10/05 | Foundry | Philadelphia, PA
10/06 | Music Hall of Williamsburg | New York, NY
11/10 | Olympia | Dublin, Ireland
12/03 | MOD | Hasselt, Belgium
12/04 | Luxor | Cologne, Germany
12/05 | Knust | Hamburg Germany
12/07 | Lido | Berlin, Germany
12/08 | Paradiso Nord | Amsterdam, Netherlands
12/10 | Roundhouse | London, UK
12/11 | Ritz | Manchester, UK
12/12 | Rock City | Nottingham, UK
12/14 | Garage | Aberdeen, UK
12/15 | Garage | Glasgow, UK

Read More Lush I have mentioned this at various time, I was more of the Britpop-sounding Lush vs their early shoegazing beginning. That doesn't mean I don't occasional enjoy listening to Gala or Spooky …

LUSH
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I can’t begin to tell you how excited I am to hear Lush reunited last year. I’ve caught the band in 1994 and have been patiently waiting for their reunion.

The band is returning to the States in September - and we are committed to driving to Chicago at the Vic Theatre on September 18th. The show is sold out, but we’re hoping to make it in.

I’ve deliberately avoided looking at their setlist from recent reunion shows, so not to spoil myself. I’m assuming they’ll play all the big hits (‘Ladykillers’, ‘Heavenly Nobodies’, ‘Untogether’, ‘For Love’, and ‘Kiss Chase’). I’m sure they’ll play ‘500’, even though it’s not my favorite song.

I would also love to hear B-Side ‘Ex’ live, but I doubt they will be playing these deep, deep cuts. Also, would love to hear the anti-love song ‘Ciao!’, but may be hard to pull off as that requires a Jarvis Cocker to sing the male part.

Tamaryn will be Lush’s special guest on all dates, excluding Portland and Toronto. We previously saw San Francisco’s Tamaryn in 2012 and noted, “Last night's show is what you'd expect from a shoegazing show: dimly lit atmosphere with movie projection accompanied by heavy guitar effects and distorted undistinguished vocals.”

Lush’s Tour Dates:

09/13/16 Brooklyn, NY @ Music Hall of Williamsburg
09/14/16 New York, NY @ Terminal 5
09/15/16 Boston, MA @ Royale
09/17/16 Toronto Urban Roots Festival
09/18/16 Chicago, IL @ Vic Theatre
09/19/16 Detroit, MI @ St Andrew's Hall,
09/21/16 Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club
09/22/16 Philadelphia, PA @ Union Transfer
09/24/16 Los Angeles, CA @ Fonda Theatre
09/25/16 Los Angeles, CA @ Fonda Theatre
09/27/16 Portland, OR @ Crystal Ballroom
11/03/16 Iceland Airwaves Festival 2016
11/05/16 Rolling Stone Weekender Festival 2016
11/25/16 Manchester @ Academy

Read More Oasis Internet time moves so quickly. If I had mentioned something about Noel Gallagher quitting Oasis on Friday, that would've been accepted. But it's been three days later and now I feel like people …

OASIS
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After an explosive breakup of Oasis in August 2009 and a quiet breakup Beady Eye (in October 2014 via a tweet!), frontman Liam Gallagher has signed a major label record deal with Warner Bros. His solo album is coming out in 2017. In the meantime, Liam is posting photos of his brother Noel Gallagher, calling him “Potato”.

Oasis is also the subject in a recent Supersonic documentary, set for release on October 2nd in limited UK theaters. Director Matt Whitecross was granted an unparalleled look into the troubled relationship between Gallagher brothers Liam and Noel who are both credited as executive producers... and showcase their humble beginning in 1993.

When I saw Oasis in Sacramento in 1994, they weren’t mobbed by fans for autographs. In fact, Liam and Bonehead was hanging outside the venue and we talked to them a bit before going inside to see the opening band...

Supersonic will be released on Blu-ray, DVD and Digital Download on October 31.

Details:

Featuring extensive unseen archive, SUPERSONIC charts the meteoric rise of Oasis from the council estates of Manchester to some of the biggest concerts of all time in just 3 short years. This palpable, raw and moving film shines a light on one of the most genre and generation-defining British bands that has ever existed.

PS Big Brother Recordings recently unveiled Oasis’ classic 1997 video for their No.1 single ‘D’You Know What I Mean?’ on vevo.com. Directors Dom & Nic added Noel Gallagher's new mix of the song and adding in previously unseen footage. The video has been completely re-graded and is now in High Definition format.

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W♥M223: Rocktober to Snowvember

Read More 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. …

Vu and John recaps Rocktober 2014, plus news/rumors, and November show previews.

News

Macaulay Culkin is not dead. He's in a cover band The Pizza Underground (a Velvet Underground cover band... but the subject matter are all replaced by pizzas). The Pizza Underground was recently in Minneapolis, playing a show with Har Mar Superstar... currently in Texas.

Rumor: Could Liam and Noel be getting back together? With Beady Eye's break up, via twitter.com/liamgallagher, the rumors are coming fast and furious. Noel, on the other hand has a new Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds coming out early 2015 called Chasing Yesterday (Sour Mash Records).

Robert Plant apparently kiboshed a Led Zeppelin reunion guaranteeing $800 mil. from Richard Branson. 35 dates in 3 cities (London, Berlin, NJ).

Artists and digital music sites: U2 uploading new album Songs of Innocence to all iTunes users, Morrissey's music is not online, Taylor Swift pulls hers from Spotify, Garth Brooks self-distributing...

Rocktober 2014

Pre-Rocktober: Lykke Li and La Roux

Rocktober Highlights: Lily Allen, Paloma Faith, Vintage Trouble, Placebo, Pixies, Augustines, and Slowdive.

Honorable mentions: of Montreal, Kooks, and Agnes Obel

Here is a list of all the shows we covered in October:

10/01 Lily Allen at Skyway 10/01 Phantogram at Myth 10/02 Paloma Faith at Triple Rock 10/02 Agent Orange at 7th St 10/04 Kooks at First Ave 10/05 Vintage Trouble at Varsity 10/06 of Montreal at Cedar 10/07 Lucius at Electric Fetus 10/07 Tennis at Fine Line 10/07 Belle & Sebastian at Theatre 10/08 Screaming Females at Triple R 10/08 Banks at First Ave 10/09 We Are Scientists at Turf Club 10/09 Allen Stone at Terminal 5 10/10 Sloan at Turf Club

10/11 Augustines at Turf Club 10/11 Pixies at State Theatre 10/14 Communion Clubnight 10/15 Kina Grannis at Varsity 10/16 Kat Edmonson at Dakota Jazz 10/17 Placebo at Mill City Nights 10/17 Iggy Azalea at TCF Stadium 10/18 Angus & Julia Stone at Cedar 10/22 Dum Dum Girls at Fine Line 10/24 Minus the Bear at Triple Rock 10/27 Ray LaMontagne at Saenger 10/29 Bear's Den at Fine Line 10/30 Agnes Obel at Dakota Jazz 10/30 Kimbra at Fine Line 10/31 Slowdive at Fine Line 10/31 Alt-J at Myth

November Shows Highlight

FKA Twigs at Fine Line (11/14)

Interpol and Hundred Waters at First Avenue (11/14)

Peter Hook and the Light at Fine Line (11/15)

Amanda Palmer at Cedar (11/16)

Suzanne Vega at the Dakota Jazz Club (11/18-11/19)

Stars at Minneapolis (11/19)

Better than Ezra at the Varsity (11/20)

Death from Above 1979 at First Avenue (11/24)

Bonus:

Song of the show is Morrissey's "November Spawned a Monster".

Synthpop Lovelife (previously Viva Brother) and their relationship to Morrissey.

Joe Perry and Steven Tyler (both from Aerosmith) and their rivalry.

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W♥M213: Britpop Vu-And-Tell

W♥M213: Britpop Vu-And-Tell (36 mins) Read More Britpop April 2014 is the 20th anniversary of Britpop, according to BBC6 and Radio 1. This whole month, we are devoting W♥M Radio to our love of Britpop. …

April 2014 is the 20th anniversary of Britpop, so all month we're dedicating our show to the wonderful movement.

NOTE: This was originally shot on video, so if you want the visuals, you'll have to see it on YouTube. Because of YouTube's overly aggressive copyright policies, the music portion was taken out. Absolutely no thanks to Geffen Records.

Here's the Britpop timeline for consideration:

Suede: Suede (Mar 1993); Dog Man Star (Mar 1995)

Blur: Modern Life is Rubbish (May 1993); Parklife (Apr 1994)

Pulp: His n Hers (Apr 1994); Different Class (Oct 1995)

Lush: Split (Jun 1994)

Echobelly: Everyone's Got One (Jul 1994)

Oasis: Definitely Maybe (Aug 1994); Morning Glory (Oct 1995)

S*M*A*S*H: Self Abused (Sep 1994)

Shed Seven: Change Giver (Sep 1994)

Sleeper: Smart (Jan 1995)

Elastica: Elastica (Mar 1995)

Salad: Drink Me (May 1995)

These Animal Men: (Come on Join) The High Society (May 1995)

Gene: Olympian (Mar 1995)

Supergrass: I Should Coco (May 1995)

Cast: All Change (Oct 1995)

Bluetones: Expecting to Fly (Feb 1996)

Marion: This World and Body (Feb 1996)

Space: Spiders (Sep 1996)

Ash: 1977 (Jun 1996)

60ft Dolls: The Big 3 (Jan 1997)

Catatonia: International Velvet (Feb 1998)

Here is the video:

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Oasis at Bill Graham Civic Auditorium, San Francisco (04/13/1996)

Tour Poster Setlist The Swamp Song Acquiesce Supersonic Hello Some Might Say Roll With It Morning Glory Cigarettes & Alcohol Champagne Supernova Noel Gallagher's Acoustic Set Slide Away Cast No Shadow Whatever (Ending with Octopus's Garden) Wonderwall Don't Look Back in Anger Live Forever I Am the Walrus (The Beatles cover) setlist from: setlist.fm Read More Oasis Internet time moves so quickly. If I had mentioned something about Noel Gallagher quitting Oasis on Friday, that would've been accepted. But it's been three days later and now I feel like people …

Twenty years ago, Oasis released "Supersonic" (April 1994), their first single. It was brilliant and the band quickly became the face of Britpop.

I interviewed Liam Gallagher for KFSR 90.7 FM in Sacramento, California (September 27, 1994). They weren't that well-known back then, and you can easily approach any of the band members and talk to them.

Definitely Maybe (Autographed)

As I mentioned in the podcast, Noel Gallagher flat-out refused to sign my Definitely Maybe CD (which hadn't officially been released in America yet, but we got a promo copy for the radio station). Anyway, their tour manager persuaded Noel (basically forced him), and he eventually signed the album.

Later that evening, after the interview and watching their soundcheck, we caught the band at Melarky's, with opener Trace (which I think we missed them because we grabbed dinner).

As I recall, we only stayed about half way because this was a school night and we had about a three hour's drive back to Fresno. But it was worth it to get to meet Oasis in the flesh. Songs on their full set were: "Rock 'n' Roll Star", "Columbia", "Fade Away", "Digsy's Dinner", "Shakermaker", "Live Forever", "Bring It on Down", "Up in the Sky", "Slide Away", " Cigarettes & Alcohol", "Married With Children", "Supersonic", and "I Am the Walrus".

A few years later, I would see the band again, fresh off their massive hit song, "Wonderwall". I bought tickets for both San Francisco and Los Angeles shows, but unfortunately, the LA show was cancelled due to Liam's illness.

Thankfully, we got refunds and it wasn't a full loss because I did see their full show at Bill Graham Civic Auditorium on April 13, 1996, with Third Eye Blind as opener. I'm not entirely sure if I actually showed up early enough to catch that band (as I was not a fan).

The thing about the SF show was that the venue was much, much, much larger than their Sacramento show in 1994. In fact, I was standing next to a guy at the balcony and he brought binoculars (which, at my young age, had never seen anyone with binoculars to see a show).

I'm sure their setlist is well documented, but from my memory, they did a great cover version of "I Am The Walrus" as a closer to their set, which had the entire audience singing along to the "cuck-koo-ca-choo" part. You had to be there.

Oh yes, there was a middle break with just Noel on acoustic, as the band all rest up in the back stage.

After heading back to the dance floor, which was extremely crowded, I had lost my Timex watch! When the show was over, I spent the entire time looking at the floor for my watch. I found it, and it was still working after being stomped on by Oasis fans. Since then, Timex was always my choice of watch (although I will confessed that my current watch is a Casio because of the solar power technology).

That's my story (morning glory) with Oasis. I never caught the band again, and by 2009, the band had split. According to Noel, they broke up because his brother, Liam attacked him (and could have killed him) over a disagreement about Liam's clothing line advertised in the Oasis program book. I haven't heard Liam's side of the story, but this story sounds plausible.

Anyway, these days, Oasis are divided between the two brothers. Liam with Beady Eye and Noel with the High Flying Birds. Unfortunately, based on the brother's bitter history, I do not think they will re-unite as Oasis, despite all the rumors.

Oasis at Bill Graham Civic Auditorium, San Francisco (04/13/1996) Ticket Stub

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