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Lucius at Fitzgerald Theater, St. Paul (10 May 2019)

Lucius at Fitzgerald Lucius Setlist Dusty Trails Tempest Right Down the Line (Gerry Rafferty cover) Something About You Sweet and Tender Romance (McKinleys cover) Go Home Feels Like a Curse (Laurels string interlude) Madness Turn It Around Most of What I Know (Richard Swift cover) w/ Pure Bathing Culture, How Loud Your Heart Gets Woman -- Encore -- True Love Will Find You in the End (Daniel Johnston cover) > Two of Us on the Run A Dream Is a Wish Your Heart Makes (Ilene Woods cover) Pure Bathing Culture Setlist Twins Pendulum All Night Veil Devotion Singer Temples of the Moon Ivory Coast Tour Dates 17/05/2019 The Rialto Theatre, Tucson, AZ 18/05/2019 Pappy & Harriet's, Pioneertown, CA 22/05/2019 The Theatre at Ace Hotel, Los Angeles, CA 08/06/2019 Iroquois Amphitheater, Louisville, KY 13/06/2019 Three Rivers Arts Festival 2019 Pittsburgh, PA 14/06/2019 Merriweather Post Pavilion, Columbia, MD 23/06/2019 Beacon Theatre, New York, NY 24/06/2019 Beacon Theatre, New York, NY 26/06/2019 Beacon Theatre, New York, NY 28/06/2019 Beacon Theatre, New York, NY 29/06/2019 Huntington Bank Pavilion, Chicago, IL 05/07/2019 SPAC), Saratoga Springs, NY 06/07/2019 Bethel Woods Center, Bethel, NY 07/07/2019 Prescott Park, Portsmouth, NH 12/07/2019 Forecastle Festival , Louisville, KY 13/07/2019 The Barns, Whitefish, MT 14/07/2019 Under the Big Sky Whitefish, MT 19/07/2019 Comerica Theatre, Phoenix, AZ 20/07/2019 Santa Barbara Bowl, Santa Barbara, CA 21/07/2019 Brooklyn Bowl - Las Vegas, Las Vegas, NV 23/07/2019 Red Butte Garden Amph Salt Lake City, UT 24/07/2019 River Run Lodge, Ketchum, ID 25/07/2019 Outlaw Field , Boise, ID 25-28/07/2019 Calgary Folk Music , AB, Canada 26-28/07/2019 Interstellar Rodeo , Edmonton, AB, Canada 30/07/2019 PNE Amphitheatre, Vancouver, BC, Canada 02-04 /08/2019 Pickathon Pendarvis Farm, Happy Valley, OR 21/09/2019 Greek Theatre-UC. Berkeley, Berkeley, CA 22/09/2019 Greek Theatre-UC. Berkeley, Berkeley, CA 29/01/2020-02/02/2020 Girls Just Wanna Weekend , Mexico Read More Lucius At their Rock the Garden show, Lucius previewed a new song (“Dusty Trails”), which just appeared on their latest album Good Grief. … Pure Bathing Culture Pure Bathing Culture opened up the show, playing a forty-minute set of songs like "Dream The Dare" from their debut Moon Tides album, out now on Partisan Records. Their sound is often compared to …

Live nudes and pure bathing?!

...sounds somewhat scandalous, but in fact, it was indie vocal group Lucius and openers Pure Bathing Culture returning together, for a mellow but very enjoyable evening at the Fitzgerald Theater in St. Paul, on the first of a two-night stand.

We previously thought Pure Bathing Culture was a fine musical accompaniment to the headliner when we saw them together in early 2016 , then were lucky enough to have them return a few months later as a headliner. This time out, they were performing as a duo (for the first time in a long time - Sarah Versprille – vocals/keys and guitarist Daniel Hindman) in support of their newly released third full-length, Night Pass (on Infinite Companion Records).

The new album’s themes center around perseverance and the lasting strength of love, exemplified best on lead single ‘Devotion’ and the new ‘All Night’, with Versprille singing “All night I'll run with you

'til black in the sky turns blue”. Musically, there is a West Coast gentleness, touches of dream pop and ‘80s influence, and a musical curiosity that wonders instead of wanders, and they closed with one of their first songs ever written, early single ‘Ivory Coast’ from their 2012 EP.

The mutual love affair between the Twin Cities and Lucius continues – the LA by-way-of Brooklyn foursome (led by Jess Wolfe and Holly Laessig, with Dan Molad and Peter Lalish) has played the area very regularly in the last several years-- from venues as small as radio studio and record store appearances, to as large as arenas, as part of Roger Waters’ band on his last world tour.

Their latest release is last year’s Nudes (on Mom+Pop Music) a collection of acoustic versions, new songs, and even a duet with Waters himself, and the band is best known for Wolfe and Laessig’s heavenly harmonies and their synchronous style, in identical dresses (in red fringe and armor-like leggings this night) and hairstyles, singing into a single shared mic.

After starting quietly with 2015’s ‘Dusty Trails’, early single ‘Tempest’ turned up the tempo and a Gerry Rafferty cover proved again popular, as we also heard it recently from New Zealand singer Aldous Harding as well. Another cover song done early in their eighty-minute set was a 1964 song by The McKinleys (the original of which featured a young session man named Jimmy Page on guitar), their version of which was recorded in Chicago with Jeff Tweedy, but remains yet unreleased.

After a soaring ‘Go Home’, they cheekily said “not yet” to the crowd, making themselves laugh as much as the crowd. Wolfe told the story of staying at the venue pre-gig, while Laessig made her way to (presumably) Meritage for oysters and wine, which ended up being paid for by a couple of local fans, “I made the wrong choice” Wolfe said about staying behind and just sipping bone broth.

Three of the local string section Laurels Quartet joined the band for their two evening stand, adding a polish and elegance to the songs they sat in on, especially noteworthy as they ended the somber ‘Feels Like a Curse’ with a stirring interlude.

After big hit, ‘Turn it Around’, the group brought back out Pure Bathing Culture for an emotional cover of ‘Most of What I Know’ originally done by late artist and producer Richard Swift, who was once a member of The Shins and The Arcs (playing with Dan Auerbach also as a live member of The Black Keys) and had produced the likes of Nathaniel Rateliff and Damien Jurado. His untimely death still resonates with both acts, as Pure Bathing Culture dedicated their last song to Swift as well.

The new ‘Woman’ closed the main set, a song about parting ways but not wanting to do so, setting up the encore perfectly. The three-song encore was a dreamy and hopeful lullaby of a send-off, beginning with a 1985 Daniel Johnston cover (again proving the band can dig deep for the right song) which led into their own ‘Two of Us on the Run’ from 2013.

“It feels like home to be here” Wolfe said about playing locally, explaining it is the people and their fans that make their shows special, and is not something they take for granted. “And with that, we’ll leave you with a little lullaby, that hopefully pulls at your heartstrings, as you’ve done for us”, Wolfe said as they finished acapella with a Disney classic song from 1950’s ‘Cinderella’.

“No matter how your heart is grieving, if you keep on believing, the dream that you wish will come true” Lucius sang, ending things with a ray of hope, light, and (literal) harmony.

 

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Lucius at Fitzgerald Theater, St. Paul (10 May 2019)

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Minneapolis: May 10 to May 11, 2019

Here are some shows taking place in the Minneapolis/St Paul area from May 10 to May 11, 2019.

Read more: Minneapolis Music Guide.

The Lemons: Varshons II Read More The Lemonheads Originally, The Lemonheads were scheduled to play in the closet-sized 7th Street Entry, but seeing as tickets sold-out, they upgraded the band to the full-sized room at First Avenue. … Tommy Stinson This Tommy Stinson (bass player for this little known band called The Replacements) with Milwaukee's Midnight Reruns and Philadelphia's Beach Slang is sold out. .…

THE LEMONHEADS
+ Tommy Stinson
First Avenue
Sat 05/11/2019 (7pm/$25)
first-avenue.com

The original laidback Evan Dando is returning as The Lemonheads to First Avenue this May 11th in support of their 10th album Varshons 2.

Growing up in the 90s, you absolutely own the Lemonheads’ album, It’s a Shame About Ray. The record had the hit title track, and some fun songs like “Rockin Stroll” and “Alison's Starting to Happen” … and who could forget the Simon & Garfunkel cover “Mrs Robinson”?

We last saw Dando in Oct 2011 and wrote how popular the show was: “Originally, The Lemonheads were scheduled to play in the closet-sized 7th Street Entry, but seeing as tickets sold-out, they upgraded the band to the full-sized room at First Avenue.”

Special guest will be Tommy Stinson, you know, from the Minneapolis-legendary band The Replacements? This should be an amazing show.

Tour dates:

05/04: Brooklyn, NY Brooklyn Bowl
05/06: Cleveland, OH Grog Shop
05/07: Detroit, MI St. Andrews Hall
05/08: Toronto, ON Lee's Palace
05/10: Chicago, ILThalia Hall
05/11: Minneapolis, MN First Avenue
05/12: Omaha, NE The Waiting Room Lounge
05/14: Denver, CO Bluebird Theatre
05/17: Seattle, WA Tractor Tavern
05/18: Vancouver, B.C. Rickshaw Theatre
05/19: Portland, OR Doug Fir Lounge
05/21: San Francisco, CA Slim's
05/22: Petaluma, CA Mystic Theatre
05/24: Los Angeles, CA Teragram Ballroom
05/25: San Diego, CA Casbah
05/26: Tempe, AZ Marquee Theatre
05/27: Albuquerque, NM Launchpad
05/29: Oklahoma City, OK Tower Theatre
05/30: Dallas, TX Granada Theatre
05/31: Austin, TX Barracuda
06/01: Houston ,TX White Oak Music Hall
06/03: New Orleans, LA House Of Blues
06/04: Atlanta, GA Terminal West
06/06: Nashville, TN Exit/In
06/07: Charlotte, NC The Underground
06/08: Charleston, SC Music Farm
06/09: Carrboro, NC Cat's Cradle
06/11: Lancaster, PA Chameleon Club
06/12: Pittsburgh, PA Mr. Smalls Theatre
06/13: Washington, D.C. 9:30 Club
06/14: Philadelphia, PA The Foundry At The Fillmore
06/15: Boston, MA Paradise Rock Club

Other shows in the area:

THAD at Turf Club Lucius at Fitzgerald Beach Boys at Convention Center Albert Castiglia at Hook & Ladder TR/ST at 7th Street Read More The Beach Boys Wilson, Jardine and Marks have carried on for a brief 7-city summer tour, following a successful 50th anniversary album/73-show tour under The Beach Boys name which fizzled after singer Mike Love … Lucius At their Rock the Garden show, Lucius previewed a new song (“Dusty Trails”), which just appeared on their latest album Good Grief. … Pure Bathing Culture Pure Bathing Culture opened up the show, playing a forty-minute set of songs like "Dream The Dare" from their debut Moon Tides album, out now on Partisan Records. Their sound is often compared to …

THAD
+ Savannah Smith, Martin Devaney
Turf Club
Fri 05/10/2019 (8pm/$15)
turfclub.net

Singer-songwriter Thad (known for being the lead singer of Leagues) will be playing the Turf Club on Friday, May 10th. His debut album is set for release this Fall 2019 on ATO Records.

Tour dates:

May 9 – Milwaukee, WI – Colectivo Coffee Lakefront
May 10 – St. Paul, MN – Turf Club
May 11 – Chicago, IL – Schubas Tavern
May 12 – Detroit, MI – The Crofoot
May 14 – Toronto, ON – The Drake Hotel
May 16 – Washington, D.C. – Pearl Street Warehouse
May 17 – Brooklyn, NY – Rough Trade
May 18 – Philadelphia, PA – World Café Live
May 21 – Charlottesville, VA – The Southern Café
May 22 – Durham, NC – Motorco Music Hall
May 23 – Asheville, NC – Grey Eagle
June 4 – Seattle, WA – Tractor Tavern
June 5 – Portland, OR – Doug Fir
June 7 – San Francisco, CA – Café Du Nord
June 8 – Los Angeles, CA – Gold Diggers

LUCIUS
+ Pure Bathing Culture
Fitzgerald Theater
Fri 05/10/2019 (7pm/$36.75)
Sat 05/11/2019 (7pm/$36.75)
thefitzgeraldtheater.com

Lucius is doing a two-night residency at the Fitzgerald Theater in St Paul, on May 10 and May 11th, as part of their Live Nudes Tour. The tour may be in support of their acoustic album Nudes… but expect some beats and guitars, and, of course, harmonizing vocals of Jess Wolfe and Holly Laessig.

Once again, Lucius is bringing along Pure Bathing Culture (who we last caught together on the same bill in March 2016).

Pure Bathing Culture’s new album Night Pass is out now on Infinite Companion.

Tour dates:

May 04 | Ann Arbor, MI at The Ark
May 07 | Bloomington, IL at Castle Theater
May 08 | Madison, WI at Barrymore Theatre
May 10 | Minneapolis, MN at The Fitzgerald Theater
May 11 | Minneapolis, MN at The Fitzgerald Theater
May 12 | Des Moines, IA at The Franklin
May 15 | Santa Fe, NM at Meow Wolf
May 17 | Tucson, AZ at The Rialto Theater
May 18 | Pioneertown, CA at Pappy & Harriet’s

BEACH BOYS
Minneapolis Convention Center
Sat 05/11/2019 (6pm/$75+)
pacer.org

Fun, fun, fun for a good cause--

This year's PACER Annual Benefit features classic band The Beach Boys featuring Mike Love

This event celebrates PACER’s work on behalf of families of children with disabilities and children and youth who are bullied, with all proceeds supporting PACER’s many worthwhile programs.

The evening also features the largest silent auction in the metro (this year with Mobile Bidding via your smartphone) with items from all categories and the live auction offers unique travel and VIP special experiences.

A popular raffle and wine pull as well as extravaganza bags, are also part of the pre-performance evening.

SCHEDULE
Silent auction: 6 pm
Live auction: 8 pm
Benefit performance: 8 pm
Patron party: After the performance
Performance will be ASL interpreted.

Ticket link: bidpal.net

Tour dates:

May 4 Oklahoma City, OK OKC Civic Center Music Hall
May 5 Enid, OK Central National Bank Center
May 7 Topeka, KS Topeka Performing Arts Center
May 8 Ames, IA Stephens Auditorium
May 9 Sioux City, IA Orpheum Theatre
May 10 Mahnomen, MN Shooting Star Casino
May 11 Minneapolis, MN Minneapolis Convention Center
May 26 Altoona, PA The Jaffa Shrine Center
May 30 Huntington, NY The Paramount
May 31 Carlton, MN Black Bear Casino Resort

ALBERT CASTIGLIA
Hook and Ladder
Sat 05/11/2019 (7:30pm/$12)
thehookmpls.com

Originally scheduled at Famous Dave’s, this Albert Castiglia album release show has moved to the Hook and Ladder Theater & Lounge. The Miami-based singer/songwriter is promoting his new album Masterpiece (coming out May 24th on Gulf Coast Records).

Tour dates:

May 8---Memphis, TN---Rum Boogie Café
May 10—Kansas City, MO---Knucklehead’s Saloon
May 11---Minneapolis, MN---
May 14---Lincoln, NE---Zoo Bar
May 16---Omaha, NE---Chrome Lounge
May 17---Chicago, IL---Buddy Guy’s Legends
Jun 14-16---Key West, FL---Green Parrot
Jun 21---Ft. Myers, FL---Buckingham Blues Bar
Jun 22---Ft. Lauderdale, FL---LauderAle Brewery
Jun 28---Jupiter, FL---Double Roads Tavern
Jun 29---Sarasota, FL---Sarasota Sky Bar & Club
Jul 27---Pomeroy, OH---Big Bend Blues Bash
Aug 9---Charlotte, NC---US Natl. Whitewater Center
Aug 10---Wheeling, W.VA---Heritage Blues Festival
Aug 16---Wausau, WI--- Big Bull Falls Blues Festival

TR/ST
+ Lydia Ainsworth
Fine Line Music Café
Sat 05/11/2019 (8pm/$17)
finelinemusic.com

TR/ST (pronounced as “trust”, not “trist”), will be headlining the Fine Line Music Café this Saturday, May 11th. TR/ST decided to change his name from the hard-to-Google name Trust.

TR/ST’s new LP The Destroyer - Volume 1, available now on Grouch Via House Arrest.

Lydia Ainsworth to open.

Tour dates:

05/04 - Philadelphia. PA | Underground Arts
05/05 - Washington, DC | U Street Music Hall
05/09 - Detroit, MI | El Club
05/10 - Chicago, IL | Lincoln Hall
05/11 - Minneapolis, MN | Fine Line Music Cafe
05/14 - Portland, OR | Wonder Ballroom
05/15 - Seattle, WA | Neumos
05/17 - San Francisco, CA | Great American Music Hall
05/18 - Los Angeles, CA | The Fonda Theatre
06/07-09 - Austin, TX | Austin Terror Fest

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Pure Bathing Culture at 7th Street, Minneapolis (21 June 2016)

Pure Bathing Culture Setlist Dream the Dare Clover The Tower She Shakes Pendulum In the Night, in the Peaceful Night I Trace Your Symbol Pray For Rain Palest Pearl Scotty -- Encore -- Dreams (Fleetwood Mac cover) Sombear Setlist Anything But U Love U In the Dark Adore 2002 Flicker Easy Thief Dem Yuut Setlist Merci Love Blood Ambish Dawn Carry Read More Pure Bathing Culture Portland’s Pure Bathing Culture opened up the show. We previously saw the band with Tennis and compared them to the Cocteau Twins, thanks to the ethereal vocals singer Sarah …

Pure Bathing Culture ended their headlining tour last Tuesday at the 7th Street Entry in Minneapolis. Although the band seemed to enjoy travelling and playing music, there is a hint of relief from the band as they realized it will take them another three days of driving back home to Portland, Oregon, where they can finally take a break.

Dem Yuut

Opening up the show was Dem Yuut (Jeremy Hanson, Don House, Danny O'Brien, Jef Sundquist), who drew in a pretty good crowd, especially for relatively new band on the bill. I was told later that this was the band’s only the second full set in Minneapolis (however the band had already played Chicago and Milwaukee with Pure Bathing Culture the last few nights).

Currently, the band is only uploading remixes of other band’s music, however they played some original songs on their brief 30-minute set.

Sombear

Next up was Sombear, the new music project from Bradley Hale of Now, Now. Hale sang and stayed on synthesizer, and was joined on stage by guitarist Danny.

Their late 90s inspired dance set was plagued with a troublesome synth connection. The technical difficulties forced them to restart their first song and Hale seemed deeply embarrassed about the whole thing, as he yelled, “the synthesizer hates me!”

If you didn’t recognize any of the songs, Hale explained, “I’m trying out a bunch of new songs, because I want to put out another album.” However, Somebear ended their all-new songs set with an older song, ‘Easy Thief’ from 2013’s Love You in the Dark.

We’ve seen Pure Bathing Culture a few times, but this was the first time we saw the duo as headliner. Although with a longer hour set, the band’s set was very similar to their last appearance with Lucius. Set included a good mix of Moon Tides and Pray for Rain, both available on Partisan Records.

Joining singer/keys Sarah Versprille and guitarist Daniel Hindman, was Zach on bass and Ian on drums.

With the full tour ending in Minneapolis, the band seemed naturally comfortable on stage. They were hit with technical difficulties early on ‘Dream the Dare’, but quickly recovered, and played the rest of the concert like seasoned pros.

PBC ended their set with their signature song ‘Scotty’, which we previously mentioned featured lyrics and melodies from Benny Mardones’s single ‘Into the Night’.

The highlight of their show was the Fleetwood Mac cover ‘Dreams’, done quite faithfully for their encore song. The cover shouldn’t surprise fans, as you can hear Fleetwood Mac’s influences and style on PBC’s single ‘Pendulum’.

Pure Bathing Culture’s next appearance will be at Seattle’s Capitol Hill Block Party, playing alongside Chvrches and Odesza, etc.

Pure Bathing Culture at 7th Street Entry, Minneapolis (21 June 2016)

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Minneapolis: June 20 to June 21, 2016

Here are some shows taking place in the Minneapolis/St Paul area from June 20 to June 21, 2016.

Read more Minneapolis Music Guide.

Read More Steve Gunn I had heard previously that Steve Gunn is for guys that like guitar-based bands. Similar to Television. Lots of droning and interplay between the two guitarists. Good way to start the day. … Promised Land Sound Thursday, May 1: Cedar Cultural Center Angel Olsen w/ Promised Land Sound and The Awful Truth Tour dates: April 24 - Atlanta, GA @ The Earl April 25 - Birmingham, AL @ The Bottletree …

STEVE GUNN
at 7th Street Entry
Monday, 06/20/16, 7:30pm ($13/$15)
first-avenue.com

After a series of cancellations due to family illness, Steve Gunn is finally resuming his tour, starting at the 7th Street Entry in Minneapolis this Monday, June 20th. He will be joined by his band The Outliners (drummer Nathan Bowles, guitars James Elkington, and bassist Jason Meagher).

Gun’s new album Eye On The Lines is out now on Matador Records, a label that we love.

Nashville’s Promised Land Sound will open the show. The band was previously in town last November 2015 at the Turf Club, supporting their second album For Use And Delight (Paradise of Bachelors).

Steve Gunn & The Outliners’ Tour Dates:

June 20 – Minneapolis, MN @ 7th St. Entry *
June 21 – Milwaukee, WI @ Cactus Club *
June 23 – Chicago, IL @ Schuba’s*
June 24 – Detroit, MI @ Marble Bar*
June 25 – Toronto, ON @ The Great Hall*
June 26 -- Montreal, QC @ La Vitrola*^
June 28 – Portsmouth, NH @ 3S Artspace*
June 29 – Allston, MA @ The Great Scott*
June 30 – Port Chester, NY @ Garcia’s*
July 9 – Philadelphia, PA @ Union Transfer #%
July 10 - Washington, DC @ The Black Cat #
July 11 - Charlottesville, VA @ Southern#
July 12 – Raleigh, NC @ Kings#
July 13 – Asheville, NC @ The Mothlight#
July 14 – Nashville, TN @ Exit / IN#
July 15 – Decatur, GA @ Eddie’s Attic#
July 16 – Sloss Music & Arts Festival
July 17 – Louisville, KY @ Forecastle
July 26 – Big Sur, CA @ Woodsist Festival
Aug. 6 – Catskills Back Forty Revival $
Sep. 21 – Seattle, WA @ Barboza %
Sep. 22 – Spokane, WA @ The Bartlett %
Sep. 23 – Vancouver, BC @ Fortune Sound Club %
Sep. 24 – Portland, OR @ Mississippi Studios %
Sep. 28 – San Francisco, CA @ The Chapel %
Sep. 30 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Echo %
Oct. 1 – San Diego, CA @ Soda Bar %

* = with Promised Land Sound
# = with Spacin’
^ = with Tim Darcy (of Ought)
% = with Nap Eyes
$ = supports The Felice Brothers

Read More Pure Bathing Culture Portland’s Pure Bathing Culture opened up the show. We previously saw the band with Tennis and compared them to the Cocteau Twins, thanks to the ethereal vocals singer Sarah …

PURE BATHING CULTURE
at 7th Street Entry
Tuesday, 06/21/16, 7:30pm ($10)
first-avenue.com

We caught Pure Bathing Culture with Lucius in March 2016, but now the duo is back, headlining the 7th Street Entry next Tuesday, June 21st.

You may recall that there was a two-year gap between their appearance with Tennis in 2014 and noted that they’ve really “upgraded” their live performance. Singer Sarah Versprille is a lot more expressive in her live shows now... looking forward to see how they handle as the main star on the stage, instead of support act.

Special guests Sombear (featuring Bradley Hale of Now, Now) and Dem Yuut to open.

Tour dates:

06/16/16 Charlotte, NC Charlotte Metro Credit
06/18/16 Columbus, OH Ace Of Cups
06/19/16 Chicago, IL Schubas Tavern
06/20/16 Milwaukee, WI Pabst Theater
06/21/16 Minneapolis, MN 7th Street Entry
07/22/16 Capitol Hill Block Party
07/23/16 Capitol Hill Block Party
07/24/16 Portland, OR Revolution Hall

Read More Jessica Lea Mayfield Jessica Lea Mayfield, singer-songwriter. She is why we sat through Rhett Miller. I loved the last LP (Tell Me), but she has gone into a heavy metal phase. Lots of chorus and distortion on her guitar. …

JESSICA LEA MAYFIELD
at Turf Club
Tuesday, 06/21/16, 7:30pm ($10)
turfclub.net

Jessica Lea Mayfield is returning to Minnesota to support her first ATO release Make My Head Sing...; she was previously in town as part of the Communion tour. We previously caught her at SXSW 2014 and was confused by her music genre: “I loved the last LP (Tell Me), but she has gone into a heavy metal phase. Lots of chorus and distortion on her guitar. Not sure what she was trying for, but I still like her.”

Johnny and Molly of Communist Daughter to open the show.

Tour dates:

6/15 - Louisville, KY - Zanzabar
6/16 - Grand Rapids, MI - Founders Brewing Co.
6/17 - Cincinnati, OH - Fountain Square
6/18 - Chicago, IL - Subterranean
6/21 - St. Paul, MN - Turf Club
6/22 - Milwaukee, WI - Colectivo Coffee
6/23 - Madison, WI - East Side Club
6/24 - St. Louis, MO - Off Broadway Nightclub
6/25 - Indianapolis, IN - Hi-Fi

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Lucius, with Pure Bathing Culture, at First Avenue, Minneapolis (23 March 2016)

Poster Lucius Setlist Dusty Trails Tempest Nothing Ordinary Almost Makes Me Wish for Rain Madness Truce Turn It Around Something About You Born Again Teen Gone Insane Almighty Gosh How Loud Your Heart Gets Genevieve Better Look Back -- Encore -- Two of Us on the Run Go Home Pure Bathing Culture Setlist Dream the Dare Clover The Tower She Shakes In the Night, in the Peaceful Night Pray For Rain I Trace Your Symbol Scotty Read More Lucius At their Rock the Garden show, Lucius previewed a new song (“Dusty Trails”), which just appeared on their latest album Good Grief. … Pure Bathing Culture Pure Bathing Culture opened up the show, playing a forty-minute set of songs like "Dream The Dare" from their debut Moon Tides album, out now on Partisan Records. Their sound is often compared to …

It’s the first night of the Lucius’ Good Grief tour (after SXSW, of course), and it is started out exceptionally well with a sold out show at First Avenue in Minneapolis.

Pure Bathing Culture

Portland’s Pure Bathing Culture opened up the show. We previously saw the band with Tennis and compared them to the Cocteau Twins, thanks to the ethereal vocals singer Sarah Versprille. Seeing them on Wednesday night, I felt that Versprille’s singing performance has upgraded to a more passionate nature (particularly in the hand gestures department). For a “first night of the tour”, Pure Bathing Culture were playing like seasoned professionals. One impressed fan in the audience even asking what they were called during Versprille’s thanking of Lucius for having them on tour.

Breaking down their set, it is a good selection of Moon Tides and Pray for Rain, both albums available now on Partisan Records. My favorite was their closing song, “Scotty”, a song that drew its lyrics and melodies from Benny Mardones’ “Into the Night”.

For a very long time, Brooklyn’s Lucius (fronted by dual vocalists Jess Wolfe and Holly Laessig) toured in support of their debut Wildewoman (Mom + Pop), going back to their first appearance in Minneapolis on 24 Oct 2013. Even as far as their last Minneapolis appearance at Rock the Garden on 20 June 2015, they were still playing tracks from that album (with the exception of one new song on their setlist). You couldn’t blame the band, especially if you follow the band closely, that they’ve been on constant tour since 2012 and hadn’t had much time for personal time or writing new songs. Even with Wolfe had to comment, “When we started writing for this record, we had been away from home for nearly two years. We had just returned from tour, having gone through such varied emotions—loneliness, sadness and exhaustion alongside excitement, fulfillment and some of the most joyful moments in our lives…Whenever one of us had an idea or a feeling, the other was already a witness to it and could help navigate through it—for the two of us, this usually came in song form.”

The result is that their new album, Good Grief, is finally out on Mom + Pops. As expected with a new album tour, the band were more than happy to play the new songs. Breaking down their setlist, they basically played the entire album (save leaving out only two songs), starting with the harmonizing sweet tender song “Dusty Trails” and ending their set with the equally lovely song “Better Look Back”.

Based on fans’ reactions, they were loving the new songs... but possibly even more excited for some older favorites, like “Turn It Around” (done midway in their set) and double song encores “Two of Us on the Run” and “Go Home”.

As previously mentioned, Lucius has sold out every Minneapolis appearance to date, so if you were hoping to catch them next time - get your tickets early.

Lucius’ Good Grief is out now.

Remaining tour dates:

03/24 Chicago, IL Metro* 03/25 Cleveland, OH Beachland Ballroom* 03/26 Toronto, ON Opera House* 03/28 Montréal, QC Fairmount Theatre* 03/29 Boston, MA Royale* 03/31 Brooklyn, NY Music Hall * 04/01 New York, NY Webster Hall* 04/02 Philadelphia, PA Union Transfer* 04/05 Dublin, IE Academy 04/06 Manchester, UK Gorilla 04/08 Glasgow, UK Art School 04/09 Leeds, UK Brudenell 04/10 Nottingham, UK Rescue Rooms 04/11 Bristol, UK Thekla 04/13 London, UK Koko 04/14 Paris, FR La Maroquinerie 04/15 Paris, FR Le Printemps 04/16 Brussels, BE Botanique 04/19 Amsterdam, NL Melkweg 04/20 Hamburg, Germany Prinzenbar 04/21 Berlin, DE Privatclub 04/22 Munich, DE Strom 05/05 Los Angeles, CA Fonda Theatre 05/06 Santa Barbara, CA Soho 05/07 Santa Cruz, CA Catalyst 05/09 Portland, OR Wonder Ballroom 05/10 Vancouver, BC Imperial

05/11 Seattle, WA Neptune Theatre 05/13 Salt Lake City, UT The Grand 05/14 Denver, CO Gothic Theatre 05/16 Omaha, NE Waiting Room 05/17 Des Moines, IA Wooly’s 05/18 St Louis, MO Ready Room 05/20 Dallas, TX Trees 05/21 Austin, TX Emo’s 06/04 Mountain View, CA Shoreline Amph 06/05 Oceanside, CA Oceanside Pier Amph 06/08 Birmingham, AL Saturn 06/10 Bonnaroo 06/13 Charlotte, NC Visulite Theatre** 06/14 Saxapahaw, NC Haw River Ballroom** 06/15 Richmond, VA Broadberry** 06/19 Washington, DC 9:30 Club** 06/21 Portsmouth, NH 3S Arts Space** 06/22 Clifton Park, NY Upstate Concert Hall** 06/24 Pawling, NY Daryl’s House Backyard** 07/10 Winnipeg Folk Festival 07/16 Latitude Festival 07/22-07/24 Way Home Festival 07/29-07/31 Osheaga Festival 08/13 Eau Claires Festival *supported by Pure Bathing Culture **supported by Margaret Glassy

Lucius at First Avenue, Minneapolis (23 March 2016)

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Minneapolis: March 22 to March 24, 2016

Here are some shows taking place in the Minneapolis/St Paul area from March 22 to March 24, 2016.

Read more Minneapolis Music Guide.

Read More Chon Instrumental band Chon was jaw dropping and astonishing last Sunday night. I was stopped in my tracks, I was stunned... I saw these guys last March with Animals as Leaders and I remember …

CHON
at Triple Rock Social Club
Tuesday, 03/22/16, 5pm ($13/$15)
triplerocksocialclub.com

The “Super Chon Bros Tour”, featuring Chon, Polyphia, and Strawberry Girls, will be stopping by Minneapolis next Tuesday, March 22nd.

We previously caught the instrumental band and was impressed with them. Chon’s latest album Grow is out now on Sumerian Records.

Tour dates:

03/16/16 Seattle, WA Chop Suey
03/18/16 Salt Lake City, UT Kilby Court
03/19/16 Denver, CO Larimer Lounge
03/20/16 Lawrence, KS Jackpot Music Hall
03/22/16 Minneapolis, MN Triple Rock Social
03/23/16 Madison, WI The Frequency
03/24/16 St. Louis, MO Firebird
03/25/16 Chicago, IL Bottom Lounge
03/26/16 Grand Rapids, MI Intersection
03/28/16 Detroit, MI Shelter
03/29/16 Cleveland Heights, OH Grog Shop
03/30/16 Baltimore, MD Metro Gallery
04/01/16 Brooklyn, NY Music Hall
04/02/16 Philadelphia, PA Voltage Lounge
04/03/16 Cambridge, MA The Sinclair
04/05/16 Carrboro, NC Cat's Cradle - Back Room
04/06/16 Orlando, FL The Social
04/07/16 Atlanta, GA Purgatory
04/08/16 New Orleans, LA House Of Blues
04/09/16 Houston, TX House Of Blues
04/10/16 Austin, TX Sidewinder
04/11/16 Dallas, TX Gas Monkey Bar & Grill
04/12/16 San Antonio, TX The Korova
04/14/16 Phoenix, AZ The Rebel Lounge
04/15/16 West Hollywood, CA Troubadour

Read More Lucius Brooklyn's Lucius is coming back to Minneapolis... playing their biggest venue so far: the main room at First Avenue! … Pure Bathing Culture Pure Bathing Culture opened up the show, playing a forty-minute set of songs like "Dream The Dare" from their debut Moon Tides album, out now on Partisan Records. Their sound is often compared to …

LUCIUS
with Pure Bathing Culture
at First Avenue
Wednesday, 03/23/16, 7pm ($20/$22)
triplerocksocialclub.com

Finally, Lucius is back in Minneapolis. We’ve been faithfully tracking them since their first appearance at the 7th Street Entry in 2013 to their last Festival show in 2015.

At their Rock the Garden show, Lucius previewed a new song (“Dusty Trails”), which just appeared on their latest album Good Grief.

Pure Bathing Culture to open. We previously caught the band in 2014 and wrote, “Their sound is often compared to Cocteau Twins, somewhat ethereal and shoegazing, thanks to singer Sarah Versprille's vocals, which we previously described as angelic.”

Tour dates:

March 14-18 Austin, TX SXSW Festival
March 23 Minneapolis, MN First Ave*
March 24 Chicago, IL Metro*
March 25 Cleveland, OH Beachland Ballroom*
March 26 Toronto, ON Opera House*
March 28 Montréal, QC Fairmount Theatre*
March 29 Boston, MA Royale*
March 31 Brooklyn, NY Music Hall of Williamsburg*
April 1 New York, NY Webster Hall*
April 2 Philadelphia, PA Union Transfer*
April 5 Dublin, IE The Academy
April 6 Manchester, UK Gorilla
April 8 Glasgow, UK Art School
April 9 Leeds, UK Brudenell
April 10 Nottingham, UK Rescue Rooms
April 11 Bristol, UK Thekla
April 13 London, UK Koko
April 14 Paris, FR La Maroquinerie
April 15 Paris, FR Le Printemps
April 16 Brussels, BE Botanique
April 19 Amsterdam, NL Melkweg
April 20 Hamburg, Germany Prinzenbar
April 21 Berlin, DE Privatclub
April 22 Munich, DE Strom
May 5 Los Angeles, CA Fonda Theatre
May 6 Santa Barbara, CA Soho
May 7 Santa Cruz, CA The Catalyst
May 9 Portland, OR Wonder Ballroom
May 10 Vancouver, BC Imperial
May 11 Seattle, WA Neptune Theatre
May 13 Salt Lake City, UT The Grand
May 14 Denver, CO Gothic Theatre
May 16 Omaha, NE The Waiting Room
May 17 Des Moines, IA Wooly’s
May 18 St Louis, MO The Ready Room
May 20 Dallas, TX Trees
May 21 Austin, TX Emo’s
June 4 Mountain View, CA Shoreline Amphitheatre
June 5 Oceanside, CA Oceanside Pier Amphitheater
June 8 Birmingham, AL The Saturn
June 10 Manchester, TN Bonnaroo
June 13 Charlotte, NC Visulite Theatre**
June 14 Saxapahaw, NC Haw River Ballroom**
June 15 Richmond, VA The Broadberry**
June 19 Washington, DC 9:30 Club**
June 21 Portsmouth, NH 3S Arts Space**
June 22 Clifton Park, NY Upstate Concert Hall**
June 24 Pawling, NY Daryl’s House Backyard**
July 10 Winnipeg, MB Winnipeg Folk Festival
July 16 Suffolk, UK Latitude Festival
July 22-24 Ore-Medonte, ON Way Home Festival
July 29-31 Montreal, QC Osheaga Festival
August 13 Eau Claire, WI Eau Claires Festival

*supported by Pure Bathing Culture
**supported by Margaret Glassy

Read More Puscifer Puscifer is the brainchild of Tool/A Perfect Circle front man Maynard James Keenan. Where Tool is dark and brooding, Puscifer is effervescent and beat driven. The band's 2007 debut, V is for Vagina, sold over 100,000 copies in the U.S. …

PUSCIFER
with Luchafer
at Northrop Auditorium
Wednesday, 03/23/16, 7:30pm ($37.50-$57.50)
northrop.umn.edu

Maynard James Keenan’s Puscifer will be headlining the Northrop Auditorium in Minneapolis next Wednesday, March 23rd. Fans of Keenan’s involvement with Tool and A Perfect Circle will want to check out Puscifer.

Puscifer’s latest Money $hot came out October 30th via Puscifer Entertainment. The record landed at #1 on Billboard’s Independent Music chart, #2 on the Alternative Albums chart and #30 on the Top 200.

Luchafer, an actual Lucha Libre performance, will be integrated into the show. That’s right, there’ll be wrestlin’.

Tour dates:

March 17 Riverside, CA Fox Performing Arts Center
March 18 Phoenix, AZ Comerica Theatre
March 20 Colorado Springs, CO Pikes Peak Center
March 22 Omaha, NE Orpheum Theatre
March 23 Minneapolis, MN Northrop Auditorium
March 25 Milwaukee, WI Riverside Theater
March 26 Grand Rapids, MI Devos Performance Hall
March 28 Rockford, IL Coronado Theatre
March 29 Indianapolis, IN Old National Centre
March 30 Columbus, OH The LC Indoor Pavilion
April 1 Pittsburgh, PA Stage AE
April 2 Detroit, MI The Fillmore
April 4 Akron, OH Akron Civic Theatre
April 5 Buffalo, NY Center for the Arts
April 6 Toronto, ON Sony Centre
April 8 Portland, ME Merrill Auditorium
April 9 Huntington, NY The Paramount
April 10 Reading, PA Santander Performing Arts Center
April 12 Englewood, NJ Bergen Performing Arts Center
April 13 Red Bank, NJ Count Basie Theatre
April 16 Providence, RI Veteran’s Memorial Auditorium

Read More The Cult As expected, The Cult played their Electric album in its entirety… starting off with the sing-along chorus of "Wild Flower". The great energy between the two original two original band members, singer Ian Astbury and guitarist Billy Duffy is great …

THE CULT
at Mill City Nights
Thursday, 03/24/16, 8pm ($40/$45)
millcitynights.com

The Cult is back in town... this time supporting their latest release Hidden City, available now on Cooking Vinyl. The new record is described as “an environment”, singer Ian Astbury explained, “I find today’s gurus are trying to peddle some cure, product or insight as if it’s a new phenomenon. My place is to respond, not react, to observe, participate and share through words and music. There is no higher authority than the heart.”

No support act listed.

Tour dates:

03/18/16 Austin, TX Austin City Limits Live
03/19/16 Tulsa, OK Brady Theater
03/20/16 Salina, KS The Stiefel Theatre
03/22/16 Sioux City, IA Anthem At Hard Rock Hotel
03/24/16 Minneapolis, MN Mill City Nights
03/25/16 Chicago, IL House Of Blues
03/26/16 Detroit, MI The Fillmore Detroit
03/28/16 Cincinnati, OH Taft Theatre
03/29/16 Northfield, OH Hard Rock Live
03/31/16 Rama, ON Casino Rama Entertainment
04/05/16 Boston, MA Shubert Theatre
04/06/16 Huntington, NY The Paramount
04/08/16 Philadelphia, PA Electric Factory
04/09/16 Montclair, NJ Wellmont Theater
04/10/16 Silver Spring, MD Fillmore Silver Spring
04/12/16 Atlanta, GA Variety Playhouse
04/14/16 Lake Buena Vista, FL House Of Blues
04/15/16 Saint Petersburg, FL The Mahaffey Theater
04/16/16 Miami Beach, FL Fillmore Miami Beach
07/08/16 Festival D'été de Québec
07/09/16 RBC Bluesfest

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Minneapolis: September 23, 2015

Here are some shows taking place in the Minneapolis/St Paul area on September 23, 2015.

Read more Minneapolis Music Guide.

Read More Lizz Wright Lizz Wright's stunning new album will be available for pre-order via iTunes and other digital retailers. Fans pre-ordering the album will receive an immediate download of "Lean In" along with three additional …

LIZZ WRIGHT
at Dakota Jazz Club
Wednesday, 09/23/2015, 7pm ($50)
dakotacooks.com

American jazz/R&B singer Lizz Wright is back with her latest album Freedom & Surrender, which according to all the critics, including Mojo Magazine and NPR, they think this is her strongest and best album yet. With all the buzz and praises, the record landed on Billboard #1 Contemporary Jazz album!

Wright will be at the Dakota Jazz Club for a two-night residency from September 22nd to the 23rd.

Tour dates:

9/16/15 Jazz Alley Seattle, WA
9/17/15 Largo Los Angeles, CA
9/19/15 Monterey Jazz Festival Monterey, CA
9/20/15 MIM Music Theater Phoenix, AZ
9/22/15 Dakota (7PM) Minneapolis, MN
9/23/15 Dakota (7PM) Minneapolis, MN
9/25/15 City Winery (7:30 & 10PM) Chicago, IL
10/16/15 Stockholm Jazz Festival Stockholm
10/17/15 Lillehammer kirke (5PM) Lillehammer
10/18/15 Cosmopolite Oslo
10/19/15 Stenhammarsalen Goteborg
10/22/15 Flagey Brussels
10/23/15 Paradiso Amsterdam
10/26/15 Heimathafen Berlin
10/27/15 Laeiszhalle Hamburg
10/29/15 Theaterhaus Gessnerallee Zurich
11/5/15 Arscht Center Miami, FL
11/6/15 Arscht Center Miami, FL

Read More Tei Shi Tei Shi is about to hit the road on a national tour with buzzworthy Years & Years, also headlining dates in New York and LA along the way. On September 20th, she'll perform at Music Hall …

YEARS AND YEARS
at Varsity Theater
Wednesday, 09/23/2015, 7pm ($18/Sold Out)
varsitytheater.org

The names of their two singles kind of say it all—

‘King’ and ‘Shine’ – London electronica band Years & Years are finally making their way here with a proper tour after riding a wave of buzz and significant success across the pond.

Singer Olly Alexander has been singing and acting for more than half of his life, so though the 25 yr old looks half his age, he’s no stranger to the stage. Debut album, Communion (Interscope/Polydor) came out in July, opening at number one in the UK and is quickly climbing the charts stateside.

Locally, the Minneapolis show is now sold out but to those lucky enough to have a ticket, be sure to arrive early for opener Tei Shi who has a new EP, Verde out on Mermaid Avenue/ Mom + Pop Music. The singer-songwriter (aka Valerie Teicher) is getting known for her blend of whispery dream pop and guested on the last Glass Animals album.

Tour dates:

09/16/15 New York, NY Terminal 5
09/18/15 Philadelphia, PA Union Transfer
09/19/15 Washington, DC 9:30 Club
09/22/15 Chicago, IL Park West
09/23/15 Minneapolis, MN Varsity Theater
09/25/15 Englewood, CO Gothic Theatre
09/28/15 San Francisco, CA The Fillmore
09/29/15 San Diego, CA Observatory North Park
09/30/15 Los Angeles, CA The Wiltern
10/04/15 Austin City Limits Music Festival
10/09/15 Birmingham O2 Academy Birmingham
10/10/15 Norwich Univ. Of East Anglia LCR-Union
10/13/15 Sheffield O2 Academy Sheffield
10/14/15 Leeds O2 Academy Leeds
10/16/15 Newcastle O2 Academy Newcastle
10/17/15 Glasgow ABC1
10/18/15 Manchester Albert Hall
10/20/15 Liverpool O2 Academy Liverpool
10/21/15 Bristol O2 Academy Bristol
10/22/15 Cardiff Great Hall
10/24/15 Brighton The Brighton Centre
10/26/15 Southend-On-Sea Cliffs Pavilion
10/28/15 London O2 Academy Brixton
10/29/15 Kiss Haunted House Party
10/31/15 Vevo Halloween
11/04/15 Belfast Mandela Hall

Read More Pure Bathing Culture Pure Bathing Culture opened up the show, playing a forty-minute set of songs like "Dream The Dare" from their debut Moon Tides album, out now on Partisan Records. Their sound is often compared to …

PURE BATHING CULTURE
at Turf Club
Wednesday, 09/23/2015, 8pm ($18)
turfclub.net

We previously caught Pure Bathing Culture (Daniel Hindman, Sarah Versprille, Zach Tillman, and Brian Wright) last year with Tennis and described them as "angelic". It looks like the band will be back at the Turf Club next Wednesday to promote their upcoming album Pray For Rain, set for release October 23rd on Partisan.

Wild Ones to open on this upcoming tour.

Tour dates:

09/18/15 - Seattle, WA - Barboza
09/19/15 - Vancouver, BC - Fortune Sound Club
09/22/15 - Fargo, ND - Studio 222 *
09/23/15 - St. Paul, MN - Turf Club *
09/24/15 - Madison, WI - The Frequency *
09/25/15 - Chicago, IL - Schubas *
09/26/15 - Champaign, IL - Pygmalion Music Festival
09/27/15 - Cincinnati, OH - Midpoint Music Festival
09/28/15 - Columbus, OH - The Basement *
09/29/15 - Cleveland, OH - Beachland Tavern *
10/01/15 - Toronto, ON - The Drake *
10/02/15 - Montreal, QC - Bar Le Ritz *
10/03/15 - Boston, MA - Middle East Upstairs *
10/04/15 - Brooklyn, NY - Baby's All Right *
10/06/15 - Philadelphia, PA - Boot & Saddle *
10/07/15 - Washington, DC - DC9 *
10/08/15 - Carborro, NC - Cat's Cradle Back Room *
10/09/15 - Atlanta, GA - Drunken Unicorn *
10/10/15 - Asheville, NC - The Mothlight *
10/12/15 - St. Louis, MO - The Demo *
10/13/15 - Kansas City, MO - Record Bar *
10/29/15 - San Francisco, CA - The Chapel
11/01/15 - Santa Barbara, CA - SOhO Restaurant *
11/02/15 - Los Angeles, CA - The Echo
11/04/15 - Phoenix, AZ - Crescent Ballroom *
11/07/15 - Dallas, TX - Three Links *
11/08/15 - Norman, OK - The Opolis *
11/09/15 - Omaha, NE - Reverb Lounge *
11/11/15 - Denver, CO - Hi-Dive *
11/12/15 - Salt Lake City, UT - Kilby Court *
11/13/15 - Boise, ID - Neurolux *

* = w/ Wild Ones

Read More The Orb Legendary Electronic DJs and dubsters The Orb will be playing at the main room at First Avenue in Minneapolis on 04/20, as part of their "Adventures in the USA" tour. …

THE ORB
at Mill City Nights
Wednesday, 09/23/2015, 8pm ($18)
millcitynights.com

We previously mentioned The Orb (Alex Paterson and Thomas Fehlmann) on their "Adventures in the USA" tour in April 2014. This time, the duo is back on tour for their latest new album Moonbuilding 2703 AD (Kompakt). The new record, according to Paterson, “it's a solid piece of music that mutates into an eight legged lunar Land Rover and takes off into a cosmic horizon of a million sounds, patterns and textures. It spins the listener on his/her head, rewiring their brains to maximum capacity, then brings them home, sweet home.”

The DJs are encouraging fans to pick up the vinyl, as the vinyl will include three extra bonus songs.

Tour dates:

09-17 – Burlington, VT - Higher Ground
09-18 - Montreal, QC - la SAT
09-19 - Allston, MA - Brighton Music Hall
09-23 - Minneapolis, MN - Mill City Nights
09-24 – Madison, WI - Majestic Live
09-26 – Detroit, MI - Magic Bag
09-27 - Chicago, IL – Metro

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Tennis at Fine Line Music Cafe, Minneapolis (07 Oct 2014)

Setlist Solar on the Rise Mean Streets Cured of Youth Needle and a Knife Never Work for Free Timothy Pigeon Petition Viv Without the N Night Vision I'm Callin' 100 Lovers This Isn't My Song Origins It All Feels -- Encore -- Bad Girls Marathon Tour Dates 10/17 Salt Lake City, UT Urban Lounge 10/18 Boise, ID Knitting Factory 10/20 Seattle, WA Neumos 10/21 Vancouver, Canada Fortune 10/22 Portland, OR Wonder Room 10/24 San Francisco, CA Great American 10/25 West Hollywood, CA Troubadour 10/26 San Diego, CA Casbah 10/29 Phoenix, AZ Crescent Ballroom 11/01 Austin, TX Red 7 11/02 Dallas, TX The Loft 11/04 Lawrence, KS Granada Theater 11/05 Omaha, NE Waiting Room 11/07 Denver, CO Bluebird Theater 11/08 Aspen, CO Belly Up Aspen Read More Tennis It's always good to see that Tennis will be back in Minneapolis on October 7th, celebrating their new album Ritual In Repeat (which came out September 9th on Communion Records). …

Tennis and Pure Bathing Culture's tour came to a much needed break with last night's performance at the Fine Line Music Café in Minneapolis.

Pure Bathing Culture

Pure Bathing Culture opened up the show, playing a forty-minute set of songs like "Dream The Dare" from their debut Moon Tides album, out now on Partisan Records. Their sound is often compared to Cocteau Twins, somewhat ethereal and shoegazing, thanks to singer Sarah Versprille's vocals, which we previously described as angelic. Making up the rest of the live band, included her co-songwriter/guitarist Daniel Hindman, bassist Zach Tillman, and drummer Brian Wright.

Since this was the band's first break in a lengthy tour, Versprille said that they were very glad to get a couple of days off at their home... Unfortunately they have to spend fourteen hours driving in the car to get to Portland!

This must be the fourth or fifth time Denver-based Tennis stopped by Minneapolis, but it's always good to see the band again. The husband/wife duo is focused around singer/keys (and sometime guitar) Alaina Moore, who was feeling a little under the weather. It was bad enough that the band canceled their in-store appearance at Electric Fetus earlier in the day... and you can tell that the band is sorely looking forward to their break... that is until starting their second leg of their tour again in a week.

Moore, as I've previously written about, spent most of her time behind the keyboard, only stepping out for one song, "Petition", and picking up the guitar for her only guitar-written song, "Viv Without the N". Her husband, Patrick Riley, on the other hand, is usually in the spotlight center, walking to and fro with his guitar (and often with his head hanging down).

During the first half of the show (8 songs in!), Moore eventually asked a fan to stop filming the show, "It's a little distracting. I want you to enjoy the show, I want to sing to you, specifically." Hearing that, some of the photogs (who were snapping pictures, even post-three songs) started to wrap up their gear and took off... Believe me, it is not only distracting to the performers, but also the audience in attendance, so Moore is not in the wrong.

Setlist

Most of their set was taken from their latest Communion album Ritual In Repeat, with only a few songs from their previous albums. Hearing them talk on stage, it seemed like they've been writing a lot of songs on the road. One of the new songs on Ritual In Repeat called "I'm Callin'" had quite an interesting story. Moore said that the song took over a year to write, as she started trying to write a Carole King-type song, but just could not get it right. Then one night, she had a dream, where all the lyrics and notes were revealed to her! Then she apologized if the lyrics didn't make any sense, as they were from a dream.

After the standard going off stage and coming back for the encore, Moore joked, "We took a bunch of drugs!" Then Riley clarified, it was NyQuil Cold Medicine. With that, they played "Bad Girls" and "Marathon", the latter was a fitting song, since they felt like they ran a marathon - a long road finally ending in Minneapolis.

Tennis' Ritual In Repeat is out now on Communion Records. Catch Tennis with Pure Bathing Culture on this fall 2014 tour.

Tennis at Fine Line Music Cafe, Minneapolis (07 Oct 2014)

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Rocktober: October 5 - October 7, 2014

Read More Vintage Trouble A cold and rainy night outside was in stark contrast to the hot and crowded basement bar of Mill City Nights, where LA-based buzz band Vintage Trouble and openers Leogun, each shook the rafters inside the sold-out tiny club. …

Here are shows taking place in Minneapolis/St Paul on October 5 to October 7, 2014.

VINTAGE TROUBLE at Varsity Theater
Sunday 10/05/14
varsitytheater.org

This will be the third time Vintage Trouble will be playing Minneapolis, the first at the tiny Nether Bar and the second at Cultivate Festival 2014.

Oddly enough, the Varsity Theater was not originally listed on their tour schedule, but we're glad to see they added the show for this Sunday.

Details of the event:

VINTAGE TROUBLE
The Swing House Sessions Tour
Date:05 - Oct - 2014
Ticket Price:$16 Advance / $18 Day Of Show / $25 Mezzanine Access
Time, Ages:7pm Doors - 8pm Music - 18+ with I.D.

with special guests DJ Tom “Papa” Ray the Soul Selector

Vintage Trouble Tour Dates:

10/02 | The Grog Shop | Cleveland, OH
10/04 | Park West | Chicago, IL
10/05 | The Varsity | Minneapolis, MN
10/24 | Life Is Beautiful Festival | Las Vegas, NV

Read More Slow Magic I was rather impressed with Slow Magic, particularly with his color-changing custom fox (or wolf?) mask. Slow Magic kept changing the pace, keeping the show visually and musically interesting. Sometime he'll bang his drums …

SLOW MAGIC at 7th Street Entry
Sunday 10/05/14
first-avenue.com

The first time I saw Slow Magic, they were second of three bands/DJs over at the Triple Rock Social Club, last year.

I wrote that the DJ had a custom fox mask that would light up and change color to fit the mood of the songs. It was visually really cool, and the music's not bad either!

Well, it looks like Slow Magic is back with a new album How to Run Away (Downtown Records), and he's out on tour in support of the new album:

10/03 - Chicago, IL @ Lincoln Hall
10/04 - Madison, WI @ The Frequency *
10/05 - Minneapolis, MN @ 7th Street Entry *
10/07 - Springfield, MO @ College St. Bar *
10/08 - Lawrence, KS @ Bottleneck *
10/09 - Denver, CO @ Bluebird Theater *
10/10 - Fort Collins, CO @ Hodi's Half Note *
10/11 - Salt Lake City, UT @ Urban Lounge *
10/12 - Boise, ID @ The Crux *
10/15 - Portland, OR @ Holocene *
10/16 - Victoria, BC @ Lucky Bar *
10/17 - Vancouver, BC @ Celebrities *
10/18 - Seattle, WA @ Neumos *

* with Kodak To Graph and Daktyl

Read More Bob Dylan attended a Bob Dylan tribute event last night at the Red Stag Supper Club, in Minneapolis. The event was also a listening party for Dylan's 33rd studio album, Together Through Life …

COLONY HOUSE + KNOX HAMILTON at Turf Club
Sunday 10/05/14
turfclub.net

Over at Saint Paul's Turf Club on Sunday are Colony House and Knox Hamilton co-headlining show.

Here are some quick Colony House facts: #1 most played and downloaded single on SiriusXM Alt Nation, #3 Billboard Heatseekers Charts, and #7 on iTunes Alternative Rock Charts. Colony House also recently covered Bob Dylan's "It Ain't Me Babe", which you can watch YouTube.

Here are some quick Knox Hamilton facts: from Little Rock, Arkansas, and their new single "Work it Out" was #2 on SiriusXM’s Alt18 (for at least four weeks straight).

Also listed on the bill for the Minnesota show is Cheerleader, described as a bedroom project of longtime friends and roommates Joe Haller and Chris Duran... from Philadelphia.

Fall Tour Dates

Oct 3 Milwaukee, WI @ Club Garibaldi
Oct 4 Chicago, IL @ Schuba’s
Oct 5 Minneapolis, MN @ Turf Rock
Oct 6 Omaha, NE @ Reverb Lounge
Oct 8 Houston, TX @ Fitzgerald’s
Oct 9 Bryan, TX @ Grand Stafford
Oct 10 San Antonio, TX @ Sam’s Burger Joint
Oct 11 Dallas, TX @ Prophet Bar
Oct 12 Austin, TX @ ACL
Oct 14 New Orleans, LA @ Gasa Gasa
Oct 16 Birmingham, AL @ Bottletree
Oct 17 Atlanta, GA @ The Earl
Oct 18 Charlotte, NC @ Evening Muse
Oct 19 Carrboro, NC @ Cat’s Cradle
Oct 21 Washington, D.C. @ U Street Music
Oct 22 Philadelphia, PA @ Milkboy
Oct 24 New York, NY @ CMJ
Oct 26 Boston, MA @ Brighton
Oct 28 Pittsburgh, PA @ Stage AE
Oct 29 Cleveland, OH @ Beachland Tavern
Oct 30 Columbus, OH @ The Basement

Read More Of Montreal Of Montreal put on a wildly inventive show at the Cedar Cultural Center last night, May 15, with Houston quintet Wild Moccasins opening. …

OF MONTREAL at Cedar Cultural Center
Monday 10/06/14
thecedar.org

Although the show is at the Cedar Cultural Center, it's actually a First Avenue show. The last time Of Montreal played in Minneapolis, it was also at the Cedar last year, which Jamie described as, "a wildly inventive show" with balloons, "topless gremlins", and a horse-like contraption.

Of Montreal will be touring in support of their forthcoming album Aureate Gloom, which doesn't have a release date, at this time.

Opening up the show will be Pillar Point, who is out on their first US tour this fall. Pillar Point (Scott Reitherman) will be likely playing tracks from his self-titled debut album.

Tour dates (all dates with Pillar Point):

10/02 - Charlottesville, VA @ The Jefferson
10/03 - Louisville, KY @ Headliner’s
10/04 - Columbia, MO @ The Blue Note
10/05 - Madison, WI @ Majestic Theatre
10/06 - Minneapolis, MN @ Cedar Cultural Center
10/07 - Des Moines, IA @ Wooly’s
10/08 - Denver, CO @ The Bluebird
10/09 - Salt Lake City, UT @ Urban Lounge
10/10 - Garden City, ID @ Visual Arts Collective
10/11 - Spokane, WA @ The Knitting Factory
10/12 - Seattle, WA @ Neptune
10/13 - Portland, OR @ Wonder Ballroom
10/14 - San Francisco, CA @ Great American
10/15 - San Francisco, CA @ Great American
10/16 - Los Angeles, CA @ Mayan
10/17 - Phoenix, AZ @ Crescent Ballroom
10/18 - Las Vegas, NV @ Fremont Country Club
10/19 - Santa Fe, NM @ Skylight
10/21 - Tulsa, OK @ Cain’s Ballroom
10/22 - Dallas, TX @ Trees
10/23 - Austin, TX @ Mohawk
10/24 - New Orleans, LA @ Howlin Wolf
10/25 - Atlanta, GA @ Terminal West

Read More Lucius We love Brooklyn's Lucius, having seen the band every time they play in Minneapolis (which, by the way, they are returning to a much bigger venue in October). . …

LUCIUS at First Avenue
Tuesday 10/07/14
first-avenue.com

Brooklyn's Lucius is coming back to Minneapolis... playing their biggest venue so far: the main room at First Avenue!

Opening up for Lucius is Lapland, the stagename for songwriter Josh Mease.

Tour Dates

10/03: Austin, TX @ Emo's
10/04: Austin, TX @ Austin City Limits Festival
10/07: Minneapolis, MN @ First Avenue
10/08: Chicago, IL @ Metro
10/09: St. Louis, MO @ Off Broadway
10/11: Austin, TX @ Austin City Limits Festival
10/15: Stockholm, SE @ Kägelbanan
10/16: Oslo, NO @ Bla
10/17: Gothenberg, SE @ Pustervik
10/18: Copenhagen, DK @ VEGA
10/22: London, UK @ Islington Assembly Hall
10/23: Leeds, UK @ Brudenell Social Club
10/24: Liverpool, UK @ O2 Academy 2
10/25: Dublin, IE @ Whelans
10/27: Portsmouth, UK @ Wedgewood Rooms
10/28: Paris, FR @ Café de la Danse
10/29: Luxembourg, LU @ den Atelier
10/31: Zurich, CH @ Mascotte
11/01: Bulle, CH @ Ebullition
11/02: Milano, IT @ Circolo Magnolia
11/03: München, DE @ Atomic Café
11/05: Utrecht, NL @ Tivoli
11/06: Köln, DE @ Blue Shell
11/07: Berlin, DE @ Magnet
11/08: Strasbourg, FR @ La Laiterie
11/09: Brussels, BE @ Ancienne Belgique
12/04: Burlington, VT @ Higher Ground Ballroom
12/05: Albany, NY @ The Hollow
12/06: New York, NY @ Terminal 5

Read More Tennis Ritual In Repeat is the new upcoming album from Tennis. The Denver-based band just came off of a highly successful tour with HAIM... but there's no rest for the duo as they've booked a new . … Pure Bathing Culture Lastly, on a particularly whimsical note, Portland’s own Pure Bathing Culture closed out the night. With Sarah Versprille’s souring, angelic vocals and Daniel Hindman’s …

TENNIS at Fine Line Music Café
Tuesday 10/07/14
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It's always good to see that Tennis will be back in Minneapolis on October 7th, celebrating their new album Ritual In Repeat (which came out September 9th on Communion Records). The husband/wife duo (Alaina Moore and Patrick Riley) is fresh off their sold-out North American tour with Haim.

Opening for Tennis will be Pure Bathing Culture. You may recall that Jessie caught the Portland-based band in Los Angeles earlier this year and reported, "Sarah Versprille’s souring, angelic vocals and Daniel Hindman’s incandescent guitar solos, this powerfully divine foursome sets the tone for a truly ethereal concert experience. I’m not sure how she does it, but Sarah makes a mullet look completely modern AND rad."

Tour dates:

10/02 Montreal, Can La Vitrole
10/03 Toronto, Can Virgin Mobile Mod Club
10/04 Columbus, OH A&R Music Bar
10/05 Chicago, IL Lincoln Hall
10/07 Minneapolis, MN Fine Line Music Cafe
10/17 Salt Lake City, UT Urban Lounge
10/18 Boise, ID Knitting Factory
10/20 Seattle, WA Neumos
10/21 Vancouver, Canada Fortune Sound Club
10/22 Portland, OR Wonder Room
10/24 San Francisco, CA Great American Music Hall
10/25 West Hollywood, CA Troubadour
10/26 San Diego, CA Casbah
10/29 Phoenix, AZ Crescent Ballroom
11/01 Austin, TX Red 7
11/02 Dallas, TX The Loft
11/04 Lawrence, KS Granada Theater
11/05 Omaha, NE Waiting Room
11/07 Denver, CO Bluebird Theater
11/08 Aspen, CO Belly Up Aspen

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Jesse Woods/La Luz/Pure Bathing Culture @ Bootleg LA 1/22

Jesse Woods Visits Los Angeles photo credit: jessewoodsmusic.com Read More Jesse Woods Lo-fi folkster Jesse Woods has a debut album called Get Your Burdens Lifted, coming out August 6 via Guns In The Sun. You can get a preview of the LP by checking out his song …

Everyone’s favorite cowboy Jesse Woods from Austin, TX is in Los Angeles this week playing some fantastic shows all over town. Last night, he graced the Bootleg Theater in Echo Park along with La Luz and Pure Bathing Culture. Jesse was accompanied by a band, which he later told me was a new addition to his sets. This is my third time seeing Jesse and the band only made his performance even more cinematic and dreamy. Adding in the low-lit grungy vibe of Bootleg, the setting was perfect for a magical night with heartfelt tunes.

Rootin’ tootin’ singer/songwriter/carpenter (of sorts... he built the studio he recorded his last album in) Jesse came out in his cowboy hat ready to roll. He opened with ‘Walk Along Cattle Drives’, the first track on his recently released full-length album Get Your Burdens Lifted. That’s exactly what Jesse accomplishes in his sets- there’s a calming, sentimental way about his performance that makes you feel like stretching out on the grass and staring at the moon, that all of your problems have dissipated for a few moments and you have an overall sense of peace. His melodic and captivating vocals carry the room in an effortless way as he belts out his unfeigned lyrics, “Right before the sunrise, right before the moon dies, dreams are turnin’ inside out...dreams are turnin’ inside out.”

Halfway through the set Jesse played my favorite track on the album ‘Danger in the Dancehall’. If there ever was a song to fall in love to, this one just might be it. It pulls at your heart strings, with lyrics “I hear the angels loud and clear...I’m lost forever...won’t ever find a single tear, coming from my eyes”. His guitar picking is bright and crystal clear, with enchanting solos to boot. His honesty and soul-baring efforts onstage are felt tremendously by his adoring fans. He seamlessly lifted the sleepy mood with ‘Lazerburn’, which has a Johnny Cash kind of rhythm to it, like the thought of line dancing could be a possibility. Again, his band makes for a much more lively set, for the audience and it looks like for Jesse himself. He ended the set with a beautiful solo performance, and thanked the crowd with a handsome smile and a friendly

“Goodnight, ya’ll”.

La Luz

Next to take the stage was the adorable all-girl band La Luz from Seattle. My god, there is something impossibly refreshing about chicks jamming on instruments, especially when they’re all talented and wonderfully experimental. La Luz has a 60’s mod vibe, with slow electric drones that borderline spiritual/ambient rock. It’s sure to soothe you- everyone in this band sings and their harmonies are delicate and sultry. The audience stood open-mouth gazing and utterly mesmerized as lead singer Shane wailed on her guitar... and I haven’t seen a girl shred solos like this since St. Vincent. They performed most of the tracks off their new album ‘It’s Alive’, doing little choreographed jigs during most numbers. Shane is absolutely hilarious when conversing with her audience, making jokes about the ping-pong table with her stoner-like giggles. This band is a true delight and should acquire even more of a following as they continue to play live.

Pure Bathing Culture

Lastly, on a particularly whimsical note, Portland’s own Pure Bathing Culture closed out the night. With Sarah Versprille’s souring, angelic vocals and Daniel Hindman’s incandescent guitar solos, this powerfully divine foursome sets the tone for a truly ethereal concert experience. I’m not sure how she does it, but Sarah makes a mullet look completely modern AND rad. Her killer voice transcended above the audience, painting a picture of two star-crossed lovers driving away together into the moonlight. My favorite track off their album Moon Tides, ‘Pendulum’, lit up the venue in such a way I for one felt like I was floating. It also always amazes me how foot petals can amplify and skyrocket the sound from a guitar, and it looks like Pure Bathing Culture has effectively mastered this technique. On tour with La Luz this winter, I highly, highly recommend that you see these guys for yourself.

Jesse Woods at Bootleg, Los Angeles (01/22/2014)

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