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Minneapolis: May 23 to May 28, 2018

Here are some shows taking place in the Minneapolis/St Paul area from May 23 to May 28, 2018.

Read more: Minneapolis Music Guide.

Slayer at Armory Poster Read More Slayer Slayer guitarist Jeff Hanneman was killed due to an alcohol-related cirrhosis (which is an alcoholic liver disease due to years of drinking), a coroner has confirmed. …

SLAYER
+ Testament, Behemoth, Anthrax, Lamb Of God
Armory
Thu 05/24/2018 (3:30pm/$97)
armorymn.com

Metal legends Slayer is headlining the Armory this Thursday, presented by 93x and Live Nation. Slayer are one of the Rushmore of metal, right up there with Metallica, Megadeth and Anthrax. The band announced that 2018 will be their “Farewell Tour”, and if you’ve never seen them live, this is your final chance to jump at the opportunity.

This all-star lineup will also feature other favorites like Lamb of God, Anthrax, Behemoth and Testament. With so many bands on the bill, the show literally will start at 5pm (doors opened at 3:30pm).

Tour dates:

05/16/2018 P.N.E. Forum Vancouver, BC
05/17/2018 South Okanagan Centre Penticton, BC
05/19/2018 Big Four Building Calgary, AB
05/20/2018 Shaw Conference Edmonton, AB
05/22/2018 Bell MTS Place Winnipeg, MB
05/24/2018 Armory Minneapolis, MN
05/25/2018 Hollywood Casino Amph Tinley Park, IL
05/27/2018 Michigan Lottery Sterling Heights, MI
05/29/2018 Budweiser Stage Toronto, ON
05/30/2018 Place Bell Laval, QC
06/01/2018 Mohegan Sun Uncasville, CT
06/02/2018 PNC Bank Arts Center Holmdel, NJ
06/04/2018 Santander Arena Reading, PA
06/06/2018 Riverbend Music Center Cincinnati, OH
06/07/2018 Blossom Music Ctr Cuyahoga Falls, OH
06/09/2018 KeyBank Pavilion Burgettstown, PA
06/10/2018 Jiffy Lube Live Bristow, VA
06/12/2018 Veterans United Virginia Beach, VA
06/14/2018 PNC Music Pavilion Charlotte, NC
06/15/2018 Orlando Amphitheater Orlando, FL
06/17/2018 Smart Financial Centre Sugar Land, TX
06/19/2018 The Bomb Factory Dallas, TX
06/20/2018 Austin360 AmphAustin, TX

Weather Warlock / Quintron 2018 Poster Gosh! 2018 Poster Shilpa Ray at 7th Street Poster King Tuff 2018 Poster Red Wanting Blue 2018 Poster Wet 2018 Poster Memory Lanes Mary Ocher: Mix Tape Read More Quintron I'll always remember when I saw Quintron and Miss Pussycat at the Triple Rock in 2010. I had no idea there would be a puppet show - right in the middle of a regular concert. ... Night Moves The locally based band, promoting their debut, Colored Emotions (Domino) impressed us enough opening for Poliça (in Minneapolis and Colorado) and Django Django last year… Shilpa Ray Shilpa Ray to open. If the name sounded familiar, she used to be in a "Goth burlesque"-esque band called Shilpa Ray and her Happy Hookers. Since going solo, she's released three albums - her latest Last Year's Savage … King Tuff Opening up the show was Vermont's King Tuff (real name Kyle Thomas). King Tuff's sound is more garagey/surf that Burger Records is synonymous with... however the trio is currently signed to Sub Pop … Wet The trio was previously in Minneapolis at the 7th Street Entry in 2014, after supporting Sohn, but the 2016 tour is officially their first headlining tour. Look for their debut album Don’t You …

Other shows in the area:

WEATHER WARLOCK
+ KPT, Jeremy Ylvisaker
Turf Club
Wed 05/23/2018 (8pm/$10)
turfclub.net

Quintron’s new project Weather Warlock will be performing at the Turf Club in St Paul on Wednesday. Billed as “Quintronics Weather Warlock”, the show promised music demos and a concert. We’re big fans of Quintron & Miss Pussycat, so this should be an interesting new project.

KPT and Jeremy Ylvisaker to open.

GOSH!
Mortimer's Bar & Restaurant
Thu 05/24/2018 (9pm/$5)
mortimersbar.com

Chicago Psych-Rock Duo Gosh! (not to be confused with Australia’s Gosh, Estonia’s all-female GOSH or Comedian Gosh), will be stopping by Mortimer's Bar & Restaurant in Minneapolis on Thursday.

Other bands on the lineup: Cult of Lip, Go For Retro, and Material.

Tour dates:

May 22 - Milwaukee, WI @ Quarter’s
May 23 - Madison, WI @ Mickey’s
May 24 - Minneapolis, MN @ Mortimor’s
May 25 - Duluth, MN @ Blush
May 27 - Fargo, ND @ Red Raven

NIGHT MOVES
+ Anonymous Choir, Wellness, Shilpa Ray
First Avenue
Fri 05/25/2018 (8pm/$12)
first-avenue.com

Originally booked at the smaller 7th Street Entry, Shilpa Ray’s show got upgraded to the much larger mainroom, where she’ll share the stage with local favorites Night Moves, Anonymous Choir, and Wellness. We saw Ray in Sep 2015 and wrote, “Opening the evening was Brooklyn resident Shilpa Ray and band, who previously toured with her own blues rock band, the Happy Hookers. After a 2013 EP, the band returned this year with full-length, Last Year’s Savage (Northern Spy Records) and dazzled with a 40 min. performance that channeled Natalie Merchant or Norah Jones with a dash of Patti Smith, fronting Alabama Shakes.”

Shilpa Ray’s Nihilism EP is out now.

Tour dates:

5/16 - New Haven -Cafe Nine
5/17 - Cambridge - Middle East
5/18 - Portland - The Apohadion
5/19 - Montreal - Casa
5/20 - Toronto - The Baby G
5/21 - Detroit - El Club
5/22 - Jackson, MI - Michigan Theatre
5/23 - Chicago - The Hideout
5/24 - Milwaukee - Company Brewing
5/25 - Minneapolis - 1st Ave.
5/26 - Davenport - Raccoon Motel
5/28 - Norman - Opolis
5/29 - Dallas - Club Dada
5/30 - Austin - Mohawk Inside
5/31 - Houston - Spruce Goose

KING TUFF
+ Cut Worms, SASAMI
Turf Club
Sat 05/26/2018 (8pm/$15)
turfclub.net

King Tuff (aka Kyle Thomas) will be back in town at the Turf Club on Saturday, May 26th. We previously caught him in April 2015 and said, “While I felt King Tuff's music was different from Father John Misty, they were a lot of fun and won over the audience by the end of their 45-min set. This was evident when bassist Magic Jake came back on stage to clear out his section and you heard loud claps & cheers from the audience. Jake smiled and took a bow.”

Tour dates:

5/16 - Washington DC - Rock & Roll Hotel
5/18 - Brooklyn, NY - Music Hall of Williamsburg
5/19 - Philadelphia, PA - First Unitarian Church
5/20 - Boston, MA - Brighton Music Hall
5/21 - Brattleboro, VT - Stone Church
5/22 - Burlington, VT @ Higher Ground
5/23 - Toronto, ON @ Horseshoe Tavern
5/24 - Detroit, MI @ El Club
5/25 - Chicago, IL @ Lincoln Hall
5/26 - Minneapolis, MN @ Turf Club
5/29 - Denver, CO @ Globe Hall
5/30 - Salt Lake City, UT @ Urban Lounge

RED WANTING BLUE
+ Liz Brasher, Ryan Traster Band
7th Street Entry
Sat 05/26/2018 (8pm/$15)
first-avenue.com

Red Wanting Blue is touring in support of The Wanting (Blue Élan Records).

Tour Dates:

05/15 – Los Angeles, CA – Peppermint Club
05/16 – San Francisco, CA – Café Du Nord
05/18 – Portland, OR – Hawthrone Lounge
05/20 – Seattle, WA - Barboza
05/22 – Bozeman, MT – Filling Station
05/23 – Salt Lake City, UT - Rye
05/24- Denver, CO – Marquis Theatre
05/25 – Omaha, NE - Slowdown
05/26 – Minneapolis, MN – 7th Street Entry
05/30- Nashville, TN – City Winery
05/31 – St. Louis, MO – Blueberry Hall

WET
+ Inc. No World
Varsity Theater
Sat 05/26/2018 (6:30pm/$25)
varsitytheater.com

Wet is returning to the area in support of their sophomore album Still Run (Columbia Records). Singer Kelly Zutrau said, “The album, and this track in particular, are about leaving dysfunctional relationships even when it is easier to stay. It’s also a call to myself to keep doing, running, making things in an overwhelming world. To not get stuck in comfortable situations if they’re not helping you to grow and live. It’s a documentation of my attempt to get control of my life, my relationships and my art and the losses I experienced in that process.”

Tour dates:

05/15 Philadelphia, PA Johnny Brenda’s
05/16 Cambridge, MA The Sinclair
05/17 Cambridge, MA The Sinclair
05/19 Washington, DC Black Cat
05/20 Brooklyn, NY Music Hall of Williamsburg
05/21 Brooklyn, NY Music Hall of Williamsburg
05/23 Toronto, ON Velvet Underground
05/24 Detroit, MI Magic Stick
05/25 Chicago, IL House of Blues
05/26 Minneapolis, MN Varsity Theater
05/29 Seattle, WA Neptune Theatre
05/30 Portland, OR Wonder Ballroom
06/01 San Francisco, CA The Independent
06/02 San Francisco, CA The Independent
06/03 Los Angeles, CA Masonic Lodge
06/05 Los Angeles, CA El Rey
06/06 Santa Ana, CA Constellation Room

MEMORY LANES BLOCK PARTY
Memory Lanes
Sat 05/26/2018 (3pm/FREE)
Sun 05/27/2018 (3pm/FREE)
memorylanes.com

The 10th annual Memory Lanes Block Party is taking place this Saturday. The event is free and good for all ages.

Day One:

Dimitry Killstorm

Shannon Blowtorch

Cashinova

Mason Butler

Koo Koo Kanga Roo

Tickle Torture

Metasota

Lady Lark

Mina Moore

You Oughta Know

DJ Miss Brit

Sean Anonymous

Haphduzn

Day Two:

The Spits

Butcher's Union

Gay Witch Abortion

Blaha

Sass

Star Child

Black Widows

Joust

The Toxenes

Citric Dummies

Crankshaft & The Gear Grinders

Malamanya

MARY OCHER
7th Street Entry
Mon 05/28/2018 (7:30pm/$10)
first-avenue.com

Passionate and socially conscious musician Mary Ocher (mentored by psych-guru King Kahn) will be headlining the 7th Street Entry on Monday, May 28th.

Show up early to check out local musicians IN/VIA (from Nona Invie of Dark Dark Dark) and StoLyette.

Tour dates:

05/24/2018 PJ's Lager House Detroit, MI
05/25/2018 Louie's Trophy House Grill Kalamazoo, MI
05/26/2018 Archer Ballroom Chicago, IL
05/28/2018 7th Street Entry Minneapolis, MN
05/30/2018 The Monocle St. Louis, MO
05/31/2018 Pioneer Indianapolis, IN
06/05/2018 Hi-Tone Cafe Memphis, TN
06/10/2018 Comet Ping Pong Washington, DC
06/13/2018 The Sound Hole Philadelphia, PA
06/16/2018 Cambridge, MA Past Dates

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Minneapolis: July 14 to July 17, 2017

Here are some concerts taking place in the Minneapolis/St Paul area from July 14 to July 17, 2017.

Read more Minneapolis Music Guide.

Read More Caravan Palace My feet are still tapping, my heart is still scatting, and my lips are still smiling remembering this unique performance. Caravan Palace has left their mark on this girl. Well done, well done. ...

CARAVAN PALACE
at Skyway Theatre
Friday 07/14/17 (8pm/$35)
skywaytheatre.com

Parisian seven-piece electronic big band Caravan Palace is back at the Skyway Theatre this Friday, July 14th.

We previously caught the band in June 2016 and noted, “The energy was tangibly palpable, and reciprocated between the performers and the audience in a way I hadn’t seen in ages. While the colorful and deep hues of electro-waves hypnotized the crowd, the simultaneous brilliance and authentic 20’s swing overtones enlivened everyone’s bones. The audience was truly enraptured. It felt almost sacred, a subtle letting down of our collective guards. Caravan Palace immediately gave us permission to enter into celebration; a wild and yet knowing aliveness took hold, and we danced. And danced. There were so many smiles throughout the audience all night it was infectious.”

Tour Dates:

July 6 Brooklyn, NY Warsaw
July 7 New York, NY Irving Plaza
July 8 Philadelphia, PA Theatre of Living Arts
July 11 Kansas City, MO Arvest Bank Theatre
July 12 Denver, CO Ogden Theatre
July 14 Minneapolis, MN Skyway Theatre
July 15 Chicago, IL House of Blues
July 16 Detroit, MI St. Andrews Hall
July 20 Baie St. Paul, QC Le Festif!

Read More Starkey Hearing Foundation Celebrities, sports figures, and dignitaries all descended on St Paul over the weekend to attend The Starkey Hearing Foundation 16th Annual Awards Gala, which generated a...

THE STARKEY HEARING FOUNDATION
at Rivercentre
Sunday 07/16/17 (3pm/$$)
rivercentre.org

So The World May Hear—

Saint Paul’s Rivercentre rolls out the Hollywood-style red carpet this coming Sunday for one of the most anticipated events of the year, The Starkey Hearing Foundation 17^th Annual Awards Gala.

The So The World May Hear Awards Gala is one of the most acclaimed fundraising events in the country. Because of the generosity of gala sponsors and guests, Starkey Hearing Foundation is leading the world in the creation of a community-based hearing healthcare program and other global strategic hearing health initiatives.

This year’s honorees include Ben Affleck, director, actor, writer, producer, and founder of Eastern Congo Initiative; Esther Lungu, First Lady of Zambia; the Wilf Family Foundations; FedEx; and Scott Borchetta and Sandi Spika Borchetta of Big Machine Records and Music Has Value.

The evening’s entertainment, hosted by emcee Sinbad, will also include exclusive performances by Aerosmith frontman Steven Tyler with his Nashville-based The Loving Mary Band; country singer/songwriter Darius Rucker; legendary CCR frontman and singer/songwriter John Fogerty; Zambian pop singer and philanthropist Portia Clark; 13-year-old singer/ukulele winner of America’s Got Talent Grace VanderWaal; and acclaimed Australian vocal group ARIA.

The gala itself is anticipated to generate more than $9 million, which will accelerate the pace and scope of Starkey Hearing Foundation missions and locally. Proceeds will also support grants for local and regional nonprofits.

Numerous other local and international celebrities are expected to appear:

Television personality Caitlyn Jenner; Daymond John (Shark Tank); Academy Award winner Forest Whitaker; comedian Norm Crosby; Steven Bauer (Ray Donovan; Scarface); Quinton Aaron (The Blind Side); deaf actress Trishelle Edmond (Master of None); and actors Kevin Sorbo (Hercules), Chris McDonald, Verne Troyer (Mini-Me), Frankie Muniz, (Malcolm in the Middle) and Chris and Kyle Massey.

American Idol winner/country artist Trent Harmon; drummer Danny Seraphine of Chicago; musician Rohan Marley; Rock & Roll Hall of Famer Sam Moore; acclaimed songwriter Paul Williams; and Stone Temple Pilots bass player Robert DeLeo.

Boxers Evander Holyfield and Andre Berto; paralympian Mallory Weggemann; NFL’s Larry Fitzgerald Jr., Kyle Rudolph, Chad Greenway, Stephon Diggs, Sam Bradford, Harrison Smith, Xavier Rhodes, Alex Boone, Michael Floyd, Greg Jennings, Andre Roberts, Carl Eller, Chuck Foreman, Chris Doleman, Ed “Too Tall” Jones, Moe Williams, Will Witherspoon, Tommie Harris, Derrick Coleman, Robert Smith; NBA’s Karl Anthony Towns, Cole Aldrich, Joe Young, Dikembe Mutombo, Ralph Sampson; MLB’s Barry Zito, Roberto Clemente Jr.; and soccer star Tony Sanneh; and former first daughter and philanthropist Barbara Pierce Bush.

A public area outside the Rivercentre is available to view the Red Carpet arrivals as well.

Limited availability for the Gala remains, with ticket and participation opportunities available here: starkeyhearingfoundation.org/gala

Read More SWMRS Recently, Bay Area quartet SWMRS (Swimmers) released their debut single "Miley", which i-D Magazine described as "the most punk tribute to Miley Cyrus ever." Singer Cole Becker .… The Wrecks The all-ages show started earlier than the usual show time, but that did not stop the fans from showing up early and on time for the first opener, The Wrecks (Nick Anderson, Aaron Kelley …

ALL TIME LOW
at Palace Theatre
Sunday 07/16/17 (5pm/$27.50)
palacestpaul.com

All Time Low will be headlining the Palace Theatre in St Paul this Sunday, July 16th. Please note that this is an all-ages show so show up early to check out SWMRS, Waterparks and The Wrecks.

We previously caught The Wrecks  when they were only 11 months old in October 2016. By now, the Los Angeles alternative rock band are seasoned professionals.

As for bay area quartet SWMRS, we previously caught them in November 2016 and noted, “SWMRS’ music is a very upbeat, in-your-face, style of rock n roll. It’s got a classic sound but a unique feeling to it which makes it something memorable.”

Tour Dates:

07/11 @ Showbox Sodo Seattle, WA
07/13 @ The Complex Salt Lake City, UT
07/14 @ Fillmore Auditorium Denver, CO
07/15 @ Uptown Theater Kansas City, MO
07/16 @ Palace Theatre St. Paul, MN
07/18 @ The Pageant Saint Louis, MO
07/20 @ Royal Oak Music Theatre Royal Oak, MI
07/21 @ Aragon Ballroom Chicago Heights, IL
07/22 @ Eagles Ballroom Milwaukee, WI
07/23 @ Express Live! Columbus, OH
07/25 @ Stage AE Pittsburgh, PA
07/26 @ Rapids Theatre Niagara Falls, NY
07/28 @ House of Blues Boston, MA
07/29 @ The Fillmore Philadelphia, PA
07/30 @ The Fillmore Philadelphia, PA
07/31 @ Central Park New York, NY
08/02 @ Rams Head Live Baltimore, MD
08/03 @ Rams Head Live Baltimore, MD
08/04 @ The Ritz Raleigh, NC
08/05 @ Tabernacle Atlanta, GA
08/06 @ House Of Blues Lake Buena Vista, FL
08/07 @ House Of Blues Lake Buena Vista, FL

Read More Weezer Weezer's singer Rivers Cuomo brought out his dad, Frank Cuomo, and they play "Back to the Shack". One of the most touching things I have witness in my many years of watching Weezer shows. … Graham Parker Cult new-wave artist Graham Parker will be returning to Brit's Pub, next Sunday, July 12th. You may recall reading about Parker's previous Brit's Pub appearance from July 2013. .... Quintron I'll always remember when I saw Quintron and Miss Pussycat at the Triple Rock in 2010. I had no idea there would be a puppet show - right in the middle of a regular concert. ...

Other shows in the area:

• 07/14/2017 22-year-old rapper Phora will be at the Lumber Exchange Event Center (10 S 5th St, #300, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55305) in Minneapolis to support his forthcoming album Yours Truly Forever. The record comes out August 18th. I’ve listed the address because this is not the typical music venues we normally list. 7pm, $18.
  
  
• 07/14/2017 Queen + Adam Lambert is playing Xcel Energy Center. 7pm, $29.50.
  
  
• 07/14/2017 Our favorite nerdrockers Weezer is headlining Treasure Island Resort & Casino. Cold War Kids and The Relationship will open. 7pm, $25.
  
  
• 07/15/2017 Rolling River Music Festival is a family-friendly free event at Central Park Bandshell in Red Wing, Minnesota. Since it’s in an open area, the show will go on, rain or shine. Bands set to play: Horseplay, Sam Lewis, and Girls Guns and Glory (who headlined the 7th Street Entry the night before). 4pm, FREE.
  
  
• 07/15/2017 Quintron and Miss Pussycat is back in St Paul at the Turf Club. We love them, they put on a puppet show. It’s pretty swell. Makr and Celica to open. 8pm, $15.
  
  
• 07/16/2017 Mitski and Kitten Forever and Half Waif will be triple rocking the Triple Rock Social Club on Sunday. The show is sold out. 7pm, $15/Sold out.
  
  
• 07/17/2017 Jonathan Harms is having a Single Release Show at the 7th Street Entry this Monday. Special guests Noodhammer and Adam Biel to open. 7pm, $8.
  
  

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Minneapolis: October 13, 2016

Here are some shows taking place in the Minneapolis/St Paul area on October 13, 2016.

NOTE: The two big shows on this date will be the Prince Tribute Concert (featuring Stevie Wonder and Chaka Khan) at Xcel Energy Center and Sia at Target Center. We typically are not invited to this big shows (and photo access is very restrictive - they sometime just kick you out of the show after three songs, so it’s not really worth covering these shows).

Read more Minneapolis Music Guide.

Read More Saint Motel Touring on their way to Coachella 2015 (and I'm assuming they'll likely play SXSW 2015 as well), Saint Motel will be stopping by Minneapolis' 7th Street Entry on Saturday, January 31st. You may recall that we caught them ... Jr. Jr. Detroit duo Jr Jr (Josh Epstein and Daniel Zott) - formerly known as Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr. Minneapolis trio Denny (Alex, Jack, and Sully). …

SAINT MOTEL
at Varsity Theater
Thursday, 10/13/16, 6:30pm ($24.50/$27)
varsitytheater.org

The first time we saw Saint Motel in 2014, they blew us away: “I had low expectations, but by the first song, they had already won me over with their brass / dance / pop / Caribbean / jazzy sound. It seemed like the band took the best elements of various music genre and made it their own. The six-man team (including a saxophonist and trumpeter) was full of fun and energy.”

Saint Motel’s upcoming saintmotelevision will be out October 21, 2016, via Elektra Records.

Jr. Jr. (Josh Epstein and Daniel Zott) - formerly known as Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr. to open. The Detroit duo’s latest remixed album Still Going: The ‘Gone’ Remixes is out now.

Weathers (singer/rhythm guitarist Cameron Boyer, guitarist Cameron Olsen, bassist Brennen Bates, and drummer Cole Carson) also on the bill. The Los Angeles-based band’s latest single ‘Happy Pills’ was the #1 added on Alternative Radio - marking the highest total adds this decade for a new artist!

Tour Dates

10/7 San Antonio, TX Paper Tiger
10/10 St. Louis, MO Delmar Hall
10/11 Lawrence, KS Granada Theater
10/13 Minneapolis, MN Varsity Theater
10/14 Milwaukee, WI The Rave II
10/16 Indianapolis, IN Deluxe
10/17 Cleveland, OH House of Blues
10/19 Boston, MA Royale
10/20 Washington, D.C. 9:30 Club
10/21 New York, NY Webster Hall
10/22 Philadelphia, PA Union Transfer
10/24 Cincinnati, OH Bogart’s
10/25 Nashville, TN Cannery Ballroom
10/27 Charlotte, NC The Underground

Read More The Head And The Heart Seattle's The Head and the Heart just stopped by First Avenue, in Minneapolis, as part of their national tour in support of Let's Be Still. The album was released last week, October 15th ...

THE HEAD AND THE HEART
at Northrop Auditorium
Thursday, 10/13/16, 6:30pm ($39.50+)
northrop.umn.edu

One of the most popular bands right now is The Head and the Heart. They are currently on tour in support of their new album Signs of Light, which landed at #1 on the AAA and #7 on Alternative charts when it was first released.

The last time we caught this band, they drew in the biggest crowd at Festival Palomino in 2014: “Seattle favorites, The Head and the Heart, who had maybe the biggest overall sound of the festival acts. Led by co-vocalists Josiah Johnson, Charity Rose Thielen, and Jonathan Russell, the band’s 50 min. set leaned heavily on last year’s Let’s Be Still (Sub Pop Records) and the damp crowd showed why Minneapolis is one of the band’s best markets.”

With every online ticket purchased for The Head and the Heart Fall Signs of Light tour, you'll receive a choice of either a standard physical or standard digital copy of their new album, Signs of Light. You will receive instructions via email on how to redeem your album shortly after ticket purchase. For any tickets purchased after the release date, you will receive instructions via email 7-10 days after purchase.

Declan McKenna to open.

The Head and The Heart US Tour Dates

10/07/16 - Greek Theatre - Los Angeles, CA +
10/08/16 - Greek Theatre - Berkeley, CA +
10/09/16 - McDonald Theatre - Eugene, OR *
10/10/16 - INB Performing Arts Center - Spokane, WA *
10/13/16 - Northrop Auditorium - Minneapolis, MN *
10/14/16 - Aragon Ballroom - Chicago, IL *
10/15/16 - Ryman Auditorium - Nashville, TN *
10/16/16 - Ryman Auditorium - Nashville, TN *
10/18/16 - The Orpheum Theatre - Boston, MA *
10/20/16 - Terminal 5 - New York, NY *
10/21/16 - Terminal 5 - New York, NY *
10/22/16 - DAR - Washington, DC *
10/23/16 - The Fillmore - Philadelphia, PA *
10/24/16 - The Ritz - Raleigh, NC *
10/26/16 - The Civic - New Orleans, LA *
10/27/16 - White Oak Music Hall - Houston, TX *
10/28/16 - Stubb's Waller Creek - Austin, TX *
10/29/16 - Stubb's Waller Creek - Austin, TX *
10/30/16 - South Side Ballroom - Dallas, TX *
11/02/16 - New Eccles Theater - Salt Lake City, UT *
11/04/16 - Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall - Portland, OR *
11/05/16 - Paramount Theatre - Seattle, WA *
11/06/16 - Paramount Theatre - Seattle, WA *
11/07/16 - Paramount Theatre - Seattle, WA
11/09/16 - Morrison Center - Boise, ID

The Tallest Man on Earth +
Declan McKenna *
Hurray for the Riff Raff -

Read More Quintron I'll always remember when I saw Quintron and Miss Pussycat at the Triple Rock in 2010. I had no idea there would be a puppet show - right in the middle of a regular concert. ... Larry Wish Also on this bill will be local Larry Wish & His Guys (who previously opened up for Twerps. Shopping's tour dates: Oct. 18 – Providence, RI @ Columbus Theatre ...

QUINTRON & MISS PUSSYCAT
at Turf Club
Thursday, 10/13/16, 7:30pm ($14)
turfclub.net

Our favorite puppeteer & psychedelic soul band Quintron and Miss Pussycat will once again be back in Minnesota this Thursday, October 13th.

In Quintron news, he’s recently built his “Weather Warlock”, a smart instrument that will play drone-like music based on the weather. Expect to see this in action on this upcoming tour!

Larry Wish & His Guys to open.

Tour Dates

Oct 7 – Memphis, TN – Hi-Tone Café
Oct 8 – St. Louis, MO – Firebird
Oct 9 – Kansas City, MO – Record Bar
Oct 10 – Omaha, NE – Reverb Lounge
Oct 11 – Iowa City, IA – The Mill
Oct 13 – St. Paul, MN – Turf Club
Oct 14 – Milwaukee, WI – Cactus Club
Oct 15 – Chicago, IL – The Hideout
Oct 16 – Detroit, MI – UFO Factory
Oct 18 – Cleveland, OH – Beachland Tavern
Oct 19 – Rochester, NY – The Bug Jar
Oct 20 – Cambridge, MA – Middle East
Oct 31 – New York, NY – Baby’s All Right
Nov 3 – Baltimore, MD – The Metro Gallery
Nov 5 – Richmond, VA – Strange Matter
Nov 9 – Durham, NC – The Pinhook
Nov 10 – Atlanta, GA – The Earl
Nov 11 – Mobile, AL – Merry Widow
Nov 12 – New Orleans, LA – One Eyed Jack’s
Dec 30 - St. Louis, MO – The Firebird
Dec 31 – Memphis, TN – The Hi-Tone Café

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Puppet On A String

"If you say you love me madly, I'll gladly, be there
Like a puppet on a string."

- Sandie Shaw

Read More Meat Puppets I was primarily there for Meat Puppets. You all know the story, this band born out of the 80s, gained fame in the 90s, and currently, the trio is still rocking out in the modern age. And sure, time gave … Soul Asylum Yeah we knew the tiny 7th Street Entry could not contain all the fans for Soul Asylum, or as we kid that it's just the Dave Pirner band.... Both dates at 7th Street Entry (12/17 and 12/18) are sold out …

THE MEAT PUPPETS
themeatpuppets.com

The Meat Puppets will be making a visit to First Avenue on June 5th, playing with friends and fellow rock vets, Soul Asylum. For those not familiar with the band, the Meat Puppets were on the forefront of the alternative music revolution in the late 80s and early 90s, making several records for premiere punk label SST and creating an influential blend of punk, psych-rock and country that famously attracted Kurt Cobain. After weathering over two decades of recording, touring, personal troubles, line-up changes and two break-ups, the brothers Kirkwood (Curt and Cris) reformed for good in 2006 and have since released four new records: Rise to Your Knees (2007), Sewn Together (2009), Lollipop (2011) and Rat Farm (2013). In 2011, Curt’s son Elmo was added as rhythm guitarist to the live line-up.

Worth checking out before the gig is Cris Kirkwood’s website, criskirkwoodart.com, featuring his strange and beautiful prints and watercolors. He also recently launched a podcast earlier this month which boasts guests like Bob Forrest (Thelonious Monster) and Mike Watt (Minutemen, fIREHOSE)!

I last saw Soul Asylum in December for the first of two special Entry shows and it was extremely fun. The band has been currently hard at work wrapping up their new album that was funded by fans through PledgeMusic. The guys are making sure every person who donated gets not only the new music, but other unique gifts like hand-painted albums from Dave Pirner or signed drumsticks from drummer (and my favorite person in the world) Michael Bland.

Meat Puppets tour dates:

06/05/15 Minneapolis, MN First Avenue 06/06/15 Sturtevant, WI Route 20 Outhouse 06/07/15 Chicago, IL House Of Blues 06/08/15 Pontiac, MI Crofoot Ballroom 06/10/15 Indianapolis, IN Rathskeller 06/11/15 Kalamazoo, MI Bell's Brewery, Inc. 06/12/15 Northfield, OH Hard Rock Live 06/13/15 Millvale, PA Mr. Small's Theatre 06/15/15 Annapolis, MD Rams Head On Stage 06/18/15 Washington, DC 9:30 Club 06/19/15 Philadelphia, PA Underground Arts 06/20/15 Brooklyn, NY Brooklyn Bowl

06/22/15 New York, NY Bowery Ballroom 06/24/15 Hartford, CT Webster Theater 06/25/15 Cambridge, MA Middle East Downstairs 06/26/15 Riverhead, NY Suffolk Theater 06/27/15 Poughkeepsie, NY The Chance Theatre 07/20/15 West Hollywood, CA House Of Blues 07/21/15 Anaheim, CA House Of Blues 07/23/15 San Diego, CA House Of Blues 07/25/15 San Francisco, CA The Independent 07/26/15 Napa, CA Uptown Theatre Napa 07/31/15 Suquamish, WA Suquamish Clearwater 08/06/15 Denver, CO Summit Music Hall

Read More Quintron & Miss Pussycat I've said it before, but I had a blast at Quintron and Miss Pussycat in 2010 at the Triple Rock Social Club. We tried to cover their show last year, but unfortunately it didn't happen …

MISS PUSSYCAT
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I'll always remember when I saw Quintron and Miss Pussycat at the Triple Rock in 2010. I had no idea there would be a puppet show - right in the middle of a regular concert. It was really fun and I'm glad to see that Miss Pussycat will be releasing Anthropomorphizer, a collection of live puppet shows, this June 30th Terror Vision Records & Video.

Miss Pussycat explained the origin of her puppet shows, "I started doing puppet shows in church as a kid as part of the Christian Puppet Youth Ministry in Antlers Oklahoma. It was a kit that the First Baptist Church had. A few years later I did a puppet show at my secret night club Pussycat Caverns in New Orleans because with bands, no one ever wanted to go first, so I just decided to do a puppet show. I made a bunch of puppets, recorded the sound track with a Tascam 424 cassette 4 track and that was that. I now had a magical career where I made things and they started talking to me..."

Quintron and Miss Pussycat are on tour:

06/01/15 Calgary, AB Palomino Social Club
06/02/15 Missoula, MT Stage 112
06/03/15 Salt Lake City, UT Urban Lounge
06/05/15 Denver, CO The Oriental Theater
06/06/15 Lincoln, NE Vega
06/08/15 Kansas City, MO The Record Bar
06/11/15 Memphis, TN Hi-Tone Cafe
06/12/15 Nashville, TN Stone Fox
06/13/15 Atlanta, GA The EARL
06/14/15 Knoxville, TN Pilot Light
06/16/15 Asheville, NC The Mothlight
06/17/15 Richmond, VA Strange Matter
06/18/15 Baltimore, MD Metro Gallery
06/19/15 New York, NY Bowery Ballroom

Read More Bicycle Film Festival Bicycle Film Festival, aka BFF, is taking place this late July... If you've got a thing for bicycles and movies and beers... … …

BICICLETAS POR LA PAZ
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Oakland's Bicicletas Por La Paz will be releasing Musica Por Puppets this June 30th.

The band is unique in that not only are they a band, but they're also part of a bicycle movement - trying to encourage people to use their bikes as the main mode of transportation. As expected, many of their songs are about bike activism, and I can relate to trying sharing the road with dangerous distracted drivers (people, stop using your cell phone while driving!).

As you know, I am a big bicycle fan. I would spend hours and hours listening to music while biking to and fro the city in the Summer (unfortunately, my bicycle rarely gets used during the harsh Minnesota winters).

They also try and tour via bicycle, but it can prove challenging because they have to carry all their equipment on their bikes. Guitarist and singer Adley Penner explains, "We use small, solid state amps and tiny speakers that are very powerful, and there are drum kits now that fold in on themselves. It's not easy, but we've proved that we can do it. And we'll keep doing it."

The Musica Por Puppets CD release show will take place on August 29 at Great American Music Hall in San Francisco.

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When Animals Attack: peacocks, cats, bears, ants, bugs, cocks...

Read more When Animals Attack.

photo credit: Karen Will Rogers Read More Alice Peacock Alice Peacock took the stage shortly after ten with two other musicians, noticeably missing a drummer. She summed it up nicely, the show feels more like a big living room…

ALICE PEACOCK
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Nashville based recording artist Alice Peacock will be in Minneapolis at the Dakota Jazz Club on November 2nd. We caught her show in 2010 and noted that it felt like a comfortable house show, full of friends of family... possibly due to her strong ties with Minnesota, because she grew up in White Bear Lake in Minnesota.

Myrick / Peacock (2011) Myrick / Peacock

Her last release was a collaboration with Danny Myrick, which came out in 2011.

From my understanding, Peacock has written and ready to record a new album, set for Summer 2015. Look for a record release party at the Space in Evanston.

Details of the Dakota Jazz Club show:

Music Calendar: Alice Peacock
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Date: Sunday, Nov 2, 2014
Time: 7:00pm
Cost: $25

Peacock Tour dates:

11/01/14 St Croix Festival Theatre - WI
11/02/14 Dakota Jazz Club - Minneapolis, MN

Spellcaster II: Death In Space Pizza Burglar Records Read More Quintron I saw Quintron & Miss Pussycat in 2010, and it was one of the most entertaining live shows I've ever attended, mostly thanks to the puppet show.…

QUINTRON AND MISS PUSSYCAT
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I've said it before, but I had a blast at Quintron and Miss Pussycat in 2010 at the Triple Rock Social Club. We tried to cover their show last year, but unfortunately it didn't happen (we saw another animal band, Noah and the Whale at the Varsity Theater on October 8, 2013 instead).

So, anyway, after three years of random singles and a Grammy nomination for songwriting ("Chatterbox" 2012), Quintron's debut LP Spellcaster II: Death In Space is out today (October 28th).

Anyway, expect a live puppet show with Miss Pussycat at the upcoming Turf Club show. Opening up for the show in St Paul is New Orleans' Babes (not to be confused with Los Angeles' Babes) and local band Honeystick.

Tour Dates:

10/31 - New Orleans, LA - One Eyed Jacks
11/02 - Voodoo Festival at City Park
11/07 - Memphis, TN- Hi Tone !
11/08 - St. Louis, MI – Firebird
11/09 - Lawrence, KS- Replay Lounge
11/10 - Iowa City, IA- The Mill
11/11 - St. Paul, MN- Turf Club
11/12 - Milwaukee, WI- Cactus Club
11/14 - Chicago, IL- Hideout
11/15 - Ann Arbor, MI- Blind Pig
11/16 - Cleveland, OH- Beachland Tavern
11/16 - Ann Arbor, MI - Ann Arbor District Library
11/18 - Buffalo, NY- Buffalo Iron Works
11/19 - Toronto, ON- Horseshoe Tavern
11/20 - Ottawa, ON- House of Targ
11/21 - Montreal, QC – Il Motore
11/22 - Winooski, VT – Monkey House
11/23 - Portland, ME-The Space Gallery
11/25 - Allston, MA- Great Scott
11/29 - Brooklyn, NY- Baby's All Right
12/01 - Greensboro, NC- The Crown
12/02 - Durham, NC- The Pinhook
12/03- Savannah, GA- Dollhouse Studios
12/04 - Tallahassee, FL- Club Downunder (FSU)
12/05 - Miami, FL - Gramps Bar
12/07 - Miami, FL - Gramps Bar
12/08 - Orlando, FL- Will's Pub
12/09 - Jacksonville, FL- Underbelly

Read More Bear's Den Bear’s Den’s live video for “When You Break,” recorded at the legendary Electric Lady Studios for WFUV, is streaming at GQ. The song is off the British trio’s debut LP Islands, out now via Communion Records..…

BEAR'S DEN
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With the recent two sold-out shows at CMJ 2014 in New York, the British trio Bear's Den is heading out on a US tour (stopping by Minneapolis' Fine Line Music Café tonight) in support of their debut Islands (Communion Records).

Openers for the Minneapolis show are Vancouver's Dan Mangan + Blacksmiths and London's Christof.

Tour Dates:

10/28 Chicago, IL Lincoln Hall
10/29 Minneapolis, MN Fine Line Music Café
10/31 Denver, CO Lost Lake Lounge
11/01 Salt Lake City, UT Urban Lounge
11/03 Portland, OR Doug Fir Lounge
11/04 Vancouver, BC Biltmore Cabaret
11/05 Seattle, WA The Crocodile
11/07 San Francisco, CA Great American Music Hall
11/08 Los Angeles, CA Bootleg HiFi
11/09 San Diego, CA The Casbah
11/13 Austin, TX The Parish
11/14 Dallas, TX The Loft
11/15 Memphis, TN Hi-Tone Café
11/16 Nashville, TN 3rd & Lindsley
11/17 Atlanta, GA The Earl
11/19 Washington, DC Rock & Roll Hotel
11/21 Toronto, ON Virgin Mobile Mod Club
11/22 Montreal, QB Petit Campus
11/24 Cambridge, MA The Sinclair
11/25 Brooklyn, NY Warsaw

Read More Alien Ant Farm Since the formation of Alien Ant Farm in 1995, the quartet has enjoyed worldwide success, selling over five million records over the course of their three album releases …

ALIEN ANT FARM
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California's Alien Ant Farm are on their second leg of their "ANTarchy In The USA Tour", stopping by Minneapolis at the Triple Rock Social Club this November 12th.

Opening up for their MN show are Austin's Zeale and local band Avenue Army.

ANTarchy In The USA Tour Dates

11/04 - Portland, OR - Tonic Lounge
11/05 - Seattle, WA - Studio Seven
11/07 - Missoula, MT - Stage 112
11/08 - Billings, MT - Babcock Theater
11/09 - Williston, ND - DK's Lounge
11/10 - Minot, ND - The Original Bar and Nightclub
11/12 - Minneapolis, MN - Triple Rock
11/13 - Fargo, ND - Shotgun Sally's
11/14 - Chippewa Falls, WI - Every Buddy's Bar
11/15 - Macomb, IL - The Outskirts
11/16 - Des Moines, IA - House of Bricks
11/19 - Arlington Heights, IL - Home Bar
11/20 - Pontiac, IL - Freakster's Roadhouse

Read More The Bug The Bug vs. Earth... In a way it's hard to imagine how this took so long to happen. Both artists have been exploring and distorting their respective genres for 20 plus years. …

THE BUG
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London's Kevin Martin is currently recording under the name The Bug.

Ninja Tune will be releasing The Bug vs. Earth, a double A-Side of "Boa/Cold", with Earth (aka Dylan Carlson, who we previously wrote about), as part of the Record Store Day's Black Friday exclusives, on Nov. 28th.

The Bug in on a North American tour in support of his latest Angels & Devils:

10/28: Denver, CO @ Cervantes ^
10/29: St. Louis, MO @ 2720 Cherokee ^
10/30: Asheville, NC @ Orange Peel ^
10/31: Houston, TX @ Gritsy ^
11/01: San Francisco, CA @ The Independent ^#
11/03: Los Angeles, CA @ Echoplex ^#
11/05: Montreal @ Underworld Cabaret *
11/06: Toronto, ON @ Coda *
11/07: Calgary, AB @ Ten Nightclub *
11/09: Vancouver, BC @ Electric Owl *
11/13: Seattle, WA @ Nectars ^
11/14: Portland, OR @ Rotture ^
11/15: Chicago, IL @ Evil Olive ^

* w/ Flowdan
^ w/ Manga
# w/ Wolf Eyes

The Way 1-2-3-4 GO! Records Read More Buzzcocks It's a mini-British invasion at the Varsity Theater in Minneapolis, with Paul Weller on Wednesday, and now Buzzcocks last night.…

BUZZCOCKS
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Yeah, you know 'cocks' are roosters, right?

We had a great time at the local Buzzcocks show earlier in September 2014.

So it's official their ninth studio album The Way will finally be available in the USA on November 18th via 1-2-3-4 GO! Records. The Way is the follow up to 2006's Flat - Pack Philosophy LP.

Track listing:

1 - Keep On Believing
2 - People Are Strange Machines
3 - The Way
4 - In The Back
5 - Virtually Real
6 - Third Dimension
7 - Out Of The Blue
8 - Chasing Rainbows / Modern Times
9 - It's Not You
10 - Saving Yourself

BRIEFLY: SWANS

SWANS facebook.com Originally formed in 1982 and breaking up in 1997, Swans* came back in 2010. Swans' debut studio album Filth was remastered on vinyl, set for release this week, October 28th, 2014. The vinyl edition will come with two reproduction live posters. * Not to be confused with Black Swans or Silver Swans.

AZAR SWAN azarswan.com From the ashes of Religious To Damn, band members Zohra Atash and producer Joshua Strawn, went on to form Azar Swan. The New York-based band recently released And Blow Us A Kiss this week, October 28th, 2014, via Zoo Music.

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XXX, YYY, ZZZ

Read More Asia From my understanding, the new Asia band released six albums and in 2006 the band branched into TWO bands: Asia and Asia Featuring John Payne. …

ASIA
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Who could forget that amazing cover artwork for all ASIA albums? Their latest album XXX still features artwork by Roger Dean, as will probably their upcoming Valkyrie studio album.

Originally a "supergroup", the line-up obviously changed over the 30+ years as a band, currently you can catch the band with their mostly original line-up: John Wetton, Geoff Downes, Carl Palmer, and Sam Coulson (the youngster who is replacing original guistarist Steve Howe).

Tour:

08/16/13 Nottingham Clumber Park Festival
08/29/13 Worpswede Musichall
08/30/13 Bochum Zeche
08/31/13 Kitzingen Zeltfestival
09/01/13 Stuttgart Longhorn
09/03/13 Darmstadt Centralstation
09/05/13 Pratteln Z7 Switzerland
09/09/13 Copenhagen Amager Bio
09/10/13 Gothenburg Tradgarn
09/12/13 Oslo Rockefeller Norway

Read More Yeah Yeah Yeahs Can you believe it? As soon as Yeah Yeah Yeahs announced their live show at First Avenue in Minneapolis, it completely sells out within minutes. Hopefully, if it all works out, we're covering the show this late . …

MAXIMUM HEDRUM
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Have a ticket to see the sold-out Yeah Yeah Yeahs show this Monday at First Avenue in Minneapolis? I suggest showing up early to get a good spot, and while you're there early, you'll be treated to Maximum Hedrum (a nod to Max Headroom?)

This electronic/funk band features Sam Spiegel, Derrick Green (from Brazil's metal band Sepultura) and German producer Harold Faltermeyer.

Check out their song R&B influenced "Robosexual" (featuring funkmaster George Clinton on additional vocals and guest percussion from YYY's Nick Zinner):



Maximum Hedrum Live Dates

6/24 Minneapolis, MN - First Avenue *
6/26 Milwaukee, WI - Summerfest
6/28 Kansas City, KS - Mammoth Live
06/29 87.7 KWQX PIQNIQ
07/01 Toronto - Echo Beach*
9/22 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - Rock In Rio

* w/ Yeah Yeah Yeahs

Read More Quintron & Miss Pussycat I've never seen Quintron and Miss Pussycat before, but I was told to expect two things: puppetries and dancing. And you know what? All true. …

QUINTRON & MISS PUSSYCAT
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I saw Quintron & Miss Pussycat in 2010, and it was one of the most entertaining live shows I've ever attended, mostly thanks to the puppet show. Speaking of which, Miss Pussycat will be making 100 new puppets this summer at the New Orleans Contemporary Arts Center.

If you didn't know, Quintron (real name Robert Rolston) is an organist who plays a custom Hammond organ/Fender Rhodes synthesizer combo (which looks like the front of a car). Sometime when he goes on tour, he brings his wife Miss Pussycat, who sings backup, plays maracas, and create the puppet shows.

Anyway, Quintron & Miss Pussycat will be heading out on tour with Amsterdam's zZz to support. I looked up the band, apparently zZz is a duo (Björn Ottenheim and Daan Schinkel) and they make "dark, danceable rock".

Dates with * indicates with zZz, # with Cave, and % with The Good Show Live and Friends Of Friends Present.

09-26 Memphis, TN - GONERFEST 10 09-27 Knoxville, TN - Pilot Light 09-28 Richmond, VA - Strange Matter 09-29 Washington, DC - Comet Ping Pong * 10-01 Cleveland, OH - Happy Dog * 10-02 Columbus, OH - Ace of Cups * 10-04 Detroit, MI - Lager House * 10-05 Chicago, IL - Empty Bottle * 10-06 Iowa City, IA - The Mill * 10-08 Minneapolis, MN - 7th Street Entry * 10-11 Seattle, WA - The Tractor * 10-12 Portland, OR - Dante's * 10-13 Eureka, CA - The Shanty *

10-15 San Francisco, CA – Roxie Theater 10-16 San Francisco, CA - Elbo Room *# 10-17 Santa Cruz, CA - The Crepe Place * 10-18 Los Angeles, CA - The Satellite *# 10-19 San Diego, CA - Casbah * 10-20 Los Angeles, CA - TBD 10-24 Lubbock, TX – O-bar * 10-25 Austin, TX - Red 7 (Inside) * 10-26 Fort Worth, TX - Lola's Saloon *% 10-27 Houston TX – TBD * 10-29 Lafayette, LA – Blue Moon Saloon * 10-30 Baton Rouge, LA – Mud & Water * 10-31 New Orleans, LA - One Eyed Jack's * 11-01 Mobile, AL – Alabama Music Box *

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W♥M147: Australian Music Festivals

W♥M147 (41 mins)

Sally and Vu on some Australian Music Festivals. This is the first podcast to be uploaded on YouTube, for those interested in getting content via the video service.

• Metric in Minneapolis (09/11/12)
• ATP Music Festival happening in Melbourne. Name inspired by Velvet Underground/Nico with "All Tomorrow's Parties" and "I'll Be Your Mirror"
• Drones curating ATP Melbourne and Greg Dulli (Afghan Whigs) is the curator for ATP New York.
• Weezer playing Sydney Entertainment Center ($120 for single tickets)
• Meredith Music Festival is sold-out.
• Meredith's ballot tickets.
• Grimes is one of the headliner for Meredith.
• Harvest Festival's second lineup: Dexy's Midnight Runners, Silversun Pickups, Dark Dark Dark, and more.
• Song of the show is The City Lights' "I Just Got to Believe"

MEREDITH MUSIC FESTIVAL LINEUP: Primal Scream, Spiritualized, Four Tet, Turbonegro, Grimes, Sunnyboys, Omar Souleyman, Regurgitator, Big Jay McNeely, Chet Faker, Rahzel & DJ JS-1, Pond, Twerps, Saskwatch, Hot Snakes, Eye-2, DJ Yamantaka Eye (The Boredoms), J.B. Smoove, Earthless, The Toot Toot Toots, Meredith Sky Show, Brous, Bitter Sweet Kicks, The Town Bikes, Otologic, Fraser A Gorman & Big Harvest, Angus Sampson, Royal Headache, City Of Ballarat Municipal Brass Band, Silence Wedge

HARVEST FESTIVAL LINEUP: Beck, Sigur Ros, Mike Patton's Mondo Cane, Grizzly Bear, Ben Folds Five, Silversun Pickups, Beirut, Santigold, Cake, The Dandy Warhols, Dexys, The Black Angels, Chromatics, Crazy P, Ozomatli, Liars, Fuck Buttons, Los Campesinos!, The War On Drugs, Dark Dark Dark, River City Extension, Dark Horses, Winter People

ATP I'LL BE YOUR MIRROR MELBOURNE: my bloody valentine, Godspeed You! Black Emperor, Swans, The Dead C, HTRK, Thee Oh Sees, Sleepy Sun, Standish/Carlyon, The Drones, Beasts Of Bourbon (Original Line-up), Einstuerzende Neubauten, Lost Animal, Harmony, Cam Butler & The Shadows Of Love

ATP I'LL BE YOUR MIRROR NEW YORK: Frank Ocean, Philip Glass + Tyondai Braxton, Janeane Garofalo, Lightning Bolt, Lee Ranaldo's 'Hanging Guitar', Hannibal Buress, Edan (The Deejay), Kurt Braunohler, The Afghan Whigs, The Roots, José González, Mark Lanegan Band, Dirty Three, The Antlers, JEFF The Brotherhood, The Dirtbombs, Scrawl, Emeralds, Vetiver, Afterhours, Charles Bradley And The Extraordinaires, Joseph Arthur, DJ Questlove, Godspeed You! Black Emperor, The Make-Up, Hot Snakes, The Magic Band, Autolux, Thee Oh Sees, Lee Ranaldo (Full Band Show), The Album Leaf, BRAIDS, Quintron And Miss Pussycat, Tall Firs, Blanck Mass, The Psychic Paramount, Endless Boogie, Demdike Stare, DJ Jonathan Toubin,

Also, leading up to ATP's New York show (taking place September 21-23), you can win tickets with three nights accommodation at the Ace Hotel, Greg Dulli curated books, and Criterion Collection Blu-rays and DVDs on their Instagram Scavenger Hunt game.

More details on the ATP Website.

Some clues for you to work out: 1) Oscar the LP 2) Where a lighthouse might store its clothes 3) There are six in this clue 4) Flour, sugar, eggs and butter for sale 5) Tito's Scottish cousin 6) Motorhead digs at this hotel

7) This gallery is so delusional 8) Howard the doorman stares at the pink pussycat in the West Village 9) Sounds from a strange village in Lost 10) Audio neutering on fruit 11) Not a condo in the year before the nation started to daydream

BONUS: San Cisco's first ever USA date is in Minneapolis, Taco Bell, Sophia Petrillo sings about a goat, Sally saw the sign, and naked race!

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Quintron and Miss Pussycat at the Triple Rock Social Club, Minneapolis (6/26/10)

Tour Dates 06/27/10 Royal Albert Winnepeg 06/29/10 Henotic Lethbridge 06/30/10 Sled island festival Calgary 07/01/10 Sled island festival Calgary 07/02/10 Sled island festival Calgary 07/03/10 Sled island festival Calgary 07/12/10 biltmore Vancouver 07/14/10 East End Portland 07/15/10 Neurolux boise ID 07/16/10 Urban Lounge Salt Lake City 07/17/10 Rinnoceropolis Denver 07/18/10 Launch Pad Albuquerque 07/20/10 BAsh Ripprock Lubbock 07/21/10 Oopolis Norman 07/22/10 tba Dallas, TX 07/23/10 Super Happy Funland Houston 07/24/10 One Eyed Jacks New Orleans 09/18/10 Steinbruch Duisburg, DE 09/22/10 Mereleyn Nijmegen 09/23/10 Hafenklang Hamburg 09/29/10 Queen Kong Neuchatel 10/05/10 Groove Bar Tarrango, Spain 10/06/10 La Boite Madrid, Spain, ES 10/07/10 Culturan Beleza Malandra 10/08/10 La 2 De Nitsa Barcelona 10/14/10 Université Nantes 10/15/10 Point Ephemere Paris 10/16/10 Trinitaires metz, FR Read More Quintron http://weheartmus... The last item on the press release is that Quintron are on tour with Black Lips. I did get a chan...

I've never seen Quintron and Miss Pussycat before, but I was told to expect two things: puppets and dancing. And you know what? All true.

As I have previously mentioned, Triple Rock Social Club usually means three (or more) bands playing. Warming up the crowd was The Bombay Sweets (myspace), which was a kind of a rockabilly/surfer-ish guitar and drums duo. Singer Nathan seems to have been in a billion other bands (Dynamiters, Selby Tigers, even with Har Mar).

Cave (myspace.com) is an impossibly hard to google-band. And I think they don't really care about their name either. They're basically this psychedelic/jam band. They only did, I think, six songs, but each song goes on for about twenty minutes, so it made up for any set times.

By the middle of Cave's set, the crowd had started to come closer to the stage. There were more people there than I had expected, in fact, the turn-out was really good. It made me wonder how people find out about music like Cave or Quintron and Miss Pussycat. By eleven o'clock, the couple came on stage and Quintron basically said as a matter-of-factually, "The show is about to begin", and quickly disappeared. The lights dimmed and the spotlight is on the puppet stage.

♥ Puppets!

The puppet story is about an elephant and a tiger, who did some black magic to get "party pizzas". The police arrived and, if you're still following the story, was killed by the tiger. I won't really go into details about the rest of the story, but it sounds like either this whole thing was some weird amazing dream, or simply a story an imaginative child might tell. Either way, it was really weird and well presented.

Incidentally, the whole stage becomes a big Godfather of pizza monster. Easily the highlight of the show for me.

The rest of the show features really upbeat "organ" style of music from Quintron's keyboard that resembles the front of a car (with working headlights) and Miss Pussycat shaking her maracas.

Their singing style sounds like a lot of yelling to me, but it didn't really matter, everyone is enjoying themselves, dancing wildly. They are simply just a really, really fun band.

My favorite performance was, maybe I didn't hear it right, but it sounded like "Bad Mother F*****" (the backup girls shouted back "he's a bad mother f*****"). I think that's actually all the lyrics, but it's repeated over and over, while Quintron jumps into the audience and sang that to the people on the floor.

If you are looking to be entertained, I think you really need to check out Quintron and Miss Pussycat in person. Don't say I didn't warn you about the dancing part.

♥ Quintron and Miss Pussycat

♥ Quintron and Miss Pussycat

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Feels like Summer

 

Sing-Sing - Feels Like Summer

Sing-Sing

So, I bought this application on my iPad called Documents to Go, in the hopes that I'll be writing "on the go" as I'm traveling. Unfortunately, the screen keyboard is absolutely unusable. There's no feedback, so you can't just touch type. The worst part is that the auto-correction drove me nuts, constantly correcting things that didn't need correcting...

Anyway, I think I'm going to have to get a keyboard for the iPad.

Well, I thought I'd update everyone on what's coming up this month for our little group, since the SUMMER is awesome and usually means lots and lots of bands on their Summer tour.

NPR Video Sessions: Alex Cuba

I was supposed to mention last week that I'm seeing Alex Cuba (official / myspace) tomorrow... but you know how it goes.

Alex Cuba is, er, from Cuba, but I think is currently living in Canada. He's won two Juno Awards for his debut and sophomore album, Humo De Tabaco and Agua Del Pozo, respectively. I'm thinking he's hoping for a third for his recently released self-titled album, which, incidentally was nominated for a Juno. The album was released yesterday, June 8^th, and I'm hoping to hear some of his famous Spanish songs at the intimate Dakota Jazz Club in Minneapolis tomorrow. I'll write a full review tomorrow when I see him.

Check out the rest of his tour:

06/09/10 Dakota Jazz Club Minneapolis
06/10/10 Rumba Room Chicago
06/12/10 The Mint Los Angeles
06/13/10 Yoshi's at San Francisco
06/18/10 Spencer Smith Park - Sound of Music Festival Burlington
06/26/10 Club Soda Festival Montreal, QC
07/02/10 Stan Rogers Folk Festival Canso Sports Complex
07/14/10 JazzEast Festival Tent
07/15/10 The Majestic St John's, NL
07/17/10 Vancouver Folk Music Festival
07/23/10 Hillside Festival - Guelph Lake Conservation Area
07/30/10 Algonquin Theatre Huntsville

Chico Trujillo - Ahora Quien

Speaking of latin, Chilean Chico Trujillo (official / myspace) is playing at the Cedar Cultural Center on Thursday. From the looks of things, this is a very large band (at least seven band members), and should be an interesting mixture of dance and Pan-Latin music. I'm sure we'll hear a full report from Kate.

Their latest album is called Chico de Oro, released May 11^th, 2010, on Barbès Records, you'll probably hear tracks from it from their live tour:

06/10/10 Cedar Cultural Center Minneapolis 06/11/10 House of blues Chicago, IL 06/12/10 Madison arts Festival Madison, WI 06/13/10 La Oveja Negra queens, NY 06/14/10 Barbes Brooklyn , New York, NY 06/18/10 fete de la musique Riorges 06/19/10 Les invites de Villeurbanne Villeurbanne 06/22/10 cafe zapata Berlin, ger 06/23/10 cafe zapata Berlin, ger 06/24/10 cafe zapata Berlin, Ger 06/25/10 fusion festival Lärz 06/26/10 Elbhangfest Dresden 06/29/10 Sala Heineken Madrid 06/30/10 mosquito club Huelva 07/02/10 Fimec Chiclana de la frontera 07/04/10 Roskilde Festival Copenhagen 07/06/10 festival convivencia ayguesvives 07/08/10 les rendez - vouz du forum gruissan 07/09/10 festival le feu aulac branoux

07/10/10 La Guingette Blois 07/11/10 festival oasis bizz 07/16/10 epinal bouge l´ete epinal 07/17/10 polé polé festival gent 07/18/10 Big rivers festival Holanda 07/22/10 festival moz´aique le havre 07/23/10 estivales saint florent - sur 07/27/10 festival de martigues Martigues 07/29/10 studio ´l ermitage Paris 07/30/10 nuits du sud Vence 08/01/10 Festival Bastid' art 08/02/10 estivales de Saone 08/03/10 estivales de Saone 08/04/10 estivales de Saone 08/05/10 estivales de Saone 08/07/10 festival esperanzah Namur 08/10/10 festival fondus du macadam Thonon 08/11/10 festival 100 visages Liege 08/14/10 Afro caribbean festival Bredene

One thing is certain: Chico Trujillo sure loves France.

Friendo - Counter/Time

Some other bands I'll be checking out, Friendo (myspace).

I am told that their debut album, Cold Toads from Secretly Canadian is a mashup of 90's experimental rock with 70's punk and 60's pop.... all the stuff that made those decades great. "But will it blend?", one has to ask. I'm sure it'll all be answered on June 23^rd at 7th Street Entry for me.

You can listen to Counter/Time via Pitchfork. See them on tour:

6.9 - Chapel Hill, NC -Local 506
6.10 - Washington, DC - Black Cat Backstage
6.11 - New York, NY - Cake Shop
6.12 - Philadelphia, PA - Kung Fu Necktie
6.13 - Brooklyn, NY - Glasslands
6.14 - Allston, MA - O'Brien's Pub
6.15 - Montreal, QC - Green Room at Mile End
6.17 - Toronto, ON - The Great Hall
6.19 - Detroit, MI - Magic Stick Cafe
6.20 - Newport, KY - Southgate House Parlor
6.22 - Chicago, IL - Schubas
6.23 - Minneapolis, MN - 7th Street Entry
6.24 - Fargo, ND - The Aquarium
6.25 - Winnipeg, MB - Royal Albert Arms Hotel
7.1 - Calgary, AB - DIckens Pub

Quintron - Jamskate

Speaking of experimental, remember Quintron (official / myspace) ? Apparently Quintron and Miss Pussycat have gone on tour. I will be covering the show at the Triple Rock on June 26^th, should be pretty crazy and fun.

06/09/10 Golden West Baltimore 06/10/10 The Barbary Philadelphia 06/11/10 Death By Audio Brooklyn 06/12/10 Asbury Lanes Asbury Park 06/13/10 SAntos New York City 06/15/10 Cafe 9 New Haven 06/16/10 Great Scott Club boston 06/17/10 tba Portland 06/18/10 La Sala Rosa Montreal 06/19/10 The Garrison Toronto 06/20/10 Magick Stick Detroit 06/22/10 Firebird St. Louis 06/23/10 CActus Club Milwaukee 06/24/10 Empty Bottle Chicago 06/25/10 Empty Bottle Chicago 06/26/10 Triple Rock Minneapolis 06/27/10 Royal Albert Winnepeg 06/29/10 Henotic Lethbridge 06/30/10 Sled island festival Calgary, 07/01/10 Sled island festival Calgary 07/02/10 Sled island festival Calgary 07/03/10 Sled island festival Calgary

07/12/10 biltmore Vancouver 07/13/10 Chop Suey Seattle 07/14/10 East End Portland 07/15/10 Neurolux boise ID 07/16/10 Urban Lounge SLC 07/17/10 Rinnoceropolis Denver 07/18/10 Launch Pad Albuquerque 07/20/10 BAsh Ripprock Lubbock 07/21/10 Oopolis Norman 07/22/10 tba Dallas, TX 07/23/10 Super Happy Funland Houston 07/24/10 ONe Eyed Jacks New Orleans 09/18/10 Steinbruch Duisburg, DE 09/22/10 Mereleyn Nijmegen 09/23/10 Hafenklang Hamburg 09/29/10 Queen Kong Neuchatel 10/05/10 Groove Bar Tarrango, Spain 10/06/10 La Boite Madrid, Spain, ES 10/07/10 Culturan Beleza Malandra Bermeo 10/08/10 La 2 De Nitsa Barcelona 10/14/10 Université Nantes 10/15/10 Point Ephemere Paris, France, FR 10/16/10 Trinitaires metz, FR

I actually have a ton of other tour announcements, but we'll have to same them until later this month. Hope to see some of you at a show?

 06/08/2010 22:39:01 ♥ vu () ♥weheartmusic.com♥twitter.com/weheartmusic♥podcast.weheartmusic.com 

News: The Slits with Chloe Sevigny, Quintron, F--- Buttons, and The White Stripes

Here's your news roundup from press.weheartmusic.com.

MIKA MIKO 02/26/08 Rickshaw Stop Noise Pop - San Francisco, CA 03/01/08 CIA - Los Angeles, CA 03/10/08 Trunk Space - Phoenix, AZ 03/11/08 Ramblin Gallery - El Paso, TX 03/13/08 French Legation Mus - Austin, TX 03/13/08 Myopenbar - Austin, TX 03/14/08 KRS SXSW Showcase - Austin,TX 03/14/08 Victory Grill - Austin, TX 03/16/08 Beerland - Austin, TX Press Release The Slits help Chloe Sevigny celebrate new clothing line and tour US // Mika Miko, Neptune, Quintron http://weheartmus... Actress Chloe Sevigny has always been pretty vocal about her love for legendary punk band THE SL...

Mika Miko - Capricorinations Mika Miko   Quintron - Jamskate Quintron

I got a few tour date announcements, but since I'm limited to space here, you're going to have to go to The Slits help Chloe Sevigny celebrate new clothing line and tour US // Mika Miko, Neptune, Quintron to read the full article. I'll just be summarizing on some of the bands that I'm familar with.

So the first item on there is that The Slits to help Chloe Sevigny's new clothing line. If you like any Riot Grrls you know that many of these bands were hugely influenced by The Slits, an early 80s punk band from London.

I actually had no idea they were back together until I saw that they're going on tour and will be helping out the actress Chloe Sevigny (who many of you have probably seen her in the movie, Boys Don't Cry).

Speaking of punk grrls, I noticed that Mika Miko are also doing a few dates. Although I never picked up their C.Y.S.L.A.B.F. album, I was interested in them enough to grab a free MP3 from Kill Rock Star's website last year when the album was released.

I noticed that KRS have started their own blog, which isn't necessary just about music.

The other items are: Neptune launched their tour to support their new album, Guns Are For Kids to finish up on new record, and The May Fire to play Noise Pop '08.

The last item on the press release is that Quintron are on tour with Black Lips. I did get a chance to quickly listen to their EP Jamskate.

It sounds like a video game song done with an organ. There's two version of the "Jamskate" song on the EP, an instrumental version and the one with lyrics. Although I like the instrumental, I think it is kind of naked without the cool lyrics:

 

Steal our music and sell it like a whore
But when we're out on the floor, rolling around
Everything is alright like life on a cloud
We're going to jam! Jamskating

 

The actual cover art is black and white (as pictured), but I like this yellow cover.

Tour Dates (with Caribou) 3/18 * Hamilton, ON * The Casbah 3/19*Waterloo,ON*Starlight Lounge 3/20 * Toronto, ON * Lee's Palace 3/21 * Toronto, ON * Lee's Palace 3/22 * Ottawa, ON * Babylon 3/23 * Montreal, QC * La TuLipe 3/24 * Durham, NH * Strafford Room 3/25 * Northampton, MA * Iron Horse 3/26 * Boston, MA * Paradise 3/27 * Brooklyn, NY * Music Hall 3/28 * New York * Bowery Ballroom 3/29 * Philly, PA * Johnny Brenda's 3/30 * Washington*RockNRoll Hotel 3/31 * Charlottesville, VA * Satellite Ballroom 4/1 * Carrboro, NC * Cat's Cradle 4/2 * Athens, GA * 40 Watt Club 4/3 * Gainesville, FL * Common Grounds 4/4 * Orlando, FL * The Social 4/5 * Fort Lauderdale, FL * Culture Room 4/6 * Tampa, FL * Crowbar 4/7 * Tallahassee, FL * Club Downunder 4/8 * Nashville, TN * Mercy Lounge 4/9 * Columbus, OH * Wexner Center 4/10 * Urbana, IL * Illini Union Courtyard Café 4/11 * Chicago, IL * Empty Bottle 4/12 * Minneapolis, MN * Triple Rock Club 4/13 * Winnipeg, MB * Royal Albert Arms 4/14 * Saskatoon, SK * Amigos 4/15 * Edmonton, AB * Starlite Room 4/16 * Calgary, AB * Grand Theatre 4/18 * Vancouver, BC * Biltmore Cabaret (2 shows - early & late) 4/19 * Victoria, BC * Sugar 4/20 * Seattle, WA * Chop Suey 4/21 * Portland, OR * Doug Fir Lounge 4/23 * San Francisco, CA * The Independent 4/24 * Los Angeles, CA * El Rey Theatre 4/25 * Tucson, AZ * Plush 4/26 * El Paso, TX * Club 101 4/27 * Austin, TX * Emo's 4/28 * Dallas, TX * Palladium Loft 4/29 * Tulsa, OK * The Continental 4/30 * Kansas City, MO * The Record Bar 5/1 * St. Louis, MO * The Billiken Club 5/2 * Bloomington, IN * Waldron Auditorium 5/3 * Oberlin, OH * Oberlin College 5/4 * Buffalo, NY * Big Orbit's Soundlab Press Release F*** Buttons To Release Album on ATP Records, Tour! http://weheartmus... Their debut album, Street Horrrsing will see a stateside release on ATP records March 18th. The ...

One of the most unfriendly radio band name is Fuck Buttons. They're basically two experimental DJs of Andrew Hung & Benjamin John Power from Bristol and Street Horrrsing will be released March 18th, 2008.

 

 

Fck Buttons - Bright Tomorrow

Fck Buttons

A full review will be done later, I've only quickly listened to it, but first impression is that I think they're designed more as a live band than a studio recording band.

Street Horrrsing Tracklist
1. Sweet Love For Planet Earth
2. Ribs Out
3. Okay, Let's Talk About Magic
4. Race You to my Bedroom - Spirit Rise
5. Bright Tomorrow
6. Colours Move

The record is being released by ATP/R, which is the same company responsible for the Sold-Out My Bloody Valentine shows in June. I believe the actual pressed CD will not contain the band's logo or title, based on the images I've seen of the non-promo copies.

The White Stripes - Conquest The White Stripes Press Release The White Stripes announce Conquista single http://weheartmus... Conquista comes amid the huge critical and radio success of Conquest, the third single from the ...

Finally, The White Stripes are releasing Conquista EP, which is their Spanish version of "Conquest". Since I don't actually have "Conquista", I thought I'd display their english "Conquest" for you to listen.

I haven't heard the original Patti Page version (written by Corky Robbins), but I am assuming The White Stripes brought their own southern-rock flavor to it. They even released the song as a single from Icky Thump (2007) as they felt so strongly about this song.

The song did really well, reaching #2 on the Billboard charts (according to their press release)... it should be interesting to see how well they do with the Spanish audience as they're scheduled to appear on Pesi Musica.

So far, the White Stripes are nominated for 4 Grammys at Sunday's 50th Annual Grammy Awards, including "Best Alternative Album" for Icky Thump, "Best Rock Song" for the song "Icky Thump" and "Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group."

On a side note, I noticed that the two are selling a two cameras: the JACK Holga and MEG Diana. Each is retailed for $150-180 and only 3,000 custom cameras were produced.

What I find fascinating is that these are FILM cameras, not digital. I haven't used a film camera in so long, I've always thought they had discontinued film altogether.

 02/09/2008 14:46:38  vu my♥posts www.weheartmusic.com