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R. Ring at 7th Street Entry, Minneapolis (03 May 2015)

poster R.Ring Setlist Scary (The Kelley Deal 6000 song) Trixie Delicious (The Kelley Deal 6000 song) Chambers Fallout & Fire Cutter Hundred Dollar Heat Steam Ghosts (Shellac cover) Salt Singing Tower R U Mine Loud Underneath See Tour Dates 5/04 - Fargo, ND - The Aquarium 5/05 - Billings, MT - Pub Station 5/06 - Spokane, WA - The Bartlett 5/07 - Seattle, WA - Sunset Tavern 5/10 - Portland, OR - Mississippi Studios 5/11 - San Francisco, CA - Elbo Room 5/12 - Los Angeles, CA - Satellite 5/14 - Albuquerque, NM - Launchpad 5/15 - Denver, CO - Hi Dive 5/16 - Omaha, NE - O'leavers 5/17 - Lawrence, KS - Replay Lounge 5/18 - Columbia, MO - Cafe Berlin 5/19 - Louisville, KY - The New Vintage Read More R. Ring Kelley Deal (The Breeders) & Mike Montgomery (Ampline) are R. Ring. We wrote about them in 2012 and I honestly had not heard from the duo for a long time. ...

I would imagine that seeing an R.Ring show is very much like hanging out with a few friends at a concert practice session... Very intimate, and if things didn't go quite as planned, it is okay, everyone is having a good time. That was what we got at the 7th Street Entry show in Minneapolis last night, May 3rd.

Wowsville

Opening up the show were two local bands Daisy Chains and Wowsville, the latter featuring ex-members of Prissy Clerks. Both bands had an indie summer sound and played for thirty minutes or less.

R. Ring is a duo of Kelley Deal and Mike Montgomery, but for this particular show, they were joined by Joe on drums. Joe is going to travel with the two, at least up to San Francisco.

Setlist

With only a handful of published songs, I didn't think the band would play more than 30 minutes. To make up for the lack of songs, they started their set with two The Kelley Deal 6000 songs ("Scary" and "Trixie Delicious") and played every songs they've written... plus throwing in a Shellac cover ("Ghosts"). According to Deal, the KD6k songs were both written in St Paul (Minneapolis' twin city).

Deal did most of the vocals, with some exceptions. Montgomery took over singing for "Steam" and the cover song "Ghost".

You can tell that some of R. Ring's songs had that Breeders-feel to their songs. A good example was how unconventional that keytar-thing used on "R U Mine" and the distorted vocals on "Cutter".

The other thing about the band you should also know is that they like to handmake their merchandise. Whether it is making/designing their own T-Shirts or drawing all the artwork or hand knitting "cozy covers" over their CD... it's certainly unique and cool. All the merch had stories behind them, if you have time, you should ask Kelley Deal to tell you the history behind all their merchandises.

R. Ring are currently on tour. Look for R. Ring's upcoming split 7" with Protomartyr this June.

R. Ring at 7th Street Entry, Minneapolis (03 May 2015)

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Minneapolis: May 2 - May 4, 2015

Here are some shows taking place in the Minneapolis/St Paul area for May 2 to May 4, 2015. We are really busy this first week in May... In addition to covering Free Comic Book Day (May 2nd), we'll be covering Wizard World Minneapolis from May 1st to May 3rd. If I'm not dead by Star Wars Day (May the Fourth), we'll post the reviews that week.

Read more Minneapolis Music Guide.

Read More Speedy Ortiz After sharing a stream of it a week early via NPR's First Listen, Speedy Ortiz has released their brand new album Foil Deer today via Carpark Records. Its release comes in conjunction with the band ...

SPEEDY ORTIZ
at 7th St Entry
Saturday 05/02/15, 7pm ($12)
first-avenue.com

It'll be a regular Popfest over at the 7th Street Entry on Saturday, May 2nd, with headliner Speedy Ortiz and special guests, Krill, Two Inch Astronaut, and Bitter Canon.

Speedy Ortiz just recently released their new album Foil Deer on Tuesday, April 21st, via Carpark Records.

Find out why Pitchfork is calling Massachusetts' Speedy Ortiz "one of the sharper indie rock bands in recent memory."

Tour dates:

4/26/15 ­ Philadelphia, PA @ Johnny Brenda's *&
4/28/15 ­ Pittsburgh, PA @ Cattivo *!
4/29/15 ­ Cleveland Heights, OH @ Grog Shop *!
4/30/15 ­ Chicago, IL @ The Empty Bottle *!
5/1/15 ­ Madison, WI @ The Frequency *!
5/2/15 ­ Minneapolis, MN @ 7th St. Entry *!
5/3/15 ­ Iowa City, IA @ Gabe's Oasis *!
5/4/15 ­ Champaign, IL @ Highdive *!
5/6/15 ­ Washington, DC @ Black Cat *!
5/7/15 ­ Richmond, VA @ Strange Matter *
5/8/15 ­ Carrboro, NC @ Cat's Cradle ­ Back Room *
5/9/15 ­ Atlanta, GA @ Shaky Knees Festival
5/11/15 ­ Tampa, FL @ The Crowbar *
5/13/15 ­ New Orleans, LA @ Gasa Gasa *
5/14/15 ­ Houston, TX @ Walter's Downtown $
5/15/15 ­ Austin, TX @ Red 7 $
5/16/15 ­ Dallas, TX @ Club Dada $
5/21/15 ­ Los Angeles, CA @ The Echo $
5/22/15 ­ Santa Ana, CA @ Constellation Room $
5/23/15 ­ Santa Cruz, CA @ The Catalyst Atrium $
5/25/15 ­ Portland, OR @ Mississippi Studios $%
5/26/15 ­ Vancouver, BC @ The Cobalt $
5/27/15 ­ Seattle, WA @ Barboza $
5/29/15 ­ Salt Lake City, UT @ Kilby Court $^
5/30/15 ­ Denver, CO @ Larimer Lounge $^
5/31/15 ­ Kansas City, MO @ The Riot Room $^
6/1/15 ­ Columbia, MO @ Rose Music Hall $^
6/2/15 ­ St. Louis, MO @ Firebird $^
6/4/15 ­ Detroit, MI @ UFO Factory $^
6/5/15 ­ Toronto, ON @ Horseshoe Tavern $^
6/6/15 ­ Montreal, QC @ Bar Le "Ritz" P.D.B. $^
7/17/15 ­ Louisville, KY @ Forecastle Festival

* w/ KRILL
&w/ Mitski
! w/ Two Inch Astronaut
$ w/ Alex G
% w/ Broken Water
^ w/ Palehound

Read More R. Ring What's the deal with Kelley Deal (* see comment below)? She's teaming up with Ampline's Mike Montgomery to start a new band called R. Ring. ... Prissy Clerks I'm pretty certain if you went to see a local Minneapolis concert this year, chances are you probably saw Prissy Clerks. I've previously mentioned them before, ...

R. RING
at 7th St Entry
Sunday 05/03/15, 8pm ($10)
first-avenue.com

Kelley Deal (The Breeders) & Mike Montgomery (Ampline) are R. Ring. We wrote about them in 2012 and I honestly had not heard from the duo for a long time. In fact, it was almost by accident, while I was putting together the show previews for the first week of May, that I ran across this odd date for Sunday, May 3rd.

R. Ring recently released a split 7" with Protomartyr. The release is available digitally, but vinyl fans will have to wait until mid-June.

UPDATE: They are now listing two openers: Wowsville (ex-members of Prissy Clerks) and Daisy Chains.

Tour dates:

4/30 - Dayton, OH - Canal Public House
5/01 - Chicago, IL - Empty Bottle
5/02 - Madison, WI - Frequency
5/03 - Minneapolis, MN - 7th Street Entry
5/04 - Fargo, ND - The Aquarium
5/05 - Billings, MT - Pub Station
5/06 - Spokane, WA - The Bartlett
5/07 - Seattle, WA - Sunset Tavern
5/10 - Portland, OR - Mississippi Studios
5/11 - San Francisco, CA - Elbo Room
5/12 - Los Angeles, CA - Satellite
5/14 - Albuquerque, NM - Launchpad
5/15 - Denver, CO - Hi Dive
5/16 - Omaha, NE - O'leavers
5/17 - Lawrence, KS - Replay Lounge
5/18 - Columbia, MO - Cafe Berlin
5/19 - Louisville, KY - The New Vintage

Read More Peelander-Z Superhero Japanese punk band Peelander-Z is currently on tour in support of their latest album, Metalander-Z, stopping by the Turf Club in St Paul last night, September 19th. …

DAIKAIJU
at Turf Club
Monday 05/04/15, 8pm ($7)
turfclub.net

Alabama's Daikaiju looks like a lot of fun. The Japanese kabuki/super-hero thing reminds me of Peelander-Z, so they are in very good company, as far as looks goes. Cristina and I have said this about Peelander-Z and other bands with low-entrance cover fees, even if it's not your cup of music tea, you'll probably have a lot of fun.

Local band Rykygnyzyr and Narco States set to open the show St Paul show at the Turf Club.

Daikaiju's tour dates:

04.25 - The Shakedown - Bellingham, WA
04.27 - Secret Show - Bellingham, WA
04.28 - The Hop - Spokane, WA
04.29 - The Filling Station - Bozeman, MT
04.30 - Railyard Ale House - Billings, MT
05.01 - Side B - Bismarck, ND
05.02 - Ojata Records - Grand Forks, ND
05.03 - TBA
05.04 - Turf Club - Saint Paul, MN
05.05 - Gabe's Iowa City - Iowa City, IA
05.06 - TBA
05.07 - Tonic Tavern - Milwaukee, WI
05.08 - High Noon Saloon - Madison, WI
05.09 - Broken World Records - Winona, MT
05.10 - Kryptonite - Rockford, IL
05.11 - 05.19 - TBA
05.20 - Canal Street Tavern - Dayton, OH
05.21 - TBA
05.22 - Horrible Fest - Now That's Class
05.23 - Horrible Fest - Now That's Class
05.24 - Royal Oaks - Youngstown, OH

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Rrring

Read More The Beatles The Beatles. Really, a giant of rock giants. Unless you've been living under a rock, you know that Apple Records/EMI recently re-released all of the Beatles albums re-mastered this past 9/9/09 (a reference to their "song", "Revolution 9".) ....

RINGO STARR & HIS ALL STARR BAND
www.ringostarr.com

You know I love the Beatles (who doesn't?), as I've previously mentioned. Today (October 17th), Ringo Starr announced that his All Starr Band will tour the Pacific Rim this winter with select dates in New Zealand, Australia and Japan. The All Starr Band is the same lineup from this previous summer, featuring Steve Lukather (Toto), Richard Page (Mr.Mister), Todd Rundgren, Mark Rivera, Gregg Rolie (Santana & Journey) and Gregg Bissonette.

"The tour this summer was just GREAT - I love playing with this band and I can’t wait to get back out and play with them again," Ringo said. "I am looking forward to revisiting Japan with the All Starrs and of course New Zealand and Australia. Peace & Love!"

Yes, it wouldn't be a quote unless he said, "Peace & Love."

The confirmed dates are as follows:

Feb 7 – CBS Canterbury Arena, New Zealand
Feb 9 – Vector Arena, Auckland, New Zealand
Feb 25 & 26 –Zepp Arena, Tokyo, Japan
Feb 27 – Zepp Hall, Nagoya, Japan
March 1 – Zepp Hall, Osaka, Japan

The dates for Australia will be announced October 26.

DIAMOND RINGS
diamondringsmusic.com

Diamond Rings (aka John O'Regan) is currently on tour in America. Apparently he was one of the founding members of my favorite Thomas Hardy-referenced band, The D'Urbervilles.

Diamond Rings released his debut album in 2010, but since then, he was picked up by Astralwerks, who re-released his album last year. His latest album, Free Dimensional, will be coming out this October 22nd. Look for his national television debut on The Late Show with David Letterman on October 26th.

I will be there on October 27th to check him out. I'm happy to announced that Australia's Gold Fields are opening up for most of Diamond Rings' shows in America.

10/17/12 San Diego, CA House Of Blues 10/18/12 Hollywood, CA Amoeba Music 10/18/12 Los Angeles, CA Mayan Theatre 10/19/12 Santa Cruz, CA Rio Theatre 10/20/12 San Francisco, CA The Fillmore 10/26/12 Chicago, IL Empty Bottle 10/27/12 Minneapolis, MN 7th Street Entry 10/28/12 Madison, WI The Frequency 10/29/12 Nashville, TN Marathon Music Works 10/30/12 St. Louis, MO Off Broadway Nightclub 10/31/12 Nashville, TN High Watt

11/01/12 New Orleans, LA Circle Bar 11/02/12 Austin, TX Auditorium Shores 11/03/12 Austin, TX Auditorium Shores 11/04/12 Tucson, AZ Club Congress 11/08/12 San Francisco, CA Rickshaw Stop 11/09/12 Santa Cruz, CA The Crepe Place 11/14/12 Portland, OR Doug Fir Lounge 11/15/12 Seattle, WA The Crocodile 11/16/12 Victoria, BC Legends 11/17/12 Vancouver, BC Fortune Sound Club 12/04/12 New York, NY Bowery Ballroom

R. RING
rringband.com

What's the deal with Kim Kelley Deal (* see comment below)? She's teaming up with Ampline's Mike Montgomery to start a new band called R. Ring.

I have absolutely no details about the band, other than that they're releasing a debut 7" orange-tinted through Misra Records for "Fallout & Fire" and b-side of "See." You can listen to the a-side on Soundcloud.

Cover artwork was drawn by their "weird friend" Ali Calis at Able Projects.

To celebrate, they are heading out on a brief tour:

Oct 25 Shake It Records, Cincinnati, OH 7pm FREE
Oct 26 Firehouse, North Manchester, IN
Oct 27 Shitty Barn/Knitty Barn, Spring Green, WI
Oct 28 Abbey Pub, Chicago,IL with the Avengers!
Oct 29 Omega Music, Dayton,OH. 7pm FREE

T.SHIRT
www.illrapper.com

I think this is a DJ/producer rapper* called T.Shirt. The last project/email I got was talking about how he hijacked Purity Ring's Shrines and made it into a 15-minute mixtape.

Details from pigeonsandplanes.com:

Purity Ring's Shrines is one of the most uniquely excellent albums of the year. Taking a dark, gothic tone and applying it to extremely catchy pop, the group has earned a spot as a frontrunner in a new wave of pop that isn’t all sugar and sunshine.

(excerpt)

T.Shirt's sound is rooted in classic New York hip-hop, but he’s never been one to recycle or become stagnant. With each project he’s exploring new territory and looking for creative ways to push himself and listeners.

DOWNLOAD: T.SHIRT x PURITY RING MIXTAPE

* This is what happens when you don't send a biography.

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Thursday, 18 October 2012 at 07:18 PM
Mel Bushman writes:

CHILD, NO!

R.Ring is Kelley Deal, Kim Deal's twin sister. Kim may sing a note or play a lick on the new record, but R.Ring is all Kelley and some man with a beard.

Kim is napping under a big pile of her Pixies reunion tour money. Godamnit, I really thought that was a good idea in the beginning... Now I hate it; Kim Deal probably doesn't ever need to work again for the rest of her life. Or, at least another 10 years before another Breeders album materializes.

Steve Albini should go kick her in the ass.