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Thanksgiving 2022

Read More R.E.M. One of the most important albums, R.E.M.'s Murmur was re-released yesterday as a Deluxe Edition by Universal Records. What sets this release apart from the original 1983 release and the "IRS …

This Thursday is Thanksgiving in America.

THE BAD ENDS
newwestrecords.com

Athens’ The Bad Ends features Five Eight’s Mike Mantione, Dave Domizi, Geoff Melkonian, Christian Lopez, and R.E.M.’s Bill Berry. Their debut album The Power and the Glory is coming out January 20, 2023, on New West Records, and features “Thanksgiving 1915”. The band liked the song so much that they’ve released it as their second single.

When they played the video on NPR’s “All Songs Considered”, singer Mike Mantione commented, “This should qualify for 'The Most Un-Rock and Roll Video Ever.' Dads working at the restaurant. Kind of like The Bear meets the Muppet Movie. It's shot at Geoff's restaurant called Breadwinner Cafe in Dunwoody, GA. Dave Domizi and my daughters are best friends and are in the flash mob scene. That's Bill's actual chef's hat and coat he wore to a practice one night!”

The Bad Ends will play their first ever live show this Sunday, November 27th at Nuci’s Space in Athens, Georgia. Their next booking is at the 40 Watt Club in Athens on January 28, 2023.

DANNY BROWN
mean.red

Detroit native and reigning ambassador of experimental rap, Danny Brown has announced the lineup for his 9th annual Bruiser Thanksgiving celebration.

The live event will take place on November 23, 2022 at the Russell Industrial Complex in Detroit, Michigan.

Featuring live performances from:

Danny Brown and Bruiser Brigade

Omar S

Brooklyn ink slinger MIKE

Tammy Lakkis

Hi-Tech

Ziggy Waters

  Danny Brown is planning to debut music from his highly anticipated sixth studio album Quaranta.  

THE JIVE TURKEYS
coleminerecords.com

Colemine Records is proud to announce the re-issue of Bread & Butter, the debut record from The Jive Turkeys.

The debut record established The Jive Turkeys as an old-school funk revival in the Oxford, Ohio, area. Originally a hip-hop group called Soundscape, featuring Matt Amburgy (organ), Terry Cole (bass), Andrew DeRoberts (guitar), and Rob Houk (drums), the band decided to go in a different direction: funk and groove! So Jive Turkeys was born, with their debut record Bread & Butter.

The Jive Turkeys’ Bread & Butter album drops December 9th on vinyl via Colemine Records.

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Alan Doyle at Dakota Jazz Club, Minneapolis (30 Apr 2022)

Alan Doyle Setlist Dream of Home We're Gonna Love Tonight Captain Kidd (Traditional) Come Out With Me When I'm Up ≋ Where the Nightingales Sing Sea of No Cares ≋ We Don't Wanna Go Home Lukey ≋ Anywhere You Wanna Go A Day Without You with Chris Trapper The Old Black Rum ≋ Bully Boys Consequence Free ≋ It's The End Of The World As We Know It (And I Feel Fine) (R.E.M. cover) The Night Pat Murphy Died ≋ 1, 2, 3, 4 -- Encore -- Ordinary Day ≋ Don't Like to Dance ≋ = Great Big Sea song Chris Trapper Setlist The Accident This Time Minnesota F**k It Skin Keg on My Coffin (The Push Stars song) Read More Alan Doyle Newfoundland singer-songwriter Alan Doyle (lead singer of iconic Canadian band Great Big Sea) has sold out his upcoming appearance at the Dakota Jazz Club & Restaurant. … Chris Trapper The evening was opened by Hay’s friend and Boston singer-songwriter Chris Trapper, best known as the lead singer of ‘90s group, The Push Stars, who entertained, amused, and enthralled the crowd with his own half-hour set. …

Canadian musician Alan Doyle is so grateful to finally return to the Dakota Jazz Club on Saturday night. He has a residency and will be returning today (Sunday, May 1st) at the Dakota, to finally end his U.S. tour. Why is Doyle so happy? It’s because the show was two or three years in the making. The original show, booked in 2019, was delayed, and rescheduled, and reshuffled, etc. Every time he had to move the date, he thought people were going to want their money back - but they never did! So, it was just a long time coming.

Opening the show was Chris Trapper, who previously co-wrote some of Doyle’s songs. Trapper had a lot of stories to tell. For example, “Minnesota” was inspired about the time he fell in love with a girl from Minnesota… and they broke up the next day… or how “Skin” was his most requested wedding song. It’s a song about “staying in love”, not just about falling in love.

He ended his set with The Push Stars’ song, “Keg on My Coffin”, which he described as a Irish death drinking song. If you haven’t figured it out, Trapper is in the band The Push Stars.

Alan Doyle started his set with a solo, a cappella version of “Dream of Home”, before his band, The Beautiful Band, joined Doyle on stage. The Beautiful Band featured Cory Tetford (former member of Crush) on guitars, Kendel Carson (from The Paperboys) on fiddle, Kris MacFarlane (from Great Big Sea) on drums, Shehab Illyas (from Mir) on bass, and Todd Lumley (from Waltons) on piano / accordion. As you can see, each band members are accomplished musicians, but combined together, they are just amazing.

Songs on Doyle’s were about half Great Big Sea, which is fair enough, as Doyle is their lead singer and songwriter.

In the middle of the set, Doyle asked Chris Trapper to come back on stage for them to play one of Trapper’s song. According to the banter on stage, Trapper never know which song Doyle wants to play. For this night, it was “A Day Without You”.

Once Doyle took out the Irish Bouzouki, it was just, what seemed like a long medley of Great Big Sea songs, but with R.E.M.’s cover of “It's The End Of The World As We Know It (And I Feel Fine)” thrown in for good measures.

If you like Great Big Sea (one of the longest touring band in the world), if you like Irish pub songs, if you like traditional folk songs… you’ll love a typical Alan Doyle show.

Alan Doyle will play the Dakota Jazz Club again on May 1st.

Remaining tour dates:

May 1 2022 Minneapolis, MN @ Dakota
Jun 14 2022 Charlottetown, PE @ Confederation Centre
Oct 24 2022 Basel to Amsterdam @ Alan Doyle Trio
Nov 2 2022 Düsseldorf, DE @ Savoy Theater
Nov 3 2022 Hamburg, DE @ Fabrik
Nov 4 2022 Rotterdam, NL @ LantarenVenster
Nov 6 2022 Eindhoven, NL @ Muziekgebouw
Nov 8 2022 Munich, DE @ Technikum
Nov 9 2022 Aschaffenburg, DE @ Colos Saal
Nov 10 2022 Berlin, DE @ Heimathafen Neuköelln
Nov 11 2022 Worpswede, DE @ Musichall
Nov 12 2022 Duffel, BE @ Cinema Plaza
Nov 14 2022 Darmstadt, DE @ Central Station
Nov 15 2022 Utrecht, NL @ TivoliVredenburg
Feb 15 2023 Buffalo, NY @ Town Ballroom
Feb 16 2023 Clayton, NY @ Clayton Opera House
Feb 17 2023 Barre, VT @ Barre Opera House
Feb 18 2023 Boston, MA @ City Winery Boston
Feb 19 2023 Boston, MA @ City Winery Boston
Feb 21 2023 Portland, ME @ Aura
Feb 22 2023 Holyoke, MA @ Race Street Live
Feb 23 2023 Concord, NH @ Bank of New Hampshire
Feb 24 2023 New York, NY @ Sony Hall
Feb 25 2023 Port Washington, NY @ Landmark on Main
Feb 26 2023 Philadelphia, PA @ City Winery
Feb 28 2023 Annapolis, MD @ Rams Head on Stage
Mar 1 2023 Washington, DC @ City Winery C
Mar 2 2023 Charlotte, NC @ Neighborhood Theatre
Mar 3 2023 Richmond, VA @ Tin Pan
Mar 4 2023 Raleigh, NC @ Lincoln Theatre
Mar 5 2023 Asheville, NC @ Grey Eagle
Mar 7 2023 Ponte Vedra, FL @ Ponte Vedra Music Hall
Mar 8 2023 Ocala, FL @ Reilly Arts Center
Mar 9 2023 Clearwater, FL @ Bilheimer Capitol Theatre a
Mar 10 2023 Boca Raton, FL @ The Funky Biscuit
Mar 11 2023 Bonita Springs, FL @ Centers for Arts Bonita Springs

Chris Trapper

Setlist

Chris and Alan

Alan Doyle and the Beautiful Band

Alan Doyle at Dakota Jazz Club, Minneapolis (30 Apr 2022)

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Red, White, and Blue (July 4, 2020)

Read More Big Red Machine Andrew Broder and 37𝖽03𝖽’s residency at the Turf Club starts on Wednesday, January 9th. The two will be playing the Turf every Wednesday in January. Opening bands includes: Big Red Machine …

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BIG RED MACHINE
bigredmachine.bandcamp.com

Michael Stipe (of legendary band R.E.M.) made a rare appearance with Big Red Machine’s Aaron Dessner on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon to perform their new single “No Time For Love Like Now”. Watch the video on YouTube.

The song was written by Michael Stipe and Aaron Dessner, produced by Aaron Dessner, with orchestration by Bryce Dessner, and lyrics by Michael Stipe. The single is how now 37d03d and proceeds from the sale (including the Stipe-designed T-Shirts and Tote bags) will go to The Equal Justice Initiative and Covid-19 Protest Relief Fund.

Purchase the song on your preferred medium at lnk.to/NoTimeForLoveLikeNow

As usual, Stipe’s lyrics reflects the time and place he’s in. Lyric excerpt:

where did this all begin to change
the lockdown memories can’t sustain
this glistening hanging free fall

BELLA WHITE
bellawhitemusic.com

Canadian bluegrass singer Bella White is set to release her debut album Just Like Leaving on September 25, 2020.

More information can be found on her website, bellawhitemusic.com.

Just Like Leaving Tracklist:

1. Gutted
2. Not To Blame
3. Do You Think About Me At All
4. Just Like Leaving
5. The Hand Of Your Raising
6. Just Unwanted
7. Broke (When I Realized)
8. All I Gave To You
9. Now She Knows What It Feels Like

A.A. WILLIAMS
aawilliamsmusic.com

Yesterday saw the release of Forever Blue (Bella Union), the debut album from London’s A.A. Williams.

The name of the album came from a song that actually didn’t make the album’s final cut… however, the song’s title and theme still encapsulate her album.

Forever Blue track listing:

1. All I Asked For (Was To End It All)
2. Melt
3. Dirt
4. Fearless
5. Glimmer
6. Love And Pain
7. Wait
8. I’m Fine

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Minneapolis: November 6 to November 10, 2019

Low Cut Connie / Big Freedia at First Ave Read More Low Cut Connie Low Cut Connie (Adam Weiner, James Everhart, Will Donnelly, Larry Scotton, and Lucas Rinz) will be in town in support of their latest Dirty Pictures (Part 1) via Contender Records. … Big Freedia Boyfriend is opening for Big Freedia. Big Freedia is a rapper that knows how to get a crowd going. Frederick Ross (AKA Big Freedia) is not a newcomer to the hip-hop scene by any means…

Here are some shows taking place in the Minneapolis/St Paul area from November 6 to November 10, 2019.

Read more: Minneapolis Music Guide.

LOW CUT CONNIE and BIG FREEDIA
First Avenue
Thu 11/07/2019 (7pm/$22)
first-avenue.com

The first time we saw Low Cut Connie at Rock the Garden 2018, they really blew us away with their high-octane performance (especially for being first on the bill).

We caught them at their headlining gig at First Avenue Nov 1st and said, “Follow up gigs at increasingly larger rooms have only exponentially increased the local fan base and buzz, culminating in a memorable opening set in the heat and humidity of this past July’s Rock the Garden, a record store appearance just a few weeks later that transformed the retail outlet into the feel of a hot house juke joint, and this stomping eighty-minute good time, inside a crowded Mainroom.”

This time, the piano-driven group is co-headlining with Big Freedia, which should be quite an interesting show.

Tour dates:

11/2: Boston, MA - Royale
11/4: Cleveland, OH - Beachland Ballroom
11/5: Detroit, MI - St. Andrew's hall
11/7: Minneapolis, MN - First Ave
11/9: St. Louis, MO - Delmar Hall
11/11: Kansas City, MO - Record Bar
11/12: Denver, CO - Gothic Theatre
11/13: Salt Lake City, UT - Metro Music Hall
11/15: Seattle, WA - Neptune Theatre
11/16: Eugene, OR - Wow Hall
11/17: Portland, OR - Wonder Ballroom
11/19: Berkeley, CA - UC Theatre
11/20: Los Angeles, CA - Regent Theater
11/21: Solana Beach, CA - Belly Up

Other shows in the area:

Julia Michaels at First Ave (Sandy) Alex G at Amsterdam Sasha Sloan at Cedar Cultural Center Ra Ra Riot at Fine Line Kindness at 7th Street Joseph Arthur/Jess Malin at 7th Street Read More (Sandy) Alex G Alex G (Alex Giannascoli - not to be confused with singer/songwriter Alex G) just released Beach Music... his seventh full-length album, and his first Domino release. He’s obviously not used to recording in a studio, saying, “I was …

JULIA MICHAELS
+ Rhys Lewis
First Avenue
Wed 11/06/2019 (6pm/$25)
first-avenue.com

Grammy Award-nominated multiplatinum singer / songwriter Julia Michaels will be stopping by First Avenue on November 6th. Michaels was previously in town with Maroon 5 in Sep 2018.

Rhys Lewis to open.

Tour Dates:

11/02/2019 Newport Music Hall Columbus, OH
11/04/2019 Royal Oak Music Theatre Royal Oak, MI
11/05/2019 Turner Hall Ballroom Milwaukee, WI
11/06/2019 First Avenue Minneapolis, MN
11/08/2019 Gothic Theatre Englewood, CO
11/09/2019 The Depot Salt Lake City, UT
11/11/2019 The Fonda Theatre Los Angeles, CA
11/13/2019 The Fillmore San Francisco, CA
11/15/2019 Wonder Ballroom Portland, OR

(SANDY) ALEX G
+ Tomberlin, Indigo De Souza
Amsterdam Bar and Hall
Fri 11/08/2019 (7pm/$18)
amsterdambarandhall.com

Alex G (billed as (Sandy) Alex G) has sold out the Amsterdam Bar & Hall in St Paul this November 8th.

Tour dates:

11/01 - Portland, OR @ Wonder Ballroom
11/02 - Vancouver, BC @ The Imperial
11/03 - Seattle, WA @ Neumos
11/05 - Salt Lake City, UT @ Greek Station
11/06 - Denver, CO @ Marquis Theater
11/08 - St Paul, MN @ Amsterdam Bar & Hall
11/09 - Madison, WI @ High Noon Saloon
11/10 - Detroit, MI @ El Club
11/12 - Toronto, ON @ The Opera House
11/14 - Brooklyn, NY @ Brooklyn Steel
11/15 - Burlington, VT @ ArtsRiot
11/16 - Holyoke, MA @ Gateway City Arts
11/17 - Boston, MA @ Royale
11/30 - Philadelphia, PA @ Union Transfer
4/15 - San Diego, CA @ Soma

SASHA SLOAN
+ Winnetka Bowling League
Cedar Cultural Center
Fri 11/08/2019 (7pm/$31)
thecedar.org

Critically acclaimed singer-songwriter Sasha Sloan is stopping by the Cedar Cultural Center to play some songs from her new release Self Portrait (RCA Records).

Show up early to check out Winnetka Bowling League, touring in support of Cloudy With A Chance of Sun.

Tour dates:

11/08 – Minneapolis, MN - The Cedar Cultural Center
11/09 – Chicago, IL - Chop Shop
11/10 – Detroit, MI - Shelter
11/12 – Toronto, Ontario - Danforth Music Hall
11/15 – Montreal, QC - L'Astral
11/16 – Boston, MA - Royale
11/19 – New York, NY- Webster Hall
11/20 – Philadelphia, PA - World Cafe Downstairs
11/22 – Cleveland Heights, OH - Grog Shop
11/23 – Washington, DC - 9:30 Club
11/25 – Nashville, TN - The Basement East
12/05 – Los Angeles, CA - The Fonda Theatre

RA RA RIOT
+ Bayonne, Whosah
Fine Line Music Cafe
Fri 11/08/2019 (8pm/$20)
finelinemusic.com

To be honest, I thought Ra Ra Riot broke up … seeing as their previous record, Need Your Light (Barsuk Records) came out in 2016. It appears the band never left, and they’ve released Superbloom on Rob the Rich Recordings/Caroline in August, and set to tour this fall/winter.

We caught RRR in Sep 2016 and wrote, “The band is out in support of Need Your Light (Barsuk Records), released earlier this year as their fourth full-length for the label. With the departure of original cellist Alex Lawn in 2012, the band’s sound has turned more electronic and their near hour-long set didn’t look as much to their past, as much as to their present and future.”

Bayonne and Whosah to open.

Tour dates:

11/01 @ Neptune in Seattle, WA
11/02 @ Biltmore in Vancouver, BC
11/03 @ Wonder Ballroom in Portland, OR
11/05 @ Urban in Salt Lake City, UT
11/06 @ Bluebird in Denver, CO
11/08 @ Fine Line in Minneapolis, MN
11/09 @ Thalia Hall in Chicago, IL
11/10 @ Mod Club in Toronto, ON
11/12 @ Sinclair in Boston, MA
11/13 @ 9:30 Club in Washington, DC
11/14 @ Theatre of the Living Arts in Philadelphia, PA
11/16 @ Webster Hall in New York, NY
12/02 @ Paradiso in Amsterdam, NL
12/03 @ Häkken in Hamburg, DE
12/04 @ Musik und Frieden in Berlin, DE
12/05 @ Zehner in Munich, DE
12/07 @ Helios 37 in Cologne, DE
12/08 @ Exil in Zurich, CH
12/10 @ The Thekla in Bristol, UK
12/11 @ King Tuts in Glasgow, UK
12/12 @ The Deaf Institute in Manchester, UK
12/13 @ Oslo in London, UK

KINDNESS
+ Starchild & The New Romantic
7th St Entry
Sat 11/09/2019 (8pm/$20)
first-avenue.com

Kindness is touring in support of their third album Something Like A War (Female Energy)… they’ll be headlining the 7th Street Entry this Saturday, November 9th.

Tour dates:

11/02/2019 Boot & Saddle Philadelphia, PA
11/05/2019 Music Hall Of Williamsburg Brooklyn, NY
11/08/2019 Sleeping Village Chicago, IL
11/09/2019 7th St Entry Minneapolis, MN
11/12/2019 Barboza Seattle, WA
11/13/2019 Mississippi Studios Portland, OR
11/15/2019 The Independent San Francisco, CA
11/16/2019 The Roxy Theatre West Hollywood, CA
12/06/2019 Tropico Festival
12/07/2019 Tropico Festival
12/08/2019 Tropico Festival
01/30/2020 Debaser Strand Stockholm
02/01/2020 Ingensteds Oslo, Norway
02/12/2020 La Maroquinerie Paris, France
02/15/2020 Headrow House Leeds
02/20/2020 YES Manchester
02/22/2020 EartH - Evolutionary Arts Hackney London
02/24/2020 Trinity Centre Bristol
03/19/2020 Fellah Hotel Marrakech, Morocco

JOSEPH ARTHUR / JESSE MALIN
7th St Entry
Sun 11/10/2019 (7pm/$18)
first-avenue.com

Joseph Arthur (of R.E.M. fame) is co-headlining the 7th Street Entry with Jesse Malin.

Tour dates:

11/06/2019 Rec Room, Buffalo, NY
11/07/2019 Lee's Palace, Toronto, ON
11/08/2019 Beachland Tavern, Cleveland, OH
11/09/2019 S.P.A.C.E., Evanston, IL
11/10/2019 7th St Entry, Minneapolis, MN
11/11/2019 Shank Hall, Milwaukee, WI
11/15/2019 Southgate House Revival, Newport, KY

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Minneapolis: September 30, 2015

Holy cow! Can you believe we are going to close out September with these shows?

Here are some shows taking place in the Minneapolis/St Paul area on September 30, 2015.

Read more Minneapolis Music Guide.

Read More Big Star Big Star is releasing some singles on Record Store Day. This is to coincide with the release of the documentary of Big Star called "Big Star: Nothing Can Hurt Me", which you can check out the … R.E.M. One of the most important albums, R.E.M.'s Murmur was re-released yesterday as a Deluxe Edition by Universal Records. What sets this release apart from the original 1983 release and the "IRS … The DB's Reunions are always a tough gig. Die hards want the old stuff and the band paid to play the new stuff. The DB's were no exception. Set consisted mostly of new, 2 older songs and one cover The Beatles' "Tomorrow Never Knows". … Ken Stringfellow You might know Ken Stringfellow from The Posies (we all remember "I Can Dream All Day" song) and the re-formed Big Star. Speaking of moons & stars, his latest album is called Danzig in the Moonlight, and it's …

BIG STAR'S THIRD
at First Avenue
Wednesday, 09/30/2015, 7pm ($20)
first-avenue.com

Back in 2010, Chris Stamey, best known as the co-founder of 80s indie-pop band the dBs, had the idea to put together a collection of his favorite musicians and perform Big Star’s Third (also known as Third/Sister Lovers). Stamey had successfully done a similar thing with an Elliott Smith tribute a few years prior and decided to tackle the influential band’s classic, brutal third studio album. As Stamey explains on the Big Star Third website: “It struck me at the time that this was “concert music of a generation,” that regardless of who performed it, it should be heard out in the air, not confined to earbuds, cars, and living rooms. In the same way that Mozart and Beethoven, in their day, were heard.” And thus, Third, found new life in the instruments and voices of such talents as Mike Mills from REM, Mitch Easter of Let’s Active, Ken Stringfellow of the Posies (and the 90s incarnation of Big Star), Stamey himself and surviving Big Star member, Jody Stephens, as well as Charles Cleaver, Audley Freed (Sheryl Crow and Black Crowes), Brett Harris, and Skylar Gudasz.

All these years later, Minneapolis is finally being treated to this once-in-a-lifetime event: a performance of the album with a chamber orchestra.

Uh, did you catch all that?

ALL those musicians AND a freaking ORCHESTRA!! Oh and the guest list for this gig?

DAVE PIRNER! MATT WILSON (Trip Shakespeare)! JOSH GRIER (Tapes & Tapes)! THE WOOLDRIDGE BROS! TRAPPER SCHOEPP!

As a fan of every single musician involved in this project and a dedicated listener of Big Star (and the creative musical minds therein), I am beyond thrilled for this show. Third has so many incredible moments on it: the emotional devastation of “Holocaust,” the reverb-wrapped “Kangaroo,” the transcendent love ode “For You,” the joyful bombastic “You Can’t Have Me,” the shimmering melancholia of “Nighttime.”

Big Star tapped into something special, something very human, a beauty that has resonated with people for over four decades. It’s hard for me to overstate just how important this band and their music is. I can already predict that this September 30th performance will be an evening no one will forget.

If you’re looking for something to do while you count down the days until the show, check out the books A Man Called Destruction by Holly George-Warren, Big Star: The Story of Rock's Forgotten Band by Rob Jovanovic and It Came From Memphis by Robert Gordon and the documentary film Nothing Can Hurt Me (the title, of course, taken from Third’s “Big Black Car”).

An Orchestrated Live Performance of the Legendary Album featuring guest vocalists and a chamber orchestra backed by: original Big Star member Jody Stephens, Mike Mills (R.E.M.), Chris Stamey (The dB’s), Ken Stringfellow (The Posies, Big Star), Charles Cleaver, Audley Freed (Sheryl Crow, Black Crowes), Brett Harris, and Skylar Gudasz

featuring special guests: Jim Boquist, Josh Grier (Tapes & Tapes), Dave Pirner (Soul Asylum), Linda Pitmon, Trapper Schoepp and Tanner Schoepp, Matt Wilson (Trip Shakespeare), and The Wooldridge Bros.

Read More Ash It's no secret, we love Ash. The trio made their so-called 'Ash Wednesday' return with "Cocoon", their first single from their forthcoming studio album Kablammo. Did I hear that right? Ash will be releasing …

ASH
at Nether Bar
Wednesday, 09/30/2015, 7pm ($20)
millcitynights.com

We love Ash. We've been following the Irish band for a long time now, and a few years ago, they famously said they would "never" release an album. Instead the trio concentrated on just recording singles (ultimately those singles were collected into their A-Z compilation).

Anyway, as we have previously mentioned, the band backpedaled a little, announced that they have recorded an album called KABLAMMO!... and they are heading out on tour in support of the new record. The world tour will take them first to the USA and then all over Europe, and ending with a five dates for Ireland.

Although they will be previewing new songs from KABLAMMO!, they'll also be playing the hits ("Kung Fu", "Girl From Mars", "Goldfinger", etc.) as we have previously mentioned from their 2013 Varsity Theater show.

Tour dates:

25.09.15 / Jammin Java / Washington DC
26.09.15 / Gramercy / New York, NY
28.09.15 / Subterranean / Chicago, IL
29.09.15 / Majestic Theatre / Madison, WI
30.09.15 / Nether Bar / Minneapolis, MN
03.10.15 / Crocodile / Seattle, WA
04.10.15 / Biltmore Cabaret / Vancouver, BC
06.10.15 / Lola’s / Portland, OR
08.10.15 / Rickshaw Stop / San Francisco, CA
09.10.15 / Culture Collide Los Angeles, CA
10.10.15 / Music Box / San Diego, CA
16.11.15 – Melkweg (Oude Zaal), Amsterdam (NL)
17.11.15 – Buergerhaus Stollwerck, Cologne (GER)
19.11.15 – Debaser Strand, Stockholm (SWE)
20.11.15 – John Dee, Oslo (NOR)
21.11.15 – Pumpehuset, Copenhagen (DK)
23.11.15 – Gruenspan, Hamburg (GER)
24.11.15 – C-Club, Berlin (GER)
26.11.15 – Backstage Halle, Munich (GER)
27.11.15 – Il Covo, Bologna (IT)
28.11.15 – Flex, Vienna (AT)
29.11.15 – Plaza, Zurich (CH)
01.12.15 – Le Petit Bain, Paris (FR)
02.12.15 – Bierkeller, Bristol (UK)
03.12.15 – Shepherds Bush Empire, London (UK)
04.12.15 – Riverside, Newcastle (UK)
06.12.15 – Abc, Glasgow (UK)
08.12.15 – Ritz, Manchester (UK)
09.12.15 – Wulfrun Hall, Wolverhampton (UK)
10.12.15 – Leadmill, Sheffield (UK)
12.12.15 – Waterfront, Norwich (UK)
13.12.15 – Concorde 2, Brighton (UK)
14.12.15 – Y Plas Cardiff University, Cardiff (UK)
15.12.15 – Olympia, Dublin (IR)
17.12.15 - Roisin Dubh, Galway (IR)
18.12.15 - Cyprus Avenue, Cork (IR)
19.12.15 – Dolans, Limerick (IR)
20.12.15 – Empire, Belfast (IR)

Read More Tremonti The first album of a double album effort from Tremonti and it does not disappoint. The music is rhythmically tight and heavy, the melodies are great, Mark's vocals have improved a lot over the past 3 …

HARDDRIVE LIVE TOUR
at Mill City Nights
Wednesday, 09/30/2015, 7pm ($20)
millcitynights.com

Meanwhile, over at the main stage at Mill City Nights will be the "HardDrive Live Tour", featuring:

Tremonti is named after frontman Mark Tremonti, best known as the guitarist of the American rock band Creed. Co-headliner Trivium is a metal band from Florida with six studio albums and countless tours under their belt. They will be releasing Silence In the Snow on October 2nd through Roadrunner Records.

Opener Wilson is a hard hitting rock band from Detroit, MI. They recently released Right To Rise on Razor & Tie Records. Metal Injection declares Wilson, “sounds like He Is Legend and Andrew W.K. got together and wrote a hooky, riff-stuffed party anthem that demands to be blasted.” After listening to a couple songs online, I can hear it and am now super excited to see what these guys do in a live concert setting.

Tour dates:

09/25/15 Baltimore, MD Baltimore Soundstage
09/26/15 Cleveland, OH Agora Theatre
09/28/15 Pontiac, MI Crofoot
09/29/15 Chicago, IL Concord Music Hall
09/30/15 Minneapolis, MN Mill City Nights
10/02/15 Green Bay, WI Watering Hole
10/04/15 St. Louis, MO Pop's Blue Moon
10/06/15 Dallas, TX Bomb Factory
10/07/15 Houston, TX Warehouse Live
10/08/15 San Antonio, TX Alamo City Music
10/10/15 Mesa, AZ Club Red Theaters
10/11/15 Las Vegas, NV Hard Rock Cafe
10/14/15 San Francisco, CA Regency Ballroom
10/15/15 Reno, NV Knitting Factory Concert House
10/17/15 Seattle, WA Studio Seven
10/18/15 Spokane, WA Knitting Factory Concert
10/20/15 Denver, CO Summit Music Hall

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W♥M220: Wizard World Chicago 2014

W♥M220: Wizard World Chicago (34 mins) Read More Wizard World Sunday at a major city comic convention is usually a “crowd hangover day”, with things usually moving a little slower after the busy Saturday and that was also the case at Wizard World Chicago …

Vu and John is back with some comic book talks.

Topics:

First memorable Superhero movie experiences: Superman (1978) and Batman (1989).

Wizard World Chicago 2014

New Gotham Television show - season premieres September 22nd.

Stan Lee and Jack Kirby

Song of the show is R.E.M.'s "Superman"

NOTE: The other big Chicago Comic Book Convention is called C2E2 (Chicago Comic & Entertainment Expo). The Expo will be back around April 2015.

BONUS: Vu thinks it's a bad idea for too many variant covers, for example, there are now 14 Variant Covers for George Perez's Sirens #1 (Boom! Studios).

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George Perez’s Sirens #1 comes out in comic shops on September 17. Collect them all!

GEORGE PEREZ'S SIRENS #1 (Cover A) (Sep 2014) Boom! Studios GEORGE PEREZ'S SIRENS #1 (Cover B) (Sep 2014) Boom! Studios GEORGE PEREZ'S SIRENS #1 (Cover C) (Sep 2014) Boom! Studios GEORGE PEREZ'S SIRENS #1 (Cover D) (Sep 2014) Boom! Studios GEORGE PEREZ'S SIRENS #1 (Cover E) (Sep 2014) Boom! Studios GEORGE PEREZ'S SIRENS #1 (Baltimore Comic Con) (Sep 2014) Boom! Studios GEORGE PEREZ'S SIRENS #1 (Collector's Paradise) (Sep 2014) Boom! Studios GEORGE PEREZ'S SIRENS #1 (Keith's Comics) (Sep 2014) Boom! Studios GEORGE PEREZ'S SIRENS #1 (Cincinnati Comic Con) (Sep 2014) Boom! Studios GEORGE PEREZ'S SIRENS #1 (Larry's Comics) (Sep 2014) Boom! Studios GEORGE PEREZ'S SIRENS #1 (Third Eye Comics) (Sep 2014) Boom! Studios GEORGE PEREZ'S SIRENS #1 (Tate's Comics) (Sep 2014) Boom! Studios GEORGE PEREZ'S SIRENS #1 (Coliseum of Comics) (Sep 2014) Boom! Studios GEORGE PEREZ'S SIRENS #1 (Boom Exclusive) (Sep 2014) Boom! Studios

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The Baseball Project w/ Honeydogs at the Cedar Cultural Center, Minneapolis (11 Aug 2014)

Poster Baseball Project Setlist 1976 Box Scores The Closer Look Out Mom Monument Park They Don't Know Henry They Are The Oakland A's Fair Weather Fans Larry Yount Pascual On the Perimeter 13 ¡Hola America! From Nails to Thumbtacks Harvey Haddix To The Veterans Committee Ted F***** Williams -- Encore -- Here Lies Carl Mays Fernando Jackie's Lament Panda and the Freak Gratitude (For Curt Flood) Past Time -- Encore 2 -- Superman (The Clique cover) Honeydogs Setlist Ordinary Legs Aubben Particles Or Waves 10,000 Years Better Word Everything In Its Place Red Dye #40 Rumor Has It Broke It, Buy It Arguing With Fiction (new song) What Comes After Blue Backed Speller Devil We Do Tour Dates 08/13 - Kansas City, MO @ Record Bar 08/15 - Denver, CO @ Oriental Theater 09/04 San Deigo, CA @ Soda Bar 09/05 Los Angeles, CA @ Bootleg Theater 09/06 Santa Monica CA @ McCabes 09/08 San Francisco, CA @ The Chapel 09/10 Portland, OR @ Dante's 09/11 Seattle, WA @ Neumos Read More The Baseball Project We've previously mentioned the supergroup The Baseball Project a few years ago, the band consists of Peter Buck (REM), Scott McCaughey (singer of The Young Fresh Fellows … Honeydogs The Honey Dogs were on the main stage! After 16 years together, Adam Levy, Brian Halverson, Peter Sands, Trent Norton, Peter Anderson and John Fields …

Supergroup The Baseball Project are currently doing a playoff tour of their third album 3rd, stopping by the Cedar Cultural Center in Minneapolis last night, August 11th.

Honeydogs

The game started with Minnesota's legendary The Honeydogs. The rather large seven-member league, led by star hitter Adam Levy, rose to popularity when they played major leagues with Mercury Records for Seen a Ghost in 1997.

Honeydogs Setlist

With ten albums to choose from, the majority of their setlist consisted of their latest effort, What Comes After ("Particles Or Waves", "Aubben", "Everything In Its Place", "Broke It, Buy It", "What Comes After", "Devil We Do") which tells me that they are incredibly proud of their new/modern songs.

Highlight of their set was a brand new song, which they are calling "Arguing With Fiction", and they were testing how the song plays out to an audience.

Baseball Project: Mike Mills & Steve Wynn

Next up to bat was The Baseball Project, a supergroup composed of Peter Buck (absent on this tour), Mike Mills (R.E.M.), Scott McCaughey (The Minus 5), Steve Wynn and Linda Pitmon (both from Dream Syndicate) formed in 2007 when they met at R.E.M.'s induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in New York City.

With their latest album 3rd ("because we haven't hit home base yet") the team is once again on tour, singing songs about baseball.

On this new game, McCaughey mentioned that they were trying to do more obscure plays, trying to play more songs than "just straight baseball songs." Immediately, Mills chimed in, "as opposed to gay baseball songs?"

Although McCaughey and Wynn does the majority of the singing, everyone in the band had their chance to bat, including Mills taking lead on "To The Veterans Committee" and drummer Pitmon on "Harvey Haddix", the latter experienced a harmonica malfunction.

Baseball Project Setlist

The setlist, as promised by McCaughey earlier, mixed up the play a little. Most of the songs were from 3rd, which sounded great live, but the fun really didn't start until the encore.

The six-song encore started with McCaughey doing a solo for "Here Lies Carl Mays", followed by a complete band singing a Spanish song "Fernando". You thought the game was over, but they kept pitching "Jackie's Lament" (about Jackie Robinson), then "Panda and the Freak", then "Gratitude (For Curt Flood)", and finally "Past Time."

It looked like show was over... but wait! Returning back on stage for a rare double encore, the band, including guest Peter Anderson from the Honeydogs, played "Superman," a song originally by The Clique, but made popular by R.E.M... clearly hitting a home run with the crowd, who were all singing along. Check out the brief video clip.

Here's the takeaway from The Baseball Project, they clearly have a passion for the game. They know the players, they know the stats, and their endgame seems like they want write about all the great (and forgotten) baseball players. Just to name a few, "Panda and the Freak" is about Pablo Sandoval and Tim Lincecum, "Gratitude" is about Curt Flood, "13" is about Alex Rodriguez, and "To The Veterans Committee" is about Dale Murphy. For baseball fans, The Baseball Project is the ultimate band for you.

R.E.M. Athens GA

The other thing is that clearly people loved and missed R.E.M. For example, I've never seen so many people taking photographs of an equipment casing with the words "R.E.M. Athens GA" painted on it. The band's been playing "(Don't Go Back To) Rockville" on some recent shows, but for Minneapolis, they decided to do "Superman", which had a huge response from the audience.

If you love baseball and you love R.E.M., you definitely need to get yourself a ticket to their show. My only complaint is that they weren't selling hotdogs at the vendor.

The Baseball Project's latest album 3rd is out now on Yep Roc Records, see them on tour now.

The Baseball Project at the Cedar Cultural Center, Minneapolis (11 August 2014)

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The Baseball Project

Tour Dates 07/24 Madison, WI - Warner Park 07/24 Madison, WI - High Noon Saloon 07/25 St Louis, MO - Wood House Concert 07/26 Rock Island, IL - Rock Island Brewing 07/27 Minneapolis, MN - 400 Bar 07/28 Chicago, IL - Wick Park Fest Read More R.E.M. Like many of you from my generation, I wasn't hip to R.E.M. until they had their big hit crossover song, "Losing My Religion"….

I've previously written about the cancellation of the SoundTown Music & Camping Festival. Their loss is your gain! Get a chance to see some of these fine bands at smaller venues:

Friday, July 27
• Dr. Dog at First Avenue
• The Baseball Project at 400 Bar

Saturday, July 28
• The Temper Trap at First Avenue
• Best Coast+Those Darlins at Cedar Cultural Center
• White Denim at 400 Bar
• Black Box Revelation at Triple Rock Social Club

We've basically covered most of these the bands before - the only one I didn't know about is called The Baseball Project.

Apparently this is a sort of "supergroup". Members includes Peter Buck (REM), Scott McCaughey (singer of The Young Fresh Fellows* and The Minus 5**), Steve Wynn (Dream Syndicate), Linda Pitmon (Hazel Motes), and sometime Mike Mills (REM).

If you were wondering, yes, these guys are hardcore baseball fans.

* who got a mention in a They Might Be Giants' song.

** who got a mention in a Momus song… technically they commissioned Momus to write a song about them.

 

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Books

R.E.M. - Radio Song (featuring KRS-One)

R.E.M.

I actually have enough material to write a "Bell, book, and candle", but this would prove to be too much work. Especially because the Candlelight USA compilation CD is mostly metal-type music that I would have to grind through to write about the last piece of the puzzle.

Instead, here's some random books-related music that I've come across lately. As always, look to news.weheartmusic.com for additional information.

KRS-One (official / myspace) just recently released his book, The Gospel Of Hip Hop, and wrap up (haha: rap) his recent book tour. I first came across him, via REM, of all people, with their collaboration "Radio Song".

Any massive fan of hip hop should want to get a copy of this 15-year-in-the-making book for $24.95. That price might seem high, until you realize that the book is a hardcover with over 800 pages.

More details of the book at Powerhouse Books:

The Gospel of Hip Hop: First Instrument, the first book from the I Am Hip Hop imprint set for launch in Spring 2009, is the philosophical masterwork of KRS-One. Set in the format of the Christian Bible, this 600-plus-page opus is a life-guide manual for members of Hip Hop Kulture that combines classic philosophy with faith and practical knowledge for a fascinating, in-depth exploration of Hip Hop as a life path. Known as “The Teacha,” KRS-One developed his unique outlook as a homeless teen in Brooklyn, New York, engaging his philosophy of self-creation to become one of the most respected emcees in Hip Hop history. Respected as Hip Hop’s true steward, KRS-One painstakingly details the development of the culture and the ways in which we, as “Hiphoppas,” can and should preserve its future.

Speaking of books, I think I may have agreed to do some coverage on The Books (official / myspace / twitter) when they arrive here in December 1^st. I actually tried to navigate to their official website to see what they're all about, and I reckon it's too smart for its own good. I guess I just don't have the patience to sit and figure out what to do when all I really wanted is a biography and perhaps links to listen to their music. I suppose that's what myspace is for, however ugly it is, at least you know where to look and what to do.

Their myspace lists their last release is in 2006 for Music for a French Elevator and Other Short Format Oddities EP, which the CD version is all sold out. I suppose they have a new album coming out and/or testing new material on their upcoming tour:

11/19 - Waltham, MA Rose Art Museum @ Brandeis University
11/21 - Bellingham, WA Mainstage
11/23 - Los Angeles, CA Masonic Lodge @ Hollywood Forever Cemetery
11/24 - Seattle, WA Triple Door (2 sets, early and late)
11/25 - Vancouver, BC The Clutch
11/26 - Calgary, AB Broken City
11/27 - San Francisco, CA Noe Valley Ministry
11/28 - San Francisco, CA Noe Valley Ministry
11/29 - Milwaukee, WI Turner Hall Ballroom
11/30 - Madison, WI Majestic Theatre
12/01 - Minneapolis, MN Cedar Cultural Center

Lookbook ♥ Varsity Theater (11/06/09)

Finally, I saw Lookbook (myspace) a few weeks ago, and instantly made Andrew jealous. While Lara tells me that they used to be called Digitata (quote: "I LOVED Digitata"). I did look around, and it looks like Digitata are still around the twin town, Maggie sings in both band. So yeah, it seems they've got a few fans here.

Since Lookbook opened up for Har Mar, whose music is more dancey-type vs the 80s pop synth song... so I'm not really sure if the audience there that night was taken by Maggie & Grant's music. However, I think their music might fit really well with their recent appearance with Solid Gold, who recently played a sold-out First Avenue show.

They've certainly got the buzz by fans of local music here, so there's no doubt that I will eventually run into Lookbook again in the near future.

UPDATE 11/17/09: I receive information on Bam Margera's Book Serious As Dog Dirt - which is out today (Tuesday, November 17^th).  The book is published by MTV Books and retails for $35.  You may know Margera from MTV's Jackass as a professional skateboarder.  More information on bamargera.com and twitter.com.

Serious as Dog Dirt

Bam Margera

Here's what they said:

He’s bared himself on screens big and small, but now, Bam Margera exposes himself as never before. Famous for his fearless, funny as s*** daredevil stunts, he has thrilled and revolted audiences worldwide. Now, for the first time, Bam shares his private writings, never before seen personal photos, drawings, and more in this anarchic auto-collage/travelogue, an honest document of the life he leads and a dynamic testament to his wild imagination. Known for his creative style since becoming a pro skater at thirteen, Bam pulls readers into his chaotic world – the music, the movies, the pranks, the skating, the glory, the pain, and the blood.

 11/17/2009 00:46:50 ♥ vu () ♥weheartmusic.com♥twitter.com/weheartmusic♥news.weheartmusic.com

News: Fanfarlo's "Reservoir" for $1, plus REM's Reckoning Deluxe Package

Fanfarlo - Fire Escape Fanfarlo Tour Dates 07/04/09 Wireless Festival London 07/08/09 Vibe Bar London 07/12/09 Loop Festival Brighton 02/25/09 Truck Festival Oxford 08/01/09 Field Day Festival LONDON 08/08/09 Boardmasters Festival Newquay 08/14/09 Summer Sundae Leicester 08/15/09 Bloom Festival  Gloucestershire See Also The Low Anthem http://weheartmus... Celebrating Charles Darwin's 200th birthday (February 12th), The Low Anthem (thelowanthem.com/mys...

FANFARLO
fanfarlo.com ♥ myspace.com/fanfarlo

This band shot straight up my priority list because you only have FOUR more days to get Fanfarlo's Reservoir album for $1 USD. And for your information, I did buy it for $1, via paypal and it was quick, painless, and easy, just the way I like it. The download for the fifteen tracks was quick and comes with the image of their album on the unrestricted MP3s (949 pixels). This is a pretty nice deal because there's actually four extra tracks that's not on the vinyl or CD.

The extra tracks are: "Kist of Whistles", "Hands (demo)", "Drowning Men (acoustic version)" and "Acoemeti". Even if you've already purchased their special edition of Reservoir, these four tracks are definitely worth $0.25 each surely?

Apparently the promotion is doing the group some good as they moved 500 copies of their album as "Record of the Week" from Rough Trade in the UK (in fact, it's completely sold out). As for a release date for the US, I thought I read it wasn't even schedule until September!

Fanfarlo's music reminds me of a trend in UK alt-folk movement of late. As far as I'm concern, we seem to get a lot of that type of music going around these days: Laura Marling, Jay Jay Pistolet, Kill It Kid, etc.

Anyway, I just wanted to quickly get this article up prior to the expiration date of July 4^th, so excuse the lack of detail on examining the album. What I can tell you is that it's folksy. There's clapping, there's clarinets, there's strings. The singing is wimpish, sensitive, and hey, he probably wears glasses. And you know what? Despite all that, it sounds alright!

The track that they seem to like is "Luna", but I didn't like it as much as "Fire Escape".

Reservoir will be the best $1 you've spent this summer. Go for it.

PS, the cover artwork is creepy.  It reminds me of A Tale of Two Sisters.

R.E.M. - (Don't Go Back To) Rockville

R.E.M.
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I know I've already reviewed Reckoning: Deluxe Edition, but we finally got the actual product in house. So think of this as the packaging review.

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I have long suggested to musicians that music fans like myself still prefer to actually own a physical product. Compared to the endless amount of jewel case albums, it's definitely worth it to make your CDs more attractive and unique. Case in point: those awesome 2-disc "Deluxe Packages". I've previously praised Deluxe Editions for that very reason.

To start off, the clear plastic sleeve are interchangeable with other Deluxe series. The liner notes unfolds to reveal a poster of the album artwork. On the reverse are credits, random "aged" photographs, and a long introduction written by Tony Fletcher. The Fletcher article basically sums up R.E.M.'s first few years up touring for Reckonining. It also document the craziness of how songs were basically thrown together. Recordings were produced in very short amount of time with the rhythm section (Mike Mills & Bill Berry) catching on quickly as a result of being marching band partners and understanding each other's works.

Basically songs were recorded because "either you got it, or you didn't.".

The article is also printed in tiny, tiny, font, and I suspect only hardcore R.E.M. fans will likely read it. Bring a magnifying glass.

As expected and predicted, the package is very similar to Murmur. See picture of that previous package. You can pick up Reckoning Deluxe Edition at most places, like Best Buy - but amazon has it cheapest ($17.99).

MISCELLANEOUS
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What's on my radar? Here's a few that we've recently receive - that looks interesting. I'm especially drawn to Italy's Father Murphy (I think of Peter Murphy for some reason!) and K Records' The Pine Hill Haints. I heart K (so does Kurt Cobain). They recently signed up on twitter and I followed them immediately.... even though as of this writing they haven't exactly "tweated".

Father Murphy - And He Told Us to Turn to the Sun (8/4/09)

Aly Tardos - Things Worth Keeping (8/3/09)

The Pine Hill Haints - To Win or to Lose (7/7/09)

Elizabeth & the Catapult - Taller Children (2009)

Brokencyde - I'm not a Fan but the Kids Like it (2009)

 06/30/2009 20:53:58 ♥ vu () ♥weheartmusic.com♥twitter.com/weheartmusic♥news.weheartmusic.com