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Minneapolis: February 19 to February 22, 2019

Adrianne Lenker at Cedar Read More Big Thief Brooklyn’s Big Thief to open. The band was previously in Minneapolis with Here We Go Magic last November 2015. Big Thief’s Masterpiece will be out May 27th, 2016, on Saddle Creek. ... Luke Temple Here We Go Magic's Luke Temple is listed as opener for the upcoming tour. You may recall that we covered his solo effort via Northside Festival in New York …

Here are some shows taking place in the Minneapolis/St Paul area from February 19 to February 22, 2019.

Read more: Minneapolis Music Guide.

ADRIANNE LENKER
+ Luke Temple
Cedar Cultural Center
Thu 02/21/2019 (7pm/$18)
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Don’t worry about the future of Big Thief, as they’re about to release their sophomore album Capacity on June 9th on Saddle Creek. In the meantime, the band’s singer/songwriter, Adrianne Lenker will be headlining a solo tour this Winter.... stopping by the Cedar Cultural Center on February 21st.

We saw Big Thief in July 2016 and mentioned, “Although shy, distant, and often staring at her feet, when not singing, Lenker did share some personal things about herself - for example, bassist Jack Stanek (Victor's Door) is actually Lenker’s step brother. Or that Big Thief’s secret band member is called “Martha”, an oregano plant.”

Interestingly enough, Here We Go Magic’s lead man, Luke Temple will open. We haven’t seen Temple since Nov 2014 ... so it’s been a while.

Tour dates:

Feb. 13 - Boston, MA @ The Sinclair
Feb. 14, Brooklyn, NY @ Music Hall of Williamsburg
Feb. 15, Philadelphia, PA @ First Unitarian Church
Feb. 16 Baltimore, MD @ Metro Gallery
Feb. 18 Toronto, ON @ Longboat Hall
Feb. 20, Chicago, IL @ Lincoln Hall
Feb. 21, Minneapolis, MN @ Cedar Cultural Center

Other shows in the area:

Le Butcherettes 2019 Tour Maribou State at 7th Street Mother Mother at 7th Street Robbie Fulks / Linda Gail Lewis at Turf Club Kikagaku Moyo 2019 Tour Alex Cameron / Roy Molloy at 7th Street Miya Folick at Turf Read More Kikagaku Moyo Tokyo’s Kikagaku Moyo (幾何学模様) is making a rare Minneapolis appearance (that is to say I don’t think they’ve ever been in Minneapolis) at the 7th Street Entry in support of their album House In The Tall Grass... Alex Cameron Show up early to check out special guest Australia’s Alex Cameron. Alex Cameron and his six-piece band will be playing music from their album Forced Witness (Secretly Canadian).

LE BUTCHERETTES
+ Stars At Night, Novacron
Turf Club
Tue 02/19/2019 (7pm/$15)
turfclub.net

Fresh off a tour of The Flaming Lips, Le Butcherettes (Teri Gender Bender on vocals, guitar, piano, Alejandra Robles Luna on drums, Rikardo Rodriguez-Lopez on guitars/synth, and Marfred Rodriguez-Lopez on bass) will be resuming their headlining Winter tour this 2019.... stopping by the Turf Club this February 19th.

Tour dates:

02/15/2019 Kilby Court Salt Lake City, UT
02/16/2019 Larimer Lounge Denver, CO
02/19/2019 Turf Club Saint Paul, MN
02/20/2019 Cobra Lounge Chicago, IL
02/24/2019 Rex Theater Pittsburgh, PA
02/26/2019 Brighton Music Hall Boston, MA
03/01/2019 MilkBoy Philadelphia, PA
03/02/2019 DC9 Washington, DC
03/06/2019 Saturn Birmingham, AL
03/08/2019 Warehouse Live Houston, TX
07/13/2019 Mad Cool Festival Madrid, Spain

MARIBOU STATE
+ ford.
7th St Entry
Tue 02/19/2019 (8pm/$13)
first-avenue.com

Named as one of Mixmag's 2018 "Artists Of The Year", London-based Maribou State will be touring, stopping by the 7th Street Entry this Tuesday, February 19th.

Tour dates:

02-13 Elsewhere, New York, US
02-14 Brighton Music Hall, Boston, US
15/02 Le Belmont, Montreal, CA
02-16 Velvet Underground, Toronto, CA
02-18 Lincoln Hall, Chicago, US
02-19 7th Street Entry, Minneapolis
02-22 Neumos, Seattle, US
02-23 Fortune Sound Club, Vancouver, CA
02-24 Holocene, Portland
02-27 The Catalyst Atrium, Santa Cruz
02-28 Great American Music Hall, San Francisco
03-01 CRSSD Festival, San Diego
03-01 The Roxy Theatre, Los Angeles

MOTHER MOTHER
+ Warren Thomas Fenzi
7th St Entry
Wed 02/20/2019 (7pm/$15/Sold Out)
first-avenue.com

Vancouver's Mother Mother is touring in support of their latest Dance and Cry... and they're stopping at the 7th Street Entry in Minneapolis on February 20th.

NOTE: Originally, Said The Whale was listed to open, but as of this writing, they are no longer on the bill. Instead, Warren Thomas Fenzi will open.

Tour Dates

02/14/2019 Better Than Fred's Grande Prairie, AB
02/15/2019 Northern Alberta Jubilee Edmonton, AB
02/16/2019 Coors Event Centre Saskatoon, SK
02/17/2019 Burton Cummings Theatre Winnipeg, MB
02/20/2019 7th St Entry Minneapolis, MN
02/21/2019 Lincoln Hall Chicago, IL
02/22/2019 The Loving Touch Ferndale, MI
02/23/2019 London Music Hall London, ON
02/25/2019 Oshawa Music Hall Oshawa, ON
02/28/2019 Phoenix Concert Theatre Toronto, ON
03/01/2019 Phoenix Concert Theatre Toronto, ON
03/02/2019 FirstOntario Concert Hall Hamilton, ON
03/04/2019 Grand Theatre Kingston, ON
03/05/2019 The Venue Peterborough, ON
03/07/2019 Algonquins College Ottawa, ON
03/08/2019 L'Astral Montreal, QC
03/09/2019 Brighton Music Hall Boston, MA
03/10/2019 The Hollow Albany, NY
03/12/2019 The Foundry Philadelphia, PA
03/13/2019 Rock And Roll Hotel Washington, DC
03/14/2019 Gramercy Theatre New York, NY
03/16/2019 Town Ballroom Buffalo, NY

ROBBIE FULKS / LINDA GAIL LEWIS
+ Beth Bombara
at Turf Club
Thu 02/21/2019 (7pm/$20)
turfclub.net

Grammy-nominated artist Robbie Fulks and Linda Gail Lewis (yes, related to one Jerry Lee Lewis) is touring together and will be stopping by the Turf Club on February 21st.

Tour dates:

02/21/2019 Turf Club Saint Paul, MN
02/22/2019 Stoughton Opera House Stoughton, WI
02/23/2019 Lincoln Hall Chicago, IL
02/24/2019 Carnahan Hall Lafayette, IN
03/02/2019 mActivity New Haven, CT
03/03/2019 Caffe Lena Saratoga Springs, NY
03/05/2019 City Winery New York, NY
03/20/2019 Tractor Tavern Seattle, WA
03/21/2019 Tractor Tavern Seattle, WA
03/22/2019 Walters Cultural Arts Center Hillsboro, OR
03/26/2019 Sofia Tsakopoulos Center Sacramento, CA
03/27/2019 Freight & Salvage Berkeley, CA
04/12/2019 Charles H. Morris Center Savannah, GA
05/18/2019 WideSpot Performing Arts Center Stockholm, WI

KIKAGAKU MOYO
+ Weeed
7th St Entry
Thu 02/21/2019 (7:30pm/$13)
first-avenue.com

After a rare Minneapolis appearance last year, Tokyo’s experimental band Kikagaku Moyo will be returning to the area.

Tour dates:

02.16.19 - Boise, ID @ Neurolux
02.18.19 - Denver, CO @ Hi-Dive
02.20.19 - Omaha, NE @ Waiting Room
02.21.19 - Minneapolis, MN @ 7th Street
02.22.19 - Iowa City, IA @ The Mill
02.23.19 - Ann Arbor, MI @ Blind Pig
02.24.19 - Columbus, OH @ Melted Music Festival
02.26.19 - Indianapolis, IN @ Hi-Fi
02.27.19 - St. Louis, MO @ Blueberry Hill Duck
02.28.19 - Kansas City, MO @ Riot Room
03.01.19 - Norman, OK @ Opolis
03.04.19 - Phoenix, AZ @ The Rebel
03.05.19 - San Diego, CA @ Soda Bar
03.06.19 - Los Angeles, CA @ The Regent
03.07.19 - San Francisco, CA @ Independent

ALEX CAMERON / ROY MOLLOY
+ Lola Kirke
7th St Entry
Fri 02/22/2019 (8pm/$18)
first-avenue.com

Rare duo tour Alex Cameron and his business partner/saxophonist, Roy Molloy, will be headlining the 7th Street Entry on Friday, February 22nd, in support of Cameron’s sophomore LP Forced Witness (Secretly Canadian).

Cameron was last seen in town with The Killers last month!

Tour dates:

Feb. 14 - Portland, OR @ Doug Fir Lounge
Feb. 15 - Vancouver, BC @ Wise Hall
Feb. 16 - Seattle, WA @ Barboza
Feb. 20 - Denver, CO @ Lost Lake Lounge
Feb. 21 - Omaha, NE @ Slowdown
Feb. 22 - Minneapolis, MN @ 7th Street Entry
Feb. 23 - Madison, WI @ High Noon Saloon
Feb. 24 - Chicago, IL @ Thalia Hall
Feb. 26 - Toronto, ON @ Horseshoe Tavern
Feb. 27 - Montreal, QC @ Théâtre Fairmount
Mar. 1 - Brooklyn, NY @ The Bell House
Mar. 2 - Allston, MA @ Great Scott

MIYA FOLICK
+ Barrie
Turf Club
Fri 02/22/2019 (8pm/$14)
turfclub.net

Los Angeles-based rising songwriter and vocalist Miya Folick will be stopping by the Turf Club, in St Paul, on Friday with Barrie.

Tour dates:

02/14 Marty’s On Newport Santa Ana, CA
02/15 Lodge Room Los Angeles, CA
02/16 Rickshaw Stop San Francisco, CA
02/18 Mississippi Studios Portland, OR
02/19 Barboza Seattle, WA
02/22 Turf Club Minneapolis, MN
02/23 Schubas Tavern Chicago, IL
02/24 El Club Detroit, MI
02/26 The Drake Hotel Toronto, ON
02/27 Bar Le Ritz PDB Montreal, QC
03/01 Great Scott Boston, MA
03/02 Elsewhere Brooklyn, NY
03/03 Boot & Saddle Philadelphia, PA
03/05 Songbyrd Washington, DC
03/06 Kings Chapel Hill, NC
03/07 The High Watt Nashville, TN
03/08 Aisle 5 Atlanta, GA
03/09 Gasa Gasa New Orleans, LA

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Minneapolis Music Guide: April 13 - April 19, 2014

Here is a guide of some Minneapolis (and St Paul) shows next week: April 13 - April 19.

Voices Universal Republic Read More Phantogram Thursday, Phantogram will be in Minneapolis at First Avenue. Phantogram has been very busy since their set at 2012 Bonnaroo Festival, writing and recording new music. …

APRIL 13: FIRST AVENUE
Phantogram w/ Teen

This Sunday's show is sold out, marking Phantogram's triumphant return to Minneapolis, in support of their new album Voices.

Opening up will be TEEN, who we previously saw a few times live.

Tour dates:

04.10 Chicago, IL Riviera Theatre
04.11 Milwaukee, WI Pabst Theatre
04.12 Madison, WI Majestic Theatre
04.13 Minneapolis, MN First Avenue
04.15 Denver, CO Ogden Theatre
04.16 Salt Lake City, UT In The Venue
04.18 Tempe, AZ Marquee Theatre
04.19 Albuquerque, NM Sunshine Theater
04.21 Tulsa, OK Cain’s Ballroom
04.23 Dallas, TX South Side Music Hall
04.25 Houston, TX Warehouse Live
04.27 Atlanta, GA Counterpoint Festival
05.23-25 George, WA Sasquatch! Festival
06.20-22 Dover, DE Firefly Music Festival

Update: New tour dates announced:

06.16.14 New York, NY Terminal 5
06.19.14 Burlington, VT Higher Ground
06.21.14 Boston, MA House of Blues
06.23.14 Dover, MD Firefly Music Festival
06.24.14 Norfolk, VA The Norva
06.25.14 Charlotte, NC The Fillmore
06.26.14 Charleston, SC Music Farm
06.27.14 Orlando, FL Beacham
06.28.14 Miami, FL Grand Central
06.29.14 Tampa, FL Ritz Yabor

Superstar Canvasback/ATL Read More The Men The Men, not to be confused with JD Samson's MEN or the 90s pop band The Men, this "The Men" is a punk band from the New York area (ex-Brooklyn). The Men will be releasing their new album …

APRIL 14: 7TH STREET ENTRY
The Men w/ Silver Palms

Georgia-based indie-rockers Silver Palms will be at 7th Street Entry on April 14, opening up for The Men.

Silver Palms' latest release is a single for "Superstar", which is out now on Canvasback Records.

What's interesting about Silver Palm is that the band consists of twin brothers Adam (guitar) and Dalton Drury (vocals/guitar).

Tour dates:

Apr 10 – Columbus, OH @ Rumba
Apr 12 – Chicago, IL @ Beat Kitchen
Apr 14 – Minneapolis, MN @ 7th Street Entry
Apr 16 – Missoula, MT @ VFW
Apr 18 – Seattle, WA @ El Corazon
Apr 20 – San Francisco, CA @ Milk Bar
Apr 21 – Los Angeles, CA @ Satellite
Apr 22 – San Diego, CA @ Hideout
Apr 23 – Phoenix, AZ @ Pub Rock
Apr 27 – Austin, TX @ Lamberts
Apr 28 – Houston, TX @ House of Blues
Apr 29 – New Orleans, LA @ Circle Bar

Said the Whale at the Cedar Cultural Center, Minneapolis (07/18/13)

Tour Dates 07/19/13 Big River, SK Ness Creek Site 07/20/13 Big River, SK Ness Creek Site 07/21/13 Big River, SK Ness Creek Site 07/26/13 "Hillside Festival" 08/09/13 "Squamish Music Festival" 08/10/13 "107.7 The End Summer Camp" 08/18/13 Colorado Springs, CO Black Sheep 09/24/13 New York, NY Mercury Lounge 09/27/13 Providence, RI Fete Lounge Read More Said the Whale The three band bill began the evening with Vancouver five-piece Said the Whale, who brought their Pacific Northwest song stylings as a nice appetizer for the two other bands to come… The temperature may have been 95 degrees outside of the Cedar Cultural Center, but inside a cold front blew in from Canada and made the evening totally cool! The band performing tonight was the cause of this cooling affect. After the first song, one of the two vocalists, Ben Worcester, announced to the audience that, "We are finally home!" Alluding to being in Minnesota, just a hop away from the bands home country, Canada. SAID THE WHALE Said The Whale opened up with their upbeat song, "Mother." The two founding members, Ben Worcester and Tyler Bancroft, would alternate vocals on between songs. Each having their own distinct sound, obviously. Tyler Bancroft sang songs more about personal struggles and growth. Ben Worcester, who sounded a lot like Colin Meloy from The Decemberists, seemed to cover songs more about reminiscences and taking care of the earth. Between most songs, Ben Worcester would give little witticisms and anecdotes between songs. The crowd at this venue normally stands during performances. Most of this particular crowd, stood in the middle of the floor or along the back wall. The audience was shy at first, mostly consisting mainly of not quite hipster, college age kids. About twenty minutes into the performance, Ben called the audience closer to the stage, "unless you are leaning on the wall. Leaning is good. My next song I write will be called 'Leaning In the Shadows.'" Then he made a comment about taking advantage of the quiet crowd, and pulled out his acoustic guitar. The audience eventually yielded to the bands enthusiasm and even started dancing a bit. Besides Ben and Tyler, the band also consists of drummer Spencer, Schoening, bassist Nathan Shaw, and keyboardist Jaycelyn Brown. All the male members wore skinny jeans. Jaycelyn looked very sweet in a black and teal tank dress. All of the members were animated and fresh. The heat wave outside was completely forgotten during the performance. Their new CD, 'Hawaii' will be released on September 17, 2013. Had a whale of a good time! gretchen ♥ saidthewhale.com

Stars/Milo Greene/Said the Whale- 3/26 live review

Tour Dates 03/29 - Saskatoon, SK - Odeon 03/30 - Calgary, AB - Mac Hall 03/31 - Edmonton, AB - Winspear 04/02 - Nelson, BC - The Royal 04/03 - Kelowna, BC - Kelowna Community Centre 04/05 - Victoria, BC - Alix Goolden 04/06 - Vancouver, BC - Commodore 04/06 - Vancouver, BC - Commodore Read More Stars Stars just announced their massive 2013 World Tour, but before we get to them, I thought it would be fun to re-visit the first time I saw the band - at the 400 Bar in Minneapolis on March 14, 2005. ..…

Stars w/Milo Greene and Said the Whale
First Avenue, Minneapolis, MN
26 March 2013

SAID THE WHALE

         The three band bill began the evening with Vancouver five-piece Said the Whale, who brought their Pacific Northwest song stylings as a nice appetizer for the two other bands to come. The band was very grateful to be on tour with Stars, and certainly grateful that their dedicated fans showed up early to see them.

They started off their brief set with some songs I didn't recognize, but still enjoyed the amusing song with the "don't tell my mother" lyrics… but as expected, they did some songs from their latest Little Mountains, such as "Big Sky, MT" (about co-singer Ben Worcester's grandfather) and "The Light Is You", however, I thought it was great that they played "Love Is Art/Sleep Through Fire" which is from a compilation album called Catherine North Demos.

MILO GREENE

         Milo Greene, a Los Angeles-based cinematic pop quintet with four lead singers, took the stage next to a very warm welcome. Kicking off with "Cutty Love" and followed by "Silent Way", the band played a solid set of rising melody songs that had the crowd moving and smiling.

         Perfectly suited to soundtracks or cruising top down the Pacific Coast Highway, the quintet named for their fictitious booking agent, thanked the crowd for the strong reception they've received every time they've played in town, and capped their set with the single that is everywhere, "1957".

         After a brief intermission, the stage screen rose to the sounds of Aretha Franklin's 'Who's Zoomin' Who" and each member of the Montreal indie-pop band Stars danced their way into position, surrounded on stage corners by large glittering disco balls.

         Leaning heavily on songs from their sixth and most recent album, The North, they opened with the uptempo 'Theory of Relativity', featuring the distinctive male/female interplay vocals of Amy Millan and Tor Campbell driving the song, immediately engaging the audience.

         Before the title track, 'The North' was played, Campbell referred to it as a 'good Minnesota song' and his MN roots were further defined when he let the audience know that his parents first met when both worked together at the nearby Guthrie Theater. 'Backlines' and 'We Don't Want Your Body' turned the beat up and invited dancing, or at least shuffling in place, as the full floor didn't leave much elbow room for expression.

         Tempo turned downbeat for a purposely depressing 'Personal', prefaced by a very appropriate snippet from Lloyd Cole and the Commotions' 'Are You Ready to Be Heartbroken', for those that were paying attention and knew the band's influences. Millan introduced the new narrative song, 'Wishful' about the loss of virginity in another slower song that kept the crowd listening.

STARS

         As the band went into 'Dead Hearts' from the mixed reviewed 'The Five Ghosts', I realized that Stars are one of those unique bands that can successfully move from playing a sullen, eloquent torch song, to a throbbing disco beat stomper that exudes positivity, the next. They are literally only one chorus tweak away from achieving airplay volume a newer indie-pop band with similar vocals like Of Monsters and Men currently gets (if that's what they want).

         Their 95 min set crescendo'd with a feverish 'Take Me to the Riot', again prefaced by a brief obscure lyric snippet; this time from The Smiths' "Frankly Mr. Shankly", a band they've covered more than once.

tell me how I sleep, tell me how I dream

         Playing to their largest area audience to date, the main set ended with the crashing 'Walls', Campbell pleading "tell me how I sleep, tell me how I dream", as band members left their instruments and stage one by one.

         Before embarking on the three-song encore, Campbell mentioned how his dad would have been happy to hear the gracious reception given by the First Avenue crowd and teased the band might take a request and play a version of 'Call Me Maybe', but instead launched into 'Midnight Coward' and the rousing 'Your Ex-Lover is Dead' culminating in the crowd singing the end verse acapella.

         All but two band members were then seated along the drum kit for their final song, 'The 400'. Tor Campbell emoted every lyric, ending the song with microphone down, using the projective power of his natural voice, to carry those last words across a hushed and awed audience.

         The audio on this evening was both great and challenged - while phasing of drum sounds and guitar squelches into right/left speakers was impressive, both lead vocals seemed a little buried in the mix, at least from my location. Stars is both a veteran band with pristine vocals and sonics, and a band that still remains fresh and changing thirteen years on, and insists you listen at whatever new music they put out next.

Stars at First Avenue, Minneapolis (03/26/13)

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All's Well that Ends Whale

Read more When Animals Attack.

Read More Noah and the Whale Where we last left the British folk band, Noah And The Whale, I had noted that this band was very new, based on the fact that their name was taken from the 2005 film, Noah Baumbach's The Squid and the .…

NOAH AND THE WHALE
noahandthewhale.com

I've been writing about Noah and the Whale since 2008, so you should already be familiar with the Brit-folk group.

The band announced their fourth album, Heart of Nowhere, out May 6th, 2013. Just recently (March 20th), the band played the first single, "There Will Come A Time", on Radio One.

Singer/guitarist Charlie Fink will also be releasing some short film with the new album. This is not a surprise, since he's dabbed in films since The First Days of Spring. The screening of the film of Heart of Nowhere will see its first screening along with the album's release in May.

Follow the band as they tour through England:

04/27 BOURNEMOUTH, O2 Academy
04/28 LONDON, Palace Theatre*
05/01 BEXHILL, De La Warr Pavillion
05/02 LIVERPOOL, Sound City (Headlining)
05/04 WARWICK, Arts Centre
05/05 LONDON, Palace Theatre*
05/12 LONDON, Palace Theatre*
05/13 MANCHESTER, Opera House
05/19 LONDON, Palace Theatre*
05/23 HAY, Hay-On-Wye Festival
08/11 WILDERNESS FESTIVAL (Headlining)

* Month of Sundays Residency

SAID THE WHALE
saidthewhale.com

It was only recently that I found out that Said the Whale was the third act on the Stars and Milo Greene show at First Avenue on March 26th (next Tuesday). It should be noted that Minneapolis will be the last date on Said the Whale's touring with fellow Canadian Stars.

As you know, we love all three bands, as seen on previous articles: Stars, Milo Greene, and Said the Whale.

The last time I saw this Juno Award-winner band at the now-defunct 400 Bar, they were in the progress of writing and showing off new songs. I am predicting they'll be doing those new (and newer) songs next Tuesday, mixing in some songs from their previous record, Little Mountain.

March 22 Majestic Theatre Detroit, MI
March 23 Metro Chicago, IL
March 25 Turner Hall Milwaukee, WI
March 26 First Avenue Minneapolis, MN

POLLY SCATTERGOOD
pollyscattergood.com

You know, the minute I hit the publish button for How to Dress Well, I got an email about a new remixed song by How to Dress Well for Polly Scattergood's "Wanderlust". Since I like Mute Records, I'm adding this to the 'whale'/well article.

The EP will also feature a remix by Charli XCX as well as the album mix. The Wanderlust EP will out April 2nd.

You can listen to the original album mix of the song on soundcloud.com (free download).

Look for her full length album, Arrows, on June 18th, 2013, on Mute.

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Said the Whale at 400 Bar, Minneapolis (11/08/12)

Read More Said The Whale The last time this Vancouver band was in Minneapolis, they had a hip hop support and previously, they had a jazz band open up! So what's in store for this Juno Award-winner band this coming November 8th at the 400 Bar? ...

Vancouver's Said The Whale just kicked off their fall tour last night at the 400 Bar, in Minneapolis.

As you can see from the setlist, they didn't stick to the same one from their 4/20 show, dropping off "We Are 1980", "O Alexandra", and "Big Wave Goodbye." Instead, it would seem that they are testing out new songs.

Outside of the new songs, half their set is from Little Mountain ("The Reason", "Loveless", "Big Sky, MT", and "Hurricane Ada") with the other half from their debut album, Islands Disappear ("Black Day In December", "False Creek Change", "Camilo (The Magician)", "Hurricane Ada", and "Goodnight Moon").

Highlight of the show was their encore, a cover Fruit Bats' "When Ü Love Somebody." They've never played the song live before, so it was a real treat to hear this Whale vs Bat song.

Said The Whale is currently on tour; look for a new album in 2013 from Hidden Pony Records.

Nov 9 - Bottom Lounge - Chicago, IL
Nov 10 - Vaudeville Mews - Des Moines, IA
Nov 11 - Firebird - St. Louis, MO
Nov 13 - White Rabbit - Indianapolis, IN
Nov 14 - Howler's Coyote Café - Pittsburgh, PA
Nov 15 - The Saint - Asbury Park, NJ
Nov 16 - M Room - Philadelphia, PA
Nov 17 - Pianos - New York, NY
Nov 18 - TBC - Boston, MA
Nov 20 - Beachland Tavern - Cleveland, OH
Nov 29 - The Vera Project - Seattle, WA

Said the Whale at 400 Bar, Minneapolis (11/08/12)

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O Canada: Rah Rah, Great Big Sea, Indian Handcrafts, Le Vent du Nord, and Said the Whale

Read More Rah Rah You know my theory about repeating band names - they are easy to remember (just like Duran Duran, Ra-Ra Riot, Gang Gang Dance, Tapes 'N Tapes, etc). If you have three words, it's even better ....

Read more Canada.

RAH RAH
rahrahband.com

I've mentioned Rah Rah before, but what I didn't say is that I confused this band with Ra-Ra Riot. Rah Rah is a sextet from Canada.

Rah Rah's latest album, The Poet's Dead, just came out today (October 22, 2012), via Hidden Pony Records.

They're currently in the middle of their tour, so I will swinging by their Minneapolis show, after my Gold Fields/Diamond Rings show at 7th Street, to see them and report back.

10.23 Chicago, IL @ Double Door
10.24 Cedar Falls, IA @ The Hub
10.25 Iowa City, IA @ Blue Moose Taphouse
10.27 Minneapolis, MN @ Fine Line Music Cafe
10.30 Seattle, WA @ High Dive
11.28 Los Angeles, CA @ Bootleg Bar

Note: The Fine Line Café's policy is there are no re-entries, so as the night goes on, it will get more crowded... Unless people leave early.

GREAT BIG SEA
greatbigsea.com

Great Big Sea is one of Canada's most beloved bands. As I previously mentioned, the band plays about 300 shows a year (having seen them a few times at the Irish Fair.)

It is no surprise that for their 20th Anniversary, the band will once again kick off a 2013 tour, starting in Anaheim, California. As part of the celebration, expect their very first Greatest Hits 2-CD set called XX, to come out October 30th. Fans may want to wait November 27th for the ultra deluxe boxset.

GREAT BIG SEA 20th Anniversary Tour - US dates

MAR 05 - Grove of Annaheim - Annaheim, CA
MAR 06 - The Fillmore - San Francisco, CA
MAR 07 - Alladin Theater - Portland, OR
MAR 08 - The MooreTheater - Seattle, WA
MAR 19 - The Fitzgerald Theater - Minneapolis, MN
MAR 20 - House of Blues - Chicago, IL
MAR 21 - The Waiting Room - Omaha, NE
MAR 22 - The Boulder Theater - Boulder, CO
MAR 23 - The Boulder Theater - Boulder, CO
APR 14 - The Center for the Arts - Buffalo, NY
APR 16 - Michigan Theater - Ann Arbour, MI
APR 17 - The Warner Theatre - Washington, DC
APR 18 - Keswick Theatre - Philadeplhia, PA
APR 19 - Town Hall - New York, NY
APR 20 - The Wilbur Theatre - Boston, MA
APR 21 - The Wilbur Theatre - Boston, MA
APR 23 - Flynn Center - Burlington, VT
APR 24 - State Theatre - Portland, ME

INDIAN HANDCRAFTS
indianhandcrafts.net

Just announced today, but you can stream the entire Indian Handcrafts' forthcoming album, Civil Disobedience for Losers, today at spin.com.

Indian Handcrafts are a Canadian power-duo (drummer/vocalist Brandyn James Aikins and guitarist/vocalist Daniel Brandon Allen) and that Civil Disobedience for Losers album is coming out October 30th via Sargent House.

An interesting note about recording the new album, Allen explained that he had to record with a broken hand, "The doctor said if you go and record that's your problem if it gets worse. It was a little painful some days, but because of being there in the surroundings it was easy to get around that. It healed fine."

That's commitment.

Currently on tour:

10/27 Barrie, ON @ Fitzy's By The Bat 11/02 Toronto, ON @ Horseshoe Tavern 11/10 Philadelphia, PA @ Underground Arts* 11/11 New York, NY @ Bowery Ballroom* 11/12 Brooklyn, NY @ St. Vitus* 11/13 Cambridge, MA @ Middle East (Downstairs)* 11/15 Cleveland, OH @ Beachland Ballroom*

11/16 Detroit, MI @ The Magic Stick* 11/17 Chicago, IL @ Subterranean* 11/19 Denver, CO @ Bluebird Theater* 11/20 Salt Lake City, UT @ Urban Lounge* 11/21 Boise, ID @ Neurolux* * with Red Fang & Black Tusk

LE VENT DU NORD
www.leventdunord.com

Quebec's Le Vent du Nord (The North Wind) is releasing Tromper le temps ("Fooling Time") in the US on November 3rd.

Hurdy-gurdy player and songwriter Nicolas Boulerice explained why it's important to play traditional music in a modern world, "We are part of 2012, just like everyone else. But we think we can bring historical things more into the day to day discussion, so we can talk about what happened in the past. That is why we have always been very close to historical subjects and images, because we play traditional music, music that is often connected to the separatist movement. We aren’t always talking explicitly or directly about the issues that matter to us; we always take the detour via history."

Catch them on their US tour in support of the album in November:

11/03/2012 Austin, TX - Austin Celtic Festival 11/04/2012 Austin, TX - Austin Celtic Festival 11/09/2012 Eugene, OR - Jaqua Concert Hall 11/10/2012 Forest Grove, OR - Pacific University 11/11/2012 Portland, OR - House concert

11/13/2012 Crescent City, CA - Crescent Elk 11/15/2012 Bozeman, MT - Montana State 11/16/2012 Ogden, UT - Weber State 11/17/2012 Los Angeles, CA - Théâtre Raymond 11/30/2012 Nelson, NY - Nelson Odeon 12/01/2012 Nelson, NY - Nelson Odeon

SAID THE WHALE
saidthewhale.com

The last time this Vancouver band was in Minneapolis, they had a hip hop support and previously, they had a jazz band open up! So what's in store for this Juno Award-winner band this coming November 8th at the 400 Bar? Event listing shows The Lesser Jackson on the bill. The Lesser Jackson is a classic 60's & 70's soul cover band. It should be an interesting night.

Anyway, Said The Whale is heading back on tour in support of their album, Little Mountain, out now via Hidden Pony Records.

Nov 8 - 400 Bar - Minneapolis, MN
Nov 9 - Bottom Lounge - Chicago, IL
Nov 10 - Vaudeville Mews - Des Moines, IA
Nov 11 - Firebird - St. Louis, MO
Nov 13 - White Rabbit - Indianapolis, IN
Nov 14 - Howler's Coyote Café - Pittsburgh, PA
Nov 15 - The Saint - Asbury Park, NJ
Nov 16 - M Room - Philadelphia, PA
Nov 17 - Pianos - New York, NY
Nov 18 - TBC - Boston, MA
Nov 20 - Beachland Tavern - Cleveland, OH
Nov 29 - The Vera Project - Seattle, WA

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When Animals Attack! part 7

Yeah, too many animal-bands. If you need to discover more, see When Animals Attack!.

YELLOW OSTRICH
yellowostrich.com

Yellow Ostrich's been in the news a lot lately. First off, Barsuk Records is releasing "Marathon Runner", their debut single from their sophomore LP, Strange Land (due out March 6th). If you haven't heard the song, it is available as a free download via Spin.com.

Their upcoming spring tour in support of the second album begins on March 3rd and ends on April 12th.

One of the band opening up for the Yellow O is 1,2,3. Their debut LP is called New Heaven (out now on Frenchkiss Records). You can grab their free EP, "Dreamland Pt 1 (For Daisy" on Soundcloud.

Yellow Ostrich tour dates:

3/3 - Great Scott – Allston, MA # 3/4 - Mohawk Place – Buffalo, NY # 3/6 - Beachland Tavern – Cleveland, OH # 3/7 - Pike Room at Crofoot – Pontiac, MI # 3/8 - Empty Bottle – Chicago, IL # 3/9 - Der Rathskeller – Madison, WI & 3/10 - 7th St Entry – Minneapolis, MN # 3/11 - Cactus Club – Milwaukee, WI # 3/12 - The Gramophone – St. Louis, MO # 3/15-19 - SXSW – Austin, TX 3/19 - Solar Culture – Tucson, AZ 3/20 - Soda Bar – San Diego, CA 3/21 - Bootleg Theatre – Los Angeles, CA 3/23 - Bottom of the Hill – San Francisco, CA @

3/24 - Depot at Humboldt State – Arcata, CA 3/26 - Mississippi Studios – Portland, OR % 3/27 - Media Club – Vancouver, Canada % 3/29 - Flying M Coffee – Nampa, ID % 3/30 - Kilby Court – Salt Lake City, UT % 3/31 - Hi Dive – Denver, CO % 4/2 - The Waiting Room – Omaha, NE % 4/10 - Johnny Brenda's – Philadelphia, PA 4/11 - Black Cat Backstage – Washington, DC 4/12 - Mercury Lounge – New York, NY # = with 1,2,3 & = with 1,2,3 and Lower Dens @ = with Lost in the Trees % = with Howler

OTHER LIVES
otherlives.com

I'm working under the impression that the band Other Lives is incredibly lucky and incredibly talented to secure a Radiohead support act, starting in late February! As you know, we are massive Radiohead fans, but I've long concluded that they are well out of my concert-budget-range (by playing only large-sized arenas and I can't afford the $100+ ticket for a decent seat).

Of course, I was curious about Other Lives, I put on their latest album, Tamer Animals, to listen... surprisingly a lot non-traditional instruments and falsettos that will definitely fit well with Radiohead's current music.

2012 U.S. Tour With Radiohead + Headlining Shows

02.06.12 - Jackpot Music Hall - Lawrence, KS 02.07.12 - Ciceros - St. Louis, MO 02.08.12 - Waiting Room - Omaha, NE 02.09.12 - 7th Street - Minneapolis, MN 02.10.12 - Lincoln Hall - Chicago, IL 02.11.12 - The Basement - Columbus, OH 02.13.12 - Ninth Ward - Buffalo, NY 02.14.12 - Drake - Toronto, ON 02.15.12 - Sala Rossa - Montreal, QC 02.16.12 - Great Scott - Boston, MA 02.17.12 - Bowery Ballroom - New York, NY 02.18.12 - Kung Fu Necktie - Philadelphia, PA 02.21.12 - Red Palace - Washington, DC 02.22.12 - Brillobox - Pittsburgh, PA 02.23.12 - The Southern - Charlottesville, VA

02.24.12 - Local 506 - Chapel Hill, NC 02.27.12 - American Airlines Arena - Miami, FL ^ 02.29.12 - St. Pete Times Forum - Tampa, FL ^ 03.01.12 - Philips Arena - Atlanta, GA ^ 03.03.12 - Toyota Center - Houston, TX ^ 03.05.12 - American Airlines - Dallas, TX ^ 03.07.12 - Frank Erwin Center - Austin, TX ^ 03.09.12 - Scottrade Center - St. Louis, MO ^ 03.11.12 - Sprint Center - Kansas City, MO ^ 03.13.12 - 1st Bank Center - Broomfield, CO ^ 03.15.12 - Jobing.com Arena - Glendale, AZ ^ 04.09.12 - Key Arena - Seattle, WA ^ 04.11.12 - HP Pavilion - San Jose, CA ^ 04.12.12 - Santa Barbara Bowl - S Barbara, CA ^ ^ w/ Radiohead

SAID THE WHALE
saidthewhale.com

OK, second time's the charm. Once again, Lara will be heading out to the 400 Bar on pot day (4/20).

In Said the Whale news, their new album is called Little Mountain and comes out March 6th, 2012, via Hidden Pony Records/EMI. Their preview single is "Heavy Ceiling", which you can listen (and download) on Soundcloud.

As described about the new album:

Little Mountain finds the group defying rock conventions without sacrificing any of their pop smarts. Said The Whale enlisted the juggernaut production prowess of Tom Dobrzanski, and multiple Grammy Award winner Jack Joseph Puig, who mixed the 15-track collection. Their combined efforts steered the song suites to explode out of the speakers, as they shepherded the band’s signature sound to a new level.

More diverse than previous albums, Little Mountain is a multi-stylistic tour-de-force that ventures into everything from soaring, horn-laden cabaret ("The Reason") to jaggedly syncopated rock ("We Are 1980") and effervescent guitar pop ("Loveless"). First single, “Heavy Ceiling,” is a dancefloor-ready ditty that reflects the confident and razor-sharp sound that dominates this LP.

Tour details below:

Feb 25 Rio Theatre Vancouver, BC March 2 Q Café Seattle, WA March 5 Luigi's Fun Garden Sacramento, CA March 6 Hotel Utah San Francisco, CA March 8 Silverlake Lounge Los Angeles, CA March 10 Plush Tucson, AZ March 11 Rhythm Room Phoenix, AZ March 13-18 SXSW Austin, TX March 22 Club Café Pittsburgh, PA March 23 M Room Philadelphia, PA March 24 The Rock Shop Brooklyn, NY March 27 Peppers Pub Saint John, NB, CAN March 28 Reflections Cabaret Halifax, NS, CAN March 30 Grenfell College Cornerbrook, CAN March 31 venue TBA St. John's, NFLD, CAN April 5 UPEI Charlottetown, PEI, CAN April 7 Charlotte St Arts Centre Fredericton, CAN April 8 Le Cercle Quebec City, QC, CAN

April 10 Le Divan Orange Montreal, QC, CAN April 11 Ritual Ottawa, ON, CAN April 12 This Ain't Hollywood Hamilton, ON, CAN April 13 The Great Hall Toronto, ON, CAN April 14 London Music Hall London, ON, CAN April 16 Capitol Theatre Windsor, ON, CAN April 17 The Lager House Detroit, MI April 18 Double Door Chicago,IL April 20 400 Bar Minneapolis, MN April 21 Park Theatre Winnipeg, MB, CAN April 23 Artful Dodger Regina, SK, CAN April 24 Broadway Theatre Saskatoon, SK, CAN April 25 Myer Horowitz Edmonton, AB, CAN April 26 MacEwan Hall Calgary, AB, CAN April 28 The Habitat Kelowna, BC, CAN May 3 Vogue Theatre Vancouver, BC, CAN May 4 Alix Goolden Hall Victoria, BC, CAN

DUCKY
ducky.bandcamp.com

Ducky (aka Morgan Neiman) has an EP called The Whether coming out on February 21, 2012, and a sneak preview song is called "Killing Time", which you can hear on bandcamp.

Ducky recently performed live at The Engadget Show. The episode hasn't aired yet, here's what to expect:

Are you ready for this? We sure are. We're back from CES, just slightly worse for wear, and we've got a lot to discuss. We're going to kick off the first Engadget Show of 2012 with a parade of some of last week's hottest gadgets. We'll also be taking a look at Apple's new education initiative, giving you a behind the scenes tour of Engadget's CES trailer and taking you straight to the show floor. MakerBot's Bre Pettis will be popping in to discuss the company's new Replicator 3D printer and we'll be getting some serious hands-on time with the latest camera from Red. Also, musical guest, Brooklyn's Ducky and surprises galore!

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Have a whale of a time

Since we've mentioned Noah and the Whale quite a bit, I'm leaving them off this list - sorry guys.

SAID THE WHALE
saidthewhale.com

Said the Whale is from Vancouver, Canada, and they are stopping here in Minneapolis at the 400 Bar this September 5th. Lara said she'll cover them when they come through town.

I did some background check on the band, apparently the band debut in 2007 with Talking Abalonia, but that didn't work out, so they re-release the same album under a new name of Howe Sounds/Taking Abalonia, a year later. Edit: Oh Wikipedia. Talking Abalonia was an EP, it was re-released with 7 additional new songs as Howe Sounds/Taking Abalonia.

Tour dates below:

September 1 | Seattle, WA | Cafe Venus September 2 | Spokane, WA | The Porch* September 3 | Billings, MT | Manny’s September 4 | Fargo, ND | The Aquarium September 5 | Minneapolis, MN | 400 Bar September 6 | Chicago, IL | Double Door September 8 | Toronto, ON | Mod Club* September 10 | Hamilton, ON | Supercrawl* September 11 | St. Catharines, ON | L3* September 13 | Montreal, QC | Club Lambi September 14 | Ottawa, ON | Live Lounge		September 15 | Sudbury, ON | The Townehouse September 17 | Thunder Bay, ON | Outpost * September 19 | Winnipeg, MB | Park Theatre* September 20 | Saskatoon, SK | Christ Church Anglican* September 21 | Edmonton, AB | Starlite* September 22 | Calgary, AB | Republik September 23 | Banff, AB | Banff Centre* September 24 | Nelson, BC | Spirit Bar September 30 | Bellingham, WA | Boundary Bay October 1 | Port Moody, BC | Port Moody Inlet Theatre * - ALL AGES show

WHALE HEART RECORDS
whaleheartrecords.com

The last news item I got from New York's Whale Heart Records is that they've released Atlanta's "gothic folk" Little Horn's album, Twelve in late July.

The album is mostly through the hard work of Keith Forrester, who originally put together his band via Craigslist, although his current line-up consists of his little brother and the rhythm section of Whale Heart's other band, Lille.... and one DJ.

Anyway, check out their website, it's like a tumblr blog.

WALE
facebook.com/waleofficial

We don't really get that many press releases from major labels, but lately, I got one from ABC Records and Warner Brothers Records (aka WB Records).

You can read more details at news.weheartmusic.com, but I'll sum it up for you:

Wale is from Washington, DC, and he was/is currently on tour. Since the previous dates have come and gone, below are the one remaining date (he is playing Chicago tonight):

August 31 The Majesticr Detroit, MI

Well, if you've missed him, you can grab his free mixtape, The Eleven One Eleven, at lifeandtimes.com

See why his talent got over 1 million twitter followers and why his mixtape crashed Hulkshare's servers.

Look for Wale's upcoming album, Ambition, on November 1st, 2011.

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