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04/02/2017

Minneapolis: April 6 to April 9, 2017

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Other shows in the area: 04/03/17 OMNI with Brilliant Beast 04/05/17 String Cheese Incident will grace the Palace Theatre. …

Here are some concerts taking place in the Minneapolis/St Paul area on April 6 to April 9, 2017. Read more Minneapolis Music Guide.

STRING CHEESE INCIDENT
at Palace Theatre
Thursday 04/06/2017, 6:30pm ($49.95)
palacestpaul.com

Colorado’s The String Cheese Incident will be playing a double night at the new Palace Theatre in St Paul on April 5 and 6th. The band is touring in support of their seventh studio album Believe, out April 15th via SCI Fidelity Recordings.

The forthcoming record is from the band’s recently-opened Sound Lab Studio and was produced by Talking Heads keyboardist Jerry Harrison.

SCI Tour Dates

Apr 05 – St. Paul, MN – Palace Theatre
Apr 06 – St. Paul, MN – Palace Theatre
Apr 07 – Madison, WI – Orpheum Theatre
Apr 08 – Madison, WI – Orpheum Theatre
Apr 13 – Austin, TX – Stubb’s
Apr 14 – Austin, TX – Stubb’s
Apr 15 – Austin, TX – Stubb’s
Jun 16 - 18 – Hunter, NY – Mountain Jam
Jun 22 - 25 – Rothbury, MI – Electric Forest
Jun 29 - Jul 02 – Rothbury, MI – Electric Forest
Jul 07 – Atlanta, GA – Chastain Park Amph
Jul 08 – Atlanta, GA – Chastain Park Amph
Jul 21 – Morrison, CO – Red Rocks
Jul 22 – Morrison, CO – Red Rocks
Jul 23 – Morrison, CO – Red Rocks
Aug 04 - 06 – Princeton, BC – Element Music Fest
Aug 10 - 13 – Darrington, WA – Summer Meltdown
Aug 17 - 23 – Crook County, OR – Oregon Eclipse
Aug 24 - 27 – Arrington, VA – Lockn’ Festival

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The Psychedelic Furs

The Psychedelic Furs, famously lead by the Butler brothers, Richard & Tim, broke up in the early 90s to form Love Spit Love. By 2001, the old gang got back together as The Psychedelic Furs. …

THE PSYCHEDELIC FURS
at First Avenue
Thursday 04/06/2017, 7pm ($25)
first-avenue.com

English rock band The Psychedelic Furs is back in Minneapolis this Thursday, March 6th. We previously caught the Butler brothers (Richard & Tim) in 2013 and noted, “30+ years on, the frontman of legendary alt-rock group The Psychedelic Furs smiled and laughed as he twirled, crouched, and led his band through a joyous 90 min. set in First Avenue’s Mainroom Tuesday night. That obvious affection for what he does is infectious and enhances the overall appeal of seeing any act live; the Furs also no doubt helped by a healthy handful of time-honored radio classics that so many in the audience knew every word to.”

Robyn Hitchcock will be opening the show. The iconic singer is out promoting his 21st studio recording, but first-ever eponymous release. The new record is basically a re-introduction “Robyn Hitchcock” to a new audience. Hitchcock adds, “Think of me as a new act - I'm only 63. People always ask me, where should I start listening to your records? I'm a train with many carriages. I thought, I'll just make this record and if people like this one, then they'll probably like the others. If they don’t, it’s not worth them listening to any of them, really.”

Also on the bill, local DJ Jake Rudh of Transmission to play music videos as we wait for the band.

Tour Dates:

04/02 - Houston, TX - House Of Blues
04/04 - St. Louis, MO - Ready Room
04/06 - Minneapolis, MN - First Avenue
04/08 - Chicago, IL - Thalia Hall
04/10 - Findlay, OH - Marathon Center
04/11 - Detroit, MI - Majestic Theatre
04/13 - Kent, OH - Kent Stage
04/14 - Millvale, PA - Mr. Smalls Theatre
04/15 - Buffalo, NY - Town Ballroom

All dates with Robyn Hitchcock

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Sallie Ford

Slap Back is the new Sallie Ford album, and it is available now via Vanguard Records. With Slap Back, it would seem it does not feature her old band (The Sound Outside), …

SALLIE FORD
at 7th Street Entry
Thursday 04/06/2017, 7pm ($12)
first-avenue.com

Portland’s Sallie Ford is back at 7th Street Entry. Ford’s latest Soul Sick is described as “11 lean tunes are full of raucous, trebly guitars and a toughness imparted by Ford's raw voice.”

We haven’t written about Ford since 2014, so it’s good to see that she’s back on tour this year.

Molly Burch to open.

Tour Dates:

4/6/17 Minneapolis, MN 7th St Entry
4/7/17 Chicago, IL Schubas
4/8/17 Ferndale, MI Loving Touch
4/9/17 Toronto, ON Horseshoe
4/11/17 Allston, MA Great Scott
4/12/17 Brooklyn, NY The Bell House
4/13/17 Philadelphia, PA Johnny Brenda's
4/14/17 Washington, DC DC9
4/15/17 Charlottesville, VA The Southern
4/17/17 Carrboro, NC Cat's Cradle
4/18/17 Atlanta, GA Vinyl
4/19/17 Nashville, TN Basement
4/21/17 Houston, TX White Oak
4/22/17 Dallas, TX Three Link
4/23/17 Austin, TX Stubb's
4/25/17 Albuquerque, NM Low Spirits
4/26/17 Phoenix, AZ Valley Bar
4/28/17 San Diego, CA The Casbah
4/29/17 Los Angeles, CA Bootleg Theater
4/30/17 Oakland, CA Starline Social Club
6/1/17-6/4/17 Nelsonville, OH Nelsonville Music Festival

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Margo Price

Margo Price's Midwest Farmer's Daughter is hard to describe. Oh, I can gloss it over: traditional country meets 70's folk/pop meets alternative country, underlaced ...

MARGO PRICE
at First Avenue
Saturday 04/08/2017, 8pm ($25)
first-avenue.com

Margo Price is headlining First Avenue. Price was recently in the news for being the winner of the 2nd American Music Prize for her album Midwest Farmer’s Daughter (Third Man Records) in Nashville.

Colter Wall to open.

Tour Dates:

04/02/17 Cincinnati, OH 20th Century Theatre
04/04/17 Columbus, OH The Basement
04/05/17 Indianapolis, IN The Hi Fi
04/07/17 Chicago, IL Thalia Hall
04/08/17 Minneapolis, MN First Avenue
04/23/17 Tuck Fest
04/25/17 San Diego, CA Observatory North Park
04/27/17 Los Angeles, CA The Theatre
04/28/17 Las Vegas, NV Brooklyn Bowl Las Vegas
04/29/17 Stagecoach Country Music Fest
05/03/17 Denver, CO Ogden Theatre
05/05/17 New Orleans Jazz
05/08/17 Portland, OR McMenamins
05/09/17 Seattle, WA Showbox SoDo
05/11/17 San Francisco, CA Warfield Theatre
05/26/17 Country 500
06/11/17 Bonnaroo
06/17/17 Telluride Bluegrass Festival
07/07/17 Nashville, TN Ascend Amph
08/03/17 Duluth, MN AMSOIL Arena
08/05/17 Maryland Heights, MO Hollywood Casino
08/10/17 Hershey, PA GIANT Center
08/11/17 Burgettstown, PA KeyBank Pavilion
08/12/17 Camden, NJ BB&T Pavilion
08/17/17 Toronto, ON Ontario Place
08/18/17 Cuyahoga Falls, OH Blossom
08/19/17 Clarkston, MI DTE Energy Music
08/25/17 Gilford, NH Bank Of NH Pavilion
08/27/17 Lockn' Festival
10/06/17 Des Moines, IA Wells Fargo Arena
10/07/17 Saint Paul, MN Xcel Energy Center
10/26/17 Buffalo, NY KeyBank Center
10/27/17 Brooklyn, NY Barclays Center

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Delicate Steve

Oh Delicate Steve, where do I start? These dudes know how to rock. The guitar band from New Jersey played with the crowd literally last night in New Orleans at the Circle Bar. The last song, the band brought the entire.…

DELICATE STEVE
at 7th Street Entry
Saturday 04/08/2017, 8pm ($12)
first-avenue.com

Delicate Steve is back at 7th Street Entry. Delicate Steve’s Anti- Record’s debut album This is Steve (and their first album in four years) is out now.

The last time we saw Delicate Steve, it was in 2012, and we wrote, “Oh Delicate Steve, where do I start? These dudes know how to rock. The guitar band from New Jersey played with the crowd literally last night in New Orleans at the Circle Bar. The last song, the band brought the entire to pack the tiny stage and rock the night away to the crowd favorite "Butterfly". It gets you in that mood of running and jumping in the air at the same time with cowbells and tambourines.”

Double Grave (formerly known as Ego Death) and Waldemar to open.

Tour Dates:

4/1 Los Angeles, CA @ Teragram Ballroom
4/2 San Diego, CA @ Soda Bar
4/4 Las Vegas, NV @ The Bunkhouse
4/6 Denver, CO @ Moe’s
4/7 Omaha, NE @ Reverb Lounge
4/8 Minneapolis, MN @ 7th Street Entry
4/9 Chicago, IL @ Lincoln Hall
4/10 Pittsburgh, PA @ Club Café
7/15 RBC Bluesfest

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Elephant Revival

Colorado's Elephant Revival and the Lowest Pair are currently heading down to "Boats & Bluegrass Festival" and "Maximum Ames Music Festival" in late September, but before stopped …

Deap Vally

The so-called "Moon Block Party presents Deap Vally & Friends" shows will start on September 16 in Seattle and ending on a boat cruise with Lynyrd Skynyrd. …

Tift Merritt

The Time called Tift Merritt's voice as "achingly beautiful country-tinged tunes hark back to the musical work of Joni Mitchell, Mary Chapin Car …

Sweet Spirit

Austin's Sweet Spirit is currently on tour in support of their new self-titled EP (Nine Mile Records), available now on bandcamp.com. …

Bruise Violet

We will be having our release show on the 13th at the 7th Street Entry with our best friends, Rupert Angeleyes, Real Numbers and Bruise Violet. …

Other shows in the area:

04/06/17 Liz Vice will be headlining Cedar Cultural Center. Eric Mayson to open.

04/06/17 The Deap Vally ladies will be playing the Icehouse with Birthday Suits. Please note that these Icehouse shows starts at 11:30pm.

04/07/17 The Ferdy Mayne will be playing the Reverie Cafe & Bar. Its single constant member Shane O’Malley Firek was going through a massive change by giving up drinking: “Before my sobriety, I was completely insane, in and out of jail, losing friends and putting myself in considerable debt. I quit drinking around the time I began to perform in New York, and I’ve been sober a little over three years now.” Joining Firek in The Ferdy Mayne band will be Nick Zomparelli on Lead Guitar (Duane The Jet Black Eel, NODATA, Daughters Of Eternity), Nick Rapley on Drums (Ben Clark and The Long Shadows), and David Van Witt on Bass (Sidewalk Dave, Hnry Flwr).

04/07/17 Local riot grrrls Bruise Violet is having their Trophy Wife EP show this night. Show up early to check out other local bands, Catbath, Sass, and Joe Davis and the Poetic Diaspora. $5 gets you in the door.

04/07/17 Elephant Revival will be headlining First Avenue. Dead Horses to open.

04/08/17 Michigan-based psychedelic pop septet Joe Hertler & The Rainbow Seekers will be headlining the Triple Rock Social Club this Saturday. The band recently released their record Pluto on BaebleMusic.

04/08/17 Grammy Award-nominated artist Tift Merritt is touring in support of her new record Stitch of the World (Yep Roc Records). Merritt will be headlining the Cedar Cultural Center with The Suitcase Junket.

04/09/17 Austin locals Sweet Spirit (members of A Giant Dog) will be headlining the 7th Street Entry this Sunday in support of their sophomore record St. Mojo (out April 7 via Nine Mile Records). Judging by their 8-member photo, we have to wonder how they will all fit on the tiny 7th Street Entry stage.... General B And The Wiz to open. Also worth noting: seeing as they are friends with Har Mar Superstar by their photos, I would bet to find him at this show.

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10/27/2014

Minneapolis Music Guide: November 5, 2014

Here are shows taking place in Minneapolis/St Paul on November 5, 2014.

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Sallie Ford

Crooked Fingers

Most recently Crooked Fingers. This album is her second solo project her first was “A Photo Album Of Complex Relationships". …

Archers of Loaf

Saturday evening’s gig proved to be a lesson in endurance for those ill-equipped to withstand the intense blast of sounds forced out of the 400 Bar’s meaty speakers. Chapel Hill, North Carolina’s Archers of Loaf …

SALLIE FORD with Crooked Fingers
at Turf Club
Wednesday 11/05/14, 7pm
$15: turfclub.net

Slap Back is the new Sallie Ford album, and it is available now via Vanguard Records. With Slap Back, it would seem it does not feature her old band (The Sound Outside), but an entirely new band lineup: Anita Lee Elliot (Viva Voce & Blue Giant) on bass, Amanda Spring (Point Juncture, WA) on drums & Cristina Cano (Albatross & Siren & the Sea) on keyboards.

Co-headlining on this tour is Crooked Fingers, a North Carolina band led by Archers of Loaf's Eric Bachmann.

Sallie Ford's tour dates:

11.02.14 – Missoula, MT – The Palace*
11.05.14 – St. Paul, MN – Turf Club*
11.06.14 – Chicago, IL – Empty Bottle*
11.07.14 – Grand Rapids, MI – Pyramid Scheme*
11.08.14 – Toronto, ON – The Great Hall*
11.09.14 – Montreal, QC – La Sala Rossa**
11.11.14 – Northampton, MA – Parlor Room*
11.12.14 – Allston, MA – Great Scott**
11.14.14 – Brooklyn, NY – Rough Trade**
11.15.14 – Philadelphia, PA – Milkboy**
11.16.14 – Washington, DC – Rock and Roll Hotel**
11.18.14 – Asheville, NC – Grey Eagle**
11.19.14 – Nashville, TN – Exit/In**
11.20.14 – St. Louis, MO – Off Broadway**
11.21.14 – Kansas City, MO – Record Bar**
11.23.14 – Denver, CO – Larimer Lounge*
11.24.14 – Salt Lake City, UT – Urban Lounge
11.25.14 – Boise, ID – Neurolux
12.02.14 – Arcata, CA – Humboldt Brews
12.03.14 – Felton, CA – Don Quixote's
12.04.14 – San Francisco, CA – Bottom of the Hill
12.05.14 – Los Angeles, CA – Satellite Club
12.06.14 – Santa Barbara, CA – Velvet Jones
12.09.14 – Eugene, OR – Cosmic Pizza
12.10.14 – Seattle, WA – Tractor Tavern
12.11.14 – Bellingham, WA – The Wild Buffalo
12.12.14 – Vancouver, BC – Media Club

* with Crooked Fingers
** with Crooked Fingers & And The Kids

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Bob Dylan

I attended a Bob Dylan tribute event last night at the Red Stag Supper Club, in Minneapolis. The event was also a listening party for Dylan's 33rd studio album, Together Through Life (released today, April 28th on Columbia Records). …

BOB DYLAN
at the Orpheum Theatre
11/04/14-11/06/14
$55: hennepintheatretrust.org

Legendary Bob Dylan is back in town for a residency at the Orpheum Theatre from November 4-November 6th. This should be a much better experience than his last stadium-sized show at the Xcel Energy Center in 2012.... of course all tickets to these shows have been sold out for a while now.

Tour Dates:

10/26/14 Hollywood, CA Dolby Theatre
10/28 - 10/30 Oakland, CA Paramount Theatre
11/01/14 Denver, CO Bellco Theatre
11/04 - 11/06 Minneapolis, MN Orpheum Theatre
11/08 - 11/10 Chicago, IL Cadillac Palace Theatre
11/12/14 Cleveland, OH State Theatre
11/14/14 Boston, MA Orpheum Theatre
11/15/14 Providence, RI Providence Perf. Arts Ctr.
11/17 - 11/18 Toronto, ON Sony Centre
11/20/14 Pittsburgh, PA Heinz Hall
11/21 - 11/23 Philadelphia, PA Academy Of Music
11/25/14 Washington, DC DAR Constitution Hall
11/26/14 Newark, NJ Prudential Hall
11/28 - 12/03 New York, NY Beacon Theatre

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Streets of Laredo

Brooklyn-based band (by the way of Auckland), Streets of Laredo started off the show with a 45 min. set of songs from their Lonsdale Line EP (out now on Dine Alone Records) and upcoming debut …

STREETS OF LAREDO with Line & Circle
at 7th Street Entry
Wednesday 11/05/14, 7:30pm
$10: first-avenue.com

Let's see how they fit all seven band members from Streets of Laredo on the tiny 7th Street Entry stage! The Brooklyn-based, from New Zealand, is back in Minneapolis in support of their first LP Volume I & II, out now on Dine Alone Records. We previously caught the band on their tour with the Kaiser Chiefs.

Justina spoke with the band after their CMJ 2013 appearance and asked if they liked being compared to Mumford and Sons and Edward Sharpe, which singer Dave Gibson said he didn't mind, "I really like Alex Ebert and his solo music."

Streets of Laredo Fall Tour Dates

10/26/14 — Boot & Saddle — Philadelphia, PA
10/27/14 — Smiling Moose — Pittsburgh, PA
10/28/14 – T.T. the Bears – Boston, MA
10/29/14 — Mercury Lounge — New York, NY
10/30/14 – La Vitrola – Montreal, QB
11/01/14 — The Drake — Toronto, ON
11/04/14 — Schubas Tavern — Chicago, IL
11/05/14 —7th Street Entry — Minneapolis, MN
11/06/14 — Record Bar — Kansas City, MO
11/07/14 — Larimer Lounge — Denver, CO
11/08/14 — Urban Lounge — Salt Lake City, UT
11/10/14 — Electric Owl — Vancouver, BC
11/11/14 — Doug Fir Lounge — Portland, OR
11/12/14 — Barboza — Seattle, WA
11/15/14 — Neck of The Woods — SF, CA
11/17/14 — Casbah — San Diego, CA
11/18/14 — The Satellite — Los Angeles, CA
11/20/14 — Stubbs Jr — Austin, TX
11/21/14 — The Beatnik — New Orleans, LA
11/22/14 — The High Watt — Nashville, TN
11/24/14 — DC9 — Washington, DC

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04/04/2013

Sallie Ford & The Sound Outside

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Sallie Ford

Sallie Ford & The Sound Outside has been busy. They were just in Minneapolis last May, and now the band is back in here at the 7th Street Entry last night, September 5th. . ...…

Sallie Ford & The Sound Outside This Portland-based band was the opener for Thao & The Get Down Stay Down on April 1st at the Cedar Cultural Center. Sallie Ford and The Sound Outside was in town promoting their newest album Untamed Beast out on Partisan Records.

Her 1950’s Rock & Roll inspired look, sound and dance moves are nostalgic of an energy from a different era, reminiscent of the youth and innocence of years past. What she does is done well, and she delivers a fun package to present times. The band is will be headed out of the country shortly before returning to the states.

Check out the remaining tour dates below.

04/05 Albuquerque, NM Launchpad*
04/06 Phoenix, AZ Crescent Ballroom*
04/07 San Diego, CA The Casbah*
04/08 Los Angeles, CA Troubadour*
04/12 Atlanta, GA Music Room
05/29 La Cave A Musique Macon, France
06/04 Connexion Café Toulouse, France
06/05 La Sirene La Rochelle, France
06/06 Chabada Angers, France
06/14 Molotow Hamburg, Germany
06/10 The Lexington London, UK
06/13 Blue Shell Cologne, Germany
06/15 Privat Club Berlin, Germany
06/23 Les Schwab Amphitheater Bend, OR
06/26 Alive After Five Boise, ID
06/28 Gillete College Gillete, WY
06/28 Hi-Dive Denver, CO
06/30 State Room Salt Lake City, UT
07/20 Green River Greenfield, MA
08/03 Pendarvis Farm Happy Valley, OR
08/04 Pendarvis Farm Happy Valley, OR

*With Thao & The Get Down Stay Down

Sallie Ford & The Sound Outside at the Cedar Cultural Center, Minneapolis (04/01/13)

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Thao & The Get Down Stay Down at the Cedar Cultural Center

Tour Dates

04/05 Albuquerque, NM Launchpad
04/06 Phoenix, AZ Crescent Ballroom
04/07 San Diego, CA The Casbah
04/08 Los Angeles, CA Troubadour

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Thao & The Get Down Stay Down

Did I not warn you that " the band to head out on tour in 2013 in support of the new album"? I have just received confirmed tour dates for Thao & The Get Down Stay Down for 2013. ...…

San Francisco-based band Thao & The Get Down Stay Down got down with us at the Cedar Cultural Center on April 1st and we loved every moment of it. The band is currently on tour promoting their newest record We The Common out on Ribbon Music.

This throaty voiced tiny performer fills the room with her energy and packs a punch into every song, putting on an incredible show. She ends every song in her performance with the same energy she starts with; jamming hard on whatever instrument she happens to be playing at the time. Her abilities range far beyond her voice, playing the banjo, acoustic guitar, a purple electric guitar and a slide guitar perfectly, infusing her performance with variability and raw talent, leaving us as the audience amazed.

As Thao sings, she seems to call the audience to feel with her, challenging them to be introspective, and to accompany her through her journey of discovery. There is so much feeling and depth present in every lyric and every song, and it’s apparent that this is a deeply personal album. This seems appropriate, since her last album, she has been working with the artist advocacy non-profit Air Traffic Control and volunteering with the California Coalition for Women Prisoners. She is both an activist and musician, promoting OX-FAM and giving props to Minnesotans United for Families during the show. It’s obvious the love that she has for her fans and the feeling is definitely mutual. There aren’t many shows left on her tour so if you have the chance to see this little dynamo in concert, take it, she is an incredible woman, artist, and performer.

Thao & The Get Down Stay Down at the Cedar Cultural Center, Minneapolis (04/01/13)

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01/13/2013

Thao and the Get Down Stay Down: We The Common

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Thao and the Get Down Stay Down

Their latest song, "Holy Roller," just premiered on their website and youtube. The song is from forthcoming record We the Common, out February 5th on Ribbon Music. ..…

Did I not warn you that " the band to head out on tour in 2013 in support of the new album"? I have just received confirmed tour dates for Thao & The Get Down Stay Down for 2013.

As expected, their latest album, We The Common, will be out February 5th on Ribbon Music. The title track "We The Common (For Valerie Bolden)" recently premiered on SPIN.com (which incidentally shut down its print editions and is now strictly digital). The song was said to be inspired by Thao Nguyen's volunteer work with the California Coalition for Women Prisoners.

Pre-ordering the album via dominorecordco.com will you get you two bonus songs (Melanie's "Brand New Key" and The Troggs' "With A Girl Like You"). The two songs are available as a limited edition 7" with the vinyl order.

In addition to the tour, they are doing some free promo in-store performances at these dates:

February 5 Los Angeles, CA Fingerprints Records
February 6 San Francisco, CA Amoeba Records
February 8 Seattle, WA Sonic Boom Records
February 9 Portland, OR Jackpot Records

The "We The Common" tour will feature our favorite Sallie Ford & The Sound Outside (all dates with * indicate with Ford):

03/01 Sacramento, CA Blue Lamp
03/02 San Francisco, CA Great American Music*
03/05 Portland, OR Doug Fir Lounge
03/06 Vancouver, BC Fortune Sound Club*
03/07 Seattle, WA Neumos*
03/08 Boise, ID Neurolux*
03/09 Salt Lake City, UT Urban Lounge*
03/11 Denver, CO Larimer Lounge*
03/16 Houston, TX Fitzgerald’s*
03/17 New Orleans, LA One Eyed Jacks*
03/18 Atlanta, GA Smith’s Olde Bar*
03/19 Asheville, NC Grey Eagle*
03/20 Washington, DC Black Cat*
03/22 New York, NY Bowery Ballroom*

03/23 Philadelphia, PA Underground Arts*
03/24 Cambridge, MA The Sinclair*
03/27 Toronto, ON Lee’s Palace*
03/28 Ann Arbor, MI The Ark*
03/29 Chicago, IL Lincoln Hall*
03/30 Milwaukee, WI Turner Hall*
03/31 Madison, WI Majestic Theater*
04/01 Minneapolis, MN Cedar Cultural Center*
04/02 Iowa City, IA Mission Creek Festival*
04/03 Kansas City, MO Record Bar*
04/05 Albuquerque, NM Launchpad*
04/06 Phoenix, AZ Crescent Ballroom*
04/07 San Diego, CA The Casbah*
04/08 Los Angeles, CA Troubadour*

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09/06/2012

Sallie Ford at 7th Street Entry, Minneapolis (09/05/12)

Tour Dates

09/06/12 Chicago, IL @ The Hideout
09/07/12 Bowling Green, OH @ Black Swamp
09/08/12 Bowling Green, OH @ Black Swamp
09/09/12 Athens, OH @ Union Bar & Grill
09/12/12 Nashville, TN @ The Basement
09/14/12 Kansas City, MO @ The Record Bar
09/15/12 Omaha, NE @ The Sydney
09/16/12 Denver, CO @ Hi Dive
09/21/12 Portland, OR @ Doug Fir Lounge

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Sallie Ford & The Sound Outside's Dirty Radio is being reissued as a "Deluxe Edition" this September 4th, via Partisan Records.

Sallie Ford & The Sound Outside has been busy. They were just in Minneapolis last May, and now the band is back in here at the 7th Street Entry last night, September 5th. What happened after May, the band booked a ton of dates in France for the months of June & July, and had a grand old time. You can tell that Ford was smitten a little by France, as some of the new songs seemed influenced by the country.

Painted Saints

Opening band was Painted Saints, who I previously mentioned that they music equipments than they had people. Their music has a lot of layers, especially with all the instruments and sometime whistling. I think they ended their set with "The Fat Kid Rides His Bike in the Snow."

As for Sallie Ford & The Sound Outside, I will admit to really loving their Dirty Radio album. Of course, by this time, they've written a whole new album (to be called Untamed Beast) and it seemed like most of the songs on this tour is from the future album. Fortunately, I did catch them in 2011, so I basically heard most of the songs on Dirty Radio live. If you were hoping to hear the old songs on this tour, I suggest you arrive early as it seems they grouped them in at the beginning.

As for the new songs, I thought they sounded like they were written and designed to be played live. They sounded more upbeat and up-tempo. Particularly "Summer Love" (aka "F*** That"), "Bad Boys," and the closer, "Party" were sounded really aggressive and fun. Can't wait to hear the studio version of those songs and hear the differences.

Highlight of the show is either their cover of Wreckless Eric's "Whole Wide World" or the encore, "Do Me." The latter, the band invited the audience to come up and dance with them (see photo).

Sallie Ford & The Sound Outside's album is called Dirty Radio, which was recently re-issued with two additional tracks. Look for Untamed Beast in January 2013.

Sallie Ford and the Sound Outside (with guest dancers) at 7th Street Entry, Minneapolis (09/05/12)

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08/23/2012

Deluxe Redux: The Faint, Sallie Ford, and Bob Mould

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The Faint

Anyway, I thought Agenda Suicide is the best song off their "Danse Macabre" album. You'll probably disagree.

As a collector of Deluxe Editions, I do like keeping track of what's being reissued. Check out the first Deluxe Redux article.

THE FAINT
www.thefaint.com

I am actually kind of ashamed to admit to really liking The Faint's album, Danse Macabre, because it sounded so much like Information Society. I am excited to report that Saddle Creek will be reissuing the album in a Deluxe Edition format, for sale on October 30th.

The reissued album will be remastered with six bonus tracks and a DVD. Hardcore fans will want to get their hands on the double vinyl (with CD and DVD). Physical packaging is strictly limited to 5,000 copies (3,000 for the vinyl).

To celebrate its release, the band will start on a promotional tour the first week of November. They are coming back to First Avenue in Minneapolis on December 13th. I saw the band in 2008, and noted that the band puts on a "spectacular light show consisting of part rave, part Casio-crashing, part discotheque, but all fun."

The Faint tour dates:

11/08: Denver, CO @ Ogden Theatre *
11/09: Salt Lake City, UT @ In The Venue *
11/10: Reno, NV @ Knitting Factory *
11/13: Vancouver, BC @ Commodore Ballroom *
11/14: Portland, OR @ Roseland Theater
11/16: Sacramento, CA @ Ace of Spades *^
11/17: San Francisco, CA @ Regency Ballroom ^
11/20: San Diego, CA @ House of Blues ^
11/23: Phoenix, AZ @ Crescent Ballroom *^
11/24: Las Vegas, NV @ House of Blues *^
11/27: Dallas, TX @ House of Blues *#
11/28: Austin, TX @ Emo's East #
11/30: Nashville, TN @ Cannery Ballroom *#
12/01: Atlanta, GA @ The Masquerade *#

12/02: Asheville, NC @ The Orange Peel #
12/05: Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club *#
12/06: Philadelphia, PA @ Trocadero *#
12/07: New York, NY @ Terminal 5 *#
12/08: Boston, MA @ Paradise Rock Club *#
12/09: Montreal, QC @ Club Soda *#
12/11: Toronto, ON @ Sound Academy *#
12/12: Chicago, IL @ Metro *#
12/13: Minneapolis, MN @ First Avenue *#
12/14: Omaha, NE @ Sokol Auditorium *#

* = with Trust
^ = with Casket Girls
# = with Icky Blossoms

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I saw Sallie Ford last year, which I admitted to "loving her album, Dirty Radio, since I heard it".

SALLIE FORD & THE SOUND OUTSIDE
sallieford.com

Sallie Ford & The Sound Outside's Dirty Radio is being reissued as a "Deluxe Edition" this September 4th, via Partisan Records. While this re-release doesn't seem to have new packaging or extra discs, it only contains two bonus tracks: "Like A Drug" and "Not An Animal" (both previously unreleased). Dirty Radio is still a terrific album, so if you haven't bought it, perhaps the two bonus tracks might entice you.

The Portland quartet also just announced a new fall tour, starting in Minneapolis' 7th Street Entry.

09/05 Minneapolis, Minn. @ 7th St. Entry
09/06 Chicago, Ill. @ The Hideout
09/07 Bowling Green, Ohio @ Black Swamp Arts Festival
09/08 Bowling Green, Ohio @ Black Swamp Arts Festival
09/09 Athens, Ohio @ Union Bar & Grill
09/12 Nashville, Tenn. @ The Basement
09/14 Kansas City, Mo. @ The Record Bar
09/15 Omaha, NE @ The Sydney
09/16 Denver, CO @ Hi Dive
09/21 Portland, OR @ Doug Fir Lounge

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If you don't know who Bob Mould is, he is probably best known for being the guitarist and singer of Minneapolis's Hüsker Dü. After their breakup, Mould returned with a new rock sound in another influential band called Sugar.

BOB MOULD
bobmould.com

As I have previously mentioned, Bob Mould is currently on tour to play Sugar's Copper Blue album in its entirety live because of the album's 20th anniversary this year.

His latest album, Silver Age, is coming out September 4th on Merge Records. The first 400 preorders will get a bonus patch!

Bob Mould's previous band, Sugar, is getting a couple of reissues. I am excited about the three-disc Copper Blue from Ryko Disc. The whole album, including four B-Sides and the Beaster EP, have been remastered. The third disc is a live recording of Sugar's Chicago show in 1992.

Catch Bob Mould on tour:

09/07 @ Williamburg Park in Brooklyn, NY*
09/08 @ 9:30 Club in Washington DC*
09/08 @ 9:30 Club in Washington DC
09/10 @ Paradise in Boston, MA*
09/11 @ Union Transfer in Philadelphia, PA*
09/13 @ Metro in Chicago, IL*
09/14 @ Metro in Chicago, IL*
09/15 @ First Ave in Minneapolis, MN*
09/18 @ Showbox in Seattle, WA*
09/19 @ Wonder Ballroom in Portland, OR*
09/21 @ Fillmore in San Francisco, CA*
09/21-09/23 @ DeLuna Fest in Pensacola Beach, FL
10/30 @ El Rey Theatre in Los Angeles, CA*
11/02 @ Fun Fun Fun Fest in Austin, TX (Bob Mould Plays Copper Blue).

* Silver Age/Copper Blue

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05/01/2012

Girls Girls Girls 9

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This is an interesting cover by one of my favorite band, the Lucksmiths. They covered the Magnetic Fields song (and I have to admit I am more partial to the cover than the original).

ALLO DARLIN'
allodarlin.com

If you thought Allo Darlin's single "Capricornia" was a Battlestar Galactica-thing, singer Elizabeth Morris explains it all:

"Capricornia is the area in Queensland that I'm from. It has imaginary state lines, roughly around the Tropic of Capricorn, which runs directly through my hometown. There's a nice 70s monument that marks the spot where the line passes, out on a lonely dirt road where all the kids learn how to drive. My family have lived in this area for over 6 generations but none of my generation remain. It's a beautiful place."

The indie-jangly-pop song is taken from their album, Europe, which is available on Amazon MP3 , but the physical CD to be available somewhen in May via one of my favorite record label Slumberland Records.

Allo Darlin' is said to compare that to Kirsty MacColl, The Go-Betweens, Lucksmiths and Camera Obscura, so you know I am already in love with the band.

They are currently on tour with The Wave Pictures:

05/01 Austin, TX — Mohawk
05/03 Santa Fe, NM — VFW
05/04 Tucson, AZ — Club Congress
05/05 Los Angeles, CA — Echo
05/06 San Diego, CA — Casbah
05/08 San Francisco, CA — Rickshaw Stop
05/10 Portland, OR — Mississippi Studios
05/11 Seattle, WA — Vera Project
05/14 Minneapolis, MN — 7th St. Entry
05/15 Chicago, IL — Schubas
05/16 Cleveland, OH — Beachland Tavern
05/18 New Haven, CT — Cafe Nine

SARAH JAFFE
sarahjaffe.com

Did you happen to hear Sarah Jaffe's music on NPR's "All Songs Considered"? You can listened to songs from her album, The Body Wins, which was released this week (April 24th) via Kirtland Records.

I did get a chance to listen to her new album, it's actually very good. Reminds me a bit of Florence + The Machine, but electronica, with Jaffe's beautiful voice. I can see why Norah Jones asked her to tour with her in 2010.

I also really liked the album's theme, which, at least to me, sounds like you can't fight nature. Phrases like "the body wins" and theme of unquestionable devotion and love … like it was a disease.

She is doing some dates in her home state:

05/04/12 - Austin, TX at The Parish
05/05/12 - Dallas, TX at Granada Theater

SHARON VON ETTEN
sharonvanetten.com

Sharon Van Etten is relatively new, but she's been on a hot buzz list since her debut album, Because I Was In Love, in 2009.

Even if you've never heard her folksy music, I'm sure you've heard of her. She seems to be everywhere, whether having a song on the film "Women's Prison", singing on The Antlers' Hospice, covering Morrissey, playing at the annual SXSW, or recently singing with The National for "Think You Can Wait".

Her third studio album, Tramp, came out earlier this year via Jagjaguwar Records and she's going on the long touring road for it. Check out her massive tour dates below. August is a long way from now, but I am hoping to have Emily cover her show for Minneapolis.

May 3, 2012 : BAM : Brooklyn, NY
May 16, 2012 : Scala : London, UK
May 17, 2012 : Deaf Institute : Manchester, UK
May 18, 2012 : Whelans : Dublin, Ireland
May 20, 2012 : Brudenell Social Club : Leeds, UK
May 21, 2012 : Komedia : Brighton, UK
May 23, 2012 : The AB Club : Brussels, Belgium
May 24, 2012 : La Maroquinerie : Paris, France
May 26, 2012 : Le Guess Who Festival, Netherlands
May 28, 2012 : Big Star Show : Barbican, UK
May 29, 2012 : Prinzenbar : Hamburg, Germany
May 30, 2012 : Studio 672 : Cologne, Germany
June 2, 2012 : Primavera Festival : Barcelona, Spain
June 21, 2012 : Union Transfer : Philadelphia, PA
July 14, 2012 : Latitude : Southwold, United Kingdom
July 17, 2012 : Kilden Supersonic : Kristiansand, Norway

July 28, 2012 : Newport Folk Festival : Newport, RI
July 29, 2012 : Helsinki Hudson : Hudson, NY
July 31, 2012 : Phoenix : Toronto, Canada
August 2, 2012 : Turner Hall Ballroom : Milwaukee, WI
August 3, 2012 : Lollapalooza : Chicago, IL
August 4, 2012 : First Avenue : Minneapolis, MN
August 7, 2012 : Neptune Theater : Seattle, WA
August 8, 2012 : The Aladdin Theater : Portland, OR
August 10, 2012 : Outside Lands : San Francisco, CA
August 12, 2012 : Greek Theatre : Los Angeles, CA
August 14, 2012 : Belly Up Tavern : Solana Beach, CA
August 15, 2012 : Crescent Ballroom : Phoenix, AZ
August 17, 2012 : Urban Lounge : Salt Lake City, UT
August 18, 2012 : Jackson Hole Amph : Jackson Hole, WY
August 19, 2012 : Fox Theater : Boulder, CO
August 20, 2012 : Riot Room : Kansas City, Missouri
September 22, 2012 : ATP I'll Be Your Mirror NJ

SALLIE FORD & THE SOUND OUTSIDE
sallieford.com

I saw Sallie Ford last year, which I admitted to "loving her album, Dirty Radio, since I heard it".

Sallie Ford just recently wrapped up her tour with Wanda "Queen of Rockabilly" Jackson for April, and will be coming around to Minneapolis again this year. You should definitely catch her, if you haven't seen her. See why Paste Magazine calls her "a little bit of Bessie Smith and mix it with a dash of Tom Waits."

05.13.12 Denver, CO @ Hi Dive
05.18.12 St. Louis, MO @ Off Broadway
05.19.12 Indianapolis, IN @ White Rabbit Cabaret
05.19.12 Nelsonville, [email protected] Nelsonville Music Festival
05.22.12 Chicago, IL @ The Hideout w/ Dark Dark Dark
05.23.12 Milwaukee, WI @ The Cactus Club
05.24.12 Minneapolis, MN @ 7th St. Entry
05.25.12 George, WA @ Sasquatch Festival w/ Beck, Jack White, etc.
09.07.12 Bowling Green, OH @ Black Swamp Arts Festival
09.08.12 Bowling Green, OH @ Black Swamp Arts Festival

AMY RAY
amy-ray.com

Amy Ray is one half of Indigo Girls, a band that was quite popular in the late 80s and early 90s, alongside other Epic acts like Tracy Chapman and Suzanne Vega. When not playing in Indigo Girls, Ray has been putting out solo albums under her own label, Daemon Records.

Her latest album is called Lung of Love, which came out this year in February. She's currently on tour to promote the album. I saw Ray in 2008, and it was one of the best shows I've seen that year because of the Brandi Carlile appearance!

Thu May 3 Greenville, SC - The Handlebar *
Fri May 4 Charlotte, NC - Visulite *
Sat May 5 Savannah, GA - Live Wire *
Tue May 8 Nashville, TN - 3rd and Lindsley *
Thu May 10 Ann Arbor, MI - The Blind Pig *
Fri May 11 Indianapolis, IN - Radio Radio *
Sat May 12 St. Louis, MO - The Old Rock House *
Mon May 14 Milwaukee, WI - Shank Hall *
Tue May 15 Chicago, IL - Lincoln Hall *
Thu May 17 Madison, WI - The Frequency *
Fri May 18 St. Paul, MN - The Turf Club *

* with The Shadowboxers

WILSON PHILLIPS
wilsonphillipsmusic.com

Okay, there's no need to make fun of me, but I have a soft spot for Wilson Phillips. Their self-titled debut album was one of the first cassettes that I've ever purchased. "Some day somebody's gonna make you want to turn around and say goodbye/'Til then, baby, are you going to let them hold you down and make you cry?". LOVE IT.

Their unexpected song appearance at the movie "Bridesmaids" reminded me that the daughters The Beach Boys and The Mamas & the Papas are not forgotten!

I have good news: the band is back with a cover-lover album called Dedicated. Songs covered are entirely by their parents, so expect to hear hits like "California Dreamin'", "Monday Monday", Wouldn't It Be Nice", "God Only Knows", and "Good Vibrations."

I am hoping to see my beloved Wilson Philips at the Minnesota State Fair:

6/5/12 Austin, TX Long Center for Performing Arts
6/6/12 Dallas TX Winspear Opera House
8/17 & 8/18 San Diego, CASan Diego Symphony
8/31 & 9/1 St. Paul, MN Minnesota State Fair

*more tour dates to follow

BRIEFLY:

SKYLINE PIGEONS
facebook.com

Skyline Pigeons' are two sisters (Roxanne and Caroline Teti) from California. Their debut full-length album is called House of Mysteries is coming out June 5, 2012.

Although their name sounds like it was taken from Elton John, they are described as "Shoegaze-rock/psych-pop". The two sisters have different influences, but it is also what makes their songwriting so diverse and interesting. As Roxanne puts it, "If anything, the fire as well as songwriting has brought me closer to embracing my true identity and working creatively as a musical team made me realize how important community is and the feeling that people are on this earth to help each other. I think our unity is something transcendent in the quality of the music… What really makes this album so special is that every song is so different yet unified by our sound."

STOOSHE
stooshe.com

Stooshe is described in their press release as "filling a huge gap in the girl band market". I wasn't aware there was one? Isn't TLC going back on tour with a hologram Left Eye?

Anyroad, Warner Brothers Records is planning on releasing Stooshe's new single "Black Heart", this June 11th. This is the follow-up to their big top 5 hit single "Love Me".

Look for their debut album, Swings and Roundabouts, out later this year.

PS, sorry, they didn't send the cover artwork for "Black Heart", so you'll have to put up with their Love Me single.

LETTERIST
letteristmusic.com

Letterist is an electro-synthpop band from New York. Their singer, Pamela Bell, I believe, is also on their cover artwork.

If you end up watching their catchy song, "100mph", you'll see Bell being chased by fellow bandmembers Rammy Yogendra and Alex McCown throughout Brooklyn.

Expect to see Letterist's sophomore album, Solace and Gold to be out this year.

THE HALL OF MIRRORS
thehallofmirrors.co.uk

Not much given on this band. From digging around, it looks like Jessica Winter is the singer and pianist. Their moment of fame was late last year, being played on BBC Tom Robinson (28/08/2011).

I did listen to "Love Child", which has a very 60s girl pop sound. You can hear it for yourself at bandcamp.

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07/16/2011

Sallie Ford and Jolie Holland at Cedar Cultural Center, Minneapolis (07/14/11)

Tour Dates

07/16/11 Kansas City, MO @ Record Bar*
07/20/11 Dallas, TX @ Kessler Theater*
07/21/11 Austin, TX @ Lambert's*
07/22/11 Houston, TX @ Fitzgerald's*
07/23/11 New Orleans, LA @ Tipitina's*
07/25/11 Tampa, FL @ Crowbar*
07/26/11 Orlando, FL @ The Social*
07/31/11 Holyoke, MA @ Mountain Park
08/02/11 Vienna, VA @ Jammin' Java
08/03/11 Philadelphia, PA @ World Café Live
08/27/11 Eugene, OR @ Eugene Celebration

* with Jolie Holland

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Speaking of Minneapolis, Sallie Ford & The Sound Outside are coming to Minneapolis to play at the Cedar Cultural Center. If any bands are playing at that venue, I automatically say "yes" to covering it. The Cedar is one of my favorite places to see music.

Jolie Holland and Sallie Ford stopped by Minneapolis last night at the Cedar Cultural Center.

The crowd were a little older, mostly married couples, and surprisingly quite dressy for a Cedar event. This event was a seated show, so it was a nice change of pace from my usual standing poprock concert.

I think it's always funny when bands play to a seated venue, how extraordinary quiet it gets. Bands are always extra awkward when every noise they make can be heard loud and clear across the room.

I was there last night to see Sallie Ford, although, I was curious what Jolie Holland sounded like solo, since I do own a Be Good Tanyas album from a while back. Holland, it seems, is a massive Michael Hurley fan, doing two covers of his song. She sings with a weird snarl and in between tuning her guitar (which are done often), she tells long stories of her past. She's lead an interesting life, from raising Hungarian Vizsla sled dogs to searching for that perfect drummer (for "Honey Girl") and her deep, deep love for the book "The Master and Margarita".

Holland mostly did songs from her solo albums, although she did do a Be Good Tanyas song called "Littlest Birds", which she claimed originally had an African beat and rhythm to it.

As for Sallie Ford & the Sound Outside, I have to confess, I'm loving her album, Dirty Radio, since I heard it when I was writing the preview to this show. The album has a weird throwback to southern honky tonk rock. Plus, Ford's vocals are adorable, especially when she curse. If you see her live, you can tell she's a sweet girl.

Sallie Ford did basically the entire Dirty Radio live, adding in a few extra tracks. A new song, "Lip Boy", sounded great.

Highlight from her set includes "Poison Milk" (the song is about a job that requires her to be in the "dish pit"), "Cage" (about an evil boss she once had), and the last song on their set, "I Swear" (a great request for better music, "the radio, they all sound the same").

I love it. I love that Sallie sold a lot of her album, Dirty Radio, via LP (which comes with a digital download code), she sure made a lot of new fans last night.