W♥M

Minneapolis: November 3 to November 6, 2018

Here are some shows taking place in the Minneapolis/St Paul area from November 3 to November 6, 2018.

Read more: Minneapolis Music Guide.

Tennis at Cedar Read More Tennis Husband/wife duo Tennis is back in town. Their forthcoming album Yours Conditionally will be out March 10th via Mutually Detrimental / Thirty Tigers. … Matt Costa This record, in my opinion, was an evolution of Matt Costa’s music and songwriting. After a five-year break, Costa came back with Santa Rosa Fang on Dangerbird Records. .…

TENNIS
+ Matt Costa
Cedar Cultural Center
Fri 11/02/2018 (7pm/$20)
thecedar.org

What a great pairing: Tennis with Matt Costa at the Cedar on November 2nd.

We caught Tennis in Mar 2017, after a year away from the music scene. The hiatus was good for them, as we mentioned, “Now, feeling fresh and with new songs from Yours Conditionally, the band seemed rather excited to be back on the road. Judging from the attendance and fan support, singer Alaina Moore seemed really happy that people hadn’t forgotten about them.”

One of the best songwriters today, Matt Costa is the special guest on this upcoming November tour. Costa’s fifth full-length album—and first in five years— Santa Rosa Fangs is out now on Dangerbird Records. We caught him in May 2018 and said, “Matt Costa came on stage, sporting a mustache, just started playing, almost eager and happy to end their long East Coast tour. If you didn’t know, Costa is one of the best modern songwriter, as demonstrated on his debut record Songs We Sing. His song, “Mr Pitiful”, singlehandedly rocketed Costa to superstardom, thanks to being featured in I Love You, Man and various films and Apple iPhone commercials.”

Tour Dates:

11/06 Minneapolis, MN Cedar Cultural Center
11/07 Chicago, IL Thalia Hall
11/09 Toronto, ON Long Boat Hall
11/10 Montreal, QC Bar Le Ritz
11/11 Cambridge, MA The Sinclair
11/13 New York, NY Le Poisson Rouge
11/14 Washington, DC The Black Cat
11/16 Atlanta, GA Aisle 5
11/17 Birmingham, AL Saturn
11/18 Nashville, TN 3rd & Lindsley

Other shows in the area:

Local H 2018 Tour Joywave/Sir Sly 2018 Tour Dia de los Muertos (03 Nov 2018) Mike Nicolai: A Line Cook's Guide to New Satanic Empires Acid Dad 2018 Tour Why? 2018 Tour Carl Broemel at Turf Club Good Charlotte at Skyway Theatre Read More Local H On the heels of releasing Local H’s As Good As Dead as a 180g for the record’s 20th anniversary... the old-school punk band will go on tour to remind us why the record was a breakthrough album for them. .... Joywave Joywave has sold out their 7th Street Entry appearance as part of their “Thanks for Coming” tour. Joywave live.... My Morning Jacket This is the second night for My Morning Jacket at the Northrop Auditorium in Minneapolis. While Friday's MMJ show featured local Hippo Campus, Saturday's support will come from Lizzo. .... Good Charlotte The Good Charlotte and The Story So Far co-headlining tour will stop by First Avenue’s mainroom on November 1st. Good Charlotte’s is back after a long six-year hiatus with their …

LOCAL H
Amsterdam Bar and Hall
Sat 11/03/2018 (7:30pm/$18)
amsterdambarandhall.com

Alt-rock power-duo Local H is headlining the Amsterdam Bar & Hall in St Paul on Saturday, November 3rd.

Tour dates:

Nov 2 - Shank Hall — Milwaukee, WI
Nov 3 - Amsterdam Bar & Hall — Saint Paul, MN
Nov 6 - The Crocodile — Seattle, WA
Nov 7 - Doug Fir Lounge — Portland, OR
Nov 9 - Harlow's — Sacramento, CA
Nov 10 - Starline Social Club — Oakland, CA
Nov 12 - Roxy Theater — Hollywood, CA
Nov 13 - Marty’s On Newport — Tustin, CA
Nov 15 - Urban Lounge — Salt Lake City, UT
Nov 16 - Larimer Lounge — Denver, CO
Nov 17 - The Waiting Room — Omaha, NE
Nov 18 - Lincoln Hall — Chicago, IL

JOY WAVE / SIR SLY
Varsity Theater
Sat 11/03/2018 (7pm/$22)
varsitytheater.com

The co-headlining Joywave and Sir Sly will take place on Saturday, November 3rd at the Varsity Theater.

Tour dates:

10/27/2018 Majestic Theatre Detroit, MI
10/29/2018 Calvin College Grand Rapids, MI
10/31/2018 House of Blues Chicago, IL
11/1/2018 Majestic Theatre Madison, WI
11/3/2018 Varsity Theater Minneapolis, MN
11/6/2018 Gothic Theatre Englewood, CO
11/9/2018 Neptune Seattle, WA
11/10/2018 Roseland Portland, OR
11/16/2018 The Observatory Santa Ana, CA

DOS SANTOS
La Doña Cervecería
Sat 11/03/2018 (6pm/$10)
dameladona.com

Chicago's eclectic cumbia/jazz/punk/Latinx quintet Dos Santos is playing at La Doña Cervecería on Saturday November 3rd, in celebration of the brewery's multi-day Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) celebration.

Additional details:

La Doña Cerveceria, Mpls // 6:00 pm - 1:00 am
$10 adults // $8 for children ages 6-12 // Free for children 5 and younger

Guest Bands from Chicago:

Dos Santos, Anti-Beat Orquesta, & Bumbac Joe

Twin Cities Bands:

Madness Malaga - Rocksteady Breakfast - Bomba Umoya - DJ We Love Fiesta

special performances by Palabristas Spoken Word Collective & Mexica Yollotl Aztec Dance

Live art // Arte en Vivo -->Ivan Vazquez (Chicago)
All Taco Food Truck - Vendors - y mas!

Artistic support by Maricella Herrera-Mrs. Anoka County, and Amairani J. Sanabria.

Advance tickets // BOLETOS--> brownpapertickets.com

MIKE NICOLAI
+ Country Mike
Barely Brothers Records
Sat 11/03/2018 (2pm/FREE)
barelybrothersrecords.com

There is a record-release party from Mike Nicolai (backed by Rank Strangers) at Barely Brothers Records in St Paul on November 3rd at 2pm. The event is free, and will feature an opening act: Country Mike.

Additional details from Mike Nicola:

I put out a vinyl album this year with Rock Tumbler Records of Austin, TX. It's called "A Line Cook's Guide to New Satanic Empires" (pictured above in the disturbing living color of Steve Griffin's painting that adorns the cover) It was recorded in Austin with members of Wannabes, Grand Champeen,and A Giant Dog among many other rad people. It is, or soon to be, in your neighborhood Twin Cities record store. Also available online at mikenicolai.com

I am in the Twin Cities these days and living in St. Paul... My friends who are in the brilliant Minneapolis band Rank Strangers have graciously agreed to back me on a handful of shows this fall/winter. This is the first of these shows. Barely Brothers Records on Raymond Avenue in St. Paul. We're going to do a short set of songs from the record and a few other tunes.

Summoning spirits of romance and understanding in their 2pm set will be our openers Country Mike (Mike Suade / Mike Crabtree) and we are blessed mightily to have them. Come on out to this FREE afternoon rock show, have a beer with us, maybe pick up a record or two.

ACID DAD
+ Products, Go For Retro, Black Satori
7th Street Entry
Sun 11/04/2018 (7pm/$10)
first-avenue.com

NYC’s Acid Dad will be playing the 7th Street Entry on Sunday, November 4th, in support of Living With A Creature (Greenway Records).

Tour Dates

10/30 : Montreal, QC - l’Escogriffe Bar Spectacle
10/31 : St Catharines, ON - Warehouse
11/1 : Toronto, ON - Adelaide Hall
11/2 : Chicago, IL - The Empty Bottle
11/3 : Iowa City, IA - Iowa City Yacht Club
11/4 : Minneapolis, MN - 7th St Entry
11/6 : Denver, CO - Lost Lake
11/7 : Salt Lake City, UT - Kilby Court
11/8 : Boise, ID - The Olympic Venue
11/10 : Vancouver, BC - Fox Cabaret
11/11 : Seattle, WA - Barboza
11/12 : Portland, OR - Doug Fir Lounge
11/13 : San Francisco, CA - Bottom of the Hill
11/14 : Los Angeles, CA - El Cid
11/15 : Tucson, AZ - Owl Club
11/17 : Dallas, TX - Regal Room
11/18 : Austin, TX - Mohawk
11/19 : Houston, TX - Satellite Bar
11/20 : New Orleans, LA - Gasa Gasa

WHY?
+ Lala Lala, The Ophelias
The Cedar Cultural Center
Sun 11/04/2018 (7pm/$18)
thecedar.org

Indie band Why? is returning to the Cedar Cultural Center on Sunday, November 4th, and they are bringing Lala Lala and The Ophelias.

Tour Dates

Nov 1 - The HiFi - Indianapolis, IN
Nov 2 - Beachland Ballroom - Cleveland, OH
Nov 3 - Bottom Lounge - Chicago, IL
Nov 4 - Cedar Cultural Center - Minneapolis, MN
Nov 5 - The Waiting Room - Omaha, NE
Nov 6 - The Record Bar - Kansas City, MO
Nov 8 - Gothic Theater - Denver, CO
Nov 9 - Urban Lounge - Salt Lake City, UT
Nov 10 - Visual Arts Collective - Boise, ID
Nov 12 - Neumo’s - Seattle, WA
Nov 13 - Revolution Hall - Portland, OR
Nov 14 - WOW Hall - Eugene, OR
Nov 15 - Great American Music Hall - San Francisco, CA
Nov 16 - Terragram Ballroom - Los Angeles, CA
Nov 17 - 191 Toole - Tucson, AZ
Nov 19 - Mohawk - Austin, TX
Nov 20 - Deep Ellum Art Co. - Dallas, TX
Nov 21 - The Ready Room - St. Louis, MO
Nov 23 - Loving Touch - Detroit, MI
Nov 24 - Spirit Hall - Pittsburgh, PA
Nov 25 - Space Ballroom - Hamden, CT
Nov 27 - 3S Artspace - Portsmouth, NH
Nov 28 - The Sinclair - Boston, MA
Nov 29 - Union Transfer - Philadelphia, PA
Nov 30 - Elsewhere - Brooklyn, NY

CARL BROEMEL
+ Steelism
Turf Club
Mon 11/05/2018 (7pm/$18)
turfclub.net

My Morning Jacket’s Carl Broemel will be stopping by the Turf Club in St Paul on November 5th.

Tour dates:

10/27: Portland, OR - Dantes
10/29: Salt Lake City, UT - State Room
10/30: Aspen, CO - Belly Up Aspen
10/31: Denver, CO - Bluebird Theater
11/2: Kansas City, MO - Knuckleheads
11/3: Omaha, NE - The Waiting Room
11/5: Saint Paul, MN - Turf Club
11/7: Madison, WI - High Noon Saloon
11/8: Indianapolis, IN - The Hi-Fi
11/9: Cleveland Heights, OH - Grog Shop
11/10: Chicago, IL - Lincoln Hall

GOOD CHARLOTTE
Skyway Theatre
Tue 11/06/2018 (6pm/$35)
skywaytheatre.com

Good Charlotte is touring in support of their new album Generation Rx. The band will stop by the Skyway Theatre on November 6th.

Tour dates:

10/27/2018 - Syracuse, NY - SI Hall at the Fairgrounds
10/28/2018 - Cleveland, OH - Agora Theatre
10/29/2018 - New York, NY - Terminal 5
11/01/2018 - Detroit, MI - The Fillmore
11/02/2018 - Columbus, OH - Express Live!
11/03/2018 - Grand Rapids, MI - Monroe 20
11/04/2018 - Chicago, IL - Riviera Theatre
11/06/2018 - Minneapolis, MN - Skyway Theatre
11/10/2018 - San Antonio, TX - Aztec Theater
11/11/2018 - Dallas, TX - House of Blues
11/12/2018 - Houston, TX - House of Blues
11/14/2018 - Denver, CO - Ogden Theater
11/15/2018 - Salt Lake City, UT - The Complex
11/16/2018 - Garden City, ID - Revolution Concert House
11/17/2018 - Portland, OR - Roseland Theater
11/18/2018 - Seattle, WA - Showbox SODO
11/20/2018 - San Francisco, CA - Warfield Theater
11/21/2018 - Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood Palladium
11/23/2018 - Phoenix, AZ - The Van Buren
11/24/2018 - Las Vegas, NV - The Pearl at The Palms
11/26/2018 - Albuquerque, NM - Sunshine Theater
11/27/2018 - Oklahoma City, OK - Diamond Ballroom
11/28/2018 - Kansas City, MO - Arvest Bank Theatre

vu (vu@weheartmusic.com) ♥ weheartmusic.com ♥ facebook.com ♥ twitter.com/weheartmusic

The 1975 w/ Bad Suns, Sir Sly at First Avenue, Minneapolis (02 May 2014) concert review

The 1975 Mall of America Setlist Sex Chocolate Girls The 1975 First Ave Setlist The 1975 (intro) The City Milk M.O.N.E.Y. So Far (It's Alright) Talk! She Way Out Head.Cars.Bending An Encounter Settle Down Heart Out Pressure Me Falling for You You HNSCC Menswear Girls -- Encore -- Robbers Chocolate Sex Tour Dates 05/08/14 New York, NY Terminal 5 05/09/14 Providence, RI Lupo's Heartbreak Hotel 05/10/14 Boston, MA Royale Nightclub Boston 05/12/14 Washington, DC 9:30 Club 05/13/14 Carrboro, NC Cat's Cradle 05/14/14 Charlotte, NC Fillmore Charlotte 05/15/14 Nashville, TN Marathon Music Works 05/16/14 Gulf Shores Public Beach 05/17/14 St Petersburg, FL Vinoy Waterfront 05/19/14 Jacksonville, FL Freebird Live 05/20/14 Fort Lauderdale, FL Culture Room 05/21/14 Lake Buena Vista, FL House Of Blues 05/22/14 Atlanta, GA Buckhead Theatre 05/28/14 Tulsa, OK Cain's Ballroom 05/29/14 Dallas, TX House Of Blues 05/30/14 Austin, TX Waterloo Records 05/30/14 Austin, TX Stubb's Bar-B-Q 06/01/14 New Orleans, LA House Of Blues 06/03/14 Charleston, SC Music Farm 06/04/14 Norfolk, VA NorVa 06/05/14 Baltimore, MD Rams Head Live! Read More The 1975 The 1975 is returning to Minneapolis, they are playing at First Avenue. I believe their show is sold out (as are 99% of all their US shows). We last saw the 1975 at the Varsity Theater…

Matt Healy, lead singer for Manchester UK band, The 1975, is a marked man. And this past weekend, he returned to the city where it all happened.

Healy and his bandmates (Adam Hann- guitar ; George Daniel - drums; Ross MacDonald- bass) are currently riding on top of a popularity wave in support of their debut self-titled album (on Interscope Records), playing sold-out shows everywhere to loud and screaming fans.

When the band was last here in October, Healy’s grandmother had recently passed away, which affected him so much, that he visited a tattoo parlor across the street before their Varsity Theater show, and had them ink the hands-on-heart tribute to her, that he now wears in the middle of his chest. Something, he mentioned, that would always put Minneapolis in his memories, as the band played a strong 75 min. set in the Mainroom at First Avenue earlier this week.

1975 at Mall of America

Before their sold-out show, Healy and guitarist Hann stopped by the Mall of America, for a brief acoustic performance and autograph session. With the mall’s main rotunda already in use for another event, the two were relegated back to a southeast corner, with a makeshift stage set up in front of a now-closed Bloomingdale’s store. Overflowing fans lined the aisles and balconies for a glimpse, as sightlines and acoustics were relatively poor, and the mall had clearly underestimated the band’s current popularity.

The duo emerged to a screaming throng for a gentle, barely heard from the balconies, three-song set that took less than 15 minutes. There was something odd and more than funny about the pair singing a song called ‘Sex’, or the lyrics of ‘Chocolate’ (which is about drugs), in the biggest mall in the country, …and maybe that’s part of why they didn’t play the Rotunda.

Opening at First Avenue was Sir Sly, a Los Angeles based trio (expanded to a five-piece live), currently in support of their debut EP, Gold (Interscope Records), with a Killers- like synth pop sound of their own on tracks like the title song, ‘Ghost’, and non-LP cut, ‘Miracle’. It will be a minor “miracle” if W♥M ever gets to see them, as we’ve been overbooked the last couple times they’ve played locally and a communication mix-up at the venue door, kept us back so we could only hear their brief set and not enter the venue to try and actually see them, until after…. next time, we hope.

Bad Sun

Another Southern California band, Bad Suns, played next, in support of their Vagrant Records EP, Transpose, with full-length, Language & Perspective, due out in late June. The quartet’s anthemic sound on songs like ‘Cardiac Arrest’ and EP closer, ’20 Years’ seemed to connect with the younger audience, who will have another chance to see these up-and-comers, as they return to headline the 7th Street Entry on July 9th, as part of a larger showcasing tour.

For their First Avenue headlining set, The 1975 kept a setlist similar to their Fall version, but expanded it a bit with some new music they have been working on. Their sound is eminently likable- synth undertones against a rolling, jangly rhythm guitar riff and indie-pop retro fuzz, with singer Healy’s scat lyrics sung in a pronounced Manchester accent; all somewhere between “GuitaR&B and ArtPop”, the band has previously said.

The 1975 Setlist

The set began like the album does; a brief self-titled instrumental segued into ‘The City’ and ‘M.O.N.E.Y.’, with non-LP, split 7” song, ‘Milk’ and its vocoder vocals, thrown in for good measure. The stage itself was plain and dark, except for a glowing vertical rectangle at the back, and band was all dressed in black, except for guitarist Hann in a white t-shirt. The band also brought along their own lighting rig and tech, to great effect- from subtle flashing on speaker pedestals, to all-out strobes and Vari*Lites bathing the audience in white and primary color glows.

The UK band has been around in some form since 2002, first meeting in high school and going through four other name changes before their current incarnation, but has finally seemed to find the right combination of preparation and opportunity, to enter the musical mainstream.

Matt Healy's Tattoo

“This place is very special to me”, Healy mentioned referring to his grandmother’s passing and subsequent tattoo before starting up ‘So Far’, with Healy slinking around the stage with red wine bottle in hand, much like a young Michael Hutchence of INXS.

Mid-tempo numbers like ‘She Way Out’ and ‘Settle Down’ chugged energy and riffs that would make them good driving songs, Healy’s lyrics about hanging out with friends being perfect on a summer highway at night.

Matt Healy and George Daniel

Beginning with ‘Pressure’, the band brought out its newest member, tenor sax player John Waugh, who also plays in two other UK jazz/funk bands, for an added dimension to their sound. Healy sat to let Waugh cut loose on ‘Me’ and the slower, ‘Falling for You’ and had his grandmother in mind again for new song, ‘HNSCC’, a medical reference to head and neck cancer.

Spirits quickly turned joyous for main set closer, ‘Girls’, and the three song encore of new single, ‘Robbers’ and radio hits ‘Chocolate’ and ‘Sex’, with the full crowd swaying and singing along with each lyric.

Healy promised the band would return again in November, to what will no doubt be another sold-out appearance and after an “overnight success” that took some twelve years, The 1975 is now a very lucky number indeed.

The 1975 at First Avenue, Minneapolis (02 May 2014)

john () ♥ weheartmusic.com

Going for Gold XVIII

Read more Going for Gold.

Read More Goldfrapp I've gone on record in the past, saying that I am a fan of Goldfrapp. I love them, even though I don't have their new album, I did pick up Seventh Tree.…

GOLDFRAPP
goldfrapp.com

Goldfrapp is back! The UK dance band just announced their new album Tales Of Us will be coming out September 10th, 2013, via Mute Records.

The album is described as Goldfrapp's most narrative, cinematic and intimate recording to date. Does this mean a new direction (away from dance music?)

Be on the lookout for Goldfrapp to play some shows in the summer, including a special double date at the Manchester International Festival on July 17th and 18th. They've arranged for the Royal Northern College of Music string orchestra to playTales Of Us live for the first time. Of course, tickets are already sold out!

Their European headlining tour will take place in October and November. U.S. dates to be announced soon. Personally, I cannot wait!

06/23/13 Trinity Centre Bristol, UK
07/17/13 Manchester International Festival
07/18/13 Manchester International Festival
07/20/13 Somerset House Summer Series
07/21/13 Lovebox - Victoria Park
10/21/13 Paradiso, Amsterdam
10/22/13 Ancienne Belgique, Brussels
10/23/13 Heimathafen Neukölln, Berlin
10/25/13 Le Trianon Hall, Paris
10/26/13 Kaufleuten, Zurich
11/01/13 Hammersmith Apollo, London

BONDAX
facebook.com/Bondax

UK duo Bondax (Adam Kaye and George Townsend) is coming back to North America for a 2013 tour. They are in the middle of writing a new album, as Kaye mentioned, "We're only just writing our album now, but we're going to have songs, but songs treated differently so the structures aren't what you expect. It's got to keep the interest and not just be trying to do what's current."

Check out their new song, "Gold".

07/10 - Ottawa, ON - Ottawa Blues Festival
07/11 - Toronto, ON - Wrong Bar
07/12 - Mariaville, NY - Camp Bisco
07/13 - New York, NY - MoMA PS1 Warm Up
08/01 - Phoenix, AZ - Monarch Theatre
08/02 - San Francisco, CA - 1015 Folsom
08/03 - Los Angeles, CA - Hard Summer
08/30 - New York, NY - Electric Zoo
08/31 - Chicago, IL - North Coast Music Festival

SIR SLY
facebook.com/sirslymusic

Los Angeles' Sir Sly recently just signed to Cherrytree/Interscope Records, and their first release is the Gold EP (available now).

Hear the title track, "Gold", on soundcloud.com:



Tracklisting below:

1. Where I'm Going
2. Gold
3. Found You Out
4. Ghost

BRIEFLY BROOKLYN:

GOLD LAKE goldlakeband.com Gold Lake is Brooklyn's latest band, although two of the members are Carlos and Lua from Madrid. The two originally was playing music as the band We Are Balboa (distributed by PIAS), before relocating in New York as Gold Lake. Anyway, Gold Lake's We Already Exist is coming out this week, June 18th, 2013. Expect to hear some of those songs at their upcoming show at the Glasslands with Isadora on July 23rd.

BLUE & GOLD blueandgoldband.com Speaking of Brooklyn, Blue & Gold's debut single, "Ghost Man", taken from their debut self-titled EP, will be out at the end of June. The band will be performing their first show at Pianos in NYC on July 17th, 2013. Hear "Ghost Man" song now, and see if you can hear Alabama Shakes and White Stripes influences:

vu () ♥ weheartmusic.com