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Unknown Mortal Orchestra, with Seafoam Walls, at First Avenue, Minneapolis (07 April 2023)

Unknown Mortal Orchestra Setlist The Garden From the Sun / Secret Xtians Swim and Sleep (Like a Shark) Thought Ballune / Little Blu House In the Rear View Necessary Evil / Monki Ministry of Alienation Like Acid Rain Nadja So Good at Being in Trouble Layla Multi-Love -- Encore -- Cosmic Dancer (T. Rex cover) Shakedown Street (Grateful Dead cover) Meshuggah Weekend Run That Life Hunnybee Can't Keep Checking My Phone Read More Unknown Mortal Orchestra Unknown Mortal Orchestra's Summer U.S. tour starts tomorrow, June 14th! The band is touring in support of II, out now via Jagjaguwar. You may remember that we caught the … Seafoam Walls Unknown Mortal Orchestra with Seafoam Walls at First Avenue Read More Unknown Mortal Orchestra Unknown Mortal Orchestra's Summer U.S. tour starts tomorrow, June 14th! The band.. …

Unknown Mortal Orchestra is touring in support of their upcoming double album V (Jagjaguwar)… selling out First Avenue, in Minneapolis, on Friday night.

Opening the show was Miami’s Seafoam Walls, playing a 45-min set of songs from their debut album, XVI, which came out in 2021 via The Daydream Library Series, the house record label of Ecstatic Peace Library operated by Thurston Moore (Sonic Youth) & Eva Prinz.

Originally formed in 2014 by singer and guitarist Jayan Bertrand, Seafoam Walls added bassist Joshua Ewers, multi-instrumentalist Dion Kerr and drummer Josue Vargas. By the time the debut album was written and recorded, it turned out to be a deeply personal record for Bertrand, who wrote that the album was “dedicated to the memory of my father and all the people we’ve lost. My father was born on October 16th and I September 16th. Aside from the artistry I inherited from him, I always felt like that number kept us connected.”

Listening to the band play, it was a very laid-back jazz and Caribbean rhythm… which is perfect for the band, as Seafoam Walls is conjure up a relaxing image within a seafoam green room. In fact, the band self-described themselves as “jazzgaze”, a play off of shoegaze.

I would have to say that perhaps it was sound difficulties, but it was hard to hear Bertrand (dressed in the shag jacket) him sing or speak in the first few songs. By the time they played the “celebration” track (which they used to describe “You Can't Have Your Cake and Ego Too (Happy Birthday)”), they might have fixed the problem.

Seafoam Walls’ debut album XVI is out now.

Unknown Mortal Orchestra (23 Jun 2013)

Apology for lack of photos for Unknown Mortal Orchestra. For this tour, the band had some very unusual photo requirements.

We’ve seen the band before (a few times), the last time, in June 2013, we said, “Unknown Mortal Orchestra's first headlining show in Minneapolis took place last night at the Cedar Cultural Center, according to singer Ruban Nielson. The Portland-based band previously played with Solid Gold for "Into the Black" (art gallery in Minneapolis) in June 2012, and a month later, returned to the city supporting Liars.”

Remaining tour dates:

April 8 Chicago, IL @ Radius
April 10 Detroit, MI @ Majestic
April 11 Toronto, ON @ Queen Elizabeth Theater
April 13 New York, NY @ Webster Hall
April 14 New York, NY @ Webster Hall
April 15 New York, NY @ Webster Hall
April 16 New York, NY @ Webster Hall
April 18 Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club
April 19 Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club
April 21 Philadelphia, PA @ Fillmore
April 22 Boston, MA @ Roadrunner

Seafoam Walls at First Avenue, Minneapolis (07 April 2023)

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Minneapolis: April 4 to April 7

04/04 Moonchild at Fine Line Read More Moonchild Moonchild w/ Austin Antoine, April 19, recordBar. In support of their fifth album, Starfruit, the LA band has a laid back, R&B electronic groove to their sound and the new album features guest appearances from Tank and the Bangas ...

Read more Minneapolis Music Guide and SXSW.

04/04/2023 Tuesday

Moonchild
at Fine Line
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Los Angeles-trio Moonchild is kicking off their 2023 North American tour at the Fine Line in Minneapolis on April 4th. The band’s latest album Starfruit was nominated for Best Progressive R&B Album at the 65th GRAMMY Awards.

The band previously appeared at recordBar in Kansas City in April 2022, which we described, “In support of their fifth album, Starfruit, the LA band has a laid back, R&B electronic groove to their sound and the new album features guest appearances from Tank and the Bangas and Lalah Hathaway.”

No opening band listed at the Minneapolis show, as of this writing.

Tour dates:

Apr 4 Minneapolis, MN, US Fine Line
Apr 5 Madison, WI, US Majestic Theatre
Apr 7 Milwaukee, WI, US Shank Hall
Apr 8 Indianapolis, IN, US The Vogue Theatre
Apr 9 Columbus, OH, US A&R Music Bar
Apr 11 Louisville, KY, US Mercury Ballroom
Apr 13 Little Rock, AR, US The Hall
Apr 14 Jackson, MS, US Duling Hall
Apr 15 Baton Rouge, LA, US Chelsea’s Live
Apr 16 New Orleans, LA, US Toulouse Theatre
Apr 18 Jacksonville, FL, US Underbelly
Apr 19 Savannah, GA, US Victory North
Apr 20 Richmond, VA, US Broadberry Theatre
Apr 22 Charlottesville, VA, US The Southern Café
Apr 23 Asheville, NC, US The Orange Peel

04/04 The Murder Capital at 7th St Entry Read More Murder Capital The Murder Capital’s second studio album Gigi’s Recovery, produced by John Congleton, will be released on January 20, 2023 via Human Season Records. The CD will be housed in a printed inner sleeve in a recycled …

04/04/2023 Tuesday

The Murder Capital
at 7th St Entry
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Dublin’s The Murder Capital is currently on tour in support of their second album Gigi’s Recovery, which was the #1 album in the Ireland (#16 in the UK charts).

The band confirmed that they are playing Coachella on April 14 and April 21st… so be on the lookout for local side shows announced in the California area.

As part of their 13-date American tour, the band will stop by the 7th Street Entry in Minneapolis on April 4th, 2023.

No opening band listed as of this writing.

Tour Dates

03/24 Washington, DC DC9 Nightclub
03/25 Philadelphia, PA First Unitarian Church
03/26 Albany, NY Empire Underground
03/28 Brooklyn, NY Music Hall of Williamsburg
03/30 Cambridge, MA The Sinclair
04/01 Toronto, ON Horseshoe Tavern
04/03 Chicago, IL Lincoln Hall
04/04 Minneapolis, MN 7th Street Entry
04/07 Denver, CO Lost Lake
04/08 Salt Lake City, UT Kilby Court
04/10 Seattle, WA The Vera Project
04/11 Portland, OR Mission Theater
04/13 San Francisco, CA The Chapel

04/07 Will Joseph Cook with DBMK at 7th St Entry Read More Will Joseph Cook The tour will stop at the Amsterdam Bar & Hall in St Paul on September 29th. Will Joseph Cook and daysormay to open. …

04/07/2023 Friday

Will Joseph Cook
with DBMK
at 7th St Entry
first-avenue.com

UK’s brightest young talents Will Joseph Cook announced a 14-date North American tour, starting on April 2nd at Pal Norte Festival and will end at Rickshaw Stop in San Francisco on April 21st. Cook will stop by the 7th Street Entry in Minneapolis on April 7th.

We previously mentioned that he toured with Tessa Violet in September 2022.

DBMK to open.

Tour dates:

Apr 02 Monterrey, Mexico, Pal Norte Festival
Apr 3 - HOB - Bronze Peacock, Houston TX
Apr 4 - The Echo Lounge & Music Lounge, Dallas TX
Apr 6 - recordBar, Kansas City KC
Apr 7 - 7th Street Entry, Minneapolis, MN
Apr 8 - Schubas, Chicago IL
Apr 10 - The Basement, Columbus OH
Apr 11 - The Garrison, Toronto ON
Apr 13 - Mercury Lounge, New York NY
Apr 15 - Songbyrd, Washington, DC
Apr 17 - Warehouse on Watts, Philadelphia, PA
Apr 18 - Café 939 @ Berklee, Boston, MA
Apr 20 - Moroccan Lounge, Los Angeles CA
Apr 21 - Rickshaw Stop, San Francisco, CA
Jun 25 - Helios, Cologne
Jun 26 - Maschinehaus, Berlin
Jun 28 - Paradiso (Upstairs), Amsterdam
June 29 - Pop Up du Label, Paris
Jul 01 - Patterns, Brighton
Jul 02 - Exchange, Bristol
Jul 04 - Gorilla, Manchester
Jul 05 - Hare & Hounds, Birmingham
Jul 06 - Village Underground, London

04/07 Unknown Mortal Orchestra with Seafoam Walls at First Avenue Read More Unknown Mortal Orchestra Unknown Mortal Orchestra's Summer U.S. tour starts tomorrow, June 14th! The band is touring in support of II, out now via Jagjaguwar. You may remember that we caught the …

04/07/2023 Friday

Unknown Mortal Orchestra
with Seafoam Walls
at First Avenue
first-avenue.com

Unknown Mortal Orchestra is touring in support of their upcoming double album V (Jagjaguwar).

The record was conceived in Palm Springs, California and Hilo, Hawaii. Hawaiian-New Zealand musician Ruban Nielson explains, “In Hawaii, everything shifted off of me and my music, suddenly, I was spending more time figuring out what others need and what my role is within my family. I also learned that things I thought were true of myself are bigger than I thought. My way of making mischief - that’s not just me - that’s my whole Polynesian side. I thought I was walking away from music to focus on family, but the two ended up connecting.”

Unknown Mortal Orchestra (23 Jun 2013)

We saw the band in June 2013, and wrote, “Unknown Mortal Orchestra's first headlining show in Minneapolis took place last night at the Cedar Cultural Center, according to singer Ruban Nielson. The Portland-based band previously played with Solid Gold for "Into the Black" (art gallery in Minneapolis) in June 2012, and a month later, returned to the city supporting Liars.”

Miami’s Seafoam Walls to open. The group's debut album XVI came out in 2021 via The Daydream Library Series, the house record label of Ecstatic Peace Library operated by Thurston Moore (Sonic Youth) & Eva Prinz.

Tour dates:

3/20 - Spokane, WA @ Knitting Factory
3/21 - Eugene, OR @ McDonald Theatre
3/22 - Portland, OR @ Crystal Ballroom
3/22-26 - Boise, ID @Treefort Music Festival
3/25 - Seattle, WA @ The Moore Theatre
3/27 - Sacramento, CA @ Ace of Spades
3/28 - San Francisco, CA @ The Fillmore
3/29 - San Francisco, CA @ The Fillmore
3/31 - San Diego, CA @ Observatory North Park
4/1 - Los Angeles, CA @ Hollywood Palladium
4/2 - Phoenix, AZ @ The Van Buren
4/4 - Denver, CO @ Ogden Theatre
4/5 - Kansas City, MO @ Uptown Theater
4/6 - St. Louis, MO @ The Pageant
4/7 - Minneapolis, MN @ First Avenue
4/8 - Chicago, IL @ Radius
4/10 - Detroit, MI @ Majestic Theatre
4/11 - Toronto, ON @ Queen Elizabeth Theatre
4/13 - New York City, NY @ Webster Hall
4/14 - New York City, NY @ Webster Hall
4/15 - New York City, NY @ Webster Hall
4/18 - Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club
4/19 - Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club
4/21 - Philadelphia, PA @ The Fillmore
4/22 - Boston, MA @ Roadrunner
5/28 - Brussels, Belgium @ Core Festival
5/30 - Bexhill, UK @ De La Warr Pavilion
5/31 - London, UK @ O2 Academy Brixton
6/15 - Manchester, UK @ Albert Hall
6/16 - Leeds, UK @ Stylus
6/17 - Glasgow, UK @ SWG3 Galvanizers

04/07 Black Belt Eagle Scout with Claire Glass and Adobo at Cedar Cultural Center Read More Black Belt Eagle Scout Black Belt Eagle Scout (the project led by multi-instrumentalist Katherine Paul) will be releasing their sophomore album At the Party With My Brown Friends on August 30th via Saddle Creek. …

04/07/2023 Friday

Black Belt Eagle Scout
with Claire Glass and Adobo
at Cedar Cultural Center
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Swinomish Indian artist Katherine Paul (who performs under the stagename Black Belt Eagle Scout) is touring in support of her new album, The Land, The Water, The Sky (Saddle Creek). The album is a love letter to indigenous strength and healing, and a story of hope, as it details the joy of returning home to one’s ancestral lands.

Black Belt Eagle Scout will stop by the Cedar Cultural Center in Minneapolis on April 7th.

Claire Glass and Adobo to open.

Tour dates:

Mar 31 - Eugene, OR @ Soreng Theater
Apr. 1 - Spokane, WA @ Lucky You Lounge*
Apr. 2 - Boise, ID @ Neurolux*
Apr. 3 - Salt Lake City, UT @ The DLC at Quarters*
Apr. 4 - Denver, CO @ Larimer Lounge*
Apr. 6 - Iowa City, IA @ Mission Creek Festival
Apr. 7 - Minneapolis, MN @ Cedar Cultural Center*
Apr. 8 - Chicago, IL @ Subterranean*
April 11 - Toronto, ON @ The Legendary Horseshoe Tavern*
Apr. 12 - Montreal, QC @ Bar Le “Ritz” P.D.B.*
Apr. 14 - Cambridge, MA @ Elk’s Club*
Apr. 15 - Brooklyn, NY @ Baby’s All Right*
Apr. 17 - Philadelphia, PA @ Johnny Brenda’s*
Apr. 18 - Washington, DC @ Songbyrd*
Apr. 19 - Durham, NC @ The Pinhook*
Apr. 20 - Charlotte, NC @ Snug Harbor*
Apr. 21 - Atlanta, GA @ 529 Club*
Apr. 22 - New Orleans, LA @ Gasa Gasa*
Apr. 24 - San Antonio, TX @ Paper Tiger*
Apr. 25 - Austin, TX @ The Parish*
Apr. 27 - Norman, OK @ Norman Music Festival
Apr. 28 - Albuquerque, NM @ Sister*
May 1 - Mesa, AZ @ The Underground at The Nile Theater*
May 2 - San Diego, CA @ The Casbah*
May 4 - Los Angeles, CA @ The Echo*
May 5 - Fresno, CA @ Strummer’s*
May 6 - San Francisco, CA @ Rickshaw Stop*
May 8 - Tacoma, WA @ ALMA*

*with support from Claire Glass and Adobo

If your band is coming to the Minneapolis/St Paul area, please email details to [email protected] with a good lead time. Thank you.

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Thurston Moore: Moore at 60

Thurston Moore: Moore at 60 Read More Thurston Moore Former Sonic Youth songwriter Thurston Moore, and his band billed as The Thurston Moore Group, headlined the sold-out Turf Club show in St Paul last Wednesday...

There is a special two-night celebration called Thurston Moore: Moore at 60 at the McGuire Theater on November 9 and 10, as presented by the Walker Art Center.

Thurston Moore, the co-founder of cult rock band Sonic Youth, will be playing some noise, art rock, free jazz, drone, with the help of Nels Cline, Anne Waldman, Daniel Carter, Ambrose Bye, Devin Waldman, Brian Gibson, crys cole, Steve Shelley, and James Sedwards.

For those attending on Friday (Nov 9), Dameun Strange and Danez Smith will open. For Saturday (Nov 10), Sun Yung Shin will perform. Tickets for the show will be $30 ($24 for Walker Members).

Also worth mentioning is that Glass Modern Records has released Thurston Moore's Klangfarbenmelodie.. And The Colorist Strikes Primitiv on white vinyl release on November 2nd. The album was originally released in 1995 on CD only in New Zealand, and for the first time the music will be put on 180-gram heavyweight vinyl.

Thurston Moore Tour Dates:

NOV 2 Kingston, NY - BSP KINGSTON
NOV 3 New Haven, CT - Statehouse
NOV 4 Greenfield, MA, USA - The Root Cellar
NOV 6 Philadelphia, PA - RUBA
NOV 9 Minneapolis, MN - Thurston Moore: Moore at 60
NOV 10 Minneapolis, MN - Thurston Moore: Moore at 60
NOV 12 Chicago, IL - Art Institute of Chicago
NOV 15 Brooklyn, NY - Elsewhere

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Minneapolis: July 09 to July 13, 2017

Here are some concerts taking place in the Minneapolis/St Paul area from July 09 to July 13, 2017.

Read more Minneapolis Music Guide.

Read More Cymbals Eat Guitars Headliners Cymbals Eat Guitars walked on stage to the sensual groove of Marvin Gaye’s “I Heard it Through the Grapevine,” a song lead vocalist/guitarist Joe D’Agostino acknowledged ... Lunch Duchess Opening up the show was local Lunch Duchess, featuring Katharine Seggerman as the drummer and singer. Seggerman is also in B.O.Y.F., which we previously mentioned stood ...

CYMBALS EAT GUITARS
at 7th Street Entry
Sunday 07/09/17 (7:30pm/$12)
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Cymbals Eat Guitars is back in town to support their fourth LP Pretty Years. The band was last seen in town at the 7th Street Entry on 10 October 2016, where we noted, “CEG have a sound and presence made for clubs like the Entry; much of their catalogue is anthemic and fierce, but still have a cool New York strut to them. D’Agostino’s voice is an appealing combination of Mike Ness’ gruff earnestness and Tim Armstrong’s defiant snot. He spits and yells when he wants to like on “Beam” and “Warning” and he slinks it up on my favorite tune “Wish” (a song that also features some serious keyboard action from Brian Hamilton).”

Local Lunch Duchess will open. The last time we saw this band in May 2016, and said that the band was “brand new”... although we also noted that drummer / singer Katharine Seggerman was previously in B.O.Y.F. and White Boyfriend.

Tour Dates:

7-7 Madison, WI - University of Wisconsin
7-8 Chicago, Il - West Fest
7-9 Minneapolis, MN - 7th St. Entry
7-11 Denver, CO - Globe Hall ^
7/12 Salt Lake City, UT - Kilby Court %
7/14 San Francisco, CA - Bottom Of The Hill%
7/15 Costa Mesa, CA - The Wayfarer%
7/16 San Diego, CA - The Casbah%
7/18 Los Angeles, CA - The Bootleg%
7/19 Tucson, AZ - Congress%
7/21 Austin, TZ - Stubbs%
7/22 Dallas, TX - Three Links%
7/23 Houston, TX - White Oak Music Hall%
7/25 Atlanta, GA - The Earl #
7/26 Carrboro, NC - Cat's Cradle #
7/27 Washington D.C -. Black Cat #
7/28 Baltimore, MD - Metro Gallery #

^ w/ The Districts
% w/ Palo Duro
# w/ Active Bird Community

Read More Matthew Sweet My very first concert was for Matthew Sweet, during his "Girlfriend" Tour in 1992. I saw him in Fresno, California, and I believe the venue was the Cadillac Club (I'm almost …

MATTHEW SWEET
at Turf Club
Tuesday 07/11/17 (7pm/$25/Sold Out)
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I’ve mentioned this a few times, but one of my first “real” concert experience was seeing Matthew Sweet during his Girlfriend tour in Fresno, California. I’ve seen Sweet on and off many years later, but you never forget your first time. I was a huge Sweet fan in those days, bought into all the anime-inspired CD singles, loved Super-deformed stuff. Got into Altered Beast (and Son of Altered Beast!), so I know all the songs from that time period.

Anyway, currently, Matthew Sweet is back with a new album, after a six-year hiatus, called Tomorrow Forever (Honeycomb Hideout, through Sony’s RED Distribution). The new 17-song album will be available on CD, double 180-gram vinyl, and digital.

The last time I saw Sweet, at Basilica Block Party 2015, he had The Jayhawks’ Gary Louris to help play his songs - so expect the same kind of local hero appearance at this Tuesday’s show.

Unfortunately, if you haven’t bought your tickets yet, it’s sold out.

Tommy Keene to open. Keene with Ivan Julian was previously in town at the Turf earlier on April 30th.

Tour Dates:

7/08 Omaha NE - The Waiting Room
7/09 Omaha NE - The Waiting Room
7/11 Minneapolis, MN - Turf Club
7/12 Des Moines, IA - Wooly's
7/13 Chicago, IL - City Winery
7/14 Chicago, IL - City Winery
7/15 Springfield, IL - Bedrock 66 Music Fest
7/16 St. Louis, MO - Blueberry Hill Duck Room
7/18 Kansas City, MO - Knuckleheads
7/20 Dallas, TX - Kessler Theater
7/21 Austin, TX - 3TEN Austin City Limits Live
7/22 Austin, TX - 3TEN Austin City Limits Live
7/23 Houston TX - Heights Theatre
7/25 Jackson MS - Duling Hall
7/26 Atlanta, GA - City Winery
7/27 Atlanta, GA - City Winery
7/28 Nashville, TN - City Winery
7/29 Louisville KY - Headliners
8/15 - Los Angeles, CA @ Echo
8/16 - San Diego, CA @ Casbah
8/18 - San Francisco, CA @ Independent
8/20 - Portland, OR @ Doug Fir
8/21 - Seattle, WA @ Triple Door
9/07 Alexandria, VA - Birchmere
9/08 Annapolis, MD - Rams Head On Stage
9/10 - New York, NY @ City Winery
9/13 Northampton, MA - Iron Horse Music Hall
9/14 Derry, NH - Tupelo Music Hall
9/15 Brownfield, ME - Stone Mountain
9/16 Boston, MA - Brighton Music Hall
9/17 Norfolk, CT - Infinity Hall
9/19 Fall River, MA - Narrows Center for the Arts
9/20 Hudson, NY - Club Helsinki
9/21 Wilmington, DE - The Queen
9/22 Tarrytown, NY - Tarrytown Music Hall
9/23 Port Washington, NY - Landmark on Main Street
9/24 South Orange, NJ - SOPAC

Read More Thurston Moore Band We previously mentioned the ex-Sonic Youth band leader Thurston Moore Band when they toured with Chain and the Gang in April 2015. It would seem that the band is finally making...

THURSTON MOORE GROUP
at Turf Club
Wednesday 07/12/17 (7:30pm/$20)
turfclub.net

I’ve seen legendary noise guitarist Thurston Moore in his post-Sonic Youth band called Chelsea Light Moving in March 2013. At the time, I wondered why they didn’t just re-name the band to “Thurston Moore” and maybe Moore and company came to the same conclusion, but shortly after that Chelsea Light Moving tour, they formed the Thurston Moore Group (features bandmate Steve Shelley & Deb Googe of My Bloody Valentine) and went on tour in 2015.

Thurston Moore’s new album is called Rock N Roll Consciousness (Caroline Records).

As of this writing, no opening band is listed.... but Moore has a million songs he can easily play a double or triple set.

Tour Dates:

July 12 - Minneapolis, MN - Turf Club
July 14 - Chicago, IL - Pitchfork Music Festival
July 15 - Detroit, MN - Museum Of Cont. Art Detroit
July 17 - Toronto, ON - The Great Hall
July 18 - Montreal, QB - La Sala Rossa
July 19 - Boston, MA - The Sinclair
July 22 - Philadelphia PA - Underground Arts
July 23 - Washington, DC - Rock & Roll Hotel

Read More Jonah Parzen-Johnson New York's Jonah Parzen-Johnson will also be at the show, lending a hand with his baritone saxophone and synthesizer, currently on his second tour of 2015. Parzen-Johnson's latest is a travelogue .… Graham Parker Cult new-wave artist Graham Parker will be returning to Brit's Pub, next Sunday, July 12th. You may recall reading about Parker's previous Brit's Pub appearance from July 2013. ....

Other shows in the area:

07/09/2017 Please note that Jessica Hernandez & The Deltas and The Bad Man has canceled their appearance at the Turf Club this Sunday. This was done in conflict to a music festival in Chicago (Ruido Fest 2017), which takes place July 7th and ending July 9th. 8pm, Canceled.

07/10/2017 Brooklyn-based saxophonist Jonah Parzen-Johnson is touring in support of his forthcoming album I Try To Remember Where I Come From (due next Friday, July 7, 2017 on Clean Feed Records). Set two will feature Park Evans Quintet. Please note later set time. 9:30pm, $10.

07/10/2017 Long Beach, California indie alt duo This Wild Life will be stopping by the Garage in Burnsville this Monday. As usual with these all-ages show, expect a million bands on the bill, including: Dryjacket, A Will Away, and Grayson DeWolfe. This is a good value for the money. 6pm, $15.

07/12/2017 Rising songwriter Angelica Garcia will be headlining the 7th Street Entry on Wednesday. The Dirty Banks to open. 7:30pm, $8.

07/13/2017 Graham Parker and James Maddock will be at the Dakota Jazz Club in Minneapolis. 7pm, $40.

07/13/2017 Detroit's Stef Chura will be at the 7th Street Entry to play her debut album Messes (available on Urinal Cake Records). She was in Minneapolis almost one year ago on 18 July 2016 with Car Seat Headrest. Locals Sass and Wetter will open and closes out the show. 7:30pm, $8.

07/13/2017 Sunny Sweeney is touring in support of Trophy ... she is stopping by the Turf Club in St Paul. Janelle & The Gentlemen will open. 7pm, $12.

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Minneapolis: June 22 to June 24, 2017

Here are some concerts taking place in the Minneapolis/St Paul area from June 22 to June 24, 2017.

Read more Minneapolis Music Guide.

Read More Pains of Being Pure at Heart Opening up for the show is one of our favorite bands, The Pains of Being Pure at Heart. We've been loving this band since 2007. …

THE PAINS OF BEING PURE AT HEART
at 7th St Entry
Thursday 06/22/17 (7pm/$15)
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The Pains of Being Pure at Heart is back on tour with a new upcoming album The Echo of Pleasure, due due Sept. 1 on the band's own Painbow label. Limited editions includes gold metallic vinyl with gold foil stamped packaging.

We first wrote about the band in 2007, describing them as “If you're into noisy indie-pop, you will probably like The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart. On the surface the loud, fuzzy guitars may remind one of The Jesus and Mary Chain or My Bloody Valentine, but the underlying melodies and vocals are more dreamy and "poppy". The band's influences include The Pastels, The Exploding Hearts, The Ramones, Black Tambourine, and The Brian Jonestown Massacre.”

Beverly and Ablebody to open. The former, Beverly, made it on our 2014 Best Of List.

Tour dates:

06/14 -- Boston, MA -- The Sinclair * %
06/15 -- New Portsmouth, NH -- 3S Artspace * %
06/16 -- Montreal, QC - Bar Le Ritz * %
06/17 -- Toronto, ON -- The Horseshoe Tavern * %
06/19 -- Cleveland, OH -- The Grog Shop * %
06/20 -- Detroit, MI -- El Club * %
06/22 -- Minneapolis, MN -- 7th St Entry * #
06/23 -- Madison, WI -- High Noon Saloon * #
06/24 -- Chicago, IL -- Lincoln Hall * #
06/25 -- St Louis, MO -- The Firebird * #
06/27 -- Nashville, TN -- The High Watt * #
06/28 -- Atlanta, GA -- The Earl * #
06/30 -- Chapel Hill, NC -- Local 506 *#
07/01 -- Washington D.C. -- Rock & Roll Hotel *#
07/02 -- Philadelphia, PA -- World Cafe Live Downstairs *#
09/22 -- Vancouver, BC -- Biltmore Cabaret $&
09/23 -- Seattle, WA -- Tractor Tavern $&
09/24 -- Portland, OR -- Doug Fir Lounge $&
09/26 -- San Francisco, CA -- The Chapel $&
09/27 -- Los Angeles, CA -- Teragram Ballroom $&
09/28 -- San Diego, CA - The Loft UC $&
10/15 -- Madrid, Spain -- Joy Slava
10/16 -- Cordoba, Spain -- Sala Hanger
10/17 -- Granada, Spain -- Lemon Rock
10/19 -- Valencia, Spain -- La Rambleta
10/20 -- Barcelona, Spain -- Bikini
10/21 -- Santander, Spain -- Escenario

* = w/ Ablebody
# = w/ Beverly
% = w/ Frankie Rose
$ = w/ The Courtneys
& = w/ The Prids

Read More The Secret Sisters Alabama's The Secret Sisters are about to hit the road with Iron & Wine (in May) and She & Him (in June). The duo are enjoying being featured on a recent episode of ABC's …

THE SECRET SISTERS
at Cedar Cultural Center
Saturday 06/24/17 (7pm/$20)
thecedar.org

The Secret Sisters recently released their New West Records debut, You Don’t Own Me Anymore, earlier this week (June 9th). The 12-song set was produced by Brandi Carlile & her collaborators Tim and Phil Hanseroth, and is Laura and Lydia Rogers’ first new record in over three years (which we wrote about in 2013)

As with the new album the duo will be hitting the road, stopping by Minneapolis’ Cedar Cultural Center this Saturday, June 24th.

Cheyenne Medders to open.

The Secret Sisters On Tour:

06/22 – St. Louis, MO @ Old Rock House
06/23 – Davenport, IA @ Redstone Room
06/24 – Minneapolis, MN @ Cedar Cultural Center
06/25 – Evanston, IL @ S.P.A.C.E.
06/27 – Milwaukee, WI @ Live @ The Back Room
06/29 – Madison, WI @ Kiki's House
06/30 – Bayfield, WI @ Lake Superior Big Top
07/01 – Fish Creek, WI @ Door Community Aud
08/04 – Grass Valley, CA @ Center for the Arts
08/23 – Old Saybrook, CT @ The Kate
08/24 – Brownfield, ME @ Stone Mountain Arts Ctr
08/25 – Rockland, ME @ The Strand Theatre
08/26 – Portsmouth, NH @ The Music Hall Loft
08/27 – Northampton, MA @ Iron Horse Music Hall
09/07 – Houston, TX @ McGonigel's Mucky Duck
09/08 – San Antonio, TX @ Tobin Center
09/09 – Austin, TX @ 3Ten @ Austin City Limits Live
09/10 – Fort Worth, TX @ Fort Worth Live
09/17 – Memphis, TN @ Buckman Perf Arts Ctr
09/20 – Fort Smith, AR @ AAC Live
09/21 – Little Rock, AR @ South On Main
09/27 – Louisville, KY @ WFPK Waterfront
09/28 – Asheville, NC @ Altamont Theatre
09/29 – Charlotte, NC @ The Evening Muse
09/30 – Raleigh, NC @ Stag's Head Music Hall
10/01 – Annapolis, MD @ Rams Head On Stage
10/03 – Richmond, VA @ Tin Pan

Read More Big Business Seattle’s Big Business, formed in 2004 by Karp bassist Jared Warren and Murder City Devils drummer Coady Willis followed with a down-to-business 35 min. set with a deep bottom end. In support of their latest, 2013’s … Electric Six The "Gay Bar" band Electric Six is back in Minneapolis next Friday, June 19th at First Avenue, touring in support of their latest album Mimicry and Memories. Electric Six is Dick Valentine (vocals), Da Ve (guitar), …

Other shows in the area:

06/22/2017 Big Business to headline the Triple Rock Social Club on Thursday. Gay Witch Abortion and Buildings to open. 8pm, $10.

06/22/2017 Hello? Is it Lionel Richie you’re looking for? He’ll be at Mystic Lake Casino. 8pm, $39.

06/23/2017 Atlanta musician B.o.B. is playing Lumber Exchange Event Center (above the Pourhouse in Minneapolis), in support of his Ether album. 7pm, $25.

06/23/2017 Body/Head (aka Kim Gordon of Sonic Youth and Bill Nace) will be playing Ballentine VFW Post 246. The Blight, Waveless, and Lori Barbero to open. 8:30pm, $20.

06/23/2017 Hardcore act Conveyer to play The Garage for the CD release of No Future on Victory Records. This all-ages show will also feature Infinite Me, Nanashi, Unturned, Church Tongue, and Creep Colony. 6pm, $10.

06/24/2017 Philadelphia’s rising indie alternative/rock band Civil Youth is stopping by the Garage in Burnsville, Minnesota. Arms For Elephants, A Skyline Drama, Platypus, and The Contingents to open. 6pm, $8.

06/24/2017 Detroit-based ‘Gay Bar’ rockers Electric Six is playing the Turf Club in St Paul on Saturday. They’ll be playing songs from Fresh Blood For Tired Vampyres released last October via Metropolis Records. Northern Faces to open. 8pm, $16.

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W♥M243: Reader Meet Author

W♥M243: Reader Meet Author (40 mins) Read More Morrissey It is weird that after Morrissey announced that he was dropped by his record label, Harvest Records, that he is still out promoting World Peace is None of Your Business. The latest single .…

Emily and Vu review 2015!

Topics:

News: Scott Weiland (former Stone Temple Pilots and Velvet Revolver singer) died from a 'toxic mix of drugs', medical report confirms

Music memoirs galore:

Girl in a Band by Kim Gordon (Sonic Youth)

Hunger Makes Me a Modern Girl by Carrie Brownstein (Sleater-Kinney)

M Train by Patti Smith

Life as a Pretender by Chrissie Hynde (The Pretenders)

Land of a Thousand Bridges by June Millington (Fanny)

Fortunate Son by John Fogerty (Creedence Clearwater Revival)

Autobiography by Morrissey

Music docs galore:

What Happened, Miss Simone? (Nina Simone)

The Other One (Bob Weir)

Fresh Dressed (hip hop and fashion)

Little Girl Blue (Janis Joplin)

How They Got Over (history of gospel quartets and how they influenced doo-wop, soul and Motown)

Montage of Heck (Kurt Cobain)

Don’t You Wish We Were Dead (The Damned)

All Things Must Pass (the demise of Tower Records)

Morphine: Journey of Dreams

Song of the Show:

"Reader Meet Author" by Morrissey.

BONUS: Blur's last American 2015 appearances

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Minneapolis: September 10, 2015

Here are some shows taking place in the Minneapolis/St Paul area on September 10, 2015.

Read more Minneapolis Music Guide.

Read More Brandon Flowers Brandon Flowers is thrilled to announce that his anticipated second solo album, The Desired Effect, is available to stream in full, exclusively on iTunes First Play … The Killers "Christmas in L.A." (featuring Dawes) is the eighth annual Christmas single by The Killers for (RED). The band has been releasing Christmas-themed singles and videos for Product Red …

BRANDON FLOWERS
at First Avenue
Thursday, 09/10/2015, 7pm ($30)
first-avenue.com

Brandon Flowers is currently on tour for his second solo album, The Desired Effect, out now on Island Records. If you didn't know - Flowers is the lead singer and main songwriter for the hit band The Killers.

Show up early to check out Rey Pila, in support for their sophomore album The Future Sugar (arriving September 25th on Cult Records). If the name 'Cult Records' sounds familiar, this is Juliana Casablancas (The Strokes) record label - and so it should be no surprise that he and Chris Coady (Beach House/Yeah Yeah Yeahs) produced the upcoming album.

Tour dates:

09/02/15 Oakland, CA @ Fox Theater
09/03/15 Portland, OR @ Roseland Theater
09/06/15 "X-Fest" (Calgary)
09/07/15 Bumbershoot Festival
09/10/15 Minneapolis, MN @ First Avenue
09/11/15 Chicago, IL @ Riviera Theater
09/12/15 St. Louis, MO LouFest
09/23/15 Phoenix, AZ The Crescent Ballroom
09/24/15 Tempe, AZ @ Summer Ends Music Festival
09/26/15 Los Angeles, CA @ The Wiltern
09/27/15 Life Is Beautiful Festival
09/28/15 Salt Lake City, UT The Depot
09/30/15 Albuquerque, NM Sunshine Theatre
10/01/15 El Paso, TX @ Tricky Falls
10/02/15 Austin City Limits Music Festival

Read More Mikal Cronin I've grown to know about Mikal Cronin as bass/vocals for Ty Segall (one of my favorite garage band acts). He has released a few solo albums that are amazing. There is this awesome .…

MIKAL CRONIN
at Turf Club
Thursday, 09/10/2015, 8pm ($12)
turfclub.net

At the heart of Chicago’s The Cairo Gang is singer/songwriter Emmett Kelly, a crafter of jangly, electric folk-rock reminiscent of the Byrds. Kelly is probably best known as a friend and collaborator of Will Oldham, playing guitar and singing on several Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy recordings (notably 2006’s The Letting Go and their joint effort 2010’s The Wonder Show of the World). He has also worked and toured with Joan of Arc, Beth Orton and Angel Olsen. After debuting with 2006’s The Cairo Gang and recording a handful of EPs and guest spots, Kelly released two very well-received full-length albums: Corner Man in 2012 and then Tiny Rebels in 2013, both on Empty Cellar records. The latter record was cut in a week in a flurry of hot inspiration and features gorgeous layered vocals and reverb-laden melodies.

The Cairo Gang will be supporting Mikal Cronin whose effervescent garage-rock has put him at the top of a lot of critics lists in the last few years. In May, Cronin released MCIII, his first for Merge Records.

Let’s enjoy the last few days of summer with a little fuzz guitar: The Cairo Gang and Mikal Cronin play at the Turf Club on September 10th.

Tour dates:

Sep 05 Portland, OR – Mississippi Studios † Sep 06 Seattle, WA – Bumbershoot Sep 07 Vancouver, BC – Biltmore Center † Sep 10 St. Paul, MN – Turf Club † Sep 11 Madison, WI – High Noon Saloon † Sep 12 Ames, IA – Maximum Ames Music Sep 13 Chicago, IL – Thalia Hall † Sep 14 Cleveland, OH – Happy Dog † Sep 15 Buffalo, NY – Mohawk Place # Sep 16 Toronto, ON – Adelaide Hall † Sep 17 Montreal, QC – Pop Montreal † Sep 18 Boston, MA – Great Scott † Sep 20 Woodstock, NY – Bearsville Theater †# Sep 22 Washington, DC – U Street Music Hall †# Sep 23 Columbus, OH – LC Pavilion % Sep 24 Royal Oak, MI Roal Oak Music Theatre % Sep 25 Rochester, NY – Anthology % Sep 27 Philadelphia, PA – Johnny Brenda’s †# Sep 28 Baltimore, MD – Ram's Head Live % Sep 29 Raleigh, NC – The Ritz % Sep 30 Athens, GA – Georgia Theatre % Oct 01 Birmingham, AL – Iron City % Oct 02 Jackson, MS – Duling Hall †

Oct 12 Tucson, AZ – Rialto Theatre % Oct 15 Las Vegas, NV – Boulevard Pool % Oct 16 Los Angeles, CA – Wiltern Theatre % Oct 17 Los Angeles, CA – Wiltern Theatre % Oct 18-19 Treasure Island Music Festival Nov 6-8 Austin, TX – Fun Fun Fun Fest Nov 10 Bergen, NO – Landmark Nov 11 Oslo, NO – Parkteatret Nov 12 Stockholm, SE – Kagelbanan Nov 13 Goteborg, SE – Pustervik Nov 14 Copenhagen, DK – Vega Nov 15 Hamburg, DE – Uebel & Gefahrlich Nov 16 Antwerp, BE – Trix Nov 17 London, UK – Scala Nov 18 Leeds, UK – Brudenell Social Club Nov 19 Manchester, UK – Soundcontrol Nov 22 Utrech, NL – Le Guess Who? Festival * w/ Death Cab for Cutie, Tune Yards # w/ Calvin Love † w/ Cairo Gang % w/ Father John Misty

Read More Thurston Moore When I saw Chelsea Light Moving (ex-Sonic Youth Thurston Moore's band) at the Triple Rock in 2013, I asked why they didn't just call themselves the Thurston Moore band .…

THURSTON MOORE BAND
at Triple Rock Social Club
Thursday, 09/10/2015, 8pm ($18)
triplerocksocialclub.com

We previously mentioned the ex-Sonic Youth band leader Thurston Moore Band when they toured with Chain and the Gang in April 2015. It would seem that the band is finally making their way to Minneapolis on Thursday, September 10th.

The Thurston Moore Band - comprised of Moore, James Sedwards on guitar, My Bloody Valentine bassist Deb Googe, and former Sonic Youth drummer Steve Shelley - are touring in support of their album The Best Day, released in 2014 on Matador Records.

Tour dates:

09/10/15 Minneapolis, MN Triple Rock Social Club
09/11/15 Madison, WI High Noon Saloon
09/12/15 Riot Fest (Chicago, IL)
09/13/15 Ferndale, MI The Loving Touch
09/15/15 Cleveland Heights, OH Grog Shop
09/16/15 Pittsburgh, PA Club Cafe
09/17/15 Jersey City, NJ Monty Hall
09/19/15 Riot Fest (Toronto, ON)
09/20/15 POP Montréal Int’l Music Festival
11/05/15 Amsterdam Tolhuistuin Noord
11/06/15 Rolling Stone Weekender
12/31/15 "The Falls Music & Arts Festival

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With a rebel yell: Moore, More, Moog

Read More Thurston Moore Chelsea Light Moving, the post-Sonic Youth band from Thurston Moore, came by the Triple Rock Social Club last Wednesday to showcase their brand new self-titled debut album from Matador ...

THE THURSTON MOORE BAND
thurstonmoore.com

When I saw Chelsea Light Moving (ex-Sonic Youth Thurston Moore's band) at the Triple Rock in 2013, I asked why they didn't just call themselves the Thurston Moore band? Maybe they took my advice, because Thurston Moore's band is called The Thurston Moore Band.

The band recently had an extensive European summer tour, and will be doing a number of North American dates (see details below) with Chain & the Gang, in support of Thurston Moore's album The Best Day (Matador Records).

2015 North American Tour

Jul-31-Aug-02 Osheaga Music & Arts Festival
Aug-01 Burlington, VT Arts Riot*
Aug-02 Boston, MA The Sinclair*
Aug-05 Philadelphia, PA Union Transfer*
Aug-06 New York, NY Bowery Ballroom*
Aug-07 Washington, DC Black Cat*

* with Chain & the Gang

Although Minneapolis is not listed (yet), I'm hoping they'll be in town for 'Rocktober'.

Read More Asian Dub Foundation The band members looks like of Asian/Indian descent, much like the hip-hop Asian Dub Foundation (which incidentally have a new album out). ...

ASIAN DUB FOUNDATION
asiandubfoundation.com

I don't think I've mentioned this before, but in the 90s, one of my Toronto penpal friend of mine recommended Asian Dub Foundation to me - based on our similar music tastes. I got around to picking up their then-latest album Rafi's Revenge in 1998, and quickly realized it was just way too political for me. It wasn't for me, but I would love to see them live; hearing their anger and rage in their music, it would make for an explosive show.

The English band is back with Adrian Sherwood in control with More Signal More Noise (the follow-up to The Signal And The Noise), set for release July 10th, 2015, via Believe Recordings.

Apparently the new record is a return to their original sound, with guitarist and founding member, Steve Chandra Savale, commenting, "I think we sound more alive here than on our previous records. We’re uniting stuff that are not often united, radical creativity with a raw primitivism, the primitive experimentalism of the best leftfield rock’n’roll, the best dirty, up-front bass music."

The band will be playing live to George Lucas' THX1138, details below:

Live: THX1138/ Asian Dub Foundation – Barbican Hall, Friday 19th June. The band perform an original live score to George Lucas's 1971 dystopian directorial debut at The Barbican Centre London on 19th June. Previously commissioned by and premiered at last year’s Celebrate Brooklyn event, this is the UK premiere.

Read More Moog However, I felt like you should hear one of their ethereal/shoegazey song with the Pink Floyd-inspired title of "Dark Side of the Moog". The guitar hooks on this song is pretty awesome ...

MOOG MUSIC
moogmusic.com

Today (April 29th), Moog Music, the North Carolina company that manufactures the famous Moog synthesizers, announces the release of 3 Impressions, produced and composed by M. Geddes Gengras.

You can listen to the three-song EP (entitled "I", "II", and "III") over at soundcloud.com.

The announcement of Gengras' EP coincides with Moog Music's announcement of the discontinuation of two Moogerfooger analog effects pedals used in the recording: the MF-105M MIDI MuRF (est. 2009) and the MF-107 Freq Box (est. 2007).... so if you are a fan of those pedals, buy them now.

More on Moog Music:

Moog Music is the leading producer of analog synthesizers in the world. The company and its customers carry on the legacy of its founder, electronic musical instrument pioneer, Dr. Bob Moog. All of Moog’s instruments are hand built in its factory on the edge of downtown Asheville, NC.

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Chelsea Light Moving at the Triple Rock, Minneapolis (03/27/13)

Tour Dates 03/29/13 Chicago, IL Empty Bottle 03/30/13 Detroit, MI Magic Stick 03/31/13 Toronto, ON Lee's Palace 04/02/13 Millvale, PA Mr. Small's Theatre 04/03/13 Philadelphia, PA Union Transfer 04/04/13 Washington, DC Black Cat 04/05/13 New York, NY Bowery Ballroom 04/06/13 Hartford, CT Arch Street Tavern 04/07/13 Cambridge, MA The Sinclair 05/15/13 Hudson, NY Club Helsinki 05/16/13 Burlington, VT Signal Kitchen 05/17/13 Victoriaville, QC Various Venues 06/23/13 Duisburg, Germany Landschaftspark Read More Sonic Youth This was the first of a series of Sonic Youth releases from Universal/Geffen. It contains a bunch of extras, mostly rehearsal recordings on the second disc.…

Chelsea Light Moving, the post-Sonic Youth band from Thurston Moore, came by the Triple Rock Social Club last Wednesday to showcase their brand new self-titled debut album from Matador Records.

CYRUSVANCE

Starting off the night was Cyrusvance (named after the duo's names of Cyrus Pireh and John Vance, not named after a famous lawyer). They played ear-piercing rhythm and noise. I had to actually step away from the front because it was ear-damaging music. When not playing around with their custom typewriter electronics, the band did bust out a sax-type instrument (which looks like a cross between a saxophone and oboe) and traditional bass.

Someone was trying to explain to me that it's like classic painting vs abstract art (Cyrusvance being the abstract art). Some people will understand and appreciate it… just not my cup of tea though.

CAVE

Chicago's Cave was a little more my thing. Let me preface this by announcing that their music is not "drone". I don't know why the band is labeled as such, they sound to me like classic instrumental surf rock (like the Ventures) but with very good techniques.

Reviewing instrumental bands are hard because you can't really take notes on lyrics. It's especially hard when their songs are so good you just jam to it and forget to take notes.

The guy behind me was about to explode when Cave started ramping an entro to their song, by building and building a rift. Just when you think they'll end, the song just kept going. That guy behind me started yelling out, "what's going to happen next?", "oh my god!", "whooo!", "can it get any better?", etc. After what felt like ten minutes, the song finally ends! It got a huge response from the crowd. You would think that they would have ended their set with that epic number, but that's just a regular song!

As for Chelsea Light Moving (featuring Thurston Moore), it's one of the more clumsy band name. I thought it was "Chelsea Moving Lights", someone else thought it was Cheslea Light was a woman. I'm assuming they had to stick Thurston Moore's name on all billing to bring in the old Sonic Youth fans. Whatever they did, it worked, I've never seen such a large gathering of slackers (old and new). It was like going back in time to the 90s (Singles-era).

Anticipations were high, everyone was so excited to see and hear what the post-Sonic Youth project will sound like. Thurston Moore came on stage and announced their name with a joke: "Hi, we're Chelsea Light Moving and we're from Minneapolis!" It suddenly lightened up the mood and the feedback guitar king launched into "Sleeping Where I Fall."

The live songs felt like they were Sonic Youth songs, particularly songs like "Lip" (with just one line of "too f****ng bad") and "Empire of Time".

One other thing I should mention is that you need to see Thurston Moore live. There are some things you can't capture on a studio recording, one of which is the experimental working from Moore on stage. It's amazing to watch how his fingers slide over the neck of the guitar. He makes it look so easy.

Chelsea Light Moving is currently on tour for their Matador Records.

Chelsea Light Moving at the Triple Rock Social Club, Minneapolis (03/27/13)

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Pump up the volume

NOISE POP
noisepop.com

Are you ready for Noise Pop? This nearly weeklong festival is starting tomorrow: February 26th to March 3rd, in San Francisco.

You can buy a badge for all the shows, but personally, from experience, I recommend just buying a la cart. You can get the full schedule over at schedule.noisepop.com.

Just quickly there are some shows I like immediately, most of them are on Saturdays and most of them are sold out, including: Thao Nguyen at Great American Music Hall (03/02), Toro Y Moi at The Independent (03/01 and 03/02), and DIIV at Brick & Mortar Music Hall (03/02) ... all these bands we have previously covered live in Minneapolis at one point or another. There's something to be said about living in a city that isn't as populated as San Francisco.

Between you and me, I would buy advance tickets to see Body/Head show at Rickshaw Stop (02/26). This is the band featuring Kim Gordon (of Sonic Youth).

QUIET COMPANY
quietcompanymusic.com

Quiet Company are from Austin, Texas. So you know what that means: SXSW party. The indie rock band is lead by Taylor Muse, and they are excited to announce the new record, A Dead Man On My Back: Shine Honesty Revisited, for national retailers on April 9th.

There will be a "private release show" in Austin on April 6th. Hardcore fans should be encouraged to get the very limited Dead Man Ultimate Pack, which includes Autographed CD, Monster Shirt, QC Comic Poster, & autographed & numbered piano key from our "Emasculated Man and the City that Swallowed Him" video shoot, a special photo from the shoot signed by the band, and a Certificate of Authenticity written by Tommy Blank & hand numbered.

Tour kicks off this March:

03/07 Waco, TX @ Common Grounds 03/09 SXSW @ Stubbs 03/10 SXSW @ Whole Foods 03/10 SXSW @ Blackheart 03/11 SXSW @ Waterloo Records 03/12 SXSW @ Bar96 03/12 SXSW @ the Parish 03/13 SXSW @ Hipstamatic Haus 03/14 SXSW @ Four Seasons 03/16 SXSW @ Buffalo Billiards 03/18 Tulsa, OK @ The Vanguard 03/19 St. Louis, MO @ Plush 03/21 Chicago, IL @ Beat Kitchen 03/23 Toronto, ON @ Rancho Relaxo 03/24 Brooklyn, NY @ Knitting Factory 03/25 Philadelphia, PA @ The Fire 03/27 Charleston, SC @ Tin Roof

03/28 Nashville, TN @ 12th and Porter 03/29 Memphis, TN @ Poplar Lounge 04/03 Corpus Christi, TX @ House of Rock 04/05 Ft. Worth, TX @ Live Oak Music Hall 04/14 Conroe, TX @ Dosey Doe 04/16 Cleveland, MS @ Hey Joe's 04/17 Jackson, TN @ Downtown Tavern 04/20 Chattanooga, TN @ Honest Pint 04/21 Greenville, SC @ Radio Room 04/23 Charleston, SC @ Charleston Pour 04/24 Savanah, GA @ Jinx 04/25 Atlanta, GA @ Drunken Unicorn 04/26 Macon, GA @ Hummingbird 04/27 Columbus, GA @ the Loft 05/02 Bryan, TX @ Grand Stafford 05/11 Dallas, TX @ Homegrown Fest 08/9 Bethlehem, PA @ Musikfest 08/19 Bethlehem, PA @ Musikfest

IN THE SILENCE
inthesilence.net

Sacramento-based dark/progressive quartet, In the Silence, is re-releasing A Fair Dream Gone Mad, on April 9th, 2013, under the Sensory Records umbrella.

The debut album was originally released in 2012, with a very limited pressing of 120 units and immediately sold out due to word of mouth and being featured in popular metal 'zines.

Expect to find the album at the merch table as the band readies for an upcoming 2013 North American tour. They have already been confirmed for ProgPower USA XIV festival in Atlanta, Georgia, where they'll be sharing the stage with Circle II Circle, Rhapsody, Wolverine, Soilwork, Shadow Gallery, Wolf, Circus Maximus, Armored Saint and more.

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