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Tame Impala at the Fonda Theatre, Los Angeles (11/17/12)

News: Tame Impala & Young Dreams Tame Impala's new single, "Feels Like We Only Go Backwards" has been covered by labelmates Young Dreams as "Feels Like We Only Go Bachwards" (tribute both to Tame Impala and composer Burt Bacharach!) The single package will be out on December 18th in the USA, you can stream the cover version here. Note: Tame Impala and Young Dreams were on tour together earlier this month. Read More Tame Impala Tame Impala just played a bunch of sold out shows in America. Jess loves these guys and had the opportunity to see them at The Fonda Theatre in Los Angeles on November 17th. ...

Crescive crowds gather in anticipation for Tame Impala, the experimental rock band who’s known for bringing back old-school illustrious studio sounds. This psychedelic five piece (onstage) emerged from Perth, Australia in a big way. Their infectious debut album Innerspeaker hitting stores in 2010. During their sojourn in the US, they have sold out numerous shows, including their last stop at the Fonda Theatre Saturday night in L.A. Pierce my heart with the juice from the music Gods, Tame Impala’s bringing the love tonight.

Opening up with “Be Above It”,  the first track on the new album Lonerism, I knew the dazed and confused feeling the album gave me lying on my bed at home was going to come back to me full-force in an even more mind-blowing way: live. Getting past the cyclical light shows and drifting smoke coming from backstage, visually this band does not meddle in a mundane setup. Frontman and the main guy who creates the tracks Kevin Parker surprises you, because although his appearance is rugged and hippie-like, his hands on that guitar and ability to wail go way beyond his frame.

I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, these guys, on the record and live, sound like you’re sitting amongst a Beatles-like Revolver studio session. Kevin’s vocals are as if he’s singing from a mountaintop, and the heavy guitars and organs make you feel like you can climb that mountain alongside him. Jay Watson shakes his impressive hair around as he keeps up the infectious rhythm on drums, and Dominic Simper is more than impressive on bass. They threw out drum skins to the crowd as they played their mega-solid hit and my personal favorite “Alter Ego”.

“This is the city we can’t get over.” Kevin says to the crowd right before they go into the song “Elephants”. “We just can’t believe we’re here.” The crowd roars their approval. As if I weren’t in a hazy stuper enough by now, the floored me with a lengthy guitar driven “Apocalypse Dream”. I have a feeling they will forever receive a warm welcome from any American city they chose to hypnotize from here on out.

Opening the show was Sweden’s own folk band The Amazing. Being on a similar wave length as Tame Impala, they have a collaborative mixture of Pink Floyd and Bruce Springsteen sprinkled with U2 and even a little of The Dead. Definitely a group to check out ASAP if you haven’t already.

Tame Impala at The Fonda Theatre, Los Angeles (11/17/12)

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W♥M164: Beatles or the Rolling Stones?

W♥M164 (29 mins)

Introducing Jess on W♥M Radio! She's here to help us talk about music news and comment about some of the shows she went to in Los Angeles.

BEATLES AND R.E.M.
Jess fell in love with these bands at a young age and not at all embarrassed about it. Better tastes than me: who fell in love with Information Society, Phil Collins, and Wilson Phillips (this was not discussed).

Personally I love that R.E.M.'s Out of Time-era. I do really love Eponymous and Murmur (which I reviewed the Deluxe Edition).

THE ROLLING STONES
The legendary Rolling Stones formed in 1962, and fifty years later, they are still together. Last month (October), the band played their first gig as a band in five years. And they're just "starting up", with a few other live dates announced this year:

11/25/12 London, United Kingdom The O2 - London
11/29/12 London, United Kingdom The O2 - London
12/08/12 Brooklyn, NY Barclays Center
12/13/12 Newark, NJ Prudential Center
12/15/12 Newark, NJ Prudential Center

In addition to the live dates, their record label ABKCO and Universal Music Group released a three-disc "Greatest Hits" album called GRRR!. The regular edition compiles 50 hit tracks, while a four disc "Super-Deluxe" set will feature 80 tracks. The Super-Deluxe set will also feature Charlie is My Darling, a DVD/Blu-Ray hour-long Rolling Stones road trip documentary and costs $99.99. I believe you can also purchase the DVD/Blu-Ray by itself if the deluxe edition is too rich for your blood.

If you're a hardcore fan and already own all the selected singles, you'd be pleased to note that the new compilation also feature two brand new songs called "Doom and Gloom" and "One More Shot."

We've seen this before with other band reunion, notably The Beach Boys and The Stone Roses - where the band members all hate each other. Will it last long enough for them to enjoy the mad cash or "the music that matters"?

Vaccines: Come of Age

MINER, SAN CISCO, AND VACCINES
Jess was rather impressed by Miner, who played their very first show at the The Echo, Los Angeles (10/23/12). I was rather star struck when I saw that Daisy Betts, actress tweeted the link (she's one of the few women on the submarine.)

It also looks like San Cisco will be opening up for Vaccines! I really love the Vaccines, so this is a match made in heaven.

Vaccines and San Cisco 2013 tour dates:

January 29 Boston, MA Paradise Rock Club
January 31 New York, NY Terminal 5
February 1 Washington, DC 9:30 Club
February 2 Philadelphia, PA Union Transfer
February 4 Toronto, ON Phoenix Concert Theatre
February 5 Columbus, OH Newport Music Hall
February 6 Chicago, IL Lincoln Hall
February 8 Milwaukee, WI Turner Hall Ballroom
February 9 Minneapolis, MN Triple Rock Social Club
February 11 Denver, CO Bluebird Theater
February 14 Los Angeles, CA The Fonda Theatre
February 15 San Francisco, CA The Fillmore

MOTH AND THE FLAME
Jess attended two The Moth & Flame shows, you can read about her Bootleg Theater, Los Angeles (11/06/12) and listen to her talk about the "industry-event" for The Moth and the Flame at in Los Angeles.

Tame Impala: Lonerism

TAME IMPALA
Tame Impala just played a bunch of sold out shows in America. Jess loves these guys and had the opportunity to see them at The Fonda Theatre in Los Angeles on November 17th. Expect to read all about it soon.

Song of the show is Tame Impala's "Elephant" from their latest LP Lonerism.

BONUS: More R.E.M.

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The Young and the Restless

YOUNG DREAMS
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Norway's Young Dreams are releasing their first single, "Fog Of War", off their forthcoming debut album, due in early 2013. You can grab the free download at Pitchfork. The "Fog of War" single will be available digitally this week; the USA market will get it tomorrow, October 16th.

Matias Tellez from Young Dreams, explained the song (even though he doesn't like telling people what a song is about): "If I have to say something about "Fog of War" it would be that it's about not seeing clearly what's happening on the other side. It creates a need for help in a desperate situation - hence "Fog of War" and the cry for help from Athena (Athene) who is the goddess of wisdom, courage and inspiration in Greek mythology."

The band is heading out to tour Europe with their label-mates Tame Impala.

10/19 Rockefeller - Oslo, Norway * 10/21 Pustervik - Gothenburg, Sweden * 10/22 Vega - Copenhagen, Denmark * 10/23 Postbahnhof - Berlin, Germany * 10/26 Magazzini Generali - Milan, Italy * 10/27 Les Docks - Lausanne, Switzerland * 10/29 Paradiso - Amsterdam, Netherlands * 10/30 Brixton Academy - London, UK *

11/01 HMV Ritz - Manchester, UK * 11/02 Leadmill - Sheffield, UK * 11/03 02 ABC - Glasgow, UK * 11/08 Parkteateret - Oslo, Norway ** 11/10 Bergen Kjott - Bergen, Norway ** * with Tame Impala ** with Casiokids

YOUNGBLOOD HAWKE
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Youngblood Hawke is a 5 piece indie-pop band from Los Angeles. They bring a sound that is very energetic and wild. They are currently tour mates to Passion Pit which they are akin to in many aspects, sonically. The band is following Passion Pit on tour to promote their fabulous self titled EP. Their full length album should be ready early next year. If you want to check these very hip and happening dudes out, you can do so by going to Soundcloud and stream the EP and the very hot new single, “We Come Running.” Don’t miss out on their amazing live show with Passion Pit, it’s going to be a dance-tastic night!

Dates with (*) indicates with Passion Pit:

10/15 – Washington, DC – 930 Club * 10/16 – Washington, DC – 930 Club * 10/18 – Raleigh, NC – Disco Rodeo * 10/19 – Charleston, SC – Music Farm * 10/20 – Atlanta, GA – Masquerade * 10/22 – Orlando, FL – House of Blues * 10/23 – Hollywood, FL – Arts Park Amphitheatre * 10/24 – Gainesville, FL – Stephen O’Connell Center * 10/26 – Oxford, MS – Lyric Oxford *

10/27 – Memphis, TN – Minglewood * 10/29 – Minneapolis, MN – First Ave * 10/30 – Minneapolis, MN – First Ave * 11/01 – Milwaukee, WI – Riverside * 11/02 – Detroit, MI – Royal Oak Music Theater * 11/03 – Columbus, OH – LC Pavilion * 11/04 – Covington, KY – The Madison House * 11/06 – Pittsburgh, PA – Stage AE * 11/28 – Los Angeles, CA – The Roxy (KROQ show)

YOUNG LOVE RECORDS
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I've already listed all the parties and events at CMJ 2012, but here is one more from Young Love Records.

Setting Sun, who I previously briefly mentioned, will once again be playing the CMJ Festival this Saturday.

Pete's Candy Store
Saturday, Oct 20th - 11pm - FREE!

It's free, but you can let them know you're attending at facebook.
Address and additional details on petescandystore.com.

In other Setting Sun news, apparently they are very close to finishing up a new record.

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Triple Threat at the Triple Rock

Here are a three bands playing at the Triple Rock Social Club in Minneapolis.

The venue was championed as "Best Rock Venue" of 2011. Certainly not a venue that I would put in my top five… but I can understand that the City Pages didn't want to place the same venue in the #1 spot year after year.

The other thing you should know about the Triple Rock is that they generally have three bands on the bill. Some people will disagree with me, but for all the shows I've covered, I can tell you that there are at least three bands. Usually it's two national touring band and one local support.

THE ROYAL CONCEPT
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Sweden's indiepop group, The Royal Concept, is on tour in the USA with The Wombats. Since we're quite fond of these marsupials, you know that I'll definitely want to check out these guys at the Triple Rock Social Club on September 18th.

What's even stranger is that they're also listed to play with another animal-band called Wolf Gang at the Varsity Theater on October 15th. Between you and me, they'll probably fall in love with the beautiful Varsity (this is definitely an upgrade).

The Royal Concept just released their self-titled EP this summer from Lava/Universal Republic. If you want to hear what the band sounds like, Universal Republic put up the EP on soundcloud. Expect a full length later on this year.

Their tour dates:

08/25/12 Redmond, WA Marymoor Park 08/27/12 Portland, OR - Crystal Ballroom 08/28/12 San Diego, CA - House of Blues 09/18/12 Minneapolis, MN - Triple Rock+ 09/19/12 Chicago, IL - Park West+ 09/21/12 Pontiac, MI - Crofoot+ 09/24/12 Charlotte, NC - Visulite Theater^ 09/26/12 Pop's Nightclub^ 09/27/12 Omaha, NE - The Slowdown^ 10/01/12 West Hollywood, CA Troubadour* 10/02/12 San Diego, CA The Casbah* 10/06/12 Portland, OR Doug Fir Lounge* 10/07/12 Seattle, WA The Crocodile* 10/10/12 Salt Lake City, UT Urban Lounge* 10/11/12 Denver, CO Hi-Dive* 10/12/12 Colorado Springs, CO Black Sheep* 10/14/12 Kansas City, MO The Record Bar* 10/15/12 Minneapolis, MN Varsity Theater * 10/16/12 Chicago, IL Lincoln Hall*

10/18/12 St. Louis, MO Blueberry Hill's* 10/20/12 Columbus, OH A & R Music Bar* 10/22/12 Toronto, ON Wrongbar* 10/24/12 Providence, RI Met Cafe* 10/25/12 Boston, MA Brighton Music Hall* 10/27/12 Washington, DC U Street Music Hall* 10/28/12 Philadelphia, PA Union Transfer* 10/29/12 Pittsburgh, PA Stage AE* 10/30/12 Brooklyn, NY Cameo* 11/01/12 New York, NY Santos Party House* 11/03/12 Charlotte, NC Stage Door* 11/04/12 Atlanta, GA Vinyl At Center Stage* 11/05/12 Birmingham, AL WorkPlay Theatre* 11/07/12 Houston, TX Fitzgerald's - Downstairs* 11/08/12 Dallas, TX Trees* 11/09/12 Austin, TX The Parish* + with Morning Parade ^ w/ The Wombats and Morning Parade * with Wolf Gang

MELODY'S ECHO CHAMBER
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I do love the French, so I didn't hesitate to accept to see Melody's Echo Chamber at the Triple Rock Social Club on September 26th. This is the same night for Romania's Fanfare Ciocarlia, so I'll be pulling double duties for show coverage.

The bonus? Denmark's Raveonettes are headlining at the T-Rock. I've previously seen the band in 2007 and was shock to find out that they had no bass player.

Anyway! It should be a fun night for me, seeing musicians from three different countries.

About Melody's Echo Chamber, you should know that she's a beautiful young woman. She recently recorded her album with Kevin Parker from Tame Impala, which I believe is coming out on Fat Possum on September 25th.

In the meantime, you can find a Melody's Echo Chamber song, "Crystallized," on a split 7" with Unknown Mortal Orchestra that was released July 31st.

You can see her in person on her tour dates. All shows listed below are with Raveonettes.

09/21 - Hawthorne Theatre, Portland, OR 09/22 - Neumo's, Seattle, WA 09/23 - Venue , Vancouver, BC 09/26 - Triple Rock, Minneapolis, MN 09/27 - Lincoln Hall , Chicago, IL 09/28 - The Firebird, St.Louis, MO 09/29 - A&R Bar, Colombus, OH 09/30 - Magic Stick , Detroit, MI

10/02 - Phoenix Concert Theatre, Toronto, ON 10/04 - Union Transfer, Philadelphia, PA 10/05 - Webster Hall , New York, NY 10/06 - Black Cat , Washington DC 10/07 - Paradise Rock Club, Boston, MA 10/08 - El Rey Theatre, Los Angeles, CA 10/11 - Belly Up Tavern , Solana Beach, CA 10/12 - Bimbo's 365 Club , San Francisco, CA

MENOMENA
menomena.com

I'm probably not attending this Triple Rock show for Menomena on October 20th, but I like their record label, Barsuk. I am generally a fan of their musicians.

Timely news: Menomena will be giving their Portland fans a sneak peak at their upcoming Moms album at an event entitled "Dark Side of the Moms." It's taking place in tomorrow (August 24th) at the Oregon Museum of Science & Industry.

Moms will be coming out on September 18th. Rolling Stones said that the band rock, but "without the cheesy aftertaste."

Listen to "Heavy Is As Heavy Does" from Moms:



Join Menomena on their "Dark Side of the Moms" tour:

09/01 Wild Goose Festival Corvallis, OR 09/07 Musicfest NW Portland, OR + 09/25 Catalyst Santa Cruz, CA % 09/26 Bimbo's 365 Club San Francisco, CA % 09/27 El Rey Los Angeles, CA % 09/28 Casbah San Diego, CA % 09/29 Crescent Ballroom Phoenix, AZ % 10/02 Granada Theater Dallas, TX % 10/03 Parish Austin, TX % 10/04 Fitzgerald's Houston, TX % 10/05 One Eyed Jacks New Orleans, LA % 10/06 Masquerade Atlanta, GA % 10/09 Black Cat Washington, DC % 10/10 Union Transfer Philadelphia, PA % 10/11 Bowery Ballroom New York, NY % 10/13 Brighton Music Hall Allston, MA % 10/16 La Sala Rossa Montreal, QC % 10/17 Horseshoe Tavern Toronto, ON % 10/18 Beachland Ballroom Cleveland, OH % 10/19 Metro Chicago, IL %

10/20 Triple Rock Minneapolis, MN % 10/23 Neurolux Boise, ID % 10/25 Biltmore Vancouver, BC % 10/26 Showbox at the Market Seattle, WA % 11/23 Captain's Rest Glasgow, UK 11/24 Brudenell Social Club Leeds, UK 11/26 Cargo London, UK 11/28 Point Ephemere Paris, France 11/29 Laiterie Strasbourg, France 11/30 Atomic Cafe Munchen, Germany 12/01 Postbahnhof Berlin, Germany 12/03 Ubel & Gefahrlich Hamburg, Germany 12/04 Gebaude 9 Cologne, Germany 12/05 Paradiso Amsterdam, Netherlands 12/06 Botanique Orangerie Brussels, Belgium 12/07-12/09 All Tomorrow's Parties Minehead, UK + - with Beirut, Gardens & Villa % - with PVT

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