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Graveface Road Show, ft. The Casket Girls and Stardeath and White Dwarfs at Turf Club, St Paul (18 June 2016)

The Casket Girls Setlist Beyond a Shadow Chemical Dizzy Walk the Water Heartless 24 Hours 16 Forever Day to Day Sleepwalking Perfect Little Souls Same Side Tears of a Clown Stardeath Setlist Frequency Screaming Age of the Freak On the Run All Your Friends Martha Stewart Sea is on Fire Dott Setlist I Found You Let's Do It Slow One To-Do You Don't Have Day I Found You Leave Tonight Small Pony Read More The Casket Girls The Savannah trio, The Casket Girls will be releasing their debut album, Sleepwalking, on November 6, 2012, via Graveface Records. … Dott Dott are from Galway, Ireland, led by songwriter Anna McCarthy (vocals/guitar) with Laura Finnegan (bass/vocals) Miriam Donohue (guitar/vocals) and Tony Higgins (drums). …

Graveface Records has put on quite a show at the Turf Club last Saturday, June 18th. The Graveface Road show brings to town The Casket Girls in support of their new release The Night Machines; their fourth release and third full length LP. I was looking forward to seeing them and it was amazing.

Dott

Dott has gone through a lot of changes and are now a duo singer/songwriter/guitarist Anna McCarthy and guitarist Evan O'Connor ... and according to their Soundcloud, they relocated to Toronto, Canada, from Ireland. They have that guitar-driven garage sound that just makes you want to listen. Their set list included songs from their 2013 release Swoon on Graveface Records.

Note on Dott: I was hoping to hear their 2016 free Record Store Day cover of David Bowie’s ‘Heroes’ but they didn’t play it.

The Casket Girls

The Casket Girls came on the stage all dressed up in their traditional dark attire with the famous glasses and began playing ‘Beyond a Shadow’. Their voices blend so well together and they play off of each other in there poses that they have for many of their songs. For example, ‘Sleepwalking’ later on during the set saw many of their statue moves, the synchronicity between them was amazing. The highlights of the show were the middle of the set were they were mixing up playing guitar and just having fun doing what they do best. Between songs like ‘24 Hours’ and ‘16 Forever’ nice meshing with the crowd, the biggest highlight is the one thing that ‘Tears of a Clown’ was played last, and it was awesome. During the last few minutes of the show, they came out and gave hugs to many in attendance, a nice way to enjoy a good concert. There drummer for this event was Henry from Stardeath and White Dwarfs.

Stardeath and White Dwarfs closed out the show by taking the stage by storm. Guitar-driven songs just laid out beautifully with a touch of electronic sound to keep the psychedelic sound that they are known for. This was a jam session just so much fun to watch. From the beginning with ‘Frequency’ and ‘Screaming’, you could tell from the sound and how they performed that this was something special One of the highpoints was the song ‘On The Run’ part of the project with the Flaming Lips and others for the Dark Side of The Moon Tribute. Their energy and enthusiasm for what they were playing could be heard and felt throughout the performance, you could really see this on the last song, ‘Sea is on Fire’, I was hoping that they would have played a little more and I think so were some of the other people around.

Note: Dennis Coyne the lead singer of Stardeath and White Dwarfs is the nephew of The Flaming Lips singer Wayne Coyne, he showed up near the end of the set, the Lips were playing at Rock the Garden at Boom Island earlier in the day.

It was a great show and I would personally like to thank Graveface Records for putting on the show. Wonderful music and hope to see another traveling show soon.

Remaining tour dates:

06.25 - Santa Cruz, CA @ The Crepe Place *
06.26 - Los Angeles, CA @ Bootleg Theater *
06.27 - Phoenix, AZ @ The Rebel Lounge
06.29 - Austin, TX @ The Sidewinder +
06.30 - Dallas, TX @ Three Links +
07.01 - Norman, OK @ The Opolis +

+ w/ Hospital Ships
% w/ TW Walsh
^ w/ Dott
* w/ Night School
$ w/ Maritime

Stardeath and White Dwarfs at Turf Club, St Paul (18 June 2016)

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Minneapolis: June 18, 2016

Here are some shows taking place in the Minneapolis/St Paul area on June 18, 2016.

Read more Minneapolis Music Guide.

Read More The Flaming Lips I think this was my first time seeing The Flaming Lips, but I could be wrong. Seems odd that this was "a very special Early Evening performance", since the band's psychedelic/space rock seems to work better at night … Chance the Rapper Chance the Rapper is headlining the Myth. Metro Boomin, D.R.A.M, and Towkio to open (6:30pm/$39.95). … Poliça Minneapolis hometown favorites Poliça were just deemed “America’s Portishead” in Rolling Stone's review of the band’s sophomore album, Shulamith (Mom+Pop Records), but they’re so much more than that..… M. Ward I'll have to say that seeing Zooey, standing next to Matthew Ward, that she's a very small person. Ward rarely sings, he's mostly doing that "guitar god" thing .… Hippo Campus The crowd at the music stage began swelling very early on, as local favorites Hippo Campus played first, with a spirited 40 min. set that included new single, ‘South’ (EP out Oct 2 on Grand Jury Records) .… Nathaniel Rateliff I think Nathaniel Rateliff and his band The Night Sweats have finally made it. It's hard to believe that we've been writing about him since 2013.... Grrrl Prty The party started with Grrrl Prty presents Tawst, which were two DJs, Shannon Blowtorch and Sophia Eris, from Grrrl Prty. The two kept the floor moving, as they live mix (and sometime Eris …

ROCK THE GARDEN
at Boom Island Park
Saturday, 06/18/16, 1pm ($64)
walkerart.org

It’s all about Rock the Garden this Saturday. Although it is more like Rock the “Island”, since this year’s music festival is taking place on Boom Island Park (no thanks to the construction taking place at the Walker Art Center).

Rock the Garden 2016 Set Times

Stage 1: 3p GRRRL PRTY 4:30p Hippo Campus 6:30p Poliça 8:45p The Flaming Lips

Stage 2: 2:30p Plague Vendor 3:45p N. Rateliff & Night Sweats 5:30p M. Ward 7:30p Chance The Rapper

We’re excited to check out Plague Vendor, a band from Southern California. Typically, bands signed to Epitaph (Bad Religion’s record label) is of the punk variety, so expect short bursts of energy from these guys to kickstart the show.

Local hip hop Grrrl Prty announced that RTG will be the band’s last show as a band (as announced on their Facebook). Certainly not a surprise, considering that their key famous member Lizzo is enjoying a successful solo career and may be off touring too often to do any Grrrl Prty projects or gigs.

We just saw Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats at Northrop Auditorium on May 31, 2016, but they are a welcome addition to the show.

Local favorites Hippo Campus will likely draw in a lot of teen girls - as we witness at their Chipotle Cultivate Festival last year.

We haven’t seen M. Ward since his appearance with Zooey Deschanel as She & Him in 2010. Unfortunately, since Deschanel is busy with the successful New Girl, her She & Him project is far and in-between. It’ll be good to catch up with M. Ward, who recently released his eighth studio album More Rain (Merge Records and Bella Union).

Another local favorite Poliça is also on the bill. We got a preview of the entire new album United Crushers in February 2016, before anyone else heard it... so we’re very excited to hear those songs again.

Chance the Rapper’s last appearance in Minneapolis was at the Myth in Oct 2015, so this guy knows how to work the crowd.

The Flaming Lips has gone a long, long way since we last saw the band in 2000. Fun fact: I once saw a Flaming Lips documentary and as part of the Q&A with the director, he called singer Wayne Coyne on speaker phone and it turned out that he was sleeping (at 6pm!)

You can still get tickets via etix.com.

Read More Eagulls This ain’t no Hotel California… Eagulls (NOT 'The Eagles') are a rising post-punk/garage rock band from Leeds, England that charges headlong with a discontented ... Gloss I’m very in love with this brand new band named Gloss. They are a 5 piece band from Minneapolis, MN. Their music can be described as Dream-pop, shoe-gaze, and jangle-pop. ...

EAGULLS
at Triple Rock Social Club
Saturday, 06/18/16, 8pm ($13/$15)
triplerocksocialclub.com

Still vibrating from the rightful buzz of their last record (2014’s self-titled), post-punk quintet Eagulls will be trekking across these United States in just a few weeks in support of their brand new LP Ullages. The album, which was released in May on Partisian, has been warmly received with some music outlets calling it one of the best records of the year so far - and I agree wholeheartedly. Ullages is the band’s response to the rollercoaster ride that was the last two years for them, being a working band struggling with the feverish popularity that their debut drew and the harsh realities of life in their hometown of Leeds. It’s powerful, dark and gorgeous. Listen to my favorite track “My Life in Rewind” and just TRY to resist the goosebumps. See the band at the Triple Rock Social Club on Saturday, June 18th and prepare to get blown away.

Gloss and Pale Spectre to open.

Upcoming Tour Dates

6/10 - Philadelphia, PA @ Boot & Saddle
6/11 - Washington, DC @ Rock & Roll Hotel
6/13 - Toronto, ON @ Horseshoe Tavern
6/14 - Pontiac, MI @ The Pike Room
6/15 - Columbus, OH @ The Basement
6/16 - Chicago, IL @ Subterranean
6/17 - Davenport, IA @ Daytrotter
6/18 - Minneapolis, MN @ Triple Rock Social Club
6/20 - Denver, CO @ Larimer Lounge
6/21 - Salt Lake City, UT @ Kilby Court
6/24 - Los Angeles, CA @ Teregram Ballroom
6/25 - San Francisco, CA @ Bottom Of The Hill
10/7-10/9 - Austin, TX @ Austin City Limits

Read More The Casket Girls The Savannah trio, The Casket Girls will be releasing their debut album, Sleepwalking, on November 6, 2012, via Graveface Records. … Dott Dott are from Galway, Ireland, led by songwriter Anna McCarthy (vocals/guitar) with Laura Finnegan (bass/vocals) Miriam Donohue (guitar/vocals) and Tony Higgins (drums). …

THE CASKET GIRLS
STARDEATH AND WHITE DWARFS
at Turf Club
Saturday, 06/18/16, 9pm ($10)
turfclub.net

This special Graveface Records Roadshow is taking place this Saturday, June 18th. The show will feature Oklahoma City’s Stardeath and White Dwarfs and Savannah’s Casket Girls.

Ireland’s Dott is listed as opener.

Casket Girls Tour Dates

06.08 - Savannah, GA @ Southern Pine
06.09 - Atlanta, GA @ Drunken Unicorn +
06.10 - Raleigh, NC @ Slim’s +
06.11 - Washington DC @ Songbyrd +
06.12 - New York City, NY @ Mercury Lounge +
06.13 - Allston, MA @ Great Scott + %
06.14 - Philadelphia, PA @ The Boot & Saddle +
06.15 - Columbus, OH @ Rumba Cafe +
06.16 - Cincinnati, OH @ MOTR Pub ^
06.17 - Chicago, IL @ Subterranean ^ $
06.18 - St Paul, MN @ Turf Club ^
06.21 - Seattle, WA @ Barboza *
06.22 - Portland, OR @ White Eagle *
06.24 - San Francisco, CA @ DNA Lounge *
06.25 - Santa Cruz, CA @ The Crepe Place *
06.26 - Los Angeles, CA @ Bootleg Theater *
06.27 - Phoenix, AZ @ The Rebel Lounge
06.29 - Austin, TX @ The Sidewinder +
06.30 - Dallas, TX @ Three Links +
07.01 - Norman, OK @ The Opolis +

+ w/ Hospital Ships
% w/ TW Walsh
^ w/ Dott
* w/ Night School
$ w/ Maritime

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A Trio of Trios: Saint Etienne, Dragonette, and Casket Girls

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SAINT ETIENNE
saintetienne.com

We love the British trio Saint Etienne, having written about them a few times.

It's hard to believe that it's been six years since the band was in the USA. The good news is that they are doing just a handful of US dates in support of their new album, Words and Music by Saint Etienne. Unfortunately, it might be a while before I see the beautiful Sarah Cracknell since they're not playing anywhere near me.

Words and Music by Saint Etienne will come in standard and double-disc deluxe set from Universal Music Enterprises.

10/24 Toronto, ON - The Opera House
10/25 Washington, DC - U Street Music Hall
10/26 New York, NY - Webster Hall
10/27 Boston, MA - Paradise
10/29 Chicago, IL - Lincoln Hall
10/31 Portland, OR - Wonder Ballroom
11/01 Seattle, WA - The Showbox
11/02 San Francisco, CA - The Fillmore
11/03 Los Angeles, CA - Fonda Theatre

DRAGONETTE
dragonette.com

Just a reminder that Canadian electropop trio, Dragonette, will be heading out on tour this week (tomorrow!) in support of their third studio album, Bodyparts (the album is coming out September 25th).

If you missed Dragonette's "Let It Go" on Good Morning America, you can see them on abcnews.go.com.

UPDATE: I am a big cover lover of cover artwork, and I love Dragonette's album art for Bodyparts. I couldn't help but poke a little fun at it with a new vuart.

Hopefully, if it all works out, we'll be covering the band at the Minneapolis date. All dates with (*) are with The Knocks, a band that doesn't seem to have a website.

9/11: Buffalo, NY @ Town Ballroom * 9/12: New York, NY @ Webster Hall * 9/13: Philadelphia, PA @ Union Transfer 9/14: Boston, MA @ Paradise Rock Club * 9/15: Washington, DC @ Black Cat 9/16: Cleveland, OH @ Ingenuity Festival 9/18: Chicago, IL @ Metro * 9/19: Minneapolis, MN @ Triple Rock Social Club *

9/20: Kansas City, MO @ Beaumont Club * 9/21: Denver, CO @ Larimer Lounge* 9/22: Las Vegas, NV @ Hyde at Bellagio Hotel 9/24: San Diego, CA @ Belly Up * 9/25: Los Angeles, CA @ El Rey Theatre * 9/26: San Francisco, CA @ Mezzanine * 9/27: Portland, OR @ Doug Fir * 9/28: Seattle, WA @ Decibal Festival / Neumos *

THE CASKET GIRLS
casketgirls.org

The Savannah trio, The Casket Girls will be releasing their debut album, Sleepwalking, on November 6, 2012, via Graveface Records.

The band consists of Ryan Graveface (from Black Moth Super Rainbow and various other bands) and sisters Elsa and Phaedra Greene.

You can preview the title track, "Sleepwalking," below:

The Casket Girls' live band will include additional music support from bassist Bullsmear (Black Moth Super Rainbow) and drummer Peter Seeba (Dreamend).

Tour information below.

10-27 Savannah, GA - Graveface Fest ^ 10-29 Orlando, FL - The Social ^ 10-30 Miami, FL - The Stage ^ 10-31 Tampa, FL - Crowbar ^ 11-01 Tallahassee, FL - Club Downunder ^ 11-02 New Orleans, LA - One Eyed Jacks ^ 11-03 Austin, TX - The Mohawk ^ 11-06 Dallas, TX - The Loft ^ 11-07 Nashville, TN - Exit/In ^ 11-08 Louisville, KY - Zanzabar ^ 11-09 Columbus, OH - Skullys ^

11-10 Pittsburgh, PA - Mr. Smalls Theatre ^ 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 & 12-03 Boston, MA - Paradise ^ 12-05 New York, NY - Bowery Ballroom ^ 12-06 Brooklyn, NY - Music Hall Of Williamsburg ^ 12-07 Philadelphia, PA - Union Transfer ^ 12-08 Washington DC - U Street Music Hall ^

^ w/ Black Moth Super Rainbow, & w/ The Faint

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