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Read More Red Hot Chili Peppers Red Hot Chili Peppers could have been called Tony Flow And The Miraculously Majestic Masters Of Mayhem, or as Ryan would have it as TFATMMMoM. …

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I got an official announcement that legendary band Red Hot Chili Peppers will be announcing a 2022 Global Stadium Tour, with the help of event producers Live Nation.

If you didn’t know, John Frusciante left the group in 2009 to focus on his solo career, and after 10 years, he rejoined the group again. Frusciante recently visited news station KHOT to speak with newscasters John Hammerswaddle, Todd the Squirrel, and Randy Raindrops, to talk about this upcoming RHCP tour.

If you want to experience a live show, the band released Devotion to Emotion live album in March 2021.

Red Hot Chili Pepper (Anthony Kiedis, Flea, Chad Smith, John Frusciante) will begin their tour in June 2022.

Tour dates:

06/04 – Seville, Spain – Estadio La Cartuja De Sevilla=
06/07 – Barcelona, Spain – Estadi Olimpic=
06/10 – Nijmegen, Netherlands – Goffertpark=
06/15 – Budapest, Hungary - Puskas Stadium=
06/18 – Firenze, Italy – Firenze Rocks
06/22 – Manchester, UK – Emirates Old Trafford=
06/25 – London, UK – London Stadium~
06/29 – Dublin, Ireland – Marlay Park~
07/01 – Glasgow, UK – Bellahouston Park~
07/03 – Leuven, Belgium – Rock Werchter
07/05 – Cologne, Germany – RheinEnergieStadium=
07/08 – Paris, France – Stade de France~
07/12 – Hamburg, Germany – Volksparkstadion=
07/23 – Denver, CO – Empower Field at Mile High*
07/27 – San Diego, CA – Petco Park*
07/29 – Santa Clara, CA – Levi's Stadium+
07/31 – Los Angeles, CA – SoFi Stadium+
08/03 – Seattle, WA – T-Mobile Park^
08/06 – Las Vegas, NV – Allegiant Stadium^^
08/10 – Atlanta, GA – Truist Park^
08/12 – Nashville, TN – Nissan Stadium^
08/14 – Detroit, MI – Comerica Park^
08/17 – E. Rutherford, NJ – Metlife Stadium^
08/19 – Chicago, IL – Soldier Field^
08/21 – Toronto, ON – Rogers Centre^
08/30 – Miami, FL – Hard Rock Stadium^
09/01 – Charlotte, NC – Bank of America Stadium^
09/03 – Philadelphia, PA – Citizens Bank Park^
09/08 – Washington, DC – Nationals Park^
09/10 – Boston, MA – Fenway Park#
09/15 – Orlando, FL – Camping World Stadium^
09/18 – Arlington, TX – Globe Life Field^

=with special guests A$AP Rocky and Thundercat
~with special guests Anderson .Paak & The Free Nationals and Thundercat
*with special guests HAIM and Thundercat
+with special guests Beck and Thundercat
^with special guests The Strokes and Thundercat
^^with special guests The Strokes and King Princess
#with special guests St. Vincent and Thundercat

Read More Brockhampton The #1 selling R&B/Hip-Hop collective Brockhampton is headlining the Armory in Minneapolis on Tuesday, October 30. …

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Los Angeles’ Paris Texas, probably named after the film (rest in peace Harry Dean Stanton) announced their new EP Red Hand Akimbo.

In addition, the duo (Louie Pastel and Felix) will head out on tour… including three sold out shows in Los Angeles, Brooklyn, and London.

Tour dates:

10/06 - Los Angeles, CA @ Moroccan Louge *sold out*
10/11- Brooklyn, NY @ Baby's All Right *sold out*
10/13 - London, UK @ Colours *sold out*
2/26/22 - Salt Lake City, UT @ The Union Event Center^
3/01/22 - Denver, CO @ The Mission Ballroom^
3/04/22 - Irving, TX @ The Pavillion ^
3/05/22 - Austin, TX @ Moody Amphitheater^
3/08/22 - Atlanta, GA @ Coca-Cola Roxy^
3/11/22 - Orlando, FL @ Hard Rock Live^
3/12/22 - Miami Beach, FL @ The Fillmore^
3/14/22 - Charlotte, NC @ Fillmore Charlotte^
3/15/22 - Raleigh, NC @ The Ritz^
3/17/22 - Washington, DC @ The Anthem^
3/18/22 - New York, NY @ Hulu Theater ^
3/22/22 - Philadelphia, PA @ The Fillmore^
3/25/22 - Toronto, ON @ Coca-Cola Coliseum^
3/26/22 - Detroit, MI @ Masonic Temple Theatre^
3/27/22 - Pittsburgh, PA @ Stage AE^
3/29/22 - Columbus, OH @ Express Live!^
4/01/22 - Chesterfield, MO @ The Factory ^
4/02/22 - Kansas City, MO @ Arvest Bank Theatre ^
4/03/22 - Oklahoma City, OK @ The Criterion^
4/06/22 - Pheonix, AZ @ Arizona Federal Theatre^
4/07/22 - Los Angeles, CA @ The Greek Theatre^
4/08/22 - Las Vegas, NV @ The Chelsea ^
4/09/22 - San Francisco, CA @ Bill Graham Civic Auditorium^
4/11/22 - Seattle, WA @ WaMu Theater^
4/12/22 - Vancouver, BC @ Doug Mitchell Thunderbird Sports Centre^
4/13/22 - Portland, OR @ Veterans Memorial Coliseum^

^ = w/ BROCKHAMPTON

BIG RED MACHINE bandcamp.com American indie folk band Big Red Machine is the ever-evolving project from Aaron Dessner (The National) and Justin Vernon (Bon Iver). Their new album How Long Do You Think It’s Gonna Last? is out now on Jagjaguwar / 37d03d. The album features various musicians and singers, including popular singer Taylor Swift, Sharon Van Etten, and many others.

RED DIRT SKINNERS reddirtskinners.com Pop-rock group The Red Dirt Skinners announced their new single “Wolf In The Woods”. The South East England duo (Rob and Sarah Skinner) recently moved to Ontario, after receiving an invitation from Canadian Immigration to become permanent residents under the “Performers of a World Class Level” category.

ELECTRIC PETALS theelectricpetals.com “Cherry Red” is the new single from The Electric Petals. They described the song as “an ode to Iggy Pop. A ‘76-77 period piece set when David Bowie and Iggy Pop were producing The Idiot and Lust for Life albums together in Berlin.”

PARROT DREAM parrotdreamband.com “Red Circle” is the new single from NY-based dream-pop duo Parrot Dream. The single is part of a group of songs that they had planned on recording in the studio in 2020, but ended up recording them in their home throughout the year.

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Rock the Garden 2019 at Walker Art Center (29 June 2019)

Rock the Garden 2019 The National Setlist You Had Your Soul With You Quiet Light Hey Rosey Don't Swallow the Cap Bloodbuzz Ohio Oblivions Where Is Her Head So Far, So Fast The System Only Dreams in Total Darkness Graceless I Am Easy to Find Fake Empire Rylan Light Years Mr. November Terrible Love Courtney Barnett Setlist Avant Gardener City Looks Pretty Small Talk Need a Little Time Nameless, Faceless I'm Not Your Mother, I'm Not Your Bitch Small Poppies Depreston Are You Looking After Yourself? Everybody Here Hates You Nobody Really Cares If You Don't Go to the Party Pedestrian at Best Heart Bones Setlist Open Relations Little Dancer Don't Read The Comments Unforgivable Control I Like Your Way Dashboard Disappearer This Time It's Different Hungry Eyes (Eric Carmen cover) Dem Atlas Setlist Tomorrow Party Never Belonged Early Train All We Got Bad Loves Company Music Man with Lady Midnight All We Got Perfect Day Can It Fall Gratitude The Beths Setlist Great No One Not Running You Wouldn't Like Me Idea/Intent Whatever Less Than Thou Future Me Hates Me River Run: Lvl 1 Uptown Girl Happy Unhappy Little Death Read More Rock the Garden As usual, the Rock the Garden did a great job organizing the music festival. Although the original scheduled was delayed about 30 minutes, because of the weather... once the music started, they did an amazing job getting things back on track. … The National The National dropped their 6th album last month titled Trouble Will Find Me. The album (featuring such talents as St Vincent, Sharon Van Etten and Richard Reed Perry of Arcade Fire), took nearly three years to cultivate and climbed the… Courtney Barnett Melbourne's Courtney Barnett was previously here earlier this year, which we caught in Chicago, but now she's back with a full expanded North American tour.… X Legendary Los Angeles punk band X (not to be confused with Australian band X or Japanese band X or London band The xx) recently made a semi-rare Minneapolis appearance last night at Mill City Nights. … Heart Bones Heart Bones is kicking off their tour at the Turf Club in St Paul. This is the new project from local favorite Har Mar Superstar and Sabrina Ellis (of Sweet Spirit). … deM atlaS Just over thirty-five minutes, but made the most of things, playing the marquee track ‘Own Light’ from the latest record early then bringing deM atlaS back up to the stage for the new ‘Special Effects’, before working next into a freestyle rap .… Bad Bad Hats SPIN Magazine’s “Artist To Watch” for July 2015, Minneapolis-based Bad Bad Hats recently announced their tour with Saddle Creek’s Mynabirds, in support of … Adia Victoria Adia Victoria The Nashville-based artist travels the land of Delta blues, afro punk, and country and with Beyond The Bloodhounds. Adia reveals a fresh reference point on .…

Once again, Rock the Garden (organized by the Walker Art Center, 89.3 The Current, and Minnesota Public Radio) proved to be one of the best music festivals in the Twin Cities. Held at the Walker Art Sculpture Garden, the 21 year old festival have brought some of the biggest and best and most diverse musical acts to the area.

This year they surprised us with a couple of new amenities, including the American Sign Language interpreters in the front of the stage to make lyrics accessible to those that needed it, and free Wi-Fi access and power-charging stations from Atomic Data. I hope these services will be offered again in future Rock the Garden shows, because we heavily relied on the Wi-Fi and charging stations! It’s these little things that makes RTG so enjoyable.

We’ll break the recap between the two stages:

GARDEN STAGE

Chicago Tribune called The Beths, one of the “best up-and-coming bands”, so we were really eager to catch this young New Zealand trio (Elizabeth Stokes, Jonathan Pearce and Benjamin Sinclair) on tour. This is also partly because they are one of those few bands that we haven’t covered and was excited to see their first time in the area.

According to guitarist/vocalist Jonathan Pearce, the band have been on a co-headlining tour with Bad Bad Hats since February 2019, so they were pretty happy to share the stage once again with the local band.

The band basically played their debut Future Me Hates Me, available now from Carpark Records.

Nashville’s Adia Victoria was next on the Garden Stage. We caught Victoria when she was touring for her debut record in June 2016 and noted, “Adia Victoria must love to play live, you can just tell by her exaggerated movements and singing songs from Beyond The Bloodhounds. Victoria seemed really happy to play the 7th Street Entry (which is the smaller room for the historic First Avenue), as she is a big Prince fan.”

What a difference a few years make, as her new record Silences (Canvasback Records) is strongly supported by The Current (according to the introduction by Mark Wheat) and Victoria was recently won the 2019 Songwriters Hall of Fame Holly Prize.

Victoria thanked Aaron Dessner (from The National) by name and mentioned that he produced her Silences album.

Minneapolis’ Bad Bad Hats (Kerry Alexander, Chris Hoge, Connor Davison) closed out the Garden Stage. This was the group’s first time playing at Rock the Garden, and they were both excited and seemingly nervous…. Especially, when Alexander was trying to explain/dedicate their new song “Wide Right” to the sports team Buffalo Bills.

The last time we saw BBH, in September 2015, we suggested: “There was a strong turnout and buzz for local favorites Bad Bad Hats, who recently appeared on Stereogum and local station The Current.”

Bad Bad Hat’s latest release is Wide Right EP, available now on Afternoon Records.

MAIN STAGE

Rhymesayers’ Dem Atlas, stylized as deM atlaS, officially started the Rock the Garden 2019 show. He’s joined on stage by drummer L.A. and DJ Keezy.

The singer launched into many of his hits, including “Tomorrow Party”, “Never Belonged”, and set closer “Gratitude”… but we have to say the highlight of his set was bringing on Lady Midnight to help him sing “Music Man”. Lady Midnight would outro the song to Lauryn Hill’s “Doo-Wop (That Thing)”. Dem Atlas then declared Lady Midnight as “the best artist in the Twin Cities!”

Dem Atlas’ latest album Bad Actress is out now on Rhymesayers Records.

Personally speaking, Minneapolis/Austin’s Heart Bones was really our favorite of all the RTG 2019 bands. This band is fun and silly, and it’s what we love about this new project from Har Mar Superstar and Sabrina Ellis.

A little history about the group, the two met on tour in 2016 and would often invade each other’s shows. For example, at Sweet Spirit’s show in April 2017, Har Mar showed up to sing a cover of Pulp’s “Common People”. Watching them on stage, you can tell the two shared this wonderful chemistry.

Heart Bones formed around November 2018 as a cover-lover group, performing the Dirty Dancing soundtrack… but based on what we’ve heard at RTG, it seems like the pop/synth group wants to play more original songs.

They have recorded a debut album (or perhaps putting on the finishing touches), so all the songs we heard were new to us. However, when Ellis noticed someone singing along to their songs, Har Mar jokingly concluded that, “the album’s been leaked!”

We have a guessing title setlist, but the song titles would like be different or changed when their debut comes out. The only song for certain we can tell you they played is a cover of Eric Carmen’s “Hungry Eyes”.

Heart Bones is heading out on tour starting July 3rd with Good F*** (they should change their name to Good Food, since we can’t print their name without censoring).

If you asked me, all the older fans were very eager to have Los Angeles’ X back in town. As we previously mentioned, the band’s name is impossible to search for in the Google-age. Still, the first wave punk band, featuring original members of vocalist Exene Cervenka, vocalist/bassist John Doe, guitarist Billy Zoom and drummer D. J. Bonebrake, proudly played through their decade plus of music.

Like many bands, they did take a long hiatus, but reformed in the early 2000’s. We caught the group in Aug 2015, July 2017 (Exene and John Doe only), and Sep 2017 and mentioned, “In typical X-fashion, the band’s set changes from night to night, so if there were truly hardcore fans following them night after night, it was a treat to see what songs made it on their set. A couple of covers were played, Jerry Lee Lewis’ ‘Breathless’ and The Doors’ ‘Soul Kitchen’. ‘Soul Kitchen’ was a special song that appeared on their debut album Los Angeles, and it closed out their set.”

Returning to the Rock the Garden stage for the second time was Courtney Barnett, looking good and ready to rock. As previously written, we’ve been covering Barnett before she came to the USA, praising her debut two Eps in 2013. We saw her in Chicago in February 2014 (sold out), Varsity Theater in June 2014 (Sold Out), Rock the Garden in June 2015, Desert Daze in October 2017, Courtney Barnett & Kurt Vile in October 2017 (Sold Out), and Surly Brewing Festival in July 2018.

So yes, we love her and her wonderful little stories made into songs. In contrast to X’s older audience, Barnett’s fanbase are a little younger and they had an absolute blast singing along to most (if not all) of Barnett’s songs.

With an hour set, Barnett decided to “chuck in an extra song” on her set. She gave us the option between “History Eraser” or “Nobody Really Cares If You Don't Go to the Party”. She opted to play the latter song.

I’m not sure how the ASL interpreters did, as they were provided with lyric sheets … and “Nobody Really Cares…” was probably not provided to them.

Walker Art Center’s Senior Curator, Philip Bither, mentioned how they’ve always wanted The National to close out Rock the Garden, so it’s a dream come true to have the beloved Cincinnati band finally appear to make it possible.

Though their audience has swelled locally, the last time the group actually played in the metro was six years ago, in August 2013, though they had also appeared several times at the co-curated Eaux Claires Festival in nearby Wisconsin.

The band features singer/band leader Matt Berninger, guitarist/keys Aaron Dessner, guitarist/keys Bryce Dessner, bassist Scott Devendorf and drummer Bryan Devendorf and their latest, I Am Easy to Find (4AD Records), is a little different than their previous albums, as it features numerous guest female vocalists, including Lisa Hannigan, Sharon Van Etten, Mina Tindle, Gail Ann Dorsey, Kate Stables, etc.

Berninger addressed the vocals, saying it was necessary, “Yes, there are a lot of women singing on this, but it wasn't because, ‘Oh, let's have more women's voices… It was more, ‘Let's have more of a fabric of people’s identities.’ It would have been better to have had other male singers, but my ego wouldn't let that happen.”

For their seventy-seven minute headlining performance, the band added brass in the form of longtime trombonist Ben Lanz and trumpeter Kyle Resnick, and vocalists Zoe Randell (from Aussie band Luluc) and Mina Tindle (Bryce Dessner’s wife) , dedicating their entire set to middle-distance runner Gabe Grunewald, who recently passed away from a rare form of cancer, “I only met her once, but she changed me forever”, Berninger said.

Opening the lead two tracks from the new album, the band is justifiably proud of the new work with vocalist Berninger commenting before the new ‘Hey Rosey’, “it’s about me- my wife wrote it… it’s pretty scathing”, he half-joked. The straight-ahead rock of 2013’s ‘Don’t Swallow the Cap’ got an early rise out of the crowd and 2010’s ‘Bloodbuzz Ohio’ is about as political as the band will go, “I still owe money, to the money to the money I owe, the floors are falling out from everybody I know” about the gap between rich and poor and trying to eek a simple living in middle America.

The childlike questions of female vocalists Randell and Tindle, counterbalanced by Berninger’s phrases of self-doubt made for even more lyrical tension live on the new ‘Where is Her Head’ and the one-two musical punch of ‘The System Only Dreams in Total Darkness’ and ‘Graceless’ was an impactful mid-set highlight with Berninger repeating on the latter, “there’s a science in walking through windows”. There’s a science in walking through a crowd trailing a wired microphone as well, as Berninger jumped into the audience a few different times as the long cord whipped behind him, making him not so easy to find.

‘Rylan’ from the new record, has been a track that band has played live for almost the last decade, and seemed appropriate after a bright and humid day with Berninger imploring ‘You should try and get some sun” which all 11,000 in the crowd already did plenty of, with the song paused near the end after Berninger noticed someone overcome in the crowd by the continuing heat.

Berninger made his way through the crowd to the back soundboard during a crushing ‘Mr November’ then sensing time was short, yelled an audible to his bandmates on stage to end things with ‘Terrible Love’ from 2010’s High Violet, making his way slowly back through the crowd back to the stage.

“It takes an ocean not to break” the crowd sang in unison with Berninger as The National capped a warm and humid but musically satisfying day at the Walker Art Center – consider the garden properly rocked again for another year.

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The National at Rock the Garden, Walker Art Center (29 June 2019)

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The National at Rock the Garden, Walker Art Center (29 June 2019)

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Minneapolis: June 29 to June 30, 2019

Rock the Garden 2019 Read More Rock the Garden As usual, the Rock the Garden did a great job organizing the music festival. Although the original scheduled was delayed about 30 minutes, because of the weather... once the music started, they did an amazing job getting things back on track. … The National The National dropped their 6th album last month titled Trouble Will Find Me. The album (featuring such talents as St Vincent, Sharon Van Etten and Richard Reed Perry of Arcade Fire), took nearly three years to cultivate and climbed the… Courtney Barnett Melbourne's Courtney Barnett was previously here earlier this year, which we caught in Chicago, but now she's back with a full expanded North American tour.… X Legendary Los Angeles punk band X (not to be confused with Australian band X or Japanese band X or London band The xx) recently made a semi-rare Minneapolis appearance last night at Mill City Nights. … Heart Bones Heart Bones is kicking off their tour at the Turf Club in St Paul. This is the new project from local favorite Har Mar Superstar and Sabrina Ellis (of Sweet Spirit). … deM atlaS Just over thirty-five minutes, but made the most of things, playing the marquee track ‘Own Light’ from the latest record early then bringing deM atlaS back up to the stage for the new ‘Special Effects’, before working next into a freestyle rap .… Bad Bad Hats SPIN Magazine’s “Artist To Watch” for July 2015, Minneapolis-based Bad Bad Hats recently announced their tour with Saddle Creek’s Mynabirds, in support of … Adia Victoria Adia Victoria The Nashville-based artist travels the land of Delta blues, afro punk, and country and with Beyond The Bloodhounds. Adia reveals a fresh reference point on .…

Here are some shows taking place in the Minneapolis/St Paul area from June 29 to June 30, 2019.

Read more: Minneapolis Music Guide.

ROCK THE GARDEN
feat. The National, Courtney Barnett, X
First Avenue
Sat 06/29/2019 (1pm/$74)
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Once again, it’s our favorite time of the year: Rock the Garden.

Let’s break down the eight bands that is on the line for 2019:

The National haven’t been to Minneapolis since August 2013 (when they were touring in support of their 6th album Trouble Will Find Me), so we’re excited to see them on the lineup. We’ve previously stated how much we love the band, despite the mumbling singing style.

Another favorite, Courtney Barnett is on the bill. This is the Australian singer’s second Rock the Garden appearance, having appeared in RTG 2015. We’ve been singing Barnett’s praises since her two original EPs in 2013.

Los Angeles’ X is next. We’ve seen the band a few times, their last appearance in the area was in Sep 2017, which we said, “What can we say about this iconic punk band? Since forming in 1977, the band was one of the first wave of truly unique American punk. Their simple “X” name was a cause for many confusing stories…”

Local-ish duo Heart Bones (featuring Har Mar Superstar and the magical Sabrina Ellis of Sweet Spirit) is also on the list. If you missed them last November, you’ll be happy to see them on Rock the Garden.

Rapper deM atlaS (who we last saw at Super Bowl Live Day 2 in Jan 2018).

Over at the Garden Stage: Local Bad Bad Hats (last reviewed in Sep 2015) and Nashville’s Adia Victoria (we last saw her Jun 2016).

The only band we’ve not seen live before is The Beths (vocalist/guitarist Elizabeth Stokes, guitarist/vocalist Jonathan Pearce and bassist/vocalist Benjamin Sinclair) from New Zealand… so we’re very keen on seeing them play.

Main Stage:

The National

Courtney Barnett

X

Heart Bones

Dem Atlas

Garden Stage

Bad Bad Hats

Adia Victoria

The Beths

Other shows in the area:

Culture Abuse at 7th Street Southern Avenue 2019 Tour Read More Tony Molina Opening up the 7th Street Entry show will be Pity Sex from Ann Arbor, Tony Molina from San Francisco, and local Blood Cookie. Tour Dates 7/3 Montreal, QC @ La Sala Rossa +* 7/4 Toronto, ON - The Garrison +* …

CULTURE ABUSE
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7th St Entry
Sat 06/29/2019 (8pm/$16)
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The bay-area punk band Culture Abuse will be playing the 7th Street Entry this Saturday, June 29th. The band’s latest Bay Dream is out now on Epitaph Records.

Tony Molina, Young Guv (aka Ben Cook of F***ked Up and No Warning), and Dare to open.

Tour Dates:

June 24 Montreal, QC @ Bar Le Ritz PDB
June 25 Toronto, ON @ Velvet Underground
June 26 Detroit, MI @ El Club
June 28 Chicago, IL @ Subterranean
June 29 Minneapolis, MN @ 7th Street Entry
July 1 Denver, CO @ Marquis Theater
July 2 Salt Lake City, UT @ Urban Lounge
July 4 Vancouver, BC @ Astoria
July 5 Seattle, WA @ Crocodile
July 6 Portland, OR @ Doug Fir Lounge

SOUTHERN AVENUE
+ Ken Valdez
Turf Club
Sun 06/30/2019 (7:30pm/ $12)
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The boundary-breaking Memphis combo Southern Avenue will headline the Turf Club in St Paul. The blues/soul/R&B group first burst on the scene with their debut album on the legendary label Stax Record in 2017. The second album, Keep On came out in May 2019 via Concord Records.

Singer/songwriter Ken Valdez to open.

Tour dates:

06/27/2019 Old Rock House St. Louis, MO
06/29/2019 "Electric Forest" Rothbury, MI
06/30/2019 Turf Club Saint Paul, MN
07/03/2019 The Triple Door Seattle, WA
07/06/2019 Waterfront Blues Festival
07/10/2019 Club Cafe Pittsburgh, PA
07/11/2019 The Anchor's Bend Asbury Park, NJ
07/12/2019 Briggs Farm Blues Festival
07/13/2019 RBC Bluesfest
07/14/2019 RBC Bluesfest
07/26/2019 The Peach Music Festival
08/06/2019 Hotel Cafe Los Angeles, CA
08/08/2019 Sweetwater Music Hall Mill Valley, CA
08/10/2019 Burnaby Blues & Roots Festival
08/16/2019 The Square Charlotte, NC
08/17/2019 Devil's Backbone Brewing Co. Roseland, VA
08/22/2019 Terminal West Atlanta, GA
08/24/2019 Druid City Music Festival
09/06/2019 Woodlands Tavern Columbus, OH
09/13/2019 Telluride Blues & Brews Festival
09/22/2019 Bourbon & Beyond
10/26/2019 Legendary Rhythm & Blues Cruise
10/27/2019 Legendary Rhythm & Blues Cruise
10/28/2019 Legendary Rhythm & Blues Cruise
10/29/2019 Legendary Rhythm & Blues Cruise
10/30/2019 Legendary Rhythm & Blues Cruise
10/31/2019 Legendary Rhythm & Blues Cruise
11/01/2019 Legendary Rhythm & Blues Cruise
11/06/2019 Hobby Center Houston, TX
11/08/2019 Majestic Theatre Dallas, TX
11/12/2019 Brady Theater Tulsa, OK
11/14/2019 The Tobin Center San Antonio, TX
11/23/2019 Halloran Centre Memphis, TN

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The National: Trouble Will Find Me

Read More The National "Don't Swallow the Cap" is the new lead single from the forthcoming National's album, Trouble Will Find Me (May 20th, 2013 via 4AD Records). …

The National dropped their 6th album last month titled Trouble Will Find Me. The album (featuring such talents as St Vincent, Sharon Van Etten and Richard Reed Perry of Arcade Fire), took nearly three years to cultivate and climbed the charts immediately, reaching number 3 on Billboard 200. Lead singer Matt Berninger enjoyed the writing process more on this particular album than any other, stating “I didn't care if the songs were going to seem depressing or cool. I didn't really care.”

The National really put their heart on the table with this one. After the spinning success of their last album High Violet, one might suspect it would take a tragic event or some other monumental happening to shake the band's core enough to produce songwriting brilliance such as this, but alas...there was none. The band is known for melancholy and dark undertones that stride easily into upbeat percussions and danceable melodies, and this album is no exception. In the track “Graceless”, they create a cinematic atmosphere proper enough for an 80's cult film. “I am not my rosy self...left my roses on the shelf. Take the wild ones, they're my favorite. It's the side effects that save us.” A little self-deprecating, sure. However the consensus of the album is quick to abandon thought and takes us back to simple, beautiful songwriting.

Listen to Trouble Will Find Me in a dark room with a candle burning. Let Matt's vocals envelope you and take you away to a world built with peace amongst the chaos. The band is currently on a world tour promoting the album...get tickets ASAP as they tend to sell out in the blink of an eye.

07/01/13 "City Sound" 07/02/13 Zagreb, Croatia SRC Salata 07/04/13 "Rock Werchter Festival" 07/05/13 "Heineken Open'er Festival" 07/06/13 "Roskilde Festival" 07/14/13 "Bunbury Music Festival" 07/27/13 "Splendour In The Grass" 08/01/13 "Twilight Concert Series" 08/03/13 Lollapalooza 08/04/13 Indianapolis, IN Murat Theatre 08/05/13 Milwaukee, WI Riverside Theatre 08/06/13 Saint Paul, MN Roy Wilkins Aud 08/09/13 "Outside Lands Music & Arts Festival" 08/10/13 Los Angeles, CA Greek Theatre 08/11/13 Los Angeles, CA Hollywood Forever 09/08/13 Nashville, TN Ryman Aud 09/09/13 Atlanta, GA Cobb Energy 09/11/13 Charlotte, NC Fillmore Charlotte 09/12/13 Asheville, NC Thomas Wolfe Aud 09/13/13 Louisville, KY Iroquois Amph 09/14/13 "St. Jerome's Laneway Festival" 09/15/13 Madison, WI Orpheum Theater

09/17/13 Morrison, CO Red Rocks Amphitheatre 09/19/13 Seattle, WA Paramount Theatre 09/20/13 Seattle, WA Paramount Theatre 09/21/13 Troutdale, OR Edgefield Winery 09/22/13 Vancouver, BC PNE Amphitheatre 10/11/13 Kansas City, MO Starlight Theatre 10/12/13 Dallas, TX Palladium Ballroom 10/31/13 Helsinki Helsinki Ice Arena 1/02/13 Frederiksberg Forum Copenhagen 11/04/13 Berlin Max-Schmeling-Halle 11/05/13 Dusseldorf Mitsubishi Electric Halle 11/06/13 Luxembourg Rockhal 11/07/13 Amsterdam Heineken Music Hall 11/09/13 Belfast Odyssey Arena 11/10/13 Dublin, Ireland The O2 Dublin 11/11/13 Manchester O2 Apollo Manchester 11/12/13 Manchester O2 Apollo Manchester 11/13/13 London Alexandra Palace 11/14/13 London Alexandra Palace 11/18/13 Paris, France Zenith Paris 11/20/13 Madrid, Spain Palacio Vistalegre 11/21/13 Lisbon, Portugal Meo Arena

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W♥M180: The National

W♥M180 (34 mins) Read More The National I won't give any spoilers, but if you stay for the closing credits, you'll hear The National's song, "The Rains Of Castamere". The song was performed by Bronn and company at a tavern at the beginning of the episode. .…

This week on W♥M Radio: John.

NEWS: THIS WEEK IN DEATH

Slayer guitarist Jeff Hanneman was killed due to an alcohol-related cirrhosis (which is an alcoholic liver disease due to years of drinking), a coroner has confirmed. Hanneman died May 2nd, cause of death was revealed by Slayer's official statement: "While he had his health struggles over the years, including the recent Necrotizing fasciitis infection that devastated his well-being, Jeff and those close to him were not aware of the true extent of his liver condition until the last days of his life. Contrary to some reports, Jeff was not on a transplant list at the time of his passing, or at any time prior to that. In fact, by all accounts, it appeared that he had been improving – he was excited and looking forward to working on a new record."

Mac Daddy (Chris Kelly) passed away May 1st, due to drug overdose in Atlanta (according to TMZ). Kelly was one half of the popular 90s duo Kris Kross, who was famous for their hits "Jump" and "I Miss the Bus" - and for wearing their clothes backwards. Kelly was 34 years old.

ENGLAND DREAMING

Brody (Georgia) and Jess (California) are in the UK this month. I am setting up some shows for them, these are the ones Brody requested:

May 15th Diiv @ Heaven (London) (Canceled)
May 15th Lucy Rose at Junction, Cambridge
May 19th Noah and The Whale @ Palace Theater (London)
May 20th On An On @ Cargo (London)

Notes: London and Cambridge are nowhere near each other (it is about 50 miles apart, you need to take a train or a coach/bus). Good luck!

Also: Great Escape Festival (mamacolive.com/thegreatescape) - May 16-May 18 in Brighton. They wanted to attend one UK music festival, and this one is it (most of the major ones, Glastonbury, Reading are probably sold out and logistically not within reach). Festival tickets for Great Escape are now sold out. Headliners are: Bastille (Saturday), Billy Bragg (Friday), and Everything Everything (Thursday). Plus one million other smaller support acts.

SPRING NEVER CAME, WE'RE STILL IN WINTER

Month of April was incredibly busy for shows - the last week, John was at these events:

04/22 Proclaimers at Varsity Theater
04/23 Airborne Toxic Event at First Ave
04/24 Poliça at First Avenue
04/27 Mat Kearney at University of Minnesota
04/28 Palma Violet at 7th Street
05/06 Colourist at Triple Rock (Vu)

Upcoming (mostly mentioned here)

05/14 Limp Bizkit at Varsity
05/14 Joshua Radin at Dakota Jazz Club
05/15 Star Trek: Into Darkness
05/15 Presets/Dragonette at First Ave
05/17 Shout Out Louds and Haerts at Varsity Theater
05/17 Youth Lagoon at 7th Street

SONG OF THE SHOW

"Don't Swallow the Cap" is the new lead single from the forthcoming National's album, Trouble Will Find Me (May 20th, 2013 via 4AD Records).

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The National: The Rains Of Castamere

If you haven't been keeping up with "Game of Thrones" Season 2, you can skip #8 as nothing happened in that episode. The best episode so far is the one that aired this Memorial Day (Sunday, May 27th), "Blackwater". As much as I like the five or six storylines happening at the same time, it was refreshing to just see one story arc.

I won't give any spoilers, but if you stay for the closing credits, you'll hear The National's song, "The Rains Of Castamere". The song was performed by Bronn and company at a tavern at the beginning of the episode.

And who are you, the proud lord said,
that I must bow so low?
Only a cat of a different coat,
that’s all the truth I know.
In a coat of gold or a coat of red,
a lion still has claws,
And mine are long and sharp, my lord,
as long and sharp as yours.
And so he spoke, and so he spoke,
that lord of Castamere,
But now the rains weep o’er his hall,
with no one there to hear.
Yes now the rains weep o’er his hall,
and not a soul to hear.

Game Of Thrones: Season 2 soundtrack is coming out June 19th, via Varèse Sarabande.

UPDATE: A couple of inquiries about downloading the song, you can look to The National's official Twitter.

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