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Mother's Day 2020

Read More Kosha Dillz The hardest working Jewish rapper I know, Kosha Dillz is on Vans Warped Tour! This is quite an odd choice, as traditionally Warped Tour has always been about punk, emo, and alternative bands. …

KOSHA DILLZ
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Want to give your mother something truly unique? Get our favorite Jewish rapper Kosha Dillz to make up a custom little rap for your mom. Word to your mother!

Details at cameo.com/koshadillz:

hi! I'm a freestyle rap expert who has collaborated w/ Wu Tang to Kaskade to Yo Gabba Gabba! A perfect gift is a rap song for your friends. Send me details to make them .If you post I'll repost on IG!

We haven’t talked about Kosha Dillz in a while, but he’s one of the hardest working rappers out there. He’s toured just about everywhere, living on the road and have rapped with Matisyahu, Murs, Wu-Tang Clan, Yo Gabba Gabba, and more.

We saw him in 2013 and noted his freestyling skills, “My favorite was the freestyling portion. This is the part of the show where audience members were encouraged to put whatever they have in their pockets on stage and Kosha Dillz would just come up with raps off the top of his head based on those objects.”

Coronavirus 2020 tour:

May 10 IG Live - Instagram live w/
May 11 Shemstream Lag Baomer 8 pm PST Facebook live
May 13 Even-Esh Family Zoom Show 3:30 PM
May 15 h2the release party
May 15Chabad of Park City,UT Zoom
May 15 Jewbilee SF Shabbat - San Francisco, CA 6 pm
May 21 IG live performance w/ @ivalueculture 4 pm

Read More Gillian Welch second album Nashville Obsolete (however it is the 7th studio album on which Gillian Welch and Rawlings have collaborated together). …

GILLIAN WELCH
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Singer/songwriter Gillian Welch released “Happy Mother’s Day”, in celebration of the holiday.

You might recall that Welch is part of David Rawlings’ band Dave Rawlings Machine (who stopped by Minneapolis in 2015). At that time, the two worked together for their seventh collaboration album Nashville Obsolete.

Rawlings and Welch is also the team behind the independent record label, Acony Records, which came together in 2001 after they discovered a cache of demos and home recordings from the early 2000s.

With the COVID-19 pandemic, many of us are in isolation from our mothers, so Welch wrote, “We can’t always be with the ones we love, but that can’t stop us from saying ‘I love you.’ I wrote this song one May when I was far away and couldn’t be with my mom on Mother’s Day. Then I called and sang it into her answering machine when I knew everybody’d be sitting down to eat. Here is the original home demo for the song, recorded on a portable reel to reel.”

Listen to the song at smarturl.it/GWHappyMothersDay

Gillian Welch: Happy Mother's Day
Original Release Date: May 8, 2020
Release Date: May 8, 2020
Label: Acony Records
Copyright: ℗© 2020 Acony Records, LLC
Total Length: 1:53

DANIYEL
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The California-born, Portland-raised Daniyel (full name Daniyel Weissmann) recently shared his new track “Mom”, perfect for Mother’s Day.

The single follows the young 18-year-old’s debut EP Madison High, which was released earlier this year.

Listen to “Mom” on Spotify

EMMA GARELL
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Richmond, Va based indie rock artist, Emma Garell, recently released her single “Mother May I”. The music video premiered in Ghost Cult Mag on May 1st, 2020, which editor, Keith Chachkes, compared the sound to “Lilith Fair”.

Garell said, “‘Mother May I’ is a very personal song about how I feel about the worst day of my life last year as I was hit with a sudden separation from that joyful child that I once was. My band came together for some playful tantrums, a few explosives and a pile of childhood memories.”

Hear the song on ingroov.es

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Minneapolis: July 12, 2015

Here are some concerts taking place in the Minneapolis/St Paul area on July 12, 2015.

Read more Minneapolis Music Guide.

Read More Graham Parker Minnesotans have an odd way of celebrating Bastille Day. The French National Day, commemorated to celebrate the 18th century storming of the Paris fortress-prison is celebrated locally by annual marathons, Graham Parker ....

GRAHAM PARKER
at Brit's Pub
Sunday, 07/12/2015, 3pm (FREE)
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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.

Parker's latest Mystery Glue came out May 18th via Universal Music/Cadet Concept, under the Graham Parker and the Rumour name.

Details of the free event:

Date: Sunday, July 12th
Time: 3:00 PM
Location: The Rooftop Garden
Cost: Free Admission

Join on us on our Rooftop Garden for our annual Bastille Day celebration. "The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (abridged)" starts the fun at 3.00 p.m followed by legendary Brit rocker Graham Parker live on stage at 6.00 p.m. Following Graham we have The Belfast Cowboys at 8.00 p.m. There'll be specials all day and the whole event is free!!!

(GP says: Great beer and food, and an incredible setting on the bowls green on the roof. Voted "Best Gig Of The Year"... by me!) Graham Parker

Read More Patty Griffin One of the summer's most moving and powerful lineups will take the stage in eight states between July 8 and 26, 2015. The Patty Griffin/Mavis Staples-anchored "Sweet Harmony Soul" ...

PATTY GRIFFIN/MAVIS STAPLES
at Minnesota Zoo Amphitheater
Sunday, 07/12/2015, 7pm ($52)
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Not originally on their 12-date "Sweet Harmony Soul" tour, the two headliners Patty Griffin and Mavis Staples decided to add Minnesota to their itinerary with a stop over at the Weesner Family Amphitheater at the Minnesota Zoo.

If you miss Griffin on this tour, she'll be back on tour this September, in support of her upcoming Servant of Love album (set for release Sep 11th in UK and Sep 25 for rest of the world).

Amy Helm set to open the show.

Sweet Harmony Soul Tour Dates:

07/08 Interlochen, MI - Interlochen Center
07/09 Grand Rapids, MI - Meijer Gardens Amp
07/11 Bayfield, WI - Lake Superior Big Top
07/12 Apple Valley, MN - Minnesota Zoo
07/14 Boulder, CO - Chautauqua Auditorium
07/16 Arvada, CO - Arvada Center
07/17 Avon, CO - Vilar Performing Center
07/18 Alta, WY - Grand Targhee Fest
07/19 Salt Lake City, UT - Red Butte Garden
07/21 San Diego, CA - Humphrey's Concerts
07/23 Saratoga, CA - Montalvo Arts Center
07/26 Seattle, WA - Woodland Park Zoo

Read More Ghostface Killah The best of the bunch seems to be Ghostface Killah from the Wu-Tang Clan). Hmm, Vu-Tang Clan, anyone? ...

RAEKWON/GHOSTFACE KILLAH
at Cabooze
Sunday, 07/12/2015, 7pm ($29.50)
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Two Wu-Tang Clan members, Raekwon and Ghostface Killah have reunited on a co-headlining “Only Built 4 Cuban Linx” 20th Anniversary Tour, stopping by Minnesota's the Cabooze.

Ghostface Killah recently teamed up with Adrian Younge for their album Twelve Reasons to Die II (the sequel to their 2014 album. Fun fact: Wu-Tang's Rza narrate the sequel.

22-year old rapper Dillon Cooper to open.

Tour dates:

07/07/15 Philadelphia, PA Theatre Of Living Arts
07/08/15 Silver Spring, MD Fillmore Silver Spring
07/09/15 Columbus, OH Park Street Saloon
07/10/15 Joliet, IL Mojoes
07/11/15 St. Louis, MO Ready Room
07/12/15 Minneapolis, MN The Cabooze
07/14/15 Chicago, IL House Of Blues
07/15/15 Cincinnati, OH Bogart's
07/16/15 Cleveland, OH House Of Blues
07/17/15 Boston, MA Paradise Rock Club
07/19/15 Providence, RI Lupo's Heartbreak Hotel
07/20/15 New York, NY Irving Plaza
07/23/15 Norfolk, VA NorVa
07/24/15 Raleigh, NC The Ritz
07/25/15 Charlotte, NC Fillmore Charlotte
07/26/15 Asheville, NC The Orange Peel
07/28/15 Nashville, TN Marathon Music Works
07/30/15 Louisville, KY Mercury Ballroom
07/31/15 Memphis, TN Minglewood Hall
08/01/15 Chattanooga, TN Track 29
08/02/15 Columbia, SC Music Farm Columbia
08/05/15 Pensacola, FL Vinyl Music Hall
08/06/15 New Orleans, LA House Of Blues
08/07/15 Dallas, TX House Of Blues
08/08/15 Houston, TX House Of Blues
08/09/15 Austin, TX Emo's
08/11/15 El Paso, TX Tricky Falls
08/12/15 Tempe, AZ The Marquee
08/13/15 Tucson, AZ Rialto Theatre
08/15/15 Riverside, CA Riverside Municipal
08/16/15 San Diego, CA House Of Blues
08/18/15 Los Angeles, CA Belasco Theater

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Trick-Hop

Read More Tricky Tricky (MySpace) is all over the place. Originally from the UK, he's lived in London, New York City, Los Angeles. After prettymuch singlehandedly creating the hip-hop genre through his pioneering work with Massive Attack .…

TRICKY
trickysite.com

I've been in this business long enough (especially because of my particular interests in British bands), that when U.K. bands reschedule or cancel shows - it's because of the United States' strict Visa policies. And yes, that's exactly what happened to Tricky, who had to recently reschedule his U.S. dates. All pre-sold tickets will be honored in the same city (even if the venue has changed), but if the new dates does not work for you, refunds will be available at the point of purchase.

With that out of the way, let's talk about Tricky's latest album, False Idols, which came out late last month. Expect to hear songs from the album on the rescheduled tour dates:

10/01 Philadelphia, PA - Union Transfer
10/02 New York, NY - Webster Hall
10/03 Boston, MA - Royale
10/05 Washington, DC - U Street Music Hall
10/08 Minneapolis, MN - First Avenue
10/09 Chicago, IL - Metro
10/12 Dallas, TX - House of Blues
10/13 Houston, TX - House of Blues
10/14 Austin, TX - Emo's
10/17 Denver, CO - Gothic Theatre
10/19 Treasure Island Music Festival
10/23 Los Angeles, CA - El Rey
10/25 Mountain Oasis Electronic Music Summit

Read More RZA Before Deltron, there was RZA as Bobby Digital. RZA is obviously influenced by genre movies (from Blaxploitation to oldschool Kung Fu movies) and he uses that as a character called "Bobby Digital".…

THE WU-TANG CLAN
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The entire Wu-Tang Clan (minus the ones that are no longer on Earth) is back in the studio with RZA for a new record this Fall. In the meantime, the group released "Family Reunion" to celebrate their 20th anniversary.

The song will be available as a Limited Edition 7" Vinyl, featuring the main song and the instrumental on the flipside (for all you DJs). The 500 vinyl will ship on or before July 23rd, and, of course, the digital is unlimited.

RZA offers this wisdom, "May the Wu reunion inspire family reunions throughout the world."

Check out the Wu-Tang Clan on their family reunion tour:

06/14/13 - Manchester, TN - Bonnaroo Festival
07/05/13 - Quebec - Festival d'Ete International
07/06/13 - 80/35 Festival 2013 - Des Moines, IA
07/07/13 - Ottawa - RBC Royal Bank Bluesfest
08/30 - 09/01 - Chicago - North Coast Music Fest

vu () ♥ weheartmusic.com

W♥M Updates (April 2008)

 

[music is good] (4-1-2008)

Can you believe it's April already? There are a ton of great stuff coming out this month, which I can't talk about until near the release date, and I'm just in general very excited about the music submissions. Maybe it's just my music taste, but there are a ton of good stuff coming out in June (so far from now!), particularly of the Latin and World Music variety.

Also, I wanted to welcome Kate to the W♥M club. Apparently she's "twenty-something" and (I'm going to quote out of context) with : "minimum input, maximum output".

I'm hoping to have Todd do 80s/90s rock & punk reviews and Andrew for Minneapolis rock music, but obviously I don't want to pigeonhole anyone to a particular genre.  

Having said that, I am kind of looking to have someone write about hip-hop and rap. If you can produce about 200 words every few weeks, please contact me. We have a lot of hip-hop in-house for some reason (the best of the bunch seems to be Ghostface Killah from the Wu-Tang Clan).

Hmm, Vu-Tang Clan, anyone?

Also, by the time I mention this, vox.com/music will have probably refreshed their page to spotlight someone else. For the beginning of April, Sally's Duran Duran article was spotlighted. Congratulation, Sal.

I leave you now with the best comment from last month that you may have missed:

Debra wrote: Thu, Mar 20, 2008 at 6:27 AM

Nina & Frederik - Little Boxes Nina & Frederik Read More Little Boxes http://weheartmus... The third season of the Showtime series Weeds recently began. The popularity of the show has incr...

Ok whoever posted this song rocks completely and utterly...

I was a tiny little thing in the early eighties while my red haired [long down to her hips] mother used to wear maroon and burgundy crinoline [and sometimes looking back what must have been nylon] dresses - of a floral fashion - with giant cuffs on her sleeves... and my Mum being so gentle and conservative, yet with her platforms and one lp record she had with her in a tattered paper cover with two people on the front...

a woman, who looked to me as though she was wearing a sack, and a bearded man, standing over her - both of whom my mum had some kind of emotional attachment to.

and then while she fanned us to sleep, me and my equally tiny little blonde brother, stretched out on our paisley, bumpy throws on our sticky, bumpy lounge suits in the mid day heat -

she used to sing to us, after popping on a crackling, rich, prized LP session of songs to which we used to doze off.. hearing her quiet little voice over the harmony of the two obvious hippy/professionals...

Ok and I remember her singing about Puff the magic Dragon, and Mary's Boy Child, and the Ocean, and the Little Boxes, to which there was always a knowing and wistful significance attached.

So.... I sadly have just about worn out my youth, since in two days i will hit my 29th birthday... but I swear for a child who was toddling out of the 70s, these two singers were important to me for the sake of my clever and quaint mother, who somehow has never modernised herself beyond her 20s, and those platform shoes, and cuffs and friggin uncomfortable sweaty materials they passed for dresses and blouses in those days.

and anyway.... whoever posted this, know that I was quoted nearly $70 american dollars for a copy of the record my mum has, with 'little boxes' on it.

I would have paid it in a flash but the person disappeared.

So how many other people who listen to this song with rapt eager eyes and a twinge of sadness are my age? i.e. how many of you remember the song via their doe eyed mums and their beautiful long auburn 70s locks??

well done whoever you are

 04/10/2008 08:07:32  vu my♥posts www.weheartmusic.com