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R.I.P. Patrick Doyle (Veronica Falls)

Read More Veronica Falls You may remember that I caught Veronica Falls last year and called them shy and cute. As it were, the band is back with their sophomore album, Waiting For Something To Happen .…

Patrick Doyle, the Scottish drummer for Veronica Falls has died over the weekend. His death was confirmed by his solo project Boys Forever.

It’s always tragic to hear about these deaths, especially from someone so young (Doyle was 32). We caught Veronica Falls in March 2013 and February 2012 touring for Waiting for Something to Happen and Veronica Falls, respectively.

Boys Forever statement:

We are heartbroken to confirm the death of Patrick Doyle. He was 32.

Patrick was Veronica Falls’ drummer, and made solo music as Boys Forever/Basic Plumbing. He was a dear son, brother, uncle and friend, and we loved him dearly. His family are immensely proud of all he achieved.

We’re asking for any donations to be given to the Los Angeles LGBT Center, who were an invaluable support for Patrick.

lalgbtcenter.org/how-you-can-help/donations

Below are more deaths for the month of March - for the full death list: Musicians who died in 2018.

March (14)

[06 Mar 2018] Jeff St John (Australian musician), 71

[05 Mar 2018] Mykhaylo Chemberzhi (Ukrainian composer), 73

[05 Mar 2018] Kjerstin Dellert (Swedish opera singer), 92, respiratory failure

[04 Mar 2018] Siva Choy (Singaporean blues musician and comedian), 70, strokes

[04 Mar 2018] Russell Solomon (American retail executive, founder of Tower Records), 92

[03 Mar 2018] Patrick Doyle (Scottish drummer for Veronica Falls), 32

[03 Mar 2018] Richard Hoopii (American Hawaiian musician), 76

[03 Mar 2018] Kenneth Gärdestad (Swedish songwriter), 69, pneumonia and influenza following skin cancer and lymphoma

[03 Mar 2018] Virgilijus Noreika (Lithuanian opera singer for People's Artist of the USSR), 82

[02 Mar 2018] Brandon Jenkins (American Red Dirt singer-songwriter), 48, complications from heart surgery

[02 Mar 2018] Jesús López Cobos (Spanish conductor), 78, cancer

[02 Mar 2018] Ronnie Prophet (Canadian country music singer), 80, multiple organ failure

[01 Mar 2018] Bender (Canadian rapper), 37

[01 Mar 2018] Bill Burkette (American singer for The Vogues), 75

Veronica Falls at 7th Street Entry, Minneapolis (03/16/13)

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Veronica Falls at 7th Street Entry, Minneapolis (03/16/13)

Tour Dates 03/18 – Hi-Dive, Denver, CO 03/21 – Tractor, Seattle, WA * 03/22 – Media Club, Vancouver, BC 03/23 – Doug Fir, Portland, OR * 03/26 – Rickshaw Stop, San Francisco, CA* 03/29 – Troubadour, Los Angeles, CA* 03/30 – Casbah, San Diego, CA* * w/ Brilliant Colors & Golden Grrrls Read More Veronica Falls You may remember that I caught Veronica Falls last year and called them shy and cute. As it were, the band is back with their sophomore album, Waiting For Something To Happen .…

Veronica Falls is currently on tour in support of Waiting for Something to Happen, their February 2013 release. The London four-piece stopped by Minneapolis' 7th Street Entry last night, March 16th.

COLD SHOWER

Cold Showers' was a good fit for the band, having opened up for Veronica Falls on the first part of their tour. Their sound is described as shoegazing, and vocals were heavily mixed in their guitar noise. I can tell right away that these guys are from California, based on singer Jonathan Weinberg's golden bear tattooed on his arm.

The majority of Cold Showers' 45-minute set were from their debut LP, Love and Regret, although the band seems more excited to play new songs, such as "Some Kind of Sunday" and "The Fire."

Cold Showers' last show with Veronica Falls will be at the Hi-Dive in Colorado on Monday.

As for Veronica Falls, this is the second time I've seen them. Comparing the two performances, it's like night and day. Gone is the 'shy' part, the band, especially Roxanne Clifford, is more confident on stage. That's evident in their performance and also hearing songs from their new album, Waiting for Something to Happen. You can tell that they love to play their new songs.

Since it was the eve to St Patrick's Day, there was definitely more loud drunkards than the typical 7th Street Entry show, but that was okay, they were all having a good time singing and dancing along.

As expected, the majority of their set was from the new album, including "Tell Me" and "Teenage", but managing to throw in some old favorites like the excellent closer song, "Come on Over."

Encore was "Right Side of My Brain" and another song I didn't recognize.

Veronica Falls' brilliant new album Waiting for Something to Happen is out now on Slumberland/Bella Union. Catch them on tour later this month with fellow labelmates Golden Grrrls.

Veronica Falls at 7th Street Entry, Minneapolis (03/16/13)

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Night Time Is the Right Time

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NIGHTLANDS
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Nightlands is the solo project of Dave Hartley (you may remember his previous band The War on Drugs with Kurt Vile). His latest album, Oak Island, is out now on Secretly Canadian.

Nightlands will tour North America with Efterklang in March:

03/11 - San Francisco, CA @ Great American Music
03/13 - Portland, OR @ Doug Fir Lounge
03/14 - Vancouver, BC @ The Biltmore
03/15 - Seattle, WA @ Neumo's
03/18 - Minneapolis, MN @ Cedar Cultural Center
03/19 - Chicago, IL @ Lincoln Hall
03/21 - Toronto, ON @ Mod Club
03/22 - Montreal, QC @ Il Motore
03/23 - New York, NY @ Bowery Ballroom

MIDNIGHT SPIN
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Brooklyn's Midnight Spin just released their second single "Conchis Bliss" (you can hear it on Soundcloud) taken from their debut album, Don't Let Me Sleep.

Check them out on tour:

03/11: Houston, TX @ Super Happy Fun Land
03/12: Austin, TX @ Kick Butt Coffee
03/14: Austin, TX @ Zed's
03/15: Austin, TX @ 311 Club
03/15: Austin, TX @ Shakespeare's Pub
03/17: Austin, TX @ Red Eyed Fly
03/20: San Diego, CA @ Shakedown Bar
03/22: Los Angeles, CA @ Hotel Cafe
03/23: San Francisco, CA @ Neck of the Woods
03/24: Sacramento, CA @ Marilyn's on K
03/26: Seattle, WA @ High Dive
03/28: Portland, OR @ Mt. Tabor Theatre
04/01: Denver, CO @ Marquis Theatre
04/02: Golden, CO @ The Buffalo Rose
04/03: Omaha, NE @ Louis Bar
04/04: St. Louis, MO @ Plush
04/06: Indianapolis, IN @ Birdy's

NIGHT MOVES
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No, not Bob Seger. We're talking about the Minneapolis band that we wrote about way too much.

This is just a brief mention that Night Moves will be supporting Django Django at First Avenue on March 16 (next Saturday). I will be there, but I may sneak out to see Veronica Falls next door. I will try my best to cover all the bands, come say hi if you see me.

Here are some additional tour dates with Django Django:

03/11 Boston, MA - Paradise Rock Club
03/12 Toronto, ON - Opera House
03/13 Columbus, OH - Newport Music Hall
03/15 Chicago, IL - Metro
03/16 Minneapolis, MN - First Avenue
03/19 Seattle, WA - Neptune
03/20 Portland, OR - Doug Fir Lounge
03/22 San Francisco, CA - Public Works
03/23 Los Angeles, CA - The Fonda Theatre

LATE NIGHT AT ARLYN STUDIOS
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Say what you will be big corporation, but if they pour money into the music and arts, I do have respect for them.

Nokia and Verizon Wireless is presenting "Late Night at Arlyn Studios" concert series. The series kicked off last night (March 10th) with Solange.

If you can't make it to Austin's Arlyn Studios, you can stream the whole thing live at verizoninsider.com/nokiamusicverizon.

Jyrki Rosenberg, VP of Entertainment for Nokia, adds, "Whether you're new to the service or an experienced user, Nokia Music is a great platform for people to discover new music as much as it is for them to listen to some of their favorite artists. Keeping in line with that celebration of music discovery, we're excited to team up with Roc Nation and Raptor House for a thrilling week of performances in Austin from an eclectic group of artists."

Nokia will also present the Roc Nation at Raptor House Concert Series in Austin, Texas from March 10th - 14th, which you can stream at livestream.com/NokiaMusic.

Here's what on the schedule:

Monday, March 11 6:00PM - Roc Nation DJs (Outdoors) 7:10PM - The Lonely Wild (Outdoors) 8:05PM - The Lone Bellow (Outdoors) 9:05PM - Carousel (Outdoors) 10:30PM - Elle King (Inside Arlyn Studios) 11:40PM - The Blank Tapes (Inside Arlyn Studios) Tuesday, March 12 6:00PM - Roc Nation DJs (Outdoors) 7:00PM - Hunter Hunted (Outdoors) 7:45PM - Haim (Outdoors) 8:45PM - Vacationer (Outdoors) 10:30PM - Body Parts (Inside Arlyn Studios) 11:30PM - Caveman (Inside Arlyn Studios)

Wednesday, March 13 6:00PM - Roc Nation DJs 7:00PM - Mayaeni (Outdoors) 8:00PM - Wardell (Outdoors) 9:00PM - He's My Brother She's My Sister (Outdoors) 10:30PM - The Mowgli's (Inside Arlyn Studios) 11:40PM - The Wellspring (Inside Arlyn Studios) Thursday, March 14 11:30PM - 2:00AM - Late Night at Arlyn Studios featuring Rudimental

ELUVIUM eluvium.net Eluvium (multi-instrumentalist composer Matthew Cooper) will be releasing Nightmare Ending on May 14th, 2013, via Temporary Residence. This will be the first proper Eluvium album since 2010's Similes. You can preview a track called "Envenom Mettle" now via Soundcloud.

SLOW KNIGHTS slowknights.com Remember Scissor Sisters? Derek Gruen (aka Del Marquis) will be releasing his debut album, Cosmos, out March 26th, 2013, under his moniker Slow Knights. The album is described as "soulful" and "RnB", which is not the typical Scissor Sister's music style. If you can't wait to hear the album, check out the sampler at Souncloud

TEENAGE KICKS teenagekicksteenagekicks.com Their name, Teenage Kicks, makes me think of the wonderful Undertones. Their new song is called "Middle of the Night", which you can download here. Their website doesn't exactly list where they are from, but if I were to hazard a guess, I'd say they're from Canada, as their last gig was in Hamilton. Anyway, their most recent EP, Be On My Side, is out now. You can catch the band if you're heading to SXSW this year at Friends (Canada House) at 12:00 pm on March 16th.

NIGHT CLUB facebook.com L.A.'s "sinful synth-pop band" Night Club premiere a racy new video for "Control" via Buzzbands.LA. Night Club is the brainchild of DJ/Producer Mark Brooks, former guitarist Warlock Pinchers and vocalist Emily Kavanaugh. Their 5-tract debut EP will be out on March 19th via Gato Blanco Music, catch them on tour: 03/22 San Francisco, CA @ DNA Lounge 04/13 San Diego, CA @ Anime Conji 2013

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Falling For

VERONICA FALLS
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You may remember that I caught Veronica Falls last year and called them shy and cute. As it were, the band is back with their sophomore album, Waiting For Something To Happen, which just came out last Tuesday (February 12th) On Slumberland/Bella Union.

Singer/guitarist Roxanne Clifford commented on their "new" sound and confused at their "goth pop" association, "You know, it’s really weird, because when you start a band, and you start writing songs together, you never think anybody else is going to hear them. You're just kind of writing it for yourselves. Songs like “Found Love in a Graveyard” and “Beachy Head”, we thought they were playful and not serious at all..."

They're wrong, of course, Veronica Falls certainly have their fanbase. Check them out on tour - they are returning to Minneapolis on March 16th, playing next door to fellow Londoners Django Django.

03/06 - Black Cat, Washington DC * 03/07 – Johnny Brendas, Philadelphia, PA * 03/08 – Bowery Ballroom, New York, NY * 03/09 – Great Scott, Boston, MA * 03/10 – Divan Orange, Montreal * 03/12 – The Garrison, Toronto, ON * 03/13 – Beachland Tavern, Cleaveland, OH * 03/14 – Empty Bottle, Chicago, IL * 03/15 – High Noon, Madison, WI * 03/16 – 7th Street Entry, Minneapolis, MN *

03/18 – Hi-Dive, Denver, CO 03/21 – Tractor, Seattle, WA ^ 03/22 – Media Club, Vancouver, BC 03/23 – Doug Fir, Portland, OR ^ 03/26 – Rickshaw Stop, San Francisco, CA^ 03/29 – Troubadour, Los Angeles, CA ^ 03/30 – Casbah, San Diego, CA ^ * w/ Cold Showers ^ w/ Brilliant Colors & Golden Grrrls

FALLEN RIVIERA fallenriviera.com Los Angeles' Fallen Riviera is releasing a debut album, Another World. The album is coming out March 5th, 2013, with a record release party over at the Mint in L.A on March 8th. They have a mini-tour coming up: Whiskey Richards in Santa Barbara (2/26), Hotel Utah in San Francisco (2/27), Cloud & Kelly’s Public House in Corvallis (2/28), Music Millennium in Portland (3/1), and Ash Street Saloon in Portland (3/2).

GLORIE glorieband.com Glorie is an instrumental band from Memphis, blending acoustic, electric, and electronic sounds to produce a variety of music genre, including classical, and hip- hop. Their Falling EP will be coming out March 6, 2013.

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