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Minneapolis: July 21 to July 22, 2018

Here are some shows taking place in the Minneapolis/St Paul area from July 21 to July 22, 2018.

Read more: Minneapolis Music Guide.

Courtney Barnett at Surley Poster Read More 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.… Julien Baker Julien Baker’s appearance on stage. Baker started her music career in 2010 in the band The Star Killers (renamed themselves Forrister), when she was 15 years old .… Lucy Dacus “The irony is not lost on us” singer-songwriter Lucy Dacus would say about the eclectically-named three band lineup spotlighting her first headlining area appearance, a near-familial musical …

COURTNEY BARNETT
+ Julien Baker, Lucy Dacus
Surly Brewing Co.
Sat 07/21/2018 (4:30pm/$37.50)
surlybrewing.com

Australia’s Courtney Barnett is back in town to promote her third solo album Tell Me How You Really Feel. Not to brag, but we’ve been writing about her since 2013: “It was love at first listen for me and Courtney Barnett. That first song was “Avant Gardening,” her irresistibly languid tale of suffering a panic attack while gardening in an Australian heat wave. “I feel proactive, I pull out weeds, all of a sudden I’m having trouble breathing in,” sings Courtney. In the remainder of the song, the ambulance is called and Courtney reflects on the mundane details of going to the hospital...”

Then, on her first U.S. tour, we wrote she sold out most of her headlining shows: Empty Bottle, Chicago (18 Feb 2014), Varsity Theater, Minneapolis (24 Jun 2014), and Rock the Garden (20 Jun 2015).

Then she teamed up with Kurt Vile and played: Desert Daze, Joshua Tree (13 Oct 2017) and Palace Theatre, St Paul (25 Oct 2017).

Anyway, the Surly Brewing Co. show starts early at 4:30pm, which means the show will likely end early as well. Special guests Julien Baker and Lucy Dacus to open.

Tour dates:

17 July - St. Louis, MO at The Pageant
18 July - Kansas City, MO at Truman
20 July - Chicago, IL at Pitchfork Music Festival
21 July - Minneapolis, MN at Surly Brewing Festival Field
22 July - Edmonton, AB at Intersteller Rodeo
24 July - Washington DC at The Anthem
25 July - Brooklyn, NY at Celebrate Brooklyn
26 July - Portland, ME at State Theatre
28 July - Newport, RI at Newport Folk Festival
17 Aug - Thebarton Theatre, Adelaide
18 Aug - Metropolis, Fremantle
22 Aug - The Tivoli, Brisbane
23 Aug - Sydney Opera House
25 Aug - Sydney Opera House
29 Aug - The Powerstation, Auckland
30 Aug - Opera House, Wellington
1 Sept - Festival Hall, Melbourne
29 Sept - Denver, CO at Ogden Theatre
30 Sept - Denver, CO at Ogden Theatre
2 Oct - Phoenix, AZ at The Van Buren
3 Oct - San Diego, CA at The Observatory
5 Oct - Los Angeles, CA at Greek Theatre
8 Oct - Seattle, WA at Paramount Theatre
10 Oct - Vancouver, BC at Vogue Theatre
12 Oct - Portland, OR at Crystal Ballroom
14 Oct - Oakland, CA at Treasure Island
17 Oct - Milwaukee, WI at Pabst Theater
21 Oct - Boston, MA at House of Blues
23 Oct - Philadelphia, PA at The Fillmore
25 Oct - Nashville, TN at Marathon Music
27 Oct - Austin, TX at Stubb's

Vacationer at Turf Club Poster Vans Warped Tour 2018 Read More Vacationer Vacationer is headlining the 7th Street Entry. We previously saw Vacationer in February 2012. Great Good Fine OK to open.. we previously saw them in March 2015 (7:30pm/$13). … Vans Warped Tour Heading out to Van's Warped Tour 2015 at Shakopee, Minnesota, this Sunday (July 26th)? Here are just some of the bands listed to appear: …

Other shows in the area:

VACATIONER
+ Sego
Turf Club
Sat 07/21/2018 (8pm/$15)
turfclub.net

Vacationer is playing Sego at the Turf Club on Saturday.

Tour dates:

07.17 - Toronto, ON @ The Drake
07.18 - Columbus, OH @ The Basement
07.19 - Chicago, IL @ Lincoln Hall
07.20 - Madison, WI @ High Noon Salon
07.21 - St. Paul, MN @ Turf Club
07.22 - Kansas City, MO @ recordBar
07.24 - Denver, CO @ Larimer Lounge
07.25 - Salt Lake City, UT @ Urban Lounge
07.27 - Portland, OR @ Doug Fir Lounge
07.28 - Vancouver, BC @ Biltmore Cabaret
07.29 - Seattle, WA @ The Crocodile
07.31 - San Francisco, CA @ Independent
08.02 - Santa Ana, CA @ Constellation Room
08.03 - Los Angeles, CA @ Teragram Ballroom
08.04 - San Diego, CA @ Casbah
08.05 - Phoenix, AZ @ Valley Bar
08.07 - Santa Fe, NM @ Meow Wolf
08.09 - Dallas, TX @ Club Dada
08.10 - Austin, TX @ Antone's Nightclub
08.11 - Houston, TX @ White Oak Music Hall
08.12 - New Orleans, LA @ Gasa Gasa
08.14 - Orlando, FL @ The Social
08.15 - Atlanta, GA @ Vinyl
08.16 - Carrboro, NC @ Cat's Cradle
08.17 - Washington, DC @ U Street Music Hall
* all show with SEGO

VANS WARPED TOUR
Canterbury Park
Sun 07/22/2018 (11am/ $41)
vanswarpedtour.com

The annual touring music festival Vans Warped Tour is taking place this Sunday, July 22nd. This is the last year you can see this type of event, so go and have a fun time. The Warped Tour has always been a good value for the money, basically for $41, you get to see over 50 bands. That’s a deal!

Lineup:

Reel Big Fish, Sharptooth, Capstan, Ice Nine Kills, Trash Boat, Asking Alexandria, We The Kings, Chase Atlantic, Nekrogoblikon, Twiztid, Sleep On It, Makeout, State Champs, Four Year Strong, In Hearts Wake, Issues, Grayscale, Assuming We Survive, Simple Plan, The Maine, Don Broco, Mychildren Mybride, Dayseeker, Real Friends, The Interrupters, With Confidence, Knuckle Puck, Every Time I Die, Lighterburns, Broadside, As It Is, Unearth, Chelsea Grin, Motionless In White, Palaye Royale, Crown The Empire, The Amity Affliction, Kublai Khan, Movements, Tonight Alive, 3OH!3, Story Untold, Wage War, Harm's Way, Less Than Jake, Farwell Winters, Mayday Parade, Waterparks, Deez Nuts, This Wild Life, Doll Skin, Tatiana Demaria

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Minneapolis: July 24, 2016

Here are some shows taking place in the Minneapolis/St Paul area on July 24, 2016.

Read more Minneapolis Music Guide.

Read More Vans Warped Tour Heading out to Van's Warped Tour 2015 at Shakopee, Minnesota, this Sunday (July 26th)? Here are just some of the bands listed to appear: …

VANS WARPED TOUR
at Canterbury Park
Sunday, 07/24/16, 11am ($38)
vanswarpedtour.com

It’s that time of the year again!

The lineup to this year’s Vans Warped Tour is just incredible. Check out some of the bands on the bill listed below.

New Found Glory
Yellowcard
Reel Big Fish
Less Than Jake
Falling In Reverse
Set It Off
We The Kings
Mayday Parade
Real Friends
Sleeping With Sirens
State Champs
The Maine
The Story So Far
Tonight Alive
Emarosa
I See Stars
Knuckle Puck
Masked Intruder
Roam
Secrets
The Heirs
The Interrupters
Young Guns
Against The Current
Assuming We Survive
Ballyhoo!
Chunk! No, Captain Chunk!
Ghostown
Sykes
Teenage Bottlerocket
Too Close To Touch
Waterparks
Broadside
Cane Hill
Dash Ten
Like Pacific
Mother Feather
Old Wounds
Palaye Royale
Reckless Serenade
Safe To Say
SayWeCanFly
Wage War
With Confidence
Chelsea Grin
Coldrain
Crown The Empire
Cruel Hand
Every Time I Die
From Ashes To New
Gideon
Ice Nine Kills
In Hearts Wake
Motionless In White
Oceans Ate Alaska
The Color Morale
The Word Alive
Veil Of Maya
Whitechapel
Four Year Strong
Vanna
3OH!3
Bad Seed Rising
Capsize
Atreyu
Sum 41
Good Charlotte

Read More Warehouse Eyes Special guests Warehouse Eyes (Jennie Lahlum and Christopher Williams) and Val Son (Michael Gunvalson) to open the show. …

CED LINUS
at 7th Street Entry
Sunday, 07/24/16, 8pm ($8/$10)
first-avenue.com

Pledge Empire Records and Ill Culture is hosting the Ced Linus show this Sunday, July 24th.

He’ll be supported by Warehouse Eyes, Devata Daun, Tall Paul, and special guest Kat (not to be confused with The Great Kat).

Additional details provided by the band:

On July 24th, the 7th Street Entry will be hosting a beautiful show featuring Ced Linus, Warehouse Eyes, Devata Daun, Tall Paul, and special guest Kat.

Ced Linus will be performing the songs from his new album Autumn Sessions. This eclectic show boast music from different genres and different perspectives. You have hip hop artist alongside Alt Pop and Electronic Psychedelic. Kat has been making big noise in Duluth and is working her way into the Twin Cities music scene, while the other acts have been actively locally including national and international gigs.

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Vans Warped Tour 2015: Rappers

Read More Vans Warped Tour The annual Vans Warped Tour returns on July 26 at Canterbury Park, with Blessthefall, Splitbreed, and Family Force 5 among the dozens of bands performing. …

Heading out to Van's Warped Tour 2015 at Shakopee, Minnesota, this Sunday (July 26th)?

Here are just some of the bands listed to appear:

Kosha Dillz, Splitbreed, Blessthefall, Hundredth, Lee Corey Oswald, Trophy Eyes, Family Force 5, Born Cages, American Opera, Pup, Silverstein, Carousel Kings, Sirens And Sailors, Slaves, Koo Koo Kanga Roo, '68, Aaron West And The Roaring Twenties, Alvarez Kings, As It Is, Baby Baby, Beautiful Bodies, Bebe Rexha, Being As An Ocean, Black Boots, Black Veil Brides, BoyMeetsWorld, Brian Marquis, Buttons, Candy Hearts, ChrisB, Citizen, Crossfaith, Escape The Fate, Fit For A King, Handguns, Hands Like Houses, Have Mercy, HO99O9, I Killed The Prom Queen, Icon For Hire, Jule Vera, Juliet Simms, Koji, Le Castle Vania, Major League, Mallory Knox, Man Overboard, MC Lars, Meghann Wright, Metro Station, Mod Sun, Moose Blood, Neck Deep, New Beat Fund, New Years Day, Night Riots, Our Last Night, Palisades, Pvris, Riff Raff, Rotting Out, SayWeCanFly, Seaway, Set It Off, The Amity Affliction, The Dirty Nil, The Karma Killers, The Wonder Years, This Wild Life, Transit, While She Sleeps, Youth In Revolt, Pierce The Veil, Knuckle Puck, Senses Fail, Miss May I, Kaya Stewart, The Bunny The Bear, The Kenneths, Never Shout Never, August Burns Red

Since there are way too many bands to see, but we suggest these two rappers:

Read More Kosha Dillz Kosha Dillz (real name: Rami Even-Esh) was next. Although he was allocated a thirty-minute set (as were all the openers) …

KOSHA DILLZ
koshadillzworld.com

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. Personally, we think it's refreshing that Warped Tour is opening up music genre... and hope to see more diversity.

Recently, Kosha Dillz was behind the stage where Riff Raff (also on Vans Warped Tour) was performing - but the star rapper was nowhere to be found. Everyone was freaking out, and with only one minute to go before show time... Kosha said, "throw me to the wolves!" and the next thing he knew he was on stage in front of 5000 people! Half way into his set, Flex Mathews joined Kosha... then MC Lars stepped in for a freestyle.

Check out Capital Cities's "Safe And Sound" (Kosha Dillz x Sam Barsh Remix) via Soundcloud.

BONUS: Hear Vu interview Kosha Dillz from 2013.

W♥M172: Kosha Dillz (9 mins)

See Kosha on tour:

JUL 21 Scranton, PA The Pavilion
JUL 23 Cuyahoga Falls, OH Blossom Music
JUL 24 Detroit, MI The Palace of Auburn Hills
JUL 25 Chicago, IL First Midwest Bank
JUL 26 Shakopee, MN Canterbury Park
JUL 27 Maryland Heights, MO Hollywood Casino
JUL 28 Milwaukee, WI Marcus Amphitheatre
JUL 29 Noblesville, IN Klipsch Music Center
JUL 30 Bonner Springs, KS Cricket Wireless
AUG 01 Salt Lake City, UT Utah State Fairpark
AUG 02 Denver, CO Pepsi Center Parking Lot
AUG 05 San Diego, CA Qualcomm Stadium Parking Lot
AUG 07 Portland, OR Portland Expo Center
AUG 08 Auburn, WA White River Amphitheater
AUG 22 Southern Vermont Festival
AUG 29 New Hampshire Hemp Festival
SEP 12 Belgium Festival
OCT 18 London, UK Alexandra Palace

Read More Nerdcore Finally, at around the same time, MC Frontalot emerged on the scene, and actually gave the genre its name. Frontalot's is reminiscent of 80's acts like The Fat Boys, Fresh Prince, and Young MC …

MC LARS
mclars.com

MC Lars, the nerdcore rapper... who freestyled with Kosha Dillz out on Vans Warped Tour to promote his upcoming album The Zombie Dinosaur LP (available October 6, 2015, via Horris Records).

Although you can't get the album just yet, we are pretty sure he will be previewing some of these new songs. According to the press release, expect plenty of nerd-name-dropping like Legend of Zelda, Comic-Con, Bushwick, Roger Rabbit, etc.

The title The Dinosaur Zombie LP might seem a bit random at a cursory glance, combining the obvious touchstones of Jurassic Park with The Walking Dead, but the meaning goes deeper. "The zombie dinosaur is a metaphor for the unstoppable person who just keeps going - at any cost," he explains. "It's crazy to think that I've been putting out albums since 1998, touring internationally since 2003, and playing the Warped Tour every other summer since 2011. I feel like a dinosaur because I've been doing this so long, but I also feel like I've gotten better and better each year. You could also say that I'm a zombie in the sense that my rhymes and beats are more infectious with every release, and if you are there when you hear my spit, you'll forever be converted and changed (much like the result of being bitten by a zombie). #metaphors"

See MC Lars on the 2015 Vans Warped Tour.

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A Little Look Ahead: Minneapolis/St. Paul Spring/Summer concert outlook

Read More British Music Embassy SXSW 2015 is taking place March 17–22, 2015. We love this time of the year, as many bands heading down to Austin will likely stop in Minneapolis before or after the event. Keep up with more SXSW coverage at sxsw.weheartmusic.com. .... Coachella Covering Coachella Music Don’t want the expense of hopping a plane to the desert in Indio, CA to fight the crowds and heat, and camp like hermits? Relax and enjoy this Festival’s second weekend from your living room chair, as AXS …

With warm sunshine in short supply, temperatures at or near zero, and a snow pack that seemingly will never melt, it’s probably best to look just past these Winter Blues and preview a taste of what’s ahead in the Minneapolis/St. Paul area this spring and summer.

The official start of Spring may be less than a month away, but these are truly the dog days of what’s turned out to be a pretty frigid winter season.  Even W♥M Head Ringmaster Vu, mostly refuses to venture out for these months, and the bands that are daring to tour, are dramatically less in number than in the warmer months.

So with that, we optimistically look ahead at just a few of the upcoming season’s highlights:

MARCH

This month means SXSW or the South by Southwest Festival in Austin, TX, which brings together multitudes of bands March 17-22.  Thankfully, several of these bands decide to make a short tour out of getting-to, and going-from SXSW, meaning many of them book an area performance.

Just a few of these acts include The Church, The Twilight Sad, Gang of Four, and The Ting Tings, among the almost 1,000 acts playing in Austin for those few days and are also making a local appearance in March.

Promotional-related appearances have even reached this far north, with SXSW-bound Delta Spirit headlining a free but invite-only intimate show sponsored by Lagunitas beer on March 12, and upstart alternative station Go 96.3 holding their first station-sponsored concert the next night (March 13) with New Politics, Banks, and K Flay.

APRIL

April means Coachella, a massive music festival in the desert of Indio, CA that has recently expanded to two separate weekends.  Like SXSW, many bands schedule touring coming or going to the West Coast and Minnesota benefits from some of that.  Clean Bandit, George Ezra, Glass Animals, Father John Misty and Milky Chance are just a few of the bands making a local stop en route.

MAY

Northern Invasion (09 May 2015)

Concerts start to ramp up as the weather warms with Slipknot and friends staging a headbanging Northern Invasion in nearby Somerset, WI on May 9.

Local hip-hop collective Rhymesayers bring its more-successful-than-ever Soundset back to Canterbury Park on May 24, with act details announcing soon.

JUNE

Bonnaroo is a growing music festival in Manchester, TN happening June 11-14, and like Coachella and SXSW, fingers are crossed that MN gets a few of those key acts in transit.

Blue Ox Music Festival (11-13 June 2015)

June brings the inaugural Blue Ox Music Festival to nearby Eau Claire, WI from the 11^th-13^th, focusing on Americana and Bluegrass with acts such as Pert Near Sandstone, Justin Townes Earle, and Sam Bush.

Rock the Garden returns to the Walker Art Center as a two-day affair June 20/21, with acts to be announced on-air March 31^st.  Wishful thinking says Belle and Sebastian w/Courtney Barnett (who are touring together), Run the Jewels, and Florence + the Machine would be great additions, though it’s all pure speculation.

 

UPDATE: 89.3 The Current announced last week that the RTG lineup announcement has been bumped up, now to be revealed on March 10.

Twin Cities Jazz Festival (25-27 June 2015)

Last year’s fun, free, and outdoor Twin Cities Jazz Festival was its biggest yet in its 17 years and this year’s (June 25-27) looks to be even bigger, with the not-yet-officially announced Saturday headliner being Dr. John, so keep those Mardi Gras beads handy.

JULY

Taste of Minnesota recently decided to return to last year’s site of Waconia and will be held July 2-5, with a roster of acts expected to be announced soon.

The annual Basilica Block Party is scheduled for July 10/11 and typically features a diverse range of alternative acts over its two main stages, with local acts on a third stage.  Jason Isbell was briefly listed as a performer (an artist the sponsoring radio station doesn’t even play), but the listing was removed with full announcements expected late next month.

Eaux Claires Music & Arts Festival (17-18 July 2015)

One of the most anticipated events of the summer is the first Eaux Claires Music & Arts Festival, scheduled July 17-18, in Eau Claire, WI and curated by Justin (Bon Iver) Vernon and Aaron (The National) Dessner. In addition to their own bands, Charles Bradley, Doomtree, Spoon, and The Lone Bellow, round out a very full bill.

The annual Vans Warped Tour returns on July 26 at Canterbury Park, with Blessthefall, Splitbreed, and Family Force 5 among the dozens of bands performing.

Lollapalooza happens in Chicago on July 31- August 2^nd, and with its close proximity to Minneapolis, expect several of the bands playing there, to make a stop here.  Acts to be announced.

AUGUST

Summer Set (14-16 August 2015)

August begins with the mostly EDM and hip-hop related festival Summer Set at Somerset Amphitheater on August 14-16, with acts to be announced.

Chipotle recently announced its free Cultivate Festival is returning on August 22, headlined by Walk the Moon, who has a two-night already upcoming in March at First Avenue, with other acts to be announced.

The end of the month brings the last days of summer and the glorious twelve days of the Minnesota State Fair, running August 27-Sept 7. In addition to the Grandstand evening shows (some already announced include Carrie Underwood, Def Leppard, and Alan Jackson, with more TBA) most of the artists on the free Leinie Lodge Bandshell have leaked out.  Look forward to two-night stands from Pine Leaf Boys, Sonny Knight and the Lakers, ex-Foreigner vocalist Lou Gramm, swamp blues guitarist Kenny Neal, and just maybe, Merle Haggard.

TBD (and rumors)

Will this finally be the year the First Avenue Festival gets off the ground, after a couple years of delays due to bookings and logistics?

Rumors are that Target Field is working on a non-country show to be booked in sometime this summer. As much as I’d like it to be AC/DC and/or The Rolling Stones, who have both announced summer stadium tours, it will more likely be along the lines of Jimmy Buffet, who’s heading out this summer as well.

We ended up loving the first Festival Palomino experience, held last September as a Trampled by Turtles curated festival, and despite the bad weather that chased 10,000 people indoors for two hours we hope it returns again.

Prince has had two new albums out for some time (with no real tour that followed), and a deal with Warner Brothers that returned his masters of the classic songs to him.  2015 is perfect timing to re-establish himself on the concert stage and fingers are crossed that he does something completely memorable locally.

Could 2015 mark the long-awaited return of Jack White (who hasn’t come to town since a two-night stand in 2005 with The White Stripes)?

WHEW!

With this just being the tip of the concert iceberg ahead (expect the unexpected shows too) and warmer days within sight, it’s hard NOT to get excited about live music in the upcoming months.

♥♥♥We Heart Music will do our best to bring you all the details and reports! ♥♥♥

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Minneapolis Music Guide: July 20 - July 26, 2014

Here is the weekly guide of some Minneapolis (and St Paul) live concerts and events from July 20 to July 26.

Read More Vans Warped Tour Unlike other stationary music festivals like SXSW or Glastonbury, the Warped Tour (or rather Vans Warped Tour) is one of those rare travelling music festivals. Traditionally, the Warped Tour feature more punk-rock music …

SUNDAY, JULY 20
CANTERBURY PARK
Vans Warped Tour

We covered Vans Warped Tour last year and we were only able to cover about seven bands (one stage)... which is pretty sad, because there are hundreds of bands on the lineup. If you are attending this year's show, taking place this July 20th, you'll just have to pick and choose your battle and have fun watching as many bands as possible.

My personal picks are Saves the Day, Anberlin (their last tour before they break up!), Yellowcard, and Sleeper Agent.

Here are just some of the bands playing this year:

Mayday Parade, Beartooth, Air Dubai, For Today, The Mixtapes, Stray From The Path, Teenage Bottlerocket, Plague Vendor, Tear Out The Heart, The Protomen, Attila, Saves The Day, A Skylit Drive, The Ghost Inside, The Ready Set, The Devil Wears Prada, The Color Morale, Nit Grit, Chunk! No, Captain Chunk!, Anberlin, Survive This!, Cute Is What We Aim For, Issues, Crown The Empire, State Champs, The Maine, Volumes, Enter Shikari, I The Mighty, Alive Like Me, Secrets, MC Chris, Terror, Breathe Carolina, Falling In Reverse, I Fight Dragons, This Wild Life, Courage My Love, Bad Rabbits, Real Friends, To The Wind, Ice Nine Kills, Every Time I Die, Scare Don't Fear, Of Mice & Men, Yellowcard, Bayside, Four Year Strong, Crizzly, Antiserum, K.Flay, Marmozets, Brian Marquis, Lionize, Echosmith, Sleeper Agent, The Word Alive, Beebs And Her Money Makers, Rob Lynch

 

Read More Hundred Waters Opening up for them was a Florida band called Hundred Waters. The lead singer Nicole Miglis is usually playing keyboards, but occasional bust out her flute to give their music this weird experimental …

MONDAY, JULY 21
7TH STREET ENTRY
Hundred Waters

Get a chance to see an intimate show with Florida's Hundred Waters before they set sail and tour with Interpol this November!

This Radio K show will also feature: Fort Wilson Riot, Vacation Dad, Har-Di-Har

Tour Dates:

07/18/14 Chicago, IL Union Park
07/20/14 Chicago, IL Lincoln Hall
07/21/14 Minneapolis, MN 7th Street Entry
07/24/14 Vancouver, BC Media Club
07/25/14 Portland, OR Mississippi Studios
07/26/14 Capitol Hill Block Party
07/29/14 San Francisco, CA The Independent
07/31/14 Los Angeles, CA Center For The Arts

Interpol Tour Poster

Tour dates w/ Interpol:
11/06 St Petersburg @ Jannus Landing
11/07 Orlando @ House of Blues
11/08 Miami, FL @ The Fillmore
11/10 Atlanta, GA @ Tabernacle
11/11 Nashville, TN @ Marathon Music
11/15 Milwaukee, WI @ Pabst Theatre
11/17 Columbus, OH @ Newport Music Hall
11/18 Toronto, ON @ Kool Haus
11/20 Montreal, QC @ Metropolis
11/21 Boston, MA @ House of Blues
11/22 Philadelphia, PA @ Union Transfer
11/24 NYC, NY @ Terminal 5
11/29 Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club

 

Read More Red Wanting Blue I'm glad to see that Red Wanting Blue made their national television debut on David Letterman last week! Check out their performance of "Audition" on youtube. …

TUESDAY, JULY 22
7TH STREET ENTRY
Red Wanting Blue and The Alternate Routes

Red Wanting Blue and The Alternate Routes are on a co-headlining tour with their "Sounds Like Summer Tour".

Columbus, Ohio-based American rock & roll band Red Wanting Blue is back with a new album Little America, which came out two weeks ago (July 1st).

“Sounds Like Summer” Tour 2014
07/18 Nashville, TN @ 12th & Porter *
07/22 Minneapolis, MN @ 7th Street Entry *
07/23 Des Moines, IA @ Wooly's
07/24 Omaha, NE @ The Waiting Room *
07/25 Denver, CO @ Bluebird Theater *
07/26 Kemmerer, WY @ Oyster Ridge Music Festival
07/27 Kearney, NE @ Buffalo County Fair
07/30 Seattle, WA @ Tractor Tavern *
07/31 Portland, OR @ Mississippi Studios *
08/02 Los Angeles, CA @ Bootleg Theater *
08/09 Pittsburgh, PA @ Mr. Smalls
08/13 Portland, ME @ Port City Music Hall *
08/14 Boston, MA @ Brighton Music Hall *
08/15 New York, NY @ Bowery Ballroom *
08/16 Bucyrus, OH @ Brat Fest
08/19 Mohegan Lake, NY Winery at St. George
08/20 Asbury Park, NJ The Saint
08/21 New Haven, CT @ Toad's Place *
08/22 Philadelphia, PA @ World Cafe Live
08/23 Washington, DC @ The Hamilton *

*= w/ The Alternate Routes

Wallpaper. on Vans Warped Tour 7.21.13 in Shakopee, MN

Read More Wallpaper. Oakland, CA based artist Wallpaper. will be playing this year’s Vans Warped Tour in Shakopee, MN on July 21st. Wallpaper.'s frontman Ricky Reed has been popping up on music …

SoCal based band Wallpaper. made a stop in Minnesota July 21st as part of the 2013 Vans Warped Tour.

Wallpaper. frontman Ricky Reed played an energy filled show along with vocalist Novena Carmel. Wallpaper.’s high energy performance was obviously noticed by Warped Tour patrons because the audience grew as the show went on and by the end of the show the crowd was jumping and moving along to the upbeat party music.

We had the opportunity to interview Ricky & Novena about some of their experiences traveling the US on Van’s Warped Tour as well as some of their inspirations for their sound (video below).

Wallpaper. just released their album Ricky Reed is Real (Epic Records; released 7/23) available on iTunes and Amazon.

Van’s Warped Tour Dates:

8.03 San Antonio, TX - AT&T Center
8.04 Houston, TX - Reliant Center Parking

Wallpaper. at Vans Warped Tour, Shakopee (07/21/13) all photos courtesy of Jonathan Wirkus/Jonathan Wirkus Photography

WARPED TOUR PHOTOSET:

For the Foxes' latest EP The Revolution (Hopeless Records).

Forever the Sickest Kids' latest album J.A.C.K. (Fearless Records).

Juliet Simms; check out her single Wild Child (Universal Republic Records).

Chiodos' latest album Illuminaudio (Equal Vision Records) new album coming in 2014.

The Summer Set's latest album Legendary (Fearless Records).

Sleeping with Sirens' latest album Fear (Rise Records).

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Vans Warped Tour 2013

2013 Lineup 3OH!3, Action Item, Alcoa (Derek of Defeater), Allison Weiss, Allstar Weekend, Alvarez Kings, American Opera, Anarbor, Architects (UK), Art of Shock, Attila, August Burns Red, Austin Lucas, Bad Case Of Big Mouth, Bangups, Beartooth, Comic Rock Beebs And Her Money Makers, Beware Of Darkness, Big Chocolate, Big D And The Kids Table, Billy Talent, Canadiana Billy The Kid, Black Veil Brides, Blessthefall, Bowling for Soup, Brian Marquis, Bring Me The Horizon, Charlie Simpson, Chiodos, Citizen, City Of Ghosts, Courage My Love, Craig Owens, Crizzly, Crossfaith, Crown the Empire, Daystar, Defeater, Die Mannequin, Diemonds, Dose of Adolescence, Driver Friendly, Echosmith, Emily's Army, EDM Five Knives, For The Foxes, Forever Came Calling, Forever The Sickest Kids, Frank Bang and The Secret Stash, Gabe Kubanda, Gin Wigmore, Go Radio, Goldfinger, GOLDHOUSE, Handguns, Hands Like Houses, Hawthorne Heights, Heritage, Hey Ocean, I Can Make A Mess (Ace Enders from The Early November), I See Stars, Ice Nine Kills, Issues, Itch, Jessarae, Joey Briggs, Juliet Simms, July, Kairo Kingdom, Kaleido, Kevin Seconds, Kyle Lucas, letlive., Like Moths To Flames, Lionz of Zion, Lost in Atlantis, Mac Lethal, Madchild, Man Overboard, Mandolyn Mae, Matt Embree (RX Bandits), MC Lars, McDougall, Memphis May Fire, Mest, Middle Finger Salute, Mighty Mongo, Mixtapes, Monte Pittman, Motion City Soundtrack, Never Shout Never, New Beat Fund, New Years Day, No Bragging Rights, Oh, Sleeper, Outasight, Pacific Dub, Poor Young Things, RDGLDGRN, Real Friends, Reel Big Fish, Relient K, Run DMT, Secrets, Set It Off, Shy Kidx, Silverstein, Sleeping With Sirens, Stephan Jacobs, Stick To Your Guns, Story of the Year, Strawberry Blondes, Sumo Cyco, Super Water Sympathy, Tess Dunn, Texas In July, The American Scene, The Amity Affliction, The Aquabats, The Ataris, The Black Dahlia Murder, The Chariot, The Cleopatra Complex, The Early November, The Exposed, The Indecent, The Royal, The Sheds, The Story So Far, The Summer Set, The Swellers, The Tower and The Fool, The Used, The Wonder Years, heCityShakeUp, Tidewater, Tonight Alive, Travis Alexander (Ghost Thrower), Upon A Burning Body, Vinnie Caruana, Volumes, Wallpaper., We Came As Romans, While She Sleeps, William Beckett, Woe Is Me, Young London

VANS WARPED TOUR
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Unlike other stationary music festivals like SXSW or Glastonbury, the Warped Tour (or rather Vans Warped Tour) is one of those rare travelling music festivals. Traditionally, the Warped Tour feature more punk-rock music, but it would seem that they are opening up the lineup to feature more diversity (as seen in one of our spotlight on Wallpaper. below).

If you're into skateboarding, trick bicycles, and other extreme sports and love punk music, it's really the place to be. We are covering the Warped Tour this year in Shakopee, Minnesota, at Canterbury Park, so check back next week for a report.

Vans Warped Tour event listing:

07/11/13 Mansfield, MA Comcast Center
07/12/13 Camden, NJ Susquehanna Bank Center
07/13/13 Uniondale, NY Nassau Veterans
07/14/13 Hartford, CT Comcast Theatre
07/16/13 Scranton, PA Toyota Pavilion
07/17/13 Burgettstown, PA First Niagara Pavilion
07/18/13 Cuyahoga Falls, OH Blossom Music Center
07/19/13 Auburn Hills, MI Palace Of Auburn Hills
07/20/13 Tinley Park, IL First Midwest Bank
07/21/13 Shakopee, MN Canterbury Park
07/23/13 Bonner Springs, KS Cricket Wireless
07/24/13 Maryland Heights, MO Verizon Wireless
07/25/13 Atlanta, GA Aaron's Amph
07/26/13 Saint Petersburg, FL Vinoy
07/27/13 West Palm Beach, FL Cruzan Amph
07/28/13 Orlando, FL C Florida Fairgrounds
07/29/13 Charlotte, NC Verizon Wireless
07/30/13 Cincinnati, OH Riverbend Music Center
07/31/13 Milwaukee, WI Marcus Amph
08/02/13 Dallas, TX Gexa Energy Pavilion
08/03/13 San Antonio, TX AT&T Center
08/04/13 Houston, TX Reliant Park - Parking Lot

Overwhelmed by the nearly 150 bands on the Warped Tour lineup for 2013? Fear not, let us spotlight on some of the bands (NOTE: not all bands mentioned here will be covered):

WALLPAPER.
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Oakland, CA based artist Wallpaper. will be playing this year’s Vans Warped Tour in Shakopee, MN on July 21st. Wallpaper.'s frontman Ricky Reed has been popping up on music spotlights such as MTV and Entertainment Weekly for his “awesomely doltish ode to Saturday-night oblivion (Entertainment Weekly).”

The band’s debut LP, Doodoo Face (Eenie Meenie Records) was released in 2009 to much praise for it’s party anthem sound. Wallpaper. drops their debut album Ricky Reed is Real (Epic Records) on July 23rd.

We will be covering the show, so stay tuned for the article and pictures that will be posted shortly after 7/21.

SLEEPING WITH SIRENS
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Sleeping with Sirens highest chart-topper album to date is their third album, Feel, which came out April 23, 2013, on Rise Records.

Sleeping with Sirens is known mostly for lead singer Kellin Quinn's ability to reach low/baritone-esque vocals styling.

Also, although the Floridian band is known for its post-hardcore music, you'd be interested to note that the second single from Feel, "Alone", features rapper MGK. Alt-Press commented on the song as actually making sense: "seems bizarre on paper—actually gels perfectly and could totally be a crossover smash." Not sure how the band will perform that song live (if at all), regarding the rapping portion.

BRING ME THE HORIZON
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Sheffield's Bring Me the Horizon is a metalcore band, currently signed to RCA Records (but is exclusively distributed in the U.S. by Epitaph Records). The band stole their name from the Pirates of the Caribbean movie.

Sempiternal is Bring Me the Horizon's fourth album, which came out on April Fool's day to a variety of formats: Standard, Deluxe, and Digital Standard and Digital Deluxe. For fans and collectors alike, it was a bit of a nightmare to track down all the songs, for instance, the Digital Deluxe includes "Join the Club" and "Deathbeds" while the Physical Deluxe containing these extra tracks: "Join the Club", "Chasing Rainbows" and "Deathbeds" (US Physical Deluxe had "Skank", displacing "Chasing Rainbows").

GO RADIO
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Florida's Go Radio is currently on the Warped Tour in support of their sophomore album, Close the Distance, out now on Fearless Records.

They must really love Warped Tour, because the band previously toured with Warped in 2011 for their Lucky Street album.

The band came about when singer Jason Lancaster left Mayday Parade (Derek Sanders took over as lead vocals for Mayday Parade) five years ago to start Go Radio. Since then, Go Radio has found success with Lucky Street debut at #77 on the US Billboard 200 Charts (top 20 on the Rock, Alternative, and Independent charts).

NEVER SHOUT NEVER
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Never Shout Never is from Missouri, with five full-length album: their latest is called Sunflower, which just came out last week (July 2).

Originally the band started as nevershoutnever! as the project from Christofer Ingle at the tender age of 16 in 2007. Then it was NeverShoutNever!, and now, simply known as Never Shout Never.

By 2009, Ingle signed with Warner Bros. Records (under their Sire label) and released The Summer, and steadily released music since then.

Never Shout Never will be playing the main stage on the Vans Warped Tour all summer. If you can afford it, Never Shout Never will be hosting a special VIP behind-the-scene music workshop at all the Warped Tour dates. These VIP workshop is strictly limited to 50 people at each show.

NEW EMPIRE
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Sydney's New Empire is returning to the U.S. to join this year's Vans Warped Tour. The three piece (Jeremy Fowler, Kyle Lane and Kale Kneale) play pop punk tunes, much like their idols Taking Back Sunday.

The Australian band's last release, Symmetry landed #39 on the Australian Charts, even gaining top 4 Australian artists on Channel V and had their song "One Heart/A Million Voices" featured in the 2012 Olympic Games.

Check out their latest single, "Relight The Fire" on YouTube.

Trivia: The band was previously called Freedom1.

GIN WIGMORE
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New Zealander Gin Wigmore just wrapped up her U.S. tour dates with Phillip Phillips and has jumped on the Warped Tour.

Currently signed to Mercury Records, her music was recently used in the Heineken/Skyfall cross-promotional TV spots (“Man Like That”) and the Guinness Black Lager ads (“Black Sheep”), which is taken from her sophomore album, Gravel & Wine.

If you get a chance to see her live, you can find out why London's Sunday Mirror is calling Gin Wigmore "New Zealand’s best export".

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