W♥M: We Are Scientists

05/16/2022

Minneapolis: June 4 to June 6

06/04 BROODS with Ella Vos at Fine Line

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New Zealand brother/sister duo Broods (Caleb Nott and Georgia Nott) is in the US on a headlining tour, after a successful sold out US tour with Sam Smith. They are touring in support of their Capitol Records debut …

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Minneapolis: February 9 to February 14

05/25/2020

The Scientists

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We Are Scientists

We Are Scientists took the stage quite late into the night, and Chris Cain and Keith Murray chatted with the audience frequently between songs. They had a booming rapport that reminded me …

WE ARE SCIENTISTS
wearescientists.com

We love New York’s We Are Scientists and was happy to see that they are back with a new single called, “I Cut My Own Hair” (watch the video on YouTube). This is the first official release since their 2018 album Megaplex.

Obviously, with the lockdown, the band wrote a song about attempting to cut their own hair, a skill that guitarist/singer Keith Murray would explain: “I’ve been cutting my own hair for years now, so one silver lining of this cloudy life in quarantine is that this behavior, which others used to consider a sign of some flaw in my character, has now become an enviable skill. When I wrote the song last year, I was self-identifying as an outsider. Now, I guess, it’s become more an anthem of unification; everybody is cutting their own hair, like it or not. In a way, it’s pretty nice that the rest of the world — the formerly-professionally-hairdressed majority — has gotten a little closer to knowing the essential, questionably-coiffed Keith Murray.”

We Are Scientists’ new single “I Cut My Own Hair” came out May 22, 2020, via 100% Records.

We Are Scientists at First Ave (08 May 2019)

P.S. We caught We Are Scientists in May 2019 and wrote, “Their set seemed shorter than usual, but that’s probably done on purpose. Since it’s their last night of the tour, they spent a few minutes thanking Snow Patrol for bringing them on tour. Often their banters were incoherent (something about “baby be damned”??), but the gist of it is, if the band asks you to support them on tour, “take that opportunity!”. They sure seem to have had a lot of fun on this tour.”

MARIAH THE SCIENTIST
facebook.com/MariahTheScientistOfficial

Atlanta R&B singer/songwriter Mariah the Scientist released her first 2020 single called “RIP” via RCA Records. The song is a slow-drip ballad about finding a way to end the pain and is the first new music from Mariah since the release of her critically acclaimed debut album, Master (thanks to its 10M streams).

The Master album will be celebrating its one-year anniversary this August 2020, which hopefully, if the COVID situation is over, Mariah is planning on returning to the road to celebrate the anniversary.

In the meantime, “RIP” came out May 22, 2020, on RCA Records.

ELLEN ADARNA
instagram.com/maria.elena.adarna

Filipino actress, model, and general internet celebrity, Ellen Adarna semi-recently showcased her piano skills, as she covered Coldplay’s “The Scientist. The Instagram video got over one million views with over a thousand comments.

The 32-year-old actress said she’s taking a long break from acting, after giving birth to her song, Elias, in 2018. In an interview, she said, “I want to be with my son in his formative years. I'm a very hands-on mom.”

If you want to hear more “The Scientist” covers, head over to The Scientist.

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05/11/2019

Snow Patrol at First Avenue, Minneapolis (08 May 2019)

Snow Patrol at First Ave

Snow Patrol Setlist

Take Back the City
Chocolate
Empress
Open Your Eyes
Run
Set the Fire to the Third Bar
You Could Be Happy
This Isn't Everything You Are
Life on Earth
Make This Go On Forever
Shut Your Eyes
Called Out in the Dark
Heal Me
The Lightning Strike (What If This Storm Ends?)
Chasing Cars
You're All I Have

-- Encore --
What If This Is All the Love You Ever Get?
Just Say Yes

We Are Scientists Setlist

The Great Escape
Now or Never
KIT
Tonight
After Hours
Nobody Move, Nobody Get Hurt
No Wait at Five Leaves

Ryan McMullan Setlist

This Could Be Love
Ghosts
A Winter's Coat
Bowie on the Radio
In the Back of My Mind
Oh Susannah

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Snow Patrol

Expect Snow Patrol to play songs from their latest album Wildness (their first album in seven years!), but also some fan-favorites, such as “Run”. …

We Are Scientists

We Are Scientists took the stage quite late into the night, and Chris Cain and Keith Murray chatted with the audience frequently between songs. They had a booming rapport that reminded me …

Ryan McMullan

That’s not all, they’re bringing We Are Scientists and Ryan McMullan on this tour. What a great lineup. Tour dates: April 29 /// Boston, MA /// Orpheum Theatre April 30 /// New York, NY /// Terminal 5 May 3 /// Toronto, ON /// Danforth Music Hall …

Irish rock band, by the way of Scotland, Snow Patrol, headlined First Avenue’s mainroom on Wednesday, May 8th.

Opening up the sold-out show was Northern Ireland’s Ryan McMullan, accompanied by Paul “Hammy” Hamilton (Foy Vance’s drummer). He is a young singer, and in fact, this was his first U.S. tour, and his first time in Minneapolis. Hearing one note from him, you can tell that he’s clearly a talented singer and natural performer. He’s charming and easily manipulating the audience to help him sing his song, “In the Back of My Mind”.

McMullan arranged his brief 30-min set with the first three songs using the piano, and the remainder of the show on guitar. McMullan ended his set with a sad, breakup song called “Oh Susannah”, dedicated to We Are Scientists, as it was their last night of the Snow Patrol tour.

Next up was New York, by the way of Berkeley, We Are Scientists. The duo features Keith Murray on lead vocals and guitars and Chris Cain on bass and backing vocals, but for the live shows, they’ve added Keith Carne on drums.

I’ve told this story before, but I first discovered the band in 2006, when the band had a massive breakthrough success with their debut With Love and Squalor. Just simply listening to the album for the first time, we were all singing along - that’s to show you how catchy their songs are.

Their set seemed shorter than usual, but that’s probably done on purpose. Since it’s their last night of the tour, they spent a few minutes thanking Snow Patrol for bringing them on tour. Often their banters were incoherent (something about “baby be damned”??), but the gist of it is, if the band asks you to support them on tour, “take that opportunity!”. They sure seem to have had a lot of fun on this tour.

The band dedicated “Tonight” to Ryan McMullan, stating, “Since he dedicated a breakup ballad to us, we wanted to return the favor with ‘Tonight’.” (which, in turn, was another sad, breakup ballad).

We Are Scientists ended strong with a marathon of medley of “After Hours”, “Nobody Move, Nobody Get Hurt” and “No Wait at Five Leaves”. You’re not quite sure where and when the song ended and when the next one started, but the way they played the song(s), it felt like one epic closer.

It’s good to have Snow Patrol (singer/guitarist Gary Lightbody, guitarist Nathan Connolly, bassist Paul Wilson, drummer Jonny Quinn, and guitarist/keys Johnny McDaid) back. Although technically, the band came here last year with the very popular Ed Sheeran, the First Avenue show marked the band’s first headlining gig since 2012. The reason for such a long gap (seven years), was that the band was experiencing writer’s block (according to singer Gary Lightbody’s interview in the NME). Eventually the band overcame their creative struggle, and their seventh studio album Wilderness came out last year. With the new album, the band’s been hard at work getting the word out with this headlining world 2019 tour.

I have to say that the long break was good for the band, they seemed happier and excited to perform and meeting their fans face-to-face. Singer Gary Lightbody’s voice is still amazing, and their hit songs like “Chasing Cars” and any songs from Final Straw (“Chocolate”, “Run”), went over incredibly well with the audience.

With Wilderness as Snow Patrol’s first album in seven years, the band did sprinkle in a few new songs: “Empress”, “Life on Earth”, “Heal Me”, and first encore song “What If This Is All the Love You Ever Get?”. Based on feedback from the crowd, I would have to say that the band might have another hit on their hands.

Normally, Snow Patrol play stadium-size venues or hanging out with Ed Sheeran, so this 2019 tour is really a great way to experience the band. Like We Are Scientists said earlier, if they’re coming to your town, you should “take that opportunity” and see the band (unless you’re slow and they’ve sold out).

Remaining tour dates:

05/10 - Denver, CO - Paramount Theatre
05/11 - Salt Lake City, UT - The Depot
05/13 - Vancouver, BC - Queen Elizabeth Theatre
05/14 - Portland, OR - Roseland Theatre
05/15 - Seattle, WA - Showbox SoDo
05/18 - Las Vegas, NV - The Joint @ Hard Rock
05/20 - San Francisco, CA - The Warfield
05/21 - Los Angeles, CA - The Wiltern
12/05 - Newcastle, England - Metro Radio Arena ^
12/07 - Belfast, Northern Ireland - The SSE Arena *
12/08 - Belfast, Northern Ireland - SSE Arena*
12/11 - Dublin, Ireland - 3Arena*
01/14 - Amsterdam, Netherlands - Ziggo Dome
01/15 - Hamburg, Germany - Barclaycard Arena
01/16 - Berlin, Germany - Velodrom
01/18 - Munich, Germany - Zenith
01/19 - Zurich, Switzerland - Samsung Hall
01/20 - Oberhausen, Germany - Konig Pilsner Arena

01/22 - Brussels, Belgium - Forest National
01/23 - Paris, France - Zenith
01/25 - Birmingham, England - Birmingham Arena %
01/26 - London, England - O2 Arena %
01/27 - Bournemouth, England - Bournemouth %
01/29 - Leeds, England - First Direct Arena %
01/30 - Manchester, England - Manchester Arena %
01/31 - Glasgow, Scotland - The SSE Hydro %
02/02 - London, England - Wembley Arena %
02/08 - Frankfurt, Germany - Jahrhunderhalle
02/09 - Vienna, Austria - Gasometer
02/11 - Milan, Italy - Fabrique
02/13 - Barcelona, Spain - Razzmatazz
02/14 - Madrid, Spain - La Riviera
02/16 - Lisbon, Portugal - Campo Pequeno

% Special Guests: Kodaline And Roe
^ Special Guests: Foy Vance And Roe
* Special Guests: Ryan Mcmullan And Sam Fender

Ryan McMullan

We Are Scientists

Snow Patrol Setlist

Snow Patrol

Snow Patrol at First Avenue, Minneapolis (08 May 2019)

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04/30/2019

Minneapolis: May 7 to May 9, 2019

Here are some shows taking place in the Minneapolis/St Paul area from May 7 to May 9, 2019.

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Snow Patrol at First Ave

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Snow Patrol

From Glasgow, Scotland, is Snow Patrol. I first heard of them through Belle & Sebastian's UK record label, Jeepster Records. They left that label for their third album (which proved a massive hit for them) Final Straw. …

We Are Scientists

We Are Scientists took the stage quite late into the night, and Chris Cain and Keith Murray chatted with the audience frequently between songs. They had a booming rapport that reminded me …

SNOW PATROL
+ We Are Scientists, Ryan McMullan
First Avenue
Wed 05/08/2019 (7pm/$35/Sold Out)
first-avenue.com

We haven’t written about Glasgow’s Snow Patrol in over ten years, so we’re very excited to see that they’ve returned to the Minneapolis area… stopping by First Avenue on May 8th. Of course, being absent for so long, that the show is naturally sold out.

Expect them to play songs from their latest album Wildness (their first album in seven years!), but also some fan-favorites, such as “Run”.

That’s not all, they’re bringing We Are Scientists and Ryan McMullan on this tour. What a great lineup.

Tour dates:

April 29 /// Boston, MA /// Orpheum Theatre
April 30 /// New York, NY /// Terminal 5
May 3 /// Toronto, ON /// Danforth Music Hall
May 4 /// Detroit, MI /// Royal Oak Music Theatre
May 7 /// Chicago, IL /// Riviera Theatre
May 8 /// Minneapolis, MN /// First Avenue
May 10 /// Denver, CO /// Paramount Theatre
May 11 /// Salt Lake City, UT /// The Depot
May 13 /// Vancouver, BC /// Queen Elizabeth Theatre
May 14 /// Portland, OR /// Roseland Theatre
May 15 /// Seattle, WA /// Showbox SoDo
May 18 /// Las Vegas, NV /// The Joint @ Hard Rock
May 20 /// San Francisco, CA /// The Warfield
May 21 /// Los Angeles, CA /// The Wiltern
Dec 5 /// Newcastle, England /// Metro Radio Arena ^
Dec 7 /// Belfast, Northern Ireland /// The SSE Arena *
Dec 8 /// Belfast, Northern Ireland /// SSE Arena*
Dec 11 /// Dublin, Ireland /// 3Arena*
Jan 14 /// Amsterdam, Netherlands /// Ziggo Dome
Jan 15 /// Hamburg, Germany /// Barclaycard Arena
Jan 16 /// Berlin, Germany /// Velodrom
Jan 18 /// Munich, Germany /// Zenith
Jan 19 /// Zurich, Switzerland /// Samsung Hall
Jan 20 /// Oberhausen, Germany /// Konig Pilsner Arena
Jan 22 /// Brussels, Belgium /// Forest National
Jan 23 /// Paris, France /// Zenith
Jan 25 /// Birmingham, England /// Birmingham Arena %
Jan 26 /// London, England /// O2 Arena %
Jan 27 /// Bournemouth, England /// Bournemouth %
Jan 29 /// Leeds, England /// First Direct Arena %
Jan 30 /// Manchester, England /// Manchester Arena %
Jan 31 /// Glasgow, Scotland /// The SSE Hydro %
Feb 2 /// London, England /// Wembley Arena %
Feb 8 /// Frankfurt, Germany /// Jahrhunderhalle
Feb 9 /// Vienna, Austria /// Gasometer
Feb 11 /// Milan, Italy /// Fabrique
Feb 13 /// Barcelona, Spain /// Razzmatazz
Feb 14 /// Madrid, Spain /// La Riviera
Feb 16 /// Lisbon, Portugal /// Campo Pequeno

% Special Guests: Kodaline And Roe
^ Special Guests: Foy Vance And Roe
* Special Guests: Ryan Mcmullan And Sam Fender

Other shows in the area:

1975 2019 Tour

Jake Miller at Fine Line

Andy Black 2019 Tour

My Brightest Diamond at Cedar

Matthew Logan Vasquez at Icehouse

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The 1975

The buzzing Manchester, UK foursome has been out on a short (and very sold out) tour of the U.S., previewing tracks from its second full-length, breathily titled I Like It When You Sleep …

My Brightest Diamond

Show up early to check out My Brightest Diamond (aka Shara Nova). The singer just dropped her new album A Million And One on November 23rd on Rhyme & Reason Records. She’s currently .…

THE 1975
+ Pale Waves
Armory
Tue 05/07/2019 (5:30pm/Sold out)
armorymn.com

The 1975 is back in the area, stopping by the Armory on May 7th.

Pale Waves to open.

Tour dates:

04/27/2019 Veterans Memorial Coliseum Portland, OR
04/29/2019 UCCU Center Orem, UT
04/30/2019 Red Rocks Amphitheatre Morrison, CO
05/02/2019 Toyota Music Factory Irving, TX
05/03/2019 Austin360 Amphitheater Austin, TX
05/06/2019 Providence Medical Bonner Springs, KS
05/07/2019 Armory Minneapolis, MN
05/08/2019 United Center Chicago, IL
05/14/2019 Express Live! Columbus, OH
05/15/2019 Ascend Amphitheater Nashville, TN
05/17/2019 Hangout Beach, Music
05/19/2019 Charlotte Metro Credit Charlotte, NC
05/30/2019 Agganis Arena Boston, MA
06/01/2019 Governors Ball Music Festival
06/07/2019 Rock am Ring
06/09/2019 Rock Im Park
06/28/2019 Rock Werchter Festival
06/29/2019 Lollapalooza Stockholm
07/04/2019 Open'er Festival
07/13/2019 Mad Cool Festival

JAKE MILLER
+ Just Seconds Apart, Logan Henderson
Fine Line Music Cafe
Tue 05/07/2019 (7pm/$20)
finelinemusic.com

Singer, songwriter, and producer Jake Miller will be headlining the Fine Line Music Café, in support of his new EP Based on a True Story (RED music). The 6-song EP, which is written and produced by Miller, debuted on 17 international New Music Friday playlists and skyrocketed to the Top 3 of iTunes’ Pop Albums Chart.

Want a more intimate setting with Miller? He’ll also be at the Mall of America the day before (May 6), likely playing a few songs, including the hit song, “Wait for You”.

Tour dates:

April 27 - Lancaster, PA - Chameleon Club*
April 28 - New York, NY - Irving Plaza*
April 30 - Boston, MA - Brighton Music Hall*
May 1 - Pittsburgh, PA - The Rex Theater*
May 3 - Columbus, OH - Newport Music Hall*
May 4 - Detroit, MI - The Loving Touch*
May 5 - Chicago, IL - Chop Shop*
May 6 - Bloomington, MN - Mall of America
May 7 - Minneapolis, MN - The Fine Line Music Café*
May 11 - Tacoma, WA - Alma Mater*
May 12 - Portland, OR - The Hawthorne Theatre*
May 14 - Oakland, CA - The New Parish*
May 17 - Los Angeles, CA - El Rey Theatre*

*Logan Henderson and Just Seconds Apart will support

ANDY BLACK
+ The Faim, Kulick
Varsity Theater
Wed 05/08/2019 (5:30pm/$28)
varsitytheater.com

Singer-songwriter Andy Black is touring in support of The Ghost of Ohio (Lava/Republic). The album debuted at No. 1 on the iTunes Rock Album Chart.

The Faim and Kulick to open.

Tour dates:

Apr. 29: Pittsburgh, PA - Mr. Smalls
Apr. 30: Baltimore, MD - Baltimore Soundstage
May 01: New York, NY - Gramercy Theatre
May 03: Worcester, MA - The Palladium
May 04: Asbury Park, NJ - Asbury Lanes
May 06: Grand Rapids, MI - Elevation
May 07: Chicago, IL - Metro
May 08: Minneapolis, MN - Varsity Theater
May 10: Cleveland, OH - Phantasy Nightclub
May 11: Detroit, MI - The Majestic
May 13: Toronto, ON - The Opera House
May 15: Montreal, QC - L’Astral
May 16: Philadelphia, PA - Underground Arts
May 17: Virginia Beach, VA - Elevation 27

MY BRIGHTEST DIAMOND
+ Tunde Olaniran
Cedar Cultural Center
Wed 05/08/2019 (7:30pm/$18)
thecedar.org

My Brightest Diamond is back on tour for her new edgy album, A Million and One. Tunde Olaniran will open the show.

Tour dates:

5/8 @ Cedar Cultural Center in Minneapolis, MN
5/9 @ Lincoln Hall in Chicago, IL
5/10 @ El Club in Detroit, MI
5/11 @ Velvet Underground in Toronto, ON
5/13 @ Café 393 in Boston, MA
5/14 @ Rough Trade in Brooklyn, NY
5/16 @ Rock N Roll Hotel in Washington, DC
5/17 @ Gallery 5 in Richmond, VA
5/19 @ Rhythm & Blooms Festival in Knoxville, TN
6/22 @ Up North Pride in Traverse City, MI

MATTHEW LOGAN VASQUEZ
+ Frances Cone
Icehouse
Thu 05/09/2019 (10pm/$16)
icehousempls.com

Delta Spirit’s Matthew Logan Vasquez is playing the Icehouse in Minneapolis on May 9th. As usual with these Icehouse shows, because it’s a regular business in the daytime, that the show don’t actually start until after 10pm when the restaurant business is closed.

Tour dates:

05/07 - Oklahoma City, OK - Tower Studio
05/08 - Davenport, IA - Raccoon Motel
05/09 - Minneapolis, MN - Icehouse
05/10 - Chicago, IL - Schubas
05/11 - Indianapolis, IN - HIFI
05/13 - Toronto, ON - The Monarch
05/15 - Boston, MA - Middle East
05/16 - Brooklyn, NY - Rough Trade
05/17 - Philadelphia, PA - Boot & Saddle
05/18 - Washington, DC - DC9
05/20 - Charleston, SC - The Royal American
05/21 - Decatur, GA - Eddie's Attic
05/22 - Nashville, TN - High Watt
05/24 - Dallas, TX - Kessler Theater
05/25 - Houston, TX - Heights Theater
06/20 - Costa Mesa, CA - The Wayfarer
06/21 - San Diego, CA - Soda Bar
06/22 - Los Angeles, CA - Moroccan
06/25 - Santa Cruz, CA - The Catalyst
06/26 - San Francisco, CA - Bottom of the Hill
06/28 - Seattle, WA - The Sunset
06/29 - Portland, OR - Mississippi Studios
07/01 - Salt Lake City, UT - Urban Lounge
07/02 - Denver, CO - Globe Hall
07/05 - Austin, TX - Scoot Inn

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10/10/2014

The Spatter Analysis Tour at Turf Club, St Paul (09 Oct 2014)

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Eternal Summers Tour Poster

Eternal Summers Setlist

We are Scientists

We are Scientists Setlist

We Are Scientists Setlist

Courage
Dumb Luck
Nobody Move, Nobody Get Hurt
Nice Guys
Chick Lit
What You Do Best
Sprinkles
Textbook
Inaction
Something About You

Lethal Enforcer
Central AC
Make It Easy
I Don't Bite
The Great Escape
After Hours
It's a Hit

-- Encore --
(Instrumental Jam)
This Scene Is Dead

Surfer Blood Setlist

Floating Vibes
Twin Peaks
Squeezing Blood
Weird Shapes
Miranda
Voyager Reprise
Take It Easy
Drinking Problem
Gravity
Say Yes to Me
Demon Dance
Harmonix
Swim
Anchorage

Eternal Summers Setlist

Jammy
Wonder
Viper
Gouge
You Kill
Millions
Structure
I Love You
Never Enough

Tour Dates

10/10/14 Madison, WI The Sett
10/12/14 New York, NY Various Venues
10/15/14 Newport, KY Revival Room
10/16/14 Louisville, KY Zanzabar

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We Are Scientists

We Are Scientists took the stage quite late into the night, and Chris Cain and Keith Murray chatted with the audience frequently between songs. They had a booming rapport that reminded me …

Surfer Blood

"This is our seventh time in Minneapolis," stated singer John Pitts from Surfer Blood, making their stop at the Triple Rock Social Club in Minneapolis last night, Sunday, October 13th. The Floridian band is …

Eternal Summers

I love fuzzy, lo-fi, shoegaze-y, poppy music. Eternal Summers is all of that. It's a recipe for the formula of music or genres that will almost always grab my attention. They started out their set …

"The Spatter Analysis Tour", with co-headliner Surfer Blood and We Are Scientists, just came through St Paul's Turf Club last night.

The Turf Club closed for the Summer for renovations, and this was the first time we had time to re-visit the venue. What I can report that it is indeed cleaner. The bar now has a new flooring, fresh paint (raised walls), a much nicer bathroom, and most importantly: new sound speakers, new lighting, and a raised/extended stage. They also got rid of the black drapes in the background (replaced it with a large painting of race horses) and also removed the secondary "minor" stage. All in all, it is the same old Turf Club, just improved.

Eternal Summers

Starting the Splatter show was Eternal Summers, a lo-fi/garage rock band from Virginia. The trio, lead by singer/guitarist Nicole Yun, is touring in support of their third studio album The Drop Beneath, out now on Kanine Records.

The band previously appeared in Minneapolis last year, but it was their first time in St Paul last night.

Their 40-min set was filled with high energy guitar-driven fuzz, including a few tracks, "Gouge" and "Never Enough", from their latest record.

Surfer Blood

Next up was co-headliner Surfer Blood, who, if you recall, the last time they were in Minneapolis, singer John Pitts said it was their "seventh time". From my understanding, I thought he said it was Surfer Blood's first time in St Paul... or at the very least, their first time at the Turf Club.

Surfer Blood is always fun to see live. If you've never seen them before, wait until you see them playing music with their teeth (for "Drinking Problem"). I've seen many bands, but Surfer Blood is the only one that does the teeth-playing-guitar thing.

For "Take It Easy", they invited singer Keith Murray on stage to help them jam, as John Pitts takes his singing mic into the audience.

Surfer Blood is, as always, tight on their nearly 55-minute set... thanks to many years as a touring band. The only problem they had was a false start for "Swim", but they quickly recovered and blasted the song as soon as they got their timing back.

Before I tell you about We Are Scientists at the Turf Club, let me tell you the first time I heard about them. It was 2006 and we were driving to Wisconsin, leaving from St Paul (!) and a friend had their major label debut album With Love and Squalor in her car. I'd never heard of them, but as soon as we put in the CD, I was already singing along with their songs. That's right, I have never heard of them before hearing that album for the first time.

So obviously, all the songs on their set from With Love and Squalor were favorites ("Nobody Move, Nobody Get Hurt", "The Great Escape", etc). I also got the impression that the other fans in the audience also felt the same way, based on their dance moves.

Also, last night was a very special night for We Are Scientists, as it was Keith's birthday. They joke around on stage a lot. Clearly the band don't take themselves too seriously, but what can you expect from a band ironically called We Are Scientist.

For example, they joked that "Make It Easy" was a cover of the Eagles' "Take It Easy", but their lawyers sent a cease and desist letter. So they changed the tune and the name to "Make It Easy". A complete lie, of course, but still fun to hear them tell that story.

With "I Don't Bite", Surfer Blood's guitarist and bassist was invited to jam, a favor returned from Keith's earlier stage invasion. You can tell that the two bands are both friends and fans of each other.

The highlight of their show was for their epic outro of the show, starting with "The Great Escape" and "After Hours" (which they incorporated "Eternal Summers" into a lyric from the song). That was supposed to be the last song on their set, but the band continued to medley in "It's a Hit", plus various song jams. If they ended the show, that would have been just fine, but since it was Keith's birthday, they came back with long instrumental jam, followed by "This Scene Is Dead".

If you are a fan of both bands, seeing them live on this Spatter Analysis tour is a no-brainer. While you're at it, pick up their exclusive tour 7" with sleeve artwork and tour poster for $10.

We Are Scientists at Turf Club, St Paul (09 Oct 2014)

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10/05/2014

Rocktober: October 8 - October 10, 2014

Here are shows taking place in Minneapolis/St Paul on October 8 to October 10, 2014.

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Banks

For the month of October, we talked about Lily Allen, Paloma Faith, Kooks, Bastille, Augustines, and Banks. …

BANKS
at First Avenue
Wednesday 10/08/14
first-avenue.com

American singer-songwriter Banks is currently on tour in support of her Goddess album, out now on Harvest Records.

Rolling Stone described her music as “Midnight R&B melodies intermingled with post-grime and post-Grimes beats — and a penchant for Fiona Apple” and the buzz has reached deafening levels for her debut full-length, Goddess - see this rising self-taught pianist, vocalist, and songwriter's while you can.

U.S. Tour dates:

10/07/14 Chicago, IL Metro / Smart Bar
10/08/14 Minneapolis, MN First Avenue
10/10/14 Boulder, CO Fox Theatre
10/11/14 Salt Lake City, UT In The Venue
10/14/14 Seattle, WA The Showbox
10/15/14 Vancouver, BC Commodore Ballroom
10/16/14 Portland, OR McMenamins Crystal Ballroom
10/19/14 San Francisco, CA Treasure Island
10/21/14 Los Angeles, CA The Wiltern
10/22/14 Los Angeles, CA The Wiltern

Other notable shows in the Minneapolis/St. Paul metro:

Motopony with The Family Crest @ Cedar Cultural Center

Stick Figure w/Pacific Dub @ 7th St Entry

Hank & Cupcakes with Danger Ron & the Spins, White Boyfriend @ Turf Club

Al Stewart @ Dakota Jazz Club

Yellowman @Cabooze

Charmings + The Meadows @ Icehouse

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Screaming Females

New Jersey's Screaming Females is known for their amazing live shows, and teaming up with legendary Steve Albini, they recorded their first live album during the two sold out shows at the Hideout in Chicago. …

Pujol

Opening up for J Roddy were Pujol, from Nashville, Tennessee. The five-piece band (although for live shows, they only have four members) played tracks from their sophomore album Kludge (like "No Words") and their 2012 debut album …

SCREAMING FEMALES
at Triple Rock Social Club
Wednesday 10/08/14
ticketfly.com

If it's at the Triple Rock Social Club, it usually means one thing: three bands.

Headlining this triple-action show is punk rock band Screaming Females. The trio (Marissa Paternoster, Jarrett Dougherty, and King Mike) are currently touring in support of the the Steve Albini-produced live album Live at the Hideout, available now on Don Giovanni Records.

Second of the three bands are Nashville's Pujol, who we recently saw at a sold-out show for J Roddy Walston & the Business. Pujol are touring in their re-issued and re-titled Reunited States of Being on cassette.

Third on the list is Minneapolis' own Kitten Forever, the riot trio features Corrie Harrigan, Laura Larson, and Liz Elton.

Tour dates:

10/05: Pittsburgh, PA @ Mr Roboto Project*
10/06: Columbus, OH @ Ace of Cups*
10/07: Chicago, IL @ Logan Square Auditorium*
10/08: Minneapolis, MN @ Triple Rock Social Club*
10/09: Spearfish, SD @ Back Porch*
10/10: Denver, CO @ Lost Lake Lounge*
10/11: Boise, ID @ The Crux*
10/13: Portland, OR @ Holocene*
10/14: Olympia, WA @ Obsidian*
10/15: Seattle, WA @ Black Lodge*
10/17: Oakland, CA @1234 Go!*
10/18: San Francisco, CA @ Hemlock Tavern*
10/19: Los Angeles, CA @ Los Globos*
10/20: San Pedro, CA Harold's*
10/21: Tucson, AZ @ The Flycatcher*
10/23: Austin, TX @ Red 7*
10/24: Houston, TX @ Walter’s Downtown*
10/25: New Orleans, LA @ Community Records *
10/26: Cleveland, MS @ Green Room *
10/27: Birmingham, AL @ Seasick Records*
10/28: Nashville, TN @ Stone Fox*
10/30: Ybor (Tampa), FL @ Pre-Fest 2
10/31: Gainesville, FL @ FEST 13
11/01: Atlanta, GA @ 529 Bar*
11/02: Raleigh, NC @ Kings Barcade*
11/03: Richmond, VA @ Strange Matter*
11/04: Washington, DC @ Black Cat*
11/05: Philadelphia, PA @ Johnny Brenda’s*
11/06: Cambridge, MA @ TT The Bear’s Place*
11/07: Providence, RI @ Spark City*
11/08: Asbury Park, NJ @ Asbury Lanes*

*=with PUJOL

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Surfer Blood

We Are Scientists

We Are Scientists took the stage quite late into the night, and Chris Cain and Keith Murray chatted with the audience frequently between songs. They had a booming rapport that reminded me …

Eternal Summers

SURFER BLOOD + WE ARE SCIENTISTS
at Turf Club
Thursday 10/09/14
turfclub.net

Surfer Blood and We Are Scientists have embarked on a co-headlining tour which has been coined by the bands as “The Spatter Analysis Tour”.

Regarding the tour, Keith and Chris of WAS said, “We've been fans of Surfer Blood’s music for years, and have played on a couple of festivals together, but the blend of the two bands in a club setting is going to be a glorious thing."

While they are on tour they will be selling a limited edition 7" vinyl with original WAS track “Distillery” and Surfer Blood’s “NY Passage”

Also on the bill is Eternal Summers, a band that Laurie described as "fuzzy, lo-fi, shoegaze-y, poppy music."

Tour Dates

10/05/14 Ithaca, NY The Haunt
10/06/14 Toronto, ON Legendary Horseshoe Tavern
10/07/14 London, ON Call The Office
10/08/14 Chicago, IL Lincoln Hall
10/09/14 Saint Paul, MN Turf Club
10/10/14 Madison, WI The Sett
10/12/14 New York, NY Various Venues
10/15/14 Newport, KY Revival Room
10/16/14 Louisville, KY Zanzabar

Other notable shows in the Minneapolis/ St. Paul metro:

Here Come the Mummies with The Oddfathers @ Varsity Theater

Blockhead with Elaquent, Lost Midas @ 7th St Entry

J Mascis @ Minneapolis Institute Of Arts

Jungle with Empress Of @ First Avenue

Merchandise w/Lower, Condominium @ Triple Rock Social Club

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Sloan

The boys of Sloan kindly stopped by the 400 Bar Friday evening and charmed a small, but excited collection of fans, new and old. The guitars were huge, the stage was hot and the lyrics ...

SLOAN
at Turf Club
Friday 10/10/14
turfclub.net

Canadian power-pop veterans Sloan have returned to our musical shores with an ambitious new double album, Commonwealth, due out September 9th on Yep Roc - and these guys aren’t messing around! Each side of the record is labeled after a different card-suit symbol and will feature compositions from a specific member: Jay Ferguson opens Commonwealth with his “Diamond” side, Patrick Pentland follows with “Shamrock,” the “Heart” is Chris Murphys’ section and “Spade” is the grand finale, an 18-minute suite compliments of Andrew Scott.

The band has been premiering tunes left and right starting with Pentland’s Beach Boys-rave-up “Keep Swinging (Downtown).” The A.V. Club debuted Ferguson’s “Cleopatra,” Consequence of Sound dropped Murphy’s “Carried Away” and USA Today pushed another Pentland tune, “13 (Under a Bad Sign)” - all songs have a great swagger and superior melody that Sloan are known for while still reflecting each writer’s unique fingerprint.

Although it’s been a few years since the band’s last full-length album (2011’s Double Cross), Sloan were still actively releasing music in between outputs. Following a tour celebrating the reissue of Twice Removed, the band put together a limited edition 7” single inspired by the hardcore bands of their youth titled Jenny/It’s In You, It’s In Me. The single came with download card so fans could access a covers record featuring versions of Sloan’s favorite punk groups like The Descendents, 7 Seconds and Bad Religion.

So far, Sloan only has FIVE dates lined up for their US tour and one of those dates includes a stop at the newly remodeled Turf Club in St. Paul - I consider it a personal victory when one of my favorite bands shuns both Chicago and Detroit in favor of the Twin Cities. It’s ALWAYS a great time when Sloan comes to town, so walk, drive or hop a ride on the light rail and get your butt to the Turf!

US Tour Dates:
10/10: Minneapolis, MN - Turf Club
10/19: Portland, OR - Star Theatre
10/20: Seattle, WA - Tractor Tavern
10/22: San Francisco, CA - Rickshaw Stop
10/24: Los Angeles, CA - Bootleg Theatre

Other notable shows in the Minneapolis/ St. Paul metro:

Grieves with Soulcrate, Unknown Prophets, Sol @ First Avenue

Om with Watter @ 7th St Entry

Pieta Brown album release @ Dakota Jazz Club

Sponge w/July Fighter, CrashMatic, Young & Tender @ Amsterdam Hall

Born Of Osiris w/After The Burial, Thy Art Is Murder @ Skyway Theatre

Shannon Curfman @ Famous Dave's BBQ & Blues

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07/20/2010

We Are Scientists at Music Hall of Williamsburg, Brooklyn (7/17/10)

We Are Scientists - The Great Escape

We Are Scientists

Tour Dates

07/21/10 Bottom Lounge Chicago, IL
07/23/10 Larimer Lounge Denver, CO
07/26/10 Doug Fir Lounge Portland, OR
07/27/10 media club Vancouver, Can
07/28/10 Neumo's Seattle, WA
08/01/10 Splendour In The Grass
08/03/10 Metro Sydney, Aus*
08/04/10 Princes Of Wales Melbourne, Aus*
08/06/10 Troubadour Los Angeles, ca
08/07/10 Slim's San Francisco, CA
08/08/10 Cellar Door Visalia, CA
08/10/10 Kilby Court Salt Lake City, UT
08/12/10 Record Bar Kansas City, MO
08/13/10 Old Rock House St. Louis, MO
08/14/10 Basement Columbus, OH
08/15/10 Brillobox Pittsburgh, PA
08/19/10 Pukkelpop Festival Kiewit, Belgium
08/21/10 Gampel Open Air , Switzerland
08/23/10 59:1 Munich, Germany
08/24/10 Lido Berlin, Berlin
08/25/10 Knust Hamburg
08/26/10 Luxor Köln, Nordrhein
08/28/10 Leeds Festival Leeds
08/28/10 Reading Festival Reading
08/29/10 Leeds Festival Leeds
09/03/10 Fountain Square Cincinnati, OH

* with Ash

Discography

[2002] Safety, Fun, and Learning (In That Order)	[2005] With Love and Squalor	[2006] Crap Attack
[2008] Brain Thrust Mastery	[2010] Barbara

After two and a half grueling days of unsuccessful apartment hunting in Brooklyn, my attitude towards the borough wasn’t particularly fond. So by the time I reached Williamsburg to see We Are Scientists, I was feeling hostile towards anyone who seemed to look as if though lived comfortably in an apartment – whether it be a sprawling brownstone or a shared loft. The audience that night seemed to all have their housing situations in order, as many of them seemed to have come directly from the Siren Music Festival on Coney Island. The concert, which was the festival’s official “afterparty,” was full of sweaty, heat stroke victims, but despite this, they seemed quite forgiving towards the second opening act, Lightspeed Champion, whose act consisted of him pressing buttons on a boombox and belting out soft-rock songs. He oozed with schmaltz, right down to his never nude cut offs, but he seemed to fit in quite nicely in this particular Brooklyn neighborhood.

We Are Scientists took the stage quite late into the night, and Chris Cain and Keith Murray chatted with the audience frequently between songs. They had a booming rapport that reminded me of AM radio talk show hosts, but the audience seemed eager to laugh at all their jokes. Right from the start, they got on the audience’s good side by playing a number of their fan favorites, such as “This Scene is Dead” and “Nobody Move, Nobody Gets Hurt.” The familiar opening bars of the songs were usually met with a deafening scream, and the audience’s vocals usually overpowered that of the band.

Songs off their newest release, Barbara, were greeted with equal enthusiasm. “Nice Guys” was the first song on the setlist, and its repetitive rhythms gave the audience plenty to bounce to. Songs like “Pittsburgh” and “I Don’t Bite” were also seamlessly slipped in with older tracks, and unlike, say at a Weezer show, there was no clear preference for older material over newer material. Their drummer, Andy Burrows, (formerly of Razorlight) was a quiet but steady presence in the background and got quite a few whistles from the tipsy girls in the front. As a fitting way to kick off the encore, the band chose “After Hours,” their ode to endless nights of gallivanting and mild debauchery. However, the prospect of staying out all night is only appealing if you have a place to eventually go home to. Since I was currently homeless, I cut out early, after briefly considering sleeping in the sound guy’s booth.