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Minneapolis: February 21 to February 23

02/21 Faye Webster with Kate Bollinger at Fine Line Read More Faye Webster Atlanta Millionaires Club is in Faye Webster's feelings, and that's the way she likes it. "Everything is way personal, " Webster says. "I have to write about very personal things for me to even want to write." …

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02/21/2022 Monday

Faye Webster
with Kate Bollinger
at Fine Line
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Yo-yo lover Faye Webster is back on tour, in support of her new album I Know I’m Funny haha (Secretly Canadian).

We saw her in June 2019 and said, “Folk singer and yo-yo girl Faye Webster was relieved to see so many people out on a Tuesday night at the 7th Street Entry. She didn’t think anyone would show up in her long 15 drive from Bonnaroo Music Festival in Tennessee… but imagine her surprise that the 7th Street Entry was packed full of fans.”

Tour dates:

02/01/22 - Saturn - Birmingham, AL
02/03/22 - Trees - Dallas, TX
02/04/22 - The Parish - Austin, TX
02/05/22 - White Oak Music Hall - Houston, TX
02/07/22 - Crescent Ballroom - Phoenix, AZ
02/08/22 - The Casbah - San Diego, CA
02/09/22 - The Fonda - Los Angeles, CA
02/10/22 - The Fonda - Los Angeles, CA
02/11/22 - The New Parish - Oakland, CA
02/13/22 - Douglas Fir Lounge - Portland, OR
02/14/22 - Neumos - Seattle, WA
02/15/22 - The Biltmore - Vancouver, BC
02/19/22 - Slowdown - Omaha, NE
02/21/22 - Fine Line - Minneapolis, MN
02/22/22 - Metro - Chicago, IL
02/24/22 - Horseshoe - Toronto, ON
02/25/22 - Petit Campus - Montreal, QC
02/28/22 - Royale - Boston, MA
03/01/22 - Webster Hall - New York City, NY
03/03/22 - The Jefferson Theater - Charlottesville, VA
03/04/22 - The Grey Eagle - Asheville, NC

^ w/ Wilco

02/22 Still Woozy with Wallice at First Avenue Read More Still Woozy Goodie Bag [Explicit] Still Woozy From the Album Goodie Bag [Explicit] Campbell 5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars love this song …

02/22/2022 Tuesday

Still Woozy
with Wallice
at First Avenue
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Portland’s Still Woozy is touring in support of his debut album If This Isn’t Nice, I Don’t Know What Is, out now on Still Woozy Productions/Interscope Records.

Wallice will open the show. She's released her debut single "Punching Bag" with the help of her childhood friend marinelli. Look for Wallice's forthcoming EP.

Tour dates:

Jan. 28 Asheville, NC The Orange Peel^
Jan. 29 Nashville, TN Marathon Music Works^
Jan. 31 Washington DC 9:30 Club^
Feb. 1 Washington DC 9:30 Club^
Feb. 2 Brooklyn, NY Brooklyn Steel^
Feb. 4 Philadelphia, PA Franklin Music Hall^
Feb. 5 Brooklyn, NY Brooklyn Steel^
Feb. 6 Brooklyn, NY Brooklyn Steel^
Feb. 8 Boston, MA Royale^
Feb. 9 Boston, MA Royale^
Feb. 11 Montreal, QC L'Olympia^
Feb. 12 Toronto, ON Queen Elizabeth Theatre^
Feb. 13 Pittsburgh, PA Stage AE^
Feb. 15 Royal Oak, MI Royal Oak Music Theatre^
Feb. 16 Cleveland, OH Agora Theatre^
Feb. 18 Columbus, OH Express Live^
Feb. 19 Chicago, IL The Riviera Theatre^
Feb. 20 Madison, WI The Sylvee^
Feb. 22 Minneapolis, MN First Avenue^
Feb. 24 Denver, CO The Mission Ballroom^
Feb. 25 Salt Lake City, UT The Complex^
Feb. 26 Boise, ID Knitting Factory^
Feb. 27 Eugene, OR The McDonald Theatre^
Mar. 1 Portland, OR Crystal Ballroom^
Mar. 2 Portland, OR Crystal Ballroom^
Mar. 3 Seattle, WA Showbox SoDo^
Mar. 4 Seattle, WA Showbox SoDo^
Mar. 5 Vancouver, BC Vogue Theatre^

^ Wallice supports

02/22 The Animaniacs with Rob Paulsen at The Fitzgerald Theater Read More Animaniacs Animaniacs was an incredible cartoon at an age when I was supposed to be outgrowing cartoons (except for the Simpsons of course, which wasn't for kids). I never imagined that Pinky and the Brain …

02/22/2022 Tuesday

The Animaniacs
with Rob Paulsen
at The Fitzgerald Theater
first-avenue.com

Courtney caught The Animaniacs in San Francisco in Jan 2013 and described it, “For those of you who missed the cartoon the first time around, Pinky and the Brain were a pair of genetically engineered lab mice, one sullen and smart and sounding an awful lot like George Orwell known as the Brain, and a lanky hyperactive one with some serious brain damage known as Pinky. Their basic plot was simple, Pinky would ask “Gee, Brain, what do you want to do tonight?” and the Brain would answer "The same thing we do every night, Pinky, try to take over the world!" before diving into some convoluted plot to rule the planet that never went quite right (with one exception in a Christmas episode for those of you who are going to write in to correct me).”

It sounds like The Animaniacs live show (featuring Pinky & the Brain) sounds like a really fun, interactive time. Voice legend Rob Paulsen is bringing his Animaniacs Live in Concert! to the the Fitzgerald Theatre in St. Paul on February 22, 2022.

UPDATE: This show has been cancelled.

02/23 Joan with Sawyer at Fine Line Read More Joan Little Rock duo Joan (stylized as joan) will be playing the 7th Street Entry. Residency: 02/8/2020 Washington, DC Songbyrd 02/9/2020 Allston, MA Great Scott ...

02/23/2022 Wednesday

Joan
with Sawyer
at Fine Line
first-avenue.com

Hard to Google Joan (stylized as joan) is returning to Minneapolis this Feb 23 at the Fine Line Music Café.

The Arkansas duo recently released “not over you” their final single of 2021 alongside the highly anticipated EP bye.

Tour dates

02/11 Growlers Memphis, TN
02/12 Mercy Lounge, Nashville, TN
02/13 The Masquerade, Atlanta, GA
02/15 Brighton Music Hall, Boston, MA
02/16 The Foundry, Philadelphia, PA
02/17 Bowery Ballroom, New York, NY
02/19 The Basement, Columbus, OH
02/20 The Shelter, Detroit, MI
02/22 Lincoln Hall, Chicago, IL
02/23 Fine Line, Minneapolis, MN
02/26 Record B, Arkansas City, MO
02/27 Duck Room, Blueberry Hill, St Louis, MO
03/01 Trees, Dallas, TX
03/02 Bronze Peacock Room, Houston, TX
03/03 The Parish, Austin, TX
03/05 The Crescent Ballroom, Phoenix, AZ
03/06 Constellation Room, Santa Ana, CA
03/08 Troubadour, West Hollywood, CA
03/09 The New Parish, Oakland, CA
03/11 Holocene, Portland, OR
03/12 Neumos, Seattle, WA
03/14 Soundwell, Salt Lake City, UT
03/15 Globe Hall, Denver, CO
03/17 The Vanguard, Tulsa, OK
03/18 Revolution Music Room, Little Rock, AR

02/23 The Weather Station with Helena Deland at Turf Club Read More Weather Station Opening up the show was fellow Canadians The Weather Station. Currently the live band was a trio, featuring singer/guitarist Tamara Lindeman and with help from drummer Matt (?) and guitarist Evan. …

02/23/2022 Wednesday

The Weather Station
with Helena Deland
at Turf Club
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Tamara Lindeman, aka The Weather Station, released Ignorance in 2021 and it earned her a a Polaris Music Prize nomination. Recently, the album got a double LP deluxe edition, via Fat Possum.

Tour dates:

01/26 - Boston, MA @ Brighton Music Hall *
01/28 - New York, NY @ Music Hall of Williamsburg *
01/29 - Philadelphia, PA @ World Cafe Live *
01/30 - Washington, DC @ Union Stage *
02/01 - Carrboro, NC @ The Arts Center *
02/02 - Asheville, NC @ The Grey Eagle &
02/03 - Atlanta, GA @ Terminal West &
02/04 - Nashville, TN @ Basement East &
02/05 - Oxford, MS @ Proud Larry’s &
02/07 - Dallas, TX @ Club Dada &
02/08 - Austin, TX @ 3TEN at ACL Live &
02/12 - Los Angeles, CA @ Troubadour &
02/13 - San Francisco, CA @ The Independent &
02/15 - Portland, OR @ Mississippi Studios &
02/17 - Seattle, WA @ Tractor Tavern &
02/19 - Salt Lake City, UT @ The State Room ^
02/21 - Denver, CO @ Globe Hall ^
02/23 - Minneapolis, MN @ Turf Club ^
02/24 - Madison, WI @ High Noon ^
02/25 - Chicago, IL @ Lincoln Hall ^
03/15 - Brighton, UK @ Komedia
03/16 - Bristol, UK @ Thekla
03/17 - Manchester, UK @ The Deaf Institute
03/18 - Dublin, IE @ Workmans Club
03/19 - Belfast, UK @ Black Box
03/21 - Glasgow, UK @ Mono
03/22 - Leeds, UK @ Brudenell Social Club
03/23 - London, UK @ Scala
03/25 - Brussels, BE @ Botanique
03/26 - Paris, FR @ La Boule Noire
03/27 - Amsterdam, NL @ Paradiso Noord
03/28 - Berlin, DE @ Frannz Club
03/30 - Copenhagen, DK @ Loppen
03/31 - Oslo, NO @ Bla
04/01 - Stockholm, SE @ Debaser / Bar Brooklyn
04/02 - Gothenburg, SE @ Oceanen
04/04 - Hamburg, DE @ Nochtwache
04/05 - Cologne, DE @ Blue Shell
04/06 - Munich, DE @ Milla
04/07 - Zurich, CH @ Bogen F
04/11 - Barcelona, ES @ Primavera

*= w/ Sam Amidon
&=w/ Cassandra Jenkins
^= w/ Helena Deland

If your band is coming to the Minneapolis/St Paul area, please email details to [email protected] with a good lead time. Thank you.

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Basia Bulat, with the Weather Station, at Cedar Cultural Center, Minneapolis (08 March 2016)

Setlist Fool Let Me In Long Goodbye In the Name Of La La Lie Time Heart of My Own Five, Four solo set If Only You In The Night Gold Rush Good Advice Tall Tall Shadow Someday Soon Wires Infamous -- Encore -- I Was a Daughter It Can't Be You solo encore Read More Basia Bulat Toronto’s Basia Bulat will be stopping by the Cedar Cultural Center next Tuesday in support of her third album Good Advice... but like many bands touring at this time - she’s really touring towards SXSW in Austin, Texas. … Weather Station Also fellow Toronto-based band The Weather Station (musical project of Tamara Lindeman) will open the show. Weather Station was previously in Minneapolis in 2014 with Bahamas (aka Afie Jurvanen). Weather Station’s latest album Loyalty …

Toronto’s Basia Bulat recently stopped by the Cedar Cultural Center in Minneapolis, touring in support of her third album Good Advice. The record is doing extremely well on the streaming charts thanks to its lead single “Infamous” (which closed out her set).

The Weather Station

Opening up the show was fellow Canadians The Weather Station. Currently the live band was a trio, featuring singer/guitarist Tamara Lindeman and with help from drummer Matt (?) and guitarist Evan. All three band members would later resurface for Bulat’s backing band during her main set.

The Weather Station’s set featured a lot of new songs from her latest Loyalty album, including “Way It Is, Way It Could Be”, which did not feature any percussions. Lindeman, who sounded like Joni Mitchell, described the song as a “quieter song... as if it could get any quieter.” That’s actually a pretty good description of the band, they’re a quiet, acoustic, and gentle.

Their drummer-less mini set would see him return after “Came So Easy”.

Initially Lindeman had little to say, but as the set drew to its ending, she spoke more often. Describing how she love how beautiful America is (“well, most of it anyway”) as they’re driving through it, or how she’s often billed with other women. After commenting on the women thing, she jokingly said the Cedar show was billed because of “International Women's Day” (which happened to be on the night of the show).

Basia Bulat

Like Basia Bulat’s previous appearance, she was quite happy and seemed to love to perform for us. She came on stage wearing a mini gold cape, which she said was a tribute to Prince and Bob (Dylan). She started her set with a very upbeat “Fool” song, which set the tone for the rest of her show. It was really a contrast to the Weather Station’s quiet set.

The first part of Bulat’s set is very harmonizing and fun, especially thanks to Tamara Lindeman’s backing vocals and multiple guitars. The second part of her set seemed to have Bulat mostly on keyboard. Eventually the band left and Bulat does her two-song solo set (“I Was a Daughter” and “It Can't Be You”). The latter song featured the autoharp. The band would return and brought us back the energy, where we started earlier in her set. It made for a nice circle.

Setlist

As you can see, the entire band was still using Bulat’s Omaha setlist, so the show is largely the same night after night (with the exception of the solo and encore set). However, having said that, near the end of the set, she did play “Wires”, which was not written on the set.

For the encore, it was just Bulat for another two-song solo set. I was half expecting the rest of the band to rejoin Bulat, but that never happened. Prior to playing “I Was a Daughter”, someone asked her about Donald Trump, which from a Canadian’s perspective, she said, “God help us all.”

For the closing song, “It Can't Be You”, Bulat quietly played us out with her ukulele.

Basia Bulat’s Good Advice is out now on Secret City Records. Her US tour continues:

03/12/16 St. Louis, MO Off Broadway Nightclub 03/13/16 Kansas City, MO The Riot Room 03/14/16 Norman, OK Opolis 03/16/16 Austin, TX The Parish 03/21/16 Dallas, TX Three Links 03/22/16 Birmingham, AL Saturn 03/23/16 Decatur, GA Eddie's Attic 03/24/16 Nashville, TN High Watt 03/25/16 Louisville, KY Zanzabar

03/26/16 Asheville, NC The Grey Eagle 03/28/16 Raleigh, NC King's Barcade 03/29/16 Washington, DC Rock And Roll Hotel 03/30/16 Philadelphia, PA Boot & Saddle 04/01/16 New York, NY The Bowery Ballroom 04/02/16 Cambridge, MA The Sinclair 04/03/16 Portland, ME One Longfellow Square 04/04/16 South Burlington, VT Higher Ground 06/05/16 Field Trip Music & Arts Festival

Basia Bulat at Cedar Cultural Center, Minneapolis (08 March 2016)

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Minneapolis: March 8, 2016

Read More Great Good Fine Ok In contrast, Brooklyn's Great Good Fine Ok had a slightly longer 40-min set. Highlight of their set, was midway into their song ‘By My Side’ as Luke "the Shredmaster" Moellman did his best keytar solo. …

Here are some shows taking place in the Minneapolis/St Paul area on March 8, 2016.

This is the special “SXSW Edition” of Minneapolis Music Guide.

GREAT GOOD FINE OK
with Handsome Ghost
at 7th Street Entry
Tuesday, 03/08/16, 7:30pm ($10/$12)
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Brooklyn’s Great Good Fine OK is back in Minneapolis next Tuesday. We previously caught the band as the opener to Magic Man in March 2015, and noted that the audience was absolutely blown away by the band, demanding “One more song!” despite the fact that they were just the opener.

Handsome Ghost to open the show.

Suspiciously dates around SXSW are left blank at the moment... but we suspect they’ll be down in Austin after March 12th.

Tour dates:

03.03 - Houston - Rudyard's British Pub
03.04 - Austin - The Sidewinder
03.05 - Norman - Opolis Prod
03.07 - Kansas City - The Riot Room
03.08 - Minneapolis - 7th St Entry
03.09 - Chicago - Lincoln Hall + Schubas
03.10 - Toronto - The Drake Hotel
03.12 - Brooklyn - Music Hall of Williamsburg

All dates with Handsome Ghost

Read More Kevin Garrett Also on the bill was Brooklyn's Kevin Garrett; he's joined by Sean Mullins on drums and Jeremy McDonald on keys/etc. Garrett's set included some very sensitive/personal ...

KEVIN GARRETT
with Verskotzi
at Turf Club
Tuesday, 03/08/16, 7:30pm ($10/$12)
turfclub.net

We randomly caught Kevin Garrett at a Communion showcase last April 2015.

Like many artists, Garrett is touring towards SXSW, following a string of sold-out dates with Alessia Cara, and has decided to add Minneapolis/St Paul on his roadmap to Austin.

Verskotzi, who we previously saw with Joy Formidable in October 2015, to open the Kevin Garrett show.

Kevin Garrett National Tour

3/08: Minneapolis, MN @ Turf Club
3/10: Chicago, IL @ Martyrs
3/11: St Louis, MO @ The Demo
3/12: Kansas City, MO @ Tank Room
3/15: Austin, TX @ SXSW
3/16: Austin, TX @ SXSW
3/17: Austin, TX @ SXSW
3/18: Austin, TX @ SXSW
3/19: Austin, TX @ SXSW
3/20: Austin, TX @ SXSW
3/21: Atlanta, GA @ Aisle 5
3/22: Nashville, TN @ High Watt
3/24: Philadelphia, PA @ Milkboy
3/25: New York, NY @ Mercury Lounge
3/26: Washington, DC @ Songbyrd

Read More Basia Bulat Basia Bulat was overwhelmed at the turnout to her show, "It's so awesome that you guys made it out here tonight. You were supposed to be at Kanye West's show next door!" … Weather Station Bahamas with Weather Station at Triple Rock Social Club Saturday 10/25/14, 8pm $15: triplerocksocialclub.com Afie Jurvanen's Bahamas will be back in Minneapolis' Triple Rock Social Club this …

BASIA BULAT
with The Weather Station
at Cedar Cultural Center
Tuesday, 03/08/16, 7pm ($12/$15)
thecedar.org

Toronto’s Basia Bulat will be stopping by the Cedar Cultural Center next Tuesday in support of her third album Good Advice... but like many bands touring at this time - she’s really touring towards SXSW in Austin, Texas. Anyway, the new album has already been streamed over 800k times and its lead single “Infamous” is high on the charts (#7 on CMJ AAA chart, #9 in the Canadian album charts, etc.)

Check out her show on March 8th and find out why the New Yorker called Bulat “a singular voice, with a confident yet vulnerable tone, and she sings with an impassioned yearning that suggests the vast wilderness of her homeland.”

You may recall that we previously saw Bulat in 2013, and wrote, “ It's been a long time since she was last in the Twin Cities, but you can tell her fans missed her by making their way to the show, despite the pending snowstorm outside.”

Also fellow Toronto-based band The Weather Station (musical project of Tamara Lindeman) will open the show. Weather Station was previously in Minneapolis in 2014 with Bahamas (aka Afie Jurvanen). The Weather Station’s latest album Loyalty is out now on Paradise of Bachelors.

Tour dates:

03/03/16 Phoenix, AZ The Rebel Lounge
03/05/16 Denver, CO Larimer Lounge
03/07/16 Omaha, NE Waiting Room
03/08/16 Minneapolis, MN Cedar Cultural Center
03/09/16 Madison, WI High Noon Saloon
03/10/16 Milwaukee, WI Colectivo Coffee
03/11/16 Chicago, IL Lincoln Hall
03/12/16 St. Louis, MO Off Broadway Nightclub
03/13/16 Kansas City, MO The Riot Room
03/14/16 Norman, OK Opolis
03/16/16 Austin, TX The Parish
03/21/16 Dallas, TX Three Links
03/22/16 Birmingham, AL Saturn
03/23/16 Decatur, GA Eddie's Attic
03/24/16 Nashville, TN High Watt
03/25/16 Louisville, KY Zanzabar
03/26/16 Asheville, NC The Grey Eagle
03/28/16 Raleigh, NC King's Barcade
03/29/16 Washington, DC Rock And Roll Hotel
03/30/16 Philadelphia, PA Boot & Saddle
04/01/16 New York, NY The Bowery Ballroom
04/02/16 Cambridge, MA The Sinclair
04/03/16 Portland, ME One Longfellow Square
04/04/16 South Burlington, VT Higher Ground
06/05/16 Field Trip Music & Arts Festival

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Rocktober: October 25, 2014

Here are shows taking place in Minneapolis/St Paul on October 25, 2014.

Strangely enough, two cancellations on this Saturday, Fat White Family (the singer tends to strip naked during his performance) and The Horrors. Since both bands are from England, you might think it's a Visa issue, but as far as I know, Fat White Family is currently in New York... perhaps taking advantage of CMJ all weekend long. Also, Irish band Kodaline has canceled their appearance for Sunday, 10/26, due to a broken arm.

Superposition, 2012 © Kazuo Fukunaga / Kyoto Experiment in Kyoto Art Theater, Shunjuza Read More Ryoji Ikeda Ryoji Ikeda superposition Friday–Saturday, Oct 24–25, 8 pm Walker Art Center…

RYOJI IKEDA
at William and Nadine McGuire Theater
Saturday 10/25/14, 8pm
$28: walkerart.org

Check out this rare appearance by Japanese-born/Paris-based sound artist Ryoji Ikeda at the William and Nadine McGuire Theater this Friday (10/24) and Saturday (10/25). If you enjoy experimental noise artists like the Boredoms, or even Sonic Youth, you might want to check out Ikeda.

The upcoming Ikeda's "Superposition Performance" is about 90-minute performance of part noise and part art: experimental, synchronized video screens, and, for the first time in Ikeda's work, human performers!

Since the performance contains high decibel levels, I recommend bringing some earplugs, just in case.

Performances:

10/17/14-10/18/14 Metropolitan Museum, NYC
10/24/14-10/25/14 Walker Art Center, Minneapolis
10/31/14-11/01/14 Univ. Musical Society, Ann Arbor
11/07/14 Center for the Art of Perfor., Los Angeles
12/02/14 Automne en Normandie, Rouen, FR

Bahamas Is Afie Brushfire Records Read More Bahamas I did manage to catch Bahamas. Bahamas is basically the stage name for Afie Jurvanen, who may be most famous for being Feist's guitarist and piano player. I really liked them …

BAHAMAS with Weather Station
at Triple Rock Social Club
Saturday 10/25/14, 8pm
$15: triplerocksocialclub.com

Afie Jurvanen's Bahamas will be back in Minneapolis' Triple Rock Social Club this Saturday. The last time I saw him in 2012, I noted that he had two women backup singers and that they had this 50s sound to their music.

Bahamas's latest album is out now on Brushfire Records.

Tour dates:

10/14/14 Portland, OR Doug Fir
10/15/14 Seattle, WA Columbia City Theater
10/16/14 Victoria, BC Alix Goolden
10/17/14 Vancouver Vogue
10/18/14 Kelowna Habitat
10/20/14 Calgary Knox
10/21/14 Edmonton, AB McDougall United
10/22/14 Saskatoon Broadway Theatre
10/23/14 Winnipeg Burton Cummings
10/25/14 Minneapolis, MN Triple Rock
11/05/14 Toronto Danforth
11/06/14 Montreal Metropolis*
11/07/14 Sherbrooke Theatre Grande*
11/08/14 Quebec City Imperial*
11/15/14-11/29/14 European Tour EU
12/04/14 Burlington, VT Higher Ground†
12/05/14 Albany, NY The Hollow†
12/06/14 New York, NY Terminal 5†
01/08/15 St. Catharines, ON Sean O'Sullivan
01/09/15 Peterborough, ON Market Hall
01/10/15 Ottawa, ON Bronson Centre
01/12/15 Kingston, ON Grand Theatre
01/13/15 Barrie, ON Georgian Theatre
01/14/15 Pittsburgh, PA Club Café
01/16/15 Louisville, KY Zanzabar
01/17/15 Nashville, TN Mercy Lounge
01/20/15 Houston, TX Fitzgerald’s Downstairs
01/21/15 Austin, TX Stubb’s Jr
01/22/15 Dallas, TX Kessler
01/24/15 Omaha, NE Reverb
01/25 /15 Rock Island, IL TBD
01/27/15 Iowa City, IA The Mill
01/28/15 Milwaukee, WI Shank Hall
01/29/15 Chicago, IL Lincoln Hall
01/30/15 Ann Arbor, ME Ann Arbor Folk Fest
01/31/15 London, ON Aeolian Hall

* with The Barr Brothers
† with Lucius

You're Dead! Warp Records Read More Flying Lotus Songs that I recall hearing that night were "Not for this Lifetime" and the closer song, a cover of the Flying Lotus, called "Nose Art". Not noise art, because that would be too meta. …

FLYING LOTUS
at First Avenue
Saturday 10/25/14, 8pm

The first time I saw the name Flying Lotus, I thought of the 70s band The Flying Lizards... you know the British band famous for covering "Money (That's What I Want)"?

Flying Lotus is the stagename for rapper/music producer Steven Ellison. Ellison is currently on tour in support of his fifth studio album, You're Dead!, out now via Warp Records. Tour dates:

10/09/14 Orlando, FL, The Beacham
10/10/14 Miami, FL, iii Points
10/11/14 Atlanta, GA, The Tabernacle
10/12/14 Chapel Hill, NC, Cat's Cradle
10/13/14 Washington, DC, Lincoln Theater
10/14/14 Philadelphia, PA, Tower Theater
10/15/14 New York, NY, Terminal 5
10/16/14 New York, NY Music Hall of Williamsburg
10/17/14 Boston, MA, Paradise
10/18/14 Burlington, VT, Higher Ground
10/20/14 Montreal, QC, SAT
10/21/14 Toronto, ON, The Danforth Music Hall
10/23/14 Detroit, MI, Royal Oak Music Theater
10/24/14 Chicago, IL, Concord Music Hall
10/25/14 Minneapolis, MN, First Avenue
11/07/14 London, The Roundhouse
11/09/14 Austin, TX, Fun Fun Fun Fest
11/11/14 Phoenix, AZ, Marquee Theater
11/12/14 Santa Ana, CA, The Observatory
11/13/14 San Diego, CA, North Park Theatre
11/14/14 Los Angeles, CA, Wiltern
11/15/14 Santa Cruz, CA, Catalyst
11/17/14 Portland, OR, Roseland
11/18/14 Seattle, WA, Neptune
11/19/14 Vancouver, BC, Commodore Ballroom
11/21/14 Salt Lake City, UT, The Complex
11/22/14 Denver, CO, Fillmore Auditorium
12/31/14 San Francisco, Sea of Dreams
04/17/15 London, O2 Academy Brixton

Read More Pond Songs that I recall hearing that night were "Not for this Lifetime" and the closer song, a cover of the Flying Lotus, called "Nose Art". Not noise art, because that would be too meta. …

POND with Doctopus
at Turf Club
Saturday 10/25/14, 8pm
$12: turfclub.net

The thing about Perth, Australia's Pond is that three band members is actually in another, more successful Australian band Tame Impala. Although, it would seem that Pond has an ever-rotating band lineup - especially when they play live.

Pond is currently on a USA on tour, surprisingly not in the States for CMJ. The band also recently announced their new album Man It Feels Like Space Again, coming out January 27th, 2015.

The cover artwork is by Ben Montero and the band also noted that for the LP, it will be a die-cut out sleeve showcasing inner sleeve Freakazoid Mural.

Opening up the show will be Doctopus, no relationship the Spider-Man villain, is also from Perth, Australia.

America tour dates:

Oct 21 - Lee's Palace - Toronto, ON
Oct 23 - Lincoln Hall - Chicago, IL
Oct 24 - High Noon Saloon - Madison, WI
Oct 25 - Turf Club - St. Paul, MN
Oct 29 - Doug Fir Lounge - Portland, OR
Oct 30 - The Independent - San Francisco, CA
Oct 31 - The Echo - Los Angeles, CA

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