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Cancellations and Postponements

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CNN wrote that concerts cancellations and postponements will be commonplace due to COVID-19 as Adele fights back tears when she announced her Las Vegas residency shows had been postponed.

According to On Gametime, the leading app/site for last minute tickets, two tickets to Adele’s show at Caesars Palace were going for over $96,950 (each seat is $48,475) including service fees.

Adele at the Theatre De La Jeune Lune (02 Jun 2008)

We are happy to brag that we saw Adele, front row seat, for $17.50 in June 2008. No one knew who she was at the time, having only just released her debut album 19. She actually didn’t have enough songs to fill out a full headliner show, so she threw in four cover songs, including Bob Dylan’s “Make You Feel My Love” and Sam Cooke’s “That’s It I Quit I’m Movin’ On”.

Anyway, it’s sad to see the Adele cancellations, but this isn’t anything new to us, as we have experienced many last-minute cancellations since venues re-opened in July 2021 (Horsegirl at 7th Street Entry).

If you have a show booked this or next month, I suggest you check with the venue or the band’s social media accounts.

Recently, The Black Angels had to announce their show cancellation/postponement. Here is the message:

We're very sad to announce that we have to postpone our upcoming tour due to ongoing concerns and uncertainty about the spread of Covid-19. We will be announcing the rescheduled dates very soon, so please hold on to your tickets and they will be honored for the rescheduled shows. Can't wait to see you all when we get back out on the road soon!!!

Cancellations and Postponements.

Cancelled - Jan 19 Lomelda at 7th St Entry

Cancelled - Jan 20 OKnice at 7th St Entry

Cancelled - Jan 20 Dawn Richard at Turf Club

Cancelled - Jan 20 Wolves In The Throne Room at Fine Line

Cancelled - Jan 21 Early Eyes and Dante Elephante at 7th St Entry

Cancelled - Jan 21 Happy Birthday Janis at First Avenue

Cancelled – Jan 23 The Kernal at 7th St Entry

Cancelled – Jan 24 Diet Cig at 7th St Entry

Postponed – Jan 25 Jeff Rosenstock at First Avenue

Cancelled – Jan 27 Reptaliens and Yot Club at 7th St Entry

Postponed – Jan 28 Tall Heights at 7th St Entry

Cancelled - Jan 29 The Current's 17th Anniversary Party at First Avenue

Cancelled – Jan 29 Asaf Avidan at Fine Line

Postponed – Jan 30 STRFKR at First Avenue

Cancelled - Jan 30 Tim Lopez Birthday Show at 7th St Entry

Cancelled – Feb 3 Becky Kapell at Turf Club

Postponed - Feb 5 The Black Angels at First Avenue

Postponed - Feb 7 Pinegrove at First Avenue

Cancelled - Feb 11 Willie Wisely and The Scarlet Goodbye at Turf Club

Cancelled - Mar 2 The Staves at First Avenue

Cancelled - Mar 4 Jonathan Richman at The Fitzgerald Theater

Cancelled - Mar 5 Nothing But Thieves at First Avenue

Postponed - Mar 16 Vundabar at The Cedar Cultural Center

Cancelled - Mar 28 GASHI at Fine Line

Cancelled - Mar 31 FUR at 7th St Entry

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If your band is coming to the Minneapolis/St Paul area, please email details to vu@weheartmusic.com with a good lead time. Thank you.

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Halloween: Early Eyes, Cannibal Corpse, Full of Hell, Boiled in Lead

Read More Early Eyes Early Eyes is a name new to many, the Minneapolis indie-pop/rock quintet only becoming a band in late 2016, but they’ve already attracted Hippo Campus-like buzz from very early-on. Second EP, Decorating, is just out and …

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EARLY EYES
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Just in time for our favorite holiday, Halloween, Minneapolis band Early Eyes released “Halloween ‘18”, the single from their forthcoming debut album Look Alive!, set for release on February 25 via Epitaph Records.

“We made ‘Halloween 18’ because we wanted to make the next Halloween chart-topping single, influenced by Ari Aster, James Wan, Sasquatch, and a zombie with no conscience.” Explains vocalist Jake Berglove. “We wrote the majority of the song in memoriam of the ghost of a Halloween party that happened in 2017, but ‘Halloween Seventeen’ wasn’t the right amount of syllables…”

We caught the band at Basilica Block Party in July 2018, and wrote, “Early Eyes is a name new to many, the Minneapolis indie-pop/rock quintet only becoming a band in late 2016, but they’ve already attracted Hippo Campus-like buzz from very early-on.  Second EP, Decorating, is just out and songs like the title track and ‘Feathers’ suggest a youthful energy and musical statement that the band has a lot more to say, and they also were fun and engaging live (and easy to see, with two of the five in bright-yellow t-shirts).”

Read More Cannibal Corpse Fisher from Cannibal Corpse, Zebub had a long question about Almond Joy and Mounds. I won't give away the punchline, but when it was delivered, neither myself or Fisher cared much for it. ... Whitechapel Whitechapel is touring in celebration of the the tenth anniversary of the band's The Somatic Defilement release. ...

CANNIBAL CORPSE
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Long-running death metal icons Cannibal Corpse will be headlining a US tour with labelmates Whitechapel and Revocation, under the banner A celebration of the 40th Anniversary of Metal Blade Records.

Cannibal Corpse’ latest Violence Unimagined is out now.

CANNIBAL CORPSE w/ Whitechapel, Revocation, Shadow Of Intent:

2/18/2022 Center Stage - Atlanta, GA
2/19/2022 The Ramkat - Winston-Salem, NC
2/20/2022 Baltimore Soundstage - Baltimore, MD
2/21/2022 Reverb - Reading, PA
2/22/2022 The Roxian - Pittsburgh, PA
2/24/2022 Brooklyn Steel - Brooklyn, NY
2/25/2022 The Palladium - Worcester, MA
2/26/2022 Anthology - Rochester, NY
2/28/2022 The Majestic - Detroit, MI
3/01/2022 The Vic - Chicago, IL
3/02/2022 Skyway Theater - Minneapolis, MN
3/04/2022 The Gothic - Denver, CO
3/05/2022 Metro Music Hall - Salt Lake City, UT
3/07/2022 Showbox - Seattle, WA
3/08/2022 Hawthorne - Portland, OR
3/10/2022 Ace Of Spades - Sacramento, CA
3/11/2022 The UC Theatre - Berkeley, CA
3/12/2022 The Observatory - Santa Ana, CA
3/13/2022 The Belasco - Los Angeles, CA
3/14/2022 The Van Buren - Phoenix, AZ
3/15/2022 Sunshine Theater - Albuquerque, NM
3/17/2022 Vibes Event Center - San Antonio, TX
3/18/2022 White Oak Music Hall - Houston, TX
3/19/2022 Amplified Live - Dallas, TX
3/21/2022 Red Flag - St. Louis, MO
3/22/2022 Mercury Ballroom - Louisville, KY
3/23/2022 Iron City - Birmingham, AL
3/25/2022 Jannus Live - St. Petersburg, FL
3/26/2022 Revolution - Ft. Lauderdale, FL

Read More Full of Hell The band will be along Relapse label mates Full of Hell and Portland’s Uada. Tour dates: 1.11 • Seattle, WA • Crocodile 1.12 • Vancouver, BC • Rickshaw ...

FULL OF HELL
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Hardcore, grind, death metal band Full of Hell will be touring with Wolves in the Throne Room and UADA this Winter 2022. The band’s latest release, Garden of Burning Apparitions, is available now on Relapse Records.

Tour dates:

1.11 • Seattle, WA • Crocodile
1.12 • Vancouver, BC • Rickshaw
1.14 • Edmonton, AB • Starlite Room
1.15 • Calgary, AB • Dickens
1.17 • Salt Lake City, UT • Metro Music Hall
1.18 • Denver, CO • The Oriental Theater
1.19 • Lawrence, KS • Granada Theater
1.20 • Minneapolis, MN • Fine Line Music Café
1.21 • Chicago, IL • The Metro
1.22 • Detroit, MI • El Club
1.23 • Toronto, ON • Danforth
1.25 • Montreal, QC • Fairmount
1.26 • Boston, MA • Sinclair
1.27 • Brooklyn, NY • Warsaw
1.28 • Pittsburgh, PA • Mr. Smalls
1.29 • Washington, DC • The Black Cat
1.31 • Charlotte, NC • Amos' Southend
2.01 • Atlanta, GA • The Masquerade
2.02 • Tampa, FL • The Orpheum
2.04 • Dallas, TX • Amplified Live
2.05 • San Antonio, TX • The Rock Box
2.07 • Phoenix, AZ • Nile Theater
2.08 • Los Angeles, CA • The Regent
2.09 • Berkeley, CA • UC Theater
2.11 • Portland, OR • Hawthorne Theater

Read More Boiled in Lead Munson seated directly behind me, members of Boiled in Lead to my right, and various other musicians dotting the capacity crowd, the musical court of radical action was in session as King Crimson made a rare ap ...

BOILED IN LEAD
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Speaking of death, local musician David Stenshoel passed away on September 16, 2021. He was a passionate musician (violin, tenor saxophone, electric mandolin and gaida), who played with many bands, including Boiled in Lead.

There is a benefit show over at the Celtic Junction Arts Center at 2pm on Saturday, October 16th. All proceeds go to benefit David’s family.

Boiled in Lead, via the Cedar, provided the memorial concert for David Stenshoel:

Violinist David Stenshoel passed away on September 16th, 2021. He has enriched audiences in the Twin Cities and beyond since the early 1970s playing an extremely wide range of music with innovation, talent, and joy.

Boiled in Lead and Friends:
Remembering David Stenshoel

Saturday, October 16th, 2021 at 2:00 PM CT
At Celtic Junction Arts Center
836 Prior Avenue, Saint Paul, MN, 55104

Buy tickets here: $25 Advance and at the door
All proceeds go to benefit David's family.

The concert will be held outdoors, weather permitting.

Note: If indoors, masks plus proof of COVID-19 vaccination (or a negative PCR test within 72 hours) will be required.

This event will also be livestreamed and recorded in multitrack audio.

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Lone Wolf

Read More Oscar and the Wolf Belgian electro pop band Oscar and the Wolf (lead by Max Colombie) will be releasing a new track called "Undress" on May 25th, via PIAS (Play It Again Sam). …

Read more Wolfpack 2021, Wolfpack Attack (Part 3), Wolfpack Attack (Part 2), Wolfpack Attack (Part 1), Thrown to the Wolves, Big Bad Wolf, Wolf Attack!, Wolfpack, Wolf Pack, Hungry Like a Wolf, Songs About Werewolves, and When Animals Attack.

OSCAR AND THE WOLF
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Max Colombie, aka Oscar and the Wolf, recently debut “Livestream” on Zane Lowe Apple Music 1 Show. The song is taken from his forthcoming third album The Shimmer (due 22nd October on [PIAS] Recordings).

There’ll also be a promotional tour in support of the new record in 2022:

22.03.2022 – Scala, London (UK)
26.03.2022 – Ziggo Dome, Amsterdam (NL)
05.04.2022 – Quantic Club, Bucharest (RO)
06.04.2022 – Form Space, Cluj-Napoca (RO)
08.04.2022 – Morze, St-Petersburg (RU)
09.04.2022 – Ivestia Hall, Moscow (RU)
30.04.2022 – Sportpaleis, Antwerp (BE)
03.05.2022 – Les Docks, Lausanne (CH)
04.05.2022 – Plaza, Zurich (CH)
06.05.2022 – Santeria Toscana, Milan (IT)
10.05.2022 – Fabrik, Hamburg (GER)
11.05.2022 – Metropol, Berlin (GER)
12.05.2022 – Live Music Hall, Cologne (GER)
14.05.2022 – Rockhal, Esch-sur-Alzette (LUX)
15.05.2022 – Batschkapp, Frankfurt (GER)
20.05.2022 – La Cigale, Paris (FR)

Read More Chelsea Wolfe Just a reminder that Los Angeles' Chelsea Wolfe will be starting her US tour in two days, in support of her latest Abyss (which came out August 7, 2015 via Sargent House). ..

CHELSEA WOLFE
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Renowned songstress Chelsea Wolfe recently released two unreleased songs from her Birth of Violence sessions: a cover of Joni Mitchell’s “Woodstock” and original “Green Altar”.

Both songs didn’t make it onto the album, but they have special meaning to Wolfe.

We look forward to seeing her back on tour, having last seen her in Aug 2015 and noted, “In typical Wolfe entrance, the entire room was in darkness and one by one the band marched on stage. I've never actually been close to the stage for one of Wolfe's show, so this was the first time that I noticed that there is a distinct smell of incense. Wolfe, in a long black dress with one exposed sleeveless arm and an oddly large patch at the bottom of her dress, started into a banshee-like chorus of "Carrion Flowers".”

Chelsea Wolfe will be playing at Substance LA at The Belasco in Los Angeles on November 26.

Chelsea Wolfe at Triple Rock Social Club, Minneapolis (31 Aug 2015)

Read More Wolves in the Throne Room Soup reviewed Wolves in the Throne Room's Two Hunters and live show (which looks really fun). The latest news from Southern Lords Recordings is that they are putting the final touches on their fourth album, Celestial Lineage …

WOLVES IN THE THRONE ROOM
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Black metal band Wolves in the Throne Room announced a 2022 tour in support of their latest album Primordial Arcana. The band will be along Relapse label mates Full of Hell and Portland’s Uada.

Tour dates:

1.11 • Seattle, WA • Crocodile
1.12 • Vancouver, BC • Rickshaw
1.14 • Edmonton, AB • Starlite Room
1.15 • Calgary, AB • Dickens
1.17 • Salt Lake City, UT • Metro Music Hall
1.18 • Denver, CO • The Oriental Theater
1.19 • Lawrence, KS • Granada Theater
1.20 • Minneapolis, MN • Fine Line Music Café
1.21 • Chicago, IL • The Metro
1.22 • Detroit, MI • El Club
1.23 • Toronto, ON • Danforth
1.25 • Montreal, QC • Fairmount
1.26 • Boston, MA • Sinclair
1.27 • Brooklyn, NY • Warsaw
1.28 • Pittsburgh, PA • Mr. Smalls
1.29 • Washington, DC • The Black Cat
1.31 • Charlotte, NC • Amos' Southend
2.01 • Atlanta, GA • The Masquerade
2.02 • Tampa, FL • The Orpheum
2.04 • Dallas, TX • Amplified Live
2.05 • San Antonio, TX • The Rock Box
2.07 • Phoenix, AZ • Nile Theater
2.08 • Los Angeles, CA • The Regent
2.09 • Berkeley, CA • UC Theater
2.11 • Portland, OR • Hawthorne Theater

Read More Emily Wolfe Crows Feet Records singer/ songwriter/ guitarist Emily Wolfe announced t hat she’ll be heading out on tour in support of her new album Outlier. …

EMILY WOLFE
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Crows Feet Records recording artist, Emily Wolfe is currently in the middle of her North American Tour in support of her new album Outlier.

We actually mentioned the album in June 2021 and said, “Wolfe is headlining the upcoming tour, with the exception of some dates with the legendary Joan Jett and the Blackhearts.”

St Paul/Minneapolis, she’ll be over at the Turf Club this December 5th.

The Outlier Tour:

Oct 15: Little Rock, AR / Stickyz
Oct 16: Memphis, TN / Hernando’s Hideaway
Oct 17: Nashville, TN / 3rd & Lindsley
Oct 18: Asheville, NC / The Grey Eagle
Oct 20: Raleigh, NC / The Pour House
Oct 21: Atlanta, GA / Shaky Knees Late Night Show
Oct 22: Chattanooga, TN / Arts Avenue
Oct 24: Charlottesville, VA / The Southern Cafe
Oct 26: New York, NY / Mercury Lounge
Oct 27: Townson, MD / The Recher
Oct 28: Washington, DC / Dc9
Oct 29: Atlantic City, NJ / Sound Waves
Oct 30: Red Bank, NJ / Count Basie Theater Oct 31: Philadelphia, PA / Kung Fu Necktie
Nov 2: Hamden, CT / Space Ballroom
Nov 3: Cambridge, MA / Middle East
Nov 4: Keen, NH / Colonial Theatre
Nov 5: Albany, NY / The Linda
Nov 7: Pittsburgh, PA / Hard Rock Café
Dec 2: Ames, IA / Maintenance Shop
Dec 5: Minneapolis, MN / Turf Club
Dec 8: Chicago, IL / Sleeping Village
Dec 9: Milwaukee, WI / Cactus Club

Read More Remi Wolf Dog lover Remi Wolf (she wrote “You're A Dog!”, “I'm Allergic To Dogs!”, “We Love Dogs!”, etc) recently released her new standalone solo track “Liz”. …

REMI WOLF
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Los Angeles’ Remi Wolf was last seen in Minneapolis with Cautious Clay (aka Josh Karpeh), in December 2019.

Her debut album Juno is coming out October 15th, and they described her music as “ever-present personality, charisma, and unique eye have established her as a Gen Z pop scene darling, amassing an avid fanbase (affectionately referred to as “Remjobs”). Not just a fan favorite, Remi has caught on with industry trendsetters as well.”

She’s already collaborated with such acts as Dominic Fike, Beck, and Nile Rodgers, which landed her on playlists like Apple Music’s New Music Daily, iPhone 12 global ad campaign, NMF and Pollen.

If you’re in Chicago or New York, she’ll be playing live in your area next week:

10/4 - Chicago, IL - Lincoln Hall
10/6 - Brooklyn, NY - Music Hall of Williamsburg

LOUIE & THE WOLF GANG louieandthewolfgang.com Swiss rockabillys Louie & The Wolf Gang released “Rockabilly Guy” on October 1st. During the COVID lockdown, the four-piece recorded Lockdown Sessions, set for release in 2022. The band recently played the Tiki Bash festival… and hopes to return to performing live again.

AZURE WOLF azurewolfmusic.com Washington all-female indie band Azure Wolf will be releasing their debut album Tensions on October 10th. The album was recorded at Poetown Music, and mixed by Stella Music Studio, Will Beasley Recording Studio, and The Animal Farm Music.

WOLFBOY AND THE EVERYTHING FACTORY apple.com Lakeshore Records released Wolfboy and the Everything Factory original soundtrack on September 24th. The soundtrack was composed by Clap! Clap! (AKA Cristiano Crisci), plus a score from Xav Clarke. If you have Apple TV, you can watch the 10-episode animated adventures of Wolfboy (voiced by Kassian Akhtar).

SEA WOLF seawolfmusic.com Dangerbird Records will be releasing Sea Wolf’s Through A Dark Wood (Deluxe Edition) on November 19th. Like most musicians during the pandemic, Los Angeles indie songwriter, Alex Brown Church, said, “Through a Dark Wood came out in March 2020 at the beginning of the pandemic, when we were all entering into a new ‘dark wood’ together. We’re beginning to figure it out, though we’re still not sure what’s next. Just like the story of the album.”

WRITTEN BY WOLVES writtenbywolves.com New Zealand’s highest streaming rock band, Written By Wolves, recently released their EP The Collab Project. The new 5-track EP is a collection of re-imagined collaborations of tracks from their debut album Secrets, which came out in late 2019. The Collab Project features Kellin Quinn (Sleeping With Sirens), Trenton Woodley (Hands Like Houses), Sonny Sandoval (P.O.D.) and others….

WOLF & CHAIN facebook/wolfandchainband Adelaide’s pop-punk outfit Wolf & Chain will be releasing their EP Amor Mortal on October 29th. Talking about their single, “An Unfortunate Tale of Two Lovers and an Insatiable Taste for Poison”, which came out Sept 16th, they described it as, “about blindness to love, how it can manipulate you, consume you and delude you…”

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Hungry like the Wolf

PATRICK WOLF
www.patrickwolf.com

Maggie is in love with Patrick Wolf, it's a shame that she doesn't live in the UK, as it looks like he'll be touring in support of his new album, Lupercalia, released on June 20th.

I don't have the album, but I did read about it - apparently it was called The Conqueror as part of his double-album Battle. The tile and concept was changed to Lupercalia because Wolf thinks his songs are mostly about love pop songs:

"The title refers to the Lupercalia festival, which is the ancient fertility and love festival that happens around Valentine's Day. I strive to be original – it's one of my biggest ambitions. There can be nothing worse sometimes than a soppy love record – imagine if I'd called it To Love: Patrick Wolf!"

Fans will want to look for a special deluxe edition of Lupercalia. See him on tour this year:

08/07/11 London Apple Cart Festival, UK 08/13/11 Hildesheim M’era Luna Festival, Germany 08/19/11 Hasselt Pukkelpop Festival – Kiewit Belgium 08/26/11 Reading Festival UK 08/27/11 Leeds Festival UK 09/09/11 Robin Hill Bestival UK 10/22/11 Edinburgh Liquid Room 10/23/11 Belfast Speakeasy Ireland 10/24/11 The Academy Ireland 10/26/11 Manchester Ritz 10/27/11 Leeds Cockpit 10/28/11 Sheffield Foundry 10/30/11 Cardiff Millennium Music Hall 10/31/11 Oxford O2 Academy 2 11/01/11 Bournemouth The Old Firestation 11/02/11 Brighton Komedia 11/04/11 London Roundhouse 11/07/11 La Maroquinerie France		11/08/11 Ubel & Gefaehrlich Germany 11/10/11 Copenhagen Vega Denmark 11/11/11 Debaser Sweden 11/12/11 Parkteatret Norway 11/14/11 Astra Germany 11/15/11 Firlej Poland 11/16/11 Stodola Poland 11/18/11 Connewitz Germany 11/19/11 Koninklijke Schouwburg Netherlands 11/22/11 Frieheiz Germany 11/23/11 Karlstorbahnhof Germany 11/24/11 Salzhaus Switzerland 11/26/11 Reitschule Switzerland 11/27/11 Arena Austria 11/28/11 Rockhouse Austria 11/29/11 Palac Akropolis Czech Republic 12/08/11 MILK Russian Federation 12/09/11 St Petersburg Kosmonavt

LOS LOBOS
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Los Lobos (which means "The Wolves" in Spanish) are a multiple Grammy Award–winning rock band. They've been around since the late 70s and their music is a blend of Mexicana and American rock.

Los Lonely Boys will be touring with Los Lobos until August 10th, but it's a really good lineup, especially because the two band have a similar Latin-Rock-Soul sound to them. Since Los Lonely Boys' debut in 2003, they've been selling millions of records and singles, and even playing and recording music with legendary performers like Willie Nelson and Carlos Santana. Look for Los Lonely Boys' latest album, Rockpango, if you see them on tour.

Below are Los Lobos' tour dates - all dates with * indicates with Los Lonely Boys

07/26/11 Mountain Winery - Saratoga, CA * 07/27/11 Oregon Zoo Amphitheater - Portland, OR * 07/28/11 Chukchansi - Coarsegold, CA * 07/29/11 Greek Theatre - Los Angeles, CA * 07/30/11 Fantasy Springs Casino - Indio, CA * 07/31/11 Humphrey's - San Diego, CA * 08/02/11 Hard Rock Hotel - Albuquerque, NM * 08/05/11 Arvada Center - Arvada, CO * 08/06/11 Chautauqua - Boulder, CO* 08/09/11 Music In The Zoo - Apple Valley, MN * 08/10/11 Ravinia Festival - Highland Park, IL* 08/11/11 Frederik Meijer Gardens - Grand Rapids, MI 08/12/11 Meadow Brook - Rochester Hills, MI 08/13/11 Mr. Smalls Theatre - Millvale, PA		08/14/11 Richmond Jazz Festival - Richmond, VA 08/26/11 Atlanta Botanical Gardens - Atlanta, GA 08/27/11 S.Brewers Fest - Chattanooga, TN 09/03/11 Four Corners Fest - Pagosa Springs, CP 09/04/11 CO State Fair - Pueblo, CO 09/08/11 Meadows Events - Altoona, IA 09/09/11 Knuckleheads Saloon - Kansas City, MO 09/10/11 Roots 'N Blues - Columbia, MP 09/13/11 Winspear Opera House - Dallas, TX 09/24/11 Folsom Live - Folsom, CA 10/08/11 Sedona Jazz On The Rocks - Sedona, AZ 10/13/11 Club Fever - South Bend, IN 10/14/11 Wildwood Springs - Steelville, MO 10/15/11 Wildwood Springs - Steelville, MO

PS, the irony of the above section is courtesy of Press Wolf PR.

THE REAL TUESDAY WELD
tuesdayweld.com

I actually really love The Real Tuesday Weld, I gave his last album The London Book of the Dead a terrific review. If you've never heard of this guy, Stephen Coates, takes old 1930s records and put electronic beats to them, creating what he calls "Antique Beats". It's great, I love it.

The Real Tuesday Weld's latest album is called The Last Werewolf, released July 12th via Six Degrees Records. The sample song they sent out is called "Me and Mr Wolf".

Download: The Real Tuesday Weld: Me and Mr Wolf

Brief Cubs:

WOLVES IN THE THRONE ROOM wittr.com Soup reviewed Wolves in the Throne Room's Two Hunters and live show (which looks really fun). The latest news from Southern Lords Recordings is that they are putting the final touches on their fourth album, Celestial Lineage. All details and tour dates can be found here. Look for Celestial Lineage to be out on September 13, 2011.

D/WOLVES facebook.com/wolvesd This looks like a fairly new band from San Diego. The information I got was that they are "an experimental electronic group into a mature band with a strong sense of pop melody. The song sent to me is "Tell Me Why" from their upcoming EP. Since that's pretty much it, that's not a whole lot to work with (especially since the EP is unnamed and no artwork). Download: D/Wolves: Tell Me Why

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Wolves in the Throne Room - Two Hunters (vinyl review)

 

 

I Will Lay Down My Bones Among the Rocks and Roots (edit)

Wolves In The Throne Room

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Living on a farm outside Olympia, Washington, Wolves in the Throne Room are, in this writers opinion, one of the two best black metal bands on Earth right now (the other being Nachtmystium; more on them later, maybe). Combining progressive leanings with a message of humility before nature, the band, made up of brothers, Aaron and Nathan Weaver and Richard Dahlen is standing out in a genre that's not exactly known for its variation. Their newest album, Two Hunters, was recently released on vinyl, and I have to say, “f*cking majestic” is a description that doesn't even begin to do it justice. I saw these guys live last year, and even that couldn't have prepared me for how good this record is.

Wolves in the Throne Room live

 

Already you know you're in for something special on the opening track, “Dea Actio,” which basically serves as an ambient intro to the album as a whole. This “ambient intro” probably has more feeling and power behind it than a lot of “proper” songs by most bands. “Vastness and Sorrow,” on the other hand, starts out more straight-up black metal, with incredibly fast, busy drumming and Richard Dahlen's rather “old-school,” but effective vocal delivery. As the song goes on, it starts meandering a bit and showing the band's non-black metal influences, but in a very black metal way, before giving way to punk rock rhythms and an almost danceable beat before breaking down again and laying on the grim and the frostbitten in epic form.

 

 

“Cleansing” features an extended ambient intro on the vinyl edition, and also guest vocals from Jessica Kinney on either edition. The result is something that is not nearly as corny as that first sentence makes it sound. The vocals are mixed low, under a minimal reverb-drenched keyboard. Eventually it fades out and builds back up. A bass drum beat comes in, and the vocals move up in the mix with slightly distorted guitars to add flair. Then out of nowhere, it's the most jarring and graceful transition to some fast, straightforward black metal madness that subtly breaks down and builds up, ending on a two chord drone.

 

The best track on the album is “I Will Lay Down My Bones Among the Rocks and Roots” (also maybe one of the best song titles ever). The clean guitar intro is suddenly overpowered by a black metal based guitar and drum thing, which breaks down into a progressive section before the vocals even come in. The chord progressions on this show evoke a faint glimmer of hope, which is something rare for black metal. This track pretty much sums up what this band is all about. Meandering post-rock and ambient undertones, never explicit, applied to a black metal framework. The section right before the outro is like a summary of the song as a whole, breaking down into another acoustic interlude before going right back to where it was as if nothing had ever broken it up. Jessica Kinney returns on vocals on the outro in a section reminiscent of “Cleansing” and the side ends with the sound of chirping birds. This is the end of the CD release.

The vinyl edition, has an extra track. “To Reveal” opens with a gauzy droning guitar sort of reminiscent of the guitar sound (oh, excuse me, “diesel harp”) on Velvet Cacoon's Genevieve. The drumming is busy and the rhythm is really strange on this one, and the guitars and keyboards work well together to create an atmospheric piece that's as intense as it is “pretty.” It ends on a long drone of just a few chords. The drums are mixed maybe a bit high in some places, and to be honest, I can see why it was left off the original release of the album. It's definitely an excellent track, and if you haven't picked up the CD edition, I'd definitely recommend picking the vinyl up instead for it, but it works better as bonus material than part of the album as a whole.

 

They've got one listed show coming up, on August 16^th at El Corazon in Seattle with Book of Black Earth and Himsa. If you live in that area, you've probably already heard of them. If you haven't seen them, you're missing out. The vinyl is out now on Southern Lord Records. The CD's been out since last year. Check it out! More information can be found at the band's MySpace page.