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Standing on the Shoulders of Giants

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As you know, we love They Might Be Giants and will always promote the band whenever we can.

Recently the band received a Grammy nomination for “Best Boxed or Special Limited Edition Package” for their project BOOK, which is a full-length album and a 144-page art book.

Book (Autographed)

And yes, I bought Book at their recent sold-out appearance at First Avenue in Oct 2022. I will usually buy something at the merch to help support the band on tour, and I’m so glad I bought Book, because, for whatever reason, the Book came pre-autographed! While not my first autographs for TMBG, it was an unexpected happy surprised, and shows how cool John & John are about saying ‘Thank you’ for coming to their live shows.

As for the Book, itself, it’s a very large book. It looks very cool and is really the perfect gift to give to diehard TMBG fans. This is something you can proudly display in a book shelf or as a coffee book. It’s really designed for you to read something, while you play TMBG’s new album.

If you’re heading out to an upcoming show, be sure to pick up Book, as it’s autographed, and well worth the purchase.

2022 Dec 15 Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club Dec 16 Washington, DC @ Lincoln Theatre Dec 17 Washington, DC @ Lincoln Theatre Dec 18 Baltimore, MD @ Rams Head Live Dec 30 Providence, RI @ The Strand Ballroom & Theatre Dec 31 New Haven, CT @ College Street Music Hall 2023 Jan 11 Philadelphia, PA @ Union Transfer Jan 12 Philadelphia, PA @ Union Transfer Jan 13 New York, NY @ Bowery Ballroom Jan 14 New York, NY @ Bowery Ballroom Jan 15 New York, NY @ Bowery Ballroom March 7 Richmond, VA @ The National March 8 Raleigh, NC @ The Ritz March 10 Asheville, NC @ Orange Peel March 11 Atlanta, GA @ The Eastern March 12 Charleston, SC @ Charleston Music Hall March 14 Tampa, FL @ Jannus Landing March 15 Ft. Lauderdale, FL @ Culture Room March 16 Ft. Lauderdale, FL @ Culture Room March 17 Orlando, FL @ Beachum Theatre March 18 Ponte Vedra, FL @ Ponte Vedra Concert Hall March 21 Birmingham, AL @ Iron City

March 22 Nashville, TN @ Brooklyn Bowl March 23 Nashville, TN @ Brooklyn Bowl March 24 Columbus, OH @ The Athenaeum Theatre March 25 Covington, KY @ Madison Theatre March 26 Indianapolis, IN @ Egyptian Room April 12 San Diego, CA @ Humphreys Concerts By the Bay April 13 San Diego, CA @ Humphreys Concerts By the Bay April 14 Los Angeles, CA @ The Wiltern April 15 San Francisco, CA @ The Fillmore April 16 Oakland, CA @ Fox Theater April 18 Portland, OR @ McMenamins Crystal Ballroom April 19 Portland, OR @ McMenamins Crystal Ballroom April 20 Seattle, WA @ Neptune Theatre April 21 Seattle, WA @ Neptune Theatre April 22 Vancouver, BC @ Commodore Ballroom May 10 Salt Lake City, UT @ The Depot May 11 Denver, CO @ Ogden Theatre May 12 Boulder, CO @ Boulder Theater May 13 Fort Collins, CO @ Washington’s FoCo May 14 Lincoln, NE @ The Bourbon May 16 Kansas City, MO @ The Truman May 18 Tulsa, OK @ Cain’s Ballroom May 19 Dallas, TX @ House of Blues May 20 Houston, TX @ House of Blues May 21 Austin, TX @ ACL Live - Moody Theater

Read More Elle King Often compared to Janis Joplin, singer/songwriter/banjoist Elle King will be releasing her debut album Love Stuff next week, February 17th... just missing out on Valentine's Day. The Love Stuff album featured her …

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Award winning, singer-songwriter Elle King recently released “Jersey Giant,” a never-before-released song by acclaimed artist Tyler Childers.

“Tyler Childers is not too far from where my family lives and he’s a legend,” said King. “The life of a song is something so beautiful to me, and country music has taught me to see that the opportunity to sing a song written by someone else, is nothing short of a gift, a blessing. When you hear a song and say ‘I wish I wrote that’ you know it’s a good’n. I was humbled and so excited that Tyler gave his song to me. I tried to blend the two worlds of honoring traditional bluegrass and what country music is to me. Thank you, Tyler, for your music, and thank you for entrusting me with this gift. I’m so excited for everyone to hear it.”

King is set to release her new album Come Get Your Wife.



Tour dates

Dec 7 Tampa, FL, US Seminole Hard Rock Tampa
Feb 14 2023 New Orleans, LA Fillmore New Orleans
Feb 16 2023 Atlanta, GA Tabernacle
Feb 17 2023 Asheville, NC The Orange Peel
Feb 18 2023 Asheville, NC The Orange Peel
Feb 19 2023 Lexington, KY Manchester Music Hall
Feb 21 2023 Silver Spring, MD The Fillmore Silver Spring
Feb 22 2023 Huntington, NY The Paramount
Feb 24 2023 Boston, MA Roadrunner
Feb 25 2023 Harrisburg, PA XL Live

Read More Young the Giant California's Young the Giant (not to be confused with Australia's Jungle Giants), is currently on tour in support of Mind over Matter, which came out January 2014. …

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Irvine’s Young the Giant recently returned to Jimmy Kimmel Live! to perform “The Walk Home,” from their new album American Bollywood.

We caught Young the Giant in Feb 2019 and said, “With a mostly bare stage against the shape of a glowing cube centered above and behind them, Young the Giant began their eighty-minute headlining set with the ominous ‘Oblivion’ from fourth full-length album Mirror Master (Elektra Records) a song that lyrically freely exposes fears and vulnerabilities. The five-piece (Sameer Gadhia-vocals; Jacob Tilley- guitar); Eric Cannata- guitar); Payam Doostzadeh- bass ; Francois Comtois- drums) has become an increasingly seasoned live band and lyrically, is one of those rare acts that can look both inward and outward with compelling effectiveness, often musically understated and never overdoing it.”

Tour dates

Dec 13 Portland, OR, US McMenamins Crystal Ballroom
Jan 19 2023 Honolulu, HI, US The Republik
Jan 20 2023 Honolulu, HI, US The Republik

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We♥KC- October 10-16, 2022 Upcoming Shows (Kansas City / Lawrence KS)

Read More Lizzo We’re very proud of local Lizzo making it “big” outside of Minneapolis. The grrrl recently premiered her single/music video for "Humanize" Video on the Guardian. Her album Big GRRRL ...

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Rocktober marches on! Even with haunted houses open and numerous area weekend Fall festivals, there’s still plenty on the concert menu, with many bands making their way north, after playing the first weekend of Austin City Limits Festival in Texas.

Saturday (Oct 14) is particularly log jammed, despite Death Cab for Cutie postponing their tour for four months, so opener Low’s Mimi Parker can recover from cancer treatments.

Here’s what’s happening in the Kansas City/Lawrence, KS metro October 10th-16th.

(Several artists are still requiring precautions for entry, so check with the venue and/or assume vaccination proof, might still be required)

Monday Oct 10

The Midnight, The Truman, $30-$55

Synthwave group led by duo Tyler Lyle (a songwriter from Atlanta) and Tim McEwan (a producer from Denmark) out in support of their fourth full-length, Heroes.

Nashville alt pop band Nightly is set to open.

Tuesday Oct 11

Kid Bloom, Bottleneck-Lawrence, $20

Buzzworthy LA indie pop singer songwriter (aka Lennon Kloser) has a debut album out, Highway (via Position Music) and latest single, “Cowboy”. There’s a retro feel to his slightly psych-tinged music, which caught more widespread attention after his 2020 EP, Blood Sugar and he’s previously supported The Neighbourhood and Lennon Stella.

Fellow LA indie band All Things Blue (led by India "Blue" Coombs and guitarist Jon Joseph) to open.

AWOLNATION w Badflower, The Mysterines, Uptown, $35

More Los Angeles representation as Aaron Bruno and co. return, in support of a recently released covers album, My Echo, My Shadow, My Covers and Me, which includes their versions of Beck, Jewel, Midnight Oil and Grouplove songs. Expect some of those, in addition to their own hits like “Sail” and “Run”. We last caught them outdoors in Minneapolis in 2017.

LA alt rockers Badflower released their appropriately titled second album, This is How the World Ends, at the end of last year and UK’s rising The Mysterines are still touring in support of their debut album Reeling (Fiction Records), who we also caught live headlining back in May.

Goose, The Midland. $35

The CT indie-groove jam band has a new full-length, Dripfield out and is known for their live musical riffing and covers from the likes of The Band, Four Non Blondes, and others. Their seemingly simple name began as an inside joke from when one of the members worked in a Colorado taco shop and ended up sticking.

A R I Z O N A, Granada CANCELED

Wednesday Oct 12

Phoenix, The Midland, $29.50-$59.50

French favorite alt pop rockers have a new album, Alpha Zulu out and expand from their foursome to a six-piece live. We just caught the band live again, last month in Minneapolis, at the tour's first stop and were somewhat surprised they’ve been opening their set with one of their biggest hits, “Lisztomania” but it sets the mood for a fun evening. "Tonight", from the new album features Vampire Weekend’s Ezra Koenig, who can also be seen singing along in the music video.

Tai Verdes, The Truman, $25-$50

Cali singer-songwriter who broke it big with last year’s “A-O-K” single returns with new second album HDTV (a follow-up to debut album TV), and a fall tour of the same name.

Lyle Lovett w John Hiatt, Uptown,$59-$125

Two absolute legends perform an acoustic evening (separately and we hope together). Multi-Grammy winner Lovett blends country, swing, jazz, folk, gospel and blues, and has earned distinctions as Texas State Musician and the Americana Music Association’s Trailblazer Award.

Hiatt has been hailed as "one of rock's most astute singer-songwriters of the last 40 years" by the Los Angeles Times and artists from B.B King, Buddy Guy and Emmylou Harris to Iggy Pop, Paula Abdul and Rosanne Cash have all covered his memorable songs.

Slift, Bottleneck. $20-$25

French stoner rockers led by the brothers Fossat who put out a live album, Levitation Sessions, last year. KC pop/rock locals The Moose to open.

Thursday Oct 13

Batushka with Hate and Hideous Divinity, Granada. $25

From Poland, this popular black metal band led by Krzysztof Drabikowski has been relatively silent of late, due to the pandemic and a legal name dispute with a former vocalist, but now seems ready to return to live stages again.

Fellow Polish blackened death metal band Hate and Hideous Divinity, an Italian technical brutal death metal band listed as support, making this a Euro-centric evening of dark headbanging.

Friday Oct 14

Paramore w Young the Giant, Japanese Breakfast, Azura Amph, $36-$205.50

Saving the best for the last, the final show of this outdoor venue’s season features an eclectic alternative triple-bill, that many have waited all year for. Headliners Paramore have reunited, and the pop punk band has released new single, “This is Why” from a brand-new album of the same name, out in late Feb. Recent live sets have opened with the new single, leader Hayley Williams even plays a song from her solo release, and Zac Ferro sings lead on a HalfNoise cover.

Count us as fans of California band Young the Giant, who we last saw in 2019 and who have a new single, “Wake Up” in advance of brand-new album, American Bollywood, coming soon and which will compile four recent EPs. They’ve opened live with the new single so expect that and hits like “Cough Syrup”, “Something to Believe In”, “Apartment” and Superposition” live.

There are fewer more inspiring recent success stories than Japanese Breakfast and Michelle Zauner’s story of going through the grief of her mother’s death to produce a best-selling book, and a huge breakthrough album, Jubilee with hit singles “Be Sweet” and “Paprika” which were performed on SNL and most recently, Austin City Limits, to give the band even more mainstream exposure. We’ve followed Zauner and co. since early 2017 and have caught the band live three times in just over the last year, so yes, we’re steadfast fans and couldn’t be happier at all the success.

Clutch w Quicksand, Helmet, Oct 14, Uptown, $37-$55

A mighty triple-bill as groove rock masters CLUTCH wind down this 26-date run with Helmet and Quicksand. Single "We Strive For Excellence" preceded the latest album, Sunrise on Slaughter Beach, which was released last month on the band’s own label and went Top 3 on the Billboard Hard Rock chart. We caught them live last, back in 2016 at First Avenue in Minneapolis.

Lizzo with Latto, T-Mobile Center, $39.50-$129.50

No doubt she’s Special! – we knew it all along, having followed her for years in Minneapolis (both with group Grrrl Party and then solo) watching her hone her own brand of stardom after arriving from Houston. With new #2 charting album, Special, she collaborates with the likes of Coldplay and it features massive radio hits, “About Damn Time”, “2 Be Loved” and the title track.

She’s graduating to full arenas on this tour that won’t stop until next March in London and fellow rapper Latto, who’s “Big Energy” single from album 777, ruled the Spring/Summer airwaves, will support for this show.

Deorro, The Truman, $30-$50

Mexicali DJ/producer has a new full-length, ORRO, out on legendary dance label Ultra Records, and has recent single collaborations with Gente De Zona, Tiësto, and Los Tucanes de Tijuana w/Maffio. OOKAY and Chuwe are listed as support acts.

G Love and Special Sauce, Steve Tilford Benefit, Granada- Lawrence, $15-$125

The Philly rock, blues and hip-hop trio converges again to play the annual Steve Tilford Benefit outdoors in downtown Lawrence, in support of their latest, Philadelphia Mississippi (via Philadelphonic Records) released in June. We caught last year’s worthy benefit live, featuring a performance from the Michael Franti Trio, and the top ticket price even includes a pre-concert dinner.

Shaquille O Neal aka DJ Diesel, Univ of KS Late Night in the Phog, Allen Fieldhouse- Lawrence, free w RSVP

The reigning NCAA Mens Basketball National Champions begin their title defense with this traditional kickoff rally. The star of Kazaam will be bringing his Shaq-Fu magic and DJ skills to headline the event (we saw him spin during Super Bowl week in Minneapolis) and KU men’s & women’s basketball teams will usher in the unofficial start of the season with scrimmages, skits and more.

This year’s event again will feature the Phog Fest on the front law of Allen Fieldhouse, beginning at 2 p.m. Students will be allowed to enter at 4:45 p.m., with gates for the general public opening at 5 p.m. Admission will continue to be free for fans, however, tickets will have to be claimed online in advance, with all seats outside of the student section, now being reserved.

Death Cab for Cutie w Low, The Midland RESCHEDULED TO FEB 2023

Sales, Granada CANCELED

Saturday Oct 15

Matt Maeson, The Truman, $25-$50

The Virginia native has really exploded onto the scene in the last several years, hitting initially with “Cringe” at the end of 2016 and more recently, last year’s "Hallucinogenics" which topped the Billboard charts. Never Had to Leave is his sophomore full-length, released in August on Atlantic Records, with latest single, “Problems”. He first hit our radar back in 2018.

Charleston alt rockers All Get Out slated to open, in support of full-length, Kodak.

Get Up Kids, Granada- Lawrence, Free

Anyone that recently missed them in KC, can make the half-hour drive West and see the band for free at this 8pm outdoor show downtown.

Boombox Cartel, Aura. $40

Los Angeles-based DJ act consisting of producer Americo Garcia (of Laredo, TX) and writing partner Jorge Medina (of Monterrey, MX) who have a new single out, “Heart of Stone (featuring Nevve) – a night of dubstep, heavy bass, and trap dance music.

Carbon Leaf, Knuckleheads. $22.50

Richmond, VA alt-country/Americana indie-rock quintet is due for new music (their last release was a 2018 album), but also celebrate their 30^th anniversary, so maybe new sounds are in the offering.

Sunday Oct 16

FKJ (French Kiwi Juice), The Midland, $34.50

Tours, France multi-instrumentalist / live looper (aka Vincent Fenton) has a house music record out called Vincent on one of our favorite indie labels, Mom+Pop, and recent single “Greener” features Carlos Santana.

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Young the Giant w/ Sure Sure at Palace Theatre, St. Paul (24 Feb 2019)

Young the Giant at Palace Young The Giant Setlist Oblivion Something to Believe In Heat of the Summer Apartment Titus Was Born Brother’s Keeper Islands Firelight Amerika Cough Syrup Mind Over Matter Nothing's Over Call Me Back -- Encore -- Superposition Tightrope Silvertongue My Body Sure Sure Setlist The Girls Friends Warm Animal Fat Lady This Must Be The Place (Home) (Talking Heads cover) What's It Like New Biome Hands Up Head Down Tour Dates 03/06/2019 The Wilma Missoula, MT 03/07/2019 Knitting Factory Boise, ID 03/08/2019 Knitting Factory Spokane, WA 05/19/2019 Merriweather Post Columbia, MD 06/09/2019 Oklahoma City Zoo Oklahoma City, OK 06/12/2019 Red Rocks Amphitheatre Morrison, CO 06/16/2019 White River State Park Indianapolis, IN 06/18/2019 PNC Pavilion At Riverbend Cincinnati, OH 06/20/2019 Maine Savings Pavilion Westbrook, ME 06/21/2019 Rockland Trust Bank Pavilion Boston, MA 06/22/2019 Dover International Speedway Dover, DE 06/27/2019 Stage AE Pittsburgh, PA 06/28/2019 Express Live! Columbus, OH 06/29/2019 Michigan Lottery Theater Sterling Heights, MI 06/30/2019 Jacobs Pavilion At Nautica Cleveland, OH 07/03/2019 Harrah's Council Bluffs, IA 07/05/2019 Whitewater Amphitheater New Braunfels, TX 07/06/2019 Toyota Music Factory Irving, TX 07/07/2019 White Oak Music Hall - Lawn Houston, TX 07/10/2019 Walmart AMP Rogers, AR 07/12/2019 Ascend Amphitheater Nashville, TN 07/13/2019 Charlotte Metro Charlotte, NC 07/14/2019 State Bank Amphitheatre Atlanta, GA 07/16/2019 Red Hat Amphitheater Raleigh, NC 07/18/2019 Cuban Club Tampa, FL 07/19/2019 St. Augustine Amph Saint Augustine, FL 07/20/2019 Bayfront Park Amph Miami, FL 07/21/2019 Orlando Amphitheater Orlando, FL 08/04/2019 Marymoor Park Redmond, WA 08/06/2019 McMenamins Edgefield Troutdale, OR 08/08/2019 Santa Barbara Bowl Santa Barbara, CA 08/09/2019 Cal Coast Credit San Diego, CA 08/10/2019 Forum Inglewood, CA 08/16/2019 Events Center Las Vegas, NV Read More Young the Giant California's Young the Giant (not to be confused with Australia's Jungle Giants), is currently on tour in support of Mind over Matter, which came out January 2014. …

After giving the crowd something to believe in, during ‘Nothing’s Over’, it was almost all over--

Two bands from sunny Los Angeles filled the Palace Theatre in St. Paul, headlined by Young the Giant on their Mirror Master Tour, to bring some California warmth for the winter crowd that gathered.

Experimental indie-pop band Sure Sure opened the evening, in support of their self-titled (and self-released) full length, put out just over a year ago. The band has a true DIY approach, recording everything inside their LA home and releasing/distributing on their own terms, including their most recent single, ‘Warm Animal’.

The collaborative group (Chris Beachy -keyboardist, singer; Charlie Glick-guitars/singer; Kevin Farzad-drums,; and Michael Coleman-producer) has gained an expanding local following, both through their own shows and recently opening for Minneapolis’ own Hippo Campus , even offering the somewhat old-fashioned practice of having a band hotline phone number, where you can leave a question or message.

“Let’s just talk about the weather… you guys have some crazy winds- we dubbed them the swindly winds because they will swindle you right off the road” the California band remarked about their drive west from Madison, getting everyone to clap along on the laid-back heartbreak vibe of 2016’s ‘Friends’. Set highlight s included their cover of a Talking Heads classic, ‘What’s It Like’ about seeing a stranger at a grocery store and imagining the possibilities, and the set-ending ‘Hands Up Heads Down’ which had everyone mimicking a zombie dance.

With a mostly bare stage against the shape of a glowing cube centered above and behind them, Young the Giant began their eighty-minute headlining set with the ominous ‘Oblivion’ from fourth full-length album Mirror Master (Elektra Records) a song that lyrically freely exposes fears and vulnerabilities.

The five-piece (Sameer Gadhia-vocals; Jacob Tilley- guitar); Eric Cannata- guitar); Payam Doostzadeh- bass ; Francois Comtois- drums) has become an increasingly seasoned live band and lyrically, is one of those rare acts that can look both inward and outward with compelling effectiveness, often musically understated and never overdoing it.

‘Heat of the Summer’ sung with a Gadhia falsetto, brought some collective warmth by the crowd’s responses and moving bodies as the stage was suitably bathed in a myriad of orange and red lights, but a bigger response was saved for the following song, ‘Apartment’ - “we’re going to take you back for a second” said Gadhia, introducing the radio hit.

On cue during the chorus of 2016’s ‘Titus Was Born’, the backdrop curtain was pulled down as Gadhia sang “Rain’s falling, falling on you” revealing a giant panel of blinking strobe lights, flashing to resemble a storm. After a third of the way through, the band paused for a short, more acoustic and quieter mini-set, based on their own short video series In the Open with ‘Islands’ and ‘Firelight’, the latter about things that exist only in your head, ending the song with everyone’s cellphones and lighters illuminating the dark theatre.

Ramping things back up, ‘Amerika’ is essentially a love song against the immigrant contradictions of our country, with Gadhia singing “I was searching for something, as I watched you run” and on 2008’s ‘Cough Syrup’ Gadhia declares “life’s too short to even care at all” while taking a temporary and common remedy.

Gadhia called out his wife in the audience, dedicating ‘Mind over Matter’ to her on this night of her birthday, then towards the end of ‘Nothing’s Over’ as the band danced in synchronized turns, Gadhia stepped back a little too far, running into a keyboard stand and taking a dramatic tumble on stage, but all the while still playing, and never missing a beat.

“I have a scar somewhere here now” Gadhia said at the encore, quickly lifting the back of his shirt as the band launched into the new album’s single, ‘Superposition’ with Gadhia perhaps still thinking of his wife on lines like “in any universe, you are my dark star”.

The new ‘Tightrope’ is perhaps the band’s funkiest song to date and after the addicted to madness/addicted to badness romp of ‘Silvertongue’, the crowd went crazy for the set-closing emotional release of 2010’s ‘My Body’. “It’s my road!” Gadhia sings repetitively and it was clear from the rabid response and their still-growing loyal following, that Young the Giant is charting their own course, to even bigger success.

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Minneapolis: February 23 to February 28, 2019

Here are some shows taking place in the Minneapolis/St Paul area from February 23 to February 28, 2019.

Read more: Minneapolis Music Guide.

Beirut at Palace Read More Beirut Released as one of the first bands to be performing at Northside, Brooklyn-based band Beirut will be gracing listeners’ ears with the incredible blend of horns, strings, percussion, and electronic sounds to create their … Helado Negro Helado Negro (“black ice cream” in English) is the musical alias of South Florida native Roberto Carlos Lange and who has made several trips locally, enough that he should consider getting a second...

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+ Helado Negro
Palace Theatre
Sat 02/23/2019 (6:30pm/$41)
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We haven’t seen Beirut since their July 2012, so it’s been a long time. We wrote, “Brooklyn-based band Beirut will be gracing listeners’ ears with the incredible blend of horns, strings, percussion, and electronic sounds to create their wide range of music, from Balkan folk to electronic. Since their debut album Gulag Orkestar in 2006, Beirut has grown on to international fame, garnering over 736,000 fans on Facebook, though I imagine their fan base is much larger.”

Show up early to see Helado Negro, who we saw in June 2016, writing, “Helado Negro (“black ice cream” in English) is the musical alias of South Florida native Roberto Carlos Lange and who has made several trips locally, enough that he should consider getting a second home here. In addition to world-premiering his Island Universe Story here last March, Lange was back in town less than a month ago, to help Devandra Barnhart with his Wind Grove Mind Alone performance at the Walker Art Center last month.”

Helado Negro’s latest album This Is How You Smile, is out now.

Tour Dates:

02/19/2019 - Montreal, QC @ MTELUS
02/20/2019 - Toronto, ON @ Sony Centre
02/21/2019 - Milwaukee, WI @ Pabst Theatre
02/22/2019 - Chicago, IL @ Riviera Theatre
02/23/2019 - St. Paul, MN @ Palace Theatre
02/26/2019 - Vancouver, BC @ Orpheum Theatre
02/27/2019 - Seattle, WA @ Paramount Theatre
02/28/2019 - Portland, OR @ Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall
03/02/2019 - Oakland, CA @ Fox Theater
03/30/2019 - Berlin, DE @ Funkhaus
03/31/2019 - Berlin, DE @ Funkhaus
04/02/2019 - Brussels, Belgium @ Forest National
04/04/2019 - Groningen, Netherlands @ De Oosterpoort
04/05/2019 - Paris, France @ Le Grand Rex
04/06/2019 - Cologne, Germany @ Palladium
04/08/2019 - Utrecht, Netherlands @ Tivoli Vredenburg
04/10/2019 - Manchester, UK @ Albert Hall
04/11/2019 - Leeds, UK @ Leeds Town Hall
04/12/2019 - London, England @ Eventim Apollo
04/14/2019 - Vienna, Austria @ Gasometer
04/15/2019 - Munich, DE @ Zenith
04/18/2019 - Milan, France @ Alcatraz
04/19/2019 - Zurich, Switzerland @ Volkshaus

Other shows in the area:

Welles at 7th Street Young the Giant at Palace Dean Lewis at Fine Line Mike Krol at 7th Street Cherry Glazerr at Fine Line Cold Cave at Turf Club Aurora at First Avenue John Maus at First Ave Read More Young the Giant California's Young the Giant (not to be confused with Australia's Jungle Giants), is currently on tour in support of Mind over Matter, which came out January 2014. … Palehound Opener, Palehound, a project by singer, guitarist and songwriter Ellen Kempner from Boston, MA, compliments Mitski’s raw and evocative style with her own, haunting confessionals. ... Adult. Detroit’s Adult. has been pretty inactive since we last wrote about them in February 2007. Since Why Bother? in 2007, the band came back in 2013 with The Way Things Fall, and most recently, Detroit House Guests, released last year. .... Aurora Norway’s Aurora (aka Aurora Aksnes) is back in Minneapolis, headlining the Cedar Cultural Center this Saturday, November 12th. She previously sold out the 7th Street Entry in April 2016. … John Maus In his first show in seven years, John Maus will be headlining the Cedar Cultural Center on Thursday, April 5th. Maus is known for his emotional, passionate live ..…

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+ Late Night Fights
7th Street Entry
Sat 02/23/2019 (8pm/$10)
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Grunge rocker Welles (aka Jesse Wells) will be playing the 7th Street Entry this February 23rd.

Minneapolis rockers Late Night Fights to open.

Tour dates:

17/02/2019 Pike Room , Pontiac, MI
19/02/2019 High Noon Saloon, Madison, WI
20/02/2019 Schubas Tavern, Chicago, IL
22/02/2019 Triple Crown Whiskey Bar, Davenport, IA
23/02/2019 7th Street Entry, Minneapolis, MN
26/02/2019 Larimer Lounge, Denver, CO
28/02/2019 Neurolux, Boise, ID
01/03/2019 Doug Fir Lounge, Portland, OR
02/03/2019 Shakedown, Bellingham, WA
03/03/2019 Tractor Tavern, Seattle, WA
06/03/2019 Catalyst, Santa Cruz, CA

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+ Sure Sure
Palace Theatre
Sun 02/24/2019 (6:30pm/$29.50)
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Young the Giant is touring in support of their latest album Mirror Master (Elektra Records).

Los Angeles indie pop band Sure Sure will be opening for Young the Giant.

Tour dates:

2/17: Columbia, MO @ Blue Note
2/19: Urbana, IL @ Canopy Club
2/21: West Lafayette, IN @ Purdue University
2/22: Notre Dame, IN @ University of Notre Dame
2/23: Madison, WI @ The Sylvee
2/24: St. Paul, MN @ Palace Theatre
2/26: Winnipeg @ Burton Cummings Theatre
2/27: Sakatoon, SK @ Coors Events Centre
3/1: Edmonton, AB @ Northern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium
3/2: Calgary, AB @ MacEwan Hall
3/4: Vancouver, BC @ Orpheum
3/6: Missoula, MT @ The Wilma
3/7: Boise, ID @ Knitting Factory
3/8: Spokane, WA @ Knitting Factory
3/9: Eugene, OR @ McDonald Theatre

DEAN LEWIS
+ Syml
Fine Line Music Café
Mon 02/25/2019 (7pm/$20/Sold Out)
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With over a billion streams, Billboard’s “Chart-Breaker” Dean Lewis sold out the Fine Line Music Café this Monday, February 25th.

Syml to open.

Tour Dates:

02/18/2019 The Crocodile Seattle, WA
02/20/2019 Wonder Ballroom Portland, OR
02/22/2019 Metro Music Hall Salt Lake City, UT
02/23/2019 Fox Theatre Boulder, CO
02/25/2019 Fine Line Music Cafe Minneapolis, MN
02/26/2019 Park West Chicago, IL
02/27/2019 The Loving Touch Ferndale, MI
03/03/2019 The Sinclair Cambridge, MA
03/03/2019 Royale Nightclub Boston Boston, MA
03/05/2019 The Foundry Philadelphia, PA
03/10/2019 Terminal West Atlanta, GA
03/11/2019 Mercy Lounge Nashville, TN
03/13/2019 Trees Dallas, TX
06/29/2019 "Lollapalooza Stockholm"

MIKE KROL
+ Steve Adamyk, Subtle Beast
7th St Entry
Tue 02/26/2019 (7pm/$12)
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Mike Krol just released Power Chords on Merge Record... and he’ll be stopping by the 7th Street Entry on Tuesday.

Tour dates:

2/20: San Francisco, CA - Bottom of the Hill
2/22: Portland, OR - Mississippi Studios
2/23: Seattle, WA - Crocodile Back Bar
2/26: Minneapolis, MN - 7th Street Entry
2/27: Milwaukee, WI - The Back Room
2/28: Chicago, IL - Empty Bottle
3/01: Detroit, MI - Deluxx Fluxx
3/02: Toronto, ON - The Garrison
3/04: Allston, MA - Great Scott
3/05: Brooklyn, NY - Rough Trade
3/06: Philadelphia, PA - The Boot & Saddle
3/07: Washington, DC - Comet Ping Pong
3/08: Carrboro, NC - Cat's Cradle
3/09: Savannah, GA - Savannah Stopover
3/10: Atlanta, GA - The Earl
3/11: New Orleans, LA - Gasa Gasa
3/13 - 3/16: Austin, TX - SXSW
3/17: Dallas, TX - Not So Fun Wknd
3/19: Denver, CO - Globe Hall
3/20: Salt Lake City, UT - Kilby Court

CHERRY GLAZERR
+ Palehound, Strange Relations
Fine Line Music Cafe
Tue 02/26/2019 (7:30pm/$15)
finelinemusic.com

Los Angeles’ Cherry Glazerr (led by 22 year old Clementine Creevy with drummer Tabor Allen and bassist Devin O’Brien) will be playing the Fine Line Music Café on Tuesday, February 26th. They recently released Stuffed and Ready on Secretly Canadian

Palehound and Strange Relations to open.

Tour Dates:

02/22/2019 Grog Shop Cleveland Heights, OH
02/23/2019 Bottom Lounge Chicago, IL
02/24/2019 Melted Music Festival
02/26/2019 Fine Line Music Cafe Minneapolis, MN
03/01/2019 Gothic Theatre Englewood, CO
03/02/2019 Kilby Court Salt Lake City, UT
03/06/2019 Wonder Ballroom Portland, OR
03/07/2019 Neumos Seattle, WA
03/10/2019 The Independent San Francisco, CA
03/11/2019 Troubadour West Hollywood, CA
03/12/2019 Troubadour West Hollywood, CA

COLD CAVE
+ Adult., Vowws
Turf Club
Tue 02/26/2019 (7pm/$20)
turfclub.net

Dakwave Cold Cave (aka Wesley Eisold) will be headlining the Turf Club on Tuesday, February 26th. He was previously in town last year June 2018.

Joining Cold Cave will be Adult. and Vowws. We like the former a lot, so be sure to pick up their tour exclusive 7” Subsurface/Coming Apart (DAIS Records). The 500 limited 7” will come with a folded 14" x 14" poster created by ADULT.’s Nicola Kuperus, as well as being hand numbered and hand stamped with ADULT.’s logo across the B side label and jacket. 200 of the 7” will feature Pepto-Bismol accident colored vinyl.

Tour Dates:

02/19 - Olympia, WA - Capitol Theater
02/20 - Vancouver, BC - Imperial Theater
02/22 - Calgary, AB - Marquee
02/23 - Edmonton, AB - Starlite Room
02/26 - Minneapolis, MN - Turf Club
02/27 - Chicago, IL - Metro
02/28 - Detroit, MI - Majestic
03/01 - Philadelphia, PA - Underground Arts
03/02 - Boston, MA - The Sinclair
03/04 - Brooklyn, NY - Brooklyn Steel
03/05 - Washington, DC - Union Stage
03/06 - Carrboro, NC - The Cat's Cradle
03/07 - Atlanta, GA - Masquerade
03/08 - Tampa, FL - The Crowbar
03/09 - West Palm Beach, FL - Respectables
03/10 - Orlando, FL - The Abbey

AURORA
+ Talos
First Avenue
Wed 02/27/2019(7pm/$20)
first-avenue.com

Norwegian singer-songwriter Aurora ( Aurora Aksnes) is back in Minneapolis, playing her biggest venue yet, at First Avenue on Wednesday, February 27th.

She’s bringing with her, Ireland’s Talos (aka Eoin French), and they are touring for their sophomore album Far Out Dust.

Tour dates:

02/17/2019 The Regency Ballroom San Francisco, CA
02/20/2019 Fonda Theatre Los Angeles, CA
02/22/2019 Observatory North Park San Diego, CA
02/23/2019 The Crescent Ballroom Phoenix, AZ
02/25/2019 Bluebird Theater Denver, CO
02/27/2019 First Avenue Minneapolis, MN
03/01/2019 Metro / Smart Bar Chicago, IL
03/05/2019 Royale Nightclub Boston Boston, MA
03/07/2019 Brooklyn Steel Brooklyn, NY
03/09/2019 Union Transfer Philadelphia, PA
03/10/2019 Lincoln Theatre Washington, DC

JOHN MAUS
+ Lukdlx
First Avenue
Thu 02/28/2019 (7pm/$20)
first-avenue.com

After a seven-year absent from the music scene, suddenly local favorite John Maus booked a show at the Cedar in April 2018.

Equally sudden, we got word that Joe Maus (John’s brother and bassist in the band) died on August 2018.

He took a hiatus to grieve, but it appears that Maus will be back touring this year, playing First Avenue at the end of February.

Tour dates:

02/18/2019 Saturn Birmingham, AL
02/19/2019 One Eyed Jacks New Orleans, LA
02/21/2019 Warehouse Live Houston, TX
02/23/2019 Trees Dallas, TX
02/27/2019 Turner Hall Ballroom Milwaukee, WI
02/28/2019 First Avenue Minneapolis, MN

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Minneapolis: July 13 to July 15, 2018

Here are some shows taking place in the Minneapolis/St Paul area on July 13 to July 15, 2018.

Read more: Minneapolis Music Guide.

The Bacon Brothers: The Bacon Brothers Read More The Bacon Brothers Cactus Cafe - Austin, TX Interestingly enough she's playing with The Bacon Brothers (yes, that's Kevin Bacon and his brother) on January 28th. …

THE BACON BROTHERS
+ Cindy Alexander
Dakota Jazz Club & Restaurant
Fri 07/13/2018 (7pm/$60/Sold Out)
dakotacooks.com

The Bacon Brothers will be playing the Dakota Jazz Club next week (July 13th), in support of their new self-titled album (released June 1st on Forosoco Music).

The talented brother duo features award-winning actor Kevin Bacon from such films like Hollow Man, Footloose, and Flatliners (the original 90s version) and Emmy-winning composer Michael Bacon.

The brothers will be joined on stage with a full backing band: Paul Guzzone (bass, backing vocals), Joe Mennonna (keyboards, accordion), Ira Siegel (lead guitar, mandolin and backing vocals) and Frank Vilardi (drums).

Of course, due to the popularity of the group and the intimate small seating of the Dakota Jazz Club, the show has sold out.

Special guest Cindy Alexander to open.

Tour Dates:

July 11 Music Box Supper Club Cleveland, OH
July 12 City Winery Chicago, IL
July 13 Dakota Jazz Club Minneapolis, MN
July 14 Harrah’s Voodoo Lounge Kansas City, MO
July 16 & 18 Franklin Theatre Franklin, TN
July 20-22 The Birchmere Alexandria, VA
July 24 Ridgefield Playhouse Ridgefield CT
July 26 Center for the Arts Homer, NY
July 27 Seneca Niagara Resort & Casino Niagara Falls, NY
July 28 Union Center for Performing Arts Rahway, NJ
July 29 The Egg Albany, NY
Aug 2 The Sherman Theatre Stroudsburg, PA
Aug 3-4 Ramshead On Stage Annapolis, MD
Aug 6 Ocean City Music Pier Ocean City NJ
Aug 7 Bottle & Cork Dewey Beach, DE
Aug 9 Tupelo Music Hall Derry, NH
Aug 10 The Greenwich Odeum East Greenwich, RI
Aug 11 Keswick Theatre Glenside, PA

Lakefront Music Fest 2018 Poster Jesse McCartney 2018 Poster Bombino 2018 Poster Read More Young the Giant California's Young the Giant (not to be confused with Australia's Jungle Giants), is currently on tour in support of Mind over Matter, which came out January 2014. … Bombino Internationally acclaimed musician Bombino will be stopping by the Cedar Cultural Center on Saturday, October 8th. The Tuareg guitarist and singer-songwriter from Niger will be playing some tracks ...

Other shows in the area:

LAKEFRONT MUSIC FEST
feat Young The Giant, Hunter Hayes
Lakefront Park
Fri 07/13/2018 (5pm/$40)
Sat 07/14/2018 (5pm/$40)
lakefrontmusicfest.com

The Lakefront Music Fest is taking place on Friday & Saturday. For the first night, the theme is “Rock Night” and will feature Los Angeles-based indie rockers Young the Giant as headliner.

For the second “Country Night”, there is a double-billing of Gretchen Wilson (featuring special guest Jessie G) and Hunter Hayes.

Schedule:

Rock Night Friday, July 13th COIN The Revivalists Young the Giant EMCEES: Min Lee of Cities 97 Jordan of GO 96.3

Country Night Saturday, July 14th Chris Hawkey Thompson Square Gretchen Wilson Hunter Hayes EMCEE Muss of K102

JESSE MCCARTNEY
+ PUBLIC, Just Seconds Apart
Varsity Theater
Sat 07/14/2018 (6:30pm/$80)
varsitytheater.com

Critically acclaimed, pop musician Jesse McCartney will be headlining the Varsity Theater in Minneapolis (“Dinkytown”).

Tour dates:

July 7 – Columbus, OH – Newport Music Hall
July 9 – Nashville, TN – Cannery Ballroom
July 10 – St. Louis, MO – Delmar Hall
July 12 – Chicago, IL – House of Blues
July 13 – Madison, WI – Majestic Theatre
July 14 – Minneapolis, MN – Varsity Theater
July 15 – Kansas City, MO – The Truman
July 17 – Englewood, CO – Gothic Theatre
July 18 – Salt Lake City, UT – Grand
July 20 – Seattle, WA – Neptune Theatre
July 21 – Portland, OR – Roseland Theater
July 23 – San Francisco, CA – The Fillmore
July 24 – Anaheim, CA – House of Blues
July 25 – Los Angeles, CA – The Belasco

BOMBINO
+ Black Widows
The Cedar Cultural Center
Sun 07/15/2018 (8pm/$22)
thecedar.org

We caught Niger’s internationally acclaimed Bombino in Oct 2016 and noted, “If you didn’t know, Bombino (real name Omara Moctar) came from a troubled time in Niger, when there were the Tuareg people rebelled against the country in the early 90s. Niger, in fear of another rebellion, basically banned all guitars (which was seen as a symbol of rebellion). Bombino was one of the key musicians representing his people...”

It’s rare to see Niger bands in town, so if you love international music, go see them next Sunday.

Tour dates:

07/07/2018 Iron Horse Music Hall Northampton, MA
07/08/2018 Music Haven Schenectady, NY
07/10/2018 World Cafe Live Philadelphia, PA
07/11/2018 Creative Alliance Baltimore, MD
07/12/2018 The Hamilton Live Washington, DC
07/13/2018 Cattivo Pittsburgh, PA
07/14/2018 Square Roots Festival
07/15/2018 The Cedar Cultural Center Minneapolis, MN
07/17/2018 Zebulon Los Angeles, CA
07/18/2018 The Independent San Francisco, CA
07/19/2018 Moe's Alley Santa Cruz, CA
07/20/2018 Star Theater Portland, OR
07/21/2018 The Crocodile Seattle, WA
07/22/2018 Imperial Vancouver, BC
07/24/2018 Boulder Theater Boulder, CO
07/27/2018 Viljandi Folk Music Festival

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Young the Giant, with Ra Ra Riot at First Avenue, Minneapolis (27 Sep 2016)

Young the Giant Setlist Jungle Youth I Got Something to Believe In Eros Repeat Apartment Cough Syrup Firelight Elsewhere It's About Time Nothing’s Over Art Exhibit Mind Over Matter Home of the Strange -- Encore -- Amerika Silvertongue My Body Ra Ra Riot Setlist Too Too Too Fast Binary Mind Every Time I'm Ready to Hug Foreign Lovers Bouncy Castle Beta Love Each Year Can You Tell Dance With Me Absolutely Boy Water I Need Your Light Tour Dates 10/04/16 Iron City Birmingham, AL* 10/05/16 House Of Blues New Orleans, LA* 10/07/16 Revention Music Houston, TX* 10/08/16 South Side Ballroom Dallas, TX* 10/09/16 Austin City Limits Austin, TX 10/18/16 House Of Blues San Diego, CA* 10/19/16 House Of Blues San Diego, CA* 10/21/16 Greek Theatre Los Angeles, CA* 10/22/16 Fox Theater Oakland, CA 10/24/16 Ace Of Spades Sacramento, CA 10/26/16 Commodore Ballroom Vancouver* 10/27/16 Commodore Ballroom Vancouver* 11/01/16 Ogden Theatre Denver, CO* 11/04/16 Aragon Ballroom Chicago, IL* *With special guests Ra Ra Riot Read More Young the Giant California's Young the Giant (not to be confused with Australia's Jungle Giants), is currently on tour in support of Mind over Matter, which came out January 2014. … Ra Ra Riot Ra Ra Riot is back in town at the Triple Rock Social Club this April 7th, in support of their fourth LP Need Your Light (Barsuk Records). The record came out in February but already Harper’s ....

This year’s political elections proves among other things, that America can truly be a Home of the Strange, but the recent performance by Young the Giant in the First Avenue’s Mainroom, was something to believe in.

Syracuse-area band Ra Ra Riot opened this entertaining evening of a double bill of two established alternative rock bands, each of which could have separately brought the near-capacity crowd into the venue.  Both bands are melodic and a touch eclectic, so were an ideal matching, with Ra Ra Riot’s cello/violin section giving a unique and elegant sheen to all their compositions.

The band is out in support of Need Your Light (Barsuk Records), released earlier this year as their fourth full-length for the label.  With the departure of original cellist Alex Lawn in 2012, the band’s sound has turned more electronic and their near hour-long set didn’t look as much to their past, as much as to their present and future.

The group started with one of their earliest songs, 2008’s ‘Too Too Too Fast’ co-written by the band’s original late drummer, John Pike (but excluded early hit, ‘Dying is Fine’, which was about his passing). The taste of the new began with 2013’s ‘Binary Mind’ with vocalist Miles easily sliding between mid-range vocals to more falsetto as violinist Zeller at his left, led the added elegance with added strings.

Closing tracks ‘Water’, which throbbed with electro-bass and ‘I Need Your Light’ which was also beat propelled, were both from the new album, produced on record by ex-Vampire Weekend keyboardist and longtime friend of the band, Rostam Batmanglij.

Amongst a painted mountain backdrop and with flags fluttering on each side of the stage, Young the Giant took to the stage with bright lights flashing to their opening, ‘Jungle Youth’ and instant energy.  The Irvine, CA quintet (Sameer Gadhia;  Jacob Tilley;  Eric Cannata;  Payam Doostzadeh;  Francois Comtois) is clearly on a bigger and better trajectory with new album, Home of the Strange (Fueled by Ramen), a larger stage setup, has lept to bigger-sized venues than previous, and even had an iHeart Radio release party beamed live for the launch of this third full-length record.

From Sin City to Twin Cities, the band had played Las Vegas’ Life is Beautiful Festival the day before and were making their way down to Austin for two weekends of the ACL Festival but singer Gadhia, dressed in a red one-piece jumpsuit and switching between percussion, keys and guitar, showed none the worse for wear, clearly giving his vocal all and working up a sweat after just the first song.

Current single ‘Something to Believe In’ was played very early in the set (“we’re just getting started”, Gadhia would say after) and call it gutsy or just plain confident, three of the biggest songs from their 2010 debut, ‘I Got’, ‘Apartment’ and ‘Cough Syrup’ were all played relatively early in the evening as well.  Gadhia mentioned their setlists changing almost nightly and while lesser bands might have been afraid of an audience exodus following, that section just succeeded in working the already fired up crowd, up even further.

‘Firelight’ showcased the band’s often hidden vocal harmonics, ‘Nothing’s Over’ had a rhythmic Talking Heads feel about it, and ‘Art Exhibit’ was a love song about finding a quiet spot in the city and is potentially the band’s most ambitiously sweeping song to date.

The title track of the new record, trippy and echoed in a Flaming Lips way ended the main set, just over an hour in, with Gadhia earlier describing its theme as about America-  its beauty and grotesqueness, the hope and heartbreak that makes up its total picture.

The encore started with the new ‘Amerika’, continuing that disillusioned theme and was maybe more appropriate, hearing it played live the night after the first presidential debate was viewed by a hundred million people.

The new ‘Silvertongue’ followed, whose lyrics “Open my mouth, all the gems falling out, make you lose control” would prove a prediction for their final song, ‘My Body’ as the crowd did indeed lose their minds, jumping in place, hands swaying back and forth, and all singing along.

While the country’s current political and social climate definitely reinforces the band’s current home of the strange theme, Young the Giant shows the better side of that street; one more of hope, and a laid back chance to let your hair down and just let the music carry you.

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Young the Giant at First Ave, Minneapolis (27 Sep 2016)

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Minneapolis: September 27 to September 28, 2016

Here are some shows taking place in the Minneapolis/St Paul area from September 27 to September 28, 2016.

Read more Minneapolis Music Guide.

Read More Young the Giant California's Young the Giant (not to be confused with Australia's Jungle Giants), is currently on tour in support of Mind over Matter, which came out January 2014. … Ra Ra Riot Ra Ra Riot is back in town at the Triple Rock Social Club this April 7th, in support of their fourth LP Need Your Light (Barsuk Records). The record came out in February but already Harper’s ....

YOUNG THE GIANT
at First Avenue
Tuesday, 09/27/16, 7pm ($27/$30)
first-avenue.com

California’s Young The Giant is currently on tour in support of their highly anticipated third studio Home of the Strange (Fueled By Ramen). The album has already hit No. 1 on iTunes Alternative chart and top 3 overall when it was recently released.

Ra Ra Riot will open the show. The band’s latest album Need Your Light is available now on Barsuk Records.

We previously caught the New York band earlier this April 2016 at the Triple Rock Social Club, which we described as “a bit of an orchestral feel to them due to the violin and cello but at the same time, it's nothing short of great dancing music. It didn't matter what song they were playing, the crowd reacted the same way and was unable to stand still.”

Young The Giant Live:

09/24/16 Madison Theater Covington, KY*
09/25/16 Life Is Beautiful Las Vegas, NV
09/27/16 First Avenue Minneapolis, MN*
09/29/16 The Pageant Saint Louis, MO*
09/30/16 Power & Light Kansas City, MO*
10/02/16 Austin City Limits Austin, TX
10/04/16 Iron City Birmingham, AL*
10/05/16 House Of Blues New Orleans, LA*
10/07/16 Revention Music Houston, TX*
10/08/16 South Side Ballroom Dallas, TX*
10/09/16 Austin City Limits Austin, TX
10/18/16 House Of Blues San Diego, CA*
10/19/16 House Of Blues San Diego, CA*
10/21/16 Greek Theatre Los Angeles, CA*
10/22/16 Fox Theater Oakland, CA
10/24/16 Ace Of Spades Sacramento, CA
10/26/16 Commodore Ballroom Vancouver*
10/27/16 Commodore Ballroom Vancouver*
11/01/16 Ogden Theatre Denver, CO*
11/04/16 Aragon Ballroom Chicago, IL*

*With special guests Ra Ra Riot

Read More Porches Co-headlining will be Porches, the project of Aaron Maine. He’s currently touring in support of his Domino Records Pool, which came out February 5th. The record was called “Best New Music” from Pitchfork, as well as Harper's Bazaar … Japanese Breakfast Opening will be singer Michelle Zauner, of Philadelphia indie punk band Little Big League, under the solo moniker of Japanese Breakfast. The music showcases Zauner's dark ...

PORCHES
at 7th Street Entry
Wednesday, 09/28/16, 7:30pm ($13/$15)
first-avenue.com

We caught Porches at the 7th Street Entry in April 2016 and described their frontman Aaron Maine as “a charismatic young singer”.

Maine is back at the 7th Street, this time, as headliner and bringing Japanese Breakfast and London’s Rivergazer. We caught the former in July 2016 and noted that Michelle Zauner’s “songs were chilling yet up-beat. At times Zauner's voice was haunting and beautiful and other times you could really hear her punk side come out as she screamed into the microphone.”

Japanese Breakfast’s debut album, Psychopomp is out now on Yellow K Records (not to be confused with K Records).

Tour dates:

09/24 Salt Lake City, UT Kilby Court *
09/26 Denver, CO Larimer Lounge *
09/27 Omaha, NE Milk Run *
09/28 Minneapolis, MN 7th St Entry *
09/29 Madison, WI High Noon *
09/30 Chicago, IL Subterranean *
10/01 Detroit, MI El Club *
10/02 Toronto, ON Horseshoe Tavern *
10/03 Montreal, QC Bar Le Ritz *
10/04 Burlington, VT ArtsRiot *
10/05 Boston, MA The Sinclair *
10/18 Brighton, ENG Sticky Miles
10/19 Leeds, ENG Brudenell Social Club
10/20 Dublin, IRL Whelans
10/21 Glasgow, SCT The Hug & Pint
10/24 London, ENG The Dome
10/25 Lille, FR La Péniche
10/26 Reims, FR La Cartonnerie
10/28 Paris, FR Pitchfork Festival
10/29 Amsterdam, NL London Calling

* w/ Japanese Breakfast, Rivergazer

Read More Controversial New Skinny Pill The Controversial New Skinny Pill, The first band You turn to for the soundtrack to a UFO sex-cult party ....

THE GOOCH PALMS
at Triple Rock Social Club
Wednesday, 09/28/16, 7:30pm ($7)
triplerocksocialclub.com

Los Angeles (by the way of Australia) punk two-piece The Gooch Palms (Leroy Macqueen and Kat Friend) will be headlining the Triple Rock Social Club next Wednesday, September 28th, in support of their new album Introverted Extroverts (Summer Camp Records).

Randomly: The Gooch Palms’ favorite food is a vegetarian burrito at El Metate in San Francisco. Believe them when they say, “We've eaten a LOT of Mexican food since then but can confirm that 5 years and hundreds of burritos later... [El Metate]’s STILL THE BEST!!!”

In typical Triple Rock fashion, you get at least three bands - which for this show, includes The Black Widows, The Controversial New Skinny Pill and Tights.

Tour dates:

09/24 Seattle, WA Black Lodge
09/28 Minneapolis, MN Triple Rock
09/29 Chicago, IL Empty Bottle
09/30 Detroit, MI UFO Factory
10/01 Toronto, ON Silver Dollar
10/04 Brooklyn, NY Baby’s Alright
10/07 Baltimore, MD Windup Space
10/08 Columbus, OH Ace of Cups
10/12 St Augustine, FL Shanghai Nobby’s
10/13 New Orleans, LA Siberia
10/14 Houston, TX Walter’s Downtown
10/15 Austin, TX Hotel Vegas
10/20 Phoenix, AZ Valley Bar
10/21 Las Vegas, NV Bunkhouse

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Minneapolis Music Guide: March 23-March 29, 2014

Here is a guide of some Minneapolis (and St Paul) shows next week: March 23-March 29. Post-SXSW, we find bands touring around the country, and many of them will end up at Coachella. Never been a better time to see live music with the coming Spring.

Read More Jonathan Coulton My favorite song from his set, and I didn't expect to love it as much, is the live version of "Je Suis Rick Springfield". This is a song about Rick Springfield trying to pick up two girls in France and the song is sung through his …

MARCH 23: PANTAGES THEATRE
Rick Springfield

Speaking of 'spring', if you grew up in the 80s, like I did, you'd remember that massive hit song "Jessie's Girl" by Rick Springfield, which he won a Grammy for Best Mal Rock Vocal Performance.

The Australian guitarist is currently on a 'Stripped Down' solo performance tour. The a-typical tour will include feedback from his fans with an interactive Q&A Session. Also, starting in late June, he'll be playing alongside his friends and fellow musicians, Pat Benatar and Neil Giraldo. That tour will mark the first time that Rick will tour with Pat and Neil.

Tour dates:

03/14/14 Englewood, CO Gothic Theatre
03/15/14 Springfield, MO Gillioz Theatre
03/20/14 Keene, NH Colonial Theatre
03/21/14 St. Louis, MO River City Casino
03/22/14 Des Moines, IA Hoyt Sherman Place
03/23/14 Minneapolis, MN Pantages Theatre
03/25/14 York, PA Pullo Center At Penn State York
03/26/14 Pittsfield, MA Colonial Theatre
03/27/14 Ridgefield, CT Ridgefield Playhouse
03/28/14 Stroudsburg, PA Sherman Theater
03/29/14 Larchwood, IA Grand Falls Casino Resort
04/10/14 Baton Rouge, LA Manship Theatre
04/11/14 Madisonville, KY Glema Mahr Ctr
04/18/14 Bow, WA Skagit Valley Casino Resort
04/19/14 Bow, WA Skagit Valley Casino Resort
05/11/14 Santa Monica, CA Eli & Edythe Broad
06/28/14 Atlanta, GA Chastain Park Amph
06/29/14 Raleigh, NC Red Hat Amphitheatre
07/05/14 Atlantic City, NJ Ovation Hall
07/06/14 Canandaigua, NY Constellation Brands
07/08/14 Cincinnati, OH PNC Pavilion At Riverbend
07/16/14 Kansas City, MO Starlight Theatre
07/17/14 Mulvane, KS Kansas Star Arena
07/19/14 Phoenix, AZ Comerica Theatre
07/20/14 Valley Center, CA Harrah's Rincon Casino
07/25/14 Saratoga, CA The Mountain Winery

Read More NME Awards NME Awards 2012 nominations: Best International Band Arcade Fire Foo Fighters Odd Future (OFWGKTA) The Strokes …

MARCH 24: TRIPLE ROCK SOCIAL CLUB
The Internet

Kind Red Spirits at the Turf Club

Playing over at the Turf Club in St Paul are locals Kind Red Spirits, with Old Desert Road and Danny Morrison & the 241's. The show is only $5.

Meanwhile, The Internet (featuring Odd Future member Syd and Matt Martians) comes to the Triple Rock Social Club, fresh off their SXSW appearances. I couldn't find any information regarding a new album, so expect the band to play tracks from their 2013 album Feel Good .

Spring tour dates:

03/16/14 New York, NY S.O.B.'S
03/17/14 Phila, PA Theatre Of The Living Arts
03/18/14 Washington, DC Sixth & I
03/20/14 Cleveland, OH House Of Blues
03/21/14 Ann Arbor, MI Blind Pig
03/22/14 Toronto, ON Hoxton
03/24/14 Minneapolis, MN Triple Rock
03/25/14 Chicago, IL Bottom Lounge
03/27/14 Houston, TX Warehouse Live
03/29/14 Dallas, TX Trees
04/12/14 Coachella
04/16/14 Pioneertown, CA Pappy And Harriet's
04/19/14 Coachella

Splendour in the Grass - Line-up announced today!

SPLENDOUR IN THE GRASS 2011 

“…you could barely wipe the smiles off our dials. Thank you Splendour for anticipating our every whim, and fulfilling them. A truly unforgettable weekend.” Groupie 

SPLENDOUR IN THE GRASS - the annual, ephemeral city of sounds that exists solely for sweet music and good times will transform Woodfordia, near Woodford, south east Queensland from Friday 29 to Sunday 31 July. 

The eleventh SPLENDOUR IN THE GRASS event will see 81 acts giving their splendiferous best across three stages.

COLDPLAY (only Australian show) * KANYE WEST (only Australian show) * JANE’S ADDICTION * THE HIVES * PULP * THE LIVING END * THE MARS VOLTA * REGINA SPEKTOR (only 2011 show…anywhere) * BLISS N ESO * PNAU * MOGWAI (only Australian show) * DJ SHADOW * GLASVEGAS * THE GRATES * DEVENDRA BANHART AND THE GROGS* MODEST MOUSE * THE MIDDLE EAST * KAISER CHIEFS * JAMES BLAKE * KELE * THE VINES * ELBOW * ESKIMO JOE * NOAH AND THE WHALE * CHILDREN COLLIDE * THIEVERY CORPORATION * CUT COPY * ISOBEL CAMPBELL AND MARK LANEGAN * BLUEJUICE * THE KILLS * BLACK JOE LEWIS & THE HONEYBEARS (featuring THE RELATIVES) * ARCHITECTURE IN HELSINKI * FOSTER THE PEOPLE * THE PANICS * FRIENDLY FIRES * JEBEDIAH * THE VACCINES * GOMEZ * BOY AND BEAR * GOTYE * DOES IT OFFEND YOU, YEAH? * CLOUD CONTROL * MONA * SPARKADIA * WARPAINT * MUSCLES (Live) * FITZ AND THE TANTRUMS * THEJEZABELS * DRAPHT * BRITISH SEA POWER * TIM & JEAN * LEADER CHEETAH * GROUPLOVE * SEEKER LOVER KEEPER * YELLE * KIMBRA * PHRASE * OH MERCY * DANANANANAYKROYD * THE BLACK SEEDS * MARQUES TOLIVER * THE HOLIDAYS * GHOUL * LIAM FINN * THE HERD * YOUNG THE GIANT * GUINEAFOWL * HUNGRY KIDS OF HUNGARY * JINJA SAFARI * WILD BEASTS * ILLY * CUT OFF YOUR HANDS * GARETH LIDDIARD * ALPINE * WORLD’S END PRESS * MOSMAN ALDER * LANIE LANE

 

Pretty exciting right?

So for further information (including ticket prices) head this way: http://splendourinthegrass.com