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So, I bought this application on my iPad called Documents to Go, in the hopes that I'll be writing "on the go" as I'm traveling. Unfortunately, the screen keyboard is absolutely unusable. There's no feedback, so you can't just touch type. The worst part is that the auto-correction drove me nuts, constantly correcting things that didn't need correcting...

Anyway, I think I'm going to have to get a keyboard for the iPad.

Well, I thought I'd update everyone on what's coming up this month for our little group, since the SUMMER is awesome and usually means lots and lots of bands on their Summer tour.

NPR Video Sessions: Alex Cuba

I was supposed to mention last week that I'm seeing Alex Cuba (official / myspace) tomorrow... but you know how it goes.

Alex Cuba is, er, from Cuba, but I think is currently living in Canada. He's won two Juno Awards for his debut and sophomore album, Humo De Tabaco and Agua Del Pozo, respectively. I'm thinking he's hoping for a third for his recently released self-titled album, which, incidentally was nominated for a Juno. The album was released yesterday, June 8^th, and I'm hoping to hear some of his famous Spanish songs at the intimate Dakota Jazz Club in Minneapolis tomorrow. I'll write a full review tomorrow when I see him.

Check out the rest of his tour:

06/09/10 Dakota Jazz Club Minneapolis
06/10/10 Rumba Room Chicago
06/12/10 The Mint Los Angeles
06/13/10 Yoshi's at San Francisco
06/18/10 Spencer Smith Park - Sound of Music Festival Burlington
06/26/10 Club Soda Festival Montreal, QC
07/02/10 Stan Rogers Folk Festival Canso Sports Complex
07/14/10 JazzEast Festival Tent
07/15/10 The Majestic St John's, NL
07/17/10 Vancouver Folk Music Festival
07/23/10 Hillside Festival - Guelph Lake Conservation Area
07/30/10 Algonquin Theatre Huntsville

Chico Trujillo - Ahora Quien

Speaking of latin, Chilean Chico Trujillo (official / myspace) is playing at the Cedar Cultural Center on Thursday. From the looks of things, this is a very large band (at least seven band members), and should be an interesting mixture of dance and Pan-Latin music. I'm sure we'll hear a full report from Kate.

Their latest album is called Chico de Oro, released May 11^th, 2010, on Barbès Records, you'll probably hear tracks from it from their live tour:

06/10/10 Cedar Cultural Center Minneapolis 06/11/10 House of blues Chicago, IL 06/12/10 Madison arts Festival Madison, WI 06/13/10 La Oveja Negra queens, NY 06/14/10 Barbes Brooklyn , New York, NY 06/18/10 fete de la musique Riorges 06/19/10 Les invites de Villeurbanne Villeurbanne 06/22/10 cafe zapata Berlin, ger 06/23/10 cafe zapata Berlin, ger 06/24/10 cafe zapata Berlin, Ger 06/25/10 fusion festival Lärz 06/26/10 Elbhangfest Dresden 06/29/10 Sala Heineken Madrid 06/30/10 mosquito club Huelva 07/02/10 Fimec Chiclana de la frontera 07/04/10 Roskilde Festival Copenhagen 07/06/10 festival convivencia ayguesvives 07/08/10 les rendez - vouz du forum gruissan 07/09/10 festival le feu aulac branoux

07/10/10 La Guingette Blois 07/11/10 festival oasis bizz 07/16/10 epinal bouge l´ete epinal 07/17/10 polé polé festival gent 07/18/10 Big rivers festival Holanda 07/22/10 festival moz´aique le havre 07/23/10 estivales saint florent - sur 07/27/10 festival de martigues Martigues 07/29/10 studio ´l ermitage Paris 07/30/10 nuits du sud Vence 08/01/10 Festival Bastid' art 08/02/10 estivales de Saone 08/03/10 estivales de Saone 08/04/10 estivales de Saone 08/05/10 estivales de Saone 08/07/10 festival esperanzah Namur 08/10/10 festival fondus du macadam Thonon 08/11/10 festival 100 visages Liege 08/14/10 Afro caribbean festival Bredene

One thing is certain: Chico Trujillo sure loves France.

Friendo - Counter/Time

Some other bands I'll be checking out, Friendo (myspace).

I am told that their debut album, Cold Toads from Secretly Canadian is a mashup of 90's experimental rock with 70's punk and 60's pop.... all the stuff that made those decades great. "But will it blend?", one has to ask. I'm sure it'll all be answered on June 23^rd at 7th Street Entry for me.

You can listen to Counter/Time via Pitchfork. See them on tour:

6.9 - Chapel Hill, NC -Local 506
6.10 - Washington, DC - Black Cat Backstage
6.11 - New York, NY - Cake Shop
6.12 - Philadelphia, PA - Kung Fu Necktie
6.13 - Brooklyn, NY - Glasslands
6.14 - Allston, MA - O'Brien's Pub
6.15 - Montreal, QC - Green Room at Mile End
6.17 - Toronto, ON - The Great Hall
6.19 - Detroit, MI - Magic Stick Cafe
6.20 - Newport, KY - Southgate House Parlor
6.22 - Chicago, IL - Schubas
6.23 - Minneapolis, MN - 7th Street Entry
6.24 - Fargo, ND - The Aquarium
6.25 - Winnipeg, MB - Royal Albert Arms Hotel
7.1 - Calgary, AB - DIckens Pub

Quintron - Jamskate

Speaking of experimental, remember Quintron (official / myspace) ? Apparently Quintron and Miss Pussycat have gone on tour. I will be covering the show at the Triple Rock on June 26^th, should be pretty crazy and fun.

06/09/10 Golden West Baltimore 06/10/10 The Barbary Philadelphia 06/11/10 Death By Audio Brooklyn 06/12/10 Asbury Lanes Asbury Park 06/13/10 SAntos New York City 06/15/10 Cafe 9 New Haven 06/16/10 Great Scott Club boston 06/17/10 tba Portland 06/18/10 La Sala Rosa Montreal 06/19/10 The Garrison Toronto 06/20/10 Magick Stick Detroit 06/22/10 Firebird St. Louis 06/23/10 CActus Club Milwaukee 06/24/10 Empty Bottle Chicago 06/25/10 Empty Bottle Chicago 06/26/10 Triple Rock Minneapolis 06/27/10 Royal Albert Winnepeg 06/29/10 Henotic Lethbridge 06/30/10 Sled island festival Calgary, 07/01/10 Sled island festival Calgary 07/02/10 Sled island festival Calgary 07/03/10 Sled island festival Calgary

07/12/10 biltmore Vancouver 07/13/10 Chop Suey Seattle 07/14/10 East End Portland 07/15/10 Neurolux boise ID 07/16/10 Urban Lounge SLC 07/17/10 Rinnoceropolis Denver 07/18/10 Launch Pad Albuquerque 07/20/10 BAsh Ripprock Lubbock 07/21/10 Oopolis Norman 07/22/10 tba Dallas, TX 07/23/10 Super Happy Funland Houston 07/24/10 ONe Eyed Jacks New Orleans 09/18/10 Steinbruch Duisburg, DE 09/22/10 Mereleyn Nijmegen 09/23/10 Hafenklang Hamburg 09/29/10 Queen Kong Neuchatel 10/05/10 Groove Bar Tarrango, Spain 10/06/10 La Boite Madrid, Spain, ES 10/07/10 Culturan Beleza Malandra Bermeo 10/08/10 La 2 De Nitsa Barcelona 10/14/10 Université Nantes 10/15/10 Point Ephemere Paris, France, FR 10/16/10 Trinitaires metz, FR

I actually have a ton of other tour announcements, but we'll have to same them until later this month. Hope to see some of you at a show?

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