Sally is back from Japan holiday. I under estimated Skyrim taking up my time, so unfortunately, I barely had time to put this show together. This is only part one - which is basically shows we're seeing this week and it's mostly about Japan. If I'm not too busy next week, I will put up the rest of the recording, which will be mostly about Sydney Festival - that is taking place in 2012, so I have a whole month and a half to get to it!
Here's what went down:
Sally's new toy is an Otomachine
Dance boy and girl bands are what's popular in Japan
Getting around in Japan/friendly and polite Japanese/mystery of the free tissues
Sally saw some local Japanese bands, including The Lavless
11/11/11: The game Skyrim comes out and Rachael Yamagata at Fine Line Cafe (here is a review)
11/12/11: Sally will at The Lansdowne Hotel, featuring Peabody, Betty Airs, Go/No Go, New Brutalists. Sally's theory of Go/No Go's secret origin of their name. Vu will be doing a double-show that day. Played a bit of the band Guards.
11/13/11: Not attending Harvest Festival or Lykke Li.
Song of the show is Arctic Monkeys' "Piledriver Waltz", from their new album, Suck it and See. Previously reviewed here.
More details about some of the bands we're seeing was posted here.
Bonus: As we headed out and talking about tours, we briefly mentioned Tender Forever.
11/12/11 Davenport, IA Redstone Room
11/14/11 Kansas City, KS Record Bar
11/16/11 Denver, CO Larimer Lounge
11/18/11 Salt Lake City, UT State Room
11/20/11 Spokane, WA A Club
11/21/11 Vancouver, BC Media Club
11/22/11 Seattle, WA Crocodile
11/23/11 Portland, OR Doug Fir
11/25/11 San Francisco, CA Slim’s
11/26/11 Santa Barbara, CA Soho
11/28/11 San Diego, CA Casbah
11/29/11 Los Angeles, CA Troubadour
11/30/11 Tuscon, AZ Crescent Ballroom
12/02/11 Austin, TX Parish
12/03/11 Houston, TX Fitzgerald’s Upstairs
12/04/11 Dallas, TX Thee Loft
12/05/11 Tulsa, OK Cain’s Ballroom
12/07/11 St. Louis, MO Blueberry Hill
12/08/11 Nashville, TN 12th and Porter
12/09/11 Birmingham, AL Work Play
12/10/11 Atlanta, GA Vinyl
12/12/11 Knoxville, TN Relix Theatre
12/13/11 Charlotte, NC Visulite Theatre
12/15/11 Chapel Hill, NC Local 506
12/16/11 Charlottesville, VA The Southern
12/17/11 Louisville, KY Headliners
12/18/11 Columbus, OH The Basement
12/20/11 Hoboken, NJ Maxwell’s
12/21/11 New York, NY City Winery
12/22/11 New York, NY City Winer
...the boss man here at W♥M confessed that he totally has the mega-watt hots for Ms. Yamagata and after Thursday night, I get it in a big way. She’s lovely, lovely, lovely--the kind of performer who oozes sex appeal even while deathly ill.
The clock ticked to 11:11pm and Rachael Yamagata breathed a sigh of relief that the moment had passed and we're all still alive here at the Fine Line Cafe in Minneapolis last night.
Mike Viola at Fine Line Cafe, Minneapolis (11/11/11)
Opening up was Mike Viola (who also doubled as Yamagata's keyboardist), who was once signed to Sony under the name Mike Viola and the Candy Butchers.
He wears his personal stories on songs, like many singer/songwriter, but it didn't hit me that when he sings "well she knows what to do with Michael,
she knows how to make him feel" (from "What to Do With Michael"), that he's refering to himself. He did explain that the song was about how he met his wife.
He mostly did songs from his new album, Electro De Perfecto (released a few months ago, September 13), including "Soundtrack Of My Summer" (I thought this song was done earlier, despite the photo of his setlist), "Get You Back" (I think this is the song co-written by Semisonic's Dan Wilson - who I am assuming was in the audience last night because the report I get is that Wilson is often seen around town), and the "finger down my throat" song "Closet Cutter".
Viola mentioned that he absolutely loves Minneapolis (we'll see when he has to get around in 8 feet of snow...) and that he is releasing music under the "metal label", as he puts it, Megaforce Records.
As for the lovely Yamagata, it's only been four years since Yamagata came to Minneapolis*, but the way she chattered on stage, she exaggerated it was at least "12 years". She made promises that she'll be recording and touring a ton more, so if you can't get enough of Yamagata, you're in luck.
Looking over the official setlist, they mostly did songs from the latest album, Chesapeake. I got the feeling that the audience didn't know or have heard about her new album.
The setlist only tells you half the story, the truth is, Yamagata improvised songs by request, half-remember lyrics and chords, as well as making up a song on the spot, sung to the tune of "Time in a Bottle" as expertly played by Viola. And like the encore song, "The Reason Why", making up a song about burly bearded men and learning that Yamagata is really "a crazy cat lady", is the reason why attending live shows is so awesome.
Rachael Yamagata's latest album, Chesapeake, came out last month, October 11th, and was made possible by fan support via Pledge Music. Check Yamagata out live, she is currently on tour to promote Chesapeake.
Rachael Yamagata at Fine Line Cafe, Minneapolis (11/11/11)
* PS, Kate wrote that she came to town "deathly ill", but the show continued anyway.
K remains one of the most interesting and diverse record label out of Olympia, Washington. It's no wonder that I love K and so does Kurt Cobain (who had a tattoo of the K shield).
You know I love K Records, so here are a kouple of K tours:
I briefly mentioned Melanie "Tender Forever" Valera (the email came in as we were recording our podcast), so you may, or may not, hear her on the podcast - to be out tomorrow.
In the meantime, I thought I'd let you know that she has a new EP called Where Are We From, to come out December 6th on K Records. I have not had the chance to listen to the new songs, and if it's anything like her previous releases, I am sure I will enjoy it. Judging a book by its cover, I would say it looks very naughty? Or illusionary? I'll find out soon enough...
If you live in Cali, see her in person:
11/11/11 - Arcata, CA @
Green House
11/12/11 - Chico, CA @
Cafe Flo
11/13/11 - Sacramento, CA @
11/15/11 - San Francisco, CA @
El Rio
11/16/11 - Oakland, CA @
East Nile
11/17/11 Isla Vista, CA @
Biko Garage
K Records owner, Calvin "Selector Dub Narcotic" Johnson, will be heading out on tour this fall, doing all-ages shows. I guess it's no big deal once you've turn 21, but for all the youngsters out there: this is great news.
Nov. 13, 2011 - L.A., Ca. @ The Smell
Nov. 14, 2011 - San Luis Obispo, Ca. @ Kreuzberg Café
Nov. 16, 2011 - Santa Cruz, Ca.
@ Pioneer Street
Nov. 17, 2011 - Oakland, CA.
@ LoBot
Nov. 18, 2011 - Sacramento, Ca.
@ Bows & Arrows Collective
Nov. 19, 2011 - Chico, Ca.
@ Rayray Gallery
Nov. 20, 2011 - Corvallis, Ore.
@ Interzone,
Nov. 21, 2011 - Portland, Ore.
@ House of Preblon
11/10/11 Chicago, IL Lincoln Hall *
11/11/11 Milwaukee, WI Turner Hall *
11/12/11 Minneapolis, MN First Ave *
11/14/11 Winnipeg, MB West End Cultural Center *
11/16/11 Calgary, AB Rebublik *
11/18/11 Vancouver, BC Biltmore *
11/19/11 Victoria, BC Sugar *
11/20/11 Seattle, WA Neptune *
11/21/11 Portland, OR Wonder Ballroom *
11/23/11 San Francisco, CA Regency Center *
* w/ tUnE-yArDs
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As I am writing this, the computer is converting the podcast audio recording for editing (which ultimately won't be edited tonight). The new episode will be posted this Friday, 11/11/11.
Effective December 1, 2011, all podcasts currently hosted on the site will become permanently deleted and unavailable for download. For this reason, we strongly encourage all of our podcasters who do not have locally stored copies of their recordings to please take the time to download and save them from the site. Unfortunately, we will not be able to provide ANY recordings on or after December 1, 2011, as they will have been permanently deleted from our storage servers.
Well, I knew it wouldn't last, so if you have a favorite episode, I suggest you download it now, or get old archive shows at archive.org
I've spotlight Pat Jordache's album, Future Songs today, as I'll be seeing him play with tUnE-yArDs this Saturday. He's still got this whole month on tour, so it should be a great way for anyone to see glorious Canada!
On the podcast, we mentioned where we'll be at this week:
11/11/11: Vu will be seeing the wonderfully-named Rachael Yamagata at the Fine Line Cafe in Minneapolis. Hope to see a good crowd there.
I recently got a note from her people saying that she's sold out a ton of shows, including Boston, Washington DC, Baltimore, Northampton, Brooklyn, Pittsburg, Los Angelese, and New York. Also, The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim comes out Friday. Vu will be losing sleep playing the game.
11/12/11: Sally will seeing a free show at The Lansdowne Hotel, featuring Peabody, Betty Airs, Go/No Go, New Brutalists.
11/12/11: Vu will be seeing Deer Tick, Guards, and Thomas Hardy (of the Dead Confederate) at Triple Rock Social Club and Pat Jordache and tUnE-yArDs at First Ave. Should be a fun (and busy) night. By the way, I don't know if it's actually his real name or based on the famous and depressing writer, Thomas Hardy. I've read most of his books, my favorite is Tess of the d'Urbervilles (which incidentally, a band call the d'Urbervilles took their name from... but they've changed it to something lame like Matters).
11/13/11: Sally won't be able to make it to Harvest Festival. It looks like it takes place on a farm from the looks of things.
11/13/11: Vu won't be able to see Lykke Li, despite his self-confessed love for the lady. She's playing at First Ave. On a Sunday.
And there you have it: our music week. Next week is up in the air, I know it's Thanksgiving weekend... which means BLACK FRIDAY! Stay tuned!
Do not fear! Adjágas are touring the UK this summer and I will be catching them at the Bestival later in the year so I hope they still have some yoiking in them.
You may, or may not, remember how we tried (and failed) to do a live podcast from Ryan at Bestival. We gave it a good college try, but apparently cell phone reception on the wee island is pretty awful.
This week, we got an announcement that The Cure's latest release will be a live album, recorded at Bestival 2011 (which just happened a few months ago, in September). The live album will be out December 6th, in the US... just in time for Christmas!
The live set will feature 32 (count-'em, thirty-two!) Cure hits, including "The Lovecats," "The Caterpillar," "Close To Me," "Friday I’m In Love," "Lullaby," "The Hungry Ghost," "The End Of The World," "Just Like Heaven," "Grinding Halt," "Jumping Someone Else's Train" and "Boys Don’t Cry". That sound fantastic.
All profits from the sale of the double CD album, and/or digital download, will be given to the Isle of Wight Youth Trust, a charity organization offering counseling, advice, information and support services to young people aged 25 and under on the Isle of Wight. See more details on iowyouthtrust.co.uk.
The big news for Morrissey is that he will be appearing on Jimmy Kimmel Live (November 23) and Conan O'Brien (November 29). The other big news is that due "a visa administration error", Morrissey's lead guitarist will be unable to fly in on time for November 10th. Instead, the sold-out concert in Chicago will be moved to December 17th (if you think it's cold now...)
So, far, here is Morrissey's latest tour dates:
11/14 San Antonio, TX @ Majestic Theater
11/15 Austin,TX @ Bass Concert Hall
11/17 Dallas, TX @ McFarlin Memorial Auditorium
11/19 Santa Fe, NM @ Santa Fe Center
11/20 Phoenix, AZ @ Orpheum Theater
11/22 Escondido, CA @ California Center for the Arts
11/25 Las Vegas, NV @ Cosmopolitan - Chelsea Ballroom
11/26 Los Angeles, CA @ Shrine Auditorium
11/28 Pomona, CA Fox Theater
12/01 Oakland, CA @ Fox Theater
12/05 Monterrey @ Arena
12/07 Mexico City @ Plaza Condesa
12/08 Mexico City @ Plaza Condesa
12/10 Puebla @ Auditorio del Complejo Cultural Universitario
12/12 Guadalajara @ Diana
12/13 Guadalajara @ Diana
12/17 Chicago, IL @ Congress Theatre
Duran Duran epic nine-minute video for "Girl Panic", from their latest album, All You Need is Now, was released last week via vevo.com.
I really like the song, there's something familiar and good about Simon LeBon's vocals. What's interesting about the video is that it features super models (Naomi Campbell, Cindy Crawford, Eva Herzigova, Helena Christensen and Yasmin Le Bon) playing members of Duran Duran... while the band members are playing minor roles like the waiter and bellhops.
Of course, when you get to the mid-end of the video, they tell you about the inside joke: that Duran Duran was the first band to feature super models in their music videos.
I have expressed in the past that I am an old-school Radiohead fan, meaning that I'm not particularly fond of their venture into the electronic venue via Kid A and beyond.
This one's optimistic: Radiohead is going on tour in 2012! It's been a while since their last tour, which was about four years ago for the In Rainbows tour.
Stay tune for even more dates, it's rumored that they'll be headlining Coachella in 2012.
Here are the confirmed dates:
Feb. 27 - Miami, FL @ American Airlines Arena
Feb. 29 - Tampa, FL @ St. Pete Times Forum
March 1 - Atlanta, GA @ Philips Arena
March 3 - Houston, TX @ Toyota Center
March 5 - Dallas, TX @ American Airlines Center
March 7 - Austin, TX @ Frank Erwin Center
March 9 - St. Louis, MO @ Scottrade Center
March 11 - Kansas City, MO @ Sprint Center
March 13 - Broomfield, CO @ 1stBank Center
March 15 - Glendale, AZ @ Jobing.com Arena
We also get a lot of pitches (come check out this band, etc) and since I mainly like UK bands, I was told I could not miss The Good Natured. From what I've read about her, she's a young lass of twenty years and people have compared her to Bat for Lashes, La Roux, and Florence and the Machine (all of these bands I adore).
I'm really loving what I've heard from The Good Natured. If you're into British electropop bands, you're going to absolutely fall in love with The Good Natured. From what I can tell, this is a brand new band with only a few EPs and singles under their belt. They're young, stylish, good looking, and their music rocks.
The band consists of two siblings, Sarah and Hamish McIntosh, with their uni-buddy drummer George Hinton. Their debut EP, Warriors got them a lot of attention a few years ago, but it wasn't until their latest single, Skeleton (their major-label debut single via Parlophone Records) did I finally got a chance to listen to them.
The Good Natured's Skeleton single is really catchy: starting off with a playful lyrical of body parts (hearts and lungs) and machinery in "Your Body Is A Machine".
It's followed by their best song on the single, "Skeleton" with this weird sexual lyrics:
Rip it all off; so hot, don't stop!
You make strip, you make me sweat.
What you see is what you get.
The rest of the single plays out like a new, yet dark, new romantic, full of synth and beats, but with lots of great lyrics. I didn't hear any autotune, what a relief.
Skeleton was released October 25th, only available digitally on amazon and iTunes via their US distributor, Astralwerks. I highly recommend it, if you're on the look out for the next La Roux.
The College Music Journal’s (CMJ) annual showcase of rising talent in both music and film is a veritable wet dream for musicians and pop culture nerds alike.
CMJ Music Marathon Wrap-Up Day 2: Part II
Saturday, October 22, 2011
The Lovely Hearts Club showcase continued…
Let’s get right to it. Swear and Shake is a newly-formed band based out of New York. When I say ‘new’ I mean really new; like, still covered in afterbirth ‘new.’ The band debuted in 2010 and released their first full album, Maple Ridge, a year later. Within that period, they earned mega praise from notable sources including Newsday and The Deli, not to mention countless gigs at prime NY real estate like Arlene’s Grocery and the Knitting Factory. Not bad for a band trying to make good in a city of 8 million.
I’m glad I didn’t have this information on hand when I saw Swear and Shake perform, because often prior knowledge taints the experience. I was impressed by the band’s easy rapport, even more so after learning of their late bloom. While I wouldn’t call the music innovative—they don’t do weird things with electronics or whip out a didgeridoo on stage—I’d be hard-pressed to label them as ‘sweet,’ which is generally my sentiment when it comes to boy-girl folk pop. At its roots, the music fits comfortably within the boundaries of folk pop, yet perhaps it’s Kari Spieler’s smoky, wise-beyond-her-years voice that keeps her band this-side of twee. “Johnnie” sounded great live—at once heartbreaking and familiar; I especially love the lyrics “You could be the stronger man, to sleep between these sheets. But never with your lips sewn shut, I can only do so much.” Preach it, sister. Listen to a live recording of “The Promise” here.
Only in New York is a folk band followed by a super-hipindie pop outfit. Fellow NYers Snowmine were certainly the wild cards of the night. Looking like they were fresh off the plane from 1980s Berlin (post-Wall of course), these guys oozed cool. I felt cooler in their presence, which is a sad sort of reality. And okay, they’re not just a band of pretty faces; judging by the complexity of the live show, I’d say they are also major tech geeks. Frontman Grayson Sanders calls himself a “new-classical composer.” It’s difficult to type that out and not loathe his being, but actually, the title fits. The songs on Laminate Pet Animal contain intricacies that were probably not discovered by strumming a guitar in the coffee shop. Snowmine are very much 21st century musicians in that they mix multi-genre beats with stylized niches like electronica, funk/dance, tribal, classical; the result is highly schizophrenic, but they pull it off (listen to the fabulous “Beast in Air, Beast in Water” for example). Live, this was quite a spectacle to behold. Armed with a giant keyboard/mixer thing, Sanders, resembling something of a soundman gone rogue, dazzled the audience with his deft hands and psychedelic white-boy soul. Listen to a live recording of “Hologram” here.
“Take Me Home” is absolutely tits: snappy electro-funk-meets-downtown dance dive, as realized by a hip suburban jazz choir.
Finally, closing the show, were our friends in Team Genius. I’ve been following this band since their inception more than three years ago, but since they rarely tour and never respond to invitations for chili night at my house, this was the first time I saw them play live. What I love about these guys and gals is that they are truly skilled at the art of writing pop music, even if they pretend to be a clown-car full of buffoonery. Their latest EP, Pop Songs, contains a Ronald Reagan shout-out but is otherwise a mature effort. I think. Let’s just say, if they were only concerned with producing bouncy, synth-heavy dance tracks without attention to lyrics or meaning, they would be the J. Geils Band and have a downloadable ringtone. Of course, the music they make is always fun, and the Lovely Hearts showcase was a fitting venue to flaunt the positive group aura. “Ronald Reagan’s Cousin” was a proper party on stage; Drew Hermiller‘s falsetto on “Take Me Home” (from their self-titled 2008 release) was a proper balls outoccasion. Listen to a live cover of Warren Zevon’s “Werewolves of London” here (Chad on vocals!).
As my time at CMJ came to an end, I realized I knew exactly what Joey Tempest felt when he boldly declared to the world of Swedish glam rock: “We’re leaving together, but still it’s farewell. And maybe we’ll come back to earth, who can tell?” I think he was saying “don’t be sad, college music fans. There’s always next year.”
The College Music Journal’s (CMJ) annual showcase of rising talent in both music and film is a veritable wet dream for musicians and pop culture nerds alike.
CMJ Music Marathon Wrap-Up Day 2: Part I
Saturday, October 22, 2011
Friday’s CMJ adventure was a bit of a bust. Riot Act Media presented a happy hour showcase at Pete’s Candy Store—a hip bar in Williamsburg, roughly the same size and shape as your average Williamsburg apartment. Unfortunately, due to popularity (which is not a bad thing), it was impossible to squeeze into the tiny backroom where music was happening. Instead, we bemoaned our defeat by sampling the “happy hour” portion of the evening. If you’re at all curious what was missed, check out the following musicians that were in attendance, or visit Riot Act’s website (linked above): Brooklyn crooner Patrick Bower; the moody, orchestral Gabriel & the Hounds; Julie Ann Bee’s whimsy project Sea of Bees; and the waltz-lovin’ Robin Bacior.
I missed Belgrave's first song. I’m hoping it was good but not too good, you know? I wouldn’t want to journey through life feeling as though I missed that one time when the clouds parted and God emerged to reveal some heavenly secrets (like why the Virgin Mary appears in pancakes but not breakfast burritos. Surface area?). However, if anyone could coax Him to play an encore, it would be Montreal natives Belgrave, as they specialize in the kind of soaring chamber pop that shoots for the stars, so to speak. “Tokyo” is a perfect example of a song with big dreams—rich, melodic layers, Trevor Boucher’s agile vocal chords, lovey lyrics; it all culminates with a head-thrown-back-arms-spread-wide chorus thatdelivers a romantic punch right to your cynical, beer-filled belly. How’s that for an out of body experience?
If Belgrave succeeded in transporting their audience to a Canadian dreamworld, Ann Arbor’s Gun Lake brought us back to earth in true Midwestern fashion. The beauty of Midwest music is that it always captures a certain mood that must be unique to the region; a strange brew of nostalgia, melancholy, reserve, and a pinch of self-deprecation thrown in for good measure. Not to be confused with the Pacific Northwest mood, which often contains more melancholy, less self-deprecation. However, they have mountains to dwell on; we have large areas of grass; let’s call it ‘topography psychology.’
I’m happy to report that Gun Lake met—then surpassed—all region-specificexpectations. Besides a knack for crafting interesting prose, every singing member has a voice like a rugged, Liberal Arts-educated angel. You know you’re in the presence of skilled musicians when they can jump from verse to flawlessly harmonized chorus without breaking a sweat (or breaking in pitch). Gun Lake provedfaithfulto this technique on their debut album Balfour; notably on the dusky ballad “Cliffhanger.” Live, the band didn’t really deviate from their pitch-perfect formula, and why would they? Highlights included “Cliffhanger,” which opened their set if I’m remembering correctly, and my favorite of the evening, “Trees,” a subtle waltz that almost reads as modern folklore. Listen to a live recording of “Trees” here.
I'd like to know what the original fans of the Arctic Monkeys think about their latest album, Suck It And See. I always found the Arctic Monkeys a bit hit or miss, but this is probably my favourite album so far. Don't get me wrong, they've had some brilliant tunes over the years, some very catchy riffs and some extremely danceworthy songs. However, I feel that Suck It And See, despite it's childish name, seems to reflect a bit of maturation in the songwriting skills of the band and therefore may not appeal as much to those who jumped on the wagon in the "Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not" days.
Suck It And See has no songs that I can imagine being played down at your local indie night. A few come close though: Reckless Serenade, Black Treacle and the third single, the title track, Suck It And See. By far though, the song tht stands out in my mind is Piledriver Waltz, which also appears on the soundtrack to the 2011 film, Submarine.
Many people who know me know that it takes a pretty special movie for me to watch it the whole way through, let alone actually express any opinion on it. Submarine is one such movie that I've watched (the whole way through) recently and have loved. Directed by none other than Richard Ayoade, of The IT Crowd and The Mighty Boosh fame, it's a pretty simple little movie, with a beautiful soundtrack (composed by the Arctic Monkeys frontman, Alex Turner), about a young boy that I'm sure some of the more left-of-centre of us would identify with. I wont give the storyline away here.
So three morals to this story: firstly, grab a copy of Suck It And See so you too can suck it and see (but i'd advise you to not actually suck it, or you may damage it); secondly, find a way of seeing Submarine, it'll make you smile if nothing else; and finally, get your tickets for an Arctic Monkeys show somewhere near you, for example, the recently announced 2nd Arctic Monkeys show in Sydney, all ages at the Enmore theatre (tickets on sale on Monday 7th through ticketek).
Check out the video for Suck It and See.... but be careful, it may just corrupt you.
The Perms. Well I was pretty excited to find out there was a band called The Perms. All the images came flooding back, of sitting in a hairdressing salon in 1987 watching scary things being done to my mothers head whilst inhaling fumes that I can only assume have affected my mind to the level of sanity I am blessed with today. For some reason the music I imagined was a bit more cheesy than the music actually produced by this band.
So who are The Perms? Well they happen to be a 3-piece from Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada; Shane, Chad and John. Wholesome names indeed. On their website they’re described as “alt-rock” and I’m not about to disagree with that. Being in Australia, I’d never heard of The Perms up until a couple of weeks ago. So I can't compare their album, Sofia Nights, with any of their previous four albums: Keeps You Up When You're Down (2009); Better Days (2005); Clark Drive (2002); and Tight Perm (1998). I'd like to think they're quite popular in Canada. Maybe someone can confirm for me.
Sofia Nights is not a bad album. Ten songs in total, fairly standard pop-esque rock songs; guitar, bass, drums.... with a spot of keyboard thrown in here and there. None of the tracks stood out above the others, but there were a couple of moments when some catchy phrases popped out. You should probably know that, yes, Sofia Nights has passed the “housework soundtrack” test; it’s excellent to vacuum the carpet to.
The Perms sound like they’d be an excellent pub band. So buy a beer and go hunt them down (probably best wait to you find them before you buy that beer actually). It appears they dont have any shows coming up in the near future, but keep your eyes on their website for details: http://thepermsmusic.com. In fact, if you join their mailing list you get a free mp3 of High School High off of Sofia Nights.
Fri 11/22/2019 • Charlie Parr at Cedar • Kikagaku Moyo at Turf Club • Summer Walker at Myth
• Dreamers at Amsterdam Bar
• Marcus King at Varsity Theater
• Ronnie Milsap at Medina
• Yelawolf at Skyway
Sat 11/23/2019 • Sound+Vision at Valley Creek Mall • Cory Branan at Aster Cafe • Booker T. Jones at Medina
• Whiskey Myers at Myth
• "On A Winter's Night" at Cedar
• Schoolboy Q at Armory
• Chris Janson at Treasure Island
• In Flames at Cabooze
• Sloan at 7th St
• BoDeans at Sheldon
• Yotto at Skyway
Sun 11/24/2019 • Hobo Johnson at First Ave • Third Eye Blind at Myth
• Helmet at Varsity
• Iron Kingdom at Club Underground
Sun 12/01/2019 • Minnesota Orchestra at Orchestra Hall
Mon 12/02/2019 •
Cautious Clay at
Fine Line
Tue 12/03/2019 • Cat Clyde at 7th St
• Brockhampton at Armory
• CeeLo Green at Ames
Wed 12/04/2019 • Vintage Trouble at Amsterdam Bar
• Big Bad Voodoo Daddy at Ames
• As I Lay Dying at Varsity
Thu 12/05/2019 • Emarosa at 7th St
Fri 12/06/2019 • Waterparks at Varsity
• Michael W. Smith at Target
• The Motet at First Ave
Sat 12/07/2019 • Jim Brickman at Pantages
• Deadmau5 at Armory
• J.S. Ondara at First Ave
• Lorie Line at Ames
• Steepwater Band at Ballentine VFW
• Morbid Angel at Fine Line
• Sunny Sweeney at Cabooze
• Tiffany at Varsity
Sun 12/08/2019 • Minnesota Orchestra at Orchestra Hall
Mon 12/09/2019 • 5 Seconds Of Summer at Xcel
Wed 12/11/2019 •
Merkules at
Cabooze
•
Batushka at
Skyway
Thu 12/12/2019 •
Mariachi Reyna at
Dakota
•
The Blenders
Pantages
•
Morgan Evans at
Varsity
Fri 12/13/2019 • Blenders at
Pantages
•
Low at
Fitzgerald
Sat 12/14/2019 • Joy Formidable at
Fine Line
•
Glitterer at
Garage
•
311 at
Armory
• Blenders at
Pantages
•
David Archuleta at
Cedar
•
Hot Tuna at
Fitzgerald
Sun 12/15/2019
• Blenders at
Pantages
Tue 12/17/2019
•
Tonic Sol-fa at
Ames
Wed 12/18/2019 •
Marc Roberge at
Varsity
•
Sounds of Blackness at
Pantages
Sat 12/21/2019 •
Diamond Rio at
Treasure Island
Sat 12/21/2019 • Fixx at Cedar
• BoDeans at
Dakota
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