At the 400 Bar: Sloan, Tilly & the Wall, Hunter Valentine, TEEN, and Longfellow 3

Planning on catching a show at the 400 Bar? Maybe you can check out some of these bands scheduled to appear at the 400 Bar.

Tour Dates 09/14/12 Vancouver, BC Commodore Ballroom 09/15/12 Victoria, BC Royal Athletic Park 09/17/12 Medicine Hat, AB The Esplanade 09/18/12 Regina, SK The Pump Roadhouse 09/19/12 Saskatoon, SK Louis' 09/20/12 Winnipeg, MB Pyramid Cabaret 09/21/12 Minneapolis, MN The 400 Bar 09/22/12 Chicago, IL Subterranean 10/10/12 Hoboken, NJ Maxwell's 10/11/12 Washington, DC Black Cat 10/12/12 Carrboro, NC Cat's Cradle 10/15/12 Brooklyn, NY Music Hall Of Williamsburg 10/16/12 Boston, MA Brighton Music Hall 10/19/12 Buffalo, NY The Tralf Music Hall

SLOAN
www.sloanmusic.com

Back to school bringing you down? Sloan will turn that frown upside down!

Hitting the 400 Bar on September 21st is Canadian power-pop quartet Sloan, a band that has stayed mostly under the radar in the States despite churning out a catalogue of fantastic and catchy songs over the years. Having celebrated 20 years together last year with a tour and a new album (the Double Cross), Sloan are back this year to promote 1994’s excellent and underrated Twice Removed release on vinyl.

Twice Removed was the band’s second full length album and originally put out by Geffen Records. Despite the album’s wild success in Canada, Geffen didn’t do sufficient promotion of the record and, as a result, sales dwindled elsewhere. To make matters worse, the band was soon ousted off the label. Now, there have been plenty of rock and roll injustices over the years, but witnessing a gem like Twice Removed disappear into the ether is simply a crime! I dare you to listen to this record and not dance around the room. (WTF, Geffen?)

Thankfully, after dodging rumors of a breakup, Sloan regrouped and formed Murderecords, an independent label that has not only released every one of their records since but also boasts a roster of other great Canadian indie-rock acts.

Sloan continues to tour and record albums, each member contributing vocals as well as songwriting. Pick up Twice Removed on vinyl at Sloan’s website or do yourself a favor and see this delicious ear candy live.

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TILLY & THE WALL
tillyandthewall.com

I really like Tilly & The Wall. Even before I saw them play 80/35 Music Festival, I was in love with their 2008's O album.

It looks like the band will make their way to the 400 Bar on October 6th with Nicky Da B. I am hoping they bring their dedicated tap dancer to the show!

Tilly & The Wall's latest album, Heavy Mood, will be out October 2nd on Team Love. Check out this "remix of a remix" from Cycad for their song "Love Riot":



Also, wondering why it took the band four years to release a new album? The answer is simply: life. Three band members got married (with children?) and two moved to Los Angeles. It should be interesting to see how all this affected their songs? Well one thing's for certain, they still have a lot of energy and fun.

10/05/12 Des Moines, IA Wooly's 10/06/12 Minneapolis, MN The 400 Bar 10/07/12 Chicago, IL Lincoln Hall 10/08/12 Cleveland Heights, OH Grog Shop 10/10/12 Philadelphia, PA First Unitarian Church 10/12/12 Boston, MA Brighton Music Hall 10/13/12 New York, NY Bowery Ballroom 10/14/12 Washington, DC Black Cat 10/16/12 Raleigh, NC King's Barcade 10/17/12 Atlanta, GA Terminal West 10/18/12 Nashville, TN High Watt 10/20/12 Columbia, MO Mojo's 10/21/12 Lawrence, KS Jackpot Music Hall

11/02/12 Denver, CO Hi-Dive 11/03/12 Salt Lake City, UT Kilby Court 11/05/12 Seattle, WA Neumos 11/06/12 Portland, OR Hawthorne Theatre 11/08/12 San Francisco, CA Great American 11/09/12 West Hollywood, CA Troubadour 11/10/12 Santa Ana, CA Constellation Room 11/12/12 San Diego, CA The Casbah 11/13/12 Phoenix, AZ The Crescent Ballroom 11/16/12 Austin, TX The Mohawk 11/17/12 Houston, TX Fitzgerald's - Downstairs 11/18/12 Dallas, TX Trees 11/21/12 Omaha, NE Slowdown

HUNTER VALENTINE
www.huntervalentine.com

We've seen Hunter Valentine a few times at the 400 Bar, and, yes, they're coming back to the 400 again.

The new tour is in support of their forthcoming album, Collide & Conquer, which is coming out October 23rd, 2012.

What's exciting is that the band appeared in Showtime's "The Real L Word", which aired in early August. I haven't seen it as I don't have cable, but I'm pretty sure you can probably youtube it.

Hunter Valentine is currently on the road:

09/14 Jacksonville, FL @ Jack Rabbits 09/15 St Petersburg @ Progress Nrg 09/17 Orlando, FL @ Will's Pub 09/19 Birmingham, AL @ Nick 09/20 Nashville, TN @ Exit/In 09/21 Chapel Hill, NC @ Local 506 09/22 Washington, DC @ Phase 1 09/29 Asbury Park, NJ @ Wonder Bar 10/03 Columbus, OH @ Kobo 10/04 Dayton, OH @ Canal St Tavern 10/05 Cincinnati, OH @ Mainstay Rock 10/06 Bloomington, IN @ Bear's Place 10/07 Pontiac, MI @ Pike Room 10/09 Chicago, IL @ Stage Bar

10/10 Urbana, IL @ Courtyard Cafe 10/11 Minneapolis, MN @ 400 Bar 10/12 Des Moines, IA @ Vaudeville 10/13 Kansas City, MO @ Czar 10/14 Lincoln, NE @ Lincoln Calling 10/16 Denver, CO @ Walnut Room 10/17 Salt Lake City, UT @ Burt's Tiki 10/18 Boise, ID @ Shredder 10/20 Seattle, WA @ Mix 10/24 S Fran, CA @ Cafe Du Nord 10/25 S Cruz, CA @ Crepe Place 10/26 S Barbara, CA @ Velvet Jones 10/27 West Hollywood, CA @ Roxy 10/28 Fresno, CA @ Audie's Olympic

10/29 San Diego, CA @ Griffin 11/01 Las Vegas, NV @ Bunkhouse 11/02 Tucson, AZ @ The Hut 11/03 Mesa, AZ @ Hollywood Alley 11/06 Houston, TX @ Dan Electro's 11/07 Austin, TX @ Stubb's BBQ 11/08 San Antonio, TX @ Jack's Bar 11/09 Oklahoma City @ Conservatory 11/10 Dallas, TX @ Sue Ellen's 11/12 St. Louis, MO @ Firebird 11/15 New Haven, CT @ Cafe Nine 11/16 Asbury Park, NJ @ The Saint 11/17 New York @ Mercury Lounge 11/18 NReading,MA@Great American

TEEN
teentheband.com

I previously mentioned TEEN before. They're three sisters (plus one close friend), and their debut album, In Limbo, just came out at the end of August via Carpark Records.

You can stream the entire album at Soundcloud.



Here's my theory about sister-bands: they have great harmonies that can only exist because of their closeness and knowing each other really, really well. The only problem I can think of for TEEN is their band name.

Anyway, tour dates below:

09/14 New York, NY @ Webster Hall 09/26 Cleveland, OH @ House of Blues+ 09/27 Columbus, OH @ Newport Music Hall+ 09/28 Cincinnati, OH @ Midpoint Music Festival 09/29 Chicago, IL @ Schuba’s Tavern* 09/30 Madison, WI @ High Noon Saloon* 10/01 Minneapolis, MN @ 400 Bar* 10/02 Grinnell, IA @ Grinnell College* 10/03 Omaha, NE @ Slowdown Jr.* 10/05 Denver, CO @ Hi Dive* 10/06 Salt Lake City, UT @ Kilby Court* 10/07 Boise, ID @ The Red Room* 10/09 Seattle, WA @ Barboza* 10/10 Vancouver, BC @ The Media Club* 10/11 Portland, OR @ Doug Fir*

10/13 Santa Cruz, CA @ Crepe Place* 10/16 Los Angeles, CA @ Echo* 10/17 Phoenix, AZ @ Crescent Ballroom* 10/19 San Antonio, TX @ Korova* 10/20 Austin, TX @ Red 7* 10/21 Dallas, TX @ Bryan Street Tavern* 10/23 Nashville, TN @ The High Watt* 10/24 Atlanta, GA @ 529 Club* 10/25 Athens, GA @ Caledonia Club* 10/26 Greenville, SC @ Radio Room* 10/27 Chapel Hill, NC @ Local 506* 10/28 Richmond, VA @ Strange Matter* 10/29 Baltimore, MD @ Sonar* w/ Santigold, *w/ Hospitality

THE LONGFELLOW 3
centerrecords.com

The Longfellow 3, Electro 35, Mathis Grey, and The Karma Kicks (four bands!) are all playing at the 400 Bar today (September 13th). The show is for The Longfellow 3's Linger Longer album release.

The Minneapolis band loves late '80s Minneapolis alternative/garage rock (The Replacements, anyone?), and they hope their new album reflects their love.

As for the other number-band, Electro 35, their singer John Fellman is based out of Indiana, but his band is based out of Minneapolis.

If my Corin Tucker show ends early, I might swing by the 400.

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