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San Cisco at Triple Rock, Minneapolis (03/30/13)

U.S. Tour Dates 04/01/13 Portland, OR Doug Fir Lounge 04/02/13 Seattle, WA Neumos 04/04/13 San Francisco, CA Rickshaw Stop 04/06/13 Columbus, OH Lifestyle Communities 04/08/13 New York, NY Bowery Ballroom 04/10/13 West Hollywood, CA Troubadour 04/18/13 New York, NY Bowery Ballroom Read More San Cisco Yes, our favorite San Cisco is heading back to Minneapolis tonight (March 30th) at the Triple Rock. I will personally be there to welcome the Australian band back. …

San Cisco and Chaos Chaos sold out the Triple Rock Social Club in Minneapolis last night, March 30th, as part of their post-SXSW but pre-"The Beach Tour". According to the band, this was their first sold-out show in the USA, although there were plenty of sold-out shows when the band toured with The Vaccines earlier this year.

CHAOS CHAOS

It was good to see Chaos Chaos again, as you know, we were there to witness their "first ever" gig as the new duo. The duo have written more new songs, which they played some of it for us last night. Also new, the two sisters brought along cellist Bryan West, who stepped in to play their Smoosh song "Promises" and stayed on stage to do production beats on his Mac.

Like I said, most of these songs are brand new to me, so I really couldn't tell you their titles. I did love the funky beats song that featured drummer Asya's vocals. I think she's got a great voice (as heard on God Help the Girl).

Songs I knew were definitely "My Hands" and "In This Place". Highlight of the show was when Asya stepped out in front, as seen in the photograph provided, to sing a cover of Tegan and Sara's "Closer".

SAN CISCO SET LIST

As for San Cisco, please refer to the set list to see what songs were played. A couple of things about the set: (1) they saved the best for last, "Awkward" closed out their set, (2) "Golden Revolver" is such a great song every time I hear it, this is their first single but never really got the recognition it deserved, (3) "Hunter" was written after they watched "The Deerhunter" at a hotel, (4) "John's Song" is stripped down with just Jordi (everyone in the band took a break) and (5) "Rocket Ship" is surprisingly catchy, I overheard many people started singing the doo doo part as they left the venue.

THANKYOU Minneapolis for giving us our first ever sold out show in the USA!! photograph from san cisco

No encores were played, but that's just as well, because, let's be honest, there's no way they can top "Awkward". It's better to end on a high note. Still, that didn't stop the fans from screaming out "One more song!" chants.

This is the third time we've seen San Cisco and it's actually pretty fun to see them grow up on stage. Their first show in St Paul (incidentally that was officially the first confirmed show in America), the band was a little stiff. Seeing them with the Vaccines, you can tell they were warming up. Now, Jordi Davieson is doing more guitar thing/dancing about when he doesn't have to be singing into the mic. They're definitely a lot more comfortable and loose on stage, and it shows.

San Cisco will end their U.S. tour in April, so try and catch them if you can. In May and June, San Cisco heads back to their native country to play sold-out venues with Millions and Chaos Chaos.

San Cisco at Triple Rock Social Club, Minneapolis (03/30/13)

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Free Energy at Circle Bar, New Orleans (03/18/13)

Read More Free Energy Skinny jeans, wife beaters, long hair, cowboy boots ... am I missing something? No, I'm not talking about Van Halen or Led Zepplin, I'm talking about Free Energy!

Who Dat! Whoooooo Wants More Cowbelll!!!!!! Freeeeeee Energy got a standing "o" and plenty of crowd reactions just like a 1970 and 80's Tom Petty kick-ass, fun band. The Red Wing, Minnesota natives put on another rockadelic performance. It was a tiny crowd at the Circle Bar, off St Charles just outside downtown New Orleans. Maybe 30 people. Shocking, I know. These cats deserve better, and gave the small mosh of crazy NOLA hoodrats plenty to dance too.

They played all the hits from Stuck On Nothing and had the crowd grooving and moving to "Bang Pop", Self-Titled, "Dream City". I was hoping for "Young Hearts" and "Dark Trance". but believe me they made up for it with all the great material from the new release.

Oh right. Free Energy has a new album release Love Sign my two new favorites are "Electric Fever" and "Time Rolls On".

Bonus : Solid band shirts and they brought back the tape cassettes! These guys are truly old school!

Free Energy is currently on tour in support of Love Sign, out now on Virtual Label.

05/03/13 Washington, DC Rock And Roll Hotel
05/04/13 Philadelphia, PA North Star Bar
05/05/13 New York, NY Bowery Ballroom
05/07/13 Cambridge, MA The Sinclair
07/11/13 Camp Bisco Festival
07/12/13 Camp Bisco Festival
07/13/13 Camp Bisco Festival

Free Energy at Circle Bar, New Orleans (03/18/13)

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Caveman at Troubadour, Los Angeles 3/28

Tour Dates 04/01 Austin, TX @ Parish 04/02 Denton, TX @ Dan’s Silverleaf 04/04 Birmingham, AL @ Bottletree 04/05 Nashville, TN @ The High Watt 04/06 Atlanta, GA @ Drunken Unicorn 04/07 Chapel Hill, NC @ Local 506 04/09 - Washington, DC @ Black Cat 04/10 New York, NY @ Webster Hall 04/11 Philadelphia, PA @ J.Brenda’s 05/23-05/25 – George, WA @ Sasquatch Fest Read More Caveman The last we heard from Caveman was their debut CoCo Beware in 2011. It's been a few years now, but the band is back with a brand new.…

Caveman graced the Troubadour in LA on Thursday night, accompanied by Pure Bathing Culture. Their latest album Coco Beware dropped in 2011 and was re-released after being picked up by Fat Possum records early 2012. I saw Caveman around this time last year in Chicago, and Iʼm delighted to say they have gotten even more scintillating onstage.

Pure Bathing Culture was sort of a bore to sit through. The lead singer actually had a decent voice, similar to Florence Welch from Florence and the Machine, however the instrumentals reminded me of something from a bad 80ʼs movie prom scene. The lyrics were also pretty cheesy, yet there were a couple guitar solos that perked my interest. Overall though they just werenʼt up my alley.

Ah, Caveman. What a thrill to see them again! These dapper guys sauntered onstage like they owned the place. The lead singer Matthew seems to be a pro at casually muttering humorous things throughout the set, and it was drummer Stefanʼs birthday so they were all joking around and poking fun at him. They opened with the easy-breezy summer tune ʻThankfulʼ, while gaining a warm welcome from my fellow Angelinos. I spotted Father John Misty in the back bar bobbing his head in a state of bliss. I love musicians digging other musicians.

With the disco ball in the air ablaze, the band continued to energize as they ripped out a couple brand new songs from the album that drops next week. They have a way of setting up dreamy melodies then carrying us away with insatiable drumbeats and rocking guitar solos. They are just positively GROOVY. Psychedelic rock seems to be on the rise in the indie world, but they have a perfect mix of folk ballads and heartfelt lyrics, like in ʻWhereʼs the Timeʼ, to add to this specific genre to make them completely unique. Even more impressive? Matthew gets out his own mini drum set and plays a few songs while singing. I personally canʼt get enough of two drummers...itʼs a powerful feat. Ending with my favorite track on Coco ʻGreat Lifeʼ, I only had one wish after they bid Los Angeles goodbye...”Can they come back every Thursday?”

Caveman at Troubadour, Los Angeles (03/28/13)

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Family of the Year – House of Blues, New Orleans LA. March 17th 2013

Read More Family of the Year Los Angeles-based buzz band Family of The Year continues their trek across the country, with The Mowgli’s, bringing a taste of Southern California to the Triple Rock Social Club in Minneapolis, on Saturday April 13 .....

Family of the Year opened their two month U.S. tour at the House of Blues in New Orleans Sunday March 17th before a small but enthusiastic crowd.

Lead singer Joe Keefe provided soft but substantial vocals throughout the performance. The group also produces beautiful blended harmonies with the help of Sebastian Keefe (his brother) and Christina Schroeter. The band started the set hard, driving songs, "The Stairs" and "Diversity", to get the crowd going. Then they transitioned into a very catchy island love song "St. Croix" that demonstrated the great range of sounds and moods that the band can deliver. Next was a series of well done ballads, "Find It", "Everytime", "Hey Ma", and their hit tune "Hero". The band has their own unique sound within the Americana, Folk/Indie genre, with hints of Simon and Garfunkel and Pink Floyd. They finished the set with a song entitled In the End, which highlights their signature sound and contains thought provoking lyrics that stay with you for days to come.

Most of their songs came off their July 2012 release Loma Vista that will instantly become one of your favorites for 2013.

Bonus Feature: It was St. Patricks Day and me and Pops had dinner at HOB before the show with the lead singer Joe Keefe and the lone lady in the band Christina Schroeter. We hooked them up with plenty of beads!

Family of the Year continues their tour:

03/31/13 Virginia Beach, VA Jewish Mother 04/01/13 Annapolis, MD Rams Head On Stage 04/03/13 Philadelphia, PA World Cafe Live 04/04/13 Boston, MA Brighton Music Hall 04/05/13 New York, NY Mercury Lounge 04/06/13 South Burlington, VT Higher Ground 04/07/13 Portland, ME Port City Music Hall 04/09/13 Canton, OH The Auricle

04/10/13 Ann Arbor, MI Blind Pig 04/11/13 Lansing, MI The Loft 04/12/13 Chicago, IL Schubas Tavern 04/13/13 Minneapolis, MN Triple Rock 04/14/13 Milwaukee, WI Rave Bar 04/16/13 Kansas City, MO Record Bar 04/17/13 Colorado Springs, CO Black Sheep 04/20/13 Seattle, WA Barboza 04/21/13 Portland, OR Wonder Ballroom

Family of the Year at House of Blues, New Orleans (03/17/13)

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What we do is Secret

Read More Brass Bed I am assuming most of Brass Bed's new live material will be off of their new record, Melt White, out now on Park The Van Records. …

BRASS BED
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Brass Bed's third album, The Secret Will Keep You, is coming out April 23rd, 2013, on Crossbill Records / Off The Air Recordings. We are longtime supporter of the band, so I am glad to hear that they'll be in Minneapolis on May 6th at the 7th Street with Generationals.

Check out "I"ll Be There With Bells On":



Tour Dates:

04.06.13 - New Orleans, LA @ Prytania
04.25.13 - Lafayette, LA @ Festival International
04.28.13 - Rochester, NY @ Bug Jar*
04.30.13 - Winooski, VT @ Monkey House*
05.01.13 - Montreal, QC @ Casa del Popolo*
05.02.13 - Toronto, ON @ The Garrison*
05.03.13 - Cleveland, OH @ The Grog Shop*
05.04.13 - Chicago, IL @ Lincoln Hall*
05.05.13 - Milwaukee, WI @ Hotel Foster*
05.06.13 - Minneapolis, MN @ 7th Street Entry*
05.08.13 - Des Moines, IA @ Vaudeville Muse*
05.09.13 - St. Louis, MO @ Old Rock House*
05.10.13 - Nashvile, TB @ The High Watt*
05.11.13 - Atlanta, GA @ The Earl*

*with Generationals

AIRBORNE TOXIC EVENT
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         Coming on the heels of their digital EP, The Secret, LA-based The Airborne Toxic Event is out on the road soon, in support of their upcoming 3rd full-length, Such Hot Blood, due April 16 on Island Records.

         Helming the boards for TATE's latest is Jacquire King, the three-time Grammy winning producer (Of Monsters and Men, Cold War Kids, Tom Waits, Norah Jones), with the first single ‘Timeless’ already in regular radio rotation everywhere.

         Named via Don DeLillo's 1985 novel White Noise, The Airborne Toxic Event [Mikel Jollett (vocals, guitar, keys), Steven Chen (guitar, keys), Anna Bulbrook (viola, keys, backing vocals), Noah Harmon (bass, backing vocals), Daren Taylor (drums)], have become a touring force, playing almost constantly since the release of their breakout single, "Sometime Around Midnight" in early 2008.

         The band is playing First Avenue’s Mainroom, right after their dual-weekend shows at Coachella, with Dublin quartet Kodaline in tow as openers, so any expectations of a spirited evening of performances, are completely realistic.

Upcoming Tour Dates:

04/01/13 Tempe, AZ Marquee 04/03/13 Boulder, CO Fox Theatre 04/04/13 Denver, CO Ogden Theatre 04/05/13 Salt Lake City, UT The Depot 04/07/13 Portland, OR McMenamins Crystal 04/08/13 Seattle, WA Showbox At The Market 04/09/13 Vancouver, BC Vogue Theatre 04/11/13 San Francisco, CA Warfield Theatre 04/14/13 Indio, CA Empire Polo Club 04/21/13 Indio, CA Empire Polo Club 04/23/13 Minneapolis, MN First Avenue 04/24/13 Lawrence, KS Liberty Hall 04/25/13 St. Louis, MO The Pageant 04/27/13 Frisco, TX FC Dallas Stadium

04/28/13 Austin, TX Emo's 04/29/13 Houston, TX House Of Blues 05/01/13 Saint Petersburg, FL State Theatre 05/02/13 Orlando, FL Beacham 05/05/13 Atlanta, GA Buckhead Theatre 05/06/13 Carrboro, NC Cat's Cradle 05/08/13 Washington, DC 9:30 Club 05/09/13 Washington, DC 9:30 Club 05/10/13 Boston, MA House Of Blues Boston 05/11/13 South Burlington, VT Higher Ground 05/12/13 Camden, NJ Susquehanna Bank Center 05/14/13 Toronto, ON The Danforth Music Hall 05/15/13 Detroit, MI The Majestic Theatre 05/16/13 Columbus, OH Newport Music Hall 06/01/13 Visalia, CA Visalia Fox Theatre

THE SECRET SISTERS
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Alabama's The Secret Sisters are about to hit the road with Iron & Wine (in May) and She & Him (in June). The duo are enjoying being featured on a recent episode of ABC's Nashville (aired March 27th).

The Secret Sisters are currently in the studio working on a sophomore album with producer T Bone Burnette. In the meantime, if you search on iTunes, you'll find a new single called "Let There Be Lonely".

Confirmed dates below:

04/27 Huntsville, AL Panoply Festival
05/12 Napa, CA Bottle Rock Festival
05/13 Pittsburgh, PA Carnagie Music*
05/14 New York, NY Beacon Theater*
05/15 Philadelphia, PA Union Transfer*
05/16 Richmond, VA Lewis Ginter Botanical Gardens*
05/17 Boston, MA Berkelee Performance Center*
05/18 Portland, ME State Theater*
05/19 Port Chester, NY Capitol Theater*
06/13 Nashville, TN Ryman Auditorium**
06/15 Grand Prairie, TX Verizon Theatre @ Grand Prairie**
06/16 Austin, TX ACL Live at the Moody Theatre**
06/18 Phoenix, AZ Comerica Theatre**

*w/ Iron & Wine
**w/ She & Him

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Merge Records: Divine Fits and Eleanor Friedberger

Read More Minneapolis You remember That Dog's song, "Minneapolis"? I love it.

DIVINE FITS
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         “I wish that I was in Minneapolis”, Britt Daniel sings on the track ‘Would That Not Be Nice’ and his wish comes true as Divine Fits embarks on an upcoming U.S. Tour that includes Minneapolis on one of its stops, before hitting larger festival shows at Coachella and Bonnaroo later this summer.

         The indie ‘super group’, formed from parts of Wolf Parade, Handsome Furs, New Bomb Turks, and the on-hiatus Spoon, is promoting their debut release, ‘A Thing Called Divine Fits’ (out now on Merge Records), produced by brilliant sonic twiddler Nick Launay who has worked with Nick Cave, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Arcade Fire, and countless others since the late 70s.

         Spoon frontman Britt Daniel and Handsome Furs/Wolf Parade's Dan Boeckner share roughly half the vocal duties and the 11-song album, per the band’s website, “covers such topics as the death of true love, hitchhiking, cocoa butter, emotional distance, what happens when the curtain drops, and Minneapolis, MN.”

         The April 4 date at the Varsity Theater is long sold out- a testament to the area appreciating the album’s inspiration in anticipation of what will no doubt be a very memorable show that will have locals talking, long after the performance.

04/02/13 Cincinnati, OH Taft Theatre
04/04/13 Minneapolis, MN Varsity Theater
04/05/13 Iowa City, IA Blue Moose Tap House
04/12/13 Indio, CA Empire Polo Club
04/19/13 Indio, CA Empire Polo Club

ELEANOR FRIEDBERGER
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Eleanor Friedberger (the half of the duo The Fiery Furnaces) announced that she will be hitting the road in support of her forthcoming, second solo album, Personal Record, coming out June 4th, 2013 (UK will have to wait until June 10th) on Merge Records.

Interesting to note that the new record is co-written with musician/novelist Wesley Stace, featuring love songs - but not really necessary about romantic love. Eleanor explains, "They’re also love songs to music: how you feel on stage when you do something spontaneous and it works, how you feel when you hear someone sing a song for the first time, what it's like to watch a friend perform, how you can feel close to someone you barely know because you both happen to love the same record, or playing the same song forty times in a row, not being able to rest until you own every song recorded by your favorite singer, or every version of your favorite song."

Touring with Friedberger will be live musicians Cassandra Jenkins and members of Icewater. Jenkins and Icewater will also act as third opener on selected dates. All North American dates will feature TEEN as support.

Tour dates below:

06/04/13 Buffalo, NY @ Babeville 06/05/13 Toronto, ON @ Horseshoe Tavern 06/06/13 Pontiac, MI @ The Pike Room 06/07/13 Chicago, IL @ The Empty Bottle 06/08/13 Minneapolis, MN @ Triple Rock 06/11/13 Vancouver, BC @ Media Club 06/12/13 Seattle, WA @ Neumos 06/13/13 Portland, OR @ Doug Fir 06/15/13 San Francisco, CA @ Independent

06/18/13 Los Angeles, CA @ The Echo 06/19/13 Phoenix, AZ @ Crescent Ballroom 06/21/13 Austin, TX @ The Parish 06/22/13 Dallas, TX @ The Loft 06/24/13 St. Louis, MO @ The Demo 06/25/13 Indianapolis, IN @ Radio Radio 06/26/13 Pittsburgh, PA @ Brillobox 06/27/13 Washington, DC @ U Street Music Hall 06/28/13 Brooklyn, NY @ Music Hall

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Triple Rock at Triple Rock: Jaymay, San Cisco, and Hayden

Read More Jaymay Jaymay is a singer-songwriter from Brooklyn, NY. She's one of the artists at the forefront of the whole "antifolk" scene. I first found out about her from a podcast called Alley Cuts from Podcast NYC in 2005. I was drawn to her beautiful voice and . …

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JAYMAY
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We first mentioned singer/songwriter Jaymay five years ago and at the time, she just released a split with Kayoko the year before. Guess what? The two will be heading to Minneapolis at the Triple Rock this April 22nd, 2013*.

According to Jaymay's Facebook (who is very active on social media), she said that she last saw Kayoko on their Japanese tour seven years ago. It should be a fun reunion tour.

Anyway, in the last five years since we wrote about Jaymay: she's made it to the big time on Conan O'Brien and Craig Ferguson in the States and In the Colored Room in the UK. Her latest album is called 10under2 which was released last year under her own label.

Jaymay's "The Never Be Daunted" Tour kicks off in April.

UPDATE: ALL EVENTS HAVE BEEN CANCELED DUE TO HEALTH REASONS.

* Note: The Sudden Lovelys will be third on the bill for the Triple Rock show.

04/02/13 Dallas, TX City Tavern 04/03/13 Austin, TX Lamberts 04/05/13 Phoenix, AZ Hard Rock Café 04/06/13 Los Angeles, CA Hotel Café 04/07/13 San Diego, CA Soda Bar 04/10/13 San Fran, CA Café Du Nord 04/12/13 Seattle, WA The Vera Project 04/13/13 Vancouver, BC The Media Club 04/14/13 Portland, OR Holocene 04/16/13 Salt Lake City, UT Kilby 04/17/13 Denver, CO Walnut Room 04/19/13 Kansas City, MO Czar 04/20/13 Des Moines, IA The Vaudeville Mews 04/21/13 Lincoln, NE Duffy’s 04/22/13 Minneapolis, MN Triple Rock

04/24/13 Madison, WI The Frequency 04/25/13 Chicago, IL Schubas Tavern 04/26/13 Columbus, OH Woodlands Tavern 04/27/13 Pittsburgh, PA Club Café 04/28/13 Toronto, ON Drake Hotel 04/30/13 Burlington, VT Higher Ground 05/01/13 Boston, MA Café 939 05/02/13 New York, NY Mercury Lounge 05/04/13 Philadelphia, PA World Café 05/05/13 Washington, DC Jammin Java 05/07/13 Charlotte, NC Tremont Music Hall 05/08/13 Nashville, TN The High Watt 05/09/13 Birmingham, AL Bottle Tree 05/10/13 Atlanta, GA Drunken Unicorn 05/11/13 Jacksonville, FL Jack Rabbits 05/13/13 Orlando, FL The Social

Read More San Cisco San Cisco debut on Triple J in 2011 at #7 for "Awkward" and last year, two San Cisco songs made it to JJJ's 2012 countdown: "Wild Things" (#53) and "Fred Astaire" (#48). …

SAN CISCO
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Yes, our favorite San Cisco is heading back to Minneapolis tonight (March 30th) at the Triple Rock. I will personally be there to welcome the Australian band back.

Opening up will once again be Chaos Chaos, who you may recall played their first ever gig with San Cisco last year.

The ridiculously catchy and popular "Awkward" song (now over 4 million YouTube views), has been be re-released as an EP last Tuesday, March 26th, featuring two new tracks, "Fred Astaire" and "Wild Things" (both songs were previously released as UK and Australian singles). I believe all the songs will be available on San Cisco's debut album. According to an RCA representative, the record is coming out later this spring.

Tour dates:

03/30/13 Minneapolis, MN Triple Rock Social Club
04/01/13 Portland, OR Doug Fir Lounge
04/02/13 Seattle, WA Neumos
04/04/13 San Francisco, CA Rickshaw Stop
04/06/13 Columbus, OH Lifestyle Communities Pavilion
04/08/13 New York, NY Bowery Ballroom
04/10/13 West Hollywood, CA Troubadour
04/18/13 New York, NY Bowery Ballroom

HAYDEN
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Hayden is wrapping up his post-SXSW tour this week, stopping by Minneapolis' Triple Rock Social Club this Easter Sunday (tomorrow, March 31st).

He is here to promote his seventh album, Us Alone, out now on Arts & Crafts.

Us Alone is probably more stripped down from his previous work, keeping it simple. Hayden explained that the main reason was that it was hard "replicate things like that live." He also added that his vision for Us Alone was, "I wanted the sound of five people walking into a room and playing a full set. With the exception of some stellar help from friends on a song or two, those five people were mostly just me…"

What's left of Hayden's tour:

Mar. 30: Winnipeg, MB (West End Cultural Centre)
Mar. 31: Minneapolis, MN (Triple Rock Social Club)
April 3: Chicago, IL (Schubas)

Opening up will be fellow Canadian Lou Canon, who actually did some guest vocals on Us Alone.

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Here We Go Thermals!

Read More The Thermals Sub Pop is re-issuing six classic The Thermals albums on vinyl (if you're hip to the music scene, you know that vinyl sale is up five million percent since its so-called death by the hands of compact discs) as part of the 10th …

Portland-based power-pop trio The Thermals will be blasting the doors off Minneapolis’ 7th Street Entry May 14th. It’s a Tuesday, you say? Oh, I’m sorry, Mr. and Ms. Suit and Tie! Looks like you’re gonna have to go to work the next day looking elegantly disheveled and smelling like PBR!

Eleven years in, The Thermals are still delivering the kind of heavenly and anthemic pop punch reminiscent of Ted Leo and Say Anything; the often dark lyrical content of the songs working favorably with lead singer Hutch Harris’ over-the-top vocals. On April 14th, they will release their sixth full length record Desperate Ground. After label hopping from Sub Pop to Kill Rock Stars with past albums, the band has settled in with Saddle Creek.

The Thermals’ music videos are always entertaining, especially “I Don’t Believe You” from the last album Personal Life that features former Sleater-Kinney/current Wild Flag member Carrie Brownstein and Modest Mouse’s Isaac Brock. Recently, the band released a video for their new single “Born to Kill,” a gleefully violent portrayal of revenge; it’s a brutal minute and a half, so be prepared. But nothing beats the sweaty, joyful pleasure of a live gig - so do yourself a favor and give yourself to the Thermals!

Listen to "The Sunset":



Thermals tour dates:

04.20 - Portland, OR @ Branx 04.25 - Seattle, WA @ Neumos 04.26 - Vancouver, BC @ Fortune 04.27 - Bellingham, WA @ Wild Buffalo 05.10 - Salt Lake City, UT @ Kilby Court 05.11 - Denver, CO @ Bluebird Theater 05.13 - Omaha, NE @ Slowdown 05.14 - Minneapolis, MN @ 7th St Entry 05.15 - Iowa City, IA @ The Mill 05.16 - Chicago, IL @ Lincoln Hall 05.17 - Ferndale, MI @ Loving Touch

05.18 - Cleveland, OH @ Beachland 05.19 - Buffalo, NY @ Tralf 05.21 - Toronto, ON @ Horseshoe 05.22 - Montreal, QC @ Il Motore 05.23 - Boston, MA @ Sinclair 05.24 - New Haven, CT @ Space 05.25 - Philadelphia, PA @ Union Transfer 05.28 - New York, NY @ Bowery Ballroom 05.29 - New York, NY @ Bowery Ballroom 05.30 - Washington, DC @ Black Cat 05.31 - Chapel Hill, NC @ Local 506 06.01 - Atlanta, GA @ Drunken Unicorn

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Chelsea Light Moving at the Triple Rock, Minneapolis (03/27/13)

Tour Dates 03/29/13 Chicago, IL Empty Bottle 03/30/13 Detroit, MI Magic Stick 03/31/13 Toronto, ON Lee's Palace 04/02/13 Millvale, PA Mr. Small's Theatre 04/03/13 Philadelphia, PA Union Transfer 04/04/13 Washington, DC Black Cat 04/05/13 New York, NY Bowery Ballroom 04/06/13 Hartford, CT Arch Street Tavern 04/07/13 Cambridge, MA The Sinclair 05/15/13 Hudson, NY Club Helsinki 05/16/13 Burlington, VT Signal Kitchen 05/17/13 Victoriaville, QC Various Venues 06/23/13 Duisburg, Germany Landschaftspark Read More Sonic Youth This was the first of a series of Sonic Youth releases from Universal/Geffen. It contains a bunch of extras, mostly rehearsal recordings on the second disc.…

Chelsea Light Moving, the post-Sonic Youth band from Thurston Moore, came by the Triple Rock Social Club last Wednesday to showcase their brand new self-titled debut album from Matador Records.

CYRUSVANCE

Starting off the night was Cyrusvance (named after the duo's names of Cyrus Pireh and John Vance, not named after a famous lawyer). They played ear-piercing rhythm and noise. I had to actually step away from the front because it was ear-damaging music. When not playing around with their custom typewriter electronics, the band did bust out a sax-type instrument (which looks like a cross between a saxophone and oboe) and traditional bass.

Someone was trying to explain to me that it's like classic painting vs abstract art (Cyrusvance being the abstract art). Some people will understand and appreciate it… just not my cup of tea though.

CAVE

Chicago's Cave was a little more my thing. Let me preface this by announcing that their music is not "drone". I don't know why the band is labeled as such, they sound to me like classic instrumental surf rock (like the Ventures) but with very good techniques.

Reviewing instrumental bands are hard because you can't really take notes on lyrics. It's especially hard when their songs are so good you just jam to it and forget to take notes.

The guy behind me was about to explode when Cave started ramping an entro to their song, by building and building a rift. Just when you think they'll end, the song just kept going. That guy behind me started yelling out, "what's going to happen next?", "oh my god!", "whooo!", "can it get any better?", etc. After what felt like ten minutes, the song finally ends! It got a huge response from the crowd. You would think that they would have ended their set with that epic number, but that's just a regular song!

As for Chelsea Light Moving (featuring Thurston Moore), it's one of the more clumsy band name. I thought it was "Chelsea Moving Lights", someone else thought it was Cheslea Light was a woman. I'm assuming they had to stick Thurston Moore's name on all billing to bring in the old Sonic Youth fans. Whatever they did, it worked, I've never seen such a large gathering of slackers (old and new). It was like going back in time to the 90s (Singles-era).

Anticipations were high, everyone was so excited to see and hear what the post-Sonic Youth project will sound like. Thurston Moore came on stage and announced their name with a joke: "Hi, we're Chelsea Light Moving and we're from Minneapolis!" It suddenly lightened up the mood and the feedback guitar king launched into "Sleeping Where I Fall."

The live songs felt like they were Sonic Youth songs, particularly songs like "Lip" (with just one line of "too f****ng bad") and "Empire of Time".

One other thing I should mention is that you need to see Thurston Moore live. There are some things you can't capture on a studio recording, one of which is the experimental working from Moore on stage. It's amazing to watch how his fingers slide over the neck of the guitar. He makes it look so easy.

Chelsea Light Moving is currently on tour for their Matador Records.

Chelsea Light Moving at the Triple Rock Social Club, Minneapolis (03/27/13)

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The most terrifying film you will ever experience: Evil Dead

I have just seen an advance screening of the Evil Dead movie. The movie is officially release to the public next week, April 5, 2013. Although at the time of screening, the film has yet to get a rating from the MPA, but I can tell you it is a hard-R, for sure.

There's a lot of confusion about the film. I thought it was a remake of the original classic, but after seeing the film - I can tell you that it is not a remake. The setting and tone of the movie seems to be a distant sequel to the original The Evil Dead from 1981 and ignored anything from Evil Dead 2 and Army of Darkness. This is a new generation of kids going into a cabin in the woods. So read: No Ash. Nothing related to the original film, outside of Sam Raimi's car (this car is in all of Raimi's films, including The Quick and the Dead), the cabin, and the book of the dead. To me, this is Evil Dead 4.

If you keep that in mind, I think you're in for a great bloody ride.

The story is quite simple, with five kids going into the woods to help Mia kick her drug habit. They tried to over complicate the story by introducing the movie with the previous family's fight against the demon. It's better to keep the mystery of the dead animals and burnt offerings. We didn't need to know what happened at the cabin previously, and to be honest, I didn't think anyone in the audience cared for the intro… they should have just started the film with the kids' car driving on the road to the cabin.

I think maybe the film producer wanted to start the movie with something graphic and horrible to pace the film, because the first introduction to all the characters - it was just very slow. Dialogue wasn't that great, Diablo Cody was the person that wrote all the dialogue (because the director Fede Alvarez's first language was not English), so it does have that underlying (unintentional?) humor to them. For instance, when David was shot, Natalie offers to get tweezers from her purse.

I had other problems with the film. Duct tape apparently fixes everything. Characters are just stupid, yet some characters had amazing supernatural knowledge (David knew "who did it" when he finds "grandpaws", or Eric can read/understand/pronounce ancient alphabet unseen by the modern world since before time!). Teleporting baddies (remember when slow-moving Jason from Friday the 13th would magically appear in front of the girl, despite the fact that he barely walks at half an inch a minute?)

You know what? I don't think all that stuff really matter. This is a great film, honoring its gorey 70s/80s heritage, but keeping it modern with inventive usages of car batteries, nail guns, and meat carvers.

Everyone in the film is nicked in one way or another. How these characters keep going, despite various cuts, stabbing, shot, broken, bit, needled, etc., is just amazing.

If you enjoy this type of graphic horror, I think you'll enjoy the film for what it is. I like this stuff, but unfortunately I'm in a small niche, normal film goers will be shocked at how disgusting it is. It's not a film that kids should watch, particularly the infamous "tree raping" scene (which appeared in the original 1981 classic).

Since this is a music website, I wanted to quickly mention that the soundtrack by Roque Baños will be available April 9th (in two weeks) from La-La Land Records. The release is available digitally and also as a deluxe CD edition (however the physical disc won't be available to retailers until May 7th). I did note that the soundtrack is used a lot in the film, "sweeping" sound at the tender moments to operatic/gothic (similar to Hellraiser's soundtrack) at the closing of the picture.

Check out Evil Dead, opening in all major theaters next Friday.

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