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Musicians That Have Died in 2015

Read More Mötorhead Ok first off, if you haven't at lest heard of Mötorhead, you've clearly been living in a cave. Pretty much the only first wave heavy metal band I give a sh** about, Motörhead has been a band since my dad was 18 …

With the year nearly ending and the passing of Lemmy, from Motörhead, we compile a list of musicians who passed away in 2015. Prior to his death, he was in the news for announcing that he would stop drinking Jack Daniels for health reasons. The man is famous for drinking a bottle of the stuff since he was 30 years old (at least according to legends)!

Lemmy died at his home in Los Angeles from an "extremely aggressive cancer". Considering that he regularly smoked, drank, and did his share of drugs... it is kind of remarkable that he lived as long as he did.

Alice Cooper, among many other famous musicians, had their say: "He was innovative, true to his art and continually relevant even though he never cared about being relevant. ... He was always creating and redefining hard rock and the role of bass within it. Offstage, he was a gem. I can't think of anyone who didn't adore Lemmy. He was such an original character in rock, and I will truly miss seeing him out on the road."

UPDATE: "Unforgettable" singer Natalie Cole passed away on December 31st. The news hit us on on New Year's Day.

Musicians who died in 2015:

[31 Dec 2015] Natalie Cole, 65, ailment

[28 Dec 2015] Lemmy (Motörhead), 70, cancer

[28 Dec 2015] John Bradbury (The Specials), 62, unknown

[28 Dec 2015] Guru Josh, 51, suicide

[17 Dec 2015] Morty (Racing Cars), 66, cancer.

[03 Dec 2015] Scott Weiland (Stone Temple Pilots), 48, drug overdose

[02 Dec 2015] Leoni Franco (Los Iracundos), 73, heart attack

[11 Nov 2015] Phil Taylor (Motörhead), 61, illness

[10 Nov 2015] Allen Toussaint, 77, heart attack

[02 Nov 2015] Tommy Overstreet, 78, variety of ailments

[12 Oct 2015] Peter Dougherty (creator of Yo! MTV Raps), 59, heart attack

[11 Oct 2015] Steve Mackay (Iggy and the Stooges), 66, organ failure

[11 Oct 2015] Carey Lander (Camera Obscura), 33, blood cancer

[13 Sep 2015] Gary Richrath (REO Speedwago), 65, cause of death was not made public

[04 Sep 2015] Graham Brazier (Hello Sailor), 63, heart attack

[14 Aug 2015] Jazz Summers (manager of Scissor Sisters), 71, lung cancer

[07 Aug 2015] Sean Price (Boot Camp Clik), 43, unknown

[01 Aug 2015] Cilla Black, 72, natural causes

[31 Jul 2015] Lynn Anderson, 67, pneumonia

[22 Jul 2015] Eddie Hardin (Spencer Davis Group), 66, heart attack

[22 Jul 2015] Don Joyce (Negativland), 71, heart failure

[21 Jul 2015] Justin Lowe (After the Burial), 32, found dead after going missing

[20 Jul 2015] Dieter Moebius (Cluster), 71, cancer

[27 Jun 2015] Chris Squire (Yes), 67, acute erythroid leukemia

[13 Jun 2015] MC Supreme, 47, car accident

[06 Jun 2015] Jorge Galemire (Trelew), 64, heart attack

[26 May 2015] Rocky Frisco (JJ Cale Band), 77, unknown

[21 May 2015] Martin Kitcher (Dorset entry in Eurovision Song Contest), 53, unknown

[15 May 2015] Carl Lindberg (Grogus), 40, unknown

[14 May 2015] BB King, 89, Alzheimer's disease and congestive heart failure

[06 May 2015] Errol Brown (Hot Chocolate), 71, liver cancer

[30 Apr 2015] Ben E. King, 76, coronary problems

[28 Apr 2015] Jack Ely (The Kingsmen), 71, long illness

[16 Apr 2015] Johnny Kemp, 55, drowning

[14 Apr 2015] Percy Sledge, 74, liver cancer

[03 Apr 2015] Kayahan, 66, cancer

[21 Mar 2015] Jørgen Ingmann (Eurovision Song Contest 1963 winner), 89, heart failure

[20 Mar 2015] A.J. Pero (Twisted Sister), 55, heart attack

[19 Mar 2015] Michael Brown (The Left Banke), 65, heart failure

[16 Mar 2015] Andy Fraser (Free), 62, cancer and AIDS

[15 Mar 2015] Mike Porcaro (Toto), 59, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

[13 Mar 2015] Daevid Allen (Soft Machine), 77, neck cancer

[05 Mar 2015] Jim McCann (The Dubliners), 70, throat cancer

[22 Feb 2015] Chris Rainbow (The Alan Parsons Project), 68, Parkinson's disease

[16 Feb 2015] Lesley Gore, 68, cancer

[12 Feb 2015] Steve Strange (Visage), 55, heart attack

[20 Jan 2015] Edgar Froese (Tangerine Dream), 70, pulmonary embolism

[15 Jan 2015] Origa (singer for Ghost in the Shell: StandAlone Complex anime), 44, lung cancer

[15 Jan 2015] Kim Fowley (hated manager of The Runaways), 75, bladder cancer

[08 Jan 2015] Andrae Crouch (The Disciples), 72, heart attack

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Harbinger Down

Read More Films Night of the Living Deb is a delightful "Zom-Rom-Com" (Zombie Romantic Comedy) film starring Maria Thayer as local camerawoman Deborah and Michael Cassidy as Ryan. …

If you were wondering about all these films we're reviewing, especially because they are not sold in stores, it is because sometime we believe in a film so much we decide to put money behind it and help bring the filmmaker's vision to screen.

The latest film we help Kickstart is Harbinger Down, a sci-fi monster film by Alec Gillis. What set this film apart from all modern movie is that the filmmakers and producers were determined to do the entire film using practical effects. Everything in the film were created by StudioADI using animatronics, prosthetic makeup, miniature effects and even stop motion.

Unfortunately, that's the only really cool thing about the movie; Harbinger Down, as a standard horror film, just wasn't very good... despite starring lead actor Lance Henriksen (from Alien and Millennium television series), as boat captain Graff. Camille Balsamo, who co-starred as Graff's daughter in the film, was just too perfect-looking in the film, and her acting was just too melodramatic. I guess she was just too pretty for me to believe her to be a scientist.

The other big problem with the film is that it took forever to get the film going. It felt like maybe it took the film nearly 20 minutes to find the monster in the ice. It's not for another 25 minutes do we see the first death. Look, if you are going to make a monster film, just maybe cut all the backstory and introduce the threat and death right away.

The film also felt eerie similar to John Carpenter's The Thing, both in story and the monster. There's a reason for this, the team (ADI) behind the monster was originally hired by Universal Studio to create the effects for the 2011 The Thing prequel. Since the studio made the wrong decision to go the computer generated imagery route, ADI was able save and later re-use their monster in Harbinger Down.

Harbinger Down is not a great film, but we are glad to be part of bringing the film to Bluray. Our copy did not contain subtitles or audio commentaries, so the release is pretty bare-bones. If you don't mind a DVD-only copy, the DVD can be purchased on Amazon. If you prefer to stream, Harbinger Down is available on Netflix.

Harbinger Down: Camille Balsamo and Lance Henriksen

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Going for Gold XXVI

Read More Chvrches Scottish electronic band Chvrches is headlining Myth in Maplewood. They are promoting their latest album Every Open Eye, which came out earlier this September 2015, via Virgin/Glassnote. ...

Read more Going for Gold.

CHVRCHES
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We're big fans of Scottish band Chvrches. The trio has been busy with their massive headlining tour, but they recently gave us "Leave a Trace" song remixed by LA producer Goldroom. If you recall, we previously mentioned that Goldroom's real name is Josh Legg, who is also in a synthpop band called NightWaves.

Hear the song on soundcloud.com.

Chvrches tour dates:

12/30 -- Chicago, IL -- Reaction NYE
01/30 -- Singapore, Singapore @ Laneway Festival
02/01 -- Auckland, New Zealand @ Laneway Festival
02/05 -- Adelaide Sa, Australia @ Laneway Festival
02/06 -- Brisbane, Australia @ Laneway Festival
02/07 -- Sydney, Australia @ Laneway Festival
02/13 -- Melbourne, Australia @ Laneway Festival
02/14 -- Fremantle, Australia @ Laneway Festival
03/05 -- ParAhoy! Cruise
03/06 -- ParAhoy! Cruise
03/07 -- ParAhoy! Cruise
03/08 -- ParAhoy! Cruise
03/09 -- ParAhoy! Cruise

Read More Santigold Once upon a time, Santigold was called Santogold. That's all in the past, she is back in 2012, with Spin Magazine predicting her to be "one of 2012's pop queens". ...

SANTIGOLD
santigold.com

Santigold (previously known as Santogold), became "Santagold" recently when she gave us a gift of letting us know that her third album 99¢ will be released worldwide on February 26th via Atlantic Records.

Regarding the title, Santigold commented, "We have no illusion that we don’t live in this world where everything is packaged... People’s lives, persona, everything, is deliberate, and mediated. It can be dark and haunting and tricky, and freak us out, but it can be also be silly and fun and we can learn to play with it".

Anyway, we're pretty sure the album will cost more than 99 cents.

99¢ Track Listing:

2 Can't Get Enough of Myself (feat. B.C)
2 Big Boss Big Time Business
3 Banshee
4 Chasing Shadows
5 Walking in a Circle
6 Who Be Lovin Me (feat. ILOVEMAKONNEN)
7 Rendezvous Girl
8 Before the Fire
9 All I Got
10 Outside the War
11 Run the Races
12 Who I Thought You Were

GOLDLINK
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GoldLink, aka D’Anthony Carlos, recently announced new US tour dates this upcoming Spring - kicking off in Los Angeles on February 26th and ending the tour in Atlanta on March 23rd.

Regarding his live shows, Billboard described it as as "a ball of limbs expanding and contracting with kinetic, uncontainable zeal."

Tour dates:

02/01/16 Auckland, New Zealand Silo Park
02/05/16 Adelaide, Australia Harts Mill
02/06/16 Brisbane, Australia Brisbane Showgrounds
02/07/16 Sydney, Australia University Of Sydney
02/12/16 Sydney, Australia Oxford Art Factory
02/13/16 Footscray, Australia Footscray Community
02/14/16 Fremantle, Australia Esplanade
02/26/16 Los Angeles, CA The Fonda
02/27/16 Santa Ana, CA The Observatory
02/29/16 Santa Cruz, CA The Atrium
03/01/16 San Francisco, CA Social Hall SF
03/04/16 Vancouver, BC Fortune Sound Club
03/05/16 Seattle, WA Neumos
03/08/16 Minneapolis, MN Triple Rock Social
03/09/16 Chicago, IL Chop Shop
03/11/16 Detroit, MI Populux Music Hall
03/14/16 Cambridge, MA Middle East
03/15/16 Philadelphia, PA The Foundry
03/16/16 Washington, DC 9:30 Club
03/18/16 New York, NY Irving Plaza
03/20/16 Charlottesville, VA Jefferson Theater
03/21/16 Raleigh, NC King's Barcade
03/23/16 Atlanta, GA The Basement

BROKEN GOLD
brokengoldatx.com

Broken Gold is an Austin-based four-piece, led by Riverboat Gamblers' guitarist Ian MacDougall. They recently announced a January tour.

Broken Gold's latest EP is called Turning Blue and is available now digitally and limited 7-inch vinyl via Chicken Ranch Records.

Tour dates:

01/03 Austin, TX @ The Belmont
01/07 Austin, TX @ Stubbs
01/09 Austin, TX @ Ground Floor Theatre
01/13 El Paso, TX @ Low Brow Palace
01/14 Tempe, AZ @ Yucca Taproom
01/15 San Diego, CA @ Til Two Club
01/16 Fullerton, CA @ Slide Bar
01/17 San Francisco, CA @ Hemlock Tavern
01/19 Las Vegas, NV @ Dive Bar
01/20 Albuquerque, NM @ Low Spirits
01/21 Dallas, TX @ Three Links

THE ARCS
thearcs.com

"Fools Gold" is a new exclusive track from The Arcs (featuring Black Key's Dan Auerbach). The song is available on the 30th Century Records Compilation Volume I, the first official release from Danger Mouse’s eclectic new label imprint under Columbia Records. The compilation was made available everywhere last December 18.

“Generally, Fool's Gold is made of iron or copper pyrites that are often mistaken for gold,” Auerbach told Rolling Stone in a statement about the track. “It has the same thrilling discovery, the same shiny luster and perceived weight as gold, but it isn't gold and when all is said and done, it has the same value as a hunk of shit. It's always been so easy to be a fool. We recorded this song at Easy Eye Sound in the summer of 2015. Honored to have it released on Brian's new imprint.”

30th Century Records Compilation Volume I Track Listing:

1. Apache Sun - Club Noir
2. Maybird - Big Sun Explosion
3. Autolux - Change My Head
4. Paper Morning - Mad As A Hat
5. Waterstrider - Soundless Sea
6. Sam Cohen - Lose Your Illusion
7. The Arcs - Fools Gold
8. Nine Pound Shadow - Melody
9. Bike - Enigma Do Dente Falso
10. Big Search - Please Do Not Explain
11. Jock Gang - Tell Me About It

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Minneapolis: January 6 to January 9, 2016

Read More Laura Nicholson New local artist Liam Gerard to release his debut album at Fine Line Music Cafe. Harbor and Home and Laura Nicholson to open. Free CD with entry. (7:30pm/$12) …

Here are some shows taking place in the Minneapolis/St Paul area from January 6 to January 9, 2016.

Read more Minneapolis Music Guide.

MARY BUE and LAURA NICHOLSON
with Stacy K
at 7th Street Entry
Wednesday, 01/06/16, 7:30pm ($6/$8)
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Duluth's Mary Bue will be in town next Wednesday to promote her latest Holy Bones, the so-called "Best Local Albums of 2015" by the Star Tribune. The vegetarian will likely sing about "mummies, love and candy."

Local, but sometime Tennessean, Laura Nicholson, is also on the bill. We previously mentioned her with local Liam Gerard's show at the Fine Line.

Stacy K to open. Described as "raw, witty and poetic enough to derive a pastoral Joni Mitchell vibe."

Mary Bue's tour dates:

Jan 06 7th Street Entry Minneapolis, MN
Jan 14 The Orpheum Theater Hancock, MI
Jan 15 Ore Dock Brewery Marquette, MI

Read More Don’t Think I’ve Forgotten During the 60’s and early 70’s as the war in Vietnam threatened its borders, a new music scene emerged in Cambodia that took Western rock and roll and stood it on its head – creating a sound like no other. …

DENGUE FEVER
at Ordway Music Theater
Thursday, 01/07/16, 6pm (FREE)
Friday, 01/08/16, 6pm (FREE)
Saturday, 01/09/16, 7:30pm ($23-$27)
Presented by TARGET® World Music Series
ordway.org

If you're into psychedelic surf rock, Dengue Fever will be in town Thursday to Saturday to promote their latest album The Deepest Lake (Tuk Tuk Records) and the film screening of "Don’t Think I’ve Forgotten", a documentary about Cambodia's Rock & Roll, at Capri Theater, presented by Ordway Center for the Performing Arts. I believe the screening is free, but on Friday's screening, be sure to stay until after the film to talk to the band.

Dengue Fever is widely recognized for their trademark blend of ’60s Cambodian pop and psychedelic rock, their music featured everything from Khmer rap, Latin grooves, Afro percussion, to Stax-inspired horns.

Tour dates:

01/07/16 Saint Paul, MN Ordway Center
01/08/16 Saint Paul, MN Ordway Center
01/09/16 Saint Paul, MN Ordway Center
03/04/16 Oakland, CA New Parish
03/05/16 Sacramento, CA Harlow's Night Club
03/07/16 Portland, OR Mississippi Studios
03/08/16 Seattle, WA Crocodile
03/09/16 Bellingham, WA Shakedown
03/11/16 Chico, CA Lost On Main
03/13/16 San Diego, CA The Casbah
03/14/16 Santa Ana, CA Constellation Room
03/26/16 Los Angeles, CA The Regent Theater
04/20/16 Madison, WI High Noon Saloon
04/22/16 Dubuque, IA Grand Opera House
04/23/16 Dubuque, IA Five Flags Theatre
04/24/16 Chicago, IL Schubas Tavern

Read More The Blind Shake Closing out the show was headliner Shadow in the Cracks, featuring brothers Jim and Mike Blaha of The Blind Shake. The singer had to sit down during his set because he needed his foot for the bass drum. …

THE ANNUAL BLOWOUT
with Blind Shake • Birthday Suits • Ripper
at Turf Club
Saturday, 01/09/16, 7:30pm ($8/$10)
turfclub.net

The year-beginning The Annual Blowout is taking place at the Turf Club this Saturday, January 9th with locals The Blind Shake, Japanese/local duo Birthday Suits and non-metal band Ripper.

The Blind Shake recently won a "Gremmy" with their collaboration with John Reis, for best instrumental album of 2015! Their upcoming Garbage on Glue/Go Go 78 single will be available for purchase at the January 9th show.

Birthday Suits (not to be confused with Edinburgh's The Birthday Suit) is a drum/guitar duo. Every time we saw Peelander-Z, the Birthday Suits open up for the band... so we're assuming they're old pals.

As previously mentioned, local band Ripper has a common and confusing name. Other bands called Ripper includes the metal (and active) Texas band Ripper or Portland's Ripper or Chile's Ripper.

Tour dates:

Jan 09 Turf Club St Paul, MN
Jan 29 Le Bootleg Bordeaux, France
Feb 04 Brudenell Social Club Leeds
Feb 07 The Cluny Newcastle Upon Tyne

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W♥M's Favorite 15 Shows of 2015

Read More Sleater-Kinney What are you doing on V-Day? If you're a Sleater-Kinney fan, you'll be at this sold out show. According to my bad memories and physical ticket stubs, I've seen Sleater-Kinney at least three times, and have expressed sadness ... The Decemberists Sure, their music is associated with hipsters and it's fair to assume singer Colin Meloy writes lyrics like he's from 1920, but The Decemberists are an unbelievably good band. … Belle & Sebastian Our favorite Scottish band Belle & Sebastian is releasing Girls in Peacetime Want to Dance tomorrow, January 20th, via Matador Records, their first new record since 2010's Write About Love. ... Sam Smith Sam Smith has sold out Madison Square Garden in NYC and The Forum in Los Angeles in minutes, with a second show in Los Angeles being added on January 29, 2015. The month-long .... Big Star Big Star is releasing some singles on Record Store Day. This is to coincide with the release of the documentary of Big Star called "Big Star: Nothing Can Hurt Me", which you can check out the … Blur After the release of The Magic Whip (first album since Think Tank was released in 2003), this world tour sees Blur play Australia (including the Splendour in the Grass festival in Byron Bay) … Wizard World Minneapolis Wizard World Minneapolis officially began its pop culture weekend takeover last night, with a kickoff event held last night at the rotunda in the Mall of America. In addition to a trivia contest for … Violent Femmes Violent Femmes have announced details of their eagerly awaited new EP, HAPPY NEW YEAR. The four-track EP will be released April 18th, exclusively on 180 gram champagne clear vinyl … Go 96.3 We were really impressed with Go 96.3 FM's first Go Show #1 (featuring New Politics and Banks at Aria on Mar 2015). We were wondering how they can top that debut show … Festival Palomino We covered Trampled By Turtles' first ever Festival Palomino last year. It was such a great learning experience for us, and we had a great time... so much that it made it onto my top ten favorite shows from 2014 (out of … The 1975 Matt Healy, lead singer for Manchester UK band, The 1975, is a marked man. And this past weekend, he returned to the city where it all happened. … The Adicts The version Cristina loves is the Adicts' version. Song of the week is Adicts' "Falling in Love". ... FFS FFS - the unique collaboration between Franz Ferdinand and Sparks - have announced their first ever North American live dates. This once-in-a-lifetime tour .… Weezer Weezer's singer Rivers Cuomo brought out his dad, Frank Cuomo, and they play "Back to the Shack". One of the most touching things I have witness in my many years of watching Weezer shows. … Carole King Beautiful: The Carole King Musical is a musical on the life of songwriter Carole King, based on the biography written by Douglas McGrath. The musical has a residency at the Orpheum Theatre in Minneapolis until the end of November. …

This year (2015), W♥M covered 346, which is an absolutely amazingly large number considering that we basically don't cover shows from December to February.

With so many shows, it's hard to just pick 15 shows to talk about... and I know there are a few that I feel bad about leaving off the list. I recommend looking over our list below and clicking on the shows you are most interested in reading and checking out for yourself.

With that said, here 15 favorite moments of 2015:

Sleater-Kinney at First Avenue
14 February 2015

This was my fourth time seeing Portland's Sleater-Kinney, and it was possibly my favorite. After "breaking up" in 2006, it was a bit of a surprise when they announced their reunion in October 2014 (with a new album No Cities to Love no less!). Of course, their entire 2015 North American show immediately sold out, but we were lucky enough to be there.... as were all the dedicated fans (who we haven't seen in quite a while).

We wrote, "I also wanted to mention that this wasn't just a SK reunion, but a reunion for all their fans. Personally speaking, I saw old friends I have not seen in nine years and it was all because SK came back to the music scene... so from the bottom of my heart, thank you Sleater-Kinney. "

The Decemberists at Northrop Auditorium
24 March 2015

Similar to Sleater-Kinney, beloved The Decemberists disappeared from the music scene in 2011. We caught singer Colin Meloy solo in 2013, and although he did play some Decemberists songs, it just didn't feel the same. When the opportunity to see them live, after they announced an unexpected new album What a Terrible World, What a Beautiful World, we jumped on board on the sold out show.

Their encore, with a giant whale, was a delight: "...then was a direct hit to the gullet, with their other folky mega-epic, the bouncy ‘The Mariner’s Revenge Song’ which stretched some twenty minutes. People were prompted to scream at a certain part ¾ of the way into the song, and the reaction was not unwarranted as a large cut-out profile of a whale ambled on stage to slowly eat each of the band members in a row, to the crowd’s shrieking delight."

Belle & Sebastian at Enmore Theatre and Rock the Garden
29 January 2015/20 June 2015

My all-time favorite post-Britpop is Scottish band Belle & Sebastian. Although the band experienced some difficulties with their label (basically Jeepster Records didn't think they can grow beyond their cult-like status) and losing a few key band members (including sweet songstress Isobel Campbell), the band seemed to be in top form on this 2015 tour. They first hit the Enmore Theatre in Sydney, Australia, and eventually made their way to Minneapolis at Rock the Garden.

Personally speaking, as a diehard fan, I felt it wasn't their strongest performance in Minneapolis. They've been gone for 9 years from the city, and their song choices weren't what I wanted or expected. Still, despite all that, their two song finales were unfortgettable: "The two closing tracks, ‘The Boy With the Arab Strap’ and ‘I Didn't See It Coming’ were absolutely unforgettable. Murdoch walked on the front barrier and asked if anyone wanted to dance and encourage fans to come on stage. About thirty fans jumped to the stage and just had an absolute blast singing and dancing... and, yes, taking plenty of selfies."

Sam Smith at Roy Wilkins Auditorium
24 January 2015

We were lucky enough to have caught Sam Smith right before his road to stardom: winning six Grammy Awards (in Feb 2015) - including Record of the Year and Song of the Year - and Brit Award winner for British Breakthrough Act and Global Success.

We wrote, "With his career just starting (though he mentioned he’s had a manager since age 12) and a strong chance that he walks away with several Grammys next weekend, Sam Smith’s local debut was worth the wait, with likely several more appearances in the years ahead, to come."

Wizard World Minneapolis
01-03 May 2015

The second annual Wizard World Minneapolis was a whole lot of fun. Unlike 2014's show, this year they had a few musical acts in conjunction to the comic book/geek fandom show: Critical Hit and our favorite Japanese Superhero band Peelander-Z. Unfortunately, due to a misunderstanding, the Peelander-Z show was cut short.

As we reported, "After just 25 minutes, the venue cut off the band's instruments!! Everyone in the audience and the band looked incredibly puzzled by the shutdown. The fans were screaming "One more song! One more song!" and Pink replied, "If only we could, but they won't let us play!"

Barenaked Ladies and Violent Femmes at Treasure Island
12 June 2015

After Brian Ritchie sued singer Gordon Gano in 2007, The Violent Femmes broke up. It was only recently (2015) that they reformed, so we were more than happy to make that long drive to Treasure Island Casino in Red Wing, Minnesota, to see them. Embarrassingly enough, I thought this was my first time seeing VF, until I was reminded by a friend of mine that we had seen them in early 2000 at First Avenue. Suddenly, the memories flooded back! I will confess that I have a terrible memory.

Anyway, seeing VF was such fun! Everyone in the audience were singing to every word (expect for the two new songs), but I will also mention that I LOVE Colin Hay (from Men At Work) and he was definitely the highlight of the Barenaked Ladies' set. BNL aren't bad either, they were surprisingly a very entertaining band.

We wrote, "Say what you will about Canada's Barenaked Ladies, but they are a great live band. All those years touring, singer Ed Robertson has developed an amazing ability to randomly improvise some raps and songs. My personal favorite was the "Ring Ding Ding for Red Wing" rap, it's clear to me that they just actually thought of it while randomly shouting out rhymes."

Go 96.3 Shows
13 March 2015/07 August 2015/03-04 December 2015

We were quite impressed with Go 96.3's very first show at Aria in early March 2015 (featuring New Politics and Banks). They spared no expenses, and it showed! They would later go on to book Go Fest 2015 (featuring Cold War Kids and Matt & Kim on 07 August 2015) and Go Snow Show (featuring Metric and Silversun Pickups on 03-04 December 2015). In fact, all the Go Shows are nothing less than spectacular. We speculate that they are possibly just losing money (thanks to their affordable pricing of "$9.63" or FREE), but we also think that getting their brand name out is well worth it.

We wrote, "So, with little Snow outside, but plenty Show inside, consider the inaugural Go96.3 Snow Show a success with the hope that this becomes a bigger and better holiday tradition, for years ahead. "

Blur in Sydney, Los Angeles, and New York
25 July 2015/20 October 2015/23 October 2015

Legendary Britpopster Blur is finally back in Australia, playing their first gig in 18 years in the country. The whole gang is back (including Graham Coxon), and we love the band so much, we travelled to Los Angeles and New York for Blur's final two US tour. It's hinted heavily that this was the band's final U.S.A. appearance. A sad reminder that for this megastar band in England... that they never really broke America.

We wrote, "I'll just say the show was bittersweet. Albarn plans to spend next year working on the band that did break the States, Gorillaz, and he has enough side projects to distract him from the band he first started out in. This may be their last concert in the country they couldn't break."

FFS (Franz Ferdinand and Sparks) at First Avenue
09 October 2015

FFS is the special project of Franz Ferdinand and Sparks. The two bands recorded an album and as expected with these type of one album-only tour, they basically played the entire album. As an added bonus, selective songs from their respective catalog was also played, including the wildly popular FF's song "Take Me Out" (the entire audience was bouncing and singing along to this number).

Of all the places the band could have chosen to play, they surprisingly added Minneapolis to their limited first-ever US tour... and it was well worth it for fans who showed up to catch this unique performance.

As we reported, "Both bands collaborated to produce some of the most interesting pop songs on the FFS album. It's smart, it's catchy, it's fun, and it's uniquely FFS. While I do not think there will be a sequel in the future, this was, by far, the most interesting team-up we've seen in a while."

Big Star's Third at First Avenue
20 September 2015

This is one of our favorite 2015 shows: Big Star's Third. Every show they do is different, mainly because they have different guests. With all these great guests, you would think they can easily screw up, but they were all surprisingly well-rehearsed and seemed to know their material and what they had to work with.

We concluded, "This show was such a massive pleasure to watch. Between a stage loaded with talent and music loaded with emotion, it was hard to walk away from this and not be inspired and heartened. Big Star created some of the most beautiful and timeless music of all time, the soundtrack to our lives. Stamey, Stringfellow and every single person who contributed to Wednesday night’s performance brought that soundtrack to life. "

The 1975 at First Avenue
10 December 2015

This was our third time seeing The 1975, fifth time if you count their two promotional appearance at Cities 97 and the Mall of America... and we called it long ago: This band is going to be massive! Not only have they sold out every appearance in the Twin Cities, but ahead of their sophomore album, they've already announced a date at the Roy Wilkins Auditorium. We think it's going to sell out, which very few bands have managed such a feat. We'll wait and see. If you need further proof that the band has made it - after we saw them at First Avenue, there were bootleg T-Shirt vendors!

As reported, "From the show’s early sell out, to the stage production, and the crowd’s intense reaction to every song, it was clear right away that the band has outgrown its club confines and is destined for bigger things (something we predicted when we first saw them too)."

Festival Palomino 2015
September 2015

We felt that the inaugural Festival Palomino last year was nothing short of perfect... however, the organizers (First Avenue and Trampled by Turtles) improved on perfection! We love the new setup and, based on these two successful shows, we're pretty sure they will be hard at work on a great 2016 Festival Palomino.

We praised, "If local festivals were racehorses, Festival Palomino is best in show. Again.

The Trampled by Turtles-curated festival, held again in the inside greens of the horse racetrack at Canterbury Park in the southwest suburb of Shakopee, triumphed once more in its sophomore year, as a prime example of a highly enjoyable, expertly-run day of music. "

Rev Horton Heat & The Adicts at First Avenue
24 September 2015

This was an odd-pairing, but we were really excited about UK's The Adicts' very first Minneapolis show. They were just super-duper entertaining. The band clearly has their live show down to a T, incorporating various fun stage props, various costume changes, and choreographic dance routines. The only down side to these shows is that they are practically the same routine every night, so if this is your second or third time seeing them, it'll get old fast... but personally speaking, since it was their first Minneapolis show: we loved it.

Worth the price of admission: "If anything, The Adicts is one of the most entertaining bands touring right now. I've never seen so many stage prop used on stage, from pounds of confetti (used in streamers, umbrellas, hats, etc.) to Chinese take-out cartons (used for "Chinese Takeaway"), playing cards (used for "Joker in the Pack") to light-up plastic glass (used during "Who Spilt My Beer?") to various costume changes (hats, gloves, shirts) to beach balls, to stuffed monkeys (thrown into the audience). Although this may seem gimmicky, you can't ignore that this was a first-rate production and worth the price of admission. "

Weezer at Burgerama IV and Basilica Block Party
29 March 2015/10 July 2015

We're big fans of Weezer since 1994. Admittedly, the band's outgrown us, but we still have a soft spot for the nerdy band. Seeing them at Burgerama IV in Santa Ana was a treat, but because Rivers' dad came on stage to sing "Back to the Shack" with the band. We caught them again locally at Basilica Block Party, and it's probably our favorite Basilica show in recent memory.

The fans loved it, "As soon as the first few chords of ‘Hash Pipe’ were played, the audience immediately recognized it and started screaming and singing. Other big hits blocks included ‘Surf Wax America’, followed by ‘Island in the Sun’ with personalized "Minneapolis" lyrics, and ‘Beverly Hills’ (which did gangbuster in California, but surprisingly did really well in Minnesota as well)."

Beautiful: The Carole King Musical
25 November 2015

This one is still fresh in my mind, so it's one of my favorite music event I've attended. I can probably count on my hand the few plays and musicals I've attended (The King and I, Macbeth, A Christmas Carol, etc.), but watching Beautiful: The Carole King Musical was simply just magical. The seamless set changes, the constant costume changes (and one great "quick change" costumes), the great singing and music playing... they were just flawless! It probably helped that they act the same scene night after night for the last 200+ shows, but it was still pretty amazing to witness live. I have told people that it is like watching a movie, only it's completely live.

We concluded, "If you're a fan of live musical, you definitely will want to attend a show. It is a lot of fun, and the musical numbers will bring back a lot of wonderful memories."

Below are links to all 346 shows we covered in 2015:

Minneapolis: January 2 to January 5, 2016

Read More The Jayhawks The show was advertised as Gary Louris and Friends. For those that don't know Gary, he is one of the founding members of the Jayhawks. They have a new CD coming in September, which involves the reunion with Mark Olson. … Red Daughters Opening up was Minneapolis' Red Daughters. The thing about this five-piece band is that the drummer does most of the singing. Didn't really know their songs …

Can you believe 2015 is almost over? With January 1st as a holiday, here are some shows taking place in the Minneapolis/St Paul area from January 2 to January 5, 2016.

Read more Minneapolis Music Guide.

THE JAYHAWKS
with Red Daughters
at First Avenue
Saturday, 01/02/16, 7:30pm ($30)
Presented by: 89.3 The Current
first-avenue.com

We got an unexpected preview of The Jayhawks' new album when we caught Gary Louris at Loring Park last year.

Louris explained, “The real reason we’re playing here is that we’re trying out a lot of new songs.”

The album is not exactly out just yet, but it's very close. Should you pre-order the yet-to-be-titled album at pledgemusic.com, you are allowed access to hearing some demos and studio recording.

Can't wait to hear the new songs? We're almost sure that The Jayhawks will be playing the new songs on this 2016 show.

Opening will be Red Daughters.

Looking for more Jayhawks news? Gary Louris recently teamed up with Django Haskins (of the Old Ceremony) to form Au Pair. Their debut album One-Armed Candy Bear is out now via Sham/Thirty Tigers.

Au Pair will be touring to promote the album:

01/05 - Decatur, GA @ Eddie's Attic
01/09 - Carrboro, NC @ Cat's Cradle Back Room
01/29 - New York, NY @ Joe's Pub
01/30 - Vienna, VA @ Jammin' Java
02/05 - Chicago, IL @ Old Town School of Folk Music
02/06 - St. Paul, MN @ Turf Club

Read More Sonny Knight & The Lakers You may recall that we covered Sonny Knight & The Lakers at the Red Stag Block Party earlier in August 2014. John described the show as a dancing and religious experience .…

TRIBUTE TO JAMES BROWN
featuring Sonny Knight and the Lakers
with Fred Wesley and Jabo Starks
at Dakota Jazz Club
Sunday, 01/03/16, 7/9pm ($25-$35)
Monday, 01/04/16, 7/9pm ($25-$35)
dakotacooks.com

Start the year off funky! If you love the late Godfather of Soul and "The Hardest Working Man in Show Business", James Brown, then you owe it to yourself to see this upcoming show featuring Sonny Knight and the Lakers and Fred Wesley and Jabo Starks.

If you're new to the great Sonny Knight, here's our written story about him:

The story goes, if you need a refresher, is that the 66 yr. old Knight recorded his first single with band The Cymbals, in 1965 on New Teenage Records when he was just 17. A stint in the Army, some time spent in the Bay Area, a brief outing with local funk band Haze, and miscellaneous jobs followed, before local group The Valdons were resurrected in 2012 for the initial Secret Stash compilation album, then followed by The Lakers – an overnight success that only took 50 years.

As for Fred Wesley, the American jazz and funk trombonist, is probably best known for his work with James Brown in the 1960s and 1970s. His album Let It Flow in 2010 was a tribute to funk master.

Jabo Starks is the drummer in The J.B.'s, who played with Brown and Wesley.

Read More Dubstep Last night was an amazing experience that I would not trade for anything. I would like to think I'm pretty open minded about music. Although I typically listen to metal and pop-punk, there was something .…

MEINONG'S JUNGLE
with Mumukshu, Pysdell, Easyjack
at 7th Street Entry
Tuesday, 01/05/16, 8pm ($5/$7)
first-avenue.com

This is local Meinong's Jungle album release show, for their debut LP Archetype. The recording is 10 improvised songs... expect similar treatment to their live set, which is totally improvised.

Here's how they describe the upcoming show:

Meinong's Jungle is proud to bring you their first full length release, "Archetype." A collection of 10 improvised tracks recorded at Hideaway Studio in NE Minneapolis. You can expect our set to be similar to the style of the album, but a completely different musical venture.

We are lucky to have support from:

Mumukshu - Psybeat head

Psydell - a young producer out of the Midwest, who is blurring the lines between psychedelic soundscapes and heavy hitting bass music. With so much time and consideration being put into the carefully sculpted sound, it brings an essence of intelligence while still delivering the highest energy. Over the past few years he has shared the stage with artists such as Tipper, Opiuo, Desert Dwellers, Mr. Bill, Papadosio, Haywyre, Spankalicious and many more. With the release of his first EP, Overview in Jan. of 2015, as well as numerous singles and remixes (one of which took first place in the Wildlight (Polish Ambassador) remix contest), this artist is pushing through the limitations of a single genre and propelling the weird bass scene forward, one drippy drop at a time.

Easyjack - a Producer/Bass Scientist/Multi-instrumentalist/Funktion One Tech from Chicago, IL

Doors at 8. Music starts at 9.

Set Times:
Easyjack 9:00pm
Psydell 10:00pm
Mumukshu 11:00pm
Meinong's Jungle 12:00am

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All Them Witches and New Madrid at the Turf Club, St Paul (19 December 2015)

Tour Dates 12/31/15 Nashville, TN War Memorial 01/13/16 Louisville, KY Zanzabar 01/14/16 Chicago, IL Lincoln Hall 01/15/16 FRZN Fest 01/16/16 St. Louis, MO The Demo 01/18/16 Denver, CO Larimer Lounge 01/20/16 Crystal Bay, NV Red Room 01/21/16 San Francisco, CA Rickshaw Stop 01/22/16 West Hollywood, CA Roxy Theatre 01/23/16 San Diego, CA The Casbah 01/25/16 Fullerton, CA The Continental Room 01/26/16 Phoenix, AZ The Rebel Lounge 01/27/16 El Paso, TX Lowbrow Palace 01/29/16 Austin, TX Stubb's Bar-B-Q 01/30/16 Dallas, TX Dada Dallas Read More All Them Witches Nashville's All Them Witches took their name from Roman Polanski's 1968 Rosemary's Baby and released their debut Our Mother Electricity in 2012. They quickly follow up with Lightning At The Door ... New Madrid Athens-based New Madrid will be making a stop at the Turf Club in St Paul on Sunday, December 19th in support of their 2014 album Sunswimmer (Normaltown Records). These guys have an awesome sound ...

All Them Witches was the headliner Saturday night at The Turf Club and completely blew me away. They are a rock, blues, Americana, psychedelic (Let's be honest, there's no way to categorize them) four-piece group from Nashville, TN.

I was completely captivated by Allan Van Cleave's amazing piano skills. It was nice to see a band where, even though the piano parts weren't the biggest part of the songs, you could still hear every note and truly appreciate Allan's talent.

Robby Staebler was a complete beast on the drum set. Even though the music seemed a bit ambient at times, Robby was pounding the crap out of those drums but didn't let it become too overwhelming. He was the first drummer I've ever who turned the snares off on his snare drum during quiet parts of songs or when he wasn't playing. That doesn't sound like anything special but it truly added to the amazing musicianship throughout the set.

Guitarist Ben McLeod seemed to cling to the shadows of the stage for the set. He didn't move around much and he didn't pull much attention to himself until you realized what he was doing. There were amazing, detailed guitar riffs coming out of his amp but, like I said, you would have no clue because he did it from the shadows. Usually I hate this, I hate great musicians who refuse to make themselves known while on stage but last night it worked perfectly. No one in the band tried to stand out. It was almost as if they took the stage thinking they would just be background music.... but they weren't.

Singer/ bassist Charles Michael Parks, Jr. commanded the crowd from the second he stepped onto the stage. Although his vocals left a little to be desired as they were hard to hear and few and far between, his skills on the bass were immeasurable. His southern swagger was alive and well. He came off as a true southern gentleman when he would quietly, yet sincerely, thank the packed house for coming out.

All Them Witches was on tour promoting their newest album Dying Surfer Meets His Maker but they played songs from all of their releases and a few brand spanking new ones.

New Madrid

Opening the show was New Madrid from Athens, Georgia. New Madrid seemed to lean more towards the psychedelic rock end of the spectrum. This four piece quietly took the stage and wowed the audience with their vocal harmonies that were good enough to give you goosebumps.

I've never really understood what it means for music to be "textural" but I think I get it now after listening to New Madrid. There were layers upon layers in their music even though they were only a four piece group. It sounded like there were at least twelve musicians on that stage but in actuality, it was just the four of them.

New Madrid are out on the road to promote their 2014 release on Normaltown Records, Sunswimmer. Make sure you keep your eye on these guys. They are due for a new album and I'm sure it will be nothing short of amazing.

All Them Witches at Turf Club, St Paul (19 December 2015)

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W♥M243: Reader Meet Author

W♥M243: Reader Meet Author (40 mins) Read More Morrissey It is weird that after Morrissey announced that he was dropped by his record label, Harvest Records, that he is still out promoting World Peace is None of Your Business. The latest single .…

Emily and Vu review 2015!

Topics:

News: Scott Weiland (former Stone Temple Pilots and Velvet Revolver singer) died from a 'toxic mix of drugs', medical report confirms

Music memoirs galore:

Girl in a Band by Kim Gordon (Sonic Youth)

Hunger Makes Me a Modern Girl by Carrie Brownstein (Sleater-Kinney)

M Train by Patti Smith

Life as a Pretender by Chrissie Hynde (The Pretenders)

Land of a Thousand Bridges by June Millington (Fanny)

Fortunate Son by John Fogerty (Creedence Clearwater Revival)

Autobiography by Morrissey

Music docs galore:

What Happened, Miss Simone? (Nina Simone)

The Other One (Bob Weir)

Fresh Dressed (hip hop and fashion)

Little Girl Blue (Janis Joplin)

How They Got Over (history of gospel quartets and how they influenced doo-wop, soul and Motown)

Montage of Heck (Kurt Cobain)

Don’t You Wish We Were Dead (The Damned)

All Things Must Pass (the demise of Tower Records)

Morphine: Journey of Dreams

Song of the Show:

"Reader Meet Author" by Morrissey.

BONUS: Blur's last American 2015 appearances

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Minneapolis: December 30 to December 31, 2015

Here are some shows taking place in the Minneapolis/St Paul area from December 30 to December 31, 2015.

Read more Minneapolis Music Guide.

Read More Trans-Siberian Orchestra In Spring 2010, Sarah became a member of the Trans-Siberian Orchestra and performed as a solo violinist for their spring national tour. Sarah has also played as a violinist for top ...

TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA
plays "The Ghosts of Christmas Eve"
at Xcel Energy Center
Wednesday, 12/30/15, 3pm/7:30pm ($35 - $75)
xcelenergycenter.com

Critically acclaimed, multi-platinum, progressive rock group Trans-Siberian Orchestra is currently doing a Christmas USA tour, based on "The Ghosts of Christmas Eve".

TSO has sold 10 million albums and portion of all their concert ticket sales will benefit select national and local charities. To date, TSO has donated approximately $12 million to charities.

Check out their Christmas show at the Xcel Energy Center next Wednesday, December 30th. I'm not exactly sure how they are going to pull this off, but they're also scheduled to appear at the same date and time in Ohio (see theqarena.com for more details). They must have two teams!

TSO Tour dates:

12/19/15 San Antonio, TX AT&T Center
12/19/15 Philadelphia, PA Wells Fargo Center
12/20/15 Buffalo, NY First Niagara Center
12/20/15 Dallas, TX American Airlines Center
12/22/15 Ottawa, ON Canadian Tire Centre
12/22/15 Wichita, KS Intrust Bank Arena
12/23/15 Toronto, ON Air Canada Centre
12/23/15 Oklahoma City, OK Chesapeake Energy
12/26/15 Kansas City, MO Sprint Center
12/26/15 Columbus, OH Schottenstein Center
12/27/15 St. Louis, MO Scottrade Center
12/27/15 Pittsburgh, PA Consol Energy Center
12/28/15 Rosemont, IL Allstate Arena
12/29/15 Auburn Hills, MI Palace Of Auburn Hills
12/30/15 Cleveland, OH Quicken Loans Arena
12/30/15 Saint Paul, MN Xcel Energy Center

Read More AC/DC AC/DC Live At River Plate is this band's first live album in 20 years!! It's coming out November 20th, just in time for Black Friday. ...

NEW QUEERS EVE
with Done Dirt Cheap, DJ DoppleBanger & Friends
at Triple Rock Social Club
Thursday, 12/30/15, 9pm ($8/$10)
triplerocksocialclub.com

Spend New Year's eve with AC/DC tribute band Done Dirt Cheap and DJ DoppleBanger & Friends.

Grrrl Scout writes:

NEW QUEERS EVE (Done Dirt Cheap)

Thats right…NO VIP…NO BOTTLE SERVICE…..just cheap drinks and a gay-ol-time!

Let’s ring in the new year on the dance floor. Skip the downtown scene and join GRRRL SCOUT on the West Bank for a “new” kind of celebration. New Year’s doesn’t have to break the bank. Come as you are or dressed to the nines…we don’t care! There are no rules for this house party. Expect the unexpected! DJ DoppleBanger will be bringin’ the beats with surprise guests all night long. Start warming up those windpipes….because QUEER KARAOKE is back! Head over to the “old side” and put in your request or grab a late night snack. The Triple Rock kitchen will be open late to fulfill all your tater tot needs. Don’t forget to memorex the moment and snap a pic at the homo-grown selfie station. We’ve got the basics covered. Just bring your sexy self and get ready to welcome another queer year!

Date: 12.31.15

Location:
Triple Rock Social Club
629 Cedar Avenue Minneapolis, MN 55454

Time: 9:00 p.m. – 2 a.m.

Thrifty Treats (free apps): 10:00 – 11:00 p.m.
CHEERS QUEERS: 12:00 a.m.
Triple Rock Kitchen: 9:30 – 1:00 a.m.

QUEER KARAOKE: 10:00 - 1:00 a.m.

Cover: $8 Advance/$10 Door
Coat Check: $3

Advance Tickets:

Remember consent is sexy and required. Plan ahead and ride safe.

Local Cab/Transportation Companies:

Red &White (612) 871-1600
Rainbow Taxi (612) 332-1615
Uber (App Download)
Lift (App Download)
Premier Transportation: premiertrans.com

PS, don't forget that legendary rock band AC/DC will be in Minnesota on V-Day at Xcel Energy Center. Read all about it on news.weheartmusic.com.

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Christmas 2015: Cold Christmas

Read more Christmas.

Read More Ariana Grande Platinum-selling pop artist Ariana Grande is about to kick off her very first arena headlining tour, The Honeymoon Tour, next week, starting on February 25 in Kansas City, Missouri at the Independence Event Center. …

ARIANA GRANDE
arianagrande.com

Grammy Award®-nominated, multiplatinum, record-breaking superstar Ariana Grande just released her Christmas & Chill EP, available now via Republic Records.

Grande is no stranger to covering classic Christmas songs, having covered George Michael's "Last Christmas" and recording her original "Santa Tell Me" (listen to it here) on Target Presents iHeartRadio Jingle Ball Hits 2014 (read about it here).

When asked about the EP, Grande said, "My friends and I created Christmas & Chill together in my home studio in under a week! I hope you can feel how much we loved making it when you listen to the music. I wanted to surprise my fans for the holidays and do something special for them. My fans are always so good to me and I hope the music brings some joy and happiness to them this Christmas."

Proceeds from the EP's sale will benefit Toys for Tots.

Christmas & Chill EP Tracklisting:

1. Intro
2. Wit It This Christmas
3. December
4. Not Just On Christmas
5. True Love
6. Winter Things

DIGSTER
digster.se

Universal Records and Digster recently put together this Spotify Playlist: Christmas Classics: Old & New.

The ultimate holiday compilation featured about 200 songs spanning decades and genres with seasonal songs by Michael Bublé, Mariah Carey, Bing Crosby, Marvin Gaye, Ariana Grande, Josh Groban, Michael Jackson, Lady Antebellum, Willie Nelson, Katy Perry, Frank Sinatra, Sam Smith, Bruce Springsteen, George Strait and Stevie Wonder.

If you use Spotify, check it out... it featured some tracks by Dean Martin's excellent 1959 Christmas album A Winter Romance.

Christmas songs too much for you? You can also check out Digster's Cold Winter Nights.

AUDIOPHILE XXL
audiophilerecs.com

There's actually NO Christmas songs on this Audiophile XXL's Christmas Compilation... Instead they are treating it as a free gift for those who enjoy chilling to heavy-bass EDM. Download it via soundcloud.com.

Audiophile XXL 2015 FREE Xmas Compilation

1 Aaron Jackson - Bring It Down (Original Mix)
2 Duko - Freak it (Original Mix)
3 FreeFall X Grensta - Treat Me Good (Original Mix)
4 Defunct! - Weekend Funk (Original Mix)
5 Dubdisko, Petrix - Like This (Original Mix)
6 Dilate - Vibrate (Original Mix)
7 M.O.B - It's Over (Original Mix)
8 Ghost Channels - Run For Cover (Original Mix)
9 Hairitage & Nick Ash - Action Movie Nightclub Scene (Original Mix)
10 The BoorKids - Rush (Original Mix)

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