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Feb 09 Point Ephemere Paris, France
Feb 11 Berghain Kantine Berlin, Germany Feb 15 Village Underground London Feb 19 Rough Trade NYC Brooklyn, NY Feb 22 Schubas Chicago, IL Mar 02 Turf Club St Paul, MN Mar 03 7th Street Entry Minneapolis, MN Mar 04 First Avenue Minneapolis, MN Mar 08 Vaudeville Mews Des Moines, IA Mar 09 Waiting Room Omaha, NE Mar 10 The Vanguard Tulsa, OK Mar 11 Warehouse Live Studio Houston, TX Mar 12 The Loft Dallas, TX Mar 20 The Lowbrow Palace El Paso, TX Mar 22 Crescent Ballroom Phoenix, AZ Mar 23 The Irenic San Diego, CA Mar 25 The Fonda Theatre Los Angeles, CA Mar 26 The Fillmore San Francisco, CA Mar 28 Doug Fir Lounge Portland, OR Mar 29 Doug Fir Lounge Portland, OR Mar 30 Imperial Vancouver, Canada Mar 31 Neptune Theatre Seattle, WA Apr 14 High Noon Saloon Madison, WI Apr 15 Turner Hall Ballroom Milwaukee, WI Apr 16 Thaila Hall Chicago, IL Apr 18 Blind Pig Ann Arbor, MI Apr 20 Lee's Palace Toronto, Canada Apr 21 Petit Campus Montreal Metro Area, Canada Apr 22 Brighton Music Hall Allston, MA Apr 23 Warsaw New York, NY Apr 25 Union Transfer Philadelphia, PA Apr 26 9:30 Club Washington, DC Apr 28 Cat's Cradle Carrboro, NC Apr 29 Terminal West Atlanta, GA Apr 30 Mercy Lounge Nashville, TN May 01 The Mothlight Asheville, NC May 04 Madison, Live Covington, KY May 05 The Basement Columbus, OH May 06 Rose Music Hall Columbia, MO May 07 The Bottleneck Lawrence, KS Read More
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Minneapolis band Poliça just debut their upcoming album United Crushers (out March 4 on Mom+Pop Music), live and in its entirety.
The occasion was a taping of local Twin Cities Public Television’s music series The Lowertown Line, and recorded in TPT’s new soundstage, in downtown St. Paul and was the second episode of the show’s upcoming broadcast season.
United Crushers may sound like an oddly aggressive title for the Minneapolis-based band, but is taken from an abandoned set of grain elevators near downtown, re-christened with that name by area graffiti artists who have tagged that title along the elevator’s upper edge for all to see.
The upcoming album was said to be written and recorded by band members in the same room, a departure from their past habits, and the result in the new songs is something more intimate and raw, with vocalist Channy Leaneagh's singing voice less electronically manipulated and the lyrics an indictment on the world around, isolation, and an eventual light through any darkness.
TPT’s new performance space is part of a $20 mil renovation to their building, located conveniently right off the light rail line in downtown St. Paul. What was formerly storage space has turned into an open street-level entrance and acoustically fine-tuned performance area, with capacity just over 260. A makeshift bar was set up in one corner and a terraced balcony just above the stage, overlooks the entire room.
As the performance time approached, camera and sound men assumed their positions and the audience was introduced to the evening then asked to do a few short bursts of applause, for the crew to get some establishing shots and adjust any technical levels. And from there, the band was on, with no stops, starts, or re-takes that might be expected with a television broadcast- it played like a traditional concert with no breaks during their 55min. performance, except before the encore.
Leaneagh took to stage left with her keyboard and sampler in place, with bassist Chris Bierden on the other side, flanked at the rear by dual drummer/percussionists Drew Christopherson and Ben Ivascu, whose bass drums lit up with the beat.
Lightning was generally sparse and dim (as with most Poliça shows), and the band started with the brooding and building ‘Summer Please’, written as a warning from a mother to her child, which is appropriate as Leaneagh recently delivered her second child. Single ‘Lime Habit’ was next, familiar to listeners as the new LP’s lead track, released last November.
Percussion was at the sonic forefront of ‘Someway’ and ‘Wedding’ took on the sensitive subjects of police brutality and racism. ‘Baby Sucks’ seemed a band declaration of independence from traditional record labels of sorts, and Leaneagh’s voice soared during the chorus of ‘Kind’. The theme of independence came full circle with ending track, ‘Lose You’ with the band exiting to return shortly for a single-song encore.
“I just had a baby about three months ago… my memory is very off, so there’s only a few songs I remember the words to” Leaneagh confessed, to shouts of requests by the audience.
“This is a song called ‘Amongster’…no, no, sorry” Leaneagh corrected herself to cheers then disappointment. “…I can’t remember the words to that one, we’re going to do ‘Wandering Star’, I apologize”, she retreated as the crowd cheered again for the 2011 local hit, which was a nice return to the past, after hearing all of the new.
The finished episode will air locally later this fall and be available online as well.
The Lowertown Line is funded by the State Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund of the Legacy Amendment and Public Television supporters.
Poliça's area residency at three local clubs in March has long been sold out, but their spring itinerary takes them almost everywhere around the country. The occasion was a taping of local Twin Cities Public Television’s local music series The Lowertown Line, and recorded in TPT's new studio and soundstage, in downtown St. Paul. The episode will air locally later this fall and be available online as well.
The Lowertown Line is funded by the State Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund of the Legacy Amendment and Public Television supporters.
Poliça's area residency at three local clubs in March, has long been sold out, but their spring itinerary takes them almost everywhere around the country.
The occasion was a taping of local Twin Cities Public Television’s music series The Lowertown Line, and recorded in TPT’s new soundstage, in downtown St. Paul and was the second episode of the show’s upcoming broadcast season.
United Crushers may sound like an oddly aggressive title for the Minneapolis-based band, but is taken from an abandoned set of grain elevators near downtown, re-christened with that name by area graffiti artists who have tagged that title along the elevator’s upper edge for all to see.
The upcoming album was said to be written and recorded by band members in the same room, a departure from their past habits, and the result in the new songs is something more intimate and raw, with vocalist Channy Leaneagh's singing voice less electronically manipulated and the lyrics an indictment on the world around, isolation, and an eventual light through any darkness.
TPT’s new performance space is part of a $20 mil renovation to their building, located conveniently right off the light rail line in downtown St. Paul. What was formerly storage space has turned into an open street-level entrance and acoustically fine-tuned performance area, with capacity just over 260. A makeshift bar was set up in one corner and a terraced balcony just above the stage, overlooks the entire room.
As the performance time approached, camera and sound men assumed their positions and the audience was introduced to the evening then asked to do a few short bursts of applause, for the crew to get some establishing shots and adjust any technical levels. And from there, the band was on, with no stops, starts, or re-takes that might be expected with a television broadcast- it played like a traditional concert with no breaks during their 55min. performance, except before the encore.
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Channy Leaneagh |
Lightning was generally sparse and dim (as with most Poliça shows), and the band started with the brooding and building ‘Summer Please’, written as a warning from a mother to her child, which is appropriate as Leaneagh recently delivered her second child. Single ‘Lime Habit’ was next, familiar to listeners as the new LP’s lead track, released last November.
Percussion was at the sonic forefront of ‘Someway’ and ‘Wedding’ took on the sensitive subjects of police brutality and racism. ‘Baby Sucks’ seemed a band declaration of independence from traditional record labels of sorts, and Leaneagh’s voice soared during the chorus of ‘Kind’. The theme of independence came full circle with ending track, ‘Lose You’ with the band exiting to return shortly for a single-song encore.
“I just had a baby about three months ago… my memory is very off, so there’s only a few songs I remember the words to” Leaneagh confessed, to shouts of requests by the audience.
“This is a song called ‘Amongster’…no, no, sorry” Leaneagh corrected herself to cheers then disappointment. “…I can’t remember the words to that one, we’re going to do ‘Wandering Star’, I apologize”, she retreated as the crowd cheered again for the 2011 local hit, which was a nice return to the past, after hearing all of the new.
The finished episode will air locally later this fall and be available online as well.
The Lowertown Line is funded by the State Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund of the Legacy Amendment and Public Television supporters.
Poliça's area residency at three local clubs in March has long been sold out, but their spring itinerary takes them almost everywhere around the country. The occasion was a taping of local Twin Cities Public Television’s local music series The Lowertown Line, and recorded in TPT's new studio and soundstage, in downtown St. Paul. The episode will air locally later this fall and be available online as well.
The Lowertown Line is funded by the State Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund of the Legacy Amendment and Public Television supporters.
Poliça's area residency at three local clubs in March, has long been sold out, but their spring itinerary takes them almost everywhere around the country.
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Poliça at the Lowertown Line, TPT Studios, St Paul (04 February 2016) |
