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Minneapolis Music Guide: November 8, 2014

Here are shows taking place in Minneapolis/St Paul on November 8, 2014.

Read More Neil Gaiman Just to give you a little background, writer Neil Gaiman and Amanda "F***king" Palmer got married in 2011, and decided, to celebrate, they were to perform together for six nights. … My Brightest Diamond My Brightest Diamond’s new album, This is My Hand, is out now on Asthmatic Kitty Records (digital, deluxe digital, CD, special edition translucent red vinyl). …

WITS with host John Moe
at Fitzgerald Theater
Saturday 11/08/14, 8pm
$41: witsradio.org

As a longtime The Sandman comic book fan, you can say I'm a Neil Gaiman fan. I've attended many of his book signings (but not his final book tour), met him countless time ... and I usually see him when he randomly appears at Amanda Palmer's concerts (which, incidentally, Palmer will be returning to Minneapolis on 11/16).

Gaiman will be appearing as a guest, along with My Brightest Diamond (aka Shara Worden) on Wits, an American Public Media radio show on Minnesota Public Radio, recorded live with host John Moe.

My Brightest Diamond will be interviewed and playing some tracks from her new album This Is My Hand, which is out now on Asthmatic Kitty Records. If you miss this show, fear not, My Brightest Diamond will be returning to Minnesota at the Cedar Cultural Center on November 17. If you miss Neil Gaiman at this show, fear not, he will be appearing Magers And Quinn Booksellers on November 9th at 2pm (free if you don't mind standing room).

My Brightest Diamond dates:

10/28 London, UK Village Underground
10/29 Leeds, UK Brundenell Social Club
10/30 Glasgow, UK Oran Mor
10/31 Dublin, Ireland Workman’s Club
11/08 St. Paul, MN Wits
11/12 Grand Rapids, MI Wealthy Theater
11/13 Chicago, IL Lincoln Hall
11/14 Madison, WI High Noon
11/15 Milwaukee, WI Vogel Hall
11/16 Iowa City, IA The Mill
11/17 Minneapolis, MN Cedar Cultural Center
11/19 St. Louis, MO Old Rock House
11/20 Indianapolis, IN White Rabbit Cabaret
12/02 Denver, CO Larimer Lounge
12/03 Salt Lake City, UT Urban Lounge
12/05 Portland, OR Doug Fir Lounge
12/06 Seattle, WA The Crocodile Café
12/07 Vancouver, BC Electric Owl
12/10 San Francisco, CA Great American Music Hall
12/12 Los Angeles, CA The Roxy
12/13 San Diego, CA The Casbah

Read More Bebel Gilberto Brazilian Bebel Gilberto is touring the US, starting in Washington on November 23rd. Her latest album is called All in One and I just read is mostly in Portuguese. …

BEBEL GILBERTO
at Dakota Jazz Club & Restaurant
Saturday 11/08/14, 7pm + 9:30pm
$25+: dakotacooks.com

Daughter of João Gilberto (who most famously co-wrote "The Girl from Ipanema"), Bebel Gilberto will be returning to Minneapolis' Dakota Jazz Club this Saturday, November 8th.

If you love bossa nova, this is a show not to be missed. She is playing two sets: an early show and a late show.

Gilberto is touring in support of her latest Tudo, out now on Sony Music.

Tour dates:

10/27/14 New York, NY Blue Note New York
10/28/14 New York, NY Blue Note New York
11/07/14 Chicago, IL Thalia Hall
11/08/14 Minneapolis, MN Dakota Jazz Club
11/10/14 Philadelphia, PA World Cafe Live
11/15/14 Miami Beach, FL The Catalina Hotel
11/16/14 Atlanta, GA Variety Playhouse
12/06/14 Los Angeles, CA El Rey Theatre
12/11/14 Santa Cruz, CA Kuumbwa Jazz Center
12/20/14 Boston, MA Brighton Music Hall
12/21/14 Northampton, MA Iron Horse Music Hall

Read More Chadwick Stokes The Horse Comanche, the new studio album for acclaimed singer, songwriter and performer Chadwick Stokes, will be released February 3on Ruff Shod Records/Thirty Tigers. …

CHADWICK STOKES w/ Ark Life
at Cedar Cultural Center
Saturday 11/08/14, 7pm
$19: thecedar.org

Singer, songwriter Chadwick Stokes will return to Minneapolis on November 8 performing a show at the Cedar Cultural Center in support of his forthcoming 2015 album The Horse Comanche. He was last in the area in October 2013 performing as part of his special Living Room Tour.

Denver's Ark Life is listed as opener.

Tour dates:

11/01 Northampton, MA Pearl St.
11/03 Pittsburgh, PA Mr. Smalls
11/05 Ann Arbor, MI Blind Pig
11/06 & 11/07 Chicago, IL Schuba’s
11/08 Minneapolis, MN Cedar Cultural Center
11/10 Ames, IA M-Shop
11/11 Lawrence, KS The Bottleneck
11/13 Boulder, CO The Fox Theater
11/14 Denver, CO Bluebird
11/17 Seattle, WA The Crocodile
11/18 Portland, OR Mississippi Studios
11/20 San Francisco, CA The Chapel
11/21 Los Angeles, CA The Bootleg Theater
11/22 San Diego, CA The Loft @ UCSD
12/02 Washington, DC The Hamilton
12/03 Philadelphia, PA Boot & Saddle
12/04 Clinton, NY Hamilton College
12/05 New York, NY Bowery Ballroom
12/20 Boston, MA House of Blues*

*with special guests Lucius

Read More St. Lucia South Africa by-way-of Brooklyn artist St. Lucia brings worldly beat with 80s influences to the Fine Line Music Café, in a show that was upgraded from the smaller 7th St. Entry. … Vacationer We've written about randomly seeing Vacationer on tour before. The latest item I have from them is that their song, "Good As New" got a Ghost Beach remix. …

ST LUCIA with Vacationer
at First Avenue
Saturday 11/08/14, 8pm
$16: first-avenue.com

Brooklyn based electro-pop St. Lucia are currently on their "The Night Comes Again Tour" in support of their debut album When The Night. St. Lucia was last in town originally at a smaller capacity 7th Street Entry... but when tickets sold out, the band got upgraded to the Fine Line Music Café in 2014. This time around, they are expecting to outsell the Fine Line, and their show is being held at a much larger main room at First Avenue.

Special guest Vacationer will open this show. We've seen Vacationer before in 2012, and I noted that my favorite song on their set was "Trip", with weird warp effects. At the time of that writing, they only had one EP, but it would seem that Vacationer is back in 2014 with already a sophomore album Relief.

Tour dates:

11/04 - Edmonton, AB @ Starlite Room
11/05 - Calgary, AB @ Republik
11/07 - Winnipeg, MB @ Pyramid Cabaret
11/08 - Minneapolis, MN @ First Avenue
11/10 - Chicago, IL @ Metro
11/11 - Chicago, IL @ Metro
11/12 - Detroit, MI @ Crofoot Ballroom
11/14 - Toronto, ON @ Danforth Music Hall
11/15 - Albany, NY @ The Hollow

All dates with Vacationer.

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Red Hot Bossa Nova

There's a movie about a bird that can't fly called "Rio", there's a popular game called Angry Birds: Rio, and even Vin Diesel and the Rock is "Fast & Furious" in Rio! With the next World Cup to take place in Rio de Janeiro, there's no denying that Brazil is hotter than ever.

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Beirut: Leaozinho Free Download Beirut's cover of the Caetano Veloso song "O Leãozinho" at redhot.org Read More Red Hot Red Hot + Blue was one of the first CDs I've ever own. This was an AIDS-benefit CD which sold over 1 million records, put out by the good people at www.redhot.org.

RED HOT + RIO 2
www.redhot.org

Red Hot + Blue was one of the first compact disc that I purchased in 1990, so it's one of those albums that hold a special place in my heart. I loved every track, even the odd funky rap track, and over the years I have had the album stolen/lost and repurchased it three times (the last time was because I wanted the DVD version of the album!).

I'm happy to see that the Red Hot organization is still very active these days, from social networking to transforming their website as news and blog. It's quite a long way to go from their beginning of just bringing awareness of AIDS through music.

Red Hot + Rio 2 is the sequel to the 1996 release, which definitely has the flavor of that time period (Everything but the Girl, PM Dawn, Stereolab, etc). Version two basically updated to more modern artists, including Brazilian Girls, Beirut, Alice Smith, John Legend, Ceu, of Montreal; but also keeping timeless acts from the first version of David Byrne (Talking Heads), Bebel Gilberto, and Money Mark.

One thing to note, about all of the Red Hot projects, is that they only feature original recordings. There is the odd remix, for instance Beck's song "Tropicália" from his 1998 Mutations, which actually sound more like a mashup because there are some Portuguese cover of "Tropicalia" and then later you hear Beck's vocals. Still, for any Beck completist, this is a must-have release.

Alice Smith and Aloe Blacc set the tone for the album with "Baby". It's loungey and laid back. It's message is clear: "we live in the biggest city in South America" and that it's been a long time, but we're happy to be back.

As you might suspect, these songs are covers or influenced by musicians from the Brazilian music scene (in particular Tropicalia/Tropicalismo), and, yes, sometime they only sing in Portuguese. You would expect to hear natives like Ceu, Curumin, and Gilberto to churn out these Portuguese numbers, but surpisingly some Americans (Beirut, Mia Doi Todd) and even Danish (Quadron) did a wonderful job with their songs.

If you like latin music and you want to support the Red Hot Organization, this is a wonderful start. I hope this generation will pick up the album for one reason or another, only to discover this wonderful world of Brazilian music and the various musicians to help made this possible. I know that the original Red Hot + Blue made a special mark on me, I loved every one of those Cole Porter cover songs and it really opened up my eyes and ears.

Red Hot + Rio 2 will be out June 28, 2011. Pre-order here. From the look of the order page, you may also get some bonus extra tracks. The digital album will be delivered in high quality 320kbps MP3 on June 28th at midnight. While some organization only donate a portion to charity, I have to tell you that Red Hot donates all proceeds go to charity.

* PS, I didn't want to spend the whole article talking about Bebel Gilberto. But I think she's great. She sounds just like her mom (Miucha).

Read More Putumayo Putumayo World Music was established to introduce people to the music of the world's cultures. Th...

BOSSA NOVA AROUND THE WORLD
www.putumayo.com

What I love about Putumayo is that it's not for the aficionados, it's for normal people that just wants an taste. It's perfect as a starting point for a particular genre, and with this release, they're introducing "Bossa Nova Around the World". Obviously with that title, they're emphasising artists from other countries outside of Brazil, for strictly Bossa Nova, you need to check out their first release of Samba Bossa Nova.

To get a background on Bossa Nova, check out Dave's Jazz Note #13: Go Global, which goes into detail about how a jazz saxophonist Jewish kid from the Bronx help bring Bossa Nova to the world (hint Stan Getz and Joao Gilberto were reponsible for "The Girl from Ipanema" with Gilberto's then-wife Astrud on vocals).

As you listen to Bossa Nova Around the World, it's easy to see why this Brazilian sound caught on: you feel like you're on a beach with the music as a light breeze over you. This is the soundtrack that you can relax to a book.

While many of these songs try and emulate the winning formula of "The Girl from Ipanema" (rhythmic acoustic with loungey girl singer), I thought these bands stood out:

2raumwohnung, in particular, blew me away with "Melancholisch Schön", because, from my understanding, they are a dance/pop group from Germany, and here they are on this compilation doing a wonderful laid-back bossa nova song. Hilde Hefte from Norway had a very similar sound with "Vakker Natt (Corcovado)", but with acoustic and piano.

From Mexico (and Canada?), Amanda Martinez, did a nice job with a classic samba rhythm with distinctive Spanish-style with "Hasta Que Pueda". It's really a nice song, I'm glad they chose that song as a freebie (I just verified that the link doesn't work!).

Dusko Goykovich from Serbia did a really fun song, "Menina Moça". It has a big band sound and the horns and the flutes are singing to you, even though there are no words in the song.

As usual, each Putumayo release comes with biography on each band. For this type of music, it's perfect to sit band and read the various biography on each band. You can order some various Brazil Putumayo releases below:

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Girl Germs

The Mood Swings - Recessionista The Mood Swings Discography [2006] Come On Tell Me [Jun 2007] No Limit [Nov 2009] Recessionista

THE MOOD SWINGS
official ♥ myspace

People have been asking if I've been hitting the Sauce, so I know this venue on the busy intersection of Lyndale & Lake is getting huge buzz love. I may have to postpone my attendance because I have two flat tires (those reading my twitters will already know this).

So tonight, The Mood Swings will be at the Sauce, at their CD-releasing party. As with previous Susstones showmania, they are cheap ($5, man!) and features a ton of bands (Two Harbors, First Communion Afterparty, and Blue Sky Blackout are also playing). Between bands, Marc the Guv is handling the DJ spins. Anyway, more bang for your buck seems to be Susstones' motto.

Before you go, some things you should know:

• Ashley Ackerson is the primary headperson is married to their now-new-bassist Ed Ackerson (see Polara)
• This is their third album, Recessionista, which came out last Tuesday on Susstones Records.
• The Current (a Minnesota Public Radio station) has sponsered this event

I will write a full review on Recessionista later, I just wanted to post this up today to let you know about the show tonight. Oh also: @themoodswings, @EdAckerson, and @Susstones.

Those Darlins - Wild One

Those Darlins

THOSE DARLINS
official ♥ myspace

Earlier this year, Those Darlins rolled through town. It was one of their favorite show, loads of people showed up. Heavy drinking were involved.

I will be covering their show next Sunday, post-Thanksgivings and post-Black Friday, it looks like it's going to be a great time. Very interested in checking out King Khan (I like their name).

The rest of their tour dates:

FRI 11/20 PORTLAND, OR Dante's
SAT 11/21 SEATTLE, WA Chop Suey
MON 11/23 VANCOUVER, BC The Red Room
WED 11/25 CALGARY, AB Warehouse
THUR 11/26 EDMONTON, AB Pawn Shop
FRI 11/27 SASKATOON, SK Amigos
SAT 11/28 WINNIPEG, MB Royal Albert
SUN 11/29 MINNEAPOLIS, MN Triple Rock
TUE 12/1 MILWAUKE, WI Mad Planet
WED 12/2 CHICAGO, IL Logan Square
THUR 12/3 CINCINNATI, OH Northside Tavern

BEBEL GILBERTO
official ♥ myspace

Brazilian Bebel Gilberto is touring the US, starting in Washington on November 23^rd. Her latest album is called All in One and I just read is mostly in Portuguese.

We've previously mentioned her with her "jazz" standard, covering Night and Day - but you may know her as the daughter of João Gilberto, who, along with then-wife Astrud Gilberto, made "The Girl From Ipanema" a world-wide hit (and ultimately made bossa nova music famous).

I am keeping my eye on December 3^rd for her appearance at the Dakota Jazz Club in downtown Minneapolis.

Bebel Gilberto

BEBEL GILBERTO ON TOUR

Nov 23 - Washington, D.C. - 9:30 Club
Nov 25 - New York, NY - Hiro Ballrooom
Nov 27 - Boston - Paradise Rock Club
Nov 28 - Montclair, NJ - Wellmont Theatre
Nov 29 - Montreal - L'Astral
Nov 30 - Toronto - Sound Academy
Dec 2 - Chicago - Park West
Dec 3 - Minneapolis - Dakota Jazz Club
Dec 5 - Denver - Ogden Theatre
Dec 8 - Solana Beach - Belly Up Tavern
Dec 9 - Los Angeles - Henry Fonda Theatre
Dec 10 - San Francisco - Bimbo's

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