Vu and John on W♥M Radio, talking about Minnesota Fan Fest (19-20 Aug 2017). The event at Rivercentre in St Paul will feature celebrity guests Jason David Frank from Power
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MINNESOTA FAN FEST
at St Paul Rivercentre
08/19-08/20/2017 ($30)
myfanfest.com
We’ll be covering Minnesota Fan Fest this weekend (August 19-20, 2017). You can hear us talking and breaking down some of the guests we’re excited to see on W♥269.
Guests:
Jason David Frank Green Ranger | Mighty Morphin Power Rangers
Garrett Wang Star Trek: Voyager
Eddie McClintock Warehouse 13, Backstrom
Sean Patrick Flanery The Boondock Saints, The Dead Zone
Cara McGee Over the Garden Wall
Hope Nicholson
The Spectacular Sisterhood of Superwomen
Francis Manapul
The Flash, New 52, Trinity
Zander Cannon
Heck, Big Time Attic, Double Barrel
Dave Wheeler
The Misadventures of Wonderboy
Gordon Purcell
Star Trek, The X-Files
K. Lynn Smith
Plume, Cards Against Humanity
Ken F. Levin
Preacher, Sable; Painkiller Jane
Mike McKone
Teen Titans, Exiles, Fantastic Four
Jae Lee Hellshock, The Inhumans
Bob Layton Iron Man, Valiant Comics
Dan Jurgens Superman
Peter J. Tomasi Superman, Batman & Robin
Phil Hester Green Arrow, Swamp Thing
Christopher Jones Young Justice, The Batman Strikes
J. Tillman under his moniker Father John Misty will be back in Minneapolis this April 4th, in support of his latest Sub Pop album I Love You, Honeybear.
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Husband/wife duo Tennis is back in town. Their forthcoming album Yours Conditionally will be out March 10th via Mutually Detrimental / Thirty Tigers.
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New Belgium brewery again brings its Tour de Fat festival back to Loring Park this Saturday. The completely free event features a bike parade, vendors and booths, beer on tap (of course), and a handful of musical acts
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Country singer and fiddler Carrie Rodriguez is coming back to the Cedar Cultural Center next Tuesday, March 1st.
The current tour is for Rodriguez's highly anticipated album, Lola
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Despite my protests, we end up going to the Minnesota State Fair every year. This is the "Great Minnesota Get-together", where everyone goes to enjoy eating something on a stick…
The major headliners are pretty popular (George Clinton and the Parliament Funkadelic, Michael Franti and Spearhead & The Neville Brothers), but it
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The crowd at the music stage began swelling very early on, as local favorites Hippo Campus played first, with a spirited 40 min. set that included new single, ‘South’ (EP out Oct 2 on Grand Jury Records)
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Other shows in the area:
08/19/2017
Father John Misty and Tennis will play Surly Brewing Festival Field. There will be beer there. 5pm, $45.
08/19/2017
This day festival Tour de Fat is taking place over at the Cabooze this Saturday, August 19. The event was previously free at Loring Park, but the paid version will bring in some big acts, including The Record Company, Kolars and Monica LaPlante. NOTE: These type of shows ends about 10pm, so plan accordingly.
4pm, $20.
08/19/2017
Carrie Rodriguez is returning to the The Cedar Cultural Center on Saturday.
Support from Pat Donohue.
7pm, $18.
08/19/2017
19-year-old singer-songwriter Khalid is headlining
The Myth on Saturday. Yep, it’s sold out.
6pm, Sold Out.
08/19/2017
Please note that our favorite Australian kids San Cisco has canceled their 7th Street Entry show: “Due to unfortunate circumstances it is not possible for San Cisco to play the Eastern Coast of USA shows they had planned. It is with great sadness we have to postpone these shows for now. We will endeavour to reschedule in the near future.”
7pm, Canceled.
08/19/2017
Nashville indie-rock trio The Lonely Biscuits will be playing the Turf Club in St Paul. Their San Francisco EP will be out September 22 via Most Lonely Records.
Okey Dokey to open.
8pm, $12.
08/21-08/22/2017 Charlotte’s Sinners & Saints is playing the Black Dog Café on Thursday (August 21) and Acadia Café on Friday (August 22), in support of their new album On The Other Side.
8pm, Free and Free.
08/22/2017
Simple Plan is headlining First Ave as part of their “No Pads, No Helmets….Just Balls” 15th Anniversary Tour.
Patent Pending and Set It Off to open.
6pm, $30.50.
08/22/2017
Tyler Childers to play the 7th Street Entry, in support of his debut record Purgatory (Hickman Holler Records/Thirty Tigers).
Sammy Brue will open.
7:30pm, $10.
08/23/2017
Charlottesville’s Lowland Hum (duo Daniel and Lauren Goans) will be playing the Aster Café in support of their new album Thin. NPR’s Bob Boilen said, “Sincerity, community and beauty is how I think of Lowland Hum; the sounds of Lauren and Daniel Goans.”
8pm, $7.
08/24/2017
Washed Out is touring in support of Mister Mellow. They are stopping by First Avenue on Thursday.
Dega to open.
8pm, $20.
08/24-09/04/2017 The great Minnesota State Fair is running from August 24 to Labor Day, September 4th. As usual, they book some paid and free concerts, so look up their website for additional details.
Band we’re interested in will be free shows: The Pointer Sisters on August 24-25, George Clinton & Parliament Funkadelic on August 26-27, Hippo Campus on Sep 3-4.
10am, $14.
Julia Holter new album Loud City Song just dropped this week (August 20th) via Domino Records. You can check out the new single from the album, "In the Green Wild", right now on YouTube. .…
JULIA HOLTER
with Circuit Des Yeux
at 7th St Entry
Tuesday, 03/01/16, 7:30pm ($15) first-avenue.com
We caught Julia Holter in 2013 and noted that “You can tell that Holter love those old orchestra/big band/jazz sound from an earlier era, as she produced that type of genre with her band, consisting of saxophone, cello, violin, keyboard, and drums.”
This time Holter is back, promoting her fourth studio album Have You In My Wilderness, and she’s quite excited to the new album on cassette - available exclusively on her upcoming with Circuit des Yeux.
Tour Dates
02-26: Philadelphia, PA @ Johnny Brenda’s
02-27: Pittsburgh, PA @ Club Cafe
02-28: Columbus, OH @ Rumba Cafe
03-01: Minneapolis, MN 7th Street Entry
03-02: Chicago, IL @ Constellation
03-03: Ferndale, MI ~ Touched by the Angels
03-04: Toronto, ON @ The Great Hall
03-05: Laval, QC @ La Maison des Arts
03-06: Allston, Mass Gothic @ Great Scott
05-19: Durham, NC Moog Fest
05-20: Durham, NC Moog Fest
05-21: Durham, NC Moog Fest
05-22: Durham, NC Moog Fest
Carrie Rodriguez's last date on a very long National tour for her latest album, Give Me All You Got was at the Cedar Cultural Center in Minneapolis last night, April 14th. .…
CARRIE RODRIGUEZ
at Cedar Cultural Center
Tuesday, 03/01/16, 7pm ($15/$20) triplerocksocialclub.com
Country singer and fiddler Carrie Rodriguez is coming back to the Cedar Cultural Center next Tuesday, March 1st.
The current tour is for Rodriguez's highly anticipated album, Lola, which came out February 19th, 2016, via Luz Records/Thirty Tigers.
The new album was inspired by 1940s-era recordings of her San Antonio-born great aunt Eva Garza, and featured some songs in English, Spanish and “Spanglish.”
The Roe Family Singers will open the show.
Tour Dates
02/27 Knucklehead’s Kansas City, MO
02/28 & 02/29 Flying Mango Des Moines, IA
03/01 The Cedar Cultural Center Minneapolis, MN
03/04 Severson Dells Nature Center Rockford, IL
03/05 Old Town School Chicago, IL
03/24 Stuart’s Opera House Nelsonville, OH
03/25 Wexner Center for the Arts Columbus, OH
04/01 Tin Angel Philadelphia, PA
04/02 Avalon Theatre Easton, MD
04/03 Jammin Java Vienna, VA
Flavor Crystals were up next, they played hard psych rock in poor lighting. Very little lyrics, but lots of high energy guitar playing with emphasis on psych and kraut rock. …
Hannah was pulling double duty, as she also played in Vats, but as of July 31st, they've decided to changed their name to The Cult of Lip.
I know their setlist shows eight songs, but in reality, I believe
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RINGO DEATHSTARR
at Turf Club
Thursday, 03/03/16, 8pm ($8/$10)
turfclub.net
While many, many bands are touring to SXSW in Austin.... This Texan band Ringo Deathstarr is touring away from the city. In fact, they’ll be in England/UK area once SXSW is underway.
Flavor Crystals and The Cult of Lip to open. If the latter band sounded familiar, we previously saw them as Vats... and some hours later, they’ve decided to change their name to Cult of Lip: read all about it
here.
Tour Dates
Feb 27
Sunset, Seattle, WA
Feb 29
Lounge, Salt Lake City, UT
Mar 1
Hi-Dive, Denver, CO
Mar 2
Reverb, Omaha, NE
Mar 3
Turf Club, St. Paul, MN
Mar 4
Empty Bottle, Chicago, IL
Mar 5
Canal Public House, Dayton, OH
Mar 9
Sunflower Lounge, Birmingham, UK
Mar 10
Bullingdon Arms, Oxford, UK
Mar 11
Oslo, London, UK
Cosmosis Festival
Mar 12
Victoria Warehouse, Manchester, UK
Mar 13
Cookie, Leicester, UK
Mar 15
Les 4ECLUSES, Dunkerque, France
Mar 16
Maison Sage, Paris, France
Mar 17
Iboat, Bordeaux, France
Mar 18
La Lata de bombillas, Zaragoza, Spain
Mar 19
Sidecar, Barcelona, Spain
Mar 20
Siroco, Madrid, Spain
Mar 22
Le Sonic, Lyons, France
Mar 23
Bad Bonnie, Dudingen, Switzerland
Minneapolis hometown favorites Poliça were just deemed “America’s Portishead” in Rolling Stone's review of the band’s sophomore album, Shulamith (Mom+Pop Records), but they’re so much more than that..…
POLIÇA
at First Avenue
Friday, 03/04/16, 8pm ($25/Sold Out)
first-avenue.com
Local favorite Poliça will be taking over Minneapolis for the next three days (March 2nd to March 4th). Of course, they’re all sold out.
The first show at the Turf Club in St Paul will feature openers Sarah White and Fraea.
The second show will be at the small 7th Street Entry, with openers Dizzy Fae and Izell Pyramid.
The third show will be at the larger main room of First Avenue, with openers Fog (not to be confused with England’s The Fog) and Kill the Vultures.
You may recall that we caught the band at the Lowertown Line earlier in February and heard the band play the entire new album United Crushers live. Expect a similar setlist for these three local shows.
Tour Dates
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
As I previously written, Emily Wells is a one-woman band who uses live recording loops in her songs.
Songs on her set was mostly from her album Mama, including "Symphony 6
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EMILY WELLS
at Cedar Cultural Center
Saturday, 03/05/16, 7pm ($12/$15)
thecedar.org
The last time we heard about Emily Wells, she was doing some crazy collaboration with our favorite producer Dan the Automator. The result was a record called Pillowfight which came out in 2013 via Bulk Recordings. Prior to this, we caught Wells with Dark Dark Dark at the Cedar (05 Oct 2012) and with PCP at the Cedar (01 May 2012).
Wells is currently back in the city, promoting her 2016 album Promise (Thesis & Instinct).
New York’s Lorna Dune will open.
Tour Dates
03/02/16 Denver, CO Lost Lake Lounge
03/03/16 Kansas City, MO Riot Room
03/04/16 Omaha, NE Slowdown
03/05/16 Minneapolis, MN Cedar Cultural Center
03/06/16 St. Louis, MO Luminary Center
03/09/16 Louisville, KY Zanzabar
03/10/16 Indianapolis, IN The Hi Fi
03/11/16 Chicago, IL Beat Kitchen
03/12/16 Lakewood, OH Mahall's 20 Lanes
03/22/16 Bordeaux, France Bootleg
03/24/16 Laval, France 6 Par 4
03/25/16 St. Lo, France Le Normandy
03/26/16 La Roche Sur Yon, France Fuzz'yon
03/29/16 Paris, France Le Divan du Monde
03/30/16 Paris, France Le Divan du Monde
03/31/16 Lille, France La Peniche Du Pianiste
04/05/16 Copenhagen, Denmark Vega Ideal Bar
One of my very first real concerts I went to was Pavement at the Cadillac Club in Fresno, California, on 09/16/1994. I sure wish I had the ticket stub or flyer, but I distinctively remember this show because Pavement's drummer Bob …
FEBRUARY 18: CEDAR CULTURAL CENTER Stephen Malkmus and The Jicks, w/ Tyvek
Stephen Malkmus (former Pavement singer) and his band, the Jicks, will be stopping by the Cedar Cultural Center in Minneapolis in support of his latest album Wig Out at Jagbags. Tyvek is listed as opener for this show, as well as Madison, before Disappears displaces the band in Chicago.
02/18/14 Minneapolis | Cedar Cultural Center
02/19/14 Madison | High Noon Saloon
02/20/14 Chicago | Lincoln Hall
02/21/14 Ferndale, MI | The Loving Touch
02/22/14 Toronto | Lee’s Palace
02/23/14 Montreal | Cafe Campus
02/25/14 Boston | Paradise
02/26/14 NYC | Bowery
02/27/14 Brooklyn | Music Hall of Williamsburg
02/28/14 Washington DC | Black Cat
03/01/14 Philadelphia | Theatre of Living Arts
03/03/14 Carrboro | Cat’s Cradle
03/04/14 Atlanta | Terminal West
03/05/14 Birmingham | Bottletree
03/06/14 New Orleans | Parish @ HOB
03/07/14 Houston | Fitzgerald’s Upstairs
03/09/14 Dallas | Granada
03/15/14 Portland | Star Theater
03/27/14 San Francisco | Slim’s
03/28/14 Los Angeles | El Rey
03/29/14 San Diego | Casbah
03/30/14 Pioneertown, CA | Pappy and Harriet’s
04/01/14 Phoenix | Crescent Ballroom
04/02/14 Las Vegas | Beauty Bar
04/03/14 Salt Lake City | Urban Lounge
04/05/14 Missoula | Top Hat
04/07/14 Calgary | Republik
04/08/14 Edmonton | Starlite Room
04/10/14 Vancouver | Rickshaw Theatre
04/11/14 Victoria | Lucky Bar
04/12/14 Seattle | Neptune
89.3 The Current personality/evening MC (as well as resident DJ between acts) Jade teased before introducing Jackson, MS by-way-of Nashville band The Weeks for this month’s installment of Communion, a monthly series …
FEBRUARY 18: VARSITY THEATER Communion MN - February 2014
Communion, the live music promotions team and tastemaker indie label, continues their monthly music series and residency at the Varsity Theater in Minneapolis with its February lineup this Tuesday.
Started in London in 2006 as an informal group getting together to play music (which included Ben Lovett of Mumford & Sons Manic Street Preachers/Travis producer Ian Grimble), Communion has launched a new platform for developing, emerging and established bands to tour, as well as showcases noteworthy local artists.
Forty Bells
Hearts and Plugs
Charleston, SC new indie-rock band Brave Baby tops the bill, in support of their debut, Forty Bells (Hearts & Plugs) with a sound some have described as a happier, Youngblood Hawke-esque Arcade Fire.
Nashville-based folk, soul, blues, pop husband/wife duo Johnnyswim has been getting the most buzz of the lineup, currently all over VH-1 and in support of their latest EP, Heart Beats (Big Picnic Records).
Locals Actual Wolf (aka Eric Pollard) and Sombear (aka Brad Hale, drummer for Now, Now) round out this very full night of music in Minneapolis.
Communion schedule:
Feb 18 Varsity Theater Minneapolis, MN
Feb 19 Frequency Madison, WI
Feb 20 Ribco Rock Island, IL
Mar 04 Rockwood Music Hall New York, NY
Mar 05 Gypsy Sally's Washington, DC
Mar 06 Underground Arts Philadelphia, PA
Mar 11 The Bluebird Bloomington, IN
Mar 12 Zanzabar Louisville, KY
Mar 13 Mercy Lounge / The High Watt Nashville, TN
Mar 18 Varsity Theater Minneapolis, MN
Mar 19 Frequency Madison, WI
Mar 20 Ribco Rock Island, IL
Incan Abraham are in the middle of a mini-tour of Southern California, and naturally they started at the Echo in their hometown of Los Angeles before heading out to San Diego and the OC with back to back shows.…
FEBRUARY 19: 7TH STREET ENTRY Incan Abraham w/ Van Stee
Los Angeles' Incan Abraham is currently on tour, building buzz for their forthcoming album Tolerance (scheduled for April 8th on White Iris Records). In the meantime, the band previewed "Concorde" single for you to hear on Soundcloud.
Jess, who saw them last year, wrote, "For those unfamiliar with [Incan Abraham], their sound could be categorized with the likes of Animal Collective, Grizzly Bear and High Highs... music that goes hand in hand with the strive to be an enlightened being. "
Incan Abraham will be stopping by the 7th Street Entry on Wednesday. Local band Van Stee (consisting of Charlie Van Stee and Josh Kaplan from the disbanded The CVS Trio) is set to open the show. You may recall we previously mentioned their debut album We Are, released last year on Humans Win! Records.
Incan Abraham Tour Dates:
02/18 Kansas City, MO @ Riot Room
02/19 Minneapolis, MN @ 7th Street Entry
02/20 Chicago, IL @ Schubas Tavern
02/22 Toronto, ON @ Drake Hotel
02/23 Brooklyn, NY @ Brooklyn Bowl
02/24 Philadelphia, PA @ Boot & Saddle
02/26 Brooklyn, NY @ Baby’s All Right
02/27 New York, NY @ HiFi
03/03 Raleigh, NC @ Slim’s
03/05 Charleston, SC @ Tin Roof
03/06 Savannah, GA @ Savannah Stopover Festival
03/08 03/16 Austin, TX @ SXSW
03/20 Phoenix, AZ @ The Western
Lucius just stopped by the 7th Street Entry in Minneapolis as part of their tour in support of their debut album Wildewoman, out now on Mom + Pop Music. .…
FEBRUARY 20: CEDAR CULTURAL CENTER Lucius w/ You Won't
NYC-based quintet Lucius is currently riding the crest of a pretty big wave.
After wowing the Minneapolis crowd with an October show at the 7th St. Entry, the band returns to the bigger Cedar Cultural Center this week, supporting their bouncy debut, Wildewoman (Mom + Pop Music).
Co-founders/lead vocalists Jess Wolfe and Holly Laessig dress, look, and sing in unison, backed by three multi-instrumentalists.
Expect a healthy dose of infectious, dance-inducing pop songs and a good excuse to shake your hips to warm up on a chilly winter night. Time Magazine dubbed them “a band to watch” and hopefully you took note, as the Minneapolis date is long sold out.
Boston-based duo You Won’t, open the show with their own blend of melodic, theatric folk, supporting their debut, Skeptic Goodbye (Old Flame Records).
Tour dates:
02/19: Kansas City, MO @ Riot Room
02/20: Minneapolis, MN @ Cedar Cultural Center
02/21: Appleton, WI @ Esch Studio
02/22: Madison, WI @ High Noon Saloon
04/05: Brussels, BE @ Botanique (Rotonde)
04/08: Amsterdam, NL @ Paradiso (upstairs)
04/13: Utretcht, NL @ Festival Tweetakt
04/16: London, UK @ Oslo
04/18: Manchester, UK @ Night & Day Café
04/19: Dublin, IE @ The Workmans Club
04/20: Glasgow, UK @ Stereo
06/05: Hunter Mountain, NY @ Mountain Jam
06/06: Randall’s Island, NY @ Governors Ball
06/21: Dover, DE @ Firefly Festival
Together Pangea (or rather their preferred spelling of together PANGEA) is currently on tour in support of Badillac, out now on Harvest Records.
Singer/songwriter William Keegan started recording .…
FEBRUARY 21: 7TH STREET ENTRY Together Pangea w/ Mozes And The Firstborn
We actually wrote about the tagteam of Together Pangea and Mozes and the Firstborn yesterday, so I won't spend too much time re-introducing them.
What I didn't mention was that the Minneapolis show will feature a third local act, Frankie Teardrop, who likes to "make rock and roll jams." Teardrop doesn't take himself seriously and promote bad reviews like, "comically terrible" or "what a joke". Sounds like it's going to be fun. Teardrop will likely play tracks from his latest Tough Guy album (which came out last October).
Together Pangea tour dates:
02/18 - Toronto, ON @ The Drake
02/19 - Chicago, IL @ Subterranean
02/20 - Madison, WI @ The Frequency
02/21 - Minneapolis, MN @ 7th Street Entry
02/22 - Kansas City, KS @ Record Bar
02/24 - Denver, CO @ Larimer Lounge
02/25 - Salt Lake City, UT @ Kilby Court
02/26 - Boise, ID @ Flying M Coffee
02/27 - Portland, OR @ Bunk Bar
03/02 - Seattle, WA @ Barboza
03/05 - San Francisco, CA @ Bottom Of The Hill
Kosha Dillz (real name: Rami Even-Esh) was next. Although he was allocated a thirty-minute set (as were all the openers), he did not jump straight into his set. Instead, he had a listening .…
FEBRUARY 22: FINE LINE MUSIC CAFE Aer w/ RDGLDGRN and NeW bEAt FUNd
Boston's Aer released their self-titled sophomore album last month and landed at #6 on the iTunes Album Chart. The duo kicked off their "
Word of Mouth Tour" on January 31st and continues to Minneapolis this February 22nd at the Fine Line Music Café.
Aer North American Tour Dates:
02/18 Cleveland, OH @ Beachland Ballroom
02/19 Louisville, KY @ Headliners Music Hall
02/20 Chicago, IL @ Metro
02/21 Madison, WI @ Majestic
02/22 Minneapolis, MN @ Fine Line
02/23 Omaha, NE @ The Waiting Room
02/25 Denver, CO @ Gothic
02/26 Salt Lake City, UT @ Complex
02/28 Seattle, WA @ The Crocodile
03/01 Portland, OR @ Peter’s Room
03/02 Eugene, OR @ WOW Hall
03/05 Santa Cruz, CA @ Catalyst Atrium
03/06 San Francisco, CA @ Slims
03/07 Los Angeles, CA @ El Rey
03/08 San Diego, CA @ SoMa
03/09 Tempe, AZ @ Club Red
03/10 Albuquerque, NM @ Lauchpad
03/12-03/13 Austin, TX @ SXSW
03/14 Houston, TX @ Fitzgerald’s
03/15 Dallas, TX @ House of Blues
03/16 Oklahoma City, OK @ Conservatory
03/18 Birmingham, AL @ Zydeco
03/19 Atlanta, GA @ Center Stage
03/20 Charlotte, NC @ Visualite Theatre
03/21 Philadelphia, PA @ Theatre of the Living Arts
03/22 Silver Spring, MD @ The Fillmore
Carrie Rodriguez's last date on a very long National tour for her latest album, Give Me All You Got was at the Cedar Cultural Center in Minneapolis last night, April 14th. .…
FEBRUARY 23: CEDAR CULTURAL CENTER Carrie Rodriguez w/ Frankie Lee
Since no one I know can afford the Paul Simon and Sting concert at Xcel Energy Center, how about checking out Carrie Rodriguez at the Cedar Cultural Center this Sunday instead?
We caught Rodriguez last year at the same venue, and noted that Romantica's Luke Jacobs was there to help her sing and play... as it turns out, the two of them have a new live album called Live at the Cactus.
Expect Rodriguez and Jacobs to play some country-ish folk tunes. Opening up is local alt-country Frankie Lee, not to be confused with the 70s bluesman of the same name.
02/18/14 Cedar Rapids, IA CSPS
02/19/14 Evanston, IL SPACE
02/20/14 Milwaukee, WI Shank Hall
02/21/14 Rockford, IL Severson Dells Nature
02/23/14 Minneapolis, MN Cedar Cultural
03/07/14 Conroe, TX Dosey Doe Coffee House
03/12/14 Oklahoma City, OK The Blue Door
03/14/14 Denver, CO Soiled Dove Underground
03/16/14 Jackson, WY Center For The Arts
03/21/14 Bellingham, WA Green Frog Cafe
03/23/14 Seattle, WA The Triple Door
03/24/14 Portland, OR Mississippi Studios
03/25/14 Eugene, OR House Concert
03/30/14 Berkeley, CA Freight & Salvage
04/19/14 Lewisville, TX Medical Center
05/10/13 The Woodlands, TX Dosey Doe
05/11/13 La Grange, TX The Bugle Boy
05/25/13 College Station, TX Wolf Pen
06/27/13 Eugene, OR Shedd Institute
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Carrie Rodriguez's last date on a very long National tour for her latest album, Give Me All You Got was at the Cedar Cultural Center in Minneapolis last night, April 14th.
Opening up were Jack Torrey and Page Burkum of The Cactus Blossoms, their fifth show working for Rodriguez. They did The Cactus Blossoms songs, but stripped down to double acoustics… lending their music to sound overtly very country and western.
Highlight of their set was a cover of Roger Miller's "The Moon Is High", containing the very funny word-play lyrics of "but come the dawn and it will dawn on me you're gone".
As expected, fiddler and singer/songwriter Carrie Rodriguez played a lot of tracks from her latest album, Give Me All You Got. Helping Rodriguez on various instruments and sometime backing vocals was Romantica's Luke Jacobs (with Ben Kyle nowhere to be found).
My favorite track off the new album, "Lake Harriet", was played fairly early in with Rodriguez explaining her love for the city. She also dedicated "Absence" with its "snow, sleet, wind and rain" lyrics as only fitting to the current climate.
As mentioned in the podcast, she did a couple of covers, Merle Haggard's "Today I Started Loving You Again", John Prine's "Unwed Fathers", and the encore Hank Williams' "I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry".
Carrie Rodriguez is currently back home in Austin, taking a much-needed break from the tour. Her latest album, Give Me All You Got, is out now via Ninth Street Opus.
Carrie Rodriguez at the Cedar, Minneapolis (04/14/13)
Chip Taylor has been writing and releasing music since 1970, so he's no stranger to country folk music fans. In 2001, after meeting a then-new musician Carrie Rodriguez .....
Carrie Rodriguez's latest album, Give Me All You Got, is out today via Ninth Street Opus. After listening to the best track on the album, "Lake Harriet", I can indeed verify that it is about Minneapolis' lake.
Before I get to the review of the album, I wanted to talk a little about her relationship with Minneapolis from this country singer from Austin, Texas.
When I was reviewing She Ain't Me, I noticed that one of the best song on the album was written by Dan Wilson from Minneapolis' Semisonic.
Then, about two years ago, in support of her
Love & Circumstance she went on tour with Minneapolis' Romantica. Clearly there is something going on with Rodriguez's Minneapolis, having released We Still Love Our Country with Romantica's singer Ben Kyle.
Anyway, I'll report back from her Minneapolis show at the Cedar Cultural Center on April 14th, but I suspect there will be some special guest appearances and a standup applause for "Lake Harriet."
Let's get back to Give Me All You Got, this is generally an upbeat Americana/country/bluegrass album. "Devil In Mind" sets the tone of the album, with a little fun with "a girl just passing through" with "devil in mind." The song would later resurface on the album as a straight instrumental piece, just to remind you of that sip of that "Baltimore Lady."
Half the album is written or co-written by Rodriguez's mentor and song writing partner, Chip Taylor. Those songs seems to be about love and relationship ("Sad Joy", "I Cry For Love", "Cut Me Now"). She even manage to squeeze in a Ben Kyle song ("Get Back In Love"), which I thought was the slowest song on the album.
When Rodriguez is at her best, are on her "Lake Harriet" and "I Don't Mind Waiting" songs, the latter is a duet with (I am assuming Romantica's guitarist) Luke Jacobs. Jacobs actually collaborated on a few other songs, but I thought "I Don't Mind Waiting" was the best. The song sounded like an old 50s love song, and I found myself anticipating and singing along to the lyrics:
Come and find me in your dreams tonight
I've been waiting on a star
I've only been waiting since time began
Sipping moonshine from a jug
Carrie Rodriguez's Give Me All You Got is out now.
The "Give Me All You Got" tour kicks off tomorrow at Dan’s Silverleaf in Denton, Texas.
01/24/13 - McGonigel’s Mucky - Houston, TX
01/25/13 - Stateside at Paramount - Austin, TX
01/26/13 - Kessler Theater - Dallas, TX
01/27/13 - Blue Door - Oklahoma City, OK
01/29/13 - Hi Tone Cafe - Memphis, TN
01/30/13 - 3rd & Lindsley - Nashville, TN
01/31/13 - Natasha’s Bistro - Lexington, KY
02/01/13 - Grey Eagle Music Hall - Asheville, NC
02/02/13 - The Evening Muse - Charlotte, NC
02/05/13 - Club Passim - Cambridge, MA
02/06/13 - Rockwood Music Hall - New York, NY
02/07/13 - Avalon Theatre - Easton, MD
02/08/13 - Artisphere/Dome - Arlington, VA
02/09/13 - World Cafe Live - Philadelphia, PA
02/10/13 - Club Cafe - Pittsburgh, PA
02/13/13 - Old Rock House - St. Louis, MO
02/14/13 - Knuckleheads - Kansas City, MO
02/16/13 - L2 Arts & Culture Center - Denver, CO
02/17/13 - Steve’s Guitars - Carbondale, CO
02/19/13 - State Room - Salt Lake City, UT
02/21/13 - Triple Door - Seattle, WA
02/23/13 - Green Frog Cafe - Bellingham, WA
02/24/13 - Mississippi Studios - Portland, OR
02/26/13 - Arcata Playhouse - Arcata, CA
02/28/13 - Freight & Salvage - Berkeley, CA
03/01/13 - Sebastopol Comm - Sebastopol, CA
03/02/13 - SLO Brew - San Luis Obispo, CA
03/03/13 - Belly Up - Solana Beach, CA
03/05/13 - Largo @ Coronet - Los Angeles, CA
03/07/13 - Historic Arts Theatre - Prescott, AZ
03/12/13 - SXSW 2013 - Austin, TX
03/13/13 - SXSW 2013 - Austin, TX
03/14/13 - SXSW 2013 - Austin, TX
03/15/13 - SXSW 2013 - Austin, TX
03/16/13 - SXSW 2013 - Austin, TX
03/27/13 - Uncle Slayton’s - Louisville, KY
03/28/13 - Southgate House - Newport, KY
03/29/13 - Natalie’s - Columbus, OH
03/30/13 - Nighttown - Cleveland, OH
04/02/13 - Ark - Ann Arbor, MI
04/04/13 - Severson Dells Nature- Rockford, IL
04/05/13 - SPACE - Evanston, IL
04/06/13 - Legion Arts - Cedar Rapids, IA
04/07/13 - Flying Mango - Des Moines, IA
04/08/13 - Flying Mango - Des Moines, IA
04/09/13 - Sunday Roadhouse - Omaha, NE
04/11/13 - Bloomington Center - Bloomington, IL
04/12/13 - Turner Hall Ballroom - Milwaukee, WI
04/13/13 - Shoulder to Shoulder - Wausau, WI
04/14/13 - Cedar Cultural - Minneapolis, MN
Chip Taylor has been writing and releasing music since 1970, so he's no stranger to country folk music fans. In 2001, after meeting a then-new musician Carrie Rodriguez .....
With SXSW 2013 to be in March, we're already starting to see announcements for showcases. For those that can't afford to travel to SXSW every year, the good news is that really good bands are doing mini-tours of or around the SXSW dates. Chances are your favorite bands will be playing live near you.
You should know-- we love Carrie Rodriguez here. She's a singer/songwriter, that's more in tuned with country music, than the typical folksy musician. I believe she's still based out of Austin, Texas, and since 2001, she's been performing showcases at SXSW. So, if you're in the Texas area, you should definitely try and make it out to a show.
It's been two years since her mostly covers album, Love and Circumstance, but she's back with a fifth solo release, Give Me All You Got to be out on January 22nd via Ninth Street Opus. In support of the album, she'll be heading out on tour this year.
Her final stop on the three-month long tour will be in Minneapolis at the Cedar Cultural Center. Expect her to perform "Lake Harriet", which I believe is about one of lakes in Minneapolis (great bike trail!). You can grab the song for free at her official website.
All current confirmed tour dates below:
01/23/13 - Dan’s Silverleaf - Denton, TX
01/24/13 - McGonigel’s Mucky Duck - Houston, TX
01/25/13 - Stateside at The Paramount - Austin, TX
01/26/13 - The Kessler Theater - Dallas, TX
01/27/13 - The Blue Door - Oklahoma City, OK
01/29/13 - Hi Tone Cafe - Memphis, TN
01/30/13 - 3rd & Lindsley - Nashville, TN
01/31/13 - Natasha’s Bistro - Lexington, KY
02/01/13 - Grey Eagle Music Hall - Asheville, NC
02/02/13 - The Evening Muse - Charlotte, NC
02/05/13 - Club Passim - Cambridge, MA
02/06/13 - Rockwood Music Hall - New York, NY
02/07/13 - Avalon Theatre - Easton, MD
02/08/13 - Artisphere/Dome Theatre - Arlington, VA
02/09/13 - World Cafe Live - Philadelphia, PA
02/10/13 - Club Cafe - Pittsburgh, PA
02/13/13 - Old Rock House - St. Louis, MO
02/14/13 - Knuckleheads - Kansas City, MO
02/16/13 - L2 Arts & Culture Center - Denver, CO
02/17/13 - Steve’s Guitars - Carbondale, CO
02/19/13 - The State Room - Salt Lake City, UT
02/21/13 - The Triple Door - Seattle, WA
02/23/13 - Green Frog Cafe - Bellingham, WA
02/24/13 - Mississippi Studios - Portland, OR
02/26/13 - Arcata Playhouse - Arcata, CA
02/28/13 - Freight & Salvage - Berkeley, CA
03/01/13 - Sebastopol Community - Sebastopol, CA
03/02/13 - SLO Brew - San Luis Obispo, CA
03/03/13 - Belly Up - Solana Beach, CA
03/05/13 - Largo @ The Coronet - Los Angeles, CA
03/07/13 - Historic Arts Theatre - Prescott, AZ
03/12/13 - SXSW 2013 - Austin, TX
03/13/13 - SXSW 2013 - Austin, TX
03/14/13 - SXSW 2013 - Austin, TX
03/15/13 - SXSW 2013 - Austin, TX
03/16/13 - SXSW 2013 - Austin, TX
03/27/13 - Uncle Slayton’s - Louisville, KY
03/28/13 - Southgate House Revival - Newport, KY
03/29/13 - Natalie’s - Columbus, OH
03/30/13 - Nighttown - Cleveland, OH
04/02/13 - The Ark - Ann Arbor, MI
04/04/13 - Severson Dells Nature Center - Rockford, IL
04/05/13 - SPACE - Evanston, IL
04/06/13 - Legion Arts - Cedar Rapids, IA
04/07/13 - Flying Mango - Des Moines, IA
04/08/13 - Flying Mango - Des Moines, IA
04/09/13 - Sunday Roadhouse - Omaha, NE
04/11/13 - Bloomington Center - Bloomington, IL
04/12/13 - Turner Hall Ballroom - Milwaukee, WI
04/13/13 - Shoulder to Shoulder - Wausau, WI
04/14/13 - Cedar Cultural Center - Minneapolis, MN
Are you anxious to check out songs from the new album? You can get a Unicorn Kid's remix of "Free" for, er, free at Pitchfork.
OR, you can watch the "Groundhog Day"-inspired music video for "Free (The Editorial Me)" on YouTube.
Anyway, check out Deez's "idiosyncratic pop" live when he heads out on tour (stopping in Minneapolis on March 20th, just days after his SXSW appearances):
2/28 – Larimer Lounge, Denver, CO
3/01 – Kilby Court, Salt Lake City, UT
3/03 – Doug Fir Lounge, Portland, OR
3/04 – Fortune Sound Club, Vancouver, BC
3/05 – The Vera Project, Seattle, WA
3/07 – Bottom of The Hill, San Francisco, CA
3/08 – Echo, Los Angeles, CA
3/09 – Casbah, San Diego, CA
3/13 – SXSW, TX
3/14 – SXSW, TX
3/15 – SXSW, TX
3/16 – Prophet Bar, Dallas, TX
3/18 – The Record Bar, Kansas City, MO
3/19 – Vaudeville Mews, Des Moines, IA
3/20 – 7th Street Entry, Minneapolis, MN
3/21 – High Noon Saloon, Madison, WI
3/22 – Schubas Tavern, Chicago, IL
3/23 – Russian Recording, Bloomington, IN
3/25 – Ace of Cups, Columbus, OH
3/26 – Stage AE, Pittsburgh, PA
3/27 – Beachland Tavern, Cleveland, OH
3/28 – Soundlab, Buffalo, NY
3/29 – Legendary Horeshoe Tavern, Toronto, ON
3/30 – Casa del Popolo, Montreal, Canada
4/01 – Pearl Street Nightclub, Northampton, MA
4/02 – Brighton Music Hall, Boston, MA
4/03 – Bowery Ballroom, NYC, NY
4/04 – First Unitarian Church, Philadelphia, PA
4/05 – Black Cat, Washington DC
We love Kosha Dillz. Last year, Dillz played one million SXSW shows, and this year he promised to top it! If you want to help him finish his Kosha DIllz is Everywhere: The Hustle to Happiness documentary his Kickstarter just launched last night (January 3rd).
And uh-oh, looks like Dillz is coming to Minneapolis/St Paul! It is really far in advance, but I'm penciling those dates on my calendar. I think Dillz's music will go well with Minnesotans because there is a massive Atmosphere and Rhymesayers audience he can tap in.
Here are some dates that Dillz will appear at:
Jan 19-23 TBD Sundance Film Festival Park City, UT
Jan 24 TBD Los Angeles, CA
Feb 4 Kickstarter Close Off Celebration Street Performance
Feb 16-20 NACA National Convention Nashville, TN
Feb 21/22 Private Gig Atlanta, GA
March 1- 9 Booking midwest run
March 10- 17 SXSW Music Festival x OY VEY SXSW!
March 22-23 NACA Mid-Atlantic Festival
April 4-7 NACA Northwest Conference St. Paul, MN
Just a reminder that Whitehorse's album The Fate Of The World Depends On This Kiss comes out January 15th, check out my review. At the time of that writing, they were mostly doing Canadian tour dates, but it looks like the band are finalizing on some USA dates. I am told that they "certainly will" be doing SXSW this year, so stay tune for more tour date announcements.
01/16/13 New York, NY: Hill Country Live
01/26/13 Vancouver, BC: Commodore Ballroom
01/27/13 Victoria, BC: Upstairs Cabaret
01/30/13 Lethbridge, AB: Geomatic Attic
01/31/13 Calgary, AB: Knox United Church
02/01/13 Edmonton, AB: Myer Horowitz Theatre
02/03/13 Red Deer, AB: The Hideout
02/06/13 Saskatoon, SK: Broadway Theatre
02/07/13 Regina, SK: The Exchange
02/08/13 Winnipeg, MB: Burton Cummings Theatre
02/13/13 Minneapolis, MN: 7th Street Entry
02/14/13 Milwaukee, WI: Shank Hall
02/16/13 Chicago, IL: Schuba's
02/17/13 East Lansing, MI: Lakehouse Music
02/23/13 South Burlington, VT: Higher Ground
02/24/13 Albany, NY: Valentine's
02/25/13 Buffalo, NY: Ninth Ward
02/27/13 London, ON: Aeolian Hall
02/28/13 Waterloo, ON: Starlight
03/02/13 Toronto, ON: Massey Hall
03/22/13 Montreal, PQ: La Sala Rosa
03/23/13 Ottawa, ON: Nac Theatre
03/24/13 Midland, ON: Midland Cultural Centre
03/26/13 Meaford, ON: Meaford Hall
03/27/13 St Catharine’s: Sean O Sullivan Theatre
Heyerdahl is a new Norwegian band, which MTV is calling "ambitious experimental electro-tinged pop", while The Line of Best Fit is comparing them to my favorite Japanese director, Takashi Miike.
Obviously, they are getting a lot of attention, particularly when Øya Festival booked the band on the strength of their single "Mirage" (even before the band even played live).
Their upcoming album, ØEN will be out 28th January 2013 - look for them to play at SXSW 2013.
Minneapolis' groove/pop band West of Aldine will be performing songs from their debut album, Undivided, this February 1st at the Fine Line Café. Also on the bill: American Revival, Bigtree Bonsai, and Lake Avenue.
West of Aldine are also quite excited to play SXSW this year - so excited that they'll be doing a warmup/sendoff show at The Kitty Kat Club just prior to Austin. I don't see a definite date on the KKC's calendar, but expect it to be free or marginally priced.
If you want to support the band, know that they donate 20% of their merchandise to high school music departments through their "Keep The Music" program.
Carrie Rodriguez is a singer/songwriter, currently based out of New York. Her father, David Rodriguez, is also a singer/songwriter, having long relocated in the Netherlands in the mid-90s, where it seems he's still producing music.
Chip Taylor has been writing and releasing music since 1970, so he's no stranger to country folk music fans. In 2001, after meeting a then-new musician Carrie Rodriguez, he took her under his wings and had her support him on tour through Europe. The two recorded a number of albums, before each of them going solo again.
The New Bye & Bye - The Best of the Train Wreck Years 2002-2007 marked the first time the two artists have reunited to record some new tracks for the compilation. The album is due out on October 12th on Train Wreck Records.
What I have always liked about duoing singers is what I've always called the "Beauty & the Beast" effect: a rough/experienced boy throat, offset by a sweet/beautiful girl voice. Further evidence can be found in success of Isobel Campbell and Mark Lanegan.
The New Bye & Bye starts off the compilation with the four new songs. This tells me one of a few things: they are really proud of the new songs. I've listened to many "greatest hits" compilation, and the "new" songs are often stuck at the end because they're generally a "b-side"-style song... not really worthy of a "great hit" song.
With their attitude, I went in really liking the new songs. Starting off with "Your Name is on My Lips", is a song about missing someone and sounds, to me, like it's sung through the loneliness of a telephone call. The emptiness of electric through the wire is captured through the weeping violin. "On An Island" continues that theme remembering that one person, on an island, waiting.
"Play it Again Sam" is my favorite of the new song, just because Chip Taylor sounds really vulnerable here, with his almost-whispering/barely able to mutter his lines (probably a statement about how the audience is paying good money to see him play his hit song over and over again).
The title of the compilation is named after "The New Bye and Bye", is kind of an argument and a make-up song. The refrain is used again to close out the compilation as the last track.
The rest of the compilation collects songs from their three studio albums, and one live album, Live from the Ruhr Triennale. The track listing are in chronicle order, with about three tracks from each album (with the exception of The Trouble With Humans which got two extra tracks thrown in).
I liked the more upbeat songs "Sweet Tequila Blues" with its catchy line "take me back to Austin, damn I miss that town" and "All The Rain" with "I can't believe they didn't drown with all the rain in their heart". I really enjoy Carrie's twangy "I don't give a damn" attitude with the calm, collective melody from Chip. And speaking of accents, wow, you haven't heard "Wild Thing" until you hear their version. They ought to change to the title to "Wild Thang".
Below are tour information for Chip Taylor:
Fri 10/22/10 New York, NY Hill Country BBQ
Fri 11/19/10 New York, NY The Living Room
Sat 11/20/10 New York, NY The Living Room
Sun 11/21/10 Turners Falls, MA Shea Theater*
Wed 12/01/10 Austin, TX Cactus Cafe
Thu 12/02/10 Austin, TX Cactus Cafe*
Fri 12/03/10 Houston, TX McGonigel's Mucky Duck*
Sat 12/11/10 Wellsville, NY Creative Arts Center
* Appearing with Carrie Rodriguez
As for Carrie Rodriguez, she's just released Love & Circumstance and currently on tour with Romantica (a Minneapolis band!):
06-Oct Oss @ Het Oude Theater*
07-Oct Alphen a/d Rijn @ Theater Castellum*
08-Oct Gouda, HOLLAND @ Goudse Schouwburg*
09-Oct Leiden, HOLLAND @ Stadsgehoorzaal*
10-Oct Holland @ CC Leopoldsburg*
11-Oct Eindhoven @ Muziekcentrum Frits Philips*
29-Oct Cleveland, OH @ Night Town
30-Oct Pittsburgh, PA @ Club Café
31-Oct Buckhannon, WV @ Virginia Thomas Law
02-Nov New York, NY @ City Winery co-bill^
03-Nov Alexandria, VA @ The Birchmere
04-Nov Sellersville, PA @ Sellersville Theater^
05-Nov Marblehead, MA @ me&thee coffeehouse^
06-Nov Hudson, NY @ Club Helsinki co-bill^
07-Nov Middletown, NY @ The Mansion
11-Nov Denton, TX @ Dan’s Silverleaf
13-Nov Dallas, TX @ The Kessler Theater
17-Nov Chapel Hill, NC @ Memorial Hall#
21-Nov Turner Falls, MA @ The Shea Theater+
02-Dec Austin, TX @ The Cactus Café+
03-Dec Houston, TX @ Mucky Duck+
* w/very special guests Romantica
^ w/Jim Lauderdale playing first
+ Chip Taylor & Carrie Rodriguez
# w/Ben Sollee
Preview some tracks on Soundcloud, courtesy of Shore Fire.
Trivia: I know this has nothing to do with music, but Chip Taylor's brother is Jon Voight, you know, Mr Angelina Jolie Dad.
07/12/09 Stanley, ID @ Music from Stanley 07/13/09 Salmon River Stanley, Idaho 07/14/09 Hailey, ID @ The Mint 07/15/09 Boise, ID @ Alive After Five 07/16/09 Moscow, ID @ Rendezvous 07/17/09 Ephrata, WA @ Basin Summer 07/19/09 Alta, WY @ Grand Targhee 07/22/09 Crested Butte, CO @ Live! 07/23/09 Ridgway, CO @ Pickin’ in the Park 08/06/09 Bethlehem, PA @ Musik Fest 08/07/09Philadelphia, PA @ World Cafe 08/14/09 Toronto, ONT @ Massey Hall 08/15/09 Ottawa, ON @ National Arts 08/17/09 Fredericton, NB @ Fredericton 08/18/09 Saint John, NB @ Imperial 08/20/09 Halifax, NS @ Rebecca Cohn 08/21/09 Halifax, NS @ Rebecca Cohn 08/23/09Charlottetown, PEI @ Confereration 08/24/09Sackville, NB @ Convocation Hall 08/26/09 Corner Brook, NF @ Arts and Culture 08/27/09Corner Brook, NF @ Arts and Culture 08/29/09St. Johns, NF @ Holy Heart Theatre 08/30/09 St. John’s, NF @ Holy Heart Theatre 09/03/09 Portland, OR @ Mississppi Studios 09/04/09 Bellingham, WA @� Green Frog 09/05/09 Seattle, WA @ Mural Amph 09/11/09 Springfield, MO @ Gillioz Theater 09/12/09Kansas City, MO @ Midland Theater 09/13/09Des Moines, IA @ Flying Mango 09/23/09 Knoxville, TN @ Square Room 09/24/09 Memphis, TN @ Levitt Shell 09/25/09 Decatur, GA @ Eddie’s Attic 09/26/09 (WTMT 105.9 FM 09/26/09 Flat Rock, NC @ Flat Rock 01/23/10Port Washington, NY @ Landmark�
Carrie Rodriguez is a singer/songwriter, currently based out of New York. Her father, David Rodri...
If you missed the encore rebroadcast of Austin City Limits yesterday of Jakob Dylan and Carrie Rodriguez, you can catch it online at PBS. Tinkering around the PBS website, I am very impressed that they've managed to put so many of their videos online. Unfortunately it's just one or two songs and none of it is embeddable. However, you can probably find most of her performance online somewhere (check with myspace for instance).
Her appearance on Austin City Limits was last year, July 8, 2008, and she played a short setlist:
As you can see from the list, she did half of Seven Angels on a Bicycle and her most recent studio album, She Ain't Me.
If that small sampling isn't enough for you - I am happy to report that Carrie Rodriguez just released a live CD called Live In Louisville, available directly on her website. At the time of the live recording, April 24th, 2007, at the WL Lyons Brown Theatre in Louisville, KY, she only had her debut album Seven Angels on a Bicycle material to work with - so it's no surprise that her setlist is practically Seven Angels on a Bicycle done live, with the exception of "Mask of Moses" which sounds like an early version that would later appear on She Ain't Me.
The other non-album tracks includes a cover of bluegrass pioneer Bill Monroe's "You Won’t Be Satisfied (That Way)" and an all-instrumental jam song "Blackberry Blossom". "Blackberry" serves as a nice break in the middle of the hour music set.
It's rare, but whenever Rodriguez talks between her songs, it's with this deep southern accent. Especially when she ends a sentence, her last word is stretched out, like: "We've had so much fun playing music for you guuuuys".
"Never Gonna Be Your Bride" made for an excellent closer to her live album (I'm assuming "St. Peter's" was the encore). I'm sure it would've been more effective if she changed the "Austin" in "Never Gonna Be Your Bride" to the city she's playing. In this case, "Sister Liz, say c'mon down, tell me what you've been doing this night in Louisville-town".
The recording and mixing, thanks to Kevin Madigan (and edit and mastered by Matt Stein) is excellent. Each note and breathing vocals can be heard loud and clear - and equalized. Even when Rodriguez is asking "Just a little more vocals", it sounds perfect to me.
Live In Louisville is available now, you can find her previous albums on her website or Amazon. Be sure to check her out on tour, where she'll be performing with either a full band or as a solo artist. If the Austin City Limits or Live In Louisville are any indication, she's great live.
03/14/09 New York, NY @ (Le) Poisson Rouge / Joe Hurley’s All-Star Irish Rock Revue (special guest) New York, New York 03/19/09 Austin, TX @ Antone’s/SXSW Americana Music Association Showcase (private) Austin, Texas 03/22/09 Austin, TX @ The Continental Club (band) - opening for Alejandro Escovedo (private) Austin, Texas 03/25/09 West Barnstable, MA @ The Grossman Commons Bldg./Cape Code Community College (duo) West Barnstable, Massachusetts 03/26/09 Burlington, VT @ Higher Ground (duo) w/Erin McEeown Burlington, Vermont 03/27/09 Albany, NY @ The Egg (duo) w/Erin McKeown Albany, New York 03/28/09 Hoboken, NJ @ Maxwell’s (duo) w/Erin McKeown Hoboken, New Jersey 03/29/09 Dave Marsh Show on Sirius/XM Radio (11 am) New York, New York 03/29/09 Fairfield, CT @ Stage One/Fairfield Theatre (duo) w/Erin McKeown Fairfield, Connecticut 04/02/09 Conroe, TX @ Heritage Place Ampitheater/First Thursday Concert Series (band) Conroe, Texas 04/03/09 Austin, TX @ The Cactus Cafe (duo) Austin, Texas 04/04/09 San Antonio, TX @ Casbeers At The Church (duo) San Antonio, Texas 04/06/09 Des Moines, IA @ Flying Mango (duo) Des Moines, Iowa 04/08/09 Showcase Minnesota, KARE TV - Channel 11 (w/Romantica) - 10:30 am Minneapolis, Minnesota 04/08/09 KTCZ interview/performance in Minneapolis, MN - listen @ www.cities97.com - 12:30 pm Minneapolis, Minnesota 04/08/09 Minneapolis, MN @ The Varsity Theatre (w/Romantica) Minneapolis, Minnesota 04/09/09 Milwaukee, WI @ Turner Hall (duo) - opening for Alejandro Escovedo Milwaukee, Wisconsin 04/10/09 Danville, IN @ Royal Theater (duo) opening for Alejandro Escovedo Danville, Indiana 04/11/09 Chicago, IL @ Old Town School of Folk Music (duo) - opening for Alejandro Escovedo SOLD OUT Chicago, Illinois 04/14/09 New York, NY @ The Living Room (trio) - WVUV "On Your Radar" Event New York, New York 04/18/09 Stone Ridge, NY @ Center for Creative Education (duo) Stone Ridge, New York 04/22/09 Annapolis, MD @ Rams Head (duo) - opening for Willy Porter Annapolis, Maryland 04/25/09 WFDU "Crash On The Levee" interview/performance (duo) - 10:30 am - listen @ www.wfdu.fm Teaneck, New Jersey 04/26/09 Freehold, NJ @ Concerts in the Studio (trio) Freehold, New Jersey 05/08/09 San Pedro, CA @ Grand Annex (trio) San Pedro, California 05/09/09 San Diego, CA @ Anthology (trio) San Diego, California 05/10/09 Santa Monica, CA @ McCabes Guitar Shop (trio) Santa Monica, California 05/11/09 Tucson, AZ @ Plush (trio) Tucson, Arizona 05/14/09 Santa Rosa, CA @ Last Day Saloon (trio) Santa Rosa, California 05/16/09 Fallon, NV @ Barkley Theatre (trio) Fallon, Nevada 05/17/09 Chico, CA @ The Big Room/Sierra Navada Brewing (trio) w/The Greencards Chico, Nevada 05/21/09 Denver, CO @ The Soiled Dove (trio) Denver, Colorado 05/22/09 Taos, NM @ KTAO Solar Center (band) Taos, New Mexico 05/23/09 Albuquerque, NM @ Q-Jam @ Harry E. Kinney Civic Plaza (band) - opening for The Gin Blossums Albuquerque, New Mexico 05/25/09 She Ain’t Me RELEASE DATE in Europe Wageningen, Overijssel 06/01/09 (t)London radio & media day London, London and South East 06/02/09 Bob Harris Radio Show (BBC2) taping London, London and South East 06/06/09 Bob Harris Show (BBC2) airs London, London and South East 06/12/09 Fish Creek, WI @ Door Community Auditorium (band) Fish Creek, Wisconsin 06/13/09 Green Lake, WI @ Thrasher Opera House (band) Green Lake, Wisconsin 07/11/09 Austin City Limits (PBS) segment re-airs (internationally)! Austin, Texas 07/12/09 (t)Stanley, ID @ Redfish Lake Lodge (duo) Stanley, Idaho 07/14/09 (t)Halley, ID Halley, Idaho 07/15/09 Boise, ID @ Alive After Five Concert Series (band) Boise, Idaho 07/16/09 Moscow, ID @ Rendezvous in Moscow (band) Moscow, Idaho 07/17/09 Ephrata, WA @ Basin Summer Sounds (band) Ephtara, Washington 07/18/09 (t)Sandpoint, ID Sandpoint, Idaho 07/19/09 (t)Missoula, MT Missoula, Montana 07/20/09 (t)KRVO 103.1 FM Riverside Lounge interview/performance - TBD Kalispell, Montana 07/20/09 (t)Whitefish, MT @ Great Northern Bar & Grill (band) - KRVO show Whitefish, Montana 07/22/09 Crested Butte, CO @ Live! from Mt. Crested Butte Crested Butte, Colorado 07/23/09 Ridgway, CO @ Summer Concert Series - KVNF broadcast Ridgway, Colorado 07/24/09 Cedar City, UT @ The Grind Coffeehouse Cedar City, Utah 08/06/09 Bethlehem, PA @ Musik Fest (band) Bethlehem, Pennsylvania 09/26/09 (t)WTMT 105.9 FM interview/performance in Asheville, NC - TBD Asheville, North Carolina 09/26/09 Flat Rock, NC @ Flat Rock Music Festival (duo or trio) Flat Rock, North Carolina
Abigail Washburn wants you to know that she's a "banjo pickin' girl" on "Banjo Pickin' Girl", wh...
Carrie Rodriguez is a singer/songwriter, currently based out of New York. Her father, David Rodriguez, is also a singer/songwriter, having long relocated in the Netherlands in the mid-90s, where it seems he's still producing music.
Anyway, she first came on the music scene via 2001's SXSW*, where Chip Taylor met Carrie Rodriguez and was impressed with her that he asked her to tour with him in Europe. Since then, together, they released three albums and one EP.
By 2006, Rodriguez went solo and released Seven Angels on a Bicycle, with the help of Taylor (who co-wrote and had a major influence on the first album). With She Ain't Me, released late last year on the Manhattan Records (who I also just recently found out makes most of their music available on the BMG Music Club), Taylor is absent, but replacing him are quite a few different co-writers: ex-Jayhawks Gary Louris, folk singer Mary Gauthier, Leslie Nail, Jim Boquist, producer Malcolm Burn (who won a Juno award for producer of the year for Emmylou Harris' "Here I Am"), among others.
Listening to She Ain't Me, I was immediately taken to the title track ("She Ain't Me"). I marked it as a five-star track on iTunes and it became an instant repeat track for me. I feel that the song has a country folk influence, but the melodies sounds more like a great radio pop song. The singer warns the listener that this new woman might be perfect, but she simply cannot replace the singer (because she simply isn't her.)
The most surprisingly thing I found about the song, having looked up the song credit as co-written by "D.Wilson", which I have concluded it is none other than Dan Wilson - who you may all remember as being the lead singer from Minneapolis' Semisonic.**
I also enjoyed "El Salvador", which is a long-distance (love?) song. If it's not love, it's definitely about missing someone... apparently that person is in El Salvador. The song is surprisingly optimistic in tone as well, despite all the waiting and wishing she could swim across the ocean.
Rodriguez's fiddles, which is what she is known for, only appeared on a few of the songs (the rest, she settled on playing tenor guitar). The most noticeable fiddle song is "Absence", which sounds like a southern bluegrass song and reminds me a lot of Bobbie Gentry. Compared to her first solo album, the majority of banjo & fiddles gave Seven Angels on a Bicycle more of a bluegrass feel to it.
If you love folk, pop, and a little bluegrass, you should want to check out Carrie Rodriguez. Judging from her major promotional tour, I think you will be hearing from her soon - if not already.
* I am happy to report that Rodriguez is returning back to SXSW in a few short weeks. ** From a Minneapolis point of view, she'll be appearing on KARE TV and on Cities97, as well as playing at the Varsity, the same night (April 8th). I would not be surprise if Wilson shows up at the Varsity show - so be on the lookout.
Fri 11/22/2019 • Charlie Parr at Cedar • Kikagaku Moyo at Turf Club • Summer Walker at Myth
• Dreamers at Amsterdam Bar
• Marcus King at Varsity Theater
• Ronnie Milsap at Medina
• Yelawolf at Skyway
Sat 11/23/2019 • Sound+Vision at Valley Creek Mall • Cory Branan at Aster Cafe • Booker T. Jones at Medina
• Whiskey Myers at Myth
• "On A Winter's Night" at Cedar
• Schoolboy Q at Armory
• Chris Janson at Treasure Island
• In Flames at Cabooze
• Sloan at 7th St
• BoDeans at Sheldon
• Yotto at Skyway
Sun 11/24/2019 • Hobo Johnson at First Ave • Third Eye Blind at Myth
• Helmet at Varsity
• Iron Kingdom at Club Underground
Sun 12/01/2019 • Minnesota Orchestra at Orchestra Hall
Mon 12/02/2019 •
Cautious Clay at
Fine Line
Tue 12/03/2019 • Cat Clyde at 7th St
• Brockhampton at Armory
• CeeLo Green at Ames
Wed 12/04/2019 • Vintage Trouble at Amsterdam Bar
• Big Bad Voodoo Daddy at Ames
• As I Lay Dying at Varsity
Thu 12/05/2019 • Emarosa at 7th St
Fri 12/06/2019 • Waterparks at Varsity
• Michael W. Smith at Target
• The Motet at First Ave
Sat 12/07/2019 • Jim Brickman at Pantages
• Deadmau5 at Armory
• J.S. Ondara at First Ave
• Lorie Line at Ames
• Steepwater Band at Ballentine VFW
• Morbid Angel at Fine Line
• Sunny Sweeney at Cabooze
• Tiffany at Varsity
Sun 12/08/2019 • Minnesota Orchestra at Orchestra Hall
Mon 12/09/2019 • 5 Seconds Of Summer at Xcel
Wed 12/11/2019 •
Merkules at
Cabooze
•
Batushka at
Skyway
Thu 12/12/2019 •
Mariachi Reyna at
Dakota
•
The Blenders
Pantages
•
Morgan Evans at
Varsity
Fri 12/13/2019 • Blenders at
Pantages
•
Low at
Fitzgerald
Sat 12/14/2019 • Joy Formidable at
Fine Line
•
Glitterer at
Garage
•
311 at
Armory
• Blenders at
Pantages
•
David Archuleta at
Cedar
•
Hot Tuna at
Fitzgerald
Sun 12/15/2019
• Blenders at
Pantages
Tue 12/17/2019
•
Tonic Sol-fa at
Ames
Wed 12/18/2019 •
Marc Roberge at
Varsity
•
Sounds of Blackness at
Pantages
Sat 12/21/2019 •
Diamond Rio at
Treasure Island
Sat 12/21/2019 • Fixx at Cedar
• BoDeans at
Dakota
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