10/08/13 Seattle, WA Tractor Tavern
10/09/13 Portland, OR Goodfoot
10/11/13 San Francisco, CA Rickshaw Stop
10/12/13 Los Angeles, CA Bootleg Theater
10/13/13 Joshua Tree Roots Music Festival
10/19/13 Arlington, VA Artisphere
10/20/13 New York, NY Mercury Lounge
Starting on Sunday, we have Cave. The "none-drone" band will be out in support of their new album Threace (coming out October 15th on Drag City). .…
Niger's Tal National and Chicago psychedelic rock band CAVE just played at the Belmore last night, October 6th.
MR HIDE
Opening up was Mr. Hide, from Minneapolis, who did a mix of original songs ("The Circle", "The Question") and cover songs (Kinks's "I Need You", Castaways's "Liar Liar", Love's "My Little Red Book", etc.)
Based on their cover songs, I would say that the band loves the 60s.
CAVE
I've seen CAVE before, so I knew what to expect from this math/Krautrock band. Their music takes you on a journey, simply put. It will start off like a formulaic instrumental, but just when you're used to the progression, the song will suddenly shift gears. I love it.
All of CAVE's songs are epic in its length, so basically they played five songs that took over 45 minutes to complete.
Like CAVE, Tal National's set featured six songs in total, seven if you counted the long intro/soundcheck song.
The band (complete with a dedicated dancer) originally had to cancel some of their initial U.S. shows due to Visa issues, but they eventually made their way to Minneapolis to bring hope, dance, music, and love.
Both CAVE and Tal National are heading on different tours (see CAVE's dates here); CAVE is currently on tour in support of Threace (October 15th on Drag City) and Tal National is in support of Kaani (September 10th on Fat Cat).
Tal National at the Belmore, Minneapolis (10/06/13)
Chicago's Cave was a little more my thing. Let me preface this by announcing that their music is not "drone". I don't know why the band is labeled as such, they sound to me like classic instrumental surf rock..…
For Rocktober week two, here are the shows coming to Minneapolis.
Starting on Sunday, we have Cave. The "none-drone" band will be out in support of their new album Threace (coming out October 15th on Drag City).
I've seen this Chicago band before, opening up for Chelsea Light Moving (Thurston Moore) and was rather impressed with their ability to build up their instrumental rock.
Cave tour dates:
10/04 - Milwaukee, WI @ Riverwest Public House
10/06 - Minneapolis, MN @ The Belmore
10/08 - Missoula, MT @ VFW
10/09 - Olympia, WA @ Northern
10/10 - Bellingham, WA @ The Shakedown
10/11 - Seattle, WA @ Triple Door
10/12 - Portland, OR @ Dante's
10/13 - Eugene, OR @ Old Whiteaker
10/14 - Eureka, CA @ The Ink Annex
10/15 - Sacramento, CA @ Bows & Arrows
10/16 - San Francisco, CA @ Elbo Room
10/17 - Oakland, CA @ LCM
10/20 - Tucson, AZ @ Solar Culture
10/21 - Marfa, TX @ Padre's
10/22 - Austin, TX @ Hotel Vegas
10/23 - Houston, TX @ Mango's
10/24 - New Orleans, LA @ Siberia
10/25 - Birmingham, AL @ Bottletree
10/26 - Athens, GA @ Athens Intensified Fest
10/27 - Asheville, NC @ Mothlight
10/28 - Boone, NC @ Black Cat Burrito
First up is "The 3 R's" by Jack Johnson. It's taken from the Curious George soundtrack titled Sing-a-Longs and Lullabies and is an upbeat, children's song about reducing, reusing, and recycling. ..…
On Monday is Jack Johnson. We're actually not covering this show, but if you live in the Twin Cities and like him, he's playing at the Orpheum Theatre.
Johnson will likely play songs from his 2013 album From Here to Now to You
Tour dates:
10/02/13 Nashville, TN Ryman Auditorium
10/03/13 Durham, NC Performing Arts Center
10/05/13 Indianapolis, IN Murat Theatre
10/06/13 Chicago, IL Chicago Theatre
10/07/13 Minneapolis, MN State Theatre
10/09/13 Denver, CO Paramount Theatre
10/12/13 Oakland, CA Fox Theater
10/14/13 Vancouver, BC Orpheum
10/15/13 Seattle, WA Paramount Theatre
10/16/13 Portland, OR Arlene Schnitzer
10/18/13 San Diego, CA Balboa Theatre
10/19/13 Los Angeles, CA Orpheum Theatre
10/20/13 Santa Barbara, CA Arlington Theatre
12/03/13 Auckland, New Zealand Aotea Centre
12/04/13 Auckland, New Zealand Aotea Centre
12/05/13 Auckland, New Zealand Aotea Centre
12/07/13 Perth, Australia Kings Park
12/10/13 Sydney, Australia Forecourt
12/11/13 Sydney, Australia Sydney Opera House
12/12/13 Sydney, Australia Sydney Opera House
12/14/13 Brisbane, Australia QPAC Concert Hall
12/16/13 Melbourne, Australia Plenary Hall
12/17/13 Melbourne, Australia Plenary Hall
05/16/14 Cherokee Creek Music Festival
You remember Frankie Rose, right? We like her. After paying her dues in all these bands we like: Crystal Stilts, Dum Dum Girls, and Vivian Girls, Rose finally decided to go solo..…
Guess who is opening up for Franz Ferdinand for all their U.S. tour dates? That's right, Frankie Rose. She'll be here on Wednesday at the Skyway Theatre in Minneapolis. I've never been inside this venue, so I'm very excited to see it in action.
She may be playing songs from my previously mentioned of Herein Wild, which just came out September 24th.
Rose's dates:
10.08.13 - Granada Theater - Lawrence, KS !
10.09.13 - Skyway Theatre - Minneapolis, MN !
10.10.13 - Vic Theatre - Chicago, IL !
10.12.13 - Emo's - Austin, TX !
10.15.13 - Cannery - Nashville, TN !
10.16.13 - The LC Pavilion - Columbus, OH !
10.17.13 - Music Center - North Bethesda, MD !
10.19.13 - Tower Theatre - Upper Darby, PA !
10.20.13 - Orpheum Theatre - Boston, MA ! #
10.22.13 - Hammerstein - New York, NY ! #
10.23.13 - Metropolis - Montreal, QC ! #
10.24.13 - Kool Haus - Toronto, ON ! #
12.03.13 - 02 Academy - Newcastle, UK *
12.04.13 - 02 ABC - Glasgow, UK *
12.06.13 - Academy - Manchester, UK *
12.07.13 - Rock City - Nottingham, UK *
12.08.13 - 02 Academy - Bristol, UK *
12.10.13 - Roundhouse - London, UK *
12.14.13 - UEA - Norwich, UK *
12.15.13 - Institute - Birmingham, UK *
! with Franz Ferdinand,
# with Casual Sex,
* with White Lies
Phantogram, as described on their myspace are: a duo of Sarah D. Barthel and Joshua M. Carter of Saratoga Springs, NY. Their music is a mix of organic and electronic sounds...…
Thursday, Phantogram will be in Minneapolis at First Avenue. Phantogram has been very busy since their set at 2012 Bonnaroo Festival, writing and recording new music.
Perhaps the New York duo (Sarah Barthel and Josh Carter) will showcase some new songs on this upcoming tour. In the meantime, they've just released a self-titled digital EP via Stereogum (streaming right now at stereogum.com).
Tour dates:
10/06 – Columbus, OH @ Newport Music Hall
10/08 – Cleveland, OH @ Beachland Ballroom
10/09 – Chicago, IL @ Vic Theatre
10/10 – Minneapolis, MN @ First Ave
10/12 – Englewood, CO @ Gothic Theatre
10/13 – Salt Lake City, UT @ The Depot
10/15 – Vancouver, BC @ Commodore Ballroom
10/17 – Seattle, WA @ Showbox at The Market
10/18 – Portland, OR @ Crystal Ballroom
10/19 – San Francisco, CA @ Treasure Island
10/21 – Santa Ana, CA @ The Observatory
10/22 – San Diego, CA @ House of Blues
10/23 – Phoenix, AZ @ The Crescent Ballroom
10/25 – Dallas, TX @ Trees
10/26 – Austin, TX @ The Mohawk
10/28 – Houston , TX @ House of Blues
10/30 – Nashville, TN @ Marathon Music Works
10/31 – Atlanta , GA @ Masquerade
11/01 – Carrboro, NC @ Cat’s Cradle
11/02 – Chalottesville, VA @ Jefferson Theatre
12/04 – New York, NY @ Terminal 5
12/05 – Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club
12/06 – Philadelphia, PA @ Union Transfer
12/08 – Boston, MA @ Paradise
The first time I saw John Wesley Harding, he was a guest host for MTV's 120 Minutes in the very early 90s, and he did this amazing song called "Ordinary Weekend" live..…
Friday we have Wesley Stace (formerly known by his stage name, John Wesley Harding) at the Cedar Cultural Center in Minneapolis. He'll probably be doing songs from his Self-Titled, but expect some fun, non-music and poetry variety hour, if his "Cabinet of Wonders" shows are any indication.
USA / Canada tour dates:
09/13 New York, NY City Winery*
09/14 Northampton, MA The Parlor Room†
09/15 Somerville, MA Johnny D’s†
09/21 Rahway, NJ Hamilton Stage†
10/03 Philadelphia, PA World Café Live†
10/04 Asbury Park, NJ The Saint†
10/06 Stony Brook, NY University Café†
10/10 Chicago, IL City Winery*
10/11 Minneapolis, MN Cedar Cultural Center*
10/12 Iowa City, IA The Englert Theatre*
10/13 Grinnell, IA Bucksbaum Center .*
10/18 New York, NY City Winery*
10/24 New York, NY City Winery†
11/07 Seattle, WA Triple Door†
11/09 Portland, OR Mississippi Studios†
11/11 San Francisco, CA Jewish Community*
11/13 Santa Barbara, CA Campbell Hall*
11/15 Santa Monica, CA McCabe’s Guitar Shop†
11/22 New York, NY City Winery*
01/06 Tampa, FL Univ. of Tampa†
01/25 Mamaroneck, NY Emelin Theatre*
It's been a great year for ZZ Ward, having sold-out many of her shows throughout the country. The last time we saw her, it was at The Basilica Block Party, where she played ..…
Finally Saturday, we have ZZ Ward at the Skyway Theatre. Yes, the same theater that my first time will be on Wednesday for Franz Ferdinand, so this venue is booking some really good musicians!
The soul songstress will be almost wrapping up her "Down and Dirty Shine Tour" with Saturday's show, ending in Chicago.
Expect her to play the hit songs "Put The Gun Down" and "365 Days" from her debut album, Til The Casket Drops as well as some covers, etc.
Tour dates:
Oct 05 Toronto, ON The Opera House
Oct 06 Detroit, MI St. Andrew's Hall
Oct 08 Indianapolis, IN Deluxe
Oct 11 Kansas City, MO Midland
Oct 12 Minneapolis, MN Skyway Theater
Oct 14 St. Louis, MO The Firebird
Oct 15 Chicago, IL House of Blues
That's it for Rocktober Week Two! The W♥M team will not be able to sleep until November, so stay tuned for the Week Three previews!
03/29/13 Chicago, IL Empty Bottle
03/30/13 Detroit, MI Magic Stick
03/31/13 Toronto, ON Lee's Palace
04/02/13 Millvale, PA Mr. Small's Theatre
04/03/13 Philadelphia, PA Union Transfer
04/04/13 Washington, DC Black Cat
04/05/13 New York, NY Bowery Ballroom
04/06/13 Hartford, CT Arch Street Tavern
04/07/13 Cambridge, MA The Sinclair
05/15/13 Hudson, NY Club Helsinki
05/16/13 Burlington, VT Signal Kitchen
05/17/13 Victoriaville, QC Various Venues
06/23/13 Duisburg, Germany Landschaftspark
This was the first of a series of Sonic Youth releases from Universal/Geffen. It contains a bunch of extras, mostly rehearsal recordings on the second disc.…
Chelsea Light Moving, the post-Sonic Youth band from Thurston Moore, came by the Triple Rock Social Club last Wednesday to showcase their brand new self-titled debut album from Matador Records.
CYRUSVANCE
Starting off the night was Cyrusvance (named after the duo's names of Cyrus Pireh and John Vance, not named after a famous lawyer). They played ear-piercing rhythm and noise. I had to actually step away from the front because it was ear-damaging music. When not playing around with their custom typewriter electronics, the band did bust out a sax-type instrument (which looks like a cross between a saxophone and oboe) and traditional bass.
Someone was trying to explain to me that it's like classic painting vs abstract art (Cyrusvance being the abstract art). Some people will understand and appreciate it… just not my cup of tea though.
CAVE
Chicago's Cave was a little more my thing. Let me preface this by announcing that their music is not "drone". I don't know why the band is labeled as such, they sound to me like classic instrumental surf rock (like the Ventures) but with very good techniques.
Reviewing instrumental bands are hard because you can't really take notes on lyrics. It's especially hard when their songs are so good you just jam to it and forget to take notes.
The guy behind me was about to explode when Cave started ramping an entro to their song, by building and building a rift. Just when you think they'll end, the song just kept going. That guy behind me started yelling out, "what's going to happen next?", "oh my god!", "whooo!", "can it get any better?", etc. After what felt like ten minutes, the song finally ends! It got a huge response from the crowd. You would think that they would have ended their set with that epic number, but that's just a regular song!
As for Chelsea Light Moving (featuring Thurston Moore), it's one of the more clumsy band name. I thought it was "Chelsea Moving Lights", someone else thought it was Cheslea Light was a woman. I'm assuming they had to stick Thurston Moore's name on all billing to bring in the old Sonic Youth fans. Whatever they did, it worked, I've never seen such a large gathering of slackers (old and new). It was like going back in time to the 90s (Singles-era).
Anticipations were high, everyone was so excited to see and hear what the post-Sonic Youth project will sound like. Thurston Moore came on stage and announced their name with a joke: "Hi, we're Chelsea Light Moving and we're from Minneapolis!" It suddenly lightened up the mood and the feedback guitar king launched into "Sleeping Where I Fall."
The live songs felt like they were Sonic Youth songs, particularly songs like "Lip" (with just one line of "too f****ng bad") and "Empire of Time".
One other thing I should mention is that you need to see Thurston Moore live. There are some things you can't capture on a studio recording, one of which is the experimental working from Moore on stage. It's amazing to watch how his fingers slide over the neck of the guitar. He makes it look so easy.
Chelsea Light Moving is currently on tour for their Matador Records.
Chelsea Light Moving at the Triple Rock Social Club, Minneapolis (03/27/13)
What's creepy: how all these album artwork features the sky and clouds (which is the opposite of caves). Musicians, what are you guys smoking in your band caves?
I can't believe it's nearly August already. I'm going to see New York's Caveman this August 28th at 7th Street Entry in Minneapolis.
The first thing I noticed is that the band's album is called CoCo Beware, I'll bet it's a reference to WWF's Koko…
The last we heard from Caveman was their debut CoCo Beware in 2011. It's been a few years now, but the band is back with a brand new self-titled album coming out April 2nd on Fat Possum Records.
Caveman just kicked off their national tour last night (March 22nd as of this writing) at the Beauty Bar in Las Vegas. We are covering the band when they arrive at The Troubadour in Los Angeles.
03/24 – Sacramento, CA @ Blue Lamp
03/26 – San Francisco, CA @ ndependent
03/28 – Los Angeles, CA @ Troubadour
03/29 – San Diego, CA @ Casbah
03/30 – Tucson, AZ @ Club Congress
04/01 – Austin, TX @ The Parish INFO
04/02 – Denton, TX @ Dan’s Silverleaf INFO
04/04 – Birmingham, AL @ The Bottletree
04/05 – Nashville, TN @ The High Watt
04/06 – Atlanta, GA @ Drunken Unicorn
04/07 – Chapel Hill, NC @ Local 506
04/09 - Washington, DC @ Black Cat Backstage
04/10 – New York, NY @ Webster Hall
04/11 – Philadelphia, PA @ Johnny Brenda’s
05/23-05/25 – George, WA @ Sasquatch Festival
The Chicago-based pysch/drone band is coming to Minneapolis next Wednesday at the Triple Rock Social Club. What's interesting to note is that they're on tour with Chelsea Light Moving, the new band featuring ex-Sonic Youth Thurston Moore.
Cave is currently on tour in support of Neverendless, out now on Drag City.
Tour dates:
03/26/13 Milwaukee, WI Linneman's Riverwest Inn
03/27/13 Minneapolis, MN Triple Rock Social Club
03/28/13 Madison, WI High Noon Saloon
03/29/13 Chicago, IL Empty Bottle
03/30/13 Detroit, MI Magic Stick
04/06/13 Lake Forest, IL Lily Reid Holt Mem
The Cave Singers is from Seattle, Washington, featuring former band members from the Smiths-inspired band name called Pretty Girls Make Graves.
Although the band originally signed to my favorite Matador Records, with their current and previous album, they're currently on Jagjaguwar Records. Their latest album, Naomi , was released March 5th.
They are kicking off their national tour next week in support of Naomi .
If it all works out, I am hoping to have their Englewood, Colorado, at the Gothic show covered.
03/27/13 Salt Lake City, UT Urban Lounge
03/28/13 Telluride, CO Fly Me To The Moon
03/29/13 Englewood, CO Gothic Theatre
03/31/13 Chicago, IL Empty Bottle
04/01/13 St. Louis, MO Old Rock House
04/02/13 Louisville, KY Zanzabar
04/03/13 Columbus, OH The Basement
04/04/13 Philadelphia, PA Johnny Brenda's
04/06/13 Brooklyn, NY Music Hall Of Williamsburg
04/07/13 Boston, MA Brighton Music Hall
04/09/13 Washington, DC Rock And Roll Hotel
04/10/13 Chapel Hill, NC Local 506 04/11/13 Asheville, NC Emerald Lounge
04/12/13 Atlanta, GA The EARL
04/13/13 Saint Augustine, FL Cafe Eleven
04/14/13 Tampa, FL The Crowbar
04/15/13 Orlando, FL Will's Pub
04/17/13 Baton Rouge, LA Spanish Moon
04/18/13 Dallas, TX Dada Dallas
04/19/13 Houston, TX Fitzgerald's
04/20/13 Austin, TX Red 7
04/22/13 Phoenix, AZ Rhythm Room
04/23/13 Tucson, AZ Solar Culture Gallery
04/24/13 San Diego, CA The Casbah
04/26/13 Los Angeles, CA Bootleg Theater
04/27/13 Santa Cruz, CA The Crepe Place
04/28/13 San Francisco, CA Great American
04/29/13 Eugene, OR Cozmic Pizza
05/02/13 Vancouver, BC Commodore
05/03/13 Portland, OR Wonder Ballroom
05/04/13 Seattle, WA Showbox At The Market
This Brighton-based band is releasing three new songs in support of their new single/EP called Rio (available April 28th). These new songs are the first since their debut album Votive Life, which was released in 2011.
You may remember hearing about Cave Paintings last year, as they tour with Mercury Prize-winners Alt-J and Supergrass' Gaz Coombes.
As for Rio, a CD-release show is scheduled in London for May 10th at Dalston Roof Gardens, although they list that a full UK/European tour will soon follow.
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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