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CSS at Fine Line Music Cafe, Minneapolis (06/25/13)

Setlist Tour Dates 06/27/13 Detroit, MI Magic Stick 06/28/13 Cleveland Heights, OH Grog Shop 06/29/13 Chicago, IL Lincoln Hall 07/01/13 Washington, DC 9:30 Club 07/02/13 Philadelphia, PA Union Transfer 07/04/13 Toronto, ON Opera House 07/05/13 Montreal, CA – Le Mondial Loto-Quebec 07/06/13 Cambridge, MA Sinclair 07/08/13 New York, NY Bowery Ballroom 07/09/13 Brooklyn, NY Brooklyn Bowl 07/16/13 Baton Rouge, LA – Varsity Theatre 07/17/13 Houston, TX – Fitzgerald’s 07/18/13 Austin, TX Emo's 07/19/13 Dallas, TX – House of Blues 07/20/13 San Antonio, TX – White Rabbit 10/08/13 Lisbon, Portugal TMN Ao Vivo Read More CSS Brazil's CSS (although I believe the ladies are all now resides in Los Angeles for the moment) just announced their summer tour. The show should be a fun dance party, especially if they are going to be playing songs like "Hangover" off their new…

Cansei de ser Sexy (CSS) stopped by the Fine Line Music Café in Minneapolis last night, June 25th, as part of their tour in support of Planta (which was just released two weeks ago, June 11th via SQE Music.)

IO ECHO

Opening up was IO Echo, which, admittedly, I was looking forward to seeing them, after their appearance with Garbage. Their stage setup was similar to their previous show, including flashing lights, Japanese Shōji, fog machine, and singer Ioanna Gika in a kimono-style robe. Their setlist was similar, but more songs from their latest album, Ministry of Love, was played, including "Addicted", the title track, "Ministry of Love", and their final song "When the Lillies Die".

Highlight for me was still "I'm On Fire", from the Horrorfest: 8 Themes to Die For soundtrack.

This mark the first time we get to see CSS minus Adriano Cintra, who left the band last year. So how has this affected CSS on their recent tour and their music on Planta? No change. CSS is still fun, dance, alternative, pop, youth music. Whatever Lovefoxxx and company is doing, the formula is still working.

It was fun to watch singer Lovefoxxx undergo some "costume changes" throughout their set. The white jacket was first to go, then the long dress, the two white fans, and finally the awesome cape at the end.

Setlist, as expected was half the set consisted of Planta ("Hangover", "Teenage Tiger Cat", "Girlfriend", "Honey", etc.), with the rest from 2011's La Liberación . Some of their classic songs from their debut album made it in the set, including "Art Bitch" and "Music Is My Hot Hot Sex" … but sadly no "Off the Hook".

Encore was the slower-paced song "Frankie Goes to Hollywood", followed by the crowd's favorite, "Alala", but then a special rappy "I've Seen You Drunk Gurl".

Check out CSS on this tour for Planta. The live band is now four Brazilian ladies (Lovefoxxx, Luiza Sá, Ana Rezende, and Carolina Parra) and Jon Harper of The Cooper Temple Clause. If you're going to see them in person, be sure to bring your dancing shoes.

CSS at Fine Line Music Cafe, Minneapolis (06/25/13)

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Let's Dance: Pet Shop Boys, CSS, and Sub Focus

Read More Pet Shop Boys Pet Shop Boys just released their third single, "Memory of the Future", taken from their album, Elysium. To help promote the new release, PSB launched free Memory of the future e-card and Memory .…

PET SHOP BOYS
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We love Pet Shop Boys. We are closely following the status of their 12th studio album called Electric, which is coming out July 15, 2013, on x2 Records (via Kobalt Label Services).

Pet Shop Boys confirmed that the new record is a return to a more dance-oriented record, saying, "'Electric' is very much set on the dance floor. Our latest album often evolves as a response to our previous album and, whereas 'Elysium' had a reflective mood, 'Electric' is pretty banging! And working with Stuart Price on a studio album is something we have wanted to do for a very long time".

In typical PSB fashion, they have recently released a Boys Noize Remix of their single "Axis". The song can be heard exclusively on mixmag.net.



Pet Shop Boys will also be heading out on tour in support of Electric. Unfortunately, no Minneapolis date is listed at the moment. You'll have to trek out to Chicago if you want to see them this year.

Tour dates:

05/16 - Luna Park, Buenos Aires, Argentina 05/18 - Conmebol Bourbon Con, Asunción 05/22 - Credicard Hall, São Paulo, Brazil 05/25 - Centro de Eventos Bima, Bogota, Colombia 06/03 - Oktiaborski Concert Hall, St Petersburg 06/05 - Crocus City Hall, Moscow 06/09 - Falconer Salen, Copenhagen, Denmark 06/11 - Grand Rex, Paris, France 06/15 - Sónar Festival, Barcelona, Spain 06/18 - O2 Arena, London 06/20 - Manchester Arena, Manchester 06/23 - Nokia Hall, Tel Aviv, Israel 06/26 - Life Park, Istanbul, Turkey 06/29 - Peace & Love Festival, Borlänge, Sweden 07/01 - Dortmunder Music Week, Dortmund, Ger 07/03 - KV Arena, Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic 07/05 - Õllesummer 20, Song Festival Grounds 07/07 - Ruisrock Festival, Turku, Finland 07/09 - ZMF, Freiburg, Germany 07/10 - Tollwood Festival - Musik Arena, Munich 07/16 - Ejekt Festival, Athens, Greece 08/09 - SonicMania, Tokyo Makuhari Messe

08/11 - Summer Sonic festival, Tokyo, Japan 08/17 - Skeeno Hall, Jakarta, Indonesia 08/24 - Impact Exhibition Center, Bangkok 09/06 - Berlin Festival, Berlin, Germany 09/12 - Jackie Gleason Theatre, Miami Beach 09/13 - Mahaffey Theatre, Saint Petersburg, FL 09/14 - Symphony Hall, Atlanda, GA 09/16 - Beacon Theatre, New York, NY 09/17 - Beacon Theatre, New York, NY 09/19 - Music Centre, Bethesda, MD 09/21 - House of Blues, Boston, MA 09/22 - Mann Centre, Philadelphia, PA 09/24 - Olympia Theatre, Montreal, Canada 09/25 - Sony Centre for the Perf, Toronto 09/27 - Caesars Windsor - Colosseum, Windsor 09/28 - Auditorium Theatre, Chicago Illinois 10/02 - Paramount Theatre, Seattle, Washington 10/03 - Queen Elizabeth Theatre, Vancouver 10/04 - Arlene Schnitzer Portland, OR 10/05 - Fox Theatre, Oakland, CA 10/08 - Copley Symphony Hall, San Diego, CA 10/11 - Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas, NV 10/12 - Shrine Auditorium, LA, CA

Read More Drive Still, I really love his US-debut movie, Drive (so does Rotten Tomatoes, which gave the movie 93%). The violent/gang world from his previous films surface here, but the overall tone of the film feels like it's from the 80s…

CSS (CANSEI DE SER SEXY)
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Brazil's CSS (although I believe the ladies are all now resides in Los Angeles for the moment) just announced their summer tour. The show should be a fun dance party, especially if they are going to be playing songs like "Hangover" off their new album Planta (coming out June 11, 2013, via SQE Music), along with their classic hits such as "Off the Hook" and "Music Is My Hot Hot Sex".

Also, I noticed that IO Echo is listed as support act, which I am looking forward to seeing them again since their Minneapolis appearance with Garbage.

06/14 – Santa Ana, CA – Observatory*#
06/15 - Los Angeles, CA – Fonda*#
06/16 - San Francisco, CA - The Independent*#
06/17 - San Francisco, CA - Great American*#
06/19 - Portland, OR - Crystal Ballroom*#
06/20 - Seattle, WA – Showbox#
06/22 - Denver, CO - The Summit#
06/25 - Minneapolis, MN – Fineline#
06/27 - Detroit, MI – Majestic#
06/28 - Cleveland, OH - Grog Shop#
06/29 - Chicago, IL - Lincoln Hall#
07/01 - Washington, DC - 930 Club#
07/02 - Philadelphia, PA - Union Transfer#
07/04 - Toronto, ON - The Opera House#
07/05 – Montreal, CA – Le Mondial Loto-Quebec#
07/06 - Cambridge, MA - The Sinclair#
07/08 - NYC - Bowery Ballroom#
07/09 - Brooklyn, NY - Brooklyn Bowl#
07/16 – Baton Rouge, LA – Varsity Theatre%
07/17 – Houston, TX – Fitzgerald’s%
07/18 – Austin, TX – Emo’s%
07/19 – Dallas, TX – House of Blues%
07/20 – San Antonio, TX – White Rabbit%

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Trivia: Did you know that that Lovefoxxx (from CSS) provided the vocals for one of my favorite song off of the Drive Soundtrack? You can read a little about that movie here.

Read More Sub Focus Sub Focus, aka Nick Douwma, returns this Spring with a new single, "Out The Blue", featuring Alice Gold on vocals. The single will be out April 30th, but you can preview the song on Soundcloud. …

SUB FOCUS
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Sub Focus, aka Nick Douwma, is one of the hottest electronic musicians in the UK electronic music scene. He's already been confirmed as one of the headlining slots for Glastonbury, Isle of Wight, Reading, and Leeds. If that's not an indication of Sub Focus' rise to popularity, how about his last single, "Tidal Wave" sold over 150,000 copies and landed on the UK charts at #12?

With that introduction out of the way, his latest single is called Endorphins, which came out May 12, 2013 on Casablanca / Republic Records. The song features BRIT Award's nominee Alex Clare.

06/26/13–6/30/13 Glastonbury Festival
05/27/13 Evolution Festival - Newcastle
06/15/13 Isle Of Wight Festival - Newport
07/12/13 Wireless Festival - London
08/03/13 Veld Music Festival - Toronto
08/23/13 Reading Festival - Reading
08/24/13 Leeds Festival - Leeds
09/01/13 Electric Zoo New York - New York

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