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Minneapolis: April 28 to April 29, 2016

Here are some shows taking place in the Minneapolis/St Paul area from April 28 to April 29, 2016.

Read more Minneapolis Music Guide.

Read More The Lowest Pair Portland/Minneapolis' The Lowest Pair will be releasing their album The Sacred Heart Sessions at the Cedar Cultural Center in Minneapolis on April 4th. ...

THE LOWEST PAIR
with Adam Kiesling
at Cedar Cultural Center
Thursday, 04/28/16, 7pm ($12/$15)
thecedar.org

Folkster duo The Lowest Pair (Kendl Winter and Palmer T. Lee) is headlining the Cedar Cultural Center next Thursday, April 28th. The ‘pair’ will be releasing a pair of albums Uncertain As It Is Uneven and Fern Girl And Ice Man this year (2016) on Team Love Records.

Last year, they also released a pair of albums, including The Sacred Heart Sessions and I Reckon I’m Fixin’ On Kickin’ Round to Pick a Little, Volume 1.

Adam Kiesling to open.

Tour dates:

04/22/16 Milwaukee, WI Anodyne Coffee
04/23/16 Evanston, IL SPACE
04/27/16 De Pere, WI Luna Cafe
04/28/16 Minneapolis, MN Cedar Cultural Center
04/29/16 Mid West Music Fest
04/30/16 Duluth, MN Red Herring
06/04/16 Bonfire Music
06/08/16 Denver, CO Hi-Dive
06/11/16 Palisade Bluegrass & Roots
06/23/16 Pittsburgh, PA Club Cafe
06/25/16 American Roots Music
07/15/16 Northwest String Summit
07/16/16 Wildwood Music Fest

Read More Deltron 3030 Del, Kid Koala, and Dan the Automator. What a great concept album, and I don't even like rap music! That is saying something, because it …

DEL THE FUNKY HOMOSAPIEN
at Turf Club
Friday, 04/29/16, 8pm ($20/Sold Out)
turfclub.net

We love Deltron 3030, the supergroup featuring Del the Funky Homosapien on lead vocals and lyricsmaster. Of course, Del already has a built-in fanbase, and his upcoming “‘Iller Than Most” show next Friday, April 29th, is sold out.

Locals DJ Shiftee and Sean Anonymous to open.

Tour Dates

04/28/2016 High Noon Saloon Madison, WI
04/29/2016 Turf Club St. Paul, MN
04/30/2016 Waiting Room Lounge Omaha, NE
05/01/2016 Waiting Room Lounge Omaha, NE
05/02/2016 Riot Room Kansas City, MO
05/03/2016 Bluebird Bloomington, IN
05/05/2016 U Street Music Hall Washington, DC
05/06/2016 Middle East Cambridge, MA
05/07/2016 Brooklyn Bowl Brooklyn, NY
05/08/2016 Union Transfer Philadelphia, PA
05/09/2016 Altar Bar Pittsburgh, PA
05/11/2016 Blind Pig Ann Arbor, MI
05/12/2016 Reggie's Rock Club Chicago, IL
05/14/2016 Untapped Fest 2016 Austin, TX
06/27/2016 Red Rocks Amphitheatre Morrison, CO
08/05/2016 ARISE Festival 2016
08/06/2016 ARISE Festival 2016
08/07/2016 ARISE Festival 2016

Read More Knox Hamilton Here are some quick Knox Hamilton facts: from Little Rock, Arkansas, and their new single "Work it Out" was #2 on SiriusXM’s Alt18 (for at least four weeks straight). ..…

COASTS
at 7th Street Entry
Friday, 04/29/16, 7pm ($15)
first-avenue.com

Bristol’s Coasts (not to be confused with ‘britpop’ Coast, Canada’s The Coast, Scottish/English band Coast) is an English rock band formed in 2011.

The English band is touring in support of their self-titled album.

Knox Hamilton and Symmetry will open.

Tour Dates:

04/21/16 New York, NY Irving Plaza
04/22/16 Montreal, QC Bar le Ritz PDB
04/23/16 Toronto, ON Mod Club
04/24/16 Ferndale, MI The Magic Bag
04/26/16 Cleveland Heights, OH Grog Shop
04/27/16 Columbus, OH A & R Music Bar
04/28/16 Chicago, IL Lincoln Hall
04/29/16 Minneapolis, MN 7th Street Entry
04/30/16 St. Louis, MO Firebird
05/01/16 Kansas City, MO The Riot Room
05/03/16 Denver, CO Larimer Lounge
05/04/16 Salt Lake City, UT In The Venue
05/07/16 Seattle, WA The Crocodile
05/08/16 Vancouver, BC Biltmore Cabaret
05/09/16 Portland, OR Hawthorne Theatre
05/11/16 San Francisco, CA The Chapel
05/13/16 Los Angeles, CA The Fonda
05/14/16 Santa Barbara, CA Velvet Jones
05/15/16 Santa Ana, CA Constellation Room
05/16/16 Phoenix, AZ The Crescent Ballroom
05/19/16 Austin, TX The Parish
05/20/16 Dallas, TX Dada Dallas
05/22/16 The Hangout Beach, Music & Arts Fest
05/23/16 Orlando, FL The Social
05/31/16 Bristol Thekla
06/01/16 Oxford O2 Academy Oxford
06/03/16 Birmingham O2 Academy Birmingham
06/05/16 Nottingham The Rescue Rooms
06/06/16 Leicester O2 Academy
06/07/16 Manchester Manchester Academy
06/10/16 Newcastle O2 Academy Newcastle
06/17/16 Bergenfest
06/19/16 Northside Festival
07/09/16 Liverpool Calling

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Vu's Top Ten Albums

Vu's Radiohead Collection Read More Radiohead Radiohead was called On A Friday in 1995 because that's when they met to rehearse. Oasis originally named themselves after a Beatles song called "The Rain" …

Inspired by Emily's post about her top ten greatest album of all time, this is my own personal top ten.

I have to explain many of these albums, because they aren't automatically great to everyone, but they are important albums that shaped me. It's organized by year, and apology in advance for all the Britpop music. There should be a subcategory of top ten greatest Britpop...

Harry Chapin - Greatest Stories Live (1976)

Greatest Stories Live Elektra

Basically the closest thing to a greatest hits album, since I don't believe he ever approved a best of collection. Chapin died in 1981, so all of his albums never gracefully made their way to digital. If you wanted to legally buy his music online pre-2005, it was impossible. Fans enjoyed his music on vinyl and cassettes, and eventually on CD when the format became popular in the early 90s. I picked up Greatest Stories Live because it was one of the very few albums that was released on CD. Remember that the move from analog to digital didn't happen overnight.

Smiths - The Queen is Dead (1986)

The Queen is Dead Sire

NME called this album "Greatest Albums of All Time", and I can't say I disagree. This is such a great album, because it is one of those albums that I know all the words to. There are no bad songs on this album and it is the perfect blend between instrumental guitar work by Johnny Marr and the witty lyrics of Morrissey.

Information Society - Hack (1990)

Hack Tommy Boy

A few things why this album is important to me. It was my first compact disc ever so it spent a lot of time on my CD player (since I didn't really own a lot of other albums). This album was not on anyone's radar. It's such a great album as a whole, the whole theme of hacking and computers were really ahead of their time. They were originally from Minneapolis.

Oasis - Definitely Maybe (1994)

Definitely Maybe Creation

Possibly the greatest rock and roll album. Met and interview Liam Gallagher in 1995. Saw them at a tiny venue in Sacramento. Did they stand the test of time? Probably not, if you talk to young people today, they probably have no idea who Oasis is. But for a time, the brothers Gallagher were shining so bright that they claimed to be bigger than the Beatles (probably a joke referring to Beatles claiming they were bigger than Jesus) ...

Pulp - Different Class (1995)

Different Class Islands

So many great songs on this album, from their hit "Common People", to the revenge "I Spy", to the dance favorite "Disco 2000", to kinkiness "Underwear". Love Jarvis Cocker and his wonderful songwriting. I have bought this album three times. Lost to lending it to a friend, lost to car break in, but I'm never long without the album. Like an old friend.

New Order - Best of New Order (1995)

Best of New Order Qwest Records

New Order were one of those bands that broke up long before I got into music, so my introduction to their music was through their Best Of album. I liked them enough to track down their previous releases, up until Republic. And although that album was good, but there are some lows on that album that felt uneven for me. So picking a favorite New Order album, I have to go with the greatest hits album simply because it collects the best songs. Also, "Regret" is New Order's finest hour.

Sleeper - The It Girl (1996)

The It Girl Indolent

No one loves Sleeper as much as I do. I own all of Sleeper's singles and albums. Their second album was a slightly superior to their debut Smart album, even though all the singles leading up to the debut album was wonderful. The It Girl's US tracklisting order was different (and missing one track), so I own the UK and US version of this album ... plus the 12" and 10-inch vinyl. Sleeper broke up in 1997, glad I didn't get a Sleeper tattoo.

Radiohead - OK Computer (1997)

OK Computer Capitol

I actually forgotten about how much I love Radiohead in my original list. The reason why is that I am no longer such a massive fan. OK Computer and The Bends were the albums that I loved in this time period. During The Bends period, I got to interview Phil Selway live on air on KFSR 90.7. Wow, still can't believe it. Sadly to say, as much as I love Radiohead, I feel no need to rush out to get whatever new albums simply because their music style has changed over the years. Some people say evolved, I say regress!!

Belle & Sebastian - The Boy with the Arab Strap (1998)

The Boy with the Arab Strap Jeepster

Most people would pick If You're Feeling Sinister, but I prefer Arab Strap. B&S can do no wrong, up until Catastrophe Waitress and Life Pursuit, of course. I'm not happy with the "Christian" direction they're heading in, but they are still a great band.

Deltron 3030 (2001)

Deltron 3030 Ark

Del, Kid Koala, and Dan the Automator. What a great concept album, and I don't even like rap music! That is saying something, because it transcend music genre, and if a so-called 'rap' album can be on my favorite list, that is saying something to the quality of the music.

Obviously lots of bands that I left off my list: Lucksmiths, They Might Be Giants, Red Hot and Blues, Julee Cruise, Air Supply (don't ask), ABBA, Baxendale, Momus, Camera Obscura, Bikini Kill, Pogues, Franz Ferdinand, Flight of the Conchords, Pet Shop Boys, Elastica, Echobelly, The Auteurs, Black Box Recorder, Looper, Trainspotting, etc. There are a lot of bands albums so restricting it to 10 was hard.

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W♥M198: Goodbye 2013

Read More Royal Headache Royal Headache finally came on, just before 1:00 AM. I would consider their music more of a pop-punk than a true punk-rock, as most of their lyrics was inspired by women and not “the man”. …

Brody and Vu closes out 2013 on W♥M Radio on a cold Minnesota day.

Part One: 30th Anniversary of The Smiths' "This Charming Man"

Vu's This Charming Man 12" and Hand in Glove 7"

"This Charming Man" was not the Smiths' first single, but it certainly the most popular of all the Smiths' songs. The single first came out October 31st, 1983, so last month the single officially turned 30 years old.

As for The Smiths' official most downloaded tracks, these are the top three Smiths songs:

01. 'This Charming Man'
02. 'How Soon Is Now?'
03. 'There Is A Light That Never Goes Out'

Recently dubstepper and EDM (Electronic Dance Music) Skream recently remixed "This Charming Man" ... unfortunately leaving out that memorable Johnny Marr hook and instead concentrated on that piano-bit at the end of the song.



In Morrissey news, he's written Autobiography. The audio book features actor David Morrissey, so it's Morrissey reading Morrissey.

Palma Violets: 180 Rough Trade

Part Two: Top Music of 2013

Brody's top 10 albums of 2013:

01. Palma Violets - 180
02. Arctic Monkeys - AM
03. Polica - Shulamith
04. Vampire Weekend - Modern Vampires of the City
05. Volcano Choir - Repave
06. Laura Marling - Once I Was An Eagle
07. Arcade Fire - Reflektor
08. Camera Obscura - Desire Lines
09. Splashh - Comfort
10. British Sea Power - From the Sea to the Land

Vu doesn't have a top 10 of 2013. Instead, here are some more memorable live shows/hearing their new songs of 2013.

Franz Ferdinand: Right Thoughts, Right Words, Right Action Domino

01. Right Thoughts, Right Words, Right Action by Franz Ferdinand
Honestly, have not listened to this new album, but I heard some of those songs live when they toured here for that album. It sounds like typical dancey Franz Ferdinand. They know the formula, they know what we like.

02. The Blow by The Blow
Been a fan of the Blow for a long time, but finally got to see them for their new self-titled album. They only did new songs, possibly because their previous albums were in collaboration with YACHT and other people. This new incarnation of the Blow is Khaela Maricich and Melissa Dyne. The live performance is tailored to the music, so it was incredible to watch. Bought their 12" record at the show, so impressed.

03. True Romance by Charli XCX
Charli XCX has the hottest song of 2012: "I Love It", but you may not know it's her song. Instead Icona Pop is credited because they released it as a single - but the song was written by Charli. She sold out her two appearance in Chicago, we caught her second show.

04. Personal Record by Eleanor Friedberger
This new record was co-written by John Wesley Harding (now known as Wesley Stace) and the beautiful Eleanor Friedberger. We've seen her three times in Minneapolis just this 2013.

05. Deltron 3030: Event II by Deltron 3030
The supergroup of Del Tha Funkee Homosapien, Dan the Automator, and Kid Koala, the trio brought a hip hop/urban music that is in some ways a much better version of Gorillaz.

Ylvis: What Does the Fox Say? WM Norway

Part Three: Top Songs of 2013

Brody: Arctic Monkeys - "No. 1 Party Anthem"

Vu: Ylvis - "What Does the Fox Say?"

Part Four: Song of the Show

Brody chose Royal Headache's "Never Again" from their 2011 self-titled debut album. The Australian band stopped by Minneapolis last year in support of the album. You can read more about their show here at W♥M.

BONUS: Speaking of royal, Lorde tops the Spotify charts with "Royals". Plus: Jakobinarina's "This is an Advertisement", Vu's interview with Gold Fields, Laura Marling and her masterful hunting, and Reverend And The Makers' "Heavyweight Champion Of The World".

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Deltron 3030 at First Avenue, Minneapolis (10/20/13)

Tour Poster Setlist State of the Nation 3030 Things You Can Do Positive Contact Stardate The Return City Rising From The Ashes Nobody Can Mastermind Melding of the Minds The Agony (Kid Koala Solo) Virus My Only Love Memory Loss Encore Do You Remember Clint Eastwood (Gorillaz cover) Tour Dates 10/23/13 Atlanta, GA Heaven 10/25/13 Mountain Oasis Electronic 11/09/13 Fun Fun Fun Fest 11/10/13 Fun Fun Fun Fest 11/15/13 Boom Festival 11/17/13 Seattle, WA Showbox At The Market 11/18/13 Vancouver, BC Commodore Ballroom 11/19/13 Victoria, BC Alix Goolden 11/21/13 Portland, OR Star Theater 11/22/13 Eugene, OR WOW Hall 11/23/13 San Francisco, CA Fillmore 11/24/13 Los Angeles, CA Fonda 11/25/13 Santa Ana, CA Observatory 11/26/13 San Diego, CA House Of Blues 11/27/13 Ventura, CA Majestic Ventura 12/08/13 Paris, France Trianon 12/11/13 Amsterdam Melkweg 12/12/13 London, UK Scala Read More Deltron 3030 Join Del Tha Funkee Homosapien, Dan the Automator, and Kid Koala, as they stop in at First Avenue in Minneapolis on Sunday, October 20th. …

It's the year 3030… we came back. And yes, we came back to Deltron 3030, thirteen years later!

Deltron 3030, the supergroup of Del Tha Funkee Homosapien, Dan the Automator, and Kid Koala, is currently on tour from the year 3030, stopping by Minneapolis to their sold-out show at First Avenue last night.

KID KOALA

Originally they were supposed to have another opener for the band, but due to the government shutdown, he/she wasn't able to obtain a Visa to enter the U.S. for the tour. So that left Kid Koala to "fill up some time."

What Kid Koala does live on stage is simply amazing: "No laptops, no tricks, just good old fashion vinyls". Each record were personally marked at where to drop the needle, and some were personally bent and warped on purpose to create effects. Timing is everything and if you don't have the dexterity, you'll mess up - and that's what happened to Kid Koala near the start of "Skanky Panky." Instead of continuing the spin, Kid Koala stopped all the records and went to the mic to tell us this story about how he used to play classical piano. During a recital, his teacher told him to stop and take a bow if he messed up. So that's what Kid Koala did, took a bow and then proceeded to restart "Skanky Panky".

After the introduction song, "State of the Nation", Deltron, Dan the Automator, and Kid Koala, came on stage to launch into a solid three-singalong set of "3030", "Things You Can Do" and "Positive Contact". Everybody in the audience was singing along, it's been a long time for fans to memorize the Del lyrical masterpieces.

The band then had a long set of new songs, from Event II, which was just recently released, so fans had not had the time to fully enjoy it. But you know they would love it if they had some time to digest these new songs. After all, the same themes on the original album are apparent on the latest songs: the environment, the evil corporations, spaceships, and, our hero, Deltron Zero.

If you missed their Letterman appearance last week, the band had a full orchestra (dubbed the 3030 Orchestra) with Dan acting as musical conductor. He serves the same purpose at the Deltron show, directing his live band (guitarist, bassist, and drummer) or helping add effects with Kid Koala's scratching. He'll also grab the mic to sing backups.

After the Kid Koala breakdown, Dan the Automator came on stage to show off these personalized First Avenue donuts for the band. Then the band continued playing new songs, but occasional throwing in old favorites like "Virus" and "Memory Loss", which ended their set with a strong note.

The encore was unbelievable, after "Do You Remember", the band kicked into a song that Dan said, "you all know this one", as they launched into "Clint Eastwood". That song made Gorillaz famous, but we all knew this was made by the same people in Deltron, but minus Damon Albarn. That's okay, the part of Albarn were loudly sung by the audience to a roaring, satisfying finish.

Autographed!

I was walking to my car until I saw a group of people outside the First Avenue garage. Apparently, right after the show, Del and Kid Koala were skateboarding in the garage! A few of us handed them our 12" and they signed the record for us. Unfortunately, Dan didn't skate so he wasn't there to sign my album. Dan is pretty active in the music scene, so I'll catch him at another time (I'll bring the record to have him finish the holy trinity of signatures).

Del, the Automator, and Kid Koala, are currently bringing the year 3030 to you soon. Check them out today, because, who knows when all three will get back together?

Deltron 3030 at First Avenue, Minneapolis (10/20/13)

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Rocktober Round Four (part one)

So, it's come to this. We have so many shows for the fourth week of Roctober that I have to split up the week until Wednesday! Unfortunately too many (good) bands are playing at the same time! So the theme for this article is "Double Shows" (either John or Vu will be at one of these shows).

Read More Deltron 3030 Vu was turned into an instant Deltron 3030 fan when he saw them in 2000. Now it's the year 2013 and Deltron is back with Event II (coming out October 1st), the 13-year follow-up to their debut self-titled album.…

DELTRON 3030
deltron3030.com

Deltron 3030 is starting on the fourth week of Rocktober!

Join Del Tha Funkee Homosapien, Dan the Automator, and Kid Koala, as they stop in at First Avenue in Minneapolis on Sunday, October 20th.

10/18/13 Indianapolis, IN The Vogue
10/19/13 Chicago, IL House Of Blues
10/20/13 Minneapolis, MN First Avenue
10/21/13 Madison, WI Majestic Theatre
10/23/13 Atlanta, GA Heaven
10/25/13 Mountain Oasis Electronic
11/09/13 Fun Fun Fun Fest
11/10/13 Fun Fun Fun Fest
11/15/13 Boom Festival
11/17/13 Seattle, WA Showbox At The Market
11/18/13 Vancouver, BC Commodore Ballroom
11/19/13 Victoria, BC Alix Goolden
11/21/13 Portland, OR Star Theater
11/22/13 Eugene, OR WOW Hall
11/23/13 San Francisco, CA Fillmore
11/24/13 Los Angeles, CA Fonda
11/25/13 Santa Ana, CA Observatory
11/26/13 San Diego, CA House Of Blues
11/27/13 Ventura, CA Majestic Ventura
12/08/13 Paris, France Trianon
12/11/13 Amsterdam Melkweg
12/12/13 London, UK Scala

Read More Sleater-Kinney Sleater-Kinney: A band out of the ashes of Riot Grrrl band Excuse 17 (Carrie Brownstein) and Heavens to Betsy (Corin Tucker). Currently Brownstein is in Portlandia …

QUASI
theequasi.com

If Deltron's not your thing, you can stop by next door at the 7th Street Entry the same night.

The Portland duo (Sam Coomes and Janet Weis) are currently touring in support of their ninth album called Mole City. If their names sounded familiar, that's because they've both played for Sleater Kinney, Elliott Smith, Stephen Malkmus (which incidentally I randomly saw at 80/35 Music Festival.)

Tour dates:

Oct 18th - Cleveland Heights, OH - Grog Shop
Oct 19th - Chicago, IL - Schubas
Oct 20th - Minneapolis, MN - 7th St. Entry
Nov 3rd - Boise, ID - Neurolux
Nov 4th - Salt Lake City, UT -Kilby Court
Nov 5th - Denver, CO - Hi Dive
Nov 7th - Denton, TX - Dan's Silverleaf
Nov 8th - Austin, TX - Fun Fun Fun Fest
Nov 10th - Austin, TX - Fun Fun Fun Fest
Nov 11th - Phoenix, AZ - Rhythm Room
Nov 12th - San Diego, CA - Casbah
Nov 13th - Los Angeles, CA - The Echo
Nov 14th - Santa Barbara, CA - Soho
Nov 15th - San Jose, CA - The Blank Club
Nov 16th - San Francisco, CA - Bottom Of The Hill
Nov 21st - Vancouver, BC - The Biltmore Caberet
Nov 22nd - Seattle, WA - Tractor Tavern
Nov 23rd - Portland, OR - Doug Fir Lounge

Read More King Khan So, if you need to catch up on The King Khan & BBQ Show (myspace), they are an interesting modern band with minimalistic setup and plays a weird mixture of 50s doo-wop and Surf music. …

KING KHAN
kingkhanmusic.com

The last time I saw King Khan, he was with his band the BBQ Show. Khan is back with The Shrines and a new album Idle No More, out now on Merge Records.

King Khan will be at St Paul's The Turf Club (which was recently sold to First Avenue) on Monday, October 21st.

Tour dates:

Oct. 18 -- Salt Lake City, UT @ Urban Lounge
Oct. 19 -- Denver, CO @ Larimer Lounge
Oct. 20 -- Kansas City, KS @ The Record Bar
Oct. 21 -- St. Paul, MN @ Turf Club
Oct. 22 -- Madison, WI @ High Noon Saloon
Oct. 23 -- Chicago, IL @ Bottom Lounge
Oct. 24 -- Cleveland Heights, OH @ Grog Shop
Oct. 25 -- Detroit, MI @ Magic Stick
Oct. 26 -- Toronto, ON @ Horseshoe Tavern
Oct. 27 -- Montreal, QC @ La Tulipe
Oct. 29 -- Boston, MA @ Brighton Music Hall
Oct. 30 -- New York, NY @ Webster Hall
Oct. 31 -- Philadelphia, PA @ Union Transfer
Nov. 1 -- Washington, DC @ Black Cat
Nov. 2 -- Durham, NC @ Motorco Music Hall
Nov. 4 -- Atlanta, GA @ Terminal West
Nov. 5 -- Birmingham, AL @ Bottletree
Nov. 6 -- New Orleans, LA @ Siberia
Nov. 8 - Fun Fun Fun Fest
Nov. 9 - Fun Fun Fun Fest
Nov. 10 - Fun Fun Fun Fest
Nov. 11 - Fun Fun Fun Fest
Nov. 12 -- El Paso, TX @ Tricky Falls
Nov. 13 - Phoenix, AZ @ Crescent Ballroom

Also playing this Monday at the Varsity Theater is The 1975:

Read More The 1975 Since we last saw the 1975, they are gearing up for their debut self-titled album, coming out September 3rd on Interscope Records. Leading up to the album …

THE 1975
the1975.com

Everybody loves ‘Chocolate’…the candy, as well as the current single from Manchester UK-based The 1975, whose debut album (on Dirty Hit/Polydor) debuted at #1 on the UK albums charts (even besting NIN new LP) and is starting to make substantial noise on these shores as well.

The band has actually been around in some form since 2002, and after 4 eps and now a full-length, is ready to fully conquer America. A sometimes melancholy blend of alt and guitar pop, singer Matt Healy actually cites director John Hughes and his bastion of 80’s coming-of-age-teen films as a major influence (don’t expect a Simple Minds cover in concert though).

Breakthrough band of the year? You decide-- if you can score a ticket, that is, as screaming females and Brit rock fans have already reserved theirs.

October 18 Firebird St. Louis, MO
October 19 Lincoln Hall Chicago, IL
October 20 The Rave Bar Milwaukee, WI
October 21 Varsity Theater Minneapolis, MN
October 23 Marquis Theatre Denver, CO
October 24 Kilby Court Salt Lake City, UT
October 26 Neumos Seattle, WA
October 27 VENUE Vancouver, Canada
October 28 Doug Fir Lounge Portland, OR
October 30 Independent San Francisco, CA
October 31 Observatory Santa Ana, CA
November 1 Fonda Theatre Los Angeles, CA
November 2 Vinyl Las Vegas, NV
November 3 Belly Up Tavern Solana Beach, CA
November 4 Club Congress Tucson, AZ

Read More Lucy Rose Lucy Rose is currently in the United States for a massive tour. She's supporting City and Colour on the September dates, but will be headlining in October. …

LUCY ROSE
lucyrosemusic.com

Lucy Rose will be over at the Amsterdam Bar and Hall in Saint Paul for her final 2013 Fall tour date.

I'll confess that I've never been to that venue before (since I'm primarily based in Minneapolis and rarely cross that Mississippi River to see shows). The right side and the wrong side of the river, right?

Rose will be playing songs from her debut album, Like I Used To, via Tirty Tigers with Sony RED distribution, including her recent singles, "Bikes" and "Middle of the Bed" (which you can download for free via Rolling Stone Magazine)

Rose's remaining US tour dates:

10/18/13 Canmore, AB Communitea Cafe
10/19/13 Edmonton, AB The Starlite Room
10/21/13 Winnipeg, MB Park Theatre Cafe
10/22/13 Saint Paul, MN Amsterdam Bar and Hall

If I wasn't in St Paul that night, the other show I would have actually attended would be Foy Vance:

Read More Little Green Cars Here’s a little secret-- Little Green Cars are being driven by minors. As lead Stevie Appleby (vocals/ guitar) put it mid-way into their 60 min. set, “we’d love …

FOY VANCE
foyvance.com

Ireland's Foy Vance is currently in America, touring in support of Joy Of Nothing. The album featured special guests such as Ed Sheeran and Bonnie Raitt.

The band's first proper headlining tour is getting a lot of buzz, in particular the more populated/hip cities (Nashville, Los Angeles, and Toronto) have sold out.

Opening up for selected shows will be Little Green Cars, a band that we like and previously appeared in Minneapolis earlier in April.

Foy Vance Fall Tour:

10/19/13 - Metro - Chicago, IL*
10/20/13 - Turner Hall Ballroom - Milwaukee, WI*
10/22/13 - First Avenue - Minneapolis, MN*
10/24/13 - Basement - Nashville, TN (sold out)
10/26/13 - Holy Mountain - Austin, TX
10/28/13 - Hotel Cafe - Los Angeles, CA (sold out)
10/29/13 - Independent - San Francisco, CA
10/31/13 - Bunk Bar - Portland, OR
11/01/13 - Columbia City Theater - Seattle, WA
11/02/13 - Electric Owl - Vancouver, Canada
11/04/13 - Bowery Ballroom - New York, NY
11/06/13 - Drake Hotel - Toronto, ON (sold out)
11/08/13 - World Cafe - Philadelphia, PA
11/09/13 - Jammin Java - Vienna, VA

*with Little Green Cars

Read More Boredoms One of the first shows, was Boredoms at First Avenue on June 20th, 1999. I honestly don't remember who opened up for them, but neither band brought any audience…

MELT-BANANA
geocities.jp

Japanese noise band Melt-Banana is coming to Minneapolis on Wednesday, October 23rd, at the Triple Rock Social Club.

The duo (Yasuko Onuki and Ichirou Agata) is currently in the U.S. to do a "2 do what 2 fetch" tour in support of their tenth studio album fetch.

Check out this massive Fall tour, which just kicked off this week:

2013-10-18 Portland, OR at Dante' s
2013-10-19 Boise, ID at Neurolux
2013-10-20 Salt Lake City, UT at Urban Lounge
2013-10-21 Denver, CO at Laimer Lounge
2013-10-23 Minneapolis,MN at Triple Rock
2013-10-24 Milwaukee, WI at The Cactus Club
2013-10-25 Grand Rapids, MI at Pryamid Scheme
2013-10-26 Cleveland, OH at Grog Shop
2013-10-27 Chicago, IL at Double Door
2013-10-28 Pontiac, MI at The Crofoot Ballroom
2013-10-29 Toronto, ON at Lee's Palace
2013-10-31 Philadelphia, PA at Union Transfer
2013-11-01 Brooklyn, NY at Saint Vitus
2013-11-02 Providence, RI at AS220
2013-11-03 Boston, MA at The Sinclair
2013-11-04 Washington DC at Black Cat
2013-11-05 Chapel Hill, NC at Local 506
2013-11-06 Atlanta, GA at 529
2013-11-08 Dallas,TX at Club Dada
2013-11-09 Austin, TX at FFF Fest
2013-11-11 Albuquerque, NM at Launchpad
2013-11-12 Phoenix, AZ at Last Exit
2013-11-13 Los Angeles, CA at Troubadour
2013-11-14 San Diego, CA at The Casbah
2013-11-15 Pomona, CA at The Glasshouse
2013-11-16 Oakland,CA at Oakland Metro Opera House

Also taking place this Wednesday:

Read More Kodaline Dublin foursome Kodaline opened the show, promoting their self-titled ep (B-Unique/RCA), completely won the crowd over with their melancholy anthems …

KODALINE
kodaline.com

When we last saw the lads of Dublin quartet Kodaline, they were opening on a spring tour for The Airborne Toxic Event, to great reception. Now that their debut full-length, In a Perfect World (RCA/Red) has just been released, they’re returning on a headlining tour to re-introduce us to their anthemic blend of Irish alt-rock.

Fresh from a mini-residency in NYC (including a live appearance on VH-1), the tour also brings opener Diane Birch whose own new album, Speak a Little Louder (S-Curve) brings soul-pop influence with freshness from this keyboard playing singer-songwriter. Birch worked with Dap Kings drummer Homer Steinweiss and Aqualung’s Matt Hales to concoct the new tracks on this sophomore album, that shows her musical growth.

As well, Kodaline has been playing a Sam Cooke cover in concert, so chances of very soulful evening with both acts, is a near certainty, so make sure to book a ticket and arrive early.

Tour dates:

10/19/13 New York, NY CMJ @ Pianos
10/20/13 Toronto, ON The Mod Club
10/22/13 Chicago, IL Subteranean
10/23/13 Minneapolis, MN Turf Club
10/26/13 Seattle, WA Barboza
10/27/13 Portland, OR Doug Fir
10/28/13 San Francisco Café Du Nord
10/30/13 Los Angeles, CA Troubadour (SOLD OUT)
10/31/13 Santa Ana, CA Constellation Room

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W♥M190: Rocktober 2013

W♥M190 (69 mins) Read More Deltron 3030 Deltron 3030 is back! The dream team consisting of Del Tha Funkee Homosapien, Dan the Automator, and Kid Koala, will be releasing (and touring) in support of Deltron 3030: Event II.…

Emily is our guest on this week's W♥M Radio.

Last October 2012, we covered about 40 shows. We are gearing up toward another massive "Rocktober" month for 2013!

Before we get to Rocktober, we discussed Duke Garwood and Savages at First Avenue (09/17). We mentioned that weird droney Garwood performance with skinnyman Johnny Hostile and the chop/punch/kick aggressive performance from Jehnny of Savages.

This brought up the discussion of bands banning cellphone and cameras (because Savages discourage and asks people to not take photographs). Prince does it, as are other popular bands, as mentioned on petapixel.com: "It’s become a pattern with musicians lately. In an attempt to force people to actually experience the concert they’re attending, many musicians are banning photography at their shows outright. In the past, we shared messages put up by the bands She & Him, The Yeah Yeah Yeahs and The Savages, all of whom are kindly asking concert goers to put away their darn cell phones."

Personally, I have attended all those bands (plus Oasis/Beady Eye and others asking for no photography). I often feel like I can't do my job, supplying one photo and taking notes (on my phone).... but then again: I'm not there as a fan, I'm there to report. I have not gone to a concert that took away my phone (they've taken away my camera), that, to me, is a little too extreme.

ROCKTOBER 2013
Why are there so many shows in October? Most of the smaller/up-and-coming oversea bands are here in the United States for the College Music Journal (CMJ) music festival taking place in New York in mid-October (Oct 15-19).

Other bands not on the CMJ scene are here because it's the start of the school season (late September), so they think it's a great way to earn money by touring through major cities (where the major colleges are located) in hopes of getting a piece of that college kids action.

Here are a few shows that W♥M may be cover in the Twin Cities (Minneapolis and St Paul):

10/01/13 Black Joe Lewis at First Avenue 10/01/13 Joan of Arc at 7th Street Entry 10/03/13 Guitar Wolf at Turf Club 10/04/13 Gold Panda at Triple Rock Social Club 10/04/13 Langhorne Slim at Turf Club 10/04/13 Ra Ra Riot/Cayucas at First Avenue 10/05/13 Gwar at First Avenue 10/05/13 Hey Marseilles at 7th Street Entry 10/05/13 KT Tunstall at Cedar Cultural Center 10/05/13 Pepper at Mill City Nights 10/08/13 Noah And The Whale at Varsity Theater 10/08/13 Quintron at 7th Street Entry 10/08/13 Tricky at First Avenue 10/09/13 Blitzen Trapper at First Avenue 10/09/13 Franz Ferdinand at Skyway Theatre 10/11/13 Wesley Stace at Cedar Cultural Center 10/11/13 Father John Misty at First Avenue 10/12/13 Man Man at First Avenue 10/12/13 ZZ Ward at Skyway Theatre 10/13/13 Papa Roach at First Avenue 10/13/13 Surfer Blood at Triple Rock 10/14/13 Fiona Apple at The O'Shaughnessy 10/15/13 The Blow at Cedar Cultural Center 10/15/13 Deer Tick at Fine Line Music Cafe 10/16/13 Neko Case at First Avenue 10/16/13 SSLYBY at 7th Street Entry 10/17/13 Neko Case at First Avenue

10/18/13 Anberlin at Mill City Nights 10/18/13 Olöf Arnalds at Fitzgerald Theater 10/19/13 Celtic Thunder at The O'Shaughnessy 10/19/13 Cocorosie at Cedar Cultural Center 10/19/13 Keep Shelly In Athens at 7th Street 10/19/13 Soul Asylum at First Avenue 10/20/13 Deltron 3030 at First Avenue 10/21/13 The 1975 at Varsity Theater 10/21/13 Aimee Mann at Dakota Jazz Club 10/21/13 King Khan & The Shrines at Turf Club 10/22/13 Little Green Cars at New Skyway Lounge 10/22/13 Lucy Rose at Amsterdam Bar and Hall 10/23/13 Bonnie Raitt at Convention Center 10/23/13 Kodaline at Turf Club 10/25/13 Jacuzzi Boys at Triple Rock Social Club 10/25/13 Those Darlins at 7th Street Entry 10/25/13 Mike Doughty at First Avenue 10/26/13 Head And The Heart at First Avenue 10/27/13 Head And The Heart at First Avenue 10/28/13 Frank Turner at Varsity Theater 10/29/13 Cowboy Junkies at Dakota Jazz Club 10/30/13 Chris Cornell at The O'Shaughnessy 10/30/13 Cowboy Junkies at Dakota Jazz Club 10/30/13 Cyndi Lauper at Mill City Nights 10/30/13 Jonas Brothers at Myth 10/30/13 Kate Nash/La Sera at First Avenue 10/31/13 Beats Antique at Mill City Nights

Some bands we spotlight for the month of October:

CYNDI LAUPER
cyndilauper.com

Children of the 80s should all know "Girls Just Want to Have Fun", which is actually a cover song. So basically all the money she made off that song and royalties went to one lucky Robert Hazard.

10/18/13 Englewood, NJ Bergen Performing Arts Ctr.
10/19/13 Boston, MA Wang Theatre
10/20/13 Flushing, NY Colden Auditorium
10/22/13 Wilkes-Barre, PA F.M. Kirby Center
10/23/13 New Brunswick, NJ State Theatre
10/25/13 Lebanon, NH Lebanon Opera House
10/26/13 Montreal, QC Metropolis
10/27/13 Toronto, ON Massey Hall
10/29/13 Madison, WI Capitol Theater
10/30/13 Minneapolis, MN Mill City Nights
11/01/13 Chicago, IL Chicago Theatre
11/03/13 Greensburg, PA Palace Theatre
11/05/13 Nashville, TN Andrew Jackson Hall
11/06/13 Knoxville, TN Tennessee Theatre
11/08/13 Clearwater, FL Ruth Eckerd Hall
11/09/13 Hollywood, FL Hard Rock Live
11/10/13 Lake Buena Vista, FL House Of Blues
11/12/13 Charlotte, NC Belk Theater
11/13/13 Washington, DC Warner Theatre
11/15/13 Glenside, PA Keswick Theatre
11/16/13 Ridgefield, CT Ridgefield Playhouse
12/07/13 New York, NY Beacon Theatre

NEKO CASE
nekocase.com

The holy trinity of ladies: Kate Nash, Fiona Apple and Neko Case.

Kate Nash, which we just mentioned here and her U.S. dates. She is tour for her latest album Girl Talk.

Fiona Apple was also previously mentioned here. She's touring under the "Anything We Want" banner with Blake Mills with absolutely no idea what songs they will play.

Neko Case has a new album The Worse Things Get, The Harder I Fight, The Harder I Fight, The More I Love You, which came out September 3rd on ANTI-, and her First Avenue residency tells me that she feels she will sell out her show there. Hopefully booking another night would spread the love around because most people will not buy both tickets, unless they are 'caseheads' (which I just made up).

09/25/13 Philadelphia, PA Electric Factory 09/26/13 New York, NY Radio City Music Hall 10/05/13 "Way Over Yonder" 10/06/13 "Austin City Limits Music Festival" 10/13/13 Austin, TX Zilker Park 10/15/13 Lawrence, KS Liberty Hall 10/16/13 Minneapolis, MN First Avenue 10/17/13 Minneapolis, MN First Avenue 10/19/13 Columbus, OH Newport Music Hall 10/20/13 St. Louis, MO The Pageant

10/22/13 Cincinnati, OH Taft Theatre 10/23/13 Nashville, TN Cannery Ballroom 10/24/13 Atlanta, GA Buckhead Theatre 10/25/13 Ponte Vedra, FL Ponte Vedra Concert 10/26/13 Durham, NC Durham Performing 10/27/13 Charlottesville, VA Paramount Theater 10/29/13 Ithaca, NY State Theatre 10/30/13 Washington, DC Lincoln Theatre 10/31/13 Washington, DC Lincoln Theatre 11/01/13 Boston, MA Orpheum Theatre

MARK LANEGAN
marklanegan.com

Lanegan isn't stopping in Minneapolis, but that doesn't mean Emily isn't going to see him on this brief 8-U.S. date for his latest album Imitations (release September 17th).

10/04/13 West Hollywood, CA Troubadour
10/07/13 Portland, OR Wonder Ballroom
10/08/13 Seattle, WA The Neptune
10/10/13 Chicago, IL Old Town School Of Folk Music
10/11/13 Boston, MA Royale Nightclub Boston
10/12/13 Philadelphia, PA Underground Arts
10/14/13 Washington, DC Sixth & I Historic Synagogue
10/15/13 New York, NY The Gramercy Theatre

DELTRON 3030
deltron3030.com

Vu was turned into an instant Deltron 3030 fan when he saw them in 2000. Now it's the year 2013 and Deltron is back with Event II (coming out October 1st), the 13-year follow-up to their debut self-titled album. Song of the show is "City Rising from the Ashes", the mad lead single from new album.

It's been so long that Del had to remind us who Deltron was: "I know you need a little background clear though about yer boy Deltron Zero, your hero in three thousand thirty, we ain't in the clear though…" The song takes us back to the year 3030, we were, in fact, always coming back.

10/08/13 Boston, MA Paradise Rock Club
10/09/13 Brooklyn, NY Brooklyn Bowl
10/10/13 Washington, DC Howard Theatre
10/11/13 Charlottesville, VA Jefferson Theater
10/13/13 Phila, PA Theatre Of The Living Arts
10/14/13 New York, NY HighLine Ballroom
10/16/13 Toronto, ON Phoenix Concert
10/18/13 Indianapolis, IN Vogue
10/19/13 Chicago, IL House Of Blues
10/20/13 Minneapolis, MN First Avenue
10/23/13 Atlanta, GA Heaven
10/25/13 "Mountain Oasis Electronic "
11/10/13 "Fun Fun Fun Fest"
11/15/13 "Boom Festival" (Denver)

Trivia: The role of Sir Damien Thorn VII of the Cockfosters Clan in the world of Deltron 3030, is played by Damon Albarn.

BONUS: The Replacements and Empire of the Sun.

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Deltron 3030: Event II

Read More Deltron 3030 I listen to very little hip-hop. :/ I went to see Deltron because of Kid Koala, and seriously, after that high-energy show, I was totally impressed. .…

Deltron 3030 is back! The dream team consisting of Del Tha Funkee Homosapien, Dan the Automator, and Kid Koala, will be releasing (and touring) in support of Deltron 3030: Event II, to be released October 1st. Their EP, City Rising From the Ashes, came out a few weeks ago (August 13th).

Ticketstub from 11/13/00

In 2000, I went out to see Deltron 3030, with very little knowledge of the hip-hop band. I went because I wanted to check out Kid Koala, who was, at the time, experiencing some massive buzz in the UK. Instead, the band blew me away that I immediately bought their album (and eventually the instrumental version).

Anyway, like the original self-titled album, Deltron 3030: Event II will feature the usual mad rhymes from Del and various guest vocalists. This time, they manage to get The Lonely Island, Emily Wells, Damon Albarn (Blur), but also, actors Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Mary Elizabeth Winstead!

Tour dates below:

09/08/13 "Rock The Bells" (Devore) 09/15/13 "Rock The Bells" (Mountain View) 10/08/13 Boston, MA Paradise Rock Club 10/09/13 Brooklyn, NY Brooklyn Bowl 10/10/13 Washington, DC Howard Theatre 10/11/13 Charlottesville, VA Jefferson Theater 10/13/13 Phila, PA Theatre Of The Living Arts 10/14/13 New York, NY HighLine Ballroom

10/16/13 Toronto, ON Phoenix Concert 10/18/13 Indianapolis, IN Vogue 10/19/13 Chicago, IL House Of Blues 10/20/13 Minneapolis, MN First Avenue 10/23/13 Atlanta, GA Heaven 10/25/13 "Mountain Oasis Electronic " 11/10/13 "Fun Fun Fun Fest" 11/15/13 "Boom Festival" (Denver)

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A Nerdcore Sampler

State Of The Nation

It seems to be my place here to be the old fogey who's always talking about music gone by, so let me take you back in time to an age where everyone was still pretty excited about the internet, the Stile Project was still pretty cutting edge, and Old Man Murray was the place to turn for video game reviews. Besides, Vu challenged me to do an entry on white boy rap and this is what he's going to get.
 
Deltron 3030 has been mentioned here before and Del Tha Funkee Homosapien has enough other projects under his belt that he's not technically nerdcore, but the album was released around the same time and features futuristic rap battle in the year 3030, so it's hard to leave out the nod entirely.

K IS FOR KOMPRESSOR

And who could forget our favorite proto-Nerdcore synth act from back in the day: KOMPRESSOR?  KOMPRESSOR, otherwise known as Andreas K. or Drew (of Toothpaste For Dinner and Married to The Sea fame) was some kind of whack-job alien from Bremen, Germany.  With a heart full of hate in a time of deep seated indolence, he struck a chord with America's dotcom yuppies.

Enter onto the scene, the first nerdcore act that I can think of: MC Hawking.  Getting around the problem that white folks don't know how to rap by using a text to speech program, MC Hawking was supposed to have been Stephen Hawking's alternate life as a "lyrical terrorist".  Happily, the real Hawking was flattered by the homage and didn't sue MC Hawking into a proverbial black hole.

Finally, at around the same time, MC Frontalot emerged on the scene, and actually gave the genre its name.  Frontalot's is reminiscent of 80's acts like The Fat Boys, Fresh Prince, and Young MC when rap was fun, playful, and safe.  From there, the genre has taken off, to include all kinds of nobodys doing this for no particularly good reason (much like another genre close to my heart, Wizard Rock).  On the one hand, nerdcore is just another novelty genre, but on the other it's a place for you all to get off your collective asses and make some music, without worrying about whether it's terrible or not.

QuakeMaster

This Old Man

You know, not that I do that ever, but... hey... didn't we have a sponsored QotD about this sort of thing?  And next time, I swear I'll post something that can't be categorized as "novelty".  I'm just going through a nostalgia phase.

xoxo,
Mooxie Carmichael

Deltron 3030 - Positive Contact

Deltron 3030 - Positive Contact

Deltron 3030

Artist: Album: Website: Members:

Deltron 3030 "Deltron 3030" www.hieroglyphics.com (record company) Dan the Automator as The Cantankerous Captain Aptos, Del Tha Funkee Homosapien as Deltron Zero, Kid Koala as Skiznod the Boy Wonder

I listen to very little hip-hop. :/

I went to see Deltron because of Kid Koala, and seriously, after that high-energy show, I was totally impressed. I bought the album plus the instrumental version of it (for the DJs out there).

Little known fact: Sean Lennon is the guest vocals for "Memory Loss".