We've mentioned Wild Belle before. The Chicago sibling duo (Natalie and Elliot Bergman) announced that they are doing a headlining tour this year. They previously
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Here are some shows taking place in the Minneapolis/St Paul area on May 20, 2016.
WILD BELLE
at Cedar Cultural Center
Friday, 05/20/16, 7pm ($15/$18) thecedar.org
Chicago’s Wild Belle (sibling duo Natalie and Elliot Bergman) is currently on tour in support of their sophomore album Dreamland (Columbia Records).
According to interviews, Elliot and Natalie are two of four children, and Elliot is a multi-instrumentalist who studied at the University of Michigan and started a band called Nomo. It was in this band that his younger sister, Natalie, started performing with the band, playing tambourine and singing backing vocals at the age of 16.
Eventually, Natalie started recording her vocals on some of Nomo’s instrumental tracks and the result eventually lead to them forming Wild Belle.
Experimental pop trio Weatherman (pianist/vocalist Annie Higgins, drummer Jason Toth, and composer Joshua Dumas) to open.
Tour Dates:
5/13 Los Angeles, CA The Echoplex *
5/14 San Francisco, CA Bimbo’s 365 Club *
5/16 Portland, OR Star Theater
5/17 Seattle, WA The Crocodile
5/20 Minneapolis, MN Cedar Cultural Center
On the evening of June 25th, even the temperamental Minnesota weather smiled upon the outdoor stage at Cabooze, where Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros performed their .…
EDWARD SHARPE AND THE MAGNETIC ZEROS
at Surly Brewery
Friday, 05/20/16, 5pm ($35 / Sold Out) surlybrewing.com
Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros (stylized as Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros on the new album PersonA) sold out their upcoming Surly Brewery show in Minneapolis in less than a day. This really isn’t a surprise, as we’ve previously caught the band at a much larger venue and they sold out that venue without any problems.
New Orleans’ finest, the Preservation Hall Jazz Band to open. Also, not listed on the poster, but Los Angeles’ Harriet (fronted by singer/keys Alex Casnoff) is also on the bill.
PersonA Tour:
5/17/16 Codfish Hollow Barn Maquoketa, IA
5/18/16 Pabst Theater Milwaukee, WI
5/20/16 Surly Brewery Minneapolis, MN
5/21/16 Harrah's Hotel Council Bluffs, IA
5/25/16 Filene Center at Wolf Trap Vienna, VA
5/27/16 North Carolina Museum of Art Raleigh, NC
5/28/16 Georgia Theatre Athens, GA
5/30/16 Cumberland Caverns McMinnville, TN
5/31/16 Ascend Amphitheater Nashville, TN
6/4/16 Whitewater Music New Braunfels, TX
6/5/16 Free Press Summer Festival Houston, TX
6/8/16 Orpheum Theater Flagstaff, AZ
6/11/16 The Greek Theatre Berkeley, CA
6/12/16 Cargo at Whitney Peak Hotel Reno, NV
6/16/16 Marymoor Park Redmond, WA
6/17/16 Edgefield Troutdale, OR
6/18/16 Revolution Center Boise, ID
6/20/16 Red Butte - Salt Lake City, UT
7/16/16 Harris Park - Rock the Park London, ON
7/17/16 Meijer Gardens - Grand Rapids, MI
7/22/16 - 7/24/16 Divide Music Festival - Fraser, CO
7/24/16 Newport Folk Fest Newport, RI
We love Goldfrapp. The discoey band announce a UK tour for March and April 2014.
Get your tickets now, they have previously sold out major European cities, including their show at the Hammersmith Odeon in London (which The Guardian hailing the band’s performance as “majestic”.)
Goldfrapp's latest album is called Tales Of Us. The album came in two flavors: a standard edition and a deluxe edition, which includes a hardcover 40-page book, a bonus CD containing a selection of remixes and live performances of album tracks, plus a DVD with Tales Of Us in 5.1 surround sound, a documentary of the making of Tales Of Us and the breathtaking short films for Drew and Annabel.
Goldfrapp UK Tour dates:
03/26/14 Birmingham Symphony Hall
03/27/14 Manchester The Lowry
03/29/14 Brighton Dome
03/30/14 Portsmouth Guildhall
04/01/14 Bristol Colston Hall
04/02/14 Reading Hexagon
04/04/14 Glasgow Royal Concert Hall
04/05/14 York Barbican
04/07/14 Gateshead Sage
Elephant Micah and Hiss Golden Messenger have teamed up to record a 7" split. The split is coming out September 4th. For a limited time, the 7" will come bundle with HGM's .…
Hiss Golden Messenger's reissue of Bad Debt as an Expanded Edition on January 14th by Paradise of Bachelors Records; the album was previously released in 2010. The Expanded Edition restores the album's originally intended full song sequence, plus unreleased tracks.
Hiss Golden Messenger is North Carolina-based songwriter M.C. Taylor and multi-instrumentalist and recordist Scott Hirsch (who currently lives in Brooklyn). The dou has been making music together for twenty years in various incarnations, including six records with the San Francisco's Court and Spark.
Bad Debt Expanded Edition track listing:
1. Balthazar's Song
2. No Lord Is Free
3. Bad Debt
4. O Little Light
5. Straw Man Red Sun River Gold
6. Far Bright Star
7. The Serpent Is Kind (Compared To Man)
8. Call Him Daylight
9. Jesus Shot Me In The Head
10. Super Blue (Two Days Clean)
11. Roll River Roll
12. Drum
On the evening of June 25th, even the temperamental Minnesota weather smiled upon the outdoor stage at Cabooze, where Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros performed their .…
Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros' frontman Alex Ebert was nominated for a Golden Globe for "Best Score" for the "All Is Lost" Original Motion Picture Soundtrack. The album came out October 1st via Community Music and featured ten original compositions and one new song all written, composed, and produced by Ebert.
"All Is Lost" is a film about one man's battle for survival against the elements after his sailboat is destroyed at sea. Starring Robert Redford, written and directed by J.C. Chandor.
The 71st Golden Globe Awards will be broadcasting live from Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, California on January 12, 2014, by NBC. Tina Fey and Amy Poehler were announced as the co-hosts for the second time in a row.
Other nominees in the "Best Score" category are listed below, although I thought the winner may be the Mandela soundtrack due to his recent passing?
After catching the very end of The Jezabels (who were on unusually early on in the line-up… in my opinion), Darwin Deez was the first act on our list of must-sees.…
Champs (aka brothers Michael and David Champion from the Isle of Wight) is back with a new single called "Savannah", taken from their debut album Down Like Gold, which will be released on February 24th 2014 on Play It Again Sam (PIAS).
The band will be out on tour with the Jezabels in 2014.
Brink
The Jezabels
Speaking of which, Australia's The Jezabels will be back with a new album on February 18, 2014, called The Brink (PIAS).
Singer Hayley Mary of The Jezabels commented on the "pop music" on their album, "To me, pop is the darkest music of all. If you look not at what pop artists are consciously doing but at what they’re reflecting about the world, pop is the most twisted, weird and scary stuff. If you wanted to study the Earth from an alien perspective, listen to pop music."
The Jezabels and Champs tour dates:
02/24/14 Nottingham Rescue Room
02/25/14 Manchester Gorilla
02/26/14 Glasgow Oran Mor
02/28/14 Belfast Limelight 2
03/01/14 Dublin Button Factory
03/02/14 Dublin Button Factory
03/04/14 Bristol The Fleece
03/05/14 London Shepherds Bush Empire
03/06/14 Brighton Concorde 2
Sharon Van Etten is as easy on the eyes as she was on the ears. She started off "All I Can," and the band played on without any issues. Even when tuning her guitar, Van Etten is a pro .…
Doug Keith will be releasing Pony album on The Village Label. He premiered his song "Pure Gold In the 70's" on SPIN magazine. The song featured one J. Mascis (Dinosaur Jr), thanks to a dare from singer Sharon Van Etten.
To Keith's surprise, J. Mascis agreed to lend his talen. Keith responded, "I know, right? Mindblowing. Mind blown. He played the most amazing solo that captures exactly what that song is about."
Pony will be released February 11th on The Village Label.
Track listing:
1. Harvest Home
2. I Will Burn For You
3. Long Shot
4. Pure Gold In The 70's
5. The Apostles
6. You Can't Stand To Be Alone
7. Black Metal Black
8. The Weather's F*** Awful
9. The Bone In Your Hand
Ian McGlynn has a new album called Now We're Golden, which just came out earlier this month, June 5th via Bailey Park Records. The album was recorded all over the place, including Paris.…
Now We're Golden is the third album from Ian McGlynn. It is said that the entire album was written on a tiny Casiotone MT-220 keyboard (which he kept with him at all times in case inspiration struck or his schedule suddenly aligned with his songwriting partner Chris Newkirk.)
We've briefly mentioned the album earlier in July, but wanted to mention that at the time of release, it was featured on iTunes New and Noteworthy section and spent two months in the CMJ top 30.
North Pole Vault
Also, worth noting, is that Ian McGlynn has a brand new Christmas-inspired EP called North Pole Vault, which came out December 3rd on iTunes. The EP is a six-song collection of holiday songs, "written in a bourbon haze".
Track Listing:
1
Christmas Morning
2
Our Favorite Christmas Movie
3
Christmas Sleep
4
Meet Me Where The Lights Shine Bright
5
North Pole Vault
6
Meet Me Where The Lights Shine Bright (Reprise)
Mutual Benefit, the latest Jordan Lee project, has a debut album called Love's Crushing Diamond. The album came out on CD on December 3rd
(January 13th in the UK/Europe), and on vinyl on January 7th.
You can listen to his song "Golden Wake" on soundcloud.com.
Mutual Benefit will be heading out on tour in support of Love's Crushing Diamond:
01/13/14 - Boston, MA @ Great Scott
01/14/14 - Montreal, QC @ Il Motore
01/15/14 - Toronto, ON @ Drake Underground
01/18/14 - Minneapolis, MN @ Turf Club
01/22/14 - Seattle, WA @ Barboza
01/25/14 - San Francisco, CA @ Rickshaw Stop
01/28/14 - Los Angeles, CA @ Centre for the Arts
01/29/14 - Phoenix, AZ @ Rhythm Room
02/01/14 - Houston, TX @ Fitzgeralds
02/03/14 - Atlanta, GA @ The Earl
02/04/14 - Chapel Hill, NC @ Local 506
02/06/14 - Philadelphia, PA @ Boot & Saddle
02/07/14 - New York, NY @ Mercury Lounge
02/08/14 - Brooklyn, NY @ Rough Trade
Whales in Cubicles are a London-based trio with a brand new song called "Golden Metal", taken from their forthcoming debut album (to be released on January 27th 2014) via CLUB.THE.MAMMOTH records.
The album was recorded at Monnow Valley Studio with producer Nick Mailing and mixed by Simon Barnicott .
You can download "Golden Metal" for free on Bandcamp.
Tour dates:
01/28/14 – Newcastle – Digital
01/29/14 – Edinburgh – Sneaky Pete’s
01/30/14 – Glasgow – Nice N Sleazy
01/31/14 – Leeds – A Nation Of Shopkeepers
02/01/14 – Manchester – Night & Day Café
02/05/14 – Leicester – The Cookie Jar
02/06/14 – Bath – Moles Club
02/07/14 – Brighton – Prince Albert
02/13/14 – London – Hoxton Square Bar & Kitchen
02/14/14 – Bournemouth – 60 Million Postcards
02/15/14 – Bristol – Start The Bus
02/22/14 – Reading – Oakford Social Club
The Dividends is singer Sarah Jaffe and producer Symbolyc One (or short, S1), with a forthcoming EP called Far From Away scheduled for release in 2014.
They've released a track from the EP called "Fool's Gold", featuring Raekwon.
The Body Wins
Sarah Jaffe
We've previously written about Sarah Jaffe's album The Body Wins, which I previously said that "it's actually very good. Reminds me a bit of Florence + The Machine, but electronica, with Jaffe's beautiful voice."
S1 talked about Jaffe: "Sarah Jaffe is amazing, I truly believe we have something really special when we're working together. The first three songs we ever collaborated on were picked by major artists—including Eminem's 'Bad Guy'—so it was only right that we proceed and present our ideas through what we know now as The Dividends."
Dirty Gold is the new album from Angel Haze (aka Raykeea Wilson), it is coming out March 3rd, 2014, on Island Records (UK)/Universal Republic (US).
Haze is a rapper who released a free EP called Reservation last year, and quickly was noticed by major label Universal Republic. A few months ago, she released her first single "Echelon (It's My Way)", taken from Dirty Gold.
Track Listing:
01 Sing About Me
02 Echelon (It’s My Way)
03 A Tribe Called Red
04 Deep Sea Diver
05 Synagogue
06 Angel + Airwaves
07 April’s Fools
08 White Lillies / White Lies
09 Battle Cry
10 Black Dahlia
11 Planes Fly
12 Dirty Gold
The Slowdown is a 6-piece indie rock band (Brothers Sam Hoskins on lead vocals/guitars/other instruments and Joe Hoskins on keys,
Josh Johnson on guitar,
Jordan Smith on bass,
Austin Turney on guitar, and Drew Little on drums) from Kansas City.
The band have a forthcoming album Digital Gold, pending release in early 2014 via Celebrity Narrators.
The album's first single and title track, "Digital Gold", which DIY Magazine calls "the poppiest and the most electronic", is available now.
06/29 - Kansas City, KS - Kanrocksas
07/27 - Floyd, VA - Floydfest
08/01 - Las Vegas, NV - Cosmopolitan
08/04 - Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood Bowl
08/17 - Sterling Heights, MI - Mo Pop Festival
08/23 - Simcoe, ON - Gentleman of the Road*
08/29 - Kennett Square, PA - Longwood
08/30 - Troy, OH - Troy Memorial*
09/01 - Aspen, CO - Snowmass
09/06 - Guthrie, OK - Cottonwood Flats *
09/07-09/08 - St. Louis, MO - Loufest
09/13 - St. Augustine, FL - Francis Field*
09/27 - 9/28 - Southern Ground Music Festival
Here is another super popular group: Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros.
I previously covered them when they played here last year at the Cabooze. The band is returning to the Cabooze this June 25th. Expect the show to sell out.…
On the evening of June 25th, even the temperamental Minnesota weather smiled upon the outdoor stage at Cabooze, where Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros performed their particular brand of stagecraft. It was part medicine show, part religious revival, part hootenanny, and part lovefest, attended by young, old and all ages in-between.
The ratio of available space per audience member was mirrored on stage, where I counted no less than 12 Magnetic Zeros, each busily doing his or her bit to magnetize a crowd that had already been drawn to the concert by the band’s irresistible siren song of all-inclusive musical enchantment. The variegated ensemble has been described with words like communal, hippyish, bacchanalian, mesmerizing, and well, you get the picture. And while some may describe Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros as the love child of Bon Iver and the Grateful Dead, and label their music as cultish, evangelical, flower-pop cultivated in Kumbaya country, such descriptions and comparisons are ultimately as lazy as the armchair critics who issue them, rather than joining the throng in front of the stage and experiencing firsthand what constitutes this band’s undeniable appeal. Which is where I was that night at Cabooze, where I watched teenage girls swooning, middle-agers toking, and seniors swaying to the jingly melodies, transcendent harmonies, instrumental salvos, and crowd singalongs that were just a few of the forms in which this band’s particular chi expressed itself. Other forms were whistling, clapping, rapping and preaching. You can label them a throwback to the psychedelic era or a preeminent specimen of the so-called neo-folk movement, but whatever they are, they attract an audience who accepts them as heartily as the band welcomes them, and who finds in this ragtag band of love-pushers an outlet for expressing their own chi and blissing out for a couple of hours under a tranquil (and much appreciated) Minneapolis sky. Late in the show, when lead vocalist Jade Castrinos invited audience members to embrace their neighbors, most happily complied. It was that kind of event.
The charismatic leader of the band, Alex Ebert, swayed, pranced and frolicked to the crowd’s delight, and minutes into the show had already made his way into their midst, where he took an audience member’s phone camera, evidently set to video, and held it up, slowly rotating it a full 360 degrees to record those on the stage as well as those facing it. Like many a band’s (or other organization’s) front person, Ebert has a charisma that is difficult to explain yet impossible to deny. Observed firsthand, he is not especially good looking, certainly not a spiffy dresser, and does not exactly appear jubilant when performing. In fact, he often wears a rather blasé expression, and perhaps this was just roadwear, but I have watched numerous recorded performances and he is always more or less the same. Assuming a blasé attitude while professing love and acceptance for all clearly works for him, and for the band.
The band’s nearly two hour set began with the popular Man on Fire, with the crowd favorite, Home, reserved for late in the show. In this song and others, the vocal duets performed by Ebert and Castrinos hold an undeniable popular appeal, as does Castrinos’ palpable love of music, which clearly runs in her blood and renders her incapable of ever holding perfectly still. Her joyful spirit and perpetual motion had no small influence on the audience, where very few unsmiling faces or immobile bodies could be observed. If this band’s admirers are spellbound by Ebert’s mysterious charisma, they are likewise smitten by the petite Castrinos: with her pixyish features, complete with mischievous grin and endearing dimples, she drew great applause and loud cheers each time she stepped into the foreground and festooned her clear-voiced melodies over the crowd.
the band is a democratic and symbiotic musical model
For those who are interested, the instruments contributing to the show included two acoustic guitars, one electric guitar, one banjo, one upright bass played with bow, trumpet, tuba and tambourine, two keyboards, one accordion, one percussion section comprising two drummers and a percussionist, two main vocalists, and contributing vocals by all. But an instrument inventory is but a poor means of conjuring a musical performance. Some may favor concert reviews that convey only the facts surrounding a performance, but such reviews can be likened to displaying a fine musical instrument without sharing the sounds it can produce. Certainly Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros is not a band for aspiring soloists or would-be guitar heroes; instead, the band is a democratic and symbiotic musical model whose individual parts defer to the whole. And yet, these players together succeed in producing some transcendent and memorable musical phenomena. I have mentioned the appeal of the Ebert/Castrinos duet moments—and yes, this sort of thing has been done and seen often enough, but somehow, when done effectively, it always has a way of charming audiences. What this reviewer most enjoyed, however, were the remarkable moments when the many voices onstage united to construct a wall of rich harmony for the lone voice of Castrinos to then gracefully scale and smoothly saunter upon. At moments such as these, I felt not only that the group’s synergy succeeded in catapulting them to the level of the sublime, but also that never had a bunch of zeros added up to so much or been more magnetic.
Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros at Cabooze, Minneapolis (06/25/13)
Hey, did you get your tickets to see Sasquatch! Music Festival this May 24-27, 2013? Well too bad, it's all sold out - in less than 90 minutes after going on sale.
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Sasquatch Music Festival is taking place this weekend.
The event creator Adam Zacks and Live Nation Northwest president Jeff Trisler have both received the Governor's Recognition Award for their outstanding accomplishments and innovative leadership in music!
Zacks and Trisler were on stage at the festival during a set by Pacific NW natives Built to Spill to receive the award with this message from Governor Jay Inslee:
I would like to take this opportunity to recognize Adam Zacks and Jeff Trisler, who started the Sasquatch! Music Festival 12 years ago. Today, Sasquatch! attracts more than 80,000 people each year from around the globe, providing a significant boost to the regional economy. This festival helps support the development of alternative independent music and embodies the independent spirit of music that our communities have long been known for.
Please join me in thanking Adam & Jeff for their dedicated work. The Sasquatch! Music Festival will continue to inspire patrons and artists alike for generations to come.
The popular festival sold out in record time (90 minutes after going on sale) and it's easy to see why: they booked the best bands. Below are some of those bands at Sasquatch this weekend:
The Lumineers only have one record, a self titled LP, released back on April 3rd 2012, so they basically played almost the entire album. The band threw in a Bob Dylan cover, a Taking Heads cover .…
One of the hottest bands this year is The Lumineers. You might recall that we covered the band last year in New Orleans. For a relatively 'new' band, I cannot believe they are playing the Target Center here in Minneapolis. This is a stadium-sized venue; very little bands that I cover can manage to pull off playing such a spacious arena.
Anyway, the Denver-based band is currently in the middle of their tour for their self-titled debut album.
05/25-05/27 Sasquatch Music Festival
05/30 Lancaster, NE @ Pinewood Bowl Amph*%
05/31 Minneapolis, MN @ Target Center*%
06/01 Kansas City, MO @ Cricket Wireless Amph*%
06/04 Cincinnati, OH @ Riverbend Music Center*
06/06 Clarkston, MI @ DTE Energy *%
06/07 Canandaugia, NY @ CMAC*%
06/06-06/09 Mountain Jam Fest
06/07-06/09 New York, NY @ Governor's Ball
06/12 Portsmouth, VA @ nTelos Wireless*%
06/13 Cary, NC @ Koka Booth Amphitheater*%
06/14 Charleston, SC @ Family Circle Pavilion*
06/13-06/16 Manchester, TN @ Bonnaroo
*with Cold War Kids
%with J Roddy Walston
PS, If you were wondering, yes, Cold War Kids was just here in Minneapolis on last month .
Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros were just on Jimmy Kimmel Live! last night (6/5/12). You can view the performance on Hulu or ABC's website today.
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Here is another super popular group: Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros.
I previously covered them when they played here last year at the Cabooze. The band is returning to the Cabooze this June 26th. Expect the show to sell out, as it did last year.
Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros just kicked off their North American tour last night to support their new self-titled album, coming out July 23, 2013, via Community Music. Singer Alex Ebert said that this new album is so special to him: "These songs mean everything to me. It's the rawest, most liberated, most rambunctious stuff we've done."
Check out "Better Days":
Dates with * indicates SOLD OUT.
05/25 - Portland, OR - The Rose Festival
05/26 - Sasquatch Music Festival*
05/28 - Billings, MT - Babcock Theatre
05/29 - Jackson, WY - Pink Garter Theatre*
05/30 - Salt Lake City, UT - Red Butte Garden*
06/02 - Morrison, CO - Red Rocks Amphitheater*
06/04 - Council Bluffs, IA - Stir Cove
06/05 - Des Moines, IA - Simon Estes Riverfront
06/07 - Pittsburgh, PA - Three Rivers Arts Fest
06/08 Governors Ball Music Festival
06/09 - Portland, ME - State Theatre*
06/11 - Shelburne, VT - The Green
06/12 - Montreal, QC - Metropolis*
06/15 - Atlanta, GA - Candler Park (FREE)
06/13 - 06/16 - Bonnaroo Music Festival
06/18 - Chattanooga, TN - Track 29
06/19 - Knoxville, TN - Bijour Theatre
06/21 - Norfolk VA - The Norva
06/21 - 6/23 Firefly Music Festival
06/24 - Kalamazoo, MI - Kalamazoo State
06/25 - Minneapolis, MN - Cabooze
06/26 - Milwaukee, WI - Summerfest
06/28 - Old St. Pat's Church Block Party
06/29 - Kansas City, KS - Kanrocksas
07/27 - Floyd, VA - Floydfest
08/01 - Las Vegas, NV - Cosmopolitan
08/04 - Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood Bowl
08/17 - Sterling Heights, MI - Mo Pop Festival
08/23 - Simcoe, ON - Gentleman of the Road*
08/29 - Kennett Square, PA - Longwood
08/30 - Troy, OH - Troy Memorial*
09/01 - Aspen, CO - Snowmass
09/06 - Guthrie, OK - Cottonwood Flats *
09/07-09/08 - St. Louis, MO - Loufest
09/13 - St. Augustine, FL - Francis Field*
09/27 - 9/28 - Southern Ground Music Festival
As you can see from Atlas Genius' setlist, they tried to play all their songs off their recently released album, When It Was Now. Because of the limited thirty minute opener set, they had to drop off/cross off "Through The Glass". .…
Atlas Genius is on its way back to Minneapolis for the third time on June 4, this time playing a sold out show at the Fine Line. The Australian brothers Keith and Michael Jeffery are rounding up a series of U.S. tours before heading back to Australia for just-announced tour dates in July. With impossibly catchy songs like “Trojan” and “If So” they’re the type of band you’ve heard even if you haven’t heard of them just yet. Their second album “When it was Now” released early this year and is available on iTunes.
05/25 - Sasquatch! Music Festival
05/26 - Vancouver, BC @ Venue
05/29 - Salt Lake City, UT @ Kilby Court
05/31 - Denver, CO @ Bluebird Theater SOLD OUT
06/01 - Colorado Springs, CO @ The Black Sheep
06/04 - Minneapolis, MN @ Fine Line SOLD OUT
06/06 - Indianapolis, IN @ Deluxe
06/07 - Columbus, OH @ Newport Music Hall
06/09 - Nashville, TN @ 3rd & Lindley
06/11 - Norfolk, VA @ The NorVa
06/12 - Richmond, VA @ The Canal Club
06/14 - Albany, NY @ Bayou Café
06/15 - Cambridge, MA @ Sinclair SOLD OUT
06/17 - Pawtucket, RI @ The Met Café
06/18 - New York, NY @ Bowery Ballroom SOLD OUT
06/19 - New York, NY @ Bowery Ballroom SOLD OUT
06/20 - Uncasville, CT @ Mohegan Sun Casino
06/21 - Dover, DE @ Firefly Music Festival
06/23 - Toronto, ON @ The Opera House
06/24 - Detroit, MI @ Shelter
06/27 - Milwaukee, WI @ Summerfest
07/06 - Vancouver, BC @Kelowna's Waterfront Park
07/10 - Ottawa, ON @ Ottawa Blues Festival
07/13 - Cincinnati, OH @ Bunbury Music Fest
08/02 - Chicago, IL @ Lollapalooza
08/04 - Montreal, QC @ Osheaga Music and Arts Festival
08/08 - Bakersfield, CA @ B Ryders
08/10 - San Francisco, CA @ Outside Lands
09/20 - San Diego, CA @ 91X Fest
How luck are Holy Ghost!???? The Brooklyn-based synthpop duo will be the special guests of New Order when they tour the U.S. this summer.
While the band is getting ready for their upcoming sophomore album, Dynamics, you can still get their 2011 "classic pop" self-titled album, which is out now.
On tour:
05-25 Quincy, WA - Sasquatch Music Festival
05-26 Vancouver, British Columbia - Fortune
06-07 Governors Ball Music Festival
06-08 Hunter, NY - Mountain Jam Festival
06-16 Manchester, TN - Bonnaroo Festival
06-28 Rothbury, MI - Electric Forest
07-19 Austin, TX - Austin Music Hall *
07-21 Atlanta, GA - Chastain Park Amphitheater *
07-24 Brooklyn, NY - Williamsburg Park, Brooklyn *
07-26 Philadelphia, PA - Mann Center *
07-28 Columbia, MD - Merriweather Post Pavilion *
07-31 Boston, MA - Bank of America Pavilion *
2013 is expected to be a big year for music. Music lovers have high expectations from top musical artists and bands. However, you may not be terribly familiar with the ones that have recently burst onto the music scene and have made a name for themselves with their unique and meaningful sounds.
Here’s a list of the unique sounding artists to watch out for in 2013:
1. Foster the People
Foster the People made a name for themselves with the release of the super catchy Pumped Up Kicks. They’ve created their own ‘Foster the People’ sound, something that you can listen to for hours while relaxing on the sofa. The best part about the music is that it makes you want to dance at the same time. The lead singer Mark Foster has a unique voice, a mixture of high pitch chorus and lower note verses. His voice blends with the other two members, making them a pleasure to listen to. The Indie band has plans to release a new album this year. Their engrossing sound will attract new listeners.
2. The Head and the Heart
Seattle’s the Head and the Heart brings a twist to the usual indie-folk music. The band has 6 members that play Americana, indie-rock, pop and a variety of other sounds. Sometimes, they play all the music within a single song. It was a surprise when 10,000 copies sold of their debut album Sub Pop, mostly on word of mouth. They stick to the old block harmonies playing the same chords, but they have hundred different ways to do so.
3. Imagine Dragons
The Indie Alternative Rock band from Las Vegas topped iTunes chart with ‘Night Visions’ in 2012, beating all the pop sensations that people are familiar with seeing on the top of the list. Their dubstep pop music captures attention from a variety of genres. The magical, pulsating pop beat will make you want to press the repeat button again. They also have formulaic ingredients to make a
radio friendly tune. Imagine Dragons tickets are high in demand for their upcoming concerts in U.S and U.K.
Imagine Dragons' tour schedule:
02/08/13 Tempe, AZ The Marquee
02/09/13 Las Vegas, NV The Joint
02/11/13 Dallas, TX House Of Blues
02/12/13 Houston, TX House Of Blues
02/14/13 Atlanta, GA The Tabernacle
02/15/13 Lake Buena Vista, FL House Of Blues
02/16/13 Asheville, NC The Orange Peel
02/18/13 Philadelphia, PA Electric Factory
02/22/13 Silver Spring, MD Fillmore Silver
02/23/13 Portland, OR Roseland Theater
02/25/13 Boston, MA House Of Blues
02/27/13 Toronto, ON Sound Academy
02/28/13 Indianapolis, IN Egyptian Room
03/01/13 Detroit, MI The Fillmore Detroit
03/02/13 Milwaukee, WI The Rave
03/04/13 Chicago, IL House Of Blues
03/05/13 Chicago, IL House Of Blues
03/06/13 St. Louis, MO The Pageant
03/09/13 Winnipeg, MB Garrick Centre
03/11/13 Edmonton, AB Starlite Room
03/12/13 Calgary, AB MacEwan Conference
03/14/13 Vancouver, BC Commodore Ballroom
03/15/13 Portland, OR Roseland Theater
03/16/13 San Francisco, CA Warfield Theatre
03/18/13 San Diego, CA House Of Blues
03/19/13 Anaheim, CA House Of Blues
03/20/13 Los Angeles, CA The Wiltern
03/22/13 Salt Lake City, UT Complex
03/23/13 Denver, CO Fillmore Auditorium
04/02/13 Bristol, UK O2 Academy Bristol
04/04/13 Liverpool, UK O2 Academy
04/06/13 Glasgow, UK Garage
04/08/13 Manchester, UK Club Academy
04/09/13 Birmingham, UK Library Theatre
04/11/13 London, UK HMV Forum
04/13/13 Amsterdam, Netherlands Melkweg
04/15/13 Stockholm, Sweden Debaser Slussen
04/16/13 Oslo, Norway BLA
04/18/13 Copenhagen, Denmark VEGA
04/19/13 Hamburg, Germany Grosse Freiheit 36
04/20/13 Cologne, Germany Live Music Hall
04/22/13 Berlin, Germany Astra
04/24/13 Prague, Czech Republic The Roxy
04/26/13 Vienna, Austria FLEX
04/29/13 Frankfurt, Germany Gibson Club
04/30/13 Munich, Germany Muffathalle
05/02/13 Brussels, Belgium Ancienne Belgique
05/03/13 Paris, France Le Bataclan
4. Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros
The band gets inspiration from Southern Californian communities of the 60’s and 70’s. Their first album sold over 315,000 copies and was on number 1 for 69 straight weeks on iTunes. Their high-pitched synths and driving bass line adds an extra charm to their music. A focal point of their music is the soulful vocals, with a touch of southern rock guitar and piano. They’re planning to release their third album this year.
5. Mumford and Sons
The quarter has developed their own genre with their own sound transcends. The band brings fervent energy, blistering banjo and acoustic guitar tunes. The real-life Begbies ask for more drinks whenever the band plays live, evoking melancholy but still inspiring hope. The band is currently leading BRIT award nominations and has an upcoming tour in February.
USA dates:
02/05/13 Boston, MA TD Garden
02/06/13 Brooklyn, NY Barclays Center
02/08/13 Los Angeles, CA Los Angeles Convention Center
02/12/13 Brooklyn, NY Barclays Center
02/13/13 Fairfax, VA Patriot Center
02/14/13 Fairfax, VA Patriot Center
02/16/13 Camden, NJ Susquehanna Bank Center
02/17/13 Camden, NJ Susquehanna Bank Center
Watch out for these bands in 2013, you’ll be in for a surprise.
You know I'm a cover lover, so I was kind of excited to hear this Brown Shoe's cover of Bruce Springsteen's "I'm On Fire" (incidentally Springsteen's latest album, Wrecking Ball, is his tenth #1 album, tying him with Elvis Presley).
The cover version is live, taken from Daytrotter's Session, but there's something in the mix that made it feel more of a studio quality. Also, the song is quite faithful to the original song… so nothing comedic or strange take on the classic.
We've written about Die Antwoord a few time. Well, the strange/odd South African band is outdoing themselves with their latest video for their song "Baby's on Fire".
The the music found on youtube doesn't actually kick in until 2:50 and is meant for a more mature audience (so I wouldn't recommend viewing this if you're under 18 years old).
In addition to the video, they're currently on tour to promote their latest album, TEN$ION, and added a few new tour dates:
08/03/12 Chicago, IL Lollapalooza 08/04/12 Minneapolis, MN First Avenue 08/06/12 Denver, CO Ogden Theatre 08/09/12 Pomona, CA Fox Theater
08/11/12 San Francisco, CA Outside Lands 08/15/12 Philadelphia, PA Penn’s Landing # 08/17/12 Brooklyn, NY Williamsburg Park # 10/14/12
Austin, TX ACL Festival
10/15/12
Dallas, TX House of Blues 10/17/12
Lawrence, KS Liberty Hall 10/18/12
St. Louis, MO Pageant 10/19/12 Nashville, TN Marathon Music 10/20/12
Atlanta, GA Center Stage 10/22/12 Ft. Lauderdale, FL Culture Room
10/23/12 Tampa, FL RITZ Ybor 10/24/12
Orlando, FL Beacham Theater
Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros were just on Jimmy Kimmel Live! last night (6/5/12). You can view the performance on Hulu or ABC's website today.
The song they performed? You guess it, "Man on Fire"… which is the band's latest single.
Although I like the song, I felt that the music video (which debut May 31st), wasn't that great. Nothing against first-time music video director, Brady Corbet, but I just didn't like the whole concept of this "documentary-style" music video. You know when you go to a movie theater and you just want to watch the film, but you hear people talking in the audience? That's how I felt about this video, because all I really wanted was to hear the song, not the chatter in the urban New York background.
Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros recently appeared on David Letterman earlier this month. As you can see from the video, they are a large collective of performers…
Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros played to a sold-out Cabooze Outdoor Plaza in Minneapolis last night, May 25th.
He's My Brother She's My Sister
Opening up was He's My Brother She's My Sister, a real-life brother (Robert Kolar) and sister (Rachel Kolar) band. They were quite good and included a tap-dancer on the bass drum (?). They are coming back to Minneapolis to play at the 400 Bar on July 5th, which we'll probably cover because we like them.
They had a short set, starting with "Let's Go". Lots of dancing and they had some Magnetic Zeros on as guest players (drummer came on for a few songs, including "Coattails", and the piano player came on for "Can't See The Stars").
As for Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros, they came on stage with "40 Day Dream". I thought I counted 12 band members, which is a pretty large group. They did all the hits you would expect them to do, from the new one "Man On Fire" (this one got a great response from the crowd) to an extended version of "Home" (which they ended their set with).
I thought their new song, "If You Wanna" got the crowd moving, even though most of the audience have never heard it. Singer Alex Ebert explained that this is one of many songs they have written but have never recorded.
Highlight for me was whenever Ebert would interact with the audience. He knows how to work a crowd, he's always trying to invade the audience and get a chance to dance with his fans… and the audience loves it.
Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros are wrapping up their US tour in a few days. They are touring in support of their new album, Here, which is coming out May 29, 2012, via Vagrant Records and Rough Trade Records.
5/25 - Minneapolis, MN - Cabooze
5/26 - Milwaukee, WI - Riverside Theatre
5/30 - Columbus, OH - The LC Pavilion
5/31 - Nashville, TN - Ryman Auditorium
6/01 - Ozark, AR - Wakarusa Festival
Did you know it's Paul Weller's birthday today (May 25th)? He's 54 and he's still the Modfather.
Okay, so today/tonight there are a few shows happening in Minnesota.
First Avenue, Rose, and Cabooze Presents:
Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros
He's My Brother She's My Sister
Fri, May 25, 2012 - 6:00 pm
UPDATE: THIS SHOW IS SOLD-OUT
The event is an early show at the Cabooze in Minneapolis. If you've never been there before, it's located near the Triple Rock Social Club. It's generally known as a "biker's bar". I once biked there on my bicycle and we had a beer there… but that's not what they have in mind regarding biker.
Anyway, there is also an after-party event called "BOMP!", which takes place at 10pm. If you already saw Sharpe and have a wristband, I believe it's only $5 (otherwise it's ten bones).
Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros recently appeared on David Letterman earlier this month. As you can see from the video, they are a large collective of performers: keys, accordion, fiddle, acoustic, didgeridoo (YES!), lots of guitars, and boy-vs-girl singing.
Also what's happening May 25th:
If money is no object, you can check out the Target Center for the "Sorry For Party Rocking Tour". Expect to pay anywhere from $35 to $100.
Bands on the party tour: LMFAO
Far East Movement
Quest Crew
Sidney Samson
Eva Simons
Natalia Kills
Matthew Koma
If you're on the cheaper side of life, you can try FREE at 331 Club. Swing by 10pm to catch:
1. Django Django @ Flat Top Burger Shop
2. Michael Kiwanuka @ St. David's Church
3. Free Energy ND
4. Jonquil @ Flat Top Burger Shop
5. Lee Mayfield and the Expressions Red
6. Kaiser Chiefs @ Cedar Street Courtyard
7. Pomegranates Beauty Bar
8. Fanfarlo @ club de ville
9. We Were Promised Jet Packs @ Red 7
10. Blood Orange @ Mohawk
NOTE: Sydney Wayser would have been on this list if I would have seen her showcase. Seven out the top ten are from England, what a surprise? The Staves, Cults, Tennis, The Twilight Sad, and Keane, were all great shows too.
Disappointments
1. Belaire
2. Zula Winter
3. Band of Skulls
The 20 Artists I missed
1. Kasabian*
2. Alabama Shakes
3. Andrew Bird
4. Ben Howard
5. The Envy Corps*
6. Nikki and the Dove
7. Mumford and Sons*
8. Slowdance
9. Zola Jesus
10. Oberhofer
11. The Shins
12. Young Buffalo
13. Fort Lean
14. Housse De Racket
15. The Love Language*
16. Electric Guest
17. Gringo Starr
18. Lake Street Dive
19. Fiction
20. Balthazar
* previously already seen
Miike Snow, Edward Sharpe, Bruce Springsteen, Fiona Apple, The Cult, Old Crow Medicine Show, Cage the Elephant, Skrillex, Erykah Badu, were also all there this year.
I leave you with a very memorable video of SXSW! Ricky Wilson of the Kaiser Chiefs! More videos on youtube.com
06/02/10 Rickshaw Stop SF, CA 06/03/10 Bottom of the Hill SF, CA 06/04/10 Troubadour LA, CA 06/05/10 Bootleg Theater LA, CA 06/10/10 Bonnaroo Manchester, TN 06/13/10Isle of WIght Festival Newport 06/15/10 Shepherds Bush Empire 06/17/10 Vera Groningen, NL 06/18/10 Southside Tuttlingen, DE 06/19/10 Hurricane Scheebel, DE 06/23/10 Melkweg Amsterdam 06/24/10Glastonbury Old Queen’s Head 06/25/10 Glastonbury Festival 06/27/10 Solidays Festival Paris 06/29/10Ravenna Hana Bi Ravenna, IT 06/30/10 Ancona Mole Vanvitelliana 07/02/10 Beauregard Festival Herouville Saint Clair, FR 07/04/10Roskilde Festival Roskilde, DK 07/11/10 Oxygen Festival 07/18/10 Pitchfork Festival� 08/05/10 Middle East Boston, MA 08/06/101st Unitarian Church� Phila, PA 08/07/10� Beach @ Governors Island NY 08/11/10 Pantiero Festival Cannes 08/12/10 Haldern Festival Haldern 08/13/10 Way Out West Festival 08/14/10 Oya Festival Oslo, NO 08/15/10Summer Sundae Weekender� 08/19/10 For Noise Festival Pully 08/20/10 Pukkelpop Hasselt-Kiewit 08/27/10 Open Air Festival Zurich 08/28/10 Leeds Festival Leeds 08/29/10 Reading Festival Reading 10/09/10 Austin City Limits Austin, TX
I've only recently discovered Local Natives via Fleet Foxes radio library on last.fm, which is, if you aren't already familiar with last.fm, an online record keeper of what you play on your iTunes (www.last.fm/about). Actually, no. I take that back. I first heard "Warning Sign" on Minneapolis' local radio station The Current but never caught the name of the band. I allowed myself to just confuse them with Fleet Foxes or assumed that they were some side project of J. Tillman. But, no – these are L.A. boys and these L.A. boys know how to rock. But first, let's discuss the opening band Suckers. A 4-man band from Brooklyn, New York with influences from across the board. I initially thought they sounded like The Killers but then was surprised to hear influences of Mt. Eerie (Phil Elverum) in their drumming. I was skeptical at first when I saw the frontman of the band walk around with some questionable bling around his neck. Turns out the bling didn't influence their music much, just added sparkle to the small stage the 400 Bar. Enough about visual aesthetics, though. Suckers put on an entertaining show and they were hot. Literally. It was a sold out show and the air condition wasn't working. The stage was a hot plate ready for Fleet Foxes, uh, I mean, Local Natives.
The crowd was pumped once Suckers ended their set. For an 18+ show, I didn't see many 18-year olds. Or maybe they were 18-year olds with a fake I.D. and thought PBR was the best beer they've ever had next to Premium Grainbelt. As for me, I was fishing for ice in my glass of Hendrick's & Tonic. It was uncomfortably hot and everyone's sweat was rubbing on me.
I forgot about the heat once Local Natives hopped on stage to tune their guitars and test their mics. I was front stage and center by their feet, completely enamored by Taylor Rice's 'stache and Ryan Hahn's pretty eyes. I was totally crushing on them and their music. They rocked so hard that Ryan Hahn accidentally tore off the poorly applied foam from the wall. At one point, the power shut off on stage when the bar decided to turn on the AC. As a time waster, Kelcey Rice started to tell a joke that was so stupid, it was funny. Aside from stage theatrics, their performance was solid. Sun Hands, Cards & Quarters and Wide Eyes were my favorite performances by them that night, not to mention my favorite songs off of Gorilla Manor. It was nice to see that Taylor, Kelcey and Ryan switched off between playing keys and guitar. I'm seriously glad I got to see Local Natives perform in Minneapolis. I overheard in the crowd that they had opened up for Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeroes and sad I had missed that. Next time they come back, we need to provide them with a bigger venue and some AC, for reals. Local Natives are the bees knees.
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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