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Minneapolis: July 7, 2016

Here are some shows taking place in the Minneapolis/St Paul area on July 7, 2016.

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Read More Garbage One of the most famous female-fronted bands from the 90s is Garbage, lead by Scottish singer Shirley Manson. I first discovered her through a short-lived band called Angelfish, which you can read about here.… Dum Dum Girls Dum Dum Girls - too cute and popular for this earth ... and CMJ (yet they played some shows). .… …

GARBAGE
at Skyway Theatre
Thursday, 07/07/16, 8pm ($42)
skywaytheatre.com

Garbage (Shirley Manson, Steve Marker, Duke Erikson, and Butch Vig) is back with their critically acclaimed sixth studio album Strange Little Birds (STUNVOLUME Records). What a glorious return, as the record debuted at No. 1 on Billboard's Top Rock Albums and Alternative Albums on the week of its release. Lead single “Empty” debuted at No. 40 on Billboard's Alternative Songs chart.

We previously caught the band in 2013 and noted that Minneapolis was a special town for the band: “As for Minneapolis, there's a funny story about it. "Minneapolis is our 17 tour anniversary," Manson said on stage (referring to the fact that their very first live concert was in 1995 at the 7th Street Entry). She continued on to tell the story of how they'd sold out the venue and that "we cannot f**** this up, we cannot f**** this up!" They were so nervous, not really sure how Garbage would unfold that night. So, in a sentence, "Minneapolis holds a special place in our hearts."”

Tour starts tomorrow, all tickets, including VIP packages are available now for purchases. Get a rare chance to get a selfie with the one and only Shirley Manson.

We are also very excited to see that Dee Dee (from Dum Dum Girls) will be opening for Garbage under her music project Kristin Kontrol. When we saw DDG in 2014 when they played their new album Too True in its entirety live, and it’s everything a girl rock album should be... however as Kristin Kontrol, it’ll be less rock and more electronic. She’s exploring a dark and glam sound on her debut album X-Communicate (out now on Sub Pop Records). Check out the title track on youtube.com.

Garbage Tour Dates:

July 6 - Summerfest - Milwaukee, WI
July 7 - Skyway Theatre - Minneapolis, MN
July 8 - SumTur Amphitheater - Omaha, NE
July 10 - Uptown Theatre - Kansas City, MO
July 12 - The Pageant - St. Louis, MO
July 13 - Z104.5 The Edge 21st Birthday Bash
July 15 - Egyptian Room - Indianapolis, IN
July 16 - The Fillmore - Detroit, MI
July 17 - PromoWest Fest - Columbus, OH
July 19 - The Mill & Mine - Knoxville, TN
July 20 - Ryman Auditorium - Nashville, TN
July 22 - The Tabernacle - Atlanta, GA
July 23 - Fillmore Charlotte - Charlotte, NC
July 25 - The National - Richmond, VA
July 27 - Starland Ballroom - Sayerville, NJ
July 28 - House Of Blues Boston - Boston, MA
July 30 - The Fillmore Philly- Philadelphia, PA
July 31 - Rams Head Live! - Baltimore, MD
August 1 - Summerstage - New York, NY
August 3 - Lincoln Theater - Washington, DC
August 6 - River Nights - Rheinfelden, Switzerland
August 8 - Lokerse Festival - Lokeren, Belgium
August 10 - A Summer's Tale - Luhmühlen, Germany
August 12 - Fête du Bruit, Landerneau, France
August 14 - Kubana Festival, Riga, Latvia
August 16 - Live Park Zappa, Tel Aviv, Israel
September 5 - Arena Monterrey, Monterrey, Mexico
September 7 - Arena Ciudad de Mexico, Mexico City, Mexico
November 15 - A2 Club, St. Petersburg, Russia
November 17 - Yotaspace, Moscow, Russia
November 18 - Yotaspace, Moscow, Russia
November 19 - Tele-Club Yekaterinburg, Russia

Read More Eagle Rock Gospel Singers Original Release Date: February 12, 2013 Release Date: May 23, 2015 Label: The Eagle Rock Gospel Singers Copyright: 2013 The Eagle Rock Gospel Singers Total Length: 23:08 …

EAGLE ROCK GOSPEL SINGERS
at 7th Street Entry
Thursday, 07/07/16, 7:30pm ($10)
first-avenue.com

The Eagle Rock Gospel Singers will be headlining the 7th Street Entry on July 7th in support of their debut album, Heavenly Fire (Ba Da Bing). LA Weekly hailed the record as “a rip-roaring, soaring batch of rootsy-flavored originals written by the band’s individual members, who took their songwriting cues from the greatest and most venerable of American trad musical genres.”

Good Diction and Gabe Barnett & Them Rounders are listed to open.

Tour dates:

07/01/16 Montreal, QC Various Venues
07/06/16 Evanston, IL SPACE
07/07/16 Minneapolis, MN 7th Street Entry
07/08/16 Winnipeg Folk Festival
07/09/16 Winnipeg, MB Birds Hill Park
07/10/16 Winnipeg, MB Birds Hill Park
07/12/16 Grand Forks, ND North Dakota Museum
07/14/16 Denver, CO Larimer Lounge
07/15/16 Ogden, UT Alleged
09/25/16 Music Tastes Good
10/28/16 Voodoo Music + Arts Experience
10/29/16 Voodoo Music + Arts Experience
10/30/16 Voodoo Music + Arts Experience

Read More Hank Williams Hank Williams - Howlin' At the Moon Hank Williams Yep, this week's theme is country music. Whenever I meet people and I ask what type of music they're into, I can tell you 90% of them will answer vaguely …

WAYNE HANCOCK
at Eagles Club
Thursday, 07/07/16, 8:30pm ($15/$18)
minneapoliseagles34.org

San Francisco Chronicle explained Wayne “The Train” Hancock’s nickname, “One of the most shiver-inducing singers on the planet, who gets his nickname by virtue of the unstoppable power of his vocal chords, Hancock embodies the spirits of Hank Williams, Ernest Tubb and Bob Wills in his ferociously swinging honky-tonk -- outlaw country to the max.”

Check out the unstoppable power vocals for yourself next Thursday, July 7th at the Eagles Club in Minneapolis.

Hancock is often compared to Hank Williams III, who actually covered some of Hancock’s songs, including ‘Thunderstorms and Neon Signs’ and ‘87 Southbound’.

Wayne Hancock’s latest Ride is available now on Bloodshot Records. The record was produced by Lloyd Maines (Uncle Tupelo, Wilco, Dixie Chicks, Joe Ely).

DJ Truckstache to spin.

01 Jul 2016 – 03 Jul 2016 Moonrunners Music Festival 2016
02 Jul2016 The Majestic Café, Detroit, MI
04 Jul 2016 High Noon Saloon, Madison, WI
07 July 2016 Eagles Club No. 34, Minneapolis, MN
09 July 2016 Off Broadway, St Louis, MO
12 July 2016 John Barleycorn's, Wichita, KS
13 July 2016 Outland Ballroom, Springfield, MO
14 July 2016 Off Broadway, St Louis, MO
05 Aug 2016 Scout Bar, Houston, TX
01 Sep 2016 Yucca Tap Room, Tempe, AZ
02 Sep 2016 Bar 1650, Corona, CA
06 Sep 2016 Soda Bar, San Diego, CA
15 Sep 2016 McNear's Mystic Theatre, Petaluma, CA
16 Sep 2016 Catalyst, Santa Cruz, CA, US

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American Country Music

Hank Williams - Howlin' At the Moon

Hank Williams

Yep, this week's theme is country music.

Whenever I meet people and I ask what type of music they're into, I can tell you 90% of them will answer vaguely: "I am into all kind of music... well except for rap and country music." It saddens me to hear that. (Incidentally, whenever someone tells me they're into all genre of music, I think the opposite: they only like one kind of genre).

Trust me, we get "all kind of music" and shopping around for reviewers is tough because, let's face it: we like what we like. No one is going to go out of their way to devote one or two hours listening to music genres they're not familiar with.

So basically, country music is a very popular genre that no one seems to like! I grew up on country music, so I've always had a soft spot for it. What I like about country is that they often teach us a lesson, like a story within the song. And often the story is about RL (real life) and you can relate to their flawed characters.

Below are some albums we've received that's by real singers, singing about life.

GLEN CAMPBELL glencampbellshow.com ♥ myspace.com Glen Campbell - Good Riddance (Time of Your Life) The Rhinestone Cowboy is back with a Greatest Hits album, released earlier in February. While he is known for writing original songs (his legacy expands over 50 years in the music industry!), his 2008 album, Meet Glen Campbell, is an all-covers album. What's surprisingly is his choice in covers are strangely modern contemporary, including U2 ("All I Want Is You"), Foo Fighters ("Times Like These"), Green Day ("Good Riddance") and best of all Travis ("Sing"). Just as his title suggest: meet Glen Campbell for the first time, forget his roots in country pop music. Some of the best cover, at least to me, is his version of "Sing" (you can hear it on myspace) and "Good Riddance (Time of Your Life)". While Green Day's version is all-acoustic and somber, Campbell brought a bit of a jingle, jangle and banjo to the song. It's like a going away party, and you wouldn't think this was a Green Day song. As a cover-lover, I wholly recommend these "re-imagined" songs to fans of the bands he covers. Find out more details over at meetglencampbell.com for the cover album (available on CD, Limited Edition Vinyl, and of course digitally). Glen Campbell - Rhinestone Cowboy Bonus: "Rhinestone Cowboy" is a favorite among such acts as Radiohead and Belle & Sebastian.		NATASHA JAMES natashajames.com ♥ myspace.com Natasha James - Modern Life Natasha James is a country singer from Sonoma, California, which is close to both Sacramento and San Francisco. I get the impression that James knows and loves her liquor. Take a look at the evidence: tequila in "Tequila Time", beer on "Modern Life", and whiskey on "Boy Do We Drink". The later song is all about drinking and fighting, but I don't take it too seriously as the tone seems pretty tongue-in-cheek. My favorite song is "Modern Life". It does a great job in painting you the picture of: lonliness, our busyness, divorces, cellphones, internet games, etc. The song is bundled in what sounds like a steel guitar and violins. While the song has a sad tone to it, it's not as sad as the weepy "The Wind". She's also doing a few dates throughout California: 08/08/09 Sonoma County Fair Santa Rosa, California 08/21/09 Iron Door Saloon Groveland, California 08/22/09 Iron Door Saloon Groveland, California Tequila Time is available at most online shops, including eMusic and Amazon. Bonus: As I have previously mentioned, we don't get too many DVD submissions, so here is the video for "Tequila Time". Natasha James - Tequila Time
RUSTED ROOTS rustedroot.com ♥ myspace.com Rusted Root - Driving One Rusted Root is a toe-tapping, bluegrass/jam fusion band from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. They have been around since the late 80s, and have survived to this day with their recent release of Stereo Rodeo (released May 5, 2009 on Touchy Pegg/Adrenaline/DKE). I lassoed the band on this article because I thought they look country, I mean look at this psychedelic cover artwork: a cowboy roping a Japanese geisha over flames and skulls. The album cover is basically an interpretation of the song "Stereo Rodeo", a slower song that tells the story of a man going to Japan to find a girl. One thing is certain, I feel the shock of the insane cover artwork never quite live up in the song, because the song sounds a bit... normal. As far as the rest of their songs, they're full of funk and percussion and background vocals, I get the sense that the band wants the audience to be involved with them. Their songs were designed to get you to dance with the band, perhaps contributing to hand claps or singalong. Like most jam bands, they're meant to be seen live. I felt "Driving One" would best sum up the band: check out that funky percussion beat! It sounds like something out of Africa, yet feels like it belong in this American bluegrass band. Stereo Rodeo is available now, at amazon ($8!) or eMusic.		AMY LENNARD amylennard.com ♥ myspace.com Amy Lennard - Forever Tonight I actually really love Amy Lennard's I Need To Love the first time I heard it last year, I think mostly because her voice reminds me of Bonnie Raitt. Music's always been part of Lennard's life, playing guitar since nine, then moving on to composing original songs. She moved from New York to live out in California for a while, playing festivals and jamming campfire songs with friends. Ten years later, she moved back to New York, and started working on I Need To Love. Half of the album was, from what I've gathered, written and recorded in 2006 with the help of Ben Wisch. The other half is with engineerer Jon Gordon (who's previously worked with Suzanne Vega). You might think that two different producers working on the album might result in an uneven sounding album, it's actually not. Most of the songs feels like pop radio, with strong modern country music influences. There is one very pop-sounding song, it's a love song called "Forever Tonight". It's my favorite song and the easy-to-follow lyrics will cause you to sing along. You can find I Need to Love from amazon, CD Baby, and, of course, iTunes.
MIKE KOTULKA mikekotulka.com ♥ myspace.com/nycmk Mike Kotulka - Dumb Mike Kotulka is another Philadelphian, if that's a word, his sophomore album Hi-Lows will be available July 7th. Everything tells me he's a cowboy, from hat to the harmonica that starts off his intro song, "Born To Try". While not entirely country, Koulka is more like from the Bob Dylan school, which is not a bad association. The title of the album comes from the same titled song, "Hi-Lows". The song is about standing tall, standing for what you believe in, despite the "shit" trying to keep you down. It's a bit inspirational, especially in this economic time. The songs that I did enjoy are the louder ones, "Dumb" and "Gimme Love". "Dumb", with its hand-claps, and "Gimme Love" with its catchy "gimme love gimme love" chorus, will both make excellent live songs. However, as of this writing, there are no tour dates. The nine-track album, feels really short. I decided to track down more music from Kotulka, and the good news is his album The Good, The Bad and the Ugly was available for free via the official website or empty-k.com. Hi-Lows will be available in early July at amazon.		SWAY swaymusic.com ♥ myspace.com Sway - Cowgirl Scene Perry Martin and Gina Quartaro are basically the country band Sway, based out of California. The two musician met at a doctor's office, and I suppose while waiting in the waiting room (as one do), the two started talking about music. As the turned out, both Quartaro and Martin have a lifetime of music in them. Quartaro's written and co-produced over 200 songs to day and was even called the "Female Elton John" by Russ Regan (record executive of UNI records, 20th Century Records, and Motown Records). And Martin's biography lists him as band member on "The Donny James Show". They took the show to South Vietnam from 1968-69, and did a show for radio & television called "Nashville Vietnam". I'm not going to list the other two band members' (Laurens Vernot, Trevor Hands) biography, but let's just say that each member bring a rich history of music with them. Sway's music, with its honky-talk and lyrics tells me "good times are all we need" (from "Cowgirl Scene"). Like "baseball and Chevrolet", these songs are pretty standard country love song ("When Love Finds Its Way", "I'm Over You"). Where love is the power that transcend reality. Sure, "the banks are callin' and bills are late", but we've got love, from "In The Hands Of Love". Gina Quartaro sings on all the songs on the album, minus two songs sung by Martin. Quartaro is currently doing some dates: 07/05/09 The Art A Fair Laguna Beach, CA 07/16/09 OC Fair (Mainstage) Costa Mesa, CA 07/25/09 Art A Fair Laguna Beach, CA Sway's debut album, Let It Roll, was released last year, and you can get it via CD Baby.

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