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Kaiser Chiefs at Regency Center, San Francisco (24 April 2015)

Setlist The Angry Mob Ruffians on Parade Everything Is Average Nowadays Everyday I Love You Less and Less My Life Modern Way Na Na Na Na Naa Never Miss a Beat Little Shocks Ruby I Predict a Riot Pinball Wizard (The Who Cover) Coming Home -- Encore -- Misery Company Oh My God Read More Kaiser Chiefs It had been a long seven years since their last appearance in Minneapolis (the band skipped us in 2012), but Leeds, UK band Kaiser Chiefs re-stormed the city and stage for an animated, back-to-glory performance in First Avenue’s … Priory Portland's Priory is currently on tour with The Kooks. The duo (Brandon Rush and Kyle Sears) met in a flophouse in Portland... and the two had a hit with "Weekend" (Warner Bros.) ...

Of the 100+ shows I got to see in 2014, Kaiser Chiefs were one of the few top moments for me. In fact, #2; just behind Slowdive.

Setlist photo: Sus

Kaiser Chiefs is back in North America ... kicking off their tour on April 20th at Distrikt in Victoria, British Columbia. Sus caught the British band last night, April 24th at The Regency Center (The Grand Ballroom) in San Francisco and grabbed the setlist. Priory, who we previously caught with The Kooks in 2014, opened up the show.

Sus writes:

This band (Kaiser Chiefs) is still my happy place ten years and beyond. Employment has been one of the few albums in the last couple of decades that I listen to every song on. I made Barrie buy it on our first date at Mod Lang Records in Berkeley. Setlist says "Seattle", but I'll take it. Every song a gem and we got to hear "Falling Awake". Lucky Ricky Wilson's voice hung in there.

KC's Wiltern Los Angeles show will be live streamed tonight, if you want to tune in around 10pm at screen.yahoo.com.

Kaiser Chiefs tour dates:

04/25/15 Los Angeles, CA Wiltern
04/26/15 San Diego, CA House Of Blues
04/28/15 Tucson, AZ Rialto Theatre
04/30/15 Austin, TX Stubb's Bar-B-Q
05/01/15 Dallas, TX Trees
05/02/15 Houston, TX Warehouse Live
05/03/15 Beale Street Music Festival
05/05/15 Lawrence, KS Liberty Hall
05/06/15 St. Louis, MO The Pageant
05/08/15 Shaky Knees Music Festival
05/09/15 Carrboro, NC Cat's Cradle
05/10/15 Richmond, VA The National
05/12/15 Baltimore, MD Rams Head Live!
05/13/15 New York, NY Irving Plaza
05/15/15 Boston, MA House Of Blues
05/16/15 Montreal, QC Corona Theatre
05/17/15 Toronto, ON Phoenix Concert Theatre
05/25/15 Sunderland, Stadium of Light
05/30/15 Dublin, Slane Castle
06/25/15 Barclaycard British Summer Time
06/26/15 Barclaycard British Summer Time
07/10/15 Warwick, Warwick Castle
07/16/15 Nordfjordied, Malakoff Festival
07/18/15 FIB Benicassim
07/31/15 Newmarket, Racecourse
08/01/15 Camp Bestival Lulworth Castle
08/02/15 Kendal, Kendal Calling
08/05/15 Antwerp, Lokerse Festival
08/06/15 Esher, Sandown Park
08/07/15 Merseyside, Haydock Park
08/08/15 Inverness, Tartan Heart Festival

Kaiser Chiefs at Regency Center, San Francisco (24 April 2015) photo courtesy of Sus

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Vu's Best Of 2014 Concerts

Read More Slowdive Shoegaze band Slowdive are currently on a reunion tour, stopping by Minneapolis' Fine Line Music Café, after being absent from the city in twenty-two years! .... Kaiser Chiefs Never miss a beat. It had been a long seven years since their last appearance in Minneapolis (the band skipped us in 2012), but Leeds, UK band Kaiser Chiefs re-stormed the city and stage for an animated, back-to-glory performance .... Paul Weller The Modfather Paul Weller is currently on a tiny US tour heading to Riot Fest in Chicago. For some reason, Minneapolis is just one of four US non-festival dates, and so naturally, the Varsity Theater show last night, September 10th, was sold out. .... Stars Canadians Stars and Hey Rosetta! are currently on tour together, supporting new albums, stopping by First Avenue in Minneapolis, last night, November 19th. For fans who couldn't make it, you can watch the show streaming online Lily Allen Lily Allen is currently in the US, touring in support of her latest album, Sheezus (Regal, Parlophone), stopping by the Skyway Theatre in Minneapolis last night

Of my 113 live shows I personally attended in 2014, these are my top ten.

1. Slowdive at Fine Line (31 Oct 2014)
An absolutely unforgettable show. After a 22 year absent, the band is back, healthier, happier, and dressed for the occasion (Halloween). Played all the hits, completely professional and absolutely a treat (like the candies they handed out) to finally see live.

2. Kaiser Chiefs at First Ave (13 June 2014)
WOW, these guys are amazing live. They did some things on this show that I've never, ever seen done at First Avenue (climbing owner's box rafters).

3. Paul Weller at Varsity Theater (10 Sep 2014)
Speaking of 20+ years absent from Minneapolis, the Modfather Paul Weller returned to the city. Fans of British music could not absolutely miss this sold out show.

4. Stars at First Avenue (19 Nov 2014)
Maybe it was because they were filming this live show for Yahoo, but this was a great show. I've criticized the band before when they only played new songs... but not this 2014 show. They played a lot of old stuff, including some hits and they did it because of the fans.

5. Lily Allen at Skyway (01 Oct 2014)
I love it when a band put on a show, and that's exactly what I got when I saw Allen. Sure, the setlist is the same every night, but the routines (including three costume changes) were absolutely fun to watch.

6. Peter Hook at Fine Line (15 Nov 2014)
I'll probably never see New Order live, so seeing Peter Hook play some classic New Order songs were good enough for me. Plus, bad snowstorm and sold out environment and three-hour music set, made it for a memorable show.

7. Buzzcocks at Varsity Theater (11 Sep 2014)
Legendary punk band... absolute blast to see them still at it.

8. Tori Amos at O'Shaughnessy (03 Aug 2014)
My first time seeing Tori, and it was everything I expected! Her set is different every night, thanks to fan requests... so you never know what she is going to play!

9. Pixies at State Theatre (11 Oct 2014)
This is one of those bands on my bucket list... I can finally cross them off the list. Really tight show, the band played all the hits and showcased their new songs.

10. Festival Palomino (20 Sep 2014)
Although the Americana music thing isn't my cup of tea, I have to give big thumbs up for this incredibly well-organized first-ever music festival of its kind. The event sold so well that they've already announced a second Festival Palomino... so obviously I'm looking forward to 2015.

Kaiser Chiefs w/ Streets of Laredo at First Avenue, Minneapolis (13 June 2014) concert review

Kaiser Chiefs at First Avenue Postcard Setlist Ruffians on Parade Everyday I Love You Less and Less Everything Is Average Nowadays The Factory Gates Never Miss a Beat Little Shocks Coming Home You Can Have It All Modern Way Cannons Ruby I Predict a Riot Misery Company The Angry Mob -- Encore -- Meanwhile Up in Heaven Oh My God Tour Dates 06/18/14 Washington, DC 9:30 Club 06/20/14 New York, NY Webster Hall 06/21/14 Firefly Music Festival 06/22/14 Saratoga Springs, NY @ Vapor 06/27/14 Glastonbury Festival 07/13/14 T In The Park 07/20/14 Dour Festival 08/16/14 V Festival (Chelmsford) 08/17/14 V Festival (Shropshire) 09/02/14 Mallorca Rocks Festival 09/03/14 Ibiza Rocks Festival 09/16/14 Vancouver, BC Commodore Ballroom 09/17/14 Seattle, WA Showbox 09/19/14 San Francisco, CA Regency Ballroom 09/21/14 San Diego, CA House Of Blues 09/23/14 Tucson, AZ Rialto Theatre 09/25/14 Austin, TX Stubb's Bar-B-Q 02/13/15 London The O2 - London 02/14/15 Leeds First Direct Arena Read More Kaiser Chiefs The anger is back. Kaiser Chiefs lead singer Ricky Wilson admitted to The Guardian UK earlier this year that he was “angry at myself for having not pulled my weight…

Never miss a beat.

It had been a long seven years since their last appearance in Minneapolis (the band skipped us in 2012), but Leeds, UK band Kaiser Chiefs re-stormed the city and stage for an animated, back-to-glory performance in First Avenue’s Mainroom in Minneapolis over the weekend.

Streets of Laredo

Brooklyn-based band (by the way of Auckland), Streets of Laredo started off the show with a 45 min. set of songs from their Lonsdale Line EP (out now on Dine Alone Records) and upcoming debut full-length LP (due this Fall). The rather large band features seven members, including two brothers, Daniel and David Gibson, and David's wife Sarahjane on the tom-tom and has an earthy folk sound similar in tone to Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeroes and The Head and The Heart.

The group seemed really excited to be on their first extended tour of America, asking if there were “Any New Zealanders here?” and “…are there any Australians in the house?” only to realize, based on the silenced feedback, that “We’re a long, long way from home.” As an introduction to their song, ‘Lonsdale Line,’ David explained that it was one of the first songs they’d written and was about growing up in “Northside, New Zealand.” They ended their set on a high note with ‘Girlfriend’ and ‘I’m Living.’

Kaiser Chiefs

Lights dimmed and the stage screen rose as Kaiser Chiefs launched headlong into new song, ‘Ruffians on Parade’, which has been getting local radio airplay of late. The five-piece is out in support of their 6^th and latest, Education, Education, Education & War (on Fiction/Caroline/Universal Music) the title of which is a defiant play on a Tony Blair quote, and was well represented throughout the evening as the band played the majority of the new album live.

Singer Ricky Wilson was a slimmed ball of energy- relaxed but restless, bounding back and forth on stage, climbing the drum riser and interacting with the audience, from the very first songs.  New drummer Vijay Mistry ably held down the backbeat as guitarist Andrew "Whitey" White, bassist Simon Rix, keyboardist Nick "Peanut" Baines all played with the same breakneck energy the band had brought to the spotlight some ten years ago.

Setlist

‘Everyday I Love You Less and Less’ had singer Wilson saying at the song’s break, “We have been sent here for one reason… to loudly entertain you!” and the band would deliver on that, in their 80 min. performance.

Follow up song, ‘Everything Is Average Nowadays’ had people pogo-ing in place, including a few groups of native Brits (which Wilson noticed) that were ecstatic to see one of their favorite bands in a venue much smaller than what they would play in their homeland.

Ricky Wilson in denim jacket

‘Never Miss a Beat’ from 2008’s Off With Their Heads took things up a notch, Wilson had shed his denim jacket and had become increasingly antsy so was moving about even more, though still with an overall very jovial and laid-back demeanor.  Longtime fans enjoyed ‘You Can Have It All’ and ‘Modern Way’, both from their first album, Employment; the former, a slower tempo song with a nevertheless catchy chorus, the latter, a  song of loneliness and regret driven by White’s soaring guitar riffs and Baines’ electronic keyboard blips.

Ricky Wilson on the rafters

“Is there anymore beer in here?” Wilson mentioned before ‘Ruby’, wondering aloud how effective the crowd could clap with everyone holding something in their hands. Best known hit, ‘I Predict a Riot’ was the left jab finish to the crosscut punch that was ‘Ruby’, suitably working up the crowd with two back-to-back anthems.  Wilson had made his way up the scaffolding, around the balcony, then perched along the rafters of the DJ booth to end the song, staying there as well for ‘Misery Company’ (featuring Wilson’s Joker-like laugh at the chorus). For the main set closing, ‘The Angry Mob’, Wilson climbed down to run back to the stage, only to head into the middle of the crowd for a rousing end to the song and set.

“I hope I can sing it”, Wilson declared before the encore-opening lyrical imagery of ‘Meanwhile Up in Heaven’ from the new record and its heartfelt, “Meanwhile up in Heaven, they're waiting for you, waiting for you” chorus. ‘Oh My God’ was an extended crowd-pleaser, with Wilson again racing from the stage; this time to the back bar to abscond a bottle of Cutty Sark, as the crowd chanted the chorus back in unison, Wilson mentioning “where were ya?  You were supposed to watch my back”, after nicking the liquor.

Mistry’s drums boomed louder and the finale built into a crashing sonic wall, with the band playing with at least as much energy as the last time we saw them in town… never missing a beat.

Kaiser Chiefs at First Avenue, Minneapolis (13 Jun 2014)

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Friday the 13th: Kaiser Chiefs and Beaty Heart (Update)

Although Friday the 13th is considered an unlucky day in America, it's a lucky date for an English invasion! In addition to Paul Oakenfold at Rev Ultra Lounge, these other shows are taking place next Friday, June 13th:

Education, Education, Education & War ATO Records Read More Kaiser Chiefs I saw Kaiser Chiefs when they played in Minneapolis, at a venue that is actually no longer around (at Trocadero on 21 Apr 2007). The Leeds band were a big deal back then, and I think if they were …

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The anger is back.

Kaiser Chiefs lead singer Ricky Wilson admitted to The Guardian UK earlier this year that he was “angry at myself for having not pulled my weight, for getting lazy - somewhere along the way we lost that anger”, which also resulted in drummer (and principal songwriter) Nick Hodgson leaving at the end of 2012.

The band though, has re-dedicated itself and the result is fifth album, Education, Education, Education & War (ATO Records) with singles ‘Misery Company’ and ‘Bows & Arrows’, that re-capture the energy and defiance of initial effort, Yours Truly, Angry Mob.

New Zealand ”twisty psychedelic folk” indies now based out of Brooklyn, Streets of Laredo, open the US dates.

Kaiser Chiefs 2014 US Tour Dates:

6/10 Pittsburgh, PA @ Three River Arts Festival
6/11 Louisville, KY @ Mercury Ballroom
6/13 Minneapolis, MN @ First Avenue
6/14 Chicago, IL @ Taste of Randolph Festival
6/15 Detroit, MI @ St. Andrew’s Hall
6/17 Cleveland, OH @ House of Blues
6/18 Washington, D.C. @ 9:30 Club
6/20 New York, NY @ Webster Hall
6/21 Dover, DE @ Firefly Festival
6/22 Saratoga Springs, NY @ Vapor

Mixed Blessings Nusic Sounds Read More News: Beaty Heart South-London's trio Beaty Heart are pleased to reveal details of their eagerly anticipated debut album Mixed Blessings, along with new track "Banana Bread" and the news that they will be joining JUNGLE on tour. …

BEATY HEART
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South-London's Beaty Heart is currently touring in support of their debut album Mixed Blessings (Nusic Sounds & Caroline).

The trio will be joining JUNGLE on their US tour, stopping by Minneapolis' Fine Line Music Café on Friday, June 13th.

Check out "Banana Bread" on soundcloud.com:



Beaty Heart 2014 US Tour Dates:

06/05 Los Angeles - Bootleg Bar
06/06 Los Angeles, CA - El Rey Theatre *
06/07 San Francisco, CA - The Independent *
06/09 Portland, OR - Doug Fir Lounge *
06/10 Seattle, WA - Neumos *
06/13 Minneapolis, MN - Fine Line Music Cafe *
06/14 Chicago, IL - Lincoln Hall *
06/15 Toronto, ON - Lee's Place *
06/17 Boston, MA - The Sinclair *
06/18 New York, NY - Bowery Ballroom *
06/19 Philadelphia, PA - Union Transfer *
06/21 New York, NY - Rough Trade

* = w/ JUNGLE

UPDATE: Please note the US tour is officially canceled due to Visa issues (I've seen many, many tour cancellations due to the United State's strict work Visa policies.)

Beaty Heart writes:

I cannot stress how distraught we are to announce that we have had to cancel our US tour with Jungle due to visa issues…SO GUTTED.

On the plus side! We have been confirmed to play the BBC Introducing stage at Glastonbury Festival (official) this year, so we'll see ya there.

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New British Music: Kaiser Chiefs, Bombay Bicycle Club, Fanfarlo, and Donovan

Read More Kaiser Chiefs After not actually planning to attend this show, thinking $90 was a bit steep for a band that will probably tour Australia a few more times before they vanish off the face of the planet, I went. But honestly... the Kaiser Chiefs with Razorlight .…

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I saw Kaiser Chiefs when they played in Minneapolis, at a venue that is actually no longer around (at Trocadero on 21 Apr 2007). The Leeds band were a big deal back then, and I think if they were to play here again, they can probably sell out any venue of their choice. It's been five years, after all.

The Kaiser Chiefs announced their fifth album Education, Education, Education & War, which is coming out on April 1st, 2014 via ATO Records (March 31st for UK release).

The ten-track collection was written in London, Los Angeles and Nashville, recorded at The Maze Studio in Atlanta, Georgia and mixed at Electric Lady Studios by Michael Brauer (My Morning Jacket, Coldplay) with producer Ben H. Allen III (Gnarls Barkley, Animal Collective, Deerhunter).

Of course, they are going on tour in support of the album, although at this very moment, only a handful of dates are announced:

02/11/14 Manchester, UK @ Gorilla
02/13/14 London, UK @ The Scala
02/14/14 Madrid, Spain @ Sala Arena
02/15/14 Barcelona, Spain @ Razzmatazz
02/19/14 Brooklyn, NY @ Music Hall of Williamsburg
02/21/14 Guadalajara, Mexico @ Teatro Diana
02/22/14 Mexico City, Mexico @ Plaza Condesa
02/25/14 Los Angeles, CA @ El Rey

Read More Bombay Bicycle Club Singer Jack Stedman, a.k.a. the young Jarvis Cocker, shunned the throne at the House of Blues on October 8th. A gal by the name of Lucy Rose sings on a few of the tracks on the tracks on Bombay Bay Bicycle's third release "A Different …

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Bombay Bicycle Club just announced the release of their fourth album in five years, So Long, See You Tomorrow, coming out February 4, 2014 via Vagrant Records.

Of course, the band will be heading out on tour in support of the new album. We've seen BBC a few times, hopefully they'll be bringing Lucy Rose with them on tour:

02/09/14 Brussels, Belgium Orangerie
02/10/14 Amsterdam, Netherlands Melkweg
02/11/14 Copenhagen, Denmark Lille Vega
02/12/14 Stockholm, Sweden Debaser Medis
02/13/14 Hamburg, Germany Uebel & Gefährlich
02/14/14 Paris, France Le Trabendo
02/16/14 Munich, Germany Backstage
02/17/14 Cologne, Germany Luxor
02/18/14 Berlin, Ger Fritzclub im Postbahnof
02/19/14 Zurich, Switzerland Mascotte
02/21/14 Barcelona, Spain Bikini
02/22/14 Madrid, Spain Club But
03/02/14 Leeds, UK O2 Academy Leeds
03/03/14 Glasgow, UK O2 Academy Glasgow
03/04/14 Aberdeen, UK Music Hall
03/05/14 Newcastle, UK O2 Academy Newcastle
03/07/14 Nottingham, UK Rock City
03/08/14 Birmingham, UK O2 Academy Birmingham
03/09/14 Norwich, UK Univ. Of East Anglia LCR-Union
03/10/14 Portsmouth, UK Portsmouth Guildhall
03/12/14 Bristol, UK O2 Academy Bristol
03/13/14 London, UK O2 Academy Brixton
03/16/14 Cardiff, UK Great Hall
03/17/14 Exeter, UK Great Hall
03/18/14 Brighton, UK Brighton Dome
03/20/14 Manchester, UK Albert Hall
03/21/14 Manchester, UK Albert Hall

Read More Fanfarlo We've written about Fanfarlo's a couple of times. Kate G wrote about their show in New York: "they had a man suspended upside down from the rafters and escape from a straitjacket," which sounds …

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London's Fanfarlo will be releasing Let's Go Extinct on February 11th, 2014 via Blue Horizon, the British blues label revived by legendary record industry veterans Seymour Stein and Richard Gotteher.

The album was recorded by the band and David Wrench in North Wales, and is a true successor to their debut album Reservoir.

Track listing:

1. Life in the Sky
2. Cell Song
3. Myth of Myself (A Ruse to Exploit Our Weaknesses)
4. A Distance
5. We’re the Future
6. Landlocked
7. Painting with Life
8. Grey and Gold
9. The Beginning and the End
10. Let’s Go Extinct

Read More Bert Jansch Speaking of death, influential folk music, Bert Jansch, passed away earlier this week (October 5th). He was 67. It is not made clear what he had died of, but since he had both heart and lung surgeries …

DONOVAN
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Donovan has a new album Shadows of Blue, which was recently released on his own label.

The Scottish singer was also announced as the main headliner for the 2014 Fest For Beatles Fans show coming up in New York:

Friday February 7th 5:00pm - Midnight
Saturday February 8th 10:30am - Midnight
Sunday February 9th 10:30am - Midnight

In addition to headlining The Fest For Beatles Fans, Donovan will be giving a talk "Meditation and the White Album" and joining Beatles cover band Liverpool on stage for more musical highlights.

Tickets prices varies, you can see all the different tiers at thefest.com.

Apparently Donovan is more closely related to the Beatles than I ever knew, including being invited to their Abbey Road sessions and also involving with various drug busts with the Beatles! Personally, I discovered Donovan through Belle & Sebastian, who were often compared to Donovan's folksy style and lyrics.

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W♥M126: SXSW 2012 Review

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Before SXSW, I had to talk about Jane's Addiction and their appearance at the grand opening of Minneapolis' new concert venue, The Brick. You can read about it here.

Brody recaps what went down at SXSW.

Kaiser Chiefs at Cedar Street, one of the major highlight from SXSW

Impressed with Star Slinger, a DJ from the UK

Too many bands that Brody missed at SXSW. Read more SXSW Top List

Song of the show is Django Django's "Default".

BONUS: Carson Daly and Pomegranates.

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Django Django are on tour:

03.25.2012 Norwich - Norwich Arts (SOLD OUT) 04.05.2012 Geneva - Electron Festival - CH 04.21.2012 Rotterdam - Motel Mozaique 04.24.2012 Rouen - Le 106 - FR 04.25.2012 Nanates - Stereolux - FR 04.26.2012 Bordeaux - Rock school barbey - FR 05.11.2012 Brighton - Great Escape - UK 05.22.2012 Tourcoing - Grand mix - FR 05.23.2012 Strasbourg - La laiterie - FR 05.25.2012 Paris - La maroquinerie - FR 05.26.2012 Clermont Ferrand - Europavox 05.31.2012 Southampton - Cellar - UK

06.02.2012 London - Field Day - UK 06.05.2012 Oxford - Academy 2 - UK 06.06.2012 Birmingham - Academy 2 - UK 06.08.2012 nr Sheffield - No Direction Home 06.09.2012 Manchester - Parklife Festival - UK 06.10.2012 Clapham, Yorkshire - Rough Beats - UK 06.11.2012 York - Fibbers - UK 06.13.2012 Dundee - Doghouse - UK 06.14.2012 Leeds - Cockpit - UK 06.15.2012 Cambridge - St Pauls Church - UK 10.31.2012 London - Heaven - UK

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SXSW 2012: Brody's Top Ten

Keane at Cedar Street

Please read our previous SXSW coverage. Below is Brody's report. More photographs on facebook.com.

Zula Winter at Mohawk

Blood Orange at Mohawk

Django Django @ Flat Top Burger Shop

Top 10 Best Performances SXSW 2012!!!!! 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

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Groovin' the Moo 2012

Read More Groovin' the Moo Groovin' the Moo is an annual festival across Australia. It started in 2005, and is going strong in 2011 with a healthy lineup.

It’s here again already? Groovin the Moo, our favourite regional touring festival is about to take off around Australia. After last year, we’re super excited to spend another day hanging out in downtown Maitland at one of the most easy going events of the year and again they’ve managed to get a pretty amazing set of bands to play.

360, Adrian Lux, Andrew WK (One-Man-Party Tour), Ball Park Music, Beni, Big Scary, Bluejuice, City and Colour, Digitalism, The Getaway Plan, Gold Fields, Hermitude, Hilltop Hoods, Kaiser Chiefs, Kimbra, The Maccabees, Matt Corby, Muscles, Mutemath, Naysayer & Gilsun, Parkway Drive, Public Enemy, Purple Sneakers DJs, San Cisco and Wavves.

Saturday 5th May – Prince of Wales Showground, Bendigo, VIC
Sunday 6th May– Murray Sports Complex, Townsville, QLD
Saturday 12th May – Showgrounds, Maitland, NSW
Sunday 13th May – University of Canberra, ACT
Saturday 19th May – Hay Park, Bunbury, WA

Depending on which locations you might like to attend there are different places to buy tickets and other juicy bits of information that you’ll only find out from the official website: www.gtm.net.au.

So we’ll meet at Maitland Leagues Club for a pre-band aussie-style sweet and sour pork and a noice schooner of VB? Sweet! See you there!

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W♥M125: SXSW 2012

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Brody stopped in to talk about SXSW 2012. What's in store for him?

March 13
Girls, Unknown Mortal Orchestra, Fanfarlo, and Young Man at Fitzgeralds in Houston, Texas

March 14
Sydney Wayser at Betsy’s Bar (12pm)
Sydney Wayser at Rusty’s (1:45pm)
Radio Day Stage Austin Convention Center: Michael Kiwanuka (3pm), Alabama Shakes (4pm), Honeyhoney (5pm)
Warehouse: Blondfire (8pm), Tribes (9pm), fun. (10pm), Twin Atlantic (11pm), Neon Trees (12am), Kasabian (1am)
Tennis at Red 7 (10pm)
Pomegranates at Trinity Hall (11:30pm)
The Drums at Stage on Sixth Patio (1am)

March 15
Cedar Street Courtyard: Twiilite (11am), Coldair (11:30am), Paula i Karol (12pm), Zulu Winter (1pm), Reptar (2pm), Band of Skulls (3pm), Kaiser Chiefs (4pm), Keane (5pm)
Club de Ville: Sarah Jaffe (8pm), Hundred Visions (9pm), Fanfarlo (10pm), Tennis (11pm), White Rabbits (12am), Youth Lagoon (1am)
Spectrals at Swan Dive (8pm)
Jonquil at Latitude 30 (10pm)
Miike Snow at Lustre Pearl (12am)

March 16
Flat Top Burger Shop: Education (12pm), The Wedding Present (1pm), Spectrals (2pm), A Classic Education (3pm), Literature (4pm), The Spinto Band (5pm), Treetop Flyers (6pm), Dutch Uncles (7pm)
Fanfarlo at Radio Day Stage Austin Convention Center (2pm)
Cedar Street: Graffiti6 (4pm), Fanfarlo (5pm)
Easy Tiger Patio: Leftover Cuties (8pm), Sydney Wayser (9pm), D E N A (10pm), Ximena Sarinana (11pm), Alabama Shakes (12am), Girl in a Coma (1am)
Of Monsters and Men at Stubb's (9pm)
Tribes at Maggie Mae's Rooftop (1am)
Treasure Island: The Riff Raff (11pm), All the Young (12am)

March 17
Flat Top Burger Shop: Seapony (12pm), The Brute Chorus (1pm), Django Django (2pm), North Highlands (3pm), Jonquil (4pm), Wild Moccasins (5pm), The Staves (6pm)
Latitude 30: Clock Opera (9pm), Django Django (10pm), Maverick Sabre (11pm), Slow Club (12am), Toddla T (1am)
Sony Club at Red 7: The Twilight Sad (11pm), We Were Promised Jetpacks (12am), Star Slinger (1am)
Lissy Trullie at Clive Bar (12am)

Song of the show is The Cribs' "Come On, Be A No One".

The Cribs are on tour:

04/03 - Portland, OR – Holocene 04/04 - Seattle, WA - Crocodile Café 04/07 - Minneapolis, MN - 7th Street Entry 04/09 - Chicago, IL - Schubas 04/10 - Pontiac, MI - The Pike Room 04/11 - Toronto, ON - Lee’s Palace 04/13 - Brooklyn, NY - Music Hall of Williamsburg

04/14 - Boston, MA - Brighton Music Hall 05/07 - Nottingham - Rock City 05/08 - London - The Troxy 05/09 - Bristol - O2 Academy 05/11 - Glasgow - Barrowlands 05/12 - Manchester - Academy 05/13 - Eastbourne - Winter Gardens

BONUS: Jordan from Howler dissed the Minneapolis music scene, in particular calling out 4onthefloor as "crap". Howler is the hot-new-buzz band at the moment. Plus, Prissy Clerks.

Also, WHAT??? There's a second part to this show??? An unexpected Sally & Dave appearance:

Their band, still unnamed. Possible names: Phonebook Inspector and All Talk

Australian Idol

Clem Snide's "Don't Stop Believin'" in sad, sad ukulele

2 Broke Girls

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Kaiser Chiefs - Enmore Theatre, Sydney - March 31

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After not actually planning to attend this show, thinking $90 was a bit steep for a band that will probably tour Australia a few more times before they vanish off the face of the planet, I went. But honestly... the Kaiser Chiefs with Razorlight and the Temper Trap... of course it was going to be worth it.

I had only seen Razorlight a few weeks previous (click here for review), so no surprises really. Pretty much exactly the same show. Except the drummer seemed to have morphed into a different person (with brilliant facial expressions). On that topic, interestingly enough, the internet has provided me with two interesting pieces of information:
    1. Andy Burrows, Razorlight drummer, has recently quit the band; and
    2. Andy Burrows, Razorlight drummer, has a knitting addiction.

Hmm.... i wonder if these two things are related (or true, for that matter).

Anyway, Johnny was maniacally bouncing around, not a lot of talking... or any engagement of the crowd for that matter. To tell you the truth, it was slightly boring. Specifically, I'm talking about the long, self-indulgent rendition of In The City, which went on for about 7 hours (give or take a couple of hours). It's possible though, that it was because I'd seen it all before.

Overall, despite my short attention span, Razorlight do put on an excellent and entertaining performance.

Kaiser Chiefs - Enmore Theatre Sydney

The band i was actually there to see, however, were the Kaiser Chiefs. These guys never disappoint and were true to form. It's simply beautiful, the way in which young (I say young, but secretly hope he's older than me) Ricky Wilson engages the crowd; gets everyone riled up. I thought I was sure to cop a fondle this time (after missing out last time when he "crowd surfed from the stage to the back bar at the Metro theatre) after he was carried him on their shoulders as far as the barrier in the middle of the lower floor of the Enmore and proceeded to "crowd surf" back, but alas... no.

Brilliant show, completely unpretentious. Never Miss A Beat, The Angry Mob, Good Days Bad Days, Everyday I love You Less and Less, Ruby..... all sing-a-long-able tunes. Ricky getting slowly more trollied as the night went on, culminating in dragging one of the shirtless yobs up on to the stage, only to be hoisted onto his shoulders. Gold. The only unfortunate thing about it was the borderline view of the guys front bits (and the not so borederline view of his arse).... oh and that the drum stick that was aimed at his arse crack by drummer, Nick Hodgson, missed it's target.

I don't know about you, or anyone else, but to me, The Kaiser Chiefs transport me out of Australia, back to England, specifically the Northern half of England. Laid back... with a pint and a sausage butty (*shudder*).... or specifically a seedy student bar in Preston.... but we don't need to go there!

So next time, when you think.... "deary me, $90 for a band", if it's the Kaiser Chiefs... say "Yes, please!".

Kaiser Chiefs and Borderline Man Muff

In case you were wondering, the boys have a few shows coming up...

07/04/09	Singapore, Fort Canning Park
19/06/09	Budapest, Hungary, Papp Laszlo Budapest Sportarena
04/07/09	Arras, France, Main Square Festival
05/07/09	Belgium, Werchter Festival
18/07/09	Norway, slottsfjell festival
24/07/09	Copenhagen, Denmark, Fredagsrock
28/08/09	Reading, Reading Festival
30/08/09	Leeds, Leeds Festival

For more info and other treats, pop long to their website: http://www.kaiserchiefs.co.uk

Hang on! What happened to the Temper Trap? Ripped off!

See you later.
Sally
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