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.
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Lucy Rose will be over at the Amsterdam Bar and Hall in Saint Paul for her final 2013 Fall tour date.
I'll confess that I've never been to that venue before (since I'm primarily based in Minneapolis …
Now this is a kind of revolution that we can all get behind—
Paul Weller’s current tour of North America in support of his 13th solo album, A Kind Revolution made a recent local stop at the Pantages Theatre in downtown Minneapolis for a raucous three-encore show.
The evening began with a well-received, charming half-hour opening by London-based singer/songwriter Lucy Rose, in support of her third full-length, Something’s Changing (Communion Records) playing acoustic guitar and keyboards, and supported by a couple sidemen (Ben and Andrew) for her set.
Rose plays a delicate blend of indie folk, similar to Laura Marling and inspired by Joni Mitchell and though her musical style may be a polar opposite of the headliner’s, it was Weller himself that confessed to be a fan, texting her directly to ask her to open this tour- “I’m just as shocked as you” Rose said.
She snuck in a lovely ‘Moirai’, a reward for the quietly attentive audience, mentioning she’d only played it once so far, at the show her dad attended, as it was his favorite song of hers. Finishing with ‘Shiver’ and ‘Is This Called Home’, the demure songstress certainly won over those in the crowd that arrived early enough to enjoy her.
After the intermission, lights dimmed as the intro music of The Beatles’ ‘Tomorrow Never Knows’ announced Paul Weller and his band taking the stage for a breathtaking two and a half hour headlining set that would touch on all points, of his over four-decade long career.
Weller has surrounded himself with a crack band for the tour featuring longtime sidemen Steve Cradock (guitar), Andy Crofts (bass), Steve Pilgrim (drums), and Ben Gordelier (percussion) as well as new addition Tom Van Heel (keys) and kicked things off with 2015’s ‘I’m Where I Should Be’, a song which encapsulated The Modfather’s confidence in still finding his place in today’s musical landscape and also echoed the sentiments of the thousand people in attendance cheering him on.
Weller followed up with the new ‘Nova’, a Bowie-esque tune presumably written for his eighth child, a daughter of that same name born earlier this year. Things then got dialed back to the ‘80’s for the first of three Style Council songs, the peppy, soulful ‘My Ever Changing Moods’ which was the band’s highest charting US single.
‘Woo Sé Mama’, the opening track from the new record, vibrated with a stomping finessed blend of blues, soul and rock, showing Weller still has plenty more to offer. “We play what we play”, Weller said following, saying they don’t conform to any need to play certain songs. The Style Council song ‘Have You Ever Had It Blue’ was actually a bit of a live rarity, drawn from the soundtrack of 1986’s Absolute Beginners, and Crofts’ bass was the anchor for the new ‘She Moves with the Fayre’ with Weller on Telecaster singing echo-effected vocals.
Weller eventually moved to keyboard for several songs, notably the title track of his 2015 album Saturn’s Pattern and the pensive ‘Friday Street’. Weller went back to guitar for The Jam’s ‘Start!’ from 1980 and with the main set closing ‘Peacock Suit’ at the ninety-minute mark, the crowd was getting more boisterous... and the show was really only just beginning.
For the first encore, Weller and band went into a six-song, acoustic sit-down performance, with the selections being more reflective and of the wandering spirit ilk such as 2015’s ‘Dusk til Dawn’. “You’ve been a very patient audience, I don’t want to push it, but we’re going to play you a couple songs not on any record” Weller said, treating the enraptured crowd to the rare ‘Gravity’, following soon after with the newer ‘What Would He Say?’.
The second encore was more of a soul revue, with Weller mostly behind the keyboards with his own trippy ‘These City Streets’ channeling itself into a joyous, slowed-down Marvin Gaye cover, and ending with two 1995 selections, ‘Broken Stones’ (which had everyone clapping along) and ‘The Changingman’.
Not quite done yet, the band emerged for a third encore, somewhat energized by the momentum uplift and continuing with a percussion/bass heavy and funky ‘Move on Up’, a Curtis Mayfield cover The Jam would cover in 1982.
Showing McCartney-like stamina, the 59 year-old Weller ended the evening after almost 2 ½ hours, banging the tambourine on a rowdy ‘Town Called Malice’ that had the audience in a frenzy, dancing about and singing the chorus back at Weller.
The revolution continues as Paul Weller and band end the current tour on October 27th with a show at the Wiltern in Los Angeles, then head to Japan and Australia in January, and Ireland and the UK in February and March – Vive le Revolution!
Tour dates:
Oct 20 Sacramento, CA Ace Of Spades
Oct 21 Berkeley, CA The UC Theatre
Oct 22 San Francisco, CA The Fillmore
Oct 24 Anaheim, CA House Of Blues
Oct 25 San Diego, CA House Of Blues
Oct 27 Los Angeles CA The Wiltern Theatre
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Paul Weller at Pantages Theatre, Minneapolis (13 Oct 2017)
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.
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Lucy Rose will be over at the Amsterdam Bar and Hall in Saint Paul for her final 2013 Fall tour date.
I'll confess that I've never been to that venue before (since I'm primarily based in Minneapolis …
PAUL WELLER
+ Lucy Rose
Pantages Theatre
Friday 10/13/2017 (7pm/$39.50)
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Legendary
Paul Weller is returning to Minnesota, this time at the Pantages Theatre in downtown Minneapolis. We caught the Changingman at a rare Minneapolis appearance in 2014 and noted that it was only one of four U.S.A. dates. This time, he’s expanded the tour to include quite a few dates, so don’t miss him this time around!
Oct 6 Boston, MA House Of Blues
Oct 7 Washington DC Lincoln Theatre
Oct 8 Cleveland, OH House Of Blues
Oct 10 Toronto, ON Danforth Music Hall
Oct 11 Detroit, MI St. Andrew's Hall
Oct 12 Chicago, IL House Of Blues
Oct 13 Minneapolis, MN Pantages Theatre
Oct 16 Vancouver, BC Commodore Ballroom
Oct 17 Vancouver BC Commodore Ballroom
Oct 18 Seattle, WA The Neptune Theatre
Oct 20 Sacramento, CA Ace Of Spades
Oct 21 Berkeley, CA The UC Theatre
Oct 22 San Francisco, CA The Fillmore
Oct 24 Anaheim, CA House Of Blues
Oct 25 San Diego, CA House Of Blues
Oct 27 Los Angeles CA The Wiltern Theatre
Local group The Ultrasounds opened up the night. Their sound was much more subdued than that of the other two bands but was a great warm-up for what was to come. . …
Daniel & The Real Feels to open.
Tour Dates
10/5/16 Toronto, ON - Horseshoe
10/6/16 Cleveland, OH - Beachland Tavern
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JESSICA HERNANDEZ & THE DELTAS
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Turf Club Friday 10/13/2017 (7:30pm/$10) turfclub.net
Jessica Hernandez & The Deltas is currently on her tour for her sophomore album Telephone / Telefono, a bilingual recording. She’ll be headlining the Turf Club on Friday.
The weird thing is that Hernandez is pregnant, and a week ago, she mentioned that she was 4 weeks pregnant. She’s documenting the whole thing on social media, and if you see her this Friday, you’ll be part of her future baby’s life.
Hernandez wrote on September 27, “ I still am in awe of how much a women's body changes and goes through during pregnancy. I went into this tour telling myself that it would be okay if I threw in the towel after a couple weeks...but here we are almost 4 weeks in and a little over two to go and I still feel like going. The baby gifts, the home cooked meals and treats, watching people sing along, seeing you all dance, it all gives me so much joy that I know me and @the_violetts little girl can feel during every show. Thank you times a million for making this tour so special. I hope my daughter can look at this experience and know that she can have a family and still keep following her dreams, no matter how far out of reach they may seem some days.”
The Ultrasounds, not to be confused with British band Ultrasound, this local group previously opened up for Jessica in October 2016.
Also Daniel & The Real Feels is on the bill.
Tour Dates:
Oct 08 Cat's Cradle Backroom Carrboro, NC
Oct 10 Smiling Moose Pittsburgh, PA
Oct 11 Musica Akron, OH
Oct 13 Turf Club St Paul, MN
Oct 14 Beet Street Festival
We're Not Gonna Take It! NO! We all grew up hearing Twisted Sister on the radio. The man behind the band, Dee Snider, has a few projects under his belt…
Long Island, NY singer-songwriter/rapper Jon Bellion comes to town promoting the recently released, The Definition (Visionary Music Group) drawing on a style
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Other shows in the area:
DEE SNIDER
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Mystic Amphitheater
Friday 10/13/2017 (5pm/$20)
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Enjoy rock, brats, and beer at this year’s Rock, Brats & Beer at Mystic Lake. Dee Snider (from Twisted Sisters) to headline.
GRAMMY® Award-winning multiplatinum artist Jon Bellion is on his The Human Condition Tour.
Jon Bellion - The Human Condition Tour Part III
10/6 Las Vegas, NV Brooklyn Bowl
10/7 Salt Lake City, UT The Great Saltair
10/10 Broomfield, CO 1STBANK Center
10/11 Kansas City, MO Arvest Bank Theatre
10/13 Minneapolis, MN Myth
10/16 Milwaukee, WI The Rave
10/17 Chicago, IL Aragorn Ballroom
10/19 St. Louis, MO The Pageant
10/20 Indianapolis, IN Egyptian Room
10/21 Indianapolis, IN Egyptian Room
10/23 Detroit, MI The Fillmore
10/24 Toronto, ON Rebel
10/26 Norfolk, VA The NorVA
10/29 Nashville, TN Marathon Music Works
10/30 Orlando, FL House of Blues
Lucy Rose will be over at the Amsterdam Bar and Hall in Saint Paul for her final 2013 Fall tour date.
I'll confess that I've never been to that venue before (since I'm primarily based in Minneapolis …
Lucy Rose's final U.S. date for this Fall 2013 took place last night at the Amsterdam Bar and Hall in Saint Paul.
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Singer/songwriter Katy Vernon opened up the show, she is actually British-born, but is currently living in the U.S.
Vernon dedicated "Play" to Lucy Rose, fitting with the lyrics "sing to me". Because we were at the Amsterdam Bar & Hall, it reminded her of how she met her husband (leaving Amsterdam) and she wrote about it in her song "Better For You."
They actually list five other songs, but the band ended with "This Is It", possibly due to starting the show a little later than scheduled.
So, Lucy Rose is back in the U.S. This time with a full backing band (previously she was performing by herself). The extra band members definitely gave Rose's music a fuller sound.
Rose Setlist
Rose followed her setlist for the majority of it. That is until she reached "Be Alright", she then gave the audience the choice of hearing that song or "Night Bus". She was going to omit one of those songs, and the audience overwhelming chose the latter song. The band then played "Night Bus" per request. They were then going to play the title track of her album Middle of the Bed, but the guitar tuner had not prepared for that song yet (because he was going off their setlist). So they went ahead and played "Be Alright" anyway!
Highlight of the set was either the obvious choice of "Middle of the Bed" or "All I Got" (which required handclapping along).
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Someone in the audience requested "Scar", which they played after "Shiver". Rose said she had not played that song in over a year, so she was having a hard time remembering the lyrics. After a few minutes of working it out, they played the song. "Thank you for making me play that," Rose commented, "that was very fun."
As for encores, due to requests, the band played "Don't You Worry", followed by a song I did not recognize. Then the band left Rose by herself. Rose finally said, "If you are happy, you should leave now, because this song is depressing…" as she started to play the first few notes to "Gamble."
Lucy Rose is flying back to England as I write this. She's currently working on new songs for an upcoming album, which she admitted was hard now that she's been signed to a record label. Before, she would just record whatever she wanted, but now she has to get approval from the label first. Rose's debut album Like I Used is out now.
Lucy Rose at the Amsterdam Bar & Hall, St Paul (10/22/13)
So, it's come to this. We have so many shows for the fourth week of Roctober that I have to split up the week until Wednesday! Unfortunately too many (good) bands are playing at the same time! So the theme for this article is "Double Shows" (either John or Vu will be at one of these shows).
Vu was turned into an instant Deltron 3030 fan when he saw them in 2000. Now it's the year 2013 and Deltron is back with Event II (coming out October 1st), the 13-year follow-up to their debut self-titled album.…
Deltron 3030 is starting on the fourth week of Rocktober!
Join Del Tha Funkee Homosapien, Dan the Automator, and Kid Koala, as they stop in at First Avenue in Minneapolis on Sunday, October 20th.
10/18/13 Indianapolis, IN The Vogue
10/19/13 Chicago, IL House Of Blues
10/20/13 Minneapolis, MN First Avenue
10/21/13 Madison, WI Majestic Theatre
10/23/13 Atlanta, GA Heaven
10/25/13 Mountain Oasis Electronic
11/09/13 Fun Fun Fun Fest
11/10/13 Fun Fun Fun Fest
11/15/13 Boom Festival
11/17/13 Seattle, WA Showbox At The Market
11/18/13 Vancouver, BC Commodore Ballroom
11/19/13 Victoria, BC Alix Goolden
11/21/13 Portland, OR Star Theater
11/22/13 Eugene, OR WOW Hall
11/23/13 San Francisco, CA Fillmore
11/24/13 Los Angeles, CA Fonda
11/25/13 Santa Ana, CA Observatory
11/26/13 San Diego, CA House Of Blues
11/27/13 Ventura, CA Majestic Ventura
12/08/13 Paris, France Trianon
12/11/13 Amsterdam Melkweg
12/12/13 London, UK Scala
Sleater-Kinney: A band out of the ashes of Riot Grrrl band Excuse 17 (Carrie Brownstein) and Heavens to Betsy (Corin Tucker). Currently Brownstein is in Portlandia …
If Deltron's not your thing, you can stop by next door at the 7th Street Entry the same night.
The Portland duo (Sam Coomes and Janet Weis) are currently touring in support of their ninth album called Mole City. If their names sounded familiar, that's because they've both played for Sleater Kinney, Elliott Smith, Stephen Malkmus (which incidentally I randomly saw at 80/35 Music Festival.)
Tour dates:
Oct 18th - Cleveland Heights, OH - Grog Shop
Oct 19th - Chicago, IL - Schubas
Oct 20th - Minneapolis, MN - 7th St. Entry
Nov 3rd - Boise, ID - Neurolux
Nov 4th - Salt Lake City, UT -Kilby Court
Nov 5th - Denver, CO - Hi Dive
Nov 7th - Denton, TX - Dan's Silverleaf
Nov 8th - Austin, TX - Fun Fun Fun Fest
Nov 10th - Austin, TX - Fun Fun Fun Fest
Nov 11th - Phoenix, AZ - Rhythm Room
Nov 12th - San Diego, CA - Casbah
Nov 13th - Los Angeles, CA - The Echo
Nov 14th - Santa Barbara, CA - Soho
Nov 15th - San Jose, CA - The Blank Club
Nov 16th - San Francisco, CA - Bottom Of The Hill
Nov 21st - Vancouver, BC - The Biltmore Caberet
Nov 22nd - Seattle, WA - Tractor Tavern
Nov 23rd - Portland, OR - Doug Fir Lounge
So, if you need to catch up on The King Khan & BBQ Show (myspace), they are an interesting modern band with minimalistic setup and plays a weird mixture of 50s doo-wop and Surf music. …
The last time I saw King Khan, he was with his band the BBQ Show. Khan is back with The Shrines and a new album Idle No More, out now on Merge Records.
King Khan will be at St Paul's The Turf Club (which was recently sold to First Avenue) on Monday, October 21st.
Tour dates:
Oct. 18 -- Salt Lake City, UT @ Urban Lounge
Oct. 19 -- Denver, CO @ Larimer Lounge
Oct. 20 -- Kansas City, KS @ The Record Bar
Oct. 21 -- St. Paul, MN @ Turf Club
Oct. 22 -- Madison, WI @ High Noon Saloon
Oct. 23 -- Chicago, IL @ Bottom Lounge
Oct. 24 -- Cleveland Heights, OH @ Grog Shop
Oct. 25 -- Detroit, MI @ Magic Stick
Oct. 26 -- Toronto, ON @ Horseshoe Tavern
Oct. 27 -- Montreal, QC @ La Tulipe
Oct. 29 -- Boston, MA @ Brighton Music Hall
Oct. 30 -- New York, NY @ Webster Hall
Oct. 31 -- Philadelphia, PA @ Union Transfer
Nov. 1 -- Washington, DC @ Black Cat
Nov. 2 -- Durham, NC @ Motorco Music Hall
Nov. 4 -- Atlanta, GA @ Terminal West
Nov. 5 -- Birmingham, AL @ Bottletree
Nov. 6 -- New Orleans, LA @ Siberia
Nov. 8 - Fun Fun Fun Fest
Nov. 9 - Fun Fun Fun Fest
Nov. 10 - Fun Fun Fun Fest
Nov. 11 - Fun Fun Fun Fest
Nov. 12 -- El Paso, TX @ Tricky Falls
Nov. 13 - Phoenix, AZ @ Crescent Ballroom
Also playing this Monday at the Varsity Theater is The 1975:
Since we last saw the 1975, they are gearing up for their debut self-titled album, coming out September 3rd on Interscope Records. Leading up to the album …
Everybody loves ‘Chocolate’…the candy, as well as the current single from Manchester UK-based The 1975, whose debut album (on Dirty Hit/Polydor) debuted at #1 on the UK albums charts (even besting NIN new LP) and is starting to make substantial noise on these shores as well.
The band has actually been around in some form since 2002, and after 4 eps and now a full-length, is ready to fully conquer America. A sometimes melancholy blend of alt and guitar pop, singer Matt Healy actually cites director John Hughes and his bastion of 80’s coming-of-age-teen films as a major influence (don’t expect a Simple Minds cover in concert though).
Breakthrough band of the year? You decide-- if you can score a ticket, that is, as screaming females and Brit rock fans have already reserved theirs.
October 18 Firebird St. Louis, MO
October 19 Lincoln Hall Chicago, IL
October 20 The Rave Bar Milwaukee, WI
October 21 Varsity Theater Minneapolis, MN
October 23 Marquis Theatre Denver, CO
October 24 Kilby Court Salt Lake City, UT
October 26 Neumos Seattle, WA
October 27 VENUE Vancouver, Canada
October 28 Doug Fir Lounge Portland, OR
October 30 Independent San Francisco, CA
October 31 Observatory Santa Ana, CA
November 1 Fonda Theatre Los Angeles, CA
November 2 Vinyl Las Vegas, NV
November 3 Belly Up Tavern Solana Beach, CA
November 4 Club Congress Tucson, AZ
Lucy Rose is currently in the United States for a massive tour. She's supporting City and Colour on the September dates, but will be headlining in October. …
Lucy Rose will be over at the Amsterdam Bar and Hall in Saint Paul for her final 2013 Fall tour date.
I'll confess that I've never been to that venue before (since I'm primarily based in Minneapolis and rarely cross that Mississippi River to see shows). The right side and the wrong side of the river, right?
Rose will be playing songs from her debut album, Like I Used To, via Tirty Tigers with Sony RED distribution, including her recent singles, "Bikes" and "Middle of the Bed" (which you can download for free via Rolling Stone Magazine)
Rose's remaining US tour dates:
10/18/13 Canmore, AB Communitea Cafe
10/19/13 Edmonton, AB The Starlite Room
10/21/13 Winnipeg, MB Park Theatre Cafe
10/22/13 Saint Paul, MN Amsterdam Bar and Hall
If I wasn't in St Paul that night, the other show I would have actually attended would be Foy Vance:
Here’s a little secret-- Little Green Cars are being driven by minors. As lead Stevie Appleby (vocals/ guitar) put it mid-way into their 60 min. set, “we’d love …
Ireland's Foy Vance is currently in America, touring in support of Joy Of Nothing. The album featured special guests such as Ed Sheeran and Bonnie Raitt.
The band's first proper headlining tour is getting a lot of buzz, in particular the more populated/hip cities (Nashville, Los Angeles, and Toronto) have sold out.
Opening up for selected shows will be Little Green Cars, a band that we like and previously appeared in Minneapolis earlier in April.
Foy Vance Fall Tour:
10/19/13 - Metro - Chicago, IL*
10/20/13 - Turner Hall Ballroom - Milwaukee, WI*
10/22/13 - First Avenue - Minneapolis, MN*
10/24/13 - Basement - Nashville, TN (sold out)
10/26/13 - Holy Mountain - Austin, TX
10/28/13 - Hotel Cafe - Los Angeles, CA (sold out)
10/29/13 - Independent - San Francisco, CA
10/31/13 - Bunk Bar - Portland, OR
11/01/13 - Columbia City Theater - Seattle, WA
11/02/13 - Electric Owl - Vancouver, Canada
11/04/13 - Bowery Ballroom - New York, NY
11/06/13 - Drake Hotel - Toronto, ON (sold out)
11/08/13 - World Cafe - Philadelphia, PA
11/09/13 - Jammin Java - Vienna, VA
One of the first shows, was Boredoms at First Avenue on June 20th, 1999. I honestly don't remember who opened up for them, but neither band brought any audience…
Japanese noise band Melt-Banana is coming to Minneapolis on Wednesday, October 23rd, at the Triple Rock Social Club.
The duo (Yasuko Onuki and Ichirou Agata) is currently in the U.S. to do a "2 do what 2 fetch" tour in support of their tenth studio album fetch.
Check out this massive Fall tour, which just kicked off this week:
2013-10-18 Portland, OR at Dante' s
2013-10-19 Boise, ID at Neurolux
2013-10-20 Salt Lake City, UT at Urban Lounge
2013-10-21 Denver, CO at Laimer Lounge
2013-10-23 Minneapolis,MN at Triple Rock
2013-10-24 Milwaukee, WI at The Cactus Club
2013-10-25 Grand Rapids, MI at Pryamid Scheme
2013-10-26 Cleveland, OH at Grog Shop
2013-10-27 Chicago, IL at Double Door
2013-10-28 Pontiac, MI at The Crofoot Ballroom
2013-10-29 Toronto, ON at Lee's Palace
2013-10-31 Philadelphia, PA at Union Transfer
2013-11-01 Brooklyn, NY at Saint Vitus
2013-11-02 Providence, RI at AS220
2013-11-03 Boston, MA at The Sinclair
2013-11-04 Washington DC at Black Cat
2013-11-05 Chapel Hill, NC at Local 506
2013-11-06 Atlanta, GA at 529
2013-11-08 Dallas,TX at Club Dada
2013-11-09 Austin, TX at FFF Fest
2013-11-11 Albuquerque, NM at Launchpad
2013-11-12 Phoenix, AZ at Last Exit
2013-11-13 Los Angeles, CA at Troubadour
2013-11-14 San Diego, CA at The Casbah
2013-11-15 Pomona, CA at The Glasshouse
2013-11-16 Oakland,CA at Oakland Metro Opera House
When we last saw the lads of Dublin quartet Kodaline, they were opening on a spring tour for The Airborne Toxic Event, to great reception. Now that their debut full-length, In a Perfect World (RCA/Red) has just been released, they’re returning on a headlining tour to re-introduce us to their anthemic blend of Irish alt-rock.
Fresh from a mini-residency in NYC (including a live appearance on VH-1), the tour also brings opener Diane Birch whose own new album, Speak a Little Louder (S-Curve) brings soul-pop influence with freshness from this keyboard playing singer-songwriter. Birch worked with Dap Kings drummer Homer Steinweiss and Aqualung’s Matt Hales to concoct the new tracks on this sophomore album, that shows her musical growth.
As well, Kodaline has been playing a Sam Cooke cover in concert, so chances of very soulful evening with both acts, is a near certainty, so make sure to book a ticket and arrive early.
Tour dates:
10/19/13 New York, NY CMJ @ Pianos
10/20/13 Toronto, ON The Mod Club
10/22/13 Chicago, IL Subteranean
10/23/13 Minneapolis, MN Turf Club
10/26/13 Seattle, WA Barboza
10/27/13 Portland, OR Doug Fir
10/28/13 San Francisco Café Du Nord
10/30/13 Los Angeles, CA Troubadour (SOLD OUT)
10/31/13 Santa Ana, CA Constellation Room
The star of the night was Lucy Rose, who came out with a big smile as usual. For those of you who don't know Lucy, she toured with Bombay Bicycle Club and is featured on most of the tracks on their last album, A Different Kind of Fix. …
Lucy Rose is currently in the United States for a massive tour. She's supporting City and Colour on the September dates, but will be headlining in October. Guess what? She's ending her final date in St Paul at the Amsterdam Bar on October 22nd.
She's currently on tour in support of her debut album Like I Used To, via Tirty Tigers with Sony RED distribution, which was released this week (September 17th). Fans may be interested in grabbing the Deluxe Edition, which features four additional bonus tracks (including a previously unreleased track called "Little Brave").
So check out this 22-year-old singer that Nylon Magazine calls the "belle of Britain's indie-folk scene" on tour:
09/22 - Richmond, VA @ The National *
09/24 - Raleigh, NC @ The Ritz Raleigh *
09/25 - Charlotte, NC @ Amos' Southend *
09/26 - Asheville, NC @ The Orange Peel *
09/28 - Knoxville, TN @ Tennessee Theatre *
09/29 - Nashville, TN @ Ryman Auditorium *
10/01 - St Louis, MO @ Duck Room
10/02 - Chicago, IL @ Schuba's
10/04 - Boulder, CO @ eTown Hall
10/05 - Salt Lake City, UT @ Kilby Court
10/08 - Mesa, AZ @ LoFi
10/09 - San Diego, CA @ House Of Blues
10/10 - Los Angeles, CA @ Bootleg Theater
10/11 - San Francisco, CA @ Brick and Mortar
10/13 - Portland, OR @ Doug Fir Lounge
10/15 - Seattle, WA @ Tractor Theater
10/16 - Vancouver, BC @ The Media Club
10/17 - Calgary, AB @ Commonwealth Bar and Stage
10/18 - Canmore, AB @ Communitea Cafe
10/19 - Edmonton, AB @ Starlite Room
10/21 - Winnipeg, MB @ Park Theatre
10/22 - St. Paul, MN @ Amsterdam Ball and Hall
Lucy Rose is no stranger to the USA, having toured with Bombay Bicycle Club and briefly showing up in New York in January... so it's no surprise that she's just announced her North American…
Before Great Escape Music Festival, Jess and I took a long trek to Cambridge to check two emerging artists: Peter & Kerry and the Lucy Rose.
PETER & KERRY
Peter and Kerry put on a brilliant acoustic set with crisp clear vocals. The audience was very polite and quiet throughout their entire set (unlike most shows in the States). Either one of these performers could start a solo career. Kerry Leathman has a very soothing voice similar to the xx’s singer Romy Croft.
The star of the night was Lucy Rose, who came out with a big smile as usual. For those of you who don't know Lucy, she toured with Bombay Bicycle Club and is featured on most of the tracks on their last album, A Different Kind of Fix.
She played all the favorites, "Middle of the Bed", "Night Bus", "Be Alright", etc. One of her songs started off with a Libertines' "Can't Stand Me Now" beat, but it was just one of her newer tracks. Finishing with a three-song encore, Rose pleased everyone.
After listening to her for a few years now I really like that she's mixing more electronic, synth beats to her songs. It made for a more energetic live set. Keep up the good work Lucy and company.
Rose just announced her U.S. tour last week, full tour schedule below. Dates with (*) indicates with City and Colours:
05/21/13 The Brook, Southampton
05/22/13 Norwich, UK Waterfront
05/24/13 Dot To Dot Festival, Manchester
05/25/13 Dot To Dot Festival, Bristol
05/26/13 Dot To Dot Festival, Nottingham
05/27/13 Institute Library, Birmingham
05/31/13 Wychwood Festival
06/01/13 Lemonfest, Newton Abbot
06/02/13 Wychwood Music Festival
07/14/13 T In The Park
08/06/13 Cambridge, MA Middle East Nightclub
08/07/13 New York, NY Bowery Ballroom
08/24/13 Reading Festival
08/25/13 Leeds Festival
09/13/13 Northampton, MA - Calvin Theatre*
09/14/13 Boston, MA - Orpheum Theatre*
09/17/13 Washington, DC - 9:30 Club*
09/18/13 Piladelphia, PA - Electric Factory*
09/20/13 New York, NY - Rumsey Playfield*
09/22/13 Richmond, VA - The National*
09/24/13 Raleigh, NC - The Ritz*
09/25/13 Charlotte, NC - Amos’ Southend*
09/26/13 Ashville, NC - The Orange Peel*
09/28/13 Knoxville, TN - Tennessee Theatre*
09/29/13 Nashville, TN - Ryman Auditorium*
I won't give any spoilers, but if you stay for the closing credits, you'll hear The National's song, "The Rains Of Castamere". The song was performed by Bronn and company at a tavern at the beginning of the episode. .…
This week on W♥M Radio: John.
NEWS: THIS WEEK IN DEATH
Slayer guitarist Jeff Hanneman was killed due to an alcohol-related cirrhosis (which is an alcoholic liver disease due to years of drinking), a coroner has confirmed. Hanneman died May 2nd, cause of death was revealed by Slayer's official statement: "While he had his health struggles over the years, including the recent Necrotizing fasciitis infection that devastated his well-being, Jeff and those close to him were not aware of the true extent of his liver condition until the last days of his life. Contrary to some reports, Jeff was not on a transplant list at the time of his passing, or at any time prior to that. In fact, by all accounts, it appeared that he had been improving – he was excited and looking forward to working on a new record."
Mac Daddy (Chris Kelly) passed away May 1st, due to drug overdose in Atlanta (according to TMZ). Kelly was one half of the popular 90s duo Kris Kross, who was famous for their hits "Jump" and "I Miss the Bus" - and for wearing their clothes backwards. Kelly was 34 years old.
ENGLAND DREAMING
Brody (Georgia) and Jess (California) are in the UK this month. I am setting up some shows for them, these are the ones Brody requested:
May 15th Diiv @ Heaven (London) (Canceled)
May 15th Lucy Rose at Junction, Cambridge
May 19th Noah and The Whale @ Palace Theater (London)
May 20th On An On @ Cargo (London)
Notes: London and Cambridge are nowhere near each other (it is about 50 miles apart, you need to take a train or a coach/bus). Good luck!
Also: Great Escape Festival (mamacolive.com/thegreatescape) - May 16-May 18 in Brighton. They wanted to attend one UK music festival, and this one is it (most of the major ones, Glastonbury, Reading are probably sold out and logistically not within reach). Festival tickets for Great Escape are now sold out. Headliners are: Bastille (Saturday), Billy Bragg (Friday), and Everything Everything (Thursday). Plus one million other smaller support acts.
SPRING NEVER CAME, WE'RE STILL IN WINTER
Month of April was incredibly busy for shows - the last week, John was at these events:
05/14 Limp Bizkit at Varsity
05/14 Joshua Radin at Dakota Jazz Club
05/15 Star Trek: Into Darkness
05/15 Presets/Dragonette at First Ave
05/17 Shout Out Louds and Haerts at Varsity Theater
05/17 Youth Lagoon at 7th Street
SONG OF THE SHOW
"Don't Swallow the Cap" is the new lead single from the forthcoming National's album, Trouble Will Find Me (May 20th, 2013 via 4AD Records).
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We like CocoRosie - having written about them a few times.
I have good news, the real-life sisters, Sierra and Bianca Casady, will be releasing Tales Of A GrassWidow this May 28th (which is actually quite a long way from now!). I have put in a request for Lara review the album, so hopefully when we get a review copy, we'll let you know what it is like.
So far, the only thing they've previewed is their first single, "Gravediggress", which you can hear on Soundcloud.
They'll be touring around the release date:
24 May: Berlin – Huxleys Neue Welt
26 May: Brussels – Cirque Royale
27 May: Paris – Theatre Des Bouffes Du Nord
30 May: Luxemburg – Rockhal
Barbarossa, aka London-based James Mathé, announced that he's just signed with Memphis Industries.
His single, "The Load", will be coming out on April 8, 2013.
Barbarossa will be on tour in March and May as follows, with label mates POLIÇA (dates with *) and Junip (dates with +):
19 Mar - AB, Brussels*
21 Mar - Shepherd's Bush Empire*
22 Mar - HMV Institute, Birmingham*
23 Mar - Whelan's, Dublin*
01 May - AU, Vienna, Szene+
02 May - CH, Zurich, Plaza+
03 May - DE, Heidelberg, Karlstorbahnhof+
04 May - DE, Munich Kammerspiele Theatre+
05 May - DE, Berlin Astra Kulturhaus+
06 May - DE, Hamburg Übel & Gefährlich+
07 May - NL, Amsterdam Melkweg+
09 May - LU, Luxembourg Exit07 +
10 May - DE, Cologne Stollwerck+
11 May - UK, Brighton The Haunt+
12 May - UK, Manchester Band on the Wall+
13 May - UK, London Village Underground+
14 May - FR, Paris Trabendo+
Sure, I previously mentioned her March tour dates, but I thought I'd update you on a few things.
First of all, she recently unveiled her official video for "Only a Clown", via Billboard. The video features Rose and love and karaoke and cops .... in that order.
Then, there is the other matter of SXSW. This is her official schedule for the famed music festival:
03.13 - Threadgills - Jenni Finlay Promotions
03.14 - Austin Ale House - Nashville Day Party
03.15 - Club Deville - Paradigm/Coda Showcase
03.16 - Broken Spoke - Twangfest
As mentioned before, she's currently on tour in support of The Stand-In. This is her North American tour:
03.09.13 - Mercy Lounge - Nashville, TN
03.27.13 - The Earl - Atlanta, GA
03.28.13 - Local 506 - Chapel Hill, NC
03.29.13 - Jammin' Java Music - Columbia, SC
03.30.13 - Union Hall - Brooklyn, NY
04.01.13 - Mercury Lounge - New York, NY
04.02.13 - T.T. The Bear's - Cambridge, MA
04.03.13 - Milkboy - Philadelphia, PA
04.05.13 - The Garrison - Toronto, ON
04.06.13 - Club Cafe - Pittsburgh, PA
04.08.13 - Triple Rock - Minneapolis, MN
04.09.13 - Schubas - Chicago, IL
04.10.13 - Radio Radio - Indianapolis, IN
04.11.13 - Zanzabar - Louisville, KY
04.26.13 - Mohawk - Austin, TX *
04.27.13 - War Room - San Antonio, TX *
04.29.13 - Club Congress - Tucson, AZ *
04.30.13 - Casbah - San Diego, CA *
05.03.13 - Crepe Place - Santa Cruz, CA *
05.04.13 - Brick & Mortar - San Francisco, CA *
05.05.13 - Tractor Tavern - Seattle, WA *
05.07.13 - Mississippi Studios - Portland, OR *
05.09.13 - Kilby Court - Salt Lake, UT *
05.10.13 - Walnut Room - Denver, CO *
05.11.13 - Jackpot - Lawrence, KS *
05.12.13 - Off Broadway - St. Louis, MO *
03/11 - Hotel Cafe, LA, CA, USA
03/18 - Joe’s Pub, NYC, NY, USA
03/19 - Middle East, Cambridge, MA, USA
03/21 - eBar, Guelph, Canada
03/22 - CMW Toronto, Lee’s Palace, Canada
03/23 - The Grad Club, Kingston, Canada
03/26 - 7th Street, Minneapolis, MN, USA
03/27 - Tonic Room, Chicago, IL, USA
03/28 - Czar Bar, Kansas City, MO, USA
04/01 - Reef, Boise, ID, USA
04/03 - The Media Club, Vancouver, Canada
04/05 - Barboza, Seattle, WA, USA
04/07 - Hotel Utah, San Francisco, CA, USA
Speaking of Lucy, another Lucy sent in this picture of Ian Brown from the Stone Roses as they headline New Zealand's Future Music Festival (February 28th).
The Stone Roses opened with "I Want To Be Adored" in front of an audience of 10,000 people at Vector Arena. They went on to play an epic 15 minute version of "Fold Gold" as the centre piece and closed with "[I am the] Resurrection."
Wow, the beautiful and young Caitlin Rose reminds me of a beautiful and young Emma Anderson (of Lush). She has an exclusive song "You Never Come Home for Christmas".…
I'll confess, I was smitten by Caitlin Rose's good looks two years ago. She's back with a sophomore album, The Stand-In, which is coming out March 5th, 2013, on ATO Records. I love the cover artwork; she has this wonderful timeless pose.
Check out her The Deep Vibration cover of "I Was Cruel":
Rose will be heading out on tour in support of The Stand-In, stopping in Minneapolis at the Triple Rock on April 8th.
North American Tour Dates
3/09 - Mercy Lounge - Nashville, TN
3/27 - The Earl - Atlanta, GA
3/28 - Local 506 - Chapel Hill, NC
3/29 - Jammin' Java - Columbia, SC
3/30 - Union Hall - Brooklyn, NY
4/01 - Mercury Lounge - New York, NY
4/02 - T.T. The Bear's - Boston, MA
4/03 - Milkboy - Philadelphia, PA
4/05 - The Garrison - Toronto, ON
4/06 - Club Cafe - Pittsburgh, PA
4/08 - Triple Rock Social Club - Minneapolis, MN
4/09 - Schubas - Chicago, IL
4/10 - Radio Radio - Indianapolis, IN
4/11 - Zanzabar - Louisville, KY
Anna Rose is a young singer/songwriter/pianist, following the musical footstep of her father, Alan Menken (composer of various Walt Disney & Broadway productions).
Rose has an upcoming album called Behold a Pale Horse. No release date or other details given.
Rose will be performing songs from the new album at these dates. Canadian Music Week's date has not been finalized as of this writing, but she is scheduled to appear at the music festival.
02/06 at Sullivan Hall, New York
03/05 at Arlene’s Grocery, New York
03/19-03/24 Canadian Music Week, Toronto
When Rose is not busy with her own music, she's actually officially part of Communion - the band from Mumford & Sons keyboardists Ben Lovett, producer Ian Grimble and Kevin Jones.
02/27/12 Chicago, IL @ Subterranean 02/29/12 Columbus, OH @ Basement 03/01/12 Toronto, ON @ Phoenix (19+) 03/02/12 Montreal, QC @ Cabaret Mile End 03/03/12 Brooklyn, NY @ Music Hall 03/05/12 New York, NY @ Bowery (18+) 03/07/12 Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club 03/08/12 Hoboken, NJ @ Maxwell’s 03/09/12 Cambridge, MA @ Middle East 03/10/12 Philadelphia, PA @ Union Transfer
Bombay Bicycle Club were all fellow classmates and formed when they were 15 years old, just two years ago. They were named after an Indian restaurant…
Bombay Bicycle Club stopped by 7th Street Entry in Minneapolis last night. They are currently selling out most of their tour dates, including 7th Street, but walking around the venue, it didn't feel like it was sold out. Perhaps it was the cold snow that put people off? I have to admit, it was just perfect because it wasn't so packed that you couldn't move around.
Lucy Rose
Lucy Rose (who also doubles as a Bombay Bicycle Club band member) and The Darcys (we previously mentioned) opened up the show.
Both Rose and Darcys had very brief sets, possibly no more than 30 minutes each. Rose was as small as she was as quiet. The audience listened to her every note, and she thanked us because she said had played enough shows where people were just talking straight through her set. She also noted how cold it was, but that was fine, she prefer to put on her "jumpers".
Best song on her set was "Middle of the Bed", from the EP of the same name. You can see here.
The Darcys
Toronto's The Darcys took their name from two Darcys: Mr. Darcy from "Pride and Prejudice" and D'Arcy McGee, the first Canadian political figure to be assassinated. Although they look to be a young bunch, they seem pretty confident and comfortable being on stage.
With the recent release of covers of Steely Dan's Aja album, which available as a free download from thedarcys.ca, it wasn't a surprise to see "Peg" on their set.
As for Bombay Bicycle Club, they are stronger and more popular than ever. It's hard to believe that I wrote about them five years ago, when they were just starting to get their names out.
They pretty much stuck to the set list (see photo). Some of the highlight of the show was when Rose stepped up to sing "Leave It" on center stage. Also, should have ended their show with sing-along classic "Always Like This" with people chanting "I'm not whole" (which may sound more like "I'm not home"!).
Encores were "Shuffle" and "What If".
There are only a dates that they haven't sold out (thanks to venue upgrades), so grab your tickets if you can. Bombay Bicycle Club's latest album is called A Different Kind of Fix, which was available as a download last August, but saw a physical CD release last month, January 17th, via A&M/Octone Records.
Bombay Bicycle Club (with Lucy Rose) at 7th Street Entry, Minneapolis (02/26/12)
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• 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
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Batushka at
Skyway
Thu 12/12/2019 •
Mariachi Reyna at
Dakota
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The Blenders
Pantages
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Morgan Evans at
Varsity
Fri 12/13/2019 • Blenders at
Pantages
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Low at
Fitzgerald
Sat 12/14/2019 • Joy Formidable at
Fine Line
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Glitterer at
Garage
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311 at
Armory
• Blenders at
Pantages
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David Archuleta at
Cedar
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Hot Tuna at
Fitzgerald
Sun 12/15/2019
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Pantages
Tue 12/17/2019
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Tonic Sol-fa at
Ames
Wed 12/18/2019 •
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Varsity
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Sounds of Blackness at
Pantages
Sat 12/21/2019 •
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Sat 12/21/2019 • Fixx at Cedar
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