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Wilderness Politics Tour, feat. Andrew McMahon in the Wilderness and New Politics at First Avenue, Minneapolis (26 October 2015)

poster Andrew McMahon Setlist Rainy Girl Dark Blue⛹ Canyon Moon The Resolution⛹ High Dive I Woke Up in a Car☕ Halls Swim ⛹ Bloodshot ⛹ Maps For The Getaway Punk Rock Princess☕ (Acoustic) All Our Lives La La Lie⛹ Cecilia and the Satellite Synesthesia⛹ ⛹ Jack's Mannequin song ☕ Something Corporate song New Politics Setlist Everywhere I Go (Kings & Queens) Give Me Hope Tonight You're Perfect 50 Feet Tall Berlin Aristocrat Just Like Me Overcome West End Kids 15 Dreams Fall Into These Arms Stardust Girl Crush Yeah Yeah Yeah Harlem Griswolds Setlist Right On Track 16 Years If You Wanna Stay Riptide (Vance Joy cover) Mississippi Beware the Dog Heart of a Lion Lolo Setlist Heard It From A Friend Comeback Queen I Don't Wanna Have To Lie Halo (Beyoncé cover) Golden Year Not Gonna Let You Walk Away Tour Dates 10/30 - Kansas City, MO @ Midland Theatre 10/31 - Dallas, TX @ House of Blues 11/01 - Austin, TX @ Emo’s 11/03 - Houston, TX @ House of Blues 11/04 - New Orleans, LA @ House of Blues 11/07 - Orlando, FL @ House of Blues 11/08 - Raleigh, NC @ The Ritz 11/09 - Charlotte, NC @ Fillmore 11/11 - Chicago, IL @ House of Blues 11/12 - Nashville, TN @ Cannery 11/13 - Cincinnati, OH @ Bogart's 11/14 - Cleveland, OH @ House of Blues 11/15 - Toronto, ON @ Danforth Music Hall 11/17 - Washington, DC @ Echo Stage 11/18 - New York, NY @ Terminal 5 11/20 - Boston, MA @ House of Blues 11/21 - Albany, NY @ Upstate Concert Hall 11/22 - Portland, ME @ State Theatre 11/24 - Sayreville, NJ @ Starland 11/25 - Huntington, NY @ The Paramount 11/27 - Buffalo, NY @ Town Ballroom 11/28 - Philadelphia, PA @ Fillmore Read More Andrew McMahon Rising from the ashes of previous bands, Something Corporate and Jack's Mannequin, singer-songwriter Andrew McMahon has blazed a successful trail all over again, this time under his own name. ... New Politics The clear headliner with a full set (note even their setlist showed a two-song encore) was Denmark's New Politics. They were really high energy, and just watching them work the crowd, and improvised … The Griswolds Australia's The Griswolds were recently chosen as one of nine other artists on Spotify's Emerge campaign, which began Tuesday. Past winners includes now-established bands such as Macklemore & Ryan Lewis … Lolo What is unique about Lolo's inclusion in this tour is that she's the only woman on this all-men band tour. Show up early to check out why HillyDilly.com wrote, "the most gut-wrenchingly good …

Andrew McMahon said it best last night. "Leave your problems on the other side of that door!" he said as he pointed towards the doors of First Avenue last Monday at the Journey's Wilderness Politics Tour, featuring Andrew McMahon in the Wilderness and New Politics as co-headliners.

"Leave your problems on the other side of that door!"

That's exactly what I did last night and it was better than any therapy that money can buy.

Lolo

The show started off with a bang. The opener was Lolo (aka Lauren Pritchard), the sole woman on this men-centric tour. She had majority of the crowd absolutely stunned and with their jaws on the floor (myself included). Lolo has a voice that gives you goosebumps. It's so powerful that she doesn't need a huge backing band to give her an edge. It was just her, a computer, and a guitarist named Josh (who she confessed she couldn't tour without his help) and it was perfect. Unfortunately, she was only on stage for about twenty minutes.

With the release of her latest EP Comeback Queen (DCD2 Records), she decided to played the entire EP, including the title track... but also throwing in a cover of Beyoncé's "Halo".

If you need a good soulful soundtrack for your day, make sure you check her out. Mark my words, there are huge things to come from Lolo... especially since she just opened her first musical called "Songbird" in New York City the night before.

The Griswolds

It was tough to follow Lolo's set but The Griswolds did their best to keep up. These guys are one of the newer sensations to come out of Australia and they have already established themselves here in the Twin Cities after playing multiple shows in the past couple of years including opening for Walk The Moon. They have a sound that sounds like Vampire Weekend combined with MGMT. They were probably the rawest sounding band of the night and I mean that in the best way. After the soothing, yet powerful, sound of Lolo, The Griswolds were perfect to get the crowd going for what was about to come next.

New Politics

I was not ready for what came next. I had heard things about New Politics' live show but come on, I've seen pretty much everything and a live show is a live show. As long as you make me feel something, I will love your live set. New Politics left me stunned. I had heard their music before and yeah, it was good and catchy, but I never obsessed over it like I do with so many other bands. That all changed last night.

The music was great. They played all of the songs I wanted to hear along with some off of their new album Vikings which is currently on repeat at my desk. Almost every song they played was upbeat and made you want to dance. Even during "Stardust", their slow ballad played on the piano, you could still feel the electric energy throughout the, damn near sold out, crowd. Each song sounded perfect, just like on their recordings only better and played with more feeling.

Singer David Boyd never stopped. The amount of stamina this guy has is absolutely unreal. Not only was he singing and nailing pretty much every single note, he was breakdancing, he was flipping, he was jumping, he was doing absolutely everything. I was exhausted just watching him. This definitely added to the energy of the whole venue. Everyone was waiting to see what he was going to do next. Was he going to jump onto the bass drum again? Maybe go into the crowd again? End the song in a headstand? Not only did it keep it interesting and entertaining. It made them memorable. Call it a gimmick if you want but I think it's more than that.

How was anyone going to be able to follow New Politics' amazing set? New Politics had won me over and it would be hard as hell to beat that. Honestly, I think it would be impossible to follow that set but if anyone was going to do it, it would be Andrew McMahon.

Andrew McMahon

The amount of talent Andrew McMahon has is unreal. He was the singer of Something Corporate, Jack's Mannequin, and most recently, Andrew McMahon in the Wilderness. Each one of those bands is amazing but Something Corporate is, by far, my favorite group of his.

I went into the show thinking I could sneak out early after a couple of songs. I mean, I love Andrew McMahon but his new music really doesn't do it for me. Then the set started and I caught myself singing along by the second song. This was weird, I really hadn't paid much attention to his new stuff other than the single on the radio. How did I know this song?!

And then it hit me, he was playing Jack's Mannequin songs. A couple songs in and then I heard some of my teenage anthems from Something Corporate. The last thing I had expected was to see Andrew McMahon play these songs that I hadn't heard since I was an angsty teen. He did the unexpected, and although you really couldn't match the energy of New Politics, he held his own and did not let me down or let New Politics completely leave him in the dust.

Andrew McMahon played for right around an hour and a half. It was new song after old song, after new, etc. It was such a good mix of different projects' of his and new and old songs. He even did a "lounge rendition" of "Punk Rock Princess" which came out in the early 2000's. Hearing that song, although it was calmed down quite about stylistically, instantly took me back to high school and me obsessing over the 2004 Warped Tour Live DVD that I had. I used to replay the segment that showed Something Corporate playing this song over and over again. It was a dream come true to see it live last night.

Andrew McMahon's whole set was amazing. The band was great. The vocals were great. Being able to see McMahon jam on the piano while singing beautiful words made my heart and soul happy.

Andrew McMahon in the Wilderness at First Avenue, Minneapolis (26 October 2015)

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Rocktober: October 25 - October 26, 2015

Here are some shows taking place in the Minneapolis/St Paul area from October 25 to October 26, 2015.

Read more Minneapolis Music Guide.

Read More A Silent Film As soon as Greycoats set ended, A Silent Film's fans raced up front to the stage: clearly, they were the band of the hour. The English alternative band had great energy, with a dedicated singer … Flagship Flagship's soundcheck and stage setup took nearly an hour, going well passed their originally set time of 9:30pm. I am assuming the long setup was due to sound problems with their guitarist's …

A SILENT FILM
at 7th Street Entry
Sunday, 10/25/2015, 7pm ($25)
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Oxford, UK band A Silent Film is back with a new self-titled, full-length studio album out just last week on +180 Records and featuring new single "Lightning Strike".

Living up to their name, the band is known for their widescreen sound, sweeping choruses and synth anthemic hooks. After a series of intimate 'in-the-round' performances called the Secret Rooms tour, opening bigger gigs and playing summer festivals, their intimate club gigs are a great way to experience the band live. We previously caught the band on their first-ever Minneapolis appearance in 2013 and noted that singer Robert Stevenson was so pleased with their fan attendance that he declared, "That's it, we're coming back!!"

Charlotte, NC band Flagship opens the show, with their own blend of dreamy orchestral indie-pop that sounds bigger than the sum of their parts. We caught the band last year and noted that singer Drake Margolnick sounded like like Thom Yorke.

Tour dates:

10/23 Denver, CO Bluebird Theater
10/25 Minneapolis, MN 7th Street Entry
10/26 Chicago, IL Lincoln Hall
10/27 Detroit, MI The Shelter
10/29 Cleveland, OH Beachland Ballroom
10/30 Indianapolis, IN Rathskeller
11/01 New York, NY Bowery Ballroom
11/02 Philadelphia, PA Union Transfer
11/04 Cambridge, MA The Sinclair
11/05 Uncasville, CT Wolf Den
11/06 Brooklyn, NY Rough Trade
11/07 Washington, DC Rock 'n Roll Hotel
11/09 Charlotte, NC Neighborhood Theatre
11/10 Atlanta, GA Masquerade
11/11 Nashville, TN 3rd & Lindsley
11/13 Gainesville, FL High Dive
11/14 Orlando, FL The Social
11/16 Tampa, FL The Crowbar
11/18 New Orleans, LA The Parish
11/19 Dallas, TX Club Dada
11/20 Austin, TX Stubbs Jr.
11/21 Houston, TX Fitzgerald's
11/24 Phoenix, AZ Valley Bar

Read More Craig Finn Craig Finn, singer/guitarist/front man of The Hold Steady, will open the show. The last time we saw The Hold Steady at the Weesner Amphitheatre in 2014 and at Midway Stadium in 2014 …

CRAIG FINN
at Turf Club
Sunday, 10/25/2015, 7pm ($25)
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Craig Finn will be at Turf Club in St Paul, this is the second night that he's in town (he also appeared at the Woman's Club in Minneapolis on Saturday). The Hold Steady's singer is incredibly popular in Minnesota, having started his music career in the area... so expect these shows to incredibly crowded.

All dates with Esmé Patterson.

Tour dates:

Oct. 17 – Toronto, ON @ Horseshoe Tavern
Oct. 19 – Grand Rapids, MI @ Pyramid Scheme
Oct. 20 – Indianapolis, IN @ The Hi Fi
Oct. 22 – Chicago, IL @ Old Town School
Oct. 23 – Milwaukee, WI @ The Cactus Club
Oct. 24 – Minneapolis, MN @ Women’s Club
Oct. 25 – Saint Paul, MN @ Turf Club
Oct. 26 – Rock Island, IL @ Rozz-Tox
Oct. 28 – Kansas City, MO @ Record Bar
Oct. 30 – Cincinnati, OH @ Ballroom
Oct. 31 – Pittsburgh, PA @ Club Café
Nov. 02 – Washington, DC @ Rock & Roll Hotel
Nov. 03 – Baltimore, MD @ Ottobar
Nov. 04 – Philadelphia, PA @ Underground Arts
Nov. 05 – Asbury Park, NJ @ The Wonder Bar
Nov. 06 – New York, NY @ Bowery Ballroom

Read More Motion City Soundtrack Motion City Soundtrack can still qualify as a local band, despite their nationwide popularity and proof that they still connect in Minneapolis, was seen at a crowded main stage for their late afternoon set. … You Blew It! Orlando's You Blew It! has a five-track all-Weezer covers EP called You Blue It. Singer/guitarist Tanner Jones explained their love for the Weezer, "We chose Surf Wax because it's a really great song, plain and simple. …

THE WONDER YEARS
at First Avenue
Sunday, 10/25/2015, 5pm ($25)
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Co-headliners The Wonder Years and Motion City Soundtrack will be in town next Sunday, October 25, at First Avenue.

This is a special show for MCS, as it is their hometown gig, touring in support of the band's latest Panic Stations (Epitaph Records).

Hoping to score a free ticket to the show? It's not too late to pick up the special exclusive "Panic Stations" coffee blend at Five Watt Coffee (sale ends October 25th). All bags of the blend come with a free download card of single "Lose Control," plus a limited number of bags come with a download of Panic Stations OR a pair of tickets for the band’s show at First Ave.

Guests State Champs and You Blew It! set to open.

Tour dates:

10/17/15 Webster Hall - New York, NY
10/18/15 Webster Hall - New York, NY
10/20/15 The Palladium - Worcester, MA
10/22/15 Agora Theatre – Cleveland, OH
10/23/15 The Fillmore - Detroit, MI
10/24/15 Riviera Theatre – Chicago, IL
10/25/15 First Avenue – Minneapolis, MN
10/27/15 Ogden Theatre – Denver, CO
10/28/15 Murray Theater – Salt Lake City, UT
10/30/15 Knitting Factory – Spokane, WA
10/31/15 Showbox at the Market – Seattle, WA
11/02/15 Regency Ballroom – San Francisco, CA
11/03/15 The Wiltern – Los Angeles, CA
11/05/15 House of Blues - Las Vegas, NV
11/06/15 The Observatory – Santa Ana, CA
11/07/15 SOMA – San Diego, CA
11/08/15 The Marquee – Tempe, AZ
11/10/15 Alamo City – San Antonio, TX
11/11/15 House Of Blues – Houston, TX
11/12/15 House Of Blues – Dallas, TX
11/13/15 The Blue Note – Columbia, MO
11/14/15 The Pageant – St. Louis, MO
11/16/15 Cannery Ballroom – Nashville, TN
11/18/15 The Ritz Ybor – Tampa, FL
11/19/15 Revolution – Fort Lauderdale, FL
11/20/15 House of Blues – Orlando, FL
11/21/15 The Masquerade – Atlanta, GA
11/23/15 Amos’ Southend – Charlotte, NC
11/24/15 Rams Head Live! – Baltimore, MD
11/25/15 Electric Factory – Philadelphia, PA
11/27/15 Starland Ballroom – Sayreville, NJ

Read More Andrew McMahon Rising from the ashes of previous bands, Something Corporate and Jack's Mannequin, singer-songwriter Andrew McMahon has blazed a successful trail all over again, this time under his own name. ... New Politics The clear headliner with a full set (note even their setlist showed a two-song encore) was Denmark's New Politics. They were really high energy, and just watching them work the crowd, and improvised … The Griswolds Australia's The Griswolds were recently chosen as one of nine other artists on Spotify's Emerge campaign, which began Tuesday. Past winners includes now-established bands such as Macklemore & Ryan Lewis …

ANDREW MCMAHON IN THE WILDERNESS
at First Avenue
Monday, 10/26/2015, 6pm ($30)
first-avenue.com

The co-headlining Andrew McMahon in the Wilderness and New Politics show will be arriving in Minneapolis next Monday, 10/26, at First Avenue. We previously caught Denmark's New Politics at the Go Show #1 in March 2015 and was basically blown away at their live showmanship.

The Journeys-sponsored tour will also feature Australia's The Griswolds (who just headlined in June 2015) and American singer-songwriter and actress Lolo (aka Lauren Pritchard).

What is unique about Lolo's inclusion in this tour is that she's the only woman on this all-men band tour. Show up early to check out why HillyDilly.com wrote, "the most gut-wrenchingly good, heart-piercing vocals you've ever heard."

Lolo's latest EP Comeback Queen is out now.

Tour dates:

10/17 - Los Angeles, CA @ Club Nokia
10/18 - Ventura, CA @ Majestic Ventura
10/20 - San Diego, CA @ House of Blues
10/21 - Tucson, AZ @ Rialto
10/23 - Salt Lake City, UT @ Complex
10/26 - Minneapolis, MN @ First Ave
10/27 - Milwaukee, WI @ The Rave
10/28 - St. Louis, MO @ The Pageant
10/30 - Kansas City, MO @ Midland Theatre
10/31 - Dallas, TX @ House of Blues
11/01 - Austin, TX @ Emo’s
11/03 - Houston, TX @ House of Blues
11/04 - New Orleans, LA @ House of Blues
11/07 - Orlando, FL @ House of Blues
11/08 - Raleigh, NC @ The Ritz
11/09 - Charlotte, NC @ Fillmore
11/11 - Chicago, IL @ House of Blues
11/12 - Nashville, TN @ Cannery
11/13 - Cincinnati, OH @ Bogart's
11/14 - Cleveland, OH @ House of Blues
11/15 - Toronto, ON @ Danforth Music Hall
11/17 - Washington, DC @ Echo Stage
11/18 - New York, NY @ Terminal 5
11/20 - Boston, MA @ House of Blues
11/21 - Albany, NY @ Upstate Concert Hall
11/22 - Portland, ME @ State Theatre
11/24 - Sayreville, NJ @ Starland
11/25 - Huntington, NY @ The Paramount
11/27 - Buffalo, NY @ Town Ballroom
11/28 - Philadelphia, PA @ Fillmore

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Go Show #1, feat. New Politics, Banks at Aria (13 Mar 2015)

New Politics Setlist Tonight You're Perfect Berlin Give Me Hope Loyalties Among Thieves Die Together Sabotage (Beastie Boys cover) Dignity Overcome Goodbye Copenhagen *Drum Solo*/Smells Like Teen Spirit (Nirvana cover) Just Like Me Everywhere I Go (Kings & Queens) Yeah Yeah Yeah Fall Into These Arms Harlem Banks Setlist Alibi This Is What It Feels Like Brain Goddess Change F*** Em Only We Know Drowning Waiting Game Beggin For Thread Read More Go 96.3 We love music. And where it's going. We are local and independent. We care about our people, our city and our community. We play great, modern music over the air … BANKS American singer-songwriter Banks is currently on tour in support of her Goddess album, out now on Harvest Records. …

I attended the Go 96.3's first concert (dubbed Go Show #1) at the Aria in Minneapolis on Friday the 13th.

For the young radio station's very first show, this invite-only event was really well-organized. When you first check in at the Aria (which used to be called Theatre de la Jeune Lune) you were given a blue or white-lit translucent bracelet to indicate if you're VIP or regular guests. Outside of the stage were printers that automatically printed Instagram #goshow selfies and a few Audi cars on display, and, of course, the merch table. Inside near the stage area there were paid food and bar section for the ground floor guests (VIP area had free food and drinks).

While we waited for the bands to arrive and between stage setups, the DJs played a large selection of 90s alternative music.

Unlike standard concerts, Go 96.3 wanted everyone in the audience to tweet, instagram, facebook themselves at the show... as a result, everyone was taking selfies... including the DJ presenters.

Stress Of Her Regard

First band on the bill was local act Stress Of Her Regard (named after a fantasy 1989 book by Tim Powers), who played a 30-minute set. The trio (and sometime with extra guitar help from Davis) sang song from their 2015 debut self-titled EP, including "Class Warfare", a song that they dedicated to "people who buys apple $17,000 watches."

If you were hoping to buy their EP at the show, singer Ciaran Daly addressed, "Over there... there's the merch table, which we got none! So follow us on Spotify instead."

K.Flay

California's K.Flay was up next. They had a minimalistic setup, with only a computer (with keyboard) and a live drummer. My favorite song on her set was "Wishing It Was You" (taken from her debut album Life as a Dog), which had the lyrics, "I'm sucking on a bottle of Jim Beam, wishing it was you." By the end of the song, she produced a full bottle of Jim Beam and took a gulp.

New Politics Setlist

Although Banks was the closing band, based on her shorten set, the clear headliner with a full set (note even their setlist showed a two-song encore) was Denmark's New Politics. They were really high energy, and just watching them work the crowd, and improvised standing stool, you can tell that this wasn't their first rodeo. Also, choosing to cover fan-favorite Beastie Boys' "Sabotage" and Nirvana's "Smells Like Teen Spirit" was a good call on their part to get audience not familiar with their music to dance along.

Big highlight of their show was for "Fall Into These Arms", which singer David Boyd (shirtless since "Goodbye Copenhagen") climbed on the audience and continued to finish the song. Honestly, after that stunt, I really didn't think the Danish band could top that performance... but they somehow was able to save their show with "Harlem".

Banks

Immediately after New Politics left the stage, the legion of late teenagers left the front of the stage... to make way for BANKS fans to slowly inch their way to the front.

We've seen Banks before at First Avenue last year and it felt like the same show: complete with near-darkness performance with the five banners (which spelled BANKS) and full of trip-hop, moody R&B, and layered melodies.

On retrospect, I think it was a perfect the way Go set this up, with the high-energy showmanship of New Politics, you'll want Banks to gently ease you down.

For Go's first show, this was fantastic. My only minor complaint was that the stage was not high enough, so unless you're in the front, it was really hard to see the performers. They addressed this with the previous Theatre de la Jeune Lune with bleachers-type seating, so even if you're all the way in the back, you can still see the stage.

New Politics at Aria, Minneapolis (13 Mar 2015)

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Go 96.3

Read More BANKS American singer-songwriter Banks is currently on tour in support of her Goddess album, out now on Harvest Records. …

This is kind of last minute, but I'm leaving the house now to see the very first Go Show #1 at Aria in Minneapolis.

The show is not open to the public, so you'll have to win tickets from the new radio station Go 96.3, which launched in January 2015.

Good lineup, with headliner BANKS, who we previously in October 2014.

Lineup:

Banks

New Politics

K.Flay

Stress Of Her Regard

About Go 96.3:

We love music. And where it's going. We are local and independent. We care about our people, our city and our community. We play great, modern music over the air, online and anywhere you want to connect. We're more than music fans, we're baseball fans, too. We play the Minnesota Twins. Every inning, every game. We say proudly, go music, go Twins. We're Go 96.3. Go different.

Launched in January 2015, Go 96.3 is headquartered in Minneapolis' North Loop neighborhood. Owned and operated by Northern Lights Broadcasting.

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