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tUnE-YarDs at First Ave, Minneapolis (11/12/11)

Tour Dates 11/14/11 Winnipeg, MB West End Cultural Center * 11/16/11 Calgary, AB Rebublik * 11/18/11 Vancouver, BC Biltmore * 11/19/11 Victoria, BC Sugar * 11/20/11 Seattle, WA Neptune * 11/21/11 Portland, OR Wonder Ballroom * 11/23/11 San Francisco, CA Regency Center * * w/ Pat Jordache

tUnE-YarDs returned to Minneapolis, to play at First Ave last night, November 12th.

Pat Jordache at First Ave, Minneapolis (11/12/11)

Starting off early for the night was Montreal's Pat Jordache. The first time they started singing, it was the weirdest deep and warped voice coming out of this young man on stage. I didn't know what to make of it, but by the time they started into their fifth or six song with "Salt On the Fields", I started to really dig these guys! Their sound is very rhythmic and you're so busy bouncing your head that you forget the lo-fi and deep throat vocals.

Howler at First Ave, Minneapolis (11/12/11)

I thought I was pretty up-to-date on today's Minneapolis bands, but I've never heard of Howler. It's okay, they're already the buzz of the town, and like Solid Gold, are distributed by Rough Trade Records. Howler's sound is rock, fast and energetic. They seem pretty comfortable on stage (which suggests they've been playing live for a while). I'm sure I'll see more of them in 2012 when they really blow up.

I had another show last night, so I could not stay for the full set of tUnE-YarDs. I only stayed for the standard three-songs photography rule. What I can tell you is that the experimental sound is really hot and had been for a few years now.

Musically and visually, it was a delightful to witness: colorful war paint, ukulele, pots, pans, and coke bottles, great beats, and funky dancing ... with lots of loops.

Based on the first three songs, I suspect most of the show will be focused on Merrill Garbus and her bassist Nate Brenner, with the sax and bass backup players coming and going on songs as needed.

tUnE-YarDs at First Ave, Minneapolis (11/12/11)

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Site Update (November 2011)

Tour Dates 11/10/11 Chicago, IL Lincoln Hall * 11/11/11 Milwaukee, WI Turner Hall * 11/12/11 Minneapolis, MN First Ave * 11/14/11 Winnipeg, MB West End Cultural Center * 11/16/11 Calgary, AB Rebublik * 11/18/11 Vancouver, BC Biltmore * 11/19/11 Victoria, BC Sugar * 11/20/11 Seattle, WA Neptune * 11/21/11 Portland, OR Wonder Ballroom * 11/23/11 San Francisco, CA Regency Center * * w/ tUnE-yArDs

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As I am writing this, the computer is converting the podcast audio recording for editing (which ultimately won't be edited tonight). The new episode will be posted this Friday, 11/11/11.

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Effective December 1, 2011, all podcasts currently hosted on the site will become permanently deleted and unavailable for download. For this reason, we strongly encourage all of our podcasters who do not have locally stored copies of their recordings to please take the time to download and save them from the site. Unfortunately, we will not be able to provide ANY recordings on or after December 1, 2011, as they will have been permanently deleted from our storage servers.

Well, I knew it wouldn't last, so if you have a favorite episode, I suggest you download it now, or get old archive shows at archive.org

I've spotlight Pat Jordache's album, Future Songs today, as I'll be seeing him play with tUnE-yArDs this Saturday. He's still got this whole month on tour, so it should be a great way for anyone to see glorious Canada!

On the podcast, we mentioned where we'll be at this week:

11/11/11: Vu will be seeing the wonderfully-named Rachael Yamagata at the Fine Line Cafe in Minneapolis. Hope to see a good crowd there. I recently got a note from her people saying that she's sold out a ton of shows, including Boston, Washington DC, Baltimore, Northampton, Brooklyn, Pittsburg, Los Angelese, and New York. Also, The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim comes out Friday. Vu will be losing sleep playing the game.
11/12/11: Sally will seeing a free show at The Lansdowne Hotel, featuring Peabody, Betty Airs, Go/No Go, New Brutalists.
11/12/11: Vu will be seeing Deer Tick, Guards, and Thomas Hardy (of the Dead Confederate) at Triple Rock Social Club and Pat Jordache and tUnE-yArDs at First Ave. Should be a fun (and busy) night. By the way, I don't know if it's actually his real name or based on the famous and depressing writer, Thomas Hardy. I've read most of his books, my favorite is Tess of the d'Urbervilles (which incidentally, a band call the d'Urbervilles took their name from... but they've changed it to something lame like Matters).
11/13/11: Sally won't be able to make it to Harvest Festival. It looks like it takes place on a farm from the looks of things.
11/13/11: Vu won't be able to see Lykke Li, despite his self-confessed love for the lady. She's playing at First Ave. On a Sunday.

And there you have it: our music week. Next week is up in the air, I know it's Thanksgiving weekend... which means BLACK FRIDAY! Stay tuned!

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