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Patrick Watson at the Cedar Cultural Center, Minneapolis (06/02/12)

Patrick Watson on the house piano Tour Dates 06/04/12 Denver, CO @ Hi Dive 06/07/12 San Diego, CA @ UCSD Loft 06/08/12 Los Angeles, CA @ Bootleg Theatre 06/09/12 Felton, CA @ Don Quixote's 06/10/12 San Francisco @ Great American 06/12/12 Portland, OR @ Mission Theatre 06/13/12 Seattle, WA @ Columbia State 06/14/12 Vancouver, BC @ Vogue Theatre 06/21/12 Nashville, TN @ Marathon Music 06/30/12 North Adams, MA @ Mass MoCA 07/06/12 New York @ Seaport Pier 17 09/05/12 Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club 09/06/12 Philadelphia, PA @ World Cafe 07/04/12 Montreal @ Salle Wilfrid Pelletier Read More Patrick Watson Patrick Watson just released his album Adventures in Your Own Backyard (May 1st via Domino Records) Patrick Watson stopped by the Cedar Cultural Center in Minneapolis, last night, June 2nd. Cat Martino Opening up for him was Cat Martino, who did a lot of that loop thing that one-person artists do. She did have help from (I think she introduced him as) Ben. As for her sound, she reminds me of Tori Amos when she's playing on the piano, you can hear it on her song "I Promise". Highlight of her set was the closer song, a cover of The Cure's "Love Song". No music was involved; it was just her vocals that carry the song. Seeing Patrick Watson, it was like seeing some old friends as they play their music around a campfire. I'm convinced that they had their own people working the lights, because often the music was in synced with the lights (which were minimally used throughout their set). They also brought their own light rig, which brought a bit of a drama when used correctly. I thought they really pick up near the end of their set, starting with "Big Bird in Small Cage" (a song he's written for Dolly Parton), followed by "Adventures in Your Own Backyard" and "Noisy Sunday" (which closed out their set). You really couldn't follow "Noisy Sunday", because that song builds and builds and builds and then ends. It's a great song to end the show. There were three songs for the encore. I believe they were "Drifters", "Where the Wild Things Are" (yes, it was dedicated to the recently deceased Maurice Sendak), and a fan request of "Build a Home". Patrick Watson is currently on tour for his recently released album, Adventures in Your Own Backyard, via Domino Records. Come see him on tour, and come early to check out Cat Martino. Martino's album, Yr Not Alone, is coming out this Fall 2012.

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BONUS: The Set at the 400 Bar, Minneapolis (06/02/12)

The Set

If I'm ever in the area, I always stop by the 400 Bar to see what's going on. I just missed Brooklyn's Moon Furies, but caught some of The Set's, er, set.

Didn't really know The Set, they seem like a fairly new band. I thought they were really loud. They did one of their recorded songs, "The Safety" early in their show.

According to their biography, they think of themselves as more than a band, they are "a revolution".

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Adventures in music

Patrick Watson just released his album Adventures in Your Own Backyard (May 1st via Domino Records), which NPR previewed. Unfortunately, the audio is no longer accessible on the website, the next best thing you can do is see their music video for "Into Giants" via youtube. NPR's Bob Boilen had this to say: "I'm sure that once folks see Watson perform - he's a charismatic performer who put on the best show I saw at SXSW this year - Adventures in Your Own Backyard will find its way to the top of many year-end lists. If you could wear out an MP3, my copy of this record would already have scratches." See the charismatic performer on tour: 05/29/12 Toronto, ON @ Danforth Music Hall 06/01/12 Chicago, IL @ Lincoln Hall 06/02/12 Minneapolis, MN @ Cedar Cultural Centre 06/04/12 Denver, CO @ Hi Dive 06/07/12 San Diego, CA @ UCSD The Loft 06/08/12 Los Angeles, CA @ Bootleg Theatre 06/09/12 Felton, CA @ Don Quixote's 06/10/12 San Francisco, CA @ Great American 06/12/12 Portland, OR @ Mission Theatre 06/13/12 Seattle, WA @ Columbia State Theatre 06/14/12 Vancouver, BC @ The Vogue Theatre 06/21/12 Nashville, TN @ Marathon Music Works 06/30/12 North Adams, MA @ Mass MoCA 07/06/12 New York, NY @ S.Str Seaport Pier 17 09/05/12 Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club 09/06/12 Philadelphia, PA @ World Cafe Live 07/04/12 Montreal, QC @ Salle Wilfrid Pelletier

BRIEFLY:

THE ADVENTURES OF… theadventuresof.com Earlier this month, Tori Amos announced she launched a record label called Transmission Galactic. The first band under her umbrella will be The Adventures Of… Their debut record will be called Top Hats and Scary Tales. Who is this band you're wondering? They're based in the UK and wrote a letter to Amos with their demo CD. The demo was inside a hand-made book-like container made up of repurposed leather, wood, and brass. Stay tuned for more tales from The Adventures Of…, I read that they will be doing a promo tour of the USA soon.

DR MICHAEL WHITE basinstreetrecords.com We previously written about clarinetist Dr Michael White a few times, I just wanted to quickly mention that his new album, Adventures In New Orleans Jazz Part 2 will be out June 19th via Basin Street Records. The pending release will be his sixth album on Basin Street Records. The second Adventures cover more US artists rather than its international standards in Part 1. Catch Dr. Michael White at the Acadania Center For The Arts at Nola on May 18th.

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