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Minneapolis: June 14 to June 15, 2017

Here are some concerts taking place in the Minneapolis/St Paul area from June 14 to June 15, 2017.

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Read More Jamestown Revival Jamestown Revival- comprised of Texas based duo Jonathan Clay and Zach Chance, are the next generation of Americana/Indie. They wrote their album UTAH in the mountains …

JAMESTOWN REVIVAL
at Fine Line Music Café
Wednesday 06/14/17 (7pm/$16)
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American rock duo Jamestown Revival (Zach Chance and Jonathan Clay) will be headlining the Fine Line Music Café this June 14th, in support of their second LP record The Education of Wandering Man (Republic Records).

Two special guests will open:

Colter Wall with a hot self-titled debut album on Young Mary’s Record Co. via Thirty Tigers (entering the charts at #2 on “Heatseekers Albums” as well as #6 on the “Americana/Folk Albums” chart, #11 on the “Independent Current Albums” chart and #14 on the “Current Country Albums” chart). Wall was just in town in April 2017, with Margo Price.

Also Hope Country is back in town.

Tour dates:

6/4 Atlanta, GA Park Tavern
6/6 Birmingham, AL Saturn
6/7 Nashville, TN Cannery Ballroom
6/8 Saxapahaw, NC Haw River Ballroom
6/9 Washington, D.C. 9:30 Club
6/10 Snowshoe, WV Wanderlust Festival
6/11 Cleveland Heights, OH Grog Shop
6/13 Milwaukee, WI Shank Hall
6/14 Minneapolis, MN Fine Line Music Café
6/15 Chicago, IL Park West
7/1 New Braunfels, TX Whitewater Amphitheater~
7/2 New Braunfels, TX Whitewater Amphitheater~
8/16 Denver, CO Red Rocks^

~ Supporting Ryan Bingham
^ Supporting Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue + the Record Company

Read More Surfer Blood One of the best live band Surfer Blood will be returning to Minneapolis for the 1000th time (in truth, probably their ninth time) in support of the band's third album 1000 Palms, out now on Joyful Noise. … Winter Los Angeles-based dream pop/shoegaze band Winter, they are touring in support of their debut LP earlier this year on Lolipop Records, with all-new single on Burger Records. …

SURFER BLOOD
at 7th Street Entry
Wednesday 06/14/17 (7pm/$15)
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We’ve said this before, but Surfer Blood is one of the best live bands out there. Don’t believe me? Read Dena’s account from AthFest 2015: “I have saved what- in my opinion- is the best performance of the festival for last. I am speaking- of course- of Surfer Blood. On Saturday June 27, Surfer Blood dominated the Georgia Theatre and everyone lucky enough to be inside. It was like the second coming of The Beach Boys, with a Weezer-style twist. John Paul Pitts’ enchanting croon took me completely by surprise and transported me to the time I saw Brian Wilson perform Pet Sounds at Chastain Park in Atlanta. Then I remembered the first time I saw Weezer, when The Sweater Song was their first and only single. Taking in my first taste of Surfer Blood, I felt as if I was seeing indie rock history being made all over again, and I was honored to bear witness to such a gift. I am grateful to everyone who encouraged me to see this alternative indie rock band from West Palm Beach, Florida. They are masters of catchy guitar hooks and choruses that you can’t stop singing, much less forget.”

The band is returning to the 7th Street Entry this Wednesday.

Also, it should be noted that their former guitarist Thomas Fekete died in May 2016, at the tender age of 27 to terminal cancer.

Hard to google, Winter will open.

Tour Dates:

6/5 - Larimer Lounge - Denver, CO*
6/7 - The Bartlett - Spokane, WA*
6/8 - Broken City - Calgary, AB, Canada*
6/10 - Amigos Cantina - Saskatoon, SK, Canada*
6/13 - The Aquarium - Fargo, ND*
6/14 - 7th St Entry - Minneapolis, MN*
6/15 - Vaudeville Mews - Des Moines, IA*
6/16 - Cactus Club - Milwaukee, WI*
6/17- Lincoln Hall - Chicago, IL*
6/18 - HI-FI Indy - Indianapolis, IN*
6/20 - Now That's Class - Cleveland, OH*
6/21 - El Club - Detroit, MI*
6/22 - MOTR - Cincinnati, OH*
6/23 - Exit/In - Nashville, TN*
6/24 - Saturn - Birmingham, AL*
6/25 - Sunset Sessions @ Park Tavern *

* with Winter

Read More Robyn Hitchcock Robyn Hitchcock will be opening the show. The iconic singer is out promoting his 21st studio recording, but first-ever eponymous release. The new record is basically a re-introduction “Robyn Hitchcock” …

ROBYN HITCHCOCK
at Turf Club
Thursday 06/15/17 (7pm/$20/Sold Out)
turfclub.net

We caught Robyn Hitchcock in April 2017, and one of the minor complaints we had about the show was that he had only an opener’s set time limit.

However, now returning as a headliner at the Turf Club in St Paul, Hitchcock will likely play any songs from his former The Soft Boys and The Egyptians groups (considering that he will play an extra long, or double set).

As previously predicted, the show is sold out!

DJ Ryan Cameron to play music before the show.

Tour Dates:

06/08 - San Francisco, CA - The Chapel
06/09 - Sonoma, CA - Huichica Music Festival *
06/10 - Sonoma, CA - Huichica Music Festival *
06/13 - San Diego, CA - The Casbah
06/15 - St. Paul, MN - Turf Club
06/17 - Chicago, IL - Maur Hall
06/18 - Milwaukee, WI - Collectivo Coffee
06/28 - Louisville, KY - Big Four Lawn
07/21 - Seattle, WA - Showbox
07/22 - Portland, OR - Revolution Hall
07/23 - Grass Valley, CA - Veterans Memorial
07/25 - San Francisco, CA - The Fillmore
08/06 - Happy Valley, OR - Pickathon 2017 *

* Festival Performance

Read More Delta Rae Speaking of six-piece, the six-piece rock band Delta Rae, from Durham, NC, is currently on tour supporting The Chasing Twisters EP, which Rolling Stone deemed as "heroic" and called the band as …

Other shows in the area:

06/14/17 New Kids On The Block (or rather NKOTB) is headlining this all-90s celebration with Boyz II Men and Paula Abdul, at Xcel Energy Center. Looks like a lot of fun. 6:30pm, $29.95.

06/14/17 + 06/16/2017 Originally, reunited Semisonic was going to play in January 2017, but someone in the group slipped and fell and broke their hand. Winter is no joke in Minnesota... Anyway, it was so serious that the group rescheduled until the summer! The first date is at the Turf Club in St Paul. The second date (06/16) will be at First Avenue. Both dates are sold out, obviously. 7pm, $35/Sold Out.

06/14/2017 We’ve already mentioned that all Summer, the annual Music at the Zoo will be taking place. Generally these tickets are expensive, but the acts are worthy of your attention... Kicking off the Music at the Zoo show on June 14 will be Delta Rae and Lauren Jenkins. Other acts in June: Buddy Guy (Jun 16), Boz Scaggs (Jun 18), Dark Star Orchestra (Jun 22) Mason Jennings (Jun 24), Texas Dance Hall Tour (Jun 25), and Ziggy Marley (Jun 30). 7pm, $37/Various Amounts.

06/15/2017 Retro-rocker Pokey LaFarge and Lillie Mae Rische to play First Avenue. 7pm, $15.

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Surfer Blood at 7th Street Entry, Minneapolis (26 May 2015)

poster Surfer Blood Setlist Neighbor Riffs Grand Inquisitor Floating Vibes Weird Shapes Miranda Voyager Reprise Island Covered Wagons Take It Easy Feast - Famine Gravity Dorian Swim Demon Dance I Can't Explain -- Encore -- Say Yes to Me Anchorage Tour Dates 05/27: Kansas City, MO @ The Riot Room 05/28: St. Louis, MO @ Firebird 05/29: Cincinnati, OH @ Fountain Square 05/30: Nashville, TN @ Exit In 06/08: San Francisco, CA @ The Chapel 06/10: Portland, OR @ Mississippi Studios 06/11: Seattle, WA @ The Crocodile Cafe 06/12: Vancouver, BC @ Venue Nightclub 06/13: Spokane, WA @ The Bartlett 06/15: Provo, UT @ Velour Live Music Gallery 06/16: Denver, CO @ Lost Lake Lounge 06/19: Los Angeles, CA @ Troubadour 06/20: San Diego, CA @ The Irenic 06/25: Jacksonville, FL @ Jack Rabbits 06/26: Charlotte, NC @ Fountain Plaza 06/27: Athens, GA @ Georgia Theater 07/11: Columbus, OH @ Seventh Son Brewing Co. 07/17: Rehoboth Beach, DE @ Dogfish Head 07/18: Frederick, MD @ Flying Dog Brewery Read More Surfer Blood One of the best live band Surfer Blood will be returning to Minneapolis for the 1000th time (in truth, probably their ninth time) in support of the band's third album 1000 Palms, out now on Joyful Noise. …

In their sixth year of touring, Florida's Surfer Blood stopped by Minneapolis/St Paul eight times (their third time at the 7th Street Entry) according to Songkick*. They've been here so many times, that according to singer John Pitts, their guitarist Kevin Williams celebrated his birthday in Minneapolis twice!

Alex Calder

Montreal's Alex Calder opened up the show, slightly later than advertised set time. Joining Calder on stage was big Minnesota Twins fan bassist Thomas Holmes and drummer Collin.

The trio played tracks that sounded weirdly unconventional, reminded me of the way Pavement would change rhythm and off-beat lyrics. The best track they played was the penultimate song, which had a few minutes of instrumental intro before the lyrics kicked in.

A lot of the fans at the 7th Street Entry show had seen Surfer Blood plenty of time... Many of them were holding the band's latest 1000 Palms on 12" vinyl. This was my fifth time seeing the band, so I already knew what to expect from the band: lots of fun, great vocals, and plenty of singing in the audience.

Setlist

About half the set were devoted to 1000 Palms ("Grand Inquisitor", "Island", "Covered Wagons", "Feast - Famine", "Dorian", and "I Can't Explain"), with the remaining from their two previous albums Astro Coast (2010) and Pythons (2013).

As usual, Pitts' vocals were in top form, and his audience-invading act started late into their set, starting with "Feast - Famine" and would continue with "Gravity" and "I Can't Explain". Prior "Gravity", with the announcement of Kevin Williams' birthday, the audience started singing "Happy Birthday To You".

After the set finale "I Can't Explain", the venue music started playing, indicating that it was the end of the show... however enough shouts for "Encore!" were heard that the band came back to play their most popular song, "Say Yes to Me", followed by a song about a town in Alaska, "Anchorage". Near the end of the latter song, the band left John Pitts by himself on stage, doing special feedback and noise effects to close out the song.

Surfer Blood's latest 1000 Palms is out now on Joyful Noise Recordings.

* NOTE: According to Songkick, these are the MN dates that Surfer Blood stopped by Minneapolis or St Paul. I have also linked to the shows we covered:

May 26, 2015 7th Street Entry
Oct 09, 2014 Turf Club (with We Are Scientists)
Oct 13, 2013 Triple Rock Social Club
May 20, 2013 First Avenue (with Foals)
Oct 13, 2010 Varsity Theater
Apr 08, 2010 7th Street Entry
Nov 09, 2009 Triple Rock (with Art Brut)
Sep 16, 2009 7th Street Entry (with Wavves)

Surfer Blood at 7th Street Entry, Minneapolis (26 May 2015)

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Minneapolis: May 26 - May 28, 2015

Here are some concerts taking place in the Minneapolis/St Paul area for May 26 to May 28, 2015.

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Surfer Blood: 1000 Palms Joyful Noise Recordings Read More Surfer Blood Next up was co-headliner Surfer Blood, who, if you recall, the last time they were in Minneapolis, singer John Pitts said it was their "seventh time". From my understanding, I thought he said it was Surfer Blood's first …

SURFER BLOOD
at 7th Street Entry
Tuesday 05/26/15, 7:30pm ($15/18+)
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One of the best live band Surfer Blood will be returning to Minneapolis for the 1000th time (in truth, probably their ninth time) in support of the band's third album 1000 Palms, out now on Joyful Noise. If you've never seen the band, do yourself a favor and check these guys out. They are one of the hardest working touring band I know.

Canadian Alex Calder set to open the show.

Tour dates:

5/19: Indianapolis, IN @ Joyful Noise Recordings
5/20: Lansing, MI @ The Loft
5/21: Ann Arbor, MI @ Blind Pig
5/22: Chicago, IL @ Lincoln Hall
5/23: Milwaukee, WI @ Cactus Club
5/24: Madison, WI @ The Frequency
5/26: Minneapolis, MN @ 7th Street Entry
5/27: Kansas City, MO @ The Riot Room
5/28: St. Louis, MO @ Firebird
5/29: Cincinnati, OH @ Fountain Square
5/30: Nashville, TN @ Exit In
6/8: San Francisco, CA @ The Chapel
6/10: Portland, OR @ Mississippi Studios
6/11: Seattle, WA @ The Crocodile Cafe
6/12: Vancouver, BC @ Venue Nightclub
6/13: Spokane, WA @ The Bartlett
6/15: Provo, UT @ Velour Live Music Gallery
6/16: Denver, CO @ Lost Lake Lounge
6/19: Los Angeles, CA @ Troubadour
6/20: San Diego, CA @ The Irenic
6/25: Jacksonville, FL @ Jack Rabbits
6/26: Charlotte, NC @ Fountain Plaza
6/27: Athens, GA @ Georgia Theater
7/11: Columbus, OH @ Seventh Son Brewing Co.
7/17: Rehoboth Beach, DE @ Dogfish Head
7/18: Frederick, MD @ Flying Dog Brewery

Read More Frankie Teardrop My brother's favorite local band Frankie Teardrop is also listed on the bill... so the chances of him being at this show is high. ...

LAWNCHAIR RECORDS COMPILATION
at Turf Club
Wednesday 05/27/15, 7:30pm ($5/21+)
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My brother's favorite local band Frankie Teardrop will be headlining the Lawnchair Records Compilation Tape Release, along with Donx, Stereo Confession, Ripper (not the metal band), Nancy's Raygun, and DJ Teenage Strangler.

Cassette is on sale for an unholy price of $6.66.

Track listing:

1. DONX - Cab to the the Liquor Store
2. Stereo Confession - Sick
3. Narco States - Soma Holiday
4. Slushy - Did You Let Your Hair Grow Long
5. Teenage Strangler - Desert Power
6. Jonny and the Cowabungas - Drunk On Wine
7. Nancy's Raygun - Sulfur
8. Ripper - Abstract Attraction 01:32
9. TJ Sicilia - For Eye to I Will Fall 02:51
10. d. english - Girl Like a Q-Tip 02:44
11. Boys Age - World After Havoc Night 03:04
12. Emotional - Learn 2 Love 02:56
13. Love Cop - Night on Earth
14. Frankie Teardrop - Diet
15. Smiles - These Games
16. Henry James Patterson - Windbreaker
17. El Greco Explosive - Habits
18. Chalk - Haunted House
19. Connor Nolan - The Branches

Read More Little Dragon Swedish band Little Dragon's fourth album Nabuma Rubberband (Loma Vista Recordings) album has been nominated for a Grammy in the Best Dance / Electronic Album category for 2015. ...

LITTLE DRAGON
at First Avenue
Thursday 05/28/15, 7:30pm ($25/18+)
first-avenue.com

We're pretty excited to see that Sweden's Little Dragon will be back in town (their last appearance was at the 400 Bar in 2009). The band recently got a Grammy nomination for best Dance/Electronic album of the year and currently on tour for their latest Nabuma Rubberband (which we previously mentioned earlier in February 2015).

Michigan based producer Sango, currently signed to Los Angeles Soulection records, set to open the Minneapolis show.

Tour dates:

5/19/15 - The Catalyst - Santa Cruz, CA
5/21/15 - Roseland Theater - Portland, OR
5/22/15 - Sasquatch Festival - George, WA
5/23/15 - Malkin Bowl - Vancouver, BC
5/25/15 - The Starlite Room - Edmonton, AB
5/26/15 - Flames Central - Calgary, AB
5/28/15 - First Avenue - Minneapolis, MN
5/29/15 - Concord Music Hall - Chicago, IL
5/30/15 - The Crofoot - Pontiac, MI
5/31/15 - Danforth Music Hall - Toronto, ON
6/01/15 - Virgin Mobile Corona - Montreal, QC
6/03/15 - House of Blues - Boston, MA*
6/06/15 - Governor's Ball - New York, NY

*Co-headling with ODESZA

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The Spatter Analysis Tour at Turf Club, St Paul (09 Oct 2014)

Photo Gallery Eternal Summers Tour Poster Eternal Summers Setlist We are Scientists We are Scientists Setlist We Are Scientists Setlist Courage Dumb Luck Nobody Move, Nobody Get Hurt Nice Guys Chick Lit What You Do Best Sprinkles Textbook Inaction Something About You Lethal Enforcer Central AC Make It Easy I Don't Bite The Great Escape After Hours It's a Hit -- Encore -- (Instrumental Jam) This Scene Is Dead Surfer Blood Setlist Floating Vibes Twin Peaks Squeezing Blood Weird Shapes Miranda Voyager Reprise Take It Easy Drinking Problem Gravity Say Yes to Me Demon Dance Harmonix Swim Anchorage Eternal Summers Setlist Jammy Wonder Viper Gouge You Kill Millions Structure I Love You Never Enough Tour Dates 10/10/14 Madison, WI The Sett 10/12/14 New York, NY Various Venues 10/15/14 Newport, KY Revival Room 10/16/14 Louisville, KY Zanzabar Read More We Are Scientists We Are Scientists took the stage quite late into the night, and Chris Cain and Keith Murray chatted with the audience frequently between songs. They had a booming rapport that reminded me … Surfer Blood "This is our seventh time in Minneapolis," stated singer John Pitts from Surfer Blood, making their stop at the Triple Rock Social Club in Minneapolis last night, Sunday, October 13th. The Floridian band is … Eternal Summers I love fuzzy, lo-fi, shoegaze-y, poppy music. Eternal Summers is all of that. It's a recipe for the formula of music or genres that will almost always grab my attention. They started out their set …

"The Spatter Analysis Tour", with co-headliner Surfer Blood and We Are Scientists, just came through St Paul's Turf Club last night.

The Turf Club closed for the Summer for renovations, and this was the first time we had time to re-visit the venue. What I can report that it is indeed cleaner. The bar now has a new flooring, fresh paint (raised walls), a much nicer bathroom, and most importantly: new sound speakers, new lighting, and a raised/extended stage. They also got rid of the black drapes in the background (replaced it with a large painting of race horses) and also removed the secondary "minor" stage. All in all, it is the same old Turf Club, just improved.

Eternal Summers

Starting the Splatter show was Eternal Summers, a lo-fi/garage rock band from Virginia. The trio, lead by singer/guitarist Nicole Yun, is touring in support of their third studio album The Drop Beneath, out now on Kanine Records.

The band previously appeared in Minneapolis last year, but it was their first time in St Paul last night.

Their 40-min set was filled with high energy guitar-driven fuzz, including a few tracks, "Gouge" and "Never Enough", from their latest record.

Surfer Blood

Next up was co-headliner Surfer Blood, who, if you recall, the last time they were in Minneapolis, singer John Pitts said it was their "seventh time". From my understanding, I thought he said it was Surfer Blood's first time in St Paul... or at the very least, their first time at the Turf Club.

Surfer Blood is always fun to see live. If you've never seen them before, wait until you see them playing music with their teeth (for "Drinking Problem"). I've seen many bands, but Surfer Blood is the only one that does the teeth-playing-guitar thing.

For "Take It Easy", they invited singer Keith Murray on stage to help them jam, as John Pitts takes his singing mic into the audience.

Surfer Blood is, as always, tight on their nearly 55-minute set... thanks to many years as a touring band. The only problem they had was a false start for "Swim", but they quickly recovered and blasted the song as soon as they got their timing back.

Before I tell you about We Are Scientists at the Turf Club, let me tell you the first time I heard about them. It was 2006 and we were driving to Wisconsin, leaving from St Paul (!) and a friend had their major label debut album With Love and Squalor in her car. I'd never heard of them, but as soon as we put in the CD, I was already singing along with their songs. That's right, I have never heard of them before hearing that album for the first time.

So obviously, all the songs on their set from With Love and Squalor were favorites ("Nobody Move, Nobody Get Hurt", "The Great Escape", etc). I also got the impression that the other fans in the audience also felt the same way, based on their dance moves.

Also, last night was a very special night for We Are Scientists, as it was Keith's birthday. They joke around on stage a lot. Clearly the band don't take themselves too seriously, but what can you expect from a band ironically called We Are Scientist.

For example, they joked that "Make It Easy" was a cover of the Eagles' "Take It Easy", but their lawyers sent a cease and desist letter. So they changed the tune and the name to "Make It Easy". A complete lie, of course, but still fun to hear them tell that story.

With "I Don't Bite", Surfer Blood's guitarist and bassist was invited to jam, a favor returned from Keith's earlier stage invasion. You can tell that the two bands are both friends and fans of each other.

The highlight of their show was for their epic outro of the show, starting with "The Great Escape" and "After Hours" (which they incorporated "Eternal Summers" into a lyric from the song). That was supposed to be the last song on their set, but the band continued to medley in "It's a Hit", plus various song jams. If they ended the show, that would have been just fine, but since it was Keith's birthday, they came back with long instrumental jam, followed by "This Scene Is Dead".

If you are a fan of both bands, seeing them live on this Spatter Analysis tour is a no-brainer. While you're at it, pick up their exclusive tour 7" with sleeve artwork and tour poster for $10.

We Are Scientists at Turf Club, St Paul (09 Oct 2014)

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Rocktober: October 8 - October 10, 2014

Here are shows taking place in Minneapolis/St Paul on October 8 to October 10, 2014.

Read More Banks For the month of October, we talked about Lily Allen, Paloma Faith, Kooks, Bastille, Augustines, and Banks. …

BANKS
at First Avenue
Wednesday 10/08/14
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American singer-songwriter Banks is currently on tour in support of her Goddess album, out now on Harvest Records.

Rolling Stone described her music as “Midnight R&B melodies intermingled with post-grime and post-Grimes beats — and a penchant for Fiona Apple” and the buzz has reached deafening levels for her debut full-length, Goddess - see this rising self-taught pianist, vocalist, and songwriter's while you can.

U.S. Tour dates:

10/07/14 Chicago, IL Metro / Smart Bar
10/08/14 Minneapolis, MN First Avenue
10/10/14 Boulder, CO Fox Theatre
10/11/14 Salt Lake City, UT In The Venue
10/14/14 Seattle, WA The Showbox
10/15/14 Vancouver, BC Commodore Ballroom
10/16/14 Portland, OR McMenamins Crystal Ballroom
10/19/14 San Francisco, CA Treasure Island
10/21/14 Los Angeles, CA The Wiltern
10/22/14 Los Angeles, CA The Wiltern

Other notable shows in the Minneapolis/St. Paul metro:

Motopony with The Family Crest @ Cedar Cultural Center

Stick Figure w/Pacific Dub @ 7th St Entry

Hank & Cupcakes with Danger Ron & the Spins, White Boyfriend @ Turf Club

Al Stewart @ Dakota Jazz Club

Yellowman @Cabooze

Charmings + The Meadows @ Icehouse

Read More Screaming Females New Jersey's Screaming Females is known for their amazing live shows, and teaming up with legendary Steve Albini, they recorded their first live album during the two sold out shows at the Hideout in Chicago. … Pujol Opening up for J Roddy were Pujol, from Nashville, Tennessee. The five-piece band (although for live shows, they only have four members) played tracks from their sophomore album Kludge (like "No Words") and their 2012 debut album …

SCREAMING FEMALES
at Triple Rock Social Club
Wednesday 10/08/14
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If it's at the Triple Rock Social Club, it usually means one thing: three bands.

Headlining this triple-action show is punk rock band Screaming Females. The trio (Marissa Paternoster, Jarrett Dougherty, and King Mike) are currently touring in support of the the Steve Albini-produced live album Live at the Hideout, available now on Don Giovanni Records.

Second of the three bands are Nashville's Pujol, who we recently saw at a sold-out show for J Roddy Walston & the Business. Pujol are touring in their re-issued and re-titled Reunited States of Being on cassette.

Third on the list is Minneapolis' own Kitten Forever, the riot trio features Corrie Harrigan, Laura Larson, and Liz Elton.

Tour dates:

10/05: Pittsburgh, PA @ Mr Roboto Project*
10/06: Columbus, OH @ Ace of Cups*
10/07: Chicago, IL @ Logan Square Auditorium*
10/08: Minneapolis, MN @ Triple Rock Social Club*
10/09: Spearfish, SD @ Back Porch*
10/10: Denver, CO @ Lost Lake Lounge*
10/11: Boise, ID @ The Crux*
10/13: Portland, OR @ Holocene*
10/14: Olympia, WA @ Obsidian*
10/15: Seattle, WA @ Black Lodge*
10/17: Oakland, CA @1234 Go!*
10/18: San Francisco, CA @ Hemlock Tavern*
10/19: Los Angeles, CA @ Los Globos*
10/20: San Pedro, CA Harold's*
10/21: Tucson, AZ @ The Flycatcher*
10/23: Austin, TX @ Red 7*
10/24: Houston, TX @ Walter’s Downtown*
10/25: New Orleans, LA @ Community Records *
10/26: Cleveland, MS @ Green Room *
10/27: Birmingham, AL @ Seasick Records*
10/28: Nashville, TN @ Stone Fox*
10/30: Ybor (Tampa), FL @ Pre-Fest 2
10/31: Gainesville, FL @ FEST 13
11/01: Atlanta, GA @ 529 Bar*
11/02: Raleigh, NC @ Kings Barcade*
11/03: Richmond, VA @ Strange Matter*
11/04: Washington, DC @ Black Cat*
11/05: Philadelphia, PA @ Johnny Brenda’s*
11/06: Cambridge, MA @ TT The Bear’s Place*
11/07: Providence, RI @ Spark City*
11/08: Asbury Park, NJ @ Asbury Lanes*

*=with PUJOL

Read More Surfer Blood "This is our seventh time in Minneapolis," stated singer John Pitts from Surfer Blood, making their stop at the Triple Rock Social Club in Minneapolis last night, Sunday, October 13th. The Floridian band is … We Are Scientists We Are Scientists took the stage quite late into the night, and Chris Cain and Keith Murray chatted with the audience frequently between songs. They had a booming rapport that reminded me … Eternal Summers I love fuzzy, lo-fi, shoegaze-y, poppy music. Eternal Summers is all of that. It's a recipe for the formula of music or genres that will almost always grab my attention. They started out their set …

SURFER BLOOD + WE ARE SCIENTISTS
at Turf Club
Thursday 10/09/14
turfclub.net

Surfer Blood and We Are Scientists have embarked on a co-headlining tour which has been coined by the bands as “The Spatter Analysis Tour”.

Regarding the tour, Keith and Chris of WAS said, “We've been fans of Surfer Blood’s music for years, and have played on a couple of festivals together, but the blend of the two bands in a club setting is going to be a glorious thing."

While they are on tour they will be selling a limited edition 7" vinyl with original WAS track “Distillery” and Surfer Blood’s “NY Passage”

Also on the bill is Eternal Summers, a band that Laurie described as "fuzzy, lo-fi, shoegaze-y, poppy music."

Tour Dates

10/05/14 Ithaca, NY The Haunt
10/06/14 Toronto, ON Legendary Horseshoe Tavern
10/07/14 London, ON Call The Office
10/08/14 Chicago, IL Lincoln Hall
10/09/14 Saint Paul, MN Turf Club
10/10/14 Madison, WI The Sett
10/12/14 New York, NY Various Venues
10/15/14 Newport, KY Revival Room
10/16/14 Louisville, KY Zanzabar

Other notable shows in the Minneapolis/ St. Paul metro:

Here Come the Mummies with The Oddfathers @ Varsity Theater

Blockhead with Elaquent, Lost Midas @ 7th St Entry

J Mascis @ Minneapolis Institute Of Arts

Jungle with Empress Of @ First Avenue

Merchandise w/Lower, Condominium @ Triple Rock Social Club

Read More Sloan The boys of Sloan kindly stopped by the 400 Bar Friday evening and charmed a small, but excited collection of fans, new and old. The guitars were huge, the stage was hot and the lyrics ...

SLOAN
at Turf Club
Friday 10/10/14
turfclub.net

Canadian power-pop veterans Sloan have returned to our musical shores with an ambitious new double album, Commonwealth, due out September 9th on Yep Roc - and these guys aren’t messing around! Each side of the record is labeled after a different card-suit symbol and will feature compositions from a specific member: Jay Ferguson opens Commonwealth with his “Diamond” side, Patrick Pentland follows with “Shamrock,” the “Heart” is Chris Murphys’ section and “Spade” is the grand finale, an 18-minute suite compliments of Andrew Scott.

The band has been premiering tunes left and right starting with Pentland’s Beach Boys-rave-up “Keep Swinging (Downtown).” The A.V. Club debuted Ferguson’s “Cleopatra,” Consequence of Sound dropped Murphy’s “Carried Away” and USA Today pushed another Pentland tune, “13 (Under a Bad Sign)” - all songs have a great swagger and superior melody that Sloan are known for while still reflecting each writer’s unique fingerprint.

Although it’s been a few years since the band’s last full-length album (2011’s Double Cross), Sloan were still actively releasing music in between outputs. Following a tour celebrating the reissue of Twice Removed, the band put together a limited edition 7” single inspired by the hardcore bands of their youth titled Jenny/It’s In You, It’s In Me. The single came with download card so fans could access a covers record featuring versions of Sloan’s favorite punk groups like The Descendents, 7 Seconds and Bad Religion.

So far, Sloan only has FIVE dates lined up for their US tour and one of those dates includes a stop at the newly remodeled Turf Club in St. Paul - I consider it a personal victory when one of my favorite bands shuns both Chicago and Detroit in favor of the Twin Cities. It’s ALWAYS a great time when Sloan comes to town, so walk, drive or hop a ride on the light rail and get your butt to the Turf!

US Tour Dates:
10/10: Minneapolis, MN - Turf Club
10/19: Portland, OR - Star Theatre
10/20: Seattle, WA - Tractor Tavern
10/22: San Francisco, CA - Rickshaw Stop
10/24: Los Angeles, CA - Bootleg Theatre

Other notable shows in the Minneapolis/ St. Paul metro:

Grieves with Soulcrate, Unknown Prophets, Sol @ First Avenue

Om with Watter @ 7th St Entry

Pieta Brown album release @ Dakota Jazz Club

Sponge w/July Fighter, CrashMatic, Young & Tender @ Amsterdam Hall

Born Of Osiris w/After The Burial, Thy Art Is Murder @ Skyway Theatre

Shannon Curfman @ Famous Dave's BBQ & Blues

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Surfer Blood at the Triple Rock Social Club, Minneapolis (10/13/13)

Setlist Tour Dates 10.15.13 - Riot Room - Kansas City, MO * 10.16.13 - Larimer Lounge - Denver, CO * 10.17.13 - Urban Lounge - Salt Lake City, UT * 10.18.13 - Beauty Bar - Las Vegas, NV * 10.19.13 - The Irenic - San Diego, CA * 10.21.13 - El Rey - Los Angeles, CA * 10.22.13 - Independent - San Francisco, CA * 10.23.13 - Constellation Room - Santa Ana, CA * 10.24.13 - Crescent Ballroom - Phoenix, AZ * 10.26.13 - Trees - Dallas, TX * 10.27.13 - Red 7 - Austin, TX * 10.28.13 - Fitzgerald's - Houston, TX * 10.29.13 - One Eyed Jacks - New Orleans, LA * 10.30.13 - Alabama Music Box - Mobile, AL * 10.31.13 - Club Downunder - Tallahassee, FL * 11.09.13 - Coastline Festival 11.10.13 - Coastline Festival * with Team Spirit, Andy Boay Read More Surfer Blood Needless to say, I was blown away the first time I saw Surfer Blood. I thought to myself that they should be headlining, and sure enough, the band is touring as headliner this year. …

"This is our seventh time in Minneapolis," stated singer John Pitts from Surfer Blood, making their stop at the Triple Rock Social Club in Minneapolis last night, Sunday, October 13th. The Floridian band is currently on tour in support of Pythons, which was released this Summer via Sire Records.

TEAM SPIRIT

Opening up for Surfer Blood were Montreal's Andy Boay and Brooklyn's Team Spirit. Ayad Al Adhamy from Team Spirit played very energetic garage music, such as "Jesus, He's Alright" and other songs from their self-titled debut EP, out now on VICE Records / WBR.

Before Surfer Blood took the stage, their tour manager doubled as their announcer. And as expected, Surfer Blood played some new songs from Pythons, but not without giving us the instrumental "Neighbor Riffs" and from last year's Astro Coast with "Twin Peaks". New songs included "Squeezing Blood", "Weird Shapes", "Slow Six", "Say Yes To Me", and one of the encore song, "Gravity".

Highlight from their set was prior to "Take It Easy", John Pitts said that the song was about the government shutdown. Then, during the performance, he jumped into the audience and wore someone else's glasses as he sang.

There was a three song encore, ending with "Catholic Pagans", which got a big cheer from the audience.

Surfer Blood is currently touring in support of their latest album, Pythons. Check out their tour dates.

Surfer Blood at the Triple Rock Social Club, Minneapolis (10/13/13)

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Read More Surfer Blood You know, I caught Surfer Blood opening up for Foals this year and I have to say - they are quite good! I hope they come back to Minneapolis soon…

SURFER BLOOD
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Needless to say, I was blown away the first time I saw Surfer Blood. I thought to myself that they should be headlining, and sure enough, the band is touring as headliner this year.

Recently, the band teamed up with Google Play's Uncovered Sessions, to produce a cover of the Clash's "Spanish Bombs" (taken from their iconic 1979 album, London Calling). You can get the download on play.google.com, as part of their five-part documentary on The Clash titled"Audio Ammunition."

Opening up for Surfer Blood will be Brooklyn-based Team Spirit.

10.12.13 - Gabe's - Iowa City, IA *
10.13.13 - Triple Rock - Minneapolis, MN *
10.15.13 - Riot Room - Kansas City, MO *
10.16.13 - Larimer Lounge - Denver, CO *
10.17.13 - Urban Lounge - Salt Lake City, UT *
10.18.13 - Beauty Bar - Las Vegas, NV *
10.19.13 - The Irenic - San Diego, CA *
10.21.13 - El Rey - Los Angeles, CA *
10.22.13 - Independent - San Francisco, CA *
10.23.13 - Constellation Room - Santa Ana, CA *
10.24.13 - Crescent Ballroom - Phoenix, AZ *
10.26.13 - Trees - Dallas, TX *
10.27.13 - Red 7 - Austin, TX *
10.28.13 - Fitzgerald's - Houston, TX *
10.29.13 - One Eyed Jacks - New Orleans, LA *
10.30.13 - Alabama Music Box - Mobile, AL *
10.31.13 - Club Downunder - Tallahassee, FL *
11.09.13 - Coastline Festival - Tampa, FL
11.10.13 - Coastline Festival - West Palm Beach, FL

* with Team Spirit, Andy Boay

Read More Fiona Apple and Blake Mills Fiona Apple and Blake Mills will be heading out on tour on a special 12 date, North American tour called "Anything We Want: An Evening With Fiona Apple & Blake Mills". …

FIONA APPLE AND BLAKE MILLS
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I was also going to mention that Superhumanoids and Delorean were playing on this Monday (October 14th), but apparently the tour was canceled due to Visa kidnapping problems. UPDATE: The band was kidnapped for 30 hours in Mexico.

Anyway, there is a great show happening over at the O'Shaughnessy with Fiona Apple and Blake Mills, on that Monday. Not much to add to this date, other than the fact that Apple's been in the news recently with the new tour: Anything We Want Tour. One heckler/idiot shouted out an insensitive thing that caused the show to end early.

Hopefully the audience will be more respective on these future shows:

10/12/13 Lawrence, KS Liberty Hall
10/14/13 Saint Paul, MN The O'Shaughnessy
10/15/13 Chicago, IL Bank Of America Theatre
10/17/13 Toronto, ON Queen Elizabeth Theatre
10/19/13 Philadelphia, PA Merriam Theater
10/21/13 New York, NY Beacon Theatre
10/22/13 New York, NY Beacon Theatre
10/23/13 Boston, MA Emerson Colonial Theatre
10/25/13 Washington, DC Lincoln Theatre
10/26/13 Washington, DC Lincoln Theatre

Read More BOY After 7 million views on YouTube of their single ‘Little Numbers’, a Lufthansa commercial, and riding the ‘Current Effect’ (aka local awareness/buzz accelerated by airplay on the local public radio station), German/Swiss pop/folk …

BOY
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Swedish /German duo Boy returns on a Fall Tour that is a victory lap of sorts. Singer Valeska Steiner and bassist Sonja Glass have had a very successful year-to-date, having their ear candy single ‘Little Numbers’ cross over into more mainstream channels and their initial Spring club tour, produce a number of sold-out shows across the country. The Hamburg-based pair brings a full band in tow this time out, and an infectiously poppy sense of optimism that should put a smile on everyone in attendance.

Boy will be in Minneapolis on Tuesday, October 15th at First Avenue. Other shows W♥M will be covering are The Blow at the Cedar Cultural Center and Communion over at the Varsity Theater.

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Tour dates:

10/12/13 Chicago, IL Lincoln Hall
10/13/13 Chicago, IL Lincoln Hall
10/15/13 Minneapolis, MN First Avenue
10/16/13 Lincoln, NE Bourbon Theatre
10/18/13 Denver, CO Bluebird Theater
10/19/13 Salt Lake City, UT Urban Lounge
10/21/13 Vancouver, BC Venue
10/22/13 Seattle, WA The Crocodile
10/23/13 Portland, OR Doug Fir Lounge
10/25/13 San Francisco, CA Great American
10/26/13 Los Angeles, CA The Fonda
10/27/13 La Jolla, CA Porters Pub

Read More Karnivool When asked where the name "Karnivool" came from, guitarist Drew said: That's one question I can never answer very well, as the name Karnivool …

TESSERACT
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While the term tesseract refers to a cubic prism in geometry, the UK progressive metal band TesseracT brings its tight, palm-muted riffs to these shores on a rare North American Tour this fall. Though started ten years ago and having to overcome numerous lead vocalist changes, the band remains largely unknown in America but has settled in to their sound comfortably, as most evidenced on their latest full-length, Altered State (Century Media). With a groove metal sound similar in technique to Meshuggah and playing the smaller Studio B in Minneapolis’ Skyway Theatre, on Wednesday, October 16th, this could be a rare chance to see a unique band in a completely intimate setting.

TesseracT's US/Can tour dates:

10/12/13 Calgary, AB The Gateway @ SAIT
10/13/13 Regina, SK The Exchange
10/14/13 Winnipeg, MB Union Sound Hall
10/16/13 Minneapolis, MN Skyway Theatre
10/17/13 Lawrence, KS Granada Theatre
10/18/13 Indianapolis, IN The Emerson Theater
10/20/13 St. Louis, MO Fubar
10/22/13 Fort Worth, TX Tomcats West
10/23/13 Houston, TX Fitzgerald's - Downstairs
10/24/13 New Orleans, LA One Eyed Jacks
10/25/13 Atlanta, GA Drunken Unicorn
10/26/13 Tampa, FL The Orpheum
10/27/13 Greensboro, NC Blind Tiger
10/29/13 Brooklyn, NY Saint Vitus

Read More Twin Peaks I bought the soundtrack on cassette originally, but through three seperation of friends and families - they had destroyed a portion of the tape …

TWIN PEAKS
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Thursday, October 16th we have Twin Peaks at the 7th Street Entry in Minneapolis.

No, not the David Lynch cult television show… although the Twin Peaks: Season Two Music and More soundtrack was just recently Sacred Bones Records unearthed (originally released on CD by Lynch over five years ago). The CD is limited to quantities on hand, so once they're gone, they're gone from Sacred Bones.

Anyway, this band called Twin Peaks is from Chicago. They're currently tour in support of their debut album Sunken, which hipsters can get on cassette tape.

Tour dates:

10/17/13 Minneapolis, MN 7th Street Entry
10/28/13 Born Ruffians
10/29/13 Chicago, IL Lincoln Hall
10/30/13 Detroit, MI Magic Stick
11/01/13 Cleveland Heights, OH Grog Shop
11/02/13 Philadelphia, PA Underground Arts

Read More Jherek Bischoff Jherek Bischoff, started off the show. He said on stage that he's played some depressing gigs, and he seemed so happy to be playing chamber music to attentive fans …

JHEREK BISCHOFF
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Friday is Jherek Bischoff. His special all-star show is taking place in St Paul at the Fitzgerald Theater.

Details below:

Jherek Bischoff: Composed
Fri, Oct 18, 8 pm / $25
Fitzgerald Theater, St. Paul

When I say all-star, I do mean it:

Icelandic vocalist/songsmith Ólöf Arnalds
Norwegian singer-songwriter Sondre Lerche
Poliça's lead singer Channy Leaneagh
Deerhoof drummer Greg Saunier
Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra (SPCO)

We've previously covered all of those bands, including Jherek Bischoff, who made an appearance with Amanda Palmer last year, and even SPCO.

The showcase is part of SPCO's Liquid Music series and in association with the American Swedish Institute and Minnesota Public Radio.

Read More World Party I've liked this British band since I first heard "Ships of Fool", in the early 90s. I'm sure most people will just disregard World Party as a simple one-hit-wonder …

THE WATERBOYS
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Saturday is the worst of this week, check out these bands in town:

Alpine at Nether Bar
Celtic Thunder at The O'Shaughnessy
Soul Asylum/Fountains Of Wayne at First Ave
CocoRosie at The Cedar
Sir Sly at Studio B at Skyway Theatre
Judith Hill/Josh Groban at Target Center
Waterboys at Fitzgerald Theater
Chad Valley/Keep Shelly In Athens at 7th St
Fuzz at The Cave (Northfield)

Unfortunately too many good bands in town that night, so we're covering three bands that night. One of which is The Waterboys. Although the lineup has changed over the years (over seventy band members!), they mostly consisted of founder Mike Scott.

U.S. tour dates:

10/10/13 Portland, OR Aladdin Theater
10/11/13 Seattle, WA The Neptune
10/12/13 Boise, ID Egyptian Theatre
10/13/13 Salt Lake City, UT The State Room
10/14/13 Boulder, CO Boulder Theater
10/16/13 Milwaukee, WI Turner Hall Ballroom
10/17/13 Chicago, IL Gary & Laura Maurer
10/19/13 Saint Paul, MN Fitzgerald Theater
10/22/13 Washington, DC 9:30 Club
10/24/13 Salisbury, MA Blue Ocean Music Hall
10/25/13 New York, NY Bowery Ballroom
10/27/13 Atlanta, GA Variety Playhouse
10/29/13 New Orleans, LA The Civic Theatre
10/30/13 Austin, TX The Belmont

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Bleeding Blood

Read More Surfer Blood You know, I caught Surfer Blood opening up for Foals this year and I have to say - they are quite good! I hope they come back to Minneapolis soon…

SURFER BLOOD
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The first time I saw Surfer Blood, opening up for Foals, I thought they were a very good live band. They certainly have the stage presence, and this is good to win over the audience when they were opening up for a headliner.



If you were curious what they sound like, you can grab a free demo of "Saber Tooth" via Australian magazine Monster Children.

You can hear the final mix on their second album, Pythons, out now on Warner Bros./Kanine Records.

NPR love the new album, saying the album contain "real craftsmanship into 10 songs that sound effortless, but surely weren't. By any definition, Pythons is more streamlined and straight-ahead than Astro Coast, but it's still catchy as anything."

Surfer Blood is set to tour North America this fall with opener, Gauntlet Hair, starting on September 29th in Atlanta.

Dates with * indicates with special guest Gauntlet Hair.

08/09 San Francisco, CA - Outside Lands 08/10 Redmond, WA - 1077 The End's Summer 08/15 Hasselt, Belgium - Pukkelpop 08/23 Reading, UK - Reading Festival 08/24 Leeds, UK - Leeds Festival 08/25 Paris, France - Rock en Seine 09/06 Portland, OR - MFNW 09/08 Sacramento, CA - Launch 09/14 Chicago, IL - Riot Fest 09/29 Atlanta, GA- Terminal West* 09/30 Charlotte, NC- Visualite Theater* 10/01 Carrboro, NC- Cat’s Cradle* 10/03 Washington DC- Rock and Roll Hotel* 10/04 Philadelphia, PA- Theater of Living Arts* 10/05 Brooklyn, NY- Music Hall of Williamsburg* 10/09 Toronto, ON- Lee’s Palace* 10/06 New York, New York- Bowery Ballroom* 10/07 Boston, MA- Brighton Music Hall* 10/10 Columbus, OH- The Basement*

10/11 Chicago, IL- Bottom Lounge 10/12 Iowa City, IA- Gabe’s* 10/13 Minneapolis, MN- Triple Rock* 10/15 Kansas City, MO- Riot Room* 10/16 Denver, CO- Larimer Lounge* 10/17 Salt Lake City, UT- Urban lounge* 10/18 Las Vegas, NV- Beauty Bar* 10/19 San Diego, CA- The Irenic* 10/21 Los Angeles, CA- El Rey* 10/22 San Francisco, CA- The Independent 10/23 Santa Ana, CA- Constellation Room 10/24 Phoenix, AZ- Crescent Ballroom* 10/26 Dallas, TX- Trees* 10/27 Austin, TX- Red 7* 10/28 Houston, TX- Fitzgerald’s* 10/29 New Orleans, LA- One Eyed Jacks* 10/30 Mobile, AL - Alabama Music Box* 10/31 Tallahassee, FL- Club Downunder* 11/09 Tampa, FL- Coastline Festival 11/10 West Palm Beach, FL- Coastline Festival

Read More Reading Rainbow Philadelphia's Reading Rainbow and The Dodos played Cedar Cultural Center on March 23rd. Obviously the former band stole their name from LeVar Burton's* PBS programming of the same name. .…

BLEEDING RAINBOW
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Philadelphia's Bleeding Rainbow just released their third LP Yeah Right earlier this year on Kanine Records. And if you were wondering if they stole their name from the LeVar Burton show - yes they did. In fact, their first two records were released under Reading Rainbow, but probably through legal reasons they changed it to 'Bleeding'.

Tour kicks off this August:

8/28 Cleveland, OH – Beachland Tavern
8/30 Iowa City, IA – The Mill &
8/31 Madison, WI – The Frequency &
9/01 Minneapolis, MN – 7th Street Entry
9/02 Fargo, ND – The Aquarium
9/05 Vancouver, BC – Media Club ^
9/06 Seattle, WA – Barboza *
9/07 Portland, OR – Star Theatre %
9/09 Santa Cruz, CA – Crepe Place
9/10 San Francisco, CA – Rickshaw Stop #
9/11 Santa Ana, CA - Constellation Room
9/13 Los Angeles, CA – Bootleg Bar
9/15 Phoenix, AZ – Rhythm Room
9/16 Tucson, AZ – Solar Culture
9/18 Dallas, TX – Three Links $
9/19 Austin, TX – The Mohawk $
9/20 Houston, TX – Fitzgerald’s $
9/21 Baton Rouge, LA – Mud + Water $

& w/Heavy Times
^ w/TitusAndronicus
* w/Bleached
% w/The Dodos
# w/The Love Language
$ w/Twin Peaks

Read More Great Escape Festival 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. .…

BASTILLE
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Bastille's debut album, Bad Blood, is coming out in the U.S. on September 3rd from Virgin Records. Bastille also be promoting the U.S. release with a tour - making his television debut on "Conan" last week (July 24th).

The US version of the album will include 3 bonus tracks: "The Silence," "Weight of Living, PT. 1," and "Laughter Lines." In addition, if you pre-order the album on iTunes, you get an instantly receive a download of "Flaws". Vinyl fans will want to look at getting the fan bundle with a signed lithograph, 12" vinyl collectors box, and more … I didn't look at the price, but it's probably expensive.

Bastille – North American Fall Tour
9/16 San Diego, CA House of Blues
9/18 Los Angeles, CA El Rey Theater
9/19 San Francisco, CA Great American Music Hall
9/20 Portland, OR Doug Fir Lounge
9/21 Seattle, WA Tractor Tavern
9/23 Chicago, IL Lincoln Hall
9/25 Toronto, ON Opera House
9/27 Brooklyn, NY Music Hall of Williamsburg
9/28 Washington, DC 9:30 Club
9/29 Philadelphia, PA Union Transfer
9/30 New York, NY Bowery Ballroom

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Vampires

Read More Vampire Weekend Vampire Weekend must be very pleased with themselves. I mean, these guys were on SNL, on the cover of Spin Magazine, and overall huge support from MPR ... so basically these guys are probably the most overhyped band.…

VAMPIRE WEEKEND
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Back in 2008, I called Vampire Weekend the most overhyped band, and I think in some ways they still are. The venue they played at obviously sold out, and seeing that they've booked The Orpheum Theater in Minneapolis, which by the definition of the old style theaters have limited seating. I think if they kept ticket prices lower, it would sell out immediately… but we'll see. As of this writing, the cheapest seat I see is $54 (not including other miscellaneous charges) on the balcony. However, you can argue that this is one of the "small" venues on their regular Festivals stops. One thing is for sure, I'm glad I caught them very early in their career.

Anyway, the New York band is back with a third album called Modern Vampires of the City, out now on XL Recordings. The story behind this is that after their Contra album, the band toured and wrote a ton of new material during their time spent at soundchecks. Then everyone got sidetracked … but now after two years, the album is done and done and it debut on the US Billboard 200 selling over 130k copies in the first week… the band's second number-one album.

Yes, expect the new songs from Modern Vampires of the City on their summer tour:

06/23/13 Firefly Music Festival 06/30/13 Glastonbury Festival 07/04/13 Rock Werchter Festival 07/06/13 London Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park 07/12/13 Optimus Alive! Festival 07/13/13 Bilbao BBK Live Festival 07/16/13 Berlin - Tempodrom 07/19/13 Gentlemen Of The Road 07/20/13 Longitude 07/26/13 Ansan Valley Rock Festival 07/28/13 Fuji Rock Festival 08/02/13 Osheaga Festival 08/04/13 Lollapalooza 08/05/13 Minneapolis, MN Orpheum 08/07/13 Calgary, AB S Alberta Jubilee

08/09/13 Squamish Music Festival 08/11/13 Outside Lands Music 09/05/13 Ottawa Folk Festival 09/07/13 Boston Calling 09/15/13 iTunes Festival 09/20/13 Brooklyn, NY Barclays Center 09/28/13 Los Angeles, CA Hollywood Bowl 10/04/13 Austin City Limits Music Festival 10/05/13 Austin City Limits Music Festival 10/06/13 Austin City Limits Music Festival 10/08/13 Kansas City, MO Midland 10/11/13 Austin City Limits Music Festival 10/12/13 Austin City Limits Music Festival 10/13/13 Austin City Limits Music Festival 10/13/13 Corona Capital Festival

Read More Wampire Wampire's "Trains" is the latest single, taken from their album Curiosity (Polyvinyl Records). The strange Portland duo (?) is currently on tour with STRFKR and will be playing their first-ever UK date in London on June 18th. .…

WAMPIRE
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Sure, I've already mentioned Wampire here, but did you know they're heading out on tour with Smith Westerns? Now you know!

07/03 Portland, OR - Holocene
07/20 Louisville, KY - Headliners Music Hall *
07/21 Nashville, TN - Exit/In *
07/23 Washington, DC - Black Cat *
07/24 Brooklyn, NY - Music Hall of Williamsburg *
07/26 Philadelphia, PA - Union Transfer *
07/27 Cambridge, MA - The Sinclair *
07/28 Montreal, QC - Cabaret Mile End *
07/29 Toronto, ON - Lee's Palace *
07/31 Chicago, IL - Lincoln Hall *
08/05 Kansas City, MO - The Riot Room *
08/06 Denver, CO - Bluebird Theatre *
08/07 Salt Lake City, UT - Urban Lounge *
08/10 Los Angeles, CA - El Rey Theatre *
08/11 Pomona, CA - The Glass House *
08/12 San Diego, CA - The Casbah *
08/16 Seattle, WA - The Crocodile Cafe *
08/17 Vancouver, BC - Electric Owl *

* = w/ Smith Westerns

Read More My Bloody Valentine Amy and I were talking about My Bloody Valentine's Kevin Shields working on a new album? Well, it happened, he's finally released his third My Bloody Valentine album called mbv .…

MY BLOODY VALENTINE
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Still riding that nostalgia train, Kevin Shields and company are doing massive festivals this year in support of mbv album … yes the album that had a 22-year gap since Loveless.

At this point, I've come to the conclusion that I will never see MBV, due to expensive ticket prices and locations.

07/07/13 Les Eurockeennes de Belfort
07/13/13 T In The Park
07/26/13 Fuji Rock Festival
07/27/13 Ansan Valley Rock Festival
08/04/13 OFF Festival
08/06/13 Vienna, Austria Arena
08/08/13 Terraneo Festival
08/10/13 Flow Festival
08/16/13 Austin, TX Austin Music Hall
08/17/13 Grand Prairie, TX Verizon Theatre
08/19/13 Denver, CO Ogden Theatre
08/21/13 Seattle, WA WaMu Theater
08/23/13 San Francisco, CA Bill Graham Civic
08/25/13 FYF Festival
08/30/13 Electric Picnic
09/03/13 Brussels, Belgium Ancienne Belgique
09/05/13 Cologne, Germany Live Music Hall
09/07/13 Berlin Festival
09/08/13 Munich, Germany Tonhalle
10/30/13 Luxembourg, Luxembourg Rockhal
10/31/13 Eindhoven, Netherlands Effenaar
11/03/13 Lille, France Aeronef

Read More Surfer Blood Next up was Surfer Blood, who started their set with a vengeful song, "Floating Vibes". I was surprised to learn that the band has been to Minneapolis five times and that they were surprisingly very good. .…

SURFER BLOOD
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You know, I caught Surfer Blood opening up for Foals this year and I have to say - they are quite good! I hope they come back to Minneapolis soon, from what they've said on stage, they must have been here at least five or six times.

Anyway, Surfer Blood's second full-length album Pythons is out now on Warner Bros./Kanine Records. The band is currently on tour in support of the record, see tour dates below:

Jun 21 Hilvarenbeek, IL – Best Kept Secret
July 11 Santa Monica, CA – Santa Monica Pier
July 24 Melbourne, AU – Splendour in the Grass
July 26 Sydney, AU – North Byron Festival
Aug 9-11 San Francisco, CA – Outside Lands
Aug 15 Hasselt, BE – Pukkelpop
Aug 23 Reading, UK – Reading Festival
Aug 24 Leeds, UK – Leeds Festival
Aug 25 Paris, FR – Rock en Seine
Sept 08 Sacramento, CA – Launch Music Festival
Sept 14 Chicago, IL – Riot Fest

Read More Deap Vally Check out Deap Vally on tour, they are promoting their Get Deap! EP, but be sure to check out their song on the "True Blood" soundtrack, also out this month. .…

TRUE BLOOD: MUSIC FROM THE HBO ORIGINAL SERIES VOLUME 4
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Did you catch the first episode of Season 6 of HBO's "True Blood"? Season 5 ended on a big cliffhanger, so I'm curious about how they will resolve that naked woman's blood and the hallucinations…

In the meantime, a few weeks ago, the latest True Blood: Music From The HBO Original Series Volume 4 was released courtesy of ATO Records.

If you watch the show, you know that the soundtrack is amazing! As a cover lover, I really dig these modern takes on classic this, like "Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood" by Eric Burdon and Jenny Lewis or "(She's a) Wanderer" by Deap Vally.

Also, for the first time ever, the soundtrack was released on vinyl.

Track listing:

1. Don’t Let Me Be Misunderstood – Eric Burdon with Jenny Lewis
2. Let’s Boot and Rally – Iggy Pop with Bethany Cosentino
3. What Makes A Good Man? The Heavy
4. Smokestack Lightnin’ – Howlin’ Wolf
5. Pocket Change – Alabama Shakes
6. Authority Song – Bosco Delrey
7. Turn Turn Turn – My Morning Jacket
8. Your Face Can Tell The Future – The Flaming Lips
9. The Sun – The Naked and Famous
10. Undertow – Warpaint
11. I Wanna Be Your Man – Mobley
12. {She’s A) Wanderer – Deap Vally
13. Whatever I Am, You Made Me – Koko Taylor
14. We’ll Meet Again – Los Lobos

Read More The Fruit Bats If you are looking for a laid back collection of summer tracks then I suggest you look no further than The Ruminant Band by the Fruit Bats. Eric D. Johnson, singer, songwriter, guitarist and pianist, led me on a journey to the heart of the summer. . .…

TIMBER! MUSIC FESTIVAL
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Timber! Music Festival is taking place this July 26 & 27, 2013 at King County’s Tolt-MacDonald Park in Washington.

Some of the headliners are Helio Sequence, The Fruit Bats, Quasi, Noah Gundersen, Lemolo, Bryan John, etc., full listing below.

According to the press release, ticketholders will enter Timber! through a long suspension bridge … which admittedly, I can only imagine a massive exit through the same bridge!

Timber! Music Festival Full Artistic Lineup

Helio Sequence
Fruit Bats
Quasi
Noah Gundersen
Lemolo
Bryan John Appleby
Zoe Muth & The Lost High Rollers
Kithkin
Hobosexual (Vu's notes: hahahahahaha)
River Giant
Baltic Cousins
S (Jenn Ghetto)
Avians Alight
Vikesh Kapoor
Pablo Trucker
Ten Speed Music
Passenger String Quartet
Jacob Miller & The Bridge City Crooners
Ben Fisher
Nu Klezmer Army

HOODED FANG
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Toronto's Hooded Fang is currently in America doing some dates for the month of June in support of their album, Gravez, which was released in late May on Full Time Hobby Records.

Check out "Bye Bye Land", which was probably the song they sang leaving Canada.



Talking about the influences on recording Gravez, bassist April Aliermo reveals, they've eaten "crocodile balls". No need to elaborate… but she continues with "…slept on floors and couches, watched TV and movies, and looked out the window in between. All this steady instability must have influenced Gravez."

What is left of their tour:

06/21 Los Angeles, CA -Viper Room
06/23 San Diego, CA - Soda Bar

COFFINS
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Japan's COFFINS has a new album called The Fleshland, coming out July 9, 2013, on Relapse Records.

The album is available in a variety of formats, like CD, double LP, and deluxe edition only available through Relapse mailorder (cover artwork is a black and white).

The doom metal band is currently on tour:

6/22/2013 Urga - Tokyo, Japan
7/28/2013 Earthdom - Tokyo, Japan
8/07/2013 Cassiopeia - Berlin, Germany
8/08/2013 Brutal Assault Festival - Josefov, CZ
8/09/2013 Party San Metal Open Air
8/10/2013 Leperfest - Leper, Belgium
8/11/2013 Bleh Fest @ Unicorn Camden
8/12/2013 La Miroiterie - Paris, France
8/14/2013 Winston - Amsterdam, Netherlands
8/15/2013 Kødboderne 18 - Copenhagen
8/16/2013 Pussy A Go Go - Stockholm, Sweden
8/23/2013 Akihabara Ongakukan - Tokyo, Japan
11/01/2013 Kurawood/Asakusa - Tokyo, Japan
11/02/2013 Earthdom - Tokyo, Japan
11/03/2013 Huck Finn/Imaike - Nagoya, Japan
11/04/2013 Conpass/Unagidani - Osaka, Japan

WISE BLOOD
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Wise Blood is basically Pittsburgh's Christopher Laufman, who made a splash in 2011 via music blogs ( Pitchfork, The Fader, Stereogum, just to name a few), and now is back with a debut album called id, coming out this June 25th on Dovecote Records. The album release party is listed below:

6/25 - Brooklyn, NY - Glasslands

Check out "Alarm" track via Soundcloud.



Audio not your thing? No problem, check out his video for "Rat" on Youtube.

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Foals at First Avenue, Minneapolis (05/20/13)

Setlist Tour Dates 05/29 - Portland, OR - Crystal Ballroom 05/30 - Vancouver, BC - Commodore 05/31 - Seattle, WA - Neptune 06/03 - Salt Lake City, UT - The Depot 06/04 - Denver, CO - Ogden Theatre 06/05 - Lawrence, KS - Granada 06/07 - St. Louis, MO - Pageant 06/09 - Pittsburgh, PA - Mr. Smalls 06/11 - Baltimore, MD - Ram's Head 06/12 - Asheville, NC - Orange Peel all dates with Surfer Blood and Blondfire Read More Foals Just to give you a horse lesson, a foal is a horse that is under one year old. When a horse has its first birthday, it is then a yearling. With that out of the way, Foals are an Oxford band that seems popular with the NME youth.…

"Are you ready? Because you don't sound f****ing ready!," yelled Foals' singer Yannis Philippakis as he worked the crowd. Foals rocked hard at First Avenue in Minneapolis last night to a group of young British rock music fans.

BLONDFIRE

Kicking off the show was Blondfire, a band that seemed a little out of place in this dance/rock crowd. As you know, we were also lucky enough to catch them at the sparsely-attended Nether Bar in October.

The band just released their Warner Bros. Records' Where The Kids Are late last year, so they played a few songs off the EP, including "Waves" (which had singer Erica Driscoll put on a guitar to play the song) and the title track "Where The Kids Are" (which they closed out their brief set).

The most interesting song on their set was a cover of Fleetwood Mac's most well-known song, "Dreams". The song seemed lost on the mostly younger audience.

SURFER BLOOD

Next up was Surfer Blood, who started their set with a vengeful song, "Floating Vibes". I was surprised to learn that the band has been to Minneapolis five times and that they were surprisingly very good.

Since I've never seen the Floridian band before, I can only guess that they're taking a page from Foals and doing their best 'rock' thing: singer John Paul Pitts does that audience invasion-thing while guitarist Thomas Fekete is playing guitars with his mouth!

They ended their set with "Weird Shapes", which is the lead single from their forthcoming Pythons album.

As for Foals, please refer to the setlist for the songs played. The band kept their high energy throughout the set with singer Yannis Philippakis going into the crowd (several times!) and standing on top of speakers.

Encores included "Moon", "Inhaler", and "Two Steps, Twice". Two of which were taken from their new album Holy Fire , while ending with a fan-favorite "Two Steps, Twice" from their debut album Antidotes

Foals at First Avenue, Minneapolis (05/20/13)

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