Rocktober: October 31, 2014

Read More Mojave 3 It's in this thin veneer of nostalgia that Mojave 3 find their sound. If I could sum up the whole of my summers past in an album, it would undoubtedly be Mojave 3's Spoon and Rafter. The band -- founded by once-Slowdive members …

Here are shows taking place in Minneapolis/St Paul on October 31, 2014.

What a way to end Rocktober 2014 with these Halloween shows! Unfortunately, there's still no rest for us - as November is looking to be just as busy as October ... stay tuned.

SLOWDIVE with Low
at Fine Line Music Café
Friday 10/31/14, 8pm
$25: finelinemusic.com

This January, a mysterious text read, “here she comes…”, a song from Slowdive’s second album, Souvlaki; and with that, the long-awaited reunion was in motion for this Reading, UK shoe-gaze, experimental dream pop band.

European summer festivals and a 20-date tour on the continent followed, with the band finally coming to these shores for our own 20-date set of reunion dates. The local appearance is sold out, so hope your tickets are already in hand.

Tour Dates:

10/22/14 Washington, DC 9:30 Club
10/23/14 Philadelphia, PA Union Transfer
10/25/14 New York, NY Terminal 5
10/26/14 Boston, MA Royale Nightclub Boston
10/27/14 Montreal, QC Le National
10/28/14 Toronto, ON Opera House Concert
10/30/14 Chicago, IL Vic Theatre
10/31/14 Minneapolis, MN Fine Line Music Cafe
11/03/14 Vancouver, BC Commodore Ballroom
11/04/14 Seattle, WA The Neptune
11/05/14 Portland, OR McMenamins Crystal
11/07/14 San Francisco, CA Warfield Theatre
11/08/14 Los Angeles, CA Theatre At Ace Hotel
12/19/14 London, United Kingdom The Forum
12/20/14 London, United Kingdom The Forum

Read More alt-J British indie-rock quartet Alt-J (∆) wrapped up their US tour last night at the Bluebird Theater in Denver. Touring in promotion of their debut album, An Awesome Wave, these highly coveted tickets for the band’s first performance … Lovelife UK/LA-based synth-pop group Lovelife's new EP, Feel (with the track 'Your New Beloved') is currently iTunes Single of the Week! As of this writing, the song received over 120,000 downloads, and you can count me as one of those downloader. …

ALT-J with Lovelife
at Myth
Friday 10/31/14, 7pm
$35: mythlive.com

British band Alt-J (∆) have been consistently selling out all their Minnesota appearance, and their special Halloween show at the Myth Nightclub is no less. Typically Halloween shows are amazing, because everyone is dressed up ... and watching the show on stage is only half the fun.

Alt-J is on tour in support of their latest album This Is All Yours, out now on Atlantic.

Opening up for Alt-J on the first leg of their tour will be Lovelife, a band that we previously mentioned was iTunes Single of the Week. Lovelife's latest release is called Silk Road EP, which is out now.

Tour Dates:

10/24 - San Diego, CA - Soma *
10/27 - Salt Lake City, UT - The Complex *
10/28 - Denver, CO - Fillmore Auditorium *
10/31 - Minneapolis, MN - Myth *
11/02 - Chicago, IL - Riviera Theatre *
11/04 - Tulsa, OK - Cain's Ballroom *
11/05 - Dallas, TX - Southside Ballroom *
11/06 - Houston, TX - Bayou Music Center *
11/07-11/09 - Austin, TX - Fun Fun Fun Fest
11/10 - Detroit, MI - The Filllmore
11/11 - Toronto, ON - Kool Haus
11/12 - Montreal, QB - Metropolis
11/14 - Philadelphia, PA - Tower Theater
11/16 - New York, NY - Beacon Theater
11/18 - Boston, MA - Orpheum Theater
11/19 - Washington, DC - Echostage

* with Lovelife

Read More My Gold Mask We've written about My Gold Mask before, but I don't think that would prepare us to see how feisty singer Gretta gets on stage. You can tell they love performing on stage. …

THE HOOD INTERNET with Various
at Turf Club
Friday 10/31/14, 8pm
$15: turfclub.net

Chicago's The Hood Internet (Aaron Brink and Steve Reidell) are DJing across the country with other fellow Chicagoans: Psalm One (as Hologram Kizzie), My Gold Mask, and Fluffy (not to be confused with UK all-girls "Eight t*ts, no talents" band Fluffy).

We previously seen My Gold Mask before and I noted that singer Gretta Rochelle was quite comfortable on stage.

My Gold Mask recently showcased their "goth-pop ecstasy" song "Explode", via soundcloud.com.



Tour Dates

10/23 - Grand Rapids, MI - Pyramid Scheme*
10/24 - St Louis, MO - 2720 Cherokee *
10/25 - Lawrence, KS - The Bottleneck *
10/30 - Milwaukee, WI - Miramar Theatre *
10/31 St. Paul, MN - Turf Club *
11/01 - Chicago, IL - Double Door *

* w/ My Gold Mask, Hologram Kizzie & Fluffy

Read More DJ Paul Oakenfold But a few of the fortunate on Friday got to see landmark DJ, Paul Oakenfold, hit the decks in the new Rev Ultra Lounge (the downstairs of Union Restaurant)- a room with a capacity of a mere 280. …

HALLOWEEN PARTY and COSTUME CONTEST
at First Avenue
Friday 10/31/14, 8pm
$5: first-avenue.com

If you feel like dancing away in your Halloween costume, First Avenue's annual Halloween Party, billed as "The Best Halloween Party In Town", is the place to be. DJs spinning are:

DJ FooLProoF

☁ (CLOUD)

DJ Espada

Mike 2600

DJ Smitty

Roy Freedom

and more...

Hosted by Ian Rans.

Plus don't forget you can win over $1000.00 in cash prizes:

First Place: $500.00 + 5 pairs of concert tickets*
Second Place: $300.00 + 3 pairs of concert tickets*
Third Place: $200.00 + 2 pairs of concert tickets*
Ian’s Pick: $50.00
Best Bar (1st Place): $200.00
Best Bar (2nd Place): $50.00

[* = mutually agreeable shows]

Also, over at the Record Room, is the "Holla-Ween 9: The Walking Dread Volume 2" party, featuring Verb X.

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