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tUnE-yArDs w/ Sudan Archives at First Avenue, Minneapolis (02 Mar 2018)

Tune-Yards Tour Poster tUnE-yArDs Setlist Home Look at Your Hands Colonizer ABC 123 Water Fountain Powa Now as Then Gangsta Es-So Heart Attack Honesty -- Encore -- Bizness Free Tour Dates 03/06/2018 Toronto, ON Danforth Music Hall 03/07/2018 Montreal, QC Corona Theatre 03/08/2018 Boston, MA Royale Nightclub 03/09/2018 Brooklyn, NY Brooklyn Steel 04/26/2018 Boulder, CO Boulder Theater 04/28/2018 Norman, OK "Norman Music Festival" 04/29/2018 Fort Worth, TX "Fortress Festival" 05/02/2018 Austin, TX Emo's 05/05/2018 Asheville, NC The Orange Peel 05/07/2018 Richmond, VA The National 05/11/2018 Millvale, PA Mr. Small's Theatre 05/16/2018 St. Louis, MO The Ready Room 05/19/2018 Atlanta, GA Variety Playhouse 05/21/2018 Washington, DC 9:30 Club Read More Tune-Yards 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.... Sudan Archives Show up early to check out Sudan Archives, the self-taught violinist/singer/producer. Sudan Archives recently released her self-titled EP on Stone Throws. ....

Her private life became a public display of live self-examination and musical joy—

tUnE-yArDs, the eclectic, almost undefinable musical project led by Merill Garbus is back on the road, having played a crowded Mainroom at First Avenue in Minneapolis in support of their latest and fourth studio full-length, I Can Feel You Creep into my Private Life (4AD Records).

The evening began with a beguiling , mesmerizing set from Brittney Parks aka Sudan Archives, a 23-year old Cincinnati native who deftly mixes electronic music and beats with West African rhythms, soundbites, digital looping, R&B, and her own self-taught violin skills, to create a memorable sound mix, in support of her self-titled debut EP (on Stones Throw Records). 

The result is a sound that sometimes booms electro and contemporary like Banks, other times the melding of African rhythms yields it closer to Graceland-era Paul Simon or vintage Talking Heads on songs like ‘Time’ and ‘Paid’, while looking visually like Erykah Badu or Corinne Bailey-Rae amidst low on stage lighting and a rolling fog. “I want to be friends 'til time ends” she cooed between violin bursts, on ‘Come Meh Way’ and judging from the huge ovation following, plenty of friends and new fans were gained. 

The stage was set with dramatic lighting framing the back end of the stage and a curved center frame with gauzed curtains that would accentuate the shadows of tUnE-yArDs as the three-piece took to the stage for their seventy-seven minute headlining set beginning with ‘Home’.  “I always feel on holy ground” Garbus posted on social media just prior to playing the historic venue. 

The new album, more electronic than previous, but still dealing with issues including self-identity and appropriation amongst very danceable beats, was the clear focus of the evening, with the group playing just over half of the new tracks, but still saving room for some old favorites as well. 

Joined onstage by bassist and longtime collaborator Nate Brenner and live drummer Hamir Atwal, Garbus seemed very focused throughout, manipulating numerous foot pedals with both feet and hands, toggling between synths/samplers and guitar, and moving between two mics to live create the sophisticated sound that is the band’s own. 

Things got funky (with literally more cowbell) on the new ‘ABC 123’ countering the politically charged lyrics of “You couldn’t hear me ‘cause of NSA protection, but we’ll unite before the very next election” with an irresistible dance rhythm.  The protest dance party continued with looped soundbites and dropped-in sounds against a strong bass drum beat, on 2014’s ‘Water Fountain’.

“I’m a little worried because last time here was one of my favorite shows on the tour” Garbus said, cautiously hoping the audience would be just as strong this time, though it already seemed they would be.  The crowd would go to next level for 2011’s ‘Gangsta’, singing back the siren-like vocal intro and moving in place with expression, as the song progressed. 

“It is incredibly important to me to share this music with people” Garbus gushed before the main set closing new ‘Honesty’, “…and we are so privileged and speechless on what it means for ya’ll to be here to experience this with us”.

“Thank you… you’re gonna spoil us!” Garbus said re-emerging with her bandmates to strong applause for a two-song encore, starting with 2011’s ‘Bizness’ which began with a cacophony of her musing voice, looped and layered.  New song ‘Free’ would end the evening, it’s trash can-lid snare beat clashing against the juxtaposing lyric, “Don't tell me I'm free!, I'm Free!” and a cosmically trippy synth outro. 

No one brings the party to the protest quite like tUnE-yArDs, able to cleverly present their socially permeating and self-revealing lyrics to the masses, set into a culture and genre-bending sound collage that makes it impossible to stand still and not fall submission to their grooves and rhythms.

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tUnE-yArDs at First Avenue, Minneapolis (02 Mar 2018)

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Minneapolis: March 1 to March 3, 2018

Here are some shows taking place in the Minneapolis/St Paul area from March 1 to March 3, 2018.

Read more: Minneapolis Music Guide.

MGMT: Little Dark Age Read More MGMT This MGMT band needs no introduction, since their formation in 2006, the duo (Benjamin Goldwasser and Andrew VanWyngarden) has been a favorite among hipsters. …

MGMT
Myth
Fri 03/02/2018 (7pm/$45)
mythlive.com

After a long five year absent since MGMT’s last self-titled album, the duo (Andrew VanWyngarden and Ben Goldwasser) is back with their fourth album Little Dark Age. The record was produced by MGMT, Patrick Wimberly (Chairlift, Kelela, Blood Orange), and long-time collaborator Dave Fridmann (Flaming Lips, Spoon, Tame Impala).

While the two worked on and off, it was only with the recent election of Donald Trump as President of the United States, was when MGMT was really inspired to finish their fourth album. Of the election, VanWyngarden questioned, “We were like, ‘Wow, is it actually possible for the most impossible thing to happen? [...] Apparently, we were more inspired to write pop music after evil took over the world.”

Tour Dates

3/2 St. Paul, MN Myth
3/3 Chicago, IL Riviera Theatre
3/4 Chicago, IL Riviera Theatre
3/5 St. Louis, MO Peabody Opera House
3/7 Dallas, TX South Side Ballroom
3/8 Austin, TX ACL Live at Moody Theater
3/9 New Orleans, LA BUKU Music
3/11 Nashville, TN Ryman Auditorium
3/13 Atlanta, GA Coca-Cola Roxy
3/15 Washington, DC The Anthem
3/16 Boston, MA Orpheum Theatre
3/17 Montreal, QB MTELUS
3/19 Toronto, ON Massey Hall
3/20Philadelphia, PA Electric Factory
3/24Brooklyn, NY Kings Theatre
3/25Brooklyn, NY Brooklyn Steel
3/26Brooklyn, NY Brooklyn Steel
5/7 Denver, CO Fillmore Auditorium
5/9 Calgary, AB Big Four Building
5/11 Vancouver, BC Orpheum Theatre
5/12 Seattle, WA Showbox SODO
5/13 Seattle, WA Showbox SODO
5/15 San Francisco, CA Warfield Theatre
5/18 Hollywood, CA Palladium
5/19 San Diego, CA San Diego Civic Theatre
5/20 Tempe, AZ Marquee Theatre
6/14-17 Dover, DE. Firefly Music Festival
6/29-7/1 Beuningen, Netherlands Down The Rabbit Hole
7/6 Hérouville Saint Clair, France Festival Beauregard
7/12 Madrid, Spain Mad Cool Festival
7/17 Milan, Italy Milano Summer Festival

I’m With Her Tour Poster Propagandhi’s Fine Line Music Café Poster Miguel Tour Poster Tune-Yards Tour Poster Why? 2018 Tour Poster Alan Doyle’s North American Tour Poster Jordan Rakei at the Turf Club Read More Aoife O'Donovan Opening up the show, was Crooked Still's Aoife O'Donovan playing some folky/storytelling songs from her latest solo album Fossils, including set opening song "Lay My Burden Down", "Oh, Mama", and "Beekeeper". .... Sara Watkins Prior to releasing her debut self-titled album, Sara Watkins was cutting her teeth as the fiddler in the progressive bluegrass group, Nickel Creek. Bluegrass fans will probably know ... Andrew Combs Nashville's Andrew Combs was next on the bill. He started his set with solo acoustics, but by the time he started "Part Time Lovers, Full Time Fools", he's joined on stage by the steel .... Tune-Yards 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.... WHY? The Cincinatti based indie trio will be releasing Sod in the Seed EP on August 14th via Anticon (City Slang in the UK). Their new LP, ,i>Mumps, etc. will follow… Florist Next up was Florist, their first time in Minnesota, touring in support of their debut record The Birds Outside Sang (Double Double Whammy Records). The story of Florist … Great Big Sea Great Big Sea is one of Canada's most beloved bands. As I previously mentioned, the band plays about 300 shows a year (having seen them a few times at the Irish Fair.) … Mina Moore Opening the evening of soulful music was local favorite Mina Moore (aka Yasmina Moore-Foster), who has been staying quite active of late. In addition to her own music and prepping a full-length ....

Other shows in the area:

I'M WITH HER
+ Andrew Combs
Fitzgerald Theater
Thu 03/01/2018 (8pm/$31)
publicradio.org

I'm With Her is the supergroup project, featuring Sara Watkins, Sarah Jarosz, and Aoife O'Donovan. The trio’s debut album See You Around is available now on Rounder Records.

If you love Americana and harmonizing women singer, you’ll definitely want to see them live at the Fitzgerald Theater in St Paul this Thursday.

Tour dates:

02/27 Downers Grove, IL @ Tivoli Theater
02/28 Stoughton, WI @ Stoughton Opera House
03/01 St. Paul, MN @ Fitzgerald Theatre
03/02 Chicago, IL @ Thalia Hall
03/03 Bloomington, IL @ Castle Theatre
03/05 Cincinnati, OH @ Memorial Hall
03/06 St. Louis, MO @ The Sheldon
03/08 Nashville, TN @ Station Inn
03/09 Nashville, TN @ Station Inn
03/10 Atlanta, GA @ Variety Playhouse
03/12 Knoxville, TN @ Bijou Theatre
03/13 Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club
03/15 New York, NY @ Town Hall
03/16 Cambridge, MA @ Sanders Theatre
03/17 Northampton, MA @ Academy of Music
04/02 Los Angeles, CA @ Teragram Ballroom
04/03 San Francisco, CA @ Great American
04/04 Santa Rosa, CA @ Luther Burbank
04/06 Seattle, WA @ Neptune Theatre
04/07 Portland, OR @ Revolution Hall
04/08 Missoula, MT @ The Wilma
04/10 Salt Lake City, UT @ The State Room
04/11 Durango, CO @ Fort Lewis College
04/12 Boulder, CO @ Boulder Theater
04/13 Denver, CO @ L2
04/17 Fayetteville, AR @ Warton Center*
04/19 Dallas, TX @ Majestic Theatre
04/20 Houston, TX @ The Heights Theater
04/21 Dale, TX @ Old Settler's Music Festival
05/04 Paris, France @ Les Etoiles
05/05 Copenhagen, Denmark @ Alice
05/06 Stockholm, Sweden @ Bryggarsalen
05/07 Berlin, Germany @ Silent Green
05/09 Amsterdam, Netherlands @ Paradiso Noord
05/11 Belfast, Ireland @ Cathedral Quarter
05/12 Dublin, Ireland @ Whelan's
05/14 Gateshead, UK @ Sage Two
05/15 Manchester, UK @ Band On The Wall
05/16 Bristol, UK @ The Station
05/17 London, UK @ Union Chapel

PROPAGANDHI
+ Iron Chic, La Armada
Fine Line Music Cafe
Thu 03/01/2018 (7pm/$20/Sold Out)
inelinemusic.com

Canadian punk band Propagandhi is touring in support of their seventh studio album Victory Lap (Epitaph Records). The U.S. tour kicks off at the Fine Line Music Café in Minneapolis on March 1st, and, yes, it’s sold out.

Tour dates:

3/1 Minneapolis, MN Fine Line
3/3 Chicago, IL Metro
3/4 Detroit, MI Magic Stick
3/5 Pittsburgh, PA Rex Theater
3/7 Newport, KY Southgate House
3/8 St. Louis, MO The Ready Room
3/10 Nashville, TN Mercy Lounge
3/11 Atlanta, GA Masquerade

MIGUEL
+ Nonchalant Savant, SiR
Palace Theatre
Fri 03/02/2018 (7:30pm/$43.50)
palacestpaul.com

Grammy® Award-winning singer/songwriter Miguel is headlining the Palace Theatre this Friday. He’ll be playing tracks from his #1 Billboard R&B album War & Leisure.

Tour dates:

2/26/18 Salt Lake City, UT at The Complex
2/27/18 Aspen, CO at Belly Up Aspen
2/28/18 Denver, Co at Ogden Theatre
3/2/18 Saint Paul, MN at Palace Theatre
3/3/18 Milwaukee, WI at Riverside Theater
3/5/18 Chicago, IL at Riviera Theatre
3/8/18 Cincinnati, OH at Taft Theatre
3/9/18 Detroit, MI at Royal Oak Music Theatre
3/10/18 Cleveland, OH at Agora Theatre
3/12/18 Toronto, ON at Rebel
3/13/18 London, ON at London Music Hall
3/15/18 Albany, NY at Upstate Concert Hall
3/16/18 New Haven, CT at College Street
3/17/18 Providence, RI at The Strand Theatre
3/19/18 Boston, MA at House of Blues Boston
3/20/18 Philadelphia, PA at The Fillmore
3/21/18 Baltimore, MD at The Modell Lyric
3/23/18 New York, NY at Terminal 5
3/24/18 Brooklyn, NY at Brooklyn Steel
3/25/18 Charlottesville, VA at Jefferson Theater
3/27/18 Atlanta, GA at Coca Cola Roxy
3/28/18 Charlotte, NC at The Fillmore Charlotte
3/29/18 Orlando, FL at The Plaza Live
3/30/18 Miami, FL at Fillmore Miami Beach
4/1/18 Tampa, FL at Ritz Ybor
4/3/18 Houston, TX at Warehouse Live
4/4/18 Dallas, TX at House of Blues Dallas
4/6/18 Austin, TX at Stubb's
4/7/18 San Antonio, TX at The Aztec Theatre
4/9/18 Tucson, AZ at The Rialto Theatre
4/12/18 Berkeley, CA at Greek Theatre

TUNE-YARDS
+ Sudan Archives
First Avenue
Fri 03/02/2018 (7pm/$20)
first-avenue.com

Tune-Yards (stylized as tUnE-yArDs) is back at First Avenue on Friday. Show up early to check out Sudan Archives, the self-taught violinist/singer/producer. Sudan Archives recently released her self-titled EP on Stone Throws.

Tour dates:

2/25 - Portland, OR @ Wonder Ballroom
2/26 - Seattle, WA @ The Showbox
2/27 - Vancouver, BC @ Commodore Ballroom
3/2 - Minneapolis, MN @ First Avenue
3/3 - Chicago, IL @ Thalia Hall
3/4 - Detroit, MI @ Majestic Theatre
4/14 - Indio, CA @ Coachella
4/21 - Indio, CA @ Coachella

WHY?
+ Florist
Cedar Cultural Center
Fri 03/02/2018 (7pm/$18)
thecedar.org

Why? (Yoni Wolf, Josiah Wolf, Doug McDiarmid, and Matt Meldon) is returning to the Cedar Cultural Center this Friday. Expect to see local friends Paper Tiger (Doomtree), Open Mike Eagle, and Astronautalis, at the Minneapolis show.

Tour dates:

2/26 – Bozeman, MT – The Rialto
2/28 – Denver, CO – Bluebird Theater
3/1 – Lawrence, KS – The Granada
3/2 – Minneapolis, MN – Cedar Cultural Center
3/3 – Des Moines, IA – Woolys
3/4 - Chicago, IL - Lincoln Hall

ALAN DOYLE
Dakota Jazz Club
Sat 03/03/2018 (7pm/$35/Sold Out)
dakotacooks.com

Newfoundland singer-songwriter Alan Doyle (lead singer of iconic Canadian band Great Big Sea) has sold out his upcoming appearance at the Dakota Jazz Club & Restaurant.

Doyle’s third solo album A Week At The Warehouse is available now on Universal Music Canada.

Alan Doyle Tour Dates:

2/27 - Cleveland, OH - Music Box
2/28 - Buffalo, NY - Town Ballroom
3/1 - Ann Arbor, MI - The Ark
3/2 - Chicago, IL - City Winery
3/3 - Minneapolis, MN - Dakota Jazz Club
4/12 - Rochester, NY - Anthology
4/13 - New York, NY - City Winery
4/14 - Pawling, NY - Daryl's House Club
4/15 - Old Saybrook, CT - Katharine Hepburn
4/17 - Annapolis, MD - Rams Head
4/18 - Richmond, VA - The Tin Pan
4/19 - Ithaca, NY - The Haunt
4/20 - Sellersville, PA - Sellersville Theatre
4/21 - Norfolk, CT - Infinity Hall
4/22 - Washington, DC - The Hamilton Live
4/24 - Northampton, MA - Iron Horse Music Hall
4/25 - Fall River, MA - Narrows Center For The Arts
4/26 - Brownfield, ME - Stone Mountain Arts Center
4/27 - White River Junction, VT - Briggs Opera
4/28 - Boston, MA - City Winery
4/29 - Boston, MA - City Winery

JORDAN RAKEI
+ Mina Moore
Turf Club
Sat 03/03/2018 (8pm/$20)
turfclub.net

Jordan Rakei is currently touring in support of his sophomore album Wallflower (Ninja Tune).

Jordan Rakei Tour Dates:

26 Feb - Sinclair, Boston, MA
28 Feb - Lee’s Palace, Toronto, ON
01 Mar - Shelter, Detroit, MI
02 Mar - SubT, Chicago, IL
03 Mar - Turf Club, Minneapolis, MN
05 Mar - Constellation Room, Santa Ana, CA
06 Mar - El Rey, Los Angeles, CA
08 Mar - The Fillmore , San Francisco, CA
12 Mar - SXSW, Austin, TX
23 Mar - Cape Town International Jazz Festival 2018
13 Apr - Next Step, Cully, Switzerland
18 Apr - Ronnie Scott's, London, UK
19 Apr - Ronnie Scott's, London, UK
26 Apr - Kulturhuset, Stockholm, Sweden
03 May - Het Depot, Leuven, Belgium
05 May - Cheltenham Jazz Festival, Cheltenham, UK
11 May - Salon IKSV, Beyoğlu, Turkey
26 May - World Island, Leeds, UK
31 May - Alexandra Palace (Bonobo support), London, UK
01 Jun - Field Day 2018, Brockwell Park, Herne Hill, UK
22 Jul - Liverpool International Music Festival, Liverpool, UK
27 Jul - Soundwave Festival Croatia 2018, The Garden Resort
17 Aug - Lowlands Festival 2018, Biddinghuizen
18 Aug - Pukkelpop Festival, Kiewit - Hasselt, Belgium
24 Aug - Lost Village Festival, Lincoln, UK
01 Sept - Electric Picnic, Stradbally, Rep. Of Ireland

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Minneapolis Music Guide: July 13 - July 19, 2014

Here is a guide of some Minneapolis (and St Paul) live concerts and events taking place next week: July 13 - July 19.

Read More 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. …

SUNDAY, JULY 13
VARSITY THEATER
Say Anything w/ the Front Bottoms, So So Glos, You Blew It!

The Front Bottoms are currently on tour with Say Anything. With the recent tour, singer/guitarist Brian Sella mentioned that they are releasing a new six-track EP because they are songs people were asking for. Give the people what they want, so the Rose EP was released last month via Bar/None Records.

"These are the songs that people ask for when we’re on tour, they're songs that we've either played live at shows or had kicking around that we couldn't let go of," said Sella.

Say Anything with The Front Bottoms
w/ The So So Glos + You Blew It!
** signifies The Front Bottoms headline dates

Jul 10 Columbia, MO @ The Blue Note
Jul 11 Chicago, IL @ Concord Music Hall
Jul 12 Milwaukee, WI @ The Rave
Jul 13 Minneapolis, MN @ Varsity Theater
Jul 15 Lincoln, NE @ Bourbon Theatre
Jul 16 Denver, CO @ Summit Music Hall
Jul 17 Salt Lake City, UT @ Club Sound
Jul 19 Seattle, WA @ Showbox at The Market
Jul 20 Portland, OR @ Crystal Ballroom
Jul 22 San Francisco, CA @ Regency Ballroom
Jul 24 Los Angeles, CA @ The Fonda Theatre
Jul 25 Pomona, CA @ Glass House
Jul 26 San Diego, CA @ House of Blues
Jul 27 Tempe, AZ @ The Marquee
Jul 29 Memphis, TN @ Hi-Tone Café **
Jul 31 Huntington, WV @ V-Club **

 

Read More Television H. Simon's reference was to Tom Verlaine: the song was Television's "See No Evil." Agreed that H.S. is best with folk music! …

MONDAY, JULY 14
7TH STREET ENTRY
Chris Forsyth and the Solar Motel Band

A student of Television's Richard Lloyd, guitarist Chris Forsyth creates his own brand music that he coins "Cosmic Americana."

Last year Forsyth released the Solar Motel LP, a four part psychedelic opus ... which you can hear live with his so-called The Solar Motel Band (members of War on Drugs and Spacin').

Tour dates below:

CHRIS FORSYTH & THE SOLAR MOTEL BAND
07/11 - CLEVELAND @ Happy Dog
07/12 - CHICAGO @ West Fest
07/13 - MADISON @ The Frequency
07/14 - MINNEAPOLIS @ 7th St Entry
07/15 - IOWA CITY @ Trumpet Blossom
07/16 - CHICAGO @ HQ
07/17 - ROCK ISLAND, IL @ Daytrotter Session
07/18 - LAFAYETTE, IN @ Spot Tavern
07/24 - PHILLY @ Spruce Street Harbor Park
07/25 - PHILLY @ Boot & Saddle

 

Read More The Fresh & Onlys I've previously mentioned this before, but I think of fresh onions when I think of The Fresh & Onlys. Remember how I said the F&O were finishing up their new LP earlier this year? It finally came out earlier this September on Mexican …

TUESDAY, JULY 15
TRIPLE ROCK SOCIAL CLUB
The Fresh & Onlys w/ The Shilohs

I missed The Fresh and Onlys the last time they played in Minnesota, due to scheduling conflicts, so I'm making it up by seeing them finally this Tuesday at the Triple Rock Social Club.

The Fresh & Onlys are currently touring in support of their latest LP House of Spirits, which is out now on Mexican Summer.

Opening up for the band is Vancouver's The Shilohs, who are touring in support of their self-titled sophomore album, out now on Light Organ Records.

NORTH AMERICAN TOUR DATES
July 10 Portland, OR – Mississippi Studios
July 11 Vancouver, BC – Electric Owl
July 12 Seattle, WA – Chop Suey
July 15 Minneapolis, MN – Triple Rock
July 16 Chicago, IL – Empty Bottle
July 17 Detroit, MI – The Loving Touch
July 18 Toronto, ON – Horseshoe Tavern
July 19 Montreal, QC – La Vitrola
July 20 Burlington VT - Monkey House
July 21 Boston, MA – Great Scott
July 22 Philadelphia, PA – Boot & Saddle
July 23 Brooklyn, NY – Glasslands
July 24 Washington, DC - DC9
July 25 Chapel Hill, NC – Local 506
July 26 Atlanta, GA – 529
July 28 St. Louis, MO - The Demo
July 29 Kansas City, MO – Czar Bar
July 31 Denver, CO – Hi Dive

Read More Sharon Van Etten Sharon Van Etten's songs are all very personal, from her ex's in "Kevin's," her family in "I Fold," to living in New York in "Give Out." Encore included "Ask" and "Don't Do It." …

WEDNESDAY, JULY 16
FIRST AVENUE
Sharon Van Etten w/ Jana Hunter

You're probably wondering if this was a Cedar Cultural Center show, what is she doing over at First Avenue? Well, that's because Seun Kuti & Egypt '80 are headlining over at the Cedar, while Sharon Van Etten will be taking the much bigger stage over at First Ave.

Sharon Van Etten is currently tour in support of her latest album Are We There, available now via Jagjaguwar.

SHARON VAN ETTEN TOUR DATES
07/10 - Saskataoon, SK @ Amigo's Cantina
07/12 - 07/13 Winnipeg Folk Festival
07/14 - Fargo, ND @ Aquarium
07/16 - Minneapolis, MN @ First Avenue
07/17 - Madison, WI @ University of Wisconsin
07/18 - Chicago, IL @ Pitchfork Music Festival
07/20 - Louisville, KY @ Forecastle Festival
08/07 - 08/09 - Way Out West
08/09 - Olso, NO @ Øyafestivalen
08/10 - Zurich, CH @ Rote Fabrik
08/11 - Munich, DE @ Hauskonzerte
08/12 - Arena Wien Open Air
08/14 - Venlo, NL @ Zomerparkfeest
08/15 - Hasselt, BE @ Pukkelpop
08/16 - Green Man Festival
10/07 - Toronto, ON @ The Opera House
10/08 - Ferndale, MI @ The Loving Touch
10/09 - Columbus, OH @ Wexner Center
10/13 - Iowa City, IA @ Gabe's Oasis
10/14 - Champaign, IL @ Highdive
10/15 - St. Louis, MO @ The Luminary Center for the Arts
10/17 - Dallas, TX @ The Kessler Theatre
10/18 - Austin, TX @ The Mohawk
10/20 - Atlanta, GA @ The Earl
10/21 - Asheville, NC @ Grey Eagle
10/23 - Carrboro, NC @ Cat's Cradle
10/24 - Charlottesville, VA @ Jefferson Theater
10/25 - Baltimore, MD @ Ottobar

[ Full tour dates on news.weheartmusic.com ]

W♥M119: Sydney Festival Preview

W♥M119 (35 mins) Download: W♥M119

Who's playing at Sydney Festival 2012? See their official website (sydneyfestival.org.au) for more details.

We preview some of the bands:

PJ Harvey (sold out her Sydney show!)

Nouvelle Vague (French cover band)

The Whitest Boy Alive* [see comment below] (never heard of them, but they sold out their show!)

AA Bondy (super depressing)

Sons and Daughters (not related)

Meow Meow (cabaret fun show)

Tune-Yards (huge buzz from last year, pots & pans music)

J Mascis (white-haired warlock)

The Sydney Orchestra playing music to the newly-remastered West Side Story film.

Plus: Hall & Oates is currently on tour. They're coming to Sydney in 2012 and Sally will be there to see them. Icehouse to open!

Song of the show is Hall & Oates' "Out of Touch".

Bonus: Roxette is touring. The Stone Roses reunited and touring and releasing a brand new album for 2012. The Good Nature is Vu's favorite young band at the moment.

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Jim writes:

Friday, 02 December 2011 at 12:51 PM

I'm guessing that "The Whitest Boy" is actually "The Whitest Boy Alive," which is Erlend Oye's (Kings of Convenience) other band. The first record is damn good, second one is good (but not as good as the first!), and certainly worth going to.

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.

I have some bad news, if you've subscribe to our weheartmusic.mypodcast.com feed, you may want to update it to weheartmusic.podomatic.com, as mypodcast will cease all operations come 12/1/2011:

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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