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Chairlift
Chairlift - Bruises
Wow, such a great pop song, that "Bruises" song. It's a perfect blend of catchy bass and Rilo Kiley-esque vocals from Caroline Polachek and trying to impress someone with handstand but only regretting getting nothing
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Here are some shows taking place in the Minneapolis/St Paul area on April 1, 2016.
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Minneapolis Music Guide.
CHAIRLIFT
at Fine Line Music Café
Friday, 04/01/16, 8pm ($15)
finelinemusic.com
Chairlift is back in town, this time in support of their latest album
Moth. The duo recently
shared their video for “Crying In Public,” the standout/single track from their new album.
You may recall that we’re big fans of the poptastic song “Bruises”.
Opening up will be
Starchild & the Romantic, a.k.a. Bryndon Cook. His debut EP
Crucial is out now on Ghostly.
Tour dates:
3/29 - Denver, CO - Gothic Theatre
3/31 - St Louis, MO - Firebird
4/01 - Minneapolis, MN - Fine Line Music Café
4/02 - Chicago, IL - Double Door
4/04 - Ann Arbor, MI - The Blind Pig
4/05 - Toronto, ON - Lee’s Place
4/10 - Brooklyn, NY - Music Hall
4/12 - Philadelphia, PA - Underground Arts
4/15 - Washington, DC - Black Cat
4/16 - Winston-Salem, NC - Phuzz Phest
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Quilt
Quilt is the second band of the day. We found them as we searched for the Third Man Records truck. They sell SXSW exclusives so it's worth searching for.
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The Olympics
Indie rock group from Iowa City, The Olympics (not to be confused with the '50s doo-wop group The Olympics or Czech rock band Olympic or that the international sporting bi-annual events) set to open the show.
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QUILT
at 7th Street Entry
Friday, 04/01/16, 8pm ($10/$12)
first-avenue.com
The last time we saw
Quilt, it was at the defunct 400 Bar in
2012. We wrote that they had some car problems, driving from Chicago and turned up really late with a truncated set.
Quilt is back with a new album called
Plaza, available now on Mexican Summer.
Guests
Val Son (Michael Gunvalson) and
Halfloves (previously known as
The Olympics) to open.
Tour dates:
Mar 29 - Denver, CO @ Larimer Lounge
Mar 31 - Omaha, NE @ Reverb
Apr 1 - Minneapolis, MN @ 7th Street Entry
Apr 2 - Madison, WI @ The Frequency
Apr 3 - Milwaukee, WI @ The Mad Planet
Apr 5 - Iowa City, IA @ Mission Creek Festival
Apr 6 - Chicago, IL @ Schubas Tavern
Apr 7 - Lakewood, OH @ Mahall’s 20 Lanes
Apr 8 - Toronto, ON @ The Drake Hotel
Apr 9 - Montreal, QC @ Divian Orange
May 10 - Amsterdam, NL @ Paradiso
May 11 - Brighton, UK @ Hope & Ruin
May 12 - Manchester, UK @ Soup Kitchen
May 13 - Glasgow, UK @ Broadcast
May 14 - Leeds, UK @ Headrow House
May 16 - London, UK @ Hoxton Square Bar
May 17 - Antwerpen, BE @ Het Bos
May 18 - Paris, FR @ Batofar
May 19 - Lausanne, CH @ Le Romandie
May 20 - Koeln, DE @ King Georg
May 21 - Berlin, DE @ Kantine am Berghain
May 23 - Copenhagen, DK @ Ideal Bar
May 24 - Goeteborg, SE @ Pustervik
May 25 - Oslo, NO @ Internasjonalen
May 26 - Lund, SE @ Mejeriet
May 27- Hamburg, DE @ Aalhaus
May 28 - Brugge, BE @ Cactus
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Jeffrey Foucault
Jeffrey Foucault's new album Salt As Wolves was recorded live in just three days in rural Minnesota. The record is described as moving like a vintage Chess record, with an openness and dimensionality that beckons the listener
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JEFFREY FOUCAULT
at Cedar Cultural Center
Friday, 04/01/16, 7pm ($20/$25)
thecedar.org
Singer/songwriter
Jeffrey Foucault’s Midwest tour is starting March 30th at Cedar Rapids, Iowa. He’ll be in Minneapolis on April 1st.
The New York Times calls Jeffrey Foucault's recent album,
Salt As Wolves (an album we previously mentioned in
August 2015) as "immaculately tailored" and the Boston Globe says it's a "marvelous record."
Duo
Dusty Heart (Barbara Jean and Molly Dean) to open.
Jeffrey Foucault Tour Dates:
Mar 30 -- Cedar Rapids, IA -- CSPS
Mar 31 -- Madison, WI -- High Noon Saloon
Apr 01 -- Minneapolis, MN -- Cedar Cultural Center
Apr 02 -- Milwaukee, WI -- Anodyne Coffee
Apr 03 -- Evanston, IL -- SPACE
Apr 07 -- Pueblo, CO -- Songbird Cellars
Apr 08 -- Snowmass, CO -- The Turks
Apr 09 -- Denver, CO -- The Globe
Apr 10 -- Colorado Springs, CO -- Friends House
May 10 -- Los Angeles, CA -- Hotel Cafe
May 11 -- Santa Ynez, CA -- Tales From Tavern
May 12 -- Felton, CA -- Don Quixote's
May 13 -- San Francisco, CA -- Brick & Mortar
May 15 -- Arcata, CA -- Arcata Playhouse
May 18 -- Seattle, WA -- Triple Door
May 23 -- Bozeman, MT -- Live From The Divide
photo: © Jorn Mulder
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Kid Koala
This is a book, completely written and drawn (with accompanying soundtrack) by Kid Koala, called "Nufonia Must Fall".
It's a love story between a lonely office girl and an out-of-work robot.
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KID KOALA
at McGuire Theater
Friday, 04/01/16, 7pm ($25)
Saturday, 04/02/16, 7pm ($25)
walkerart.org
The last time Canadian
Kid Koala was in town, it was with
Arcade Fire, and before that, it was with
Deltron 3030. We love the vinyl-scratching DJ, what he does it purely analog and simple... yet incredibly complicated when you actually see him with two turntables.
This upcoming Walker Art show (at the McGuire Theater) will feature an adaption of his book
Nufonia Must Fall... which incidentally I own! I previously mentioned the book came
with a soundtrack.
Additional details:
Imagined as a graphic novel animated in real time with a live soundtrack, Montreal-based scratch DJ/music producer Kid Koala has created a magical, multidisciplinary adaptation of his book Nufonia Must Fall. Directed by recent Oscar nominee K. K. Barrett (Spike Jonze’s Her, Where the Wild Things Are), this clever theatrical adaptation unfolds via GoPro video with a dozen miniature stages and a cast of puppets in a tender robot-meets-office-girl love story. Kid Koala and Toronto’s dynamic Cecilia Quartet provide live scoring on piano, strings, turntables, and electronics. Nufonia Must Fall will be performed Friday–Saturday, April 1 and 2, 8 pm, in the William and Nadine McGuire Theater. Copresented by the Walker Art Center and The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra’s Liquid Music Series.
Kid Koala is a world-renowned scratch DJ, music producer and award winning graphic novelist. He has released four solo albums on Ninja Tune the most recent being 12 bit Blues. He has also released two graphic novels: Nufonia Must Fall and Space Cadet has been involved in collaborations such as Gorillaz, Deltron 3030, and The Slew.
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