Feb 25 Indianapolis, IN HI-FI
Feb 26 Grand Rapids, MI The Pyramid Scheme
Feb 27 Cleveland Heights, OH Grog Shop
Feb 28 Lancaster, PA Chameleon Club
Feb 29 Jersey City, NJ White Eagle Hall
Scottish rock band We Were Promised Jetpacks is back in town with their fourth full-length album, The More I Sleep The Less I Dream.
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After eight years away, the fans brought anything but their quiet little voices--
One our favorite Scottish bands, We Were Promised Jetpacks descended on a crowded recordBar in downtown Kansas City, for their first area show since 2012, and fans both longtime and newfound, made sure to give them an enthusiastic welcome back.
The venue (since we forgot to give some background about it when we saw Midge Ure there recently) began in a midtown strip mall fifteen years ago, only to have landlords force them to find a new location at the end of 2015. Re-located within sight of the Sprint Center, its current downtown location holds 399, including a smallish side balcony, with good acoustics (closer to the bar means hearing more chatter), friendly vibe and staff, and resembles a smaller version of Minneapolis’ Fine Line Music Cafe.
Opening the evening was the curiously named Slaughter Beach, Dog, a Jake Ewald side project that sprung from the ashes of Philadelphia’s Modern Baseball, who are currently on an indefinite hiatus. After going it alone for two records, last August’s third full-length album Safe and Also No Fear (Lame-O Records/Big Scary Monsters) goes even farther into acoustic indie-folk and is the most different from his former band’s sound, though Ewald has now formed a band around himself, including MB bassist Ian Farmer and Superheaven drummer Zack Robbins.
Named after a small Delaware town Ewald passed when driving to his parent’s house, his low-key Dylan-esque music features lyrics that revel in the minutia of everyday life and celebrates the small victories of just getting through a common day, often told like a short story and reminiscent of some John K. (Weakerthans) Samson songwriting. “We’re having a good day” Ewald casually professed after the new, ‘Anything’- maybe musically an odd choice as opener for the sonically charged headliners, but SBG nevertheless won the crowd over as the forty-minute set progressed.
Lyrics were especially impactful on ‘Politics of Grooming’, which found Ewald admitting, “You wished that you would turn around and do what you're supposed to, but it's easier to blink and stare and stay”, and went back to 2017’s Birdie album to end the evening with ‘Phoenix’.
After a set change, We Were Promised Jetpacks began their eighty-minute headlining set… with an apology?! “We haven’t been to Kansas City since March 20, 2012, that’s our bad… it was all the bass player’s fault!” singer/guitarist Adam Thompson started, making of light of things, but also promising the best show possible, to make things worth the long wait.
Along with Thompson, childhood friends Sean Smith-bass and Darren Lackie- drums find themselves in their mid-thirties with seventeen years as a band together under their belt, and now recharged again with latest album, The More I Sleep The Less I Dream (Big Scary Monsters Records) created after the longest break of their career.
The other news is that the band has begun this new decade minus founding guitarist Michael Palmer, who departed last July, though the great news of fans of this whisper to a scream, wall of fuzz and volume sound, is that Frightened Rabbit guitarist Andy Monaghan has very ably joined on for the current tour.
Kicking things off with 2010’s ‘Human Error’, Thompson, in plain black t-shirt, immediately connected with the audience, stepping to the edge of the stage on both right and left sides to smile as he frantically strummed his guitar, flanked by Monaghan who mostly stayed in his corner and bassist Smith, sporting a Weakened Friends t-shirt to support their European opening band mates.
A dizzying Monaghan riff set ‘Repeating Patterns’ spinning and Thompson’s howling vocal range was on display for an emotionally wretched ‘Someone Else’s Problem’ with heads bobbing and some crowd pogo-ing during ‘Moving Clocks Run Slow’.
The slower ‘Not Wanted’ began with an echoed Monaghan strum but still managed to meticulously build up its sound profile and 2009’s ‘Keeping Warm’ was stretched out to over ten minutes, finding Thompson singing loudly with the mic down at mid-chest, compelling the crowd to clap along, and even getting drummer Lackie briefly on vocals, to the audience’s delight.
“This is a song we wrote when we were kids… I find this song boring… but every time you can play a place like this and see everyone singing along, it makes me feel brilliant!” Thompson admitted before one of the band’s earliest and biggest hits, ‘Quiet Little Voices’ which turned the small club into a Scottish drinking hall for six minutes as everyone chanted and cheered along.
‘Hanging In’ found Thompson vocally imploring, “Don’t Push me, don’t rush me” from the latest record and the encore-less set ended with the album-ender from their 2010 album, ‘Pear Tree’ which had Thompson singing its last verses without the aid of any microphone, completely unnecessary as his voice is still powerful enough to fill the room without additional electricity or aided volume.
“If you’d be my pear, then I’ll be your tree” Thompson sang on their closing number, and after eight years away from Kansas City and wondering if anyone would even bother to show up (the room was filled) We Were Promised Jetpacks (re)discovered that the musical kindred of their intoxicating Scottish sound, does exist and still blooms in the heartland of a country an ocean apart.
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We Were Promised Jetpacks at recordBar, Kansas City (21 Feb 2020)
If it wasn’t winter, this is the show I would be happy to show up. It’s Poppy. That weird internet girl. The show is sold out. Poppy’s new album I Disagree is out now on Sumerian Records. …
Mid-February and the midwest finds itself in the dog days of winter. While Minnesota remains in the deep permafrost, the Kansas City area (still exhaling from the Chiefs Super Bowl win and subsequent massive parade) is in a weather pattern that is anything but predictable-- 72 and sunny on Super Sunday, then single-digit overnight lows soon after, then back to close to 60- wash, rinse, repeat.
There’s still plenty of reasons to go indoors and check out some live music as evidenced by the list of who’s coming to Kansas City / Lawrence, Kansas in the next couple weeks, plus it’s a Leap Year, so there’s one extra day to enjoy the month!
Here’s what’s happening in the area for the last half of February (a few recommended shows are highlighted):
Sun 02/16/2020
Mon 02/17/2020
Poppy at Liberty Hall – (8pm, $25+; Rescheduled from 2/16)- the social media maven and purposely difficult to pigeon-hole artist comes to Lawrence as part of a short solo tour, in-between bigger dates supporting Deftones. Taking influences from J-pop/K-pop, reggae and electro, she can be both alien and addictive, but mostly mesmerizing in concert. Arrive early to catch Vowws too.
Stone Temple Pilots at Uptown Theater – (POSTPONED due to singer Jeff Gutt’s back surgery)
MC Lars at The Riot Room
Tue 02/18/2020
Mattiel at The Riot Room
Matoma at Granada Theater
Wed 02/19/2020
Eric Johnson at Madrid Theatre
Chris Thile at Lied Center
Electric Guest at Granada Theater
Thu 02/20/2020
Nghtmre At The Midland
Michael Angelo Batio at The Riot Room
Rapsody at Granada Theater
Fri 02/21/2020
We Were Promised Jetpacks at recordBar (7p doors, $20)– We’ve been fans of one of Scotland’s best for over ten years and the quartet has took only a momentary breath before returning with a back-to- basics approach that also looks forward with the earned collective maturity from its four founding members, and whose live show is always memorable. With support from Slaughter Beach, Dog.
Peekaboo at The Truman
Ross The Boss at The Riot Room
Sat 02/22/2020
Ross The Boss at The Riot Room
William Clark Green at Granada Theater
Golf Clap at Aura
Sun 02/23/2020
Dashboard Confessional + The Get Up Kids at The Truman (7p doors, $35) Emo makes a strong comeback as Chris Carrabba celebrates twenty years of his seminal, sing-a-long project and the bill is sweetened by Kansas City’s own Get Up Kids as support, themselves a major Midwest band in mid-90s emo.
Flatfoot 56 at The Riot Room
Kathy Mattea at Lied Center
Mon 02/24/2020
Falling In Reverse at The Truman
Another Lost Year at The Riot Room
Tue 02/25/2020
Christopher Paul Stelling at Minibar
Saint Motel at The Truman
Tue 02/25/2020
Tennis at Madrid Theatre (8p, $25+) Kansas City gets the privilege of being the opening date of the Swimmer Tour, with their fifth album released this Valentine’s Day, and this low-fi synth duo has steadily been building a solid fanbase. Be sure to come early as Austin, TX singer-songwriter Molly Burch opens in support.
Thu 02/27/2020
Cowboy Mouth at Knuckleheads
Starship feat Mickey Thomas at Prairie Band Casino & Resort
Fri 02/28/2020
Destroyer at Granada Theater (8p doors, $20/$22) Have We Met? That’s not only the name of Dan Bejar’s and co’s new record, but a sort-of invitation to catch them live in concert as well, if you haven’t. Though it’s 2020, the new album is self-described as a Y2K album intertwined with poetic and abstract compositions and eccentric lyrical content… consider us intrigued. Arriving early is mandatory as The Fiery Furnaces’ Eleanor Friedberger opens as support.
Soul Asylum + Local H at Madrid Theatre (7p doors, $28.50+) Minneapolis travels south as the Dave Pirner-fronted classic alt-rock band stops in town on their Dead Letter Tour, which also happens to be the name of their current single. The pride of Zion, IL, Local H provides support, determined to get everyone bound for the floor once more. Berwanger to open.
Lunasa at recordBar
Sat 02/29/2020
Dweezil Zappa at The Truman
Durand Jones and the Indications at The Bottleneck, Lawrence (7p doors, $15) We've caught this rising neo-soul group the last two years and watched them organically grow into more seasoned live performers. The good thing is this is an all-ages show, so everyone can swoon and groove to their original sounds, as well as maybe a well chosen cover or two. Kaina to open.
07.17 - Seattle, WA @ Neumos
07.18 - Portland, OR @ Doug Fir Lounge
07.20 - San Francisco, CA @ Slim's
07.21 - Los Angeles, CA @ The Teragram
07.22 - San Diego, CA @ Casbah
07.23 - Phoeniz, AZ @ Crescent Ballroom
07.25 - Austin, TX @ Mohawk
07.26 - Dallas, TX @ Club Dada
07.28 - Atlanta, GA @ Terminal West
07.29 - Durham, NC @ Motorco Music Hall
07.30 - Washington, DC @ U Street Music Hall
07.31 - Brooklyn, NY @ Music Hall
Scottish rock band We Were Promised Jetpacks is back in town with their fourth full-length album, The More I Sleep The Less I Dream.
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Scottish rockers We Were Promised Jetpacks are currently enjoying a tenth anniversary tour of their debut record These Four Walls (FatCat Records), stopping by the Turf Club on Sunday, July 14.
Opening up the show was Glasgow’s Catholic Action (guitarist/main singer Chris McCrory, drummer Ryan Clark, bassist Jamie Dubber, and lead guitarist Andrew Macpherson). Although the band’s played SXSW in Austin, Texas, in 2018, and some shows in the US (with Veers in Hollywood and with Womps in Austin in 2017)… this was the band’s first full U.S. touring schedule - thanks to their friends WWPJ.
Make no mistake, despite being somewhat new to the country, singer/band leader Chris McCrory did not give off inexperience vibes. The group was very comfortable on stage, concentrating on their two guitarists and bassist, all standing front and center and moving in unison. You can tell they’ve been doing this rock ‘n roll thing for a while now.
They mentioned they’re debuting a live song at the Turf Club, a song that sounded like they called “Crawling Backward”. Near the end of their brief 30-min set, lead guitarist Andrew Macpherson took over singing duties for “I'm No Artist”… which lead up to their set closer “L.U.V.”
As for We Were Promised Jetpacks, the group formed in Edinburgh in2003, featuring singer/guitarist Adam Thompson, original guitarist Michael Palmer, bassist Sean Smith, and drummer Darren Lackie, and won their school’s “Battle of the Bands” competition. The majority of the band moved to Glasgow, and they played local gigs. It was a long road, but eventually Frightened Rabbits asked WWPJ to be their support for their tour of The Midnight Organ Fight… and through recommendation from the esteemed band, WWPJ found themselves signing to FatCat Records in 2008.
We caught WWPJ at SXSW 2009 in March 2009, and heard them playing some songs from their then soon to be released debut album These Four Walls. The record came out June 15, 2009.
We’ve seen the band on and off throughout the years (Feb 2014 and Sep 2018), and have concluded that the Scottish band (like most foreign bands) don’t come over to America all that often.
So, for their 10th Anniversary tour of These Four Walls, the band was happy to come back to the US to play their debut album live complete, from start to finish. Unlike other album anniversary tours we’ve seen, those tour can be overly complicated because of the band’s choice in musical instruments or sound production that makes it impossible to reproduce as a full concert. Thankfully, These Four Walls had very little overdubs and mixes, and sounds the same when played live.
Based on hearing their fans singing back songs and waiting in anticipation of their favorite track, the album seems to have somewhat of a cult following from their devoted fanbase. For fans who already had the CD or digital version of These Four Walls, they were still very happy to re-buy the record as a re-issued a clear vinyl with bonus tracks (live, unrelease, demos, acoustic, etc) from FatCat Records.
WWPJ continues their tour for These Four Walls. If you love the 10 year old album, it’s time to hear the record again completely live on this special tour.
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We Were Promised Jetpacks at Turf Club, St Paul (14 July 2019)
Scottish rock band We Were Promised Jetpacks is back in town with their fourth full-length album, The More I Sleep The Less I Dream.
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WE WERE PROMISED JETPACKS
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Turf Club
Sun 07/14/2019 (7pm/$17)
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Scottish rock band We Were Promised Jetpacks will be touring in support of the 10th Anniversary of their debut record These Four Walls.
10 years is about right, we first saw the band at SXSW 2009, when they were practically unknown musicians - opening up for Primal Scream and Camera Obscura.
At the time, the average age of the band was 21, and I remember how excited they were to be in America for the first time.
With this upcoming tour, the band promised they’ll be playing most of the debut album live (with only minimal overdubs).
If you never saw them in 2009, this upcoming show is not to be missed.
Catholic Action to open.
Tour dates:
07.09 - Cambridge, MA @ The Sinclair
07.10 - Philadelphia, PA @ Union Transfer
07.11 - Pittsburgh, PA @ Spirit
07.12 - Ferndale, MI @ Loving Touch
07.12 - Chicago, IL @ Bottom Lounge
07.15. - St. Paul, MN @ Turf Club
07.17 - Seattle, WA @ Neumos
07.18 - Portland, OR @ Doug Fir Lounge
07.20 - San Francisco, CA @ Slim's
07.21 - Los Angeles, CA @ The Teragram
07.22 - San Diego, CA @ Casbah
07.23 - Phoeniz, AZ @ Crescent Ballroom
07.25 - Austin, TX @ Mohawk
07.26 - Dallas, TX @ Club Dada
07.28 - Atlanta, GA @ Terminal West
07.29 - Durham, NC @ Motorco Music Hall
07.30 - Washington, DC @ U Street Music Hall
07.31 - Brooklyn, NY @ Music Hall
Matador’s youngest signing Snail Mail (aka 18-yr-old Lindsey Jordan) will be stopping by the 7th Street Entry in support of her debut album Lush - out now.
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Los Angeles-based artist Sasami (stylized as SASAMI) is returning to the area, at the Amsterdam Bar & Hall in St Paul on Saturday, April 20th. SASAMI’s debut self-titled album is available for pre-order now on limited pressing
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THE RACONTEURS
+ Lillie Mae
Armory
Mon 07/15/2019 (6pm/$57)
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Jack White’s band The Raconteurs will be headlining the Armory this Monday, July 15th. Every online ticket purchased in North America will also include a physical copy of Help Us Stranger on CD (but fans will have the option to upgrade to black vinyl).
Lillie Mae (originally known as Lillie Mae Rische) to open.
Tour Dates
July 12: Masonic Temple Theatre – Detroit, MI
July 13: Masonic Temple Theatre – Detroit, MI
July 14: Eagles Ballroom – Milwaukee, WI
July 15: Armory – Minneapolis, MN
July 18: WaMu Theater – Seattle, WA
July 19: Queen Elizabeth Theatre – Vancouver, BC
July 20: Queen Elizabeth Theatre – Vancouver, BC
July 21: Edgefield – Troutdale, OR
July 23: Fox Theater – Oakland, CA
July 24: Fox Theater – Oakland, CA
July 26: Greek Theatre – Los Angeles, CA
July 27: Santa Barbara Bowl – Santa Barbara, CA
July 28: Cal Coast Credit – San Diego, CA
August 10: Railbird Festival – Lexington, KY
August 11: Knoxville Civic Auditorium – Knoxville, TN
August 12: Egyptian Room – Indianapolis, IN
August 13: Stage AE (Outdoors) – Pittsburgh, PA
August 15: Agora Theatre – Cleveland, OH
August 16: Woodstock 50 – Watkins Glen, NY *
August 17: The Anthem – Washington, DC
August 18: Fillmore Charlotte – Charlotte, NC
August 20: Township Auditorium – Columbia, SC
August 21: Tabernacle – Atlanta, GA
August 22: Tabernacle – Atlanta, GA
August 23: Billy Reid Shindig – Florence, AL
August 29: Ryman Auditorium – Nashville, TN
August 30: Ryman Auditorium – Nashville, TN
August 31: Ryman Auditorium – Nashville, TN
September 3: Red Hat Amphitheater – Raleigh, NC
September 5: Hammerstein Ballroom – New York, NY
September 6: Hammerstein Ballroom – New York, NY
September 7: Kings Theatre – Brooklyn, NY
September 9: House of Blues – Boston, MA
September 10: House of Blues – Boston, MA
September 12: Sony Centre – Toronto, ON
September 13: Express Live! – Columbus, OH
September 13-15: Riot Fest – Chicago, IL
September 21: WSL Freshwater Pro – Lemoore, CA
October 4: Austin City Limits Music Festival – Austin, TX
October 9: Denver, CO – The Mission Ballroom
October 11: Austin City Limits Music Festival
October 12: The Criterion – Oklahoma City, OK
October 13: Cain’s Ballroom – Tulsa, OK
October 14: Cain’s Ballroom – Tulsa, OK
October 16: Cain’s Ballroom – Tulsa, OK
October 17: Arvest Bank Theatre – Kansas City, MO
October 18: The Pageant – St. Louis, MO
October 19-20: Mempho Music Festival – Memphis, TN
November 8-10: Miami Beach Pop Festival – Miami, FL
November 12: Gran Rex – Buenos Aires, Argentina
November 13: Teatro Colisea – Santiago, Chile
November 15: Popload Festival – São Paulo, Brazil
November 16-17: Corona Capital – Mexico City, Mexico
SNAIL MAIL
+ Sasami
First Avenue
Mon 07/15/2019 (6pm/$27)
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Snail Mail (aka Baltimore-based Lindsey Jordan) will be headlining First Avenue’s mainroom this Monday, July 15th. This will be quite the upgrade, considering that she sold out her 7th Street Entry in June 2018 or Oct 2016 or Triple Rock in July 2017. It’ll be fun to see how she reacts to playing a room that is nearly 8 times the size of the Entry or Triple Rock (RIP).
Snail Mail’s debut album Lush came out last summer on Matador Records… who also re-issued her debut EP Habit.
Sasami to open.
Tour dates:
07/15/2019
First Avenue
Minneapolis, MN
07/17/2019
Granada Theater
Lawrence, KS
07/18/2019
Off Broadway Nightclub
St. Louis, MO
07/19/2019
Turner Hall Ballroom
Milwaukee, WI
07/21/2019 Pitchfork Music Festival
07/23/2019
Exit / In
Nashville, TN
07/24/2019
Headliners Music Hall
Louisville, KY
07/25/2019
Skully's Music Diner
Columbus, OH
07/26/2019
Beachland Ballroom
Cleveland, OH
07/27/2019 Mo Pop Music & Arts Festival
07/28/2019
Rex Theater
Pittsburgh, PA
07/31/2019
Brooklyn Steel
Brooklyn, NY
08/15/2019
Gallivan Center
Salt Lake City, UT
08/17/2019
Bluebird Theater
Denver, CO
08/20/2019
The Rebel Lounge
Phoenix, AZ
08/21/2019
The Irenic
San Diego, CA
08/22/2019
The Wiltern
Los Angeles, CA
09/05/2019
Downtown Raleigh
Raleigh, NC
PANOPTICON
+ Saor, Wayfarer, Un
7th Street Entry
Tue 07/16/2019 (6pm/$15/Sold out)
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Kentucky metal band Panopticon (created by Austin Lunn) is playing the 7th Street Entry on July 16th. The show is sold out.
KYLE CRAFT
+ Warren Thomas Fenzi
Turf Club
Wed 07/17/2019 (7:30pm/$12)
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Kyle Craft (billed as
Kyle Craft & Showboat Honey will be at the Turf Club on July 17th. Craft’s self-titled album will be out July 12 on Sub Pop Records.
Tour dates:
07/11/2019
Mississippi Studios
Portland, OR
07/17/2019
Turf Club
Saint Paul, MN
07/24/2019
Great Scott
Allston, MA
08/01/2019
Baby's All Right
Brooklyn, NY
08/04/2019
Pearl Street Warehouse
Washington, DC
08/08/2019
Saturn
Birmingham, AL
08/11/2019
One Eyed Jacks
New Orleans, LA
08/19/2019
191 Toole
Tucson, AZ
08/22/2019
Soda Bar
San Diego, CA
10.11 - Los Angeles, CA @ El Rey Theatre
10.12 - San Diego, CA @ Irenic
10.13 - Phoenix, AZ @ The Crescent Ballroom
10.15 - Dallas, TX @ Club Dada
10.16 - Austin, TX @ Mohawk
10.17 - Houston, TX @ White Oak Music Hall
10.18 - New Orleans, LA @ House of Blues
10.19 - Chattanooga, TN @ Songbirds
10.20 - Atlanta, GA @ Terminal West
10.22 - Carrboro, NC @ Cat's Cradle
10.23 - Washington, DC @ 930 Club
10.24 - Asbury Park, NJ @ Asbury Lanes
10.26 - Allston, MA @ Brighton Music Hall
10.27 - Philadelphia, PA @ Foundry
10.28 - Lancaster, PA @ Chameleon Club
10.29 - Brooklyn, NY @ Brooklyn Steel
11.14 - Aberdeen, UK @ The Lemon Tree
11.15 - Glasgow, UK @ Saint Luke's
11.16 - Kilmarnock, UK @ Kilmarnock Grand
11.17 - Edinburgh, UK @ Old Citadel
11.18 - Leeds, UK @ Brudenell Social Club
11.19 - Manchester, UK @ Deaf Institute
11.21 - London, UK @ Bush Hall
11.22 - Luxembourg City, LU @ Rotondes
11.24 - Berlin, DE @ Lido
11.26 - Vienna, AT @ Chelsea
11.27 - Graz, AT @ Postgarage
Jenn Champion (formerly known as S and Jenn Ghetto and band member of Carissa's Wierd) will open the show.
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We live in an age of electric cars, robot dogs, and artificially intelligent computer assistants... but where are the jet packs?!
While the actual jet packs for common folks are still years away, Scotland’s own We Were Promised Jetpacks have returned with a new album and tour, making a recent stop in St. Paul at the Turf Club.
The evening was opened up with a chill electro-pop set by Jenn Champion, a singer-songwriter originally from Arizona who was formally a member of Carissa’s Wierd and went previously under the names of Jenn Ghetto and (the un-Googleable) “S”.
With two other musicians (who rotated playing various instruments), the Champion trio played mostly songs from her new album, Single Rider (Hardly Art Records), a collection of honest lyrics against technically solid beats and rhythms, that easily won over the audience. There is often an underlying sadness to the heavily tattooed Champion’s songs, but tempered against an irresistible beat, most couldn’t help but to swing and dance any blues away.
After over three years away, the Scottish quartet cleverly named We Were Promised Jetpacks has reset themselves with a self-released album out last month called The More I Sleep The Less I Dream (Big Scary Monsters Records) and a re-dedication to shredding faces with their incendiary live shows.
Now in their more mature thirties, the band (Adam Thompson -vocals/guitar; Michael Palmer-guitar; Sean Smith-bass, Darren Lackie- drums) begins their second decade together much like they left their first- with songs that feature somewhat dreary lyrics that reflect their Scottish environment, sung impeccably by the howling Thompson, against a building sonic wall of guitar fuzz, reverb, and echo (seen similarly in fellow bands like The Twilight Sad and Frightened Rabbit).
Taking a well-deserved short break after their last touring cycle, the quartet’s new songs show a return to the basics that first put them on the map, whilst still sounding as urgent and contemporary as their other work. Their eighty-minute set opened with the opening track of the new record, ‘Impossible’ before going straight ahead next into 2011’s ‘Human Error’ then returning to the new and ‘Someone Else’s Problem’, with Thompson vocally pleading “I told you not to listen” (though we all were).
The band is not one to waste time or even talk much between songs (maybe because the Scottish accent makes our American ears strain to understand everything) but more so, to set their sonic mood and play the set as almost one long musical movement. Thompson and band encouraged us to all ‘Keep Warm’ during this chilled autumn night before the menacing title track of the new album was played, a song that starts slowly and droning before building upon itself, as things progress.
“Thank you very much- you guys are very nice!” Thompson said, speaking briefly after over a half-hour into the set, before quickly resuming with a blazing version of 2009’s ‘Ships With Holes Will Sink’. 2011’s ‘Sore Thumb’ was sung partially off-mic, with Thompson’s carrying voice more than enough to fill the room without the need of amplification as guitarist Palmer ferociously stroking up the riffs.
2009’s ‘It’’s Thunder and It’s Lightning’ was as powerfully emotive as ever, with Thompson’s aching voice repeating “your body was black and blue” as drummer Lackie pounded the skins and the volume rose.
The slow burning ‘Hanging In’ and set-ending sharp and swirling jabs of ‘Repeating Patterns’ found 2009’s howling ‘Short Bursts’ between those two new songs, with Thompson singing, “Your silence is bearable... but only in short bursts”. Not believing in the traditional encore walk off/walk back-on process, it was truly to be their last song of the evening, but met with the loudest applause and crowd cheering.
While we may still not be flying around just yet in actual jet packs, the sonic swell of Scotland’s We Were Promised Jetpacks is a welcome return to record bins and live stages and enough to propel one virtually and musically against their formidable g-force.
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We Were Promised Jetpacks at Turf Club, St. Paul (28 Sep 2018)
We Were Promised Jetpacks (Adam Thompson -vocals/guitar; Michael Palmer-guitar; Sean Smith-bass, Stuart McGachan- keys/guitar; Darren Lackie- drums) then followed with a crushing, passionate 75 min.
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Scotland's We Were Promised Jetpacks just recently stopped by the Varsity Theater in Minneapolis on Thursday night, in support of their latest Unravelling (Fat Cat Records).
Adam Thompson
The four piece indie rock band (singer/guitarist Adam Thompson, guitarist Michael Palmer, bassist Sean Smith, and drummer Darren Lackie) has a following of diehard fans. The crowd that gathered around me was singing to every single word, knowing every phrase.
We Were Promised Jetpacks have been around since 2003 but didn't release their debut album until 2009. Since then, they have released three albums with Unravelling being the most recent (released October 6th of last year)... but only three songs from the new album was played ("A Part of It", "Safety in Numbers", and "Peaks and Troughs", with the rest of the set making up from their other two albums.
Even with three albums and international success, these guys have stayed true to the music and proved that last week.
There were no flashy outfits, no spectacular light show, there was nothing to distract you from the talent of the band and honestly, that was more than enough to keep your mind occupied.
The Scottish band made the music look effortless as they seamlessly switched from song to song. Unless you were really paying attention, it was hard to notice the actually complexity of the arrangement. There was a lot of back and forth between bass and guitar embellishments that, again, if you weren't watching, you would have missed.
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The crowd was silent as We Were Promised Jet Packs plugged through their set. All eyes were on the band and, other than a few outliers who were bouncing up and down, people just enjoyed the music coming off of the stage.
The sole encore song (not written on their setlist) was an old and classic WWPJ song, "It's Thunder and It's Lightning", taken from their debut These Four Walls (Fat Cat Records).
Seoul
Opening the night was Seoul, a band from Montreal, Canada. This trio just recently released their debut album I Become A Shade back in June of this year and played many selections off of it. Their sound was much more dream pop than the driving rock sound of WWPJ but the bands worked really well together. The Varsity Theater show was Seoul's sixth night on tour with WWPJ and will be joining them for the rest of the North American tour.
Although the music of the night was calm and soothing, there was still more than enough energy radiating from the stage. Between both Seoul, the opener, and WWPJ, the crowd was more than happy to spend the chilly Thursday night in Dinky Town.
Remaining tour dates:
11.16 - Portland, OR @ Doug Fir Lounge
11.17 - Seattle, WA @ Neumo's
11.19 - San Francisco, CA @ Great American
11.20 - Los Angeles, CA @ Teragram Ballroom
11.21 - San Diego, CA @ Irenic
11.22 - Tucson, AZ @ Flycatcher
11.24 - San Antonio, TX @ Paper Tiger
11.25 - Austin, TX @ The Parish
11.27 - Pensacola, FL @ Vinyl Music Hall
11.28 - Orlando, FL @ The Social
11.29 - Jacksonville, FL @ Underbelly
12.01 - Atlanta, GA @ Masquerade
12.02 - Nashville, TN @ Exit / In
12.04 - Charlottesville, VA @ Southern
12.05 - Brooklyn, NY @ Warsaw
12.06 - Philadelphia, PA @ Underground Arts
12.07 - Cambridge, MA @ The Sinclair
We Were Promised Jetpacks at Varsity Theater, Minneapolis (12 Nov 2015)
RAC
at Mill City Nights
Thursday, 11/12/2015, 7:30pm ($27.50) millcitynights.com
We previously caught RAC (André Allen Anjos) and Big Data together at the Go Fest '15 music festival.
RAC only DJ-ed, while Big Data had a nice little set featuring singer Lizy Ryan doing her best Hall & Oates' "Private Eyes" and playing their most popular song "Dangerous".
Opening up the show will be Austria's Filous (not to be confused with Germany's Filou) and Portland's Pink Feathers (aka Liz Anjos).
Tour dates:
11/06/15 New York, NY Webster Hall
11/08/15 Brooklyn, NY Warsaw
11/09/15 Philadelphia, PA Union Transfer
11/10/15 Washington, DC 9:30 Club
11/12/15 Minneapolis, MN Mill City Nights
11/13/15 Chicago, IL Concord Music Hall
11/14/15 Kansas City, MO Arvest Bank
11/15/15 Dallas, TX Granada Theater
11/16/15 Austin, TX Emo's
11/18/15 Denver, CO Ogden Theatre
11/20/15 Los Angeles, CA Club Nokia
11/21/15 Corona Capital Festival
11/22/15 San Diego, CA Observatory
11/24/15 Seattle, WA Showbox SoDo
11/25/15 Portland, OR McMenamins Crystal
11/26/15 Vancouver, BC Commodore Ballroom
We Were Promised Jetpacks (Adam Thompson -vocals/guitar; Michael Palmer-guitar; Sean Smith-bass, Stuart McGachan- keys/guitar; Darren Lackie- drums) then followed with a crushing, passionate 75 min.
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WE WERE PROMISED JETPACKS
at Varsity Theater
Thursday, 11/12/2015, 7:30pm ($12.50) varsitytheater.org
The Scots are taking over The Varsity Theater on Thursday, November 12th. We Were Promised Jetpacks, from Edinburgh Scotland, have a sound and live show that you will definitely not want to miss.
This indie rock band started back in 2003 at a high school battle of the bands and has not stopped since. Their newest release Unravelling was released in October of last year on Fat Cat Records. The album was recorded at Chem19 Studios with Paul Savage who has worked with bands such as Franz Ferdinand and Mogwai. They have gotten high praise from Rolling Stone and Spin for a reason.
You may recall that they previewed five or those Unravelling songs (as well as a brand new band member Stuart McGachan) on their live show at the Triple Rock Social Club in February 2014.
The Montreal-based (read: not from Korea) Seoul to open. The trio (Julian Flavin, Dexter Garcia and Nigel Ward) is on tour in support of I Become A Shade (Grand Jury). The album is separated into three distinct suites, equal parts gauzy dream-pop, reverberant R&B, and speculative ambient.
Tour dates:
11.06 - Washington, DC @ Black Cat
11.07 - Baltimore, MD @ Metro Gallery
11.09 - Louisville, KY @ Headlines Music Hall
11.10 - Indianapolis, IN @ HIFI
11.11 - Milwaukee, WI @ Shank Hall
11.12 - Minneapolis, MN @ Varsity Theater
11.13 - Fargo, ND @ The Aquarium
11.16 - Portland, OR @ Doug Fir Lounge
11.17 - Seattle, WA @ Neumo's
11.19 - San Francisco, CA @ Great American
11.20 - Los Angeles, CA @ Teragram Ballroom
11.21 - San Diego, CA @ Irenic
11.22 - Tucson, AZ @ Flycatcher
11.24 - San Antonio, TX @ Paper Tiger
11.25 - Austin, TX @ The Parish
11.27 - Pensacola, FL @ Vinyl Music Hall
11.28 - Orlando, FL @ The Social
11.29 - Jacksonville, FL @ Underbelly
12.01 - Atlanta, GA @ Masquerade
12.02 - Nashville, TN @ Exit / In
12.04 - Charlottesville, VA @ Southern
12.05 - Brooklyn, NY @ Warsaw
12.06 - Philadelphia, PA @ Underground Arts
12.07 - Cambridge, MA @ The Sinclair
For fans of the (former) Refreshments or the alive and kicking Roger Clyne and the Peacemakers, this album is a welcome, long awaited gift. For those who have never heard the band - live or otherwise
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ROGER CLYNE & THE PEACEMAKERS
at Turf Club
Friday, 11/13/2015, 8pm ($20) turfclub.net
Fans of 90s Arizona rockers The Refreshments will be elated to know that Roger Clyne and the Peacemakers will be making a stop to the Turf Club on November 14th. Clyne, of course, was the lead singer of the Refreshments and when the group called it a day in 1998, he formed the Peacemakers with Refreshments drummer Paul “P.H.” Naffah. The current line-up also features guitarist Jim Dalton (of The Railbenders) and bassist Nick Scropos (of Gloritone.)
The Peacemakers have been steadily releasing records since 1999’s Honky Tonk Union as well as hosting a semi-annual concert in Rocky Point, Mexico called “Circus Mexicus” (an event that’s a veritable who’s-who of Southwestern rock and roll with past guests including like Cracker’s David Lowery and Johnny Hickman to the Supersuckers’ Eddie Spaghetti.) Last year the band released their seventh studio album The Independent, a title that nods to the quartet’s commitment to their DIY philosophy (it was produced by Naffah, recorded at his studio and released on the band’s own label, Emma Java Records.) It’s a record teeming with rollicking country-rock jams that will sound like sunshine to our chilled, Daylight-Savings-weakened ears and spirits.
Next year, The Refreshments’ breakthrough 1996 album Fizzy Fuzzy Big & Buzzy turns 20 years old, so perhaps Clyne and his Peacemakers will throw in some cuts from that album (“Down Together,” please!)
Nashville's Birdcloud to open. The cowgirl duo (Jasmin Kaset and Makenzie Green) is described by the Chicago Times as "shaking up the country cutie aesthetic and, more importantly, elevating women's roles in the highly patriarchal cowboy community."
Tour dates:
11/06/15 Dallas, TX Gas Monkey Bar
11/07/15 New Braunfels, TX River Road
11/10/15 Kansas City, MO Knuckleheads
11/11/15 Sioux Falls, SD District
11/12/15 Omaha, NE Waiting Room
11/13/15 Saint Paul, MN Turf Club
11/14/15 Chicago, IL Subterranean
11/15/15 Milwaukee, WI Shank Hall
11/17/15 Ferndale, MI Magic Bag
11/18/15 Madison, WI High Noon Saloon
11/19/15 Des Moines, IA Wooly's
11/20/15 St. Louis, MO Blueberry Hill's
11/21/15 Tulsa, OK The Shrine
12/19/15 Englewood, CO Gothic Theatre
12/31/15 Tempe, AZ Marquee
03/01/16 The Lebrewski Cruise
03/02/16 The Lebrewski Cruise
03/03/16 The Lebrewski Cruise
03/04/16 The Lebrewski Cruise
03/05/16 The Lebrewski Cruise
We Were Promised Jetpacks at Triple Rock Social Club
Show Poster
Jetpacks Setlist
Know it All*
Human Error
Quiet Little Voices
New Guy (Time Keeps Marching)*
Peace Sign
Roll Up Your Sleeves
Sore Thumb
Boy in the Backseat
Enough Is Enough*
Ships with Holes Will Sink
Keeping Warm
Pocket (Finger over the Lightswitch)*
It's Thunder and It's Lightning
-- Encore --
Untitled instrumental*
* new/unreleased, song titles unconfirmed
Honeyblood Setlist
Fall Forever
Kissing On You
(I'd Rather Be) Anywhere But Here
Bud
Super Rat
Choker
Biro
No Spare Key
All Dragged Up
Killer Bangs
Tour Dates
03/05 – The Sinclair Cambridge, MA
03/06 – Arden Gild Hall Arden, DE
03/07 – The Black Cat Washington, DC
03/08 – Webster Hall New York, NY
03/09 – The Camel Richmond, VA
03/11 – Rhythm and Brews Chattanooga, TN
03/14 – SXSW Austin, TX
03/15 – SXSW Austin, TX
Friday, we see We Were Promised Jetpacks will be playing at the Triple Rock Social Club.
Like many bands currently on tour at the moment, their goal is to end up near or around Austin, Texas …
Friday, we see We Were Promised Jetpacks will be playing at the Triple Rock Social Club.
Like many bands currently on tour at the moment, their goal is to end up near or around Austin, Texas …
One of the greatest named bands in Scottish rock is back on the road again.
Edinburgh’s We Were Promised Jetpacks is currently bringing their headlong, sonic wall of alt-rock back to the States, in promotion of their latest release, a live album entitled E Rey-Live in Philadelphia (FatCat Records), as well as is debuting new, untitled songs from their upcoming studio album.
Honeyblood
Opening the show was another Scottish act, Glasgow's Honeyblood, consisting of guitarist/singer Stina Tweeddale and drummer Shona McVicar. The pair rarely spoke between songs, unless it was to thank the audience for showing up early and of course, to state the obvious, "It's really cold here."
With guitar/drum duos, you may think of the White Stripes, but Honeyblood's indie/garage sound is more along the lines of Throwing Muses, Breeders, and PJ Harvey.
Honeyblood Setlist
As seen on their setlist, the two-piece played almost all of the potential songs from their upcoming debut self-titled album (due this Spring from Fatcat Records). First single, ‘Bud’ (and its B-Side ‘Kissing on You’) and dark preview song "Choker" were standout tracks of their set.
We Were Promised Jetpacks (Adam Thompson -vocals/guitar; Michael Palmer-guitar; Sean Smith-bass, Stuart McGachan- keys/guitar; Darren Lackie- drums) then followed with a crushing, passionate 75 min. set of guitar-driven alt-rock. Beginning bravely with a new song from a studio album not due out until Sept/Oct, the bassline chugged like a tank as Thompson spit fire into the mic, with the sound nicely embellished by brand-new member McGachan on keys, on only his 5th outing.
Adam Thompson
“We’re gonna try really hard to make sure this is our best show…ever!” Thompson promised before the band charged into ‘Human Error’, his projecting voice impressive, especially since he seems to push it to its absolute limit, with every live performance.
‘Quiet Little Voices’ shook with its chorus, “Quiet little voices, monsters, and words of wisdom”, anthemic chanting, and wall-building crescendo, a fuzz technique similar to other Scottish acts like Biffy Clyro, Twilight Sad, and Glasvegas.
We Were Promised Jetpacks
Another new song followed and it became apparent that the band has developed into a more refined, expansive, and fuller sound than their earlier, but no less impactful, material, with McGachan’s keys no doubt helping this. There is a great live energy to WWPJ (Thompson’s vocal strength is something to behold in person) that is well captured on the live album, but the honest emotion being at their live show, has no substitute.
Jetpacks Setlist
‘Roll Up Your Sleeves’ did just that, as the band jumped head-first through this clap-a-long with little abandon, before the track slowed, with its “stay calm, keep warm” bridge, with Thompson emoting a foot+ away from the mic, yet still sounded loud.
‘Ships with Holes will Sink’ was done more urgently than its studio version, and the new songs, despite a slight sound shift, all fit in seamlessly alongside the tracks from their first two albums.
The band is also more prone to building longer instrumentals in concert, such as in their last untitled song that served as an encore, but it also allowed the members to stretch further and move sonically about, unhindered by the structure of a ‘normal’ 3-4 minute song.
All in all, an impressive performance, showing the lightning that some of which they were able to bottle on the recent live album, from a band that should be seen and heard live, if possible.
And, with the debut of a handful of new songs, We Were Promised Jetpacks ably whet the collective appetite for their new studio album (due this fall), to fully see how they have chosen to move forward.
We Were Promised Jetpacks at Triple Rock Social Club, Minneapolis (28 Feb 2014)
Friday, we see We Were Promised Jetpacks will be playing at the Triple Rock Social Club.
Like many bands currently on tour at the moment, their goal is to end up near …
John and Vu recorded a quick-cast for W♥M Radio... these are just initial thoughts on the band and the show, and, by no means, are organized or scripted.
Yes, we have setlists, we have photos from the We Were Promised Jetpacks and Honeyblood show at the Triple Rock Social Club in Minneapolis, last night, February 28th... but you'll just have to wait for the review to see them.
In the meantime, some news on the opening band, Honeyblood, I wanted to share. The duo had a car breakdown in North Dakota, while driving from Seattle to Minneapolis. They were just extremely happy to have made it to the show on time.
Not to spoil the upcoming review, but if you hear the podcast, we do know you can hear Honeyblood's new song "Choker" from soundcloud.com.
Honeyblood are currently on tour with We Were Promised Jet Packs. All dates feature both bands, with the exception of SXSW dates:
03/01/14 Milwaukee, WI Shank Hall
03/02/14 Chicago, IL Lincoln Hall
03/03/14 Cleveland Heights, OH Grog Shop
03/05/14 Cambridge, MA The Sinclair
03/06/14 Arden, DE Arden Gild Hall
03/07/14 Washington, DC Black Cat
03/08/14 New York, NY Webster Hall
03/09/14 Richmond, VA The Camel
03/11/14 Chattanooga, TN Rhythm & Brews
03/13/14 SXSW Holy Mountain - Back Patio
03/14/14 SXSW Latitude 30
03/14/14 SXSW Cheer Up Charlie's
Here are We Were Promised Jetpacks' SXSW shows:
03/13/14 SXSW Holy Mountain - Back Patio
03/14/14 SXSW Latitude 30
03/14/14 SXSW Cheer Up Charlie's
03/15/14 SXSW Various Venues
Song of the show is We Were Promised Jetpacks' live version of "Peace Sign", taken from their latest live album E Rey - Live in Philadelphia.
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Bomba de Luz vocalist Lydia Hoglund rocked the show with her fiery voice and folk rock sound. The crowd responded well to the show, and at one point they even sang along to the chorus when prompted by Hoglund. …
The evening started with the ethereal Beach House-esque sounds of local trio Strange Relations. Not only was their sound unique and enjoyable, but lead singer Casey Shaw also rocked the drums - giving Phil Collins …
Here is a guide of some Minneapolis (and St Paul!) shows NEXT week: February 24-March 2.
FEBRUARY 24: TURF CLUB The Belle Game w/ Bomba de Luz and Strange Relations
Vancouver's The Belle Game (Andrea Lo, Adam Nanji, Katrina Jones, Alex Andrew and Rob Chursinoff) is currently out on tour in support of their debut album Ritual Tradition Habit.
You can hear some tracks on their Soundcloud, including a few remixes from their Remix EP, and a track from their Ritual Tradition Habit album.
The tour kicks off in St Paul, with two local bands to open: Bomba de Luz and Strange Relations.
Ski Lodge and Starlight Girls joins them on tour when they arrive in Brooklyn, New York.
02/24/14 Saint Paul, MN Turf Club
02/25/14 Chicago, IL Empty Bottle
02/26/14 Cleveland, OH Beachland Tavern
02/28/14 Brooklyn, NY The Glasslands Gallery
03/01/14 Philadelphia, PA North Star Bar
03/03/14 Washington, DC Sixth & I Historic
03/04/14 Chapel Hill, NC Local 506
03/05/14 Atlanta, GA Star Bar
03/06/14 Charlotte, NC Evening Muse
03/07/14 Savannah Stopover
03/14/14 SXSW - Maggie Mae's
03/18/14 Phoenix, AZ The Rhythm Room
03/19/14 San Diego, CA Soda Bar
03/20/14 Los Angeles, CA Bootleg Theater
03/21/14 San Francisco, CA Milk
03/23/14 Seattle, WA Vera Project
03/24/14 Portland, OR Holocene
Speaking of Glasvegas, I did also catch them at the same Scottish Showcase at SXSW in Austin.
As you can see from their setlist, they only had a 30-minute set (as well as all the million of bands at SXSW).
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The Ceremonies opened up the show. The Los Angeles band is made up of mostly three brothers: Matthew, Mark, and Michael Cook. The Cook brothers all seem extremely excited to be on the same bill with The Fratellis
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FEBRUARY 25: 7TH STREET ENTRY Glasvegas w/ The Ceremonies
Scottish indie quartet Glasvegas is saying ‘hello’ to America again with a three week coast-to-coast club tour of intimate venues that give the audience a rare chance to see the band up close and personal.
Though it marks their 8th tour of the U.S., it’s been three years since we’ve last seen them on these shores, and they come in support of their third studio album, Later...When The TV Turns To Static (BMG), which was released late last fall.
Singer-songwriter James Allan again sets lyrics of heartbreak and melancholy against an epic wall of sound, as seen in the video for “If” from the album, which features a cheeky intro from William Shatner himself.
Freed from the pressures of any band’s second album, the new third record retains the emotional core of their debut and re-affirms boldly, that they are a band still worthy of attention.
Los Angeles band The Ceremonies, which feature the three Cook brothers, open the show with their own blend of indie-rock, chiefly influenced by UK 80’s bands such as Echo and the Bunnymen and The Cure, with poets William Blake and writer Aldous Huxley cited as major inspirations by oldest Cook brother and lyricist, Matthew.
The band is supporting their debut self-titled EP (Atom Factory/Capitol Records), which features a heartwarming cover photo of the three brothers together when they were toddlers.
Glasvegas Tour Dates:
February 19 New York, NY Mercury Lounge
February 20 Brooklyn, NY Rough Trade
February 22 Toronto, ON Mod Club
February 24 Chicago, IL Schubas
February 25 Minneapolis, MN 7th Street Entry
February 28 Seattle, WA Columbia City Theater
March 1 Vancouver, BC The Venue
March 2 Portland, OR Doug Fir Lounge
March 4 Los Angeles, CA The Echo
March 6 San Francisco, CA Popscene / Rickshaw Stop
Tour dates with Royal Teeth:
06.27- Seattle, WA – Tractor Tavern ∞
06.28- Portland, OR – Star Theater
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FEBRUARY 26: TRIPLE ROCK SOCIAL CLUB CHAPPO/Royal Teeth/Parade of Lights
…You’ll feel like you stepped into your own surprise party.
Brooklyn based psych-rock band CHAPPO (vocalist/multi-instrumentalists Alex Chappo and Chris Olson, drummer Zac Colwell, guitarist Dave Feddock) promise to bring the party to you!
In 2012 the band released their debut album Moonwater (Majordomo Records) and found themselves with a lot of attention after single, “Come Home”, was the soundtrack for an Apple commercial.
The band returns with their follow up, Future Former Self, to be released this spring, which seems to be a concept album of sorts- “the record follows one man's journey through space to a black hole to help save mankind, while he struggles with the abstract concept of time and its fleeting nature.”
In addition to any space-borne theme, expect a full-on sensory experience featuring costumes, confetti, props (including an LED moon!) and a high-energy performance (Flaming Lips fans, take note…).
New Orleans’ own Royal Teeth returns to town with their own version of happy, jumping dance pop, as evidenced on their full-length debut, Glow (Dangerbird Records)and brings the Mardi Gras party atmosphere, to their own live performances.
Alt-electro Los Angeles band Parade of Lights rounds the bill out in Minneapolis, with Blondfire opening other dates. “Golden”, currently featured in NBC’s Sochi Olympics campaign, will be the title track off Parade of Light’s forthcoming EP, out on Astralwerks later this year.
02/20/14 Boise, ID Neurolux
02/21/14 Salt Lake City, UT Kilby Court
02/22/14 Denver, CO Marquis Theater
02/24/14 Lincoln, NE Vega
02/25/14 Kansas City, MO Czar Bar
02/26/14 Minneapolis, MN Triple Rock Social Club
02/27/14 Milwaukee, WI Mad Planet
02/28/14 Chicago, IL Bottom Lounge
03/03/14 Pontiac, MI Pike Room
03/04/14 Columbus, OH The Basement
03/05/14 Cincinnati, OH 20th Century Theatre
03/06/14 St. Louis, MO The Demo
03/07/14 Stillwater, OK Tumbleweed Dance Hall
03/15/14 SXSW The Parish Downstairs
Set within a 15th century Germanic corridor, where gothic murals depicting Sirens of old swirl ... The Parish at The House of Blues in New Orleans is host for one of my favorite instrumental acts, Russian Circles.
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FEBRUARY 27: TRIPLE ROCK SOCIAL CLUB Russian Circles w/ KEN Mode, Inter Arma
We recently covered Russian Circles in New Orleans and writer Kyle described the stage as "minimalist light show, and an unbelievable clarity in sound which I’ve yet to find comparison, they delivered in waves..."
Russian Circles is currently touring in support of Memorial, the new album from Sargent House. Touring mates KEN Mode and Inter Arma makes up the 'triple rock' at the Triple Rock next Thursday in Minneapolis.
Tour dates:
02/19 Philadelphia, PA @ Underground Arts #
02/20 New York, NY @ Bowery Ballroom #
02/21 Cambridge, MA @ Middle East #
02/22 Brooklyn, NY @ Saint Vitus #
02/23 Pittsburgh, PA @ Altar Bar #
02/24 Cleveland Heights, OH @ Grog Shop #
02/25 Ann Arbor, MI @ Blind Pig #
02/27 Minneapolis, MN @ Triple Rock#
02/28 Omaha, NE @ Waiting Room #
03/01 Englewood, CO @ Gothic Theatre #
03/02 Salt Lake City, UT @ Urban Lounge #
03/03 Boise, ID @ Neurolux #
03/04 Seattle, WA @ Neumo’s *
03/05 Portland, OR @ Wonder Ballroom *
03/07 San Francisco, CA @ Great American*
03/09 San Diego, CA @ The Casbah *
03/10 Los Angeles, CA @ El Rey Theatre *
03/12 Phoenix, AZ @ The Crescent Ballroom *
03/13 Albuquerque, NM @ Launchpad *
03/14 Oklahoma City, OK @ The Conservatory *
03/15 Kansas City, MO @ The Record Bar *
03/16 Chicago, IL @ Metro *
# w/ KEN Mode, Inter Arma
* w/ Helms Alee, KEN Mode
We Were Promised Jetpacks will be returning with E Rey - Live in Philadelphia, an album that was recorded at Philadelphia's Union Transfer. The live album will be out February 25th via FatCat
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FEBRUARY 28: TRIPLE ROCK SOCIAL CLUB We Were Promised Jetpacks w/ Honeyblood
Friday, we see We Were Promised Jetpacks will be playing at the Triple Rock Social Club.
Like many bands currently on tour at the moment, their goal is to end up near or around Austin, Texas, where they are scheduled to appear at some SXSW showcase. And yes, incidentally, I caught the band when they played SXSW a few years ago, at the Scottish Showcase.
Glasgow's Honeyblood (Shona McVicar on drums and Stina Marie Claire Tweeddale) will be opening.
Tour dates:
02.21 - Los Angeles, CA @ The El Rey
02.22 - San Francisco, CA @ Bimbo's 365 Club
02.24 - Portland, OR @ Doug Fir
02.25 - Seattle, WA @ Neumo's
02.28 - Minneapolis, MN @ Triple Rock Social
03.01 - Milwaukee, WI @ Shank Hall
03.02 - Chicago, IL @ Lincoln Hall
03.03 - Cleveland, OH @ the Grog Shop
03.05 - Cambridge, MA @ The Sinclair
03.06 - Wilmington, DE @ Arden Gild Hall
03.07 - Washington, DC @ The Black Cat
03.08 - New York, NY @ Webster Hall
03.09 - Richmond, VA @ The Camel
03.11 - Chattanooga, TN @ Rhythm And Brews
03.14 - Austin, TX @ SXSW
03.15 - Austin, TX @ SXSW
03.16 - Mexico City, Mexico @ Pasajero
Aaron and the Sea performed in virtual darkness with lights momentarily lighting the stage now and then, illuminating the smoke-filled stage.
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MARCH 1: TURF CLUB Aaron & The Sea/The Kickback/The Noise FM/Fort Wilson Riot
Aaron & The Sea is listed as headliner for this March 1st show.
Also on the bill are Minneapolis' Fort Wilson Riot, Chicago's The Noise FM and The Kickback.
The Kickback is prepping for a new Summer album called Sorry All Over The Place, so I think they will be testing out the new songs on this tour (which 'kicks' off next week).
The Kickback Tour Dates
02/27 - Chicago, IL - Empty Bottle
02/28 - Milwaukee, WI - Club Garibaldi
03/01 - Minneapolis, MN - Turf Club
03/02 - Sioux Falls, SD - Bigs Sports Bar
03/03 - Sioux Falls, SD - White Wall Session
03/04 - Omaha, NE - O'Leaver's
03/05 - Lincoln, NE - Vega
03/06 - Columbia, MO - The Bridge
03/07 - Ames, IA - M Shop
03/08 - Lawrence, KS - Replay
03/09 - Topeka - Boobie Trap
03/10 - Wichita, KS - Barleycorns
03/11 - Dallas, TX - Prophet Bar
03/12 - Austin, TX - Amped
03/13 - Austin, TX - TBD
03/14 - Austin, TX - Papi Tino's
03/15 - Kansas City, MO - TBD
04/05 - Kansas City, MO - Middle of the Map Fest
Starting off was Gardens & Villa, a band that we previously mentioned here. They did a brief forty minute set and surprisingly did a few songs with flutes. …
MARCH 2: 7TH STREET ENTRY Gardens & Villa w/ Waterstrider
Gardens & Villa are back with Dunes, their second LP, which came out two weeks ago on Secretly Canadian.
Gardens & Villa tour dates:
02.19.14 Cat's Cradle Carrboro, NC
02.20.14 DC9 Washington, DC
02.21.14 Boot & Saddle Philadelphia, PA
02.22.14 Middle East Club Cambridge, MA
02.25.14 Music Hall of Williamsburg Brooklyn, NY
02.26.14 Il Motore Montreal, QC
02.27.14 The Drake Hotel Toronto, ON
02.28.14 Hope College: Park Theater Holland, MI
03.01.14 Schubas Tavern Chicago, IL
03.02.14 7th St. Entry Minneapolis, MN
03.04.14. Larimer Lounge Denver, CO
03.05.14 Urban Lounge Salt Lake City, UT
03.07.14 The Independent San Francisco, CA
03.08.14 El Rey Theater Los Angeles, CA
03.09.14 U31Club San Diego, CA
03.11.14 03.15.14 SXSW Austin, TX
03.24.14 Shepherds Bush Empire London, UK *
03.25.14 Birthdays London, UK
03.27.14 La Cigale Paris, FR *
03.30.14 Postbahnhof Berlin, DE *
03.31.14 AB Flex Brussels *
04.01.14 Melkweg Amsterdam, NL *
04.03.14 La Fleche D'Or Paris, FR
04.04.14 Motel Mozaique Festival
04.05.14 Let's Get Lost Festival Zwolle, NL
04.07.14 Ideal Bar at VEGA Copenhagen, DK
04.08.14 Haus III & 70 Hamburg, DE
04.09.14 Kantine am Berghain Berlin, DE
04.10.14 Karstorbahnhof Heidelberg, DE
05.11.14 The Holland Project Reno, NV
05.13.14 Barboza Seattle, WA
05.14.14 Fortune Sound Club Vancouver, BC
05.15.14 Doug Fir Lounge Portland, OR
Fri 11/22/2019 • Charlie Parr at Cedar • Kikagaku Moyo at Turf Club • Summer Walker at Myth
• Dreamers at Amsterdam Bar
• Marcus King at Varsity Theater
• Ronnie Milsap at Medina
• Yelawolf at Skyway
Sat 11/23/2019 • Sound+Vision at Valley Creek Mall • Cory Branan at Aster Cafe • Booker T. Jones at Medina
• Whiskey Myers at Myth
• "On A Winter's Night" at Cedar
• Schoolboy Q at Armory
• Chris Janson at Treasure Island
• In Flames at Cabooze
• Sloan at 7th St
• BoDeans at Sheldon
• Yotto at Skyway
Sun 11/24/2019 • Hobo Johnson at First Ave • Third Eye Blind at Myth
• Helmet at Varsity
• Iron Kingdom at Club Underground
Sun 12/01/2019 • Minnesota Orchestra at Orchestra Hall
Mon 12/02/2019 •
Cautious Clay at
Fine Line
Tue 12/03/2019 • Cat Clyde at 7th St
• Brockhampton at Armory
• CeeLo Green at Ames
Wed 12/04/2019 • Vintage Trouble at Amsterdam Bar
• Big Bad Voodoo Daddy at Ames
• As I Lay Dying at Varsity
Thu 12/05/2019 • Emarosa at 7th St
Fri 12/06/2019 • Waterparks at Varsity
• Michael W. Smith at Target
• The Motet at First Ave
Sat 12/07/2019 • Jim Brickman at Pantages
• Deadmau5 at Armory
• J.S. Ondara at First Ave
• Lorie Line at Ames
• Steepwater Band at Ballentine VFW
• Morbid Angel at Fine Line
• Sunny Sweeney at Cabooze
• Tiffany at Varsity
Sun 12/08/2019 • Minnesota Orchestra at Orchestra Hall
Mon 12/09/2019 • 5 Seconds Of Summer at Xcel
Wed 12/11/2019 •
Merkules at
Cabooze
•
Batushka at
Skyway
Thu 12/12/2019 •
Mariachi Reyna at
Dakota
•
The Blenders
Pantages
•
Morgan Evans at
Varsity
Fri 12/13/2019 • Blenders at
Pantages
•
Low at
Fitzgerald
Sat 12/14/2019 • Joy Formidable at
Fine Line
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Glitterer at
Garage
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311 at
Armory
• Blenders at
Pantages
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David Archuleta at
Cedar
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Hot Tuna at
Fitzgerald
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Ames
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Marc Roberge at
Varsity
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Pantages
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Treasure Island
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