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Minneapolis: This Week (06/05/2022)

05/31 Ezra Furman with Grace Cummings at Fine Line Read More Ezra Furman Last night's show opened with Ezra Furman. The crowd was sparse to begin with but trickled in throughout the night. Ezra's performance had a raw, garage band… Grace Cummings Melbourne, Australia’s Grace Cummings to open. Cumming’s latest Storm Queen is out now on ATO Records. …

Hello, Minnesotans. As you know, I post the W♥M Minneapolis preview calendar a month in advance. Things may have changed, and/or I just wanted to remind you about the shows that we will be covering this week. I hope to see you at one of these shows. I will try and post these every Sunday.

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05/31/2022 Tuesday

Doors Open 7PM, Show Starts 8PM ($20/$22)

Ezra Furman
with Grace Cummings
at Fine Line
first-avenue.com

Ezra Furman will be playing the Fine Line Music Café on the last day of May.

We previously mentioned Ezra’s work on Netflix’s Sex Education in Jan 2020, and last year, there were a string of singles like “Book Of Our Names” and “Point Me Toward The Real” via ANTI-/Bella Union.

Melbourne, Australia’s Grace Cummings to open. Cumming’s latest Storm Queen is out now on ATO Records.

Tour Dates:

Mon. May 30 - Des Moines, IA @ Gas Lamp *
Tue. May 31 - Minneapolis, MN @ Fine Line *
Wed. Jun. 1 - Chicago, IL @ Thalia Hall *
Thu. Jun. 9 - Somerville, MA @ Crystal Ballroom (Ezra Solo)
Thu. Jul. 21 - Valencia, ES @ Diversity Festival
Sun. Jul. 24 - Hertfordshire, UK @ Standon Calling Festival
Sun. Aug. 14 - Des Moines, IA @ Val Air Ballroom ^
Tues. Aug. 16 - Milwaukee, WI @ UWM Panther Arena ^
Wed. Aug. 17 - Indianapolis, IN @ TCU Amphitheater ^
Sun. Aug. 21 - Crickhowell, UK @ Green Man Festival
Tues. Aug 23 - Edinburgh, UK @ Edinburgh International Festival
Mon. Sep. 12 - Montreal, QC @ La Sala Rosa
Tue. Sep. 13 - Toronto, ON @ Rec Room
Wed. Sep. 14 - Detroit, MI @ The Loving Touch
Thu. Sep. 15 - Pittsburgh, PA @ Mr Small's
Sun. Sep. 18 - Philadelphia, PA @ Underground Arts
Mon. Sep. 19 - Providence, RI @ Fete Ballroom
Tue. Sep. 20 - Boston, MA @ The Sinclair
Wed. Sep. 21 - New York, NY @ Webster Hall
Thu. Sep. 22 - Dover, DE @ Firefly Festival

* w/ Grace Cummings
^ w/ Jack White

06/02 Pink Mountaintops with Ashley Shadow, Transcendental Strangers? at Turf Club Read More Pink Mountaintops The “trippy country meets stoner rock” of Vancouver’s Pink Mountaintops is the birthing baby of Stephen McBean. Stephen is also the singer, songwriter and guitarist for Black Mountain, a personal fav band .... Ashley Shadow Ashley Shadow to open. Tour Dates: 5.08 - Madison, WI @ High Noon Saloon 5.18 - Quebec City, QC @ L’Anti 5.20 - Montreal, QC @ Bar Le Ritz PDB 5.21 - Ottawa, ON @ Rainbow Bistro ....

06/02/2022 Thursday

Doors Open 7:30PM, Show Starts 8:30PM ($15/$18)
UPDATE: Now includes Transcendental Strangers? as opener.

Pink Mountaintops
with Ashley Shadow
at Turf Club
first-avenue.com

Vancouver’s Pink Mountaintops is on tour in support of his latest Peacock Pools (ATO Records).

We saw Pink Mountaintops in Aug 2017 and wrote, “He’s a metal head, progressive rock guru who makes you stare up at him like he’s Jim Baker waving us over to his cult to give up our lives…but in a really good way. He’s also proof that in these modern day, futuristic times we all reside in, you don’t need a bassist, drummer or backup vocalist…you can do everything yourself onstage with a little help from gnarly pedals, playback recordings and effects. It seems he’s perhaps mellowed out a bit since the sounds of his last LP Get Back, instilling more relaxed and cathartic melodies. His guitar solo in the track ‘I (f***) Mountains’, my god, he’s worth seeing just for that. It’s just beyond killer.”

Ashley Shadow to open.

Tour Dates:

5.08 - Madison, WI @ High Noon Saloon
5.18 - Quebec City, QC @ L’Anti
5.20 - Montreal, QC @ Bar Le Ritz PDB
5.21 - Ottawa, ON @ Rainbow Bistro
5.22 - Toronto, ON @ Horseshoe Tavern
5.23 - London, ON @ Rum Runners
5.24 - Buffalo, NY @ Mohawk Place
5.26 - Cambridge, MA @ Middle East - Upstairs
5.27 - Brooklyn, NY @ Knitting Factory
5.28 - Philadelphia, PA @ Kung Fu Necktie
5.29 - Cleveland, OH @ Beachland Ballroom
5.31 - Indianapolis, IN @ The Hi-Fi
6.01 - Chicago, IL @ Empty Bottle
6.02 - St. Paul, MN @ The Turf Club

06/04 Blackwater Holylight with Spirit Mother at Turf Club Read More Blackwater Holylight Blackwater Holylight was one of the sickest highlights of the festival. This all girl band are like Hell’s Angel’s dressed in black and ready to knock your socks off. These Oregon based gals had their second album .... Spirit Mother Spirit Mother to open. Tour Dates: 5/09 San Diego, CA - Casbah* 5/10 Scottsdale, AZ - Pub Rock* 5/11 Albuquerque, NM - Sister* ....

06/04/2022 Saturday

Doors Open 8PM, Show Starts 9PM ($15)

UPDATE: Now with TWO additional acts, Erik's Iridescent Tent and Heart of the Sun Light Show.

Blackwater Holylight
with Spirit Mother
at Turf Club
first-avenue.com

Portland’s Blackwater Holylight is out on tour in support of their third album Silence/Motion on RidingEasy Records.

It’s the band’s first headlining tour and they are looking forward to it: "We’re gearing up for our first US headlining tour and couldn’t be more excited to be sharing the road with Bleakheart and Spirit Mother! We will have a ton of merch available and can’t wait to see you all out there.”

We saw the all-girls group at Desert Daze 2019 and wrote, “Blackwater Holylight was one of the sickest highlights of the festival. This all girl band are like Hell’s Angel’s dressed in black and ready to knock your socks off. These Oregon based gals had their second album drop on Friday, and they were “So happy to be sharing it with you guy.” Amidst technical difficulties they gained massive support from the crowd, and got through a killer set quite effortlessly.”

Spirit Mother to open.

Tour Dates:

6/01 Chicago, IL - Sleeping Village**
6/02 Milwaukee, WI - Cactus Club**
6/03 Green Bay, WI - Lyric Room**
6/04 St Paul, MN - Turf Club**
6/05 Omaha, NE - Slowdown**
6/07 Denver, CO - Hi-Dive**
6/08 Salt Lake City, UT - Metro**
6/09 Boise, ID - Neurolux**
6/10 Seattle, WA - Chop Suey**
6/11 Vancouver BC - Rickshaw**
6/12 Portland, OR - Revolution Hall**
6/15 Sacramento, CA - Café Colonial**
6/16 San Fransisco, CA - The Eagle**
6/17 Santa Cruz, CA - Felton Music Hall**
6/18 Los Angeles, CA - Lodge Room**

** Spirit Mother supports

06/04 BROODS with Ella Vos at Fine Line Read More Broods New Zealand brother/sister duo Broods (Caleb Nott and Georgia Nott) is in the US on a headlining tour, after a successful sold out US tour with Sam Smith. They are touring in support of their Capitol Records debut … Ella Vos One of the most unique voice today, Ella Vos, is headlining the 7th Street Entry this Saturday in support of her debut album Words I Never Said. As a bonus, she’ll be bringing her friend, London-based …

06/04/2022 Saturday

This is part of the “Space Island Tour”

Doors Open 7PM, Show Starts 8PM ($25/$30)

BROODS
with Ella Vos
at Fine Line
first-avenue.com

Sibling duo BROODS (Georgia and Caleb Nott) is touring in support of their forthcoming studio album, Space Island (Island Records Australia/Ingrooves). The eagerly anticipated 10-track LP, mostly self-written and produced at their home studio in Los Angeles, includes the blissed-out singles “Piece Of My Mind,” “Heartbreak” and “Like A Woman.”

Ella Vos to open.

Tour Dates:

May 20 – Austin, TX @ Antone’s *
May 21 – Dallas, TX @ The Loft *
May 22 – Houston, TX @ Warehouse Live *
May 24 – Nashville, TN @ The Basement East *
May 25 – Atlanta, GA @ Terminal West *
May 27 – Washington, DC @ Union Stage *
May 28 – New York, NY @ Irving Plaza *
May 29 – Philadelphia, PA @ The Foundry *
May 31 – Boston, MA @ The Sinclair *
June 1 – Montreal, QC, Canada @ L’Astral *
June 2 – Toronto, ON, Canada @ AXIS Club *
June 4 – Minneapolis, MN @ Fine Line *
June 5 – Chicago, IL @ Park West *
June 7 – Denver, CO @ Bluebird Theater *
June 8 – Salt Lake City, UT @ Urban Lounge *
June 10 – Vancouver, BC, Canada @ Hollywood Theatre **
June 11 – Seattle, WA @ Neumos **
June 12 – Portland, OR @ Hawthorne Theatre **
June 14 – San Francisco, CA @ The Independent **
June 15 – Los Angeles, CA @ El Rey Theatre **

* with Ella Vos
** with Tei Shi

If your band is coming to the Minneapolis/St Paul area, please email details to vu@weheartmusic.com with a good lead time. Thank you.

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Minneapolis: June 4 to June 6

06/04 BROODS with Ella Vos at Fine Line Read More Broods New Zealand brother/sister duo Broods (Caleb Nott and Georgia Nott) is in the US on a headlining tour, after a successful sold out US tour with Sam Smith. They are touring in support of their Capitol Records debut …

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06/04/2022 Saturday

BROODS
with Ella Vos
at Fine Line
first-avenue.com

Sibling duo BROODS (Georgia and Caleb Nott) is touring in support of their forthcoming studio album, Space Island (Island Records Australia/Ingrooves). The eagerly anticipated 10-track LP, mostly self-written and produced at their home studio in Los Angeles, includes the blissed-out singles “Piece Of My Mind,” “Heartbreak” and “Like A Woman.”

Ella Vos to open.

Tour Dates:

May 20 – Austin, TX @ Antone’s *
May 21 – Dallas, TX @ The Loft *
May 22 – Houston, TX @ Warehouse Live *
May 24 – Nashville, TN @ The Basement East *
May 25 – Atlanta, GA @ Terminal West *
May 27 – Washington, DC @ Union Stage *
May 28 – New York, NY @ Irving Plaza *
May 29 – Philadelphia, PA @ The Foundry *
May 31 – Boston, MA @ The Sinclair *
June 1 – Montreal, QC, Canada @ L’Astral *
June 2 – Toronto, ON, Canada @ AXIS Club *
June 4 – Minneapolis, MN @ Fine Line *
June 5 – Chicago, IL @ Park West *
June 7 – Denver, CO @ Bluebird Theater *
June 8 – Salt Lake City, UT @ Urban Lounge *
June 10 – Vancouver, BC, Canada @ Hollywood Theatre **
June 11 – Seattle, WA @ Neumos **
June 12 – Portland, OR @ Hawthorne Theatre **
June 14 – San Francisco, CA @ The Independent **
June 15 – Los Angeles, CA @ El Rey Theatre **

* with Ella Vos
** with Tei Shi

06/04 We Are Scientists at 7th St Entry Read More We Are Scientists We love New York’s We Are Scientists and was happy to see that they are back with a new single called, “I Cut My Own Hair” (watch the video on YouTube). This is the first official release since their …

06/04/2022 Saturday

We Are Scientists
at 7th St Entry
first-avenue.com

This show was originally scheduled in February 2022:

Indie-rock vets We Are Scientists will be on their Come One Get Huffy tour … We last saw the band in May 2019 and wrote, “Next up was New York, by the way of Berkeley, We Are Scientists. The duo features Keith Murray on lead vocals and guitars and Chris Cain on bass and backing vocals, but for the live shows, they’ve added Keith Carne on drums. I’ve told this story before, but I first discovered the band in 2006, when the band had a massive breakthrough success with their debut With Love and Squalor. Just simply listening to the album for the first time, we were all singing along - that’s to show you how catchy their songs are.”

Tour dates:

5/11 - Dallas, TX @ The Echo Lounge and Music Hall
5/13 - Orlando, FL @ Plaza Live
5/14 - Ft. Lauderdale, FL @ Revolution
5/17 - Atlanta, GA @ Center Stage
5/18 - Atlanta, GA @ Center Stage
5/19 - Charlotte, NC @ The Underground
5/22 - New York, NY @ Webster Hall
5/23 - New York, NY @ Webster Hall
5/24 - Silver Spring, MD @ The Fillmore
5/26 - Boston, MA @ Royale
5/27 - Philadelphia, PA @ TLA
5/28 - Toronto, ON @ Danforth Music Hall
5/29 - Montreal, QC @ Corona Theatre
5/31 - Detroit, MI @ Saint Andrew’s Hall
6/1 - Chicago, IL @ House Of Blues
6/2 - Minneapolis, MN @ First Avenue
6/4 - Denver, CO @ Cervantes Masterpiece Ballroom
6/7 - Vancouver, BC @ Vogue Theatre
6/8 - Portland, OR @ Crystal Ballroom
6/9 - Seattle, WA @ Showbox SoDo
6/11 - San Francisco, CA @ Regency Ballroom
6/12 - San Francisco, CA @ Regency Ballroom
6/14 - Los Angeles, CA @ The Fonda Theatre
6/15 - Los Angeles, CA @ The Fonda Theatre
6/17 - Santa Ana, CA @ The Observatory OC
6/18 - San Diego, CA @ The Observatory North Park
6/19 Phoenix, AZ @ The Van Buren
6/22 - San Antonio, TX @ Aztec Theatre
6/23 - Austin, TX @ Emo’s
6/24 - Houston, TX @ House Of Blues

06/04 Blackwater Holylight with Spirit Mother at Turf Club Read More Blackwater Holylight Blackwater Holylight was one of the sickest highlights of the festival. This all girl band are like Hell’s Angel’s dressed in black and ready to knock your socks off. These Oregon based gals had their second album ....

06/04/2022 Saturday

Blackwater Holylight
with Spirit Mother
at Turf Club
first-avenue.com

Portland’s Blackwater Holylight is out on tour in support of their third album Silence/Motion on RidingEasy Records.

It’s the band’s first headlining tour and they are looking forward to it: "We’re gearing up for our first US headlining tour and couldn’t be more excited to be sharing the road with Bleakheart and Spirit Mother! We will have a ton of merch available and can’t wait to see you all out there.”

We saw the all-girls group at Desert Daze 2019 and wrote, “Blackwater Holylight was one of the sickest highlights of the festival. This all girl band are like Hell’s Angel’s dressed in black and ready to knock your socks off. These Oregon based gals had their second album drop on Friday, and they were “So happy to be sharing it with you guy.” Amidst technical difficulties they gained massive support from the crowd, and got through a killer set quite effortlessly.”

Spirit Mother to open.

Tour Dates:

5/09 San Diego, CA - Casbah*
5/10 Scottsdale, AZ - Pub Rock*
5/11 Albuquerque, NM - Sister*
5/14 Lafayette, LA - Freetown Boom Boom Room *
5/15 New Orleans, LA - The Goat*
5/16 Atlanta, GA - 529*
5/18 Charlotte, NC - Snug Harbor*
5/19 Durham, NC - Pinhook*
5/20 Baltimore, MD - Metro Gallery*
5/21 Philadelphia, PA - Johnny Brenda’s*
5/22 Brooklyn, NY - Saint Vitus Bar*
5/24 Boston, MA - Middle East (upstairs)*
5/26 Montreal, QC - Le Ritz*
5/27 Toronto, ON - Garrison*
5/28 Youngstown, OH - Westside Bowl*
5/29 Columbus, OH - Natalie’s*
5/30 Indianapolis, IN - Black Circle*

* Bleakheart supports

6/01 Chicago, IL - Sleeping Village**
6/02 Milwaukee, WI - Cactus Club**
6/03 Green Bay, WI - Lyric Room**
6/04 St Paul, MN - Turf Club**
6/05 Omaha, NE - Slowdown**
6/07 Denver, CO - Hi-Dive**
6/08 Salt Lake City, UT - Metro**
6/09 Boise, ID - Neurolux**
6/10 Seattle, WA - Chop Suey**
6/11 Vancouver BC - Rickshaw**
6/12 Portland, OR - Revolution Hall**
6/15 Sacramento, CA - Café Colonial**
6/16 San Fransisco, CA - The Eagle**
6/17 Santa Cruz, CA - Felton Music Hall**
6/18 Los Angeles, CA - Lodge Room**

** Spirit Mother supports

06/06 SOFI TUKKER at First Avenue Read More Sofi Tukker Sofi Tukker has sold out the Fine Line Music Café show in Minneapolis this Friday. The duo (Sophie Hawley-Weld and Tucker Halpern) is touring in support of their debut album Treehouse. ...

06/06/2022 Monday

SOFI TUKKER
at First Avenue
first-avenue.com

Genre-defying duo Sofi Tukker (featuring Sophie Hawley-Weld and Tucker Halpern) is returning to touring this year. They’ve always been a popular dance group, but since the lockdown, their song, “House Arrest” with Gorgon City hit #1 on US Dance Radio.

Tour Dates:

May 14 Las Vegas, NV, US Marquee Day Club
May 21 Washington, DC, US 9:30 Club
May 22 Washington, DC, US 9:30 Club
May 23 Philadelphia, PA, US Union Transfer
May 25 Brooklyn, NY, US Brooklyn Mirage, Avant Gardner
May 26 Boston, MA, US Roadrunner
May 28 Québec, QC, Canada Impérial Bell
May 30 Montreal, QC, Canada MTELUS
Jun 1 Toronto, ON, Canada History
Jun 2 Detroit, MI, US Majestic Theatre
Jun 3 Chicago, IL, US Radius
Jun 6 Minneapolis, MN, US First Avenue
Jun 8 Denver, CO, US Mission Ballroom
Jun 9 Salt Lake City, UT, US The Depot
Jun 11 Portland, OR, US Roseland Theater
Jun 12 Portland, OR, US Roseland Theater
Jun 14 Seattle, WA, US Paramount Theatre
Jun 16 Outdoor Berkeley, CA, US Greek Theatre
Jun 18 Los Angeles (LA), CA, US Shrine Expo Hall
Jun 20 San Diego, CA, US Soma
Jul 3 Las Vegas, NV, US Tao Beach Dayclub
Jul 6 Outdoor Barcelona, Spain Festival Cruïlla
Jul 8 Outdoor Split, Croatia Ultra Europe Festival
Jul 13 Outdoor Cluj-Napoca, Romania Electric Castle Festival
Jul 15 Outdoor Boom, Belgium Tomorrowland
Jul 17 Houston, TX, US Cle 2301 Main St
Jul 22 Byron Bay, NSW, Australia Splendour in the Grass Festival
Jul 23 Melbourne, VIC, Australia Forum Melbourne
Jul 24 Kensington, NSW, Australia The Roundhouse UNSW
Jul 28 Adelaide, SA, Australia Lion Arts Factory
Jul 29 Perth, WA, Australia Astor Theatre
Aug 19 Long Pond, PA, US ELEMENTS FESTIVAL
Aug 19 Long Pond, PA Elements Music & Arts Festival
Aug 21 Las Vegas, NV, US

If your band is coming to the Minneapolis/St Paul area, please email details to vu@weheartmusic.com with a good lead time. Thank you.

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Girls Girls Girls: The Sounds, Slothrust, Ladyhawke

Read More The Sounds Swedish indie rock band The Sounds is currently on their Anniversary tour for Dying To Say This To You, undoubtedly their breakthrough smash hit record. The band stopped by the Fine Line Music Café on Friday, November 18th. …

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THE SOUNDS
thesoundstour.com

Swedish indie rock group The Sounds were forced to postpone their U.S. tour in support of their first full album in seven years, Things We Do For Love (Arnioki Records), no thanks to the pandemic… now the band announced some rescheduled dates, some of which are already sold out.

Singer Maja Ivarsson likes performing live, as mentioned in a concert in Nov 2016: “Ivarsson admitted that they miss playing some of these songs and show loved it when fans sing back these beloved songs.

The Sounds live:

Sept. 14 New York City Bowery Ballroom
Sept. 15 Washington, DC Black Cat
Sept. 16 Cleveland, OH Grog Shop
Sept. 17 Chicago, IL Riot Fest (main stages)
Sept. 18 Chicago, IL Reggies (Riot Fest late show)
Sept. 20 Denver, CO Oriental Theater
Sept. 21 Los Angeles, CA Troubadour
Sept. 22 San Diego, CA Music Box
Sept. 23 Garden Grove, CA Garden Amphitheater
Sept. 24 San Francisco, CA Great American Music Hall

Read More Slothrust Slothrust (singer/guitarist Leah Wellbaum, drummer Will Gorin and bassist Kyle Bann) is touring in support of their fourth album The Pact. Philadelphia’s Mannequin Pussy to open. We saw the band in Oct 2017 and wrote that their set … Halestorm The pride of Red Lion, PA; hard rock foursome Halestorm (Lzzy Hale - vocals, lead guitar, keyboard; Arejay Hale - drums; Joe Hottinger - lead guitar; Josh Smith – bass) was feeling a case of studio cabin fever, as they took a break from finishing their …

SLOTHRUST
slothrust.com

Rising alt-rock band Slothrust released their new single “The Next Curse” from their upcoming album Parallel Timeline. What is special about the single is that it features Lzzy Hale of Halestorm. Parallel Timeline will be released on September 10th via Dangerbird Records.

Talking about the song, bandleader Leah Wellbaum said, “ “The Next Curse” is a song about how even in a time when we see our planet on fire and flooding, we still don’t take the time we need to heal ourselves. These circumstances begin to mirror each other in a self-perpetuating cycle. It is my desire that humans as a species work toward less violence and more compassion for one another despite differences. I hope we can show this kindness to planet Earth as well and treat her like the magical, generous being she is.”

Upcoming Tour Dates

10/5 – Dallas, TX @ Gas Monkey Bar N’ Grill
10/6 – Houston, TX @ White Oak Music Hall
10/8 – Lake Buena Vista, FL @ House of Blues
10/9 – Fort Lauderdale, FL @ Revolution Live
10/10 – St. Petersburg, FL @ Jannus Live
10/12 – Charlotte, NC @ The Fillmore Charlotte
10/13 – Richmond, VA @ The National
10/15 – Philadelphia, PA @ The Fillmore
10/16 – Baltimore, MD @ Rams Head Live!
10/18 – Boston, MA @ House of Blues
10/19 – Portland, ME @ State Theatre
10/21 – New York, NY @ Hammerstein Ballroom
11/16 – Louisville, KY @ Mercury Ballroom
11/17 – Nashville, TN @ Ryman Auditorium
11/18 – Birmingham, AL @ Alabama Theatre
11/19 – Atlanta, GA @ Fox Theatre

Read More Ladyhawke Ladyhawke is back with her third studio album Wild Things set for release on June 3 via Polyvinyl Records. If you can’t wait to hear it - the good news is that if you buy it on 180-Gram Yellow vinyl or CD, directly from Polyvinyl … Broods New Zealand brother/sister duo Broods (Caleb Nott and Georgia Nott) is in the US on a headlining tour, after a successful sold out US tour with Sam Smith. They are touring in support of their Capitol Records debut …

LADYHAWKE
ladyhawkemusic.com

New Zealand’s Ladyhawke (‘Pip’ Brown) recently dropped her single “Think About You”… the song was taken from her forthcoming fourth studio album Time Flies, available October 8th, 2021, via BMG Australia.

If you follow our website, you know that we’ve been in love with Ladyhawke since 2008, putting her song “Dusk Til Dawn” our top picks for that year.

If “Think About You” is any indication, it should follow her knack for writing incredibly catchy pop songs. Already, her collaboration with Broods, for “Guilty Love”, had over 1 million streams and nominated for a 2021 Silver Scroll Award.

“Think About You” is a collaboration with Josh Fountain. Pip adds, “After we wrote the music, I came up with the idea to write the song about a fantasy infatuation that miraculously gets reciprocated. Whether it’s real or in the subject’s imagination is left up to the person listening!! I think the dictionary meaning of the word “limerence” describes this best: Limerence - noun: the state of being obsessively infatuated with someone, usually accompanied by delusions of or a desire for an intense romantic relationship with that person.”

LADYHAWKE Tour Dates:

Wed 27 Oct – The Triffid, Brisbane
Thurs 28 Oct – Miami Marketta, Gold Coast
Fri 29 Oct – Factory Theatre, Sydney (SOLD OUT)
Sun 31 Oct – Factory Theatre, Sydney (NEW SHOW)
Thurs 4 Nov – Corner Hotel, Melbourne (SOLD OUT)
Fri 5 Nov – Corner Hotel, Melbourne (SOLD OUT)

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Broods w/ Bad Sounds at Amsterdam Bar and Hall, St. Paul (08 April 2019)

Broods at Amsterdam Bar Broods Setlist Sucker To Belong Eyes a Mess > Everytime You Go Superstar Why Do You Believe Me? Hold the Line > Are You Home L.A.F Free Too Proud Falling Apart Dust Bridges Hospitalized > Old Dog Everything Goes (Wow) Life After Peach -- Encore -- Couldn't Believe Bad Sounds Setlist Are You High? Zacharia Meat on my Bones Milk It Honestly Hot Head Chippenham Avalanche Wages Broods Dates April 16 Union Transfer Philadelphia, PA* April 18 Irving Plaza New York, NY* April 19 Asbury Lanes Asbury Park, NJ* April 20 Fillmore Washington, DC* May 14 Christchurch Town Hall Auditorium Christchurch, NZ May 16 Great Hall, Auckland Town Hall Auckland, NZ May 21 Forum Melbourne Melbourne, VIC, Australia May 22 Thebarton Theatre Adelaide, SA, Australia May 25 Big Pineapple Music Festival Woombye, QLD, Australia May 28 Enmore Theatre Newtown, NSW, Australia May 30 Eatons Hill Hotel & Function Centre Brisbane, QLD, Australia June 01 Metropolis Fremantle, WA, Australia (*= Bad Sounds opening) Read More Broods New Zealand brother/sister duo Broods (Caleb Nott and Georgia Nott) is in the US on a headlining tour, after a successful sold out US tour with Sam Smith. They are touring in support of their Capitol Records debut … Bad Sounds Show up early to check out UK-based band Bad Sounds. Tour dates: 4/01 - Seattle, WA @ Neptune Theatre 4/02 - Vancouver, BC @ Vogue Theatre 4/03 - Portland, OR @ Wonder Ballroom …

“It’s Ewan’s birthday today...so we’re all wearing his teeth!”

The occasion was another in the series of local Go Shows- club concerts featuring breaking artists and sponsored by local radio station GO96.3, this outing featuring brother/sister-led Broods and two brother-led Bad Sounds.

The opening band’s lead singer was celebrating his birthday; so the headliners, in tribute, decided to all wear the same Bad Sounds t-shirt that featured a closeup of the singer’s smiling mouth on the front.

Bath, UK-raised, Bristol-based five-piece Bad Sounds (Ewan Merrett-keys/vocals; Callum Merrett- vocals/samples; Charlie Pitt -bass; Sam Hunt-guitar; Olivia Dimery- drums) is bad in the way that people would use the term in the 70’s- as in they’re baaaad! The buzzing band has already made waves overseas, playing most major European and UK festivals in support of last summer’s debut full-length, Get Better (Insanity Records) and has North America in their sights next.

“This is our first time here, you all seem lovely”, they said early into their thirty-minute set filled with a cacophony of sounds- disco/funk beats against found sound samples (a la Beck), and verse influenced by early hip-hop MCs like that of De La Soul.

“Thank you for coming to my birthday party...it’s a bit rude because I didn’t invite any of you!” Ewan joked before ‘Meat on my Bones’, and their song ‘Milk It’ could only start with the lyric, “Holy cow!”.

“This is out first time in America, we feel a bit out of our depth” Calum admitted, “this is a song about the sh*t town we’re from” he said, before going into their mixtape-only song, ‘Hot Head Chippenham’. With energy high, Ewan and band departed the stage with many in the crowd singing Happy Birthday as they left.

Consider the monster fed--

New Zealand sibling duo Georgia and Caleb Nott lead Broods, an indie-electropop band that has gradually built its steady and loyal audience over the six years and three albums since the band’s formal founding in 2013. Their latest, Don’t Feed the Pop Monster (Neon Gold/Atlantic Records) was released in February, and is perhaps the group’s least dark and most commercially accessible work to date.

The band started their eighty-two minute with the new album’s opening track. ‘Sucker’, set against dramatic lighting and Georgia smartly dressed in a leather jacket and red cowboy hat admitting in song she is “a sucker for everything, but I'll always go back to the simple things, my Stevie and Sting”. Following was the new ‘To Belong’ then ‘Eyes a Mess’, a 2018 single destined for the new record, but left off in the end.

The overall set’s flow rewarded the patient, with the band gradually building energy as singer Nott’s voice evolved from soft and breathy, to soaring with range, with the double shot of 2014’s ‘L.A.F’ and 2016’s ‘Free’ taking things to new heights. Broods is obviously proud of the new album, playing all of its twelve tracks, while peppering in several older favorites.

‘Hospitalized’ the third and most recent single from the album, got the crowd dancing along with its quick beats, and the band didn’t stop to catch their breath before seguing into the new ‘Old Dog’. 

‘Everything Goes (Wow)’ is about accepting and making peace with the limited morality we all have, and the set-ending anthem ‘Peach’ that brought everyone’s hands in the air, shook off any previous dark-pop reputations of the band with Nott singing “I’m high and I’m low, no control, but everything’s looking peach now” as she bounded from one end of the stage to the other.

The band was coaxed back by the loud cheers and screams for a one-song encore of 2016’s ‘Couldn’t Believe’ with Nott singing “let’s give in to this” which most in the crowd did, in dance, song, and clapping along with little abandon. 

Broods may have all been wearing t-shirts with matching teeth, but it was the entire crowd that was smiling back, following.

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Broods at Amsterdam Bar and Hall, St. Paul (08 April 2019)

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Minneapolis: April 4 to April 8, 2019

The Coathangers at Turf Club Read More The Coathangers The last time I saw The Coathangers, Atlanta’s frenzied punk architects, they were drilling sonic lasers into earholes and burying their sweet faces into the heaving bosoms of their fans at the Triple Rock Social Club … The Black Widows All-girls local trio The Black Widows (drummer Lady Tobalyas, bassist Pamela Laizure, and guitarist Corinne Caouette) closed out the show. The band’s self-titled cassette release is on Wiener Records, a subsidiary of Burger Records. …

Here are some shows taking place in the Minneapolis/St Paul area from April 4 to April 8, 2019.

Read more: Minneapolis Music Guide.

THE COATHANGERS
+ Big Bite, Black Widows
Turf Club
Mon 04/08/2019 (7:30pm/$15)
turfclub.net

Punk grrrls The Coathangers is returning to the Turf Club this Monday, April 8th, to celebrate their new album The Devil You Know (Suicide Squeeze Records).

The last time we saw the trio, we described the show as: “Concert-goers were still desperately trying to squeeze up front as The Coathangers emerged from the curtained-off backstage, each woman bearing an altered version of the band’s rad tour shirts (the design, take from their newest EP Parasite, imagines the band as sirens calling sailors to their doom). Under the glow of the blood-red stage lights, the band cranked out a 50-minute set of gleefully deranged punk that was both buoyant enough to groove to, but hard enough that you’ll probably chip a tooth in the process.”

Big Bite and Black Widows to open.

Tour Dates:

04/04 - Birmingham, AB, Saturn
04/05 - Nashville, TN, Exit/In
04/06 - St. Louis, MO, Old Rock House
04/07 - Kansas City, MO, recordBar
04/08 - Minneapolis, MN, Turf Club
04/09 - Chicago, IL, Empty Bottle
04/11 - Detroit, MI, El Club
04/12 - Cleveland, OH, Grog Shop
04/13 - Toronto, ON, The Horseshoe
04/14 - Montreal, QC, Let Ritz
04/15 - Boston, MA, Great Scott
04/17 - Asbury Park, NJ, Asbury Lanes
04/18 - New York, NY, Music Hall
04/19 - Washington, DC, DC9
04/20 - Philadelphia, PA, Underground Arts

Other shows in the area:

Marshall Crenshaw and Bottle Rockets RapCaviar feat. Metro Boomin at Varsity Theater Unlikely Candidates / Brevet at 7th Street Entry Mdou Moctar 2019 Tour Avey Tare at Amsterdam Bar Broods at Amsterdam Bar Read More Bottle Rockets In support of their new album South Broadway Athletic Club (Bloodshot Records), St. Louis based Bottle Rockets (not to be confused with Wes Anderson's film Bottle Rockets) will be stopping ... The Unlikely Candidates The non-local opener of the night was The Unlikely Candidates from Fort Worth, TX. Much like the set of Holy White Hounds, these guys were high energy. Within minutes, the crowd started moving ... Broods New Zealand brother/sister duo Broods (Caleb Nott and Georgia Nott) is in the US on a headlining tour, after a successful sold out US tour with Sam Smith. They are touring in support of their Capitol Records debut …

MARSHALL CRENSHAW / BOTTLE ROCKETS
Fine Line Music Cafe
Thu 04/04/2019 (7pm/$27)
finelinemusic.com

The Marshall Crenshaw and Bottle Rockets co-headlining show will take place at the Fine Line Music Cafe this Thursday, April 4.

Crenshaw may actually be better known as The Smithereens’ current vocalist (although it’s clear that they label this as “guest vocalist” between Crenshaw and Robin Wilson of the Gin Blossoms).

METRO BOOMIN
+ YBN Cordae, Gunna, Roddy Ricch
Varsity Theater
Fri 04/05/2019 (6pm/$50)
varsitytheater.com

The upcoming RapCaviar show wil feature Metro Boomin as headliner in an all-star rap fest at the Varsity Theater on Friday, April 5th.

Details:

RapCaviar ft. Metro Boomin, Gunna, BlueFacebleedem, Roddy Ricch & YBN Cordae at Varsity Theater on Friday, April 5th!
Doors at 6PM // Show at 7PM // All Ages
RAPCAVIAR BALLER PACKAGE
Includes:
GA ticket with early entry
RapCaviar New Era Snapback
RapCaviar Live MPLS Nike Elite Jersey
RapCaviar Sideline Towel
2x Drink Tickets
Note: Merchandise will be available for pickup night-of show ONLY. VIP Packages are non-transferable

UNLIKELY CANDIDATES / BREVET
+ Henry James Patterson
7th St Entry
Sat 04/06/2019 (7pm/$13)
first-avenue.com

Alt-pop band The Unlikely Candidates is currently co-headlining with The Brevet for a special 2019 tour.

Tour dates:

April 4 - Ames, IA - Maintenance Shop
April 5 - Sioux Falls, SD - Bigs Bar
April 6 - Minneapolis, MN - 7th Street
April 7 - Chicago, IL - Schubas
April 9 - Boston, MA - Middle East Upstairs
April 11 - Brooklyn, NY - Rough Trade
April 12 - Washington D.C. - Pearl Street
April 13 - Philadelphia, PA - MilkBoy
April 15 - Columbus, OH - Rumba Café
April 17 - Nashville, TN - The Basement
April 18 - Knoxville, TN - Open Chord
April 19 - Atlanta, GA - Purgatory
April 20 - Charlotte, NC - Neighborhood Theatre

MDOU MOCTAR
+ Invisible Boy, Douala Soul Collective
Cedar Cultural Center
Sat 04/06/2019 (7pm/$15)
thecedar.org

Turag guitarist and songwriter Mdou Moctar is touring in support of his new album Ilana (The Creator), available now via Sahel Sounds. Mdou Moctar will be joining Tame Impala for shows in May, just to give you an idea the type of music he produces.

Tour dates:

04/1 - Newport, KY @ Southgate House Revival
04/2 - Columbus, OH @ Ace of Cups
04/3 - Bloomington, IN @ The Bishop
04/4 - Chicago, IL @ The Empty Bottle
04/5 - Milwaukee, WI @ Milwaukee Psych Festival
04/6 - Minneapolis, MN @ Cedar Cultural Center
04/7 - Omaha, NE @ Pageturners Lounge
04/8 - Denver, CO @ Globe Hall
04/9 - Salt Lake City, UT @ Urban Lounge
04/10 - Garden City, ID @ Visual Arts Collective
04/12 - Olympia, WA @ Octapas
04/13 - Portland, OR @ Star Theater
04/14 - Seattle, WA @ Chop Suey
04/16 - Felton, CA @ Flynn's Cabaret
04/17 - Chico, CA @ Argus Bar & Patio
04/18 - Oakland, CA @ Red Bay Coffee
04/19 - Visalia, CA @ The Cellar Door
04/20 - Los Angeles, CA @ Zebulon
04/21 - San Diego, CA @ The Casbah
04/22 - Tucson, AZ @ 191 Toole
04/23 - Albuquerque, NM @ Sister
04/25 - Austin, TX @ Hotel Vegas
04/26 - Lafayette, LA @ Festival Int’l de Louisiane
04/27 - Lafayette, LA @ Festival Int’l de Louisiane
04/28 - New Orleans, LA @ New Orleans Jazz
04/29 - New Orleans, LA @ Santos
04/30 - Birmingham, AL @ Saturn

AVEY TARE
+ Lipticism
Amsterdam Bar and Hall
Sun 04/07/2019 (7pm/$16)
amsterdambarandhall.com

Avey Tare (a.k.a David Portner), one third of influencial experimental band Animal Collective is headlining the Amsterdam Bar & Hall on Sunday, April 7th. Avey Tare’s latest album Cows On Hourglass Pond is out now.

Tour dates:

04-01 - Brooklyn, NY - Market Hotel
04-02 - Burlington, VT - ArtsRiot
04-04 - Toronto, ON - Horseshoe Tavern
04-05 - Detroit, MI - Deluxx Fluxx
04-06 - Chicago, IL - Co Prosperity Sphere
04-07 - St. Paul, MN - Amsterdam Bar & Grill
04-11 - Seattle, WA - Neumos
04-12 - Portland, OR - Holocene
04-13 - Arcata, CA - The Miniplex
04-15 - San Francisco, CA - The Chapel
04-16 - Los Angeles, CA - The Echo
04-17 - Tucson, AZ - 191 Toole
04-19 - Dallas, TX - Club Dada
04-20 - Austin, TX - Antone’s Nightclub
04-22 - New Orleans, LA – Gasa Gasa
04-23 - The Wilbury - Tallahassee, Fl
04-24 - Will's Pub - Orlando, Fl
04-25 - The Crowbar - Tampa, Fl

BROODS
+ Bad Sounds
Amsterdam Bar and Hall
Mon 04/08/2019 (7pm/$15.96/Sold Out)
amsterdambarandhall.com

The upcoming Go Show at the Amsterdam Bar and Hall on Monday, April 8, featuring Broods, has sold out.

We caught the New Zealand brother-sister band (Georgia Nott and Caleb Nott) at the First Avenue in August 2016 and wrote, “What Broods delivered is pretty much their entire Conscious presented live, with only a few old favorites from Evergreen thrown in near the end. From past experiences, usually this means that the band has really grown away from when they started and just really eager and happy to show us their new and current music.”

Show up early to check out UK-based band Bad Sounds.

Tour dates:

4/01 - Seattle, WA @ Neptune Theatre
4/02 - Vancouver, BC @ Vogue Theatre
4/03 - Portland, OR @ Wonder Ballroom
4/05 - Salt Lake City, UT @ In The Venue
4/06 - Denver, CO @ Summit
4/07 - Kansas City, MO @ The Truman
4/08 - St Paul, MN @ Amsterdam Hall
4/10 - Chicago, IL @ Metro
4/12 - Toronto, ON @ The Phoenix
4/13 - Montreal, QC @ Fairmount
4/14 - Boston, MA @ Paradise
4/16 - Philadelphia, PA @ Union Transfer
4/18 - New York, NY @ Irving Plaza
4/19 - Asbury Park, NJ @ Asbury Lanes
4/20 - Washington, DC @ Fillmore Silver Spring

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Minneapolis: November 26 to November 30, 2016

Here are some shows taking place in the Minneapolis/St Paul area from November 26 to November 30, 2016.

Other shows in the area:

11/28: The Oak Ridge Boys at The State Theatre
11/29: Atmosphere at First Avenue (Sold Out)
11/30: K102 St. Jude Fan Jam, featuring Dierks Bentley, at Myth

NOTE: MØ’s show at Mill City Nights on November 26th has been cancelled.

Read more Minneapolis Music Guide.

Read More Two Door Cinema Club There was a lot of young people out that bitterly cold Thursday night, and based on how packed the small venue was for a band from Ireland called Two Door Cinema Club … Broods New Zealand brother/sister duo Broods (Caleb Nott and Georgia Nott) is in the US on a headlining tour, after a successful sold out US tour with Sam Smith. They are touring in support …

TWO DOOR CINEMA CLUB
at Skyway Theatre
Saturday, 11/26/16, 7:30pm ($32.50)
skywaytheatre.com

Northern Ireland’s Two Door Cinema Club (not to be confused with Three Doors Down) is back in Minneapolis this Saturday. We caught the band when they played the 7th Street Entry in 2010 and noted that based on the incredibly packed venue: “There was a lot of young people out that bitterly cold Thursday night, and based on how packed the small venue was for a band from Ireland called Two Door Cinema Club, I can tell you that this band is going to be huge. Especially because the band hasn't even released an album yet.”

New Zealand’s Broods will open. We caught them earlier in August 2016 and wrote, “Learning from their humble U.S. debut club tour in 2015, the band’s current shows are a 1000% improvement. With a larger stage to work in, the band had custom lights (with specific sequences for specific songs), smoke machine, and stations for new touring members Camilla, on keys, and their cousin Johnnie on drums.”

This is a really awesome bill (both bands are normally headliners) and cannot be missed.

Tour dates:

11/25/16 Chicago, IL Aragon Ballroom
11/26/16 Minneapolis, MN Skyway Theatre
11/28/16 Denver, CO Fillmore Auditorium
11/30/16 Los Angeles, CA Shrine Auditorium
12/01/16 Oakland, CA Fox Theater
12/03/16 Valley Center, CA Harrah's Resort
02/09/17 London Alexandra Palace
02/10/17 London Alexandra Palace
03/26/17 Lollapalooza Brazil

Read More Real Numbers Locals Real Numbers to close out the show, while France Camp and The Cult of Lip to open. Upcoming Heaters shows: 09/01 – Chicago, IL – Gingerman 09/02 – Milwaukee, WI – Quarters …

REAL NUMBERS
at 7th Street Entry
Sunday, 11/27/16, 7:30pm ($6)
first-avenue.com

Slumberland Records’ signee Real Numbers is having their Worldess Wonder record release party this Saturday, November 27th. All proceeds will be donated to Free2Be to help LGBTQ youth.

Details:

Release show for our album on Slumberland Records with our dear friends Teenage Moods, Universel & DJ Shawn Reed! What more could you need??

Door $$ will be donated to Free2Be to help LGBTQ youth in the south // Free2Be works to end violence while advocating for the Human & Civil Rights of Sexual & Gender Minorities.

Real Numbers: The Minneapolis trio is tethered to making (distant) pop songs, in a mold that confines them to be terse and bright, sounding like the Desperate Bicycles or even Swell Maps...

Teenage Moods: Teenage Moods shred perfect pop gem songs with such honesty and ease that you can't help but grin until it hurts. Their smart yet ramshackle rhythm section propel skeletal guitar melodies that you think are off-the-cuff until you realize they're classic...

Universel: x-Sleaze / Condominium / Hot Rash / Pisswalker

DJ Shawn Reed: From Night-People Records/ Wet Hair

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Broods at First Avenue, Minneapolis (09 August 2016)

Broods Setlist Intro Conscious Hold the Line Everytime Never Gonna Change Bedroom Door Freak of Nature Acoustic All of Your Glory Taking You There Recovery Are You Home? Heartlines Pretty Thing L.A.F. We Had Everything Full Blown Love Mother & Father Free -- Encore -- Four Walls Bridges Couldn't Believe Jarryd James Setlist Can't Help It Claim My Love How Do We Make It Burning Out Sure Love 1000x (feat. Broods) Give Me Something High Do You Remember Podcast Broods Vu and Lee briefly talked about the Broods show at First Avenue on Tuesday night ... Read More Broods New Zealand brother/sister duo Broods (Caleb Nott and Georgia Nott) is in the US on a headlining tour, after a successful sold out US tour with Sam Smith. They are touring in support of their Capitol Records debut …

New Zealand brother-sister sensation Broods (Georgia Nott and Caleb Nott) recently played an early all-ages show Go 96.3-sponsored show at First Avenue’s mainroom. The group is touring in support of their sophomore album Conscious (Capitol Records).

Jarryd James’ Setlist

Opening up the show was Australian singer/songwriter Jarryd James, playing some selected tracks from his debut album Thirty One (which landed #2 on the ARIA Albums Chart). His music was previously released locally, but his U.S. debut EP High came out earlier this year. The record was produced by Joel Little, who previously worked with Broods, and maneuvered the duo to appear on James’ standout track ‘1000x’. For that song, the Nott siblings came out to play.

James ended his set with his debut sing ‘Do You Remember’, which had some audiences singing along to his signature song.

Broods is back with their danciest/happiest (but lyrically filled with darkness and sadness) second album Conscious (Capitol Records). We previously reviewed the record, noting that “if you like to dance and if you like to sing along, you will love this album. The beats and the lyrics are easy to remember, and there are sure to be huge crowds of people singing and dancing along to these songs in cars and on dance floors everywhere.”

What Broods delivered is pretty much their entire Conscious presented live, with only a few old favorites from Evergreen thrown in near the end. From past experiences, usually this means that the band has really grown away from when they started and just really eager and happy to show us their new and current music.

Learning from their humble U.S. debut club tour in 2015, the band’s current shows are a 1000% improvement. With a larger stage to work in, the band had custom lights (with specific sequences for specific songs), smoke machine, and stations for new touring members Camilla, on keys, and their cousin Johnnie on drums. Although it would have been nice to get Tove Lov to help sing on ‘Freak of Nature’, Camilla filled in nicely.

To keep with the dark and light theme that they have with Conscious, singer Georgia and keys Caleb first appeared on stage in black outfits. After their two-song acoustic set (‘All of Your Glory’, followed by ‘Taking You There’), the stage’s lights went out and the two quick re-appeared in brand new white outfits. We’ve seen costume changes before, that usually requires a brief intermission - not this rather lightning quick costume change. We believe that the two had those costumes already under their clothes the whole time.

Broods ended their 75-min set with their lead single ‘Free’ from Conscious. The song got huge applauses from the audience, indicating that this may be Broods’ hit song, even though their three-song encore ‘Four Walls’, ‘Bridges’ and ‘Couldn't Believe’ also got just as massive cheers.

Conscious is out now on Capitol. Check back after August 28th, as we are also hoping to provide additional coverage at Emo’s in Austin, Texas. Stay tuned.

Broods continue their US tour until early September.

8/15 - Portland, OR @ Roseland Theater
8/16 - Vancouver, BC @ Vogue Theatre
8/17 - Seattle, WA @ The Neptune Theatre
8/19 - Oakland, CA @ The Fox Theater
8/20 - Santa Ana, CA @ The Observatory
8/23 - Los Angeles, CA @ The Novo
8/25 - Phoenix, AZ @ Crescent Ballroom
8/27 - Dallas, TX @ Granada Theater
8/28 - Austin, TX @ Emo's
8/29 - Houston, TX @ White Oak Music Hall
8/30 - New Orleans, LA @ Republic
9/1 - Orlando, FL @ The Beacham
9/2 - St. Petersburg, FL @ State Theatre
9/3 - Atlanta, GA @ Center Stage

Setlist

Georgia

Acoustic Set

Broods

Broods at First Avenue, Minneapolis (09 August 2016)

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W♥M259: Broods

W♥M259: Broods (10 mins) Read More Broods New Zealand brother/sister duo Broods (Caleb Nott and Georgia Nott) is in the US on a headlining tour, after a successful sold out US tour with Sam Smith. They are touring in support of their Capitol Records debut …

Vu and Lee briefly talked about the Broods show at First Avenue on Tuesday night in Minneapolis (09 August 2016). Check back a little later for the full review ... we have photos, setlists (for both bands), and much more.

Just briefly:

Jarryd James opened up the show. The Australian singer/songwriter recently had a U.S. album debut with High, produced by Joel Little (Lorde, Broods), Mikky Ekko (Rihanna, David Guetta), Tobias Jesso Jnr (Adele, Sia), Pip Norman (Troye Sivan), and Andrew “Pop” Wansel (Alessia Cara, Tory Lanez.)

Broods was last seen in Minneapolis in 2015 at the Fine Line Music Café.

Georgia and Caleb was joined on stage by Camilla and Johnnie.

Entire set was mostly new songs from their latest Conscious album.

Remaining tour dates:

8/10 - Omaha, NE @ Waiting Room
8/12 - Denver, CO @ Ogden Theatre
8/15 - Portland, OR @ Roseland Theater
8/16 - Vancouver, BC @ Vogue Theatre
8/17 - Seattle, WA @ The Neptune Theatre
8/19-Oakland, CA @ The Fox Theater
8/20 - Santa Ana, CA @ The Observatory
8/23 - Los Angeles, CA @ The Novo
8/25 - Phoenix, AZ @ Crescent Ballroom
8/27 - Dallas, TX @ Granada Theater
8/28 - Austin, TX @ Emo's
8/29 - Houston, TX @ White Oak Music Hall
8/30 - New Orleans, LA @ Republic
9/1 - Orlando, FL @ The Beacham
9/2 - St. Petersburg, FL @ State Theatre
9/3 - Atlanta, GA @ Center Stage

Song of the show is Broods’ ‘Free’.

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Broods at First Avenue, Minneapolis (09 August 2016)

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Minneapolis: August 7 to August 10, 2016

Here are some shows taking place in the Minneapolis/St Paul area from August 7 to August 10, 2016.

Read more Minneapolis Music Guide.

Read More Grace Potter Vermont's Grace Potter is currently on tour in support of her debut solo album Midnight (Hollywood Records). Although billed as strictly a "Grace Potter" show ...

GRACE POTTER
at Minnesota Zoo
Sunday, 08/07/16, 7pm ($47)
Monday, 08/08/16, 7pm ($47)
suemclean.com

The last time we saw Grace Potter, she played at the State Theatre in October 2015 and we said that the seated show was just the wrong venue for her. Her fans are interested in dancing, and these seats just felt awkward.

I guess Potter is just exploring her options and she’s back, this time at another seated outdoor amphitheater at the Minnesota Zoo. If you miss her on Sunday, she will appear again on Monday night.

In typical zoo shows, they end before 10:30pm, so it’s not to disturb the animals at the zoo.

Brynn Elliott will open. She was previously was in town in April 2016 with Parachute.

Tour Dates

Aug 4 - Johnstown, PA - Flood City Music Festival
Aug 5 - Milwaukee, WI - Pabst Theater
Aug 6 - St. Charles, IA - Hinterland Music Festival
Aug 7 - Minneapolis, MN - Minnesota Zoo
Aug 8 - Minneapolis, MN - Minnesota Zoo
Aug 13 - Saratoga, CA - Mountain Winery
Aug 15 - San Diego, CA - Humphreys Concerts
Aug 18 - Salt Lake City, UT - Red Butte Garden
Aug 19 - Morrison, CO - Red Rocks Amphitheatre
Sep 17 - Burlington, VT - Grand Point North
Sep 18 - Burlington, VT - Grand Point North
Oct 1 - Columbia, MO - Roots N Blues N BBQ

Read More Broods New Zealand brother/sister duo Broods (Caleb Nott and Georgia Nott) is in the US on a headlining tour, after a successful sold out US tour with Sam Smith. They are touring in support of their Capitol Records debut …

BROODS
at First Avenue
Tuesday, 08/09/16, 6pm ($22.50)
first-avenue.com

We caught the New Zealand duo Broods in 2015 and was impress with the band. We knew they were popular (having sold out their first US tour) and said that they will return to a much larger venue.

With their new album Conscious out (check out our review), the brother/sister act will be headlining the much larger venue First Avenue next Tuesday, August 9th.

Jarryd James to open.

Tour Dates

8/4 - Montreal, QC @ L'Astral
8/6 - Toronto, ON @ TIME Festival
8/7 - Columbus, OH @ A&R Music Bar
8/8 - Chicago, IL @ Metro
8/9 - Minneapolis, MN @ First Avenue
8/10 - Omaha, NE @ Waiting Room
8/12 - Denver, CO @ Ogden Theatre
8/15 - Portland, OR @ Roseland Theater
8/16 - Vancouver, BC @ Vogue Theatre
8/17 - Seattle, WA @ The Neptune Theatre
8/19-Oakland, CA @ The Fox Theater
8/20 - Santa Ana, CA @ The Observatory
8/23 - Los Angeles, CA @ The Novo
8/25 - Phoenix, AZ @ Crescent Ballroom
8/27 - Dallas, TX @ Granada Theater
8/28 - Austin, TX @ Emo's
8/29 - Houston, TX @ White Oak Music Hall
8/30 - New Orleans, LA @ Republic
9/1 - Orlando, FL @ The Beacham
9/2 - St. Petersburg, FL @ State Theatre
9/3 - Atlanta, GA @ Center Stage

Read More Prinze George I heard Upswing one morning at Starbucks. I asked the barista the name of the song and artist. She told me Prinze George. I had never heard …

PRINZE GEORGE
at 7th Street Entry
Wednesday, 08/10/16, 7:30pm ($10)
first-avenue.com

Maryland’s Prinze George is a trio consisting of instrumentalist Kenny Grimm, singer Naomi Almquist and drummer Isabelle De Leon. The band is touring in support of their debut Illiterate Synth Pop album... and stopping by Minneapolis next Wednesday. Minneapolis is somewhat special to the group, as they’ve started to record the record with Evan Bakke (Prince, Fraea, Soul Asylum) at Sounds Expensive Studio in Minneapolis, during last year’s harsh winter. Of course, it was left unfinished and the band would return a few times, inbetween touring with Albert Hammond Jr., Little Boots, Walk the Moon, etc., to finally finish recording in early 2016.

Lady Midnight is listed as opener.

Tour Dates

8/4 - Boston, MA - Cafe 939
8/5 - Buffalo, NY - Leopard Lounge
8/6 - Toronto, ONT - Rivoli
8/8 - Cleveland Heights, OH - Grog Shop
8/9 - Chicago, IL - Empty Bottle
8/10 - Minneapolis, MN - 7th St. Entry
8/12 - Eau Claire, WI - Eaux Claires
8/15 - Columbus, OH - The Basement
8/16 - Pittsburgh, PA - Club Cafe
8/17 - Philadelphia, PA - Johnny Brenda’s
8/19 - Brooklyn, NY - Baby's All Right
8/20 - Washington, DC - Rock&Roll Hotel
10/2 - Austin, TX - ACL Festival

Read More Caustic Casanova Imminent Eminence Caustic Casanova This album is absolutely essential for any rock lover!! By far, the best as of yet undiscovered band that exists. These artists are very technically gifted …

CAUSTIC CASANOVA
at Reverie Cafe + Bar
Wednesday, 08/10/16, 8pm ($5)
reveriempls.com

Washington, DC’s Caustic Casanova will be playing the Reverie Café in Minneapolis next Wednesday.

The rock trio’s latest release Breaks was originally released in 2015, but it was recently re-released on popular vinyl last month (July 21, 2016) via Retro Futurist.

Psybeams, Burn Fetish, and The Ingroans to open.

Tour Dates

08/4 - Newport, KY at Southgate House Revival
08/5 - Dayton, OH at Blind Bob's
08/6 - Pittsburgh, PA at The Smiling Moose
08/7 - Vienna, WV at Radioactive Bar and Grill
08/8 - Louisville, KY at Highlands Taproom
08/9 - Milwaukee, WI at Cactus Club
08/10 - Minneapolis, MN at The Reverie
08/12 - Spokane, WA at Checkerboard
08/13 - Seattle, WA at Blue Moon Tavern
08/14 - Vancouver, BC at TBA
08/16 - Olympia, WA at Le Voyeur Cafe
08/17 - Portland, OR at Twilight
08/19 - San Diego, CA at The Merrow
08/20 - Glendale, CA at Complex
08/21 - Los Osos, CA at Sweet Springs Saloon
08/22 - Anaheim, CA at The Doll Hut
08/23 - Pacifica, CA at Winter's Tavern
08/24 - Hayward, CA at The Bistro
08/25 - San Francisco, CA at Hemlock Tavern
08/26 - Sacramento, CA at Starlite Lounge
08/27 - Reno, NV at Shea's Tavern
08/31 - Tempe, AZ at Yucca Tap Room
09/1 - Tucson, AZ at The Loudhouse
09/2 - Bisbee, AZ at The Quarry
09/4 - Provo, UT at TBA
09/6 - Grand Junction, CO at TBA
09/7 - Colorado Springs, CO at The Triple Nickel
09/8 - Denver, CO at The Lion's Lair
09/9 - Wichita, KS at Elbow Room
09/10 - Denton, TX at TBA
09/11 - Austin, TX at The Sidewinder
09/12 - Houston, TX at The Clinic
09/14 - Tallahassee, FL at TBA
09/15 - Orlando, FL at Will's Pub
09/16 - Ft. Lauderdale, FL at Kreepy Tiki
09/17 - Tampa, FL at New World Brewery
09/18 - Gainesville, FL at The Nest
09/19 - Charleston, SC at TBA
09/20 - Chapel Hill, NC at The Cave
09/21 - Asheville, NC at The Odditorium
09/22 - Greensboro, NC at New York Pizza
09/27 - Baltimore, MD at TBA
09/28 - Brooklyn, NY at Sunnyvale
09/29 - Philadelphia, PA at The Fire
09/30 - Boston, MA at O'Brien's
10/1 - Providence, RI at Dusk
10/2 - Burlington, VT at Finnigan's Pub
10/5 - Rochester, NY at The Bug Jar

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Broods – Conscious (Review)

Broods: Conscious (2016) Capitol Records North American Tour Dates 07/23 - Kansas City, MO @ Cultivate Festival 08/01 - Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club 08/02 - New York, NY @ Webster Hall 08/03 - Boston, MA @ Royale 08/04 - Montreal, QC @ L'Astral 08/06 - Toronto, ON @ TIME Festival 08/07 - Columbus, OH @ A&R Music Bar 08/08 - Chicago, IL @ Metro 08/09 - Minneapolis, MN @ First Avenue 08/10 - Omaha, NE @ Waiting Room 08/12 - Denver, CO @ Ogden Theatre 08/15 - Portland, OR @ Roseland Theater 08/16 - Vancouver, BC @ Vogue Theatre 08/17 - Seattle, WA @ The Neptune Theatre 08/19 - Oakland, CA @ The Fox Theater 08/20 - Santa Ana, CA @ The Observatory 08/23 - Los Angeles, CA @ The Novo 08/25 - Phoenix, AZ @ Crescent Ballroom 08/27 - Dallas, TX @ Granada Theater 08/28 - Austin, TX @ Emo's 08/29 - Houston, TX @ White Oak Music Hall 08/30 - New Orleans, LA @ Republic 09/01 - Orlando, FL @ The Beacham 09/02 - St. Petersburg, FL @ State Theatre 09/03 - Atlanta, GA @ Center Stage Read More Broods New Zealand brother/sister duo Broods (Caleb Nott and Georgia Nott) is in the US on a headlining tour, after a successful sold out US tour with Sam Smith. They are touring in support of their Capitol Records debut …

Brother and sister duo Georgia & Caleb Nott, otherwise known as Broods, released their sophomore album Conscious on June 24, 2016. This new material was already in the works when the Nott siblings released their 2014 debut album Evergreen. The album’s charismatic first single, Heartlines, was co-written with fellow New Zealander Lorde.

If you like to dance and if you like to sing along, you will love this album. The beats and the lyrics are easy to remember, and there are sure to be huge crowds of people singing and dancing along to these songs in cars and on dance floors everywhere.

Broods continues their tradition of dazzling electronic dance pop with an album of songs that are sure to become dance anthems and some catchy ballads thrown in as well. Love is a strong underlying theme on this record; a subject that gets revisited with each new track.

The song Free gets the album off to an excellent start. The cadence and the refrain of ‘hallelujah, I’m free’ call to mind traditional African American spirituals which are normally sung a capella. The fusion of these lyrics and cadences with an electronic beat makes for a beautiful sounding result. There is an even more primal background element of chanting that sounds almost Native American. All of these elements are brought together and ring out over layers of synth. It’s not difficult to see people all over the planet dancing to this song. The chorus demands that you either sing along or get to the dance floor.

Are You Home is a song about being cheated on, second chances and the possibility of reconciliation. There is a synth sound in this song that reminds me of 1986s I Can’t Wait by Nu Shooz. The lyrics “Are you home tonight? / Are you alone tonight? / I’ve been drinkin’ and I’m thinkin,’ that I don’t want to fight” really stick in your head.

Another favorite is Broods’ collaboration with Lorde; Heartlines. It’s a mellow yet danceable love song, and its beauty is made especially apparent by its playful and anthemic chorus of “I don’t wanna always play nice / But I wanna feel your heartlines / I wanna feel your heart.”

Hold The Line features vocal tracks in varying pitches. A (thankfully brief) chipmunk vocal sample proves to be a bit grating. This song is more mellow and less danceable than some of the others, but it has an extremely catchy refrain: “You hold it, don’t break it / You give it, you take it.”

On Freak Of Nature, Georgia is joined on vocals by Swedish singer & songwriter Tove Lo. The vocals go from breathy to downright operatic. With its initial acoustic piano accompaniment, this song gradually builds with the addition of synth tracks. Freak of Nature is a stunningly beautiful Lady Gaga-esque ballad about loving yourself as you are. The line “Dancing scars from long nights / I’ve been bruised by your light” will give you chills.

Broods is about to embark on a North American headline tour which will begin August 1^st.

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