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Christmas 2023: Last Christmas

Read More Wham! Wham!'s "Last Christmas" song is possibly one of the best Christmas pop song. Released in 1984, it dominated the charts and is still very popular even today (especially in Japan and ...

Last Christmas
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Longtime readers of W♥M knows that we have a soft spot for Wham!’s “Last Christmas”. The song has been a staple in our holiday playlist since 1984, but semi-recently the song has been making a comeback.

During the start of the pandemic, in November 2019, the romantic comedy Last Christmas, starring Game of Thrones’ Emilia Clarke. The story is about a Christmas shop clerk who falls in love with a mysterious man (Henry Golding).

Obviously, based on the movie’s title, the story was inspired by George Michael and Wham!’s song of the same name.

The official soundtrack includes 14 Wham! and solo George Michael songs, as well as a previously unreleased song, “This Is How (We Want You to Get High)”… so for George Michael completist, this soundtrack is a must for their collection.

The soundtrack album debuted at number one on the UK Official Soundtrack Albums Chart and at number 11 on the UK Albums Chart in 2019.

P.S. Enjoy a new 4k master of the original “Last Christmas” video on YouTube!

Read More Alanis Morissette The Tony and GRAMMY Award-winning new musical is about a perfectly imperfect American family, based on Alanis Morissette’s memorable ...

Alanis Morissette
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The 90s angst You Outta Know singer Alanis Morissette recently covered “Last Christmas” live on the broadcast of “Christmas at Graceland” on NBC. You can watch it on YouTube if you missed it. She’s playing in front of Elvis Presley’s airplane.

Morissette’s latest single “Last Christmas” came out November 3, 2023, on Epiphany / Thirty Tigers.

Tour dates:

Jun 9 2024 Phoenix, AZ, US Talking Stick
Jun 12 2024 Austin, TX, US Moody Center ATX
Jun 14 2024 Dallas, TX, US Dos Equis Pavilion
Jun 16 2024 The Woodlands, TX, US Cynthia Woods
Jun 19 2024 Tampa, FL, US MIDFLORIDA
Jun 20 2024 West Palm Beach, FL, US iTHINK Financial
Jun 22 2024 Alpharetta, GA, US Ameris Bank
Jun 23 2024 Nashville, TN, US Bridgestone Arena
Jun 26 2024 Charlotte, NC, US PNC Music Pavilion
Jun 27 2024 Raleigh, NC, US Coastal Credit Union
Jun 29 2024 Columbia, MD, US Merriweather Post Pavilion
Jul 2 2024 Camden, NJ, US Freedom Mortgage Pavilion
Jul 3 2024 Holmdel, NJ, US PNC Bank Arts Center
Jul 5 2024 Bethel, NY, US Bethel Woods
Jul 6 2024 Hartford, CT, US Xfinity Theatre
Jul 9 2024 Mansfield, MA, US Xfinity Center
Jul 10 2024 Wantagh, NY, US Northwell Health
Jul 13 2024 Toronto, ON, Canada Budweiser Stage
Jul 14 2024 Toronto, ON, Canada Budweiser Stage
Jul 16 2024 Clarkston, MI, US Pine Knob Music
Jul 17 2024 Cuyahoga Falls, OH, US Blossom Music Center
Jul 23 2024 Maryland Heights, MO, US Hollywood Casino
Jul 24 2024 Cincinnati, OH, US Riverbend Music Center
Jul 27 2024 Noblesville, IN, US Ruoff Music Center
Jul 28 2024 Milwaukee, WI, US American Family
Jul 31 2024 Denver, CO, US Ball Arena
Aug 1 2024 West Valley City, UT, US USANA Amphitheatre
Aug 3 2024 Auburn, WA, US White River Amphitheatre
Aug 4 2024 Portland, OR, US Moda Center
Aug 7 2024 Mountain View, CA, US Shoreline Amphitheatre
Aug 8 2024 Palm Desert, CA, US Acrisure Arena
Aug 10 2024 Inglewood, CA, US Kia Forum

Read More Coco & Clair Clair Coco & Clair Clair knew from the moment they met that they were meant to make music together. Similarly, listeners are immediately drawn to the Atlanta-bred duo through their clever …

Coco & Clair Clair
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“Last Christmas” is the new holiday single from duo Coco & Clair Clair. The song is reimagined as a trap bass song with an 80s snare. I think my favorite part of the song is the whispering of “Happy Christmas” that starts every line of the start of the song.

It’s short and to the point, but it’s pretty good, I had to rewind to listen again.

We wrote about the duo in March 2023 and said that the “Atlanta-bred duo Coco & Clair Clair is on tour in support of their debut album SEXY. The album’s title actually doesn’t describe their music, as they explained, “It's impactful, but it's a really silly word… And then, none of the songs are actually that sexy.” The duo is fairly new, having met through mutual friends on Twitter in 2014. “We really rely on the other person,” Clair Clair says. “We'll both go write our verses, and then we share them with each other and let the other person edit them. Everything is very much both of our brains combined, which we couldn't do with someone who wasn’t a very good friend because it's such a vulnerable process.” ”

Their debut album got a special Deluxe Edition, which re-released on November 10th, 2023.

ASTN
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Breakout TikTok singer ASTN released his “Last Christmas” in November 2023. Obviously, listening to his song, it’s done in an R&B style… complete with auto-tune and gospel backing response vocals.

“Last Christmas” follows this year’s acclaimed Where Do We Go From Here? EP, which pop music critics loved. VIBE describing the EP as “a solid introduction into ASTN as he breaks ground in the R&B world,” and V Magazine writing “catchy hooks and captivatingly personal lyrics.”

ASTN will be playing the Warfield, in San Francisco, on December 16, 2023… I’m sure he’ll be singing “Last Christmas”. If he doesn’t play it, it’s a missed opportunity!

Disconnected Souls
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Cinematic metal band Disconnected Souls recently offered their 2023 rendition of “Last Christmas”. Their version is a little synthy, with some industrial elements thrown in at the end.

Band leader Fletch explains his choice in cover: “If you've followed DS for any length of time, you'll probably know that we love doing reinterpretations of Christmas classics, and therefore it was kinda inevitable that at some point we would find ourselves faced with 'Last Christmas'. To be brutally honest, none of us are big fans of the original! However, we wanted to see what we could do with it and were particularly keen to make one of our friends happy (who had been repeatedly suggesting it). We ended up staying surprisingly accurate to the original music, but focussed on vocal FX / reducing the tempo and adding some more melancholy instrumentation. As always we hope you enjoy and happy holidays!”

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Minneapolis: April 1 to April 3

Read more Minneapolis Music Guide and SXSW.

04/01 King Tuff with Tchotchke at Turf Club Read More King Tuff King Tuff (aka Kyle Thomas) will be back in town at the Turf Club on Saturday, May 26th. We previously caught him in April 2015 and said, “While I felt King Tuff's music was different from Father John Misty, they …

04/01/2023 Saturday

King Tuff
with Tchotchke
at Turf Club
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Kyle Thomas, or known by his stagename, King Tuff, is touring in support of his sixth studio album Smalltown Stardust (Sub Pop).

Thomas described Smalltown Stardust as “an album about love and nature and youth.” But not all the songs were written by him, as with “How I Love”, the song was written by Sasami: “Sasami wrote this song for me way back in 2018, but it didn’t really come together until we started demoing in 2020. This is the type of song I’ve wanted to do for years, but maybe never had the confidence to achieve. I’ve always hid behind loud guitars, but here I’m exposed, and I love how open and empty it is, yet so comfortable too. I wanted to show another side of myself through this record, and I think this song is the perfect example of that.”

Tchotchke to open.

Tour Dates

March 1 San Diego, CA @ Casbah
March 3 Los Angeles, CA @ Lodge Room
March 4 San Francisco, CA @ The Chapel
March 6 Portland, OR @ Mississippi Studios
March 7 Vancouver, BC @ The Wise
March 8 Seattle, WA @ Neumos
March 10 Salt Lake City, UT @ Urban Lounge
March 11 Denver, CO @ Globe Hall
March 15 Houston, TX @ White Oak Music Hall
March 17 Nashville, TN @ The Basement East
March 18 Atlanta, GA @ The Earl
March 19 Durham, NC @ The Pinhook
March 21 Washington, DC @ DC9
March 22 Philadelphia, PA @ Johnny Brenda's
March 23 Boston, MA @ The Sinclair
March 24 Brooklyn, NY @ Elsewhere Hall
March 25 Brattleboro, VT @ The Stone Church
March 28 Montreal, QC @ Bar Le Ritz PDB
March 29 Toronto, ON @ Horseshoe Tavern
March 31 Chicago, IL @ The Empty Bottle
April 1 Minneapolis, MN @ The Turf Club
April 3 Kansas City, MO @ The Record Bar
April 5 Santa Fe, NM @ Meow Wolf
April 6 Phoenix, AZ @ The Rebel Lounge
April 7 Pioneertown, CA @ Pappy and Harriet's

04/01 Enumclaw with Nitefire and Interlay at 7th St Entry Read More Enumclaw I recommend showing up a little early to check out the opening bands Frankie Rose and Enumclaw. We saw Frankie Rose in Oct 2013 and said, “Brooklyn-based Frankie Rose opened the evening with a brief but ...

04/01/2023 Saturday

Enumclaw
with Nitefire and Interlay
at 7th St Entry
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Tacoma rock band Enumclaw will be headlining the 7th Street Entry on April 1st, in support of their debut album Save the Baby (Luminelle Recordings). Like many of these bands touring around this time, they are planning their tour around SXSW.

We previously recommended showing up early to catch Enumclaw in Nov 2021.

Nitefire and Interlay to open.

Tour dates:

03/09 - San Fransisco, CA @ Bottom of the Hill
03/10 - Los Angeles, CA @ Zebulon
03/11- Phoenix, AZ @ Valley Bar
03/12 - Tucson, AZ @ Club Congress
03/14-17 - Austin, TX @ SXSW
03/20 - Nashville, TN - The Blue Room
03/21 - Atlanta, GA @ The Earl
03/23 - Washington, DC @ DC9
03/24 - Philadelphia, PA @ PhilaMOCA
03/25 - Brooklyn, NY @ Elsewhere - Zone One
03/26 - Somerville, MA @ The Rockwell
03/28 - Toronto, ON @ Horseshoe Tavern
03/29 - Detroit, MI @ The Magic Bag
03/30 - Milwaukee, WI @ Cactus Club
03/31 - Chicago, IL @ Schubas
04/01 - Minneapolis, MN @ 7th Street Entry
04/02 - Davenport, IA @ Racoon Hotel
04/04 - Denver, CO @ Lost Lake
04/05 - Salt Lake City, UT @ Kilby Court
04/07 - Portland, OR @ Mississippi Studios
04/08 - Seattle, WA @ Neumos
05/12 - Manchester, UK @ YES
05/13 - Leeds, UK @ In Colour Festival
05/14 - Glasgow, UK @ Broadcast
05/15 - Birmingham, UK @ Hare & Hounds
05/17 - Paris, France @ Supersonic
05/18 - Brussels, Belgium @ Botanique Witloof Bar
05/19 - Amsterdam, Netherlands @ London Calling
05/20 - Haldern, Germany @ Haldern Pop Bar
05/21 - Berlin, Germany @ Badehaus
05/23 - London, UK @ Moth Club
05/24 - Bristol, UK @ Crofters Rights
05/24 - Southampton, UK @ Heartbreakers
05/26 - Oxford, UK @ The Jericho Tavern
05/27 - London, UK @ Wideawake Festival
05/29 - Barcelona, Spain @Primavera a la Ciutat

04/02 Chiiild with Isaia Huron at 7th St Entry Read More Chiiild Montreal-based Chiiild has spent years honing a unique blend of pop, R&B, soul and jazz behind closed doors. Chiiild uses music to tell stories about diversity, ask questions about humanity …

04/02/2023 Sunday

Chiiild
with Isaia Huron
at 7th St Entry
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Multi-talented and genre-bending artist Chiiild is touring in support of Better Luck in the Next Life via Avant Garden/4th & Broadway (Def Jam Recordings, Inc.)

Like many independent bands, they are tour because of SXSW (now that it’s back in full swing). With that said, many of these bands often end up in Minneapolis/St Paul as bonus or side shows.

Chiiild will headline the 7th Street Entry on April 2, 2023.

Isaia Huron to open.

Tour dates:

March 2, 2023 – Santa Ana, CA – Constellation Room
March 3, 2023 – Los Angeles, CA – The Roxy
March 4, 2023 – Phoenix, AZ – M3F Festival
March 7, 2023 – Salt Lake City, UT – Kilby Court
March 8, 2023 – Denver, CO – Bluebird Theater
March 11, 2023 – Houston, TX – House of Blues
March 12, 2023 – Dallas, TX – House of Blues
March 13-18, 2023 – Austin, TX – SXSW
March 19, 2023 – New Orleans, LA – Paris
March 21, 2023 – Atlanta, GA – Aisle 5
March 22, 2023 – Nashville, TN – The Basement East
March 24, 2023 – Washington, D.C. – Union Stage
March 25, 2023 – New York, NY – The Bowery Ballroom
March 27, 2023 – Cambridge, MA – The Sinclair
March 29, 2023 – Montreal, QC – Virgin Mobile
March 30, 2023 – Toronto, ON – The Axis Club
April 1, 2023 – Chicago, IL – Schubas Tavern
April 2, 2023 – Minneapolis, MN – 7th Street Entry
April 6, 2023 – Seattle, WA – Neumos
April 7, 2023 – Vancouver, BC – Hollywood Theatre
April 8, 2023 – Portland, OR – Doug Fir Lounge
April 11, 2023 – San Francisco, CA – The Independent

04/03 Coco & Clair Clair with grandma at Amsterdam Bar & Hall Read More Coco & Clair Clair Coco & Clair Clair knew from the moment they met that they were meant to make music together. Similarly, listeners are immediately drawn to the Atlanta-bred duo through their clever …

04/03/2023 Monday

Coco & Clair Clair
with grandma
at Amsterdam Bar & Hall
first-avenue.com

Atlanta-bred duo Coco & Clair Clair is on tour in support of their debut album SEXY. The album’s title actually doesn’t describe their music, as they explained, “It's impactful, but it's a really silly word… And then, none of the songs are actually that sexy.”

The duo is fairly new, having met through mutual friends on Twitter in 2014. “We really rely on the other person,” Clair Clair says. “We'll both go write our verses, and then we share them with each other and let the other person edit them. Everything is very much both of our brains combined, which we couldn't do with someone who wasn’t a very good friend because it's such a vulnerable process.”

Grandma (not to be confused with Let’s Eat Grandma) to open.

Tour dates:

2/21 - Berlin, DE @ Maschinenhaus
2/23 - Amsterdam, NL @ Melkweg
2/24 - Brussels, BE @ Botanique
2/25 - Paris, FR @ La Boule Noire
2/27 - Manchester, UK @ The Deaf Institute
2/28 - London, UK @ Omeara
3/14-17 - Austin, TX @ SXSW
3/18 - Houston, TX @ White Oak Music Hall
3/19 - Dallas, TX @ HOB - Cambridge Room
3/22 - Phoenix, AZ @ Rebel Lounge
3/23 - Los Angeles, CA @ El Rey
3/25 - Oakland, CA @ New Parish
3/28 - Seattle, WA @ Barboza
3/29 - Vancouver, BC @ Fortune Sound Club
3/31 - Salt Lake City, UT @ Soundwell
4/1 - Denver, CO @ Cervantes' Other Side
4/3 - St. Paul, MN @ Amsterdam Bar & Hall
4/4 - Chicago, IL @ Lincoln Hall
4/6 - Ann Arbor, MI @ Blind Pig
4/8 - Philadelphia, PA @ The Foundry
4/9 - Boston, MA @ The Sinclair
4/12 - Washington, D.C. @ Union Stage
4/13 - Carborro, NC @ Cat's Cradle
4/15 - Nashville, TN @ Exit/In

If your band is coming to the Minneapolis/St Paul area, please email details to [email protected] with a good lead time. Thank you.

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