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Rocktober: October 14

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10/14 They Might Be Giants at First Avenue Read More They Might Be Giants The thing about They Might Be Giants is that they understand their fans. They get it; they know people don't automatically rush out to get the latest album, so they didn't bombard us with playing all 25

10/14/2022 Friday

They Might Be Giants
at First Avenue
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“Why is the world in love again? Why are we walking hand-in-hand? Why are the ocean levels rising up? It's brand new record for 1990. They Might be Giants’ brand new album: Flood”

Two years in the making, the 30th Anniversary of Flood is finally making its way to Minneapolis, after announcing and rescheduling originally in July 2020 and June 2021. The show was long sold out for the last two years…

Flood is TMBG’s finest hour. Every song is wonderful, and the record does contain their hit single, “Birdhouse in Your Soul”. Expect a sing along…. to every song.

North American Tour Dates

9/15: Boston, MA @ Royale
9/16: Boston, MA @ Royale
9/17: Burlington, VT @ Higher Ground
9/18: Northampton, MA @ Academy of Music
9/20: Pawling, NY @ Daryl's House Club
9/21: Ithaca, NY @ State Theatre
9/22: Buffalo, NY @ Town Ballroom
9/23: Pittsburgh, PA @ Mr. Small's
9/24: Pittsburgh, PA @ Mr. Small's
9/25: New York, NY @ Bowery Ballroom
10/11: Cleveland, OH @ Beachland Ballroom
10/12: Cleveland, OH @ Beachland Ballroom
10/13: Chicago, IL @ Vic Theatre
10/14: Minneapolis, MN @ First Ave
10/15: St. Paul, MN @ Fitzgerald Theatre
10/16: St. Louis, MO @ The Pageant

10/14 King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard with Leah Senior at Palace Theatre Read More King Gizzard Butterfly 3000 is the new album from King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard. The album is said to be the typical synthesisers and sequencers, loops and weird noises that makes a Gizzard record. …

10/14/2022 Friday

King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard
with Leah Senior
at Palace Theatre
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The popular psych band King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard is playing the Palace Theatre in support of their 18th studio album Butterfly 3000.

Leah Senior to open.

North American Tour Dates

Sun. Oct. 2 - Berkeley, CA @ Greek Theatre *
Tue. Oct. 4 - Portland, OR @ Roseland Theater*
Wed. Oct. 5 - Vancouver, BC @ PNE Forum*
Thu. Oct. 6 - Seattle, WA @ Paramount Theatre *
Mon. Oct. 10 - Morrison, CO @ Red Rocks Amphitheatre*
Tue. Oct. 11 - Morrison, CO @ Red Rocks Amphitheatre*
Fri. Oct. 14 - St Paul, MN @ The Palace Theatre*
Sat. Oct. 15 - Chicago, IL @ RADIUS*
Sun. Oct. 16 - Detroit, MI @ Masonic Temple*
Tue. Oct. 18 - Toronto, ON @ History*
Wed. Oct. 19 - Montreal, QC @ L’Olympia*
Fri. Oct. 21 - New York, NY @ Forest Hills Stadium*
Sat. Oct. 22 - Philadelphia, PA @ Franklin Music Hall*
Sun. Oct. 23 - Washington, DC @ The Anthem *
Mon. Oct. 24 - Asheville, NC @ Rabbit Rabbit*
Wed. Oct. 26 - Atlanta, GA @ The Eastern*
Thu. Oct. 27 - New Orleans, LA @ Orpheum Theater *
Mon. Oct. 31 - Oklahoma City, OK @ The Criterion #
Wed. Nov. 2nd - Morrison, CO @ Red Rocks Amphitheater #

* w/ Leah Senior
# w/ The Murlocs, Leah Senior
√ w/ Grace Cummings

10/14 Blood Red Shoes with Mz Neon at Fine Line Read More Blood Red Shoes Brighton’s Blood Red Shoes to open. The last time we saw the duo (guitarist Laura-Mary Carter and drummer Steven Ansell), they blew us away with their anthemic song “Light It Up”. .…

10/14/2022 Friday

Blood Red Shoes
with Mz Neon
at Fine Line
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Brighton’s is back on tour, stopping by the Fine Line Music Cafe on October 14th.

We last saw the band in Oct 2018 and wrote, “Brighton’s Blood Red Shoes opened the show, the stage completely lit in a deep green (which remained unchanged throughout their entire set), possibly due to the fact that the artwork for their forthcoming 2019 album Get Tragic is also in the same green tone. They didn’t play any of those 2019 songs, it’s really not the time to start promoting those singles, but instead concentrated on their various hit singles.”

New York’s Mz Neon to open. She recently released her new single “Pussy Stick” along with a dynamic and oh so Neon-esque video. “I just wanted to rap about authentic situations, stories, and concepts that I’ve experienced; juxtaposed with conceptualized storytelling based on life experiences, quantum realities and spiritual revelations…there’s a lot of esoteric references throughout, some more obvious than others,” says Mz Neon.

Tour Dates

Sep 10 Porto, Portugal Mouco
Oct 6 Oakland, CA, US Starline Social Club
Oct 7 Portland, OR, US Holocene
Oct 8 Vancouver, BC, Canada Biltmore Cabaret
Oct 9 Seattle, WA, US The Crocodile
Oct 11 Salt Lake City, UT, US Kilby Court
Oct 12 Denver, CO, US Hi-Dive
Oct 14 Minneapolis, MN, US Fine Line
Oct 15 Chicago, IL, US Cobra Lounge
Oct 16 Toronto, ON, Canada The Garrison
Oct 18 Montreal, QC, Canada Bar le Ritz PDB
Oct 20 Boston, MA, US Brighton Music Hall
Oct 21 Philadelphia, PA, US Kung Fu Necktie
Oct 22 Brooklyn, NY, US Saint Vitus Bar
Oct 23 Washington, DC, US Songbyrd
Oct 25 Atlanta, GA, US The Masquerade
Oct 26 Nashville, TN, US The End
Oct 28 Fort Worth, TX, US Tulips
Oct 29 Houston, TX, US Satellite Bar - Houston
Oct 30 Austin, TX, US Levitation
Nov 1 Phoenix, AZ, US Valley Bar
Nov 2 San Diego, CA, US Casbah
Nov 3 Los Angeles (LA), CA, US Echoplex
Nov 4 Mexico City, Mexico Bajo Circuito, Foro Cultural
Nov 11 Lübeck, Germany Rolling Stone Beach Festival

10/14 Boyfriend at 7th St Entry Read More Boyfriend Boyfriend will be releasing her new EP Love Your Boyfriend, Pt. 3 at some point later this year. Her two previous EPs Love Your Boyfriend, Pt. 1 & Pt. 2 have taken the hip-hop scene by storm. … .…

10/14/2022 Friday

Boyfriend
at 7th St Entry
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New Orleans’ Boyfriend has a debut album called Sugar & Spice.

She continues, “For years I’ve been focusing on my live show, that was the medium where my thesis felt complete. I’ve been writing for others, navigating the industry as an entirely independent being, releasing singles & bite sized glimpses into my chest. This album is me finally offering a feast, not on a stage but in pockets and bedrooms, wherever folks may sit down to listen, I hope they leave the table knowing I’m their Boyfriend.”

We caught Boyfriend in Nov 2015 and wrote, “As if Big Freedia wasn't enough amusement for one night, Boyfriend was opening for her. Boyfriend is a female rapper from New Orleans (also home to Big Freedia), and not to be confused with the Korean pop group also called Boyfriend. Boyfriend was nothing short of entertaining to watch. Boyfriend was joined onstage by two local scantily clad burlesque dancers. Boyfriend's lyrics are vivid and inappropriate but also honest.”

Tour dates:

10/1 - San Francisco, CA - Bottom of the Hill
10/7 - Mobile, AL - Alabama Music Box
10/8 - Brooklyn NY - Elsewhere - Zone 1
10/14 - Minneapolis, MN - 7th St. Entry
10/20 - Nashville, TN - The End
10/21 - New Orleans, LA - The Rabbit Hole
10/22 - Denver, CO - Ophelia's Electric Soapbox
10/28 - Seattle, WA - Barboza
11/5 - Washington, D.C. - Pie Shop
11/11 - Birmingham, AL - The Nick
11/12 - Atlanta, GA - Smith's Olde Bar
11/17 - Houston, TX - White Oak Music Hall
11/18 - Dallas, TX - Limbo Room
11/19 - Austin, TX - Mohawk (Inside)

10/14 MELT-BANANA and No Age with DREAM_MEGA at Turf Club Read More Melt-Banana Japanese noise band Melt-Banana is coming to Minneapolis on Wednesday, October 23rd, at the Triple Rock Social Club. The duo (Yasuko Onuki and Ichirou Agata) is currently in the U.S. to do a "2 do what 2 fetch" tour …

10/14/2022 Friday

MELT-BANANA and No Age
with DREAM_MEGA
at Turf Club
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One of the loudest band in the world, Melt-Banana is co-headlining a tour with No Age.

No Age’s latest People Helping People is out now. Melt-Banana’s last album, Fetch, came out in 2013.

DREAM_MEGA to open.

No Age tour dates:

10/12/22 High Noon Saloon Madison WI*
10/13/22 The Back Room at Colectivo Milwaukee WI*
10/14/22 Turf Club St. Paul MN*
10/15/22 Gas Lamp Des Moines IA*
10/16/22 Subterranean Chicago IL*
10/18/22 Grog Shop Cleveland Heights OH*
10/19/22 Johnny Brenda's Philadelphia PA*
10/20/22 DC9 Washington DC*
10/22/22 Crystal Ballroom Somerville MA*
10/24/22 Bar Le Ritz PDB Montreal Quebec Canada%
10/25/22 Lee's Palace Toronto Ontario Canada%
10/26/22 Magic Bag Detroit MI%
10/28/22 The Lodge Room Los Angeles CA
10/30/22 Soda Bar San Diego CA#
11/8/22 The Chapel San Francisco CA@
11/10/22 Freakout Festival at Salmon Bay Eagles
11/11/22 Alma Tacoma WA@
11/12/22 Mississippi Studios Portland OR@
11/13/22 Neurolux Boise ID !
11/15/22 Kilby Court Salt Lake City UT !
11/16/22 Hi-Dive Denver CO !
11/17/22 Launchpad Albuquerque NM !
11/19/22 Rubber Gloves Denton TX
11/20/22 Antone's Austin TX !
11/22/22 Hotel Congress Tucson AZ !

*w/ DREAM_MEGA
% w/ Syko Friend
# w/ Behavior & Mayako XO
@ w/ FM
! w/ John Wiese

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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Desert Daze Celebrates 10 Years of Art & Music

Read More Desert Daze Desert Daze is quite often referred to as the greatest festival ever, and in all my years of music festivals (and believe me, there have been many) I have to concur that this one undoubtably tops the .... Tame Impala Tame Impala is touring the U.S. again in support of their album, Lonerism. Kevin and crew have definitely crafted a piece of art. Loud, incredibly groovy. ... Iggy Pop Iggy Pop, 60’s The Stooges frontman and who some would call the Godfather of Punk, came out in all his shirtless glory and opened up with (I mean of course) I Wanna Be Your Dog, spitting bottled water and ... King Gizzard Butterfly 3000 is the new album from King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard. The album is said to be the typical synthesisers and sequencers, loops and weird noises that makes a Gizzard record. … Chicano Batman Chicano Batman to open. The cape crusader was last seen at SXSW with their new song “Black Lipstick”, featuring back up vocals by Saudia Yasmein. … The Marias The Marias (The Marías) is returning to the Minneapolis area this July 27, at the Fine Line Music Café. The group was previously in town in November 2018 as part of the Live Nation’s … Sky Ferreira We've been following Sky Ferreira since 2010, and finally, this year I got a chance to see her in person. She didn't play any old songs, which, as I've interpreted it was she was moving on from her early music, and "growing up". … Jpegmafia Los Angeles-based rapper and producer Jpegmafia (stylized as JPEGMAFIA) will be headlining a US and UK tour in support of his new album EP2! in the next two years. … Mild High Club Mild High Club is the home for the musical output of Alexander Brettin, a jazz-schooled musician transplanted from the Midwest to Los Angeles. Premiered originally … Kikagaku Moyo Japanese psychedelic band Kikagaku Moyo (Japanese spelling 幾何学模様) sold out the Turf Club in St Paul on November 22nd, 2019. Opening up the show was Tokyo’s Minami Deutsch (南ドイツ). …

DESERT DAZE
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Southern California’s music festival Desert Daze is celebrating their tenth anniversary this September 30 to October 2, 2022, in Lake Perris, California. Festival weekend passes, parking and camping passes is available to purchase now. For the first time this year, Desert Daze has also partnered with FUSE to help concertgoers put together hotel packages in a variety of budgets.

We’ve been covering the festival since 2017, describing the festival as “And just like that, it was over just as quickly as it had begun. I left feeling elated and exhausted, and as I made my way back to the day parking lot, I smiled in satisfaction knowing that the soles of my boots were caked with the magical moon dust of the desert.”

The lineup is available now, and already everybody is talking about how this is headliner Iggy Pop’s only U.S. show this year. We saw Pop at Desert Daze 2017 and wrote, “Iggy Pop, 60’s The Stooges frontman and who some would call the Godfather of Punk, came out in all his shirtless glory and opened up with (I mean of course) I Wanna Be Your Dog, spitting bottled water and flipping off the crowd and cameras. He was bold and delightful in his punk charm, right into Gimme Danger and The Passenger, then more Stooges’ classics like 1969. It’s sincerely hard to believe this man is in his 70’s. He had more energy than most of the bands combined, and I felt happy that I got to see him in that setting before…I mean who even knows anymore what can happen to these legends. Somewhere somebody must have kicked Iggy around some…and he’s kicking back.”

DESERT DAZE 2022 LINEUP

TAME IMPALA performing Lonerism * IGGY POP * KING GIZZARD & THE LIZARD WIZARD

Chicano Batman * The Marias * Sky Ferreira * Badbadnotgood * Jpegmafia * Mild High Club * Kikagaku Moyo * Men I Trust * Cortex * Fuzz * Pond * Perfume Genius * Aldous Harding * Sleaford Mods * Dakhabrakha * Boy Pablo * Cymande * Shannon And The Clams * Duster * Viagra Boys * Reggie Watts * Inner Wave * Los Retros * Nation Of Language * Nilufer Yanya * Show Me The Body * Babe Rainbow * Psychedelic Porn Crumpets * The Armed * Lady Wray * Daniel Rossen Of Grizzly Bear * Black Country, New Road * Seun Kuti & Egypt 80 * Mariachi Reyna De Los Angeles * The Space Lady * Gum (Dj Set) * L.A. Witch * Automatic * Surfbort * Small Black * Mildlife * Surprise Chef * John Carroll Kirby * Buck Meek * Charlotte Adigéry & Bolis Pupul * Strawberry Guy * Vanishing Twin * Sloppy Jane * Soul Glo * The Paranoyds * Panther Modern * Jjuujjuu * Zo * Slift * Brainstory * Imarhan * Working Men's Club * Snapped Ankles * Molly Lewis * L'eclair * Elkka * Noura Mint Seymali * Divide & Dissolve * Al Lover * Chulita Vinyl Club * Heads Are Heavy

THE SANCTUARY

Curated by Cristopher Cichocki

Nosaj Thing (DJ Set) * Clipping. * Telefon Tel Aviv (DJ Set) * Silent Servant * Kid 606 * Cristopher Cichocki (Circular Dimensions Immersive Sound Installation)

TALKS + SCREENINGS

Hamilton's Pharmacopeia Screening + Hamilton Morris Q&A,

Mysticism In The Music Industry With Micki Pellerano,

Tarik Barri Av Workshop - Explorations With Videosync, And More TBA

VISUAL ARTISTS

Tarik Barri * Mad Alchemy Liquid Light Show * Slim Reaper * Astral Violet * Feverdream Interactive * Billgazer * Warped Visions * Zachary Rodell

THE OUTER SPACE

Modular Soundbath & Yoga Each Morning * Frankie & The Witch Fingers * Levitation Room * Mauskovic Dance Band * Acid Dad * Vinyl Williams * Grave Flowers Bongo Band * Leah Senior * Radiojed * Closing Ceremonies w/ Jjuujjuu & Friends

THURSDAY NIGHT WELCOMING COMMITTEE

Meatbodies * Shannon Lay * Hooveriii * Quitapenas * Baptizm * Hott Mt - ‘Escape To Witch Mountain’ W/ The Bob Baker Marionettes

LARGE SCALE ART INSTALLATIONS

Non Plus Ultra * Brad Hansen * Bez Martinen * And More

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King for a Day

Read more It’s Good to be King, It's Good To Be King 2, It's good to be King, and Kings and Princes.

Read More Kings of Convenience Save for their breakout single, “I’d Rather Dance With You,” Kings of Convenience’s music is typically the kind of fare that lulls you into a dreamy sleep or provides an ideal soundtrack to a rainy afternoon. …

KINGS OF CONVENIENCE
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Norway’s Kings of Convenience (Eirik Glambeck Boe and Erlend Øye) is releasing their first album in 12 years called Peace or Love on IMPERIAL Records.

What’s weird is that we recently did a Flashback to their Bowery Ballroom show in 2009. The show was special because Feist showed up to this show to help them sing out “Know How”.

Apparently, the band is close friends with Feist, who co-wrote a few songs, including “Love Is A Lonely Thing” and “Catholic Country” (both appearing on the new album).

You can see the duo live at London’s Royal Festival Hall on September 26, 2021 (afternoon matinee and an evening show.)

Peace or Love Tracklist

01. Rumours
02. Rocky Trail
03. Comb My Hair
04. Angel
05. Love Is A Lonely Thing
06. Fever
07. Killers
08. Ask for Help
09. Catholic Country
10. Song About It
11. Washing Machine

Read More Acid House Kings Our favorite Swedish record label, Labrador, announced that they are reissuing three Acid House Kings albums on extended digital format and limited edition deluxe 180g vinyl on August 28th, 2012. The vinyl are limited …

ACID HOUSE KINGS
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To be perfectly honest, I thought the band broke up ten years ago… so wow this was unexpected.

Swedish pop group Acid House Kings released their first new music in ten years. The “A Little Dancing” song was a result of a COVID world, as they mentioned, “After 14 months of pandemic-induced boredom, recording a set of bittersweet timeless pop songs, almost seemed an act of rebellion. Refusing to succumb to the tedium of the present, instead indulging in dreams of summers and parties to come, and in the memories of summers that have passed. The first release, A little dancing, is the softest war cry, you’ll ever hear. The Kings hope that you’ll enjoy it; it made Julia whistle out loud in the studio, a whistle that made it on to the final version.”

The song is described as having “Explicit lyrics”, which you can barely hear in the line “There’s a time to tell them to f*** off”.

I think the chorus goes like this:

Do you feel like a little dancing?
Some more romancing?
There’s a time and place for everything that’s new
Do you feel like a little more drinking?
So what were you thinking?
There’s a time and place for everything that’s new

Read More King Gizzard One of the most ridiculous band names, King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard are wrapping up their UK tour in support of their latest LP I'm In Your Mind Fuzz (released November …

KING GIZZARD & THE LIZARD WIZARD

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Butterfly 3000 is the new album from King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard. The album is said to be the typical synthesisers and sequencers, loops and weird noises that makes a Gizzard record.

But that’s not the exciting news… most fans are interested in seeing how these songs would translate to a live concert. We caught the band at Desert Daze in Oct 2017 and wrote, “Saturday the highlights were definitely Frankie and the Witch Fingers, King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard and Iggy Pop.”

With that said, the group is back touring in 2022:

King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard 2022 Tour Dates

10/02/2022 - Berkeley, CA @ Greek Theatre
10/04/2022 - Portland, OR @ Roseland Theater
10/05/2022 - Vancouver, BC @ PNE Forum
10/06/2022 - Seattle, WA @ Moore Theatre
10/10/2022 - Morrison, CO @ Red Rocks Amphitheatre
10/11/2022 - Morrison, CO @ Red Rocks Amphitheatre
10/14/2022 - St Paul, MN @ The Palace Theatre
10/15/2022 - Chicago, IL @ RADIUS
10/16/2022 - Detroit, MI @ Masonic Temple
10/18/2022 - Toronto, ON @ TBA
10/19/2022 - Montreal, QC @ L’Olympia
10/22/2022 - Philadelphia, PA @ Franklin Music Hall
10/23/2022 - Washington, DC @ The Anthem at The Wharf
10/24/2022 - Asheville, NC @ Rabbit Rabbit
10/26/2022 - Atlanta, GA @ The Eastern
10/31/2022 - Oklahoma City, OK @ The Criterion

all dates supported by Leah Senior

CASSIDY KING cassidykingmusic.com Chardon, Ohio’s singer-songwriter Cassidy King recently released her new single “Four in the Morning.” The single marks the first new music from King since her debut EP, Not So Picture Perfect, in October. The self described proud, queer singer, admitted the song to be happy and upbeat, and wants to “continue to be a voice for people.”

ARTHUR KING whoisarthurking.com Los Angeles based studio Arthur King teamed up Grandaddy’s Jason Lytle with to produce experimental art/music project called Changing Landscapes. The art installation started in the Isle of Eigg in Scotland features members doing an improvised performance. The improvised performance was recorded and used as the recording session for the full-length album, Changing Landscapes, via AKP Recordings.

KING SOLOMAN kingsoloman236.com Brooklyn-born and Miami native, King Soloman released his new single called “Take Out the Trash”. This song is about “taking out the trash”, and what it is like to release all those toxic people in our lives, as King Soloman explains, “It all started when my friend, 40, called me up... and he was felt bad about some fake individuals who were causing problems. … and then 40 said- “you gotta take out the trash”. Then it all just clicked.”

SULLIVAN KING sullivankingmusic.com Keaton Prescott, aka Sullivan King released his his highly anticipated and genre-bending album called LOUD via via Hopeless Records. The album features a few collaboration, including Jason Aalon (of Fever 333) for “Loud”, Aaron Gillespie for “Dark Love”, and Spencer Charnas for “Venomous”. Those three singles all previously hit #1 on Sirius XM Octane.

KINGS twitter.com/sheiskingsmusic Nashville-based artist and songwriter Kings (stylized as KINGS) released a brand new single called “Thank Me Later”, via Snafu Records. The song comes after her previous single “ur a good bye”, which has a similar theme. In fact, Kings wrote “thank me later” to “dedicate to our ex’s rebounds.”

LITTLE KING littlekingtunes.com Tuscon, Arizona’s Little King will be releasing a new record called Amuse De Q on September 3, 2021. The trio (guitarist and singer Ryan Rosoff, bassist Manny Tejeda, and drummer Eddy Garcia) described the forthcoming album as Latin-inspired hard rock with aspects of metail epics and proggressive rock.

KINGS WINTER kingswinter-music.com Germany melodic heavy metal band Kings Winter released their new album Edge Of Existence last May 2021. This is normally a duo, featuring Jule Dahs on vocals with Tobias Dahs on guitars or bass. However, when recording in session, they bring on Marco Vanga on drums.

RAT KING facebook.com/ratkingdoom Doom metal outfit Rat King is releasing Omen this July 9, 2021. The Indiana band (lead guitarist Andrei Stirbu, singer and drummer Kyle Wilcher, guitarist Jason Wilcher, and bassist Nick Graman) said they drew their inspiration from their metal forefathers Black Sabbath, Windhand, and others…

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Desert Daze: October 12-14, 2018

Read More Desert Daze October (thank god because we would all melt in the otherwise typical days of such shenanigans) will bestow the 6th installation of the transcendent music festival Desert Daze in Joshua Tree, California. .... Tame Impala Tame Impala is touring the U.S. again in support of their album, Lonerism. Kevin and crew have definitely crafted a piece of art. Loud, incredibly groovy. ... Slowdive Shoegaze band Slowdive are currently on a reunion tour, stopping by Minneapolis' Fine Line Music Café, after being absent from the city in twenty-two years! ....

Ah, the mornings are beginning to be met by a cool autumn breeze...so this must mean desert festival season is under way! Desert Daze has been a myriad of magical atmospheric wonder along with the most entertaining of artists, and this year is no exception. With Tame Impala headlining, it could in fact be the best one yet.

I could enumerate on how this festival is, in my opinion, the Mecca of all festivals, but it is really something to be seen by the own eye to truly comprehend. Along with bizarre instillations and an entire village complete with meditation tent and tea ceremonies, this isn’t just a music festival…it’s an Extraterrestrial Festival.

The California-based festival run by Jjuujju’s guitarist Phil Pirrone has an impressive lineup this year featuring Tame Impala, My Bloody Valentine, King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard (also a returning band), Pulp frontman Jarvis Cocker, Shellac, Ty Segall & White Fence, Warpaint, Earth (performing The Bees Made Honey In The Lion’s Skull), Malcom Mooney of CAN, Steve Albini, Connan Mockasin, Pond, and Julia Holter, Earthless. There are always surprise guests and DJ’s along with plenty of mind-enhancing activities to attend in between shows.

English dream-pop band Slowdive has recently been added to the festival, which will by far be one of the most sought-out performances of the weekend.

Check out Desert Daze’s amazing lineup poster, featuring the latest additions and broken down by day. Single-day tickets are now available in addition to three-day general admission and VIP passes. Visit the festival’s website for more info.

Desert Daze is happening October 12th-14th, 2018 in Lake Perris, California.

Details and lineup:

Desert Daze 2018
October 12th-14th, 2018
Lake Perris, California
Tickets & Camping: ticketfly.com
More Info: desertdaze.org

Friday Tame Impala Warpaint Connan Mockasin Uncle Acid & The Deadbeats Jarvis Cocker Introducing JARV IS… Hinds Pond IDLES DAKHABRAKHA Wand Gum All Them Witches True Widow Lumerians (Late Night) Mary Lattimore Sons Of Kemet Yonatan Gat & The Eastern Medicine Singers L.A. Witch Kikagaku Moyo + Boogarins + JJUUJJUU (Late Night) Tropa Magica Sugar Candy Mountain Opening Ceremonies With Ian Svenonius

Saturday King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard Slowdive Mercury Rev Perform Deserter’s Songs Chelsea Wolfe Wooden Shjips BEAK > A Place To Bury Strangers Shannon & The Clams Kevin Morby Kikagaku Moyo Malcolm Mooney Of CAN Damien Echols – High Magick Boogarins Ex-Cult Deap Vally (Late Night) Cosmonauts Prettiest Eyes (Late Night) Cut Worms JJUUJJUU Ulrika Spacek Al Lover Hand Habits Mannequin Pussy Stonefield Cat Scan

Sunday My Bloody Valentine Death Grips Shellac Ty Segall & White Fence Earth Perform The Bees Made Honey In The Lion’s Skull Preoccupations King Khan & The Shrines Julia Holter Earthless Follakzoid Bedouine Escape-Ism The Holydrug Couple Death Valley Girls Imarhan Here Lies Man Sextile Vinyl Williams Gladys Lazer Goon The Mad Walls Talks: Steve Albini

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Desert Daze at Institute of Mentalphysics, Joshua Tree (14 Oct 2017)

Desert Daze (14 Oct 2017) Institute Of Mentalphysics in Joshua Tree, CA Lineup: Iggy Pop Sleep Performing Holy Mountain John Cale King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard Thurston Moore Group The Make-Up Terry Riley & Gyan Riley Tortoise The Gories Black Moth Super Rainbow Emily Haines & the Soft Skeleton Twin Peaks Avey Tare Sunflower Bean King Woman Mr Elevator Jjuujjuu Mint Field Winter Camera Jesika Von Rabbit Frankie & The Witch Fingers Dahga Bloom Dopey’s Robe Pearl Charles Read More Desert Daze October (thank god because we would all melt in the otherwise typical days of such shenanigans) will bestow the 6th installation of the transcendent music festival Desert Daze in Joshua Tree. ....

In part one, Jess saw Courtney Barnett & Kurt Vile, Ty Segall, and others… This is Part Two.

    This is the mystical Desert Daze music festival that took place in the high desert of the wondrous Joshua Tree, California. Rock bands, artists, hippies and music enthusiasts gather here for a weekend of spiritual enlightenment and psychedelic tunes that make you wonder if we’re indeed in the middle of a revolution; if it’s 1969 all over again but this time evolved in a new paradigm shift of consciousness…and without the over-saturation of LSD and pot (though, of course, there was LSD and pot).

    Since it first started in 2012 it’s been the land of octagon-shaped tents, tea ceremonies and tarot readings. It’s a village filled with artist instillations and children running a muck through cacti and tiny tents made out of tapestry and bird feathers. It’s Burning Man meets Coachella, sans pretentiousness and debauchery.

    From what I experienced (and I immersed myself in all things DAZE), it was nothing but smiles, kindness and a deep, deep love and respect not only for the artists who graced us with their talent, but all the other humans who came together to create this special event that gave people one of the best weekends of our lives.

    Saturday the highlights were definitely Frankie and the Witch Fingers, King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard and Iggy Pop.

    JJUUJJUU also rocked out (lead singer Phil Pirrone is the festival’s founder, I was soon to hear) to fans and friends while expressing a sincere appreciation to the crowd, thanking everyone from the bottom of his heart and saying what a big family everyone has turned out to be. His band was solid and pretty girls dressed in unicorn tassels and headgear danced in front of the stage to the raging tunes.

    Iggy Pop, 60’s The Stooges frontman and who some would call the Godfather of Punk, came out in all his shirtless glory and opened up with (I mean of course) I Wanna Be Your Dog, spitting bottled water and flipping off the crowd and cameras. He was bold and delightful in his  punk charm, right into Gimme Danger and The Passenger, then more Stooges’ classics like 1969. It’s sincerely hard to believe this man is in his 70’s. He had more energy than most of the bands combined, and I felt happy that I got to see him in that setting before…I mean who even knows anymore what can happen to these legends. Somewhere somebody must have kicked Iggy around some…and he’s kicking back.

To Be Concluded...

Pearl Charles

Frankie & The Witch Fingers

Frankie & The Witch Fingers

Winter

Winter

King Woman

King Woman

King Woman

JJUUJJUU

Iggy Pop

Iggy Pop

Iggy Pop at Desert Daze Festival 2017, Joshua Tree (14 October 2017)

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Desert Daze: October 12-15, 2017

Read More Courtney Barnett Melbourne's Courtney Barnett was previously here earlier this year, which we caught in Chicago, but now she's back with a full expanded North American tour.… Kurt Vile Kurt Vile and the Violators- Though he looks like he could be guitarist for Megadeth, there is a subtle power to former War on Drugs member Kurt Vile. He and his Violators ... Iggy Pop And if you're Grey Haired, you're probably here for Iggy Pop or Elvis Costello. Riot Fest continues to Dallas, Texas, on September 22nd. ... Spiritualized There's no need to introduce you to Spiritualized, but in case you have no idea who they are, they are a "space rock"/stargazing band from the early 90s in Rugby, Warwickshire, ... Ty Segall Man, the last time I saw Ty Segall, we were on a boat and Redd Kross’ Steve Mcdonald was on bass! There was maybe about 100 people on the small boat, and it was pretty rad. You can read all about it here: NXNE 2011 (Saturday). … John Cale John Cale and Brian Eno are very accomplished musicians. Cale's history with the Velvet Underground, Eno is regarded by many as the "father of ambient music" … Unknown Mortal Orchestra Unknown Mortal Orchestra's Summer U.S. tour starts tomorrow, June 14th! The band is touring in support of II, out now via Jagjaguwar. You may remember that we caught the Portland-based … … Thurston Moore Former Sonic Youth songwriter Thurston Moore, and his band billed as The Thurston Moore Group, headlined the sold-out Turf Club show in St Paul last Wednesday...

On the autumn days in the middle of October (thank god because we would all melt in the otherwise typical days of such shenanigans) will bestow the 6th installation of the transcendent music festival Desert Daze in Joshua Tree, California. It is known that J Tree (as us locals call it) has a somewhat spiritual energy about it, and musicians have been flocking there for years to get juiced on the wondrous inspiration that the desert embodies. So it’s fitting that some of the most eclectic artists in the game right now would be part of this special lineup. Music lovers camp onsite under the stars for this 4 day event.

While last year’s lineup was oodles of impressive (Washed Out, Deerhunter and The Black Angels, to name a few) this year will be equally scintillating. Thursday night John Dayer of On Sees and Troy Bootow of Death Hymn Number 9 will DJ, amongst other special guests. Courtney Barnett and Kurt Vile and the Sea Lice will be kicking off Friday, playing tunes from their collaborative album that is expected to be released later this year.  Adult Swim will present Things You’ve Never Seen in a Desert!, and Prettiest Eyes (a local LA band), Panda Bear, Ariel Pink, Liars, Boris, La Femme, The Budos Band, Lee Fields & the Expressions will follow, amongst others.

Saturday and Sunday will be filled with Iggy Pop, John Cale, Tortoise, The Gories, Black Moth Super Rainbow, Emily Haines & the Soft Skeleton, Twin Peaks, Avey Tare, Mr. Elevator, JJUUJJUU, Mint Field, Spiritualized, Unknown Mortal Orchestra, Hope Sandoval & the Warm Inventions, Eagles of Death Metal, Allah-Las, Atlas Sound, John Dwyer DJ set, Khruangbin, Cigarettes After Sex, Weyes Blood, L.A. Witch, Jerry Paper, Death Valley Girls, and Fever the Ghost. Weyes Blood will by far be the of the upmost importance for moi, as her latest album Front Row Seat To The Earth has been in heavy rotation for the past year.

Danny Perez, Mad Alchemy Liquid Light Show, Billgazer, The Blindspot Project, and Cloaking will provide all three outdoor stages with projections all weekend long.

Sonic performances will run alongside panel speakers, curated daily film screenings, and the Mystic Bazaar’s daily schedule of metaphysical workshops.

The Institute of Mentalphysics, designed by Frank Lloyd Wright and Son, founded by Ding Le Mei, a westerner turned Tibetan Monk, is the oldest and largest spiritual retreat center in the western United States. The beautifully maintained grounds of garden paths, fountains, labyrinths and captivating architecture rest atop a rare confluence of three underground aquifers and a measurable magnetic field which causes a palpable energetic effect on those who visit. Audience members have the chance of staying in one of Wright’s on site cottages, or camping under the vast, twinkling desert sky. Limited in capacity to provide the kind of personal experience that just can’t be had at larger festivals, you don’t just go to Desert Daze, you profoundly experience Desert Daze.

Details and lineup:

Desert Daze 2017
October 12 - 15, 2017 Institute Of Mentalphysics in Joshua Tree, CA
Tickets & Camping: ticketfly.com
More Info: desertdaze.org

Friday Courtney Barnett & Kurt Vile and The Sea Lice Ty Segall Badbadnotgood Panda Bear Ariel Pink Liars Boris La Femme The Budos Band Lee Fields & The Expressions John Maus Opening Ceremonies with Ian Svenonius Deap Vally Aldous Harding Drinks Mndsgn Holy Wave Froth Emel Mathlouthi Triptides Prettiest Eyes Starcrawler Spaceface The Orange Kyte

Saturday Iggy Pop Sleep Performing Holy Mountain John Cale King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard Thurston Moore Group The Make-Up Terry Riley & Gyan Riley Tortoise The Gories Black Moth Super Rainbow Emily Haines & the Soft Skeleton Twin Peaks Avey Tare Sunflower Bean King Woman Mr Elevator Jjuujjuu Mint Field Winter Camera Jesika Von Rabbit Frankie & The Witch Fingers Dahga Bloom Dopey’s Robe

Sunday Spiritualized Unknown Mortal Orchestra Hope Sandoval & The Warm Inventions Eagles Of Death Metal Allah-Las Atlas Sound John Dwyer DJ Set Khruangbin Cigarettes After Sex Weyes Blood Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith Gøggs Drugdealer Earthlings? The Babe Rainbow L.A. Witch Jerry Paper Death Valley Girls Fever The Ghost Celebration The Creation Factory Petyr

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Minneapolis: September 19 to September 21, 2016

Here are some shows taking place in the Minneapolis/St Paul area from September 19 to September 21, 2016.

Read more Minneapolis Music Guide.

Read More The Heavy The Heavy is back with their new Hurt & the Merciless album, available now on Counter, Bad Son Records. We previously caught the The Heavy with Wallpaper. at Fine Line Music … Scott Pilgrim Scott Pilgrim (played by the ever awkward Michael Cera) falling in love with Ramona Flowers (played by the very cute Mary Elizabeth Winstead). …

THE HEAVY
at First Avenue
Monday, 09/19/16, 7pm ($18/$20)
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We previously how we loved The Heavy’s Hurt & the Merciless (Counter, Bad Son Records) new 2016 record. We previously caught the band in 2010.

The English band is finally back in the U.S., touring in support of that new album.

Opening up for them will be England’s The Ramona Flowers ... touring in support of their album Part Time Spies (Distiller Records). The record was co-produced alongside Friendly Fires and Passion Pit collaborator Chris Zane.

If you’re a fan of Scott Pilgrim Vs the World, you definitely know that they got their name from that comic book by Bryan Lee O'Malley. If you’re a Pixies fan, you might recall hearing the Frank Black song ‘I Heard Ramona Sing’ when Ramona Flowers (played by the supercute Mary Elizabeth Winstead) met Scott Pilgrim.

The Ramona Flowers’ tour dates:

09/15/16 Foundry, Cleveland, OH *
09/16/16 Park West, Chicago, IL *
09/19/16 First Avenue, Minneapolis, MN *
09/21/16 Bluebird, Denver, CO *
09/24/16 Rebel Lounge, Phoenix, AZ *
09/26/16 The Ritz, San Jose, CA *
09/27/16 Mezzanine, San Francisco, CA *
09/28/16 Fonda, Los Angeles, CA *
11/22/16 Shepherds Bush Empire, London, UK #
11/24/16 Rock City, Nottingham, UK #
11/25/16 Albert Hall, Manchester, UK #
11/26/16 Arts Club, Liverpool, UK #
11/27/16 O2 ABC, Glasgow, SC #
11/29/16 Institute, Birmingham, UK #
11/30/16 Stylus, Leeds, UK #
12/01/16 02 Academy, Bristol, UK #

* = Support to The Heavy
# = Support to White Lies

Read More Mild High Club Mild High Club is the home for the musical output of Alexander Brettin, a jazz-schooled musician transplanted from the Midwest to Los Angeles. Premiered originally … Rubert Angeleyes Opening will be Rubert Angeleyes, who we previously caught at Basilica Block Party 2015 and Record Store Day 2015..…

MILD HIGH CLUB
at 7th Street Entry
Tuesday, 09/20/16, 7:30pm ($10/$12)
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Los Angeles’ Mild High Club will be headlining the 7th Street Entry next Tuesday, September 20th. The slacker funk jazz psychedelia band’s latest Skiptracing is out now on Stones Throw Records.

Two local openers, Joey Joey Michaels and Rupert Angeleyes to open.

Tour dates:

09/16 – Chicago, IL @ Empty Bottle
09/17 – Madison, WI @ The Frequency
09/20 – Minneapolis, MN @ 7th St Entry
09/21 – Omaha, NE @ Reverb Lounge
09/22 – Sioux Falls, SD @ Total Drag
09/23 – Iowa City, IA @ Iowa City Yacht Club
09/24 – Urbana, IL @ Pygmalion Festival
09/25 – Cleveland, OH @ Ingenuity Fest
09/26 – Columbus, OH @ Double Happiness
09/27 – Philadelphia, PA @ PhilaMOCA
09/28 – Boston, MA @ Middle East
09/29 – Winooski, VT @ Monkey House
09/30 – Montreal, QC @ Casa Del Popolo
10/01 – Toronto, ON @ Baby G
10/05 – Boise, ID @ Olympic
10/06 – Portland, OR @ Mississippi Studios
10/07 – Seattle, WA @ Office Space
10/08 – Vancouver, BC @ Biltmore Cabaret
10/14 – Joshua Tree, CA @ Desert Daze
10/18 – Amsterdam, NL @ Paradiso
10/19 – Brussels, BE @ Madame Moustache
10/20 – Paris, FR @ Espace B
10/21 – Limoges, FR @ La Phare
10/22 – Toulouse, FR @ Le Saints des Seins
10/25 – Dudingen, CH @ Bad Bonn
10/26 – Zurich, CH @ Hafenkneipe
10/27 – Munich, DE @ Strom
10/28 – Berlin, DE @ Badehaus Szimpla
10/29 – Nijmegen, NL @ Mereleyn
10/31 – Brighton, UK @ The Hope
11/01 – London, UK @ Moth Club

Read More Peaches We’ve been in love with Peaches since we first saw her perform as Peaches & Gonzales with Elastica in Sep 2000. As soon as the duo listed as headliner at 7th Street Entry …

PEACHES
at First Avenue
Wednesday, 09/21/16, 7:30pm ($16)
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Peaches is back in Minneapolis next Wednesday! Once again, she’ll be headlining First Avenue. To get an idea of how fun and crazy her show is, read our recap of her show from 2015 (complete with setlist).... or just look at the photo from below. Yes, that’s a dildo in frame.

Opening will be TT The Artist, a music producer, filmmaker, and performer.

Peaches’ tour dates:

9/14 Boston, MA- Royale
9/16 Montreal, QC- Rialto Theatre
9/19 Chicago , IL - Thalia Hall
9/20 Milwaukee, WI- Turner Hall
9/21 Minneapolis, MN- First Ave
9/23 Winnipeg, MB- Pyramid Cabaret
9/24 Saskatoon, SK- Louis'
9/25 Edmonton, AB- The Needle
9/28 Vancouver, BC- Commodore
9/29 Victoria, BC- Sugar Nightclub
9/30 Seattle, WA- Neptune
10/02 Portland, OR- Wonder Ballroom
10/04 Santa Cruz, CA- Catalyst
10/07 Los Angeles, CA- The Wiltern
10/08 Pioneertown, CA- Pappy & Harriet’s

Peaches at First Avenue, Minneapolis (15 October 2015)

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Minneapolis: September 4 to September 6, 2015

Read More Skrillex Coachella broadcast at 9 ET|6 ET – 3a ET|12a PT ... Calvin Harris, Skrillex – From Saturday, Pet Shop Boys – From Saturday, and Unlocking The Truth – From Saturday …

Here are some shows taking place in the Minneapolis/St Paul area from September 4 to September 6, 2015.

Read more Minneapolis Music Guide.

NGHTMRE
at The Loft
Friday, 09/04/2015, 9pm ($10)
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Los Angeles-based rising producer NGHTMRE will be stopping by The Loft (upstairs of the Skyway Theater) on Friday, September 4th.

NGHTMRE unveiled "Street" to 60,000 music fans at the Skrillex's explosive Ultra Music Festival show last March... and now you can listen via soundcloud.com.

No opening DJs/bands listed to open this show... so the show will start late; doors at 9pm.

"Street Tour" dates:

09/04/15 Minneapolis, MN The Loft
09/05/15 Boulder, CO Fox Theatre
09/11/15 Tampa, FL Amphitheater Event
09/23/15 Cambridge, MA Naga
09/25/15 TomorrowWorld
10/21/15 Tulsa, OK Cain's Ballroom
10/23/15 Albuquerque, NM Historic El Rey
10/24/15 Broomfield, CO 1stBank Center

Read More King Gizzard One of the most ridiculous band names, King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard are wrapping up their UK tour in support of their latest LP I'm In Your Mind Fuzz (released November .…

KING GIZZARD & THE LIZARD WIZARD
at 7th Street Entry
Saturday, 09/05/2015, 8pm ($12)
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We would love to see Huey Lewis And The News at Mystic Showroom (in Prior Lake), but it's too expensive and it's just about sold out ... and if you're in the same boat, check out King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard on Saturday, September 5th.

I previously wrote that King Gizzard had "one of the most ridiculous band names", and I still stand behind that.

Gizzard will be out promoting their new album Paper Mâché Dream Balloon, available November 13th on ATO Records.

Mild High Club and Tongue Party to open the show.

Tour dates:

8/23 - Los Angeles, CA - FYF Fest
8/25 - San Diego, CA - Soda Bar
8/26 - Los Angeles, CA - Echo
8/27 - Visalia, CA - The Cellar Door
8/28 - Felton, CA - Don Quixote's
8/29 - San Francisco, CA - Rickshaw Stop
8/31 - Portland, OR - Mississippi Studios
9/1 - Vancouver, BC - Biltmore Cabaret
9/2 - Seattle, WA - Red Bull Sound Select
9/3 - Missoula, MT - Stage 112
9/5 - Minneapolis, MN - 7th Street Entry
9/6 - Chicago, IL - Subterranean
9/7 - Knoxville, TN - Pilot Light
9/9 - Austin, TX - Red 7 (Inside)
9/10 - New Orleans, LA - Gasa Gasa
9/11 - Atlanta, GA - The Earl
9/12 - Raleigh, NC - Hopscotch Music Festival
9/13 - Philadelphia, PA - Johnny Brenda's
9/16 - Brooklyn, NY - Music Hall

Read More D'Angelo If you did not know, Black Messiah is the new album from D'Angelo, the Grammy Award winning and multi-platinum selling singer/songwriter/musician/producer. The news came in little pieces, starting January .…

D'ANGELO
at First Avenue
Sunday, 09/06/2015, 8pm ($60/Sold Out)
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We originally didn't see Minneapolis on the D'Angelo "The Second Coming Tour" 2015 US summer dates... but it would seem he finally added us because he was in the area (Chicago) for North Coast Music Festival. Of course, the First Avenue show is sold out. It should be noted that First Avenue is the only non-Festival date, so it should be a very special show.

If you haven't been keeping up, earlier this year, we wrote that Grammy Award winning and multi-platinum selling singer released Black Messiah (#1 on iTunes in 29 countries). This was a great comeback, having been away from the music industry for nearly 15 years.

Also in the news, D'Angelo's debut solo album Brown Sugar and sophomore Voodoo have been re-mastered and re-issued for the first time on 180g vinyl last Friday, August 21st.

D'Angelo and his band The Vanguard continues on their "The Second Coming Tour".

08/23/15 FYF Festival
09/05/15 North Coast Music Festival
09/06/15 Minneapolis, MN First Avenue
10/01/15 Lean On Him - A Tribute To Bill Withers
10/03/15 "Afro-Punk Festival" (Atlanta)
11/08/15 Fun Fun Fun Fest

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And Ampersand

Read More Belle & Sebastian We've been very excited about news of the new Belle & Sebastian 2015 album for a while now, but the band recently made things official: It is called Girls in Peacetime Want To Dance …

BELLE & SEBASTIAN
belleandsebastian.com

We've seen these type of crowd-source music videos before, the latest is from Scottish band Belle & Sebastian for the "Nobody's Empire" video. I've criticized a few bands for doing this, mainly because I feel it's a cheap of them (I know the band can afford to produce a music video). But hey, who am I to say, as long as fans love doing this for their favorite bands... Full details of this at belleandsebastian.com.

They need the video clips by no later than Thursday 27th November so that we have time to edit them into the video.

Tour dates:

01/26/15 Auckland Laneway Festival, New Zealand
01/29/15 Sydney, Enmore Theatre
01/31/15 Australia, Taronga Zoo, Sydney
02/01/15 Melbourne, Palais Theatre
02/03/15 Australia, Perth, Astor Theatre,
02/10/15 Hong Kong, Asia World Arena
02/12/15 S.Korea, Seoul, AX Club
02/16/15 Hostess Club Taipei, Legacy, Taipei
02/21/15 Japan, Tokyo, Hostess Club
03/30/15 USA, Cambridge, House of Blues
04/01/15 Canada, Toronto, Massey Hall
04/02/15 USA, Royal Oak Music Theatre, Royal Oak
04/03/15 USA, Riviera, Chicago
05/03/15 UK, Cardiff, St David’s Hall
05/04/15 UK, Bristol, Colston Hall
05/07/15 UK, Cambridge, Corn Exchange
05/08/15 UK, Norwich, Open
05/10/15 UK, Birmingham, Symphony Hall
05/11/15 UK, Westminster, Central Hall
05/12/15 UK, Westminster, Central Hall
05/14/15 UK, Manchester, Albert Hall
05/15/15 UK, Manchester, Albert Hall
05/16/15 UK, Newcastle City Hall
05/18/15 UK, Buxton, Opera House
05/19/15 UK, Leeds, Town Hall
05/22/15 Glasgow Hydro Arena
05/24/15 UK, Sound City, Liverpool
06/10/15 New York, Radio City Music Hall
07/02/15 KEFLAVIK, ATP Iceland

Read More She & Him She & Him (Zooey Deschanel and M. Ward) just released a new EP called The Capitol Studios Session. The digital-only release features new version of four songs taken from their latest Volume 3 album. …

SHE & HIM
sheandhim.com

She & Him (Zooey Deschanel and M. Ward) have a new cover lover album Classics this December 3rd, on Columbia Records.

The entire album was recorded live and and accompanied by a 20-piece orchestra.

Track Listing

1. Stars Fell on Alabama
2. Oh No, Not My Baby
3. It’s Not for Me to Say
4. Stay Awhile
5. This Girl’s In Love With You
6. Time After Time
7. She
8. Teach Me Tonight
9. It’s Always You
10. Unchained Melody
11. I’ll Never Be Free
12. Would You Like to Take a Walk
13. We’ll Meet Again

Read More Gardens & Villa Gardens & Villa are back with Dunes, their second LP, which came out two weeks ago on Secretly Canadian. …

GARDENS & VILLA
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Gardens & Villa recently shared a remix from multi-platinum, Grammy nominated producer N.O. Joe of "Domino" off of Gardens & Villa's Dunes, released earlier this year on Secretly Canadian.

N.O. Joe (I believe the "N.O." stands for New Orleans, because he is based out of Louisiana) has worked with everyone from Ice Cube to Lil Wayne, and is a multi-platinum Grammy Nominated producer.

The secret origin of this collaboration about when G&V randomly met with N.O. Joe at SXSW 2014 at a late-night tacos eatery. The two became friends and out of this, the remix of "Domino".

Hear it now:



Gardens & Villa will cap off their year with a headlining show at The Echoplex in Los Angeles on Saturday, December 13.

Read More Yoko Ono Smith speaks on the phone with John & Yoko, who are in their suite at the Queen Elizabeth Hotel in Montreal for the second of their two Bed-Ins. Among other things, they discuss selling Peace as a commodity, the Activist … The Flaming Lips I think this was my first time seeing The Flaming Lips, but I could be wrong. Seems odd that this was "a very special Early Evening performance", since the band's psychedelic/space rock seems to work better at night … Jessica Hernandez Jessica Hernandez is a first-generation American, living in Detroit, Michigan. She lists her influences are Gogol Bordello and Tom Waits, both bands that we like on W♥M. …

YOKO ONO & THE FLAMING LIPS
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I know it's only November, but Christmas time is almost here.

Yoko Ono & The Flaming Lips have teamed up to record "Happy Xmas (War Is Over)" for All Is Bright - The Exclusive Amazon Holiday Playlist.

The playlist features over 40 songs by artists such as the other ampersand artist Jessica Hernandez & the Deltas, Ashley Monroe, Brandi Carlile, Liz Phair, Jessie Baylin, Lucinda Williams, PHOX and many more

All Is Bright is an exclusive newly-recorded holiday songs available for listening on Amazon's Prime Music service. This is the first-ever exclusive holiday playlist from Amazon is available for unlimited ad-free listening on Prime Music for Amazon Prime members at no additional cost to their membership. If you want to own the album, they are not sold as an album, instead they are variously priced (mostly $0.99 each). It can end up costing you over $30, so the value isn't quite there if you want to own it.

Newly-written holiday songs for All Is Bright:

Anna Nalick — “Till the End of the Year (Bye Buy By)”

Blondfire — “Christmas Lights”

Emi Meyer — “Everything this Christmas”

Jenn Bostic — “Light a Candle For You”

Julian Moon — “Best Christmas Ever”

Liz Phair — “Ho Ho Ho”

Ruby the RabbitFoot — “Under Any Limb”

Selena Garcia — “Hold-up Holidays”

Never heard before renditions of holiday classics for All Is Bright:

Amanda Palmer — “The Angel Gabriel” Ashley Monroe — “Tennessee Christmas” Beth Orton — “River” Brandi Carlile — “O Holy Night” Elastic Bond — “Winder Wonderland” Escort — “Last Christmas” Heartless Bastards — “White Christmas” Hero Fisher — “Pretty Paper” Houndmouth — “Blue Christmas” Jessica Hernandez & the Deltas — “I Want a Hippopotamus...” Jessie Baylin — “Purple Snowflakes” Jillian Edwards — “O Come, All Ye Faithful” Kat Parsons — “I’ll Be Home for Christmas” Kate Davis feat. Gabe Schnider — “Greensleeves” Kelly Hogan — “Blue Snowfall” Ladyhawke — “Merry Xmas Everyone” Laura Gibson — “A Wonderful Christmastime”

Lauren Shera — “(It’s Gonna Be a) Lonely Christmas” Little & Ashley — “Someday at Christmas” Lucinda Williams — “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas” Mia Doi Todd — “The Cherry Tree Carol” Natalia Clavier — “My Favorite Things” Natalia Zukerman — “What Are You Doing New Year’s Eve” No Sinner — “Baby Please Come Home” PHOX — “The Christmas Song” Ruby Jane Smith — “Make a Wish” Ruthie Foster — “Amazing Grace” Shaprece — “Carol of the Bells” Shelby Earl — “We Three Kings” Sinclair — “The Christmas” Tal Wilkenfeld — “All I Want for Christmas Is You” The Rosebuds — “Let it Snow” This Is The Kit — “It’s Christmas Time” Yoko Ono & Flaming Lips — “Happy Xmas (War is Over)”

Read More Sonny & the Sunsets I Need You Bad is a compilation curated by Sonny Smith (of Sonny & the Sunsets) documenting the current garage rock scene in the Bay area and beyond (not every band included here is from the Bay area & it's not 100% garage rock!). …

SONNY & THE SUNSETS
sonnysmith.com

San Francisco's Sonny & the Sunsets is back with Talent Night at the Ashram, set for February 17, 2015, on Polyvinyl Records.

You may remember that we reviewed Sonny & the Sunset's compilation/curated album I Need You Bad, which wrote was, mostly from California's "60's surf".

Talent Night at the Ashram will be available in all the usual formats (CD, digital, cassette, and vinyl). The 180g Vinyl will be limited edition of 500 exclusive to the Polyvinyl webstore on light blue (preorder now to guarantee a copy polyvinylrecords.com). There will also be an unlimited version on red vinyl.

Track List:

1. The Application
2. Cheap Extensions
3. The Secluded Estate
4. Talent Night at the Ashram
5. Alice Leaves for the Mountains
6. Happy Carrot Health Food Store
7. Blot Out the Sun
8. Baby Jokin
9. Icelene's Loss
10. Secret Plot

Read More Cracker Upcoming December Shows 12/01/14 Allah-Las and Tashaki Miyaki at Turf Club 12/04/14 Cracker at Varsity Theater …

HUGH BOB & THE HUSTLE
hughbobandthehustle.com

I believe Wisconsin's Hugh Bob & The Hustle (headed by 'North Country' singer/songwriter Hugh Robert Masterson) will be appearing with Cracker this December 4th at the Varsity Theater in Minneapolis. If you listened to our new podcast, you can clearly hear us singing to various Cracker/Camper Van Beethoven songs off the top of our heads.

Opening up the Minnesota show will be Hugh Bob & The Hustle, a band that's been compared to all the greats, including Tom Petty, Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen, John Prine, etc.

Check out his song "Butternut":



When Masterson play live, he's joined by The Hustle, a band comprising of bassist Nicholas Stuart, keyboardist Bradley Kruse, guitarist Quinn Scharber, and drummer Justin Krol.

Hugh Bob & The Hustle's other show will be at The Frequency in Madison on December 5, 2014.

Read More Arrica Rose & the ...'s Arrica Rose & The ... is essentially Arrica Rose, she's backed up by her band The ...'s (The Dots Dots Dots), and I'll bet that her latest album, La La Lost, is in reference to being lost in her residence of Los Angeles. …

ARRICA ROSE & THE ...'S
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Remember Arrica Rose & the ...'s (The Dot Dot Dots)? They just released their latest album Wavefunction, out November 4th via pOprOck records.

The album was designed for vinyl, each side featuring a distinct mood. Rose explains, "We think of it as music for different occasions, a choose your own adventure kind of album." (Which incidentally, " Choose Your Own Adventure" one of the key creator R. A. Montgomery passed away November 9th).

Track List:

1. Song in Your Head
2. Love You Like That
3. Tiny Broken Boats
4. California On Repeat
5. Oh the Day (Then the Night)
6. In Dreams
7. Safety Pin
8. The Shallow End
9. Cut It Out
10. Where You've Been
11. (Oh the Day) Then the Night

BRIEFLY:

RAZOR & TIE razorandtie.com Record label Razor & Tie had a breakout year at rock radio in 2014 with hits from The Pretty Reckless ("Heaven Knows" finishes the year as the #1 song at Active and Mainstream Rock), All That Remains and Starset making the label the most successful indie in the format and the second strongest rock label, second only to Warner Brothers.

TOOTH & NAIL toothandnail.com Record label Tooth & Nail announced a new album from Copeland (who we saw in 2009) called Ixora.... his first album in six years. Also, they recently also signed Long Beach's Hearts Like Lions.

MILK & BONE milkandbone.mu Montreal's Milk & Bone recently signed with Bonsound with a single and music video called "New York". The electro-pop duo (Camille Poliquin and Laurence Lafond-Beaulne) will be releasing their debut album early spring 2015.

KING GIZZARD & THE LIZARD WIZARD kinggizzardandthelizardwizard.com One of the most ridiculous band names, King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard are wrapping up their UK tour in support of their latest LP I'm In Your Mind Fuzz (released November 11th on Castle Face in the US and Heavenly in the UK). Remaining tour dates: Bodega Social Club, Nottingham (11/26) and Rough Trade East, London (12/01).

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