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photo credit: Karen Will Rogers Read More Alice Peacock Alice Peacock took the stage shortly after ten with two other musicians, noticeably missing a drummer. She summed it up nicely, the show feels more like a big living room…

ALICE PEACOCK
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Nashville based recording artist Alice Peacock will be in Minneapolis at the Dakota Jazz Club on November 2nd. We caught her show in 2010 and noted that it felt like a comfortable house show, full of friends of family... possibly due to her strong ties with Minnesota, because she grew up in White Bear Lake in Minnesota.

Myrick / Peacock (2011) Myrick / Peacock

Her last release was a collaboration with Danny Myrick, which came out in 2011.

From my understanding, Peacock has written and ready to record a new album, set for Summer 2015. Look for a record release party at the Space in Evanston.

Details of the Dakota Jazz Club show:

Music Calendar: Alice Peacock
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Date: Sunday, Nov 2, 2014
Time: 7:00pm
Cost: $25

Peacock Tour dates:

11/01/14 St Croix Festival Theatre - WI
11/02/14 Dakota Jazz Club - Minneapolis, MN

Spellcaster II: Death In Space Pizza Burglar Records Read More Quintron I saw Quintron & Miss Pussycat in 2010, and it was one of the most entertaining live shows I've ever attended, mostly thanks to the puppet show.…

QUINTRON AND MISS PUSSYCAT
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I've said it before, but I had a blast at Quintron and Miss Pussycat in 2010 at the Triple Rock Social Club. We tried to cover their show last year, but unfortunately it didn't happen (we saw another animal band, Noah and the Whale at the Varsity Theater on October 8, 2013 instead).

So, anyway, after three years of random singles and a Grammy nomination for songwriting ("Chatterbox" 2012), Quintron's debut LP Spellcaster II: Death In Space is out today (October 28th).

Anyway, expect a live puppet show with Miss Pussycat at the upcoming Turf Club show. Opening up for the show in St Paul is New Orleans' Babes (not to be confused with Los Angeles' Babes) and local band Honeystick.

Tour Dates:

10/31 - New Orleans, LA - One Eyed Jacks
11/02 - Voodoo Festival at City Park
11/07 - Memphis, TN- Hi Tone !
11/08 - St. Louis, MI – Firebird
11/09 - Lawrence, KS- Replay Lounge
11/10 - Iowa City, IA- The Mill
11/11 - St. Paul, MN- Turf Club
11/12 - Milwaukee, WI- Cactus Club
11/14 - Chicago, IL- Hideout
11/15 - Ann Arbor, MI- Blind Pig
11/16 - Cleveland, OH- Beachland Tavern
11/16 - Ann Arbor, MI - Ann Arbor District Library
11/18 - Buffalo, NY- Buffalo Iron Works
11/19 - Toronto, ON- Horseshoe Tavern
11/20 - Ottawa, ON- House of Targ
11/21 - Montreal, QC – Il Motore
11/22 - Winooski, VT – Monkey House
11/23 - Portland, ME-The Space Gallery
11/25 - Allston, MA- Great Scott
11/29 - Brooklyn, NY- Baby's All Right
12/01 - Greensboro, NC- The Crown
12/02 - Durham, NC- The Pinhook
12/03- Savannah, GA- Dollhouse Studios
12/04 - Tallahassee, FL- Club Downunder (FSU)
12/05 - Miami, FL - Gramps Bar
12/07 - Miami, FL - Gramps Bar
12/08 - Orlando, FL- Will's Pub
12/09 - Jacksonville, FL- Underbelly

Read More Bear's Den Bear’s Den’s live video for “When You Break,” recorded at the legendary Electric Lady Studios for WFUV, is streaming at GQ. The song is off the British trio’s debut LP Islands, out now via Communion Records..…

BEAR'S DEN
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With the recent two sold-out shows at CMJ 2014 in New York, the British trio Bear's Den is heading out on a US tour (stopping by Minneapolis' Fine Line Music Café tonight) in support of their debut Islands (Communion Records).

Openers for the Minneapolis show are Vancouver's Dan Mangan + Blacksmiths and London's Christof.

Tour Dates:

10/28 Chicago, IL Lincoln Hall
10/29 Minneapolis, MN Fine Line Music Café
10/31 Denver, CO Lost Lake Lounge
11/01 Salt Lake City, UT Urban Lounge
11/03 Portland, OR Doug Fir Lounge
11/04 Vancouver, BC Biltmore Cabaret
11/05 Seattle, WA The Crocodile
11/07 San Francisco, CA Great American Music Hall
11/08 Los Angeles, CA Bootleg HiFi
11/09 San Diego, CA The Casbah
11/13 Austin, TX The Parish
11/14 Dallas, TX The Loft
11/15 Memphis, TN Hi-Tone Café
11/16 Nashville, TN 3rd & Lindsley
11/17 Atlanta, GA The Earl
11/19 Washington, DC Rock & Roll Hotel
11/21 Toronto, ON Virgin Mobile Mod Club
11/22 Montreal, QB Petit Campus
11/24 Cambridge, MA The Sinclair
11/25 Brooklyn, NY Warsaw

Read More Alien Ant Farm Since the formation of Alien Ant Farm in 1995, the quartet has enjoyed worldwide success, selling over five million records over the course of their three album releases …

ALIEN ANT FARM
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California's Alien Ant Farm are on their second leg of their "ANTarchy In The USA Tour", stopping by Minneapolis at the Triple Rock Social Club this November 12th.

Opening up for their MN show are Austin's Zeale and local band Avenue Army.

ANTarchy In The USA Tour Dates

11/04 - Portland, OR - Tonic Lounge
11/05 - Seattle, WA - Studio Seven
11/07 - Missoula, MT - Stage 112
11/08 - Billings, MT - Babcock Theater
11/09 - Williston, ND - DK's Lounge
11/10 - Minot, ND - The Original Bar and Nightclub
11/12 - Minneapolis, MN - Triple Rock
11/13 - Fargo, ND - Shotgun Sally's
11/14 - Chippewa Falls, WI - Every Buddy's Bar
11/15 - Macomb, IL - The Outskirts
11/16 - Des Moines, IA - House of Bricks
11/19 - Arlington Heights, IL - Home Bar
11/20 - Pontiac, IL - Freakster's Roadhouse

Read More The Bug The Bug vs. Earth... In a way it's hard to imagine how this took so long to happen. Both artists have been exploring and distorting their respective genres for 20 plus years. …

THE BUG
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London's Kevin Martin is currently recording under the name The Bug.

Ninja Tune will be releasing The Bug vs. Earth, a double A-Side of "Boa/Cold", with Earth (aka Dylan Carlson, who we previously wrote about), as part of the Record Store Day's Black Friday exclusives, on Nov. 28th.

The Bug in on a North American tour in support of his latest Angels & Devils:

10/28: Denver, CO @ Cervantes ^
10/29: St. Louis, MO @ 2720 Cherokee ^
10/30: Asheville, NC @ Orange Peel ^
10/31: Houston, TX @ Gritsy ^
11/01: San Francisco, CA @ The Independent ^#
11/03: Los Angeles, CA @ Echoplex ^#
11/05: Montreal @ Underworld Cabaret *
11/06: Toronto, ON @ Coda *
11/07: Calgary, AB @ Ten Nightclub *
11/09: Vancouver, BC @ Electric Owl *
11/13: Seattle, WA @ Nectars ^
11/14: Portland, OR @ Rotture ^
11/15: Chicago, IL @ Evil Olive ^

* w/ Flowdan
^ w/ Manga
# w/ Wolf Eyes

The Way 1-2-3-4 GO! Records Read More Buzzcocks It's a mini-British invasion at the Varsity Theater in Minneapolis, with Paul Weller on Wednesday, and now Buzzcocks last night.…

BUZZCOCKS
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Yeah, you know 'cocks' are roosters, right?

We had a great time at the local Buzzcocks show earlier in September 2014.

So it's official their ninth studio album The Way will finally be available in the USA on November 18th via 1-2-3-4 GO! Records. The Way is the follow up to 2006's Flat - Pack Philosophy LP.

Track listing:

1 - Keep On Believing
2 - People Are Strange Machines
3 - The Way
4 - In The Back
5 - Virtually Real
6 - Third Dimension
7 - Out Of The Blue
8 - Chasing Rainbows / Modern Times
9 - It's Not You
10 - Saving Yourself

BRIEFLY: SWANS

SWANS facebook.com Originally formed in 1982 and breaking up in 1997, Swans* came back in 2010. Swans' debut studio album Filth was remastered on vinyl, set for release this week, October 28th, 2014. The vinyl edition will come with two reproduction live posters. * Not to be confused with Black Swans or Silver Swans.

AZAR SWAN azarswan.com From the ashes of Religious To Damn, band members Zohra Atash and producer Joshua Strawn, went on to form Azar Swan. The New York-based band recently released And Blow Us A Kiss this week, October 28th, 2014, via Zoo Music.

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Alice Peacock - Love Remains

Alice Peacock - Forgiveness Alice Peacock Tour Dates 03/25/09 Edgehill Studios Cafe Nashville, TN 04/02/09 the Living Room NY 04/03/09 Tin Angel Philadelphia, PA 04/04/09 the Evening Muse Charlotte, NC 04/17/09 the Soiled Dove Denver, CO 04/18/09 Front Porch House Concerts Boulder, CO 04/25/09 Eddies Attic Decatur, GA 06/12/09 High Noon Saloon Madison, WI 06/13/09 Schubas Chicago, IL 04/19/09 Watchung Arts Center Watchung, NJ 09/12/09 Club Cafe Pittsburgh, PA 09/26/09 Festival Theater St Croix Falls, WI 10/23/09 Foundry Hall South Haven, MI 10/24/09 Center Stage Theater at the West Shore Community College Scottville, MI Discography [1999] Real Day [2002] Alice Peacock [2006] Who I Am Read More Alice Peacock http://weheartmus... Alice Peacock said she "just can't get enough of the road." It looks like she's been touring for ...

I have one final SXSW article to write (I know we're all sick of hearing about it!) and it's so massive that it will take the course of this whole week to put it together. In the meantime, I thought I'd take a break and review some albums that were recently released. The first is Alice Peacock!

Alice Peacock - I'll Start With Me

I previously briefly mentioned Peacock last year, and there was an overwhelming response to her song "I'll Start With Me". What is people were saying was that the song had great angelic vocals and melodies - and all that and more is on her latest album, Love Remains.

What I think you'll notice that the power of Peacock's songs are her voice and her crafty lyrics. Her lyrics, like most singer/songwriter, gives us a glimpse into her life. Songs like my second favorite song on the album, "Fairborn", and "City of Angels" reveals her traveling life (going to Boston, Minneapolis, Chicago, etc). I suspect this is more to do with her touring lifestyle, she seems to always be on the road. Plus, I think it helps that she was originally from White Bear Lake in Minnesota, but currently resides in Chicago, Illinois.

You will also notice that her songs are borderline country and acoustic pop. Although songs like the title-track "Love Remains" is quite simple in its lyrics, you'll find that it's incredibly catchy as you sing along to the chorus "only love remains".

While "Love Remains" is simple, she can also be complicated as well - in many of her songs, such as "Wrong Time". A song that I would hazard a guess that would best fit Peacock's personality... this is unlike her "All About Me" which I don't think is her at all. That song opens up with "I'd like to get stoned", followed by "do whatever feels good, with whomever I pleased", which is quite a shock as I get the impression that Alice Peacock is a good old fashion kind of girl. I mean she's probably a devoted Christian, based on songs such as "If I Could Talk to God" and the piano lullaby song "Angel".

My favorite song on the album is called "Forgiveness". I think mostly for the electric guitar and Peacock asking us: "Can music change the world?"

Does it come from the heart? Then, I think it can...

You can buy Love Remains directly from her, complete with autograph at buyswag.com for $13.98.

 03/25/2009 23:04:10 ♥ vu () ♥ alicepeacock.com ♥ myspace.com/alicepeacock 

Tours: Mahjongg, Alice Peacock, Stand, The Pains of Being Pure at Heart

On Tour 01/22/08 Cleveland, OH, Beachland Tavern 01/23/08 Buffalo, NY Soundlab 01/24/08 Cambridge, MA T.T. the Bears 01/25/08 Providence, RI AS 220 01/26/08 Brooklyn, NY Southpaw 01/27/08 Baltimore, MD The Depot 01/28/08 Philadelphia, PA Johnny Brenda's 01/30/08 Columbus, OH Skully's Music Diner 01/31/08 Chicago, IL Subterranean 02/21/08 Milwaukee, WI Mad Planet 02/22/08 Minneapolis, MN 7th Street Entry 02/23/08 Grinnell, IA Grinnell College 02/24/08 Omaha, NE The Waiting Room 02/26/08 Denver, CO Larimer Lounge 02/27/08 Salt Lake City, UT Kilby Court 02/28/08 Boise, ID Neurolux 03/06/08 San Francisco, CA Rickshaw Stop 03/08/08 Los Angeles, CA The Echo 03/09/08 San Diego, CA Casbah 03/13/08 Denton, TX Rubber Gloves 03/15/08 Lawrence, KS Jackpot Saloon

 

 

Mahjongg - Problems

I wanted to mention Mahjongg because they're about to go on what is described as an extended tour for their Kontpab tour starting January 22nd (see the rest of the tour dates somewhere in this article).

Reading their cryptic biography, Mahjongg rose from two bands: The Grid and The Sphere. I am guessing both bands are from Chicago, Illinois, where Mahjongg is from.

Since I don't actually have a review copy for Kontpab, I did download two of their songs to listen. They are both very experimental.

"Pontiac" (available on their myspace) is basically a drums/percussion song that doesn't change much, right until the middle of the song where other instruments are introduced into the song.

The other song is "Problems" (song available for download on AOL's Spinner). This song is, in my opinion, a little better than that first one (probably because there are lyrics and singing on this song). There's also a ton of interesting sounds and noises.

Mahjongg's nine-track album is called Kontpab and is being released by K Records on February 22nd.

Alice Peacock - I'll Start With Me Alice Peacock Press Release Alice Peacock Winter Tour Dates http://weheartmus... January 16, 2008 (New York, NY) Alice Peacock just can’t get enough of the road. She’s already b...

Alice Peacock said she "just can't get enough of the road." It looks like she's been touring for a while, and just recently added the Midwest to the Northeast.

I checked out her website, www.alicepeacock.com, and it offers some tracks for download. I liked what I heard so I thought I'd pass on this information.

Please refer to the press release link for more details, here is her tour dates:

Jan 26 Chicago, IL - World Folk Music Series
Feb 04 Minneapolis, MN - Cedar Cultural Center
Feb 06 Milwaukee, WI - Turner Hall
Mar 15 Zembrota, MN - Crossings At Carnegie
Apr 04 Easton, MD - Coffee East
Apr 05 Cumberland, RI - Stone Soup Coffee House

I will be doing a full review later - unless another W♥H writer want to review her?

 

 

 

Stand - Sometimes

This is a late addition, but Stand, an Irish band living in New York (?), would like to let you know that they are playing a few dates:

Feb. 16th - Emerald Ballroom in Buffalo, NY
Feb. 21st - Grape Street in Philadelphia, PA
Feb. 23rd - Bowery Ballroom in NYC

I haven't listened to the whole album, apart from a few songs. I was told specifically they wanted to use "Sometimes", which I'll include here. I couldn't find this song on the track listing on their latest album, Travel Light (2007)- but I suspect it's a bonus EP/bonus download.

A full article will appear later, I just wanted to mention the tour dates here. You can always find more details on www.standland.com.

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The Pains of Being Pure at Heart doesn't exactly do press releases. I read enough of them to notice there are certain formats you must follow (for instance, they all start off with "For Immediate Release"). Anyway, it looks like they're going to be in the UK touring with The Manhattan Love Suicides:

2.23.08: @ The Betsey Trotwood (Downstairs), Parallelograms - London, UK^[1]
2.24.08: @ Red House: Atomic Beat Presents - Sheffield, UK^[2]
2.25.08: @ Rescue Room - Nottingham, UK^[3]
2.26.08: @ The Glebe - Stoke, UK^[3]
2.27.08: @ The Royal Park - Leeds, UK^[3]
2.29.08: Lostmusic Presents @ Buffalo Bar - London, UK^[3]
3.01.07: @ The Organ - Reykavik, Iceland^[3]

[1] with Pocketbooks
[2] with The Parallelograms
[3] with Manhattan Love Suicides
[4] with Singapore Sling

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 01/19/2008 09:07:36  vu my♥posts press.weheartmusic.com