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Love Will Tear Us Apart

Please see the companion article, Love With Bring Us Together.

So, once again, the dreaded V-Day is upon us.

MARNIE STERN
facebook.com/marniestern

Kill Rock Stars is offering an all-expense paid date (* must live in New York) with Marne Stern on March 19th. The deadline to submit your entries is March 1st. Marnie's ideal man is a homebody who doesn't mind that his girlfriend is out of town on tour a lot, and is not a drug addict, a slacker, or a vegan… outside of that, age, religion, and race are not a factor.

Since Marnie doesn't pick the winner, you have to "charm the metaphorical pants off" the publicist and record label.

Here's more details at killrockstars.com:

Hipster guys, are you tired of seeing Marnie Stern have relationships with an endless array of losers and bores? Don’t you think a guitarist as great as Marnie should have someone special to watch Law and Order SVU with? Do you enjoy petting dogs while eating chicken wings? And honestly, don’t you think a nice, positively cute, 30-something Jewish girl should meet the man of her dreams? We sure do!

If you live in the New York City area (no long-distance beaus please) and are not a total creep/stalker (we will KNOW if you are), please send an email with your answers to the application questions below, your favorite Marnie song, and a recent photo of yourself. Marnie’s record label will pay for this date, but you’re paying for the next one!

Please email all applications to datemarnieonreleasedate[at]gmail.com

Name: Email: Age: Location: Height: Are you gainfully employed? Elaborate. When/how long was your last relationship? What are your hobbies/interests?

What qualities do you most enjoy in a woman? List any anti-depressants you currently take: What do you know about Marnie and why do you want to date her? What would your most recent ex-girlfriend say about you? Can we get her email? Where would you take Marnie on a first date and why?

That question about the ex-gf is uncomfortable, in my opinion.

With that, Marnie Stern's new album, The Chronicles of Marnia, is coming out March 19th on Kill Rock Stars. Tour kicks off in March:

03-10 Denton, TX - 35 Denton 03-11 McAllen TX - Galax-Z Fair 03-12 – 03-17 - SXSW 04-09 Oberlin, OH- Oberlin College 04-11 Brooklyn, NY- Music Hall of Williamsburg 04-12 Hanover, NH- Dartmouth College 04-14 Boston, MA- Great Scott * 04-15 Montreal, QC- Casa Del Popolo * 04-16 Toronto, ON- Parts and Labour * 04-17 Chicago, IL- Empty Bottle * 04-18 Detroit, MI- Magic Stick * 04-19 Milwaukee, WI- Lawrence College * 04-20 Omaha, NE- Barley Street Tavern * 04-21 Denver, CO- Moes * 04-23 Boise, ID- Neurolux

04-24 Seattle, WA- Barboza 04-25 Vancouver, BC- The Media Room 04-26 Portland, OR- Mississippi Studios 04-28 San Francisco, CA- Rickshaw Stop 04-29 San Diego, CA- Soda Bar 04-30 Los Angeles, CA- The Satellite 05-01 Phoenix, AZ- The Crescent Ballroom 05-03 Austin, TX- Holy Mountain 05-05 Atlanta, GA- 529 05-06 Nashville, TN- Stone Fox 05-08 Dayton, OH- Canal Street Tavern # 05-09 Washington DC- Black Cat ^ 05-10 Philadelphia, PA- Johnny Brendas ^ *Roomrunner, #Motel Beds, ^Barren Girls

CHARLES BRADLEY
thecharlesbradley.com

You may remember hearing about Megan's concert review of Charles Bradley, describing him as "[harboring] so much soul that it’s taken up every square inch of his body and bursts out of his lungs. His howling “oohs” and shrieking “ahhs” are present throughout every one of his songs."

Bradley's Valentine's Day single, "Strictly Reserved For You" is out now. The song is taken from his new album, Victim of Love, due out April 2nd on Daptone Records imprint Dunham Records.

Bradley is also dipping on the "internets" by asking fans to tweet their love with hashtag #StrictlyReserved4U and use the fully customized Urturn e-card to send songs to their sweethearts.

Mar 14 Austin, TX – Daptone SXSW Mar 21 Savannah, GA - Savannah Music Festival Apr 12 Annapolis, MD - Rams Head Apr 13 Charlottesville, VA - The Jefferson Theater Apr 14 Carrboro, NC - Cat’s Cradle Apr 17 Asheville, NC - The Orange Peel Apr 18 Charleston, SC - The Pour House Apr 19 Athens, GA - Georgia Theatre Apr 20 Waverly, AL - Waverly Boogie Apr 21 Atlanta, GA - The Masquerade Apr 24 Jacksonville, FL - Jack Rabbits Apr 25 Pensacola, FL - Vinyl Music Hall Apr 27 New Orleans, LA - New Orleans Jazz Apr 28 New Orleans, LA - One Eyed Jacks

May 01 Austin, TX - Antone’s May 02 Dallas, TX - Trees May 04 Nashville, TN - Exit/In May 05 St. Louis, MO - Old Rock House May 07 Minneapolis, MN - Cedar Cultural Center May 08 Milwaukee, WI - Turner Ballroom May 09 Chicago, IL - The Metro May 10 Ferndale, MI - The Magic Bag May 11 Toronto, ON - Phoenix Theatre May 13 Montreal, QC - Corona Theatre May 16 New York, NY - Apollo Theater May 17 Philadelphia, PA - Union Transfer May 18 Boston, MA - Paradise Rock Club Jun 15 Bergen, NO - Bergenfest Jun 16 Oslo, NO - Norwegian Wood Music

KIAM RECORDS
kiamrecords.bandcamp.com

Kiam Records is giving away Free Love compilation for free. Offers expire at midnight. These are all "love songs":

1. Tim Foljahn - Smoke and Ash
2. Choo Choo La Rouge - Coffee Spoons
3. Clint Michigan - Be My Man
4. Mascott - Can You Feel My Light?
5. Amy Bezunartea - All the Things We Were Supposed to Be
6. Dump - I Wanna Get Next to You
7. The Foil Swans - Cover My Section
8. Jennifer O'Connor - Hidden Hill
9. Tim Foljhan - New Light
10. Choo Choo La Rouge & Jennifer O'Connor - Little Airplane Heart
11. Clint Michigan featuring Carl Creighton - Love Song
12. Jim Andralis - Today, for Anna
13. Amy Bezunartea - Bridges

FEED ME
feedme.uk.com

Jon Gooch (or better known as Feed Me) is a British electronic dance artist signed to deadmau5's Mau5trap label.

"Love Is All I Got" is a collaboration between Feed Me and Crystal Fighters. This is the first single from Feed Me's forthcoming album.

Feed Me is in the middle of his US tour, "With Teeth".

Feb 14: San Francisco, CA @ Regency Ballroom
Feb 15: San Francisco, CA @ Regency Ballroom
Feb 16: Los Angeles, CA @ Fonda Theatre
Feb 17: Los Angeles, CA @ Fonda Theatre
Feb 20: Seattle, WA @ Showbox at the Market
Feb 21: Seattle, WA @ Showbox at the Market
Feb 22: Honolulu, HI @ Republik

AIN'T NO LOVE
aintnolove.com

Ain't No Love are MCs "1990" and "Beanz", vocalist Saidah Conrad, and producer Liam Clarke. I believe they are from Canada.

Their second EP, Tears of Joy is out now and is said to be dreamy pop sound mixed with an 80s dance vibe. Think Ryan Gosling in the movie "Drive" and you get the idea.

Ain't No Love is in the middle of their tour:

02/14 - Tears of Joy EP release nationally
02/15 - Santos Party House, NYC
02/17 - Black Box Theatre, Toronto
02/23 - Le Belmont, Montreal
03/12 - 03/17 SXSW in Austin, TX

THE FURIOUS SEASONS thefuriousseasons.com The Furious Seasons' new video "Valentine" is released today (February 14th). The song is from their upcoming third album. "Valentine" is said to be a country-tinged ballad of a failed Valentine's fling. See the video on youtube.com, hear the song on thefuriousseasons.com.

BRENDAN BENSON brendanbenson.com You might remember that I caught Brendan Benson a few years ago when he was on tour with Cory Chisel. Benson's Valentine's Day song, "Oh My Love", is available on his official website now. Stream the track now at Lag Guitars, and you can win an autographed Lag by Benson himself.

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Brendan Benson and Cory Chisel at First Avenue, Minneapolis (11/17/09)

Brendan Benson - Cold Hands (Warm Heart) Brendan Benson Tour Dates 11/18/09 Turner Ballroom Milwaukee, WI 11/20/09 Lincoln Hall Chicago, IL 11/21/09 Music Mill Indianapolis, IN 12/04/09 Le Poisson Rouge NY 12/05/09 Maxwell’s Hoboken, NJ 12/07/09 World Café Live Phila, PA 12/09/09 9:30 Club Washington DC 12/10/09 Cat’s Cradle Carrboro, NC 12/11/09 Earl Atlanta, GA 12/12/09 Exit/In Nashville, TN Read More Cory Chisel http://weheartmus... The EP I have here is called Cabin Ghosts, and it's listed simply as "Cory Chisel", but I believ...

Cory Chisel said it best last night at First Ave: "We bring you the sad songs, while Brendan brings the rock and roll."   This was a good team-up of music, as the two bands complimented each other.

Cory Chisel and Adriel Harris

Chisel has a few fans in the audience, someone shouted it that they're from Appleton West, which I actually have no idea where that is. I mentally picture northern Minnesota as that was what Chisel said he was from originally.

I thought the best song on the live set was "Born Again". Highlight from the show was when Adriel Harris, remove herself from the keyboard to sing a duet with Chisel.

Brendan Benson Setlist

I think most people know Brendan Benson because he's a member of Jack White's The Raconteurs, but the truth is, he's been releasing music way back in 1996. I thought the best song live was "Cold Hands (Warm Heart)" and "Feel Like Taking You Home".

Surprisingly it was revealed that their current live drummer, Travis (replacing their regular drummer Brad) was a quick learner on tour. I couldn't tell if he messed up, it all sounded in rhythm.

The highlight from the show was at the last encore, where Chisel shows up to help sing their cover of Tom Petty's "American Girl". What's funny is that they printed the lyrics for Benson as he's confessed he doesn't know the song that well.

PS, See the smoke around Benson's head?  Yep, he lit and smoked a cigarette on "American Girl".  Maybe someone should have told him that Minneapolis has a non-smoking policy.

 11/18/2009 03:29:20 ♥ vu () ♥ brendanbenson.com / myspace.com/brendanbenson ♥ corychisel.com