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Minneapolis: August 13 to August 16, 2018

Here are some shows taking place in the Minneapolis/St Paul area from August 13 to August 16, 2018.

Read more: Minneapolis Music Guide.

Sam Smith at Xcel Read More Sam Smith Sam Smith has sold out Madison Square Garden in NYC and The Forum in Los Angeles in minutes, with a second show in Los Angeles being added on January 29, 2015. The month-long .... Gossip I got a hold of their debut album, That's Not What I Heard, from one of my favorite label, Kill Rock Stars, a few years later... by that time they had dropped the "the" ...

SAM SMITH
+ Beth Ditto
Xcel Energy Center
Tue 08/14/2018 (7pm/$39.75)
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Sam Smith is returning to the Minnesota area with a headlining appearance at the Xcel Energy Center in St Paul on August 14th. We caught Smith in Jan 2015 and wrote, “A week after headlining NYC’s Madison Square Garden, Sam Smith made his long overdue local debut (a March 2014 showcase set at the Dakota last year for a few radio and retail tastemakers notwithstanding) with a grandiose entrance that set the stage for a polished and entertaining 77 min. set from the Londoner and band. Lights dimmed and the crowd screamed as a heavy gray curtain dropped to reveal yet another, more translucent curtain with caricatures of Smith’s right and left profiles and behind it, and Smith himself appearing then descending slowly from a center platform.”

Not to downplay Smith’s singing ability, but let me tell you that you should absolutely show up early to see Beth Ditto as the opener. Ditto has a great voice, as we can confirm when we saw her as singer of Gossip in October 2012: “The first thing you should know about Ditto, is that she has an amazing voice. Even though she was feeling a little under the weather, she was still belting out these electrifying notes.”

Beth Ditto – Tour Dates with Sam Smith

8/14 – St. Paul, MN @ Xcel Energy Center
8/15 – Chicago, IL @ United Center
8/17 – St. Louis, MO @ Chaifetz Arena
8/18 – Kansas City, MO @ Sprint Center
8/21 – Denver, CO @ Pepsi Center
8/22 – Salt Lake City, UT @ Vivint Smart Home
8/24 – Sacramento, CA @ Golden 1 Center
8/25 – Anaheim, CA @Honda Center
8/29 – Los Angeles, CA @ Staples Center
8/31 – Glendale, AZ @ Gila River Arena
9/1 – San Diego, CA @ Valley View Casino
9/4 – Oakland, CA @ Oracle Arena
9/5 – San Jose, CA @ SAP Center
9/7 – Portland, OR @ Moda Center
9/8 – Seattle, WA @ KeyArena
9/10 – Vancouver, BC @ Rogers Arena
9/12 – Edmonton, AB @ Rogers Place
9/13 – Calgary, AB @ Scotiabank Saddledome

The Blueberry Tour Rod Stewart with Cyndi Lauper Sleigh Bells at Fine Line Poster Read More Cyndi Lauper Cyndi Lauper is currently on tour for her 30th Anniversary of She's So Unusual (originally released October 14, 1983, on Portrait Records), stopping by Mill City Nights in Minneapolis last night. … Sleigh Bells Alexis Krauss and Derek Miller are Sleigh Bells, and they are finally back after taking a small break. Last night was only their fourth show in the past two years but it felt as if they had never stopped. .…

Other shows in the area:

THE BLUEBERRY TOUR
Turf Club
Mon 08/13/2018 (7pm/$15/Sold Out)
turfclub.net

The all-star sold-out comedy tour dubbed The Blueberry Tour will be stopping by the Turf Club on Monday. Each show will feature standup from Joe Pera (Adult Swim), Jo Firestone (The Tonight Show), Conner O’Malley (Seth Meyers), and Dan Licata (The Chris Gethard Show) – all writers and actors from Adult Swim’s Joe Pera Talks With You.

Note: This is a seated show.

Tour dates:

Aug 8 St. Louis, MO Blueberry Hill
Aug 10 Chicago, IL The Hideout
Aug 10 Chicago, IL The Hideout
Aug 11 Milwaukee, Wi Underground Collaborative
Aug 12 Detroit, MI Small’s
Aug 13 Minneapolis, MN Turf Club
Aug 14 Madison, Wi Comedy Club on State
Aug 16 Denver, CO The Oriental Theater

ROD STEWART
+ Cyndi Lauper
Xcel Energy Center
Wed 08/15/2018 (6:30pm/$35)
xcelenergycenter.com

What a voice! No one sings like Rod Stewart. The two-time Rock & Roll Hall of Fame-music icon is currently touring with Cyndi Lauper at Xcel Energy on August 15th.

Tour dates:

08/07 New York, NY -- Madison Square Garden
08/10 Toronto, ON -- Budweiser Stage
08/11 Pittsburgh, PA -- PPG Paints Arena
08/14 Kansas City, MO -- Sprint Center
08/15 St. Paul, MN -- Xcel Energy Center
08/18 Indianapolis, IN -- Ruoff Home Mortgage Music Center
08/19 St. Louis, MO -- Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre
08/22 Denver, CO -- Pepsi Center Arena
08/24 Phoenix, AZ -- Talking Stick Resort Arena
08/26 San Diego, CA -- Mattress Firm Amphitheatre
08/28 Reno, NV -- Event Center **
08/29 San Francisco, CA -- Shoreline Amphitheatre
08/31 Portland, OR -- Sunlight Supply Amphitheatre
09/01 Seattle, WA -- White River Amphitheater

SLEIGH BELLS
+ Torres
Fine Line Music Cafe
Thu 08/16/2018 (8pm/$25)
finelinemusic.com

Brooklyn’s Sleigh Bells have booked a gig at the Fine Line Music Café on Thursday, August 16th, fresh off their recent tour with Weezer and The Pixies.

Opening will be Torres, aka Brooklyn-via-Nashville musician Mackenzie Scott. We saw her in May 2015, but the last thing I read about Scott was that life on tour/on the road in 2015-2016 had led her to a breaking point, as she mentioned on Flood Magazine. It was a learning experience, and Scott is back, stronger and healthier than ever and more experienced with a touring lifestyle.

Tour dates:

08/7/18 Mountain View, CA @ Shoreline Amphitheatre
08/11/18 Chula Vista, CA @ Mattress Firm Amphitheatre
08/12/18 Phoenix, AZ @ AK-Chin Pavilion
08/16/2018 Fine Line Music Cafe Minneapolis, MN
08/17/2018 Metro Chicago, IL
08/18/2018 Newport Music Hall Columbus, OH
08/19/2018 Basement East Nashville, TN

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Christmas 2014: A Christmas Assembly

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Please send your Christmas-related music now with the subject header "Christmas" and also include your band biography and tour dates.

Read More Cyndi Lauper Cyndi Lauper is currently on tour for her 30th Anniversary of She's So Unusual (originally released October 14, 1983, on Portrait Records), stopping by Mill City Nights in Minneapolis last night. …

CYNDI LAUPER
truecolorsfund.org

The girl just wants to have fun... Cyndi Lauper's annual star-studded "Home for the Holidays" benefit concert (now in its fourth year) is taking place this Saturday, December 6, 2014, in NYC's legendary Beacon Theatre.

The True Colors Fund works to raise awareness about, and help bring an end to lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender youth homelessness.

"When I first learned that up to 40 percent of all homeless youth in this country identify as gay, lesbian, bisexual or transgender I was shocked and saddened," remarked Lauper, co-founder of the True Colors Fund. "For far too long homeless youth have not received the attention, resources and funding necessary to bring an end to this epidemic. My hope is that through this inspiring evening of music and comedy we can raise awareness and much needed funds to help these young people."

Lineup

Cyndi Lauper
50 Cent
Natalie Maines
Rob Thomas
Patty Griffin
Salt-N-Pepa
Emily West
Sufjan Stevens
Emily Haines And James Shaw Of Metric
Lea Delaria
Liv Warfield
Strfkr
Ballets With A Twist
Hoda Kotb
Perez Hilton
Flotilla Debarge

Hosted By

Rosie O'donnell
Laverne Cox

Read More alt-J A giant watermelon slice, killer clowns, panda bears, and astronauts- alt-J sure attracts some strange looking fans… …

PIAS
pias.com

Play It Again Sam (otherwise abbreviated to [PIAS]) have put together their Christmas playlist... by having their artist picking the tracks starting every other day from December 1st.

alt-J kick off the promotion, with Thom from the band picking his top 20 tracks of 2014. The playlists are supported by Spotify among others. Cannot wait to see what Erasure have in store for us.

Here is the schedule of artists involved:

Monday Dec-01 alt-J
Wednesday Dec-03 Bryan Ferry
Friday Dec-05 Editors
Sunday Dec-07 Erasure
Tuesday Dec-09 Twin Atlantic
Thursday Dec-11 Enter Shikari
Saturday Dec-13 Machine Head
Monday Dec-15 Agnes Obel
Wednesday Dec-17 Temples
Friday Dec-19 Maximo Park
Sunday Dec-21 Mogwai
Tuesday Dec-23 Milky Chance
Thursday Dec-25 all

Read More Amy Grant If you listened to our latest podcast, Vu demonstrated that he is actually a closet Amy Grant fan. Grant and Michael W Smith will be performing Christmas songs from his The Spirit of Christmas …

K-LOVE
klovechristmastour.com

Christian radio station K-Love have launched their third annual K-Love Christmas Tour, starting in December 3rd in Pittsburgh, Philadelphia, and will end in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, on December 20th.

This year's lineup includes some of Contemporary Christian music's most beloved artists, including Jeremy Camp, Chris August, Love & The Outcome (and hosted by JD Chandler).

12/05 Stamford, CT Stamford's Palace Theater
12/06 Charlotte, NC First Baptist Charlotte
12/07 Nashville, TN Lifepoint Church Smyrna
12/10 Chicago, IL Judson University - Lindner Gym
12/11 Evansville, IN Christian Fellowship Church
12/12 Indianapolis, IN Eagle Center Whitestown
12/13 Lexington, KY Northeast Christian Church
12/14 Winston-Salem First Assembly of God, NC
12/16 Kansas City, MO Lenexa Christian Center
12/17 Denver, CO Life Fellowship Westminster
12/18 First Baptist Church Moore, Oklahoma City
12/19 San Antonio, TX Trinity Baptist
12/20 Baton Rouge, LA Istrouma Baptist Church

Read More Rufus Wainwright A Rufus Wainwright cover song. The story behind that is pretty funny, as were all her little stories, but apparently Wainwright dismissed himself from Megan's company by stating, "excuse me, but I have to pee, from my penis." …

A MERRY FRIGGIN’ CHRISTMAS
lakeshore-records.com

American black comedy film A Merry Friggin' Christmas stars an ensemble cast featuring Joel McHale, Lauren Graham, Clark Duke, Oliver Platt, Wendi McLendon-Covey, Tim Heidecker, Candice Bergen, and (the late) Robin Williams.

Lakeshore Records is handling the soundtrack, which features original tracks and exclusive covers by artists such as Rufus Wainwright, The Belle Brigade, Ben Kweller, FM Radio, Anna Su, and Ryan Culwell.

New original songs includes Rufus Wainwright's "Christmas is for Kids" and Ben Kweller's "Try to Love (Joy to the World)".

Track listing:

1. It’s The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year – Rufus Wainwright
2. Going Home This Christmas – The Belle Brigade featuring Samantha Sidley
3. Jingle Bells – Chuck Mead
4. Here Comes Santa Claus (Right Down Santa Claus Lane) – Ben Kweller
5. Up On The Housetop – The California Feetwarmers
6. Silent Night – Aaron Tippin
7. It’s Christmastime I Know (Ho Ho Ho) – Ryan Culwell
8. The Weather Outside – Spencer Shapeero
9. More Than I Wished For – FM Radio
10. Try to Love (Joy to the World) – Ben Kweller
11. Best Time Of Year – Alex Rhodes
12. Santa Will Be Flying Over The Moon – Anna Su
13. Gentle, Mary Laid Her Child – John Isaac Watters featuring Alex Rhodes
14. Christmas Is For Kids – Rufus Wainwright

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Cyndi Lauper, with Hunter Valentine, at Mill City Nights, Minneapolis (10/30/13)

Setlist Money Changes Everything Girls Just Want to Have Fun When You Were Mine Time After Time She Bop All Through the Night Witness I'll Kiss You He's So Unusual Yeah Yeah -- The Goonies 'R' Good Enough Sex Is In the Heel Shine Water's Edge True Colors Tour Dates 11/01/13 Chicago, IL Chicago Theatre 11/03/13 Greensburg, PA Palace Theater 11/05/13 Nashville, TN Performing Arts 11/06/13 Knoxville, TN Tennessee Theatre 11/08/13 Clearwater, FL Ruth Eckerd Hall 11/09/13 Hollywood, FL Seminole Hard Rock 11/10/13 Lake Buena Vista, FL - HOB 11/12/13 Charlotte, NC Belk Theater 11/13/13 Washington, DC Warner Theatre 11/15/13 Glenside, PA Keswick Theatre 11/16/13 Ridgefield, CT Ridgefield Playhouse All dates with Hunter Valentine Read More Cyndi Lauper Children of the 80s should all know "Girls Just Want to Have Fun", which is actually a cover song. So basically all the money she made off that song and royalties went to one lucky Robert Hazard. … Hunter Valentine Hunter Valentine just wrapped up their all-girls tour with Girl in a Coma and Krissy Krissy and picking it right up with Cyndi Lauper… because you know these girls just want to have fun. …

Cyndi Lauper is currently on tour for her 30th Anniversary of She's So Unusual (originally released October 14, 1983, on Portrait Records), stopping by Mill City Nights in Minneapolis last night.

HUNTER VALENTINE

Hunter Valentine opened up the show. This was my fourth time seeing the Toronto-based band, but my first with new bassist Leanne Bowes. I thought I heard that she was from Sick of Sarah (a Minneapolis all-girls band), as described on stage in her introduction.

Anyway, you can tell the all-girls band were big fans of Cyndi Lauper, especially when singer Kiyomi announced that after their set that she would be joining the crowd and "dancing in the moshpit!"

I have to say, that this was, by far, their best show of the ones I've seen; their energy and excitement were kept up throughout their brief 40 minute set, as they play tracks from their 2012 album Collide and Conquer, including their latest single, "The Pulse".

Although this was the "30th Anniversary of She's So Unusual " tour, Cyndi Lauper explained that it was also meant to showcase a brand new album. Things didn't happen as planned, so instead this turned into, basically, a greatest hits tour. Which, I honestly didn't think anyone minded.

As promised, the entire She's So Unusual album were played leaving a few other songs for the encore (including one of her hit song "True Color").

Early into their set, Lauper's guitarist was experiencing some technical difficulties. The stage tech kept running on and off stage, trying to figure it out. After "When You Were Mine", they stopped the show completely. As they were trying to fix the problem, Lauper launched into one of her many, many stories about her incredible life, growing up in the 80s.

After a seemingly long story, you soon discover that it all lead up to a punch line about a loud clock, where the true secret origins of the lines "lying in my bed I hear the clock tick" and "the second hand unwinds" came from in the classic hit song "Time After Time".

Personal highlight of her set for me was "She Bop", which, in my opinion, is her best song. As soon as that first few chords were played, you instantly knew that "sound". It's important to note also that when Lauper started her career, musicians had to discover and invent their unique sound. Lauper vision, as she explained in one of her many stories that she was going after this reggae mixed with ska, but with her unusual vocals.

Anyway, if you want to 'bop' too, check out Cyndi Lauper on this 30th Anniversary tour, with her special guest Hunter Valentine.

Cyndi Lauper at Mill City Nights, Minneapolis (10/30/13)

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Girls Girls Girls: Hunter Valentine, Girl in a Coma, and ZZ Ward

Read More Hunter Valentine Hunter Valentine came on pretty late to a room full of mostly women couples. It's obvious to me that the newfound audience was from Showtime's "The Real L Word" - and possibly because last night was also "National Coming Out Day." .…

HUNTER VALENTINE
huntervalentine.com

The last time we saw Hunter Valentine in Minneapolis, the band was riding high as being regular cast members on The Real L Word on the Showtime. The show undoubtedly brought the band to a national level, so their show was had a great turnout.

Since 2012, the Canadian band's bassist Veronica Sanchez left the band and is now replaced by Leanne Bowes (who joined the band in early 2013).

The band is currently on the road with Girl in a Coma (a band we like), Krissy Krissy, and 80s pop icon Cyndi Lauper!

Tour dates below:

09/28/13 Indianapolis, IN Radio Radio
10/05/13 Pittsburgh, PA The Smiling Moose
10/06/13 Philadelphia, PA Milkboy
10/08/13 Brooklyn, NY Knitting Factory
10/ 18/13 Englewood, NJ Bergen *
10/19/13 Boston, MA Wang Theatre *
10/20/13 Queens, NY Kupferberg Arts Center*
10/22/13 Wilkes-barre, PA F M Kirby Center*
10/23/13 New Brunswick, NJ State Theater*
10/25/13 Lebanon, NH The Lebanon Opera House *
10/26/13 Montreal, QC Metropolis*
10/27/13 Toronto, ON Massey Hall*
10/29/13 Madison, WI Capitol Theater *
10/30/13 Minneapolis, MN Mill City Nights*
11/0/13 Chicago, IL Chicago Theatre*
11/03/13 Greensburg, PA The Palace Theater *
11/05/13 Nashville, TN Tennessee Performing Arts Center*
11/06/13 Knoxville, TN Tennessee Theatre*
11/08/13 Clearwater, FL Ruth Eckerd Hall *
11/09/13 Hollywood, FL Seminole Hard Rock Casino*
11/10/13 Lake Buena Vista, FL House of Blues*
11/12/13 Charlotte, NC Belk Theater*
11/13/13 Washington, DC Warner Theatre*
11/15/13 Glenside, PA The Keswick Theatre *
11/16/13 Ridgefield, CT The Ridgefield Playhouse *

* with Cyndi Lauper

Read More Girl in a Coma These Texan girls know something about heatwaves… Last week the band unveiled their cover of the Martha and the Vadellas classic song, although the name .…

GIRL IN A COMA
girlinacoma.com

Speaking of Girl in a Coma, the last time we heard from these San Antonio girls was their cover of Martha and the Vadellas' "Heatwave" was used in JC Penney's national ad campaign. Since then, the band's been on constantly tour, including opening up for the legendary Iggy Pop and The Smashing Pumpkins.

Did I mention that they were constantly on tour? It's true, the trio is still on tour in support of their album Exits & All The Rest (winning the 2012 Independent Music Award for Best Indie/Alt Album) with Hunter Valentine and Krissy Krissy. I don't know if Hunter Valentine will actually be at the Minneapolis show (09/30), but we'll find out next week.

09/24/13 Salt Lake City, UT - Kilby Court*
09/25/13 Denver, CO - Walnut Room*
09/26/13 Kansas City, MO - Czar Bar*
09/27/13 St. Louis, MO - Old Rock House*
09/28/13 Indianapolis, IN - Radio Radio*
09/30/13 Minneapolis, MN - 7th Street Entry*
10/02/13 Madison, WI - Frequency*
10/03/13 Pontiac, MI - Crofoot*
10/04/13 Chicago, IL - Double Door*
10/12/13 Corpus Christi, TX - Concrete St Amph
11/02/13 Austin, TX - Austin City Limits
11/27/13 San Antonio, TX - Backstage Live

* with Hunter Valentine and Krissy Krissy

Read More ZZ Ward I was looking forward to see ZZ Ward at the sold-out Varsity Theater earlier this year, but unfortunately, due to miscommunication, this never happened. .…

ZZ WARD
zzward.com

It's been a great year for ZZ Ward, having sold-out many of her shows throughout the country. The last time we saw her, it was at The Basilica Block Party, where she played tracks from her soulful debut album Til The Casket Drops, plus a cover of Son House's "Grinnin' In Your Face".

I suspect the set will be similar this time around, as she return to the Twin Cities at Skyway Theater on October 12th as part of her so-called "Down and Dirty Shine Tour":

09/23/13 - Ft. Lauderdale, FL @ Revolution
09/24/13 - Orlando, FL @ House of Blues
09/27/13 - Charlotte, NC @ Visulite Theatre
09/28/13 - Washington DC @ 9:30 Club
09/30/13 - New York, NY @ Irving Plaza
10/01/13 - Phila, PA @ Theatre of Living Arts
10/02/13 - Boston, MA @ Paradise Rock Club
10/04/13 - Cleveland, OH @ Cambridge Room
10/05/13 - Toronto, ON @ The Opera House
10/06/13 - Detroit, MI @ The Shelter
10/08/13 - Indianapolis, IN @ Deluxe
10/11/13 - Kansas City, MO @ The Midland
10/12/13 - Minneapolis, MN @ Skyway Theater
10/14/13 - St. Louis, MO @ Firebird
10/15/13 - Chicago, IL @ House of Blues

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W♥M190: Rocktober 2013

W♥M190 (69 mins) Read More Deltron 3030 Deltron 3030 is back! The dream team consisting of Del Tha Funkee Homosapien, Dan the Automator, and Kid Koala, will be releasing (and touring) in support of Deltron 3030: Event II.…

Emily is our guest on this week's W♥M Radio.

Last October 2012, we covered about 40 shows. We are gearing up toward another massive "Rocktober" month for 2013!

Before we get to Rocktober, we discussed Duke Garwood and Savages at First Avenue (09/17). We mentioned that weird droney Garwood performance with skinnyman Johnny Hostile and the chop/punch/kick aggressive performance from Jehnny of Savages.

This brought up the discussion of bands banning cellphone and cameras (because Savages discourage and asks people to not take photographs). Prince does it, as are other popular bands, as mentioned on petapixel.com: "It’s become a pattern with musicians lately. In an attempt to force people to actually experience the concert they’re attending, many musicians are banning photography at their shows outright. In the past, we shared messages put up by the bands She & Him, The Yeah Yeah Yeahs and The Savages, all of whom are kindly asking concert goers to put away their darn cell phones."

Personally, I have attended all those bands (plus Oasis/Beady Eye and others asking for no photography). I often feel like I can't do my job, supplying one photo and taking notes (on my phone).... but then again: I'm not there as a fan, I'm there to report. I have not gone to a concert that took away my phone (they've taken away my camera), that, to me, is a little too extreme.

ROCKTOBER 2013
Why are there so many shows in October? Most of the smaller/up-and-coming oversea bands are here in the United States for the College Music Journal (CMJ) music festival taking place in New York in mid-October (Oct 15-19).

Other bands not on the CMJ scene are here because it's the start of the school season (late September), so they think it's a great way to earn money by touring through major cities (where the major colleges are located) in hopes of getting a piece of that college kids action.

Here are a few shows that W♥M may be cover in the Twin Cities (Minneapolis and St Paul):

10/01/13 Black Joe Lewis at First Avenue 10/01/13 Joan of Arc at 7th Street Entry 10/03/13 Guitar Wolf at Turf Club 10/04/13 Gold Panda at Triple Rock Social Club 10/04/13 Langhorne Slim at Turf Club 10/04/13 Ra Ra Riot/Cayucas at First Avenue 10/05/13 Gwar at First Avenue 10/05/13 Hey Marseilles at 7th Street Entry 10/05/13 KT Tunstall at Cedar Cultural Center 10/05/13 Pepper at Mill City Nights 10/08/13 Noah And The Whale at Varsity Theater 10/08/13 Quintron at 7th Street Entry 10/08/13 Tricky at First Avenue 10/09/13 Blitzen Trapper at First Avenue 10/09/13 Franz Ferdinand at Skyway Theatre 10/11/13 Wesley Stace at Cedar Cultural Center 10/11/13 Father John Misty at First Avenue 10/12/13 Man Man at First Avenue 10/12/13 ZZ Ward at Skyway Theatre 10/13/13 Papa Roach at First Avenue 10/13/13 Surfer Blood at Triple Rock 10/14/13 Fiona Apple at The O'Shaughnessy 10/15/13 The Blow at Cedar Cultural Center 10/15/13 Deer Tick at Fine Line Music Cafe 10/16/13 Neko Case at First Avenue 10/16/13 SSLYBY at 7th Street Entry 10/17/13 Neko Case at First Avenue

10/18/13 Anberlin at Mill City Nights 10/18/13 Olöf Arnalds at Fitzgerald Theater 10/19/13 Celtic Thunder at The O'Shaughnessy 10/19/13 Cocorosie at Cedar Cultural Center 10/19/13 Keep Shelly In Athens at 7th Street 10/19/13 Soul Asylum at First Avenue 10/20/13 Deltron 3030 at First Avenue 10/21/13 The 1975 at Varsity Theater 10/21/13 Aimee Mann at Dakota Jazz Club 10/21/13 King Khan & The Shrines at Turf Club 10/22/13 Little Green Cars at New Skyway Lounge 10/22/13 Lucy Rose at Amsterdam Bar and Hall 10/23/13 Bonnie Raitt at Convention Center 10/23/13 Kodaline at Turf Club 10/25/13 Jacuzzi Boys at Triple Rock Social Club 10/25/13 Those Darlins at 7th Street Entry 10/25/13 Mike Doughty at First Avenue 10/26/13 Head And The Heart at First Avenue 10/27/13 Head And The Heart at First Avenue 10/28/13 Frank Turner at Varsity Theater 10/29/13 Cowboy Junkies at Dakota Jazz Club 10/30/13 Chris Cornell at The O'Shaughnessy 10/30/13 Cowboy Junkies at Dakota Jazz Club 10/30/13 Cyndi Lauper at Mill City Nights 10/30/13 Jonas Brothers at Myth 10/30/13 Kate Nash/La Sera at First Avenue 10/31/13 Beats Antique at Mill City Nights

Some bands we spotlight for the month of October:

CYNDI LAUPER
cyndilauper.com

Children of the 80s should all know "Girls Just Want to Have Fun", which is actually a cover song. So basically all the money she made off that song and royalties went to one lucky Robert Hazard.

10/18/13 Englewood, NJ Bergen Performing Arts Ctr.
10/19/13 Boston, MA Wang Theatre
10/20/13 Flushing, NY Colden Auditorium
10/22/13 Wilkes-Barre, PA F.M. Kirby Center
10/23/13 New Brunswick, NJ State Theatre
10/25/13 Lebanon, NH Lebanon Opera House
10/26/13 Montreal, QC Metropolis
10/27/13 Toronto, ON Massey Hall
10/29/13 Madison, WI Capitol Theater
10/30/13 Minneapolis, MN Mill City Nights
11/01/13 Chicago, IL Chicago Theatre
11/03/13 Greensburg, PA Palace Theatre
11/05/13 Nashville, TN Andrew Jackson Hall
11/06/13 Knoxville, TN Tennessee Theatre
11/08/13 Clearwater, FL Ruth Eckerd Hall
11/09/13 Hollywood, FL Hard Rock Live
11/10/13 Lake Buena Vista, FL House Of Blues
11/12/13 Charlotte, NC Belk Theater
11/13/13 Washington, DC Warner Theatre
11/15/13 Glenside, PA Keswick Theatre
11/16/13 Ridgefield, CT Ridgefield Playhouse
12/07/13 New York, NY Beacon Theatre

NEKO CASE
nekocase.com

The holy trinity of ladies: Kate Nash, Fiona Apple and Neko Case.

Kate Nash, which we just mentioned here and her U.S. dates. She is tour for her latest album Girl Talk.

Fiona Apple was also previously mentioned here. She's touring under the "Anything We Want" banner with Blake Mills with absolutely no idea what songs they will play.

Neko Case has a new album The Worse Things Get, The Harder I Fight, The Harder I Fight, The More I Love You, which came out September 3rd on ANTI-, and her First Avenue residency tells me that she feels she will sell out her show there. Hopefully booking another night would spread the love around because most people will not buy both tickets, unless they are 'caseheads' (which I just made up).

09/25/13 Philadelphia, PA Electric Factory 09/26/13 New York, NY Radio City Music Hall 10/05/13 "Way Over Yonder" 10/06/13 "Austin City Limits Music Festival" 10/13/13 Austin, TX Zilker Park 10/15/13 Lawrence, KS Liberty Hall 10/16/13 Minneapolis, MN First Avenue 10/17/13 Minneapolis, MN First Avenue 10/19/13 Columbus, OH Newport Music Hall 10/20/13 St. Louis, MO The Pageant

10/22/13 Cincinnati, OH Taft Theatre 10/23/13 Nashville, TN Cannery Ballroom 10/24/13 Atlanta, GA Buckhead Theatre 10/25/13 Ponte Vedra, FL Ponte Vedra Concert 10/26/13 Durham, NC Durham Performing 10/27/13 Charlottesville, VA Paramount Theater 10/29/13 Ithaca, NY State Theatre 10/30/13 Washington, DC Lincoln Theatre 10/31/13 Washington, DC Lincoln Theatre 11/01/13 Boston, MA Orpheum Theatre

MARK LANEGAN
marklanegan.com

Lanegan isn't stopping in Minneapolis, but that doesn't mean Emily isn't going to see him on this brief 8-U.S. date for his latest album Imitations (release September 17th).

10/04/13 West Hollywood, CA Troubadour
10/07/13 Portland, OR Wonder Ballroom
10/08/13 Seattle, WA The Neptune
10/10/13 Chicago, IL Old Town School Of Folk Music
10/11/13 Boston, MA Royale Nightclub Boston
10/12/13 Philadelphia, PA Underground Arts
10/14/13 Washington, DC Sixth & I Historic Synagogue
10/15/13 New York, NY The Gramercy Theatre

DELTRON 3030
deltron3030.com

Vu was turned into an instant Deltron 3030 fan when he saw them in 2000. Now it's the year 2013 and Deltron is back with Event II (coming out October 1st), the 13-year follow-up to their debut self-titled album. Song of the show is "City Rising from the Ashes", the mad lead single from new album.

It's been so long that Del had to remind us who Deltron was: "I know you need a little background clear though about yer boy Deltron Zero, your hero in three thousand thirty, we ain't in the clear though…" The song takes us back to the year 3030, we were, in fact, always coming back.

10/08/13 Boston, MA Paradise Rock Club
10/09/13 Brooklyn, NY Brooklyn Bowl
10/10/13 Washington, DC Howard Theatre
10/11/13 Charlottesville, VA Jefferson Theater
10/13/13 Phila, PA Theatre Of The Living Arts
10/14/13 New York, NY HighLine Ballroom
10/16/13 Toronto, ON Phoenix Concert
10/18/13 Indianapolis, IN Vogue
10/19/13 Chicago, IL House Of Blues
10/20/13 Minneapolis, MN First Avenue
10/23/13 Atlanta, GA Heaven
10/25/13 "Mountain Oasis Electronic "
11/10/13 "Fun Fun Fun Fest"
11/15/13 "Boom Festival" (Denver)

Trivia: The role of Sir Damien Thorn VII of the Cockfosters Clan in the world of Deltron 3030, is played by Damon Albarn.

BONUS: The Replacements and Empire of the Sun.

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News for the Week of 4/27/2008

I actually have loads of music-related news for the last week of April, before venturing into May. All stories are from press.weheartmusic.com, click on the headline to read the full story.

 

 

Without Chains

Patti Smith

Patti Smith and Kevin Shields Present: The Coral Sea
I'm very excited to mention that Patti Smith (pattismith.net) is teaming up with Kevin Shields (myspace.com/kkevinsshields), from My Bloody Valentine, to release a 2-disc set of their live performance of The Coral Sea on July 11th.

The recording are from sold-out performances and from my understanding, it includes guitars by Shields with Smith on spoken words, reading poetry.

It should be interesting to hear more of this, and I'll keep you updated as soon as I hear more.

The Time Of The Assassins Announce USA 'Awake In Slumberland' Tour
I have been playing Assassin's Creed on the PS3, so I thought it would be nice to mention Melbourne Australia's The Time Of The Assassins (thetimeoftheassassins.com) who announced their US tour dates a few weeks ago. I don't actually any of their music (too lazy/I have too much music to work to request more), but they seem punk to me.

Judging from their tour dates, they are doing extreme west and east coast.

Apr 30 - Que Sera - Long Beach, CA

 

May 01 - The Knitting Factory - Hollywood, CA

 

May 05 - Dipiazza - Long Beach, CA

 

May 15 - The Roxy Theatre - West Hollywood, CA

 

May 18 - Angels Road House - Yucaipa / Apple Valley, CA

 

May 25 - Luna Lounge - Brooklyn, NY

 

May 26 - Trash Bar - Brooklyn, NY

 

May 28 - Asbury Lanes - Asbury Park, NJ

 

May 29 - Rock Star Bar - Brooklyn, NY

 

May 30 - Lit Lounge - New York, NY

 

 

Joan Jett - I Love Rock n Roll

Joan Jett & The Blackhearts

Joan Jett Refueled and Ready For Spring/Summer Tour
It's true, whenever you say Joan Jett (joanjett.com), you have to include "Rock Legend".

She announced a Greatest Hits CD/DVD combo coming out in September. That's a long way from now, so you might as well get your fix on her Summer tour dates. As a special bonus, some of these dates are going to be with Cyndi Lauper. Those girls, they just wanna have fun.

May 2 - Memphis, TN - Beale Street Music Festival
May 21 - Santa Fe, NM - Camel Rock Casino
June 7 - Fairfax, VA - Celebrate Fairfax
June 21 - Houston, TX - Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavillion (True Colors Tour)
June 22 - Dallas, TX - Superpages.com Center (True Colors Tour)
June 25 - Phoenix, AZ - Dodge Theatre (True Colors Tour)
June 27 - Alpine, CA - Viejas Casino (True Colors Tour)
June 28 - El Paso, TX - El Paso Downtown Street Festival
June 29 - Atlanta, GA - Chastain Park Amphitheatre
July 2 - San Rafael, CA - Marin County Fair
July 3 - Miami, FL - Miccosukee Resort
July 9 - Calgary, Alberta - Fort Calgary
July 12 - Beloit, WI - Beloit Riverfest
July 19 - Fond Du Lac, WI - Fond Du Lac County Fair
July 24 - London, Ontario - Rock The Park
July 25 - Oswego, NY - Harborfest
July 26 - Buffalo, NY - Gateway Park
Aug 16 - Louisville, KY - Kentucky State Fair
Aug 22 - Niagara Falls, NY - Seneca Niagara Casino
Aug 23 - Syracuse, NY - New York State Fair
Aug 28 - Milwaukee, WI - Miller Park
Aug 30 - Milwaukee, WI - Summerfest Harley Davidson 105th Anniversary
Sept 6 - Grand Junction, CO - Festival Grounds
Sep 22 - Bakersfield, CA Kern - County Fair

Walter Meego -Wanna Be A Star

Walter Meego

Walter Meego To Tour With Presets In Support Of New Album
Just quickly, I wanted to mention that Walter Meego (waltermeego.com) is going on tour in May, to promote their Voyager album out on May 27^th.

I thought these guys are very good electronic/dance, you can read more about them on W♥M

May 20, 2008 El Ray Theatre, Los Angeles, CA

 

May 21, 2008 Mezzanine, San Francisco, CA

 

May 22, 2008 Doug Fir Lounge, Portland, OR

 

May 24, 2008 Plaza Club, Vancouver, BC

 

May 26, 2008 Urban Lounge, Salt Lake City, UT

 

May 27, 2008 Larimer Lounge, Denver, CO

 

May 29, 2008 Triple Rock Club, Minneapolis, MN

 

May 30, 2008 The Abbey Pub, Chicago, IL

 

May 31, 2008 Anti, Toronto, ON

 

June 1, 2008 Cabaret Music Hall, Montreal, QC

 

June 2, 2008 Paradise Rock Club, Boston, MA

 

June 4, 2008 Music Hall of Williamsburg, Brooklyn, NY

 

June 5, 2008 Bowery Ballroom, New York, NY

 

June 6, 2008 Johnny Brenda's, Philadelphia, PA

That's it for this week. Keep your eyes out for an exciting announcement on W♥M in May!

 04/30/2008 08:19:56  vu my♥posts www.weheartmusic.com