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Minneapolis: June 16, 2018

Rock the Garden 2018 Read More Rock the Garden The second Rock the Garden music festival on Sunday saw a seemingly bigger crowd, particularly near the front of the stage. … Father John Misty J. Tillman under his moniker Father John Misty will be back in Minneapolis this April 4th, in support of his latest Sub Pop album I Love You, Honeybear. …

Here are some shows taking place in the Minneapolis/St Paul area on June 16, 2018.

Read more: Minneapolis Music Guide.

ROCK THE GARDEN
Walker Arts Center
Sat 06/16/2018 (12pm/$69)
rockthegardenfestival.com

It is all about Rock the Garden this Saturday. This will be the second year which the Rock the Garden show return to the Walker Arts Center. We kind of know what to expect: the large main stage and a minor, smaller stage for the local bands. This year’s Garden stage will feature U.S. Girls, Chastity Brown, and P.O.S..

Over at the main stage, snarky Father John Misty will headline... however, personally speaking, we’re pretty excited that Feist will also share the stage. We’ve seen Broken Social Scene (with Feist) a few times, but it’ll be fun to see doing Feist’s solo songs.

As for Father John Misty, we’ve been watching him since Fleet Foxes and as J Tillman. We have to say that our favorite so far is his reinvention as Father John Misty. This should be a really fun and memorable Rock the Garden night.

Schedule:

1:00 pm – Gates open

Main Stage
2:30 pm – Low Cut Connie
3:45 pm – Nikki Lane
5:15 pm – Kamasi Washington
7:00 pm – Feist
8:45 pm – Father John Misty

Garden Stage
4:35 pm – U.S. Girls
6:20 pm – Chastity Brown
8:05 pm – P.O.S

10:00 pm – Gates close

Flasher: Constant Image Horse Feathers: Appreciation Read More Flasher Montreal’s Ought is heading out on tour with Washington, DC’s Flasher. They’ll be stopping by the 7th Street Entry this Friday to play their third … Horse Feathers If there's anything to be learned from the IFC's "Portlandia", it's that Porland, Oregon, is full of music and hipsters. Horse Feathers was originally a duo (Justin Ringle …

Other shows in the area:

FLASHER
+ Dehd, Waveless
7th Street Entry
Sat 06/16/2018 (8pm/$10)
first-avenue.com

Washington D.C. post-punk trio Flasher is making a stop at the 7th Street Entry, in support of their debut album Constant Image (Domino Recording Co.)

Tour dates:

06/10 - Allston, MA @ Great Scott
06/11 - Winooski, VT @ Monkey House
06/12 - Montreal, QC @ Brasserie Beaubien
06/13 - Toronto, ON @ Baby G
06/14 - Detroit, MI @ El Club
06/15 - Chicago, IL @ Schubas
06/16 - Minneapolis, MN @ 7th St. Entry
06/18 - Madison, WI @ High Noon Saloon
06/19 - Bloomington, IN @ The Bishop
06/21 - Atlanta, GA @ The Earl
06/22 - Durham, NC @ The Pinhook
06/ 23 - Washington, DC @ Black Cat
07/12 - Phoenix, AZ @ Valley Bar
07/16 - Los Angeles, CA @ The Echo
07/17 - San Francisco, CA @Rickshaw Stop
07/19 - Portland, OR @ Bunk Bar
07/20 - Seattle, WA @ Capitol Hill Block Party
07/21 - Vancouver, BC @ Fox Cabaret
07/23 - Boise, ID @ Neurolux
07/24 - Salt Lake City, UT @ Kilby Court
07/25 - Denver, CO @ Larimer Lounge
08/10 - Athens, GA @ Athens Popfest

HORSE FEATHERS
+ Mynabirds
Turf Club
Sat 06/16/2018 (8pm/$15)
turfclub.net

Portland based band Horse Feathers will headline the Turf Club on Saturday for their new album Appreciation (Kill Rock Stars).

Joining them on this tour is a solo version of Mynabirds (Laura Burhenn).

Tour dates:

June 9 - Philadelphia, PA - Boot & Saddle
June 13 - Toronto, ON - Drake
June 14 - Detroit, MI - Otus Supply
June 15 - Chicago, IL - Lincoln Hall
June 16 - Minneapolis, MN - Turf Club
June 17 - Omaha, NE - The Waiting Room

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The Mynabirds, w/ Bad Bad Hats at 7th Street Entry, Minneapolis (18 September 2015)

Mynabirds Setlist What We Gained in the Fire Velveteen Believer Semantics Numbers Don't Lie Give It Time All My Heart One Foot Generals Disarm Body of Work Wildfire -- Encore -- Omaha Hanged Man Bad Bad Hats Setlist Secrets Are No Fun Say Nothing Joseph Super America All-Nighter Psychic Reader Midway Shame Things We Never Say Fight Song Baby (?) Read More The Mynabirds The Mynabirds (aka Laura Burhenn) is back on tour, this time supporting their latest album Lovers Know. Her latest video is for "Wildfire", taken from the new album, and ... Bad Bad Hats SPIN Magazine’s “Artist To Watch” for July 2015, Minneapolis-based Bad Bad Hats recently announced their tour with Saddle Creek’s Mynabirds, in support of …

It was a sold out show for The Mynabirds show last Friday, September 18th, at the 7th Street Entry.

Good Night Gold Dust

Opening up the show was Good Night Gold Dust with a 30 minute set in near darkness. The local band talked about how great Laura Burhenn's Ted Talk was and urged the audience to watch it as soon as they get home. Singer Laura Schultz immediately chimed in, "for the remainder of our set, can we just show that?"

Most of their set included songs from their 2012 EP, including the title track and set closer "Towards the Sun" (which they also closed at the July Talk show earlier in June), but the band also played a couple of new (unrecorded) tracks like "Broken Wing".

Bad Bad Hats

There was a strong turnout and buzz for local favorites Bad Bad Hats, who recently appeared on Stereogum and local station The Current. We caught the band in 2014 and noted that the band had a hit with "Super America" (based on the loud cheers and clapping for this song). At Friday's show, singer/songwriter Kerry Alexander introduced it by saying that in their vast travel with Mynabirds, that they've seen plenty of gas stations (she mentioned Kum & Go, Sinclair/Green Dinosaur... but no 7/11 or Circle K!), but their favorite has always been "Super America".

Alexander summed it by saying how grateful they've been touring with Mynabirds and how much they are learning from this experience.

Mynabirds (Vuart)

As for The Mynabirds, we saw them three times in 2012 (7th Street (22 Mar 2012), 7th Street (12 Jun 2012), and Turf Club (01 Nov 2012)) when they were doing heavy promotion for their Generals album. That was possibly a record for a non-local band. Anyway, at every one of those shows, singer Laura Burhenn wore a sort of fox hat... which I'm semi-glad to see that it's gone for 2015. Bonus: enjoy the Mynabirds vuart.

Of course, with the new record Lovers Know, The Mynabirds were more than happy to preview plenty of songs from the new album, including a block early in the set: "Velveteen", "Believer", "Semantics".

Burhenn told us that she moved to Los Angeles, but all her music was released by Omaha-based Saddle Creek Records (the label is famously known for Connor Oberst). She dedicated her new song "Omaha" (saving it for the encore) for the label and its love.

Remaining tour dates:

9/23 Philadelphia, PA @ Boot & Saddle*
9/25 Brooklyn, NY @ Rough Trade*
9/26 Washington, DC @ U Street Music Hall*
9/28 Richmond, VA @ Strange Matter*
9/29 Atlanta, GA @ Aisle 5*
10/1 Austin, TX @ Mohawk*
10/2 Dallas, TX @ Three Links*
10/5 Tucson, AZ @ Flycatcher*
10/6 Phoenix, AZ @ Valley Bar*
10/7 Las Vegas, NV @ Sayers Club*
10/8 San Francisco, CA @ Swedish American *
10/9 Los Angeles, CA @ The Echo*

* w/ Bad Bad Hats

The Mynabirds at 7th Street Entry, Minneapolis (18 September 2015)

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Minneapolis: September 18 to September 21, 2015

Here are some shows taking place in the Minneapolis/St Paul area from September 18 to September 21, 2015.

Read more Minneapolis Music Guide.

Read More The Mynabirds Yeah, we know, Mynabirds was just here three months ago, but they just kicked off their new tour at 7th Street Entry, in Minneapolis, last night, June 15th. ... Bad Bad Hats SPIN Magazine’s “Artist To Watch” for July 2015, Minneapolis-based Bad Bad Hats recently announced their tour with Saddle Creek’s Mynabirds, in support of … Good Night Gold Dust Opening up this 'triple rock' show was Mankato's Good Night Gold Dust, featuring boy/girl singers (Laura Schultz and Colin Scharf), and played some tracks from their 2012 album …

MYNABIRDS
at 7th Street
Friday, 09/18/2015, 8pm ($10)
first-avenue.com

The Mynabirds (aka Laura Burhenn) is back on tour, this time supporting their latest album Lovers Know.

Her latest video is for "Wildfire", taken from the new album, and according to Burhenn, "The song "Wildfire" is partly based on that Jack Kerouac quote ("The only people for me are the mad ones..."), and finding your people. So it felt fitting to be in a town that's pretty new to me, but to feel totally at home in the company of these amazing babes. We made this video as an ode to making new friends and helping each other through dark times." (In the case of the video, a girl helped Burhenn conquer her real fear of roller coasters.)

Bad Bad Hats and Good Night Gold Dust to open.

Tour dates:

9/10 Seattle, WA @ Sunset Tavern*
9/11 Portland, OR @ Bunk Bar*
9/12 Boise, ID @ Neurolux*
9/14 Salt Lake City, UT @ Kilby Court*
9/15 Denver, CO @ Hi-Dive*
9/17 Omaha, NE @ Slowdown*
9/18 Minneapolis, MN @ 7th Street Entry*
9/19 Chicago, IL @ Schubas*
9/20 Cleveland, OH @ Beachland*
9/23 Philadelphia, PA @ Boot & Saddle*
9/25 Brooklyn, NY @ Rough Trade*
9/26 Washington, DC @ U Street Music Hall*
9/28 Richmond, VA @ Strange Matter*
9/29 Atlanta, GA @ Aisle 5*
10/1 Austin, TX @ Mohawk*
10/2 Dallas, TX @ Three Links*
10/5 Tucson, AZ @ Flycatcher*
10/6 Phoenix, AZ @ Valley Bar*
10/7 Las Vegas, NV @ Sayers Club*
10/8 San Francisco, CA @ Swedish American *
10/9 Los Angeles, CA @ The Echo*

* w/ Bad Bad Hats

Read More Festival Palomino Festival Palomino. The Festival, conceived and curated by Duluth bluegrass/Americana folk band Trampled by Turtles, was a major success, despite the occasional glitches …

FESTIVAL PALOMINO
at Canterbury Park
Saturday, 09/19/2015, 1pm ($60)
festivalpalomino.com

We covered Trampled By Turtles' first ever Festival Palomino last year. It was such a great learning experience for us, and we had a great time... so much that it made it onto my top ten favorite shows from 2014 (out of about 180 shows).

If you are worried about missing some of the great lineup (including our favorite master hunter Laura Marling and rocker Benjamin Booker), no problem: you can see them all. There are two stages, so when one band is done - just walk (or turn your head) to the other stage. There is no waiting around while the band is setting up!

Schedule:

Stars Stage
1:30pm The Lowest Pair
2:45pm Calexico
4:25pm Shakey Graves
6:05pm Father John Misty
8:20pm Trampled by Turtles

Satellites Stage
2:05pm Lydia Loveless
3:35pm Laura Marling
5:15pm Benjamin Booker
7:10pm Dr Dog

Read More Lucy Wainwright Roche If the name Lucy Wainwright Roche sounds familiar, that's because her father is Grammy Award-winner Loudon Wainwright III and brother is Rufus Wainwright. …

SUZZY ROCHE & LUCY WAINWRIGHT ROCHE
at Bryant Lake Bowl
Sunday, 09/20/2015, 6:30/9:30pm ($20)
bryantlakebowl.com

Mother/daughter duo Suzzy Roche & Lucy Wainwright Roche will be performing together at Bryant Lake Bowl on Sunday, September 20th. Like many Bryant Lake Bowl concerts, they are booked by the Cedar Cultural Center.

We previously caught Lucy as opener for Dar Williams in April 2015.

Just to address the elephant in the room: yes, the Wainwrights is known for their musical family, including Grammy Award-winner Loudon Wainwright III and Rufus Wainwright....

Please note: there are two time listed, an early and a late show. Early show is sold out.

Tour dates:

09/13 Mill, Iowa City IA
09/15 Ark, Ann Arbor MI
09/16 Pindrop, Spring Lake MI
09/17 Beachland Ballroom, Cleveland OH
09/18 Natalie's, Columbus OH
09/19 Cafe Carpe, Ft Atkinson WI
09/20 Bryant Lake Bowl, Minneapolis MN (early)
09/20 Bryant Lake Bowl, Minneapolis MN (late)
09/21 Rochester Civi, Rochester MN
09/22 Space, Evanston IL

Read More Ivan & Alyosha Seattle's Ivan & Alyosha is back in Minneapolis at the 7th Street Entry on May 18th. The last time I saw this band, I was rather impressed by the turnout. ....

NOAH GUNDERSEN
at Fine Line Music Café
Monday, 09/21/2015, 7:30pm ($15)
finelinemusic.com

Noah Gundersen (founder of The Courage) will be in town at the Fine Line Music Café on Monday, September 21st. He's touring in support of his second studio album Carry the Ghost (Dualtone Records), an album that was inspired by Neil Young’s “Tonight’s the Night.”

Opening up will be indie-folk quintet Ivan & Alyosha, touring for their sophomore album It's All Just Pretend (also available via Dualtone Records). The Seattle band previously headlined the 7th Street Entry earlier in May 2015,

Tour dates:

Sep 11 Biltmore Vancouver, Canada
Sep 12 Neptune Seattle, WA
Sep 13 Bartlett Spokane, WA
Sep 15 Neurolux Boise, ID
Sep 16 State Room Salt Lake City, UT
Sep 18 Ivywild Colorado Springs, CO
Sep 19 Bluebird Theater Denver, CO
Sep 20 The Waiting Room Omaha, NE
Sep 21 Fine Line Minneapolis, MN
Sep 23 High Noon Madison, WI
Sep 24 The Ark Ann Arbor, MI
Sep 25 Thalia Hall Chicago, IL
Sep 26 Deluxe @ ONC Indianapolis, IN
Sep 27 Skully's Columbus, OH
Sep 29 Opera House Toronto, Canada
Sep 30 Petit Campus Montreal, Canada
Oct 01 Sinclair Boston, MA
Oct 02 World Cafe Live Philadelphia, PA
Oct 03 Black Cat Washington, DC
Oct 06 Bowery Ballroom New York, NY
Oct 07 The Southern Charlottesville, VA
Oct 08 The Grey Eagle Asheville, NC
Oct 09 Cannery Ballroom Nashville, TN
Oct 10 Cat's Cradle Carrboro, NC
Oct 11 Visulite Charlotte, NC
Oct 13 Terminal West Atlanta, GA
Oct 14 Colonial Quarter Jacksonville, FL
Oct 15 The Social Orlando, FL
Oct 16 HIGH DIVE Gainesville, FL
Oct 17 Crowbar Tampa, FL
Oct 18 Club Downunder Tallahassee, FL
Oct 20 Saturn Birmingham, AL
Oct 22 The Parish Austin, TX
Oct 23 Walters on Washington Houston, TX
Oct 24 The Loft Dallas, TX
Oct 27 Valley Bar Phoenix, AZ
Oct 29 Fonda Los Angeles, CA
Oct 30 Great American Music Hall San Francisco, CA
Oct 31 Harlow's Sacramento, CA
Nov 03 Aladdin Theater Portland, OR

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The Mynabirds at Turf Club, St Paul (11/01/12)

Tour Dates 11/02: Winnipeg @ West End Cultural 11/03: Saskatoon, AK @ Amigo's 11/05: Edmonton, AV @ Starlite Room 11/06: Calgary, AB @ Republik 11/09: Hood River, OR @ Cebu Lounge 11/10: Seattle, WA @ Sunset Tavern 11/11: Portland, OR @ Doug Fir Lounge 11/13: San Francisco, CA @ Rickshaw 11/14: Los Angeles, CA @ Bootleg 11/17: Omaha, NE @ Slowdown Read More The Mynabirds Yeah, we know, Mynabirds was just here three months ago, but they just kicked off their new tour at 7th Street Entry, in Minneapolis, last night, June 15th. ...

Third time's the charm. This is the third time I've seen the Mynabirds' in Minnesota, they previously appeared twice at 7th Street in 2012. It was the first time the Mynabirds played at the Turf Club in Saint Paul, so they were really excited.

For those new to The Mynabirds, this is basically singer/songwriter Laura Burhenn's project following the split of her previous band Georgie James. You may remember that she was part of Bright Eyes' touring band in 2011, but with the release of their GENERALS album, Burhenn's taken her full band on tour in support of that album.

Even though last night's set was reduced to a 45-minute (which is the standard for an opening slot), it still felt like a full show to me.

They did my favorites, "Wolf Mother" (with the 'fox headgear'), "Radiator Sister", the audience-participation song, "Generals." "Disaster" was dedicated to the speedy recovery from Hurricane Sandy. Please refer to the setlist for a full listing.

Like their previous shows, they try and incorporate some interesting instruments in their songs, like the music sticks, the tiny cymbals, trumpet, etc.

In addition to the month long tour with A.C. Newman, Mynabirds' record label Saddle Creek will also be releasing a limited-edition, colored 7" vinyl of "Body of Work" (the track closed out their set). The release is limited to 1,000 copies and the colors are "random." B-Side is an unreleased song, "In The Mouths of Wolves." Look for the 7" to come out on November 20th.

The Mynabirds at Turf Club, St Paul (11/01/12)

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Birds of a feather

Birds of a feather flock together. Not our first Birds article, and certainly not the last.

MYNABIRDS
themynabirds.com

Yes, it seems Bright Eyes is all the rage these days. He's sold-out his two appearances at First Avenue in Minneapolis, which is not an easy feat. Anyway, I know the entire Bright Eyes band showed up a few nights ago at the 400 Bar, but I only saw Conor Oberst spinning CDs. Apparently, Laura Burhenn was also there.

When not playing in Bright Eyes, Burhenn has her own band, the Mynabirds. They released What We Lose in the Fire We Gain in the Flood last year, and reports is that she's working on a new record.

I can only speculate that the album will be released under Bright Eye's record label, Saddle Creek.

WILDBIRDS & PEACEDRUMS
wildbirdsandpeacedrums.com

Wildbirds & Peacedrum is a Swedish band, with already three albums under their art-pop belt. Their latest is called Rivers and it was released last year under The Leaf Label, but here in the United States, it looks like The Control Group is handling the album.

They are excited to announce that they are going to be touring this Summer. The Control Group is giving away "Fight for Me" as a free download.

North American tour dates
May 30 Toronto ON – Drake Hotel
May 31 Montreal QC – La Sala Rossa
Jun 01 Cambridge MA – TT The Bear’s
Jun 03 New York NY – Mercury Lounge
Jun 04 Brooklyn NY – Music Hall of Williamsburg
Jun 05 Philadelphia PA – Johnny Brenda’s
Jun 06 Washington DC – Black Cat Backstage
Jun 07 Chicago IL – Empty Bottle
Jun 09 Seattle WA – Triple Door
Jun 10 Vancouver BC – Waldorf Hotel
Jun 11 Portland OR - Doug Fir Lounge
Jun 13 San Francisco CA - Café Du Nord
Jun 15 Los Angeles CA - The Satellite

FOLLOW THAT BIRD
myspace.com/followthatbiiird

Follow that Bird is one of three bands releasing music under the Mt. Fuji Record label for Spring 2011.

I don't know much about Follow That Bird, except it looks like two ladies and one dude. Their Mt Fuji debut is a single called "Wooden Bones", out on 7" vinyl and digital.

I was not provided the cover artwork for Wooden Bones, so I'm sticking a photo of the band here. More details on mtfujirecords.com

EUREKA BIRDS
www.eurekabirds.com

I am told that their song "That Mountain is a Volcano" went as high as #9 on The Hype Machine's chart.

As fleeting as that sounds, it's still probably worth checking out. I find that Hype Machine people are only interested in dancey/electronica music*, so I'm almost thinking Eureka Birds are of that flock.

Their new 6-track EP is available as a free download on music.eurekabirds.com, so check it out.

UPCOMING DATES
Apr 09 The Village Church - Baltimore, MD
Apr 23 The Creek and the Cave - Long Island City, NY
May 05 Golden West Cafe - Baltimore, MD
May 09 Cafe Nola - Frederick, MD

* Singer Justin Levy adds, "There's nothing dancey about us. That's why it was interesting that we made it up on hype!"

BEWITCHED HANDS
myspace.com/handsbewitched

I've previously mentioned Bewitched Hands, aka The Bewitched Hands On the Top of Our Heads before, them calling out their "unconventional capitalization" of their name.

They just played SXSW 2011 and looking to release a new album, Birds and Drums, to be released on May 24^th.

NPR stated "One of the bands that stood out to us was The Bewitched Hands" and Chicago grouped them together with "big" bands like Broken Social Scene and Polyphonic Spree.

Apr 7 Six fours les Plages, france, FRANCE
Apr 8 Festival Garorock Marmande, FRANCE
Apr 9 Le Fuzz Yon La Roche Sur Yon,FRANCE
Apr 23 Le printemps de Bourges, Bourges, FRANCE
May 20 Maifeld Derby festival, GERMANY
May 21 Kiff Aarau, SWITZERLAND
May 28 Bikini festival - Esplanade du port, FRANCE
Jun 4 Festival algues aux rythmes Arradon, FRANCE
Jul 16 Les Francofolies La rochell, FRANCE
Jul 22 Festival Le grand Souk, Riberac, FRANCE
Jul 23 Paleo Festival, Nyon, SWITZERLAND
Aug 19 Frequency Festival, St Polten, SWITZERLAND

ROSEBUDS
therosebuds.com

Terror Bird wants us to download "Second Bird of Paradise" via Pitchfork.

The song comes from The Rosebuds upcoming album, Loud Planes Fly Low, out June 7^th on Merge Records. One critic called the album the "most inventive" to date.

Full tracklisting below.

1. Go Ahead
2. Limitless Arms
3. Second Bird of Paradise
4. Come Visit Me
5. Without a Focus
6. Waiting for You
7. Woods
8. A Story
9. Cover Ears
10. Worthwhile

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