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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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Girls Girls Girls: Sophie Ellis-Bextor, Sky Ferreira, and Lindi Ortega

Read more Girls Girls Girls.

Read More Sophie Ellis-Bextor This was a very brief band from 97-99, fronted by Sophie Ellis-Bextor - who went on to have a series of very successful Eurodisco releases. I must admit, I never followed the band that much - they arrived a little too late for me.…

SOPHIE ELLIS-BEXTOR
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The truth is, I've been in love with Sophie Ellis-Bextor when she was singing for Theaudience in 1997. That was 16 years ago; it's unbelievable that she still looks incredibly amazing today!

To this day, I still consider her song* "Heartbreak (Make Me a Dancer)" as one of the best moment in dance pop music history.

Anyway, guess what? Ellis-Bextor is back with Wanderlust, her fifth album, produced by none other than Ed Harcourt! The album comes out January 20th, 2014. I'm certain around that time, you'll hear that she will be out on tour! Cannot wait.

Track listing:

1. Birth of an Empire
2. Until the Stars Collide
3. Runaway Daydreamer
4. The Deer & the Wolf
5. Young Blood
6. Interlude
7. 13 Little Dolls
8. Wrong Side of the Sun
9. Love Is a Camera
10. Cry To the Beat of the Band
11. When the Storm Has Blown Over

* Officially a Freemasons song, but "featuring Sophie Ellis-Bextor".

Read More Sky Ferreira Sky Ferreira and How To Dress Well are currently on a co-headlining tour. They stopped by Minneapolis at the Triple Rock Social Club last night, April 1st. …

SKY FERREIRA
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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". This isn't surprising since she did start her career when she was very young, and like most things, we all change as we grow.

Anyway, Sky's debut album Night Time, My Time came out yesterday exclusively on iTunes. If you're still on the fence, her single, "24 Hours" is available for FREE this week as iTunes Single of the Week. Grab it now, I did.

Sky will be heading out on tour in support of Night Time My Time, co-headlining with Smith Westerns:

11/11 -- New York, NY -- Webster Hall
11/13 -- Boston, MA -- The Paradise
11/14 -- Syracuse, NY -- Westcott Theatre
11/15 -- Philadelphia, PA -- The Church
11/18 -- Washington, DC -- 930 Club
11/20 -- Detroit, MI -- The Magic Stick
11/21 -- Columbus, OH -- A&R
11/22 -- Madison, WI -- High Noon
11/23 -- Chicago, IL -- The Vic

Trivia: The actual cover artwork shows her left boob, but most retailers (in the U.S. stores at least), is listing the censored cover artwork. If you must see it for yourself, you can click here [link redacted].

Read More Noah and the Whale Lindi Ortega is currently singing Laura's parts in all the songs with Noah and the Whale for the remainder of the their tour. Lindi is a classic folk singer from Toronto. …

LINDI ORTEGA
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Lindi Ortega's third LP Tin Star debut on the top 10 of the Americana chart. Her album was praised by Country Weekly, calling Ortega's music as "haunting" and "atmospheric", while NPR called it "gorgeous".

Tour dates below:

10/30 Cleveland, OH Beachland Tavern
10/31 Pontiac, OH Pike Room
11/01 Chicago, IL Space
11/02 Madison, WI The Frequency
11/03 Minneapolis, MN Icehouse
11/06 Swift Current, SK Lyric Theatre
11/07 Regina, SK The Exchange
11/08 Edmonton, AB Royal Alberta Museum
11/09 Calgary, AB Commonwealth Bar and Stage
11/13 Vancouver, BC Biltmore
11/14 Victoria, BC Lucky Bar
11/15 Seattle, WA Q Café
11/16 Portland, OR White Eagle Saloon
11/18 San Francisco, CA Café Du Nord
11/19 Los Angeles, CA The Mint
11/20 Phoenix, AZ The Western
11/22 Austin, TX Cactus Café
11/24 Houston, TX Mucky Duck
11/28-29 Ottawa, ON National Arts Centre Studio
11/30 Cobalt, ON Classic Theatre
12/05 Guelph, ON Van Gogh’s Ear
12/06 Montreal, QC Quai Des Brumes
12/07 Kingston, ON Grad Club

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Sky Ferreira/How to Dress Well at Triple Rock, Minneapolis (04/01/13)

Tour Dates 04/03 - Denver, CO - Larimer Lounge 04/05 - Vancouver, BC - Biltmore Cabaret 04/06 - Seattle, WA - Barboza 04/07 - Portland, OR - Mississippi Studios 04/10 - Silverlake, CA - Los Globos Read More Sky Ferreira Sky Ferreira and How To Dress Well are doing co-headline tour next month. I'm not surprise to see that the tour is centered around the SXSW dates (which most bands are doing - so expect a ton of your favorite indie bands…

Sky Ferreira and How To Dress Well are currently on a co-headlining tour. They stopped by Minneapolis at the Triple Rock Social Club last night, April 1st.

HIGH HIGHS

Kicking off the night was Sydney's High Highs. I would like to say that Minneapolis gave the Australian band a warm welcome, but as singer Jack Milas mildly puts it, "this is the coldest place we've ever been to."

Songs from their brief set were mostly from their 2013 album, Open Season, including "Flowers Bloom", "Once Around the House", "Love Is All", "In a Dream", and their closer and title track, "Open Season". Interestingly enough, they also did a cover of College's "A Real Hero", which surprisingly, Alt-J did the same cover, over at The Varsity the same night.

HOW TO DRESS WELL

I've seen How to Dress Well late last year, and no surprise changes at this show. Tom Krell still sings in falsetto, and he still employs the same movie-projection/singing in the dark setup. Granted, this time, the stage is much, much bigger at the Triple Rock.

Krell has a large following in Minneapolis, as I found out he used to live at "Fourth and Fourth" as he puts it. Many of his fans and friends were in the audience, most of them picking up the 12" vinyl. I don't know if there were crossover fans for Sky Ferreira, who came on stage as last on the bill.

The thing about Sky is that she is petite. Don't let that fool you, she can still belt it out, especially on the louder songs like "I Will".

If you look at the setlist, it's surprisingly very short. She only played for about forty minutes, nothing from her earlier works (such as any tracks from As If! or singles like "17", "One", or "Obsession"). This tells me a few things, either she wants to distance herself from her earlier works, or that those songs are harder to play live. I think it's the former, her music style certainly seems to focus away from her dance/pop beginning.

Anyway, the How to Dress Well/Sky Ferreira tour is still working its way across the country. Check them out if they are coming to your town.

Sky Ferreira at the Triple Rock Social Club, Minneapolis (04/01/13)

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April 1st

April 1st is known as April Fools' Day... and yes, we are fools for music.

Here are some shows happening in Minneapolis on April 1st. We are covering four shows that night. Two are listed below, in addition to Little Green Cars at 7th Street Entry and Thao and the Get Down Stay Down.

ALT-J (∆)
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One of the hottest tickets to get is Alt-J at the very sold out show at the Varsity Theater on April 1st. If you weren't lucky/fast enough to secure a ticket for next week's show - you have a second chance this September 7th! That's a long time from now, but the band will appear at a larger venue at First Avenue. Expect to hear them talk about Prince when they play the main room.

Anyway, you may remember how I saw Alt-J at Triple Rock in 2012, and noted that they were the best band in all the Mercury Prize nominees. And as predicted, they took home the prize last November.

So, find out what all the buzz is all about, check them out on tour now:

03/22/13 New York, NY Webster Hall 03/24/13 New York, NY Terminal 5 03/25/13 Montreal, QC Virgin Mobile 03/27/13 Toronto, ON Sound Academy 03/28/13 Chicago, IL Metro / Smart Bar 03/29/13 Milwaukee, WI Riverside Theatre 03/30/13 Columbus, OH Lifestyle Communities 04/01/13 Minneapolis, MN Varsity Theater 04/02/13 Kansas City, MO Midland 04/03/13 Denver, CO Bluebird Theater 04/04/13 Salt Lake City, UT Complex 04/06/13 Seattle, WA The Neptune 04/07/13 Vancouver, BC Commodore 04/08/13 Portland, OR Roseland Theater 04/10/13 San Francisco, CA The Fillmore 04/12/13 Indio, CA Empire Polo Club 04/14/13 Sacramento, CA Ace Of Spades 04/16/13 Solana Beach, CA Belly Up Tavern 04/17/13 Santa Ana, CA The Observatory 04/19/13 Indio, CA Empire Polo Club 06/10/13 Millvale, PA Mr. Small's Theatre 06/11/13 Cleveland, OH House Of Blues 06/12/13 Indianapolis, IN Deluxe

06/16/13 Aarhus, Denmark Adalan 06/22/13 Hilvarenbeek Beekse Bergen 07/06/13 Arras, France Citadel Of Arras 07/07/13 Werchter, Belgium Festivalpark 07/14/13 Lisbon, Portugal Passeio Maritimo 07/18/13 Tonsberg, Norway Slottsfjell Festival 07/27/13 Perth, Aus Challenge Stadium 07/30/13 West Melbourne, Aus Festival Hall 07/31/13 Moore Park, Aus Hordern Pavilion 08/24/13 Reading, UK Richfield Avenue 08/29/13 Oakland, CA Fox Theater 09/01/13 Vancouver, BC Orpheum 09/03/13 Portland, OR McMenamins Crystal 09/05/13 Denver, CO Fillmore Auditorium 09/07/13 Minneapolis, MN First Avenue 09/10/13 Royal Oak, MI Royal Oak Music Theatre 09/11/13 Toronto, ON Echo Beach 09/13/13 Boston, MA Bank Of America Pavilion 09/18/13 Washington, DC 9:30 Club 09/23/13 Atlanta, GA Tabernacle 09/24/13 Lake Buena Vista, FL House Of Blues 09/27/13 Houston, TX House Of Blues 09/28/13 Austin, TX Stubb's Bar-B-Q

HOW TO DRESS WELL
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Since I already mentioned Sky Ferreira, I will focus on How to Dress Well. The two are doing a double-headliner tour, and yes, they are stopping by Triple Rock Social Club on April 1st.

You may remember how I saw Tom Krell (otherwise known as How to Dress Well) at 7th Street Entry last year and said that he sings in falsetto.

Check out the official website for worldwide tour dates (including shows in Asia, Australia, Europe). I am only listing his North America dates with Sky Ferreira below:

How to Dress Well's sophomore LP, Total Loss, is available now. The Sky Ferreira/HTDW tour kicked off last night!

03-20 New York, NY - Bowery Ballroom 03-21 Brooklyn, NY - Music Hall 03-23 Philadelphia, PA - Johnny Brenda's 03-24 Boston, MA - Brighton Music Hall 03-25 Montreal, Quebec - La Salla Rossa 03-27 Toronto, Ontario - Wrong Bar 03-29 Columbus, OH - Basement 03-30 Chicago, IL - Schubas

03-31 Madison, WI - The Frequency 04-01 Minneapolis, MN - Triple Rock 04-03 Denver, CO - Larimer Lounge 04-05 Vancouver, BC - Biltmore Cabaret 04-06 Seattle, WA - Barboza 04-07 Portland, OR - Mississippi Studios 04-10 Silverlake, CA - Los Globos

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Ghosts IV

Read More Sky Ferreira Sure, the single, "Red Lips," was released a few months ago (June), but I don't care. I think Sky Ferreira is awesome and we've been following her career since 2010. .…

Read more Ghosts, Ghosts II, and Ghosts III.

SKY FERREIRA
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Sky Ferreira and How To Dress Well are doing co-headline tour next month. I'm not surprise to see that the tour is centered around the SXSW dates (which most bands are doing - so expect a ton of your favorite indie bands, especially from overseas, to play in your city this month until April).

I've seen How to Dress Well last year, and can tell you that singer Tom Krell sings in falsetto with minimalistic music arrangement. I should also mention that he certainly has his fans - so expect the show to have a really good turn out.

Personally, I'm a Ferreira fan and will love to see her live. We've been covering her music since 2010 and I love how she plays on the sexuality thing, especially the double meaning on such songs as "Sex Rules" and Sky in her undies on the video for "Red Lips".

Check out Sky performing "Everything Is Embarrassing" (from her Ghost EP) live on Late Night With Jimmy Fallon.

Tour dates:

03/07 - San Francisco, CA - Popscene 03/09 - Monterrey, MX - Festival NRMAL 03/19 - Washington, DC - U Street Music Hall * 03/20 - NYC - Bowery Ballroom * 03/21 - Brooklyn, NY - Music Hall of Williamsburg * 03/23 - Philadelphia, PA - Johnny Brenda's * 03/24 - Boston, MA - Brighton Music Hall * 03/25 - Montreal, QC - Salla Rossa * 03/27 - Toronto, ON - Wrong Bar * 03/29 - Columbus, OH - Basement *

03/30 - Chicago, IL - Schubas * 03/31 - Madison, WI - The Frequency * 04/01 - Minneapolis, MN - Triple Rock * 04/03 - Denver, CO - Larimer Lounge * 04/05 - Vancouver, BC - Biltmore Cabaret * 04/06 - Seattle, WA - Barboza * 04/07 - Portland, OR - Mississippi Studios * 04/10 - Silverlake, CA - Los Globos * *Sky Ferreira and How To Dress Well co-headline

DEAD GHOSTS
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Canada's Dead Ghosts is releasing a "none bummer album" called Can't Get No on April 30th via Burger Records. The band is kicking off their European tour tomorrow:

02/19 - Münster, Germany @ Gleis 22
02/20 - Eindhoven, Netherlands @ Area 51
02/21 - Bruxelles, Belgium @ Madame Moustache
02/22 - Paris, France @ La Mécanique Ondulatoire
02/23 - La Rochelle, France @ La Barbarella Club
02/24 - Rennes, France @ Sympatic Bar
02/25 - Bordeaux, France @ Café Pompier
02/26 - San Sebastian, Spain @ Bukowsky
02/27 - Madrid, Spain @ Costello Club
02/28 - Barcelona, Spain @ Sidecare
03/01 - Sant Feliú de Guixols, Spain @ TZVR
03/02 - Marseille, France @ La Machine à Coudre
03/03 - Luzern, Switzerland @ Club Sedel
03/04 - Kreuzlingen, Switzerland @ Horst
03/05 - Antwerp, Belgium @ Trix
03/06 - Hamburg, Germany @ Komet
03/07 - Copenhagen, Denmark @ Drone
03/08 - Stockholm, Sweden @ Southside
03/09 - Göteborg, Sweden @ Showdown Henriksberg

KACEY JOHANSING
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San Francisco's Kacey Johansing is coming out with Grand Ghosts on February 26th. The album is said to weaves together elements of folk, jazz, pop and classical music.

If you live in the San Francisco area, head over to Noise Pop Festival to see her live, alongside other great acts like Thao Nguyen and Sallie Ford.

NOISE POP FESTIVAL - MARCH 2ND 2013
Thao & the Get Down Stay Down
Sallie Ford & the Sound Outside
Kacey Johansing

@ The Great American Music Hall
All Ages, Doors @ 7pm, Show @ 8pm
Advance tix here

Look for Kacey to do a US Spring tour in support of the album soon.

SPECTRES
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Spectres just won the "Artrocker Unsigned Band of the Year" award. They will be releasing their Hunger EP on March 11th, 2013, via Bristol's Howling Owl Records. The limited 12" vinyl will come with a CDR and download codes. Limited to 100 copies with handmade sleeve and artwork.*

Be sure to check them out live:

02/23/13 - Bristol Motorcade FlashParade
02/27/13 - Cardiff Buffalo
02/28/13 - Winchester Railway Arms
03/06/13 - Basingstoke Bang Bar
03/07/13 - London Old Blue Last
03/08/13 - Birmingham Flapper
03/09/13 - Portsmouth Southsea Social Club
03/14/13 - Bath Moles

* Apparently all 100 copies are sold out. There is a second pressing, but I don't think it comes with the handmade artwork.

H∆SHTAG$ redbullmusicacademy.com Episode 3 of Red Bull Music Academy's mini-documentary series H∆SHTAG$ is available to watch online. The latest episode, "Don’t Call It #CloudRap" features interviews Main Attrakionz, Flatbush Zombies, SpaceGhostPurrp, Robb Banks and London's Piff Gang and more.

PHANTOM phantomthefilm.com Todd Robinson's movie, "Phantom", will be hitting theaters March 1st. Not to be confused with the horror movie, "Phantoms", this upcoming movie is about a Cold War Soviet missile submarine and stars Ed Harris and David Duchovny. Look for the soundtrack from film composer and recording artist Jeff Rona to be released a week earlier (February 26th) on Milan Records.

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Girls Girls Girls: Sky Ferreira, Amanda Palmer, Laetitia Sadier

This is #12 in the Girls Girls Girls series.

Read More Sky Ferreira That might explained her "Sex Rules" title ? It's actually not what you'd think, it's the rules of nature, not that "it's totally awesome".

SKY FERREIRA
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Sure, the single, "Red Lips," was released a few months ago (June), but I don't care. I think Sky Ferreira is awesome and we've been following her career since 2010.

"Red Lips" was written by Sky, Greg Kurstin, and … Garbage's Shirley Manson! The song is said to contain a new direction for Sky. Personally, it just sounds more or less in the same attractive pop/dance style, but with more guitars and less lo-fi.

Listening to "Red Lips," you wonder if Sky Ferreira is commenting on some other "little bitch" or on herself. I think you can read it both ways, but if that's the case, then certainly Ferreira know that she's playing that game … and if she's lost, then she'll walk. Then again, two-minute pop songs can't be all that smart, right?

Anyway, Ferreira's been quiet this past month, but expect a new EP from her next month, in September. The debut album, currently with a title of I'm Not Alright (changed from Wild At Heart), is coming out this year.

Check out her sexiest video yet: "Red Lips." The video featured Sky in her undies, lots of red lipsticks, and a lucky Toby the tarantula.

AMANDA PALMER & THE GRAND THEFT ORCHESTRA
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You may remember that seeing Amanda Palmer at the Cedar in 2010 was one of the best shows I've ever seen. It was hard to describe, but it wasn't just a regular rock n roll show, it was also part theater and part circus act.

I'm hoping to catch her again, this October at First Avenue. Will it live up to her Evelyn Evelyn show? I'll report back when I see her again. But hearing Palmer explain her latest work as "Rocky-Horror-meets-Scavenger-Hunt-meets-Interactive-Art-Happening," it sounds just as fun. Also, I am hoping to spot her hubby Neil Gaiman at the Minneapolis show.

Palmer's last album, Amanda Palmer Goes Down Under, was geared towards Australian, I still found the album to be fun and creative. The forthcoming album, under the Amanda Palma & The Grand Theft Orchestra banner is called Theater is Evil, and it will be out on September 11th on her own label, 8ft Records. You can preview one the song, "The Killing Type," on NPR.

Her tour dates starts September 10th.

09/10: Philadelphia, PA @ Theatre Of Living Arts 09/11: New York, NY @ Webster Hall 09/12: Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club 09/14: Carrboro, NC @ Cat's Cradle 09/15: Atlanta, GA @ Variety Playhouse 09/17: New Orleans, LA @ Tipitina's Uptown 09/18: Houston, TX @ Fitzgerald's Upstairs 09/19: Austin, TX @ Stubbs (Outside) 09/21: Denver, CO @ Gothic Theatre 09/22: Phoenix, AZ @ Crescent Ballroom 09/24: San Diego, CA @ House Of Blues 09/25: Los Angeles, CA @ The Music Box 09/26: San Francisco, CA @ The Fillmore 9/28: Portland, OR @ Wonder Ballroom 09/29: Vancouver, BC @ Commodore Ballroom 09/30: Seattle, WA @ Neptune Ballroom 10/03: Minneapolis, MN @ First Avenue 10/23: London @ Koko

10/24: Manchester @ Cathedral 10/25: Glasgow @ Oran Mor 10/27: Amsterdam @ Melkweg 10/28: Berlin @ Festsaal Kreuzberg 10/29: Prague @ Palac Akropolis 10/30: Zurich @ Abart 11/01: Antwerp @ Trix Club 11/02: Paris @ La Maroquinerie 11/03: Cologne @ Gebaude 9 11/05: Vienna @ Arena 11/09: Toronto, ON @ Phoenix Theatre 11/10: Chicago, IL @ Metro 11/11: Milwaukee, WI @ Turner Hall 11/13: Detroit, MI @ St. Andrews Hall 11/15: Boston, MA @ Paradise Rock Club 11/16: Boston, MA @ Paradise Rock Club 11/17: Boston, MA @ Paradise Rock Club

LÆTITIA SADIER
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You might know Lætitia Sadier from Stereolab.

Confession: Before the internet, in the early 90s, I thought this band came out of France. Not a surprise because singer Lætitia Sadier is French, however I thought they were French, up to 2008!

Anyway, Lætitia Sadier just released her second solo album, Silencio!, last month (July 24th) on Drag City.

The album is said to be about "the noise" preventing you from society and commercialism and the marketplace … so, yes, buy the album!

Sadier will be heading out on tour this September, along with Orca Team, a band that Lara likes. If it all works out, Lara is reviewing Sadier's show at the 400 Bar this September 30th.

09/15/12 Chicago, IL @ Schuba's 09/16/12 Pontiac, MI @ Pike Room at Crofoot 09/18/12 Toronto, ON @ Drake Hotel 09/19/12 Montreal, QC @ Pop Montreal Festival 09/20/12 Cambridge, MA @ Middle East Cafe 09/21/12 New York, NY @ Mercury Lounge 09/22/12 Brooklyn, NY @ Knitting Factory 09/23/12 Philadelphia, PA @ Johnny Brenda's 09/25/12 Washington, DC @ DC9 09/26/12 Pittsburgh, PA @ Thunderbird Cafe 09/27/12 Cincinnati, OH @ Midpoint Music Fest 09/28/12 Urbana, IL @ Pygmalion Music Fest 09/29/12 Madison, WI @ University of Wisconsin 09/30/12 Minneapolis, MN @ 400 Bar

10/03/12 Seattle, WA @ Barboza 10/04/12 Portland, OR @ Bunk Bar 10/05/12 San Francisco, CA @ Bottom of the Hill 10/06/12 Los Angeles, CA @ Culture Collide Fest 10/10/12 Denver, CO @ Hi-Dive 10/11/12 Lincoln, NE @ Lincoln Calling 11/05/12 Manchester, UK @ Deaf Institute 11/06/12 Glasgow, UK @ Captains Rest 11/07/12 Edinburgh, UK @ Sneaky Pete's 11/09/12 Dublin, IE @ The Workman's Club 11/10/12 Galway, IE @ Roisin Dubh 11/12/12 Cardiff, UK @ The Globe 11/13/12 London, UK @ XOYO 11/14/12 Brighton, UK @ Sticky MIkes

Briefly:

BLONDFIRE facebook.com Blondfire is a brother/sister duo (Bruce and Erica Driscoll), they've been around for a while. They recently announced that they've signed with Warner Bros Records and they are in the middle of mixing and recording new songs for a forthcoming album in 2013. To celebrate, they're giving you a sneak peak at their catchy new song, "Waves," at Soundcloud:

THE HERMIT CRABS myspace.com Scottish indiepop band The Hermit Crabs is back with a new EP called Time Relentless. This mark the first new material since their 2009's Correspondence Course EP. Time Relentless is strictly limited to 1,000 custom minijacket sleeve and available exclusively through Matinée Recordings. Download "Stop This Now" at Soundcloud:

CUUSHE cuushe.net Cuushe is a Japanese singer, and she's back with a THREE new EP Girl, You Know That I am Here, and But the Dream. She's offering a remix by Slow Magic of "You Know That I am Here" via, what else?, soundcloud.

BETH JEAN HOUGHTON bjh.tumblr.com Just quickly, but Beth Jeans Houghton & The Hooves of Destiny has a new music video for "Dodecahedron." The video was directed by Sasha Rainbow, you can catch it on Vevo.com She'll be in Ireland in September: 09/16/12 Cork, Ireland Cyprus Avenue 09/17/12 Dublin, Ireland Whelans

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AMANDA MAIR www.labrador.se Labrador Records, out in Sweden, was very, very excited to let us know that they've signed Amanda Mair, a girl who was then 15 (now 16), who sounded like a mix between Dusty Springfield and Kate Bush. She's not online at all (no myspace/bandcamp) and she's never played live or sent out demos. Her debut single, House, produced by Philip Ekström (The Mary Onettes / Det Vackra Livet), is coming out June 8th. Download the free track here.		SKY FERREIRA skyferreira.com I first heard of Sky Ferreira last year, with her debut single, "One". Christopher said it was criminal that she's only made it on the charts at #60. At the time, she was 17, I think she's legal now. That might explained her "Sex Rules" title ? It's actually not what you'd think, it's the rules of nature, not that "it's totally awesome". Capitol Records was kind enough to send me a review copy of her EP, As If!, which I have to say, I actually really like it. I've always liked pop music, so it probably shouldn't be a surprise. I think if things works out, Sky Ferreira could be the next Katy Perry or Ke$ha, although Sky's probably too clever.

MICHAELA WALLACE michaelawallacemusic.com Michaela Wallace is a 14-year-old girl from Missouri, her song, "Justin Bieber's Girlfriend" got a lot of youtube attention. I did download the acoustic track (free at michaelawallace.bandcamp.com), and I have to say: can't relate. I know Lara has Bieber fever, and I guess, I never understood why he's so popular. Besides, doesn't he already have a girlfriend (Selena Gomez)?		REBECCA BLACK rebeccablackonline.com If you haven't heard Rebecca Black's "Friday" song, then clearly you've been living under a rock. This 13-year-old girl got over 135 million views for her youtube song. Everyone loved the song, even Conan O'Brien made a parody video for his song "Thursday". Not really much to add this this, except that we wonder what's next for her? Is this a one-hit wonder deal ?

BONUS: Did you know that every week, I get about five or six songs from Glee, that popular Fox television show, courtesy of Columbia Records. As much as I am a cover lover, it's hard for me to keep up. I don't watch the television show, however, a fan pointed to me that on the May 10^th episode, "Prom Queen", they covered Rebecca Black's "Friday" song. This is pretty interesting, considering that most of the Glee's standard cover is for more established bands (Beatles, Zeppelin, etc).

I looked into finding out why they covered this really recent song, apparently Mark Salling (who plays Puck) is a fan of the song and suggested they cover it for this episode. Hearing Salling sings the song from a male perspective is pretty interesting. It sounded pretty faithful to the original song, complete with the rap bits.

I gave the rest of this week's music a listen, while I was at it. They did ABBA's "Dancing Queen" and Black Kids' "I'm Not Gonna Teach Your Boyfriend How To Dance With You", which are fitting for a promenade dance. The ABBA cover is fantastic, the other stand-out cover is Stevie Wonder's "Isn't She Lovely". I didn't know which Glee cast member sung it, so I looked it up. Apparently it was a proposal song from Artie. The recorded version had Artie sounding very, very similar to Stevie Wonder's vocal styling.

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