Instead, I thought I'd put together this quick Girlpop show since I will be gone most of the day today (Saturday) … Baccara - Yes Sir I Can Boogie
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BBC reported that María Mendiola, of the Spanish duo Baccara, has died at the age of 69… as reported by her family.
If you grew up in the late 70s, the duo’s debut disco anthem, “Yes Sir, I Can Boogie” was massive! It was the #1 song across Europe and became the best-selling single of all time by a female group. Over 18 million copies sold worldwide. This song, and their follow-up, “Sorry, I’m a Lady”, launched the girls to becoming the face of Luxembourg for the Eurovision Song Contest in 1978.
Goldfrapp covered the Boogie song, titled “Yes Sir” on their Black Cherry album, while Sophie Ellis-Bextor covered it for I Won’t Change You single, and The Fratellis released their cover as a charity single (after their live performance of the song onChris Evans went viral) … so clearly the song has left a mark on future generations.
After “Yes Sir, I Can Boogie” was adopted as Scotland’s unofficial anthem at the Euro 2020 football tournament, it gave a new lease on life for Baccara.
Mendiola couldn’t believe it, and said, “I never thought I’d be in the charts again. I am not young any more but I guess it shows I can still boogie.”
[11 Sep 2021] Giulia Lorimer (Italian violinist and singer), 89
Giulia Daneo Lorimer, voice and violin of Whiskey Trail, the group he had helped to found in 1975 and with whom he shared a 40-year-long history and 15 records, died at the age of 89
... via repubblica.it
[11 Sep 2021] María Mendiola (Spanish pop singer for Baccara), 69
María Mendiola, who sang the disco anthem Yes Sir, I Can Boogie, has died at the age of 69.
... via bbc.com
[10 Sep 2021] Michael Chapman (English singer-songwriter and guitarist for True North), 80
English folk singer-songwriter and guitar virtuoso Michael Chapman has died. “It is with regret and indescribable sadness that we must tell all of his friends that Michael Chapman died earlier today at home,” reads a post on his official Instagram
... via stereogum.com
[10 Sep 2021] Rosalía (Spanish singer and politician), 77
Long before the era of YouTube, Instagram and the Internet, in general, there was already another singer named Rosalía (Rosalía Garrido) who became famous as the first «ye-yé girl», in the 60s and when notoriety came, above all, from television and radio
... via abc.es
[09 Sep 2021] Amanda Holden (British writer and translator for opera), 73
The prolific opera librettist and translator Amanda Holden has died suddenly in her sleep, aged 73.
Amanda transformed the sound of opera in English when she translated Don Giovanni in slangy, witty, irreverent fashion for Jonathan Miller at ENO in 1985.
... via slippedisc.com
[08 Sep 2021] Uno Loop (Estonian singer and musician), 91
Uno Loop, a singer, musician and long-time member of the board of the Estonian Performers' Union, died after a long illness at the age of 91.
... via err.ee
[07 Sep 2021] Phil Schaap (American disc jockey and jazz historian), 70
The voice of Phil Schaap was as distinctive as the trumpet of Miles Davis, Thelonious Monk's piano, or the sumptuous saxophone harmonies of the Duke Ellington Orchestra, but he didn't didn't make his mark as a musician
... via npr.org
It's news that makes many people sad when Danwa Sagittarius, a big Isan artist, has died after contracting Covid-19. In the middle of August In the past, he was considered another big artist who was respected by the younger generation. Famous song "Chicken Ta Fang"
... via sanook.com
Now, in 2018, the Fratellis is back in the U.S. to promote their new album In Your Own Sweet Time (Cooking Vinyl), and, of course, have been selling out a ton of dates. …
Scottish rock band The Fratellis stopped by First Avenue’s mainroom on Thursday, May 10th, to promote their new album In Your Own Sweet Time (Cooking Vinyl).
Opening up the show was Brighton’s rock duo Blood Red Shoes (guitarist Laura-Mary Carter and drummer Steven Ansell). Although I’m not a big fan of the band’s name, it has meaning to the Carter & Ansell. Apparently, it came from an story about how Ginger Rogers danced so much for a musical, that her white shoes turned red with blood.
After “Black Distractions”, the two mentioned fondly the time they headlined the 7th Street Entry (in May 2014). Local group BNLX (Ed & Ashley), who opened up for Blood Red Shoes in 2014, were happy to attend the Thursday night’s show to show support.
The band had a great boy-girl/back-and-forth sound that I absolutely love (particularly on their song “Light it Up” with its anthemic “Light. It. Up.” chorus). Sometime the band can get really heavy rock, it’s hard to believe that these songs were written by the same band.
Their catchy songs actually converted some newfound fans, and certainly would mean that the band will be back in town in the near future.
As for Glasgow’s The Fratellis (guitarist/singer John Lawler, bassist Barry Wallace, and drummer Gordon McRory) came on stage to Jacques Offenbach’s “Orpheus in the Underworld Overture”. Although not everybody knew the song, they certain recognize it as a popular French can-can instrumental.
The group haven’t been here in three years (since Sep 2015), so there were a lot of eager old, as well as new fans, finally seeing the rock-friendly group again.
As expected, The Fratellis played a lot of songs from their fifth album In Your Own Sweet Time. The record came about after an exhausting tour for their 10th anniversary of their debut album Costello Music, and they were eager to get back in the recording studios with producer Tony Hoffer (who happened to also produce their debut record) in 2017. Probably needing a much-need rest, the band decided to push the new record to March 2018, and aptly named it In Your Own Sweet Time... because they were going to release it when they were ready.
Of course, the fans all came to sing to their favorite hit singles “Whistle for the Choir” and “Chelsea Dagger” (which they always save for last).
Remaining tour dates:
05/7/2018 Salt Lake City UT @ The Complex 05/8/2018 Denver CO @ Bluebird Theater 05/10/2018 Minneapolis MN @ First Avenue 05/11/2018 Chicago IL @ Metro 05/12/2018 Toronto ON @ Danforth Music Hall 05/14/2018 Majestic Theatre Detroit, MI 05/15/2018 Theatre Of Living Arts Philadelphia, PA 05/16/2018 Brooklyn Steel Brooklyn, NY 05/18/2018 Paradise Rock Club Boston, MA 05/19/2018 9:30 Club Washington, DC 05/21/2018 Exit / In Nashville, TN 05/22/2018 Terminal West Atlanta, GA 06/02/2018 Cardiff Castle Cardiff 06/09/2018 Bodega La Geria Yaiza, Spain 06/30/2018 Grassington Festival 07/01/2018 TexFest Stornoway 08/10/2018 Kelvingrove Park Glasgow 09/09/2018 Eklectica Isle Of Wight
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The Fratellis at First Avenue, Minneapolis (10 May 2018)
You may remember that we went down to Chicago to see The Fratellis at their sold out show at the Metro in 2013.
At the time, they were absent from the music scene
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UK rock duo Blood Red Shoes will be returning to North America this May in support of their self-titled album, which is out this week (March 11, 2014) via Jazzlife/[PIAS] America. .…
Here are some shows taking place in the Minneapolis/St Paul area from May 10 to May 11, 2018.
THE FRATELLIS
+ Blood Red Shoes
First Avenue
Thu 05/10/2018 (7pm/$20)
first-avenue.com
Glasgow’s The Fratellis is back in Minneapolis. You may recall that we went to Chicago to see the trio in November 2013: “After a five year absent from the music scene, The Fratellis are back with a brand new album We Need Medicine. The Scottish band is currently in the middle of a tiny, tiny U.S. tour in support of it, and basically selling out every venue they booked!”
Now, in 2018, the group is back in the U.S. to promote their new album In Your Own Sweet Time (Cooking Vinyl), and, of course, have been selling out a ton of dates.
Brighton’s duo Blood Red Shoes (Steven Ansell & Laura-Mary Carter) to open.
Tour Dates
May 7 Salt Lake City UT @ The Complex
May 8 Denver CO @ Bluebird Theater
May 10 Minneapolis MN @ First Avenue
May 11 Chicago IL @ Metro
May 12 Toronto ON @ Danforth Music Hall
May 14 Detroit MI @ Majestic Theatre
May 15 Philadelphia PA @ Theatre of Living Arts
May 16 Brooklyn NY @ Brooklyn Steel
May 18 Boston MA @ Paradise
May 19 Washington DC @ 9:30 Club
May 21 Nashville TN @ Exit In
May 22 Atlanta GA @ Terminal West
Wild horses couldn’t keep fans streaming like a river into the Fine Line Music Café for the latest sold-out GO Show, headlined by up-and-comer Bishop Briggs.
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In contrast, Brooklyn's Great Good Fine Ok had a slightly longer 40-min set. Highlight of their set, was midway into their song ‘By My Side’ as Luke "the Shredmaster" Moellman did his best keytar solo.
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Indie pop band, Smallpools, hasn't been around very long, forming earlier this year, but they are already making big waves. The band opened with one of their singles, Mason Jar, before going on to play ....
Other shows in the area:
GREAT GOOD FINE OK / SMALLPOOLS
+ Half The Animal
Varsity Theater
Thu 05/10/2018 (6:30pm/$18)
varsitytheater.com
The Great Good Fine OK and Smallpools co-headlining 2018 tour will be stopping by the Varsity Theater in Dinkytown this Thursday.
We’ve seen both bands a couple of times, and was pretty excited to see Smallpools on their first national tour in July 2013: “From my understanding, this was Smallpools' very first national tour, so they were quite excited to play Minneapolis for the first time. They seem like a really new band, playing songs from their Have a Great Summer EP (including "Over and Over" and the set closer "Dreaming").”
Tour dates:
05/7/18 - Cleveland, OH - Cambridge Room
05/8/18 - Detroit, MI - Shelter
05/10/18 - Minneapolis, MN - Varsity
05/11/18 - Chicago, IL - House Of Blues
05/12/18 - Omaha, NE - Slowdown
05/15/18 - Salt Lake City, UT - Complex
05/20/18 - Vancouver, BC - Imperial
05/18/18 - Portland, OR - Haw/18orne /18eater
05/22/18 - San Francisco, CA - August Hall
05/23/18 - San Diego, CA - Voodoo Room
05/24/18 - Los Angeles, CA - BELASCO
BISHOP BRIGGS
+ Matt Maeson
First Avenue
Fri 05/11/2018 (7pm/$25)
first-avenue.com
London-born, Los Angeles-based Bishop Briggs is headlining the Go Show at First Avenue on Friday.
Jordan Alamat, the DJ from radio station Go 96.3 will be hosting the event.
This isn’t Briggs’ first Go Show, in fact, she headlined the radio station’s show last year, in April 2017, which we wrote, “Born with the name of Sarah McLaughlin, it’s not surprising that London transplanted LA singer-songwriter goes by the stage name Bishop Briggs and the crush of the crowd could hardly wait for her hour-long headlining set, in support of her self-titled debut EP (on Island Records). The pony-tailed artist, in black skirt and oversized Members Only-style zippered jacket hardly stood still for the entire hour, bouncing about from side to side, constantly engaging the crowd to jump along with her.”
Show up early to check out Matt Maeson, who recently released his EP The Hearse on Neon Gold / Atlantic Records. Fans of Jeff Buckley’s hypnotic voice should take note.
Tour dates:
May 8 - Denver, CO - Ogden Theatre
May 10 - Kansas City, MO - Truman
May 11 - Minneapolis, MN - First Avenue
May 15 - Toronto, ON - Opera House
May 16 - Montreal, QC - L’Astral
May 18 - Philadelphia, PA - Union Transfer
May 22 - Brooklyn, NY - Brooklyn Steel
May 23 - Washington, DC - 9:30 Club
May 25 - Charlotte, NC - The Underground
May 26 - Atlanta, GA - Center Stage
May 27 - Charleston, SC - Music Farm
May 29 - Birmingham, AL - Saturn
May 30 - Nashville, TN - Marathon Music Works
CHRIS SMITHER
+ Zak Trojano
Cedar Cultural Center
Fri 05/11/2018 (7pm/$22)
thecedar.org
Songwriter and bluesman
Chris Smither is celebrating more than 50 years in the music industry with his new album
Call Me Lucky (Signature Sounds). This new record is the musician’s first album of original songs in six years. Of course, he’s taking the new album and his 50+ years of music on tour... stopping by the Cedar Cultural Center this Friday, May 11th.
Singer/songwriter
Zak Trojano will be opening.
Tour dates:
May 10 EVANSTON, IL Evanston SPACE
May 11 MINNEAPOLIS, MN Cedar Cultural Center
May 12 ANN ARBOR, MI The Ark
May 13 CLEVELAND, OH Beachland Ballroom
May 15 PITTSBURGH, PA Club Cafe
May 16 BUFFALO, NY 9th Ward @ Babeville
May 17 ROCHESTER, NY Penthouse at One East Ave
July 20 TELLURIDE, CO Telluride Americana Music Festival
You may remember that we went down to Chicago to see The Fratellis at their sold out show at the Metro in 2013.
At the time, they were absent from the music scene
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Glasgow's The Fratellis is currently touring in support of Eyes Wide, Tongue Tied (Cooking Vinyl), stopping their sold out show at the Varsity Theater in Minneapolis on Friday night, September 25th.
Grizfolk
Opening up the show was Grizfolk (not to be confused with the Griswolds) on their very first national tour (their first time in Minneapolis).
The Los Angeles based band (although they think of themselves as from "Sweden, America") played a few tracks from their debut EP From the Spark, including "Waiting For You" and their set finale, "Hymnals". Filling out the rest of their set was their new single "Troublemaker" and a cover of David Bowie's "Suffragette City".
The Fratellis
The last time The Fratellis was in Minneapolis, it was on 11 September 2008, with The Airborne Toxic Event and Electric Touch. When they announced a small 2013 tour (leaving Minneapolis out), we were convinced that they would never come back to the city so we flew into Chicago to catch them at a sold out show at the Metro.
Given a few years, they are back with Eyes Wide, Tongue Tied and with that album, they expanded their tour to Minneapolis, finally! It's good to have the band back in our city, the last time they were at the Varsity Theater it was in support of their debut album Costello Music in 2007 (we wrote about the band around the same time).
As usual, the band is tight. They had a dedicated guitar tuner, so he would often rush on stage to swap out guitars for Jon, saving us from awkward guitar tuning banters. Of course, that also meant lack of talking between songs (expect perhaps when he asked the roadie to play the guitar for him).
Since I believe this is only The Fratellis' third time in Minneapolis, so it felt a little special. There were many young kids (under 18) at the show with their parents, almost all of them wore Fratellis T-Shirts.
Setlist
As you can see from their setlist, the encore songs were completely wrong. They had listed four songs, the first two, "Slow" and "This Old Ghost Town" was dropped in favor of "Desperate Guy". Of course, they kept the crowd pleaser "Chelsea Dagger", which I personally felt should have been the final song as it would have left the crowd on a very high note (especially when the confetti blew in).
I hope with all the strong support that the Scottish band will come back to the Twin Cities sooner than later.
The Fratellis' Eyes Wide, Tongue Tied is out now.
Remaining tour dates:
09/27 - Bluebird Theater, Denver, CO
09/28 - Urban Lounge, Salt Lake City, UT
09/30 - Commodore Ballroom, Vancouver, BC
10/01 - Neptune Theatre, Seattle, WA
10/03 - Wonder Ballroom, Portland, OR
10/04 - Regency Ballroom, San Francisco, CA
10/06 - House of Blues, San Diego, CA
10/08 - The Wiltern, Los Angeles, CA
The Fratellis at Varsity Theater, Minneapolis (25 September 2015)
After a five year absent from the music scene, The Fratellis are back with a brand new album We Need Medicine. The Scottish band is currently in the middle of a tiny, tiny U.S. tour in support of it, and basically selling out every …
Here are some shows taking place in the Minneapolis/St Paul area on September 25, 2015.
THE FRATELLIS
at Varsity Theater
Friday, 09/25/2015, 7pm ($20) varsitytheater.org
You may remember that we went down to Chicago to see The Fratellis at their sold out show at the Metro in 2013.
At the time, they were absent from the music scene... so it is good to see that the Scottish band is back - this time with a fourth album, Eyes Wide, Tongue Tied (which came out August 21, 2015, on Cooking Vinyl).
Critically acclaimed Los Angeles-based Grizfolk to open. The alternative rock released their single "Troublemaker" earlier this Summer, taken from their forthcoming full-length debut for Virgin Records.
Tour Dates:
09/21 - 9:30 Club, Washington, DC
09/22 - TLA, Philadelphia, PA
09/24 - Vic Theatre, Chicago, IL
09/25 - Varsity Theater – Minneapolis, MN
09/27 - Bluebird Theater, Denver, CO
09/28 - Urban Lounge, Salt Lake City, UT
09/30 - Commodore Ballroom, Vancouver, BC
10/01 - Neptune Theatre, Seattle, WA
10/03 - Wonder Ballroom, Portland, OR
10/04 - Regency Ballroom, San Francisco, CA
10/06 - House of Blues, San Diego, CA
10/08 - The Wiltern, Los Angeles, CA
Minneapolis' On An On recently held a special album launch show for their latest album And The Wave Has Two Sides at the Icehouse in Minneapolis on Saturday, July 25th (technically Sunday
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ON AN ON
at Turf Club
Friday, 09/25/2015, 8pm ($12) turfclub.net
We previously caught local On An On album release party for And The Wave Has Two Sides last July 2015. I wrote that despite starting their set at midnight, the Icehouse had a strong turnout in support of the band. I also mentioned that after their 2015, that the last date was their homecoming show - which is coming up this Friday, September 25th. It'll be good to have them back in the city.
Supporting them on this tour is London-born artist Eliot Sumner (also known as Coco Sumner or I Blame Coco), singing and playing tracks from her debut album Information (set for release in January 2016!). Her talents as a songwriter and instrumentalist have gained praise for her four new songs - "Dead Arms & Dead Legs", "After Dark", "Firewood" and "Species" (all from the forthcoming album).
Also on the bill is local Aaron & The Sea, now known simply as AATS.
Tour Dates:
9/20 Allston, MA @ Great Scott *
9/22 Toronto, ONT @ The Drake Hotel *
9/23 Cleveland, OH @ Beachland Ballroom *
9/24 Chicago, IL @ Lincoln Hall *
9/25 St. Paul, MN @ Turf Club*
I will confess to liking, no, loving ABBA. As you may have suspected, I actually love eurodisco and especially Swedish music.
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ABBACADABRA
at Mystic Lake Showroom
Friday, 09/25/2015, 8pm ($23) mysticlake.com
"You can dance, you can jive, having the time of your life!"
You know we love ABBA, but unfortunately the band broke up in 1982. Don't let that stop you from experiencing the magic of cover lover band Abbacadabra as they play all of their hits.
Here is how they describe the band:
With the new resurgence of the ‘70s, portrayed in part by the hugely popular live musical production and now the world wide release of “Mamma Mia” - The Movie, the music of ABBA is finding its way back into the hearts of those who lived it then and taking over the hearts of those who are experiencing it for the first time now.
adbacadabra promises to continue the momentum by performing 20 of the group’s greatest hits in full ABBA fashion and flair. You won’t be able to sit still in your seats as songs like S.O.S., Super Trooper and Dancing Queen are re-created with such precision you’ll swear you were listening to the originals themselves. The melodies of Fernando and Chiquitita will rekindle those feelings of first loves. Take a Chance on Me and Voulez Vous will lift you out of your seats to dance!
The show is authentic in music and dress and is performed to live music that will leave you excited and melancholy... at the same time.
Tour Dates:
09/25/15 Prior Lake, MN Mystic Lake Casino
09/29/15 Norsk Hostfest
After a five year absent from the music scene, The Fratellis are back with a brand new album We Need Medicine. The Scottish band is currently in the middle of a tiny, tiny U.S. tour in support of it, and basically selling out every …
We were lucky enough to have caught The Fratellis at their sold-out tour in 2013. The Scottish band just announced new 2014 North American tour dates. Buy your tickets now (if it's available for advance tickets), because based on their previous sold out status at smaller clubs, these shows will likely sell out as well:
02/21: Atlanta, GA @ Hell Stage
02/22: Orlando, FL @ The Social
02/26: Vancouver, BC @ VENUE
02/27: Seattle, WA @ The Crocodile
03/01: Toronto, ON @ Phoenix Concert Theatre
The Fratellis' latest album is called We Need Medicine and it is out now on BMG Records.
Stay tuned for more news from The Fratellis coming soon!
Bonus section: The Ceremonies aren't from Scotland, but we saw them in Chicago with the Fratellis.
They seem to like Scottish bands, because they've just announced a Winter 2014 tour date with Scottish indie-rock band Glasvegas. We previously mentioned the Glasvegas tour dates here, but in case you missed it:
02/16 Washington DC Rock N Roll Hotel (All Ages)
02/17 Philadelphia, PA North Star Bar
02/18 Boston, MA Great Scott (18+)
02/19 New York, NY Mercury Lounge
02/20 Brooklyn, NY Rough Trade
02/22 Toronto, ON Mod Club
02/24 Chicago, IL Schubas
02/25 Minneapolis, MN 7th Street Entry (18+)
02/28 Seattle, WA Columbia City Theater
03/01 Vancouver, BC The Venue
03/02 Portland, OR Doug Fir Lounge
03/04 Los Angeles, CA The Echo (18+)
The Ceremonies debut self-titled EP is out now on Atom Factory Music/Capitol Records.
Thanks to motormouth for sending in some information and upcoming tour dates for We Were Promised Jetpacks. Jetpack's latest album, These Four Walls was released earlier this month, their upcoming tour schedule …
We Were Promised Jetpacks will be returning with E Rey - Live in Philadelphia, an album that was recorded at Philadelphia's Union Transfer. The live album will be out February 25th via FatCat and follows up We Were Promised Jetpacks critically acclaimed sophomore album In The Pit Of The Stomach.
I previously saw We Were Promised Jetpacks at SXSW 2009 at the Scottish Showcase, and they were so very happy to have such a crowded audience (especially showing up early for the opening band), and mentioned on stage that no one gave a "sh***" about them in their hometown.
Looks like the band is back in the U.S. to tour around SXSW this year:
02.21 - Los Angeles, CA @ The El Rey
02.22 - San Francisco, CA @ Bimbo's 365 Club
02.24 - Portland, OR @ Doug Fir
02.25 - Seattle, WA @ Neumo's
02.28 - Minneapolis, MN @ Triple Rock Social
03.01 - Milwaukee, WI @ Shank Hall
03.02 - Chicago, IL @ Lincoln Hall
03.03 - Cleveland, OH @ the Grog Shop
03.05 - Cambridge, MA @ The Sinclair
03.06 - Wilmington, DE @ Arden Gild Hall
03.07 - Washington, DC @ The Black Cat
03.08 - New York, NY @ Webster Hall
03.09 - Richmond, VA @ The Camel
03.11 - Chattanooga, TN @ Rhythm And Brews
03.14 - Austin, TX @ SXSW
03.15 - Austin, TX @ SXSW
03.16 - Mexico City, Mexico @ Pasagüero
Sally, joins us once again to talk more Britpop! Is there a britpopcast in the future?
Talks centers around Jarvis Cocker and Pulp, Suede.
Pulp started in 1978 …
'Everything is New' is the international outreach project created by Scottish arts community Transgressive North in aid of Dalit "untouchable" children in southeast India, now has over 1,000 contributors, all working for free. Proceeds from the project go to the charity Scottish Love in Action which feeds, clothes, houses, educates and provides medical care for over 500 children by funding the Light of Love Home and School in southeast India.
Coming out next week, January 20th, are two releases:
[1] Marram's Sun Choir, featuring Jarvis Cocker (Pulp), Owen Pallett, doseone, White Hinterland and Margaret Bennett
[2] a compilation called BOATS, featuring exclusive tracks by Four Tet, Dan Deacon, Bear in Heaven, Califone, Deerhoof, El Guincho, Gang Gang Dance, Lucky Dragons, Julian Lynch, Max Tundra, No Age, The Ruby Suns, Rustie, Son Lux, Sun Airway, A Sunny Day in Glasgow, Taken By Trees, Jamie Stewart (Xiu Xiu), YACHT, and many more.
On both releases, you can hear the voices of Light of Love Children's Choir, which is made up of the voices of the children from the Light of Love Home and School.
In further support of the project, Transgressive North released Marram feat. Jarvis Cocker and Margaret Bennett's "Falling From The Sun." You can hear it on Soundcloud.
This is the best part, the entire soundtrack was created by instrumental Scottish band Mogwai. They are more shoegazy or mathrock, but for the soundtrack, which was released February 25th …
Taking place in a few days is Celtic Connections music festival. Over 200 musicians from around the world is playing in Glasgow between January 16th and February 2nd, 2014.
I looked over the map, it seems like there are over 10 different concert venues participating in this three-week event.
Some of the artists schedule to appear are:
Del Amitri, Imelda May, Capercaillie, Bobby Womack, Mahotella Queens, Salsa Celtica, Amadou & Miriam, Lúnasa, AR Rahman & Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Mogwai, Peatbog Faeries, Julie Fowlis, Elephant Revival, Mary Chapin Carpenter, Manu Dibango, Treacherous Orchestra, Shawn Colvin, Nicola Benedetti, Stockton's Wing, The Gloaming, Lau, Suzanne Vega, Seth Lakeman, RANT, Boban Marković Orchestra, Alkinoos Ioannidis, The Olllam, Bill Callahan, De Temps Antan, RM Hubbert, Lloyd Cole & the Leopards, Kathleen MacInnes, Tim Finn, Dick Gaughan and The Stray Birds.
Scotland's Fatherson recently sold out their Glasgow show with over 500 people singing every word, indicating that they have strong hometown support. The band new album I Am An Island will be coming out April 7th on A Modern Way.
In the meantime, they're set to open up for Lonely The Brave:
01/26/14 Glasgow, King Tuts *
01/27/14 Manchester, Deaf Institute
01/28/14 Leicester, Academy 2 01/30/14 London, Cargo
01/31/14 Aldershot, West End Centre
02/01/14 Nottingham, Rock City Basement 02/04/14 Southampton, Joiners
02/05/14 Leeds, Cockpit 02/07/14 Norwich, Open
02/08/14 Cambridge, Junction 2
Vladimir is "the noisiest band in Dundee [Scotland]", according to Daily Record.
The four-piece young band (everyone is 18 years old) is known for their "excessively loud chaotic live shows", opening up for such bands as Peace, The View, Pigeon Detectives, The Twilight Sad and Wet Nuns.
Their last release was "Come Over", which came out November 18th, 2013.
You can hear the track on soundcloud.com. The track is free to download.
The band was recently on "Vic's 25 Scottish Artists to Watch 2014". The list is in alphabetical order, so take that as you will with Vladimir ending up last because of the 'v'.
11/07: San Francisco, CA @ Rickshaw Stop
11/08: Portland, OR @ Wonder Ballroom
11/09: Seattle, WA @ The Crocodile
11/12: Los Angeles, CA @ Fonda Theatre
The Fratellis are back! It's been a while since their debut 2006 Costello Music (which we wrote about nearly six years ago). After their second album Here We Stand, in 2008, the band went into "indefinite hiatus" to work …
After a five year absent from the music scene, The Fratellis are back with a brand new album We Need Medicine. The Scottish band is currently in the middle of a tiny, tiny U.S. tour in support of it, and basically selling out every venue they booked! Unfortunately, the mini-tour only extended to a few dates, so they left Minneapolis off their schedule (for now). We stop in to see them at the Metro in Chicago, to a very sold-out show last night.
Since we generally don't cover Chicago shows, I just wanted to talk a little about the Metro. I've only been there one other time to see The Kooks. This seem to be an old fashion theater that's been converted to a concert venue. The front left side serves as a merchandise store, the middle section served as a ticket box office. I didn't see the right side, but that seems like a pool/hang out area. Once inside, there's an upper balcony area, that I believe was half blocked off for VIP seats with a view. The rest of us, with general admission tickets, were packed in on the dance floor. It was so full last night that people were extended well into the bars in the back. I didn't know the capacity, but it was really crowded, especially for a Wednesday night. I guessed it was sold out (in fact, it was sold out). With so many bodies so close to each other, it got incredibly hot. When the venue decided to turn on the two ceiling fans, everyone, literally everyone around me, immediately looked up and said "Thank you!"
THE CEREMONIES
The Ceremonies opened up the show. The Los Angeles band is made up of mostly three brothers: Matthew, Mark, and Michael Cook. The Cook brothers all seem extremely excited to be on the same bill with The Fratellis, mentioning several time how great it's been so far. Most of their songs played live were taken from their debut self-titled EP, including their finale "Land of Gathering".
The Fratellis finally came on stage around 10:20 and kicked off their set with "This Old Ghost Town", from their latest album We Need Medicine.
Almost any songs from Costello Music ("Flathead", "Baby Fratelli", etc) had the best audience reaction, obviously the album is well loved by fans, but, of course, the majority of their set consists of newer songs from We Need Medicine, including "Whisky Saga", the title track "We Need Medicine", and their latest single "Halloween Blues". Since the album was only recently released (October 8th), the audience was still feeling out the new songs.
Watching singer/guitarist Jon and bassist guitarist Barry bouncing energy off each other was really fun. You can tell the band is excited to come back in the future, it's almost as if they underestimated how many American fans they have.
The Fratellis are currently in the middle of a very successful U.S. tour; their album We Need Medicine is out now via BMG.
The Fratellis are a 3-member band from Glasgow, Scotland that formed in 2005. The origin of their name is debatable. First, "fratelli" means "brothers" in Italian. Although the members …
The Fratellis are back! It's been a while since their debut 2006 Costello Music (which we wrote about nearly six years ago). After their second album Here We Stand, in 2008, the band went into "indefinite hiatus" to work on various side projects.
The band got back together last year to record We Need Medicine, which was released earlier in October via BMG.
The band will be landing in the U.S. in November to do a small tour in support of the album. Of course, they are not stopping in Minneapolis, so your next option will be an eight hour drive to Chicago on November 6th to see this Scottish band!
People still fondly remember the band, as evident by all these sold out shows!
The Psychedelic Furs, famously lead by the Butler brothers, Richard & Tim, broke up in the early 90s to form Love Spit Love. By 2001, the old gang got back together as The Psychedelic Furs. …
Local alternative public radio station 89.3 The Current held its 2nd Public Music Meeting at the Amsterdam Bar and Hall in St. Paul last night.
This open session gave their listening public a chance to show their opinions and exercise their voice on 15 different new songs being considered by Program Director Jim McGuinn and staff, to be added into regular play rotation. Most of the Current on-air and music programming team was in attendance (save Mark Wheat who was on-air) as well as reviewers from City Pages and Star Tribune to help facilitate and add to the discussions.
Participants were given numbers from 1-10 (plus a ‘rock hands’ symbol to hold up if you really liked what you heard) to rate the songs which were played ‘blind’. After numbers were held in the air with scores tallied and a sample of voiced crowd and writer reactions heard, the artist/title of each song was then revealed. For most attendees, this was their first opportunity to hear new tracks by the likes of Fratellis, Mazzy Star, Janelle Monae w/ Prince, Rudimental, and Bastille.
While no songs reached collectively into the ‘high positive’ (not even the new Arcade Fire), several received enough of an overall good reaction for consideration.
The session was rounded out by the premiere of a new Jeremy Messersmith song, not due to release until 2014, and a sharp departure from his previous work— the quiet, acoustic coffee-shop style sound being replaced by a larger, more dynamic (and yes, radio-friendly) bigger sound. 2014 already is sounding interesting.
89.3 The Current at Amsterdam Bar, St Paul (09/12/13)
You asked for a comprehensive review (well... maybe you didnt, but you're getting one, alright?!?!) and here it is. What else was brilliant about Splendour this year?... except the music and the bands, that is.
Bracken Ridge Tavern
Unexpected delays result in heading off from Brisbane to Woodford just as most of the bottle-o’s (ie. takeaway alchohol selling establishments) were closing up. We embark on a desperate improvised tour of the suburbs in search of vodka to fill our ribena squeezies, taking in a random servo, the Brisbane Entertainment Centre and Sandgate, getting directions from an assortment of locals that eventually leads us to Bracken Ridge Tavern. If you’re ever in the area, stop in, have a beer, and thank them for us.
Byron Bay Organic Donuts
Filled with either blackberry jam or dark chocolate (we’ve never bothered with plain, we assume they’re a waste of time), these sugar-coated deep-fried pockets of awesomeness make an outstanding breakfast, afternoon tea, dessert, or anytime snack.
Interstitial Soundtrack
Throughout the weekend the music played between bands on the main stage continued to surprise and delight. The Fratellis’ Flathead, Machine Gun Fellatio’s Rollercoaster and Nick Cave’s Red Right Hand were personal favourites.
Toilet Paper
It is nice here.
Loose Carnage
Those of you paying attention will remember that Loose Carnage opened for us at Laneway when we djed. We are thrilled to report that they are still going strong and dj-ed at the Jager Lodge on Sunday morning. Nothing like a nice refreshing jager and ginger beer (jager bomb) before noon. Although seeing the booze gradually dissolving the adhesive in the paper cup was a bit disconcerting.
Amphitheatre
It is HUGE. And very steep. The views and sound in the amphitheatre are great, and it’s an amazing place to be when it’s packed full of people.
Food and Market Stalls
The sheer number of stalls selling anything and everything was impressive. Coconut watches were a highlight, and also whoever it was that gave us free stubby holders on the first morning. Very handy, thank you, mysterious stallholder! We are sure they were promoting something but we have no idea what. Marketing fail. Food options were many and varied, and generally of decent quality. Highlights were some very tasty Indian curry, awesome cajun nachos, burritos, the compulsory dagwood dog and several cups of freshly squeezed oj. Also there were lots of places to get good coffee without a huge line which made mornings that much easier to cope with. Huzzah.
Bars
There was no shortage of places to hang out and get a drink during breaks in the timetable. Hard to choose between yummy cocktails on the upper level overlooking the pond, the Strongbow nautical-themed bar complete with actual real life boat (which apparently was booked for an actual real life private function when we went to have a look. At a festival. For reals. Dumbfounded), Mexican Cantina serving margaritas on tap, Jager Hunting Lodge with leather lounge setting and rocking chairs or the Pontoon bar where you can while away an hour or so on the front verandah among the fishing nets and plastic crustaceans.
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