Minneapolis: July 18 to July 20, 2017
Here are some concerts taking place in the Minneapolis/St Paul area from July 18 to July 20, 2017.
Nite Jewel
Nite Jewel is the alias of Ramona Gonzalez, currently based out of California. She is currently signed to Secretly Canadian, the label houses such acts like Antony and the Johnsons, ...
at 7th Street Entry
Tuesday 07/18/17 (7pm/$12)
Nite Jewel is currently touring in support of Real High. She’ll be stopping by the 7th Street Entry on Tuesday.
She first came to our attention in 2012 and wrote, “Nite Jewel is the alias of Ramona Gonzalez, currently based out of California. She is currently signed to Secretly Canadian ... Nite Jewel's album One Second of Love came out earlier this month. The lead single and video for "One Second of Love" looks like a scene from some 70s Satan movie. The video is creepy and scary, and had a bit of humor (if you stay until the end for the censored flash).”
Fans should also look for Real Low (Gloriette Records), a collection of B-sides from that record.
Geneva Jacuzzi and Harriet Brown to open.
7-17 - Denver, CO - Lost Lake *
7-18 - Minneapolis, MN - 7th St Entry *
7-19 - Chicago, IL - Chop Stop *
7-20 - Grand Rapids, MI - Pyramid Scheme *
7-21 - Toronto, ON - Baby G *
7-22 - Montreal, QC - Vitrola *
7-25 - Burlington, VT - Arts Riot *
7-26 - Boston, MA - ONCE *
7-27 - Brooklyn NY - BK Bazaar *
7-28 - Philadelphia, PA - Johnny Brenca's *
7-29 - Washington, DC - Rock n Roll Hotel *
7-31 - Atlanta, GA - Masquerade *
8-01 - New Orleans, LA - Gasa Gasa *
8-03 - Dallas, TX - Three Links *
8-04 - Austin, TX - Sidewinder *
8-05 - McCallen, TX - Yerberia Cultura *
8-07 - El Paso, TX - Club Here I Love You *
8-10 - Phoenix, AZ - Crescent Ballroom *
8-11 - San Diego, CA - Casbah *
8-12 - Los Angeles, CA - Teragram Ballroom *
9-01 - Gdansk, PL - Soundrive Festival
9-02 - NO Bergen, NO - Perfect Sounds Festival
9-06 - UK Glasgow, UK - Stereo Cafe Bar
9-07- UK London, UK - Camden Assembly
9-08 - WOS Festival
9-09 - Lisbon, PT - Galeria Zé dos Bois
9-11 - Madrid, ES - Moby Dick Club
9-12 - Barcelona ES - Sidecar
9-14 - Paris, FR - Point Éphémère
9-15 - Rotterdam, NL - V11
9-16 - Offenbach, DE - Parkside Studios
9-18 - Amsterdam, NL - Paradiso Amsterdam
9-21 - Vilnius, LT - Kultūros baras Kablys
9-22 - Riga, LV - ONE ONE
9-23 - Ventspils, LV - Teātra nams Jūras vārti
9-25 - Gothenburg, SE - Oceanen
9-26 - Stockholm, SE - Obaren
9-29 - Vienna, AT - Waves Festival
* w/ Geneva Jacuzzi & Harriet Brown
Less Than Jake, the ska band from Florida, is back with a new ninth studio album called See the Light, out this week (November 12th) via Fat Wreck Chords. The band will stop at the Varsity Theater . ....
at First Avenue
Wednesday 07/19/17 (7:30pm/$35)
Ska/punk trio Sublime dominated the radio airways in 1997 with such hits as ‘What I Got’ and ‘Santeria’ from their third self-titled album... They were the hottest band on the planet, but bittersweet as their singer/guitarist Bradley Nowell had died two months earlier to heroin overdose.
The surviving band members reformed the band with new singer (and Sublime fan) Rome Ramirez in 2009. They’re called Sublime With Rome in the U.S. for legal reasons (but they’re known as Sublime to the rest of the world). Expect to hear songs from Sublime With Rome’s albums (Yours Truly and Sirens), as well as the hits from the Sublime 1996 album, at the upcoming First Avenue show on Wednesday. This is a rare opportunity to see the trio on a non-festival circuit or large arena.
Less Than Jake to open. The band was previously in town in February 2017.
07/14 - Sudbury, ON @ Sudbury Arena
07/15 - London, ON @ Rock The Park Music Festival
07/19 - Minneapolis, MN @ First Avenue
09/08 - Chicago, IL @ Huntington Bank Pavilion
09/09 - Sterling Heights, MI @ Freedom Hill
09/12 - Holmdel, NJ @ PNC Bank Arts Center
09/14 - Philadelphia, PA @ Festival Pier
09/15 - Boston, MA @ Blue Hills Bank Pavilion
09/16 - Wantagh, NY @ Nikon
09/19 - Rogers, AR @ Walmart AMP
09/21 - Woodlands, TX @ Cynthia Woods Mitchell
09/26 - Chula Vista, CA @ Sleep Train Amph
09/27 - Mountain View, CA @ Shoreline Amph
09/29 - Las Vegas, NV @ Downtown Las Vegas Events
09/30 - Salt Lake City, UT @ USANA Amphitheater
Los Angeles rock duo In The Valley Below will be releasing a new four-track EP called Peaches this September 17th on Capitol Records. The band recently spent the past two ...
Flagship's soundcheck and stage setup took nearly an hour, going well passed their originally set time of 9:30pm. I am assuming the long setup was due to sound problems with their guitarist's …
In The Valley Below (husband & wife duo Angela Gail and Jeffrey Jacob) will be at the Turf Club in St Paul this Wednesday, in support of their new EP Elephant, which came out earlier this week (July 14th). The record was the follow-up to 2014’s The Belt, and was recorded in the basement studio of their new home in Grand Rapids, Michigan.
Flagship to open. We previously saw this Charlotte band in October 2015 and wrote, “Flagship had a lonely highway fringed with darkness sound enhanced by Daniel Lanois/Brian Eno type atmospherics in promotion of their eponymous debut full-length. The band connected with many in the audience, even playing the requested 'I Want You' even though singer Drake Margolnick confessed the band was tired, having just come from Charlotte and an ex-member's wedding, the day before.”
Jul 16 The Basement, Columbus, OH
Jul 17 The Hi-Fi, Indianapolis, IN
Jul 18 Empty Bottle, Chicago, IL
Jul 19 Turf Club, St Paul, MN
Jul 20 The Waiting Room, Omaha, NE
Jul 22 The Riot Room, Kansas City, MO
Jul 24 Larimer Lounge, Denver, CO
Jul 25 Urban Lounge, Salt Lake City, UT
Jul 28 Biltmore Cabaret, Vancouver, Canada
Jul 29 The Crocodile, Seattle, WA
Jul 30 Doug Fir Lounge, Portland, OR
Aug 01 Harlow's Night Club, Sacramento, CA
Aug 02 Rickshaw Stop, San Francisco, CA
Aug 03 Troubadour, Los Angeles, CA
Aug 04 The Casbah, San Diego, CA
Aug 05 Crescent Ballroom, Phoenix, AZ
Aug 08 Stubb's Indoor, Austin, TX
Aug 09 Dada, Dallas, TX
Aug 11 The Earl, Atlanta, GA
Aug 12 Motorco Music Hall, Durham, NC
Aug 13 The Underground, Charlotte, NC
Aug 15 DC9, Washington, DC
Aug 16 Boot & Saddle, Philadelphia, PA
Aug 17 Mercury Lounge, New York, NY
Aug 18 The Hollow, Albany, NY
Aug 19 Rough Trade NYC, Brooklyn, NY
Aug 20 Higher Ground, South Burlington, VT
Aug 22 Brighton Music Hall, Allston, MA
All dates with Flagship
Tobin Sprout
Tobin Sprout has consistently released high quality rock albums with sound textures and a world conjured up that are his alone. Let's Welcome the Circus People is one of my favorite albums …
Elf Power
Day 1 wrapped with a sonic boom as Athens’ own Elf Power put the rock in our faces and took us to magical places. …
at 7th St Entry
Thursday 07/20/17 (7:30pm/$15)
We previously caught Guided By Voices’ guitarist Tobin Sprout in Athens, Georgia on May 19, 2017, which we wrote, “The rooftop of the Georgia Theatre in Athens, GA was packed to the gills on May 19th to partake in Tobin Sprout’s laid back performance and Elf Power’s rowdy one. A friend of mine even drove from Indiana to see the show. It was a regular townie reunion.”
Now Sprout is on his way to Minneapolis to play his new The Universe And Me (Burger Records)... plus some surprisingly GBV songs.
Elephant Six artists Elf Power will open, but we feel this is more of a co-headliner situation, as both bands could easily headline the 7th Street Entry stage. Elf Power’s Twitching in Time is out now on Orange Twin.
Grant Hart (co-founder of legendary Minneapolis band Hüsker Dü) to open.
July-19 Iowa City, IA The Mill %
Jul-20 Minneapolis, MN 7th Street Entry %
July-21 Omaha, NE Reverb %
July-22 Denver, Co Larimer Lounge %
July-25 Portland, OR Doug Fir Lounge %
July-26 Seattle, WA Barboza %
July-28 San Francisco, CA Cafe Du Nord %
July-29 Santa Ana, CA Constellation Room %
July-30 Los Angeles, CA Bootleg Bar %
July-31 San Diego, CA The Casbah %
Aug-1 Tuscon, AZ Club Congress %
Aug-2 Albuquerque, NM Sister %
Aug-4 Austin, TX Barracuda %
Aug-5 Norman, OK The Opolis %
Aug-6 St. Louis, MO Blueberry Hill %
% with Elf Power
Laura Stevenson
The last time I saw Laura Stevenson, she was with "The Cans" at The Triple Rock in 2011. I wonder if the band decided to drop the "The Cans" part and just going with "Laura Stevenson"? Anyway, she is …
07/18/2017 Jeff Rosenstock is headlining the Garage in Burnsville. Laura Stevenson, Remo Drive, and Heart To Gold to open. Stevenson recently released her first live album, Live at the Vera Club as a pay-what-you-want download through Jeff Rostenstock’s digital label, Quote Unquote Records. 100% of the proceeds will benefit Planned Parenthood. 6pm, $13.
07/18/2017 The Life and Times is playing the Triple Rock Social Club with Another Heaven. and Exactly No. 8pm, $10.
07/18/2017 There is a Chris Cornell Tribute show the Turf Club in St Paul on Tuesday. If you’re a Soundgarden fan, expect to hear plenty of covers from local bands Cabs, Killery Sweets, The 4onthefloor, Zoo Animal, Death Of A Ladies Man, Hot Date, The Person And The People, Jake Ilika And The Heavy Set, Reverend Doctor, Motari Jaguar, The Satellites, Space Needle, The Brute Squad ... just to name a few. 7pm, $5.
07/20/2017 Minneapolis avant-detal metal band Sunless is headlining the Triple Rock Social Club on Thursday. Grogus, Suffering Hour, Ulkum, and Morke to open. 6pm, $5.
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Minneapolis: December 12, 2015
Here are some shows taking place in the Minneapolis/St Paul area on December 12, 2015.
Michael W Smith
Michael W Smith will be performing Christmas songs from his The Spirit of Christmas holiday album (released September 30th) with a full symphony orchestra at the Target Center …
It's hard to believe that six-time GRAMMY winner Amy Grant is releasing her first record in 10 years called How Mercy Looks From Here on May 14, 2013. …
at Target Center
Saturday, 12/12/15, 7pm ($32-$77)
targetcenter.com
The Michael W Smith and Amy Grant Christmas show is returning to the Target Center in Minneapolis next Saturday. They will be performing all your favorite Christmas/Holiday songs; fun for the entire family.
I am assuming, like the previous appearance, that they will also be accompanied by a full symphony orchestra. Should be for a swingin' good time.
12/05/15 Woodlands, TX Cynthia Woods
12/06/15 Dallas, TX American Airlines Center
12/08/15 Grandville, MI Resurrection Life Church
12/09/15 Detroit, MI Fox Theatre
12/11/15 St. Louis, MO Scottrade Center
12/12/15 Minneapolis, MN Target Center
12/13/15 Sioux Falls, SD Denny Sanford
12/15/15 Cincinnati, OH Cincinnati Music Hall
12/16/15 Brandon, FL Bell Shoals Baptist Church
12/18/15 Duluth, GA Infinite Energy Center
12/19/15 Greensboro, NC Greensboro Coliseum
12/20/15 Fairfax, VA EagleBank Arena
07/02/16 Oasis Of The Seas
photo: Jason Larkin
Next was Zoo Animal, a band that I've seen a few times. Mostly with just Holly Newsom by herself, so it's always nice to see her backed up with a full functioning band. …
Bruise Violet
We will be having our release show on the 13th at the 7th Street Entry with our best friends, Rupert Angeleyes, Real Numbers and Bruise Violet. …
at Amsterdam Bar and Hall
Saturday, 12/12/15, 7:30pm ($8/$10)
amsterdambarandhall.com
The special Amsterdam Bar and Hall’s 4th Anniversary show is this December 12, featuring some local bands: Zoo Animal, Bruise Violet (probably named after a Babes in Toyland song) and Swimsuit Area.
Holly Hansen (vuart)
According to details below - this is the final Zoo Animal show... but I'm sure we'll see singer Holly Hansen around. You probably know that I randomly sketch at shows if I don't have a camera (for example), and as a special bonus, here are some notes and vuart for Holly.
We last saw Zoo Animal at Basilica Block Party 2015 and solo Holly Hansen with Tiny Ruins in 2014.
89.3 The Current an Deschutes Brewery present Amsterdam Bar and Hall's 4th Anniversary!
Celebrating 4 years in downtown St. Paul, Amsterdam will be hosting Zoo Animal and Bruise Violet on Saturday, December 12th. Tickets are on sale now!
Zoo Animal (farewell show)
Swimsuit Area
$8 advance, $10 day of show
Grandtheft
Toronto producer Grandtheft has released his debut Quit This City EP, out today on Mad Decent / Pirates Blend in Canada. The emotional video for "Quit This City" (feat. Lowell) was directed by John Poliquin …
at The Loft
Saturday, 12/12/15, 9pm ($15/$25)
skywaytheatre.com
Toronto producer Grandtheft will be stopping by the Loft (inside the Skyway Theatre) in Minneapolis, in support of his debut EP Quit This City (Mad Decent / Pirates Blend).
The promo video for "Quit This City" (feat. Lowell) was directed by John Poliquin and featured a sex worker in Barcelona struggling to provide for her two children. Director John Poliquin had this to say about his vision for the video, "Shot across two nights in Barcelona with a primarily Spanish cast and crew, these scenes are a combination of conventional filmmaking and on-the-wall documentary observations. Many of the scenes were filmed in the rowdy nightlife district where the camera had to be concealed at points for safety. The scenes where the girls are working the corner was photographed on a long lens from across the street, which led to the actresses being approached by both police and men looking to hire sex workers. Some of the men who approached the actresses were disrespectful and harassing, which unfortunately mirrored the malicious spirit of the final man in the film."
12-05 Pittsburgh, PA - 415 Bingham Street
12-11 Atlanta, GA - Havana Club
12-12 Minneapolis, MN - Bar Fly
12-30 Phoenix, AZ - Decadence
Posted by W♥M on 12/05/2015 at 09:34 AM in Amy Grant, Bruise Violet, Christmas, Grandtheft, Holly Hansen, Holly Newsom, Michael W Smith, Minneapolis, Minneapolis Music Guide, Vu, Vuart, Zoo Animal | Permalink | Comments (0)
Minneapolis: August 4, 2015
Here are some concerts taking place in the Minneapolis/St Paul area on August 4, 2015.
Originally the Charli XCX show at the Schubas Tavern in Chicago sold out, so the promoters booked an additional late show. That too sold out, and we were lucky enough to have caught her …
Don't forget to watch Bleachers (aka Jack Antonoff) on Conan O'Brien this November 5th, for his new single "Rollercoaster". His debut single "I Wanna Get Better" was already #1 …
CHARLI XCX / BLEACHERS
at Cabooze Plaza
Tuesday, 08/04/2015, 5pm ($30.50)
cabooze.com
We were lucky enough to have caught Charli XCX in Chicago in 2013, before she was a household name.
She was mostly known for writing hit songs for other artists, including Iggy Azalea's "Fancy" and "Beg For It", Icona Pop's "I Love It", and Ryn Weaver's debut single "OctaHate" (who we just saw in Minneapolis)... but now that her song "Boom Clap" was featured in the film The Fault in Our Stars, it skyrocketed to #8 on Billboard Hot 100.
Anyway, Charli XCX is doing a co-headlining tour with Bleachers this summer, stopping by the Cabooze Plaza in Minneapolis next Tuesday.
Børns set to open the show.
07/28/15 Salt Lake City, UT The Complex
07/31/15 Lollapalooza Aftershows
08/01/15 Lollapalooza Chicago
08/02/15 Osheaga Festival
08/04/15 Minneapolis, MN Cabooze Plaza
08/05/15 Milwaukee, WI Eagles Ballroom
08/07/15 Tulsa, OK Cain's Ballroom
08/08/15 Kansas City, MO Starlight Theatre
08/09/15 St. Louis, MO Pageant
08/11/15 Detroit, MI Fillmore Detroit
08/12/15 Columbus, OH LC Pavilion
08/22/15 Pukkelpop Festival
08/29/15 Reading Festival
08/30/15 Leeds Festival
09/14/15 Boston, MA House Of Blues
09/16/15 Wallingford, CT The Dome
09/18/15 Philadelphia, PA Festival Pier
09/19/15 Shadow Of The City
09/21/15 New York, NY Rumsey Playfield
09/23/15 Washington, DC Echostage
09/25/15 Saint Petersburg, FL Jannus Live
09/27/15 Lake Buena Vista, FL House Of Blues
09/29/15 Atlanta, GA The Tabernacle
10/01/15 Dallas, TX House Of Blues
10/03/15 Houston, TX House Of Blues
10/08/15 Tempe, AZ The Marquee
10/09/15 Las Vegas, NV Boulevard Pool
Starting at eight was James Bay, a young singer/songwriter from Hitchin, England. This was the last night of The Down and Dirty Shine Tour, but it was a strong finish. You can hear.…
Tuesday, 08/04/2015, 7pm ($26.50/Sold Out)
The last time singer/songwriter James Bay was in town, he was opening up for ZZ Ward in 2013.
This time, he's headlining in support of his critically acclaimed full-length album Chaos and the Calm (Republic Records). The album debut #1 in over 20 countries and is currently this year's best-selling debut album in the UK
Unfortunately, if you wanted to check him out, his show next Tuesday at the Varsity Theater is sold out.
08/01/15 Toronto, ON Sherbourne Common
08/05/15 Portland, OR McMenamins Crystal
08/07/15 Squamish Valley Music Festival
08/08/15 Alt 98.7 Summer Camp
08/09/15 Outside Lands Music & Arts Festival
08/15/15 City Of Trees Music Festival
08/22/15 V Festival (Chelmsford)
08/23/15 V Festival (Shropshire)
09/06/15 Gibraltar Music Festival
09/12/15 Lollapalooza Berlin
09/19/15 iHeartRadio Daytime Village
09/22/15 Manchester O2 Apollo Manchester
09/24/15 Glasgow O2 Academy Glasgow
09/27/15 Newcastle O2 Academy Newcastle
09/28/15 Leeds O2 Academy Leeds
09/30/15 London O2 Academy Brixton
10/04/15 Cambridge Cambridge Corn Exch
10/05/15 Brighton Brighton Dome
10/06/15 Bournemouth Solent Hall
10/08/15 Birmingham O2 Academy Birmingham
10/09/15 Swindon Oasis Leisure Centre
10/11/15 Belfast Ulster Hall
10/14/15 Dublin, Ireland Olympia Theatre
11/02/15 Paris, France Olympia
11/29/15 Solana Beach, CA Belly Up Tavern
Irish kid Soak (aka Birdie Monds-Watson and not to be confused with Texas band Soak) has been drawing comparisons to Cat Power to Laura Marling to Beach House, thanks to her .…
SOAK.
Tuesday, 08/04/2015, 7:30pm ($10)
Remember when we talked about Irish singer Bridie Monds-Watson, better known as Soak., for SXSW 2015? Well, she'll be in town in support of her debut album Before We Forgot How To Dream (Rough Trade).
Local favorite Holly Hansen (Zoo Animal) to open this show.
07/30/15 Toronto, ON Drake Hotel / Underground
08/01/15 Chicago, IL The Hideout
08/04/15 Minneapolis, MN 7th Street Entry
08/07/15 Denver, CO Bluebird Theater
08/10/15 Seattle, WA Barboza
08/15/15 Way Out West Festival
08/21/15 Pstereo Festival
09/25/15 Amsterdam Kleine Zaal At Paradiso
10/02/15 Hamburg, Germany Knust
10/09/15 Berlin, Germany Lido
10/27/15 London Union Chapel
10/29/15 Brighton Concorde 2
11/03/15 Leeds Brudenell Social Club
11/04/15 Manchester Gorilla
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Posted by W♥M on 07/28/2015 at 07:35 PM in Bleachers, Borns, Charli XCX, Holly Hansen, Holly Newsom, James Bay, Minneapolis, Minneapolis Music Guide, Vu, Zoo Animal | Permalink | Comments (0)
Basilica Block Party at Basilica of St Mary, Minneapolis (10 July 2015)
Weezer Setlist
My Name Is Jonas
Hash Pipe
Back to the Shack
Eulogy for a Rock Band
Keep Fishin' (Brian Bell vocals)
Surf Wax America
Dope Nose (Scott Shriner vocals)
Perfect Situation
(If You're Wondering If I Want You To) I Want You To
Undone - The Sweater Song
-- Encore --
Nate Ruess Setlist
Great Big Storm
You Light My Fire
Carry On (fun. song)
Let's Go Crazy (Prince cover)
Oceans (The Format song)
What This World Is Coming To
Nothing Without Love
Just Give Me a Reason (P!nk cover)
We Are Young (fun. song)
Harsh Light
Some Nights (fun. song)
O.A.R. Setlist
Love And Memories
Two Hands Up
About Mr. Brown
City On Down
Whose Chariot?
Shattered (Turn The Car Around)
Hey Girl
Place To Hide
That Was a Crazy Game of Poker
Night Shift / Stir It Up
Mat Kearney Setlist
Young, Dumb, and in Love
Closer to Love
One Black Sheep
Runaway/ Where the Streets Have No Name
She Got the Honey
Ships in the Night
Matthew Sweet Setlist
Byrdgirl
I Wanted to Tell You
We're The Same
You Don't Love Me
feat. Gary Louris
The 20th Anniversary of the Basilica Block Party is taking place on Friday (July 11) and Saturday (July 12). I have mentioned before that it's not a great place to see music (because of the talkers....
Weezer's singer Rivers Cuomo brought out his dad, Frank Cuomo, and they play "Back to the Shack". One of the most touching things I have witness in my many years of watching Weezer shows. …
The annual Basilica Block Party to benefit the restoration of the Basilica of Saint Mary, kicked off its first night on Friday, July 10th. It was a perfect day for an outdoor summer festival that just right before the entrance was opened at 5pm, the organizers announced that they officially sold out all 15,000 tickets for Friday's show.
If you're not familiar with how the Basilica Block Party is organized, it is like the three bears approach: The main stage for the big headliners, the medium-sized stage mid-sized headliners, and the small stage for local bands. The schedule is done in a way that they would play against each other, so it's actually impossible for you to enjoy a full set of every band.
Star Tribune Stage
Tyte Jeff's setlist
The first of the local bands on the Star Tribune Stage was Tyte Jeff (featuring singer/guitarist Jeff Allen, drummer Matt Johnson, guitarist Jeff Marcovis, and bassist Aaron Ripplinger). The band played a few tracks from their self-titled 2014 EP, including intro song ‘Exurb Kids Don't Know What They Don't Know’ and ‘Imagine This Before Irony’ on their 45-min set.
Rupert Angeleyes
Next up was Rupert Angeleyes, in green hair and shorts. Like their previously live appearance at Record Store Day 2015, the garagey/60s surf band played tracks from their latest album Young Sunset, including some sensitive songs like ‘Delicate Guy’ and ‘When I Fell in Love’.
Headliner for the Star Tribune Stage was Zoo Animal who had a full hour to play. The band lead by Holly Hansen (who previously was billed under Holly Newsom), and she was muy emocionada to preview some brand new songs.
Zoo Animal is headlining the Cedar Cultural Center this July 31st, with Har-di-Har and Circadia. The show will also feature an art installation by Rachel Andrzejewskiat.
PreferredOne Stage
Matthew Sweet (with Gary Louris)
Over at the PreferredOne Stage was Matthew Sweet with a full band: Paul Chastain on bass, Dennis Taylor on lead guitars, and Ric Menck on drums.
The Sweet set was a real treat, with about half his set taken from his breakout 1991 Girlfriend album, including the title track, ‘Evangeline’, and ‘I've Been Waiting’.
The real highlight on his hour long set was when Sweet invited The Jayhawks’ Gary Louris on stage to help jam out and provided backing vocals to the last four songs: ‘Divine Intervention’, "I've Been Waiting’, ‘Girlfriend’, and ‘Sick Of Myself’.
Matthew Sweet is currently on a Midwest Summer 2015 tour with California's Orange Peels.
Oregon’s Nashville transplant Mat Kearney has always been a local favorite, playing almost every venue in town, though his last Basilica appearance in 2012, was cut short and forced to be acoustic, due to storms, so his hour-long set was “redemption”, in his words.
Kearney also brought along Leagues (and ex-Audio Adrenaline) guitarist and New Brighton resident, Tyler Burkham and noted sponsoring station Cities 97 was one of the first to play his breakout single, ‘Nothing Left to Lose’.
During ‘Undeniable’ Kearney scat sang a list of all the local venues he’s played previously, and worked in a verse of a U2 cover, during his own song, ‘Runaway’, with his bulk of his set from new album, Just Kids (Republic Records).
Rockville, MD quartet O.A.R. is very familiar with the Basilica stage and has also done several promotional appearances for Cities 97, so their inclusion to headline the Preferred One stage on Day One, seemed a natural fit. Singer Marc Roberge and band were so “in the zone” playing that they didn’t break until after the sixth song, with Roberge remarking “I always forget to say 'Hi 'because we love playing so much”.
‘About an Hour Ago’ was described as the first song they ever wrote together, and the band, known for its spontaneous changes, veered from its own setlist in favor of more hits, including first single, ‘Hey Girl’.
Their somewhat abbreviated 90 min. set still allowed for three songs from their newest, last year’s The Rockville LP (Vanguard Records), with strongest crowd responses saved for hit ‘Shattered (Turn the Car Around), namesake song ‘That Was a Crazy Game of Poker’, and closing Bob Marley cover, ‘Stir It Up’.
Sun Country Airlines Stage
Motion City Soundtrack can still qualify as a local band, despite their nationwide popularity and proof that they still connect in Minneapolis, was seen at a crowded main stage for their late afternoon set.
Lead singer Justin Pierre seemed genuinely excited to be play the event for the first time and the band played many of their favorites and a good chunk from album, Commit This to Memory, which is celebrating its 10th anniversary with its single, ‘Everything is Alright’.
They also debut some new songs, including ‘TKO’, the lead single from its upcoming album L.G. Fuad (Let's Get F***ed Up And Die), due in September back on Epitaph Records, their original label. Even their street team was on high alert, papering the outhouses with posters of the album’s impending release.
DJ Windsor spun some music during the 30-min setup on the main stage. You can see him on the right side of the stage, where Cities 97 DJs Brian Oake and Keri Noble would also come on to introduce the bands.
Former The Format and fun. singer Nate Ruess did a great job pumping up the audience for headliner Weezer. He stormed the stage with his large six-piece band to play ‘Great Big Storm’.
Since the band is relatively new (the Basilica Block Party was only the third US date on their tour), having only formed since fun.'s hiatus in February 2015, they only have a debut album Grand Romantic (which was released last month on June 15th). They were smart enough to not play all new songs, instead trickling them in between fan-favorite fun. hit songs like ‘We Are Young’ and set closer ‘Some Nights’.
He also threw in two other covers, P!nk's ‘Just Give Me a Reason’ and Prince's ‘Let's Go Crazy’. Ruess' story about the latter cover is that they would cover that song in Sweden, and no one knew the song. Of course, it's a different story in Minneapolis, Prince's hometown, as everyone in the audience was singing back, "Oh, no let's go! Let's go crazy!"
Sure, the band is still young, but they knew exactly what they were doing. Ruess had great vocals and his high energy was impossible to ignore. Keep an eye on them.
The first time I saw Weezer, they opened up for Lush at Fillmore, San Francisco in 1994. I saw them again in 2000 and 2005 at First Avenue, both sold out, of course. I believe that was the last club-sized show, in 2005, because currently, the group only book at stadium-sized venues, like Xcel Energy Center, Minnesota State Fair, Basilica Block Party, and the recent Burgerama Music Festival in Santa Ana.
Only a couple of songs from their latest Everything Will Be Alright In The End album were played, including ‘Back To The Shack’, ‘Eulogy For A Rock Band’, and ‘Go Away’. The latter was actually written and performed as a duet, as singer/guitarist Rivers Cuomo pointed out... so guitarist Brian Bell took over the second lead vocals. Bell also handled vocals for "Keep Fishin'", and Scott Shriner took over on ‘Dope Nose’.
As soon as the first few chords of ‘Hash Pipe’ were played, the audience immediately recognized it and started screaming and singing. Other big hits blocks included ‘Surf Wax America’, followed by ‘Island in the Sun’ with personalized "Minneapolis" lyrics, and ‘Beverly Hills’ (which did gangbuster in California, but surprisingly did really well in Minnesota as well).
They have been traditionally ending all their sets with their first single, ‘Undone - The Sweater Song’. That song is always tricky to play live because there is speaking background audio recording that doesn't always translate well in live performances. It's not one of my favorite live songs, but I can understand why the band chose that song to end their show.
Despite a late start, Weezer left enough time for a two-song encore, coming back on for ‘Memories’ and big crowd pleaser ‘Buddy Holly’. Instead of just walking off stage at the end of ‘Buddy Holly’, everyone in the band took drum sticks and started pounding on the Tom-Toms with drummer Patrick Wilson.
Weezer at Basilica Block Party, Minneapolis (10 July 2015)
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Tiny Ruins at 7th Street Entry, Minneapolis (30 July 2014)
Tiny Ruins Setlist
Me at the Museum, You in the Wintergardens
Chainmail Maker
Ballad of the Hanging Parcel
White Sheet Lightening
Jamie Blue
Adelphi Apartments
Old As the Hills
Straw into Gold
She'll Be Coming 'Round
Priest With Balloons
07/31 Iowa City, IA - Trumpet Blossom Cafe
08/01 Chicago, IL - Hideout
08/04 Toronto, ON - The Garrison
08/05 Montreal, QB - Casa del Popolo
08/06 Allston, MA - Great Scott
08/07 Washington DC - DC9
08/09 New York, Ny - Mercury Lounge (early show)
08/10 Brooklyn, NY -Baby's All Right
10/08 Detroit - Loving Touch *
10/09 Columbus - Wexner *
10/13 Iowa City - Gabe's Oasis *
10/14 Champaign - High Dive *
10/15 St. Louis - Luminary Arts *
10/17 Dallas - Kessler Theatre *
10/18 Austin - Mohawk *
10/20 Atlanta - EARL *
10/21 Asheville - Grey Eagle *
10/23 Carrboro - Cat's Cradle *
10/24 Charlottesville - Jefferson *
10/25 Baltimore - Ottobar *
* with Sharon Van Etten
New Zealand singer-songwriter Tiny Ruins, aka Hollie Fullbrook, is currently touring North America. Her latest album Brightly Painted One is out now on Flying Nun Records. …
Anonymous Choir
The "band" was the Anonymous Choir, a large cast of women backup singer lead by Nona Marie (Dark Dark Dark). The music portion was provided by the Ventures Cover Band, plus two additional horn players who came on later …
New Zealand's Tiny Ruins is currently touring in the U.S., promoting their second album Brightly Painted One (Flying Nun Records), stopping by the 7th Street Entry in Minneapolis last night, July 30.
Opening up the show were two local bands; starting with Holly Newsom, now performing under her original name, Holly Hansen. The new/old name confused a few fans, even one person insisted that First Avenue had the wrong person on the bill, as they swear that Holly Hansen and Holly Newsom were two different people. One thing was for sure was that she's still normally in a full band called Zoo Animal.
Hansen played gentle quiet songs, and often had one-way chats with the audience between her songs. She had some funny moments on stage, like forgetting how to play a chord mid-song, and gracefully calling the show as "a night of sweethearts" (which to be fair, was a quote that she stole from her mother, who was in the crowd).
Next up were Anonymous Choir, who we previously wrote that the band was lead by singer Nona Marie from Dark Dark Dark. Color me impressed, they managed to fit all seven women on the tiny 7th Street Entry stage.
Music on their set included plenty of Leonard Cohen ("Hey, That's No Way To Say Goodbye", "I'm Your Man", "Chelsea Hotel") and Neil Young ("After The Gold Rush", "I Believe In You", and "Don't Let It Bring You Down"). Throwing in a Curtis Mayfield cover of "I've Been Trying" for good measure. Highlight of the set was a cover of Kate Bush's "Running Up That Hill", which was quite fitting considering that it was Bush's birthday last night.
As for Tiny Ruins, this was a solo project originally from 2009 by singer/songwriter Hollie Fullbrook. Currently, with the release of the sophomore album Brightly Painted One, she's recruited bassist Cass Basil and drummer Alexander Freer, to head out on tour with her in the USA.
It shouldn't surprise anyone that the majority of songs on the setlist is from Brightly Painted One, possibly because the new songs now require Basil and Freer's involvement...
Fullbrook had a lot of little stories about her songs, which you quickly realized that all her songs are personal insight on her life. One particular story she told was for "Ballad of the Hanging Parcel". Although she's currently based in New Zealand, she spent her first ten years living in Bristol, England. One night, she climbed out her house and tied a string to a rock (?) and hung it over the garden step. The next morning her neighbor friend wondered how it got up there and Fullbrook suggested that it was magic. The swinging rock remained there for the next two years.
The highlight of the Minneapolis show has got to be "Jamie Blue", which the band claimed was the first time they played it live on this tour. The story behind this was they spent the night at the Necropolis in Glasgow and Fullbrook took a shining to one of the painting from the 1800s, which she named Jaime Blue on account that the town crier also sold blue buttons on the side of the road.
Also, "Night Owl" was listed (see photo), but I do not believe they played this song, at least according to my notes.
For the encore, Fullbrook came back on stage, solo. She asked if there were any requests and had to turn down some songs because some of those songs required a piano. When she heard "Priest With Balloons" shouted out, she quickly said, "I'll do that one." She then tells us the story behind the song, "About four or five years ago, there was a Brazilian priest Carli, who jumped off a cliff with a bunch of helium balloons and floated off into the sky." The truth, as it turned out, "was not good."
Tiny Ruins is currently touring in support of Brightly Painted One. Exciting news is that they will be opening up for Sharon Van Etten this October.
Posted by W♥M on 07/31/2014 at 09:22 PM in 7th Street Entry, Holly Hansen, Holly Newsom, Kate Bush, Minneapolis, Tiny Ruins, Vu, Zoo Animal | Permalink | Comments (0)
Junip at the Cedar Cultural Center, Minneapolis (06/08/13)
06/09 – Lincoln Hall – Chicago, IL
06/10 – Great Hall –Toronto, ON
06/12 – Brighton Music Hall – Boston, MA
06/13 – Highline Ballroom – New York, NY
06/15 - 9:30 Club – Washington DC
06/16 – Union Transfer – Philadelphia, PA
Gothenburg's Junip is returning to Minneapolis, this time to promote the sophomore self-titled album, which came out April 23rd, 2013, via Mute Records. You may recall that we covered the trio's Minneapolis appearance two years ago.…
Thanks to the Current radio station, last night's Junip show at the Cedar Cultural Center, in Minneapolis, was sold out. This is both good and bad: good because it's great exposure for the band and bad because a lot of attendees aren't necessary fans. Dedicated fans without tickets were left outside the venue hoping someone had extra tickets to sell them.
Opening up was Barbarossa, a one-man-band consisting of James Mathé, on the keys and organs. It was his first time in Minneapolis, although he confessed that he was really excited to be here because of the quality of music, citing Polica (he was on tour with them) and On An On (a band from Minneapolis and Chicago).
Barbarossa sang mostly original relationship, emotional, personal songs, like "Bloodline", "Butterfly Plague", and his set closer "The Load". The highlight of his brief set was a cover of Terence Trent Darby's hit single "Wishing Well".
Next was Zoo Animal, a band that I've seen a few times. Mostly with just Holly Newsom by herself, so it's always nice to see her backed up with a full functioning band.
Highlight of their set was a brand new song, never performed live before. Newsom said it was a song she stole from another band, but then the rest of Zoo Animals made it good.
This was a triumphant return to Minneapolis for Junip.
This was a triumphant return to Minneapolis for Junip. Compared to their last appearance at the Cedar (José González with two other musicians sat down to a very quiet and intimate set), Junip was now a more traditional band with five band members, including production work from James Mathé (Barbarossa) in the background. This was a controlled show with direction in mind. Lights were minimalistic to set the mood, spotlight usually on the massive background image of deer. There was no stage banter, but this is not a surprise since González hardly spoke between songs at his previous appearance.
The band played tracks from Fields and their latest self-titled album (including "So Clear", "Your Life Your Call", "Suddenly", and their set closer "After All Is Said and Done").
Encore was "Black Refuge" and "Line Of Fire Lyrics", both from two different EPs.
Junip continues their tour through North America. Their self-titled album is available now via Mute Records.*
* Incidentally, I was over at the merchandise table to see all the stuff I could not afford. Some of the more interest releases includes a deluxe $50 art album (it's heavy clear color with two-discs), and a unique $20 silkscreen poster of the event (the poster is only sold at last night's show).
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Guide to July 2011
Apologies to non-Minnesotans, I'm sure you're sick of hearing about how our government basically shut down last week (with 23,000 state workers laid off!) and none of our state parks and rest areas are open to visitors!
Here are things happening in the Twin Cities:
400bar.blogspot.com
When: Friday, July 8, 2011 and July 22, 2011
Price: $8 Advance/$10 Door
I'm going to at the 400 Bar tonight, to see a bunch of girl bands. You know that I do like my riot grrrls, so here's a preview and background on each band.
Jettison Juliet looks tough. Their influences include The Donnas and Motion City Soundtrack. All I know about them is their drummer, Amy, used to be in Fuzzy Machete, who are pretty dorky, singing songs about Star Trek (in particular Scott Bakula) and zombies and bunnies.
Having just survived NXNE, I can tell you that the city has a lot of different ethnics food offering: Korean, Indian, Japanese, Greek, Chinese, Italian, etc. So, Torontonians, Hunter Valentine, must be eating well. I've seen them before, they have great stage presence.
Sick of Sarah who also just survived Canada last May, got their name from singer Abisha Uhl's ex-roommate, Sarah. They are heading out on a national tour next week.
It looks like the odd band out is Julie Puppets, the only all-dudes band on the bill. It looks like they've been around since 2001, but have maybe reformed recently?
Oh, I was also on the 400 Bar's website, I see that The Blow is coming back to Minneapolis, on July 22nd. We like the Blow, so I'll try and see if I can make it to that show.
BASILICA BLOCK PARTY 2011
basilicablockparty.org
When: July 8, 2011 to July 9, 2011
Price: Expensive ($80 for both nights)
A few W♥M people are going to be there, this year looks like an all-star lineup: Including David Gray, The Jayhawks, Lissie, Scars, Michael Franti and Spearhead, Fitz and The Tantrums, G. Love & Special Sauce, White Light Riot, Usonia, Zoo Animal, Ray LaMontagne and The Pariah Dogs, Amos Lee, Gomez, Stuart D'Rozario, Drive-By Truckers, Citizen Cope, 4onthefloor, The Pines, Hunting Club and The Arms Akimbo.
Not much to add, except there's quite a few bands that we've previously covered here, including Citizen Cope, The Jayhawks, Amos Lee, Gomez, 4onthefloor, etc.
UPDATE: Dan sent in a photo from 7/8/11.
The Jayhawks at Basilica Block Party, Minneapolis (07/08/11)
HIGHLAND FEST 2011
highlandfest.com
When: 7/15/11 to 7/17/11
This three-day festival is organized and promoted by the Highland Business Association, who said that they draw in about 60,000 and 65,000 visitors each year. I believe most people turn out because there are massive fireworks each night, plus, it's free.
The bands on two stages are typical of an event like this, mostly bands I've never heard of. I believe to see the bands might cost you money, Sell Out Stereo (Friday), Rocket Club (Saturday), and Power of 10 (Sunday).
Band of interests, I was told to look out for Maudlin, a power pop/rock trio, who just recently opened up for Urge Overkill (which regrettably I was not in town when they stopped by, but they are one of those 90s bands that will be forever remembered for that Neil Diamond cover). Maudlin is set to go on at 3pm. Since the show actually costs money, I'm told it's $30 in advance, and I haven't really heard of the other bands, I'll likely not attend this one.
LAKEFRONT JAZZ & BLUES FESTIVAL 2011
lakefrontjazz.com
When: Saturday 7/16/11
Price: $5 advance/$10 at door
Not exactly in the Twin Cities area, this Jazz & Blues festival takes place in Prior Lake, Minnesota, which is about a half an hour drive south.
Haven't heard of any of the bands on the lineup, but the price is right ($5).
Lukas Nelson & Promise of the Real
Lamont Cranston Band
Tim Mahoney
Steve Oliver
BASTILLE DAY BLOCK PARTY 2011
bastilledayblockparty.com
When: Sunday, July 17, 2011
This will be my third time seeing Bastille Day. This year, the lineup includes our favorites Solid Gold and Rogue Valley:
Clementown
Brass Messengers
The Evening Rig
Pink Mink
Tony Sandler
Faux Jean
Event is from 2pm to 10pm, each band plays a brief set, with various street entertainers when bands are setting up.
BICYCLE FILM FESTIVAL MINNEAPOLIS 2011
bicyclefilmfestival.com
Price: FREE (Thursday and various activities)/$8 per movie program/$27 for full pass
Bicycle Film Festival, aka BFF, is taking place this late July. UPDATE: You can buy individual programs each for $8 + $1.43 fee, which includes one movie ticket (with the exception of Thursday, which is free). All other activities are free.
If you've got a thing for bicycles and movies and beers see below:
THURSDAY JULY 21
Group Ride To M.I.A. Bike Night | Gold Medal Park
M.I.A. Bike Night M.I.A. | 2400 3rd Ave. South
MPLS BIKE LOVE NIGHT RIDE | M.I.A.
FRIDAY JULY 22
Bike Happy Hour
Bike Movies St. Anthony Main | 115 SE Main St.
After Party Red Stag | 509 1st. Ave. NE
SATURDAY JULY 23
Bike Brunch
Bike Scavenger Hunt Gold Medal Park
After Party One On One | 117 Washington Ave. North
SUNDAY JULY 24
BFF & MPLS Bike Love Picnic
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Evan Ayllon - Ruperta (Lando)
Secret Stash Records
We are excited to announce that we are GIVING AWAY A FREE MP3 download of the song “El Mayoral” by Peña. We recorded this track in the Spanish Cultural Center located in Lima, Peru on April 16th, 2010.
Theme is 'black', please also see White.
THE RHYTHMS OF BLACK PERU
www.rhythmsofblackperu.com
The Rhythms of Black Peru is the latest release from Secret Stash Records, on sale today May 24th.
For fans of world music, particularly Latin-American music, you'll like this compilation. I think to understand this collection, you have to understand Peru's two main cultures: the Spaniards and the African slaves that were brought over. Somehow, over the centuries, these two distinctive music style fused together in popular music of what Secret Stash is calling Black Peru. You can hear these styles at work on this compilation, the Flamenco plucking ("Charango") and the clearly Africana rhythm ("El Mayoral").
As a beginner (clearly I am unfamiliar with these artists), it's a learning experience of where modern Salsa music comes from. But if you're an expert, you'll find that the artists compiled here are some of the most important musicians today.
Like 99% of Secret Stash's releases (with the exception of the Pena CD), they only press vinyls, but they'll also give you an MP3 download, so you can put the music on your iPod to go. What's really nice about The Rhythms of Black Peru is the vinyl is a mixture of black and white wax - indicating the mixture of Latin and African music.
You can pick up the vinyl today at secretstashrecords.com, read more about the history of Peru and music at rhythmsofblackperu.com.
Gardens & Villa - Black Hills
GARDENS & VILLA
gardensandvilla.bandcamp.com
Gardens & Villa just announced their new single (and video) is called "Black Hills". I did get a chance to listen to it, which has a slow start, but once it gets going (especially with the backup vocals), it's pretty good.
Their debut self-titled LP will be out July 5th on Secretly Canadian Records.
Other than that, I don't really know much about this new band. I can tell you that they are doing a ton of tour dates, and opening up for Foster the People. You know the story about Foster the People, I randomly saw them live was that I was very impressed with them when I noticed that only after two EP releases that they've amassed a ton of fans (all singing along to their songs!).
I know I'm flying out to NXNE the next day, but I have agreed to see Foster the People at the Fine Line on June 11th. I'll also report back Gardens & Villa - I usually always try and catch the support acts.
Tour dates below:
Jun 8 Denver CO – Bluebird Theater ^
Jun 10 Lawrence KS – The Bottleneck ^
Jun 11 Minneapolis MN – Fine Line Music ^
Jun 12 Chicago IL – Lincoln Hall ^
Jun 13 Cleveland Heights OH – Grog Shop ^
Jun 14 Columbus OH – Newport Music Hall ^
Jun 17 Montreal QC – Club Lambi ^
Jun 18 Toronto ON – The Mod Club ^
Jun 20 Brooklyn NY – Music Hall of Williamsburg ^
Jun 22 Washington DC – 9:30 Club ^
Jun 24 Brooklyn NY – Glasslands
Jun 28 Philadelphia PA – Theatre of Living Arts ^
Jun 30 Atlanta GA – Masquerade: Hell Stage ^
Jul 1 Houston TX – Warehouse Live ^
Jul 2 Austin TX – Emo’s ^
Jul 3 Dallas TX – The Loft ^
Jul 5 Tucson AZ – Club Congress ^
Jul 6 San Diego CA – House of Blues ^
Jul 7 Los Angeles CA – El Rey ^
Jul 8 Tempe AZ – The Sail Inn *
Jul 9 Tucson AZ – Club Congress *
Jul 10 San Diego CA – Casbah *
Jul 14 Los Angeles CA – The Echo *
Jul 15 San Francisco CA – Café Du Nord *
Jul 16 Davis CA – Sophia’s *
Jul 17 Portland OR – Mississippi Studios *
Jul 19 Seattle WA – Tractor Tavern *
Jul 20 Boise ID – Neurolux *
Jul 21 Salt Lake City UT – Kilby Court *
Jul 23 Santa Fe NM – Corazon *
Jul 24 Oklahoma City OK – The Conservatory *
Jul 26 Chicago IL – The Empty Bottle #
Jul 27 Cleveland OH – Happy Dog #
Jul 28 Washington DC – Black Cat Backstage #
Jul 29 Philadelphia PA – Kung Fu Necktie #
Jul 30 New York NY – Mercury Lounge #
Jul 31 Allston MA – Great Scott *
Aug 1 Montreal QC – Casa del Popolo *
Aug 3 Pontiac MI – Vernors Room at the Crofoot
Aug 8 Wichita KS – Rock Island Live
Aug 9 Fort Worth TX – Lola’s Saloon Sixth
Aug 10 Austin TX – The Mohawk
^ w/ Foster the People
* w/ Generationals
# w/ Craft Spells
Matt Bauer: Blacklight Horses
MATT BAUER
mattbauermusic.tumblr.com
Matt Bauer is offering a free song, "Blacklight Horses" from his upcoming album, The Jessamine County Book of the Living (out June 7th via Crossbill Records). New York Magazine called Bauer's newest collection of "haunting, weird folk music" and Under the Radar said "An album of fragile beauty", and judging from the free download, with ghostly violins, I agree. What I did ultimately liked about the song is that somewhere in the middle, it turned into a duet with Jolie Holland.
Incidentally, June 7th is also the day he returns to Minneapolis, at the Aster Cafe. I've never been there before, but I am assuming it's a nice quiet (and tiny) venue. I think Holly from Zoo Animals is opening up.
06.02.11 - Brooklyn, NY @ Union Pool
06.05.11 - Indianapolis, IN @ Laundromatinee
06.06.11 - Rock Island, IL @ Daytrotter
06.07.11 - Minneapolis, MN @ Aster Cafe
06.08.11 - Chicago, IL @ house show
06.09.11 - Lincoln, NE @ Zoo Bar
06.10.11 - Denver, CO @ TBA
06.11.11 - Salt Lake City, UT @ TBA
06.12.11 - Boise, ID @ house show
06.13.11 - Olympia, WA @ TBA
06.15.11 - Seattle, WA @ Tractor Tavern
06.16.11 - Portland, OR @ Music Millenium
06.16.11 - Portland, OR @ The Woods
06.18.11 - San Francisco, CA @ TBA
06.19.11 - San Francisco, CA @ Chasing the Moon
06.20.11 - Davis, CA @ Amardillo Records *
06.20.11 - Davis, CA @ DM3 House *
06.21.11 - Marin, CA @ house show *
06.22.11 - Sacramento, CA @ Phono Select*
06.22.11 - Nevada City, CA @ The Tin House
06.23.11 - San Francisco, CA @ the Verdi Club
06.24.11 - Los Angeles, CA @ TBA *
06.26.11 - Sedona, AZ @ Live In-Studio *
06.27.11 - Santa Fe, NM @ TBA
06.29.11 - Austin, TX @ Live on KUT at 11 a.m. *
06.29.11 - Austin, TX @ The Mohawk *
06.30.11 - New Orleans, LA @ Circle Bar *
07.01.11 - Little Rock AR @ TBA *
07.02.11 - Hot Springs, AR @ The Art Church *
07.07.11 - Nashville, TN @ house show
07.12.11 - Cincinnati, OH @ TBA
07.13.11 - Columbus, OH @ TBA
07.14.11 - Pittsburgh, PA @ TBA
07.15.11 - Albany, NY @ TBA
07.16.11 - Biddeford, ME @ The Oak and the Ax
07.24.11 - Manhattan, NY @ the ACE Hotel
07.25.11 - New York, NY @ Live on WFMU
07.28.11 - Brooklyn, NY @ Zebulon
07.31.11 - Frederick, MD @ Cafe Nola
* w/ Dana Falconberry
BLACK JOE LEWIS & THE HONEYBEARS
blackjoelewis.com
I actually accidentally saw Black Joe Lewis & the Honeybear last month, and I really liked them. They recently announced a new video for "Livin' in the Jungle" (you can watch it on vevo.com). They also list their tour dates, which I'll repost here (should be an amazing time, especially with Sharon Jones touring with them!)
05/29/11 - Quincy, WA - The Gorge (Sasquatch! Music Festival)
06/04/11 - Houston, TX - Free Press Summer Fest
06/11/11 - Manchester, TN - Bonnaroo Music Festival
06/12/11 - Hoboken, NJ - Maxwell’s
06/12/11 - New York, NY - Madison Square Park
06/16/11 - St. Louis, MO - Off Broadway
06/17/11 - Columbia, MO - Mojo’s
06/23/11 - Memphis, TN - Hi-Tone Café
06/24/11 - Louisville, KY - Iriquois Ampphitheater
06/25/11 - Indianapolis, IN - The Lawn at White River State
06/26/11 - Columbus, OH - LC Pavilion
07/02/11 - Portland, OR - McCall Waterfront Park
07/16/11 - Greenfield, MA - Green River Festival
08/6/11 - Philadelphia, PA - Theater of Living Arts
09/10/11 - Bowling Green OH - Black Swamp Arts Festival
*with with Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings
AMY BLACK
www.amyblack.com
This New England singer/songwriter is holding a "iPod One Time Music Collection" contest (it's loaded with Amy Black's music and videos, I think).
In order to win, you have to watch the video at www.amyblack.lotosnile-dev.com, where you'll get a special URL. Once you spam all your friends to watch the video, you may be a winner of an iPod Touch, providing you have the most viewers by June 2nd. I own three iPod Touch (different generations), and I can tell you, if you don't already have one, it's really worth getting one - especially if you can win one for free.
06/02/2011 - Framingham, MA - Amazing Things
06/05/2011 - Boston, MA - WUMB Boston Music Fest
06/10/2011 - Shirley, MA - The Bull Run
06/16/2011 - Norwood, MA - Perks Coffee House
07/20/2011 - Nashville, TN - Music City Roots
07/22/2011 - Nashville, TN - The Basement
07/29/2011 - Lowell, MA - The Backpage
09/09/2011 - Portland, ME - Port City Blue
09/18/2011 - Middleborough, MA - Joe Davies Folk Festival
11/05/2011 - Cambridge, MA - Club Passim
BLACKOUT FESTIVAL
hozacrecords.com
HoZac Records is back again to curate the Blackout Fest that takes place in Chicago, coming up this week: May 27-28 at The Velvet Perineum in Logan Square. Unlike the previous nearly week-long music marathon, it's just down to Friday and Saturday this year. Although, I am told that there is a special opening party show on May 26th, so technically it's a three-day event.
I'll confess, I have not heard of many of these bands. I reckon they are all local bands in/near the Chicago-area.
Timmy Vulgar
Canderson
Nathan Jerde
Mac Blackout
Christopher Ilth
Rob Karlic
Ben Lyon
+ bands TBA!
The Spits
K-Holes
TV Ghost
The Happy Thoughts
Nervous Eaters
Nobunny
Tutu & the Pirates
Timmy's Organism
Puffy Areolas
Idle Times
People's Temple
Heavy Times
Radar Eyes
Outer Minds
BLACK DUB
Black Dub, or Daniel Lanois' Black Dub, are about to set on tour this May 27th. It's headed by, you guessed it, Grammy Award-winner Daniel Lanois. A free track they giving away to get you excited is a live version of "Last Time.
Hopefully you can get a tast of the energy and performance from the live song. Tour listing below:
May 27 Anaheim, CA House Of Blues
May 28 Los Angeles, CA Music Box
May 29 San Francisco, CA The Fillmore
May 31 San Diego, CA House Of Blues
June 9 Detroit, MI Magic Stick
June 10 Chicago, IL Park West
June 9 - 12 Manchester, TN Bonnaroo Festival
June 14 Washington, DC 9:30 Club
June 15 New York, NY Webster Hall, NY
June 17 Pittsburgh, PA Diesel
June 18 Philadelphia, PA TLA
June 19 Westhampton Beach, NY WBPAC
July 3 Ottawa, Canada Ottawa Jazz Festival
July 4 Montreal, Canada Montreal Jazz Festival
July 5 Toronto, Canada Opera House
July 8 Chicago, IL DMB Caravan Festival
August 27 Dundas, Ontario Harvest Picnic
September 8 Champaign, IL University of Illinois
Now, for some quickies. All 'black'-themed:
BLACKWOLFGOAT
last.fm/music/Blackwolfgoat
BLACKWOLFGOAT's second album, Dronolith, is to be released tomorrow, Tuesday, May 24th, via The Maple Forum. It is an all-instrumental album, which isn't a surprise because they're a progressive drone project by Darryl Shepard (Milligram, Hackman, Slapshot).
What's really interesting is that there will be a limited 100 hand-numbered gatefold digi-sleeve of the album, featuring artwork by Alexander von Wieding.
BETTY BLACK
www.sylviablack.net
Let me know if I'm getting this right, Sylvia Gordon (of Kudu), is also known as Silvia Black, and her latest music project, she is known as Betty Black. Her forthcoming EP is called Slow Dance Out , to be released June 28th on Frau Pink Productions / KID Recordings.
Under the Betty Black name, I see she's covered a few songs (see www.bettyblack.bandcamp.com), including a cover of the Buzzcocks' "Ever Fallen In Love" (which Cristina and I mentioned in our cover lover show).
slavetothecity.com
Whoever sent me the announcement for "Blackmail", they supply all the good details: where the band is from (Phoenix, Arizona), cover artwork provided (see image on the right), and detail about the song. The song features LA Boys Noize and Dame Fifty5 and is described as a punk meets hip hop.
If you like the song, it's available as a free download at soundcloud.
DAVID'S LYRE
davidslyre.co.uk
Not a lot of info sent my way regarding David's Lyre. Maybe a little biography on the meaning behind "David's Lyre" next time?
Looks like Black Masa is a East London DJ duo, who decided to remix David's Lyre's song, "Heartbeak". You can hear the remix here.
David's Lyre just played the Lexington (in London?) yesterday, and his EP, In Arms is out now.
Posted by W♥M on 05/24/2011 at 12:01 AM in Amy Black, Black Masa, Blackout Fest, Blackwolfgoat, Davids Lyre, Foster the People, Gardens and Villa, HoZac Records, Matt Bauer, NXNE, Secret Stash Records, Silver Medallion, Sylvia Gordon, Vu, Zoo Animal | Permalink | Comments (0)
Wye Oak, Callers, and Zoo Animal at Turf Club, St Paul (04/05/11)
04/12/11 Middle East - Cambridge, MA*
04/13/11 Machines Magnets - Pawtucket, RI
04/14/11 Bowery Ballroom - New York*
04/15/11 Johnny Brenda's - Phila, PA*
* with Wye Oak
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Why, Wye Oak, is that an ironic imbalance of instrumentation in your pocket or are you just happy to see me? Spirits were high at the 400 Bar in Minneapolis, Wednesday evening, as Andy Stack and Jenn Wasner...
Wye Oak, with Callers and Zoo Animal played a late show in Saint Paul on April 5th to a pretty packed Turf Club venue.
We've previously covered both Zoo Animal and Wye Oak before, so I won't spend too much talking about them.
The thing to note about Zoo Animal is that I think Holly Newsom has a pretty interesting way of singing. It reminds me of Thao Nguyen, the way words fade in and out. A Big Takeover writer once told me that she thought Newsom is so handsome, but she doesn't exploit it at all, which I'll agree with.
Of course, I've seen Wye Oak a few times now and it's funny to see their growth throughout the years. They mentioned that this was their seventh time playing in Minneapolis/St Paul.
I used to think they were really shy, but seeing Jenn Wasner and Andy Stack on Tuesday, they seem a lot more comfortable on stage. Also new, this time around, they had help from a Callers' horn player. I thought that was cool.
The highlight of their show is their cover of Danzig's "Mother". The story that Wasner told was that this song was fairly new and they specifically asked people in the audience to not put it on the internet - and then they found out that it's on youtube already. She seemed really crossed about the whole thing. Hearing the song live, I can mentally see Glenn Danzig's disapproval: it's just too sissy.
I mentioned how packed The Turf Club got, and surprisingly a ton of people got up close to the stage when Callers came on. This is a good indication that a lot of people were here for this opening band.
The band's sound is hard to explain, it's what you would think of jazz vocals (very smooth style by singer Sara Lucas) with art-rock math music, provided by Don Godwin and Ryan Seaton. The whole thing sounds very New York.
As you can see from their setlist, they had a little trouble deciding on which songs belong where. The titles are also codes for other songs, for instance, "LOL" is meant for their title track of their latest album, Life of Love, and "WIRE" seems obvious for their Wire cover song, "Heartbeat". It also looks like they did mostly new songs, with the exception of the intro song, "Fortune" from their Fortune album.
I did end up picking up their latest album on vinyl, mostly because I wanted to support the band and, also, I was rather impressed by the die-cut custom sleeve (you can see a picture of this cover at Western Vinyl). You often see gimmick color vinyls, but die-cut covers are still pretty rare.
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Posted by W♥M on 04/12/2011 at 12:01 AM in Callers, Concert, St Paul, Turf Club, Vu, Wye Oak, Zoo Animal | Permalink | Comments (0)
The Grates at 7th Street Entry, Minneapolis (11/03/09)
The Grates - Burn Bridges
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Patience in the Audience ♥ 7th Street Entry, Minneapolis (11/03/09)
Patience Hodgson, from the Grates, tells me for Halloween, she dressed up as a cowgirl. She went into a store and saw a guy working there, all decked out in a cowboy outfit. She complimented how great his costume was, only to realized that it was how he's normally dressed. That's Texas for you.
That's the kind of weird stories you hear from her, even on stage, they're referencing strange things like trying to hi-fi-ing the "fat guy with the beret" or asking if there were any vikings in the audience. But before I get to all those crazy details from the 7th Street Entry last night - opening up for them was Zoo Animal (official / myspace). I had seen singer Holly Newsom before, but as a soloist. This time, she's doing Zoo Animal songs, not just her solo material.
Holly made some jokes, like how 'grate' the Grates should be to noticing that They Might Be Giants were playing next door and how "we might be miniatures". Most of the audience that showed up early, I think showed up because of Zoo Animal and possibly Ice Palace.
Unfortunately, at the last minute, Ice Palace canceled (I am told the singer was sick), they were replaced by Story of the Sea (official / myspace). Bassist John admitted that they only had a five hours notice. Despite the feedback and false starts, I thought they held up pretty well all things considering.
I will say that they seem older, for the kind of crowd that was there last night. Their music sounds like classic progressive rock. I don't know any of their songs, but I did like the song that had something to do with eyes and being gone.
The Grates came on with full energy with their often-intro song "Trampoline". Yes, Patience does do that weird rabbit hopping dance, as seen on their Til Death Do Us Party: Live At The Forum DVD. Patience is now a blonde, dressed in a gymnastic outfit.... making her look even more child-like than ever. Which may sound quite weird to hear her talk about wanting a baby of her own (I thought to myself, well there's always cloning...)
Other things I learned from Patience: if you eat enough of your hair, you'll have to take a pill to poop out the hair. Hence "hair butt". Fist-bumping, she tells us is called "boning". She likes to climb onto things, or jump into the audience and singing... while using a twirling baton. Fun to watch, but they also require audience interaction.
"It was this big!"
I thought the highlight of their set was either "Howl" or "19-20-20". I'm not that familar with their new material, but I did recognize their single, "Burn Bridges", from the setlist.
If you are looking for a good time or see cuteness in action, check out Brisbane's export, The Grates touring through your area. They are quite approachable, so please have a friendly chat with them after the show. Their lastest album is called Teeth Lost, Hearts Won, which if you get it on vinyl, will come with a bonus CD. I might also suggest checking out their debut album, which four singles from that album made it onto Triple J Hottest 100. I'm sure Sally will keep us informed of the 2010's Hottest 100.
Bonus: Enjoy "Trampoline" from Til Death Do Us Party: Live At The Forum DVD
The Grates - Trampoline
11/04/2009 04:57:32 ♥ vu ( ) ♥ thegrates.com ♥ myspace.com/thegrates
Posted by W♥M on 11/04/2009 at 05:02 AM in 7th Street Entry, Concert, Ice Palace, Minneapolis, Story of the Sea, The Grates, Vu, Zoo Animal | Permalink | Comments (0)