Northern Music Festivals 2011
Please also see US Music Festival Guide 2011. This additional guide features some festivals in...
Month: April 2011
Deftones at First Avenue, Minneapolis (04/28/11)
Tour Dates 04/30/11 Chicago IL – Riviera Theatre 05/01/11 Detroit MI – Fillmore Theatre 05/03/11...
Going for Gold IV: The Soundcloud Edition
You know what’s funny is that I get a lot of “gold”-related emails since I...
Jazz Note #13 – Go Global
If you need someone to blame every time you hear “The Girl from Ipanema” in a hotel lobby or office elevator, you can take it out on Stan Getz. But how did a Jewish kid from the Bronx usher in a new global sound?
Joan As Police Woman at Cedar Cultural Center, Minneapolis (04/26/11)
Wow, what a voice. Joan as Police Woman patrolled the Cedar Cultural Center last night, April 26th.
Junip at Cedar Cultural Center, Minneapolis (04/25/11)
Tour Dates 04/28/11 Denver, CO – Larimer Lounge 04/29/11 Salt Lake City, UT – State...
W♥M108: Coachella 2011
W♥M108 (30min: archive/podomatic/mypodcast) Covering Coachella Music Festival 2011, in the comfort of his swimming pool,...
Jamaica at 7th Street Entry, Minneapolis (04/22/11)
Tour Dates 04/23/11 Los Angeles. Calif. Echoplex 04/26/11 San Francisco, Calif. The Independent 04/28/11 Portland,...
Lost at Sea
My favorite sailor song is “Jackie” by Sinead O’Connor. It’s about a ghost who mourns...
“Put Your Hands Together for the Screaming Eagle of Soul: Mr. Charles Bradley”
Tour Dates 04/21/11 Subterranean • Chicago, IL 04/22/11 Bluebird • Bloomington, IN 04/23/11 Blind Pig...
IAN AXEL – THIS IS THE NEW YEAR
Tour Dates 04/28/11 Evanston, IL @ The Space 04/30/11 Toledo, OH @ Frankie’s 05/02/11 Rochester,...
John Brodeur at Cause, Minneapolis (04/19/11)
John Brodeur: Masterpiece Tour Dates 04/21 Milwaukee, WI @ Mad Planet 04/22 Chicago, IL @...
Minneapolis
You remember That Dog’s song, “Minneapolis”? I love it. Anyway, here are some local Minneapolis/St...
Sao Paulo 2 Vancouver
I had this great Brazilian post idea in my head that was meant to go...
Experience the music- Shapers at The Triple Rock
Shapers: When I Was A Zygote Tour Dates 04/18/11 Fargo, ND @ The Aquarium 04/20/11...
W♥M107: Cover Lover Special
Part of the Cover Lover series: this week is Cristina’s choices. This show is pretty...
Peelander-Z at Turf Club, St Paul (04/15/11)
Tour Dates 04/16/11 Milwaukee, WI @ Turner* 04/17/11 Pontiac, MI @ Pike Room * 04/18/11...
Hunx And His Punx – Too Young To Be In Love
Tour Dates 04/15/11 Atlanta, GA – Earl 04/16/11 Nashville, TN – The End * 04/17/11...
RYAT at 7th Street Entry, Minneapolis (04/13/11)
Tour Dates 04/15/11 Observatory, Chicago IL 04/16/11 Brillo Box, Pittsburgh, PA 04/29/11 ATYPICAL, Philadelphia PA...
Antonymes – The Licence to Interpret Dreams
Antonymes: Endlessly This album is not typical of ambient music I have reviewed in the...
Goldenboy at 7th Street Entry, Minneapolis (04/12/11)
Read MoreGoldenboy Goldenboy is the nickname given to Shon Sullivan by Elliott Smith. The name...
Splendour in the Grass – Line-up announced today!
SPLENDOUR IN THE GRASS - the annual, ephemeral city of sounds that exists solely for sweet music and good times will transform Woodfordia, near Woodford, south east Queensland from Friday 29 to Sunday 31 July.
Movits! at the Varsity Theater, Minneapolis (04/10/11)
Tour Dates 04/13/11 Moe’s, Englewood, CO 04/14/11 Kilby Court, Salt Lake City, UT 04/15/11 Biltmore...
Wye Oak, Callers, and Zoo Animal at Turf Club, St Paul (04/05/11)
Tour Dates 04/12/11 Middle East – Cambridge, MA* 04/13/11 Machines Magnets – Pawtucket, RI 04/14/11...
A couple of quickies to get your week moving…
San Cisco – Golden Revolver San Cisco, Scarlett, Nick, Jordi and Josh are a from...
I’m From Barcelona – Forever Today
Cristina and I crowned Sweden’s I’m From Barcelona as the largest/oversized band in the world,...
The Builders and The Butchers at the 400 Bar, Minneapolis (04/04/11)
Tour Dates 04/11/11 New York – Mercury Lounge * 04/12/11 Washington, DC – Red Palace*...
The Luyas at the Cedar Cultural Center, Minneapolis (04/04/11)
Tour Dates 04/08/11 Montreal, QC- Il Motore* 04/09/11 Brooklyn, NY- The Bell House* 04/11/11 Cambridge,...
CUT COPY – ZONOSCOPE
Need You Now (Architecture in Helsinki) Tour Dates 04/08/11 Chicago, IL – Riviera Theater 04/09/11...
Birds of a feather
Yes, it seems Bright Eyes is all the rage these days. He's sold-out his two appearances at First Avenue in Minneapolis, which is not an easy feat. Anyway, I know the entire Bright Eyes band showed up a few nights ago at the 400 Bar, but I only saw Conor Oberst spinning CDs.