Patrick Watson on the house piano

Tour Dates

06/04/12 Denver, CO @ Hi Dive

06/07/12 San Diego, CA @ UCSD Loft

06/08/12 Los Angeles, CA @ Bootleg Theatre

06/09/12 Felton, CA @ Don Quixote’s

06/10/12 San Francisco @ Great American

06/12/12 Portland, OR @ Mission Theatre

06/13/12 Seattle, WA @ Columbia State

06/14/12 Vancouver, BC @ Vogue Theatre

06/21/12 Nashville, TN @ Marathon Music

06/30/12 North Adams, MA @ Mass MoCA

07/06/12 New York @ Seaport Pier 17

09/05/12 Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club

09/06/12 Philadelphia, PA @ World Cafe

07/04/12 Montreal @ Salle Wilfrid Pelletier

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Patrick Watson

Patrick Watson just released his album Adventures in Your Own Backyard (May 1st via Domino Records)

Patrick Watson stopped by the Cedar Cultural Center in Minneapolis, last night, June 2nd.

Cat Martino

Opening up for him was Cat Martino, who did a lot of that loop thing that one-person artists do. She did have help from (I think she introduced him as) Ben. As for her sound, she reminds me of Tori Amos when she’s playing on the piano, you can hear it on her song “I Promise”.

Highlight of her set was the closer song, a cover of The Cure’s “Love Song”. No music was involved; it was just her vocals that carry the song.

Seeing Patrick Watson, it was like seeing some old friends as they play their music around a campfire. I’m convinced that they had their own people working the lights, because often the music was in synced with the lights (which were minimally used throughout their set). They also brought their own light rig, which brought a bit of a drama when used correctly.

I thought they really pick up near the end of their set, starting with “Big Bird in Small Cage” (a song he’s written for Dolly Parton), followed by “Adventures in Your Own Backyard” and “Noisy Sunday” (which closed out their set). You really couldn’t follow “Noisy Sunday”, because that song builds and builds and builds and then ends. It’s a great song to end the show.

There were three songs for the encore. I believe they were “Drifters”, “Where the Wild Things Are” (yes, it was dedicated to the recently deceased Maurice Sendak), and a fan request of “Build a Home”.

Patrick Watson is currently on tour for his recently released album, Adventures in Your Own Backyard, via Domino Records. Come see him on tour, and come early to check out Cat Martino. Martino’s album, Yr Not Alone, is coming out this Fall 2012.

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BONUS: The Set at the 400 Bar, Minneapolis (06/02/12)

The Set

If I’m ever in the area, I always stop by the 400 Bar to see what’s going on. I just missed Brooklyn’s Moon Furies, but caught some of The Set’s, er, set.

Didn’t really know The Set, they seem like a fairly new band. I thought they were really loud. They did one of their recorded songs, “The Safety” early in their show.

According to their biography, they think of themselves as more than a band, they are “a revolution“.

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♥ thesetmusic.com