Chicago-based brit-pop Secret Colours is coming to Minneapolis to play a very spacey/psychedelic set starring BATHYSPHERE (featuring Dean Wareham & Britta Phillips, both former members of Luna).

Billed as “BATHYSPHERE: A PSYCHONAUTICAL VOYAGE featuring DEAN & BRITTA play Galaxie 500”, this showcase is taking over 7th Street and the Main Room in Minneapolis for July 5th. All nine bands on the bill play spacey rock or shoegaze or psychedelic rock so if that’s your bag, you need to get tickets now.

According to the event listing page, here’s the itinerary:

MAINROOM

Dean & Britta Play Galaxie 500
Sonic Boom
First Communion Afterparty
Cheval Sombre
Secret Colours
Magic Castles

7TH ST ENTRY

Lightfoils
The Volta Sound
VonVeederVeld
Pony Trash
Flavor Crystals
Panther Ray

We’ve seen/written about First Communion Afterparty, Magic Castles, and Pony Trash. Other acts to note is Sonic Boom is basically the stagename for Peter Kember (one of the key founding members of Spacemen 3) and Cheval Sombre, a one man-band, got his start with Sonic Boom and later playing with Dean Wareham and Britta Phillips.

Buy tickets via etix.com.

Trivia: Britta Phillips is the singing voice of cartoon character JEM “is for excitement!”

THE COLOURIST
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You remember how I saw the Colourist and absolutely fell in love with them?
There was just something really good about their catchy boy/girl/boy/girl pop songs that I really love hearing.

Well, looks like The Colourist is officially releasing their debut single, “Little Games”, backed with a Magic Man remix their hit song “Yes Yes”. Hear the remix song:

Tour dates with Royal Teeth:

06.27- Seattle, WA – Tractor Tavern
06.28- Portland, OR – Star Theater
06.29- San Francisco, CA – Bottom Of The Hill
07.02- West Hollywood, CA – The Troubadour
07.03- San Diego, CA – The Casbah

w/ Royal Teeth

BRIEFLY:

SECRET COLORS
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Speaking of secret colors, Secret Colors is Matt Lawson from Seattle. His second album Days Off was released last week, June 11th on Brooklyn-based label Group Tightener.

Check out “King” on Soundcloud

KATE TUCKER
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We’ve mentioned Kate Tucker and the Sons of Sweden a few times. The band recently raised over $20k on Kickstarter to record The Shape The Color The Feel. This will be a new record (releasing it on vinyl), nine films, eight filmmakers, in seven cities.