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Cities 97

The 1975 stopped by Studio C at Cities 97 to promote their live appearance at the Varsity Theater in Minneapolis tonight, October 21st.
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Echosmith

Up and coming Los Angeles pop band Echosmith, makes a brief (and free) promotional 5pm stop at Cities 97’s Oake on the Water, this week located at Tally’s Dockside in White Bear Lake. The group is riding high with current single
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Family of the Year

The W♥M family like Family of the Year, having covered their appearance in New Orleans and in Minneapolis, where John noted that the band offers “feel good vibes and melodies”.
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Scars on 45

If you want to hear the song, which features backing vocals from Aimee Driver and David Nowakowski from Scars on 45, you can check it out on Soundcloud.
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Oh Honey

Opening up for this latest tour are Brooklyn-based Oh Honey and Seatle-based Barcelona (who we previously saw in 2008 – and not to be confused with synthpop Barcelona.)
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Leaves are changing and there’s a chill in the air, which means locally, it’s that frantic time of year again…


Cities Sampler 26

…when the Cities Sampler goes on sale at various Target stores in the Minneapolis/St . Paul metro region, which always prompts lines of shivering people outdoors waiting to buy the release and a scavenger hunt of sorts, for those trying to locate the now 26th edition of the CD.



Most of the bands featured are those championed over the past year, by local Modern AC station the ClearChannel…ahem, iHeartMedia owned Cities97.  Bands get scheduled in for “Studio C Sessions”, often at the station’s address or out at events and their short sets are recorded, with a best-of, making up the tracklisting of the annual sampler.



Due to licensing, a limited (if you can call it that nowadays) run of 35,000 CDs are produced, with proceeds benefiting a handful of local charities.  The CD itself goes on sale bright and early at area Targets on Thursday, November 20, with the station constantly updating everyone on-air and on social media which outlets have sold out.



Unfortunately and again to licensing restrictions, the album is not available digitally (which is almost unheard of in this day and age), but the station does auction additional copies off online, after the initial supply has sold out at the retail level.



In addition to the CD itself, the station has hosted a sampler release party prior to the on-sale for the last several years, to further build buzz, and this year’s installment features a handful of promising up-and-coming artists.



Echosmith, Family of the Year, Scars on 45, and Oh Honey headline the event happening at Myth in Maplewood, on Tuesday, November 18.



W♥M has covered Echosmith and Family of the Year over the past year and was present in the studio for the album’s first track by The 1975, so listen closely and maybe you can hear one of us clearing our throat or applauding.



CITIES SAMPLER 26 Tracklisting


1.) The 1975 – ‘Chocolate’

2.) Delta Rae – ‘Bottom of the River’

3.) Ben Rector – ‘Beautiful’

4.) Sleeper Agent – ‘Waves’

5.) American Authors – ‘Believer’

6.) Ingrid Michaelson – ‘Girls Chase Boys’

7.) Bleachers – ‘I Wanna Get Better’

8.) Neon Trees – ‘Sleeping With a Friend’

9.) Jillette Johnson – ‘Torpedo’

10.) Phillip Phillips – ‘Gone, Gone, Gone’

11.) Scars on 45 – ‘Crazy For You’

12.) Echosmith – ‘Cool Kids’

13.) Eric Hutchinson – ‘Tell The World’

14.) Ed Sheeran – ‘Sing’

15.) ZZ Ward – ‘Last Love Song’

16.) Brett Dennen – ‘Out of My Head’

17.) Birdy – ‘Skinny Love’

18.) Aloe Blacc – ‘Wake Me Up’

19.) Mary Lambert – ‘Secrets’


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