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Temples

Along their way to Minneapolis, Temples have been building huge buzz appearing at Great Escape 2013 and (recently) SXSW 2014. With all that excitement for the band, they sold out the Turf Club presale


Here are some concerts taking place in the Minneapolis/St Paul area for May 29 to May 31, 2015.



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TEMPLES

at First Avenue

Friday 05/29/15, 8pm ($16/18+)


Details: first-avenue.com



We’re pretty excited to see that Temples will be returning to Minneapolis’ First Avenue next Friday, May 29th.
We caught the band last year and wrote “Singer James Edward Bagshaw seemed really pleased at the turnout, saying, “Still can’t believe there’s so many of you out there… So thank you!” He would later add during “Move With the Season” how he’s still in disbelief, “Can’t believe we sold more tickets here than in Liverpool. We should move here!”.”



There’s no doubt that the band is more popular in the US than in their hometown. Go us!



Los Angeles’ Fever the Ghost is on tour with Temples in the US, promoting their latest Crab in Honey EP while putting the finishing touches on their 2015 LP debut from Heavenly Recordings and Complicated Games.



Special guests locals Chatham Rise and DJ Jake Rudh will open the Minneapolis show.



Temples/Fever the Ghost tour dates:


May 27 – Bluebird Theater – Denver, CO

May 28 – Vega – Lincoln, NE

May 29 – First Avenue – Minneapolis, MN

May 30 – Subterranean – Chicago, IL

May 31 – Do-Division Street Festival – Chicago, IL

June 2 – The Pyramid Scheme – Grand Rapids, MI

June 4 – St. Andrews Hall – Detroit, MI

June 6 – Grog Shop – Cleveland Heights, OH

June 8 – Music Hall of Williamsburg -Brooklyn, NY

June 10 – Visulute Theater – Charlotte, NC






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Murder by Death

Murder By Death recently released their fantastic new album Big Dark Love on February 3rd, via Bloodshot Records. After a lengthy U.S. tour, the band will be hitting Europe in May, and is now announcing several


MURDER BY DEATH

at Turf Club

Friday 05/29/15, 8pm ($17)


Details: turfclub.net



Louisville-based Murder By Death is currently on tour in support of their latest Big Dark Love. The 15 year old band had a big role in a growing effort to unite indie rock with country and folk… defying the typical twangy roots rock sound.



If you want to see the band, do it now as they’ve recently announced that there is “Low ticket warning for the Turf Club show on Friday, May 29 with Saintseneca. This show will sell out very soon, so get tickets now before they’re gone.”



Columbus’ Saintseneca (lead by multi instrumentalist Zac Little) will open the show.



Tour dates:


05/21/15 Berlin, Germany Badehaus

05/22/15 Munich, Germany Ampere

05/23/15 Zurich, Switzerland Exil

05/28/15 Milwaukee, WI Turner Hall Ballroom

05/29/15 Saint Paul, MN Turf Club

05/30/15 Do Division Street Fest

05/30/15 Chicago, IL Subterranean

05/31/15 Chicago, IL Subterranean

07/08/15 Charlottesville, VA The Southern

07/09/15 Kingston, NY BSP Lounge

07/10/15 Pawtucket, RI The Met

07/12/15 South Burlington, VT Higher Ground

09/18/15 Toronto Urban Roots Festival

09/19/15 POP Montréal Int’l Music Festival

12/30/15 Pioneertown, CA Pappy And Harriet’s

12/31/15 Pioneertown, CA Pappy And Harriet’s

01/15/16 Estes Park, CO Stanley Hotel

01/16/16 Estes Park, CO Stanley Hotel

01/17/16 Estes Park, CO Stanley Hotel




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Hot Chip

Hot Chip spent the last 18 hours flying in from London. If they were at all jetlagged, it didn’t show. They were more excited about Minneapolis with lead singer Alexis Taylor proudly wearing his Prince T-shirt
Slow Magic

The first time I saw Slow Magic, they were second of three bands/DJs over at the Triple Rock Social Club, last year.
I wrote that the DJ had a custom fox mask
HOT CHIP

at First Avenue

Saturday 05/30/15, 8pm ($30/18+)


Details: first-avenue.com



I had such a good time the last time Hot Chip was in town, in 2012, noting that everyone danced throughout their set: “Fans that were lucky enough to get a ticket to this sold-out show were bopping and dancing throughout their set list, even at their slowest songs…”



Hot Chip is back with a new album called Why Make Sense? featuring acclaimed singles “Huarache Lights” and “Need You Now”.



Slow Magic will open the show. I caught Slow Magic at a random show, along with three other bands/DJs, and I was simply blown away by Slow Magic’s music and the way his iconic fox mask changes color and mood. Not everyone will be familiar with Slow Magic, so I’m expect them to become instant fans when they see him. This should be a great bill.



North American tour dates:


05/25 George, WA, Sasquatch Festival

05/26 Portland, OR, Roseland Theater

05/28 Denver, CO, Ogden Theatre

05/30 Minneapolis, MN, First Avenue

05/31 Milwaukee, WI, Turner Hall Ballroom

06/02 Detroit, MI, Majestic Theatre

06/03 Toronto, ON, Danforth Music Hall

06/04 Boston, MA, House of Blues

06/05 Washington, DC, Echostage

06/07 New York, NY, Governors Ball

07/31 Chicago, IL, Lollapalooza

08/02 Quebec, Osheaga Festival

08/07 BC, Squamish Valley Music Festival

08/09 San Francisco, CA, Outside Land

08/11 Los Angeles, CA, Greek Theatre






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Britpop

April 2014 is the 20th anniversary of Britpop, according to BBC6 and Radio 1.
This whole month, we are devoting W♥M Radio to our love of Britpop. …


DMA’S

at 7th Street Entry

Saturday 05/30/15, 8pm ($12/18+)


Details: first-avenue.com



New Australian sensation DMA’s will be in Minneapolis next Saturday, May 30th. The band recently released their self-titled EP on May 19th via Mom + Pop Music for North America. The band is musically influenced by some of my favorite bands: Stone Roses, Oasis, etc.



According to KEXP, listening to their “Laced” free song, they said that “…[it] doesn’t shy away from wearing its Britpop influences on its musical sleeve, but that’s hardly a bad thing.”



Opening up the show will be Minneapolis’ Spooky Ghost (no relationship to Gerry Leonard aka Spooky Ghost, who we saw with Suzanne Vega) and Moving Parts.



Tour dates:


05/23 – Boston Calling – Boston

05/25 – Divan Orange – Montreal

05/26 – The Garrison – Toronto

05/28 – Schuba’s Tavern – Chicago

05/29 – High Noon Saloon – Madison

05/30 – 7th St Entry – Minneapolis

06/02 – Mercy Lounge – Nashville

06/03 – The A&R MUSIC BAR – Columbus

06/05 – Boot & Saddle – Philadelphia

06/06 – Knitting Factory – Brooklyn

06/07 – Governor’s Ball – NYC

06/09 – DC9 – DC

06/11 – Bonnaroo Festival – Manchester

06/13 – The Echo – Los Angeles

06/14 – The Casbah – San Diego

06/17 – Doug Fir Lounge – Portland

06/18 – Barboza Seattle

07/18 – Truck – Steventon

07/31-08/02 – Osheaga Festival – Montreal

07/31-08/02 – Lollapalooza Festival – Chicago

08/09 – Outside Lands Festival – San Francisco

08/15 – MS Artville – Hamburg

08/16 – Highfield Festival – Leipzig

08/28-08/30 – Reading & Leeds Festivals – UK






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Sebadoh

That’s right, Sebadoh’s first LP in 14 years, Defend Yourself, is out now on Joyful Noise Recordings.
This band formed in 1986, for a time in the 90s, along with Pavement
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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
….


SEBADOH

at Triple Rock Social Club

Saturday 05/30/15, 8pm ($15/18+)


Details: triplerocksocialclub.com



On May 30th lo-fi pioneers Sebadoh will be stopping by the Triple Rock Social Club to properly rock the clouds and cobwebs out of our skulls. Lead by Lou Barlow (Dinosaur Jr, Folk Implosion) and Jason Loewenstein (Fiery Furnaces) and featuring Bob D’Amico on drums (replacing Eric Gaffney), Sebadoh released many excellent records in the 90s (1994’s Bakesale and 1996’s Harmacy, just to name a few of my favorites) that secured their place as one of the era’s finest and most beloved bands. After a decade plus-long hiatus, the band regrouped and embarked on several tours to promote the reissue of their classic albums. Fans frothing for new material finally got their wish as 2013 saw the release of Sebadoh’s first new album in 14 years; the 13-track DIY-minded Defend Yourself  delivered a lovely noisy blast to the head and heart and garnered positive reviews across the board.



I missed the band’s show last September at First Ave, but was fortunate enough to catch Lou Barlow at the Turf Club in February when he opened for Tired Eyes. Watching Lou by himself on stage playing guitar was incredible; this man’s voice is a thing of beauty.


Opening for Sebadoh is New York’s Stranger Cat, a collaboration between project mastermind Cat Martino and Sven Britt.



Tour dates:


05.26.15 – Montreal, QC @ Le Ritz

05.27.15 – Toronto, ON @ Lee’s Palace

05.28.15 – Ferndale, MI @ Loving Touch

05.29.15 – Chicago, IL @ Schubas

05.30.15 – Minneapolis, MN @ Triple Rock Social Club

05.31.15 – Milwaukee, WI @ Cactus Club

06.02.15 – Cleveland, OH @ Grog Shop

06.03.15 – Pittsburgh, PA @ Brillobox

06.04.15 – Buffalo, NY @ Mohawk Place

06.05.15 – Hamden, CT @ Ballroom

06.06.15 – Pawtucket, RI @ The Met






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Jesse Marchant

Opening up the show for the second time was Canada’s JBM (Jesse Marchant). I already knew he sang sad, personal, and introspective songs. His music was a little too quiet for the typical
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JESSE MARCHANT

at Turf Club

Saturday 05/30/15, 8pm ($8)


Details: turfclub.net



Jesse Marchant‘s tour just kicked off last night (May 20th), in support of his new self-titled album (No Other).
I have previously seen Marchant when he went under the name JBM, and described him as “beautiful and gentle” in April 2013.




Heather Woods Broderick
(on tour in support of her latest Glider via Western Vinyl) and local Kara Laudon will open the show.



Tour dates:


05.22.15 – San Diego, CA @ Whistlestop

05.24.15 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Echo

05.25.15 – San Francisco, CA @ The Chapel

05.26.15 – Portland, OR @ Holocene

05.27.15 – Seattle, WA @ The Tractor

05.30.15 – St. Paul, MN @ Turf Club

05.31.15 – Chicago, IL @ Schubas

06.01.15 – Toronto, ON @ The Drake

06.02.15 – Montreal, QC @ Le Divan Orange

06.04.15 – New York, NY @ Mercury Lounge

06.05.15 – Washington, DC @ DC9

06.06.15 – Philadelphia, PA @ Boot and Saddle








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Mandolin Orange

It was Mandolin Orange’s “first time ever” in Minnesota. This bluegrassy folksy trio also played at the “first ever indoors Cedar Outdoors” event. It wasn’t that hot outside, but the volunteers at

MANDOLIN ORANGE

at 7th Street Entry

Sunday 05/31/15, 7pm ($10/18+)


Details: first-avenue.com



We caught Mandolin Orange‘s very first time in Minnesota in 2012. Thankfully that was in July and not January, otherwise the duo might not have decided to come back next, next Sunday, May 31st.



Michaela Anne set to open the show.



Tour dates:


05/21/15 Philadelphia, PA Johnny Brenda’s

05/22/15 Lexington, VA Lime Kiln Theater

05/23/15 Cumberland, MD Allegany County

05/24/15 Cumberland, MD Allegany County

05/26/15 Covington, KY Madison Theater

05/27/15 Louisville, KY Zanzabar

05/28/15 Indianapolis, IN Hi-Fi

05/29/15 Nelsonville, OH Robbins Crossing

05/30/15 Madison, WI The Frequency

05/31/15 Minneapolis, MN 7th Street Entry

06/04/15 Denver, CO Larimer Lounge

06/05/15 Pagosa Springs, CO Reservoir Hill Park

06/06/15 Buena Vista, CO Buena Vista Town

06/09/15 Seattle, WA Tractor Tavern

06/10/15 Portland, OR Doug Fir Lounge

06/12/15 San Francisco, CA Great American Music

06/13/15 Hollywood, CA Hotel Cafe

06/16/15 Phoenix, AZ The Rebel Lounge

06/19/15 Austin, TX Stubb’s Bar-B-Q

07/10/15 Mount Solon, VA Natural Chimney

07/16/15 Squaw Valley, CA Squaw Valley Village

07/17/15 Squaw Valley, CA Squaw Valley Village




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