Minneapolis: May 29 – May 31, 2015

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TEMPLES
at First Avenue
Friday 05/29/15, 8pm ($16/18+)

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:

MURDER BY DEATH
at Turf Club
Friday 05/29/15, 8pm ($17)

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.

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HOT CHIP
at First Avenue
Saturday 05/30/15, 8pm ($30/18+)

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.

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DMA’S
at 7th Street Entry
Saturday 05/30/15, 8pm ($12/18+)

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.

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SEBADOH
at Triple Rock Social Club
Saturday 05/30/15, 8pm ($15/18+)

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.

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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.

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MANDOLIN ORANGE
at 7th Street Entry
Sunday 05/31/15, 7pm ($10/18+)

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.

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