Minneapolis: September 22, 2015
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BEACH HOUSEat First Avenue
Tuesday, 09/22/2015, 7:30pm ($25/Sold Out)
first-avenue.com
Don’t have a ticket to this sold out Beach House show next Tuesday, September 22nd? No problem, there are still some tickets available for their second night, September 23rd.
Jessica Pratt to open. You may recall that we previously mentioned that she was in town last July at the Cedar Cultural Center. She will be showcasing some tracks from her latest album On Your Own Love Again, available now on Drag City.
Tour dates:
09/18 in Cincinnati, OH at Bogart’s*
09/19 in Royal Oak, MI at Royal Oak Music Theatre*
09/21 in Milwaukee, WI at Pabst Theatre*
09/22 in Minneapolis, MN at First Avenue*
09/23 in Minneapolis, MN at First Avenue*
09/25 in Omaha, NE at Slowdown*
09/26 in Lawrence, KS at Liberty Hall*
09/27 in St. Louis, MO at The Pageant*
09/28 in Memphis, TN at Minglewood Hall*
09/29 in Tulsa, OK at Cain’s Ballroom*
10/03 in Birmingham, AL at Saturn*
10/04 in Nashville, TN at Ryman Auditorium*
10/06 in Atlanta, GA at Buckhead Theatre*
10/07 in Asheville, NC at Orange Peel*
10/08 in Saxaphahaw, NC at Haw River Ballroom*
*all dates with Jessica Pratt
IBEYIat Mill City Nights
Tuesday, 09/22/2015, 8pm ($20)
millcitynights.com
NPR named Ibeyi‘s album as one of their “25 Favorite Albums of 2015” and also named Ibeyi one of their “Favorite Artists of 2015.”
We previously caught the twin sisters (Naomi and Lisa-Kainde Diaz) at the Cedar Cultural Center last March 2015, and wrote, “The combination of vocals, traditional Cuban instruments, and electronic loops/beats, gave Ibeyi’s music a broad appeal to both old and young world music fans.”
Viktor Taiwo to open.
Tour dates:
09/19/15 Symbiosis Gathering Oakdale
09/22/15 Mill City Nights Minneapolis
09/23/15 Thalia Hall Chicago
09/24/15 The Ready Room St Louis
09/26/15 Mercy Lounge Nashville
09/27/15 Terminal West Atlanta
09/28/15 Haw River Ballroom Graham
09/30/15 9:30 Club Washington
10/02/15 Webster Hall New York
10/03/15 Royale Boston
10/04/15 Virgin Mobile Corona Theatre Montreal
10/09/15 Ancienne Belgique Brussels
10/10/15 La Cartonnerie Reims
10/12/15 Le Trianon Paris
10/13/15 La Vapeur Dijon
10/14/15 Nancy Jazz Pulsations Nancy
10/16/15 Ouest Park Festival Le Havre
11/02/15 Concorde 2 Brighton
11/03/15 Koko London
11/04/15 Trinity Bristol
11/06/15 Oobleck Birmingham
11/07/15 Brudenell Leeds
11/08/15 Gorilla Manchester
11/10/15 King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut Glasgow
11/18/15 Le Bikini Toulouse
11/19/15 Paloma Nimes
11/20/15 Théâtre de Villefranche Villefranche Sur SaÔne
12/08/15 Melkweg Oude Zaal Amsterdam
12/09/15 Mojo Club Hamburg
12/11/15 Kesselhaus Berlin
12/12/15 Kantine Cologne
12/13/15 Technikum Münich
MAN MANat Turf Club
Tuesday, 09/22/2015, 7:30pm ($16)
turfclub.net
We caught Man Man at a music festival in 2009, and they were clearly the stand-out highlight of that show. The high energy band will be back in Twin Cities on September 22nd at the Turf Club.
Like we have previously mentioned last year, the band is still touring in support of On Oni Pond (ANTI- Records).
Shilpa Ray to open. If the name sounded familiar, she used to be in a “Goth burlesque”-esque band called Shilpa Ray and her Happy Hookers. Since going solo, she’s released three albums – her latest Last Year’s Savage is out now on Northern Spy Records.
Tour dates:
09/15/15 Eugene, OR WOW Hall
09/16/15 Portland, OR Hawthorne Theatre
09/17/15 Vancouver, BC Venue
09/18/15 Seattle, WA Neumos
09/19/15 Spokane, WA The Bartlett
09/22/15 Saint Paul, MN Turf Club
09/23/15 Chicago, IL Lincoln Hall
09/24/15 Cleveland Heights, OH Grog Shop
09/25/15 Harrisburg, PA The Abbey Bar
09/26/15 Rocktown Beer & Music Festival
10/18/15 Brooklyn, NY Brooklyn Bowl
WAVVESat Varsity Theater
Tuesday, 09/22/2015, 6pm ($20)
varsitytheater.org
The last time we saw Wavves, it was in 2013 and we wrote, “Other highlights included “Sail to the Sun” and “Green Eyes”, ending with a jagged cover of Sonic Youth’s “100%” and ”Post Acid”, that left both band members and crowd exhausted, but exhilarated.”
Chicago’s Twin Peaks (no relationship to David Lynch) is possibly the other co-headliner.
Since you’re all familiar with Wavves and Twin Peaks, let me tell you about the other two other bands:
Recently, Bay Area quartet SWMRS (Swimmers) released their debut single “Miley”, which i-D Magazine described as “the most punk tribute to Miley Cyrus ever.” Singer Cole Becker explained, “I was trying to explore my relationship to Miley Cyrus as this person who has been a presence in my life since I was really young. I feel like I grew up with her… I think it’s just the fact that she does exactly what she wants. I think it’s really rare to see somebody doing that. She’s a business commodity, but seems to have maintained a lot of creative autonomy, which I think is super punk rock. And the fact that she’s standing up for sexual freedom and gender fluidity – I think that’s really important, and something that not a lot of pop stars are doing.”
Steep Leans is the solo project of songwriter Gray Somers. He recently signed to Ghost Ramp and released his debut LP, Grips On Heat, which Noisey is currently streaming the album from now until it’s release date on September 18th (in four days).
Wavves Tour Dates:
09/09/15 – Portland, OR @ Wonder Ballroom *
09/10/15 – San Francisco, CA @ Bimbo’s *
09/11/15 – Orange County, CA @ Constellation *
09/12/15 – Los Angeles, CA @ Troubadour *
09/14/15 – Los Angeles, CA @ Teragram Ballroom *
09/15/15 – San Diego, CA @ North Park *
09/16/15 – Phoenix, AZ @ Crescent Ballroom *
09/18/15 – Austin, TX @ Mohawk *
09/19/15 – Dallas, TX @ Prophet *
09/20/15 – Lawrence, KS @ Granada *
09/21/15 – Madison, WI @ Majestic Theatre $
09/22/15 – Minneapolis, MN @ Varsity $
09/24/15 – Milwaukee @ Rave $
09/25/15 – Chicago, IL @ The Vic $
09/26/15 – Detroit, MI @ Majestic Theatre $
09/27/15 – Toronto, ON @ Opera House $
09/29/15 – Columbus, OH @ Newport $
09/30/15 – Philadelphia, PA @ TLA $
10/02/15 – Brooklyn, NY @ St Vitus $
10/03/15 – New Haven, CT @ College Street $
10/05/15 – Boston, MA @ Paradise $
10/06/15 – New York, NY @ Irving $
10/07/15 – Washington DC @ 930 Club $
10/08/15 – Chapel Hill @ Local 506 $
10/09/15 – Athens, GA @ 40 Watt $
10/11/15 – Houston, TX @ HOB Peacock $
* w/ Twin Peaks and Swimmers
$ w/ Twin Peaks and Steep Leans
EMPRESS OFat 7th Street Entry
Tuesday, 09/22/2015, 7:30pm ($10)
first-avenue.com
We randomly caught Empress Of (aka Lorely Rodriguez) when she opened up for Kimbra in Rocktober 2014.
Well Rodriguez is back, this time in support of her latest Me album.
Abra and Cruel Love to open the show.
“Me & You” tour dates:
09/17/15 POP Montréal
09/18/15 Toronto, ON Drake Hotel
09/19/15 Waterloo, ON Starlight Social Club
09/20/15 Chicago, IL Empty Bottle
09/22/15 Minneapolis, MN 7th Street Entry
09/25/15 Vancouver, BC Biltmore Cabaret
09/27/15 Portland, OR Holocene
09/29/15 San Francisco, CA Rickshaw Stop
10/01/15 San Diego, CA Soda Bar
10/02/15 Phoenix, AZ Valley Bar
10/03/15 El Paso, TX Lowbrow Palace
10/05/15 Austin, TX The Mohawk
10/06/15 Houston, TX Rudyard’s
10/09/15 III Points Festival
10/10/15 St. Petersburg, FL The Bends
10/11/15 Atlanta, GA Eyedrum
10/12/15 Carrboro, NC Cat’s Cradle – Back Room
10/13/15 Norfolk, VA The Parlor On Granby
10/14/15 Washington, DC DC9
10/28/15 Cambridge Cambridge Junction
10/29/15 London Roundhouse
11/01/15 Antwerp, Belgium Muziekcentrum Trix
11/02/15 Luxembourg, Luxembourg Den Atelier
11/04/15 Cologne, Germany Kulturkirche
11/05/15 Prague, Czech Republic Roxy Prague
11/06/15 Warsaw, Poland Proxima
11/08/15 Stockholm, Sweden Debaser Medis
11/09/15 Oslo, Norway Rockefeller Music Hall
11/10/15 Copenhagen, Denmark Amager Bio
11/11/15 Berlin, Germany Berghain
11/12/15 Milan, Italy Tunnel
11/14/15 Madrid, Spain Joy Eslava
MIRACLES OF MODERN SCIENCEat Honey
Tuesday, 09/22/2015, 08:45pm ($5)
honeympls.com
New York’s Chamber Pop band Miracles of Modern Science will be at Honey on September 22nd to promote their latest Mean Dreams album.
Also appearing: Treading North and Lunar Bedrooms.
Both local bands have odd self-description, with Treading North as “dream funk” and Luna Bedrooms as “ghost pop.”
I’m a big fan of sissy rock, myself.
Tour dates:
09/15 The Railway Club (Vancouver, BC)
09/17 Tom Grainey’s (Boise, ID)
09/18 The Garage on Beck (Salt Lake City, UT)
09/19 Tuft Theater @ Swallow Hill (Denver, CO)
09/22 Honey (Minneapolis, MN)
09/23 Lion’s Pause, St Olaf College (Northfield, MN)
09/25 The Hideout (Chicago, IL)
09/26 Midpoint Music Festival (Cincinnati, OH)
09/30 Maiden Alley Cinema (Paducah, KY)
10/01 Springwater Supper Club (Nashville, TN)
10/03 Silver Dollar Room (Toronto, ON)
10/05 Flour City Station (Rochester, NY)