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James Blake w/ Nosaj Thing - First Avenue, Minneapolis (11/15/13) concert review

James Blake w/ Nosaj Thing – First Avenue, Minneapolis (11/15/13) concert review

JohnC@weheartmusic.com November 18, 2013

For UK electronic artist James Blake, less is always more. The 25-year old, in promotion for his second and latest full-length, Overgrown (Republic Records) has never felt the need to over-embellish his works or fill in un-necessary notes in the spaces in-between; and in a very sold-out 100 min. performance at Minneapolis’ First Avenue, we saw why he was this year’s recent winner of the coveted Mercury Music Prize.

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Aokify America Tour at Epic, Minneapolis (110913)

Aokify America Tour at Epic, Minneapolis (11/09/13)

vu@weheartmusic.com November 10, 2013

Steve Aoki is currently partying across America with his Aokify America Tour, recently selling out his appearance at Epic in Minneapolis last Saturday, November 9th. The concert was basically a giant rave dance party with a ton of electronic dance music fans (thanks to Aoki and Israel’s Borgore and Canada’s Felix Cartal), but with a weird crossover of rap fans (mostly thanks to the hardcore rap styling of Waka Flocka Flame, who had his own dedicated set of fans).

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QUASI

Rocktober Round Four (part one)

vu@weheartmusic.com October 18, 2013

So, it's come to this. We have so many shows for the fourth week of Roctober that I have to split up the week until Wednesday! Unfortunately too many (good) bands are playing at the same time! So the theme for this article is "Double Shows" (either John or Vu will be at one of these shows). Deltron 3030, Quasi, King Khan, The 1975, Lucy Rose, Foy Vance, Melt-Banana , Kodaline

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