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Sonny Knight and the Lakers at In Cahoots - Red Stag Block Party, Minneapolis (03 Aug 2014)

Sonny Knight and the Lakers at In Cahoots – Red Stag Block Party, Minneapolis (03 Aug 2014)

JohnC@weheartmusic.com August 5, 2014

The sun was high in the sky, humidity was rising, and temperatures flirted near 90 degrees, but it was still “Knight Time”. And, “Knight Time” proved to be the right time, as local retro-soul band Sonny Knight and the Lakers closed out the annual In Cahoots- Red Stag Block Party in Northeast Minneapolis yesterday. The main focus of the event was to have eight of the area’s burgeoning local craft brewers paired up in teams, to each create a new brew, that the crowd would then sample, and vote for the best recipe (spoiler alert: the Fulton/Dangerous Man Brewing combination was far and away the winner).

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Paul McCartney at Target Field, Minneapolis (02 Aug 2014)

Paul McCartney at Target Field, Minneapolis (02 Aug 2014)

JohnC@weheartmusic.com August 5, 2014

Paul McCartney just showed us all up. While most 72 year olds are contemplating a home in Boca Raton or counting the minutes until the early-bird dinner specials start, Sir Paul had the day named after him by the state’s governor and played 39 songs in 2 hours 45 min., at a very sold-out Target Field on a clear Saturday night in Minneapolis.

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Japanesey: Peelander-Z, Shonen Knife, and the Clover

vusleeper February 8, 2014

Peelander-Z just announced their full nationwide tour for Metalander-Z. We previously saw them tour last year, and I noted that they didn't play that many songs from the album. I guess that was just the preview, I'm going to expect to hear more Metalander-Z on this upcoming show, because I have to tell you: their new album is good (if you like hair metal)! I love Shonen Knife. The Osaka band announced their new album Overdrive to come out April 16th, 2014, via Good Charamel Records (for North America). The American market will get a yellow cover version, while the UK and Japan will get Green and Blue covers, respectively. The new album is said to be influenced by 70s rock.
If you have nothing going on tonight (February 8th), head over to the Cake Shop in New York at midnight to catch The Clover, an all-girl band that exclusively just cover The Beatles' music. The Japanese band recently just played Freddy's Bar in NY as part of the Beatles celebration.

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