20 posts tagged “tour dates”

 12/12/2008 01:54:20  ♥ written by vu plus one ()

Kassin+2 Set List ♥ Cedar Culture Center, Minneapolis (12/11/08) Tour Dates 12/12/08 Detroit Institute of Arts, MI 12/13/08 Old Town School of Folk Chicago, IL Kassin+2-Ya Ya Ya Kassin + 2 1 comment

Kassin + 2 is the latest (and final) project from the +2 group. Consisting of three primary song writers, Moreno Veloso, Domenico Lancellotti, and Alexandre Kassin. Moreno and Domenico have already released their records (respectively as Moreno+2 and Domenico+2), and each album- based on what I've heard live, since I don't actually have their records for review - should be very different based on each of the writer's influences.

The Walker Arts Center, in association with the non-profit Cedar Cultural Center (I believe I heard this was their second effort in the partnership) have put together this poshy event (I mean, what concerts have you been to lately that actually comes with a program leaflet?). The program guide has biographies for both the opening band, Quilombolas (myspace.com) and Kassin+2.

Quilombolas' sound is mostly Spanish songs. Their two percussions (a hand and drum kit), gives it an afro funk sound, which suited Kassin's sound perfectly. From what I've heard, they only have one or two songs in English, one of which was something like "Driving to Mexico".

Kassin+2 - Cedar Cultural Center, Minneapolis 12-11-08

Kassin and company came on stage about nine and their set consists of Kassin material for about six songs before rotating to Demenico's set, then Moreno. They circled around with Kassin, with his bookend song.

When they're not speaking in broken English, they are talking to us in Portugese like all their songs.

As you can see from the set list, it's quite a few songs, but I will tell you that they dropped a few songs off their list (for instance there was only two songs played after "Ya Ya Ya" which started the encore).

To me, at least, these three musicians are like night and day. Kassin's style seems to be a combination of loungey samba music. Kassin then took the bass (these guys are all multi-instrumentalists), and Domenico took over.

Of the three, Domenico's set is possibly the best of the three because he's most about dancey-sound and noises and beeps coming from his machine (not organic). Moreno's set is really traditional folky-sound.

Although each songwriter sounds different, they sort of compliment each other to a unique blend of Brazilian music.

Kassin +2's Futurismo is out now on Talking Head David Byrne's record label, Luaka Bop. I honestly don't know the future of the +2 project, since this is the final chapter in the trilogy, I suggest you see them live before they break up or something. It's only too bad that they're wrapping up their tour with only two more dates in the US. Good luck on catching them.

Links: myspace.com/kassinplus2

 12/01/2008 22:30:02  ♥ written by vu ()

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NEWS #1: POWNCE DIES
I reckon it was about time. I did setup an account there and after some frustrating experience with it, I decided to to leave the service. The most interesting thing about this news is that Vox's parent company, Six Apart bought Pownce. (Incidentally, Six Apart recently laid off some staff).

So what went wrong?

Problem number one: It was trying to be a Twitter clone. What sets it apart is instead of tiny 140-char messages, you can have unlimited text and also the ability to send files. Unfortunately, NO ONE wrote more than 140 characters. Even their input box is a tiny little box discourages a full post.

Problem number two: lack of functions for a free account. For instance, it doesn't really accept RSS, advance customization, SMS Messages, etc. From my experiences with it, there really wasn't a whole lot you could do with it.

Problem number three: Their main stars didn't even bother with Pownce. Hottie Veronica Belmont claimed that she couldn't add more than 200 friends so then left the service permanently, while co-founder Kevin Rose decided to promote his own Twitter account instead.

Problem number four: Awful name.  No, really.

Duran Duran - Sound Of Thunder

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NEWS #2: DURAN DURAN RETURNS TO THE USA
I got a note that Duran Duran (duranduran.com) is on their final leg of their very long promotion tour (14 months!) for Red Carpet Massacre and just finishing up in the States.

Since we're all really big fan of DD (Todd and myself have mentioned them previously and Sally got a chance to see them live in Sydney earlier this year). Anyroad, I thought I'd mention the rest of their tour dates here:

December 2 - Grand Prairie, TX @ Nokia Theatre
December 4 - Tulsa, OK @ Brady Theater
December 5 - Houston, TX @ Verizon Wireless Theater
December 6 - Biloxi, MS @ Beau Rivage Theatre
December 8 - Columbus, OH @ Schottenstein Center
December 9 - Toronto, ONT @ Air Canada Centre
December 10 - Montreal, QC @ Metropolis
December 12 - Mashantucket, CT @ MGM Grand Foxwoods Casino
December 13 - Atlantic City, NJ @ House of Blues (@ The Showboat)
December 14 - Montclair, NJ @ Wellmont Theatre

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Note: these are all stadium-sized venues, so expect to spend quite a bit of money to see the legendary Duran Duran.

Quitzow - What Time Is It?

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NEWS #3: QUITZOW & SETTING SUN OFFERS EPS FOR FREE
To promote their UK tour dates (see below), they are offering two EPs for free:

New York State multi-instrumentalist artists Quitzow (myspace.com/quitzow) and Setting Sun (www.settingsun.cc) are giving back to their fans by releasing new EPs at the very cost effective price of $0.00. Quitzow’s new EP Animal Nature presents five all-new songs (including “What Time Is It?") written on the band’s Summer 2008 tour in support of its latest full-length Art College. Setting Sun’s new EP brings a new tune “They’re Calling” in addition to four remixes from the group’s 2008 album release Children of The Wild. The new collection is appropriately titled Children of The Remix.

Free is always good, grab it now! Hopefully, before the year's over in these few weeks that I will be doing reviews on both Quitzow and Setting Sun.

Here are their tour dates, I'm so jealous!

Quitzow & Setting Sun On Tour:
12/02 Castelfidardo, ITALY Soppalco
12/03 Milan, ITALY The Rocket
12/04 Roma, ITALY Traffic
12/05 Bari, ITALY Time Zones
12/06 Pescara, ITALY Mono Festival
12/07 Lucerne, SWITZERLAND Treibhaus
12/09 Luxembourg DGLIG
12/11 Valence, FRANCE Minstral Palace
12/13 Peer, BELGIUM De Wissel
12/14 Brussels, BELGIUM La Filature

Links: www.weheartmusic.com podcast.weheartmusic.com news.weheartmusic.com

 05/20/2008 20:14:54  ♥ written by vu ()

Adele - Chasing Pavements Adele 2 comments Tour Dates 05/21/08 The Roxy Theatre L.A 05/22/08 Bimbo's 365 Club SF, CA 05/25/08 Red Room Vancouver 05/27/08 Triple Door Seattle 05/29/08 Mission Theater Portland, OR 05/31/08 Martyr's Chicago 06/02/08 Thtre/Jeune Lune Minneapolis 06/06/08 Qn Elizabeth Theatre Toronto 06/07/08 Outremont Theatre Montreal 06/10/08 Highline Ballroom New York 06/11/08 Highline Ballroom   New York 06/13/08 Bonnaroo Music Fest TN 06/15/08 World Cafe Live (WXPN) Philly 06/17/08 Sixth & I  Washington DC 06/21/08 Fox Theatre Boulder, Colorado 06/27/08 La Cigale PARIS 07/10/08 Postbanhof BERLIN 07/12/08 Montreux Jazz FestMONTREUX 07/14/08 Paradiso AMSTERDAM 07/19/08 Somerset House LONDON 08/09/08 Summer Sonic Festival-Beach Stage TOKYO 08/10/08 Summer Sonic Festival-Park Stage OSAKA Sounds Like Amy Winehouse http://weheartmus... I'll start by talking about Amy Winehouse (Website, Myspace) who featured on the Jazzworld stage....

They are calling Adele Adkins (or better known as Adele) the new "Amy" (Winehouse). It is no surprise, because I thought their vocals are very similar, after listening to her "Chasing Pavement" from her debut album, 19.

The album's been out in the UK since January, and after hitting the top 40 UK charts, and going platinum in two months, she was signed to Columbia Records in the US. Her record, according to the last press release, will be made available to US fans on all traditional formats on Tuesday, June 10^th.

Already, her video is making its round on VH1, and from talking to people, I felt that they are all very excited about Adele.

There's good news, tomorrow starts her US tour at Los Angeles's Roxy Theatre, it continues to June 21^st before her return to the UK, starting in Paris and onto London and Japan. See her entire tour information on the sidebar on the right.

So far, populated areas have all sold out (Los Angeles, Chicago, Seattle, New York), so I suggest you buy your tickets in advance if you want a guarantee seating (or you can try your luck with her ticket contest). Already demands for New York was so great, an additional date was added for June 11^th.

So, a little trivia, apparently the album is called 19 as that's her age when the album was released in the UK. As of last May 5^th, she turned twenty years old... let's hope her next album will be called legal 21.

Adele's debut album, 19 will be out in the US on June 10^th, but I noticed that you can already buy it digitally on iTunes.

Links: www.adele.tv myspace.com/adelelondon www.columbiarecords.com

♥ Set List ♥ Martin Noble, ahead of his time. Picture courtesy of britrockatthetop.com

British Sea Power-Waving Flags British Sea Power Tour Dates 03/22/08 Canopy Club Urbana, Illinois 03/24/08 Empty Bottle Chicago, Illinois 03/25/08 Eagle Theatre Pontiac, MI 03/26/08 Grog Shop Cleveland, Ohio 03/27/08 Basement Columbus, Ohio 03/28/08 Phoenix Hill Tavern Louisville,KY 03/29/08 Billiken Club St. Louis, MO 04/12/08 Club Deville Austin, Texas 04/13/08 Engine Room Houston, TX 04/15/08 Spanish Moon Baton Rouge, LA 04/16/08 One Eyed Jack’s New Orleans, LA 04/17/08  Tallahassee - FL State Uni, FL 04/18/08 The Social Orlando, Florida 04/19/08 Jack Rabbit’s Jacksonville, FL 04/20/08 Village Tavern Mt Pleasant, SC 04/21/08 Earl @ Atlanta, Atlanta, GA 04/22/08 Bottletree Birmingham, AL 04/23/08 Hi Tone Memphis, TN 05/01/08 Mojo’s Columbia, Missouri 05/02/08 Proud Larry’s Oxford, MI 05/03/08 Mercy Lounge Nashville, TN 05/04/08 Grey Eagle Asheville, NC 05/06/08 Cat’s Cradle Carrboro, NC 05/07/08 Satelite BllrmCharlottesville, VA 05/08/08 Black Cat, Washington DC 05/09/08 Johnny Brenda’s Philly, PA 05/10/08 Bowery Ballroom New York 05/11/08 Music Hall  Brooklyn, NY 05/13/08 Paradise Boston, MA 05/15/08 La Sala Rossa Montreal, PQ 05/16/08 Lee’s Palace Toronto, Ontario 05/17/08 The Tralf Buffalo, New York Sounds Like Shout Out Louds http://weheartmus... Finally, the Shout Out Louds came on stage. I can't fault the band for this, but there were a few...

British Sea Power are quite famous, so I won't spend too much time talking about them. They played here in Minneapolis yesterday (March 21st) at the Triple Rock Social Club.

They certainly "like the rock music" and their set ended with a wacky destructo free-for-all rock out encore.

There were great moment during the show, including guitarist Martin Noble climbing and playing on the shoulders of an audience member and later just climbing on various people. The guy's pretty tall too, so it's quite funny to see.

The bassist (Hamilton) and guitarist (Yan) both switch back and forth to sing. I'm having a hard time remember who was playing what, but I believe the bassist's singing style wasn't really meant as rock and rolly as I get the impression his lyrics are more sensitive. It's really too bad because everything was really noisy and you could barely hear what he was saying. Perhaps it's the Triple Rock sound system, perhaps I'm going deaf in my old age.

While I'm complaining - why bother with Abi Fry, the violin player, as it sounds to me that all the notes she played ended up being drowned by two guitars, a bass, drums and a brass cornet (yes, it's true). There was a shining moment when no one was playing and all you could hear was Fry's violin being played.

The other two opening band was Minneapolis' One for the Team (myspace.com), who I was told was recently signed to The Miltia Group. A few other bands in the group's camp includes Tahiti 80 and The Appleseed Cast^[W♥M] so you may probably hear more about One for the Team in the future.

They didn't have quite the showmanship of the second band called Colourmusic (colourmusic.net), who were dressed in all white down to their instruments.

I was pretty impressed with Colourmusic's style, which emphasised on drumming, bass, and acting like goofballs.

The highlight of their set was when the rhythm guitarist took up a second drum.

Overall, a pretty enjoyable show, despite a very tired me having been awake since 6am.

 03/22/2008 11:36:52  vu my♥posts britishseapower.co.uk myspace.com

Atlas Sound - Cold As Ice Atlas Sound  On Tour 02/19/08 ATLANTA, GA - Drunken Unicorn 02/20/08 CHAPEL HILL, NC - Local 506 02/21/08 WASHINGTON DC - Black Cat 02/22/08PHILADELPHIA,PA-Johnny Brendas 02/23/08 NEW YORK, NY - Mercury Lounge 02/24/08 BROOKLYN, NY - Music Hall 02/26/08 BOSTON, MA - Middle East 02/27/08 MONTREAL, QC - Casa del Popolo 02/28/08 TORONTO, ON - Horseshoe Tavern 02/29/08 DETROIT, MI - Magic Stick 03/01/08 CHICAGO, IL - Empty Bottle 03/02/08 MINNEAPOLIS, MN - Triple Rock 03/05/08 VANCOUVER, BC - Pat's Pub 03/06/08 SEATTLE, WA - Crocodile 03/07/08 PORTLAND, OR - Holocene 03/08/08 SF, CA - Bottom of the Hill 03/11/08 LOS ANGELES, CA - Echo Press Release "Let The Blind Lead Those Who Can See But Cannot Feel" Out February 19, 2008 on Kranky http://weheartmus... One of the latest "true queer art punks" to emerge from the cracked pavement of southern suburban...

Bradford Cox, singer of Deerhunter, has a solo project: Atlas Sound. Based out of Atlanta, Georgia, this singer suffers from Marfan Syndrome (which, according to wikipedia, is a genetic disorder "characterized by disproportionately long limbs, long thin fingers and a typically tall stature").

I've actually never heard of Deerhunter before today, so I am assuming the sound of Atlas Sound is not too dissimilar. Deerhunter is described as "ambient punk", and judging from their debut album title, Turn It Up Faggot, they may not be too far off from the press release's description of being "true queer art punks".

Speaking of art, the album art is a photograph of a painting in a medical journal. Cox liked the unintentional flash from the camera, resulting in obscuring the boy's face, that he used this as the cover art.

Regarding the flash:

I found that romantic, the idea that there was so much emotion in the face that it got whited out.

- Bradford Cox

There are two songs that I really enjoyed off his debut album, Let The Blind Lead Those Who Can See But Cannot Feel: "A Ghost Story", "Ativan", and "Cold as Ice".

"A Ghost Story" features a 1983 recording from a 7 year old boy improvising a ghost story as founded on Freesound Project. The ambient sound equally interesting and provides a very haunting background.

I liked "Ativan" as well. It has some electric guitars, bass, and acoustic drums ... making it the most traditional and most accessible song off the album. Plus the lyrics are pretty good: "I slept til I threw up, gone are the days of wine and roses - they make me nauseous now."

As for the last of the three songs, "Cold as Ice", it features a lot of singing that sounds almost like it was sung by a woman. Not too much details on the liner notes about this song song, except that it lists Lockett Pundt as the person playing the Fender Jaguar guitar. I did read on wikipedia that it's about Cox and a woman that he was in love with.

Look for his album on Let The Blind Lead Those Who Can See But Cannot Feel on February 19, 2008 from Kranky Records. Also, look for him on tour in February to support the album. You can read more details on the press release.

 01/22/2008 20:42:53  vu my♥posts deerhuntertheband.blogspot.com myspace

Mahjongg - Problems

I wanted to mention Mahjongg because they're about to go on what is described as an extended tour for their Kontpab tour starting January 22nd (see the rest of the tour dates somewhere in this article).

Reading their cryptic biography, Mahjongg rose from two bands: The Grid and The Sphere. I am guessing both bands are from Chicago, Illinois, where Mahjongg is from.

Since I don't actually have a review copy for Kontpab, I did download two of their songs to listen. They are both very experimental.

"Pontiac" (available on their myspace) is basically a drums/percussion song that doesn't change much, right until the middle of the song where other instruments are introduced into the song.

The other song is "Problems" (song available for download on AOL's Spinner). This song is, in my opinion, a little better than that first one (probably because there are lyrics and singing on this song). There's also a ton of interesting sounds and noises.

Mahjongg's nine-track album is called Kontpab and is being released by K Records on February 22nd.

Alice Peacock - I'll Start With Me Alice Peacock 5 comments Press Release Alice Peacock Winter Tour Dates http://weheartmus... January 16, 2008 (New York, NY) Alice Peacock just can’t get enough of the road. She’s already b...

Alice Peacock said she "just can't get enough of the road." It looks like she's been touring for a while, and just recently added the Midwest to the Northeast.

I checked out her website, www.alicepeacock.com, and it offers some tracks for download. I liked what I heard so I thought I'd pass on this information.

Please refer to the press release link for more details, here is her tour dates:

Jan 26 Chicago, IL - World Folk Music Series
Feb 04 Minneapolis, MN - Cedar Cultural Center
Feb 06 Milwaukee, WI - Turner Hall
Mar 15 Zembrota, MN - Crossings At Carnegie
Apr 04 Easton, MD - Coffee East
Apr 05 Cumberland, RI - Stone Soup Coffee House

I will be doing a full review later - unless another W♥H writer want to review her?

Stand - Sometimes

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This is a late addition, but Stand, an Irish band living in New York (?), would like to let you know that they are playing a few dates:

Feb. 16th - Emerald Ballroom in Buffalo, NY
Feb. 21st - Grape Street in Philadelphia, PA
Feb. 23rd - Bowery Ballroom in NYC

I haven't listened to the whole album, apart from a few songs. I was told specifically they wanted to use "Sometimes", which I'll include here. I couldn't find this song on the track listing on their latest album, Travel Light (2007)- but I suspect it's a bonus EP/bonus download.

A full article will appear later, I just wanted to mention the tour dates here. You can always find more details on www.standland.com.

The Manhattan Love Suicides - Suzy Jones 4 comments Doing All the Things That Wouldn't Make Your Parents Proud 4 comments Further Reading The Manhattan Love Suicides http://weheartmus... The Manhattan Love Suicides is a relatively new band from the U.K. They formed in Leeds in early ... The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart http://weheartmus... If you're into noisy indie-pop, you will probably like The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart. On the ...

The Pains of Being Pure at Heart doesn't exactly do press releases. I read enough of them to notice there are certain formats you must follow (for instance, they all start off with "For Immediate Release"). Anyway, it looks like they're going to be in the UK touring with The Manhattan Love Suicides:

2.23.08: @ The Betsey Trotwood (Downstairs), Parallelograms - London, UK^[1]
2.24.08: @ Red House: Atomic Beat Presents - Sheffield, UK^[2]
2.25.08: @ Rescue Room - Nottingham, UK^[3]
2.26.08: @ The Glebe - Stoke, UK^[3]
2.27.08: @ The Royal Park - Leeds, UK^[3]
2.29.08: Lostmusic Presents @ Buffalo Bar - London, UK^[3]
3.01.07: @ The Organ - Reykavik, Iceland^[3]

[1] with Pocketbooks
[2] with The Parallelograms
[3] with Manhattan Love Suicides
[4] with Singapore Sling

Interested in being mentioned or possibly reviewed on W♥M? Please send your inquiries to info@weheartmusic.com or my personal email listed below.

 01/19/2008 09:07:36  vu my♥posts press.weheartmusic.com

Panda Band Flier

Lucky you: The Panda Band is in town. And, by town, I mean North America. The melodious boys from Perth are in the States for an indefinite amount time -- to record, tour, act obnoxious, look cute, etc. So, here's a chance (or three) to see them live, before they skedaddle back to Western Australia. Whenever that may be. I don't think it's anytime soon, though.

 As you may recall, the Panda Band had previously been mentioned by Vu, in his Perth Bands podcast and entry, and by Jason, in his Halloween songs post. They're a whimsical five-piece comprised by members of Rollerskates, Eye Spy, and band-of-one Damian Crosbie. Since the 2005 release of their first ep, Sleepy Little Death Toll Town, they've garnered love, praise, and a few awards -- as well as spots on tours with The Grates, The Sleepy Jackson, and Gomez.

In 2006, The Vital Chapter, their first full-length cd, was released. An ep, Pioneer, appeared in late 2007. (I think that you can pick up the latter at their shows. I can't find it on-line.)

The January 18th (tomorrow!) show at The Delancey in NYC is a 21 and older gig, but actually only costs $7, which is a good deal for four bands. Also gracing the stage that night will be the Massachusetts' triple threat of Baker, Harris, and Township. (Unintentionally sounding like points on a map.)

But, if you can't make it or feel particularly thrifty, on Saturday, January 19th, the Panda Band will be playing a free show at the Penguin Store in NYC at 3 PM.

They'll be at the Burke Mountain Ski Resort in Vermont on February 2nd.

Dates pop-up randomly, so keep an eye on the Panda Band's MySpace page for any new shows.

Wishing you an enviable year, Cristina

P.S. It's the Panda Band's guitarist's birthday on Friday. If you go to the gig, buy him a drink.. or show him some nip. Hairy man-nip is ok, too.

Malcolm Middleton - We're All Going To Die

Hey, just a reminder that Ryan is really endorsing Malcolm Middleton's "We're All Going to Die" on our latest Pod♥Cast.

We also discuss iMeem, MySpace, Facebook, Universal and my first reaction to Stereo Total's Discothèque (which having listened to it more, I rather like it now! 3.5 ♥!)

I'm working on some great articles for you. Look for some good old Christmas/Holiday songs and stories coming soon.... and I'm also going to be compiling a Top 7 song and articles for 2007, so you can nominate your favorite articles here or privately send me an email (listed below).

Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings - Keep On Looking Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings Links Daptone Records http://weheartmus... You've heard of Daptone Records, even if you've never heard of their name. 2007 has been a major... Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings Add 2008 Tour Dates http://weheartmus... Renowned Soul and Funk maestros Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings jumpstart 2008 the only way they k...

I just got a press release announcing Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings Add 2008 Tour Dates, and since we just mentioned Sharon Jones (see related links), I wanted to post the news here.

Here's an excerpt::

Renowned Soul and Funk maestros Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings jumpstart 2008 the only way they know how: with a series of blistering live shows. The 2008 tour--which supports their newest album, 100 Days, 100 Nights, on Daptone Records--promises to continue the sonic fireworks the band ignited last October at a sold-out Apollo Theater and maintained throughout the Northeast, Midwest and West Coast as 2007 drew to a close. The standing-room only concerts have thus only added to the burgeoning worldwide following Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings have hooked over the years.

Here's the entire 2008 Tour Dates so far:

Jan 03 Ft. Lauderdale FL - Culture Room
Jan 17 Washington DC - Black Cat
Jan 18 Charlottesville VA - Satellite Ballroom
Jan 19 Atlanta GA - Variety Playhouse
Jan 21 Orlando FL - The Social
Jan 22 Tampa FL - Skipper's Smokehouse
Jan 23 Tallahassee FL - Club Down Under
Jan 24 New Orleans LA - House of Blues
Jan 25 Houston TX - Walters
Jan 26 Austin TX - Antone's
Jan 27 Dallas TX - Granada Theatre
Jan 29 Lawrence KS - Granada Theatre
Jan 30 St Louis MO - Duck Room
Jan 31 Cincinnati OH - Bogarts
Feb 01 Louisville KY - Headliners
Feb 02 Nashville TN - Mercy Lounge

 12/14/2007 20:04:33  vu my♥posts daptonerecords.com malcolmmiddleton.co.uk