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Mitski at First Avenue, Minneapolis (26 Oct 2018)
Mitski at First Ave
Mitski Setlist
I Don't Smoke
Washing Machine Heart
First Love / Late Spring
Francis Forever
Me and My Husband
Dan the Dancer
Once More to See You
A Pearl
Thursday Girl
I Bet on Losing Dogs
Your Best American Girl
Why Didn't You Stop Me?
Come into the Water
Drunk Walk Home
A Burning Hill
-- Encore --
Two Slow Dancers
Goodbye, My Danish Sweetheart
Overcoats Setlist
Smaller Than My Mother
Hold Me Close
Nighttime Hunger
I Don't Believe in Us
New Song (Everything I Know)
New Song (Somebody Beautiful)
If you're one of the cool kids, you'll be at this upcoming sold out Mitski show at First Avenue's mainroom. It's quite a difference, considering that it was only Nov 2015 that Mitski made her debut at the 7th Street Entry in Minneapolis. …
Show up early to check out duo Overcoats (Hana Elion and JJ Mitchell). We first caught them in May 2016 and noticed how different their live shows were about a year later: "Gone are the live instruments and keys; the recent Triple Rock …
Japanese-American singer/songwriter Mitski (Mitski Miyawaki) sold out her show at First Avenue's mainroom on Friday, October 27th. This marked Mitski's biggest stage to date.
Opening the show was New York duo Overcoats (Hana Elion and JJ Mitchell), touring in support of their debut album Young. This is the third time we've seen Overcoats, and it's our favorite so far. In their first show with Matt Corby in May 2016 they were standard singer/songwriter folk singers. We saw them again with Tennis in Mar 2017 and they had transformed their show to a weird karaoke/art performance. With this current 2018 tour, the duo added a drummer called Sara G (?) to their live show.
As usual, Overcoats won over the audience with their sweet harmonies and dancing in unison. The crowd absolutely loved them, and Hana Elion had to mention several times that "Minneapolis is the literally best!"
Since their debut Young came out in 2017, it's no secret that the group was working on their sophomore album. They decided to play two of those upcoming songs near the end of their set. Since the album is still pending, the song titles (just sample lyrics) are not obviously correct.
Mitski didn't know how many times she's played the Twin Cities, but she remembered playing the 7th Street Entry (next door) a few times (we saw her in Nov 2015, July 2016, and mentioned Triple Rock in July 2017), and had always wondered what it was like to be in the "big room" at First Avenue.
She really loved the historic First Avenue, again thanking the venue and staff for working so well with her band, "Some of the employees have worked here for 30 years..." which is older than her (she's 28).
Mitski has always had a theatric side to her, but for this show, it's all well-choreographed and served more like an art performance with music, rather than a standard pop/rock show. Each song had a custom video, with a particular dance movement. Her band is often in the background, sometime not even facing the crowd, but that's exactly how they're used for this tour. The spotlight is on Mitski at all times and she should be the center of focus.
Thanks to Mitski's most raved album of 2018, Be The Cowboy (landing at #52 in the Billboard Top 200, #10 in Top Current Albums, #11 in Billboard Top Albums, #2 in Vinyl Albums), the current tour has sold out all across the country. That's right, every show on this tour is sold out.
It wasn't just watching Mitski that was fun, but part of the show is also just hearing and seeing her fans sing back to every song! You have to love the fact that Mitski started at the tiny 250-capacity show at the 7th Street to a 1,500+ capacity show at First Avenue, in such a short time.
Mitski's Be The Cowboy is out now.
10/30/2018 The Imperial, Vancouver, BC
10/31/2018 Showbox SoDo, Seattle, WA
11/01/2018 McMenamin's Crystal Ballroom, Portland, OR
11/03/2018 The Warfield, San Francisco, CA
11/07/2018 The Wiltern, Los Angeles, CA
11/08/2018 Crescent Ballroom, Phoenix, AZ
11/10/2018 Emo's Austin, Austin, TX, US
11/11/2018 Trees, Dallas, TX
11/13/2018 Basement, Nashville, TN
11/14/2018 Masquerade, Atlanta, GA
11/16/2018 9:30 Club, Washington, DC
11/18/2018 Union Transfer, Philadelphia, PA
11/30/2018 Brooklyn Steel, Brooklyn, NY
01/28/2019 St Jerome's Laneway Festival 2019
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Posted by W♥M on Sunday, 28 October 2018 at 12:58 AM in First Avenue, Minneapolis, Mitski, Overcoats, Vu | Permalink | Comments (0)
Rocktober: October 25 to October 26, 2018
Here are some shows taking place in the Minneapolis/St Paul area from October 25 to October 26, 2018.
Read more: Minneapolis Music Guide.
Twilight Sad at Turf Club
The evening got started on the right foot, with a band we've seen much more recently, Scotland's The Twilight Sad, still in support of 2014's Nobody Wants to Be Here and Nobody Wants to Leave (Fat Cat Records). ...
The Stress Of Her Regard
First band on the bill was local act Stress Of Her Regard (named after a fantasy 1989 book by Tim Powers), who played a 30-minute set. The trio (and sometime with extra guitar help from Davis) …
+ The Stress of Her Regard
Thu 10/25/2018 (7:30pm/$15)
turfclub.net
Scottish band The Twilight Sad is playing the Turf Club in St Paul on October 25th. The band recently announced their fifth album It Won't Be Like This All The Time to be out January 18, 2019 via Rock Action Records.
We've seen the intense band a few times, the last time the band played their biggest venue in the area, opening for The Cure in June 2016: "The group's last appearance in town was in the 250-person capacity 7th Street Entry, and now they were opening in a hockey arena, though their large and fuzzy sound seemed a better fit than expected."
The Stress of Her Regard to open. We saw the local band in Mar 2015 and said, "The trio (and sometime with extra guitar help from Davis) sang song from their 2015 debut self-titled EP, including "Class Warfare", a song that they dedicated to "people who buys apple $17,000 watches."" ... so if you see the singer with an Apple watch, give him a hard time.
10/17/2018 Doug Fir Lounge, Portland, OR
10/19/2018 The Crocodile, Seattle, WA
10/20/2018 Fox Cabaret, Vancouver, BC
10/25/2018 Turf Club, St. Paul, MN
10/26/2018 Theater On The Lake, Chicago, IL
10/27/2018 Velvet Underground, Toronto, ON
10/28/2018 Bar le Ritz PDB, Montreal, QC
10/30/2018 The Middle East, Cambridge, MA
10/31/2018 BSP Lounge, Kingston, NY
11/01/2018 Elsewhere, Brooklyn, NY
11/02/2018 Boot & Saddle, Philadelphia, PA
11/03/2018 U Street Music Hall, Washington, DC
11/10/2018 Point Ephémère, Paris
11/11/2018 Kulturzentrum Schlachthof, Wiesbaden
11/2/2018 Ampere, Munich
11/13/2018 Chelsea, Vienna
11/5/2018 Musik & Frieden, Berlin
11/16/2018 Molotow, Hamburg
11/17/2018 Paradiso, Amsterdam
11/18/2018 Le Botanique, Brussels
11/22/2018 Eventim Olympia, Liverpool
11/23/2018 The Mill, Birmingham
11/24/2018 O2 Academy Leeds, Leeds
11/25/2018 Brighton Dome, Brighton
11/26/2018 St David's Hall, Cardiff
11/27/2018 Bush Hall, London
11/29/2018 Liquid Rooms, Edinburgh
02/27/2019 Manchester Gorilla, Manchester
02/28/2019 Electric Ballroom, London
03/02/2019 Barrowland Ballroom, Glasgow
Other shows in the area:
Kathy Griffin 2018 Tour
Slothrust at 7th Street
Passenger at First Ave
Milk Carton Kids 2018 Tour
Brothers Osborne
Remember The Milk Carton Kids? I saw them in May and absolutely loved them. They have a new record, which was previously mentioned. It is called Prologue and it will be made available as a free download …
Mitski, who just announced she's going on tour with Lorde, will open this show. Her fourth studio album Puberty 2 is out now on Dead Oceans. Tour Dates: 10/04: Stage Ae, Pittsburgh, PA …
Overcoats to open. We saw the duo last May 2016 and noted that the two only found out days before the show that they were actually going out on tour with Matt Corby. …
Thu 10/25/2018 (7pm/$45.50)
hennepintheatretrust.org
Comedian Kathy Griffin got into a lot of hot water after that infamous photo of a beheaded Donald Trump became viral. She originally apologized, but eventually rescinded the apology! Now hear the full controversial story in her upcoming hilarious "Laugh Your Head Off" World Tour at the State Theatre on Thursday, October 25th. Based on the sold out shows and rave reviews, Griffin made the right call by doubling down on her anti-Trump stance.
10/25/2018 State Theatre Minneapolis, MN
10/26/2018 Fisher Theatre Detroit, MI
10/27/2018 Anheuser-Busch Performance Hall St. Louis, MO
10/29/2018 Santa Monica College Performing Arts Center
11/4/2018 Symphony Hall Phoenix, AZ
+ Mannequin Pussy
7th Street Entry
Thu 10/25/2018 (9pm/$14)
first-avenue.com
Slothrust (singer/guitarist Leah Wellbaum, drummer Will Gorin and bassist Kyle Bann) is touring in support of their fourth album The Pact.
Philadelphia's Mannequin Pussy to open. We saw the band in Oct 2017 and wrote that their set was a "high energy 30-min burst of punk rock music".
10/19 - St. Louis, MO @ Blueberry Hill's Duck Room
10/20 - Kansas City, MO @ recordBar
10/23 - Madison, WI @ High Noon Saloon
10/25 - Minneapolis, MN @ 7th Street Entry
10/26 - Milwaukee, WI @ The Cooperage
10/27 - Chicago, IL @ Lincoln Hall
10/28 - Louisville, KY @ Zanzabar
10/30 - Columbus, OH @ The Basement
10/31 - Indianapolis, IN @ Hi-Fi Indy
Passenger (sometime stylized as /Passenger.) is on a nearly sold-out North American tour. They'll be stopping by First Avenue on Thursday. I'll never forget the time we saw the band in August 2008 at an intimate gig at The Hollow.
No opening band listed, but Mike Rosenberg has enough songs to play for a few hours...
10/21/2018 Théâtre Corona, Montreal, QC
10/25/2018 First Avenue, Minneapolis, MN
11/06/2018 Belasco Theater, Los Angeles, CA
+ The Barr Brothers
Fri 10/26/2018 (7pm/$29.50)
The popular The Milk Carton Kids will be back in the Twin Cities this Friday, October 26th. The band recently released a new Amazon Original song called "Whisper In Her Ear", which is a new recording as a full band re-imagined from the original 2013 release.
We haven't seen the TMCK since May 2011: " Joe Purdy came on stage to personally introduce The Milk Carton Kids, stating that he was "98% sure" that we were going to love them. Judging from the loud claps and the quiet, attentive audience, I would say 100% of the audience loved them."
10/18 – South Burlington, VT – Higher Ground Ballroom
10/19 – Montreal, QC – Corona Theatre
10/20 – Toronto, ON – Danforth Music Hall
10/22 - Royal Oak, MI – Royal Oak Music Theatre
10/23 – Chicago, IL – Thalia Hall
10/25 – Milwaukee, WI – Pabst Theatre
10/26 – Minneapolis, MN – Pantages Theatre
10/27 – Winnipeg, MB – Crescent Ft Rouge
10/29 – Calgary, AB – Jack Singer Concert Hall
10/30 – Edmonton, AB – Winspear Center Concert Hall
10/31 – Vancouver, BC – The Vogue
11/1 – Seattle, WA – The Showbox
11/3 – Portland, OR – Wonder Ballroom
11/5 – Berkeley, CA – UC Berkeley
11/6 – Los Angeles, CA – The Theatre
+ Yonathan Bekure
Fri 10/26/2018 (7pm/$25)
thecedar.org
As usual, the Walker Art Center is bringing some of the most interesting music to the Twin Cities. This Friday, October 26th, Ethiopian legend Hailu Mergia will be playing at the Cedar Cultural Center. Special guest Yonathan's Cultural Show (aka Yonathan Bekure) to open.
10/26/2018 Cedar Cultural Center, Minneapolis, MN
11/08/2018 – 11/11/2018 Le Guess Who? 2018
11/12/2018 Jazz Cafe, London
11/13/2018 Band on the Wall, Manchester
11/15/2018 Belgrave Music Hall & Canteen, Leeds
11/21/2018 Festsaal Kreuzberg, Berlin, Germany
+ Charlie Worsham
palacestpaul.com
Reigning CMA and ACM Vocal Duo of the Year, Brothers Osborne is headlining the Palace Theatre in St Paul on Friday.
Oct 17 Spokane, WA Knitting Factory
Oct 18 Abbotsford, BC Abbotsford Centre
Oct 19 Penticton, BC South Okanagan
Oct 20 Calgary, AB MacEwan Hall
Oct 21 Edmonton, AB Shaw Conference Centre
Oct 24 Saskatoon, SK O'Brian's Event Centre
Oct 25 Winnipeg, MB Burton Cummings Theatre
Oct 26 St Paul, MN Palace Theatre
Oct 27 Madison, WI The Sylvee
Oct 28 Grand Rapids, MI 20 Monroe Live
+ Overcoats
Fri 10/26/2018 (8pm/$20/Sold Out)
If you're one of the cool kids, you'll be at this upcoming sold out Mitski show at First Avenue's mainroom. It's quite a difference, considering that it was only Nov 2015 that Mitski made her debut at the 7th Street Entry in Minneapolis.
Show up early to check out duo Overcoats (Hana Elion and JJ Mitchell). We first caught them in May 2016 and noticed how different their live shows were about a year later: "Gone are the live instruments and keys; the recent Triple Rock show only had the two singing and harmonizing over pre-recorded music/beats from their computer, while dressed in similar loose, white tops. They still sounded great, but we couldn't help comparing their show to a Karaoke performance."
Overcoats' debut album Young is out now.
10/20/2018 House of Blues - Boston, Boston
10/21/2018 L'Astral, Montreal, QC
10/22/2018 Opera House, Toronto
10/23/2018 Magic Stick, Detroit, MI
10/25/2018 Vic Theatre, Chicago, IL
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Posted by W♥M on Thursday, 18 October 2018 at 11:18 PM in Brothers Osborne, Hailu Mergia, Mannequin Pussy, Mitski, Overcoats, Passenger, Rocktober, Slothrust, Stress Of Her Regard, The Barr Brothers, The Milk Carton Kids, Twilight Sad, Vu, Yonathan Bekure | Permalink | Comments (0)
Here are some shows taking place in the Minneapolis/St Paul area from January 8 to January 16, 2018.
Husband/wife duo Tennis is back in town. Their forthcoming album Yours Conditionally will be out March 10th via Mutually Detrimental / Thirty Tigers. …
finelinemusic.com
After a year of hiatus, husband and wife duo Tennis came back strong earlier in 2017. We caught the band in March 2017 and mentioned how singer Alaina Moore was pleased at the turnout and fan support.
Their latest release We Can Die Happy came out November 10th on Mutually Detrimental/Thirty Tigers.
Opening up for Tennis will once again be duo Overcoats (Hana Elion and JJ Mitchell). They're constantly changing their live performance, from playing live instruments to weird Karaoke performance.
If you saw them in March, I would hazard a guess that they will do a similar setup: pre-recorded music over harmonizing vocals, dressed in angelic white clothing.
Overcoats' debut album Young is out now on Arts & Crafts.
1/10/18: Omaha, NE - The Waiting Room
1/11/18: Minneapolis, MN - Fine Line Music Cafe
1/12/18: Milwaukee, WI - Pabst / Riverside
1/15/18: Indianapolis, IN - HI-FI Indy
1/16/18: Detroit, MI - The Majestic Theatre
1/18/18: Toronto, ON - Mod Club Theatre
1/19/18: Ithaca, NY - The Haunt
1/20/18: Burlington, VT - Higher Ground
1/21/18: Boston, MA - Royale
1/23/18: Brooklyn, NY - Brooklyn Steel
1/24/18: Washington, DC - 9:30 Club
1/25/18: Philadelphia, PA - Union Transfer
1/27/18: Carrboro, NC - Cat's Cradle
1/29/18: Atlanta, GA - Terminal West
1/30/18: Nashville, TN - Mercy Lounge
2/01/18: Dallas, TX - Trees Dallas
2/02/18: San Antonio, TX - Paper Tiger
2/03/18: Austin, TX - Emo's
Big Head Todd
This Colorado-based trio has built a career on years of solid touring throughout every college town and a strong DIY ethic. CRIMES OF PASSION is Big Head Todd and the Monsters' eighth album. …
THE FLORISTS
Mon 01/08/2018 (7pm/$8)
Local band The Florists (Jo Kellen, Jared Hemming, Luke Michaels) is playing a hometown gig, kicking off their upcoming tour.
Joining them will be:
Dancebums
Larry Wish & His Guys
Xoxo Tech
ESHAM
Amsterdam Bar
Tue 01/09/2018 (7pm/$15)
amsterdambarandhall.com
Detroit rapper Esham will be bringing his "acid rap" to Amsterdam Bar & Hall in St Paul. His new album Scribble is out now on Reel Life Records.
01/05/18 Harpos Concert Theatre, Detroit, MI
01/06/18 The Loft, Lansing, MI
01/07/18 The Forge, Joliet, IL, US
01/09/18 Amsterdam Bar and Hall, St. Paul, MN
01/10/18 Lefty's Live Music, Des Moines, IA, US
01/13/18 Mesa Theater & Club, Grand Junction, CO
01/17/18 Studio Seven, Seattle, WA
01/19/18 Jub Jub's Thirst Parlor, Reno, NV
01/20/18 Brick By Brick, San Diego, CA
01/21/18 Whisky A Go Go, West Hollywood, CA
01/23/18 Last Exit Live, Phoenix, AZ
01/27/18 Firebird, St Louis, MO, US
03/12/18 The Flashback Lounge, Watertown, NY
03/14/18 The Stanhope House, Stanhope, NJ
03/24/18 Backbooth, Orlando, FL
03/25/18 The Rock House, Ocala, FL
+ Lynn O'Brien
The Cedar Cultural Center
Wed 01/10/2018 (7pm/$22)
New York Singer / songwriter / author Christine Lavin is playing the Cedar on Wednesday. Lynn O'Brien to open.
Thu 01/11/2018 (7:30pm/$27.50)
You, me, and The Devil Makes Three will be stopping by First Avenue on Thursday. The Americana trio recently released Redemption & Ruin on New West Records.
01/10 – Madison, WI @ Orpheum Theater
01/11 – Minneapolis, MN @ First Avenue
01/12 – Chicago, IL @ Concord Music Hall
01/13 – Detroit, MI @ St. Andrews Hall
01/14 – Cleveland, OH @ House of Blues
01/16 – Buffalo, NY @ Town Ballroom
01/18 – Toronto, ON @ Phoenix Concert Theatre
01/19 – Montreal, QC @ Metropolis
01/20 – Portland, ME @ State Theatre
01/23 – South Burlington, VT @ Higher Ground Ballroom
01/24 – Brooklyn, NY @ Brooklyn Steel
01/25 – Providence, RI @ Fete
01/26 – Philadelphia, PA @ Electric Factory
01/27 – Silver Spring, MD @ The Fillmore
01/30 – Millvale, PA @ Mr. Smalls Theatre
01/31 – Charlottesville, VA @ Jefferson Theater
02/01 – Saxapahaw, NC @ Haw River Ballroom
02/02 – Nashville, TN @ Marathon Music Works
02/03 – Atlanta, GA @ Buckhead Theatre
02/07 – Pensacola, FL @ Vinyl Music Hall
02/08 – New Orleans, LA @ House of Blues
02/09 – Austin, TX @ Emo's
02/10 – Dallas, TX @ Granada Theater
WHEN WE LAND
+ Maple & Beech, Ben Noble
Fri 01/12/2018 (7pm/$8)
Local band When We Land is having their debut album Introvert's Plight release show on Friday at the Turf Club. Maple & Beech and Ben Noble to open.
ALEX AIONO
Sat 01/13/2018 (7pm/$25)
With a digital fan base of over 12 million active followers and subscribers, 21-year old Interscope recording artist Alex Aiono is kicking off his 2018 at the Cedar Cultural Center this Saturday.
Expect to hear some autotuned vocals of T-Pain on his latest single One At A Time.
1/13/2018 Minneapolis, MN Cedar Cultural Center
1/14/2018 Chicago, IL Lincoln Hall
1/16/2018 Pontiac, MI Pike Room
1/18/2018 New York, NY Highline Ballroom
1/19/2018 Philadelphia, PA The Foundry
1/20/2018 Washington, DC U Street
1/21/2018 Boston, MA Paradise Rock Club
1/23/2018 Atlanta, GA Terminal West
1/25/2018 Houston, TX White Oak Music Hall
1/26/2018 Dallas, TX Trees
1/29/2018 Phoenix, AZ Crescent Ballroom
1/31/2018 Santa Ana, CA Constellation Room
2/1/2018 Los Angeles, CA El Rey
2/2/2018 San Francisco, CA Great American Music
2/3/2018 Sacramento, CA Ace of Spades
+ Ronnie Baker Brooks
Sat 01/13/2018 (7pm/$32.50)
Colorado band Big Head Todd and the Monsters is touring in support of their eleventh studio album, New World Arisin' (Big Records). Ronnie Baker Brooks to open.
Big Head Todd and the Monsters Tour Dates
01/11—Slowdown—Omaha, NE
01/12—The Pageant—St. Louis, MO
01/13—Palace Theatre—St. Paul, MN
01/14—Pabst Theater—Milwaukee, WI
01/16—Vogue Theatre—Indianapolis, IN
01/18—State Theatre—Kalamazoo, MI
01/19—Vic Theatre—Chicago, IL
01/23—House of Blues—Cleveland, OH
01/25—9:30 Club—Washington, DC
01/26—Theatre of the Living Arts—Philadelphia, PA
01/27—Capitol Theatre—Port Chester, NY
01/28—Wilbur Theatre—Boston, MA
01/31—The National—Richmond, VA
02/01—The Ritz—Raleigh, NC
02/02—The Fillmore—Charlotte, NC
02/03—Variety Playhouse—Atlanta, GA
03/17—Pot of Gold Music Festival—Chandler, AZ
YUMI ZOUMA
+ Jøur, Phantom Heart
Yumi Zouma will be stopping by the 7th Street Entry on Tuesday in support of their new album Willowbank (Cascine Records).
01/11/2018 Starline Social Club Oakland, CA
01/12/2018 Dada Dallas Dallas, TX
01/13/2018 Barracuda Austin, TX
01/16/2018 7th Street Entry Minneapolis, MN
01/17/2018 Schubas Tavern Chicago, IL
01/19/2018 Baby's All Right Brooklyn, NY
Posted by W♥M on Monday, 01 January 2018 at 09:54 PM in Ben Noble, Big Head Todd, Christine Lavin, Dancebums, Esham, Jour, Larry Wish, Lynn O'Brien, Maple and Beech, Minneapolis, Minneapolis Music Guide, Overcoats, Phantom Heart, Ronnie Baker Brooks, Tennis, The Devil Makes Three, The Florists, Vu, When We Land, XOXO Tech, Yumi Zouma | Permalink | Comments (0)
Minneapolis: May 03 to May 07, 2017
Here are some concerts taking place in the Minneapolis/St Paul area from May 03 to May 07, 2017.
Read more Minneapolis Music Guide.
Seeing The Both at the Fine Line Music Café in Minneapolis was like 70% music and 30% improv comedy. If you are not caught up, The Both is the latest musical project from Aimee Mann and Ted Leo, …
Jonathan Coulton
Everyone that came to see Jonathan Coulton played were hardcore fans, and we're talking about 600+ nerds who knew all of JoCo's songs by heart .…
at Fitzgerald Theater
Wednesday 05/03/17, 6:30pm ($37.50)
fitzgeraldtheater.publicradio.org
Aimee Mann (from 'Till Tuesday) is back in the Twin Cities this Wednesday at the Fitzgerald Theater in St Paul to promote her new album Mental Illness (SuperEgo Records).
She's brought with her our favorite Jonathan Coulton. We've been a fan of Joco since we heard his wonderful cover of Sir Mix A Lot's 'Baby Got Back'... which was so good that Glee stole his version (and offered no apologize, credit, or any payments).
We've seen Coulton before, and I can say that he has a very large, dedicated fanbase. They love him so much, and they know all of his songs by heart.
Coulton's new album Solid State came out April 28th.
5/2 | Madison, WI - Barrymore Theatre
5/3 | St. Paul, MN - Fitzgerald Theater
5/5 | Boulder, CO - Boulder Theater
5/6 | Salt Lake City, UT - State Room
5/8 | Missoula, MT - The Wilma
5/9 | Seattle, WA - Neptune
5/10 | Portland, OR - Revolution Hall
5/12 | San Franciso, CA - The Fillmore
5/13 | Los Angeles, CA - The Theatre
6/19 | SOPAC, South Orange, NJ
6/20 | Landmark, Port Washington , NJ
6/21 | Ramshead On Stage, Annapolis, MD
6/23 | Alexandria, VA, Birchmere
6/24 |Tarrytown Musc Hall, Tarrytown, NY
6/25 | Westhampton Beach Performing Arts Center
6/26 | Music Hall of Williamsburg, Brooklyn, NY
6/28 | Martha's Vineyard Perf, Vineyard Haven, MA
6/29 |Columbus Park, Providence, RI
6/30| Prescott Park, Portsmouth, NH
7/1 | Colonial Theatre, Bethlehem, NH
Laura Marling just started her U.S. Summer 2013 tour for her latest album Once I Was An Eagle last night at the sold-out Assembly at the Woman's Club show in Minneapolis. ....
at First Avenue
Friday 05/05/17, 8pm ($25)
Laura Marling is back in town! We have love the singer/songwriter since she was 16, and we've been following her grow up as an artist all these years. Her sixth studio album Semper Femina came out March 10th.
We've seen her numerous times (over 10) and she's always a delight. The last we saw her, we said, "45 min. with a Joni Mitchell-like set of poetry and folk. Marling remains notoriously shy - not saying much between songs, and probably comforted by the shade covering her face for the first half of her performance."
Los Angeles four-piece Valley Queen will open the show. The band is led by singer/songwriter Natalie Carol and is said to sound like Fleetwood Mac and My Morning Jacket with vocals from Florence Welch. Their first-ever EP Destroyer came out earlier last month.
May 2 - Los Angeles, CA @ Mayan Theatre
May 5 - Minneapolis, MN @ First Avenue
May 6 - Madison, WI @ Majestic Theatre
May 7 - Chicago, IL @ Metro
May 9 - Detroit, MI @ Magic Stick
May 10 - Toronto, ON @ Danforth Music Hall
May 11- Pittsburgh, PA @ Rex Theater
May 13 - Montreal, QC @ Corona Theatre
May 14 - Northampton, MA @ Academy of Music
May 16 - Boston, MA @ Paradise Rock Club
May 19 - Philadelphia, PA @ TLA
May 20 - Brooklyn NY, @ Brooklyn Steel
May 21 - Washington DC @ 9:30 Club
Lewis Del Mar
Lewis Del Mar's single 'Loud(y)' was number one on Hype Machine, #3 on the Spotify Viral 50 chart, and their debut EP peaked at number 7 on Billboard Emerging Artists. …
Peter Bradley Adams' new album, Leavetaking, which was just released on August 5th by Seattle's Sarathan Records, is a lovely album of straightforward singer/songwriter music …
05/03/17 Lewis Del Mar is back in town, headlining the 7th Street Entry this May 3rd. Del Mar was previously in town on October 2016 when he was touring for his self-titled debut record. Show up early to check out Grammy-Award Winner Anna Wise, playing materials from her second EP The Feminine: Act II. The show is sold out. 7:30pm, $15/Sold Out.
05/03/17-05/04/17 Nashville's Peter Bradley Adams will be stopping by the Warming House in Minneapolis on Wednesday and Thursday. Adam's new album On A Face Like Mine came out April 21. All listings are sold out. 6pm/8pm, $20/Sold Out.
05/04/17 Meat Puppets will be at the The Cabooze on Thursday. Also Mike Watt and The Jom & Terry Show and Porcupine will be there. 7pm, $17.
05/05/17 Overcoats is back in Minneapolis (again!) on this Cinco de Mayo, at the 7th Street Entry. Yoke Lore to open. 8pm, $10.
05/07/17 Matthew Logan Vasquez will be headlining the 7th Street Entry on Sunday. Opening will be David Ramirez. 7pm, $13.
05/05/17-05/07/17 Don't forget that we will be covering Wizard World Minneapolis all weekend long! This is the annual pop culture/comic book convention. This year they have Doctor Who and two of the The Monkees. 12pm, $75 (Three Days).
Posted by W♥M on Monday, 01 May 2017 at 11:27 PM in Aimee Mann, Anna Wise, David Ramirez, Doctor Who, Jonathan Coulton, Laura Marling, Lewis Del Mar, Matthew Logan Vasquez, Meat Puppets, Mike Watt, Minneapolis, Minneapolis Music Guide, Overcoats, Peter Bradley Adams, Porcupine, The Jom And Terry Show, The Monkees, Til Tuesday, Valley Queen, Vu, Wizard World Minneapolis, Yoke Lore | Permalink | Comments (0)
Minneapolis: April 1 to April 2, 2017
Here are some concerts taking place in the Minneapolis/St Paul area on April 1 to April 2, 2017. No foolin'!
at Triple Rock Social Club
Saturday 04/01/17, 7pm ($15/Sold Out)
triplerocksocialclub.com
With Maggie Rogers' 'Alaska' song hitting Spotify's Viral 50 in 40 countries and hit #1 in 23 countries (including the U.S.), it's not hard to see why this 22-year-old multi-instrumentalist sold out her appearance at the upcoming Triple Rock Social Club show. In fact, she's sold out her entire tour in the UK!
Rogers' debut EP Now That The Light Is Fading is out now on Capitol Records.
Show up early to check out Overcoats. We've seen the duo twice now, and both times were completely different shows.
03/30/17 Denver, CO Larimer Lounge
04/01/17 Minneapolis, MN Triple Rock
04/02/17 Chicago, IL Lincoln Hall
04/04/17 Toronto, ON Mod Club
04/05/17 Montreal, QC La Sala Rossa
04/07/17 Philadelphia, PA The Foundry
04/08/17 Washington, DC U Street
04/10/17 Cambridge, MA The Sinclair
04/11/17 New York, NY Bowery Ballroom
04/12/17 Brooklyn, NY Music Hall
06/15/17 Firefly Music Festival
06/30/17 Rock Werchter Festival
07/16/17 Citadel
08/06/17 Lollapalooza
Green Day's ¡Uno!, the first in the trilogy of albums, hits stores today (September 25th) via Reprise Records. Be on the lookout* for ¡Dos! on November 13, 2012, and ¡Tré! …
Rachael Kilgour
Minnesota folk singer/songwriter Rachael Kilgour recently won the grand prize of "NewSong Music Performance and Songwriting Competition" and the 2015 Telluride Troubadour …
Duo Jonathan and Sam, otherwise known as Foxygen is heading out on tour in support of their latest album ... And Star Power, which just came out today via Jagjaguwar. ....
Newcomers Whitney (not to be confused with the late Whitney Houston) to open. Whitney is led by drummer/vocalist Julien Ehrlich, previously from Unknown Mortal Orchestra. ..…
04/01/17 French multi-instrumental minimalist FKJ will be headlining the Cabooze in Minneapolis in support of his debut full-length, French Kiwi Juice. Dabeull and Cezaire to open.
04/01/17 Singer and actress Bridgit Mendler will be playing the 7th Street Entry with Powers. Mendler has been recently cast in the lead role in "Thin Ice", a new Fox comedy pilot from "New Girl" creator Liz Meriwether.
04/01/17 Punk rockers Green Day to play Xcel Energy Center with Against Me! .
04/01/17 Comedian Iliza Shlesinger will make you laugh at the Skyway Theatre.
04/01/17 Local singer/songwriter Rachael Kilgour will headlining Cedar Cultural Center. Lucy Kaplansky to open.
04/01/17 Mothership and Black Pussy to play Turf Club in St Paul.
04/01/17 Soul revival band Sonny Knight & The Lakers to play Icehouse.
04/02/17 Foxygen to headline First Avenue. Gabriella Cohen will open.
04/02/17 London's artist, poet, playwright, novelist, and rapper, Kate Tempest will headline the 7th Street Entry. We saw her in June 2015 and noted, "Beats were somewhat primitive and a hybrid of dancehall, grime, dub, and electro, but served only as the place-setting to Tempest's machine gun narrative lyrics of truth-telling, anti-consumerism and conformity, desperate street people, and good intentions gone bad." Tempest' Let Them Eat Chaos is out now on Lex Records.
04/02/17 Whitney will headlining the Triple Rock Social Club.
Posted by W♥M on Tuesday, 28 March 2017 at 07:25 AM in Cezaire, Dabeull, FKJ, Foxygen, Gabriella Cohen, Green Day, Iliza Shlesinger, Kate Tempest, Maggie Rogers, Minneapolis, Minneapolis Music Guide, Mothership, Overcoats, Rachael Kilgour, Sonny Knight, Vu, Whitney | Permalink | Comments (0)
Tennis at Triple Rock Social Club, Minneapolis (07 Mar 2017)
Tennis Setlist
In The Morning I'll Be Better
Never Work for Free
Fields of Blue
Needle and a Knife
Ladies Don't Play Guitar
I'm Callin'
Dimming Light
My Emotions Are Blinding
It All Feels the Same
My Better Self
Kai's Song
After over a year of hiatus, Denver's Tennis is back in town at the Triple Rock Social Club last week, March 7th, in support of their fourth album Yours Conditionally.
Opening up the show was Overcoats, a duo featuring two singer/songwriters Hana Elion and JJ Mitchell. Since we last saw them in May 2016, the two has changed the way they play live. Gone are the live instruments and keys; the recent Triple Rock show only had the two singing and harmonizing over pre-recorded music/beats from their computer, while dressed in similar loose, white tops. They still sounded great, but we couldn't help comparing their show to a Karaoke performance.
The band sounded like they were joking when they mentioned that they actually wrote down everything they have to say on their setlist, but they clearly weren't (see photo)! They have trouble remembering what to say, so it made sense to write their next upcoming appearance on May 5th at the 7th Street Entry... which, as of this writing, has not been officially announced on the venue's website. Unfortunately, they forgot to write down the web address to pre-order their debut album, Young (Arts and Crafts), so they fumbled through that the first time.
They ended their set with 'Mother', which had the two overdoing their dance movements and after the song ended, gasping for air, they said, "Forgive us, we don't exercise!" With a loud laugh from the audience, they ended their performance on a funny note.
As previously mentioned, Tennis took a break from touring over a year ago, but their last appearance in Minneapolis was about three years ago, in 2014. At that time, we wrote that the husband/wife duo was feeling ill and had to cancel their in-store appearance, and adding "you can tell that the band is sorely looking forward to their break."
Now, feeling fresh and with new songs from Yours Conditionally, the band seemed rather excited to be back on the road. Judging from the attendance and fan support, singer Alaina Moore seemed really happy that people hadn't forgotten about them.
The title of the record and their song 'Matrimony', Moore would explain that it was in reference to their wedding day. They were sailing and ported in Baltimore and decided, for better or worst, that it was time have their wedding ceremony. With a quick self-haircut and her sister bringing them a last-minute vintage wedding dress (and no shoes!)... the "reluctant" wedding became their "best memory".
As promised by Moore earlier in their set, the band did a good job playing "new songs, but with the hits as well." Based on cheers, songs like 'I'm Callin'' and 'It All Feels the Same', those felt like they were the hits.
The encore started with just Alaina Moore and Patrick Riley playing 'My Better Self'. The rest of the band joined them for 'Bad Girls', which Moore dedicated to International Womens Day (which was taking place the next day).
Tennis' Yours Conditionally is out now on Mutually Detrimental Records.
Remaining tour dates:
03/11 Toronto, ON Horseshoe Tavern
03/14 Cambridge, MA The Sinclair
03/18 Philadelphia, PA Underground Arts
03/19 Washington, DC 9:30 Club
03/21 New York, NY Bowery Ballroom
Posted by W♥M on Saturday, 11 March 2017 at 12:44 PM in Minneapolis, Overcoats, Tennis, Triple Rock, Triple Rock Social Club, Vu | Permalink | Comments (0)
Minneapolis: March 4 to March 7, 2017
It's always good to see that Tennis will be back in Minneapolis on October 7th, celebrating their new album Ritual In Repeat (which came out September 9th on Communion Records). …
Here are some concerts taking place in the Minneapolis/St Paul area from March 4 to March 7, 2017.
Tuesday 03/07/17, 7pm ($15)
Husband/wife duo Tennis is back in town. Their forthcoming album Yours Conditionally will be out March 10th via Mutually Detrimental / Thirty Tigers.
We haven't seen Tennis since 2014, so it's good to see them back in town.
Overcoats to open. We saw the duo last May 2016 and noted that the two only found out days before the show that they were actually going out on tour with Matt Corby.
03/01 Vancouver, BC Biltmore Cabaret
03/03 Salt Lake City, UT The State Room
03/04 Denver, CO Bluebird Theater
03/07 Minneapolis, MN Triple Rock
03/08 Madison, WI High Noon Saloon
03/09 Chicago, IL Thalia Hall
03/10 Detroit, MI The Magic Bag
The Menzingers was next, showing up on stage after the inspirational speech from Independence Day. This pop-punk (although leaning more towards the punk side) band from Philadelphia …
03/04/2017 Local Bad Bad Hats is headlining the 7th Street Entry.
03/04/2017 Former Daredevil Christopher Wright band member JE Sunde will be headlining the Turf Club in St Paul, in support of his sophomore LP Now I Feel Adored. The last time we saw Daredevil Christopher Wright, it was in 2012... so it's been a while.
Tabah and Ayvah to open.
03/04/2017 Philadelphia punk band The Menzingers is playing the Cabooze in support of their fifth album After the Party. Jeff Rosenstock and Rozwell Kid to open.
We got a preview of their new album when we saw them in August 2016 and noted, "The Menzingers played two new songs, "Lookers" and "Thick as Thieves" which will be on their upcoming release After the Party which is due out yet this year."
03/05/2017 BobaFlex is back in the Minnesota area, this time playing at Opinion Brewing Company in Newport.
03/06/2017 Black Joe Lewis is headlining First Avenue... his new album Backlash is available now. I'm wondering whatever happened to The Honeybears, or did he just decided to drop that name as it was just too long? Dams Of The West to open.
Posted by W♥M on Wednesday, 01 March 2017 at 07:40 PM in Ayvah, Bad Bad Hats, Black Joe Lewis, Bobaflex, Dams Of The West, JE Sunde, Jeff Rosenstock, Minneapolis, Minneapolis Music Guide, Overcoats, Rozwell Kid, Tabah, Tennis, The Menzingers, Vu | Permalink | Comments (0)
Matt Corby at the Varsity Theater, Minneapolis (22 May 2016)
Matt Corby Setlist
Belly Side Up
Do You No Harm
Wrong Man
Sooth Lady Wine
Trick Of The Light
Souls A'Fire
Why Dream
Empires Attraction/A Change Is Gonna Come (Sam Cooke cover; medley)
Little Memory
Cherry Wine (Hozier cover)
Australian singer-songwriter Matt Corby will be touring the US in support of his debut album Telluric (Elektra Records). Corby will be bringing his full live band for this tour. .…
Australian singer/songwriter Matt Corby is currently on a US national tour in support of his debut album Telluric, stopping by the Varsity Theater in Minneapolis (for the first time) on Sunday, May 22nd.
East Coast folktronica Overcoats opened up the show. Apparently the duo (Hana Elion & JJ Mitchell) only found out they were going on tour just days (May 18th) before their first gig last night in Chicago. They seemed really happy to be on tour, which you can hear from their voice whenever Hana or JJ would speak.
The two harmonized throughout their brief 30-ish set, playing everything from their self-titled debut EP, and also throwing in a new single 'Nighttime Hunger' and a cover of Hozier's 'Cherry Wine'. The latter came about when the two girls spent two months in Dublin, Ireland, and for a night played at an Irish Festival (probably Longitude Festival?), which Hozier was one of the festival's headliners. Backstage, JJ spotted Hana flirting with a guy, asking him what it was like to write 'Take Me To Church'. JJ had to tell Hana the bad news: the guy was really their sound guy, Shamus, not Hozier.
Overcoats had a great sound, and based on the audience's feedback, they certainly made some new fans on their first night playing in Minneapolis.
Matt Corby is a big deal in Australia. His first big break was with his 2011 EP Into the Flame, which peaked at No. 3 on the ARIA (Australian Recording Industry Association) Singles Chart and eventually certified 6× Platinum. His debut album Telluric, which came out 11 March 2016 via Universal Music Australia, reached #1 on the ARIA albums' chart.
Corby's music style is hard to put in a neat box, he's folky with a soulful voice, but with the added flute, he sometimes inspired a psychedelic sound with a world jazz fusion beat. Whatever genre it is, fans are certainly in love with his songs.
Since it was Corby's first time ever in "Dinkytown" Minneapolis, he felt obligated to tell us that he's actually never seen a 'sorority' before Sunday night. When a fan later asked why it took him so long to come here, he responded by saying why haven't the audience flown to Australia to see him play? Jokingly, of course, but he does have a point.
Corby's hour-long set ended with 'Souls A'Fire', taking a brief break backstage, before returning back on stage for a 15-min, two-song encore. For 'Empires Attraction', it was medley in with Sam Cook's 'A Change Is Gonna Come'... although you wouldn't know it until you hear the main chorus line.
Matt Corby's debut album Telluric is out now. His remaining USA tour dates below:
May 26—Vancouver, BC—Commodore Ballroom
May 28—George, WA—Sasquatch! Music Festival
May 29—Portland, OR—Crystal Ballroom
June 1—San Francisco, CA—The Fillmore
June 4—Los Angeles, CA—The Wiltern
June 8—Dallas, TX—Trees
June 9—Austin, TX—Hogg Auditorium
June 11—Atlanta, GA—The Buckhead Theatre
June 13—Washington DC—9:30 Club
June 14—Philadelphia, PA—Union Transfer
June 16—New York, NY—Terminal 5
June 18—Toronto, ON—Massey Hall
June 19—Montreal, QC—Corona Theatre
June 20—Boston, MA—Paradise Rock Club
Posted by W♥M on Wednesday, 25 May 2016 at 06:10 PM in Matt Corby, Minneapolis, Overcoats, Varsity Theater, Vu | Permalink | Comments (0)


The popular Equity Park which is one of the oldest venues for pulling contests in the area dating back to the 1950's, when it was horses and tractors. This year's tractor & truck pulls are on Saturday, Sept. 15th starting at noon. Equity is grateful for their new pulling track this year donated by the Otto "Butch" and Rosemary Risner family in honor of their parents/grandparents. The track was moved to allow for building a new pavilion at the park.
Truck classes include: 5500, 6000 Competition Stock, 6200 Open Stock, 6200 Street Stock, 8200 Street Diesel, 6200 Local Stock, 6200 Super Stock, 6200 Modified, and local semi (recommend to bring your own hitch). Truck registration is from 2-4 pm with pulls starting at approximately 4:30 pm following tractor pulling. For more information on trucks call Cheyenne at (715) 927-8993.
Admission is $5 for adults and kids 9 years and older. Children age 8 and under are free. Tractor and truck pullers are given free admission along with one pit crew member.
Starting at 7 PM Equity Hall will have "Battle Of The Bands" which features three great rock bands. They are Tomorrow's Eve, 44 Audible, and Crossing Paths. Tickets for battle of the bands are $12 in advance and $15 at the door. Advance tickets may be picked up at George Webb in Peshtigo, Barnstormers in Coleman, Kathie's Subs in Pound, Lena Lanes in Lena, Terry's Last Stop in Marinette, and at Equity Bar in Pound. For more information go to www.equityrt64.com or call Equity Bar at (715) 789-2147 or Jerome at (715) 701-1622.
All proceeds made for the events go back into remodeling the Equity Hall & Bar and building a new pavilion down at the park.
Equity Club is looking for volunteers/club members to help that day in various areas such as working gate, food and beer stand, and track. If able to help contact Judy at (715) 789-2187.


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January 15th Opening Exhibition for Memory
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Gemma DeSantos, Director
DeSantos Gallery
1724 Richmond Ave.
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 01/01/2011
DeSantos Gallery Presents Photographic Reflections on "Memory" to Usher in the New Year, featuring a unique Trio of Women Fine Art Photographers.
Houston, Texas (January 1st, 2011)—DeSantos Gallery is proud to present three exceptional Photographic artists at a special exhibit celebrating a New Year entitled "Memory". The exhibition will highlight selected sets from notable artists Francesca Bontempi, Jennifer F. Schlesinger, and Lori Vrba. The exhibition opens January 15th, 2011 and will end February 12 th, 2011. DeSantos Gallery invites you to a special reception and a first-hand viewing on Saturday January 15th, 2011 from 5:30PM to 8:00PM on the first floor of the gallery located at 1724 Richmond Avenue, Houston Texas.
DeSantos Gallery was selected to review photographer portfolios for the prestigious FotoFest 2010 Biennial and it was during reviews that Gemma DeSantos, the gallery Director, decided to invite Bontempi, Schlesinger and Vrba to exhibit at the Gallery. In the first opening of 2011, the DeSantos Gallery combines these artists' most recent sets within a united theme of a "Memory". Each artist's series displays a traditional look and style, while also evoking a more contemporary and modern feeling. The sets enhance each other while simultaneously highlighting the different styles of the artists. The pieces of the 3 different artists are pulled together by their shared visions of memories: of people, objects, youth.
"We are passionate about art and photographic art here at DeSantos and wanted to celebrate our success in bringing great artists to Houston with a theme that took a look back, and since photographic art is still sometimes looked at as a young medium and our Gallery features a majority of Contemporary pieces – we wanted to begin the year with an exhibit that brought that feeling of moving forward and the excitement of what is still to come for the medium also." Explains Gemma DeSantos around how she chose the theme and collections for this unique exhibit.
Francesca Bontempi grew up in Italy and received her M.F.A. degree from the Roman School of Photography in 2004 and her BA in Photography and Cinema from the First University of Rome in 2007. She has mentored under photographic greats including Ernesto Bazan and Gianni Berengo Gardin, and currently holds a position at La Casa Del Quartiere in Rome as a Photography Professor. Her recent work includes both more contemporary Giclee prints with her series Sofia and the Others and more traditional Silver Gelatin prints as in her Time Tables series.
Jennifer F. Schlesinger was raised in Connecticut and received her B.A. in Photography and Journalism from the College of Santa Fe in 1998. She has several years of experience as a professor with photography programs including the CSF Marion Center for Photographic Arts and the SITE Santa Fe Contemporary Art Museum. She has won numerous awards for her work in photography and her work has been featured in several print journals. Her most recent collection Object Diaspora is a series of toned silver gelatin prints that were photographed using a pinhole camera. Schlesinger experiments with a long exposure and lots of light and movement to try and capture the "spirit" or Memory of the items' previous owners.
Lori Vrba is a native Texan and studied at the Glassell School of Art located here in Houston Texas. Her photographs are shot using an old Hasselblad and then developed by hand in her traditional home darkroom where she does all of the processing, printing and toning herself. She uses a unique toning solution consisting of a heavy dilution of selenium and tea to bring out the personality and detail of her artwork. Her work has been featured around the globe, including at the 2009 Lishui Photo Festival in China, Foto 8 Summer Show in London and most recently in a very unique custom installation of her recent Piano Farm silver and toned gelatin print series in New Orleans in 2010.
About DeSantos Art Gallery
The DeSantos Gallery is one of only two fine art photographic galleries in Houston and is dedicated to bringing fine art photography, both traditional and contemporary pieces, to the Houston community. In 2003, DeSantos moved into a new location after unveiling a custom constructed stucco and glass 4 story building designed by architect Fernando Brave. The gallery is located in the rapidly evolving artistic community near the Menil Museum, University of St. Thomas, and Houston Museum District. The DeSantos Gallery represents both American and International photographers and prides itself in selecting fine art photographers from the 20th and 21st century regardless of short-lived trends. The DeSantos Gallery also provides art consulting services, education and lectures on fine art photography and provides expert guidance to individual and corporate buyers regarding photography purchases and placement.
Copyright 2011 Sarah M Worthy
Provided by The DeSantos Gallery. All Rights Reserved.

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Musical Puzzler Sentris Announced For PS4
Aran Suddi 05/03/15 1 Comment
Developer Samantha Kelman has confirmed that music puzzler Sentris is going to release on PS4, though when has not been confirmed yet. The game itself is similar to rhythm games but allows players to create their own music. In the puzzle mode of the game you have to match a limited number of sound blocks with gems that are in the circle.
Sentris also has a Performance mode where players can create their own music using various sound blocks. This is a mode which allows complete creative control over how tracks sound, which can be shared via the PS4. Work is also being done to find other ways to share original tracks too.
Remix mode is a mix of the puzzle game and performance, though details on that weren't expanded upon. The game is already available on Steam for £14.99, though it is in early access at the moment.
Source: PS Blog
Tags: Sentris
Sitorimon	 06/03/15, 13:22
Excellent I shall remove it from my massive steam wishlist and await the ps4 version because this floats my boat even though I can't really work out the puzzle element of it and people either like or hate it.


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"The paving was supposed to provide a beautiful setting for our listed War Memorial but instead it has deteriorated into a terrible mess which is both ugly and unsafe."
A featured part of a road which runs through the centre of Leek has been described as a 'disgrace to the town'.
In December 2010 Sainsbury's supermarket was given planning permission by Staffordshire Moorlands District Council to redevelop the Churnet Works in Leek for a store, petrol station, industrial units and housing, along with road changes throughout the town.
However, the planning conditions included the removal of the roundabout.
At the end of 2012 the town's roundabout was taken away and a new pedestrian crossing and road layout, including an area of so-called 'shared space', was installed.
As part of the road network changes in Leek following the approval, a featured cobbled area from the Nicholson War Memorial to the new public realm site was part of the design. However the cobbled area and parts of the main highway have been blighted with problems since its completion.
The road has sunk and many of the cobbles have broken. Part of the featured setts have had to be taken up and the county highways have used tarmac to replace them.
Now further parts of the cobbled area are sinking and are breaking up.
District ward councillor for the area, Darren Price, said: "The condition of the crossing opposite the monument is shocking and creates not only a bad impression of our town but is also a trip hazard for people crossing Ball Haye Street. Stone setts like these can be fitted properly and can last many years as they do in other places, but, in my view, these have been installed badly by contractors who should be brought to book for their shoddy workmanship.
County councillor, Charlotte Atkins, said the tarmac put down on he section of damaged cobbles was supposed to be temporary.
She said: "The state of the roads in front of the Monument and to the side is nothing short of a disgrace.
"Despite many requests from myself and promises to act, the council has done nothing to resolve the situation.
"The paving was supposed to provide a beautiful setting for our listed War Memorial but instead it has deteriorated into a terrible mess which is both ugly and unsafe.
Now the county council has told the Post & Times that they hope to do the repair work to the featured road in Spring.
Helen Fisher, cabinet member for highways and transport at Staffordshire County Council said: "We are aware of people's concerns about the road surface and our inspectors have already been out to the site to investigate the cause of the problem.
"Highways teams have also made the area safe until the permanent repairs can be made.
"And they will continue to do so until the permanent solution is complete.


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With 124 souls on board for New York sail'd away.
Chorus: Christians all pray and mourn for those that have met a watery tomb.
One hundred and twenty two have met with a watery tomb.
With 16 of her crew and passengers who have left friends to mourn.
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Moscow (Tchaikovsky)
Moskva (magazine)
Moscow (/ˈmɒskaʊ/ or /ˈmɒskoʊ/; Russian: Москва́, tr. Moskva; IPA: [mɐˈskva]) is the capital and the largest city of Russia, with 12.2 million residents within the city limits and 16.8 million within the urban area. Moscow has the status of a federal city in Russia.
Moscow is a major political, economic, cultural, and scientific center of Russia and Eastern Europe, as well as the largest city entirely on the European continent. By broader definitions Moscow is among the world's largest cities, being the 14th largest metro area, the 17th largest agglomeration, the 16th largest urban area, and the 10th largest by population within city limits worldwide. According to Forbes 2013, Moscow has been ranked as the ninth most expensive city in the world by Mercer and has one of the world's largest urban economies, being ranked as an alpha global city according to the Globalization and World Cities Research Network, and is also one of the fastest growing tourist destinations in the world according to the MasterCard Global Destination Cities Index. Moscow is the northernmost and coldest megacity and metropolis on Earth. It is home to the Ostankino Tower, the tallest free standing structure in Europe; the Federation Tower, the tallest skyscraper in Europe; and the Moscow International Business Center. By its territorial expansion on July 1, 2012 southwest into the Moscow Oblast, the area of the capital more than doubled; from 1,091 square kilometers (421 sq mi) up to 2,511 square kilometers (970 sq mi), and gained an additional population of 233,000 people.
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Moscow (Russian: Москва / Moskva) is a cantata composed by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky in 1883 for the coronation of Alexander III of Russia, over a Russian libretto by Apollon Maykov. It is scored for mezzo-soprano, baritone, mixed chorus (SATB), 3 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons, 4 horns, 2 trumpets, 3 trombones, tuba, timpani, harp and strings.
Introduction and chorus. Andante religioso (A major)
Arioso. Moderato con moto (D major)
Chorus. Allegro (D major)
Monologue and chorus. Moderato – Largo (B minor)
Arioso. Andante molto sostenuto (E-flat minor)
Finale. Moderato con moto (D major)
Wiley, Roland John (2009). Tchaikovsky. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0195368925.
Moscow: Scores at the International Music Score Library Project
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Moskva (Москва, Moscow) is a Russian monthly literary magazine founded in 1957 in Moscow.
Moskva magazine was established in 1957, originally as an organ of the RSFSR Union of Writers and its Moscow department. Its first editor was Nikolay Atarov (1957-1958), succeeded by Yevgeny Popovkin (1958-1968). It was during his time that (in December 1966 - January 1967 issues) for the first time ever Mikhail Bulgakov's The Master and Margarita was published.
The magazine's third editor-in-chief Mikhail Alekseyev has brought its selling figures to record highs (775 thousand in 1989) and made history too by publishing Nikolay Karamzin's History of the Russian State (1989-1990) for the first time since 1917. In the 1990s and 2000s, under Vladimir Krupin (1990-1992) and Leonid Borodin (1992-2008), Moskva, along with Nash Sovremennik magazine and Alexander Prokhanov's Den/Zavtra newspapers, moved into the vanguard of the so-called 'spiritual opposition' movement. In 1993 the subtitle, The Magazine of Russian Culture, was added to the magazine's title.
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Associate Professor of Gaming and New Media at the University of South Carolina
Video games, past and present, simulate freedom like a hall of mirrors simulates infinity. Reaching beyond the mirror, while perhaps an empowering gesture of player-agency, breaks the illusion, shattering the developer's intentions. This is not to say we should shy away from probing at the edges of an experience, but to suggest that, as thoughtful players, we can evaluate the diegetic worth of a game or game-like experience in its dealings with freedom—not in the easy binary of achievement, but through the much more nuanced avenue of negotiation. Can an interaction make its limitations valuable to a player through context?
In the future, we may see human experiential freedom redefined through games. Algorithmic art and procedurally-generated content may well render the following words obsolete. I hope they do. But for now, we should be wary of games boasting the infinite: infinity is a promise on which we cannot yet technologically deliver. We do not come to a hall of mirrors truly believing in the glimpses of an unending space—we go to find ourselves, reflected, multiplied, and changed in limitation. A successful game will teach players how to appreciate a defined space and contextualize the value of player agency through that constriction. This is what the video game world is beginning to learn from the history of art and communication.
Let us back up for a second and talk about what art is, but from a communication theory perspective. In 1948, mathematician Claude Shannon proposed a clinical way to explore the sending and receiving of information, and it's from his model that I adapt the following: at its most basic level, communication is the ability of an expresser to encode an idea into a transmissible medium, send it, and have it be viably decoded by the receiver. [1] This is how most language works: I think of a dog, I say the word "dog," you hear the word "dog," and think of a dog. Our two mental-image dogs may be different breeds, but it still allows for the game of language to continue. Communication is just lo-fi telepathy—putting into your head what was once in mine. It is when the expresser wants to send something difficult, something that does not fit discreetly into easy language, that art happens. The conveying medium, as a technology, imposes constraints on the authorial idea, requiring it to be formatted for distribution. Paintings have frames, songs have beginnings and endings, and statues obey physical laws. A thoughtful artist does not seek to obliterate these constraints, but sees the medium as an unavoidable collaborator.
A modern game is a series of compromises—some are implemented as the developer's ideas become encoded into the experience, and some are byproducts of the medium itself. No matter how open the world might seem or how many endings a game's narrative boasts, there are always boundaries keeping players on track, the platform's memory from bleeding, and the experience centered on the author's original parameters.
The psychologist Barry Schwartz suggests we are now plagued by a freedom of choice. [2] In his TED Talk "The Paradox of Choice" he posits that while a fish in a fishbowl may be constrained, to smash the fishbowl would be to suffocate the fish. The lens of agent-inability allows us to recognize agency when we have it by offering us opportunities to contemplate scenarios where we do not. In gaming, the pursuit of a valuable experience must be developed through the inexact language of limitation. If I can do anything in a game, then of what value is the game itself?
As gaming technology evolves, it will become easier to simulate more and more player freedom—to offer more choices and to have them resolve faster and faster. The day is coming where players may literally be able to do almost anything in-game. As developers, we should take a hard look at what this genuinely offers. The dictionary may contain all the words, but it is hardly an interesting read. Specificity makes for value. This is the biggest lesson gaming can learn from the arts: scarcity and imperfection allow for a more meaningful user experience than vast, unending artificial possibility. Don't just make it big: make it specific.
Every semester, I see my video game students motivated by the desire to remake the infinite and it's always born of an altruistic spirit. What greater gift can a designer give to a player than freedom? But over the years, I have begun to see this pursuit as a cop-out. A game with an infinite landscape doesn't have to have any landmarks. The developer can hide behind procedural generation and emergent gameplay. They don't have to offer anything of themselves in the process. Art demands a sacrifice. It requires the imperfections of the medium (and dare we say of the artist) to be made public. Designing complete freedom denies the user a chance to engage in specific dialogue with the game, and denies the designer an opportunity to provide it.
The future of gaming and game-like art may well be an endless virtual space. One just hopes that we will have bumped into enough walls before we get there to truly appreciate it.
Evan Meaney is an artist, writer, and developer who teaches gaming and new media practices at the University of South Carolina. Meaney has been an artist in residence at the Wexner Center for the Arts, a founding member of the international GLI.TC/H conference, and a contributor to The Atlantic. He has previously worked with high performance computing teams at Oak Ridge National Laboratory on art and science projects made possible through the National Science Foundation. His time-based, experimental artwork is represented by the Video Data Bank of Chicago.
1. Claude Shannon, "A Mathematical Theory of Communication," Bell System Technical Journal, 27 (1948): 379-423.
2. Barry Schwartz, "The Paradox of Choice," TED Talk video, 19:37, July 2005, https://www.ted.com/talks/barry_schwartz_on_the_paradox_of_choice.


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Lanez has been quiet since the incident. At first, it seemed that Meg was also going to remain silent, but she released a statement addressing the false reports surfacing online.
"The narrative that is being reported about Sunday's morning events are inaccurate and I'd like to set the record straight. On Sunday morning, I suffered gunshot wounds, as a result of a crime that was committed against me and done with the intention to physically harm me," the statement reads.
"I was never arrested, the police officers drove me to the hospital where I underwent surgery to remove the bullets. I'm incredibly grateful to be alive and that I'm expected to make a full recovery, but it was important for me to clarify the details about this traumatic night. I'm currently focused on my recovery, so I can return back to my life and back to making music as soon as possible."
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Fonts, Symbols + Colors
The monogram was a royal signature or seal and currency, initials carved on coins to mark the reign of a particular Roman and Greek ruler. In the Middle Ages, artisans - who know a good thing when they see it - began to use their monogram initials to personalize their work. In the Victorian era, monograms became a symbol of aristocracy.
Believing that monogram letters marked on their table linens, cutlery and other household goods was a sign of prestige, upper class families became veritable monogram generators. Soon every household boasted their own form of monogram styles: embroidered monogram letters for noblemen, simple personalized stamps for the lower class.
What started as a strictly practical way of identifying personal belongings, personalization has evolved into a great branding tool for one's personal identity. John Hancock's script on the Declaration of Independence was so stylish, his famous personalization has become synonymous with the word "signature." After eight years and numerous variations of his monogram letters, Rembrandt landed on his now instantly recognizable last name mark. Louis Vuitton's son Georges was the monogram creator of the now-famous "LV" logo, developed as a way to prevent counterfeiting of the Parisian company's designer luggage. And two interlocking "C's" helped transform the legendary Coco Chanel into an international symbol of elegance and wealth.
Before Johannes Gutenberg introduced movable type printing in the 1400s, there were only three script styles: gothic, roman and italic. Gothic (or "blackletter") is the oldest - tight, upright writing typically found in religious manuscripts. The Italian Renaissance inspired lighter, more open forms ("roman"), which resembled classical stone inscriptions; "italic" was narrow and space efficient. By the 16th century, these styles combined into type families, with a harmonious roman and italic design.
Evolving from handwritten origins, typefaces soon became either mechanical or decorative; the strokes, less calligraphic and more constructed. Serifs, the marks at the ends of strokes, became either blocky or ornamental or, as with sans serif, disappeared altogether. Today's variety of type is a result of that evolution, whether it's the graceful curves of Bodoni, the strict geometry of Futura or the many calligraphy-influenced script fonts.
Don't have a family crest or a coat of arms? No problem. Selecting a motif as a symbolic monogram design is a custom that has been practiced for centuries. Napoleon chose a bee, which once represented the ancient sovereigns of France, as a symbol of his Empire. Josephine selected the swan, the symbol of purity, love and fidelity.
When choosing your personalization design, consider the style and décor of your home or where you will display it most prominently. Also, do your homework: find out everything there is to know about your symbol. You don't want lilies of the valley emblazoned on your treasured items only to find out that the beautiful flowers symbolize death in some cultures.
What do we mean by "next-generation personalization"? With personalized user names and hashtags on the rise, social media just might be monogram's soulmate. Indeed, the next wave of monogramming and personalization has begun to take shape. Now your Twitter handle (@markandgraham) achieves the same effect - if not more - as your monogram initials. Just as a couple's monogram signifies their union in the physical world, a hashtag signifies it in the virtual one (consider a July 22, 2013 wedding hashtag as #mag72213). At the risk of becoming monogram generator extraordinaire, you can personalize gifts with memorable hashtags so family and friends can easily tweet or post pictures of shared special events.


Most of you had probably trouble to understand the last trailer of Star Ocean: The Last Hope — 4K and Full HD Remaster because of the Japanese dub, but now you will have the chance to listen to this in English.
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I had a conversation recently about choosing photo gear and I walked away from it pondering where an individual should spend their money. Here are my thoughts.
A friend of mine posted on twitter that he wanted a new camera. He is running a Canon S95 point and shoot currently. Given that I'm a pro photographer I often get asked about gear choice and selection. A good answer is "buy the gear that gets you shooting!". For some that is nothing more than an S95 and for others they need a bit more to encourage them to shoot more. Just so you can understand where I am coming from here is a list of the top four cameras I use.
1 – Nikon D3S – this is my main camera for all my Pro work.
2 – Fuji X100 – this is my choice for everyday life and is always with me.
3 – Olympus XZ-1 – this camera I gave to my wife to use for pictures of the kids.
4 – Apple iPhone – this is always in my pocket and is used to share things with my friends vie Instagram.
Ok now that you have an idea of what I use let me tell you that they are three very different cameras but ALL of them take amazing pictures. The above picture was taken with the XZ-1 on the top of Blackcomb Ski Mountain this summer. Technically it has a small sensor, less control, smaller lens, and lots of other issues compared to the D3S. Lets face it though, the aesthetic of the picture and the cameras ability to capture what the scene was like is still very strong. Would I shoot a billboard campaign with the XZ-1? Of course not, but not for the reasons you would think. I could make a very similar and compelling billboard picture with both cameras and you would be hard pressed to tell the difference of them aesthetically. The reason I would shoot the D3S in this case is because I would like to have the file size for blowing up the picture to such a large size.
Lets face it, you can make great images with anything as long as you get used to it's abilities and faults. Once you learn a particular piece of gear you can work within it's limits to create amazing photo's that will inspire your friends and colleagues. If we chase the aesthetic, gear doesn't matter.
Ok lets define aesthetic. It is "having a sense of the beautiful". I really like that definition. Photography is about chasing a sense of beauty. As photography moves forward we keep worrying about pixels, sharpness, file size, and a host of other tech specs that really don't help with the purpose of photography.
A good friend of mine David duChemin has a mantra that I'm sure his followers are sick of by now. "Gear is good but vision is better." I cant agree more with him and I'm proud of his determination in soap boxing this message. We as photographers need to stop worrying about the gear we have and concentrate more on the aesthetic quality of the pictures that we take with the gear we have.
What we really want is for someone to look at out pictures and find something beyond all the technical mumbo jumbo. Something beautiful, pleasing, and engaging. My new answer to anyone asking about gear is: "spend as little as you can, and just what you need, to start taking pictures" because the aesthetic will come from you not the gear. If you can't find this aesthetic with your iPhone a D3S and the sexiest glass in the world is not going to help you find it.
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I have more or less decided to stick with the S95 till I out grow it as trying to pick a bigger camera to buy was giving me headaches there are just too many options and no clear choice for what I want to do..


It is not infrequently that I hear the comment, "I'm not vain' or "I want to grow old gracefully," or "at my age, what does it matter? What is implied in all these comments? Is there a commonality amongst them? Should we not care about how our faces decline as they age? Don't we have a choice besides watching our looks transform and do nothing, of course, we do! Science and medicine have improved our lives in so many ways, this is just another way of remaining well.
First, instead of answering these questions directly, I might ask a woman patient about the beautiful clothing they were wearing, or maybe I would compliment them on their hairstyle or how perfectly polished their nails are. With a man maybe comment on the level of fitness, head of hair or his nice watch. My question is, are these measures vain? Is it a character flaw, wanting to present oneself in the best light? Is it "not okay" to wear nice clothes or to pamper ourselves?
Folks will spend hours and hours at the gym reshaping their bodies, buy great gym clothes and the best supplements. Hire top trainers and fitness and diet coaches. They spend thousands of dollars on lotions and potions and over the counter anti-aging "medicines" and herbs. Runners buy shoes and pedometers and join health clubs. The quest for the beautiful body of our dreams seems to be widely accepted without question. So, why is the advanced, safe and proven treatments in medical aesthetics somehow vain?
Well, the fact is that self-improvement and investing in medical aesthetics has been found to build self-esteem and confidence. Medical aesthetics has proven to be reliable, safe and much more affordable than ever. Some studies show that an attractive face, scores higher on attraction models than those of the body, especially as we age.
There is nothing else that can halt the progression of the aging face. No cream can counteract the effect of facial volume loss. Rhytids (wrinkles) are inevitable unless the muscles are relaxed, long term Retin-A or skin resurfacing device is used. The advancement of this specialty over the last decade has been amazing. The melding of long-term corrections for the aging face and regenerative medicine holds great promise. We are living longer, and it is just logical that we want to look as good as we feel. No one says "I have a migraine but I want to tolerate it gracefully, we take the Excedrin"!
I recall a patient explicitly saying, "I have earned every wrinkle on my 60-year-old face." I say, "That may be true, but what about the grey hair on your head"? (as blonde highlighted auburn locks shine, ( from afternoon re-coloring), the twinkle in my eyes evident to her, she laughs out loud!
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A. blanda'Violet Star' Violet-coloured flowers.
Clump-forming perennial with irregularly lobed leaves & yellow-eyed, daisy-like flowers. This is a vigorous and free-flowering cultivar.
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Grape Hyacinthes are related to Hyacinthus and include about sixty species. They are hardy dwarf plants and look pretty planted in a window box. They have tiny blue to purple flowers in conical heads that look like minature grapes.
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051013 Melanoma Research Alliance Grant
UPCI Researchers Awarded Grants from Melanoma Research Alliance to Help Advance Treatment for Fast-Growing Skin Cancer
Two researchers with the University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute have been awarded research grants by the Melanoma Research Alliance (MRA). Hussein Tawbi, M.D., Ph.D., and Hassane M. Zarour, M.D., were two of 49 researchers at leading academic research institutions around the world to share in over $9.6 million in MRA grants to develop improved means to prevent, detect and treat melanoma, one of the fastest growing cancers.
Dr. Tawbi is one of three principal investigators awarded the Team Science Award to continue their study of the safety and efficacy of the selective BRAF inhibitor drabafenib in melanoma patients with brain metastases. Dr. Tawbi and researchers from University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center and Melanoma Institute Australia will receive $900,000 over three years from the MRA.
Dr. Zarour received an Academic Industry Award for his study looking at therapy with anti-PD-1 antibody and Peginterferon alpha-2b for melanoma. He will receive $786,000 over three years from both Merck and MRA.
This latest round of awards brings the total awarded by MRA in its six-year history to almost $48 million, provided to 169 investigators at 80 institutions in 13 countries. MRA directs 100 percent of all public donations it receives to research.
"The disturbing increase in incidence of melanoma, especially among young people, lends even greater urgency to finding new tools and treatments for a disease that every year is diagnosed among almost 80,000 people and is responsible for more than 9,000 deaths in the U.S. alone," said Wendy K.D. Selig, president and chief executive officer of MRA. "We are inspired by the exciting progress that is finally occurring in the field and delighted by the exceptional caliber of proposals, investigators and institutions we are able to support through our 2013 grants."
Dr. Tawbi is an assistant professor in the Department of Medicine at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. Dr. Zarour is an associate professor of medicine and immunology in the Department of Medicine and UPCI. Both are members of the SPORE-funded Melanoma and Skin Cancer Program at UPCI.