MSP Concert Announcements

(Arctic Monkeys live 3/18/06 @ Metro, Chicago)

Just announced:

• 04/16/07: The Black Angels / Vietnam @ 7th Street Entry. All tour dates here.
  

• 05/07/07: Arctic Monkeys / Be Your Own Pet @ First Avenue. All tour dates here.

• 05/09/07: !!! @ Fine Line Music Cafe. All tour dates here.
  

I don't think I need to elaborate. I'm off to see The Faint...

Arctic Monkeys live on Jools Holland:

Scissor Sisters live @ Myth 3/11/07, Maplewood, MN

(Scissor Sisters)


(Scissor Sisters)


(Scissor Sisters Setlist)

More: Flickr Photos | Flickr Slideshow

So, my friend Ryan who went to the show with me last night told me: "Steve, be sure you mention three things about the show: gay, zebra, fabulous". Ok, I think I can do that, so here we go...

You know, I don't care if you're straight, gay, bi-sexual, or whatever... I guarantee you'd have a great time at a Scissor Sisters show. The interaction between Scissor Sisters' singer Ana Matronic and lead singer Jake Shears is just contagious... you really feel these two folks and the rest of the band are having a great time, and enjoying every second of it...

During their fabulous 75 minute set they played through most of the hits from both of their albums. Sound and stage presence were A+. They crowd (very interesting to say the least) was totally into it.

Lead singer Jake Shears kept losing more and more clothes during the show. By the end, he was simply dressed in zebra boxers and even climbed on the right side of the stage/audience... Very entertaining...

The in-between song banter was also great. The band talked about hanging out at Nye's Saturday night and getting their polka on. Also, they weren't so happy about the lack of sidewalks in Maplewood, MN, and having to eat at Taco Bell. Funny stuff...

To summarize... Scissor Sisters is really amazing live, so do check them out at venue near you. You'll have a great time.

A note on the venue... that's the first time I've been to Myth Nightclub in Maplewood. I have to say I'm impressed. It's fucking huge! The sight-lines and sound are A+. The only thing... it's almost too big for me. I'm used to hanging out at 7th Street Entry, 400 Bar, Varsity Theater, Triple Rock... I'm not used to a venue with 3000 music fans, instead of 50 ;)

Scissor Sisters Website / MySpace

Here's the video for "I Don't Feel Like Dancing":



P.S. I missed Badly Drawn Boy (who I love) last night. I'm pretty sure you'll find a review and photos here.

P.P.S. Monday, get ready, they're playing 5(!) tour dates in the US... The Faint @ First Avenue! I'm totally psyched, and I'll be there...

Thanks!

This one goes out to the lovely peeps who chauffeured me around last night, thank you:



And this one goes out to one of my best friends. Happy Birthday, buddy!



That beats coverage of Bishop Allen live @ Triple Rock any day, don't you think?!... Hope you all had a nice weekend!

MSP Concert Announcements

(BRMC live @ Varsity Theater 2/7/06)

Just announced this week:

• 04/25/07: Bright Eyes @ State Theater. All tour dates here.

• 05/02/07: Air / Kate Havnevik @ First Avenue. All tour dates here.

• 05/22/07: Black Rebel Motorcycle Club / The Horrors @ First Avenue. All tour dates here. I wish we would've gotten The Fratellis as openers...

• 06/08/07: The National @ 400 Bar. All tour dates here.

• 07/17/07: Maximo Park @ Varsity Theater. All tour dates here.

Unfortunately, no Daft Punk :(

Also:

• NPR is doing a live broadcast of The Good, The Bad & The Queen live @ 9:30 Club, in Washington, DC, 3/14/07.

• Stereophonics are releasing the DVD "Rewind" 4/2/07 in the UK. Here's the trailer:

London Calling:

Finally tonight!... I've waited a long time for this. A "Brit Pop" show on local radio, hosted by my friend John! Details (from the poster above):

When: Friday (late night) 3/9/07 - 12:00 - 2:00AM
Where: KFAI - 90.3 / 106.7 FM Minneapolis/St. Paul
What: Spinning Britpop - 80's to current...

Make sure you tune in... Perhaps, DJ John will let us post the "DJ song list" and a couple of mp3's after as well.

Arcade Fire: Dancing In The Dark / Girls Just Want To Have...

I think you've heard, Neon Bible is out now. It's great, go pick it up.

Boys Don't Cry...

Cold War Kids - Saint John

I'm recruiting this video amateur. Seriously. A+:

Carmen Electra

Just because I'm house/dog/cat sitting and my car is screwed in Oakdale, MN, doesn't mean we can't have a little fun:

Little Man live @ 7th Street Entry 3/2/07

I can't believe nobody has posted this live video yet... it rocks.

HWTS review and related links.

Little Man Website / MySpace

Cold War Kids live @ Varsity Theater 3/6/07

I didn't go. Holy shit, looks like they tore up the Varsity:

• Hospital Beds
• Saint John (w/Delta Spirit)

More vids from the gig here. Brody has the review and photos, and disses Pitchfork. Classic.

Cold War Kids Website / MySpace
Delta Spirit Website / MySpace

Razorlight / Mohair live @ Varsity Theater 3/4/07, Minneapolis, MN

(Razorlight lead singer Johnny Borrell)


(Razorlight)


(Mohair lead singer Tom Billington)

More: Flickr Photos | Flickr Slideshow

Unfortunately I'm still having car problems, so I'll keep this brief and let the multimedia do most the talking....

London's Razorlight put on a pretty cool show last Sunday @ Varsity Theater. You couldn't help but feel that these guys are HUGE everywhere except for "America". A grand opening with intro music, kick-ass drum solo and jam session to start their first song "In The Morning", numerous guitar changes, lots of Roadies everywhere, a Mick Jagger like lead singer (Johnny Borrell), lots of band members running and jumping around... the list goes on. These guys definitely are an arena band and that's where they belong. Next time, I want to see the "Johnny Borrell show" at a huge festival with thousands of drunken soccer hooligans singing along to every song...

I only caught a few tunes by fellow UK band Mohair. What I heard, I liked. The drummer even played trumpet while keeping up on his percussion duties during one tune... And yeah, lead singer Tom Billington looked like he was straight out of Spinal Tap.

Let's get to some multimedia and other content going and you can judge the show for yourself:

• As indicated above, I took a lot of pictures and they're up on my Flickr. Brody, aka Rock 'n' Roll Star Jr., loved the show and has a review and great photos.

I recorded a shitty video (my camera needs upgrading, I think) at the show and posted it on YouTube:

• Razorlight - Vice - live at Varsity Theater 3/4/07, Minneapolis

The full setlist in other live YouTube Videos, in order, all filmed at the gig. I'm impressed. Minneapolis/St. Paul is starting to be pretty tech-savy:

• In The Morning
• Hold On
• Golden Touch
• Back To The Start (2) (3)
• Don't Go Back To Dalston (2)
• Pop Song 2006
• LA Waltz
• Fall To Pieces (2)
• Can't Stop
• America
• Somewhere Else
• Vice
• Who Needs Love?
• In The City (Part 1, Part 2)
• Fall, Fall, Fall
• Stumble And Fall
• Kirby's House

And I even found a few Mohair live videos from the show for you:

• Stranded (Middle Of Nowhere)
• Talk Of The Town
• End Of The Line

Is that enough multimedia for you? I hope so... enjoy.

Razorlight Website / MySpace
Mohair Website / MySpace

Hang Me Up To Dry

You know what sucks?
When you're house/dog/cat sitting in Oakdale, MN, for the week, and your car won't start.

You know what really sucks?
When you're on the guestlist to the sold-out out Cold War Kids show @ Varsity Theater that same day, and you can't go, due to car issues discussed above.

GRRRRR, do I need to say more?

Cold War Kids - Hang Me Up To Dry



Brody was at the show tonight, though. He was also @ Razorlight 3/4/07 and has some great photos. My recap should hopefully be up sometime tomorrow.

Cold War Kids paid a visit to the Current's studio this afternoon.

mp3: Cold War Kids - I Don't Wanna Grow Up (Tom Waits/Ramones cover)

More mp3s here.

Cold War Kids Website / MySpace

Razorlight

Full coverage of the big Razorlight gig, including lots more shirtless Johnny Borrell pictures to follow tomorrow...









Razorlight Website / MySpace

Robbie Williams (feat. Pet Shop Boys) - She's Madonna

It's too bad the only time we hear from Robbie in the US, is when he's in rehab. He's awesome. The video, is um, interesting, and pretty funny (via):



Robbie Williams Website / MySpace

Snowstorm, The End

I think it finally stopped snowing! I haven't shoveled that much in a very long time. At least I got a "snowday" out of it... No way I could've gotten out of my garage this morning. Why exactly do I live here again?

Silversun Pickups on Last Call with Carson Daly

(Silversun Pickups live @ 7th Street Entry 8/12/06)

Silversun Pickups have been on "Last Call with Carson Daly" all week long. The show itself is unwatchable in my book; luckily you can view the performances here.

Culture Bully has the ripped mp3s for you.

Silversun Pickups Website / MySpace

Related:
Silversun Pickups / The Alarmists / Fiasco & Wyatt live 8/12/06

2007 NME Awards

Go here and here to find out details and watch the videos. Pretty sweet.

Nas Tour Dates!

I'm kind of psyched for this one (via):

April 2007
2 - Cleveland, OH - House of Blues
3 - Baltimore, MD - Rams Head Tavern
5 - Norfolk, VA - NorVa
6 - Myrtle Beach, SC - House of Blues
7 - Orlando, FL - House of Blues
8 - Ft. Lauderdale, FL - Revolution
10 - Atlanta, GA - Tabernacle
11 - Charlotte, NC - Neighborhood Theater
13 - Washington, DC - Love Nite Club
15 - Providence, RI - Lupo's
16 - Montreal, Quebec - Metropolis
17 - Toronto, Ontario - Kool Haus
19 - Detroit, MI - State Theater
20 - Chicago, IL Congree Theater
21 - Milwaukee, WI - Eagles Ballroom
22 - Minneapolis, MN - Myth
23 - St. Louis, MO - The Pageant
25 - Denver, CO - Fillmore Auditorium
26 - Salt Lake City, UT - Harry O's
29 - Las Vegas, NV - House of Blues
30 - West Hollywood, CA - House of Blues

May 2007
1 - Anaheim, CA - House of Blues
2 - San Diego, CA - 4th & B

Nas Website / MySpace

Watch “The Source Awards” episode of 30 Rock ft. Ghostface and LL Cool J

In case you missed it Thursday night; it was hilarious, and you can watch the whole episode here. (via)

Birdmonster Tour Dates!

(Birdmonster @ 400 Bar 10/24/06)

I loved these guys last October @ 400 Bar. Don't miss them on the upcoming tour.

3.07.07 San Diego, Casbah
3.08.07 Phoenix, Modified Arts (all ages)
3.09.07 Tucson, Plush
3.12.07 Dallas, Ellum Festival
3.13.07 San Antonio, Limelight
3.14.07 SXSW / Habana Calle Six
3.15.07 SXSW / Hell Ya at the Apple Bar
3.16.07 SXSW
3.17.07 Dallas, The Cavern
3.20.07 Oklahoma City, The Conservatory (all ages)
3.23.07 Minneapolis, Varsity Theater (18+)
3.24.07 Chicago, Subterranean (18+)
3.26.07 Indianapolis, Spin
3.27.07 Detroit, Lager House
3.28.07 Toronto, Horseshoe Tavern (19+)
3.29.07 Syracuse, Mezzanotte
3.30.07 Boston, Middle East (18+)
3.31.07 New York, Gramercy Theatre (all ages)
4.03.07 Washington D.C., Black Cat (all ages)
4.05.07 Norfolk, The Boot (18+)
4.06.07 Wadesboro, TVCC
4.07.07 Charolotte, Visulite (18+)
4.08.07 Knoxville, Pilot Light
4.10.07 Lawrence, Bottleneck (18+)
4.12.07 Denver, Hi Dive (all ages)
4.26.07 San Francisco, The Independent

mp3: Birdmonster - Cause You Can
YouTube: Birdmonster - I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles) (live Proclaimers cover)

Birdmonster Website / MySpace