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09/09 Storyhill @ Cedar ($18)
09/12 The 88 @ 400 Bar ($8 21+)
09/23 Man Man @ Entry ($8 21+)
09/27 Hem @ Varsity ($10 adv / $12 door 18+)
10/07 Willy Porter & His Band @ Cedar ($20)
10/09 Tilly & The Wall @ Triple Rock
10/10 The Stills / Land of Talk @ Varsity ($12 18+)
10/14 Brazilian Girls @ Fine Line ($16 adv / $18 door 18+)
10/24 Figurines @ 400 Bar ($8 adv / $10 door 21+)
10/30 Sparta / Sound Team / As Tall As Lions @ Fine Line ($14 adv / $15 door 18+)
10/30 Pretty Girls Make Graves @ Triple Rock
10/30 GWAR / Red Chord / Municipal Waste @ First Ave ($15 adv / $18 door)
10/31 Griffin House / Matt Kearny @ Varsity ($12 18+)
11/10 James Hunter @ Varsity
11/11 John Gorka @ Cedar ($23)
12/05 The Lemonheads @ 400 Bar ($18 adv / $20 door 21+)

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The Great Minnesota Get Together was turned on it’s head last night at the State Fair Grandstands…

When i first saw the date on The Flaming lips website 4 months ago, it seemed to be a pretty surreal and almost absurd booking, only to be made even more crazy with the addition of Sonic Youth and later the Magic Numbers.

The show lived up to all the hype that i’d built it up inside my head the last few months and then some.

My day started off yesterday by catching Wayne Coyne being interviewed by Mary Lucia live on 89.3 The Current. The interview was quite long (and i believe got cut off the air due to Wayne accidently dropping an F-bomb), but it was a great interview.

Wayne being interviewed by Mary Lucia on 89.3 The Current

Listen to the (almost) full audio interview here

http://www.youtube.com/p/3CE8838129251FE0

I’ll admit that there were a few times i was fearing the show might be cancelled, but but the rain may have dampened our clothes, but certainly not our moods. Thanks to the great stage crew & state fair staff, the show went off almost without a hitch. The one small hitch being The Magic Numbers having their set cancelled to push up Sonic Youth’s set time. Wayne really felt bad about it though and let the Magic Numbers (3/4’s anyway) play 2 songs acoustically after about 3 songs during the Lips set. I hope the crowd enjoyed it as much as i did. They rock out a lot more on electric and with their full band, but it gave them a taste of their great melodies & vocal harmonies at least.

Sonic Youth

Sonic Youth’s set opened with “Teenage Riot”, which i joked to a few people around me before their set would be a perfect opener “Everybody’s talkin’ bout the stormy weather…”, so i freaked out a bit when the opening notes of it came through the speakers. Their set was very heavy on their latest record, Rather Ripped, but the new songs sounded really tight live. It definitely wasn’t my favorite set i’ve seen them do, but still a very solid set playing to a crowd of mostly first time Flaming Lips concertgoers.

Kim Gordon’s Sexy SwaggerThurston Moore & Lee Ranaldo’s Guitar Fight
Thurston playing “Eric’s Trip”

More photos of Sonic Youth’s set here

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rg7GWJC1vGA

The Flaming Lips

Honestly, you could burn up the pages of a thesaurus trying to find all the right words to describe the Flaming Lips live experience, but it can’t really be fully explained, you just have to see it for yourself. So i’ll save the hyperbole and adjectives and just say that they put on a show for the ages at the State Fair Grandstand. The State Fair Gopher Mascots even got into the action by dancing with the Aliens & Santas on stage towards the end of the show, proving Wayne held his promise what he said during the 89.3 Interview when he invited the “Minnesota Weasel” to dance with them on stage. I’ll end on this… if you ever need a life affirming event to pick you up or just a reminder of how great life truly can be, get yourself to a Flaming Lips show ASAP.

http://www.youtube.com/v/PgdLRYGK32M

Wayne shooting his many streamer gunsDuring She Don’t Use JellyWayne being inflated in his bubble by Captain America & Superman Wayne floating in his bubble

More photos of The Flaming Lips set here

http://www.youtube.com/p/A67E7B2D3F50163E

(audio is super bassy so turn down your volume, still fun to watch )

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Jacke Greene opens in Mobile & Charleston
Matt Pond PA opens from October 8th on.
Rodrigo y Gabriela are also on the bill in Vancouver & Seattle.

Sep 16    The Soul Kitchen     Mobile, AL
Sep 17    The Music Farm     Charleston, SC
Sep 19    The Fox Theatre (Supporting Matisyahu)     Atlanta, GA
Sep 20     Ryman Auditorium (Supporting Matisyahu)     Nashville, TN
Oct 3     Higher Ground     Burlington, VT
Oct 5     The Bowery Ballroom     New York, NY
Oct 6     The Bowery Ballroom     New York, NY
Oct 7     The Bowery Ballroom     New York, NY
Oct 8     Theatre of The Living Arts     Philadelphia, PA
Oct 10    Newport Music Hall     Columbus, OH
Oct 11    The Pabst Theater     Milwaukee, WI
Oct 12    Headliners Music Hall     Louisville, KY
Oct 14    Mississippi Nights     St Louis, MO
Oct 15    The Annex     Madison, WI
Oct 16    Fine Line Music Cafe     Minneapolis, MN
Oct 19    MacEwan Hall Ballroom     Calgary
Oct 21    The Centre in Vancouver for Performing Arts     Vancouver
Oct 22     Moore Theatre     Seattle, WA

Very happy they’ve gone back to the Fine Line after playing to a far from full Quest earlier this year. Ideally the Varsity would have been perfect, but the Varsity holds a tiny bit more i suppose.

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Quite the openers… i’m glad we’re getting the Foo’s over Kings of Leon. Raconteurs woulda been great too

Wed 10/11 Vancouver BC Pacific Coliseum 7:30PM Kings of Leon
Fri 10/13 Seattle WA Key Arena 7:30PM Kings of Leon
Sat 10/14 Portland OR Memorial Coliseum 7:30PM Kings of Leon
Mon 10/16 San Francisco CA Bill Graham Civic 7:30PM Kings of Leon
Tue 10/17 San Francisco CA Bill Graham Civic 7:30PM Kings of Leon
Wed 10/18 Sacramento CA ARCO Arena 7:30PM Kings of Leon
Fri 10/20 Los Angeles CA The Forum 7:30PM Kings of Leon
Sun 10/22 San Diego CA Cox Arena 7:30pm Kings of Leon
Tue 10/24 Denver CO Fillmore 8:00PM NO SUPPORT
Wed 10/25 Lincoln NE Pershing Auditorium 7:30PM Kings of Leon
Fri 10/27 Chicago IL Sears Centre 7:30PM Kings of Leon
Sat 10/28 Chicago IL Sears Centre 7:30PM Kings of Leon
Sun 10/29 St. Paul Xcel Energy Center 7:30PM Foo Fighters (Acoustic)
Tue 10/31 Madison WI Kohl Center 7:30PM Foo Fighters (Acoustic)
Thu 11/2 Detroit MI Palace of Auburn Hills 7:30PM Foo Fighters (Acoustic)
Fri 11/3 London ON The John Labatt Centre 7:30PM Foo Fighters (Acoustic)
Sun 11/5 Ottawa ON Scotiabank Place 7:30PM Foo Fighters (Acoustic)
Tue 11/7 Toronto ON Air Canada Centre 7:30PM Foo Fighters (Acoustic)
Wed 11/8 Montreal QU Bell Centre 7:30PM Foo Fighters (Acoustic)
Thu 11/9 Portland ME Cumberland County Civic Center 7:30PM The Raconteurs
Sat 11/11 Boston MA Agganis Arena 7:30PM The Raconteurs
Sun 11/12 Boston MA Agganis Arena 7:30PM The Raconteurs
Mon 11/13 Uniondale NY Nassau Coliseum 7:30PM The Raconteurs
Wed 11/15 Amherst MA Univ. of MA Mullins Center 7:30PM The Raconteurs
Thu 11/16 East Rutherford NJ Continental Airlines Arena 7:30PM The Raconteurs
Fri 11/17 Fairfax VA Patriot Center 7:30PM The Raconteurs
Sat 11/18 Philadelphia PA Wachovia Spectrum 7:30PM The Raconteurs 

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Anyone who has ever seen a show @ First Ave has likely seen Conrad near the stage. You couldn’t miss his huge dreads (which have recently been chopped off… eek!)

Anyhow, this sounds like an amazing night of music to help out an amazing guy, do not miss this:

Wednesday, September 6
A BENEFIT FOR CONRAD
$10.00 7:00pm/ 21+

with Koalas, The Mighty Mofos, Tim O’Reagan (of the Jayhawks) with Jim Boquist & Friends, John Munson, Dan Wilson, Matt Wilson, The Retribution Gospel Choir (featuring Alan Sparhawk of Low), Kraig Johnson & The Program, Gary Louris (of the Jayhawks), Jessy Greene, DJ Roy Freedom & DJ John Smith, and other VERY SPECIAL GUESTS.

Proceeds from the show go to the Twin Cities Music Community Trust, a fund recently established for members of the local music community to help defray medical and living expenses of those in times of need.

The impetus for establishment of the trust as well as its first beneficiary is longtime First Avenue production manager, Conrad Sverkerson. The money will go towards covering medical expenses Conrad incurred from an accident this summer.

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LeeAnn works for the State & Orpheum Theaters and also used to work for First Avenue:

Recently LeeAnn Weimar went through a very difficult back surgery. The surgery was a lot longer and more intense then the doctors had expected. We are doing a benefit to help LeeAnn cover her overwhelming medical expenses. If you have att ended a concert in the past twenty years in Minneapolis, chances are LeeAnn had her hands in it. She has been a
great asset to any project she does and friend to so many people. This is our time to give back to this exceptional woman.

WHERE: The Fine Line Music Cafe
DATE: Sunday, August 27th
TIME: 6:00-10:00 p.m.
TICKETS: $15.00 advance/$20.00 at the door*
PARKING: Lot next to the Fine Line or street parking
Cash Bar/Appetiizers

Entertainment provided by Tim Sparks, Willie Murphy, Dave Pirner &
Dan Murphy, Slim Dunlap, X Boy Boyoy s, Gini Dodds, and Curtis A.

Silent Auction fr om 6:00-9:00 p.m.
Autographed guitars from Kenny Chesney , Rascal Flatts, and Keith
Urban, dinner gift certificates to hot local restaurants,
Eric Clapton Tickets in a suite for 8 people, and much more!!!!

*Advance tickets available at Fine Line and Electric Fetus – Day of show tickets at the Fine Line

If you would like to make a donation, checks should be made out to
LeeAnn Weimar and mailed to:

LeeAnn Weimar
C/O Game Informer Magazine
724 North 1st Street , 4th Floor
Minneapolis, MN 55401

Sounds like a really great night of music and an even better cause. Hoping to make it over there before William Elliott Whitmore @ the Triple Rock on Sunday.

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I’m hoping more dates will be announced, but seems like it might just be a short promo tour:

Oct 10  Paradise  Boston, MA
Oct 11 Hiro Ballroom New York, NY
Oct 12 Hiro Ballroom New York, NY
Oct 14 Mod Club Toronto, ON
Oct 16 Great American Music Hall San Francisco, CA
Oct 18 Troubadour Lost Angeles, CA
Oct 19 Troubadour Lost Angeles, CA

Damon’s 4th proper full length studio record, Born In The U.K., comes out October 17th.

Tracklist:

1. Born in the U.K.
2. Nothings Going to Change Your Mind
3. The Long Way Round
4. The Way things Used to Be
5. Welcome to the Overground
6. Without a Kiss
7. Time of Times
8. Journey from A to B
9. Degrees of Separation
10. One Last Dance

Here is the video for the  title cut (and first single):

[video]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6_m76b5Ng3Y[/video]

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from billboard:

The tour comes in support of "Nuclear Daydream," due Sept. 19 via his new Lonely Astronaut imprint.

Arthur will also make several TV appearances in the coming weeks, beginning Sunday (Aug. 13) on A&E’s "Breakfast With the Arts," where he will perform two new songs and sit for an interview with KCRW’s Nic Harcourt. He will also appear Oct. 10 on CBS’ "The Late Show With David Letterman" and Oct. 17 on "The Late Late Show With Craig Ferguson."

Sept. 2: Montreal (Parc Jean Drapeau; Osheaga Festival)
Sept. 25: Philadelphia (World Cafe Live)
Sept. 26: Hoboken, N.J. (Maxwell’s)
Sept. 27: New York (Bowery Ballroom)
Sept. 28: Boston (Paradise)
Sept. 30: Toronto (Mod Club)
Oct. 2: Detroit (Magic Bag)
Oct. 3: Cincinnati (20th Century)
Oct. 4: Chicago (Double Door)
Oct. 5: Indianapolis (Birdy’s)
Oct. 6: Minneapolis (Fine Line)
Oct. 7: Lawrence, Kan. (Bottleneck)
Oct. 8: Denver (Bluebird)
Oct. 11: Vancouver (Red Room)
Oct. 12: Seattle (Crocodile Cafe)
Oct. 13: Portland, Ore. (Doug Fir)
Oct. 15: San Francisco (Du Nord)
Oct. 17: Los Angeles (El Rey Theatre)
Oct. 19: San Diego (House of Blues)
Oct. 20: Phoenix (Clubhouse)
Oct. 22: Norman, Okla. (Oplolis)
Oct. 23: Dallas (Gypsy Tea Room)
Oct. 24: Houston (Meridien)
Oct. 25: Austin, Texas (Parish)
Oct. 28: New Orleans (Voodoo Music Experience)
Oct. 29: Nashville (3rd & Lyndsey)
Oct. 30: Atlanta (the Loft)
Nov. 1: Annapolis, Md. (Ram’s Head)
Nov. 3: Brooklyn, N.Y. (North Six)

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If you’re not busy tonight (or even if you are ), head over to the Turf Club for this show:

89.3 The Current Presents

Askelton (headliner)
Digitata
Jenny Dalton w/ Band
The Amber Estate

The Turf Club
Music at 9:00 pm
$4, Ages 18+

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Solo

AUGUST

9 Urban Lounge, Salt Lake City, UT (headline)
11 Blueberry Hill, St. Louis, MO (headline)
12 The Dame, Lexington, KY (headline)
13 Birdy’s, Indianapolis, IN (headline)
14 Chameleon, Lancaster, PA (headline)
15 Constitution Hall, Washington, D.C. (w/ Foo Fighters)
16 Tower Theatre, Philadelphia, PA (w/ Foo Fighters)
18 Wellfleet Beachcomber, Wellfleet, MA (headline)
19 Southpaw, Brooklyn, NY (headline) (2 shows)
21 Beacon Theatre, New York, NY (w/ Foo Fighters)
22 Wang Center, Boston, MA (w/ Foo Fighters)
23 Hummingbird, Toronto, Ontario (w/ Foo Fighters)
24 Call the Office, London, Ontario (headline)
25 Auditorium Theatre, Chicago, IL (w/ Foo Fighters)
26 Sokol Underground, Omaha, NE (headline)
29 Pantages Theatre, Los Angeles, CA (w/ Foo Fighters)
30 The Catalyst, Santa Cruz, CA (headline)
31 Harlow’s Night Club, Sacramento, CA (headline)

Full Band Tour

SEPTEMBER

29, 30 Greek Theatre, Berkeley, CA
(w/ Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers)

OCTOBER

1 Marquee Theatre, Tempe, AZ
4 Mercy Lounge, Nashville, TN
7 New Daisy Theatre, Memphis, TN
9 Gypsy Tea Ballroom, Dallas, TX
10 La Zona Rosa, Austin, TX
11 Meridian, Houston, TX
13 House of Blues, Lake Buena Vista, FL
14 State Theatre, St. Petersburg, FL
15 Savannah Smiles, Savannah, GA
16 Roxy Theatre, Atlanta, GA
17 Orange Peel, Asheville, NC
18 Sonar, Baltimore, MD
19 World Cafe Live, Philadelphia, PA
20 Warsaw, Brooklyn, NY
22 9:30 Club, Washington, D.C.
23 Irving Plaza, New York, NY
24 Avalon Ballroom, Boston, MA
25 Le National, Montreal, QC
26 Opera House, Toronto, ON
27 Mr. Smalls Theatre, Pittsburgh, PA
28 Headliners, Louisville, KY
30 House of Blues, Cleveland, OH
31 Southgate House, Newport, KY

NOVEMBER

1 Metro, Chicago, IL
2 High Noon Saloon, Madison, WI
3 First Avenue, Minneapolis, MN
5 Pantages Theatre, Winnipeg, MB
6 Conexus Hall, Regina, SK
7 The Odeon, Saskatoon, SK
9 Reds, Edmonton, AB
10 MacEwan Ballroom, Calgary, AB
12 Commodore Ballroom, Vancouver, BC
13 Showbox, Seattle, WA
14 Wonder Ballroom, Portland, OR
15 The Fillmore, San Francisco, CA
17 House of Blues, West Hollywood, CA
18 House of Blues, San Diego, CA
19 House of Blues, Anaheim, CA

yay!