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Matt appears on Norah’s new album, Not Too Late (out Yesterday) on the song Sinkin’ Soon (check out the neat video for it on norahjones.com (under Media). He will be opening for and playing in her “Handsome Band” on her upcoming Tour:

Fri-Apr-13 Wallingford, CT Chevrolet Theatre
Sat-Apr-14 Boston, MA Orpheum Theatre
Sun-Apr-15 Portland, ME Merrill Auditorium @ City Hall
Tue-Apr-17 Providence, RI Providence Performing Art Center
Wed-Apr-18 New York, NY Theatre @ Madison Sq. Garden
Fri-Apr-20 Philadelphia, PA Tower Theatre
Sat-Apr-21 Atlantic City, NJ Borgata Casino
Mon-Apr-23 Washington, DC DAR Constitution Hall
Tue-Apr-24 Greensboro, NC War Memorial Auditorium
Thu-Apr-26 Nashville, TN Ryman Auditorium
Fri-Apr-27 Atlanta, GA Tabernacle
Sat-Apr-28 Asheville, NC Orange Peel ***M Ward only***
Mon-Apr-30 Birmingham, AL BJCC Concert Hall
Tue-May-01 Indianapolis, IN Murat Theatre
Wed-May-02 St. Louis, MO Fox Theatre
Fri-May-04 Ann Arbor, MI Michigan Theatre
Sat-May-05 Milwaukee, WI Riverside Theatre
Sun-May-06 Minneapolis, MN Orpheum Theatre
Tue-May-08 Chicago, IL Chicago Theatre
Wed-May-09 Cleveland, OH The State Theatre @ Playhouse Square
Fri-May-11 Toronto, ONT Massey Hall
Sat-May-12 Montreal, QUE St. Denis Theatre

Pre-sale tickets are already onsale for many of the shows through Music Today.

Dates & info from BV

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Schedule Two is a great Twin Cities based website that films and posts great live videos from various concerts around town. Their site has amassed a great deal of content over the last 2 years or so and is really worth digging around. I recommend the Voxtrot / Tapes N’ Tapes videos from last February at the Entry personally.

Anyway, the reason for this post is to let you know that they have posted 6 videos from The Hold Steady’s 2nd night at First Ave from back in October. The quality of the videos is amazing and you can even download it in a format that is compatible for playing on your iPod!

Source: morecowbell.net

Well i know where i will be this coming Saturday, and if you’re into great local music you should be as well. This is one of the better local lineups i’ve seen in a while:

The Debut (CD Release)
with: White Light Riot, The Alarmists, & Revolver Modele

Saturday, February 3, 2007
The Varsity Theater
1308 4th Street SE
Minneapolis, MN 55414

Doors: 9:00 PM
Ages: 18+
Tickets: $5.00

Buy Tickets

http://www.myspace.com/thedebutrocks
http://www.myspace.com/whitelightriotmusic
http://www.myspace.com/thealarmists
http://www.myspace.com/revolvermodele

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Best known for his work fronting Men At Work, Colin has released some amazing solo records as well. I saw him w/ his band at the Taste of MN a few years ago and enjoyed it, but am REALLY looking forward to seeing him solo acoustic finally.

April 19 -21 Los Angeles CA Largo
April 24 Annapolis MD Rams Head
April 25 Alexandria VA The Birchmere
April 26 New York NY Canal Room
April 27 New York NY Canal Room
April 28 Bay Shore NY Boulton Center
April 29 Sellersville PA Sellersville Theatre
May 1 Philadelphia PA World Café Live
May 2 Chicago IL TBD
May 3 Milwaukee WI Miramar Theatre
May 4 Minneapolis MN Pantages Theatre
May 11 Anchorage AK Discovery Theatre
May 12 Fairbanks AK Davis Concert Hall
May 15 San Francisco CA Red Devil Lounge
May 16 San Francisco CA Red Devil Lounge
May 17 Hillsboro OR WaltersCultural Arts Center
May 18 Hillsboro OR Walters Cultural Arts Center
May 19 Seattle WA Tractor Tavern

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One of my absolute favorite live bands in the world are finally coming back to the Twin Cities:

Fri 04/06/07 Solana Beach, CA Belly Up Tavern
Sat 04/07/07 San Francisco, CA The Fillmore
Mon 04/09/07 Portland, OR Aladdin Theater
Wed 04/11/07 Seattle, WA The Showbox
Thu 04/12/07 Vancouver, BC The Plaza Club
Fri 04/13/07 Boise, ID Egyptian Theatre
Sun 04/15/07 Boulder, CO Boulder Theater
Tue 04/17/07 Minneapolis, MN First Avenue
Wed 04/18/07 Chicago, IL Metro
Fri 04/20/07 Toronto, ON Phoenix Concert Theatre
Sat 04/21/07 Montreal, QC National Cabaret
Sun 04/22/07 Somerville, MA Somerville Theatre
Tue 04/24/07 New York, NY Town Hall
Wed 04/25/07 Philadelphia, PA Theater Of Living Arts
Thu 04/26/07 Washington, DC 9:30 Club

Update: this show is now at First Ave and not the Cedar, which is still mighty fine by me, i just hope they can fill it up!

Source: morecowbell.net

Performers: Plastic Constellations; the Alarmists; the God Damn Doo Wop Band; Black Blondie; the Mood Swings; Dance Band.
Date: Wednesday April 11th, 2007
Where: First Avenue
Doors: TBA
Tickets: TBA
Ages: TBA

Bands will be wearing outfits by local designers.

Source: morecowbell.net

Date: Friday, March 16th, 2007
Where: Foundation Nightclub
Doors: N/A
Tickets: N/A
Ages: N/A

I have been waiting ages to announce a Matthew Dear gig in the Twin Cities, this is very exciting. You can’t miss this one people, Mr. Dear is one of the top techno producers in the world and throws down an epic live set. This date follows his gigs on the Spectral Sound US Residency Tour (2/2 - 3/2). Here is the rest of the tour:

02/02/07 Holocene - Portland, OR
02/03/07 Supper Club - San Francisco, CA
02/10/07 Goblins - Valparaiso,Chile
02/15/07 Sonotheque - Chicago, IL
02/16/07 Subtonic - New York, NY
02/23/07 King King Hollywood - Hollywood, CA
02/24/07 Footwork - Toronto, ON
03/02/07 Minc Lounge - Dallas, TX
03/03/07 Jet Lounge - Houston, TX
03/16/07 Foundation Nightclub - Minneapolis, MN
03/31/07 Lotus Sound Lounge - Vancouver, BC

Source: morecowbell.net

This just in from Wilcoworld.net:

We will be webcasting Jeff Tweedy’s performance from the Paramount Theatre in Charlottesville, Virginia on Wednesday, January 31 via Wilcoworld. Stay tuned for details.

Tin Cup Prophette is opening and the night is set to kick off at 8:00 pm Eastern.

If you haven’t had a chance to check out Sunken Treasure, the DVD of Tweedy’s Pacific Northwest solo tour, we strongly recommend doing so soon. The tracklist is incredible, featuring tracks from the varied projects that Tweedy has been a part of over the years. The performances are top-notch and an invaluable piece of any fan’s collection.

Source: morecowbell.net

The band will be touring in support of their upcoming new record, ‘The Search’, due out March 6th.

March 26th, 2007 Nightlight Lounge Bellingham, WA
March 27th, 2007 The Showbox Seattle, WA
March 28th, 2007 Crystal Ballroom Portland, OR
March 30th, 2007 The Fillmore San Francisco, CA
March 31st, 2007 Mystic Theatre Petaluma, CA
April 3rd, 2007 El Rey Theatre Los Angeles, CA
April 4th, 2007 Belly Up Tavern Solana Beach, CA
April 7th, 2007 Fox Theatre Boulder, CO
April 9th, 2007 First Avenue Minneapolis, MN
April 10th, 2007 Vic Theatre Chicago, IL
April 12th, 2007 Mod Club Toronto, ONT
April 13th, 2007 Higher Ground Burlington, VT
April 14th, 2007 Pearl Street Northampton, MA
April 15th, 2007 Paradise Boston, MA
April 18th, 2007 Irving Plaza New York, NY
April 19th, 2007 Mr. Small’s Pittsburgh, PA
April 20th, 2007 Headliners Louisville, KY
April 21st, 2007 The Pageant St. Louis, MO

Source: vipticketblog.com

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