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Seymour Saves The World (featuring ex-Tapes n’ Tapes and current Cloud Cult bassist Sean Neary) celebrate the release of their second full length album ‘Right Left Upstairs Alone’ tonight at the Varsity Theater. The show is also a CD release celebration for Royalty Records labelmates Zibra Zibra and Middlepicker. Solid Gold and The Wars of 1812 round out the great local bill.

Friday, May 30th, 2008
Varsity Theater
Seymour Saves The World + Zibra Zibra + Middlepicker with Solid Gold & The Wars of 1812
Doors: 7pm
Tickets: $10 (includes a free CD)

Listen to 3 tracks off of Seymour’s new album below:

Rock The Night

Speeding Car

Hey! Hey!

Read an interview with Seymour’s Scott Hefte:

http://howwastheshow.com/index.cfm/action/reviews.view/reviewKey/956

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Saturday, November 24!

All Ages show:
Top Secret Location
5:00 P.M.

Pretty Boy Thorson and the Falling Angels
Baby Guts
The Strait A’s!!!

Free!

21+ Show:
Hexagon Bar
9:00 P.M.

His Mischief
Mute Era
Baby Guts

The EP is a release of 200 CD’s and 100 cassettes, hand-numbered and hand-assembled, with hand-stamped artwork by Cory Speets (the mastermind behind His Mischief’s album art). -VL

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(EARLY)
Others: Power Struggle & The Show Is The Rainbow
Date: Saturday December 22nd, 2007
Where: The Turf Club
Time: 5pm
Tickets: $10
Ages: AA

(LATE)
Others: Power Struggle & The Show Is The Rainbow
Date: Saturday December 22nd, 2007
Where: The Turf Club
Time: 9pm
Tickets: $10
Ages:21+

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Openers: The Chambermaids, Mute Era, Vampire Hands
Date: Friday November 16th, 2007
Where: The Hexagon Bar
Time: 9pm
Tickets: $no cover$
Ages: 21+

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Blind Shake (CD Release) @ Turf Club
Openers: France Has the Bomb, FOGPTFFSOTWOTE (ex. Low, Cows) The Retainers
Date: Friday November 9th, 2007
Where: The Turf Club
Time: 9pm
Tickets: $tba
Ages: 21+

Big Trouble @ 331 Club
Date: Friday November 9th, 2007
Where: The 331 Club
Time: 9pm
Tickets: $no cover$
Ages: 21+

Big Trouble dates after the jump…

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One of the best local bills all year will take place tomorrow night at the Varsity Theater in Dinkytown.

Photo by Steve Cohen

Dan Israel will be celebrating the release of his 9th album (and quite possibly his best work yet) Turning along with Molly Maher, Stook! and Martin Devaney (who heads up Dan’s label, Eclectone Records).

Joining Dan will be an all-star cast as well:

Marc Perlman (Jayhawks, Golden Smog), Dave Boquist (Son Volt), JoAnna James, Molly Maher, Martin Devaney, Janey Winterbauer (Astronaut Wife, Basement Apartment, Golden Smog), Andra Suchy (Honeydogs, the Dollys), Stook!, pedal steel maestro John Schjolberg, Jon Duncan (Trailer Trash), Jenny Russ (Holiday Ranch), Jeff Kleinbaum, and, of course, the Cultivators - Dave Russ and Kris Bowring.

Turning is receiving awesome press, see for yourself:

Reveille Magazine feature
Perfect Porride interview
St. Cloud Times feature
Culture Bully

photo by Alexa Jones

Stook! is celebrating his second release, When The Needle Hit the Wax, which is being released on the newly minted Draw Fire Records.

Much like Dan’s record, Stook’s album is also receiving fantastic press/reviews:

Reveille Magazine feature
City Pages feature
Star Tribune feature

Friday, Oct. 26
Varsity Theater
doors at 8 pm, music at 9 pm
21+ show,$8 cover

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Paul Fonafra, currently a member of Spaghetti Western String Co. and formerly of Devotchka, moved to the Twin Cities mere months ago. Tonight he releases his second full-length record entitled “The Bricks Might Breathe Again” @ The Varsity Theater along with Spaghetti Western and Mike Gunther & His Restless Souls.

Steve Mcpherson sat down with Paul to chat and record some exclusive MP3 cuts.

Check the “Painted Saints” interview and audio coverage out on Reveille Mag…

(Happy Birthday Steve!)

Painted Saints (CD Release) @ Varsity Theater

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Openers: Mike Gunther, Spaghetti Western String Co.
Date: Friday October 12th, 2007
Where: The Varsity Theater
Time: 9:00 PM
Tickets: $7
Ages: 18+

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Two nights in a row @ The Hexagon Bar this weekend!

“The Patron” CD Release Show
Openers: young dudes, styrofoam duck, whitejazz
Date: Friday October 12th, 2007
Where: The Hexagon Bar
Time: 10:00 PM
Tickets: No cover
Ages: 21+

Openers: VAMPIRE HANDS, MUTE ERA, THUNDER IN THE VALLEY
Date: Saturday October 13th, 2007
Where: The Hexagon Bar
Time: 10:00 PM
Tickets: No cover
Ages: 21+

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Date: Monday October 8th, 2007
Where: Seventh Street Entry
Doors: 8pm
Tickets: $10
Ages: 21+ Check out the independent film called “Mutual Appreciation” starring members of Bishop Allen and directed by Andrew Bujalski

Also watch this video of the Bishop Allen song “Like Castanets”

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There are plenty of tickets left to The Bad Plus tonight and a bad-ass student discount(-10$) as well. Call the box office @ 612.377.2224 or show up before the show starts @ 7:30pm and you should be able to get tickets. As of yesterday the venue was only about half sold (590/1200)

Q&A with Bad Plus drummer David King (Reveille Mag)

(digital paul)