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“The Invisible Lighthouse – Film and Live Performance by Thomas Dolby” Touring United States

November 4, 2013 by Jason DeBord 1 Comment

Following a successful run in the UK in September and October, Thomas Dolby is bringing his special theatrical experience to the United States in November. “The Invisible Lighthouse – Film and Live Performance by Thomas Dolby” is a screening of his documentary along with his live “transmedia” performance of the accompanying soundtrack. The film is about the closure of a lighthouse on an island off the East Anglian coast that served as an airfield, testing ground for experimental weapons, and home to the main transmission network for the BBC World Service. [Read more…]

Anna Nalick To Play West Coast Concert Dates in California, Oregon, and Washington in November

November 4, 2013 by Jason DeBord Leave a Comment

Singer-songwriter Anna Nalick is scheduled to play a handful of concert dates along the West Coast this month. The critically acclaimed artist is best known for her debut album, Wreck of the Day, which featured the hit song “Breathe (2 AM)”, and she has since released a second studio album, Broken Doll & Odds & Ends. [Read more…]

Chvrches Embark on Massive World Tour Beginning in November, Supporting “The Bones of What You Believe”

November 4, 2013 by Jason DeBord 1 Comment

The Scottish synthpop group Chvrches is kicking off a massive world tour this month, beginning with a dozen dates in the United States before hitting the UK, Asia, Australia and New Zealand, and Europe. Their debut studio album, The Bones of What You Believe, debuted in September. [Read more…]

KMFDM Plays “Kunst” Across United States with Two Dozen Concerts in October and November

November 4, 2013 by Jason DeBord Leave a Comment

KMFDM, the pioneering industrial band with origins going back to the early 80s in Germany, is in the midst of a U.S. tour that kicked off in Boise a few weeks ago and is terminating on the West Coast. The current incarnation of the band is supporting their latest studio album, Kunst, which was released earlier this year. [Read more…]

Sinead O’Connor Returns to United States for Her “The American Kindness Tour” in November and December

November 4, 2013 by Jason DeBord Leave a Comment

Grammy Award-winning Irish singer-songwriter Sinead O’Connor will be performing in a series of concerts across the United States, kicking off tonight with three consecutive shows in Chicago. Her most recent album, How About I Be Me (And You Be You)?, was released last year. [Read more…]

Charli XCX with Kitten and LIZ at Slim’s | San Francisco, California | 11/1/2013 (Concert Review)

November 3, 2013 by Jason DeBord 2 Comments

Charli XCX’s first U.S. headlining tour kicked off this past week, making an early stop in San Francisco at Slim’s last night to a dedicated and enthusiastic young crowd. The high energy evening kicked off with opening sets by LIZ and Kitten, providing a showcase of music with three young women fronting acts with three different styles of music. While Charli has been making music and performing going back several years, she broke much wider into the pop culture consciousness in the past year with Icona Pop’s “I Love It”, which she wrote and also provided vocals to in the hit pop song. Her own music, off her debut album True Romance, is a bit more experimental and darker by contrast, which is why she gave the song to the synthpop Swedish duo for their own album. Charli has had a productive time since I last saw her opening for Santigold in the Summer of 2012, having toured with Coldplay, Paramore, Marina and the Diamonds, as well as put out a lot of new music and music videos like the recently released “SuperLove“. She is definitely one to continue to watch as she forges her own unique path through the music industry. She put on a great show last night and really seems to have grown into having a real command on the stage (with new band in tow) and has inspired and sparked the imagination of a generation of fans.

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MS MR at The Independent | San Francisco, California | 10/21/2013 (Concert Review)

October 22, 2013 by Jason DeBord 1 Comment

“Thank you so, so much for being here tonight. It means so, so much to us.” Lizzy Plapinger, the “MS” in MS MR thanking the crowd at the Independent in San Francisco last night for being “early adopters” of their music, while the “MR” half, Max Hershenow, preps the crowd for the last song of the night, “Hurricane”. Appropriately enough, the new band has taken the music industry by storm with their phenomenal first studio album, Secondhand Rapture, which I certainly rank as one of the Top 10 Albums of 2013. Their unique blend of at once dark and poppy electronic music has taken me back to those same feelings I had when I found Yazoo 30 years ago (with another male-female duo in Vince Clarke and Alison Moyet), though updated and reflective of our time today. This was the third of three sell out shows at The Independent in the past week, which is remarkable since it was only four months ago that I saw them take the same stage supporting CSS back in June. In much the same way Imagine Dragons graduated from The Independent (they played there as well earlier this year) to filling sports arenas, I suspect that MS MR will continue on with their upward trajectory, carried by their awesome music and brilliant live performances, which sound as sublime as the studio recordings. This is definitely a tour that fan who are lucky enough to check out will not forget.

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Alison Moyet to Make Rare Three Date Concert Stop in California and New York in November for “The Minutes”

October 18, 2013 by Jason DeBord 1 Comment

Alison Moyet, who is personally one of my all-time favorite vocalists, will be making just three concert appearances in the U.S. this year – two in California and one in New York – in support of 2013’s The Minutes. The English singer-songwriter has published seven solo albums following her collaboration with Vince Clarke (Depeche Mode, Erasure) as Yaz (or Yazoo in the UK). This is definitely one of the tours I’ve most been looking forward to all year, so I expect it to be amazing. [Read more…]

Mazzy Star Launch North American Tour in Support of “Seasons of Your Day”, First New Album in 17 Years

October 18, 2013 by Jason DeBord 2 Comments

Hope Sandoval and David Roback’s Mazzy Star launched their first new album in 17 years, Seasons of Your Day, last month, and are kicking off a modest North American tour running the month of November. It definitely ranks as one of the best albums of the year, so it should be a fantastic concert tour. [Read more…]

Cameo Holds Special Concert Engagement at Yoshi’s Oakland and Yoshi’s San Francisco, including “Funky Halloween”

October 17, 2013 by Jason DeBord Leave a Comment

American funk group Cameo will be having special concerts at Yoshi’s San Francisco on October 31std and at Yoshi’s Oakland on November 2nd. The band, best known for 80s hit “Word Up!”, will have a special Halloween show on the 31st, with a “70s vs 80s” costume contest. There will be two shows (early and later) on each date, so four concerts in total. [Read more…]