In Winnipeg Music News...Timber Timbre @ The Park Theatre; Kid Koala @ The WECC

Mark then highlight and underline this one on your calendar: Timber Timbre performs at the Park Theatre on May 26th, touring in support of his much-anticipated second effort, Creep On, Creepin’ On. Look for the new album on April 5th via Arts & Crafts.

DJ/Turntablist Kid Koala returns to Winnipeg for a date at the West End Cultural Centre on April 21st; joining him on the bill is local hip-hop act Magnum KI.

Whilst on the subject of the WECC, singer-songwriter Hayes Carll plays there on May 29th.

Rapper Tech N9Ne drops by the Pyramid on May 16th.

Finally, some bad news for those secretly hoping one day for a pre-Machina Smashing Pumpkins all-original-lineup tour (ie - me):  July 4th sees a still-active A Perfect Circle (Maynard, James Iha, et al.) return to Winnipeg for a show at the Centennial Concert Hall.

And now, back to dreaming…

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In The Future...Sleigh Bells/Neon Indian Co-headlining Show @ The Pyramid

Wickedly exciting double-bill going down at the Pyramid on May 21st: noise-pop makers Sleigh Bells (above) co-headlines with indie-dance purveyors Neon Indian. Definitely be seeing you there.

Also, Burlington’s Sandman Viper Command rock the Standard on March 26th.

And, lastly, one of Nick Hornby’s fave songwriter’s Jackson Browne cordially invites you to spend an evening with him on April 2nd at the Centennial Concert Hall.  By cordially I mean if you pay 70 or so bones for a ticket.

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In The Future...Pixes to play Doolittle @ The Centennial Concert Hall

They've been called all the important adjectives a band could ever dream of: omnipotent, influential, legendary, cerebral. Heck, I've even read unfuckwithable.

They are, of course, The Pixies, the reunited late 80s/early 90s alt-rock act led by incomparable frontman Black Francis, and best know, perhaps, for their seminal outing, Doolittle. And for fans of that mighty record, the Pixies are scheduled to play it in its entirety at the Centennial Concert Hall on April 27th.

Not sure when public ticket sales go down, but scuttlebutt has it some presale tickets will be served up this Friday morning on the band's website.

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