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Farah Siraj at the Cedar (18 Apr 2025)

Farah Siraj at the Cedar Cultural Center (18 Apr 2025) Tour Dates APR 26 Minot Area Council of the Arts Minot, ND MAY 04 Mueller Center Hot Springs, SD MAY 09 Red Rock Center for the Arts Fairmont, MN JUN 19 The Bassment Saskatoon, SK JUN 20 Vancouver International Jazz Festival 2025 Jun 21 - Jun 22 Victoria International Jazz Festival Read More Farah Siraj Jordan's Musical Ambassadress, Farah Siraj will headline the Cedar Cultural Center on April 18, 2025. Siraj writes: Our @arts_midwest tours always start and end ...

The Cedar Cultural Center was a hub of world music on Friday night with musicians from around the globe.

Opening the evening was Genet Abate, a singer from Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, now living in Minneapolis.

Abate took the stage in colorful attire to sing songs of the local tribes in her east African country. She said she was planning to have dancers with her, but the best laid plans had her taking the stage as a solo act.

In between songs, she took questions from the audience and said that it was a year before that she played the same stage. She said she is part of a band that has taken part in the Twin Cities Jazz Festival, then added that any upcoming shows can be found on her Instagram account.

Farah Siraj next took the stage with an intimate group of musicians that included a Flamenco guitarist, Andreas Arnold, and Kane Mathis playing the Turkish Oud. Siraj is from Amman, Jordan, but she is a citizen of the world, moving to Spain at the age of sixteen; studying musical composition at Trinity College of Music in London and graduating from the Berklee College of Music in Boston. Along the way she has absorbed musical genres like flamenco, tango, jazz, middle eastern music and a splash of pop.

Siraj said the Cedar was the first stop on her North American Tour. She said we were lucky to have such a place in the Twin Cities for not many music venues highlight global music.

Siraj started off the evening with a new song on her upcoming album “Ya Bahr” which means “sea” in Arabic. She then asked if there were any lovers of flamenco and asked the crowd to make noise. “Don’t be shy. I love it.”

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Farah Siraj at the Cedar (18 Apr 2025)

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Jax: May 3 to May 5, 2025

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Two Friends at Decca Live (03 May 2025) Read More Decca Live There’s another new music venue in Jacksonville called Decca Live. This brand-new concert venue (and Rooftop Bar) had a sold-out grand-opening show with Kaskade on January 31, 2025. …

03 May 2025 Saturday
Two Friends
at Decca Live
deccalive.com

Acclaimed producer/DJ duo Two Friends have sold out Decca Live, in Jacksonville, on May 3, 2025, as part of their Heatwave: The Tour.

Two Friends share, “We’re so insanely excited to bring Heatwave: The Tour across North America. With each tour, we always try to elevate and create an entirely unique experience for our fans. Heatwave will be our biggest endeavor yet with so many surprises and new music in store. This is phase one with more to come… let’s make it hot!”

We attended the new-ish venue, Decca Live in Feb 2025 and noted, “ Since the venue is still new (only opened for 24 days!) I’ll talk about the venue. It is near the Jaguars Stadium (EverBank Stadium) and VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena, so there’s plenty of parking meters and pay lots everywhere. The meters are not enforced after 6pm on weekdays or all weekends… so free street parking is great, but it might have a different story on a game night. I parked about two blocks from Decca Live, which is just perfect, in my opinion. Currently, there’s a ton of constructions everywhere in downtown, so anything can change at the last minute. As for Decca Live, it has a very similar setup to the Fine Line Music Café, in Minneapolis. It’s a long rectangular room, with the bar on the left, and on the right are VIP seating. There’s also a VIP balcony, which offers a good view of the stage and dancefloor. For these kinds of venues, if you want a good view and refused to pay for VIP, you need to get in early and park yourself near the stage. There are no barriers, so you will be right next to the band for a great view.”

Tour dates:

Apr. 18, 2025 Breakaway Music Festival Arizona 2025 Mesa, Arizona

Apr. 30, 2025 HEATWAVE TOUR - Red Rocks Morrison, CO

May. 2, 2025 Fourth Street Live! Louisville, KY

May. 3, 2025 Decca Live Jacksonville, FL

May. 10, 2025 LIV NIGHTCLUB Miami Beach, FL

May. 25, 2025 Indy 500 Snake Pit 2025 Indianapolis, IN

May. 30, 2025 Encore Beach Club Las Vegas, NV

May. 31, 2025 Big Bootie Land Seattle, WA

Jun. 13, 2025 The Brooklyn Mirage Brooklyn, NY

Jun. 22, 2025 XS Las Vegas Las Vegas, NV

Jun. 27, 2025 KC Live! Kansas City, MO

Jul. 2, 2025 Encore Beach Club Las Vegas, NV

Jul. 4, 2025 Lazy Gators Lake Ozark, MO

Jul. 5, 2025 HQ2 Beachclub Atlantic City, NJ

Jul. 10, 2025 Rock the Park 2025 London, ON

Jul. 11, 2025 XS Las Vegas Las Vegas, NV

Jul. 25, 2025 XS Las Vegas Las Vegas, NV

Aug. 2, 2025 Lollapalooza Chicago 2025 Chicago, IL

Aug. 22, 2025 Encore Beach Club Las Vegas, NV

Intocable at Florida Theatre (03 May 2025)

03 May 2025 Saturday
Intocable
at Florida Theatre
floridatheatre.com

Tejano/Norteño group Intocable (translated to English as “Untouchable”) is headlining the Florida Theatre, in Jacksonville, Florida, on May 3, 2025. The band’s latest Modus operandi-antologia (Modus operandi anthology) is out now.

Tour dates:

Apr 18 Charlotte, NC · Ovens Auditorium

Apr 19 Raleigh, NCS · Raleigh Memorial Auditorium

May 2 North Charleston, SC · North Charleston Coliseum & Performing Arts Center

May 3 Jacksonville, FL · Florida Theatre

May 9 Pachuca, Mexico · Auditorio Explanada Pachuca

May 17 Elizabeth, NJ · Ritz Theatre & Performing Arts Center

May 18 Tysons, VA · Capital One Hall

May 24 Los Mochis, Mexico · Estadio Emilio Ibarra Almada

May 30 Mexicali, Mexico · Plaza de Toros “Calafia”

Jun 13 Fresno, CA · Fresno Convention & Entertainment Center

Jun 14 Ontario, CA · Toyota Arena

Jun 20 Sacramento, CA · Sacramento Memorial Auditorium

Jun 21 Bakersfield, CA · Mechanics bank theater

Jun 22 Pala, CA · Starlight Theater

Jun 27 Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Mexico · Foro Chiapas

Jun 28 Villahermosa, Mexico · Teatro al aire libre

Jul 25 Charlotte, NC · Ovens Auditorium

Jul 26 Raleigh, NC · Martin Marietta Center

Jul 26 Raleigh, NC · Meymandi Concert Hall

Dot Dot Dot at Florida Theatre (05 May 2025)

05 May 2025 Monday
Dot Dot Dot
at Florida Theatre
floridatheatre.com

Dot Dot Dot is a new musical based on Creatrilogy trio of award-winning picture books by New York Times bestselling author Peter H. Reynolds: The Dot, Ish, and Sky Color. Adapted by Composers Keelay Gipson and Sam Salmond, the musical, like the series, celebrates the power of originality, self-expression, and opening our eyes to look beyond the expected.

The musical is about Marisol (Sky Color), who goes on searching for emerging talent… leading her to meet Vashti (The Dot) and Ramon (Ish).

Note: Two showings available, 10am and 12pm.

If your band is coming to the Jacksonville/St Augustine area, please email details to [email protected] with a good lead time. Thank you.

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mssv at Turf Club (18 Apr 2025)

mssv at Turf Club (18 Apr 2025) mssv Setlist On and On Hypocrite Careful What You Wish For Even So Another All Things Come If Anybody Else Could Help Boat Song No Words See Through You OK to Change Another World (Richard Hell & the Voidoids cover) Human Reaction Tour Dates Apr 19 Gabe's Iowa City, Ia Apr 20 Recordbar Kansas City, Mo Apr 21 Reverb Lounge Omaha, Ne Apr 22 Fisch Haus Wichita, Ks Apr 23 Chelsea's Eureka Springs, Ar Apr 24 Venue Shrine Tulsa, Ok Apr 25 Golden Light Cantina Amarillo, Tx Apr 26 Cocoon Santa Fe, Nm Apr 27 Orpheum Theater Flagstaff, Az Apr 28 Griffin Las Vegas, Nv Apr 29 Bakersfield Sound Co. Bakersfield, Ca Apr 30 Torch Club Sacramento, Ca May 1 Miniplex Arcata, Ca May 2 Bottom Of The Hill San Francisco, Ca May 3 Zebulon Los Angeles, Ca Read More MSSV MSSV Main Steam Stop Valve (Mike Baggetta, Stephen Hodges, Mike Watt), recordBar, $13 The newest experimental rock incarnation from Minuteman bassist ...

Although it might not have been obvious from the billing, a night at Turf Club had a host of luminaries as mssv came to St. Paul to play.

The Charlie Parr Trio kicked things off for the evening. Parr is, quite simply, a prolific artist. He has nearly 20 full length albums and an unbelievable number of other released material. He is a machine when it comes to shows, including a January residency at Turf Club for the last several years. He plays a blues country/blues rock style both solo and in bands like this concert’s trio. Although no one was making a big deal of it, the bassist for the trio was none other than Greg Norton, of Hüsker Dü fame. (Bob Mould also happens to be in town, playing at The Palace on the 19th.)

Parr and company hit the first song running. It was a long tune giving everyone a chance to get going, with Parr’s vocals and Norton’s bass work a highlight. A bit of banter about how Parr didn’t like to be standing while playing guitar (but was “going to do it anyway”), also revealed they only had “a couple more songs” before mssv. And given the style of music for the evening, perhaps the fewer but longer songs was the way to go. Drummer Billy Dankert helped hold the center on the second song, keeping the instrumental and vocal sections well connected.

We got a Bob Dylan cover, Ballad of Hollis Brown, and crossed the thirty-minute mark early in the third song of the set. The key here were those alternating instrumental sections with the lyrics; it provided an obvious sign to the audience that the musical sections were key, but none were so long that you lost track of what was going on, and the vocal sections were never too far away. It was a great opportunity for some these excellent musicians to jam within given constraints. Norton’s bass work in the latter part of the song was masterful while always being in support of the music. And as they ended their third song at 45 minutes, the Charlie Parr Trio exited the stage.

mssv, short for Main Steam Stop Valve, is a trio with Mike Baggetta (guitar), Mike Watt (bass), and Stephen Hodges (drums). All three members have long and varied musical track records. This current band lies squarely in the experimental rock genre: unorthodox song structures, improvisational performances and a distinct lack of commercial aspirations. mssv showed that off in spades as they got to the stage.

They started with On and On from the most recent album and Baggetta’s guitar work was off the charts. They simply transitioned into the second song, and you got the feeling that talk from the band might be pretty limited. It amused me that Watt was seated in an old-fashioned looking chair and was largely faded away from the audience. The second song, Hypocrite, was very free form and gave us Watt yelling that one word for backup vocals. As they got started on the third song, it was clear that mssv was there simply to rock. No bluster, no comedy or patter, just the music. Watt took over for some of the vocals on the third song, Careful What You Wish For and was a great contrast.

The jazz background and training for Baggetta became obvious as you listened to the band, particularly on a song like Even So. A strange interlude with Hodges also playing a jingle bell had an off-kilter feel, but quickly rolled back into the rock & roll sound. It got a little harder to tell start and end of songs, though a full stop helped reset and give the crowd a chance to cheer their appreciation. A quieter number got going with a repetitive structure that allowed some improvisations and variations on the theme. It ended with some very improvisational riffs with Watt mostly slapping his bass and Baggetta in full jazz mode. Right as it seemed the band might go off the rails of rock noise, they again moved into the next song. It was quite the display at a band performance level, as they deftly rode a line of traditional songs while giving themselves room to play as they wanted.

A wildly quiet They Can’t Take That Away From Me eventually shut the entire crowd up by the time Watt took over again on vocals and Hodges basically gone silent on percussion. Just as it ended, they launched into a funk inspired song that completely reset the mood. mssv has a seasoned approach that kept the evening moving forward in an enjoyable way. The next few songs flowed from one into the next, with Baggetta having more or less on the lyrical side. At one point, a simple shouted word “bass” from Watt had the crowd laughing and cheering and mssv was starting to head to the end of the set. As they got to the end, they finally talked a little and Watt was effusive in his thanks for the openers, the crowd and then parlayed that into Another World, with him at lead vocals. We also got a long expected extended drum solo from Hodges. Human Reaction was an excellent song to end on, and mssv started packing up their gear. It ended a night of some great individual performers coming together and sharing the stage with each other and the audience.

Billy Dankert

Charlie Parr Trio

Greg Norton

Charlie Parr

Stephen Hodges

Mike Baggetta

Mike Watt

mssv at Turf Club (18 Apr 2025)

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Minneapolis: This Week (04/27/2025)

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Joywave at Varsity Theater (23 Apr 2025) Read More Joywave That was completely the vibe for Rochester, NY’s Joywave as they played an hour-long set, in support of fourth album, Cleanse, released in February. Singer Daniel Armbruster ...

23 Apr 2025 Wednesday

Joywave
with little image
at Varsity Theater
livenation.com

Rochester-based band Joywave will be headlining the Varsity Theater, in Minneapolis, on April 23rd, 2025, in support of Permanent Pleasure.

Joywave at the Granada (30 Aug 2022)

We saw Joywave in Aug 2022, and noted that “That was completely the vibe for Rochester, NY’s Joywave as they played an hour-long set, in support of fourth album, Cleanse, released in February. Singer Daniel Armbruster and band even all dressed as wash attendants, complete with name-badge matching jumpsuits and the back-end frame of a Corvette against the back screen, provided additional stage lighting. In addition to their big beats and irresistible indie poptronica blend, the band and Armbruster’s stage presence is often quirky, purposely ironic, self-deprecating, and honest, all of which makes for very relatable and affectionate banter.”

Dallas alt-pop trio little image to open.

Joywave and little image US Tour Dates:

April 16: New Haven, CT @ Toads Place

April 17: Albany, NY @ Empire Live

April 18: Baltimore, MD @ Soundstage

April 19: Cleveland, OH @ The Roxy

April 21: Grand Rapids, MI @ The Intersection

April 22: Madison, WI @ The Sylvee

April 23: Minneapolis, MN @ Varsity Theater

April 24: Des Moines, IA @ Wooly’s

April 26: Kansas City, MO @ The Truman

April 28: Boulder, CO @ Fox Theatre

April 30: Boise, ID @ Treefort Music Hall

May 02: Sacramento, CA @ Ace Of Spades

May 03: Pioneertown, CA @ Pappy & Harriets

May 05: Tucson, AZ @ 191 Toole

May 06: Santa Fe, NM @ Meow Wolf

May 07: Oklahoma City, OK @ Beer City Music Hall

May 09: Nashville, TN @ Eastside Bowl

May 10: Birmingham, AL @ Saturn

May 11: Pensacola, FL @ Vinyl Music Hall

May 13: Fort Lauderdale, FL @ Culture Room

May 15: St. Petersburg, FL @ Jannus Live

May 16: Jacksonville, FL @ The Underbelly

May 17: Charleston, SC @ Music Farm

May 19: Asheville, NC @ The Grey Eagle

May 21: Jersey City, NJ @ White Eagle Hall

May 22: Stroudsburg, PA @ Sherman Theater

Miya Folick at Amsterdam Bar & Hall (23 Apr 2025) Read More Miya Folick Los Angeles’s vocalist, songwriter and producer Miya Folick will be headlining the 7th Street Entry on September 29th. The musician have been around since 2015 with her ...

23 Apr 2025 Wednesday

Miya Folick
with Olivia Kaplan
at Amsterdam Bar & Hall
first-avenue.com

Miya Folick is on her “Erotica Veronica: The Tour”, in support of the third album Erotica Veronica (Nettwerk). The tour will stop by the Amsterdam Bar & Hall, in St Paul, on April 23, 2025.

Miya Folick at 7th Street Entry (29 Sep 2023)

We saw Miya Folick in Sep 2023, and noted that “Miya Folick next took the stage with a pink-enameled guitar as she howled “Give It to Me” from her eponymous EP. Folick has one of the more unusual musical backgrounds. She is half Russian and half Japanese. The first musical instrument she learned was the taiko drum at her Buddhist temple. She went to NYU to study acting, graduated from USC with a degree in theater, then realized that she didn’t much care for the process of obtaining acting roles. So she put a want ad on Tinder to look for a band, as she told the BBC: "I realised that most people in LA were on Tinder and, of those people, many were probably musicians - so I just made a profile that said 'looking for a band' and put my Instagram handle on it.””

Olivia Kaplan to open.

Tour dates:

4/23 - St Paul, MN @ Amsterdam Bar and Hall

4/24 - Chicago, IL @ Subterranean

4/25 - Detroit, MI @ El Club

4/27 - Toronto, ON @ Velvet Underground

4/29 - Allston, MA @ Brighton Music Hall

4/30 - Brooklyn, NY @ Brooklyn Made

5/1 - Washington, DC @ The Atlantis

5/9 - Phoenix, AZ @ Valley Bar

5/11 - Denver, CO @ Bluebird Theater

5/12 - Salt Lake City, UT @ Kilby Court

5/15 - Vancouver, BC @ Biltmore Cabaret

5/16 - Seattle, WA @ Madame Lou’s

5/17 - Portland, OR @ Holocene

5/21 - Los Angeles, CA @ Lodge Room

5/22 - San Francisco, CA @ Cafe du Nord

5/23 - Napa, CA @ BottleRock Festival

Twin Tribes & The Chameleons at Varsity Theater (25 Apr 2025) Read More Chameleons 2024 has become a year of Strange Times in reality, so it’s fitting that Manchester UK band Chameleons returns to live stages and radio airwaves, both to revisit their classic 80’s post-punk …

25 Apr 2025 Friday

Twin Tribes & The Chameleons
at Varsity Theater
livenation.com

The Darker Skies Tour is coming to the Varsity Theater, in Minneapolis, on April 25, 2025. This is a co-headlining tour with Twin Tribes and The Chameleons.

Chameleons at recordBar (04 Nov 2024)

We saw Chameleons in Nov 2024, and wrote, “2024 has become a year of Strange Times in reality, so it’s fitting that Manchester UK band Chameleons returns to live stages and radio airwaves, both to revisit their classic 80’s post-punk era material, as well give their fans some new music for the first time in over two decades. “….Finally!!!” bassist and lead singer Mark Burgess (editor's note: officially known as Vox now) said, elated and smiling , taking the stage to begin their headlining set. To recall, the band was scheduled to play this same venue back in June (after playing an initial reunion gig the year before with The Mission UK) but the group’s van stalled the morning the show between here and Denver. ”

Tour dates:

Apr 25 Minneapolis MN Varsity Theater

Apr 26 Chicago IL Vampire’s Ball

Apr 28 Toronto ON Opera House

Apr 29 Montreal QC Society for Arts & Technology

Apr 30 Boston MA Big Night Live

May 1 Ardmore PA Ardmore Music Hall

May 2 Norwalk CT District Music Hall

May 3 Brooklyn NY Warsaw

May 4 Silver Spring MD The Fillmore

Yukimi at Fine Line (25 Apr 2025) Read More Little Dragon The last time we saw Sweden’s Little Dragon was in May 2015 and we said, “I'm happy to report that Little Dragon is all grown up. Since we last saw the Swedish band in November 2009 …

25 Apr 2025 Friday

Yukimi (of Little Dragon)
at Fine Line
first-avenue.com

Yukimi (of Little Dragon) is on a solo tour, in support of her debut album For You (due March 28 via Ninja Tune)… stopping by the Fine Line, in Minneapolis, on April 25, 2025.

Little Dragon at First Ave (28 May 2015)

We saw Little Dragon in May 2015, and wrote, “Ten minutes before Little Dragon taking the stage, two full songs were played before their arrival. Slowly the band entered the stage, one by one, with singer Yukimi Nagano coming on last - wearing an over-the-top furry dress and ballet outfit. After the initial shock, the fans quickly forgot the fancy dress and just danced away to all the songs. I'm happy to report that Little Dragon is all grown up. Since we last saw the Swedish band in November 2009 (six years ago), the band has grown in terms of sound, stage, and fanbase.”

North American Tour Dates:

4/23 - Minneapolis, MN @ 7th St. Entry*

4/16 - New York, NY @ Irving Plaza

4/18 - Washington, DC @ Atlantis

4/19 - Cambridge, MA @ The Sinclair

4/22 - Toronto, CA @ The AXIS Club

4/24 - Chicago, IL @ Thalia Hall

4/25 - Minneapolis, MN @ Fine Line

4/27 - Denver, CO @ Bluebird Theatre

4/29 - Portland, OR @ Wonder Ballroom

4/30 - Seattle, WA @ The Crocodile

5/2 - San Francisco, CA @ The Fillmore

5/3 - San Diego, CA @ House of Blues

5/4 - Los Angeles @ The Fonda

Martin Sexton at Dakota Jazz Club (26 Apr 2025) Read More Martin Sexton It featured a full headlining set from KT Tunstall (she's been co-headlining around the country with Martin Sexton, meaning a shortened setlist), and may be the last national …

26 Apr 2025 Saturday

Martin Sexton
at Dakota Jazz Club
dakotacooks.com

Legendary singer songwriter Martin Sexton is on the road again, this time with a twist. He’s performing The Beatles’ Abbey Road album in its entirety, as well as some of his original music. The Boston based artist is well known for both his guitar work and his signature vocal style, having regularly released albums since 1992’s In the Journey.

Tour dates

Apr 11 04 Center Austin, TX

Apr 12 The Kessler Theater Dallas, TX

Apr 13 The Heights Theater Houston, TX

Apr 15 TempleLive Fort Smith, AR

Apr 16 TempleLive Wichita, KS

Apr 17 Knuckleheads Kansas City, MO

Apr 18 Sheldon Concert Hall St. Louis, MO

Apr 19 The Bur Oak Madison, WI

Apr 19 The Bur Oak Madison, WI

Apr 22 The Kent Stage Kent, OH

Apr 23 Wealthy Theatre Grand Rapids, MI

Apr 24 Vivarium Keller Williams Milwaukee, WI

Apr 25 Redstone Room Davenport, IA

Apr 26 Dakota Minneapolis, MN

Apr 29 The ELM Bozeman, MT

Apr 30 The Wilma Missoula, MT

May 1 Liberty Theatre Hailey, ID

May 3 Blue Note Napa Napa, CA

May 3 Blue Note Napa Napa, CA

May 4 Blue Note Napa Napa, CA

May 4 Blue Note Napa Napa, CA

May 6 Soho Restaurant Santa Barbara, CA

May 7 The Regent Theater Los Angeles, CA

May 8 Belly Up Solana Beach, CA

May 9 191 Toole Tucson, AZ

May 10 FUSION Albuquerque, NM

May 11 UNIT B, by Chocolate Maven Santa Fe, NM

May 30 Avalon Theatre Easton, MD

May 31 Outpost in the Burbs Montclair, NJ

Jun 1 Greenwich Odeum East Greenwich, RI

Jun 5 Daryl's House Pawling, NY

Jun 6 The Colonial Theatre Keene, NH

Jun 7 Aura Portland, ME

Djo at Palace Theatre (26 Apr 2025) Read More Stranger Things I’ve been enjoying Stranger Things since it debut in 2016, and, personally speaking, I think Season 4 is one of their strongest season yet. The show’s really matured, and that’s … Post Animal Chicago’s heavy, prog psychedelic rock band Post Animal released their sophomore album Forward Motion Godyssey on February 14, 2020, via Polyvinyl, and will be doing a national …

26 Apr 2025 Saturday

Djo
with Post Animal
at Palace Theatre
first-avenue.com

Djo, the musical project of actor / producer / songwriter Joe Keery (from Stranger Things and Fargo), will be headlining the Palace Theatre, in St Paul, on April 26, 2025. Djo’s latest The Crux will be out April 4 on AWAL.

Post Animal at Fine Line (17 June 2023)

Post Animal to open. We saw Post Animal in March 2016 and wrote, “Opening the show was Chicago’s heavy, prog psychedelic rock band Post Animal with a 45-min set. The Chicago six-piece features Dalton Allison (bass/vocals), Jake Hirshland (guitar/keyboard/vocals), Javi Reyes (guitar/vocals), Wesley Toledo (drums/vocals), and Matt Williams (guitar/vocals). Everyone in the band took turn to take lead vocals at some point in their set, so it felt like there was really no one band leader. They played songs from their new self-produced Love Gibberish album, co-written by the entire band. This record is special to them, as after releasing two albums on Polyvinyl, they’ve decided to do things on their own. All six members met at Hirshland’s family farm, and produced months of demos and finding themselves where they first named the band.”

Tour dates:

April 03 - Portland, OR - Revolution Hall

April 04 - Portland, OR - Revolution Hall

April 05 - Portland, OR - Revolution Hall

April 07 - Vancouver, BC - Commodore Ballroom

April 08 - Seattle, WA - Paramount Theatre

April 10 - Oakland, CA - Fox Theater

April 11 - Indio, CA - Coachella

April 15 - Pomona, CA - Fox Theater Pomona

April 16 - Del Mar, CA - The Sound at Del Mar

April 18 - Indio, CA - Coachella

April 19 - Phoenix, AZ - The Van Buren

April 21 - Salt Lake City, UT - Rockwell at the Complex

April 23 - Denver, CO - The Mission Ballroom

April 25 - Madison, WI - The Sylvee

April 26 - Saint Paul, MN - Palace Theatre

April 28 - Detroit, MI - Masonic Temple Theatre

April 29 - Toronto, ON - History

May 01 - Washington, DC - The Anthem

May 02 - Boston, MA - Roadrunner

May 03 - Philadelphia, PA - Franklin Music Hall

May 05 - Brooklyn, NY - Brooklyn Steel

May 06 - Brooklyn, NY - Brooklyn Steel

May 07 - Brooklyn, NY - Brooklyn Steel

June 01 - Dublin, Ireland - 3Olympia

June 02 - Glasgow, UK - O2 Academy

June 03 - Manchester, UK - O2 Victoria Warehouse

June 05 - London, UK - O2 Forum Kentish Town

June 06 - London, UK - O2 Forum Kentish Town

June 07 - London, UK - O2 Forum Kentish Town

June 10 - Copenhagen, Denmark - Poolen

June 11 - Oslo, Norway - Sentrum Scene

June 13 - Stockholm, Sweden - Annexet

June 15 - Hilvarenbeek, Netherlands - Best Kept Secret Festival

June 16 - Cologne, Germany - E-Werk

June 17 - Berlin, Germany - Huxleys

June 18 - Warsaw, Poland - Progresja

June 20 - Scheebel, Germany - Hurricane Festival

June 21 - Tuttlingen, Germany - Southside Festival

June 23 - Paris, France - Élysée Montmartre

June 24 - Amsterdam, Netherlands – Paradiso

June 25 - Amsterdam, Netherlands – Paradiso

Chloe Moriondo at Fine Line (26 Apr 2025) Read More Chloe Moriondo Musician Chloe Moriondo is currently on tour in support of Blood Bunny (Public Consumption Recording Co./Fueled By Ramen). The tour will take her to the 7th Street Entry this October 2nd. ....

26 Apr 2025 Saturday

Chloe Moriondo
with Sex Week
at Fine Line
first-avenue.com

Indie-pop darling Chloe Moriondo returns to the Minneapolis area, stopping by the Fine Line on April 26, 2025. Her album oyster will be out March 28, 2025, on Public Consumption / Atlantic Music Group.

Sex Week (what a great name) to open.

Tour Dates:

3/25 - New York, NY - 92Y Buttenwieser Hall*

3/28 - New York, NY - Rough Trade*

4/24 - Detroit, MI - El Club

4/25 - Chicago, IL - Bottom Lounge

4/26 - Minneapolis, MN - Fine Line

4/29 - Denver, CO - Bluebird Theater

5/1 - Salt Lake City, UT - Soundwell

5/3 - Seattle, WA - Neumos

5/4 - Portland, OR - Aladdin Theater

5/6 - San Francisco, CA - The Independent

5/8 - San Diego, CA -Soma SideStage

5/9 - Los Angeles, CA - Echoplex

5/10 - Phoenix, AZ - Crescent Ballroom

5/12 - Austin, TX - Antone’s

5/13 - Dallas, TX - Club Dada

5/15 - Atlanta, GA - The Masquerade

5/16 - Carrboro, NC - Motorco

5/17 - Washington, DC - The Atlantis

5/18 - Philadelphia, PA - The Foundry

5/20 - New York, NY - Bowery Ballroom

5/21 - Boston, MA - Paradise Rock Club

5/23 - Toronto, ON - Velvet Underground

Penny & Sparrow at First Avenue (27 Apr 2025) Read More Penny and Sparrow Penny and Sparrow (aka Andy Baxter and Kyle Jahnke) is currently on tour in support of their new album Wendigo. The record just came out September 1st. The duo will ...

27 Apr 2025 Sunday

Penny & Sparrow
with Field Guide
at First Avenue
first-avenue.com

Critically acclaimed indie folk duo Penny & Sparrow is back on tour in support of Lefty, available now on all platforms.

The band says, “We made Lefty 20 tracks long and gave ourselves acreage of song space to experiment. We wanted to record a double album for the challenge of it, and also for the chance to be sonically rangy and eccentric. The idea of offering all sorts of sounds, structures, melodies, and lyrical approaches in 20 songs was creatively exciting to us, so we did it.”

Field Guide to open.

Tour Dates:

April 10 – Birmingham, AL - Iron City

April 11– Atlanta, GA – The Eastern

April 12 – Raleigh, NC – The Ritz

April 13 – Charlotte, NC – Neighborhood Theatre

April 15 – Washington, DC – 9:30 Club

April 17 – Philadelphia, PA – Union Transfer

April 18 – New York, NY – Irving Plaza

April 19 –Boston, MA – Paradise Rock Club

April 22 – Grand Rapids, MI – Elevation

April 23 –Indianapolis, IN – Vogue Theatre

April 25 – Chicago, IL – Thalia Hall

April 26 – Madison, WI – Majestic Theatre

April 27 – Minneapolis, MN – First Ave

April 29 – St. Louis, MO – Delmar Hall

April 30 – Nashville, TN – Brooklyn Bowl

May 2 – Austin, TX – Paramount Theatre

May 3 – Dallas, TX – Majestic Theater

May 5 – Bentonville, AR – The Momentary

If your band is coming to the Minneapolis/St Paul area, please email details to [email protected] with a good lead time. Thank you.

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Minneapolis: May 17, 2025

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Flipp at Turf Club (17 May 2025) Read More Flipp Then it all went terribly wrong: Flipp, in clown makeup, came on stage with fake baseball bats and pretend to beat the young men to a pulp. A little deceiving, but what an entrance. …

17 May 2025 Saturday

Flipp
with Cretin Avenue Hop (Ramones Tribute)
at Turf Club
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I wanted to spotlight this Turf Club show, because the first (and only time) I saw Minneapolis-based band Flipp, I’ll never forget their entrance at Edgefest VI (29-30 May 1999): “Anyway, across the other stage, I remember hearing the announcement that Backstreet Boys made a surprise appearance! I couldn’t believe it, and I turned to look at the other stage. Hundreds of young girls ran toward the stage as five young men came on doing synchronized dancing... Then it all went terribly wrong: Flipp, in clown makeup, came on stage with fake baseball bats and pretend to beat the young men to a pulp. A little deceiving, but what an entrance.”

Flipp at CHS Field (20 Sept 2017)

John saw Flipp in Sep 2017 and wrote, “Locally resurrected band Flipp was next, revving up the audience and the volume, with a short set of two-decade old favorites that made the band a name on as a homegrown favorite in 1995-2003. “It’s a beautiful day, people, let’s do this thing!” singer Brynn Arens yelled, hair slightly more white and without face makeup, but dressed in a Joker-esque black and white striped suit he was known for. With new member Less Able Paul, the band crunched through its twenty-minute set with charting single ‘Freak’ retaining the energy of the original and Arens recruited an audience member (named Beth, cue the Kiss references) on stage to try and play guitar to close out with ‘Half a Brain’.”

I can’t believe the band is still around in 2025! Go see them, if you never got the chance. Flipp’s last album was named Too Dumb To Quit.

Cretin Avenue Hop (a Ramones Tribute band) to open. Hey, ho, let’s go!

The Devil Makes Three at First Avenue (17 May 2025) Read More The Devil Makes Three Rootsy acoustic threesome The Devil Makes Three will be bringing their spirited brand of folk and bluegrass to First Avenue next month! Dropping October 30th will be the band’s fourth …

17 May 2025 Saturday

The Devil Makes Three
with Bridge City Sinners
at First Avenue
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The Devil Makes Three is back on tour in support of their latest Spirits (available now on New West Records).

Devil Makes Three at First Ave (07 Nov 2013)

We saw the band in Nov 2013 and said, “Soon after, The Devil Makes Three strode out on stage, silently picked up their instruments and basked in the glow of applause. They kicked into their excellent new stomper “Stranger” off I’m a Stranger Here released last month on New West Records and kept the tempo feverish all night. Older songs like “The Bullet” from the band’s self-titled debut and “All Hail” from 2009’s Do Right Wrong encouraged a singalong from the crowd, but I was really impressed with songs off the new record. Tunes like “Forty Days” and “Dead Body Moving” were striking, with singer/guitarist Peter Bernhard singing effectively haunting lyrics like: “I won't be here for long so you got to understand/You can dance with the demon/look him dead into the eyes/I've already been where we go when we die.””

Tour dates:

May 8, 2025 - Music Hall of Williamsburg - Brooklyn, NY

May 9,2025 - Brooklyn Bowl Philly - Philadelphia, PA

May 10, 2025 - Paradise Rock Club - Boston, MA

May 11, 2025 - 9:30 Club - Washington, D.C

May 13,2025 - House of Blues - Cleveland, OH

May 14, 2025 - Saint Andrew's Hall - Chicago, IL

May 15,2025 - Metro - Detroit, MI

May 17, 2025 - First Avenue - Minneapolis, MN

June 15, 2025 - Dublin, Ireland - Whelan's

June 18, 2025 - Liverpool, UK - Arts Club

June 19, 2025 - Bristol, UK - Trinity

June 20, 2025 - London, UK Islington - Assembly Hall

June 21, 2025 - Manchester, UK - Gorilla

June 22, 2025 - Glasgow, UK - Oran Mor

June 23, 2025 - Edinburgh, UK - Liquid Rooms

June 25, 2025 - Newcastle, UK - Boiler Shop

June 26, 2025 - Leeds, UK - Brudenell Social Club

June 27, 2025 - Nottingham, UK - Rescue Rooms

July 1, 2025 - Nijmegen, NL - Doornroosje

July 2, 2025 - Cologne, DE - Gebäude 9

July 3, 2025 - Amsterdam, NL - Melkweg

July 4, 2025 - Rotterdam, NL - Rotterdam Bluegrass Festival

July 5, 2025 - Hamburg, DE - LOGO

July 6, 2025 - Berlin, DE - Hole44

July 9, 2025 - Leipzig, DE - Naumanns

July 10, 2025 - Munich, DE - Backstage

July 11, 2025 - Frankfurt, DE - Nachtleben

July 12, 2025 - Gierle, BE - Sjock Festival

Mallrat at 7th St Entry (17 May 2025) Read More Mallrat Show up early to check out 19 year old Australian Mallrat. Mallrat’s sophomore EP In the Sky is out now on Nettwerk Records. …

17 May 2025 Saturday

Mallrat
with Anna Shoemaker
at 7th St Entry
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Fresh off a 10-date Australian tour with Kylie Minogue, Mallrat is set to embark on her headlining world tour, starting April 29 , in Dallas, and stopping by the 7th Street Entry, in Minneapolis, on May 17, 2025.

Mallrat’s latest, Light hit my face like a straight right is out now on Nettwerk Records.

Mallrat at 7th Street Entry (07 August 2019)

We saw Mallrat in August 2019 and said, “Singer/rapper Mallrat (aka Grace Shaw) came on stage to unveil her brand new crazy pink folded top (which resembles a flower of some sort). Shaw would later confess that the shirt is too big and she can’t properly move her arms… describing that she felt like a Tyrannosaurs Rex. Starting out her set with “Tokyo Drift”, she would move back and forth and smiling brightly as she sings, “and we're never on time, laughing at the wrong time”.”

Anna Shoemaker to open.

Tour dates:

04/29 - House of Blues - Cambridge Room - Dallas, TX

04/30 - Parish - Austin, TX

05/02 - Vinyl at Center Stage - Atlanta, GA

05/03 - Neighborhood Theatre - Charlotte, NC

05/06 - The Atlantis - Washington, DC

05/07 - The Foundry at the Fillmore - Philadelphia, PA

05/09 - Elsewhere - New York, NY

05/10 - Brighton Music Hall - Boston, MA

05/12 - Space Ballroom - Hamden, CT

05/13 - Velvet Underground - Toronto, ON

05/15 - A&R Music Bar - Columbus, OH

05/16 - Lincoln Hall - Chicago, IL

05/17 - 7th Street Entry - Minneapolis, MN

05/20 - Marquis Theater - Denver, CO

05/21 - Kilby Court - Salt Lake City, UT

05/23 - Bottlerock Music Festival - Napa, CA

05/29 - Biltmore Cabaret - Vancouver, BC

05/31 - Neumos - Seattle, WA

06/01 - Holocene - Portland, OR

06/04 - Voodoo Room - San Diego, CA

06/05 - Echoplex - Los Angeles, CA

06/11 - Park 360 (Rock For People Festival 2025)

06/14 - Paradiso - Amsterdam

06/15 - Frannz Club - Berlin

06/16 - YUCA - Cologne

06/18 - La Boule Noire - Paris

06/19 - EartH - London

06/21- Manchester Academy - Manchester

06/22 - King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut - Glasgow

06/25 - Workman’s Club - Dublin

08/15 - Langs Akerselva Festivalen - Oslo

If your band is coming to the Minneapolis/St Paul area, please email details to [email protected] with a good lead time. Thank you.

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Jax: May 1 to May 2, 2025

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Please note that I will be spotlighting Jacksonville concert listings going forward. I know that not many bands tour here, so it may not be as active as Minneapolis. If your band is coming to the Jacksonville/St Augustine area, please email details to [email protected] with a good lead time, and I’ll make sure they show up in my concert previews.

Pat Benatar & Neil Giraldo at the Amp (01 May 2025) Read More Pat Benatar Thirty-plus years later, love is still a battlefield-- Rock legends Pat Benatar & husband Neil Giraldo continue their 35th Anniversary Tour, with headlining gigs, co-headlining with …

01 May 2025 Thursday
Pat Benatar & Neil Giraldo
at The St. Augustine Amphitheatre
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Legendary 80s pop singer Pat Benatar, famous for “Love is a Battlefield” and “Hit Me With Your Best Shot” and her Neil Giraldo (who was responsible for many of her hit songs), will be stopping by the Amp, in St Augustine, Florida, on May 1st. St Augustine is about one hour from Jacksonville, but it may be worth the long drive if you’ve never seen Pat Benatar before.

Special guest The Vindys

Tour dates:

Apr 18 River Spirit Casino Tulsa, OK

Apr 19 Smart Financial Centre Sugar Land, TX

Apr 22 Paramount Theatre Austin, TX

Apr 23 Majestic Theatre San Antonio, TX

Apr 25 Beau Rivage Resort Biloxi, MS

Apr 26 Graceland Soundstage Memphis, TN

Apr 29 Spartanburg Memorial Auditorium Spartanburg, SC

May 1 The Saint Augustine Amphitheatre St. Augustine, FL

May 2 Barbara B Mann Performing Arts Center Fort Myers, FL

May 4 Ovens Auditorium Charlotte, NC

May 6 Altria Theater Richmond, VA

May 7 Virginia Beach Dome Virginia Beach, VA

May 9 Clay Center for Arts & Sciences Charleston, WV

May 10 Soaring Eagle Casino & Resort Mt. Pleasant, MI

May 12 Warner Theatre Erie, PA

May 14 The Lyric Baltimore Baltimore, MD

May 16 Turning Stone Resort & Casino - Event Center Verona, NY

May 17 Fallsview Casino Resort - Grand Ballroom Niagara Falls, ON

May 20 Kirby Center for the Performing Arts Wilkes Barre, PA

May 21 Palace Theatre Albany, NY

May 23 Mershon Auditorium Columbus, OH

May 24 Centennial Terrace Sylvania, OH

May 27 Peoples Bank Theatre Marrieta, OH

May 29 Caesars Windsor - The Colosseum Windsor, ON

May 30 Blue Gate Theatre Shipshewana, IN

Jun 1 Freeman Arts Pavilion Selbyville, DE

Sep 11 Bourbon & Beyond Festival Louisville, KY

Sep 14 Mercedes-Benz Amphitheater Tuscaloosa, AL

Cat Ridgeway at Jack Rabbit’s (01 May 2025) Read More Cat Ridgeway Orlando’s talented multi-instrumentalist indie rock singer songwriter Cat Ridgeway (billed as Cat Ridgeway and the Tourists) is stopping by the Underground Music Venue …

01 May 2025 Thursday
Cat Ridgeway & the Tourists
with Friend of a Friend
at Jack Rabbit’s
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Orlando’s Cat Ridgeway, and her band The Tourists will be stopping by Jack Rabbit’s, in Jacksonville, on May 1, 2025, in support of their new album Sprinter.

Show up early to check out Friend of a Friend, the duo (Claire Molek and Jason Savsani), is touring in support of their third album Desire!.

Cat Ridgeway & The Tourists + Friend of a Friend Tour:
Ridgeway to headline all dates except Chicago

May 1 in Jacksonville, FL at Jack Rabbits (all ages)

May 2 in Savannah, GA at Sentient Bean

May 4 in Atlanta, GA at Smith’s Olde Bar (18+)

May 6 in Washington, DC at The Pie Shop (21+)

May 7 in Kennett Square, PA at The Kennett Flash (all ages)

May 8 in New York, NY at Berlin (21+)

May 9 in Arlington, MA at The 4th Wall (all ages)

May 10 in Somerville, MA at Porchfest!

May 12 in Columbus, OH at Rumba Café (all ages)

May 13 in Akron, OH at Musica (all ages)

May 14 in Chicago, IL at Subterranean (17+)

May 15 in Cudahy, WI at X-Ray Arcade (all ages)

May 16 in Detroit, MI at Lager House (all ages)

May 18 in Nashville, TN at The Basement (21+)

Smallpools at Jack Rabbit’s (02 May 2025) Read More Smallpools Indie pop band, Smallpools, hasn't been around very long, forming earlier this year, but they are already making big waves. The band opened with one of their singles ....

02 May 2025 Friday
Smallpools
with Rec Hall and Tana Matz
at Jack Rabbit’s
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Alt-pop trio Smallpools are celebrating the 10th anniversary of Lovetap!, with a special tour… stopping by Jack Rabbit’s in Jacksonville, on May 2, 2025. The band’s latest album is Ghost Town Road.

Smallpools at the Triple Rock (31 July 2013)

We saw Smallpools on their first tour, in July 2013, and wrote, “Opening up for all the U.S. dates so far is Smallpools, a band based out of Los Angeles (although their guitarist Mike Kamerman said that he's from New Jersey, singer Sean Scanlon is from New York, and everyone else was from Oregon?) The turnout to last night show was incredible, especially for a Wednesday. Fans packed in early (always a good sign when there is a line before the doors open), because there were a lot of cross-over fans who wanted to see Smallpools as well as San Cisco.”

Rec Hall and Tana Matz to open.

Tour dates:

MAY 01 The Social Orlando, FL

MAY 02 Jack Rabbits Jacksonville, FL

MAY 03 The Loft Atlanta, GA

MAY 06 Motorco Music Hall Durham, NC

MAY 07 9:30 Club Washington, DC

MAY 09 The Fillmore Philadelphia Philadelphia, PA

MAY 10 Warsaw Brooklyn, NY

MAY 11 Paradise Rock Club Boston, MA

MAY 13 Thunderbird Café & Music Hall Pittsburgh, PA

MAY 15 House of Blues Chicago Chicago, IL

MAY 16 Newport Music Hall Columbus, OH

MAY 17 The Loving Touch Ferndale, MI

MAY 20 The Basement East Nashville, TN

JUN 07 Let's Go! Music Festival 2025 Crownsville, MD

JUN 28 Summerfest 2025 Milwaukee, WI

NOV 03 THE OLD ROCK HOUSE St Louis, MO

NOV 04 Wooly's Des Moines, IA

NOV 05 Fine Line Minneapolis, MN

NOV 07 Meow Wolf Denver Denver, CO

NOV 08 Soundwell Salt Lake City, UT

NOV 11 Polaris Hall Portland, OR

NOV 12 Neumos Seattle, WA

NOV 14 The Independent San Francisco, CA

NOV 15 Echoplex Los Angeles, CA

NOV 16 SOMA San Diego, CA

NOV 17 Crescent Ballroom Phoenix, AZ

NOV 20 Ferris Wheelers Backyard and BBQ Dallas, TX

NOV 21 Antone's Austin, TX

NOV 22 Beer City Music Hall Oklahoma City, OK

If your band is coming to the Jacksonville/St Augustine area, please email details to [email protected] with a good lead time. Thank you.

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Best of the Fest: Milwaukee Metal Fest, Kerrville Folk Festival, and Festival International de Jazz de Montreal

Milwaukee Metal Fest (May 16 to May 18, 2025) Read More Gwar GWAR fans know what to expect when they see a live GWAR show. Whether it be covered in bile and blood, or stage props that could be used in any top tier horror ....

Milwaukee Metal Fest
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Metal Fans Unite! The Milwaukee Metal Fest is coming up on May 16 to May 18, with a pre-party kickoff on May 15. The event will take place at The Rave/Eagles Ballroom, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

Since its original announcement, the music festival has added S.O.D. Tribute (ft. Scott Ian, Dan Lilker, Jamey Jasta), EYEHATEGOD, Pentagram, Toxic Holocaust, Bongzilla, Revocation, Ov Sulfur, Left To Die + The Lurking Corpses… now clocking in at over 60 bands on the lineup!

GWAR at Skyway Theatre (11 Oct 2019)

We’ve seen a few of these bands before, with GWAR as one of our most favorite, from Oct 2019: “You see, with each tour, there is a new storyline in the world of Gwar. Last year, the band killed Donald Trump, so this tour, the band is being impeached by the planet Earth. With a new storyline, that meant new songs (to fit with the them) and also delightful new dialogue from the band. Even if you don’t like metal music, you’ll still be very entertained by beheading (and the infamous blood squirts - so wear a raincoat to these shows!), puppets, and incredible costumes. Personally speaking, it’s the most entertaining show we’ve seen all year.”

The updated lineup is now as follows:

Friday, May 16 DOWN (Anselmo, Windstein, Keenan, Bower, Bruders) Chimaira S.O.D. Tribute (Scott Ian, Dan Lilker, Jamey Jasta) Enslaved Paradise Lost Suicide Silence Rotting Christ Wolves In the Throne Room Fugitive Pentagram Oppressor Bongzilla Wormrot No / Más Avernus Legions of Doom Nest Gigan The Lurking Corpses Ruin Dweller Bury My Demons

Saturday, May 17 Black Label Society Devin Townsend Exodus Death Angel 3 Inches of Blood Between The Buried and Me EYEHATEGOD Demolition Hammer TesseracT Left to Die Evil Dead Necrot Macabre Nekrogoblikon Revocation Brat Gorgasm Ov Sulfur Renesans Repentance Wraith SNAFU

Sunday, May 18 GWAR Arch Enemy The Dillinger Escape Plan SCOUR Amigo the Devil Sacred Reich Trouble Harms Way The Acacia Strain Frozen Soul Speed END Exhorder Deceased Toxic Holocaust Full of hell Lionheart Snuffed On Sight Jarhead Fertilizer Gates To Hell Tracheotomy

Festival International de Jazz de Montréal
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Festival International de Jazz de Montréal (June 26 to July 5, 2025) Read More Jazz is Dead Billed as Le Jazz Est Mort (Jazz is Dead), the show will bring legendary psychedelic jazz-funk group Cortex (bandleader Alain Mion), to perform Troupeau Bleu in its entirety. ...

The 45th Festival International de Jazz de Montréal (FIJM), presented by TD Bank Group in collaboration with Rio Tinto, will be taking place in downtown Montreal, Canada, on June 26 to July 5, 2025. The festival will span over 350 concerts, with more than half are free of charge!

Ticket sales for paid concerts went on sale yesterday (April 17), with FIJM newsletter subscribers having early access the day before.

Maurin Auxéméry, Director of Programming, commented, “The FIJM team has once again brilliantly risen to the challenge of curating a lineup as bold as it is accessible. After 45 years, this event, a crossroads between the local and international scenes, still knows how to reinvent itself, keep up with the times and redefine what jazz is, here and now. It is a remedy to the challenges of our era, an opportunity to come together and celebrate the unifying power of music, beyond genres and borders.”

Lineup:

NAS, Ayra Starr, Thundercat, Ben Harper, Jeff Goldblum & The Mildred Snitzer Orchestra, Mon Laferte, Natalia Lafourcade, Violent Femmes, Allison Russell, Elisapie Esperanza Spalding, Mavis Staples, Men I Trust, Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue, Avishai Cohen Trio With Symphony Orchestra, Chris Botti, Jazz At Lincoln Center Orchestra, Wynton Marsalis, Samara Joy, Bonobo, Lara Somogyi and Jean-Michel Blais, Clown Core, George Thorogood & The Destroyers, Madlib, The Budos Band & Secret Chiefs 3, The Cat Empire, Kes, Isaiah Falls, Oscar Peterson 100: Canadiana Suite Featuring Oscar Peterson Centennial Quartet, Arooj Aftab, Ash, Balthvs, Bilal, Bill Frisell Trio, Branford Marsalis, Christone "Kingfish" Ingram, Dhafer Youssef, Dianne Reeves, Django Festival Allstars, Dylan Sinclair, Endea Owens & The Cookout, Fantastic Negrito, Ghost-Note, Grace Bowers & The Hodge Podge, Hanorah, Holly Cole, Jay-Jay Johanson, Kazy Lambist, Kid Koala, Los Bitchos, Madeleine Peyroux, Makaya Mccraven, Marcin, Mike Stern, Nai Palm, Nate Smith Feat. Lalah Hathaway, James Francies & Derrick Hodge, Nubya Garcia, Orchestre Tout Puissant Marcel Duchamp, Rhiannon Giddens & The Old-Time Revue, Rjd2, Sun Ra Arkestra, The Brooks, Tommy Emmanuel, Yasmin Williams, Série Invitation: Anomalie, Afrotonik Takeover, Ahi, Alan Braufman, Alexis Lombre, Allison Au With The Migrations Ensemble, Allysha Joy, Ambre Ciel, Mykalle, André Leroux, Andy Rubal & Son Del Sun, Angine De Poitrine, Annarella & Django, Anyma Ora, Ariane Racicot, Azymuth Balkan Paradise Orchestra, Benjamin Deschamps, Beth Mckenna, Bolduc Groove Quintet, Brandon Woody, Brekky Boy, Buddy Mcneil And The Magic Mirrors, Busty And The Bass, Caity Gyorgy, Camille Thurman And The Darrell Green Quartet, Carl Mayotte, Charlie Cunningham, Christine Jensen Quartet, Dawn Tyler Watson, Derrick Hodge, Dolphin Hyperspace, Elijah Fox, Empanadas Illegales, Fievel Is Glauque, Frank O'sullivan, Freedom Riders, Frente Cumbiero, Fulu Miziki Kolektiv, Gabi Hartmann, Gabriella Olivo, Gary Bartz, Geminicrab, Malika Tirolien & Caulder Nash, Hanging Hearts, Isaiah Collier & The Chosen Few, Ivy Boxall, Jazzbois, Julien Fillion, Julius Rodriguez, Katie Tupper, Kelly Finnigan And The Atonements, Khun Narin, Kiefer, Kojo Melché, Roney Lecypherx, Léonie Gray, Linda May Han Oh, Lorraine Desmarais, Louis Matute Large Ensemble, Magi Merlin, Malia Laura, Marc Ribot, Matteo Mancuso, Meggie Lennon, Mike Shabb, Misc., Mohini Dey, Montreal Thanks Op, Moses Yoofee Trio, Maxx Bitota, New Jazz Underground, Nicola Sala Benevento Jazz Orchestra, No Cosmos, Nora Toutain, Nyota Parker, Pachyman, Papagroove, Paul Beaubrun, Paul Deslauriers & Annika Chambers, Peter Evans, Avec Joel Ross, Nick Jozwiak Et Calvin Weston, Pypy, Rémi Cormier, Salami Rose, Joe Louis, Salin, Sax Machine, Snacktime, Sofie Royer, Sophye Soliveau, Stella Cole, Suuns, Taurey Butler, Thanya Iyer, The Compozers, The Jeremy Ledbetter Trio, The Sugar Darlings, Theon Cross, Tyreek Mcdole, Vibe Benders Takeover, Vijay Iyer & Wadada, Leo Smith

Kerrville Folk Festival (May 22 to June 5, 2025) Read More BettySoo After taking the stage, Betty Soo asked what was on my mind as I walked to the Fine Line: “Everyone ok even though it’s freezing?” Spring is taking its time, but …

Kerrville Folk Festival
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The Kerrville Folk Festival, taking place at Quiet Valley Ranch in Kerrville, Texas, from May 22 to June 5, have recently announced this year’s New Folk Finalists (see list below).

Betty Soo at Fine Line (15 April 2025)

We’ve seen a few of these musicians before, including Betty Soo a few days ago, on April 15, 2025: “After taking the stage, Betty Soo asked what was on my mind as I walked to the Fine Line: “Everyone ok even though it’s freezing?” Spring is taking its time, but that did not stop two singers/songwriters from Austin, TX from entertaining a pretty fervent fan base. Soo opened up the evening with a generous set wearing a navy blue Cub Scout uniform with its yellow bandanna around her neck. She started off with “Henry and Me”, a song about a family fishing trip where nothing was caught, and followed it with “Down to Goodbye”, a song that highlighted her voice with a nice touch on the acoustic guitar. Soo expressed a love of the Twin Cities, giving a shout-out to MPR and KFAI. She even talked about a stint at the Minnesota State fair where the state of Texas paid her to be an ambassador by playing on a fold-out stage on the back of a semi. A bonus for working all ten days: free cookies and bingo cards.”

Line up:

May 22 — May 25 Dale Watson Adeem the Artist Creekbed Carter Hogan Émilie Clepper Gabe Lee Handmade Moments Jeffery Foucault Lily Talmers Lucy Clearwater Peter Rowan Rachel Sumner Sean McConnell The Hooten Hallers The Secret Sisters The Wilder Blue Yarn	May 26 — May 29 Andrew Delaney Andy Gullahorn Fox Run Five J Wagner Robin Bienemann	May 30 — June 1 BettySoo Dave Alvin & Jimmie Dale Gilmore FRUITION Goodnight, Texas Hayes Carll KC Clifford Mia Borders Next of Kin Nicky Diamonds Prophets and Outlaws Shovels & Rope
June 2 — June 5 Daniel Neihoff Jenny Reynolds Karyn Oliver R.O. Shapiro Steve Fisher Tim Easton	June 6 — June 8 Carsie Blanton Caleb Caudle Lila Blue The Band of Heathens John Craigie Chris Smither Bob Schneider Rainbow Girls Urban Pioneers Rock Bottom String Band Scott Mulvahi	New Folk Finalists Abigayle Oakley Brian Johannesen Martin Gilmore Sophia DeLeo Madeleine Roger Abbie Gardner Morgan Lee Powers Tai Shan Mike Vitale Isabel Shaye Stephanie Sammons Sara Beth Go Christopher Worth Jessica Willis Fisher Holly Lovell AJAYE Helena Hallberg Racyne Parker Jeremy Facknitz Cindy Kalmenson Malena Cadiz Hudson Mueller Katie Dahl Reckless Saints

If your band is coming to the Minneapolis/St Paul area, please email details to [email protected] with a good lead time. Thank you.

vu ♥ weheartmusic.com ♥ twitter.com

Minneapolis: May 16, 2025

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Anna B Savage at Turf Club (16 May 2025) Read More Anna B Savage County Donegal, Ireland-based songwriter Anna B Savage was next. She has an album You & i are Earth coming out out January 24th, 2025 via City Slang. They described her …

16 May 2025 Friday

Anna B Savage
at Turf Club
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Irish singer Anna B Savage will headline the Turf Club, in St Paul, on May 16, 2025. Her new album You & i are Earth is out now on City Slang.

Anna B Savage at Barezzi Festival (14 Nov 2024)

We previously mentioned Anna B Savage in Nov 2024 and said, “County Donegal, Ireland-based songwriter Anna B Savage was next. She has an album You & i are Earth coming out out January 24th, 2025 via City Slang. They described her dancing like Thom Yorke (Radiohead).”

Tour dates:

Apr 17 Utrecht, Netherlands EKKO

Apr 22 Madrid, Spain Moby Dick Club

Apr 23 Lisbon, Portugal Zé dos Bois (ZDB) Gallery

Apr 24 Barcelona, Spain Club Sauvage ( Antigua Sidecar Factory Club)

Apr 28 Milan, Italy Arci Bellezza

May 3 Toronto, ON, Canada Blood Brothers

May 7 Brooklyn, NY, US Public Records

May 9 Washington, DC, US DC9 Nightclub

May 10 Philadelphia, PA, US Side Chapel, First Unitarian Chapel

May 14 Chicago, IL, US Old Town School of Folk Music

May 15 Milwaukee, WI, US Cactus Club

May 16 St. Paul, MN, US Turf Club

May 18 Montreal, QC, Canada L'Escogriffe Bar Spectacle (L'Esco)

Jun 9 Bristol, UK Bristol Beacon, Lantern Hall

Jun 11 Manchester, UK The Deaf Institute

Peter Bjorn and John at Fine Line (16 May 2025) Read More Peter Bjorn and John Like many fans, we first discovered Peter Bjorn and John through their big, viral hit ‘Young Folks’ (the song was soooo massive, even a young Kanye West stole the catchy melody). …

16 May 2025 Friday

Peter Bjorn and John
at Fine Line
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Acclaimed Swedish indie-pop band Peter Bjorn and John will be playing their breakout Writer’s Block album (the album with “Young Folks”) in its entirety, with this special US tour in May 2025. The tour will stop by the Fine Line, in Minneapolis, on May 16, 2025.

Peter Bjorn & John at Fine Line (23 June 2016)

We saw the band in June 2016 and said, “Anyway, after a five-year break (their last album Gimme Some came out in 2011), to give room for various solo projects: Peter’s solo albums, Björn’s “Yttling Jazz”, and John’s project Hortlax Cobra. With all that out of the way and a fresh perspective, the trio is back with their catchiest album yet, Breakin’ Point. Joining the trio were new touring band members, Klaus and Freya, both doing various keys and extra percussions... which is reflective of Breakin’ Point’s synth-heavy new sound. The extra production really adds a fuller sound to PB&J.”

Tour dates:

09 May: San Francisco, CA @ Great American Music Hall

10 May: Pasadena, CA @ Just Like Heaven

13 May: Salt Lake City, UT @ Urban Lounge

14 May: Denver, CO @ Bluebird

16 May: Minneapolis, MN @ Fine Line

17 May: Chicago, IL @ Thalia Hall

19 May: Toronto, ON @ Great Hall

21 May: New York, NY @ Irving Plaza

22 May: Boston, MA @ The Sinclair

23 May: Washington DC @ Black Cat

Larkin Poe at First Avenue (16 May 2025) Read More Larkin Poe Nashville-based sister duo Larkin Poe will be opening up for Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band at the Xcel Energy Center the night before (December 12th). ... Amythyst Kiah Amythyst Kiah (on stage at 8:19 pm) sprinkled her set with similar hilarious (self-proclaimed) nerdy rants and pop culture references. The music, which was a combination of blues, folk …

16 May 2025 Friday

Larkin Poe
with Amythyst Kiah
at First Avenue
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GRAMMY® Award-winning duo Larkin Poe (Rebecca and Megan Lovell) is touring in support of Bloom. The tour will stop by First Avenue, in Minneapolis, on May 16, 2025.

Larkin Poe at Knuckleheads (24 Jan 2023)

We saw Larkin Poe in January 2023 and said, “The buzz over Nashville’s Larkin Poe has been palpable and growing louder, but this was the first time we've managed to catch talented sisters Rebecca & Megan Lovell live, to experience their own brand of Southern roots rock and blues, after hearing good things as they’ve headlined and also supported the likes of Bob Seger, Elvis Costello, and Keith Urban. Their prolific and impressive discography includes their newest, Blood Harmony (via Tricki-Woo Records) and their lively energetic eighty-five-minute set did not disappoint the sellout crowd, 2/3 of which were seeing them for the first time as well (per an informal show of hands).”

Amythyst Kiah at Parkway Theater (17 Nov 2024)

Amythyst Kiah to open. We saw Kiah in Nov 2024 and said, “She was naturally funny but alas, her smile is taken, her fiancé’s name is Jessica, who is a Taylor Swift fan, insert shameless plug of the album producer Butch Walker. She said her fandom was not one of a crazed “wear a diaper to get through a Swifty concert” but just enough to make her a bracelet made out of “Dark Matter” before she launched into the song. Other references to a family member included her father who whistled on a song on her second album. She was so proud of her TN relative because he had never done anything like that, a recording in a studio.”

Tour dates:

04/15 – Boise, ID – Treefort Music Hall *

04/17 – Seattle, WA – The Showbox *

04/18 – Portland, OR – Crystal Ballroom *

04/19 – Vancouver, BC – Commodore Ballroom *

04/22 – Grass Valley, CA – The Center for the Arts *

04/23 – Los Angeles, CA – The Fonda Theatre *

04/25 – San Francisco, CA – The Fillmore *

04/26 – San Diego, CA – House of Blues *

04/27 – Santa Barbara, CA – Arlington Theatre *

05/8 – Philadelphia, PA – Union Transfer ^

05/9 – Washington, DC – 9:30 Club ^

05/10 – New York, NY – Irving Plaza ^

05/12 – Boston, MA – The Wilbur ^

05/14 – Toronto, ONT – The Concert Hall ^

05/16 – Minneapolis, MN – First Avenue ^

05/17 – Chicago, IL – The Vic Theatre ^

05/22-26 - Cumberland, MD – DelFest †

05/29 – Nashville, TN – Ryman Auditorium

05/30 – Atlanta, GA – The Eastern

05/31-June 1 - Lexington, KY - Railbird Music Festival

06/1 – Asheville, NC – The Orange Peel

06/22 – Asbury Park, NJ – Asbury Lanes

07/23-27 – Floyd, VA – FloydFest †

09/4-7 – Las Vegas, NV – Big Blues Bender †

10/3 – Miramar Beach, FL – Moon Crush Avett Moon

10/9-12 - Nashville, TN - Tommy Emmanuel’s Guitar Camp

10/17 – Manchester, UK – Manchester Academy

10/18 – Glasgow, UK – O2 Academy

10/19 – Bristol, UK – Bristol Beacon

10/21 – London, UK – Eventim Apollo

10/22 – Birmingham, UK – O2 Institute

10/24 – Paris, France – Salle Pleyel

10/25 – Tilburg, Netherlands – 013 Poppodium

10/26 – Cologne, Germany – E-Werk

10/28 – Oslo, Norway – Sentrum Scene

10/29 – Stockholm, Sweden – Circus

10/30 – Frederiksberg, Denmark – Falkoner Center

11/1 – Berlin, Germany – Tempodrom

11/2 – Warsaw, Poland – Klub Stodola

11/4 – Vienna, Austria – Gasometer

11/5 – Munich, Germany – Tonhalle

11/8 – Geneva, Switzerland – Salle De L’Alhambra

11/9 – Nimes, France – La Paloma

11/12 – Lisbon, Portugal – Coliseu Dos Recreios

11/14 – Madrid, Spain – Sala Riviera

11/15 – Barcelona, Spain – Razzmatazz 1

11/16 – Bordeaux, France – Le Rocher de Palmer

11/18 – Clermont-Ferrand, France – Le Cooperative de Mai

11/19 – La Rochelle, France – La Sirene

11/21 – Antwerp, Belgium – De Roma

* w/ Special Guest Parker Millsap
^ w/ Special Guest Amythyst Kiah
† Festival Appearance

If your band is coming to the Minneapolis/St Paul area, please email details to [email protected] with a good lead time. Thank you.

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James McMurtry at Fine Line 04-15-2025

James McMurtry at Fine Line (15 Apr 2025) James McMurtry Setlist Fuller Brush Man Childish Things Black Dog and Wandering Boy Copper Canteen You Got to Me Choctaw Bingo with Betty Soo Sons of the Second Sons Canola Fields Color of Night If It Don't Bleed Operation Never Mind Jackie No More Buffalo Ft. Walton Wake-Up Call Levelland Too Long in the Wasteland -- Encore -- Blackberry Winter Tour Dates 16 Apr 2025 Wildwood Smokehouse Iowa City, IA 17 Apr 2025 The Waiting Room Omaha, NE 18 Apr 2025 Knuckleheads Kansas City, MO 19 Apr 2025 Beer City Music Hall Oklahoma City, OK 03 May 2025 Rockbox Theater Fredericksburg, TX 23 May 2025 Main Street Crossing Tomball, TX 24 May 2025 St. Joseph's Chapel Galveston, TX Read More James McMurtry How best to describe James McMurtry? Stephen King has called him “... the truest, fiercest songwriter of his generation.” Co-producing his debut album, Too Long in the Wasteland ...

After taking the stage, Betty Soo asked what was on my mind as I walked to the Fine Line: “Everyone ok even though it’s freezing?”

Spring is taking its time, but that did not stop two singers/songwriters from Austin, TX from entertaining a pretty fervent fan base.

Soo opened up the evening with a generous set wearing a navy blue Cub Scout uniform with its yellow bandanna around her neck. She started off with “Henry and Me”, a song about a family fishing trip where nothing was caught, and followed it with “Down to Goodbye”, a song that highlighted her voice with a nice touch on the acoustic guitar.

Soo expressed a love of the Twin Cities, giving a shout-out to MPR and KFAI. She even talked about a stint at the Minnesota State fair where the state of Texas paid her to be an ambassador by playing on a fold-out stage on the back of a semi. A bonus for working all ten days: free cookies and bingo cards.

After singing “Memento” from an upcoming new album, Soo was joined on stage by James McMurtry to sing one of his songs “Gulf Road.”

It was apparent why McMurtry chose to bring Soo on the road with him. Even though their physical presence couldn’t be anymore different, their voices blend so nicely you can feel the musical kinship.

McMurtry is one of those musicians that can entertain a crowd with just an acoustic guitar, but he was joined on stage with a few of his friends: Cornbread on bass, Daren Hess on drums and Tim Holt on guitar and accordion. And right out of the gate they charged ahead with “Fuller Brush Man”, a big rock and roll song sounding like an eight-cylinder Cadillac barreling through the Texas plains.

Unlike Soo, McMurtry was more laconic when it came to audience interaction. He introduced “Black Dog and Wandering Boy” from his latest same-named album as a song about modern medicine.

It’s apparent that the self-effacing wit that appeared in our interview also showed on the stage as he introduced his blistering funny “Choctaw Bingo” as… “a medley of our hit.”

The lyrics, that’s what draws in the listener, like “Choctaw Bingo” a seedy counter to “Route 66” about a family making their way to a family reunion with a cast of colorful characters. And “Copper Canteen”, which McMurtry introduced as a song about marital bliss:

And honey I know that the woodpile's low and you can't close the flue
So I'll split up a couple more cords 'fore the winter time's through
Hold on to your rosary beads
Leave me to my mischievous deeds like we always do

After playing fan favorites like “Canola Fields” and “No More Buffalo”, McMurtry cut loose with “Too Long in the Wasteland” which gave Holt ample time to lean into his guitar solos. Then the encore, which had McMurtry stepping on the stage alone with his acoustic guitar and no mic to sing a personal favorite “Blackberry Winter”.

I hope its lyrics are not an omen for the rest of our spring.

Never saw such a cold day in June did you ever, Virginia?
In our young days the old people called it “Blackberry Winter”

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We♥KC! April 19-21, 2025 Upcoming concerts / shows (Kansas City, MO / Lawrence KS)

Read More Iron & Wine Light Verse is the seventh studio album by the American singer-songwriter Iron & Wine, released on April 26, 2024, by Sub Pop. It is Sam Beam's first solo album since Beast Epic (2017), and follows his collaborative album with Calexico, Years to Burn (2019).

Read more Kansas City Music Guide.

Some exciting shows in the metro for Easter weekend--

A good mix of genres to entertain you and yours, and if you happen to have friends or family in town visiting and wanting to step out. Rain might be in the forecast, so thankfully every listed below is taking place indoors. We know actual egg prices are still hovering near six dollars a dozen, so count us in for any egg hunts that involve finding actual eggs, haha!

Let’s take look at the Kansas City / Lawrence KS metro musical happenings for the upcoming weekend from April 19th to April 21st.

(ticket hyperlinks are embedded in each show’s headline)

SATURDAY APRIL 19

Kid Rock, Apr 19, T-Mobile Center, $34+

The Rock N Roll Jesus has returned to live stages, presumably in-between recent White House visits. Bob is just wrapping a brief seven-city Midwest tour, which he’ll follow up with a two-day festival style show in the summer, which will hit some smaller markets. As with previous tours, he’s brought his old friend Uncle Cracker to open the Midwest dates (and Chris Janson on some dates).

The Kid always been entertaining to see live, like when we last saw him, in Topeka in 2022, but for that show, his people unfortunately pulled the plug on all pro photography just before his set started and though he was the weekend’s main headliner, did not allow him to be referenced at all, by name.

Add to that, he’s become part of the political conversations, which at the least, is all very decisive at the moment, and he regularly has protesters now outside his concerts. Inside, his song, “We the People” is very political which can be judged either way, but all of this detracts from just the songs and entertainment value of the performance. Take it for what it is...

Iron and Wine w Jobi Riccio Apr 19, Uptown, $39-$99

Aka Sam Beam is a singer-songwriter who has been creating music as Iron & Wine for over two decades. Through the course of seven albums, numerous EPs and singles, and the initial volumes of an Archive Series, Iron & Wine has captured the emotion of listeners with distinctly cinematic songs. That cinematic quality is brought to life during this tour to support the newest album Light Verse with visuals designed and created by the shadow puppet masters of Manual Cinema.

Arrive early for Morrison CO (site of Red Rocks!) folk singer-songwriter Jobi Riccio who has a debut album, 2023’s “Whiplash” on one of our favorite indie labels, YepRoc.

SUNDAY APRIL 20

Prof, Apr 20, Granada- Lawrence,Sold Out

One of Minneapolis’ favorite sons, rapper Prof has perfected the art of combining blue collar hard work and unimpeachable content while never taking himself too seriously. His seventh studio album, Horse, was released via his own imprint Stophouse Music Group in April 2023. The album reached a career-high on the Billboard charts ranking as the #2 Current Rap Album, #1 Heatseekers Album, #1 Emerging Artist Album, #8 Top Billboard Album, and #17 Independent Album the week of its release.

In 2024 he continued his run by releasing five new singles, racking up over 300 million streams & headlining over 40 (mostly sold out) shows and single, “Dynamite”, released last December, has amassed over 5 million streams and has over 200 million social media views, all ahead of the anticipated new album, Good Time Boy in 2025. Poised to be his biggest project yet, it already boasts new collaborations with T-Pain, Flatbush Zombies, That Mexican OT, and more.

MSSV (mike watt, Stephen Hodges and Mike Baggetta) Apr 20, recordBar, $18.69

The legendary Minutemen bassist, Mike Watt has spent lots of time on the road with mssv over the past few years, and 2025 won’t be any different. The band, which also features Mike Baggetta and Stephen Hodges, has a new and third album, “On and On” released on March 7^th and is now out touring 52 shows in the U.S. and another sixteen in the UK and Ireland.

“Featured in the works on this album is a band-improvised song and, on the vinyl issue only, six more band-improvised interludes. These improvised, then recomposed, instrumentals had their parts recorded separately by each member, then edited down, recombined and recomposed by Baggetta,” the band shared. “They serve as an important connective tissue between the songs on each side, turning ‘On And On’ into an exciting and trippy psychedelic fever dream of a concept album.”

(Does anybody remember when Watt played The Bottleneck in 1995? – his opening acts? – oh yeah, Foo Fighters and Eddie Vedder and his [then]wife – legendary!)

MONDAY APRIL 21

My Morning Jacket, Apr 21, Uptown, $56-$89

Jim James and co. return to their element, the live stage, and on a short first leg of a larger tour, which expands into the summer and fall. My Morning Jacket's 10th studio album and first full-length new collection in more than three years, is...”is” and out now via ATO Records, produced by 3x GRAMMY® Award-winner Brendan O'Brien (Bruce Springsteen, Pearl Jam), the album is heralded by the gorgeous lead single, "Time Waited.”

For almost thirty years, My Morning Jacket have upheld a long-established cultural legacy while sustaining all the curiosity and creative hunger of their very earliest days. In a monumental step for the Louisville, KY-bred five-piece- vocalist/guitarist James, bassist Tom Blankenship, guitarist Carl Broemel, drummer Patrick Hallahan, keyboardist Bo Koster - is once again expands the limits of their sound and elevates their artistry.

The result is perhaps the most masterfully realized work yet from a band fully committed to their belief in music as a conduit for revelation of all kinds. "I like how the word "is" indicates a sense of presence in the now- there's no logic or rationale behind this record; it just is," says James. "All these songs came into existence out of an attempt to connect with something beyond the human experiment, which for me is the whole purpose of music - that connection with something larger than us, yet something we are all equally a part of.

Boy With Uke, Apr 21, The Midland, $30-$50

BoyWithUke is finally awake and revealed! With new release, “Burnout”, aka Charley Yang’s final album under the mysterious moniker that took him around the world from his bedroom–he’s finally ready to trade in the mask and ukulele, for a life fully on his own terms.

From the moment his “Minute Long Songs” on TikTok took off in 2020, BoyWithUke has manage to rack up nearly 1.5 billion streams, multiple Platinum records, and the most viewed Genius Open Mic video to date for "Toxic". Watch as the sensation turns the page on one era and enters an exciting one!

   National Touring act coming to Kansas City, Lawrence, KS, Topeka, KS, or vicinity?  Let us know so we can spotlight the appearance-email [email protected]

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