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10/08/2024

Rocktober: October 30 to October 31, 2024

Air at State Theatre (06 Oct 2024)

Air Setlist

Moon Safari

La femme d'argent

Sexy Boy

All I Need

Kelly Watch the Stars

Talisman

Remember

You Make It Easy

Ce matin‐là

New Star in the Sky (Chanson pour Solal)

Le voyage de Pénélope

-- Extras --

Radian
Venus
Cherry Blossom Girl
Run
Highschool Lover
Don't Be Light

-- Encore --
Alone in Kyoto
Electronic Performers

Vuart

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Air

Do you remember the first time you heard Air’s “Sexy Boy”? My God, it was nothing I’ve ever heard before and it was simply amazing! It’s catchy, it’s dancey, it’s everything a perfect summer single should be. I immediately …

French band Air just played their landmark, debut album Moon Safari from start to finish at the State Theatre, in Minneapolis, on October 6, 2024, as part of their celebration for the album’s 25th Anniversary. As I have previously mentioned, the first time I heard Air’s “Sexy Boy”, it was literally like nothing I’ve ever heard and immediately had to own their album. I have bought many Air albums over the years, but the one that I keep coming back to is Moon Safari. It’s my personal favorite Air album.

Opening up the Moon Safari shows were divided between two DJs: Minimal Wave Records’ Veronica Vasicka and Berlin’s Rachel Aiello, who goes under the stagename Layne.

For the Minneapolis show, we got Layne, who played some British mix of music, including Saint Etienne and Broadcast.

It should be noted that neither DJs were advertised or were they announced.

As advertised, Air played their beloved debut studio album Moon Safari, from start the finish. The album is about 45 minutes, so the remainder of the show the band took the time to play some fan favorites, like “Cherry Blossom Girl” and “Don't Be Light”… followed by a final encore. The entire program is about an hour and a half.

That’s basically the summary of the show. What you need to know is that this was an incredible experience. You see, the band brought with them, what looks to be a million-dollar art stage. The stage was designed by Antoine Jorel and Pierre Claude, and it is, personally speaking, the best part of the show. The walls are video screens, which sometimes gives the illusion of looking into infinity. The massive stage houses Jean-Benoît Dunckel (on the left) and Nicolas Godin (on the right). In the center is drummer Louis Delorme, who would come and go whenever the song needs him.

Unlike projections, which can be distracting with the shadows, the large background and side (and top?) videos looks amazing. Often specifically program to each song personally. The overall effects, at least from my seat, is that it is like watching the band live on a very large ultra-wide video screen. It looks absolutely amazing.

Remaining tour dates:

10-08 Chicago, IL - Auditorium Theatre

10-10 Detroit, MI - Fox Theatre

10-12 Toronto, ON - Massey Hall

10-13 Laval, QC - Place Bell

10-15 Boston, MA - MGM Music Hall

10-17 Philadelphia, PA - The Met

10-18 Washington, D.C. - The Anthem

10-21 New York, NY - Beacon Theatre

10-22 New York, NY - Beacon Theatre

10-24 Atlanta, GA - Tabernacle

10-26 Miami, FL - Fillmore Miami Beach

10-29 Dallas, TX - Music Hall at Fair Park

10-30 Austin, TX - Moody Amphitheater

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Air at State Theatre (06 Oct 2024)

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Seether / Skillet w/Tim Montana, Royale Lynn at Midland Theater, Kansas City MO (2024-10-02)- Photos

SEETHER SETLIST

Gasoline
Fine Again
Broken
Country Song
Wasteland
Rise Above This
Nobody Praying for Me
Dangerous
Judas Mind
Fake It

Encore:
Remedy

SKILLET SETLIST

Feel Invincible
Rise
Surviving the Game
Legendary
Unpopular
Awake and Alive
Hero
Whispers in the Dark
Psycho In My Head
Be Thou My Vision (Eleanor Hull cover)
Comatose
Monster
The Resistance

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Seether

If you didn’t make it to Seether’s 5th Annual Rise Above Fest (the largest suicide awareness event in the world) on July 22nd and 23rd, in Bangor, Maine, you can catch the band this Friday at the Myth. 6:30pm,

One of the loudest co-headlining tours of the fall season featuring South African rockers Seether and Memphis band Skillet joined forces to lay waste to the Midland Theater in downtown Kansas City, and we were there to document the event with photos of each band.

Seether released their recent single, "Judas Mind" as the lead single to their ninth studio album, "The Surface Seems So Far" which was released on September 20th. (via Fantasy Records) with its follow-up single, "Illusions".

Skillet is the Grammy®-nominated, 22x platinum, Christian rock band led by the husband-and-wife duo of John and Korey Cooper. The band recently released new single, "Unpopular" in advance of their upcoming album, "Revolution" which will release independently on November 1st.

Nashville's (via Butte, MT) Tim Montana has a new Country rock album out himself, "Savage" with its self-titled single, "Die Today" and "Shut Me Out" also released as singles.

Royale Lynn is a rising Country metal singer, whose newest single, "Sacrifice" is out now, as a follow-up to previous single, "Death Wish".

"We're really stoked about the upcoming tour — we've put together a killer package! It's always nice to tour with bands that you're a fan of and that bring it live. Co-headlining with Skillet is going to be a blast; we'll have to bring our A Game. It should be a great show," states Seether.

“We’re glad to be back on the road with our friends in Seether again," says Skillet. "We’ve talked about going out together for a while, but after we played a show together this summer that drew big numbers, we knew it was time."

All Photos by JASON DOMINGUES

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TIM MONTANA SETLIST

Savage
Devil You Know (with Royale Lynn)
Mostly Stoned
Hillbilly Rich
Higher Education
Shut Me Out
American Thread
Cowboys on the Run
Bury Me by the Bonfire
Get You Some

ROYALE LYNN SETLIST

Sacrifice
Evil
Black Magic
Heavy is the Crown
All Around Me (Flyleaf cover)
Death Wish
Six Feet Deep

SEETHER TOUR DATES

OCT 3 Seether and Skillet Maryland Heights, MO
OCT 5 Seether and Skillet Houston, TX
OCT 6 Seether and Skillet Grand Prairie, TX
OCT 8 Seether and Skillet Lubbock, TX
OCT 9 Seether and Skillet Albuquerque, NM
OCT 11 Seether and Skillet Mesa, AZ
OCT 12 Rocktoberfest 2024 Oceanside, CA
OCT 13 Aftershock 2024 Sacramento, CA
OCT 15 Seether and Skillet Denver, CO
OCT 18 Seether and Skillet La Vista, NE
OCT 19 Seether and Skillet Waukee, IA
OCT 20 Seether and Skillet Minneapolis, MN

SKILLET TOUR DATES

Oct 3 Maryland Heights, MO Skillet + Seether
Oct 5 Houston, TX Skillet + Seether
Oct 6 Grand Prairie, TX Skillet + Seether
Oct 8 Lubbock, TX Skillet + Seether
Oct 9 Albuquerque, NM Skillet + Seether
Oct 11 Mesa, AZ Skillet + Seether
Oct 12 Las Vegas, NV The Theater at Virgin Hotels Las Vegas
Oct 13 Sacramento, CA Aftershock 2024
Oct 15 Denver, CO Skillet + Seether
Oct 18 La Vista, NE Skillet + Seether
Oct 19 Des Moines, IA Skillet + Seether
Oct 20 Minneapolis, MN Skillet + Seether
Nov 4 Istanbul, Turkey
Nov 6 Nur-sultan, Kazakhstan
Nov 7 Almaty, Kazakhstan
Nov 9 Tbilisi, Georgia
Nov 11 Pyrgos, Cyprus
Nov 12 Athina, Greece
Nov 14 Dubai, UAE
Nov 17 Cardiff, UK
Nov 18 Birmingham, UK
Nov 20 Glasgow, UK
Nov 22 Manchester, UK
Nov 23 London, UK
Dec 27 Gatlinburg, TN Xtreme Conference
Dec 28 Branson, MO Xtreme Conference
Dec 30 Gatlinburg, TN Xtreme Conference

SEETHER at Midland Theater Kansas City MO (2024-10-02)

SKILLET at Midland Theater Kansas City MO (2024-10-02)

TIM MONTANA at Midland Theater Kansas City MO (2024-10-02)

ROYALE LYNN at Midland Theater Kansas City MO (2024-10-02)

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We♥KC! October 7-10, 2024 Upcoming concerts / shows (Kansas City, MO / Lawrence, KS)

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Atlas Genius

The Australian band recently played the U.S. festival circuit (Lollapalooza, Outside Lands and Osheaga), and I can’t help but wonder whether the road is wearing on the boys. …

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Rocktober rock and rolls on--

Several co-headlining and multi-act shows give you a good bang-for-the-buck and there’s a good mix of genres and musical styles in the metro this week.

We will say we’re a little bummed that Self Deception had some Visa issues to prevent the Swedes from invading America and a lot bummed that long after buzzing young Aussies Royel Otis sold out in Lawrence, they supposedly canceled to take a better offer by playing the Austin City Limits Festival instead.

Let’s take look at the Kansas City / Lawrence KS metro musical happenings for the upcoming week, from October 7th to 10^th.

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

MONDAY OCTOBER 7

Still Woozy w Guy Dapperton, PawPaw Rod, Oct 7, The Midland, $39.50-$59.50

In support of his sophomore album “Loveseat”, Still Woozy (the alt-indie project of Bay Area musician Sven Gamsky) is out on a headlining tour that started in July. He’s a recent father too, so we’ll be curious if that affects any upcoming music.

Arrive early for rising NY alt-pop artist Gus Dapperton who has a recent EP out, “Tunes for Late Spring”. The 4-song set includes his update of Wham!’s 1984 hit “Everything She Wants” as well as reinventions of Cher’s “Believe” and Bobby Caldwell's “What You Won’t Do For Love.”

Mod Sun w lovelytheband*, Oct 7, The Granada-Lawrence, $28-$30

Avril Lavigne’s former boyfriend and lovelytheband are out co0headlining on their Here’s Your Flowers Tour, which recently started in San Francisco and will end back in LA on Nov. 11^th.

The lower case loving lovelytheband has been pretty busy this year releasing new singles “take me to the moon”, “rock bottom”, and “feel like summer.” ahead of their new self-titled album. They’re best known for breakthrough hit, “Broken” and we caught them live in late 2021 in Kansas City.

Mod Sun (aka Bloomington MN native Derek Smith) stepped away over the last year to find himself again and just recently dropped his new single “Sunshine.” The alternative artist is on a journey to spread positivity and light through his work. His music is a blend of hip hop, rock, and pop.

Atlas Genius / Robert DeLong, Oct 7, Madrid,$22

Another co-headlining Fall tour, this one with two favorites- Australian alternative rock band Atlas Genius (on their first tour in six years) and the multi-talented electronic artist Robert DeLong. Delong has a new studio album, “Playlist of Doom” just out, and the Aussie brother's band’s new record, “End of the Tunnel” is also available now.

Of the tour, says Keith Jeffrey of Atlas Genius says, “It’s been six years since our last proper tour, and we are thrilled and honored to share the stage with Robert DeLong, one of the most innovative and creative artists and performers of the last decade.”

It’s the 11-year anniversary of Atlas Genius’s debut album “When It Was Now”, which features charting songs including the certified platinum “Trojans” and “If So” and we caught them live last opening for Blink-182 back in 2017.

Silly Goose w Unity TX, Mugshot, Soulkeeper, Oct 7, Bottleneck- Lawrence, $20-$22

Purveyors of hip hop-influenced heft, Dallas band UnityTX, are out in support of their 2023 full length Ferality and their recent spring EP, Playing Favorites. Among the bands confirmed for the US trek, Atlanta nu-metaller’s Silly Goose (in support of new EP, “Bad Behavior”), California killers Mugshot and emerging aggressors, Soulkeeper are all on the bill,

TUESDAY OCTOBER 8

Cameron Carpenter (organist), Oct 8, Kauffman, Free!

The Pennsylvania organist and composer who has been both praised and criticized for his unorthodox interpretations of the standard organ repertoire comes to town for a free show for you to judge for yourself. He’s the first organist to be nominated for a Grammy Award for the album Revolutionary and the first Organist-in-Residence for the Philharmonic Berlin.

For his Kauffman Center return, Carpenter will perform on the Julia Irene Dennie-Kauffman Casavant Organ, Opus 3875. The performance’s repertoire includes The Goldberg Variations (Bach), Prelude and Fugue in E-flat Major ‘St. Anne’, BWV 552 (Bach) and Pictures at an Exhibition (Mussorgsky).

From what we can see, he’s known the rules well enough to break them, and make the music in his own interpretation, so come open-minded and willing to hear something beyond the traditional. This free concert is a gift from Saint Luke’s to the community in recognition of Breast Cancer Awareness Month.

Coco & Clair Clair, Oct 8, The Bottleneck-Lawrence, $25-$30

The Atlanta pop rap pair have a new single,“Kate Spade” on the heels of their new album Girl released August 30th. Speaking about the new single Coco and Clair note, “‘Kate Spade’ was one of the first songs we finished for the album after a night out in Amsterdam. It’s a little naughty and a little catty, but overall it’s meant to be uplifting. Big up yourself vibes because there’s always gonna be someone out there who wants what you have.”

Speaking further about the album, Coco and Clair share, “In the early stages of our writing process we had a running joke about being pregnant with a new album and how this one felt like a baby girl, whereas our last project, Sexy, felt more like a baby boy. We were writing about our relationships, referencing and incorporating lyrics we had written years ago – lyrics previously put aside for being too vulnerable or confessional”.

The new project follows their previous critically acclaimed album SEXY, and its singles “Love Me”, “Cherub” and “Pop Star.” Coco & Clair Clair also released SEXY (Deluxe Edition), which included “The Hills (feat. DEELA)” remixed by George Daniel of the 1975, “Pop Star” reimagined by Chaeyoung from the KPop sensation TWICE. We just saw the duo live in Minneapolis.

The Beaches, Oct 8, The Truman, $25-$50

We dig The Beaches who are reminiscent of the Go-Go’s (with the addition of their own modern flair) in the pop rock style that they’ve homed in on, and are on their Blame My Ex Tour, named after their album of the same name released year and have a new single titled "Jocelyn." We caught the Toronto band as an opener previously in St Paul.

The song is more in line with their jangly, new wave-y numbers, rather than the full-blown bangers of the "Blame Brett" mould. The song's roots are in the session for last year's album, when co-writer Lowell kept singing the name "Jocelyn," and the band decided to seek out a fan named Jocelyn to dedicate the song to.

"We wanted to write about the experience of feeling undeserving of all the reverence that was being thrown away after 'Blame My Ex' did so well. All of us in the band are just a bunch of messy girls, and we felt strange about the way that some people were putting us on pedestals," singer Jordan Miller said in a statement. "We kind of wrote it about this brilliant young woman, and about the experience we were going through, feeling uncomfortable and undeserving of Jocelyn's adulation."

Charlie Houston opens.

Underoath and Static Dress, Oct 8, The Midland, $31-$97

The Tampa post-hardcore band are celebrating the 20th anniversary of their breakthrough album They’re Only Chasing Safety in a big way, by performing the entire LP, plus a unique fan-voted second set each night.

“This is going to be like nothing we’ve ever done,” the band says. “They’re Only Chasing Safety in full every night plus *another* set of songs voted on by each city. Every song from every album over the past 20 years will be on the table. Let’s get nuts.”

Support comes from Static Dress, a newer UK band who definitely take after TOCS-era Underoath as on recent single, “crying.”The new track takes cues from the melodic aesthetic of their 2023 debut full-length, with the band marking “crying” with a mix of screamed-and-sung vocals between frontperson Ollie Appleyard and bassist George Holding.

Lady Day at Emerson's Grill, Oct 8-27, KC Rep at Copaken Stage, $44-$70

Step into the smoky allure of this Tony Award-winning play and go on a spellbinding journey through the life and music of the iconic Billie Holiday. Step back into time and immerse yourself in the soulful atmosphere of Emerson’s Bar and Grill, where every note resonates with the magic of Lady Day.

Featuring a selection of Billie Holiday’s most well-known songs including “Strange Fruit” and “God Bless the Child” performed live, the magic of this night will echo through your soul as you experience the highs and lows of her journey. Don’t miss this experience that celebrates the enduring legacy of one of the greatest jazz vocalists of all time in a night of jazz, blues, and the timeless magic of Billie Holiday. (Recommended for ages 14 and up due to adult themes.)

Self-Deception, Oct 8, recordBar, POSTPONED (Visa issues)

WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 9

Ocie Elliot w Chris Staples, Oct 9, Uptown, $33-$38

The Victoria BC folk duo (Jon Middleton and Sierra Lundy) was nominated for breakthrough group of the year at the Juno Awards in 2022 and have taken off in a big way ever since. “We were pleasantly surprised,” Middleton said of their reception so far in the US. “You hear so many stories about the place, but we saw none of the political stuff. It was not in your face at all.”

Ocie Elliott’s momentum from a substantial 2023 — which saw them surpass four million monthly listeners on Spotify and draw raves for their Know the Night EP — has carried over into 2024.

Chris Staples (Not Chris Stapleton!) will open.

Briston Maroney w Annie DiRusso, Oct 9, The Truman, $27.50-$55

Nashville (via Tennessee and Florida) singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist is out in support of his 2023 sophomore album Ultrapure. Produced by 2x GRAMMY®-winner Daniel Tashian (Kacey Musgraves) and engineered by Konrad Snyder (Noah Kahan, Rainbow Kitten Surprise), the 13-track LP showcases the artist playing every instrument.

On the live front, Ultrapure led to sold-out headline tour dates featuring multiple nights in iconic clubs across the US, Canada, UK, and Europe. Maroney’s catalog has amassed over 700 million global streams across all platforms.

Arrive early for Nashville-based indie rocker, Annie DiRusso who has a new record, “Wet” due out October 11. DiRusso’s 200k+ social media followers have eagerly awaited the release of the album’s lead single ‘Legs,’ which recently garnered 1.5M views on TikTok and Instagram.

Black Joe Lewis and the Honeybears w Eddie 9V, Oct 9, Knuckleheads, $24

One of the coolest live acts you might not have heard of is the Austin TX blues, funk and soul artist influenced by Howlin' Wolf and James Brown. Lewis,’ moniker is a nod to a Richard Pryor skit and something of a reclamation of Blackness from the songwriter Stephen Foster whose racist lyrics are widely regarded as an embarrassment of American music. We caught them live back in March.

Royel Otis, Oct 9, Granada-Lawrence, CANCELED

THURSDAY OCTOBER 10

Myles Smith, Oct 10, recordBar, $25

The rising London singer-songwriter mixes Folk, Americana and Pop, inspired by a broad range of music he listened to growing up. Smith cites the likes of Green Day, Ben Howard, Labrinth and UK Rap as some of his many influences. He cut his teeth with open mic nights and support slots before he released any of his own music and spent time in between classes in the studio honing his craft.

He’s out on his Slightly Less Lonely North American Tour and currently has a big radio hit with “Stargazing” that you can’t help but sing along to.

John Douglas (Trashcan Sinatras) w/ Lily Vakili, Oct 10, Knuckleheads Gospel Lounge, $20

He’s recently been celebrating the reissue and UK Top 40 charting of Trashcan Sinatras' debut album 'Cake', 33 years since its original release and now, John Douglas has stepped into the center stage, releasing his debut solo album supported by a run of concerts around the UK and North America.

The Scottish singer songwriter opened a new chapter in his life with the release of his eponymous debut album, via Reveal Records. Featuring original material and new recordings of his favorite Trashcans catalog, and his own rendition of Prefab Sprout’s ‘We Let The Stars Go’, this album reflects the genuineness of Douglas' music.

Arrive early for Vakili Band frontwoman, Lily Vakili, who returns to her singer-songwriter roots that harkens Patti Smith’s punk swagger, Grace Slick’s psychedelia, and the blues-belting of a Janis Joplin, Vakili has released two solo records and three with the five-piece Vakili Band. The most recent LP, 2023’s Honey, also marked her debut as producer and Vakili plans to release a solo EP in conjunction with the tour.

Blackberry Smoke, Oct 10, Uptown, SOLD OUT

(rescheduled from March 9) Blackberry Smoke’s “Be Right Here Tour” coincides with the release of their latest album, *Be Right Here*. featuring vocalist/ lead guitarist Charlie Starr, guitarist/vocalist Paul Jackson, and bassist/vocalist Richard Turner. The tour is also the first after the band held a tribute concert in Atlanta for drummer Brit Turner who died in March.

They’re best known for songs like “Little Bit Crazy,” “One Horse Town,” and “You Hear Georgia” and the album, which was recorded in 2022 and 2023, reflects the band’s growth over the past two decades and their ability to find silver linings in challenging times. Those that missed the KC show can head west to catch them the next night in Manhattan, KS.

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10/07/2024

Coco & Clair Clair at the Varsity Theater (2024-10-06)

06 Oct 2024 Coco & Clair Clair with SadBoi at Varsity Theater

Tour Dates

10/8 - Lawrence, KS @ The Bottleneck

10/09 - Denver, CO @ Summit Music Hall

10/12 - Salt Lake City, UT @ Soundwell

10/14 - San Francisco, CA @ Regency Ballroom

10/15 - Portland, OR @ Revolution Hall

10/16 - Seattle, WA @ Neumos

10/19 - Phoenix, AZ @ VIVA PHX

10/20 - Los Angeles, CA @ Fonda Theatre

10/24 - Dallas, TX @ The Echo Lounge

10/25 - Austin, TX @ Emo’s

10/27 - Houston, TX @ House of Blues

10/29 - Nashville, TN @ Brooklyn Bowl

10/30 - Charlotte, NC @ The Underground

11/01 - Washington, D.C. @ Howard Theatre

11/02 - New York, NY @ Irving Plaza

11/06 - Boston, MA @ Paradise Rock Club

11/07 - Philadelphia, PA @ Theatre of Living Arts

11/09 - Atlanta, GA @ Buckhead Theatre

11/11 - Fort Lauderdale, FL @ Revolution Live

11/12 - Lake Buena Vista, FL @ House of Blues

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Coco & Clair Clair

“Last Christmas” is the new holiday single from duo Coco & Clair Clair. The song is reimagined as a trap bass song with an 80s snare. I think my favorite part of the song is the whispering of “Happy Christmas” that starts …

It was a young crowd and decidedly female at the Varsity Theater for Coco & Clair Clair and their Girl Tour.

Opening the night was SadBoi aka Ebhoni Jade Cato-O’Garro. She is from Toronto, Canada and has been writing songs since she was eleven. She came on the stage dressed in a peach-colored yoga outfit,draped in a full-length fur coat. She had the look and the poise to pull off the outfit for she is also a professional model, previously working with Adidas and Rihanna’s Savage X Fenty line.

SadBoi asked the crowd if they liked to party and told them to get ready to dance as she sang “Complicated” before the empowerment of “Bitches over Boys” and finishing with a fan favorite “Baddies.”

After a dance remix of Crosby Stills Nash and Young’s “Our House” for an intro, Coco & Clair Clair took the stage.

Taylor Nave (Coco) and Claire Toothill (Clair Clair) are from the suburbs of Atlanta, GA and bonded with their love of Drake. During the pandemic they forged a union and have released two studio albums: Sexy in 2022 and Girl in August of 2024.

They have a merry and relaxed (chill) stage presence. Between songs like “Pop Star”, “Kate Spade” and “Martini”, they worked their way to DJ table to sip their adult beverages and chat with each other or with members in the crowd, almost creating a talk show setting that involved:

Signing an album for a fan that had followed them to Minneapolis, MN after attending their previous show in Chicago, IL.

Singing happy birthday to someone in the crowd who may or may not have been celebrating a birthday.

Opening up the floor for request: “Tbtf’.

Then they signed Concert T’s for a few fans before dropping the disco ball for “Pretty” and singing a fan favorite “My Girl”. And as they added their names to the shirts, Clair Clair started singing Suzanne Vega’s “Tom’s Diner”.

I’m not sure if this was by chance or a sly nod, because the song played a prominent role in “Untamed Heart”, a movie about a shy busboy (Christian Slater) who falls in love with a waitress (Marisa Tomei). It was filmed just down the street from the Varsity Theater at a (now defunct) diner called Joe’s Coffee Shop.

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10/06/2024

Billy Bragg at First Ave (05 Oct 2024)

05 Oct 2024 Billy Bragg at First Avenue

Billy Bragg Setlist

The Wolf Covers Its Tracks
The World Turned Upside Down (Leon Rosselson cover)
She's Got a New Spell
King Tide and the Sunny Day Flood
Freedom Doesn't Come for Free
Jeane / That's Entertainment (The Smiths and The Jam covers)
Sexuality
Mid-Century Modern
Levi Stubbs' Tears
All You Fascists Are Bound to Lose (Woody Guthrie cover)
Rich Men Earning North of a Million
Greetings to the New Brunette
Do Unto Others
The Buck Doesn't Stop Here No More
The Milkman of Human Kindness
To Have and to Have Not
A New England
There Is Power in a Union
Waiting for the Great Leap Forwards

-- Encore --
Way Over Yonder in the Minor Key
I Will Be Your Shield
Tank Park Salute

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Modern day troubadour and activist Billy Bragg is well known in the music world for his passionate topical songwriting. In the vein of late heroes and colleagues like … .…

Billy Bragg’s “The Roaring 40” concert stopped by First Avenue, in Minneapolis, on Saturday night.

We’ve already written in details about this tour at the San Francisco show on Sep 26, 2024, so I suggest reading that to understand what a Billy Bragg show is like. What I can do is add a little more detail about The Smiths and The Jam covers (“Jeane” and “That’s Entertainment”). The “Jeane” cover dates back to 1985 when Bragg played the 7th Street Entry.

Billy Bragg and Johnny Marr in Vancouver (20 Sep 2024)

photo courtesy of @billybragg

Bragg mentioned that he, and Johnny Marr, and Paul Weller, were all in Vancouver on 20 Sep 2024, but they were all playing their own headlining gigs. Marr and Bragg decided to get lunch together, which resulted in that viral photo. He also added that a fan was there and asked if he was Johnny Marr. The fan was described as “a young man, about 50.”

It was hard to understand Bragg’s accent, but it sounded like he ran into Paul Weller earlier and everyone knew who Weller was… but wasn’t sure who Billy Bragg was. Then, Bragg, in a loud voice, joked, “Billy Bragg? That old bastard, is he still going?”

I have joked in the past that a Billy Bragg show is about 40% music and 60% Bragg’s wisdom and stories. I have exaggerated the ratio, but there’s no denying that Bragg does talk a lot and he has plenty to say. Everything from American politics (JD Vance looks like “Interview With a Vampire”) to women’s rights. They’re all related to his songs and lyrics.

In addition to his stage banter, he also has a lot to write about. I want to say that he’s basically writing a tour diary, but they’re often about his personal history of the venues he’s about to play. I leave you now with Billy Bragg’s own writing about the history of First Avenue:

Tonight’s show in Minneapolis couldn’t be more of a contrast venue-wise. First Avenue was built in 1937 as a Greyhound Bus depot and continued in that use until 1968. Two years later it opened as a nightclub with a set from Joe Cocker’s Mad Dogs and Englishmen.

By the time I first came to the Twin Cities in 1985, First Avenue was famous for having staged the concert footage that featured in Purple Rain, the hit movie made by local mega star Prince. I always thought of the place as a rock club, home to the likes of The Replacements and Husker Du, but looking at a flyer from the time of my first appearance, I was surprised to find that the night before I played, the venue hosted the Tannahill Weavers, a band that plays only traditional Scottish folk music. Wonder if they took the opportunity to film some footage for their movie Purple Dreich?

Note: There was no opening band.

Remaining tour dates:

10/06 - Barrymore Theatre - Madison, WI

10/07 - Vic Theatre - Chicago, IL

10/10 - The Majestic - Detroit, MI

10/11 - Massey Hall - Toronto, ON

10/12 - Kodak Center - Rochester, NY

10/17 - Lansdowne Theatre - Philadelphia, PA

10/18 - Webster Hall - New York, NY

10/19 - The Atlantis - Washington D.C.

10/20 - 9:30 Club - Washington D.C.

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Billy Bragg at First Ave (05 Oct 2024)

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10/05/2024

Minneapolis: This Week (10/06/2024)

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07 Oct 2024 Kate Bollinger with Sharp Pins at 7th St Entry

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Kate Bollinger

Opening the show was Charlottesville’s Kate Bollinger, who was last in town in February 2022 with Faye Webster. Bollinger is joined on stage with a full band, featuring Jacob on drums, Noah on bass, and Chris on guitar. If I misheard …

07 Oct 2024 Monday

Kate Bollinger
with Sharp Pins
at 7th St Entry
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Kate Bollinger is touring in support of her new album Songs From A Thousand Frames Of Mind (Ghostly International). The tour will stop by the 7th Street Entry on October 7, 2024.

Kate Bollinger at First Avenue (08 April 2023)

We saw Bollinger in April 2023, and wrote, “She covered a French song called “J’aime Les Filles”, originally by Jacques Dutronc. Translated to English, it means “I like the girls…” and the lyrics continues that he likes the girl in Castel, he likes the girls in Régine, he likes all girls. The lyrics are simple and silly, but Bollinger treats the song so seriously.”

Sharp Pins (not to be confused with PINS) to open.

Tour dates:

10/5 - Boulder CO - eTown Hall

10/7 - Minneapolis, MN - 7th St Entry +

10/8 - Chicago, IL - Lincoln Hall +

10/10 - Toronto, ON - Longboat Hall +

10/11 - Montreal, QC - Petit Campus +

10/12 - Boston, MA - Arts at The Armory +

10/13 - Brattleboro, VT - Stone Church +

10/15 - Brooklyn, NY - Music Hall of Williamsburg +

10/16 - Brooklyn, NY - Music Hall of Williamsburg #

10/17 - Philadelphia, PA - Ukie Club #

10/18 - Washington, DC - Black Cat #

10/19 - Charlottesville, VA - The Southern #

10/21 - Carrboro, NC - Cat's Cradle (Back Room) #

10/22 - Asheville, NC - Eulogy #

10/24 - Atlanta, GA - The Earl ^

10/25 - Nashville, TN - Third Man ^

10/26 - St Louis, MO - Off Broadway ^

10/28 - Fayetteville, AR - George's Majestic Lounge ^

10/29 - Oklahoma City, OK - Resonant Head ^

10/30 - Denton, TX - Rubber Gloves

11/12 - Santa Cruz, CA - Catalyst Atrium %

11/14 - Portland, OR - Wonder Ballroom %

11/15 - Seattle, WA - Madame Lou's %

11/16 - Vancouver, BC - Fortune Sound Club %

11/17 - Seattle, WA - Tractor Tavern %

11/20 - Sacramento, CA - Starlet Room %

11/21 - San Francisco, CA - The Independent %

11/22 - Los Angeles, CA - Teragram Ballroom %

+ Support from Sharp Pins
# Support from The Beak Trio
^ Support from Anastasia Coope
% Support from Tchotchke

08 Oct 2024 New Hope Club with Haven Madison at 7th St Entry

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The Vamps

British boy band The Vamps recently stopped in Minneapolis at First Avenue's main stage as part of their USA tour (which is ending tonight in Los Angeles). By request of the band, all of their US venues will cost $25 and is all ages. …

08 Oct 2024 Tuesday

New Hope Club
with Haven Madison
at 7th St Entry
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British pop trio New Hope Club (Reece Bibby, Blake Richardson, and George Smith) is headlining the 7th Street Entry on October 8, 2024. With their debut album hit the UK Top 5 and got over 2 billion streams for their hit song “Know Me Too Well” (featuring Mexican superstar Danna Paola).

The band’s been tapped to tour with The Vamps on several UK tour in 2016-2019, so we’re assuming their music and style may be similar to the Vamps.

Also, apparently Blake Richardson looks like a Beatles, as he plays a young Paul McCartney in Midas Man, a feature film about Brian Epstein.

Haven Madison to open the 7th Street Entry. Pop singer Katy Perry endorsed Haven as “the next big pop star”, and sang duet with Haven on the song “Still Need You.”

Tour dates:

7-Oct Chicago, IL Beat Kitchen

8-Oct Minneapolis, MN 7th St Entry

18-Oct Los Angeles, CA Teragram Ballroom

20-Oct San Francisco, CA Café Du Nord

22-Oct San Diego, CA HOB

08 Oct 2024 illuminati hotties with Daffo at Turf Club

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Illuminati Hotties

Illuminati Hotties (led by Sarah Tudzin) will be stopping by the Turf Club on Monday, February 18th. Illuminati Hotties’ debut album Kiss Yr Frenemies is out now on Tiny Engines. …

08 Oct 2024 Tuesday

illuminati hotties
with Daffo
at Turf Club
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illuminati hotties, the project from musical mastermind and GRAMMY winning producer and engineer Sarah Tudzin, will be headlining the Turf Club, in support of her new album Power (Hopeless Records).

Illuminati Hotties at 7th Street Entry (06 Mar 2022)

We saw Illuminati Hotties in Mar 2022, and wrote, “She covered a French song called “J’aime Les Filles”, originally by Jacques Dutronc. Translated to English, it means “I like the girls…” and the lyrics continues that he likes the girl in Castel, he likes the girls in Régine, he likes all girls. The lyrics are simple and silly, but Bollinger treats the song so seriously.”

Daffo to open.

Tour dates:

09/25 - Santa Ana, CA - Constellation Room^*

09/26 - San Diego, CA -Casbah^*

09/28 - San Francisco, CA - The Chapel^*

09/29/24 - Sacramento, CA - Goldfield Trading Post^*

10/01 - Portland, OR - Mississippi Studios^*

10/02 - Vancouver, BC - The Biltmore Cabaret^*

10/03 - Seattle, WA - Neumos^*

10/04 - Boise, ID - Neurolux^

10/05 - Salt Lake City, UT - Kilby Court^

10/06 - Denver, CO -Larimer Lounge^

10/08 - St. Paul, MN -Turf Club^

10/09 - Milwaukee, WI - Vivarium^

10/10 - Chicago, IL - Lincoln Hall^

10/11 - Hamtramck, MI - The Sanctuary^

10/12 -Toronto, ON -Longboat Hall^

10/13 - Montreal, QC - Cabaret Foufs^

10/15 - South Burlington, VT - Higher Ground Showcase Lounge^

10/16 - Cambridge, MA - The Sinclair^

10/17 - Philadelphia, PA - First Unitarian Church^

10/18 - New York, NY -Bowery Ballroom^

10/19 - Washington, DC - Black Cat^

10/20 - Durham, NC - Motorco Music Hall^

10/22 - Nashville, TN - The End^

10/23 - Atlanta, GA -The Masquerade (Purgatory)^

10/26 - Dallas, TX - Club Dada^

10/25 - New Orleans, LA - Siberia^

10/27/24 - Houston, TX - White Oak Music Hall (Upstairs)^

10/29 - Santa Fe, NM - Tumbleroot Brewery and Distillery^

10/30 -Phoenix, AZ - The Rebel Lounge^

11/01 - Los Angeles, CA - Teragram Ballroom^

^ with Daffo
*with Maddie Ross

09 Oct 2024 Valley

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Valley

JUNO nominated, alternative-pop band Valley is returning to the Minneapolis area, at the 7th Street Entry on March 16th. The show is sold out. Valley’s latest EP The After Party was released earlier this month. …

09 Oct 2024 Wednesday

Valley
with Mickey Darling and Charli Adams
at First Avenue
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Canadian and JUNO Award-nominated band Valley will be headlining First Avenue, on October 9, 2024, in support of the band’s third album Water the Flowers, Pray for a Garden (Capitol Records/Universal Music Canada).

Mickey Darling and Charli Adams to open.

Tour dates:

September 28 - Philadelphia, PA - Union Transfer*

September 29 - Boston, MA - House of Blues*

October 1 - Washington, DC - 9:30 Club*

October 2 -Brooklyn, NY - Brooklyn Steel*

ctober 4 - Asheville, NC - The Orange Peel*

October 5 - Atlanta, GA - Buckhead Theatre*

October 6 - Nashville, TN - Cannery Hall*

October 8 - Chicago, IL - The Vic Theatre*

October 9 - Minneapolis, MN - First Avenue*

October 11 - Boulder, CO - Boulder Theatre*

October 12 - Denver, CO - Gothic Theatre*

October 13 - Salt Lake City, UT - Union Event Centre*

October 15 - Phoenix, AZ - The Van Buren*

October 16 - San Diego, CA - Observatory North Park*

October 18 - Los Angeles, CA - The Wiltern*

October 19 - Berkeley, CA - The UC Theatre*

October 21 - Portland, OR - Revolution Hall*

October 22- Seattle, WA - The Showbox*

*support from Mickey Darling and Charli Adams

11 Oct 2024 Joan Osborne & Joshua Radin at Hopkins Center

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Joan Osborne

American singer/songwriter Joan Osborne shot into fame with her recorded song “One Of Us” (written by Eric Bazilian), from her debut album Relish, in 1995. The song poses the question, what if God was one of us, just trying to find his way home. …

Joshua Radin

With winter just on the horizon on a chilly December mid-week evening, singer-songwriter Joshua Radin stopped into the intimate W XYZ Bar at the Aloft Hotel in downtown Minneapolis for a one-off acoustic performance as part ...

11 Oct 2024 Friday

Joan Osborne & Joshua Radin
at Hopkins Center
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American singer-songwriter Joan Osborne, known for her breakout single “One of Us,” will be playing the Hopkins Center in Hopkins, Minnesota, on October 11, 2024.

Joan Osborne at Dakota Jazz Club (30 Sep 2023)

We saw Joan Osborne in Sep 2023, and wrote, “Osborne’s latest album, Nobody Owns You (Womanly Hips Records) is a return to form for original songs… and they are very good, at least what I’ve heard live. “I Should've Danced More” is fantastic, it’s a song about some regrets she may have had. She should have danced more, she should have loved more, etc. The message is clear, do what you love while you can now. I think the song is a reflection of what happened to all of us in 2020 when the pandemic hit and we lost the ability to gather and celebrate music. In some ways, Osborne seemed so genuinely happy to be back on stage, playing live music again. She’s joined on stage by a pianist and guitarist (Jack Petruzzelli) … which she was very playful with back-and-forth guitar playing on “Trouble and Strife”.”

Joshua Radin is co-headlining.

Joshua Radin at W XYZ Bar (13 Dec 2017)

We saw Radin in Dec 2017 and wrote, “With winter just on the horizon on a chilly December mid-week evening, singer-songwriter Joshua Radin stopped into the intimate W XYZ Bar at the Aloft Hotel in downtown Minneapolis for a one-off acoustic performance as part of the chain’s semi-regular live music series. Radin and band had recently returned from a European tour and his following has always been steady in the area, so fans packed the lobby of the hotel just across from the site of this season’s Super Bowl for a generous hour-long acoustic performance as part of this free admission concert series.”

Tour dates:

SEP 7 The Kent Stage Kent, OH

SEP 10 Kentucky Theatre Lexington, KY

SEP 12 Buckman Performing Arts Center Memphis, TN

SEP 14 The Rialto Theatre Raleigh, NC

SEP 15 Gunter Theatre Greenville, SC

OCT 4 Livermore Valley Performing Arts Livermore, CA

OCT 7 The Ark Ann Arbor, MI

OCT 8 North Shore Center Skokie, IL

OCT 9 Hendricks Live! Plainfield, IN

OCT 11 Hopkins Center For the Arts Hopkins, MN

OCT 13 Englert Theatre Iowa City, IA

OCT 14 Vivarium Milwaukee, WI

OCT 16 The State Theatre State College, PA

OCT 18 Center for the Arts Homer, NY

OCT 19 Infinity Hall Hartford Hartford, CT

OCT 20 The Warehouse Fairfield, CT

OCT 22 Sixth & I Historic Synagogue Washington, DC

OCT 23 Ardmore Music Hall Ardmore, PA

OCT 25 Historic Temple Theatre Viroqua, WI

11 Oct 2024 The dB's at Amsterdam Bar & Hall

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The DB’s

Chris Stamey (Alex Chilton, Sneakers, the dB’s) will open for Television. Fans eagerly anticipate the as-yet-to-be-determined release of Television’s latest- a ‘secret’ album, recorded in 2007 and …

11 Oct 2024 Friday

The dB's
at Amsterdam Bar & Hall
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If you ever wondered what The dB’s stands for, their debut album Stands for deciBels was recently reissued on CD and vinyl in June 2024, via Propeller Sound Recordings.

The North Carolina band, featuring the original singer/songwriters Peter Holsapple and Chris Stamey along with Gene Holder on bass and Will Rigby on drums, will be out on tour to promote the reissue… stopping by the Amsterdam Bar & Hall, in St Paul, on October 11, 2024.

Tour dates:

Sep. 4, 2024 Raleigh, NC The Rialto Theatre

Sep. 7, 2024 Raleigh, NC Hopscotch Music Festival 2024

Sep. 13, 2024 Washington, DC The Atlantis

Sep. 14, 2024 Philadelphia, PA Johnny Brenda's

Sep. 15, 2024 Jersey City, NJ White Eagle Hall

Sep. 19, 2024 Athens, GA The Foundry

Sep. 20, 2024 Asheville, NC Eulogy

Sep. 21, 2024 Decatur, GA Eddie's Attic

Sep. 22, 2024 Charlotte, NC Stage Door Theater

Oct. 11, 2024 Saint Paul, MN Amsterdam Bar and Hall

Oct. 12, 2024 Chicago, IL Old Town School of Folk Music

Oct. 13, 2024 Milwaukee, WI Shank Hall

Nov. 16, 2024 Los Angeles, CA Zebulon

Nov. 17, 2024 Los Angeles, CA Zebulon

12 Oct 2024 Nada Surf with Office Dog at Fine Line

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Nada Surf

One thing is for sure, Nada Surf loves playing live, and it shows on their nearly 2 hours plus set, complete with a double encore, at last Friday’s show at the Fine Line Music Café in Minneapolis. …

12 Oct 2024 Saturday

Nada Surf
with Office Dog
at Fine Line
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Nada Surf is touring in support of their new album Moon Mirror (New West Records). The tour will stop in at the Fine Line, in Minneapolis, on October 12, 2024.

Nada Surf at Fine Line (13 May 2016)

We saw Nada Surf in May 2016, and wrote, “Nada Surf, on their second night of their comeback You Know Who You Are tour was determined to give us their best performance of their lives. They wanted to that in Chicago, the previous night, but due to the venue’s restrictive curfew, their set was cut short. Minneapolis’ Fine Line Music Café did not have any curfew, so the band played for about two hours - doing the obligated ‘new album’ music and saving all their ‘popular’ songs (including ‘Popular’) for the encore.”

Auckland by way of Dunedin, Aotearoa/New Zealand Office Dog to open. The band is also signed to New West Records, with their debut Spiel, out now.

Tour dates:

SEP 9 Rough Trade NYC New York, NY

SEP 9 WNYC and Friends Centennial Celebration New York, NY

SEP 11 Amoeba Music Los Angeles, CA

SEP 15 Lightning 100 Nashville Nashville, TN

OCT 2 The Atlantis Washington, DC

OCT 3 Underground Arts Philadelphia, PA

OCT 4 Webster Hall New York, NY

OCT 5 Paradise Rock Club Boston, MA

OCT 6 Harbor Park Middletown, CT

OCT 7 Le Studio TD Montreal, Canada

OCT 8 The Great Hall Toronto, Canada

OCT 9 El Club Detroit, MI

OCT 10 Thalia Hall Chicago, IL

OCT 11 Vivarium Milwaukee, WI

OCT 12 Fine Line Minneapolis, MN

OCT 15 The Crocodile Seattle, WA

OCT 16 Wonder Ballroom Portland, OR

OCT 18 Great American Music Hall San Francisco, CA

Oct. 19 - 20, 2024 When We Were Young 2024 Las Vegas, NV

OCT 21 Belly Up Solana Beach, CA

OCT 22 Teragram Ballroom Los Angeles, CA

OCT 23 Troubadour West Hollywood, CA

NOV 14 Sala Riviera Madrid, Spain

NOV 15 Kafe Antzokia Bilbao, Spain

NOV 16 Espacio Las Armas Zaragoza, Spain

NOV 21 The Academy Dublin, Ireland

NOV 22 Gorilla Manchester

NOV 23 Islington Assembly Hall London

NOV 24 den Atelier Luxembourg-city

NOV 25 Melkweg Amsterdam

NOV 26 Le Botanique Bruxelles, Belgium

NOV 27 Carlswerk Victoria Köln, Germany

NOV 29 Bataclan Paris, France

NOV 30 L'Aéronef Lille, France

DEC 1 Markthalle Hamburg, Germany

DEC 2 Metropol Berlin, Germany

DEC 3 Backstage Werk München, Germany

DEC 4 Arena Vienna, Austria

DEC 6 Dynamo Zürich, Switzerland

DEC 7 Santeria Toscana 31 Milano, Italy

DEC 8 La Cooperative de Mai Clermont-ferrand, France

12 Oct 2024 MJ Lenderman & The Wind with Ryan Davis & the Roadhouse Band at First Avenue

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MJ Lenderman

MJ Lenderman and his band opened the evening sounding at times like younger relatives to Son Volt, but a little grungier and even more laid back. He started off with a slow dirge of a song that kept building in “No Mercy” …

12 Oct 2024 Saturday

MJ Lenderman & The Wind
with Ryan Davis & the Roadhouse Band
at First Avenue
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North Carolina-based singer, songwriter, and musician MJ Lenderman & The Wind is touring in support of Manning Fireworks (ANTI- Records). The tour will stop in at First Avenue, in Minneapolis, on October 12, 2024.

MJ Lenderman at First Ave (18 Nov 2022)

We saw MJ Lenderman in Nov 2022, and wrote, “MJ Lenderman and his band opened the evening sounding at times like younger relatives to Son Volt, but a little grungier and even more laid back. He started off with a slow dirge of a song that kept building in “No Mercy” and then moved onto the upbeat, almost danceable “TV Dinners” about a man at home all by himself on a Friday night definitely not dancing while heating up his pre-made meal.”

Ryan Davis & the Roadhouse Band to open.

Tour dates:

Sept. 18 - Nashville, TN @ Blue Room

Sept. 19 - Nashville, TN @ Basement East

Oct. 3 - Atlanta, GA @ Terminal West &

Oct. 4 - Atlanta, GA @ Terminal West &

Oct. 5 - Nashville, TN @ Basement East &

Oct. 6 - Knoxville, TN @ Bijou Theater &

Oct. 7 - Louisville, KY @ Whirling Tiger &

Oct. 8 - St. Louis, MO @ Off Broadway &

Oct. 10 - Omaha, NE @ Waiting Room &

Oct. 11 - Iowa City, IA @ Gabe’s &

Oct. 12 - Minneapolis, MN @ First Avenue &

Oct. 13 - Eau Claire, WI @ Stones Throw &

Oct. 14 - Milwaukee, WI @ Turner Hall &

Oct. 16 - Chicago, IL @ Thalia Hall &

Oct. 17 - Chicago, IL @ Thalia Hall &

Oct. 18 - Detroit, MI @ El Club &

Oct. 19 - Toronto, ON @ Lee’s Palace &

Oct. 21 - Montreal, QC @ Theatre Fairmount &

Oct. 22 - Boston, MA @ The Royale &

Oct. 24 - Philadelphia, PA @ Union Transfer &

Oct. 25 - Brooklyn, NY @ Music Hall of Williamsburg &

Oct. 26 - Brooklyn, NY @ Music Hall of Williamsburg &

Oct. 27 - Brooklyn, NY @ Music Hall of Williamsburg &

Oct. 29 - Pittsburgh, PA @ Thunderbird Music Hall &

Oct. 30 - Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club &

Nov. 1 - Asheville, NC @ The Orange Peel &

Nov. 11 - Berlin, DE @ Privatclub ~

Nov. 12 - Hamburg, DE @ Hafenklang ~

Nov. 14 - Amsterdam, NL @ Bitterzoet

Nov. 15 - Brussels, BE @ Botanique Witloof Bar

Nov. 16 - Paris, FR @ Point Ephemere ~

Nov. 18 - London, UK @ The Garage ~

Nov. 19 - London, UK @ The Garage ~

Nov. 21 - Manchester, UK @ YES Pink Room ~

Nov. 22 - Leeds, UK @ Brudenell Social Club ~

Nov. 23 - Dublin, IE @ Workman’s Club ~

Nov. 24 - Dublin, IE @ Whelan’s ~

% Solo w/ Karly Hartzman
& w/ Ryan Davis & the Roadhouse Band
~ w/ Hollow Hand

13 Oct 2024 Donovan Woods with Katelyn Tarver at 7th St Entry

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Katelyn Tarver

Acclaimed LA-based singer-songwriter Katelyn Tarver is on her “Compliments Only” tour. Her forthcoming sophomore album is coming out in early 2024… so she may be playing some preview tracks on this tour …

13 Oct 2024 Sunday

Donovan Woods
with Katelyn Tarver
at 7th St Entry
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Canadian folk singer Donovan Woods will headline the 7th St Entry, on Oct 13, 2024. We previously mentioned that he opened up for Drew Holcomb and The Neighbors in Apr 2024.

Katelyn Tarver to open.

Katelyn Tarver at 7th Street Entry (16 Sep 2023)

We saw Katelyn Tarver in Sep 2023, and wrote, “Katelyn Tarver is on her first headlining “Compliments Only” tour. She had a lot of fun digging through her EP and old songs, and her forthcoming sophomore 2024 album, to put together her setlist. Even though it’s her first major tour, she seemed like an old pro at this. And even if things aren’t exactly going according to plan, Tarver is having fun. In the middle of her set, she decided to do a mini-solo set (meaning her drummer and guitarist would take a nice 20-min break backstage). Starting with her quiet piano-driven song “Sh** Happens”, followed by “Love Alone”, and a cover of Paramore’s “The Only Exception”, and ending with “Love Me Again”. ”

Tour dates:

Sep 27, 2024 Highlands Music Festival Palmer Rapids, ON

Sep 28, 2024 Goolaholla! Festival Souris, Canada

Oct 3, 2024 McPherson Playhouse Theatre Victoria, Canada

Oct 5, 2024 The Centre for Performing Arts Vancouver, BC

Oct 6, 2024 Kelowna Community Theatre Kelowna, BC

Oct 8, 2024 Winspear Centre Edmonton, AB

Oct 9, 2024 The Jack Singer Concert Hall Calgary, AB

Oct 11, 2024 Burton Cummings Theatre Winnipeg, MB

Oct 13, 2024 7th Street Entry Minneapolis, MN

Oct 15, 2024 Schubas Tavern Chicago, IL

Oct 16, 2024 The Ark Ann Arbor, MI

Oct 24, 2024 Algonquin Theatre Huntsville, ON

Oct 25, 2024 Market Hall Performing Arts Centre Peterborough, ON

Oct 26, 2024 National Arts Centre Ottawa, ON

Oct 29, 2024 Bar Le Ritz PDB Montreal, QC

Nov 1, 2024 Brighton Music Hall Boston, MA

Nov 2, 2024 (Le) Poisson Rouge New York, NY

Nov 3, 2024 Johnny Brenda's Philadelphia, PA

Nov 4, 2024 The Atlantis Washington, DC

Nov 7, 2024 The Basement East Nashville, TN

Nov 9, 2024 Vinyl Atlanta, GA

Dec 4, 2024 Centre In The Square Kitchener, ON

Dec 5, 2024 Massey Hall Toronto, ON

13 Oct 2024 Kaizers Orchestra at Fine Line

13 Oct 2024 Sunday

Kaizers Orchestra
at Fine Line
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The Norwegian sextet Kaizers Orchestra is bringing their cathartic rock songs to the Fine Line, in Minneapolis, on October 13, 2024. The band features Janove Ottesen and Geir Zahl on vocals/guitar/oil barrel, Helge Risa on pump organ, Øyvind Storesund on stand up bass, Terje Winterstø Röthing (Skambankt) on guitar, and Rune Solheim on drums.

Tour dates:

Oct 2 Cambridge, MA, US The Sinclair Music Hall

Oct 4 New York (NYC), NY, US Sony Hall

Oct 8 Washington, DC, US Lincoln Theatre

Oct 13 Minneapolis, MN, US Fine Line

Oct 15 Los Angeles (LA), CA, US El Rey Theatre - Los Angeles

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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Odie Leigh at Fine Line (04 Oct 2024)

04 Oct 2024 Odie Leigh at Fine Line

Odie Leigh Setlist

My Name on a T-Shirt
No Doubt
Already (On My Mind)
Chutes & Ladders
A Month Or Two
Nine Lives
Double Shift
Either Way
As Sure As I’m Speaking
Crop Circles
Party Trick
Ronnie's Song
Bigger Fish
A Good Thing
Sheep Song
Conversation Starter
Take Back

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Odie Leigh

Odie Leigh would never have called herself a musician before the depths of the 2020 pandemic when her rapper roomies made a bet: Whoever records a song that goes viral first, wins. Slightly …

New Orleans-bred, Detroit-based singer-songwriter Odie Leigh just headlined the Fine Line, in Minneapolis, on Friday night.

Nashville’s Blood Root, the stagename for Taylor Wafford. Wafford previously fronted The Blue Wild, a North Carolina-based folk band, but probably broke up when she relocated to Nashville.

So far, a few singles (“Teeth”, “Conversations”) are under the Blood Root name… but she promised that she’s indeed working on putting together her album. She played a few new unreleased songs near the end of her brief say, stating “they’re not out yet - don’t leak them!”

Taylor with her guitars, along with drummer Grace Goodman and bassist Kaitlyn Gerdau, would be Odie Leigh’s full backing band when she arrived on stage to play tracks from her debut album Carrier Pigeon. The album topped “best albums” from All Things Considered, and Paste said it was “The Best of What's Next.”

Odie Leigh at 7th St Entry (07 May 2023)

Leigh mentioned that she was in Minneapolis about a year ago, playing the tiny 7th Street Entry. “Were any of you guys there?” she asked. There were at least two, because the band that opened the show, Pine & Fire, they were in attendance. Leigh smiled and wanted to see everyone later.

Some well-known songs, such as her viral hit song “Crop Circles”, singles “My Name On A T-Shirt” and “Conversation Starter”, were often turned into a singalong with the audience, who were very vocal and eager to get Odie Leigh’s attention.

Odie Leigh’s debut album Carrier Pigeon is out now on Mom + Pop.

Remaining tour Dates:

10/05 - Des Moines, IA - xBK

10/06 - Chicago, IL - Lincoln Hall

10/08 - Columbus, OH - A&R Music Bar

10/10 - Indianapolis, IN - HI-FI Indianapolis

10/11 - St. Louis, MO - Off Broadway

10/12 - Memphis, TN - 1884 Lounge

10/13 - Nashville, TN - 3rd & Lindsley

11/04 - Detroit, MI - El Club

11/05 - Toronto, ON - Longboat Hall

11/06 - Montreal, QC - Bar Le Ritz PDB

11/08 - South Burlington, VT - Higher Ground Ballroom

11/09 - Portland, ME Portland House of Music

11/10 - Cambridge, MA - The Sinclair

11/12 - Northampton, MA - Iron Horse Music Hall

11/13 - New York, NY - Bowery Ballroom

11/15 - Albany, NY - Lark Hall

11/16 - Philadelphia, PA - First Unitarian Church

11/17 - Washington, DC - The Atlantis

11/19 - Charlottesville, VA - Jefferson Theater

11/20 - Carrboro, NC - Cat's Cradle

11/22 - Charlotte, NC - Visulite Theatre

11/23 - Atlanta, GA - Terminal West

11/24 - Asheville, NC - The Grey Eagle Music Hall

12/03 - Phoenix, AZ - The Crescent Ballroom

12/04 - Solana Beach, CA - Belly Up Solana Beach

12/06 - Los Angeles, CA - Echoplex

12/12 - Vancouver, BC - The Pearl

12/13 - Seattle, WA - The Crocodile

12/14 - Eugene, OR - WOW Hall

12/15 - Portland, OR - Revolution Hall

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Odie Leigh at Fine Line (04 Oct 2024)

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Marika Hackman at Turf Club (03 Oct 2024)

03 Oct 2024 Marika Hackman with Art School Girlfriend and Hemma at Turf Club

Marika Hackman Setlist

No Caffeine
I'm Not Where You Are
the one
all night
Ophelia
any human friend
Please Don't Be So Kind

Solo Set

Cigarette

Claude's Girl

Between the Bars (Elliott Smith cover)

Wanderlust

Gina's World
Blood
Slime
My Lover Cindy
Hanging
conventional ride
Boyfriend
The Yellow Mile

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Marika Hackman

English singer Marika Hackman recently released Big Sigh on January 12, 2024, her first studio album in five years. This was the “hardest record” that she’s ever made, in her own words. …

Art School Girlfriend

Opening the show was North Wales-born, London-based Art School Girlfriend. Like Japanese House, Art School Girlfriend is just the stagename for Polly Mackey… who seemed really quiet and shy ....

Hemma

Local singer/songwriter Hemma, who sings about grief and healing and seems to be inspired by Joni Mitchell. Her biography mentioned that she comes from a large family of singers and sometimes she’s with a full band ....

UK-based singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and producer Marika Hackman just recently headlined the Turf Club, in St Paul, on October 3rd, 2024.

Opening the show was local singer/songwriter Hemma.

Hemma at 7th Street (01 Aug 2024)

We previously saw her in Aug 2024 and noted, “local singer/songwriter Hemma, who sings about grief and healing and seems to be inspired by Joni Mitchell. Her biography mentioned that she comes from a large family of singers and sometimes she’s with a full band (but it seems easier for traveling as a soloist). Songs that she played and mentioned were “Patterns” (with the funky beats), “Home”, and “Buckskin Pony” (which she had to not use the pre-recorded background music).”

Hemma at Icehouse (07 Dec 2024)

At the Thursday show, she mentioned that she had boarding school in New Hampshire, so she has a bit of east and Midwest background. After a few songs, she threw on a cowboy hat, and hoped that people recognize that she’s a country-folk musician. She tested out some new songs, including “Lullabies” and something she’s calling “Buckskin Pony.” The new songs are from forthcoming album, working with S Carey (from Bon Iver).

You can preview the forthcoming album on December 7, 2024 at the Icehouse.

Next up was London, by the way of North Wales, Art School Girlfriend (aka Polly Mackey), continuing the quiet/sad songs. “I want to ask ‘Are you ready to rock’, but, no, ‘Are you ready to gently sway?’,” Mackey said in her polite English accent.

Art School Girlfriend at Fine Line (01 May 2019)

It’s a funny observation, but not so different from her appearance with the Japanese House in May 2019: “seemed really quiet and shy throughout her brief and very dark (lightwise) set… With the quiet way Mackey sings and the subject matter of her songs, it is best experienced in a very quiet setting. Perhaps listening on headphones, not in a loud environment.”

After 2021, she captured sadness and regret in her Is It Light Where You Are, then followed by her latest Soft Landing, which Pitchfork described as “intimate and adventurous second album.”

Despite the quietness, there was a technical difficulty that started her Turf Club show. She couldn’t hear herself on the monitor. After a few minutes of fixing the problem, she continues with “Waves”.

After her keyboard wasn’t working initially, she would later comment, “Nineteen shows in a row and it was all fine… until today, it’s a ghost (in the machine).”

She ended her set with a new (unreleased?) song called “A Place to Lie” (which she described as “Not Wanting to Die”). She mentioned that they were coming to the end of their tour and that she hopes to be back soon with a new album, and “working gears.”

Marika Hackman is finally in Minneapolis/St Paul, after a long five-year delay due to the pandemic and she’s finally able to showcase her new album Big Sigh to her fans. Fans were already well-versed in singing along and knowing the music by heart as they were able to listen to the new album for a year by now.

Since her debut album We Slept at Last in 2014, she got high praises from Laura Marling (which she toured with), and critics calling her work “understated and atmospheric.”

She has a full band, which included Polly Mackey on keys, ‘Jelly’ Denniston, Jessica Batour, and Bill Waylor. In the middle of her set, the rest of the band took a break, leaving Hackman alone on stage to do a mini-solo set, starting with “Cigarette”. She covered Elliott Smith’s “Between the Bars”, which came out of the COVID-19 lockdown (she did a series of cover songs during this time, which included Smith, Beyonce, the Sines, etc.)

As previously mentioned, the singer is wrapping up their USA tour, with the last date being tonight (October 5), at the Sleeping Village, in Chicago. She has a big fanbase in Chicago, so they are going to end on a very high note.

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