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Hatchie at Turf Club, St Paul (15 May 2022)

Hatchie Setlist Don't Leave Me in the Rain This Enchanted Obsessed Try Take My Hand Giving the World Away Without a Blush Stay With Me Crush (Jennifer Paige cover) Quicksand The Rhythm Lights On Her Own Heart Sure Caroline Loveglow Setlist Blue Arcade Happy Happy Foxy Strawberry (Set shorten to 15 mins due to late start) Read More Hatchie Australian singer/songwriter Harriette Pilbeam, otherwise known as Hatchie, just released her debut studio album Keepsake…. and she’s touring in support of the album …

Australian musician Hatchie is back on tour, stopping by the Turf Club in St Paul on Sunday, May 15th.

Opening the show was Los Angeles’ Caroline Loveglow. She normally plays a 30 min set, but unfortunately, due to starting really late from the original schedule, it would seem she cut the set short under 15 minutes. That’s just the logical conclusion, it could be that she wasn’t feeling very well. I couldn’t tell, as she hardly spoke. She made one announcement, telling us the title to her song “Happy Happy”, and that the guitarist on stage with her was called Layne, her best friend.

Loveglow’s debut LP Strawberry is out now on 100% Electronica, and based on the brief set, it does sound a little electronica/dream pop.

More later…

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05/15/2022 Sunday

Hatchie
with Caroline Loveglow
at Turf Club
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Hatchie is back in town at the Turf Club this May 15th. We caught her in Sep 2019 and said, “Hatchie (aka Harriette Pilbeam) closed out the show. Just a little history on Hatchie, but she started playing bass for Babaganouj and Go Violets in Brisbane, Australia. Although she was still influenced by The Ramones and Tiger Trap, she wanted to “try” something different, and so she wrote “Try” in 2015 and eventually the song got picked up by Triple J Unearthed.”

Hatchie’s new album Giving the World Away is out now on Secretly Canadian.

Caroline Loveglow to open.

Tour Dates:

05/04/22 - Washington, D.C. - Songbyrd Record Cafe
05/05/22 - Philadelphia, PA - The Foundry
05/06/22 - Somerville, MA - Crystal Ballroom
05/07/22 - Brooklyn, NY - Music Hall of Williamsburg
05/09/22 - Montreal, QC - Bar Le Ritz PDB
05/10/22 - Toronto, ON - The Garrison
05/12/22 - Pittsburgh, PA - Club Cafe
05/13/22 - Columbus, OH - Ace of Cups
05/14/22 - Chicago, IL - Sleeping Village
05/15/22 - St Paul, MN - Turf Club
05/19/22 - Vancouver, BC - Fortune Sound Club
05/20/22 - Portland, OR - Mississippi Studios
05/21/22 - Seattle, WA - Neumos
05/23/22 - San Francisco, CA - Rickshaw Stop
05/25/22 - San Diego, CA - Casbah
05/26/22 - Los Angeles, CA - Lodge Room

Caroline Loveglow

Caroline Loveglow

Caroline Loveglow

Hatchie

Hatchie

Hatchie at Turf Club, St Paul (15 May 2022)

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Minneapolis: June 4 to June 6

06/04 BROODS with Ella Vos at Fine Line Read More Broods New Zealand brother/sister duo Broods (Caleb Nott and Georgia Nott) is in the US on a headlining tour, after a successful sold out US tour with Sam Smith. They are touring in support of their Capitol Records debut …

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06/04/2022 Saturday

BROODS
with Ella Vos
at Fine Line
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Sibling duo BROODS (Georgia and Caleb Nott) is touring in support of their forthcoming studio album, Space Island (Island Records Australia/Ingrooves). The eagerly anticipated 10-track LP, mostly self-written and produced at their home studio in Los Angeles, includes the blissed-out singles “Piece Of My Mind,” “Heartbreak” and “Like A Woman.”

Ella Vos to open.

Tour Dates:

May 20 – Austin, TX @ Antone’s *
May 21 – Dallas, TX @ The Loft *
May 22 – Houston, TX @ Warehouse Live *
May 24 – Nashville, TN @ The Basement East *
May 25 – Atlanta, GA @ Terminal West *
May 27 – Washington, DC @ Union Stage *
May 28 – New York, NY @ Irving Plaza *
May 29 – Philadelphia, PA @ The Foundry *
May 31 – Boston, MA @ The Sinclair *
June 1 – Montreal, QC, Canada @ L’Astral *
June 2 – Toronto, ON, Canada @ AXIS Club *
June 4 – Minneapolis, MN @ Fine Line *
June 5 – Chicago, IL @ Park West *
June 7 – Denver, CO @ Bluebird Theater *
June 8 – Salt Lake City, UT @ Urban Lounge *
June 10 – Vancouver, BC, Canada @ Hollywood Theatre **
June 11 – Seattle, WA @ Neumos **
June 12 – Portland, OR @ Hawthorne Theatre **
June 14 – San Francisco, CA @ The Independent **
June 15 – Los Angeles, CA @ El Rey Theatre **

* with Ella Vos
** with Tei Shi

06/04 We Are Scientists at 7th St Entry Read More We Are Scientists We love New York’s We Are Scientists and was happy to see that they are back with a new single called, “I Cut My Own Hair” (watch the video on YouTube). This is the first official release since their …

06/04/2022 Saturday

We Are Scientists
at 7th St Entry
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This show was originally scheduled in February 2022:

Indie-rock vets We Are Scientists will be on their Come One Get Huffy tour … We last saw the band in May 2019 and wrote, “Next up was New York, by the way of Berkeley, We Are Scientists. The duo features Keith Murray on lead vocals and guitars and Chris Cain on bass and backing vocals, but for the live shows, they’ve added Keith Carne on drums. I’ve told this story before, but I first discovered the band in 2006, when the band had a massive breakthrough success with their debut With Love and Squalor. Just simply listening to the album for the first time, we were all singing along - that’s to show you how catchy their songs are.”

Tour dates:

5/11 - Dallas, TX @ The Echo Lounge and Music Hall
5/13 - Orlando, FL @ Plaza Live
5/14 - Ft. Lauderdale, FL @ Revolution
5/17 - Atlanta, GA @ Center Stage
5/18 - Atlanta, GA @ Center Stage
5/19 - Charlotte, NC @ The Underground
5/22 - New York, NY @ Webster Hall
5/23 - New York, NY @ Webster Hall
5/24 - Silver Spring, MD @ The Fillmore
5/26 - Boston, MA @ Royale
5/27 - Philadelphia, PA @ TLA
5/28 - Toronto, ON @ Danforth Music Hall
5/29 - Montreal, QC @ Corona Theatre
5/31 - Detroit, MI @ Saint Andrew’s Hall
6/1 - Chicago, IL @ House Of Blues
6/2 - Minneapolis, MN @ First Avenue
6/4 - Denver, CO @ Cervantes Masterpiece Ballroom
6/7 - Vancouver, BC @ Vogue Theatre
6/8 - Portland, OR @ Crystal Ballroom
6/9 - Seattle, WA @ Showbox SoDo
6/11 - San Francisco, CA @ Regency Ballroom
6/12 - San Francisco, CA @ Regency Ballroom
6/14 - Los Angeles, CA @ The Fonda Theatre
6/15 - Los Angeles, CA @ The Fonda Theatre
6/17 - Santa Ana, CA @ The Observatory OC
6/18 - San Diego, CA @ The Observatory North Park
6/19 Phoenix, AZ @ The Van Buren
6/22 - San Antonio, TX @ Aztec Theatre
6/23 - Austin, TX @ Emo’s
6/24 - Houston, TX @ House Of Blues

06/04 Blackwater Holylight with Spirit Mother at Turf Club Read More Blackwater Holylight Blackwater Holylight was one of the sickest highlights of the festival. This all girl band are like Hell’s Angel’s dressed in black and ready to knock your socks off. These Oregon based gals had their second album ....

06/04/2022 Saturday

Blackwater Holylight
with Spirit Mother
at Turf Club
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Portland’s Blackwater Holylight is out on tour in support of their third album Silence/Motion on RidingEasy Records.

It’s the band’s first headlining tour and they are looking forward to it: "We’re gearing up for our first US headlining tour and couldn’t be more excited to be sharing the road with Bleakheart and Spirit Mother! We will have a ton of merch available and can’t wait to see you all out there.”

We saw the all-girls group at Desert Daze 2019 and wrote, “Blackwater Holylight was one of the sickest highlights of the festival. This all girl band are like Hell’s Angel’s dressed in black and ready to knock your socks off. These Oregon based gals had their second album drop on Friday, and they were “So happy to be sharing it with you guy.” Amidst technical difficulties they gained massive support from the crowd, and got through a killer set quite effortlessly.”

Spirit Mother to open.

Tour Dates:

5/09 San Diego, CA - Casbah*
5/10 Scottsdale, AZ - Pub Rock*
5/11 Albuquerque, NM - Sister*
5/14 Lafayette, LA - Freetown Boom Boom Room *
5/15 New Orleans, LA - The Goat*
5/16 Atlanta, GA - 529*
5/18 Charlotte, NC - Snug Harbor*
5/19 Durham, NC - Pinhook*
5/20 Baltimore, MD - Metro Gallery*
5/21 Philadelphia, PA - Johnny Brenda’s*
5/22 Brooklyn, NY - Saint Vitus Bar*
5/24 Boston, MA - Middle East (upstairs)*
5/26 Montreal, QC - Le Ritz*
5/27 Toronto, ON - Garrison*
5/28 Youngstown, OH - Westside Bowl*
5/29 Columbus, OH - Natalie’s*
5/30 Indianapolis, IN - Black Circle*

* Bleakheart supports

6/01 Chicago, IL - Sleeping Village**
6/02 Milwaukee, WI - Cactus Club**
6/03 Green Bay, WI - Lyric Room**
6/04 St Paul, MN - Turf Club**
6/05 Omaha, NE - Slowdown**
6/07 Denver, CO - Hi-Dive**
6/08 Salt Lake City, UT - Metro**
6/09 Boise, ID - Neurolux**
6/10 Seattle, WA - Chop Suey**
6/11 Vancouver BC - Rickshaw**
6/12 Portland, OR - Revolution Hall**
6/15 Sacramento, CA - Café Colonial**
6/16 San Fransisco, CA - The Eagle**
6/17 Santa Cruz, CA - Felton Music Hall**
6/18 Los Angeles, CA - Lodge Room**

** Spirit Mother supports

06/06 SOFI TUKKER at First Avenue Read More Sofi Tukker Sofi Tukker has sold out the Fine Line Music Café show in Minneapolis this Friday. The duo (Sophie Hawley-Weld and Tucker Halpern) is touring in support of their debut album Treehouse. ...

06/06/2022 Monday

SOFI TUKKER
at First Avenue
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Genre-defying duo Sofi Tukker (featuring Sophie Hawley-Weld and Tucker Halpern) is returning to touring this year. They’ve always been a popular dance group, but since the lockdown, their song, “House Arrest” with Gorgon City hit #1 on US Dance Radio.

Tour Dates:

May 14 Las Vegas, NV, US Marquee Day Club
May 21 Washington, DC, US 9:30 Club
May 22 Washington, DC, US 9:30 Club
May 23 Philadelphia, PA, US Union Transfer
May 25 Brooklyn, NY, US Brooklyn Mirage, Avant Gardner
May 26 Boston, MA, US Roadrunner
May 28 Québec, QC, Canada Impérial Bell
May 30 Montreal, QC, Canada MTELUS
Jun 1 Toronto, ON, Canada History
Jun 2 Detroit, MI, US Majestic Theatre
Jun 3 Chicago, IL, US Radius
Jun 6 Minneapolis, MN, US First Avenue
Jun 8 Denver, CO, US Mission Ballroom
Jun 9 Salt Lake City, UT, US The Depot
Jun 11 Portland, OR, US Roseland Theater
Jun 12 Portland, OR, US Roseland Theater
Jun 14 Seattle, WA, US Paramount Theatre
Jun 16 Outdoor Berkeley, CA, US Greek Theatre
Jun 18 Los Angeles (LA), CA, US Shrine Expo Hall
Jun 20 San Diego, CA, US Soma
Jul 3 Las Vegas, NV, US Tao Beach Dayclub
Jul 6 Outdoor Barcelona, Spain Festival Cruïlla
Jul 8 Outdoor Split, Croatia Ultra Europe Festival
Jul 13 Outdoor Cluj-Napoca, Romania Electric Castle Festival
Jul 15 Outdoor Boom, Belgium Tomorrowland
Jul 17 Houston, TX, US Cle 2301 Main St
Jul 22 Byron Bay, NSW, Australia Splendour in the Grass Festival
Jul 23 Melbourne, VIC, Australia Forum Melbourne
Jul 24 Kensington, NSW, Australia The Roundhouse UNSW
Jul 28 Adelaide, SA, Australia Lion Arts Factory
Jul 29 Perth, WA, Australia Astor Theatre
Aug 19 Long Pond, PA, US ELEMENTS FESTIVAL
Aug 19 Long Pond, PA Elements Music & Arts Festival
Aug 21 Las Vegas, NV, US

If your band is coming to the Minneapolis/St Paul area, please email details to vu@weheartmusic.com with a good lead time. Thank you.

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Sir Chloe at Turf Club, St Paul (14 May 2022)

Setlist July Untie You Animal Daddy's Car Mercy Should I Company Michelle Nothing Compares 2 U (Prince cover) Home Where I Am the Dog Sedona Feel Again -- Encore -- Easy on You Cake Too Close Read More Sir Chloe Sir Chloe, who recently appeared with alt-J in March 2022 at the Armory, is returning as headliner at the Turf Club in St Paul this May 14th. … Moon Kissed Moon Kissed to open the show. We caught the band in Nov 2021 and wrote, “Moon Kissed (Leah, Emily and Khaya) started their set with “Money Mouth”… and proceeded to play every song they’ve ever written. …

New York’s Sir Chloe just headlined the Turf Club in St Paul on Saturday, May 14.

Opening the show was Moon Kissed. The trio (Leah, Emily and Khaya) is ending their tour in support of their sophomore album I’d Like To Tell You Something Important, and you can tell that they are going to miss being on stage.

Seeing them perform in Nov 2021 and seeing them perform live at the Turf Club, there is a certain happiness in the band when they win over the crowd or get the audience to dance with them. They just love playing, and you can see it when they give it their all.

Like their last appearance, singer Leah has a thing for dancing on the bar at every show they play… and it’s no difference with the Turf, as she climbed the Turf Club’s bar and jumped around laughing and smiling.

Comparing their two live shows, which were only six months apart, they’ve changed up their setlist. Now they play prerecorded audio diaries before some of their songs, such as “Lost It”. The spoken word recording reminded me of early riot grrrl themes, like Chia Pet’s “I don’t need to be ‘asking for it’” from their song “Hey Baby”.

While it’s sad to see Moon Kissed go, they’ll be playing a few live shows in Brooklyn, and they’re already set to play Riot Fest 2022.

Sir Chloe is the name that Dana Foote’s mother almost gave her. In the final year at Bennington College in Vermont, Foote formed Sir Chloe. They signed with Los Angeles-based imprint Terrible Records, and released their debut EP Party Favors.

The young musician had a massive breakout hit single, “Animal” (over 12 million views), and “Michelle” also seeing massive numbers.

Currently the band is Dana Foote as band leader, guitarist and producer Teddy O’Mara, drummer Palmer Foote (her brother), and bassist Austin Holmes.

Dana mentioned that their song “Mercy” is not yet released. She didn’t explain more, but I can tell you that it is going to be a single off her forthcoming major label debut with Atlantic Records.

Highlight of their set was a cover of “Nothing Compares 2 U”, which is fitting for the Twin Cities, as the song was written by Prince for The Family. It wasn’t until Sinéad O’Connor covered the relatively obscure song that it became a massive global hit (to this day, people still think it’s an O’Connor song).

Look for Sir Chloe’s forthcoming debut album from Atlantic Records sometime in the near future.

Remaining tour dates:

May 16 Denver, CO, US Meow Wolf Denver
May 17 Salt Lake City, UT, US Kilby Court
May 19 Portland, OR, US Polaris Hall
May 20 Vancouver, BC, Canada Fox Cabaret
May 21 Seattle, WA, US Barboza
May 23 San Francisco, CA, US August Hall
May 26 San Diego, CA, US Quartyard
May 27 Santa Ana, CA, US Constellation Room
May 28 Los Angeles (LA), CA, US

Moon Kissed

Moon Kissed

Moon Kissed

Moon Kissed

Setlist

Sir Chloe

Sir Chloe

Sir Chloe at Turf Club, St Paul (14 May 2022)

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Amyl and the Sniffers at Fine Line, Minneapolis (13 May 2022)

Setlist Freaks to the Front Mandalay Don't Need A C**t (Like You To Love Me) Guided by Angels Gacked on Anger GFY Choices Got You Laughing Maggot Knifey Don't Fence Me In No More Tears I'm Not a Loser Capital Security Balaclava Lover Boogie Shake Ya Hertz Some Mutts (Can't Be Muzzled) Read More Amyl And The Sniffers Melbourne’s Amyl & the Sniffers just made their US television debut on Late Night with Seth Meyers earlier this week. The band played “Hertz” off of their sophomore album, Comfort To Me (ATO Records/Rough Trade) ...

One of the hottest ticket in town on Friday night was Amyl & the Sniffers’ show at the Fine Line Music Café. The show had sold out, with fans outside looking for spare tickets to get in. Fans packed the small narrow room, from young punks to old punks, ready to rock the dancefloor.

Sydney’s C.O.F.F.I.N. opened the show. The acronym stands for “Children of Finland Fighting in Norway”, which is also the title of their current album.

The band features drummer and singer Ben Portnoy, lead guitarist Abijah Rado, guitarist Arthur Flanders, guitarist Aaron Moss, and bassist Laurence Adams.

Before the band ended their set, they made a political statement about the Aboriginals in Australia. It was actually hard to understand what Ben Portnoy was saying, partly due to his heavy accent.

Next up was Atlanta’s Upchuck (singer KT, guitarist Mikey, guitarist Hoff, bassist Armando, and drummer Chris), who was joining the tour on their first night. The band sounded very angry, playing tracks from their debut EP, as well as new songs, such as “Night Calls”.

What can I say about Melbourne’s Amyl & the Sniffers? After making their US television debut on Late Night with Seth Meyers in mid-April, it seems like the world’s finally catching on to this ARIA award winner. The truth is, all their US tour dates had already sold out before their Late Night appearance, so rock/punk fans were already in the know.

The Australian pub punk band fun to watch, as vocalist Amy Taylor ran and bounced across the stage, never stopping or slowing down. Rounding out the rest of the band are the always shirtless drummer Bryce Wilson, guitarist Dec Martens, and bassist Fergus Romer.

Amyl & the Sniffers’ sophomore album, Comfort To Me is available now on ATO Records/Rough Trade.

Remaining tour dates:

5/14/2022 - Chicago, IL @ Logan Square Auditorium
5/16/2022 - Toronto, ON @ Danforth Music Hall
5/ 17/ 2022 - Montreal, QC @ La Tulipe
5/19/ 2022 - Brooklyn, NY @ Brooklyn Steel
5/21/2022 - Philadelphia, PA @ Underground Arts
5/22/2022 - Baltimore, MD @ Ram's Head Live
9/23/2022 - New York, NY @ Terminal 5

Special thanks to Amy for providing photos from the front line.      

C.O.F.F.I.N

C.O.F.F.I.N

Upchuck photo by Amy

Setlist photo by Amy

Upchuck

Amyl and The Sniffers

Amyl and The Sniffers

Amyl and The Sniffers photo by Amy

Amyl and The Sniffers at Fine Line (13 May 2022)

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Cut Copy at First Avenue, Minneapolis (12 May 2022)

Cut Copy Setlist Standing in the Middle of the Field Feel the Love Take Me Over Cold Water Out There on the Ice Let Me Show You Love Love Is All We Share Like Breaking Glass Corner of the Sky Stars Last Me a Lifetime Lights and Music Saturdays Sun God Need You Now -- Encore -- Running in the Grass Hearts on Fire Suzanne Kraft Setlist Wildlife Red Flag Sometimes On Our Hands If I Die (Languis cover) Peace Screenwriter Attenuate Waiting Read More Cut Copy This is just a quick post to get a photo and touring information online for Australian synth-pop / dance / indietronica four-piece Cut Copy online. Stay tuned for a full review of their First Avenue …

Australian synth band Cut Copy (aka Cut/Copy) headlined First Avenue on May 12th, in support of their sixth album Freeze, Melt.

Suzanne Kraft, stagename for Los Angeles based dublab DJ Diego Herrea, opened the show.

Herrea mentioned that this was their first time in Minneapolis, and played almost everything from their shoegazing album About You. They played a new song called “Sometimes”, which was not recorded yet.

By the time Cut Copy came on stage, the dancefloor was filled up. As if their fans came out of nowhere! This was a young, party crowd, out looking for a good time - and Cut Copy certainly deliver.

The intro song, “Standing in the Middle of the Field” had a slow build, first unveiling drummer Mitchell Scott , followed by singer/keyboardist Dan Whitford, and eventually guitarist Tim Hoey and bassist Ben Browning. Their stage setup prominently featured three keyboards (and an additional machine stage left)… so we all knew we’ll hear some synth rock.

If you didn’t know, the band had massive success with their sophomore album In Ghost Colours, with break through singles like “Lights & Music” and “Hearts on Fire” (which were featured on their current set). They even saved their best-known song as the finale song on their encore.

That year, 2008, was perhaps their finest hour, touring the world, even stopping by Minneapolis in 2008: “Cut/Copy are doing great on their tour throughout the US (selling out at most popular venues, adding additional dates due to demand), before making a triumph return to their hometown of Melbourne, Australia, to two, count 'em, two sold-out show at the Forum. I was pretty impressed with their manufactured/pre-recorded 80s-techno new wave style beats, and they worked the very packed room of young hipsters and college frat boys to a frenzy with their demands of "dance, jump!"” That year, 2008, was perhaps their finest hour, touring the world, even stopping by Minneapolis in 2008: “Cut/Copy are doing great on their tour throughout the US (selling out at most popular venues, adding additional dates due to demand), before making a triumph return to their hometown of Melbourne, Australia, to two, count 'em, two sold-out show at the Forum. I was pretty impressed with their manufactured/pre-recorded 80s-techno new wave style beats, and they worked the very packed room of young hipsters and college frat boys to a frenzy with their demands of "dance, jump!"”

As with the new tour, they were obligated to play a few songs from the new album Freeze, Melt, including new single “Cold Water” and “Love Is All We Share”. If the new songs sounded slightly different from previous Cut Copy’s more dancier, party songs, it is because the record was written with a perspective of band leader Dan Whitford having relocated to Copenhagen, Denmark, in 2019.

Cut Copy’s latest album Freeze, Melt is out now on Cutters Records and The Orchard.

Remaining tour dates:

May 17 - Seattle - The Showbox
May 18 - Portland - Roseland Theater
May 19 - Oakland - Fox Theater
May 21 - Pasadena, CA - Just Like Heaven Festival
June 25 Magaluf, Spain - Mallorca Live Festival
Oct 24 - Dublin, IE - Whelan's
Oct 25 - Leeds, UK - Brudenell Social Club
Oct 26 & 27 - London - Fabric
Oct 29 - Amsterdam - Melkweg
Oct 30 - Paris - La Machine du Moulin Rouge
Nov 1 - Barcelona - Sala Apolo
Nov 2 - Cabañas De La Sagra, Spain - Sala Moon
Nov 3 - Madrid - La Riviera
Nov 4 - Lisbon - Coliseu dos Recreios

Suzanne Kraft

Suzanne Kraft

Cut Copy

Cut Copy

Cut Copy

Cut Copy at First Avenue, Minneapolis (12 May 2022)

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Minneapolis: June 1 to June 3

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06/01 Born Ruffians with Sham Family at 7th St Entry Read More Born Ruffians Toronto band Born Ruffians is back in town for their fifth studio album Uncle, Duke & the Chief. We caught the band in Oct 2016 and wrote ...

06/01/2022 Wednesday

Born Ruffians
with Sham Family
at 7th St Entry
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Toronto’s indie rockers Born Ruffians is returning to touring this 2022 “JUICE, SQUEEZE & PULP” tour. The band recently released a new single, “Chrysanthemums,” the first new music from the band since the release of their 2020-2021 trilogy series.

Sham Family to open.

Tour Dates:

May 7 - Orlando, FL - The Social
May 8 - Tampa, FL - Crowbar
May 10 - Nashville, TN - High Watt
May 12 - Cleveland, OH - Beachland Ballroom
May 13 - Buffalo, NY - Rec Room
May 14 - Detroit, MI - The Loving Touch
May 31 - Chicago, IL - Lincoln Hall
June 1 - Minneapolis, MN - 7th St. Entry
June 3 - Omaha, NE - Reverb Lounge
June 4 - Denver, CO - Globe Hall
June 6 - Albuquerque, NM - Launchpad
June 7 - Phoenix, AZ - Valley Bar
June 8 - Palm Springs, CA - Agua Caliente Casino
June 9 - Los Angeles, CA - Teragram Ballroom
June 10 - San Diego, CA - The Casbah
June 11 - Santa Ana, CA - Constellation Room
June 12 - San Francisco, CA - The Independent
June 14 - Portland, OR - Doug Fir Lounge
June 15 - Seattle, WA - Neumos
June 17 - Victoria, BC - Capitol Ballroom
June 18 - Vancouver, BC - Rickshaw Theatre
June 20 - Calgary, AB - Commonwealth Bar & Stage
June 21 - Red Deer, AB - Bo's Bar & Grill
June 23 - Edmonton, AB - The Starlite Room
June 24 - Saskatoon, SK - The Capitol Music Club
June 25 - Winnipeg, MB - Park Theatre

06/02 keshi with rei brown at First Avenue Read More Keshi The tour will take them to the Armory in Minneapolis on October 19th. Keshi listed to open. Tour dates: September 27 Glasgow, U.K. O2 Academy Glasgow September 29 London, U.K. Eventim Apollo ...

06/02/2022 Thursday

Keshi
with rei brown
at First Avenue
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Houston’s Keshi (not to be confused with Kesha) got an upgrade on his upcoming Minneapolis show at First Avenue (moved from Fine Line). Keshi’s debut studio album GABRIEL is out now on Island Records.

rei brown to open.

Tour dates:

5/11 - Dallas, TX @ The Echo Lounge and Music Hall
5/13 - Orlando, FL @ Plaza Live
5/14 - Ft. Lauderdale, FL @ Revolution
5/17 - Atlanta, GA @ Center Stage
5/18 - Atlanta, GA @ Center Stage
5/19 - Charlotte, NC @ The Underground
5/22 - New York, NY @ Webster Hall
5/23 - New York, NY @ Webster Hall
5/24 - Silver Spring, MD @ The Fillmore
5/26 - Boston, MA @ Royale
5/27 - Philadelphia, PA @ TLA
5/28 - Toronto, ON @ Danforth Music Hall
5/29 - Montreal, QC @ Corona Theatre
5/31 - Detroit, MI @ Saint Andrew’s Hall
6/1 - Chicago, IL @ House Of Blues
6/2 - Minneapolis, MN @ First Avenue
6/4 - Denver, CO @ Cervantes Masterpiece Ballroom
6/7 - Vancouver, BC @ Vogue Theatre
6/8 - Portland, OR @ Crystal Ballroom
6/9 - Seattle, WA @ Showbox SoDo
6/11 - San Francisco, CA @ Regency Ballroom
6/12 - San Francisco, CA @ Regency Ballroom
6/14 - Los Angeles, CA @ The Fonda Theatre
6/15 - Los Angeles, CA @ The Fonda Theatre
6/17 - Santa Ana, CA @ The Observatory OC
6/18 - San Diego, CA @ The Observatory North Park
6/19 Phoenix, AZ @ The Van Buren
6/22 - San Antonio, TX @ Aztec Theatre
6/23 - Austin, TX @ Emo’s
6/24 - Houston, TX @ House Of Blues

06/02 Pink Mountaintops with Ashley Shadow at Turf Club Read More Pink Mountaintops The “trippy country meets stoner rock” of Vancouver’s Pink Mountaintops is the birthing baby of Stephen McBean. Stephen is also the singer, songwriter and guitarist for Black Mountain, a personal fav band ....

06/02/2022 Thursday

Pink Mountaintops
with Ashley Shadow
at Turf Club
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Vancouver’s Pink Mountaintops is on tour in support of his latest Peacock Pools (ATO Records).

We saw Pink Mountaintops in Aug 2017 and wrote, “He’s a metal head, progressive rock guru who makes you stare up at him like he’s Jim Baker waving us over to his cult to give up our lives…but in a really good way. He’s also proof that in these modern day, futuristic times we all reside in, you don’t need a bassist, drummer or backup vocalist…you can do everything yourself onstage with a little help from gnarly pedals, playback recordings and effects. It seems he’s perhaps mellowed out a bit since the sounds of his last LP Get Back, instilling more relaxed and cathartic melodies. His guitar solo in the track ‘I (f***) Mountains’, my god, he’s worth seeing just for that. It’s just beyond killer.”

Ashley Shadow o open.

Tour Dates:

5.08 - Madison, WI @ High Noon Saloon
5.18 - Quebec City, QC @ L’Anti
5.20 - Montreal, QC @ Bar Le Ritz PDB
5.21 - Ottawa, ON @ Rainbow Bistro
5.22 - Toronto, ON @ Horseshoe Tavern
5.23 - London, ON @ Rum Runners
5.24 - Buffalo, NY @ Mohawk Place
5.26 - Cambridge, MA @ Middle East - Upstairs
5.27 - Brooklyn, NY @ Knitting Factory
5.28 - Philadelphia, PA @ Kung Fu Necktie
5.29 - Cleveland, OH @ Beachland Ballroom
5.31 - Indianapolis, IN @ The Hi-Fi
6.01 - Chicago, IL @ Empty Bottle
6.02 - St. Paul, MN @ The Turf Club

06/03 BENEE with Dreamer Boy at First Avenue Read More Lily Allen UK's Lily Allen is touring the US in support of her latest album Sheezus (Regal, Parlophone). Her semi-recent tour (August) with Miley Cyrus featured an accidental nip slip ...

06/03/2022 Friday

BENEE
with Dreamer Boy
at First Avenue
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New Zealand’s Benee (stylized as BENEE) is heading out on tour this Summer 2022. The alternative pop star got over 4 billion streams on her debut album, and worked with Grimes, Gus Dapperton, Lily Allen, etc.

Dreamer Boy to open.

Tour Dates:

May 31 Montreal, QC Corona Theatre
June 1 Toronto, ON Phoenix Concert Theatre
June 3 Minneapolis, MN First Avenue
June 4 Chicago, IL Vic Theatre
June 6 Detroit, MI St. Andrew’s Hall
June 7 Columbus, OH Newport Music Hall
June 8 Washington, DC 9:30 Club
June 11 New York, NY The Governors Ball
June 14 Boston, MA House of Blues
June 15 Philadelphia, PA Theatre of Living Arts
June 17 Atlanta, GA Variety Playhouse
June 18 Manchester, TN Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival
June 21 Englewood, CO Gothic Theatre
June 22 Salt Lake City, UT The Depot
June 24 Seattle, WA The Showbox
June 25 Portland, OR Crystal Ballroom
June 26 Vancouver, BC Vogue Theatre
June 28 San Francisco, CA The Warfield Theatre
June 30 Los Angeles, CA The Novo

If your band is coming to the Minneapolis/St Paul area, please email details to vu@weheartmusic.com with a good lead time. Thank you.

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Night Time

Nite Jewel: No Sun Read More Nite Jewel Nite Jewel is the alias of Ramona Gonzalez, currently based out of California. She is currently signed to Secretly Canadian, the label houses such acts like Antony and the Johnsons, ...

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Nite Jewel
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Ramona Gonzalez, aka Nite Jewel, is back with her critically acclaimed avant-electronic pop album No Sun.

The new album came out of Gonzalez trying to answer what it meant to a woman in mourning… and the album is described as “electronic dance music for an era of death, mourning, but also a fervent celebration of life.”

We’ve been writing about her since Mar 2012, writing, “Nite Jewel's album One Second of Love came out earlier this month. The lead single and video for "One Second of Love" looks like a scene from some 70s Satan movie. The video is creepy and scary, and had a bit of humor (if you stay until the end for the censored flash).”

No Sun tour dates:

5/25 Los Angeles, CA - Resident
6/14 Lisbon, PT - Galleria ZDB
6/15 Braga, PT - Gnration
6/16 Berlin, DE - Volksbühne
6/17 Jena, DE - TRAFO
6/21 London, UK - Moth Club
6/22 Oxted, UK - United Reformed Church

Psychedelic Porn Crumpets: Night Gnomes Read More Psychedelic Porn Crumpets Australia’s Psychedelic Porn Crumpets is headlining the Turf Club on Sunday, September 22nd. The group shares its psych-rock sound with other contemporaries like Tame Impala… ...

Psychedelic Porn Crumpets
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Perth’s Psychedelic Porn Crumpets recently announced their fifth studio album Night Gnomes via Marathon Artists / What Reality? Records.

The new album was written in Western Australia during yet another year of lockdowns. Songwriter Jack McEwan compares the band to the transformation of Radiohead, adding: “Night Gnomes is a bit darker than the other four releases. I don’t know if that’s the bi-product of being locked inside Western Australia for the past two years but it’s definitely given us a lot of time to think. I reckon this record has a bit more of a KID A/Amnesiac vibe to it, it’s a bit weirder, a little left of the ‘psych/pop’ world we’ve been tagged under. I kinda like that though, forever expanding, variety is the spice of life! It starts moody, talks of break ups and new relationships; gets kinda chirpy in the middle and then ends really beautifully, a bit like Jurassic Park 3...”

We saw the Australian band in Sep 2019 and wrote, “Perth, Australia’s Psychedelic Porn Crumpets closed out the show. If you’re a fan of Tame Impala and King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard , you’ll really like PPC. The band playfully started their set with the unique guitar riffs from Deep Purple’s “Smoke on the Water”, before kicking into “Surf's Up”.”

Of course, there will be a tour to promote Night Gnomes in 2022. See you guys in Rocktober!

Tour dates:

10/01 - San Francisco, CA The Independent
10/03 Portland, OR Star Theater
10/04 - Vancouver, BC Biltmore Cabaret
10/05 - Seattle, WA The Crocodile (Showroom)
10/07 - Salt Lake City, UT The Urban Lounge
10/08 - Denver, CO Globe Hall
10/09 - Denver CO Globe Hall
10/11 - Minneapolis, MN 7 Entry
10/12 - Chicago, IL The Empty Bottle
10/13 - Chicago, IL The Empty Bottle
10/14 - Detroit, MI El Club
10/15 - Toronto, ON The Axis Club
10/17 - Montreal, PQ Bar Le Ritz
10/18 - Boston, MA The Sinclair
10/20 - New York, NY (Le) Poisson Rouge
10/21 - Philadelphia, PA Undergrou Arts
10/22 - Washington, DC Union Stage
10/24 - Nashville, TN Exit/In
10/25th- Atlanta, GA Terminal West
10/27 - Houston, TX Satellite HTX
10/28 - Austin, TX The Parish
10/29 - Dallas, TX Deep Ellum Art Co
11/01 - San Diego, CA The Casbah
11/02 - Los Angeles, CA El Rey Theater

Lanco: Hallelujah Nights Read More Lanco There’s a two night-residency for Country music band Lanco at the Varsity Theater on Saturday (1/12) and Sunday (1/13). Lanco features Brandon Lancaster (lead vocals), Chandler Baldwin (bass guitar), Jared Hampton (keyboards) . ....

Lanco
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Platinum-selling group Lanco (stylized as LANCO) is currently touring in support of their groundbreaking album Hallelujah Nights. The album hit the top of the Billboard Country Albums chart upon release, making them the first Country group to earn a No. 1 debut in over a decade.

Previously, the band stopped by Minneapolis in Jan 2019, which we wrote: “There’s a two night-residency for Country music band Lanco at the Varsity Theater on Saturday (1/12) and Sunday (1/13). Lanco features Brandon Lancaster (lead vocals), Chandler Baldwin (bass guitar), Jared Hampton (keyboards), Tripp Howell (drums), and Eric Steedly (guitar).”

The band is returning to the Varsity Theater on May 19th.

Tour Dates:

May 14 Regions Tradition Birmingham, AL
May 19 Varsity Theater Minneapolis, MN
May 20 Barnato Omaha, NE
May 21 Camp Douglas Armed Forces Day Celebration
May 22 Woolys Des Moines, IA
May 27 Atwood Water Park Monticello, MS
June 2 – The Queen – Wilmington, DE
June 3 – Beacon Theatre – Hopewell, VA
June 4 – Let’s Go Fest 2022 – Crownsville, MD
June 9-10 – CMA Fest – Nashville, TN
June 16 – The Country Fest – North Lawrence, OH
June 17 – Lori’s Roadhouse – Beckett Ridge, OH
June 18 – Lazy Gators – Lake Ozark, MO
June 23 – Miller Lite Hot Country Nights – Kansas City, MO
June 25 – Red River Balloon Rally – Bossier Lake, LA

Paolo Nutini: Last Night In The Bittersweet

Paolo Nutini
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British musician Paolo Nutini is set to release his new album and fourth studio album Last Night In The Bittersweet on July 1st via Atlantic Records. His seven intimate UK shows which sold-out immediately, kicking off in Sheffield this weekend and includes four sold-out shows at London’s 100 Club.

Tour Dates:

05/14 - Sheffield, The Leadmill
05/16 - London, 100 Club
05/17 - London, 100 Club
05/19 - London, 100 Club
05/20 - London, 100 Club
05/27 - Oban, Corran Halls
05/28 - Oban, Corran Halls
06/03 Knebwor Park
06/23 Bristol, Sounds at Canons Marsh Amphitheatre
07/05 - Montreux, Montreux Jazz Festival
07/08 - Glasgow, TRNSMT
07/15 - Brescia, Anfiteatro Vittoriale
07/16 - Pistoia, Pistoia Blues
07/19 - Rome, Cavea
07/20 - Bologna, Sequoie Music Park
07/22nd - Servigliano, NoSound Festival
07/23 Trani, Locus Festival
07/25 - Caserta, Belvedere Di San Leucio
07/27 - Taormina, Teatro Antico
08/25 - Belfast, Custom House Square
08/27 - Portsmouth, Victorious Festival
09/09 - Malaga, Andalucia Big Festival
09/24 - Berlin, Lollapalooza Berlin

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2020-2021 Shows

There’s no doubt about it, 2020 sucked, no thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic that banned all social gathering. You can see that the lock down kicked in early March 2020. Shows started happening again in July 2021.

GRAND TOTAL: 69 Shows



DECEMBER 2021 (1 Show)

• 12/15 Lindsey Buckingham at Uptown Theater, Kansas City

Lindsey Buckingham at Uptown Theater, Kansas City (2021-12-15)

NOVEMBER 2021 (4 Shows)

• 11/02 Moon Kissed at 7th Street Entry, Minneapolis • 11/13 Bloomington Comic Expo at VFW Post, Bloomington

• 11/15 Julien Baker at Granada Theater, Lawrence • 11/21 lovelytheband at The Truman, Kansas City

Moon Kissed at 7th Street Entry, Minneapolis (2021-11-02)

OCTOBER 2021 (18 Shows)

• 10/01 Indigo De Souza at 7th Street Entry, Minneapolis • 10/03 Middle Kids at Fine Line Music Cafe, Minneapolis • 10/05 Nation of Language at Turf Club, St Paul • 10/07 Idles at Palace Theatre, St Paul • 10/08 Backseat Lovers at 7th Street Entry, Minneapolis • 10/09 Japanese Breakfast at Liberty Hall, Lawrence • 10/11 Black Midi at Fine Line Music Cafe, Minneapolis • 10/15 Madison Cunningham at Turf Club, St Paul • 10/19 100 Gecs at First Avenue, Minneapolis

• 10/20 Kiefer at Fine Line Music Cafe, Minneapolis • 10/21 I Am Kawehi at Turf Club, St Paul • 10/23 Weezer at Hasbro Pulse Con • 10/24 Liily at 7th Street Entry, Minneapolis • 10/26 Bleachers at Fillmore, Minneapolis • 10/27 Dayglow at First Avenue, Minneapolis • 10/27 Tokyo Police Club at 7th Street Entry, Minneapolis • 10/28 Dar Williams at Cedar Cultural Center, Minneapolis • 10/29 Michael Franti Trioat 8th & Mass Lawrence

Idles at Palace Theatre, St Paul (2021-10-07)

SEPTEMBER 2021 (15 Shows)

• 09/06 Minnesota State Fair 2021 • 09/09 Kathleen Edwards at Fine Line Music Cafe, Minneapolis • 09/12 Big Thief at Liberty Hall, Lawrence • 09/14 Durand Jones & The Indications at Fine Line, Minneapolis • 09/16 Kelly Lee Owens at Fine Line, Minneapolis • 09/17 Torres at 7th Street Entry, Minneapolis • 09/18 Mdou Moctar at Cedar Cultural Center, Minneapolis

• 09/19 Japanese Breakfast at First Avenue, Minneapolis • 09/20 Algiers at 7th Street Entry, Minneapolis • 09/20 Rufus Wainwright at Uptown Theater, Kansas City • 09/21 Parker Millsap at Turf Club, St Paul • 09/22 Glass Animals at Azura Amphitheater, Bonner Springs • 09/22 Heartless Bastards at Fine Line Music Cafe, Minneapolis • 09/25 ford. at 7th Street Entry, Minneapolis • 09/25 Bob Mould Band at First Avenue, Minneapolis

Japanese Breakfast at First Avenue, Minneapolis (2021-09-19)

AUGUST 2021 (10 Shows)

• 08/07 Small Black at the 7th Street Entry, Minneapolis • 08/14 Free Comic Book Day 2021 • 08/14 Citizen Cope at Live on Mass, Lawrence • 08/20 Planet ComiCon at Bartle Hall, Kansas City • 08/21 Planet ComiCon at Bartle Hall, Kansas City

• 08/21 Nelson Devereaux and The RT’s at Turf Club, St Paul • 08/22 Modest Mouse at Armory, Minneapolis • 08/22 Planet ComiCon at Bartle Hall, Kansas City • 08/23 The Boxmasters at Jayhawk Theatre, Topeka • 08/27 Valley Maker at the 7th Street Entry, Minneapolis

Modest Mouse at Armory, Minneapolis (2021-08-22)

JULY 2021 (3 Shows)

• 07/08 Horsegirl at 7th Street Entry, Minneapolis • 07/24 Fountain City Mini-Con at Community Center, Lenexa

• 07/27 Black Pistol Fire at Fine Line Music Cafe, Minneapolis

Horsegirl at 7th Street Entry, Minneapolis (08 Jul 2021)

MAY 2021 (2 Shows)

• 05/02 MN Toy Posse at Eagles 34, Minneapolis

• 05/15 Spring Fling Comic Book Show at Mermaid Entertainment & Event Center, Mounds View

Spring Fling Comic Book Show at Mermaid Entertainment & Event Center, Mounds View (15 May 2021)

OCTOBER 2020 (1 Show)

• 10/25 MN Toy Posse Halloween Bash IV at Everett McClay VFW Post 1296, Bloomington

MN Toy Posse Halloween Bash IV at Everett McClay VFW Post 1296, Bloomington (25 Oct 2020)

AUGUST 2020 (2 Shows)

• 08/02 MN Toy Posse at Eagles 34, Minneapolis

• 08/30 MN Toy Posse at Eagles 34, Minneapolis

MN Toy Posse at Eagles 34, Minneapolis (30 Aug 2020)

JULY 2020 (1 Show)

• 07/12 Summer Swap at Eagles 34, Minneapolis

Summer Swap at Eagles 34, Minneapolis (12 Jul 2020)

MARCH 2020 (5 Shows)

• 03/02 The Lone Bellow at Knuckleheads, Kansas City • 03/03 Wire at Fine Line Music Cafe, Minneapolis • 03/04 Nektar at recordBar, Kansas City

• 03/06 Glass Animals at recordBar, Kansas City • 03/08 Zack Villere at The Roxy, Los Angeles

Wire at Fine Line Music Cafe, Minneapolis (03 Mar 2020)

FEBRUARY 2020 (5 Shows)

• 02/15 Dirty Honey at Riot Room, Kansas City • 02/17 Poppy at Liberty Hall, Lawrence • 02/21 We Were Promised Jetpacks at recordBar, Kansas

• 02/28 Destroyer at Granada Theater, Lawrence • 02/29 Durand Jones and the Indications at Bottleneck, Lawrence

We Were Promised Jetpacks at recordBar, Kansas City (21 Feb 2020)

JANUARY 2020 (2 Shows)

• 01/21 Your Smith at Fine Line Music Cafe

• 01/27 Midge Ure at RecordBar, Kansas City

Midge Ure at Record Bar, Kansas City (27 Jan 2020)

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Minneapolis: May 29 to May 31

05/29 Avi Kaplan with Andrea von Kampen at Cedar Cultural Center Read More Andrea von Kampen Nebraska-based singer-songwriter Andrea von Kampen to open. Her latest album That Spell is out now on Fantasy Records. …

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05/29/2022 Sunday

Avi Kaplan
with Andrea von Kampen
at Cedar Cultural Center
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Rising singer-songwriter Avi Kaplan is touring in support of his forthcoming debut solo album, Floating On A Dream (Fantasy Records).

Kaplan is formerly of Pentatonix, so expect to hear his vocal chords to do most of the heavy lifting on stage. Originally booked at First Avenue, the show moved to the Cedar… which is a perfect setting to hear all the notes.

Andrea von Kampen to open.

Tour Dates:

May 21 - Nashville, TN - 3rd & Lindsley
May 23 - Washington, DC - Sixth & I
May 24 - Philadelphia, PA - World Café Live
May 25 - New York, NY - LPR
May 27 - Cleveland, OH - Beachland Ballroom
May 28 - St. Louis, MO - Delmar Hall
May 29 - Minneapolis, MN - First Avenue
June 1 - Chicago, IL - Lincoln Hall
June 2 - Kansas City, MO - Knuckleheads
June 4 - Ft. Collins, CO - Aggie Theatre
June 6 - Denver, CO - Bluebird Theater
June 8 - Phoenix, AZ - Crescent Ballroom
June 9 - West Hollywood, CA - Troubadour

05/29 The Antlers with Wild Pink at Fine Line Read More The Antlers Despite what their setlist said (a total of 8 songs), The Antlers played more than an hour's worth of music. Maybe their songs are just "extra long" because of the "experimental" things, but I would argue tha ...

05/29/2022 Sunday

The Antlers
with Wild Pink
at Fine Line
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After a seven year break, The Antlers (Peter Silberman and Michael Lerner) returned with their new album Green to Gold last year. Then the duo followed up with an EP called Losing Light, which reimagined four songs from Green to Gold.

We saw the group in April 2010 and said, “Most of the songs played were from their album, Hospice. There were two encore songs, the final song played was "Epilogue", which is very fitting for its title. Look for the band to continue with Phantogram and then with The National (hot buzz band) later on in June. Hospice is out now on Frenchkiss Records.”

Bonus photo from 2010.

Wild Pink to open.

Tour dates:

May 6– Philadelphia, PA – First Unitarian Church
May 7 – Washington DC – Capital Turnaround
May 8 – Durham, NC – Hayti Center
May 9 – Asheville, NC – The Grey Eagle
May 10 – Atlanta, GA – Terminal West
May 12 – Austin, TX – Antone’s Nightclub
May 13 – Dallas, TX – The Texas Theatre
May 14 - Oklahoma City, OK - Beer City Music Hall
May 17 – Phoenix, AZ – Crescent Ballroom
May 18 – Solana Beach, CA – Belly Up Tavern
May 20 – Los Angeles, CA – First Congregational Church
5/21 – San Francisco, CA – Bimbo’s 365 Club
May 23 – Portland, OR – Aladdin Theater
May 24 – Seattle, WA – Neumos
May 26 – Salt Lake City, UT – Urban Lounge
May 27 – Denver, CO – Bluebird Theater
May 29 – Minneapolis, MN – Fine Line Music Café
May 31 – Chicago, IL – Thalia Hall
June 2 – Detroit, MI – El Club
June 3 – Toronto, Ontario – Great Hall
June 4 – Montreal, Quebec – L’Astral
June 5 – Cambridge, MA – The Sinclair

The Antlers at Varsity Theater, Minneapolis (20 April 2010)

05/29 The Body with Midwife and IOSIS at Turf Club Read More The Body Metal band The Body will be headlining the Turf Club on Wednesday. Show up early to check out False and Lingua Ignota (aka Kristin Hayter). Lingua Ignota’s Tour Dates: ....

05/29/2022 Sunday

The Body
with Midwife and IOSIS
at Turf Club
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Metal band The Body is returning to the Turf Club this May 29th.

We wanted to mention this show, as we just caught Midwife with Deafheaven, earlier in Mar 2022, and wrote, “What I can tell you about Midwife, aka Madeline Johnston, is that her music is extremely slowcore. She’s creating this music landscape with her ghostly vocals (amplified by her custom telephone microphone). Her music seems like it could work for a movie soundtrack.”

IOSIS also on the bill.

Tour Dates:

5/5/22 - Oakland, CA - Crybaby
5/6/22 - Los Angeles, CA - Zebulon
5/7/22 - San Diego, CA - Soda Bar
5/8/22 - Phoenix, AZ - Rebel Lounge
5/9/22 - Tucson, AZ - Groundworks
5/10/22 - Albuquerque, NM - Sister Bar
5/13/22 - Austin, TX - Oblivion Access Festival
5/17/22 - Atlanta, GA - 529
5/18/22 - Durham, NC - The Pinhook
5/19/22 - Washington, DC - Black Cat
5/20/22 - Philadelphia, PA - Kung Fu Necktie
5/21/22 - Brooklyn, NY - Saint Vitus
5/22/22 - Cambridge, MA - Sonia
5/24/22 - Montréal, QC - La Sala Rosa
5/25/22 - Toronto, ON - The Baby G
5/26/22 - Detroit, MI - The Sanctuary
5/27/22 - Chicago, IL - Empty Bottle
5/28/22 - Milwaukee, WI - Cactus Club
5/29/22 - Minneapolis, MN - Turf Club
5/31/22 - Denver, CO - Larimer Lounge
6/1/22 - Salt Lake City, UT - Urban Lounge
6/3/22 - Seattle, WA -The Vera Project
6/4/22 - Portland, OR - Doug Fir Lounge

05/31 Ezra Furman with Grace Cummings at Fine Line Read More Ezra Furman Last night's show opened with Ezra Furman. The crowd was sparse to begin with but trickled in throughout the night. Ezra's performance had a raw, garage band…

05/31/2022 Tuesday

Ezra Furman
with Grace Cummings
at Fine Line
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Ezra Furman will be playing the Fine Line Music Café on the last day of May.

We previously mentioned Ezra’s work on Netflix’s Sex Education in Jan 2020, and last year, there were a string of singles like “Book Of Our Names” and “Point Me Toward The Real” via ANTI-/Bella Union.

Melbourne, Australia’s Grace Cummings to open. Cumming’s latest Storm Queen is out now on ATO Records.

Tour Dates:

Thu. May 19 - Los Angeles, CA @ Teragram Ballroom *
Sat. May 21 - San Francisco, CA @ August Hall *
Mon. May 23 - Seattle, WA @ The Crocodile *
Tue. May 24 - Vancouver, BC @ Hollywood Theatre *
Wed. May 25 - Portland, OR @ Wonder Ballroom *
Thu. May 26 - Boise, ID @ Visual Arts Collective *
Sat. May 28 - Denver, CO @ Gothic Theatre *
Mon. May 30 - Des Moines, IA @ Gas Lamp *
Tue. May 31 - Minneapolis, MN @ Fine Line *
Wed. Jun. 1 - Chicago, IL @ Thalia Hall *
Thu. Jun. 9 - Somerville, MA @ Crystal Ballroom (Ezra Solo)
Thu. Jul. 21 - Valencia, ES @ Diversity Festival
Sun. Jul. 24 - Hertfordshire, UK @ Standon Calling Festival
Sun. Aug. 14 - Des Moines, IA @ Val Air Ballroom ^
Tues. Aug. 16 - Milwaukee, WI @ UWM Panther Arena ^
Wed. Aug. 17 - Indianapolis, IN @ TCU Amphitheater ^
Sun. Aug. 21 - Crickhowell, UK @ Green Man Festival
Tues. Aug 23 - Edinburgh, UK @ Edinburgh International Festival
Mon. Sep. 12 - Montreal, QC @ La Sala Rosa
Tue. Sep. 13 - Toronto, ON @ Rec Room
Wed. Sep. 14 - Detroit, MI @ The Loving Touch
Thu. Sep. 15 - Pittsburgh, PA @ Mr Small's
Sun. Sep. 18 - Philadelphia, PA @ Underground Arts
Mon. Sep. 19 - Providence, RI @ Fete Ballroom
Tue. Sep. 20 - Boston, MA @ The Sinclair
Wed. Sep. 21 - New York, NY @ Webster Hall
Thu. Sep. 22 - Dover, DE @ Firefly Festival

* w/ Grace Cummings
^ w/ Jack White

If your band is coming to the Minneapolis/St Paul area, please email details to vu@weheartmusic.com with a good lead time. Thank you.

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Girls Girls Girls: The Interrupters, The Regrettes, Crawlers, Starbenders

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06/15 Flogging Molly & The Interrupters at Armory Read More The Interrupters Wow, remember the first time you heard The Interrupters play “Fight the Good Fight”? It was incredible. It instantly reminded you of ska/punk (“skunk”) bands like Rancid. ... Flogging Molly The real attraction for us was the Flogging Molly show, who actually arrived earlier than scheduled. They were very anxious to get on stage and rock out. And it shows, Dave King came on stage with a pint in his hand ...

06/15/2022 Wednesday

Flogging Molly & The Interrupters
with The Skints
at Armory
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I may have compared The Interrupters (led by singer Aimee Interrupter) to Rancid… and it’s not a knock against the band. I happen to think both bands are excellent. Like many of you, I was blown away by their single “Fight the Good Fight”, which launched the band into stardom.

The band’s forthcoming album is called In the Wild… fans who pre-ordered the album will receive a digital single “In the Mirror”.

We’re also excited to see that they are co-headlining the summer 2022 tour with Irish punk band Flogging Molly… a band that we’ll never forget we saw for free at the Irish Festival in Aug 2008: “ The real attraction for us was the Flogging Molly show, who actually arrived earlier than scheduled. They were very anxious to get on stage and rock out. And it shows, Dave King came on stage with a pint in his hand, dressed in a suit - and launched into "Paddy's Lament", a very rocking song from their latest album, Float.”

Flogging Molly is enjoying a 20th Anniversary celebration of their debut album Swagger… which was recently reissued with exclusive tracks, an Irish traditional set, a 60-minute video feature, and exclusive merch in a collectible box set.

Finally, The Skints to open. The London “tropical punk” four-piece released their fourth album Swimming Lessons on Mr Bongo/Easy Star. Clash magazine dubbed them as “the torchbearers for modern British reggae music.”

However you cut it: ska/punk (skunk) to Irish punk to reggae punk… you’re getting your money’s worth.

The Interrupters tour dates:

June 7th – Indianapolis, IN – TCU Amphitheater
June 8th – Cincinnati, OH – The ICON Festival Stage
June 10th – Charlotte, NC – Charlotte Metro
June 11th – Atlanta, GA – Coca-Cola Roxy
June 12th – St. Augustine, FL – St. Augustine Amphitheatre
June 14th – St. Louis, MO – St. Louis Music Park
June 15th – Minneapolis, MN – The Armory
June 17th – Chicago, IL – Byline Bank Aragon Ballroom
June 18th – Detroit, MI – Meadow Brook
June 19th – Cleveland, OH – Jacobs Pavilion
June 21st – Raleigh, NC – Red Hat Amphitheater
June 22nd – Washington, D.C. – The Anthem
June 24th – Philadelphia, PA – Skyline Stage
June 25th – Columbus, OH – KEMBA Live!
June 26th – Pittsburgh, PA – Stage AE
June 28th – New Haven, CT – Westville Music Bowl
June 30th – New York, NY – Pier 17
July 1st – Boston, MA – Leader Bank Pavilion
July 2nd – Lewiston, NY – Artpark
July 3rd – Asbury Park, NJ – Stone Pony Summerstage
Sept. 9th – Denver, CO – Mission Ballroom Outdoors
Sept. 10th – Dillon, CO – Dillon Amphitheater
Sept. 11th – Salt Lake City, UT – Complex Outdoors - The Lot
Sept. 13th – Bonner, MT – KettleHouse Amphitheater
Sept. 14th – Boise, ID – Ford Idaho Center Amphitheater
Sept. 16th – Eugene, OR – Cuthbert Amphitheater
Sept. 17th – Seattle, WA – WaMu Theater
Sept. 21st – Paso Robles, CA – Vina Robles Amphitheatre

05/15 The Regrettes at Varsity Theater Read More Alex Lahey Australian songwriter Alex Lahey is headlining the Turf Club in support of her new album The Best Of Luck Club (Dead Oceans). ...

05/15/2022 Sunday

The Regrettes
with Alex Lahey
at Varsity Theater
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Los Angeles punk band The Regrettes (led by frontwoman Lydia Night) is touring in support of their new album Further Joy (Warner Records).

Alex Lahey to open. Last year, we heard the Australian musician signed to Liberation Records and released “Spike the Punch”.

Tour dates:

May 10 – Toronto, ON at Opera House+
May 12 – Columbus, OH at Newport Music Hall+
May 13 – Chicago, IL at Metro+
May 14 – Madison, WI at Majestic Theatre+
May 15 – Minneapolis, MN at Varsity Theater+
May 17 – Denver, CO at Summit Music Hall+
May 18 – Salt Lake City, UT at The Depot+
May 20 – Portland, OR at Roseland Ballroom+
May 21 – Vancouver, BC at Fortune Sound Club+
May 22 – Seattle, WA at The Neptune Theatre+
May 24 – San Francisco, CA at The Fillmore+
Jun 17 – Manchester, TN at Bonnaroo Music
Jul 01 – Rotselaar, BEL at Rock Werchter
Jul 03 – Bilbao, ESP at Bilbao Bizkaia Rock Day
Jul 06 – Madrid, ESP at Mad Cool Festival
Jul 08 – Glasgow, UK at TRNSMT Festival
Jul 09 – Cheltenham, UK at 2000trees Music Festival
Jul 28-31 – Chicago, IL at Lollapalooza

^supporting Wallows
+support from Alex Lahey

06/14 Crawlers at 7th St Entry

06/14/2022 Tuesday

Crawlers
at 7th St Entry
first-avenue.com

We love British bands, so we’re very excited to see that Liverpool rock band Crawlers will be headlining the 7th Street Entry this June 14.

If you haven’t kept up, the young band, featuring Holly Minto (vocals and trumpet), Amy Woodall (lead guitar), Liv Kettle (bass guitar) and Harry Breen (drums), signed to Polydor Records in January 2022, and they’ve released a new single “I Can’t Drive” and hit single “Come Over (Again)” (over 24 million streams on Spotify).

Tour Dates

June 1 Atlanta, GA Aisle 5
June 3 Washington DC DC9
June 4 Philadelphia, PA Philamoca
June 7 New York, NY Mercury Lounge
June 10 Montreal, QC Bar Le Ritz PDB
June 11 Toronto, ON The Velvet Underground
June 13 Chicago, IL Subterranean
June 14 Minneapolis, MN 7th Street Entry
June 17 Houston, TX HOB – Bronze Peacock
June 18 Dallas, TX Club Dada
June 21 Phoenix, AZ Valley Bar
June 22 Los Angeles, CA The Moroccan Lounge
June 23 San Francisco, CA Popscene @ Rickshaw Stop
June 26 Portland, OR Polaris Hall
June 27 Seattle, WA Funhouse
June 28 Vancouver, BC Fox Cabaret

06/19 Starbenders at 7th St Entry

06/19/2022 Sunday

Starbenders
with Magic Whatever
at 7th St Entry
first-avenue.com

No doubt about it, this is one of the best looking band around. The Atlanta, GA band Starbenders is led by front-woman Kimi Shelter and her her gang of androgynous rockers ( Aaron Lecesne, Kriss Tokaji, Emily Moon). The group formed in 2013 and signed with Nico Constantine’s music label, Institution Records.

Starbenders’ new album Love Potions is out now on Sumerian Records.

Magic Whatever to open.

Tour dates:

JUN 1 Purgatory at The Masquerade Atlanta, GA
JUN 3 Exit/In Nashville, TN
JUN 4 Motorco Music Hall Durham, NC
JUN 7 Kungfu Necktie Philadelphia, PA
JUN 8 Knitting Factory Brooklyn Brooklyn, NY
JUN 9 Sonia Live Music Venue Cambridge, MA
JUN 13 Rec Room Buffalo, NY
JUN 14 Big Room Bar Columbus, OH
JUN 16 El Club Detroit Detroit, MI
JUN 17 Hi-Fi Indianapolis, IN
JUN 19 7th St Entry Minneapolis, MN
JUN 21 Marquis Theater Denver, CO
JUN 22 The Beehive Salt Lake City, UT
JUN 25 Holocene Portland, OR
JUN 29 Goldfield Trading Post Sacramento, CA

If your band is coming to the Minneapolis/St Paul area, please email details to vu@weheartmusic.com with a good lead time. Thank you.

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