Hovvdy
at Turf Club (24 Mar 2025)
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24 Mar 2025 Monday
Hovvdy
with Video Age
at Turf Club
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Hovvdy is headlining the Turf Club on March 24, 2025, in support of their new EP
Live At Julie’s (Arts & Crafts Records), a new alternate reimaginings of songs from their acclaimed self-titled double album,
Hovvdy.
Video Age to open.
Tour dates:
Mar 05, 2025 - Nashville, TN - The Basement East *
Mar 06, 2025 - Birmingham, AL - Saturn *
Mar 07, 2025 - Atlanta, GA - Aisle 5 *
Mar 08, 2025 - Carrboro, NC - Cat's Cradle Back Room *
Mar 09, 2025 - Richmond, VA - Richmond Music Hall *
Mar 11, 2025 - Brooklyn, NY - Music Hall of Williamsburg *
Mar 12, 2025 - Brooklyn, NY - Music Hall of Williamsburg *
Mar 13, 2025 - Washington, DC - The Atlantis *
Mar 14, 2025 - Philadelphia, PA - Ukie Club *
Mar 15, 2025 - Boston, MA - Middle East Downstairs *
Mar 17, 2025 - Montreal, QC - Bar Le Ritz PDB *
Mar 18, 2025 - Toronto, ON - The Great Hall *
Mar 19, 2025 - Ann Arbor, MI - The Blind Pig *
Mar 20, 2025 - Columbus, OH - A&R Music Bar *
Mar 21, 2025 - Indianapolis, IN - Turntable *
Mar 22, 2025 - Chicago, IL - Lincoln Hall *
Mar 24, 2025 - Minneapolis, MN - Turf Club *
Mar 26, 2025 - Denver, CO - Marquis Theater +
Mar 29, 2025 - Seattle, WA - The Crocodile +
Mar 30, 2025 - Portland, OR - Wonder Ballroom +
Apr 01, 2025 - San Francisco, CA - The Independent +
Apr 02, 2025 - Los Angeles, CA - El Rey Theatre +
Apr 03, 2025 - Pioneertown, CA - Pappy + Harriet's +
Apr 04, 2025 - San Diego, CA - The Casbah +
Apr 05, 2025 - Tucson, AZ - Club Congress +
Apr 08, 2025 - Dallas, TX - Club Dada +
Apr 09, 2025 - Austin, TX - Mohawk (outside) +
Apr 11, 2025 - New Orleans, LA - Siberia *
May 13, 2025 - St. Louis, MO - Duck Room ^
May 14, 2025 - Kansas City, MO - recordBar ^
May 17, 2025 - Albuquerque, NM - Launchpad ^
May 20, 2025 - Oklahoma City, OK - Resonant Head ^
May 21, 2025 - Tulsa, OK - Mercury Lounge ^
May 22, 2025 - Memphis, TN - 1884 Lounge ^
* with Video Age
+ with runo plum
^ with Free Range
Bob James and Dave Koz
at Parkway Theater (25 Mar 2025)
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Dave Koz, July 15, Kauffman Center LA sax player Koz and his friends Gerald Albright, Richard Elliot and Mindi Abair turned to producer Paul Brown to help them realize the
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25 Mar 2025 Tuesday
Bob James and Dave Koz
at Parkway Theater
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An evening with two legendary jazz musicians,
Bob James and
Dave Koz, are bringing their “Just Us” tour to the Parkway Theater, in Minneapolis, on March 25, 2025.
Koz writes:
I'm beyond excited to announce that my dear friend, the legendary Bob James and I will be hitting the road together this March for a very limited and unique set of intimate concerts. The "Just Us Tour” is in celebration of our brand new duet album, "Just Us” coming out March 7…we are SO looking forward to sharing this new music with you!
Tour Dates:
March 13
Traverse City, MI Alluvion Mesa Arts Center
March 15
Mesa, AZ Lincoln Center
March 22
Chicago, IL Studebaker Theater
March 25
Minneapolis, MN The Parkway
April 01
Seattle, WA
Dimitiriou's Jazz Alley
Martha Wainwright at Hook & Ladder Theater (25 Mar 2025)
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Drive-By-Truckers if fronted by a combination of Amanda Shires and Martha Wainwright.
Shotgun Tori & The Hounds will be playing White Mountain Folk on September 27 and MixFest 2019 on September 28
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25 Mar 2025 Tuesday
Martha Wainwright
with guest Brad Barr
at The Hook & Ladder Theater
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Canadian singer/songwriter
Martha Wainwright is celebrating of her self-titled debut album (originally released in 2005). If the name Wainwright sounds familiar, that’s because she’s the daughter of musicians
Kate McGarrigle and
Loudon Wainwright III and the younger sister of singer–composer
Rufus Wainwright. Martha’s half-sister is
Lucy Wainwright Roche… so she’s from a whole family of musicians.
Anyway the “20th Anniversary of Martha Wainwright” show will take place March 25, 2025, at the Hook and Ladder.
Brad Barr to open.
Tour Dates:
03/21 – Hamilton, ON – Bridgeworks
03/22 – Ann Arbor, MI – The Ark
03/23 – Grand Rapids, MI – Midtown
03/25 – Minneapolis, MN – The Hook & Ladder
03/26 – Des Moines, IA – xBk Live
03/27 – Denver, CO – Bluebird Theater
03/29 – Las Vegas, NV – Myron’s
03/30 – Pioneertown, CA – Pappy + Harriet’s
04/01 – Los Angeles, CA – Troubadour
04/02 – San Francisco, CA – Great American Music Hall
04/04 – Portland, OR – Mississippi Studios
04/05 – Seattle, WA – Fremont Abbey Arts Center
04/06 – Burnaby, BC – Shadbolt Centre
04/07 – Sidney, BC – Mary Winspear Centre
04/23 – Chicoutimi, QC – Théâtre C
04/24 – Quebec City, QC – Palais Montcalm
04/25 – Montreal, QC – Théâtre Outremont
04/26 – Natick, MA – The Center for the Arts
04/27 – Woodstock, NY – Levon Helm Studios
04/29 – Philadelphia, PA – World Café Live
04/30 – New York, NY – Le Poisson Rouge
05/01 – Red Bank, NJ – The Vogel
05/02 – Annapolis, MD – Ramshead Live
05/03 – Asheville, NC – Asheville Music Hall
05/05 – Atlanta, GA – Eddie's Attic
05/06 – Nashville, TN – 3rd and Lindsley
05/08 – St Louis, MO – Blue Strawberry
05/09 – Chicago, IL – Schubas Tavern
05/10 – Three Oaks, MI – The Acorn
05/11 – Toronto, ON – The Great Hall
Lunar Vacation at 7th St Entry (26 Mar 2025)
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26 Mar 2025 Wednesday
Lunar Vacation
with Mia Joy
at 7th St Entry
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Decatur, GA-based band
Lunar Vacation is returning to Minneapolis on March 26, 2025. The band’s sophomore album
Everything Matters, Everything’s Fire is out now on Keeled Scales.

Lunar Vacation at Fine Line (04 Mar 2022)
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We saw Lunar Vacation in
Mar 2022 and wrote, “Opening the show was Atlanta’s Lunar Vacation… which surprisingly was very good. We didn’t know what to expect from them, only having heard their cover of Wham’s “Last Christmas” (which we wrote about…, er, last Christmas)….
During their set, they mentioned this was their last stop of the tour… and, in fact, they “lost a band member”. They quickly recruited Minneapolis’ progressive metal band Why Not member Isaac… who spent the day learning their songs.”
Update:
Mia Joy to open.
Tour dates:
Feb 9, 2025
The Loving Touch
Ferndale, MI
Feb 11, 2025
The Garrison
Toronto, ON
Feb 13, 2025
Brighton Music Hall
Boston, MA
Feb 14, 2025
Space Ballroom
Hamden, CT
Feb 15, 2025
Brooklyn Made
New York, NY
Feb 16, 2025
First Unitarian Church
Philadelphia, PA
Feb 18, 2025
The Atlantis
Washington, DC
Feb 20, 2025
Richmond Music Hall
Richmond, VA
Feb 21, 2025
Cat's Cradle
Carrboro, NC
Feb 22, 2025
New Brookland Tavern
Columbia, SC
Mar 20, 2025
Terminal West
Atlanta, GA
Mar 22, 2025
The Blue Room
Nashville, TN
Mar 25, 2025
Lincoln Hall
Chicago, IL
Mar 26, 2025
7th Street Entry
Minneapolis, MN
Mar 26, 2025 - Mar 30, 2025
Treefort Music Fest
Boise, ID
Mar 28, 2025
Lost Lake
Denver, CO
Mar 31, 2025
Madame Lou's
Seattle, WA
Apr 2, 2025
Polaris Hall
Portland, OR
Apr 4, 2025
Rickshaw Stop
San Francisco, CA
Apr 5, 2025
Constellation Room
Santa Ana, CA
Apr 6, 2025
Echoplex
Los Angeles, CA
Apr 8, 2025
Voodoo Room
San Diego, CA
Apr 10, 2025
The Rebel Lounge
Phoenix, AZ
Apr 11, 2025
Launchpad
Albuquerque, NM
Apr 12, 2025
El Camino
Las Cruces, NM
Apr 14, 2025
Club Dada
Dallas, TX
Apr 15, 2025
Parish
Austin, TX
Apr 16, 2025
Paper Tiger
San Antonio, TX
Apr 17, 2025
White Oak Music Hall
Houston, TX
Apr 19, 2025
Handlebar
Pensacola, FL
Apr 20, 2025
Underbelly
Jacksonville, FL
Apr 22, 2025
The Social
Orlando, FL
Apr 23, 2025
Crowbar
Tampa, FL
May 15, 2025 - May 18, 2025
Kilby Block Party 2025
Salt Lake City, UT
Taxpayers at Underground (27 Mar 2025)
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27 Mar 2025 Thursday
The Taxpayers
with constant insult, free candy
at Underground
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After a multi-year hiatus, long-running Portland’s experimental punk band
The Taxpayers are back with
Circle Breaker, out on March 21 on Ernest Jenning Record Co.
Rob Taxpayer comments on the album, “Just as we began working on this album, our guitar player Andrew had a family member gunned down and murdered at a park near his home. The next day, the city came and cut down the cherry tree in front of his house. A week or two later, Andrew texted me a picture: the gnarled stump of the cherry tree had sprouted new growth. A new tree being born from the old. Death, Taxes... and Life.”
The Taxpayers have announced a series of midwest shows in support of Circle Breaker this spring in Minneapolis, Chicago, and Detroit, along with summer shows on the east and west coast.
The Taxpayers Tour Dates:
March 27 - Minneapolis, MN @ The Underground
March 28 - Chicago, IL @ WC Social Club
March 29 - Detroit, MI @ The Loving Touch
Red Hot Chilli Pipers
at Ames Center (27 Mar 2025)
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pecial guests includes Snowgoose (Irish dates), The Cords (UK dates, including Glasgow), and the Vaselines (Glasgow date only).
Last year, Camera Obscura
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27 Mar 2025 Thursday
Red Hot Chilli Pipers
at Ames Center
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Scotland’s
Red Hot Chilli Pipers will be headlining the Ames Center, in Burnsville, Minnesota.
Obviously, their name was inspired by the Red Hot Chilli Peppers, but the Pipers play all sorts of covers songs, such as
Queen (“We Will Rock You” and
Journey (“Don’t Stop Believing”).
Go see them and find out why the band not only won Scottish Live Act of the Year twice!
Tour dates:
22 March 2025
aushwaubenon, wi
23 March 2025
carmel, in
25 March 2025
ironwood, mi
26 March 2025
Burnsville, MN, USA
27 March 2025
Eau Claire, WI, USA
28 March 2025
wasau, wi
29 March 2025
Madison, WI, USA
30 March 2025
Des Moines, IA, USA
01 April 2025
Nepean, Canada
02 April 2025
St Catherines, Canada
03 April 2025
Richmond Hill, Canada
04 April 2025
Markham, Canada
05 April 2025
Kingston, Canada
Jeffrey Lewis at Pillar Forum (29 Mar 2025)
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29 Mar 2025 Saturday
Jeffrey Lewis & The Voltage
with Grasping Straws
at Pillar Forum
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Antifolker
Jeffrey Lewis & The Voltage will be in town at the Pillar Forum, to promote his new album
The EVEN MORE Freewheelin' Jeffrey Lewis (Don Giovanni Records).
 Jeffrey Lewis at The Record Exchange (30 Mar 2008)
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We saw Jeffrey Lewis in
Mar 2008 and wrote, “The perpetrator: Jeffrey Lewis and the Jitters, or rather, the Jitter. The only remaining member of the band on tour was Helen Schreiner on keyboards and backing vocals. Jeffrey Lewis is an anti-folk singer/songwriter and comic book artist (the comic he draws is called Fuff) from New York City, touring in support of his latest, completely literally titled release, 12 Crass Songs, which is seriously twelve Crass songs, rewritten and rearranged to both be relevant today, and sound good as acoustic songs. His typical live set is a combination of songs and “movies,” where he shows storybooks that he drew, along with a song, about such topics as the history of communism, the history of writing, the existential crisis of not looking like a hippie anymore, and creeping brains and monsters with severed red hands.”
Grasping Straws to open.
Tour Dates:
March 1 – Melbourne, VIC – Trash Cult
March 2 – Castlemaine, VIC – Red Hill Hotel
March 3 – Hobart, TAS – Grand Poobah
March 4 – TBA ?Launceston, TAS?
March 5 – Hobart, TAS – House Show!
March 7 – Adelaide, SA – The Metro
March 8 – Perth, WA – Buffalo Club.
March 10 –? Perth? TBA
March 11 – ? Brisbane? TBA
March 20 – Brooklyn, NY – MEADOWS!
March 21 – Baltimore MD – Metro
March 22 –Cleveland, OH – Happy Dog
March 23 – Cincinnati, OH – Northside Tavern
March 24 – Indianapolis, IN – Healer
March 25 – St. Louis MO – The Sinkhole
March 26- Kansas City, MO – The Ship
March 27- Des Moines, IA Lefty’s
March 28- Fargo ND – Parachigo
March 29- Minneapolis MN – Pillar Forum
March 30- Madison WI –Crucible
March 31- Milwaukee WI – Cactus Club
April 01 – Grand Rapids, MI – Pyramid Scheme
April 02 – Detroit MI -The Lager House
April 03- Columbus OH – Cafe Bourbon Street
April 04- Buffalo, NY – Nietzsche’s
April 05- Bard College, NY
John Grant at Dakota Jazz Club (29 Mar 2025)
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29 Mar 2025 Saturday
John Grant
at Dakota Jazz Club
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In his first US tour in seven years,
John Grant will be heading to the Dakota Jazz Club, on March 29, 2025, in support of his new record
The Art of the Lie out now via [PIAS] Recordings.
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We saw Grant in
Oct 2015 and wrote, “In my humble opinion, John Grant is up there with other lauded artists like Bob Dylan or Patti Smith; a brilliant lyrical master who funnels dry and witty observations about love, mortality and Dairy Queen through his rich baritone and coats it with dreamy and dark chamber-pop and white-hot disco. He played these drop-dead gorgeous piano compositions (“Queen of Denmark,” “Fireflies”) and then hopped to his feet to move playfully around for funky dance numbers like “Geraldine” and “You and Him.” Sometimes he got help from the audience as during the crazy-fun set closer “Voodoo Doll” when one fan could not sit still any longer (did I mention it was a seated show?) and climbed on stage to boogie with Grant. Why didn’t I think of that?”
Tour Dates:
Mar. 8 - 9, 2025
WOMADelaide Festival
Adelaide, Australia
MAR 11
City Recital Hall
Sydney, Australia
MAR 13
Melbourne Recital Centre
Melbourne, Australia
MAR 15
Fremantle Arts Centre
Fremantle, Australia
MAR 28
John Grant
Evanston, IL
MAR 29
John Grant
Minneapolis, MN
MAR 31
Neptune Theatre
Seattle, WA
APR 1
John Grant
Vancouver, Canada
APR 2
John Grant
Portland, OR
APR 4
Masonic Lodge
Los Angeles, CA
APR 5
Grace Cathedral
San Francisco, CA
APR 8
World Cafe Live
Philadelphia, PA
APR 9
Crystal Ballroom
Somerville, MA
APR 11
John Grant
Vienna, VA
APR 12
Roulette Intermedium
New York City, NY
Mayhem at First Ave (29 Mar 2025)
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29 Mar 2025 Saturday
Mayhem
with Mortiis, Imperial Triumphant and New Skeletal Faces
at First Avenue
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Norwegian black metal stalwarts
Mayhem are currently on tour, stopping by First Avenue, in Minneapolis, on March 29th, 2025. The band is celebrating their 41st anniversary as a band.
Other bands on the bill:
Mortiis,
Imperial Triumphant and
New Skeletal Faces .
Tour Dates:
Mar 1
Albuquerque, NM · Fusion
Mar 17
Atlanta, GA · The Masquerade
Mar 18
Nashville, TN · Brooklyn Bowl
Mar 19
Indianapolis, IN · The Vogue Theatre
Mar 20
Chicago, IL · House of Blues
Mar 22
Worcester, MA · Palladium
Mar 23
Reading, PA · Nightclub Reverb
Mar 24
New York, NY · Irving Plaza
Mar 25
Montreal, Canada · Théâtre Beanfield
Mar 26
Toronto, Canada · The Concert Hall
Mar 27
Detroit, MI · The Majestic Theatre
Mar 29
Minneapolis, MN · First Avenue
Mar 31
Denver, CO · Summit
Apr 3
Calgary, Canada · The Palace Theatre
Apr 4
Edmonton, Canada · Union Hall
Apr 6
Vancouver, Canada · Rickshaw Theatre
Apr 7
Tacoma, WA · Landmark Catering
Apr 9
San Francisco, CA · The Fillmore
Apr 10
Anaheim, CA · House of Blues
Apr 11
Los Angeles, CA · The Belasco
Bri Bagwell + Austin Plaine at Icehouse (30 Mar 2025)
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30 Mar 2025 Sunday
Bri Bagwell + Austin Plaine
at Icehouse
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Texas’
Bri Bagwell and Minnesota-bred, Nashville-based musician
Austin Plaine are co-headlining at the Icehouse on March 30, 2025.
Bagwell’s new single “Ain’t That Love”, a duet with
Timber Wilde, came out on Valentine’s Day (Feb 14).

Austin Plaine at Varsity Theater (19 Mar 2016)
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We saw Austin Plaine in
March 2016 and said, “Austin Plaine got a massive fanbase in Minneapolis, thanks to the fact that he’s actually from here. The fans were loud and often chanting something like “AP” (or “Eddy”?), clearly indicating that they were only here to show support for Plaine. Plaine, at first was grateful, but eventually got a little annoyed by the chanting and said, “Shut up, I’m trying to talk here.” The fans immediately quieted down, letting the singer introduce the band: Spencer on drums and James on guitars.”
Tour Dates:
February 25th, 2025 @
Las Cruces, NM
New Mexico Farm
March 1st, 2025 @
Houston, TX
Goode Company
March 2nd, 2025 @
Plano, TX
The Lexus Box Garden
March 8th, 2025 @
Austin, TX
The White Horse
March 21st, 2025 @
Abilene, TX
Outlaws and Legends Fest
March 22nd, 2025 @
Lytle, TX
Lytle Music Festival 2025
March 27th, 2025 @
St. Louis, MO
Blue Strawberry
March 28th, 2025 @
Chicago, IL
Carol's Pub
March 29th, 2025 @
Kieler, WI
PJ's Pub & Hall
March 30th, 2025 @
Minneapolis, MN
Icehouse
April 1st, 2025 @
Cleveland, OH
Beachland Ballroom
April 2nd, 2025 @
Columbus, OH
Natalie's Grandview
April 5th, 2025 @
Nashville, TN
The Basement
April 24th, 2025 @
Briarwood States, TX
Larry Joe Taylor's Texas Music Festival
April 26th, 2025 @
Freeport, TX
Freeport Municipal Park
May 2nd, 2025 @
Helotes, TX
Cornyval Festival 2025
May 10th, 2025 @
Chickasha, OK
Legends Pub House
May 27th, 2025 @
Willow Park, TX
RailHead Smokehouse
June 6th, 2025 @
Mckinney, TX
Downtown Historic
June 7th, 2025 @
Little Elm, TX
Craft Brew and Que Festival
June 21st, 2025 @
Mckinney, TX
Family Fest 2025
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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