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Angel Olsen & the Big Time Band at Liberty Hall, Lawrence, KS (2023-01-27)

ANGEL OLSEN Poster ANGEL OLSEN SETLIST Dream Thing (acoustic) Big Time (acoustic) Ghost On Right Now Shut Up Kiss Me Give It Up All Mirrors Lark Go Home This Is How It Works All the Good Times Sister Those Were the Days Chance -- Encore -- Without You (Harry Nilsson / Badfinger cover) ERIN RAE SETLIST Mind / Heart Can’t Cut Loose Love Like Before California Belongs to You Enemy Candy and Curry Modern Woman On Her Side (new song) True Love’s Face Bad Mind Bittersweet, TN (Kevin Morby cover) Cosmic Sigh Lighten Up & Try ANGEL OLSEN Tour Dates JAN 28 THE FACTORY CHESTERFIELD, MO JAN 29 THE BLUEBIRD BLOOMINGTON, IN JAN 31 THE ATHENAEUM THEATRE COLUMBUS, OH FEB 1 THE MAJESTIC THEATRE DETROIT, MI FEB 2 AGORA THEATRE BALLROOM CLEVELAND, OH FEB 3 MR. SMALLS THEATRE MILLVALE, PA FEB 4 ASBURY HALL BUFFALO, NY FEB 6 WHITE EAGLE HALL JERSEY CITY, NJ FEB 7 COLLEGE ST MUSIC HALL NEW HAVEN, CT FEB 8 BEARSVILLE THEATER WOODSTOCK, NY FEB 9 BALTIMORE SOUNDSTAGE BALTIMORE, MD FEB 10 THE NATIONAL RICHMOND, VA FEB 11 THE CAROLINA THEATRE DURHAM, NC FEB 24 THEATRE ROYAL CASTLEMAINE, AUSTRALIA FEB 25 MONA FOMA HOBART, AUSTRALIA MAR 1 MELBOURNE RECITAL CENTRE SOUTHBANK MAR 3 MELBOURNE RECITAL CENTRE SOUTHBANK MAR 4 NINE LIVES FESTIVAL BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA MAR 6 SYDNEY OPERA HOUSE SYDNEY, NSW MAR 7-8 PERTH MUSIC FESTIVAL PERTH, AUSTRALIA MAR 10 BRUNSWICK BALLROOM BRUNSWICK, AUST MAR 11 GOLDEN PLAINS FESTIVAL MEREDITH, AUST MAR 13 WOMADELAIDE ADELAIDE, AUSTRALIA APR 15-16 HIGH WATER FEST N CHARLESTON, SC MAY 3 RED ROCKS AMPHITHEATRE MORRISON, CO MAY 4 RED ROCKS AMPHITHEATRE MORRISON, CO JUL 7 MAD COOL FESTIVAL MADRID, SPAIN JUL 8 NOS ALIVE FESTIVAL LISBON, PORTUGAL AUG 5 HINTERLAND MUSIC FEST ST. CHARLES, IA AUG 25 ALL POINTS EAST FESTIVAL LONDON, UK Read More Angel Olsen Angel Olsen will be headlining First Avenue on October 2nd. Olsen fans can look forward to Phases, a collection of B-sides, rarities, and demos on November 10th via Jagjaguwar. ...

Confirmed- this angel’s officially hit the Big Time--

Alternative country / folk singer-songwriter Angel Olsen and her distinctive voice, played to a loyal and raucous capacity crowd at Liberty Hall in Lawrence, KS, satisfying her older fans and making plenty of new, on this, her biggest headlining area show to date, in support of newest record, Big Time.

We caught her live, just last August, in an outdoor show on the Wild Hearts Tour alongside Julien Baker and Sharon Van Etten, and were impressed but left wanting more, and we even knew there were bigger things to come from Olsen when we caught her in Minneapolis back in 2017.

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The evening began with a generous fifty-minute set from Nashville singer-songwriter Erin Rae, in support of her newest solo full-length, Lighten Up (the title of which, is a not-so-subtle reminder to herself to not take things too seriously).

“I’ll start with my saddest song” she deadpanned, strumming “Mind / Heart” from the newest record. She described 2018’s “Love Like Before” as her “summer jam, my almost-mid-tempo song” to polite laughter and one of the common threads between she and the headliner, is that both new records were produced by the wunderkind of the modern Laurel Canyon sound, Jonathan Wilson (with several Big Time Band members also guesting on it).

Her delicate song “Enemy” is actually about friendship and jealously, she played a new song for only the second time live, and Rae worked in a cover from “by my friend and your neighbor, Kevin Morby”, also mentioning she’d be touring with him and back in the area soon (KC show instantly sold out, but Apr 6 Bottleneck tix still remain).

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To say that the crowd was anticipating Angel Olsen’s ninety-five-minute headlining set, is a massive understatement; as in addition to the locals and students, many had driven in from Kansas City and much farther parts unknown, to catch the buzzing St. Louis-born / Asheville, NC resident, in support of latest full-length, Big Time (Jagjaguwar Records) released last June.

Olsen and the half-dozen Big Time Band members dressed in smartly segmented solid colors (she in blue, her string section in red, bass player in green, etc.) against a Appalachian Mountain backdrop and began acoustically with the new “Dream Thing” and title track from the record.

Olsen’s songs can inspire and narrate as well as haunt, crossing lines between folk, stripped-down alternative, and alt-country, with a voice that shifts from a traditional country croon, to soaring gospel-level heights, to maybe even the occasional yodel.

Like other recent dates, Olsen teased playing a song she “just wrote the night before” saying it “has serious potential”, before cheekily going into her most-recognizable song, 2016’s “Shut Up Kiss Me” that had the audience singing the chorus back at the band, followed by “another loud one”, “Give it Up” also from her previous My Woman album.

2019’s “All Mirrors” remains lush in concert, with its scene-setting keyboard and string crescendo and hollowed percussion, Olsen pleads “I want to Go Home, go back to small things” on a song from the new album, and she described the newest LP’s lead single, “All the Good Times” as “a mad one, about an ex”.

After asking “What song should we do?” (and receiving the inevitable unintelligible shouts back), 2016’s “Sister” launched by popular demand, with Olsen repeating “All my life, I thought I’d change” as the instrumentation built from a hush to a triumphant end, with the main set ending on 2019’s “Chance”.

The single-song encore was a vintage ‘70’s cover, as she’s been doing in recent sets, this night being the Harry Nilsson version of the Badfinger classic “Without You," which was an ideal showcase for Olsen’s voice to rise up to the rafters (even overcoming some monitor fuzz) to end the night on an inspirational high point.

If there was any previous doubt, it’s more than obvious at this point, that Angel Olsen has indeed hit the Big Time; evidenced by the throng of loyal fans that crowded the front barricades and smilingly sang along to every aching song, to the large handful waiting outside her bus afterward, for a brief hello or selfie. For Olsen, these are All the Good Times.

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Minneapolis: This Week (02/05/2023)

Here are some shows, this week, in the Minneapolis/St Paul area.

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01/30 Adam Melchor at Fine Line Read More Big Thief Brooklyn’s Big Thief to open. The band was previously in Minneapolis with Here We Go Magic last November 2015. Big Thief’s Masterpiece will be out May 27th, 2016, on Saddle Creek. ...

01/30/2023 Monday

Adam Melchor
at Fine Line
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We last heard from Los Angeles-via-New Jersey singer/songwriter Adam Melchor a few years ago, when he released his EP Summer Camp, which was a six-track collection with with Andrew Sarlo (Big Thief, Bon Iver), Ethan Gruska (Phoebe Bridgers, Fiona Apple), and GRAMMY-nominated engineer John DeBold (Vampire Weekend, HAIM).

Melchor’s latest Here Goes Nothing! is out now.

Tour dates:

Jan 27, 2023 Soundwell Salt Lake City, UT
Jan 28, 2023 Gothic Theatre Englewood, CO
Jan 30, 2023 Fine Line Minneapolis, MN
Feb 1, 2023 Majestic Theatre Madison, WI
Feb 2, 2023 Thalia Hall Chicago, IL
Feb 3, 2023 The Magic Stick Detroit, MI
Feb 4, 2023 Phoenix Concert Theatre Toronto, ON
Feb 7, 2023 Beachland Ballroom & Tavern Cleveland, OH
Feb 9, 2023 Royale Boston, MA
Feb 10, 2023 Brooklyn Steel Brooklyn, NY
Feb 11, 2023 Thunderbird Music Hall Pittsburgh, PA
Feb 14, 2023 The Ardmore Music Hall Ardmore, PA
Feb 16, 2023 Howard Theatre Washington, DC
Feb 17, 2023 Cat's Cradle Carrboro, NC
Feb 18, 2023 The Underground Charlotte, NC
Feb 19, 2023 The Orange Peel Asheville, NC
Feb 21, 2023 Music Farm Charleston, SC
Feb 22, 2023 Terminal West Atlanta, GA
Feb 23, 2023 Brooklyn Bowl Nashville Nashville, TN
Feb 25, 2023 Headliners Music Hall Louisville, KY
Feb 26, 2023 Delmar Hall Saint Louis, MO
Feb 28, 2023 Saturn Birmingham, AL
Mar 1, 2023 Toulouse Theatre New Orleans, LA
Mar 3, 2023 Warehouse Live Houston, TX
Mar 4, 2023 Scoot Inn Austin, TX
Mar 5, 2023 Granada Theater Dallas, TX
Mar 7, 2023 Crescent Ballroom Phoenix, AZ
Mar 9, 2023 Music Box San Diego, CA
Mar 10, 2023 The Fonda Theatre Los Angeles, CA
Mar 11, 2023 The Fillmore San Francisco, CA
Mar 15, 2023 Neumos Seattle, WA
Mar 16, 2023 Hollywood Theatre Vancouver, BC
Mar 17, 2023 Aladdin Theater Portland, OR

02/03 Claire Rosinkranz with DWLLRS and mehro at Fine Line Read More Claire Rosinkranz Following her first ever sold-out headline tour this Fall, 17-year-old Southern California singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist Claire Rosinkranz announces the dates for her 2022 …

02/03/2023 Friday

Claire Rosinkranz
with DWLLRS and mehro
at Fine Line
first-avenue.com

Teen star southern California singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist Claire Rosinkranz is back in Minneapolis… this time on February 3, 2023, playing the Fine Line Music Café in Minneapolis.

Claire Rosinkranz (04 Mar 2022)

We saw the singer in Mar 2022 and mentioned, “Claire Rosinkranz came on stage to The Go-Go’s “We Got The Beat”. Her biggest fans were in the front row and sang to all of her songs. The highlight of her set was, “Stuck On Us”, a duet co-written by Aidan Bissett, who obviously showed up to help her sing the song.”

Tour dates:

Feb 03 Fine Line Music Cafe Minneapolis, MN
Feb 04 Thalia Hall Chicago, IL
Feb 06 The Axis Club Theatre Toronto
Feb 08 Paradise Rock Club Boston, MA
Feb 10 Webster Hall New York, NY
Feb 11 The Foundry at The Fillmore Philadelphia, PA
Feb 13 Howard Theatre Washington, DC
Feb 16 The Loft Atlanta, GA
Feb 18 The Basement East Nashville, TN
Feb 21 Antone's Austin, TX
Feb 22 House of Blues Dallas Downtown, TX
Feb 25 Marquis Theater Denver, CO
Feb 27 Soundwell Salt Lake City, UT
Mar 01 Hawthorne Theatre Portland, OR
Mar 03 Fortune Sound Club Vancouver
Mar 04 Neumos Seattle, WA
Mar 07 August Hall San Francisco, CA
Mar 10 El Rey Theatre Los Angeles, CA
Mar 11 El Rey Theatre Los Angeles, CA

02/04 Bad Bad Hats with Beemer at 7th St Entry Read More Bad Bad Hats SPIN Magazine’s “Artist To Watch” for July 2015, Minneapolis-based Bad Bad Hats recently announced their tour with Saddle Creek’s Mynabirds, in support of …

02/04/2023 Saturday

Bad Bad Hats
with Beemer
at 7th St Entry
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In celebration of their 10th Anniversary debut of It Hurts EP, local favorites Bad Bad Hats will be playing an early and late show at the 7th Street Entry on February 4th, 2023.

According to Afternoon Records, the EP will be remastered, but they’ve also included demos of all five songs. Available digitally and on vinyl for the first time.

Bad Bad Hats at the Cedar (28 June 2014)

We first caught the band in June 2014 and noted, “Starting with Bad Bad Hats, who played a solid set consisting of their latest It Hurts EP (Afternoon Records) with some new songs. There were a lot of young crossover fans, who showed up early to show support for Bad Bad Hats. Some of the new songs included "Joseph", which singer Kerry Alexander commented, "If your name is Joseph, then this song is for you." Huge cheers were heard when "Super America" was announced, so you can tell that was the big hit for this young band.”

Special guest Beemer to open.

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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R.I.P. Tom Verlaine (Television)

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Tom Verlaine, the influential punk-era NYC rock guitarist and leader of band Television, died earlier today in Manhattan at the age of 73.

read more Television Television had a brief three year run that left a legacy of one of the most brilliant debut albums in rock history ("Marquee Moon") an adequate follow up ("Adventure") …

His death “after a brief illness” was confirmed to the New York Times by Jesse Paris Smith, the daughter of Verlaine’s musical peer and former partner Patti Smith.

Thomas Miller was born in Denville, NJ on December 13, 1949. moving next to Wilmington, Delaware, at an early age. As a child, he took piano lessons, but switched to sax in middle school after hearing a record by Stan Getz, and then moved to guitar after hearing the Rolling Stones' "19th Nervous Breakdown".

In addition to music, he wrote poetry as a teen and was friends with future band mate and punk icon Richard Hell (Richard Meyers), creating his stage name as a reference to the French symbolist poet Paul Verlaine.

Their seminal band Television fully came together after finding a guitarist in Richard Lloyd and began playing NYC punk clubs like CBGB and Max's Kansas City, releasing their first single in 1975 with Fred Smith replacing Hell. Television released only two albums, Marquee Moon and Adventure, before breaking up in mid-1978

Verlaine released solo albums beginning in the 80s, moving to England for a short time, and collaborating with other artists and in the early 1990s, Television reformed to record one studio self-titled album and a live recording (1992’s Live at the Academy), occasionally reuniting to tour into the new century.

Verlaine’s last solo albums were the instrumental Around and the vocal Songs and Other Things, which were released simultaneously in 2006.

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How to unblock Vudu on Verizon Wireless

Read More Vestron The latest Vestron Video release is Silent Night, Deadly Night (3-Film Collection), which came out December 13th. I found it at Walmart for $17, which is a great price for three remastered films. ....

I recently purchased The Dentist Collection, the latest Vestron Video Collection, and I tried to redeem the digital code on Vudu.

When I went to Vudu’s website on my desktop, I couldn’t use it. At first, I thought Vudu’s website was down… maybe I can check it on my iPad. Nope, it wasn’t working on my iPad or iPad’s app. In fact, no devices on my network could reach Vudu.

After a little research, I found out that Vudu was blocking or banning Verizon Wireless because of their usage of proxies. Apparently this was a problem since 2013, but I only know about it because it’s affecting me. You see, I had switched over to Straight Talk Home Internet in October 2022 and Straight Talk is own and operated through Verizon.

You can get around the Vudu problem:

1. Use a different ISP… you can always leave Verizon.

2. Use your cellular data on your phone, share it with your computer via hotspot or tethering.

3. Use a VPN. Make sure to use USA location on the VPN. I’m using Atlas VPN (New York location), which worked for me.

If none of that works for you - I am truly sorry! I hope that this Vudu vs Verizon thing is only temporary, I will check back in a few weeks to see if Vudu resolve this. Otherwise, I think I’m moving away from Vudu as for my digital video choice, going forward. It’s really a shame, because every since Walmart sold Vudu to Fandango, I’ve had my worries.

You can say that the whole process of trying to redeem a digital copy of The Dentist was like pulling teeth.

As for the movie, The Dentist and The Dentist 2: don’t watch these movies if you’re planning on going to the dentist in the future. It’s truly horrifying…. Scarier than any zombies and vampires movies!

How to unblock Vudu on Straight Talk Internet (or any ISP that Vudu blocks)

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Minneapolis: February 19 to February 22

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02/19 Margo Price with Lola Kirke at First Avenue Read More Margo Price Margo Price is headlining First Avenue. Price was recently in the news for being the winner of the 2nd American Music Prize for her album Midwest Farmer’s Daughter (Third Man Records) in Nashville. ...

02/19/2023 Sunday

Margo Price
with Lola Kirke
at First Avenue
first-avenue.com

Nashville-based Margo Price will be on tour in support of her new album Strays (Loma Vista Recordings). The new record features Sharon Van Etten, Lucius, Mike Campbell, and others.

The tour will stop by First Avenue’s mainroom in Minneapolis.

Lola Kirke to open.

Margo Price Tour Dates

1/30 - Asheville, NC - Orange Peel %
1/31 - Atlanta, GA - Variety Playhouse %
2/2 - Houston, TX - White Oak Music Hall &
2/3 - Austin, TX - Scoot Inn &
2/4 - Dallas, TX - Granada Theater &
2/6 - Phoenix, AZ - Crescent Ballroom $
2/7 - San Diego, CA - The Observatory North Park $
2/9 - Los Angeles, CA - Fonda Theatre $
2/10 - San Francisco, CA - The Fillmore $
2/11 - Arcata, CA - Van Duzer Theatre $
2/13 - Portland, OR - Crystal Ballroom $
2/14 - Vancouver, BC - Commodore Ballroom $
2/15 - Seattle, WA - The Showbox $
2/17 - Bozeman, MT - The Elm $
2/19 - Minneapolis, MN - First Avenue $
2/20 - Madison, WI - Majestic Theatre $
2/21 - Chicago, IL - Vic Theatre $
2/22 - Indianapolis, IN - The Vogue $
2/24 - Toronto, ON - The Phoenix Concert Theatre #
2/25 - Detroit, MI - Majestic Theatre #
2/27 - Burlington, VT - Higher Ground Ballroom #
2/28 - Boston, MA - Paradise Rock Club #
3/2 - Washington, DC - 9:30 Club #
3/3 - Philadelphia, PA - Theatre of Living Arts #
3/4 - New York, NY - Webster Hall #
3/9 - Nashville, TN - Ryman Auditorium !
3/22 - Boise, ID - Treefort Music Festival
6/22 - Pendleton, OR - Jackalope Jamboree
8/5 - Boston, MA - Leader Bank Pavilion*
8/6 - Portland, ME - Thompson's Point*
8/10 - Philadelphia, PA - The Met*

% w/ The Deslondes - & w/ Daniel Donato's Cosmic Country - $ w/ Lola Kirke
# w/ Tre Burt - ! w/ Jessi Colter - * w/ Tyler Childers - % w/ The Deslondes

02/21 Julia Wolf with BRONZE AVERY at 7th St Entry Read More Julia Wolf Italian-American indie-pop artist from Queens, NY, Julia Wolf (aka WOLF) released “RBF: Part 1,” an exclusive Spotify Singles track as a part of the platform’s first-ever Fresh Finds program. ...

02/21/2023 Tuesday

Julia Wolf
with BRONZE AVERY
at 7th St Entry
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Julia Wolf, aka WOLF, is back in Minneapolis.

Julia Wolf at Fine Line (02 Apr 2022)

We saw Julia Wolf April 2022 and wrote, “New York’s Julia Wolf (aka WOLF), opened the show. We last mentioned that she released her debut EP Girls In Purgatory… so most of the songs played were taken from the debut, including “Falling In Love” and “In My Way”. She also had some new songs that haven’t been released yet. One of those songs, which I’ll call “Get Off My D**k” (based on a partial setlist that she released on her Facebook page), was written after being stood up from a record label.”

Opening will be Bronze Avery, in support of his debut album SOFTMETAL.

Tour dates:

February 10 – Vinyl at Center Stage – Atlanta, GA *
February 11 – The Basement East – Nashville, TN *
February 13 – Union Stage – Washington, D.C. *
February 14 – Brighton Music Hall – Boston, MA *
February 16 – Bowery Ballroom – New York, NY *
February 18 – The Foundry – Philadelphia, PA *
February 20 – Schubas Tavern – Chicago, IL *
February 21 – 7th Street Entry – Minneapolis, MN *
February 24 – Holocene – Portland, OR *
February 25 – Barboza – Seattle, WA *
February 27 – Rickshaw Stop – San Francisco, CA *
February 28 – Constellation Room – Santa Ana, CA *
March 2 – The Roxy Theater – Los Angeles, CA *

* with Bronze Avery

02/21 Kimbra with Tei Shi at Fine Line Read More Kimbra More than somebody that you used to know-- New Zealand-born Kimbra is back, touring in support of her second album, The Golden Echo (Warner Bros. Records). Produced by Kimbra and Rich Costey … Tei Shi The evening began with a brief but highly enjoyable 30 min. set by Tei Shi (aka Valerie Teicher) and her self-described dreamy blend of “mermaid music”. Teicher, ...

02/21/2023 Tuesday

Kimbra
with Tei Shi
at Fine Line
first-avenue.com

Two-time GRAMMY award-winning artist Kimbra is back! Her new album A Reckoning will be release this January 2023, with a tour to support the record.

The tour kicks off in Copenhagen on January 21st with support from Tommy Raps for the UK dates, while her American dates will have support from Tei Shi (who we saw in Oct 2017).

Kimbra at Cedar (05 Feb 2018)

We saw Kimbra in Feb 2018 and wrote, “It was a top of the world moment as Kimbra played a crowded Cedar Cultural Center in Minneapolis, previewing her upcoming new album and setting the stage for bigger things from the artist, in the year ahead.”

Tour dates:

01/21/23 Copenhagen, DM at Vega^
01/22/23 Berlin, GR at Hole44^
01/24/23 Amsterdam, NL at Tolhuistuin^
01/25/23 Brussels, BG at Botanique^
01/26/23 Paris, FR at La Boule Noire^
01/27/23 London, UK at Lafayette^
01/28/23 Dublin, IR at Workmans Club^
02/09/23 Nashville, TN at Basement East*
02/10/23 Atlanta, GA at Terminal West*
02/11/23 Carrboro, NC at Cat's Cradle*
02/12/23 Washington, DC at 9:30 Club*
02/14/23 Philadelphia, PA at World Cafe Live*
02/16/23 New York, NY at Webster Hall*
02/17/23 Boston, MA at Big Night Live*
02/18/23 Montreal, QC at Le Studio TD*
02/19/23 Toronto, ON at Opera House*
02/21/23 Minneapolis, MN at Fine Line*
02/22/23 Chicago, IL at Thalia Hall*
02/24/23 Columbus, OH at Newport Music Hall*
02/25/23 St. Louis, MO at Delmar Hall*
02/26/23 Kansas City, MO at Record Bar*
03/01/23 New Orleans, LA at House Of Blues*
03/02/23 Houston, TX at White Oak Music Hall*
03/03/23 Austin, TX at Empire Garage*
03/04/23 Dallas, TX at The Studio at Factory*
03/06/23 Phoenix, AZ at Crescent Ballroom*
03/08/23 San Diego, CA at Music Box*
03/09/23 Los Angeles, CA at Fonda Theatre*
03/10/23 Berkeley, CA at UC Theatre*
03/11/23 Sacramento, CA at Goldfield Roseville*
03/13/23 Portland, OR at Wonder Ballroom*
03/14/23 Vancouver, BC at Hollywood Theatre*
03/15/23 Seattle, WA at Neptune Theatre*
03/17/23 Salt Lake City, UT at Urban Lounge*
3/18/2023 Englewood, CO at Gothic Theatre*

* With Tei Shi
^ With Tommy Raps

02/22 The Beths with Sidney Gish at First Avenue Read More The Beths Tribune called The Beths, one of the “best up-and-coming bands”, so we were really eager to catch this young New Zealand trio (Elizabeth Stokes, Jonathan Pearce and ....

02/22/2023 Wednesday

The Beths
with Sidney Gish
at First Avenue
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New Zealand-based quartet The Beths is back on tour in support of their album Expert In A Dying Field (Carpark Records).

The Beths at Fine Line (04 Mar 2022)

We saw The Beths in Mar 2022 and wrote, “As for The Beths (singer and guitarist Liz Stokes, lead guitarist Jonathan Pearce, bassist Benjamin Sinclair, and drummer Tristan Deck) … it’s been a while since we last saw the band at Rock the Garden in 2019. We wrote, “Chicago Tribune called The Beths, one of the “best up-and-coming bands”, so we were really eager to catch this young New Zealand trio (Elizabeth Stokes, Jonathan Pearce and Benjamin Sinclair) on tour. This is also partly because they are one of those few bands that we haven’t covered and was excited to see their first time in the area. According to guitarist/vocalist Jonathan Pearce, the band have been on a co-headlining tour with Bad Bad Hats since February 2019, so they were pretty happy to share the stage once again with the local band. The band basically played their debut Future Me Hates Me, available now from Carpark Records.”

Tour dates:

Thu. Feb. 16 - Portland, OR @ Wonder Ballroom
Fri. Feb. 17 - Seattle, WA @ Neumos
Wed. Feb. 22 - Minneapolis, MN @ First Avenue
Fri. Feb. 24 - Chicago, IL @ Thalia Hall
Sun. Feb. 26 - Toronto, ON @ Phoenix Concert
Tue. Feb. 28 - Boston, MA @ The Sinclair
Thu. Mar. 2 - New York, NY @ Brooklyn Steel
Fri. Mar. 3 - Philadelphia, PA @ Union Transfer
Sat. Mar. 4 - Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club
Mon. Mar. 6 - Asheville, NC @ The Orange Peel
Tue. Mar. 7 - Atlanta, GA @ The Masquerade
Wed. Mar. 8 - Nashville, TN @ Brooklyn Bowl
Fri. Mar. 10 - Austin, TX @ Scoot Inn
Sat. Mar. 11 - Dallas, TX @ Tulips
Tue. Mar. 14 - Denver, CO @ Summit
Thu. Mar. 16 - Phoenix, AZ @ Crescent Ballroom
Fri. Mar. 17 - Los Angeles, CA @ The Fonda
Sat. Mar. 18 - San Francisco, CA @ The Fillmore

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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Larkin Poe at Knuckleheads, Kansas City MO (2023-01-24)

LARKIN POE Tour Poster LARKIN POE Setlist  Photo of Setlist (walk-on music- "White Room" by Cream) Strike Gold Kick the Blues Summertime Sunset Holy Ghost Fire She's a Self Made Man Preachin' Blues (Son House cover) Back Down South Mad as a Hatter Bleach Blonde Bottle Blues Southern Comfort Bad Spell Might as Well Be Me Wanted Woman (w/ AC/DC riff) Blue Ridge Mountains Bolt Cutters & The Family Name Encore: Deep Stays Down GOODNIGHT, TEXAS Setlist  Tucumcari A Bank Robber's Nursery Rhyme I'm Going to Work on Maggie's Farm Forever Jesse Got trapped in a Coal Mine Submarines Uncontrolled Study Borrowed Time Hypothermic The Railroad LARKIN POE Tour Dates JAN 26 Ogden Theatre Denver, CO JAN 27 The Commonwealth Room Salt Lake City, UT JAN 28 Center for the Arts Jackson, WY JAN 30 Bozeman, MT JAN 31 Knitting Factory Concert House Boise, ID FEB 2 The Crocodile Seattle, WA FEB 3 Commodore Ballroom Vancouver, BC FEB 4 Wonder Ballroom Portland, OR FEB 7 Center For The Arts Grass Valley, CA FEB 9 The Fillmore San Francisco, CA FEB 10 House of Blues San Diego, CA FEB 11 The Fonda Theatre Los Angeles, CA FEB 23 The Echo Lounge & Music Hall Dallas, TX FEB 24 Scoot Inn Austin, TX FEB 25 George's Majestic Lounge Fayetteville, AR MAR 9 9:30 Club Washington, DC MAR 10 Brooklyn Bowl Philadelphia, PA MAR 11 Webster Hall New York, NY MAR 12 Royale Boston, MA MAR 15 The Opera House Toronto, ON MAR 16 Thalia Hall Chicago, IL MAR 17 Turner Hall Ballroom Milwaukee, WI MAR 18 First Avenue Minneapolis, MN MAR 31 Brooklyn Bowl Nashville, TN APR 1 Variety Playhouse Atlanta, GA APR 6 Bluesfest Byron Bay 2023 Tyagarah, Australia APR 9 Metro Theatre Sydney, Australia APR 10 The Croxton Bandroom Melbourne, Australia APR 11 Corner Hotel Richmond, Australia APR 13 Powerstation Auckland, New Zealand APR 14 The Hunter Lounge Wellington, New Zealand APR 15 James Hay Theatre Christchurch, New Zealand OCT 6 Tapperiet Scene Trondheim, Norway OCT 7 Rockefeller Music Hall Oslo, Norway OCT 8 Münchenbryggeriet Stockholm, Sweden OCT 10 Amager Bio Copenhagen, Denmark OCT 11 Grosse Freiheit 36 Hamburg, Germany OCT 12 Ancienne Belgique Brussels, Belgium OCT 14 Le 106 Rouen, France OCT 15 L’Olympia Paris, France OCT 17 O2 Academy Bristol Bristol, UK OCT 18 O2 Academy Glasgow UK OCT 20 Albert Hall Manchester, UK OCT 21 Roundhouse London, UK OCT 23 E-Werk Cologne, Germany OCT 24 Tivoli Vredenburg Utrecht, NL OCT 25 La Laiterie Artefact Strasbourg, France OCT 27 Transbordeur Villeurbanne, France OCT 28 Volkshaus Zürich, Switzerland OCT 30 Circus Krone Munich, Germany OCT 31 Forum Karlín Karlín, Czechia NOV 1 Huxleys Neue Welt Berlin, Germany NOV 3 Brauerei Ottakringer Wien, Austria NOV 4 Fabrique Milan, Italy NOV 6 Le Bikini Ramonville-st-agne, France NOV 7 Razzmatazz Barcelona, Spain NOV 8 Sala Riviera Madrid, Spain Read More Larkin Poe Nashville-based sister duo Larkin Poe will be opening up for Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band at the Xcel Energy Center the night before (December 12th). ...

As a winter storm approached the area outside, a night of the blues warmed things up inside--

Rock/Blues sisters Larkin Poe returned to a very sold-out Knuckleheads Garage in Kansas City, for a thrilling night and showcase of how refreshed and evolved this distinctly American genre of music, can sound today.

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The early-arriving crowd was treated to a thirty-five-minute opening set from openers Goodnight, Texas, a folk-rock foursome curiously named after the town that is the geographic midpoint between the initial locations of songwriters Avi Vinocur (San Francisco) and Patrick Dyer Wolf (Chapel Hill, NC).

The band has a new album to support, How Long Will It Take Them to Die, and has toured with the headliners several times, including the last time both acts played this very venue. Highlights included their spiritual sequel to a Dylan classic, “I'm Going to Work on Maggie's Farm Forever” (that had singer Vinocur loudly singing verses off-mic directly into the crowd), the pulp noir vastness of new song, “Hypothermic”, and the chain-gang stomp of their closing “The Railroad”.

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The buzz over Nashville’s Larkin Poe has been palpable and growing louder, but this was the first time we've managed to catch talented sisters Rebecca & Megan Lovell live, to experience their own brand of Southern roots rock and blues, after hearing good things as they’ve headlined and also supported the likes of Bob Seger, Elvis Costello, and Keith Urban.

Their prolific and impressive discography includes their newest, Blood Harmony (via Tricki-Woo Records) and their lively energetic eighty-five-minute set did not disappoint the sellout crowd, 2/3 of which were seeing them for the first time as well (per an informal show of hands).

Originally from Atlanta and currently Nashville-based, they are descendants of celebrated author Edgar Allan Poe, named for their four-times removed grandfather, who was Poe’s cousin, and came roaring out of the gate with the rousing “Strike Gold”.

“Are you ready to kick the blues tonight?” a smiling Rebecca asked, as sister Megan embellished the crowd response with her lap steel wails, both beaming with the obvious pleasure of being able to play live again after our collective isolated years.

Older sister Megan and longtime bassist Tarka Layman shined on the Son House classic, “Preachin’ Blues” and their empowering feminist theme song, “She's a Self Made Man” was next (flipped from the setlist), while the new “Back Down South” was written by Rebecca and her husband as a love letter to all the influential music that has originated from the region.

“Mad as a Hatter” dates back all the way from the sisters’ mid-teens, about mental illness, and is a song they highlight and try to play at almost every show. With alcohol brand Southern Comfort actually sponsoring the tour, the girls were rushed out drink shots and toasted the crowd (like fine brand stewards) before going into the song of the same name.

The rocking “Bad Spell” was written by Rebecca as her own response to a classic hit by Screamin’ Jay Hawkins and the set continued to gain momentum, culminating in the new “Bolt Cutters & The Family Name” and its defiant chorus, “You can take me outta the fight, but you can't take the fight outta me”, which ended the main set with the crowd whoo-whoo-ing along.

The one-song encore was not some bombastic anthem; rather, a backwoods swampy Delta Blues song from the new album, that both highlighted the sisters’ harmony vocals and the dark secrets a Southern River might hold in its history.

“There's nothing quite like blood harmony, more than flesh, more than bone, when you sing, I don't sing alone” Larkin Poe emote on the title track of their new album, and not only do the Lovell sisters harmonize and musically connect like only siblings can, but the album and new songs solidify them as a leading voice in this next generation of blues rock.

 

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Re-issue! Re-package! Re-package!

Re-issue! Re-package! Re-package! Re-evaluate the songs
Double-packed with a photograph, extra track (and a tacky badge)
A-list, playlist, Please them! Please them! Please them!

- The Smiths

Ivy: Apartment Life Read More Ivy The New York band Ivy is still around, they released an album, All Hours, in 2011, but recently (August 2012) unveiled "Lost in the Sun" video via YouTube. …

IVY
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American indie pop trio Ivy (Andy Chase, Adam Schlesinger - RIP , and Dominique Durand) announced that Bar/None Records will be re-issuing their 1997 album Apartment Life on March 3rd.

The reissue will include two new tracks, available on digital for the first time: “Sleepling Late” and “Sweet Mary”.

About the title and origin of the sophomore album, Andy Chase explains, “This is probably the most important record Ivy ever made. Me, Dominique and Adam were in NYC going from our apt to the studio every day. It was a glorious time for us - we would just wake up inspired and excited about everything we were doing. We knew we were becoming better at our craft and were excited to show the world. I think with this album we finally succeeded in demonstrating our ability to write and produce great pop songs. It was also the first and last time the three of us smoked pot for the entire duration of an album, supplied by our good friend and co producer Pete Nashel. We also had a healthy budget from Atlantic Records so we had a blast hiring horn players, string quartets, stretching our wings as producers and creating sounds in the studio we had never done before. Songs from this album appeared in countless tv shows, commercials and movies, putting us on the map in Hollywood among the music supervisors and directors, ultimately exposing us to a much larger universe. It was without a doubt the most fun we three ever had making music together. It was a special record for us and still is probably the favorite among our fanbase. For the past 20 years they have been asking for it on vinyl, and with Adam now gone, and IVY signing to Bar None Records to re release our entire catalogue of work, it was finally time to memorialize Apartment Life on vinyl.”

Ivy at 400 Bar (08 Jun 2005)

I do own a few Ivy albums, and I have to admit Apartment Life is my favorite record of theirs. There’s some great tracks on the album, including “I've Got a Feeling”, “Get Out of the City”, and “You Don't Know Anything”, thanks to the guitar works with Dominique’s French accent.

I saw the band live a few times, in Oct 2001 and Jun 2005, describing the 2001 show, “As you can see from the setlist, the beginning and ending were good portion of Apartment Life, sandwiched in the middle were songs from Long Distance. The only songs from their debut Realistic played that night were "Get Enough" and "Shallow", which I'm fine with because it's not particularly my favorite album from the band.”

The Pains of Being Pure At Heart: Belong Read More Pains of Being Pure at Heart Opening up for the show is one of our favorite bands, The Pains of Being Pure at Heart. We've been loving this band since 2007. …

The Pains of Being Pure At Heart
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Slumberland Records announced that they are re-pressing The Pains of Being Pure At Heart’s sophomore album Belong. The previously out of print LP will be getting some special ice blue splatter vinyl, translucent pink cassettes, as well as digital.

The Pains of Being Pure at Heart at Webster Hall (03 Oct 2009)

We’ve been writing about TPOBPAH since 2007 and saw them in 2009 and said, “Having just finished an extensive tour, the band had all these songs –especially the LP ones—down flat, but at the same time, there was no denying their palpable energy, which easily translated to the crowd.”

Track Listing:

1 Belong
2 Heaven's Gonna Happen Now
3 Heart in Your Heartbreak
4 The Body
5 Anne With An E
6 Even in Dreams
7 My Terrible Friend
8 Girl of 1,000 Dreams
9 Too Tough
10 Strange

Eels: Hombre Lobo Read More Eels Eels recently debut the video for “Good Night On Earth”, in anticipation for the upcoming fourteenth studio album Extreme Witchcraft, available January 28 via PIAS and the band’s own E Works Records. …

Eels
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Before Eels, you guys know I was a big fan of E (for the song “Hello Cruel World” from the record A Man Called E).

I’ve been following Eels’ career for a while now, and they’re just a great band.

Recently, the band announced limited-edition vinyl reissues of their earlier records, Hombre Lobo, End Times, and Tomorrow Morning through E Works/[PIAS], starting March 17, 2023.

In addition, the band also announced a long-awaited return to live concerts this year, with a UK tour in March, and returning to the USA in June. And look at that! A Minneapolis date.

Eels at First Ave (05 June 2018)

Of course, we saw them before the pandemic, in June 2018 and noted, “The return of Eels with 2018’s The Deconstruction is pretty important, because after their 2014 tour and album release, Mark Everett (aka “E”) had reconsidered retiring from music. He was simply burnt out from the constant tour and constantly producing new music. So the band took a break, and E tried out acting (appearing in Netflix’s Love), and spent time with his family. Seeing the band on stage, the four year hiatus was good for Eels, the band looked and sounded great, and they looked like they were really enjoying themselves.”

North American Tour:

June 08 – Belly Up, San Diego, CA
June 10 – Fonda Theatre, Los Angeles, CA
June 11 – The UC Theatre, Berkeley, CA
June 13 – Revolution Hall, Portland, OR
June 14 – The Neptune Theatre, Seattle, WA
June 16 – Metro Music Bar, Salt Lake City, UT
June 17 – Gothic Theater, Denver, CO
June 18 – Liberty Hall, Lawrence, KS
June 20 – First Avenue, Minneapolis, MN
June 21 – Metro, Chicago, IL
June 23 – Carnegie of Homestead Music Hall, Munhall (Pittsburgh), PA
June 24 – Keswick Theatre, Glenside (Philadelphia), PA
June 25 – Paradise Rock Club, Boston, MA
June 27 – Webster Hall, New York, NY
June 28 – The Fillmore, Silver Spring, MD
June 29 – Cat’s Cradle, Carrboro, NC
June 30 – Variety Playhouse, Atlanta, GA

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Ladies, Women, and Girls

A heartbreak of records is what you said
And all the girl bands have gone to your head
So what do you think we're trying to do?
Now it's about us, it's not about you

- Bratmobile

Read more Riot Grrrls, Girls Girls Girls.

Le Tigre 2023 Tour Read More Le Tigre Le Tigre, "The Tiger", is undoubtedly the best project that Kathleen Hanna's been involved in since Bikini Kill. Originally, this band was conceived to be a "live" version of her solo effort, Julie Ruin, but as it developed …

Le Tigre
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Every riot grrrl fan is excited about Bikini Kill coming to St Paul this April 20th… so it’s even more exciting to hear that Kathleen Hanna’s art/dance project Le Tigre have reformed to launch their first tour in 18 years! Unfortunately, they’re not stopping by Minneapolis this year… but there’s always hope for next year.

Le Tigre at First Ave (09 Aug 2005)

I’ve seen Le Tigre twice, including their big First Avenue show in August 2005, writing, “The end of their set was really, really fun, they played all the hits: "Hot Topic", "TKO", and the finale "Deceptacon".”

Le Tigre Tour Dates

5/27: Philadelphia, PA @ Union Transfer
6/1: Barcelona, Spain @ Primavera Sound Barcelona 2023
6/3: London, UK @ Troxy
6/5: Manchester, UK @ Albert Hall
6/6: Glasgow, Scotland @ Barrowland Ballroom
6/8: Madrid, Spain @ Primavera Sound Madrid 2023
6/9: Porto, Portugal @ Nos Primavera Sound Porto 2023
6/11: Paris, France @ Le Trianon
6/14: Amsterdam, Netherlands @ Paradiso
6/16: Berlin, Germany @ Huxleys Neue Welt
6/17: Hamburg, Germany @ Markthalle
7/1: Oakland, CA @ Mosswood Meltdown Festival
7/3: Vancouver, BC @ Commodore Ballroom
7/6: Seattle, WA @ Paramount Theatre
7/7: Portland, OR @ Roseland Theater
7/9: Los Angeles, CA @ The Greek Theatre
7/15: Chicago, IL @ The Salt Shed
7/17: Cleveland, OH @ Agora Theatre
7/18: Millvale, PA @ Mr. Smalls Theatre
7/19: Baltimore, MD @ Baltimore Soundstage
7/21: Toronto, ON @ History
7/22: Montreal, QC @ L’Olympia
7/24: Boston, MA @ Royale
7/28: Brooklyn, NY @ Brooklyn Steel

Yelle: Top Fan Read More Yelle Oh how I love "Je Veux Te Voir"! Julie Budet, aka Yelle, is in New York for Fashion Week, so I'm sure you'll see her in loads of magazines. Her band will be doing a ton of dates in North America in mid-April …

Yelle
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I’ve been a “top fan” for French artist Yelle since I heard the song “Je Veux Te Voir”.

It was announced recently that Yelle’s new single, “Top Fan” is out now. I recently saw the official music video on YouTube and, as always, they are truly amazing.

The single is taken from their fourth album L'ère Du Verseau (aka The Age Of Aquarius) – their first new album in 6 years, that came out in 2020… Unfortunately due to the pandemic, they were not able to come to America for a tour.

Now that the pandemic is over, the upcoming Yelle tour will start at the end of February in Washington DC’s 9:30 Club, and will stop in New York for 2 Elsewhere dates, before going to the west coast to play Los Angeles and end at San Diego’s influential CRSSD Festival.

YELLE returns live to USA very soon:

Sat Feb 25: Washington, DC - 9:30 Club
Tue Feb 28: Brooklyn, NY - Elsewhere Hall
Wed Mar 01: Brooklyn, NY - Elsewhere Hall
Fri Mar 03: Los Angeles, CA - The Belasco
Sat Mar 04: San Diego, CA - CRSSD Festival

It’s a very brief tour… and if additional USA dates are announced, I will be sure to let you know.

Women In Music Read More Bratmobile Jen Smith from Bratmobile inspired the name "riot grrrl". The short-lived band reformed in the 2000 with Ladies, Women and Girls and I finally got to see the band live! When they first started in 1993 .…

Women In Music
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The 501(c)3 non-profit organization Women In Music announced in person chapter events for their third annual educational Summit, taking place next week, January 25-27. In person events already started on January 24 and will continue until the 27th… featuring chapters in Nashville, Chicago, Boston, and Denver in addition to the online programming scheduled from January 25-27.

The highlight for me is that Molly Neuman, from Bratmobile, will hold a panel. She’ll be discussing her career path as a drummer in Bratmobile, part of the massively influential riot grrrl movement of the 1990s.

Details below:

January 26 | WIM Chicago’s 2023 Kick-Off Party
In support of WIM Summit, Women In Music Chicago is hosting a 2023 Kick-Off Party at Midwest Brewing Company Thursday, January 26th from 6PM to 9PM! Chicago’s very own DJs will be spinning tunes and food will be provided. WIM members will receive two (2) drink tickets at the event (valid ID required)

Register: event-5103587

January 26 | WIM Boston’s Fireside Chat with President Nicole Barsalona
Join WIM Boston and WIM Northeastern on Thursday, January 26 at The Record Co. for our portion of WIM's annual Summit! This year, we're treating guests to a motivating -- and free -- evening of networking, conversation, and career advice. We will have an informative fireside chat with WIM President and Artist Manager, Nicole Barsalona, and WIM Boston leader and Artist Manager Kristina Latino.

Register: event-5126316

January 27 | WIM Denver’s Go Speed Networking
#WIMDenver has got the need for speed! Join them for a fun-filled evening of Speed Networking on Friday January, 27th at River North Brewery - Blake Street Taproom! This event incorporates a speed-networking game to make conversing easier, even for the introverts squirming in their seats as they read the word “networking”. You’ll meet more fellow industry professionals; converse with colleagues, share experiences and make connections. Plus! All attendees will receive two complimentary drink tickets upon entry (must be 21+ and provide ID for proof of age)

Register: event-5116266

As part of the nonprofit's mission to educate, empower and advance women in the music industry, this year’s Summit will highlight various panels offering diverse topics and perspectives from leading industry professionals including Samantha Kirby, Cheryl Paglierani, Mari Davies, Jenna Gaudio, Dann Liebermann, Leslie Powell, Heidy Vaquerano, Christine Osazuwa, Lauren Smith Brody, Jules Kammann, Leigh McCorkle, Acacia Diaz, Thea Raskin, Blair Miller, Temima Shames, Cassie Petrey, Sari Kohen, Tara Bendler, Maria Gironas, Neeta Ragoowansi, Moira McCarthy, Nicole Barsalona and many more.

This year’s 2023 Summit programming will be presented virtually, as it has in years past, to allow global chapters and members equal access to the educational and career development content. Alongside executive programming, a focus on those entering the industry will include a career fair on day three, inspired by Women in Music’s new collegiate expansion, the WIM Mentorship Program and the WIM Internship Program, the latter of which places diverse candidates into paid in-house industry internships at partner companies. Beyond industry-specific conversations, this year’s Summit will explore workplace culture and community in 2023, with sessions highlighting data behind remote and hybrid models. A talk from Author, Founder and CEO of The Fifth Trimester, Lauren Smith Brody, aims to help parents navigate the “new normal” of virtual work. WIM members can register for free, and tickets are available for purchase to non-members.

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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Minneapolis: February 15 to February 18

02/15 Rubblebucket with Spaceface at Amsterdam Bar & Hall Read More Rubblebucket Rubblebucket's horn section Cassandra Jenkins The Westerlies Isaac Gillespie. All proceeds to benefit the Bushwick School of Music. …

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02/15/2023 Wednesday

Rubblebucket
with Spaceface
at Amsterdam Bar & Hall
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Rubblebucket is headlining the Amsterdam Bar & Hall on February 15, 2023.

Rubblebucket semi-recently surprised fans by mailing out invites to a combination community revitalization & listening party in Brooklyn, New York. The listening party/dance party featured the band and a DJ set by Miss Alicia.

Spaceface to open.

Upcoming performances:

Jan 26: WASHINGTON, DC @ 9:30 Club
Jan 27: CARRBORO, NC @ Cat’s Cradle
Jan 28: ATLANTA, GA @ Terminal West
Jan 30: DALLAS, TX @ Tulips
Jan 31: AUSTIN, TX @ Mohawk
Feb 3: LOS ANGELES, CA @ Lodge Room
Feb 4: SAN FRANCISCO, CA @ Fillmore
Feb 7: SEATTLE, WA @ Crocodile
Feb 8: PORTLAND, OR @ Wonder
Feb 9: BOISE, ID @ El Korah Shrine
Feb 10: SALT LAKE CITY, UT @ Commonwealth
Feb 11: DENVER, CO @ Gothic
Feb 15: MINNEAPOLIS, MN @ Amsterdam Bar & Hall
Feb 16: MADISON, WI @ High Noon Saloon
Feb 17: CHICAGO, IL @ Thalia Hall
Feb 18: GRAND RAPIDS, MI @ Elevation
Feb 19: CLEVELAND, OH @ Beachland Ballroom
Mar 16: RICHMOND, VA @ The National
Mar 17: ASHEVILLE, NC @ Salvage Station
Mar 18: NASHVILLE, TN @ Basement East
Mar 19: LOUISVILLE, KY @ Headliners
Mar 20: PITTSBURGH, PA @ Mr Smalls
Mar 23: PHILADELPHIA, PA @ Brooklyn Bowl
Mar 24: BOSTON, MA @ Big Night Live
Mar 25: BROOKLYN, NY @ Brooklyn Steel

02/18 Maggie Rogers with Del Water Gap at the Armory Read More Maggie Rogers Maggie Rogers will be playing First Avenue on Monday, October 29th. The show is sold out. Look for Rogers’ Capitol Records debut album, Heard It In A Past Life, on January 18, 2019. …

02/18/2023 Saturday

Maggie Rogers
with Del Water Gap
at the Armory
armorymn.com

Popular singer/songwriter Maggie Rogers is touring in support of her album Surrender.

Maggie Rogers at First Ave (29 Oct 2018)

We saw Rogers on her debut album tour in Oct 2018 and wrote, “Coming on stage to ABBA’s “Dancing Queen” (which incidentally the Vaccines also used recently), Maggie Rogers danced wildly to her set starter “Give a Little”. Rogers explained that, “We don’t have a ton of songs out in the world, so we’re just going to play the new record.” She’s referring to her debut album Heard It In A Past Life, which isn’t going to be out until January 18, 2019 via Capitol Records. She basically played the entire album, and throwing in some songs from her EP and a John Prine cover of “Angel From Montgomery” on the encore.”

Maggie Rogers – The Feral Joy Tour – 2023

2/11 Boston, MA Roadrunner
2/13 Washington, DC The Anthem
2/15 New York, NY Radio City Music Hall
2/17 Chicago, IL Byline Bank Aragon Ballroom
2/18 Minneapolis, MN The Armory
2/19 Milwaukee, WI The Riverside Theater
2/22 Atlanta, GA The Eastern
2/24 New Orleans, LA Orpheum Theater
2/25 Houston, TX 713 Music Hall
2/26 Dallas, TX The Factory
3/1 Los Angeles, CA The Shrine Auditorium
3/2 San Diego, CA The Rady Shell at Jacobs Park
3/5 San Francisco, CA Bill Graham Civic Auditorium

02/18 Tove Lo with Slayyyter at Palace Theatre Read More Tove Lo Swedish singer Tove Lo is headlining First Avenue. She won "Artist of the Year" and "Song of the Year" (for "Habits (Stay High)") at the Swedish Grammis earlier this year. Her latest album … Slayyyter “Dog House” is the latest single from Los Angeles’ Slayyyter. The song is taken from her debut album Troubled Paradise. …

02/18/2023 Saturday

Tove Lo
with Slayyyter
at Palace Theatre
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Internationally acclaimed, multi-platinum selling, GRAMMY® nominated artist Tove Lo is on tour in support of her fifth studio album Dirt Femme.

Tove Lo at First Ave (15 Feb 2017)

We saw Tove Lo in Feb 2017 and wrote, “Tove Lo took to the stage wearing a cinched up Beatles t-shirt and in tight yellow zippered racing pants, adorned with album’s title on the back cheeks and the album’s two chapters, Fairy Dust and Fire Fade, down each leg. Like many Swedish dance pop acts, her three-person band included two on percussion with a keyboardist rounding out the group. Fairy Dust refers to the emotional curve of anticipation and euphoria, marked by slower jams, and how she opened with ‘True Disaster’ and the album’s title track.”

Tour dates:

Feb 6 Nashville, TN, US Ryman Auditorium
Feb 8 Richmond, VA, US The National
Feb 9 Philadelphia, PA, US The Fillmore Philadelphia
Feb 10 Queens, NY, US Knockdown Center
Feb 13 Montreal, QC, Canada MTELUS
Feb 14 Toronto, ON, Canada History
Feb 15 Royal Oak, MI, US Royal Oak Music Theatre
Feb 17 Chicago, IL, US The Salt Shed
Feb 18 St. Paul, MN, US Palace Theatre
Feb 20 Denver, CO, US Mission Ballroom
Feb 21 Salt Lake City, UT, US Union Event Center
Feb 23 Seattle, WA, US Paramount Theatre
Feb 24 Vancouver, BC, Canada Commodore Ballroom
Feb 25 Portland, OR, US Roseland Theatre
Feb 27 Oakland, CA, US Fox Theater
Mar 2 Los Angeles (LA), CA, US The Wiltern
Mar 3 Los Angeles (LA), CA, US The Wiltern
Mar 17 San Isidro, Argentina Lollapalooza
Mar 17 Santiago, Chile Lollapalooza Chile
Mar 20 Santiago, Chile Teatro Teletón
Mar 23 Bogota, Colombia Festival Estereo Picnic
Mar 24 São Paulo, Brazil Lollapalooza
Apr 29 Cuernavaca, Mexico Festival Vaiven
May 6 Birmingham, UK O2 Institute Birmingham
May 19 Gulf Shores, AL, US Hangout Music Festival
May 25 San Diego, CA, US Soma
May 26 Outdoor Napa, CA, US BottleRock Napa Valley
May 26 Nappa Valley, CA, US BottleRock Napa Valley
Jun 15 Outdoor Oslo, Norway Piknik I Parken
Jun 22 Vyskov, Czech Republic Metronome Festival Prague
Jun 24 Outdoor Roskilde, Denmark Roskilde Festival

02/18 Samia with Tommy Lefroy and WHY NOT at First Avenue Read More Samia After a tour with Sylvan Esso, New York City’s Samia will be headlining her own tour… which includes Minneapolis and Kansas City. Samia ’s is touring in support of her new EP, Scout , released digitally July 23rd on Grand Jury , but arrived in physical formats in August 13rd. …

02/18/2023 Saturday

Samia
with Tommy Lefroy and WHY NOT
at First Avenue
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Samia is tour in support of her sophomore album Honey (set for release on January 27th, 2023 via Grand Jury Music).

Samia shares the following about Honey : “This record is about learning to see the love around you. Sometimes the only thing I can be certain of is the way it feels. Even when I zoom all the way out, the little things matter the most. I was trying to imagine looking back at the end of life and what I'd have to say about it right now. This is a little bit of it. Telling stories, making amends, trying to show people I love them. It's a community record - I made it with Caleb Wright and our friends in the woods in North Carolina.”

Tommy Lefroy and WHY NOT to open.

Tour dates:

02/06 - Asheville, NC - Orange Peel *
02/07 - Washington DC - 9:30 Club *
02/08 - Philadelphia, PA - Union Transfer *
02/10 - Boston, MA - House of Blues *
02/11 - Brooklyn, NY - Brooklyn Steel *
02/14 - Montreal, QC - Le Studio TD *
02/15 - Toronto, ON - Opera House *
02/17 - Chicago, IL - Vic Theatre *
02/18 - Minneapolis, MN - First Avenue *
02/20 - Denver, CO - Gothic Theatre *
02/21 - Salt Lake City, UT - The Grand *
02/23 - Seattle, WA - Crocodile *
02/24 - Vancouver, BC - Hollywood Theatre *
02/25 - Portland, OR - Wonder Ballroom *
02/27 - San Francisco, CA - Bimbo's 365 *
03/02 - LA, CA - Fonda Theatre *
03/04 - Phoenix, AZ - Crescent Ballroom *
03/07 - Austin, TX - Scoot Inn *
03/08 - Dallas, TX - Trees *
03/10 - Atlanta, GA - Variety Playhouse *
03/11 - Nashville, TN - Brooklyn Bowl *

* w/ support from Tommy Lefroy

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.

vu (vu@weheartmusic.com) ♥ weheartmusic.com ♥ twitter.com

Minneapolis: This Week (01/29/2023)

01/24 Ani DiFranco with Peter Mulvey and SistaStrings at First Avenue Read More Ani Difranco Politically conscious protest singer Ani DiFranco is headlining First Avenue. You can bet she’ll be rallying against Donald Trump. ...

Here are some shows, this week, in the Minneapolis/St Paul area.

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01/24/2023 Tuesday

Ani DiFranco
with Peter Mulvey and SistaStrings
at First Avenue
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Highly influential protest singer Ani DiFranco is making a return to First Avenue this January 24, 2023. Her previous First Avenue show, set for August 21, 2021 (as mentioned in July 2021) was canceled due to COVID concerns. DiFranco is making up for lost time with this January 2023 show… which actually kicks off her 2023 tour.

The feminist icon and Grammy winner is celebrating the 25th Anniversary of her seminal first live album, Living In Clip (Righteous Babe Records). In addition, you can get the 25th anniversary remastered edition of the landmark double album on this tour, as well as online through her website.

Also, look for DiFranco’s children book The Knowing, out March 7, 2023, via Penguin Kids.

Peter Mulvey and SistaStrings to open.

Tour dates:

01/24 First Avenue Minneapolis, MN
01/25 Pabst Theater Milwaukee, WI
01/26 Embassy Theatre Fort Wayne, IN
01/27 City Opera House Traverse City, MI
01/28 Ann Arbor Folk Festival 2023 Ann Arbor, MI
03/15 Boulder Theater Boulder, CO
03/16 Boulder Theater Boulder, CO
03/18 Breckenridge Riverwalk Center Adm Breckenridge, CO
03/19 Washington’s FoCo Fort Collins, CO
03/21 Commonwealth Room Salt Lake City, UT
03/22-03/26 Treefort Music Fest 2023
03/22 The Elm Bozeman, MT
03/24 Wilma Theatre Missoula, MT

01/27-01/28 Semisonic with Chastity Brown at First Avenue Read More Semisonic Local favorites Semisonic is playing a couple hometown shows. The warmup show will be at the Turf Club on Wednesday. For Friday and Saturday, the group will be playing their record Feeling Strangely Fine in its entirety. …

01/27/2023 Friday

Semisonic
with Chastity Brown
at First Avenue
first-avenue.com

01/28/2023 Saturday

Semisonic
with Chastity Brown
at First Avenue
first-avenue.com

Celebrating local radio station The Current’s 18th Anniversary, they’ve double booked Semisonic and Chastity Brown at First Avenue on January 27 and 28.

As soon as the dates were announced, both shows have sold out… although Semisonic said that a limited number of tickets for Friday’s show was released to the public.

Dan Wilson at Fitzgerald (22 Sept 2017)

We saw singer Dan Wilson in Sep 2017 and said, “Singer-songwriter Dan Wilson has been a Los Angeles transplant for several years now, but Minneapolis/St. Paul still claims him as one of our own, and friends, family, and fans all came out, to fill his recent concert at the Fitzgerald Theater in downtown St. Paul. ”

Semisonic wrote:

We’re so excited that our friend Chastity Brown has been added to our shows in January at First Avenue!

Minnesota friends! A handful of tickets for our Friday Jan 27 show at The Current’s 18th Anniversary Weekend with special guest Chastity Brown at First Avenue will be released today at 2pm CT. Get your tickets if you haven’t already!

01/29 Magic City Hippies with CAPYAC at Fine Line Read More Magic City Hippies Magic City Hippies is touring in support of their debut album Modern Animal… stopping by the Amsterdam Bar & Hall in St Paul on February 1st. …

01/29/2023 Sunday

Magic City Hippies
with CAPYAC
at Fine Line
first-avenue.com

Indie-rock band Magic City Hippies is back on tour in support of their third album Water Your Garden.

Magic City Hippies at First Ave (12 Mar 2017)

We didn’t see the band last January 2022, but briefly saw them with Hippo Campus in Mar 2017 and said, “Opening up the show was Florida’s Magic City Hippies.... in for a treat with the snowstorm outside. Normally a trio (Robby Hunter, Pat Howard, John Coughlin), the Miami-based band was expanded to a five-piece with a keyboardist and additional guitarist. This was the band’s first national tour, and they were super excited to be billed with Hippo Campus.”

Tour dates:

1/12: Jacksonville, FL - 1904 Music Hall *
1/13: Atlanta, GA - Variety Playhouse *
1/14: Carrboro, NC - Cat's Cradle *
1/15: Washington, DC - 9:30 Club *
1/18+19: New York, NY - Bowery Ballroom *
1/20: Boston, MA - Paradise Rock Club *
1/21: Philadelphia, PA - Theatre of the Living Arts *
1/23: Pittsburgh, PA - Thunderbird Café and Music Hall *
1/24: Cleveland, OH - House of Blues Cambridge Room *
1/26: Detroit, MI - The Shelter *
1/27: Indianapolis, IN- The Vogue *
1/28: Chicago, IL - Metro *
1/29: Minneapolis, MN - Fine Line *
2/7: St. Louis, MO - Blueberry Hill Duck Room *
2/8: Kansas City, MO - The Record Bar *
2/10: Denver, CO - Ogden Theatre *
2/11: Frisco, CO - 10 Mile Music Hall *
2/13: South Salt Lake City, UT - The Commonwealth Room *
2/14: Bozeman, MT - The ELM *
2/15: Spokane, WA - Lucky You Lounge *
2/17: Vancouver, BC - Hollywood Theatre *
2/18: Seattle, WA - The Showbox @ The Market *
2/19: Portland, OR - McMenamins Crystal Ballroom *
2/21: Sacramento, CA - Harlow's *
2/23: San Francisco, CA - The Fillmore *
2/24: San Diego, CA - The Observatory North Park *
2/25: Los Angeles, CA - The Fonda Theatre *
2/26: Tempe, AZ - Innings Festival
2/28: Albuquerque, NM - Launch Pad *
3/1: El Paso, TX - Lowbrow Palace *
3/3: Dallas, TX - The Echo Lounge & Music Hall *
3/4: Austin, TX - Stubb's Waller Creek Amphitheater *
3/5: Houston, TX - White Oak Music Hall Downstairs *

* with CAPYAC

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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