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Read More Jason Isbell Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit returned to play the Basilica again (having shared the bill with Wilco three years ago) playing the well-deserved headlining set of the evening- a stellar ninety-minutes culled from his half-dozen solo albums …

JASON ISBELL AND THE 400 UNIT
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Georgia Blue is the new benefit album from Grammy Award-winning singer, songwriter and musician Jason Isbell and his band Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit.

The record consists of new versions of thirteen songs with ties to the state, including tracks originally recorded by Georgia natives R.E.M., Drivn’ N’ Cryin’, James Brown, Cat Power, Precious Bryant, Otis Redding, The Black Crowes, Indigo Girls, Now It’s Overhead, Gladys Knight & The Pips, The Allman Brothers Band and Vic Chesnutt.

The band is currently on tour:

10/20—Nashville, TN—Ryman Auditorium
10/22—Nashville, TN—Ryman Auditorium
10/23—Nashville, TN—Ryman Auditorium
10/24—Nashville, TN—Ryman Auditorium
11/19—Port Chester, NY—The Capitol Theatre
11/26—Durham, NC—Durham Performing Arts Center
11/27—Durham, NC—Durham Performing Arts Center
11/28—Greenville, SC—The Peace Center
11/30—St. Louis, MO—Stifel Theatre
12/1—Minneapolis, MN—The Armory
12/2—Milwaukee, WI—Riverside Theater
12/4—East Moline, IL—The Rust Belt
12/5—Owensboro, KY—Owensboro Sportscenter
12/7—Moon, PA—UPMC Events Center
12/8—Akron, OH—Akron Civic Theatre
12/10—Cincinnati, OH—Andrew J Brady
12/11—Cincinnati, OH—Andrew J Brady
12/12—Pikeville, KY—Appalachian Wireless Arena
12/16—Atlanta, GA—The Tabernacle
12/17—Atlanta, GA—The Tabernacle
12/18—Atlanta, GA—The Tabernacle
12/19—Atlanta, GA—The Tabernacle
01/8—Knoxville, TN—Tennessee Theatre
01/9—Knoxville, TN—Tennessee Theatre
01/11—Asheville, NC—Thomas Wolfe
01/12—Asheville, NC—Thomas Wolfe
01/14—Louisville, KY—Louisville Palace Theatre
01/15—Louisville, KY—Louisville Palace Theatre
01/16—Columbus, OH—Palace Theatre
01/19—Wilmington, NC—Wilson Center
01/21—Charlotte, NC—Ovens Auditorium
01/22—Charlotte, NC—Ovens Auditorium
01/23—Augusta, GA—Bell Auditorium
02/22—Los Angeles, CA—The Orpheum Theatre
02/24—San Francisco, CA—The Warfield Theatre
02/25—San Francisco, CA—The Warfield Theatre
02/26—Santa Barbara, CA—The Arlington Theatre
03/1—Vancouver, Canada—The Orpheum~
03/2—Seattle, WA—Paramount Theatre
03/3—Bellingham, WA—Mount Baker Theatre
03/4—Portland, OR—Keller Auditorium
03/6—Las Vegas, NV—The Theater
06/18—Williamsburg, VA—Williamsburg Live
08/26-08/28—Martha’s Vineyard, MA—Beach Road Weekend

Read More Lana Del Rey We’ve always like Lana Del Rey. With a #1 Billboard album Lust For Life (sold just over 107k copies in its opening week), expect a lot of happy fans attending this stadium show …

LANA DEL REY
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We’ve been writing about Lana Del Rey since Jan 2012 … The singer recently released a visual track for “Blue Banisters”… the title track off her highly anticipated eighth studio record Blue Banisters.

The record will be available October 22nd at all digital retailers. There are some exclusive vinyal variants on her website www.lanadelrey.com.

Blue Banister Track Listing:

1. Textbook
2. Blue Banisters
3. Arcadia
4. Interlude - The Trio
5. Black Bathing Suit
6. If You Lie Down With Me
7. Beautiful
8. Violets for Roses
9. Dealer
10. Thunder
11. Wildflower Wildfire
12. Nectar of the Gods
13. Living Legend
14. Cherry Blossom
15. Sweet Carolina

Read More Ellie Goulding We’ve always like Lana Del Rey. With a #1 Billboard album Lust For Life (sold just over 107k copies in its opening week), expect a lot of happy fans attending this stadium show …

ELLIE GOULDING
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Multiplatinum-selling singer/songwriter Ellie Goulding just wrapped up her tour for her album Brightest Blue… the album came out during the pandemic and is the follow-up to the popular Delirium album (at least popular in the U.S.A.)

What made the intimate “Brightest Blue UK Tour”, so special is that it’s part of Ellie’s effort to “greening” the live music industry…. After all, the singer is a UN environment ambassador and official COP26 advocate, so she’s scaling down to levels compatible with the Paris Treaty.

“My young fans in particular are very worried about the climate crisis and this about me stepping up for them and their collective future,” says Ellie Goulding, “Backstage my team has worked tirelessly to address all our impacts and I hope others will follow. There’s such an opportunity to move my industry towards net zero because we touch on so many different areas. We should be doing every damned thing to transition to a clean, green industry and we have to do it right now when we have a tiny window to keep 1.5 degrees (of global temperature rise) alive.”

We need musicians like Goulding and Coldplay, trying to keep their footprint to net zero.

Read More Joni Mitchel Our Love Songs: Joni Mitchel - A Case of You The National - Slow Show Morrissey - Jack the Ripper The Cure - Love Song ...

JONI MITCHELL
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In celebration of the 50th anniversary of Joni Mitchell’s Blue and Carole King’s Tapestry, local Minneapolis/St Paul musicians will be putting on “A Tribute to the 50th Anniversaries of Joni Mitchell's 'Blue' and Carole King's 'Tapestry'” show at the Turf Club on November 7th.

We saw the Carol King Musical a few years ago and can vouch that the song “(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman” (taken from Tapestry) is such an incredibly powerful song for women across the country.

More details on first-avenue.com.

Bands on the bill:

Mary Bue

Sarah Morris

Katy Vernon

Mother Banjo

Leslie Vincent

Mare Lennon

Her Crooked Heart

Jennifer Eckes

Catherine Pineiro

Katrina Schleisman

Colleen Somerville

Nicole Wilder

BLUE HERON facebook/blueheronabq New Mexico’s Blue Heron is releasing Black Blood of the Earth / A Sunken Place on limited edition 7-inch vinyl (and digital) on December 3rd. The song may appear on their forthcoming debut album, Ephemeral. The band also recently recorded a song for Magnetic Eye Records’ Best of AC/DC [Redux].

SU'LAN instagram/officialsulan Oakland rap duo Su’Lan, a combination of the two rappers Saunsu and Emahalani, released their first new single of 2021 called “Blue Cheese”. Su shares, “We here to give a voice to the voiceless, and to empower all of our women and show them how to get this ‘Blue Cheese’ in the process!”

SLACK TIMES slacktimes.bandcamp At the Blue Melon Rendezvouz is the new EP from Birmingham, AL’s Slack Times. If you were wondering about the title, it’s in reference to an art gallery in downtown Water Valley.

PADÉ pademusic.com Dharma Worldwide is releasing Padé’s Blue Tales EP. The debut EP is out now and features some upbeat songs, set to enjoy the end of summer.

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100 Gecs at First Avenue, Minneapolis (2021-10-19)

Read More 100 Gecs American duo 100 Gecs (stylized as 100 gecs) consists of Dylan Brady and Laura Les. Since their debut album 1000 Gecs in 2019, the band have grown in popularity, particularly in the video game Minecraft. During the pandemic ....

This is a placeholder for 100 Gecs and Aaron Cartier at First Avenue, in Minneapolis, on October 19th.

Setlist

Just briefly, it was a sold-out all-ages show, which means that the show started at 7pm and ends before curfew. After their intro song, “Hey Big Man” (that’s what was written on their setlist), the duo had technical difficulties resulting in about five minutes of dead air. The fans still loved them and started chanting “Gecs! Gecs! Gecs!” as they worked out what was wrong.

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100 GECS
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American duo 100 Gecs (stylized as 100 gecs) consists of Dylan Brady and Laura Les. Since their debut album 1000 Gecs in 2019, the band have grown in popularity, particularly in the video game Minecraft.

During the pandemic, the duo released 1000 Gecs and the Tree of Clues, which rework their debut album, but features callaborations with various stars, such as Fall Out Boy and Charlie XCX.

According to their press release, they’ve sold out every show they’ve ever played… so expect sold out, or at least heavily attended shows in this forthcoming North American 10,000 gecs Tour.

Upcoming Tour Dates:

10/08 - Oakland, CA @ Fox Theater
10/09 - Santa Cruz, CA @ Catalyst Atrium
10/12 - Portland, OR @ Wonder Ballroom
10/13 - Seattle, WA @ Showbox SoDo
10/15 - Salt Lake City, UT @ The Depot
10/16 -Denver, CO @ Ogden Theater
10/18 - St. Louis, MO @ The Pageant
10/19 - Minneapolis, MN @ First Avenue
10/21 - Chicago, IL @ Concord Music Hall
10/22 - Louisville, KY @ Headliners Music Hall
10/23 - Detroit, MI @ Majestic Theater
10/25 - Boston, MA @ Royale
10/26 - Montreal, QC @ Corona Theater
10/27 - Toronto, ON @ Danforth Music Hall
10/29 - Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club
10/30 - Norfolk, VA @ The NorVa
10/31 - Asheville, NC @ The Orange Peel
11/02 - Atlanta, GA @ The Eastern
11/03 - Nashville, TN @ Cannery Ballroom
11/05 - St. Petersburg, FL @ Jannus Live
11/06 - Fort Lauderdale, FL @ Revolution
11/07 - Orlando, FL @ The Beacham
11/10 - Houston, TX @ White Oak Music Hall
11/11 - Austin, TX @ Emos Ballroom
11/12 - Dallas, TX @ HiFi - Dallas
11/13 - San Antonio, TX @ Paper Tiger
11/15 - Santa Fe, NM @ Meow Wolf
11/16 - Phoenix, AZ @ The Pressroom
11/18 - San Diego, CA @ The Observatory North Park
11/19 - Santa Ana, CA @ The Observatory
11/20 - Los Angeles, CA @ Shrine Expo Hall
12/08 - Philadelphia, PA @ Union Transfer
12/09 - New York, NY @ Terminal 5

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100 Gecs at First Avenue, Minneapolis (2021-10-19)

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TV: Midnight Mass, Squid Game, and See

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Read More Haunting of Hill House The Haunting of Hill House is a long, re-imagining of the Shirley Jackson’s 1959 novel of the same name. It’s a haunted house show, but actually the majority of the show is in flashback. The family all moved out of the haunted house years later... but events all lead them back to Hill House. …

MIDNIGHT MASS
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From the creator of The Haunting of Hill House and The Haunting of Bly Manor, Mike Flanagan’s Midnight Mass came out just in time for Halloween, on Netflix. Flanagan and his crew, including music by The Newton Brothers, Andy Grush and Taylor Newton Stewart, all of whom have worked with Flanagan since his 2013 film Oculus (a film that I love and own on Bluray).

I feel if I talk about the story of Midnight Mass, it may be “spoilers”, but I don’t think it would ruin anything if I were to mention or identify the evil forces in the story. I think part of the enjoyment is that the story will slowly reveal what is behind all the “miracles”, so it is a bit of a mystery. However, I still don’t think you won’t enjoy it if I told you what it is about.

Like Flanagan’s previous shows, it’s really not about the ghost or the evil thing… it’s all about the characters. And he does this many of the characters on the isolated Crockett Island.

Riley Flynn is our main character, he returns to his hometown after spending years in prison for killing a woman in a drunk-driving accident. His character is haunted by this dead woman, and you always see her with flashing police light when the show shows his vision. Riley’s childhood sweetheart, Erin Greene, is also back on the island. Greene left the island, but found herself back, leaving her abusive husband, when she got pregnant.

Other characters that we follow are Father Paul Hill, the young, new priest at St. Patrick's Church, he holds a secret, which we will find out midway in the show, and Bev Keane, the overly zealous believer at St. Patrick’s Church. I don’t care what anyone says, Keane is the most evil character on the island… even though she doesn’t believe she’s evil.

The thing is, if you love the two previous Haunting shows, you’ll really love Midnight Mass. Everyone has long, long, long dialogues and monologues, but they are all delivered with such passion and sadness, that it’s hard to look away. You’ll cry, especially hearing Flynn’s last speech and his confession of love for Greene. It’s simply heart breaking.

If you hated Haunting for its slow burn, then I don’t think you can handle Midnight Mass. If you can survive the pilot (which doesn’t even hint at what the show is about), you might get a chance to enjoy it… but if slowness isn’t your thing, you won’t like Midnight Mass.

Read More The Hunger Games Film update: I just saw The Hunger Games: Catching Fire at the dollar theater. We saw this at the New Hope Cinema Grill, for about $12, you can get meal and a film, which isn't bad. …

SQUID GAME
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If you haven’t heard, Squid Game is Netflix’s blockbuster television show. Everyone, at least over 111 million, is watching this South Korean drama/thriller.

The show creator and director, Hwang Dong-hyuk, wrote the story, originally called “Round 6”, in 2009 and tried to get companies to fund the project. No one was interested, until finally in 2019, Netflix agreed to pay for it, as part of their foreign programming offerings.

This show is about desperate contestants in a game of death. Immediately, people will notice how similar it is to other films before it, like Battle Royale or The Hunger Games… except the contestants in Squid Game, they all want to play (they are not forced) for a chance to win.

The large cast of characters includes our main character Seong Gi-hun, player #456, who signed up for the deadly game to settle his gambling debts. Cho Sang-woo, player #218), is wanted by the police for embezzling billions of dollars… and who is also Gi-hun’s childhood friend. Kang Sae-byeok, player #067, is a North Korean defector, trying to get money to bring her mother and brother across the border.

The protagonist in the story is a gangster named Jang Deok-su, player #101, who will do anything, kill anyone, in order to win the game. There are many other characters, but those are the main ones that I followed closely.

The most interesting thing about the television series is that is is very gripping and tense. I love how the story will unfold in directions that I didn’t see coming… but it made sense in the context of the film.

Anyway, in the end, the winner of the game received about 40 billion dollars.

The ending of the show is pretty good… although I felt like the show creator left some things open so there might be a second season of Squid Game. I hope not, I personally think that the story should just end with Episode 9, I don’t need a continuation of this story.

I can see another show, in this same universe, that takes place in a different country. After all, in the show, the V.I.P.’s talked about how they liked the Korean Games the best, suggesting that there are other games in other countries. With that… I wouldn’t mind seeing a deadly game of tic-tac-toe or hopscotch.

Read More Apple TV+ I’ve been enjoying the new American drama series called The Mosquito Coast on Apple TV+. The television series was developed by Neil Cross and Tom Bissell and based on the 1981 novel by Paul Theroux. …

SEE
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Apple TV’s See is a post-apocalyptic science fiction television show about a world where humans lost the ability to see. It stars Jason Momoa, who was a big draw for me to watch it, but ultimately, I just felt the whole concept is just silly.

The story is about this sightless world, with its own rules, the Kane clan wanted to destroy all those who can see… putting our hero, Baba Voss (played by Jason Momoa) and his children in danger. Soon enough, Voss’ tribe is destroyed and they are on the run.

The second season just ended, setting up some things for season three (which was renewed by Apple).

Personally speaking, they should just end the series with the final episode in Season 2. The big battle was very good, and I felt it should just end in a high note.

Before I talk about the bad things in See, I wanted to point out the one good thing the show has: it’s blind fight scenes. Because no one can see, the way they battle is just very interesting. For example, lots of low shots and misdirection. Visually, it looks so cool, because no one with vision will fight like this.

And that brings me to the terrible things about the show. Everyone is beautiful, like they have hairdressers and they wear makeup. Why would anyone look good when everyone is blind ? While we’re at it, why are there windows in houses ? Why are there flowers in vases ???? It just doesn’t make sense. In a visionless word, to me, there shouldn’t really be fire on torches or people wearing uniforms! I guess, realistically, if no one can see, wouldn’t you just walk around naked? Maybe I’m just overthinking it, but this whole sightless concept is just dumb.

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Ssssnakes!

Read More Serpentwithfeet serpentwithfeet will be playing at the Icehouse this Saturday with Francis and the Lights. Typical Icehouse shows starts at 11:30pm, so this one will be a late-nighter. If it’s too late, fear not, serpentwithfeet will return to Minneapolis ...

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SERPENTWITHFEET
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Los Angeles-based artist Serpentwithfeet (stylized as serpentwithfeet) annonced his forthcoming EP Deacon’s Grove… available November 5, on Secretly Canadian. This is the companion piece to his most recent album Deacon.

Lauded by TIME, Billboard, Entertainment Weekly, Rolling Stone, and more as one of the year’s best albums so far, DEACON highlights serpentwithfeet’s growth as a songwriter, embracing straightforward approaches to expression. A study delving into Black, gay love and the tenderness present in the best companionships, romantic or otherwise, serpent approached DEACON with an undeniable passion and reverence for the genre of R&B, following in the tradition of artists whose gifts were helmed in the Black church.

DEACON’S GROVE Tracklist:

01. Hyacinth (Strings)
02. Shoot Ya Shot
03. Down Nuh River
04. Amir (Reprise)
05. Fellowship (Remix) ft. Ambre & Alex Isley

Read More Primal Scream It’s still Summer in Australia, and Sally finally got to see her favorite band, Primal Scream at the Forum in Sydney, Australia, on February 4, 2009. …

FRANK CARTER & THE RATTLESNAKES
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Critically acclaimed British punk rockers Frank Carter & The Rattlesnakes announced their highly anticipated new studio album Sticky (AWAL Recordings).

Since their debut in 2015, the band racked up over 150 million total global streams, have built a reputation for anthemic punk/hardcore rock and power-pop… however, looking at the track listing for Sticky, the band’s fourth album, they’ve recruited the help of Primal Scream’s vocalist Bobby Gillespie! Primal Scream is known for dance, psychedelia… so this looks like an interesting teamup.

Tour dates:

OCT 18 In-Store Signing Oxford
OCT 19 The Fighting Cocks Kingston Upon Thames
OCT 21 Rough Trade East London
NOV 10 The Academy, Middle Abbey Dublin
NOV 11 Rock City Nottingham
NOV 13 University of E Anglia Norwich
NOV 15 O2 Guildhall Southampton Southampton
NOV 16 O2 Academy Bristol Bristol
NOV 17 The Engine Shed Lincoln
NOV 19 O2 Academy Birmingham Birmingham
NOV 20 O2 Academy Newcastle Newcastle Upon Tyne
NOV 22 Barrowland Ballroom Glasgow
NOV 23 Edinburgh Corn Exchange Edinburgh
NOV 24 O2 Academy Liverpool Liverpool
NOV 25 Manchester Academy Manchester
JAN 21, 2022 O2 Academy Brixton London
JAN 22, 2022 O2 Academy Brixton London
JAN 25, 2022 Tivoli Vredenburg Utrecht, Netherlands
JAN 26, 2022 Live Music Hall Cologne, Germany
JAN 28, 2022 Slaktkyrkan Johanneshov, Sweden
JAN 29, 2022 Rockefeller Music Hall Oslo, Norway
JAN 30, 2022 Vega København, Denmark
FEB 1, 2022 Astra Kulturhaus Berlin, Germany
FEB 2, 2022 MEETFACTORY Prague, Czech Republic
FEB 3, 2022 NIEBO Warszawa, Poland
FEB 5, 2022 Dynamo Zurich, Switzerland
FEB 6, 2022 Magazzini Generali Milan, Italy
FEB 8, 2022 Razzmatazz salas 2 & 3 Barcelona, Spain
FEB 10, 2022 LAV - Lisboa Ao Vivo Lisboa, Portugal
FEB 11, 2022 Sala Capitol Santiago De Compostela, Spain

DANIEL ROMANO
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Cobra Poems is the new album from Daniel Romano… however, looking at the cover artwork, it’s billed as Daniel Romano’s Outfit. The Outfit is Romano’s band… and they’ve also announced a European tour in 2022.

European Tour Dates:

18-06-2022 Vitoria-Gasteiz, ESP - Azkena Festival
25-06-2022 Luzern, CH - Suedpol Luzern
26-06-2022 Mannheim, DE - Altes Volksbad
27-06-2022 Berlin, DE - Privatclub
29-06-2022 Nijmegen, NL - Doornroosje
30-06-2022 Utrecht, NL - TivoliVredenburg
01-07-2022 Groningen, NL - Vera
02-07-2022 Haarlem, NL - Patronaat
03-07-2022 Den Haag, NL - Paard
08-07-2022 Daniel Romano Bryne, NO - Rangelrock
16-07-2022 Oslo, NO - John Dee
23-07-2022 Tromsø, NO - Bukta Festival
26-07-2022 Krefeld, DE - Kulturrampe
28-07-2022 London, UK - Lexington

ROYAL & THE SERPENT royalandtheserpent.com Rising alt-rocker and singer-songwriter-and producer Slush Puppy recently teamed up with alt-pop singer-songwriter Royal & the Serpent for their single, “Eat Spit!”. Pottymouth Slush Puppy adds, “This song is a certified headbanger. We wanted to show a different side that no one would expect and went f*** wild. Just crank that s*** and go crazy."

ABOVE SNAKES facebook/abovesnakesmusic Boston’s Nu metal band Above Snakes (vocalist Johnny Skulls and guitarist Dax Dabs) released their latest single/video for “Nothing to Lose”. The group will be sharing the stage with Dropout Kings on October 26 at Jewel Night Club in Manchester NH.

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Minneapolis: November 7 to November 12

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11/07: Soccer Mommy at First Ave   11/08: Gus Dapperton at Fine Line   Read More Soccer Mommy Nashville’s Soccer Mommy (aka Sophie Allison) opened up the show. She’s joined on stage by “a new band” with Nick Brown on drums, Gabe Wax on Bass, and Julian Powell on guitars. .…

11/07/2021 SUNDAY

SOCCER MOMMY
with alexalone
at First Avenue
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Excerpt Girls Girls Girls: Poppy, Soccer Mommy, Madison Cunningham, Brandy Clark:

Nashville’s Soccer Mommy (aka Sophie Allison) released her critically-acclaimed sophomore album color theory last year, but due to the pandemic, there was no tour. Now that venues are opening again, Soccer Mommy will be resuming her long-delayed U.S. headline tour. The tour will take her to Minneapolis’ First Avenue on November 7th.

11/08/2021 MONDAY

GUS DAPPERTON
with Michelle
at Fine Line
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New York’s Gus Dapperton is touring in support of his critically acclaimed second album Orca (AWAL).

He’ll be stopping by the Fine Line Music Café in Minneapolis on November 8th…

Opening will be Michelle (stylized as MICHELLE) … they are six musicians, none of whom are named Michelle: Sofia D’Angelo, Julian Kaufman, Charlie Kilgore, Layla Ku, Emma Lee, and Jamee Lockard.

Tour Dates:

10/17/21 - Carrboro, NC @ Cat's Cradle
10/19/21 - Nashville, TN @ The Basement East
10/22/21 - Dallas, TX @ Granada Theater
10/23/21 - Austin, TX @ Emo's
10/24/21 - San Antonio, TX @ Paper Tiger
10/26/21 - Phoenix, AZ @ The Van Buren
10/27/21 - San Diego, CA @ House of Blues
10/29/21 - Los Angeles, CA @ The Fonda Theatre
11/1/21 - Portland, OR @ Wonder Ballroom
11/2/21 - Vancouver, BC @Hollywood Theatre
11/3/21 - Seattle, WA @ The Crocodile
11/5/21 - Salt Lake City, UT @ The Complex
11/6/21 - Englewood, CO @ Gothic Theatre
11/8/21 - Minneapolis, MS @ Fine Line
11/9/21 - Madison, WI @ Majestic Theatre
11/12/21 - Toronto, ON @ Opera House
11/13/21 - Montreal, QB @ L'Astral
11/15/21 - South Burlington, VT @ Higher Ground
11/16/21 - Boston, MA @ Paradise Rock Club
11/18/21 - Brooklyn, NY @ Brooklyn Steel
11/19/21 - Philadelphia, PA @ Theatre of Living Arts

11/08: TOPS at Turf Club   Read More Tops 09/19/2017 Tops and Faith Healer (aka Jessica Jalbert) will be playing the 7th Street Entry. 7pm, $10 …

11/08/2021 MONDAY

TOPS
with Sean Nicholas Savage
at Turf Club
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Canadian indie rock band Tops (stylized as TOPS) is returning to touring this Fall. They recently shared their new song “Party Again”, which they said, “Last spring when all our tours got cancelled most of us ended up in Montreal and we spent the summer writing and recording some new songs. The song we’re sharing today - “Party Again” - seemed too appropriate to not use it to announce our rescheduled dates. The song is about missing someone that you only see when you go out.”

Tour dates:

10/19 - San Antonio, TX @ Paper Tiger
10/20 - Houston, TX @ Warehouse Live
10/22 - Austin, TX @ Mohawk
10/23 - Dallas, TX @ Club Dada
10/24 - Memphis, TN @ The Hi Tone Cafe
10/25 - Atlanta, GA @ Terminal West
10/27 - Chapel Hill, NC @ Local 506
10/28 - Baltimore, MD @ Metro Gallery
10/29 - Philadelphia, PA @ Johnny Brenda's
10/30 - Brooklyn, NY @ Market Hotel
10/31 - New York, NY @ Bowery Ballroom
11/02 - Allston, MA @ Brighton Music Hall
11/03 - Montreal, QC @ Théatre Rialto
11/04 - Toronto, ON @ Lee's Palace
11/05 - Detroit, MI @ Marble Bar
11/06 - Chicago, IL @ Empty Bottle
11/07 - Chicago, IL @ Empty Bottle
11/08 - St. Paul, MN @ Turf Club
11/11 - Vancouver, BC @ Imperial Theatre
11/12 - Seattle, WA @The Crocodile
11/13 - Portland, OR @ Doug Fir Lounge
11/15 - San Francisco, CA @ The Independent
11/16 - San Luis Obispo @ SLO Brew
11/17 - San Diego, CA @ Music Box
11/18 - Los Angeles, CA @ El Rey Theatre

11/09: X Ambassadors at Varsity Theater   Read More X Ambassadors X Ambassadors is bringing their highly successful European Joyful tour to the U.S. this Spring/Summer. Earlier this year the Joyful tour hit a few select cities across America, including selling out shows at The Belasco Theater in Los Angeles ...

11/09/2021 TUESDAY

X AMBASSADORS
with Taylor Janzen, Scarypoolparty
at Varsity Theater
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Multi-platinum-selling rock band X Ambassadors is touring for their third studio album The Beautiful Liar… the group will stop by The Varsity Theater, in Minneapolis, on November 9th.

Tour dates:

10/18/2021 Cain's Ballroom Tulsa, OK
10/19/2021 Emo's Austin, TX
10/22/2021 Brooklyn Bowl Nashville Nashville, TN
10/23/2021 Mercury Ballroom Louisville, KY
10/25/2021 The Orange Peel Asheville, NC
10/27/2021 Webster Hall New York, NY
10/28/2021 Big Night Live Boston, MA
10/29/2021 Theatre Of Living Arts Philadelphia, PA
10/30/2021 Lincoln Theatre Washington, DC
11/01/2021 The Danforth Music Hall Toronto, ON
11/02/2021 St. Andrews Hall Detroit, MI
11/04/2021 Vic Theatre Chicago, IL
11/05/2021 Deluxe Indianapolis, IN
11/06/2021 The Rave Milwaukee, WI
11/08/2021 The Truman Kansas City, MO
11/09/2021 Varsity Theater Minneapolis, MN
11/11/2021 Ogden Theatre Denver, CO
11/12/2021 The Depot Salt Lake City, UT
11/13/2021 Revolution Concert Garden City, ID
11/15/2021 The Showbox Seattle, WA
11/16/2021 Knitting Factory Spokane, WA
11/17/2021 Roseland Theater Portland, OR
11/19/2021 Ace Of Spades Sacramento, CA
11/20/2021 The Belasco Los Angeles, CA
02/22/2022 EartH - Evolutionary Arts Hackney London
02/23/2022 Club Academy Manchester
03/07/2022 Klub Studio Krakow, Poland
03/09/2022 B90 Gdansk, Poland
03/10/2022 Loftas Vilnius, Lithuania
03/11/2022 Palladium Riga, Latvia
03/15/2022 Caribbean Club Kiev, Ukraine
03/17/2022 Izvestia Hall Moscow, Russia
03/18/2022 Morze St. Petersburg, Russia

11/10: Carver Commodore / Whitehall at Skyway Theatre   11/10: Jeremy Zucker at First Ave   Read More Jeremy Zucker Multi-talented, Brooklyn-based singer, songwriter and producer Jeremy Zucker is on his “first ever North American tour”. He’ll be headlining the Varsity Theater on Saturday. The date was originally not on his initial tour itinerary (see poster). …

11/10/2021 WEDNESDAY

CARVER COMMODORE & WHITEHALL
at Skyway Theatre
skywaytheatre.com

Co-headliners Carver Commodore and Whitehall will play the Studio B (at the Skyway Theatre) in Minneapolis on November 10.

Excerpt Colors: City and Colour, Puma Blue, Black Midi, Opus Orange, Purple Disco Machine:

South Carolina based indie-rock band Whitehall released Swordfish Catcher (Common Ground Collective). The album features single “Two Eight Ten,” which singer Paddy McKiernan described, “‘Two Eight Ten’ started as a little melody I would sing in my head for about 3 months and then one afternoon it just wrote itself. All my dissatisfaction, tired-feelings, isolation, and a dash of anger turned into this cathartic album closer. We knew it’d be the last song on the record as soon as we finished- to us it’s always felt like the end of a long, stressful day.”

The band is co-headlining with Carver Commodore, at the Skyway Theatre, at Studio B, in Minneapolis on 11/10/21.

11/10/2021 WEDNESDAY

JEREMY ZUCKER
with Babygirl
at First Avenue
first-avenue.com

Platinum-Certified singer, songwriter, and producer Jeremy Zucker is touring in support of his sophomore album Crusher.

Tour dates:

10/19 - Portland, OR - Roseland Theatre
10/20 - Seattle, WA - Showbox At The Market
10/22 - San Francisco, CA - The Regency Ballroom
10/23 - Sacramento, CA - Ace of Spades
10/27 - Los Angeles, CA - The Novo
10/29 - Phoenix, AZ - The Van Buren
10/30 - Salt Lake City, UT - The Complex
11/1 - Denver, CO - Summit Music Hall
11/3 - Dallas, TX - The HiFi
11/4 - Houston, TX - House of Blues
11/6 - Atlanta, GA - Variety Playhouse
11/7 - Nashville, TN - Brooklyn Bowl
11/8 - Chicago, IL - House of Blues
11/10 - Minneapolis, MN - First Avenue
11/12 - Detroit, MI - Saint Andrew’s Hall
11/13 - Toronto, ON - The Danforth Music Hall
11/16 - Boston MA - Royale
11/18 - New York, NY - Terminal 5
11/21 - Philadelphia, PA - Theatre of Living Arts
11/22 - Washington, DC - 9:30 Club

11/10: Hamilton Leithauser and Kevin Morby at Fine Line   Read More Hamilton Leithauser With NYC-indie rock band The Walkmen on “extreme hiatus”, the members have gone to pursue various solo projects, including singer Hamilton Leithauser, who played a somewhat subdued but still impactful 40 min. set, showcasing his solo debut, Black Hours (on Ribbon Music). … Kevin Morby Former bassist for Woods and frontman of The Babies, Kevin Morby is back with his third solo album Singing Saw, out now on Dead Oceans Records. …

11/10/2021 WEDNESDAY

KEVIN MORBY / HAMILTON LEITHAUSER
with Jess Williamson
at Fine Line
first-avenue.com

The “Fall Mixer North American” tour is the co-headlining tour for Kevin Morby and Hamilton Leithauser.

If you didn’t know these two are formerly from bigger bands, Morby is from Woods and The Babies, while Leithauser is from The Walkmen.

Kevin Morby and Hamilton Leithauser Fall Mixer Tour Dates

10/18 - Atlanta, GA @ Variety Playhouse
10/19 - Nashville, TN @ Brooklyn Bowl
10/21 - Houston, TX @The Heights Theater
10/22 - Dallas, TX @ Kessler Theater
10/23 - Austin, TX @ Stubb’s Waller Creek
10/25 - Phoenix, AZ @ Crescent Ballroom
10/26 - San Diego, CA @ Observatory North Park
10/27 - Los Angeles, CA @ The Theatre at Ace Hotel
10/28 - San Francisco, CA @ August Hall
10/29 - Sonoma, CA @ Gundlach Bundschu Winery
11/1 -Portland, OR @ Crystal Ballroom
11/2 - Tacoma, WA @ Spanish Ballroom
11/3 - Seattle, WA @ Moore Theatre
11/5 - Boise, ID @ Knitting Factory
11/6 - Salt Lake City, UT @ Metro Music Hall
11/8 - Englewood, CO @ Gothic Theatre
11/10 - Minneapolis, MN @ Fine Line
11/11 - Chicago, IL @ Vic Theatre
11/12 - Indianapolis, IN @ The Vogue
11/13 - Louisville, KY @ Headliners Music Hall
11/15 - Pittsburgh, PA @ Mr. Smalls Theatre
11/17 - Brooklyn, NY @ Brooklyn Steel
11/18 - New York, NY @ Webster Hall
11/19 - Boston, MA @ Royale
11/20 - Burlington, VT @ Higher Ground
11/22 - Philadelphia, PA @ Union Transfer
11/23 - Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club

11/10: Darrin Bradbury at 7th Street   Read More Darrin Bradbury Talking Dogs & Atom Bombs is the new album from Darrin Bradbury. The record comes out September 20th on ANTI- Records. …

11/10/2021 WEDNESDAY

DARRIN BRADBURY
at 7th St Entry
first-avenue.com

Nashville poet, singer/songwriter and painter Darrin Bradbury will be releasing his new album Artvertisement on ANTI- Records… he’ll also be doing a set of fall dates to promote the record.

Tour dates:

11/4 – Lexington, KY – The Burl
11/7 – Newport, KY – Southgate House
11/10 – Minneapolis, MN – 7th Street Entry
11/11 – Des Moines, IA – Vinyl Cup Records
11/12 – Chicago, IL – Golden Dagger
11/17 – Kansas City, MO – recordBar
12/16 – Charlotte, NC – Evening Muse
12/19 – Knoxville, TN – Barley’s

2022 TOUR DATES
4/27 – Trinidad, CO – Dad Lounge
4/28 – Denver, CO – Hi-Dive
4/30 – Laramie, WY – Ruffed Up Duck Saloon
5/1 – Salt Lake City, UT – Kilby Court
5/4 – Boise, ID – The Olympic
5/5 – Spokane, WA – Lucky You Lounge
5/6 – Seattle, WA – Venue TBA
5/7 – Portland, OR – Alberta Street Pub
5/11 – Mariposa, CA – The Grove House
5/12 – San Francisco, CA – Amado’s
5/13 – Santa Cruz, CA – The Crepe Place
5/14 – Los Angeles, CA – The Hotel Café
5/17 – Santa Barbara, CA – SohO

11/10: The Record Company at Varsity Theater   Read More The Record Company The event was previously free at Loring Park, but the paid version will bring in some big acts, including The Record Company, Kolars and Monica LaPlante. …

11/10/2021 WEDNESDAY

THE RECORD COMPANY
with JJ Wilde
at Varsity Theater
varsitytheater.com

Grammy-nominated rock band The Record Company is touring in support of their new album Play Loud.

The group will stop by Varsity Theater in “Dinkytown” with JJ Wilde on November 10th.

Tour dates:

10/18—Town Ballroom—Buffalo, NY
10/19—The Axis Club—Toronto, ON
10/21—Higher Ground — S Burlington, VT
10/22—Aura—Portland, ME
10/24—Paradise Rock Club—Boston, MA
10/25—Irving Plaza—New York, NY
10/27—Theatre of the Living Arts—Philadelphia, PA
10/28—Lincoln Theatre—Washington, DC
10/29—XL Live—Harrisburg, PA
10/30—Cat’s Cradle—Carrboro, NC
10/31—The Underground—Charlotte, NC
11/2—Bijou Theater—Knoxville, TN
11/4—The Orange Peel—Asheville, NC
11/5—Georgia Theatre—Athens, GA
11/6—Brooklyn Bowl—Nashville, TN
11/7—Delmar Hall—St. Louis, MO
11/9—The Sylvee—Madison, WI
11/10—Varsity Theater—Minneapolis, MN
11/11—Wooly’s—Des Moines, IA
11/13—Fox Theatre—Boulder, CO
11/14—Gothic Theatre—Englewood, CO
11/16—Knitting Factory—Boise, ID
11/17—Neptune Theatre—Seattle, WA
11/18—Roseland Theater—Portland, OR
11/20—Fillmore—San Francisco, CA
11/22—Teregram Ballroom—Los Angeles, CA

11/11: Deer Tick / Delta Spirit at First Ave   Read More Deer Tick Deer Tick is on their Twice Is Nice Tour. The show will start with a a stripped-down, acoustic performance, then a break, and then a full-on electric set. Opener will feature comedian Chris Crofton. …

11/11/2021 THURSDAY

DEER TICK / DELTA SPIRIT
at First Avenue
first-avenue.com

The co-headlining tour of Deer Tick and Delta Spirit will stop by First Avenue this November 11th.

Deer Tick and Delta Spirit On Tour:

10/30 | The Observatory North Park | San Diego, CA
10/31 | The Observatory | Santa Ana, CA
11/2 | The Fonda Theatre | Los Angeles, CA
11/3 | The Fillmore | San Francisco, CA
11/5 | The Showbox | Seattle, WA
11/6 | Crystal Ballroom | Portland, OR
11/8 | The Depot | Salt Lake City, UT
11/9 | Gothic Theatre | Englewood, CO
11/11 | First Avenue | Minneapolis, MN
11/12 | Majestic Theatre | Madison, WI
11/13 | Vic Theatre | Chicago, IL
11/15 | Brooklyn Bowl | Nashville, TN
11/16 | Newport Music Hall | Columbus, OH
11/18 | Royale | Boston, MA
11/19 | 9:30 Club | Washington, DC
11/20 | Union Transfer | Philadelphia, PA
11/22 | Webster Hall | New York, NY
11/23 | Webster Hall | New York, NY

11/12: JPEGMAFIA at First Ave   11/12: Puma Blue at Fine Line   Read More Puma Blue South London’s Puma Blue released A Late Night Special Live EP on Blue Flowers. The six-track EP came from their concert film “A Late Night Special”. The live EP should give you an idea of what it is like to see Puma ...

11/12/2021 FRIDAY

JPEGMAFIA
with Zelooperz
at First Avenue
first-avenue.com

Los Angeles-based rapper and producer Jpegmafia (stylized as JPEGMAFIA) will be headlining a US and UK tour in support of his new album EP2! in the next two years.

Recently he released a new single called “Trust” via EQT Recordings/Republic Records. The track may or may not set the tone for this fourth forthcoming album.

US Fall 2021 Dates:

10/8/21 - Santa Ana, CA - The Observatory
10/9/21 - San Diego, CA - Observatory North Park
10/10/21 - Phoenix, AZ - Crescent Ballroom
10/14/21 - Dallas, TX - Trees
10/15/21 - Austin, TX - Emo's
10/16/21 - Houston, TX - Warehouse Live
10/19/21 - Miami, FL - The Ground
10/20/21 - Orlando, FL - The Abbey
10/22/21 - Atlanta, GA - Masquerade
10/23/21 - Carrboro, NC - Cat's Cradle
10/26/21 - Washington, DC - 9:30 Club
10/27/21 - Brooklyn, NY - Brooklyn Steel
10/29/21 - San Francisco, CA - Outside Lands Festival
10/31/21 - Philadelphia, PA - Union Transfer
11/2/21 - Baltimore, MD - Baltimore Soundstage
11/3/21 - Boston, MA - Royale
11/6/21 - Pontiac, MI - Crofoot Ballroom
11/7/21 - Toronto, ON - Phoenix Concert Theatre
11/9/21 - Chicago, IL - Thalia Hall
11/12/21 - Minneapolis, MN - First Avenue
11/14/21 - Denver, CO - Cervantes Masterpiece
11/18/21 - Vancouver, BC - Commodore Ballroom
11/19/21 - Portland, OR - Wonder Ballroom
11/20/21 - Seattle, WA - Neptune Theatre
11/24/21 - San Francisco, CA - Regency Ballroom
12/4/21 - Los Angeles, CA - The Belasco

11/12/2021 FRIDAY

PUMA BLUE
with Sara King
at Fine Line
first-avenue.com

Excerpt Colors: City and Colour, Puma Blue, Black Midi, Opus Orange, Purple Disco Machine:

Jacob Allen pka Puma Blue released his debut LP, In Praise of Shadows earlier this year. The ex-London musician moved to Atlanta, GA, and is expecting to head back on tour (his first full tours since the album was released).

Joined by his live band, Puma Blue will trek North America this November, before returning to Europe in February 2022.

11/12: Nothing at 7th St Entry   Read More Nothing Nothing and Whirr recently recorded two new songs with producer Will Yip. The Yip songs will be on a split 12", which will come with a full-length Whirr/Nothing 'In The Studio' documentary DVD. ..… Frankie Rose Guess who is opening up for Franz Ferdinand for all their U.S. tour dates? That's right, Frankie Rose. She'll be here on Wednesday at the Skyway Theatre in Minneapolis..…

11/12/2021 FRIDAY

NOTHING
with Frankie Rose and Enumclaw
at 7th St Entry
first-avenue.com

Hard to find Philadelphia’s Nothing will be touring in support of the deluxe album The Great Dismal B-Sides via Relapse Records.

I recommend showing up a little early to check out the opening bands Frankie Rose and Enumclaw. We saw Frankie Rose in Oct 2013 and said, “Brooklyn-based Frankie Rose opened the evening with a brief but solid 30 min. set. After playing in Crystal Stilts, Dum Dum Girls, and Vivian Girls, Rose struck out on her own in 2010 with the release of Frankie Rose and the Outs.”

Nothing tour dates:

10/17/2021 - Washington, DC @ Black Cat
10/19/2021 - Detroit, MI @ El Club
10/21/2021 - Cleveland, OH @ Grog Shop
10/22/2021 - Chicago, IL @ Lincoln Hall
10/23/2021 - St Louis, MO @ Blueberry Hill
10/24/2021 - Oklahoma City, OK @ 89th Street
10/25/2021 - Dallas, TX @ Deep Ellum Art Co.
10/26/2021 - San Antonio, TX @ Paper Tiger
10/27/2021 - Austin, TX @ Empire Control Room
10/29/2021 - Phoenix, AZ @ Valley Bar
10/30/2021 - San Diego, CA @ Casbah
10/31/2021 - Los Angeles, CA @ Echoplex
11/01/2021 - Garden Grove, CA @ Garden Amp
11/03/2021 - San Francisco, CA @ The Independent
11/04/2021 - Sacramento, CA @ Holy Diver
11/06/2021 - Portland, OR @ Mississippi Studios
11/07/2021 - Seattle, WA @ The Crocodile
11/09/2021 - Salt Lake City, UT @ Urban Lounge
11/10/2021 - Denver, CO @ Marquis Theater
11/11/2021 - Omaha, NE @ Slowdown
11/12/2021 - Minneapolis MN @ 7th Street Entry
11/13/2021 - Milwaukee, WI @ Cactus Club
11/14/2021 - Grand Rapids, MI @ Pyramid Scheme
11/16/2021 - Toronto, ON @ Longboat Hall
11/17/2021 - Montreal, QC @ Bar Le Ritz PDB
12/07/2021 - Richmond, VA @ Richmond Music
12/08/2021 - Durham, @ MotorCo.
12/09/2021 - Columbia, SC @ New Brookland
12/10/2021 - Orlando, FL @ Soundbar
12/11/2021 - Miami, FL @ Gramps
12/12/2021 - Tampa Bay, FL @ Crowbar
12/14/2021 - Atlanta, GA @ The Earl
12/15/2021 - Nashville, TN @ Mercy Lounge
12/16/2021 - Louisville, KY @ Headliners
12/17/2021 - Columbus, OH @ Ace of Cups

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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Planet Earth

Read more Moon Madness.

Read More Eels Eels is headlining First Avenue in support of their new album The Deconstruction. Remember that the last time Eels was in town, it made national news when they brought Journey's ex singer Steve Perry …

EELS
eelstheband.com

We’ve been big fans of Eels since Mark Oliver Everett was performing under the stagename E (from his album A Man Called E). His debut single, “Hello Cruel World” is simply brilliant…

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.

For Extreme Witchcraft, E sought the help with co-producer and guitarist John Parish, marking the first time the two have recorded together since 2001’s Souljacker.

Upcoming Lockdown Hurricane Tour Dates

03/11/22 Telegraph Building — Belfast, UK
03/12/22 Olympia Theatre — Dublin, Ireland
03/14/22 Roundhouse — London, UK
03/15/22 Albert Hall — Manchester, UK
03/16/22 Barrowland — Glasgow, UK
03/17/22 Rock City — Nottingham, UK
03/18/22 02 Guildhall — Southampton, UK
03/21/22 Zenith — Munich, Germany
03/22/22 Palladium — Cologne, Germany
03/23/22 Edel-Optics Arena — Hamburg, Germany
03/25/22 Verti Music Hall — Berlin, Germany
03/28/22 Salle Pleyel — Paris, France
03/30/22 Les Docks — Lausanne, Switzerland
03/31/22 Hall 622 — Zurich, Switzerland
04/01/22 Live Club — Trezzo sull’Adda, Milan
04/02/22 Estragon — Bologna, Italy
04/04/22 Akvarium Klub — Budapest, Hungary
04/05/22 Gasometer — Vienna, Austria
04/07/22 Forest National — Brussels, Belgium
04/08/22 AFAS Live — Amsterdam, Netherlands
05/08/22 Belly Up — San Diego, CA
05/09/22 Fonda Theatre — Los Angeles, CA
05/10/22 The UC Theatre — Berkeley, CA
05/12/22 The Neptune Theatre — Seattle, WA
05/13/22 Revolution Hall — Portland, OR
05/15/22 Metro Music Bar — Salt Lake City, UT
05/16/22 Boulder Theater — Boulder, CO
05/18/22 Liberty Hall — Lawrence, KS
05/19/22 First Avenue — Minneapolis, MN
05/20/22 Metro — Chicago, IL — May 20
05/21/22 Carnegie of Homestead — Munhall (Pittsburgh), PA
05/22/22 Paradise Rock Club — Boston, MA
05/24/22 Webster Hall — New York, NY — May
05/25/22 The Fillmore — Silver Spring, MD
05/26/22 Keswick Theatre — Glenside (Philadelphia), PA
05/27/22 Cat’s Cradle — Carrboro, NC
05/28/22 Variety Playhouse — Atlanta, GA

Read More Walk Off The Earth Indie-pop band / viral sensations Walk Off The Earth is headlining the Myth on May 18th. We last talked about the band when they lost Mike “Beard Guy” Taylor in December 2018. ...

WALK OFF THE EARTH
walkofftheearth.com

JUNO Award-winning Canadian indie pop band Walk Off the Earth is releasing their first original 7-track children’s album, Romeo Eats Vol. 1. The album is available on all digital streaming platforms via Golden Carrot Records/The Orchard.

The album ties in with the group’s newly launched children’s web series, “Romeo Eats”, a food discovery show hosted by Walk Off the Earth lead singer Gianni Luminati and his 3-year-old son Romeo who can eat anything.

Walk Off the Earth shares, “We’re so excited to share Romeo’s genuine love for food with the world! We hope it inspires fans of all ages to expand their palette and knowledge of everything nutritious, delicious and suspicious! We had such a blast creating the music for the show. It allowed us to step outside the box and create within a new realm of music! We really think people are going to love the songs, the show, and of course, Romeo!”

Romeo Eats Vol. 1 Tracklist

1. “The Sushi Song”
2. “The Cacao Song”
3. “The Durian Fruit Song”
4. “The Avocado Song”
5. “The Soursop Song”
6. “The Dragonfruit Song” (feat. DelMar)
7. “The Mangosteen Song” (feat. What If Elephants)

THE NATIONAL PARKS
thenationalparksband.com

Provo, UT-based quartet The National Parks released their new album, A Mix For The End Of The World – Part 1.

Lead vocalist/guitarist Brady Parks adds, “We are so excited to have our new album out in the world! This album is inspired by the times we are living in. The challenges can be overwhelming and all-consuming and it's easy to feel lost and alone in all of it. This album is about finding joy in the moments of life with the people we love and seeing that through the ups and downs, life is good.”

To celebrate, the folk-influenced male/female indie pop recently curated the Superbloom Music Festival under the stars near Zion National Park at Sand Hollow Resort: “With the album being out, that means it's time to celebrate! We wanted to start Superbloom as a celebration of life and music. A way for people to be together in a beautiful location with bands that have inspired us. This fest has been in the works for a long time, and we couldn't be more excited that it’s finally here. We'll be partying like it's the end of the world.”

Look for A Mix For The End Of The World – Part 2 to follow in early 2022.

Part 1 track listing:

1. At The End
2. Headlights
3. UFO
4. Dizzy
5. Live Til We Die
6. Airplane
7. Continuum
8. Summer Bird

WATERPARKS
waterparksband.com

“A Night Out on Earth” is the name of the tour that Houston’s Waterparks is on. The trio features of vocalist and rhythm guitarist Awsten Knight, backing vocalist and lead guitarist Geoff Wigington, and backing vocalist and drummer Otto Wood.

Tour dates:

10/25/2021 The Regency Ballroom San Francisco, CA
10/27/2021 Roseland Theater Portland, OR
10/28/2021 The Neptune Seattle, WA
10/31/2021 Vic Theatre Chicago, IL
11/01/2021 The Fillmore Minneapolis, MN
11/03/2021 St. Andrews Hall Detroit, MI
11/05/2021 Brooklyn Steel Brooklyn, NY
11/08/2021 Toad's Place New Haven, CT
11/09/2021 Big Night Live Boston, MA
11/11/2021 Theatre Of Living Arts Philadelphia, PA
11/12/2021 The Fillmore Silver Spring Silver Spring, MD
11/13/2021 Elevation 27 Virginia Beach, VA
11/16/2021 Brooklyn Bowl Nashville Nashville, TN
11/17/2021 Buckhead Theatre Atlanta, GA
11/19/2021 House Of Blues Lake Buena Vista, FL
11/20/2021 Revolution Live Fort Lauderdale, FL
11/22/2021 House Of Blues Dallas, TX
11/23/2021 Emo's Austin, TX
11/27/2021 House Of Blues Houston, TX
11/29/2021 The Truman Kansas City, MO
11/30/2021 Summit Denver, CO
12/03/2021 The Van Buren Phoenix, AZ
12/04/2021 SOMA San Diego San Diego, CA
12/06/2021 The Wiltern Los Angeles, CA

THE ORB theorb.com Earlier this year, electronic overlords The Orb released a companion piece to recent studio album Abolition of The Royal Familia named Guillotine Mixes collection on Cooking Vinyl. In recent, related news, Alex Paterson, one half of The Orb, announced his new project OSS with the release of Enter The Kettle… available November 19 on Orbscure Records.

BRIGHT WORLD brightworldmusic.com Evan M. Williams’ solo music project Bright World is releasing Cloud Parade on November 26th 2021. The actor, songwriter, Williams gained worldwide popularity with his roles on Versailles for BBC/Netflix U.S. (for which he was nominated for a Canadian Screen Award) and starring role in Midnight At The Magnolia.

SILENT PLANET silentplanetband.com Metal band, Silent Planet announced their upcoming album Iridescent… set for release on November 12 via Solid State Records. The lead single “Terminal” is a preview for what’s to come.

STAR GOES NOVA stargoesnova.com Dance/trance Star Goes Nova recently released “Earth is Reaching Out” single. The song features Charles Law’s progressive rock electric guitar over a dubstep beat and synths.

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When Animals Attack: Wolf Alice, Wombats, Thundercat, Lady Bird

Read More Wolf Alice London-based four-piece Wolf Alice will release their debut album My Love Is Cool on June 23rd via Dirty Hit / RCA Records. They actually did not include the cover artwork, but they did ...

Read more When Animals Attack.

WOLF ALICE
wolfalice.co.uk

It’s hard to believe that it’s been more than a decade that London-based Wolf Alice was first formed by singer Ellie Rowsell and guitarist Joff Oddie.

They actually didn’t release their debut single, “Fluffy”, until 2013, which, of course, we wrote about it in January 22, 2013: “Wolf Alice's debut single, "Fluffy" is out February 11th on Chess Club Records. Despite thinking her name is Alice Wolf, it's really Ellie Rowsell, and her band will be doing a UK tour this year - starting off at the NME Awards Show”.

Wolf Alice at Coalition, Brighton (16 May 2013)

We caught them at Great Escap 2013: “Brody and Jess just saw Wolf Alice at Coalition in Brighton as part of the Great Escape Music Festival taking this weekend. Wolf Alice's next Great Escape appearance will be on Friday (05/17) at SMACK. It is a free show, with their motto as "no wristband, no problem."”

When they finally played their first concert in Minnesota, in May 2015, we were there to cover it. We noted, “Based on the excited fans and sold out status of the Turf Club, the band will definitely be returning to Minneapolis... except, of course, they'll play a much bigger venue.”

Wolf Alice at First Avenue, Minneapolis (27 March 2018)

Yes, of course, they played much bigger venues, such as First Avenue in Oct 2015 and Mar 2018. Their finest hour seems to be nominated for a Grammy and winning the 2018 Mercury Prize.

Now, post-pandemic, Wolf Alice is returning to the stage at the sold-out Fine Line Music Café, in Minneapolis, on November 6th.

Tour dates:

10/25/2021 The Showbox Seattle, WA
10/26/2021 McMenamins Crystal Ballroom Portland, OR
10/28/2021 Teragram Ballroom Los Angeles, CA
10/29/2021 Teragram Ballroom Los Angeles, CA
10/30/2021 August Hall San Francisco, CA
11/03/2021 Bluebird Theater Denver, CO
11/04/2021 Bluebird Theater Denver, CO
11/06/2021 Fine Line Music Cafe Minneapolis, MN
11/08/2021 Vic Theatre Chicago, IL
11/09/2021 Newport Music Hall Columbus, OH
11/11/2021 Paradise Rock Club Boston, MA
11/12/2021 The Bowery Ballroom New York, NY
11/13/2021 The Bowery Ballroom New York, NY
11/18/2021 Cannery Ballroom Nashville, TN
11/20/2021 Terminal West Atlanta, GA
01/05/2022 Barrowland Glasgow
01/07/2022 Barrowland Glasgow
01/08/2022 Barrowland Glasgow
01/12/2022 O2 Apollo Manchester Manchester
01/13/2022 O2 Apollo Manchester Manchester
01/14/2022 O2 Academy Sheffield Sheffield
01/15/2022 O2 Academy Liverpool Liverpool
01/18/2022 Eventim Apollo London
01/19/2022 Eventim Apollo London
01/20/2022 Eventim Apollo London
01/22/2022 O2 Guildhall Southampton Southampton
01/23/2022 De La Warr Pavilion Bexhill-on-Sea
01/24/2022 Olympia Theatre Dublin, Ireland
01/25/2022 Olympia Theatre Dublin, Ireland
01/28/2022 Wolf Alice Plymouth Pavilions Plymouth
01/30/2022 O2 Academy Bristol Bristol
01/31/2022 O2 Academy Bristol Bristol
02/20/2022 Rockefeller Music Hall Oslo, Norway
03/02/2022 La Riviera Madrid, Spain
07/06/2022 Mad Cool Festival Madrid, Spain
07/08/2022 Glasgow Green Glasgow

Read More The Wombats The good news is that with their third album Glitterbug just recently released (April 13, 2015), the band is back in the USA on tour. They are stopping by the Varsity Theater on May 6th. ...

THE WOMBATS
thewombats.co.uk

Fix Yourself, Not The World is the forthcoming album from The Wombats.

The popular band will be heading out on tour to promote the record in 2022, and they’re stopping by the Fillmore in Minneapolis on February 4th. We caught the band in Oct 2018 and wrote, “After some time off, the formerly Liverpool-based trio needed some triangulation logistics (singer Murph is recently married and living in LA, bassist Tord Knudsen has a family in Oslo, and drummer Dan Haggis is settled in London) to all come together, but their playing remains solid despite their distance, and the songs still have their distinctive hummable hooks and choruses amid Murph’s anxious and often somber tragi-comic lyrics.”

Tour dates:

January 20 - 9:30 Club, Washington, DC
January 22 - The Fillmore, Philadelphia, PA
January 25 - Terminal 5, New York, NY
January 26 - House of Blues, Boston, MA
January 28 - Corona, Montreal, QB
January 31 - St. Andrew’s, Detroit, MI
February 1 - Newport, Columbus, OH
February 3 - Park West, Chicago, IL
February 4 - The Fillmore, Minneapolis, MN
February 5 - The Truman, Kansas City, MO
February 7 - Cannery, Nashville, TN
February 8 - Buckhead, Atlanta, GA
February 10 - House of Blues, Houston, TX
February 11 - Emo’s, Austin, TX
February 12 - House of Blues, Dallas, TX
February 14 - Ogden, Denver, CO
February 15 - Union, Salt Lake City, UT
February 17 - Showbox Market, Seattle, WA
February 18 - Venue Nightclub, Vancouver, BC
February 19 - Revolution Hall, Portland, OR
February 21 - The Regency, San Francisco, CA
February 22 - The Observatory, Santa Ana, CA
February 25 - The Wiltern, Los Angeles, CA
April 14 - First Direct Arena, Leeds
April 15 - The O2, London
April 16 - Motorpoint Arena, Cardiff
April 18 - Barrowland Ballroom, Glasgow
April 22 - Mountford Hall, Liverpool
April 23 - Mountford Hall, Liverpool
April 29 - La Machine Du Moulin Rouge, Paris (France)
May 1 - Carlswerk Victoria, Cologne (Germany)
May 2 - Übel & Gefährlich, Hamburg (Germany)
May 4 - Slaktkyrkan, Stockholm (Sweden)
May 5 - Rockefeller Music Hall, Oslo (Norway)
May 6 - DR Koncerthuset, Copenhagen (Denmark)
May 7 - Huxley's Neue Welt, Berlin (Germany)
May 9 - Gasometer, Vienna (Austria)
May 10 - Backstage Werk, Munich (Germany)
May 12 - Estragon, Bologna (Italy)
May 13 - Fabrique, Milan (Italy)
May 14 - Komplex 457, Zurich (Switzerland)
May 16 - De Roma, Antwerp (Belgium)
May 17 - Paradiso, Amsterdam (Netherlands)
May 18 - De Oosterpoort, Groningen (Netherlands)
May 19 - TivoliVredenburg, Utrecht (Netherlands)
May 26 - Open Air Theatre, Scarborough

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Grammy winner and bassist Thundercat (not to be confused with the 80s cartoon) will be touring this Fall in support of his album It Is What It Is. The album garnered praises from the Washington Post, the New York Times, and the LA Times… and it won the Grammy in 2020 for the Best Progessive R&B album.

Thundercat Tour Dates

10/24/21 Orlando, FL The Plaza Live
10/26/21 Jacksonville, FL Ponte Vedra Concert Hall
10/27/21 Tampa, FL Jannus Live
10/28/21 Thu. New Orleans, LA The Joy Theater
10/30/21 Austin, TX Stubb's Waller Creek
10/31/21 Atlanta, GA The Eastern
11/2/21 Washington, DC 9:30 Club
11/4/21 Thu. Philadelphia, PA The Fillmore
11/5/21 New York, NY Terminal 5
11/6/21 New York, NY Terminal 5
11/7/21 Boston, MA House of Blues
11/9/21 Boston, MA House of Blues
11/10/21 Montreal, QC MTELUS
11/11/21 Thu. Toronto, ON History
11/12/21 Las Vegas, NV Day N Vegas
11/14/21 St. Paul, MN Palace Theater
11/16/21 St. Louis, MO The Pageant
11/17/21 Tulsa, OK Cain's Ballroom
11/19/21 Houston, TX White Oak Music Hall
11/20/21 Dallas, TX House Of Blues Dallas
11/22/21 Mon. Santa Fe, NM Meow Wolf
11/23/21 Phoenix, AZ The Van Buren
11/27/21 Los Angeles, CA Shrine Expo Hall
11/29/21 Mon. Sacramento, CA Ace of Spades
11/30/21 Sacramento, CA Ace of Spades
12/1/21 San Francisco, CA The Warfield Theatre
12/3/21 Portland, OR Crystal Ballroom
12/4/21 Seattle, WA Paramount Theatre
12/5/21 Boise, ID Knitting Factory Boise
12/7/21 Denver, CO The Mission Ballroom

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Kent’s Lady Bird (no relations to the film of the same name) announced their debut album WE, set for release in February 25th 2022 via Alcopop! Records.

There will be a promotional tour to promote the record… so come see the band live: Don Bird (vocals/guitar/organ), Alex Deadman (guitar), Joe Walker (drums).

2021 Live Dates

16th Oct - Live At Leeds
17th Oct - SWN Fest, Cardiff

2022 Live Dates

8th Mar - The Crypt, Hastings
9th Mar - Joiners, Southampton
10th Mar - Crauford Arms, Milton Keynes
11th Mar - Yellow Arch Studios, Sheffield
13th Mar - Caves, Edinburgh
14th Mar - The Wardrobe, Leeds
16th Mar - The Musician, Leicester
17th Mar - lfor Bach, Cardiff
18th Mar - The Old Blue Last, London
19th Mar - YES (Basement), Manchester
20th Mar - Patterns, Brighton
21st Mar - Bullingdon, Oxford
25th Mar - Forum, Tunbridge Wells

ZOO facebook/abandcalledzoo Cincinnati-based Zoo (stylized as ZOO) will be releasing their forthcoming album No Man's Land. The album is coming out October 22, 2021, via Good Eye Records, and there will be an album release show on October 29 at MOTR Pub with Curt Kiser (of Carriers) and Turtledoves.

THE COYOTE instagram/thecoyoteofficial Writer and composer The Coyote (aka Elan Levy) announced his new EP Bad Killer, set to be released on December 3rd, 2021. You can preview the EP via the lead single and video for “Stranger Danger”, which began streaming on Oct 15th via Variance Magazine.

BLACK SWAN DIVE BOMB facebook/blackswandivebomb Detroit’s Black Swan Dive Bomb (Dakota Starr, Woody Locke, Fann Daigh, and Dan Carney) will be releasing their debut four song EP Light the Match, Ignite the Flame on October 26, 2021. The four-track EP is described as “jam-packed with dynamic changes and unbridled energy.”

HAWKINS facebook/thehawkinsswe Swedish garage rockers The Hawkins just released Aftermath on October 15, via by The Sign Records. The vinyl will arrive on October 29th. Aftermath is described as a conceptual mini-album, “dealing with the destructive aftermath of past relationships.” We’re not actually sure what is the differences are between a mini-album and an extended play (EP).

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Madison Cunningham at Turf Club, St Paul (2021-10-15)

10/15: Madison Cunningham at Turf Club   Setlist Last Boat To Freedom Beauty Into Clichés Trouble Found Me Dry as Sand Pin It Down All I've Ever Known Anywhere Hospital Broken Harvest Song in My Head Solo All at Once Higher Ground Life According to Raechel Like You Do L.A. (Looking Alive) In from Japan Something to Believe In -- Encore -- I Close My Eyes Read More Madison Cunningham Show up early to check out 21-year-old singer-songwriter Madison Cunningham. Cunningham recently covered Simon & Garfunkel’s “So Long, Frank Lloyd Wright” (see it on youtube). …

GRAMMY-nominated singer-songwriter and guitarist Madison Cunningham headlined the Turf Club, in St Paul, on October 15th.

Turnout for the show was pretty terrific for a Friday, with S.G. Goodman taking the stage around 8:30pm. This was her first time here, and although she only played seven or eight songs, mostly from her debut album Old Time Feeling, she filled out the time nicely as she tends to ramble between songs.

We learn that she’s “legally obligated” to say her name seven times, as her manager thinks it’s good for name recognition. And as promised, she would continue to say her name throughout the show, including during the band introduction: Nick Harley on bass, Matt Rowan on guitars, and Stephen Montgomery on drums.

After her preultimate song, “Big Girl Now” was played, someone in the audience shouted out, “You’re S.G. Goodman!”, for which she thanked them and said, “I’m gonna count that as number six.” And, yes, she did ended her entire set by saying her name a seventh time, “I’m S.G. Goodman!”

Setlist

As part of the promotion for the Madison Cunningham concert, the show was recorded and broadcast on local radio station The Current… but as you can see from the setlist, it’s missing about half the set. The show was also special, for the fact, that it was Madison Cunningham’s post-birthday show (her birthdate was Oct 14).

Cunningham seemed eager to play live shows again and finally seeing her fans around the world again, looking at the filled dancefloor.

The Turf Club stage may be too small for her band, as there was only a small space for Cunningham, in the center, as she’s flanked on the side by various pre-tuned guitars on racks.

In the middle of her set, the band left to take a break, while Cunningham played a couple of solo songs, such as “All at Once”.

The encore song was “I Close My Eyes”, the intro track from her 2017 album Love, Lose, Remember.

Cunningham’s latest, Wednesday EP, is out now via Verve Forecast.

Remaining tour dates

Oct 17 Chicago, IL, US Schubas Tavern
Oct 18 Nashville, TN, US The Basement East
Oct 20 Asheville, NC, US The Grey Eagle
Oct 22 Charlottesville, VA, US The Southern Café
Oct 23 Washington, DC, US Miracle Theatre
Oct 24 Philadelphia, PA, US Johnny Brenda's
Oct 25 Cambridge, MA, US The Sinclair
Oct 27 Brooklyn, NY, US Music Hall of Williamsburg
Oct 28 New York (NYC), NY, US Le Poisson Rouge
Oct 30 New York (NYC), NY, US Madison Square Garden
Oct 31 New York (NYC), NY, US Madison Square Garden
Nov 3 Montreal, QC, Canada Le Ministère
Nov 4 Toronto, ON, Canada Horseshoe Tavern
Nov 5 Cleveland, OH, US Beachland Ballroom
Nov 6 Ann Arbor, MI, US The Ark
Nov 17 Victoria, BC, Canada Royal Theatre
Nov 18 Vancouver, BC, Canada Vogue Theatre
Nov 19 Vancouver, BC, Canada Vogue Theatre
Nov 21 Kelowna, BC, Canada Kelowna Community Theatre
Nov 23 Edmonton, AB, Canada Winspear Centre
Nov 24 Red Deer, AB, Canada Memorial Centre
Nov 25 Calgary, AB, Canada Jack Singer Concert Hall, Arts Commons
Nov 26 Saskatoon, SK, Canada Coors Event Centre
Nov 27 Winnipeg, MB, Canada Burton Cummings Theatre

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We♥KC - Rocktober 17-31 2021 Upcoming Shows (Kansas City / Lawrence / Topeka KS)

Oct 19 Watkins Family Hour at Knuckleheads  Oct 19 Black Label Society atUptown    Read More Black Label Society Loosen up those neck muscles because there will be head banging and hair flailing as Black Label Society continues its Revolver Golden Gods Tour, with openers Down and Devil You Know, including a stop at The Myth nightclub, just outside Minneapolis, next week. …

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Rocktober continues in force! 

The last half of the month remains busy enough to have to pick and choose your show, despite several cancellations and some postponements.  Look as well for a venue change or two, and please continue to check venue sites and socials for the latest, as well as health protocol requirements as Kansas City still has a city mask mandate. 

In Lawrence, the Oct 21 Mat Kearney show may be canceled but the Zombie Walk is on, so be careful driving downtown that evening and Halloween itself is mostly free of major shows, so house parties and bar costume contests will probably be the preferred entertainment. 

Here’s what’s happening in the area for the final half of October

(a few recommended shows are highlighted below):

Tuesday October 19

Watkins Family Hour, Oct. 19, Knuckleheads. $39.50

Best known as two-thirds of Nickel Creek, the sibling duo of Sean and Sara Watkins have worked previously in the group format and for each other’s solo albums, but with the duo’s new album brother sister (stream on Spotify here) they wrote together for the first time in this way.  Famed producer Mike Viola helped further refine the songs for the compelling end result.  Courtney Hartman is set to open the evening. 

 

In This Moment with Ded and Raven Black, Oct. 19, Arvest Bank Theatre at the Midland. $35-$40

August Burns Red w/ Fit for a King, Erra, Like Moths to Flames, Oct. 19, The Truman. $27.50-$50

Jake Miller, Oct. 19, RecordBar. $20

Black Label Society, Oct. 19, Uptown. $35-$45

Judas Priest, Oct. 19, Cable Dahmer Arena CANCELED

Wednesday October 20

Wheelwright (formerly Jared and the Mill), Oct. 20, RecordBar, $13

$uicideboy$, Oct. 20, Azura Amphitheater. $49-59.00

Nurse Blake, Oct. 20, Liberty Hall Lawrence. $34.50-$59.50

Oct 21 Bahamas at Truman    Oct 21 Dar Williams at Lawrence Arts Center'  Read More Dar Williams Singer/songwriter Dar Williams will be headlining the Cedar Cultural Center this October 28th. Her latest album I’ll Meet You Here will be out October 1st, on BMG’s recently launched Renew label. …

Thursday October 21

Bahamas with Sam Weber, Oct. 21, The Truman. $25-$50 

Canadian Afie Juvanen is out supporting last October’s Sad Hunk release (on Brushfire Records), with the aptly named Still Sad Tour.  The indie-folk artist can be sometimes quirky but the album did manage to capture this year’s Juno Award for Best Adult Alternative Album.

Make sure to show up early for another Canadian, now LA based singer songwriter Sam Weber whose new album Get Free, is a representation of current times.  Written pre-pandemic but recorded during lockdown, Weber says of it, “The songs became as much about the experience and ritual of spending time together as the content in the lyrics. I called the record Get Free because each performance of each song was a moment of transcendence and an escape for us from an otherwise odd, restrictive time.”

Dar Williams, Oct. 21, Lawrence Arts Center, $29-31.

Hudson Valley, NY singer-songwriter Dar Williams returns with I’ll Meet You Here (on Renew/BMG), her first album in six years.  She cut tracks with ex-Bowie bassist Gail Ann Dorsey and guitarist /producer Larry Campbell, before Campbell himself caught Covid, so the album was put aside as Williams worked on her latest book, Writing a Song That Matters, instead. Thankfully, the record completed as well as a stop-motion animation video for single “Today and Everyday” seen here. Heather Maloney to open. 

Trey Kennedy, Oct. 21, Uptown. Sold Out

Mat Kearney, Oct. 21, Liberty Hall Lawrence CANCELED

Friday October 22

Aaron Lewis, Oct. 22, Ameristar. $57-$75

Mega Ran, Oct 22, Uptown Theater   ***

Johnnyswim with Katelyn Tarver, Oct. 22, The Truman POSTPONED TO APR 22

Nelly w Blanco Brown, Oct. 22, Azura Amphitheater- CANCELED (Nelly at Uptown Jan 25)

 

Oct 23 Kawehi at Bottleneck  Read More I Am Kawehi Hawaiian pop/electronic loop artist I Am Kawehi (pronounced Kuh-VAY-Hee) is currently on her “The Quarantine Sessions on Tour”… and she’ll be stopping by the Turf Club in …

Saturday October 23

I am Kawehi, Oct. 23, Granada Lawrence. $18   MOVED TO BOTTLENECK

There’s been considerable buzz since Elle Magazine declared the native Hawaiian “:the genius one-woman band” and the pop/electronic loop artist is on a two-month Quarantine Sessions Tour that features music from six of her EPs (as well as maybe a mashup or two) using technology to sound like a large band by herself.  (note the venue change too)

Dr. Dog, Oct. 23, The Truman. $27-$49

Michael Cavanaugh, Oct. 23, Topeka Performing Arts Center

Ron White, Oct. 23, Ameristar. $70-$100

San Holo, Oct. 23, Arvest Bank Theatre at The Midland. $23-$40

Sunday October 24

Bleachers, Oct. 24, Uptown. Sold Out.

The Westerlies, Oct. 24, Lied Center. $16-$30

Terri Clark, Oct. 24, Knuckleheads. $38.50-$58.50

Monday October 25

Walk the Moon, Oct. 25, The Truman. $38-$70

David Foster and Katharine McPhee, Kauffman Center. CANCELED

Oct 26 Ruston Kelly at Knuckleheads  Read More Ruston Kelly Great Clips Stage Kacey Musgraves Dawes Anderson East Ruston Kelly ....

Tuesday October 26

Ruston Kelly with Margaret Glaspy, Oct. 26, Knuckleheads. $20-$25

South Carolina singer-songwriter Ruston Kelly used to be known more as the ex-husband of Kacey Musgraves, but has come into his own of late, with last August’s Shape & Destroy (on Rounder Records) earning critical praise.

We had fun seeing NYC indie-folk artist Margaret Glaspy under the summer sun at Rock the Garden 2017 and she returns to stages in support of last year’s Devotion (on ATO Records) following a pre-pandemic tour with Neko Case and Kimya Dawson. 

Pink Martini featuring China Forbes, Oct. 26, Kauffman Center. $39-$79

Blackberry Smoke, Oct 26, Uptown Theater, $35-79.

Wednesday October 27

Black Violin, Oct. 27, Kauffman Center. $29-$59

Thursday October 28

Jimmie Vaughan, Oct. 28, Knuckleheads. $29.50

Friday October 29

Grupo Firme, Oct. 29, T-Mobile Center. $49.50-$139.50

Todd Snider, Oct. 29, Folly. $35-$45

Peekaboo with Buku, Mize and more, Oct. 29, The Truman. $25-$55

Omar Apollo, Oct. 29, Liberty Hall Lawrence CANCELED

Oct 30 Dayglow at Truman  Read More Dayglow Unfortunately, COVID-19 claimed Dayglow’s sold-out 2020 North American tour… they are now making it up with this upcoming headlining show at First Avenue on October 27th. ....

Saturday October 30

Dayglow, Oct. 30, The Truman. $20-$25

Austin (by way of Fort Worth) musician Sloan Struble first received heavy radio airplay with previous breakout single, “Can I Call You Tonight?” and released his sophomore album Harmony House earlier this spring.  You may just have caught he and the band on a recent episode of Austin City Limits on PBS as well. Self-taught via Garageband, Dayglow is one of those DIY success stories done right and the buzz is only growing bigger. 

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Asleep at the Wheel, Oct. 30, Kauffman Center. $39-$59

Josh Turner, Oct. 30, Ameristar. $55-$170

MercyMe, Oct. 30, Cable Dahmer Arena. $30-$165

Florida Georgia Line w Russell Dickerson, Lauren Alaina, Oct. 30 CANCELED

Sunday October 31

Dude Perfect, Oct. 31, T-Mobile Center. $28-$202

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Halloween: Early Eyes, Cannibal Corpse, Full of Hell, Boiled in Lead

Read More Early Eyes Early Eyes is a name new to many, the Minneapolis indie-pop/rock quintet only becoming a band in late 2016, but they’ve already attracted Hippo Campus-like buzz from very early-on. Second EP, Decorating, is just out and …

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Just in time for our favorite holiday, Halloween, Minneapolis band Early Eyes released “Halloween ‘18”, the single from their forthcoming debut album Look Alive!, set for release on February 25 via Epitaph Records.

“We made ‘Halloween 18’ because we wanted to make the next Halloween chart-topping single, influenced by Ari Aster, James Wan, Sasquatch, and a zombie with no conscience.” Explains vocalist Jake Berglove. “We wrote the majority of the song in memoriam of the ghost of a Halloween party that happened in 2017, but ‘Halloween Seventeen’ wasn’t the right amount of syllables…”

We caught the band at Basilica Block Party in July 2018, and wrote, “Early Eyes is a name new to many, the Minneapolis indie-pop/rock quintet only becoming a band in late 2016, but they’ve already attracted Hippo Campus-like buzz from very early-on.  Second EP, Decorating, is just out and songs like the title track and ‘Feathers’ suggest a youthful energy and musical statement that the band has a lot more to say, and they also were fun and engaging live (and easy to see, with two of the five in bright-yellow t-shirts).”

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Long-running death metal icons Cannibal Corpse will be headlining a US tour with labelmates Whitechapel and Revocation, under the banner A celebration of the 40th Anniversary of Metal Blade Records.

Cannibal Corpse’ latest Violence Unimagined is out now.

CANNIBAL CORPSE w/ Whitechapel, Revocation, Shadow Of Intent:

2/18/2022 Center Stage - Atlanta, GA
2/19/2022 The Ramkat - Winston-Salem, NC
2/20/2022 Baltimore Soundstage - Baltimore, MD
2/21/2022 Reverb - Reading, PA
2/22/2022 The Roxian - Pittsburgh, PA
2/24/2022 Brooklyn Steel - Brooklyn, NY
2/25/2022 The Palladium - Worcester, MA
2/26/2022 Anthology - Rochester, NY
2/28/2022 The Majestic - Detroit, MI
3/01/2022 The Vic - Chicago, IL
3/02/2022 Skyway Theater - Minneapolis, MN
3/04/2022 The Gothic - Denver, CO
3/05/2022 Metro Music Hall - Salt Lake City, UT
3/07/2022 Showbox - Seattle, WA
3/08/2022 Hawthorne - Portland, OR
3/10/2022 Ace Of Spades - Sacramento, CA
3/11/2022 The UC Theatre - Berkeley, CA
3/12/2022 The Observatory - Santa Ana, CA
3/13/2022 The Belasco - Los Angeles, CA
3/14/2022 The Van Buren - Phoenix, AZ
3/15/2022 Sunshine Theater - Albuquerque, NM
3/17/2022 Vibes Event Center - San Antonio, TX
3/18/2022 White Oak Music Hall - Houston, TX
3/19/2022 Amplified Live - Dallas, TX
3/21/2022 Red Flag - St. Louis, MO
3/22/2022 Mercury Ballroom - Louisville, KY
3/23/2022 Iron City - Birmingham, AL
3/25/2022 Jannus Live - St. Petersburg, FL
3/26/2022 Revolution - Ft. Lauderdale, FL

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Hardcore, grind, death metal band Full of Hell will be touring with Wolves in the Throne Room and UADA this Winter 2022. The band’s latest release, Garden of Burning Apparitions, is available now on Relapse Records.

Tour dates:

1.11 • Seattle, WA • Crocodile
1.12 • Vancouver, BC • Rickshaw
1.14 • Edmonton, AB • Starlite Room
1.15 • Calgary, AB • Dickens
1.17 • Salt Lake City, UT • Metro Music Hall
1.18 • Denver, CO • The Oriental Theater
1.19 • Lawrence, KS • Granada Theater
1.20 • Minneapolis, MN • Fine Line Music Café
1.21 • Chicago, IL • The Metro
1.22 • Detroit, MI • El Club
1.23 • Toronto, ON • Danforth
1.25 • Montreal, QC • Fairmount
1.26 • Boston, MA • Sinclair
1.27 • Brooklyn, NY • Warsaw
1.28 • Pittsburgh, PA • Mr. Smalls
1.29 • Washington, DC • The Black Cat
1.31 • Charlotte, NC • Amos' Southend
2.01 • Atlanta, GA • The Masquerade
2.02 • Tampa, FL • The Orpheum
2.04 • Dallas, TX • Amplified Live
2.05 • San Antonio, TX • The Rock Box
2.07 • Phoenix, AZ • Nile Theater
2.08 • Los Angeles, CA • The Regent
2.09 • Berkeley, CA • UC Theater
2.11 • Portland, OR • Hawthorne Theater

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Speaking of death, local musician David Stenshoel passed away on September 16, 2021. He was a passionate musician (violin, tenor saxophone, electric mandolin and gaida), who played with many bands, including Boiled in Lead.

There is a benefit show over at the Celtic Junction Arts Center at 2pm on Saturday, October 16th. All proceeds go to benefit David’s family.

Boiled in Lead, via the Cedar, provided the memorial concert for David Stenshoel:

Violinist David Stenshoel passed away on September 16th, 2021. He has enriched audiences in the Twin Cities and beyond since the early 1970s playing an extremely wide range of music with innovation, talent, and joy.

Boiled in Lead and Friends:
Remembering David Stenshoel

Saturday, October 16th, 2021 at 2:00 PM CT
At Celtic Junction Arts Center
836 Prior Avenue, Saint Paul, MN, 55104

Buy tickets here: $25 Advance and at the door
All proceeds go to benefit David's family.

The concert will be held outdoors, weather permitting.

Note: If indoors, masks plus proof of COVID-19 vaccination (or a negative PCR test within 72 hours) will be required.

This event will also be livestreamed and recorded in multitrack audio.

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