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Minneapolis: June 1 to June 5, 2019

Here are some shows taking place in the Minneapolis/St Paul area from June 1 to June 5, 2019.

Read more: Minneapolis Music Guide.

Hozier at State Theatre Read More Hozier Irish singer-songwriter Hozier is enjoying a sold out American tour this Winter. He's touring in support of his eponymous debut self-titled studio album, which hit #1 on the Irish chart and #2 in the US charts. .... Bailen Bailen (twins David and Daniel and their sister Julia) opened the show. ....

HOZIER
+ Bailen
State Theatre
Sun 06/02/2019 (8pm/$55)
hennepintheatretrust.org

Multi-platinum singer/songwriter Hozier has sold out the State Theatre on Sunday, June 2nd. The tour is in support of his sophomore album Wasteland, Baby! (which came out on March 1 and debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard Top 200 Album Chart).

Bailen to open. We last saw her in Sep 2017 and said that they were twins David and Daniel and their sister Julia.

Tour dates:

16/05/2019 – 19/05/2019 Hangout Fest 2019
21/05/2019 Moran Theater, Jacksonville, FL
22/05/2019 Township Auditorium, Columbia, SC
23/05/2019 Altria Theater, Richmond, VA
24/05/2019 – 26/05/2019 Boston Calling 2019
26/05/2019 Benedum Center, Pittsburgh, PA
28/05/2019 Fillmore Detroit, Detroit, MI
29/05/2019 20 Monroe Live, Grand Rapids, MI
30/05/2019 The Rave, Milwaukee, WI
01/06/2019 The Sylvee, Madison, WI
02/06/2019 State Theatre, Minneapolis, MN
04/06/2019 Arvest Bank Theatre, Kansas City, MO
06/06/2019 Stifel Theatre, St Louis, MO
07/06/2019 Taft Theatre, Cincinnati, OH
08/06/2019 – 09/06/2019 LaureLive 2019
10/06/2019 Murat Theatre, Indianapolis, IN
11/06/2019 Clyde Theatre, Fort Wayne, IN
13/06/2019 Iroquois Amph, Louisville, KY
25/06/2019 Irish Independent Park, Cork
26/06/2019 – 30/06/2019 Glastonbury Festival 2019
27/06/2019 Ormeau Park, Belfast
26/07/2019 BB&T Pavilion, Camden, NJ
26/07/2019 – 28/07/2019 XPoNential Music Festival
01/08/2019 – 04/08/2019 Lollapalooza 2019
02/08/2019 – 04/08/2019 Osheaga Music & Arts 2019
06/08/2019 Colosseum, Caesar's Windsor
10/08/2019 – 11/08/2019 Railbird Festival 2019
21/08/2019 Sentrum Scene, Oslo, Norway
23/08/2019 – 25/08/2019 Today's Festival 2019
26/08/2019 Volkshaus, Zürich, Switzerland
30/08/2019 – 01/09/2019 Electric Picnic 2019
01/09/2019 AFAS Live, Amsterdam,
02/09/2019 Cirque Royal, Brussels, Belgium
04/09/2019 Große Freiheit 36, Hamburg, Ger
05/09/2019 Batschkapp, Frankfurt, Ger
07/09/2019 Palladium, Warsaw, Poland
07/09/2019 – 08/09/2019 Lollapalooza Berlin 2019
10/09/2019 Konzerthaus, Vienna, Austria
11/09/2019 Circus-krone-bau, Munich, Ger
13/09/2019 L'OLYMPIA, Paris, France
15/09/2019 Symphony Hall, Birmingham
16/09/2019 De Montfort Hall, Leicester
17/09/2019 St David's Hall, Cardiff, UK
19/09/2019 O2 Apollo Manchester, Manchester
20/09/2019 Sheffield City Hall, Sheffield
22/09/2019 O2 City Hall Newcastle, Newcastle Upon Tyne
24/09/2019 Royal Concert Hall, Glasgow, UK
25/09/2019 Usher Hall, Edinburgh, UK

Other shows in the area:

Erik Koskinen at Turf Club Diane Coffee at 7th Street Kelly Finnigan: The Tales People Tell Laura Stevenson at 7th Street Nav at Varsity Theater Inter Arma at 7th Street US Girls/Sweet Spirit at Turf Club Read More Laura Stevenson The last time I saw Laura Stevenson, she was with "The Cans" at The Triple Rock in 2011. I wonder if the band decided to drop the "The Cans" part and just going with "Laura Stevenson"? Anyway, she is … Sweet Spirit Austin locals Sweet Spirit (members of A Giant Dog) will be headlining the 7th Street Entry this Sunday in support of their sophomore record St. Mojo (out April 7 via Nine Mile Records). …

ERIK KOSKINEN
Turf Club
Sat 06/01/2019 (8pm/15)
turfclub.net

Minnesota songsmith Erik Koskinen is back with a new album Burning The Deal (Real Phonic Records/Tone Tree Music). The local singer will be playing tracks from the new album at the Turf Club on June 1st.

Tour Dates:

May 24 - Shell Lake, WI @ The Potter's Shed
May 25 - Ellendale, MN @ Revival Festival
Jun 01 - St. Paul, MN @ Turf Club
Jun 06 - Hillsboro, WI @ Bonfire Festival
Jun 07 - La Crosse, WI @ The Charmant Hotel
Jul 06 - Duluth, MN @ Bayfront Festival Park
Jul 13 - Minneapolis, MN @ Roots Rock

# w/ Jeffrey Foucault
% w/ SONTALK

DIANE COFFEE
+ Disq
7th St Entry
Sat 06/01/2019 (8pm/$12)
first-avenue.com

Former Foxygen drummer, Diane Coffee’s new album Internet Arms is out now on Polyvinyl Records. Coffee’s Internet Arms tour will take him to the 7th Street Entry this June 1st.

Disq to open.

Tour dates:

05/17 - Toronto, ON @ The Garrison #%
05/18 - Detroit, MI @ Deluxx Fluxx #%
05/31 - Milwaukee, WI @ Colectivo
06/01 - Minneapolis, MN @ 7th St. Entry
06/02 - Omaha, NE @ Slowdown - Front Room
06/05 - Spokane, WA @ The Bartlett
06/06 - Seattle, WA @ Barboza
06/07 - Portland, OR @ Doug Fir Lounge
06/08 - Vancouver, BC @ Fox Cabaret
06/11 - San Francisco, CA @ The Independent
06/13 - Santa Ana, CA @ Constellation Room
06/14 - Los Angeles, CA @ Teragram Ballroom
06/15 - San Diego, CA @ The Casbah
06/16 - Phoenix, AZ @ Valley Bar
06/18 - Denver, CO @ Globe Hall
06/20 - Kansas City, MO@ recordBar
06/21 - St. Louis, MO @ Off Broadway
06/22 - Indianapolis, IN @ Hi-Fi
06/28 - Davenport, IA @ Racoon Motel
06/29 - Macomb, IL @ Heritage Days
09/04 - Spring Green, WI @ Sh*tty Barn Sessions

# w/ Active Bird Community
% w/ Jackie Mendoza

KELLY FINNIGAN
Dakota Jazz Club
Sun 06/02/2019 (7pm/$25 )
dakotacooks.com

Kelly Finnigan (billed as Kelly Finnigan & The Atonements), the lead singer of Bay Area-based Monophonics, is touring in support of his debut solo album The Tales People Tell (Colemine Records).

The singer will be playing the Dakota Jazz Club on June 2nd.

Tour dates:

5/21 - The Standard, New York, NY
5/28 - Record Bar, Kansas City, MO
5/29 - Rose Music Hall, Columbia, MO
5/30 - Old Rock House, St. Louis, MO
5/31 - Woodward Theatre, Cincinnati, OH
6/1 - Martyrs, Chicago, IL
6/2 - Dakota, Minneapolis, MN
7/10 - Mississippi Studios, Portland OR
7/11 - Cider House Music Hall, Eugene OR
7/12 - Timber Fest, Carnation, WA
7/13 - The Rickshaw Theatre, Vancouver, BC

LAURA STEVENSON
+ See Through Dresses, Completions
7th St Entry
Mon 06/03/2019 (7pm/$15)
first-avenue.com

Remember Laura Stevenson and the Cans? Well Laura Stevenson, sans cans, will be playing the 7th Street Entry on June 3rd. Stevenson’ new album is called The Big Freeze.

Tour dates:

05/22/2019 The Sinclair Cambridge, MA
05/24/2019 Rough Trade Brooklyn, NY
05/29/2019 Beat Kitchen Chicago, IL
06/03/2019 7th St Entry Minneapolis, MN
06/05/2019 Marquis Theater Denver, CO
06/16/2019 Mountain Jam Festival
06/20/2019 Camden Assembly London, UK
06/21/2019 Laura Stevenson Patterns Brighton
06/23/2019 Brudenell Social Club Leeds

NAV
+ Killy
Varsity Theater
Tue 06/04/2019 (7pm/$35)
varsitytheater.com

Nav will be headlining the Varsity Theater in Minneapolis on June 4th. Toronto’s own quickly rising rapper Killy will open the show.

Tour dates:

May 21 - San Diego, CA @ House of Blues^
May 22- Anaheim, CA @ House of Blues^
May 24 - San Francisco, CA @ The Fillmore^
May 26- Vancouver, BC @ PNE Forum^
May 28- Seattle, WA @ Showbox SoDo^
May 29- Portland, OR @ Crystal Ballroom^
May 31 - Salt Lake City, UT @ The Depot^
June 2 - Denver, CO @ Summit^
June 4- Minneapolis, MN @ Varsity Theater^
June 6 - Chicago, IL @ House Of Blues^
June 7 - Milwaukee, WI @ Rave^
June 8 - Detroit, MI @ The Fillmore^
June 10 - Toronto, ON @ Rebel^
June 11- Montreal, QC @ MTELUS^
June 13 - New York, NY @ The Rooftop at Pier 17^
June 14 - Boston, MA @ House of Blues^
June 15 - Philadelphia, PA @ The Fillmore^
June 17 - Washington, DC @ @ The Fillmore^
June 18 - Charlotte, NC @ The Fillmore^
June 20 - Miami Beach, FL @ The Fillmore^
June 22 - Atlanta, GA @ Tabernacle^
June 24 - Houston, TX @ House of Blues^
June 25 - Dallas, TX @ House of Blues^
June 27 - Phoenix, AZ @ The Van Buren^
June 28 - Los Angeles, CA @ Hollywood Palladium^
July 3 – Budapest, Hungary @ Balaton Sound
July 4 – Liège, Belgium @ Les Ardentes
July 6 - Frankfurt, Germany @ Zoom
July 9 - Warsaw, Poland @ Praga Centrum
July 11 - Gräfenhainichen, Germany @ Splash! Festival 2019
July 12 – Hilvarenbeek, Netherlands @ Woo Hah!
July 13 - London, UK @ XOYO
July 15 - Manchester, UK @ Yes
July 20 – Helsinki, Finland @ Weekend Festival
August 1 - Chicago, IL @ Lollapalooza
August 9 - Montreal, Canada @ îLESONIQ 2019

^With NAV

INTER ARMA
+ Thantifaxath
7th St Entry
Wed 06/05/2019 (8pm/$31)
first-avenue.com

Richmond’s Inter Arma is touring in support of the new album Sulphur English (Relapse Records).

Thantifaxath to open.

Tour dates:

May 18 St. Louis, MO @ Fubar ^
May 19 Milwaukee, WI @ Cactus Club ^
May 21 Kansas City, MO @ Riot Room ^
May 22 Denver, CO @ Hi Dive ^
May 23 Albuquerque, NM @ Sister Bar ^
May 24 Flagstaff, AZ @ Green Room ^
May 25 Phoenix, AZ @ Yucca Tap Room ^
May 26 San Diego, CA @ Space Bar ^
May 27 Los Angeles, CA @ Resident ^
May 28 Oakland, CA @ Oakland Metro ^ #
May 29 Eugene, OR @ Old Nick’s ^ #
May 30 Portland, OR @ High Water Mark ^ #
May 31 Seattle, WA @ Northwest Terror Fest
June 1 Boise, ID @ Bump HQ ^ * #
June 2 Salt Lake City, UT @ Kilby Court ^ * #
June 4 Omaha, NE @ Slowdown ^
June 5 Minneapolis, MN @ 7th Street Entry ^
June 6 Chicago, IL @ Reggie’s ^
June 7 Lexington, KY @ Cosmic Charlie’s ^

^ = w/ Thantifaxath
* = w/ KEN Mode
# = w/ Wayfarer

U.S. GIRLS / SWEET SPIRIT
Turf Club
Wed 06/05/2019 (7pm/$15)
turfclub.net

The U.S. Girls and Sweet Spirit co-headlining show will take place at the Turf Club on June 5th. If history repeats itself, you can expect local hero Har Mar Superstar to randomly show up on Sweet Spirit’s set!

Tour dates:

06/01/2019 Governors Ball Music Festival
06/02/2019 Union Pool Brooklyn, NY
06/03/2019 Beachland Tavern Cleveland, OH
06/05/2019 Turf Club Saint Paul, MN
07/07/2019 Festival d'été de Québec
08/03/2019 Osheaga Festiva

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Beach Boys at PACER Annual Benefit, Convention Center, Minneapolis (11 May 2019)

Beach Boys Minneapolis Convention Center Pacer program cover Beach Boys Setlist Do It Again Surfin' Safari Catch a Wave Little Honda Surfin' U.S.A. Surfer Girl Don't Worry Baby Little Deuce Coupe 409 Shut Down I Get Around Be True to Your School God Only Knows Sloop John B ([traditional] cover) Wouldn't It Be Nice California Girls Do You Wanna Dance? (Bobby Freeman cover) Help Me, Rhonda Barbara Ann (The Regents cover) Kokomo Good Vibrations -- Encore -- Fun, Fun, Fun Tour Dates May 26 Altoona, PA The Jaffa Shrine Center May 30 Huntington, NY The Paramount May 31 Carlton, MN Black Bear Casino Resort Jun 14 Bizkaia, Spain Legends Festival Jun 16 Prague, Czech Republic Lucerna Jun 18 Hannover, Germany Swiss Life Hall Jun 20 Roskilde, Denmark Roskilde Congress Ctr Jun 21 Bournemouth Bournemouth International Ctr Jun 22 Hull, UK Hull Bonus Arena Jun 24 London, UK Royal Albert Hall Jun 25 London, UK Royal Albert Hall Jun 26 Festival Printemps de Perouges Jun 27 Paris, France Olympia Jun 28 Antwerp, Belgium Stadsshouwberg Jun 29 Frankfurt, Germany Jahrhunderthalle Jun 30 Abenberg, Germany Burg Abenberg Jul 2 Dusseldorf, Germany Mitsubishi Electric Halle Jul 3 Rotterdam, Netherlands Nieuwe Luxor Theatre Jul 5 Rotterdam, Netherlands Port of Rotterdam Jul 6 Brighton, United Kingdom Brighton Centre Jul 7 Oxfordshire, Cornbury Music Festival Jul 9 Zurich, Switzerland Theater 11 Jul 11 Marbella, Spain Starlite Festival Jul 12 Barcelona, Spain Pedralbes Festival Jul 13 Monte-Carlo, France Sporting Club Jul 16 Berlin, Germany Verti Music Hall Jul 17 Dresden, Germany Junge Garde Jul 19 Halle, Germany Freilichtbühne Peißnitzinsel Jul 20 Munich, Germany Cirkus Krone Jul 21 Stuttgart, Germany Liederhalle Jul 22 Freiburg, Germany Zelt-Music-Festival Jul 25 Asheville, NC Biltmore Estate Jul 27 Atlantic City, NJ Hard Rock Live at Etess Arena Jul 28 Whitehouse Station, NJ QuickChek NJ Festival Aug 1 Grand Rapids, MI Meijer Gardens Amph Aug 2 New Buffalo, MI Four Winds Casino Aug 3 Highland Park, IL Ravinia Pavilion Aug 4 Highland Park, IL Ravinia Pavilion Aug 14 Hampton Beach, NH Hampton Beach Casino Aug 15 Lowell, MA Boarding House Park Aug 16 East Providence, RI Bold Point Park Aug 18 Ridgefield, CT Ridgefield Playhouse Aug 21 Chautauqua, NY Chautauqua Institution Amph Aug 22 Canandaigua, NY Constellation Brands–Marvin Sands Aug 23 Lancaster, PA American Music Theatre Aug 24 Selbyville, DE The Freman Stage at Bayside Aug 25 Vienna, VA Wolf Trap Aug 30 Huron, SD South Dakota State Fair Aug 31 Salem, OR Oregon State Fair Sep 2 Puyallup, WA Washington State Fair Sep 4 Jacksonville, OR Britt Festival Sep 6 Lincoln, CA Thunder Valley Casino Resort Sep 8 Saratoga, CA The Mountain Winery Oct 16 San Diego, CA Humphreys Concerts Oct 17 San Diego, CA Humphreys Concerts Dec 1 Palm Springs, CA McCallum Theatre Mar 4 Mesa, AZ Valle De Oro Read More PACER Proceeds from the Annual Benefit support PACER’s programs for children with disabilities and PACER’s National Bullying Prevention Center, which was founded in 2006 so that bullying is no longer considered an accepted childhood .... The Beach Boys Wilson, Jardine and Marks have carried on for a brief 7-city summer tour, following a successful 50th anniversary album/73-show tour under The Beach Boys name which fizzled after singer Mike Love …

After seven consecutive months of snow and an extraordinarily long winter, summer has officially come early--

courtesy of The Beach Boys who brought warmth, sunshine, and almost sixty years of hits to PACER Center’s 37th Annual Benefit, presented by Starkey Hearing Technologies, held this past weekend at the Minneapolis Convention Center, to support the work PACER does for families of children with disabilities and children who are bullied.

The mission of PACER Center is to enhance the quality of life and expand opportunities for children, youth, and young adults with all disabilities and their families, so each person can reach his or her highest potential.

PACER, headquartered locally, serves families nationwide, as well as those in-state and operates on the principles of parents helping parents, supporting families, promoting a safe environment for all children, and working in collaboration with others.

The current incarnation of the legendary group is a tight nine-piece band, fronted by original vocalist Mike Love and Bruce Johnston (keys/bass/vocals) who joined in 1965. Love’s son Christian is on rhythm guitar and sings lead on a few songs, and Apple Valley, MN native Brian Eichenberger has re-joined on guitar and high vocals, replacing an ailing Jeff Foskett.

With a stage decorated appropriately with several palm trees, a video screen behind them, and supporting screens on each side, the band entertained the convention center auditorium crowd with a jukebox-like hit parade of twenty-two songs spanning six decades, in just over sixty-five minutes.

The band got the crowd in the mood with a short video montage before opening with 1968’s ‘Do it Again’ (which the band remade in 2011 when Brian Wilson briefly rejoined for their 50^th) with 1962’s ‘Surfin’ Safari’ following close behind.

Love, with silver beard and mustache wore his own Beach Boys cap and a shirt with numerous peace signs emblazoned on it, still the signature voice in a unique musical sound that is so much a part of our lives, it’s hard to imagine a time when it didn’t exist.

As the hits continued, more and more people stood, several in tropical shirts, to dance in the aisles, bop inflatable beach balls around the crowd, and head up front to get a closer look. For ‘Surfer Girl’, Love had everyone hold their cellphone lights in the air, creating a firefly look to the crowd (“it looks like the Milky Way” Love remarked), as he recalled their early area appearance at a ballroom on Lake Minnetonka in the early 60’s.

Eichenberger took lead vocals for a swinging ‘Don’t Worry Baby’ resulting in some hometown applause, and Love introduced ‘Be True to Your School’ as dedicated to people in uniforms… cheer-leading uniforms. Classic ‘God Only Knows’ was performed with Christian Love on lead, taking over the original vocals from late drummer Dennis Wilson and the last third of their set kicked things higher with nothing but monster hits, beginning with ‘Wouldn’t It Be Nice’.

‘California Girls’ was changed to ‘Minnesota Girls’ a few times on the chorus and Johnston took the lead over for 1965’s ‘Do You Wanna Dance’. The crowd sang back to the band on ‘Help Me Rhonda’ and the band urged everyone to be snowbirds next year and escape the Minnesota chill, to travel to ‘Kokomo’. The trippy electro-theremin of 1966’s ‘Good Vibrations’ still shows how revolutionary that song was fifty-plus years later, and everything ended on a high note with 1964’s ‘Fun, Fun, Fun’, with everyone on their feet, dancing and clapping along.  

Almost sixty years on, the California Sound is still alive and well with The Beach Boys, able to bring warmth and sunshine to even the coldest corners of Minnesota; and on this night supporting a great cause of anti-bullying and promoting a safe environment for all children and young adults and enhancing the lives of people with disabilities, courtesy of the efforts of PACER Center.

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Beach Boys at PACER Annual Benefit, Convention Center, Minneapolis (11 May 2019)

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PACER Annual Benefit, Convention Center, Minneapolis (11 May 2019)

PACER Read More PACER Proceeds from the Annual Benefit support PACER’s programs for children with disabilities and PACER’s National Bullying Prevention Center, which was founded in 2006 so that bullying is no longer considered an accepted childhood ....

 Supporters and donors came out by the hundreds to PACER Center’s 37th Annual Benefit, presented by Starkey Hearing Technologies, held this past weekend at the Minneapolis Convention Center, to support the work PACER does for families of children with disabilities and children who are bullied.

The nonprofit, tax-exempt organization gets over 95% of its annual revenue from donor contributions, and its annual benefit evening is a vital part of their overall fundraising, which this year featured The Beach Boys as musical guest – look for that event re-cap in a separate column.

The mission of PACER Center is to enhance the quality of life and expand opportunities for children, youth, and young adults with all disabilities and their families, so each person can reach his or her highest potential.

PACER, headquartered locally, serves families nationwide, as well as those in-state and operates on the principles of parents helping parents, supporting families, promoting a safe environment for all children, and working in collaboration with others.

Ahead of the evening program, the main ballroom was filled with thousands of silent auction items, from almost every category available including art, jewelry, beauty and wellness, electronics, and children’s items, to signed sports and celebrity memorabilia, vacations, culinary, and entertainment experiences, and much more. This year, mobile bidding was introduced via a smartphone app and the room also had several stations for those with questions or without an enabled phone to bid.

Music memorabilia included a signed photo and guitar from Meghan Trainor, Dave Koz tickets/signed CDs/meet and greet package, and numerous signed albums from The Beach Boys themselves, along with a large signed surfboard.   

Guests also had the opportunity to purchase extravaganza mystery bags, wine pull, and raffle tickets- the latter to win a trip for two to Chicago for a VIP culinary experience including a 14-course tasting menu at one of the nation’s most highly regarded restaurants.

Chef/TV personality Andrew Zimmern returned as the evening program’s emcee with WCCO-TV anchor Frank Vascellaro once again returning as the live auctioneer for the most special and unique experiences. Some of which included VIP tickets to the Ellen show/Warner Brothers studio tour, preferred seats and meet and greets with all local sports teams, a tour of Jay Leno’s Garage in California, bottles of the fabled Opus One wine, and a Disney World private VIP tour experience, described in vivid detail by famed local movie producer Chris Moore, who was on hand to describe his recent touring alongside Matt Damon.

Tammy Pust and Melinda Jacobs introduced the evening with a short welcome speech and Talia Malka was given this year’s Otto Bremer Leadership Award for her own perseverance and the impact that PACER Center has had on her life.

Video presentations exemplifying PACER’s missions, the raffle drawing, and a ‘Count Us In’ auction, were all parts of the evening, before the concert would end the night on a high note.

With proceeds promoting anti-bullying and assisting children and young adults, including those with disabilities, the PACER Center’s 37th Annual Benefit remains one of our year’s most special nights to attend, and is worth any support one can give.   

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Silent Auction Art Prince inspired

Award to Talia Malka

Live Auction Andrew Zimmern

Brandon Sawalich Starkey President

Tammy Pust Melinda Jacobs

Silent Auction bag volunteers

Don McNeil Board of Director

Anti Bullying puppet

Live Auction Frank Vascellaro

Silent Auction Rollergirl volunteers

Exec Dir Paula Goldberg and friends

Silent Auction Hallowwen and hardware

Silent Auction sports memorabilia

Silent Auction Mystery Bags

Silent Auction Beach Boys CDs

Silent Auction Meghan Trainor signed

PACER Annual Benefit, Convention Center, Minneapolis (11 May 2019)

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Passion Pit w/ The Beaches at Palace Theatre, St. Paul (14 May 2019)

Passion Pit at the Palace The Beaches Setlist Back of My Heart T-Shirt Gold Highway Six Kinkaid Money Fascination Snake Tongue Boy Wonder Late Show Read More Passion Pit More than a year has passed since Cambridge, MA-based Passion Pit’s breakthrough album, Gossamer (French Kiss Columbia Records) has been released and the indie pop band’s …

The special 10-year Anniversary Passion Pit show took place at the Palace Theatre in St Paul on May 14th. VIP attendees will get a Q&A session with Michael Angelakos, plus photos with the band and exclusive merchandises.

JUNO Award-winning rock band, The Beaches opened the show.

Stay tuned for a full re-cap.

Passion Pit Setlist

Manners album in its entirety: Make Light Little Secrets Moth's Wings The Reeling Eyes As Candles Swimming in the Flood Folds in Your Hands To Kingdom Come Sleepyhead Let Your Love Grow Tall Seaweed Song -- Encore -- I'll Be Alright Lifted Up (1985) Constant Conversations Carried Away Take A Walk Smile Upon Me (taped outro music)

PASSION PIT TOUR DATES

15 May 2019 Riviera Theatre, Chicago, IL
16 May 2019 Royal Oak Music Theatre, Royal Oak, MI
17 May 2019 Danforth Music Hall, Toronto, ON, Canada
19 May 2019 Rooftop at Pier 17, New York, NY
20 May 2019 Rapids Theatre, Niagara Falls, NY
21 May 2019 Rooftop at Pier 17, New York, NY
23 May 2019 House of Blues Boston, Boston, MA
24 May 2019 Fillmore Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA
25 May 2019 The Anthem, Washington, DC, US

THE BEACHES TOUR DATES

16 May 2019 Royal Oak Music Theatre, Royal Oak, MI
18 May 2019 Venue, Peterborough, ON
19 May 2019 Rooftop at Pier 17, New York, NY
20 May 2019 Rapids Theatre, Niagara Falls, NY
21 May 2019 Rooftop at Pier 17, New York, NY
23 May 2019 House of Blues Boston, Boston, MA
24 May 2019 Fillmore Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA
25 May 2019 The Anthem, Washington, DC
11 June 2019 Thousand Island, London, UK
12 June 2019 Electric Ballroom, London, UK
13 June 2019 Omeara, London, UK
27 July 2019 WTFest 2019 Lion's Park, Brantford, ON
04 August 2019 Kee To Bala, Muskoka, ON
06 September 2019 Malkin Bowl, Vancouver, BC

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Passion Pit at Palace Theatre, St. Paul (14 May 2019)

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Lucius at Fitzgerald Theater, St. Paul (10 May 2019)

Lucius at Fitzgerald Lucius Setlist Dusty Trails Tempest Right Down the Line (Gerry Rafferty cover) Something About You Sweet and Tender Romance (McKinleys cover) Go Home Feels Like a Curse (Laurels string interlude) Madness Turn It Around Most of What I Know (Richard Swift cover) w/ Pure Bathing Culture, How Loud Your Heart Gets Woman -- Encore -- True Love Will Find You in the End (Daniel Johnston cover) > Two of Us on the Run A Dream Is a Wish Your Heart Makes (Ilene Woods cover) Pure Bathing Culture Setlist Twins Pendulum All Night Veil Devotion Singer Temples of the Moon Ivory Coast Tour Dates 17/05/2019 The Rialto Theatre, Tucson, AZ 18/05/2019 Pappy & Harriet's, Pioneertown, CA 22/05/2019 The Theatre at Ace Hotel, Los Angeles, CA 08/06/2019 Iroquois Amphitheater, Louisville, KY 13/06/2019 Three Rivers Arts Festival 2019 Pittsburgh, PA 14/06/2019 Merriweather Post Pavilion, Columbia, MD 23/06/2019 Beacon Theatre, New York, NY 24/06/2019 Beacon Theatre, New York, NY 26/06/2019 Beacon Theatre, New York, NY 28/06/2019 Beacon Theatre, New York, NY 29/06/2019 Huntington Bank Pavilion, Chicago, IL 05/07/2019 SPAC), Saratoga Springs, NY 06/07/2019 Bethel Woods Center, Bethel, NY 07/07/2019 Prescott Park, Portsmouth, NH 12/07/2019 Forecastle Festival , Louisville, KY 13/07/2019 The Barns, Whitefish, MT 14/07/2019 Under the Big Sky Whitefish, MT 19/07/2019 Comerica Theatre, Phoenix, AZ 20/07/2019 Santa Barbara Bowl, Santa Barbara, CA 21/07/2019 Brooklyn Bowl - Las Vegas, Las Vegas, NV 23/07/2019 Red Butte Garden Amph Salt Lake City, UT 24/07/2019 River Run Lodge, Ketchum, ID 25/07/2019 Outlaw Field , Boise, ID 25-28/07/2019 Calgary Folk Music , AB, Canada 26-28/07/2019 Interstellar Rodeo , Edmonton, AB, Canada 30/07/2019 PNE Amphitheatre, Vancouver, BC, Canada 02-04 /08/2019 Pickathon Pendarvis Farm, Happy Valley, OR 21/09/2019 Greek Theatre-UC. Berkeley, Berkeley, CA 22/09/2019 Greek Theatre-UC. Berkeley, Berkeley, CA 29/01/2020-02/02/2020 Girls Just Wanna Weekend , Mexico Read More Lucius At their Rock the Garden show, Lucius previewed a new song (“Dusty Trails”), which just appeared on their latest album Good Grief. … Pure Bathing Culture Pure Bathing Culture opened up the show, playing a forty-minute set of songs like "Dream The Dare" from their debut Moon Tides album, out now on Partisan Records. Their sound is often compared to …

Live nudes and pure bathing?!

...sounds somewhat scandalous, but in fact, it was indie vocal group Lucius and openers Pure Bathing Culture returning together, for a mellow but very enjoyable evening at the Fitzgerald Theater in St. Paul, on the first of a two-night stand.

We previously thought Pure Bathing Culture was a fine musical accompaniment to the headliner when we saw them together in early 2016 , then were lucky enough to have them return a few months later as a headliner. This time out, they were performing as a duo (for the first time in a long time - Sarah Versprille – vocals/keys and guitarist Daniel Hindman) in support of their newly released third full-length, Night Pass (on Infinite Companion Records).

The new album’s themes center around perseverance and the lasting strength of love, exemplified best on lead single ‘Devotion’ and the new ‘All Night’, with Versprille singing “All night I'll run with you

'til black in the sky turns blue”. Musically, there is a West Coast gentleness, touches of dream pop and ‘80s influence, and a musical curiosity that wonders instead of wanders, and they closed with one of their first songs ever written, early single ‘Ivory Coast’ from their 2012 EP.

The mutual love affair between the Twin Cities and Lucius continues – the LA by-way-of Brooklyn foursome (led by Jess Wolfe and Holly Laessig, with Dan Molad and Peter Lalish) has played the area very regularly in the last several years-- from venues as small as radio studio and record store appearances, to as large as arenas, as part of Roger Waters’ band on his last world tour.

Their latest release is last year’s Nudes (on Mom+Pop Music) a collection of acoustic versions, new songs, and even a duet with Waters himself, and the band is best known for Wolfe and Laessig’s heavenly harmonies and their synchronous style, in identical dresses (in red fringe and armor-like leggings this night) and hairstyles, singing into a single shared mic.

After starting quietly with 2015’s ‘Dusty Trails’, early single ‘Tempest’ turned up the tempo and a Gerry Rafferty cover proved again popular, as we also heard it recently from New Zealand singer Aldous Harding as well. Another cover song done early in their eighty-minute set was a 1964 song by The McKinleys (the original of which featured a young session man named Jimmy Page on guitar), their version of which was recorded in Chicago with Jeff Tweedy, but remains yet unreleased.

After a soaring ‘Go Home’, they cheekily said “not yet” to the crowd, making themselves laugh as much as the crowd. Wolfe told the story of staying at the venue pre-gig, while Laessig made her way to (presumably) Meritage for oysters and wine, which ended up being paid for by a couple of local fans, “I made the wrong choice” Wolfe said about staying behind and just sipping bone broth.

Three of the local string section Laurels Quartet joined the band for their two evening stand, adding a polish and elegance to the songs they sat in on, especially noteworthy as they ended the somber ‘Feels Like a Curse’ with a stirring interlude.

After big hit, ‘Turn it Around’, the group brought back out Pure Bathing Culture for an emotional cover of ‘Most of What I Know’ originally done by late artist and producer Richard Swift, who was once a member of The Shins and The Arcs (playing with Dan Auerbach also as a live member of The Black Keys) and had produced the likes of Nathaniel Rateliff and Damien Jurado. His untimely death still resonates with both acts, as Pure Bathing Culture dedicated their last song to Swift as well.

The new ‘Woman’ closed the main set, a song about parting ways but not wanting to do so, setting up the encore perfectly. The three-song encore was a dreamy and hopeful lullaby of a send-off, beginning with a 1985 Daniel Johnston cover (again proving the band can dig deep for the right song) which led into their own ‘Two of Us on the Run’ from 2013.

“It feels like home to be here” Wolfe said about playing locally, explaining it is the people and their fans that make their shows special, and is not something they take for granted. “And with that, we’ll leave you with a little lullaby, that hopefully pulls at your heartstrings, as you’ve done for us”, Wolfe said as they finished acapella with a Disney classic song from 1950’s ‘Cinderella’.

“No matter how your heart is grieving, if you keep on believing, the dream that you wish will come true” Lucius sang, ending things with a ray of hope, light, and (literal) harmony.

 

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Jim James, with Amo Amo, at First Avenue, Minneapolis (14 May 2019)

Jim James at First Ave Jim James Setlist Over and Over Rome Out of Time A New Life Just a Fool Throwback No Secrets Here in Spirit No Use Waiting All in Your Head True Nature Yes to Everything Same Old Lie We Ain't Getting Any Younger -- Encore -- My Morning Jacket Set Golden I'm Amazed Of the Mother Again State of the Art (A.E.I.O.U.) Amo Amo Setlist The Only Thing I Got to Live for Is Love Teacher Closer to You Spanish Song (Cover Song) When I Look at You Change Your Mind Antidote Read More Jim James Jim James (you know, that guy from My Morning Jacket), with Twin Limb, is playing the State Theatre 12/01 J.J. Grey & Mofro and Parker Millsap will play First Avenue … Amo Amo Jim James (from My Morning Jacket) is back in town… and he’s bringing Los Angeles psych pop band Amo Amo with him. Tour dates: .…

Fans showed up in force at last night’s appearance of Jim James at First Avenue in Minneapolis.

Los Angeles psych pop band Amo Amo (Love Femme, Omar Velasco, Justin Flint, Shane Mckillop and Alex Siegel) opened up the show. For a new-ish band (having only formed in mid 2017), they were already opening for Karen O, Danger Mouse and My Morning Jacket. In fact, Jim James loved the band so much that he produced their self-titled debut album.

Since Amo Amo had a limited number of songs, the band basically played their entire debut self-titled album in their 40-min slot. They even threw in Spanish song (which I believe may be a cover song, but my Españo is not so caliente so I couldn’t tell you for sure).

Singer (and guitarist) Love Femme is clearly comfortable in a risqué outfit (and a quick investigation and it seems commonplace that she’s often in these near-topless outfits). It’s not just the outfits, but her dance moves and getting completely lost in their music - you can just tell she loves being on stage.

Love Femme sang or took lead vocals on most of the songs, with the exception of “Change Your Mind”, which had Omar Velasco taking lead. This is somewhat important to note, because you find out later that Velasco and Love Femme are backup vocals and part of Jim James’ band.

My favorite song on their set is the super groovy and funky and psychedelic set closer “Antidote”.

Despite not being a full My Morning Jacket band, fans still love Jim James and his solo effort since 2012 (which we wrote about). Now with three solo albums (and a few EPs) under his belt, you can kind of see the directions that James is heading in… and it may be a few years before we get another MMJ album (the last one came out in 2015). To be honest, based on the strong support from his fans, I’m not really sure he needs MMJ and should be writing music that he’s interested in exploring.

As you can see from the setlist, James played nothing but solo material, and the crowd didn’t mind it one bit. For the faithful, if you stuck around for the encore, you were treated to two MMJ songs, “Golden” and “I'm Amazed”.

Jim James’s double album Uniform Distortion and Uniform Clarity are out now. Clarity is the acoustic version of Distortion.

Remaining tour dates:

05/15: St Louis, MO @ Delmar Hall
05/17: Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club
05/18: Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club
05/19: Philadelphia, PA @ The Fillmore
05/20: Portland, ME @ State Theatre
05/22: Royal Oak, MI @ Royal Oak Music Theatre
05/23: Chicago, IL @ Riviera Theater
05/23-26: Chillicothe, IL @ Summer Camp Fest
06/14 Southern Theatre Columbus, OH
06/20 Telluride Bluegrass Festival
06/21 Eccles Theater Salt Lake City, UT
06/22 KettleHouse Amphitheater Bonner, MT
06/24 The Showbox Seattle, WA
06/27 Oregon Zoo Amphitheatre Portland, OR
06/28 Britt Pavilion Jacksonville, OR
06/29: San Francisco, CA @ Fillmore
06/30: San Francisco, CA @ Fillmore
07/02 House Of Blues Anaheim, CA
07/03 Wiltern Los Angeles, CA
07/04-07/07: Quincy, CA @ High Sierra Music Festival
08/03: Morrison, CO @ Red Rocks Ampitheatre
08/09-11: San Francisco, CA @ Outside Lands

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R.I.P. Doris Day

Doris Day: The Essential Doris Day Read More Doris Day My favorite track from the post-Pressure set is actually their cover of Doris Day's "Secret Love". Of course, The Selecter's version is a mixture of classic love song and two-tone ska, making for a unique twist. Apparently the song is taken from their new album String Theory. .…

I caught the news about the passing of actress and singer Doris Day a few days ago (May 13), but hadn’t had the time to organize my thoughts on her death.

Like many stars of the 50s and 60s, they were definitely a little before my time, but obviously I love her music, thanks to hearing other people’s cover and interpretations (such as Sinead O’Connor and Line Renaud).

She had a couple of #1 singles, “Sentimental Journey” and “My Dreams Are Getting Better All the Time” with Les Brown & His Band of Renown, but her solo songs (from her movies) is probably better known: “Que Sera, Sera (Whatever Will Be, Will Be)” and “Secret Love”.

She probably has a lot of other hit songs, but those are the only ones that I can think of at the moment.

Also in the news: The Dells singer Chuck Barksdale died at the age of 84, and I was shocked to see that someone (Mike Wilhelm) in The Charlatans died. Of course, on closer inspection, it’s the 60s band The Charlatans, not the UK Charlatans (Tim Burgess’s band).

For the full death list head over to Musicians who died in 2019.

May (20)

[15 May 2019] Chuck Barksdale (American singer for The Dells), 84

[14 May 2019] Étienne Perruchon (French composer), 61

[14 May 2019] Leon Rausch (American singer), 91

[14 May 2019] Mike Wilhelm (American musician for The Charlatans (60s band)), 77, cancer

[13 May 2019] Doris Day (American actress and singer), 97, pneumonia

[13 May 2019] Behnam Safavi (Iranian pop music singer), 36, complications from brain surgery

[12 May 2019] Hiralal Yadav (Indian folk singer), 93

[10 May 2019] Malcolm Black (New Zealand musician for Netherworld Dancing Toys), 58, bowel cancer

[09 May 2019] Arif Malikov (Azerbaijani composer for People's Artist of the USSR), 85

[08 May 2019] Luther Jennings (American singer for Jackson Southernaires), 86

[08 May 2019] Yevgeny Krylatov (Russian film composer), 85, pneumonia

[08 May 2019] Segundo Bautista (Ecuadorian composer), 85

[07 May 2019] Georg Katzer (German composer), 84

[07 May 2019] Subir Nandi (Bangladeshi musician and playback singer for Shuvoda), 66, multiple organ failure

[06 May 2019] Pekka Airaksinen (Finnish composer and musician), 73

[04 May 2019] J. R. Cobb (American musician for Atlanta Rhythm Section), 75, heart attack

[03 May 2019] Mose Se Sengo (Congolese musician), 73

[02 May 2019] John Starling (American bluegrass musician for The Seldom Scene), 79, heart failure

[02 May 2019] Juan Vicente Torrealba (Venezuelan harpist and composer), 102

[01 May 2019] Vladimír Poštulka (Czech lyricist), 76, complications from a fall

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The Dandy Warhols at First Avenue, MInneapolis (12 May 2019)

Dandy Warhols at First Ave Read More The Dandy Warhols You know we like The Dandy Warhols... and they love "Minnesoter." Minneapolis is pretty much the only city where they will automatically play "Minnesoter", which are often not written on their .… Cosmonauts Cosmonauts is the co-headliner. Cult of Lip to open. Additional details at first-avenue.com, $10 entry fee. 04/04/17 Scottish trio Biffy Clyro sold out the Turf Club on Tuesday..… DJ Jake Rudh This is billed as a Transmission (aka DJ Jake Rudh) / BNLX release show, but music fans may want to take note that at nearly midnight, The Ocean Blue is scheduled to appear. …

The Dandy Warhols celebrated their 25th Anniversary with a show at First Avenue on Sunday, May 12th.

Cosmonauts and DJ Jake Rudh opened the show.
B Stay tuned for a full re-cap.

Dandy Warhols Setlist

Forever Holding Me Up STYGGO We Used to be Friends Crack Cocaine Ranger Motor City Steel Minnesoter Get Off The Last High Highlife Plan A The Last High Well They're Gone I Love You Be Alright Mohammed Godless Bohemian Like You -- Encore -- Every Day Should Be a Holiday Pete International Airport > Boys Better

DANDY WARHOLS TOUR DATES

05/14/19 Denver (Englewood), CO Gothic Theatre
05/16/19 Los Angeles, CA Theatre at the Ace Hotel
05/17/19 San Diego, CA The Observatory at North Park
05/18/19 San Francisco, CA The Fillmore
05/24/19 Napa Valley, CA Bottlerock Festival

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The Lemonheads at First Avenue, Minneapolis (11 May 2019)

The Lemonheads at First Ave Lemonheads Setlist It's About Time Hospital The Turnpike Down Great Big No It's a Shame About Ray Can't Forget (Yo La Tengo cover) Rudderless Abandoned Left for Dead Tenderfoot (Smudge cover) It Looks Like You My Idea (Chris Brokaw cover) I Just Can't Take It Anymore (Gram Parsons cover) My Drug Buddy Big Gay Heart Hannah & Gabi Stove If I Could Talk I'd Tell You Style Take It Easy (Eagles cover) Frank Mills (Galt MacDermot cover) Skulls (Misfits cover) All My Life Tommy Stinson Setlist Last Time? Bad News* Running Out of Breathing Room Not a Moment Too Soon Come to Hide The Man Who Drank Himself to Death Match Made in Hell Zero To Stupid Come to Hide Nothing* Friday Night (Is Killing Me)* * Bash & Pop song Tour Dates 05/14: Denver, CO Bluebird Theatre 05/17: Seattle, WA Tractor Tavern 05/18: Vancouver, B.C. Rickshaw Theatre 05/19: Portland, OR Doug Fir Lounge 05/21: San Francisco, CA Slim's 05/22: Petaluma, CA Mystic Theatre 05/24: Los Angeles, CA Teragram Ballroom 05/25: San Diego, CA Casbah 05/26: Tempe, AZ Marquee Theatre 05/27: Albuquerque, NM Launchpad 05/29: Oklahoma City, OK Tower Theatre 05/30: Dallas, TX Granada Theatre 05/31: Austin, TX Barracuda 06/01: Houston ,TX White Oak Music Hall 06/03: New Orleans, LA House Of Blues 06/04: Atlanta, GA Terminal West 06/06: Nashville, TN Exit/In 06/07: Charlotte, NC The Underground 06/08: Charleston, SC Music Farm 06/09: Carrboro, NC Cat's Cradle 06/11: Lancaster, PA Chameleon Club 06/12: Pittsburgh, PA Mr. Smalls Theatre 06/13: Washington, D.C. 9:30 Club 06/14: Philadelphia, PA The Foundry At The Fillmore 06/15: Boston, MA Paradise Rock Club Read More The Lemonheads Originally, The Lemonheads were scheduled to play in the closet-sized 7th Street Entry, but seeing as tickets sold-out, they upgraded the band to the full-sized room at First Avenue. … Tommy Stinson This Tommy Stinson (bass player for this little known band called The Replacements) with Milwaukee's Midnight Reruns and Philadelphia's Beach Slang is sold out. .…

90s alternative rock The Lemonheads headlined First Avenue’s mainroom on Saturday, May 11th, in support of his all-covers album Varshons 2.

In typical rock star schedule, Tommy Stinson was fashionably late to open the show. Not a surprise, and to be honest, it’s to be expected. If you don’t know who Stinson is, he’s probably best known for being the bass player for The Replacements (and later joined Guns & Roses in the late 90s and Soul Asylum in the mid ‘00!) … so he’s a bit of a legend in most music circle.

Stinson also known for creating Bash & Pop shortly after the ‘Mats broke up in 1991, and based on songs on his setlist, that band’s music is still reflective of Stinson’s love for those songs. In fact, after breaking up the band in 1994, Stinson resurrected the band in 2015, with a proper tour (we caught Bash & Pop in Sep 2015).

With most, if not all, of Stinson’s previous appearance, he never had a written setlist, he explained that the reason why he doesn’t have a setlist anymore is because he’s wearing glasses now and simply cannot read the setlist. As a result, he just plays random songs. Sure, he does have some idea (for example, he always end with Bash & Pop’s “Friday Night (Is Killing Me)”), but he tends to just play songs off the cuff. Sometime it’s amazing, hearing rarely heard songs, but sometime it’s a bit of an annoyance as Stinson is taking up to three minutes to tune his guitar (this could’ve been planned better).

Since this was Stinson’s somewhat “home show”, there were definitely some huge Replacements fans in the audience… Some of them screaming out various ‘Mats songs when Stinson announced that it would be “All request Saturday!”. He did take some request, playing “Zero To Stupid” and “Nothing”.

Near the end of his set, Stinson took off his coat and was a little confused about the guitar plug. After hearing some fans give him a hard time, Stinson jokingly fired back, “I’m f****ing 52, and I don’t give a sh**!” He pretty much summed it up, but I don’t honestly think he would give a f**** when he was in his 20s either.

Since Stinson was late, it pushed The Lemonheads start time about 15 later than advertised.

As you know, I first came to being The Lemonheads fan around the time they were promoting It's a Shame About Ray with its title track as single in 1992. They were featured on MTV’s 120 Minutes, but frontsman Evan Dando seemed more popular in the UK (I hate to say it, but for a time, it just felt like the Lemonheads were ignoring the USA).

We finally got to see Evan Dando in Feb 2010 and described it as, “Conversely, watching Evan Dando perform in 2010 hardly differed from watching him with the Lemonheads in 1992. I came to this conclusion when I literally felt bummed out. Few things prompt soul pain like a forty-two-year-old “slacker sex kitten” whose unassuming stage presence suggests a lifetime of discomfort. Dando arrived late to the venue, cruised through his set on autopilot, barely spoke a coherent word to his fans, and exited amidst a POOF of rose-colored fog.”

We saw Dando again at NXNE 2011 in Canada, and this time he was with his old friend Juliana Hatfield. It wasn’t a full Lemonheads setlist, but there was enough there that left us satisfied, “I was also happy with their setlist, I was worried that they would be doing new songs, but they did a bunch of old Lemonheads song (including "Into Your Arms", "Bit Part" and "Drug Buddy") and two Juliana numbers ("Choose Drugs" and "Dear Anonymous"). None of the three big hits were played, but I suspect that has more to do with the two of them playing acoustics vs a full band.”

My suspicion was right, as The Lemonheads, with a full band, came to Minneapolis in October 2011 and basically played the entire It’s a Shame About Ray album.

With this new 2019 tour, it’s in support of The Lemonheads’ Varshons 2, which is an all-covers album (the follow-up to the original all-cover album ten years prior called Varshons). So as expected, a bunch over cover songs were played, but oddly songs that would make sense for Minneapolis, such as The Jayhawks’ “Settled Down Like Rain” or Paul Westerberg’s “Things”, were not played.

Maybe they’ve gotten all the 90s songs out of their system with their 2011 tour, but very few old songs were played. They did do their signature hit single, “It’s a Shame About Ray” and “Rudderless” a few songs after, but it’s mostly songs I didn’t recognized or non-Lemonheads songs.

The other thing I wanted to mention is that Evan Dando was extremely laid back, like all his previous appearances, he rarely spoke between songs and barely moved. It’s not the most exciting show to see, but if you’re a Lemonheads fan, you probably used to this or it didn’t really matter.

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Minneapolis: May 26 to May 31, 2019

Here are some shows taking place in the Minneapolis/St Paul area from May 26 to May 31, 2019.

Read more: Minneapolis Music Guide.

Chromatics at First Avenue Read More Chromatics They’re still using the orchestra soundtrack from Angelo Badalamenti (including the theme song), but they’ve updated their music selection. The pilot ended with Chromatics playing ‘Shadow’, while the second with Minneapolis’ The Cactus ....

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Thu 05/30/2019 (7pm/$23)
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David Lynch’s favorite band Chromatics will be headlining First Avenue’s mainroom on May 30th. If you love hypnotic singing and melodies and synthpop and Twin Peaks, you really need to check out Chromatics next Thursday.

The Portland, Oregon band features Ruth Radelet (vocals, guitar, synthesizer), Adam Miller (guitar, vocoder), Nat Walker (drums, synthesizer), and Johnny Jewel (producer, multi-instrumentalist).

Montreal’s Desire to open. The group is fronted by Megan Louise sings in French and English over Italo Disco laced Dream Pop.

Also Canada’s In Mirrors is also on the bill.

Tour dates:

05/11/2019 – Emo’s - Austin, TX
05/12/2019 – White Oak Music Hall - Houston, TX
05/13/2019 – Republic NOLA - New Orleans, LA
05/15/2019 – Variety Playhouse - Atlanta, GA
05/17/2019 – Royale - Boston, MA
05/19/2019 – Union Transfer - Philadelphia, PA
05/20/2019 – Brooklyn Steel - Brooklyn, NY *
05/21/2019 – Brooklyn Steel - Brooklyn, NY
05/22/2019 – The 9:30 Club - Washington, DC *
05/24/2019 – Higher Ground - South Burlington, VT *
05/25/2019 – SAT - Montreal, QC *
05/27/2019 – Danforth Music Hall - Toronto, ON *
05/28/2019 – Majestic Theater - Detroit
05/30/2019 – First Avenue - Minneapolis, MN
05/31/2019 – Park West - Chicago, IL
06/04/2019 – The Palace - Calgary, AB
06/06/2019 – Vogue Theater - Vancouver, BC
06/07/2019 – Showbox - Seattle, WA
06/08/2019 – Wonder Ballroom - Portland, OR
06/09/2019 – Wonder Ballroom - Portland, OR
06/11/2019 – Mezzanine - San Francisco, CA
06/12/2019 – Mezzanine - San Francisco, CA
10/04/2019 - Copenhagen- The Grey Hall
10/05/2019 - Stockholm - Berns
10/07/2019 - Oslo - Rockefeller Music Hall
10/09/2019 - Berlin - Astra Kulturhaus
10/11/2019 - Vilnius - Art Factory Loft
10/12/2019 - Warsaw - Praga Centrum
10/14/2019 - Vienna - Arena
10/16/2019 - Prague - MeetFactory &
10/17/2019 - Munich - Muffathalle
10/19/2019 - Cologne - Carlswerk Victoria
10/22/2019 - Dublin - Vicar Street
10/23/2019 - Manchester - Albert Hall
10/24/2019 - Glasgow - SWG3
10/26/2019 - Bristol - Anson Rooms
10/27/2019 - London - The Roundhouse
10/29/2019 - Antwerp - Trix
10/30/2019 - Amsterdam - Paradiso

Other shows in the area:

Original Sin at 7th Street Robert Robinson at Dakota Jazz Club Frenship at Fine Line Ages and Ages at 7th Street Operators at Turf Club Nick Murphy at First Ave Jillian Rae Aly & AJ 2019 Tour Skeletonwitch 2019 Tour Read More Operators Operators is the project of Dan Boeckner (Wolf Parade, Handsome Furs, Divine Fits). Their debut album Blue Wave will come out April 1st on Last Gang Records... but you can preview these new songs on this upcoming 7th Street Entry ...

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7th St Entry
Sun 05/26/2019 (7:30pm/$20)
first-avenue.com

Newcastle’s drum & bass favorites Original Sin (aka Adam Tindall) will be stopping by the 7th Street Entry on May 26th.

DJ’s to open the show:

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ROBERT ROBINSON
Dakota Jazz Club
Mon 05/27/2019 (7pm/$30)
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Dubbed as “Minnesota's Master Male Vocalist” by the Minneapolis Star Tribune and “Minnesota's Best Male Vocalist” by Citypages, Robert Robinson will demonstrate his talent at the Dakota Jazz Club this Monday, May 27th.

In other Robinson news, he recently raised over $21k to help keep the singer’s home and paying off health issue-related debt.

BREAKING NEWS: WE HAVE REACHED AND EXCEEDED OUR GOAL OF $20,000!

All thanks to the overwhelming generosity of Anna Vagle and the St. Joan of Arc Choir, concert attendees, and gofundme contributors at Robert’s Love Concert on Sunday. We raised over $16,000 in one day, plus the previous donations of $5,000 = $21,000+!!!

gofundme.com/robert-robinson039s-keep-singing

FRENSHIP
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Fine Line Music Cafe
Tue 05/28/2019 (7pm/$16)
finelinemusic.com

Platinum-selling duo Frenship will be stopping by the Fine Line Music Café on Tuesday, May 28th, in support of their debut LP Vacation.

Glades to open.

Tour dates:

May 18 San Francisco, CA @ Mezzanine
May 20 Portland, OR @ Wonder Ballroom
May 21 Seattle, WA @ The Crocodile
May 23 Denver, CO @ Summit Music Hall
May 28 Minneapolis, MN @ Fine Line Music Cafe
May 29 Chicago, IL @ Thalia Hall
May 31 Toronto, ON @ The Velvet Underground
June 1 Albany, NY @ Lucky Strike Social
June 2 Boston, MA @ Paradise Rock Club
June 3 Philadelphia, PA @ Union Transfer
June 5 New York, NY @ Irving Plaza
June 6 Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club
June 7 Carrboro, NC @ Cats Cradle
June 8 Atlanta, GA @ Terminal West
June 10 New Orleans, LA @ Hi Ho Lounge
June 11 Dallas, TX @ Club Dada
June 14 Los Angeles, CA @ The Fonda Theatre
June 15 San Diego, CA @ Music Box

AGES AND AGES
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7th St Entry
Wed 05/29/2019 (7pm/$10)
first-avenue.com

Ages and Ages is back with their new album Me You They We. Their 2019 will take them to the 7th Street Entry in Minneapolis on Wednesday, May 29th.

Tour dates:

5/24 - The Bartlett - Spokane, WA
5/25 - The Filling Station - Bozeman, MT
5/28 - Total Drag Records - Sioux Falls, SD
5/29 - 7th Street Entry - Minneapolis, MN
5/30 - Cactus Club - Milwaukee, WI
5/31- Schubas Tavern - Chicago, IL
6/1 - Rumba Café - Columbus, OH
6/2 - Club Café - Pittsburgh, PA
6/4 - Rough Trade - Brooklyn, NY
6/5- Boot & Saddle - Philadelphia, PA
6/6 - Songbyrd - Washington, DC
6/7- MOTR Pub - Cincinnati, OH
6/8 - Lo-Fi Lounge - Indianapolis, IN
6/9 - Levitt AMP Galva Music Series - Galva, IL

OPERATORS
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Wed 05/29/2019 (7pm/$14)
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Synth-pop band Operators is touring in support of their forthcoming sophomore album Radiant Dawn (Last Gang Records).

Tour dates:

5/28 - Chicago, IL- Lincoln Hall
5/29 - Minneapolis, MN - Turf Club
5/31 - Winnipeg, MB - Good Will
6/1 - Saskatoon, SK - Capitol
6/3 - Edmonton, AB - Starlite
6/4 - Calgary, AB - Commonwealth
6/6 - Victoria, BC - Upstairs
6/7 - Vancouver, BC - Fortune
6/8 - Vancouver, BC - Fortune
6/9 - Seattle, WA - Neumos
6/10 - Portland, OR - Doug Fir
6/12 - San Francisco, CA - Independent
6/13 - Los Angeles CA - Teragram
6/14 - San Diego, CA - Casbah
6/15 - Phoenix, AZ - Valley Bar
6/17 - Salt Lake City, UT - Kilby Court
6/18 - Denver, CO - Lost Lake
6/19 - Albuquerque, NM - Launchpad
6/20 - Dallas, TX - Three Links
6/21 - Austin, TX - 3TEN ACL Live
6/22 - Houston, TX - White Oak Music Hall
6/24 - Atlanta, GA - Earl
6/25 - Nashville, TN - High Watt

NICK MURPHY (CHET FAKER)
First Avenue
Fri 05/31/2019 (8pm/$31)
first-avenue.com

Nick Murphy, formerly known as Chet Faker, is releasing and billing shows under his own name. Run Fast Sleep Naked is the latest release from this acclaimed singer / producer / multi-instrumentalist.

Murphy will stop by First Avenue’s mainroom this May 31st.

Tour dates:

May 11 Bunbury, Australia - Groovin The Moo
May 14 Sydney, Australia - The Enmore
May 18 Darwin, Australia - Bass in the Grass Festival
May 29 Chicago, IL - Metro
May 31 Minneapolis, MN - First Avenue
Jun 01 Winnipeg, MN - The Garrick
Jun 04 Edmonton, AB - Union Hall
Jun 06 Calgary, AB - Palace Theatre
Jun 08 Vancouver, BC - Commodore Ballroom
Jun 09 Vancouver, BC - Commodore Ballroom
Jun 11 Portland, OR - Roseland Theater
Jun 12 Seattle, WA - Neptune Theater
Jun 14 San Francisco, CA - The Fillmore
Jun 15 San Francisco, CA - The Fillmore
Jun 18 Los Angeles, CA - The Wiltern
Jun 20 Ogden, UT - Ogden Twilight
Jun 21 Denver, CO - Ogden Theatre
Jun 29 Toronto, ON - Danforth Music Hall
Jun 30 Toronto, ON - Danforth Music Hall

JILLIAN RAE
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Cedar Cultural Center
Fri 05/31/2019 (7pm/$14)
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Local singer Jillian Rae is having an album release show for I Can't Be The One You Want Me To Be at the Cedar Cultural Center this May 31th.

Tour dates:

May 18 @ Sovereignty Studios, Minneapolis MN
May 31 @ The Cedar Cultural Center, Minneapolis MN
June 7 @ Law Office Bar & Hall, Yorkville IL
June 8 @ Marquette Waterfront Festival, Madison WI
June 9 - To Be Announced
June 16 @ 'Land of the Loon' Festival, Virginia MN
July 5 @ Charmont Hotel, La Crosse WI
July 13 @ St. Mane Theater, Lanesboro MN
July 26 @ 'Palmfest' at Palmer's Bar, Minneapolis MN
Aug 4 @ 'River City Days' Festival, Red Wing MN
Aug 17 @ Lake Harriet Bandshell, Minneapolis MN
Aug 23 @ Mortimer's, Minneapolis MN

ALY & AJ
Varsity Theater
Fri 05/31/2019 (6:30pm/$25)
varsitytheater.com

Sister duo Aly & AJ will be stopping by the Varsity Theater, in support of their new five-track record Sanctuary.

Tour dates:

May 12 2019 Cat’s Cradle - Carrboro, NC
May 14 2019 The Wellmont Theater - Montclair, NJ
May 16 2019 Upstate Concert Hall - Clifton Park, NY
May 17 2019 Higher Ground - Burlington, VT
May 18 2019 Paradise Rock Club - Boston, MA
May 19 2019 Irving Plaza - New York, NY
May 21 2019 Theatre of Living Arts - Philadelphia, PA
May 22 2019 The Fillmore Silver Spring - Silver Spring, MD
May 24 2019 Heaven at the Masquerade - Atlanta, GA
May 25 2019 Cannery Ballroom -Nashville, TN
May 28 2019 House of Blues Cleveland - Cleveland, OH
May 29 2019 Majestic Theatre - Detroit, MI
May 30 2019 Turner Hall Ballroom - Milwaukee, WI
May 31 2019 Varsity Theater - Minneapolis, MN

SKELETONWITCH
+ Soft Kill, Martyrdöd, and Wiegedood
Turf Club
Fri 05/31/2019 (7pm/$20)
turfclub.net

Black metal band Skeletonwitch is headlining the Turf Club on Friday, May 31st.

Tour dates:

May 11 - Tampa - Crowbar
May 12 - Gainesville - The Atlantic
May 13 - Savannah - The Jinx
May 15 - New Orleans - Gasa Gasa
May 16 - Houston - White Oak Music Hall
May 17 - Austin - Barracuda
May 18 - Dallas - Curtain Club
May 20 - Phoenix - Rebel Lounge
May 21 - San Diego - Brick by Brick
May 22 - Los Angeles - Teragram Ballroom
May 23 - San Francisco - The Independent
May 24 - Portland - Bossanova Ballroom
May 25 - Seattle - The Crocodile
May 27 - Salt Lake City - Metro
May 29 - Denver - Marquis Theater
May 30 - Lawrence - The Bottleneck
May 31 - Minneapolis - Turf Club
June 1 - Chicago - Lincoln Hall
June 2 - Indianapolis - Hi-Fi
June 3 - Columbus - Ace of Cups

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