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02/05/2023

Minneapolis: This Week (02/12/2023)

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

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02/06 Bush at Fillmore Minneapolis

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Bush

British rockers Bush are back on tour to promote their sixth studio Man on the Run (Zuma Rock/BMG). The record marks the band's second studio album to be recorded under its current incarnation (Gavin Rossdale, Robin …

02/06/2023 Monday

Bush
at Fillmore Minneapolis
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I believe the upcoming Bush concert at the Fillmore on Feb 6, 2023, is a make-up date for their 2020 tour in support of The Kingdom. As many of you know, 2020 proved to be a terrible year for live events due to the pandemic.

In the 90s, Bush was a massive band… but they broke up after 2000.

In 2010, the band reformed to play their first show in 8 years, and since then changed their line-up and created new songs.

With the new 2022/2023 tour, Bush released another new album, The Art of Survival.

Tour dates:

Jan 28 Reno, NV, US Grand Sierra Resort and Casino
Jan 29 Hollywood, CA, US Hollywood Palladium
Jan 31 Anaheim, CA, US City National Grove of Anaheim
Feb 1 Phoenix, AZ, US The Van Buren
Feb 3 Salt Lake City, UT, US The Complex - UT
Feb 4 Denver, CO, US Fillmore Auditorium
Feb 6 Minneapolis, MN, US Fillmore Minneapolis
Feb 7 Kansas City, MO, US Arvest Bank Theatre
Feb 9 Toronto, ON, Canada History
Feb 10 Northfield, OH, US MGM Northfield Park
Feb 14 Boston, MA, US MGM Music Hall at Fenway
Feb 15 Washington, DC, US The Anthem
Feb 17 Atlantic City, NJ, US Ocean Casino Resort
Feb 18 New York (NYC), NY, US Manhattan Center
Feb 20 Nashville, TN, US Ryman Auditorium
Feb 22 Louisville, KY, US The Louisville Palace
Feb 25 Chicago, IL, US The Salt Shed
Feb 26 St Louis, MO, US The Pageant

02/08 Ready or Hot with Kiss the Tiger and DJ Jake Rudh at First Avenue

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Kiss the Tiger

Sept 20 Kiss the Tiger Bottleneck Kiss the Tiger, Bottleneck- Lawrence, We’re fans of the Minneapolis indie alt-rock band whose third studio release, Vicious Kid, is out now. The band began in late 2016 and has been gradually gaining more attention …

DJ Jake Rudh

Playing music between sets was DJ Jake Rudh, from Transmission. As you know, Rudh is a big fan of New Order and Joy Division, naming his radio show after a Joy Division song. . …

02/08/2023 Wednesday

Ready or Hot
with Kiss the Tiger and DJ Jake Rudh
at First Avenue
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The special First Avenue and Planned Parenthood North Central States is putting together a benefit for women’s reproductive rights with their Rock, Runway, and Reproductive Rights show, taking place Feb 8th at First Avenue’s mainroom.

Planned Parenthood writes, “Come together with fellow Planned Parenthood supporters on February 8 for an evening of fashion and music at the most iconic music venue in Minneapolis, First Avenue & 7th St Entry! Ready or Hot raises essential funds that support our vital sexual and reproductive health care, inclusive sex education, and fierce advocacy in Minnesota.”

General Admission Tickets are $100, but does include a drink ticket and gift bag. Next Generation General Admission is $50.

Kiss the Tiger at Bottleneck (22 Feb 2022)

Opening will be Kiss the Tiger, who we caught in Feb 2022 at Lawrence, Kansas: “Next up was a Twin Cities favorite, Minneapolis band Kiss the Tiger, who had their third studio release, Vicious Kid, come out last June and is on their first brief tour outside of the Upper Midwest. The band began in late 2016 and has been gradually gaining more attention ever since, named a “Picked to Click” band by former alt-weekly City Pages in 2019.”

Transmission’s DJ Jake Rudh will DJ between sets.

02/09 The Charlatans UK and RIDE with DJ Jake Rudh at First Avenue

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The Charlatans

The Charlatans have finally made good on their threat of releasing their album for free on the heels of Radiohead's In Rainbows. …

Ride

Legendary shoegazing band Ride will be headlining Mill City Nights next Tuesday, September 29th. After the British band broke up in 1996, founding band member Andy Bell went on to …

02/09/2023 Thursday

The Charlatans UK and RIDE
with DJ Jake Rudh
at First Avenue
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Two of the UK’s most enduring and best-loved bands, The Charlatans (known in the USA as The Charlatans UK due to conflicting name with the American band of the same name) and Ride is on a co-headlining tour - and guess what? They’re stopping in Minneapolis on Feb 9th.

Charlatans / Stereophonics at the Quest (03 Apr 2000)

We saw The Charlatans and Tim Burgess before W♥M existed… in 2000 and 2001: “As you know, I am a big British music fan, so the co-headlining tour of The Charlatans (or as they're known in America as Charlatans UK) and Stereophonics at the Quest in 2000 could not be missed. At that time, I wasn't that familiar with Stereophonics, I was mostly at that show (which I could have sworn it was at the Fine Line Music Café) to see The Charlatans. I loved "Weirdo" and "The Only One I Know", which, when I saw Tim Burgess solo at First Avenue a few years later, he only did his solo music (boo!).”

Ride at Mill City Nights (29 Sep 2015)

As for Ride, we saw them on their reunion tour in Sep 2015, “Reunions are special, not only do the band get back to doing what they loved, but they are also reuniting their fans to come together in one place. Personally speaking, we met and saw so many old shoegazing fans and friends. Some of these fans have not been seen at other shows... but for Ride, of course, they'll come out. Many believed that this is perhaps the last time Ride will play here. Also, plenty of local bands (who were inspired by Ride and the music they help pioneer) came out to the show - in particular Ed Ackerson (of BNLX; Polara) and Two Harbors were spotted at the show.”

DJ Jake Rudh to DJ.

Tour dates:

01/ 30 – New York, NY – Webster Hall
01/31 – Brooklyn, NY – Brooklyn Steel
02/02 – Boston, MA – BIG Night Live
02/03 – Montreal, QC – Corona Theatre
02/04 – Toronto, ON – History
02/05 – Detroit, MI – Majestic Theatre
02/07 – Chicago, IL – The Vic Theatre
02/08 – Madison, WI – Majestic Theatre
02/09 – Minneapolis, MN – First Avenue
02/11 – Denver, CO – Ogden Theatre
02/13 – Vancouver, BC – Commodore Ballroom
02/14 – Seattle, WA – The Showbox
02/15 – Portland, OR – Crystal Ballroom
02/17 – San Francisco, CA – The Fillmore
02/18 – Los Angeles, CA – The Wiltern

02/10 Bella White at 7th St Entry

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Canadian bluegrass singer Bella White is set to release her debut album Just Like Leaving on September 25, 2020. More information can be found on her website …

02/10/2023 Friday

Bella White
at 7th St Entry
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Singer-songwriter/multi-instrumentalist Bella White will stop by the 7th Street Entry on Feb 10. She had recently finished her co-headlining tour with Taylor Ashton, and these new 2023 seems like a continuing tour. We first mentioned White’s debut album Just Like Leaving in July 2020.

Bella White is described as “22 year old was born and raised in rural Canada by two musician parents. She was thrust into the world of Bluegrass as a young child (her father is from Virginia) - learning fingerpicking guitar and mandolin and going to jams and competitions on the weekends. And although White isn't a rigid purist, she deeply believes it's her duty to carry this music tradition forward, to keep it alive and turn kids her age onto it.”

Tour dates:

Feb 10 Fri 7th St. Entry Minneapolis, MN
Feb 11 Sat The Back Room Milwaukee, WI
Feb 12 Sun Rose Bowl Tavern Urbana, IL
Feb 15 Wed Space Evanston, IL
Feb 17 Fri Raccoon Motel Davenport, IA
Feb 18 Sat Slowdown Omaha, NE
Feb 19 Sun Dyck Arboretum Hesston, KS
Feb 24 Fri Wintergrass Festival 2023 Bellevue, WA
Apr 28 Fri Stagecoach Indio, CA
Jul 14 Fri Under The Big Sky 2023 Whitefish, MT

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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02/04/2023

Claire Rosinkranz with DWLLRS and mehro at Fine Line (02/03/2023)

Claire Rosinkranz Setlist

Backyard Boy
i h8 that i still feel bad for u
sad in hawaii
dreamer
pools and palm trees
never goes away
123
i'm too pretty for this
polarized
don't miss me
wes anderson
banksy
screw time
Boy in a Billion
Frankenstein
medley with Lovefool by the Cardigans
swinging at the stars

mehro Setlist

Pirate Song
Can’t You Talk to Me
Whore
Chance with You

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Claire Rosinkranz

Following her first ever sold-out headline tour this Fall, 17-year-old Southern California singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist Claire Rosinkranz announces the dates for her 2022 …

An all-age show sold out for the Claire Rosinkranz show at the Fine Line; a frozen line of concert goers waiting to get into the venue as a mother left the warm comfort of her parked SUV to offer her coat to her daughter who was hopping and jumping to fight off hypothermia. Some parents kept a little closer, staking claim to the tables that ringed the second tier of the venue with easy access to the bar.

It was a large crowd, an animated crowd, probably the most excitement I had seen for some time. The audience of mostly teenage girls even gave a roadie a round of applause, which caught him off guard, but then he leapt into the moment by taking a deep bow.

Sporting his own merch, mehro started off the evening with a brief set (four songs: Pirate Song, Can’t You Talk to Me, Whore and Chance with You.) On the scene since 2020 his music is introspective and would find a home in any coffee shop or cellar speakeasy where the acoustics of his guitar play and evocative voice would be fully appreciated. Even at the Fine Line he found a captive crowd that was quite disappointed when he started to thank everybody and wrapped up his set.

DWLLRS next took the stage to offer an upbeat vibe to get the crowd dancing. Made up of two college roommates, Bren Eissman and Joey Spurgeon, their sound was reflected their hometown of San Clemente, California with a laid-back surf-rock sound that at times pushed into other genres, sometimes even in the same song like Ice Coffee.

Sporting some nice turquoise rings, Eissman stated that this was the biggest crowd they had yet played in front of and jokingly asked the crowd to form a mosh pit for the ballad End of It All. Then he pulled out the ukulele while Spurgeon played a far-off luau for Blue Spirits. Then they finished the set with I Was Lost that had the crowd jumping and making the floor to feel more like a trampoline.

Claire Rosinkranz next took the stage with her band and promptly kept the dance party going with her Tik Tok hit Backyard Boy.

Claire Rosinkranz (04 Mar 2022)

We Heart first caught Rosinkranz at a sold-out show at 7th Street Entry in March of 2022. She was only seventeen then and she is still two years from legally joining the parents on the second tier for a cocktail. But musically speaking she is maturing into veteran with breezy pop songs like i’m too pretty for this and Boy in a Billion. She even played a new song Sad in Hawaii which dropped that day but was still somehow known by the crowd.

In between her viral hits she slid in some new songs from a soon to be released album and even medley The Cardigans’ Lovefool with her song Frankenstein. For the whole night she moved around the stage, dancing and sashaying as she ended the set with Swinging at the Stars with lyrics that may have encapsulated her current circumstance:

I don’t know, I don’t know
Where I’ll be, where I'll be
Take my time, take my time
Guess we’ll see

mehro

DWLLRS

Claire Rosinkranz

Claire Rosinkranz at Fine Line, Minneapolis (03 Feb 2023)

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02/03/2023

Minneapolis: March 1 to March 4

02/02/2023

The Last of Us

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The Last of Us
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I love the video game The Last of Us, probably my personal Game of the Year in 2018 for the PS3. The game was so good, that I re-purchased it for the PS4. I probably would’ve have bought the PS5 version if it wasn’t so hard to find the Sony console. I kid, I saw one at a retail store, but am waiting for a “slim” or new version. I absolutely hate the look and massive size of the current PS5 console (I think it’s ugly).

I love the game, I know the story well, so I’m very interested in this HBO Max’s television show based on the game.

I just saw the pilot, and there are some sequences that are straight out of the video game. Of course, the show made some changes to the story, like adding more store to Joel’s daughter. It’s weird, but the show cast a girl that doesn’t look (or mix race?) anything like Joel. As for Ellie, they also cast the girl from Game of Thrones… and she doesn’t look anything like the girl in the game. Personally speaking, I would have preferred they casted someone who looked like Ellen Page. I get it, they cast people who can act, but it’s just my personal preference to have them look exactly like the characters in the game.

I think whenever they lifted the scenes from the game, I’m very happy. It’s when the show decides to change things or add stories and characters that has nothing to do with the game, that’s when I’m not interested. There’s enough from the game that I think the pilot does a good job in setting up the story.

As for the story, if you’ve never played the game, it’s about how this fungus destroyed the human race. It’s somewhat based on real life fungus that would take over ants and control them, like puppets. Anyway, this random girl, Ellie, may hold the key to saving humanity, and it’s up to Joel to transport her across the country. It’s a simple story, I don’t know if they can stretch it out to more than one or two seasons.

Here is my fear: I haven’t played the sequel to The Last of Us, but I’ve heard fans absolutely hated the game. According to these gamers, they made Joel into a bad guy and everybody revolted against it. So my fear is that fans will absolutely hate Season 2 or something. I don’t know, I haven’t played the second game, so I’m reserving judgement.

I am excited enough that I may re-buy The Last of Us for the PC when it is available on Steam (which I previously mentioned will be available Mar 3, 2023).

Update: Now that I’ve seen up to Episode 3 of The Last of Us, I thought I would share my opinion on what I’ve seen so far.

Of the three episodes, I think Episode 2 is by far the best. That’s because it’s so close to the game, that I’m really happy how it turned out.

I hated Episode 3, because it had nothing to do with Joel & Ellie. For whatever reasons, the show creators devoted a whole 70 minutes to two random characters Bill and Frank. Look, it’s a beautiful love story… but it didn’t really fit into the grand story! I wish HBO Max would have made this episode a “special”, I wouldn’t have an issue with it. Instead, I’m spending so much time with Bill & Frank, and it’s all for nothing! Maybe they could have cut the time in half and devote half the episode to Tess?

In the video game, you do meet one of these characters, but it’s a totally different story. In the game, the two hated each other.

Of course my opinion on Episode 3 is in the minority… as the whole world seemed to love this episode.

I’m hoping Episode 4 goes back on track and we can see those deadly fungus creatures and more action.

The show is doing so well that they’ve already announced a Season 2!

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02/01/2023

Minneapolis: February 25 to February 28

01/31/2023

We♥KC! February 1-7, 2023 Upcoming concerts/shows (Kansas City / Lawrence, KS)

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Death Cab for Cutie

before we get to Death Cab for Cutie, I have to explain that I've seen the band before in 2001 at the 7th Street Entry for $5. People who live in Minnesota know that the 7th Street is a tiny venue. …

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February already?! And how ‘bout those...Chiefs!!

The chill of winter has hit (thankfully only 5” of snow this season) but there’s hot concerts inside to enjoy. In addition to the below, two massive Midland announcements yesterday for The Smile (Radiohead offshoot) and Sparks, are worthy alternative choices to huge Country pop shows held those same nights. Save those pennies, as Valentine’s is just around the corner too.

Let’s take look at the Kansas City/Lawrence KS metro musical happenings through the end of the month- February 1^st- 7th.

WEDNESDAY FEB 1

Folk Alliance international Conference, Feb 1-5, Westin Crown Center $150-$550

The Folk Alliance International Conference, presented by Folk Alliance International, is the world’s largest gathering of the folk music industry and community (crossing a diverse array of genres including Appalachian, Americana, Blues, Bluegrass, Celtic, Cajun, Global Roots, Hip-Hop, Old-Time, Singer-Songwriter, Spoken Word, Traditional, Zydeco, and various fusions and always has hundreds of artists attending. The theme of the 2023 gathering is Facing the Future: Sustainability in Folk Music. Some 148 or more artists, hailing from everywhere, are scheduled to be in attendance.

One such featured artist is country-folk-leaning singer-songwriter Jaimee Harris, who will perform on February 3rd at 9:15p in Shawnee Mission, ahead of her forthcoming sophomore album Boomerang Town, with first single “Missing Someone” already out.

Harris began cultivating the album back in 2016, when a shift in the political landscape had ushered in a new level of cultural polarization (as we all know). For someone who grew up outside of Waco, TX, Harris believed the values instilled by her parents were not entirely in line with how people had now considered Christians in particular. So, she felt she had to re-evaluate things, and it was from the intersection of these social, personal, and political currents, that the album and its songs were born.

THURSDAY FEB 2

Hairspray (musical), Lied Center- Lawrence, $21-$60.

Broadway’s Tony Award-winning popular musical comedy is back on tour! Join teen Tracy Turnblad in 1960s Baltimore as she sets out to dance her way onto TV’s most popular show. Can a girl with big dreams (and bigger hair) change the world?

Featuring the beloved score of hit songs including “Welcome to the 60s,” “Good Morning Baltimore” and “You Can’t Stop the Beat,” Hairspray is “fresh, winning and deliriously tuneful!” (The New York Times in this all-new touring production will reuniting the creative team led by director Jack O’Brien and choreographer Jerry Mitchell.

FRIDAY FEB 3

The Judds w Kelsea Ballerini, Martina McBride T-Mobile Center, $24.50-$394.50

Following the tragic passing of her mother, Wynonna Judd made the announcement that the duo’s intended outing – The Judds: The Final Tour will be continuing, thanks to the overwhelming love and support of fans. Wynonna, along with the help of many of her musical friends, including Kelsea Ballerini and Martina McBride on this stop, will celebrate a lifetime of timeless music and heart.

“I have never felt so overwhelmed by this much love and support!” says Wynonna. “The emotions that flow while listening to the different generations of fans sing back to me each night has been other-worldly. In my 39 years of performing, these shows have truly been some of my absolute favorite experiences ever and I look forward to making new memories with the fans and guest artists in 2023.”

Hairball, Ameristar Casino, $20+

Few do the hair band/heavy metal tribute better than this longtime act, now in its 23rd year of bringing blasts from the past. With their beginnings being first in the Minneapolis area, we’ve seen them over the years and their costumes/routines, and setlist of familiar jukebox songs, are all top-notch to make for a fun and very entertaining concert experience.

Destroy Lonely w/ Homixide Gang, lil 88, Granada- Lawrence, $37-$89.

Following the release of his latest project, NO STYLIST, the Atlanta rapper is embarking on a tour with label mate Homixide Gang, and lil 88 providing support. With a sonically ambitious project, a handful of viral singles under his belt and a legion of dedicated fans, the rapper's tour will be sure to impress.

Joe Pera, Uptown, $39-$49

On his Comedy In Ice: Winter Standup Tour 2023 Pera brings an all-new show. He’s a standup comedian, writer, and filmmaker originally from Buffalo, NY, best known for his current Adult Swim series, ‘Joe Pera Talks With You’, Season 3 of which, is now available to stream on HBO Max.

Marauda w Versa, Drinkurwater, The Truman, $15-$50

Hamish Prasad, professionally known as Marauda, is a Sydney-based EDM producer who has taken the world by storm with his provocative noise which summons a darkness within the souls of his listeners. “Through his relentless, punishing live sets he devours his followers into the wretchedness of depravity, hybrid soundscapes and malevolent force” says the press release...ummm, wow.

GUNNAR, Tin Roof, FREE!

Could be the next big thing! The 21-year-old up & comer is signed with star maker Scooter Braun and is out on tour this February. A social media sensation, he's amassed 22M global streams, 145K followers on IG, and 250K followers on TikTok. And recently released his single "They Didn't Tell Me, "a grunge/rock/pop number. Plus, Free!

Grab those tix while you can!

Kansas City Symphony- Respect: A Tribute to Aretha Franklin, Feb 3, 4, 5, $40-$120

Featuring Gonzalo Farias, David T. Beals III Associate Conductor

She fought for civil and women’s rights. She won eighteen Grammy® Awards. She is the most charted female artist in history. She was the first female performer to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. She was named the greatest singer of all time by Rolling Stone. The story of Aretha Franklin is the story of America in the second half of the 20th century. “Respect: A Tribute to Aretha Franklin” celebrates the singer, the icon, the leader, the woman.

(DL Hughley, Feb 3, Kansas City Improv Comedy Club – moved to Sept)

SATURDAY FEB 4

Ott, Madrid Theatre, $25-$55

The UK-born producer of electronic, dub, ambient, trip hop, ethnic electronica, livetronica has worked with Sinéad O'Connor, Embrace, the Orb, and Brian Eno, and has achieved recognition since 2002 for his own psychedelic dub tracks with latest album being last year’s, Heads. And FYI, his stage name is a reference to ethnobotanist Jonathan Ott who coined the term "entheogen".

SUNDAY FEB 5

Small Glories, Feb 5, Polsky Theatre, $25+ ($5 students)

The roots duo of Cara Luft and J.D. Edwards are a musical partnership planted on the Canadian prairies, with hummable songs and a unique stage banter. Luft was an original member of harmony sweethearts The Wailin' Jennys and whose parents were folk singers influenced by the activist Pete Seeger.

Their sophomore album, Assiniboine & the Red, was released the summer of 2019 on Compass/Red House Records as a follow-up to the band’s debut album, 2016’s Wondrous Traveler.

MONDAY FEB 6

Death Cab for Cutie w Momma (re-scheduled date), The Midland, SOLD OUT

Touring in support of latest album, Asphalt Meadows, area fans have been anticipating this show since it was re-scheduled from last October.

Their tenth studio album (via Atlantic Records) was released to widespread acclaim last September. Produced by GRAMMY® Award-winner John Congleton (St. Vincent, Sharon Van Etten, Wallows). An acoustic version of the record, recorded in December, will drop in March.

The band heads to Europe following, then returns later in the year for a special tour with The Postal Service reunion, meaning singer Ben Gibbard does double-duty nightly.

LA indie rockers Momma provide support, in support of new full-length, Household Name.

TUESDAY FEB 7

Bush w / Starcrawler, The Midland, $32.50-$69.50

The Gavin Rossdale-fronted group is touring in support of their latest album, The Art of Survival

“We’ll always love playing those big summer shows and the big stages, but we wanted to do some shows where we could get close to the diehard Bush fans again,” Rossdale said in a statement. “We’re excited for this run coming up.” LA band Starcrawler opens, in support of the new She Said.

My Fair Lady (musical), Feb 7-12, Kauffman Center, $56.50-$121.50

From Lincoln Center Theater (who brought The King & I and South Pacific), comes the Lerner & Loewe classic. Director Bartlett Sher’s production boasts classic songs as “I Could Have Danced All Night,” “The Rain in Spain,” “Wouldn’t It Be Lovely” and “On the Street Where You Live,” it tells the story of Eliza Doolittle, a young flower seller, and Henry Higgins, a professor determined to transform her into his idea of a “proper lady.” Runs through Feb. 12th.

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01/30/2023

Minneapolis: February 23 to February 24

02/23 FOREST BLAKK with Peter Raffoul at 7th St Entry

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Forest Blakk

Needtobreathe will be headlining in support of their collection of songs, Forever On Your Side (Niles City Sound Sessions). Johnnyswim and Forest Blakk to open. Forever On Your Side Tour 2018: ...

01/29/2023

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

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ANGEL OLSEN SETLIST

Dream Thing (acoustic)
Big Time (acoustic)
Ghost On
Right Now
Shut Up Kiss Me
Give It Up
All Mirrors
Lark
Go Home
This Is How It Works
All the Good Times
Sister
Those Were the Days
Chance

-- Encore --
Without You (Harry Nilsson / Badfinger cover)

ERIN RAE SETLIST

Mind / Heart
Can’t Cut Loose
Love Like Before
California Belongs to You
Enemy
Candy and Curry
Modern Woman
On Her Side (new song)
True Love’s Face
Bad Mind
Bittersweet, TN (Kevin Morby cover)
Cosmic Sigh
Lighten Up & Try

ANGEL OLSEN Tour Dates

JAN 28 THE FACTORY CHESTERFIELD, MO
JAN 29 THE BLUEBIRD BLOOMINGTON, IN
JAN 31 THE ATHENAEUM THEATRE COLUMBUS, OH
FEB 1 THE MAJESTIC THEATRE DETROIT, MI
FEB 2 AGORA THEATRE BALLROOM CLEVELAND, OH
FEB 3 MR. SMALLS THEATRE MILLVALE, PA
FEB 4 ASBURY HALL BUFFALO, NY
FEB 6 WHITE EAGLE HALL JERSEY CITY, NJ
FEB 7 COLLEGE ST MUSIC HALL NEW HAVEN, CT
FEB 8 BEARSVILLE THEATER WOODSTOCK, NY
FEB 9 BALTIMORE SOUNDSTAGE BALTIMORE, MD
FEB 10 THE NATIONAL RICHMOND, VA
FEB 11 THE CAROLINA THEATRE DURHAM, NC
FEB 24 THEATRE ROYAL CASTLEMAINE, AUSTRALIA
FEB 25 MONA FOMA HOBART, AUSTRALIA
MAR 1 MELBOURNE RECITAL CENTRE SOUTHBANK
MAR 3 MELBOURNE RECITAL CENTRE SOUTHBANK
MAR 4 NINE LIVES FESTIVAL BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA
MAR 6 SYDNEY OPERA HOUSE SYDNEY, NSW
MAR 7-8 PERTH MUSIC FESTIVAL PERTH, AUSTRALIA
MAR 10 BRUNSWICK BALLROOM BRUNSWICK, AUST
MAR 11 GOLDEN PLAINS FESTIVAL MEREDITH, AUST
MAR 13 WOMADELAIDE ADELAIDE, AUSTRALIA
APR 15-16 HIGH WATER FEST N CHARLESTON, SC
MAY 3 RED ROCKS AMPHITHEATRE MORRISON, CO
MAY 4 RED ROCKS AMPHITHEATRE MORRISON, CO
JUL 7 MAD COOL FESTIVAL MADRID, SPAIN
JUL 8 NOS ALIVE FESTIVAL LISBON, PORTUGAL
AUG 5 HINTERLAND MUSIC FEST ST. CHARLES, IA
AUG 25 ALL POINTS EAST FESTIVAL LONDON, UK

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Angel Olsen will be headlining First Avenue on October 2nd. Olsen fans can look forward to Phases, a collection of B-sides, rarities, and demos on November 10th via Jagjaguwar. ...

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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All Photos by Brandon Clasen (click on any image to enlarge and see in full)

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Minneapolis: This Week (02/05/2023)

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

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01/30 Adam Melchor at Fine Line

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Big Thief

Brooklyn’s Big Thief to open. The band was previously in Minneapolis with Here We Go Magic last November 2015. Big Thief’s Masterpiece will be out May 27th, 2016, on Saddle Creek. ...

01/30/2023 Monday

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

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

Tour dates:

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

02/03 Claire Rosinkranz with DWLLRS and mehro at Fine Line

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Following her first ever sold-out headline tour this Fall, 17-year-old Southern California singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist Claire Rosinkranz announces the dates for her 2022 …

02/03/2023 Friday

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

Claire Rosinkranz (04 Mar 2022)

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

Tour dates:

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

02/04 Bad Bad Hats with Beemer at 7th St Entry

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Bad Bad Hats

SPIN Magazine’s “Artist To Watch” for July 2015, Minneapolis-based Bad Bad Hats recently announced their tour with Saddle Creek’s Mynabirds, in support of …

02/04/2023 Saturday

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

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

Bad Bad Hats at the Cedar (28 June 2014)

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

Special guest Beemer to open.

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

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01/28/2023

R.I.P. Tom Verlaine (Television)

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

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Television

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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