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Rocktober: October 17

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10/17 Jordana and Dev Lemons at 7th St Entry Read More Jordana Twenty-one year old artist, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and producer Jordana is touring in support of her new album Face The Wall. She’ll tour with Wallows in May, then with New York’s …

10/17/2023 Tuesday

Jordana and Dev Lemons
at 7th St Entry
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Jordana and Dev Lemons are co-headlining the 7th Street Entry this October 17, 2023.

Jordana (01 Aug 2022)

We saw Gumby and Jordana in Aug 2022 and noted, “Comparing the two shows, Jordana seemed much more excited to play in front of a much larger audience. She is a real fan of Local Natives, so it’s an honor for her to play with them. And she’s made plenty of newfound fans, who would sometime shout out, “you’re awesome!” as she played on stage. As with her previous appearance, Jordana is joined on stage by guitarist/sometime keys Hayden, guitarist Sagiv Rosenstock, drummer Blake, and a bendible Gumby toy sitting on the mic stand. God, she loves that thing.”

Tour dates:

09-27 - Atlanta, GA - The Masquerade
09-29 - Austin, TX - 3Ten
09-30 - Dallas, TX - Dada
10-03 - Phoenix, AZ - Valley Bar
10-05 - Los Angeles, CA - Roxy
10-06 - Santa Ana, CA - Constellation
10-07 - San Francisco, CA - Bottom of the Hill
10-09 - Portland, OR - Holocene
10-10 - Vancouver, BC - Fox Cabaret
10-11 - Seattle, WA - Barboza
10-13 - Salt Lake City, UT - Kilby
10-14 - Denver, CO - Marquis
10-17 - Minneapolis, MN - 7th St
10-18 - Chicago, IL - SPACE
10-20 - Boston, MA - Brighton Music Hall
10-21 - Brooklyn, NY - Market Hotel

10/17 Polyphia with DOMi & JD Beck at First Avenue Read More Polyphia Genre-bending instrumental band Polyphia is on their first headlining tour … stopping by the Fine Line Music Café in Minneapolis on August 14th. …

10/17/2023 Tuesday

Polyphia
with DOMi & JD Beck
at First Avenue
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Genre-fluid four-piece Polyphia have announced a massive extension to their “Remember That You Will Die World Tour” with the second leg of the tour kicking off this fall in Oklahoma City on Sept. 30. The tour will stop by First Avenue in Minneapolis on October 17, 2023.

DOMi and JD Beck to open.

Tour dates:

Sept. 30—Oklahoma City, OK—The Criterion+
Oct. 1—Albuquerque, NM—Revel+
Oct. 3—Tempe, AZ—Marquee Theatre+
Oct. 4—Los Angeles, CA—The Wiltern+
Oct. 5—San Francisco, CA—The Warfield+
Oct. 7—Sacramento, CA—Aftershock Festival
Oct. 9—Portland, OR—Roseland Theater+
Oct. 10—Vancouver, BC—Vogue Theatre+
Oct. 11—Seattle, WA—Showbox SoDo+
Oct. 12—Boise, ID—Knitting Factory+
Oct. 13—Salt Lake City, UT—The Complex+
Oct. 14—Denver, CO—Mission Ballroom+
Oct. 16—Kansas City, MO—Uptown Theatre+
Oct. 17—Minneapolis, MN—First Avenue+
Oct. 18—Milwaukee, WI—The Rave+
Oct. 19—Chicago, IL—Riviera Theatre+
Oct. 20—Detroit, MI—Royal Oak Music Theatre+
Oct. 21—Toronto, ON—HISTORY+
Oct. 24—Montreal, QC—MTELUS+
Oct. 25—Boston, MA—Roadrunner+
Oct. 26—New York, NY—Terminal 5+
Oct. 27—Philadelphia, PA—Franklin Music Hall+
Oct. 28—Washington, DC—The Fillmore Silver Spring+
Oct. 29—Raleigh, NC—The Ritz
Oct. 31—Atlanta, GA—The Eastern
Nov. 1—Birmingham, AL—Iron City~
Nov. 2—Houston, TX—Bayou Music Centre~
Nov. 3—San Antonio, TX—Tech Port Center~

+DOMi and JD Beck join as support.
~midwxst joins as support.

10/17 BELL WITCH with Spirit Possession and Aberration at Turf Club Read More Bell Witch Surly Brewing presents Seattle’s doom-metal duo Bell Witch, playing this Sunday, August 18, at the 7th Street Entry. This is Bell Witch’s last show of their 2019 tour. ...

10/17/2023 Tuesday

BELL WITCH
with Spirit Possession and Aberration
at Turf Club
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Doom band Bell Witch is touring in support of their new album Future’s Shadow Part 1: The Clandestine Gate (Profound Lore Records).

Spirit Possession, and Aberration to open.

Tour dates:

Oct 11: Vancouver, BC - Rickshaw Theatre *
Oct 12: Calgary, AB - Dickens *
Oct 13: Edmonton, AB - The Starlite Room *
Oct 14: Saskatoon, SK - Louis' *
Oct 15: Winnipeg, MN - Park Theatre *
Oct 17: St Paul, MN - Turf Club *
Oct 18: Milwaukee, WI - The Back Room at Colectivo *
Oct 19: Iowa City, IA - Gabe's *
Oct 20: Chicago, IL - Sleeping Village *
Oct 21: Detroit, MI - Smalls *
Oct 22: Toronto, ON - Trinity St. Paul's Church Sanctuary *
Oct 24: Montreal, QC - La Sala Rossa *
Oct 25: Portland, ME - SPACE *
Oct 26: Boston, MA - Sonia *
Oct 27: New York, NY - Le Poisson Rouge *
Oct 28: Philadelphia, PA - First Unitarian Church Sanctuary *
Oct 29: Baltimore, MD - Ottobar *
Oct 31: Carrboro, NC - Cat's Cradle *
Nov 01: Atlanta, GA - Boggs Social & Supply *
Nov 02: New Orleans, LA - Santos *
Nov 03: Houston, TX - Black Magic Social Club *
Nov 04: Austin, TX - The Parish *
Nov 05: Dallas, TX - Texas Theatre *
Nov 07: Albuquerque, NM - Sister *
Nov 08: Denver, CO - Marquis *
Nov 09: Salt Lake City, UT - Urban Lounge *
Nov 10: Boise, ID - El Korah Shrine *
Dec 06: Oakland, CA - Stork Club #
Dec 07: Fresno, CA - Strummers #
Dec 08: San Diego, CA - Brick By Brick #
Dec 09: Joshua Tree, CA - Joshua Tree Brewing #
Dec 10: Los Angeles, CA - Lodge Room #
Dec 12: Felton, CA - Felton Music Hall #
Dec 14: Eugene, OR - WOW Hall #
Dec 15: Portland, OR - Star Theater #
Dec 16: Seattle, WA - Neumos #

* w/ Spirit Possession
# w/ Otay:Onii

10/17 Shawn James with Evan Bartels at Amsterdam Bar & Hall

10/17/2023 Tuesday

Shawn James
with Evan Bartels
at Amsterdam Bar & Hall
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Soulful singer-songwriter Shawn James is on his “I Want More” tour with his three-piece band (Zack Sawyer on bass, Sage Cornelius on fiddle, and Rob Kennedy on percussion). The tour will stop by the Amsterdam Bar & Hall in St Paul on October 17th.

Evan Bartels to open.

Tour dates:

9/27: Dallas, TX @ Studio at the Factory
9/28: Fayetteville, AR @ George’s Majestic
9/29: Nashville, TN @ The Basement East
9/30: Atlanta, GA @ The Masquerade
10/1: Tampa, FL @ The Orpheum
10/4: Asheville, NC @ The Grey Eagle
10/5: Washington, DC @ Black Cat
10/6: Philadelphia, PA @ World Café Live
10/7: Boston, MA @ Sonia
10/8: New York, NY @ City Winery
10/10: Montreal, QC @ Bar Le Ritz
10/11: Toronto, ON @ Horseshoe Tavern
10/12: Detroit, MI @ El Club
10/13: Columbus, OH @ A&R Music Bar
10/14: Chicago, IL @ Reggie’s
10/15: Indianapolis, IN @ Hi-Fi
10/17: Minneapolis, MN @ Amsterdam
10/18: Omaha, NE @ Slowdown
10/20: Denver, CO @ Cervantes Masterpiece Ballroom
10/21: Salt Lake City, UT @ Soundwell

If your band is coming to the Minneapolis/St Paul area, please email details to [email protected] with a good lead time. Thank you.

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Joan Osborne at Dakota Jazz Club, Minneapolis (30 Sep 2023)

Joan Osborne Setlist I Should've Danced More High Water (For Charley Patton) (Bob Dylan cover) I Want to Be Loved (Muddy Waters cover) Whole Wide World Trouble and Strife Nobody Owns You Shake Your Hips (Slim Harpo cover) Pensacola St. Teresa One of Us Gotta Serve Somebody (Bob Dylan cover) -- Encore -- Stella Blue (Grateful Dead cover) Take It Any Way I Can Get It Read More Joan Osborne American singer/songwriter Joan Osborne will be headlining the Dakota Jazz Club in Minneapolis on Saturday, September 30th. The singer is best known for her recording of “One of Us” from her debut album Relish in 1995 …

American singer/songwriter Joan Osborne shot into fame with her recorded song “One Of Us” (written by Eric Bazilian), from her debut album Relish, in 1995. The song poses the question, what if God was one of us, just trying to find his way home.

The single was certified Gold and earning three Grammy nominations. The song was so popular, even Prince covered the song on his album Emancipation in 1996.

Since then she’s been busy being a voice for women in rock, co-headlining the Lilith Fair in 1997, and actively supporting Planned Parenthood Federation of America.

She shifted to covering songs she loves, a cover-lover album Bring It on Home in 2012, and an entire album of Bob Dylan songs called Songs of Bob Dylan in 2017.

This is important to note, as a lot of songs on her set were cover songs.

Osborne’s latest album, Nobody Owns You (Womanly Hips Records) is a return to form for original songs… and they are very good, at least what I’ve heard live. “I Should've Danced More” is fantastic, it’s a song about some regrets she may have had. She should have danced more, she should have loved more, etc. The message is clear, do what you love while you can now.

I think the song is a reflection of what happened to all of us in 2020 when the pandemic hit and we lost the ability to gather and celebrate music. In some ways, Osborne seemed so genuinely happy to be back on stage, playing live music again. She’s joined on stage by a pianist and guitarist (Jack Petruzzelli) … which she was very playful with back-and-forth guitar playing on “Trouble and Strife”.

She thanked the audience at the Dakota for being so quiet, you can hear a pin drop. Someone in the audience shouted, “It’s Minnesota!” which Osborne replied, “Oh I know! I’ve played here before, I don’t want you guys to exert yourselves!”

Of course, her most famous song, “One of Us”, was saved as the penultimate song. The quiet crowd suddenly exploded with massive audience cheers and claps.

Osborne’s latest Nobody Owns You is out now on Womanly Hips Records.

Remaining tour dates:

Nov 8 Seattle, WA, US Neptune Theatre
Nov 10 Portland, OR, US Aladdin Theater
Nov 12 Great Falls, MT, US The Newberry
Nov 14 Berkeley, CA, US Freight & Salvage
Nov 16 Venice, CA, US The Venice West
Dec 5 Atlanta, GA, US Center Stage Theater
Dec 6 Charlotte, NC, US Neighborhood Theatre

Joan Osborne at Dakota Jazz Club, Minneapolis (30 Sep 2023)

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We♥KC! October 3-5, 2023, Upcoming concerts / shows (Kansas City / Lawrence, KS)

Read More: Pert Near Sandstone This was Pert Near’s Ship of Fools 7” Release Party and a party is exactly what it was. This band brought the energy, the fun, and the talent to First Avenue...

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Rocktober is in full effect, always a big concert month (even bigger than that new Ferris wheel that's not exactly the London Eye) meaning plenty of shows (but still some KC 90-degree heat?!), so here’s a rundown of the upcoming week, to see what’s happening.

Let’s take look at the Kansas City / Lawrence KS metro musical happenings from October 2nd-5th.

TUESDAY OCTOBER 3

Movements w/ Mannequin Pussy, Oct 3, Granada-Lawrence, $25-$30

Southern CA post-hardcore band Movements have a third album, Ruckus! just out on August 18 via Fearless Records. It was produced by longtime collaborator Will Yip, and it features recent singles “Killing Time”, “Lead Pipe,” and “Fail You.” Newest and final single from the record is “Heaven Sent”. The band has been impressing crowds and growing their fan base since 2015, when they signed with Fearless after playing only one live show.

Philly’s Mannequin Pussy recently regained back their master recordings and announced their own imprint, Romantic Records and have begun re-releasing some back catalog. The indie four-piece’s last release was the Perfect EP, from 2021.

Softcult and Heart to Gold are also on the bill, making for a full roster.

Jesse Jo Stark, Rachel Bobbitt, Haleigh Marchisio, Oct 3, recordBar, $22.10

The LA Native is an indie rock singer, actor, fashion designer (+Yungblud’s current squeeze) and more, and returns to touring, in support of latest record, Doomed, released last September. Stark has a flair for a darkness theatric, so expect a stage peppered with gargoyles and a band all dressed in black.

Toronto (via Nova Scotia)’s Rachel Bobbitt is also on the bill (joined on stage with guitarist Justice, drummer Stephen, and bassist Isaac), in support of newest EP, The Half We Still Have, and maybe expect a Cranberries or Sharon van Etten cover during the set.  California’s Haleigh Marchisio is also on the bill, and has new single, “Letter 2 the Past”.

We covered the Minnesota stop of the show just a few days ago, read the recap here.

Daniel O'Donnell, Oct 3, Kauffman Center, $43-$93

The legendary Donegal, IE-based singer, who is one of the most prolific and successful recording artists on the UK charts, is the only artist in the world to score a hit on the UK album charts every year since 1988, an unprecedented and unbroken 35-year span.

O’Donnell’s 17th special, “Daniel O’Donnell from Castlebar, Ireland,” was released in March 2023 and can be seen on Public Television stations nationwide. O’Donnell’s latest album, I Wish You Well, was out last November, entering the UK Album Charts at No. 16.

With that release, O’Donnell has now amassed 48 Top 75 albums, including 42 Top 40 albums, 30 Top 30 and 20 Top 10 albums, with 18 being in the 21^st Century, a feat that has not been achieved by any other recording artist.

Eric Andre (comedy), Oct 3, Midland, $49.50-$69.50

The comedian, actor and creator and host of Adult Swim’s hit series “The Eric Andre Show,” can also currently be seen as an expert panelist on ABC’s “The Prank Panel,” alongside Johnny Knoxville and Gabourey Sidibe, and he recently launched his first podcast “Bombing with Eric Andre” as part of the iHeartMedia and Will Ferrell’s Big Money Players Network.

In 2020, his first stand-up special “Legalize Everything” premiered on Netflix and in 2021, he starred in the Netflix comedy Bad Trip, which he produced and co-wrote. Andre also currently voices the demon ‘Luci’ on the Netflix animated series “Disenchantment” and lends his voice to a character in the latest Trolls movie.

WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 4

Dance Speaks: Jekyll and Hyde, Oct 4, 6:30-7:15 p.m., Free

KCB Dancer Chat: Link: Virtual on Facebook LIVE

KC Ballet Dancer Chats, a FREE community engagement and education series, are designed to provide the broader public an opportunity to engage with and learn more about the professional dancers from Kansas City Ballet. This Dancer Chat features three KCB company dancers chatting about their roles in the soon-to-open Jekyll & Hyde and sharing aspects of their life journey and dance experiences.

The Foolers, Oct 4, Kauffman Center, $43-$93

The Foolers brings an evening of illusions by Penn & Teller, who curate the show but will not be in attendance. Celebrating television’s #1 rated magic show, this interactive evening presents the Fool Us alumni who share the distinction of being among the few who have impressed the pair with mystifying mind magic and hilarious comedic routines.

In addition to bringing Vegas-caliber modern magic to cities across the US, master magicians Alex Ramon, Jessica Jane, Matt Donnelly and Vinny Grosso, collectively known as The Foolers pay homage to classic magic. VIP Experience packages available as well.

Pert Near Sandstone, Oct 4, Knuckleheads, $12

We’ve kept tabs on the Minnesota band since a decade ago, when they recorded their debut album, 'Up And Down The River.' Founding member Ryan Young has returned after seven years touring the world playing fiddle with Trampled By Turtles, and the upcoming record is “Waiting Days” out October 20 and prefaced by singles, “All Waves Break” and “I’ve Been Traveling.”

Check out the show, which serves as an early release party, for a healthy preview of some of the new folk/bluegrass songs, just in time to be the soundtrack of a Midwestern Fall season.

Air Supply, Oct 4, Lied Center-Lawrence, $21-31 (student) / $40-$60

Though forming way back in 1975, they’re still not “All Out of Love”, nor “Lost in Love”, but are playing KU/Lawrence, instead of their normal stop at Ameristar in Kansas City. Graham Russell and Russell Hitchcock met on the first day of rehearsals for Jesus Christ Superstar in Sydney, becoming instant friends and co-founding the longtime Australian soft-rock band.

Seven top-five singles later and AIR SUPPLY, at that time, had equaled The Beatles’ run of consecutive top-five singles. The albums Lost in Love, The One That You Love, Now & Forever and The Greatest Hits sold in excess of 20 million copies. They were the first Western group to tour China and Taiwan, and are celebrating their 48^th anniversary of making music.

THURSDAY OCTOBER 5

Dehd w Sara Grace White, Oct. 5, recordBar. $23

Chicago indie-rock three piece (Emily, Jason, and Eric) returns to the area, in support of fourth album (and first for Fat Possum), Blue Skies, which offers 13 songs/33 minutes of timely hope, with twice the power. Single “Bad Love” is a surge of self-liberation and an anthem about admitting your faults, seeking forgiveness, and finding a way forward. DEHD has partnered with PLUS1 so that $1 per ticket goes to supporting organizations working for equity, access, and dignity for all.

We caught them live in Lawrence, as openers a couple years ago, and are not surprised they’ve become headliners in their own right.

Arrive early for LA’s Sara Grace White, in support of EP Are You Here This Time which follows her journey through six tracks as she navigates the thin line that dictates reality and debut single, “Touching”. Other tracks are “Here,” “Ribbon,” “Ash,” “Anything,” and “Blood Like Water.”

Warren Zeiders w A Thousand Horses, Oct 5, Uptown, sold out

Out on his Pretty Little Poison Tour (named after his debut Warner Bros. album), like Zach Bryan, Zeiders is the next breed of outlaw country, under the mainstream radar, but selling out almost every venue booked. PA native Zeiders, who first broke through with his 2021 hit “Ride the Lightning,” was actually planning to become a lacrosse player, until a series of concussions and the onslaught of the pandemic, made him reconsider his future.

During the COVID-19 pandemic, he began posting acoustic cover songs on TikTok and views began soaring with a growing demand for original material, so in December 2020, Zeiders released his original track “On the Run.” An acoustic covers project and The 717 Tapes EP would follow and a viral-level growing fan base continued. This show is long sold-out and like Bryan, expect much bigger venues in the future.

National Touring act coming to Kansas City, Lawrence, KS, Topeka, KS, or vicinity? Let us know so we can spotlight the appearance-email [email protected]

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Minneapolis: This Week (10/08/2023)

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

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10/03 Cut Worms with Ryder the Eagle at Turf Club Read More Cut Worms it just made sense that people were swimming on unicorn floaties while listening to the tunes of Cut Worms or Julia Holter. The installations scattered …

10/03/2023 Tuesday

Cut Worms
with Ryder the Eagle
at Turf Club
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Brooklyn-based singer-songwriter Cut Worms (aka Max Clarke) is out on tour in support of his new self-titled album (available on Jagjaguwar).

We saw Cut Worm at Desert Daze 2018 and wrote, “There was a rather stark contrast of ear-piercing rock music amidst this stunning scenery, but in a way, it just made sense that people were swimming on unicorn floaties while listening to the tunes of Cut Worms or Julia Holter. The installations scattered around-from teepees with hanging seashells formed into jellyfish to a space-ship treehouse on stilts-gave everyone something to marvel at in between sets or even all day, if one felt so inclined.”

Ryder the Eagle to open.

Tour dates:

Sept. 12 - Atlanta, GA @ Terminal West
Sept. 13 - New Orleans, LA @ Gasa Gasa
Sept. 15 - Dallas, TX @ Dada
Sept. 16 - Austin, TX @ The Ballroom
Sept. 18 - Phoenix, AZ @ Valley Bar
Sept. 19 - San Diego, CA @ Casbah
Sept. 21 - Costa Mesa, CA @ The Wayfarer
Sept. 22 - Los Angeles, CA @ Teragram Ballroom
Sept. 23 - San Francisco, CA @ The Chapel
Sept. 25 - Seattle, WA @ Madame Lou’s
Sept. 26 - Vancouver, BC @ Fox Cabaret
Sept. 27 - Portland, OR @ Mississippi Studios
Sept. 29 - Salt Lake City, UT @ Urban Lounge
Sept. 30 - Denver, CO @ Globe Hall
Oct. 2 - Kansas City, MO @ recordBar
Oct. 3 - Saint Paul, MN @ Turf Club
Oct. 4 - Chicago, IL @ Old Town School of Folk Music
Oct. 6 - Cleveland, OH @ Beachland Ballroom & Tavern
Oct. 8 - Ann Arbor, MI @ Bling Pig
Oct. 9 - Toronto, ON @ Horseshoe Tavern
Oct. 11 - Brooklyn, NY @ Music Hall of Williamsburg

# w/ Air Waves + special appearance by the Lemon Twigs

10/04 slowdive with Drab Majesty at Palace Theatre Read More Slowdive Shoegaze band Slowdive are currently on a reunion tour, stopping by Minneapolis' Fine Line Music Cafe, after being absent from the city in twenty-two years! .... Drab Majesty “Intergalactic duo” Drab Majesty is headlining the Fine Line Music Café on August 20. Their latest album Modern Mirror is out now. …

10/04/2023 Wednesday

slowdive
with Drab Majesty
at Palace Theatre
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British rock band Slowdive are touring in support of their new album everything is alive.

Slowdive (31 Oct 2014)

One of my favorite shows ever, was seeing Slowdive on Halloween at the Fine Line on 31 Oct 2014. Since they don’t celebrate Halloween in the UK, the band had a blast dressing up in costume, and making their show an unforgeable experience: “Anyway, Halloween shows are always fun, because half the fun of watching the band is also watching the audience for some great costumes. Usually bands will come on stage in costumes, but for Reading-based Slowdive, they went all out! Not only was everyone, including the audio techs and sound engineers, dressed up, but they went the extra mile and dressed their stage with various Halloween fun like cobwebs, handmade pirate flags, skulls, pumpkins, candies! This tells me the band are really committed to show us a good time!”

“Intergalactic duo” Drab Majesty to open.

Tour dates:

Sep. 23 - Toronto, ON @ Queen Elizabeth Theatre
Sep. 25 - Boston, MA @ Citizens House of Blues Boston
Sep. 27 - New York, NY @ Webster Hall
Sep. 28 - New York, NY @ Webster Hall
Sep. 29 - Philadelphia, PA @ Union Transfer
Sep. 30 - Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club
Oct. 2 - Cleveland, OH @ The Roxy @ Mahall’s
Oct. 3 - Chicago, IL @ Riviera Theatre
Oct. 4 - St. Paul, MN @ Palace Theatre
Oct. 6 - Denver, CO @ Cervantes’ Masterpiece Ballroom
Oct. 7 - Salt Lake City, UT @ The Union
Oct. 9 - Portland, OR @ Crystal Ballroom
Oct. 10 - Seattle, WA @ Showbox SoDo
Oct. 12 - San Francisco, CA @ The Warfield
Oct. 14 - Los Angeles, CA @ The Bellwether
Oct. 15 - Los Angeles, CA @ The Bellwether
Oct. 16 - San Francisco, CA @ The Warfield
Oct. 30 - Glasgow, UK @ QMU
Oct. 31 - Manchester, UK @ Ritz
Nov. 1 - Bristol, UK @ SWX
Nov. 3 - London, UK @ Troxy
Nov. 5 - Belfast, UK @ Mandela Hall
Nov. 6 - Dublin, IR @ National Stadium
Nov. 25 - Sun. Nov. 26 - Buenos Aires, AR
Dec. 4 - Santiago, CL @ Teatro Coliseo
Dec. 7 - Asunción, PY @ Primavera Sound
Dec. 9 - Sun. Dec. 10 - Bogotá, CO
Jan. 16, 2024 - Amsterdam, NL @ Paradiso
Jan. 17, 2024 - Paris, FR @ La Cigale
Jan. 18, 2024 - Cologne, DE @ Live Music Hall
Jan. 20, 2024 - Hamburg, DE @ Grosse Freiheit 36
Jan. 21, 2024 - Copenhagen, DK @ VEGA
Jan. 22, 2024 - Oslo, NO @ Sentrum Scene
Jan. 23, 2024 - Stockholm, SE @ Munchenbryggeriet
Jan. 25, 2024 - Berlin, DE @ Columbiahalle
Jan. 27, 2024 - Warsaw, PL @ Progresja
Jan. 28, 2024 - Prague, CZ @ Divaldo Archa
Jan. 29, 2024 - Munich, DE @ Muffathalle
Feb. 16, 2024 - Brighton, UK @ Brighton Dome
Feb. 17, 2024 - London, UK @ Eventim Apollo
Feb. 18, 2024 - Birmingham, UK @ O2 Institute Birmingham
Feb. 19, 2024 - Norwich, UK @ LCR UEA
Feb. 21, 2024 - Liverpool, UK @ O2 Academy Liverpool
Feb. 22, 2024 - Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, UK @ NX
Feb. 23, 2024 - Glasgow, UK @ Barrowland Ballroom
Feb. 24, 2024 - Edinburgh, UK @ Liquid Rooms
Feb. 26, 2024 - Cardiff, UK @ Cardiff University Great Hall
Feb. 27, 2024 - Manchester, UK @ Manchester Academy

10/05 Sammy Rae & The Friends with Kiss the Tiger at Palace Theatre Read More Sammy Rae & The Friends Sammy and "The Friends" are so talented... let's hope this album (The Good Life) and the new album Let's Throw A Party garner a much bigger following, and there's more music to come. ... Kiss the Tiger 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 …

10/05/2023 Thursday

Sammy Rae & The Friends
with Kiss the Tiger
at Palace Theatre
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Brooklyn-based ensemble Sammy Rae & The Friends are returning to the area, playing the Palace Theatre in St Paul on October 5th, 2023.

Sammy Rae & The Friends (28 Oct 2022)

We caught the band on a Halloween-show, on 28 Oct 2022, and noted, “As you can see, Sammy Rae and the Friends were in the Halloween spirit, as everyone was in costume as Scoobie Doo and the Scoobie gang. The band has a ton of fans, and they are certainly one of the funnest band around. The band played all the hit songs, including “Follow Me Like The Moon” and “Good Life”. All the songs were treated like it’s a giant party, with the audience helping to sing and clap along to the song. ”

Kiss the Tiger to open.

Tour dates:

Sat, Sept 16 in East Aurora, NY @ Borderline Festival
Mon, Sept 18 in South Burlington, VT @ Higher Ground
Tue, Sept 19 in South Burlington, VT @ Higher Ground
Wed, Sept 20 in Portland, ME @ State Theatre
Thur, Sept 21 in Boston, MA @ Roadrunner
Sat, Sept 23 in Camden, NJ @ XPoNential Festival
Sun, Sept 24 in Ithaca, NY@ State Theatre of Ithaca
Tue, Sept 26 in Cleveland, OH @ House of Blues
Wed, Sept 27 in Detroit, MI @ Majestic Theatre
Thur, Sept 28 in Toronto, ON @ HISTORY
Sat, Sept 30 in Bridgeport, CT @ Sound on Sound
Sun, Oct 1 in Millvale, PA @ Mr. Small’s Theatre
Mon, Oct 2 in Columbus, OH @ Newport Music Hall
Wed, Oct 4 in Chicago, IL @ Riviera Theatre
Thur, Oct 5 in St Paul, MN @ Palace Theatre
Fri, Oct 6 in Kansas City, MO @ Madrid Theatre
Sun, Oct 8 in Denver, CO @ Ogden Theatre
Tue, Oct 10 in Salt Lake City, UT @ The Depot
Wed, Oct 11 in Jackson, WY @ Center for the Arts
Fri, Oct 13 in Vancouver, BC @ Commodore Ballroom
Sat, Oct 14 in Seattle, WA @ Showbox SoDo
Sun, Oct 15 in Portland, OR @ McMenamins
Tue, Oct 17 in San Francisco, CA @ The Warfield
Wed, Oct 18 in Los Angeles, CA @ The Novo
Thur, Oct 19 in San Diego, CA @ House of Blues
Sat, Oct 21 in Tempe, AZ @ Marquee Theatre
Wed, Nov 8 in Amsterdam, NL @ Melkweg
Thur, Nov 9 in Nijmegen, NL @ Doornroosje
Fri, Nov 10 in Rotterdam, NL@ LantarenVenster
Tue, Nov 14 in Paris, FR @ Bataclan
Thur, Nov 16 in London, UK @ Eventim Apollo
Fri, Nov 17 in Bristol, UK @ SWX
Sat, Nov 18 in Manchester, UK @ New Century Hall
Sun, Nov 19 in Glasgow, UK @ Queen Margaret Union
Tue, Nov 21 in Cork, Ireland @ Cyprus Ave
Wed, Nov 22 in Dublin, Ireland @ The Helix

10/06 Vacations and Last Dinosaurs at First Avenue Read More Last Dinosaurs Last Dinosaurs are from Brisbane, Australia. They recently announced their video for "Andy", which you can watch via Youtube. The song comes from their debut …

10/06/2023 Friday

Vacations and Last Dinosaurs
with Eliza McLamb
at First Avenue
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Two Australian bands Vacations and Last Dinosaurs are co-headlining their “Tourzilla” tour, stopping by First Avenue’s mainroom on October 6th, 2023.

Eliza McLamb to open.

Tour dates:

9/30 Washington, DC @ All Things Go Festival
10/3 Nashville, TN @ Basement East
10/4 St. Louis, MO @ Delmar Hall
10/6 Minneapolis, MN @ First Avenue
10/7 Chicago, IL @ House of Blues Chicago
10/8 Columbus, OH @ Newport Music Hall
10/9 Detroit, MI @ St. Andrews Hall
10/12 New York, NY @ Webster Hall
10/13 Philadelphia, PA @ Union Transfer
10/14 Boston, MA @ Big Night Live
10/16 Carrboro, NC @ Cat's Cradle
10/17 Atlanta, GA @ Variety Playhouse
10/19 Fort Lauderdale, FL @ Revolution
10/20 Tampa, FL @ The Ritz Ybor
10/21 Orlando, FL @ The Beacham
10/23 Houston, TX @ White Oak Music Hall
10/24 Dallas, TX @ House of Blues Dallas
10/25 Austin, TX @ Emo's
10/26 San Antonio, TX @ Aztec Theatre
10/28 El Paso, TX @ Lobrow Palace Outdoors
10/29 Albuquerque, NM @ Sunshine Theater
10/31 Denver, CO @ Summit Music Hall
11/1 Salt Lake City, UT @ The Depot
11/3 Portland, OR @ Crystal Ballroom
11/4 Seattle, WA @ The Showbox
11/6 San Francisco, CA @ Warfield
11/8 Las Vegas, NV @ 24 Oxford
11/9 Phoenix, AZ @ Van Buren
11/10 San Diego, CA @ Soma
11/11 Pomona, CA @ Fox Theatre
11/12 Los Angeles, CA @ The Novo
11/15 Mexico City, MX @ Lunario

10/07 Low Cut Connie with Matthew Logan Vasquez and Mik Cool at First Avenue Read More Low Cut Connie Low Cut Connie (Adam Weiner, James Everhart, Will Donnelly, Larry Scotton, and Lucas Rinz) will be in town in support of their latest Dirty Pictures (Part 1) via Contender Records. …

10/07/2023 Friday

Low Cut Connie
with Matthew Logan Vasquez and Mik Cool
at First Avenue
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South Philadelphia-based rock ‘n’ roll group Low Cut Connie is on tour to support their new album Art Dealers (Contender Records). The tour will take them to First Avenue on October 7th, 2023.

Low Cut Connie (16 Jun 2018)

We’ll never forget how great they were when we first saw them at Rock the Garden in 16 Jun 2018 and wrote, “Low Cut Connie blew us away. Their explosive set even had Nikki Lane wanting to attend the Philadelphia band's upcoming show at First Avenue on November 1st.”

Matthew Logan Vasquez and Mik Cool to open.

Tour dates:

9/12 – Hamden, CT – Space Ballroom
9/14 – Pawtucket, RI – The Met
9/15 – Medford, NJ – Medford Oktoberfest
9/16 – Elkton, MD – Elkton Music Hall Monday
9/18 – New York, NY – Blue Note Jazz Club
9/19 – New York, NY – Blue Note Jazz Club
9/20 – New York, NY – Blue Note Jazz Club
9/23 – Washington, DC – 9:30 Club
9/24 – Camden, NJ – XPoNential Music Festival
10/1 – Nashville, TN – 3rd and Lindsley
10/3 – Chattanooga, TN – Barrelhouse Ballroom
10/5 – Louisville, KY – Headliners Music Hall
10/6 – Madison, WI – Majestic Theatre
10/7 – Minneapolis, MN – First Avenue
10/9 – Ann Arbor, MI – The Ark
10/11 – Cleveland, OH – Grog Shop
10/13 – Milwaukee, WI – Shank Hall
10/14 – Chicago, IL – Thalia Hall
10/15 – Pittsburgh, PA – Mr. Smalls Theatre

If your band is coming to the Minneapolis/St Paul area, please email details to [email protected] with a good lead time. Thank you.

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Rocktober: October 16

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10/16 Billy Raffoul with Peter Raffoul and The Indiana Drones at Turf Club Read More Billy Raffoul Billy Raffoul is currently on tour and will be stopping by the 7th Street Entry this March 10th. Colin Bracewell to open. ...

10/16/2023 Monday

Billy Raffoul
with Peter Raffoul and The Indiana Drones
at Turf Club
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Nashville/Toronto soulful singer, songwriter, and producer Billy Raffoul is touring in support of For All These Years, which will be out on October 20 via Nettwerk.

Talking about the new album, Billy shares, “‘For All These Years’ is a collection of songs exploring different relationships and characters. One’s relationship with their father, a relationship with a loved one battling addiction, reminders of a past relationship that follow you around.. Apart from three collaborations with my brother Peter Raffoul, I wrote this album on my own and spent a good amount of time living with each story until they felt ready, ‘For All These Years’ is the first record I’ve ever made that encapsulates all my musical inspirations in one LP.”

Peter Raffoul and The Indiana Drones to open.

Tour dates:

Oct 10 – The Magic Bag – Ferndale, MI
Oct 11 – Club Cafe – Pittsburgh, PA
Oct 12 – Top Cats – Cincinnati, OH
Oct 14 – Rumba Cafe – Columbus, OH
Oct 15 – Beat Kitchen – Chicago, IL
Oct 16 – Turf Club – St. Paul, MN
Oct 17 – Reverb Lounge – Omaha, NE
Oct 19 – Marquis Theater – Denver, CO
Oct 20 – Urban Lounge – Salt Lake City, UT
Oct 21 – Neurolux – Boise, ID
Oct 22 – Lucky You Lounge – Spokane, WA
Oct 24 – Chop Suey – Seattle, WA
Oct 25 – The Old Church – Portland, OR
Oct 27 – Cornerstone – Berkeley, CA
Oct 28 – The Catalyst Atrium – Santa Cruz, CA
Oct 29 – Old Ironsides – Sacramento, CA
Nov 1 – Soda Bar – San Diego, CA
Nov 2 – The Peppermint Club – West Hollywood, CA
Nov 3 – Valley Bar – Phoenix, AZ
Nov 4 – Club Congress – Tucson, AZ
Nov 7 – Club Dada – Dallas, TX
Nov 8 – White Oak Music Hall – Houston, TX
Nov 9 – Empire Control Room – Austin, TX
Nov 11 – Exit/In – Nashville, TN
Nov 12 – Vinyl At Center Stage – Atlanta, GA
Nov 14 – The Cat’s Cradle Back Room – Carrboro, NC
Nov 15 – Union Stage – Washington D.C.
Nov 16 – World Cafe Live – Philadelphia, PA
Nov 17 – Mercury Lounge – New York, NY
Nov 18 – Cafe 939 At Berklee – Boston, MA

10/16 Taylor Ashton with Eliza Edens at 7th St Entry Read More Taylor Ashton She had recently finished her co-headlining tour with Taylor Ashton, and these new 2023 seems like a continuing tour. …

10/16/2023 Monday

Taylor Ashton
with Eliza Edens
at 7th St Entry
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Canadian, Brooklyn-based singer/songwriter Taylor Ashton is touring in support of Stranger To The Feeling (Signature Sounds Recordings). The tour will find its way to Minneapolis on Oct 16th, 2023.

We previously mentioned Ashton touring with Bella White.

Eliza Edens to open.

Tour dates:

Sep 21 | Newport, KY @ Southgate House Revival
Sep 22 | Athens, TN @ The Arts Center
Sep 28 | Warsaw, Poland @ Palladium
Sep 29 | Berlin, Germany @ Hole44
Sep 30 | Hamburg, Germany @ Logo Musik
Oct 2 | Olso, Norway @ Cosmopolite Scene
Oct 3 | Johanneshov, Sweden @ Slaktkyrkan
Oct 4 | Copenhagen, Denmark @ Pumpehuset
Oct 6 | London, United Kingdom @ Slaughtered Lamb
Oct 10 | Wausau, WI @ Grand Theater
Oct 11 | Arlington Heights, IL @ Hey Nonny
Oct 12 | Findlay, Oh @ Marathon Center
Oct 13 | Grand Rapids, MI @ The Midtown GR
Oct 14 | Stoughton, WI @ Stoughton Opera House
Oct 16 | Minneapolis, MN @ 7th St Entry
Oct 19 | Carbondale, CO @ Steve’s Guitars
Oct 20 | Pueblo, CO @ Brues Alehouse Brewing
Oct 21 | Denver, CO @ Goosetown Tavern
Oct 22 | Boulder, CO @ Chautauqua Community House

10/16 Boys Like Girls at Fillmore Read More Summer Set Scottsdale’s The Summer Set will be headlining the Garage in Burnsville this Friday night (April 22nd). The band’s latest Stories for Monday came out April 1st via Fearless Records. ...

10/16/2023 Monday

Boys Like Girls
with State Champs, The Summer Set, and Lolo
at Fillmore
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Los Angeles’ Boys Like Girls announced their first album in 11 years. The album is called Sunday At Foxwoods and comes out on October 20th, 2023, on Fearless / Concord Records. In addition, there is a promotional tour, which will stop by the Fillmore in Minneapolis on October 16.

Special guests State Champs, The Summer Set, and Lolo to open.

Tour dates:

09/21 – New Orleans, LA – The Fillmore New Orleans+
09/23 – Ft. Lauderdale, FL – Revolution+
09/24 – Lake Buena Vista, FL – House of Blues Orlando+
09/26 – Austin, TX – Stubb’s Waller Creek Amphitheater+
09/27 – Houston, TX – Bayou Music Center+
09/28 – Irving, TX – The Pavilion at Toyota Music Factory#
09/30 – Phoenix, AZ – The Van Buren%
10/01 -- Los Angeles, CA – Hollywood Palladium&
10/02 – Las Vegas, NV – House of Blues Las Vegas&
10/04 – San Diego, CA – SOMA%
10/06 – San Francisco, CA – The Masonic†
10/08 – Portland, OR – Crystal Ballroom†
10/10 – Vancouver, BC – Commodore Ballroom†
10/11 – Seattle, WA – Paramount Theatre†
10/13 – Salt Lake City, UT – The Depot†
10/14 – Denver, CO – Fillmore Auditorium†
10/16 – Minneapolis, MN –The Fillmore Minneapolis†
10/18 Madison, WI – The Sylvee†
10/19 –Chicago, IL – Byline Bank Aragon Ballroom@
10/21 – Cleveland, OH – House of Blues Cleveland@
10/22 –Detroit, MI – The Fillmore Detroit@
10/23 – Pittsburgh, PA – Roxian Theatre@
10/24 – Toronto, ON – HISTORY^
10/26 – Boston, MA – MGM Music Hall Fenway†
10/27 – New York, NY – Hammerstein Ballroom†
10/30 – Philadelphia, PA – The Fillmore Philadelphia†
10/31 – Silver Springs, MD – The Fillmore Silver Springs†
11/01 – Raleigh, NC – The Ritz†

Keys for support:
+ – Four Years Strong and LOLO
# – Four Years Strong, LOLO, Max Bemis
% – 3OH!3, LOLO
& – 3OH!3, LOLO, The Ready Set
† – The Summer Set, LOLO
@ – The Summer Set, LOLO, Every Avenue
^The Summer Set, LOLO, SayWeCanFly

If your band is coming to the Minneapolis/St Paul area, please email details to [email protected] with a good lead time. Thank you.

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Miya Folick at Seventh Street Entry (09-29-23)

Tour Dates September 30—Chicago, IL—Lincoln Hall October 2—Toronto, ON—The Great Hall October 5—Brooklyn, NY—Music Hall of Williamsburg October 6—Allston, MA—Brighton Music Hall October 7—Washington, D.C.—The Atlantis October 8—Philadelphia, PA—The Foundry October 10—Atlanta, GA—Vinyl October 11—Nashville, TN—The Blue Room October 14—Austin, TX—Austin City Limits Read More Miya Folick Los Angeles’s vocalist, songwriter and producer Miya Folick will be headlining the 7th Street Entry on September 29th. The musician have been around since 2015 with her debut EP Strange Darling. Her debut album Premonitions ...

It was a full crowd at Seventh Street and they were quite receptive to the two artists who both draw inspiration from the Icelandic Björk, but found ways to carve out their own musical identity.

Babebee opened the evening. They’s birth name is shrouded in mystery, starting as a musical project in 2020 when they decided, “The artist side of me was like, ‘My real name is dead. I gotta come up with a new one.’”

So Babebee drew inspiration from a Kirby internet meme in which the Nintendo video character has a revelation when it says, “I’m Baby.”

Babebee’s musical is lush, experimental dance music that could be made in the bedroom. In fact, most of the instrumentation came from a computer while Babebee sang and Mitchell played the drums.

Babebee sang “Sunset Boulevard” from her EP Tainted in Our Memories, a song about moving to LA and realizing that it is not the dream most think it is. She also sang “Come with Me”, which will be the first song on an upcoming EP to be released in November on Lauren Records.

Miya Folick next took the stage with a pink-enameled guitar as she howled “Give It to Me” from her eponymous EP.

Folick has one of the more unusual musical backgrounds. She is half Russian and half Japanese. The first musical instrument she learned was the taiko drum at her Buddhist temple. She went to NYU to study acting, graduated from USC with a degree in theater, then realized that she didn’t much care for the process of obtaining acting roles. So she put a want ad on Tinder to look for a band, as she told the BBC:

"I realised that most people in LA were on Tinder and, of those people, many were probably musicians - so I just made a profile that said 'looking for a band' and put my Instagram handle on it.”

It worked. She formed a band, produced the eclectic Premonitions, toured with Bishop Briggs and even dated KFlay. But it wasn’t all glamour. In fact, there was quite a bit of struggle: Quitting drugs, breaking up, switching labels and having her father pass away.

Her latest album Cockroach is a culmination of those events, and what Folick forged was a gritty determination.

Crush me under the weight
Bitterness, jealousy, hate
'Cause I'm a fucking cockroach
And you can't kill me

A fan favorite was “Shortstop” with an ending that had Folick’s voice doing a call and response with the synthesizer, the two sounding like two dolphins communicating with each other.

“Sometimes I can’t stop talking and sometimes I feel rather shy,” Folick said between songs. She didn’t converse much throughout the evening. But when she played the bouncy “Get Out of My House” you knew that she wasn’t going to be shy about it.

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Miya Folick at 7th Street Entry, Minneapolis (29 Sep 2023)

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Brian Jonestown Massacre at Elevation, Grand Rapids (28 Sep 2023)

The Brian Jonestown Massacre Setlist #1 Lucky Kitty The Real Fudge Do Rainbows Have Ends? Pish Wait a Minute (2:30 to Be Exact) Your Mind Is My Cafe Don't Let Me Get in Your Way You Think I'm Joking? That Girl Suicide Forgotten Graves The Mother of All F**rs Nightbird Anemone Servo Sailor Maybe Make It Right Read More Brian Jonestown Massacre The Brian Jonestown Massacre we nearly at the top of my list of bands for the weekend and quite a fitting choice to end the Friday evening line-up. .…

We were supposed to see psychedelic rockers The Brian Jonestown Massacre tonight, at the Varsity Theater in Minneapolis… unfortunately due to illness we can’t make it out.

Originally when our good friend and concert goer, Jennifer Juniper, mentioned she was also seeing BJM, the original idea was to use her photo and comment at her show in Grand Rapids as a bonus section to our Minneapolis review.

Jennifer remembers BJM fondly, because she remembered how great they were back in the old days at Cafe Bleu (a nightclub in California playing lots of indie music).

Unfortunately, none of her phone photos turned out great, because “they did not use a spotlight at all.”

She described the photo as Anton in the hat and Joel on the tambourine. She also mentioned that Anton “got pissy during the show and started on a rant about the crew at the venue. Hopefully he is in a better mood tonight.”

The Brian Jonestown Massacre plays Minneapolis tonight!

Remaining tour dates:

09/30 Minneapolis, Varsity Theater
10/02 Bozeman, The Elm
10/03 Missoula, Top Hat
10/04 Seattle, Neumos
10/05 Vancouver, BC, Vogue Theatre
10/06 Portland, OR, Aladdin Theater
10/07 Bend, Volcanic Theatre
10/09 Santa Cruz, Rio Theatre
10/10 San Francisco, The Warfield
10/12 Pioneertown, Pappy + Harriet's
10/13 Los Angeles, Desert Daze The Bellwether
10/14 San Luis Obisbo, SLO Brew
10/15 San Diego, House of Blues
10/16 Phoenix, The Van Buren
10/18 Salt Lake City, Metro Music Hall
10/20 Fort Collins, Washington's
10/21 Colorado Springs, The Black Sheep
10/23 Denver, Ogden Theatre
10/24 Kansas City, Recordbar
10/25 Oklahoma City, Beer City Music Hall
10/28 Austin, Levitation - The Far Out
10/29 Dallas, Ferris Wheelers Backyard & BBQ
10/30 Houston, The Heights Theater
10/31 News Orleans, Toulouse Theatre
11/01 Atlanta, Variety Playhouse
11/03 Quintaroo, MX, TBD
11/04 CDMX, MX, Hipnosis 2023

The Brian Jonestown Massacre at Elevation, Grand Rapids (28 Sep 2023)

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Jesse Jo Stark at Turf Club, St Paul (29 Sep 2023)

Jesse Jo Stark Setlist 666 in the suburbs so bad Dandelion slayer lipstick Tangerine April Flowers Angel Mystery Not Your Little Baby Anymore pussycat Driftwood Fallout patterns Fire Of Love Read More Jesse Jo Stark Los Angeles’ Jesse Jo Stark actually started their set ten minutes earlier than advertised. It’s literally unheard of with rock ‘n roll shows, but that meant .… Rachel Bobbitt The Ceiling Could Collapse Rachel Bobbitt 6 SONGS • JUL 15 2022 More Watch And See Gemini Ties Bandages What About The Kids For Keeps 2022 Fantasy Records, Distributed by Concord. .… she's green she's green and Haze Gazer to open. Tour dates: Aug 12 Bay City, MI, US Excellency Music Festival Aug 13 Chicago, IL, US Sleeping Village Aug 14 Minneapolis, MN, US 7th St Entry .…

Los Angeles’ Jesse Jo Stark headlined the Turf Club, in St Paul, last night, in support of her debut album Doomed.

Local shoegazing band she’s green, featuring Zofia on vocals, Teddy on bass, Liam on guitars, Raines on guitars, and Kevin on drums, opened the show. Although, according to Zofia, the group is from the area, but it was their first time playing the Turf Club. We’ve previously mentioned their Minneapolis shows, such as in August 2023 or January 2022 … but never mentioned they’ve played St Paul.

The group is still relatively new, so they’re introducing some new songs, such as “Clobber”. At least that’s the title they currently agreed on.

Their debut EP, Wisteria came out in June 2023.

Next up was Toronto’s Rachel Bobbitt, on her adventures through the USA. She’s joined on stage with guitarist Justice, drummer Stephen, and bassist Isaac. It was their first time in Minnesota, and Rachel confessed that the only thing she knows about the state is from the movie Fargo… “so no one murders anyone tonight!” she joked.

Her set included some songs from her EP The Half We Still Have, such as “Two Bit”. Although her latest release is a cover of The Cranberries’ “Dreams”, she actually didn’t play that track. Instead her cover of Sharon Van Etten’s “Love More” was played. This is one of her first cover that she posted in seven years ago.

Jesse Jo Stark has a flair for the theatrics. Her stage had gargoyles, everyone is dressed in black. Her outfit is made of tight leather (which isn’t revealed until “Tangerine”). She’s created this sort of vampire or fallen angel of darkness, and it suits her music very well.

Jesse Jo Stark (10 Oct 2018)

I should point out that when I first saw Jesse Jo, five years ago, I was just blown away at her music, noting, “…I couldn’t get enough of their music! Their music sounds a bit like Angelfish (pre-Garbage), early Curve (pre-techno), and a little Mazzy Star (but not as sleepy). It’s driven by catchy muscular guitar hooks and Jesse Jo Stark’s seductive vocals.”

As you can see from the setlist, lots of songs from Doomed and not as much cover songs as her appearance at the Fine Line in 2018.

Jesse Jo Stark’s debut album Doomed is out now.

Remaining tour dates:

Sep 30 Milwaukee, WI, US Back Room, Colectivo Coffee
Oct 1 St Louis, MO, US Blueberry Hill Duck Room
Oct 3 Kansas City, MO, US recordBar
Oct 8 Vancouver, BC, Canada Wise Hall
Oct 9 Seattle, WA, US Madame Lou's
Oct 10 Portland, OR, US McMenamin's
Oct 12 San Francisco, CA, US The Chapel
Oct 15 Los Angeles (LA), CA, US El Rey Theatre

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Jesse Jo Stark at Turf Club, St Paul (29 Sep 2023)

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Rocktober: October 14 to October 15

10/14 Molly Burch with Christelle Bofale at Turf Club Read More Molly Burch Support on all headline dates comes from Molly Burch. The last time we mentioned her, she was the support for Sallie Ford in April 2017. …

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10/14/2023 Saturday

Molly Burch
with Christelle Bofale
at Turf Club
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Los Angeles’ Molly Burch is touring in support of Daydreamer (out September 29th via Captured Tracks).

Christelle Bofale to open.

Tour dates:

09/29 - Austin, TX @ Mohawk Outside
09/30 - Houston, TX @ White Oak Music Hall
10/01 - Dallas, TX @ Club Dada
10/03 - Atlanta, GA @ Masquerade
10/04 - Nashville, TN @ The Basement
10/06 - Washington, DC @ Songbyrd
10/07 - Philadelphia, PA @ Johnny Brenda's
10/09 - New York, NY @ Bowery Ballroom
10/11 - Ferndale, MI @ The Loving Touch
10/13 - Chicago, IL @ Sleeping Village
10/14 - Minneapolis, MN @ Turf Club
10/15 - Omaha, NE @ Slowdown
10/17 - Denver, CO @ Lost Lake Lounge
10/18 - Salt Lake City, UT @ Kilby Court
10/20 - Seattle, WA @ Tractor Tavern
10/21 - Portland, OR @ Mississippi Studios
10/23 - San Francisco, CA @ Cafe Du Nord
10/25 - Los Angeles, CA @ Highland Park Ebell

10/14 Geese with PACKS at 7th St Entry Read More Geese Brooklyn’s Geese will be headlining the Turf Club this April 2nd. The announced in January that they’re going to be the support band for …

10/14/2023 Saturday

Geese
with PACKS
at 7th St Entry
first-avenue.com

Brooklyn’s Geese (not to confused with Connecticut’s Goose) will be headlining the 7th Street Entry this Saturday, October 14th.

Support for this show is Canada’s Packs (not to be confused with Canada’s Pack A.D.), touring in support of Crispy Crunchy Nothing.

Packs tour dates:

Sept 30 - Brooklyn, NY - Union Pool
Oct 1 - Washington, DC - Pie Shop
Oct 4 - Troy, NY - No Fun*
Oct 6 - Boston, MA - Sinclair*
Oct 7 - Montreal, QC -Bar Le Ritz*
Oct 8 - Toronto, ON - Velvet*
Oct 10 - Pittsburgh, PA - Bottlerocket*
Oct 11 - Detroit, MI - Third Man*
Oct 12 - Chicago, IL - Lincoln Hall*
Oct 13 - Milwaukee, WI - Colectivo*
Oct 14 - Minneapolis - 7th Street Entry*
Oct 16 - Denver, CO - Larimer Lounge*
Oct 17 - Salt Lake City, UT - Kilby Court*
Oct 19 - San Diego, CA - Whistle Stop
Oct 20 - Los Angeles, CA - Ghengis Khan
Oct 22 - San Francisco, CA - Bottom of the Hill
Oct 24 - Portland, OR - Mission Theatre
Oct 25 - Seattle, WA - The Vera Project
Oct 27 - Vancouver, BC - Green Auto
Nov 29 - Leeds, UK - Brudenell Social Club#
Nov 30 - Liverpool, UK - Jimmy’s#
Dec 01 - Glasgow, UK - the Hug & Pint#
Dec 02 - Dublin, IE - Workmen’s Club#
Dec 04 - Manchester, UK - Yes#
Dec 05 - Bristol, UK - Strange Brew#
Dec 06 - London, UK - Moth Club#
Dec 07 - Brighton, UK - Green Door Store#
Dec 10 - Antwerp, BE - Trix#
Dec 11 - Paris, FR - L’International#
Dec 13 - Berlin, DE @ Bedehaus Szimiple#
Dec 14 - Leipzig, DE - Conne Island#
Dec 15 - Schorndorf, DE - Club Manufaktur#
Dec 16 - Munster, DE - Gleis 22#

*supporting Geese
# supporting Slow Pulp

10/13-10/14 Snow And Flurry at Underground Music Venue

10/13/2023 Friday
10/14/2023 Saturday

Snow And Flurry
at Underground Music Venue
undergroundmusicvenue.com

Hotline TNT (the project of Brooklyn-based musician Will Anderson) will be playing at the Snow And Flurry Festival in Minneapolis on Saturday, October 14th.

The Snow and Flurry music festival is taking place on October 13 and 14 at the Underground Music Venue (although I don’t see a listing for it on the venue’s official website). It looks like they’re promoting it through Instagram, which recently added Sheer Mag, Hotline TNT, Mask, etc.

Hotline TNT’s new album and Third Man Records debut, Cartwheel, will be out November 3rd.

HOTLINE TNT TOUR DATES

Tue. Oct. 3 - Portsmouth, NH @ The Press Room *
Wed. Oct. 4 - Hamden, CT @ Space Ballroom *
Thu. Oct. 5 - Garwood, NJ @ Crossroads *
Fri. Oct. 6 - Norfolk, VA @ Chincho’s Backstage *
Sat. Oct. 7 - Asheville, NC @ Different WRLD *^
Sun. Oct. 8 - Atlanta, GA @ The Earl *
Mon. Oct. 9 - Nashville, TN @ Third Man Records *
Tue. Oct. 10 - Memphis, TN @ Growlers *
Wed. Oct. 11 - St. Louis, MO @ Blueberry Hill Buck Room *
Fri. Oct. 13 - Lawrence, KS @ Bottleneck *
Sat. Oct. 14 - Minneapolis, MN @ Snow & Flurry *
Sun. Oct. 15 - Milwaukee, WI @ X-Ray Arcade *
Mon. Oct. 16 - Detroit, MI @ Third Man Records *
Tue. Oct. 17 - Cleveland, OH @ No Class *
Mon. Nov. 6 - Glasgow, UK @ Hug & Pint %
Tue. Nov. 7 - Manchester, UK @ YES Basement %
Wed. Nov. 8 - Newcastle, UK @ Bobiks
Thu. Nov. 9 - Sheffield, UK @ Delicious Clam
Fri. Nov. 10 - London, UK @ George Tavern
Sat. Nov. 11 - London, UK @ Pitchfork Festival London
Fri. Nov. 24 - Englewood, CO @ Gothic Theatre $
Sat. Nov. 25 - Salt Lake City, UT @ Metro Music Hall $
Mon. Nov. 27 - Portland, OR @ Revolution Hall $
Tue. Nov. 28 - Vancouver, BC @ Rickshaw Theatre $
Wed. Nov. 29 - Seattle, WA @ Neumos $
Fri. Dec. 1 - San Francisco, CA @ Bimbo’s 365 Club $
Sat. Dec. 2 - Los Angeles, CA @ The Regent $

* w/ Sheer Mag
^ w/ Poison Ruïn
% w/ Snõõper
$ w/ Quicksand

10/15 Briscoe with Sam Johnston at 7th St Entry Read More Briscoe Opening for Minneapolis will be from Briscoe. The Weakness Tour Dates: April 12th - Louisville, KY - Mercury Ballroom ~ April 13th - Birmingham, AL - Iron City ~ April 15th - Raleigh, NC - Lincoln Theater ~ ...

10/15/2023 Sunday

Briscoe
with Sam Johnston
at 7th St Entry
first-avenue.com

Folk-rock band Briscoe (Truett Heintzelman and Philip Lupton) is on tour in support of their debut album West of It All (ATO Records).

Briscoe was previously seen in town in April 2023 with Ruston Kelly.

Sam Johnston to open.

Tour dates:

Sep 26 Vienna, VA, US Jammin' Java
Sep 27 Philadelphia, PA, US The Lounge
Sep 28 New York (NYC), NY, US Mercury Lounge
Sep 29 Boston, MA, US The Red Room
Oct 3 Pittsburgh, PA, US Club Café
Oct 4 Columbus, OH, US A&R Music Bar
Oct 5 Lexington, KY, US The Burl
Oct 6 Cincinnati, OH, US MOTR
Oct 7 Asheville, NC, US Asheville Music Hall
Oct 10 Atlanta, GA, US Smithe's Old Bar
Oct 11 Nashville, TN, US The Basement
Oct 12 West Lafayette, IN, US Loeb Playhouse
Oct 13 Evanston, IL, US SPACE
Oct 14 Madison, WI, US High Noon Saloon
Oct 15 Minneapolis, MN, US 7th St Entry
Oct 26 Dallas, TX, US Kessler Theater
Oct 27 San Antonio, TX, US Sam's Burger Joint
Oct 29 Houston, TX, US White Oak Music Hall

10/15 Noname at First Avenue Read More Noname Today, Chicago's Noname will be ending her The Everything Is Everything Tour at First Avenue in Minneapolis on November 19th. Tour dates: 11/15 - Nashville, TN @ Exit/In 11/17 - Lawrence, KS @ Liberty Hall .....

10/15/2023 Sunday

Noname
at First Avenue
first-avenue.com

UPDATE: Noname at First Avenue on October 15, 2023 has been moved to the Fine Line and rescheduled for November 22, 2023. All tickets purchased for the original First Avenue show will be honored.

Chicago’s Noname is on her first tour in four years, in support of the highly anticipated third album, Sundial. The tour will stop by First Avenue on October 15th.

As of this writing, no opening band has been announced.

Tour dates:

10/11 - Chicago, IL @ The Riviera Theatre
10/12 - Detroit, MI @ Majestic Theatre
10/13 @ Toronto, ON @ Queen Elizabeth Theatre
10/15 - Minneapolis, MN @ First Ave
10/17 - Cleveland, OH @ Grog Shop
10/19 - New York, NY @ Terminal 5
10/22 - Philadelphia, PA @ The Fillmore
10/13 - Washington, DC @ The Fillmore
10/24 - Charlotte, NC @ The Underground
10/25 - Louisville, KY @ Headliners Music Hall
10/27 - Memphis, TN @ Minglewood Hall
10/29 - Birmingham, AL @ Zydeco
10/30 - Atlanta, GA @ Buckhead Theatre
11/1 - New Orleans, LA @ Republic New Orleans
11/2 - Dallas, TX @ House of Blues
11/3 - San Antonio, TX @ Paper Tiger
11/6 - Los Angeles, CA @ The Wiltern
11/7 - Santa Cruz, CA @ The Catalyst
11/8 - Oakland, CA @ The Fox Theatre
11/9 - Sacramento, CA @ Ace of Spades
11/13 - Seattle, WA @ Showbox SoDo
11/15 - Portland, OR @ Roseland Theater

If your band is coming to the Minneapolis/St Paul area, please email details to [email protected] with a good lead time. Thank you.

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Nothing But Thieves at The Truman, Kansas City, MO (2023-09-26)

NOTHING LIKE THIEVES SETLIST Welcome to the DCC Is Everybody Going Crazy? Tomorrow Is Closed Broken Machine Real Love Song You Know Me Too Well City Haunts I Was Just a Kid Sorry Do You Love Me Yet?> Jam Unperson Phobia Green Eyes > Sienna Trip Switch Futureproof Impossible Pop The Balloon Encore: Amsterdam Overcome KID KAPICHI SETLIST Sardines Working Man's Town 5 Days On I.N.V.U. Rob the Supermarket Let's Get to Work New England Smash the Gaff NOTHING LIKE THIEVES TOUR DATES 28TH SEPTEMBER Emo's Austin, TX 29TH SEPTEMBER The Factory at Deep Ellum Dallas, TX 1ST OCTOBER Summit Denver, CO 2ND OCTOBER The Complex – Rockwell Salt Lake City, UT 3RD OCTOBER House of Blues Las Vegas, NV 5TH OCTOBER Aftershock Sacramento, CA 6TH OCTOBER The Observatory North Park San Diego, CA 7TH OCTOBER The Wiltern Theatre Los Angeles, CA 9TH OCTOBER Marquee Theatre Tempe, AZ 31ST OCTOBER O2 Academy Glasgow Glasgow, UK 1ST NOVEMBER O2 Academy Glasgow Glasgow, UK 3RD NOVEMBER International Centre Bournemouth, UK 4TH NOVEMBER O2 Apollo Manchester, UK 5TH NOVEMBER O2 Apollo Manchester, UK 7TH NOVEMBER Swansea Arena Swansea, UK 9TH NOVEMBER Resorts World Arena Birmingham, UK 10TH NOVEMBER OVO Arena Wembley London, UK 11TH NOVEMBER OVO Arena Wembley London, UK 12TH NOVEMBER Inside Seaside Festival Gdansk, Poland 16TH NOVEMBER O2 Apollo Manchester, UK 17TH NOVEMBER The Telegraph Building Belfast, UK 19TH NOVEMBER 3Olympia Theatre Dublin, Ireland 20TH NOVEMBER 3Olympia Theatre Dublin, Ireland 28TH NOVEMBER YES24 Live Hall Seoul, South Korea 2ND FEBRUARY L'Olympia Paris, France 3RD FEBRUARY Lotto Arena Antwerp, Belgium 5TH FEBRUARY Fryshuset Arenan Stockholm, Sweden 6TH FEBRUARY Vega Copenhagen, Denmark 8TH FEBRUARY Sporthalle Hamburg Hamburg, Germany 10TH FEBRUARY Haus Auensee Leipzig, Germany 11TH FEBRUARY Gasometer Vienna, Austria 12TH FEBRUARY Barba Negra Red Stage Budapest, Hungary 14TH FEBRUARY Columbiahalle Berlin, Germany 16TH FEBRUARY Forum Karlin Prague, Czech Republic 17TH FEBRUARY Zenith Munich, Germany 19TH FEBRUARY The Hall Zurich, Switzerland 20TH FEBRUARY Schlachthof Wiesbaden, Germany 22ND FEBRUARY Palladium Cologne, Germany 23RD FEBRUARY Ziggo Dome Amsterdam, Netherlands 24TH FEBRUARY Ziggo Dome Amsterdam, Netherlands 26TH FEBRUARY Fabrique Milan, Italy 27TH FEBRUARY Fabrique Milan , Italy 29TH FEBRUARY Razzmatazz Barcelona, Spain 1ST MARCH Sala La Riviera Madrid, Spain 27TH JUN - 29TH JUN Provinssi Festival Seinäjoki, Finland Read More Nothing But Thieves Nothing But Thieves (not to be confused with Like Thieves) is an English five-piece alternative rock band, currently signed to RCA Records. Their self-titled album came...

During “Trip Switch”, it sounded like the power went out...but what to do?

Southend, Essex UK band Nothing But Thieves made a highly anticipated return visit to downtown Kansas City, packing a “Sold Out AF” Truman, in support of their new and fourth studio album, Dead Club City (on Sony Music UK).

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The air raid sirens could not have announced anything more boisterous than Hastings, UK opening beat punk band, Kid Kapichi (Ben Beetham- guitars, vocals; Eddie Lewis- bass; George Macdonald- drums; Jack Wilson- vocals, guitars), who made the most of their thirty-minutes, with a driving post-punk, take-no-prisoners set, in support of their second full-length, last September’s Here’s What You Could Have Won, the follow-up to 2021’s debut, This Time Next Year.

They had early-on fans in Frank Carter and the Rattlesnakes, who took them on tour, and word has spread, with Nothing But Thieves’ Dom Craik co-producing the newest record, which is a punchy working-class take on social issues and emotions and fits in with in the current UK post-punk wave of Idles, Yard Act, shame, Fontaines D.C., and others.

The crowd responded well to the beats and spiked lyrics including on new single, “Let’s Get to Work”, the politically charged “New England” (w/taped verses chimed in from Bob Vylan) and the chaos-encouraging set closer, “Smash the Gaff” (us Americans had to be told “gaff” is English slang for a “house or flat” before the song’s start).

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Between acts, Nothing But Thieves even had their own radio station broadcasting from “Dead Club City”, spinning everything from Abba’s “Gimme Gimme Gimme” to more recent club bangers, but as lights dimmed, the crowd knew it was time for the real show. The opening track to their 100-minute set as well as the recent album, is highly danceable, and a bit of a departure in sound, but it set the tone of motion for the evening, well.

Any synth-pop traces of the opening song were wiped away in favor of more rock on “Is Everybody Going Crazy?”, a question singer Conor Mason need not ask the audience, but just had to view the shifting, jumping masses as evidence. The band is now in its second decade, having refined its sound since we saw them during their initial breakthrough in St. Paul, back in 2016 and have become much bigger since – playing the O2 in London and selling over a million albums with a billion overall streams.

We initially described them back then as having a heavy rock sound with Mason’s vocals combining elements of Muse’s Matt Bellamy, Jeff Buckley, and The Darkness’ Justin Hawkins, and that’s still true, despite Mason needing some vocal surgery along the way (his wide-ranging falsetto still sounded good), and with the band expanding their sonic palette with each new record.

Mason acknowledged the band hadn’t played in the area for the last 5-6 years (the pandemic plus his health issues), but thanked the rabid fans for staying loyal, and promised to make up for lost time as they launched into the title track from 2017’s Broken Machine.

As if the crowd wasn’t already on their side, Mason expressed his love for the Chiefs after “Real Love Song”, also asking how many were seeing the band live for the first time, which turned out to be the majority, also explaining, “Our music, it’s all over the place...kinda angry songs, love songs… and we occasionally have a sexy song”, which elicited yelps, as they went into 2018’s “You Know Me Too Well.”

The crowd was loud, singing the 2017 ballad, “Sorry” back to the band and Mason professed that the new “Do You Love Me Yet” was collectively one of the band’s favorites to play. A mid-set jam unleashed the rest of the band as Mason stepped aside, with Mason returning to comment that guitarist/band producer Dom Craik is now a vegetarian, but his last “meat meal” was locally at Joe’s BBQ, enjoying one last great taste before leaning more plant-based.

“We’re gonna play an old one, one that helped us a lot in America” Mason prefaced 2015’s breakout hit, “Trip Switch” but he turned to the band and cut the song off halfway through, noticing the crush of people pushing against the front railing, and seeing a girl in distress. After staff plucked her out with Mason suggesting she move upstairs to the VIP balcony, the band resumed at the exact end point, to fully finish the song.

The two-song encore started with the punch of single “Amsterdam” from their Broken Machine album (which will be insane live for anyone seeing them there next February) and after promising they’d be back “so much quicker than we were.” The night would end with the slower but anthemic,” Overcome” from the new record and ending all on a positive note, with Mason repeating, “And we shall overcome, as we've done before.”

And with that, Nothing But Thieves left the building, with “Dead Club City” reverting back into Kansas City, but a packed crowd happy to be along for the temporary journey.

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