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Minneapolis: March 1 to March 4

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03/01 Bobby Weir & Wolf Bros featuring The Wolfpack at Palace Theatre Read More Bobby Weir Legendary Grateful Dead founder Bobby Weir will be playing live at the UC Berkeley Greek Theatre on July 24th. The show is billed as Bobby Weir & Wolf Bros. …

03/01/2023 Wednesday

Bobby Weir & Wolf Bros
featuring The Wolfpack
at Palace Theatre
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Bobby Weir (of the Grateful Dead) will head out on tour starting in Feb 2023. Their tour, billed as Bobby Weir & Wolf Bros (Weir, Don Was, Jay Lane and Jeff Chimenti), features The Wolfpack, a string and brass quintet.

We wrote about the band in 2021: “Who are the Wolf Bros? They’re Bobby Weir, Don Was, and Jay Lane… however, these special shows will feature Jeff Chimenti on keys and Greg Leisz on pedal steel, along with The Wolfpack: Alex Kelly, Brian Switzer, Adam Theis, Mads Tolling and Sheldon Brown.”

Tour Dates

Feb 2 North Charleston, SC, US North Charleston Performing Arts
Feb 3 St Petersburg, FL, US Florida Theatre
Feb 3 Jacksonville, FL, US Florida Theatre Jacksonville
Feb 4 Fort Lauderdale, FL, US Broward Center
Feb 7 Port Chester, NY, US Capitol Theatre
Feb 8 Port Chester, NY, US Capitol Theatre
Feb 10 Port Chester, NY, US Capitol Theatre
Feb 11 Port Chester, NY, US Capitol Theatre
Feb 17 Atlanta, GA, US Atlanta Symphony Hall
Feb 18 Atlanta, GA, US Atlanta Symphony Hall
Feb 19 Atlanta, GA, US Atlanta Symphony Hall
Feb 21 Memphis, TN, US Orpheum Theatre
Feb 22 Asheville, NC, US Thomas Wolfe Auditorium
Feb 24 Chattanooga, TN, US Soldiers and Sailors
Feb 25 Louisville, KY, US The Louisville Palace
Feb 26 Detroit, MI, US The Fillmore
Feb 28 Madison, WI, US The Sylvee
Mar 1 St. Paul, MN, US Palace Theatre
Mar 2 Ames, IA, US Stephens Auditorium
Mar 4 Omaha, NE, US Orpheum Theater
Mar 5 Kansas City, MO, US Arvest Bank Theatre
Mar 7 Austin, TX, US 3ten ACL Live
Mar 8 Austin, TX, US 3ten ACL Live
Mar 9 Dallas, TX, US Majestic Theatre
Mar 11 Nashville, TN, US Ryman Auditorium
Mar 12 Nashville, TN, US Ryman Auditorium
Apr 28 New Orleans, LA, US New Orleans Jazz
Apr 29 Hollywood, CA, US Hollywood Bowl
May 20 Los Angeles (LA), CA, US The Forum
May 23 Outdoor Phoenix, AZ, US Ak-Chin Pavilion
May 26 Outdoor Dallas, TX, US Dos Equis Pavilion
May 28 Outdoor Atlanta, GA, US Cellairis Amphitheatre
May 30 Outdoor Charlotte, NC, US PNC Music Pavilion
Jun 1 Outdoor Raleigh, NC, US Coastal Credit Union Music Park
Jun 3 Outdoor Bristow, VA, US Jiffy Lube Live
Jun 5 Outdoor Burgettstown, PA, US The Pavilion
Jun 7 Outdoor Maryland Heights, MO, US Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre
Jun 9 Outdoor Chicago, IL, US Wrigley Field
Jun 10 Outdoor Chicago, IL, US Wrigley Field
Jun 13 Outdoor Cincinnati, OH, US Riverbend Music Center
Jun 15 Outdoor Philadelphia, PA, US Citizens Bank Park
Jun 17 Outdoor Saratoga Springs, NY, US Saratoga Performing Arts Center
Jun 18 Outdoor Saratoga Springs, NY, US Saratoga Performing Arts Center
Jun 21 Outdoor Queens, NY, US Citi Field Complex
Jun 22 Outdoor Queens, NY, US Citi Field Complex
Jun 24 Outdoor Boston, MA, US Fenway Park
Jun 25 Outdoor Boston, MA, US Fenway Park
Jun 27 Outdoor Noblesville, IN, US Ruoff Music Center
Jul 1 Boulder, CO, US Folsom Field, University of Colorado
Jul 2 Boulder, CO, US Folsom Field, University of Colorado

03/04 Cory Wong ft. Victor Wooten with Trousdale at Palace Theatre Read More Cory Wong Guitarist Cory Wong is playing the Fine Line Music Café on February 9th. Wong is bringing Emily C Browning (not to be confused with Australian actress and singer Emily Browning - you can hear the actress sing in God Help The Girl). ... Victor Wooten The dynamic bass virtuoso Victor Wooten Trio, featuring five-time Grammy award winner Victor Wooten with Dennis Chambers and Bob Franceschini, will be playing four shows at the Dakota Jazz Club …

03/04/2023 Saturday

Cory Wong ft. Victor Wooten
with Trousdale
at Palace Theatre
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“The most famous Minnesota musician you’ve probably never heard of” GRAMMY® Award-nominated songwriter, producer, and guitarist extraordinaire Cory Wong will play the Palace Theatre on March 4, 2023. The show features Victor Wooten with opener Trousdale.

Ben Rector (with Cory Wong on guitars) at State Theatre (23 Oct 2016)

We accidentally saw Cory Wong in Ben Rector’s band in Oct 2016 and wrote, “With the last show of the tour, ending a nearly two-year endless touring, the band is well-rehearsed and seemingly eager to finally take a long vacation and break after that night - particularly for guitarist Cory Wong, who is actually from the Twin Cities. Wong, according to The Current in 2014 wrote that Cory Wong is “the most famous Minnesota musician you’ve probably never heard of”.”

Tour dates:

02/16 – St Louis, MO –The Pageant *
02/17 – Nashville, TN – Ryman Auditorium *
02/18 – Atlanta, GA – Tabernacle *
02/19 – Raleigh, NC – The Ritz *
02/21 – Richmond, VA – The National *
02/22 – Washington, DC – 9:30 Club *
02/23 – New York, NY – Beacon Theatre *
02/24 – Philadelphia, PA – The Fillmore Philadelphia*
02/25 – Boston, MA – House of Blues Boston *
02/27 – Portland, ME – State Theatre *
03/01 – Detroit, MI – The Majestic Theatre *
03/02 – Madison, WI – The Sylvee *
03/03 – Chicago, IL – Riviera Theatre *
03/04 – St. Paul, MN – Palace Theatre *
04/29 – New Orleans, LA – New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival †
05/12 – Live Oak, FL – Echoland Music Festival †
05/26-28 – Chillicothe, IL –Summer Camp Music Festival †
06/15-18 – Manchester, TN – Bonnaroo †
06/24 – Saratoga Springs, NY – Freihofer’s Saratoga Jazz Festival †
06/29-7/2 – Quincy, CA – High Sierra Music Festival †
07/13 – Snowshoe, WV – 4848 Festival †
07/19 – Stuttgart, Germany – Schlossplatz Stuttgart
07/20 –Brno, Czech Republic – Groove Brno Festival †
09/28 – Stockholm, Sweden – Arenan Fryshuset
09/29 – Oslo, Norway – Rockefeller Music Hall
09/30 – Copenhagen, Denmark – VEGA
10/02 – Amsterdam, Netherlands – Paradiso
10/04 – Paris, France – L’Olympia
10/05 – Utrecht, Netherlands – TivoliVredenburg
10/06 – Brussels, Belgium – Ancienne Belgique (AB)
10/08 – Berlin, Germany – Huxley’s Neue Welt
10/09 – Tilburg, Netherlands – 013 Poppodium
10/11 – London, UK – Eventim Apollo
10/12 – Birmingham, UK – O2 Institute Birmingham
10/13 – Manchester, UK – O2 Apollo Manchester
10/14 – Glasgow, UK – Barrowland Ballroom
10/17 – Dublin, Ireland – Vicar Street

03/04 Titus Andronicus with Country Westerns at Turf Club Read More Titus Andronicus New Jersey indie/punk Titus Andronicus (named after William Shakespeare’s play of the same name) will be at the Turf Club on Saturday, March 17th. The band announced an “Acoustic” tour in support of their new album A Productive Cough. …

03/04/2023 Saturday

Titus Andronicus
with Country Westerns
at Turf Club
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Titus Andronicus is kicking off their 2023 tour this February… the tour will find their way to St Paul’s The Turf Club on March 4, 2023.

Nashville rockers Country Westerns, will open. The trio will release Forgive The City on April 28th, 2023, via Fat Possum Records.

Tour dates:

Feb 3 Limerick, IE – Pharmacia
Feb 4 Dublin, IE – The Grand Social
Feb 7 Edinburgh, UK – The Mash House
Feb 8 Glasgow, UK – Broadcast
Feb 9 Manchester, UK – YES
Feb 10 Leeds, UK – Belgrave Music Hall
Feb 11 Sunderland, UK – Pop Recs
Feb 13 Nottingham, UK – Bodega
Feb 14 Birmingham, UK – Hare and Hounds
Feb 15 Cardiff, UK – Clwb Ifor Bach
Feb 16 Brighton, UK – The Hope and Ruin
Feb 17 London, UK – Moth Club
Feb 18 London, UK – Moth Club
Feb 28 Pittsburgh, PA – Thunderbird
Mar 1 Cleveland, OH – Grog Shop
Mar 2 Chicago, IL – Bottom Lounge
Mar 3 Madison, WI – High Noon Saloon
Mar 4 St Paul, MN – Turf Club
Mar 5 Fargo, ND – Aquarium
Mar 7 Great Falls, MT – Newberry
Mar 8 Spokane, WA – Lucky You Lounge
Mar 9 Vancouver, BC – Fox Theatre
Mar 10 Seattle, WA – Sunset Tavern
Mar 11 Portland, OR – Mississippi Studios
Mar 14 Sacramento, CA – Harlow’s
Mar 15 San Francisco, CA – The Chapel
Mar 16 Santa Cruz, CA – Catalyst
Mar 17 Los Angeles, CA – Teragram Ballroom
Mar 18 San Diego, CA – The Casbah
Mar 21 Phoenix, AZ – Rebel Lounge
Mar 22 Albuquerque, NM – Launchpad
Mar 23 Denver, CO – Globe Hall
Mar 28 Omaha, NE – Slowdown
Mar 29 Iowa City, IA – Gabe’s
Mar 31 Bloomington, IN – Bishop
Apr 1 Columbus, OH – Big Room Bar
Apr 2 Richmond, VA - Richmond Music Hall
Apr 4 Washington, DC – Black Cat
Apr 5 Baltimore, MD – Ottobar
Apr 7 Asbury Park, NJ – Asbury Lanes
Apr 8 Brooklyn, NY – Elsewhere (Hall)
Jun 1 McGill, NV – Schellraiser Festival

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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The Last of Us

Read More The Last of Us As for The Last of Us, I'm in the middle of the game right now. It's hard. The clickers are impossible to kill, basically one attack will kill you right away. Having said that, the play style is a lot more fun than Beyond: Two Souls ....

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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Minneapolis: February 25 to February 28

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02/25 Fit For A King with Northlane, Alpha Wolf, Kingdom of Giants at The Lyric Read More Fit For A King The co-headlining tour of Fit For A King and In Hearts Wake will be coming to the Amsterdam Bar and Hall in St Paul this Friday, November 10th. …

02/25/2023 Saturday

Fit For A King
with Northlane, Alpha Wolf, Kingdom of Giants
at The Lyric (Skyway Theatre)
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Fit For A King is on the road for their Winter 2023 headline tour… and they are stopping by the Lyric (inside the Skyway Theatre) in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on Feb 25th.

Northlane, Alpha Wolf, and Kingdom of Giants, to open.

Tour Dates

Feb 16 Tempe, AZ, US Marquee Theatre
Feb 17 Anaheim, CA, US House of Blues
Feb 18 Los Angeles (LA), CA, US The Belasco
Feb 19 Sacramento, CA, US Ace of Spades
Feb 21 Boise, ID, US Knitting Factory
Feb 22 Salt Lake City, UT, US The Depot
Feb 23 Denver, CO, US Summit Music Hall
Feb 24 Lawrence, KS, US Granada Theatre
Feb 25 Minneapolis, MN, US Skyway Theatre
Feb 26 Chicago, IL, US House of Blues
Feb 26 Chicago, IL, US House of Blues
Feb 28 Fort Wayne, IN, US Piere's
Mar 1 Grand Rapids, MI, US Elevation
Mar 2 Detroit, MI, US St. Andrew's Hall
Mar 3 Toronto, ON, Canada The Danforth Music Hall
Mar 4 Montreal, QC, Canada L'Olympia
Mar 5 New York (NYC), NY, US Irving Plaza
Mar 7 Pittsburgh, PA, US Mr. Smalls
Mar 8 Baltimore, MD, US Baltimore Soundstage
Mar 10 Buffalo, NY, US Town Ballroom
Mar 11 Worcester, MA, US The Palladium
Mar 11 Worcester, PA, US The Palladium
Mar 12 Philadelphia, PA, US Theatre of Living Arts
Mar 14 Atlanta, GA, US The Masquerade
Mar 15 Tampa, FL, US The Orpheum
Mar 17 Houston, TX, US White Oak Music Hall
Mar 18 San Antonio, TX, US Vibes Event Center
Mar 19 Dallas, TX, US Amplified Live
May 27 Outdoor Hatfield, UK Slam Dunk Festival South

02/25 The Rural Alberta Advantage with Georgia Harmer at Fine Line Read More The Rural Alberta Advantage Acclaimed percussive folk-rock trio The Rural Alberta Advantage will be headlining the Fine Line on May 28th, in support of their new EP, The Rise (Saddle Creek/Paper Bag Records). …

02/25/2023 Saturday

The Rural Alberta Advantage
with Georgia Harmer
at Fine Line
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The Rural Alberta Advantage (The RAA) is on their second half of their 2023 tour… stopping by the Fine Line Music Café in Minneapolis on Feb 25th. The acclaimed percussive folk-rock trio’s latest The Rise EP is out on Saddle Creek/Paper Bag Records.

Rural Alberta Advantage at 7th St (25 Sep 2009)

We saw TRAA in Sep 2009 and wrote, “Compared to the massive youth crowd of the 800lb Monkey, The Rural Alberta Advantage is tamer. Their audience is a little older (beards, button shirts, beer-drinkers) and I was impressed at how many people knew the RAA songs, as I was told by Kyle that when the RAA came here a few months ago that it was only half-full.”

Tour dates:

02/23 – Chicago, IL @ Lincoln Hall
02/24 – Milwaukee, WI @ Shank Hall
02/25 – Minneapolis, MN @ Fine Line Music Café
02/26 – Omaha, NE @ Slowdown
02/28 – Denver, CO @ Hi-Dive
03/02 – Kansas City, MO @ recordBar
03/03 – St. Louis, MO @ Old Rock House
03/04 – Indianapolis, IN @ Hi-Fi
03/22 – Boston, MA @ Brighton Music Hall
03/23 – New York, NY @ Bowery Ballroom
03/24 – Woodstock, NY @ Levon Helm Studios
03/25 – Philadelphia, PA @ Johnny Brenda’s
03/27 – Washington DC @ Songbyrd
03/28 – Richmond, VA @ Richmond Music Hall
03/29 – Durham, NC @ Motorco Music Hall
03/31 – Cleveland, OH @ Beachland Ballroom
04/01 – Detroit, MI @ El Club
04/02 – London, ON @ Rum Runners

02/28 Otoboke Beaver with Scrunchies at Fine Line Read More Otoboke Beaver Kyoto’s Otoboke Beaver (おとぼけビ～バ～), a four-piece all-girls punk/rock band (singer/guitarist Accorinrin, guitarist Yoyoyoshie, bassist Hirochan, and drummer Kahokiss), reminds me a bit of Shonen Knife ... Scrunchies This is Scrunchies’ live debut show. The band consists of local riot favorites like Kitten Forever, Bruise Violet, Double Grave, and Tony Peachka… so be there if you like these bands. Also, it’s not everyday you can say that you were there at the start. ...

02/28/2023 Tuesday

Otoboke Beaver
with Scrunchies
at Fine Line
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All-girl Japanese punk act Otoboke Beaver (おとぼけビ～バ～) will play the Fine Line Music Café in Minneapolis on Feb 28. If there was a show I would break my Winter Hibernation, it would be for this one.

We wrote about Otoboke Beaver in 2019, “Kyoto’s Otoboke Beaver (おとぼけビ～バ～), a four-piece all-girls punk/rock band (singer/guitarist Accorinrin, guitarist Yoyoyoshie, bassist Hirochan, and drummer Kahokiss), reminds me a bit of Shonen Knife and girl-gang riot grrrl punk. Currently, the band is getting a lot of attention in the UK, touring in support of their new upcoming album Itekoma Hits (Damnably Records). The record comes out April 26, 2019.”

Tour dates:

Mon, FEB 6 Club Quatto, Shibyua 渋谷区, 日本
Wed, FEB 8 Ikeshita CLUB UPSET Nagoya, Japan
Sat, FEB 18 Orlando, FL
Sun, FEB 19 Atlanta, GA
Mon, FEB 20 Nashville, TN
Wed, FEB 22 New York, NY
Thu, FEB 23 LPR NYC NIGHT TWO New York, NY
Fri, FEB 24 Philadelphia, PA
Sun, FEB 26 Chicago, IL
Tue, FEB 28 Minneapolis, MN
Wed, MAR 1 Kansas City, MO
Fri, MAR 3 Denver, CO
Sun, MAR 5 Vancouver, Canada
Mon, MAR 6 Portland, OR
Wed, MAR 8 Berkeley, CA
Thu, MAR 9 Roseville, CA
Fri, MAR 10 San Diego, CA
Sat, MAR 11 Pioneertown, CA
Tue, MAR 14 Mexico, Mexico
Sun, MAR 19 Honolulu, HI
Tue, MAY 2 Camden
Thu, MAY 4 Club Academy Manchester
Fri, MAY 5 Saint Luke's Glasgow
Sun, MAY 7 Cathedral Quarter Arts Festival Belfast
Mon, MAY 8 Button Factory Dublin, Ireland
Wed, MAY 10 Fleece Bristol
Ancienne Belgique Brussels, Belgium
Wed, MAY 17 Vera Groningen, Netherlands
Thu, MAY 18 Rotown Rotterdam, Netherlands
Fri, MAY 19 Doornroosje Nijmegen, Netherlands
Sat, MAY 20 Paard Den Haag, Netherlands

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

Read More 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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Minneapolis: February 23 to February 24

02/23 FOREST BLAKK with Peter Raffoul at 7th St Entry Read More 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: ...

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02/23/2023 Thursday

FOREST BLAKK
with Peter Raffoul
at 7th St Entry
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Acclaimed singer/songwriter Forest Blakk is currently touring in support of his new EP Every Little Detail (Atlantic Records).

Every Little Detail features Blakk’s breakout Platinum-certified smash single “If You Love Her” (with Meghan Trainor), which had over 310 million total global streams. This earned Blakk his official US chart debut on Billboard’s Emerging Artists chart, his national US TV debut on ABC’s Live with Kelly & Ryan, top 30 placement on the Hot AC radio chart.

Peter Raffoul to open.

Forest Blakk Live:

1/27 – Seattle, WA @ Madame Lou’s
1/28 – Portland, OR @ Doug Fir Lounge
1/31 – San Francisco, CA @ Cafe Du Nord
2/1 – Los Angeles, CA @ Moroccan Lounge
2/7 – Washington DC @ Union Stage
2/8 – Philadelphia, PA @ World Cafe Live
2/10 – New York, NY @ Mercury Lounge
2/13 – Boston, MA @ Cafe 939 at Berklee
2/16 – Ottawa, ON @ The 27 Club
2/17 – Montreal, QC @ Bar Le Ritz
2/18 – Toronto, ON @ The Rivoli
2/19 – London, ON @ Rum Runners
2/22 – Chicago, IL @ Schubas Tavern
2/23 – Minneapolis, MN @ 7th Street Entry
2/25 – Denver, CO @ Larimer Lounge
2/26 – Salt Lake City, UT @ Kilby Court

02/24 Greensky Bluegrass at Palace Theatre Read More Greensky Bluegrass Kalamazoo’s Greensky Bluegrass is currently on tour in support of Stress Dreams (Thirty Tigers). The band is bringing along The Infamous Stringdusters on this tour. …

02/24/2023 Saturday

Greensky Bluegrass
at Palace Theatre
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Greensky Bluegrass is in the middle of their 2023 Winter Tour… the tour will stop by St Paul’s Palace Theatre on Feb 24th. The band was previously in town exactly one year ago in 2022.

The five piece features Anders Beck [dobro], Michael Arlen Bont [banjo], Dave Bruzza [guitar], Mike Devol [upright bass], and Paul Hoffman [Mandolin].

Tour Dates

1/26 @ Stage AE | Pittsburgh, PA+
1/27 @ The Anthem | Washington DC=
1/28 @ The Anthem | Washington DC+
2/1 @ Kemba Live! | Columbus, OH!!
2/2 @ The Pageant | St. Louis, MO!!
2/3-4 @ The Vic Theatre | Chicago, IL!!
2/22 @ The Intersection | Grand Rapids, MI
2/23 @ The Riverside Theater | Milwaukee, WI
2/24 @ Palace Theatre | Saint Paul, MN
2/25 @ Uptown Theater | Kansas City, MO

+DanielDonato’s Cosmic Country
=Railroad Earth
!!Holly Bowling

02/24 American Authors with Billy Raffoul at Fine Line Read More American Authors July 8: Great Clips Stage Matt Hires X Ambassadors American Authors Death Cab for Cutie PreferredOne Stage Andra Day Cold War Kids Gary Clark Jr. …

02/24/2023 Friday

American Authors
with Billy Raffoul
at Fine Line
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American Authors at Basilica Block Party (08 Jul 2016)

Alternative rock band American Authors (formerly known as The Blue Pages) is currently on tour in support of their album Best Night Of My Life.

We briefly caught the band at Basilica Block Party in 2016.

Billy Raffoul to open.

Tour Dates

1/23-1/28 – Miami, FL @ Rock Boat XXII
2/10 – Fairfield, CT @ The Warehouse
2/15 – Virginia Beach, VA @ Elevation 27
2/16 – Washington, DC @ Union Stage
2/17 – Philadelphia, PA @ World Café Live
2/18 – New York, NY @ Racket
2/19 – Boston, MA @ Brighton Music Hall
2/21 – Pittsburgh, PA @ Thunderbird Music Hall
2/23 – Madison, WI @ Majestic Theatre
2/24 – Minneapolis, MN @ Fine Line Café
2/25 – Chicago, IL @ Bottom Lounge
2/26 – St. Louis, MO @ Old Rock House
2/28 – Denver, CO @ Gothic Theater
3/2 – Salt Lake City, UT @ Metro Music Hall
3/3 – Las Vegas, NV @ Rocks Lounge
3/4 – Anaheim, CA @ House of Blues
3/5 – Phoenix, AZ @ Last Exit Live
3/7 – Solana Beach, CA @ Belly Up
3/8 – Los Angeles, CA @ Troubadour
3/9 – San Francisco, CA @ August Hall
3/11 – Portland, OR @ Hawthorne Theatre
3/12 – Seattle, WA @ Neumos

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Minneapolis: This Week (02/05/2023)

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

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

01/30/2023 Monday

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

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

Tour dates:

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

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

02/03/2023 Friday

Claire Rosinkranz
with DWLLRS and mehro
at Fine Line
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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 Read More Bad Bad Hats SPIN Magazine’s “Artist To Watch” for July 2015, Minneapolis-based Bad Bad Hats recently announced their tour with Saddle Creek’s Mynabirds, in support of …

02/04/2023 Saturday

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

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

Bad Bad Hats at the Cedar (28 June 2014)

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

Special guest Beemer to open.

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

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R.I.P. Tom Verlaine (Television)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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How to unblock Vudu on Verizon Wireless

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

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

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

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

You can get around the Vudu problem:

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Minneapolis: February 19 to February 22

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

02/19/2023 Sunday

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

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

Lola Kirke to open.

Margo Price Tour Dates

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

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

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

02/21/2023 Tuesday

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

Julia Wolf at Fine Line (02 Apr 2022)

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

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

Tour dates:

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

* with Bronze Avery

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

02/21/2023 Tuesday

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

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

Kimbra at Cedar (05 Feb 2018)

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

Tour dates:

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

* With Tei Shi
^ With Tommy Raps

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

02/22/2023 Wednesday

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

The Beths at Fine Line (04 Mar 2022)

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

Tour dates:

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

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

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