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Atmosphere at Harrah's Voodoo Lounge, North Kansas City MO (2024-10-12)

ATMOSPHERE SETLIST In Her Music Box Okay Puppets The Loser Wins Shoulda Known F**k You Lucy / Pour Me Another GodLovesUgly Sunshine The Waitress Yesterday The Best Day Party for the Fight to Write / Shoes Spaghetti Strapped Reflections / Modern Man's Hustle Lovelife God's Bathroom Floor Painting Scapegoat Flicker  Hear Hear Happymess Freestyle rap Trying To Find A Balance  ATMOSPHERE TOUR DATES Oct 13 George's Majestic Lounge Fayetteville, AR* Oct 15 Saturn Birmingham, AL* Oct 16 Georgia Theatre Athens, GA* Oct 18 Haw River Ballroom Saxapahaw, NC* Oct 19 Music Farm Charleston, SC* Oct 20 The Mill & Mine Knoxville, TN* Oct 22 The NorVa Norfolk, VA* Oct 23 The Jefferson Theater Charlottesville, VA* Oct 25 Brown County Music Center Nashville, IN* Oct 26 The Sylvee Madison, WI* Oct 27 Capitol Theatre Davenport, IA* Mar 13-16, 2025 Vinoy Park St. Petersburg, FL Reggae Rise Up Florida * - The Traveling Forever Tour feat.  NOFUN! and Reverie Read More Atmosphere Please note that Clyde Iron Works is located in Duluth, Minnesota. I've never been there before, but I would think this is a smaller than the usual venue that superstar rapper Atmosphere and his usual Rhymesayers …

Through the noise of slot machines, poker tables and roulette wheels, and into the Voodoo Lounge at Harrah’s in North Kansas City, Minnesota came to Missouri (and Kansas) as Atmosphere, NOFUN! and Reverie brought their “The Traveling Forever Tour” for a Saturday night stop of musical community from three underground label live heavyweights.

The three-act night began with a short but effective set from NE Los Angeles underground rap star Reverie, accompanied by her DJ, and who has a pair of new singles out recently – “Sippin’ Slow” and “Young OG. She credits her rap career for saving her from the streets and has been to 27 countries and 32 states as a result of her ongoing career.

Set highlights included a vengeful rap against her ex’s (and dedicated to everyone’s ex’s in the audience), the sampling of Red Hot Chili Peppers’ “Under the Bridge” (and she got the crowd to sing the song’s chorus against her rapping verses) and the calling-you-out-on-it track, “Scheming” from her 2016 EP, “Das Kleine”.

Middle act NOFUN! was anything but that, and we have to call them out on their band name that is farthest from the truth, because the nine-piece Los Angeles collective (plus musicians) crowded the stage with a joyous chaos, for a thirty-minute set that was nothing but fun.

The backgrounds of their members couldn’t be more different (from LA, Nashville, Dublin and Chicago among others) and each brings their influences of west coast rap, indie rock, bedroom pop, and anything in between (remember Jurassic 5, 2 Skinnie J’s?), to a cluttered but happy table of diverse people coming together to make one music (more groups should be like this).

Recent single is “8-Mile” (which is one that doesn’t feature an exclamation point) as a follow-up to last year’s buzzworthy singles “DAYTRIP!”, “Spend It!”, and “STOPDROP N ROLL!”. The group kept energy high and traded off verses among the many members (dizzying fun to watch) and has been enough overall good tour mates for the headliner to take them out on the last three tour legs, for their first shows beyond the west coast.

Ok, we’ll admit it- being Minnesota-based, we’ve probably taken Atmosphere for granted (as have many Mpls locals). They’ve been a force in Minneapolis since 1996 (pretty close to matching our own time in the Land o’ 10,000 Lakes), are bonafide local legends, and we’ve seen them numerous times, more informally than formally (which explains some lack of previous coverage).

We’ve the seen the duo of Slug (Sean Daley) and DJ Ant (Anthony Davis) in rooms as small as the back of their own Rhymesayers store in Uptown, to as large as headlining the MLB All-Star Game concert at Target Field in front of 40,000+, and everything in-between.

At First Avenue, they still regularly sell out multiple nights and the same can be said for other historic venues like Red Rocks in Denver, but it’s not really until you get out-of-market in the Midwest (like we did in Des Moines) or here in KC, to see the love is everywhere, for the pair and their music.

Their ninety-minute set began a bit subdued, with Slug sporting a De La Soul hoodie, glasses, and casually entering and toasting the crowd. But, energy soon ramped up on the second song, last year’s “Okay” reminding everyone in these high-stress, post-pandemic, post-Minneapolis-burning as a result of police brutality times, that all was going to be all right and that your neighbor is generally your friend.

Kansas City was on the itinerary on those first tours outside MN, so the area fan base is strong and still remains so, a quarter-century later, and despite Slug’s (and many in the audience’s) now graying hair and slightly slower step. “Old people! Out late on a Saturday night”, he joked looking around the crowded room.

Fans, of course, responded most to the older tunes such as “F**k You Lucy / Pour Me Another”, “GodLovesUgly” and “Sunshine”, but also to the newer tracks such as current single, “Hear Hear” from their latest “Talk Talk” EP (on their own Rhymesayers label, of course). Like the silent partner (the Teller to his Penn), Ant stayed behind his laptop, mixers and turntable, headphones in one ear, cueing the next beat and visibly grooving on the sounds.

The spirit of the show was joyous and inspiring as usual, with Slug often asking the crowd to point their fingers at the sky or to collectively raise both hands in unison, but also took time out to reflect on grief as a preface to 2008’s “Yesterday” (about Slug and his father) which was followed by the uplifting “The Best Day” reminding us all to do the best we can and try to stay in a proper mindset.

“Scapegoat” goes all the way back to 1997 and Slug reminded the audience of it being their breakthrough track, the one that sent them out on the road beyond MN state lines, to begin building a more regional fan base and beyond. Longtime fans all felt a lump in their throat during 2014’s “Flicker”, a song dedicated to fellow Twin Cities rapper Eyedea (aka Mikey Larson), gone too soon in 2010.

The encore wasn’t the encore anymore, as the pair (Ant, accompanied on the back table by Dee-1) re-titled it “Bonus Features” because “we’re all adults” and know those are at the end of a feature-length film. As is custom, Slug freestyle rapped with a mastery built on thirty years of honing his craft (managing to work in a couple KC shout-outs) and the evening ended with their “Trying To Find A Balance”, joined mid-song by all the openers on a now overly crowded stage, to remind us all again, that this was a show built on community, joy, and positivity.

Atmosphere has deemed the current outing “The Traveling Forever Tour” and while it may seem like a lifetime after a quarter-century, it’s still a special night for the fans that come out to experience a hip-hop show and leave with a good feeling and spirit of common musical community.

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ATMOSPHERE at Harrah's Voodoo Lounge, North Kansas City MO (2024-10-12)

ATMOSPHERE at Harrah's Voodoo Lounge, North Kansas City MO (2024-10-12)

NOFUN! at Harrah's Voodoo Lounge, North Kansas City MO (2024-10-12)

REVERIE at Harrah's Voodoo Lounge, North Kansas City MO (2024-10-12)

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Donovan Woods at 7th Street Entry (13 Oct 2024)

13 Oct 2024 Donovan Woods with Katelyn Tarver at 7th St Entry Read More Donovan Woods Canadian folk singer Donovan Woods will headline the 7th St Entry, on Oct 13, 2024. We previously mentioned that he opened up for Drew Holcomb and The Neighbors in Apr 2024. … Katelyn Tarver Acclaimed LA-based singer-songwriter Katelyn Tarver is on her “Compliments Only” tour. Her forthcoming sophomore album is coming out in early 2024… so she may be playing some preview tracks on this tour …

13 Oct 2024 Sunday

Donovan Woods
with Katelyn Tarver
at 7th St Entry
first-avenue.com

Canadian folk singer Donovan Woods will headline the 7th St Entry, on Oct 13, 2024. We previously mentioned that he opened up for Drew Holcomb and The Neighbors in Apr 2024.

Katelyn Tarver to open.

Katelyn Tarver at 7th Street Entry (16 Sep 2023)

We saw Katelyn Tarver in Sep 2023, and wrote, “Katelyn Tarver is on her first headlining “Compliments Only” tour. She had a lot of fun digging through her EP and old songs, and her forthcoming sophomore 2024 album, to put together her setlist. Even though it’s her first major tour, she seemed like an old pro at this. And even if things aren’t exactly going according to plan, Tarver is having fun. In the middle of her set, she decided to do a mini-solo set (meaning her drummer and guitarist would take a nice 20-min break backstage). Starting with her quiet piano-driven song “Sh** Happens”, followed by “Love Alone”, and a cover of Paramore’s “The Only Exception”, and ending with “Love Me Again”. ”

Tour dates:

Sep 27, 2024 Highlands Music Festival Palmer Rapids, ON

Sep 28, 2024 Goolaholla! Festival Souris, Canada

Oct 3, 2024 McPherson Playhouse Theatre Victoria, Canada

Oct 5, 2024 The Centre for Performing Arts Vancouver, BC

Oct 6, 2024 Kelowna Community Theatre Kelowna, BC

Oct 8, 2024 Winspear Centre Edmonton, AB

Oct 9, 2024 The Jack Singer Concert Hall Calgary, AB

Oct 11, 2024 Burton Cummings Theatre Winnipeg, MB

Oct 13, 2024 7th Street Entry Minneapolis, MN

Oct 15, 2024 Schubas Tavern Chicago, IL

Oct 16, 2024 The Ark Ann Arbor, MI

Oct 24, 2024 Algonquin Theatre Huntsville, ON

Oct 25, 2024 Market Hall Performing Arts Centre Peterborough, ON

Oct 26, 2024 National Arts Centre Ottawa, ON

Oct 29, 2024 Bar Le Ritz PDB Montreal, QC

Nov 1, 2024 Brighton Music Hall Boston, MA

Nov 2, 2024 (Le) Poisson Rouge New York, NY

Nov 3, 2024 Johnny Brenda's Philadelphia, PA

Nov 4, 2024 The Atlantis Washington, DC

Nov 7, 2024 The Basement East Nashville, TN

Nov 9, 2024 Vinyl Atlanta, GA

Dec 4, 2024 Centre In The Square Kitchener, ON

Dec 5, 2024 Massey Hall Toronto, ON

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Donovan Woods at 7th Street Entry (13 Oct 2024)

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MJ Lenderman & the Wind at First Ave (10-12-2024)

12 Oct 2024 MJ Lenderman & The Wind with Ryan Davis & the Roadhouse Band at First Avenue MJ Lenderman Setlist Manning Fireworks On My Knees Wristwatch Joker Lips You Have Bought Yourself a Boat TLC Cagematch Basketball #2 Pianos Rudolph Inappropriate Hangover Game You Don't Know The Shape I'm In You Are Every Girl to Me Rip Torn 37 Push Ups (Smog cover) She's Leaving You Bark at the Moon No Mercy -- Encore -- Tastes Just Like It Costs SUV Knockin' Ryan Davis & the Roadhouse Band Setlist Bluebirds in a Fight Junk Drawer Heart Flashes of Orange Learn 2 Re-Luv Bluebirds Revisited Free from the Guillotine Read More MJ Lenderman MJ Lenderman and his band opened the evening sounding at times like younger relatives to Son Volt, but a little grungier and even more laid back. He started off with a slow dirge of a song that kept building in “No Mercy” …

The first signs of winter crept into First Ave as some in the sold-out show donned ski caps. The drummer from the opening act even sported a red toque like he was ready to join Steve Zissou on an aquatic adventure or head across the street to see 21 Pilots at the Target Center.

Along with the red-capped drummer Ryan Davis & the Roadhouse Band took the stage, all carrying empty Dixie Paper Plates.

What I thought was a musical prop to be used later in the show may have been the setlist, which would have been cool to see sailing into the crowd after the set.

Ryan Davis and his band are from Louisville, Kentucky and they are out on the road supporting their album Dancing on the Edge. The songs have a novelesque quality with Davis at times almost sounding like a narrator, setting a particular scene, or as Pitchfork perfectly described, “The songs tend to lope along with the relaxed pleasure of taking the scenic route home.”

Throughout the set there were such great lines that ambled, like “Junk Drawer Heart”:

Her daddy was a hypnotist
Her mother was a metronome
Her mortal coil is not so much a curse
As it is a stepping stone

MJ Lenderman at First Ave (18 Nov 2022)

We last saw MJ Lenderman and his band nka The Wind almost two years before at First Ave. He was opening up for Plainsand his first song was an eight minute dirge of a man who had no intention of getting over a breakup. “No Mercy” was contemplative, angry, defeated, defiant and I thought to myself, “Who starts off an opening set with an eight minute sad, sad song and why do I like it so much?”

Lenderman has had quite the 2024, teaming up Katie Crutchfield’s Waxahatcheeto release “Right Back to It” which they played on The Late Show, then playing “Wristwatch” on the The Tonight Show with his own band. Then at the start of his tour, his hometown of Ashville, North Carolina took the brunt of Hurricane Helene.

Lenderman opened the set highlighting songs from his new album Manning the Fireworks, before moving onto a fan favorite “You Have Bought Yourself a Boat.”

He briefly mentioned the tragedy that hit his hometown and said they were selling white concert shirts for hurricane relief and contributing a song to a compilation for the effort. But mostly, he kept a laconic distance, looking more comfortable taking it all in than talking between songs. Mostly he let his lyrics and his voice do the speaking. There was also some fine guitar solos that also highlighted his band as they moved into a few jam sessions, especially “Bark at the Moon” which veered into a free-jazz odyssey before dovetailing into “No Mercy” another eight minute dirge that was as mesmerizing as the first time I heard it.

Remaining tour dates:

Oct. 13 - Eau Claire, WI @ Stones Throw &

Oct. 14 - Milwaukee, WI @ Turner Hall &

Oct. 16 - Chicago, IL @ Thalia Hall &

Oct. 17 - Chicago, IL @ Thalia Hall &

Oct. 18 - Detroit, MI @ El Club &

Oct. 19 - Toronto, ON @ Lee’s Palace &

Oct. 21 - Montreal, QC @ Theatre Fairmount &

Oct. 22 - Boston, MA @ The Royale &

Oct. 24 - Philadelphia, PA @ Union Transfer &

Oct. 25 - Brooklyn, NY @ Music Hall of Williamsburg &

Oct. 26 - Brooklyn, NY @ Music Hall of Williamsburg &

Oct. 27 - Brooklyn, NY @ Music Hall of Williamsburg &

Oct. 29 - Pittsburgh, PA @ Thunderbird Music Hall &

Oct. 30 - Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club &

Nov. 1 - Asheville, NC @ The Orange Peel &

Nov. 11 - Berlin, DE @ Privatclub ~

Nov. 12 - Hamburg, DE @ Hafenklang ~

Nov. 14 - Amsterdam, NL @ Bitterzoet

Nov. 15 - Brussels, BE @ Botanique Witloof Bar

Nov. 16 - Paris, FR @ Point Ephemere ~

Nov. 18 - London, UK @ The Garage ~

Nov. 19 - London, UK @ The Garage ~

Nov. 21 - Manchester, UK @ YES Pink Room ~

Nov. 22 - Leeds, UK @ Brudenell Social Club ~

Nov. 23 - Dublin, IE @ Workman’s Club ~

Nov. 24 - Dublin, IE @ Whelan’s ~

& w/ Ryan Davis & the Roadhouse Band
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MJ Lenderman & The Wind at First Avenue (12 Oct 2024)

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Nada Surf at Fine Line (12 Oct 2024)

12 Oct 2024 Nada Surf with Office Dog at Fine Line Nada Surf Setlist Inside of Love Hi-Speed Soul In Front of Me Now Come Get Me Fruit Fly Killian's Red Intel and Dreams Losing Mathilda Treading Water Second Skin Looking for You New Propeller See These Bones Blonde on Blonde Open Seas Something I Should Do Hyperspace Encore: Popular Always Love Blizzard of '77 Read More Nada Surf Nada Surf is touring in support of their new album Moon Mirror (New West Records). The tour will stop in at the Fine Line, in Minneapolis, on October 12, 2024. …

12 Oct 2024 Saturday

Nada Surf
with Office Dog
at Fine Line
first-avenue.com

Nada Surf is touring in support of their new album Moon Mirror (New West Records). The tour will stop in at the Fine Line, in Minneapolis, on October 12, 2024.

Nada Surf at Fine Line (13 May 2016)

We saw Nada Surf in May 2016, and wrote, “Nada Surf, on their second night of their comeback You Know Who You Are tour was determined to give us their best performance of their lives. They wanted to that in Chicago, the previous night, but due to the venue’s restrictive curfew, their set was cut short. Minneapolis’ Fine Line Music Café did not have any curfew, so the band played for about two hours - doing the obligated ‘new album’ music and saving all their ‘popular’ songs (including ‘Popular’) for the encore.”

Auckland by way of Dunedin, Aotearoa/New Zealand Office Dog to open. The band is also signed to New West Records, with their debut Spiel, out now.

Tour dates:

SEP 9 Rough Trade NYC New York, NY

SEP 9 WNYC and Friends Centennial Celebration New York, NY

SEP 11 Amoeba Music Los Angeles, CA

SEP 15 Lightning 100 Nashville Nashville, TN

OCT 2 The Atlantis Washington, DC

OCT 2 The Atlantis Washington, DC

OCT 3 Underground Arts Philadelphia, PA

OCT 4 Webster Hall New York, NY

OCT 5 Paradise Rock Club Boston, MA

OCT 6 Harbor Park Middletown, CT

OCT 7 Le Studio TD Montreal, Canada

OCT 8 The Great Hall Toronto, Canada

OCT 9 El Club Detroit, MI

OCT 10 Thalia Hall Chicago, IL

OCT 11 Vivarium Milwaukee, WI

OCT 12 Fine Line Minneapolis, MN

OCT 15 The Crocodile Seattle, WA

OCT 16 Wonder Ballroom Portland, OR

OCT 18 Great American Music Hall San Francisco, CA

Oct. 19 - 20, 2024 When We Were Young 2024 Las Vegas, NV

OCT 21 Belly Up Solana Beach, CA

OCT 22 Teragram Ballroom Los Angeles, CA

OCT 23 Troubadour West Hollywood, CA

NOV 14 Sala Riviera Madrid, Spain

NOV 15 Kafe Antzokia Bilbao, Spain

NOV 16 Espacio Las Armas Zaragoza, Spain

NOV 21 The Academy Dublin, Ireland

NOV 22 Gorilla Manchester

NOV 23 Islington Assembly Hall London

NOV 24 den Atelier Luxembourg-city

NOV 25 Melkweg Amsterdam

NOV 26 Le Botanique Bruxelles, Belgium

NOV 27 Carlswerk Victoria Köln, Germany

NOV 29 Bataclan Paris, France

NOV 30 L'Aéronef Lille, France

DEC 1 Markthalle Hamburg, Germany

DEC 2 Metropol Berlin, Germany

DEC 3 Backstage Werk München, Germany

DEC 4 Arena Vienna, Austria

DEC 6 Dynamo Zürich, Switzerland

DEC 7 Santeria Toscana 31 Milano, Italy

DEC 8 La Cooperative de Mai Clermont-ferrand, France

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Nada Surf at Fine Line (12 Oct 2024)

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Warehouse District Live, Minneapolis (12 Oct 2024)

Warehouse District Live Karaoke Contest Vuart Read More Minneapolis It appears that every Friday and Saturday night, in downtown Minneapolis, between Fifth Street and Sixth Street, the streets are blocked off for the Warehouse District Live events. ...

When I first discovered the Warehouse District Live, in downtown Minneapolis, between Fifth Street and Sixth Street, in July 2024, I was surprised and excited for the possibility and said that “a great idea to keep the downtown area alive and fun and an inviting place to visit.”

Since Rocktober kicked off in October, I’ve been down in the area almost every day, but I rarely stop in to check the event. Why? There’s literally no advertisement or information on their website. It would be really helpful if they were active online and posted information on the day’s event. I’m not asking for the world, just tell me who is playing or the type of food trucks we’re going to get.

Case in point on October 12, 2024, I had to ask a someone working who was playing that night. He told me Catherine Johnson. When we returned to the area around 10pm, someone told me it was Ezekiel (or was it EZ-Keo?) on stage. There was no signage and absolutely no information on their website or social.

I think if Warehouse District Live wants to encourage more attendance, they just need to be more active online, or perhaps just email me the information (they never even responded to my questions).

If I was running their social media, for the week of October 18, I can post, “Join us on October 18 for Warehouse District Live Karaoke Contest - the Final Round! Crash prizes for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd.” Guys, it’s that easy.

Warehouse District Live happens every Friday and Saturday, in downtown Minneapolis. It looks like the event will end on October 26, 2024. Unfortunately, I will be in St Paul on that date.

Here are some photographs from Warehouse District Live on September 13 and October 12.

Karaoke (13 Sep 2024) Baseball (13 Sep 2024) MPLS (13 Sep 2024)

Ezekiel at Warehouse District Live (12 Oct 2024)

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Minneapolis: This Week (10/20/2024)

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14 Oct 2024 Pigeon Pit with Erica Lyle & Mold Wine at Artery

14 Oct 2024 Monday

Pigeon Pit
with Erica Lyle & Mold Wine
at Artery
ablemediamn.com

Olympia, WA-based Pigeon Pit will be headlining the Artery, on October 14, 2024. Please note the Artery is a venue/event space located Ivy Building in South Minneapolis (2718 E 27th St, Minneapolis, MN 55406), and not to be confused with Hopkins’ Artery open space.

Pigeon Pit writes:

hey y’all! we’re really stoked to be hitting the road again this fall and play east coast shows for the first time in a long time. come hang out, we’ll be playing new songs, old songs, whatever songs we feel like and have some brand new merch for sale too. we got some really special shows on here! Will update bands and ticket links as time goes on but for the most part shows are pay at the door and all ages! ❤

10/14 in Minneapolis, MN at The Artery w/ Erica Lyle & Mold Wine

10/15 in Chicago, IL at Pilsen Community Books w/ Sunday Cruise

10/16 in Indianapolis, IN at Longshot w/ Looter & Passerine

10/17 in Pittsburgh, PA at Mr Roboto Project w/ Frog Legs, No Jane, Cacklin Racket & Rayne Blakeman

10/18 in Akron, PA at House of Jenk w/ Local News Legend, Joyful Forfeit & Erin Incoherent

10/20 in Brattleboro, VT at Buoyant Heart w/ Harm, Leaf Glitter & Kivimae

10/21 in Brooklyn, NY at Trans Pecos w/ TBA

10/23 in Philadelphia, PA at Foto Club w/ Paper Bee & Ezra Cohen

10/24 in Richmond, VA at Crescent Club w/ Flora and the Fauna and Shotgun Princess

10/26 in Gainesville, FL at Roadhouse w/ Mechanical Canine, Heavy Lag, Shift Meal & the Alleged Band

10/27 in Gainesville, FL - FEST - at Vivid Music Hall w/ Chuck Ragan and the Camaraderie, Tim Barry, Brendan Kelly, Walter Mitty and his MAkeshift Orchestra & Apes of the State (18+)

10/28 in Atlanta, GA at Wallers Coffee w/ Dakota Floyd, Official Bard of Baldwin County & Ozello

10/29 in Pensacola FL at the 309 Project w/ the Taints & TBA

10/30 in New Orleans, LA at SASS w/ Twisted Teens & TACK

11/1 in Little Rock, AR at River City Coffee w/ TBA

11/2 in Kansas City, MO at Howdy w/ Small Void & TBA

11/4 in Denver, CO at 7th Circle Music Collective w/ Fables of the Fall, Marissa. & Darling Driftwood

14 Oct 2024 julie with They Are Gutting A Body of Water and Her New Knife at Fine Line Read More julie Los Angeles band and art collective julie announces their highly-awaited debut album my anti-aircraft friend. julie exploded onto the map in 2020 with their single “flutter,” which has racked up millions of streams …

14 Oct 2024 Monday

julie
with They Are Gutting A Body of Water and Her New Knife
at Fine Line
first-avenue.com

Los Angeles band and art collective Julie (stylized as julie) is touring in support of their debut album my anti-aircraft friend (Atlantic Records). The tour will stop by the Fine Line, in Minneapolis, on October 14, 2024.

They Are Gutting A Body of Water and Her New Knife to open.

Tour dates:

10/8 - San Diego, CA @ Observatory North Park ~

10/9 - Las Vegas, NV @ 24 Oxford ~

10/11 - Denver, CO @ Gothic ~

10/12 - Colorado Springs, CO @ The Black Sheep ~

10/14 - Minneapolis, MN @ Fine Line ~

10/15 - Chicago, IL @ Thalia Hall ~

10/16 - Columbus, OH @ King of Clubs ~

10/18 - Toronto, ON @ Concert Hall ~

10/20 - Boston, MA @ Paradise ~

10/22 - New York, NY @ Webster Hall~

10/23 - Philadelphia, PA @ Brooklyn Bowl ~

10/24 - Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club ~

10/26 - Atlanta, GA @ Terminal West ~

10/27 - Nashville, TN @ Basement East ~

10/29 - Dallas, TX @ Trees ~

10/30 - Houston, TX @ White Oak Music Hall !

10/31 - Austin, TX @ Mohawk !

11/2 - Phoenix, AZ @ Crescent Ballroom !

11/3 - Phoenix, AZ @ Crescent Ballroom !

11/6 - San Francisco, CA @ Independent !

11/7 - Berkeley, CA @ UC Theatre !

11/13 - Los Angeles, CA @ The Fonda !

~=w/ They Are Gutting a Body of Water and Her New Knife
!= w/ Frost Children and Her New Knife

14 Oct 2024 Mdou Moctar with FACS at First Avenue Read More Mdou Moctar Tuareg guitarist Mdou Moctar (currently based in based in Agadez) is coming back to Minneapolis, at the Cedar Cultural Center on September 18, 2021, to support Afrique Victime (Matador Records). … FACS Chicago art-rock band FACS will be headlining the Turf Club in St Paul on June 12th. The band’s latest Still Life In Decay is available on Trouble In Mind Records. Opening will be Derecho, a band featuring Alan Sparhawk of Low. …

14 Oct 2024 Monday

Mdou Moctar
with FACS
at First Avenue
first-avenue.com

Nigerien desert blues band Mdou Moctar is headlining First Avenue, in Minneapolis, on October 14, 2024. The band is touring in support of Funeral for Justice, out now on Matador Records. The album was written after two years of constant touring across the globe, and has a slant on the plight of Niger and the Tuareg people.

Mdou Moctar explains, ‘This album is really different for me. Now the problems of terrorist violence are more serious in Africa. When the US and Europe came here, they said they’re going to help us, but what we see is really different. They never help us to find a solution.”

Mdou Moctar at First Avenue (10 Mar 2022)

We saw Mdou Moctar in Mar 2022, and wrote, “Of course, the Niger band loves coming back to Minneapolis. They played a solid set of mostly instrumental songs from Afrique Victime. The audience were all on board, clapping and hand-waving at all the songs. If the audience weren’t fans of the group before, they became fans after seeing this show.”

FACS to open.

Tour dates:

Oct 3 Jersey City, NJ, US White Eagle Hall

Oct 5 Woodstock, NY, US Bearsville Theater

Oct 6 South Burlington, VT, US Higher Ground

Oct 9 Toronto, ON, Canada The Concert Hall

Oct 11 Columbus, OH, US Athenaeum Theatre

Oct 12 Grand Rapids, MI, US Pyramid Scheme

Oct 13 Madison, WI, US Majestic Theatre

Oct 14 Minneapolis, MN, US First Avenue

Oct 16 Omaha, NE, US The Waiting Room

Oct 17 Englewood, CO, US Gothic Theatre

Oct 19 Boise, ID, US Treefort Music Hall

Oct 22 Seattle, WA, US The Crocodile

Oct 23 Portland, OR, US Revolution Hall

Oct 25 San Francisco, CA, US The Regency Ballroom

Oct 26 Los Angeles (LA), CA, US Teragram Ballroom

Oct 28 Phoenix, AZ, US Crescent Ballroom

Oct 29 Albuquerque, NM, US El Rey Theater

Oct 31 Austin, TX, US The Black Angels

Nov 2 Mexico City, Mexico Hipnosis Festival

15 Oct 2024 Le Jazz Est Mort ft. Cortex at Fine Line Read More Cortex My first impression hearing Cortex, mere hours ago, was French Free Design. Not that these bands REALLY sound the same. The Design's airy 1960s jazzy pop contrasts with the varnished 1970s fusion sound of Cortex ....

15 Oct 2024 Tuesday

Le Jazz Est Mort
ft. Cortex
at Fine Line
first-avenue.com

UPDATE: THIS SHOW HAS BEEN CANCELLED

There is no rescheduled date at this time. If you purchased your tickets via AXS online or by phone, a refund will automatically be issued within 30 business days to the card used to make the purchase. Otherwise, refunds are available at your original point of purchase. For further ticketing questions, please contact AXS via support.axs.com or use the AXS app.

Billed as Le Jazz Est Mort (Jazz is Dead), the show will bring legendary psychedelic jazz-funk group Cortex (bandleader Alain Mion), to perform Troupeau Bleu in its entirety.

Troupeau Bleu is the first and most famous album from Cortex. The album was recorded in two days in July 1975, and would later inspire a generation of hip-hop artists. The record was sampled countless times in various rap songs throughout the years.

Tour dates:

Oct 15 - Fine Line, Minneapolis, MN

Oct 16 - El Club, Detroit, MI

Oct 17 - Old National Centre, Indianapolis, IN

Oct 19 - Electric City, Buffalo, NY

Oct 20 - Music Hall of Williamsburg, Brooklyn, NY

Oct 21 - Crystal Ballroom, Somerville, MA

Oct 23 - The Orange Peel, Asheville, NC

Oct 24 - Variety Playhouse, Atlanta, GA

Oct 26 - Dante’s HiFi, Miami, FL

Oct 27 - Tipitina’s, New Orleans, LA

Oct 29 - Congress Plaza, Tucson, AZ

Oct 30 - The Observatory North Park, SanDiego, CA

Nov 01 - Tower Theatre, Oklahoma City, OK

Nov 02 - LEVITATION, Austin, TX

Nov 03 - LEVITATION, Austin, TX

Nov 05 - Foro Indie Rocks, MexicoCity, MX

Nov 14 - Autêntica, BeloHorizonte, BR

Nov 21 - Casa Natura Musical, SãoPaulo, BR

16 Oct 2024 Superchunk with Quivers at First Avenue Read More Superchunk We know that Narducy would play with Bob Mould and also Superchunk. His solo project is called Split Single, with a debut album Fragmented World, in 2014. .... Quivers Melbourne’s Quivers to open. We previously mentioned their Golden Doubt album in June 2021, and it looks like they have a new album Oyster Cuts, which just came out on Merge Records on August 9. ....

16 Oct 2024 Wednesday

Superchunk
with Quivers
at First Avenue
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Superchunk is celebrating the 30th anniversary of Foolish. This important album was the fourth album from Superchunk, previously known as Chunk, when Laura Ballance & Mac McCaughan formed Merge Records in the summer of 1989. If you love that album, here’s your chance to hear it played live.

Of the tour, Mac McCaughan said:

We’re excited to play a bunch of songs from Foolish (and as usual lots of other stuff) in the places where we made the record (Minneapolis and Chicago), some favorite towns we haven’t played in many years (Omaha, Lawrence, New Orleans), and one state where we’ve never played at all—this tour features our first show ever in South Dakota.”

Jason Narducy at the Cedar Cultural Center (28 Oct 2023)

We previously caught Superchunk’s live bassist Jason Narducy (who replaced Balance when she had to stop touring) in Oct 2023 and said, “Despite being around for four decades, he confessed he’s never played the Cedar Cultural Center. It’s not surprising, because the Cedar don’t normally book rock or punk bands, their focus is on World Music and the NPR audience. One of the stories he told early in his set was how his daughter was really into Destroy Boys. So, being the rock dad, he took his kids to Riot Fest and ultimately got the band (particularly guitarist Violet) to meet his daughter. She was crying “tears of joy”, and it was a moment she’ll probably never forget. What was the point to the story? Narducy ended, “The point is buy Destroy Boys records!””

Melbourne’s Quivers to open. We previously mentioned their Golden Doubt album in June 2021, and it looks like they have a new album Oyster Cuts, which just came out on Merge Records on August 9.

Tour dates:

Oct 14 Columbus, OH – Skully’s Music Diner

Oct 15 Chicago, IL – Lincoln Hall

Oct 16 Minneapolis, MN – First Avenue

Oct 17 Omaha, NE – The Waiting Room

Oct 18 Sioux Falls, SD – Icon

Oct 19 Lawrence, KS – Granada Theater

Oct 21 Austin, TX – Radio / East

Oct 22 Houston, TX – The White Oak

Oct 23 New Orleans, LA – Toulouse Theatre

Oct 25 Atlanta, GA – Variety Playhouse *

Oct 26 Gainesville, FL – The Fest

* w/ Ted Leo & the Pharmacists

17 Oct 2024 The Psychedelic Furs & The Jesus and Mary Chain with Frankie Rose at Palace Theatre Read More The Psychedelic Furs English rock group The Psychedelic Furs headlined First Avenue’s mainroom last Thursday, April 6th. The terrific turnout consisted of mostly an older audience, who may remember the band from John Hughes’ film Pretty in Pink … The Jesus and Mary Chain After a very successful Pyschocandy 30th Anniversary Tour in 2015, the reunited Scottish band The Jesus and Mary Chain (brothers Jim Reid and William Reid) is back on tour in support of their new record Damage and Joy … Frankie Rose Frankie Rose is touring in support of Love As Projection (Slumberland Records). We last saw Rose in Oct 2013 and said, “Brooklyn-based Frankie Rose opened the evening with …

17 Oct 2024 Thursday

The Psychedelic Furs & The Jesus and Mary Chain
with Frankie Rose
at Palace Theatre
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Bring on the ‘80s and ‘90s Brit-rock nostalgia: Longtime Scottish indie rockers The Jesus and Mary Chain are amping up the fuzzy guitar rock with the announcement of a co-headlining North American tour this fall with scratchy-voiced ‘80s new wave band Psychedelic Furs, also featuring special guest Frankie Rose of Vivian Girls and Dum Dum Girls. The co-headlining tour will stop in at the Palace Theatre in St Paul, on October 17, 2024.

Jesus and Mary Chain at the Palace Theatre (09 May 2017)

The last time we saw Scotland’s The Jesus and Mary Chain (led by Jim Reid and his brother William), it was also at the Palace Theatre in May 2017, writing, “In typical JAMC fashion, the band played on a poorly lit stage, with a lot of backlighting (making for darkened silhouettes), and plenty of fog from a smoke machine. The smoke machine worked overtime, and during ‘Reverence’, causing the curtains to fall down and the fire alarm (complete with flashing lights) to go off and ending their set temporarily. After some confusion, the venue announced the band will be back. They did come back to finish the song midway, but they just couldn’t catch a break, as the curtains started to fall again!”

Having released their latest album, Glasgow Eyes, just this spring, the band have been on a touring frenzy this year, and it doesn’t appear to be slowing down anytime soon. Glasgow Eyes focused more on synth-heavy sounds than JAMC’s traditional dreamy guitar rock, but you can likely expect the band to play at least some of the hits that made them famous.

Psychedelic Furs at Palace Theatre (30 July 2022)

The last time we saw London’s The Psychedelic Furs (led by Richard Butler and his brother Tim Butler), it was at the Palace Theatre in July 2022, writing, “This time around, they played their signature song, “Pretty in Pink” (everyone helped sing this song) in the middle of the set, and their second hit, “Love My Way” as the penultimate set closer. Since Minneapolis/St Paul never got a Made of Rain tour (the record came out in 2020), they group made up for lost time by including some new songs on their set, including “The Boy That Invented Rock & Roll” and “Wrong Train”.”

Frankie Rose at Turf Club (31 May 2023)

Frankie Rose to open. We last saw Frankie Rose in May 2023 and wrote, “Frankie Rose next took the stage with her band. We last saw her in 2013 opening up for Franz Ferdinand at the Skyway Theater, promoting her album Herein Wild. And it has been over six years since she last released an album. She actually completed one close to three years ago, but due to the pandemic and being a victim to vinyl production backlogs, she is finally on the road promoting Love as Projection, which The Big Takeover Magazine thought could be part of the Stranger Things soundtrack. It is a retro love letter to the type of electronic pop that would find a home in any John Hughes movie.”

Tour dates:

09/29 - Philadelphia, Franklin Music Hall

10/01 - New Haven, College Street Music Hall

10/02 - Boston, Orpheum Theater

10/04 - New York, The Beacon Theatre

10/05 - Brooklyn, The Brooklyn Paramount

10/06 - Washington DC, The Anthem

10/08 - Rochester, Kodak Center Music Hall

10/09 - Toronto, Queen Elizabeth Theater

10/11 - Detroit, Masonic Cathedral Theater

10/12 - Indianapolis, Murat Theatre

10/13 - Chicago, The Salt Shed

10/16 - Milwaukee, Riverside Theater

10/17 - St. Paul, The Palace

10/19 - West Des Moines, Val Air Ballroom

10/20 - St. Louis, Stifel Theatre

10/22 - Omaha, The Astro

10/23 - Kansas City, Uptown Theatre

10/24 - Salina, Stiefel Theatre

10/26 - Denver, Fillmore Auditorium

10/29 - Seattle, Paramount Theatre

10/30 - Portland, Crystal Ballroom

11/01 - Redding, Civic Auditorium

11/02 - San Francisco, The Masonic

11/03 - Reno, Grand Sierra Resort

11/06 - Riverside, Fox Performing Arts Center

11/08 - San Diego, The Rady Shell at Jacobs Park

11/09 - Inglewood, YouTube Theater

18 Oct 2024 Johnny Marr and James at Palace Theatre Read More Johnny Marr Spirit Power: The Best of Johnny Marr is a greatest hits album from guitarist extraordinaire Johnny Marr came out last year. Unfortunately, no The Smiths songs on the tracklisting. This is probably due to rights issue and … James Remember how I wondered if James was going to break up? I guess not just yet, seeing as they've just announced a touring team-up with Echo and the Bunnymen. …

18 Oct 2024 Friday

Johnny Marr and James
at Palace Theatre
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Manchester’s greatest, Johnny Marr and James, are co-headlining the Palace Theatre.

Fans of The Smiths should already know Marr as their guitarist… but did you know that early in the Smith actually covered James’ “What’s the World?”.

James, on the other hand, covered Morrissey’s “We Hate It When Our Friends Become Successful” as “We Hate It When Our Friends Become So Stressful.” The story behind this is that Tim Booth claims that the song was about his band becoming successful, so it’s somewhat of a stab at Morrissey’s general direction. You can hear the cover on YouTube.

This should be a wonderful show.

Johnny Marr at Varsity Theater (17 Sep 2018)

We last saw Johnny Marr in Sep 2018 and wrote, “Godlike Genius Award winner Johnny Marr returned to the Varsity Theater on Monday night. He has a full backing band, which included bassist Iwan Gronow, drummer Jack Mitchell, and guitarist James Doviak. This current 2018 Call The Comet tour set is, by far, the best set yet. This is mostly thanks to some classic The Smiths songs, and a pair of Electronic songs! ”

Tour dates:

20th September Queen Elizabeth Theatre, Vancouver

21st September The Moore Theatre, Seattle

22nd September McMenamins Crystal Ballroom, Portland

23rd September The Warfield, San Francisco

25th September Orpheum Theatre, Los Angeles

26th September Orpheum Theatre, Los Angeles

29th September Stubb’s, Austin

30th September Majestic Theatre, Dallas

1st October Bayou Music Center, Houston

3rd October The Eastern, Atlanta

4th October The Fillmore, New Orleans

6th October Warner Theatre, Washington

8th October Brooklyn Paramount, Brooklyn

10th October Orpheum Theatre, Boston

11th October Franklin Music Hall, Philadelphia

13th October MTLEUS, Montreal

14th October History, Toronto

15th October Masonic Temple, Detroit

17th October Riviera Theatre, Chicago

18th October Palace Theatre, Saint Paul

18 Oct 2024 Daniel Nunnelee with Shane T at 7th St Entry

18 Oct 2024 Friday

Daniel Nunnelee
with Shane T
at 7th St Entry
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Memphis-born, Nashville-based art folk musician Daniel Nunnelee is touring in support of his debut album June, Baby (One Riot Records). The tour will stop in at 7th Street Entry on October 18, 2024.

Shane T to open.

Tour dates:

Sep 19 - Columbus, OH - A&R Music Bar

Sep 20 - Louisville, KY - Zanzabar

Sep 17 - Sep 21 - Nashville, TN - AMERICANAFEST

Oct 16 - Evanston, IL - SPACE

Oct 17 - Des Moines, IA - xBK

Oct 18 - Minneapolis, MN - 7th St Entry

Oct 19 - Milwaukee, WI - Cactus Club

Oct 21 - Omaha, NE - Reverb Lounge

Oct 22 - Lawrence, KS - The Bottleneck

Oct 24 - St. Louis, MO - Off Broadway

Oct 25 - Lexington, KY - The Burl

Oct 26 - Bloomington, IN - The Bishop

Oct 27 - Cleveland Heights, OH - Grog Shop

20 Oct 2024 Everclear with Marcy Playground and Jimmie’s Chicken Shack at First Avenue Read More Everclear It's 1990 all over again with the annual "Summerland Tour". The 90s nostalgia tour was created by singer/guitarist Art Alexakis from Everclear, which would explain why they have headlined …

20 Oct 2024 Sunday

Everclear
with Marcy Playground and Jimmie’s Chicken Shack
at First Avenue
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Everclear is headlining First Avenue this October 20, 2024.

Everclear at Uptown Theater, Minneapolis (24 Sep 2023)

We saw Everclear in Sep 2023 and wrote, “As the Pink Spiders said earlier, get ready for “two hours of hit songs!”… and that’s what Everclear delivered. Everyone who grew up in the 90s knows the famous Portland band. The group, led by Art Alexakis, had found success when they signed to Capitol Records in the mid-90s. Their two famous singles, “Santa Monica” and “I Will Buy You a New Life”, which, of course, they played on their set.”

Marcy Playground and Jimmie’s Chicken Shack to open. You may remember Marcy Playground with their hit “Sex and Candy.”

Tour dates:

Oct 5 Richmond, VA

Oct 6 Huntington, NY

Oct 8 Boston, MA

Oct 9 Portsmouth, NH

Oct 11 Asbury Park, NJ

Oct 12 Baltimore, MD

Oct 13 Lansing, MI

Oct 16 Cleveland, OH

Oct 17 Green Bay, WI

Oct 18 East Moline, IL

Oct 19 Jefferson City, MO

Oct 20 Minneapolis, MN

Oct 23 Brown County Music Center Nashville, IN

Oct 24 Birmingham, AL

Oct 25 Pensacola, FL

Oct 26 Jack-O-Lantern Jubilee North Augusta, SC

Oct 27 Pelham, TN

Nov 1 Agave Caliente Terraza Cathedral City, CA

Nov 2 Porterville, CA

Nov 15 Flagstar Strand Theatre Pontiac, MI

Nov 16 Lawrenceburg Event Center Lawrenceburg, IN

Nov 21 Haute Spot Cedar Park, TX

Nov 23 The Espee San Antonio, TX

Jan 18 Gibbston Valley Winery Concert Venue Gibbston, New Zealand

Jan 25 Taupo Amphitheatre & Riverside Park Taupo, New Zealand

Jan 26 Whitianga Waterways Arena Whitianga, New Zealand

Jan 31 The 90s Cruise 2025 Tampa, FL

20 Oct 2024 Skillet and Seether with Tim Montana + Royale Lynn at Armory Read More Seether If you didn’t make it to Seether’s 5th Annual Rise Above Fest (the largest suicide awareness event in the world) on July 22nd and 23rd, in Bangor, Maine, you can catch the band this Friday at the Myth. 6:30pm, $27. …

20 Oct 2024 Sunday

Skillet and Seether
with Tim Montana + Royale Lynn
at Armory
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93X and Live Nation is presenting co-headlining acts: Skillet and Seether at the Armory, in Minneapolis, on October 20, 2024. Openers will include Tim Montana and Royale Lynn.

Seether at Midland Theater (02 Oct 2024) Skillet at Midland Theater (02 Oct 2024) Tim Montana at Midland Theater (02 Oct 2024) Royale Lynn at Midland Theater (02 Oct 2024)

We just saw this tour (Seether and Skillet) in Oct 2024 and wrote, “Seether released their recent single, "Judas Mind" as the lead single to their ninth studio album, "The Surface Seems So Far" which was released on September 20th. (via Fantasy Records) with its follow-up single, "Illusions"... Skillet is the Grammy®-nominated, 22x platinum, Christian rock band led by the husband-and-wife duo of John and Korey Cooper. The band recently released new single, "Unpopular" in advance of their upcoming album, "Revolution" which will release independently on November 1st…. Nashville's (via Butte, MT) Tim Montana has a new Country rock album out himself, "Savage" with its self-titled single, "Die Today" and "Shut Me Out" also released as singles. … Royale Lynn is a rising Country metal singer, whose newest single, "Sacrifice" is out now, as a follow-up to previous single, "Death Wish". ”

Tour dates:

Oct 10 Sacramento, CA, US Aftershock Fest

Oct 12 Oceanside, CA, US Frontwave Arena

Oct 15 Denver, CO, US Mission Ballroom

Oct 18 La Vista, NE, US The Astro Amphitheater

Oct 19 Waukee, IA, US Vibrant Music Hall

Oct 20 Minneapolis, MN, US The Armory

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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The dB's at Amsterdam Bar and Hall (11 Oct 2024)

11 Oct 2024 The dB's at Amsterdam Bar & Hall The dB’s Setlist The Fight Cycles Per Second Big Brown Eyes Before We Were Born Living a Lie Ask for Jill We Were Happy There Lonely Is (as Lonely Does) Happenstance Love Is for Lovers I'm in Love Neverland Amplifier Black and White Tour Dates Oct. 12, 2024 Chicago, IL Old Town School of Folk Music Oct. 13, 2024 Milwaukee, WI Shank Hall Nov. 16, 2024 Los Angeles, CA Zebulon Nov. 17, 2024 Los Angeles, CA Zebulon Read More The DB’s If you ever wondered what The dB’s stands for, their debut album Stands for deciBels was recently reissued on CD and vinyl in June 2024, via Propeller Sound Recordings. … DJ Jake Rudh Between bands, DJ Jake Rudh played a selection of 70s and 80s ska music videos (Madness, Specials, etc), and opening up the show was …

American alternative rock and power-pop group, The dB’s have reformed, touring to celebrate the reissue of their debut Stands for Decibels (originally released in 1981). This 2024 tour reunite all the original band members (Peter Holsapple, Chris Stamey, Will Rigby, and Gene Holder), and based on their Amsterdam Bar and Hall appearance on Friday night (Oct 11), the band is tighter than ever.

When lead singer Peter Holsapple asked us when they were last in town, someone in the audience said “1982,” in which the band responded that it might have been a little later than that. Looking over a the DB’s gigography, via a fansite, the band played Minneapolis at the 7th Street Entry on July 19, 1984, and at St Paul at St. Paul Civic Center on November 2, 1987. The Civic Center was demolished in 1998 and expanded and rebuilt as the Xcel Energy Center.

Still, that’s roughly about 40 years since the group was last in town, and their audience, which unsurprisingly consisted of grey-haired retirees have all shown up to catch a rare appearance from this 70s-80s band. On top of that, this reformed group included Chris Stamey, who left the dB’s in April 1982 to pursue a solo career, and wouldn’t return until May 1988.

Chris Stamey Group at First Avenue (30 Sep 2015)

Stamey, who had a long-running career already, playing with the Erasers, followed by playing bass for Alex Chilton (you can see his appearance billed as The Chris Stamey Group at the special Big Star tribute show in Sep 2015).

Holsapple and Stamey still worked together (working together as a duo), but eventually got the entire band back together in 2012 to complete their album Falling Off the Sky… their first then-new studio album in 25 years.

Seeing both Holsapple and Stamey together again, it was like seeing old friends… although much less hair and much older now.

Looking over their setlist and seeing their interaction with fans, it was clear that reforming was not only for the band to see each other, but it was also for the fans who would finally experience (or re-experiencing) some of these dB’s classic songs played live by the original group.

Previously unannounced, the show was supported by Transmission’s DJ Jake Rudh, who played music videos of 70s-80s rock group on a video screen before and between each acts.

Local punk rockers The Silent Treatment (singer Claire Luger, guitarist Rob Sells, basist Dave Randall, and drummer Keely Lane) opened the show. Based on attitude and enthusiasm and skill, you can tell the group’s been around for a long time, or at least knew each other for a long time. Songs on their set included “Bored Teenagers”, “Keep Running”, and set finale, a cover of Iggy & The Stooges’ “Search and Destroy”.

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The DB's at Amsterdam Bar and Hall (11 Oct 2024)

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John Douglas at Icehouse (11 Oct 2024)

John Douglas Setlist I'm Not The Fella The Sleeping Policeman Maid O' The Loch Still or Sparkling? Leave Me Alone Oranges & Apples My Favorite Dress Orange Crayons We Let The Stars Go (Prefab Sprout Cover) I Just Want To Go Home I'm Immortal half an apple Always Lost Johnsburg, Illinois (Tom Waits Cover) Weightlifting Read More John Douglas Scotland’s John Douglas (of Trashcan Sinatras) will be headlining the Icehouse on October 11, 2024, in support of his eponymous debut album, via Reveal Records. The album was recorded live at Kyoti Studio ....

Last night at the Icehouse, in Minneapolis, John Douglas, of the Trashcan Sinatras continued his acoustic tour.

He released an acoustic solo self-titled CD last year, which included new and old songs… and just as the tour was beginning he released a four-track CD EP Still or Sparkling? and reissued the solo CD on vinyl.

Opening for John was New Jersey’s Lily Vakili from Vakili Band; she is a singer-songwriter who sang of love, places and family.

John’s set was a Trashcan Sinatras fan’s dream. He played a sampling of the best songs he brought to the band; “Weightlifting”, “Leave Me Alone”, “Oranges and Apples” (Syd Barrett tribute) and new songs “Maid O' The Loch” and “My Favorite Dress”. Each came with a story about the meaning or creative spark that led to the song’s creation. John also included Prefab Sprout’s “We Let The Stars Go” and Tom Wait’s “Johnsburg, Illinois”.

I’ve been a fan going back to 1990, when a tape trading friend from Scotland sent me a tape that included a radio session which included a cover of The Beatles’ “Tomorrow Never Knows”. In this show, John, I believe, has a new confidence in his voice that really shines.

John is in Chicago tonight at the Gman Tavern.

Remaining tour dates:

October 12 CHICAGO - GMan Tavern*

October 15 TORONTO - The Monarch*

October 16 CLEVELAND - Beachland Tavern*

October 17 COLUMBUS - Natalie's Grandview*

October 19 BOSTON - City Winery Boston*

October 20 NEW YORK - Cafe Wha?*

October 21 PHILADELPHIA - City Winery Loft*

* with support from Lauren Calve

John Douglas at Icehouse (11 Oct 2024) Lily Vakili (of Vakili Band) John Douglas (of Trashcan Sinatras)

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Wasia Project at 7th Street Entry (10 Oct 2024)

10 Oct 2024 Wasia Project at 7th St Entry Wasia Project Setlist Is this what love is? My Lover Is Sleeping Petals on the Moon how can i pretend? Take Me Back Home ur so pretty my vine To Get Better Somebody Come Through Tell Me Lies (fin) -- Encore -- Misfit Biscuit impossible Read More Wasia Project Wasia Project is an English pop duo consisting of siblings Olivia Hardy and William Gao. The group released their debut single, "Why Don't U Love Me," in 2019. This was followed by their debut extended play How Can I Pretend? …

On a gorgeous fall evening in downtown Minneapolis at the famous 7th St. Entry at First Avenue, UK sibling duo Wasia Project played to an all-ages sold-out crowd. The stellar jazz duo, with a drummer (Luca Wade) and bass (Tom Pacitti), got the crowd moving right from the get go.

Pianist William Gao was mesmerizing on keys and has a very distinctive vocals, similar to the likes of Damon Albarn (Blur), Honne, and Lightspeed Champion. He showed off all night on the piano but gave us a great blend of soothing melodic vocals with his big hit “To Get Better”.

Sister and lead vocalist Olivia Hardy could be the next Adele or Amy Winehouse, she absolutely blew my mind with her enchanted voice and stage performance. Hardy played all her hits “Takes Me Back Home” and “Is This What Love is.”

Engaging the crowd all night with her infectious smile, Olivia graced us all with Jazzy-infused vibes. Wasia and company gave us a nice two-song encore, with arguably my favorite track "Impossible", of the 2022 release How Can I Pretend?.

They’ve had quite the ride recently, touring with the likes of Tom Odell and Laufey across the states and Europe. Wasia Project just released their second EP Isotope. After a few West coast dates, they head back to the UK before taking a nice break for the holidays.

Sabrina Sterling opened and was her very first tour playing shows.

Remaining tour dates:

Oct 12, 2024 Globe Hall Denver, CO

Oct 13, 2024 Soundwell Salt Lake City, UT

Oct 16, 2024 The Fonda Theatre Los Angeles, CA

Oct 17, 2024 The Fonda Theatre Los Angeles, CA

Oct 18, 2024 Bimbo's 365 Club San Francisco, CA

Oct 20, 2024 The Independent San Francisco, CA

Nov 3, 2024 Huxley's Neue Welt Berlin, Germany

Nov 4, 2024 Stadthalle Cologne, Germany

Nov 6, 2024 Le Botanique Brussels, Belgium

Nov 7, 2024 Bataclan Paris, France

Nov 8, 2024 Het Zonnehuis Amsterdam, Netherlands

Nov 10, 2024 Stylus Leeds, UK

Nov 12, 2024 O2 Forum Kentish Town London, UK

Nov 13, 2024 Academy 2 Manchester, UK

Nov 14, 2024 SWG3 (TV Studio) Glasgow, UK

Nov 17, 2024 Tramshed Cardiff, UK

Nov 18, 2024 SWX Bristol, UK

Nov 19, 2024 O2 Academy 2 Birmingham, UK

Wasia Project at 7th Street Entry (10 Oct 2024)

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Valley at First Avenue (09 Oct 2024)

09 Oct 2024 Valley Valley Setlist Water the flowers, pray for a garden Have a Good Summer (Without Me) Bass Player's Brother A Little More Growing (Apart) A Phone Call in Amsterdam sucks to see you doing better Break for You Mosquito Let It Rain Swim Sports Car SOCIETY hiccup Crawlspace When You Know Someone Life Goes on Without Me -- Encore -- Cocoon -- Encore II -- There's Still a Light in the House Bop Ba Read More Valley JUNO nominated, alternative-pop band Valley is returning to the Minneapolis area, at the 7th Street Entry on March 16th. The show is sold out. Valley’s latest EP The After Party was released earlier this month. …

09 Oct 2024 Wednesday

Valley
with Mickey Darling and Charli Adams
at First Avenue
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Canadian and JUNO Award-nominated band Valley will be headlining First Avenue, on October 9, 2024, in support of the band’s third album Water the Flowers, Pray for a Garden (Capitol Records/Universal Music Canada).

Mickey Darling and Charli Adams to open.

Tour dates:

September 28 - Philadelphia, PA - Union Transfer*

September 29 - Boston, MA - House of Blues*

October 1 - Washington, DC - 9:30 Club*

October 2 -Brooklyn, NY - Brooklyn Steel*

ctober 4 - Asheville, NC - The Orange Peel*

October 5 - Atlanta, GA - Buckhead Theatre*

October 6 - Nashville, TN - Cannery Hall*

October 8 - Chicago, IL - The Vic Theatre*

October 9 - Minneapolis, MN - First Avenue*

October 11 - Boulder, CO - Boulder Theatre*

October 12 - Denver, CO - Gothic Theatre*

October 13 - Salt Lake City, UT - Union Event Centre*

October 15 - Phoenix, AZ - The Van Buren*

October 16 - San Diego, CA - Observatory North Park*

October 18 - Los Angeles, CA - The Wiltern*

October 19 - Berkeley, CA - The UC Theatre*

October 21 - Portland, OR - Revolution Hall*

October 22- Seattle, WA - The Showbox*

*support from Mickey Darling and Charli Adams

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