Minneapolis: December 19 - December 21, 2014

Here are some shows taking place in Minneapolis/St Paul from December 19 to December 21, 2014.

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Read More Halestorm The pride of Red Lion, PA; hard rock foursome Halestorm (Lzzy Hale - vocals, lead guitar, keyboard; Arejay Hale - drums; Joe Hottinger - lead guitar; Josh Smith – bass) was feeling a case of studio cabin fever, as they took a break …

STEEL PANTHER
at Myth
Friday 12/19/14, 7pm ($29)
mythlive.com

Brody is a big fan of these guys, hair metal glam band Steel Panther is coming back to Minneapolis as part of 93X's "Ultimate X Girl Finale".

Previous 93X winner was Halestorm, who came to Mill City Nights on December 13th, 2013. John caught Halestorm earlier this year at the Taste of Minnesota in Waconia on 05 July 2014, and noted that drummer Arejay Hale as having, "maybe the largest drum sticks we’ve ever seen."

Steel Panther's US tour dates:

12/03/14 Tokyo, Japan O-East
12/04/14 Osaka, Japan Club Akaso
12/10/14 Charlotte, NC Fillmore Charlotte
12/12/14 Cincinnati, OH Bogart's
12/13/14 Cleveland, OH Hard Rock Live
12/14/14 Royal Oak, MI Royal Oak Music
12/16/14 Chicago, IL House Of Blues
12/17/14 Nashville, TN Marathon Music Works
12/19/14 Saint Paul, MN Myth
12/20/14 Clive, IA Seven Flags Event Center
12/21/14 Madison, WI Orpheum Theater
12/29/14 New York, NY Gramercy Theatre
12/30/14 Philadelphia, PA Theatre of the Living
12/31/14 Silver Spring, MD Fillmore Silver Spring
01/15/15 Vancouver, BC Commodore
01/16/15 Vancouver, BC Commodore
01/17/15 Seattle, WA Showbox SoDo
02/11/15 West Hollywood, CA House Of Blues
02/13/15 Las Vegas, NV House Of Blues
02/18/15 West Hollywood, CA House Of Blues
02/20/15 Las Vegas, NV House Of Blues
02/25/15 West Hollywood, CA House Of Blues
02/27/15 Las Vegas, NV House Of Blues

Read More Haerts Also, as tradition goes, we stopped by the Leinie Lodge Bandshell to catch a little set from Texas-born, Louisiana-based Marcia Ball playing some old time rock and blues on her keyboard. …

HAERTS w/ Mikky Ekko
at 7th Street Entry
Saturday 12/20/14, 8pm ($15)
first-avenue.com

We caught Haerts a few time in 2013, once as opener to Shout Out Louds at Varsity Theater and once as opener to Atlas Genius at Fine Line Music Cafe.

It would seem that the New York-based band is now back on the road in support of their self-titled debut album. Co-headlining the tour will be Mikky Ekko, a band that I mentioned in my Mika, Mykki, Mikky, Mikael, Mike, Mikill article.

Tour dates:

12/02 – Pittsburgh, PA – Club AE #
12/05 – Atlanta, GA – Masquerade Purgatory #
12/06 – Nashville, TN – Marathon #
12/08 – St. Louis, MO – Firebird #
12/09 – Kansas City, MO – Record Bar #
12/12 – Portland, OR – Star #
12/13 – Seattle, WA – Crocodile #
12/16 – San Francisco, CA – Rickshaw #
12/18 – Denver, CO – Larimer Lounge #
12/20 – Minneapolis, MN – 7th Street Entry #

# co-headline w/ Mikky Ekko

Read More Motown The Dynamics are a soul and Motown band from Detroit, Michigan, from the late 60s to 70s. 38 years after the original release of First Landing (1969), the album is re-issued …

MOTOWN THE MUSICAL
at Orpheum Theatre
Sunday 12/21/14, 1pm/6:30pm ($49+)
hennepintheatretrust.org

Motown The Musical Broadway show will run in Minneapolis from December 16 to December 28th. Tickets to these events are not cheap, with nosebleed seats at $49 and going all the way up to $134. If you love Motown, it might be worth it check out one of these shows.

Complete date and time listing - including matinee shows.

Dec 16 at 7:30pm - Orpheum Theatre
Dec 18 at 7:30pm - Orpheum Theatre
Dec 19 at 8:00pm - Orpheum Theatre
Dec 20 at 2:00pm - Orpheum Theatre
Dec 20 at 8:00pm - Orpheum Theatre
Dec 21 at 1:00pm - Orpheum Theatre
Dec 21 at 6:30pm - Orpheum Theatre
Dec 22 at 7:30pm - Orpheum Theatre
Dec 23 at 2:00pm - Orpheum Theatre
Dec 23 at 7:30pm - Orpheum Theatre
Dec 26 at 2:00pm - Orpheum Theatre
Dec 26 at 8:00pm - Orpheum Theatre
Dec 27 at 2:00pm - Orpheum Theatre
Dec 27 at 8:00pm - Orpheum Theatre
Dec 28 at 1:00pm - Orpheum Theatre

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