Minneapolis: January 23 - January 25, 2015

Here are some shows taking place in Minneapolis/St Paul from January 23 to January 25, 2015.

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Read More Cold War Kids California indie rock band Cold War Kids are currently on tour in support of their 2012 album Dear Miss Lonelyhearts, making a stop at Minneapolis' First Avenue again. .... The Current Radio DJ Mary Lucia at the Turf Club on January 19th, as part of the radio station The Current's 10th Anniversary celebration. Accompanying Idol will be his guitarist Steve Stevens, who co-wrote some of Idol's greatest hits . ....

COLD WAR KIDS
at First Avenue
Friday 01/23/15, 7pm ($20/Sold Out)
first-avenue.com

It's the big 10 year anniversary of local radio station The Current, and they've been selling out all their shows. I believe most, if not all, of their shows will be broadcasting live on air, so if you can't get into a sold out show, you can still have the show experience.

We caught Cold War Kids last year, when they toured in support of Dear Miss Lonelyhearts (appearing in Minneapolis on April, May, and September!). This time around, the band is promoting their fifth studio album Hold My Home, which came out late last year via Downtown Records.

Tour dates:

01/16/15 San Francisco, CA Mezzanine
01/21/15 Denver, CO Ogden Theatre
01/22/15 Omaha, NE Slowdown
01/23/15 Minneapolis, MN First Avenue
01/27/15 Madison, WI Majestic Theatre
01/28/15 Cleveland, OH House Of Blues
01/29/15 St. Louis, MO Ready Room
01/30/15 Columbus, OH The LC Pavilion
01/31/15 Chicago, IL Riviera Theatre
02/01/15 Milwaukee, WI Pabst Theater
02/03/15 Louisville, KY Mercury Ballroom
02/04/15 Asheville, NC The Orange Peel
02/05/15 Saxapahaw, NC Haw River Ballroom
02/06/15 Nashville, TN Marathon Music Works
02/07/15 Atlanta, GA Buckhead Theatre
02/19/15 Portland, OR McMenamins Crystal
02/20/15 Seattle, WA The Showbox
02/21/15 Vancouver, BC Commodore Ballroom
02/25/15 San Diego, CA The North Park Theatre
02/26/15 Phoenix, AZ The Crescent Ballroom
02/27/15 Flagstaff, AZ The Orpheum Theater
02/28/15 Las Vegas, NV House Of Blues
03/03/15 Tulsa, OK Cain's Ballroom
03/05/15 Houston, TX House Of Blues
03/06/15 Dallas, TX House Of Blues
03/07/15 Austin, TX Stubb's Bar-B-Q
03/17/15 Pittsburgh, PA Stage AE
03/18/15 Toronto, ON Phoenix Concert Theatre
03/19/15 Rochester, NY Water Street Music Hall
03/20/15 New York, NY Terminal 5
03/21/15 Boston, MA House Of Blues Boston
03/27/15 Aspen, CO Belly Up Aspen

Read More Sam Smith Sam Smith has sold out Madison Square Garden in NYC and The Forum in Los Angeles in minutes, with a second show in Los Angeles being added on January 29, 2015. The month-long run is additionally sold out in Atlanta, Nashville .... George Ezra Wanted on Voyage, the anticipated debut album from breakout UK singer/songwriter and guitarist George Ezra, will officially be released in the U.S. on January 27th, 2015 via Columbia Records. The album will be available both digitally and physically ....

SAM SMITH w/ George Ezra
at Roy Wilkins Auditorium
Saturday 01/24/15, 7pm ($49.50+)
theroy.org

Sam Smith was undoubtedly one of the biggest success stories of 2014.

Coming almost out of nowhere to sing on Disclosure’s ‘Latch’, the 22 year-old London native has since has released his own best-selling debut, In the Lonely Hour (Capitol Records), has won MOBO, American Music, and Q Awards, and is nominated for six Grammys.

He brings his almost completely sold-out live shows to major markets, including Madison Square Garden in NYC and The Forum in Los Angeles, with a local stop at Roy Wilkins Auditorium in St. Paul, that should bring some warmth to an already too-cold winter.

Opening act George Ezra is quickly positioning himself as one of the success stories of 2015.

The Hertford, England 21-year old is making waves with single, ‘Budapest’, with the U.S. debut of his first album, Wanted on Voyage (Columbia/Sony), which has already hit #1 in the UK, due out here on January 27^th.

Ezra has been working in covers from Bob Dylan and Cyndi Lauper in his longer sets, so you’ll have to wait and see if his opening slot allows enough time for such.

If not, he returns soon, with a club headlining tour of his own, including a Minneapolis date on March 31^st, at the Varsity Theater.

Tour dates:

01/12 Fairfax, VA Patriot Center
01/13 Philadelphia, PA The Liacouras Center
01/15 New York, NY Madison Square Garden
01/17 Boston, MA Agganis Arena
01/19 Montreal, QC Bell Centre
01/20 Toronto, ON Air Canada Centre
01/22 Detroit, MI Masonic Temple Theatre
01/23 Chicago, IL UIC Pavilion
01/24 St. Paul, MN Roy Wilkins Auditorium
01/26 Broomfield, CO 1st Bank Center
01/29 Los Angeles, CA The Forum
01/30 Los Angeles, CA The Forum
01/31 San Francisco, CA Bill Graham Civic Auditorium
02/02 Seattle, WA Key Arena
02/04 Vancouver, BC Rogers Arena

Read More Radiohead OK Computer and The Bends were the albums that I loved in this time period. During The Bends period, I got to interview Phil Selway live on air on KFSR 90.7. Wow, still can't believe it. …

A NIGHT OF RADIOHEAD
at Cedar Cultural Center
Sunday 01/25/15, 7pm ($12)
thecedar.org

You know I love Radiohead, and if you love them too, you should look at this cover lover show - "A Night of Radiohead" at the Cedar Cultural Center in Minneapolis on Sunday, January 25th.

Kid Villain will play Amnesiac, Teddy Holidays will do OK Computer (my personal favorite Radiohead album), and Gucci Little Pig (Al Church, Danny O'Brien, DJ House, George Hadfield, Jeremy Hanson) will play In Rainbows.

Additional details:

A NIGHT OF RADIOHEAD
OK COMPUTER, AMNESIAC
and IN/RAINBOWS

Featuring

Kid Villain
(performing Amnesiac in its entirety)

Gucci Little Piggy
(performing OK Computer in its entirety)

and

The Teddy Holidays
(performing In Rainbows in its entirety)

January 25, 2015
7:30pm / All Ages / The Cedar / 416 Cedar Ave

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