Minneapolis: April 28 - April 30, 2015

We're closing out the month of April with these show picks taking place in Minneapolis/St Paul from April 28 to April 30, 2015.

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Read More Delta Rae Speaking of six-piece, the six-piece rock band Delta Rae, from Durham, NC, is currently on tour supporting The Chasing Twisters EP, which Rolling Stone deemed as "heroic" and called the band as … Greg Holden The evening opened with a solid 40 minutes from Scottish folk singer-songwriter Greg Holden, who now lives in New York, with his sometimes somber, yet very self-effacing songs …

DELTA RAE w/ Greg Holden
at First Avenue
Tuesday 04/28/15, 7pm ($25)
first-avenue.com

Family band Delta Rae (featuring three siblings Ian, Eric, and Brittany) will be back in Minneapolis next Tuesday, April 28th. The band will be promoting their latest album After It All on legendary record label Sire Records.

Opening for Delta Rae will be special guest Greg Holden, who just released his major label debut album called Chase the Sun (Warner Bros.). You may remember him at the A Great Big World show in June 2014 or the Boy show in October 2013.

Holden will be touring with Delta Rae until Raleigh on May 9th, but don't worry, he'll be back on tour with Ingrid Michaelson in June.

Delta Rae tour dates:

04/19/15 Atlanta, GA Centennial Olympic Park
04/21/15 Toronto, ON Rivoli
04/23/15 Royal Oak, MI Royal Oak Music
04/24/15 Chicago, IL Metro / Smart Bar
04/25/15 Madison, WI Majestic Theatre
04/28/15 Minneapolis, MN First Avenue
04/30/15 Indianapolis, IN Deluxe
05/01/15 Nashville, TN City Winery Nashville
05/07/15 Charlotte, NC Neighborhood Theatre
05/09/15 Raleigh, NC The Ritz
05/12/15 London, United Kingdom Barfly
05/16/15 The Great Escape Festival
05/20/15 Amsterdam, Kleine Zaal
06/07/15 Norfolk Harborfest
06/11/15 Asheville, NC The Grey Eagle
06/13/15 Charleston, SC Music Farm
06/15/15 Birmingham, AL WorkPlay Theatre
06/16/15 Jackson, MS Duling Hall
06/18/15 Houston, TX Fitzgerald's
06/19/15 Austin, TX Emo's
06/20/15 Dallas, TX The Kessler Theater
06/22/15 New Orleans, LA One Eyed Jacks
06/23/15 Mobile, AL Soul Kitchen
06/25/15 Tampa, FL The Orpheum
06/26/15 Fort Lauderdale, FL Parker Playhouse
06/27/15 Orlando, FL The Social
06/30/15 Nags Head, NC Kelly's
07/25/15 XPoNential Music Festival
09/18/15 Kaaboo

Read More Passenger We caught Passenger (aka /Passenger.) at a tiny, tiny venue called the Hollow, inside the Local bar, in Minneapolis in 2008. Now the man behind Passenger, Mike Rosenberg, is back with his …

STU LARSEN & NATSURI KURAI
at the Loring
Wednesday 04/29/15, 9pm ($12)
varsitytheater.org

Folk singer Stu Larsen, who is related to Passenger, via his song "Let Her Go" (and previously also opened up for them on their last tour in August 2014), is coming to Minneapolis at the Loring Pasta Bar, right next to the Varsity Theater in Minneapolis, next Wednesday, April 29th.

He is bringing friend and collaborator Natsuki Kurai, the two will likely play tracks from their 2013 EP Stu Larsen & Natsuki Kurai.

Larsen's latest is Vagabond, out now via Nettwerk.

Tour dates:

04/20/15 Vancouver, BC Media Club
04/21/15 Portland, OR Doug Fir Lounge
04/23/15 Oakland, CA Leo's
04/24/15 Hollywood, CA Hotel Cafe
04/25/15 San Diego, CA House Of Blues
04/27/15 Denver, CO Lost Lake
04/29/15 Minneapolis, MN Loring Pasta Bar
04/30/15 Chicago, IL Schubas Tavern
05/01/15 Columbus, OH Rumba Cafe
05/02/15 Toronto, ON Rivoli
05/04/15 Montreal, QC Petit Campus
05/05/15 New York, NY The Studio
05/06/15 Philadelphia, PA World Cafe Live
05/07/15 Washington, DC U Street Music Hall
05/09/15 Charlotte, NC Evening Muse
05/10/15 Decatur, GA Eddie's Attic

PS, after the show, you can head over to the Varsity Theater for a free entry into Transmission.

Read More Sick of Sarah The majority of the crowd was there to see Sick of Sarah, they've built up quite a fan following. You can see that this isn't their first rodeo, the band is tight and singer Abisha dance moves have been perfected from all their tours. … Strange Relations I must note that I caught about half of the set of the opening band Strange Relations. They're a band from Minneapolis consisting of drums, bass and guitar. The drummer sang over her complicated/awesome …

SICK OF SARAH
at Turf Club
Thursday 04/30/15, 8pm ($10)
turfclub.net

Minneapolis punk rock all-girls band Sick of Sarah is currently on a national tour, but will be playing a hometown gig next Thursday, April 30th at the Turf Club in St Paul. The band will likely be playing tracks from their upcoming EP Anthem, set for release on June 30, 2015.

Opening up for this show will be Detroit's George Morris and Minneapolis' Strange Relations.

Sick of Sarah tour dates:

Apr 19 PA's Lounge, Somerville, MA
Apr 20 The Low Beat, Albany, NY
Apr 22 The Hard Rock Cafe, Pittsburgh, PA
Apr 23 The Foundry, Lakewood, OH
Apr 24 The Pike Room, Pontiac, MI
Apr 25 Rumba Cafe, Columbus, OH
Apr 27 Drinkery OTR, Cincinnati, OH
Apr 28 Radio Radio, Indianapolis, IN
Apr 29 The Fizz, Chicago, IL
Apr 30 The Turf Club, St. Paul, MN
May 1 Vaudeville Mews, Des Moines, IA
May 3 The Sidewinder, Denver, CO
May 5 Kilby Court, Salt Lake City, UT
May 6 Neurolux, Boise, ID
May 7 El Corazon, Seattle, WA
May 9 Ash Street Saloon, Portland, OR
May 11 Bottom of the Hill, San Francisco, CA
May 12 The Roxy Theatre, West Hollywood, CA
May 20 Three Links, Dallas, TX
May 21 The Mohawk, Austin, TX

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