Rocktober: October 9 to October 12, 2019

Here are some shows taking place in the Minneapolis/St Paul area from October 9 to October 12, 2019.

Read more: Minneapolis Music Guide.

Lucy Dacus 2019 Tour Read More Lucy Dacus “The irony is not lost on us” singer-songwriter Lucy Dacus would say about the eclectically-named three band lineup spotlighting her first headlining area appearance, a near-familial musical … Liza Anne + Liza Anne Palace Theatre Sat 02/02/2019 (6:30pm/$36/Sold Out) Multiple Grammy award-winning singer/songwriter Kacey Musgraves has sold …

LUCY DACUS
+ Liza Anne, Sun June
Cedar Cultural Center
Sat 10/12/2019 (7pm/$17)
thecedar.org

Richmond-based singer Lucy Dacus is headlining the Cedar Cultural Center on October 12th. Dacus’ sophomore album Historian (Matador Records) is one of the most unanimously lauded ‘Best Albums of 2018’.

We last saw Dacus with Courtney Barnett, and Julien Baker, in July 2018 and mentioned, “Dacus seemed pretty pleased at the big crowd and thanked the audience for coming out early to see her. Then she apologized for not being Big Thief. Apparently Big Thief dropped out, so Dacus, who was already playing with Barnett and Baker for Chicago’s Pitchfork Music Festival 2018 the previous night, asked to “get in on this.””

Liza Anne and Sun June to open.

Tour dates:

10/09/2019 Headliners Music Hall Louisville, KY
10/10/2019 Park West Chicago, IL
10/11/2019 Majestic Theatre Madison, WI
10/12/2019 The Cedar Cultural Center Minneapolis, MN
10/16/2019 The Rialto Theatre Bozeman, MT
10/17/2019 Top Hat Lounge Missoula, MT
10/18/2019 The Olympic Boise, ID
10/22/2019 Neumos Seattle, WA
10/23/2019 Aladdin Theater Portland, OR
10/25/2019 August Hall San Francisco, CA
10/26/2019 Teragram Ballroom Los Angeles, CA
10/28/2019 Belly Up Solana Beach, CA
10/29/2019 The Crescent Ballroom Phoenix, AZ
11/01/2019 Lucy Dacus Gothic Theatre Englewood, CO
11/17/2019 Corona Capital Festival
11/30/2019 Jefferson Theater Charlottesville, VA
12/04/2019 Royale Nightclub Boston Boston, MA

Other shows in the area:

Lizzo 2019 Tour Oh Sees at First Ave GWAR at Skyway The Distillers 2019 Tour Mt Joy 2019 Tour Read More Lizzo We’re very proud of local Lizzo making it “big” outside of Minneapolis. The grrrl recently premiered her single/music video for "Humanize" Video on the Guardian. Her album Big GRRRL ... Oh Sees Hopefully this is the last and final name for San Francisco’s Oh Sees. The band previously called themselves Thee Oh Sees, and before that The Oh Sees, The Ohsees, OCS (Orange County Sound), and Orinoka Crash Suite. … Gwar GWAR fans know what to expect when they see a live GWAR show. Whether it be covered in bile and blood, or stage props that could be used in any top tier horror movie. Additionally, no two GWAR shows are the same. .... Mt. Joy Los Angeles by way of Philadelphia alt-folk-rockers Mt. Joy opened the evening with a forty-five minute set of new songs that properly introduced the new band, and gave these many won-over fans a chance to hear the tracks, soon to appear on their upcoming debut. ....

LIZZO
+ Ari Lennox
Armory
Wed 10/09/2019 (6:30pm/Sold-Out)
Fri 10/11/2019 (6:30pm/Sold-Out)
armorymn.com

The once-Minneapolis singer Lizzo is back and she’s more popular than ever. Her two-night residency at the Armory has sold out. We saw Lizzo in Feb 2016 and mentioned, “Lizzo is not a small girl. Her tagline is "Big GRRRL, Small World". She has curves and isn't afraid to show them off as she proved last night when she came out in a leotard type outfit with a jacket on top. She didn't care that her legs would jiggle as she danced. She made fun of people staring at her butt multiple times. She was beautiful and she was doing it, jiggle and all.”

Singer/songwriter Ari Lennox to open. Lennox’s album Shea Butter Baby is out now.

Tour dates:

Oct 02 Louisville, KY
Oct 04 Houston, TX
Oct 05 Miami Beach, FL
Oct 08 St. Louis, MO
Oct 09 Minneapolis, MN
Oct 10 Madison, WI
Oct 11 Minneapolis, MN
Oct 15 Denver, CO
Oct 16 Denver, CO
Oct 18 Los Angeles, CA
Oct 20 Los Angeles, CA
Oct 21 Los Angeles, CA
Oct 23 Phoenix, AZ
Oct 25 Las Vegas, NV

OH SEES
+ Prettiest Eyes, DJ Matthew St-Germain
First Avenue
Thu 10/10/2019 (7pm/$22)
turfclub.net

Oh Sees (formerly Thee Oh Sees) will be playing First Avenue this October 10th. The group’s new album is called Face Stabber (Castle Face).

Tour dates:

10/05 Seattle, WA Neumos
10/06 Seattle, WA Neumos
10/07 Vancouver, BC Rickshaw Theatre
10/10 Minneapolis, MN First Avenue Ballroom
10/11 Chicago, IL Thalia Hall
10/12 Chicago, IL Thalia Hall
10/13 Cleveland, OH Beachland Ballroom
10/14 Toronto, ON Danforth Music Hall
10/15 Montreal, QC Le National
10/16 Cambridge, MA The Sinclair
10/18 Brooklyn, NY Warsaw
10/19 Brooklyn, NY Warsaw
10/20 Brooklyn, NY Warsaw
10/22 Philadelphia, PA Union Transfer
10/23 Carrboro, NC Cat's Cradle
10/24 Nashville, TN Mercy Lounge
10/25 New Orleans, LA One Eyed Jacks
10/26 Austin TX Hotel Vegas
10/27 Austin, TX Hotel Vegas
10/29 Albuquerque, NM Sister Bar
10/31 Los Angeles, CA Teragram Ballroom

GWAR
+ Sacred Reich, Toxic Holocaust, Against The Grain
Skyway Theatre
Fri 10/11/2019 (7pm/$20)
skywaytheatre.com

Legendary metal band Gwar will be headlining the Skyway Theatre this October 11th. They group’s latest is called Use Your Colusion.

Opening will be Sacred Reich, Toxic Holocaust, and Against The Grain.

Toxic Holocause’s new album Primal Future: 2019 just came out on October 4th on Entertainment One ("eOne").

Tour dates:

10/04/2019 Franklin Music Hall - Philadelphia, PA
10/05/2019 Upstate Concert Hall - Clifton Park, NY
10/06/2019 Paradise Rock Club - Boston, MA
10/08/2019 The Rave - Milwaukee, WI
10/09/2019 Wooly's - Des Moines, IA
10/10/2019 Slowdown - Omaha, NE
10/11/2019 Skyway Theatre - Minneapolis, MN
10/12/2019 CrossroadsKC - Kansas City, MO
10/13/2019 Summit - Denver, CO
10/15/2019 The Depot - Salt Lake City, UT
10/16/2019 Virginia Street Brewhouse - Reno, NV
10/17/2019 The Regency Ballroom - San Francisco, CA
10/18/2019 Roseland Theater - Portland, OR
10/19/2019 Knitting Factory Concert House - Boise, ID
10/20/2019 Knitting Factory Concert House - Spokane, WA
10/21/2019 Showbox SODO - Seattle, WA
10/23/2019 Tioga-Sequoia Brewery - Fresno, CA
10/24/2019 The Belasco Theater - Los Angeles, CA
10/25/2019 Garden Amp - Garden Grove, CA
10/26/2019 Fremont Country Club - Las Vegas, NV
10/27/2019 The Marquee - Tempe, AZ

THE DISTILLERS
+ Death Valley Girls
Varsity Theater
Fri 10/11/2019 (7pm/$37)
varsitytheater.com

California punk band The Distillers is headlining the Varsity Theater in Dinkytown (Minneapolis) on October 11th.

Death Valley Girls to open. The group’s latest Darkness Rains is out now on Suicide Squeeze Records!

Tour Dates:

10.11.19 – Minneapolis, MN, The Varsity Theater
10.12.19 – Des Moines, IA, Wooly’s
10.13.19 – St. Louis, MO, The Ready Room
10.15.19 – Houston, TX, White Oak Music Hall
10.16.19 – Austin, TX, Emo’s
10.17.19 – Dallas, TX, Granada Theater
10.19.19 – Denver, CO, Ogden Theatre
10.20.19 – Salt Lake City, UT, The Union Event Center
10.22.19 – San Francisco, CA, Warfield Theater
10.23.19 – Santa Cruz, CA, The Catalyst
10.24.19 – Ventura, CA, Majestic Ventura Theater

MT. JOY
+ Wilderado
Varsity Theater
Sat 10/12/2019 (7pm/$44)
varsitytheater.com

Mt. Joy is back in town, this time playing the Varsity Theater in Minneapolis. We saw the band in October 2017 and said, “Los Angeles by way of Philadelphia alt-folk-rockers Mt. Joy opened the evening with a forty-five minute set of new songs that properly introduced the new band, and gave these many won-over fans a chance to hear the tracks, soon to appear on their upcoming debut.”

Show up early to check out California’s Wilderado, touring in support of their new single “Surefire”.

Tour Dates:

10/04/2019 Fillmore Philadelphia, PA
10/04/2019 Theatre Of Living Arts Philadelphia, PA
10/06/2019 Royale Nightclub Boston Boston, MA
10/08/2019 Danforth Music Hall Toronto, ON
10/11/2019 Turner Hall Ballroom Milwaukee, WI
10/12/2019 Varsity Theater Minneapolis, MN
10/14/2019 Madrid Theatre Kansas City, MO
10/16/2019 Granada Theater Dallas, TX
10/17/2019 Scoot Inn Austin, TX
10/19/2019 Mt. Joy Tipitina's Uptown New Orleans, LA
10/21/2019 Saturn Birmingham, AL
10/23/2019 Variety Playhouse Atlanta, GA
10/24/2019 Cannery Ballroom Nashville, TN
10/25/2019 The Orange Peel Asheville, NC
10/26/2019 Music Farm Charleston Charleston, SC

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