Minneapolis: April 18 to April 20

04/18 The Academic with Daphne Jane at 7th St Entry Read More The Academic Irish indie rockers The Academic will open the show. After this US tour, the Choice Music Prize nominee band will be returning to the UK to play some of their biggest headlining gigs this November. …

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04/18/2023 Tuesday

The Academic
at 7th St Entry
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Irish indie rock band, The Academic, is touring in support of their sophomore album, Sitting Pretty. The album was produced by award-winning former Kaiser Chiefs member, Nick Hodgson at London’s Snap Studios.

Sitting Pretty is described as a journey into adulthood, “It’s about finding your feet, feeling the weight of time passing on your shoulders, and trying to enjoy the good times and meaningful relationships along the way.”

The Academic’s first headline US tour will stop by the 7th Street Entry in Minneapolis on April 18th. The band previously was in town supporting Judah & The Lion, in Sep 2017.

Update: Daphne Jane to open.

The Academic North American Headline Tour Dates

4/09/23 – Toronto, Axis Club
4/11/23 – Boston, The Sinclair
4/12/23 – New York, The Bowery Ballroom
4/14/23 – Philadelphia, The Foundry
4/15/23 – Baltimore, Ottobar
4/17/23 – Chicago, Lincoln Hall
4/18/23 – Minneapolis, 7th Street Entry
4/21/23 – Denver, Globe Hall
4/22/23 – Salt Lake City, Soundwell
4/24/23 – Seattle, Madame Lou’s
4/25/23 – Vancouver, Biltmore Cabaret
4/26/23 – Portland, Holocene
4/28/23 – San Francisco, Brick + Mortar
4/29/23 – Los Angeles, Troubadour

04/19 Flyte at Turf Club Read More Flyte JADE BIRD + Flyte First Avenue Fri 10/04/2019 (8pm/$20) 09/22/2019 Sea.Hear.Now Festival 09/25/2019 Paradise Rock Club Boston, MA …

04/19/2023 Wednesday

Flyte
at Turf Club
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London’s Flyte are on tour, stopping by the Turf Club in St Paul on April 19th. Their last album This Is Really Going To Hurt came out in 2021 on Island Records.

Tour dates:

Mar 12 Antwerp, Belgium TRIX
Apr 11 Brooklyn, NY, US Baby's All Right
Apr 19 St. Paul, MN, US Turf Club
Apr 22 Los Angeles (LA), CA, US The Airliner
Apr 28 San Francisco, CA, US The Fillmore
Apr 29 Los Angeles (LA), CA, US The Belasco
May 2 Tucson, AZ, US Hotel Congress Plaza
May 5 Dallas, TX, US The Echo Lounge
May 12 South Salt Lake, UT, US Commonwealth Room
May 13 Boise, ID, US Knitting Factory
May 16 Spokane, WA, US Knitting Factory
May 18 Seattle, WA, US Showbox at the Market
May 19 Vancouver, BC, Canada Commodore Ballroom
Jul 28 Outdoor London, UK South Facing
Aug 3 Outdoor Charlbury, UK Wilderness Festival
Aug 12 Outdoor Bromley, UK Crystal Palace Bowl
Sep 20 Leuven, Belgium Het Depot
Sep 21 Cologne, Germany Live Music Hall
Sep 22 Paris, France Le Bataclan
Sep 23 Rennes, France Antipode
Sep 25 Feyzin, France L'Epicerie Moderne
Sep 26 Zürich, Switzerland Kaufleuten
Sep 29 Mannheim, Germany Alte Feuerwache
Sep 30 Berlin, Germany Festsaal Kreuzberg
Oct 2 Copenhagen, Denmark Byhaven Pumpehuset
Oct 3 Hamburg, Germany Fabrik
Oct 4 Nijmegen, Netherlands Doornroosje
Oct 6 Utrecht, Netherlands TivoliVredenburg
Oct 7 Groningen, Netherlands De Oosterpoort
Oct 8 Maastricht, Netherlands Muziekgieterij

04/20 Bikini Kill at Palace Theatre Read More Bikini Kill Meanwhile, a technology news agency called The Verge recently published a Bikini Kill article called Bikini Kill is making things again (published February 1st). …

04/20/2023 Thursday

Bikini Kill
at Palace Theatre
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You guys know we love Bikini Kill. We often considered Kathleen Hanna as the one that started the whole Riot Grrrls movement… and we worship the grounds she walks on. We have followed her through her various projects, such as Julie Ruin and Le Tigre (our personal favorite).

One of the biggest disappointment when we heard the BK reunion tour in 2019 was that they weren’t playing Minnesota at all. Many diehard fans bought tickets to the nearest town in Wisconsin. For those who waited this long, and yes, through the COVID cancellations… We’re very excited to say that Bikini Kill will be finally playing Minnesota, in St Paul, at the Palace Theatre, this April 20, 2023.

Kathleen Hanna (09 April 2014)

We caught Julie Ruin in Lincoln Hall (09 April 2014) and wrote, “The importance of Grrl Power was emphasized when Hanna told the story of how she met guitarist Sara Landeau at a Girls Rock Camp. She told a funny tale of how the two of them were roadies for a girl band performance and how people watching them plug in the equipment and set-up the amps, etc. assumed they were bitchy stage moms, but “No, we’re roadies!” And she explained how during band camp, the girls write their own song and then perform it, and this band’s song was called, “Good Luck, You Suck”: “It was really good. We should cover it.” She was visibly touched when she was told that a couple of the teenage girls in attendance were current rock campers, and she talked about how she believes that the younger generation has their act together so much better than her generation – but that she hopes that her generation did a thing or two that will inspire the younger generation too.”

Bikini Kill 2023 North American Tour Dates

3/30: Nashville, TN @ Marathon Music Works
4/1: Atlanta, GA @ The Eastern
4/3: Asheville, NC @ The Orange Peel
4/4: Silver Spring, MD @ The Fillmore Silver Spring
4/6: Silver Spring, MD @ The Fillmore Silver Spring
4/7: Philadelphia, PA @ Franklin Music Hall
4/9: Boston, MA @ Roadrunner
4/10: South Burlington, VT @ Higher Ground
4/12: Montreal, QB @ M Telus
4/13: Toronto, ON @ Danforth Music Hall
4/14: Toronto, ON @ Danforth Music Hall
4/16: Cleveland, OH @ Agora Theatre
4/17: Royal Oak, MI @ Royal Oak Music Theatre
4/19: Milwaukee, WI @ Miller High Life Theatre
4/20: St. Paul, MN @ Palace Theatre
4/23: Knoxville, TN @ The Mill & Mine

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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