Minneapolis: February 16 to February 18, 2024

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02/16 Matthew Sweet with Abe Partridge at Turf Club Read More Matthew Sweet Anyway, currently, Matthew Sweet is back with a new album, after a six-year hiatus, called Tomorrow Forever (Honeycomb Hideout, through Sony’s RED Distribution). The new 17-song album will be …

02/16/2024 Friday

Matthew Sweet
with Abe Partridge
at Turf Club
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Alt-rock trailblazer Matthew Sweet has announced his return to live touring following a nearly four-year hiatus, beginning with the pandemic and extending until now. The Midwest run will stop by the Turf Club, in St Paul, on February 16, 2024.

Matthew Sweet, with Gary Louris (10 July 2015)

We saw Matthew Sweet in 10 July 2015 and said, “Over at the PreferredOne Stage was Matthew Sweet with a full band: Paul Chastain on bass, Dennis Taylor on lead guitars, and Ric Menck on drums. The Sweet set was a real treat, with about half his set taken from his breakout 1991 Girlfriend album, including the title track, ‘Evangeline’, and ‘I've Been Waiting’. The real highlight on his hour-long set was when Sweet invited The Jayhawks’ Gary Louris on stage to help jam out and provided backing vocals to the last four songs: ‘Divine Intervention’, "I've Been Waiting’, ‘Girlfriend’, and ‘Sick Of Myself’.”

Abe Partridge to open.

Matthew Sweet Tour Dates:

January 12-15 - South Walton, FL - 30A Songwriters Festival
February 9 - Kansas City, MO - Madrid Theatre
February 10 - St. Louis, MO - Blueberry Hill
February 13 - Milwaukee, WI - Shank Hall
February 14 - Iowa City, IA - Wildwood Smokehouse and Saloon
February 16 - St. Paul, MN - Turf Club
February 17 - Omaha, NE - Waiting Room

02/14 Sarah Jarosz with The Ballroom Thieves at Fine Line

02/16/2024 Friday

Andy Frasco & The U.N.
with Melt
at Fine Line
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Andy Frasco & The U.N. continues their tour in support of their new album L’Optimist (via Fun Machine Records/Soundly Music), stopping by the Fine Line, in Minneapolis, on February 16, 2024.

Melt to open.

Tour Dates

Dec 30 Kitty Hawk, NC, US New Year's On The Banks
Jan 26 2024 Denver, CO, US Ogden Theatre
Feb 10 2024 Kansas City, MO, US The Truman
Feb 13 2024 Peoria, IL, US Revival Music Hall
Feb 14 2024 Des Moines, IA, US xBk live
Feb 15 2024 Omaha, NE, US Slowdown
Feb 16 2024 Minneapolis, MN, US Fine Line
Feb 17 2024 Chicago, IL, US Metro
Mar 1 2024 Steamboat Springs, CO, US WinterWonderGrass
Mar 26 2024 Santa Fe, NM, US Tumbleroot Brewery
Mar 29 2024 Los Angeles (LA), CA, US Fonda Theatre
Mar 30 2024 Solana Beach, CA, US Belly Up Tavern
Apr 2 2024 Pioneertown, CA, US Pappy & Harriet's
Apr 4 2024 Felton, CA, US Felton Music Hall
Apr 5 2024 Olympic Valley, CA, US WinterWonderGrass CA
Apr 11 2024 Portland, OR, US Wonder Ballroom
Apr 12 2024 Boise, ID, US Shrine Ballroom
Apr 13 2024 South Salt Lake, UT, US The Commonwealth Room
Apr 25 2024 Athens, GA, US Georgia Theatre
Apr 26 2024 Charleston, SC, US Charleston Pour House
May 2 2024 Ybor City, FL, US Crowbar
May 3 2024 Stuart, FL, US Terra Fermata
May 4 2024 Outdoor Miami, FL, US Miami Beach Bandshell
May 5 2024 Jacksonville, FL, US Underbelly

02/18 The Ocean with The World is a Beautiful Place & I am No Longer Afraid To Die and Shy, Low at Fine Line Read More The Ocean Germany’s premier post-metal act The Ocean (a.k.a. The Ocean Collective). The Ocean recently released a split EP Transcendental with Japanese instrumental shoegaze band Mono … TWIABP The World Is A Beautiful Place And I Am No Longer Afraid To Die, just like their huge name, is a huge group and 8 people may sound ridiculous for an indie/ rock/ weird/ noise band …

02/18/2024 Sunday

The Ocean
with The World is a Beautiful Place & I am No Longer Afraid To Die and Shy, Low
at Fine Line
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Germany’s post-metal act The Ocean (a.k.a. The Ocean Collective) is touring in support of Holocene.

The Ocean’s Robin Staps explains the writing process behind Holocene: “The writing process of every album we’ve ever made started with me coming up with a guitar riff, a drumbeat or a vocal idea. This album is different since every single song is based on a musical idea that was originally written by Peter (Voigtmann, synths). He came up with these amazing synth parts that were already sounding huge in pre-production, and he sent me some of those raw, unfinished ideas during mid lockdown 2020... and while it was all electronic, it had that definite Ocean vibe to it. It made me want to pick up my guitar instantly… and so I did, and it didn't take long until we had an inspiring creative exchange that was heading towards totally unforeseen but very exciting places.”

TWIABP (01 May 2016)

The World is a Beautiful Place & I am No Longer Afraid To Die and Shy, Low to open. We caught TWIABP in 01 May 2016 and said, “I've always wondered how many people you could actually fit on the stage at Triple Rock. It's not a huge stage but it's also not tiny. The answer is 8. 8 people along with all of their instruments and backline gear. The World Is A Beautiful Place And I Am No Longer Afraid To Die, just like their huge name, is a huge group and 8 people may sound ridiculous for an indie/ rock/ weird/ noise band but it was necessary and, even though they were crammed up on that stage, they played flawlessly. The music these guys play is indescribable. I love listening to it on CD but had no clue how they would pull something like that off live. There were beautiful moments of ambient noise in their songs that are so damn gorgeous you feel like you should be having a glass of the bar's nicest red wine with a cigar or something. But then, as soon as you get comfortable with the quietness of the moment, the band explodes and you are hit with a giant punch to the face in the form of sound.”

Tour dates:

Feb 7 2024 Baltimore, MD, US Baltimore's Sound Stage
Feb 8 2024 Philadelphia, PA, US Underground Arts
Feb 9 2024 New York (NYC), NY, US The Brooklyn Monarch
Feb 10 2024 Cambridge, MA, US Middle East
Feb 11 2024 Montreal, QC, Canada Café Campus
Feb 13 2024 Toronto, ON, Canada Lee's Palace
Feb 14 2024 Hamtramck, MI, US The Sanctuary Detroit
Feb 15 2024 Cleveland Heights, OH, US Grog Shop
Feb 16 2024 Cincinnati, OH, US Legends Bar & Venue
Feb 17 2024 Chicago, IL, US Reggie's
Feb 18 2024 Minneapolis, MN, US Fine Line
Feb 20 2024 Denver, CO, US Bluebird Theater
Feb 21 2024 Salt Lake City, UT, US Metro Music Hall
Feb 23 2024 Portland, OR, US Star Theater
Feb 24 2024 Seattle, WA, US El Corazon
Feb 26 2024 San Francisco, CA, US Great American Music Hall
Feb 27 2024 Roseville, CA, US Goldfield Trading
Feb 28 2024 Highland Park, CA, US Lodge Room
Feb 29 2024 Las Vegas, NV, US The Usual Place Mar 1 2024 San Diego, CA, US Brick By Brick
Mar 2 2024 Mesa, AZ, US Nile Theater
Mar 3 2024 Albuquerque, NM, US Launchpad
Mar 5 2024 Fort Worth, TX, US Tulips
Mar 5 2024 Fort Worth, TX, US Tulips
Mar 6 2024 Austin, TX, US Come and Take It Live
Mar 6 2024 Austin, TX, US Come and Take It Live
Mar 7 2024 Houston, TX, US The Secret Group
Mar 9 2024 Atlanta, GA, US Center Stage Theater
Mar 9 2024 Atlanta, GA, US The Loft
Mar 10 2024 Orlando, FL, US The Conduit

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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