Minneapolis: This Week (02/18/2024)

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02/12 The Kills with The Paranoyds at First Avenue Read More The Kills British/American duo The Kills (Alison "VV" Mosshart and guitarist Jamie "Hotel" Hince) is back in the US! You may recall they were so amazing last year and that we reported .… The Paranoyds Los Angeles-based DIY rock band The Paranoyds is touring in support of their highly anticipated sophomore LP, Talk Talk Talk, available now on Third Man Records. ....

02/12/2024 Monday

The Kills
with The Paranoyds
at First Avenue
first-avenue.com

Man, I love The Kills. I love VV’s voice, and I love Hotel’s guitar work. The two are just unbeatable.

The British/American duo will be touring in support of their 2023 album God Games, available on Domino Records.

The Kills (03 June 2014)

We saw The Kills in 03 June 2014 and said, “Alison Mosshart (aka “VV”) stormed across the stage with so much attitude that you almost had to take a step back. She is a tall, slender, drop dead gorgeous woman with such an amazing set a pipes on her that she almost seemed too good to be true. She was mesmerizing to watch as she moved to the music. She had the crowd completely captivated by her movements and her gorgeous voice. There were a few brief moments where she would go to the back of the stage for a sip of water or to sit for a minute but even then, I couldn't take my eyes off her. Her presence was just something that you cannot put into words. and it truly took my breath away. Her male counterpart, Jamie Hince (aka “Hotel”), was just as entertaining as he played the guitar with so much passion that it was clear he was loving being on stage and playing.”

The Paranoyds to open. The band previously headlined the Fine Line in October 2022.

Tour Dates

Feb 10 2024 Denver, CO, US Summit Music Hall
Feb 12 2024 Minneapolis, MN, US First Avenue
Feb 13 2024 Milwaukee, WI, US The Rave/Eagles Club
Feb 14 2024 Chicago, IL, US Riviera Theatre
Feb 16 2024 Detroit, MI, US St. Andrew's Hall
Feb 17 2024 Cincinnati, OH, US Bogart's
Feb 18 2024 Columbus, OH, US Newport Music
Feb 20 2024 Toronto, ON, Canada The Danforth
Feb 21 2024 Montreal, QC, Canada MTELUS
Feb 23 2024 Boston, MA, US Royale Boston
Feb 24 2024 Philadelphia, PA, US Union Transfer
Feb 26 2024 New York (NYC), NY, US Webster Hall
Feb 27 2024 New York (NYC), NY, US Webster Hall
Mar 1 2024 Washington, DC, US 9:30 CLUB
Mar 2 2024 Asheville, NC, US The Orange Peel
Mar 4 2024 Atlanta, GA, US Variety Playhouse
Mar 5 2024 Nashville, TN, US Brooklyn Bowl
Mar 7 2024 Houston, TX, US House of Blues
Mar 8 2024 Austin, TX, US Stubb's Waller Creek
Mar 9 2024 Dallas, TX, US House of Blues
Mar 11 2024 Albuquerque, NM, US Sunshine Theater
Mar 12 2024 Phoenix, AZ, US The Van Buren
Mar 14 2024 Los Angeles (LA), CA, US The Wiltern
Mar 15 2024 Sacramento, CA, US Ace of Spades
Mar 16 2024 Oakland, CA, US Fox Theater
May 1 2024 London, UK Troxy
May 3 2024 Paris, France L'OLYMPIA
May 4 2024 Brussels, Belgium Ancienne Belgique
May 5 2024 Amsterdam, Netherlands Paradiso
May 7 2024 Berlin, Germany Columbiahalle
May 8 2024 Warsaw, Poland Stodola

02/13 Plain White T’s with Pollyanna at Fine Line Read More Plain White T's Dashboard Confessional, All-American Rejects, Red Jumpsuit Apparatus, Plain White T's, The Ataris Legends Field, Not a PHASE FEST 2023 will be a night of live performances, custom cocktails, and fun at Legends Field …

02/13/2024 Tuesday

Plain White T’s
with Pollyanna
at Fine Line
first-avenue.com

Chicago’s The Plain White T's are best known for their number one hit song “Hey There Delilah”, which went platinum in 2007 and earned two Grammy nominations for the group. They would later follow up with other hit songs, like “1, 2, 3, 4” and “Rhythm of Love”.

The band will be heading out on tour in support of their 2023 self-titled album.

Four-piece New Jersey band Pollyanna to open.

Tour dates:

Feb 10 2024 Columbus, OH, US Rumba Cafe
Feb 13 2024 Minneapolis, MN, US Fine Line
Feb 14 2024 Milwaukee, WI, US The Rave/Eagles Club
Feb 15 2024 St Louis, MO, US Delmar Hall
Feb 17 2024 Denver, CO, US Summit Music Hall
Feb 18 2024 Salt Lake City, UT, US Urban Lounge
Mar 2 2024 São Paulo, Brazil
Mar 6 2024 Recife, Brazil
Mar 9 2024 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

02/14 Sarah Jarosz with The Ballroom Thieves at Fine Line Read More I'm With Her Nashville-based Texas native and four-time GRAMMY winning musician Sarah Jarosz is touring in support of her new Daniel Tashian-produced album Polaroid Lovers ... The Ballroom Thieves A Wolf in the Doorway is the new album from Boston's The Ballroom Thieves. The band is stopping by Minneapolis' Bryant-Lake Bowl tomorrow, Wednesday, May 13th. The venue is very, very small. ...

02/14/2024 Wednesday

Sarah Jarosz
with The Ballroom Thieves
at Fine Line
first-avenue.com

Nashville-based Texas native and four-time GRAMMY winning musician Sarah Jarosz is touring in support of her new Daniel Tashian-produced album Polaroid Lovers. The tour will stop in at the Fine Line Music Café in Minneapolis on February 14, 2024.

I’m With Her: Sara Jarosz (01 Mar 2018)

We saw Sara Jarosz, as part of the supergroup I’m With Her, in 01 Mar 2018 and said, “Each of the ladies was very familiar and thankful to be playing at the venue, Watkins a founding member of Nickle Creek, O’Donovan with string quartet Crooked Still, and Jarosz in her own right, and each took turns at lead vocals (i.e. Jarosz on ‘Walkin’ Back to Georgia’), with the trio’s harmonies soaring to the historic theater’s rafters, an ideal venue for their sound. Musically, each was formidable in their own right, moving from acoustic guitars to electrics to banjos and mandolins, with Watkins also masterful at textures with her violin. O’Donovan’s vocals lit up ‘Ryland’ which started as delicate as a butterfly then flew confidently with wings by its end.”

Ballroom Thieves (13 Oct 2022)

The Ballroom Thieves to open. We saw them in 13 Oct 2022 and noted, “We saw The Ballroom Thieves in May 2015, and mentioned, “The Ballroom Thieves, on their second appearance in Minneapolis (previously also billed at Byrant-Lake Bowl), was pleased to see that the room was full this time around. Drummer Devin Mauch, who is celebrating his birthday today (May 14th), said that they originally didn't have Minneapolis on their tour itinerary, but they made the extra effort to put the city back on their schedule. Thanks to word of mouth, there was a really good turn out for the show... especially on a Wednesday.””

Tour Dates

Feb 11th - Peoples Bank Theatre - Marietta, OH*
Feb 13th - Thalia Hall - Chicago, IL*
Feb 14th - Fine Line - Minneapolis, MN*
Feb 16th - Gothic Theatre - Englewood, CO*
Feb 17th - Boulder Theater - Boulder, CO*
Feb 18th - Strings Music Pavilion - Steamboat Springs, CO*
Feb 20th - The Depot - Salt Lake City, UT*
Feb 22nd - Knitting Factory - Boise, ID*
Feb 23rd - Knitting Factory - Spokane, WA*
Feb 24th - The Crocodile - Seattle, WA*
Feb 25th - Revolution Hall - Portland, OR*
Feb 27th - The Chapel - San Francisco, CA*
Feb 28th - Troubadour - West Hollywood, CA*
Feb 29th - Lobero Theatre - Santa Barbara, CA*
March 8th - Bijou Theatre - Knoxville, TN
March 9th - Harvester Performance Center
April 23rd - The Sheldon - St. Louis, MO+
April 24th - Hi-Fi - Indianapolis, IN+
April 26th - Memorial Hall - Cincinnati, OH+
April 27th - The Ark - Ann Arbor, MI+
April 28th - Horseshoe Tavern - Toronto, ON+
April 30th - Center For The Arts - Homer, NY+
May 2nd - State Theatre - Portland, ME+
May 3rd - The Sinclair - Cambridge, MA+
May 4th - The Shea Theatre - Turners Falls, MA+
May 6th - Jefferson Theater - Charlottesville, VA+
May 7th - Cat’s Cradle - Carrboro, NC+
May 8th - Neighborhood Theatre - Charlotte, NC+
May 10th - The Grey Eagle - Asheville, NC+
May 11th - Terminal West - Atlanta, GA+
May 12th - Brooklyn Bowl - Nashville, TN+
May 23rd - The Heights Theater - Houston, TX^
May 24th - The Kessler Theater - Dallas, TX^
May 25th - TBD - San Antonio, TX^
May 26th - Scoot Inn - Austin, TX^
May 28th - The Lensic - Santa Fe, NM^
May 30th - Center For The Arts - Jackson, WY^
June 2nd - Arts Campus at Willits - Basalt, CO^
June 4th - Knuckleheads - Kansas City, MO^
*The Ballroom Thieves
+Le Ren
^LIv Greene

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
first-avenue.com

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:

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

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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