Minneapolis: March 29 to March 31, 2025

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Jeffrey Lewis at Pillar Forum (29 Mar 2025) Read More John Grant In my humble opinion, John Grant is up there with other lauded artists like Bob Dylan or Patti Smith; a brilliant lyrical master who funnels dry and witty observations about love, mortality and Dairy Queen ...

29 Mar 2025 Saturday

Jeffrey Lewis & The Voltage
with Grasping Straws
at Pillar Forum
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Antifolker Jeffrey Lewis & The Voltage will be in town at the Pillar Forum, to promote his new album The EVEN MORE Freewheelin' Jeffrey Lewis (Don Giovanni Records).

Jeffrey Lewis at The Record Exchange (30 Mar 2008)

We saw Jeffrey Lewis in Mar 2008 and wrote, “The perpetrator: Jeffrey Lewis and the Jitters, or rather, the Jitter. The only remaining member of the band on tour was Helen Schreiner on keyboards and backing vocals. Jeffrey Lewis is an anti-folk singer/songwriter and comic book artist (the comic he draws is called Fuff) from New York City, touring in support of his latest, completely literally titled release, 12 Crass Songs, which is seriously twelve Crass songs, rewritten and rearranged to both be relevant today, and sound good as acoustic songs. His typical live set is a combination of songs and “movies,” where he shows storybooks that he drew, along with a song, about such topics as the history of communism, the history of writing, the existential crisis of not looking like a hippie anymore, and creeping brains and monsters with severed red hands.”

Grasping Straws to open.

Tour Dates:

March 1 – Melbourne, VIC – Trash Cult

March 2 – Castlemaine, VIC – Red Hill Hotel

March 3 – Hobart, TAS – Grand Poobah

March 4 – TBA ?Launceston, TAS?

March 5 – Hobart, TAS – House Show!

March 7 – Adelaide, SA – The Metro

March 8 – Perth, WA – Buffalo Club.

March 10 –? Perth? TBA

March 11 – ? Brisbane? TBA

March 20 – Brooklyn, NY – MEADOWS!

March 21 – Baltimore MD – Metro

March 22 –Cleveland, OH – Happy Dog

March 23 – Cincinnati, OH – Northside Tavern

March 24 – Indianapolis, IN – Healer

March 25 – St. Louis MO – The Sinkhole

March 26- Kansas City, MO – The Ship

March 27- Des Moines, IA Lefty’s

March 28- Fargo ND – Parachigo

March 29- Minneapolis MN – Pillar Forum

March 30- Madison WI –Crucible

March 31- Milwaukee WI – Cactus Club

April 01 – Grand Rapids, MI – Pyramid Scheme

April 02 – Detroit MI -The Lager House

April 03- Columbus OH – Cafe Bourbon Street

April 04- Buffalo, NY – Nietzsche’s

April 05- Bard College, NY

John Grant at Dakota Jazz Club (29 Mar 2025) Read More John Grant In my humble opinion, John Grant is up there with other lauded artists like Bob Dylan or Patti Smith; a brilliant lyrical master who funnels dry and witty observations about love, mortality and Dairy Queen ...

29 Mar 2025 Saturday

John Grant
at Dakota Jazz Club
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In his first US tour in seven years, John Grant will be heading to the Dakota Jazz Club, on March 29, 2025, in support of his new record The Art of the Lie out now via [PIAS] Recordings.

John Grant at Cedar Cultural Center (22 Oct 2015)

We saw Grant in Oct 2015 and wrote, “In my humble opinion, John Grant is up there with other lauded artists like Bob Dylan or Patti Smith; a brilliant lyrical master who funnels dry and witty observations about love, mortality and Dairy Queen through his rich baritone and coats it with dreamy and dark chamber-pop and white-hot disco. He played these drop-dead gorgeous piano compositions (“Queen of Denmark,” “Fireflies”) and then hopped to his feet to move playfully around for funky dance numbers like “Geraldine” and “You and Him.” Sometimes he got help from the audience as during the crazy-fun set closer “Voodoo Doll” when one fan could not sit still any longer (did I mention it was a seated show?) and climbed on stage to boogie with Grant. Why didn’t I think of that?”

Tour Dates:

Mar. 8 - 9, 2025 WOMADelaide Festival Adelaide, Australia

MAR 11 City Recital Hall Sydney, Australia

MAR 13 Melbourne Recital Centre Melbourne, Australia

MAR 15 Fremantle Arts Centre Fremantle, Australia

MAR 28 John Grant Evanston, IL

MAR 29 John Grant Minneapolis, MN

MAR 31 Neptune Theatre Seattle, WA

APR 1 John Grant Vancouver, Canada

APR 2 John Grant Portland, OR

APR 4 Masonic Lodge Los Angeles, CA

APR 5 Grace Cathedral San Francisco, CA

APR 8 World Cafe Live Philadelphia, PA

APR 9 Crystal Ballroom Somerville, MA

APR 11 John Grant Vienna, VA

APR 12 Roulette Intermedium New York City, NY

Mayhem at First Ave (29 Mar 2025)

29 Mar 2025 Saturday

Mayhem
with Mortiis, Imperial Triumphant and New Skeletal Faces
at First Avenue
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Norwegian black metal stalwarts Mayhem are currently on tour, stopping by First Avenue, in Minneapolis, on March 29th, 2025. The band is celebrating their 41st anniversary as a band.

Other bands on the bill: Mortiis, Imperial Triumphant and New Skeletal Faces .

Tour Dates:

Mar 1 Albuquerque, NM · Fusion

Mar 17 Atlanta, GA · The Masquerade

Mar 18 Nashville, TN · Brooklyn Bowl

Mar 19 Indianapolis, IN · The Vogue Theatre

Mar 20 Chicago, IL · House of Blues

Mar 22 Worcester, MA · Palladium

Mar 23 Reading, PA · Nightclub Reverb

Mar 24 New York, NY · Irving Plaza

Mar 25 Montreal, Canada · Théâtre Beanfield

Mar 26 Toronto, Canada · The Concert Hall

Mar 27 Detroit, MI · The Majestic Theatre

Mar 29 Minneapolis, MN · First Avenue

Mar 31 Denver, CO · Summit

Apr 3 Calgary, Canada · The Palace Theatre

Apr 4 Edmonton, Canada · Union Hall

Apr 6 Vancouver, Canada · Rickshaw Theatre

Apr 7 Tacoma, WA · Landmark Catering

Apr 9 San Francisco, CA · The Fillmore

Apr 10 Anaheim, CA · House of Blues

Apr 11 Los Angeles, CA · The Belasco

Bri Bagwell + Austin Plaine at Icehouse (30 Mar 2025) Read More Austin Plaine 23-year old Minneapolis native Austin Plaine will be releasing his self-title debut album on Washington Square/Razor & Tie this September 11th. You can currently preview his song "Houston" on .....

30 Mar 2025 Sunday

Bri Bagwell + Austin Plaine
at Icehouse
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Texas’ Bri Bagwell and Minnesota-bred, Nashville-based musician Austin Plaine are co-headlining at the Icehouse on March 30, 2025.

Bagwell’s new single “Ain’t That Love”, a duet with Timber Wilde, came out on Valentine’s Day (Feb 14).

Austin Plaine at Varsity Theater (19 Mar 2016)

We saw Austin Plaine in March 2016 and said, “Austin Plaine got a massive fanbase in Minneapolis, thanks to the fact that he’s actually from here. The fans were loud and often chanting something like “AP” (or “Eddy”?), clearly indicating that they were only here to show support for Plaine. Plaine, at first was grateful, but eventually got a little annoyed by the chanting and said, “Shut up, I’m trying to talk here.” The fans immediately quieted down, letting the singer introduce the band: Spencer on drums and James on guitars.”

Tour Dates:

February 25th, 2025 @ Las Cruces, NM New Mexico Farm

March 1st, 2025 @ Houston, TX Goode Company

March 2nd, 2025 @ Plano, TX The Lexus Box Garden

March 8th, 2025 @ Austin, TX The White Horse

March 21st, 2025 @ Abilene, TX Outlaws and Legends Fest

March 22nd, 2025 @ Lytle, TX Lytle Music Festival 2025

March 27th, 2025 @ St. Louis, MO Blue Strawberry

March 28th, 2025 @ Chicago, IL Carol's Pub

March 29th, 2025 @ Kieler, WI PJ's Pub & Hall

March 30th, 2025 @ Minneapolis, MN Icehouse

April 1st, 2025 @ Cleveland, OH Beachland Ballroom

April 2nd, 2025 @ Columbus, OH Natalie's Grandview

April 5th, 2025 @ Nashville, TN The Basement

April 24th, 2025 @ Briarwood States, TX Larry Joe Taylor's Texas Music Festival

April 26th, 2025 @ Freeport, TX Freeport Municipal Park

May 2nd, 2025 @ Helotes, TX Cornyval Festival 2025

May 10th, 2025 @ Chickasha, OK Legends Pub House

May 27th, 2025 @ Willow Park, TX RailHead Smokehouse

June 6th, 2025 @ Mckinney, TX Downtown Historic

June 7th, 2025 @ Little Elm, TX Craft Brew and Que Festival

June 21st, 2025 @ Mckinney, TX Family Fest 2025

Snow Patrol at Palace Theatre (31 Mar 2025) Read More Snow Patrol It’s good to have Snow Patrol (singer/guitarist Gary Lightbody, guitarist Nathan Connolly, bassist Paul Wilson, drummer Jonny Quinn, and guitarist/keys Johnny McDaid) back. Although technically …

31 Mar 2025 Monday

Snow Patrol
with Sorcha Richardson
at Palace Theatre
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Can you believe it? It’s been over six years since we last saw Snow Patrol! The Irish/Scottish band’s new album is The Forest Is the Path and came out last year.

Snow Patrol at First Ave (08 May 2019)

Of course, we were there for Snow Patrol, on their last tour, in May 2019: “It’s good to have Snow Patrol (singer/guitarist Gary Lightbody, guitarist Nathan Connolly, bassist Paul Wilson, drummer Jonny Quinn, and guitarist/keys Johnny McDaid) back. Although technically, the band came here last year with the very popular Ed Sheeran, the First Avenue show marked the band’s first headlining gig since 2012. The reason for such a long gap (seven years), was that the band was experiencing writer’s block (according to singer Gary Lightbody’s interview in the NME). Eventually the band overcame their creative struggle, and their seventh studio album Wilderness came out last year. With the new album, the band’s been hard at work getting the word out with this headlining world 2019 tour. I have to say that the long break was good for the band, they seemed happier and excited to perform and meeting their fans face-to-face. Singer Gary Lightbody’s voice is still amazing, and their hit songs like “Chasing Cars” and any songs from Final Straw (“Chocolate”, “Run”), went over incredibly well with the audience.”

Sorcha Richardson to open.

Tour dates:

03/21 – Vancouver, BC – Queen Elizabeth Theatre

03/22 – Seattle, WA – Paramount Theatre

03/24 – Oakland, CA – Fox Theater

03/25 – Los Angeles, CA – The Wiltern

03/28 – Salt Lake City, UT – Union

03/29 – Denver, CO – Paramount Theatre

03/31 – St. Paul, MN – Palace Theatre

04/01 – Chicago, IL – Salt Shed

04/03 – Toronto, ON – History

04/04 – Montreal, QC – Olympia de Montreal

04/05 – Boston, MA – MGM Music Hall

04/08 – Brooklyn, NY – Brooklyn Paramount

04/11 – Washington, DC – The Anthem

04/12 – Philadelphia, PA – The Met

Naked Giants at 7th St Entry (31 Mar 2025) Read More Naked Giants Seattle’s Naked Giants opened the show, playing some tracks from their debut album Sluff (New West Records). According to the trio (Grant Mullen, Henry LaVallee, and Gianni Aiello), “This is our fourth …

31 Mar 2025 Monday

Naked Giants
with Girl and Girl
at 7th St Entry
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Seattle-based indie rock trio Naked Giants are on tour in support of their third album Shine Away, available now on Devil Duck Records.

The new album reflects the band’s maturity, as vocalist/guitarist Grant Mullen reflects, “Our first record was still running on fuel from starting the band as 18-year-olds with a rock’n’roll dream… Since then, life has changed. We all got day jobs or went back to school, and really grew into ourselves individually. Before, we were anxious to express ourselves in whatever way we could through music. Now, we have more to say, and I think we’ve made a record with more meaning and purpose.”

Naked Giants at First Ave (05 Sep 2018)

We saw Naked Giants in Sep 2018 and wrote, “Seattle’s Naked Giants opened the show, playing some tracks from their debut album Sluff (New West Records). According to the trio (Grant Mullen, Henry LaVallee, and Gianni Aiello), “This is our fourth time playing in Minneapolis... let’s make it seven times by the end of the year!” As Naked Giants, the “regular guys” band only played here once before this year (at the Turf Club in May 2018)... but they may be referring to playing as a backup band for other artists.”

Girl and Girl to open.

Tour dates:

Mar 1, 2025 Numerica Performing Arts Center Wenatchee, WA

Mar 21, 2025 show bar Portland, OR

Mar 22, 2025 Wise Hall Vancouver, Canada

Mar 26, 2025 - Mar 30, 2025 Treefort Music Fest Boise, ID

Mar 29, 2025 Globe Hall Denver, CO

Mar 31, 2025 7th Street Entry Minneapolis, MN

Apr 1, 2025 The Empty Bottle Chicago, IL

Apr 2, 2025 Vivarium Milwaukee, WI

Apr 4, 2025 The Garrison Toronto, ON

Apr 5, 2025 Bar Le Ritz PDB Montreal, QC

Apr 6, 2025 Brighton Music Hall Boston, MA

Apr 9, 2025 Baby's All Right Brooklyn, NY

Apr 10, 2025 Johnny Brenda's Philadelphia, PA

Apr 11, 2025 DC9 Nightclub Washington, DC

Apr 12, 2025 Visulite Theatre Charlotte, NC

Apr 13, 2025 The Grey Eagle Asheville, NC

Apr 14, 2025 The Masquerade Atlanta, GA

Apr 16, 2025 The Blue Room Nashville, TN

Apr 18, 2025 Club Dada Dallas, TX

Apr 19, 2025 Empire Control Room Austin, TX

Apr 22, 2025 Hotel Congress Tucson, AZ

Apr 23, 2025 The Casbah San Diego, CA

Apr 24, 2025 The Echo Los Angeles, CA

Apr 25, 2025 Constellation Room Santa Ana, CA

Apr 26, 2025 Cafe Du Nord San Francisco, CA

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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