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Marlon Funaki at 7th St Entry (04 Apr 2025)

Marlon Funaki at 7th St Entry (04 Apr 2025) Tour Dates April 5, 2025 Lawrence, KS Bottleneck April 8, 2025 Chicago, IL Shubas Tavern April 9, 2025 Ann Arbor, MI Blind Pig April 10, 2025 Lexington, KY The Burl April 12, 2025 Indianapolis, IN Hi - Fi April 13, 2025 Saint Louis, MO Blueberry Hill July 10, 2025 Airway Heights, WA Northern Quest July 11, 2025 Bend, OR Hayden Homes July 18, 2025 Los Angeles, CA Greek Theatre July 19, 2025 San Diego, CA Petco Park July 25, 2025 Roanoake, VA Elmwood Park Amp July 26, 2025 Doswell, VA Servpro Pavilion Aug 1, 2025 Irving, TX Toyota Music Factory Aug 2, 2025 Austin, TX Moody Sep 5, 2025 Toledo, OH Toledo Zoo Sep 6, 2025 Indianapolis, IN Everwise Amp Sep 12, 2025 Wilmington, NC Live Oak Bank Pavilion Sep 13, 2025 Raleigh, NC Red Hat Amp Sep 19, 2025 Boston, MA Mgm Music Hall Sep 20, 2025 Gilford, NH Bank Of NH Read More Marlon Funaki 23-year-old solo artist Marlon Funaki came highly recommended from our Italian partner Kalporz (see MARLON FUNAKI, “Monterey Village”), so we’re spotlighting this ...

Californian singer/songwriter Marlon Funaki made his Minneapolis debut last night at the 7th Street Entry. His music came highly recommended from our Italian partner Kalporz (see MARLON FUNAKI, “Monterey Village”), so, as a favor, we decided to stop in and send them a live report… and personally speaking, for me, it was a final goodbye to the small venue as I will be leaving for warmer climate next week.

Opening the show was Chicago’s The Back Alley. Their biography lists that this is a solo project for singer Ralph Porter, who started recording and releasing under that stagename, starting in 2022. Currently, it is a full five-piece band, sharing band members with acclaimed rock band Ax and The Hatchetmen (bassist Hunter Olshefke, guitarist Sal Defilippis).

Ax and the Hatchetmen at 7th St Entry

This would explain why The Back Alley was added to Ax and the Hatchetmen show on 22 Feb 2025, when they weren’t originally listed on the bill. So, according to the band, this was the second time the band played the 7th Street Entry.

They also mentioned that the band will return back in September for a headlining gig.

A few tidbits from their set, after playing “Flower Girl” and “Your Love”, they mentioned that the previous night, they were playing “a phat show” in Madison, Wisconsin, when the police came by to shut it down. I don’t know all the details, but I am assuming they were playing a house show and the neighbors probably complained about the noise.

They covered a few songs, including a song by The Moss. After “Neon Jeans” was played, the band announced that one of their biggest fan, Elliot was celebrating his birthday and sang “Happy Birthday To You” to the fan, before ending with “Gump”.

Before Marlon Funaki came on stage, I did ask his fans how they discover the musician. The audience is mostly college age, so a friend would play some songs and soon they were all sharing his music around the school. Another girl said that she heard his music on TikTok, apparently some of his songs went viral. All this to say is that it sounds like fans are discovering Marlon through word of mouth and sharing.

Marlon didn’t talk much during his set… instead letting his guitar speak for itself. Musically, it’s a landscape of desert psychedelic with jazz elements. His set includes songs from his album Monterey Village.

Marlon’s latest EP Overdue is out now.

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Marlon Funaki at 7th St Entry (04 Apr 2025)

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Ray Bull at 7th Street Entry (16 March 2025)

Ray Bull at 7th St Entry (16 Mar 2025) Ray Bull Setlist Know by Now Dead In Wisconsin I Don't Know Ya Parasite Little Acts of Violence Televangelist Whore Reelin' The New Thing Dies Better Than Nothing Name Something Better 2am Tell Me I'm a Fool Tour Dates Mar 18, 2025 Duck Room St Louis, MO Mar 20, 2025 Masquerade Altar Atlanta, GA Mar 21, 2025 Local 506 Carrboro, NC Apr 12, 2025 The Independent San Francisco, CA Apr 14, 2025 Polaris Hall Portland, OR Apr 15, 2025 Madame Lou's Seattle, WA Apr 17, 2025 Kilby Court Salt Lake City, UT Apr 19, 2025 Globe Hall Denver, CO Apr 23, 2025 The Rebel Lounge Phoenix, AZ Apr 24, 2025 Voodoo Room San Diego, CA Apr 25, 2025 Troubadour Los Angeles, CA May 14, 2025 - May 17, 2025 The Great Escape Festival Brighton, England Read More Ray Bull NYC indie-pop duo Ray Bull (Tucker and Aaron) is headlining the 7th Street Entry, on March 16, 2025, in support of his new EP Little Acts Of Violence (arriving February 21 …

NYC indie-pop duo Ray Bull (Aaron Graham and Tucker Elkins) is on their first major North American tour, stopping in Minnesota, for the first time.

New York, by the way of Tennessee, Tyler Berrier opened the show, with a silver face paint. Berrier didn’t introduce himself (until the end of the set), or did he explain the weird silver face. When I talked to a fan, she didn’t know either, but speculated that it was some sort of statement, given that Berrier went to the same art school that Tucker and Aaron (from Ray Bull) attended.

Like Ray Bull, it was also Berrier’s first time in Minneapolis, and he, admittedly said that he didn’t know much about the city, “I think it’s the Capital City, right?” When the audience corrected him that it was Saint Paul, he joked that he was only testing us.

Most of his set consists of his latest EP Alone With Me, including “Take Me Out” and “IOU”, but mentioned that they’re slightly different versions that he was playing. It might be, for the fact, that he didn’t have a band and had to rely on a pre-recorded backing music track. Usually this means that his timing has to be spot on and he has to adapt, if the backing track cuts out.

He mentioned that the tour is going well (seeing as many dates, including the 7th Street Entry, were sold out), and that he already sold out of all the T-Shirts he brought on tour. Looking at the bright side, he said it’s a good excuse for him to just meet people, even if he didn’t have any merchandise to sell.

Also noted that April 25th, is going to be the last date of the tour, at least for him, and he said that he will likely release a new single. He ended his set with “City Girl”.

Ray Bull have quite a huge following, with only a handful of music releases, including their latest, Little Acts of Violence. It’s funny, but their marketing is a little ironic, with their merchandise saying they “suck” or are “terrible.” Even their concert lighting was dimly lit, except for the three bright scrolling text that they setup. All this tells me that they are somewhat shy and reluctant to embrace their stardom, even though their fans are very passionate about their music.

With such a good turnout, the band joked that they must follow the Ray Bull rule – that attendance is arranged by height. “If you’re tall and came here with someone, too bad, you need to go back… tall can’t go forward!” It got a bit of a laugh, but I believe it does come from a personal feeling from Tucker (the shorter of the two). He’s probably attended one or two shows, where someone tall obstruct his view of a concert.

Just based on their interactions with their fans and seeing that the 7th Street Entry sold out, you can expect the duo to return to Minneapolis soon… but playing a much bigger venue.

Ray Bull’s new EP Little Acts Of Violence is out now on AWAL.

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Ray Bull at 7th Street Entry (16 March 2025)

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Flashback: The Pipettes at 7th Street Entry (08 June 2007)

Pipettes Setlist Setlist Don't Forget Me Because It's Not Love (But It's Still a Feeling) Why Did You Stay? Your Kisses Are Wasted on Me Your Love for Me It Hurts to See You Dance So Well Tell Me What You Want Baby Don't Leave Me Really That Bad The Burning Ambition of the Early Diuretics True Love Waits Patiently For A Miracle Chords I Love You Guess Who Ran Off With the Milkman? By My Side Judy One Night Stand Dirty Mind Pull Shapes -- Encore -- ABC We Are the Pipettes Pipettes 2007 Tour June 1 – Lee’s Palace, Toronto June 2 – Black Cat, Washington DC June 3 – First Unitarian Church, Philadelphia June 4 – Great Scott, Boston June 5 – Highline Ballroom, New York City June 7 – Empty Bottle, Chicago June 8 – 7th Street Entry, Minneapolis June 10 – Casbah, San Diego June 11 – Troubadour, Los Angeles June 12 – Popscene at Rickshaw Stop, San Francisco June 14 – Chop Suey, Seattle June 15 – Plaza Club, Vancouver Read More The Pipettes Remember when I said that I couldn't believe the Pipettes are coming here? And to such a small venue?? Well I just checked the event listing and it shows that this is officially a sold-out show. … Rose Elinor Dougall I've been meaning to check out Rose's work after she left The Pipettes, and I finally got a chance with some extra cash over the Christmas season. I bought her album, Without Why, released on August 30th, 2010. … Smoosh Smoosh are two sisters out of Seattle. They’re joined on stage by their 10-year-old sister, Maia for two or three of the songs. Check out some of their MP3s that they offer on their website. ... Chaos Chaos It was good to see Chaos Chaos again, as you know, we were there to witness their "first ever" gig as the new duo. The duo have written more new songs, which they played some of it for us last night. ...

You know I have a thing for British bands, so I was all over The Pipettes when they first appeared on my radar in 2006. They were just so different at the time, singing old girl-pop and doo-wop sound from the 60s. They were three girls, and they were perfect. My favorite is, of course, Rosay. She would later go on to try a solo act as Rose Elinor Dougall.

I didn’t know it then, but her dad is singer Alastair Dougall and her grandfather is BBC news broadcaster Robert Dougall, and her brother is the guitarist of Joe Lean and the Jing Jang Jong and Toy… so she’s from a family of entertainers. I also didn’t know that she’s in a relationship with Blur’s Graham Coxon, which they have a daughter.

The other two girls in the band are RiotBecki and Gwenno (who performs as a solo artist as well). Gwenno replaced the original Pipette Julia Clarke-Lowes, when she left the group to be with her husband (?) Simon Indelicate and they perform as The Indelicates.

Your Autographs are Wasted on Me

So yeah, I love the band so much that I had them signed their US special tours-only EP Your Kisses are Wasted on Me after the show. I also did talk briefly with the band when they were at the 7th Street Entry, and, as it turned out, they were the brainchild of Monster Bobby (who opened the show).

He tells me that he prefers to be behind the scenes, and that the girls are called “The Pipettes”, while the band that he’s in, playing back music, he dubbed the band “The Cassettes.” It has a nice ring to it, the Pipettes and the Cassettes. The Cassettes are: guitarist Monster Bobby, bassist Jon, drummer Robin, and keyboardist Seb.

I don’t think either bands, the Pipettes or the Cassettes, are still together, but the last thing I saw was the Pipettes are just a duo: Gwenno and Ani Saunders.

Chaos Chaos at Turf Club (21 Oct 2012)

Speaking of opening bands, the sister act Smoosh was cool. Their dad was on tour with them. Years later, the two sisters, Chloe and Asya formed Chaos Chaos, and I was lucky enough to catch them on their first tour in Oct 2012. Things sure have changed since they were 10 and 12 years old.

Recently Chaos Chaos announce 10th Anniversary Vinyl release of Committed To The Crime last October with a local little tour to promote their groundbreaking EP. The new release includes a string version of “Do You Feel It?”, which the girls said, “We wanted to make this special strings version of 'Do You Feel It?' to show our appreciation to everyone who has been there supporting us for the 10 years since the release of Committed To The Crime. Our band broke up for three years, and recording this version of 'Do You Feel It?' after having gone through that painful time gave us a new perspective on the song and on the importance of maintaining our sister relationship. This release is incredibly close to our hearts, and we’re so excited to share it with you.”

P.S. In the original report I mentioned that the two new songs were: “Dance-Boogie” and “_____”, the latter is “Baby, Just Be Yourself” with new producer Greg Wells.

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Remember when I said that I couldn’t believe the Pipettes are coming here? And to such a small venue?? Well I just checked the event listing and it shows that this is officially a sold-out show.

There were two opening bands, Smoosh and Monster Bobby. Smoosh are two sisters out of Seattle. They’re joined on stage by their 10-year-old sister, Maia for two or three of the songs. Check out some of their MP3s that they offer on their website. Although they’re very young, I think they’re going to be really huge in a few years.

Monster Bobby looks like a one man band who describes himself as “Christian Rap, 2-step, and Grindcore”. Anyway, he did an interesting remix of the Pipettes’ “Judy”, which you can hear on his myspace. His set consists of “The Doctor” (some loop machine) and his guitar. Oh, he’s also the guitarist of the Pipettes.

You should probably have guessed already that the Pipettes choreographed all their songs, so each song has a different dance. Most notable number seems to be “Your Kisses Are Wasted On Me” and “Pull Shapes”.

For the encore (not listed on the set list), they did “ABC” and “We Are the Pipettes”.

I asked them later on why was the album so delayed for the US market, and they said it was because they are repackaging it for America with two extra tracks (“Dance-Boogie” and “_____”, I forgot the second one). They are being released by Interscope Records in the US.

Random: it’s also noted that all the new songs they did seems to consist of the extra Roland keyboard.

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Flashback: Two Door Cinema Club at 7th Street Entry (28 Oct 2010)

Two Door Cinema Club 2010     Two Door Cinema Club Setlist 2010 Setlist courtesy of Mira Shemeikka Cigarettes in the Theatre Undercover Martyn Hands Off My Cash, Monty Do You Want It All? Something Good Can Work Handshake This Is the Life Kids You're Not Stubborn Costume Party What You Know Eat That Up, It's Good for You -- Encore -- Come Back Home I Can Talk Two Door Cinema Club 2010 USA Tour Oct 7 2010 Warehouse Live, Houston, TX Oct 8 2010 The Loft, Dallas, TX Oct 9 2010 Austin City Limits 2010 Oct 12 2010 Center Stage, Atlanta, GA Oct 13 2010 The NorVa, Norfolk, VA Oct 14 2010 First Unitarian Church, Philadelphia, PA Oct 16 2010 Corona Capital 2010 Oct 18 2010 Agganis Arena, Boston, MA Oct 21 2010 Webster Hall, New York, NY Oct 22 2010 Black Cat, Washington, DC Oct 23 2010 Club Hell, Providence, RI Oct 24 2010 Le National, Montreal, QC Oct 25 2010 The Phoenix Concert, Toronto, ON Oct 27 2010 Lincoln Hall, Chicago, IL Oct 28 2010 7th Street Entry, Minneapolis, MN Oct 29 2010 recordBar, Kansas City, MO Oct 30 2010 Bluebird Theater, Denver, CO Read More Two Door Cinema Club There was a lot of young people out that bitterly cold Thursday night, and based on how packed the small venue was for a band from Ireland called Two Door Cinema Club …

Northern Ireland’s Two Door Cinema Club just wrapped up their “their biggest string of U.S. tour dates yet” last year, according to Live Nation.

One of my biggest regrets was not being able to cover Two Door Cinema Club on their first American tour, in support of Tourist History, in 2010.

Let me take you back to Rocktober 2010, on the night of October 28, 2010, Two Door Cinema Club was headlining the 7th Street Entry, while Dandy Warhols was across the street at Fine Line Music Café.

Earlier in April 2010, Two Door Cinema Club was in America, opening for Phoenix (as indicated by the original tour dates), but decided to stay a little longer to do their own headlining USA tour. The Minneapolis date (Oct 28) was near the end of the US tour, with a final stop at the Bluebird Theater in Colorado.

Bad Veins was one of three openers for this tour. This Cincinnati band formed in 2008 and by 2009, they had a hit song, “Go Home” on their debut album. The last we heard from the band, they were signed to Texas-based label Modern Outsider and released The Mess We've Made in 2012.

As for Funeral Party, they released one album, The Golden Age of Knowhere, on Sony Records, and appeared Late Show with David Letterman, Jimmy Kimmel Live! and Conan.

Unfortunately, the band suffers from the sophomore slump, and despite claims from guitarist James Torres that the second album was written in 2013, it was never released. A few years after, the band broke up… but re-forming for a one-off appearance at Just Like Heaven festival in 2019.

Ironic that the festival’s name came from The Cure’s song. You see, Funeral Party took their name from the Cure.

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I was standing in line outside the 7th Street Entry on October 28^th and a few girls in front of me were asking why Funeral Party wasn't on the show poster outside the venue (the poster only listed Two Door Cinema Club and Bad Veins). I told them that Funeral Party was indeed on the bill, that I was there to see them. But it made me think that there were people interested in the band.

There was a lot of young people out that bitterly cold Thursday night, and based on how packed the small venue was for a band from Ireland called Two Door Cinema Club, I can tell you that this band is going to be huge. Especially because the band hasn’t even released an album yet.

On the bright side, it gave Bad Veins and Funeral Party an audience to play to, to get their name out.

I didn’t know much about the band Funeral Party, most of what I’ve gathered was at the show, where they mentioned that they’re from California. What they didn’t mention was the fact that they’ve been become huge in the UK, like many of the US bands that makes it big overseas (including the Strokes, and Minneapolis’ own Solid Gold). I can also tell you that, when the band gets going, that they're young and full of energy and it’s hard to take your eyes away.

They ended their set with, appropriately titled “Finale”: “your head’s all grey and your shoes are worn and the books you’ve read with the pages torn.”

Surprisingly heady lyrics for such a young energetic band.

All the songs that were played, I would reckon, is from their album, Golden Age Of Knowhere, which I'm not sure is even released yet. You can get a sample song, “Giant Song” for free.

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Funeral Party at 7th Street Entry (28 Oct 2010)

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Flashback: Raveonettes at the 7th Street Entry (21 Oct 2007)

21 Oct 2007 Raveonettes at the 7th Street Entry official poster courtesy of visiblevibrations    The Raveonettes Setlist Remember Noisy Summer That Great Love Sound Let's Rave On Here Comes Mary Hallucinations Blush Attack of the Ghost Riders My Tornado Expelled From Love Lust Red Tan Love in a Trashcan Dead Sound French Disko (Stereolab cover) Aly, Walk With Me Nicole Atkins Setlist Neptune City Maybe Tonight Carouselle Teen Creep The Way It Is Cool Enough Party's Over We Wait Too Long War Torn Raveonettes North American 2007 Tour Oct 10 – SOUTHPAW, Brooklyn Oct 11 – MAXWELL’S, Hoboken Oct 12 – BOWERY BALLROOM, New York City Oct 13 – MOHAWK, Buffalo Oct 14 – LEE’S PALACE, Toronto Oct 16 – MAGIC STICK, Detroit Oct 17 – THE BASEMENT, Columbus Oct 18 – BEACHLAND , Cleveland Oct 19 – EMPTY BOTTLE, Chicago Oct 20 – MAD PLANET, Milwaukee Oct 21 – 7TH STREET ENTRY, Minnesota Oct 25 – New City Likwid Lounge Edmonton Oct 26 – Broken City Calgary, Alberta Oct 27 – Broken City Calgary, Alberta Oct 29 – TBA Vancouver, British Columbia Read More Raveonettes It's been nearly five years since I last saw the Raveonettes. Glad I made it out to see the band in top form at last night's performance at the Triple Rock Social Club in Minneapolis. …

Did you know that Danish indie rock duo The Raveonettes released a new album called The Raveonettes Sing… on 19 July 2024 via Cleopatra Records? It’s a cover lover album, which the Raves covers their favorite songs by The Everly Brothers, The Shangri-Las, The Cramps, Buddy Holly, The Shirelles, and The Velvet Underground.

I am a big fan of the band, I’ve seen them at least twice, the first time when they played the 7th Street Entry in 2007. I’ve been a fan of the Raves since I bought their first release called Whip It On, which contains one of my favorite songs, “Attack Of The Ghost Riders”.

GLISS was first to open the show. I didn’t know anything about the band, and I haven’t heard much from them since 2007. The last thing the band released was in 2018 for Strange Heaven.

A young Nicole Atkins was on her tour in support of her debut album Neptune City on Columbia Records. She only had one album (and an EP Bleeding Diamonds), so she basically did as many songs as she could. She actually ran out of time, she had to drop off two songs (“The Crystal Ship” (The Doors cover) and “Love Surreal”).

Atkins released Memphis Ice in 2021 on Single Lock Records.

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The Raveonettes are a rock band from Denmark. They played last night to an intimate setting at the 7th Street Entry to only a few hundred people.

Since we haven't touched on the Raves on W♥M, I'll just quickly talk about their background and sound.

The first thing you'll notice about this band is that they're missing a bass player. Their whole style of music are driven by two guitars. Their first CD, which is more like a really long EP (8 songs), are kind of a tribute a crazy 50s surf soundtrack. It's very loud and most of the vocals were sung by Sune, but harmonized with backing vocals from Sharin. Their later albums, especially Pretty in Black is more 60s pop (just to give you an example, they did a cover of The Angels' "My Boyfriend's Back").

Judging from some of their new songs on their show, their new album will be amazing. I can't wait to hear the studio version of "Dead Sound".

The old songs, especially from Whip it Up were all well received, including "Attack of the Ghost Rider".

They did a fantastic cover of Stereolab's "French Disko", which barely sounds like the original with the two overlapping guitars. I will be putting up some "French Disko" version on Cover Lover tomorrow for those interested in hearing the original song.

So, I'm not really sure why they're currently on tour in the US, their album is not going to be released in the US until 2008. Lust, Lust, Lust is being released in the UK on November 12th.

Nicole Atkins & The Sea, from New Jersey, played their last show with The Raveonettes in Minneapolis. They're heading to play on Late Night with David Letterman on October 30th (the same date as her Neptune City CD release), so you can what kind of understand her commercial appeal she has.

People who also like Feist and A Fine Frenzy will probably really like Atkins.

The song that she'll play on Letterman is "The Way It Is", but I wasn't that impressed with it hearing it live, so I'm putting up "Party's Over" which I liked a little better.

They had to cut their set short by two songs, so "Love Surreal" and "Crystal Ship" was not played. I was disappointed because I wanted to hear the Doors cover song.

More information about her at the official website, www.nicoleatkins.com. More photos of Nicole Atkins at britishrockisalwaystop

I did think that GLISS, from Los Angeles, is a much better matched band for The Raveonettes, seeing as they are going to accompanied them for the rest of their tour through Canada.

I like their music, but I think I have issues with the lead singer's voice. It sounds too emo for me. Check out the song I've posted and you let me know if I'm wrong or not.

What I liked about them is that they switch their instruments every other song. I'm assuming it's because they're well versed in certain instruments during certain songs.

You can check out their official website at www.gliss.tv.  Both Gliss and Nicole Atkins did not have a discography section on their website (BOO!), or at least I couldn't find it for the life of me.  For your information, I did want to include a little discography section on Gliss.

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Raveonettes at the 7th Street Entry (21 Oct 2007)

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Daphne Jane at 7th Street Entry (12 Dec 2024)

12 Dec 2024 Daphne Jane with Ella Luna, Ava Levy and Kiernan at 7th St Entry Daphne Jane Setlist Next Party (I’ll Miss) Inside Joke (unreleased) Anyways No one Noticed (The Marias Cover) Morning Song Sleepyhead Sexy as Someone (Clairo cover) with Ella Luna House in the Hills (unreleased) -- Encore -- Months Previously Daphne Jane at 7th Street Entry (18 April 2023) Opening the show was local, by the way of the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, Daphne Jane. Jane is joined on stage with her band: Nate on guitar, Anna on bass, Connor on keys, and Martin on drums. Jane seems to love being on stage, this may be because she’s been writing music and playing gigs since she was just 12 years old. Again, she rather be nowhere but on stage, as she mentioned she’s actually missing graduate day to be here with us. Read More Daphne Jane Opening the show was local, by the way of the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, Daphne Jane. Jane is joined on stage with her band: Nate on guitar, Anna on bass, Connor on keys, and Martin on drums ...

You get close enough to the end of the year, and most of the remaining brave bands battling the winter temperatures are the locals. 7th St. Entry had a great set of up-and-coming bands, with Daphne Jane headlining.

Kiernan opened first. The quartet eased in with a long and pleasant opening song. Kiernan’s self-description highlights inspiration of Big Thief and the second song is very much in that vein. Both songs were called out as world premieres, and it turned out that nearly the entire set was new. They’ll be in the studio recording soon, so be on the lookout for new material. Lead singer Laura Kiernan was enjoyably fun with her quips between songs, and she is a great front person for the band. The Americana undertones of their indie rock sound shone through with slide guitar effect, and it makes for a nice fusion of those genres with the song Unhelpful a stand out. It was fun to see that there were several super fans in Kiernan t-shirts.

Ava Levy started her set as a duo (vocals and guitar) before giving way to a quartet (drums, keys, bass and guitar), with the initial guitarist moving to drums for the remainder and Levy taking guitar duties. Since the release of her first single, not ur clown, she has quickly evolved into a must-see performer, and the backing band helps highlight her skills. The instrumental closing on not ur clown was a nice example of how Levy’s songs often change direction musically in interesting and satisfying ways. An untitled track built up to a full sound that is still centered on Levy’s breathy vocals and lead guitar work. A long tuning interlude in which Levy asked the audience for questions led to a tale of her as a fourth grader dealing with an embarrassing situation in a creative way. A crisp 30-minute set was extremely effective.

Out-of-stater(!) Ella Luna was up next. The Colorado native, who mentioned it was her first time performing in Minnesota, was a major change in tone, as she played a solo set on guitar. Technical issues prior to playing were quickly resolved by staff, which was an excellent reminder of the great work they routinely do. Luna’s folk sound had to initially battle the noisy chatter of the crowd, but she slowly won over the crowd. Luna has a trained singer’s voice and uses it to spin short stories through her songs. Mentioning her recent album, Anything to Make It Loud, had “a clothing theme”, she then immediately played Clothesline. The song Nina was from an EP that was written when she was sixteen and focused on a burgeoning romance. A cover of Janis Ian’s At Seventeen was a perfect song to highlight Luna’s strengths as a vocalist, although she lost track of lyrics near the end. A brand-new song, Ecphrasis, was one of her final numbers and included inspiration from a book club and a grammar lesson for the audience.

Event organizer and headliner Daphne Jane was last to take the stage. She played with her full band, a quintet resulting in three guitars (one bass), keyboards and drums. Starting with the Radio K favorite Next Party (I’ll Miss), the band hit strong, with those dual guitars, vocals, and even backing tracks from a computer. Noting her summer-time style outfit, she mentioned “Fashion is more important…than just about anything.”. An as yet unreleased song, Inside Joke, was next and came with a fun introductory story about how social media platforms make it harder for people from your past to just stay in the past.

A cover of The Marias No One Noticed gave the opportunity to highlight the keyboardist, and it’s always fun to get a piano player on stage, rather than someone who can just eke out chords. As the show progressed, it was clear that the banter between songs was well thought out and actually linked into telling Daphne’s journey as an artist and a person. It was an extremely effective approach that reinforced the power of the individual songs into a coherent musical vision.

The song sleepyhead had the appearance of slide guitar effect and strong opening and closing keyboard solos, and while Daphne Jane is the focal point, she’s clearly comfortable giving other band members their moments to shine in various songs. A cover of Clairo’s Sexy to Someone brought Ella Luna back on stage, adding a layer of vocals, and a swing dancing moment with Daphne Jane during a solo. The encore song, Months, had a great bass line powering the song and was a perfect close to a wonderful performance.

I spoke with Daphne after the show and asked her to talk about her August performance next door at First Ave., opening for Washed Out, as a very last-minute replacement for Babehoven. She described the situation as hectic and stressful, but also recognized the great opportunity to perform for a large audience that might not be familiar with her work. The First Ave show needed to be all the comfortable songs, the ones she and Nate (guitarist) knew they could nail. And given how stressful that situation could be, she largely dissociated herself (“like observing myself”) to ensure that all those years of practice could shine. I then asked Daphne to compare it to the set she had just finished. Having organized the entire evening, it was clear she was proud of how it had come off. She spoke to how much fun she could have with the smaller and very supportive crowd. With there being little to prove, it allowed her and the band to take chances, including playing two unreleased songs and their first time trying to add the backing tracks. The safety of the small, end of year crowd let Daphne Jane and the band free to experiment, and everyone from band to crowd got a better performance for it. Well look forward to more from Daphne Jane in 2025 (maybe with warmer weather).

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Flashback: Bat For Lashes at 7th Street Entry (26 July 2007)

Bat for Lashes Setlist Trophy Tahiti Horse and I I Saw a Light The Wizard What's a Girl to Do? Sad Eyes Sarah Prescilla Read More Bat for Lashes Bat for Lashes is currently back in the U.S. to tour with Depeche Mode, but in between those dates, the band booked a few headlining side shows. Not surprising since they did a similar deal when they played Coachella.…

Minneapolis fans may have discovered Bat For Lashes from their appearance on The Current and then at the Varsity Theater on October 3, 2007… but did you know their first appearance was actually a few months earlier at the 7th Street Entry?

That’s right, before they became popular, they headlined the 7th Street Entry on July 26, 2007, with only a handful of songs.

The band did have a full debut album called Fur and Gold, which came out a year (2006) on the Echo Label, but it wasn’t until they had a viral hit in 2007 and earned a Mercury Prize nomination, did major label Parlophone re-issued and marketed it for 2007.

As you can see from the photos, she had a full all-women band. They had an Indian-esq vibe, especially with the Shaman scepter.

Behind the scenes, this was their first time in America and their manager named Dick, was personally their tour manager as well.

Although we’re big fans, I never thought the band really took off in America. I wish they had, so we can see them live more often. Instead, we’ve only seen them two other times, at the Varsity Theater in Aug 2009 and opening for Depeche Mode in Aug 2013.

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When I saw Beatrix*JAR walk past me, I was shock to find out that they were the opening band for Bat for Lashes. I've seen them before at the Bryant-Lake Bowl and I know they sound nothing like Bat, but more similar to such DJ acts like Bentley Rhythm Ace.

It was cool though; I think the audience wasn't expecting two DJs doing some live mixes on stage. I recorded a 50 second clip to show you what they sound like.

The crowd for Bat for Lashes was really healthy, more people showed up than I had expected. It was evident that a lot of these fans loved the video for “What’s a Girl to Do” because the crowd instantly started cheering when the first few notes of the song was played.

I think the best part about the show was the unconventional musical instruments that was brought on stage, including the infamous Shaman's scepter (the ceremonial head of the staff was removed, so it just looked like an ordinary wooden stick).

I'm including the rest of their tour - so check them out if they're coming to your town.

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Bat for Lashes at 7th Street Entry (26 July 2007 )

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Jeris Johnson at 7th St Entry (22 Oct 2024)

Tour Dates Oct 23 Chicago, IL, US Subterranean Oct 25 Ferndale, MI, US The Loving Touch Oct 26 Columbus, OH, US Woodlands Tavern Oct 29 Buffalo, NY, US Rec Room Oct 30 Pittsburgh, PA, US Thunderbird Cafe Nov 1 Cambridge, MA, US Middle East Nov 2 New York (NYC), NY, US Mercury Lounge Nov 5 Atlanta, GA, US The Masquerade Nov 8 Dallas, TX, US Rhythm Beats Culture Nov 12 Mesa, AZ, US Underground Nov 13 Los Angeles (LA), CA, US The Moroccan Lounge Read More Jeris Johnson Jeris Johnson is on his The Dragonborn Tour. Based on the name, they suggest this is going to be Metal Music with House of the Dragon. He recently wrapped up his tour with Falling In Reverse… so if that sounds .…

Jeris Johnson, aka Jeris, recently headlined the 7th Street Entry (his sixth only headlining show), in Minneapolis, on Tuesday, October 22, 2024.

Jeris mentioned that every time he played in Minneapolis, “it’s been cold as f***!” and that’s why he brought out his fur coat and dressed accordingly… but for whatever reasons, Minneapolis was much warmer than he expected and now he’s sweating, despite being shirtless.

When Jeris is talking about always being the support act, he’s probably referring to the recent Falling in Reverse tour from 2022, which gave him the opportunity to visit many cities that he wouldn’t have played, such as Kansas City in 2022.

Being back on tour in 2024, and recently headlining his own “Dragonborn Tour” was a major accomplishment for the singer and songwriter. As you can tell by his songs and clothing and that totally metal shield, he is a massive fan of George RR Martin’s Game of Thrones and of medieval fantasy.

There were two openers for this tour, the first was BLAKSWAN, who is a recent new artist. He had a brief set and played his debut song “Jesuschrist Superstar”.

The other band was a rap group called Slay Squad. What sets them apart is that not only do they have a DJ, but they also have a full live band that played live music as the two dueling vocalists raps.

The group is from California, and they mentioned that they’ve never been this far out east, and it was their first real tour. They often incite moshing and slam dance and circle pits, which the younger audience happily complied.

They also had this gimmick that when they say “Slay”, they ask for a call-back from the audience… which, again, the audience was happy to comply and would scream back “Slay!” at the top of their lungs.

The Dragonborn tour continues.

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Jeris Johnson at 7th St Entry (22 Oct 2024)

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Donovan Woods at 7th Street Entry (13 Oct 2024)

13 Oct 2024 Donovan Woods with Katelyn Tarver at 7th St Entry Donovan Woods Setlist 116 West Main, Durham, NC Seeing Other People Trompsingel (Another Life) Living Well On the Nights You Stay Home Grew Apart How Good Rosemary Here In Chicago Whole Way Home Back for the Funeral Portland, Maine Next Year -- Encore -- I Ain't Ever Loved No One Whatever Keeps You Going Katelyn Tarver Setlist Cinematic What Makes A Life Good? Japanese Cafe Nicer Friend Like You Parallel Universe One Without the Other Quitter Tour Dates Oct 15, 2024 Schubas Tavern Chicago, IL Oct 16, 2024 The Ark Ann Arbor, MI Oct 24, 2024 Algonquin Theatre Huntsville, ON Oct 25, 2024 Market Hall Performing Arts Centre Peterborough, ON Oct 26, 2024 National Arts Centre Ottawa, ON Oct 29, 2024 Bar Le Ritz PDB Montreal, QC Nov 1, 2024 Brighton Music Hall Boston, MA Nov 2, 2024 (Le) Poisson Rouge New York, NY Nov 3, 2024 Johnny Brenda's Philadelphia, PA Nov 4, 2024 The Atlantis Washington, DC Nov 7, 2024 The Basement East Nashville, TN Nov 9, 2024 Vinyl Atlanta, GA Dec 4, 2024 Centre In The Square Kitchener, ON Dec 5, 2024 Massey Hall Toronto, ON Read More Donovan Woods Canadian folk singer Donovan Woods will headline the 7th St Entry, on Oct 13, 2024. We previously mentioned that he opened up for Drew Holcomb and The Neighbors in Apr 2024. … Katelyn Tarver Acclaimed LA-based singer-songwriter Katelyn Tarver is on her “Compliments Only” tour. Her forthcoming sophomore album is coming out in early 2024… so she may be playing some preview tracks on this tour …

Canadian folk singer Donovan Woods will headlined the 7th St Entry, in Minneapolis, on a chilly Sunday, Oct 13, 2024.

Opening the show was Los Angeles’ Katelyn Tarver, operating on four hours of sleep (she had a show the night before). She only landed in the city just hours before the show, but she was incredibly happy to be playing on the first show with Woods.

Katelyn Tarver at 7th Street Entry (16 Sep 2023)

She was at 7th Street about one year ago: “Katelyn Tarver is on her first headlining “Compliments Only” tour. She had a lot of fun digging through her EP and old songs, and her forthcoming sophomore 2024 album, to put together her setlist. Even though it’s her first major tour, she seemed like an old pro at this. And even if things aren’t exactly going according to plan, Tarver is having fun. In the middle of her set, she decided to do a mini-solo set (meaning her drummer and guitarist would take a nice 20-min break backstage). Starting with her quiet piano-driven song “Sh** Happens”, followed by “Love Alone”, and a cover of Paramore’s “The Only Exception”, and ending with “Love Me Again”. ”

The big difference between last year and this current show is that she didn’t have a full backing band… instead having to rely everything on her guitar and maybe more storytelling to better explain her songs.

For example, one of the lines in “Parallel Universe” reminded her of a terrible time when she was distracted when driving. “I wasn’t texting while driving, I was… looking at my phone…” she defended herself. She got into a car accident (no one was hurt) and learned a valuable lesson. “I don’t do ever again,” she said embarrassed.

Katelyn Tarver: Japanese Cafe

She actually had a pretty funny story about her time playing in Japan, at a maid café, which she turned into a song. I will let Tarver sum it up in her own words: “When I was a teenager, I had an album I was promoting, and it ended up taking me overseas to Japan to promote it. I performed at a bunch of gigs, but one in particular was at a maid cafe where they requested I wear a French maid outfit for the performance. The audience watched while sitting in school desks, and the sound system was a boombox with a microphone held up to the speaker. It’s become one of those stories I tell at parties about my weird life as a teenage wannabe popstar, and now it’s the inspiration behind my newest song Japanese Café… I used to be embarrassed about this time in my life, but writing this song helped me find a new appreciation for the girl in this picture.”

Katelyn Tarver ended her set with the title track from her new album Quitter, available now on Nettwerk Records.

We previously mentioned that Juno Award winning Canadian artist Donovan Woods opened up for Drew Holcomb and The Neighbors in Apr 2024, so he has that kind of built-in audience and fans.

Drew Holcomb even asked Woods to sing on his song, “For Some Reason,” adding, “Donovan and I were talking about all the things in the world that don’t make sense, the human idiosyncrasies and fears that drive our unique stories. And how having someone is one of the only things that help it make sense, but even in that, at some point we are separated from that too…there’s a sadness in that reality, but a gratitude to have it in the first place.”

Woods was quite funny, commenting about the world’s longest album title, Things Were Never Good If They’re Not Good Now, to “Living Well” (which is, to say, not living well). Fans laughed at everything he had to say, he certainly had a captive audience.

His fans knew all the songs, singing along to the popular ones… and highlight was asking a fan in the audience to sing out to “I Ain't Ever Loved No One” for the encore.

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Donovan Woods at 7th Street Entry (13 Oct 2024)

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Wasia Project at 7th Street Entry (10 Oct 2024)

10 Oct 2024 Wasia Project at 7th St Entry Wasia Project Setlist Is this what love is? My Lover Is Sleeping Petals on the Moon how can i pretend? Take Me Back Home ur so pretty my vine To Get Better Somebody Come Through Tell Me Lies (fin) -- Encore -- Misfit Biscuit impossible Read More Wasia Project Wasia Project is an English pop duo consisting of siblings Olivia Hardy and William Gao. The group released their debut single, "Why Don't U Love Me," in 2019. This was followed by their debut extended play How Can I Pretend? …

On a gorgeous fall evening in downtown Minneapolis at the famous 7th St. Entry at First Avenue, UK sibling duo Wasia Project played to an all-ages sold-out crowd. The stellar jazz duo, with a drummer (Luca Wade) and bass (Tom Pacitti), got the crowd moving right from the get go.

Pianist William Gao was mesmerizing on keys and has a very distinctive vocals, similar to the likes of Damon Albarn (Blur), Honne, and Lightspeed Champion. He showed off all night on the piano but gave us a great blend of soothing melodic vocals with his big hit “To Get Better”.

Sister and lead vocalist Olivia Hardy could be the next Adele or Amy Winehouse, she absolutely blew my mind with her enchanted voice and stage performance. Hardy played all her hits “Takes Me Back Home” and “Is This What Love is.”

Engaging the crowd all night with her infectious smile, Olivia graced us all with Jazzy-infused vibes. Wasia and company gave us a nice two-song encore, with arguably my favorite track "Impossible", of the 2022 release How Can I Pretend?.

They’ve had quite the ride recently, touring with the likes of Tom Odell and Laufey across the states and Europe. Wasia Project just released their second EP Isotope. After a few West coast dates, they head back to the UK before taking a nice break for the holidays.

Sabrina Sterling opened and was her very first tour playing shows.

Remaining tour dates:

Oct 12, 2024 Globe Hall Denver, CO

Oct 13, 2024 Soundwell Salt Lake City, UT

Oct 16, 2024 The Fonda Theatre Los Angeles, CA

Oct 17, 2024 The Fonda Theatre Los Angeles, CA

Oct 18, 2024 Bimbo's 365 Club San Francisco, CA

Oct 20, 2024 The Independent San Francisco, CA

Nov 3, 2024 Huxley's Neue Welt Berlin, Germany

Nov 4, 2024 Stadthalle Cologne, Germany

Nov 6, 2024 Le Botanique Brussels, Belgium

Nov 7, 2024 Bataclan Paris, France

Nov 8, 2024 Het Zonnehuis Amsterdam, Netherlands

Nov 10, 2024 Stylus Leeds, UK

Nov 12, 2024 O2 Forum Kentish Town London, UK

Nov 13, 2024 Academy 2 Manchester, UK

Nov 14, 2024 SWG3 (TV Studio) Glasgow, UK

Nov 17, 2024 Tramshed Cardiff, UK

Nov 18, 2024 SWX Bristol, UK

Nov 19, 2024 O2 Academy 2 Birmingham, UK

Wasia Project at 7th Street Entry (10 Oct 2024)

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