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Jazmin Bean at 7th Street Entry, Minneapolis (20 Nov 2023)

11/20 Jazmin Bean with Lucy Loone at 7th St Entry Jazmin Bean Setlist Worldwide Torture Yandere R U Looking 4 Me Now Piggie Favourite Toy Terrified Is This It? B4 the Flight War Zone Urchin Puppy Pound Hello Kitty Saccharine Little Lamb -- Encore -- Carnage with Lucy Loone Princess Castle Read More Jazmin Bean Lots of buzz for UK’s Jazmin Bean, thanks to the billions of streams for her debut EP Worldwide Torture. I started reading about her and apparently, she’s the daughter of the drummer from Fluffy. Man, I love Fluffy … Lucy Loone Lucy Loone to open. Tour dates: 10/15 - YES (Pink Room) - Manchester, UK 10/16 - King Tuts - Glasgow, UK 10/18 - Underworld - London, UK …

London’s Jazmin Bean sold out the all-ages show last night at the 7th Street Entry, in Minneapolis.

Opening the show was non-binary American singer/songwriter Lucy Loone. Originally Loone and Jazmin Bean (along with Cottontail) were supposed to tour in 2020, but the due to the pandemic, the tour was cancelled.

The 7th Street Entry was not a stranger to Loone, who previously played at the venue on September 22, 2023, supporting ZAND.

Songs on Loone’s set includes a couple of milk songs, “MilkMan”, followed by “Whole Milk”. Set closer was “CakeWalk.”

The English singer/songwriter, Internet celebrity Jazmin Bean is from Rock Royalty: their father is Ginger Wildheart (from The Quireboys) and mother is Angie Adams (from Fluffy). Jazmin Bean developed their own unique music/performance style, starting at the age of 15, and soon released the debut single “Worldwide Torture” and same titled EP in 2019. The next year, Island and Interscope Records signed Bean and re-issued the EP with additional tracks.

Jazmin Bean, along with guitarist Ben Simon and drummer (CJ Evans?), exploded on stage. Bean was so excited to play that through hard movements for the first song, “Worldwide Torture”, managed to lose the feedback earpiece.

“I can’t hear myself,” Bean commented. As they were looking for the missing earpiece, it was clear that fans did not care for the technical difficulties. “You sound great!” they shouted back.

Like Bean, the fanbase are all dressed up in outrageous outfits and many came with equally over-the-top extreme makeup. For the fans, it wasn’t just enjoying Bean’s music (which they all know by heart), but it was more of a lifestyle and a way of life.

Hearing Bean talked on stage, they suggested that their music is always evolving, so songs on the debut EP may sound very different from the current singles “Piggie”, “Favourite Toy”, and “Terrified”, on the forthcoming debut studio album Traumatic Livelihood. In fact, Bean was quite nervous to perform the latter song.

Highlight of the set was for the encore, Lucy Loone would appear on stage to sing on their collaboration 2022 single “Carnage.”

With over half a billion streams of Bean’s music, it’s easy to see why the current “The Terrified Tour” have sold out across North America.

Jazmin Bean’s debut album Traumatic Livelihood is expected to be released in February 2024.

Remaining tour dates:

11/22 - Subterranean - Chicago, IL
11/24 - Velvet Underground - Toronto, ON
11/25 - Bar Le Ritz PDB - Montreal, QC
11/28 - The Sinclair - Cambridge, MA
11/30 - Baby’s All Right - Brooklyn, NY
12/01 - The Foundry at The Fillmore - Philadelphia, PA
12/02 - The Miracle Theatre - Washington, D.C.
12/06 - Exit/In - Nashville, TN
12/07 - Masquerade - Atlanta, GA
12/09 - House of Blues Bronze Peacock - Houston, TX
12/10 - The Ballroom @ Spider House - Austin, TX
12/11 - House of Blues Dallas Cambridge Room - Dallas, TX
12/14 - Valley Bar - Phoenix, AZ
12/15 - House of Blues - The Parish - Anaheim, CA

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Jazmin Bean at 7th Street Entry, Minneapolis (20 Nov 2023)

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Palehound at 7th St Entry, Minneapolis (14 Nov 2023)

11/14 Palehound with alexalone at 7th St Entry Tour Dates 11/15: Madison, WI @ High Noon Saloon $ 11/17: Chicago, IL @ Empty Bottle $ 11/18: Columbus, OH @ A&R Music Bar $ $ w/ alexalone Read More Palehound Boston-based Palehound (aka Ellen Kempner) opened the show. Kempner describes their music as “journal rock”, which is “…it’s kind of like journal-rock, just all of my biggest fears ... alexalone Austin’s Lomelda (the musical project of Hannah Read) announced her 2022 tour with Alex Alone (stylized as alexalone). The month-long tour kicks off in Phoenix on January 8 ....

American band Palehound stopped by the 7th Street Entry in Minneapolis on Tuesday night, in support of their new album Eye On The Bat (Polyvinyl Records).

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Alex Alone, stylized as alexalone, opened the show, in near darkness. The Austin-based band, led by Alex Peterson, is touring in support of their latest album ALEXALONE TECHNICAL RESEARCH. You would think that they would play new music, but according to Peterson, the entire setlist was “…handpicked by Liela” (at least that is the name I heard him say).

Although not their first time in Minneapolis, the band still seemed excited to play the legendary First Avenue venue (the 7th Street Entry is part of First Avenue) as they posed for photos outside the building.

The band is mostly instrumental, a slow burn of sounds, and can be described as slowcore. Again, with a dimly lit stage, the band prefers the audience to listen to their music, rather than watch the band on stage.

Palehound, featuring El Kempner on vocals/guitar, Zoë Brecher on drums and Larz Brogan on bass, closed out the night.

It’s been a long time since their last album, Black Friday in 2019. A couple of years of the pandemic later, and now the band is back, fresh with new songs for their new album Eye on the Bat.

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As previously mentioned the last time we saw the band, in 21 Oct 2019, we noted that their music was described as “journal rock.”

True to that description, Eye on the Bat tells Kempner’s misadventures and personal thoughts during the pandemic years. Ultimately, the record was a long breakup album, everything from having “Good Sex” to “U Want It U Got It” to the line “You didn’t need my help, you didn’t need my help” from “The Clutch.”

Palehound’s Eye On The Bat is out now on Polyvinyl Records.

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Helena Deland at 7th St Entry, Minneapolis (13 Nov 2023)

11/13 Helena Deland with Jana Horn at 7th St Entry Helena Deland Setlist Saying Something The Animals Spring Bug Pale Roadflower Drawbridge Bright Green Vibrant Gray Night Soft as Silk There Are a Thousand Shazam Truth Nugget Someone New Moon Pith Swimmer Who I Sound Like Strawberry Moon -- Encore -- Baby Dog Read More Helena Deland Montreal-based songwriter and musician Helena Deland recently shared her “Strawberry Moon,” the final pre-release single from her new album Goodnight Summerland …

Montreal’s Helena Deland stopped by the 7th Street Entry on Monday night in support of her new album Goodnight Summerland.

Austin’s Jana Horn opened the show, playing songs from her new album The Window Is the Dream. Horn just recently played in the UK with Hand Habits, including playing London’s Omeara last month… but is pretty happy to be back in the USA, supporting Helena Deland.

After singing solo on the first song, Horn is joined on stage by bassist Jade and drummer Adam.

Horn mentioned that she was in Minneapolis, one year ago, and asked if anyone was also there. “No?” after hearing silence, “That’s good, I can just repeat the same thing…”

She stopped, and added, “It was drastically different the last time.” When pressed on the matter, Horn only mentioned that she and someone close to her was “feuding.”

When we looked into it, it appeared that she was at the 7th Street in 21 May 2022, supporting Tomberlin (Sarah Beth). Was the fight between Sarah and Jana? We have so many questions.

Ultimately, she ended her set with “The Way It Was”, the last song she’s written (in Minneapolis, in a bathroom at a café). There were no instruments, just Horn’s sad and shy vocals.

Helena Deland, on the other hand, was a little more cheery. She mentioned she’s played Minneapolis many times, and every time meeting new friends, some of whom inspired her to write songs about them. She played with The Weather Station in 2022, Superorganism in 2018, and Whitney in 2017… and probably more.

Her first album Someone New (which she played the title track) was released in 2020 and was nominated for Anglophone Album of the Year and longlisted for the 2021 Polaris Music Prize.

Her new album, Goodnight Summerland, which came out in October 2023, is technically her sophomore album. The record received universally acclaimed from critics, saying the album is “intimate”, “tender”, and “poetic”.

For the most part, her live shows are quiet, only because you really need to hear Deland’s gentle vocals. I think the loudest she got was for “Pale”, which had more of a dance beat. It’s a stand out song, because it sounds so different.

Helena Deland’s Goodnight Summerland is out now.

Remaining tour dates:

11/14/2023 - Chicago - Lincoln Hall
11/15/2023 - Detroit - El club
11/16/2023 - Toronto - Horseshoe
11/18/2023 - Brooklyn - Music Hall
11/19/2023 - DC - Songbyrd
11/24/2023 - Montréal - La Tulipe
11/25/2023 - Québec - Le Pantoum
02/13/2024 - Baden - One Of A Million Festival
02/14/2024 - Munich - Milla
02/15/2024 - Berlin - Privatclub
02/16/2024 - Amsterdam - Paradiso Upstairs
02/17/2024 - Paris - Pop Up Du Label
02/19/2024 - Brussels - Botanique
02/21/2024 - London - The Lexington

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Charlie Cunningham at 7th St Entry, Minneapolis (29 Oct 2023)

10/29 Charlie Cunningham with Ethan Tasch at 7th St Entry Charlie Cunningham Setlist Telling It Wrong Sink In Shame I Know Pathways An Opening Bite So It Seems Downpour Water Tower Headlights Don't Go Far Permanent Way Minimum You Sigh Ethan Tasch Setlist Holdup Mind of Its Own He’s Getting Away! Tetherball Slide's Getting Shorter Sky Song Come Onn Room Read More Charlie Cunningham Charlie Cunningham will play the 7th Street Entry on Monday, September 23rd. Show up early to check out Denver-based artist The Still Tide (aka Anna Morsett), touring in support of her new Between Skies EP …

UK singer/songwriter Charlie Cunningham headlined the 7th Street Entry on a quiet Sunday, October 29th. The singer’s third album, Frame, was released earlier this year.

Indie folk artist Ethan Tasch opened the show. The singer had over 22 million streams across his two EPs that he released since 2020, thanks to his hit single “Room” (which was promoted on Spotify’s editorial playlists like “Best Indie Songs”).

Since then, he’s got to work with artists like Felly, Remi Wolf, Wallice, Boyish, and Jeremy Zucker… and spent the majority of 2022 working with with producer Caleb Nelson (Mt Joy) for his debut album Got Him!.

When he’s not touring solo, he’s touring as Bea Miller’s band.

Coming on stage, Ethan Tasch had trouble picking his guitar strings, stating, “No one told me it was so cold in Minnesota.” He spelled it out that it was his first time in Minnesota, and told a joke about the state with the smallest soft drink (“Minnie soda”).

After “Sky Song”, to manipulate claps from the audience, he said, “This is my 11th show of my first ever tour.” Of course he got claps and cheers, and then he quickly joked, “I say that at all my shows.” Although he joked, we believe that it was his actual eleventh show.

Before he played his finale song, his biggest hit single, “Room,” he mentioned that he wrote and recorded the song in 2020, when there was no live music in the world. The song really was written and sung in his “Room.”

UK’s Charlie Cunningham had a similar assessment of Minnesota, “It’s chilly here, isn’t it?” He was warming up his hands and told us that his bands’ names were Ben, Liam, and Sam. Before the 7th Street Entry show, he said they went to a bar and he ordered a drink, not looking at the price. When he got the bill, he was shocked to see that he had to pay $46 for one drink! That’s the last time he drinks there.

He admitted that he doesn’t chat much between songs, because he felt the fans there was there to hear him play music.

Looking at his set, he mixed up songs between his three studio albums, Lines, Permanent Way, and the latest, Frame.

His best known songs are from his debut Lines. The record won Album of the Year Award at the Pop Awards in 2018. His best known song, “Minimum” was saved for the penultimate song. It was well-received, and setup for the tender, last song, “You Sigh.”

Charlie Cunningham’s latest album Frame is out now.

Remaining tour dates:

November 1 – Denver, CO – Bluebird Theater
November 2 – Salt Lake City, UT – Urban Lounge
November 4 – Seattle, WA – Abbey Hall
November 5 – Vancouver, BC – Hollywood Theatre
November 7 – Portland, OR – The Old Church
November 10 – San Francisco, CA – Great American Music Hall
November 11 – Los Angeles, CA – Masonic Lodge

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Charlie Cunningham at 7th St Entry, Minneapolis (29 Oct 2023)

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Erin Rae at 7th Street Entry, Minneapolis (23 Oct 2023)

Erin Rae Setlist Playing Old Games Wild Blue Wind Mind/Heart As We Go Along (The Monkees cover) Cosmic Sigh Putting on Airs Panic Clean Slate Before the Flowers Bloom Do Something Good California Belongs to You Lighten Up & Try Bad Mind with She Returns From War on backup vocals Modern Woman -- Encore -- Can’t Cut Loose Crazy Talk Read More Erin Rae The evening began with a generous fifty-minute set from Nashville singer-songwriter Erin Rae, in support of her newest solo full-length, Lighten Up (the title of which, is a not-so-subtle …

Nashville-based singer/songwriter Erin Rae headlined the 7th Street Entry in Minneapolis, in support of her Lighten Up And Try and Lighten Up & Try: Live & From The Heart albums.

It’s the last night of their long USA tour, and you can tell She Returns From War (aka Hunter Park) will be happy to get a nice long rest.

She’s from Charleston, South Carolina, and she has a very thick southern accent, singing songs like “Ball & Chain” and making jokes about that elusive “g-string”.

Highlight of her set was having Erin Rae on stage to guest backup vocals on “Swamp Witch”, and later Erin’s keyboard player would help play her final song.

In a big bright red dress, Erin Rae came on stage, with her full band, smiling. She is quite happy to be headlining the 7th Street Entry. She mentioned that she’s gone on tour, opening up for so many musicians and artists in the past, but this was her first time as the main attraction.

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She’s not wrong, the last time we saw her, she was the opener for Angel Olsen… so hopefully those Olsen fans have spilled over to Erin Rae’s side. We previously said, “Her delicate song “Enemy” is actually about friendship and jealously, she played a new song for only the second time live, and Rae worked in a cover from “by my friend and your neighbor, Kevin Morby”, also mentioning she’d be touring with him and back in the area soon (KC show instantly sold out, but Apr 6 Bottleneck tix still remain).”

Most of the songs on her set was taken from Lighten Up and Try, which she’s been on tour for that album for so long that Thirty Tigers has put out a Live recording of the record called Lighten Up & Try: Live and From the Heart.

For “Bad Mind”, She Returns From War would return the favor by coming on stage to do backup vocals.

Rae ended her set with “Modern Woman”, quickly followed by a double song encore of “Can’t Cut Loose” and “Crazy Talk.”

Hopefully, Erin Rae will be back in the area with new music, same time next year.

Lighten Up and Try and Lighten Up & Try: Live and From the Heart are out now.

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Taylor Ashton at 7th Street Entry, Minneapolis (16 Oct 2023)

10/16 Taylor Ashton with Eliza Edens at 7th St Entry Taylor Ashton Setlist Moncloa F.L.Y. Pretenders Nicole Curse Beauty Sleep Stranger Like A Movie Who Hurt You Green Moon B.O.Y.S. Love Something Honey Skeletons If You Can Hear Me Read More Taylor Ashton She had recently finished her co-headlining tour with Taylor Ashton, and these new 2023 seems like a continuing tour. …

Canadian, Brooklyn-based singer/songwriter Taylor Ashton stopped by the 7th Street Entry in Minneapolis on Monday, October 16th, as part of the promotional tour in support of his new album, Stranger To The Feeling (Signature Sounds Recordings).

Opening the show was New York’s Eliza Edens, touring in support of her sophomore album We’ll Become the Flowers. What is remarkable is that the record was made thanks to a successful crowdfunding campaign, and that she ended up recording the record in a two-week session in a Minneapolis attic.

The Brooklyn-based songwriter takes inspiration from folk luminaries such as Nick Drake, Karen Dalton and Elizabeth Cotton… and you can hear that in her songs, “How”, “Tom and Jerry”, and “Leash.” The latter was written about a cockroach infestation… but evolved into something else.

She mentioned that for this tour, she using a rental car… but the only vehicle they had available for her was a Dodge rental pickup truck. She confessed that the truck is definitely not her style. When her friend heard about this, they sent her the song “Pickup Man” by Joe Diffie.

She ended her set with “It’s Your Birthday and You’re Gorgeous.”

“It’s beautiful to be here,” said Taylor Ashton. The solo singer used to front his Vancouver five-piece band called Fish & Bird, but eventually the band broke up when he moved to Brooklyn, New York.

Normally on this tour, the singer usually had a drummer, Addie Vogt, and bassist, Katie Martucci, with him, but just for the Minneapolis show, their bassist had to bail out. Perhaps it was partying too hard at their sold-out show, previously in Wisconsin. Who knows.

Ashton’s Stranger To The Feeling was a result of a 4,000-mile cross-country roadtrip. The idea for this recording a song at various locations throughout America came from Bruce Springsteen’s Nebraska. From Brooklyn’s Prospect Park to a trailer in Wyoming’s Bighorn National Forest to a Arizona, the mood and setting reflects in his songs.

Perhaps after Monday’s show, Ashton would be inspired to write a song about being in Minneapolis and losing his bassist player.

Taylor Ashton’s Stranger To The Feeling is out now.

Remaining tour dates:

Oct 19 | Carbondale, CO @ Steve’s Guitars
Oct 20 | Pueblo, CO @ Brues Alehouse Brewing
Oct 21 | Denver, CO @ Goosetown Tavern
Oct 22 | Boulder, CO @ Chautauqua Community House

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Easy Honey at 7th Street Entry, Minneapolis (13 Oct 2023)

10/13 Easy Honey with FènixDion and Connor McLaren at 7th St Entry Easy Honey Setlist Orbiter Wishes Leo Calling It Off Lily All In Gotta Get Back Everything About Her D Jam Steady in Vertigo Amy Homesick Moncloa FènixDion Setlist Mama Say Sugar Pain & Fear Tokyo Baby Blue Green Bo-Peep Breathe Read More Easy Honey Easy Honey is on their first US Headline Tour and will be stopping in Minneapolis at the 7th Street Entry on Friday the 13th. The band is said to draw inspiration from The Kinks, The Replacements, and Radiohead. … FènixDion The live iteration of FenixDion includes a trio of axe slingers—Keston Wright on acoustic, Atom Lee and Mitchell Johnson on electric—radiating layers of … Connor McLaren Connor McLaren rounds out this tripe-rock bill. He is from Indiana and plays pysch-folk. Some critics described McLaren as the “American Liam Gallagher, but friendlier.” …

The Charleston based indie rock group Easy Honey is currently on their headlining tour… stopping by the 7th Street Entry, in Minneapolis, on Friday the 13th.

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Opening the show was Indiana’s Connor McLaren. We previously saw Connor in August 2023 and said, “Connor McLaren opened up the early show with a solo, acoustic set. He is from Bloomington, Indiana and he drove directly from his home state to be at the show. A designated psych-folk artist, he describes his music as: “Bob Dylan doing a line of Oasis with a shot of Sublime.””

Like his previous appearance, the singer drove through the night to be at the 7th Street Entry. He’s normally with a full rock band, but with these 8-hour plus trip, he couldn’t afford to bring them along. Songs on his set included “Bullsh**”, “Tell Her I Said Hi”, “Lemonberry”, “Peas in a Pod” (new song), “Candy Rain”, and set closer “Cliché”.

According to McLaren, for the song “Lemonberry”, it was originally called “You Know”. But after consulting with Ben Kweller, he suggested they change the name. The name came to him when he saw it in a pot menu. It was the most expensive item, and he knew he had to try it… but it was sold out. So, you can say that the song is about wanting something, but it’s not available.

Next up was local group FènixDion. They were just in Madison, Wisconsin, with Easy Honey, so they’re happy to be home again. The trio, featuring Keston Wright, Atom Lee, and Mitchell Johnson, is joined on stage with drummer Sam Bramble.

Their set included “Mama Say”, “Baby Blue”, the creepy one “Green”, “Bo-Peep”, and finale “Breathe”.

Easy Honey closed out the night. Originally the band came from Sewanee, Tennessee, but currently they’re based in Charleston, South Carolina. They draw inspirations from bands like The Kinks, The Replacements, and Radiohead.

Looking over their setlist, they had a few songs from their self-titled debut album from 2018, but mixes in a lot of new songs, like the intro “Orbiter”, which is brand new.

They have two singers (both guitarists), Selby Austin and Darby McGlone, who takes lead vocals depending on the song. The rest of the band includes drummer Charlie Holt and bassist Daniel Comen.

The band recently released Ooooo EP and a mini-documentary on surfing.

The band writes, “F.U.B.A.R... The movie is sort of a love letter to our time as a touring band for the last year and change. We’ve gone through so many things and learned a lot about ourselves, and each other, and our friendship. This movie really captures all of that and shows where we are and what we want to say.”

Just four friends bonded together through touring, music, and surfing.

Remaining tour dates:

Oct 14 Appleton, WI, US Appleton Beer Factory
Oct 18 Chicago, IL, US Subterranean
Oct 19 Cincinnati, OH, US MOTR
Oct 20 Louisville, KY, US Zanzabar
Oct 21 Nashville, TN, US The East Room
Oct 25 Boone, NC, US Boone Saloon
Oct 26 Blacksburg, VA, US The Milk Parlor
Oct 27 Harrisonburg, VA, US The Golden Pony
Oct 28 Richmond, VA, US Get Tight Lounge
Oct 31 Burlington, VT, US Metronome
Nov 1 Medford, MA, US Deep Cuts
Nov 2 Brooklyn, NY, US Baby's All Right
Nov 3 Philadelphia, PA, US Silk City
Nov 4 Charlottesville, VA, US The Southern Cafe
Nov 9 Raleigh, NC, US The Pour House Music
Nov 11 Atlanta, GA, US Aisle 5
Dec 9 Washington, DC, US The Atlantis

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Miya Folick at Seventh Street Entry (09-29-23)

Tour Dates September 30—Chicago, IL—Lincoln Hall October 2—Toronto, ON—The Great Hall October 5—Brooklyn, NY—Music Hall of Williamsburg October 6—Allston, MA—Brighton Music Hall October 7—Washington, D.C.—The Atlantis October 8—Philadelphia, PA—The Foundry October 10—Atlanta, GA—Vinyl October 11—Nashville, TN—The Blue Room October 14—Austin, TX—Austin City Limits Read More Miya Folick Los Angeles’s vocalist, songwriter and producer Miya Folick will be headlining the 7th Street Entry on September 29th. The musician have been around since 2015 with her debut EP Strange Darling. Her debut album Premonitions ...

It was a full crowd at Seventh Street and they were quite receptive to the two artists who both draw inspiration from the Icelandic Björk, but found ways to carve out their own musical identity.

Babebee opened the evening. They’s birth name is shrouded in mystery, starting as a musical project in 2020 when they decided, “The artist side of me was like, ‘My real name is dead. I gotta come up with a new one.’”

So Babebee drew inspiration from a Kirby internet meme in which the Nintendo video character has a revelation when it says, “I’m Baby.”

Babebee’s musical is lush, experimental dance music that could be made in the bedroom. In fact, most of the instrumentation came from a computer while Babebee sang and Mitchell played the drums.

Babebee sang “Sunset Boulevard” from her EP Tainted in Our Memories, a song about moving to LA and realizing that it is not the dream most think it is. She also sang “Come with Me”, which will be the first song on an upcoming EP to be released in November on Lauren Records.

Miya Folick next took the stage with a pink-enameled guitar as she howled “Give It to Me” from her eponymous EP.

Folick has one of the more unusual musical backgrounds. She is half Russian and half Japanese. The first musical instrument she learned was the taiko drum at her Buddhist temple. She went to NYU to study acting, graduated from USC with a degree in theater, then realized that she didn’t much care for the process of obtaining acting roles. So she put a want ad on Tinder to look for a band, as she told the BBC:

"I realised that most people in LA were on Tinder and, of those people, many were probably musicians - so I just made a profile that said 'looking for a band' and put my Instagram handle on it.”

It worked. She formed a band, produced the eclectic Premonitions, toured with Bishop Briggs and even dated KFlay. But it wasn’t all glamour. In fact, there was quite a bit of struggle: Quitting drugs, breaking up, switching labels and having her father pass away.

Her latest album Cockroach is a culmination of those events, and what Folick forged was a gritty determination.

Crush me under the weight
Bitterness, jealousy, hate
'Cause I'm a fucking cockroach
And you can't kill me

A fan favorite was “Shortstop” with an ending that had Folick’s voice doing a call and response with the synthesizer, the two sounding like two dolphins communicating with each other.

“Sometimes I can’t stop talking and sometimes I feel rather shy,” Folick said between songs. She didn’t converse much throughout the evening. But when she played the bouncy “Get Out of My House” you knew that she wasn’t going to be shy about it.

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Miya Folick at 7th Street Entry, Minneapolis (29 Sep 2023)

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Vallis Alps at 7th St Entry, Minneapolis (23 Sep 2023)

Vallis Alps Setlist Set It Off, Set It Right Oceans On The Eve Of The Rush Everything All We See Thru Turn It Around East You're On My Mind For Once You and I Start Again Young Higher Than This Fading Read More Vallis Alps Demo Taped seemed comfortable on tour, especially after only touring for the first time with Vallis Alps earlier this March 2016. ...

Sydney, Australia’s Vallis Alps (David Ansari and Parissa Tosif) headlined the 7th Street Entry, in Minneapolis, on Saturday night, in support of their debut album Cleave.

Opening the show was local Izek Rose, self-described as being from Ham Lakes. He had songs like “Monsters”, “Sweet”, and “So Young”. Some, if not most, were not released officially. Sometime he’s joined by a guitarist (or two), but mostly it is just Rose as a one-man-band.

Rose has played live before, but this was his first “First Avenue” show, at the 7th Street Entry. He seemed really happy and excited to be on stage, often very energetic and jumping around. By the time his final song, “Most Nights” was played, he was drenched in sweat.

Highlight of his set, was near the end, he discovered that his sister (and parents?) was at his show. They had driven down from Duluth, Minnesota, so this was a really special moment for Rose, who said that this was the first time they’ve all been together in the same room in a long time.

Although I previously said that Vallis Alps was from Sydney, the truth is, according to vocalist Parissa Tosif, that her music partner, producer David Ansari is currently in Los Angeles (previously Seattle). So perhaps it may be a rare moment to get the two back together again for a future tour… but for now, I still consider them as Australian.

Their first EP featured two hit singles, “Young” and “Thru”, which was played and supported on Triple J (the Australian national radio). By the end of the year of forming, the group was nomination for the J Award for Unearthed Artist of the Year in 2015.

With finally releasing their debut album Cleave in 2023 on The Orchard (six years after their sophomore EP), the band is finally back to promote the record. I think part of the long delay is due to COVID, which put things on pause for over two years, and, also as I mentioned Ansari relocated to Los Angeles. Still, it’s good to see the duo back in action, playing a very laid back, chill music from Cleave.

Remaining tour dates:

Sep 27 - Neumos - Seattle, WA
Sep 28 - Polaris Hall - Portland, OR
Oct 2 - The Independent - San Francisco, CA
Oct 3- Lodge Room - Los Angeles, CA

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

Katelyn Tarver Setlist What Makes A Life Good? Cinematic Hurt Like That Nicer All Our Friends Are Splitting Up Starting to Scare Me Katelyn Solo Set Sh** Happens Love Alone The Only Exception (Paramore cover) Love Me Again Out of Excuses Ignorance Is Bliss Japanese Cafe One Without the Other You Don't Know Quitter Parallel Universe Read More 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 … Creeping Charlie creeping charlie, composed of sister duo Julia (lead singer/ guitarist/ songwriter) and Esmé Eubanks (bassist), later incorporating Jack Malone (drums) and Harry Miles of Atomic Cafe (guitar), released their debut album. ...

Acclaimed LA-based singer-songwriter Katelyn Tarver is on her “Compliments Only” tour… according to Tarver, her first “real” tour (as headliner). We mentioned that she previously toured with other groups, such as Johnnyswim in 2021.

Rosie Darling was originally listed as support act, but unfortunately was not feeling well on this Saturday night. At the eleventh hour, Julia Eubanks of Creeping Charlie stepped in to open the show.

Creeping Charlie (30 Dec 2022)

We last saw Creeping Charlie in Dec 2022 and wrote, “Creeping Charlie takes its inspiration from bands like Mazzy Star and Built to Spill but you could hear Veruca Salt and other female alternative rock bands of the 90’s in the guitar driven and heavy bass playing underneath Julia’s airy lyrics unless she was screaming into the microphone with songs like “Gtfo”. Like the plant Creeping Charlie has a lot of energy and curiosity and desire to expand their musical sound. They can be seen again on January 20th, 2023 at the main room of First Ave in a show billed: Best new bands of 2022. Definitely worth a visit!”

While they were loud and screaming with a full band, Julia, by herself, seemed almost shy… especially asking the audience to help her sing out “It Doesn’t Hurt Like That Anymore”.

When re-tuning her guitar for the “loud” song “Paperdoll”, Julia, trying to come up with some banter, mentioned how she saw Leith Ross in June 2023 and admired how they dealt with vamping for time. According to Julia, Ross would solicit questions written on paper in a box, and would answer those questions while tuning their guitars. “They’re so smart, I’m not!,” she concluded.

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”.

Look for Tarver to support Jack Gray on the UK tour in November.

Remaining North America Tour Dates:

09/18/23: Toronto, ON @ Drake Hotel Underground*
09/19/23: Montreal, QC @ Bar le Ritz PDB*
09/21/23: Brooklyn, NY @ Elsewhere - Zone One^
09/22/23: Cambridge, MA @ Middle East Upstairs^
09/23/23: Philadelphia, PA @ Milkboy^
09/26/23: Washington, DC @ DC9^
09/27/23: Carrboro, NC @ Cat's Cradle ^
09/28/23: Decatur, GA @ Eddie's Attic^
09/30/23: Houston, TX @ House of Blues ^
10/01/23: Dallas, TX @ House of Blues^
10/04/23: Phoenix, AZ @ Valley Bar*
10/05/23: San Diego, CA @ House of Blues*
10/06/23: Los Angeles, CA @ The Echo*

w/ Rosie Darling*

Julia Eubanks

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

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