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Cults at Fine Line, Minneapolis (06 Aug 2024)

08/06 Cults with BNNY at Fine Line Cults Setlist Crybaby Left My Keys Knots Monolithic High Road Shoulders to My Feet Bumper / Never Saw the Point / Abducted / Go Outside Onions Behave Eat It Cold Bad Things You Know What I Mean Gilded Lily Hung the Moon -- Encore -- Always Forever Tour Dates 8.7.24 – Omaha, NE @ The Waiting Room 8.9.24 – Denver, CO @ Marquis Theater 8.10.24 – Salt Lake City, UT @ Metro Music Hall 8.12.24 – Seattle, WA @ The Crocodile 8.13.24 – Portland, OR @ Wonder Ballroom 8.15.24 – San Francisco, CA @ Bimbo’s 365 Club 8.16.24 – San Diego, CA @ Observatory 8.17.24 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Fonda 8.18.24 – Phoenix, AZ @ Crescent Ballroom 8.20.24 – Dallas, TX @ Sons of Hermann Hall 8.21.24 – Houston, TX @ Bronze Peacock 8.22.24 – Baton Rouge, LA @ Chelsea’s Live 8.24.24 – Ft. Lauderdale, FL @ Revolution Live 8.25.24 – Orlando, FL @ The Social 8.26.24 – Atlanta, GA @ Masquerade 8.28.24 – Brooklyn, NY @ Warsaw 9.19.24 – Cuyahoga Falls, OH @ Blossom Music* 9.20.24 – Cincinnati, OH @ ICON Festival* 9.21.24 – Indianapolis, IN @ Everwise Amph* 9.23.24 – Rochester Hills, MI @ Meadow Brook Amph* 9.24.24 – Toronto, ON @ Budweiser Stage * 9.25.24 – Laval, QE @ Place Bell * 9.27.24 – Boston, MA @ TD Garden * 9.28.24 – Philadelphia, PA @ Mann Center * 9.30.24 – Washington, DC @ The Anthem * 10.1.24 – Washington, DC @ The Anthem * 10.2.24 – Charlottesville, VA @ Ting Pavillion * 10.4.24 – Charlotte, NC @ Amos’ Southend 10.5.24 – Columbia, SC @ New Brookland Tavern 10.6.24 – Charleston, SC @ Music Farm 10.8.24 – Wilmington, NC @ Live Oak Bank Pavilion * 10.9.24 – Raleigh, NC @ Red Hat Amphitheatre * 10.11.24 – Nashville, TN @ Ascend Amphitheater * 10.12.24 – Atlanta, GA @ Cadence Bank Amphitheatre * 10.13.24 – Asheville, NC @ Rabbit Rabbit * 10.15.24 – St. Augustine, FL @ Saint Augustine Amph * 10.17.24 – Austin, TX @ Moody Center * 11.4.24 – Manchester, UK @ Manchester Academy 3 11.5.24 – London, UK @ Electric Brixton 11.6.24 – Brighton, UK @ Concorde2 11.8.24 – Paris, France @ Le Trabendo 11.9.24 – Rouen, France @ Le 106 11.10.24 – Amsterdam, Netherlands @ Bitterzoet 11.12.24 – Cologne, Germany @ Live Music Hall 11.13.24 – Berlin, Germany @ Metropol 11.14.24 – Prague, Czech Republic @ MeetFactory 11.15.24 – Warsaw, Poland @ Niebo * Supporting Vampire Weekend Read More Cults New York's Cults are in the middle of their tour for their second album, Static, stopping by Minneapolis' First Avenue on November 22nd… Bnny Opening the show was Chicago quartet Bnny, who started with just a quiet solo song from lead singer Jess Viscius. Shortly after that song ended, the rest of her band, which includes her twin sister Alexa Viscius …

Multi-platinum breakout duo Cults (Madeline Follin and Brian Oblivion) just headlined the Fine Line, in Minneapolis, in support of their latest, To the Ghosts.

Open the show was Chicago’s BNNY… who said that they’ve been here three times, “twice here.” A quick fact-check reveals that, in fact, this was their first time at the venue, because their show with Molly Burch, at the Fine Line, was cancelled in April 2022.

BNNY at 7th Street Entry (06 Aug 2022)

Fortunately, we did see them, on their official first appearance “twenty years ago!” in Aug 2022 and wrote, “Opening the show was Chicago quartet Bnny, who started with just a quiet solo song from lead singer Jess Viscius. Shortly after that song ended, the rest of her band, which includes her twin sister Alexa Viscius, and Tim Makowski and Matt Pelkey, joined Jess on stage. Laughing she said, “That was the most rock ‘n roll thing I’ve ever done.” The band (and debut record Everything) was created to honor and process the death of Jess’ partner. So many of their songs are somewhat depressing and emotional. Their latest single, “I’m Just Fine”, is about “the sensation of time moving slowly when you are missing someone. It’s about attempting to deny that you are heartbroken in order to protect yourself.””

You have to forgive the band, as I have very poor memory as well. For example, for a long time I thought I saw Space in 1997, as I have memories of buying the tickets and driving to Los Angeles to see the band… but the truth is that the show was cancelled (which would explain why I don’t remember anything from the show!)

Cults at NXNE, Toronto (18 June 2011)

When we first saw Cults, in Jun 2011, they were the belle of the ball. Everyone wanted to see them, there were a million photographers: “Cults is a favorite among the bloggers, as apparent by the million photographers. Their self-titled album came out a week, or so earlier, on Lily Allen's record label, In The Name Of, and I guess people are in love with it. They were pretty catchy, even threw in an F word after the lyrics "I can't be the way you want" (from "Never Saw the Point"). The one thing I will say is that singer Madeline Follin only has one mode of dancing. While not a terrible thing, it's not a whole lot of stage presence. Look for them on tour on the West Coast in July and some festivals in August.”

Seeing the band in broad daylight, at a music festival, didn’t really fit the band’s style. Since we saw them at First Avenue in April 2012 and Nov 2013, they’ve been playing more with darkness and projections/light effects.

Shortly after that the band went on hiatus, until they reemerged with Offering in 2017. Unfortunately, by this time, they weren’t signed on Sony Records anymore, and promotions and marketing for Offering and Motels (in 2018), didn’t really reach as far as it used.

Anyway, it’s been over a decade since we last saw the duo (Madeline Follin and Brian Oblivion), and I’ll have to say it’s good to catch up. They’ve put together a custom projection to match and sync with the music. For example, the word “Crybaby” would show up whenever they sing the chorus. When it works, it’s actually pretty neato. Unfortunately, that also meant that the band relied heavily on the projection. Case in point, they had to stop and start over on their first song because the software running the images weren’t working correctly. Again, when it’s all working, it’s really cool.

Cults at Turf Club (28 Aug 2022)

If you saw the band at the Turf Club in Aug 2022, the band had a secret password. Madeline asked for the password… and it seems like no one remembered, or weren’t there. Turns out the secret password is “Buttercup.” Good to know, maybe next time.

Again, it’s good to see Cults again. Love the new special projection effects, it’s clear that they’ve worked closely with creating a visual and music program for their shows.

Cults’ To the Ghosts is out now.

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Minneapolis: This Week (08/11/2024)

What’s happening this week.

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08/05 Elliott Smith Birthday Party! at White Squirrel Bar Read More Elliot Smith The story of Elliott Smith is well known now: Shy and reclusive indie rocker soars to a Hollywood soundstage and major-label contract. His fans gasped in collective horror when he took a bow at the 1998 …

08/05/2024 Monday

Elliott Smith Birthday Party!
at White Squirrel Bar
whitesquirrelbar.com

Feeling depressed because it’s Monday? Why not celebrating Elliott Smith’s birthday this August 5, 2024, at the White Squirrel Bar, in St Paul.

I was told that each performer gets to play one song… It would be cool if they got exactly 8 singers as a nod to Figure 8. Not sure how everyone will fit in the small bar… but we will see.

Poster by Cara Lillian.

Musicians:

Emmy Woods

Zola Rose

Shae Alcamo

Cara Lillian

New Seven

Bryn Battani

Ara

FINICK

& more

08/06 Cults with BNNY at Fine Line Read More Cults New York's Cults are in the middle of their tour for their second album, Static, stopping by Minneapolis' First Avenue on November 22nd… Bnny Opening the show was Chicago quartet Bnny, who started with just a quiet solo song from lead singer Jess Viscius. Shortly after that song ended, the rest of her band, which includes her twin sister Alexa Viscius …

08/06/2024 Tuesday

Cults
with BNNY
at Fine Line
first-avenue.com

It’s good to see Multi-platinum breakout duo Cults (Madeline Follin and Brian Oblivion) back on tour, in support of To the Ghosts.

Cults at NXNE, Toronto (18 June 2011)

Did I ever tell you we once went to Canada to see Cults play in Jun 2011? We said, “Cults is a favorite among the bloggers, as apparent by the million photographers. Their self-titled album came out a week, or so earlier, on Lily Allen's record label, In The Name Of, and I guess people are in love with it. They were pretty catchy, even threw in an F word after the lyrics "I can't be the way you want" (from "Never Saw the Point"). The one thing I will say is that singer Madeline Follin only has one mode of dancing. While not a terrible thing, it's not a whole lot of stage presence. Look for them on tour on the West Coast in July and some festivals in August.”

BNNY at 7th Street Entry, Minneapolis (06 Aug 2022)

Opening will be BNNY, who we previously saw in Aug 2022 and wrote, “Opening the show was Chicago quartet Bnny, who started with just a quiet solo song from lead singer Jess Viscius. Shortly after that song ended, the rest of her band, which includes her twin sister Alexa Viscius, and Tim Makowski and Matt Pelkey, joined Jess on stage. Laughing she said, “That was the most rock ‘n roll thing I’ve ever done.” The band (and debut record Everything) was created to honor and process the death of Jess’ partner. So many of their songs are somewhat depressing and emotional. Their latest single, “I’m Just Fine”, is about “the sensation of time moving slowly when you are missing someone. It’s about attempting to deny that you are heartbroken in order to protect yourself.””

Tour dates:

8.1.24 – Millvale, PA @ Mr. Smalls Theatre

8.2.24 – Grand Rapids, MI @ The Pyramid Scheme

8.3.24 – Chicago, IL @ Official Lollapalooza Afterparty at Outset

8.4.24 – Chicago, IL @ Lollapalooza

8.6.24 – Minneapolis, MN @ Fine Line

8.7.24 – Omaha, NE @ The Waiting Room

8.9.24 – Denver, CO @ Marquis Theater

8.10.24 – Salt Lake City, UT @ Metro Music Hall

8.12.24 – Seattle, WA @ The Crocodile

8.13.24 – Portland, OR @ Wonder Ballroom

8.15.24 – San Francisco, CA @ Bimbo’s 365 Club

8.16.24 – San Diego, CA @ The Observatory North Park

8.17.24 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Fonda

8.18.24 – Phoenix, AZ @ Crescent Ballroom

8.20.24 – Dallas, TX @ Sons of Hermann Hall

8.21.24 – Houston, TX @ Bronze Peacock

8.22.24 – Baton Rouge, LA @ Chelsea’s Live

8.24.24 – Ft. Lauderdale, FL @ Revolution Live

8.25.24 – Orlando, FL @ The Social

8.26.24 – Atlanta, GA @ Masquerade

8.28.24 – Brooklyn, NY @ Warsaw

9.19.24 – Cuyahoga Falls, OH @ Blossom Music Center *

9.20.24 – Cincinnati, OH @ The ICON Festival Stage at Smale Park *

9.21.24 – Indianapolis, IN @ Everwise Amphitheatre *

9.23.24 – Rochester Hills, MI @ Meadow Brook Amphitheatre *

9.24.24 – Toronto, ON @ Budweiser Stage *

9.25.24 – Laval, QE @ Place Bell *

9.27.24 – Boston, MA @ TD Garden *

9.28.24 – Philadelphia, PA @ Mann Center *

9.30.24 – Washington, DC @ The Anthem *

10.1.24 – Washington, DC @ The Anthem *

10.2.24 – Charlottesville, VA @ Ting Pavillion *

10.4.24 – Charlotte, NC @ Amos’ Southend

10.5.24 – Columbia, SC @ New Brookland Tavern

10.6.24 – Charleston, SC @ Music Farm

10.8.24 – Wilmington, NC @ Live Oak Bank Pavilion *

10.9.24 – Raleigh, NC @ Red Hat Amphitheatre *

10.11.24 – Nashville, TN @ Ascend Amphitheater *

10.12.24 – Atlanta, GA @ Cadence Bank Amphitheatre *

10.13.24 – Asheville, NC @ Rabbit Rabbit *

10.15.24 – St. Augustine, FL @ Saint Augustine Amphitheatre *

10.17.24 – Austin, TX @ Moody Center *

11.4.24 – Manchester, UK @ Manchester Academy 3

11.5.24 – London, UK @ Electric Brixton

11.6.24 – Brighton, UK @ Concorde2

11.8.24 – Paris, France @ Le Trabendo

11.9.24 – Rouen, France @ Le 106

11.10.24 – Amsterdam, Netherlands @ Bitterzoet

11.12.24 – Cologne, Germany @ Live Music Hall

11.13.24 – Berlin, Germany @ Metropol

11.14.24 – Prague, Czech Republic @ MeetFactory

11.15.24 – Warsaw, Poland @ Niebo

* Supporting Vampire Weekend

08/06 Briscoe with Wells Ferrari at Turf Club Read More Briscoe Folk-rock band Briscoe (Truett Heintzelman and Philip Lupton) is on tour in support of their debut album West of It All (ATO Records). Briscoe was previously seen in town in April 2023 with Ruston Kelly. ...

08/06/2024 Tuesday

Briscoe
with Wells Ferrari
at Turf Club
first-avenue.com

Austin-based Briscoe will be headlining the Turf Club, in St Paul, on August 6th. The group is the project of Truett Heintzelman and Philip Lupton.

Briscoe at 7th St Entry (15 Oct 2023)

We did miss them the first time around, when they were touring in support of their debut album West of It All (ATO Records), in Oct 2023 and also in April 2023, but we are happy to announce that we are covering them this time around!

Wells Ferrari to open.

Tour dates:

Aug 3 Chicago, IL, US Schuba's

Aug 5 Milwaukee, WI, US Cactus Club

Aug 6 St. Paul, MN, US Turf Club

Aug 12 Calgary, AB, Canada The Palomino

Aug 14 Vancouver, BC, Canada Biltmore Cabaret

Aug 15 Portland, OR, US show bar

Aug 16 Bend, OR, US Volcanic Theatre Pub

Aug 18 Mill Valley, CA, US Sweetwater Music Hall

Aug 20 Los Angeles (LA), CA, US The Moroccan Lounge

Aug 21 San Diego, CA, US Voodoo Room

Aug 23 Healdsburg, CA, US Bella Vineyards

Sep 1 St Louis, MO, US The Golden Record

Sep 14 Evanston, IL, US SPACE

Sep 19 Outdoor Louisville, KY, US Bourbon & Beyond

Sep 21 St Louis, MO, US The Golden Record

Sep 22 Davenport, IA, US Raccoon Motel

Sep 24 Evanston, IL, US SPACE

Sep 25 Spring Green, WI, US The Shitty Barn

Sep 27 Dallas, TX, US State Fair of TX

08/09 Old 97's at First Avenue Read More The Old 97's We caught The Old 97s earlier this year at SXSW, and also last year at the Fine Line Music Café, in Minneapolis, which Emily described singer Rhett Miller's vocals as nothing short of "fantastic and passionate." ...

08/09/2024 Friday

Old 97's
at First Avenue
first-avenue.com

The Old 97’s is out touring in support of their new album American Primitive, available on ATO Records.

The Old 97s at Fine Line Music Cafe (12 Nov 2013)

We last saw The Old 97s in Nov 2013 and wrote, “If the Shades brought the crowd to an enthusiastic boil, then the Old 97s turned the place into an outright volcano of excitement. Bassist Murry Hammond strode out on stage, followed by drummer Philip Peeples sporting a fantastic ‘stache, singer/guitarist and dreamboat extraordinaire Rhett Miller and lead shredder Ken Bethea and they launched into a breathless two-hour set starting with the sing-along classic “Barrier Reef” from the band’s 1997 offering Too Far to Care. The Old 97s have acquired quite a following in their 20-year career and you couldn’t ask for a better audience; the energy off stage was just as potent as the energy on stage. Grown men and women were giggling like schoolchildren, grins plastered on their faces and all eyes adoringly on one of the greatest live bands ever. Miller mentioned several times how much he loved the Twin Cities (he was in St. Paul last month for Wits) - so much that, half way through the set, they unveiled a new song Miller jokingly called “high art.” It’s title? “Let’s Get Drunk And Get it On.” Another toast to the Cities came in the form of a reworked Bob Dylan song; Miller rewrote “Desolation Row” with new lyrics and called it “Champaign, IL,” to Dylan’s approval.”

Update 7/16/24: John Buffalo has been announced as support. The Old 97’s personally asked Buffalo to join them on a short Summer tour. When asked about the invite, John Dufilho (who records as John Buffalo) said, “Having the 97’s put their stamp of approval on my new solo project, John Buffalo, means the world to me. Plus, their crowds are the best. This trip is gonna be crazy fun. I’ve toured with them before, with The Deathray Davies and with I Love Math, but never solo. I’m definitely gonna be trying some new things.”

Tour dates:

8/2 – Saint Louis, MO – Delmar Hall

8/3 – Indianapolis, IN – Hi-Fi Annex

8/4 – Ferndale, MI – The Magic Bag

8/6 – Grand Rapids, MI – Elevation

8/7 – Bloomington, IL – Castle Theatre

8/8 – Des Moines, IA – Wooly's

8/9 – Minneapolis, MN – First Avenue

8/10 – Davenport, IA – The Raccoon Motel

8/11 – Kansas City, MO – Madrid Theatre

9/10 – Boston, MA – Royale

9/11 – Amherst, MA – The Drake

9/12 – Hamden, CT – Space Ballroom

9/13 – New York, NY – Bowery Ballroom

9/14 – New York, NY – Bowery Ballroom

9/15 – King of Prussia, PA – Concerts Under the Stars

9/17 – Lititz, PA – Mickey's Black Box

9/18 – Pittsburgh, PA – Thunderbird Café

9/19 – Washington, D.C. – 9:30 Club

9/20 – Richmond, VA – The Broadberry

9/21 – Charlotte, NC – The Underground

9/22 – Raleigh, NC – Lincoln Theatre

9/24 – Charleston, SC – Music Farm

9/25 – Greenville, SC – Radio Room Greenville

9/26 – Athens, GA – Georgia Theatre

9/27 – Columbia, SC – The Senate

9/28 – Atlanta, GA – Variety Playhouse

9/29 – New Orleans, LA – Tipitina's

08/09 Music in the Parks feat. Ber at Lake Harriet Bandshell Read More Music in the Parks Every summer you can find free Music & Movies in the Parks at various Minneapolis parks. Coming up on July 19th is Jøur (formerly known as Jourdan Myers). Jøur’s second single “Black Hole” … Ber Opening the show was Ber. Originally from Minnesota, Ber moved to London in 2020 to work on music. With a massive fanbase on TikTok, she caught the attention of London’s Zane Lowe and Travis Mills ...

08/09/2024 Friday

Music in the Parks
feat. Ber
at Lake Harriet Bandshell
minneapolisparks.org

Ber at Lake Harriet Bandshell on August 9. Anni Xo to open… with Jaws as the movie to play at dusk.

The event is free and open to the public.

Ber (30 Dec 2022)

We caught Ber in Dec 2022 and wrote, “Ber aka Berit Dybing then took the stage but with some minor complications. That’s what makes 7th Street Entry such a fun musical venue. It’s an incubation tube for new bands and those bands are their own roadies, and they are only a few feet from the audience as they set up their equipment. For a time the band worked on connecting Mike’s (drummer) ear piece. Then Ber’s main mic wasn’t working, which was an important piece of equipment for a lead singer. No matter. Ber was game and set aside any awkwardness by chatting and taking selfies with the crowd.”

Music in the Parks Schedule:

Aug 1 Meatraffle Ska

Aug 1 Myallo

Aug 1 Peter Ruddy

Aug 2 The Undergroove

Aug 2 Gypsy Swing Jazz Jazz

Aug 3 The Von Tramps

Aug 4 Purple Queen

Aug 4 The Way Way Back Band

Aug 5 Matt Yetter

Aug 5 The C Notes

Aug 6 Palms Psalm

Aug 6 Lakewood Cemetery

Aug 7 Demolition Means Progress

Aug 7 Shaun Johnson + the Big Band Experience

Aug 8 Niny Salem Trio

Aug 8 Kung Fu Hippies

Aug 9 Side By Side

Aug 9 Ber

Aug 11 Percolators Band

Aug 11 Kenwood Symphony Orchestra

Aug 12 FINICK

Aug 12 Jaspar Lepak

Aug 13 Will Sings Songs

Aug 13 Root River Jam

Aug 14 Sing United

Aug 14 The Pan-handlers Steel Drum Band

Aug 15 Fr/end

Aug 15 Adam Bohanan

Aug 16 Quantum Mechanics

Aug 16 The Zillionaires

Aug 17 Fat Chance Jug Band

Aug 18 ROBOS (Rock On Brothers Of Sound)

Aug 18 Saddle Sores

Aug 19 Overdressed Duo

Aug 19 La Danse Fatale Ballet Company

Aug 19 Wish

Aug 20 Coax From Chuckanut

Aug 20 Lake Davi

Aug 21 Gigi the Ukulady

Aug 21 Flamenco X Ensemble

Aug 22 DJ in the Park (Dj Yasmeena)

Aug 22 RuDeGiRL

Aug 22 Prank Williams

Aug 23 Scott Liebers

Aug 23 Glycerin Tears

Aug 25 Sparky

Aug 25 St Louis Park Community Band

Aug 26 Lydia Sophia

Aug 26 Necessary Diversion

Aug 27 Problem Solvent

Aug 27 Squid City Slingers

Aug 28 Andy McClure

Aug 28 John Penny and His Virtual Band

Aug 29 Band of Praise

Aug 29 Ditchbird

Aug 30 The West Metro Big Band

Aug 30 Luke LeBlanc Band

08/10 Vintage & Makers Market at White Squirrel Bar Read More FINICK FINICK rounds out the five. She had just gotten back from Winnipeg Folk Festival, in Canada, and then worked as Junior counselor at She Rock She Rock earlier in the day, before ending the day at …

08/10/2024 Saturday

Vintage & Makers Market
at White Squirrel Bar
whitesquirrelbar.com

It’s an all-day event at the White Squirrel Bar, in St Paul, on Saturday, August 10, 2024. It’s taking place in the parking lot and will features vendors selling their wares. There’s even Angry Line Cook Day food truck if you want something to eat.

Inside the bar, starting at 1pm is FINICK, opening for Eldest Daughter (a band featuring lead singer, and eldest daughter, Monica Merila). Not sure if this is a full band or not, but if it is a full band, it will include lead guitarist Austin Reid, bass player Sonja Quartz Leaf, and drummer Isaac Feia.

Also on the bill is singer/songwriter (and yoga educator) Jordy Vaughn. She recently released New Moon Rising EP.

Bethany Larson & The Bees Knees at White Squirrel Bar (10 Aug 2024)

Taking place outside will be Bethany Larson & The Bees Knees with Johanna Mathews opening.

Bethany Larson & The Bee’s Knees is described as “Twin Cities best kept secrets” by Twin Cities Metro. The Bee’s Knees is the backing band, featuring Bethany’s brother Chris Larson on guitar, keyboard and backing vocals, Alicia Kay on bass and backing vocals, and Sara Horishnyk on drums.

Danger Club at White Squirrel Bar (10 Aug 2024)

Finally, starting at 9pm, will be Danger Club headlining, with Enemy In The Sky (Kara Dupuy and Eric Kramlinger) and Burning Peasant (who is closing out the show).

Danger Club writes:

We’re playing White Squirrel Bar on August 10th! We would love to see you all there!

Enemy In The Sky: 9:00 - 10:00
Danger Club: 10:00 - 11:00
Burning Peasant: 11:00 - 12:00

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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Minneapolis: August 4 to August 6, 2024

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08/01 Infinity Song at 7th St Entry Read More Faye Webster Atlanta Millionaires Club is in Faye Webster's feelings, and that's the way she likes it. "Everything is way personal, " Webster says. "I have to write about very personal things for me to even want to write." …

08/04/2024 Sunday

Faye Webster
with Benét
at Palace Theatre
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Can you believe how popular Atlanta-based singer-songwriter Faye Webster have gotten since the last time we saw her? It’s unbelievable! She’s selling out the Palace Theatre in St Paul, coming up on August 4th.

Faye Webster at Turf Club, St Paul (30 Mar 2019)

We first saw Webster in Mar 2019 and wrote, “21-year-old Atlanta-based singer-songwriter, Faye Webster, touring in support of her forthcoming album Atlanta Millionaires Club (due out May 24 on Secretly Canadian). I had to mention the album early, because Webster actually never mentioned the album during her entire tour so far. “I’m so bad at my job!” she realized. Webster stopped using setlists for her brief 30-min set, “People would steal our setlist every night, so we just stop using them.” The result is that her set may slightly change night, after night, depending if she wants to tune her guitar or not.”

Benét to open.

Tour Dates:

7/22 - Browns Island - Richmond, VA ~

7/24 - The Anthem - Washington, DC ~

7/26 - The Dell Music Center - Philadelphia, PA ~

7/27 - The Stage at Suffolk Downs - Boston, MA ~

7/29 - Stage AE - Pittsburgh, PA ~

7/30 - Royal Oak Music Theatre - Royal Oak, MI ~

8/1 - Lollapalooza - Chicago, IL

8/4 - Palace Theater - St. Paul, MN ^

9/8 - The Refinery - Charleston, SC

9/9 - Florida Theatre - Jacksonville, FL

9/13 - Fox Theatre - Atlanta, GA

9/17 - JJ’s Live - Fayetteville, AR

9/19 - Moody Ampitheater - Austin, TX

9/21 - The Lowbrow Palace - El Paso, TX

9/22 - Arizona Financial Theatre - Phoenix, AZ

9/25 - The Greek Theatre - Los Angeles, CA

9/26 - Madonna Inn - San Luis Obispo, CA

9/27 - The Greek Theatre Berkeley - Berkeley, CA

9/29 - McMenamin’s Edgefield Amphitheatre - Porland, OR

9/30 - Orpheum Theatre - Vancouver, BC

10/1 - Paramount Theatre - Seattle, WA

10/3 - The Union - Salt Lake City, UT

10/4 - The Mission Ballroom - Denver, CO

^ w/ Benét
~ w/ Julie

08/06 Mt. Joy at Surly Brewing Festival Field Read More Mt. Joy Los Angeles by way of Philadelphia alt-folk-rockers Mt. Joy opened the evening with a forty-five minute set of new songs that properly introduced the new band, and gave these many won-over fans a chance to ....

08/06/2024 Tuesday

Mt. Joy
at Surly Brewing Festival Field
first-avenue.com

The Philadelphia and Los Angeles based band Mt. Joy is back on tour.

They recently released a self-funded song “Highway Queen” via the band’s own Bloom Field Records in collaboration with Neon Gold Records (Matt Maeson, HAIM, Charli XCX, et. al). Frontman Matt Quinn talks about the song, “The song is about being in love with someone you see a bit of yourself in. My wife is from Brazil but left home when she was 15 to chase a dream and had success that has kept her away from home and moved her all over the world ever since. Living away from home corrals your demons in a specific way, you feel like the only way to out run them is to keep moving, and it makes being home torturous. It’s something I personally struggle with so I know it when I see it in someone else, especially someone I love. Now we share a home together and I hope this song can represent a reminder that we have each other to work through it all and hopefully the rest of our lives to figure it out at whatever pace we need.”

Mt. Joy at Fine Line, Minneapolis (15 Oct 2017)

We last saw Mt. Joy in Oct 2017 and wrote, “Los Angeles by way of Philadelphia alt-folk-rockers Mt. Joy opened the evening with a forty-five minute set of new songs that properly introduced the new band, and gave these many won-over fans a chance to hear the tracks, soon to appear on their upcoming debut. Matt Quinn (vocals/guitar) and Sam Cooper (guitar) met in high school and started performing songs together over a dozen years ago, reuniting in LA to record four songs last year in their producer’s living room (joined later on by Michael Byrnes-bass, Sotiris Eliopoulos-drums, and Terrance Mack-keys to form a five-piece live act). Influenced by many classic ‘70’s jam acts, the whistling ‘Cardinal’ lyrically reminds to take the time to notice the everyday beauty around us, ‘Uke Song’ was played with “tiny guitar” as Quinn called it, and the uplifting and set-closing ‘Sheep’ actually had the most socially-biting lyrics, inspired by the Freddie Grey unrest- “When there is blood on the streets of Baltimore, people getting ready for a long war, maybe I was born in the wrong skin but those sheep are rolling in the mud again.””

Mt. Joy on tour:

7.04 - Milwaukee, WI @ Summerfest - BMO Pavilion

7.05 - Marshfield, MA @ Levitate Music and Arts Festival

7.06 - Ottawa, ON @ Ottawa Blues Fest

7.08 - Quebec City, QC @ Festival D’ete

7.09 - Montreal, QC @ MTelus

7.10 - Toronto, ON @ Budstage

7.12 - Winnipeg, MB @ Winnipeg Folk Fest

7.14 - Whitefish, MT @ Under the Big Sky Festival

7.18 - Boston, MA @ Fenway Park (w/ Noah Kahan)

7.19 - Boston, MA @ Fenway Park (w/ Noah Kahan)

7.20 - Columbia, MD @ Merriweather Post Pavilion

8.04 - Saint Charles, IA @ Hinterland Music Festival

8.06 - Minneapolis, MN @ Surly Brewing Festival Field

8.08 - Morrison, CO @ Red Rocks Amphitheatre

8.09 - Morrison, CO @ Red Rocks Amphitheatre

8.10 - Dillon, CO @ Dillon Amphitheatre

8.13 - Salt Lake City, UT @ Granary Live

8.15 - Boise, ID @ Outlaw Field @ Idaho Botanical Gardens

8.16 - Portland, OR @ Pioneer Courthouse Square

8.17 - Vancouver, BC @ Doug Mitchell Thunderbird

8.19 - Palmer, AK @ Alaska State Fair

8.21 - Carnation, WA @ Remlinger Farms

8.23 - Bend, OR @ Hayden Holmes

8.25 - Los Angeles, CA @ KCRW Music Series Hollywood Bowl

9.13 - Austin, TX @ Moody Center

9.15 - Alpharetta, GA @ Ameris Bank Amphitheatre

9.17 - Charleston, SC @ Firefly Distillery

9.18 - Cary, NC @ Koka Booth

9.20 - Philadelphia, PA @ TD Pavilion at The Mann

9.21 - Richmond, VA @ Iron Blossom

9.22 - Louisville, KY @ Bourbon & Beyond

9.24 - Nashville, TN @ Ascend Amphitheater

9.26 - Bridgeport, CT @ Hartford Healthcare Amphitheater

9.28 - New York, NY @ Madison Square Garden

9.29 - Ocean City, MD @ Ocean’ Calling

10.01 - Rochester, NY @ Gordon Field House

10.03 - Chicago, IL @ Salt Shed (Outdoors)

10.04 - Chicago, IL @ Salt Shed (Outdoors)

10.05 - Chicago, IL @ Salt Shed (Outdoors)

08/06 Cults with BNNY at Fine Line Read More Cults New York's Cults are in the middle of their tour for their second album, Static, stopping by Minneapolis' First Avenue on November 22nd… Bnny Opening the show was Chicago quartet Bnny, who started with just a quiet solo song from lead singer Jess Viscius. Shortly after that song ended, the rest of her band, which includes her twin sister Alexa Viscius …

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It’s good to see Multi-platinum breakout duo Cults (Madeline Follin and Brian Oblivion) back on tour, in support of To the Ghosts.

Cults at NXNE, Toronto (18 June 2011)

Did I ever tell you we once went to Canada to see Cults play in Jun 2011? We said, “Cults is a favorite among the bloggers, as apparent by the million photographers. Their self-titled album came out a week, or so earlier, on Lily Allen's record label, In The Name Of, and I guess people are in love with it. They were pretty catchy, even threw in an F word after the lyrics "I can't be the way you want" (from "Never Saw the Point"). The one thing I will say is that singer Madeline Follin only has one mode of dancing. While not a terrible thing, it's not a whole lot of stage presence. Look for them on tour on the West Coast in July and some festivals in August.”

BNNY at 7th Street Entry, Minneapolis (06 Aug 2022)

Opening will be BNNY, who we previously saw in Aug 2022 and wrote, “Opening the show was Chicago quartet Bnny, who started with just a quiet solo song from lead singer Jess Viscius. Shortly after that song ended, the rest of her band, which includes her twin sister Alexa Viscius, and Tim Makowski and Matt Pelkey, joined Jess on stage. Laughing she said, “That was the most rock ‘n roll thing I’ve ever done.” The band (and debut record Everything) was created to honor and process the death of Jess’ partner. So many of their songs are somewhat depressing and emotional. Their latest single, “I’m Just Fine”, is about “the sensation of time moving slowly when you are missing someone. It’s about attempting to deny that you are heartbroken in order to protect yourself.””

Tour dates:

8.1.24 – Millvale, PA @ Mr. Smalls Theatre

8.2.24 – Grand Rapids, MI @ The Pyramid Scheme

8.3.24 – Chicago, IL @ Official Lollapalooza Afterparty at Outset

8.4.24 – Chicago, IL @ Lollapalooza

8.6.24 – Minneapolis, MN @ Fine Line

8.7.24 – Omaha, NE @ The Waiting Room

8.9.24 – Denver, CO @ Marquis Theater

8.10.24 – Salt Lake City, UT @ Metro Music Hall

8.12.24 – Seattle, WA @ The Crocodile

8.13.24 – Portland, OR @ Wonder Ballroom

8.15.24 – San Francisco, CA @ Bimbo’s 365 Club

8.16.24 – San Diego, CA @ The Observatory North Park

8.17.24 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Fonda

8.18.24 – Phoenix, AZ @ Crescent Ballroom

8.20.24 – Dallas, TX @ Sons of Hermann Hall

8.21.24 – Houston, TX @ Bronze Peacock

8.22.24 – Baton Rouge, LA @ Chelsea’s Live

8.24.24 – Ft. Lauderdale, FL @ Revolution Live

8.25.24 – Orlando, FL @ The Social

8.26.24 – Atlanta, GA @ Masquerade

8.28.24 – Brooklyn, NY @ Warsaw

9.19.24 – Cuyahoga Falls, OH @ Blossom Music Center *

9.20.24 – Cincinnati, OH @ The ICON Festival Stage at Smale Park *

9.21.24 – Indianapolis, IN @ Everwise Amphitheatre *

9.23.24 – Rochester Hills, MI @ Meadow Brook Amphitheatre *

9.24.24 – Toronto, ON @ Budweiser Stage *

9.25.24 – Laval, QE @ Place Bell *

9.27.24 – Boston, MA @ TD Garden *

9.28.24 – Philadelphia, PA @ Mann Center *

9.30.24 – Washington, DC @ The Anthem *

10.1.24 – Washington, DC @ The Anthem *

10.2.24 – Charlottesville, VA @ Ting Pavillion *

10.4.24 – Charlotte, NC @ Amos’ Southend

10.5.24 – Columbia, SC @ New Brookland Tavern

10.6.24 – Charleston, SC @ Music Farm

10.8.24 – Wilmington, NC @ Live Oak Bank Pavilion *

10.9.24 – Raleigh, NC @ Red Hat Amphitheatre *

10.11.24 – Nashville, TN @ Ascend Amphitheater *

10.12.24 – Atlanta, GA @ Cadence Bank Amphitheatre *

10.13.24 – Asheville, NC @ Rabbit Rabbit *

10.15.24 – St. Augustine, FL @ Saint Augustine Amphitheatre *

10.17.24 – Austin, TX @ Moody Center *

11.4.24 – Manchester, UK @ Manchester Academy 3

11.5.24 – London, UK @ Electric Brixton

11.6.24 – Brighton, UK @ Concorde2

11.8.24 – Paris, France @ Le Trabendo

11.9.24 – Rouen, France @ Le 106

11.10.24 – Amsterdam, Netherlands @ Bitterzoet

11.12.24 – Cologne, Germany @ Live Music Hall

11.13.24 – Berlin, Germany @ Metropol

11.14.24 – Prague, Czech Republic @ MeetFactory

11.15.24 – Warsaw, Poland @ Niebo

* Supporting Vampire Weekend

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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Ian Sweet at 7th Street Entry, Minneapolis (06 Aug 2022)

Ian Sweet Setlist Drink the Lake f*ckthat Dumb Driver Hiding DIE A MILLION TIMES FIGHT All Skaters Go to Heaven Power Get Better Sword -- Encore -- Yellow (Coldplay cover) Tour Dates Aug. 8 - Omaha, NE @ Reverb Lounge # Aug. 9 - Kansas City, MO @ Record Bar # Aug. 11 - Denver, CO @ Larimer Lounge # Aug. 12 - Salt Lake City, UT @ Kilby Court # Aug. 14 - Phoenix, AZ @ Valley Bar# #=w/ Bnny Read More Ian Sweet Los Angeles’ Ian Sweet (aka Jilian Medford) will be stopping by the 7th Street Entry in support of her new album Crush Crusher (available October 26th on Hardly Art). She’s bringing Young Jesus with her on this tour. … Bnny February 18, with support from Chicago quartet Bnny. Tour dates: 02/1 - Phoenix, AZ @ Valley Bar # 02/3 - Denver, CO @ Larimer Lounge # 02/4 - Omaha, NE @ Reverb Lounge # …

Los Angeles’ Ian Sweet (Jilian Medford) headlined the 7th Street Entry on Saturday, August 6th. The show was originally scheduled for February 18, 2022, but due to COVID-19 restrictions, it was moved to August 6.

Opening the show was Chicago quartet Bnny, who started with just a quiet solo song from lead singer Jess Viscius. Shortly after that song ended, the rest of her band, which includes her twin sister Alexa Viscius, and Tim Makowski and Matt Pelkey, joined Jess on stage. Laughing she said, “That was the most rock ‘n roll thing I’ve ever done.”

The band (and debut record Everything) was created to honor and process the death of Jess’ partner. So many of their songs are somewhat depressing and emotional.

Their latest single, “I’m Just Fine”, is about “the sensation of time moving slowly when you are missing someone. It’s about attempting to deny that you are heartbroken in order to protect yourself.”

Highlight of their set was their drummer, Spud’s sixtieth birthday.

Ian Sweet is joined on stage by Jessie B on bass and Nate on drums (no, not that Nate on Drums).

Despite what Ian Sweet told us on stage, this was Sweet’s fourth time in Minneapolis (she mentioned she’s been three times on stage). She could be right, she may have cancelled an appearance… but according to our W♥M archive, this was her fourth time here: The first, in May 31, 2017 with Girlpool and Snail Mail at 7th Street Entry. The second with Ted Leo And The Pharmacists in November 11, 2017. The third as headliner at the 7th Street Entry October 29, 2018.

To be fair, Sweet’s always had a bad memory, as we witness in 2018, “ They’re [Ian Sweet] already familiar with the [Minneapolis] city, but they may have very short-term memory of it. Band leader, singer, guitarist Jilian Medford even joked about it, after playing “You Confuse Me”, she said that someone asked her where they played last night and it took over three minutes for her to remember. She actually didn’t say where they played (which tells me she didn’t actually remember!), but it was at O’Leavers in Omaha.”

Setlist

Look, I get it, when you’re on stage, there’s a million things going on in your mind, the least of which is remembering things. She said audience expect her to also be a comedian, especially when she’s focusing on trying to tune her guitar or remembering what song is up next. It’s hard, but this is what she’s always wanted to do: to entertain people with her songs. She hopes that one day, she could be doing this as a full time job… because right now she still maintains a day job (which is currently a music supervisor for movie trailers).

There were a few new songs from her new album Show Me How You Disappear on her set, including “Dumb Driver”, “Get Better”, and set closer, “Sword”.

Encore song was a “sweet” version of Coldplay’s “Yellow.”

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Ian Sweet at 7th Street Entry, Minneapolis (06 Aug 2022)

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