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Fenne Lily and Christian Lee Hutson at Bottleneck (05/22) and Fine Line (05/23)

Christian Lee Hutson Setlist Strawberry Lemonade State Bird Twin Soul with Fenne Lily Single for the Summer Atheist Get the Old Band Back Together Lose This Number Endangered Birds Northsiders Rubberneckers Fenne Lily Setlist Map of Japan Dawncolored Horse 2+2 Lights Light Up Berlin Elliott Pick In My Own Time Henry Red Deer Day Half Finished Work Wife Setlist Too Young to Understand Coeur D'Alene Strangers Something's Up Creases Soft Lie Brian Eno Ride, Ride Tour Dates 05/24- Milwaukee, WI @ Back Room 05/25 - Chicago, IL @ Thalia Hall 05/26 - Kalamazoo, MI @ Bell’s Eccentric Cafe 05/27 - Toronto, ON @ Legendary Horseshoe Tavern 05/30 - Portsmouth, NH @ 3S Artspace 05/31 - Cambridge, MA @ The Sinclair 06/02 - Brooklyn, NY @ Music Hall of Williamsburg 06/03 - Philadelphia, PA @ Union Transfer 06/04 - Washington, DC @ Black Cat 06/05 - Durham, NC @ Motorco Music Hall 06/06 - Atlanta, GA @ Terminal West 06/07 - Nashville, TN @ The Basement East 06/09 - Fayetteville, AR @ George’s Majestic Lounge 06/10 - Fort Worth, TX @ Tulips 06/11 - Austin, TX @ The Parish 06/13 - Santa Fe, NM @ Meow Wolf 06/15 - Phoenix, AZ @ Rebel Lounge 06/16 - West Hollywood, CA @ Troubadour Read More Fenne Lily So this may explain why Bristol, UK-based Fenne Lily was so tired due to lack of sleep. She said to keep herself awake, she’s been drinking hard liquor. Her humor is really dry, and you’re not quite sure … Christian Lee Hutson The first act of three to take the stage was singer/songwriter Christian Lee Hutson. Hutson is a Los Angeles-based musician, just releasing a new single, ‘Northsiders’ (which Bridgers produced) from his .…

The indie folk live pairing of Bristol, UK native (and a Brooklyn resident since the Fall) Fenne Lily and Americana singer-songwriter Christian Lee Hutson has been on the road for a short while, but this tour leg (which began at The Bottleneck in Lawrence, KS) has added Brooklyn up-and-comers Work Wife (Meredith Lampe, Cody Edgerly and Kenny Monroe) to the bill, complete with their brand-new banjo player.

The two headliners would trade off which band closes out the show. For the first night of the tour, Fenne Lily closed out Lawrence. For the second night, Christian Lee Hutson closed out the Fine Line.

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The Bottleneck, Lawrence (05/22)

The Bottleneck, Lawrence (05/22)

Work Wife just released their Quitting Season EP in December (on Born Losers Records), but are already looking forward playing several new tracks (expected on their sophomore EP later this year) debuted live for the first time. We liked what we heard and expect them back soon, most likely headlining.

Christian Lee Hutson is out in support of last Spring’s (similarly-named) Quitters full-length (produced by Phoebe Bridgers and Conor Oberst and on ANTI- Records) and we saw all three play live in Minneapolis in 2019. Hutson continued a story between the songs of his hour-long set, about his father getting in some scuffle at Kid Rock’s Nashville restaurant, which inspired Hutson to dream of opening his own establishment, eliciting crowd suggestions of what might be on the menu.

Fenne Lily would describe Hutson’s music as “excellently ambiguous”, while her own music, in support of Big Picture (out just last month via Dead Oceans) has a claustrophobic intimacy about it, recorded through the pandemic-era shut-in period and of a relationship from its beginnings to end, though the songs teeter to easily morph into something of a bigger sound.

All three acts seemed like a comfortable fit in touring together (and Work Wife and Fenne Lily each sitting in to help play a track on another’s set), all had a collectively symbiotic, indie folk sound, and the trio of rising acts made for a laid back and enjoyable weeknight evening.

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Fine Line, Minneapolis (05/23)

Fine Line, Minneapolis (05/23)

“Spending ten hours in the car can put a strain on the bum.” Or something to that effect, said Fenne Lily in a lovely Bristol accent and a voice that Pitchfork Magazine has described as “… a warmth and a quaver that can wring pathos from the most conversational lines.”

I imagine there are not many opportunities in England where you spend most of the day traveling in the car, but when you just played in Laurence, Kansas with the next show in Minneapolis, the “bum” is going to take a hit.

Work Wife opened the evening with a seven song set, a highlight being “Brian Eno”, a song that started off with the bands reserved tone but moved into a free-wheeling cosmic jam lead by Cody Edgerly on drums.

“One the road for one day,” said lead singer, Meredith Lampe, “And already forgot the day of the week.” Then she went on to describe the journey of getting there: Flying into Texas to pick up her friend Rachel who wanted to join the band in order to take them to the CC Club after the show. But only after they picked up Isaac (on steel guitar and banjo) in Oklahoma and performed a show in Kansas.

Fenne Lily took the stage next, starting off with “Map of Japan”, maybe the best song on her new album, Big Picture, an album that she wrote during the pandemic.

Lily was quite funny in between songs, maybe sharing more information than what the audience wanted to hear or maybe not. She talked about her upcoming period and wisdom teeth finally coming in. She went on about her grandfather being a real piece of work aka alcoholic and how he could inhale one cigarette in one breath. Then onto the pandemic and how it turned the whole world upside down, especially on her block where single vegan neighbors eventually turned into child-bearing steak eaters.

In between musings she sang songs as Paste Magazine described as “… successful meditation(s) on tension, an act of sitting in discomfort.” For example, “Berlin” is a song about living by herself and eating black licorice and “Pick” is about people who need help but don’t ask for it. (Not her granddad)

Lily ended the set with “Birthday” a song about being cheated on by a musician with another musician. All parties were to be unnamed, but she was interested in any guesses at the merch table.

Christian Lee Hutson finished the evening, starting off with “Strawberry Lemonade”, the first song on his latest album Quitters.

Like Lily, Hutson was also pretty funny in between songs, complaining to the crowd that on his tenth birthday his dad took him to get chicken wings. He said he started touring at age seventeen and for seven years it was mostly playing in spaghetti restaurants.

Lily joined him on stage for “Twin Soul”. And after he sang “Get the Old Band Back Together”, he said it was the dumbest song he ever wrote. He wrote it as a joke, but the producer, a one Phoebe Bridges, liked it so much she put it on the new album.

And while Hutson tuned his guitar between songs, he wanted to know if the audience had any questions. Someone asked if he ever played at Buca di Beppo (spaghetti restaurant). Not yet. Someone then asked about Taylor Swift. No opinion. Then another wondered if would be at the CC Club later.

“Will see,” he grinned.

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Minneapolis: This Week (05/28/2023)

Here are some shows, this week, in the Minneapolis/St Paul area.

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05/23 Fenne Lily and Christian Lee Hutson with Work Wife at Fine Line Read More Fenne Lily So this may explain why Bristol, UK-based Fenne Lily was so tired due to lack of sleep. She said to keep herself awake, she’s been drinking hard liquor. Her humor is really dry, and you’re not quite sure … Christian Lee Hutson The first act of three to take the stage was singer/songwriter Christian Lee Hutson. Hutson is a Los Angeles-based musician, just releasing a new single, ‘Northsiders’ (which Bridgers produced) from his .…

05/23/2023 Tuesday

Fenne Lily and
Christian Lee Hutson
with Work Wife
at Fine Line
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Fenne Lily (06 Mar 2022)

Bristol’s Fenne Lily has returned, co-headlining with Christian Lee Hutson. Lily’s new album Big Picture is out now on Dead Oceans.

We saw Fenne Lily in Mar 2022 and wrote, “She played some tracks from her new album Breach (Dead Oceans)… which they didn’t have the album for sale. She’s convinced that they may have lost the box of CDs somewhere, as she didn’t think they sold them all out. Highlight of their set was, “Laundry and Jetlag”, which required violins. “We don’t have to budget for violins, so you are going to have to imagine it,” she said.”

Christian Lee Hutson (22 Mar 2019)

We saw Christian Lee Hutson in Mar 2019 and noted, “The first act of three to take the stage was singer/songwriter Christian Lee Hutson. Hutson is a Los Angeles-based musician, just releasing a new single, ‘Northsiders’ (which Bridgers produced) from his upcoming third full-length, which will be his first in five years. Hutson, who has played with Bridgers and Jenny Lewis, did double-duty, playing also in BOCC and charmed the crowd with his well-thought out acoustic songs and deadpan humor.”

Work Wife to open.

Tour dates:

Thu. May 11 - Santa Ana, CA @ Constellation Room *
Fri. May 12 - Felton, CA @ Felton Music Hall *
Sat. May 13 - San Francisco, CA @ Great American Music Hall *
Mon. May 15 - Seattle, WA @ Neumos *
Tue. May 16 - Portland, Oregon @ Aladdin Theater *
Wed. May 17 - Vancouver, BC @ Hollywood Theatre *
Fri. May 19 - Salt Lake City, UT @ Kilby Court *
Sat. May 20 - Denver, CO @ Bluebird Theater *
Mon. May 22 - Lawrence, KS @ The Bottleneck *
Tue. May 23 - Minneapolis, MN @ Fine Line *
Wed. May 24- Milwaukee, WI @ Back Room *
Thu. May 25 - Chicago, IL @ Thalia Hall *
Fri. May 26 - Kalamazoo, MI @ Bell’s Eccentric Cafe *
Sat. May 27 - Toronto, ON @ Legendary Horseshoe Tavern *
Tue. May 30 - Portsmouth, NH @ 3S Artspace *
Wed. May 31 - Cambridge, MA @ The Sinclair *
Fri. Jun. 2 - Brooklyn, NY @ Music Hall of Williamsburg *
Sat. Jun. 3 - Philadelphia, PA @ Union Transfer *
Sun. Jun. 4 - Washington, DC @ Black Cat *
Mon. Jun. 5 - Durham, NC @ Motorco Music Hall *
Tue. Jun. 6 - Atlanta, GA @ Terminal West *
Wed. Jun. 7 - Nashville, TN @ The Basement East *
Fri. Jun. 9 - Fayetteville, AR @ George’s Majestic Lounge *
Sat. Jun. 10 - Fort Worth, TX @ Tulips *
Sun. Jun. 11 - Austin, TX @ The Parish *
Tue. Jun. 13 - Santa Fe, NM @ Meow Wolf *
Thu. Jun. 15 - Phoenix, AZ @ Rebel Lounge *
Fri. Jun. 16 - West Hollywood, CA @ Troubadour *

* = co-headline with Christian Lee Hutson

05/23 Hot Chip with Cadence Weapon at First Avenue Read More Hot Chip Popular English synth-pop band Hot Chip sold out their appearance at First Avenue in Minneapolis on September 14th. Opening up the show was special guest ... Cadence Weapon Rollie Pemberton, aka Cadence Weapon, is back with a new album, Hope In Dirt City, and an upcoming tour. The album came out May 29th via Upper Class Recordings. ...

05/23/2023 Tuesday

Hot Chip
with Cadence Weapon
at First Avenue
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British electronic pop legends Hot Chip is back in Minneapolis this May 23rd! They are touring in support of their sixth album Freakout/Release.

Hot Chip (14 Sep 2019)

We caught Hot Chip in Sep 2019 and wrote, “Since forming in London in 2000, Hot Chip (featuring Alexis Taylor, Joe Goddard, Al Doyle, Owen Clarke, and Felix Martin) is a main favorite of the Minneapolis/St Paul area, as the band consistently sold out all their shows whenever they play here. For those that didn’t grab a ticket, the band, with collaboration from local radio station The Current, streamed the full set live on terrestrial radio.”

Cadence Weapon to open. To be perfectly honest, we’re actually excited to see Cadence Weapon on the bill. We wrote about him in 2008, but have never seen the Canadian rapper live.

Tour dates:

Apr 22 Bath, UK Walcot House
Apr 28 London, UK Night Tales Loft
Apr 29 Murcia, Spain Warm Up festival
May 7 Liverpool, UK Content
May 13 Outdoor Pasadena, CA, US Just Like Heaven
May 15 Santa Cruz, CA, US The Catalyst-CA
May 17 Portland, OR, US Wonder Ballroom
May 18 Portland, OR, US Wonder Ballroom
May 19 Seattle, WA, US The Moore Theater
May 20 Vancouver, BC, Canada Vogue Theatre
May 23 Minneapolis, MN, US First Avenue
May 24 Milwaukee, WI, US Turner Hall Ballroom
May 26 Outdoor Morrison, CO, US Red Rocks Amphitheatre
May 29 Toronto, ON, Canada History Toronto
May 30 Montreal, QC, Canada Théâtre Corona
May 30 Montreal, QC, Canada Théâtre Corona
Jun 1 Washington, DC, US 9:30 Club
Jun 2 Washington, DC, US The Atlantis
Jun 3 New York (NYC), NY, US Knockdown Center
Jun 3 Queens, NY, US Knockdown Center
Jun 9 Kidlington, UK Kirtlington Park
Jun 9 London, UK KOKO
Jun 9 Outdoor Oxfordshire, UK Kite Festival
Jun 16 Wicklow, Ireland Beyond the Pale Festival
Jun 21 Glastonbury, UK Glastonbury Festival
Jun 21 Pilton, UK Glastonbury Festival
Jul 9 Brighton, UK Stanmer Park
Jul 13 Carhaix, France Vieilles Charrues
Jul 15 London, UK Alexandra Palace Park
Jul 15 London, UK Kaleidoscope Festival
Sep 9 Cardiff, UK Alexandra Head, Cardiff Bay

05/25 Waldemar with Aldrich and The Nunnery at 7th St Entry Read More Waldemar Waldemar, Goodnight Gorillas 7th Street Entry Mon 11/25/2019 Canada’s Close Talker will be stopping by the 7th Street Entry this Monday, November 25th. ...

05/25/2023 Thursday

Waldemar
with Aldrich and The Nunnery
at 7th St Entry
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Waldemar is touring in support of their debut album Ruthless.

The band is named after lead singer/songwriter Gabe Larson’s grandfather, a hard-laboring Midwestern farmer.

The record took a long time, because Larson, with his brother, transformed a rundown horse barn on his property into a professional recording studio, then wrote, recorded, scrapped and rewrote the 11 songs that make up Ruthless… all this while Larson worked various manual labor jobs to support his growing family.

It’s hard work, just like Larson’s grandfather, Waldemar.

Waldemar was last seen in town in November 2019.

Aldrich and “get thee to…” The Nunnery to open.

Tour dates:

5/6 – Eau Claire, WI – Stones Throw
5/11 – Madison, WI – The Bur Oak
5/12 – Milwaukee, WI – Company Brewing
5/13 – Winona, MN – Mid West Music Fest
5/25 – Minneapolis, MN – 7th Street Entry
5/26 – Chicago, IL – Judson and Moore Distillery
5/27 – Dubuque, IA – Fox Den Motel

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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We♥KC! May 16-22, 2023, Upcoming concerts/shows (Kansas City / Lawrence / Topeka, KS)

KT TUNSTALL NUT album cover Read More KT Tunstall I’ll never forget seeing KT Tunstall over at the now-defunct Epic in Minneapolis in November 2010. KT actually paused the show so she can ask the girl in front to stop talking...

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Let’s take look at the Kansas City/Lawrence KS metro musical happenings from May 16th-May 22nd.

TUESDAY MAY 16

They Might be Giants, The Truman, SOLD OUT

We love the Johns and all the wonderfully eclectic music they put out, as does most of the nation, because almost all of these dates have been sold out...for over three years! Covid and scheduling has caused date changes, but it’s finally happening and they’re coming for real!

The band will play seminal album Flood in full, as well as other numerous hits to celebrate their 40th anniversary as a band. We caught them live last Fall in Minneapolis and can’t wait to see what the live show looks like now.

Mask wearing is requested by the band.

Man or Astro-man w/ Season to Risk recordBar, $25

The longtime Avant rock Alabama outfit emerged in the early ‘90s as a punk-driven, surf-rock band with members who claimed to be extraterrestrials and with a sound peppered with synthesizers, gadgetry and clips from science-fiction movies. They would re-form in 2006 for label Touch and Go’s 25th anniversary and in 2013 released the album Defcon 5 . . . 4 . . . 3 . . . 2 . . . 1.

A three-song single, Space 1991 came out in 2021 and earlier this year, the double seven-inch, Distant Pulsar (Chunklet Industries) was released.

The Hails, May 16, Encore at Uptown, $15

Groovy five-piece Florida indie band are out on the road for their Fun Run Tour. Having just wrapped up a run with The Happy Fits, they are joining The Beaches and the moss winding their way through the South, Midwest and Northeast. Listen for recent releases like "Fiona," “Breathless” and “Exonerate” off of their upcoming debut LP, slated for release later this year, as well as longtime fan favorites like "Younger" and "Stay."

WEDNESDAY MAY 17

Wednesday w Cyrogeyser, recordBar, $15

Wednesday...playing on a Wednesday means you gotta go! The Asheville-based quintet (Karly Hartzman, MJ Lenderman, Alan Miller, Xandy Chelmis and Ethan Baechtold) is out in support of new album Rat Saw God, which came out April 7th via Dead Oceans.

The band has shared a new video for “Quarry” to outlets everywhere, in support of the new record and come see an ideal example of why so much buzzworthy music is currently coming out of Asheville. Recently, the band was named Billboard’s Must-Hear Indie Artist of the Month and Consequence’s Artist of the Month.  LA indie trio Cryogeyser to open.

Moonspell, moved to The Bottleneck-Lawrence. $25

The Portuguese dark metallers make their return to North America. Originally planned for last year, the "American Full Moon" 30th-anniversary trek will celebrate three decades of metal magic. Commenting on the band’s return, lead vocalist Fernando Ribeiro says: "Touring North America and Canada made us a stronger band on stage and we've learned a lot about music, fans and hard work overseas. We see this 30 years tour as an opportunity to repay all the amazing fans over there who don't get to see enough of us or hear enough of our music.”

THURSDAY MAY 18

KT Tunstall w Ellie Smith Band Jayhawk Theatre- Topeka, $30-$50

The Scottish singer-songwriter returns to the road to support her recently released seventh studio album, Nut. Known for her dynamic live performance, Tunstall’s signature style skyrocketed her to fame when she appeared solo on the Jools Holland show performing her then single, “Black Horse and The Cherry Tree” in 2004 and where she also met Squeeze. The two acts would tour together in 2019, which is when we saw them last, live in Minneapolis.

Tunstall rang in 2023 with a special New Year’s Eve show opening for fellow singer/songwriter Brandi Carlile at a sold-out show in Portland, OR and is playing a rare gig in downtown Topeka at a near-100-year-old venue that is in the midst of restoration and was just awarded a $5mil grant by the state to finish the work. We saw openers Ellie Smith Band live at this same venue with The Boxmasters.

The Slackers, Madrid. $20-$40

The Ska mainstays are out on their Don't Let The Sunlight Fool Ya Tour and will soon join Flogging Molly’s cruise, a few festivals, and the Rocks Off Concert Cruise to wrap the summer before heading overseas.

Hamilton Loomis, Knuckleheads. $20

The Galveston TX blues, rock and soul musician who draws on Bo Diddley, Johnny Copeland and Joe “Guitar” Hughes as mentors and inspirations, is at the perfect metro venue for his hybrid musical style.

Jordan Davis, Prairie Band Casino-Mayetta, SOLD OUT

Ahead of his bigger “Damn Good Time Tour,” starting in August, the rising Country artist plays a relatively smaller room, in support of Bluebird Days, only his second full-length album.

Hits include: “What My World Spins Around”, “Next Thing You Know” “Almost Maybes “ and “Buy Dirt,” which was certified 2x platinum, earning Song Of The Year at the CMA and NSAI awards, plus Billboard, AMA, iHeart, and ACM award nominations.

FRIDAY MAY 19

Thomas Rhett with Cole Swindell and Nate Smith, T-Mobile Center. $24.50-$104.50

The multi-Platinum entertainer is midway through his HOME TEAM TOUR 23, to end in Nashville in September. “Being on the road is one of my favorite places to be,” said Thomas Rhett. “I can’t wait to see the joy on y’alls faces next year and with my buddies Cole Swindell and Nate Smith. We’re definitely gonna have a good time.”

Southern Culture on the Skids with The Get Down, Knuckleheads, $20

Psychobilly/surf rock band SCOTS has been around since 1983(!?) and is out in support of 2021’s At Home With SCOTS. Bummer as it seems they no longer throw fried chicken / play “Eight Piece Box” but watch your head during “Banana Puddin’” and assume the whole audience might be on stage by the end.

Atreyu, Granada Theater-Lawrence. $25

The Cali metalcore pioneers have a new EP, The Hope Of A Spark, that was released on April 14, so it makes sense they’re back on the road to play it live for the fans.

Tootsie (musical) May 19-21, Starlight, $16-$100

Known best as the award-winning movie starring Dustin Hoffman, this laugh-out-loud love letter to the theater tells the story of Michael Dorsey, a talented but difficult actor who struggles to find work until one show-stopping act of desperation lands him the role of a lifetime.

Featuring a Tony Award®-winning book by Robert Horn and score by 2018 Tony winner Davie Yazbek (The Band’s Visit, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels), this is a “joyful delight” (The Washington Post).

SATURDAY MAY 20

Willie Nelson w Gary Allan, Tracy Lawrence, Azura Amph,$34-$249

There might be no bigger (or higher) legend! 90 years-young and fresh from an all-star birthday celebration, the red-headed stranger comes to town for what looks to be a very memorable show.

The music icon was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1993, he received the Kennedy Center Honors in 1998 and is one of the newest inductees into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame this November. His discography includes 98 studio albums, with 25 singles reaching number one on the US charts.

Tracy Lawrence has released 14 studio albums, highlighted by Alibis and Time Marches On, both certified double-platinum and has charted more than forty singles on the Billboard Hot Country charts.

Gary Allan's ten studio / greatest hits albums have produced 26 singles on the U.S. Billboard Country and Country Airplay charts, including number one hits "Man to Man,” "Tough Little Boys,” "Nothing On but the Radio,” and "Every Storm (Runs Out of Rain).”

Currents w Like Moths to Flames, The Bottleneck-Lawrence, now SOLD OUT

The Connecticut metalcore (w djent influences) outfit spent the winter on tour with Parkway Drive + Memphis May Fire and have hit the road again on their The Death We Seek Tour running through June 9 in Philadelphia, in support of the album of the same name, which was released just last week.

Monster Jam (giant trucks),Arrowhead Stadium, $15-$85+

They’ll sell you the whole seat, but all you’ll need is the edge! The most unexpected, unscripted and unforgettable motorsports experience for families and fans returns for an adrenaline-charged weekend. Twelve drivers and their 12,000 lb. trucks tear up the dirt in wide-open competitions of speed and skill. The Stadium Series Blue Champion will receive a highly coveted automatic bid to the prestigious Monster Jam World Finals® to compete for the title of World Champion.

Skating Polly w Lord Friday the 13th, Replay Lounge- Lawrence,$5

The OKC punk grunge all-grrrl band has been around since 2009 and has sixth full-length, Chaos County Line, due out June 23, and is known for alternating instruments among each member, poetic song lyrics, and intense live shows playing an eclectic array of songs. “Hickey King” is the new single and they love playing covers, so expect maybe something familiar with their own spin on things.

SUNDAY MAY 21

Me Nd Adam Encore at Uptown, $13

These trash wave trailblazers are an alternative rock duo from Austin, TX. American Drip, Pt. I is now available worldwide. “Giddy Up or Giddy Out!” as they say.

MONDAY MAY 22

Ricardo Arjona, T-Mobile Center. $63.49-$253.49

The Guatemalan singer/songwriter is out on his Blanco y Negro Tour, and he is one of the most respected Latin artists, for both his social conscience and his overall integrity. Arjona has enjoyed over 25 years of success since his breakthrough album Animal Nocturno in 1992. Since then, he has switched styles and formats from intimate ballads to electric epics, while building his audience and winning multiple Grammys.

Aquadolls, Encore at Uptown, $12

Los Angeles’ The Aquadolls is currently on their Spring Fling Tour in support of their upcoming album Charmed, set for release on June 2nd. In the meantime, they recently released some singles, the latest being “Far Far Away” which takes on a lighter feel with more pop influences, but still showcases catchy melodies and bright harmonies. We might just have a report from the Minneapolis show- check back.

Christian Lee Huston w Fenne Lily, Bottleneck-Lawrence, $18-$20

The cute Bristol UK indie folk singer-songwriter returns to these shores, co-headlining with Christian Lee Hutson. Lily’s new and third album Big Picture is out now on Dead Oceans, released last month. Newest single from the LP is “Pick” and she’s recommended to Laura Marling fans. We caught her live last March in Minneapolis.

As for Hutson, he’s supporting new album Quitters, the follow up to his ANTI records debut, Beginners. He moves away from the focus on growing up to the dread and complications of growing older on a more mature record, produced by Phoebe Bridgers and Conor Oberst which was recorded with more of an organic and homegrown approach. We caught him live with both producers, in a Spring 2019 Minneapolis show.

Ruston Kelly w Briscoe, Knuckleheads, $25-$134

Americana singer-songwriter Kelly is out on his “The Weakness Tour,” a run of 30 spring dates in support of his new album, The Weakness (on Rounder Records), which came out in early April.

Kelly will be joined by Briscoe, and wraps June 2nd in Nashville, TN, before Kelly embarks on his previously-announced trek with Noah Kahan..We saw the show just two weeks ago in Minneapolis – peep here for all the details and info.

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Minneapolis: May 23

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05/23 Rico Nasty with Omeretta The Great at Amsterdam Bar & Hall

05/23/2023 Tuesday

Rico Nasty
with Omeretta The Great
at Amsterdam Bar & Hall
first-avenue.com

Punk rap queen Rico Nasty is currently on her 2023 headlining Monster Energy Outbreak Tour Presents: Rico Nasty tour. She’ll stop by the Amsterdam Bar & Hall in St Paul on May 23rd.

Omeretta The Great to open.

Tour Dates:

04/23 – Washington DC – The Fillmore
04/25 – Nashville, TN – Eastside Bowl
04/26 – Atlanta, GA – Center Stage
04/28 – New Orleans, GA – Republic NOLA
04/29 – Houston, TX – Bronze Peacock at House of Blues
04/30 – Dallas, TX – The Studio at the Factory
05/2 – Phoenix, AZ – Crescent Ballroom
05/3 – Las Vegas, NV – 24 Oxford
05/7 – San Diego, CA – SOMA
05/8 – Los Angeles, CA – El Rey Theatre
05/11 – Oakland, CA – The New Parish
05/12 – San Francisco, CA – Great American Music Hall
05/14 – Santa Cruz, CA – The Catalyst - Atrium
05/16 – Seattle, WA – Neumos
05/17 – Portland, OR – Hawthorne Theater
05/19 – Salt Lake City, UT – Soundwell
05/21 – Denver, CO – Bluebird Theater
05/23 – Saint Paul, MN – Amsterdam Bar & Hall
05/24 – Chicago, IL – Avondale Music Hall
05/26 – Detroit, MI – El Club
05/27 – Cincinnati, OH – Top Cats

05/23 Fenne Lily and Christian Lee Hutson with Work Wife at Fine Line Read More Fenne Lily So this may explain why Bristol, UK-based Fenne Lily was so tired due to lack of sleep. She said to keep herself awake, she’s been drinking hard liquor. Her humor is really dry, and you’re not quite sure … Christian Lee Hutson The first act of three to take the stage was singer/songwriter Christian Lee Hutson. Hutson is a Los Angeles-based musician, just releasing a new single, ‘Northsiders’ (which Bridgers produced) from his .…

05/23/2023 Tuesday

Fenne Lily and
Christian Lee Hutson
with Work Wife
at Fine Line
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Fenne Lily (06 Mar 2022)

Bristol’s Fenne Lily has returned, co-headlining with Christian Lee Hutson. Lily’s new album Big Picture is out now on Dead Oceans.

We saw Fenne Lily in Mar 2022 and wrote, “She played some tracks from her new album Breach (Dead Oceans)… which they didn’t have the album for sale. She’s convinced that they may have lost the box of CDs somewhere, as she didn’t think they sold them all out. Highlight of their set was, “Laundry and Jetlag”, which required violins. “We don’t have to budget for violins, so you are going to have to imagine it,” she said.”

Christian Lee Hutson (22 Mar 2019)

We saw Christian Lee Hutson in Mar 2019 and noted, “The first act of three to take the stage was singer/songwriter Christian Lee Hutson. Hutson is a Los Angeles-based musician, just releasing a new single, ‘Northsiders’ (which Bridgers produced) from his upcoming third full-length, which will be his first in five years. Hutson, who has played with Bridgers and Jenny Lewis, did double-duty, playing also in BOCC and charmed the crowd with his well-thought out acoustic songs and deadpan humor.”

Work Wife to open.

Tour dates:

Thu. May 11 - Santa Ana, CA @ Constellation Room *
Fri. May 12 - Felton, CA @ Felton Music Hall *
Sat. May 13 - San Francisco, CA @ Great American Music Hall *
Mon. May 15 - Seattle, WA @ Neumos *
Tue. May 16 - Portland, Oregon @ Aladdin Theater *
Wed. May 17 - Vancouver, BC @ Hollywood Theatre *
Fri. May 19 - Salt Lake City, UT @ Kilby Court *
Sat. May 20 - Denver, CO @ Bluebird Theater *
Mon. May 22 - Lawrence, KS @ The Bottleneck *
Tue. May 23 - Minneapolis, MN @ Fine Line *
Wed. May 24- Milwaukee, WI @ Back Room *
Thu. May 25 - Chicago, IL @ Thalia Hall *
Fri. May 26 - Kalamazoo, MI @ Bell’s Eccentric Cafe *
Sat. May 27 - Toronto, ON @ Legendary Horseshoe Tavern *
Tue. May 30 - Portsmouth, NH @ 3S Artspace *
Wed. May 31 - Cambridge, MA @ The Sinclair *
Fri. Jun. 2 - Brooklyn, NY @ Music Hall of Williamsburg *
Sat. Jun. 3 - Philadelphia, PA @ Union Transfer *
Sun. Jun. 4 - Washington, DC @ Black Cat *
Mon. Jun. 5 - Durham, NC @ Motorco Music Hall *
Tue. Jun. 6 - Atlanta, GA @ Terminal West *
Wed. Jun. 7 - Nashville, TN @ The Basement East *
Fri. Jun. 9 - Fayetteville, AR @ George’s Majestic Lounge *
Sat. Jun. 10 - Fort Worth, TX @ Tulips *
Sun. Jun. 11 - Austin, TX @ The Parish *
Tue. Jun. 13 - Santa Fe, NM @ Meow Wolf *
Thu. Jun. 15 - Phoenix, AZ @ Rebel Lounge *
Fri. Jun. 16 - West Hollywood, CA @ Troubadour *

* = co-headline with Christian Lee Hutson

05/23 Hot Chip with Cadence Weapon at First Avenue Read More Hot Chip Popular English synth-pop band Hot Chip sold out their appearance at First Avenue in Minneapolis on September 14th. Opening up the show was special guest ... Cadence Weapon Rollie Pemberton, aka Cadence Weapon, is back with a new album, Hope In Dirt City, and an upcoming tour. The album came out May 29th via Upper Class Recordings. ...

05/23/2023 Tuesday

Hot Chip
with Cadence Weapon
at First Avenue
first-avenue.com

British electronic pop legends Hot Chip is back in Minneapolis this May 23rd! They are touring in support of their sixth album Freakout/Release.

Hot Chip (14 Sep 2019)

We caught Hot Chip in Sep 2019 and wrote, “Since forming in London in 2000, Hot Chip (featuring Alexis Taylor, Joe Goddard, Al Doyle, Owen Clarke, and Felix Martin) is a main favorite of the Minneapolis/St Paul area, as the band consistently sold out all their shows whenever they play here. For those that didn’t grab a ticket, the band, with collaboration from local radio station The Current, streamed the full set live on terrestrial radio.”

Cadence Weapon to open. To be perfectly honest, we’re actually excited to see Cadence Weapon on the bill. We wrote about him in 2008, but have never seen the Canadian rapper live.

Tour dates:

Apr 22 Bath, UK Walcot House
Apr 28 London, UK Night Tales Loft
Apr 29 Murcia, Spain Warm Up festival
May 7 Liverpool, UK Content
May 13 Outdoor Pasadena, CA, US Just Like Heaven
May 15 Santa Cruz, CA, US The Catalyst-CA
May 17 Portland, OR, US Wonder Ballroom
May 18 Portland, OR, US Wonder Ballroom
May 19 Seattle, WA, US The Moore Theater
May 20 Vancouver, BC, Canada Vogue Theatre
May 23 Minneapolis, MN, US First Avenue
May 24 Milwaukee, WI, US Turner Hall Ballroom
May 26 Outdoor Morrison, CO, US Red Rocks Amphitheatre
May 29 Toronto, ON, Canada History Toronto
May 30 Montreal, QC, Canada Théâtre Corona
May 30 Montreal, QC, Canada Théâtre Corona
Jun 1 Washington, DC, US 9:30 Club
Jun 2 Washington, DC, US The Atlantis
Jun 3 New York (NYC), NY, US Knockdown Center
Jun 3 Queens, NY, US Knockdown Center
Jun 9 Kidlington, UK Kirtlington Park
Jun 9 London, UK KOKO
Jun 9 Outdoor Oxfordshire, UK Kite Festival
Jun 16 Wicklow, Ireland Beyond the Pale Festival
Jun 21 Glastonbury, UK Glastonbury Festival
Jun 21 Pilton, UK Glastonbury Festival
Jul 9 Brighton, UK Stanmer Park
Jul 13 Carhaix, France Vieilles Charrues
Jul 15 London, UK Alexandra Palace Park
Jul 15 London, UK Kaleidoscope Festival
Sep 9 Cardiff, UK Alexandra Head, Cardiff Bay

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: July 21 to July 24

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07/21 Savannah Conley with Secondhand Sound at 7th St Entry Read More Savannah Conley Savannah Conley to open. Tour dates: 11/30—Indianapolis, IN—The Vogue 12/01—Detroit, MI—St. Andrews Hall 12/03—Chicago, IL—Vic Theatre …

07/21/2022 Thursday

Savannah Conley
with Secondhand Sound at 7th St Entry
first-avenue.com

Nashville based acclaimed singer-songwriter Savannah Conley is currently on tour.

She recently released her single, “Always Gonna Happen” on Good Partners/Virgin Music.

Talking about the single, Conley said, “There was a moment when I realized that this is the first time in my life where things have actually happened to me. My co-writer and I looked at each other and talked about the sh** that has happened that we haven’t even talked about before. When you figure out the world isn’t what you thought it was, it makes you question a lot. “Always Gonna Happen” plays into that; it’s about trusting my instincts to get away from situations and people to move forward in life.”

Secondhand Sound to open.

Tour dates:

JUL 8 - The Basement East Nashville, TN
JUL 9 - Nowhere Bar Athens, GA
JUL 10 - American Vinyl Co Asheville, NC
JUL 12 - The Evening Muse Charlotte, NC
JUL 13- The Southern Cafe Charlottesville, VA
JUL 15- The Basement Columbus, OH
JUL 16 - Top Cats Cincinnati, OH
JUL 17 - White Rabbit Cabaret Indianapolis, IN
JUL 19 - Schubas Chicago, IL
JUL 21 - 7th Street Entry Minneapolis, MN
JUL 22 - The Back Room @ Colectivo Milwaukee, WI
JUL 23 - Raccoon Motel Davenport, IA
JUL 24 - Off Broadway St. Louis, MO
JUL 26 - Zanzabar Louisville, KY
JUL 27 - The Burl Lexington, KY

07/21 Christian Lee Hutson with Another Michael at Turf Club Read More Christian Lee Hutson The first act of three to take the stage was singer/songwriter Christian Lee Hutson. Hutson is a Los Angeles-based musician, just releasing a new single, ‘Northsiders’ (which Bridgers produced) from his .…

07/21/2022 Thursday

Christian Lee Hutson
with Another Michael
at Turf Club
first-avenue.com

Los Angeles songwriter Christian Lee Hutson was recently in town with Bright Eyes in March 2022, but this time he’ll be headlining the Turf Club.

Hutson’s new album Quitters was released on April 1 via ANTI-.

Another Michael to open.

Tour dates:

7/19: Denver, CO - Larimer Lounge #
7/21: St. Paul, MN - Turf Club #
7/22: Chicago, IL – Schubas #
7/23: Ferndale, MI - Otus Supply #
7/24: Toronto, ON – Paradise #
7/26: Montreal, QC - Bar le Ritz #
7/28: Boston, MA - Cafe 939 #
7/29: Brooklyn, NY - Brooklyn Made #
7/30: Philadelphia, PA - World Cafe Live #
7/31: Washington, DC – Songbyrd #
8/2: Atlanta, GA - The Earl #
8/3: Nashville, TN - The End #
8/5: Dallas, TX – Ruins &
8/6: Houston, TX - White Oak Music Hall &
8/7: Austin, TX - Parish &
8/10: Phoenix, AZ - Valley Bar &
8/11: San Diego, CA – Casbah &
8/13: Pioneertown, CA - Pappy & Harriets &
8/14: Los Angeles, CA – Zebulon &
8/15: San Francisco, CA - Cafe du Nord &
8/18: Spokane, WA - Spokane Pavilion*
8/20: Vancouver, BC - Orpheum Theatre*
8/21: Vancouver, BC - Orpheum Theatre*
8/23: Redmond, WA - Marymoor Park*
8/24: Redmond, WA - Marymoor Park*
8/25: Troutdale, OR - Edgefield Amphitheater*
8/27: Paso Robles, CA - Vina Robles Amphitheatre*
9/1 – Salisbury, UK – End of the Road Festival 2022

*with Phoebe Bridgers
# with Another Michael
& with Jodi

07/22 and 07/23 Motion City Soundtrack with All Get Out and Neil Rubenstein at First Avenue Read More Motion City Soundtrack Motion City Soundtrack can still qualify as a local band, despite their nationwide popularity and proof that they still connect in Minneapolis, was seen at a crowded main stage for their late afternoon set …

07/22/2022 Friday

Motion City Soundtrack
with All Get Out and Neil Rubenstein
at First Avenue
first-avenue.com

07/23/2022 Saturday

Motion City Soundtrack
with All Get Out and Neil Rubenstein
at First Avenue
first-avenue.com

The Motion City Soundtrack’s “Commit This To Memory 17 Year Anniversary Tour” is finally here. You see, the band decided to come back in January 2022 ... but that was delayed until now.

We saw MCS on their last tour in June 2016 and wrote, “Longtime Minneapolis power punk band Motion City Soundtrack is breaking up as a band after nearly twenty years. They are letting fans get the chance to say goodbye to the band on their final “So Long, Farewell Tour.””

All Get Out to open. The South Carolina-based indie-rock quartet released Kodak on Equal Vision Records … the band’s first full-length offering since 2018's No Bouquet.

Neil Rubenstein will also open.

Tour dates:

06/21 — Boston, MA — House of Blues *
06/22 — Silver Spring, MD — The Fillmore *
06/24 — Mckees Rocks, PA — Roxian Theatre *
06/25 — Charlotte, NC — The Fillmore *
06/26 — Atlanta, GA — Buckhead Theatre *
06/27 — Lake Buena Vista, FL — House of Blues Orlando *
06/29 — Nashville, TN — Marathon Music Works *
07/01 — Austin, TX — Emo’s *
07/02 — Dallas, TX — House of Blues *
07/05 — Phoenix, AZ — The Van Buren *
07/06 — San Diego, CA — House of Blues *
07/08 — Anaheim, CA — House of Blues *
07/09 — Los Angeles, CA — The Belasco Theater *
07/10 — Berkeley, CA — The UC Theatre Taube Family Music Hall *
07/12 — Sacramento, CA — Ace of Spades *
07/13 — Portland, OR — Crystal Ballroom *
07/14 — Seattle, WA — Neptune Theatre *
07/16 — Salt Lake City, UT — The Complex *
07/17 — Denver, CO — Summit Music Hall *
07/19 — Lawrence, KS — Granada Theater *
07/20 — Milwaukee, WI — The Rave/Eagles Club *
07/22 — Minneapolis, MN — First Avenue *
07/23 — Minneapolis, MN — First Avenue *

* — with All Get Out

07/23 Boy Harsher with Hiro Kone at Fine Line Read More Boy Harsher Boy Harsher and DJ Grant Mayland (of Dark Energy) to open. The Soft Moon + Boy Harsher - North American Tour: …

07/23/2022 Saturday

Boy Harsher
with Hiro Kone
at Fine Line
first-avenue.com

Boy Harsher - the duo of Jae Matthews and producer Augustus Muller - is touring in support of their new album The Runner (Original Soundtrack) (Nude Club/City Slang).

Hiro Kone to open.

Boy Harsher Tour Dates

Sat. June 25 - Seattle, WA @ Queer/Pride Presents: The Cuff PRIDEFEST
Sat. July 16 - Brooklyn, NY @ Boiler Room New York
Sun. July 17 - Montreal, QC @ Société des Arts Technologiques ∞
Mon. July 18 - Toronto, ON @ The Opera House ∞
Tue. July 19 - Detroit, MI @ El Club ∞
Wed. July 20 - Chicago, IL @ The Empty Bottle ∞
Thu. July 21 - Chicago, IL @ The Empty Bottle
Fri. July 22 - Chicago, IL @ The Empty Bottle
Sat. July 23 - Minneapolis, MN @ Fine Line ∞
Mon. July 25 - Kansas City, MO @ The Record Bar ∞
Wed. July 27 - Houston, TX @ Numbers ∞
Thu. July 28 - San Antonio, TX @ Sam's Music Hall ∞
Fri. July 29 - Austin, TX @ Empire Control Room and Garage ∞
Mon. July 30 - Dallas, TX @ Granada Theater ∞
Sat. May 7 - Wein, AT @ Flex (Halle) √
Sun. May 8 - Bratislava, SK @ Fuga √
Mon. May 9 - Ljublbana, SI @ Kino Siska √
Wed. May 11 - Zagreb, HR @ Mocvara √
Thu. May 12 - Budapest, HU @ Akvarium √
Fri. May 13 - Belgrado, RS @ SubBeerni Centar √
Sat. May 14 - Skopje, MK @ 25th of May Hall √
Sun. May 15 - Thessaloniki, GR @ Block 33 √
Tue. May 17 - Athens, GR @ Lunar Space √
Thu. May 19 - Caserta, IT @ Lizard Club √
Fri. May 20 - Roma, IT @ Monk √
Sat. May 21 - Bologna, IT @ TPO √
Sun. May 22 - Vicenza, IT @ Totem √
Tue. May 24 - Lausanne, CH @ Les Docks √
Wed. May 25 - Munich, DE @ Freiheitshalle √
Thu. May 26 - Heidelberg, DE @ Commissary √
Fri. May 27 - Lyon, FR @ Nuits Sonores
Sat. May 28 - London, UK @ Wide Awake Festival
Mon. May 30 - Warsaw, PL @ Progresja √
Tue. May 31 - Krakow, PL @ Hype Park √
Wed. June 1 - Prague, CZ @ Archa Theatre √
Sat. June 4 - Barcelona, ES @ Primavera Festival
Sun. June 5 - Marseille, FR @ Le Bon Air Festival
Fri. June 10 - Gräfenhainichen, DE @ Melt Festival
Sat. June 11 - Wicklow Mountains, IE @ Beyond The Pale Festive
Tue. June 14 - Copenhagen, DK @ Pumpehuset
Wed. June 15 - Malmo, SE @ Plan B
Thu. June 16 - Stockholm, SE @ Debaser
Fri. June 17 - Helsinki, FI @ Sideways Festival
Sat. June 18 - Den Haag, NL @ Grauzone Fest
Sat. Aug 13 - Basel, CH @ Polyfon Festival
Fri. Aug. 19 - Coura, PT @ Paredes De Coura
Sat. Aug. 20 - Hamburg, DE @ Dockville
Sun. Aug. 21 - Berlin, DE @ Astra †
Mon. Aug. 22 - Cologne, DE @ Gloria †
Tue. Aug. 23 - Leipzig, DE @ Werk2 †
Wed. Aug. 24 - Frankfurt, DE @ Zoom †
Thu. Aug. 25 - Amsterdam, NL @ Melkweg †
Fri. Aug. 26 - Hasselt, BE @ Muziekodroom †
Sat. Aug. 27 - London, UK @ Moth Club
Sun. Aug. 28 - London, UK @ Earth ∑
Mon. Aug. 29 - Paris, FR @ Cabaret Sauvage †
Tue. Aug. 30 - Berlin, DE @ SO36
Sun. Sept. 18 @ Los Angeles, CA @ Primavera Sound LA

√ w/ Hide
∞ w/ Hiro Kono
† w/ Kris Baha
∑ w/ Helm

07/24 Rebelution with DENM and DJ Mackle at Palace Theatre Read More Rebelution California-based reggae/rock band Rebelution will be headlining First Avenue’s mainroom on their “Fall In Your Place” tour. Rebelution’s latest release is called Live at Red Rocks, which is a live CD/DVD. …

07/24/2022 Sunday

Rebelution
with DENM and DJ Mackle
at Palace Theatre
first-avenue.com

Reggae/rock band Rebelution is touring in support of Live in St. Augustine (Round Hill Records).

DENM and DJ Mackle to open.

Good Vibes Summer Tour 2022:Tour Dates

6/22 – New Haven, CT– Westville Music Bowl
6/23 – Baltimore, MD – Pier Six Pavilion
6/24 – Virginia Beach, VA – Veterans United Home Loans
6/25 – Asbury Park, NJ – Stone Pony Summer Stage
6/26 – Selbyville, DE – Freeman Arts Pavilion
7/19 – Cleveland, OH – The Agora *
7/21 – Detroit, MI – The Fillmore *
7/22 – Chicago, IL – Byline Bank Aragon Ballroom *
7/23 – St. Louis, MO – Saint Louis Music Park *
7/24 – St. Paul, MN – Palace Theatre *
7/28 – Austin, TX – ACL Live at The Moody Theater
7/29 – Dallas, TX – The Pavilion at Toyota Music Factory
7/30 – Houston, TX – The Lawn at White Oak Music Hall
7/31 – Corpus Christi, TX – Concrete Street Amphitheater
8/4 – Fresno, CA – Woodward Park Amphitheater
8/5 & 8/6 – Costa Mesa, CA – The Pacific Amphitheatre
8/7 – Santa Barbara, CA – Santa Barbara Bowl
8/10 – Corning, CA – The Amphitheater
8/11 – Bend, OR – Hayden Homes Amphitheater
8/12 – Berkeley, CA – The Greek Theatre
8/13 – Chula Vista, CA – North Island Credit Union Amphitheatre
8/14 – Avila Beach, CA – Avila Beach Resort
8/17 – Flagstaff, AZ – Pepsi Amphitheater
8/18 – Tucson, AZ – Ava Amphitheater
8/23 – Salt Lake City, UT – Rio Tinto Stadium
8/25 – Bonner, MT – Kettlehouse Amphitheater
8/26 – Redmond, WA – King County’s Marymoor Park
8/27 – Eugene, OR – Cuthbert Amphitheater
8/28 – Jacksonville, OR – Britt Festival Pavilion

*No Steel Pulse

Festival Dates
5/27 – Monterey, CA – California Roots Music Festival
7/8 – Patchogue, NY – Great South Bay Music Festival
8/20 & 8/21 – Morrison, CO – Reggae On The Rocks
9/3 – Grass Valley, CA – Dry Diggings Festival
10/7 – 10/9 – Las Vegas, NV – Reggae Rise Up Las Vegas
11/27 – 12/1 – Los Cabos, Mexico – Cabo Beach Festival

If your band is coming to the Minneapolis/St Paul area, please email details to [email protected] with a good lead time. Thank you.

vu ([email protected]) ♥ weheartmusic.com ♥ twitter.com

Minneapolis: March 23 to March 25

03/23 Bright Eyes with Christian Lee Hutson at Palace Theatre Read More Conor Oberst Bright Eyes, brighter future. Conor Oberst (formerly Bright Eyes) will be at the Palace Theatre in St Paul on Thursday. Oberst recently appeared on Charlie Rose for a special interview and performance of his latest album Salutations. … Christian Lee Hutson The first act of three to take the stage was singer/songwriter Christian Lee Hutson. Hutson is a Los Angeles-based musician, just releasing a new single, ‘Northsiders’ (which Bridgers produced) from his .…

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03/23/2022 Wednesday

Bright Eyes
with Christian Lee Hutson
at Palace Theatre
first-avenue.com

Popular indie rock singer/songwriter Conor Oberst, is bringing back his band Bright Eyes (having recently signed to Dead Oceans) for a national tour… stopping by St Paul at the Palace Theatre.

Show up early to see Christian Lee Hutson who recently released Quitters. The album was produced by Phoebe Bridgers and Conor Oberst.

Tour dates:

3/23 – St. Paul, MN – The Palace
3/24 – Milwaukee, WI – Riverside
3/25 – Madison, WI – Sylvee
3/26 – Chicago, IL – Chicago Theater
3/27 – Detroit, MI – Masonic Cathedral
3/29 – Indianapolis, IN – Egyptian Room
3/30 – St. Louis, MO – Pageant
3/31 – Louisville, KY – Paristown Hall
4/1 – Nashville, TN – Ryman Auditorium
4/2 – Cleveland, OH – Agora Theater
4/3 – Columbus, OH – Express Live
4/5 – Pittsburgh, PA – Stage AE
4/6 – Port Chester, NY – Capitol Theater
4/7 – Boston, MA – Roadrunner
4/8 – Philadelphia, PA – The Met
4/9 – Washington DC – The Anthem
4/10 – Norfolk, VA – NorVa

03/23 Gary Numan with I Speak Machine and DJ Jake Rudh at First Avenue Read More Gary Numan The man that famously sang about “Cars” in the 1980’s is back with his first album of original material in seven years, and back on the road for the Splinter Tour, stopping by Mill City Nights in Minneapolis this Sunday. .…

03/23/2022 Wednesday

Gary Numan
with I Speak Machine and DJ Jake Rudh
at First Avenue
first-avenue.com

Originally scheduled at First Avenue on Oct 12, 2021, the show was ultimately rescheduled due to COVID. Gary Numan will finally appear this March 23rd, 2022, at First Avenue.

We saw Numan in Nov 2017 and said, “With new album Savage (Songs from a Broken World) (on BMG /The End Records) electronic synth-pop pioneer Gary Numan proved to a capacity crowd in the Mainroom at First Avenue, that his music remains still urgent, vital, and fresh.”

I Speak Machine and DJ Jake Rudh to open.

Tour dates:

Mar 5 Houston, TX, US Numbers
Mar 7 Nashville, TN, US The Basement East
Mar 8 Atlanta, GA, US Variety Playhouse
Mar 9 Carrboro, NC, US Cat's Cradle
Mar 11 Jersey City, NJ, US White Eagle Hall
Mar 12 Buffalo, NY, US Town Ballroom
Mar 13 New York (NYC), NY, US Webster Hall
Mar 14 Boston, MA, US Paradise Rock Club
Mar 15 Washington, DC, US Lincoln Theatre
Mar 17 Philadelphia, PA, US Union Transfer
Mar 18 Pittsburgh, PA, US Thunderbird Cafe & Music Hall
Mar 19 Detroit, MI, US El Club
Mar 19 Detroit, MI, US El Club
Mar 21 Chicago, IL, US Park West
Mar 22 Milwaukee, WI, US The Rave-Eagles Club
Mar 23 Minneapolis, MN, US First Avenue
Mar 24 Omaha, NE, US The Waiting Room Lounge
Mar 25 Englewood, CO, US Gothic Theatre
Mar 28 Portland, OR, US Revolution Hall
Mar 29 Vancouver, BC, Canada Commodore Ballroom
Mar 30 Tacoma, WA, US McMenamins Elks Temple
Mar 31 Seattle, WA, US Neptune Theatre
Apr 2 Sacramento, CA, US Ace of Spades
Apr 3 Santa Cruz, CA, US The Catalyst
Apr 4 Petaluma, CA, US Mystic Theatre
Apr 5 Ventura, CA, US Ventura Music Hall

03/25 Clap Your Hands Say Yeah at Turf Club Read More Clap Your Hands, Say Yeah Clap Your Hands Say Yeah will be playing the Triple Rock Social Club in Minneapolis on June 11, in support of their latest album Only Run. Pitchfork recently premiered the first track …

03/25/2022 Friday

Clap Your Hands Say Yeah
at Turf Club
first-avenue.com

Alec Ounsworth, otherwise known by his stagename Clap Your Hands Say Yeah is returning to touring, having released New Fragility on CYHSY / Secretly Canadian.

Tour dates:

03/16 - LANCASTER (PA), Tellus 360
03/18 - NEW YORK (NY), Le Poisson Rouge
03/19 - CAMBRIDGE (MA), Sonia
03/20 - S. BURLINGTON (VT), Higher Ground
03/22 - MONTREAL (QB), Le Ritz
03/23 - TORONTO (ON), Horseshoe Tavern
03/25 - ST PAUL (MN), Turf Club
03/26 - MILWAUKEE (WI), Colectivo Coffee
03/27 - EVANSTON (IL), Space
03/28 - ANN ARBOR (MI), Blind Pig
03/29 - PITTSBURGH (PA), Club Cafe
03/30 - WASHINGTON (DC), City Winery
04/01 - PHILADELPHIA (PA), Johnny Brenda's
04/02 - PHILADELPHIA (PA), Johnny Brenda's
07/15 - SAN DIEGO (CA), Soda Bar
07/16 - LOS ANGELES (CA), Echoplex
07/17 - PIONEERTOWN (CA), Pappy + Harriet's
07/19 - SAN FRANCISCO (CA), The Independent
07/20 - SACRAMENTO (CA), Harlow's
07/22 - PORTLAND (OR), Mississippi Studios
07/23 - SEATTLE (WA), The Crocodile
07/24 - VANCOUVER (BC), Wise Hall

03/25 Greet Death with Infant Island and Dead History at 7th St Entry Read More Alternative Press Laura Jane Grace of Against Me! made a special appearance at Monday (July 21st) night's Alternative Press Music Awards at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum in Cleveland, Ohio, to present the first ever "Icon Award" .…

03/25/2022 Friday

Greet Death
with Infant Island and Dead History
at 7th St Entry
first-avenue.com

Michigan’s Greet Death will be headlining the 7th Street Entry this March 25th.

The shoegazing/slowcore band made it on Alternative Press’ “10 up-and-coming artists from Detroit you need to know”.

Greet Death’s latest album New Hell is out now on Deathwish Inc.

Infant Island and Dead History to open.

Tour dates:

3/24 Milwaukee, WI @ Cactus Club *
3/25 Minneapolis, MN @ 7th St Entry *
3/26 Fargo, ND @ The Aquarium *
3/27 Des Moines, IA @ Gas Lamp (Matinee) *
3/28 Wichita, KS @ Barleycorn's *
3/29 Denver, CO @ Meadowlark *
3/31 Salt Lake City, UT @ Kilby Court *
4/01 Boise, ID @ The Olympic *
4/02 Portland, OR @ The High Water Mark *
4/03 Seattle, WA @ The Crocodile *
4/05 Oakland, CA @ Elbo Room *
4/06 Los Angeles, CA @ Resident *
4/07 Costa Mesa, CA @ The Wayfarer *
4/08 San Diego, CA @ Brick By Brick *
4/09 Phoenix, AZ @ Nile (Underground) *
4/11 Fort Worth, TX @ Tulips *
4/12 Austin, TX @ Spider House Ballroom *
4/13 Houston, TX @ Eighteen Ten Ojeman *
4/14 New Orleans, LA @ Gasa Gasa *
4/15 Mobile, AL @ Alabama Music Box *
4/16 Atlanta, GA @ Boggs *
4/17 Nashville, TN @ Springwater *
4/18 West Columbia, SC @ New Brookland Tavern *
4/19 Charlotte, NC @ Snug Harbor *
4/20 Richmond, VA @ Richmond Music Hall *
4/21 Washington, D.C. @ Pie Shop *
4/22 Philadelphia, PA @ Milk Boy *
4/23 Brooklyn, NY @ Saint Vitus *
4/24 Allston, MA @ O'Brien's Pub
4/26 Middletown, CT @ Rednawa *
4/27 Pittsburgh, PA @ Mr. Smalls Funhouse *
4/28 Columbus, OH @ Spacebar *
4/29 Chicago, IL @ Empty Bottle *
4/30 Detroit, MI @ Sanctuary *

*w/ support from Infant Island

If your band is coming to the Minneapolis/St Paul area, please email details to [email protected] with a good lead time. Thank you.

vu ([email protected]) ♥ weheartmusic.com ♥ twitter.com

Minneapolis: November 16 to November 20, 2019

Julia Jacklin at Cedar Read More Julia Jacklin Australian singer/songwriter Julia Jacklin will be releasing her second album Crushing on February 22nd. In support of the new record, Jacklin will be doing a world tour this year. .… Christian Lee Hutson The first act of three to take the stage was singer/songwriter Christian Lee Hutson. Hutson is a Los Angeles-based musician, just releasing a new single, ‘Northsiders’ (which Bridgers produced) from his .…

Here are some shows taking place in the Minneapolis/St Paul area from November 16 to November 20, 2019.

Read more: Minneapolis Music Guide.

JULIA JACKLIN
+ Christian Lee Hutson
Cedar Cultural Center
Sat 11/16/2019 (7pm/$18)
thecedar.org

Australian singer Julia Jacklin will be headlining the Cedar Cultural Center this November 16th. You may recall that we wrote about her in February 2019, when she released her second album Crushing (Polyvinyl).

Christian Lee Hutson to open.

Tour dates:

11/07 - Philadelphia, PA @ The Foundry Theatre
11/08 - Brooklyn, NY @ Warsaw
11/09 - Boston, MA @ Sommerville
11/10 - Washington, DC @ Black Cat
11/12 - Toronto, ON @ Phoenix Theatre
11/14 - Columbus, OH @ Ace of Cups
11/15 - Chicago, IL @ Old Town School
11/16 - Minneapolis, MN @ Cedar Cultural Center
11/19 - Vancouver, BC @ Venue
11/20 - Portland, OR @ Aladdin Theatre
11/21 - Seattle, WA @ Neumo's
11/23 - San Francisco, CA @ Independent
11/24 - Los Angeles, CA @ El Rey Theatre
11/28 - Dublin, Ireland @ Button Factory
11/29 - Dublin, Ireland @ Button Factory
12/01 - Glasgow, Scotland @ Saint Luke’s
12/02 - Manchester, England @ Gorilla
12/03 - London, England @ The Forum
12/07 - Berry NSW @ Fairgrounds Festival
12/13 - Meredith VIC @ Meredith Music Festival
12/14 - Port Macquarie NSW @ Festival of the Sun
01/27 - Auckland NZ @ Laneway Festival
02/28 - Melbourne, VIC @ Melbourne Zoo
03/05 - Sydney NSW @ Enmore Theatre
03/13 - Perth WA @ Astor Theatre
03/14 - Adelaide SA Australia @ The Gov

Other shows in the area:

The Maine 2019 Tour Midnight North / Cris Jacobs at 7th Street Briston Maroney at 7th Street King Diamond at Palace Theatre Son Little 2019 Tour Miami Horror at Fine Line Amigo The Devil at Skyway Theatre Read More The Maine I've seen The Maine many times before. Last time I went to their show, I wrote about how maybe a concert is just an excuse for the feeling of nostalgia. I was back on the hunt …

THE MAINE
+ Twin XL
Varsity Theater
Sat 11/16/2019 (6pm/$26)
varsitytheater.com

The Maine is returning to Minneapolis at the Varsity Theater this November 16th.

Rising alt-pop trio Twin XL to open. Twin XL’s debut EP How to Talk to Strangers is out now on Red Music/Position Records.

Tour Dates:

11/01 - Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club
11/02 - Philadelphia, PA @ Union Transfer
11/03 - Sayreville, NJ @ Starland Ballroom
11/05 - Boston, MA @ Royale
11/06 - New York, NY @ Webster Hall
11/08 - Buffalo, NY @ Town Ballroom
11/09 - Toronto, Canada @ Phoenix Concert Theatre
11/12 - Cleveland, OH @ House of Blues Cleveland
11/13 - Pontiac, MI @ The Crofoot Ballroom
11/15 - Chicago, IL @ House of Blues Chicago
11/16 - Minneapolis, MN @ Varsity Theater
11/17 - Des Moines, IA @ Wooly's
11/19 - Denver, CO @ Summit Music Hall
11/20 - Salt Lake City, UT @ The Complex
11/22 - Seattle, WA @ The Showbox
11/23 - Portland, OR @ Wonder Ballroom
11/26 - San Francisco, CA @ August Hall
11/27 - Anaheim, CA @ House of Blues Anaheim
11/29 - San Diego, CA @ The Observatory North Park
11/30 - Phoenix, AZ @ The Van Buren

MIDNIGHT NORTH and CRIS JACOBS
+ Becky Kapell
7th St Entry
Sun 11/17/2019 (7pm/$15)
first-avenue.com

The co-headlining Midnight North and Cris Jacobs show will take place at the 7th Street Entry on November 17th. Jacobs’ new album Color Where You Are is out now on Blue Rose Music.

Cris Jacobs’ tour dates:

11/10/2019 Garcia's At The Capitol Theatre Port Chester, NY
11/13/2019 Zanzabar Louisville, KY
11/14/2019 Bluebird Nightclub Bloomington, IN
11/15/2019 SPACE Evanston, IL
11/16/2019 Mill Creek Appleton, WI
11/17/2019 7th St Entry Minneapolis, MN
12/27/2019 Rams Head On Stage Annapolis, MD
12/31/2019 The National Richmond, VA
01/07/2020 Jam Cruise
01/08/2020 Jam Cruise
01/09/2020 Jam Cruise
01/10/2020 Jam Cruise
01/11/2020 Jam Cruise
01/12/2020 Jam Cruise
02/22/2020 WinterWonderGrass
02/23/2020 WinterWonderGrass

BRISTON MARONEY
+ Covey
7th Street Entry
Mon 11/18/2019 (7pm/$12)
first-avenue.com

Nashville’s Briston Maroney will be stopping by the 7th Street Entry with Covey this November 18th.

Tour dates:

11/12/2019 Holocene Portland, OR
11/13/2019 Barboza Seattle, WA
11/15/2019 Kilby Court Salt Lake City, UT
11/16/2019 Lost Lake Lounge Denver, CO
11/18/2019 7th St Entry Minneapolis, MN
11/21/2019 Beachland Tavern Cleveland, OH
11/23/2019 Exit / In Nashville, TN

KING DIAMOND
+ Uncle Acid And The Deadbeats, Idle Hands
Palace Theatre
Tue 11/19/2019 (7pm/$39.50)
palacestpaul.com

King Diamond will be headlining the Palace Theatre, in St Paul, on November 19th, in support of The Institute album… his first album in 12 years!

Tour dates:

11/02/2019 Bomb Factory - Dallas, TX
11/04/2019 Tabernacle - Atlanta, GA
11/05/2019 Dr. Phillips Center - Orlando, FL
11/07/2019 Kings Theatre - Brooklyn, NY
11/08/2019 The Palladium - Worcester, MA
11/10/2019 The Tower Theater - Philadelphia, PA
11/11/2019 The Lyric - Baltimore, MD
11/12/2019 M-Telus - Montreal, QC
11/14/2019 The Fillmore - Detroit, MI
11/15/2019 The Agora Theatre - Cleveland, OH
11/16/2019 The Palace Theatre - Louisville, KY
11/18/2019 The Riviera - Chicago, IL
11/19/2019 Palace Theater - Minneapolis, MN
11/22/2019 The Fillmore - Denver, CO
11/23/2019 The Complex - Salt Lake City, UT
11/25/2019 The Paramount - Seattle, WA
11/26/2019 The Schnitzer - Portland, OR
11/27/2019 The Queen Elizabeth - Vancouver, BC
11/29/2019 The Warfield - San Francisco, CA
12/01/2019 The Wiltern - Los Angeles, CA
12/02/2019 Magnolia - San Diego, CA
12/03/2019 The Grove Of Anaheim - Anaheim, CA
12/04/2019 Comerica - Phoenix, AZ

SON LITTLE
+ Christopher Paul Stelling
Cedar Cultural Center
Tue 11/19/2019 (8pm/$16)
thecedar.org

Son Little (aka Los Angeles’ Aaron Earl Livingston) will be playing the Cedar Cultural Center this November 19th, in support of his new album aloha (due January 31st on ANTI-).

Tour dates:

Nov. 11 - San Francisco, CA @ Swedish American Hall
Nov. 13 - Portland, OR @ The Old Church
Nov. 14 - Seattle, WA @ The Crocodile
Nov. 16 - Salt Lake City, UT @ The State Room
Nov. 17 - Denver, CO @ Daniels Hall
Nov. 19 - Minneapolis, MN @ Cedar Cultural Center
Nov. 20 - Chicago, IL @ Old Town School of Folk Music
Nov. 21 - Ferndale, MI @ Magic Bag
Nov. 22 - Pittsburgh, PA @ Thunderbird Café
Nov. 23 - Lancaster, PA @ Chameleon Club
Nov. 25 - Cambridge, MA @ The Sinclair
Nov. 26 - New York, NY @ Bowery Ballroom
Nov. 29 - Philadelphia, PA @ World Cafe Live
Nov. 30 - Washington, DC @ Rock & Roll Hotel
Dec. 1 - Asheville, NC @ The Grey Eagle
Dec. 3 - Nashville, TN @ WMOT
Dec. 4 - Atlanta, GA @ The Earl
Dec. 5 - New Orleans, LA @ Gasa Gasa
Dec. 6 - Austin, TX @ 3TEN ACL Live
Dec. 7 - Dallas, TX @ The Blue Light Dallas
Dec. 10 - Phoenix, AZ @ Valley Bar
Dec. 11 - San Diego, CA @ Soda Bar
Dec. 12 - Los Angeles, CA @ Lodge Room
Jan. 17 - Asbury Park, NJ @ Asbury Lanes
Jan. 23 - Charlotte, NC @ Blumenthal Performing Arts
Jan. 24 - Raleigh, NC @ Kings Barcade
Jan. 25 - Virginia Beach, CA @ Smartmouth Brewery
Jan. 28 - Northampton, MA @ Iron Horse Music Hall
Jan. 29 - Fairfield, CT @ Stage One
Jan. 31 - Burlington, VT @ Arts Riot
Feb. 1 - Portsmouth, NH @ 3s Artspace
Feb. 15 - Pioneertown, CA @ Pappy & Harriet’s

MIAMI HORROR
+ argonaut&wasp, DJ FooLProof
Fine Line Music Cafe
Wed 11/20/2019 (7pm/$17)
finelinemusic.com

Miami Horror is headlining the Fine Line Music Café this November 20th.

Show up early to check out argonaut&wasp.

Tour dates:

11/09/2019 Teragram Ballroom Los Angeles, CA
11/13/2019 Music Box San Diego, CA
11/14/2019 The Crescent Ballroom Phoenix, AZ
11/16/2019 Corona Capital Festival
11/20/2019 Fine Line Music Cafe Minneapolis, MN
11/22/2019 Park West Chicago, IL
11/23/2019 Velvet Underground Toronto, ON
11/24/2019 L'Astral Montreal, QC
11/26/2019 The Sinclair Cambridge, MA
11/29/2019 9:30 Club Washington, DC
11/30/2019 The Foundry Philadelphia, PA

AMIGO THE DEVIL
+ King Dude, Twin Temple
Skyway Theatre
Wed 11/20/2019 (7pm/$16)
skywaytheatre.com

Folk rocker Amigo The Devil is coming to the Skyway Theatre in Minneapolis, in support of his Live EP Bridge City Sessions.

Tour dates:

11/16/2019 Barracuda Austin, TX
11/20/2019 Skyway Theatre Minneapolis, MN
11/22/2019 Metro / Smart Bar Chicago, IL
11/23/2019 The Loving Touch Ferndale, MI
11/24/2019 Skully's Music Diner Columbus, OH
11/26/2019 Grog Shop Cleveland Heights, OH
11/30/2019 The Sinclair Cambridge, MA
12/01/2019 The Bowery Ballroom New York, NY
12/03/2019 Baltimore Soundstage Baltimore, MD
12/04/2019 Motorco Music Hall Durham, NC
12/06/2019 Cosmic Charlie's Lexington, KY
12/07/2019 Growlers Memphis, TN
12/14/2019 Bogart's Cincinnati, OH
01/26/2020 10 Feet Tall Cardiff
01/29/2020 Soundhaus Dublin, Ireland
01/30/2020 Roisin Dubh Galway, Ireland
02/01/2020 Kasbah Social Club Limerick, Ireland
02/04/2020 The Deaf Institute Manchester
02/05/2020 Stereo Glasgow
02/07/2020 The Polar Bear Hull
02/13/2020 Heartbreakers Southampton
02/15/2020 Hoxton Hall London
02/16/2020 The Hope & Ruin Brighton
02/27/2020 Patronaat Haarlem
02/28/2020 TivoliVredenburg Utrecht
03/04/2020 Krosset Oslo, Norway

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Better Oblivion Community Center at First Avenue, Minneapolis (22 March 2019)

Better Oblivion Community Center at First Ave Better Oblivion Community Center Setlist My City Big Black Heart Sleepwalkin’ Forest Lawn Dylan Thomas Bad Blood (Bright Eyes song) Exception to the Rule Service Road Little Trouble Chesapeake Can't Hardly Wait (The Replacements cover) Lua (Bright Eyes song) Funeral (Phoebe Bridgers song) Didn't Know What I Was in For -- Encore -- Scott Street (Phoebe Bridgers song) Easy/Lucky/Free (Bright Eyes song) Dominos Lala Lala Setlist intro song Siren 042 Water Over Sex F**k With Your Friends Spy Lala Song Copycat ? When You Die ? Slip Away (Perfume Genius cover) Destroyer See You at Home Better Oblivion Community Center Meetings 23-Mar Chicago - Lincoln Hall 24-Mar Chicago - Lincoln Hall 25-Mar Cleveland - Agora Theater 26-Mar Pittsburgh - Mr Smalls 28-Mar Boston - The Sinclair 29-Mar New York - Bowery Ballroom 30-Mar Brooklyn - Music Hall of Williamsburg 31-Mar Providence - Columbus Theater 01-Apr Brooklyn - Brooklyn Steel 02-Apr Philadelphia - Union Transfer 03-Apr Washington DC - Black Cat 04-Apr Carrboro - Cat's Cradle 05-Apr Asheville - Grey Eagle 06-Apr Atlanta - Terminal West 07-Apr Nashville - Cannery Ballroom 09-Apr Austin - Stubbs 10-Apr Dallas - Trees 12-Apr Santa Fe - Meow Wolf 13-Apr Phoenix - Crescent Ballroom 29-Apr Helsinki - Tavastia 01-May Oslo - Rockefeller 02-May Stockholm - Berns 03-May Copenhagen - Vega 05-May Berlin - Columbia Theater 06-May Cologne - Kantine 07-May Amsterdam - Paradiso 08-May Antwerp - De Roma 10-May Bristol - Academy 11-May London - Shepherd's Bush Empire 12-May Manchester - Ritz 13-May Dublin - Vicar Street 09-Aug Los Angeles - The Wiltern Read More Conor Oberst Bright Eyes, brighter future. Conor Oberst (formerly Bright Eyes) will be at the Palace Theatre in St Paul on Thursday. Oberst recently appeared on Charlie Rose for a special interview and performance of his latest album Salutations. … Phoebe Bridgers In the age of the internet and social media, it's incredibly hard to keep a big secret, but that's just what singers Conor Oberst and Phoebe Bridgers pulled off … Lala Lala Chicago’s Lala Lala (Lillie West, Karla Bernasconi, Abby Black) opened up the show. The band had a DIY girl rock sound to them and their music seemed to fit in really well with the Girlpool audience. …

Before it was First Avenue, it was a danceteria called Uncle Sam’s, and before that, a Greyhound bus station, but for one night only, the venue was transformed into a community center for a long sold-out “meeting”--

The occasion was the first area performance from Better Oblivion Community Center, a new project teaming singer-songwriters Conor Oberst and Phoebe Bridgers, and who defied modern odds by forming the group and recording and releasing their album, completely by surprise.

After first announcing at the Fine Line Music Cafe, the show sold out immediately (a similar story in other major cities) and then was upgraded to the bigger Mainroom at First Avenue… which completely sold out immediately as well. The “meeting” was a hot ticket.

The first act of three to take the stage was singer/songwriter Christian Lee Hutson. Hutson is a Los Angeles-based musician, just releasing a new single, ‘Northsiders’ (which Bridgers produced) from his upcoming third full-length, which will be his first in five years. Hutson, who has played with Bridgers and Jenny Lewis, did double-duty, playing also in BOCC and charmed the crowd with his well-thought out acoustic songs and deadpan humor.

In addition to the new single, Hutson (who pricked up local ears by appearing along with Bridgers at last year’s Eaux Claires Festival) lightly introduced another song by explaining it was about some friends of his that had formed a band, and bought all the latest gear, but would never leave their mother’s garage, to actually go and play a live show somewhere.

Chicago indie-rock trio Lala Lala was next, in support of last September’s full-length The Lamb (on Hardly Art Records) and a just-released new single, ‘Siren 042’, a collaboration with WHY? The band, led by Lillie West, had just played the next-door 7^th Street Entry at the end of January, and we’d seen them last with Girlpool in late 2017.

The band’s downtempo sound amid often dark lyrics is still evolving and hearing the new single early in the set, helped prove that. West reminisced after playing it, about coming to Minneapolis just after forming the band, and playing a memorable house party, marked by someone casually walking around in a Mozart costume.

Their namesake ‘Lala Song’ was played mid-set with its repeated lyric, “I'm not even listening, you're not even nothing” effectively shutting down a lot of random crowd chatter and the threesome even managed to work in a Perfume Genius cover towards the end of their forty minutes.

Entering in front of a backdrop painted to look like a patio area and smoking deck with the ominous phrase “it will end in tears” at the top, Better Oblivion Community Center entered to begin their eighty-minute headlining set. A calming taped voice intro’d the concert, welcoming everyone to a “celebration of sound and light- We are one”, the voice reassured us. “Confusion is overrated, truth can be fun” the voice continued before the band turned their volume up, re-shuffling their setlist from recent shows, to open with ‘My City’ (which would have been more suitable if it opened their previous show, in Oberst’s Omaha).

It was immediately apparent, that the meshing of these two alternative voices, he of Bright Eyes, Desaparecidos, and The Faint among others, over the last two decades and she the Los Angeles-based buzzing solo artist, who also made a recent splash with trio boygenius, was a harmonic match in indie-heaven. The music moved from traditional alt and indie-rock to touches of country, folk, fuzz, and even electro, resulting in a sound that was often different from anything each other had previously released individually.

The band is out playing these “meetings” in support of their eponymous debut album (on Dead Oceans Records) and after a building ‘Forest Lawn’ (“You used to say you wanted to end up in Forest Lawn, the two of us side by side asleep“) things really picked up with the album’ first single, ‘Dylan Thomas’.

From there, not only was almost all of the new record played, they also dipped into each other’s catalogs, beginning with 2002’s ‘Bad Blood’ which Bridgers ended up mostly singing. Things became a bit laid back for the electro ‘Exception to the Rule’ as lights dimmed further and Oberst leaned back on a low beach chair as red and white beach balls were tossed around the room.

A brisk and authentic mid-’80s Replacements cover version (hinted at in the previous song played ‘Chesapeake’ with its lyric, “I can’t hardly wait for someone to replace”) seemed perfect played from the same stage the originals did it so many times, followed by a tender ‘Lua’, a song Oberst and Bridgers would often duet together during his Ruminations Tour, when she opened for him. Oberst took lead for the Bridgers solo song, ‘Funeral’ and the five-piece would complete the main set with ‘Didn't Know What I Was in For’, the first song they wrote together and the new album’s opener.

Things were switched up again on the three-song encore, beginning with Oberst taking the lead on Bridgers’ own ‘Scott Street’ and both traded verses on a 2005 Bright Eyes song, with Bridgers singing at her loudest, by song’s end. ‘Dominos’, the new album’s closer, would also finish the evening, reassuring all in that community center way, that “if you’re not feeling ready, there’s always tomorrow.”

We may only be a few months into the year, but Better Oblivion Community Center seems like rock’s current hottest ticket, and with good reason. Though most shows have been upgraded (still subsequently selling out) this is one “meeting” worth chasing a ticket for, and attending at your local “community center”.

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Better Oblivion Community Center at First Avenue, Minneapolis (22 March 2019)

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Minneapolis: March 21 to March 23, 2019

Here are some shows taking place in the Minneapolis/St Paul area from March 21 to March 23, 2019.

Read more: Minneapolis Music Guide.

Oh Pep! 2019 Tour Read More Oh Pep! Australian duo Oh Pep! (Olivia Hally and Pepita Emerichs) will be headlining the Cedar Cultural Center next Tuesday, July 12th, in support of their debut album Stadium Cake (out now on Dualtone). ....

OH PEP!
+ Naia Izumi
7th St Entry
Sat 03/23/2019 (8pm/$15)
first-avenue.com

Oh Pep! (short for Olivia “Oh” Hally and Pepita “Pep” Emerichs) will be back in Minneapolis, at the 7th Street Entry this Saturday, March 23rd. The Australian duo’s new album I Wasn't Only Thinking About You... is out now on ATO Records.

We caught the band a few times, on tour for their debut record Stadium Cake in July 2016 and, again, in Feb 2017, writing, “The evening began with a playful and sublime forty-minute set from Melbourne, Australia folk duo, Oh Pep! (aka Pepita Emmerichs and Olivia Hally) who released their debut, Stadium Cake last June on Dualtone Records. Their blend of harmonic pop (with Hally on guitar and Emmerichs alternating between mandolin, bouzouki and violin) has proved irresistible and is recommended for fans of Indigo Girls and First Aid Kit, with a tender and relaxed sound to their music, the new album recorded in Nova Scotia.”

Crowned winner of the 2018 Tiny Desk contest Naia Izumi to open.

Tour Dates:

03/15 - Great Scott - Allston, MA
03/20 - El Club - Detroit, MI
03/21 - Schuba's - Chicago, IL
03/22 - Back Room - Milwaukee, WI
03/23 - 7th St. Entry - Minneapolis, MN
03/24 - The Raccoon Motel - Davenport, IA
03/25 - Reverb - Omaha, NE

Other shows in the area:

Quinn XCII 2019 Tour Tori Kelly at Palace Theatre Better Oblivion Community Center at First Ave Mark Mallman at 7th Street Entry Ghost Light at Turf Club Stephen Kellogg at Turf Club Read More Tori Kelly The girl with the big hair, and potentially as big future, Tori Kelly comes to The Varsity in Minneapolis for what will no doubt be a sold out show as part of her Where I Belong tour. One of MTV’s Artists to Watch … Conor Oberst Bright Eyes, brighter future. Conor Oberst (formerly Bright Eyes) will be at the Palace Theatre in St Paul on Thursday. Oberst recently appeared on Charlie Rose for a special interview and performance of his latest album Salutations. … Mark Mallman Did you miss Mark Mallman’s double appearances at the Icehouse last March 25th and 26th? No problem, catch him again at the Icehouse this upcoming Saturday, July 9th. …

QUINN XCII
+ Ashe
Myth
Thu 03/21/2019 (7pm/$28)
mythlive.com

Genre-bending artist Quinn XCII will be headlining the Myth on Thursday, March 21st, as part of his “From Michigan With Love” tour.

Tour dates:

03/14/2019 20 Monroe Live Grand Rapids, MI
03/15/2019 The Fillmore Detroit Detroit, MI
03/19/2019 The Pageant St. Louis, MO
03/20/2019 Riviera Theatre Chicago, IL
03/21/2019 Myth Saint Paul, MN
03/23/2019 Fillmore Auditorium Denver, CO
03/26/2019 Revolution Concert House Garden City, ID
03/29/2019 Showbox SoDo Seattle, WA
03/31/2019 McMenamins Crystal Ballroom Portland, OR
04/02/2019 Ace Of Spades Sacramento, CA
04/03/2019 The Masonic San Francisco, CA
04/06/2019 The Wiltern Los Angeles, CA
04/09/2019 Comerica Theatre Phoenix, AZ
04/12/2019 South Side On Lamar Dallas, TX
04/12/2019 South Side Ballroom Dallas, TX
04/13/2019 House Of Blues Houston, TX
04/17/2019 Austin, TX
06/15/2019 Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival
06/23/2019 Firefly Music Festival

TORI KELLY
Palace Theatre
Thu 03/21/2019 (7pm/$18)
palacestpaul.com

Tori Kelly is currently on her “Acoustic Sessions” tour and she’ll be stopping by the Palace Theatre in St Paul on March 21st.

Tour dates:

3/14 Seattle WA Paramount Theatre
3/16 Vancouver BC Queen Elizabeth
3/17 Portland OR Crystal Ballroom
3/19 Denver CO Paramount
3/21 St. Paul MN The Palace
3/22 Omaha NE Holland
3/24 Kansas City MO Midland Theatre
3/26 St. Louis MO The Pageant
3/28 Indianapolis IN Murat Theatre
3/29 Columbus OH Express Live
3/31 Toronto ON Roy Thomas Hall
4/2 Boston MA House of Blues
4/3 Brooklyn NY Kings Theatre
4/5 Philadelphia PA The Fillmore
4/6 Lynchburg VA Liberty University
4/9 St. Petersburg FL Mahaffrey Theater
4/10 Orlando FL Hard Rock Live
4/13 New Orleans LA The Fillmore

BETTER OBLIVION COMMUNITY CENTER
+ Lala Lala, Christian Lee Hutson
First Avenue
Fri 03/22/2019 (7pm/$25)
first-avenue.com

In the age of the internet and social media, it's incredibly hard to keep a big secret, but that's just what singers Conor Oberst and Phoebe Bridgers pulled off, recording a secret album and debuting a brand new band called Better Oblivion Community Center.

The band was originally booked locally at the Fine Line Music Cafe, which immediately sold out (like most of their tour), then was upgraded to the larger Mainroom at First Avenue... which immediately sold out. First single, "Dylan Thomas" is burning up the alternative airwaves. Book a "meeting" if you can.

Better Oblivion Community Center Meetings

19-Mar Salt Lake City - Metro Bar
20-Mar Denver - Gothic Theatre
21-Mar Omaha - Slowdown
22-Mar Minneapolis - First Ave
23-Mar Chicago - Lincoln Hall
24-Mar Chicago - Lincoln Hall
25-Mar Cleveland - Agora Theater
26-Mar Pittsburgh - Mr Smalls
28-Mar Boston - The Sinclair
29-Mar New York - Bowery Ballroom
30-Mar Brooklyn - Music Hall of Williamsburg
31-Mar Providence - Columbus Theater
01-Apr Brooklyn - Brooklyn Steel
02-Apr Philadelphia - Union Transfer
03-Apr Washington DC - Black Cat
04-Apr Carrboro - Cat's Cradle
05-Apr Asheville - Grey Eagle
06-Apr Atlanta - Terminal West
07-Apr Nashville - Cannery Ballroom
09-Apr Austin - Stubbs
10-Apr Dallas - Trees
12-Apr Santa Fe - Meow Wolf
13-Apr Phoenix - Crescent Ballroom

MARK MALLMAN
+ 26 Bats!, Gabe Barnett
7th St Entry
Fri 03/22/2019 (8pm/$12)
first-avenue.com

We love local singer/songwriter Mark Mallman.

Mallman wrote a book called The Happiness Playlist (Think Piece Publishing) and he’ll be playing songs and promoting the book on Friday, March 22nd at the 7th Street Entry.

 

GHOST LIGHT
Turf Club
Fri 03/22/2019 (7:30pm/$15)
turfclub.net

The secrect’s out: Ghost Light, featuring guitarists/singers Tom Hamilton and Raina Mullen, pianist Holly Bowling, bassist Dan Africano, and drummer Scotty Zwang, will be stopping by the Turf Club in St Paul on Friday, March 22nd, in support of their debut album Best Kept Secrets.

Tour dates:

3/20 - Des Moines, IA - Vaudeville Mews
3/21 - Milwaukee, WI - Colectivo
3/22 - St. Paul, MN - Turf Club
3/23 - Chicago, IL - Chop Shop
3/25 - Omaha, NE - Slowdown
3/27 - Frisco, CO - 10 Mile Music Hall
3/28 - Crested Butte, CO - Center for the Arts
3/29 - Boulder, CO - Fox Theatre
3/30 - Denver, CO - Cervantes
4/2 - Kansas City, MO - Knuckleheads
4/4 - Austin, TX - Antone’s
4/5 - Dallas, TX - Deep Ellum Art Company
4/6 - Houston, TX - Last Concert Café
4/9 - Fayetteville, AR - George’s Majestic Lounge
4/10 - St. Louis, MO - Old Rock House
4/11 - Columbus, OH - Woodlands Tavern
4/12 - Louisville, KY - Zanzabar
4/13 - Covington, KY - Madison Live
4/16 - Nashville, TN - Basement East
4/17 - Asheville, NC - Asheville Music Hall
4/18 - Charleston, SC - Pour House
4/20 - Charlotte, NC - Visulite Theatre
4/27 - New Orleans, LA - Republic NOLA
5/10 - Brooklyn, NY - Brooklyn Bowl
5/24 - 5/26 - Chillicothe, IL - Summer Camp Music Festival
6/6 - 6/8 - Wellston, MI - Camp Greensky Music Festival
6/27 - 6/30 - Rothbury, MI - Electric Forest Festival
7/18 - 7/21 - North Plains, OR - Northwest String Summit
7/25 - 7/28 - Scranton, PA - Peach Music Festival

STEPHEN KELLOGG
+ Pete Muller
Turf Club
Sat 03/23/2019 (7pm/$20)
turfclub.net

Stephen Kellogg (formerly of Stephen Kellogg and the Sixers, who we wrote about in 2011) will be doing a solo appearance at the Turf Club on Saturday, March 23. Kellogg’s new album Objects In The Mirror is out now via Kellogg Family Store.

Tour dates:

03/20 — Music Box Supper Club — Cleveland, OH
03/21 — The Ark — Ann Arbor, MI
03/22 — Lincoln Hall — Chicago, IL
03/23 — Turf Club — St. Paul, MN
03/25 — The Bartlett — Spokane, WA
03/26 — Triple Door — Seattle, WA
03/27 — Wonder Ballroom — Portland, OR
03/28 — Swedish American Hall — San Francisco, CA
03/29 — Bootleg Theater — Los Angeles, CA
04/06 — Bluebird Theater — Denver, CO
04/09 — Sons Of Hermann Hall — Dallas, TX
04/10 — 3TEN ACL Live — Austin, TX
04/12 — The Basement — Nashville, TN
04/13 — Red Clay Music Foundry — Atlanta, GA
04/14 — NPR Mountain Stage — Charleston, WV
04/16 — Radio Radio — Indianapolis, IN
04/17 — The Soundry — Baltimore, MD
04/18 — The Barns at Wolf Trap — Washington, DC
04/19 — The Sinclair — Boston, MA
04/20 — White Eagle Music Hall — Jersey City, NJ

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