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Durand Jones at Juneteenth Celebration, South Park Lawrence KS (2024-06-15)

DURAND JONES SETLIST Instrumental intro I Want You Gerri Marie The Place You’d Most Want to Live Lord Have Mercy Sadie Letter to My 17 Year Old Self Someday We’ll All Be Free (Donny Hathaway cover) You Got the Power (Paul “Lil Buck Sinegal cover) That Feeling See It Through DURAND JONES TOUR DATES AUG 1 Pickathon Music Festival Happy Valley, OR AUG 2 Pickathon Music Festival Happy Valley, OR AUG 3 Hard Rock Live at Etess Arena Atlantic City, NJ AUG 31 Fool In Love Festival Inglewood, CA OCT 19 Forest Hills Stadium Forest Hills, NY READ MORE Durand Jones Neo soul band Durand Jones & The Indications and 79.5 will stop by the Fine Line Music Café on September 14, 2021, touring in support of their forthcoming album Private Space (Dead Oceans …

Even without The Indications, the goal was still soul--

Louisiana soul/R&B singer-songwriter Durand Jones was the special musical guest in downtown Lawrence KS at the annual Juneteenth Celebration, a street party held in South Park, ahead of the actual holiday. Jones finished a run supporting eclectic country artist Orville Peck and worked this date in, on his way back to his native Louisiana for a short break, before hitting the road again.

Durand Jones and The Indications are a group we’ve covered and seen live regularly since 2018 but the band has been on a break as several of them pursue solo projects, though they recently returned to the studio to begin work on the band’s upcoming album.

For Jones, his debut solo album is called “Wait Til I Get Over”, an autobiographical and lyrically revealing piece set to reflect his upbringing in the deep Gulf south of Hillaryville, LA, a small town on the Mississippi River founded by eight former Civil War-era slaves in between Baton Rouge and New Orleans.

While still retaining the southern soul/gospel roots of his full band’s sounds, Jones forays into more jazz on the record, punctuated by his increased use of saxophone and lyrics that seem more yearning, personal, and heartfelt. His seventy-minute set was an extended version of the opening set he’s been performing on Peck’s recent tour.

“Gerri Marie” was dedicated to a girl from the area he fell for, “The Place You’d Most Want to Live” is about his hometown and is a phrase his grandmother would always use to describe it, and “Lord Have Mercy” brought out Jones’ Otis Redding-like growls and stomps.

On “Letter to My 17 Year Old Self” Jones concedes “we’re gonna get it right next time” perhaps a result of youth and inexperience, and his soulful cover of Donny Hathaway's “Someday We’ll All Be Free” was an ideal Juneteenth selection, which Jones had the street crowd repeating the chorus on.

That cover worked well enough for Jones to convince the band to try another, performed live for the first time, “You Got the Power”, a cover from Paul “Lil’ Buck” Sinegal (featuring The Topcats), who was best known not as a singer but the longtime guitarist for Buckwheat Zydeco.

“Let’s dance on this last one!” Jones shouted as the band fired up one of the most upbeat and positive tracks on the solo album, anchored by a Stevie Wonder-esque organ riff, “See It Through.”

Durand Jones more than “got over” in Lawrence for Juneteenth, and we look forward to seeing him live (and The Indications), again soon.

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DURAND JONES at Juneteenth Festival South Park Lawrence KS (2024-06-15)

DURAND JONES at Juneteenth Festival South Park Lawrence KS (2024-06-15)

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Minneapolis: September 20 to September 21

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09/20 Swans with Norman Westberg at Fine Line Read More Swans We wrote about the avant-rock band Swans in 2014 when their debut album was remastered for a new vinyl release. The band is back on tour in support of their new The Glowing Man album. …

09/20/2023 Wednesday

Swans
with Norman Westberg
at Fine Line
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Swans is headlining the Fine Line Music Café in Minneapolis on September 20, 2023.

The band is touring in support of their sixteenth studio album, The Beggar (Mute / Young God Records). The record was recorded and mixed at Candy Bomber Studio, Berlin, engineered by Ingo Krauss and mastered by Doug Henderson at Micro-Moose, Berlin. The album was written and produced by Michael Gira and features contributions from recent and former Swans, members of Angels of Light, as well as Guest Swan Ben Frost.

Norman Westberg to open.

Tour dates:

3 Sep – Austin TX, Paramount Theatre
7 Sep – Phoenix AZ, Crescent Ballroom
8 Sep – Los Angeles CA, Lodge Room
9 Sep – Los Angeles CA, Lodge Room
12 Sep – San Francisco CA, Great American Music Hall
13 Sep – San Francisco CA, Great American Music Hall
15 Sep – Portland OR, Revolution Hall
16 Sep – Seattle WA, The Crocodile Showroom
19 Sep – Omaha NE, Waiting Room Showroom
20 Sep – Minneapolis MN, Fine Line Music Cafe
21 Sep – Chicago IL, Cabaret Metro
23 Sep – Detroit MI, Magic Bag
24 Sep – Cleveland OH, Beachland Ballroom
26 Sep – Toronto ON, Phoenix Concert Theater
27 Sep – Montreal QC, Theatre National
29 Sep – Brooklyn NY, Music Hall of Williamsburg
30 Sep – Brooklyn NY, Music Hall of Williamsburg
1 Oct – Brooklyn NY, Music Hall of Williamsburg

09/21 Drew Holcomb & The Neighbors with Josiah and the Bonnevilles at First Avenue Read More Drew Holcomb Drew Holcomb and the Neighbors is a Nashville band, whose members usually include Holcomb’s wife, Ellie, though she was understandably absent as the couple just had their newborn …

09/21/2023 Thursday

Drew Holcomb & The Neighbors
with Josiah and the Bonnevilles
at First Avenue
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Drew Holcomb & The Neighbors are currently on tour in support of their new album Strangers No More. The band will headline First Avenue on September 21, 2023.

Drew Holcomb (24 July 2015)

We saw Drew in 24 July 2015, and wrote, “Drew Holcomb and the Neighbors is a Nashville band, whose members usually include Holcomb’s wife, Ellie, though she was understandably absent as the couple just had their newborn son, Huck. New album, Medicine (Magnolia Records) came out at the beginning of the year, and the album continues to gain momentum with the band’s constant touring.”

Josiah and the Bonnevilles to open.

Tour Dates:

Sept. 9 in Chattanooga, TN @ Moon River Music Festival++
Sept. 13 in Birmingham, AL at Iron City
Sept. 14 in Louisville, KY @ Bourbon & Beyond Festival
Sept. 15 in Cleveland, OH at House of Blues
Sept. 16 in Indianapolis, IN at The Vogue
Sept. 19 in Des Moines, IA at Wooly’s
Sept. 21 in Minneapolis, MN at First Avenue
Sept. 22 in Madison, WI at Majestic Theatre
Sept. 24 in Kalamazoo, MI at Kalamazoo State Theatre
Sept. 29 in Boston, MA at Paradise Rock Club – Music Hall
Sept. 30 in Portsmouth, NH at the Music Hall
Oct. 1 in Burlington, VT at Higher Ground Ballroom
Oct. 4 in Ardmore, PA at Ardmore Music Hall
Oct. 5 in Richmond, VA at The National
Oct. 6 in Lexington, VA at Lime Kiln Theatre
Oct. 7 in Charleston, SC @ Riverfront Revival Festival
Oct. 14 in Nashville, TN @ Ascend Amphitheater^
Oct. 18 in Oxford, MS at The Lyric
Oct. 19 in Tulsa, OK at Cains
Oct. 20 in Forth Worth, TX at Tannahill’s Music Hall
Oct. 21 in Waco, TX at the Hippodrome

^ denotes Darius Rucker Dates
++denotes Goodbye Road Appearance

09/21 Durand Jones at Amsterdam Bar & Hall Read More Durand Jones Neo soul band Durand Jones & The Indications and 79.5 will stop by the Fine Line Music Café on September 14, 2021, touring in support of their forthcoming album Private Space (Dead Oceans …

09/21/2023 Thursday

Durand Jones
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R&B/soul singer Durand Jones is headlining the Amsterdam Bar & Hall in St Paul on September 21, 2023.

Jones’ debut solo album Wait Til I Get Over is out now on Dead Oceans.

Durand Jones (14 Sep 2021)

We caught Durand in 14 Sep 2021 and said, “I feel as if Durand Jones & The Indications, who formed in 2012, are part of a new soul wave, popularized by Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings (who also served as session band for Amy Whinehouse), Charles Bradley, and so many others that helped shaped the genre. ”

Tour dates:

Sep 19 St Louis, MO, US Old Rock House
Sep 21 Minneapolis, MN, US Amsterdam Bar & Hall
Sep 22 Chicago, IL, US Bottom Lounge
Sep 23 Outdoor Hamilton, OH, US Riversedge Amphitheater
Sep 24 Ferndale, MI, US The Magic Bag
Sep 26 Toronto, ON, Canada Axis Club
Sep 28 Brooklyn, NY, US Brooklyn Bowl
Sep 28 Philadelphia, PA, US Underground Arts
Sep 29 Baltimore, MD, US Baltimore Soundstage
Oct 1 Somerville, MA, US Crystal Ballroom
Oct 3 Pittsburgh, PA, US Thunderbird Cafe
Oct 3 Pittsburgh, PA, US Thunderbird
Oct 4 Washington, DC, US The Atlantis
Oct 6 Asheville, NC, US Asheville Music Hall
Oct 7 Raleigh, NC, US Red Hat Amphitheater
Oct 8 Atlanta, GA, US Terminal West
Oct 10 Nashville, TN, US Exit/In
Oct 25 Baton Rouge, LA, US Chelsea's Live
Oct 26 Austin, TX, US Hotel Vegas
Oct 26 Houston, TX, US Last Concert Cafe
Oct 27 San Antonio, TX, US Paper Tiger
Oct 28 Austin, TX, US Mohawk
Oct 29 Dallas, TX, US Deep Ellum Art Co.
Oct 31 Englewood, CO, US Gothic Theatre
Nov 2 Boise, ID, US Treefort Music Hall
Nov 4 Portland, OR, US Wonder Ballroom
Nov 8 San Francisco, CA, US Bimbo's 365 Club
Nov 9 Sacramento, CA, US Harlow's Upstairs
Nov 10 Santa Cruz, CA, US The Catalyst-CA
Nov 11 San Luis Obispo, CA, US Fremont Theater
Nov 14 Santa Ana, CA, US The Observatory
Nov 15 Los Angeles (LA), CA, US Fonda Theatre
Nov 16 San Diego, CA, US Music Box
Nov 17 Phoenix, AZ, US Crescent Ballroom
Nov 18 Tucson, AZ, US 191 Toole

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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Durand Jones & The Indications at Fine Line Music Cafe, Minneapolis (2021-09-14)

Setlist Don't You Know Sexy Thang Love Will Work It Out Morning in America Sea Gets Hotter featuring Isaac on flutes (from 79.5) Ride or Die More Than Ever Cruisin' to the Park Is It Any Wonder? True Love How Can I Be Sure Long Way Home Can't Keep My Cool The Way That I Do Witchoo -- Encore -- Too Many Tears Sea of Love Tour Dates 09/20 - San Diego, CA @ Soma 09/21 - Los Angeles, CA @ Hollywood Palladium 09/22 - Los Angeles, CA @ Hollywood Palladium 09/23 - Santa Barbara, CA @ Santa Barbara Bowl 09/24 - Dana Point, CA @ Ohana Fest 09/25 - Berkeley, CA @ Greek Theatre 09/28 - Troutdale, OR @ Edgefield 09/29 - Spokane, WA @ Spokane Pavilion 10/01 - Seattle, WA @ Paramount Theater 10/02 - Seattle, WA @ Paramount Theater 10/03 - Bend, OR @ Les Schwab Ampitheater 10/08 - Austin, TX @ Austin City Limits Music Festival 10/28 -10/31 - Live Oak, FL @ Suwanee Hulaween 05/22/2022 - Monterey, CA @ California Roots Festival Read More Durand Jones & The Indications Neo soul band Durand Jones & The Indications and 79.5 will stop by the Fine Line Music Café on September 14, 2021, touring in support of their forthcoming album Private Space (Dead Oceans … 79.5 Neo soul band Durand Jones & The Indications and 79.5 will stop by the Fine Line Music Café on September 14, 2021, touring in support of their forthcoming album Private Space (Dead Oceans in association …

R&B and soul group Durand Jones & The Indications stopped by the Fine Line Music Café in Minneapolis on September 14th, 2021, as part of their Private Space tour.

Opening the show was New York’s 79.5, who played a mix of funk, disco, and a bit of jazz thrown in for good measure. The band is lead by Kate Mattison, and she’s joined by Isaac on flutes and sax, Antonio on drums, Sanchez on Keys, and Lola on vocals.

They played their Big Crown Records debut single, “Terrorize My Heart”, near the end of their brief 30-minute set.

I feel as if Durand Jones & The Indications, who formed in 2012, are part of a new soul wave, popularized by Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings (who also served as session band for Amy Whinehouse), Charles Bradley, and so many others that helped shaped the genre.

We first caught wind of the band in April 2018, when we said, “All indications are clear- this is a band to watch— Hillaryville, LA by-way-of Bloomington, IN neo-soul singer-songwriter and band, Durand Jones and the Indications made for a refreshing “soul evening’ at a recent sold-out stop at the 7th St Entry in downtown Minneapolis…. Neo soul needs a new champion- we miss Sharon Jones, Charles Bradley, and locally Sonny Knight – all older stalwarts given a musical rebirth later in life, in careers that made them more popular than ever, but unfortunately all lost recent health battles and are no longer with us. Thankfully, some in the younger generation have picked up that torch to continue on, mixing the timeless traditions of classic soul, with a nod to today’s climate and sounds- enter Durand Jones and the Indications. ”

At that time (in 2018), with only their self-titled album released, the band played the majority of the record, but throwing in a few cover songs (Hard Road, Curtis Mayfield, Michael Dixon & J.O.Y., Smokey Robinson, Sunny and the Sunliners) to make for a full headliner set.

By the time the band came back in April 2019, now with their sophomore album American Love Call, the band relied less on covers, and even doing away with their brass section: “The five-piece has a new album, American Love Call (Dead Oceans/Colemine Records) that maintains its ‘70s-esque soul sound, but like Marvin Gaye’s What ‘s Going On, lyrically turns both more inward and also outward, in examining the world around us. Jones and band (Aaron Frazer-drums; Blake Rhein- guitar; Kyle Houpt-bass; Steve Okonoski-organ) didn’t bring the horn section we saw them with last time, but the Indiana band and singer were tight enough, that the extra brass wasn’t needed.”

The band had to take a year off, no thanks to the pandemic… but we were lucky enough to catch the band at The Bottleneck in Lawrence, Kansas in Feb 2020… right before COVID.

With time spent on recording Private Space, the band resumed touring in September 2021… and again, we were lucky enough to catch them live at the Fine Line Music Café in Minneapolis on a Tuesday night.

With very few tickets available, the venue was packed full of masked fans, eager to sing along.

Early in their set, after a good workout dancing and singing, singer Durand Jones stepped down to let other sings with 79.5’s Isaac playing flutes.

As you can see from the setlist, the majority of the set were songs taken from their latest album, Private Space, including “Sexy Thang ”, “Love Will Work It Out ”, “Ride or Die”, “More Than Ever ”, “The Way That I Do”, “Witchoo”, and “Sea of Love.”

Durand Jones & The Indications new album Private Space is out now on Dead Oceans in association with Colemine Records.

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Durand Jones & The Indications at Fine Line Music Cafe, Minneapolis (2021-09-14)

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A fine line between Jones and Smith

“If my family tree goes back to the Romans
Then I will change my name to Jones
If my family tree goes back to Napolean
Then I will change my name to Smith”

- “Family Tree” by Belle and Sebastian

Read More Durand Jones & The Indications Hillaryville, LA by-way-of Bloomington, IN neo-soul singer-songwriter and band, Durand Jones and the Indications made for a refreshing “soul evening’ at a recent sold-out stop …

DURAND JONES & THE INDICATIONS
durandjonesandtheindications.com

Neo soul band Durand Jones & The Indications and 79.5 will stop by the Fine Line Music Café on September 14, 2021, touring in support of their forthcoming album Private Space (Dead Oceans in association with Colemine Records).

We first saw Durand Jones in April 2018 and wrote, “Neo soul needs a new champion- we miss Sharon Jones, Charles Bradley, and locally Sonny Knight – all older stalwarts given a musical rebirth later in life, in careers that made them more popular than ever, but unfortunately all lost recent health battles and are no longer with us. Thankfully, some in the younger generation have picked up that torch to continue on, mixing the timeless traditions of classic soul, with a nod to today’s climate and sounds- enter Durand Jones and the Indications.”

Durand Jones & The Indications Tour Dates:

09/04 - Hershey, PA @ Harrisburg University
09/05 - Pittsburgh, PA @ Spirit Hall
09/07 - Boston, MA @ Paradise Rock Club
09/08 - Philadelphia, PA @ Union Transfer
09/10 - Brooklyn, NY @ Brooklyn Steel
09/11 - Washington DC @ 9:30 Club
09/13 - Chicago, IL @ Vic Theatre
09/14 - Minneapolis, MN @ Fine Line
09/16 - Denver, CO @ Gothic Theater
09/17 - Salt Lake City, UT @ Commonwealth Room
09/20 - San Diego, CA @ Soma
09/21 - Los Angeles, CA @ Hollywood Palladium
09/22 - Los Angeles, CA @ Hollywood Palladium
09/23 - Santa Barbara, CA @ Santa Barbara Bowl
09/24 - Dana Point, CA @ Ohana Fest
09/25 - Berkeley, CA @ Greek Theatre
09/28 - Troutdale, OR @ Edgefield
09/29 - Spokane, WA @ Spokane Pavilion
10/01 - Seattle, WA @ Paramount Theater
10/02 - Seattle, WA @ Paramount Theater
10/03 - Bend, OR @ Les Schwab Ampitheater
10/08 - Austin, TX @ Austin City Limits Music Festival
10/28 -10/31 - Live Oak, FL @ Suwanee Hulaween
05/22/2022 - Monterey, CA @ California Roots Festival

Read More Your Smith Caroline Smith has decided to be now billed as Your Smith. I personally like the name change, because I have said this before, I think the name Caroline Smith is just too common and doesn't jump out at you. ...

YOUR SMITH
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Caroline Smith first came to our attention in Sep 2008. Back then, billed as Caroline Smith & The Good Night Sleeps we described the music as Americana or folk.

By the time she released her Half About Being A Woman album, we were surprised to learn that she sounded like old 60s soul with some rhythm and blues. It’s that soul sound that got her on stage with Charles Bradley, you know “The Screaming Eagle of Soul”, in Dec 2013.

In 2016, she moved to Los Angeles, and took on a new stagename, Your Smith.

We saw her at the Fine Line, right before the pandemic shut down the city, in Jan 2020 and said, “The second to the last song on her set was a cover of Martha Wainwright’s “Bloody Mother F***ing A**hole.” The song is special to Smith, as she previously mentioned in 2019, “I have been covering it in my set and night after night I watch how powerful this song is; How deeply people need it and relate to it. It has been an absolute privilege. Thank you, Martha, for giving me my anthem for when I’m feeling powerless and lending your words when I am lost for my own. A truly magical song makes you feel like it was written just for you. I am a survivor of sexual abuse and reclaiming my power is something I actively fight to do every morning I wake up. I will always fight self-doubt and feeling present in my own body. This song makes that fight a little easier for me. If you’re in need of a song that makes you grit your teeth and clench your fists, I hope this song reaches you like it did me.”

Your Smith is returning to the Fine Line, post-pandemic, this July 24, 2021.

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Durand Jones and the Indications at Bottleneck, Lawrence KS (29 Feb 2020)

Durand Jones Setlist Smile Circles Don't You Know Cruisin' To The Park Listen to Your Heart Walk Away (Don’t Worry) If There’s a Hell Below, We’re All Going to Go (Curtis Mayfield cover) Morning In America Make a Change Instrumental Medley C.R.E.A.M. / So Fresh, So Clean / Today Was a Good Day/ Big Poppa / My Name Is / Express Yourself / Apache: Wu-Tang Clan/Outkast/Ice Cube/Notorious B.I.G./Eminem/N.W.A./Sugar Hill Gang) Can't Keep My Cool True Love Sea Gets Hotter Groovy Babe with band intros -- Encore -- Is It Any Wonder Long Way Home Kaina Setlist Waiting on a Day Ghost So Small/So Vast Honey Happy Next to the Sun unknown song in Spanish Could be a Curse What’s a Girl Green Read More Durand Jones & The Indications Hillaryville, LA by-way-of Bloomington, IN neo-soul singer-songwriter and band, Durand Jones and the Indications made for a refreshing “soul evening’ at a recent sold-out stop …

Leap Day is a rare calendar day that only occurs once every four years, and in addition to being Superman’s birthday, it’s an extra chance to get out and see something special--

For the lucky that acquired tickets at a sold-out Bottleneck in downtown Lawrence, KS, that meant experiencing the soulful revival sounds of Durand Jones and the Indications.

The evening began with a forty-minute opening set from Chicago native Kaina Castillo who stylizes her name as KAINA and is out in support of debut full-length, Next to the Sun (on Sooper Records). Her soulful and emotion-laden delivery can be sometimes Sade-esque, other times the first-generation Venezuelan-Guatemalan reflects her Latin culture, and always is proud of her Windy City roots.

‘Ghost’ was written about “something no longer serving you”, 2016’s ‘Honey’ had the crowd learning then repeating the song’s chorus, and the title track, while having a positive message about the duality of human beings, is purposely delivered with some underlying sadness.

The salsa-flavored last song of the set, ‘Green’ was punctuated by the lighted disco ball spinning above, something the artist noticed hanging from the ceiling mid-set, and asked for it to be activated, which put the audience in even more of a dancing mood.

We’ve followed Durand Jones and the Indications for a few years now, and continue to be impressed with their evolution as artists and stage performers. Revival soul is still peaking with numerous acts taking their inspiration from Stax, Atlantic and Motown sounds of the 60’s and updating things, resulting in a fresh take on a timeless sound, and while someone like Leon Bridges is more Sam Cooke, Jones and group are more influenced by Otis Redding, Jackie Wilson, and Curtis Mayfield, for a refined, but sometimes edgy delivery.

Jones, along with Aaron Frazer (drums/vocals), Blake Rhein (guitar), Steve Okonski (keys), and new bassist Michael Montgomery began their ninety-minute set with a silky ‘Smile’ followed by ‘Circles’ from most recent full-length, last year’s American Love Call (on Dead Oceans Records) with Jones’ soulful voice complimented by Frazer’s distinctive falsetto.

‘Cruisin’ to the Park’ was dedicated to any low riders in the crowd (by everyone singing along, you’d think the whole crowd had them) and things slowed down for ‘Walk Away’ but quickly built back up for the following three socially conscious-themed songs, a mini-set dedicated to a foundation Martin Luther King Jr began, which embraces equality and non-prejudice.

Jones was an ideal Curtis Mayfield for a cover still-poignant and lyrically relevant, and their own ‘Morning in America’ and ‘Make a Change’ echoed themes of Inner City Blues-era Marvin Gaye.

The past met the more-recent present during an extended instrumental medley showcasing the band members and putting soulful spins on riffs originally on Wu-Tang Clan, Notorious B.I.G, Eminem, and N.W.A. records, which they dedicated to the local record shop around the corner they made a stop at.

The crowd again became vocal for the chorus of ‘True Love’, swayed left and right for ‘Sea Gets Hotter’ which featured Frazer’s high-pitched vocals, and KAINA and band couldn’t resist jumping back on stage to dance along to the get down of the set-ending ‘Groovy Babe’, extended to give the band members each a proper intro.

The encore began sweetly with Frazer crooning, to the audience’s delight on ‘Is It Any Wonder’, which had a few women swooning, before Jones re-emerged (in his third different shirt of the evening) to help end things with the appropriate ‘Long Way Home’, thanking everyone for selling out the room for their first local show in three years.

A (love) call was sent, and that call was answered as Lawrence filled the room to groove along with Durand Jones and the Indications, making for one very memorable Leap Day experience.

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Remaining tour dates:

Mar 3 Boulder, CO Fox Theatre
Mar 5 Bentonville, AR Meteor Guitar Gallery
Mar 7 Savannah, GA Stopover Music Festival
Mar 12 Chicago, IL Thalia Hall
Apr 11 Yokohama, Japan Motion Blue
Apr 13 Tokyo, Japan Blue Note (ブルーノート)
Apr 16 Honolulu, HI The Republik
May 1-2 Nashville, TN Sevier Park Fest
May 1-3 Atlanta, GA Shaky Knees Festival
May 13 San Diego, CA Observatory North Park
May 14 Anaheim, CA House of Blues
May 15 Ventura, CA Majestic Ventura Theater
May 16 Las Vegas, NV Brooklyn Bowl
May 18 Fresno, CA Fulton 55
May 19 Reno, NV Cargo Concert Hall
May 21 Berkeley, CA Cornerstone Berkeley
May 22 Berkeley, CA Cornerstone Berkeley
May 22-24 Monterey, CA California Roots Festival
May 23 Felton, CA Felton Music Hall
Jul 4 Washington, DC D.C. Jam Festival
Jul 10 Marshfield, MA Levitate Music Festival
Jul 12 Ottawa, ON RBC Ottawa Bluesfest
Jul 17-19 Louisville, KY Forecastle Festival

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Durand Jones and the Indications at 7th Street Entry, Minneapolis (09 April 2019)

Durand Jones and the Indications at 7th Street Durand Jones And The Indications Setlist Make a Change Circles Don't You Know What I Know About You Court of Love Walk Away Morning In America How Can I Be Sure Now I'm Gone > Ex-Factor (snippet, Lauryn Hill cover) Groovy Babe Long Way Home Can't Keep My Cool Too Many Tears True Love (Don’t Worry) If There’s a Hell Below, We’re All Going to Go (Curtis Mayfield cover) Smile -- Encore -- Is It Any Wonder? Don't Let Me Down (The Beatles cover) Broods Dates APR 17 Music Hall of Williamsburg Brooklyn, NY APR 19 First Unitarian Church Philadelphia, PA APR 21 Brighton Music Hall Boston, MA APR 22 Ottobar Baltimore, MD APR 24 Woodward Theater Cincinnati, OH APR 25 Headliners Music Hall Louisville, KY APR 26 The Basement East Nashville, TN APR 28 Terminal West Atlanta, GA MAY 3 Orpheum Theater New Orleans, LA MAY 11 Granfalloon Bloomington, IN JUN 13 Villa Hispana Albuquerque, NM JUN 14 Pepsi Amphitheater Flagstaff, AZ JUN 15 North Island Credit Chula Vista, CA JUN 16 Santa Barbara Bowl Santa Barbara, CA JUN 17 The Regent Theater Los Angles, CA JUN 19 Rotary Amphitheater Fresno, CA JUN 20 Avila Beach Golf Resort Avila Beach, CA JUN 21 Papa Murphy's Park Sacramento, CA JUN 22 The Greek Theatre Berkeley, CA JUN 23 Les Schwab Amphitheater Bend, OR JUN 27 Idaho Botanical Garden Boise, ID JUN 28 The Cuthbert Amphitheater Eugene, OR JUN 29 Marymoor Amphitheater Redmond, WA JUN 30 KettleHouse Brewing Co. Missoula, MT AUG 2 OFF Festival Katowice, Poland AUG 4 Wilderness Festival Oxfordshire, United Kingdom AUG 5 Brudenell Social Club Leeds, United Kingdom AUG 6 King Tut's Wah Wah Hut Glasgow, United Kingdom AUG 10 Way Out West Festival Slottsskogen, Sweden AUG 13 The Grand Social Dublin, Ireland Read More Durand Jones & The Indications Hillaryville, LA by-way-of Bloomington, IN neo-soul singer-songwriter and band, Durand Jones and the Indications made for a refreshing “soul evening’ at a recent sold-out stop at the 7th St Entry in downtown Minneapolis. … Ginger Root Ginger Root to open. Details: 04/1 - Portland, OR @ Wonder Ballroom 04/2 - Seattle, WA @ Neumos 04/4 - Salt Lake City, UT @ The State Room 04/5 - Denver, CO @ Bluebird Theater …

A love call answered--

Neo-soul rising band Durand Jones and the Indications returned to sell out the 7^th Street Entry in downtown Minneapolis, an “indication” that they’re destined for bigger things and larger rooms, their next time through.

Huntington Beach, CA-based Cameron Lew is the songwriter behind Ginger Root, who play live as a trio (adding Matt Carney on drums and Dylan Hovis on bass) doing music self-described as “aggressive elevator soul” which is a meaty, though not incorrect description. Mahjong Room (Acrophase Records) is their latest full-length.

The music is signature West Coast bedroom pop, similar in composing settings to Jay Som or Toro y Moi, keyboard-based and peppered with classic 60’s soul flourishes. On stage, the trio look like a small IT department, but Lew’s voice can rise to the “get down” levels and his honest, deadpan humor between songs, helped keep the attention of the crowd.

Song inspirations came from such disparate subjects as the Seinfeld TV show and Chef Emeril Lagasse, most run just three minutes or so, and have simple titles like ‘Havin’ Fun’ and ‘Ohio’. After seventeen shows as the opener, it was their last with the headliner, so Lew decided to cover ‘What Christmas Means to Me’ (made famous in 1967 by Stevie Wonder), … well, just because…, before closing things with the cool vibes of ‘Call it Home’.

At almost a year to the day when we last saw them sell out the room, Durand Jones and the Indications returned (surprisingly to the same 250-capacity 7^th Street Entry) to once again sell out their show, but even quicker than last time.

The five-piece has a new album, American Love Call (Dead Oceans/Colemine Records) that maintains its ‘70s-esque soul sound, but like Marvin Gaye’s What ‘s Going On, lyrically turns both more inward and also outward, in examining the world around us. Jones and band (Aaron Frazer-drums; Blake Rhein- guitar; Kyle Houpt-bass; Steve Okonoski-organ) didn’t bring the horn section we saw them with last time, but the Indiana band and singer were tight enough, that the extra brass wasn’t needed.

Their musical social awareness was evident from the start, with ‘Make a Change’ opening their eighty-minute headlining set and in the short time since we last caught them, their musical vision seems more focused, the four-part harmonies more perfected, and the songs much more than just a simple reverse-engineering of ‘60s Stax/’70s Atlantic soul tunes.

Drummer Frazer’s Smokey-esque falsetto is still like a cool breeze through your hair on songs like ‘Don’t You Know’ and ‘Court of Love’, but he seemed to take lead less than previous and the doo-wop vocals aren’t as much a part of the more recent songs. Jones masters the soul crooning even more than before and his love pleading on ‘Walk Away’ can be felt with an ache.

Jones changed the opening line setting of ‘Morning in America’ to “It’s still in Minneapolis,” to get the audience ears to prick up about the song’s other lyrics describing the opioid crisis, race, jail and public school troubles, and as result, admitted in song he “can’t see the dawn”, then picked up a sax as Frazer sung ‘How Can I Be Sure’, as a Lauryn Hill verse worked as a seamless bridge in ‘Now I’m Gone’.

Jones channeled his inner Otis Redding for a snappy ‘Groovy Babe’, with a vocal vs. drumbeat battle to break up the song, and bringing louder crowd cheers. There is an enduring familiarity to ‘Long Way Home’ even though the song is new and ‘True Love’ sounds equally timeless, a song one could easily imagine Jackie Wilson singing.

After a smooth Curtis Mayfield cover, the band would end the main set with the song they opened with previously, the upbeat ‘Smile’ that belies the true inner pain as Jones sings “try to just get by for a while, to hide my pride paint-on smile”.

Frazer would begin the two-song encore singing the low-key ‘Is It Any Wonder’, his lilting falsetto drifting effortlessly over the crowd like a calm wave, and then the evening would end with a soulful but authentic Beatles cover.

With second full-length American Love Call, there is no “sophomore slump” for Durand Jones and the Indications; in fact, the reverse is true. With a solid and evolved self-described “road album” in tow and compelling live show, the band’s extensive touring to even greater-size audiences, will make them a secret no more.

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Durand Jones and the Indications at 7th Street Entry, Minneapolis (09 April 2019)

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Minneapolis: April 9 to April 12, 2019

Here are some shows taking place in the Minneapolis/St Paul area from April 9 to April 12, 2019.

Read more: Minneapolis Music Guide.

Durand Jones and the Indications at 7th Street Read More Durand Jones & The Indications Hillaryville, LA by-way-of Bloomington, IN neo-soul singer-songwriter and band, Durand Jones and the Indications made for a refreshing “soul evening’ at a recent sold-out stop at the 7th St Entry in downtown Minneapolis. …

DURAND JONES & THE INDICATIONS
+ Ginger Root
7th St Entry
Tue 04/09/2019 (7pm/$18/Sold Out)
first-avenue.com

Neo-soul band Durand Jones & The Indications is returning to 7th Street Entry this Tuesday, April 9th. The show is sold out.

We caught the group in April 2018 and said, “Neo soul needs a new champion- we miss Sharon Jones, Charles Bradley, and locally Sonny Knight – all older stalwarts given a musical rebirth later in life, in careers that made them more popular than ever, but unfortunately all lost recent health battles and are no longer with us. Thankfully, some in the younger generation have picked up that torch to continue on, mixing the timeless traditions of classic soul, with a nod to today’s climate and sounds- enter Durand Jones and the Indications.”

Ginger Root to open.

Details:

04/1 - Portland, OR @ Wonder Ballroom
04/2 - Seattle, WA @ Neumos
04/4 - Salt Lake City, UT @ The State Room
04/5 - Denver, CO @ Bluebird Theater
04/6 - Kansas City, MO @ recordBar
04/7 - Omaha, NE @ The Waiting Room
04/9 - Minneapolis, MN @ 7th Street Entry
04/10 - Madison, WI @ High Noon Saloon
04/11 - Chicago, IL @ Thalia Hall
04/12 - Columbus, OH @ A&R Music Bar
04/13 - Carrboro, NC @ Cat’s Cradle
04/14 - North Charleston, SC @ High Water Festival
04/16 - Washington, DC @ Rock & Roll Hotel
04/17 - Brooklyn, NY @ Music Hall of Williamsburg
04/19 - Philadelphia, PA @ First Unitarian Church
04/20 - Uncasville, CT @ Wolf Den
04/21 - Boston, MA @ Brighton Music Hall
04/22 - Baltimore, MD @ Ottobar
04/24 - Cincinnati, OH @ The Woodward Theater
04/25 - Louisville, KY @ Headliners Music Hall
04/26 - Nashville, TN @ The Basement East

Other shows in the area:

Conan Gray at Fine Line Failure / Swervedriver 2019 Tour Tracy Bonham / Blake Morgan Spring 2019 Tour Whiskey Myers Die Rocking Tour 2019 Ex Hex 2019 Tour Todd Snider 2019 Album Release Tour Read More Swervedriver This is a true story, we tried to see Swervedriver at NXNE 2011. Even though we had tickets to the venue, we were actually turned away because by the time we showed up, the Great Hall in Toronto was already over capacity! ... Ex Hex Anyway, I'm pretty excited to report that Mary Timony is back, with Betsy Wright and Laura Harris, in their new band is called Ex Hex. …

CONAN GRAY
+ girl in red
Fine Line Music Cafe
Tue 04/09/2019 (6pm/$20/Sold Out)
finelinemusic.com

Bedroom pop buzz singer Conan Gray has officially sold out his entire North American tour. If you have a ticket, you can see him at the Fine Line Music Cafe on Tuesday.

Girl in Red to open.

Tour dates:

4/2 Cambridge, MA The Sinclair
4/4 Montreal, QC L’Astral
4/5 Toronto, ON Mod Club
4/6 Ferndale, MI The Loving Touch
4/8 Chicago, IL Bottom Lounge
4/9 Minneapolis, MN Fine Line Music Café
4/10 Kansas City, MO Record Bar
4/12 Denver, CO Bluebird Theater
4/13 Salt Lake City, UT Kilby Court

FAILURE / SWERVEDRIVE
Varsity Theater
Tue 04/09/2019 (7pm/$30)
varsitytheater.com

The Failure and Swervedriver co-headlining tour will stop by the Varsity Theater this Tuesday. If you use code LIVE25, you can save $5.

Show up early to check out No Win (featuring Danny Nogueiras, formerly touring member of Fidlar). No Win will bring a full band, consisting of bassist David Jerkovich, drummer Jeff Enzor and lead guitarist Juan Liñan.

Tour Dates:

04/07 – Milwaukee, WI @ The Rave II
04/09 – Minneapolis, MN @ Varsity
04/11 – Lincoln, NE @ Bourbon
04/12 – Lawrence, KS @ Liberty Hall
04/14 – Denver, CO @ Oriental
04/15 – Salt Lake City, UT @ Urban Lounge
04/17 – Portland, OR @ Crystal Ballroom
4/18 - Vancouver, B.C. @ The Venue
04/19 – Seattle, WA @ El Corazon
04/21 – Fresno, CA @ Strummers
04/22 – Sacramento, CA @ Ace of Spades
04/23 – San Francisco, CA @ Fillmore
04/24 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Fonda

TRACY BONHAM / BLAKE MORGAN
Turf Club
Wed 04/10/2019 (7pm/$15)
turfclub.net

The Tracy Bonham and Blake Morgan tour will land at the Turf Club in St Paul this Wednesdayd, April 10th. The two solo artists previously toured together to a sold-out West and East coast tour in 2018.

Tour dates:

04/03 Philadelphia, PA - The Locks at Sona
04/04 Vienna, VA - Jammin’ Java
04/06 Charlotte, NC - The Evening Muse
04/07 Decatur, GA - Eddie’s Attic
04/10 St. Paul, MN - Turf Club
04/12 Chicago, IL - Uncommon Ground
04/13 Lake Orion, MI - 20 Front Street
04/16 Boston, MA - Club Passim

WHISKEY MYERS
Myth
Thu 04/11/2019 (7pm/$20)
mythlive.com

Country rockers Whiskey Myers will stop by the Myth on April 11th.

Tour dates:

04/04/2019 The Criterion Oklahoma City, OK
04/06/2019 Chilifest
04/11/2019 Myth Saint Paul, MN
04/12/2019 Hoyt Sherman Place Des Moines, IA
04/24/2019 Ace Of Spades Sacramento, CA
04/25/2019 Ace Of Spades Sacramento, CA
04/26/2019 August Hall San Francisco, CA
04/27/2019 Stagecoach California's Country Music
06/13/2019 The Pageant St. Louis, MO
06/19/2019 Ogden Theatre Denver, CO
06/25/2019 The Wilma Missoula, MT
06/27/2019 Knitting Factory Concert House Spokane, WA
07/09/2019 Bell's Eccentric Cafe & Pub Kalamazoo, MI
07/11/2019 Country Concert @ Hickory Hill Lakes
07/20/2019 The Shed At Smoky Mountain Maryville, TN
07/26/2019 House Of Blues Las Vegas, NV
08/08/2019 Brewster Street Ice House Corpus Christi, TX
08/10/2019 Whitewater Amphitheater New Braunfels, TX
08/20/2019 Bottle & Cork Dewey Beach, DE
08/26/2019 Nebraska State Fair

EX HEX
+ Moaning
Turf Club
Fri 04/12/2019 (7:30pm/$18)
turfclub.net

Yeah, you know we love Helium, so we’ve been following Mary Timony’s career for a while. Her latest project is Ex Hex and we’re excited to hear that the group will be back in town on Friday, April 12th at the Turf Club.

We saw the band in July 2015 and said, “As expected with bands with only one album, the trio played their entire album live... but throwing in a cover or two to stretch out the time for a full set. Most of the songs were sung by Timony, except Wright took over two songs on their set: "How You Got That Girl" and "Radio On".”

Moaning to open.

Tour dates:

Apr 02 Richmond, VA – Richmond Music Hall
Apr 03 Philadelphia, PA – Union Transfer
Apr 04 New York, NY – Bowery Ballroom
Apr 05 Portsmouth, NH – The Press Room
Apr 06 Montreal, QC – l’Escogriffe
Apr 07 Toronto, ON – Horseshoe Tavern
Apr 08 Ferndale, MI – Loving Touch
Apr 10 Chicago, IL – Thalia Hall
Apr 11 Madison, WI – High Noon
Apr 12 Minneapolis, MN – Turf Club
Apr 13 Omaha, NE – Reverb
Apr 15 Denver, CO – Bluebird Theatre
Apr 17 Boise, ID – Neurolux
Apr 18 Portland, OR – Aladdin
Apr 19 Vancouver, BC – Biltmore
Apr 20 Seattle, WA – Crocodile
Apr 23 San Francisco, CA – Great American
Apr 24 Fresno, CA – Strummer’s
Apr 25 Los Angeles, CA – Teragram Ballroom
Apr 26 Tustin, CA – Marty’s on Newport
Apr 27 Phoenix, AZ – Rebel Lounge
Apr 28 Tucson, AZ – Club Congress
Apr 30 Austin, TX – Barracuda

TODD SNIDER
Fitzgerald Theater
Fri 04/12/2019 (7pm/$30)
fitzgeraldtheater.publicradio.org

Todd Snider will be at the Fitzgerald Theater on April 12th, in support of his new album, Todd Snider Cash Cabin Vol. 3. (there were actually no volume 1 or 2!)

Tour dates:

04/10 -- Columbus, OH -- JoAnn Davidson Theatre
04/11 -- Chicago, IL -- Park West
04/12 -- St. Paul, MN -- Fitzgerald Theatre
04/13 -- Milwaukee, WI -- Turner Hall Ballroom
04/15 -- Ann Arbor, MI -- The Ark
04/16 -- Grand Rapids, MI -- Wealthy Theatre
04/17 -- Cleveland, OH -- Music Box Supper Club
04/18 -- Indianapolis, IN -- The Vogue
04/20 -- Nashville, TN -- Ryman Auditorium
04/23 -- St. Louis, MO -- Sheldon Concert Hall
04/25 -- Fairfield, IA -- Sondheim Center
04/26 -- Des Moines, IA -- Wooly's
04/27 -- La Crosse, WI -- Cavalier Theater
04/28 -- Davenport, IA -- The Redstone Room
04/30 -- Cincinnati, OH -- 20th Century Theater

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Durand Jones & The Indications at 7th St Entry, Minneapolis (11 April 2018)

Durand Jones at 7th Street Entry Poster Durand Jones Setlist Smile Walk Away Dedicated to You (Hard Road cover) Can't Keep My Cool After the Lies Is it Any Wonder? sung by drummer Aaron Frazier Groovy Babe (Don’t Worry) If There’s a Hell Below (Curtis Mayfield cover) There Must Be Don'tcha Know You're All I Need (Michael Dixon & J.O.Y. cover) True Love Make a Change How Can I Be Sure sung by Aaron Frazier -- Encore -- The Agony and The Ecstasy (Smokey Robinson cover) sung by Aaron Frazier Should I Take You Home (Sunny and the Sunliners cover) Tour Dates April 17—Indianapolis, IN—The Hi-Fi April 18—Cincinnati, OH—Woodward April 19—Nashville, TN—The Basement East April 20—Birmingham, AL—WorkPlay April 21—Atlanta, GA—Sweetwater 420 Festival April 23—Carrboro, NC—Cat's Cradle - Back Room April 24—Asheville, NC—The Mothlight April 25—Baltimore, MD—Ottobar April 26—Philadelphia, PA—World Cafe Live April 27—New York, NY—Music Hall of Williamsburg April 28—Boston, MA—Brighton Music Hall May 3—Stockholm, Sweden—Debaser Strand May 4—Copenhagen, Denmark—Pumperhuset May 7—Berlin, Germany—Privatclub May 8—Cologne, Germany—Blue Shell May 10—Amsterdam, Holland—Paradiso May 11—Brussels, Belgium—AB Club May 12—Paris, France—Les Etoiles May 14—Glasgow, Scotland—Stereo May 15—Manchester, UK— Gullivers May 16—London, UK—The Waiting Room May 17-19—Brighton, UK— Great Escape May 27—Napa, CA—BottleRock June 7-10—Manchester, TN—Bonnaroo July 7—Werchter, Belgium—Rock Werchter July 12— Madrid, Spain—Madcool Festival Read More Durand Jones & The Indications Brody’s top five: Durand Jones & The Indications, Girl Ray, Shopping, Lucy Dacus, and Kraus Lio: Pearl Charles, Hatchie, Girl Ray, Our Girl, and Starcrawler …

All indications are clear- this is a band to watch—

Hillaryville, LA by-way-of Bloomington, IN neo-soul singer-songwriter and band, Durand Jones and the Indications made for a refreshing “soul evening’ at a recent sold-out stop at the 7^th St Entry in downtown Minneapolis. 

Getting things started was local trio Seaberg, fronted by multi-instrumentalist Taylor Seaberg along with Justin Halverson-bass, and Carlos Kelley-drums, make genre-blending music described as smooth alt-jazz, hip-hop, neo soul.

The group released a six-track EP last year, The People Will Dance Tapes whose lead track, ‘Vibes’ received area airplay and song ‘Fool’s Gold’ pays homage to jazz guitarist George Benson’s unique stylings. Showing further musical dexterity, the band even worked in Wolfmother’s ‘Woman’ into the last song of their thirty-minute opening set. 

Neo soul needs a new champion- we miss Sharon Jones, Charles Bradley, and locally Sonny Knight – all older stalwarts given a musical rebirth later in life, in careers that made them more popular than ever, but unfortunately all lost recent health battles and are no longer with us.  Thankfully, some in the younger generation have picked up that torch to continue on, mixing the timeless traditions of classic soul, with a nod to today’s climate and sounds- enter Durand Jones and the Indications. 

Jones and band (Aaron Frazer-drums; Blake Rhein- guitar; Kylle Houpt-bass; Justin Hubler-organ; and a horn section) have been bubbling with buzz for a few years, culminating in their self-titled debut record (Dead Oceans/Colemine Records), a very successful SXSW week in Austin, TX last month, and their current tour of mostly sold-out dates. 

“This is our first time here…” Jones beamed after the opening ‘Smile’, dressed in bright yellow shirt and blue cardigan, ‘”…and my goodness, you guys look beautiful!” The band’s sound is cut from a more innocent time, similar to the vibe of the classic Atlantic / Stax Records catalogs, with Jones nailing both smooth crooning and the “got-ta, got-ta, got-ta” knelt pleas of an Otis Redding. 

The band played a few covers as well as new songs not on their eight-song record, showing they’re determined to continue onward and upward, including the catchy new ‘After All the Lies’. Drummer Frazer took the lead for a few songs, singing in a higher Smokey Robinson-esque falsetto, starting with the new album’s ‘Is It Any Wonder?’

The crowd seemed a bit antsy, charged by frequent phone checks as the hometown Timberwolves would go into overtime across the street to make the NBA playoffs for the first time in fourteen years, and from songs like the funky ’Groovy Babe’, punctuated by a short but snappy Frazer drum solo. 

The horn section shone on a frenzied Curtis Mayfield cover as well as on the swing of ‘There Must Be’ and to break up the mundane, the band tries to do a local cover in each major city they play, this night choosing an obscure 1980 electro-gospel song by  Minneapolis’ Michael Dixon, that came off well live. 

Though ‘Make a Change’ has a classic groove, its lyrics preaching social and financial transformation are as relatable as ever today, with drummer Frazer then asking the musical question, ‘How Can I Be Sure’ to end the main set. 

Frazer also began the two-song encore with a “I-wish–I-wrote it” song from a 1975 Smokey Robinson solo album that found the band’s alto sax player trading his brass in for a jazz flute. The night would end with Jones in full Redding mode, growling with passion and dropping to his knees for ‘Should I Take You Home’, the answer to which likely being a definitive “yes” from a roaring crowd that still hadn’t had enough.

Neo-soul thankfully remains alive and well- its spirit rooted in the simpler and more honest past but with a shiny new coat of paint, and Durand Jones and the Indications are too true to that ethic to not be noticed- the indications point to bigger and better for this band, so catch them in a smaller venue while you can. 

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Durand Jones & The Indications at 7th St Entry, Minneapolis (11 April 2018)

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Minneapolis: April 9 to April 12, 2018

Here are some shows taking place in the Minneapolis/St Paul area from April 9 to April 12, 2018.

Read more: Minneapolis Music Guide.

Durand Jones Spring 2018 Poster Read More Durand Jones & The Indications Brody’s top five: Durand Jones & The Indications, Girl Ray, Shopping, Lucy Dacus, and Kraus Lio: Pearl Charles, Hatchie, Girl Ray, Our Girl, and Starcrawler …

DURAND JONES & THE INDICATIONS
+ Seaberg
7th Street Entry
Wed 04/11/2018 (7pm/$14)
first-avenue.com

Indiana-based Durand Jones & The Indications were one of Brody’s “Top Five” of SXSW 2018. The breakout soul band is touring in support of their self-titled debut album (out now via Dead Oceans/Colemine Records).

If you’re a fan of James Brown, Sharon Jones, Lee Fields, or Charles Bradley, you should be checking out Durand Jones.

Local hip-hop, neo-soul band Seaberg will open the show.

Durand Jones & The Indications Live

April 7—Denver, CO—Larimer Lounge
April 8—Kansas City, MO—recordBar
April 9—Davenport, IA—The Raccoon Motel
April 11—Minneapolis, MN—7th Street Entry
April 12—Madison, WI—The Frequency
April 13—Chicago, IL—Lincoln Hall
April 14—Detroit, MI—Underground
April 15—Columbus, OH—The Basement
April 17—Indianapolis, IN—The Hi-Fi
April 18—Cincinnati, OH—Woodward
April 19—Nashville, TN—The Basement East
April 20—Birmingham, AL—WorkPlay
April 21—Atlanta, GA—Sweetwater 420 Festival
April 23—Carrboro, NC—Cat's Cradle - Back Room
April 24—Asheville, NC—The Mothlight
April 25—Baltimore, MD—Ottobar
April 26—Philadelphia, PA—World Cafe Live
April 27—New York, NY—Music Hall of Williamsburg
April 28—Boston, MA—Brighton Music Hall
May 3—Stockholm, Sweden—Debaser Strand
May 4—Copenhagen, Denmark—Pumperhuset
May 7—Berlin, Germany—Privatclub
May 8—Cologne, Germany—Blue Shell
May 10—Amsterdam, Holland—Paradiso
May 11—Brussels, Belgium—AB Club
May 12—Paris, France—Les Etoiles
May 14—Glasgow, Scotland—Stereo
May 15—Manchester, UK— Gullivers
May 16—London, UK—The Waiting Room
May 17-19—Brighton, UK— Great Escape
May 27—Napa, CA—BottleRock
June 7-10—Manchester, TN—Bonnaroo
July 7—Werchter, Belgium—Rock Werchter
July 12— Madrid, Spain—Madcool Festival

Missio at Turf Club Poster Stuyedeyed Spring Tour Poster Geographer April 2018 Poster Bettye LaVette: Things Have Changed Moon Ruin Poster Moose Blood at Garage Poster Robert Earl Keen: Live Dinner Reunion Acid Mothers Temple Tour Dates Tauk at Fine Line Poster Read More Missio Austin’s Missio to open. The band previously opened for K.Flay on her Crush Me Tour. The duo’s breakout single ‘Middle Fingers’, which was quickly picked up on SiriusXM’s ... Geographer About this song, "Calling All Hearts", features vocals from Jessie J and Robin Thick - but also included on the song are: R. Kelly, Mary J. Blige, Passion Pit, Cee Lo Green, John Legend .... Lydia Lydia is an indie rock band from Gilbert, Arizona formed in 2003. I honestly never thought I'd get the chance to see these guys again. The last time I saw them was pre-2007 …

Other shows in the area:

MISSIO
+ Morgan Saint
Turf Club
Mon 04/09/2018 (7:30pm/$15)
turfclub.net

Missio (Matthew Brue & David Butler) is in the middle of their “Loner Tour”, stopping by the Turf Club in St Paul this Monday, April 9th. The duo’s second EP Skeletons Part II is out now via RCA Records.

Tour dates:

4/6Belly Up Aspen Aspen, CO ^
4/7 Marquis Theatre Denver, CO ^
4/9 Turf Club St. Paul, MN ^
4/10 Record Bar Kansas City, MO ^
4/11 The Ready Room St. Louis, MN ^
4/13 Trees Dallas, TX ^
4/14 The Parish Austin, TX ^
5/26 BottleRock Festival Napa, CA

* = w/ Welshly Arms
^ = w/ Morgan Saint

STUYEDEYED
The Coax, Harper’s Jar
7th Street Entry
Tue 04/10/2018 (7:30pm/$10)
first-avenue.com

If you were wondering how to say Stuyedeyed, it’s pronounced like “sty-dyed”. The Brooklyn band will be headlining the 7th Street Entry on Tuesday, with the help of The Coax and Harper’s Jar (Devin Ware, Ian Robert, Kyle Kennedy).

Tour dates:

4/7 Toronto - Weekend at Bernies
4/8 Detroit - PJ's Lager House
4/9 Chicago - Schubas
4/10 Minneapolis - 7th St Entry
4/11 Milwaukee - Cactus Club
4/14 Fort Wayne - The Brass Rail
4/16 Cincinnati - MOTR Pub
4/18 Cleveland - Beachland Tavern
4/19 Philadelphia - Kung Fu Necktie
4/20 Brooklyn - Baby's All Right
4/30 DC - Songbyrd
5/1 Richmond - The Camel
5/2 Durham - Pinhook
5/3 Knoxville - Pilot Light
5/6 Atlanta - Masquerade
5/7 Memphis - Hi Tone
5/8 New Orleans - Gasa Gasa
5/9 Houston - The Box
5/10 Dallas - Armoury D.E.
5/11 Denton - Andy's
5/12 El Paso - Lowbrow Palace
5/13 Tucson - Club Congress
5/14 Phoenix - Trunk Space

GEOGRAPHER

+ Joan
Turf Club
Wed 04/11/2018 (7pm/$12)
turfclub.net

We’ve been following Geographer (aka Michael Deni) since 2013. Deni and his band will be stopping by the Turf Club in St Paul on Wednesday, as part of his Pledge Music campaign for his new EP.

 

Joan to open. 

Tour dates:

4/7 Portland, OR @ Doug Fir
4/8 Seattle, WA @ Barboza
4/11 St. Paul, MN @ Turf Club
4/12 Madison, WI @ Ruby Lounge
4/13 Davenport, IA @ Daytrotter
4/14 Evanston, IL @ Evanston Space
4/15 St. Louis, MO @ Off Broadway
4/16 Kansas City, MO @ Riot Room
4/17 Denver, CO @ Globe Hall
4/18 Salt Lake City, UT @ Metro Music Hall
5/8 Cambridge, MA @ The Sinclair
5/9 New York, NY @ Bowery Ballroom
5/10 Washington D.C. @ U Street Music Hall
5/11 Philadelphia, PA @ Boot and Saddle
5/12 Chapel Hill, NC @ Local 506
5/13 Atlanta, GA, @ Aisle 5
5/15 New Orleans, LA @ Gasa Gasa

BETTYE LAVETTE
Dakota Jazz Club & Restaurant
Thu 04/12/2018 (7pm/$45)
dakotacooks.com

American soul singer Bettye LaVette is bringing her eclectic musical style of blues, soul, gospel and country music to the Dakota Jazz Club’s stage on Thursday. LaVette’s new album Things Have Changed is an interpretation of five decades’ worth of Bob Dylan songs.

Expect to hear LaVette’s version of classic songs like “The Times They Are A-Changin’” … but obviously with a very different perspective.

Things Have Changed Tour Dates:

04/7 Club Helsinki Hudson, NY
04/12 The Dakota Minneapolis, MN
04/13 Old Town School of Folk Chicago, IL
04/15 Jazz Café at Music Hall Center Detroit, MI
04/18 Center for the Arts Grass Valley, CA
04/19-20 Freight & Salvage Berkeley, CA
04/22 Aladdin Theater Portland, OR
04/23 Benaroya Hall Seattle, WA
05/17 City Winery Boston, MA
05/19 The Hamilton Washington, DC

MOON RUIN
Icehouse
Thu 04/12/2018 (10pm/$8)
icehousempls.com

Moon Ruin (aka Jared Bartman) will headlining the Icehouse in Minneapolis on April 12, as part of the promotional tour for their new record Slow Down Ego.

The album was performed and recorded with Mike Noyce (Bon Iver, Tallest Man On Earth) and Liam O'Brien (Holy Sheboygan) and mixed at Justin Vernon's April Base recording studio in Eau Claire, WI, Slow Down Ego inhabits a world where gauzy vocal washes glide across sinewy melody.

Tour dates:

04/06 | Apollo Theater | Peoria, IL
04/07 | Cowboy Monkey | Champaign, IL
04/08 | Private House Show | Geneseo, IL
04/09 | At North | Chicago, IL
04/10 | Triple Crown | Davenport, IA
04/12 | Icehouse MPLS | Minneapolis, MN
04/13 | The Mousetrap Tavern | Eau Claire, WI
04/14 | North Street Cabaret | Madison, WI
04/15 | Grace Perf Arts Center | Princeton, IL
04/16 | Company Brewing | Milwaukee, WI
04/17 | Blockhouse Bar | Bloomington, IN
04/18 | Spacebar | Columbus, OH
04/19 | eMbers | Rensselaer, IN

MOOSE BLOOD
+ Lydia, Souvenirs
The Garage
Thu 04/12/2018 (6pm/$18)
thegaragemn.com

Emo Brit rockers Moose Blood and southwest Indie rockers Lydia have teamed up with for a spring tour… stopping by the Garage in Burnsville on April 12.

Tour dates:

04/7 - El Corazon - Seattle, WA
04/9 - The Complex - Salt Lake City, UT
04/10 - Summit Music Hall - Denver, CO
04/12 - The Garage - Burnsville, MN
04/13 - House of Blues - Chicago, IL
04/14 - St. Andrews - Detroit, MI
04/15 - Agora Ballroom - Cleveland, OH
04/17 - Town Ballroom - Buffalo, NY
04/18 - The Phoenix - Toronto, ON
04/19 - Fairmount Theater - Montreal, QC

ROBERT EARL KEEN
Varsity Theater
Thu 04/12/2018 (6:30pm/$35)
varsitytheater.com

Robert Earl Keen is headlining the Varsity Theater on April 12th, fresh from his tour with Lyle Lovett earlier this year.

Tour dates:

April 7: Nashville, Tennessee (Tin Pan South Songwriters Festival)
April 11: Des Moines, Iowa (Wells Fargo Arena)
April 12: Minneapolis, Minnesota (Varsity Theater)
April 13: Dubuque, Iowa (Five Flags Center)
April 15: Cape Girardeau, Missouri (Show Me Center)*
April 20-21: New Braunfels, Texas (Whitewater Amphitheater)
April 22: Houston, Texas (The Great Texas BBQ Festival)
April 26: Wilkesboro, North Carolina (MerleFest)
April 28: Corpus Christi, Texas (Rodeo Corpus Christi)
May 9-13: Key West, Florida (Key West Songwriters Festival)
June 9: Waco, Texas (Central Texas Cattle Baron’s Ball)
June 15: Tulsa, Oklahoma (Cain’s Ballroom)
June 16: Lacygne, Kansas (Tumbleweed Music Festival)
June 19: Alexandria, Virginia (The Birchmere Music Hall)
June 21: South Burlington, Vermont (Higher Ground Ballroom)
June 23: Norfolk, Connecticut (Infinity Hall)

ACID MOTHERS TEMPLE
+ Yoo Doo Right, Black Satori
Turf Club
Thu 04/12/2018 (7pm/$14)
turfclub.net

I don’t know anything about this band, but man, Japanese bands are the coolest. We’ve seen a fair share of J-bands, and can tell you that they also have the best merchandises (anything from key chains, pins, original artwork, patches, plastic rings, and even hand towels?!?).

Anyway, come out to the Turf Club on Thursday to check out Acid Mothers Temple (shorten for Acid Mothers Temple & The Melting Paraiso U.F.O.) with Yoo Doo Right and Black Satori.

 

TAUK
+ Pho
Fine Line Music Cafe
Thu 04/12/2018 (8pm/$16)
finelinemusic.com

Tauk is bringing their all-instrumental blend of funk, hip-hop, progressive rock, and jazz to the Fine Line Music Café this Thursday. Their latest release Shapeshifter I: Construct is out now.

 

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