Snow Patrol at Palace Theatre (31 Mar 2025)
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Snow Patrol
It’s good to have Snow Patrol (singer/guitarist Gary Lightbody, guitarist Nathan Connolly, bassist Paul Wilson, drummer Jonny Quinn, and guitarist/keys Johnny McDaid) back. Although technically
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31 Mar 2025 Monday
Snow Patrol
with Sorcha Richardson
at Palace Theatre
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Can you believe it? It’s been over six years since we last saw
Snow Patrol! The Irish/Scottish band’s new album is
The Forest Is the Path and came out last year.

Snow Patrol at First Ave (08 May 2019)
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Of course, we were there for Snow Patrol, on their last tour, in
May 2019: “It’s good to have Snow Patrol (singer/guitarist Gary Lightbody, guitarist Nathan Connolly, bassist Paul Wilson, drummer Jonny Quinn, and guitarist/keys Johnny McDaid) back. Although technically, the band came here last year with the very popular Ed Sheeran, the First Avenue show marked the band’s first headlining gig since 2012. The reason for such a long gap (seven years), was that the band was experiencing writer’s block (according to singer Gary Lightbody’s interview in the NME). Eventually the band overcame their creative struggle, and their seventh studio album Wilderness came out last year. With the new album, the band’s been hard at work getting the word out with this headlining world 2019 tour. I have to say that the long break was good for the band, they seemed happier and excited to perform and meeting their fans face-to-face. Singer Gary Lightbody’s voice is still amazing, and their hit songs like “Chasing Cars” and any songs from Final Straw (“Chocolate”, “Run”), went over incredibly well with the audience.”
Sorcha Richardson to open.
Tour dates:
03/21 – Vancouver, BC – Queen Elizabeth Theatre
03/22 – Seattle, WA – Paramount Theatre
03/24 – Oakland, CA – Fox Theater
03/25 – Los Angeles, CA – The Wiltern
03/28 – Salt Lake City, UT – Union
03/29 – Denver, CO – Paramount Theatre
03/31 – St. Paul, MN – Palace Theatre
04/01 – Chicago, IL – Salt Shed
04/03 – Toronto, ON – History
04/04 – Montreal, QC – Olympia de Montreal
04/05 – Boston, MA – MGM Music Hall
04/08 – Brooklyn, NY – Brooklyn Paramount
04/11 – Washington, DC – The Anthem
04/12 – Philadelphia, PA – The Met
Sarah and the Sundays at Fine Line (01 Apr 2025)
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01 Apr 2025 Tuesday
Sarah and the Sundays
with The Slaps
at Fine Line
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Austin-based indie rock group
Sarah and the Sundays, not to be confused with The Sundays, are touring in support of their third album
Like A Damn Dog.
The tour will stop by the Fine Line, in Minneapolis, on April Fools’ Day, April 1st.
The Slaps, who was last seen in Minneapolis in
March 2024, will open.
Tour Dates:
03/18 - Philadelphia, PA - The Foundry
03/20 - Washington DC - The Howard
03/21 - New York, NY - Irving Plaza
03/22 - Boston, MA - Paradise Rock Club
03/23 - Hamden, CT - Space Ballroom
03/25 - Montreal, QC - Bar Le Ritz
03/26 - Toronto, ON - The Cave
03/28 - Columbus, OH - A+R Music Bar
03/29 - Indianapolis, IN - Hoosier Dome
03/30 - Detroit, MI - The Shelter
04/01 - Minneapolis, MN - Fine Line
04/20 - Salt Lake City, UT - Soundwell
04/22 - Phoenix, AZ - Crescent Ballroom
04/24 - Los Angeles, CA - The Roxy
04/25 - San Diego, CA - Voodoo Room
04/27 - San Francisco, CA - Brick + Mortar
04/30 - Vancouver, BC - The Pearl
05/01 - Seattle, WA - Madame Lou's
05/04 - Portland, OR - Polaris Hall
05/06 - Boise, ID - Shrine Social Club
05/18 - Ft Worth, TX - Tulips
05/20 - Birmingham, AL - Saturn
05/21 - Atlanta, GA - The Masquerade
05/22 - Nashville, TN - The End
05/24 - St Louis, MO - Blueberry Hill
05/25 - Chicago, IL - Bottom Lounge
05/27 - Denver, CO - Meow Wolf
05/29 - Kansas City, MO - recordBar
05/30 - Oklahoma City, OK - 89th Street
05/31 - Austin, TX - Antone's
The Birthday Massacre
at First Ave (29 Mar 2025)
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Birthday Massacre
Opening up for their show will be Bonfire Beach, a band fronted by Dexy Valentine (who also is the singer of Magic Wands).
While her music for Magic Wands are compared to The Horrors and The Jesus and Mary Chain
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Magic Wands
Opening up for their show will be Bonfire Beach, a band fronted by Dexy Valentine (who also is the singer of Magic Wands).
While her music for Magic Wands are compared to The Horrors and The Jesus and Mary Chain
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02 Apr 2025 Wednesday
The Birthday Massacre
with Essenger and Magic Wands
at Fine Line
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Canada’s
The Birthday Massacre returns to the Fine Line, this April 2, 2025, in support of
Pathways.

Birthday Massacre at Fine Line (01 Mar 2022)
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We saw Birthday Massacres in
March 2022 and wrote, “Part of the fun in attending The Birthday Massacre’s show is looking at their fanbase. Everyone is dressed in black, some in black bunny costumes, some in fishnets. What is even cooler is that the band’s audience is cross-generational, meaning today’s youth are listening to this 20+ year old band. Their music and message is just relevant today, as it was twenty years ago. The Birthday Massacre’s latest album Fascination, the follow-up to their pandemic album Diamonds, is out now on Metropolis Records.”
Essenger and Los Angelese-based (by way of Nashville)
Magic Wands to open. The latter band features vocalists Chris and Dexy Valentine, and their latest song “Armour” is out now on Metropolis Records.
Tour Dates:
MAR 28
Le Poisson Rouge
New York, NY
MAR 29
Crafthouse Stage & Grill
Pittsburgh, PA
MAR 30
Small's
Detroit, MI
MAR 31
Reggies Rock Club
Chicago, IL
APR 2
Fine Line
Minneapolis, MN
APR 3
recordBar
Kansas City, MO
APR 4
The Oriental Theater
Denver, CO
APR 5
Metro Music Hall
Salt Lake City, UT
APR 7
El Corazon
Seattle, WA
APR 8
Dante's
Portland, OR
APR 10
Bottom Of the Hill
San Francisco, CA
APR 11
Echoplex
Los Angeles, CA
APR 14
Brick By Brick
San Diego, CA
APR 15
The Nile Theater
Mesa, AZ
APR 17
Warehouse Live Midtown
Houston, TX
APR 18
Granada Theater
Dallas, TX
APR 19
Come and Take It Live
Austin, TX
APR 21
The Orpheum
Tampa, FL
APR 22
Hell at The Masquerade
Atlanta, GA
APR 23
The Orange Peel
Asheville, NC
APR 25
Elevation 27
Virginia Beach, VA
APR 26
Baltimore Soundstage
Baltimore, MD
APR 28
Union Stage
Washington, DC
APR 29
Lovedraft's Brewing Co
Mechanicsburg, PA
MAY 1
Paradise Rock Club
Boston, MA
MAY 2
Dark Force Fest 2025
Parsippany-troy Hills, NJ
MAY 3
Velvet Underground
Toronto, Canada
MAY 4
Foufounes Électriques
Montreal, Canada
Caravan Palace at First Ave (03 Apr 2025)
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Caravan Palace
French seven-piece electronic big band Caravan Palace will be at the Skyway Theatre this Friday, June 17th, touring in support of their third album <|°_°|> (Le Plan Recordings).
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03 Apr 2025 Thursday
Caravan Palace
with ZAYKA
at First Avenue
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The platinum-selling Parisian trio
Caravan Palace announced their 24-date North American tour, in support of their new album
Gangbusters Melody Club (Le Plan Recordings). The tour will stop by First Avenue, in Minneapolis, on April 3, 2025.

Caravan Palace at Skyway Theatre (17 June 2016)
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We saw Caravan Palace in
June 2016 and wrote, “In all honesty, I had no idea what to expect when I walked into the Skyway Theatre to see the Parisian seven-piece big band Caravan Palace (with Loom In Essence as opener). I knew that happenstance had handed me the opportunity to review a band… but I had no clue that this band would essentially be the Love-Child of modern Electronica and 1920’s swing, or that they would in fact, steal my heart.”
Caravan Palace on tour:
4.1 - Denver, CO @ Mission Ballroom
4.3 - Minneapolis, MN @ First Avenue
4.4 - Chicago, IL @ House of Blues
4.5 - Detroit, MI @ St Andrew's Hall
4.7 - Toronto, ONT @ Phoenix Concert Theatre
4.8 - Montreal, QUE @ L'Olympia
4.10 - Boston, MA @ Royale
4.11 - New York, NY @ Brooklyn Steel
4.12 - Philadelphia, PA @ Union Transfer
4.13 - Washington DC @ 9:30 Club
4.15 - Atlanta, GA @ Buckhead Theater
4.16 - Orlando, FL @ House of Blues
4.17 - Miami, FL @ Revolution
Marlon Funaki
at 7th St Entry (04 Apr 2025)
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Kalporz
Kalporz è nato ormai un bel po’ di anni fa, nel 2000, per essere un contenitore e un repertorio di recensioni ed articoli musicali, scritti con cura cercando di essere competenti e curiosi.
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04 Apr 2025 Friday
Marlon Funaki
with The Back Alley
at 7th St Entry
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23-year-old solo artist
Marlon Funaki came highly recommended from our Italian partner
Kalporz (see
MARLON FUNAKI, “Monterey Village”), so we’re spotlighting this upcoming show at the 7th Street Entry, on April 4, 2025.
The Back Alley to open.
Tour dates:
March 21, 2025
Denver, Co The Mission Ballroom
March 22, 2025
Salt Lake City, Ut
The Complex
March 24, 2025
Vancouver, Bc
Vogue Theatre
March 25, 2025
Seattle, Wa
The Showbox
March 26, 2025
Portland, Or
Mcmenamins Crystal Ballroom
March 28, 2025
Oakland, Ca
Fox Theatre
March 29, 2025
Reno, Nv
Cypress
April 1, 2025
Telluride, Co
April 3, 2025
Omaha, Ne
Reverb Lounge
April 4, 2025
Minneapolis, Mn
7th St Entry
April 5, 2025
Lawrence, Ks
The Bottleneck
April 8, 2025
Chicago, Il
Shubas Tavern
April 9, 2025
Ann Arbor, Mi
The Blind Pig
April 10, 2025
Lexington, Ky
The Burl
April 12, 2025
Indianapolis, In
Hi - Fi
April 13, 2025
Saint Louis, Mo
Blueberry Hill
July 10, 2025
Airway Heights, Wa Northern Quest Amp
July 11, 2025
Bend, Or
Hayden Homes Amp
July 18, 2025
Los Angeles, Ca
Greek Theatre
July 19, 2025
San Diego, Ca
Petco Park
July 25, 2025
Roanoake, Va
Elmwood Park Amp
July 26, 2025
Doswell, Va
Servpro Pavilion
August 1, 2025
Irving, Tx
Toyota Music Factory
August 2, 2025
Austin, Tx
Moody Amp
September 5, 2025
Toledo, Oh
Toledo Zoo Amp
September 6, 2025
Indianapolis, In
Everwise Amp
September 12, 2025
Wilmington, Nc
Live Oak Bank Pavilion
September 13, 2025
Raleigh, Nc
Red Hat Amp
September 19, 2025
Boston, Ma
Mgm Music Hall
September 20, 2025
Gilford, Nh
Bank Of New Hampshire Pavilion
Tank and The Bangas at Fine Line (05 Apr 2025)
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Over at the Leinie Lodge Bandshell, we saw New Orleans-based funk-soul musical group Tank and the Bangas. The group is fronted by Tarriona Ball (aka Tank), and was the winner of NPR.…
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05 Apr 2025 Saturday
Tank and The Bangas
with Elliott Skinner and DJ Zeus
at Fine Line
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We actually wrote about this
Tank and The Bangas show in
October 19, 2024, but for whatever reasons, the show was rescheduled for April 5, 2025 at the Fine Line. Unfortunately, due to the change in date, Jamila Woods is no longer listed to perform, instead
Elliott Skinner and
DJ Zeus to open.

Tank and the Bangas at First Ave (28 Oct 2018)
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We last saw Tank and The Bangas in
Oct 2018 and wrote, “Tank and the Bangas closed out the night. It’s weird, but in many ways, seeing the band at Minnesota State Fair 2017, it almost like seeing two completely different bands! Now Tarriona “Tank” Ball, armed with a large live band, including a Norman Spence on bass, THREE keyboard players (Joe Johnson, Merell Burkett, and unknown band member), guitarist Danny Abel, Joshua Johnson on drums, a two-piece horns section (Albert Allenback on alto saxophone and Etienne Stoufflet on tenor saxophone) and two backup singers (Anjelika "Jelly" Joseph and Kayla Buggage), Tank and the Bangas’ new 2018 show is just wild, upbeat, and dance/party focus, with a little slam poetry thrown in.”
Tour Dates:
March 14—Nashville, IN—Brown County Music Center*
March 15—Nashville, TN—Ryman Auditorium*
March 16—Memphis, TN—Minglewood Hall*
March 18—Tulsa, OK—Cain’s Ballroom*
March 20—Austin, TX—ACL Live at The Moody Theater*
March 21—Dallas, TX—Majestic Theater*
March 22—Houston, TX—House of Blues*
April 2—St Louis, MO—Delmar Hall
April 4—Des Moines IA—Wooly's
April 5— Minneapolis, MN—Fine Line
April 6—Milwaukee, WI—Turner Hall
April 8—Detroit, MI—El Club
April 9—Cleveland, OH—Roxy
April 11—Amherst, MA—The Drake
April 12—Boston, MA—Brighton Music Hall
April 13—Philadelphia, PA—World Cafe Live
April 15—Towson, MD—The Recher
April 17—Atlanta, GA—Variety Playhouse
April 18—Asheville, NC—Grey Eagle
April 19—Carrboro, NC—Cat's Cradle
April 26—New Orleans LA—New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival
*w/ Trombone Shorty
Flore Laurentienne
at Cedar Cultural Center (05 Apr 2025)
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05 Apr 2025 Saturday
Flore Laurentienne
with Zack Baltich
at Cedar Cultural Center
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Canadian instrumental music project
Flore Laurentienne makes their debut US headlining tour this Spring, stopping by the Cedar Cultural Center on April 5, 2025.
The band’s latest album
8 tableaux is out now.
Zack Baltich to open.
Tour dates:
MAR
21
Clark Art Institute
Williamstown, MA
MAR
24
Public Records
New York City, NY
MAR
25
The Andy Warhol Museum
Pittsburgh, PA
MAR
26
Tube Factory artspace
Indianapolis, IN
Mar
27
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Mar
28
Big Ears Festival 2025
Knoxville, TN
APR
02
Otis A. Singletary Center
Lexington, KY
APR
03
Flore Laurentienne
St. Louis, MO
APR
04
Flore Laurentienne
Iowa City, IA
APR
05
Cedar Cultural Center
Minneapolis, MN
APR
06
Constellation
Chicago, IL
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