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Jeffrey Lewis & The Voltage at Pillar Forum (29 Mar 2025)

Jeffrey Lewis at Pillar Forum (29 Mar 2025) Jeffrey Lewis & The Voltage Setlist Black Thumb Just Fun Arrow Great Gatsby (Video) Bugs & Flowers Back to Manhattan Exactly What Nobody Wanted History of Punk on the Lower East Side of NYC 1950-1975 The River Tylenol PM Depression! Despair! Sometimes Life Hits You (F**k, That Hurt) Tom Sawyer (Video) Instrumental of Rush's "Tom Sawyer" 100 Good Things Seattle Read More Jeffrey Lewis Antifolker Jeffrey Lewis & The Voltage will be in town at the Pillar Forum, to promote his new album The EVEN MORE Freewheelin' Jeffrey Lewis (Don Giovanni Records). ...

So, the venue Pillar Forum in Northeast Minneapolis is much like the band Jeffrey Lewis and the Voltage. The venue is a coffee shop, a skateboard shop, and an all-ages venue. I’m kind of mad that this place didn’t exist when I was a teenager, the time when I needed it the most.

Jeffrey Lewis is an anti-folk punker, that’s a record historian, and is into all the same horror stuff I’m into… and, to top it off, an amazing comic artist and writer. Like why didn’t I know about him sooner?

Opening the show was Jo Kellen (solo artist also known from Products and Florist) and Grasping Straws (also members of touring band The Voltage).

Performance-wise was a good mixed bag. From folk acoustic, to full band, to visual storytelling, to a raw garage sound. All of it interwoven into a musical tapestry that is often humorous, self-reflective, and relatable.

EVEN MORE Freewheelin' Jeffrey Lewis Tour Dates:

March 20 – Brooklyn, NY – MEADOWS!

March 21 – Baltimore MD – Metro

March 22 –Cleveland, OH – Happy Dog

March 23 – Cincinnati, OH – Northside Tavern

March 24 – Indianapolis, IN – Healer

March 25 – St. Louis MO – The Sinkhole

March 26- Kansas City, MO – The Ship

March 27- Des Moines, IA Lefty’s

March 28- Fargo ND – Parachigo

March 29- Minneapolis MN – Pillar Forum

March 30- Madison WI –Crucible

March 31- Milwaukee WI – Cactus Club

April 01 – Grand Rapids, MI – Pyramid Scheme

April 02 – Detroit MI -The Lager House

April 03- Columbus OH – Cafe Bourbon Street

April 04- Buffalo, NY – Nietzsche’s

April 05- Bard College, NY

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We♥KC- August 16-22, 2022 Upcoming Shows (Kansas City / Lawrence / Topeka KS)

Read More Silversun Pickups Recently, Silversun Pickups announced their 15-date November tour, with special guest Zella Day. The tour will hit all major cities, including Chicago, Detroit, Pittsburgh, Minneapolis, Tulsa, and more.

Read more Kansas City Music Guide.

School’s back in and preseason football has begun, signaling an end to summer, but there’s still a few warm triple-digit days left. Country music is still strong, as evidenced by Guitars & Cadillacs recently opening in Overland Park (with a concert from ex-KC resident Ty Herndon), but so is punk as a DIY club on Stadium Drive called Farewell recently opened as well.

A good mix of shows this week, though we’re not above the last-minute postponement, as evidenced by Incubus postponing their Friday night show at Azura, thought the rumor is singer Brandon Boyd’s back problems, not Covid-related, so check those socials before heading out.

Here’s what’s happening in the Kansas City/Lawrence, KS metro August 16th–22nd

(Several artists are still requiring precautions for entry, so check with the venue and/or assume vaccination proof, might still be required)

Tuesday Aug 16

Hooveriii, Replay Lounge- Lawrence, $10

In support of the new A Round of Applause, the six-member psychedelic space rock band started initially almost a decade ago as a solo drum machine project by Bert Hoover (and is pronounced "Hoover Three"). Influenced by 70s Krautrock, the band aims to re-define their version of prog rock in today’s indie scene.

Austin TX’s Nolan Potter’s Nightmare Band was supposed to share the stage for this tour but were forced to drop out due to internal strife and mental well-being issues.

Silversun Pickups Liberty Hall, $27.50-$55

Los Angeles indie rockers are due to return with the August 18^th release of new sixth studio album Physical Thrills, produced by Nirvana producer and Garbage drummer Butch Vig, with advance single, “Scared Together” already out to radio. We saw them last back in 2016, co-headlining with Foals. Live, they’ve been working in their recent cover of the late 80’’s Martika hit, “Toy Soldiers”.

For this 21-date tour, they’ve partnered with PLUS1 with $1 from every ticket sold going to the PLUS1 x Noise For Now Reproductive Health Access Fund supporting access to reproductive rights and services for all.

“You never know what can bring two people together,” notes bandmate Brian Aubert of the new single. This song is about becoming close and intimate with someone through hardship. Being thrown into something quite frightening brings out some shared qualities that connect them.”

Polyphia with Unprocessed and Death Tour, Granada. $22

Texas mostly instrumental prog rock band Polyphia hits the road after dropping new single “Playing God” via Rise Records. This is the band’s first new material since 2019 and since their last studio album, 2018’s New Levels New Devils. German prog metal band Unprocessed as support. Alternative hip hop act Death Tour had to drop off the tour on short-notice due to transportation issues.

Wade Bowen, Knuckleheads, $15

Texas Country/Red Dirt singer-songwriter and former member of West 84 has new single, “Everything Has Your Memory” out now, in advance of full-length, Somewhere Between the Secret and The Truth, just released on August 12^th.

Bowen’s debut album “Try Not to Listen” in 2002 made an initial splash on country radio and several albums followed, including live releases, The Blue Light Live and Live at Billy Bob’s Texas. More recently he’s worked alongside fellow Texan Randy Rogers on Hold My Beer, Volumes 1 and 2.

Sister Act at Starlight Theatre August 16-21 $15-$98

When disco diva Deloris Van Cartier witnesses a murder, she is put in protective custody in the one place she won't be a found: a convent! Disguised as a nun, she finds herself at odds with both the lifestyle and Mother Superior. Filled with gospel music, dancing and a moving story, Sister Act is a sparkling tribute to the universal power of friendship.

 Wednesday Aug 17

Petite Amie miniBar, $10

Mexico City-based psych pop group heads out on tour after sharing new single “Otra Vez”, via Devil in the Woods Records, taken from their forthcoming new album. Carlos Medina also doubles as the bassist for Little Jesus, but this project considers The Beatles, Pink Floyd, Big Thief, Magic Potion, Unknown Mortal Orchestra, and Crumb as main musical influences.

Local dark shoegazers Redder Moon to open in support of full-length “Hell is Other People” and more recent remixes.

Richie Kotzen, Knuckleheads. $24

Following projects with The Winery Dogs and Iron Maiden’s Adrian Smith, the lauded guitarist is out on a solo tour. Over his long career, he’s opened for The Rolling Stones in Japan and been a member of both Mr. Big and Poison, though his own work is much more blues rock-oriented.

Thursday Aug 18

The Devil Wears Prada w/ Stray From The Path, Dying Wish, The Truman, $25-$44

Dayton, OH metalcore/Christian metal rockers out in support of the new Color Decay album. They are expected to play both 2010’s Zombie and last year’s sequel ZII EPs back-to-back, as well as new favorites and a selection of older tunes.

Black Stone Cherry, Knuckleheads. $20

Kentucky Southern rock four piece out in support of 2020’s The Human Condition and follow up live release, recorded at the prestigious Royal Albert Hall. The band has been going since 2001, and recently has been working in a Tracy Chapman cover into their live sets.

Doobie, Bottleneck. $20-$25/$100VIP

Not to be confused with the much older Doobie Brothers of course, the Ohio rapper is out on his Bat Shxt Krazy Tour with new album Misery Loves Kompany 2 out now.

Ann Wilson (of Heart), Prairie Band Casino-Mayetta, $65

The legendary singer has a new solo album out, Fierce Bliss, which is a mix of covers and originals, and we saw her show which included both and plenty of Heart classics, on a blacktop parking lot back in 2017. Despite the age of 72, her vocals have remained mostly intact, sending familiar songs and covers from Led Zeppelin, The Who and The Rolling Stones, soaring.

Friday Aug 19

Alice in Chains, Breaking Benjamin, Bush, $29.89-$125

Part of local station 98.9 The Rock’s Rock the ‘Dotte series, spotlighting rock shows in Wyandotte County. Though AiC singer William DuVall recently put out a solo album, Alice in Chains’ latest is still 2018’s Rainier Fog, though the group hopes to reconvene in the studio following this summer tour.

Breaking Benjamin is due for a new one as well after 2018’s Aurora, though did release a Goo Goo Dolls cover with Diamante in 2020. Gavin Rossdale and Bush, however, do have a new record out, The Art of Survival, and will likely be playing all those familiar ‘90s hits as well.,

Boz Scaggs w The Robert Cray Band, Kauffman Center, $29-$89

After more than five decades, singer, songwriter, and guitarist Boz Scaggs continues to thrill with his signature blend of rock, blues, and R&B. Scaggs has produced 19 albums and dozens of hits, including “Lido Shuffle,” “Look What You’ve Done to Me,” and “Lowdown.” The seven-time Grammy nominee returns to his roots for the Out of the Blues Tour 2022.

The Robert Cray Band joins on for an evening of blues music. The five-time Grammy winner has a 20-album discography including hits like “Right Next Door (Because of Me),” “Smoking Gun,” and “Blues Get Off My Shoulder.” Singer-songwriter Jeff LeBlanc will open the performance.

New Respects, Encore, $20

Nashville rock and soul band known for energetic live performances released their acoustic EP Don’t Panic, but member Lexi recently bowed out of the band, due to full time motherhood. A chance to see them in the intimate confines of this small room.

Paul Rodriguez (comedian), Aug 19-20, Comedy Club of Kansas City, $24-$36

The longtime stand-up comedian and actor (last seen on-screen in last year’s Clifford the Big Red Dog) returns for two nights of masterclass-level comedy.

Saturday Aug 20

Florist w Marc Merz, recordBar, $15

The Brooklyn indie folk band is out in support of their self-titled album from Double Double Whammy that received a solid 8.5 review on Pitchfork, calling it as much an audio documentary as it is a folk album. We saw them on their first appearance in Minneapolis, back in June 2016 and leader Emily Sprague continues to push the boundaries of her role as lyricist, while still releasing ambient work under his own name. Local electro-folkies Mr. Golden Sun listed as support.

Turnpike Troubadours w Gov’t Mule, Azura Amphitheater, $39.50-$60

After a two-year hiatus, Turnpike Troubadours return to live stages. They released their breakout album Diamonds & Gasoline, in 2010, followed by Goodbye Normal Street, and their self-titled 2015 album featured "The Mercury" and "The Bird Hunters." In 2017, the band released the critically acclaimed album A Long Way From Your Heart.

The mighty Gov’t Mule are back as well, after being sidelined with Covid earlier in the year and Warren Haynes and co are in support of blues album, Heavy Load Blues. Morgan Wade and Muscadine Bloodline are also on the bill.

Tony Orlando, Ameristar, CANCELED

Sunday Aug 21

Kendrick Lamar w Baby Keem, T-Mobile Center, $55-$175

We goin’ be all right-- The Big Steppers Tour is the fifth concert tour by rapper and songwriter Kendrick Lamar, in support of fifth studio album, 2022’s Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers. Arguably, the greatest MC in the game today, early show reviews point to how visually immersive the stage set is and features a glowing cube.

Las Vegas rapper Baby Keem not only guests on the new Lamar album (both also won a Grammy for “Family Ties” in April) but has recent single, “Honest:” out now.

Opener LA rapper Tanna Leone was signed by Lamar to his imprint and has new full-length, Sleepy Soldier out now.

A Day to Remember, The Ghost Inside, Beartooth, Azura Amphitheater, $34-$65

It’s the humbly named Just Some Shows Tour MMXXII and the Florida hard punk pop hardcore group have a new single, “Miracle” released just a few weeks ago. Last full-length was 2021’s You’re Welcome.

LA metalcore group The Ghost Inside is performing songs from their self-titled 2020 release (but fifth full-length) for the first time, after pandemic delays.

Sean Kingston, The Granada – Lawrence, $26-$125

Out on his Road to Deliverance Tour, the Miami R&B/Hip-hop singer has been away for a while, though announced upcoming album Deliverance, with advance single, “Dark Times” featuring G Herbo and also collab’d at the end of 2021 with Japanese rapper TOMORO on single, “Let Me Hold You”.

Happy Together Tour, Kauffman Center, $29-$89

Featuring some of the greatest hits from the ‘60s and ‘70s, the touring roadshow returns with an evening full of 61 Billboard Top 40 smashes. The show features music legends The Turtles, Gary Puckett & The Union Gap, The Association, The Buckinghams, The Vogues and The Cowsills.

Monday Aug 22

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Minneapolis: August 1 to August 3

08/01 Deeper with Wombo at 7th St Entry Read More Deeper Opening up the show was Chicago’s Deeper. The band is usually a trio (Shiraz Bhatti, Nic Gohl, and Drew McBride), but for their live set, they’re accompanied by an additional guitarist. …

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08/01/2022 Monday

Deeper
with Wombo
at 7th St Entry
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Chicago’s Deeper is returning to the area, this time headlining the 7th Street Entry on August 1st.

We saw Deeper in Sep 2019 and said, “The band is usually a trio (Shiraz Bhatti, Nic Gohl, and Drew McBride), but for their live set, they’re accompanied by an additional guitarist. The most interesting thing is that the band, besides from the fact that the lead singer sounds like Robert Smith (of The Cure), is that the band loves Minneapolis’ John Maus.”

Opening will be Louisville’s trio, Wombo, touring in support of their album, Fairy Rust, via Fire Talk Records.

Tour dates:

08.01 - Minneapolis, MN @ First Avenue
08.04 - Seattle, WA @ Sunset Tavern
08.09 - San Francisco, CA @ Brick and Mortar
08.10 - Los Angeles, CA @ Zebulon
08.11 - San Diego, CA @ Whistle Stop Bar
08.12 - Phoenix, AZ @ The Beast
08.13 - Tucson, AZ @ Templetons

all dates with Wombo

08/01 Local Natives with Jordana at First Avenue Read More Local Natives Earlier this October, Local Natives were out on tour in support of their sophomore album Hummingbird. If you love what you heard, you'd be happy to know that they've just …

08/01/2022 Monday

Local Natives
with Jordana
at First Avenue
first-avenue.com

It’s been over twenty years since we saw Local Natives, in fact, we saw them open for Suckers in May 2010. Funny how things turned out for Suckers and the 400 Bar… but Local Natives are still going strong in 2022.

Opening for LN will be Jordana… who we just saw last month at the 7th Street Entry. Yes, it’s only a month ago that Jordana was in Minneapolis for the first time… let’s see how she deals with being back in the city a second time. Except to see her “favorite aunt” on tour with her.

Expect her to play tracks from her TV Girl collaboration EP Summer’s Over, as well as tracks from her latest album Face The Wall (Grand Jury).

Tour dates:

08-01 - Minneapolis, MN - First Ave %
08-03 - Boulder, CO - Boulder Theatre %
08-04 - Ogden, UT - Ogden Twilight %
08-09 - Los Angeles, CA - YouTube Theatre %
08-12 - Denver, CO - Ogden %
08-14 - Oklahoma City, OK - Jones Assembly %
08-15 - Dallas, TX - House of Blues %
08-16 - Austin, TX - ACL Live %
08-18 - Nashville, TN - The Ryman %
08-19 - Birmingham, AL - Iron City %
08-20 - Atlanta, GA - Buckhead Theatre %
08-22 - Wilmington, NC - Greenfield Lake Amp %
08-23 - Washington, DC - Anthem %
08-24 - Philadelphia, PA - Fillmore %
08-27 - Boston, MA - House of Blues %

% w/ Jordana

08/01 Shamir with Creeping Charlie at Turf Club Read More Shamir Father/Daughter Records recently released Shamir’s new album, Revelations. The band is touring this December with support from Peaer. …

08/01/2022 Monday

Shamir
with Creeping Charlie
at Turf Club
first-avenue.com

Philadelphia’s Vegas-born multidisciplinary Shamir is touring in support of his new album Heterosexuality. The tour will stop by the Turf Club in St Paul on August 1st.

We last mentioned Shamir as having re-interpreted Esther Rose’s song in July 2021.

Creeping Charlie to open.

Tour dates:

7/20: Burlington, VT @ Higher Ground Ballroom*
7/21: New York, NY @ Radio City Music Hall *
7/22: Washington, DC @ Songbyrd
7/23: Toronto, ON @ Adelaide Hall
7/24: Montreal, QC @ Ministere
7/26: New Haven, CT @ College Street Music Hall *
7/28: Columbus, OH @ The Basement+
7/29: Cleveland, OH @ Grog Shop+
7/30: Ferndale, MI @ Loving Touch +
7/31: Chicago, IL @ Empty Bottle+
8/1: Minneapolis, MN @ Turf Club+
8/4: Seattle, WA @ Tractor Tavern
8/5: Vancouver, BC @ Biltmore Cabaret
8/6: Portland, OR @ Doug Fir Lounge
8/9: San Francisco, CA @ Rickshaw Shop
8/12: Los Angeles, CA @ The Echo
8/13: San Diego, CA @ Soda Bar
8/16: las Vegas, NV @ The Space
8/18: Denver, CO, @ Ophelia’s

* supporting Courtney Barnett
+ w/ Creeping Charlie

08/02 Fleet Foxes with Uwade at Surly Brewing Festival Field Read More Fleet Foxes Seattle’s Fleet Foxes sold out their double booking at the Palace Theatre in St Paul. At the height of the popularity, we jokingly called them an unknown indie folk band when we reviewed their...

08/02/2022 Tuesday

Fleet Foxes
with Uwade
at Surly Brewing Festival Field
first-avenue.com

Folk favorite Fleet Foxes is touring in support of A Very Lonely Solstice (recorded in December 2020, at Brooklyn, NY’s St. Ann & the Holy Trinity Church). Fans can pre-order the forthcoming Wading in Waist-High Water: The Lyrics of Fleet Foxes book, available in November 2022.

The tour will stop in at the Surly Brewing Festival Field in Minneapolis on August 2, 2022.

Uwade to open.

Tour dates:

6/27 Salt Lake City, UT @ Sandy Amphitheater
6/28 Denver, CO @ The Mission Ballroom
7/01 Dallas, TX @ The Factory in Deep Ellum
7/02 Houston, TX @ 713 Music Hall
7/03 Austin, TX @ Moody Amphitheater
7/05 Phoenix, AZ @ Arizona Federal Theatre
7/06 San Diego, CA @ Cal Coast Credit Union
7/08 Los Angeles, CA @ The Greek Theatre
7/09 Santa Barbara, CA @ Santa Barbara Bowl
7/10 Berkeley, CA @ The Greek Theatre
7/12 Portland, OR @ McMenamins Edgefield Amphitheater
7/15 Seattle, WA @ King County’s Marymoor Park
7/29 Raleigh, NC @ Red Hat Amphitheater
7/30 Atlanta, GA @ Coca-Cola Roxy
7/31 Pelham, TN @ The Caverns
8/02 Minneapolis, MN @ Surly Brewing Festival Field
8/03 Chicago, IL @ The Salt Shed
8/05 Detroit, MI @ Masonic Temple Theatre
8/06 Toronto, ON @ Massey Hall
8/09 Columbia, MD @ Merriweather Post Pavilion
8/10 Boston, MA @ Leader Bank Pavilion
8/12 Philadelphia, PA @ The Mann Center
8/13 New York, NY @ Forest Hills Stadium
8/26 London, UK @ All Points East
8/28 Dublin, IE @ National Museum
8/30 Edinburgh, UK @ Usher Hall
8/31 Glasgow, UK @ O2 Academy Glasgow
9/02 Wiltshire, UK @ End of the Road Festival
9/03 Manchester, UK O2 Apollo Manchester
9/05 Paris, FR @ Salle Pleyel
9/06 Antwerp, BE @ De Roma
9/07 Brussels, BE @ Ancienne Belgique
9/09 Amsterdam, NL @ Paradiso
9/10 Utrecht, NL @ TivoliVredenburg
9/11 Berlin, BE @ Columbiahalle

08/02 Eivør with Emily Jane White at The Cedar Cultural Center Read More Eivør Faroese folk electronica artist Eivør will be stopping by the Cedar Cultural Center on Saturday, January 22nd. Her latest album Segl, which was produced by Lana Del Rey collaborator Dan Heath, is out now. …

08/02/2022 Tuesday

Eivør
with Emily Jane White
at The Cedar Cultural Center
first-avenue.com

Originally scheduled in Jan 2022, the show was moved to August 2nd.

Faroese folk electronica artist Eivør will be stopping by the Cedar Cultural Center. Her latest album Segl, which was produced by Lana Del Rey collaborator Dan Heath, is out now.

Segl got a lot of buzz, thanks to featuring appearances from Ásgeir (who we saw in Sept 2017) and Einar Selvik of Wardruna.

Emily Jane White will open.

Jul 21 Ottawa, ON, Canada National Arts Centre
Jul 28 Cambridge, MA, US The Sinclair
Jul 29 New York (NYC), NY, US Le Poisson Rouge
Jul 30 Silver Spring, MD, US The Fillmore Silver Spring
Aug 1 Chicago, IL, US Thalia Hall
Aug 2 Minneapolis, MN, US The Cedar Cultural Center
Aug 5 Boulder, CO, US Fox Theatre
Aug 9 Seattle, WA, US The Crocodile
Aug 11 San Francisco, CA, US The Chapel
Aug 13 Los Angeles (LA), CA, US El Rey Theatre
Sep 30 Warsaw, Poland Niebo
Oct 1 Krakow, Poland Kwadrat
Oct 2 Poznan, Poland Centrum Kultury Zamek
Oct 4 Bratislava, Slovakia Majestic Music Club
Oct 5 Vienna, Austria Konzerthaus Wien
Oct 6 Budapest, Hungary A38 Ship / A38 Hajó
Oct 8 Luzern, Switzerland Schüür
Oct 9 Ravensburg, Germany Kantine
Oct 10 Leipzig, Germany Täubchenthal
Oct 12 Hamburg, Germany Mojo Club
Oct 13 Berlin, Germany Passionskirche Kreuzberg
Oct 14 Cologne, Germany Kulturkirche Köln-ost
Oct 15 Aschaffenburg, Germany Colos-Saal
Oct 16 Nuremberg, Germany Z-Bau
Oct 17 Ludwigsburg, Germany Scala
Oct 18 Paris, France La Maroquinerie
Oct 20 Southampton, UK Engine Rooms
Oct 21 London, UK Heaven
Oct 22 Manchester, UK Gorilla
Oct 23 Glasgow, UK The Garage
Oct 25 Utrecht, Netherlands Tivoli Vredenburg
Jan 17 2023 Manchester, UK The Bridgewater Hall

08/03 Florist with Marc Merza at Turf Club Read More Florist Next up was Florist, their first time in Minnesota, touring in support of their debut record The Birds Outside Sang (Double Double Whammy Records). The story of Florist …

08/03/2022 Wednesday

Florist
with Marc Merza
at Turf Club
first-avenue.com

Florist is touring in support of their self-titled album from Double Double Whammy. We saw the band on their first appearance in Minneapolis, in June 2016 and wrote, “The story of Florist was that it was a project that Emily Sprague started with her two friends (Rick Spataro, and Jonnie Baker) in Upstate, New York. Eventually, Sprague moved to New York City, but still kept writing music and using the moniker ‘Florist’. By 2014, after a result of a severe bicycle accident that broke her arm and neck... she began writing songs about recovery, isolation, physical, emotional, pain, nature, death, etc., many of which eventually made it onto her The Birds Outside Sang album.”

Marc Merza to open.

Tour dates:

7/30 - New York, NY @ Bowery Ballroom
7/31 - Pittsburgh, PA @ Club Cafe
8/1 - Ferndale, MI @ Otus Supply
8/2 - Chicago, IL @ Sleeping Village
8/3 - St. Paul, MN @ Turf Club
8/5 - Denver, CO @ Lost Lake
8/6 - Salt Lake City, UT @ Urban Lounge
8/7 - Boise, ID @ Kin
8/8 - Seattle, WA @ Madame Lou’s
8/9 - Portland, OR @ Polaris Hall
8/11 - San Francisco, CA @ Bottom of the Hill
8/12 - Los Angeles, CA @ Zebulon
8/13 - Santa Ana, CA @ Constellation Room
8/15 - Tucson, AZ @ Hotel Congress
8/16 - Santa Fe, NM @ Meow Wolf
8/18 - Austin, TX @ The Ballroom
8/19 - Fort Worth, TX @ Tulips
8/20 - Kansas City, MO @ Record Bar
8/22 - Nashville, TN @ DRKMTTR
8/24 - Washington DC @ DC9
8/25 - Philadelphia, PA @ The Lounge at World Cafe Live
8/26 - Kingston, NY @ Tubby’s
8/27 - Buffalo, NY @ Silo City Readings (Solo)

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: March 1 to March 3, 2018

Here are some shows taking place in the Minneapolis/St Paul area from March 1 to March 3, 2018.

Read more: Minneapolis Music Guide.

MGMT: Little Dark Age Read More MGMT This MGMT band needs no introduction, since their formation in 2006, the duo (Benjamin Goldwasser and Andrew VanWyngarden) has been a favorite among hipsters. …

MGMT
Myth
Fri 03/02/2018 (7pm/$45)
mythlive.com

After a long five year absent since MGMT’s last self-titled album, the duo (Andrew VanWyngarden and Ben Goldwasser) is back with their fourth album Little Dark Age. The record was produced by MGMT, Patrick Wimberly (Chairlift, Kelela, Blood Orange), and long-time collaborator Dave Fridmann (Flaming Lips, Spoon, Tame Impala).

While the two worked on and off, it was only with the recent election of Donald Trump as President of the United States, was when MGMT was really inspired to finish their fourth album. Of the election, VanWyngarden questioned, “We were like, ‘Wow, is it actually possible for the most impossible thing to happen? [...] Apparently, we were more inspired to write pop music after evil took over the world.”

Tour Dates

3/2 St. Paul, MN Myth
3/3 Chicago, IL Riviera Theatre
3/4 Chicago, IL Riviera Theatre
3/5 St. Louis, MO Peabody Opera House
3/7 Dallas, TX South Side Ballroom
3/8 Austin, TX ACL Live at Moody Theater
3/9 New Orleans, LA BUKU Music
3/11 Nashville, TN Ryman Auditorium
3/13 Atlanta, GA Coca-Cola Roxy
3/15 Washington, DC The Anthem
3/16 Boston, MA Orpheum Theatre
3/17 Montreal, QB MTELUS
3/19 Toronto, ON Massey Hall
3/20Philadelphia, PA Electric Factory
3/24Brooklyn, NY Kings Theatre
3/25Brooklyn, NY Brooklyn Steel
3/26Brooklyn, NY Brooklyn Steel
5/7 Denver, CO Fillmore Auditorium
5/9 Calgary, AB Big Four Building
5/11 Vancouver, BC Orpheum Theatre
5/12 Seattle, WA Showbox SODO
5/13 Seattle, WA Showbox SODO
5/15 San Francisco, CA Warfield Theatre
5/18 Hollywood, CA Palladium
5/19 San Diego, CA San Diego Civic Theatre
5/20 Tempe, AZ Marquee Theatre
6/14-17 Dover, DE. Firefly Music Festival
6/29-7/1 Beuningen, Netherlands Down The Rabbit Hole
7/6 Hérouville Saint Clair, France Festival Beauregard
7/12 Madrid, Spain Mad Cool Festival
7/17 Milan, Italy Milano Summer Festival

I’m With Her Tour Poster Propagandhi’s Fine Line Music Café Poster Miguel Tour Poster Tune-Yards Tour Poster Why? 2018 Tour Poster Alan Doyle’s North American Tour Poster Jordan Rakei at the Turf Club Read More Aoife O'Donovan Opening up the show, was Crooked Still's Aoife O'Donovan playing some folky/storytelling songs from her latest solo album Fossils, including set opening song "Lay My Burden Down", "Oh, Mama", and "Beekeeper". .... Sara Watkins Prior to releasing her debut self-titled album, Sara Watkins was cutting her teeth as the fiddler in the progressive bluegrass group, Nickel Creek. Bluegrass fans will probably know ... Andrew Combs Nashville's Andrew Combs was next on the bill. He started his set with solo acoustics, but by the time he started "Part Time Lovers, Full Time Fools", he's joined on stage by the steel .... Tune-Yards Musically and visually, it was a delightful to witness: colorful war paint, ukulele, pots, pans, and coke bottles, great beats, and funky dancing ... with lots of loops.... WHY? The Cincinatti based indie trio will be releasing Sod in the Seed EP on August 14th via Anticon (City Slang in the UK). Their new LP, ,i>Mumps, etc. will follow… Florist Next up was Florist, their first time in Minnesota, touring in support of their debut record The Birds Outside Sang (Double Double Whammy Records). The story of Florist … Great Big Sea Great Big Sea is one of Canada's most beloved bands. As I previously mentioned, the band plays about 300 shows a year (having seen them a few times at the Irish Fair.) … Mina Moore Opening the evening of soulful music was local favorite Mina Moore (aka Yasmina Moore-Foster), who has been staying quite active of late. In addition to her own music and prepping a full-length ....

Other shows in the area:

I'M WITH HER
+ Andrew Combs
Fitzgerald Theater
Thu 03/01/2018 (8pm/$31)
publicradio.org

I'm With Her is the supergroup project, featuring Sara Watkins, Sarah Jarosz, and Aoife O'Donovan. The trio’s debut album See You Around is available now on Rounder Records.

If you love Americana and harmonizing women singer, you’ll definitely want to see them live at the Fitzgerald Theater in St Paul this Thursday.

Tour dates:

02/27 Downers Grove, IL @ Tivoli Theater
02/28 Stoughton, WI @ Stoughton Opera House
03/01 St. Paul, MN @ Fitzgerald Theatre
03/02 Chicago, IL @ Thalia Hall
03/03 Bloomington, IL @ Castle Theatre
03/05 Cincinnati, OH @ Memorial Hall
03/06 St. Louis, MO @ The Sheldon
03/08 Nashville, TN @ Station Inn
03/09 Nashville, TN @ Station Inn
03/10 Atlanta, GA @ Variety Playhouse
03/12 Knoxville, TN @ Bijou Theatre
03/13 Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club
03/15 New York, NY @ Town Hall
03/16 Cambridge, MA @ Sanders Theatre
03/17 Northampton, MA @ Academy of Music
04/02 Los Angeles, CA @ Teragram Ballroom
04/03 San Francisco, CA @ Great American
04/04 Santa Rosa, CA @ Luther Burbank
04/06 Seattle, WA @ Neptune Theatre
04/07 Portland, OR @ Revolution Hall
04/08 Missoula, MT @ The Wilma
04/10 Salt Lake City, UT @ The State Room
04/11 Durango, CO @ Fort Lewis College
04/12 Boulder, CO @ Boulder Theater
04/13 Denver, CO @ L2
04/17 Fayetteville, AR @ Warton Center*
04/19 Dallas, TX @ Majestic Theatre
04/20 Houston, TX @ The Heights Theater
04/21 Dale, TX @ Old Settler's Music Festival
05/04 Paris, France @ Les Etoiles
05/05 Copenhagen, Denmark @ Alice
05/06 Stockholm, Sweden @ Bryggarsalen
05/07 Berlin, Germany @ Silent Green
05/09 Amsterdam, Netherlands @ Paradiso Noord
05/11 Belfast, Ireland @ Cathedral Quarter
05/12 Dublin, Ireland @ Whelan's
05/14 Gateshead, UK @ Sage Two
05/15 Manchester, UK @ Band On The Wall
05/16 Bristol, UK @ The Station
05/17 London, UK @ Union Chapel

PROPAGANDHI
+ Iron Chic, La Armada
Fine Line Music Cafe
Thu 03/01/2018 (7pm/$20/Sold Out)
inelinemusic.com

Canadian punk band Propagandhi is touring in support of their seventh studio album Victory Lap (Epitaph Records). The U.S. tour kicks off at the Fine Line Music Café in Minneapolis on March 1st, and, yes, it’s sold out.

Tour dates:

3/1 Minneapolis, MN Fine Line
3/3 Chicago, IL Metro
3/4 Detroit, MI Magic Stick
3/5 Pittsburgh, PA Rex Theater
3/7 Newport, KY Southgate House
3/8 St. Louis, MO The Ready Room
3/10 Nashville, TN Mercy Lounge
3/11 Atlanta, GA Masquerade

MIGUEL
+ Nonchalant Savant, SiR
Palace Theatre
Fri 03/02/2018 (7:30pm/$43.50)
palacestpaul.com

Grammy® Award-winning singer/songwriter Miguel is headlining the Palace Theatre this Friday. He’ll be playing tracks from his #1 Billboard R&B album War & Leisure.

Tour dates:

2/26/18 Salt Lake City, UT at The Complex
2/27/18 Aspen, CO at Belly Up Aspen
2/28/18 Denver, Co at Ogden Theatre
3/2/18 Saint Paul, MN at Palace Theatre
3/3/18 Milwaukee, WI at Riverside Theater
3/5/18 Chicago, IL at Riviera Theatre
3/8/18 Cincinnati, OH at Taft Theatre
3/9/18 Detroit, MI at Royal Oak Music Theatre
3/10/18 Cleveland, OH at Agora Theatre
3/12/18 Toronto, ON at Rebel
3/13/18 London, ON at London Music Hall
3/15/18 Albany, NY at Upstate Concert Hall
3/16/18 New Haven, CT at College Street
3/17/18 Providence, RI at The Strand Theatre
3/19/18 Boston, MA at House of Blues Boston
3/20/18 Philadelphia, PA at The Fillmore
3/21/18 Baltimore, MD at The Modell Lyric
3/23/18 New York, NY at Terminal 5
3/24/18 Brooklyn, NY at Brooklyn Steel
3/25/18 Charlottesville, VA at Jefferson Theater
3/27/18 Atlanta, GA at Coca Cola Roxy
3/28/18 Charlotte, NC at The Fillmore Charlotte
3/29/18 Orlando, FL at The Plaza Live
3/30/18 Miami, FL at Fillmore Miami Beach
4/1/18 Tampa, FL at Ritz Ybor
4/3/18 Houston, TX at Warehouse Live
4/4/18 Dallas, TX at House of Blues Dallas
4/6/18 Austin, TX at Stubb's
4/7/18 San Antonio, TX at The Aztec Theatre
4/9/18 Tucson, AZ at The Rialto Theatre
4/12/18 Berkeley, CA at Greek Theatre

TUNE-YARDS
+ Sudan Archives
First Avenue
Fri 03/02/2018 (7pm/$20)
first-avenue.com

Tune-Yards (stylized as tUnE-yArDs) is back at First Avenue on Friday. Show up early to check out Sudan Archives, the self-taught violinist/singer/producer. Sudan Archives recently released her self-titled EP on Stone Throws.

Tour dates:

2/25 - Portland, OR @ Wonder Ballroom
2/26 - Seattle, WA @ The Showbox
2/27 - Vancouver, BC @ Commodore Ballroom
3/2 - Minneapolis, MN @ First Avenue
3/3 - Chicago, IL @ Thalia Hall
3/4 - Detroit, MI @ Majestic Theatre
4/14 - Indio, CA @ Coachella
4/21 - Indio, CA @ Coachella

WHY?
+ Florist
Cedar Cultural Center
Fri 03/02/2018 (7pm/$18)
thecedar.org

Why? (Yoni Wolf, Josiah Wolf, Doug McDiarmid, and Matt Meldon) is returning to the Cedar Cultural Center this Friday. Expect to see local friends Paper Tiger (Doomtree), Open Mike Eagle, and Astronautalis, at the Minneapolis show.

Tour dates:

2/26 – Bozeman, MT – The Rialto
2/28 – Denver, CO – Bluebird Theater
3/1 – Lawrence, KS – The Granada
3/2 – Minneapolis, MN – Cedar Cultural Center
3/3 – Des Moines, IA – Woolys
3/4 - Chicago, IL - Lincoln Hall

ALAN DOYLE
Dakota Jazz Club
Sat 03/03/2018 (7pm/$35/Sold Out)
dakotacooks.com

Newfoundland singer-songwriter Alan Doyle (lead singer of iconic Canadian band Great Big Sea) has sold out his upcoming appearance at the Dakota Jazz Club & Restaurant.

Doyle’s third solo album A Week At The Warehouse is available now on Universal Music Canada.

Alan Doyle Tour Dates:

2/27 - Cleveland, OH - Music Box
2/28 - Buffalo, NY - Town Ballroom
3/1 - Ann Arbor, MI - The Ark
3/2 - Chicago, IL - City Winery
3/3 - Minneapolis, MN - Dakota Jazz Club
4/12 - Rochester, NY - Anthology
4/13 - New York, NY - City Winery
4/14 - Pawling, NY - Daryl's House Club
4/15 - Old Saybrook, CT - Katharine Hepburn
4/17 - Annapolis, MD - Rams Head
4/18 - Richmond, VA - The Tin Pan
4/19 - Ithaca, NY - The Haunt
4/20 - Sellersville, PA - Sellersville Theatre
4/21 - Norfolk, CT - Infinity Hall
4/22 - Washington, DC - The Hamilton Live
4/24 - Northampton, MA - Iron Horse Music Hall
4/25 - Fall River, MA - Narrows Center For The Arts
4/26 - Brownfield, ME - Stone Mountain Arts Center
4/27 - White River Junction, VT - Briggs Opera
4/28 - Boston, MA - City Winery
4/29 - Boston, MA - City Winery

JORDAN RAKEI
+ Mina Moore
Turf Club
Sat 03/03/2018 (8pm/$20)
turfclub.net

Jordan Rakei is currently touring in support of his sophomore album Wallflower (Ninja Tune).

Jordan Rakei Tour Dates:

26 Feb - Sinclair, Boston, MA
28 Feb - Lee’s Palace, Toronto, ON
01 Mar - Shelter, Detroit, MI
02 Mar - SubT, Chicago, IL
03 Mar - Turf Club, Minneapolis, MN
05 Mar - Constellation Room, Santa Ana, CA
06 Mar - El Rey, Los Angeles, CA
08 Mar - The Fillmore , San Francisco, CA
12 Mar - SXSW, Austin, TX
23 Mar - Cape Town International Jazz Festival 2018
13 Apr - Next Step, Cully, Switzerland
18 Apr - Ronnie Scott's, London, UK
19 Apr - Ronnie Scott's, London, UK
26 Apr - Kulturhuset, Stockholm, Sweden
03 May - Het Depot, Leuven, Belgium
05 May - Cheltenham Jazz Festival, Cheltenham, UK
11 May - Salon IKSV, Beyoğlu, Turkey
26 May - World Island, Leeds, UK
31 May - Alexandra Palace (Bonobo support), London, UK
01 Jun - Field Day 2018, Brockwell Park, Herne Hill, UK
22 Jul - Liverpool International Music Festival, Liverpool, UK
27 Jul - Soundwave Festival Croatia 2018, The Garden Resort
17 Aug - Lowlands Festival 2018, Biddinghuizen
18 Aug - Pukkelpop Festival, Kiewit - Hasselt, Belgium
24 Aug - Lost Village Festival, Lincoln, UK
01 Sept - Electric Picnic, Stradbally, Rep. Of Ireland

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Rocktober: October 19 to October 20, 2017

Read More Trombone Shorty Mardi Gras will continue at the Minnesota Zoo later this week as Trombone Shorty comes to town for an undoubtedly spirited show. Releasing his Grammy-nominated debut album, Backatown… Vintage Trouble One of the most exciting live bands of recent note, Los Angeles’ Vintage Trouble hits the road again, this time in promotion of their latest, 1 Hopeful Road (Blue Note Records). …

Rocktober: Here are some shows taking place in the Minneapolis/St Paul area from October 19 to October 20, 2017.

Read more: Minneapolis Music Guide.

TROMBONE SHORTY & ORLEANS AVENUE
+ Vintage Trouble
Pantages Theatre
Fri 10/20/2017 (7:30pm/$37)
palacestpaul.com

Trombone Shorty is led by singer, songwriter and horn-blower born Troy Andrews. His new album is called Parking Lot Symphony and is available on Blue Note Records.

Show up early to see our favorite Vintage Trouble. We first saw the explosive band at the now-defunct Nether Bar in 2013 and wrote, “Beginning with the One/Two punch of 'Hard Times (They are Coming)' and 'Blues Hand Me Down', the crowd was immediately in a frenzy; asked all evening to call-and-respond, clap along, move front to back, and generally become a part of the show. Vocalist/frontman Ty Taylor has come a long way from his Rockstar:INXS days, morphing into a mesmerizing and charismatic showman that spins, juts, and shakes in a way that would make James Brown proud. Drummer Richard Danielson and bassist Rick Barrio Dill more than ably held down the bottom end, while band 'secret weapon', guitarist Nalle Colt (looking like a dapper Viggo Mortenson) impressed with roaring riffs and stretched out solos.”

Tour dates:

10/14 – Terminal 5 – New York, NY
10/20 – Palace Theater – St. Paul, MN
10/21 – Riviera Theatre – Chicago, IL
10/23 – Danforth Music Hall – Toronto, Canada
10/24 – Danforth Music Hall – Toronto, Canada
10/26 – The Fillmore – Detroit, MI
10/27 – Egyptian Room – Indianapolis, IN

Read More LÉON Fresh from an appearance a few days before on The Late Late Show with James Cordon, Swedish singer LÉON found herself along the banks of Lake Minnetonka, for a promotional ... Wrabel Also on the bill: We The Kings, Wrabel, Cobi and Hailey Knox. Gavin DeGraw’s tour dates: 11/17 Minneapolis, MN Cities 97 Sampler 12/03 Nashville, TN Nashville Christmas Parade 12/08 Denver, CO Alice in Winterland ...

LÉON
+ Wrabel
Fine Line Music Cafe
Fri 10/20/2017 (8pm/$17.50)
finelinemusic.com

LÉON (aka Lotta Lindgren) is back with her sophomore EP Surround Me. She returns to North America on her second headlining tour this October.

We previously caught the Swedish singer/songwriter at her first “proper” concert (we also previously saw her at a brief five-song promo event) in Minneapolis at her sold-out show at 7th Street Entry in, February 2017, and wrote, “With still only the four-song Treasure EP (Columbia Records/Sony) released, fans remain patient waiting on the full-length, but were treated to a headlining set just short of fifty-minutes, which should give good indication on how the album will sound. Music is in the blood for the woman born Lotta Lindgren (the daughter of a composer and a cello player) and backed by three musicians, her stage presence seems natural and relaxed.”

Wrabel to open.

Tour dates:

10/14/2017 Seattle, WA Crocodile
10/16/2017 Salt Lake City, UT Kilby Court
10/17/2017 Denver, CO Globe Hall
10/19/2017 Kansas City, MO The Record Bar
10/20/2017 Minneapolis, MN Fine Line Music Café
10/21/2017 Chicago, IL Lincoln Hall
10/23/2017 Toronto, ON Velvet Underground
10/25/2017 Boston, MA Paradise
10/27/2017 New York, NY Le Poisson Rouge
10/28/2017 Philadelphia, PA The Foundry
10/29/2017 Washington, DC U Street Music Hall

Read More Gavin DeGraw Multi-platinum recording artist Gavin DeGraw (best known for his album and title track "Chariot" and the theme song to One Tree Hill) released his new single "Best I Ever Had" … SPCO The Nufonia Must Fall show is part of the Walker Art Center and the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra’s Liquid Music series (now in the middle of its fourth season) …

Other shows in the area:

GAVIN DEGRAW
First Avenue
Thu 10/19/2017 (7pm/$40.50)
first-avenue.com

Gavin’s new album Something Worth Saving is out now on RCA Records.

MILKY CHANCE
Skyway Theatre
Thu 10/19/2017 (8pm/$31.50)
skywaytheatre.com

German duo Milky Chance’s new video and single is called ‘Blossom’, from Republic Records.

Tour dates:

10/17 - Egyptian Room - Indianapolis, IN
10/18 - The Rave - Milwaukee, WI
10/19 - Skyway Theater - Minneapolis, MN
10/21 - The Wilma - Missoula, MT
10/22 - Crystal Ballroom - Portland, OR
10/23 - Showbox Sodo - Seattle, WA
10/24 - The Commodore - Vancouver, BC

THIS IS KIT
+ Rogue Valley
Turf Club
Thu 10/19/2017 (7pm/$15)
turfclub.net

This Is The Kit and Rogue Valley to play the Turf Club on Thursday.

PINEGROVE
+ Florist, Lomelda
7th Street Entry
Thu 10/19/2017 (7pm/$16/Sold Out)
first-avenue.com

Pinegrove is touring with Florist and Lomelda (aka Hannah Read). The show is sold out.

Tour dates:

10/14 - Denver, CO @ Bluebird Theater
10/16 - Iowa City, IA @ Gabe's *
10/17 - Sioux Falls, SD @ Total Drag Records
10/18 - Fargo, ND @ The Aquarium
10/19 - Minneapolis, MN@ 7th St Entry
10/20 - Milwaukee, WI@ The Back Room

ALT-J
+ Bishop Briggs
The Roy Wilkins Auditorium
Fri 10/20/2017 (7pm/$39.50)
theroy.org

Alt-J is back in town.

Tour dates:

10/13/17 - Doug Mitchell Thunderbird - Vancouver, BC
10/15/17 - Winspear Centre - Edmonton, AB
10/16/17 - Winspear Centre - Edmonton, AB
10/17/17 - Big Four Building - Calgary, AB
10/18/17 - The Wilma - Missoula, MT
10/20/17 - Roy Wilkins Auditorium - St. Paul, MN
10/21/17 - Murat at the Old National Centre - Indianapolis, IN
10/23/17 - Riverside Theater - Milwaukee, WI
10/25/17 - Express Live! - Columbus, OH
10/27/17 - Massey Hall - Toronto, ONT
10/28/17 - Massey Hall - Toronto, ONT
10/29/17 - Place Bell - Montreal, QC

TY DOLLA $IGN / TINASHE
+ Coin
Univ. Of Minnesota
Fri 10/20/2017 (7pm/$25)
homecoming.umn.edu

Ty Dolla $sign and Tinashe to headline Homecoming at University of Minnesota. Nashville pop/rock band COIN will open. COIN’s sophomore album How Will You Know If You Never Try is out now.

DEER TICK
+ Chris Crofton
The Cedar Cultural Center
Fri 10/20/2017 (7pm/$22.50/Sold Out)
thecedar.org

Deer Tick is on their Twice Is Nice Tour. The show will start with a a stripped-down, acoustic performance, then a break, and then a full-on electric set. Opener will feature comedian Chris Crofton.

Deer Tick 2017 Fall Tour

10/17 – Louisville, KY – Headliners Music Hall
10/19 – Madison, WI – Majestic Theatre
10/20 – Minneapolis, MN – Cedar Cultural Center
10/21 – Chicago, IL – Metro
10/22 – Bloomington, IN – The Bluebird
10/24 – Maquoketa, IA – Codfish Hollow Barn
10/25 – Omaha, NE – Slowdown
10/27 – Colorado Springs, CO – The Black Sheep
10/28 – Englewood, CO – Gothic Theatre
10/31 – Salt Lake City, UT – Urban Lounge

LA FEMME
+ Jacques
Turf Club
Fri 10/20/2017 (8pm/$16)
turfclub.net

La Femme really impressed us with their recent appearance at Desert Daze. Be sure to check them out at the Turf Club this Friday.

RON POPE
+ Ages And Ages, The Heart Of
First Avenue
Fri 10/20/2017 (7pm/$20)
first-avenue.com

Ron Pope's new album Work is out now on Brooklyn Basement Records. Rolling Stone Country called him one of the “10 New Country Artists You Need To Know” while Uncut called Pope “Atlanta’s answer to The Boss” going on to say that “Work finds Pope more in thrall with the E Street Band than ever on vivacious blue-collar anthems.”

Tour dates:

10/14 - Atlanta, GA - Buckhead Theatre
10/16 - Cincinnati, OH - Bogart’s
10/17 - Detroit, MI - The Majestic
10/19 - Milwaukee, WI - Turner Hall Ballroom
10/20 - Minneapolis, MN - First Ave
10/21 - Chicago, IL - Park West
10/22 - Indianapolis, IN - Deluxe
10/28 - Stockholm, SE - Fryshuset (Klubben)
10/29 - Oslo, NO - Parkteatret
10/30 - Copenhagen, DK - DR Koncerthuset
10/31 - Hamburg, DE - Terrace Hill
11/1 - Amsterdam, NL - Bitterzoet
11/2 - Cologne, DE - Artheater
11/3 - Munich, DE - Ampere
11/5 - London, UK - The Garage
11/6 - Manchester, UK - Academy 3

SPCO: Introducing Lembit Beecher
Capri Theater
Fri 10/20/2017 (7pm/$15)
thecapritheater.org

Chamber Music Series: Introducing Lembit Beecher is described as “Lembit Beecher, the SPCO’s Music Alive composer-in-residence, curates and hosts this program which features his most recent string quartet, written in 2016 and inspired by his love of Schubert. The ideas of repetition and obsession, combined with a sense of nostalgia and longing, inhabit all the works on the program.”

SPCO (Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra) is also hosting “The SPCO at Icehouse: SCHUBERT” at the Icehouse on October 19th ($20, 6pm)

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Mutual Benefit at Turf Club, St Paul (01 Jun 2016)

Mutual Benefit Tour Dates 06/06 — Portland, OR @ Doug Fir Lounge 06/08 — San Francisco, CA @ Rickshaw Stop 06/10 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Resident 06/11 — San Diego, CA @ Casbah 06/14 — Denver, CO @ Larimer Lounge 06/15 — Kansas City, MO @ Riot Room 06/17 — St. Louis, MO @ Luminary Center 06/18 — Columbus, OH @ The Basement 06/20 — Washington, DC @ DC9 06/21 — Philadelphia, PA @ Boot & Saddle 06/22 — New York, NY @ Mercury Lounge 06/23 — Brooklyn, NY @ Baby’s All Right 06/24 — Boston, MA @ Great Scott Read More Mutual Benefit Mutual Benefit (aka Jordan Lee) just released Skip A Sinking Stone on Friday, May 20th, via one of our new favorite label, Mom+Pop. Mutual Benefit will be headlining the 7th Street Entry next Wednesday, June 1st. ....

Mutual Benefit (aka Jordan Lee) just headlined the Turf Club in St Paul on Wednesday, June 1st. The venue was a last-minute change from their original 7th Street Entry, in Minneapolis, listing because First Avenue blocked out the whole building for a certain Dave Chappell's shows (which incidentally sold out his entire booking for the week).

Northern Darling

Local Northern Darling started the show, playing a 30-min set of new music and some old ones from their self-titled EP. The group is led by singer Liz Davis, with a full band: guitarist James Mouritsen, bassoonist Trent Jacobs, bassist Jeffrey Sugerman, and drummer Adam Mickelson.

Florist

Next up was Florist, their first time in Minnesota, touring in support of their debut record The Birds Outside Sang (Double Double Whammy Records).

The story of Florist was that it was a project that Emily Sprague started with her two friends (Rick Spataro, and Jonnie Baker) in Upstate, New York. Eventually, Sprague moved to New York City, but still kept writing music and using the moniker ‘Florist’. By 2014, after a result of a severe bicycle accident that broke her arm and neck... she began writing songs about recovery, isolation, physical, emotional, pain, nature, death, etc., many of which eventually made it onto her The Birds Outside Sang album. She would resurrect the original trio that started in Upstate, NY.

Songs on their “quiet or extremely quiet” 40-min set included almost everything from The Birds Outside Sang, including the title track and ‘Dark Light’.

After seeing some fans buying their merchandises, and also tipping the band by saying “Keep the change”, the band said that this was “the nicest town!” and it sounded like the trio will make their way back to Minnesota the next time they tour.

Headlining the Turf Club was Mutual Benefit, touring in support of his new album Skip a Sinking Stone. This new album, his debut for the Mom+Pop record label, and is said to be two-part meditation on impermanence that also acts as a portrait of growing up.

Mutual Benefit started his set with ‘Skipping Stones’, which obviously was the song named after the title of the new record. The dreamy track made Jordan Lee think of Radiohead, as he channeled Thom Yorke’s unique singing style.

The rest of his set heavily drew from upon Skip a Sinking Stone, which based on hearing it live, seemed to have this searching, longing, yet warm and familiar, theme to the new record. Songs like ‘Lost Dreamers’, done early in his set, is about taking the train and getting lost... but not really caring where you go, it’s the journey that makes it worth it.

Highlight of their set was actually not a song, but rather a weird “28 seconds of making your favorite animal sounds!” You can hear everything from a bark to a meow to a chirp in half-a-minute of odd noises from the audience. As Lee said, “That was fun!”

Skip a Sinking Stone is out now.

Mutual Benefit at Turf Club, St Paul (01 Jun 2016)

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Minneapolis: June 1 to June 2, 2016

Here are some shows taking place in the Minneapolis/St Paul area from June 1 to June 2, 2016.

Read more Minneapolis Music Guide.

Read More Mutual Benefit Last month, Mutual Benefit (aka Jordan Lee) went back and remastered his Cowboy’s Prayer EP, as an etched one-sided 12" on Other Music Records. In celebration ....

MUTUAL BENEFIT
at 7th Street Entry
Wednesday, 06/01/16, 7pm ($12/$15)
first-avenue.com

Mutual Benefit (aka Jordan Lee) just released Skip A Sinking Stone on Friday, May 20th, via one of our new favorite label, Mom+Pop. Mutual Benefit will be headlining the 7th Street Entry next Wednesday, June 1st.

Guests Florist and Northern Darling to open the show.

Note: The show was originally scheduled for the Turf Club, but has moved to the 7th Street Entry.

Mutual Benefit Tour Dates:

05/27 — Toronto, ON @ The Drake Hotel
05/28 — Lansing, MI @ Mac’s Bar
05/30 — Pontiac, MI @ Pike Room
05/31 — Chicago, IL @ Schubas Tavern
06/01 — Minneapolis, MN @ 7th Street Entry
06/05 — Seattle, WA @ Barboza
06/06 — Portland, OR @ Doug Fir Lounge
06/08 — San Francisco, CA @ Rickshaw Stop
06/10 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Resident
06/11 — San Diego, CA @ Casbah
06/14 — Denver, CO @ Larimer Lounge
06/15 — Kansas City, MO @ Riot Room
06/17 — St. Louis, MO @ Luminary Center
06/18 — Columbus, OH @ The Basement
06/20 — Washington, DC @ DC9
06/21 — Philadelphia, PA @ Boot & Saddle
06/22 — New York, NY @ Mercury Lounge
06/23 — Brooklyn, NY @ Baby’s All Right
06/24 — Boston, MA @ Great Scott

Read More Saosin Circa Survive become one of the "must listen to" bands for any teenager in the early 2000's. This band features members of Saosin, This Day Forward, and ....

SAOSIN
at Studio B (Skyway Theatre)
Thursday, 06/02/16 ($25)
skywaytheatre.com

On Thursday, June 2nd Post-Hardcore group Saosin will be making a triumphant comeback to Minneapolis with a show at The Skyway Theatre (Studio B). These guys just released Along the Shadow which is their first new album since 2009 and their first album with singer Anthony Green since 2003.

This album goes back to their roots with all of the energy and confidence that they've always had but with a sense of vulnerability. It straddles the line between metalcore angst and some good old melodic experimentalism which is exactly what makes Saosin, Saosin.

Saosin will headline at Skyway Theatre in Minneapolis on June 2 before joining the Taste of Chaos tour this summer. All dates listed below.

06/02 Minneapolis, MN – Skyway Theatre
06/03 Chicago, IL - FirstMerit Bank Pavilion
06/04 Sterling Heights, MI - Freedom Hill Amph
06/05 Indianapolis, IN - Farm Bureau Insurance
06/07 Pittsburgh, PA - Petersen Events Center
06/08 Lewiston, NY - Artpark
06/09 Mt. Pocono, PA- Sherman Theater
06/10 Columbus, OH - Columbus Commons
06/11 Cincinnati, OH - PNC Pavilion
06/12 Cleveland, OH - Jacobs Pavilion At Nautica
06/14 Boston, MA - Blue Hills Bank Pavilion
06/15 Portland, ME - Maine State Pier
06/16 Wallingford, CT - Oakdale Theatre
06/17 Holmdel, NJ - PNC Bank Arts Center
06/18 Wantagh, NY - Nikon at Jones Beach Theater
06/19 Philadelphia, PA - Festival Pier
06/21 Charlotte, NC - Uptown Amphitheatre
06/22 Alpharetta, GA - Verizon Wireless Amph
06/27 Bossier City, LA - CenturyLink Center
06/29 Kansas City, MO - The Crossroads
06/30 Oklahoma City, OK - Criterion Theater
07/02 Houston, TX - Revention Music Center
07/03 Cedar Park, TX - Cedar Park Center
07/05 Papillion, NE - Sumtur Amphitheater
07/06 Morrison, CO - Red Rocks Amphitheatre
07/07 Magna, UT - The Great Salt Air
07/08 Boise, ID - Revolution Event Center
07/09 Everett, WA - XFINITY Arena at Everett
07/10 Eugene, OR - Cuthbert Amphitheater
07/12 Concord, CA - Concord Pavilion
07/13 Fresno, CA - Rotary Amphitheater at Woodward Park
07/14 Phoenix, AZ - Comerica Theatre
07/16 San Bernardino, CA - San Manuel Amphitheater
07/17 San Diego, CA – Observatory North Park (Saosin headline)

Lineup varies by date - please check your local performance information at www.tasteofchaos.com

Read More Florence + the Machine Lungs by Florence and the Machine. The album, as far as I know, is not available in the US until October 20th, at least physical CD is concerned - as it's available ....

FLORENCE + THE MACHINE
at Xcel Energy Center
Thursday, 06/02/16, 6pm ($30.50 - $80.50)
xcelenergycenter.com

Florence + The Machine first came to my attention when I reviewed her Lungs album in 2009. I’ve known she was special, but really had no idea just how popular she eventually would become.

Florence + The Machine’s latest How Big How Blue How Beautiful was a massive album, and it is Florence Welch’s first U.S. #1 album. She’s never been bigger in the states, so, of course, she’ll be doing some massive stadium shows this summer with support from Grimes and Of Monsters And Men.

Tour dates:

05/26 Denver, CO Pepsi Center†
06/02 Saint Paul, MN Xcel Energy Center†
06/04 Cleveland, OH Blossom Music Center‡
06/07 Boston, MA Xfinity Center‡
06/08 Montreal, QC Bell Centre‡
06/10 Toronto, ON Molson Canadian Amph‡
06/11 Detroit, MI DTE Energy‡
06/12 Chicago, IL Hollywood Casino ‡
06/14 New York, NY Barclays Center†
06/15 New York, NY Barclays Center†

†with Grimes
‡with Of Monsters And Men

Read More Big Cats Rhymesayers' Toki Wright warmed up the audience with help from Big Cats on the turntables and Lydia Liza working the backup vocals. ....

ODDISEE
at 7th Street Entry
Thursday, 06/02/16, 8pm ($15)
first-avenue.com

New York-based, Sudanese­-American producer and MC, Oddisee will be playing at the 7th Street Entry this Thursday, June 2nd, in support of a new instrumental album via Mello Music Group. The tour will feature his full live band Good Compny.

Local Big Cats (the one half of Tribe & Big Cats and not to be confused with Tennessee’s Big Cats or Canada’s BigCat) to open.

Oddisee & Good Compny (Full Band) Live Tour Dates

05/26/16 The Independent - San Francisco, CA
05/30/16 Sasquatch Festival - Seattle, WA
06/02/16 7th Street Entry - Minneapolis, MN
06/04/16 Bunbury Festival - Cincinnatti, OH
06/12/16 Northside Festival - Brooklyn, NY
06/25/16 Glastonbury Festival - Pilton, UK
06/27/16 O2 Academy - Oxford, UK
07/07/16 Les Ardentes Festival - Leige, Belgium
07/08/16 North Sea Jazz Festival - Rotterdam
07/09/16 Open Source Festival - Dusseldorf
07/10/16 Cactus Festival - Bruges, Belgium
07/16/16 Melt! Festival - Gräfenhainichen
07/19/16 Valkhof Festival - Nijmegen, Netherlands
07/23/16 Hip Hop Open Festival - Vienna, Austria
07/27/16 Blue Balls Festival - Lucerne, Switzerland
07/29/16 Appletree Gardens Festival - Diepholz, DE
07/30/16 Stuttgart Festival - Stuttgart, DE

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