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Minneapolis: September 12 to September 13, 2024

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12 Sep 2024 Fletcher with Maude Latour at Fillmore Minneapolis Read More Fletcher Fast-rising singer/songwriter Fletcher (stylized as FLETCHER) will headline the Fine Line Music Café this April 2nd. She recently released her single, “Cherry”, which featured trailblazing pop star Hayley Kiyoko. ...

12 Sep 2024 Thursday

Fletcher
with Maude Latour
at Fillmore Minneapolis
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Acclaimed singer/songwriter brings FLETCHER is touring in support of In Search Of The Antidote. The singer will stop by the Fillmore on September 12, 2024.

Fletcher at Fine Line (02 Apr 2022)

We caught Fletcher in April 2022 and wrote, “As for Fletcher (Cari Fletcher), she started releasing her music in 2016 (with Finding Fletcher), but her first major hit was a song called “Undrunk” in 2019. The single hit the Billboard Hot 100 and Spotify’s #1 Viral Chart. Naturally radio stations started to pick up on the song, and overnight the song was the fastest-rising song at pop radio. She started her set with “girls girls girls”, a song that reused a line from Katy Perry’s “I Kissed A Girl”. It sets the tone that she’s a member of the LGBTQ+ community. If you weren’t sure, her latest EP The S(ex) Tapes is really about her relationship with famous YouTuber Shannon Beveridge.”

Maude Latour to open.

Tour dates:

Aug 9 San Francisco, CA, US The Independent

Sep 12 Minneapolis, MN, US Fillmore Minneapolis

Sep 14 Chicago, IL, US Byline Bank Aragon Ballroom

Sep 15 Detroit, MI, US The Fillmore Detroit

Sep 17 Philadelphia, PA, US The Fillmore Philadelphia

Sep 18 Washington, DC, US The Anthem

Sep 19 Boston, MA, US Roadrunner

Sep 21 New York (NYC), NY, US Radio City Music Hall

Sep 26 Nashville, TN, US Marathon Music Works

Sep 27 Nashville, TN, US Marathon Music Works

Sep 29 Atlanta, GA, US Coca-Cola Roxy

Oct 2 Houston, TX, US Revention Music Center

Oct 3 Dallas, TX, US South Side Ballroom

Oct 4 Austin, TX, US Austin City Limits

Oct 6 Phoenix, AZ, US Arizona Financial Theatre

Oct 7 San Diego, CA, US SOMA - Mainstage

Oct 9 Los Angeles (LA), CA, US Greek Theatre

12 Sep 2024 Avril Lavigne with Simple Plan + Girlfriends at Armory Read More Avril Lavigne “Complicated” skate-punk Canadian singer Avril Lavigne will be on a rare tour to promote her new album Head Above Water. ... Simple Plan Simple Plan is headlining First Ave as part of their “No Pads, No Helmets….Just Balls” 15th Anniversary Tour. Patent Pending and Set It Off to open. 6pm … Girlfriends Joining the rapper on tour will be Girlfriends (featuring Travis Mills and Nick Gross) and Tyler Posey … Mod Sun’s home state gig will be at the Varsity Theater in Dinkytown. …

12 Sep 2024 Thursday

Avril Lavigne
with Simple Plan and Girlfriends
at Armory
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Eight-time GRAMMY®-nominated diamond-certified icon Avril Lavigne is headlining the Armory, in Minneapolis on September 12, 2024, as part of her The Avril Lavigne: The Greatest Hits tour.

Avril Lavigne at the Xcel Center (28 July 2022) photo courtesy of Michael D

We saw Avril Lavigne in July 2022 and wrote, “Avril Lavigne was up next, promoting her latest album, Love Sux. Twenty years has passed since she released her debut album Let Go, letting punk scene know there was now a queen. Twenty years may have gone by, but the spirit of that seventeen year-old is still there. Lavigne started the set with “Girlfriend” as black and white confetti shot into the crowd. She had an enthusiastic base in attendance, many who took the opportunity to be her backup singers on songs like “Sk8er Boi” and “Complicated.””

Simple Plan and Girlfriends to open.

Tour Dates:

Aug 14 — Ottawa, ON — Canadian Tire Centre +

Aug 16 — Toronto, ON — Budweiser Stage +

Aug 17 — Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, QC — Festival International de Montgolfières ~

Aug 20 — Buffalo, NY — Darien Lake Amphitheater +

Aug 21 — Hartford, CT — The XFINITY Theatre +

Aug 23 — Holmdel, NJ — PNC Bank Arts Center +

Aug 24 — Mansfield, MA — Xfinity Center +

Aug 27 — Wantagh, NY — Northwell Health +

Aug 29 — Camden, NJ — Freedom Mortgage Pavilion +

Aug 31 — Bristow, VA — Jiffy Lube Live +

Sep 01 — Charlotte, NC — PNC Music Pavilion +

Sep 03 — Alpharetta, GA — Ameris Bank Amphitheatre +

Sep 04 — Nashville, TN — Ascend Amphitheater +

Sep 06 — Cuyahoga Falls, OH — Blossom Music Center +

Sep 07 — Clarkston, MI — Pine Knob Music Theatre +

Sep 09 — Milwaukee, WI — American Family Insurance+

Sep 10 — Chicago, IL — Huntington Bank Pavilion +

Sep 12 — Minneapolis, MN — The Armory +

Sept 14 — Winnipeg, MB — Canada Life Centre +

Sept 16 — Edmonton, AB — Rogers Place

^ With All Time Low and Royal & The Serpent
+ With Simple Plan and Girlfriends
~ Festival Date

12 Sep 2024 Mat Kearney with Darren Kiely at State Theatre Read More Mat Kearney Another familiar face to the area is Oregon native and Nashville-based singer-songwriter Mat Kearney, who took a break from creation of the follow up to last year’s Just Kids (Republic Records) … Darren Kiely Nashville’s Darren Kiely will be headlining the 7th Street Entry this January 19, 2024. The folk/pop singer was originally from a small town in Co. Cork, Ireland. His sound is a mix of traditional Irish music, …

12 Sep 2024 Thursday

Mat Kearney
with Darren Kiely
at State Theatre
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Nashville based, Oregon born multi-platinum singer, songwriter, and producer Mat Kearney will be headlining the State Theatre in Minneapolis on September 12, 2024.

Mat Kearney at Roy Wilkins Auditorium (27 Oct 2016)

We saw Mat Kearney in Oct 2016 and wrote, “Another familiar face to the area is Oregon native and Nashville-based singer-songwriter Mat Kearney, who took a break from creation of the follow up to last year’s Just Kids (Republic Records), to join the Tour de Compadres. Kearney’s generous fifty-minute set was testament to his own headlining potential in a venue this size and he made the most of his time. With a band that included Minneapolis resident Tyler Burkum on guitar (ex-Audio Adrenaline, Leagues) , Kearney’s set sounded robust and much more electronic and full sounding, than his initial folk singer-songwriter vibe. Before ‘Nothing Left to Lose’, Kearney feigned a quick verse of ‘Purple Rain’ before quickly discarding it, admitting he’s never played the song before, then redeemed himself by declaring us the “coolest cold city” in America.”

Darren Kiely to open.

Tour Dates:

8/15 – Ridgefield, CT – Ridgefield Playhouse

8/16 – North Stonington, CT – Jonathan Edwards Winery

8/18 – Nantucket, MA – The Chicken Box

9/10 - Indianapolis, IN – Egyptian Room

9/12 - Minneapolis, MN – State Theatre

9/13 - Milwaukee, WI – The Pabst Theatre

9/14 - Chicago, IL – The Vic Theatre

9/16 - St. Louis, MO – Pageant

9/17 - Columbus, OH – Southern Theatre

9/19 - Nashville, TN – Ryman

9/20 - Louisville, KY – Bourbon & Beyond Festival

9/21 - Atlanta, GA - The Tabernacle

9/23 - Raleigh, NC – Carolina Theater

9/24 - Charlotte, NC – Knight Theater

9/26 - Washington, DC – Lincoln Theatre

9/27 - Glenside, PA - Keswick

9/28 - Boston, MA – Orpheum Theater

9/30 - Albany, NY – The Egg

10/1 - New York, NY – Webster Hall

10/2 - Harrisburg, PA – XL Live

11/7 - Houston, TX – Heights Theater

11/8 - Dallas, TX – Majestic Theater

11/9 - Austin, TX – ACL Live

11/11 - Santa Fe, NM – Lensic Performing Arts Center

11/12 - Tucson, AZ – Rialto Theatre

11/14 - Phoenix, AZ – Van Buren

11/15 - San Diego, CA – Humphrey’s Concerts by the Bay

11/16 - Anaheim, CA – House of Blues

11/18 - Santa Barbara, CA – Lobero Theatre

11/19 - Menlo Park, CA – Guild Theater

11/20 - Napa, CA – Uptown Theatre

13 Sep 2024 Jenni Venalainen & Melkutus Party at Cedar Cultural Center Read More Finland The Polka Chicks is from Finland, consisting of two chicks: fiddler Kukka Lehto and accordionist Teija Niku. In 2009, the then-trio found themselves as "Band of the Year" at the Kaustinen Folk Music Festival, the same year …

13 Sep 2024 Friday

Jenni Venalainen & Melkutus Party
at Cedar Cultural Center
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Findland’s Jenni Venäläinen (billed as Jenni Venäläinen & Melkutus Party) is a versatile kantele player and singer, specializing in Carelian kantele tradition and improvisation. In her project and album Melkutus Party, she takes traditional Karelian kantele songs and turning it into a modern dancing party songs via kantele. This show is part of the Cedar’s Nordic Roots Series.

The band is: Jenni Venäläinen (kantele, vocals), Janne Storm (live electronics, synth, cetara) and Tatu Viitala (electronic percussion).

Details:

📢 ON SALE NOW:

NORDIC ROOTS SERIES: Jenni Venäläinen & Melkutus Party with TBD special guest

Friday, September 13, 2024/ Doors: 7:00 PM / Show: 8:00 PM
All Ages
Seated
$20 Advance, $25 Day of Show

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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Here Comes the Sun

Read More Circles Around the Sun In their most extensive US tour, Circles Around The Sun (CATS) will be stopping by the Turf Club on Sunday, June 16th, in support of their double album Let It Wander (Rhino Records). …

Read more Moon Madness, To the Moon and Back, Howling at the Moon, Over the Moon, Blue Moon, Moon River, and The Moon and the Stars.

CIRCLES AROUND THE SUN
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New guitarist Scott Metzger will be joining Circles Around the Sun on their upcoming September tour across the West Coast, Pacific Northwest and Colorado. Metzger replaces founding member Neal Casal, who passed away in August 2019.

Along with a late summer tour, Circles Around the Sun are in pre-production for a new album to be recorded in July with a planned Spring 2022 release date.

September 2021 Tour Dates

9/8 - West Hollywood, CA - Troubadour
9/9 - San Rafael, CA - Terrapin Crossroads
9/10 - Portland, OR - Aladdin Theater
9/11 - Seattle, WA - The Neptune
9/12 - Bend, OR - Domino Room
9/13 - Boise, ID - The Olympic
9/14 - Salt Lake City, UT - Soundwell
9/15 - Ft. Collins, CO - Aggie Theatre
9/16 - Boulder, CO - Boulder Theater
9/17 - Steamboat Springs, CO - Strings Music Pavillion
9/18 - Morrison, CO - Red Rocks Amphitheatre

Read More Swallow The Sun Other shows in the area: 03/28/17 Amorphis with Swallow The Sun and Cold Colours will be over at The Cabooze 03/29/17 …

SWALLOW THE SUN
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Finnish death doom band Swallow the Sun announced their new album Moonflowers… coming out November 19th, 2021.

The band will also be releasing a bonus album featuring instrumental versions of all the regular album tracks off . The instrumental album has been composed for strings and was recorded at Sipoo Church in Finland, with strings by Trio NOX from Finland.

Guitarist Juha Raivio noted, “I know well that I should not say this, but I deeply hate this album. I hate where it takes me, how it makes me feel and what it stands for me personally. I wish it wouldn’t. But for all its honesty I got no option than also love it. That is all that matters to me with the music anyway and it doesn’t matter how it makes me feel, as long as it does. For me this album is like a mirror of a deep self-disappointment. Even I still want to believe that there is and could be more than this in me. But I don’t need or want to talk more about it. After all music means so different things to each one of us by how we have walked our own paths, and that is a beautiful thing about music. There is no right or wrong.

After I had finished writing all the music for this record in the fall of 2020 I started to write these small instrumental versions of the album songs for the violin, viola, cello and piano. Mostly because I was wondering how it would feel like to hear all these songs first as these intimate versions instead of a full band album. It was really beautiful to see and hear these songs come alive in this way and form, recorded live in this big church in Finland. To be able to hear the echoes of this music reflecting from the church walls and feel the very soul of these old wooden instruments played by real people in this sacred place. Something about hearing the strings breathe this fragile beauty into these songs that carry so much pain otherwise. Now looking back, maybe I wrote these versions just for myself to be able to hear and feel at least some kind of a beauty and solace in these songs, maybe…

I wanted to create the cover art of this album myself this time, so it would stand as brutally honest for me as the music is. So I painted the moon on the ‘Moonflowers‘ cover with my own blood and I decorated it with the flowers I picked up and dried on the spring of 2016. Maybe it isn’t the most outstanding looking piece of art ever made in this world, but for me it is everything. I wasn’t going to write any new music before I would have moved towards the right direction in my life, but finally all this music just forced itself out of me during the long nights of this hope crushing and neverending lockdown prison. Something grew out from that void eventually and writing these songs made me think a lot about moonflowers that bloom at the darkest hour of the night, so that name felt right to call the album also.”

Read More The Wild Feathers Nashville’s The Wild Feathers will be stopping by the Varsity Theater in Minneapolis next Tuesday, April 12th, in support of their sophomore album Lonely Is a Lifetime (Warner Bros Records). …

THE WILD FEATHERS
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“Another Sunny Day” is the new song from The Wild Feathers… taken from their album Alvarado . The record will come out October 8th, 2021 via New West Records.

We saw them in Apr 2016 and wrote, “The Wild Feathers were the headliners of the show and had the crowd in the palm of their hand. These guys sounded a lot like The Shelters but had a completely different feel. They had a more laidback/ country twang to them than The Shelters but still had the energy and professionalism that you would want at a show like this.”

The band is on tour, see their website for a full listing.

08/10 - Daily's Place - Jacksonville, FL *
08/12 - MECU Pavilion - Baltimore, MD *
08/13 - Stone Pony - Asbury Park, NJ *
08/14 - Atlantic Bank Pavilion - Portsmouth, VA ~
08/15 - Charlotte Metro Amph - Charlotte, NC *
08/17 - Red Hat Amph - Raleigh, NC *
08/19 - PNC Pavilion - Cincinnati, OH *
08/20 - Ascend Amphitheater - Nashville, TN *
08/21 - Ameris Bank Amphr - Alpharetta, GA *
08/25 - The Rooftop at Pier 17 - New York, NY *
08/26 - Rockland Trust Bank Pavilion - Boston, MA *
08/27 - Santander Arena - Reading, PA *
09/15 - Hi-Fi - The Annex - Indianapolis, IN
09/16 - The Bottleneck - Lawrence, KS
09/17 - Boondocks - Springfield, IL
09/18 - Shipyard Music Festival - Cape Giradeau, MO

* The Spirit of the South Tour with Blackberry Smoke & The Allman Betts Band
~ Blackberry Smoke & The Wild Feathers Only

Read More Mod Sun Here are some shows taking place in the Minneapolis/St Paul area on November 13, 2016. NOTE: This is the same night that Machine Gun Kelly (with Mod Sun) will play the Varsity Theater (Sold Out). …

MOD SUN
modsunmusic.com

Minnesota’s Mod Sun (half of Hotel Motel) is headlining his “Internet Killed the Rockstar Tour” presented by Big Noise.

Joining the rapper on tour will be Girlfriends (featuring Travis Mills and Nick Gross) and Tyler Posey …

Mod Sun’s home state gig will be at the Varsity Theater in Dinkytown.

Internet Killed The Rockstar Tour Dates:

9/9 - Hollywood, California - The Roxy
9/14 - Minneapolis, Minnesota - Varsity Theater
9/16 - Cleveland, Ohio - House of Blues
9/17 - Chicago, Illinois - Park West
9/19 - Detroit, Michigan - The Shelter
9/21 - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania - The Foundry
9/22 - Boston, Massachusetts - Brighton Music Hall
9/23 - Brooklyn, New York - Music Hall of Williamsburg
9/25 - Washington, D.C. - Black Cat
9/26 - Charlotte, North Carolina - The Underground
9/30 - Atlanta, Georgia - The Masquerade
10/3 - Dallas, Texas - South Side Music Hall

CALICO calicomusic.ca Canada’s Calico (not to be confused with California’s Calico The Band) just released Under a Sudden Sun on August 6, 2021. The nostalgic Folk/Americana group namedd the album “after that magical moment when the first light of the day peaks out from behind the hills, Under a Sudden Sun is a tranquil and meditative experience.”

ACADEMY OF SUN heavenslathe Brighton’s The Academy of Sun latest release is It Is Finished When It's Destroyed 7” via Graham Duff’s new Heaven's Lathe label. Heaven’s Lathe will be releasing monthly 7" singles, limited to a 100 copies, with lathe-cut vinyl (which is different from pressed vinyls) … hence their name.

GLOOP gloopband.com Maryland’s noise rock trio Gloop (not to be confused with Gwyneth Paltrow's Goop) will be releasing Crayon Sun via Grimoire Records on August 20, 2021. The record will be released worldwide on limited edition cassette and digital download through Grimoire Records. Preorders are open now.

BEVERLY GLENN-COPELAND beverlyglenncopeland.com American-Canadian composer and activist Beverly Glenn-Copeland’s Keyboard Fantasies hit 35 years, which Transgressive reissued earlier this year. Now, BGC will be releasing Keyboard Fantasies Reimagined, the original songs… but re-worked and re-imagined with various collaborators. The latest preview comes in the form of “Sunset Village (Blood Orange Remix).”

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