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Minneapolis: June 24 to June 28, 2019

Here are some shows taking place in the Minneapolis/St Paul area from June 24 to June 28, 2019.

Read more: Minneapolis Music Guide.

Built to Spill at First Avenue Read More Built to Spill Legendary indie rockers Built to Spill will play the Georgia Theatre in Athens, GA on September 24, 2016. Built to Spill’s most recent album, Untethered Moon, was released in Spring 2015. .… Porcupine The evening opened with a set from area band Porcupine, led by Casey Virock (guitars/vocals) with Ian Prince (drums) and who have upped their profile considerably since adding Greg (ex-Hüsker Dü) Norton (bass) in recent times. …

BUILT TO SPILL
+ Porcupine, Orua, Clarke And The Himselfs
First Avenue
Wed 06/26/2019 (6:30pm/$30)
first-avenue.com

Boise’s Built to Spill is back on a long 2019 tour… stopping by First Avenue’s main room on June 26. The band’s last album called Untethered Moon came out in 2015 via Warner Bros. Records.

Minneapolis-based indie rock trio Porcupine (which includes Hüsker Dü bass-player Greg Norton), with Orua and Clarke And The Himselfs to open.

We saw Porcupine in March 2019 and wrote, “Evolving forward from a late ‘80s/‘90s indie-rock sound of Swervedriver meets QOTSA, the trio is out in support of latest six-song record, What You’ve Heard Isn’t Real (on Dead Broke Rekerds/DC-Jam) and recent lead single, ‘Lifetime’.”

Tour dates:

06/22/2019 KettleHouse Amphitheater Bonner, MT
06/26/2019 First Avenue Minneapolis, MN
06/29/2019 Bell's Eccentric Cafe & Pub Kalamazoo, MI
07/01/2019 The Columbus Athenaeum Columbus, OH
07/02/2019 Headliners Music Hall Louisville, KY
07/05/2019 Thalia Hall Chicago, IL
07/06/2019 Thalia Hall Chicago, IL
07/07/2019 The Vogue Indianapolis, IN
07/08/2019 The Ready Room St. Louis, MO
07/09/2019 Lafayette's Music Room Memphis, TN
07/10/2019 The Basement East Nashville, TN
07/11/2019 The Grey Eagle Asheville, NC
07/12/2019 Terminal West Atlanta, GA
07/13/2019 Terminal West Atlanta, GA
07/14/2019 Saturn Birmingham, AL
07/16/2019 Vinyl Music Hall Pensacola, FL
07/17/2019 Joy Theater New Orleans, LA
07/18/2019 White Oak Music Hall Houston, TX
07/19/2019 The Mohawk Austin, TX
07/21/2019 Granada Theater Dallas, TX
07/22/2019 Tower Theatre Oklahoma City, OK
07/23/2019 Madrid Theatre Kansas City, MO
07/25/2019 Gothic Theatre Englewood, CO
07/27/2019 The Depot Salt Lake City, UT

Other shows in the area:

Earth 2019 Tour Taylor Phelan Gnash 2019 Tour Anberlin 2019 Tour Go Fest 2019 Read More Catfish and the Bottlemen Back in December 2014, we tipped you guys off this new British sensation Catfish and the Bottlemen with their album The Balcony. It's only been a few months …

EARTH
+ Helms Alee
7th St Entry
Mon 06/24/2019 (7:30pm/$15)
first-avenue.com

Metal band Earth will be headlining the 7th Street Entry this Monday, June 24.

Sludgy/psychedelic metal Helms Alee will open, touring in support of Noctiluca.

Tour Dates:

June 16 Philadelphia, PA @ Johnny Brenda’s
June 18 Somerville, MA @ ONCE Ballroom
June 19 New York, NY @ Le Poisson Rouge
June 21 Pittsburgh, PA @ Spirit Hall
June 22 Detroit, MI @ El Club
June 23 Chicago, IL @ The Empty Bottle
June 24 Minneapolis, MN @ 7th St. Entry
June 27 Denver, CO @ Marquis Theatre
June 28 SLC, UT @ Urban Lounge
June 29 Boise, ID @ Neurolux

TAYLOR PHELAN
The Garage
Tue 06/25/2019 (7pm/Cancelled)
thegaragemn.com

The Voice’s Taylor Phelan has cancelled his appearance at the The Garage in Burnsville.

GNASH
+ Anna Clendening
Fine Line Music Cafe
Thu 06/27/2019 (7pm/$20)
finelinemusic.com

Rapper/DJ Gnash (Garrett Nash) will be playing the Fine Line Music Café on Thursday, June 27th.

Anna Clendening to open. Clendening was recently in the news when Lost Kings (Los Angeles based Rob Gainley and Nick Shanholtz), used her vocals for their song “Too Far Gone”.

Tour dates:

06/20/2019 Grog Shop Cleveland Heights, OH
06/21/2019 A&R Music Bar Columbus, OH
06/22/2019 The Intersection Grand Rapids, MI
06/23/2019 The Belt Detroit, MI
06/25/2019 Wooly's Des Moines, IA
06/26/2019 The Ready Room St. Louis, MO
06/27/2019 Fine Line Music Cafe Minneapolis, MN
06/29/2019 In The Venue Salt Lake City, UT
06/30/2019 Holy Diver Sacramento, CA
07/01/2019 Strummer's Fresno, CA

ANBERLIN
+ I the Mighty
Varsity Theater
Fri 06/28/2019 (6:30pm/$36)
varsitytheater.com

Alternative rock band Anberlin is back on tour. This time, they’re bringing their buddies I the Mighty with them on tour.

According to their bio, I the Mighty’s latest Where the Mind Wants to Go / Where You Let it Go came out in October of 2017 on Equal Vision Records. The album was a bold step forward in the band’s creative journey… and may have led their single “Chaos in Motion” to be spotlighted on BBC1 Radio Rock and played over a million times in 24 hours of its debut.

Tour dates:

6/18 - Sacramento, CA @ Ace of Spades
6/20 - Seattle, WA @ Neptune Theatre
6/21 - Boise, ID @ Revolution Concert House
6/22 - Salt Lake City, UT @ The Depot
6/24 - Denver, CO @ Summit Music Hall
6/27 - Kansas City, MO @ The Truman
6/28 - Minneapolis, MN @ Varsity Theater
6/29-6/30 - Chicago, IL @ House of Blues
7/2 - Detroit, MI @ St. Andrew's Music Hall
7/3 - Cleveland, OH @ House of Blues
7/6-7/7 - New York, NY @ Irving Plaza
7/9-7/10 - Philadelphia, PA @ Theatre of Living Arts
7/12 - Silver Spring, MD @ The Fillmore
7/13 - Raleigh, NC @ The Ritz
7/14 - Atlanta, GA @ Buckhead Theatre
7/20-7/21 - Vans Warped Tour 25 Years

CATFISH AND THE BOTTLEMEN
+ X Ambassadors, Wild Belle, Allan Rayman
Cabooze Outdoor Plaza
Fri 06/28/2019 (5pm/$44.96)
cabooze.com

The upcoming Go Fest 2019 show will be taking place at the Cabooze Outdoor Plaza. Note the start time of 5pm (the show will end before 11pm).

The main headliners are Catfish and the Bottlemen and multi-platinum selling rock bandX Ambassadors, with Wild Belle (Chicago-born / Los Angeles-based Natalie and Elliot Bergman) and singer/songwriter Allan Rayman for support.

The last time we saw Catfish and the Bottlemen, in June 2016, we said, “It was only a year ago when we saw the indie rock band Catfish and the Bottlemen (Ryan "Van" McCann; Johnny “Bondy” Bond; Benji Blakeway; “Sideshow” Bob Hall) at the smaller 7th Street Entry in February 2015 and then upgraded to Varsity Theater in June ... now that they’re better known, they’ve packed the mainroom of over 2,000 fans... a massive difference than their first appearance of a 250-capacity venue.”

Catfish and the Bottlemen’s tour dates:

6/17 – Toronto, ON @ Rebel
6/19 – Boston, MA @ House of Blues – Boston
6/21 – Buffalo, NY @ WLKK Alt Buffalo’s Kerfuffle
6/22 – Queens, NY @ WNYL Alt 92.3 Summer Open
6/23 – Philadelphia, PA @ WRFF Radio 104.5 Block Party
6/25 – Pittsburgh, PA @ Stage AE
6/26 – Detroit, MI @ St. Andrew’s Hall
6/28 – St. Paul, MN @ KQGO Go Fest ‘19
6/30 – Milwaukee, WI @ Summerfest

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Rocktober: October 21 to October 23, 2017

Read More Nothing But Thieves Nothing But Thieves (not to be confused with Like Thieves) is an English five-piece alternative rock band, currently signed to RCA Records. Their self-titled album came … 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 ...

Rocktober: Here are some shows taking place in the Minneapolis/St Paul area from October 21 to October 23, 2017.

Read more: Minneapolis Music Guide.

NOTHING BUT THIEVES
+ Missio, Airways
Fine Line Music Cafe
Mon 10/23/2017 (7pm/$20)
finelinemusic.com

UK’s Nothing But Thieves is back in town. The band’s self-titled debut album is out via Sony Music U.K./RCA Records and has sold over 250k and streamed over 174 Million tracks globally to date. Check out the band at the Fine Line Music Café this Monday.

We caught the band in 2016 and noted, “Essex, UK band Nothing But Thieves didn’t have to commit any crimes to attract attention- the band is gaining more than enough on their own, clearly on the rise and obviously already playing too small a venue, on their recent sold-out stop to the Turf Club in St. Paul.”

Support for Nothing But Thieves’ U.S. headlining “Broken Machine Tour” will come from Missio and Airways.

Tour dates

10/10/15 Strummer's Fresno, CA
10/10/16 Great American Music Hall San Francisco, CA
10/18 Star Theater Portland, OR
10/19 Imperial Vancouver, BC
10/20 Chop Suey Seattle, WA
10/23 Fine Line Minneapolis, MN
10/25 Lincoln Hall Chicago, IL
10/26 Shelter Detroit, MI
10/27 Mod Toronto, ON
10/29 Belmont Montreal, QC
10/30 Brighton Music Hall Boston, MA
10/31 Rock & Roll Hotel Washington, DC
11/1 Gramcery Theatre New York, NY
11/2 Coda Philadelphia, PA

Read More Girlpool Los Angeles' Girlpool to arrive at Triple Rock Social Club. Locals Kitten Forever and Half Tramp will open (8pm/$10). …

GIRLPOOL
+ Palm, Lala Lala
Triple Rock Social Club
Mon 10/23/2017 (7pm/$20)
triplerocksocialclub.com

Los Angeles duo Girlpool (Harmony Tividad and Cleo Tucker) is on a U.S. tour for their critically acclaimed sophomore album Powerplant (Anti- Records).

Philadelphia four-piece Palm and Chicago’s Lala Lala will open.

Tour dates:

10/14 - Reno, NV @ Holland Project #
10/15 - Boise, ID @ Neurolux #
10/17 - Salt Lake City, UT @ Kilby Court #
10/18 - Denver, CO @ Larimer Lounge #
10/19 - Lawrence, KS @ White Schoolhouse #
10/20 - Ames, IA @ The Maintenance Shop - ISU #^
10/21 - St. Louis, MO @ Off Broadway #^
10/22 - Milwaukee, WI @ Colectivo Coffee #^
10/23 - Minneapolis, MN @ Triple Rock #^
10/25 - Chicago, IL @ Logan Square Auditorium #^
10/26 - Bloomington, IN @ The Bishop #^
10/27 - Lexington, KY @ The Burl #^
10/29 - San Pedro, CA @ The Growlers Six
11/01 - Ithaca, NY @ The Haunt #*
11/02 - Annandale-On Hudson, NY @ SMOG #*
11/04 - Baltimore, MD @ U+N Fest 6 #*
11/05 - Richmond, VA @ Strange Matter #*
11/07 - Greensboro, NC @ University of NC#^
11/08 - Asheville, NC @ The Mothlight #^
11/09 - Birmingham, AL @ Syndicate Lounge #^
11/10 - Baton Rouge, LA @ Spanish Moon #^
11/11 - San Antonio, TX @ Paper Tiger #^
11/12 - Austin, TX @ Sound on Sound Festival #
11/14 - Santa Fe, NM @ Meow Wolf &
11/15 - Tucson, AZ @ Solar Culture &

# = w/ Palm
^ = w/ Lala Lala
* = w/ Lily and Horn Horse
& = w/ French Vanilla

Read More LANY Lany was the opening act. They are a three piece synth-pop band from Los Angeles with catchy, yet dreamy, pop songs. There were songs where I almost ....

LANY
+ Dagny
First Avenue
Mon 10/23/2017 (6pm/$25)
first-avenue.com

LANY is an incredible popular trio (Paul Klein, Les Priest and Jake Goss). Time and time again we’ve seen the band and every time their fanbase is unbelievably devoted and in love with their music.

The Los Angeles trio will be here next Monday at First Avenue… note: doors at 6pm since this is an all-ages show. Opening band Dagny will likely be on stage at 7pm, but please check First Avenue’s show listing.

Tour dates:

10/14 New York, NY @ Irving Plaza
10/15 New York, NY @ Irving Plaza
10/17 Detroit, MI @ St. Andrew's Hall
10/18 Toronto, ONT @ Danforth Music Hall
10/19 Columbus, OH @ Newport Music Hall
10/20 Chicago, IL @ House of Blues
10/21 Chicago, IL @ House of Blues
10/23 Minneapolis, MN @ First Avenue
10/24 Kansas City, MO @ TBD
10/25 Denver, CO @ Ogden Theatre
10/26 Salt Lake City, UT @ Rockwell at The Complex
10/29 San Francisco, CA @ The Fillmore
10/30 San Francisco, CA @ The Fillmore
11/1 Las Vegas, NV @ Vinyl at Hard Rock
11/2 Phoenix, AZ @ The Van Buren
11/3 Los Angeles, CA @ The Wiltern
11/4 Los Angeles, CA @ The Wiltern
11/6 Portland, OR @ Crystal Ballroom
11/7 Seattle, WA @ The Showbox
11/9 Vancouver, BC @ Vogue Theatre
11/11 Edmonton, ALB @ Union Hall
11/12 Calgary, ALB @ MacEwan Ballroom

Read More Boris Japanese trio Boris will be performing Pink in its entirety to celebrate the 10th Anniversary of their record. That’s not all, you can get a chance to pick up a new Deluxe Edition of Pink … Tera Melos Tera Melos are currently touring in support of X'ed Out, which came out April 16th, 2013, via Sargent House. Tera Melos are currently a three-piece band (Nick Reinhart, Nathan Latona … My Life With The Thrill Kill Kult Sex On Wheelz My Life With The Thrill Kill Kult It is, however, the song that was used in the MTV commercial for that season of Liquid Television. How's that for useless application of memory. … Speedy Ortiz It'll be a regular Popfest over at the 7th Street Entry on Saturday, May 2nd, with headliner Speedy Ortiz and special guests, Krill, Two Inch Astronaut, and Bitter Canon. …

Other shows in the area:

BORIS
+ Helms Alee, Endon
Triple Rock Social Club
Sat 10/21/2017 (7:30pm/$20)
triplerocksocialclub.com

Japanese band Boris is on their Dear/25th Anniversary Tour. We saw the band in August 2014 and provided a rare setlist for the band (includes Japanese song titles!)

Tour dates:

10/14 Tucson, AZ @ 191 Toole %
10/16 Salt Lake City, UT @ Metro Music Hall %
10/17 Denver, CO @ Bluebird Theater %
10/19 Lawrence, KS @ Granada Theatre %
10/20 Omaha, NE @ The Waiting Room %
10/21 Minneapolis, MN @ Triple Rock Social Club +
10/22 Milwaukee, WI @ Turner Hall +
10/23 Chicago, IL @ Thalia Hall +
10/25 Detroit, MI @ El Club +
10/26 Cleveland, OH @ Grog Shop +
10/27 Millvale, PA @ Mr Smalls +
10/28 Philadelphia, PA @ Union Transfer +
10/29 Baltimore, MD @ Rams Head Live! (Days of Darkness)
10/31 Allston, MA @ Brighton Music Hall =
11/1 Brooklyn, NY @ Warsaw =
11/4 Durham, NC @ Motorco =
11/5 Knoxville, TN @ The Concourse =
11/7 Atlanta, GA @ The Masquerade, Hell Stage =
11/8 Nashville, TN @ Exit / In =
11/9 Birmingham, AL @ Saturn $
11/10 New Orleans, LA @ One Eyed Jacks $
11/10-12 McDade, TX @ Sound on Sound Fest
11/14 Albuquerque, NM @ Sister +
11/15 Phoenix, AZ @ Crescent Ballroom #
11/17 San Diego, CA @ Casbah #
11/18 Los Angeles, CA @ Echoplex #

* w/ Endon
^ w/ Sumac, Endon
% w/ Subrosa, Endon
+ w/ Helms Alee, Endon
= w/ Mutoid Man, Endon
$ w/ Thou, Endon
# w/ Torche, Endon

MAX FROST
+ Nawas
7th Street Entry
Sat 10/21/2017 (8pm/$12)
first-avenue.com

MY LIFE WITH THE THRILL KILL KULT
Amsterdam Bar and Hall
Sat 10/21/2017 (7pm/$20)
amsterdambarandhall.com

You’re probably thinking the same thing: My Life With The Thrill Kill Kult is still around? They’ll be headlining the Amsterdam Bar and Hall in St Paul this Saturday, as part of their 30th anniversary tour.

TERA MELOS
+ Speedy Ortiz, Strange Relations
7th Street Entry
Sun 10/22/2017 (6:30pm/$15)
first-avenue.com

Tera Melos is touring in support of their album Trash Generator. They are bringing Speedy Ortiz with them on tour.

Tour dates:

10/14 Sacramento, CA @ Harlow's
10/16 Portland, OR @ Holocene
10/17 Seattle, WA @ Chop Suey
10/19 Salt Lake City, UT @ Kilby Court
10/20 Denver, CO @ Globe Hall
10/21 Omaha, NE @ Slowdown
10/22 Minneapolis, MN @ 7th St Entry
10/24 Madison, WI @ High Noon Saloon
10/25 St. Louis, MO @ Firebird
10/26 Chicago, IL @ Subterranean
10/27 Lakewood, OH @ Mahall's
10/28 Toronto, ON @ The Hard Luck
10/29 Montreal, QC @ Bar Le Ritz
10/31 Cambridge, MA @ The Sinclair
11/01 Hamden, CT @ The Ballroom Outer Space
11/02 Brooklyn, NY @ TBA
11/03 Philadelphia, PA @ The Foundry @ Fillmore
11/04 Washington, DC @ Rock & Roll Hotel
11/05 Carborro, NC @ Cat's Cradle
11/07 Orlando, FL @ Backbooth
11/08 Talahassee, FL @ Club Downunder (FSU)
11/09 Atlanta, GA @ The Masquerade Purgatory
11/10 New Orleans, LA @ Gasa Gasa
11/11 Houston, TX @ Secret Group
11/13 Dallas, TX @ Three Links
11/15 Phoenix, AZ @ The Rebel Lounge
11/16 San Diego, CA @ The Casbah
11/17 Santa Ana, CA @ Constellation Room
11/18 San Francisco, CA @ Bottom of the Hill

IRMA THOMAS
+ The Blind Boys Of Alabama, The Preservation Hall Legacy Quintet
Gutherie Theater
Mon 10/23/2017 (7pm/$35)
guthrietheater.org

A contemporary of Aretha Franklin and Etta James, Irma Thomas is known as known as the "Soul Queen of New Orleans" and worked with Allen Toussaint, Randy Newman and more before winning her first Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Blues Album in 2007.

SNOW THA PRODUCT
Amsterdam Bar and Hall
Mon 10/23/2017 (7:30pm/$18)
amsterdambarandhall.com

MTV VMA award-winning artist Snow Tha Product (aka Claudia Alexandra Feliciano) will be headlining the Amsterdam Bar & Hall in St Paul this Monday.

Tour dates:

10-14 - Denver, CO - Cervantes’ Masterpiece Ballroom
10-15 - Colorado Springs, CO - Black Sheep
10-17 - Lincoln, NE - Bourbon Theatre
10-18 - Iowa City, IA - Blue Moose Tap House
10-19 - Chicago, IL - Metro
10-20 - Milwaukee, WI - The Rave
10-21 - St. Louis, MO - The Ready Room
10-23 - Saint Paul, MN - Amsterdam Bar and Hall
10-24 - Des Moines, IA - Wooly’s
10-26 - Indianapolis, IN - Emerson Theatre
10-27 - Ann Arbor, MI - Blind Pig
10-28 - Toledo, OH - Civic Music Hall
10-29 - Cleveland, OH - Grog Shop
10-31 - Pittsburgh, PA - Rex Theater
11-01 - Philadelphia, PA - The Foundry
11-02 - New York, NY - SOBs (Sounds of Brazil)
11-05 - Durham, NC - Motorco Music Hall
11-08 - Atlanta, GA - Masquerade - Hell Stage
11-10 - Houston, TX - Warehouse Live - Studio
11-11 - Dallas, TX - South Side Music Hall
11-14 - Albuquerque, NM - Sunshine Theater
11-15 - El Paso, TX - Lowbrow Palace
11-16 - Farmington, NM - Top Deck
11-17 - Flagstaff, AZ - Orpheum Theatre
11-18 - Chandler, AZ - Gold Rush Music Festival
11-22 - Los Angeles, CA - El Rey Theatre
11-25 - San Diego, CA - Music Box
12-08 - Portland, OR - Hawthorne Theatre
12-10 - Seattle, WA - Neumos

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Melvins at 40 Watt Club, Athens (05 September 2016)

Melvins Setlist Eye Flys Deuce (KISS cover) Queen The Kicking Machine National Hamster Janus, Jeanie and George Harrison (Redd Kross cover) Euthanasia Mr. Rip Off Halo of Flies (Alice Cooper cover) Sesame Street Meat with 'Warhead' drum intro Hideous Woman AMAZON Onions Make the Milk Taste Bad The Decay of Lying Night Goat (With Helms Alee) Take Me Out to the Ball Game (Edward Meeker cover) with Helms Alee Read More The Melvins Second to play Sunday night was The Melvins. These guys have a huge following in Minneapolis. I truly thought they were from here but apparently that's not true ...

I’ve always been a fan of metal; thrash metal, death metal, even the more radio-friendly metal of bands like Iron Maiden. But September 5, 2016 was all about sludge metal when The Melvins played the 40 Watt Club in Athens, GA.

The Melvins began their set with Eye Flys, a song with perhaps the longest, most drawn out buildup ever, slowly plugging along and mired in sludge. The drums sounded like bones hitting rocks. Then without warning the cymbals crashed, the vocal kicked in and they were off. Definitely different from the speed of thrash metal, but enjoyable just the same.

Drummer Dale Crover did most of the talking between songs, and all three band members sang lead at various points during the show. Bassist Steve McDonald sang lead on a cover of Janus, Jeanie and George Harrison, a song by his band Redd Kross.

Frontman Buzz Osborne, a.k.a. King Buzzo, wore his customary black robe covered in a design of huge metallic eyeballs. A fan at his feet blew his silver afro skyward.

Helms Alee

Opener Helms Alee joined the Melvins onstage to finish out the show with Night Goat and a cover of Take Me Out to the Ballgame. Both bands hammed it up and looked like they were having a good time, finishing it all by standing side by side with hands linked and taking a series of bows as if they’d just performed a play for us. It was a good show.

The Melvins are touring behind their latest album Basses Loaded.

Helms Alee are touring behind their latest album Stillicide.

Melvins – Basses Loaded Tour 2016

09/06/16 - Charlotte, NC - Amos' Southend
09/07/16 - Charleston, SC - Music Farm
09/08/16 - Jacksonville, FL - Jack Rabbits
09/10/16 - Baton Rouge, LA - Spanish Moon
09/11/16 - Jackson, MS - During Hall
09/12/16 - Memphis, TN - Hi-Tone
09/13/16 - Little Rock, AR - Metroplex
09/14/16 - Tulsa, OK - Cain's Ballroom
09/15/16 - Oklahoma City, OK - The ACM
09/16/16 - Norman, OK - Opolis
09/17/16 - Austin, TX - The Sidewinder
09/18/16 - San Antonio, TX - Paper Tiger
09/20/16 - El Paso, TX - Lowbrow Palace
09/21/16 - Tuscon, AZ - Club Congress
09/24/16 - Music Tastes Good Festival
12/27/16 - Santa Ana, CA - Observatory OC
12/31/16 - Pioneertown, CA - Pappy and Harriet's

Melvins at 40 Watt Club, Athens (05 Sep 2016)

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Minneapolis + Athens: September 5, 2016

Here’s what is happening on Labor Day: September 5, 2016.

Read more Minneapolis Music Guide.

Read More Gringo Star Atlanta-based psychedelic rockers Gringo Star will be releasing their new album Floating Out To See on October 22nd, via My Anxious Mouth Inc. The album will come .…

GRINGO STAR
at Amsterdam Bar and Hall
Monday, 09/05/16, 6pm ($10)
amsterdambarandhall.com

Like Ringo Deathstarr and Asia Global Media’s Ringgo Star, Atlanta’s Gringo Star is also named after the iconic Beatles drummer Ringo Starr.

Gringo Star will be headlining the Amsterdam Bar & Hall in St Paul this Labor Day, Monday, September 5th, touring in support of their recently released new album The Sides And In Between (available now on Nevado Music).

As of this writing, no opening bands listed.

Gringo Star Tour Dates

08.28 - Buffalo, NY @ Waiting Room
08.29 - Cleveland, OH @ Beachland Ballroom
08.30 - Columbus, OH @ Ace of Cups
08.31 - Cincinnati, OH @ MOTR Pub
09.01 - Grand Rapids, MI @ Pyramid Scheme
09.02 - Chicago, IL @ Subterranean
09.03 - Milwaukee, WI @ Cactus Club
09.04 - Madison, WI @ The Frequency
09.05 - St. Paul, MN @ Amsterdam Bar
09.06 - Omaha, NE @ O'Leaver's
09.07 - Kansas City, MO @ Riot Room
09.08 - Denver, CO @ Lost Lake Lounge
09.09 - Colorado Springs, CO @ Flux Capacitor
09.10 - Fort Collins, CO @ Downtown Artery
09.14 - Salt Lake City, UT @ Kilby Court
09.15 - Boise, ID @ Neurolux*
09.16 - Seattle, WA @ The Vera Project
09.18 - Bellingham, WA @ The Shakedown
09.20 - Portland, OR @ Mississippi Studios
09.22 - San Francisco, CA @ The Rickshaw Stop
09.28 - Costa Mesa, CA @ Wayfarer
09.29 - Los Angeles, CA @ The Satellite #
09.30 - San Diego, CA @ Soda Bar#
10.01 - Phoenix, AZ @ Valley Bar#
10.05 - El Paso, TX @ Lowbrow Palace
10.06 - San Antonio, TX @ Paper Tiger
10.07 - Austin, TX @ Mohawk
10.08 - Dallas, TX @ Doublewide
10.14 - Mobile, AL @ The Merry Widow
10.15 - Bimingham, AL @ Workplay
10.21 - Jacksonville, FL @ Jack Rabbits
10.29 - Atlanta, GA @ The Earl

* with Megafauna
# with The Foundation (feat. Brian Bell of Weezer)

Read More Robbie Fulks In support of his Bloodshot Records release Upland Stories, Robbie Fulks is out touring to promote the record. He will be stopping by the Dakota Jazz Club next Sunday, June 26th. …

LAUGHING WATERS BLUEGRASS FESTIVAL
at Minnehaha Park
Monday, 09/05/16, 1pm (FREE)
mscb.com

The 18th Annual Laughing Waters Bluegrass Festival is this Monday at Minnehaha Park. The event is free and fun for the whole family.

This year’s headliner is Robbie Fulks, who previously headlined the Dakota Jazz Club in June 2016. Fulk’s latest Upland Stories is out now on Bloodshot Records.

Details:

Sponsored by the Minneapolis Park Board and Area Merchants. Minnehaha Park is located at the intersections of East Minnehaha Parkway and Hiawatha Avenue.

This year's bands (order may change):

1:00 The Pride of the Prairie
1:50 The Sawtooth Brothers
2:40 The Middle Spunk Creek Boys
3:30 The Platte Valley Boys
4:20 King Wilkie's Dream
5:10 Robbie Fulks

BONUS: Athens, Georgia.

Read More The Melvins Second to play Sunday night was The Melvins. These guys have a huge following in Minneapolis. I truly thought they were from here but apparently that's not true ... Helms Alee Taking a side show break from touring with The Melvins, Seattle’s Helms Alee will be headlining the Triple Rock Social Club next Saturday, in support of their forthcoming album Stillicide ...

MELVINS
at 40 Watt Club (GA)
Monday, 09/05/16, 8pm ($20)
40watt.com

Coming up on September 5, 2016, the Melvins will play The 40 Watt Club in Athens, GA. The Melvins are touring behind their new album Basses Loaded, released in June of this year. Moshing is anticipated.

Opening for the Melvins is Helms Alee, whose new album Stillicide will be released a mere 3 days prior on September 2.

Melvins – Basses Loaded Tour 2016

09/01/16 - Carrboro, NC - Cat's Cradle
09/03/16 - Cookeville, TN - Muddy Roots Music
09/05/16 - Athens, GA - 40 Watt Club
09/06/16 - Charlotte, NC - Amos' Southend
09/07/16 - Charleston, SC - Music Farm
09/08/16 - Jacksonville, FL - Jack Rabbits
09/10/16 - Baton Rouge, LA - Spanish Moon
09/11/16 - Jackson, MS - During Hall
09/12/16 - Memphis, TN - Hi-Tone
09/13/16 - Little Rock, AR - Metroplex
09/14/16 - Tulsa, OK - Cain's Ballroom
09/15/16 - Oklahoma City, OK - The ACM
09/16/16 - Norman, OK - Opolis
09/17/16 - Austin, TX - The Sidewinder
09/18/16 - San Antonio, TX - Paper Tiger
09/20/16 - El Paso, TX - Lowbrow Palace
09/21/16 - Tuscon, AZ - Club Congress
09/24/16 - Long Beach, CA - Music Tastes Good Festival
12/27/16 - Santa Ana, CA - Observatory Orange County
12/31/16 - Pioneertown, CA - Pappy and Harriet's

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Minneapolis: August 11 to August 14, 2016

Read More Colin Stetson Saxophonist Colin Stetson recently teamed up with violinist Sarah Neufeld a collaboration album Never were the way she was (Constellation Records) and a North American tour in June. ...

Here are some shows taking place in the Minneapolis/St Paul area from August 11 to August 14, 2016.

Read more Minneapolis Music Guide.

COLIN STETSON & SARAH NEUFELD DUO
at Turf Club
Thursday, 08/11/16, 7:30pm ($15)
turfclub.net

Colin Stetson and Sarah Neufeld, billed as Colin Stetson & Sarah Neufeld Duo is touring together. The two previously teamed up for Never were the way she was (Constellation Records), but they each have their side projects: Stetson with Sorrow - A Reimagining of Goreckis 3rd Symphony (52Hz Records) and Neufeld with The Ridge (Paper Bag Records).

Local duo Dosh & Ghostband to open.

Tour Dates

08/09/16 Chicago, IL Constellation
08/10/16 Spring Green, WI Sh**ty Barn
08/11/16 Saint Paul, MN Turf Club
08/13/16 Eaux Claires Music And Arts Festival
09/23/16 POP Montréal Int’l Music Festival
09/28/16 Evanston, IL SPACE
09/29/16 The Regent, Los Angeles, CA

Read More The Melvins The Melvins return to the road with the continuation of their Hold It In tour kicking off June 6 in Tucson at Club Congress. The tour announcement comes as Ipecac Recordings’ confirms ... Russian Circles The Parish at The House of Blues in New Orleans is host for one of my favorite instrumental acts, Russian Circles. The first time I ventured to see them live was in Baton Rouge …

HELMS ALEE
at Triple Rock Social Club
Saturday, 08/13/16, 9pm ($10)
triplerocksocialclub.com

Taking a side show break from touring with The Melvins, Seattle’s Helms Alee will be headlining the Triple Rock Social Club next Saturday, in support of their forthcoming album Stillicide - due for release on September 2nd via Sargent House.

Self-Evident and Hardcore Crayons to open.

HELMS ALEE with MELVINS unless noted *

Aug 09 Sioux Falls, SD - The District
Aug 10 Fargo, ND - The Aquarium
Aug 12 Chicago, IL @ Beat Kitchen *
Aug 13 Minneapolis, MN @ Triple Rock *
Aug 14 Rock Island - Rock Island Brewing Company
Aug 15 Des Moines, IA - Wooly's
Aug 16 Lawrence, KS - The Bottleneck
Aug 17 St. Louis, MO - The Firebird
Aug 18 Louisville, KY - Headliners Music Hall
Aug 19 Indianapolis, IN - The Vogue Theatre
Aug 20 Grand Rapids, MI - The Pyramid Scheme
Aug 22 Columbus, OH - A&R Music Bar
Aug 23 Pittsburgh, PA - Rex Theater
Aug 24 Buffalo, NY - Iron Works
Aug 26 Syracuse, NY - The Westcott Theater
Aug 27 Northampton, MA - Pearl Street
Aug 28 Hamden, CT - The Ballroom
Aug 29 Providence, RI - Fete Ballroom
Aug 31 Baltimore, MD - Ottobar
Sep 01 Carrboro, NC - Cat's Cradle
Sep 02 Richmond, VA @ Strange Matter *
Sep 05 Athens, GA - 40 Watt Club
Sep 06 Charlotte, NC - Amos' Southend
Sep 07 Charleston, SC - Music Farm
Sep 08 Jacksonville, FL - Jack Rabbits
Sep 10 Baton Rouge, LA - Spanish Moon
Sep 11 Jackson, MS - Duling Hall
Sep 12 Memphis, TN - Hi-Tone
Sep 13 Little Rock, AR - Metroplex
Sep 14 Tulsa, OK - Cain's Ballroom
Sep 15 Oklahoma City, OK - The ACM
Sep 16 Norman, OK - Opolis
Sep 17 Austin, TX - The Sidewinder
Sep 18 San Antonio, TX - Paper Tiger
Sep 20 El Paso, TX - Lowbrow Palace
Sep 21 Tucson, AZ - Club Congress
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HELMS ALEE with RUSSIAN CIRCLES
Sep 23-24 Cincinnati, OH @ Midpoint Music Fest
Sep 25 Detroit, MI - El Club
Sep 26 Toronto, ON - Lee’s Palace
Sep 28 Cambridge, MA - The Sinclair
Sep 29 Philadelphia, PA - Union Transfer
Sep 30 Brooklyn, NY - Warsaw
Oct 01 Washington, DC - Rock & Roll Hotel
Oct 02 Durham, NC - Motorco Music Hall
Oct 04 Atlanta, GA - Aisle 5
Oct 05 Birmingham, AL - Saturn
Oct 06 Baton Rouge, LA - Spanish Moon
Oct 07 Houston, TX - Warehouse Live Studio
Oct 08 Austin, TX - Barracuda
Oct 09 Dallas, TX - RBC

Read More Irish Fair The free annual Irish Fair will start next Friday, August 7th and ending on Sunday, August 9th, at Harriet Island. Headliner for the first two nights will be Los Angeles' Young Dubliners.... .…

IRISH FAIR OF MINNESOTA
at Harriet Island
Thursday, 08/11/16, 7pm ($20)
Friday, 08/12/16, 5:30pm (FREE)
Saturday, 08/13/16, 12pm (FREE)
Sunday, 08/14/16, 1pm (FREE)
irishfair.com

The annual Irish Fair of Minnesota is taking place next weekend at Lilydale-Harriet Island Regional Park... typically these events are free and open to the public, however the kickoff party on Thursday, August 11, featuring music by Socks in the Frying Pan and The Sweet Colleens will cost $20.

2016 Headliners - Cara Irish Pubs Main Stage

Friday
5:30pm - Tim Malloys
7pm - Socks in The Frying Pan
8:30pm - Gaelic Storm

Saturday
12:30pm - The Sweet Colleens
2:00pm - Socks in The Frying Pan
3:30pm - The High Kings
5pm- Eileen Ivers
6:30pm-Wild Colonial Bhoys
8:30pm - Gaelic Storm

Sunday
1:30pm- The High Kings
3:30pm - Derek Warfield & The Young Wolfe Tones
5:30pm - Eileen Ivers

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