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Minneapolis: May 7 to May 8, 2024

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05/07 Mannequin Pussy with Soul Glo at Fine Line Read More Mannequin Pussy Philadelphia’s Mannequin Pussy to open. We saw the band in Oct 2017 and wrote that their set was a “high energy 30-min burst of punk rock music”. … Soul Glo Tigers Jaw and Soul Glo (stylized as SOUL GLO) set to open. Circa Survive – Tour Dates: …

05/07/2024 Tuesday

Mannequin Pussy
with Soul Glo
at Fine Line
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Philadelphia’s Mannequin Pussy will be headlining Fine Line, in Minneapolis, on May 7th, 2024. The band’s fourth album I Got Heaven is out now on Epitaph Records.

Mannequin Pussy (02 Oct 2017)

We previously Mannequin Pussy in Oct 2017 and wrote, “Also from Philadelphia, was Mannequin Pussy, with a high energy 30-min burst of punk rock music starting with ‘Someone Like You’. Mannequin Pussy started as a duo of singer/frontwoman Marisa Dabice and guitarist Thanasi Paul, but currently they are a quartet with Kaleen and Bear.”

Soul Glo to open.

Tour dates:

4/19 - Houston, TX @ House of Blues Bronze Peacock

4/20 - Austin, TX @ Mohawk

4/22 - Santa Fe, NM @ Meow Wolf

4/24 - Phoenix, AZ @ Crescent Ballroom

4/26 - Los Angeles, CA @ The Fonda

4/27 - San Francisco, CA @ August Hall

4/29 - Portland, OR @ Wonder Ballroom

4/30 - Seattle, WA @ The Crocodile

5/2 - Salt Lake City, UT @ Soundwell

5/4 - Denver, CO @ Bluebird Theater

5/5 - Fort Collins, CO @ Aggie Theatre

5/7 - Minneapolis, MN @ Fine Line

5/8 - Madison, WI @ Majestic Theatre

5/10 - Detroit, MI @ Saint Andrew’s Hall

5/11 - Toronto, ON @ The Concert Hall

5/13 - Cambridge, MA @ The Sinclair

5/14 - Cambridge, MA @ The Sinclair

5/16 - Brooklyn, NY @ Brooklyn Steel

5/17 - Washington, DC @ The Atlantis

5/18 - Washington, DC @ The Atlantis

5/22 - Philadelphia, PA @ Union Transfer

5/23 - Philadelphia, PA @ Union Transfer

5/30 - Barcelona, ES @ Primavera Festival

6/1 - Linz, AU @ SBAM Festival

6/2 - Mannheim, DE @ Maifeld Derby Festival

6/4 - Paris, FR @ Le Petit Bain

6/5 - Tourcoing, FR @ Le Grand Mix

6/6 - Brussels, BE @ TRIX

6/7 - Hilvarenbeek, NL @ Best Kept Secret Festival

6/8 - Porto, PT @ Primavera Festival

6/11 - Berlin, DE @ Cssiopeia

6/12 - Hamburg, DE @ Molotow Club

6/13 - Cologne, DE @ MTC

6/15 - Brighton, UK @ Chalk

6/16 - Bristol, UK @ Strange Brew

6/18 - Glasgow, UK @ King Tuts

6/19 - Nottingham, UK @ Rescue Rooms

6/20 - London, UK @ Scala

6/21 - Southampton, UK @ Joiners

6/27 - Newcastle, UK @ The Grove

6/28 - Milton Keynes, UK @ Crauford Arms

6/30 - Manchester, UK @ Outbreak Festival

8/23 - Reading, UK @ Reading Festival

8/25 - Leeds, UK @ Leeds Festival

05/08 Belle and Sebastian with Haley Heynderickx at First Avenue Read More Belle & Sebastian You know we love Belle and Sebastian. The band writes amazing songs, and their live shows are equally amazing. The last time they played here, it was at the Zoo in July 2019 ... Haley Heynderickx One of their new releases will be I Need to Start a Garden by Haley Heynderickx. The record will be coming out March 2, 2018, and Heynderickx will be doing a promotional tour in support of the new .…

05/08/2024 Wednesday

Belle and Sebastian
with Haley Heynderickx
at First Avenue
first-avenue.com

Of course, we’re massive Belle & Sebastian fans. The Glasow band is touring in support of their new album Late Developers, and they’ll be headlining First Avenue on May 8, 2024.

Belle & Sebastian (27 May 2022)

We last saw the band in May 2022 and wrote, “The return to the Palace on May 27th also marked another special occasion, as they celebrated one of their crewman, Johnny Lang’s 50th birthday. They actually even planned on having him sing The Rolling Stones’ “Jumpin’ Jack Flash” (after a few shots of whiskey, of course). It was quite an eventful night. Also, it’s worth noting that Sarah Martin was absent in the band, due to contracting COVID. She’s replaced by violinist/backup vocalist Kristen, at least that’s what I heard singer Stuart Murdoch say on stage.”

Haley Heynderickx to open. The singer was last seen at the Cedar Cultural Center in April 2022.

Tour dates:

Apr 23 Atlanta, GA, US The Eastern

Apr 24 Richmond, VA, US The National

Apr 26 Philadelphia, PA, US Union Transfer

Apr 27 Boston, MA, US Orpheum Theatre

Apr 28 Montreal, QC, Canada MTELUS

Apr 29 Toronto, ON, Canada History

May 1 Brooklyn, NY, US Brooklyn Paramount

May 2 Washington, DC, US The Anthem

May 3 Royal Oak, MI, US Royal Oak Music

May 4 Chicago, IL, US The Salt Shed

May 6 Kalamazoo, MI, US Bell's Eccentric Cafe

May 7 Milwaukee, WI, US Turner Hall Ballroom

May 8 Minneapolis, MN, US First Avenue

May 10 Denver, CO, US Fillmore Auditorium

May 13 Los Angeles (LA), CA, US The Bellwether

May 14 Los Angeles (LA), CA, US The Bellwether

May 15 Los Angeles (LA), CA, US The Theatre

May 16 Oakland, CA, US Fox Theater

May 18 Portland, OR, US Revolution Hall

May 19 Seattle, WA, US Moore Theatre

May 24 Madrid, Spain Tomavistas

05/08 Satsang with The Limns at Turf Club

05/08/2024 Wednesday

Satsang
with The Limns
at Turf Club
first-avenue.com

Montana’s Satsang, led by singer/songwriter Drew McManus, will be headlining the Turf Club, in St Paul, on May 8th, 2024. The band released their album Flowers From The Fray in 2022, their fifth album in 6 years.

The Limns to open.

Tour dates:

Apr 20 Sat The Grey Eagle Asheville, NC

Apr 21 Sun Skullys Music Diner Columbus, OH

May 8 Wed Turf Club St Paul, MN

May 9 Thu Vivarium Milwaukee, WI

May 10 Fri Marv's Record Shop Des Moines, IA

May 11 Sat Bell's Eccentric Café Kalamazoo, MI

May 12 Sun Beachland Ballroom Cleveland, OH

May 15 Wed Sonia Live Music Venue Cambridge, MA

May 16 Thu Nectar's Burlington, VT

May 17 Fri The Sultan Room Brooklyn, NY

May 18 Sat Wonder Bar Asbury Park, NJ

May 25 Sat St. Augustine Amphitheatre, FL

Jun 8 Sat Sol Fest Erie, PA

Jun 9 Sun City Winery Pittsburgh, PA

Aug 20 Tue Neurolux Boise, ID

Aug 21 Wed Volcanic Theatre Pub Bend, OR

Aug 22 Thu Revolution Hall Portland, OR

Aug 23 Fri Neumos Seattle, WA

Aug 24 Sat Wild Buffalo House Of Music Bellingham, WA

Aug 27 Tue The Depot The Hip Abduction Salt Lake City, UT

Aug 30 Fri The Mishawaka Bellvue, CO

Aug 31 Sat The Lariat Buena Vista, CO

Sep 20 Fri Zion Reggae Festival 2024 Orderville, UT

Oct 4 Fri Reggae Rise Up Las Vegas, NV

Oct 25 Fri Spirit Breathwork Melbourne, Australia

Oct 26 Sat Spirit Breathwork Sydney, Australia

Oct 27 Sun Sprit Breathwork Adelaide, Australia

Nov 1 Fri Spirit Breathwork Sunshine Coast, Australia

Nov 2 Sat Spirit Breathwork Brisbane Central Business District

Nov 3 Sun Spirit Breathwork Gold Coast, Australia

Spirit Breathwork Perth, Australia

Nov 9 Sat Spirit Breathwork Darwin City Centre

Nov 10 Sun Spirit Breathwork Cairns City, Australia

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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Cat Attack II

Read More Mannequin Pussy Philadelphia’s Mannequin Pussy to open. We saw the band in Oct 2017 and wrote that their set was a “high energy 30-min burst of punk rock music”. …

Read more When Animals Attack, Cat Attack, Kat Fancy, Catmandu, Cat Came Back, Cat Fantastic, and A Dream of a Thousand Cats.

MANNEQUIN PUSSY
mannequinpussy.com

Philadelphia’s Mannequin Pussy will be heading out on the post-pandemic tour to promote their album Perfect from Epitaph Records. Ironically, pussy could mean pussycat, but the band has a dog on the cover artwork.

We caught the band in October 2017, opening up for Japanese Breakfast. We noted that their brief 30-min set had a “burst of punk rock” and ended their set with Japanese Breakfast’s touring guitarist helping them play on the song finale.

Guess what ? They’re once again Japanese Breakfast’s touring support until August. In September, they’ll be headlining the tour.

Tour Dates:

JAPANESE BREAKFAST plus Mannequin Pussy 7/21 Silver Spring, MD The Fillmore 7/22 Richmond, VA The National 7/23 Asheville, NC The Orange Peel 7/24 Atlanta, GA The Masquerade 7/25 Birmingham, AL Saturn 7/26 Carrboro, NC Cat's Cradle 7/28 Asbury Park, NJ Asbury Lanes 7/29 New Haven, CT College Street Music Hall 7/30 Jersey City, NJ White Eagle Hall 8/2 Holyoke, MA Gateway City Arts 8/3 Rochester, NY Anthology 8/4 Detroit, MI Saint Andrew's Hall 8/5 Cleveland, OH Agora Ballroom 8/6 Philadelphia, PA Union Transfer 8/7 Philadelphia, PA Union Transfer 8/8 Philadelphia, PA Union Transfer

Headlining Tour 9/14 Chicago, IL Schubas Tavern 9/15 Chicago, IL Lincoln Hall 9/16 Minneapolis, MN 7th Street Entry 9/17 Omaha, NE Slowdown 9/18 Kansas City, MO The Riot Room 9/21 Salt Lake City, UT Kilby Court 9/23 Seattle, WA The Crocodile 9/24 Spokane, WA Lucky You Lounge 9/25 Portland, OR Holocene 9/26 Boise, ID Treefort Music Festival 9/28 Oakland, CA The New Parish 9/29 Santa Cruz, CA The Atrium at the Catalyst 9/30 Los Angeles, CA Teragram Ballroom 10/13 Dallas, TX Dada 10/14 Houston, TX The Secret Group 10/20 Nashville, TN High Watt 10/21 Cincinnati, OH Woodward Theater 10/26 Albany, NY Upstate Concert Hall 10/27 Boston, MA The Sinclair 10/28 Brooklyn, NY Music Hall of Williamsburg

BONUS: Here’s a photo of Mannequin Pussy at the Triple Rock Social Club in Minneapolis

Mannequin Pussy at Triple Rock, Minneapolis (02 October 2017)

BLACK PUMAS
theblackpumas.com

With three Grammy nominations (for “Album of the Year,” “Record of the Year” & “American Roots”), it’s clear that Austin’s Black Pumas are on the top of their game.

They’ve also announced a massive 2021 tour (going onto 2022) for their Black Pumas (Deluxe Edition) (ATO Records).

We are only listing their tour dates up to September. For full listing, head over to their website.

Jul 29 Chicago, IL Lollapalooza
Aug 5 St. Louis, MO The Pageant (SOLD OUT)
Aug 6 Columbia, MO 9th Street Summerfest
Aug 7 Saint Charles, IA Hinterland Music Festival
Aug 8 Omaha, NE Waiting Room Outdoors ^
Aug 11 Denver, CO Mission Ballroom ^
Aug 12 Denver, CO Mission Ballroom ^ (SOLD OUT)
Aug 13 Dillon, CO Dillon Amphitheater ^
Aug 15 Aspen, CO Belly Up
Aug 17 Salt Lake City, UT The Depot*
Aug 19 Portland, OR Roseland Theater*
Aug 20 Portland, OR Roseland Theater*
Aug 21 Seattle, WA Paramount Theatre*
Aug 22 Seattle, WA Paramount Theatre*
Aug 28 Lexington, KY Railbird Music Festival
Aug 29 Columbus, OH WonderBus Music and Arts Festival
Sep 2-18 Milwaukee, WI Summerfest
Sep 3-5 Napa, CA BottleRock Napa Valley
Sep 18-19 Atlanta, GA Music Midtown
Sep 13 Brooklyn, NY Brooklyn Steel
Sep 14 Brooklyn, NY Brooklyn Steel # (SOLD OUT)
Sep 15 Brooklyn, NY Brooklyn Steel # (SOLD OUT)
Sep 16 Brooklyn, NY Brooklyn Steel # (SOLD OUT)
Sep 23 Los Angeles, CA Performance Venue at Hollywood Park*
Sep 24 Dana Point, CA Ohana Fest
Sep 25 Dallas, TX State Fair of Texas
Sept 25-26 Franklin, TN Pilgrimage Music & Cultural Festival

PUSSY RIOT facebook.com/wearepussyriot Russian protest art collective Pussy Riot was recently in the news when they sold their first two “Panic Attack” NFTs for $210,000. The NFTs can be seen on foundation.app. They also teamed up with rock guitarist and acoustic troubadour Tom Morello (aka The Nightwatchman and part of Rage Against the Machine and Audioslave) and the punk-fueled electronic artist The Bloody Beetroots to help produce “Weather Strike” (featuring Pussy Riot’s Nadya Tolokonnikova) and “Radium Girls” (featuring Pussy Riot, The Interrupters’ Aimee Interrupter, White Lung’s Mish Way, and The Last Internationale). Those songs, as well as five other tracks, will appear on The Catastrophists EP (available June 18th).

MAPLE GLIDER mapleglider.com Tori Zietsch, aka Maple Glider, recently shared her song “Baby Tiger”, featuring her roommate’s cat, Coriander (aka the baby tiger). The song is taken from her forthcoming album To Enjoy is the Only Thing, available June 25th, 2021, via Partisan Records. Zietsch adds: “'Baby Tiger' was written soon after I’d returned home from Brighton. I was really struggling with my mental health, but I was going out and kind of using dating as a distraction from dealing with it. It never really worked. I'd just end up feeling worse when I was alone. Coriander hates closed doors. She'll always want to know what you're doing on the other side. It kind of became comforting to hear her scratch at my door. It was something that felt constant and unwavering and regular at a time when I was a bit vacant. Her energy made me feel lighter...”

CAT CLYDE catclydemusic.com Critically acclaimed singer-songwriters Cat Clyde and Jeremie Albino have released their new album Blue Blue Blue on Cinematic Music Group. We last saw Clyde open up for J.S. Ondara on 29 March 2019 and said, “the self-taught musician held the attentive audience enraptured as she revealed “I’m about to tell you something... but don’t spread it around – you’re the best audience so far”. Taking classic song structures and applying her own more modern spin on them, the Canadian artist came off as humble, talented, and very musically honest.”

PUMA BLUE pumablue.co.uk South London’s Puma Blue released A Late Night Special Live EP on Blue Flowers. The six-track EP came from their concert film “A Late Night Special”. The live EP should give you an idea of what it is like to see Puma Blue live… so mark your calendar for Saturday, August 28th, at London’s Omeara. This is the first live show since headlining EartH in October 2019.

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Minneapolis: March 6 to March 10, 2020

Here are some shows taking place in the Minneapolis/St Paul area from March 6 to March 10, 2020.

Read more: Minneapolis Music Guide.

Best Coast at First Ave Read More Best Coast Best Coast is currently touring in support of their latest, California Nights, out now on Harvest Records. .... Mannequin Pussy Philadelphia’s Mannequin Pussy to open. We saw the band in Oct 2017 and wrote that their set was a “high energy 30-min burst of punk rock music”. …

BEST COAST
+ Mannequin Pussy
First Avenue
Mon 03/09/2020 (7pm/$20)
first-avenue.com

California’s rock duo Best Coast (Bethany Cosentino and Bobb Bruno) is returning to First avenue this Monday, February 9th, in support of their first album in five years, Always Tomorrow (Concord Records).

We caught the band in Sep 2017, and said, “The duo actually haven’t released new music since California Nights (in 2015), but they were touring with Paramore, and saw an opportunity to book some headlining shows in some areas that Paramore wasn’t playing. Luckily that meant that band took over the Turf Club in St Paul on Monday night to a very happy crowd.”

Show up early to check out Mannequin Pussy.

Tour dates

3/4 - Seattle, WA - The Showbox*
3/6 - Salt Lake City, UT - Metro Music Hall*
3/7 - Denver, CO - Ogden Theatre*
3/9 - Minneapolis, MN - First Avenue*
3/10 - Evanston, IL - SPACE*
3/11 - Chicago, IL - Thalia Hall*
3/13 - Detroit, MI - El Club*
3/14 - Toronto, ON - Phoenix Concert Theatre*
3/15 - Montreal, QC - Corona Theatre*
3/16 - Boston, MA - Royale*
3/18 - Brooklyn, NY - Brooklyn Steel*
3/19 - Washington, DC - 9:30 Club*
3/20 - Philadelphia, PA - Union Transfer*
3/21 - Carrboro, NC - Cat's Cradle*
3/23 - Nashville, TN - The Basement East*
3/24 - Atlanta, GA - Terminal West*
3/25 - New Orleans, LA - The Joy Theater*
3/27 - San Antonio, TX - Paper Tiger*
3/28 - Austin, TX - The Mohawk*
3/29 - Dallas, TX - Granada Theater*
3/31 - Phoenix, AZ - Crescent Ballroom*
4/1 - San Diego, CA - The Observatory North Park*
4/2 - Santa Ana, CA - The Observatory
5/17 - Manchester, UK - Academy 3
5/19 - London, UK - Electric Ballroom
5/20 - Birmingham, UK - O2 Institute2

*w/ Mannequin Pussy

Other shows in the area:

Black Lips at Turf Club Yonder Mountain String Band at First Ave Lower Dens 2020 Tour Wilco at DECC Billy Raffoul at 7th Street Read More Wilco This is not a typical venue for music: Hall’s Island... but it makes sense for a band as massive as Wilco. They’ve simply outgrown First Avenue’s mainstage and need ...

BLACK LIPS
+ Poppy Jean Crawford
Turf Club
Fri 03/06/2020 (7pm/$20)
turfclub.net

Anderson East the Foy Vance cancelled their appearance this evening (March 6) … so if you’re looking for something to do, check out Black Lips with Poppy Jean Crawford at the Turf Club this Friday, March 6th.

Tour dates:

March 3 - Columbus, OH - Ace of Cups
March 4 - Cleveland, OH - Beachland Ballroom
March 5 - Chicago, IL - Thalia Hall
March 6 - St. Paul, MN - Turf Club
March 7 - Omaha, NE - Slowdown
March 8 - Des Moines, IA - Wooly's
March 10 - St. Louis, MO - Duck Room, Blueberry Hill
March 11 - Memphis, TN - Growlers
March 12 - East Nashville, TN - The Basement East
March 13 - Atlanta, GA - The Earl
March 14 - Atlanta, GA - The Earl

YONDER MOUNTAIN STRING BAND
+ Chris Castino, Chicken Wire Empire
First Avenue
Sat 03/07/2020 (7pm/$25)
first-avenue.com

Yonder Mountain String Band, after re-releasing their Elevation album for their 20th Anniversary, the award­-winning Colorado bluegrass band, went out on tour. The group will stop by First Avenue this Saturday, March 7th.

Chris Castino and Chicken Wire Empire to open.

Tour dates:

03/05/2020 Bourbon Theatre Lincoln, NE
03/06/2020 Bottom Lounge Chicago, IL
03/07/2020 First Avenue Minneapolis, MN
03/09/2020 Majestic Theatre Madison, WI
03/12/2020 Mars Music Hall Huntsville, AL
03/13/2020 The Walker Theatre Chattanooga, TN
03/15/2020 3rd & Lindsley Nashville, TN
03/27/2020 Scoot Inn Austin, TX
03/28/2020 Trees Dallas, TX
03/29/2020 Bronze Peacock Houston, TX

LOWER DENS
+ :3lon
7th St Entry
Sun 03/08/2020 (7pm/$17)
first-avenue.com

Lower Dens (featuring Jana Hunter) is touring in support of their new album The Competition (Ribbon Music).

:3lon to open.

Tour dates:

3/02/20 Seattle, WA @ The Crocodile
3/03/20 Portland, OR @ Mississippi Studios
3/05/20 Salt Lake City, UT @ Urban Lounge
3/06/20 Denver, CO @ Globe Hall
3/08/20 Minneapolis, MN @ 7th Street Entry
3/09/20 Chicago, IL @ Lincoln Hall
3/10/20 Detroit, MI @ Deluxx Fluxx
3/12/20 Toronto, ON @ Velvet Underground
3/13/20 Montreal, QC @ Bar Le Ritz PDB
3/14/20 Boston, MA @ Brighton Music Hall
3/16/20 Portland, ME @ SPACE Gallery
3/17/20 Portsmouth, NH @ 3S Artspace
3/19/20 Brooklyn, NY @ Music Hall
3/20/20 Philadelphia, PA @ World Cafe Live
3/21/20 Baltimore, MD @ Ottobar

WILCO
+ Kacy & Clayton
DECC - Symphony Hall
Tue 03/10/2020 (6:30pm/$49.50)
decc.org

For their 2020 Spring Tour, Wilco has decided to play Duluth, at the DECC Symphony Hall.

Tour dates:

Mon. March 9 - Madison, WI @ The Sylvee
Tue. March 10 - Duluth, MN @ DECC - Symphony Hall
Wed. March 11 - Winnipeg, MB @ Centennial Concert Hall
Fri. March 13 - Calgary, AB @ Jack Singer Hall
Sat. March 14 - Missoula, MT @ The Wilma
Mon. March 16 - Salt Lake City, UT @ Eccles Theater
Wed. March 18 - Seattle, WA @ Paramount Theatre
Thu. March 19 - Seattle, WA @ Paramount Theatre
Sat. March 21 - Vancouver, BC @ Orpheum Theatre

BILLY RAFFOUL
+ Colin Bracewell
7th St Entry
Tue 03/10/2020 (7pm/$15)
first-avenue.com

Billy Raffoul is currently on tour and will be stopping by the 7th Street Entry this March 10th.

Colin Bracewell to open.

Tour dates:

Mar-02 Washington, DC Songbyrd
Mar-03 New York, NY Mercury Lounge
Mar-05 Toronto, ON Velvet Underground
Mar-06 Detroit, MI Pike Room
Mar-08 Chicago, IL Schubas
Mar-10 Minneapolis, MN 7th St. Entry
Mar-12 Columbus, OH Rumba Café
Mar-14 Atlanta, GA Vinyl
Mar-15 Nashville, TN High Watt
Mar-23 Denver, CO Marquis Theatre
Mar-24 Salt Lake City, UT Kilby Court

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Minneapolis: September 10 to September 14, 2019

Here are some shows taking place in the Minneapolis/St Paul area from September 10 to September 14, 2019.

Read more: Minneapolis Music Guide.

Hot Chip at First Ave Read More Hot Chip Hot Chip is back with a new album called Why Make Sense? featuring acclaimed singles "Huarache Lights" and "Need You Now". ... Holy F*** The Flaming Lips, Portishead, Bright Eyes, The National, Holy Fuck, Mercury Rev, Death In Vegas, The Walkmen and Dappled Cities are but a few of the amazing names on the bill so far. ...

HOT CHIP
+ Holy F***
First Avenue
Sat 09/14/2019 (8pm/$32/Sold Out)
first-avenue.com

We love Hot Chip and it’s good to see that the British synth/electronic rockers have sold out First Avenue’s mainroom this Saturday, September 14th… which is not a surprise, considering they also sold out all the previous appearances.

We caught the band in May 2015 and wrote, “What can I say about Hot Chip? They continue to amaze me with their music. Their sixth album Why Make Sense? (which came out May 18th via Domino Recording) is probably their best album to date. We got to hear it live on their hour plus set, included "Huarache Lights", "Easy To Get", "Started Right", "Cry For You", "Need You Now", and "Why Make Sense?"”

They are bringing along unfriendly named band Holy F***.

Tour dates:

09/03/19 – Brooklyn Steel – Brooklyn, NY
09/04/19 – Brooklyn Steel – Brooklyn, NY
09/05/19 – Brooklyn Steel – Brooklyn, NY
09/07/19 – 9:30 Club – Washington, DC
09/08/19 – Union Transfer – Philadelphia, PA
09/09/19 – Royale – Boston, MA
09/10/19 – MTELUS – Montreal, QC
09/12/19 – Phoenix Concert Theatre – Toronto, ON
09/13/19 – Riviera Theatre – Chicago, IL
09/14/19 – First Avenue – Minneapolis, MN
09/17/19 – Vogue Theatre – Vancouver, BC
09/18/19 – The Showbox – Seattle, WA
09/19/19 – The Showbox – Seattle, WA
09/20/19 – Roseland Theater – Portland, OR
09/21/19 – City of Trees Festival – Sacramento, CA
09/22/19 – Life Is Beautiful Festival – Las Vegas, NV
09/24/19 – The Catalyst – Santa Cruz, CA
09/25/19 – Fox Theater – Oakland, CA
09/27/19 – Shrine Auditorium – Los Angeles, CA
09/28/19 – CRSSD FES – San Diego, CA
10/09/19 – Osaka Big Cat – Osaka, Japan
10/11/19 – Akasaka Blitz – Tokyo, Japan
10/16/19 – Limelight – Belfast, UK
10/17/19 – Olympia – Dublin, UK
10/18/19 - O2 Institute 1 – Birmingham, UK
10/19/19 – Barrowland – Glasgow, UK
10/21/19 - O2 Academy – Bristol, UK
10/22/19 - Rock City – Nottingham, UK
10/24/19 – LCR – Norwich, UK
10/25/19 – Manchester Academy – Manchester, UK
10/26/19 – Alexandra Palace – London, UK

Other shows in the area:

Massive Attack at Palace Theatre Mannequin Pussy at 7th Street Blanco White at 7th Street Russian Circles 2019 Tour Nick Lowe at First Ave Kristin Hersh at Cedar Pinegrove at Fine Line Hatchie at 7th Street Of Monsters and Men at Surley Read More Massive Attack I was originally going to write about Portishead, and somehow I mentioned Massive Attack, and then I started thinking about them, and I guess I'd much rather write about Mezzanine than Dummy. … Mannequin Pussy Philadelphia’s Mannequin Pussy to open. We saw the band in Oct 2017 and wrote that their set was a “high energy 30-min burst of punk rock music”. …

MASSIVE ATTACK
+ Elizabeth Fraser,Horace Andy
Palace Theatre
Tue 09/10/2019 (7pm/$69.50/Sold Out)
palacestpaul.com

Influential trip-hop legends, Massive Attack will be making a rare Minnesota appearance this Tuesday, September 10th. Of course, the popular group sold out the Palace Theatre… so maybe you can catch them next time.

If you couldn’t get tickets to the show, the band (with help from developer Fantomexpands and London-based music rights holder Blokour) recently released Mezzanine In User-Generated Remix Format with Blockchain Reporting music app, that lets users create dynamic procedural mixes that can be shared across multiple platforms. You can grab the app on iTunes.

Tour dates:

09/07/2019 Bill Graham Civic Auditorium San Francisco, CA
09/10/2019 Palace Theatre St. Paul, MN
09/11/2019 Chicago Theatre Chicago, IL
09/14/2019 Bell Centre Montreal, QC
09/17/2019 Sony Centre Toronto, ON
09/18/2019 Sony Centre Toronto, ON
09/20/2019 Met Philadelphia Philadelphia, PA
09/21/2019 Wang Theatre Boston, MA
09/24/2019 The Anthem Washington, DC
09/26/2019 Radio City Music Hall New York, NY
09/27/2019 Radio City Music Hall New York, NY

MANNEQUIN PUSSY
+ Destroy Boys, Ellis
7th Street Entry
Tue 09/10/2019 (7pm/$12)
first-avenue.com

Mannequin Pussy is back on tour in support of their third album Patience (via Epitaph Records). We saw them in Oct 2017 and mentioned, “Also from Philadelphia, was Mannequin Pussy, with a high energy 30-min burst of punk rock music starting with ‘Someone Like You’. Mannequin Pussy started as a duo of singer/frontwoman Marisa Dabice and guitarist Thanasi Paul, but currently they are a quartet with Kaleen and Bear.”

Tour dates:

9/6 Kilby Court Salt Lake City, UT
9/7 Larimer Lounge Denver, CO
9/9 Slowdown Omaha, NE
9/10 7th Street Entry Minneapolis, MN
9/11 Schubas Chicago, IL
9/12 Pike Room Pontiac, MI
9/13 Mahall's Lakewood, OH
9/14 The Baby G Toronto, ON
9/15 Great Scott Boston, MA
9/17 DC9 Washington, DC
9/18 Rough Trade Brooklyn, NY^
9/19 PhilaMOCA Philadelphia, PA

BLANCO WHITE
+ Dan Owen
7th St Entry
Wed 09/11/2019 (7pm/$15)
first-avenue.com

Did you know that Blanco White actually translates from Spanish to “White White”? Blanco White is actually the stagename for Londoner Josh Edwards, who studied guitar playing in Spain and Bolivia…

Tour Dates:

09/06/2019 Union Stage Washington, DC
09/07/2019 Brighton Music Hall Boston, MA
09/11/2019 7th St Entry Minneapolis, MN
09/14/2019 State Room Salt Lake City, UT
09/16/2019 Barboza Seattle, WA
09/17/2019 Biltmore Cabaret Vancouver, BC
09/18/2019 Doug Fir Lounge Portland, OR
09/21/2019 Slim's San Francisco, CA
09/23/2019 Roxy Theatre West Hollywood, CA
09/24/2019 House Of Blues San Diego, CA
09/25/2019 Valley Bar Phoenix, AZ
10/01/2019 High Watt Nashville, TN
10/02/2019 Aisle 5 Atlanta, GA
10/06/2019 Bowery Ballroom New York, NY

RUSSIAN CIRCLES / FACS
Cedar Cultural Center
Thu 09/12/2019 (7pm/$17)
thecedar.org

There’s a Russian Circles and Facs (stylized as FACS) show at the Cedar Cultural Center this Thursday, September 12th.

Russian Circles’ album Blood Year is out now on Sargent House.

Tour Dates:

09/11 Madison, WI @ High Noon Saloon
09/12 Minneapolis, MN @ Cedar Cultural Center
09/14 Bozeman, MT @ Rialto Bozeman
09/16 Seattle, WA @ Neumos
09/17 Portland, OR @ Wonder Ballroom
09/19 San Francisco, CA @ August Hall
09/20 Ventura, CA @ Discovery Ventura
09/21 Los Angeles, CA @ Teragram Ballroom
09/23 Mesa, AZ @ The Nile
09/24 Santa Fe, NM @ Meow Wolf
09/25 Denver, CO @ Bluebird Theater
09/28 Chicago, IL @ Thalia Hall
10/18 Grand Rapids, MI @ The Pyramid Scheme
10/19 Detroit, MI @ El Club
10/20 Toronto, ON @ Lee’s Palace
10/21 Montreal, QC @ Theatre Fairmount
10/23 Portsmouth, NH @ 3S ArtSpace
10/24 Cambridge, MA @ The Sinclair
10/26 Brooklyn, NY @ Warsaw
10/27 Philadelphia, PA @ Union Transfer
10/29 Washington, DC @ Union Stage
10/30 Richmond, VA @ The Broadberry

NICK LOWE / LOS STRAITJACKETS
+ Esther Rose
First Avenue
Fri 09/13/2019 (7pm/$25)
first-avenue.com

English songwriter Nick Murphy produced some of Elvis Costello and the Pretenders’ greatest hits… and now he’s co-headlining First Avenue with Los Straightjackets.

Tour Dates:

09/13/2019 First Avenue Minneapolis, MN
09/15/2019 Riot Fest & Carnival
09/20/2019 The Tralf Music Hall Buffalo, NY
09/21/2019 Mr. Small's Theatre Millvale, PA
09/22/2019 Culture Center Theater Charleston, WV
09/25/2019 The Hi Fi Indianapolis, IN
09/26/2019 Kentucky Center Lobby North Terrace Louisville, KY
09/28/2019 Roots N Blues N BBQ Festival

KRISTIN HERSH
Cedar Cultural Center
Sat 09/14/2019 (8pm/$13)
first-avenue.com

Kristin Hersh is back in the area on Saturday, September 14th, at the Cedar Cultural Center. The show is billed as Kristin Hersh Electric Trio, which features Fred Abong (Throwing Muses) and Rob Ahlers (50FOOTWAVE).

Tour Dates:

Sept. 06 Pioneertown, CA - Pappy & Harriet's
Sept. 08 Phoenix, AZ - Valley Bar
Sept. 10 Denver, CO - Hi Dive
Sept. 12 Omaha, NE - Slowdown
Sept. 14 Minneapolis, MN - Cedar Cultural Center
Sept. 15 Milwaukee, WI - Shank Hill
Sept. 17 Cleveland, OH - Music Box Supper Club
Sept. 19 Pittsburgh, PA - Crafthouse
Sept. 20 Columbus, OH - Rumba Cafe
Sept. 22 Chicago, IL - Shubas Tavern
Sept. 25 Seattle, WA - Tractor Tavern
Sept. 26 Portland, OR - Mississippi Studios
Sept. 29 San Francisco, CA - Bottom of the Hill
Nov 10 London, UK - The Jazz Café

PINEGROVE
+ Stephen Steinbrink, Common Holly
Fine Line Music Cafe
Sat 09/14/2019 (7pm/$22/Sold Out)
finelinemusic.com

New Jersey’s Pinegrove (originally formed by singer/songwriter/guitarist Evan Stephens Hall and drummer Zack Levine) will be stopping by the Fine Line Music Café on Saturday, September 14th. The show is sold out…

We saw the group when they first came to the area in May 2016 and said, “The show started out with Pinegrove. It was their first time ever to play in Minnesota but you wouldn't have thought that by the percentage of the crowd that was singing along to all of their songs. Honestly, I had never heard of them before. Their music is much calmer than I typically like but it was so unique that I couldn't help but fall in love.”

Tour Dates:

9/5/19 - Boston, MA @ Royale
9/6/19 - South Burlington, VT @ Higher Ground
9/8/19 - Toronto, ON @ The Opera House Toronto
9/9/19 - Detroit, MI @ Majestic Theatre
9/10/19 - Chicago, IL @ Lincoln Hall
9/11/19 - Chicago, IL @ Thalia Hall
9/12/19 - Madison, WI @ Majestic Theatre
9/14/19 - Minneapolis, MN@ Fine Line
9/15/19 - Fargo, ND @ The Aquarium
9/16/19 - Sioux Falls, SD @ The Icon Lounge
9/17/19 - Omaha, NE @ The Waiting Room
9/25/19 - Philadelphia, PA @Union Transfer
9/26/19 - Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club
9/27/19 - New York, NY @ Webster Hall
9/28/19 - Jersey City, NJ @ White Eagle Hall
9/29/19 - New York, NY @ Brooklyn Steel
10/15/19 - Los Angeles, CA @ Fonda Theatre

HATCHIE
+ Orchin, Deeper
7th St Entry
Sat 09/14/2019 (8pm/$14)
first-avenue.com

Australian singer/songwriter Harriette Pilbeam, otherwise known as Hatchie, just released her debut studio album Keepsake…. and she’s touring in support of the album. She’ll stop by the 7th Street Entry on September 14th.

Tour Dates:

09/05 / Great Scott / Boston, MA
09/06 / World Cafe Live / Philadelphia, PA
09/07 / DC9 / Washington, D.C.
09/08 / Club Cafe / Pittsburgh, PA
09/10 / The Garrison / Toronto, ON
09/11 / Deluxx Fluxx / Detroit, MI
09/12 / Empty Bottle / Chicago, IL
09/13 / Shitty Barn / Spring Green, WI
09/14 / 7th Street Entry / Minneapolis, MN
09/16 / recordBar / Kansas City, MO
09/17 / Larimer Lounge / Denver, CO
09/20 / Soda Bar / San Diego, CA
09/21 / Echoplex / Los Angeles, CA
09/25 / Cafe Du Nord / San Francisco, CA
09/27 / Mississippi Studios / Portland, OR
09/28 / Barboza / Seattle, WA
09/29 / Fortune Sound Club / Vancouver, BC
10/06 / Wollongong, NSW / Yours & Owls

OF MONSTERS AND MEN
Surly Brewing Co. Festival Field
Sat 09/14/2019 (5:30pm/$29.50)
surlybrewing.com

Of Monsters and Men will be headlining the Surly Brewing Co. Festival Field this Saturday. Typical of these open-area shows, they start really early (5:30pm) and ends before noise curfew (around 10pm).

Tour Dates:

09/07/19 Uncasville, CT Mohegan Sun Arena
09/08/19 Boston, MA Rockland Trust Bank Pavilion
09/10/19 Philadelphia, PA The Met
09/11/19 Toronto, ON Budweiser Stage
09/13/19 Chicago, IL Aragon Ballroom
09/14/19 Minneapolis, MN Surly Brewing Festival Field
09/16/19 Denver, CO Mission Ballroom
09/17/19 Ogden, UT Ogden Twilight
09/19/19 Santa Barbara, CA Santa Barbara Bowl
09/21/19 Las Vegas, NV Life is Beautiful Music
09/22/19 Los Angeles, CA Hollywood Palladium
09/24/19 San Francisco, CA Bill Graham Civic Auditorium
09/26/19 Seattle, WA WAMU Theater
09/27/19 Portland, OR Edgefield
09/28/19 Vancouver, BC UBC Doug Mitchell Thunderbird

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Rocktober: October 25 to October 26, 2018

Here are some shows taking place in the Minneapolis/St Paul area from October 25 to October 26, 2018.

Read more: Minneapolis Music Guide.

Twilight Sad at Turf Club Read More Twilight Sad The evening got started on the right foot, with a band we’ve seen much more recently, Scotland’s The Twilight Sad, still in support of 2014’s Nobody Wants to Be Here and Nobody Wants to Leave (Fat Cat Records). ... The Stress Of Her Regard First band on the bill was local act Stress Of Her Regard (named after a fantasy 1989 book by Tim Powers), who played a 30-minute set. The trio (and sometime with extra guitar help from Davis) …

THE TWILIGHT SAD
+ The Stress of Her Regard
Turf Club
Thu 10/25/2018 (7:30pm/$15)
turfclub.net

Scottish band The Twilight Sad is playing the Turf Club in St Paul on October 25th. The band recently announced their fifth album It Won’t Be Like This All The Time to be out January 18, 2019 via Rock Action Records.

We’ve seen the intense band a few times, the last time the band played their biggest venue in the area, opening for The Cure in June 2016: “The group’s last appearance in town was in the 250-person capacity 7th Street Entry, and now they were opening in a hockey arena, though their large and fuzzy sound seemed a better fit than expected.”

The Stress of Her Regard to open. We saw the local band in Mar 2015 and said, “The trio (and sometime with extra guitar help from Davis) sang song from their 2015 debut self-titled EP, including "Class Warfare", a song that they dedicated to "people who buys apple $17,000 watches."” ... so if you see the singer with an Apple watch, give him a hard time.

Tour dates:

10/17/2018 Doug Fir Lounge, Portland, OR
10/19/2018 The Crocodile, Seattle, WA
10/20/2018 Fox Cabaret, Vancouver, BC
10/25/2018 Turf Club, St. Paul, MN
10/26/2018 Theater On The Lake, Chicago, IL
10/27/2018 Velvet Underground, Toronto, ON
10/28/2018 Bar le Ritz PDB, Montreal, QC
10/30/2018 The Middle East, Cambridge, MA
10/31/2018 BSP Lounge, Kingston, NY
11/01/2018 Elsewhere, Brooklyn, NY
11/02/2018 Boot & Saddle, Philadelphia, PA
11/03/2018 U Street Music Hall, Washington, DC
11/10/2018 Point Ephémère, Paris
11/11/2018 Kulturzentrum Schlachthof, Wiesbaden
11/2/2018 Ampere, Munich
11/13/2018 Chelsea, Vienna
11/5/2018 Musik & Frieden, Berlin
11/16/2018 Molotow, Hamburg
11/17/2018 Paradiso, Amsterdam
11/18/2018 Le Botanique, Brussels
11/22/2018 Eventim Olympia, Liverpool
11/23/2018 The Mill, Birmingham
11/24/2018 O2 Academy Leeds, Leeds
11/25/2018 Brighton Dome, Brighton
11/26/2018 St David's Hall, Cardiff
11/27/2018 Bush Hall, London
11/29/2018 Liquid Rooms, Edinburgh
02/27/2019 Manchester Gorilla, Manchester
02/28/2019 Electric Ballroom, London
03/02/2019 Barrowland Ballroom, Glasgow

Other shows in the area:

Kathy Griffin 2018 Tour Slothrust at 7th Street Passenger at First Ave Milk Carton Kids 2018 Tour Hailu Mergia Brothers Osborne Mitski at First Ave Read More The Milk Carton Kids Remember The Milk Carton Kids? I saw them in May and absolutely loved them. They have a new record, which was previously mentioned. It is called Prologue and it will be made available as a free download … Mitski Mitski, who just announced she’s going on tour with Lorde, will open this show. Her fourth studio album Puberty 2 is out now on Dead Oceans. Tour Dates: 10/04: Stage Ae, Pittsburgh, PA … Overcoats Overcoats to open. We saw the duo last May 2016 and noted that the two only found out days before the show that they were actually going out on tour with Matt Corby. …

KATHY GRIFFIN
State Theatre
Thu 10/25/2018 (7pm/$45.50)
hennepintheatretrust.org

Comedian Kathy Griffin got into a lot of hot water after that infamous photo of a beheaded Donald Trump became viral. She originally apologized, but eventually rescinded the apology! Now hear the full controversial story in her upcoming hilarious “Laugh Your Head Off” World Tour at the State Theatre on Thursday, October 25th. Based on the sold out shows and rave reviews, Griffin made the right call by doubling down on her anti-Trump stance.

Tour dates:

10/25/2018 State Theatre Minneapolis, MN
10/26/2018 Fisher Theatre Detroit, MI
10/27/2018 Anheuser-Busch Performance Hall St. Louis, MO
10/29/2018 Santa Monica College Performing Arts Center
11/4/2018 Symphony Hall Phoenix, AZ

SLOTHRUST
+ Mannequin Pussy
7th Street Entry
Thu 10/25/2018 (9pm/$14)
first-avenue.com

Slothrust (singer/guitarist Leah Wellbaum, drummer Will Gorin and bassist Kyle Bann) is touring in support of their fourth album The Pact.

Philadelphia’s Mannequin Pussy to open. We saw the band in Oct 2017 and wrote that their set was a “high energy 30-min burst of punk rock music”.

Tour dates:

10/19 - St. Louis, MO @ Blueberry Hill’s Duck Room
10/20 - Kansas City, MO @ recordBar
10/23 - Madison, WI @ High Noon Saloon
10/25 - Minneapolis, MN @ 7th Street Entry
10/26 - Milwaukee, WI @ The Cooperage
10/27 - Chicago, IL @ Lincoln Hall
10/28 - Louisville, KY @ Zanzabar
10/30 - Columbus, OH @ The Basement
10/31 - Indianapolis, IN @ Hi-Fi Indy

PASSENGER
First Avenue
Thu 10/25/2018 (6pm/$30.50)
first-avenue.com

Passenger (sometime stylized as /Passenger.) is on a nearly sold-out North American tour. They’ll be stopping by First Avenue on Thursday. I’ll never forget the time we saw the band in August 2008 at an intimate gig at The Hollow.

No opening band listed, but Mike Rosenberg has enough songs to play for a few hours...

Tour dates:

10/16/2018 9:30 Club, Washington, DC
10/18/2018 Brooklyn Steel, Brooklyn, NY
10/21/2018 Théâtre Corona, Montreal, QC
10/25/2018 First Avenue, Minneapolis, MN
11/02/2018 McMenamin's Crystal Ballroom, Portland, OR
11/06/2018 Belasco Theater, Los Angeles, CA

THE MILK CARTON KIDS
+ The Barr Brothers
Pantages Theatre
Fri 10/26/2018 (7pm/$29.50)
hennepintheatretrust.org

The popular The Milk Carton Kids will be back in the Twin Cities this Friday, October 26th. The band recently released a new Amazon Original song called “Whisper In Her Ear”, which is a new recording as a full band re-imagined from the original 2013 release.

We haven’t seen the TMCK since May 2011: “ Joe Purdy came on stage to personally introduce The Milk Carton Kids, stating that he was "98% sure" that we were going to love them. Judging from the loud claps and the quiet, attentive audience, I would say 100% of the audience loved them.”

Tour dates:

10/18 – South Burlington, VT – Higher Ground Ballroom
10/19 – Montreal, QC – Corona Theatre
10/20 – Toronto, ON – Danforth Music Hall
10/22 - Royal Oak, MI – Royal Oak Music Theatre
10/23 – Chicago, IL – Thalia Hall
10/24 – Chicago, IL – Thalia Hall
10/25 – Milwaukee, WI – Pabst Theatre
10/26 – Minneapolis, MN – Pantages Theatre
10/27 – Winnipeg, MB – Crescent Ft Rouge
10/29 – Calgary, AB – Jack Singer Concert Hall
10/30 – Edmonton, AB – Winspear Center Concert Hall
10/31 – Vancouver, BC – The Vogue
11/1 – Seattle, WA – The Showbox
11/3 – Portland, OR – Wonder Ballroom
11/5 – Berkeley, CA – UC Berkeley
11/6 – Los Angeles, CA – The Theatre

HAILU MERGIA
+ Yonathan Bekure
Cedar Cultural Center
Fri 10/26/2018 (7pm/$25)
thecedar.org

As usual, the Walker Art Center is bringing some of the most interesting music to the Twin Cities. This Friday, October 26th, Ethiopian legend Hailu Mergia will be playing at the Cedar Cultural Center. Special guest Yonathan’s Cultural Show (aka Yonathan Bekure) to open.

Tour dates:

10/26/2018 Cedar Cultural Center, Minneapolis, MN
11/08/2018 – 11/11/2018 Le Guess Who? 2018
11/12/2018 Jazz Cafe, London
11/13/2018 Band on the Wall, Manchester
11/15/2018 Belgrave Music Hall & Canteen, Leeds
11/21/2018 Festsaal Kreuzberg, Berlin, Germany

BROTHERS OSBORNE
+ Charlie Worsham
Palace Theatre
Fri 10/26/2018 (7pm/$35)
palacestpaul.com

Reigning CMA and ACM Vocal Duo of the Year, Brothers Osborne is headlining the Palace Theatre in St Paul on Friday.

Tour dates:

Oct 17 Spokane, WA Knitting Factory
Oct 18 Abbotsford, BC Abbotsford Centre
Oct 19 Penticton, BC South Okanagan
Oct 20 Calgary, AB MacEwan Hall
Oct 21 Edmonton, AB Shaw Conference Centre
Oct 24 Saskatoon, SK O’Brian’s Event Centre
Oct 25 Winnipeg, MB Burton Cummings Theatre
Oct 26 St Paul, MN Palace Theatre
Oct 27 Madison, WI The Sylvee
Oct 28 Grand Rapids, MI 20 Monroe Live

MITSKI
+ Overcoats
First Avenue
Fri 10/26/2018 (8pm/$20/Sold Out)
first-avenue.com

If you’re one of the cool kids, you’ll be at this upcoming sold out Mitski show at First Avenue’s mainroom. It’s quite a difference, considering that it was only Nov 2015 that Mitski made her debut at the 7th Street Entry in Minneapolis.

Show up early to check out duo Overcoats (Hana Elion and JJ Mitchell). We first caught them in May 2016 and noticed how different their live shows were about a year later: “Gone are the live instruments and keys; the recent Triple Rock show only had the two singing and harmonizing over pre-recorded music/beats from their computer, while dressed in similar loose, white tops. They still sounded great, but we couldn’t help comparing their show to a Karaoke performance.”

Overcoats’ debut album Young is out now.

Tour dates:

10/19/2018 Union Transfer, Philadelphia, PA
10/20/2018 House of Blues - Boston, Boston
10/21/2018 L'Astral, Montreal, QC
10/22/2018 Opera House, Toronto
10/23/2018 Magic Stick, Detroit, MI
10/25/2018 Vic Theatre, Chicago, IL
10/26/2018 First Avenue, Minneapolis, MN
10/30/2018 The Imperial, Vancouver, BC
10/31/2018 Showbox SoDo, Seattle, WA
11/01/2018 McMenamin's Crystal Ballroom, Portland, OR
11/03/2018 The Warfield, San Francisco, CA
11/07/2018 The Wiltern, Los Angeles, CA
11/08/2018 Crescent Ballroom, Phoenix, AZ
11/10/2018 Emo's Austin, Austin, TX, US
11/11/2018 Trees, Dallas, TX
11/13/2018 Basement, Nashville, TN
11/14/2018 Masquerade, Atlanta, GA
11/16/2018 9:30 Club, Washington, DC
11/17/2018 9:30 Club, Washington, DC
11/18/2018 Union Transfer, Philadelphia, PA
11/30/2018 Brooklyn Steel, Brooklyn, NY
12/01/2018 Brooklyn Steel, Brooklyn, NY
12/02/2018 Brooklyn Steel, Brooklyn, NY
12/03/2018 Brooklyn Steel, Brooklyn, NY
01/28/2019 St Jerome's Laneway Festival 2019
02/02/2019 St Jerome's Laneway Festival 2019
02/03/2019 St Jerome's Laneway Festival 2019
02/09/2019 St Jerome's Laneway Festival 2019

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Desert Daze: October 12-14, 2018

Read More Desert Daze October (thank god because we would all melt in the otherwise typical days of such shenanigans) will bestow the 6th installation of the transcendent music festival Desert Daze in Joshua Tree, California. .... Tame Impala Tame Impala is touring the U.S. again in support of their album, Lonerism. Kevin and crew have definitely crafted a piece of art. Loud, incredibly groovy. ... Slowdive Shoegaze band Slowdive are currently on a reunion tour, stopping by Minneapolis' Fine Line Music Café, after being absent from the city in twenty-two years! ....

Ah, the mornings are beginning to be met by a cool autumn breeze...so this must mean desert festival season is under way! Desert Daze has been a myriad of magical atmospheric wonder along with the most entertaining of artists, and this year is no exception. With Tame Impala headlining, it could in fact be the best one yet.

I could enumerate on how this festival is, in my opinion, the Mecca of all festivals, but it is really something to be seen by the own eye to truly comprehend. Along with bizarre instillations and an entire village complete with meditation tent and tea ceremonies, this isn’t just a music festival…it’s an Extraterrestrial Festival.

The California-based festival run by Jjuujju’s guitarist Phil Pirrone has an impressive lineup this year featuring Tame Impala, My Bloody Valentine, King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard (also a returning band), Pulp frontman Jarvis Cocker, Shellac, Ty Segall & White Fence, Warpaint, Earth (performing The Bees Made Honey In The Lion’s Skull), Malcom Mooney of CAN, Steve Albini, Connan Mockasin, Pond, and Julia Holter, Earthless. There are always surprise guests and DJ’s along with plenty of mind-enhancing activities to attend in between shows.

English dream-pop band Slowdive has recently been added to the festival, which will by far be one of the most sought-out performances of the weekend.

Check out Desert Daze’s amazing lineup poster, featuring the latest additions and broken down by day. Single-day tickets are now available in addition to three-day general admission and VIP passes. Visit the festival’s website for more info.

Desert Daze is happening October 12th-14th, 2018 in Lake Perris, California.

Details and lineup:

Desert Daze 2018
October 12th-14th, 2018
Lake Perris, California
Tickets & Camping: ticketfly.com
More Info: desertdaze.org

Friday Tame Impala Warpaint Connan Mockasin Uncle Acid & The Deadbeats Jarvis Cocker Introducing JARV IS… Hinds Pond IDLES DAKHABRAKHA Wand Gum All Them Witches True Widow Lumerians (Late Night) Mary Lattimore Sons Of Kemet Yonatan Gat & The Eastern Medicine Singers L.A. Witch Kikagaku Moyo + Boogarins + JJUUJJUU (Late Night) Tropa Magica Sugar Candy Mountain Opening Ceremonies With Ian Svenonius

Saturday King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard Slowdive Mercury Rev Perform Deserter’s Songs Chelsea Wolfe Wooden Shjips BEAK > A Place To Bury Strangers Shannon & The Clams Kevin Morby Kikagaku Moyo Malcolm Mooney Of CAN Damien Echols – High Magick Boogarins Ex-Cult Deap Vally (Late Night) Cosmonauts Prettiest Eyes (Late Night) Cut Worms JJUUJJUU Ulrika Spacek Al Lover Hand Habits Mannequin Pussy Stonefield Cat Scan

Sunday My Bloody Valentine Death Grips Shellac Ty Segall & White Fence Earth Perform The Bees Made Honey In The Lion’s Skull Preoccupations King Khan & The Shrines Julia Holter Earthless Follakzoid Bedouine Escape-Ism The Holydrug Couple Death Valley Girls Imarhan Here Lies Man Sextile Vinyl Williams Gladys Lazer Goon The Mad Walls Talks: Steve Albini

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Japanese Breakfast at Triple Rock, Minneapolis (02 October 2017)

Japanese Breakfast Setlist     Intro: Planetary Ambience Diving Woman In Heaven The Woman That Loves You Road Head Heft 12 Steps Boyish (Little Big League song) The Body Is a Blade Jane Cum This House Triple 7 Till Death Everybody Wants to Love You Machinist Mannequin Pussy Setlist Someone Like You Kiss Anything Pledge Romantic Patience Drunk 1 Drunk 2 Terror No Emotional High Denial Meatslave One Ten Everything Outro Read More Japanese Breakfast Opening will be singer Michelle Zauner, of Philadelphia indie punk band Little Big League, under the solo moniker of Japanese Breakfast. The music showcases Zauner's dark ...

Japanese Breakfast (Michelle Zauner) has played Minneapolis many times, but last Monday (October 2nd) at the Triple Rock Social Club, was Zauner’s first time as headliner.

Philadelphia’s The Spirit Of The Beehive kickstarted the event, playing tracks from their sophomore album Pleasure Suck (Tiny Engines). The band mentioned that they had spent the last 16 hours in a car driving from Seattle to Minneapolis, “so it feels good to be playing a show tonight.”

The noisy, psychedelic rock band traded boys/girls vocals in their brief 30-min set. They ended with a song they’ve jokingly called “Rocket Potato”, after their appearance in Vancouver, Canada.

Also from Philadelphia, was Mannequin Pussy, with a high energy 30-min burst of punk rock music starting with ‘Someone Like You’.

Mannequin Pussy started as a duo of singer/frontwoman Marisa Dabice and guitarist Thanasi Paul, but currently they are a quartet with Kaleen and Bear.

Midway into their set, Dabice asked if the venue could turn on the disco ball…. and a few minutes later, the disco ball was turned on.

For their final song, which was written as ‘Outro’ on their setlist, Japanese Breakfast’s touring guitarist jumped on stage to help them close out their song finale.

As previously, this was Japanese Breakfast’s first headlining show. In the brief time that we’ve known her, she’s previous appeared with Mitski in July 2016, with Porches in September 2016, with Slowdive in May 2017, and with (Sandy) Alex G in June 2017. We’ve gradually seen her feel more comfortable on stage, and, personally speaking, she was at her finest hour at the Triple Rock Social Club show. The spotlight was finally full focused on her, and she was ready to shine. Clearly she gave a lot of thought in her appearance by dressing up in a white laced top, white pants, and amazing white light-up sneakers.

As you can see from her setlist, she played a balanced mix of her two albums, Psychopomp (2016) and Soft Sounds from Another Planet (2017).

Interestingly enough, ‘Boyish’ was played midset. The song was re-recorded for Soft Sounds from Another Planet, but it was originally from Michelle Zauner’s former band, Little Big League. The four piece Philadelphia emo band broke up after Zauner moved back to Oregon to take care of her mother.

Tour dates:

10/05 - Bloomington, IN @ The Bishop +
10/06 - Detroit, MI @ UFO Factory +
10/07 - Toronto, ON @ The Garisson +
10/08 - Montreal, QC @ Bar Le Ritz PDB +
10/11 - Cambridge, MA @ The Sinclair +
10/12 - Brooklyn, NY @ Music Hall of Williamsburg +
10/21 - Bristol, GB @ Simple Things Festival
10/23 - Cologne, DE @ Blue Shell
10/24 - Hamburg, DE @ Hakken
10/25 - Berlin, DE @ Badenhouse
10/26 - Paris, FR @ Pop Up Du Label
10/27 - Gent, BE @ NEST
10/28 - Amsterdam, NL @ London Calling
11/02 - Brighton, GB @ The Joker
11/03 - Manchester, GB @ Soup Kitchen
11/04 - Edinburgh, GB @ The Mash House
11/05 - Glasgow, GB @ The Hug and Pint
11/06 - Leeds, GB @ Headrow House
11/07 - London, GB @ The Dome Tufnell Park

+ w/ Mannequin Pussy & Spirit of the Beehive

Mannequin Pussy

The Spirit Of The Beehive

Mannequin Pussy

Japanese Breakfast’s kicks

Japanese Breakfast

Japanese Breakfast

Japanese Breakfast at Triple Rock Social Club, Minneapolis (02 October 2017)

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Rocktober: October 2, 2017

Here are some concerts taking place in the Minneapolis/St Paul area on October 2, 2017.

Read more Minneapolis Music Guide.

Read More Angel Olsen Angel Olsen is returning to Minnesota at the Cedar Cultural Center. Her forthcoming album My Woman is coming out September 2nd via Jagjaguwar. ...

ANGEL OLSEN
at First Avenue
Monday 10/02/2017 (7pm/$25)
first-avenue.com

Angel Olsen will be headlining First Avenue on October 2nd. Olsen fans can look forward to Phases, a collection of B-sides, rarities, and demos on November 10th via Jagjaguwar.

North Carolina trio Mount Moriah to open. The last we heard from the band, they released How to Dance on Merge Records.

Angel Olsen Tour Dates:

Sep. 29 — Lincoln, NE @ Bourbon Theatre
Sep. 30 — Maquoketa, IA @ Codfish Hollow Barnstormers &
Oct. 1 — Milwaukee, WI @ Pabst Theater &
Oct. 2 — Minneapolis, MN @ First Avenue &
Oct. 4 — St. Louis, MO @ The Pageant &
Oct. 5 — Lawrence, KS @ The Granada &
Oct. 7 — Austin, TX @ Austin City Limits Festival
Oct. 14 — Austin, TX @ Austin City Limits Festival
Oct. 18 — San Diego, CA @ Viejas Arena #
Oct. 20 — Los Angeles, CA @ The Forum #
Oct. 21 — Oakland, CA @ Oracle Arena #
Oct. 22 — Las Vegas, NV @ Mandalay Bay Events Center #
Oct. 23 — Salt Lake City, UT @ The Depot $
Nov. 18 — Mexico City, DF @ Corona Capital
Nov. 28 — Charlottesville, VA @ Jefferson Theater %
Nov. 29 — New York, NY @ Town Hall ^
Nov. 30 — New York, NY @ Town Hall ^
Dec. 1 — Brooklyn, NY @ Brooklyn Steel ^
Dec. 2 — Portland, ME @ State Theatre ^
Dec. 4 — Boston, MA @ House of Blues ^
Dec. 5 — Montreal, QC @ Rialto Theatre ^
Dec. 6 — Toronto, ON @ Phoenix Concert Theatre ^
Dec. 7 — Toronto, ON @ Phoenix Concert Theatre ^
Dec. 8 — Detroit, MI @ Majestic Theatre ^
Dec. 9 — Chicago, IL @ Riviera Theatre ^
Dec. 10 — Louisville, KY @ Mercury Ballroom *
Dec. 12 — Philadelphia, PA @ Union Transfer *
Dec. 13 — Philadelphia, PA @ Union Transfer *
Dec. 14 — Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club *
Dec. 16 — Asheville, NC @ Orange Peel *

& = w/ Mount Mariah
# = w/ Arcade Fire
$ = w/ Strong Words
% w/ Ned Oldham
^ = w/ Heron Oblivion
* = w/ White Magic

Read More Japanese Breakfast Opening will be singer Michelle Zauner, of Philadelphia indie punk band Little Big League, under the solo moniker of Japanese Breakfast. The music showcases Zauner's dark ...

JAPANESE BREAKFAST
at Triple Rock Social Club
Monday 10/02/2017 (8pm/$12)
triplerocksocialclub.com

Japanese Breakfast (Michelle Zauner) is back in town in support of her new album Soft Sounds From Another Planet (Dead Oceans). We previously caught the Korean singer in May 2017 and said that Zauner’s first band was actually in Strange Relations… so expect Strange Relations to be at this show.

Phildelphia’s shoegaze / punk band Mannequin Pussy and psychedelic indie/punk band The Spirit Of The Beehive to open.

Tour dates:

9/25 - Portland, OR @ Holocene +
9/26 - Vancouver, BC @ Fox Cabaret +
9/27 - Seattle, WA @ Crocodile +
9/28 - Boise, ID @ Neurolux +
9/29 - Salt Lake City @ Kilby Court +
9/30 - Denver, CO @ Larimer Lounge +
10/2 - Minneapolis, MN @ The Triple Rock +
10/4 - Chicago, IL @ Subterranean +
10/5 - Bloomington, IN @ The Bishop +
10/6 - Detroit, MI @ UFO Factory +
10/7 - Toronto, ON @ The Garisson +
10/8 - Montreal, QC @ Bar Le Ritz PDB +
10/11 - Cambridge, MA @ The Sinclair +
10/12 - Brooklyn, NY @ Music Hall of Williamsburg +
10/21 - Bristol, GB @ Simple Things Festival
10/23 - Cologne, DE @ Blue Shell
10/24 - Hamburg, DE @ Hakken
10/25 - Berlin, DE @ Badenhouse
10/26 - Paris, FR @ Pop Up Du Label
10/27 - Gent, BE @ NEST
10/28 - Amsterdam, NL @ London Calling
11/2 - Brighton, GB @ The Joker
11/3 - Manchester, GB @ Soup Kitchen
11/4 - Edinburgh, GB @ The Mash House
11/5 - Glasgow, GB @ The Hug and Pint
11/6 - Leeds, GB @ Headrow House
11/7 - London, GB @ The Dome Tufnell Park

+ w/ Mannequin Pussy & Spirit of the Beehive

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Other shows in the area:

10/02/2017 Dark wave band Drab Majesty will be headlining the 7th Street Entry on October 2nd. CGW, Burning and The Nightstalker to open.

Tour dates:

09/24 Philadelphia, PA @ Philamoca
09/25 Boston, MA @ Middle East
09/26 Montreal, QC @ Bar Le Ritz
09/27 Toronto, ON @ Baby G
09/29 Chicago, IL @ Cold Waves Festival
09/30 St. Louis @ Delmar Hall
10/2 Minneapolis, MN @ 7th Street
10/4 Denver, CO @ Milk Bar
10/5 Salt Lake City, UT @ Urban Lounge
10/6 Boise, ID @ Neurolux
10/7 Seattle, WA @ Laser Dome +
10/8 Vancouver, BC @ Cobalt
10/10 Portland, OR @ Holocene
10/12 Sacramento, CA @ Low Brau
10/13 San Francisco, CA @ TBA

7pm, $10.

10/02/2017 Matt Pond PA is back in town at the Turf Club in St Paul this Monday. According to his bio, Still Summer will be the last LP that will be released under the Matt Pond PA name, so if you want to come out for one last hurrah, this is the tour to see Matt Pond and company. Special guests J Fernandez and We Are The Willows to open.

Tour dates:

09.24 - Philadelphia, PA @ Johnny Brenda’s
09.25 - Brooklyn, NY @ Brooklyn Night Bazaar
09.28 - Cleveland, OH @ Beachland Tavern
09.29 - Columbus, OH @ Ace Of Cups
09.30 - Louisville, KY @ Zanzabar
10.01 - Chicago, IL @ Schubas
10.02 - St. Paul, MN @ Turf Club
10.04 - Davenport, IA @ Raccoon Motel
10.05 - Iowa City, IA @ The Mill
10.06 - St. Louis, MO @ The Firebird
10.07 - Dallas, TX @ Double Wide Bar
10.08 - San Antonio, TX @ Paper Tiger
10.09 - Austin, TX @ The Sidewinder
10.12 - Atlanta, GA @ Drunken Unicorn
10.13 - Charlotte, NC @ Snug Harbor
10.14 - Carrboro, NC @ Cat’s Cradle

7pm, $16.

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