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Minneapolis: March 16 to March 17

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03/16 JAWNY with Wallice at Amsterdam Bar & Hall Read More Wallice Wallice will open the show. She's released her debut single "Punching Bag" with the help of her childhood friend marinelli. Look for Wallice's forthcoming EP. …

03/16/2023 Thursday

JAWNY
with Wallice
at Amsterdam Bar & Hall
first-avenue.com

Indie maverick Jawny will be heading out on tour in March 2023, to support his debut album It’s Never Fair, Always True (Interscope Records). His latest single, “fall in love” came out just in time for the Valentine’s Day celebration.

Jawny spent much of 2022, opening for Beck and Oliver Tree.

Indie-pop artist Wallice will open for Jawny on this March 2023 tour. Wallice was previously in town one year ago, opening for Portland’s Still Woozy.

Tour Dates

Friday, March 3 San Diego, CA Quartyard
Saturday, March 4 Los Angeles, CA El Rey
Tuesday, March 7 San Francisco, CA Bimbo’s
Thursday, March 9 Seattle, WA Neumos
Friday, March 10 Vancouver, BC Fox Cabaret
Saturday, March 11 Portland, OR Wonder Ballroom
Monday, March 13 Salt Lake City, UT Soundwell
Tuesday, March 14 Denver, CO Meow Wolf
Thursday, March 16 Minneapolis, MN Amsterdam Bar & Hotel
Friday, March 17 Chicago, IL Thalia Hall
Saturday, March 18 Detroit, MI El Club
Monday, March 20 Cleveland, OH Mahall’s
Tuesday, March 21 Toronto, ON Velvet Underground
Friday, March 24 Boston, MA Paradise
Saturday, March 25 Philadelphia, PA Theatre of Living Arts
Wednesday. March 29 Brooklyn, NY Baby's All Right
Friday, March 31 New York, NY Bowery Ballroom
Saturday, April 1 Washington D.C. Black Cat
Monday, April 3 Camboro, NC Cat’s Cradle
Tuesday, April 4 Atlanta, GA Masquerade
Thursday, April 6 Houston, TX womh
Friday, April 7 Dallas, TX HOB – Cambridge Room
Saturday, April 8 Austin, TX Antone’s
Monday, April 10 Santa Fe, NM Meow Wolff
Wednesday, April 12 Phoenix, AZ Crescent

03/16 Sloan at 7th St Entry Read More Sloan Canadian power-pop veterans Sloan have returned to our musical shores with an ambitious new double album, Commonwealth, due out September 9th on Yep Roc - and these guys ...

03/16/2023 Thursday

Sloan
at 7th St Entry
first-avenue.com

Canadian indie-rock royalty Sloan (not to be confused with Sasha Sloan) is touring in support of their 13th studio album Steady (Yep Roc Records). The album follows Sloan’s 2018 record 12 and marks the 30th anniversary of their beloved debut record Smeared, originally released in October 1992.

Sloan at Turf Club (10 Oct 2014)

We saw Sloan in Oct 2014 and wrote, “It only makes sense that my first show at the revamped Turf would be an evening with one of my favorite bands, Toronto’s finest, those mighty kings of sublime harmony: SLOAN. To my delight, there was no opening act, only Sloan themselves, rocking out for nearly 3 hours (with a short break in between sets, of course) and generously doling out gems from their back catalogue like they were giving out Halloween candy early. A good portion of the set was also dedicated to their new album Commonwealth and, uh, spoiler alert, those songs sounded f*cking amazing. New tracks can be a little tricky to play for the hit-hungry masses, but the chosen Commonwealth cuts were pretty much a slam dunk with this Friday night crowd.”

No opening act listed… although based on 2014’s show, they might not need one.

Tour dates:

Mar 4 Vancouver, BC, Canada Commodore Ballroom
Mar 10 Red Deer, AB, Canada Bo's Bar & Stage
Mar 11 Edmonton, AB, Canada The Starlite Room
Mar 16 Minneapolis, MN, US 7th St Entry
Apr 19 Allston, MA, US Brighton Music Hall
Apr 20 New York (NYC), NY, US Bowery Ballroom
Apr 21 Buffalo, NY, US Iron Works

03/17 Elise Trouw with XINA at 7th St Entry Read More XINA XINA (rhymes with China) is a 23-year-old, multi-disciplinary artist based in the Twin Cities. If you ask what she does, she'll simply say "arts and crafts," an umbrella term for her expansive roles as a …

03/17/2023 Friday

Elise Trouw
with XINA
at 7th St Entry
first-avenue.com

Acclaimed singer, songwriter and multi-instrument musician Elise Trouw is touring in support of her new EP Losing Sleep.

The EP was produced by KOIL (Demi Lovato, Timbaland, Diddy, Sean Paul), and features Jacob Luttrel on one track.

Trouw adds, “Musically, this EP represents the kind of genre blending that I am drawn to in the music of the artists I love. Collaborating with KOIL brought a new life to these songs I’ve worked on over the last couple years, as some kind of self therapy- they reflect on the lessons and growth experienced from relationships in my young adulthood.”

XINA (not to be confused with Korean singer Xina (시나) ), to open.

Tour dates:

March 12 – Fox Theatre, Boulder, CO
March 14 – Wave, Wichita, KS
March 16 – xBk, Des Moines, IA
March 17 – 7th St. Entry, Minneapolis, MN
March 18 – Chop Shop, Chicago, IL
March 19 – Marble Bar, Detroit, MI
March 21 – The Happy Dog, Cleveland, OH
March 23 – Empire Underground, Albany NY
March 25 – Red Room, Boston, MA
March 27 – Le Poisson Rouge, New York, NY
March 28 – HMAC Stage, Harrisburg, PA
March 29 – World Cafe’ Live, Philadelphia, PA
March 30 – Union Stage, Washington, DC
April 1 – Hi-Fi, Indianapolis, IN
April 2 – Madison Live, Covington, KY
April 5 – Headliners Music Hall, Louisville, KY
April 6 – Eastside Bowl, Nashville, TN
April 11 – Vinyl @ Centre Stage, Atlanta, GA
April 13 – Stickyz Rock’ n’ Roll Chicken Shack, Little Rock, AR
April 15 – 502 Bar, San Antonio, TX
April 16 – Empire Control Room, Austin, TX
April 17 – The Kessler, Dallas, TX
April 18 – The Heights Theatre, Houston, TX

03/17 Marco Benevento with Mike Dillon & Punkadelick ft. Brian Haas & Nikki Glaspie at Turf Club Read More Mike Dillon Both played seventy-minute sets, with Rickie Lee Jones and sidemen Cliff Hines on electric guitar and Mike Dillon on percussion taking the stage at the Ames Center in suburban Burnsville first, spread out among two large …

03/17/2023 Friday

Marco Benevento
with Mike Dillon & Punkadelick ft. Brian Haas & Nikki Glaspie
at Turf Club
first-avenue.com

Dance rock, psych experimentalist Marco Benevento will stop by the Turf Club in St Paul on March 17th. The Woodstock, NY-based artist will be joined by his band, featuring bassist Karina Rykman and drummer Chris Corsico.

Opening will be Mike Dillon and his band Punkadelick (billed as Mike Dillon & Punkadelick ft. Brian Haas & Nikki Glaspie to let you know Haas and Glaspie are in the band).

Rickie Lee Jones (with Mike Dillon) (28 Mar 2017)

We actually saw Dillon as the drummer for Rickie Lee Jones’ band in Mar 2017 and wrote, “Both played seventy-minute sets, with Rickie Lee Jones and sidemen Cliff Hines on electric guitar and Mike Dillon on percussion taking the stage at the Ames Center in suburban Burnsville first, spread out among two large rugs on the floor and a grand piano behind them. The appreciative crowd averaged older and was respectful to the music, (thankfully) shushing anyone that started up a conversation during a song.”

Mike Dillon & Punkadelick’ album Inflorescence is out now on Royal Potato Family.

Tour dates:

3/10 - Jersey City, NJ - White Eagle Hall
3/11 - Philadelphia, PA - Underground Arts
3/12 - Baltimore, MD - 8x10
3/13 - Pittsburgh, PA - Thunderbird Cafe
3/14 - Cleveland, OH - Beachland Ballroom
3/15 - Chicago, IL - Lincoln Hall
3/16 - Milwaukee, WI - The Back Room
3/17 - St. Paul, MN - Turf Club
3/18 - Madison, WI - High Noon Saloon

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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Rocktober: October 21 to October 25, 2019

Here are some shows taking place in the Minneapolis/St Paul area from October 21 to October 25, 2019.

Read more: Minneapolis Music Guide.

Matt & Kim at Skyway Theatre Read More Matt & Kim This is one of the best band to see live is Matt and Kim. The duo is returning to Minneapolis at the Mill City Nights next, next Friday …

MATT AND KIM
+ Beach Goons
Skyway Theatre
Thu 10/24/2019 (7pm/$40)
skywaytheatre.com

The always fun Matt and Kim is on their 10 year anniversary celebration tour… they’ll be stopping by the Skyway Theatre in Minneapolis on October 24th.

If you are a diehard fan, the duo is offering a VIP package that will let you attend their live recording of “Matt and Kim Live Podcast” and Meet & Greet with exclusive merchandises, but you’ll have to arrive early. They do have a warning: “Please note language is definitely not suitable for all ages because of Kim.” We’ve seen them numerous times and, yeah, Kim is a bit of a pottymouth.

If you’ve never seen them before, they are known for their energetic fun shows, with balloons and Kim often balancing on fans or stagediving. Unfortunately, that sort stunt got Kim in the hospital with a broken knee, after her fall at the Maha Music Festival in Omaha in August. Hopefully they’ll be just as active with this upcoming tour - but obviously we can understand it if they tone it down a bit.

Beach Goons to open.

Tour dates:

10/17 – Cleveland, OH @ Agora Theater
10/18 – Pittsburgh, PA @ Stage AE
10/19 – Columbus, OH @ Express Live!
10/21 – Royal Oak, MI @ Royal Oak Music Theatre
10/22 – Chicago, IL @ Riviera Theatre
10/24 – Minneapolis, MN @ Skyway Theatre
10/25 – Milwaukee, WI @ Turner Hall
10/26 – Indianapolis, IN @ Egyptian Room
10/27 – Kansas City, MO @ Arvest Bank Theatre
10/29 – Denver, CO @ Odgen Theatre
10/31 – Boise, ID @ Knitting Factory
11/1 – Portland, OR @ Crystal Ballroom
11/2 – Seattle, WA @ Showbox SoDo
11/4 – SF, CA @ Warfield Theatre
11/5 – San Diego, CA @ The Observatory
11/7 – LA, CA @ The Novo
11/8 – Pomona, CA @ Fox Theater
11/9 – Tempe, AX @ Marquee Theatre
11/11 – Dallas, TX @ The Bomb Factory
11/12 – Houston, TX @ White Oak Music Hall
11/13 – Austin, TX @ Emo’s
11/15 – Nashville, TN @ Marathon Music Works
11/16 – Atlanta, GA @ Variety Playhouse
11/17 – Columbia, SC @ The Senate
11/19 – Philadelphia, PA @ Franklin Music Hall
11/20 – Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club
11/22 – Boston, MA @ House of Blues
11/23 – Baltimore, MD @ Rams Head Live!
11/24 – NYC @ Terminal 5
11/25 – Brooklyn, NY @ Brooklyn Steel

Other shows in the area:

Big Thief at First Ave Aldous Harding 2019 Tour Rickie Lee Jones at the Cedar Blue October at First Ave mxmtoon at Amsterdam Read More Big Thief Brooklyn’s Big Thief to open. The band was previously in Minneapolis with Here We Go Magic last November 2015. Big Thief’s Masterpiece will be out May 27th, 2016, on Saddle Creek. ... Blue October Blue October's sixth studio album, Any Man in America, is coming out August 16th via Up/Down Records via MRI. You can preview a bit of the album through their new single, "The Chills" …

BIG THIEF
+ Palehound
First Avenue
Mon 10/21/2019 (7pm/$21)
first-avenue.com

Adrianne Lenker and her full band Big Thief will be headlining First Avenue’s mainroom on Monday, October 21st.

Show up early to check out Boston-based Palehound (aka Ellen Kempner).

Tour dates:

Oct. 12 - South Burlington, VT @ Higher Ground
Oct. 13 - Boston, MA @ Wilbur Theatre
Oct. 15 - Montreal, QC @ La Tulipe
Oct. 16 - Toronto, ON @ Phoenix Concert Theatre
Oct. 17 - Detroit, MI @ Majestic Theatre
Oct. 18 - Chicago, IL @ Metro
Oct. 19 - Madison, WI @ The Sylvee
Oct. 21 - Minneapolis, MN @ First Avenue
Oct. 24 - Portland, OR @ Crystal Ballroom
Oct. 25 - Vancouver, BC @ Vogue Theatre
Oct. 26 - Seattle, WA @ Moore Theatre
Oct. 28 - San Francisco, CA @ The Fillmore
Oct. 29 - Oakland, CA @ Fox Theater
Oct. 30 - Santa Ana, CA @ The Observatory
Nov. 1 - Phoenix, AZ @ Crescent Ballroom
Nov. 2 - Albuquerque, NM @ Sister
Nov. 4 - Austin, TX @ Stubb's Waller Creek
Nov. 5 - Dallas, TX @ Trees
Nov. 7 - Atlanta, GA @ Variety Playhouse
Nov. 8 - Saxapahaw, NC @ Haw River Ballroom
Nov. 9 - Philadelphia, PA @ Union Transfer
Nov. 10 - Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club
Nov. 11 - Columbus, OH @ The Athenaeum Theatre

ALDOUS HARDING
+ Hand Habits
Turf Club
Tue 10/22/2019 (7pm/$18)
turfclub.net

The first time we saw Aldous Harding at First Avenue in Oct 2016, we were really impressed with her set.

Harding is returning to the area, at the Turf Club on October 22. Joining her will be Hand Habits (listed as “Solo” as simply Meg Duffy).

Tour dates:

10/12 - San Francisco, CA @ Slim's
10/14 - Portland, OR @ Aladdin Theatre
10/15 - Seattle, WA @ Tractor Tavern
10/16 - Seattle, WA @ Tractor Tavern
10/17 - Boise, ID @ The Olympic
10/19 - Denver, CO @ Larimer Lounge
10/20 - Kansas City, MO @ Uptown Theater
10/22 - St. Paul, MI @ Turf Club
10/24 - Los Angeles, CA @ Masonic Lodge
10/26 - Los Angeles, CA @ The Lodge Room

RICKIE LEE JONES
Cedar Cultural Center
Wed 10/23/2019 (7pm/$45)
thecedar.org

One of the greatest women in Rock & Roll, Rickie Lee Jones, will be headlining the Cedar Cultural Center on October 23rd.

Tour dates:

10/15/2019 Victoria Theater Newark, NJ
10/18/2019 The Magic Bag Ferndale, MI
10/19/2019 The Ludlow Garage Cincinnati, OH
10/22/2019 Rialto Square Theatre Joliet, IL
10/23/2019 The Cedar Cultural Center Minneapolis, MN
10/27/2019 Indigo At The O2 London
10/28/2019 Royal Northern College Manchester
10/30/2019 St. George's Bristol Bristol

BLUE OCTOBER
+ New Dialogue
First Avenue
Thu 10/24/2019 (7pm/$29.50)
first-avenue.com

Of course, Blue October is tour in October. It’s a given. They’ll be playing First Avenue on October 24th.

Opening will be special guests, New Dialogue, the female-fronted alternative band touring in support of their new EP Teach Me How To Feel (Red Music).

Tour Dates:

10/18/2019 Aztec Theatre San Antonio, TX
10/19/2019 Toyota Music Factory Irving, TX
10/20/2019 George's Majestic Lounge Fayetteville, AR
10/24/2019 First Avenue Minneapolis, MN
10/25/2019 Rhythm City Casino Resort Davenport, IA
10/26/2019 Royal Oak Music Theatre Royal Oak, MI
10/29/2019 Aura Portland, ME
11/01/2019 Bogart's Cincinnati, OH
11/05/2019 Anthology Rochester, NY
11/06/2019 Town Ballroom Buffalo, NY
11/08/2019 House Of Blues Chicago, IL
11/09/2019 House Of Blues Chicago, IL
11/13/2019 The NorVa Norfolk, VA
11/14/2019 Baltimore Soundstage Baltimore, MD
11/16/2019 Agora Theatre Cleveland, OH
11/17/2019 The Mill & Mine Knoxville, TN
11/29/2019 BOK Center Tulsa, OK

MXMTOON
+ Chloe Moriondo
Amsterdam Bar and Hall
Fri 10/25/2019 (6:30pm/$16)
amsterdambarandhall.com

mxmtoon will be stopping by the Amsterdam Bar & Hall in St Paul on Friday, October 25th. mxmtoon has been writing music and uploading it on the web since she was 16 years old.

Chloe Moriondo to open.

Tour Dates:

10/12 - Washington, DC - All Things Go Festival
10/22 - Salt Lake City, UT - Kilby Court
10/23 - Denver, CO - Larimer Lounge
10/25 - St. Paul, MN - Amsterdam Hall
10/26 - Chicago, Il - Lincoln Hall
10/27 - Detroit, MI - Shelter
10/31 - San Francisco, CA - Great American Music Hall
11/6 - Toronto, ON @ Velvet Underground
11/8 - Boston, MA - The Sinclair
11/9 - Philadelphia, PA - The Foundry
11/11 - Atlanta, GA - Masquerade (Purgatory)
11/14 - New York, NY - Rockwood Music Hall
11/15 - New York, NY - Gramercy Theatre
12/1 - Southampton, UK @ Engine Room
12/2 - Birmingham, UK @ Academy 2
12/3 - Norwich, UK @ Epic
12/5 - Leeds, UK @ Brudenell Social Club
12/6 - Glasgow, UK @ The Garage
12/7 - Manchester, UK @ Manchester Academy 2
12/8 - Dublin, Ireland @ Dublin Academy Green Room
12/10 - Bristol, UK @ The Fleece
12/11 - London, UK @ Camden Assembly
12/12 - London, UK @ Electric Ballroom

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Rickie Lee Jones and Madeleine Peyroux at Ames Center, Burnsville MN (28 Mar 2017)

Madeleine Peyroux Setlist (Getting Some) Fun Out Of Life (Billie Holiday cover) Hello Babe (Lil Green cover/ reinvention) Tango Till They're Sore (Tom Waits cover) Guilty (Randy Newman cover) If the Sea Was Whiskey (Willie Dixon cover) Our Lady of Pigalle I Ain't Got Nobody (Marion Harris cover) Getting Better (The Beatles cover) Hard Times Come Again No More (Stephen Foster cover) You Can't Catch Me (Chuck Berry cover) Easy Come, Easy Go Blues (Bessie Smith cover) J'ai deux amours / New Orleans Hop Scop Blues / Trampin Água de beber (Antônio Carlos Jobim cover) Dance Me to the End of Love (Leonard Cohen cover) -- Encore -- Don’t Wait Too Long This is Heaven to Me (Billie Holiday cover) Ricki Lee Jones Setlist Young Blood Weasel and the White Boys Cool The Last Chance Texaco Mink Coat at the Bus Stop Ugly Man Road Kill Tigers Chuck E's in Love > Pirates (So Long Lonely Avenue) On Saturday Afternoons in 1963 The Horses We Belong Together Kiss (Prince cover) Tour Dates Rickie Lee Jones Tour Dates 04/07/17 South Bank, Melbourne Recital Centre 04/08/17 Hindmarsh, Australia The Gov 04/09/17 Sydney, Australia The Basement 04/10/17 Sydney, Australia The Basement 04/13/17 Cairns, Australia Tanks Arts Centre 04/14/17 Bluesfest (Byron Bay, AUS) 04/15/17 Bluesfest (Byron Bay, AUS) 04/26/17 Cork, Ireland Cork Opera House Madeleine Peyroux Tour Dates 05/13/17 Perigueux, France Cap' Cinéma 05/31/17 London, Barbican Hall 07/05/17 Jazz Fest Vienna Read More Madeleine Peyroux Rickie Lee Jones and Madeleine Peyroux are on their first tour together. The two also recorded songs together, including their cover of David Essex’s ‘Rock On.’ … Rickie Lee Jones Rickie Lee Jones will be stopping by the Cedar Cultural Center in Minneapolis next Thursday, July 30th, in support of her latest The Other Side of Desire. …

The month of March usually means a true end to winter with warmer temperatures, extra sun during daylight savings time, trading your snow shovel for a rake… and if you were lucky in a few select cities, a chance to see Rickie Lee Jones and Madeleine Peyroux grace the same stage, on a brief co-headlining tour. 

Jones is enjoying a second renaissance to her long career, with 2015’s The Other Side of Desire being her most recent release, while the younger French-American Peyroux has built a loyal audience of her own, known for her classic jazz vocals and dexterity with cover songs as well as her own originals, with her most recent album being last year’s Secular Hymns (Verve Records). 

Both played seventy-minute sets, with Rickie Lee Jones and sidemen Cliff Hines on electric guitar and Mike Dillon on percussion taking the stage at the Ames Center in suburban Burnsville first, spread out among two large rugs on the floor and a grand piano behind them.  The appreciative crowd averaged older and was respectful to the music, (thankfully) shushing anyone that started up a conversation during a song.

The Jones trio started with songs from her self-titled 1979 debut, showcasing exceptional musicianship from the beginning and the song’s lyrics painting evocative pictures of distinctive people in sometimes unique situations.  Hines showed great dexterity on guitar, moving from standard jazz pop to a Jeff Beck-esque wah-wah solo on ‘Weasel and the White Boys Cool’ while percussionist Dillion seemed focused and deliberate in moving seamlessly from drums, to cymbals, tambourines, maracas, and the vibraphone. 

“I wrote this song for George Bush Jr….but I think it’s even more appropriate now”, Jones said introducing 2003’s ‘Ugly Man’, politics on the mind of both women performing this night, but held mostly in check, Jones mentioning how Peyroux has been yelled at on the tour for certain comments, but most know better than to challenge her, “I’ll kick their a$$!”. 

Before 1993’s ‘Tigers’, Jones mentioned briefly how her collaboration with Scottish band The Blue Nile came together for the song and following, she moved to the piano behind them for maybe her biggest hit, ‘Chuck E’s in Love’ which segued into Jones’ voice (still in fine form) soaring on ‘Pirates’.

Things became more loose with Jones on piano, joking at herself for having the soundman turn up the bongos, and feigning fright at the dry ice smoke and length of the piano “...it’s too long, there’s somebody in there” she said as the audience laughed along. Even the setlist became only a thumbnail for what was to be played with enough songs listed on it for a three-hour show. 

After a pause and heading back up front to her guitar while requesting lyrics for another song, she stopped, thought, and said “let’s just have fun” for her final song, instead going into a cover of Prince’s ‘Kiss’, taking her boots off and dancing like someone half her age on the carpet as the crowd clapped along.

After a short break, and the two carpets being whittled down to just one, jazz-pop singer songwriter Madeleine Peyroux entered with her own trio, accompanied by guitarist Jon Herington (who plays with Steely Dan) and standup bassist Barak Mori.  The usually shy Peyroux was frisky and full of quips, starting with the first number, “we’re going to get some fun out of life with this first song… might go downhill after that”.

The Billie Holiday cover to open her set was appropriate, as numerous comparisons have been made between their voices and her cover choices on this night were all appropriate and well chosen.  She praised the crowd for being tough (on account of the weather) and playfully changed 1941’s ‘Hello Babe’ into ‘Hello Donald’ after also mentioning the women’s march on Washington. 

“I like to do three kinds of songs- love songs, blues songs, and drinking songs—this song is all three” Peyroux said intro-ing Randy Newman’s ‘Guilty’, while ‘If the Sea of Whiskey’ was for her dad, who jokingly left them when “he saw a sign that said ‘Drink Canada Dry’.” “I’ll try and play a little guitar for you now” she joked, reaching for her ukulele for ‘Our Lady of Pigalle’. 

“I’ll try to cheer you up now—this song is for the Democratic National Party” she said, playing the classic ‘I Ain’t Got Nobody’ and mentioning her Beatles cover of ‘Getting Better’ was probably her most cheerful song of the evening, before dialing it way back for her version of 1854’s ‘Hard Times’.  

Acknowledging Chuck Berry’s recent passing, she honored him with a version of his ‘You Can't Catch Me’ then had a brief solo section, playing a few blues covers.  The band re-emerged for “a couple of love songs” which would close the set, beginning with Jobim’s ‘Água de beber’ sung in perfect Portuguese and her bouncier version of Leonard Cohen’s ‘Dance Me to the End of Love’, which she recorded in 2009.  

A somewhat impromptu encore of Peyroux’s own ‘Don’t Wait Too Long’ with a sharp Herington guitar solo and appropriate cover of Billie Holiday’s ‘This is Heaven to Me’ would end the evening, the song a perfect bookend to the Holiday cover that began her set. 

Like a fleeting comet streaking the sky, the chance to see both Rickie Lee Jones and Madeleine Peyroux on the same stage was a rare and wondrous delight (the only downside was not seeing them perform together) and one that might not come around again anytime soon, as each have gone back to their solo dates, but this served as a good reminder that the cold and gray is ending, and sunnier temps are ahead. 

Rickie Lee Jones at Ames Center, Burnsville MN (28 Mar 2017)

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Rickie Lee Jones Setlist

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Madeleine Peyroux at Ames Center, Burnsville MN (28 Mar 2017)

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Minneapolis: March 28 to March 30, 2017

Read More A Great Big World A Great Big World is currently in the middle of their international tour, appropriately titled "A Great Big World Tour". The tour is to coincide with the launch of the group's latest …

Here are some concerts taking place in the Minneapolis/St Paul area from March 28 to March 30, 2017.

Read more Minneapolis Music Guide.

A GREAT BIG WORLD
at Studio B
Tuesday 03/28/17, 7pm ($20)
skywaytheatre.com

Ian Axel and Chad King of A Great Big World is doing a stripped down “An Evening With Ian and Chad” (unplugged) tour, they will be stopping in at Studio B (at the Skyway Theatre) in Minneapolis.

The full band was previously in town in June 2014, which we noted, “A Great Big World is currently in the middle of their international tour, appropriately titled "A Great Big World Tour". The tour is to coincide with the launch of the group's latest single "Already Home," taken from their new album Is There Anybody Out There? (Black Magnetic/Epic Records).”

The band recently released a new cover version of ELO’s ‘When I Was a Boy’, available at all digital retailers via Black Magnetic/Epic Records.

Allie Moss to open.

Tour Dates:

3/25/2017 — Mod Club — Toronto, ON
3/26/2017 — The Ark — Ann Arbor, MI
3/27/2017 — Space — Chicago, IL
3/28/2017 — Studio B — Minneapolis, MN

Read More Rickie Lee Jones Rickie Lee Jones will be stopping by the Cedar Cultural Center in Minneapolis next Thursday, July 30th, in support of her latest The Other Side of Desire. …

RICKIE LEE JONES & MADELEINE PEYROUX
at Ames Center
Tuesday 03/28/17, 7:30pm ($53.50)
ames-center.com

Rickie Lee Jones and Madeleine Peyroux are on their first tour together. The two also recorded songs together, including their cover of David Essex’s ‘Rock On.’

Rickie Lee Jones’ latest album is called The Other Side of Desire and Madeleine Peyroux’s latest Secular Hymns is out now on Verve.

Tour Dates:

03/24 - Rococo Theatre - Lincoln, NE
03/25 - Paramount Theatre - Aurora, IL
03/26 - Northern Lights Theater - Milwaukee, WI*
03/26 - Old Rock House - St. Louis, MO^
03/28 - Ames Center - Burnsville, MN
03/29 - Englert Theate - Iowa City, IA*
03/30 - Ludlow Garage - Cincinnati, OH^
03/31 - Kent Stage - Kent, OH^
03/31 - One World Theater - Austin, TX*
04/01 - The Heights Theater - Houston, TX*

* Rickie Lee Jones Only
^ Madeleine Peyroux Only

Read More Agnes Obel With the recent release of the deluxe edition of Agnes Obel's hit second album Aventine and double LP of 2010's Philharmonics, both via Play It Again Sam/PIAS, Obel will be back in America to support the re-issues …

AGNES OBEL
at Cedar Cultural Center
Wednesday 03/29/17, 7pm ($20)
thecedar.org

It’s been a good few years since we last saw Danish singer/pianist Agnes Obel at the Dakota Jazz Club in Oct 2014.... so it’s good news that she’ll be back in town at the Cedar Cultural Center. The venue is such a great place to actually hear music, and given Obel’s quiet songs and dedicate music notes, that this will be the perfect place for her to play.

Show up early to check out Los Angeles’ Ethan Gruska, who is joining Obel on her remaining U.S.A. shows. Gruska’s new album Slowmotionary came out on Sire Records.

Tour Dates:

03/24/17 Portland, OR Wonder Ballroom
03/25/17 Vancouver, BC Imperial
03/26/17 Seattle, WA Tractor Tavern
03/29/17 Minneapolis, MN Cedar Cultural
03/30/17 Chicago, IL Old Town School
03/31/17 Ann Arbor, MI The Ark
05/13/17 Paris, Philharmonie de Paris
05/14/17 Paris, Philharmonie de Paris
05/16/17 Toulouse, France Le Bikini
05/17/17 Bordeaux, France Krakatoa
05/20/17 Liege, Belgium Le Forum
05/21/17 Utrecht, TivoliVredenburg
05/22/17 Utrecht, TivoliVredenburg
05/24/17 Cologne, Germany Gloria
05/25/17 Women Of The World Festival
05/30/17 Wroclaw, Poland Wroclawskie Cent
05/31/17 Lodz, Poland Wytwornia
06/02/17 Elbjazz Festival
06/04/17 London, Roundhouse
06/11/17 Northside Festival
06/14/17 Geneva, Salle Des Fetes
06/16/17 Best Kept Secret Festival
06/29/17 Rock Werchter Festival

Read More The Dig Not to be confused with the 90s alternative band called Dig, this indie band is currently on tour in support of their new album, Midnight Flowers, which came …

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 Loudon Wainwright III will be back at the Dakota Jazz Club & Restaurant on Wednesday.

03/29/17 Nick Hakim is currently on tour in support of his debut record Green Twins (ATO Records). He’ll be headlining the 7th Street Entry on Wednesday.

03/29/17 Son Volt’s no-so-secret origins are based in the Minneapolis area in 1995, so this upcoming show is somewhat of a homecoming show for Son Volt. Show up early to check out singer/songwriter Anders Parker . Parker previously collaborated with Son Volt’s Jay Farrar on their band Gob Iron. $20.

03/30/17 They. (Dante Jones and Drew Love) is touring in support of Nü Religion: Hyena; stopping by the Fine Line Music Café on Thursday.

03/30/17 The Dig and Nico Yaryan (NME called him “New Bands Everyone Is Going To Be Talking About”) will be playing the 7th Street Entry. We’ve been writing about the Digs for many, many years, and I’ve often mention that they are not the 90s band Dig. The Dig’s new record Bloodshot Tokyo is out now on Roll Call Records

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Minneapolis: July 30, 2015

Here are some concerts taking place in the Minneapolis/St Paul area on July 30, 2015.

Read more Minneapolis Music Guide.

Read More Everclear Song of the show is Everclear's "Hating You For Christmas", a hidden song off their So Much For The Afterglow (1997) album. … Toadies Still rubberneckin’… After a successful two legs to celebrate the 20th anniversary of their defining album, Rubberneck; Fort Worth, TX band Toadies …

SUMMERLAND TOUR
at Mill City Nights
Thursday, 07/30/2015, 8pm ($42.49)
millcitynights.com

It's 1990 all over again with the annual "Summerland Tour". The 90s nostalgia tour was created by singer/guitarist Art Alexakis from Everclear, which would explain why they have headlined Summerland since its inception in 2012.

Previously the tour featured Marcy Playground (yes, that "Sex and Candy" song), Gin Blossoms, Live, Filter, Soul Asylum, Spacehog, etc.

The 2015 lineup will feature:

Everclear

Fuel

Toadies

American Hi-Fi

Tour dates:

07/22/15 Wichita, KS Orpheum Theatre
07/23/15 St. Louis, MO Atomic Cowboy
07/24/15 Kansas City, MO Kansas City Live
07/25/15 Pocola, OK Choctaw Casino
07/28/15 Bismarck, ND Bismarck Civic Ctr. Arena
07/29/15 Bemidji, MN The Sanford Center
07/30/15 Minneapolis, MN Mill City Nights
07/31/15 Dubuque, IA Dubuque County Fair
08/01/15 Denver, CO National Western Complex
08/04/15 Garden City, ID Revolution Concert
08/07/15 Reno, NV Cargo Concert Hall
08/08/15 Las Vegas, NV Brooklyn Bowl Las Vegas
08/09/15 Tempe, AZ The Marquee
08/13/15 Los Angeles, CA Club Nokia
08/15/15 Fresno, CA Regional Sports Complex
08/16/15 Riverside, CA Riverside Municipal

Read More TV on the Radio Local singer-songwriter Miles Benjamin Anthony Robinson, whose sidemen have included members of Grizzly Bear and TV on the Radio, plays garagey pop with winning psych-era melodies. …

TV ON THE RADIO
at First Avenue
Thursday, 07/30/2015, 7pm ($30/Sold Out)
first-avenue.com

I actually thought Brooklyn's TV on the Radio broke up in 2013... but apparently the band came back with Seeds, released in late November 2014 via Harvest Records.

Their First Avenue show is sold out, so if you haven't purchased tickets, you're out of luck. Local duo Roniia (Dark Dark Dark's Nona Marie Invie and Mark McGee) will open the Minneapolis show.

Tour dates:

07/24/15 Capitol Hill Block Party
07/25/15 Century City, CA Century Park
07/26/15 Boulder, CO Boulder Theater
07/27/15 Morrison, CO Red Rocks Amphitheatre
07/28/15 Aspen, CO Belly Up Aspen
07/30/15 Minneapolis, MN First Avenue
07/30/15 London, United Kingdom Roundhouse
07/31/15 Hinterland Festival
07/31/15 London Roundhouse
08/01/15 Lollapalooza Aftershows
08/02/15 Lollapalooza
08/19/15 Paredes De Coura
08/22/15 FM4 Frequency Festival
08/27/15 Zurich Open Air
08/31/15 London Roundhouse
09/06/15 X-Fest Calgary
09/11/15 Hopscotch Music Festival
10/10/15 CRSSD Festival

Read More Rickie Lee Jones One of VH1's greatest 100 women of rock, Rickie Lee Jones will be doing a residency over at the Dakota Jazz Club in Minneapolis, starting November 4th. …

RICKIE LEE JONES
at Cedar Cultural Center
Thursday, 07/30/2015, 7pm ($48.50)
thecedar.org

Rickie Lee Jones will be stopping by the Cedar Cultural Center in Minneapolis next Thursday, July 30th, in support of her latest The Other Side of Desire.

Billed as "An evening with Rickie Lee Jones", expect this to be a sit-down quiet acoustic set. Update: I am told this will be anything but quiet or sit down... She'll have a 5 piece band on this tour.

Tour dates:

Jul 22 Alladin Theater Portland, OR
Jul 24 Regency Ballroom San Francisco, CA
Jul 25 Pershing Square Los Angeles, CA
Jul 26 Harris Center Folsom, CA
Jul 28 The Soiled Dove Denver, CO
Jul 30 Cedar Cultural Center Minneapolis, MN
Jul 31 Englert Theater Iowa City, IA
Aug 02 Kent Stage Kent, OH
Aug 02 The Kent Stage Kent, OH
Aug 04 Howard Theater Washington, DC
Aug 06 Flying Monkey PAC Plymouth, NH
Aug 07 Infinity Music Hall & Bistro Hartford, CT
Aug 08 Narrows Center for the Arts Fall River, MA
Aug 09 Payomet Pac Truro, MA
Aug 11 Shalin Liu Performance Rockport, MA
Aug 12 Ridgefield Playhouse Ridgefield, CT
Aug 13 Rams Head On Stage Annapolis, MD
Aug 14 Harvester Performance Center Rocky Mount, VA
Aug 15 Harvester Performance Center Rocky Mount, VA
Aug 16 City Winery Nashville, TN
Aug 18 Parker Playhouse Ft Lauderdale, FL
Aug 19 Capitol Theater Clearwater, FL
Aug 21 Alys Stephens Center Birmingham, AL
Aug 22 Tipitinas New Orleans, LA
Oct 19 Théâtre des Bouffes du Nord Paris

Read More Burger Records Yep, Burger Records Caravan of the Stars is returning to Minnesota, next Thursday. With this outstanding lineup (we've previously covered many of these Burger bands), it's likely to sell out ...

SARAH BETHE NELSON
at 7th Street Entry
Thursday, 07/30/2015, 8pm ($8)
first-avenue.com

Sarah Bethe Nelson will be stopping by the 7th Street Entry in Minneapolis next Thursday, July 30th, in support of her Burger Records debut album Fast-Moving Clouds. The record came out March 10th.

Nelson will have a full band, featuring Rusty Miller, Ela Jaszczak, and Mike Shoun.

Local Mitchell Adam Johnson (from Spencer McGillicutty) will open the show.

Tour dates:

07/22 Babys All Right, Brooklyn NY
07/23 The Press Room, Portsmouth NH
07/24 Mohawk, Buffalo NY
07/25 Silver Dollar, Toronto ON
07/26 UFO Factory, Detroit MI
07/27 Beat Kitchen, Chicago IL
07/29 Des Moines Social Club, Des Moines IA
07/30 7th Street Entry, Minneapolis MN
07/31 Total Drag, Sioux Falls SD
08/01 Aquarium, Fargo ND
08/03 Neato Burrito, Spokane WA
08/04 Highline, Seattle WA
08/05 Mississippi Studios, Portland OR
08/09 Make-Out Room, San Fran CA

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