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Minneapolis: This Week (03/05/2023)

Here are some shows, this week, in the Minneapolis/St Paul area.

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03/01 Bobby Weir & Wolf Bros featuring The Wolfpack at Palace Theatre Read More Bobby Weir Legendary Grateful Dead founder Bobby Weir will be playing live at the UC Berkeley Greek Theatre on July 24th. The show is billed as Bobby Weir & Wolf Bros. …

03/01/2023 Wednesday

Bobby Weir & Wolf Bros
featuring The Wolfpack
at Palace Theatre
first-avenue.com

Bobby Weir (of the Grateful Dead) will head out on tour starting in Feb 2023. Their tour, billed as Bobby Weir & Wolf Bros (Weir, Don Was, Jay Lane and Jeff Chimenti), features The Wolfpack, a string and brass quintet.

We wrote about the band in 2021: “Who are the Wolf Bros? They’re Bobby Weir, Don Was, and Jay Lane… however, these special shows will feature Jeff Chimenti on keys and Greg Leisz on pedal steel, along with The Wolfpack: Alex Kelly, Brian Switzer, Adam Theis, Mads Tolling and Sheldon Brown.”

Tour Dates

Feb 2 North Charleston, SC, US North Charleston Performing Arts
Feb 3 St Petersburg, FL, US Florida Theatre
Feb 3 Jacksonville, FL, US Florida Theatre Jacksonville
Feb 4 Fort Lauderdale, FL, US Broward Center
Feb 7 Port Chester, NY, US Capitol Theatre
Feb 8 Port Chester, NY, US Capitol Theatre
Feb 10 Port Chester, NY, US Capitol Theatre
Feb 11 Port Chester, NY, US Capitol Theatre
Feb 17 Atlanta, GA, US Atlanta Symphony Hall
Feb 18 Atlanta, GA, US Atlanta Symphony Hall
Feb 19 Atlanta, GA, US Atlanta Symphony Hall
Feb 21 Memphis, TN, US Orpheum Theatre
Feb 22 Asheville, NC, US Thomas Wolfe Auditorium
Feb 24 Chattanooga, TN, US Soldiers and Sailors
Feb 25 Louisville, KY, US The Louisville Palace
Feb 26 Detroit, MI, US The Fillmore
Feb 28 Madison, WI, US The Sylvee
Mar 1 St. Paul, MN, US Palace Theatre
Mar 2 Ames, IA, US Stephens Auditorium
Mar 4 Omaha, NE, US Orpheum Theater
Mar 5 Kansas City, MO, US Arvest Bank Theatre
Mar 7 Austin, TX, US 3ten ACL Live
Mar 8 Austin, TX, US 3ten ACL Live
Mar 9 Dallas, TX, US Majestic Theatre
Mar 11 Nashville, TN, US Ryman Auditorium
Mar 12 Nashville, TN, US Ryman Auditorium
Apr 28 New Orleans, LA, US New Orleans Jazz
Apr 29 Hollywood, CA, US Hollywood Bowl
May 20 Los Angeles (LA), CA, US The Forum
May 23 Outdoor Phoenix, AZ, US Ak-Chin Pavilion
May 26 Outdoor Dallas, TX, US Dos Equis Pavilion
May 28 Outdoor Atlanta, GA, US Cellairis Amphitheatre
May 30 Outdoor Charlotte, NC, US PNC Music Pavilion
Jun 1 Outdoor Raleigh, NC, US Coastal Credit Union Music Park
Jun 3 Outdoor Bristow, VA, US Jiffy Lube Live
Jun 5 Outdoor Burgettstown, PA, US The Pavilion
Jun 7 Outdoor Maryland Heights, MO, US Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre
Jun 9 Outdoor Chicago, IL, US Wrigley Field
Jun 10 Outdoor Chicago, IL, US Wrigley Field
Jun 13 Outdoor Cincinnati, OH, US Riverbend Music Center
Jun 15 Outdoor Philadelphia, PA, US Citizens Bank Park
Jun 17 Outdoor Saratoga Springs, NY, US Saratoga Performing Arts Center
Jun 18 Outdoor Saratoga Springs, NY, US Saratoga Performing Arts Center
Jun 21 Outdoor Queens, NY, US Citi Field Complex
Jun 22 Outdoor Queens, NY, US Citi Field Complex
Jun 24 Outdoor Boston, MA, US Fenway Park
Jun 25 Outdoor Boston, MA, US Fenway Park
Jun 27 Outdoor Noblesville, IN, US Ruoff Music Center
Jul 1 Boulder, CO, US Folsom Field, University of Colorado
Jul 2 Boulder, CO, US Folsom Field, University of Colorado

03/03 Run Westy Run with The Mood Swings at Turf Club Read More Run Westy Run I am grouping these three shows together because Run Westy Run and Iffy are related. RWR (featuring Daniel, Kirk, Kraig, and Kyle) were never quite as popular as their local peers …

03/03/2023 Friday

Run Westy Run
with The Mood Swings
at Turf Club
first-avenue.com

Twin City music scene veterans Run Westy Run will be having an album release party for Beyond Reason, on March 3, 2023. The album is being released on the band’s new Cardinal Drive imprint and will be available on CD and digital. A vinyl release is pending.

This is really exciting news, since it’s been 33 years since their last album Green Cat Island (from 1990)! We’ve previously written how the band got their name from a children book by Gudrun Alcock, about a rebellious pre-teen runaway named Westy. They first came to fame in the 90s, along with other breakthrough acts like Soul Asylum, The Replacements, and Hüsker Dü.

For many years, the brothers (Kirk, Kyle, and Kraig Johnson) would play an annual holiday show in the Twin City area. Kyle Johnson died in 2014, so currently the Run Westy Run lineup will feature Kirk Johnson (vocals), Kraig Johnson (guitar), Terry Fisher (guitar), Paul McFarland (bass) and Peter Anderson (drums).

We’re excited to hear the new Beyond Reason songs.

The Mood Swings will open the show. Female-fronted band featuring guitarists/singers Ashley Ackerson and Sallie Watson, playing fuzzpop/punk-ish songs. Ashley is married to Ed Ackerson (from Polara), who passed away in Oct 2019.

Mood Swings at Varsity Theater (09 May 2008)

We saw the band in May 2008 and wrote, “Thoroughly exploiting my weakness for co-ed punk were the Mood Swings. The Mood Swings are what I would call no-scream girl-punk. Sometimes I forget that female-vocalized punk can still have an edge and an energy without being angry or harsh (Though in all honesty: the good stuff is often both). This narrow-mindedness is no doubt due to stubborn attachment to my Bikini Kill, Babes in Toyland and Muffs collections. But anyway The Mood Swings were lovely. Check out myspace.com/themoodswings and listen to No Limit, my personal favorite. I think you'll find "Lovely" is an apt descriptor).”

03/04 Mod Sun with Stand Atlantic and Pardyalone at First Avenue Read More Mod Sun Minnesota’s Mod Sun (half of Hotel Motel) is headlining his “Internet Killed the Rockstar Tour” presented by Big Noise. Joining the rapper on tour will be Girlfriends (featuring Travis Mills and Nick Gross) and Tyler Posey … … Stand Atlantic The co-headlining tour of Australian bands Stand Atlantic and The Faim will take place at the Amsterdam Bar & Hall in St Paul on Monday, October 7th. …

03/04/2023 Saturday

Mod Sun
with Stand Atlantic and Pardyalone
at First Avenue
first-avenue.com

Pop-punk powerhouse Mod Sun is touring in support of his album God Save The Teen (Big Noise).

I actually had no idea his fiancée is singer-songwriter Avril Lavigne (I thought she was married to the guy from Nickelback). Apparently the two lovebirds had a massive hit with their 2021 single “Flames” (>106 million streams), and he’s dedicated a song called “Avril’s Song,” to his “soulmate” and donning a vulnerable collaboration with her on “Shelter.”

Mod Sun shares, “I dove deep into the power of love on this album, my song ‘Shelter’ features my fiancée Avril Lavigne, and is all about finding protection from the world in the person you are with. My song ‘SOS’ featuring Royal & The Serpent is all about the magic of love at first sight and being completely helpless to the power it has on you. I'm proud, I'm grateful, I'm at my best as an artist right now and that's what this album is to me.”

Stand Atlantic and Pardyalone to open.

Tour dates:

Feb. 23—Vancouver, Canada—Rickshaw Theatre
Feb. 25—Edmonton, Canada—Union Hall
Feb. 27—Salt Lake City, UT—The Depot
March 1—Denver, CO—Summit Music Hall
March 3—Lawrence, KS—The Granada
March 4—Minneapolis, MN—First Avenue
March 5—Chicago, IL—Bottom Lounge
March 7—Detroit, MI—Saint Andrews Hall
March 9—Cleveland, OH—Agora Theatre & Ballroom
March 10—Toronto, Canada—Phoenix Concert Theatre
March 12—Montréal, Canada—Théâtre Corona
March 14—Boston, MA—Paradise Rock Club
March 15—New York City, NY—Irving Plaza
March 17—Philadelphia, PA—Brooklyn Bowl Philly
March 19—Silver Spring, MD—The Fillmore
March 21—Atlanta, GA—The Masquerade
March 22—Nashville, TN—Eastside Bowl
March 26—Fort Lauderdale, FL—Culture Room
March 28—Dallas, TX—South Side Music Hall
March 29—Houston, TX—RISE Rooftop
March 30—Mesa, AZ—Nile Theater
April 2—Los Angeles, CA—The Fonda Theatre

03/04 Titus Andronicus with Country Westerns at Turf Club Read More Titus Andronicus New Jersey indie/punk Titus Andronicus (named after William Shakespeare’s play of the same name) will be at the Turf Club on Saturday, March 17th. The band announced an “Acoustic” tour in support of their new album A Productive Cough. …

03/04/2023 Saturday

Titus Andronicus
with Country Westerns
at Turf Club
first-avenue.com

Titus Andronicus is kicking off their 2023 tour this February… the tour will find their way to St Paul’s The Turf Club on March 4, 2023.

Nashville rockers Country Westerns, will open. The trio will release Forgive The City on April 28th, 2023, via Fat Possum Records.

Tour dates:

Feb 3 Limerick, IE – Pharmacia
Feb 4 Dublin, IE – The Grand Social
Feb 7 Edinburgh, UK – The Mash House
Feb 8 Glasgow, UK – Broadcast
Feb 9 Manchester, UK – YES
Feb 10 Leeds, UK – Belgrave Music Hall
Feb 11 Sunderland, UK – Pop Recs
Feb 13 Nottingham, UK – Bodega
Feb 14 Birmingham, UK – Hare and Hounds
Feb 15 Cardiff, UK – Clwb Ifor Bach
Feb 16 Brighton, UK – The Hope and Ruin
Feb 17 London, UK – Moth Club
Feb 18 London, UK – Moth Club
Feb 28 Pittsburgh, PA – Thunderbird
Mar 1 Cleveland, OH – Grog Shop
Mar 2 Chicago, IL – Bottom Lounge
Mar 3 Madison, WI – High Noon Saloon
Mar 4 St Paul, MN – Turf Club
Mar 5 Fargo, ND – Aquarium
Mar 7 Great Falls, MT – Newberry
Mar 8 Spokane, WA – Lucky You Lounge
Mar 9 Vancouver, BC – Fox Theatre
Mar 10 Seattle, WA – Sunset Tavern
Mar 11 Portland, OR – Mississippi Studios
Mar 14 Sacramento, CA – Harlow’s
Mar 15 San Francisco, CA – The Chapel
Mar 16 Santa Cruz, CA – Catalyst
Mar 17 Los Angeles, CA – Teragram Ballroom
Mar 18 San Diego, CA – The Casbah
Mar 21 Phoenix, AZ – Rebel Lounge
Mar 22 Albuquerque, NM – Launchpad
Mar 23 Denver, CO – Globe Hall
Mar 28 Omaha, NE – Slowdown
Mar 29 Iowa City, IA – Gabe’s
Mar 31 Bloomington, IN – Bishop
Apr 1 Columbus, OH – Big Room Bar
Apr 2 Richmond, VA - Richmond Music Hall
Apr 4 Washington, DC – Black Cat
Apr 5 Baltimore, MD – Ottobar
Apr 7 Asbury Park, NJ – Asbury Lanes
Apr 8 Brooklyn, NY – Elsewhere (Hall)
Jun 1 McGill, NV – Schellraiser Festival

03/05 Elle King with Red Clay Strays at Palace Theatre Read More Elle King Often compared to Janis Joplin, singer/songwriter/banjoist Elle King will be releasing her debut album Love Stuff next week, February 17th... just missing out on Valentine's Day. The Love Stuff album featured her …

03/05/2023 Sunday

Elle King
with Red Clay Strays
at Palace Theatre
first-avenue.com

Nashville, by the way of Ohio, Elle King will be headlining the Palace Theatre in St Paul on March 5th, 2023. Her latest album Come Get Your Wife is available now.

Elle King at Varsity Theater (10 Jun 2015)

We saw King in June 2015 and wrote, “Singer-songwriter Elle King just played a raucous, no-holds-barred, barn-burning 79 min. set at the Varsity Theater in Minneapolis that had feet stomping, heads nodding, and even some “ear muffs” up (to reference a scene from Vince Vaughn in Old School).”

Red Clay Strays to open.

Tour Dates

Feb 14 – New Orleans, LA – The Fillmore
Feb 16 – Atlanta, GA – Tabernacle
Feb 17 – Asheville, NC – The Orange Peel
Feb 18 – Asheville, NC – The Orange Peel
Feb 19 – Lexington, KY – Manchester Music Hall
Feb 21 – Silver Spring, MD – The Fillmore
Feb 22 – Huntington, NY – The Paramount
Feb 24 – Boston, MA – Roadrunner
Feb 25 – Harrisburg, PA – XL Live
Feb 27 – Cleveland, OH – Masonic Auditorium
Feb 28 – Cincinnati, OH – The Andrew J Brady Music Center
March 1 – Indianapolis, IN – “Old National Centre”
March 3 – Detroit, MI – The Fillmore
March 4 – Chicago, IL – The Salt Shed
March 5 – St. Paul, MN – The Palace
March 7 – St. Louis, MO – The Pageant
March 8 – Kansas City, MO – Uptown Theater
March 10 – Denver, CO – Summit
March 11 – Salt Lake City, UT – Union Event Center
March 13 – Seattle, WA – Showbox Sodo
March 14 – Portland, OR – Revolution Hall
March 15 – Portland, OR – Revolution Hall
March 17 – Stateline, NV – Harrah’s Lake Tahoe South Shore Room
March 18 – Sacramento, CA – Ace Of Spades
March 20 – Tempe, AZ – Marquee Theater
March 22 – Dallas, TX – The Factory At Deep Ellum
March 23 – Austin, TX – Austin City Limits Live
March 24 – Tulsa, OK – Cain’s Ballroom
March 25 – Bossier City, LA* – Margaritaville Resort Theater

If your band is coming to the Minneapolis/St Paul area, please email details to [email protected] with a good lead time. Thank you.

vu ([email protected]) ♥ weheartmusic.com ♥ twitter.com

March Forth to March Fourth (2023)

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03/04 Ron Sexsmith at Dakota Jazz Club Read More Ron Sexsmith This is because the male vocals on this song is by none other than Ron Sexsmith. While the presence of Sexsmith doesn't hurt the song, I just felt the gentle love song …

03/04/2023 Saturday

Ron Sexsmith
at Dakota Jazz Club
dakotacooks.com

Beloved singer-songwriter Ron Sexsmith will be touring in support of his new album The Vivian Line, his first USA tour since 2015.

Ron Sexsmith (17 Jan 2007)

We caught the Canadian singer in Jan 2007, and wrote, “As for Ron Sexsmith, he's a Canadian singer/songwriter, whose major label debut self-titled album was heavily promoted in the UK (including massive advertisement campaigns in NME, Select, and Q) in 1994-1995. As expected, he played a few songs from Time Being, including "Hands Of Time", "Ship Of Fools", "Snow Angel", "Jazz At The Bookstore", "Never Give Up", and "All In Good Time". I actually filmed "Cheap Hotel", which was played fairly early in his set. The song is taken from his 2001 album Blue Boy, and you can view it on YouTube.”

Tour dates:

2/15 – City Winery – Boston, MA
2/16 – Stage One – Fairfield, CT
2/17 – City Winery – New York, NY
2/18 – World Café Live, Philadelphia, PA
2/19 – Jammin’ Java – Vienna, VA
2/21 – Neighborhood Theatre – Charlotte, NC
2/22 – Grey Eagle – Asheville, NC
2/24 – Eddie’s Attic – Atlanta, GA
2/25 – Bluebird Café (two shows) – Nashville, TN
2/28 – The Ark – Ann Arbor, MI
3/1 – City Winery – Chicago, IL
3/2 – Shank Hall – Milwaukee, WI
3/3 – Dakota – Minneapolis, MN

03/04 Mod Sun with Stand Atlantic and Pardyalone at First Avenue Read More Mod Sun Minnesota’s Mod Sun (half of Hotel Motel) is headlining his “Internet Killed the Rockstar Tour” presented by Big Noise. Joining the rapper on tour will be Girlfriends (featuring Travis Mills and Nick Gross) and Tyler Posey … … Stand Atlantic The co-headlining tour of Australian bands Stand Atlantic and The Faim will take place at the Amsterdam Bar & Hall in St Paul on Monday, October 7th. …

03/04/2023 Saturday

Mod Sun
with Stand Atlantic and Pardyalone
at First Avenue
first-avenue.com

Pop-punk powerhouse Mod Sun is touring in support of his album God Save The Teen (Big Noise).

I actually had no idea his fiancée is singer-songwriter Avril Lavigne (I thought she was married to the guy from Nickelback). Apparently the two lovebirds had a massive hit with their 2021 single “Flames” (>106 million streams), and he’s dedicated a song called “Avril’s Song,” to his “soulmate” and donning a vulnerable collaboration with her on “Shelter.”

Mod Sun shares, “I dove deep into the power of love on this album, my song ‘Shelter’ features my fiancée Avril Lavigne, and is all about finding protection from the world in the person you are with. My song ‘SOS’ featuring Royal & The Serpent is all about the magic of love at first sight and being completely helpless to the power it has on you. I'm proud, I'm grateful, I'm at my best as an artist right now and that's what this album is to me.”

Stand Atlantic and Pardyalone to open.

Tour dates:

Feb. 23—Vancouver, Canada—Rickshaw Theatre
Feb. 25—Edmonton, Canada—Union Hall
Feb. 27—Salt Lake City, UT—The Depot
March 1—Denver, CO—Summit Music Hall
March 3—Lawrence, KS—The Granada
March 4—Minneapolis, MN—First Avenue
March 5—Chicago, IL—Bottom Lounge
March 7—Detroit, MI—Saint Andrews Hall
March 9—Cleveland, OH—Agora Theatre & Ballroom
March 10—Toronto, Canada—Phoenix Concert Theatre
March 12—Montréal, Canada—Théâtre Corona
March 14—Boston, MA—Paradise Rock Club
March 15—New York City, NY—Irving Plaza
March 17—Philadelphia, PA—Brooklyn Bowl Philly
March 19—Silver Spring, MD—The Fillmore
March 21—Atlanta, GA—The Masquerade
March 22—Nashville, TN—Eastside Bowl
March 26—Fort Lauderdale, FL—Culture Room
March 28—Dallas, TX—South Side Music Hall
March 29—Houston, TX—RISE Rooftop
March 30—Mesa, AZ—Nile Theater
April 2—Los Angeles, CA—The Fonda Theatre

03/04 Titus Andronicus with Country Westerns at Turf Club Read More Titus Andronicus New Jersey indie/punk Titus Andronicus (named after William Shakespeare’s play of the same name) will be at the Turf Club on Saturday, March 17th. The band announced an “Acoustic” tour in support of their new album A Productive Cough. …

03/04/2023 Saturday

Titus Andronicus
with Country Westerns
at Turf Club
first-avenue.com

Titus Andronicus is kicking off their 2023 tour this February… the tour will find their way to St Paul’s The Turf Club on March 4, 2023.

Nashville rockers Country Westerns, will open. The trio will release Forgive The City on April 28th, 2023, via Fat Possum Records.

Tour dates:

Feb 3 Limerick, IE – Pharmacia
Feb 4 Dublin, IE – The Grand Social
Feb 7 Edinburgh, UK – The Mash House
Feb 8 Glasgow, UK – Broadcast
Feb 9 Manchester, UK – YES
Feb 10 Leeds, UK – Belgrave Music Hall
Feb 11 Sunderland, UK – Pop Recs
Feb 13 Nottingham, UK – Bodega
Feb 14 Birmingham, UK – Hare and Hounds
Feb 15 Cardiff, UK – Clwb Ifor Bach
Feb 16 Brighton, UK – The Hope and Ruin
Feb 17 London, UK – Moth Club
Feb 18 London, UK – Moth Club
Feb 28 Pittsburgh, PA – Thunderbird
Mar 1 Cleveland, OH – Grog Shop
Mar 2 Chicago, IL – Bottom Lounge
Mar 3 Madison, WI – High Noon Saloon
Mar 4 St Paul, MN – Turf Club
Mar 5 Fargo, ND – Aquarium
Mar 7 Great Falls, MT – Newberry
Mar 8 Spokane, WA – Lucky You Lounge
Mar 9 Vancouver, BC – Fox Theatre
Mar 10 Seattle, WA – Sunset Tavern
Mar 11 Portland, OR – Mississippi Studios
Mar 14 Sacramento, CA – Harlow’s
Mar 15 San Francisco, CA – The Chapel
Mar 16 Santa Cruz, CA – Catalyst
Mar 17 Los Angeles, CA – Teragram Ballroom
Mar 18 San Diego, CA – The Casbah
Mar 21 Phoenix, AZ – Rebel Lounge
Mar 22 Albuquerque, NM – Launchpad
Mar 23 Denver, CO – Globe Hall
Mar 28 Omaha, NE – Slowdown
Mar 29 Iowa City, IA – Gabe’s
Mar 31 Bloomington, IN – Bishop
Apr 1 Columbus, OH – Big Room Bar
Apr 2 Richmond, VA - Richmond Music Hall
Apr 4 Washington, DC – Black Cat
Apr 5 Baltimore, MD – Ottobar
Apr 7 Asbury Park, NJ – Asbury Lanes
Apr 8 Brooklyn, NY – Elsewhere (Hall)
Jun 1 McGill, NV – Schellraiser Festival

03/04 Cory Wong ft. Victor Wooten with Trousdale at Palace Theatre Read More Cory Wong Guitarist Cory Wong is playing the Fine Line Music Café on February 9th. Wong is bringing Emily C Browning (not to be confused with Australian actress and singer Emily Browning - you can hear the actress sing in God Help The Girl). ... Victor Wooten The dynamic bass virtuoso Victor Wooten Trio, featuring five-time Grammy award winner Victor Wooten with Dennis Chambers and Bob Franceschini, will be playing four shows at the Dakota Jazz Club …

03/04/2023 Saturday

Cory Wong ft. Victor Wooten
with Trousdale
at Palace Theatre
first-avenue.com

“The most famous Minnesota musician you’ve probably never heard of” GRAMMY® Award-nominated songwriter, producer, and guitarist extraordinaire Cory Wong will play the Palace Theatre on March 4, 2023. The show features Victor Wooten with opener Trousdale.

Ben Rector (with Cory Wong on guitars) at State Theatre (23 Oct 2016)

We accidentally saw Cory Wong in Ben Rector’s band in Oct 2016 and wrote, “With the last show of the tour, ending a nearly two-year endless touring, the band is well-rehearsed and seemingly eager to finally take a long vacation and break after that night - particularly for guitarist Cory Wong, who is actually from the Twin Cities. Wong, according to The Current in 2014 wrote that Cory Wong is “the most famous Minnesota musician you’ve probably never heard of”.”

Tour dates:

02/23 – New York, NY – Beacon Theatre *
02/24 – Philadelphia, PA – The Fillmore Philadelphia*
02/25 – Boston, MA – House of Blues Boston *
02/27 – Portland, ME – State Theatre *
03/01 – Detroit, MI – The Majestic Theatre *
03/02 – Madison, WI – The Sylvee *
03/03 – Chicago, IL – Riviera Theatre *
03/04 – St. Paul, MN – Palace Theatre *
04/29 – New Orleans, LA – New Orleans Jazz †
05/12 – Live Oak, FL – Echoland Music Festival †
05/26-28 – Chillicothe, IL –Summer Camp Music Festival †
06/15-18 – Manchester, TN – Bonnaroo †
06/24 – Saratoga Springs, NY – Freihofer’s Saratoga †
06/29-7/2 – Quincy, CA – High Sierra Festival †
07/13 – Snowshoe, WV – 4848 Festival †
07/19 – Stuttgart, Germany – Schlossplatz Stuttgart
07/20 –Brno, Czech Republic – Groove Brno Festival †
09/28 – Stockholm, Sweden – Arenan Fryshuset
09/29 – Oslo, Norway – Rockefeller Music Hall
09/30 – Copenhagen, Denmark – VEGA
10/02 – Amsterdam, Netherlands – Paradiso
10/04 – Paris, France – L’Olympia
10/05 – Utrecht, Netherlands – TivoliVredenburg
10/06 – Brussels, Belgium – Ancienne Belgique (AB)
10/08 – Berlin, Germany – Huxley’s Neue Welt
10/09 – Tilburg, Netherlands – 013 Poppodium
10/11 – London, UK – Eventim Apollo
10/12 – Birmingham, UK – O2 Institute Birmingham
10/13 – Manchester, UK – O2 Apollo Manchester
10/14 – Glasgow, UK – Barrowland Ballroom
10/17 – Dublin, Ireland – Vicar Street

If your band is coming to the Minneapolis/St Paul area, please email details to [email protected] with a good lead time. Thank you.

vu ([email protected]) ♥ weheartmusic.com ♥ twitter.com

We♥KC- November 1-6, 2022 Upcoming Shows (Kansas City / Lawrence KS)

Read More Kevin Morby Former bassist for Woods and frontman of The Babies, Kevin Morby is back with his third solo album Singing Saw, out now on Dead Oceans Records. …

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(Apologies for the website difficulties and picture-loading of late- our TypePad host has been going under maintenance which should be done soon)

Happy November (or Movember if mustache-growing for the month is still a thing). The big KC news was the announcement of Taylor Swift’s Eras Stadium Tour, which includes a July stop at Arrowhead, but there’s plenty of shows to catch until then.

Warm temps so far, the Chiefs are winning, and the Royals have a new manager, so hope springs eternal.

PSA- Clocks Fall back this Saturday night, and don’t forget to vote next Tuesday (or before).

Here’s what’s happening in the Kansas City/Lawrence, KS metro November 1st-6th.

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

Tuesday Nov 1

Wednesday Nov 2

Cory Wong, The Truman, $25-$50

Being Minneapolis-based, we’re fans of Wong, his guitar work, and blend of R&B, funk pop and rock. The latest album is this year’s Power Station and live, he showcases both with his Strat and the jokes and personality he imbues on stage. He could be seen earlier in his career on several of Prince’s weekly jam sessions and was on The Voice and has made a name for himself on his own terms.

Thursday Nov 3

Casting Crowns, Cable Dahmer Arena. $29-$129

The longtime Florida Christian rock band has a new album, Healer, out and the stacked lineup basically guarantees an evening of inspirational music to elevate the spirits and hearts.

Kevin Morby and The Photographs w Coco, Knuckleheads, SOLD OUT

One of Kansas City’s favorites, the new album is called This is a Photograph, and has been released to great reviews and Morby’s appeared on late night television and the recent ACL Festival stream to promote the new record. Instead of KC as an inspiration, Morby traveled to Memphis for the new record, even recording some of it in Sam Phillips’ famed Sun Studios.

David Lowery, Lawrence Arts Center, free

The Cracker and Camper Van Beethoven vocalist to discuss his decades long music career, his fight for artists’ rights, and the future of music in the digital age. After a short intermission, he will perform an intimate acoustic set. Part of Lawrence Public Library's 780s series.  more info: 780s Series | Lawrence Public Library (lplks.org)

Shovels & Rope with Tré Burt, Knuckleheads. $24.50

The Charleston SC Americana folk duo are out on their Manticore Tour, from the album of the same name released in Feb on Dualtone Records. Live, they’ve been working in Lou Reed and T-Rex covers into recent encores. We caught them live in Denver, way back in 2013.

Kevin Hart, T-Mobile Center, $49.50-$159.50

Out on The Reality Check Tour, the good news is that Hart is back in town, playing a place with plenty of seats. The not-so-good news for early ticket buyers, was his planned multi-night stand at the much-smaller Kauffman Center, was scrubbed for this huge one-night show instead. Expect laughs, nonetheless.

Friday Nov 4

Carly Rae Jepsen w Empress Of, Uptown, $40.50-$56.50

Don’t just Call It Maybe – the Canadian pop star is on The So Nice Tour, her first since 2019 and has managed to last in the fickle world of pop music. A longtime Vancouver resident, she’s since re-located to LA and is out in support of new album, The Loneliest Time, her sixth full-length with a title track that features Rufus Wainwright.

Arrive early for opener Empress Of (aka Lorely Rodriguez), in support of her new Save Me EP and who we very much liked, when we saw her headline in 2016.

Keiko Matsui, Folly,$25-$45

The acclaimed jazz keyboardist/composer released her latest album, Echo, in 2019 and she’s previously worked alongside Miles Davis, Stevie Wonder, Hugh Masekela, and Bob James among others.

Riff Generation, Medallion Theater, $25

November installment featuring a new jazz ensemble that cultivates new music alongside Kansas City’s fabled heritage of the genre. Part of a stand-alone performance series of new, highly collaborative compositions in a modern examination of the Kansas City “riff style.” Musicians audition for a one-year residency and perform these works in a variety of settings.

IV & the Strange Band Knuckleheads, $15

Coleman Williams is the great-grandson of famed Country singer Hank Williams, and released their debut album this June, Southern Circus is out now via a label Shooter Jennings runs. Their sound has been described as “a dour concoction of dark roots, mixed with a DIY punk and metal attitude, much music similar to his dad Hank3’s style of music than their predecessors." They’ve been playing a Bad Brains cover live as well, if that gives you any more indication of influences.

Saturday Nov 5

Susan Werner, Lied Center- Lawrence, $19-$35

Composing songs that slide between folk, jazz and pop, Werner has been recording and touring for more than 25 years. From her 1995 major label debut, Last of the Good Straight Girls to a 2007 “agnostic gospel” hymn album, The Gospel Truth to 2018’s Cuban flavored An American in Havana and the Americana of 2020’s Flyover Country, her style keeps evolving and remaining fresh.

Her latest recording of original songs, The Birds of Florida, was released in January 2022.

The Smithereens with Marshall Crenshaw, Knuckleheads

UPDATE: Rescheduled to March 23, 2023

Gloria Trevi, T-Mobile Center, $50-$225

On her massive Isla Divina Tour, Mexican pop singer Trevi promises fans a conceptual tour that’s a “journey of freedom.” “‘Isla Divina’ is a world where there are no wars, no pandemic, no violence, no protests,” Trevi said during a press conference in Miami. “It’s a world without diseases, where we can laugh and sing, where there is equality. It’s a beautiful world, one that we all dream of and have inside our hearts.”

Sunday Nov 6

El Shirota, recordBar, $12

The 90’s inspired noise rock quartet who formed in 2012 in Chiluca, México and has been releasing music since 2013 with their debut EP, Chiluca No Es Satélite. The latest record is Tiempos Raros released through Modesto, CA independent label Devil In the Woods.

They made a big impression at Foro Indie Rocks! In Mexico City over the weekend and it might just be time to see what the buzz is all about. Oxytoxin and the Jorge Arana Trio are listed as support.

I Prevail w/ Pierce the Veil, Fit for a King, Stand Atlantic, Uptown. $45-$75

A stacked lineup headlined by Michigan post hardcore band I Prevail, in support of third full-length, True Power, released in August and latest single, Self Destruction”. The True Power Tour lives up to its name with three solid support acts.

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Rocktober: October 5 to October 8, 2019

Stereolab at First Ave Read More Stereolab Headliners include ESG, The Apples in Stereo, Superchunk, Waxahatchee, Laetitia Sadier (Stereolab), Sneaks, Elf Power, The Veldt, Pylon Reenactment Society, Eureka California and Tunabunny. … Lætitia Sadier Laetitia Sadier will be performing a new collaborative song with Helado Negro along with performing new versions of other songs. She produces music under her own name and plays in Monade and Stereolab. … Bitchin Bajas Bitchin Bajas (trio Cooper Crain, Rob Frye and Dan Quinlivan) continues their tour … stopping by the 7th Street Entry on V-Day, Feb 14th. …

Here are some shows taking place in the Minneapolis/St Paul area from October 5 to October 8, 2019.

Read more: Minneapolis Music Guide.

STEREOLAB
+ Bitchin Bajas
First Avenue
Sat 10/05/2019 (8pm/$30/Sold Out)
first-avenue.com

Can you believe it ? French band Stereolab is back! You guys know we’re big fans, but the original band broke up (or went on hiatus after their keyboardist Mary Hansen died in 2002). It’s now been ten years since the band officially broke up in 2009. Naturally, the First Avenue show in Minneapolis has sold out.

The new lineup features original Tim Gane on guitars, Lætitia Sadier on vocals and keys and Andy Ramsay on drums. Joining them will be Joseph Watson and Xavier Muñoz Guimera. We’ve been following singer Lætitia Sadier’s solo career closely, and we’re really happy to see her back in Stereolab.

The new tour is in support of remastered album reissues, which includes expanded tracks and rarities.

Bitchin Bajas to open. The trio (Cooper Crain, Rob Frye and Dan Quinlivan) was last seen at the 7th Street Entry on Valentine’s Day, February 14, 2018.

Tour dates:

09/28 - Brooklyn, NY @ Brooklyn Steel
09/29 - Boston, MA @ Royale
10/01 - Montreal, QC @ Corona Theatre
10/02 - Toronto, ON @ Danforth Music Hall
10/03 - Detroit, MI @ Majestic Theatre
10/04 - Milwaukee, WI @ Turner Hall
10/05 - Minneapolis, MN @ First Avenue
10/07 - Denver, CD @ Gothic Theatre
10/08 - Salt Lake City, UT @ Metro Music Hall
10/10 - Phoenix, AZ @ Crescent Ballroom
10/11 - Moreno Beach, CA @ Desert Daze
10/13 - Portland, OR @ Wonder Ballroom
10/14 - Vancouver, BC @ Commodore Ballroom
10/15 - Seattle, WA @ The Showbox
10/18 - San Francisco, CA @ The Fillmore
10/19 - San Francisco, CA @ The Fillmore

Other shows in the area:

Michigander at 7th Street Midnight Hour at Turf Club Stand Atlantic / The Faim 2019 Tour Sam Fender at Fine Line Read More Whosah Opening up the show was Whosah, who was a very last minute addition to the bill. The five-piece (Spencer, Dallas, Dave, Mack, Nate) had a big pop sound. As we previously mentioned, they played tracks ....

MICHIGANDER
+ Whosah, Warren Thomas Fenzi
7th St Entry
Sun 10/06/2019 (7pm/$10)
first-avenue.com

Michigander (real life Michigan frontsman Jason Singer) will play the 7th Street Entry on October 6th, in support of his new EP Where Do We Go From Here (C3 Records).

Whosah and Warren Thomas Fenzi to open. We saw Whosah in June 2016 and wrote, “Singer Spencer Grimes seemed comfortable on stage, doing high energy dance moves and singing to their upbeat music. I don’t think the band’s music can ever be described as depressing.”

Tour dates:

9/27 - Nashville, TN - The High Watt
9/28 - Indianapolis, IN - White Rabbit
9/30 - Toronto, Canada - School Night Toronto
10/3 - Columbia, MO - Rose Music Hall
10/4 - Eureka Springs, AR - Chelsea's Bar
10/5 - Kansas City, MO - Middle of The Map
10/6 - Minneapolis, MN - 7th Street Entry
10/9 - East Moline, IL - The Rust Belt
10/10 - Madison, WI - High Noon Saloon
10/11 - Chicago, IL - Lincoln Hall
10/12 - Grand Rapids, MI - Pyramid Scheme

THE MIDNIGHT HOUR
ft Ali Shaheed Muhammad, Adrian Younge
+ Loren Oden, Angela Muñoz, Jack Waterson, DJ Jon Jon Scott (Sound Verite)
Turf Club
Sun 10/06/2019 (7pm/$20)
turfclub.net

The Midnight Hour is a 10-piece ensemble, featuring A Tribe Called Quest’s Ali Shaheed Muhammad, Adrian Younge, among others. The group is touring in support of their sophomore album Younge's Linear Labs.

Joining them at the Turf Club will be vocalists Loren Oden, Angela Muñoz, guitarist Jack Waterson and DJ Jon Jon Scott (from Sound Verite).

Tour dates:

Sep 27 Boston, MA - Scullers Jazz Club
Sep 28 Ithaca, NY - The Haunt
Oct 01 Pittsburgh, PA - Club Cafe
Oct 02 Chicago, IL - Thalia Hall
Oct 06 St Paul, MN - Turf Club
Oct 20 New Orleans, LA - Gasa Gasa
Oct 22 St Louis, MO - Firebird
Oct 23 Lincoln, NE - Duffy's Tavern
Oct 25 San Antonio, TX - Paper Tiger
Oct 26 Austin, TX - Flamingo Cantina
Oct 27 Fort Worth, TX - Shipping and Receiving
Oct 28 Kansas City, MO - recordBar
Oct 30 Denver, CO - Globe Hall

STAND ATLANTIC / THE FAIM
+ WSTR, Point North
Amsterdam Bar and Hall
Mon 10/07/2019 (5pm/$16)
amsterdambarandhall.com

The co-headlining tour of Australian bands Stand Atlantic and The Faim will take place at the Amsterdam Bar & Hall in St Paul on Monday, October 7th.

Please note that this is an all-ages show and starts at 5pm.

Tour dates:

September 28 - Boston, MA - Once Ballroom
September 29 - Philadelphia, PA - Voltage Lounge
October 1 - Detroit, MI - The Shelter
October 2 - Cleveland, OH - The Foundry
October 4 - Indianapolis, IN - Hoosier Dome
October 5 - St. Louis, MO - Fubar
October 6 - Chicago, IL - Chop Shop
October 7 - St. Paul, MN - Amsterdam
October 9 - Denver, CO - Marquis Theater
October 10 - Salt Lake City, UT - The Complex
October 12 - Seattle, WA - The Vera Project
October 13 - Portland, OR - Peter's Room
October 14 - Sacramento, CA - Holy Diver
October 16 - Phoenix, AZ - Crescent Ballroom
October 17 - San Diego, CA - Soma
October 18 - Anaheim, CA - Chain Reaction
October 19 - Los Angeles, CA - The Echo

SAM FENDER
+ Noël Wells
Fine Line Music Cafe
Tue 10/08/2019 (7pm/$18)
finelinemusic.com

Sam Fender is touring American in support of his debut album Hypersonic Missiles (Interscope Records). The UK singer has already sold out his entire European tour, so do yourself a favor and check out this young singer before words get out.

Noël Wells to open.

UPDATE: This show is now cancelled:

"The doctors have told me I have a respiratory tract infection and need to take some rest to stop it worsening, I’ve been told not to sing for a couple of weeks 😭 Breaks my heart to cancel shows and let you all down but we have no choice but to cancel the next few. Hoping to make it back to full strength for NYC on October 17. We absolutely love it out here and are going to try book a bigger tour next year and come see as much of the US & Canada as possible to make it up to you all x

Im sorry to have to do this but we really have no choice. Let me know if you have any questions."

Tour Dates:

September 28 - San Francisco, CA - Great American
September 30 - West Hollywood, CA - Troubadour
October 3 - Dallas, TX - Dada
October 4 - Austin, TX - Austin City Limits
October 6 - Denver, CO - Globe Hall
October 8 - Minneapolis, MN - Fine Line Music Cafe
October 10 - Chicago, IL - Lincoln Hall
October 12 - Toronto, ON - Horseshoe Tavern
October 14 - Montreal, QC - L’Astral
October 15 - Cambridge, MA - The Sinclair
October 17 - New York, NY - Bowery Ballroom
October 19 - Harrisburg, PA - Harrisburg University
October 20 - Washington, DC - U Street Music Hall
November 22 – Academy, Manchester
November 23 – Guild of Students, Liverpool
November 26 – Rock City, Nottingham
November 27 – O2 Academy, Glasgow
November 28 – O2 Academy, Leeds
November 30 – Dome, Brighton

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