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We♥KC- October 24-31, 2022 Upcoming Shows (Kansas City / Lawrence KS)

Read More Todd Snider Theater on April 12th, in support of his new album, Todd Snider Cash Cabin Vol. 3. (there were actually no volume 1 or 2!) …

Read more Kansas City Music Guide.

Already?! That Fall chill in the air means the last week of Rocktober (sob) and though the amount of concerts will slowly wind down as the year ends, there’s still good music and good weather, so see a live show while you can!

Here’s what’s happening in the Kansas City/Lawrence, KS metro October 24th-31st.

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

Monday Oct 24

Rodney Crowell, Knuckleheads, $55 (a rescheduled date)

A musician’s musician, Crowell put out Triage just over a year ago, but in addition to his own many songs, he’s been playing some Emmylou Harris collaborations and a Townes Van Zandt classic, in recent sets.

Tuesday Oct 25

Wednesday Oct 26

Greyson Chance, Encore. $25-$65

Out on his Trophies Tour, this is a chance to see the young pop singer in a more intimate venue and third studio album, Palladium, was released just last month, though he’s made more recent headlines for revealing some falling out between he and Ellen DeGeneres, early in his career.

King Buffalo, recordBar. $20

The Rochester NY self-proclaimed heavy-psych band has a new record to support, Regenerator, out last month and has been regular touring road dogs since forming in 2013 playing with the likes of Clutch, All Them Witches, Uncle Acid & the Deadbeats, The Sword, and Elder.

Thursday Oct 27

“The Price Is Right” Live, The Midland. $29.50-$65 (a rescheduled date)

Everyone’s favorite game show is live on stage, with the chance to win cash and fabulous prizes given away! Alongside the celebrity host (as in Not Drew Carey), randomly selected contestants play favorite games like Plinko™, Cliffhangers, The Big Wheel and the Showcase Showdown. Lucky audience members can even win prizes right from their seat.

Martin Sexton, Knuckleheads, $30

Longtime touring folk singer/songwriter/producer Sexton returns to stages in support of last year’s EP, 2020 Vision. Sexton established himself in Boston, launched an independent record label, and now enjoys a very loyal fan base throughout the US and Europe.

Paula Poundstone (comedian), Folly. $42-$49

The veteran comedian is known for her smart, observational humor and spontaneous wit and can be heard weekly as the host of the comedy podcast, Nobody Listens to Paula Poundstone and as a regular panelist on NPR’s comedy news quiz, Wait Wait…Don’t Tell Me!

She also released a second book, The Totally Unscientific Study Of The Search For Human Happiness (Algonquin 2017) and was one of eight semi-finalists for The Thurber Prize for American Humor, the highest recognition of the art of humor writing in the United States. Plus, the Folly’s been refurbished, so a chance to see the new changes!

Wheatus, Bottleneck. $22

Still singing about “Teenage Dirtbags”, the New York alt rock/pop band has also recently worked in some interesting covers into their recent sets from the likes of Rush, AC/DC, and Erasure. Sounds like a party.

Friday Oct 28

Rachel Bobbitt w Renata Zeiguer, The Rino, $20

The Canadian indie folk singer/songwriter is out in support of recent EP, The Ceiling Could Collapse (released in June on Concord Records) and has steadily been making more of a name for herself since the early days of uploading Vine content growing up in Nova Scotia.

Bobbitt found herself in serious introspection during the pandemic, having decided to leave the jazz program at Humber College to focus on her own music. Writing in Saskatoon then refining the six songs on her own, she brought together co-producer Justice Der and drummer Stephen Bennett to record the EP at Bennett’s studio.

Aaron Watson, Granada. $22

The Amarillo, TX Country singer is out in support of June’s Unwanted Man full-length, his eighteenth album which adds to his independent and self-made popularity.

Marshall Tucker Band, Ameristar. $40-$55

With hit singles “Heard It in a Love Song,” “Fire on The Mountain,” “Can't You See” and “Take the Highway,” The MTB has earned seven Gold and three Platinum albums and is touring for their 50th Anniversary as a band.

Noah Cyrus, The Truman, $30-$55

The Best New Artist-nominated Nashville-born and Los Angeles-based singer songwriter steps into her own with her 2022 full-length debut album, The Hardest Part [Columbia Records] and newest single “I Burned LA Down.”

Her earliest singles “Make Me (Cry)” [feat. Labrinth] and “Again” [feat. XXXTENTACION] made an immediate impact and Cyrus followed up with 2020’s The End of Everything EP. GIGI to open.

Todd Snider, Knuckleheads, $45

We caught Snider (and his sleepy but charming dog) last in the more innocent times of Spring 2019 and were captivated by his storytelling and ability to make an old theater feel like his living room. His most recent release is last year’s cleverly titled First Agnostic Church Of Hope and Wonder, and we’re sure he’ll have new stories to go along with.

Here Come the Mummies w Saxsquatch, Uptown, $25-$49.50

A perfect show to catch around Halloween, the Nashville funk rockers will daze and delight in haze of gauze and white bandages, with a guaranteed fun evening in store, so whip out your freak flag.

The Four Freshman, Yardley Hall. $15-$49

One of the most influential vocal groups started back in 1948, when four college freshmen crafted a unique style of vocal harmony that soon caught the ear of bandleader Stan Kenton, who brought them to Capitol Records, where they would record 23 albums.

The group has now recorded more than 75 albums and received six Grammy nominations. Today’s group members are Bob Ferreira, Tommy Boynton, Ryan Howe and Jake Baldwin and for this performance, they will be joined by the JCCC Jazz Band, directed by Ryan Heinlein, as openers.

Saturday Oct 29

Christian Nodal, T-Mobile Center, $61-$191

Named the most successful Regional Mexican artist of all time by Apple Music, his 22-date US ‘Forajido Tour makes a local arena stop. Nodal has won three Latin Grammy Awards, a Lo Nuestro Award, two Billboard Latin Music Awards, and a Latin American Music Award.

Teddy Swims, The Truman, SOLD OUT

Former YouTube sensation and Atlanta native aka Jaten Dimsdale uniquely blends genres including R&B, soul, country, and pop on most recent six-song EP, Tough Love (on Warner Bros Records). He’s made a handful of recent TV appearances and over 500 million global streams say the word has gotten out about him.

David Cook, Knuckleheads. $30

The local favorite (from nearby Blue Springs, MO) and former American Idol winner put out an EP, The Looking Glass out last year, and has a more recent single, “TABOS” *which stands for This’ll All Be Over Soon.

Sunday Oct 30

The Milk Carton Kids and Katie Pruitt, Knuckleheads. $30

The California indie folk duo released the short but sweet The Only Ones record (clocking in at 25min) back in 2019 have two Grammy nominations to their name, and this is one of only fourteen shows on the itinerary. The brand new single is “Running on Sweet Smile” and their opener is local favorite Katie Pruitt, so be sure to arrive early.

Piff the Magic Dragon / Puddles Pity Party, Midwest Trust Center, $25+

On the well named Misery Loves Company Tour, these two eclectic acts join forces. We’ve seen Piff the Magic Dragon, accompanied by his sidekick, Mr. Piffles, the world’s only magic performing Chihuahua, previously on the Ren Fest circuit and they’ve since has won several Best of Las Vegas playing at the Flamingo and was crowned winner of TBS’ “Tournament of Laughs.”

Puddles Pity Party, the sad, giant clown with the golden voice, has amassed more than 813,000 YouTube subscribers. Deftly combining melancholy with the absurd, Puddles has become a favorite of legends like Eric Idle, Jack Black, Paul Reubens and Weird Al and oddly, even Kevin Costner.

Amy Shark, recordBar CANCELED

Monday Oct 31

Sammy Rae & The Friends, Granada. $25

Assume that costumes are encouraged as aka Samantha Bowers & The Friends bring the soundtrack to your Halloween night. Most recent single is “If It All Goes South” and their sound is a self-described “mélange of Sammy’s influences, rooted in classic rock, folk, and funk and sprinkled with soul and jazz.” Arrive early for Minnesota indie pop favorites Yam Haus, who rose to national fame as seen on the TV show American Song Contest. 

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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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Minneapolis Music Guide: May 11 - May 17, 2014

Here is a guide of some Minneapolis (and Saint Paul) live shows and events taking place next week: May 11 - May 17.

The Ash & Clay ANTI Records Read More The Milk Carton Kids The Milk Carton Kids started off their set with a Joey Ryan (JR) song, "Permanent", followed by Kenneth Pattengale's "Girls, Gather 'Round". I thought Pattengale's singing style has a very Dylanesque quality…

SUNDAY, MAY 11
DAKOTA JAZZ CLUB
The Milk Carton Kids w/ Brian Wright

Moms, you must have the best children, if they bring you to this Milk Carton Kids show at the Dakota Jazz Club for Mother's Day on Sunday.

For the 'kids', they will enjoy the music, for the mothers, they get to enjoy some great food at the swanky restaurant.

On a serious note, I have spent $75+ on dinner at the Dakota and it was well spent. Delicious.

Tour dates:

05/08/14 Chicago, IL Old Town School Of Folk Music
05/09/14 Chicago, IL Old Town School Of Folk Music
05/10/14 Stoughton, WI Stoughton Opera House
05/11/14 Minneapolis, MN Dakota Jazz Club
05/12/14 Winnipeg, MB West End Cultural Centre
05/14/14 Calgary, AB Festival Hall
05/15/14 Edmonton, AB Mcdougall United Church
05/28/14 Austin, TX Paramount Theatre
05/29/14 Houston, TX McGonigel's Mucky Duck
05/30/14 Austin, TX Paramount Theatre
05/31/14 Dallas, TX Poor David's Pub
06/01/14 Oklahoma City, OK The Blue Door
06/03/14 Denver, CO Bluebird Theater
06/05/14 Salt Lake City, UT The State Room
06/06/14 Boise, ID Neurolux
06/11/14 Seattle, WA The Neptune
06/12/14 Vancouver, BC St. James Hall
06/13/14 Vancouver, BC St. James Hall
06/14/14 Portland, OR Aladdin Theater
06/15/14 Chico, CA Sierra Nevada Brewing Co.
06/16/14 Napa, CA City Winery Napa
06/17/14 Santa Cruz, CA Kuumbwa Jazz Center
06/18/14 San Francisco, CA Great American Music Hall
06/19/14 Santa Barbara, CA Lobero Theatre
06/21/14 Los Angeles, CA Aratani Japan America Theatre
06/22/14 Solana Beach, CA Belly Up Tavern
06/23/14 Phoenix, AZ MIM Music Theater
06/24/14 Phoenix, AZ MIM Music Theater
07/17/14 Durham, NC Carolina Theatre
07/19/14 Charlottesville, VA Jefferson Theater
07/20/14 Rocky Mount, VA Harvester Performance Center
07/21/14 Knoxville, TN Bijou Theatre
07/22/14 Columbus, OH Lincoln Theatre
07/23/14 Pittsburgh, PA Kelly-Strayhorn Theater
07/24/14 Portland, ME Port City Music Hall
07/26/14 Newport, RI Fort Adams State Park
09/19/14 Lyons, CO Planet Bluegrass Ranch

Emblems Anniversary Tour Read More Matt Pond We've written about Matt Pond before, I suppose he's dropped the "PA" part of his name for some reason? His press release explained the reasoning behind the removal of the "PA" section: With the new album, The Lives Inside the.…

MONDAY, MAY 12
TURF CLUB
Matt Pond w/ The Lighthouse And The Whaler

Matt Pond: A decade of Emblems

Matt Pond (PA), the NY-based collective formed by the Philadelphia native, hits the road again with Ohio folk-pop openers The Lighthouse and The Whaler, in celebration of the 10th anniversary of his seminal fifth album, Emblems (Altitude Records) and what Paste Magazine described as “a lush, haunting collection of superbly crafted chamber pop” and what CMJ said was "an ideal record for the mature indie-rock fan with a weakness for string sections."

Thought by many as their favorite of Pond’s 8 LPs and 8 EPs, the tour is a rare chance to see that work performed in its entirety, along with selected new music including cuts from last year’s The Lives Inside the Lives In Your Hands (BMG) and other favorites.

Pond has been busy of late, releasing Skeletons and Friends via Noisetrade and working on another new full-length, via a Pledge Music campaign. Expect a laid back look into the past, as well as one that looks ahead, from this seasoned indie veteran.

Tour dates:

May 08 the Mod Club Toronto, Canada
May 09 Lincoln Hall Chicago, IL
May 10 Duck Room St Louis, MO
May 12 Turf Club St Paul, MN
May 13 Record Bar Kansas City, MO
May 14 The Waiting Room Omaha, NE
May 16 Marquis Theatre Denver, CO
May 17 Urban Lounge Salt Lake City, UT
May 19 Mississippi Studios Portland, OR
May 20 The Tractor Tavern Seattle, WA

X'ed Out Sargent House Read More The Dillinger Escape Plan The Dillinger Escape Plan and Deftones on the same bill made a whole lot of sense, because both bands' sound is hardcore/borderline metal. Dillinger was incredibly hard to shoot because of they were mostly…

TUESDAY, MAY 13
7TH STREET ENTRY
Tera Melos w/ Holographic Sands and Hardcore Crayons

Tera Melos are currently touring in support of X'ed Out, which came out April 16th, 2013, via Sargent House.

Tera Melos are currently a three-piece band (Nick Reinhart, Nathan Latona, John Clardy), playing rock, jazz, and "unconventional song structure."

The Sacramento-based band will headline some dates after supporting The Dillinger Escape Plan in early May.

Tour dates:

05/09 Amityville, NY @ Revolution Bar *
05/10 Hartford, CT @ Webster Theatre *
05/11 Pittsburgh, PA @ The Mr. Roboto Project
05/12 Grand Rapids, MI @ Pyramid Scheme
05/13 Minneapolis, MN @ 7th Street Entry
05/17 Seattle, WA @ The Crocodile
05/23 Sacramento, CA @ Witch Room
05/24 Fresno, CA @ Golden Parking Lot
06/13 Osaka, Japan @ Shangri-La #
06/14 Nagoya, Japan @ Tokuzo #
06/20 Tokyo, Japan @ Liquidroom #

* w/ The Dillinger Escape Plan
# w/ LITE

Kidding around

Before we put on the kids glove, I wanted to separate the men from the boys: When you think of Mountain Man, you think of burly bearded hunters wearing animal furs.... but Mountain Man is a an all-girls band (Molly Erin Sarle, Alexandra Sauser-Monnig, and Amelia Randall Meath) and they are playing a free show at The Cedar Cultural Center in Minneapolis on June 10th (Sunday). I have been to one of these Cedar patio shows, it's free, but it also starts and ends really early (we're talking before 9pm). Anyway, I will be there and after they are done, I will walk across the street to see The Get Up Kids at The Triple Rock Social Club.

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THE GET UP KIDS
www.thegetupkids.com

I know, I thought they broke up (they did in 2005!), but the kids are back. I guess you can't keep them down.

The Get Up Kids' new album is called There Are Rules and they have recently toured with another emo band, Saves the Day, last month. They are returning to Minneapolis with Barsuk Records' The Globes, whose album production I thought was "fantastic".

Below is a full tour listing. More dates are always being added, apparently the band's supercharged to play Taiwan. I would be too.

July 7 The Waiting Room Omaha, NE July 8 Blue Moose Tap House Iowa City, IA* July 9 Summerfest Milwaukee, WI July 10 Triple Rock Social Club Minneapolis, MN* July 14 Outland Ballroom Springfield, MO+ July 15 The Firebird St Louis, MO+ July 16 Historic Southgate House Newport, KY+ July 17 Exit/In Nashville, TN+ July 30 Fuji Rock Festival Niigata, Japan Aug 1 Taipei, Taiwan Aug 5 The Hi Fi Brisbane, Australia Aug 6 The Metro Sydney, Australia Aug 7 Billboard The Venue Melbourne, Australia Aug 9 Fowlers Live Adelaide Australia Aug 11 Powerstation Auckland, New Zealand Aug 13 The Satellite Los Angeles, CA Aug 14 Pappy & Harriet’s Pioneertown, CA Sept 10 Wells Street Fall Festival Chicago, IL Sept 21 007 Prague, Czech Republic Sept 22 Luxor Cologne, Germany Sept 23 Reeperbahn Festival Hamburg, Germany Sept 24 Batschkapp Frankfurt, Germany		Sept 25 Backstage Halle Munich, Germany Sept 27 Universum Stuttgart, Germany Sept 28 Zeche Bochum, Germany Sept 29 Lido Berlin, Germany Sept 30 Bolwerk Sneek, Netherlands Oct 1 Rockhal Luxembourg Oct 2 Melkweg Amsterdam, Netherlands Oct 4 Cockpit Leeds, UK Oct 5 Koko London, UK Oct 7 Mod Hasselt, Belgium Oct 9 Nouveau Casino Paris, France Oct 11 Arean Vienna, Austria Oct 12 A38 Budapest, Hungary Oct 13 Mocvara Zahgreb, Croatia Oct 14 The Bronson Ravenna, Italy Oct 15 New Age Treviso, Italy Oct 16 Abart Zurich, Switzerland Oct 21 Sala Live Madrid, Spain Oct 22 Estraperlo Club Barcelona, Spain * with The Globes & Major Games + with The Globes & The Caves

THE MILK CARTON KIDS
themilkcartonkids.com

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 on July 19th, 2011 - in time for the physical copies (CDs and vinyls). Pre-orders are available now.

They also announced their first leg of the US tour:

8/10 - Phoenix, AZ - Rhythm Room*
8/11 - San Diego, CA - Anthology*
8/13 - Los Angeles, CA - McCabe's
8/14 - Ventura, CA - Zoey's
8/16 - San Francisco, CA - Cafe Du Nord*
8/18 - Portland, OR - Doug Fir*
8/19 - Seattle, WA - Rendezvous*
8/21 - Vancouver, BC, Canada - Railway Club
8/23 - Salt Lake City, UT - Kilby Court
8/24 - Logan, UT - Logan Arthouse
8/26 - Denver, CO - Soiled Dove
8/28 - Oklahoma City, OK - Blue Door
8/30 - Austin, TX - Lambert's
8/31 - Dallas, TX - Poor David's Pub

* - w/ Andrew Belle

THE STEPKIDS
stonesthrow.com/thestepkids

The Stepkids' self-titled debut album isn't out until September 27th via Stones Throw Records, but in the meantime, their song "Shadows on Behalf" is available as a podcast download:

The Stepkids: Shadows on Behalf

The Stepkids' music is described as a fusion of jazz, afro, 60s soul, and, of course, funk.

Tour Dates
7/12 Brooklyn, NY - Fort Greene Park (with Antibalas)
7/16 Bridgeport, CT - Bridgeport Arts Festival
8/03 London, UK - Cargo
8/05 Ledbury, Herefordshire, UK - The Big Chill Festival
9/02 Haverford, PA - Haverford College
9/03 Washington, DC - Loop Festival

BRIEFLY: More kids than you can stand!

THE KNUX theknux.com The Knux's new track "Run" featuring Kid Cudi was the number one song on Hype Machine over the 4th of July weekend. Read more details about The Knux at Complex.com. Kid Cudi continues his rock experimentation and joins the innovative duo (The Knux) on "Run," an upbeat number that conjures images of the beach, women, and good times. If you wanna be the cool guy at the BBQ...		GAME comptongame.com Game, formerly The Game, is a rapper, who started out in G-Unit (Guerrilla Unit) with 50 cent, has a new album called R.E.D., to be out on August 23rd on Interscope Records. Game's debut song "Bottles & Rockin' J's" in June on Rollingstone.com, features a variety of guests: DJ Khaled, Busta Rhymes, Rick Ross, Lil Wayne, Fabolous and Black Wall Street artist Kid Red.
WAZU wazuband.com WAZU is originally from Sally's town, Sydney, Australia. They recently moved to New York, and I guess they have a few demos and free EPs at their website. I know it said "name your price", you can enter in zero, or if you're feeling generous... Anyroad, they have a show in at the Trash Bar in Brooklyn, New York, on July 15th. Their opening guest is Cassette Kids. Show starts at 8pm. Be there or be square.		SPRING SKIER facebook.com/springskier Members of Hungry Kids of Hungary (a band that we've mentioned here several times), Kane Mazlin and Remy Boccalatte, have announced their side project Spring Skier in June. Triple J called their song, "Chelsea", "A dreamy, melancholic pop song. The lush orchestral production is reminiscent of Simon & Garfunkle or The Panics. Impressive stuff – as you’d expect …" Look for a full album sometime this year.
DISTRAKT myspace.com/distraktt Not really given too much to work with here, but a note from Clash The Disko Kids telling me that their remix of "The Future" is available at soundcloud.com. The Clash the Disko Kids' remix, as well as remixes by DoctR and Fidelio are from Touché Records' free EP by Distrakt I went to touchercrds.com, could not figure where the free download is.		KIDS ON A CRIME SPREE facebook.com/kidsonacrimespree Kids On A Crime Spree is Mario Hernandez's latest project, with Bill Evans and Becky Barron. If Mario's name sounds familiar, that's because he's the one-man band behind From Bubblegum To Sky (who I was impressed that he liked Pink Lady). Their record, We Love You So Bad, came out May 31st on Slumberland Records.
CHESSA & THE SKINNY KIDZ chessamusic.com Chessa & The Skinny Kidz's single "Freak Out" is from The New Dance Mix USA - In the Club. B96 (Chicago) as well as other radio stations are playing this song as part of the Summer dance hits. In early June, Chessa opened up B96's SummerBash, playing alongside huge stars such as Pitbull, Chris Brown, Lupe Fiasco, Keri Hilson, Jay Sean, T-Pain, Joe Jonas, New Boyz and Far East Movement (they're Asians!)		CONTRAKIDS myspace.com/contrakids Absolutely no information on this one. I know, I get it, they want to remain cryptic and mysterious and stuff... but it just means that I have absolutely nothing to write about! From their name, I have deduced that they like the game Contra when they were kids. Who doesn't love Contra? To get 30 extra lives, ↑ ↑ ↓ ↓ ← → ← → B A start. Triple J tells me that they are from Sydney, Australia

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Joe Purdy and the Milk Carton Kids at the Varsity Theater, Minneapolis (05/16/11)

Tour Dates 05/18/11 Lincoln Hall – Chicago, IL 05/19/11 Off Broadway – St. Louis, MO 06/08/11 Mercy Lounge – Nashville, TN 06/09/11 WorkPlay – Birmingham, AL 06/10/11 The Loft – Atlanta, GA 06/11/11 Grey Edge – Asheville, NC 06/12/11 Cat’s Cradle – Carborro, NC 06/14/11 Ram’s Head – Annapolis, MD 06/15/11 World Cafe Live – Phila, PA 06/16/11 Highline Ballroom – NY 06/17/11 Stage One – Fairfield, CT 06/20/11 Iron Horse – Northampton, MA 06/21/11 Brighton Music Hall – Allston, MA 06/22/11 Narrows Center – Fall River, MA 06/23/11 Higher Ground – Burlington, VT 06/25/11 Petit Campus – Montreal, QC 06/26/11 Horseshoe Tavern – Toronto, ONT 06/27/11 Rex Theater – Pittsburg, PA 06/28/11 Beachland Ballroom – Cleveland, OH 06/30/11 Westscott Theater – Syracuse, NY Read More The Milk Carton Kids The Milk Carton Kids is a duo: Kenneth Pattengale & Joey Ryan. They are described as minimalist, so I am assuming it's acoustic and lyrical.

I am reminded of how much I love the Varsity Theater, in Dinkytown in Minneapolis, last night, May 16^th. I love the lights, the spacious stage and setting, and for this event, it was mostly a seated event. To be honest, I haven't been to a seated show, with limited tables and seats, at the Varsity since Sonya Kitchell (and that was in 2008!)

The mood was perfect, the standard noisy concert hall suddenly feel like a listening room. 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.

I thought they were very funny, with their self-deprecating, calm personal jokes. They did a lot of talking inbetween their set, which was a nice way of introducing their personalities to me. As for the band, they're two solo artists, both playing acoustic guitars, singing folky, singer/songwriter songs.

THE MILK CARTON KIDS

They started off their set with a Joey Ryan (JR) song, "Permanent", followed by Kenneth Pattengale's "Girls, Gather 'Round". I thought Pattengale's singing style has a very Dylanesque quality to them, especially when he tells a story about an unborn daughter called "Charlie".

Highlight of the night has to be their brand new song, which they've specifically unveiled at the show called "Minnesota". The song hasn't been recorded yet, but they promised they will send us a copy to everyone at last night's show (if you give them your email address at the show). And yes, the song contains the word 'snow'.

They had a broken string on a guitar, so they ended their set with their alternate song, "As It Must Be", which, according to JR, was "their most depressing song".

Many of these songs played are available on their free Retrospect, which you can download on their official website. You can buy a physical CD for only $10, so if you're old fashion and still want to hold and own your music, it's a good deal.

JOE PURDY

The Milk Carton Kids was pulling double shifts, they came back as Joe Purdy's backup band. This time, JR is playing bass, while Pattengale is doing mandolin, acoustics, and a pedal steel guitar. Apparently neither of these guys normally play bass or mandolin, but Purdy said they were born naturals.

As you can see from the setlist, the show started off with "Pioneer", as a Purdy solo song. TMCK played with Purdy until the solo-piano songs, I think were "Outlaws" and "The Sun".

Highlight for me was the "Ballplayer", which borrows the famous line, "it's one, two, three strikes and you're out, at the old ballgame".

What's not on the setlist were the four songs for the encore, starting with "Canyon Joe". It's followed by what seems like a forty-minute epic guitar tuning (I guess Purdy is a perfectionist) for "Fourth of July". The best of the encore, I thought was "You Can Tell Georgia", it is just a fun song.

Finally,"This American" was the final, final song.

Joe Purdy and The Milk Carton Kids are touring together for This American Tour for all of this and next month. The Milk Carton Kids' album, Retrospect, and Joe Purdy's This American are both out now.

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Ages and Kids

AGESANDAGES
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AgesandAges' debut album is called Alright You Restless on Knitting Factory Records. They are currently on tour to promote it, and tomorrow will be in town with K Records' Lake. They are playing the 7^th Street Entry, and what I want to know is: is there enough room for all seven band members to be on stage??!!?? 7^th has a tiny, tiny stage. The whole venue is a size of an extra large closet.

The band's songwriter and founder, Tim Perry, described his songs as "I thought of these songs like folk hymnals, sung by a 'congregation' who is affirming and reaffirming their own collective vision: that life is better here under the radar. I think of it kind of like propaganda rock. They will never understand you. But we understand each other."

Below is what's left of their tour dates:

Mon 05/09/11 Cactus Club, Milwaukee WI *
Tue 05/10/11 7th Street Entry, Minneapolis MN *
Fri 05/13/11 Biltmore Cabaret, Vancouver BC *
Sat 05/14/11 Northern, Olympia WA *
Sun 05/15/11 The Tractor Tavern, Seattle WA *
Fri 08/05/11 Pickathon, Portland OR

* with Lake

Milk Carton Kids: As It Must Be

MILK CARTON KIDS
www.themilkcartonkids.com

The Milk Carton Kids is a duo: Kenneth Pattengale & Joey Ryan. They are described as minimalist, so I am assuming it's acoustic and lyrical. They are coming here to my favorite venue, The Varsity Theater on May 16^th with Joe Purdy (who was the first W♥M freebies).

Their recently released album is called Retrospect, a live album, just released March 15^th. However, if you look at the cover artwork, it is intentionally released under the name "Kenneth Pattengale & Joey Ryan". The first official release of The Milk Carton Kids will be called Prologue, to be released sometime in 2011.

According to both artists' website (kennethpattengale.com and joeyryan.net), you can download Retrospect for free. I did download it, but have not had a chance to check it out.

Looking at both musicians' website, they sure have a pretty impressive discography between them.

May 9 – Neurolux - Boise, ID May 10 – State Room – Salt Lake City, UT May 12 – Bluebird Theater – Denver, CO May 14 – Bottleneck – Lawrence, KS May 15 – Vaudeville Mews – Des Moines, IA May 16 – Varsity Theater – Minneapolis, MN May 17 – Turner Hall - Milwaukee, WI May 18 – Lincoln Hall – Chicago, IL May 19 – Off Broadway – St. Louis, MO June 8 – Mercy Lounge – Nashville, TN June 9 – WorkPlay – Birmingham, AL June 10 – The Loft – Atlanta, GA June 11 – Grey Edge – Asheville, NC June 12 – Cat’s Cradle – Carborro, NC		June 14 – Ram’s Head – Annapolis, MD June 15 – World Cafe Live – Philadelphia, PA June 16 – Highline Ballroom – New York City, NY June 17 – Stage One – Fairfield, CT June 20 – Iron Horse – Northampton, MA June 21 – Brighton Music Hall – Allston, MA June 22 – Narrows Center – Fall River, MA June 23 – Higher Ground – Burlington, VT June 25 – Petit Campus – Montreal, QC June 26 - Horseshoe Tavern – Toronto, ONT June 27 – Rex Theater – Pittsburg, PA June 28 – Beachland Ballroom – Cleveland, OH June 30 – Westscott Theater – Syracuse, NY On tour with Joe Purdy

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