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Twin Cities Pride Festival at Loring Park, Minneapolis (30 June 2024)

Twin Cities Pride at Loring Park Read More Twin Cities Pride It’s pride month, and Twin Cities Pride Festival is bringing their biggest show yet this Saturday at Loring Park. With over 400 exhibitors and four free music stages, this is a LGBTQ+ friendly environment for the whole family …

It’s Twin Cities Pride weekend. The festival celebrates diversities and spotlight local music talent at Loring Park.

Traffic was a bit of a nightmare because Hennepin Avenue was blocked off for the Twin Cities Pride Parade. There were plenty of people who got there early and had brought chairs to sit and watch the slow-moving parade.

The parade ended around 2pm, which was the perfect time to head over to the center of Loring Park to see Roxxy Hall Band play some songs, such as Gloria Gaynor’s “I Will Survive.”

Schedule

9:00 - 9:45 AGCMCC Church Service

10:00 - 10:45 Emmy Woods & The Red Pine Ramblers

11:00 - 11:45 Hawthorne Oachs

12:00 - 12:45 Sawyer's Dream

1:00 - 1:45 inafunk

2:00 - 2:45 Roxxy Hall Band

3:00 - 3:45 Leonardo Martinez

4:00 - 4:45 DJ Shiek

5:00 - 6:00 Mariah Counts

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Roxxy Hall Band at Twin Cities Pride Festival, Loring Park (30 Jun 2024)

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Xana at 7th Street Entry, Minneapolis (28 Jun 2024)

06/28 Xana with DEZI at 7th St Entry Xana Setlist Lip Service Sick Joke Body Love Like This Monster Baby Blue 15 Lavender Daughter Feral Better Kind of Best Friend Homewrecking era Earth Eyes Goddess Pray Complex -- Encore -- Kitchen Light The Sex was good! Read More Xana Vancouver-based rising pop artist Xana is headlining the 7th Street Entry, on June 28, 2024, as part of “The Sex Was Good Tour”. The tour will also stop by Milwaukee's Summerfest on June 29, where she's set to perform ahead of Fletcher. ...

The Pride celebration taking place this weekend, including Saloon Pride Block Party taking place Friday to Sunday, and Twin Cities Pride Festival taking place on Saturday and Sunday, it was a little bit of a nightmare trying to find parking. Still, it was fun to see so the LGBTQ+ community out in full force on Friday night at Xana’s headlining show at 7th Street Entry, in Minneapolis.

Los Angeles’ Dezi opened the show. She’s joined by drummer Rami, who already broke a drum stick, indicating that it’s going to be a wild time.

Sadly, it was Dezi’s last night on the Xana tour, so it was a little bitter sweet for the ending show… however, she’s staying in Minneapolis for another day to play Pride Stoplight Party at the Fillmore on Saturday night.

Songs on Dezi’s set included “Boba”, a song that was written after a harassment on the subway for her Boba Tea.

Highlight of the set was a duet with singer/songwriter Libby Larkin, Dezi’s partner, for “If You Still Need Me”.

Vancouver-based rising pop artist Xana, with a full band featuring the two Liams (Liam McLaren and Liam Moes) and Jess Jones on drums, closed out the night. She’s been enjoying success with the 13m+ streams of “Goddess”, as well as touring with Fletcher, and gaining fans by word of mouth.

The young audience knew all of Xana’s songs, often singing and dancing to all the songs, including “Body” and “Love Like This”.

Xana was clearly excited to be playing in the middle of the Minneapolis Pride weekend (you get the impression that they had no idea when they book the venue).

Lots of songs from the new album The Sex Was Good Until It Wasn’t (including the title track saved as the song finale).

After the USA tour is over, Xana will be a full headlining Canadian tour, starting in September and ending in Rocktober.

Remaining tour dates:

6/29/2024 Milwaukee, WI Summerfest

7/01/2024 Denver, CO Larimer Lounge

7/03/2024 Salt Lake City, UT Kilby Court

9/19/2024 Montreal, QC Bar Le Ritz

9/20/2024 Ottawa, ON Brass Monkey

9/21/2024 Toronto, ON The Garrison

9/24/2024 Winnipeg, MB Side Stage

9/26/2024 Saskatoon, SK Capitol Music Club

9/27/2024 Edmonton, AB Double Dragon

9/28/2024 Calgary, AB Commonwealth

10/03/2024 Victoria, BC Capital Ballroom

10/04/2024 Vancouver, BC Biltmore Cabaret

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Xana at 7th Street Entry (28 Jun 2024)

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Meghan Murphy at the Woman’s Club (6/23/2022)

Read More Meghan Murphy The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis is proud to present Meghan Murphy in the long-awaited Twin Cities debut of her performance of “The Big Red Show” on Thursday, June 23. … Twin Cities Pride It’s pride month, and Twin Cities Pride Festival is bringing their biggest show yet this Saturday at Loring Park. With over 400 exhibitors and four free music stages, this is a LGBTQ+ friendly environment for the whole family …

The Twin Cities Pride Festival kicked off its weekend celebration with the Woman’s Club of Minneapolis hosting Meghan Murphy and her Big Red Show.  The show had a summer-start feel as the host, Kevin Winge, sported his finest seersucker suit and invited the crowd to return on Saturday night and enjoy the Pride Festival’s fireworks display from the rooftop of the Woman’s Club.

Winge then introduced Monica West to the stage. West a female impersonator for 36 years strutted and sashayed to “Le Jazz Hot” before grabbing the mike and working the crowd like a seasoned standup comic.  She was hilarious, searching the crowd for any straight men to rib and jest before moving into a short bio of how she arrived at this stage.  It was funny and touching and after 36 years in the biz, with 16 years as emcee at the Gay 90’s, she told the crowd that she was onto a new adventure with hopes of opening Roxy’s Cabaret just down the street.  “Soon,” she said.

West then invited her “new best friend” onto the stage and Meghan Murphy with her Big Red dress and Big Red hair appeared with her three-piece band to start off the set with Nina Simone’s “Feeling Good.” 

A proclaimed gaycon, Murphy is based out of Chicago but has been all over the world with a killer voice and an expansive musical portfolio, ranging from musical genres of pop, jazz and blues to folk, soul and show tunes.

Murphy’s own website describes her as a “… combination of Lucille Ball, Bonnie Raitt, Rita Hayworth and Etta Jones.”  The Chicago Sun Times describes her as a “… sparkling redhead with a dynamic voice.”  What she brought to the Woman’s Club was buoyant enthusiasm by channeling the spirits of her three favorite divas, “Judy, Barbara and Bette.” 

Like West, Murphy also gave a brief bio by changing the lyrics to Reba McEntire’s “Fancy.”  She even did a leg split to the salty “Everybody’s Girl” from the musical, Steel Pier, then provided a hilarious rendition of “Long John Blues.” 

photo courtesy of Woman’s Club Facebook

Like the best of cabaret shows, there was plenty of burlesque ribaldry to keep the audience howling with either laughter or shock.  Even after the subdued “Make You Feel My Love” from Bob Dylan, Murphy immediately said, “Enough of that sappy Sh--!”

Murphy was there to have a good time and thankful to be in Minneapolis at the Woman’s Club to help kick off the 50^th Anniversary of the Pride Festival.

“Happy to be in front of an audience,” she said, after Lesley Gore’s “You Don’t Own Me.”  “It was a rough couple of years.  Well you know… You were there.”

Murphy had no intention on dwelling on the subject.  Based on her song selections, she wanted to a positive feeling of empowerment to emanate.  Even when singing Otis Redding’s wistful “Dock of the Bay”, you couldn’t help think that even if she was sitting on a pier all by herself, she was going to belt-out the words for all to hear.  

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Minneapolis: June 20 to June 23, 2018

Pride 2018 Poster Read More Brandy Remember Brandy? That R&B pop singer? I haven't actually heard from her in a long time, but I guess she's still around and making music. …

Here are some shows taking place in the Minneapolis/St Paul area from June 20 to June 23, 2018.

Read more: Minneapolis Music Guide.

BRANDY
+ Jujubee, Jamecia, The Vigilantease Collective
Loring Park
Sat 06/23/2018 (6pm/$25)
tcpride.org

It’s pride month, and Twin Cities Pride Festival is bringing their biggest show yet this Saturday at Loring Park. With over 400 exhibitors and four free music stages, this is a LGBTQ+ friendly environment for the whole family. There is a paid stage, featuring headliner Brandy, but it’s reasonably priced for $25.

Description:

2018 TWIN CITIES PRIDE FESTIVAL
The Twin Cities Pride Festival is a CELEBRATION of the LGBTQ+ Community. We welcome exhibitors who support our community to participate in this event. We plan to have 400 exhibitor booths, 40 food vendors, and 4 free stages with music and other performances! All LGBTQ+ people and allies are welcome!

WHEN
June 23, 2018 @ 6:00 pm – 10:00 pm

WHERE
Loring Park
1382 Willow Street
Minneapolis, MN 55403

Fireworks follow the concert

Poptone 2018 Poster Read More Poptone Poptone is Daniel Ash and Kevin Haskins, of Bauhaus, Love and Rockets, and Tones on Tail. Joining the duo to form Poptone will be Haskins’ daughter Diva Dompé, formerly of the Los Angeles rock band Blackblack. …

POPTONE
+ Automatic, BNLX, DJ Jake Rudh (Transmission)
First Avenue
Wed 06/20/2018 (7pm/$20)
first-avenue.com

Poptone is the new project from Daniel Ash and Kevin Haskins - both founders of Bauhaus, Tones On Tail and Love and Rockets. It should also be noted that Kevin’s daughter, Diva Dompé, is also in the band as bassist.

We caught the band in July 2017, before their debut album, and the group played a selection of Tones On Tail and Love & Rockets songs: “...the newly formed band, decidedly play a bit of a retrospective setlist, featuring plenty of Tones on Tail songs, a bit of Love & Rockets songs, and throwing in a few Daniel Ash solo songs.”

Now that their record is here courtesy of Cleopatra Records, expect to hear some new and original Poptone songs... but expect at least a couple of classic Love & Rocket and Bauhaus songs on their upcoming set.

Los Angeles’ Automatic and local BNLX, with DJ Jake Rudh (from Transmission) to open.

Tour dates:

June 20 Minneapolis, MN - First Avenue
June 21 Chicago, IL - Concord Music Hall
June 22 Detroit, MI - The Loving Touch
June 23 Toronto, ON - Opera House
June 25 Montreal, QC - L'Astral
June 26 Boston, MA - Middle East
June 27 Wantagh, NY - Mulcahy's
June 28 Brooklyn, NY - Warsaw
July 1 SilverSpring, MD - The Filmore

Jeffrey Foucault June 2018 Poster River Whyless 2018 Poster Frank Turner 2018 Poster Devon Allman Project 2018 Poster The Horrors US 2018 Poster Read More Jeffrey Foucault Husband & wife Kris Delmhorst and Jeffrey Foucault will be headlining the Cedar Cultural Center. Their record The Wild came out under Kris Delmhorst’s name, but featured Jeffrey Foucault and members of his band. .... Frank Turner The always lovely Frank Turner and his band The Sleeping Souls will be in town Wednesday, October 7th at the Varsity Theater to promote his new album Positive Songs for Negative People ...

Other shows in the area:

JEFFREY FOUCAULT
Dakota Jazz Club & Restaurant
Thu 06/21/2018 (7pm/$30)
dakotacooks.com

Jeffrey Foucault will be headlining the Dakota Jazz Club on Thursday, touring in support of his new Blood Brothers collection (the record lands in stores on June 22).

Tour dates:

Jun 20 – Sioux Falls, SD – White Wall Sessions
Jun 21 – Minneapolis, MN – Dakota Jazz Club
Jun 22 – Des Moines, IA – Des Moines Arts Festival
Aug 23 – Tonder, DEN – Tonder Folk Festival
Aug 28 – Norderstedt, GER – Music Star
Aug 29 – Oldenburg, GER – Singers & Players
Sep 03 – Eindhoven, NETH – De Maandag van Meurs
Sep 04 – Arnhem, NETH – luxorlive
Sep 05 – Bergen Op Zoom, NETH – Crossroads Radio
Sep 07 – Haarlem, NETH – Patronaar
Sep 08 – Eeklo, BEL – N9

RIVER WHYLESS
+ Jalen N'Gonda
7th Street Entry
Fri 06/22/2018 (8pm/$15)
first-avenue.com

North Carolina-bred folk-rock outfit River Whyless will be stopping by the 7th Street Entry this Friday. Their third album Kindness, A Rebel is out now.

River Whyless Tour Dates

6/20/18 - Cleveland, OH - House of Blues
6/21/18 - Chicago, IL - Lincoln Hall
6/22/18 - Minneapolis, MN - 7th Street Entry
6/23/18 - Viroqua, WI - Pierce Hill Performing Arts
6/25/18 - Lawrence, KS - The Bottleneck
6/27/18 - Vail, CO - Vail Bluegrass Series
6/28/18 - Brues Alehouse Brewing Company
7/15/18 - Durham, NC - Motorco Music Hall
7/19/18 - Nashville, TN - High Watt
7/20/18 - Chattanooga, TN - Songbirds
7/21/18 - Sundown Summer Concert Series
7/24/18 - Mobile, AL - The Merry Widow
7/25/17 - New Orleans, LA - The Parish
7/26/18 - Houston, TX - White Oak Music Hall
7/27/18 - Austin, TX - 3Ten at ACL Live
7/28/18 - Dallas, TX - Three Links
7/30/18 - Albuquerque, NM - Launchpad
7/31/18 - Phoenix, AZ - Valley Bar

FRANK TURNER
+ Homeless Gospel Choir, The Menzingers, Lucero
Myth
Fri 06/22/2018 (6pm/$22.25)
mythlive.com

Frank Turner is back with his new album Be More Kind (Xtra Mile Recordings/Polydor UK /Interscope Records). Turner will be headlining the Myth on Friday.

BE MORE KIND TOUR North American Dates:

Jun-19 Salt Lake City, UT The Complex
Jun-21 Kansas City, MO The Truman**
Jun-22 Minneapolis, MN Myth
Jun-23 Chicago, IL Aragon Ballroom
Jun-24 Cleveland, OH House of Blues
Jun-26 Boston, MA Royale
Jun-27 Boston, MA Royale
Jun-29 Boston, MA Royale
Jun-30 Boston, MA Royale

DEVON ALLMAN PROJECT
Dakota Jazz Club & Restaurant
Sat 06/23/2018 (9:30pm/$40)
dakotacooks.com

Devon Allman is bringing his 6-piece band called The Devon Allman Project to the Dakota Jazz Club in Minneapolis on Saturday, June 23rd. As usual, these shows are kind of a fun dinner & show concerts.

Tour dates:

06/21/2018 Crossroads-KC Kansas City, MO
06/22/2018 Surf Ballroom & Museum Clear Lake, IA
06/23/2018 Dakota Jazz Club & Restaurant Minneapolis, MN
07/01/2018 "Summerfest"
07/03/2018 Gerald R. Ford Amphitheatre Vail, CO
07/04/2018 Red Rocks Amphitheatre Morrison, CO
07/05/2018 Hartwell Park Ridgway, CO
07/07/2018 The Kessler Theater Dallas, TX
07/08/2018 The Heights Theater Houston, TX
07/09/2018 Duling Hall Jackson, MS
07/13/2018 The Hamilton Live Washington, DC
07/14/2018 The National Richmond, VA
07/15/2018 "Great South Bay Music Festival"
07/16/2018 Port City Music Hall Portland, ME
07/17/2018 Mid's Park Lake Placid, NY

THE HORRORS
Fine Line Music Cafe
Sat 06/23/2018 (7pm/$22)
finelinemusic.com

This wasn’t on my preview calendar, but I like these guys, so I’m adding them to this listing. The show wasn’t originally on the group’s original U.S. schedule.

The English rockers The Horrors is touring the U.S. in support of their latest V album (Wolf Tone label/Caroline International). It’s kind of rare to see these guys in the states, so if you live in the area, you should check them out. It may be another seven years before they come back (the last time the band was in town was 24 September 2011 at the now-defunct Triple Rock Social Club).

Tour dates:

06/21/2018 Bottom Lounge Chicago, IL
06/22/2018 The Rave Milwaukee, WI
06/23/2018 Fine Line Minneapolis, MN
06/25/2018 Bluebird Theater Denver, CO
06/27/2018 Neumos Seattle, WA
06/28/2018 Wonder Ballroom Portland, OR
06/29/2018 The Independent San Francisco, CA
07/01/2018 The Regent Theater Los Angeles, CA

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