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Read More Valley Queen Los Angeles four-piece Valley Queen will open the show. The band is led by singer/songwriter Natalie Carol and is said to sound like Fleetwood Mac and My Morning Jacket with vocals from Florence Welch. Their first-ever EP Destroyer came out earlier last month. …

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VALLEY QUEEN
valleyqueenmusic.com

Los Angeles rockers Valley Queen is releasing “Your Red Light” on 7” vinyl on May 15th. You can preorder the record on ValleyQueenMusic.com.

“Your Red Light”, backed with “Bad Astrology”, is a single collaboration with Emily Gold of Cosmo Gold and William Tyler (who’s had an impressive solo career after Silver Jews).

The song is done with electric piano and was written via text messages between Gold and Valley Queen singer Natalie Carol.

You may recall that we first heard of Valley Queen when they opened up for Laura Marling in May 2017. We wrote, “Opening up the show was Los Angeles’ Valley Queen. Watching the band, you quickly realize the bandlander Natalie Carol has a great loud and commanding vocal. Some fans compared her voice to Florence Welch (of Florence + the Machine). … They were pretty excited to talk about their latest single ‘Stars Align’, which debut on video a few weeks before their tour and they made sure we heard the song. The video described the band, “what the past year has been for us, lots of time on the road, away from our families, working on our relationships in and outside the band.” The song came from their recent EP Destroyer.”

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NIALL HORAN
niallhoran.com

Former One Direction singer, Niall Horan has the #1 album in the UK and Ireland for Heartbreak Weather. It’s clear that the Irish singer is doing quite well.

Horan’s latest single, “Black and White”, written by Horan with Julian Bunetta, Teddy Geiger, Alexander Izquierdo and Scott Harris. The track was produced by Bunetta and is taken from the #1 album Heartbreak Weather (Capitol Records).

Musically, “Black and White” is a pop rock ballad… fans of Ed Sheeran (the other One Direction guy) will love it.

Sample lyrics:

Yeah, I see us in black and white
Crystal clear on a star lit night
In all your gorgeous colors
I promise that I'll love you for the rest of my life

Horan was recently in the news when the tabloids found out that he direct messaged Love Island’s star Arabella Chi after her recent split from Wes Nelson. Arabella was hugely flattered by Niall’s advances, but with the Coronavirus-thing, the timing is just not right.

Yeah, talk about “Heartbreak Weather”, huh ?

HYSON GREEN
hysongreenmusic.wixsite.com

“Clear Blue Sky” is the first single from the debut album, Lost In The World by Hyson Green (they are the Osborne brothers, who probably took their stagename from a neighborhood in Nottingham, England). The record was years in the making, because it was written in Nottingham, London and Los Angeles, throughout the years.

The album was influenced by The Staples, Boz Scaggs, Bobby Womack, Jess Roden, Robert Palmer, and more… combining old-style with new rhythm and blues.

Look for “Clear Blue Sky” on Nub Music.

Hear the song on YouTube

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Rocktober: October 12 to October 15, 2018

The Church at Turf Club Read More The Church Australia’s The Church is back in the city. The last time we saw them at the Cedar in 2015 we noted, “The show was performed as one long set, versus the two separate sets done …

Here are some shows taking place in the Minneapolis/St Paul area from October 12 to October 15, 2018.

Read more: Minneapolis Music Guide.

THE CHURCH
Turf Club
Mon 10/15/2018 (7pm/$35/Sold Out)
turfclub.net

The legendary Australian band The Church (stylized as the church), has sold out their show at the Turf Club on Monday, October 15th. The group is on their “Starfish 30th Anniversary Tour”, which we’re assuming means that the group will play their most successful album live, from start to finish. We’re excited, if you’ve ever heard “Under the Milky Way”, it’s on this Starfish album.

The “Starfish 30th Anniversary Tour” starts tomorrow, September 30:

Sept. 30 - Long Beach, CA - Music Tastes Good Fest
Oct. 1 - San Francisco, CA - The Chapel
Oct. 3 - Portland, OR - Aladdin Theater
Oct. 4 - Vancouver, BC - Fox Cabaret
Oct. 5 - Seattle, WA - The Triple Door
Oct. 6 - Seattle, WA - The Triple Door
Oct. 9 - Aspen, CO - Belly Up
Oct. 11 - Boulder, CO - The Fox Theatre
Oct. 12 - Fort Collins, CO - Washington’s FoCo
Oct. 14 - Kansas City, MO - recordBar
Oct. 15 - St. Paul, MN - Turf Club
Oct. 16 - Milwaukee, WI - Turner Hall Ballroom
Oct. 17 - Chicago, IL - Lincoln Hall
Oct. 19 - Cleveland, OH - Beachland, Ballroom
Oct. 20 - Toronto, ON - Horseshoe Tavern
Oct. 21 - Montreal, QC - Cafe Campus
Oct. 23 - Cambridge, MA - The Sinclair
Oct. 24 - Philadelphia, PA - World Cafe Live
Oct. 25 & 26 - New York, NY - City Winery

Other shows in the area:

Glorietta at Turf Club Valley Queen 2018 Tour Hold Steady at 7th Street Entry Minus the Bear Farewell Tour Read More Valley Queen Opening up the show was Los Angeles’ Valley Queen. Watching the band, you quickly realize the bandlander Natalie Carol has a great loud and commanding vocal. Some fans compared her voice to Florence Welch … The Hold Steady The Hold Steady had songs for Apple Valley and gave sound advice like “heart break hurts but you can dance it off.” After their second to last song Finn said, “It’s come to that part of the evening … Minus the Bear It’s been a few years since we last saw Minus the Bear. The band is back to promote their new album Voids, which just came out on March 3rd, 2017, via Suicide Squeeze Records. …

GLORIETTA
Turf Club
Fri 10/12/2018 (8pm/$17)
turfclub.net

Rolling Stone’s “10 New Country Artists You Need to Know” Glorietta (featuring Delta Spirit’s Matthew Logan Vasquez) will be headlining the Turf Club on Friday, October 12, in support of the self-titled debut album on Nine Mile Records.

The name came from a nine-day recording session in a rented home in Glorieta, New Mexico.

Tour dates:

10/05 - Los Angeles, CA - Troubadour
10/08 - Portland, OR - Mississippi Studios
10/09 - Seattle, WA - Tractor Tavern
10/12 - St. Paul, MN - Turf Club
10/13 - Chicago, IL - Old Town School of Folk
10/14 - Indianapolis, IN - Hi-Fi
10/16 - Philadelphia, PA - First Unitarian Church
10/17 - Boston, MA - Brighton Music Hall
10/18 - Brooklyn, NY - Music Hall of Williamsburg
10/19 - Washington, DC - Rock & Roll Hotel
10/20 - Carrboro, NC - Cat's Cradle
10/21 - Nashville, TN - Mercy Lounge
12/13 - Dallas, TX - The Kessler
12/15 - Houston, TX - The Heights Theater

VALLEY QUEEN
+ Shadow Party
7th Street Entry
Sat 10/13/2018 (8pm/$12)
first-avenue.com

We caught Los Angeles’ Valley Queen briefly opening for Laura Marling in May 2017. The band is back in town, this time, headlining their show at the 7th Street Entry on Saturday, October 13th.

Tour dates:

Sept 29 - Silver Spring, MD @ Fillmore
Sept 30 - Harrisburg, PA @ Harrisburg Arts Center
Oct 1 - Boston, MA @ Atwood’s Tavern
Oct 3 - Brooklyn, NY @ Union Pool
Oct 4 - Pittsburgh @ Club Cafe
Oct 6 - Toronto, ON @ The Drake
Oct 7 - Cleveland, OH @ Beachland Ballroom
Oct 9 - Goshen, IN @ Ignition Garage
Oct 10 - Chicago, IL @ Hideout
Oct 12 - Davenport, IA @ Raccoon Motel
Oct 13 - Minneapolis, MN @ 7th Street Entry

THE HOLD STEADY
7th St Entry
Sun 10/14/2018 (3:30 & 7pm/$45/Sold Out)
first-avenue.com

The incredibly popular The Hold Steady (featuring singer Craig Finn) has sold out both their early and late show for Sunday, October 14th.

If you didn’t get a ticket to the tiny 7th Street Entry, you can still catch the band at this month’s Surly Fest 2018 at surlybrewing.com - for $40. The party starts at 10am in the Beer Hall and Beer Garden.

SurlyFest 2018 Lineup:

The Hold Steady

Bad Bad Hats

Mixed Blood Majority

Static Panic

Rachel Kurtz

DJ Shannon Blowtorch

Hold Steady tour dates:

10/13/2018 Surly Fest 2018
10/14/2018 7th Street Entry, Minneapolis
11/28/2018 Brooklyn Bowl, Brooklyn, NY
11/29/2018 Brooklyn Bowl, Brooklyn, NY
11/30/2018 Brooklyn Bowl, Brooklyn, NY
12/01/2018 Brooklyn Bowl, Brooklyn, NY

MINUS THE BEAR
+ Caspian
Varsity Theater
Mon 10/15/2018 (7pm/$25)
varsitytheater.com

All good things must come to an end... and that will be said for Minus The Bear, on their one last final farewell tour this fall. The band announced their break-up earlier this Summer, so they gave fans enough notice to come out one last time on this last tour. They will headline the Varsity Theater in Dinkytown/Minneapolis on Oct 15th.

Tour dates:

10/09/2018 3rd & Lindsley Nashville, TN
10/12/2018 The Ready Room St. Louis, MO
10/13/2018 The Truman Kansas City, MO
10/14/2018 The Waiting Room Omaha, NE
10/15/2018 Varsity Theater Minneapolis, MN
10/17/2018 House Of Blues Chicago, IL
10/18/2018 Newport Music Hall Columbus, OH
10/19/2018 Agora Theatre Cleveland, OH
10/24/2018 Fillmore Silver Spring Silver Spring, MD
10/25/2018 Paradise Rock Club Boston, MA
10/27/2018 Electric Factory Philadelphia, PA
10/30/2018 Paradise Rock Club Boston, MA
11/27/2018 The Ritz Ybor Tampa, FL
11/30/2018 Granada Theater Dallas, TX
12/04/2018 Ogden Theatre Denver, CO
12/11/2018 Regency Ballroom San Francisco, CA
12/12/2018 Ace Of Spades Sacramento, CA
12/14/2018 The Showbox Seattle, WA
12/15/2018 The Showbox Seattle, WA
12/16/2018 The Showbox Seattle, WA

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Laura Marling at First Avenue, Minneapolis (05 May 2017)

Setlist Soothing Wild Fire The Valley Don't Pass Me By Always This Way Next Time Nothing, Not Nearly solo medley Take the Night Off I Was an Eagle You Know Breathe Daisy How Can I Salinas Sophia Once Rambling Man Tour Dates May 9 - Detroit, MI @ Magic Stick May 10 - Toronto, ON @ Danforth Music Hall May 11- Pittsburgh, PA @ Rex Theater May 13 - Montreal, QC @ Corona Theatre May 14 - Northampton, MA @ Academy of Music May 16 - Boston, MA @ Paradise Rock Club May 19 - Philadelphia, PA @ TLA May 20 - Brooklyn NY, @ Brooklyn Steel May 21 - Washington DC @ 9:30 Club Read More Laura Marling Laura Marling just started her U.S. Summer 2013 tour for her latest album Once I Was An Eagle last night at the sold-out Assembly at the Woman's Club show in Minneapolis. ....

British singer/songwriter Laura Marling stopped by the historic First Avenue in Minneapolis to promote her sixth studio album Semper Femina (More Alarming Records).

Opening up the show was Los Angeles’ Valley Queen. Watching the band, you quickly realize the bandlander Natalie Carol has a great loud and commanding vocal. Some fans compared her voice to Florence Welch (of Florence + the Machine). Joining Carol to play a brief 30-min set of songs from their self-titled debut record were bassist Neil Wogensen, guitarist Shawn Morones, and drummer Gerry Doot.

They were pretty excited to talk about their latest single ‘Stars Align’, which debut on video a few weeks before their tour and they made sure we heard the song. The video described the band, “what the past year has been for us, lots of time on the road, away from our families, working on our relationships in and outside the band.” The song came from their recent EP Destroyer.

We’ve been following Laura Marling around since she was 16, so we’ve really watched her grow up as an artist and songwriter. She’s really mastered the craft, coming very close to some of her idols, such as Joni Mitchell.

Of all the times we’ve seen Marling, her live shows have always been quiet and sparse... but that’s okay, most fans will agree that you’re there to listen to Marling’s beautiful voice.

With the new record, Semper Femina, Marling decided she needed a full live band, featuring guitarist Simon Ribchester, bassist Nick Pini, drummer Matt Ingram, and strings/backup vocals from sisters Emma and Tamsin Topolski, to help her bring these songs to life. This was a nice change in Marling’s typical quiet songs, which fits perfectly to the album title, which was taken from Virgil’s poem ‘The Aeneid’: “Varium et mutabile semper femina”, translating roughly as “A woman is an ever fickle and changeable thing.”

To borrow Chrissie Hynde, some things change, some stay the same. Marling still dedicated the middle of her set to just her solo on acoustic guitar - playing medleys of her songs ‘Take the Night Off’, ‘I Was an Eagle’, ‘You Know’, ‘Breathe’, going back and forth, bring up reoccurring lines, and making this part of the show to run over 15 minutes. She did warn us before playing her solo set that “It’s going to be a long one, you might want to use the restroom now.”

Even though there is a full band, Marling’s music (and sensitive voice), did not really fit First Avenue. The nearly sold out show had plenty of chatterboxes taking advantage of the full bar in the back of the room. It just felt like some people were just out to have a good time on a Friday night.

Near the end of their set, a little after 11pm, Marling asked the band for facts about Minneapolis. Matt went first and volunteered that Minneapolis was “the funniest crowd we had on this tour.” Nick said that when Prince came to London, he played a show in Nick’s living room. There was a few back and forth, but Nick said it wasn’t technically his house, but a house he managed... which later Emma said that the house Nick managed, that her boyfriend rented the house that Prince played in (so they all saw Prince in a small room).

Finally, Marling told us her fact, which started off as a criticism on Americans being very “chit chatty.” Her plan was to sleep on her taxi ride to the airport, but the Uber driver talked her ears off at 5am. Her next plan was to sleep on the flight to Minneapolis, but ended up sitting next to a “chap” that talked to her the whole flight. “Sweetest lovely guy. I put him on the list. Did he make it? No?”

I couldn’t see, but based on claps and cheers, the Dinky Town resident did make it to the show.

Of course, a typical Marling show, she never does encores, as she explained for her set finale, ‘Rambling Man’.

If you’ve seen Laura Marling before, you’ll be surprise to see her on this current tour. She’s gotten more confident, more talkative, possibly more social as a result of having a full live band with her on tour.

Semper Femina is out now.

Valley Queen

Setlist

Laura Marling

Laura Marling

Laura Marling

Laura Marling at First Avenue, Minneapolis (05 May 2017)

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Minneapolis: May 03 to May 07, 2017

Here are some concerts taking place in the Minneapolis/St Paul area from May 03 to May 07, 2017.

Read more Minneapolis Music Guide.

Read More Aimee Mann Seeing The Both at the Fine Line Music Café in Minneapolis was like 70% music and 30% improv comedy. If you are not caught up, The Both is the latest musical project from Aimee Mann and Ted Leo, … Jonathan Coulton Everyone that came to see Jonathan Coulton played were hardcore fans, and we're talking about 600+ nerds who knew all of JoCo's songs by heart .…

AIMEE MANN
at Fitzgerald Theater
Wednesday 05/03/17, 6:30pm ($37.50)
fitzgeraldtheater.publicradio.org

Aimee Mann (from ‘Till Tuesday) is back in the Twin Cities this Wednesday at the Fitzgerald Theater in St Paul to promote her new album Mental Illness (SuperEgo Records).

She’s brought with her our favorite Jonathan Coulton. We’ve been a fan of Joco since we heard his wonderful cover of Sir Mix A Lot’s ‘Baby Got Back’... which was so good that Glee stole his version (and offered no apologize, credit, or any payments).

We’ve seen Coulton before, and I can say that he has a very large, dedicated fanbase. They love him so much, and they know all of his songs by heart.

Coulton’s new album Solid State came out April 28th.

Tour dates:

5/2 | Madison, WI - Barrymore Theatre
5/3 | St. Paul, MN - Fitzgerald Theater
5/5 | Boulder, CO - Boulder Theater
5/6 | Salt Lake City, UT - State Room
5/8 | Missoula, MT - The Wilma
5/9 | Seattle, WA - Neptune
5/10 | Portland, OR - Revolution Hall
5/12 | San Franciso, CA - The Fillmore
5/13 | Los Angeles, CA - The Theatre
6/19 | SOPAC, South Orange, NJ
6/20 | Landmark, Port Washington , NJ
6/21 | Ramshead On Stage, Annapolis, MD
6/23 | Alexandria, VA, Birchmere
6/24 |Tarrytown Musc Hall, Tarrytown, NY
6/25 | Westhampton Beach Performing Arts Center
6/26 | Music Hall of Williamsburg, Brooklyn, NY
6/28 | Martha's Vineyard Perf, Vineyard Haven, MA
6/29 |Columbus Park, Providence, RI
6/30| Prescott Park, Portsmouth, NH
7/1 | Colonial Theatre, Bethlehem, NH

Read More Laura Marling Laura Marling just started her U.S. Summer 2013 tour for her latest album Once I Was An Eagle last night at the sold-out Assembly at the Woman's Club show in Minneapolis. ....

LAURA MARLING
at First Avenue
Friday 05/05/17, 8pm ($25)
first-avenue.com

Laura Marling is back in town! We have love the singer/songwriter since she was 16, and we’ve been following her grow up as an artist all these years. Her sixth studio album Semper Femina came out March 10th.

We’ve seen her numerous times (over 10) and she’s always a delight. The last we saw her, we said, “45 min. with a Joni Mitchell-like set of poetry and folk. Marling remains notoriously shy - not saying much between songs, and probably comforted by the shade covering her face for the first half of her performance.”

Los Angeles four-piece Valley Queen will open the show. The band is led by singer/songwriter Natalie Carol and is said to sound like Fleetwood Mac and My Morning Jacket with vocals from Florence Welch. Their first-ever EP Destroyer came out earlier last month.

Tour dates:

May 2 - Los Angeles, CA @ Mayan Theatre
May 5 - Minneapolis, MN @ First Avenue
May 6 - Madison, WI @ Majestic Theatre
May 7 - Chicago, IL @ Metro
May 9 - Detroit, MI @ Magic Stick
May 10 - Toronto, ON @ Danforth Music Hall
May 11- Pittsburgh, PA @ Rex Theater
May 13 - Montreal, QC @ Corona Theatre
May 14 - Northampton, MA @ Academy of Music
May 16 - Boston, MA @ Paradise Rock Club
May 19 - Philadelphia, PA @ TLA
May 20 - Brooklyn NY, @ Brooklyn Steel
May 21 - Washington DC @ 9:30 Club

Read More Lewis Del Mar Lewis Del Mar’s single ‘Loud(y)’ was number one on Hype Machine, #3 on the Spotify Viral 50 chart, and their debut EP peaked at number 7 on Billboard Emerging Artists. … Peter Bradley Adams Peter Bradley Adams' new album, Leavetaking, which was just released on August 5th by Seattle's Sarathan Records, is a lovely album of straightforward singer/songwriter music …

Other shows in the area:

05/03/17 Lewis Del Mar is back in town, headlining the 7th Street Entry this May 3rd. Del Mar was previously in town on October 2016 when he was touring for his self-titled debut record. Show up early to check out Grammy-Award Winner Anna Wise, playing materials from her second EP The Feminine: Act II. The show is sold out. 7:30pm, $15/Sold Out.

05/03/17-05/04/17 Nashville’s Peter Bradley Adams will be stopping by the Warming House in Minneapolis on Wednesday and Thursday. Adam’s new album On A Face Like Mine came out April 21. All listings are sold out. 6pm/8pm, $20/Sold Out.

05/04/17 Meat Puppets will be at the The Cabooze on Thursday. Also Mike Watt and The Jom & Terry Show and Porcupine will be there. 7pm, $17.

05/05/17 Overcoats is back in Minneapolis (again!) on this Cinco de Mayo, at the 7th Street Entry. Yoke Lore to open. 8pm, $10.

05/07/17 Matthew Logan Vasquez will be headlining the 7th Street Entry on Sunday. Opening will be David Ramirez. 7pm, $13.

05/05/17-05/07/17 Don’t forget that we will be covering Wizard World Minneapolis all weekend long! This is the annual pop culture/comic book convention. This year they have Doctor Who and two of the The Monkees. 12pm, $75 (Three Days).

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