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Sammy Rae & The Friends at the Palace Theatre (10-03-2024)

03 Oct 2024 Sammy Rae & The Friends with Victoria Canal at Palace Theatre Sammy Rae & The Friends Setlist The Friends Intro --> Thieves The Feeling --> Friends Intro We Made It Jackie Onassis Cool-Doug, at Night No Rulebook --> Friends Intro - Woodwinds I Get It Now David Call Ya Back --> 888-98-CALLYABAK Luck of the Draw Good Time Tavern Kick It To Me / Talk It Up / Good Life (medley) -- Encore -- State Song Hold the Line (Toto cover) Coming Home Song Read More Sammy Rae Brooklyn-based ensemble Sammy Rae & The Friends just had a party at the Palace Theatre in St Paul on October 5th. It certainly didn’t feel like a concert, but more like Sammy Rae and her friends on a typical Thursday night, just goofing around and having a lot of fun. … Victoria Canal Ivor Novellos’s 2023 Rising Star winner Victoria Canal to open. Tour Dates: Sept 30 - Stage AE - Pittsburgh, PA@ …

Sammy Rae and The Friends were back in town at the Palace Theatre on Thursday, the same venue that they played almost a year before. We are big fans and this was our third time seeing them. In 2022 we caught them at First Ave with their Scooby-Doo theme concert. Last year it was a camping party. Last night they arrived to support their debut album Something For Everybody.

Victoria Canal opened the evening. She is a singer-songwriter, born in Munich Germany to a Cuban mother and an American father. She has lived all over the world and took up music at a young age when she received a full ride to the Berklee College of Music Summer Performance Program in Boston, MA at age 13.

“It’s my first time here,” Canal admitted. Then she asked everybody if they could do a group “shake off” to get rid of her nerves.

Canal was joined on stage by Lucy Clearwater, and she addressed her limb differences. She was born without a right forearm and said that there is an unrealistic view of beauty in social media nowadays and how it conditions people to hate their looks. So her song “Shape” champions that one can be hot and disabled at the same time.

Canal’s debut album, Slowly, It Dawns, is coming out on January 17th, and she played a couple of songs from it: “Talk” which is about having inconvenient crushes and “15%” which was a lovely song in which James Quinlan from Sammy Rae & The Friends joined her on stage.

Sammy Rae and the Friends at Palace Theatre (05 Oct 2023)

How best to describe Sammy Rae & The Friends… I like Vu’s description from their show a year before: “It certainly didn’t feel like a concert, but more like Sammy Rae and her friends on a typical Thursday night, just goofing around and having a lot of fun.”

Even Rae would be at a loss as to what defines the group with her on lead vocals, Quinlan on bass, Kellon Reese on alto sax, Max Zooi on tenor sax, Debbie Tjong on keys, Will Leet on guitar and Sebastian “C-Bass” Chirboga on drums. There are two binding aspects, though:

1. They want to have a good time.
2. They want to be inclusive.

When it came to being inclusive, not only did it mean creating a safe place for all to participate, but also creating a sound that was ever-changing, moving from disco with “Cool Doug” to soulful lounge with “No Rulebook” which was a fan favorite. Then there was a trip to Chicago with its sultry blues of “Luck of the Draw” and a dash of schoolhouse rock with “Good Time Tavern.”

A highlight was a story Rae told about being in the van with her band on a rural road in the quiet night. Everything about the moment was sleepy so everyone heard C-Bass end an intimate phone call, “Babe, you know I’ll call you back.”

Instantly, a charge went through the group for they had an impetus of a new song “Call Ya Back” a song infused with the sound of the South Carolina Lowcountry.

Remaining Tour Dates:

Oct 04 - Val Air Ballroom - West Des Moines, IA@

Oct 06 - Mission Ballroom - Denver, CO!

Oct 10 - Commodore Ballroom - Vancouver, BC^

Oct 11 - Showbox SoDo - Seattle, WA^

Oct 12 - Showbox SoDo - Seattle, WA^

Oct 13 - Grand Lodge - Forest Grove, OR^

Oct 15 - Fox Theatre - Oakland, CA^

Oct 17 - Hollywood Palladium, Los Angeles, CA^

Oct 18 - Humphrey’s - San Diego, CA^

Oct 19 - Marquee Theatre - Tempe, AZ*

Oct 21 - Lensic PAC - Santa Fe, NM*

Oct 23 - Tower Theatre, Oklahoma City, OK*

Oct 25 - Midland Theatre - Kansas City, MO*

Oct 26 - Hi-Fi Annex - Indianapolis, IN*

Oct 27 - The Salt Shed - Chicago, IL&

Oct 29 - History - Toronto, ON $

Oct 30 - Rialto Theatre - Montreal QC ~

Nov 01 - The Flynn - Burlington, VT#

Nov 02 - State Theatre - Portland, ME#

Nov 03 - Landmark Theatre - Syracuse, NY=

Nov 08 - Terminal 5 - New York, NY

Nov 09 - Terminal 5 - New York, NY^

Nov 11 - Ulster PAC - Kingston, NY^

Nov 12 - Academy of Music - Northampton, MA^

Nov 13 - Academy of Music - Northampton, MA^

Nov 15 - Roadrunner - Boston, MA^

Nov 16 - Roadrunner - Boston, MA%

+ supporting The Avett Brothers
@ support from Victoria Canal
! support from Corook
^ support from Pattie Gonia
* support from Sir Woman
& support from Wic Whitney
$ support from The Free Label
~ support from Fleece
# support from We The Commas
= support from Shallow Alcove
% support from Jukebox The Ghost

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Sammy Rae and the Friends at Palace Theatre (03 Oct 2024)

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Rocktober: October 3, 2024

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03 Oct 2024 Marika Hackman with Art School Girlfriend and Hemma at Turf Club Read More Marika Hackman English singer Marika Hackman recently released Big Sigh on January 12, 2024, her first studio album in five years. This was the “hardest record” that she’s ever made, in her own words. … Art School Girlfriend Opening the show was North Wales-born, London-based Art School Girlfriend. Like Japanese House, Art School Girlfriend is just the stagename for Polly Mackey… who seemed really quiet and shy throughout her brief and very dark (lightwise) set. ....

03 Oct 2024 Thursday

Marika Hackman
with Art School Girlfriend and Hemma
at Turf Club
first-avenue.com

UK-based singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and producer Marika Hackman is returning to North American after five years with her new album Big Sigh. We actually mentioned her European tour dates earlier this year, so we’re happy to see that she is finally going to be in America this Fall. The tour will stop in at the Turf Club, in St Paul, on October 3, 2024.

Art School Girlfriend at Fine Line (01 May 2019)

Art School Girlfriend to open. We saw Polly Mackey in May 2019 and said, “North Wales-born, London-based Art School Girlfriend. Like Japanese House, Art School Girlfriend is just the stagename for Polly Mackey… who seemed really quiet and shy throughout her brief and very dark (lightwise) set. Most of her songs is probably taken from Come Back To Me album, including the title track… which was the second song to play after her first song “Bending Back”. With the quiet way Mackey sings and the subject matter of her songs, it is best experienced in a very quiet setting. Perhaps listening on headphones, not in a loud environment. She did ended with her danciest/loudest song, “Distance (Blank)”, with the help of pre-recorded beats.”

Hemma at 7th Street (01 Aug 2024)

Also Hemma is on the bill. We saw local singer recently on Aug 2024 and said, “local singer/songwriter Hemma, who sings about grief and healing and seems to be inspired by Joni Mitchell. Her biography mentioned that she comes from a large family of singers and sometimes she’s with a full band (but it seems easier for traveling as a soloist). Songs that she played and mentioned were “Patterns” (with the funky beats), “Home”, and “Buckskin Pony” (which she had to not use the pre-recorded background music).”

Tour dates:

Sept 11 - Philadelphia, PA @ Johnny Brenda's

Sept 12 - Washington, DC @ Atlantis

Sept 13 - Durham, NC @ Pinhook

Sept 14 - Atlanta, GA @ The Earl

Sept 16 - Houston, TX @ White Oak Music Hall

Sept 17 - Austin, TX @ Ballroom

Sept 18 - Ft Worth, TX @ Tulips

Sept 20 - Albuquerque, NM @ Sister Bar

Sept 21 - Tucson, AZ @ Club Congress

Sept 24 - Los Angeles, CA @ Lodge Room

Sept 25 - San Francisco, CA @ The Independent

Sept 27 - Portland, OR @ Mississippi Studios

Sept 28 - Seattle, WA @ Madame Lou's

Sept 29 - Vancouver, BC @ Biltmore Cabaret

Oct 03 - St. Paul, MN @ Turf Club

Oct 04 - Milwaukee, WI @ Vivarium

Oct 05 - Chicago, IL @ Sleeping Village

03 Oct 2024 Ocie Elliott with Chris Staples at Fine Line Read More Chris Staples Chris Staples to open. Staples is touring in support of his new album Golden Age. Chris Staples’ tour dates …

03 Oct 2024 Thursday

Ocie Elliott
with Chris Staples
at Fine Line
first-avenue.com

Victoria, B.C.-based duo Ocie Elliott (Jon Middleton and Sierra Lundy) will be headlining the Fine Line on October 3, 2024.

Chris Staples to open.

Tour Dates:

Sep 25 Kelowna, BC @ Kelowna Community

Sep 28 Edmonton, AB @ Winspear Centre

Sep 29 Calgary, AB @ Jack Singer Concert Hall

Oct 2 Winnipeg, MB @ Burton Cumming Theatre

Oct 3 Minneapolis, MN @ Fine Line Music Cafe

Oct 4 Madison, WI @ Barrymore Theatre

Oct 5 Chicago, IL @ Metro

Oct 6 Indianapolis, IN @ Hi-Fi Annex

Oct 8 St. Louis, MO @ Delmar Hall

Oct 9 Kansas City, MO @ Uptown Theatre

Oct 11 Fort Collins, CO @ Aggie Theatre

Oct 12 Boulder, CO @ Boulder Theater

Oct 14 Salt Lake City, UT @ Commonwealth Room

Oct 16 Tempe, AZ @ Marquee Theatre

Oct 18 San Diego, CA @ House of Blues

Oct 19 Los Angeles, CA @ Fonda Theatre

Oct 20 San Francisco, CA @ The Fillmore

Oct 22 Sacramento, CA @ Ace of Spades

Oct 25 Portland, OR @ Wonder Ballroom

Oct 26 Seattle, WA @ The Showbox

Nov 10 Detroit, MI @ Majestic Theatre

Nov 11 Pittsburgh, PA @ Mr. Smalls Theatre

Nov 12 Buffalo, NY @ Electric City

Nov 14 Toronto, ON @ Massey Hall

Nov 15 Quebec City, QC @ Salle Louis-Frechette

Nov 16 Ottawa, QC @ Algonquin Common

Nov 17 Montreal, QC @ M Telus

Nov 19 South Burlington, VT @ Higher Ground

Nov 21 Boston, MA @ Royale

Nov 22 New York, NY @ Webster Hall

Nov 23 Glenside, PA @ Keswick Theatre

Nov 24 Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club

Nov 26 Charlotte, NC @ Neighborhood Theatre

Nov 27 Asheville, NC @ The Orange Peel

Nov 29 Charleston, SC @ Charleston Music Hall

Nov 30 Atlanta, GA @ Buckhead Theatre

Dec 1 Nashville, TN @ CMA Theater

03 Oct 2024 Sammy Rae & The Friends with Victoria Canal at Palace Theatre Read More Sammy Rae Brooklyn-based ensemble Sammy Rae & The Friends just had a party at the Palace Theatre in St Paul on October 5th. It certainly didn’t feel like a concert, but more like Sammy Rae and her friends on a typical Thursday night, just goofing around and having a lot of fun. … Victoria Canal LESLIE ODOM, JR. + Victoria Canal Fine Line Music Café Grammy and Tony Award-winning vocalist, songwriter, author and actor Leslie Odom, Jr. is touring in support of his album Mr (S-Curve Records / BMG). The show is sold out. …

03 Oct 2024 Thursday

Sammy Rae & The Friends
with Victoria Canal
at Palace Theatre
first-avenue.com

Sammy Rae & The Friends is returning to the Palace Theatre this October 3, 2024, as part of the tour in support of Something For Everybody (set for release on Sept 27). This band is wild and fun! Go see them, if you want to have a good time… they literally have “something for everybody” at their show. Don’t believe me? See sample photos from their previous concerts.

Sammy Rae and the Friends at Palace Theatre (05 Oct 2023)

We previously saw the band last year, and wrote, “What can I say about Sammy Rae & The Friends that haven’t already been said? Their fanbase was built largely on word of mouth, thanks to Rae’s personality and their really fun concerts. The last time we saw them, they were dressed up as the Scoobie gang at First Avenue (Oct 2022): “As you can see, Sammy Rae and the Friends were in the Halloween spirit, as everyone was in costume as Scoobie Doo and the Scoobie gang. The band has a ton of fans, and they are certainly one of the funnest band around.””

Ivor Novellos’s 2023 Rising Star winner Victoria Canal to open.

Tour Dates:

Sept 30 - Stage AE - Pittsburgh, PA@

Oct 02 - The Sylvee - Madison, WI@

Oct 03 - Palace Theatre - St. Paul, MN@

Oct 04 - Val Air Ballroom - West Des Moines, IA@

Oct 06 - Mission Ballroom - Denver, CO!

Oct 10 - Commodore Ballroom - Vancouver, BC^

Oct 11 - Showbox SoDo - Seattle, WA^

Oct 12 - Showbox SoDo - Seattle, WA^

Oct 13 - Grand Lodge - Forest Grove, OR^

Oct 15 - Fox Theatre - Oakland, CA^

Oct 17 - Hollywood Palladium, Los Angeles, CA^

Oct 18 - Humphrey’s - San Diego, CA^

Oct 19 - Marquee Theatre - Tempe, AZ*

Oct 21 - Lensic PAC - Santa Fe, NM*

Oct 23 - Tower Theatre, Oklahoma City, OK*

Oct 25 - Midland Theatre - Kansas City, MO*

Oct 26 - Hi-Fi Annex - Indianapolis, IN*

Oct 27 - The Salt Shed - Chicago, IL&

Oct 29 - History - Toronto, ON $

Oct 30 - Rialto Theatre - Montreal QC ~

Nov 01 - The Flynn - Burlington, VT#

Nov 02 - State Theatre - Portland, ME#

Nov 03 - Landmark Theatre - Syracuse, NY=

Nov 08 - Terminal 5 - New York, NY

Nov 09 - Terminal 5 - New York, NY^

Nov 11 - Ulster PAC - Kingston, NY^

Nov 12 - Academy of Music - Northampton, MA^

Nov 13 - Academy of Music - Northampton, MA^

Nov 15 - Roadrunner - Boston, MA^

Nov 16 - Roadrunner - Boston, MA%

+ supporting The Avett Brothers
@ support from Victoria Canal
! support from Corook
^ support from Pattie Gonia
* support from Sir Woman
& support from Wic Whitney
$ support from The Free Label
~ support from Fleece
# support from We The Commas
= support from Shallow Alcove
% support from Jukebox The Ghost

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

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Minneapolis: March 16 to March 20, 2020

Olivia O'Brien at Fine Line Read More Olivia O'Brien + Olivia O'Brien Minneapolis Music Hall Fri 11/10/2017 (7:30pm/$22.50) Pop duo Jack & Jack announce their new single “Beg,” out on September 22nd via Island Records. … Hey Violet Los Angeles’ Hey Violet is back with a new track called “Close My Eyes”, available on Hi or Hey/Capitol Records. “‘Close My Eyes’ is essentially about living in a fantasy land …

Here are some shows taking place in the Minneapolis/St Paul area from March 16 to March 20, 2020.

Read more: Minneapolis Music Guide.

OLIVIA O’BRIEN
+ Hey Violet
Fine Line Music Cafe
Fri 03/20/2020 (6:30pm/$22/Sold Out)
finelinemusic.com

Los Angeles-based singer/songwriter Olivia O’Brien sold out the Fine Line Music Café this Friday, March 20, thanks to her 1 billion plus streams of her music. Her 25-city headlining tour will be called “It Was A Sad f**king Tour”, playing tracks The Results Of My Poor Judgement and It Was A Sad F**King Summer (both available on Island Records).

Show up early to check out trio Hey Violet (Rena and Nia Lovelis, with Casey Moreta). The group had a massive hit with “Guys My Age”, from their album From The Outside.

Tour dates

03/10 Charlotte, NC Amos' Southend
03/12 Silver Spring, MD The Fillmore
03/13 Boston, MA Royale
03/14 New York, NY Webster Hall
03/15 Philadelphia, PA Union Transfer
03/17 Toronto, ON Phoenix Concert Theatre
03/18 Detroit, MI The Majestic
03/19 Chicago, IL House Of Blues
03/20 Minneapolis, MN Fine Line Music Cafe
03/22 Denver, CO Gothic Theatre
03/23 Salt Lake City, UT The Complex
03/25 Vancouver, BC The Imperial
03/27 Seattle, WA The Showbox
03/28 Portland, OR Hawthorne Theatre
04/12 Indio, CA Coachella
04/19 Indio, CA Coachella

Other shows in the area:

Allen Stone at First Ave Leslie Odom Jr at Fine Line Gaelic Storm at Fitzgerald SXSW MN Showcase Twin Cities Pride at Fine Line Palehound at 7th Street Read More Gaelic Storm Gaelic Storm’s Patrick Murphy joked, as he and band played a brief early set today at the Fine Line Music Café in Minneapolis. The Celtic band is in town for a proper show ... Palehound Boston-based Palehound (aka Ellen Kempner) opened the show. BIG THIEF + Palehound First Avenue ...

ALLEN STONE
+ Samm Henshaw
First Avenue
Mon 03/16/2020 (7pm/$29.50)
first-avenue.com

Allen Stone is back in Minneapolis… he’ll be playing First Avenue this Monday, March 16. We last saw Stone in Dec 2018 and said, “With large pastel paper flowers adorning the stage and jumping out excitedly in a pink suit and sneakers, Allen Stone began his ninety-five minute set with the blue-eyed (err, make that brown-eyed) soul gem of ‘Brown Eyed Lover’, which led directly into the clap-along groove of ‘The Weekend’.”

Tour dates:

03/14/2020 Vic Theatre Chicago, IL
03/16/2020 First Avenue Minneapolis, MN
03/18/2020 The Truman Kansas City, MO
03/20/2020 Summit Denver, CO
03/23/2020 Knitting Factory Concert House Spokane, WA
03/25/2020 The Showbox Seattle, WA
03/26/2020 The Showbox Seattle, WA
03/27/2020 Commodore Ballroom Vancouver, BC
03/28/2020 McMenamins Crystal Ballroom Portland, OR
03/30/2020 Ace Of Spades Sacramento, CA
04/01/2020 Warfield Theatre San Francisco, CA
04/03/2020 The Fonda Theatre Los Angeles, CA
04/11/2020 "Bluesfest" (Byron Bay, AUS)
04/12/2020 "Bluesfest" (Byron Bay, AUS)
07/19/2020 Louisville Waterfront Park

LESLIE ODOM, JR.
+ Victoria Canal
Fine Line Music Cafe
Tue 03/17/2020 (6pm/$25/Sold Out)
finelinemusic.com

Grammy and Tony Award-winning vocalist, songwriter, author and actor Leslie Odom, Jr. is touring in support of his album Mr (S-Curve Records / BMG). The show is sold out.

Tour dates:

March 8, 2020 Las Vegas, NV House of Blue
March 12, 2020 San Francisco, CA August Hall
March 14, 2020 Portland, OR Hawthorne Theatre
March 15, 2020 Seattle, WA Neptune Theater
March 17, 2020 Minneapolis, MN Fine Line Music Cage
March 18, 2020 Chicago, IL House of Blues
March 20, 2020 Detroit, MI El Club
March 22, 2020 Toronto, Ontario The Mod Club Theatre
March 23, 2020 Montreal, Quebec L’Astral
March 27, 2020 Boston, MA Brighton Music Hall
March 28, 2020 Mashantucket, CT Foxwoods Resort Casino
March 29, 2020 Brooklyn, NY Music Hall of Williamsburg
March 31, 2020 Philadelphia, PA World Café Live
April 1, 2020 Washington, DC The 9:30 Club
April 3, 2020 Atlanta, GA Variety Playhouse

GAELIC STORM
+ Rince na Chroi Irish Dancers
The Fitzgerald Theater
Tue 03/17/2020 (6:30pm/$41)
thefitzgeraldtheater.com

Celebrate St Patrick’s Day with Gaelic Storm this March 17th at the Fitzgerald Theater. We first saw this Irish band in Aug 2016 and wrote, “Celtic favorites Gaelic Storm then got the holiday started right with their stirring Irish songs that invite dancing, and yes, drinking. The Boathouse is the sixth album released on the band’s own label, Lost Again Records, and is thematically, a seafaring set of traditional based songs. An instrumental started the 30 minute set on the right foot, with fiddle, tin whistle, and bagpipes getting the green-garbed crowd in the proper spirit. “Raised on Black and Tans” had Guinness pints in the air as newest member, fiddle player Kiana Weber, put bow to violin with a focused passion”

Tour dates:

Mar 12 Detroit, MI, US St. Andrew's Hall Detroit
Mar 13 Chicago, IL, US House of Blues
Mar 14 Chicago, IL, US House of Blues
Mar 15 Milwaukee, WI, US Pabst Theater
Mar 17 St. Paul, MN, US Fitzgerald Theater
Mar 18 Green Bay, WI, US Meyer Theatre
Mar 19 Oshkosh, WI, US Grand Opera House
Mar 20 Madison, WI, US Barrymore Theatre
Mar 21 Iowa City, IA, US Englert Theatre
Mar 23 Eau Claire, WI, US

MN SXSW Showcase
+ feat The Bad Man, MMYYKK
+ Humbird, Andy Cook
Fine Line Music Cafe
Wed 03/18/2020 (7pm/FREE)
finelinemusic.com

It’s a bummer that SXSW 2020 was cancelled. All the Minnesota bands that were travelling down to Texas to play, they’ve decided to put together a FREE MN SXSW Showcase show this March 18th.

Bands on the bill:

The Bad Man

MMYYKK

Humbird

Andy Cook

TC PRIDE BATTLE OF THE BANDS
+ feat Blacc Phoenix,
+ Floodwater Angel
Fine Line Music Café
Thu 03/19/2020 (7pm/$10)
finelinemusic.com

Twin Cities Pride is putting together a “Battle of the Bands” contest this March 19th at the Fine Line Music Café.

Featuring:

Blacc Phoenix

Floodwater Angel

Hot Pink Hangover

Timisarocker

PALEHOUND
+ Adult Mom
7th St Entry
Fri 03/20/2020 (7pm/$13)
first-avenue.com

Boston-based powerhouse trio Palehound is back on tour in support of their album Black Friday.

Show up early to check out Adult Mom.

Tour dates:

3/18: Denver, CO @ Larimer Lounge
3/20: Minneapolis, MN @ 7th Street Entry
3/21: Chicago, IL @ Schubas
3/22: Ferndale, MI @ The Loving Touch
3/24: Toronto, ON @ The Garrison
3/25: Montreal, QC @ Bar le Ritz
3/26: New York, NY @ Bowery Ballroom
3/27: Washington, DC @ Songbyrd
3/28: Philadelphia, PA @ Boot & Saddle
4/09: Cambridge, MA @ The Sinclair
4/10: Burlington, VT @ ArtsRiot
4/11: Portland, ME @ Space

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