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Mom Knows Best: Soccer Mommy, Adult Mom, Mamas Gun, Mama's Broke

4/10 Soccer Mommy at Granada Theater Read More Soccer Mommy Nashville’s Soccer Mommy (aka Sophie Allison) released her critically-acclaimed sophomore album color theory last year, but due to the pandemic, there was no tour. Now that .…

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Soccer Mommy
https://soccermommyband.com

Her last album was Grammy-nominated and she’s even opened for Sen. Bernie Sanders, but that’s not the best news regarding Sophie Allison and band-- there’s a new record coming!

Sometimes, Forever (on Fat Possum Records) is due out in June and was produced by Oneohtrix Point Never, who we caught live back in 2013.

Tour Dates:

APR 10 The Granada Theater, Lawrence, KS
APR 30 Beale Street Music Festival Memphis, TN
MAY 14 Kilby Block Party Salt Lake City, UT
JUN 12 The Governors Ball Music Festival New York, NY
JUN 24 Leisure Festival Margate, UK
JUN 28 Trinity College Dublin, Ireland
JUN 30 Vida Festival Barcelona, Spain
AUG 12 Day In Day Out Festival Seattle, WA
AUG 31 Rescue Rooms Nottingham, UK
SEP 1 CHALK Brighton, UK
SEP 3 Trinity Bristol, UK
SEP 5 Bumann & Sohn Köln, DE
SEP 6 Molotow Hamburg, DE
SEP 8 Slaktkyrkan Stockholm, SE
SEP 9 John Dee Oslo, NO
SEP 10 Loppen Copenhagen, DK
SEP 12 FRANNZ Club Berlin, DE
SEP 13 Lagerhaus Bremen, DE
SEP 15 Bitterzoet Amsterdam, NL
SEP 16 Merleyn Nijmegen, NL
SEP 17 Rotonde - Botanique Brussels, BE
SEP 18 Petit Bain Paris, FR
SEP 20 O2 Ritz Manchester, UK
SEP 21 Tramshed Cardiff, UK
SEP 22 O2 Forum London, UK
SEP 23 The Castle & Falcon Birmingham, UK
SEP 24 Queen Margaret Union Glasgow, UK

Adult Mom: 91

Adult Mom
adultmomband.com

Still supporting the latest album, Driver (on Epitaph Records) Adult Mom recently released “91” , a non-album b-side but one of the first songs for the project that Stevie Knipe wrote.

Adult Mom began as the solo project of Stevie Knipe (they/them) at college. Theymove between a solo project and collaborative band with friends/musicians Olivia Battell and Allegra Eidinger. Since forming in 2012, they have released five EPs and three full-length albums of intimate indie pop songs that offer a glimpse into the journey of a gender-weird queer navigating through heartache, trauma and subsequent growth.

Tour Date:

July 2 Elsewhere Brooklyn, NY

Mamas Gun: Cure the Jones

Mamas Gun
mamasgun.co.uk

The UK soul outfit has a brand new studio album, Cure the Jones (via Candelion), is currently on tour in Europe, and is planning on additional US and Asian dates soon.

Formed in 2009, it’s their fifth full album of original material and the five-piece blends 70’s era conscious soul with a modern edge and a memorable live show.

Tour Dates:

8 APRIL -  Effenaar Grote Zaal, Eindhoven, Netherlands
9 APRIL -  TivoliVredenburg, Utrecht, Netherlands
5 MAY -  Cafe Berlin, Madrid, Spain
6 MAY - Jamboree Jazz Club, Barcelona, Spain
2 JUNE - The Bread Shed, Manchester, UK
3 JUNE - Audio, Glasgow, UK
4 JUNE -  The Dark Horse, Birmingham, UK
14 JUNE -  Helios 37, Cologne, Germany
15 JUNE -  Nochtspeicher, Hamburg, Germany
16 JUNE -  Brotfabrik, Frankfurt, Germany
17 JUNE -  Ampere, Muffatwerk, Munich, Germany
18 JUNE -  Franz Mehlhose, Erfurt, Germany
1 JULY – SUN 3 JULY -  Love Supreme Festival 2022, Lewes, UK
9 JULY -  Patterns, Brighton, UK
5 NOVEMBER -  Lafayette London, UK

[additional US / Asian dates to be announced]

Mama’s Broke: Narrow Line

Mama’s Broke
mamasbroke.ca

A Canadian folk duo from Haifax, NS, their sophmore record Narrow Line is set to be released on May 13 (on Free Dirt Records), blending Americana and Old World Europe touches alongside influences from their native Nova Scotia.  Attendees to the massive Folk Alliance International Festival in Kansas City, MO next month can get their first taste of the new music, before the band travels overseas.

Tour dates:

May 21 Official Showcase , Kansas City, MO
June 2 The Lost ARC, Rhayader
June 3 The Art Shop & Chapel, Abergavenny
June 8  Temperance, Leamington Spa
June 9 The Globe, Newcastle Upon Tyne
June 10 Horse & Bamboo Theatre, Waterfoot
June 13 Kitchen Garden Cafe, Birmingham
June 14 Dartford Folk Club, Dartford
June 15 Paper Dress Vintage, London
June 16 The Greystones, Sheffield
June 17 Renfrew Town Hall & Museum, Renfrew
June 19 The Wardrobe Theatre, Bristol

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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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Lucy Dacus / And the Kids / Adult Mom at 7th Street Entry, Minneapolis (04 April 2018)

Lucy Ducas at 7th Street Entry Poster Lucy Dacus Setlist Addictions The Shell Nonbeliever Yours & Mine Body to Flame Timefighter Next of Kin Pillar of Truth Map on a Wall Dream State... ...Familiar Place I Don't Wanna Be Funny Anymore Night Shift -- Encore -- Historians Tour Dates 04/06/2018 Empty Bottle Chicago, IL 04/07/2018 The Hi Fi Indianapolis, IN 04/08/2018 The Basement Columbus, OH 04/09/2018 Horseshoe Tavern Toronto, ON 04/11/2018 The Sinclair Cambridge, MA 04/13/2018 Johnny Brenda's Philadelphia, PA 04/14/2018 Rock And Roll Hotel Washington, DC 04/19/2018 Belgrave Music Hall & Canteen Leeds 04/20/2018 The Hug & Pint Glasgow 04/21/2018 Gullivers Bar Manchester 04/22/2018 Hare & Hounds Birmingham 04/24/2018 The Louisiana Bristol 04/25/2018 Omeara London 04/26/2018 The Hope & Ruin Brighton 04/27/2018 Espace B Paris 04/30/2018 Stengade 18 Copenhagen, Denmark 05/01/2018 Prinzenbar Konzerte Disco Hamburg 05/03/2018 Blue Shell Cologne 05/04/2018 Sugar Factory Amsterdam, Netherlands 07/14/2018 Green River Festival 07/20/2018 Pitchfork Music Festival 07/22/2018 FYF Festival Read More Lucy Dacus Lucy Dacus was recently pick of SXSW roundtable from Brody, who said she was incredible. Dacus will be stopping by the 7th Street Entry on Wednesday … And The Kids And The Kids was the group sandwiched between these two amazing groups and they were more than able to hold their own. This female trio had energy and feeling …

Mom, And the Kids, and a darling from the recent SXSW Music Festival in Austin—

“The irony is not lost on us” singer-songwriter Lucy Dacus would say about the eclectically-named three band lineup spotlighting her first headlining area appearance, a near-familial musical gathering before a long anticipating sold-out crowd at the 7^th Street Entry in Minneapolis. 

The evening would start a short set from Steph Knipe aka Adult Mom, who borrowed one of the “kids”, Hannah Mohan, to play guitar alongside a live drummer. An endearing lo-fi bedroom pop singer-songwriter, Soft Spots (Tiny Engines Records) was released last year, with new music forthcoming. 

As a means of tuning up the trio riffed on The Cranberries’ ‘Linger’ before starting properly with the short ‘Paws’, even working with the Twitter-requested and oh-so-appropriate ‘The First Day of Spring’ mid-set and acoustic, its lyrics reflecting the snow that happened outside on the season’s first day. 

Sporting a dress acquired the day before at a Goodwill in Des Moines (“the city that never sleeps” the New Yorker joked), her demeanor and Liz Phair-esque vocal delivery won over the crowd, especially on ‘Be Your Own 3AM, which found longtime fans singing along.

“I have to do some yoga first” guitarist/vocalist Mohan said after a brief set change and entrance of her band And the Kids, and the crowd wasn’t sure if this was part of the show, or just some needed stretching, but it turned out to be the latter as Mohan mentioned recent headaches from frequent couch sleeping. 

The Northampton, MA band describes their own sound as “unconscious, accessible, existential, indie, glitter, popsicle, crisis” music and that’s as good a description as any, as evidenced by latest full-length, Friends Share Lovers (Signature Sound Recordings) and more recent single, ‘2003’. 

The mostly college-age crowd responded to the opening lines of ‘Glory Glory’ – “I’m a drinker, I blame it on the Lord” and though their band was short-handed (continued visa issues with their Canadian synth player), they still made the most of their forty minutes, all solidly anchored by drummer Becky Lasaponaro, even bringing Lucy Dacus’ sound engineer up, to help play their final song.

Still in her early twenties, Lucy Dacus is already showing a musical maturity, years beyond her actual age.  The Richmond, VA singer-songwriter is touring in support of her second full-length, Historian (Matador Records), an album of leaps-and-bounds growth for her, that is the exact opposite of any sophomore slump and she seemed genuinely happy to be headlining here, after previously opening for Car Seat Headrest and Hamilton Leithauser. 

Dacus is so confident in the new album (considering it her definitive musical statement), the first seven songs played were all from the new record, beginning with single, ‘Addictions’.  Her seemingly calm voice belies a building sound and lyrics that dive deep into wells of adversity, though provide a glimmer of hope in any darkness.

Dacus laughed off missing a lyric in the new ‘Nonbeliever’ before getting serious again with ‘Yours & Mine’, dedicated to Richmond youth-serving non-profit Art 180, of whom she mentions their mission and was taking donations at the merch table for.   

The collective body heat of a full crowd caused Dacus to shed her fogging-up glasses before the self-contemplation of ‘Next of Kin’ and the set’s true centerpiece was the new ‘Pillar of Truth’, a somber song about her grandmother’s death that begins with simple verse then gradually spreads its musical black wings like a raven over a spanning cornfield.  

Things got conceptual on the one-song-split-into-two ‘Dream State…’ and ‘…Familiar Place’ then came back to earth with 2016’s ‘I Don’t Want to Be Funny Anymore’ declaring with lyric “I’ll play guitar and I’ll be the artist”. 

Things went back to the start for the set’s last song, as in ‘Night Shift’, the opening track from the new record (and the only break up song she’s ever written), resonating with many in the crowd, who sang along poignantly “You’ve got a 9 to 5, so I’ll take the night shift, and I’ll never see you again if I can help it”. 

The one-song encore was fittingly the new album’s epilogue, its title track sung sparingly to a completely hushed crowd over an electric hum as Dacus wondered aloud, ‘If past you were to meet future me, would you be holding me, here and now?”

As an ideal soundtrack to comfort in any loss, Lucy Dacus has captured a collective feeling of current times- a darkened journey told with grace and nuance that confronts all its truths and fears, and still yields hope through any strife. 

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And the Kids

And the Kids

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Lucy Dacus at 7th Street Entry, Minneapolis (04 April 2018)

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Minneapolis: April 1 to April 4, 2018

Here are some shows taking place in the Minneapolis/St Paul area from April 1 to April 4, 2018.

Read more: Minneapolis Music Guide.

Lucy Dacus Tour Poster Read More And The Kids And The Kids was the group sandwiched between these two amazing groups and they were more than able to hold their own. This female trio had energy and feeling …

LUCY DACUS
+ And The Kids, Adult Mom
7th Street Entry
Wed 04/04/2018 (7pm/$12/Sold out)
first-avenue.com

Lucy Dacus was recently pick of SXSW roundtable from Brody, who said she was incredible. Dacus will be stopping by the 7th Street Entry on Wednesday to promote her sophomore album Historian, available now on Matador Records. The show is sold out.

In an in-depth New York Times feature/interview (at nytimes.com), they cover everything from her outspokenness about about feminism and how she’s always reading about 5 books at a time.

And The Kids and Adult Mom will open the show. We previously saw the former with Highly Suspect in Apr 2017 and noted, “Normally a quartet (Hannah Mohan, Rebecca Lasaponaro, Megan Miller, Taliana Katz), I believe for their live shows, they’re only trio (minus Megan Miller on keys)... as with their previous appearance in April 2016, opening up for Ra Ra Riot.”

Tour dates:

03/30/2018 Urban Lounge Salt Lake City, UT
03/31/2018 Globe Hall Denver, CO
04/02/2018 Reverb Lounge Omaha, NE
04/04/2018 7th Street Entry Minneapolis, MN
04/05/2018 High Noon Saloon Madison, WI
04/06/2018 Empty Bottle Chicago, IL
04/07/2018 The Hi Fi Indianapolis, IN
04/08/2018 The Basement Columbus, OH
04/09/2018 Horseshoe Tavern Toronto, ON
04/11/2018 The Sinclair Cambridge, MA
04/13/2018 Johnny Brenda's Philadelphia, PA
04/14/2018 Rock And Roll Hotel Washington, DC
04/19/2018 Belgrave Music Hall & Canteen Leeds
04/20/2018 The Hug & Pint Glasgow
04/21/2018 Gullivers Bar Manchester
04/22/2018 Hare & Hounds Birmingham
04/24/2018 The Louisiana Bristol
04/25/2018 Omeara London
04/26/2018 The Hope & Ruin Brighton
04/27/2018 Espace B Paris
04/30/2018 Stengade 18 Copenhagen, Denmark
05/01/2018 Prinzenbar Konzerte Disco Hamburg
05/03/2018 Blue Shell Cologne
05/04/2018 Sugar Factory Amsterdam, Netherlands
07/14/2018 Green River Festival
07/20/2018 Pitchfork Music Festival

Yamantaka // Sonic Titan Tour Poster Common Deer Tour Poster Judas Priest at Armory The Soft Moon Tour Poster Dan Auerbach Poster Phillip Phillips at Palace Theatre Poster “Weird Al” Yankovic Read More Shannon and the Clams Shannon and the Clams, who I was previously impressed that they have a large fanbase at a live show. The 'Clams are also promoting their new record called Dreams in the Rat House … The Soft Moon Oakland's The Soft Moon (the stagename for Luis Vasquez) is back with a third album Deeper, due out March 31st, 2015, on Captured Tracks. The record was a result of Vasquez moving to Venice, .... The Ballroom Thieves Boston's The Ballroom Thieves just played Bryant-Lake Bowl Theater in Minneapolis last night, May 13th. Don't let the Bowling Theater fool you, this was organized and booked by the Cedar Cultural.... Robert Finley Soul-singer Robert Finley recently debut his music video for “Merry Christmas, I Love You”. The song is part of Amazon’s Christmas Soul playlist, which you can stream for free if you’re a Prime Member. .... Dark Energy Dark Energy dance club is hosting a show at Kitty Cat Klub, featuring guest DJ Kurt Harland from Information Society. We’re big fans, take a listen to our interview with Paul Robb. .... "Weird Al" Yankovic I've seen the videos, "Weird Al" Yankovic put on a great show. Unfortunately, his appearance at Mystic Lake Resort and Casino on Friday, July 3, is sold out. The Casino … Emo Philips The song "Emo Philips" is named after a Canadian comedian by the same name, but it's not about him. Arrah explains the story behind it on The Good Beer Show podcast around 26:50 into it.

Other shows in the area:

YAMANTAKA // SONIC TITAN
+ Another Heaven, Hastings 3000
7th Street Entry
Sun 04/01/2018 (7pm/$10)
first-avenue.com

It’s not only Easter Sunday, but also Aprils Fool Day for the Toronto-based Yamantaka // Sonic Titan show at the 7th Street Entry, in support of their album Dirty (Paper Bag Records).

Tour Dates:

03/28 @ L’Anti (Québec City, QC)
03/29 @ Baby G’s (Toronto, ON)
03/30 @ Refined Fool Brewing Co. (Sarnia, ON)
03/31 @ Cactus Club (Milwaukee, WI)
04/01 @ 7th Street Entry (Minneapolis, MN)
04/02 @ Handsome Daughter (Winnipeg, MB)
04/04 @ Amigos (Saskatoon, SK)
04/05 @ Starlite Room — Lower Hall (Edmonton, AB)
04/06 @ The Palomino (Calgary, AB)
04/07 @ The Bartlett (Spokane, WA)
04/08 @ Vera (Seattle, WA)
04/09 @ Doug Fir Lounge (Portland, OR)
04/10 @ Bottom of the Hill (San Fransisco, CA)
04/12 @ Resident LA (Los Angeles, CA)
04/13 @ Soda Bar (San Diego, CA)
04/14 @ Club Congress (Tucson, AZ)
04/17 @ Barleycorns (Wichita, KS)
04/18 @ Riot Room (Kansas City, MO)
04/19 @ Empty Bottle (Chicago, IL)
04/20 @ Pioneer (Indianapolis, IN)
06/09 @ Sideways (Helsinki, FI)
06/11 @ ACUD Club (Berlin, GER)
06/12 @ Hafenklang (Hamburg, GER)
06/14 @ Green Zoo Festival (Kraków, PL)
06/19 @ Bau Wow (Brighton, UK)
06/20 @ Electrowerkz (London, UK)
06/21 @ DOK (Gent, BE)
06/22 @ Supersonic (Paris, FR)
06/23 @ Vera (Groningen, NL)
07/05 @ Festival d'été de Québec (QC)

COMMON DEER
+ Hot Date
Amsterdam Bar and Hall
Mon 04/02/2018 (7pm/$12)
amsterdambarandhall.com

Fresh off their first ever SXSW performances, Toronto quintet Common Deer will be stopping by the Amsterdam Bar & Hall in St Paul this Monday, April 2nd, as part of their Northeast U.S. tour.

Tour Dates:

03/29 – Calgary, AB @ Palomino Smokehouse
03/30 – Saskatoon, SK @ Amigos Cantina
03/31 – Winnipeg, MB @ Good Will Social Club
04/02 – St. Paul, MN @ The Amsterdam
04/03 – Madison, WI @ The Frequency
04/05 – Chicago, IL @ Reggie’s Music Joint
04/06 – Pontiac, MI @ Pike Room
04/07 - Columbus, OH @ Rumba Room
04/08 – Cleveland, OH @ Beachland Tavern
04/12 – Hamilton, ON @ The Casbah
04/17 – New York, NY @ Rockwood Music Hall
04/18 – Philadelphia, PA @ World Café Live
04/19 – Pittsburgh, PA @ Smiling Moose

JUDAS PRIEST
+ Saxon, Black Star Riders
Armory
Mon 04/02/2018 (5:30pm/$62)
armorymn.com

Legendary metal band Judas Priest is back in the U.S. to promote their new studio Firepower.

I believe for this tour, former Sabbat guitarist Andy Sneap will be one of the twin guitarist. Judas Priest’s regular guitarist Glenn Tipton announced that he has Parkinson’s disease and have stepped down from performing live… however, having said that, Tipton joined the band on stage perform “Breaking the Law” and some other JP classic songs.

THE SOFT MOON
+ Boy Harsher, DJ Grant Mayland
Turf Club
Mon 04/02/2018 (7pm/$13)
turfclub.net

The Soft Moon (aka Luis Vasquez) will be playing the Turf Club in St Paul in support of his recent album Criminal (Sacred Bones).

Boy Harsher and DJ Grant Mayland (of Dark Energy) to open.

The Soft Moon + Boy Harsher - North American Tour:

03/28 - Brooklyn, NY - Music Hall
03/29 - Montreal, QC - Theatre Fairmount
03/30 - Toronto, ON - Longboat Hall
03/31 - Chicago, IL - Empty Bottle
04/02 - Saint Paul, MN - Turf Club
04/04 - Denver, CO - Larimer Lounge
04/06 - Portland, OR - Mississippi Studios
04/07 - Seattle, WA - The Crocodile
04/08 - Vancouver, BC - BIltmore Cabaret
04/11 - San Francisco, CA - The Independent
04/13 - Los Angeles, CA - Teragram Ballroom
04/14 - San Diego, CA - Casbah
04/16 - Las Vegas, NV - The Bunkhouse
04/17 - Phoenix, AZ - Valley Bar
04/19 - Dallas, TX - Three Links
04/20 - Austin, TX - Barracuda
04/21 - San Antonio, TX - Paper Tiger
04/22 - New Orleans, LA - Gasa Gasa
04/24 - Gainesville, FL - The Wooly
04/25 - Miami, FL - Gramps
04/26 - Tampa, FL - The Crowbar
04/27 - Atlanta, GA - Aisle 5
04/28 - Asheville, NC - The Mothlight
04/29 - Washington, DC - DC9

DAN AUERBACH
Palace Theatre
Tue 04/03/2018 (7pm/$45)
palacestpaul.com

Multiplatinum artist Dan Auerbach will be bringing his special “Dan Auerbach & the Easy Eye Sound Revue” show (featuring Robert Finley, Shannon Shaw with special guests Shannon & the Clams) to the Palace Theatre on April 3rd.

Tour dates:

March 22 /// Washington, DC /// 9:30 Club
March 24 /// Philadelphia, PA /// Union Transfer
March 25 /// Boston, MA /// House of Blues
March 27 /// Brooklyn, NY /// Brooklyn Steel
March 28 /// Port Chester, NY /// The Capitol Theatre
March 29 /// Toronto, ON /// Danforth Music Hall
March 31 /// Cleveland, OH /// Agora Theater
April 02 /// Chicago, IL /// Riviera Theatre
April 03 /// St. Paul, MN /// Palace Theatre
April 04 /// Kansas City, MO /// The Truman
April 05 /// Denver, CO /// Paramount Theatre

PHILLIP PHILLIPS
+ The Ballroom Thieves
First Avenue
Tue 04/03/2018 (7pm/$25)
first-avenue.com

Platinum-selling artist Phillip Phillips will be headlining First Avenue’s mainroom this Tuesday, April 3rd, in support of their new album Collateral (Interscope Records).

Show up early to check out The Ballroom Thieves, who we saw in May 2015 and wrote, “The Ballroom Thieves, on their second appearance in Minneapolis (previously also billed at Byrant-Lake Bowl), was pleased to see that the room was full this time around. Drummer Devin Mauch, who is celebrating his birthday today (May 14th), said that they originally didn't have Minneapolis on their tour itinerary, but they made the extra effort to put the city back on their schedule. Thanks to word of mouth, there was a really good turn out for the show... especially on a Wednesday.”

Tour dates:

3/29/2018 White Oak Music Hall Houston, TX^
3/30/2018 Hard Rock Live Biloxi Biloxi, MS
3/31/2018 Griffin Music Hall El Dorado, AR^
4/2/2018 Wooly’s Des Moines, IA^
4/3/2018 First Avenue Minneapolis, MN^
4/5/2018 Turner Hall Ballroom Milwaukee, WI^
4/6/2018 House of Blues Chicago, IL^
4/7/2018 Majestic Theatre Detroit, MI^
4/8/2018 The Opera House Toronto, ON^ 4/10/2018 Beachland Ballroom Cleveland, OH^ 4/11/2018 Headliners Louisville, KY^
4/13/2018 Horseshoe Bluesville Casino Robinsonville, MS
4/14/2018 Walker Theatre Chattanooga, TN^

*Striking Matches support
^The Ballroom Thieves support

"WEIRD AL" YANKOVIC
+ Emo Philips
Pantages Theatre
Tue 04/03/2018 (7pm/$59.50)
Wed 04/04/2018 (7pm/$59.50)
hennepintheatretrust.org

Parody songwriter “Weird Al” Yankovic is playing a few nights at the Pantages Theatre. Unfortunately, he will not be playing any hit parody songs such as “Eat It” or the recent fan-favorites “Foils”... instead this so-called “The Ridiculously Self-Indulgent, Ill-Advised Vanity Tour” will just feature Weird Al’s original songs.

Which is lovely, if you want to hear those songs. Even Weird Al warned fans before purchasing tickets:

In case you haven’t heard the rumors… THIS WILL NOT BE OUR NORMAL KIND OF TOUR.... No costumes, no props, no video screens, no computer servers. We’re just going to walk out on stage, sit down on stools, and play a bunch of old songs. Oh, and we’re going to be performing almost exclusively originals (i.e. not parodies). The deep cuts and obscure tracks. The songs that were never hits. The ones you barely remember.

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