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Minneapolis: December 14 to December 15

12/14 Houndmouth at Fine Line

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Houndmouth

Houndmouth is headlining First Avenue’s mainroom on Tuesday. Show up early to check out Frederick The Younger, touring in support of Human Child. ....

03/13/2020

We♥KC - March 16-31, 2020 Upcoming Shows (Kansas City / Lawrence, KS)

Allen Stone at Truman

Aaron Lewis (Staind) at VooDoo Lounge

Devin Townsend at Granada

Lukas Nelson and Promise of the Real at Uptown Theater

Unlikely Candidates at Riot Room

Blue October at The Truman

Dan Deacon at Granada Theater

Steve Aoki at The Midland

Grouplove at Liberty Hall

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Dan Deacon

I've already spotlighted Dan Deacon and his America album, so I'll just quickly mention that he's got an app on iTunes and Android. Apparently, during the show ....

Grouplove

Grouplove is based out of Los Angeles, and their debut self-titled EP was released on January 25th via Canvasback Music. They were handpicked …

(MAR 16 UPDATE - Kansas City has put a stop to any public gatherings of 50 people or more, effectively postponing all shows. Lawrence, KS shows remain on a case-by-case basis).

In the Kansas City / Lawrence, KS area, much like everywhere else, COVID-19/coronavirus is more in the headlines after being declared a pandemic by the World Health Organization and high-profile acts and events like Coachella, SXSW, Pearl Jam, Madonna canceling or postponing their shows. All major sports are on hold as well and places like Disneyland are now closing, as precaution as well.

Please check venue and performer social media channels and websites for the latest word on cancellations or postponements, for the latest tour info.

As long as you’re safe, careful, and adamant about thorough hand-washing, it’s still possible to see live music and support these artists that still need to make their living.

Kansas City, Missouri Mayor Quinton Lucas declared a state of emergency on Thursday, March 12 in an effort to contain the spread of COVID-19 (novel coronavirus).

All events with a crowd of 1,000 or more people have been canceled or postponed for the next 21 days (through April 2).

Here’s what’s happening in the area (as of this moment) for the last half of March (a few recommended shows are highlighted in bold below):

Mon 03/16/2020

R.LUM.R at The Riot Room (Tour Postponed)

Control Top at Replay Lounge - Canceled

Fran at Colonial Club - Canceled

Tue 03/17/2020

Bad Omens at The Riot Room Postponed

Heart To Gold at The Rino - Canceled

Loud Luxury at Kansas City Live! Block - Postponed to 6/5

Gaelynn Lea at recordBar Canceled

Wed 03/18/2020

Allen Stone w/Samm Henshaw at The Truman (POSTPONED) He may look like a busking hippie but Stone has become a seasoned and confident live performer, this time out on his Building Balance Tour, in support of his third full-length. Mixing soul-pop to folk, and R&B/funk, Stone can channel Daryl Hall for one track and Stevie Wonder the next, and is always entertaining live.

Thu 03/19/2020

Slander at The Midland (Postponed)

Lil Mosey at The Granada - Postponed

Edgar Winter at Prairie Band Casino & Resort (Cancelled)

Aaron Lewis (Staind) at VooDoo Lounge/Harrah’s (8p, $44-$84) It’s Been a While since we’ve seen Lewis (see what we did there) but he has very successfully maintained two different careers, fronting the sludge metal of Staind, and exploring his country roots on this State I’m In Tour stop. Lewis may drop in versions of classic Staind songs (along with a Johnny Cash cover) and his many originals, and keeps each of his two stage personas, fairly separate entities. Postponed

Albert Cummings at Knuckleheads, (+1pm signing at Vinyl Renaissance) POSTPONED

Om at The Bottleneck - Postponed

Fri 03/20/2020

Devin Townsend w The Contortionist +Haken at Granada Theater, Lawrence (Postponed)– the Canadian guitarist/singer-songwriter returns on his Empath Tour, in support of his newest album, which evolves his blend of heavy music and power metal further. A solid bill adds Indianapolis prog-rock band The Contortionist (supporting 2019’s Our Bones EP, which includes a Smashing Pumpkins cover) and London prog-metal band Haken, which makes it a full evening worth showing up early for.

PlanetCon Convention at Bartle Hall (Postponed)

Jim Jefferies at The Midland Postponed

MercyMe at Silverstein Arena, Independence Postponed

We Banjo 3 at The Truman Postponed

Third Eye Blind at Uptown Theater (Postponed to June 3)

Carrot Top at Ameristar - Postponed

Sat 03/21/2020

PlanetCon Convention at Bartle Hall (Postponed)

Nitty Gritty Dirt Band at Uptown Theater Postponed

Oak Ridge Boys at Ameristar KC- Postponed to 8/1

City Morgue at Granada Theater check w/venue

C.W. Stoneking at Bottleneck, Lawrence - Postponed

Welcome to Night Vale at Liberty Hall, Lawrence Postponed

Sun 03/22/2020

PlanetCon Convention at Bartle Hall (Postponed)

SOB X RBE at recordBar Postponed

The Acacia Strain + Chamber at Bottleneck, Lawrence check w/ venue

Tenci at The Rino - Canceled

Mon 03/23/2020

Deafheaven at Granada Theater Postponed

Houston Person at Lied Center, Lawrence CANCELED

Verite at recordBar Postponed

Tue 03/24/2020

"Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood" at Kauffman Center Postponed

Houston Person at Lied Center, Lawrence CANCELED

Wed 03/25/2020

Lukas Nelson and Promise of the Real at Uptown Theater (POSTPONED) Known as much for backing Neil Young as their own career, this versatile band led by one of Willie Nelson’s sons also was very involved with the music in the recent Star Is Born remake, and has a new record, Naked Garden (on Fantasy Records) due out March 27.

Thu 03/26/2020

Del McCoury Band at Knuckleheads Garage Postponed

Big Gigantic at the Midland (Postponed)

ABBA tribute at Kaufman Center Postponed

Marcus Lewis at Ca Va Postponed

Cycles at Bottleneck, Lawrence check w/venue

Borknagar w Rotting Christ, Wolfheart at The Riot Room Postponed

Fri 03/27/2020

ABBA tribute at Kaufman Center Postponed

Railroad Earth at Knuckleheads Postponed

G Herbo at Granada Theater, Lawrence Postponed

Matt Wilson at recordBar Postponed

Candlebox at Ameristar - Postponed

Sat 03/28/2020

Unlikely Candidates at Riot Room (7p doors, $17-20) Indie rockers from Ft Worth, TX have returned with latest single, ‘Novacaine’ dethroning Billie Eilish to top the Alternative Radio Chart, with its YouTube video at some 20 million views. with Zero 9:36 and The Federal Empire. Postponed

Blue October at The Truman (POSTPONED) The San Marcos, TX band is back pleasing their many diehard fans on their Get Back Up Tour, in support of new full-length, Sway (on Up/Down Records) and a positive, healthy and happy outlook that realizes the small everyday miracles.

Cole Swindell at Uptown Theater Postponed

Mon 03/30/2020

Dan Deacon at Granada Theater (POSTPONED) The Baltimore experimental indie-pop musician returns with his first full-length in five years, Mystic Familiar (on Domino Recordings) which explores inner subconscious on perhaps his most emotionally open release to date. We haven’t seen the man live since in 2014 with Arcade Fire, so it might be time again. Ed Schrader's Music Beat supporting.

David Cook at Kauffman Center (UCM President’s Gala)- free, but tkt required) Postponed

Tue 03/31/2020

Steve Aoki + Timmy Trumpet, Deorro, Global Dan, Max Styler at The Midland (Postponed)– fittingly, the last day of the month brings us dessert and the much-sought after chance to get caked by legendary DJ Aoki, in what is always an insane party atmosphere. This is the Neon Future IV: The Color of Noise Tour and $1 per ticket goes to the Aoki Foundation, which supports brain research and preservation, so a good cause as well. Aoki released a memoir last year, BLUE: Color of Noise, and the new tracks feature mega-collaborations with Sting, Maluma, Monsta X, and the Backstreet Boys and several other associated guests that will also join him on this tour.

Grouplove w Le Shiv at Liberty Hall, Lawrence (POSTPONED) The LA indie-pop band comes charging back with the driving ‘Deleter’, first single from their upcoming fourth full-length, Healer (on Canvas Back/Warner Bros), recorded with producer Dave Sitek from TV on the Radio, due out this week. Co-vocalist Hannah Hooper actually underwent brain surgery last year, but has recovered and watch them make some sense of the chaos of modern times. Formerly known as The Ruminaters, Sydney’s Le Shiv to open.

Lauren Ruth Ward at The Riot Room Postponed

Cherry Pools at Bottleneck, Lawrence Postponed

Kayzo at Granada Theater, Lawrence - CANCELED

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03/12/2020

Minneapolis: March 16 to March 20, 2020

Olivia O'Brien at Fine Line

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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

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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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12/08/2018

Allen Stone w/ Nick Waterhouse at Varsity Theater, Minneapolis (02 Dec 2018)

Allen Stone at Varsity Theater

Allen Stone Setlist

Brown Eyed Lover >
The Weekend
Upside
Perfect World > solos
Love > medley
Medley: Killing Me Softly- Roberta Flack cover / I Can’t Feel my Face- The Weeknd cover / Tyrone- Erykah Badu cover
Naturally
American Privilege
Fake Future / Freezer Burn
Voodoo
Where You're At
Give You Blue
Taste of You
Freedom
Contact High
What I've Seen
Unaware

-- Encore --
Message in a Bottle (The Police cover)
Warriors

Tour Dates

12/07/2018 Gothic Theatre Englewood, CO
12/08/2018 The Complex Salt Lake City, UT
12/09/2018 Egyptian Theatre Boise, ID
12/11/2018 Knitting Factory Spokane, WA
12/12/2018 Commodore Ballroom Vancouver, BC
12/13/2018 Capital Ballroom Victoria, BC
12/16/2018 The Neptune Seattle, WA
12/17/2018 Neptune Theatre Halifax, NS
04/20/2019 Bluesfest Tyagarah, Australia
06/07/2019 White River Amph Auburn, WA*
06/08/2019 Sunlight Supply Amph Ridgefield, WA*
06/12/2019 Ak-Chin Pavilion Phoenix, AZ*
06/15/2019 Shoreline Amph Mountain View, CA*
06/16/2019 FivePoint Amphitheatre Irvine, CA*
06/20/2019 Fiddler's Green Englewood, CO*
06/21/2019 Starlight Theatre Kansas City, MO*
06/23/2019 BankPlus Amphitheater Southaven, MS*
06/26/2019 Walmart AMP Rogers, AR*
06/28/2019 Cynthia Woods Mitchell Woodlands, TX*
06/29/2019 Dos Equis Pavilion Dallas, TX*
07/09/2019 Daily's Place Amph Jacksonville, FL*
07/10/2019 Verizon Amphitheatre Alpharetta, GA*
07/12/2019 PNC Music Pavilion Charlotte, NC*
07/14/2019 Veterans United Home Virginia Beach, VA*
07/16/2019 Ascend Amphitheater Nashville, TN*
07/20/2019 Hollywood Casino Amph Tinley Park, IL*
07/21/2019 Ruoff Home Noblesville, IN*
07/23/2019 DTE Energy Music Theatre Clarkston, MI*
07/24/2019 Riverbend Music Center Cincinnati, OH*
07/30/2019 Darling's Waterfront Pavilion Bangor, ME*
08/03/2019 Jones Beach Theater Wantagh, NY*
08/07/2019 KeyBank Pavilion Burgettstown, PA*
08/09/2019 Merriweather Post Pavilion Columbia, MD*
08/11/2019 Mohegan Sun Arena Uncasville, CT*
08/16/2019 PNC Bank Arts Center Holmdel, NJ*

* = w/ Train + Goo Goo Dolls

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Washington state R&B/soul singer-songwriter Allen Stone is currently on tour. The singer has been releasing singles (the third, “Taste of You” is available now on ATO Records) .…

“It’s not always this easy… to love where you’re at!”

Soul artist Allen Stone celebrated ten years of coming to Minneapolis with a rousing show to a capacity audience at the Varsity Theater in Dinkytown, near the university campus.

Los Angeles singer/songwriter/musician/producer Nick Waterhouse opened with a too-short set of songs mostly culled from his three full-length albums, the most recent being 2016’s Never Twice (Innovative Leisure Records). Waterhouse and band was an ideal sonic compliment to the headliner, offering up a retro flavored soulful set that leaned toward a jazzy blend of rhythm and blues, with a touch of early 60’s swing.

Waterhouse and band gained momentum as the set progressed, flourishing mid-way through with his take on the 1964 song ‘Ain’t There Something Money Can’t Buy’, teasing with a new yet-to-be released song, then getting the crowd involved with ‘Katchi’, the somewhat nonsensical number originally done as a duet with Leon Bridges and later remixed by Ofenbach, to top the French dance charts.

Waterhouse ended things with 2012’s ‘(If) You Want Trouble’, leaving the crowd indeed wanting more; and more is what is in the offing as Waterhouse mentioned to me following, his next full-length is due out March 8, with a spring 2019 date already set at the Turf Club in St. Paul.

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’.

Stone’s last full release was 2015’s Radius (Capitol/ATO Records), re-released the following year as a deluxe edition, but new music is due early next year, with Stone previewing some of that for the very receptive audience that crowded the venue’s floor and balcony.

“Minneapolis, you look good tonight!” Stone yelled to rave applause before the funky underbeat of ‘Perfect World’. Stone’s sound is a classic blend of R&B and soul, influenced by the early 70’s output of Stevie Wonder, The Meters and Donny Hathaway, with a more contemporary (and self-described hippie) twist on things.

Though coated with smooth soul, Stone isn’t afraid to get socially conscious either, as evidenced on the lyrics on ‘American Privilege’, ‘What I’ve Seen’ and early hit, ‘Unaware’ which closed the main set.

Highlights also included a Stone solo section of ‘Where You're At’ (a positive song about living in the present which the crowd sang along with) and ‘Give You Blue’ (prefaced by Stone’s openness about anxiety and depression and not being afraid to ask for help) and the new ‘Taste of You’, a sample of the new Jamie Lidell-produced music to come in 2019.

The two-song encore started (somewhat inexplicably) with an authentic and very rocking cover of The Police’s ‘Message in a Bottle’ before things reverted back into the more familiar soul sound of the jangly new and empowering ‘Warriors’, a song memorably performed at the Special Olympics in July with a 2000 member choir, and though the choir was missing this night, Stone succeeded in getting everyone to clap double-time to help propel the song to end the evening.

It may not always be easy to love where you’re at, but soundtracked by the celebratory soulful stylings of Allen Stone, the here and the now on this night at the Varsity Theater, made it the place to be.

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Nick Waterhouse

Allen Stone Tour Poster

Allen Stone Setlist

Allen Stone

Allen Stone at the Varsity Theater, Minneapolis (02 Dec 2018)

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11/25/2018

Minneapolis: December 1 to December 5, 2018

Here are some shows taking place in the Minneapolis/St Paul area from December 1 to December 5, 2018.

Read more: Minneapolis Music Guide.

Stars 2018 Tour

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Stars

Canadians Stars and Hey Rosetta! are currently on tour together, supporting new albums, stopping by First Avenue in Minneapolis, last night, November 19th. For fans who couldn't make it, you can watch the show streaming online

My Brightest Diamond

Singer–songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Shara Worden, aka My Brightest Diamond is returning to the Twin Cities at Minneapolis' Cedar Cultural Center. And it's not too late, but you can still get a ticket .…

STARS
+ My Brightest Diamond
First Avenue
Sun 12/02/2018 (7pm/$21)
first-avenue.com

As many of you are aware, we’ve been massive Stars fans since the Nightsongs LP in 2001. Over the many years of seeing the Canadian band, we’ve come to understand that the band doesn’t really play music from their first album (understandable since so many bands have grown up and evolved beyond their initial sound). However... with this upcoming Winter tour, the band have asked fans to pick their encore songs. Which means if enough fans want it, they can demand those heartfelt early songs! It should be interesting to see what songs they play on this upcoming show at First Avenue.

Show up early to check out My Brightest Diamond (aka Shara Nova). The singer just dropped her new album A Million And One on November 23rd on Rhyme & Reason Records. She’s currently touring Europe with Ian Chang and will debut with Stars at First Avenue on December 2nd.

We previously caught the musician in November 2014 and wrote, “ Somewhat heavy stuff, but it was the basis of My Brightest Diamond’s set and was referred to a few times during the evening, which gave additional enlightenment for Worden’s song selections. The singer/multi-instrumentalist was dressed in all-white suit and moved deftly from keyboard to guitar and back, as the evening progressed, with more than able support from rhythmic sidemen, Nathan Lithgow (bass) and Tim Mulvenna (drums).”

My Brightest Diamond Tour Dates:

Other shows in the area:

Phosphorescent at First Avenue

Allen Stone 2018 Fall Tour

Danity Kane 2018 Tour

3OH!3/ Emo Nite 2018 Tour

Adam Conover: The Mind Parasites Live Tour

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Allen Stone

The four-hour evening began with an unfortunately too short acoustic set from hippie-soul artist Allen Stone, in support of 2016’s Radius (ATO Records) and whose song ‘Perfect World’ was recently used to promote the new Dear White People .…

PHOSPHORESCENT
+ Liz Cooper
First Avenue
Sat 12/01/2018 (7pm/$22)
first-avenue.com

Phosphorescent is touring for his new album C’est La Vie (Dead Oceans). Nashville’s Liz Cooper (billed as Liz Cooper & The Stampede) will open the show. Their new album Window Flowers is out now.

Liz Cooper’s tour dates:

11/26—Lawrence, KS—Granada Theater
11/27—St. Louis, MO—The Ready Room
11/28—Oshkosh, WI—The Howard
11/29—Madison, WI—Majestic Theatre
11/30—Chicago, IL—Vic Theatre
12/01—Minneapolis, MN—First Avenue
12/02—Milwaukee, WI—Turner Hall Ballroom
12/04—Detroit, MI—Saint Andrew’s Hall
12/05—Columbus, OH—Newport Music Hall
12/06—Toronto, ON—Mod Club
12/07—Northampton, MA—Pearl Street
12/08—Boston, MA—Royale
12/11—Washington, DC—9:30 Club
12/13—Brooklyn, NY—Brooklyn Steel

ALLEN STONE
+ Nick Waterhouse
Varsity Theater
Sun 12/02/2018 (7pm/$47)
varsitytheater.com

Washington state R&B/soul singer-songwriter Allen Stone is currently on tour. The singer has been releasing singles (the third, “Taste of You” is available now on ATO Records), but expect the musician to release a full length album in 2019. He’s going to preview some of those upcoming songs on this upcoming show at the Varsity Theater on December 2nd.

Tour Dates:

11/25 – Munhall, PA @ Carnegie
11/27 – Toronto, ON @ Phoenix Concert Theatre
11/28 – Detroit, MI @ Majestic Café
11/30 – Cleveland, OH @ House of Blues
12/01 – Chicago, IL @ The Vic Theatre
12/02 – Minneapolis, MN @ Varsity Theater
12/04 – St. Louis, MO @ Delmar
12/05 – Kansas City, MO @ Knuckleheads
12/07 – Denver, CO @ Gothic Theatre
12/08 – Salt Lake City, UT @ The Complex
12/09 – Boise, ID @ Egyptian Theatre
12/11 – Spokane, WA @ Knitting Factory
12/12 – Vancouver, BC @ Commodore Ballroom

DANITY KANE [Canceled]
Varsity Theater
Mon 12/03/2018 (Canceled)
varsitytheater.com

Remember Danity Kane? The original all-girls five-piece was massive when they first appeared in Making the Band 3 television show in 2004. Currently, the girl group is down to three (Aubrey O'Day, Dawn Richard, and Shannon Bex) and fans know them as simply DK. Originally the 2018 did not include Minneapolis, but all of that has changed with this upcoming show at the Varsity Theater in Minneapolis on December 3rd.

If you show up early, one of the girls, Dawn Richard, will open as Dawn (or formerly stylized as D∆WN). Her opening set will focus on her forthcoming, yet-to-be-announced new solo record.

UPDATE 11/28/2018: Danity Kane has canceled their appearance at the Varsity Theater.

3OH!3 / EMO NITE
+ Lil Aaron
Varsity Theater
Tue 12/04/2018 (8pm/$27)
varsitytheater.com

The 3OH!3 & Emo Nite’s “The Want House Party Tour” will be stopping by the Varsity Theater on December 4th. Lil Aaron to open.

Tour dates:

11/25/2018 Middle East Downstairs Cambridge, MA
11/27/2018 Irving Plaza New York, NY
11/28/2018 Fillmore Silver Spring, MD
11/30/2018 Pontiac, MI - Crofoot Ballroom
12/01/2018 Milwaukee, WI - The Rave II
12/02/2018 Metro Chicago, IL
12/04/2018 Varsity Theater Minneapolis, MN
12/05/2018 Wooly's Des Moines, IA
12/06/2018 Waiting Room Omaha, NE
12/07/2018 Summit Denver, CO

ADAM CONOVER [Canceled]
Pantages Theatre
Wed 12/05/2018 (Canceled)
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Creator, writer and host of Adam Ruins Everything on truTV, Adam Conover will be on tour called The Mind Parasites Live Tour this month. Conover will stop by the Pantages Theatre in Minneapolis on December 5th. This should be a fun time for fans of comedy or Conover’s show.

UPDATE 11/28/2018: Due to unexpected scheduling conflicts that have arisen with Adam Conover’s production schedule, we regretfully have to cancel the Adam Conover: Mind Parasites Live! show at the Pantages Theatre. Refunds will be issued at the point of purchase.

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05/16/2017

Daryl Hall and John Oates / Tears For Fears at Xcel Energy Center, St Paul (11 May 2017)

Hall & Oates Setlist

Adult Education
Maneater
Out of Touch
Say It Isn't So
You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin' (The Righteous Brothers cover)
One on One
Possession Obsession
She’s Gone
Sara Smile
Wait for Me
Is It a Star
Method of Modern Love
I Can't Go for That (No Can Do)
You Make My Dreams

-- Encore --
Rich Girl
Kiss on My List
Private Eyes

Tears For Fears Setlist

Everybody Wants to Rule the World
Secret World
Sowing the Seeds of Love
Advice for the Young at Heart
Everybody Loves a Happy Ending
Change
Mad World
Memories Fade
Creep (Radiohead cover)
Pale Shelter
Break It Down Again
Head Over Heels
Shout

Tour Dates

05/15/2017 Allstate Arena Rosemont, IL *
05/17/2017 Joe Louis Arena Detroit, MI *
05/20/2017 Quicken Loans Arena Cleveland, OH*
05/22/2017 Schottenstein Center Columbus, OH*
05/24/2017 Bridgestone Arena Nashville, TN*
05/27/2017 HoagieNation Festival*
06/07/2017 AmericanAirlines Arena Miami, FL*
06/09/2017 Amway Center Orlando, FL*
06/11/2017 Infinite Energy Center Duluth, GA*
06/13/2017 U.S. Bank Arena Cincinnati, OH*
06/16/2017 Forest Hills Stadium Queens, NY*
06/17/2017 Prudential Center Newark, NJ*
06/19/2017 Air Canada Centre Toronto, ON*
06/21/2017 Centre Vidéotron Quebec City, QC*
06/24/2017 TD Garden Boston, MA*
06/26/2017 Verizon Center Washington, DC*
07/11/2017 American Airlines Center Dallas, TX*
07/13/2017 AT&T Center San Antonio, TX*
07/15/2017 Fiddler's Green Englewood, CO*
07/17/2017 Gila River Arena Glendale, AZ*
07/19/2017 Valley View Casino San Diego, CA*
07/21/2017 T-Mobile Arena Las Vegas, NV*
07/23/2017 Golden 1 Center Sacramento, CA*
07/25/2017 SAP Center At San Jose San Jose, CA*
07/28/2017 Staples Center Los Angeles, CA*
07/29/2017 Staples Center Los Angeles, CA*
09/01/2017 JAS Aspen Snowmass Experience

* = with Tears For Fears, Allen Stone

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In a night of duo duos, Hall & Oates gave us an Adult Education to their brand of rock and soul, while ‘80s pair Tears for Fears gave their own blend of musical Advice for the Young at Heart in a hit-filled evening that brought some 14,000 to the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul.

The four-hour evening began with an unfortunately too short acoustic set from hippie-soul artist Allen Stone, in support of 2016’s Radius (ATO Records) and whose song ‘Perfect World’ was recently used to promote the new Dear White People series on Netflix. Washington state native Stone got to know Daryl Hall when he appeared on the Live from Daryl’s House TV show and ended up on Hall’s tour of the same name a few years ago.

His four-song set actually started ten minutes early, catching some early concert goers somewhat by surprise, Stone in patched jacket with flowers wrapped around his mic stands, singing his own ‘Upside’ as well as the Burt Bacharach/Hal David-penned classic, ‘I Say a Little Prayer’. Serving as just a taste of his music, Stone is worth seeking out when he plays full sets at smaller clubs again.

After a short break, lights dimmed as an introductory video montage hit the overhead screens, with Lorde’s goth-y, slowed version of ‘Everybody Wants to Rule the World’ as its soundtrack. This segued into Tears for Fears entering and playing the same song themselves, starting their seventy-minute set with perhaps their biggest hit.

The Bath, UK natives, now both in their mid-fifties, returned to the area for the first time in over a decade, following the opening number with ‘Secret World’, a Beatles-esque gem (even working in a verse of McCartney’s ‘Let ‘Em In’) from their last studio release, 2004’s Everybody Loves a Happy Ending (New Door/Gut Records), with 1990’s ‘Sowing the Seeds of Love’ next and keeping the hits and momentum moving.

Before ‘Change’, Curt Smith recalled being in an area coffee shop in the morning, encountering a barista who was beyond excited for the show that evening. “They suck!” Smith cried out to her in jest, the shop worker not recognizing who he actually was. “We’ll attempt not to suck”, he promised the crowd, and apologizing to the unknown woman in the crowd.

After a third song from 1983’s The Hurting, Orzabal took the lead for a faithful cover of Radiohead’s ‘Creep’, then going back to the first album again for ‘Pale Shelter’, with actual drumming subbing in for the recorded version’s drum machines.

Perhaps because of the shortened set, ‘Head Over Heels’ was performed without the ‘Broken’ intro/outro (almost unforgivable) but the standing, cheering crowd didn’t seem to mind, the band then leaving the stage until being called back out for a single song encore of ‘Shout’. With a promised new album due later in the year, we’ll hope to see the band again, with a longer set and more time to play.

2014 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees Daryl Hall and John Oates next took to the stage, as St. Paul became Philadelphia for their headlining set, clocked just shy of two-hours. Though the pair hasn’t released an album in more than a decade, they have been busy separately as well as touring together sporadically.

John Oates has a successful solo career, having played the Dakota locally, and recently authored a memoir, Change of Seasons, released in March. Daryl Hall has released a handful of solo albums as well, probably now best known for his Live from Daryl’s House program, airing since 2007.

The Daryl’s House band, large and well-rehearsed from all the TV sessions, was the duo’s backing band also included longtime sax player Charles DeChant (in shimmering suit and long white hair) who often stole the show during his solos. The music all night leaned towards slightly looser improvisations of the classic songs, often with extended jams, perhaps partially the result of Hall and band playing on the show with so many diverse and different musicians.

1984’s Big Bam Boom was the album most featured, including on their opening ‘Adult Education’ and deep cut ‘Possession Obsession’, but most other musical eras were represented as well. “It’s really good to see you…. our blood is up!” Hall remarked, mentioning they were only a couple dates into the tour. DeChant’s signature sax anchored ‘Maneater’ and the band even included their rock and soul version of a classic Righteous Brothers song.

After a crisp ‘She’s Gone’, even more soulful than when done in 1973, Hall took to his new grand piano for a handful of songs, starting with 1976’s ‘Sara Smile’. 1979’s ‘Wait for Me’ and 1974’s ‘Is It a Star’ (from the War Babies album, “a bit of a departure from many things… music mostly”, Hall joked), an Oates-led song, pleased especially the longtime fans.

The signature bassline of ‘I Can’t Go for That’ got people on their feet, the song stretched out and expanded to add even more soul, and main set closer, ‘You Make My Dreams’ made a lot of people’s dreams come true, to see the song performed live.

The full band was properly introduced before the three-song encore- 1977’s ‘Rich Girl’ flowing smoothly into 1980’s ‘Kiss on My List’, then the band ending the evening with the Grammy-winning ‘Private Eyes’ from 1981 (no trench coats or magnifying glasses like in the video though) with the crowd clapping along on cue, at the chorus.

A seemingly very different pairing seemed to work well in the end as Hall and Oates and Tears for Fears (along with Allen Stone) provided an electric four hours of entertainment , a chance to re-visit the past, and a discovery that the music the duo duos first played some thirty-five+ years ago, still resonates with their many fans today.

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Tears For Fears at Xcel Energy Center, St Paul (11 May 2017)

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Hall and Oates at Xcel Energy Center, St Paul (11 May 2017)

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05/05/2016

Minneapolis: May 11 to May 13, 2016

Here are some shows taking place in the Minneapolis/St Paul area from May 11 to May 13, 2016.

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ALLEN STONE
at Varsity Theater
Wednesday, 05/11/16, 7pm ($23/$28)
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Remember soul artist Allen Stone? We previously caught him in New York (October 2014) and wrote, “Throughout Stone’s set, he had much advice to give and anecdotes like officiating his bassist, Brent Rusinow, and his wife’s wedding. Halfway through his set, Stone announced that he was now an ordained minister, which “only took me ten minutes online” to do, and had been asked by a Rusinow to officiate his marriage. (Perhaps, dear fan, this means Stone can not only sing at your wedding, but also legally marry you and your significant other, or even do both at the same time!)”

Stone will be back in Minneapolis (he was previously in town last November 2015), touring in support of Radius (Deluxe Edition) (ATO Records). The record was made in close collaboration with Swedish soul singer/songwriter/phenom Magnus Tingsek and producers Benny Cassette (Kanye West) and Malay (Frank Ocean).

Special guests Jared & The Mill to open. We previously caught Jared & the Mill in June 2015 and noted that they have a large fanbase in Minneapolis.

Tour dates:

5/11 - Minneapolis, MN - Varsity Theater
5/12 - Des Moines, IA - Wooly's
5/14 - Chicago, IL - House of Blues
5/15 - Cleveland, OH - The Grog Shop
5/17 - Nashville, TN - 3rd & Lindsley
5/18 - Richmond, VA - The Broadberry
5/19 - Raleigh, NC - Lincoln Theatre
5/20 - Charlottesville, VA - Jefferson Theater
5/21 - Virginia Beach, VA - Chic's Beach Festival
5/27 - 5/29 - George, WA - Sasquatch! Festival
6/4 - Vienna, VA - Wolf Trap
6/4 - 6/5 - Houston, TX - Free Press Summer Festival
6/9 - 6/12 - Manchester, TN - Bonnaroo
8/5 - Mammoth Lakes, CA - Mammoth Festival

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Emblem3

Pop band Emblem3's entrance was a lot of fun, they burst out of custom crate set with "Girl Next Door", from their debut album Nothing to Lose. The '3' in Emblem3 stands for the three singers …

EMBLEM3
at Varsity Theater
Thursday, 05/12/16, 5:30pm ($22/$25)
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I’ll never forget seeing Emblem3 in November 2013 when they exploded out of custom crates.

The American reggae/pop trio (brothers Wesley and Keaton Stromberg, and Drew Chadwick) will be headlining the Varsity Theater next Wednesday, May 11th, in support of their 2016 EP Waking Up.

Before You Exit and The Ready Set to open. You might remember we caught BYE with The Vamps last August 2015 and wrote, “According to the brothers, it was clear that Wednesday's show was "best show on the tour so far!" This must be in response to hearing their fans singing back some of their songs, including their new single "Model" and an Ed Sheeran cover "Thinking Out Loud".”

Update: BYE is no longer on this tour, Megan Nicole has been added and will take their place as opener.

Please note start time for this all-ages show.

Tour dates:

05/07/16 Manila, Philippines Kia Theatre
05/08/16 Cebu, Philippines Waterfront Hotel
05/12/16 Minneapolis, MN Varsity Theater
05/13/16 Detroit, MI St. Andrews Hall
05/14/16 Louisville, KY Mercury Ballroom
05/18/16 St. Louis, MO The Pageant
05/19/16 Chicago, IL House Of Blues
05/21/16 Indianapolis, IN Deluxe
05/24/16 Montreal, QC Corona Theatre
05/25/16 Toronto, ON The Phoenix Concert Theatre
05/27/16 Boston, MA House Of Blues Boston
05/28/16 New York, NY Irving Plaza
05/31/16 Silver Spring, MD The Fillmore Silver Spring
06/02/16 Atlanta, GA Center Stage Theater
06/03/16 Lake Buena Vista, FL House Of Blues
06/04/16 Fort Lauderdale, FL Revolution Live
06/07/16 Dallas, TX House Of Blues
06/09/16 Denver, CO Summit Music Hall
06/11/16 Seattle, WA The Neptune
06/14/16 San Francisco, CA The Fillmore
06/16/16 Tempe, AZ The Marquee
06/18/16 Los Angeles, CA The Fonda
06/24/16 Philadelphia, PA Trocadero Theatre
06/30/16 Freehold, NJ Encore Event Center

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NADA SURF
at Fine Line Music Café
Friday, 05/13/16, 8pm ($20)
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We love Nada Surf, but after their 2012’s The Stars Are Indifferent to Astronomy, the band took a lengthy break. It’s not that the band was inactive, in fact, we caught singer Matthew Caws with Juliana Hatfield with in their group Minor Alps in November 2013.

Nada Surf is back together, now with their eighth studio album You Know Who You Are on one of our favorite labels Barsuk Records. I’m pretty excited to learn that two songs on the new record were co-written by Dan Wilson of the local favorite Semisonic!

Good Old War will open. We previously caught GOW last Rocktober 2015 and really liked them: “There were plenty of fan favorite songs on their set, fans loved hearing "Better Weather" (from their 2012 album Come Back As Rain), but with a nice nod to Montell Jordan's "This Is How We Do It" snippet at the end of the song.”

Tour dates:

05/12 Chicago, IL Thalia Hall
05/13 Minneapolis, MN Fine Line Music Cafe
05/14 Omaha, NE Waiting Room
05/17 Vancouver, BC Venue
05/18 Seattle, WA Neptune Theatre
05/19 Portland, OR Wonder Ballroom
05/20 San Francisco, CA Great American Music Hall
05/21 Los Angeles, CA Teragram
05/22 San Diego, CA Irenic
05/24 Denver, CO Bluebird
05/25 Kansas City, MO Crossroads - Free Show
05/27 Austin, TX Parish
05/28 Dallas, TX Granada
05/29 Houston, TX White Oak Music Hall
06/01 Washington, DC 9:30 Club
06/02 Philadelphia, PA World Cafe Live
06/03 Toronto, ON Lee’s Palace
06/04 Boston, MA Paradise
06/23 Salzburg, Austria Rockhouse
06/24 Graz, Austria Postgarage
07/02 Barcelona, Spain Vida Festival
07/08 Limoges, France Lost in Limoges
07/09 Argelès-Sur-Mer, France Les Déferlantes Festival
07/29 Malestroit, France Festival au Pont du Rock
07/31 Karlsruhe, Germany Zeltival
08/11 Luhmuhlen, Germany A Summer’s Tale
08/12 Rothenburg, Germany Taubertal Festival
08/14 Brussels, Belgium Brussels Summer Festival
09/17 Brooklyn, NY Music Hall of Williamsburg
09/18 New York, NY Bowery Ballroom
12/02 Paris, France Le Bataclan

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11/14/2015

Minneapolis: November 20, 2015

Here are some shows taking place in the Minneapolis/St Paul area on November 20, 2015.

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GLEN HANSARD
at State Theatre
Friday, 11/20/2015, 8pm ($40)
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Just a little backstory on Glen Hansard, we first saw him with Ireland's The Frames in April 2007 (but, of course, most of us have seen Hansard in the 1991 film The Commitments).

Although the Frames is still around, they have been relatively inactive (let's face it: they pretty much broke up), mostly because the band's ex-bassist, John Carney, went on to directing film (notably for directing Once with starred Hansard and future/past love Markéta Irglová). As I've already mentioned, Once was my favorite musical that I've seen (at that time in 2007). The film was eventually re-made into a Broadway musical, which we wrote about, noting that "“Once” the Musical is so good, I’ll say it twice—See It! See It!"

Anyway, Hansard and Irglová continued as The Swell Season... but since the couple broke up, Hansard went on to release his solo album Rhythm and Repose in 2012. His latest Didn't He Ramble was produced by Thomas Bartlett (The National, Sufjan Stevens) and Grammy winner and former Frames band-mate David Odlum (Paloma Faith, Tinariwen). The album is available now on Anti- Records.

Aoife O'Donovan to open. We previously mentioned O'Donovan with The Lone Bellow in 2013. The American singer/songwriter is best known for fronting the progressive bluegrass/string band Crooked Still.

Tour dates:

11/14 Seattle, WA Moore Theatre*
11/16 Denver, CO Paramount Theatre*
11/17 Kansas City, MO Uptown Theater*
11/19 Madison, WI Orpheum Theatre*
11/20 Minneapolis, MN State Theatre*
11/21 Chicago, IL Chicago Theatre*
11/23 St. Louis, MO The Pageant*
11/24 Cincinnati, OH Taft Theatre*
11/25 Atlanta, GA Buckhead Theatre*
11/27 Durham, NC Durham Performing Arts Center†
11/28 Washington, DC DAR Constitution Hall†
11/30 Brooklyn, NY Kings Theatre†
12/01 New York, NY Beacon Theatre‡

*supported by Aoife O’Donovan
†supported by Richard Thompson
‡supported by August Wells

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ALLEN STONE
at Varsity Theater
Friday, 11/20/2015, 7pm ($22.50)
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Seattle soul singer/songwriter Allen Stone will be stopping by the Varsity Theater on November 20th, in support of his new album Radius. The album is being re-released with bonus material in winter 2016 on ATO Records.

We previously caught Stone in October 2014, and described it as "a raucously entertaining set." Although he had a full band of two bassists, two keyboardists, two backup singers, and one drummer... this time, I am told he is bringing two additional horn players to his group, which should add a bit of funk to his sound!

So "Get Up and Dance" to why Stone is described by the NYT as "glimmers of Al Green, Bill Withers, Curtis Mayfield, George Clinton, Prince and a bit of Sting."

The #1 Selling Artists in Norway Bernhoft to open the show!

Tour dates:

11/14/15 New York, NY Apollo Theatre*
11/15/15 Huntington, NY The Paramount*
11/17/15 Detroit, MI St. Andrew's Hall*
11/18/15 Cleveland, OH House of Blues*
11/20/15 Minneapolis, MN Varsity Theatre*
11/21/15 Chicago, IL House of Blues*
11/22/15 Lawrence, KS The Granada Theater*
11/24/15 Englewood, CO Gothic Theatre*
11/25/15 Boulder, CO Fox Theatre*
11/27/15 Las Vegas, NV Brooklyn Bowl*
11/28/15 San Diego, CA House of Blues*
11/29/15 Napa, CA City Winery*
12/01/15 Eugene, OR McDonald Theater*
12/02/15 Spokane, WA - Knitting Factory*
03/26/16 "Bluesfest" (Byron Bay, AUS)
03/28/16 "Bluesfest" (Byron Bay, AUS)

* = Bernhoft

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Moon Taxi

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MOON TAXI
at Turf Club
Friday, 11/20/2015, 8pm ($10)
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As of last month, Moon Taxi's single "Year Zero" is #34 on the AAA charts and receiving airplay across the US, including major FM stations such as: WXRV Boston, WRLT Nashville, KGSR Austin, KINK Portland, and WTTS Indianapolis. In support of their recently released album Daybreaker (BMG), the band is currently touring across the country.

Their new single "Run Right Back", Moon Taxi's guitarist Spencer Thomson said, "'Run Right Back' might have come together quicker than any other song on Daybreaker. Wes [Bailey] wrote the chorus lyrics and melody one evening and recorded it on his phone. Everyone in the band loved it when they heard it. It was obviously something we could all relate to - the idea of missing your loved ones while you are away and having the memories with that person to help keep you going. I had a daughter while we were in the middle of writing and preparing for the album. I wrote the verses at about 4am after she had woken up and I had held her back to sleep. I actually got a lot of good writing done in those moments. It was quiet, dark and there were no distractions. I think the song might be my favorite the band has ever recorded."

Fathom Lane to open.

Moon Taxi 2015 tour dates:

11/14 - Eugene, OR - Wow Hall
11/15 - Seattle, WA - The Crocodile
11/20 - Saint Paul, MN - Turf Club
11/21 - Madison, WI - Majestic Theatre
11/22 - Chicago, IL - Thalia Hall
11/28 - Atlanta, GA - The Tabernacle
12/04 - Louisville, KY - Headliners Music Hall
12/05 - Louisville, KY - Headliners Music Hall
12/31 - Nashville, TN- War Memorial

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10/13/2014

Allen Stone at Terminal 5, New York (09 Oct 2014)

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Perhaps falling under the affectionately (maybe?), silly (definitely) sub-genre known as PBR&B, Seattle-based musician Allen Stone has the soulful voice with a hippie touch.â€¦

Seattle-based hippy R&B artist Allen Stone brought on a raucously entertaining set to NYCâ€™s Terminal 5 Thursday, October 9.

Allen Stone

Stone had with him on stage several bandmates, including two brass players, two back-up singers, two keyboardists, a bassist and a drummer, creating a very strong presence. Midway through his Fall tour, Stone and his band seem to be well adjusted to their set, nonetheless their level of enthusiasm for the crowd was the same as if they were kicking off the first day of tour. Stone repeatedly spoke about the energy given by the audience from â€œthe space between your rib cage and your spineâ€ and that he was feeding off of the positivity, living up to the hippie persona. Having been at the front and the back of the crowd, I can certainly relay that people were fully invested in the show, dancing and singing along with much excitement.

Stone played mainly from his 2011 self-titled album, opening up with playful, more upbeat songs like â€œSay Soâ€ and â€œCelebrate Tonight,â€ slowing the pace down with others like â€œUnawareâ€ in the middle then picking it right back up again. It was as if Stone was the conductor leading the crowd, his orchestra, through the music smoothly. In true hippie fashion, Stone spread his good vibes into the crowd, where just about everyone in the almost-filled, 3,000-person capacity venue seem to let go of mental restrictions and stress and danced, and the dancing ranged from the simple head bob to violently singing/dancing along. (Yes, violently. I was hit a few times in their enthusiasm.)

Throughout Stoneâ€™s set, he had much advice to give and anecdotes like officiating his bassist, Brent Rusinow, and his wifeâ€™s wedding. Halfway through his set, Stone announced that he was now an ordained minister, which â€œonly took me ten minutes onlineâ€ to do, and had been asked by a Rusinow to officiate his marriage. (Perhaps, dear fan, this means Stone can not only sing at your wedding, but also legally marry you and your significant other, or even do both at the same time!)

See Allen Stone at the remaining upcoming shows and get yourself literally hit on (but youâ€™re having fun so it doesnâ€™t matter!) by a stranger.

Date
10/14/14
10/16/14
10/17/14
10/18/14
10/19/14
10/21/14
10/22/14
10/24/14
10/25/14
10/26/14

Venue
Phoenix Concert Theatre
Vic Theatre
The Vogue
The Ready Room
Fine Line Music CafÃ©
Wheeler Opera House
Gothic Theatre
Knitting Factory Concert House
Roseland Theatre
Vogue Theatre

Location
Toronto, Canada
Chicago, IL
Indianapolis, IN
St. Louis, MO
Minneapolis, MN
Aspen, CO
Englewood, CO
Spokane, WA
Portland, OR
Vancouver, Canada

Allen Stone at Terminal 5, New York (09 Oct 2014)

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