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Minneapolis: September 25 to September 30, 2019

Band of Skulls at Fine Line Read More Band of Skulls Southampton’s trio Band of Skulls (bass/vocals Emma Richardson, guitars/vocals Russell Marsden and drummer Matt Hayward) is returning to Minneapolis next Sunday, September 11th ...

Here are some shows taking place in the Minneapolis/St Paul area from September 25 to September 30, 2019.

Read more: Minneapolis Music Guide.

BAND OF SKULLS
+ Demob Happy
Fine Line Music Cafe
Wed 09/25/2019 (7pm/$22)
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Acclaimed U.K. rockers Band of Skulls is touring in celebration of their 10-year anniversary of their debut album Baby Darling Doll Face Honey … which will be re-released as a limited vinyl and book on September 27th. The deluxe package will also include a 10” transparent red vinyl of b-sides and bonus tracks.

We last saw the group in Sep 2016 and said, “The last time we caught Band of Skulls (at First Avenue in June 2014), we compared them to Muse, particularly for their newer songs like ‘Hoochie Coochie’. With their new album By Default (BMG), they’ve doubled down on that stadium rock sound, but also producing some of the catchiest music hooks and rhythm and some dance elements.”

Demob Happy to open.

Tour dates:

09/20—Cleveland, OH—Beachland Ballroom
09/21—Toronto, ON—Mod Club
09/23—Detroit, MI— El Club
09/24—Chicago, IL—Thalia Hall
09/25—Minneapolis, MN—Fine Line
09/27—Denver, CO—Marquis Theaters
09/28—Salt Lake City, UT—Urban Lounge
09/30—Vancouver, BC—Venue
10/01—Seattle, WA—Neumos
10/02—Portland, OR—Wonder Ballroom
10/04—San Francisco, CA—August Hall
10/05—Santa Ana, CA—La Santa
10/06—Los Angeles, CA—The Mayan

Other shows in the area:

Greg Laswell at the Cedar Surf Curse at 7th Street Andrew Bird at Palace The Growlers at First Ave Lucky Daye at Fine Line Shaed at 7th Street Sigrid at Fine Line Read More The Growlers Of course you have the main course of the Growlers. The Growlers is that organic grass-fed burger that all the free love people can feel good about eating. ...

GREG LASWELL
Cedar Cultural Center
Thu 09/26/2019 (7pm/$20)
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Cover lover Greg Laswell will be playing a headlining show at the Cedar Cultural Center on Thursday, September 26th. This new Covers II covers some great bands such as PJ Harvey, Placebo and Catherine Wheel.

Tour dates:

09/19/2019 State Room Salt Lake City, UT
09/26/2019 Cedar Cultural Center Minneapolis, MN
09/28/2019 The Ark Ann Arbor, MI
09/30/2019 Rams Head On Stage Annapolis, MD
10/03/2019 City Winery Boston Boston, MA
10/04/2019 Infinity Hall Norfolk Norfolk, CT
10/06/2019 City Winery Washington, DC

SURF CURSE
+ Dirt Buyer
7th St Entry
Thu 09/26/2019 (7pm/$12)
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Los Angeles’ Surf Curse will be playing the 7th Street Entry on September 26th. Their new album Heaven Surrounds You is out now on Danger Collective.

Tour dates:

Sep 20th - Boise, ID @ The Shredder
Sep 21st - Salt Lake City, UT @ Kilby Court
Sep 22nd - Denver, CO @ Larimer Lounge
Sep 24th - Grinnell, IA @ Grinnell University
Sep 26th - Minneapolis, MN @ 7th Street Entry
Sep 27th - Madison, WI University of Wisconsin
Sep 28th - Chicago, IL @ Subterranean
Sep 29th - Detroit, MI @ Deluxx Fluxx
Sep 30th - Toronto, ON @ Velvet Underground
Oct 1st - Montreal, QC @ Bar Le Ritz
Oct 4th - Brooklyn, NY @ Rough Trade NYC
Oct 5th - Washington DC @ U-Street Music Hall
Oct 7th - Nashville, TN @ DRKMTTR
Oct 8th - Atlanta, GA @ The Masquerade
Oct 9th - Baton Rouge, LA @ Spanish Moon
Oct 10th - Dallas, TX @ Three Links
Oct 11th - Austin, TX @ Barracuda
Oct 12th - San Antonio, TX @ Paper Tiger
Oct 14th - Phoenix, AZ @ Crescent Ballroom
Oct 16th - San Diego, CA @ The Observatory North Park
Oct 17th - Las Vegas, NV @ Vinyl at Hard Rock Hotel and Casino
Oct 18th - Los Angeles, CA @ The Fonda Theatre
Nov 11th - Berlin. Urban Spree
Nov 12th - Hamburg, Hafenklang
Nov 13th - Brussels, Botanique
Nov 14th - Lyon, Le Sonic
Nov 15th - Barcelona, Sala Vol
Nov 16th - Valencia, La3 Club
Nov 18th - Paris, Supersonic
Nov 19th - V11 Rotterdam
Nov 20th - London, Corsica Studio
Nov 21st - Manchester, The Eagle Inn Manchester
Nov 22nd - Dublin, The Grand Social
Dec 6th - Foro Indie Rocks, Mexico City
Dec 7th - C3 Rooftop, Guadalajara

ANDREW BIRD
+ Madison Cunningham
Palace Theatre
Fri 09/27/2019 (7pm/$29.50)
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Andrew Bird will be playing the Palace Theatre on Friday, September 27th. His new album My Finest Work Yet is out now.

Tour dates:

09/20 North Adams, MA FreshGrass Music Festival
09/21 Boston, MA Rockland Trust Bank Pavilion**
09/23 Toronto, ON Danforth Music Hall
09/24 Cleveland, OH Masonic Auditorium
09/25 Detroit, MI Masonic Temple Theatre
09/26 Milwaukee, WI Riverside Theater
09/27 St. Paul, MN Palace Theatre
10/17 Vancouver, BC Vogue Theatre††
10/18 Portland, OR Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall††
10/19 Seattle, WA Paramount Theatre††
10/21 Davis, CA Mondavi Center††
10/22 Oakland, CA Fox Theater††
10/24 San Diego, CA House of Blues§
10/26 Phoenix, AZ The Van Buren§
12/09 Chicago, IL Fourth Presbyterian Church§
12/010 Chicago, IL Fourth Presbyterian Church§
12/011 Chicago, IL Fourth Presbyterian Church§
12/012 Chicago, IL Fourth Presbyterian Church§

‡—with Chicano Batman

THE GROWLERS
+ Sports
First Avenue
Sat 09/28/2019 (7pm/$30)
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Los Angeles-based rockers The Growlers is headlining First Avenue in support of their upcoming album Natural Affair.

Tour Dates:

9/20 Culture Room, Fort Lauderdale, FL
9/21 The Plaza Live, Orlando, FL
9/22 Sing Out Loud Festival at Backyard Stage
9/25 Orange Peel, Asheville, NC
9/26 The Burl, Lexington, KY
9/27 Turner Hall Ballroom, Milwaukee, WI
9/28 First Avenue, Minneapolis, MN
10/1 Ace of Spades, Sacramento, CA
10/2 TBA, Arcata, CA
10/3 Crystal Ballroom, Portland, OR
10/4 McDonald Theatre, Eugene, OR
10/5 The Showbox, Seattle, WA
10/6 The Showbox, Seattle, WA
10/31 Hollywood Palladium, Los Angeles, CA
11/1 Hollywood Palladium, Los Angeles, CA
11/2 Hollywood Palladium, Los Angeles. CA
2/5/2020 Große Freiheit 36, Hamburg, Germany
2/6/2020 Reithalle, Dresden, Germany
2/7/2020 Astra, Berlin, Germany
2/8/2020 Live Music Hall, Köln, Germany
2/10/2020 Muffathalle, Müchen, Germany
2/11/2020 Kraufleuten, Zurich, Switzerland
2/12/2020 Magnolia, Milan, Italy
2/13/2020 Les Docks, Lausanne, Switzerland
2/15/2020 Gibson, Frankfurt, Germany
2/16/2020 Le Trianon, Paris, France
2/17/2020 Het Depot, Leuven, Belgium
2/18/2020 TivoliVredenburg (Ronda), Utrecht, NL
2/19/2020 Aeronef Lille, France
2/21/2020 Roundhouse, London, UK
2/22/2020 Albert Hall Manchester, UK
2/23/2020 SWG3 Glasgow, UK
2/25/2020 Button Factory, Dublin, Ireland

LUCKY DAYE
+ Marco McKinnis
Fine Line Music Cafe
Sun 09/29/2019 (7pm/$16)
finelinemusic.com

New Orleans' rising star Lucky Daye will be at the Fine Line Music Café as part of his The Painted Tour (his first-ever headlining solo tour). The debut album Painted is out now via Keep Cool / RCA Records.

Tour Dates:

9/20/19 - Portland, OR - Hawthorne Theatre
9/21/19 - Vancouver, BC - Venue
9/22/19 - Seattle, WA - The Crocodile
9/25/19 - Salt Lake City, UT - In The Venue
9/27/19 - Denver, CO - Cervantes' Other Side
9/28/19 - Kansas City, MO - recordBar
9/29/19 - Minneapolis, MN - Fine Line
10/1/19 - Chicago, IL - Chop Shop
10/2/19 - Cincinnati, OH - 3 Points Urban Brewery
10/3/19 - Cleveland, OH - Grog Shop
10/4/19 - Toronto, ON - Adelaide Hall
10/5/19 - Detroit, MI - The Loving Touch
10/7/19 - New York, NY - Bowery Ballroom
10/9/19 - Boston, MA - The Sinclair
10/11/19 - Washington, DC - Union Stage
10/12/19 - Durham, NC - Motorco Music Hall
10/13/19 - Atlanta, GA - AFROPUNK
10/15/19 - New Orleans, LA - One Eyed Jacks
10/17/19 - Dallas, TX - The Cambridge Room
10/19/19 - Houston, TX - The Bronze Peacock
10/20/19 - Austin, TX - The Parish
10/23/19 - Phoenix, AZ - The Rebel Lounge
10/24/19 - Los Angeles, CA - El Rey Theatre
10/25/19 - San Diego, CA - Quartyard
10/27/19 - San Francisco, CA - Great American Music Hall

SHAED
+ Absofacto
7th Street Entry
Mon 09/30/2019 (7pm/$15/Sold Out)
first-avenue.com

Top 20 hitmaker Shaed has sold out the 7th Street Entry this Monday, September 30th. Shaed's debut LP is due out later this year on Photo Finish Records.

Tour Dates:

9/30 @ 7th Street Entry in Minneapolis, MN
10/1 @ High Noon Saloon in Madison, WI
10/2 @ Lincoln Hall in Chicago, IL
10/6 @ Velvet Lounge in Toronto, ON
10/8 @ The Sinclair in Boston, MA
10/9 @ Bowery Ballroom in New York, NY
10/10 @ 9:30 Club in Washington, DC
10/11 @ The Foundry in Philadelphia, PA
10/13 @ A&R Music Bar in Columbus, OH
10/15 @ Exit/In in Nashville, TN
10/16 @ Vinyl in Atlanta, GA
10/19 @ Club Dada in Dallas, TX
10/20 @ Antone’s Nightclub in Austin, TX
10/22 @ RecordBar in Kansas City, MO
10/23 @ Globe Hall in Denver, CO
10/24 @ The Complex in Salt Lake City, UT
10/29 @ Troubador in Los Angeles, CA
10/30 @ Constellation Room in Santa Ana, CA
11/1 @ Ace of Spades in Sacramento, CA
11/2 @ The Independent in San Francisco, CA
11/6 @ Fortune Sound Club in Vancouver, ON

SIGRID
+ Raffaella
Fine Line Music Cafe
Mon 09/30/2019 (7pm/$20/Sold Out)
finelinemusic.com

Norwegian sensation Sigrid’s first headlining tour for her debut album Sucker Punch is going strong… selling out the Fine Line Music Café this Monday, September 30th.

Show up early to check out Raffaella.

Tour Dates:

09/11 Los Angeles, CA Fonda Theatre
09/12 San Francisco, CA Mezzanine
09/15 Nashville, TN Mercy Lounge
09/17 Washington, D.C. 9:30 Club
09/19 New York, NY Webster Hall
09/20 New York, NY Webster Hall
09/21 Boston, MA Paradise Rock Club
09/24 Toronto, ON Danforth Music Hall
09/26 Detroit, MI El Club
09/28 Madison, WI Majestic
09/30 Minneapolis, MN Fine Line
10/02 Denver, CO Gothic Theatre
10/07 Kansas City, MO recordBar
10/08 St. Louis, MA The Ready Room

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The Lumineers w/ Andrew Bird, Margaret Glaspy at Target Center, Minneapolis (19 Jan 2017)

The Lumineers Setlist     intro: The Chain (by Fleetwood Mac) Submarines Flowers in Your Hair Ho Hey Cleopatra Gun Song Dead Sea B-Stage Classy Girls Where the Skies Are Blue Charlie Boy Slow It Down Sleep on the Floor Angela Big Parade Ophelia In the Light My Eyes -- Encore -- Long Way from Home Subterranean Homesick Blues (Bob Dylan cover) Stubborn Love outro: Atlantic City (by Bruce Springsteen) Andrew Bird Setlist Capsized A Nervous Tic Motion of the Head to the Left Tenuousness Three White Horses Roma Fade Plasticities Pulaski at Night Valleys of the Young Fake Palindromes Margaret Glaspy Setlist Emotions and Math Ex Factor Parental Guidance No Matter Who Situation You Don't Want Me Memory Street Love Like This You and I Tour Dates 01/24/17 Kansas City, MO Sprint Center 01/26/17 Grand Rapids, MI Van Andel 01/27/17 Auburn Hills, MI Palace Of Auburn 01/28/17 Columbus, OH Schottenstein Center 01/31/17 Cincinnati, OH U.S. Bank Arena 02/02/17 New York, NY Madison Square Garden 02/03/17 New York, NY Madison Square Garden 02/28/17 Grand Prairie, TX Verizon Theatre 03/02/17 Sugar Land, TX Smart Financial Centre 03/03/17 New Orleans, LA Lakefront Arena 03/08/17 Duluth, GA Infinite Energy Center 03/10/17 Indianapolis, IN Bankers Life 03/11/17 Cleveland, OH Wolstein Center 03/14/17 Pittsburgh, PA Petersen Events Center 03/16/17 Uncasville, CT Mohegan Sun Arena 03/18/17 Montreal, QC Bell Centre 03/19/17 Quebec City, QC Vid√©otron 03/21/17 Ottawa, ON Canadian Tire 03/22/17 London, ON Budweiser Gardens 03/24/17 Des Moines, IA Wells Fargo Arena 03/25/17 Milwaukee, WI BMO Harris Bradley 03/28/17 Winnipeg, MB MTS Centre 03/30/17 Saskatoon, SK SaskTel Centre 03/31/17 Edmonton, AB Rogers Place Read More The Lumineers The Denver-based band is back in town, to promote their second album Cleopatra (Dualtone). The record received overwhelming positive reviews and hit #1 in the UK Albums Chart and the .‚Ķ Andrew Bird We've written about Andrew Bird, a few times. Anyway, critics are raving about Andrew Bird's latest release, Break It Yourself. NPR called it "something beautiful" ‚Ķ Margaret Glaspy One of the few artists we haven‚Äôt written about is Margaret Glaspy, touring in support of her debut album Emotions and Math (ATO Records). Be sure to show up early to check out Glaspy‚Äôs set. ‚Ķ

The Lumineers are burning brighter than ever, as evidenced by their recent show in front of 10,000 at the Target Center in Minneapolis —how much brighter?- consider that they played the 7^th St Entry across the very street, less than five years ago, and now were entertaining an audience over forty times in size.

The evening‚Äôs eclectic three-act lineup started with Margaret Glaspy, a California singer-songwriter based in New York, in support of her debut full-length, Emotions and Math (ATO Records) and backed by two sidemen for her brief thirty-minute set. 

After missing her on the small stage at last fall‚Äôs Festival Palomino, we were eager to see her live and the jangly ‚ÄòSituation‚Äô and verse on song ‚ÄòMemory Street‚Äô, ‚ÄúWalk down memory street, why remember, all the times I took forever to forget?‚Äù made her low-key set worth the wait.  Reserved and somewhat demure, Glaspy avoided any talk between songs until the end, thanking the crowd and local station The Current, for their airplay. 

A musician‚Äôs musician, baroque folk/pop artist Andrew Bird, who considers the Twin Cities a kind of second home, made the most of his forty-five minute middle set, to satisfy longtime fans and introduce himself to many in the audience seeing him for the first time.  Bird is still in support of last April‚Äôs Are You Serious (Loma Vista Records) and played an abbreviated set, similar to last September‚Äôs Festival Palomino outing. 

Opening with the mesmerizing lead single from the new album ‚ÄòCapsized‚Äô, Bird and band deftly moved through tunes old and new, filled with his trademark violin work and string plucking, as well as plenty of whistling. 

“I’m no stranger to this town” Bird said introducing himself, mentioning he recorded ‘Plasticities’ in North Minneapolis and saying he was at the Turf Club the previous night seeing a local band. Ending his set with 2005’s ‘Fake Palindromes’, it was plain he’s great, but better seen playing a full set in an environment where people will listen more intently, like a church.

After a set change, The Lumineers didn‚Äôt even wait for their intro music to finish, as the curtain fell and found the band playing along to the end of Fleetwood Mac‚Äôs ‚ÄòThe Chain‚Äô.  The core Denver trio, Wesley Schultz (vocals, guitar) , Jeremiah Fraites (drums, piano) and cellist/backing vocalist Neyla Pekarek (who joined in 2010) doubled their size for the live show, with three sidemen joining on, in support of second major label full-length, Cleopatra (Dualtone/Dine Alone Records). 

2013‚Äôs ‚ÄòSubmarines‚Äô started their eighty-minute set, singer Schultz asking ‚Äúare you out there Minneapolis?!‚Äù after a verse, to screams and wails in response from the mostly millennial-aged crowd.  Surprising was watching them knock out several hits within the first fifteen minutes, as breakout song ‚ÄòHo Hey‚Äô was played third, followed by current single, ‚ÄòCleopatra‚Äô.

‚ÄúThis is a really big room‚Ķ one of the biggest we‚Äôve played‚Äù, Schultz said just over twenty minutes in and recalling how they used to play a lot of house shows, wanted to replicate that intimacy as he and band then moved to a center B-stage, for a more sparse four-song mini set.  On ‚ÄòWhere the Skies Are Blue‚Äô Pekarek took over part of the vocals and ‚ÄòCharlie Boy‚Äô was written for Schultz‚Äô late uncle, lost in Vietnam.

The sound grew bigger on ‚ÄòSleep on the Floor‚Äô as the band returned to the main stage, with its lighted groups of organ pipes looking like stalactites and diamond shaped screen showing patterns and obscure images.  The mix sounded surprisingly crisp from the floor, as Schultz‚Äô voice and all instruments were clearly heard and rightly prioritized. 

Arena folk songs like the new ‚ÄòAngela‚Äô came off particularly nice, with Shultz slipping in a ‚ÄúI didn‚Äôt vote for him‚Äù on ‚ÄòBig Parade‚Äô, to cheers.  No sophomore slump here, as lead single from the new album, ‚ÄòOphelia‚Äô topped both alternative charts on Billboard, and had the 10,000 strong, singing right along, as Schultz dashed out along the right side of the floor to high-five fans. 

The encore would start quietly, with Schultz coming out alone, putting in a plug for a family salvage yard just outside of Mankato, before playing ‚ÄòLong Way‚Äô, which was inspired by his father‚Äôs cancer battle. 

‚Äú‚Ķwant to play a song from somebody else from Minnesota‚Äù, Schultz said as the band rejoined him for a tempo-changed, piano-charged version of Bob Dylan‚Äôs ‚ÄòSubterranean Homesick Blues‚Äô, almost reinventing it completely. 

A bevy of confetti showered the crowd on finale, ‚ÄòStubborn Love‚Äô as the crowd sang along with the chorus, with the group taking bows as the Springsteen outro music ushered them from the stage. 

True to their name, The Lumineers continue burning brightly on their meteoric ride, as evidenced by capacity arena crowds and even an invitation from U2, to open a leg on their upcoming tour. Their biggest song-to-date starts, “I've been trying to do it right” and from the crowd reception on this night, mission accomplished.

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The Lumineers at Target Center, Minneapolis (19 Jan 2017)

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Minneapolis: January 19 to January 26, 2017

Here are some concerts taking place in the Minneapolis/St Paul area from January 19 to January 26, 2017.

Oddly enough, it would seems trio is the theme of this week’s shows, because Bear’s Den used to be a trio (Andrew, Kevin and Joey), but Joey left the band in early 2016.

Read more Minneapolis Music Guide.

Read More The Lumineers The Lumineers only have one record, a self titled LP, released back on April 3rd 2012, so they basically played almost the entire album. The band threw in a Bob Dylan cover, a Taking Heads cover .… Andrew Bird We've written about Andrew Bird, a few times. Anyway, critics are raving about Andrew Bird's latest release, Break It Yourself. NPR called it "something beautiful" … Margaret Glaspy One of the few artists we haven’t written about is Margaret Glaspy, touring in support of her debut album Emotions and Math (ATO Records). Be sure to show up early to check out Glaspy’s set. …

THE LUMINEERS
at Target Center
Thursday, 01/19/17, 6pm ($29.50 - $59.50)
targetcenter.com

It still amazes me that The Lumineers went from playing the tiny 7th Street Entry to stadium-sized venues like Target Center within a year (from 2012 to 2013). The last time the band was in town, the original venue The Myth was quickly upgraded to the Roy Wilkins Auditorium due to popular demand.

The Denver-based band is back in town, to promote their second album Cleopatra (Dualtone). The record received overwhelming positive reviews and hit #1 in the UK Albums Chart and the Billboard 200 upon its release. Their self-titled debut album already became certified Platinum in the US and Ireland, with Gold certifications in the UK, Australia and Canada.

Come out to the Target Center this Thursday to check out why this is one of the biggest folk/rock/Americana band in the world right now.

Andrew Bird and Margaret Glaspy to open.

Note: In late May and June, The Lumineers will be opening up for U2 on their special 30th Anniversary of The Joshua Tree tour.

North American Tour dates:

01/17/17 Omaha, NE CenturyLink Center Omaha
01/19/17 Minneapolis, MN Target Center
01/20/17 Rosemont, IL Allstate Arena
01/21/17 St. Louis, MO Chaifetz Arena
01/24/17 Kansas City, MO Sprint Center
01/26/17 Grand Rapids, MI Van Andel Arena
01/27/17 Auburn Hills, MI Palace Of Auburn Hills
01/28/17 Columbus, OH Schottenstein Center
01/31/17 Cincinnati, OH U.S. Bank Arena
02/02/17 New York, NY Madison Square Garden Arena
02/03/17 New York, NY Madison Square Garden Arena
02/28/17 Grand Prairie, TX Verizon Theatre
03/02/17 Sugar Land, TX Smart Financial Centre
03/03/17 New Orleans, LA Lakefront Arena
03/08/17 Duluth, GA Infinite Energy Center
03/10/17 Indianapolis, IN Bankers Life Fieldhouse
03/11/17 Cleveland, OH Wolstein Center
03/14/17 Pittsburgh, PA Petersen Events Center
03/16/17 Uncasville, CT Mohegan Sun Arena
03/18/17 Montreal, QC Bell Centre
03/19/17 Quebec City, QC Centre Vidéotron
03/21/17 Ottawa, ON Canadian Tire Centre
03/22/17 London, ON Budweiser Gardens
03/24/17 Des Moines, IA Wells Fargo Arena
03/25/17 Milwaukee, WI BMO Harris Bradley Center
03/28/17 Winnipeg, MB MTS Centre
03/30/17 Saskatoon, SK SaskTel Centre
03/31/17 Edmonton, AB Rogers Place

Read More The Devil Makes Three Rootsy acoustic threesome The Devil Makes Three will be bringing their spirited brand of folk and bluegrass to First Avenue next month! Dropping October 30th will be the band’s fourth …

THE DEVIL MAKES THREE
at First Avenue
Friday, 01/20/17, 8pm ($25)
first-avenue.com

You, me and The Devil Makes Three will be at First Avenue this January 20th, in support of their new album Redemption & Ruin (New West Records). The record is a concept album of covers from their heroes, such as Willie Nelson, Tampa Red, Townes Van Zandt and more. The record also features an all-star cast of guest stars like Emmylou Harris, Tim O'Brien, Jerry Douglas, Darrell Scott and Duane Eddy.

Expect plenty of singalong on this North American tour, which began in September and will end this February 2017.

Husband-wife duo Lost Dog Street Band (guitarist Benjamin Tod and fiddler Ashley Mae) to open.

North American Tour dates:

Jan 15 - House of Blues - New Orleans, LA
Jan 18 - 20th Century - Cincinnati, OH
Jan 20 - Orpheum Theater - Madison, WI
Jan 21 - Riviera Theatre - Chicago, IL
Jan 22 - St. Andrew's Hall - Detroit, MI
Jan 25 - Anthology - Rochester, NY
Jan 26 - House of Blues - Boston, MA
Jan 27 - Terminal 5 - New York, NY
Jan 28 - Theatre of Living Arts - Philadelphia, PA
Jan 29 - Jefferson Theater - Charlottesville, VA
Feb 01 - Cat's Cradle - Carrboro, NC
Feb 02 - Music Farm - Charleston, SC
Feb 03 - Venue TBA - Atlanta, GA
Feb 04 - Cannery Ballroom - Nashville, TN
Feb 09-13 - The Beach - Riviera Maya, Mexico

Read More Bear's Den U.K. band Bear's Den has sold out their entire US tour, they’ll be stopping by the Triple Rock Social Club next Saturday. We previously caught the band in 2014 and noted that …

BEAR’S DEN
at Fine Line Music Cafe
Wednesday, 01/25/17, 7pm ($18)
finelinemusic.com

When Bear’s Den was last in town, on September 24th, we had to see them at the sold-out show at the Triple Rock Social Club... despite already being committed to see KT Tunstall on the same night. It all worked out, but if you had to choose that night too - here is your second chance of catching Bear’s Den out of their winter hibernation at the Fine Line Music Cafe next Wednesday, January 25th.

Although not listed on the venue’s website, but Gill Landry will be opening the show.

Tour dates:

01/17—Los Angeles, CA—El Rey Theatre
01/18—San Francisco, CA—GAMH
01/20—Portland, OR—Doug Fir Lounge
01/21—Vancouver, BC—Biltmore
01/22—Seattle, WA—Tractor Tavern
01/25—Minneapolis, MN—Fine Line Music Hall
01/26—Madison, WI—High Noon Saloon
01/27—Chicago, IL —Thalia Hall
01/28—Columbus, OH—Newport Music Hall
01/29—Toronto, ON—The Phoenix
01/31—Boston, MA—Brighton Music Hall
02/01—New York City, NY—Bowery Ballroom
02/02—Philadelphia, PA—Underground Arts
02/03—Brooklyn, NY—Music Hall of Williamsburg
02/04—Washington, DC—U Street Music Hall
02/06—Atlanta, GA—Terminal West
02/07—Nashville, TN—3rd and Lindsley
02/09—Houston, TX—Raven Tower
02/10—Dallas, TX—Kessler
02/11—Austin, TX—Antone’s

Other shows in the area:

01/19-01/20/17 Popular comedian Jerry Seinfeld is doing a two-night residency at the Orpheum Theatre in Minneapolis. Is it too early to say that the show is about “nothing”?

01/21/17 We’ve already mentioned that the funk/rock band Red Hot Chili Peppers is playing the Target Center on this Saturday night. Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue, plus Jack Irons will open.

01/22/17 Throw The Fight and Deadships to play Amsterdam Bar and Hall in St Paul.

01/24/17 Black Marble (aka Chris Stewart) will be headlining the 7th Street Entry in support of his new album It’s Immaterial, available now on Ghostly.

01/26/17 Dweezil Zappa will be celebrating “50 Years of Frank” at First Avenue. If you didn’t know, that’s Frank Zappa’s son.

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Festival Palomino at Hall's Island, Minneapolis (17 Sept 2016)

Trampled By Turtles Setlist Wait So Long Victory Help You New Orleans Are You Behind the Shining Star? Come Back Home Keys to Paradise Winners Alone Oh Yoko! (John Lennon cover) Risk (instrumental) Stranger Repetition Walt Whitman Nothing Compares 2 U (Prince cover) instrumental It's a War Again The Arcs Setlist Velvet Ditch Bad Girl Keep On Dreamin' Pistol Made of Bones Put a Flower in Your Pocket The Arc Cold Companion Little Baby Stay in My Corner Outta My Mind Andrew Bird Setlist Capsized Tenuousness Are You Serious Heretics Truth Lies Low Puma Left Handed Kisses Roma Fade Three White Horses Plasticities Jake Bugg Setlist Two Fingers Put Out the Fire Messed Up Kids Trouble Town Bitter Salt There's a Beast and We All Feed It Taste It Slumville Sunrise Kingpin Simple Pleasures Gimme the Love Lightning Bolt Houndmouth Setlist Black Gold 15 Years Darlin' Say It Honey Slider Hey Rose For No One (new unreleased song) Sedona My Cousin Greg Read More Festival Palomino We covered Trampled By Turtles' first ever Festival Palomino last year. It was such a great learning experience for us, and we had a great time... so much that it made it onto my top ten favorite shows from 2014 … Trampled by Turtles Trampled By Turtles (aka TBT) had a very special two-day CD release shows for Friday and Saturday at First Ave, in Minneapolis. For the first night, they were supported by The Devil Makes Three ... The Arcs "Fools Gold" is a new exclusive track from The Arcs (featuring Black Key's Dan Auerbach). The song is available on the 30th Century Records Compilation Volume I … Andrew Bird We've written about Andrew Bird, a few times. Anyway, critics are raving about Andrew Bird's latest release, Break It Yourself. NPR called it "something beautiful" … Jake Bugg Q Awards-winner and Mercury Prize-nominee, Jake Bugg is currently on tour in America in support of his latest release, Shangri La (out now on Jake Bugg Records/Virgin EMI). … Houndmouth Indiana's Houndmouth will be stopping by Minneapolis on Halloween at the Fine Line Music Café. Typically, these Halloween shows are great, as half the fun … Frightened Rabbit Frightened Rabbit is back in Minneapolis next Wednesday, April 27th, touring in support of Painting of a Panic Attack. The fifth studio album came out April 8th ..…

There were Turtles, Crows, a Bird, Rabbit, Elephant, and even a Bugg… but no horses at this year’s Festival Palomino, which nevertheless successfully pulled off a near last-minute venue change and provided a full platter of varied musical goodness at one of our favorite events of the year.

The third annual Trampled By Turtles-curated American Roots Festival found itself moved to historic Hall’s Island, near downtown Minneapolis only a few weeks before the show date, the result of “major storms and flooding which delayed construction”. With its usual location inside the horse track at suburban Canterbury Park unavailable, lemonade was made from lemons and the First Avenue/Rose Presents crews once again expertly executed the nine-hour/seventeen band event, with only a few minor hiccups.

The festival grounds featured food trucks, traditional and specialty food vendors, local beer and wine and merchandise stands which sold clothing, shoes, and handicrafts. Although the festival was more centrally located, Lyft offered service to and from the grounds, and this year‚Äôs lineup proved more musically diverse and included an added third stage (hey, maybe they saw and heeded our previous recommendations here: W♥M: Festival Palomino 2014).

Like last year, the two main stages (nicknamed ‘Stars’ and ‘Satellites’) were set up next to each other, with a cordoned-off VIP section in the middle, for a double-barreled look, which also saved the organizers an additional separate set up crew, speaker stack, and front of house board set up. The third (‘Blue Sky’) stage unfortunately was set up a little too close in earshot to the main stages (the result of settling for the smaller overall venue), but a short delay and some speaker re-alignment, helped fix the issue somewhat.

With many in W♥M‚Äôs coverage team committed elsewhere &/or out of town, we unfortunately didn‚Äôt get to see much of the new stage, which featured Devil‚Äôs Flying Machine feat. Charlie Parr, Murder of Crows, Aubrie Sellers, and Elephant Revival among others, who closed that stage with a stirring cover of Jefferson Airplane‚Äôs ‚ÄòWhite Rabbit‚Äô.

The music of the main stages began with Mandolin Orange, a Chapel Hill, NC folk duo (Andrew Marlin- vocals, mandolin, guitar, banjo) and Emily Frantz- vocals, violin, guitar) previewing tracks from their upcoming Blindfaller (Yep Roc Records).

Local favorites The Cactus Blossoms were next (brothers Jack Torrey and Page Burkum), drawing a large early afternoon crowd, in support of the JD McPherson-produced You’re Dreaming (Red House Records) and knee-slapping hit, ‘Stoplight Kisses’ then California singer-songwriter Margaret Glaspy charmed the crowd with a short set featuring songs from her debut album Emotions and Math (ATO Records) and raspy vocal blend of folk, rock, and touch of soul.

3:05pm Frightened Rabbit (45 min)

The rising Scottish band played a raucous too-short and too-early set that turned the amp volumes up starting with the opening ‚ÄòGet Out‚Äô from latest album Painting of a Panic Attack (Atlantic Records) and found singer Scott Hutchison is a friendly and chatty mood.  The band undoubtedly gained new fans as a result of their early slot and songs like ‚ÄòOld Old Fashioned‚Äô seemed tailor fit to this type of festival.  ‚ÄòThe Woodpile‚Äô remains a sonic tour-de-force and the band closed with 2010‚Äôs somewhat somber, ‚ÄòThe Loneliness and the Scream‚Äô.

3:55pm Houndmouth (50 min)

The Indiana alt-country band anchored by core members Matt Myers (guitar, vocals), Zak Appleby (bass, vocals), and Shane Cody (drums) took a break from prepping their next album (after 2015‚Äôs Little Neon Limelight) to add some Midwest roots rock to the bill and were joined on stage by keyboardist Caleb Hickman and dual sax players.  ‚Äô15 Years‚Äô had echoes of ‚Äò50s rock, ‚ÄòSay It‚Äô was prefaced by a story of Myers getting booted from an online poker site for saying it like he meant it, and ‚ÄòFor No One‚Äô, ached with Myers‚Äô vocal describing bizarre imagery. Radio hit ‚ÄôSedona‚Äô perked up the crowd, with the band ending with ‚ÄòMy Cousin Greg‚Äô and its cautionary chorus, ‚ÄúIf you wanna live the good life, well you better stay away from the limelight‚Äù.

4:45pm Jake Bugg (40 min)

The Nottingham, UK singer-songwriter is a music veteran at the ripe old age of 22, having played the massive Glastonbury five years prior, so was no stranger to outdoor festivals.  In support of third full-length, On My One (Island Records), Bugg and three-piece band roared through a short but charged set of revved up rockabilly tinged indie folk. Bugg mostly let the music do the talking, breaking rank only occasionally, to mention ‚ÄòTrouble Town‚Äô was about his own hometown, and to thank everyone. Most uptempo songs featured his distinctive rapid fire vocals, but ‚ÄòSimple Pleasures‚Äô stood out not only as a slower song, but one that he and the band could stretch out on, musically as well.

6:00pm Andrew Bird (50 min)

The crowd gathered in anticipation and other musicians lined the side stage areas, as Bird and band entered some twenty-five minutes late, but delivered one of the most powerful sets of the day in support of April’s Are You Serious (Loma Vista Records), starting with the opening ‘Capsized’. The Illinois native has always had a strong local following and Bird and his three-piece band added an elegant sheen to the day; he moving between violin and guitar, whistling (of course) and ending their set with a gorgeous and sweeping ‘Plasticities’.

7:10pm The Arcs (48 min)

Dan Auerbach‚Äôs psych-soul garage rock band takes his Black Keys roots into ‚Äò60s and ‚Äò70s album radio and comes out the other side with a unique blend of yesterday and today that somehow all fits together seamlessly.  The other five members (Leon Michels, Nick Movshon, Homer Steinweiss, Richard Swift, and Kenny Vaughan) define a tight but loose style, earmarked by two thunderous drummers to support Auerbach‚Äôs guitar gymnastics, in support of last fall‚Äôs Yours, Dreamily (Nonesuch Records).

‘Put a Flower in Your Pocket’ evokes the gentleness of the peace and love culture, ‘The Arc’ barrels along like a vintage muscle car down a desert road, and ‘Outta My Mind’ brings back the psychedelic garage that 13^th Floor Elevators and others made so famous; all of it fitting neatly and sounding like an early ‘70s movie soundtrack.

8:30pm Trampled by Turtles (78 min)

The Duluth favorites took to the stage, in a haze of dim lighting and smoke, with the slight bite of a fall chill in the air, bright moon in the sky, and perfect view of the city skyline, opening appropriately with ‚ÄòWait So Long‚Äô which morphed into the hyper-speed bluegrass the band has come to be known for.  ‚ÄúAll right, I think we‚Äôre all warmed up‚Äù singer Dave Simonett would say after.

Frankie Lee was brought over from the Blue Sky stage to join TBT for one song, ‚ÄòAlone‚Äô remains an incredibly moving lyric, and the harmonies on their cover of John Lennon‚Äôs ‚ÄòOh Yoko!‚Äô were exemplary.  As stage lights turned purple, bassist Tim Saxhaug took the vocal lead over for a simple but effective version of Prince‚Äôs ‚ÄòNothing Compares to You‚Äô, sounding equally inspired by the more famous Sinead O‚ÄôConnor version.

"Thank you from the bottom of our little frozen hearts- you've been amazing!", Simonett said and the band finished close to the city curfew time, with a fitting ‘Again’ and its chorus “Will I see you, will I see you again”- maybe a subtle invitation to ask you to return next year and from their 2010 album, Palomino, …so everything did come full circle, and Festival Palomino remains one of the best area shows (and best cost-per-band values) of the year.

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Trampled By Turtles at Hall's Island, Minneapolis (17 Sept 2016)

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Minneapolis: September 17, 2016

Here are some shows taking place in the Minneapolis/St Paul area on September 17, 2016.

Read more Minneapolis Music Guide.

Read More Festival Palomino We covered Trampled By Turtles' first ever Festival Palomino last year. It was such a great learning experience for us, and we had a great time... so much that it made it onto my top ten favorite shows from 2014 … The Arcs "Fools Gold" is a new exclusive track from The Arcs (featuring Black Key's Dan Auerbach). The song is available on the 30th Century Records Compilation Volume I … Andrew Bird We've written about Andrew Bird, a few times. Anyway, critics are raving about Andrew Bird's latest release, Break It Yourself. NPR called it "something beautiful" …

FESTIVAL PALOMINO
at Hall’s Island
Saturday, 09/17/16, 12pm ($52)
festivalpalomino.com

The third annual Festival Palomino has been moved to Historic Hall’s Island (in the same area as Boom Island in Minneapolis). While the official reason given on August 30th about the move was “due to major storms and flooding which delayed construction at Canterbury Park”, we actually think it is because of scheduling conflict with the live horse racing, booked for this same day. We knew about the conflict in late September and talked about it offline and wondered about the fate of Festival Palomino.

Check out our coverages of Festival Palomino 2014 (includes as-it-happens live coverage) and Festival Palomino 2015 (complete with setlists and photos).

Anyway, as usual, we’ve written (and seen live) about most of the bands on the bill at the 2016 festival, including headliner Trampled By Turtles, Scotland’s Frightened Rabbit, England’s Jake Bugg, etc.

One of the few artists we haven’t written about is Margaret Glaspy, touring in support of her debut album Emotions and Math (ATO Records). Be sure to show up early to check out Glaspy’s set.

NOTE: With the Minneapolis’ noise ordinance in effect, the music will have to end around 10pm. Trample By Turtles may continue to play, however, they will have to go acoustic - similar to how Wilco handled their recent Hall’s Island appearance on 20 August 2016.

Full lineup:

Trampled By Turtles
The Arcs
Andrew Bird
Jake Bugg
Houndmouth
Frightened Rabbit
Elephant Revival
The Cactus Blossoms
Margaret Glaspy
Aubrie Sellers
Frankie Lee
The Brothers Comatose
The Devil’s Flying Machine
The Murder Of Crows
John Mark Nelson
Mandolin Orange
Erik Berry Duo

Read More Beaty Heart South-London's Beaty Heart is currently touring in support of their debut album Mixed Blessings (Nusic Sounds & Caroline). The trio will be joining JUNGLE …

BEATY HEART
at 7th Street Entry
Saturday, 09/17/16, 8pm ($12/$14)
first-avenue.com

Peckham-based trio Beaty Heart (Charlie Rotberg, Joshua Mitchell and James Moruzzi) will be headlining the 7th Street Entry this Saturday, September 17th. You may recall that they had to cancel their entire 2014 USA tour due to VISA issues, when they were supposed to promote their debut album Mixed Blessings.

Beaty Heart is back, this time, promoting their sophomore album Till The Tomb, which came out earlier this Summer via Harvest Records.

London’s Beach Baby to open.

Tour dates:

9/14/2016 Allston, MA Great Scott
9/16/2016 Chicago, IL Beat Kitchen
9/17/2016 Minneapolis, MN 7th St Entry
9/21/2016 Seattle, WA The Sunset
9/22/2016 Portland, OR Holocene
9/23/2016 San Francisco, CA Rickshaw Stop
9/24/2016 Los Angeles, CA Resident
9/26/2016 Washington, DC DC9
9/27/2016 Philadelphia, PA Johnny Brenda's
9/29/2016 Brooklyn, NY Baby's All Right
9/30/2016 New York, NY Berlin

Read More Gold Panda Friday we have Gold Panda. The UK electronic artist is touring for his second album Half Of Where You Live, but expect a new EP on November 11th called Reprise… Cavanaugh Avant garde MC Open Mike Eagle teams up with Chicago comedy rapper legend Serengeti to create something creatively absurd and socially poignant. ...

GOLD PANDA
at Triple Rock Social Club
Saturday, 09/17/16, 8pm ($15)
triplerocksocialclub.com

Electronic producer Gold Panda will once again headline the Triple Rock Social Club in Minneapolis this Saturday, September 17th. We previously caught him at the Triple Rock in 2013 and noted, “Gold Panda didn't have any gimmicks, masked or otherwise, his setup was a rather large table with all the buttons and switches. Set included a mix of various singles and songs from Half Of Where You Live, particularly "Brazil" which played fairly early in.”

Gold Panda’s latest record Good Luck and Do Your Best is out now on City Slang Records.

Open Mike Eagle (one half of Cavanaugh) to open.

Tour dates:

09/11/16 Montreal, QC Théâtre Fairmount
09/14/16 Toronto, ON Mod Club
09/15/16 Ann Arbor, MI Blind Pig
09/16/16 Chicago, IL Lincoln Hall
09/17/16 Minneapolis, MN Triple Rock
09/18/16 Madison, WI Majestic Theatre
09/22/16 Reeperbahn Festival
09/23/16 Bozar Electronic Arts Festival
09/24/16 Paris Cafe de la Danse
09/29/16 Waves Vienna
10/05/16 Berlin, Germany Berghain
10/06/16 Cologne Kulturkirche
10/07/16 Heidelberg Karlstorbahnhof
10/15/16 Osaka, Japan Club Circus
10/16/16 Kyoto, Japan Metro
10/18/16 Tokyo, Japan Shibuya WWW
10/26/16 Lisbon, Portugal Music Box
10/29/16 Colchester Colchester Arts Centre
11/05/16 Barezzi Festival
11/11/16 Milan, Italy Dudeclub
11/12/16 Rome, Italy Monk Club
11/26/16 Singapore Fort Canning Park

Read More Living Hour Omori is currently on his “Sad Guy No More” tour with Canadian dream pop band Living Hour. Living Hour’s self-titled album is out now on Lefse. …

LIVING HOUR
at House Show
Saturday, 09/17/16, 6pm (Free?)
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Winnipeg’s Living Hour will be playing a house show this Saturday, September 17th, promoting their self-titled debut album on Lefse Records.

We previously mentioned that they were on tour with Cullen Omori (ex Smith Westerns).

Other bands on the bill for the house show: Sloslylove, Dash Hounds, and Keno Evol.

Tour dates:

09/15/16 - Winnipeg,MB - Burton Cummings
09/16/16 - Clearwater,MB - Harvest Moon Festival
09/17/16 - Minneapolis, MN - House Show
09/18/16 - Chicago, IL - RutCorp
09/19/16 - Cincinnati, OH - Comet
09/20/16- Detroit, MI - Marble Bar
09/21/16 - Toronto, ON - The Drake Hotel
09/22/16- Montreal, QC - Pop Montreal
09/23/16 - Amherst College - Hitchcock Residence
09/24/16 - New Brunswick, NJ - J House
09/25/16 - Brooklyn, NY - Silent Barn
09/28/16- Stuttgart, DE - Galao
09/29/16 - Wiesbaden DE - Kreativfabrik
09/30/16 - Leipzig DE - Ilses Erika
10/01/16 - Dresden, DE - Beatpol
10/02/16 - Prague, CZ - 007 Club
10/04/16 - Amsterdam, NL - Paradiso
10/05/16 - Paris, FR - Le Pop-Up Du Label
10/06/16 - London, UK - Slaughtered Lamb
10/07/16 - Derby, UK - Hairy Dog
10/08/16 - Manchester, UK - Fallow Cafe
10/09/16 - Leeds, UK - Wharf Chambers
10/10/16 - Cardiff, UK - The Big Top

Read More Carrie Newcomer The Beautiful Not Yet Carrie Newcomer A Shovel Is a Prayer Cedar Rapids The Beautiful Not Yet Three Feet or So Sanctuary …

CARRIE NEWCOMER
at Hennepin Methodist Church
Saturday, 09/17/16, 6:15pm ($20)
hennepinchurch.org

Carrie Newcomer will be playing at the Hennepin Methodist Church this September 17th, 2016. Newcomer’s 16th CD, The Beautiful Not Yet, will be out Sept 16th. The new record was produced by Juno Award for World Music winner Jayme Stone.

With the choice in venue (a church), expect plenty of optimistic, spiritual songs from Newcomer.

Carrie Newcomer’s tour dates:

09/16/16 Madison, WI First United Methodist
09/17/16 Hennepin United Methodist
09/18/16 Goshen, IN Sauder Concert Hall
09/24/16 Delphi, IN Delphi Opera House
09/30/16 Marriottsville Retreat and Conference
10/01/16 Marriottsville Retreat and Conference
10/02/16 Bound Brook, NJ Bound Brook Church
10/14/16 Jasper, IN Jasper Performing Arts Center
10/15/16 Bloomington, IN Buskirk-Chumley Theater
10/16/16 Louisville, KY Christ Church United Methodist
10/21/16 Hillsboro, OR Walters Cultural Arts Center
10/22/16 Seattle, WA Columbia City Theatre
10/28/16 Santa Monica, CA McCabe's Guitar Shop
10/30/16 Berkeley, CA Freight & Salvage
11/11/16 Cambridge, MA Club Passim
11/12/16 New Hartford, CT Beekley Library
11/19/16 Chicago, IL Old Town School
12/02/16 Indianapolis, IN The Church Within
12/03/16 Portland, IN Arts Place
12/04/16 Ann Arbor, MI The Ark
12/09/16 Vienna, VA Jammin' Java
12/10/16 New York, NY Joe's Pub
12/11/16 Wilmington, DE World Cafe Live
01/19/17 Wilson, NC Edna Boykin Cultural Center
01/21/17 Decatur, GA Eddie's Attic
01/27/17 Oklahoma City, OK OCCC Visual
01/28/17 Ponca City, OK First Christian Church
01/29/17 San Antonio, TX Studio Theater
03/10/17 Traverse City, MI Dennos Museum
03/11/17 Palos Hills, IL Dorothy Menker Theater
03/25/17 Dayton, OH Harmony Creek Church
04/29/17 Syracuse, NY Park Central Presbyterian Church
05/06/17 Indianapolis, IN Unitarian Universalist Church
07/13/17 Wisconsin Rapids, WI McMillan Library

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