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Minneapolis: November 12 to November 15

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11/12 Walter Etc. with Suzie True and Che Arthur at 7th St Entry

11/12/2023 Sunday

Walter Etc.
with Suzie True and Che Arthur
at 7th St Entry
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Originally as Walter Mitty and His Makeshift Orchestra, the bandleader, Dustin Cole Hayes, decided to just shortened it to Walter Etc..

The band is touring in support of their new album When The Band Breaks Up Again, out now on SideOneDummy Records.

Suzie True and Che Arthur to open.

Tour dates:

October 25 – Flagstaff, AZ – The Hive
October 28 – Dallas, TX – Three Links
October 29 – Houston, TX – The Secret Group
October 31 – Charlotte, NC – The Evening Muse *
November 1 – Richmond, VA – Richmond Music Hall *
November 2- Baltimore, MD – Metro Gallery *
November 3 – Philadelphia, PA – Silk City
November 4 – Brooklyn, NY – Alphaville ^
November 5 – Hamden, CT – The Shop ^
November 6 – Boston, MA – Arts at the Armory ^
November 7 – Pittsburgh, PA – Preserving Underground ^
November 8 – Cleveland, OH – Mahall’s ^
November 9 – Chicago, IL – Sleeping Village ^
November 11 – Moline, IL – The Blackhawk Room ^
November 12 – Minneapolis, MN – 7th St. Entry ^

* w/ Dollar Signs
^ w/ Suzie True

11/13 Helena Deland with Jana Horn at 7th St Entry Read More Helena Deland Montreal-based songwriter and musician Helena Deland recently shared her “Strawberry Moon,” the final pre-release single from her new album Goodnight Summerland …

11/13/2023 Monday

Helena Deland
with Jana Horn
at 7th St Entry
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We previously mentioned Montreal’s Helena Deland and her album Goodnight Summerland. Her promotional tour will stop by the 7th Street Entry on November 13th.

Jana Horn to open.

Tour dates:

11/02/2023 - Vancouver - Fox Cabaret
11/03/2023 - Seattle - Madame Lou’s
11/04/2023 - Portland - Mississippi Studios
11/06/2023 - San Francisco - Cafe du Nord
11/07/2023 - Los Angeles - Lodge Room
11/08/2023 - San Diego - Casbah
11/09/2023 - Phoenix - Valley Bar
11/11/2023 - Denver - Lost Lake
11/13/2023 - Minneapolis - 7th st
11/14/2023 - Chicago - Lincoln Hall
11/15/2023 - Detroit - El club
11/16/2023 - Toronto - Horseshoe
11/18/2023 - Brooklyn - Music Hall
11/19/2023 - DC - Songbyrd
11/24/2023 - Montréal - La Tulipe
11/25/2023 - Québec - Le Pantoum
02/13/2024 - Baden - One Of A Million Festival
02/14/2024 - Munich - Milla
02/15/2024 - Berlin - Privatclub
02/16/2024 - Amsterdam - Paradiso Upstairs
02/17/2024 - Paris - Pop Up Du Label
02/19/2024 - Brussels - Botanique
02/21/2024 - London - The Lexington

11/14 Palehound with alexalone at 7th St Entry Read More Palehound Boston-based Palehound (aka Ellen Kempner) opened the show. BIG THIEF + Palehound First Avenue ...

11/14/2023 Tuesday

Palehound
with alexalone
at 7th St Entry
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Palehound is touring in support of their new album Eye On The Bat, out now on Polyvinyl Record Co.

Palehound (21 Oct 2019)

We saw the band in 21 Oct 2019, and said, “Boston-based Palehound (aka Ellen Kempner) opened the show. Kempner describes their music as “journal rock”, which is “…it’s kind of like journal-rock, just all of my biggest fears splurted onto some vinyl, no different from writing a diary, really.””

alexalone to open.

Tour dates:

10/21: Washington, DC @ Union Stage #
10/23: Richmond, VA @ Richmond Music Hall #
10/24: Durham, NC @ Motorco Music Hall #
10/25: Atlanta, GA @ Masquerade - Purgatory #
10/26: Nashville, TN @ Blue Room @ Third Man #
10/28: Austin, TX @ Parish ^ $
10/29: Oklahoma City, OK @ Factory Obscura %
11/01: Phoenix, AZ @ Rebel Lounge $
11/02: San Diego, CA @ Casbah $
11/03: Los Angeles, CA @ Lodge Room $
11/04: San Francisco, CA @ The Chapel $
11/06: Seattle, WA @ Madame Lou’s $
11/07: Portland, OR @ Mississippi Studios $
11/09: Salt Lake City, UT @ Kilby Court $
11/10: Denver, CO @ Globe Hall $
11/11: Fort Collins, CO @ The Coast $
11/14: Minneapolis, MN @ 7th St. Entry $
11/15: Madison, WI @ High Noon Saloon $
11/17: Chicago, IL @ Empty Bottle $
11/18: Columbus, OH @ A&R Music Bar $

# w/ EMPATH
$ w/ alexalone
& w/ Jimmy Eat World
* = w/ boygenius
% = w/ LABRYS
^ = w/ Speedy Ortiz

11/14 Baroness with Chat Pile and Spotlights at First Avenue Read More Baroness Baroness, Bottleneck-Lawrence, $60 Like many shows, this has been re-scheduled a couple times due to the pandemic. We previously wrote: Don’t be put off by the seemingly steep door charge to this show, as each ticket also …

11/14/2023 Tuesday

Baroness
with Chat Pile and Spotlights
at First Avenue
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Baroness is touring in support of their new album Stone (Abraxan Hymns).

Baroness (02 Apr 2022)

We saw the band in April 2022, and said, “Inside the club, the mood was not of the Crimson and Blue of the college basketball team, it was somewhat darker with the night’s soundtrack reflected in the spectrum of the last five albums from Baroness, all color-themed in title, including their latest, Gold & Grey (2019, on Abraxan Hymns). The night’s setlist was unique as well- its first half consisting of fan-voted tracks, bridged by a short acoustic set, and finished with a choice selection from the band itself, resulting in a well-rounded retrospective of their two decades in music.”

Chat Pile and Spotlights to open.

Tour dates:

10/13 - Baltimore, MD - Baltimore Soundstage
10/14 - Richmond, VA - Canal Club
10/15 - Asheville, NC - The Orange Peel
10/17 - Tampa, FL - The Ritz Ybor
10/18 - Atlanta, GA - The Masquerade
10/20 - Dallas, TX - The Echo Lounge
10/21 - Houston, TX - House of Blues
10/22 - Austin, TX - Empire Control Room
10/24 - Albuquerque, NM - Sunshine Theater
10/25 - Mesa, AZ - Nile Theater
10/27 - Santa Ana, CA - The Observatory
10/28 - Los Angeles, CA - The Bellwether
10/29 - Berkeley, CA - UC Theater Taube Family Music Hall
10/31 - Portland, OR - Hawthorne Theatre
11/03 - Seattle, WA - The Crocodile
11/04 - Vancouver, BC - Rickshaw Theatre
11/06 - Edmonton, AB - Union Hall
11/07 - Calgary, AB - The Palace Theater
11/09 - Salt Lake City, UT - The Depot
11/11 - Denver, CO – Summit
11/12 - Omaha, NE - The Waiting Room Lounge
11/14 - Minneapolis, MN - First Avenue
11/15 - Chicago, IL - The Vic Theatre
11/17 - Columbus, OH - The King of Clubs
11/18 - Detroit, MI - St. Andrews Hall
11/19 - Toronto, ON - The Danforth Music Hall
11/20 - Montreal, QC - Théâtre Beanfield
11/22 - Albany, NY - Empire Live
11/24 - Cleveland, OH - Agora Theater & Ballroom
11/25 - Pittsburgh, PA - Roxian Theatre
11/26 - Buffalo, NY - Town Ballroom
11/28 - Boston, MA – Royale
11/29 - New York, NY - Webster Hall
12/01 - Philadelphia, PA - Union Transfer

11/15 Demob Happy at Turf Club Read More Demob Happy 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 …

11/15/2023 Wednesday

Demob Happy
at Turf Club
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Brighton’s alt-rock trio Demob Happy is returning to the USA this Fall… they’ll headline the Turf Club in St Paul this November 15th.

The band was last seen in the Minneapolis area in September 2019 with Band of Skulls.

To celebrate their return to the USA, the band announced their new single “Sweet & Sour America,” which singer/bassist Matthew Mercantonio explained is, “our ode to America, a country we love… a beautiful and complex place.”

Demob Happy’s latest album Divine Machines is out now.

Tour dates:

Oct 14 Mexico City, MX Bajo Circuito
Oct 16 Washington, DC Songbyrd
Oct 17 Philadelphia, PA Milkboy
Oct 18 Portsmouth, NH The Press Room
Oct 19 New York City, NY Mercury Lounge
Oct 20 Orlando, FL The Abbey
Oct 21 Jacksonville, FL Underbelly *
Oct 24 Nashville, TN Basement East *
Oct 26 Tulsa, OK Cain's Ballroom *
Oct 27 Oklahoma City, OK Beer City Music Hall *
Oct 28 Dallas, TX Granada Theater *
Oct 29 Austin, TX The Mohawk *
Oct 30 Pioneertown, CA Pappy + Harriet's
Oct 31 Anaheim, CA The Parish @ House Of Blues
Nov 1 San Diego, CA Voodoo Room @ House Of Blues
Nov 2 Los Angeles, CA Morocan Lounge
Nov 3 San Francisco, CA Cafe Du Nord
Nov 6 Vancouver, BC Biltimore Cabaret
Nov 8 Seattle, WA The Vera Project
Nov 9 Boise, ID Neurolux #
Nov 10 Salt Lake City, UT Kilby Court #
Nov 11 Denver, CO Globe Hall #
Nov 14 Omaha, NE Slowdown
Nov 15 Minneapolis, MN Turf Club
Nov 16 Chicago, IL Beat Kitchen
Nov 17 Detroit, MI Lager House
Nov 18 Toronto, ON Adelaide Hall

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

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Baroness at The Bottleneck, Lawrence KS (2022-04-02) review

Baroness at Bottleneck- exclusive silkscreen BARONESS SETLIST Ogeechee Hymnal Take My Bones Away Isak Morningstar March to the Sea Green Theme Chlorine & Wine A Horse Named Golgotha If I Have to Wake Up (Would You Stop the Rain?) > Fugue Shock Me Eula Acoustic Cold-Blooded Angels I’d Do Anything Can Oscura Borderlines Little Things Desperation Burns Torniquet The Sweetest Curse The Birthing Swollen and Halo Seasons -- Encore -- Wanderlust BARONESS TOUR DATES Apr 5 89th Street - Oklahoma City, Ok Apr 6 Trees Dallas, Tx Apr 9 The Southgate House Revival Newport, Ky Apr 10 Cobra Lounge Chicago, Il Apr 12 Horseshoe Tavern Toronto, On Apr 13 Brass Monkey Ottawa, On Apr 14 Bar Le Ritz Pdb Montreal, Qc Apr 16 Middle East Upstairs Cambridge, Ma May 14 Desertfest Nyc New York, Ny May 21 Welcome to Rockville Daytona Beach, Fl May 29 Desertfest Berlin, Germany May 31 Doornroosje Nijmegen, Netherlands Jun 1 Parkbühne Leipzig, Germany Jun 2 - Jun 4 Mystic Festival Gdansk, Poland Jun 4 Rock Am Ring Nürburg, Germany Jun 5 Rock Im Park Nuremberg, Germany Jun 7 Neue Theaterfabrik Munich, Germany Jun 9 - Jun 11 Greenfield Festival Jun 12 Download Festival Castle Donington, Uk Jun 15 Freak Valley Festival Netphen, Germany Jun 16 Graspop Metal Meeting Dessel, Belgium Jun 17 Hellfest Open Air Festival Clisson, France Jun 19 Markthalle Hamburg Hamburg, Germany Jun 20 Pustervik Gothenburg, Sweden Jun 21 Malmö Kb Malmö, Sweden Jun 23 Tons Of Rock Oslo, Norway Jun 26 Rock The Castle Villafranca,Verona, Italy Jun 27 Open Air Vienna, Austria Jun 28 Culture Factory Zagreb, Croatia Jul 1 Hard Rock Laager Vana-Vigala, Estonia Jul 2 Tuska Festival Helsinki, Finland Sep 22 Louder Than Life Louisville, Ky Read More Baroness Baroness, Bottleneck-Lawrence, $60 Like many shows, this has been re-scheduled a couple times due to the pandemic. We previously wrote: Don’t be put off by the seemingly steep door charge to this show, as each ticket also …

Plenty of colors, plenty of black (some Crimson and Blue as well) -

After a few pandemic-related postponements, Baroness finally arrived back in Lawrence, KS at The Bottleneck for a massive and eagerly anticipated two-and-a-half hour long evening-with performance, on a night when people were already everywhere in the streets.

The Kansas Jayhawks basketball team had just punched their ticket to the Final Four tournament with a win right before stage time (en route to a National Championship) and fans, students, and local residents had poured out to the downtown streets in celebration, causing traffic jams, and closed intersections.

Inside the club, the mood was not of the Crimson and Blue of the college basketball team, it was somewhat darker with the night’s soundtrack reflected in the spectrum of the last five albums from Baroness, all color-themed in title, including their latest, Gold & Grey (2019, on Abraxan Hymns).

The night’s setlist was unique as well- its first half consisting of fan-voted tracks, bridged by a short acoustic set, and finished with a choice selection from the band itself, resulting in a well-rounded retrospective of their two decades in music.

The hard rock blend they play is difficult to simply define (on purpose) – some sludge, many progressive instrumental passages, a bit of psych, and is anything but formulaic, which keeps listeners and fans consistently engaged. Anyone that appreciates similar oblique qualities heard in bands like Tool, Deafheaven, and Mastodon, will undoubtedly become a quick fan here.

The quartet (John Baizley– vocals, rhythm guitar; Nick Jost – bass, keys; Sebastian Thomson – drums; Gina Gleason – lead guitar) reached back to 2009’s Blue album to start the marathon with “Ogeechee Hymnal” before things kicked up in full with “Take My Bones Away” from 2012’s Yellow & Green, and those “colors” of sound already being spread from their sonic canvas.

It would be over forty minutes in, before Baizley (the lone original member) would address the crowd, acknowledging “I know there was some other event going on today, that we were made aware of as the day went on… and I’m glad ya’ll won!” He also remembered previous local appearances as far back as 2007, and the good memories of the earlier shows here.

Though not tracked sequentially on the album, three selections from 2015’s Purple effortlessly flowed into each other – “If I Have to Wake Up” into “Fugue” into “Shock Me” and the fan-voted set would end with the spanning seven-minute “Eula”.

The rhythm section would then leave the stage, leaving just Baizley and Gleason, who switched to acoustic guitars for a gentle “Cold Blooded Angels” and “I’d Do Anything”, both from the newest record with Baizley dedicating them to the day’s winning team and declaring cheekily, the two songs had “the most championship vibe” of their catalog.

“Can Oscura”, an instrumental from the recent record, which translates roughly as “dark dog” roared out of the gate to begin the second half, led by a thumping Thomson mini-drum solo at its beginning. “Desperation Burns’ rolled with the power of a tank, anchored by Gleason’s swirling riffs, then things would turn back down to a near-hush to begin 2019’s “Tourniquet”, which speaks to their musical versatility.

The last bits of the set featured more aggressive, sometimes thrash metal riffed guitar work, leaning in with more momentum as 2009’s “Swollen & Halo” moved into a song ten years newer, “Seasons” from the latest album. As the band left the stage, chants of “Bare-Oh-Ness!” had already begun from the crowd, just getting their second wind after more than two hours of heavy music.

Returning, Baizley remarked about the joy they’ve had in being able to play live again and the fun they were having on this particular night, also saying “Go local sports team!” (maybe to show he doesn’t follow college basketball, which was more than ok to anyone in the crowd).

The evening would end on 2007’s “Wanderlust” from their Red album, a four-and-a-half minute tumbling sonic journey that seemed to suspend time itself, circling and tunneling with ambitious, progressive passages that culminated in a final swell.

Exhausted, but in the best possible way, people filed out of the club, each receiving a limited, silkscreened venue-specific art card as part of admission, happy both from the big college basketball game win, and from a marathon music quest from the always-interesting Baroness.

Official website: Baroness – Baroness (yourbaroness.com)

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Baroness at The Bottleneck, Lawrence KS (2022-04-02)

 

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We♥KC - March 27 - April 3 Upcoming Shows (Kansas City / Lawrence KS)

03/27 Night Club at Bottleneck-Lawrence Read More Night-Club L.A.'s "sinful synth-pop band" Night Club premiere a racy new video for "Control" via Buzzbands.LA. Night Club is the brainchild of DJ/Producer Mark Brooks, former guitarist Warlock Pinchers and vocalist Emily Kavanaugh. …

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Ok, it’s officially started--

Between the backlog of postponed dates and bands feeling safe enough to head back on the road, there are several nights this coming week that you will want to be in two (or more) places at once; and instead, will have to pick the show you want to see the most. 

Area sports fans are somewhat upset that Tyreek Hill is now a member of the Miami Dolphins, so find some happy instead, at one of these great live concerts coming to the area. 

(Despite some health mandates loosening up, several artists are still requiring for entry, so check with the venue and/or better to assume masks and/or vaccination proof are required)

Here’s what’s happening in the Kansas City/Lawrence area for the Final WEEK of MARCH:

Sunday March 27
Night Club w Holy Wars, Bottleneck-Lawrence, $15-$20

Night Club is a Los Angeles dark electronic band, formed by Mark Brooks and Emily Kavanaugh in 2012. The band’s third album, Die Die Lullaby, was released Oct 2020. 

Dark-pop openers Holy Wars are also from LA, formed by Kat Leon and Nicholas Perez, who covered Garbage’s “Only Happy When it Rains” on last year’s The Influence EP.

“Tribute to the Beatles” feat. Todd Rundgren, Christopher Cross, Joey Molland and more, Kauffman Center. $49-$109

Beatles favorites and other classic rock 'n' roll hits performed by superstars Todd Rundgren, Christopher Cross, Joey Molland (Badfinger), Denny Laine (founding member of The Moody Blues and Wings) and Jason Scheff (Chicago).

03/27 Uncle Acid & the Deadbeats at The Truman Read More Uncle Acid + Uncle Acid And The Deadbeats, Idle Hands Palace Theatre Tue 11/19/2019 (7pm/$39.50) palacestpaul.com King Diamond will be headlining the Palace Theatre, in St Paul, on November 19th, in support of …

Uncle Acid & the Deadbeats with King Buffalo, The Truman. $25-$50

The Cambridge UK riff-driven rock band is doing a handful of rescheduled US dates before heading over to Europe to support Ghost. We caught them live way back in 2015.

Openers King Buffalo are a self-proclaimed heavy-psych band from Rochester, NY and have 4 EPs, three albums (with a 4^th coming this year) and have toured with Clutch and The Sword. 

Big Daddy Weave w Ryan Ellis, Open Door Baptist Church. $19.95-$75

Big Daddy Weave is an American contemporary Christian band from Mobile, Alabama composed of Mike Weaver, Joe Shirk, Jeremy Redmon, and Brian Beihl. They are signed to Fervent Records.

Alton Brown (chef), Arvest Bank Theatre at the Midland. $35-$69.50

The celebrated chef is hitting the road with a new culinary variety show. Audiences can expect more comedy, interaction, music, unusual cooking and science demos.

03/28 The Airborne Toxic Event at The Truman Read More Airborne Toxic Event The Airborne Toxic Event is back in Minneapolis this Sunday... along with Los Angeles synth-pop band In the Valley Below, who will be playing tracks from their album The Belt. Personally ...

Monday March 28

The Airborne Toxic Event w/Mondo Cozmo, The Truman. $25-$30

The LA alt-rock band that broken big with 2008’s “Sometime Around Midnight” has returned, in support of 2020’s Hollywood Park, an audio companion to front man Mikel Jollett’s memoir of the same name.  Their fan base remains very loyal and they’ve replaced a few members since we saw them live back in 2013, but the core unit remains and their sound is often much bigger than the rooms they are playing.

Arrive early for opener Mondo Cozmo, a Philly singer-songwriter/producer who plays chorus-heavy alt-folk rock and is out in support of 2020’s New Medicine that featured single, “Upside Down”.

03/29 Girl in Red at The Truman Read More Girl in Red Norwegian singer-songwriter Marie Ulven, or better known as her stage name Girl in Red (stylized as girl in red) will be doing a North American tour in 2022. The girl in red North American tour is selling quickly with several shows …

Tuesday March 29

Girl in Red w Holly Humberstone, The Truman. $24.50-$50 (sold out)

Like everyone else, we’ve been talking about and anticipating this Norwegian’s live tour for the last two years. The KC show (like most on the tour) is long sold out, though there might be a slim possibility of last-minute tix released. The singer-songwriter (aka Marie Ulven) was buzzworthy before releasing her debut album, If I Could Make It Go Quiet, last April with hit single, “Serotonin” still all over the radio. 

Arrive early for celebrated UK singer-songwriter Holly Humberstone, whose major label EP, The Walls Are Way Too Thin, was released in November. She recently won the Brits Rising Star Award and will join up as support for Olivia Rodrigo following this run, so this is a chance to see her close up and early on.

03/29 Yola at Madrid Theatre Read More Yola Yola is playing the Fine Line Music Café on January 15th, with Amythyst Kiah. Tour dates: 01/07/2020 The Sinclair Cambridge, MA 01/08/2020 Music Hall Of Williamsburg Brooklyn, NY …

Yola w Jac Ross, Madrid Theatre, $27.50-$65 (note venue change)

Bristol, UK country soul singer Yola is just getting started, though has already been nominated for four Grammy Awards in 2020, with two  additional nominations this year, and was mentored by Black Keys front man Dan Auerbach.  Her second album, Stand for Myself(produced by Auerbach) came out last summer and she played a sold-out Madison Square Garden last fall, in support of Chris Stapleton.

Opener Jac Ross leans a little more R&B, and released his cover of Sam Cooke’s “A Change is Gonna Come” last month. 

Hippo Campus w/ Ginger Root Arvest Bank Theatre at the Midland. $26-$28

They’ve been Twin Cities’ favorites for years, and it’s only more recently than the rest of the country is falling in love with this peppy indie-pop/rock band.  We’ve written about them for almost a decade, and first saw them at a local festival in 2015 when they’d already established a strong area following. 

The band has been prolific during the pandemic, releasing the Good Dog, Bad Dream EP in 2021 and new album LP3 came out just last month.

Rittz and Grieves, more, recordBar, $25

This six-act Loud & Clear Tour stop features the Georgia hip-hop headliner, previously signed to Tech N9ne’s Strange Music label, and is in support of last year’s S.O.S., released on his own label. 

Grieves is signed to fabled Minneapolis label Rhymesayers Entertainment, though based in Seattle, and had a new album, Canopy, drop last year. 

03/30 Nation of Language at recordBar Read More Nation of Language Brooklyn-based synth trio Nation of Language (singer/guitarist Ian Devaney, keyboardist Aidan Noell and bassist Michael Sue-Poi) recently released their single and video for “This Fractured Mind.” ...

Wednesday March 30

Nation of Language w Glove, Ducks Ltd, recordBar, $14/$16

This Brooklyn indie new wave (OMD-inspired) synth band wowed us with their recent performance on Stephen Colbert and we caught the band live back in St. Paul in Oct 2021. They have a second album, A Way Forward to tour with, and also recently released a Broken Social Scene cover. 

Glove (not to be confused with the Robert Smith/Siouxsie band The Glove) also have an 80s synth-wave sound, are from Tampa, and just released their first album, Boom Nights, last week. Ducks Ltd. are a duo and drum machine, whose new single, “50 Sheets of Grey” is their first music since debut album Modern Fiction. 

Circles Around the Sun w Mikaela Davis, Bottleneck-Lawrence, $17-$20

LA based instrumental group founded by Neal Casal.  Opener fuses chamber-pop, folk, and psych rock.

Thursday March 31

Jason Boland & The Stragglers, Knuckleheads. $29.50

Leprous with The Ocean Collective, Granada. $20

A night of prog-metal from the Norwegian headliners and Berlin-based support band

 

Subtronics with Boogie T, Rusko, more, Arvest Bank Theatre at the Midland. $30-$45

 

Philly dubstep DJ/ producer with plenty of support acts on his Fractals Tour.

04/01 Steve Aoki at KC Live! Read More Steve Aoki Steve Aoki is currently partying across America with his Aokify America Tour, recently selling out his appearance at Epic in Minneapolis last Saturday, November 9th …

Friday April 1

Riff Generation- KC Jazz Orchestra, Medallion Theater, $10-$35 

Brand new jazz ensemble that cultivates new music alongside Kansas City’s fabled heritage of the genre.  Note the venue change to the Medallion Theater in Westport. 

Steve Aoki, Power and Light District- KC Live! $25-$50

We’ve managed to see this DJ/entertainer/entrepreneur several times live, but have somehow managed to escape without getting cake all over us.  We assume this is an extension of his Neon Future IV: The Color of Noise Tour, which was postponed due to the pandemic, and features special guests Eric Coomes and Steve Serrano, confetti, lights, inflatables, and plenty of cake, cake, cake!

Jim Gaffigan(comedian) T-Mobile Center. $49-$109

Comedy that’s big enough to fill an entire arena-The Fun Tour is the latest outing from the six-time Grammy-nominated stand-up, actor, producer and author.  Gaffigan filmed his last Netflix comedy special, Comedy Monster, at the (much smaller) State Theatre in Minneapolis last fall. 

Vanner, Granada- Lawrence. $50

K-Pop! Formed in 2019, is this five-member South Korean boy band the next BTS? Spendy tix at least say they have a healthy following.

Animals as Leaders w/ Intervals, Truman, $28.50-$55

Wash D.C. instrumental progressive rock band, whose new album, Parrhesia, releases March 25^th.  Openers are Toronto-based progressive metal. 

04/02 Baroness at Bottleneck-Lawrence 04/02 The Darkness at The Truman Read More The Darkness British glam rockers The Darkness is back! The band formed in 2000 and by 2006 had called it quit. Of course, they couldn't stay away - by 2012, they had reformed (which we mentioned the reunion tour). …

Saturday April 2

Baroness, Bottleneck-Lawrence, $60 

Like many shows, this has been re-scheduled a couple times due to the pandemic.

We previously wrote: Don’t be put off by the seemingly steep door charge to this show, as each ticket also includes a limited edition signed poster and the performance will feature two sets – the first, completely fan-voted and the second curated by the Georgia heavy metal band themselves.

We covered them last in 2016 and latest album is 2019’s Gold & Grey (on Abraxan Hymns Records), which they were previously set to tour with, but after a pandemic delay, are finally getting the chance to.  The album is produced by one of our favorites, frequent Flaming Lips collaborator, Dave Fridmann.

The Darkness with The Dead Deads, The Truman. $28.50-$60

Always over the top entertaining, the UK glam rock band still believes a thing called love and is out in support of new album, Motorheart. We caught them live back in 2015 and the band is also (somehow) keeping things family-friendly in this all-ages show. 

Charley Crockett with Vincent Neil Emerson, Granada- Lawrence, $25-$30

 

The Texas country/Americana artist is touring on his tenth album in six years, and has two more albums on the way, including a covers LP.  Prolific!

Kansas City R&B Music Festival featuring Monica, Ashanti, Ja Rule, Tank, Jeremiah, Jacques, more, April 2, Municipal Auditorium, $89-$250

D.R.I. (Dirty Rotten Imbeciles) with Intent, April 2, recordBar. $20

 

Gus Johnson, April 2, Folly. $39.50

Barns Courtney, April 2, recordBar (postponed to October 30)

Brockhampton with Jean Dawson, Paris Texas and HVN, April 2, The Midland. CANCELED

04/03 Wilderado at Bottleneck-Lawrence Read More Wilderado Show up early to check out California’s Wilderado, touring in support of their new single “Surefire”. Tour Dates: 10/04/2019 Fillmore Philadelphia, PA 10/04/2019 Theatre Of Living Arts Philadelphia, PA ...

Sunday April 3

Wilderado w Flipturn, April 3, Bottleneck-Lawrence, $15 

 

The Tulsa indie-folk band is out in support of their self-titled debut album from last year, featuring recent single, “The Worst of It”. Maybe you just caught them on Jimmy Kimmel.

Florida five-piece indie band Flipturn is named after a swimming maneuver, has a new single, “Playground” out this week, and promises their live show to be a complete and total release of inhibitions, for band and crowd alike. 

Nektar, April 3, Knuckleheads. $30-$50

Witness prog rock history as this longtime band (formed in 1969) is out on their Vinyl Sides Tour.  We caught the band live, just days before the pandemic shutdown, and were amazed at their musical dexterity, loyal fan base, and creative longevity.

It gets a bit confusing with two incarnations of the band in existence (the other German-based version known as New Nektar) but we liked what we heard and saw from this lineup, and the band must have enjoyed their reception in Kansas City as well, returning to the area once again.

Naked Giants w Wombo, April 3, Granada Theater- Lawrence, $15-$18

Seattle alt-rock indies who we caught live in 2018 are back with new album, The Shadow.
Openers are a Louisville avant-pop trio who just released new single, “Below the House”

New Morse Code, April 3, Lied Center. $16-$30

cello/percussion chamber-pop duo, tix are cheapest with current student ID

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We♥KC - November 16-30, 2021 Upcoming Shows (Kansas City / Lawrence / Topeka KS)

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Our hearts go out to everyone affected at the recent Astroworld concert in Houston, TX- we all wanted live music to return, but not with these results.  Thankfully, things are much more calm in these parts, but still remain busy through the rest of the month, particularly at The Truman, which offers up a Thanksgiving cornucopia-sized basket of good shows. 

On the chance that you’re not out on Nov. 20, be sure to tune into the 5^th AnnualThundergong Benefit, a livestream-only event hosted by Jason (Ted Lasso) Sudekis and features Sammy Hagar, Nathaniel Rateliff, Counting Crows,Ben Rector, (Kansas City’s own) Waxahatchee, Wynonna, and many more for Steps of Faith Foundation. 

Here’s what’s happening in the area for the Second half of November

(a few recommended shows are highlighted below):

2021-11-16 Surfaces at Truman   2021-11-19 Silversun Pickups at Truman   2021-11-19 Geoff Tate at Knuckleheads   Read More Silversun Pickups Recently, Silversun Pickups announced their 15-date November tour, with special guest Zella Day. The tour will hit all major cities, including Chicago, Detroit, Pittsburgh, Minneapolis, Tulsa, and more. …

Tuesday November 16

Surfaces with Khai Dreams and Public Library Commute, The Truman. $27-$50

Texas-sized chill good vibes from this “no worries” duo that blends indie with calypso, reggae, pop, and hip-hop might be the kind of positive, laid back show we all need right now.  Their fourth full-length, Pacifico (on Caroline Records) came out in June, collaborating more recently with Tal Verdes on non-album single, “Sheesh!”

Zach Bryan, Uptown (7p). $30-$162

Smallpools w/ Morgxn, Uptown (9p), $22.

Citizen, Bottleneck- Lawrence, $19-$23.


Wednesday November 17

Goose, The Truman. $25-$50

Straight No Chaser, Arvest Bank Theatre at the Midland. $37.95-$63


Thursday November 18

Caribou with Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith, Granada. $27

The Happy Fits, RecordBar. $15

Stephen Curtis Chapman, Folly. $26-$75

Squirrel Nut Zippers, Knuckleheads. $35

Riley Green w/ Matt Stell, Kameron Marlowe, Arvest Bank Theatre at the Midland, $10.65-$12.


Friday November 19

Silversun Pickups, The Truman $29.50-$60

Anyone remember Martika?  Los Angeles alt rock band Silversun Pickups sure does, covering her 1988 radio hit in their own unique way and the band has also returned to the road, with a 15-date November tour in support of 2019’s Widow Weeds (on New Machine Recordings), all produced by famed producer (and Garbage drummer) Butch Vig.

We’ve covered them since late 2012, having last seen them live in 2016, and the newest album represents a confessional album about rebirth and renewal.  Singer Brian Aubert says of it, “This was the first album where we were open. We were exposed. I see how that can be scary to people, but for us, we really thrived on that.” Zella Day to open.

Geoff Tate, Knuckleheads. $27.50

Queensryche is scheduled to play KC just a week before(Nov 12) and seeing ex-vocalist Tate completes the picture, especially as he is set to perform classic albums Rage for Order and Empire in their entirety… “Can’t you hear it calling?”

Steep Canyon Rangers, Lied Center. $14-$35

Al Franken, Uptown, $47-92.

2021-11-20 Thundergong - 5th Annual Benefit   2021-11-20 Mayer Hawthorne at Truman   Read More Mayer Hawthorne Tuxedo (the Mayer Hawthorne and Jake One collaboration) is playing the Cedar Cultural Center this August 14. ....

Saturday November 20

Thundergong- 5^th Annual Benefit (livestream)
Thundergong! • A Benefit Concert for Steps of Faith Foundation

Mayer Hawthorne, The Truman. $25-$30

The Ann Arbor, MI native is back on the road supporting 8^th studio album, 2020’s Rare Changes (on Big Bucks Records) and deftly weaves his unique blend of soul-based indie pop that looks forward as well as keeps its inspirations from the past.  Hawthorne is also known for collaborations under the names Tuxedo and Jaded Incorporated.

Keith Sweat with Bell Biv DeVoe, Bobby Brown and more, T-Mobile Center. $66-$175

This would be a great show… in 1990.  But, it’s now a chance to re-live those days with a roster that also adds on 90’s acts Dru Hill (w/Sisqo) and Silk, so expect an evening of soul, R&B, and throwback New Jack. 

The Guess Who, Ameristar. $35-$150

Susan Werner, Yardley Hall- Overland Park, $25+

Aaron Watson, Uptown. $20-$40

Bodeans, Knuckleheads. $30

Ice Nine Kills, Granada Lawrence, $30.

Folly Frolic with Jane Lynch and Kate Flannery, Folly. $40-$125

2021-11-21 Lovelytheband and Sir Sly at The Truman  2021-11-21 Richard Thompson at Folly Theater   2021-11-26 Hembree at Truman   Read More lovelytheband lovelytheband is headlining the all-ages show at the Varsity Theater on Sunday, April 28th. Show up early to check out Flora Cash, Jagwar Twin, and OTW . … Hembree Dance trio Hembree (Isaac Flynn, Garrett Childers, Eric Davis) opened the show. Their aggressive dance songs had fans who showed up early dancing to songs like ‘Can’t Run Forever’ and ‘Found’… …

Sunday November 21

Lovelytheband and Sir Sly with Cannons, The Truman. $29.50-$35

This all-Los Angeles bands triple-bill might be the best indie-rock bang-for-your-buck of the season, as all three acts have considerable buzz around them.  We caught headliners lovelytheband at a much smaller venue in 2018 and just knew they were headed to bigger and better things.  The indie pop band returned to record racks with 2020’s Conversations with Myself About You (on Century Media/RED) and also non-album songs, “Games” (w/Tessa Violet) and “Miss You a Little” (w/Bryce Vine).

Co-headliner Sir Sly released third full-length, The Rise & Fall of Loverboy (on Interscope Records) this April, which includes single, “Citizen” with Gary Clark, Jr., and we’re loving everything we’ve heard from Cannons, whose hit single, “Bad Dream”, has been followed by by a digital-only cover album earlier this year. 

Richard Thompson, Folly Theater, $15-$50.

The English folk legend returns, still touring in support of nineteenth solo album, 13 Rivers (on New West Records) and over five decades of musical history, dating back to seminal 60’s band Fairport Convention.

Whitney Peyton, Bottleneck- Lawrence, $12-$15.


Monday November 22

Neck Deep, The Truman. $27.50


Friday November 26

Hembree, The Truman, $15-20.

Kansas City’s hometown indie-rock heroes return for a Black Friday headlining show, that is the perfect palette finisher after a day of shopping for holiday deals.  Latest album is 2019’s House on Fire (on Thirty Tigers Records) but the band also re-convened remotely during the pandemic for newest songs, “Operators” and “Reach Out”.

The quintet last played the area at recordBar in March 2020, so this is a big venue upgrade and looks to be a joyous way to spend the busy holiday weekend.  Madisen Ward and the Mama Bear and Dreamgirl to open.


Saturday November 27

Elton Dan and Friends, Uptown. $20-$25


Sunday November 28

Playboi Carti, Cable Dahmer Arena - Independence $29.95-$74.95

Nita Strauss, Uptown – Encore Room, $23.

The longtime guitarist for Alice Cooper (and before that, tribute band The Iron Maidens) plays a small venue that will allow one to see her formidable guitar skills, very up close.

2021-11-29 Baroness at Bottleneck Read More Baroness Due to popular demands, Baroness recently added a second show at Bar Fly (at the Skway Theatre). So now fans can get a chance to see the band on Friday or Saturday night. The Friday night show is sold out. …

Monday November 29

Baroness, Bottleneck-Lawrence, $60.   

Don’t be put off by the seemingly steep door charge to this show, as each ticket also includes a limited edition signed poster and the performance will feature two sets – the first, completely fan-voted and the second curated by the Georgia heavy metal band themselves.

We covered them last in 2016 and latest album is 2019’s Gold & Grey (on Abraxan Hymns Records), which they were previously set to tour with, but after a pandemic delay, are finally getting the chance to.  The album is produced by one of our favorites, frequent Flaming Lips collaborator, Dave Fridmann. 

Waterparks, The Truman. $28.50-$55 

You’ve got to admire this Houston trio for calling their new album, Greatest Hits (on 300 Entertainment) which came out in May and features newest single, “The Secret Life of Me”.  The hyperpop/rock band is playing to enthusiastic large crowds on their Night Out on Earth Tour with the album being so well received, its title might end up ringing completely true. 

The new record is a follow up to 2019’s FANDOM which hit #2 on Billboard’s Alternative Album Chart and you have to admire any group that releases a single honoring that childhood treat favorite, “Fruit Roll Ups”.  Phem and Zeph scheduled to open.


Tuesday November 30

Noah Kahan, The Truman. $22-$45

Purity Ring, Nov. 30, Granada. POSTPONED TO JUNE 13

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Recent Changes: Elvis Costello and Baroness

11/04: Elvis Costello at First Ave 11/04: Fires of Denmark at 7th Street Read More Elvis Costello I've seen Elvis Costello at the Berkeley Theater before. I was there to cover Sleeper, the opening band. We had pretty awful seats, I had brought some friends along. They wanted to leave, but not until he played "Veronica" ...

Here are some recent changes/recent additions to some shows in the Minneapolis/St Paul area.

Read more Minneapolis Music Guide.

11/04/2021 THURSDAY

ELVIS COSTELLO
at First Avenue
first-avenue.com

Originally booked at the Mystic Lake Casino in Prior Lake, Minnesota, the promoter, local station The Current moved the Elvis Costello & The Imposters show to First Avenue last week. Personally speaking, I think this is a good move, pardon the pun, because Mystic Lake Casino is not really on my radar as far as looking at my concert calendar. Mystic Lake is simply too far for me to drive to.

I saw Costello in Aug 1996, and one of my biggest regret was not staying for the full show.

Tour dates:

10/30/2021 Tilles Center Brookville, NY
11/02/2021 Michigan Theater Ann Arbor, MI
11/03/2021 Chicago Theatre Chicago, IL
11/04/2021 First Avenue, Minneapolis, MN
11/06/2021 The Sylvee Madison, WI
11/07/2021 Murat Theatre Indianapolis, IN
11/10/2021 Arizona Federal Theatre Phoenix, AZ
11/11/2021 The Magnolia El Cajon, CA
11/13/2021 YouTube Theater Inglewood, CA
11/14/2021 Fox Theater Oakland, CA

11/04/2021 THURSDAY

FIRES OF DENMARK
at 7th St Entry
first-avenue.com

If you’re attending the Elvis Costello show, stop by next door (it’s literally a door between to the venues) to the 7th Street Entry to see the Fires of Denmark’s album release show.

The Misdemeanors and Jae Havoc are also listed as co-headliners.

Fires of Denmark’s new album Relativity is out now.

Fires of Denmark tour dates:

11/4 - Minneapolis, MN - 7th St Entry
11/13 - Rochester, MN - The Castle

11/13: Baroness at Bar Fly Read More Baroness Grammy-nominated Baroness (vocals/guitarist John Baizley, guitarist Gina Gleason, bassist Nick Jost, and drummer Sebastian Thomson) will be releasing Gold & Grey on June 14 via Abraxan Hymns. …

11/12/2021 FRIDAY (SOLD OUT)
11/13/2021 SATURDAY

BARONESS
at Bar Fly
skywaytheatre.com

Due to popular demands, Baroness recently added a second show at Bar Fly (at the Skway Theatre). So now fans can get a chance to see the band on Friday or Saturday night. The Friday night show is sold out.

To further intice fans, the band also announced a FREE signed poster. Each poster’s art will be unique, because it will have the city and venue printed on the poster.

Tour dates:

Oct 30, 2021 THE FEST 19 Gainesville, FL
Nov 6, 2021 Ottobar Baltimore, MD
Nov 7, 2021 Richmond Music Hall Richmond, VA
Nov 9, 2021 Ace of Cups Columbus, OH
Nov 10, 2021 Black Circle Indianapolis, IN
Nov 12, 2021 Barfly Minneapolis, MN
Nov 13, 2021 Barfly Minneapolis, MN
Nov 14, 2021 The Hall Fargo, ND
Nov 17, 2021 Lucky You Lounge Spokane, WA
Nov 19, 2021 Funhouse Seattle, WA
Nov 20, 2021 Funhouse Seattle, WA
Nov 21, 2021 Doug Fir Lounge Portland, OR
Nov 23, 2021 The Olympic Boise, ID
Nov 24, 2021 State Room Salt Lake City, UT
Nov 26, 2021 Globe Hall Denver, CO
Nov 29, 2021 The Bottleneck Lawrence, KS
Nov 30, 2021 Off Broadway St. Louis, MO
Dec 1, 2021 Cobra Lounge Chicago, IL
Dec 3, 2021 El Club Detroit, MI
Dec 4, 2021 Mahall's Lakewood, OH
Dec 5, 2021 Mohawk Place Buffalo, NY
Dec 7, 2021 Saint Vitus Bar Brooklyn, NY
Dec 8, 2021 Saint Vitus Bar Brooklyn, NY
Dec 10, 2021 Middle East Upstairs Cambridge, MA
Dec 11, 2021 Kung Fu Necktie Philadelphia, PA
Dec 12, 2021 Kung Fu Necktie Philadelphia, PA
Dec 13, 2021 Kung Fu Necktie Philadelphia, PA

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

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Going for Gold XXIX

Read more Going for Gold.

David Gray: Gold in a Brass Age Read More David Gray English singer/songwriter David Gray is currently on an intimate "Evening With"-type tour in support of his latest Mutineers (Good Soldier Songs). …

DAVID GRAY
davidgray.com

English singer David Gray just dropped his eleventh album Gold In A Brass Age via IHT Records / AWAL Recordings on March 8. In addition to the new album, Gray will be emarking on a world tour.

Check with Gray’s website for the complete tour schedule, we are only showcasing his US dates below:

05/24 Houston, TX Revention Center
05/25 Austin, TX ACL Live Moody Theatre
05/26 Grand Prairie, TX Verizon Theatre
05/28 Atlanta, GA The Roxy Theatre
05/30 Washington, DC The Anthem
05/31 Philadelphia, PA Metropolitan Opera House
06/1 Boston, MA The Wang Theatre
06/4 New York, NY Beacon Theatre
06/5 Red Bank, NJ Count Basie Theatre
06/7 Toronto, ON Sony Centre
06/8 Akron, OH Akron Civic Theatre
06/9 Louisville, KY Palace Theatre
06/11 Indianapolis, IN Murat Theatre
06/13 Chicago, IL Chicago Theatre
06/14 Milwaukee, WI Riverside Theater
06/15 Minneapolis, MN State Theatre
06/17 Denver, CO Ellie Caukins Opera House
06/18 Salt Lake City, UT Delta Hall at Eccles Theater
06/20 Portland, OR Keller Auditorium
06/21 Vancouver, BC The Centre
06/22 Seattle, WA Marion Oliver McCaw Hall
06/24 Sacramento, CA Crest Theatre
06/25 Oakland, CA Fox Theater
06/26 Monterey, CA Golden State Theatre
06/28 Los Angeles, CA Orpheum Theatre
06/29 Mesa, AZ Ikeda Theater at Mesa Performing Arts Center
06/30 San Diego, CA Copley Symphony Hall

Baroness: Gold & Grey Read More Baroness Baroness captivated the audience through their fourteen song set and then finished with a much deserved two song encore. They played through songs that spanned their nearly ten-year career …

BARONESS
yourbaroness.com

Grammy-nominated Baroness (vocals/guitarist John Baizley, guitarist Gina Gleason, bassist Nick Jost, and drummer Sebastian Thomson) will be releasing Gold & Grey on June 14 via Abraxan Hymns.

Baroness found, guitar player and singer John Baizley said, “Our goal is, was, and will always be to write increasingly superior, more honest and compelling songs, and to develop a more unique and challenging sound. I’m sure we have just finished our best, most adventurous album to date. We dug incredibly deep, challenged ourselves and recorded a record I’m positive we could never again replicate. I consider myself incredibly fortunate to know Sebastian, Nick and Gina as both my bandmates and my friends. They have pushed me to become a better songwriter, musician and vocalist. We’re all extremely excited for this release, which includes quite a few ‘firsts’ for the band, and we’re thrilled to be back on tour to play these psychotic songs for our fans. Expect some surprises.”

The group is currently on tour with co-headliner Deafheaven (Zeal & Ardor to open on all dates):

03/18 Portland, OR Roseland Theater
03/19 Seattle, WA The Showbox
03/20 Vancouver, BC Vogue Theatre
03/22 Edmonton, AB Union Hall
03/23 Calgary, AB The Palace Theatre
03/24 Spokane, WA Knitting Factory
03/26 Salt Lake City, UT The Complex
03/27 Denver, CO The Ogden Theater
03/29 Minneapolis, MN Skyway Theatre
03/30 Madison, WI The Sylvee
03/31 Chicago, IL Riviera Theatre
04/2 Toronto, ON Danforth Music Hall
04/3 Montreal, QC Corona Theatre
04/5 Sayreville, NJ Starland Ballroom
04/6 Worcester, MA The Palladium
04/7 Albany, NY Upstate Concert Hall
04/9 Cleveland, OH Agora Theater
04/10 Silver Spring, MD The Fillmore
04/12 New York, NY Terminal 5
04/13 Philadelphia, PA Decibel Metal & Beer Fest

GOLD LIGHT + SNAKEMUSK
facebook.com/pg/goldlightmusic

Gold Light (stagename for Joe Chang) has teamed up with Snakemusk (stagename for Beau Campolong) to bring us Shadows In The Shallows. The record comes out on May 10, 2019, via Bailey Park Records.

The duo recently announced their first single, “The Heart Is A Lonely Hunter”, which you can hear on soundcloud.com

Shadows In The Shallows Track listing:

1. The Heart Is A Lonely Hunter
2. The Last Picture Show
3. Nobody's Baby
4. Papa Knows Best
5. Being Sweet
6. One Thing After Another
7. Heart Of Black
8. Release
9. Death

PHEEYOWNAH
pheeyownah.com

Swedish/Ugandan singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist & dancer Pheeyownah recently released “Gold”.

Pheeyownah described the track as “a declaration of love. With a sci-fi atmospheric mood, it paints a vivid picture of two people who are dangerously in love.” She later adds, “It’s about the ups and downs of love, insecurities, self-doubt but also empowerment and finding the courage to be vulnerable without feeling less than or weak.”

Look for the track on her debut album Silver, available May 3rd on Labrador Records.

CAIRO GOLD
cairogold.com

Los Angeles native Cairo Gold is described as having a “sexy swagger and a sultry voice”. The urban pop singer came on the scene with her Cairo Gold debut EP in May 2018.

Cairo Gold’s latest release is a single called “Pleasure”, available now on Red Music. The single will be part of a forthcoming EP, look for it this Spring 2019.

The singer described the track as “a different meaning and level of importance to all of us but it's safe to say we're all seeking it.” She adds, “I had fun writing this song because I was able to admit my weaknesses without taking them too seriously. I am somewhat notorious for being addicted to all things love-sex-art so when I find a man/woman who gives me those things passionately I become addicted to the pleasure. Is that a healthy way of living? Who knows, but if that's the only question that comes to mind then you're missing the point!”

TOMMY ASHBY
tommyashby.com

Scottish singer-songwriter Tommy Ashby recently released his new single “Cocoon”, taken from his forthcoming Golden Arrow EP (set for release April 2019 via Wow and Flutter Records).

The track is described as stripped down with a hypnotic vocals over piano chords. Look for the song to appear on Grey's Anatomy, Netflix's The Innocents and NBC's Midnight Texas.

Ashby tells us the origin of the song, “I wrote Cocoon in a beautiful little studio just outside Paris having been on the road for two months straight. I was there to record guitar for another artist, but snuck upstairs to one of the bedrooms and started tinkering on the grand piano in the corner. This was apparently the room where Nick Cave stays and I like to think some of his inspiration rubbed off, because the song just fell out in one go. Most of the single was recorded using my laptop microphone, super lo-fi! We tried to re-record the vocals and piano but the atmosphere just wasn't there, so the background sounds of the birds and water splashes stayed. I think this song captures a wee moment in time, which feels pretty cool.”

If you are in the London area, Ashby will appear at the The Slaughtered Lamb on April 10th.

SLUSH
slushies.bandcamp.com

Brooklyn’s Slush (singer and guitarist Alex Boehm, bassist Joe Dahlstrom, and drummer Tom Barnes) recently announced their single “Golden Seam”, taken from their forthcoming album Lizard Skin (available March 29, 2019). The record was mastered by Bob Weston of Chicago Mastering, and will be pressed as a double LP on natural white vinyl.

The NY trio shared a confusing name with Wisconsin’s Slush, South Carolina’s Slush, Melbourne’s Slush, Canada’s Slush, and Chicago’s Slushy.

This Brooklyn-based trio formed/played together since 2012 (touring in and around the New York City area), and described as protopunk. I believe they were formerly known as Slushies and their debut record American Demons (under Slush) came out in 2016.

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Baroness at the Cabooze, Minneapolis (23 August 2016)

Baroness Setlist Kerosene March to the Sea Morningstar Shock Me Ogeechee Hymnal A Horse Called Golgotha Green Theme Little Things The Iron Bell If I Have to Wake Up (Would You Stop the Rain?) Fugue Chlorine & Wine Try to Disappear Desperation Burns Foolsong The Gnashing -- Encore -- Isak Take My Bones Away Tour Dates 08/24/16 Lawrence, KS Granada Theatre 08/26/16 Albuquerque, NM Sunshine Theater 08/27/16 Phoenix, AZ Crescent Ballroom 08/28/16 Psycho Las Vegas 08/30/16 San Diego, CA Observatory North Park 08/31/16 Tucson, AZ The Rock 09/02/16 Dallas, TX Granada Theater 09/03/16 Memphis, TN New Daisy Theatre 09/04/16 Baton Rouge, LA Varsity Theatre 09/06/16 Orlando, FL The Beacham 09/07/16 Saint Petersburg, FL State Theatre 09/09/16 Charleston, SC Music Farm Charleston 09/10/16 Hopscotch Music Festival 09/17/16 Rock Allegiance Festival 09/23/16 Corpus Christi, TX The Pavilion 09/24/16 San Antonio, TX The Paper Tiger 09/25/16 Houston Open Air 10/22/16 Monster Energy Aftershock Festival 11/06/16 Sound On Sound Festival Read More Baroness Fans had been excited for Baroness’ new album Purple when it came out in December of last year. Finally, those fans will get a chance to see the band perform the tracks …

Baroness was catapulted into the headlines in 2012 after they were in a notorious bus accident in England. There were no casualties but there were serious injuries which left the future of the band in question. Thankfully, Baroness got back on their feet and started playing again. Back in December they released their much anticipated album, Purple. They made a stop in Minneapolis Tuesday night and played to a full house who had been eagerly awaiting their return with the new music.

Pallbearer

Pallbearer was the sole opener of the show. The vocals seemed to be a bit sparser than Baroness but when there were vocals, they were beautiful. At one point, there were three vocals going on at once and it gave me the chills. Brett, the lead singer, had one of the most beautiful voices I had heard in a while. He has the subtlest, but best, vibrato I think any doom metal band could have and it made them stand out in a genre that is typically dark and full of growled lyrics.

Pallbearer announced that they have just finished recording a new full-length exactly two weeks ago and will be releasing it in the near future so stay tuned. They treated the audience to a little sneak peak of a song off the upcoming release and if you like what Pallbearer has put out there in the past, you are sure to love what is coming up!

Baroness captivated the audience through their fourteen song set and then finished with a much deserved two song encore. They played through songs that spanned their nearly ten-year career but, much to the crowd's delight, they seemed to focus on their newest release.

In between songs the band would play instrumental interludes that left the crowd guessing what song would come next. As soon as the crowd would catch onto what song was coming up, they would erupt with excitement.

The music was a bit on the sludgy / doom side but John Baizley’s voice has this sort of beauty to it that you don’t typically get with metal bands like this. His voice is unique in a way that as soon as you hear it, you know who it belongs to but it’s not in an obnoxious way. It doesn’t sound like he is forcing his voice to sound different than everyone else’s, it sounded natural and perfect.

When you take Baizley’s voice and match it with the intricate guitar work and the driving drum rhythms, you get something amazing. The music seems to match the artwork that I fell in love with. It was intricate and complicated. It made you think and analyze but at the same time, it was nothing short of beautiful.

Baizley is more than just the frontman of this amazing band. He is also an extremely talented artist who does all of Baroness' album art along with the artwork for many other bands. The first time I heard of Baroness was not because of the music but because of Baizley's artwork. The music seemed to match the artwork with the intricate designs and whimsical feeling behind it.

Baroness at the Cabooze, Minneapolis (23 August 2016)

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Minneapolis: August 22 to August 24, 2016

Here are some shows taking place in the Minneapolis/St Paul area from August 22 to August 24, 2016 (the Metal Edition!)

Read more Minneapolis Music Guide.

Read More Periphery American progressive metal band Periphery are back with a new record called Juggernaut... the record is so big that it was split into two albums, Juggernaut: Alpha …

PERIPHERY
at Varsity Theater
Monday, 08/22/16, 5:30pm ($20/$25)
varsitytheater.org

The D.C. based prog rock outfit Periphery will be making a stop Monday, August 22nd at The Varsity Theater during their Sonic Unrest Tour. Periphery is currently on tour in support of their newest release Periphery III: Select Difficulty. Known for their "prog-metal opera" sound, this band has truly changed the face of modern progressive metal music and keep on releasing truly innovative music.

Periphery will be joined on stage by SikTh, Chon, and Toothgrinder.

Tickets are on sale now!

Tour dates:

08/17 Seattle, WA The Showbox
08/19 Salt Lake City, UT The Complex
08/20 Denver, CO Summit Music Hall
08/22 Minneapolis, MN Varsity Theater
08/24 Milwaukee, WI Turner Hall Ballroom
08/25 Grand Rapids, MI Intersection
08/26 Detroit, MI St. Andrew’s Hall
08/27 Pittsburgh, PA Mr. Small’s Theatre
08/28 Philadelphia, PA Theatre of Living Arts
08/30 Boston, MA Paradise
08/31 New York, NY Irving Plaza
09/01 Baltimore, MD Baltimore Sound Stage

Read More Purple Purple is the fourth album from Baroness, produced by Dave Fridmann. Track Listings Disc: 1 1. Morningstar 2. Shock …

BARONESS
at Cabooze
Tuesday, 08/23/16, 7pm ($22/$25)
cabooze.com

Fans had been excited for Baroness’ new album Purple when it came out in December of last year. Finally, those fans will get a chance to see the band perform the tracks live. Baroness will be performing at The Cabooze on Tuesday, August 23rd. Many people have referred to this newest release as Baroness’ best and a masterpiece.

Originally, Baroness was to play the Varsity Theater, but ultimately decided to move to a different venue, due to concerns over child sex abuse lawsuits filed against the venue’s owner:

"All Minneapolis/Minnesotan Baroness fans and ticket-holders:

Due to some very disturbing allegations surrounding the club where we had originally booked our upcoming show, we have decided to side with our conscience and change the venue for our August 23 show.

All tickets bought prior to this announcement will be honored in-full at the new venue, The Cabooze (917 Cedar Ave, Minneapolis, MN 55404.) We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause, but the it was a necessary decision and we hope you understand. See you soon!"

The upcoming show will be supported by Pallbearer from Arkansas. Pallbearer is known for their deeply melodic tracks and are truly captivating to see live.

Tour dates:

08/19/16 Cleveland, OH House Of Blues
08/20/16 Detroit, MI St. Andrews Hall
08/21/16 Chicago, IL Metro / Smart Bar
08/23/16 Minneapolis, MN Cabooze
08/24/16 Lawrence, KS Granada Theatre
08/26/16 Albuquerque, NM Sunshine Theater
08/27/16 Phoenix, AZ Crescent Ballroom
08/28/16 Psycho Las Vegas
08/30/16 San Diego, CA Observatory North Park
08/31/16 Tucson, AZ The Rock
09/02/16 Dallas, TX Granada Theater
09/03/16 Memphis, TN New Daisy Theatre
09/04/16 Baton Rouge, LA Varsity Theatre
09/06/16 Orlando, FL The Beacham
09/07/16 Saint Petersburg, FL State Theatre
09/09/16 Charleston, SC Music Farm Charleston
09/10/16 Hopscotch Music Festival
09/17/16 Rock Allegiance Festival
09/23/16 Corpus Christi, TX The Pavilion
09/24/16 San Antonio, TX The Paper Tiger
09/25/16 Houston Open Air
10/22/16 Monster Energy Aftershock Festival
11/06/16 Sound On Sound Festival

Read More Belphegor Conjuring the Dead Belphegor Conjuring the Dead arrived in my mailbox back on July 25. I had pre-ordered it from Nuclear Blast with the t-shirt bundle, which also came with a …

BELPHEGOR
at Triple Rock Social Club
Wednesday, 08/24/16, 5:30pm ($23/$26)
triplerocksocialclub.com

Austria’s black death metal band Belphegor (originally Betrayer) will be headlining the Triple Rock Social Club next Wednesday, August 24th.

Opening will be Kansas’ Origin, Phoenix’s Abigail Williams, Shining, Diagoro, and We Are Legion.

Abigail Williams’ name came from the initial accuser in Salem Witch Trials of 1692, which resulted in the imprisonment, death, and torture of more than 150 accused witches.

Abigail Williams’ tour dates:

8/17/2016 Brick by Brick - San Diego, CA
8/18/2016 The Whisky - W. Hollywood, CA
8/19/2016 Oakland Metro - Oakland, CA
8/20/2016 Star Theater - Portland, OR
8/21/2016 Rickshaw Theatre - Vancouver, BC
8/23/2016 Pub Station - Billings, MT #
8/22/2016 Studio Seven - Seattle, WA
8/24/2016 Triple Rock - Minneapolis, MN
8/25/2016 The Riot Room - Kansas City, MO
8/26/2016 Full Metal Assault - Cave-in-Rock, IL
8/27/2016 Oddbody's - Dayton, OH
8/28/2016 Reggie's - Chicago, IL
8/29/2016 The Outpost- Kent, OH ^
8/30/2016 Salle Multi - Quebec City, QC
8/31/2016 Gramercy Theatre - New York, NY
9/01/2016 Ottobar - Baltimore, MD *
9/02/2016 Exit/Inn - Nashville, TN *
9/03/2016 Georgia Theatre - Athens, GA *
9/04/2016 Culture Room - Ft Lauderdale, FL *
9/06/2016 TBA ^
9/07/2016 Headquarters - Indianapolis, IN ^
9/08/2016 Lookout Lounge - Omaha, NE ^
9/09/2016 Roxy Theater - Denver, CO ^
9/10/2016 Metro Bar - Salt Lake City, UT ^

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Converge/The Red Chord/Baroness/Genghis Tron/Blacklisted show review

 

How Quickly We Forget Again

Last Light

Dread Prevailed

O' Appalachia

Chapels

Epitaph was recently cool enough to stick me on their guest list to see one of my favorite live bands at the smallest all-ages venue in town. Needless to say, I was pretty stoked. Tonight, I was going to have my face melted by Converge, The Red Chord, Baroness, Genghis Tron, and Blacklisted.

 

Unfortunately, I showed up a half hour late, forgetting that this venue starts shows an hour earlier during the school year. So when I got there, Blacklisted was halfway through their set. The couple songs I caught were pretty much straight-up hardcore with a definite “Deathwish” edge to it. A fine opening to the night.

 

Genghis Tron hauled out their keyboards after that, along with a custom light setup. Their sound is sort of like what would happen if you mixed the typical Casio-core sound with a little bit of well-integrated trip-hop. There's no live drummer, but they have enough energy going between the three of them to easily make up for it. The house was already packed at this point, so I couldn't get any pictures, unfortunately.

 

I did, however, manage to make it up toward the front for Baroness, who managed to cement their place as one of my new favorite bands. They have a definite old-school vibe going on, with a lot of that classic British guitar crunch, and vaguely Maiden-esque riffage and the most melodic vocals of the night. But they do this all without sounding like any sort of throwback, and without coming off “too prog.” And, well, they completely slayed. This is one of those bands who, unless they break up or somehow put out a string of really terrible albums, is going to be huge, soon.

Baroness 4

Baroness 1

Baroness 2

Baroness 3

 

After them was The Red Chord. Quick confession: I have never liked The Red Chord. For some reason, they just never did much for me. Maybe it's because there are breakdowns where the guitar solos are supposed to be, and their songs are all itching for some crazy atonal death metal style guitar solos. But regardless, they put on an awesome live show that their recordings could never do justice. They have a lot of the kind of energy that can only really be communicated live. And damn, they communicate it well!

 

The Red Chord 4

The Red Chord 1

The Red Chord 2

The Red Chord 3

 

The main event, was Converge, however. Converge is the hardest band on Earth to photograph. Especially when the batteries in your camera are dying. Kurt came out before the rest of the band and played the opening riff of “Plagues” from the band's most recent album, No Heroes (I somehow managed to get a picture of this happening despite being smashed between about eight dudes who were all about twice my size at the time). The band came out and proceeded to melt face with an assortment of newer songs (“Plagues,” “No Heroes”), classics and fan favorites (“Concubine” and “Last Light” - which may be the most memorable singalong in heavy music - respectively), and some more obscure tracks (including “Locust Reign” from the Agoraphobic Nosebleed split LP). The band was in top form, and the crowd responded accordingly, many of them blatantly violating the venue's “no stage diving” rule and some of the gutsier ones even taking dives off the PA.

Converge 4

Converge 1

Converge 2

Converge 3

This tour is still going, and I'd definitely recommend checking it out. Baroness is going to be on the tour until the April 20^th show, after which Coliseum (also an excellent band) will be taking their place.

 

 

04/16: Portland, OR @ Satyricon w/ The Red Chord, Baroness, Genghis Tron
04/17: Oakland, CA @ Sweets Ballroom (Note venue change!!!) w/ The Red Chord, Baroness, Genghis Tron
04/18: Los Angeles, CA @ Knitting Factory w/ The Red Chord, Baroness, Genghis Tron
04/19: Pomona, CA @ Glasshouse w/ The Red Chord, Baroness, Genghis Tron
04/20: Tempe, AZ @ The Clubhouse Music Venue w/ The Red Chord, Baroness, Genghis Tron
04/22: Austin, TX @ Red 7 w/ The Red Chord, Coliseum, Genghis Tron
04/23: Dallas, TX @ The Door w/ The Red Chord, Coliseum, Genghis Tron
04/24: Houston, TX @ Red Room @ Meridian w/ The Red Chord, Coliseum, Genghis Tron
04/25: New Orleans, LA @ The High Ground w/ The Red Chord, Coliseum, Genghis Tron
04/26: St. Petersburg, FL @ State Theatre w/ The Red Chord, Coliseum, Genghis Tron
04/27: Orlando, FL @ The Social w/ The Red Chord, Coliseum, Genghis Tron
04/28: Gainesville, FL @ Common Grounds w/ The Red Chord, Coliseum, Genghis Tron
04/29: Atlanta, GA @ The Masquerade w/ The Red Chord, Coliseum, Genghis Tron
04/30: Virginia Beach, VA @ Steppin' Out w/ The Red Chord, Coliseum, Genghis Tron
05/01: Baltimore, MD @ Otto Bar w/ The Red Chord, Coliseum, Genghis Tron
05/02: Pittsburgh, PA @ The School w/ The Red Chord, Coliseum, Genghis Tron
05/03: Philadelphia, PA @ Starlight Ballroom w/ The Red Chord, Coliseum, Genghis Tron

 

More info can be found at:

 

Converge's official site

The Red Chord's official site

Baroness' official MySpace
Genghis Tron's official site

Blacklisted's official MySpace

 

-Soup