W♥M: Becca Mancari

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Minneapolis: September 5 to September 7, 2024

10/09/2023

Rocktober: October 29

10/29 Charlie Cunningham with Ethan Tasch at 7th St Entry

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Charlie Cunningham

Charlie Cunningham will play the 7th Street Entry on Monday, September 23rd. Show up early to check out Denver-based artist The Still Tide (aka Anna Morsett), touring in support of her new Between Skies EP …

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It’s Rocktober!

10/29/2023 Sunday

Charlie Cunningham
with Ethan Tasch
at 7th St Entry
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UK singer/songwriter Charlie Cunningham is touring in support of his third album Frame, released earlier this year.

We previously mentioned Cunningham touring with Lucy Rose, and as headliner in Sep 2019.

Ethan Tasch to open.

Tour dates:

October 15 – Washington, DC – Songbyrd Music Hall
October 16 – Ardmore, PA – Ardmore Music Hall
October 18 – New York, NY – Bowery Ballroom
October 19 – Somerville, MA – Crystal Ballroom
October 20 – Quebec City, QC – Grand Théâtre
October 21 – Montreal, QC - Corona
October 24 – Toronto, ON – Allied Music Center
October 25 – Ann Arbor, MI – The Ark
October 26 – Chicago, IL – Lincoln Hall
October 28 – Milwaukee, WI – Back Room @ Collectivo
October 29 – Minneapolis, MN – 7th Street Entry
November 1 – Denver, CO – Bluebird Theater
November 2 – Salt Lake City, UT – Urban Lounge
November 4 – Seattle, WA – Abbey Hall
November 5 – Vancouver, BC – Hollywood Theatre
November 7 – Portland, OR – The Old Church
November 10 – San Francisco, CA – Great American Music Hall
November 11 – Los Angeles, CA – Masonic Lodge

10/29 FRENSHIP with Bizzy at Fine Line

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Frenship

Platinum-selling duo Frenship will be stopping by the Fine Line Music Café on Tuesday, May 28th, in support of their debut LP Vacation. …

10/29/2023 Sunday

FRENSHIP
with Bizzy
at Fine Line
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Frenship (James Sunderland and Brett Hite) is touring in support of their new EP Base Camp.

The duo will stop by the Fine Line on October 29.

Bizzy to open.

Tour dates:

10/05 - Cat's Cradle - Carrboro, NC
10/06 - Center Stage - Atlanta, GA
10/07 - Exit/In - Nashville, TN
10/10 - Dada Dallas - Dallas, TX
10/11 - Empire Control Room & Garage - Austin, TX
10/12 - The Secret Group - Houston, TX
10/19 - The Fillmore Philadelphia - Philadelphia, PA
10/20 - Black Cat - Washington, DC
10/21 - Le Poisson Rouge - New York, NY
10/22 - Brighton Music Hall - Allston, MA
10/25 - House of Blues Cleveland - Cleveland, OH
10/26 - Subterranean - Chicago, IL
10/27 - Shank Hall - Milwaukee, WI
10/28 - Appleton Beer Factory - Appleton, WI
10/29 - Fine Line - Minneapolis, MN
11/01 - The District Bar - Spokane, WA
11/02 - Nectar Lounge - Seattle, WA
11/03 - Dante's - Portland, OR
11/04 - Wow Hall - Eugene, OR
11/08 - The Chapel - San Francisco, CA
11/10 - Troubadour - West Hollywood, CA
11/11 - Quartyard - San Diego, CA
11/12 - Last Exit Live - Phoenix, AZ
11/14 - Soundwell - Salt Lake City, UT
11/16 - Black Sheep - Colorado Springs, CO
11/17 - Washington’s FoCo - Fort Collins, CO
11/18 - Marquis Theater - Denver, CO

10/29 Daniel Donato's Cosmic Country at Amsterdam Bar & Hall

10/29/2023 Sunday

Daniel Donato's Cosmic Country
at Amsterdam Bar & Hall
first-avenue.com

Acclaimed singer / songwriter / guitar virtuoso Daniel Donato is touring in support of his upcoming sophomore album Reflector, out November 10th via Retrace Music. The tour will stop by the Amsterdam Bar & Hall in St Paul on Oct 29th.

As of this writing, no opening band listed.

Tour dates:

10/5-8 – Shakori Hills Grassroots Festival 2023
10/7 – Atlanta, GA – The Loft
10/8 – Chattanooga, TN – Barrelhouse Ballroom
10/11 – Roanoke, VA – 5 Points Music Sanctuary
10/12 – Charlottesville, VA – The Southern Café and Music Hall
10/13 – Washington, D.C. – Pearl Street Warehouse
10/15 – Pittsburgh, PA – Club Café
10/18 – State College, PA – The State Theatre
10/19 – Philadelphia, PA – Ardmore Music Hall
10/21 – Brooklyn, NY – Brooklyn Bowl
10/22 – Cambridge, MA – The Sinclair
10/24 – Buffalo, NY – 9th Ward
10/25 – Ann Arbor, MI – Blind Pig
10/26 – Holland, MI – Park Theatre
10/29 – Minneapolis, MN – Amsterdam Bar and Hall
10/31 – Milwaukee, WI – The Back Room at Colectivo
11/1 – Madison, WI – High Noon Saloon
11/2 – St. Louis, MO – The Old Rock House
11/3 – Indianapolis, IN – Hi-Fi
11/4 – Louisville, KY – Mercury Ballroom
11/11 – North Charleston, SC – Holy Smokes BBQ Festival 2023
11/24 – Covington, KY – Madison Theater
11/25 – Covington, KY – Madison Theater
11/29 – Columbia, SC – The Senate
11/30 – Macon, GA – Capitol Theatre
12/1 – Savannah, GA – Victory North Savannah
12/2 – Jacksonville, FL – Underbelly
12/5 – Gainesville, FL – Heartwood Soundstage
12/6 – Mobile, AL – Soul Kitchen Music Hall
12/7 – Houston, TX – Rockefellers
12/8 – Austin, TX – Mohawk
12/9 – Dallas, TX – Deep Ellum Art Company
12/10 – Oklahoma City, OK – Beer City Music Hall
12/12 – Fayetteville, AR – George’s Majestic Lounge
12/13 – Memphis, TN – Railgarten

10/29 Becca Mancari with Bloomsday at icehouse

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Becca Mancari

10/29/2023 Sunday

Becca Mancari
with Bloomsday
at icehouse MPLS
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Nashville-based musician Becca Mancari (they/them) is touring in support of their third album Left Hand (Captured Tracks).

Becca Mancari (12 Sep 2023)

We caught Mancari in Sep 2023 and said, “The night began with Nashville (by way of NY and PA) indie folk singer-songwriter Becca Mancari, whose third solo LP Left Hand was just released last month (via Captured Tracks Records). boygenius’ Julien Bakerlent a hand to the new record, which shifts more pop in nature rhythmic shakers of the album’s lead single, “Over and Over” played early in the opening set, lyrically hearken back to an early phase of upbringing and coming out in a fundamentalist household of four kids and a pastor father.”

Bloomsday to open.

Tour dates:

10/1 - Toronto, ONT @ The Drake Hotel
10/2 - Pittsburgh, PA @ Club Cafe
10/3 - Columbus, OH @ Rumba Cafe
10/6 - Nashville, TN @ Blue Room
10/26 - Louisville, KY @ Whirling Tiger
10/28 - Davenport, IA @ Raccoon Motel
10/29 - Minneapolis, MN @ Icehouse
11/1 - Salt Lake City, UT @ Urban Lounge
11/2 - Boise, ID @ Neurolux
11/4 - Seattle, WA @ Barboza
11/5 - Portland, OR @ Mission Theater
11/7 - San Francisco, CA @ Cafe Du Nord
11/9 - Los Angeles, CA @ The Echo
11/11 - San Diego, CA @ The Casbah
11/12 - Santa Ana, CA @ Constellation Room
11/13 - Tucson, AZ @ Club Congress
11/15 - Austin, TX @ Ballroom at Spider House
11/16 - Houston, TX @ White Oak Music Hall
11/17 - Dallas, TX @ Club Dada

*supporting Joy Oladokun

10/29 Dope Lemon with Franklin Jonas at First Avenue

10/29/2023 Sunday

Dope Lemon
with Franklin Jonas
at First Avenue
first-avenue.com

Dope Lemon is headlining First Avenue this October 29th, in support of his fourth album Kimosabè.

Franklin Jonas to open.

Tour dates:

10/06 Houston, TX - House of Blues Houston
10/07 Dallas, TX - House of Blues Dallas
10/08 Austin, TX - Austin City Limits
10/10 Denver, CO - Ogden Theatre
10/11 Albuquerque, NM - El Rey Theater
10/12 Phoenix, AZ - The Van Buren
10/15 Austin, TX - Austin City Limits
10/16 Los Angeles, CA - The Bellwether
10/17 Santa Cruz, CA - The Catalyst
10/18 San Francisco, CA - The Fillmore
10/20 Bend, OR - Midtown Ballroom
10/21 Portland, OR - McMenamins Crystal Ballroom
10/22 Seattle, WA - The Showbox
10/23 Vancouver, BC - The Orpheum
10/25 Calgary, AB - The Palace Theatre
10/26 Edmonton, AB - Midway Music Hall
10/28 Winnipeg, MB - Exchange Event Centre
10/29 Minneapolis, MN - First Avenue
10/31 Toronto, ON - History
11/01 Montreal, QC - L'Olympia
11/03 Boston, MA - Paradise Rock Club
11/04 Brooklyn, NY - Brooklyn Steel
11/05 Philadelphia, PA - Brooklyn Bowl Philadelphia
11/07 Washington, DC - 9:30 Club
11/09 Charlotte, NC - The Underground
11/10 Atlanta, GA - Centre Stage
11/11 Nashville, TN - Eastside Bowl

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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09/15/2023

Joy Oladokun w Becca Mancari at The Truman, Kansas City MO (2023-09-12)

JOY OLADOKUN SETLIST

intro music: “The Climb” – Miley Cyrus

Keeping the Light On
Changes
Taking Things for Granted
If You Got a Problem
Sunday
Blink Twice (acoustic)
Breathe Again (acoustic)
Somehow / The Middle (acoustic, Jimmy Eat World cover)
Rocket Man (I Think It's Going to Be a Long, Long Time) (Elton John cover)
The Hard Way
You at the Table
Somebody Like Me / band intros
We're All Going to Die

Encore:

Sweet Symphony
Purple Haze
Look Up (w/Bittersweet Symphony by The Verve snippet)

outro- “I Want it That Way” – Backstreet Boys

BECCA MANCARI SETLIST

Over and Over Again
First Time
I Had a Dream
Golden
Don't Even Worry
Stay with Me

JOY OLADOKUN TOUR DATES

sep 13 DELMAR HALL SAINT LOUIS, MO *
sep 14 THALIA HALL CHICAGO, IL
sep 15 BOURBON & BEYOND LOUISVILLE, KY
sep 17 MUSIC MIDTOWN ATLANTA, GA
sep 19 THE ORANGE PEEL ASHEVILLE, NC *
sep 20 CAT'S CRADLE CARRBORO, NC *
sep 22 THE UNDERGROUND CHARLOTTE, NC *
sep 23 JEFFERSON THEATER CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA *
sep 24 HOWARD THEATRE WASHINGTON, DC *
sep 26 NEWPORT MUSIC HALL COLUMBUS, OH
sep 27 EL CLUB DETROIT, MI
sep 28 THE PHOENIX CONCERT THEATRE TORONTO, ON
sep 30 SOUND ON SOUND FESTIVAL BRIDGEPORT, CT
oct 1 UNION TRANSFER PHILADELPHIA, PA
oct 2 IRVING PLAZA NEW YORK, NY
oct 4 ROADRUNNER BOSTON, MA
oct 5 STATE THEATRE PORTLAND, ME
nov 4 KESSLER THEATER DALLAS, TX
nov 5 SCOOT INN AUSTIN, TX
nov 7 MEOW WOLF SANTA FE, NM
nov 9 BELLY UP TAVERN SOLANA BEACH, CA
nov 10 BELASCO THEATER LOS ANGELES, CA
nov 11 LITTLE SAINT HEALDSBURG, CA
nov 14 CRYSTAL BALLROOM PORTLAND, OR
nov 15 THE SHOWBOX SEATTLE, WA
nov 16 WOW HALL EUGENE, OR
nov 18 FELTON MUSIC HALL FELTON, CA
nov 19 THE FILLMORE SAN FRANCISCO, CA

= with Becca Mancari

BECCA MANCARI TOUR DATES

SEP 13 Delmar Hall Saint Louis, MO *
SEP 14 Thalia Hall Chicago, IL *
SEP 19 The Orange Peel Asheville, NC *
SEP 20 Cat's Cradle Carrboro, NC *
SEP 22 The Underground Charlotte, NC *
SEP 23 Jefferson Theater Charlottesville, VA *
SEP 24 Howard Theatre Washington, DC *
SEP 25 The Fillmore Philadelphia, PA
SEP 27 Deep Cuts Medford, MA
SEP 28 Baby's All Right Brooklyn, NY
SEP 30 The Diving Bell Social Club Montréal, QC, Canada
OCT 1 The Drake Hotel Toronto, ON, Canada
OCT 2 Club Cafe Pittsburgh, PA
OCT 3 Rumba Cafe Columbus, OH
OCT 6 The Blue Room Nashville, TN
OCT 26 The Whirling Tiger Louisville, KY
OCT 28 Raccoon Motel Davenport, IA
OCT 29 Icehouse Minneapolis, MN
NOV 1 The Urban Lounge Salt Lake City, UT
NOV 2 Neurolux Boise, ID
NOV 4 Barboza Seattle, WA
NOV 5 McMenamins Mission Theater Portland, OR
NOV 7 Cafe Du Nord San Francisco, CA
NOV 9 The Echo Los Angeles, CA
NOV 11 Casbah San Diego, CA
NOV 12 Constellation Room Santa Ana, CA
NOV 13 Club Congress Tucson, AZ
NOV 15 Spiderhouse Ballroom Austin, TX
NOV 16 White Oak Music Hall Houston, TX
NOV 17 Dada Dallas, TX

* = w/ Joy Oladokun
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Joy Oladokun

Following the release of her critically acclaimed album, Nashville-based singer-songwriter and producer Joy Oladokun unveils the "complete" installment of her album series, in defense of my own happiness …

Two rising singer-songwriters, Joy Oladokun and Becca Mancari landed in Kansas City at The Truman to shed light on their own proof of life- growing up and coming out, religious trauma and hardships; and ultimately, their own personal redemption for coming to terms with their own identity and musically storytelling, each in their own unique voice.

The night began with Nashville (by way of NY and PA) indie folk singer-songwriter Becca Mancari, whose third solo LP Left Hand was just released last month (via Captured Tracks Records). boygenius’ Julien Bakerlent a hand to the new record, which shifts more pop in nature rhythmic shakers of the album’s lead single, “Over and Over” played early in the opening set, lyrically hearken back to an early phase of upbringing and coming out in a fundamentalist household of four kids and a pastor father.

More lush sounding and synth-driven on record, the live experience leaned more toward rock, though the highly personal lyrics hit home in any format, including those on the new “I Had a Dream” which unpacks more on the themes of identity, family upbringing, and religion.

Mancari joked in comparing the opener as a “substitute teacher” as a warm-up to the headline act, and asked if we were all having fun. Though not considered a country artist, 2017’s “Golden” sounded the closest to that genre and “Don’t Even Worry” (done in studio w/ex-Alabama Shakes’ Brittany Howard) was a late set highlight.

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After a brief set change, the anthemic Miley Cyrus song “The Climb” was cued up as lights darkened and Arizona-born multi-genre (folk, pop, r&b, roots) singer-songwriter Joy Oladokun and band took to the stage for her headlining set, on this, her Living Proof Tour (named from the fourth full-length of the same name, out now on Verve Forecast/Republic).

Though not mentioned from the stage, Oladokun has partnered with PLUS1, so $1 from each ticket sold will go towards supporting gun violence prevention initiatives, one of several causes that have become close to heart for the artist. The set was off to a rolling, positive start with single, “Keeping the Light On” from the new record, then “a song about how much I hate change” fittingly called “Changes”.

The poignant “Taking Things for Granted” was intro’d by Oladokun simply saying, “This is about how no one came to my eighth birthday”, singing of swimming alone and making the point that trauma in childhood, can easily stay with someone all through their adult years.

She joked after, realizing she forgot “If You Got a Problem” on the setlist, so directed the band to go back and play it, and randomly (or maybe not so much, being in the BBQ capital) saying she wants to open a barbecue restaurant called “Risk It for the Brisket”, which elicited cheers.

The Neil Young-inspired “Sunday” was a 2019 early breakthrough, about her own religious trauma and being the kind of song that her younger self needed to hear. Her three-song solo acoustic set was among her favorite moments, purposely being unplanned and decided in the moment.

After mentioning how awkward it was for a Southern woman to recently compliment her as “handsome”, she ended this portion strongly with the depressing but real “Somehow” merged with an influential Jimmy Eat World hit, that is one of her favorites.

The Elton John cover was changed by having dramatic slow beats as its foundation (and also inspired by a certain herb) and that feeling continued into “The Hard Way” from the new LP, with Oladokun starting the song singing, “Jesus raised me, good weed saved me” and sang of the earned rewards of not taking an easier way.

Not afraid to wear her (late 90s/early 00’s) influences on her sleeve, the set would end with the Weezer-influenced, “We’re All Going to Die”- not quite the storytelling point-of-views of the Dawes song of the same name, but it questions in the same way, the way we never fully figure everything out before meeting our end.

The encore proved to be one of symphonies- both sweet and bittersweet, “Don’t start a riot or anything” she remarked, returning to the stage after rising cheers. Starting things was “Sweet Symphony” a song from the new LP about “how cute my parents’ love is”, also cheekily saying “Chris Stapleton couldn’t be here tonight, because of budget cuts”, mentioning the co-collaborator of the studio version of the song.

The night would end on a positive...err, joyful note as Oladokun would finish with the new “Look Up”, a song she said was “about the things that make life matter- the smell of coffee, dogs in sweaters, and Backstreet Boys songs” and the song itself would meld with the late 90’s hit “Bittersweet Symphony” before returning to finish with her last chorus and if on cue, some Backstreet Boys outro music to end the night as lights went up.

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JOY OLADOKUN

BECCA MANCARI

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09/06/2023

We♥KC! September 7-13, 2023 Upcoming concerts / shows (Kansas City / Lawrence, KS)

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Janelle Monae

For most attendees, this was their first opportunity to hear new tracks by the likes of Fratellis, Mazzy Star, Janelle Monae w/ Prince, Rudimental, and Bastille. …

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School is in full swing, and the record-breaking high temps are finally in the rear-view mirror for the season. More crisp nights make outdoor shows more ideal, and plenty of bands are touring before things get too much colder, so the next couple months can often be the time to see some of the best touring acts of the year. Best thoughts going out to Caamp.

Let’s take look at the Kansas City / Lawrence KS metro musical happenings from September 7th-13th.

THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 7

Cyrano de Bergerac, KC Rep (Spencer Theatre), Through Sept 24, $35-$79

Opening their 60^th Anniversary season with a bang (and Asian-featured cast/director!), the classic love triangle tale of a genius with language, Cyrano secretly loves the radiant Roxane, but she loves the beautiful-but-inarticulate Christian. Convinced of his own ugliness, Cyrano offers to act as go-between, setting in motion a poignant and hilarious love triangle in which each character is torn between the lure of physical attraction and the seductive power of words.

Written by Edmond Rostand and freely adapted by Martin Crimp, direction is provided by Associate Artistic Director Nelson T. Eusebio III, and runs 2hr 15min, with an intermission. The production features smoke, haze, and strobe lights, simulations of war with swords, prop guns, and sounds of war with strong language. For ages 14 and up.

Here Come the Mummies, Uptown, POSTPONED TO NOV. 12

FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 8

"Ann Hampton Callaway and Liz Callaway - Broadway the Calla-way!" Pennway Place at Studio Dan Meiners, $100+

The Tony-nominated Callaway Sisters are bringing Broadway to Kansas City for HMCKC’s Evening of Note: 38 Below – raising the roof with their acclaimed New York City 54 Below Cabaret show, Broadway the Calla-way! Liz and Ann Hampton Callaway. truly become one singular sensation for a rousing NYC night of harmony, humor and the soaring sounds of the greatest songs of Broadway! With showstoppers from West Side Story, Chicago, Funny Girl, Cats, Carousel, Wicked and more great Broadway shows, you’re bound to enjoy The Big Apple from The Heartland!

Lemonade Social Fest, Sept 8, 9, $10-$20/day

Back for its fourth local music fest at Lemonade Park, it started in 2020 to help provide a safe way to uplift the KC music scene during the pandemic, and local record label The Record Machine is keeping the mission going. The fest opens at 7pm Friday with pop-rock trio LYXE, tropical pop band Surf Wax, as well as duo Static Phantoms and Dress Warm.

Saturday starting at 3:30pm will have eight acts in all, with psych-soul group Black Light Animals, local rapper Steddy P, and Mr. Golden Sun as a part of the lineup. Local rapper-producer Paris Williams, Lawrence singer-songwriter Paul Jesse, Flora, Ben Gipson, and Miki P & the Swallowtails are also slated to perform.

Cracker w/Bootstrap Boys, Sarah Shook Sept 8 and 9 (4pm), Knuckleheads, $25.

On the 30th anniversary of their acclaimed album, "Kerosene Hat,", alt-rock, Americana post punk legends Cracker takes over three stages on two nights. Friday’s schedule is: 7:00 -7:45 PM David Lowery / 8:00-8:45 PM Bootstrap Boys / 9:00 -10:45 Cracker while Saturday’s earlier start means: 4:00-4:45 PM Hickman Solo Set / 5:00-6:00 PM Sarah Shook and the Disarmers / 6:15-8:00 PM Cracker

Co-founders David Lowery and Johnny Hickman have been at it for over a quarter of a century – releasing ten studio albums, multiple gold records, several hit songs [“Low,” “Teen Angst (What The World Needs Now),” “Euro-Trash Girl” and “Get Off This”], and a worldwide fan base. Cracker‘s tenth studio effort, the double-album entitled Berkeley To Bakersfield, finds this American band traversing two different sides of the California landscape – the northern Bay area and further down-state in Bakersfield.

As Lowery explains, “On the Berkeley disc the band is the original lineup – Davey Faragher, Michael Urbano, Johnny and myself. This is the first time this lineup has recorded together in almost 20 years.” We caught Lowery solo and in conversation earlier this year.

SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 9

Janelle Monae, The Midland, $41.50-$91.50

Named after her most recent LP, The Age of Pleasure Tour just started last week in Seattle and the leg will wrap mid-next month in Inglewood, CA. The Age of Pleasure is Monáe’s follow-up to her 2018 LP, Dirty Computer, released in June via Atlantic Records. The 14-song record includes “Float” (which features Seun Kuti and Egypt 80), and “Lipstick Lover.” And even though, she moved to Atlanta a long time ago, we still consider the Kansas City, KS-born innovative artist, one of our own.

Band of Heathens w Lilly Hiatt, Sept 9, Knuckleheads, $20

Returning to their Austin TX roots on ninth studio album, Simple Things, The Band of Heathens returns to a more basic approach to the rootsy, guitar-based rock with which they made their name.

Though the members now live scattered across the country, coming back to Austin to compose and record was crucial to the making of the new record, which should be featured live, along with older favorites.

Lilly Hiatt has continued on the road following her breakout LP Trinity Lane and has since released a hanful of lo-fi singles (i.e., the almost-shoegaze “Angels Thing” and groovy “L8 Night People”) and Domestic Bliss, the self-titled debut LP from Hiatt and husband and fellow Nashville musician Coley Hinson, and the couple continue to join forces live.

SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 10

Black Country New Road, moved to The Granada-Lawrence, $22

This year, the UK rock act have released a live album and concert film recorded at London’s Bush Hall late last year. Live at Bush Hall followed Ants From Up There, which featured frontman Isaac Wood, who left the group soon after its release.

The band now performs an all-new repertoire written by remaining members Tyler Hyde (bass, vocals), May Kershaw (piano, vocals), Jockstrap’s Georgia Ellery (violin, vocals), Lewis Evans (saxophone, vocals), Luke Mark (guitar), and Charlie Wayne (drums).

NYC indie artist Daneshevskaya opens, in support of this year’s Long is the Tunnel release.

Gregory Porter, Kauffman Center, $47-$97

The acclaimed singer-songwriter was raised in Bakersfield, CA, and began singing in small jazz clubs in San Diego and later NYC where his music career began to ascend with the release of his first two albums- 2010’s Water and 2012’s Be Good. In 2013, he released his Blue Note Records debut, Liquid Spirit which grew into a phenomenon, selling more than a million albums and earning Porter his first GRAMMY Award.

His 2016 follow-up Take Me To The Alley won Porter his second GRAMMY for Best Vocal Jazz Album and established him one of the most soulful jazz singer-songwriters of his generation. In 2017, Porter released the heartfelt tribute album Nat King Cole & Me, and in 2020, returned to his original songwriting on the uplifting All Rise.

MONDAY SEPTEMBER 11

TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 12

Joy Oladokun w Becca Mancari, Truman, $20-$40

The Arizona-born multi-genre (folk, pop, r&b, roots) artist continues out on her Living Proof Tour, (named after her fourth full-length of the same name, out now on Verve Forecast/Republic) headlining after spending some of the season opening for The Teskey Brothers and Noah Kahan. Oladokun has partnered with PLUS1, so $1 from each ticket sold will go towards supporting gun violence prevention initiatives.

Live, she plays plenty of her own, as well as works in covers from the likes of Jimmy Eat World, Phil Collins, and is getting more known for her version of Elton John's "Rocket Man".

Arrive early for rock/country singer-songwriter Becca Mancari, whose third LP Left Hand was just out on August 25 (via Captured Tracks Records). Lead single "Over And Over" definitely leans Pop though. Congas and shakers share space with guitar riffs to give the whole thing a polyrhythmic bounce, with Julien Baker lending backing vocals to the chorus.

Caamp, The Midland, CANCELED Update: Caamp (@Caamp) / X (twitter.com)

Ohio folk favorites (and on one of our favorite labels, Mom+Pop) hit the road for a summer tour, playing multi-nights in bigger cities as well as many festivals, out in support of last year's Lavender Days release. The album quickly sprung to the top of the Billboard charts with opening positions in the Top 10 on 4 different charts, including Americana, Alternative, Vinyl and Indie and Top 20 positions on 7 charts total including the Billboard Top 200.

Lavender Days features Nathaniel Rateliff and (KC resident) Waxahatchee's Katie Crutchfield on vocals and their previous full lengths - their self-titled 2016 debut, 2018's Boys and By and By in 2019, have helped their growing fan base. Live, they've been working in covers from Dr. Dog, Fleetwood Mac, and Neil Young.

UPDATE: remainder of 2023 tour dates now canceled.

WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 13

Jai Wolf, The Truman, $25-$60

The Bangladeshi American electronic performer/producer has a new single, “(I Dread The Day He Takes You To) Paris [feat. MYRNE, and inspired by Taylor Swift's song of the same name],” all as part of a new era he calls “Blue Babu – a new journey beginning with a demonstration in the desert, followed by an analysis of consciousness transcribed into sound,” also via Mom+Pop following his debut album, The Cure to Loneliness.

This “Blue Babu” era marks a return for Jai Wolf, starting with the recent release of his first official single in three years, “Want It All” featuring rising pop sensation Evalyn, complete with AI-created music video. Last June, he became the only Bangladeshi-American artist to sell out Red Rocks as a headliner and collaborator MYRNE as well as EVAN GIIA join him on the road.

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02/22/2022

Minneapolis: March 15 to March 16

09/16/2021

Rocktober: October 5 to 11, 2021

10/05/2021: Julian Lage at Fine Line

10/05/2021: Nation of Language at Turf Club

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Julian Lage

Julian Lage was somewhat of a child prodigy, having had a documentary film made about his guitar playing when he was 8 years old. When he was 12, he performed at the 2000 Grammy Awards. By the age of 15, he was already a a faculty member …

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10/05/2021 TUESDAY

JULIAN LAGE
at Fine Line
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Excerpt Julien and Julian: Guitar virtuoso Julian Lage will be touring the United States in the fall in support of his latest release Squint (Blue Note Records). He’ll be stopping by the Fine Line Music Café in Minneapolis this October 5th, billed as “An evening with Julian Lage”. No opening band is listed as of this writing. What is interesting about these Lage will be offering exclusive Master Classes in some selected cities. If you paid for the class, you can show up early to the show and will spend 45 minutes learning Lage’s special techniques on his guitar playing with a Q&A session.

10/05/2021 TUESDAY

NATION OF LANGUAGE
with The Wants
at Turf Club
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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.” The single is from the band’s forthcoming sophomore album A Way Forward, due out November 5th.

Based on previously released singles, “Across That Fine Line” (it’s too bad they’re not playing the Fine Line) and “Wounds of Love”, they all had glowing praises from the media, including Pitchfork, Rough Trade, NME, Stereogum, Paste, Under the Radar, etc.

Nation of Language Tour Dates:

09/09 – Philadelphia, PA @ Johnny Brenda’s
09/10 – New York, NY @ Bowery Ballroom
09/11 – Boston, MA @ The Sinclair
09/25 – Queens, NY @ Governors Ball
09/30 – Montreal, PQ @ Bar le Ritz
10/01 – Toronto, ON @ Horseshoe Tavern
10/02 – Detroit, MI @ Tangent Gallery
10/03 – Chicago, IL @ Empty Bottle
10/04 – Madison, WI @ High Noon Saloon
10/05 – St. Paul, MN @ Turf Club
10/06 – Chicago, IL @ Sleeping Village
10/08 – Kansas City, MO @ Record Bar
10/09 – Denver, CO @ Lost Lake
10/10 – Salt Lake City, UT @ Metro Music Hall
10/12 – Vancouver, BC @ Fox Cabaret
10/14 – Seattle, WA @ The Crocodile
10/15 – Portland, OR @ Mississippi Studio
10/17 – San Francisco, CA @ The Independent
10/19 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Lodge Room
10/20 – San Diego, CA @ Casbah
10/21 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Lodge Room
10/22 – Anaheim, CA @ The Parish
10/23 – Phoenix, AZ @ Valley Bar
10/26 – Dallas, TX @ Deep Ellum Arts
10/27 – Houston, TX @ White Oak Music Hall
10/28 – Austin, TX @ Levitation @ Empire Control Room
10/29 – Atlanta, GA @ The Earl
10/30 – Chapel Hill @ Cat’s Cradle
10/31 – Washington DC @ Songbyrd

10/05/2021: Ron Gallo and Becca Mancari at 7th St Entry

10/06/2021: Ministry at First Ave

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Industrial metal legends Ministry recently signed with Nuclear Blast Records. The band is touring with Death Grips this Fall, stopping by the Skyway Theatre this Thursday, October 26th. …

10/05/2021 TUESDAY

RON GALLO and BECCA MANCARI
with chickpee
at 7th St Entry
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Excerpt Girls Girls Girls (Rocktober Edition): Nashville, by the way of New York, Becca Mancari will be launching a co-headlining tour with Ron Gallo this September and October. The tour kicks off at The Foundry at the Fillmore in Philadelphia on September 10th. Chickpee will join as the opener for all shows except Salt Lake City, which is a festival play for both Becca and Ron at the Kilby Court Block Party. The tour will stop by Minneapolis at the 7th Street Entry on October 5.

10/06/2021 WEDNESDAY

MINISTRY
with Helmet and Front Line Assembly
at First Avenue
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Chicago’s Ministry is currently headlining “The Industrial Strength Tour” with special guests Helmt and Front Line Assembly. The tour is to celebrate 30 years of Ministry’s Mind Is A Terrible Thing To Taste , which originally came out November 14, 1989 on Sire Records. Undoubtedly one of the most influential industrial album of all time, some calling it “one of the great works of industrial music” and “way ahead of its time.”

Helmet was recently in the news for covering “In the Ditch” for the compilation The Problem of Leisure: A Celebration of Andy Gill and Gang of Four. Gang of Four’s Andy Gill was a fan of Helmet and wanted to collaborate with the band, but unfortunately Gill passed away unexpectedly in Feb 2020.

Vancouver industrial band Front Line Assembly’s latest release Mechanical Soul came out in January 2021, on Metropolis. The new record features collaborations with Jean-Luc de Meyer from Belgian’s Front 242 and Dino Cazares from Fear Factory.

In other Ministry news, their upcoming 15th studio album is called Moral Hygiene, which will be available October 1st on Nuclear Blast. This is the first album to feature the band’s first collaboration with Paul D'Amour (the original bassist for Tool).

Tour dates:

10/03/2021 Sunshine Theater Albuquerque, NM
10/04/2021 Ogden Theatre Denver, CO
10/06/2021 First Avenue Minneapolis, MN
10/08/2021 Buffalo Riverworks Buffalo, NY
10/09/2021 Agora Theatre Cleveland, OH
10/10/2021 Riviera Theatre Chicago, IL
10/11/2021 Royal Oak Music Theatre Royal Oak, MI
10/14/2021 House Of Blues Boston Boston, MA
10/15/2021 The Paramount Huntington, NY
10/16/2021 The Wellmont Theater Montclair, NJ
10/17/2021 Franklin Music Hall Philadelphia, PA
10/19/2021 The Tabernacle Atlanta, GA
10/20/2021 Fillmore Charlotte Charlotte, NC
10/21/2021 Hard Rock Cafe / Hard Rock Live Orlando, FL
10/23/2021 Gas Monkey Live! Dallas, TX
10/24/2021 House Of Blues Houston, TX
10/25/2021 The Aztec Theatre San Antonio, TX
10/28/2021 The Van Buren Phoenix, AZ
10/29/2021 House Of Blues Anaheim Anaheim, CA
10/30/2021 House Of Blues San Diego, CA
10/31/2021 Warfield Theatre San Francisco, CA
11/02/2021 Roseland Theater Portland, OR
11/03/2021 Showbox SoDo Seattle, WA

10/06/2021: Quicksand at Fine Line

10/08/2021: Backseat Lovers at 7th Street Entry

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Anyway, it actually brought a smile to my face when I read that the New York City post-hardcore band Quicksand was still around. In fact, their upcoming record Distant Populations will be out August 13 on Epitaph Records. If you’re a vinyl collect, you’ll have to wait until September 24. …

10/06/2021 WEDNESDAY

QUICKSAND
with Narrow Head
at Fine Line
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Excerpt Go, go, go!: Anyway, it actually brought a smile to my face when I read that the New York City post-hardcore band Quicksand was still around. In fact, their upcoming record Distant Populations will be out August 13 on Epitaph Records. If you’re a vinyl collect, you’ll have to wait until September 24. The band will be promoting the album with a post-pandemic tour…. Stopping by the Fine Line Music Café in Minneapolis this “Rocktober”.

10/08/2021 FRIDAY

THE BACKSEAT LOVERS
with Branson Anderson
at 7th Street Entry
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Recently, The Backseat Lovers announced their 2021 North American tour… The tour will take them to the 7th Street Entry on October 8th.

Branson Anderson to open.

Tour Dates:

09/16/2021 The Crescent Ballroom Phoenix, AZ
09/17/2021 Troubadour West Hollywood, CA
09/18/2021 Life Is Beautiful Festival
09/20/2021 Harlow's Nightclub Sacramento, CA
09/21/2021 Rickshaw Stop San Francisco, CA
09/23/2021 Constellation Room Santa Ana, CA
09/24/2021 Soda Bar San Diego, CA
09/25/2021 The Ohana Fest
10/01/2021 Austin City Limits Music Festival
10/01/2021 Austin City Limits Live
10/08/2021 7th St Entry Minneapolis, MN
10/09/2021 xBk Des Moines, IA
10/10/2021 High Noon Saloon Madison, WI
10/12/2021 Blind Pig Ann Arbor, MI
10/14/2021 Thunderbird Cafe Pittsburgh, PA
10/15/2021 The Englewood Hummelstown, PA
10/16/2021 Richmond Music Hall Richmond, VA
10/18/2021 Cat's Cradle Carrboro, NC
10/19/2021 The Grey Eagle Asheville, NC
10/21/2021 The Basement East Nashville, TN
10/22/2021 Saturn Birmingham, AL
10/24/2021 Shaky Knees Music Festival
10/28/2021 The Social Orlando, FL
10/29/2021 Crowbar Tampa, FL
10/30/2021 Jack Rabbits Jacksonville, FL
11/01/2021 White Oak Music Hall Houston, TX
11/02/2021 Dada Dallas Dallas, TX
11/02/2021 Trees Dallas, TX
11/03/2021 Scoot Inn Austin, TX
11/03/2021 Antone's Austin, TX
11/05/2021 Meow Wolf Santa Fe, NM
11/06/2021 Black Sheep Colorado Springs, CO
12/11/2021 The Shredder Boise, ID
12/13/2021 The Crocodile Seattle, WA
12/14/2021 Doug Fir Lounge Portland, OR
12/17/2021 The Depot Salt Lake City, UT
12/18/2021 The Depot Salt Lake City, UT

10/09/2021: Summer Salt at 7th Street Entry

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Summer Salt

Austin’s Summer Salt is currently touring across two countries. Their next tour date is at Paper Tiger in San Antonio, after that they'll be at One Eyed Jacks in New Orleans. Looking forward to their New Orleans show this Saturday. …

10/09/2021 SATURDAY

SUMMER SALT
with Covey and Breakup Shoes
at Fine Line
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Indie pop duo Summer Salt (singer/guitarist Matthew Terry and drummer Eugene Chung ) released Sequoia Moon on Cherry Lime Records over the summer and is intending to hit the road this fall.

The two month tour will hit all the major cities, including Austin, Brooklyn, Chicago, Los Angeles, and more.

Tour Dates:

9/10 – Austin, TX @ The Belmont
9/12 – New Orleans, LA @ Gasa Gasa
9/14 – Miami, FL @ Churchill’s Pub
9/15 – Tampa, FL @ The Orpheum
9/17 – Nashville, TN @ The Basement East
9/18 – Atlanta, GA @ Hell at The Masquerade
9/19 – Asheville, NC @ The Grey Eagle
9/21 – Durham, NC @ Motorco Music Hall
9/22 – Baltimore, MD @ Ottobar
9/24 – Philadelphia, PA @ The Foundry at The Fillmore
9/25 – Brooklyn, NY @ Music Hall of Williamsburg
9/26 – Boston, MA @ Paradise Rock Club
9/28 – Holyoke, MA @ Gateway City Arts
9/29 – Toronto, ON @ The Velvet Underground
10/1 – Lakewood, OH @ Mahall’s
10/2 – Detroit, MI @ El Club
10/3 – Columbus, OH @ Ace of Cups
10/5 – Indianapolis, IN @ The Hi-Fi
10/6 – Chicago, IL @ Bottom Lounge
10/7 – Iowa City, IA @ Gabe’s
10/8 – Madison, WI @ Majestic Theatre
10/9 – Minneapolis, MN @ Fine Line
10/25 – Seattle, WA @ The Crocodile
10/26 – Vancouver, BC @ Biltmore Ballroom
10/27 – Portland, OR @ Aladdin Theater
10/29 – San Francisco, CA @ Great American Music Hall
10/30 – San Francisco, CA @ Great American Music Hall
10/31 – San Luis Obispo, CA @ SLO Brew
11/2 – Fresno, CA @ Strummer’s
11/3 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Regent Theater
11/4 – San Diego, CA @ House of Blues
11/5 – Pomona, CA @ The Glass House
11/6 – Phoenix, AZ @ The Pressroom
11/8 – Santa Fe, NM @ Meow Wolf
11/10 – Englewood, CO @ Gothic Theatre
11/11 – Salt Lake City, UT @ The Complex

10/09/2021: Lucy Dacus at First Ave

10/11/2021: Black Midi at Fine Line

10/11/2021: Michigander at 7th Street

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Lucy Dacus

Lucy Dacus is touring in support of her new album Home Video, which The New York Times Style Magazine explained, as “a forthright exploration of coming of age, deep friendships and young queer love amid a Bible camp backdrop …

10/09/2021 SATURDAY

LUCY DACUS
with Bartees Strange
at First Avenue
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Excerpt Girls Girls Girls (Rocktober Edition): American singer-songwriter Lucy Dacus will be headlining First Avenue’s mainroom on Saturday, October 9th, 2021. Bartees Strange will open. Dacus is touring in support of her new album Home Video, which The New York Times Style Magazine explained, as “a forthright exploration of coming of age, deep friendships and young queer love amid a Bible camp backdrop, [which] volleys between grief and humor and darkness”

10/11/2021 MONDAY

BLACK MIDI
at Fine Line
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Excerpt Colors: City and Colour, Puma Blue, Black Midi, Opus Orange, Purple Disco Machine: Britain’s Black Midi (stylized as black midi) released their album Cavalcade on Rough Trade. The band will be heading to the USA for a tour, so be sure to catch them this Rocktober and find out why The Times called them “the most exciting band”. They are stopping by the Fine Line Music Café in Minneapolis on October 11th . No opening band is listed as of this writing.

10/11/2021 MONDAY

MICHIGANDER
with Stay Outside and Darryl Rahn
at 7th St Entry
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Rising indie rock artist Michigander (the stagename for Jason Singer) will be heading out on tour in support of his third EP Everything Will Be Ok Eventually. This is Singer’s biggest tour yet, and he’ll be bringing various support acts, such as Gatlin, Stay Outside, Hollyy, The Fever Haze, WhoBoy, and many more.

Michigander’s live band will consists of Aaron Senor (drums), Jake LeMond (guitar), and Connor Robertson (bass).

Tour Dates

September 17 Milwaukee, WI @ Summerfest
September 23 Dover, DE @ Firefly Music Festival
September 25 St. Louis, MO @ Blueberry Hill
September 28 Denver, CO @ Lost Lake
September 30 Boise, ID @ The Olympic
October 1 Portland, OR @ Holocene
October 2 Seattle, WA @ The Crocodile
October 5 San Francisco, CA @ Brick and Mortar
October 6 Los Angeles, CA @ The Roxy Theatre
October 8 Salt Lake City, UT @ Kilby Court
October 10 Kansas City, MO @ Record Bar
October 11 Minneapolis, MN @ 7th St. Entry
October 12 Davenport, IA @ Raccoon Motel
October 13 Indianapolis, IN @ Hi-Fi
October 14 Cleveland, OH @ Grog Shop
October 16 Harrisburg, PA @ The Englewood
October 17 Cambridge, MA @ The Sinclair
October 19 New York, NY @ Mercury Lounge
October 20 Richmond, VA @ Richmond Music Hall
October 21 Carrboro, NC @ Cat’s Cradle Backroom
October 22 Charlotte, NC @ Visulite Theatre
October 24 Atlanta, GA @ Shaky Knees Music Festival
October 26 Columbus, OH @ Rumba Café
October 28 Chicago, IL @ Lincoln Hall
October 29 Grand Rapids, MI @ Pyramid Scheme
November 4 Detroit, MI @ Magic Stick

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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09/05/2021

Girls Girls Girls (Rocktober Edition)

It’s a Rocktober edition of Girls Girls Girls.

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Lucy Dacus

“The irony is not lost on us” singer-songwriter Lucy Dacus would say about the eclectically-named three band lineup spotlighting her first headlining area appearance, a near-familial musical …

LUCY DACUS
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American singer-songwriter Lucy Dacus will be headlining First Avenue’s mainroom on Saturday, October 9th, 2021. Bartees Strange will open.

Dacus is touring in support of her new album Home Video, which The New York Times Style Magazine explained, as “a forthright exploration of coming of age, deep friendships and young queer love amid a Bible camp backdrop, [which] volleys between grief and humor and darkness”

We last saw Lucy Dacus in Oct 2019 and said, “Richmond-based singer Lucy Dacus ended the all-women show, playing plenty of beloved songs. Fans loved it… but we already this was the case when we saw her headlined the sold-out 7th Street Entry in April 2018…”

2021 Tour Dates

09/10 - Richmond, VA @ The National
09/11 - Richmond, VA @ The National
09/13 - Saxapahaw, NC @ Haw River Ballroom
09/14 - Atlanta, GA @ Terminal West
09/15 - Nashville, TN @ Brooklyn Bowl
09/17 - Dallas, TX @ Trees
09/18 - Houston, TX @ White Oak Music Hall
09/19 - Austin, TX @ Scoot Inn
09/20 - San Antonio, TX @ Paper Tiger
09/22 - Tucson, AZ @ 191 Toole
09/24 - Los Angeles, CA @ The Theatre at Ace Hotel
09/25 - Santa Ana, CA @ The Observatory OC
09/27 - San Francisco, CA @ The Fillmore
09/29 - Seattle, WA @ Neptune Theatre
09/30 - Vancouver, BC @ Hollywood Theatre
10/01 - Portland, OR @ Wonder Ballroom
10/02 - Seattle, WA @ Neptune Theatre
10/04 - Bozeman, MT @ The Elm
10/05 - Salt Lake City, UT @ Metro Music Hall
10/06 - Denver, CO @ Gothic Theatre
10/08 - Iowa City, IA @ The Englert Theatre
10/09 - Minneapolis, MN @ First Avenue
10/10 - Chicago, IL @ Thalia Hall
10/11 - Chicago, IL @ The Vic Theatre
10/12 - Columbus , OH @ Newport Music Hall
10/14 - Toronto, ON @ The Opera House
10/15 - Montreal, QC @ L’Astral
10/16 - Boston, MA @ House of Blues
10/18 - Burlington, VT @ Higher Ground
10/20 - Philadelphia, PA @ Union Transfer
10/21 - Philadelphia, PA @ Union Transfer
10/22 - Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club
10/23 - Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club
10/25 - Brooklyn, NY @ Brooklyn Steel
10/26 - Brooklyn, NY @ Brooklyn Steel
10/29 - Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club

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Men I Trust

Men I Trust to open. This all-girls group from Montreal, Canada, features Jessy on bass/guitar, Dragos on keyboards and Emma vocals/guitar. ...

MEN I TRUST
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Canadian band Men I Trust is touring, they are stopping by the Fine Line in Minneapolis on October 2nd.

We last saw the indie band opened up for Belle & Sebastian in July 2019 and noted, “The trio had an easy electronic-pop/indiepop sound to them and expect to hear more from them once their upcoming Oncle Jazz album (with 24 tracks!) comes out in September 2019.”

Michael Seyer will open the show. Seyer recently released his new single, “Modern Loneliness” (taken from his album A Good Fool), which he explains, “I wrote this song during a weird time: around September of 2020. The world felt like it was caving in on itself and at the surface of it all, I always felt this ambiguous and intense feeling of loneliness. It's a theme I always come back to and I don't know why I keep writing about loneliness but hopefully making music about the feeling gives me a better understanding of it or at least an exercise in sanity in what feels like an increasingly isolated world.”

Tour Dates (all dates with Seyer):

September 29th – Ann Arbor, MI– Blind Pig
September 30th – Cleveland, OH – Grog Shop
October 1st – Chicago, IL – Lincoln Hall
October 2nd – Minneapolis, MN – Fine Line
October 3rd – Lawrence, KS – Bottleneck
October 5th – Denver, CO – Bluebird
October 6th – Salt Lake City, UT – Urban Lounge
October 8th – Portland, OR – Aladdin
October 9th – Vancouver, BC– Rickshaw Stop
October 10th – Seattle, WA – Neumos
October 12th – Oakland, CA – New Parish
October 13th – San Francisco, CA – G.A.M.H.
October 15th – Los Angeles, CA – El Rey
October 16th – Los Angeles, CA – The Belasco
October 17th – San Diego, CA – Belly Up
October 18th – Phoenix, AZ – Crescent Ballroom
October 20th – Fort Worth, TX – Tulips
October 21st – Austin, TX – Scoot Inn
October 22nd – Houston, TX– White Oak Music Hall
October 23rd – San Antonio, TX – Paper Tiger
October 25th – Orlando, FL – Soundbar
October 26th – Atlanta, GA – Terminal West
October 27th – Durham, NC – Motorco Music Hall
October 29th – Philadelphia, PA – Underground Arts
October 30th – Washington, DC – Union Stage
October 31st – Brooklyn, NY – Music Hall Of Williamsburg
November 2nd - Brooklyn, NY – Music Hall Of Williamsburg
November 3rd – Boston, MA – The Paradise

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Ron Gallo

08/02/2017 Co-headliners Ron Gallo and Slothrust are playing the Turf Club on Wednesday. Ratboys will open. …

BECCA MANCARI
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Nashville, by the way of New York, Becca Mancari will be launching a co-headlining tour with Ron Gallo this September and October. The tour kicks off at The Foundry at the Fillmore in Philadelphia on September 10th. Chickpee will join as the opener for all shows except Salt Lake City, which is a festival play for both Becca and Ron at the Kilby Court Block Party.

The tour will stop by Minneapolis at the 7th Street Entry on October 5.

2021 Tour Dates

09/10 - The Foundry at the Fillmore - Philadelphia, PA
09/11 - Brighton Music Hall - Boston, MA
09/12 - DC9 Nightclub - Washington, DC
09/14 - The Grey Eagle - Asheville, NC
09/15 - Cat's Cradle Back Room - Carrboro, NC
09/16 - Vinyl at Center Stage - Atlanta, GA
09/18 - Tulips - Fort Worth, TX
09/19 - Antone's Nightclub - Austin, TX
09/22 - Valley Bar - Phoenix, AR
09/23 - Lodge Room Highland Park - Los Angeles, CA
09/25 - Constellation Room - Santa Ana, CA
09/26 - Rickshaw Stop - San Francisco, CA
09/29 - Mississippi Studios - Portland, OR
09/30 - Barboza - Seattle, WA
10/02 - Kilby Court Block Party - Salt Lake City, UT
10/03 - Larimer Lounge - Denver, CO
10/05 - 7th St Entry - Minneapolis, MN
10/07 - Subterranean - Chicago, IL
10/08 - Blueberry Hill Duck Room - St. Louis, MO
10/09 - HI-FI Indianapolis - Indianapolis, IN
10/11 - Shelter - Detroit, MI
10/12 - Montage Music Hall - Rochester, NY
10/14 - Brooklyn Made - Brooklyn, NY

INDIGO DE SOUZA
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North Carolina’s Indigo De Souza will head out on tour for her new album Any Shape You Take (Saddle Creek). The tour will stop by the 7th Street Entry on October 1st.

De Souza talked about the record, “The album title is a nod to the many shapes I take musically. I don’t feel that I fully embody any particular genre—all of the music just comes from the universe that is my ever-shifting brain/heart/world… Many of the songs on these two records came from the same season in my life and a certain version of myself which I feel much further from now.”

Dan Wriggins (of Friendship) will open the show.

Tour dates:

Sep 19 - The Masquerade - Atlanta, GA
Sep 20 - Cat's Cradle - Carrboro, NC
Sep 21 - Songbyrd - Washington DC - SOLD OUT
Sep 22 - PhilaMOCA - Philadelphia, PA - SOLD OUT
Sep 24 - Elsewhere Zone 1 - Brooklyn, NY - SOLD OUT
Sep 25 - Baby's All Right - Brooklyn, NY - SOLD OUT
Sep 26 - Brighton Music Hall - Boston, MA SOLD OUT
Sep 28 - Big Room Bar - Columbus, OH
Sep 29 - Beat Kitchen - Chicago, IL
Sep 30 - Beat Kitchen - Chicago, IL - SOLD OUT
Oct 01 - 7th Street Entry - Minneapolis, MN
Oct 02 - Slowdown JR - Omaha, NE
Oct 04 - Globe Hall - Denver, CO
Oct 08 - Polaris Hall - Portland, OR
Oct 09 - Vera - Seattle, WA
Oct 11 - Bottom of the Hill - San Francisco, CA
Oct 13 - Voodoo - San Diego, CA
Oct 14 - Constellation Room - Santa Ana, CA
Oct 15 - The Regent - Los Angeles, CA
Oct 16 - Rebel Lounge - Phoenix, AZ
Oct 20 - Ruins - Dallas, TX
Oct 23 - Mohawk (Indoors) - Austin, TX
Oct 24 - White Oak Music Hall (Upstairs) - Houston, TX
Nov 15 - The Grey Eagle - Asheville, NC
Nov 16 - The Grey Eagle - Asheville, NC

NOGA EREZ
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Powerhouse singer/songwriter/producer Noga Erez is touring in suppoort of her new album KIDS (City Slang). The KIDS tour stop by the Fine Line in Minneapolis on October 12th. Virginia based rapper McKinley Dixon to open.

2021 tour dates:

09/17 — Carrboro, NC — Cats Cradle
09/18 — Charlotte, NC — The Underground
09/19 — Washington, DC — Sixth & I
09/21 — New York, NY — Bowery Ballroom
09/23 — Cambridge, MA — Sinclair
09/25 — Dover, DE — Firefly
09/30 — Dallas, TX — HiFi
10/02 — Houston, TX — House of Blues
10/03 — Austin, TX — Austin City Limits Festival
10/07 — New Orleans, LA — House of Blues – Parish
10/10 — Austin, TX — Austin City Limits Festival
10/12 — Minneapolis, MN — Fine Line
10/13 — Chicago, IL — Thalia Hall
10/14 — Detroit, MI — El Club
10/15 — Indianapolis, IN — HiFi
10/17 — Nashville, TN — Basement East
10/22 — Atlanta, GA — Shaky Knees Festival
10/24 — St Louis, MO — Off Broadway
10/26 — Denver, CO — Marquis
10/27 — Salt Lake City, UT — Urban Lounge
10/29 — San Francisco, CA — Outside Lands Festival
11/04 — Seattle, WA — Crocodile Showroom
11/05 — Vancouver, BC — Fortune
11/06 — Portland, OR — Aladdin
11/10 — Los Angeles, CA — El Rey

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