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Betty Who at First Avenue, Minneapolis (22 Mar 2023)

Betty Who Setlist Intro Weekend Mama Say She Can Dance Big Oldies Medley Glory Days / Old Me / Pretend You're Missing Me / Look Back / Lovin' Start / You Can Cry Tomorrow I Can Be Your Man Just Thought You Should Know One of Us Amelia's Voicemail Grown Ups Grow Apart Wanna Be The Hard Way Human Touch Taste All of You Someone Else High Society Somebody Loves You Hey It's Betty Blow Out My Candle I Love You Always Forever (Donna Lewis cover) Read More Betty Who Just in time for Valentine, Betty Who's single "Heartbreak Dream" is coming out February 18th. Who cited Katy Perry and Robyn as massive influences on her music ....

Pop sensation Betty Who just headlined First Avenue in Minneapolis last night. The LGBTQ community showed up early, in support of Who, and her new album Big! (BMG), which was nominated for a GLAAD Media Award.

Opening the show was internationally-renowned drag superstar and recording artist Shea Couleé. Couleé started their drag career in 2012 and found stardom on Season 9 of RuPaul’s Drag Race. Then they were the winner of Season 5.

The 30-min set features songs from their debut album 8, including “New Phone Who Dis?”, “Collide”, etc.

For the song “Material”, Couleé mentioned that they came up with the title before writing the song. Once the song was written … they released the word “Material” never appeared in the song!

For the set finale, “Your Name” was described as the first song written for 8. It’s a very upbeat song, accompanied with spiraling lights and flanked by the two dancers… a good song to end on a high note.

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As for pop star Betty Who… her set was really fun and colorful: Who in a red suit, with a dancer in yellow and a dancer in blue. These types of dance shows are really fun visually. Each song had well-choreographed dance routines, and every had smiles across their face… they were just having a good time.

In the middle of the set, Who did an acoustic set with “Grown Ups Grow Apart” and “Wanna Be”, giving the two dancers a much-need break.

Her two musicians, a drummer and a guitarist were mostly in the background on the far left and far right of the stage. They’re there to provide the music, because the spotlight would always be on Betty Who, who commanded the attention with her moves and vocals.

Betty Who’s new album Big! is out now on BMG.

Remaining tour dates:

03/24/23: Denver, CO at Ogden Theatre*
03/25/23: Salt Lake City, UT at The Depot*
03/28/23: Seattle, WA at Showbox SoDo*
03/29/23: Portland, OR at Wonder Ballroom*
03/31/23: San Francisco, CA at The Warfield*
04/01/23: Los Angeles, CA at The Novo*

* With Shea Coulee

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Betty Who at First Avenue, Minneapolis (22 Mar 2023)

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Minneapolis: This Week (03/26/2023)

Here are some shows, this week, in the Minneapolis/St Paul area.

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02/22 The Beths with Sidney Gish at First Avenue Read More The Beths Tribune called The Beths, one of the “best up-and-coming bands”, so we were really eager to catch this young New Zealand trio (Elizabeth Stokes, Jonathan Pearce and ....

03/20/2023 Monday

The Beths
with Sidney Gish
at First Avenue
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Update: Remember that The Beths show on Feb 22? Well, no thanks to that blizzard of a century that passed through Minneapolis, the Australian band had to postponed the show until March 20, 2023… at the end of their American tour. We are still covering this upcoming show… hopefully no more snow on this date.

Sidney Gish to open.

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New Zealand-based quartet The Beths is back on tour in support of their album Expert In A Dying Field (Carpark Records).

The Beths at Fine Line (04 Mar 2022)

We saw The Beths in Mar 2022 and wrote, “As for The Beths (singer and guitarist Liz Stokes, lead guitarist Jonathan Pearce, bassist Benjamin Sinclair, and drummer Tristan Deck) … it’s been a while since we last saw the band at Rock the Garden in 2019. We wrote, “Chicago Tribune called The Beths, one of the “best up-and-coming bands”, so we were really eager to catch this young New Zealand trio (Elizabeth Stokes, Jonathan Pearce and Benjamin Sinclair) on tour. This is also partly because they are one of those few bands that we haven’t covered and was excited to see their first time in the area. According to guitarist/vocalist Jonathan Pearce, the band have been on a co-headlining tour with Bad Bad Hats since February 2019, so they were pretty happy to share the stage once again with the local band. The band basically played their debut Future Me Hates Me, available now from Carpark Records.”

Tour dates:

Wed. Mar. 8 - Nashville, TN @ Brooklyn Bowl
Fri. Mar. 10 - Austin, TX @ Scoot Inn
Sat. Mar. 11 - Dallas, TX @ Tulips
Tue. Mar. 14 - Denver, CO @ Summit
Thu. Mar. 16 - Phoenix, AZ @ Crescent Ballroom
Fri. Mar. 17 - Los Angeles, CA @ The Fonda
Sat. Mar. 18 - San Francisco, CA @ The Fillmore
Mon. Mar. 20 - Minneapolis, MN @ First Avenue

03/22 Betty Who with Shea Couleé at First Avenue Read More Betty Who Just in time for Valentine, Betty Who's single "Heartbreak Dream" is coming out February 18th. Who cited Katy Perry and Robyn as massive influences on her music ....

03/22/2023 Wednesday

Betty Who
with Shea Couleé
at First Avenue
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Pop sensation Betty Who recently covered Kate Bush’s iconic “Running Up That Hill”; the song had a renaissance last year when it was featured prominently in an episode of Netflix’s Stranger Things.

In other Who news, Betty Who was also been nominated for a GLAAD Media Award in the Outstanding Music Artist category for her acclaimed album BIG! (BMG). The GLAAD Media Award is an accolade bestowed by GLAAD, the world’s largest Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer (LGBTQ) media advocacy organization, to recognize and honor various branches of the media for their outstanding representations of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community and the issues that affect their lives.

Shea Couleé to open.

Tour dates:

02/28/23: Phoenix, AZ at The Van Buren*
03/02/23: Dallas, TX at The Echo Lounge*
03/03/23: Austin, TX at Scoot Inn*
03/04/23: Houston, TX at House Of Blues*
03/06/23: Nashville, TN at Brooklyn Bowl*
03/07/23: Atlanta, GA at Variety Playhouse*
03/08/23: Asheville, NC at The Orange Peel*
03/10/23: Washington, DC at The Anthem#*
03/11/23: New York, NY at Hammerstein Ballroom*
03/14/23: Philadelphia, PA at Union Transfer*
03/15/23: Boston, MA at House Of Blues*
03/17/23: Toronto, ON at The Danforth Music Hall*
03/18/23: Detroit, MI at Saint Andrews Hall*
03/19/23: Columbus, OH at Newport Music Hall*
03/21/23: Chicago, IL at Riviera Theatre*
03/22/23: Minneapolis, MN at First Avenue*
03/24/23: Denver, CO at Ogden Theatre*
03/25/23: Salt Lake City, UT at The Depot*
03/28/23: Seattle, WA at Showbox SoDo*
03/29/23: Portland, OR at Wonder Ballroom*
03/31/23: San Francisco, CA at The Warfield*
04/01/23: Los Angeles, CA at The Novo*

* With Shea Coulee
# With Slayyyter
^ With Neve

03/23 Masego with Ogi at First Avenue Read More Ogi Los Angeles-based Nigerian-American singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist, Ogi, to open. Tour dates: 09/03 – San Diego, CA – Music Box 09/04 – Santa Ana, CA – The Observatory …

03/23/2023 Thursday

Masego
with Ogi
at First Avenue
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Jazz/R&B/multi-instrumentalist Masego is currently on his “You Never Visit Me Tour”. Masego’s self-titled album is available now on EQT Recordings/Capitol Records.

“I'm very thankful of the journey. This went from a hobby to a job,” says Masego. “I was getting all the things that they say that you're supposed to be fulfilled by and I wasn't fulfilled by it. I had to do a re-evaluation of a lot of things. I said, ‘I can't make this what I imagined it to be. So I cannot remain here. I need to move.’”

Ogi to open.

Tour Dates

Mar 12, 2023 Brooklyn Bowl Las Vegas Las Vegas, NV
Mar 13, 2023 The Observatory Santa Ana, CA
Mar 14, 2023 The Warfield San Francisco, CA
Mar 16, 2023 The Showbox Seattle, WA
Mar 17, 2023 Vogue Theatre Vancouver, BC
Mar 18, 2023 Roseland Theater Portland, OR
Mar 20, 2023 Ogden Theatre Denver, CO
Mar 23, 2023 First Avenue Minneapolis, MN
Mar 24, 2023 The Salt Shed Chicago, IL
Mar 25, 2023 Royal Oak Music Theatre Detroit, MI
Mar 28, 2023 Agora Theatre and Ballroom Cleveland, OH
Mar 29, 2023 HISTORY Toronto, ON
Mar 31, 2023 House of Blues Boston Boston, MA
Apr 1, 2023 Terminal 5 New York, NY
Apr 2, 2023 Terminal 5 New York, NY
Apr 4, 2023 The Fillmore Philadelphia Philadelphia, PA
Apr 5, 2023 Rams Head Live! Baltimore, MD
Apr 7, 2023 The Fillmore Silver Spring Silver Spring, MD
Apr 8, 2023 The Fillmore Silver Spring Silver Spring, MD
Apr 9, 2023 The Fillmore Charlotte Charlotte, NC
Apr 11, 2023 Marathon Music Works Nashville, TN
Apr 12, 2023 Tabernacle Atlanta, GA
Apr 14, 2023 Jannus Live St. Petersburg, FL
Apr 15, 2023 House of Blues Orlando Orlando, FL
Apr 16, 2023 Oasis Wynwood Miami, FL
Apr 19, 2023 Republic NOLA New Orleans, LA
Apr 21, 2023 House of Blues Dallas Dallas, TX
Apr 22, 2023 Warehouse Live Houston, TX
Apr 23, 2023 Stubb's Austin Austin, TX
Apr 26, 2023 The Van Buren Phoenix, AZ
Apr 27, 2023 The Wiltern Los Angeles, CA
Apr 28, 2023 The Wiltern Los Angeles, CA
May 28, 2023 Cross The Tracks Festival Brixton, UK

03/23 The Church with DJ Jake Rudh at Fine Line Read More The Church Australia’s The Church is back in the city. The last time we saw them at the Cedar in 2015 we noted, “The show was performed as one long set, versus the two separate sets done …

03/23/2023 Thursday

The Church
with DJ Jake Rudh
at Fine Line
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Australia’s progressive, psych band The Church is touring in support of their forthcoming album The Hypnogogue (Communicating Vessels). The group will stop by the Fine Line in Minneapolis on March 23rd.

The Church at Turf Club (15 Oct 2018)

We saw the band in Oct 2018 and wrote, “Australia’s longtime 80s band The Church recently played the sold-out Turf Club show in St Paul, as part of their 30th Anniversary of Starfish tour. Undoubtable, this is the Sydney band’s most well-known album, at least to an international audience, thanks to their top 40 hit single, “Under the Milky Way”. ”

DJ Jake Rudh to DJ before the band.

Tour Dates

Mar 11 Los Angeles, CA The Belasco
Mar 12 Solana Beach, CA Belly Up Tavern
Mar 14 San Francisco, CA Great American Music Hall
Mar 16 Portland, OR Aladdin Theater
Mar 17 Tacoma, WA Elks Temple Ballroom
Mar 21 Englewood, CO Gothic Theater
Mar 23 Minneapolis, MN Fine Line Music Hall
Mar 25 St Louis, MO Delmar Hall
Mar 26 Chicago, IL Thalia Hall
Mar 28 Kent, OH Kent Stage
Mar 29 Philadelphia, PA Theatre of Living Arts
Mar 30 New York, NY Gramercy Theater
Mar 31 Boston, MA The Sinclair
Apr 1 Hartford, CT Infinity Hall
Apr 3 Asbury Park, NJ Asbury Lanes
Apr 4 Alexandria, VA Birchmere Music Hall
Apr 5 Norfolk VA The Norva
Apr 6 Carrboro, NC Cat's Cradle
Apr 8 Pelham, TN The Caverns

03/24 J.I.D and Smino at Fillmore Minneapolis Read More Smino SZA will be appearing in Minneapolis on September 1st. Originally booked at the Cabooze, the show was upgraded to First Avenue’s. Smino and Ravyn Lenae to open. ...

03/24/2023 Friday

J.I.D and Smino
at Fillmore Minneapolis
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J.I.D and Smino are on a co-headlining Luv is 4ever tour… they are stopping by the Fillmore in Minneapolis on March 24th, 2023.

Atlanta rapper J.I.D’s latest is The Forever Story, which topped many “Best of 2022” lists, including Rolling Stone and Pitchfork.

St. Louis rapper Smino’s third album Luv 4 Rent was his debut project with Motown Records, in partnership with Zero Fatigue.

Tour dates:

Feb 15 San Antonio, TX, US Aztec Theatre
Feb 16 Houston, TX, US Revention Music Center
Feb 18 Atlanta, GA, US Coca-Cola Roxy
Feb 19 Atlanta, GA, US Coca-Cola Roxy
Feb 21 St Petersburg, FL, US Jannus Live
Feb 22 Miami, FL, US Oasis Wynwood
Feb 22 Miami, FL, US Oasis Wynwood
Feb 24 Charlotte, NC, US The Fillmore
Feb 26 Silver Spring, MD, US The Fillmore
Feb 27 Silver Spring, MD, US The Fillmore
Mar 1 Philadelphia, PA, US The Fillmore
Mar 3 New York (NYC), NY, US Terminal 5
Mar 4 New York (NYC), NY, US Terminal 5
Mar 7 Wallingford, CT, US Dome
Mar 8 Boston, MA, US Citizens House
Mar 9 Boston, MA, US Citizens House
Mar 12 Montreal, QC, Canada MTELUS
Mar 13 Toronto, ON, Canada History
Mar 15 Toronto, ON, Canada History
Mar 17 Detroit, MI, US The Fillmore
Mar 18 Grand Rapids, MI, US GLC Live at 20 Monroe
Mar 21 Chicago, IL, US Byline Bank Aragon Ballroom
Mar 23 Madison, WI, US The Sylvee
Mar 24 Minneapolis, MN, US Fillmore Minneapolis
Mar 25 Kansas City, MO, US Arvest Bank Theatre
Mar 28 Cincinnati, OH, US Andrew J. Brady Music Center
Mar 29 Nashville, TN, US Marathon Music Works
Apr 19 Berlin, Germany Gretchen
Apr 21 Antwerp, Belgium TRIX
Apr 22 Paris, France Élysée Montmartre
Apr 24 London, UK KOKO
Apr 25 London, UK O2 Forum Kentish Town
Apr 27 Dublin, Ireland The Button Factory

03/25 Inhaler with Sun Room at First Avenue Read More Inhaler Following a sold-out UK tour, Irish quartet Inhaler released My Honest Face EP, which features their cover of Billie Eilish’s single “Your Power”. ....

03/25/2023 Saturday

Inhaler
with Sun Room
at First Avenue
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Irish band Inhaler will be headlining First Avenue on March 25, in support of their second album Cuts & Bruises (Geffen Records).

“If You’re Gonna Break My Heart” is the new single fromCuts & Bruises, which the band described, “Whilst on tour in America last year we were listening to a lot of music by some of the great American writers such as Bob Dylan, The Band, Bruce Springsteen etc. Listening to these artists while travelling on big open highways resonated with us and helped shape this song into making us sound more like a live band than we had before.”

Cuts & Bruises is the follow-up to Inhaler’s debut album It Won’t Always Be Like This which debuted at no.1 in both the UK & Irish Official Charts. Released in July 2021,It Won’t Always Be Like This became the fastest-selling debut album on vinyl by any band this century and saw Inhaler become the first Irish group to top the Album Charts with a debut in 13 years.

Southern California’s Sun Room to open. The rock four-piece features Luke Asgian (lead vocals & guitar), Ashton Minnich (guitar), Max Pinamonti (bass), and Gibby Anderson (drums). Their latest EP Outta Their Minds is out now.

Tour dates:

03/06 Austin Emo’s
03/07 Houston White Oak Music Hall
03/08 Dallas The Echo Lounge
03/10 Nashville Brooklyn Bowl
03/11 Atlanta Buckhead Theatre
03/13 Washington DC 9:30 Club
03/14 Washington DC 9:30 Club
03/16 Philadelphia DC TLA
03/17 New York Hammerstein Ballroom
03/18 Boston House of Blues
03/20 Montreal Corona Theatre
03/21 Toronto Danforth Music Hall
03/23 Detroit St Andrews Hall
03/24 Chicago Riviera Theatre
03/25 Minneapolis First Avenue
03/27 Denver Summit
03/28 Salt Lake City The Complex Grand
03/30 Seattle The Showbox
03/31 Vancouver Commodore Ballroom
04/01 Portland Wonder Ballroom
04/03 San Francisco The Regency Ballroom
04/05 Los Angeles The Wiltern Theatre
04/06 Los Angeles The Wiltern Theatre

03/25 Ingrid Andress with Madeline Edwards at Fine Line Read More Ingrid Andress Keith Urban with Tyler Hubbard Ingrid Andress, T-Mobile Center. $29.50-$169.50 Australia’s favorite country music export is out on his Speed of Now World Tour and bringing along two solid support acts- half of Florida Georgia Line and a rising singer-songwriter. …

03/25/2023 Saturday

Ingrid Andress
with Madeline Edwards
at Fine Line
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3x GRAMMY-nominee Ingrid Andress is on a headlining “The Good Person Tour”.

Andress reached the top of the Country Aircheck chart with her Platinum-certified hit “Wishful Drinking (with Sam Hunt),” as seen on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, taken from her celebrated sophomore album, Good Person.

Madeline Edwards to open.

Tour Dates

Feb 24 – Salt Lake City, UT – Commonwealth ^
Feb 25 – Denver, CO – Bluebird ^
Feb 28 – San Francisco, CA – Great American Music Hall ^
March 2 – Los Angeles, CA – El Rey ^
March 15 – New York City, NY – Gramercy Theatre •
March 16 – Boston, MA – Sinclair •
March 23 – Grand Rapids, MI – Elevation ^
March 25 – Minneapolis, MN – Fine Line ^
April 1 – San Diego, CA – Boots In The Park *
May 4 – Dublin, IRL – Whelans +
May 5 – Belfast, UK – Limelight 2 +
May 7 – Glasgow, UK – St. Luke's +
May 9 – Manchester, UK – Gorilla +
May 10 – Birmingham, UK – O2 Institute 3 +
May 11 – London, UK – Scala +
May 15 – Paris, France – Le Pop Up du Label +
May 16 – Amsterdam, NL – Melkweg OZ +
May 17 – Cologne, DE – Blue Shell +
May 19 – Berlin, DE – Frannz Club +
May 20 – Hamburg, DE – Nochtwache +
May 21 – Copenhagen, DK – Lille Vega +
May 23 – Stockholm, SE – Nalen Club +
May 24 – Oslo, NO – John Dee +

^ with special guest Madeline Edwards
• with special guest Carter Faith
+ with special guest Nick Wilson * festival date

03/26 Yo La Tengo at First Avenue Read More Yo La Tengo Dark Dark Dark (they're from Minneapolis!), Yo La Tengo (not sure if they fit in "folk"), Cadence Weapon (I like him, but again, not sure "folk" fits him), and The Felice Brothers. ...

03/26/2023 Sunday

Yo La Tengo
at First Avenue
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Hoboken rock trio Yo La Tengo (“I have it”) is touring in support of their sixteenth studio album This Stupid World (Matador Records). For the first time, Yo La Tengo put together this album entirely on their own, including doing their own mixes.

The tour kicks off March 9th in North Carolina and they’ll end the USA tour at First Avenue in Minneapolis. Then the band will play the UK starting in April 2023.

Tour dates:

Mar 9 Carrboro, NC, US Cat's Cradle
Mar 10 Carrboro, NC, US Cat's Cradle
Mar 11 Asheville, NC, US The Orange Peel
Mar 12 Asheville, NC, US The Orange Peel
Mar 13 Nashville, TN, US The Basement East
Mar 14 Nashville, TN, US The Basement East
Mar 16 Charlottesville, VA, US Jefferson Theater
Mar 17 Philadelphia, PA, US Union Transfer
Mar 18 Brooklyn, NY, US Brooklyn Steel
Mar 19 Washington, DC, US 9:30 Club
Mar 21 Pittsburgh, PA, US Mr Smalls Theater
Mar 22 Cleveland, OH, US Beachland Ballroom
Mar 24 Chicago, IL, US Metro
Mar 25 Milwaukee, WI, US Turner Hall Ballroom
Mar 26 Minneapolis, MN, US First Avenue
Apr 10 Dublin, Ireland 3Olympia Theatre
Apr 12 Manchester, UK Manchester New Century
Apr 13 Bristol, UK SWX
Apr 14 London, UK The London Palladium
Apr 18 Amsterdam, Netherlands Paradiso Grote Zaal
Apr 19 Rotterdam, Netherlands LantarenVenster
Apr 20 Hamburg, Germany Uebel & Gefährlich
Apr 21 Copenhagen, Denmark Bremen Teater
Apr 23 Cologne, Germany Gloria Theater
Apr 24 Prague, Czech Republic MeetFactory
Apr 25 Berlin, Germany Huxley's Neue Welt
Apr 27 Paris, France La Cigale
Apr 29 Barcelona, Spain Sala Apolo
Apr 29 Murcia, Spain Warm Up festival
May 2 Madrid, Spain Warner Music Station
May 3 Bilbao, Spain Santana 27
May 4 Bordeaux, France Rock School Barbey

03/26 The Scarlet Goodbye with Willie Wisely at Icehouse Read More Scarlet Goodbye Cancelled - Feb 11 Willie Wisely and The Scarlet Goodbye at Turf Club Cancelled - Mar 2 The Staves at First Avenue Cancelled - Mar 4 Jonathan Richman at The Fitzgerald Theater …

03/26/2023 Sunday

The Scarlet Goodbye
with Willie Wisely
at Icehouse
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Minneapolis’ The Scarlet Goodbye has an album release party for Hope's Eternal (InGrooves/Universal Records) at the Icehouse in Minneapolis.

The band features Daniel Murphy (from Soul Asylum) and Jeff Arundel. The two met randomly at a café, after Murphy already quit music and sold all his gears. Murphy regrets his decision, as after meeting Arundel, when they decided to form a new band, the Scarlet Goodbye.

“In 2012 I sold all the guitars and amps” said Murphy, “Now I’m busy buying them all back!”

Arundel adds, “Dan and I have been playing and writing for the same decades, we just never ran into each other. And obviously, we were walking different ends of the musical street… but we met, and I became intrigued when he told me that after being out of it for 10 years, maybe he missed it. So I invited him to the studio, and it was pretty instantly magical—a mutual collision of suggesting things to each other that the other wouldn’t have normally done”.

The Jayhawks (21 Dec 2018)

We saw Murphy randomly appearing at The Jayhawks show in Dec 2018 and wrote, “… the highlight had to be with Johnson and longtime Soul Asylum guitarist Dan Murphy (looking thinner but very happy) forming “semi-Smog” an almost lineup of alt supergroup Golden Smog (sans Jeff Tweedy) for a version of 1998’s ‘Until You Came Along’.”

Willie Wisely to open.

Tour dates:

3/26/23: VINYL RELEASE SHOW---> ICEHOUSE (w/Wille Wisely) Mpls, MN
4/20/23: The Dubliner (Acoustic Show) St. Paul, MN
5/6/23: Palmers (Outdoor w/Run Westy Run) @ 6pm Mpls, MN
5/26/23: Earth Rider Brewery (w/Rich Mattson and the Allstars) Superior, WI
6/11/23: Hewing Hotel (Outside Rooftop Music Series) Mpls, MN
8/19/23: Hook and Ladder ("Under the Canopy" series w/ Turn Turn Turn) Mpls, MN
8/25-26/23: Outdoor Festival, Silver Bay, MN
9/23/23: 318 Cafe (Acoustic Show) Excelsior, MN

If your band is coming to the Minneapolis/St Paul area, please email details to vu@weheartmusic.com with a good lead time. Thank you.

vu (vu@weheartmusic.com) ♥ weheartmusic.com ♥ twitter.com

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03/22 Betty Who with Shea Couleé at First Avenue Read More Betty Who Just in time for Valentine, Betty Who's single "Heartbreak Dream" is coming out February 18th. Who cited Katy Perry and Robyn as massive influences on her music ....

03/22/2023 Wednesday

Betty Who
with Shea Couleé
at First Avenue
first-avenue.com

Pop sensation Betty Who recently covered Kate Bush’s iconic “Running Up That Hill”; the song had a renaissance last year when it was featured prominently in an episode of Netflix’s Stranger Things.

In other Who news, Betty Who was also been nominated for a GLAAD Media Award in the Outstanding Music Artist category for her acclaimed album BIG! (BMG). The GLAAD Media Award is an accolade bestowed by GLAAD, the world’s largest Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer (LGBTQ) media advocacy organization, to recognize and honor various branches of the media for their outstanding representations of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community and the issues that affect their lives.

Shea Couleé to open.

Tour dates:

02/28/23: Phoenix, AZ at The Van Buren*
03/02/23: Dallas, TX at The Echo Lounge*
03/03/23: Austin, TX at Scoot Inn*
03/04/23: Houston, TX at House Of Blues*
03/06/23: Nashville, TN at Brooklyn Bowl*
03/07/23: Atlanta, GA at Variety Playhouse*
03/08/23: Asheville, NC at The Orange Peel*
03/10/23: Washington, DC at The Anthem#*
03/11/23: New York, NY at Hammerstein Ballroom*
03/14/23: Philadelphia, PA at Union Transfer*
03/15/23: Boston, MA at House Of Blues*
03/17/23: Toronto, ON at The Danforth Music Hall*
03/18/23: Detroit, MI at Saint Andrews Hall*
03/19/23: Columbus, OH at Newport Music Hall*
03/21/23: Chicago, IL at Riviera Theatre*
03/22/23: Minneapolis, MN at First Avenue*
03/24/23: Denver, CO at Ogden Theatre*
03/25/23: Salt Lake City, UT at The Depot*
03/28/23: Seattle, WA at Showbox SoDo*
03/29/23: Portland, OR at Wonder Ballroom*
03/31/23: San Francisco, CA at The Warfield*
04/01/23: Los Angeles, CA at The Novo*

* With Shea Coulee
# With Slayyyter
^ With Neve

03/22 Lostboycrow at 7th St Entry Read More Lostboycrow Lostboycrow (solo musician) and Overstreet (band) will be opening at the Amsterdam Bar & Hall in St Paul on Tuesday, April 30th. Tour dates: April 27th Salt Lake City, UT In The Venue …

03/22/2023 Wednesday

Lostboycrow
at 7th St Entry
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Los Angeles, by the way of the Pacific Northwest, Lostboycrow will be headlining the 7th Street Entry this March 22nd, 2023. The musician received praise from Billboard, Nylon, Earmilk, and more, garnering over 100 million streams and has shared the stage with peers like Flor, K.Flay, Echosmith, and VÉRITÉ.

His latest release is called Indie Pop, and it came out December 9th, 2022.

Lost Boy Crow at 7th Street Entry (25 May 2016)

We previously caught the singer in May 2016 and wrote, “Next up was Los Angeles’ Lost Boy Crow (stylized as LostBoyCrow), who played a selection of his EP Sigh For Me, including ‘Love Won’t Sleep’.... plus, he threw in his brand new single ‘Thursday’.”

No opening band listed as of this writing.

Tour dates:

3/3 // San Diego, CA // Soda Bar
3/4 // Costa Mesa, CA // Wayfarer
3/5 // Phoenix, AZ // Valley Bar
3/7 // Austin, TX // Mohawk Inside
3/8 // Dallas, TX // Club Dada
3/10 // Nashville, TN // The End
3/11 // Atlanta, GA // Vinyl
3/12 // Orlando, FL // Henao Center
3/15 // Washington, DC // Songbyrd
3/16 // New York, NY // Mercury Lounge
3/17 // Boston, MA // Middle East
3/18 // Toronto, ON // Drake Underground
3/20 // Chicago, IL // Schubas
3/21 // Green Bay, WI // Badget State Brewing
3/22 // Minneapolis, MN // 7th Street Entry
3/24 // Denver, CO // Globe Hall
3/25 // Salt Lake City, UT // Kilby Court
3/28 // Portland, OR // Doug Fir
3/29 // Seattle, WA // Madame Lou's
3/31 // San Francisco, CA // Café du Nord
4/1 // Los Angeles, CA // Moroccan Lounge

03/23 The Church with DJ Jake Rudh at Fine Line Read More The Church Australia’s The Church is back in the city. The last time we saw them at the Cedar in 2015 we noted, “The show was performed as one long set, versus the two separate sets done …

03/23/2023 Thursday

The Church
with DJ Jake Rudh
at Fine Line
first-avenue.com

Australia’s progressive, psych band The Church is touring in support of their forthcoming album The Hypnogogue (Communicating Vessels). The group will stop by the Fine Line in Minneapolis on March 23rd.

The Church at Turf Club (15 Oct 2018)

We saw the band in Oct 2018 and wrote, “Australia’s longtime 80s band The Church recently played the sold-out Turf Club show in St Paul, as part of their 30th Anniversary of Starfish tour. Undoubtable, this is the Sydney band’s most well-known album, at least to an international audience, thanks to their top 40 hit single, “Under the Milky Way”. ”

DJ Jake Rudh to DJ before the band.

Tour Dates

Mar 11 Los Angeles, CA The Belasco
Mar 12 Solana Beach, CA Belly Up Tavern
Mar 14 San Francisco, CA Great American Music Hall
Mar 16 Portland, OR Aladdin Theater
Mar 17 Tacoma, WA Elks Temple Ballroom
Mar 21 Englewood, CO Gothic Theater
Mar 23 Minneapolis, MN Fine Line Music Hall
Mar 25 St Louis, MO Delmar Hall
Mar 26 Chicago, IL Thalia Hall
Mar 28 Kent, OH Kent Stage
Mar 29 Philadelphia, PA Theatre of Living Arts
Mar 30 New York, NY Gramercy Theater
Mar 31 Boston, MA The Sinclair
Apr 1 Hartford, CT Infinity Hall
Apr 3 Asbury Park, NJ Asbury Lanes
Apr 4 Alexandria, VA Birchmere Music Hall
Apr 5 Norfolk VA The Norva
Apr 6 Carrboro, NC Cat's Cradle
Apr 8 Pelham, TN The Caverns

If your band is coming to the Minneapolis/St Paul area, please email details to vu@weheartmusic.com with a good lead time. Thank you.

vu (vu@weheartmusic.com) ♥ weheartmusic.com ♥ twitter.com

Minneapolis: July 29 to July 31

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07/29 Maria and the Coins, Faith Boblett and Dark Bunny at 7th St Entry Read More Faith Boblett Join 89.3 The Current, Go 96.3 and Radio K as they present “First Avenue's Best New Band” with such bands as: Scrunchies Gully Boys The Carnegies Static Panic Annie Mack Yam Haus Faith Boblett …

07/29/2022 Friday

Maria and the Coins, Faith Boblett and Dark Bunny
at 7th St Entry
first-avenue.com

There is a local show, coming up at the end of the month at the 7th Street Entry in Minneapolis.

Triple bands on the bill:

Maria and the Coins recently released their third album, Forward.

The group, Maria Coyne (vocals), Nick Baker (guitar), Zaq Baker (keys) and Sheldon Way (drums) met while students at St. Olaf College in Northfield, MN, and formed in 2014 after one of Coyne’s original songs was chosen to be recorded for a compilation CD of St. Olaf artists. The band opened for Betty Who, Jeremy Messersmith, and others. Adam Maurer was added as bassist in 2018.

Faith Boblett named “Best New Band of 2018” by First Avenue in Jan 2019. The singer/songwriter’s third LP, take care, was released in October 2020.

Dark Bunny is the dream-pop/shoegaze-inspired project, which started in early 2020 by Emily Youel. Currently they are a four-piece band comprised of Youel (vocals/guitar/synth), Christian Wheeler (lead guitar), Emma Withers (drums), and Karl Schutzle (bass). Their self-titled debut album came out in Feb 2022.

Hilde: Party in the Park 2022 Read More Gary Clark Jr. Gary Clark Jr. and band then unassumingly took to the stage for their two-hour headlining set, in support of his second live full-length Live North America 2016 (Warner Bros Records), released this March … Kelsea Ballerini Dan Smyers and Shay Mooney, aka Dan + Shay will be at Mill City Nights. Kelsea Ballerini to open (7:30pm/$29.50). … The Band Perry I was at Target today and saw The Band Perry's sophomore album Pioneer on the shelves. The thing that stuck out was there were limited autographed editions! I am assuming the band sat down ..…

07/29/2022 Friday
07/30/2022 Saturday

Live at the Hilde
suemclean.com/hilde

Sue McLean & Associates (SMA) just announced the 2022 Hilde: Party in the Park full lineup.

Live at the Hilde: Party in the Park is a 2-day music festival on Friday, July 29 and Saturday, July 30 at the Hilde Performance Center in Plymouth, MN (3500 Plymouth Blvd, Plymouth, MN 55447). This show will feature headliner Grammy Award Winner Gary Clark Jr. on Friday night and Country Music Award Winner Kelsea Ballerini on Saturday.

Sibling trivia: The Band Perry features siblings Kimberly Perry (lead vocals, guitar), Reid (bass), and Neil (mandolin, bouzouki). We caught the family in Oct 2016 and wrote, “The siblings (Kimberly Perry; Neil Perry; and Reid Perry) are no strangers to the stage (revealing they just celebrated their eighteenth year of playing live the week before) and has melded a polished hybrid of country-pop into several hit singles, presenting them in a well-paced and varied eighty-minute headlining performance.”

Friday, July 29, 2022	Saturday, July 30, 2022
Gary Clark Jr.	Kelsea Ballerini
Cold War Kids	The Band Perry
Suzanne Santo	Brittney Spencer
Kiss the Tiger	Local Opener TBA

Ticket Prices: $60.00 - $150.00

VIP and general admission tickets for the festival go on sale this Friday, March 25 at 10AM suemclean.com/hilde or etix.com. 2-day tickets and single-day tickets (Night 1; Night 2) will be available.

Disclaimers: Please note that as CDC and the State of MN COVID guidelines continue to shift and evolve, SMA and City of Plymouth will update Live at the Hilde's COVID protocols closer to the event.

07/30 The Psychedelic Furs with X at Palace Theatre Read More The Psychedelic Furs English rock group The Psychedelic Furs headlined First Avenue’s mainroom last Thursday, April 6th. The terrific turnout consisted of mostly an older audience, who may remember the band from John Hughes’ film Pretty in Pink …

07/30/2022 Saturday

The Psychedelic Furs
with X
at Palace Theatre
first-avenue.com

English rock group The Psychedelic Furs is back with their latest album, Made of Rain. The tour will run through St Paul, at the Palace Theatre this July 30th.

We saw the band in Apr 2017 and wrote, “The Furs’ second half of the set picked up with some of their biggest hits, including ‘Love My Way’ and set closer ‘Pretty in Pink’. Half the audience were singing along to the latter song.”

Impossible to Google, X, will open. X appeared on Rock the Garden 2019, and we said, “If you asked me, all the older fans were very eager to have Los Angeles’ X back in town. As we previously mentioned, the band’s name is impossible to search for in the Google-age. Still, the first wave punk band, featuring original members of vocalist Exene Cervenka, vocalist/bassist John Doe, guitarist Billy Zoom and drummer D. J. Bonebrake, proudly played through their decade plus of music.”

Tour dates:

Jun 27 Harrisburg, PA, US Capitol Room
Jun 28 Canceled Hartford, CT, US Webster Theater
Jun 30 New York (NYC), NY, US Apollo Theater
Jul 1 Baltimore, MD, US Baltimore Soundstage
Jul 2 Norfolk, VA, US The Norva
Jul 6 Huber Heights, OH, US The Rose Music Center
Jul 8 Toronto, ON, Canada History
Jul 9 Montreal, QC, Canada MTELUS
Jul 10 Ottawa, ON, Canada Bronson Centre Theatre
Jul 12 Boston, MA, US House of Blues - Boston
Jul 12 San Luis Obispo, CA, US Fremont Theater
Jul 13 Providence, RI, US The Strand Ballroom
Jul 15 Outdoor New York (NYC), NY, US The Rooftop at Pier 17
Jul 16 Bensalem, PA, US Xcite Center
Jul 17 Silver Spring, MD, US The Fillmore Silver Spring
Jul 19 Greensburg, PA, US The Palace Theatre
Jul 20 Cincinnati, OH, US Andrew J. Brady Music Center
Jul 22 Northfield, OH, US Mgm Northfield Park
Jul 23 Chicago, IL, US Aragon Ballroom
Jul 24 Royal Oak, MI, US Royal Oak Music Theatre
Jul 26 St Louis, MO, US The Pageant
Jul 27 Madison, WI, US The Sylvee
Jul 29 Milwaukee, WI, US Riverside Theatre - WI
Jul 30 St. Paul, MN, US Palace Theatre
Aug 2 Denver, CO, US Mission Ballroom
Aug 6 Vancouver, BC, Canada Commodore Ballroom
Aug 7 Seattle, WA, US Woodland Park Zoo
Aug 8 Forest Grove, OR, US McMenamin's Grand Lodge
Aug 11 San Francisco, CA, US The Masonic
Aug 12 St. Helena, CA, US Blue Note Napa
Aug 14 Outdoor Costa Mesa, CA, US Pacific Amphitheatre
Aug 17 Pioneertown, CA, US Pappy + Harriet's
Aug 18 Inglewood, CA, US YouTube Theater
Aug 26 St Louis, MO, US The Pageant
Oct 31 Ponte Vedra Beach, FL, US Ponte Vedra Concert Hall

07/31 RiGBY with Floodwater Angel and Haze Gazer at 7th St Entry Read More RiGBY St Paul’s RiGBY opened the show. The relatively new (formed during the pandemic in 2019) four piece band features Fay Dunkel on guitars, Kean Wilwerding on drums, Maude Lorr on bass/vocals, and Hana Mahli on additional ....

07/31/2022 Sunday

RiGBY
with Floodwater Angel and Haze Gazer
at 7th St Entry
first-avenue.com

We saw RiGBY in May 2022 and said, “If you’re a fan of Bikini Kill or any 90s riot grrl bands (like we are), you’ll find a lot to like in RiGBY.”

The girls are celebrating their national tour with a homecoming gig at the 7th Street Entry on the last day of July.

Yoshitaka Amano (20 Nov 1999)

The artwork they used for their poster is Terra from Final Fantasy. Not many people know that Japanese artist and designer Yoshitaka Amano was one of the co-designer behind all the early Final Fantasy character costumes and designs… he has a very unique art style. I attended a book signing for Neil Gaiman’s The Sandman: The Dream Hunters in 1999 at Dreamhaven Books. He was supposed to just sign, but instead, he drew on all the books we purchased. The more I thought about it, especially since Amano is in his 70s, the more I am thankful to own this original artwork.

Floodwater Angel and Haze Gazer to open.

RiGBY tour dates:

7/14 Jade Fountain - Duluth, MN
7/15 Aquarium - Fargo, ND
7/16 Half Brothers Brewing - Grand Forks, ND
7/19 Cryptatroa Bar - Olympia, WA
7/20 Red Gate Art Society - Vancouver, BC
7/22 Lucky Dime - Seattle, WA
7/23 Speeds Auto Body - Portland, OR
7/31 7th Street - Minneapolis, MN

If your band is coming to the Minneapolis/St Paul area, please email details to vu@weheartmusic.com with a good lead time. Thank you.

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Minneapolis: April 22 to April 24, 2017

Here are some concerts taking place in the Minneapolis/St Paul area from April 22 to April 24, 2017.

Read more Minneapolis Music Guide.

Read More The Damned Few realize that The Damned were first to release a single and record an album among the graduating class of 1977 UK punk which included such bands as The Sex Pistols and The Clash. … Bleached Not to be confused with the two brothers from Bleach, Bleached are basically two sisters, Jennifer and Jessie, who has a thing for 70s porn. I saw Bleached last year and I went on record to say that I really like their music. ...

THE DAMNED
at Fine Line Music Cafe
Saturday 04/22/17, 7pm ($25/Sold Out)
finelinemusic.com

Legendary English punk/rock band The Damned is celebrating their 40th Anniversary with an upcoming U.S. tour. Since the influential band don’t really make their way to Minneapolis that often, I feel this is a very important show that you should be aware of. Of course, their many fans agreed, and the show is long sold out.

Expect to hear all chart-topping singles on this tour, including fan-favorites, ‘Love Song’ and ‘Smash It Up’.

No opening band is listed on the venue's website, but the poster lists Bleached. We've been a fan of the sisters in Bleached since 2012 when they opened up for Veronica Falls.

Tour dates:

04/16 - Seattle, WA - The Showbox *
04/18 - Salt Lake City, U - The Depot *
04/19 - Denver, CO - Summit Music Hall *
04/21 - St. Louis, MO - Delmar Hall *
04/22 - Minneapolis, MN - Fine Line *
04/23 - Chicago, IL - House Of Blues *
04/24 - Louisville, KY - Mercury Ballroom *
04/26 – Indianapolis, IN - Deluxe *
04/27 - Cincinnati, OH - Bogart’s *
04/28 - Cleveland, OH - House Of Blues *
04/29 - Detroit, MI - St. Andrews Hall°
04/30 - Toronto, ON - Phoenix Theatre°
05/02 - Montreal, QC - Club Soda°
05/04 - Boston, MA - Paradise Rock Club°
05/05 - Brooklyn, NY - Warsaw°
05/06 - Asbury Park, NJ - Stone Pony°
05/07 - Philadelphia, PA - TLA°
05/09 - Baltimore, MD - Sound Stage°
05/11 - Atlanta, GA - Masquerade/Heaven°
05/12 - Lake Buena Vista, FL - House Of Blues°
05/13 - St, Petersburg, FL – State Theater°
05/14 - Fort Lauderdale, FL - Revolution°
05/16 - New Orleans, LA - House Of Blues°
05/17 - Houston, TX - House Of Blues°
05/18 - Dallas, TX - House Of Blues°
05/19 - Austin, TX - Mohawk Outdoors°
05/21- Phoenix, AZ - Marquee Theater°

* w/ Bleached
° w/ The BellRays

Read More Betty Who Exciting news is that Betty Who will be supporting Katy Perry in Australia this year! Tour dates: 10/13/14 Toronto, ON Virgin Mobile Mod Club 10/14/14 Chicago, IL House Of Blues … Verite Vérité (the stage name for Kelsey Byrne) will be in Minneapolis next Wednesday, May 25th, in support of her new 2016 EP Living. Vérité talked about the EP, “Living was written …

BETTY WHO
at Triple Rock Social Club
Saturday 04/22/17, 8pm ($20/Sold Out)
triplerocksocialclub.com

No one is asking “Who is Betty Who?” anymore, seeing as Betty Who has been selling out some U.S. Tour Dates - including this forthcoming appearance at the Triple Rock Social Club this Saturday, April 22nd. We’ve been aware of the pop singer since February 2014 and very happy to see she’s doing quite well with her recent release of The Valley (RCA Records).

Vérité (aka Kelsey Byrne) to open. We previously caught the singer on May 2016 and wrote, “With help from Andrew on drums and Mike on guitars/keys, Vérité basically played almost everything that she’s ever written... and even throwing in a Childish Gambino cover song ‘Sober’ to reach her headlining 45+ min set. However, based on her fans and Vérité’s drive to write heartfelt electropop songs... she’ll be back again soon...” Vérité’s album Somewhere in Between is out now.

Tour dates:

4/16 9:30 Club Washington, DC
4/17 Union Transfer Philadelphia, PA
4/19 Rex Theater Pittsburgh, PA
4/20 Concord Music Hall Chicago, IL
4/22 Triple Rock Social Club Minneapolis, MN
4/23 Bluebird Theater Denver, CO
4/24 Urban Lounge Salt Lake City, UT
4/26 Neumos Seattle, WA
4/27 Imperial Vancouver, BC
4/28 Wonder Ballroom Portland, OR
4/30 Harlows Sacramento, CA
5/2 The Fonda Theater Los Angeles, CA
8/10 Soho Music Club Santa Barbara, CA
8/11 The Observatory: North Park San Diego, CA
8/16 Crescent Ballroom Phoenix, AZ
8/15 Lowbrow Palace El Paso, TX
8/17 Trees Dallas, TX
8/18 Vulcan Gas Company Austin, TX
8/19 White Oak Music Hal Houston, TX
8/21 Republic New Orleans New Orleans, LA
8/22 Saturn Birmingham, AL
8/23 Terminal West Atlanta, GA
8/25 Exit/In Nashville, TN
8/27 Majestic Theatre Madison, WI
8/28 The Hi-Fi Indianapolis, IN
9/1 Beachland Ballroom Cleveland, OH
9/3 The Mod Club Toronto, ON
9/4 La Sala Rossa Montreal, QC
9/6 Brooklyn Steel Brooklyn, NY

Read More The Wedding Present The Wedding Present is currently on tour for the 21st anniversary of their album, Seamonsters. As expected, they are playing the entire album from start to finish. … Colleen Green Stoner rocker Colleen Green just recently played the Turf Club in St Paul on Thursday night. Apology for the faulty drawings, as I have previously mentioned, my lens is broken. …

THE WEDDING PRESENT
at Turf Club
Saturday 04/22/17, 8pm ($20)
turfclub.net

Truly it will be the gift that keeps on giving when Leeds quartet The Wedding Present drop by the St. Paul next Saturday, April 22nd for an intimate show at the Turf Club. The Present has been doing their thing now for over 3 decades, effervescent rock with a post-punk flair featuring the delightful British drone of lead singer and only original member David Gedge. Though the band has gone through several line-up changes, one thing remains the same: those fuzzy melodies were made for blasting out your car window while driving the city watching the flowers bloom. Check out The Wedding Present’s newest release 2016’s Going, Going… which was one of my favorites of 2016! But don’t neglect the band’s impressive back catalogue, including Seamonsters (1991), an album recorded at the famous Pachyderm studios in Cannon Falls with your boyfriend’s favorite producer, Steve Albini.

Colleen Green, billed as Colleen Green Band, will warm up the show. The Wedding Present loves these guys, and after seeing her (complete with Vuart) in September 2015, we can see why.

April 2017 Tour dates:

04/14 : Washington, DC - Rock And Roll Hotel
04/15 : Brooklyn, NY - Bell House
04/16 : Boston, MA - Great Scott
04/17 : Montreal, QC - Bar Le Ritz PDB
04/19 : Toronto, ON - Horseshoe Tavern
04/20 : Cleveland, OH - Grog Shop
04/21 : Chicago, IL - Lincoln Hall
04/22 : Minneapolis, MN - Turf Club
04/25 : Seattle, WA - Crocodile
04/26 : Vancouver, BC - Biltmore Cabaret
04/28 : San Francisco, CA - Independent
04/29 : Los Angeles, CA - Echo
04/30 : San Diego, CA - Casbah

Read More Toro y Moi Toro y Moi and Astronauts, etc. (Anthony Ferraro, keyboardist in Toro y Moi's live band) is currently on a US tour. The two bands recently teamed up to record a cover of Elton John's "Rocket Man." Noisey premiered the … COIN Next up was Nashville formed band COIN, who paid dividends in providing a good spark of youthful energy and fun, in their brief thirty-three minute set. The synth-embellished indie pop quartet …

Other shows in the area:

04/22/17 Allan Rayman will be back in Minnesota, over at the 7th Street Entry. We caught Rayman in 2016 and noted, “Then, as soon as Allan started singing, the crowd erupted and sang pretty much every word with him through his forty-five-minute set. Hip-hop music was the name of his game and he was slaying the competition.” $19.

04/23/17 Sam Rae will be stopping by the Warming House in Minneapolis this Sunday, April 23rd, in support of her record Bring Us To New Islands (to be released April 21st). If you’re not familiar with the venue, this is a small, self-described as a “listening room”. Holly Munoz to open. Note: Show is at 3:30pm. $10.

04/23/17 Chaz Bundick (of Toro Y Moi) and psych-jazz duo The Mattson 2 are touring, billed as Chaz Bundick Meets The Mattson 2. The collaboration group will be ending their tour at the Triple Rock Social Club this Sunday. Spin described their music, “between a George Benson and an Al Green.” Madeline Kenney is listed as opener. $15.

04/24/17 COIN (not to be confused with Japanese band Coin) is back at the Triple Rock Social Club next Monday. The band was previously in town at the Go Show in December 2016, and we said “Closing with the kissing anthem ‘Talk Too Much’, the song has received heavy airplay and obviously the crowd’s ear, as they sang along with the band at each chorus.” Coin's How Will You Know If You Never Try will be available everywhere April 21. Arizona to open the show. Yep, the band’s not from Arizona, but it’s definitely a better sounding name than “New Jersey”. $15.50.

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Rocktober: October 17, 2014

Read More Beats Antique Beats Antique is currently in the middle of their "A Thousand Faces" tour, stopping by, on Halloween night, at Mill City Nights in Minneapolis. The show was incredible, thanks to the sold out status ....

Here are shows taking place in Minneapolis/St Paul on October 17, 2014.

BEATS ANTIQUE with Emancipator, Shpongle
at Myth Nightclub
Friday 10/17/14, 8pm
$25: mythlive.com

When I saw Beats Antique on Halloween last year, it was literally one of the best shows I've ever seen. Part of it was because the audience was really into it (nearly 99% of them dressed up) and also because of their impression light and stage show. The stage was custom built by Obscura Digital, using funding from their Kickstarter campaign. I hope they take that programming with them for this new, current tour called "Creature Carnival".

Emancipator and Shpongle are set to open.

Tour dates:

10/15/14 Madison, WI Orpheum Theater
10/16/14 Fargo, ND The Venue
10/17/14 Saint Paul, MN Myth
10/18/14 Chicago, IL Riviera Theatre
10/19/14 Chicago, IL Riviera Theatre
10/21/14 Boston, MA House Of Blues Boston
10/22/14 Washington, DC Echostage
10/23/14 New York, NY Best Buy Theater
10/24/14 Wallingford, CT Dome
10/25/14 Philadelphia, PA Electric Factory
10/26/14 Syracuse, NY F Shed
10/29/14 Nashville, TN Marathon Music Works
10/30/14 Asheville, NC Thomas Wolfe Aud
10/30/14 Asheville, NC ExploreAsheville
10/31/14 Suwannee Hulaween
11/01/14 Fort Lauderdale, FL Revolution
11/05/14 Magna, UT The Great Saltair
11/06/14 Broomfield, CO 1stBank Center
11/07/14 Las Vegas, NV Brooklyn Bowl Las Vegas
11/08/14 Los Angeles, CA Shrine Expo Hall
12/31/14 Sea Of Dreams NYE

Read More Placebo Placebo is back for their seventh studio album Loud Like Love, coming out September 17th, 2013, via Universal Music. This coincide with their World tour .... Moth & the Flame The first band to go up was a favorite here at W♥M, The Moth and The Flame. Chatting with the guys beforehand they informed me that they had ....

PLACEBO w/ Moth and the Flame
at Mill City Nights
Friday 10/17/14, 8pm
$29.50 / $32 (Door): millcitynights.com

It's been a very long time since I saw Placebo. I remember seeing them at First Avenue in 2001 with Idlewild... so it should be nice to see the band again, some 13 years later.

The London-based band are currently touring in support of their new album Loud Like Love, which came out last September 2013.

Opening up for Placebo is The Moth and the Flame, a band that Jess is in love with.

Tour dates:

10/13/14 Montreal, QC Metropolis
10/15/14 Toronto, ON Sound Academy
10/16/14 Chicago, IL House Of Blues
10/17/14 Minneapolis, MN Mill City Nights
10/20/14 Seattle, WA Showbox SoDo
10/23/14 San Francisco, CA The Masonic
10/24/14 Los Angeles, CA Club Nokia
11/03/14 Oporto, Portugal Coliseu Do Porto
11/04/14 Lisbon, Portugal Coliseu Lisboa

Read More Markéta Irglová I think I just saw the best music movie recently. It's called Once and it stars Glen Hansard, from The Frames, and Markéta Irglová. ....

MARKETA IRGLOVA with Rosi Golan
at Cedar Cultural Center
Friday 10/17/14, 8pm
$22 / $25 (Door): thecedar.org

If you've ever seen the film Once, chances are you fell in love with Frames singer Glen Hansard and Markéta Irglová. After the film, the two became a couple and became The Swell Season ... but ultimately the two broke up. While Hansard recently came through town, it is now Irglova's turn.

The Icelandic singer's new album MUNA is out now and available in all popular formats, including digital, CD, and a recent vinyl pressing.

Rosi Golan: Fortuna

Irglova will be stopping by Minneapolis this Friday, along with Israeli songstress Rosi Golan. Golan will likely play some tracks off her 2008 debut The Drifter and the Gypsy, as well as her recent EP Fortuna, which came out last year on Gypsy Betch.

Tour Dates:

10/13/2014 Washington, D.C. The Hamilton
10/14/2014 Charlotte, NC Visulite Theatre
10/15/2014 Nashville, TN City Winery
10/16/2014 Chicago, IL Old Town School
10/17/2014 Minneapolis. MN Cedar Cultural Center
10/20/2014 Vancouver, BC St. James Hall
10/21/2014 Seattle, WA Triple Door
10/22/2014 Portland, OR Alberta Rose Theatre
10/23/2014 San Francisco, CA Bimbo's 365 Club
10/24/2014 Los Angeles, CA Hotel Café
10/25/2014 Los Angeles, CA Hotel Café

Read More Sondre Lerche Sondre Lerche kicked off his tour Tuesday night at the Bowery Ballroom promoting his new album, Please, released the same day. Playing to a full house of devoted fans, Lerche ....

SONDRE LERCHE with Teen
at Turf Club
Friday 10/17/14, 8pm
$20: turfclub.net

We already saw Norwegian singer/songwriter Sondre Lerche in New York, in September. Lerche will be making his way over to Minnesota, at the Turf Club in Saint Paul this October 17th.

As previously mentioned, TEEN will be the opener.

Tour dates:

10/15/14 Denver, CO Bluebird Theater
10/16/14 Lincoln, NE Vega
10/17/14 Saint Paul, MN Turf Club
10/18/14 Chicago, IL Lincoln Hall
10/19/14 Detroit, MI Magic Stick
10/20/14 Pittsburgh, PA Altar Bar
10/27/14 Paris, France Le Divan du Monde
10/29/14 London Oslo
10/30/14 Leeds Brudenell Social Club
11/02/14 Brussels, Belgium Botanique
11/03/14 Berlin, Germany Kantine Am Berghain
11/04/14 Cologne, Germany MTC
11/05/14 Amsterdam Paradiso
11/06/14 Hamburg Prinzenbar Konzerte Disco
11/11/14 Copenhagen VEGA House Of Music

Read More Rural Alberta Advantage The Rural Alberta Advantage is tamer. Their audience is a little older (beards, button shirts, beer-drinkers) and I was impressed at how many people knew the RAA songs ....

RURAL ALBERTA ADVANTAGE with July Talk
at First Avenue
Friday 10/17/14, 8pm
$20: first-avenue.com

The last time we saw The Rural Alberta Advantage, it was at a very, very sold out show at the tiny 7th Street Entry. This time around, the band will be playing at a much bigger capacity venue - First Avenue's mainroom.

Canadian indie folk outfit is out on tour in support of their latest album Mended With Gold... and for this tour, it's written that it will be more intimate with a mixture of new material and old favorites.

Opening up the show will be July Talk, an alt-blues rock group with a new debut US EP called Guns + Ammunition, out now on Island Records.

Tour Dates:

Oct-14, Chicago, IL, Metro *
Oct-15, Milwaukee, WI, Turner Hall *
Oct-16, Omaha, NE, Slowdown *
Oct-17, Minneapolis, MN, First Avenue *
Oct-20, Edmonton, AB, Starlite (2 shows) *
Oct-21, MacEwan Hall, Calgary, AB *
Oct-23, Vancouver, BC, Commodore *
Oct-24, Seattle, WA, The Crocodile *
Oct-25, Portland, OR, Doug Fir Lounge *
Oct-27, San Francisco, CA, The Independent *
Oct-28, Santa Ana, CA, Constellation Room *
Oct-29, Los Angeles, CA, The Roxy Theatre *
Oct-30, San Diego, CA, Soda Bar *
Nov-01, Salt Lake City, UT, The State Room *
Nov-02, Denver, CO, Hi Dive*
Nov-04, Dallas, TX, Club Dada *
Nov-05, Austin, TX, Red 7 *
Nov-06, New Orleans, LA, The Beatnik *
Nov-07, Birmingham, AL, Bottletree Cafe *
Nov-08, Atlanta, GA, The Earl *
Nov-09, Chapel Hill, NC, Local 506 *
Nov-11, Washington, DC, Rock & Roll Hotel *
Nov-12, Philadelphia, PA, First Unitarian Church *
Nov-13, New York, NY, Bowery Ballroom *
Nov-14, New York, NY, Bowery Ballroom *
Nov-15, Cambridge, MA, The Sinclair *
Nov-21, Birmingham, UK, Hare and Hounds #
Nov-22, Glasgow, UK, Broadcast #
Nov-24, Leeds, UK, Brundenell Social Club #
Nov-25, Manchester, UK, Soup Kitchen #
Nov-26, London, UK, Islington Assembly Hall #
Nov-27, Amsterdam, NL, Paradiso Upstairs
Nov-29, Munster, DE, Gleiss22 #
Dec-01, Cologne, DE, Luxor #
Dec-02 Hamburg, DE, Knust #
Dec-03, Berlin, DE, Lido #
Dec-04, Munich, DE, Atomic Café #
Dec-05, Frankfurt, DE, Zoom #
Dec-18, Toronto, ON, Danforth Music Hall

*with July Talk
# with PS I Love You

Read More Betty Who Just in time for Valentine, Betty Who's single "Heartbreak Dream" is coming out February 18th. Who cited Katy Perry and Robyn as massive influences on her music ....

BETTY WHO with Joywave, Great Good Fine OK
at Fine Line Music Cafe
Friday 10/17/14, 8pm
$15: finelinemusic.com

Take Me When You Go is the debut LP from Betty Who. The record came out October 7th via RCA Records.

To support the new record, Betty Who will head out on her "The High Society Tour", alongside Joywave and Great Good Fine OK.

Exciting news is that Who will be supporting Katy Perry in Australia this year!

Tour dates:

10/13/14 Toronto, ON Virgin Mobile Mod Club
10/14/14 Chicago, IL House Of Blues
10/15/14 Indianapolis, IN Deluxe
10/17/14 Minneapolis, MN Fine Line Music Cafe
10/18/14 Lawrence, KS Granada Theatre
10/20/14 Denver, CO Marquis Theater
10/21/14 Salt Lake City, UT The Complex
10/24/14 Portland, OR Hawthorne Theatre
10/25/14 Vancouver, BC Venue
10/26/14 Seattle, WA The Neptune
10/28/14 San Francisco, CA The Fillmore
10/29/14 West Hollywood, CA House Of Blues
10/30/14 Anaheim, CA House Of Blues
11/07/14 Perth Perth Arena *
11/08/14 Perth Perth Arena *
11/11/14 Hindmarsh Adelaide Entertainment*
11/12/14 Hindmarsh Adelaide Entertainment*
11/14/14 Melbourne Rod Laver Arena *
11/15/14 Melbourne Rod Laver Arena *
11/18/14 Melbourne Rod Laver Arena *
11/19/14 Melbourne Rod Laver Arena *
11/21/14 Sydney Allphones Arena *
11/22/14 Sydney Allphones Arena *
11/24/14 Sydney Allphones Arena *
11/25/14 Sydney Allphones Arena *
11/27/14 Boondall Brisbane Entertainment*
11/28/14 Boondall Brisbane Entertainment *

* with Katy Perry

Read More Into It. Over It. Into It. Over It. is proud to premiere the music video for "The Shaking Of Leaves". The John Komar (Compositing) and Reza Iman (Art and Animation) directed video ....

INTO IT. OVER IT. with Tancred, various
at Triple Rock Social Club
Friday 10/17/14, 8pm
$12 / $14 (Door): triplerocksocialclub.com

Indie rock Into It. Over It. (the stagename for Chicago musician Evan Thomas Weiss) is on tour around the area... biding his time so he can head out on tour with his friend Lemuria in November and December.

Normally the Triple Rock Social Club in Minneapolis book three bands... but not this Friday. There are four bands on the bill: Into It. Over It., Tancred, And We Danced, and Self-Evident.

Upcoming Tour Dates:

10/17 - Minneapolis, MN - Triple Rock
10/18 - Fargo, ND - The Aquarium
10/19 - Billings, MT - Railyard Ale House
10/22 - San Francisco, CA - The Independent *
10/24 - Los Angeles, CA - The Roxy *
10/25 - Los Angeles, CA - The Roxy *
10/26 - Pomona, CA - The Glass House *
10/27 - Phoenix, AZ - Crescent Ballroom *
10/28 - El Paso, TX - The Lowbrow Palace
10/31 - 11/02 - Gainesville, FL - Fest 13
11/03 - Atlanta, GA - Masquerade *
11/04 - Greensboro, NC - The Blind Tiger *

* = With Mineral

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Dream Tour

Read More Lord Huron Michigan was in the house in Minneapolis Tuesday night. Okemos, Michigan-born rising quintet Lord Huron and local openers Night Moves (not named after Michigan-native Bob Seger’s song, but still…) … Superhumanoids I was also going to mention that Superhumanoids and Delorean were playing on this Monday (October 14th), but apparently the tour was canceled due to [Delorean's] Visa problems. .… Night Moves Openers Night Moves have dutifully filled in*, after originally scheduled Night Beds had to drop out (hey, it could have been Night Ranger…!).…

LORD HURON
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Lord Huron's steady rise to the spotlight continues on another lengthy US Tour. Their debut release was just two years ago called "Lonesome Dreams". They have a similar sound to bands like Fleet Foxes and Bon Iver, or what others call "mountain sound".

Lord Huron at Dome Studio Theatre, Brighton (05/16/13) photo: Brody

Lord Huron has already played all the major festivals SXSW, Lollapolooza, and Outside Lands Festival. My first time catching these guys was last May in Brighton England at "Great Escape Festival", very impressive live performance. The LA rockers have already played on the Tonight Show as well.

On their current tour over half the shows are sold out including Nashville, Dallas, San Fran, and two performances in Los Angeles. Superhumanoids (also from LA) are currently on tour with Lord Huron.

Can't wait to catch their show this Saturday at the Civic Theatre in New Orleans! Catch them while you can!

Here are the rest of the tour dates

02/13/14 | Nashville TN – Cannery Ballroom
02/14/14 | Birmingham AL – Workplay
02/15/14 | New Orleans LA – Civic Theatre
02/18/14 | Austin TX – The Parish
02/19/14 | Dallas TX – Trees
02/21/14 | Denver CO – Ogden Theatre
02/22/14 | Aspen CO – Belly Up
02/23/14 | Salt Lake City, UT – Urban Lounge
02/25/14 | San Francisco CA – Fillmore
02/26/14 | Ventura CA – Ventura Theatre
02/27/14 | San Diego CA – Belly Up
02/28/14 | Los Angeles CA – Fonda Theatre
03/01/14 | Los Angeles CA – Fonda Theatre

God's Dream Neon Sigh / Noyes Records Read More Ringo Deathstarr Bands on our list: Slowdive (later Mojave 3), Chapterhouse, My Bloody Valentine, Moose, Lush, Catherine Wheel, Fleeting Joys, Belong, DII, Twilight Sad, Ringo Deathstarr …

RINGO DEATHSTARR
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Ringo Deathstarr just announced their new EP called God's Dream, coming out March 25, 2014, on Neon Sigh / Noyes Records. Leading up to the release, expect the shoegazey/atmospheric band to do a special tour around SXSW.

Tour kicks off today:

02/13/14 Austin, TX Hotel Vegas
02/14/14 Fort Worth, TX Lola's
02/15/14 El Paso, TX Tricky Falls
02/17/14 Tucson, AZ Plush
02/18/14 Tempe, AZ Yucca Tap Room
02/19/14 San Diego, CA Soda Bar
02/20/14 Los Angeles, CA Church on York
02/21/14 San Francisco, CA Hotel Utah
02/22/14 Portland, OR Ash St. Saloon
02/23/14 Seattle, WA El Corazon
02/25/14 Denver, CO High Dive
02/26/14 Lawrence, KS Replay Lounge
02/27/14 Minneapolis, MN 7th Street Entry
02/28/14 Duluth, MN Pizza Luce
03/01/14 Milwaukee, WI Mad Planet
03/02/14 Chicago, IL Beat Kitchen
03/03/14 Toronto, ON The Silver Dollar
03/04/14 New York, NY Mercury Lounge
03/05/14 New Haven, CT BAR
03/06/14 Allston, MA Great Scott
03/07/14 Philadelphia, PA Kung Fu Necktie
03/08/14 Baltimore, MD Metro Gallery
03/09/14 Durham, NC Pinhook
03/12/14 Austin, TX SXSW
03/13/14 Austin, TX SXSW
03/14/14 Austin, TX SXSW
03/15/14 Austin, TX SXSW
03/16/14 Austin, TX SXSW

Heartbreak Dream RCA Read More Katy Perry Katy Perry's video and sneak preview video for her latest single "Roar" made its Vevo debut this week (August 12th), but it's already hitting over a few million views! …

BETTY WHO
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Just in time for Valentine, Betty Who's single "Heartbreak Dream" is coming out February 18th. Who cited Katy Perry and Robyn as massive influences on her music. We missed Who at the 7th Street (01/18/14) on account that I don't go out in the winter... but it looks like she's coming back April 11th at a venue called Whole Music Club (which is at The U of M.)

Tour dates:

03/22/14 Philadelphia, PA Underground Arts
03/23/14 Washington, DC Rock And Roll Hotel
03/24/14 Nashville, TN High Watt
03/26/14 Atlanta, GA Purgatory At The Masquerade
03/27/14 New Orleans, LA Hi-Ho Lounge
03/28/14 Houston, TX Fitzgerald's - Downstairs
03/29/14 Dallas, TX Three Links Event Center
04/01/14 West Hollywood, CA Troubadour
04/02/14 San Francisco, CA Slim's
04/04/14 Portland, OR Bunk Bar
04/05/14 Seattle, WA Barboza
04/06/14 Vancouver, BC Media Club
04/08/14 Salt Lake City, UT Bar Deluxe
04/09/14 Denver, CO Larimer Lounge
04/10/14 Omaha, NE The Waiting Room
04/11/14 Minneapolis, MN Whole Music Club
04/12/14 Chicago, IL Lincoln Hall
04/14/14 Detroit, MI Magic Stick
04/15/14 Toronto, ON The Garrison
04/16/14 Montreal, QC Il Motore
04/17/14 Boston, MA Brighton Music Hall
04/18/14 Brooklyn, NY Music Hall Of Williamsburg

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