W♥M: Bikini Kill

09/25/2024

08/22/2024

Grrrls to the Front

Bikini Kill at Warfield 2024

Tour Dates

Bikini Kill: N America 2024 Tour

8/27: Denver, CO @ Mission Ballroom

8/29: Milwaukee, WI @ The Riverside Theater

8/30: Chicago, IL @ The Salt Shed (Indoor)

8/31: Royal Oak, MI @ Royal Oak Music Theatre

9/3: Toronto, ON @ History

9/4: Montreal, QC @ L’Olympia

9/6: Portland, ME @ State Theatre

9/7: Brooklyn, NY @ Brooklyn Paramount

9/8: Brooklyn, NY @ Brooklyn Paramount

9/10: Philadelphia, PA @ Franklin Music Hall

9/11: Baltimore, MD @ Baltimore Soundstage

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Bikini Kill

Bikini Kill
at The Warfield
San Francisco
August 18, 2024

Near the front row of the Bikini Kill show, a thirteen-year-old girl who came with her mother was having the best night of her life. Singer Kathleen Hanna held up the girl’s zine and told everyone in the audience to check out her Instagram page, too. It was like this all night—in between the rock, of course—an all-ages, all-gender, democratic lovefest spearheaded by Hanna, Kathi Wilcox, and Tobi Vail, along with touring guitarist Sara Landeau. If the first Sex Pistols show made everyone in the audience want to start their own band, this concert, from the stalwarts of ‘90s feminist punk rock and rockstars of the riot grrrl scene, made me want to reunite mine (we never actually played any gigs), make a zine, get out the vote, and spread hope and DIY vibes enough to lift up the world. It was a punk rock feminist manifesto night, but it also felt so warm and cuddly.

I’m always desperate to catch a beloved band like Bikini Kill when they reunite and go on tour, like the band first did in 2019 after a 23-year absence. I always fear it’ll be my last-ever chance to see legends live. But as I’ve learned with many other reunion tours, the good vibes seem to never end. Lucky for me. From their 2019 Palladium show in Los Angeles, to their Mosswood Meltdown Festival appearance in Oakland in 2022, or this stop in San Francisco, Hanna’s voice and the band’s live sound as a whole have grown tighter, completely self-assured, and with an ease and playfulness that excites the faithful of every demographic.

Not only can you rely on Hanna’s melodic rock wails amid the band’s steady riffs, you can also count on her onstage presence. Dressed in a glittery outfit with flouncy ruffles (think junior high prom queen of the ‘90s), Hanna’s melodic rock wails twinned with the band’s steady riffs, playing hits from every album in their arsenal, with ample opportunities to scream along, be you “Rebel Girl,” maybe looking for that Motley Crue mirror at the “Carnival,” or “Reject(ing) All American.” And Hanna’s infectious dance is of the kind that makes you want to dance exactly like this after the show, by yourself, in your bedroom—a kind of upbeat, bopping rock jig that’s a little silly but somehow also effortlessly cool, at least when you watch it onstage, singing your favorite ‘90s feminist anthems.

The band cycled through their greatest hits like the aforementioned, along with “Demi Rep” (the collab with Joan Jett), “Suck My Left One” just before “Rebel Girl” for the encore, and “Jigsaw Youth.” But the between-song banter also felt cathartic, energizing, and full of hope and gratitude for how far the band, and its fans, have come after all these years. Seeing four women of rock commanding the stage, sharing stories, engaging the crowd of all genders and ages in songs of strength and defiance and honesty feels especially essential during another scary election year in the U.S. The past is present, and the future is here. And on this night, I’m with her, and her, and her, and her.

Bikini Kill at the Warfield, San Francisco (18 August 2024)

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08/08/2024

Girls, Girls, Grrrls

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Bikini Kill 2024 USA Tour

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Bikini Kill

Bikini Kill
bikinikill.com

The dream of the Riot Grrrl ‘90s scene is still alive, and you’re in luck, ‘cos one of the stalwarts of the scene, Bikini Kill, is on tour this year in the U.S. and abroad. After a springtime South American tour, followed by a visit to Europe and the UK, the band hits the road all over the U.S., hitting different cities throughout the West Coast, Midwest, and Eastern seaboard. Guitarist Sara Landeau joins founding members Kathleen Hanna, Tobi Vail, and Kathi Wilcox, so expect the scintillating grooves and likely some politically-charged banter between songs as we hurtle towards another contentious presidential election. There’s no new album to promote, so fans can gear up for their favorite hits and, hopefully, some deep cuts for the diehards. Supporting acts for the U.S. leg haven’t yet been announced, but tickets are on sale now, so gear up now for revolution, girl-style, yeah!

Tour dates:

8/15: Los Angeles, CA @ The Wiltern

8/16: Los Angeles, CA @ The Wiltern

8/18: San Francisco, CA @ The Warfield

8/19: San Francisco, CA @ The Warfield

8/21: Forest Grove, OR @ Grand Lodge

8/27: Denver, CO @ Mission Ballroom

8/29: Milwaukee, WI @ The Riverside Theater

8/30: Chicago, IL @ The Salt Shed (Indoor)

8/31: Royal Oak, MI @ Royal Oak Music Theatre

9/3: Toronto, ON @ History

9/4: Montreal, QC @ L’Olympia

9/6: Portland, ME @ State Theatre

9/7: Brooklyn, NY @ Brooklyn Paramount

9/8: Brooklyn, NY @ Brooklyn Paramount

9/10: Philadelphia, PA @ Franklin Music Hall

9/11: Baltimore, MD @ Baltimore Soundstage

WUT: Guts, Brains

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All Girl Summer Fun Band

All Girl Summer Fun Band (or AGSFB), are just that ... an all girl fun band. Actually, the band that was asked to be reviewed here was the Thermals, which I can't say that I really like. But I do like the Thermals' Kathy Fosters' side project, AGSFB. …

WUT
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Vancouver BC riot-twee trio WUT just released “Guts, Brains” and announced their August tour dates. The trio features guitarist Kaity McWhinney (Knife Pleats / Love Cuts), bassist Tracey Vath (Knife Pleats / Love Cuts), and drummer Lauren Smith (Tough Age / Jock Tears).

Look for their sophomore album Mingling with the Thorns on HHBTM Records (Happy Happy Birthday to Me Records).

For fans of Marine Girls and All Girl Summer Fun Band.

Tour dates:

08/07- San Diego, CA - the brown building

08/08 - Pasadena, CA - the old town pub

08/09 - Oakland, CA - the stork club

08/10 - Sacramento, CA - phono select

08/11- Arcata, CA - outer space

08/12- Eugene, OR - interzone coffee

08/13- Olympia, WA - san francisco street bakery

08/14 - Tacoma, WA - house show

08/15- Vancouver, BC - red gate

Violent Vickie: The Perfect Girl

Violent Vickie
violentvickie.com

Cover lovers, listen up. Florida-based producer, synth player, and vocalist, Violent Vickie, recently released her cover of The Cure’s “The Perfect Girl”… only if Robert Smith joined Crystal Castles.

Her website mentioned that she’s toured with Hanin Elias of Atari Teenage Riot and shared the stage with Pastel Ghost, Trans X, Missing Persons, Assemblage 23, and Them Are Us Too.

If you like what you heard, she’s doing a DJ set at Goth Night, in West Palm Beach, on August 16, 2024.

8-16 - West Palm Beach, FL @ Goth Night @ Respectable Street (DJ set)

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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06/17/2024

Rebel Girl: My Life as a Feminist Punk by Kathleen Hanna

Rebel Girl: My Life as a Feminist Punk (May 14, 2024)

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Bikini Kill

Meanwhile, a technology news agency called The Verge recently published a Bikini Kill article called Bikini Kill is making things again (published February 1st). …

As you know, we’re big fans of Bikini Kill, Le Tigre, Julie Ruin, riot grrrls… so it it was a delight to read Kathleen Hanna’s memoir Rebel Girl: My Life as a Feminist Punk. The book came out in mid-May and became an instant New York Times Bestseller. You can find the book at your favorite book store... even Target has the book, next to Taylor Swift’s book, of course.

The book is written by Hanna, in her own voice, so it was a very easy read. She has a surprisingly good memory, writing about herself when she was the lead role of Annie in a local school play. She was generous with photos of her life, which are sprinkled throughout the book.

The first part of the book reveals a lot of personal family details. Everything from her sister “Goodtimes”, to her father leaving (and blaming Hanna breaking up the family), to when her mother started having an affair with the veterinarian, to when she was a nudie dancer (she even has photos of her stripper costume). Things like that, I would be too embarrassed by them… but not Kathleen Hanna. You can tell that all these things made her who she is.

For most fans, they might be more interested in the second half of the book, which covers her when she formed her first band. It’s their first tour and they played some dead shows, but the one in Minneapolis, she had noted how Babes in Toyland hooked them with a decent gig. They were opening for an AC/DC cover band, and that group’s singer said to Hanna, “You’re not even a real band. You’re just a novelty band. The only reason you got this show is because you’re girls.” I had to laugh. Like he would know, being in a real band.

When the Riot Grrrls movement exploded, thanks to Hanna’s band Bikini Kill band, songs like “Rebel Girl” became an anthem. That movement and music style inspired a generation of girl bands then and now.

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06/24/2023

Skating Polly at 7th Street Entry, Minneapolis (22 June 2023)

Skating Polly Setlist

Sing Along
Hickey King
Little Girl Blue and the Battle Envy
Double Decker
Pretective Boy
Someone Like A Friend
Tiger At The Drugstore
Nothing More Than a Body
Rabbit Food
I'm Sorry for Always Apologizing
All the Choices
Perfume for Now
Send a Priest
Hail Mary
Camelot
They're Cheap (I'm Free)

Tour Dates

06/23 Cudahy, WI - X-Ray Arcade
06/24 Chicago, IL - Beat Kitchen
06/25 St. Louis, MO - Blueberry Hill
06/27 Columbus, OH - Rumba Café
06/28 Hamtramck, MI - Small's
06/29 Toronto, ON - Bovine Sex Club
06/30 Montreal, PQ - Turbo Haus
07/1 Portsmouth, NH - Press Room
07/2 Cambridge, MA - Middle East
07/6 Brooklyn, NY - St. Vitus Bar
07/7 Philadelphia, PA - Kung Fu Necktie
07/8 Washington, DC - Comet Ping Pon
07/9 Richmond, VA - Capital Ale House
07/11 Carraboro, NC - Cat's Cradle
07/12 Atlanta, GA - Purgatory
07/13 Orlando, FL - Will's Pub
07/15 Pensacola, FL - Handlebar
07/16 New Orleans, LA - Santos
08/25 Olympia, WA - South Sound Block Party

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Skating Polly

Grrrl rockers Skating Polly will be in town next Wednesday, March 30th. The duo (Kelli Mayo and Peyton Bighorse) was previously in town in in 2014 with White Fang. …

Bugsy

Instead, Emily Schoonover from Bugsy stepped in at the last minute. The rest of the band comprised of singer Callie Marino, guitarist Wilson Zellar, guitarist Noah Topliff, and drummer Alex Gray. ....

Surly Grrly

They have a very Bikini Kill sound, with songs like “Piss Boy” and “Hey Little Girl.” There were two covers in their set, the first was Britney Spears’ “Baby One More Time” (but done in the style of Slothrust), and ....

Punk/pop Skating Polly, a young band featuring stepsisters Kelli Mayo and Peyton Bighorse with Kelli’s brother Kurtis, headlined the 7th Street Entry in Minneapolis. The trio previously were endorsed and toured with punk legends X and Minneapolis’ grrrl punk band Babes in Toyland (we’ll get to that in a second!), but now headlining in support of their new record Chaos County Line. This was the first night of the tour.

Opening the show was Surly Grrly (a band led by Medbh McNamara & Eloïse Boigenzahn), who wasn’t originally on the bill. We previously liked them with the Aquadolls in May 2023, describing them as “very Bikini Kill”.

They’ve changed up their setlist a bit (as well as hiring a new bassist Lou Levy) since we last saw them, starting with “I Had Sex with a Girl”, a song that they’ve previously mentioned that most guys who come up to them said they’ve had the very same experience.

Highlight of their set was a cover of Babes in Toyland’s “Sweet 69”.

Next up was Bugsy, who we saw lead singer/guitarist Emily Schoonover lending her musical talent to Dad Bod in Oct 2022: “The Minneapolis-based band normally has Grace Baldwin for bass, but for the October 24th show, she was out celebrating her birthday. Instead, Emily Schoonover from Bugsy stepped in at the last minute.” Dad Bod liked Emily so much, they joked that they wanted Emily as a permanent band member.

Bugsy (Emily Schoonover, Shannon Maroney, Alex Norman and Griffen Desai) seemed to drew in the local crowd, which isn’t a surprise, considering how much love they get on TikTok. The band is fairly new, starting with their debut EP Teratoma in 2020 (during the pandemic).

Their latest single, “Slip N' Slide” is out now, and it may or may not be appearing in a new 2023 EP that the band is working on. In the meantime, you can hear their songs on their national tour with Skating Polly.

Closing out the set was Skating Polly. We first saw the band in May 2017 and wrote, “The history of Skating Polly actually started in 2009, when the two step-siblings, Kelli Mayo and Peyton Bighorse were just 9 and 14, respectively. While we were curious about the duo, having written about them last year, the band made a big change in their DIY band in 2017: they added their brother Kurtis Mayo to the lineup.”

Then, four months later, in Sep 2017, we saw them again with X. As we previously mentioned, X was a big fan of the trio and asked them to tour with them for their 40th Anniversary as a band.

Six years later, Skating Polly is back with Chaos County Line, as they’ve matured from punk/riot music to more art-punk and even piano-driven power-pop, as found on the new record. As you can see from the setlist, the band mostly stuck to the new songs, but that’s fine, as my favorite song on their set was the energized “Hickey King”, which was played early in their set, with both Kelli and Peyton trading off vocals. Peyton had the nice lyrics, while Kelli had the much meaner lyrics.

Skating Polly’s double album Chaos County Line is out now. Catch the band on tour with Bugsy and Jacklen Ro.

Surly Grrly

Surly Grrly	Surly Grrly
Bugsy	Bugsy

Bugsy

Skating Polly

Skating Polly at 7th Street Entry, Minneapolis (22 June 2023)

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06/18/2023

Minneapolis: This Week (06/25/2023)

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

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06/20 My Morning Jacket with Wilderado at Palace Theatre

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My Morning Jacket

This is the second night for My Morning Jacket at the Northrop Auditorium in Minneapolis. While Friday's MMJ show featured local Hippo Campus, Saturday's support will come from Lizzo. ....

Wilderado

Wilderado w Flipturn, April 3, Bottleneck-Lawrence, The Tulsa indie-folk band is out in support of their self-titled debut album from last year, featuring recent single, “The Worst of It”. Maybe you just caught them on Jimmy Kimmel. ...

06/20/2023 Tuesday

My Morning Jacket
with Wilderado
at Palace Theatre
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My Morning Jacket has announced plans for an upcoming North American headline tour. The fall run begins October 17 at Toronto, ON’s historic Massey Hall and then continues through a three-night stand at Chicago, IL’s Chicago Theatre on November 9-11.

The MMJ will stop by the Palace Theatre in St Paul on June 20.

Wilderado to open. The band’s first ever live album Wilderado Live is out now.

Tour dates:

05/14 – Mobile, AL – Saenger Theatre *
05/15 – Jackson, MS – Thalia Mara Hall *
05/19 – Guadalajara, Mexico – Guanamor Studio **
05/20 – Guadalajara, Mexico – Corona Capital Guadalajara ^
05/30 – London, UK – O2 Kentish Town Forum #
05/31 – Manchester, UK – O2 Ritz Manchester #
06/03 – Barcelona, Spain – Primavera Sound ^
06/05 – Antwerp, Belgium – De Roma #
06/06 – Utrecht, Netherlands – TivoliVredenburg #
06/09 – Porto, Portugal – Primavera Sound ^
06/10 – Madrid, Spain – Primavera Sound ^
06/15 – St. Augustine, FL – St. Augustine Amphitheatre ‡
06/16 – Charleston, SC – Firefly Distillery ‡
06/17 – Manchester, TN – Bonnaroo Music ^
06/20 – St. Paul, MN – Palace Theatre ‡
06/21 – Milwaukee, WI – The Riverside Theater ‡
06/23 – Indianapolis, IN – TCU Amphitheater *
06/24 – Newport, KY – MegaCorp Pavilion *
06/26 – Lewiston, NY – Artpark Amphitheater ¶
06/28 – Pittsburgh, PA – Stage AE ¶
06/30 – New Haven, CT – Westville Music Bowl ¶
07/01 – Scranton, PA – Peach Music Festival ^
07/29 – Washington, DC – The Anthem ##
07/30 – Beech Mountain, NC – Beech Mountain ##
08/15 – Troutdale, OR – McMenamins Edgefield ‡‡
08/16 – Bend, OR – Hayden Homes Amphitheater ‡‡
08/18 – Berkeley, CA – Greek Theatre †
08/19 – Berkeley, CA – Greek Theatre †
08/20 – Los Angeles, CA – Hollywood Bowl †
08/22 – San Diego, CA – CalCoast Credit Union Open Air Theatre ‡‡
08/23 – Mesa, AZ – Mesa Amphitheatre ‡‡
08/25 – Morrison, CO – Red Rocks Amphitheatre ‡‡ +
08/26 – Morrison, CO – Red Rocks Amphitheatre ‡‡
09/30 – Memphis, TN – Mempho Music Festival ^
10/17 – Toronto, ON – Massey Hall
10/19 – New York, NY – Beacon Theatre +
10/20 – New York, NY – Beacon Theatre
10/21 – New York, NY – Beacon Theatre
10/24 – Boston, MA – Roadrunner
10/25 – Albany, NY – Palace Theatre
10/30 – Birmingham, AL – Alabama Theatre
10/31 – New Orleans, LA – Orpheum Theater
11/03 – Atlanta, GA – Fox Theatre +
11/04 – Atlanta, GA – Fox Theatre
11/07 – St. Louis, MO – Stifel Theatre
11/09 – Chicago, IL – Chicago Theatre +
11/10 – Chicago, IL – Chicago Theatre
11/11 – Chicago, IL – Chicago Theatre
04/04/2024-04/08/2024 – Puerto Aventuras, Mexico – One Big Holiday

* w/ Special Guest Jaime Wyatt
** w/ Special Guest Costa de Ámbar
^ Festival Appearance
# w/ Special Guest Devon Gilfillian
‡ w/ Special Guest Wilderado
¶ w/ Special Guest Karl Denson’s Tiny Universe
## w/ Special Guest Katie Pruitt
‡‡ w/Special Guest M. Ward

† w/ Fleet Foxes
+ It Still Moves 20th Anniversary Show

06/20 Divine Sweater with NATL PARK SRVC and easeupkid at 7th St Entry

06/20/2023 Tuesday

Divine Sweater
with NATL PARK SRVC and easeupkid
at 7th St Entry
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Brooklyn, by the way of Boston, Divine Sweater will be headlining the 7th Street Entry on June 20th, in support of their album Down Deep (A Nautical Apocalypse) (Better Company Records).

NATL PARK SRVC (not to be confused with The National Parks?) and easeupkid to open. NATL PARK SRVC is a seven-member band (Dylan Woytcke, Nathan Zillmer, Jared Leger, Sage Livergood, Sam Tudor, Wes Muilenburg, and Joe Keyport) … let’s see how they all fit on the tiny 7th Street Entry stage.

Tour dates:

5/26 - Brooklyn, NY - The Broadway
5/27 - Woodstock, NY - Colony
6/16 - Montreal, QC - The Diving Bell
6/17 - Toronto, ON - The Baby G
6/19 - Dubuque, IA - Fox Den Motel
6/20 - Minneapolis, MN - 7th Street Entry
6/21 - Chicago, IL - Subterranean
6/22 - Columbus, OH - Rumba Cafe
6/30 - Washington, DC - Comet Ping Pong
7/8 - Boston, MA - The Sinclair
7/9 - Winooski, VT - Monkey House
7/15 - Philadelphia, PA - Foundry at Fillmore

06/21 Catie Turner with Sophie Holohan and Baby Fisher at 7th St Entry

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Catie Turner

Valley’s latest EP The After Party was released earlier this month. Catie Turner will open. Tour dates: February 22 Nashville, TN Basement East February 23 Atlanta, GA The Loft ...

06/21/2023 Wednesday

Catie Turner
with Sophie Holohan and Baby Fisher
at 7th St Entry
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Acclaimed singer-songwriter Catie Turner will be headlining the 7th Street Entry on June 21st. She previously was here with Valley in March 2022.

Her latest song, “Hometown” is described as “about when you feel unsafe and unfamiliar in what is supposed to be the most familiar place in the world, all because of a failed relationship.” Turner continues, “The fear of them seeing you, and you seeing them, so you hide out in your bedroom. This goes out to everyone who has worn their hood up on an outing to WaWa or refused to go to Trader Joe’s because they didn’t want to run into their ex’s mom!”

Sophie Holohan and Baby Fisher to open.

Tour dates:

06/03 – Dallas, TX – Deep Ellum Art Company
06/04 – Austin, TX – The Ballroom
06/07 – Atlanta, GA – Vinyl at Center Stage
06/08 – Nashville, TN – The Basement East
06/10 – Washington, DC – Union Stage
06/13 – Philadelphia, PA – World Café Live
06/14 – New York, NY – Mercury Lounge
06/15 – Brooklyn, NY – Baby’s All Right
06/17 – Boston, MA – Brighton Music Hall
06/20 – Chicago, IL – Lincoln Hall
06/21 – Minneapolis, MN – 7th Street Entry
06/23 – Denver, CO – Globe Hall
06/24 – Salt Lake City, UT – Kilby Court
06/27 – West Hollywood, CA – Troubadour
06/28 – San Francisco, CA – Brick & Mortar Music Hall

06/22 Skating Polly with bugsy at 7th St Entry

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Skating Polly

Grrrl rockers Skating Polly will be in town next Wednesday, March 30th. The duo (Kelli Mayo and Peyton Bighorse) was previously in town in in 2014 with White Fang. …

06/22/2023 Thursday

Skating Polly
with bugsy and Surly Grrly
at 7th St Entry
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Skating Polly is back in Minneapolis this June 22nd.

Skating Polly (13 Sep 2017)

We last saw Skating Polly in Sep 2017 and noted, “On tour for this special 40th Anniversary Tour is riot grrrl/punk band Skating Polly from Tacoma (by the way of Oklahoma City). The band is actually a sibling band, featuring multi-instrumentalist step-siblings Kelli Mayo and Peyton Bighorse… and recently added their brother Kurtis Mayo as drummer to the lineup. We caught the trio in May 2017 and wrote that the show felt like it was sold out, thanks to their growing fanbase and support from local artists. In fact, members of local bands like Babes in Toyland (Skating Polly support Babes in a 2015 European tour), Tony Peachka, and Kitten Forever, could be seen in attendance. ‘Hail Mary’ was dedicated to Babes and “a kiss for Lori.” (Lori Barbero).”

Local group bugsy is set to open.

Surly Grrly (20 May 2023)

Update: Surly Grrly is also scheduled to appear. We previously saw them with Aquadolls in May 2023 and wrote, “They have a very Bikini Kill sound, with songs like “Piss Boy” and “Hey Little Girl.” There were two covers in their set, the first was Britney Spears’ “Baby One More Time” (but done in the style of Slothrust), and Rage Against the Machine’s “Killing in the Name.””

Confirmed Skating Polly Tour Dates:

June 22 Minneapolis, MN - 7th Street Entry
June 23 Cudahy, WI - X-Ray Arcade
June 24 Chicago, IL - Beat Kitchen^
June 25 St. Louis, MO - Blueberry Hill^
June 27 Columbus, OH - Rumba Cafe^
June 28 Hamtramck, MI - Small's^
June 29 Toronto, ON - Bovine Sex Club
June 30 Montreal, PQ - Turbo Haus
July 1 Portsmouth, NH - Press Room^
July 2 Cambridge, MA - Middle East^
July 6 Brooklyn, NY - St. Vitus Bar^
July 7 Philadelphia, PA - Kung Fu Necktie^
July 8 Washington, DC - Comet Ping Pon^
July 9 Richmond, VA - Capital Ale House Downtown
July 11 Carraboro, NC - Cat's Cradle^
July 12 Atlanta, GA - Purgatory ^
July 13 Orlando, FL - Will's Pub^
July 15 Pensacola, FL - Handlebar^
July 16 New Orleans, LA - Santos^
Aug 25 Olympia, WA - South Sound Block Party

+ support from Lord Friday the 13th
^ support from Jacklen Ro

06/24 I Wanna Rock! (Rock!) Prairie Clamor, Loki's Folly, Carlisle Evans Peck, Friendly Puppy Laboratory at Eagles #34

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Loki’s Folly

Loki’s Folly (underage sisters according to Pirner), and DJ Set from 7 Inches Of Lori B (Lori Barbero from Babes in Toyland) to open. …

Carlisle Evans Peck

This is a very small venue that can host about 40 people, so there’s never a bad spot. Local singer/songwriter and pianist Carlisle Evans Peck to open. …

06/24/2023 Saturday

I Wanna Rock! (Rock!)
Prairie Clamor, Loki's Folly, Carlisle Evans Peck, Friendly Puppy Laboratory
at Eagles #34
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You better believe it: Prairie Clamor, Loki's Folly, Carlisle Evans Peck, and special guests Friendly Puppy Laboratory will take the stage (one of) the hallowed halls of Eagles #34. You best make haste to be there!

7:30pm doors, 8:00pm music / 21+ / $15

Prairie Clamor writes:

"Hello? Operator? Get the social medias on the line, STAT!"

Two things:

First thing: our next gig is just one week away!!! At the Eagles in south Minneapolis! With the immaculate talents of Carlisle Evans Peck and Loki’s Folly, as well as a rare appearance by our label’s in-house band FRIENDLY PUPPY LABORATORY!!!! Get out there and celebrate People’s Pride next Saturday, then come jam with us in the evening!

Second thing: You can follow my solo music / kids' music account right here: Will Sings Songs!

That’s right! For those of you who don’t know, I also write and record original kids’ music under the moniker “Will Sings Songs!” And though you, dear internet reader, are probably not a child, I’ve been told (and I do my darnedest to make it so) that my kidz songs are equally enjoyable to adult ears as they are to those of kiddos. I have one kidz album out right now, entitled “What’s a Rutabaga??” BUT I just finished recording the follow-up album, under the working title “Squirrels Run the World.” You best get hyped. AND I’m playing a boatload of kidz shows this summer across the state! Head over to Will Sings Songs and SMASH the follow to stay in the know!

Okay, that’s all!
Hanging up the phone,
Will

Loki’s Folly (26 Feb 2023)

We saw Loki’s Folly at their album release show in Feb 2023 and wrote, “Minneapolis sibling band Loki’s Folly held their debut Sisu album release show at the 7th Street Entry on Sunday, February 26, 2023. The band features three siblings: Annie Kuchenmeister (age 21) as guitarist and singer; Nissa (age 16) as drummer and singer; and Oskar (age 12) as bassist.”

Carlisle Evans Peck previously opened for Pat Keen in Feb 2018

Rare appearance by Friendly Puppy Laboratory.

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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05/21/2023

The Aquadolls at 7th St Entry, Minneapolis (20 May 2023)

Aquadolls Setlist

Intro: Aqua’s “Barbie Girl”

Burn Baby Burn
Sick
Runaway (The Jam)
Our Love Will Always Remain
Far Far Away
Rich Boyz
Take Me Away (Lash cover)
Mine
Spotlight
communicationissexy / idkhow2communicate
Vacation (The Go‐Go’s cover)
Sneaky
Guys Who Sk8
Beachy
Wander

Tour Dates

May 22 - Encore - Kansas City, MO
May 23 - Off Broadway - St. Louis, MO
May 24 - The Vanguard - Tulsa, OK
May 26 - Club Dada - Dallas, TX
May 27 - White Oak Music Hall - Houston, TX
May 28 - Mohawk - Austin, TX
May 30 - Lowbrow Palace - El Paso, TX
May 31 - Valley Bar - Phoenix, TX
June 1 - House of Blues (Voodoo Room) - San Diego CA
June 2 – The Moroccan Lounge - Los Angeles, CA
June 3 - Bottom of the Hill - San Francisco, CA
June 4 - Cherry Festival - Beaumont, CA

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The Aquadolls

Southern California rock band Sitting On Stacy is co-headlining a tour with The Aquadolls. Their show is coming up on April 4th at the 7th Street Entry in Minneapolis. ...

Allergen

The Aquadolls. Their show is coming up on April 4th at the 7th Street Entry in Minneapolis. Allergen to open. Tour dates: Mar 13 El Paso, TX, US Lowbrow Palace Mar 17 Austin, TX, US Cooper's ...

Surly Grrly

Our friends The Von Tramps (we know them through Fuzzy Machete) will be their special support for the Hey Girl tour. Surly Grrly and DJ WRRC to open. ...

Riot Grrrls

Jen Smith from Bratmobile inspired the name "riot grrrl". The short-lived band reformed in the 2000 with Ladies, Women and Girls and I finally got to see the band live! When they first started in 1993 .…

Los Angeles’ The Aquadolls is currently on their “Spring Fling” tour, stopping by 7th Street Entry, in Minneapolis, on Saturday night.

We weren’t originally scheduled to cover the Aquadolls, having previously committed to Dave Mason at the Pantages Theatre on this night… but we worked out our tight schedule to see both shows, but that meant missing out on the opening bands for Aquadolls.

On the day of the show, Mason announced his show’s rescheduling, due to illness... so, the good news was that we could see all the bands on the all-ages Aquadolls show.

Starting the show was local band Surly Grrly, who was last seen with The Dollyrots and the Von Tramps in March 2023. The queercore band is fronted by Medbh McNamara and Eloïse Boigenzahn, who takes most of the spotlight in their set, by trading lead vocals on certain songs.

They have a very Bikini Kill sound, with songs like “Piss Boy” and “Hey Little Girl.”

There were two covers in their set, the first was Britney Spears’ “Baby One More Time” (but done in the style of Slothrust), and Rage Against the Machine’s “Killing in the Name.”

Next up was trio Allergen (front by Shannon Maroney with Mia on bass and Anna on drums), who was last seen with The Aquadolls and Sitting On Stacy in April 2022.

Shannon didn’t talk much between sets, except to make brief comments whenever they’re tuning their instruments. For example, you get the impression that they didn’t want to use social media… but in the modern age, they’re forced to use these tools to get their music out. We can relate, having abandoned a Facebook for many years. So, if you search for the group, they’re using “Allgerg3n” to stand out.

It looks like their last release was called Honesty Hour in 2020, but since then, they’ve released a few demo collections and a new single called “Dirt”.

The Aquadolls (Melissa Brooks, Keilah Nina, Jacqueline Proctor) closed out the show, stepping on the stage to their intro music of Aqua’s “Barbie Girl.” We never knew the origin of the band’s name, but having heard the cheesy line “I’m a Barbie Girl in a Barbie World…”, it suddenly made sense.

Over ten years ago, band leader Melissa Brooks formed The Aquadolls to channel her angst through music, which were influenced from pop music to riot grrrl.

You can tell they admire women that came before them in music, such as The Go-Go’s, which they did their faithful version of “Vacation.” We have to admit that Jacqueline Proctor does a pretty good Belinda Carlisle.

They also love Australian alternative band Lash, based on their cover of “Take Me Away”, which most Americans would have heard through actress Christina Vidal (with Lindsay Lohan) singing the song in the 2003 Freaky Friday film. The funny thing is that the original line “It’s the same old sh**, never ends” was replaced with “It’s the same old stuff, never ends,” because it’s a Disney film. Of course, we got the full original Lash version when Aquadolls plays it. As a cover lover, we approved of this cover.

The rest remaining set had some songs from the forthcoming Charmed album, including “Far Far Away,” which Melissa described as “a fairytale twist on the working class, discussing that the only person who can truly save you is yourself” and “Beachy”, which was the penultimate song.

Charmed will be available June 2nd, via Enci Records.

Surly Grrly

Allergen

Aquadolls

The Aquadolls at 7th St Entry, Minneapolis (20 May 2023)

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04/16/2023

Minneapolis: This Week (04/23/2023)

04/18 The Academic at 7th St Entry

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Irish indie rockers The Academic will open the show. After this US tour, the Choice Music Prize nominee band will be returning to the UK to play some of their biggest headlining gigs this November. …

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

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04/18/2023 Tuesday

The Academic
with Daphne Jane
at 7th St Entry
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Irish indie rock band, The Academic, is touring in support of their sophomore album, Sitting Pretty. The album was produced by award-winning former Kaiser Chiefs member, Nick Hodgson at London’s Snap Studios.

Sitting Pretty is described as a journey into adulthood, “It’s about finding your feet, feeling the weight of time passing on your shoulders, and trying to enjoy the good times and meaningful relationships along the way.”

The Academic’s first headline US tour will stop by the 7th Street Entry in Minneapolis on April 18th. The band previously was in town supporting Judah & The Lion, in Sep 2017.

Update: Daphne Jane to open.

The Academic North American Headline Tour Dates

4/09/23 – Toronto, Axis Club
4/11/23 – Boston, The Sinclair
4/12/23 – New York, The Bowery Ballroom
4/14/23 – Philadelphia, The Foundry
4/15/23 – Baltimore, Ottobar
4/17/23 – Chicago, Lincoln Hall
4/18/23 – Minneapolis, 7th Street Entry
4/21/23 – Denver, Globe Hall
4/22/23 – Salt Lake City, Soundwell
4/24/23 – Seattle, Madame Lou’s
4/25/23 – Vancouver, Biltmore Cabaret
4/26/23 – Portland, Holocene
4/28/23 – San Francisco, Brick + Mortar
4/29/23 – Los Angeles, Troubadour

04/20 Bikini Kill at Palace Theatre

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Meanwhile, a technology news agency called The Verge recently published a Bikini Kill article called Bikini Kill is making things again (published February 1st). …

04/20/2023 Thursday

Bikini Kill
at Palace Theatre
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You guys know we love Bikini Kill. We often considered Kathleen Hanna as the one that started the whole Riot Grrrls movement… and we worship the grounds she walks on. We have followed her through her various projects, such as Julie Ruin and Le Tigre (our personal favorite).

One of the biggest disappointment when we heard the BK reunion tour in 2019 was that they weren’t playing Minnesota at all. Many diehard fans bought tickets to the nearest town in Wisconsin. For those who waited this long, and yes, through the COVID cancellations… We’re very excited to say that Bikini Kill will be finally playing Minnesota, in St Paul, at the Palace Theatre, this April 20, 2023.

Kathleen Hanna (09 April 2014)

We caught Julie Ruin in Lincoln Hall (09 April 2014) and wrote, “The importance of Grrl Power was emphasized when Hanna told the story of how she met guitarist Sara Landeau at a Girls Rock Camp. She told a funny tale of how the two of them were roadies for a girl band performance and how people watching them plug in the equipment and set-up the amps, etc. assumed they were bitchy stage moms, but “No, we’re roadies!” And she explained how during band camp, the girls write their own song and then perform it, and this band’s song was called, “Good Luck, You Suck”: “It was really good. We should cover it.” She was visibly touched when she was told that a couple of the teenage girls in attendance were current rock campers, and she talked about how she believes that the younger generation has their act together so much better than her generation – but that she hopes that her generation did a thing or two that will inspire the younger generation too.”

Bikini Kill 2023 North American Tour Dates

3/30: Nashville, TN @ Marathon Music Works
4/1: Atlanta, GA @ The Eastern
4/3: Asheville, NC @ The Orange Peel
4/4: Silver Spring, MD @ The Fillmore Silver Spring
4/6: Silver Spring, MD @ The Fillmore Silver Spring
4/7: Philadelphia, PA @ Franklin Music Hall
4/9: Boston, MA @ Roadrunner
4/10: South Burlington, VT @ Higher Ground
4/12: Montreal, QB @ M Telus
4/13: Toronto, ON @ Danforth Music Hall
4/14: Toronto, ON @ Danforth Music Hall
4/16: Cleveland, OH @ Agora Theatre
4/17: Royal Oak, MI @ Royal Oak Music Theatre
4/19: Milwaukee, WI @ Miller High Life Theatre
4/20: St. Paul, MN @ Palace Theatre
4/23: Knoxville, TN @ The Mill & Mine

04/20 Placebo with Poppy Jean Crawford at Fillmore

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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. ....

Poppy Jean Crawford

So if you’re looking for something to do, check out Black Lips with Poppy Jean Crawford at the Turf Club this Friday, March 6th. Tour dates: March 3 - Columbus, OH - Ace of Cups ....

04/20/2023 Thursday

Placebo
with Poppy Jean Crawford
at Fillmore
livenation.com

Can you believe it’s been nine years since Placebo was last seen in town? The band is touring in support of Never Let Me Go.

Placebo (16 Oct 2014)

And yes, we were there for Placebo in Oct 2014 and wrote, “Singer/songwriter/guitarist Brian Molko looked and sounded fantastic. Although original drummer Steve Hewitt left the band in 2007, I don't think anyone missed him on this tour... I have to say that new drummer Steve Forrest did an amazing job, spending the entire set shirtless to show off his various tattoos. The massive grin on his face tells me that this was a job that he love doing.”

Poppy Jean Crawford to open.

Tour Dates

Apr 16 Mexico City, Mexico Lunario del Auditorio
Apr 17 Mexico City, Mexico Palacio de los Deportes
Apr 20 Minneapolis, MN, US Fillmore
Apr 21 Chicago, IL, US The Salt Shed
Apr 23 Brooklyn, NY, US Brooklyn Steel
Apr 24 Brooklyn, NY, US Brooklyn Steel
Apr 26 Montreal, QC, Canada MTELUS
Apr 27 Toronto, ON, Canada History
Apr 29 Philadelphia, PA, US Franklin Music Hall
Apr 30 Boston, MA, US Roadrunner
May 2 Washington, DC, US 9:30 Club
May 3 Washington, DC, US 9:30 Club
May 7 Outdoor Austin, TX, US Stubb's Waller
May 8 Dallas, TX, US House of Blues
May 10 Tempe, AZ, US Marquee Theatre
May 11 Los Angeles, CA, US Greek Theatre
May 13 Las Vegas, NV, US Sick New World
May 14 San Francisco, CA, US The Warfield
May 16 Portland, OR, US McMenamins
May 17 Seattle, WA, US Moore Theatre
May 19 Salt Lake City, UT, US The Complex
May 20 Denver, CO, US Fillmore Auditorium
Jun 7 Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK O2 City Hall, Newcastle
Jun 8 Outdoor Castle Donington, UK Download Festival
Jun 9 Outdoor Margate, UK Scenic Stage
Jun 12 Birmingham, UK O2 Academy Birmingham
Jun 13 Cambridge, UK Cambridge Corn Exchange
Jun 16 Outdoor Scheessel, Germany Hurricane Festival
Jun 16 Outdoor Neuhausen Ob Eck, Germany Southside Festival
Jun 20 Munich, Germany Tollwood Sommerfestival
Jun 24 Glasgow, UK O2 Academy Glasgow
Jun 26 Dublin, Ireland 3Arena
Jul 4 Cognac, France Cognac Blues Passions Festival
Jul 5 Cognac, France Jardin Public
Jul 5 Outdoor Barcelona, Spain Festival Cruïlla
Jul 6 Nîmes, France Arènes de Nîmes
Jul 11 Outdoor Nichelino, Italy Stupinigi Sonic Park
Jul 14 Imola, Italy Autodromo Internazionale
Jul 16 Matera, Italy Sonic Park Matera
Jul 18 Piazzola Sul Brenta, Italy Piazzola Live Festival
Jul 27 Outdoor Madrid, Spain Noches del Botánico
Jul 28 Benidorm, Spain Low Festival
Aug 4 Lokeren, Belgium Lokerse Feesten
Aug 8 Tilburg, Netherlands 013
Aug 10 Outdoor Bonn, Germany Kunstrasen Bonn
Aug 11 Outdoor Landerneau, France FETE DU BRUIT DANS LANDERNEAU
Aug 23 Paris, France Rock en Seine
Aug 25 Paris, France Domaine National de St Cloud
Aug 26 Paris, France Domaine National de St Cloud

04/21 Mo Lowda & The Humble with Illiterate Light at 7th St Entry

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Rock duo Illiterate Light (Jeff Gorman and Jake Cochran) will be stopping by the 7th Street Entry this February 7th. Richmond’s indie-rock quartet Camp Howard to open. …

04/21/2023 Friday

Mo Lowda & The Humble
with Illiterate Light
at 7th St Entry
first-avenue.com

Mo Lowda & The Humble will be headlining the 7th Street Entry on April 21, 2023.

Illiterate Light will open the show. The duo (singer-guitarist Jeff Gorman and drummer Jake Cochran), is touring in support of their new album Sunburned, out now via Thirty Tigers.

The album’s single, “Hellraiser,” can be heard on YouTube and speaking about the song, Gorman said, “‘Hellraiser’ is not an autobiographical song. Much of our new record is autobiographical and emotionally intimate, but Hellraiser is a different beast. It came about while I was conducting a series of psychological experiments on myself after reading a chapter of the Red Book by Swiss psychiatrist Carl Jung. The song is a voodoo gumbo of my own subconscious grappling with uninitiated masculinity, pain vs pleasure, and a childhood love of horror films. I wrote the form and lyrics, Jake played keys and drums, and we embraced the studio in a new way, rejecting previous limitations we’d put on ourselves.”

Tour dates:

3/23/23 - Philadelphia, PA @ Johnny Brenda's
3/24/23 - Philadelphia, PA @ Johnny Brenda's
4/18/23 - Indianapolis, IN @ Healer
4/19/23 - Madison, WI @ High Noon Saloon
4/20/23 - Mosinee, WI @ Lamplight Sessions
4/21/23 - Minneapolis, MN @ 7th Street Entry
4/22/23 - Chicago, IL @ Lincoln Hall
4/25/23 - Omaha, NE @ Reverb Lounge
4/26/23 - Columbia, MO @ Rose Music Hall
4/27/23 - Kansas City, MO @ Encore
4/29/23 - Denver, CO @ Bluebird Theatre

* = all dates with Illiterate Light

04/22 Ripe at Varsity Theater

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Boston-based seven-piece Ripe is touring in support of their debut album Joy In The Wild Unknown. Tour dates: 04/11 Nashville, TN @ Basement East 04/12 Chicago, IL @ Lincoln Hall …

04/22/2023 Saturday

Ripe
at Varsity Theater
livenation.com

Alt-pop group Ripe will be stopping by the Varsity Theater in Minneapolis on April 22nd, in support of their second studio album Bright Blue (Glassnote Records).

The band is widely known for their inspired, high-energy live show, so be sure to check them out this Saturday.

Tour dates:

04/15 – New York, NY – Terminal 5
04/18 – Raleigh, NC – Lincoln Theatre
04/19 – Charlotte, NC – The Underground
04/21 – Chicago, IL – House of Blues
04/22 – Minneapolis, MN – Varsity Theater
04/23 – Kansas City, KS – Record Bar
04/24 – Denver, CO – Bluebird Theater
04/25 – Salt Lake City, UT – Soundwell
04/27 – San Francisco, CA – The Fillmore
04/28 – Los Angeles, CA – El Rey Theatre
04/29 – Phoenix, AZ – Crescent Ballroom
6/29-07/02 – Scranton, PA – Peach Music Festival *
07/07-07/09 – Marshfield, MA – Levitate Music & Arts Festival *
07/26-30 – Floyd, VA – Floyd Fest *

* FESTIVAL APPEARANCE

04/23 Wild Child with Próxima Parada at Fine Line

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Austin's Wild Child will be in town in support of their third album Fools (Dualtone). I thought they were the same band (also called Wild Child) that opened up for Iceage in 2013. The Minnesota punk band was ejected …

04/23/2023 Sunday

Wild Child
with Próxima Parada
at Fine Line
first-avenue.com

Austin based indie-folk band Wild Child is back in the Twin Cities, playing the Fine Line Music Café in Minneapolis on April 23, 2023. The group recently released the single “Cheap Champagne” off of their latest album End of the World (Ranch Records).

Wild Child (5 July 2016)

We saw Wild Child in July 2016 and wrote, “Wild Child is a large Americana/indie band featuring singer/violinist Kelsey Wilson, vocalist/baritone ukulele Alexander Beggins, keys Evan Magers, cellist Sadie Wolfe, percussionist Tom Myers, bassist Chris D'Annunzio, and trumpeter Matt Bradshaw. The band was last seen in Minneapolis last October 2015 when they were headlining in support of third album Fools (Dualtone). ”

Tour Dates

April 13 Boston, MA @ The Sinclair
April 14 New York, NY @ Racket
April 15 Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club
April 16 Philadelphia, PA @ Underground Arts
April 18 Asheville, NC @ The Grey Eagle
April 19 Atlanta, GA @ Vinyl
April 20 Nashville, TN @ Blue Room
April 22 Chicago, IL @ Thalia Hall
April 23 Minneapolis, MN @ Fine Line
May 5 Austin, TX @ Emo’s
May 6 Fort Worth, TX @ Tulips FTW
May 9 Santa Fe, NM @ Meow Wolf
May 11 Denver, CO @ Bluebird Theatre
May 12 Denver, CO @ Bluebird Theatre
May 13 Fort Collins, CO @ The Aggie Theatre
May 14 Aspen, CO @ Belly Up Aspen
May 16 Boise, ID @ The Olympic
May 18 Portland, OR @ Mississippi Studios
May 19 Portland, OR @ Mississippi Studios
May 20 Seattle, WA @ The Crocodile
May 21 Eugene, OR @ WOW Hall

04/23 Ellis Paul with Radoslav Lorković at Icehouse

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Starring: Scott Alarik, Taj Mahal, Joan Baez, Geoff Muldaur, Banana, Maria Muldaur, Joyce Chopra, Ellis Paul, Judy Collins, Jim Rooney, John Byrne, Cooke …

04/23/2023 Sunday

Ellis Paul
with Radoslav Lorković
at Icehouse
icehousempls.com

Award-winning folk artist Ellis Paul is on his 30th Anniversary tour, stopping by the Icehouse in Minneapolis on April 23rd, 2023. The artist never thought he would make it 30 years, after his 2020 diagnosis with Dupuytren’s contracture… but it appears Paul is going strong on this tour. He’s even inspired to write the title track and first single, “55”, released last month.

Radoslav Lorković to open.

Tour Dates

Apr 19 Arlington Heights, IL, US Hey Nonny
Apr 20 Cedar Rapids, IA, US CSPS
Apr 21 Madison, WI, US The Bur Oak
Apr 22 La Crosse, WI, US The Pump House
Apr 23 Minneapolis, MN, US Icehouse
May 5 Norwood, MA, US The Fallout Shelter
May 6 Brunswick, ME, US Concerts for a Cause
May 7 Northampton, MA, US The Parlor Room
May 26 Vancouver, BC, Canada Ellis Paul's Alaska Cruise
Aug 19 New Milford, CT, US Merryall Center
Aug 20 Frenchtown, NJ, US Frenchtown Bookshop
Sep 30 Donegal, Ireland Ellis Paul Ireland Tour

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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03/29/2023

Minneapolis: April 18 to April 20

04/18 The Academic with Daphne Jane at 7th St Entry

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01/24/2023

Ladies, Women, and Girls

A heartbreak of records is what you said
And all the girl bands have gone to your head
So what do you think we're trying to do?
Now it's about us, it's not about you

- Bratmobile

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Le Tigre 2023 Tour

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Le Tigre, "The Tiger", is undoubtedly the best project that Kathleen Hanna's been involved in since Bikini Kill. Originally, this band was conceived to be a "live" version of her solo effort, Julie Ruin, but as it developed …

Le Tigre
letigre.world

Every riot grrrl fan is excited about Bikini Kill coming to St Paul this April 20th… so it’s even more exciting to hear that Kathleen Hanna’s art/dance project Le Tigre have reformed to launch their first tour in 18 years! Unfortunately, they’re not stopping by Minneapolis this year… but there’s always hope for next year.

Le Tigre at First Ave (09 Aug 2005)

I’ve seen Le Tigre twice, including their big First Avenue show in August 2005, writing, “The end of their set was really, really fun, they played all the hits: "Hot Topic", "TKO", and the finale "Deceptacon".”

Le Tigre Tour Dates

5/27: Philadelphia, PA @ Union Transfer
6/1: Barcelona, Spain @ Primavera Sound Barcelona 2023
6/3: London, UK @ Troxy
6/5: Manchester, UK @ Albert Hall
6/6: Glasgow, Scotland @ Barrowland Ballroom
6/8: Madrid, Spain @ Primavera Sound Madrid 2023
6/9: Porto, Portugal @ Nos Primavera Sound Porto 2023
6/11: Paris, France @ Le Trianon
6/14: Amsterdam, Netherlands @ Paradiso
6/16: Berlin, Germany @ Huxleys Neue Welt
6/17: Hamburg, Germany @ Markthalle
7/1: Oakland, CA @ Mosswood Meltdown Festival
7/3: Vancouver, BC @ Commodore Ballroom
7/6: Seattle, WA @ Paramount Theatre
7/7: Portland, OR @ Roseland Theater
7/9: Los Angeles, CA @ The Greek Theatre
7/15: Chicago, IL @ The Salt Shed
7/17: Cleveland, OH @ Agora Theatre
7/18: Millvale, PA @ Mr. Smalls Theatre
7/19: Baltimore, MD @ Baltimore Soundstage
7/21: Toronto, ON @ History
7/22: Montreal, QC @ L’Olympia
7/24: Boston, MA @ Royale
7/28: Brooklyn, NY @ Brooklyn Steel

Yelle: Top Fan

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Oh how I love "Je Veux Te Voir"! Julie Budet, aka Yelle, is in New York for Fashion Week, so I'm sure you'll see her in loads of magazines. Her band will be doing a ton of dates in North America in mid-April …

Yelle
yelle.fr

I’ve been a “top fan” for French artist Yelle since I heard the song “Je Veux Te Voir”.

It was announced recently that Yelle’s new single, “Top Fan” is out now. I recently saw the official music video on YouTube and, as always, they are truly amazing.

The single is taken from their fourth album L'ère Du Verseau (aka The Age Of Aquarius) – their first new album in 6 years, that came out in 2020… Unfortunately due to the pandemic, they were not able to come to America for a tour.

Now that the pandemic is over, the upcoming Yelle tour will start at the end of February in Washington DC’s 9:30 Club, and will stop in New York for 2 Elsewhere dates, before going to the west coast to play Los Angeles and end at San Diego’s influential CRSSD Festival.

YELLE returns live to USA very soon:

Sat Feb 25: Washington, DC - 9:30 Club
Tue Feb 28: Brooklyn, NY - Elsewhere Hall
Wed Mar 01: Brooklyn, NY - Elsewhere Hall
Fri Mar 03: Los Angeles, CA - The Belasco
Sat Mar 04: San Diego, CA - CRSSD Festival

It’s a very brief tour… and if additional USA dates are announced, I will be sure to let you know.

Women In Music

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Women In Music
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The 501(c)3 non-profit organization Women In Music announced in person chapter events for their third annual educational Summit, taking place next week, January 25-27. In person events already started on January 24 and will continue until the 27th… featuring chapters in Nashville, Chicago, Boston, and Denver in addition to the online programming scheduled from January 25-27.

The highlight for me is that Molly Neuman, from Bratmobile, will hold a panel. She’ll be discussing her career path as a drummer in Bratmobile, part of the massively influential riot grrrl movement of the 1990s.

Details below:

January 26 | WIM Chicago’s 2023 Kick-Off Party
In support of WIM Summit, Women In Music Chicago is hosting a 2023 Kick-Off Party at Midwest Brewing Company Thursday, January 26th from 6PM to 9PM! Chicago’s very own DJs will be spinning tunes and food will be provided. WIM members will receive two (2) drink tickets at the event (valid ID required)

Register: event-5103587

January 26 | WIM Boston’s Fireside Chat with President Nicole Barsalona
Join WIM Boston and WIM Northeastern on Thursday, January 26 at The Record Co. for our portion of WIM's annual Summit! This year, we're treating guests to a motivating -- and free -- evening of networking, conversation, and career advice. We will have an informative fireside chat with WIM President and Artist Manager, Nicole Barsalona, and WIM Boston leader and Artist Manager Kristina Latino.

Register: event-5126316

January 27 | WIM Denver’s Go Speed Networking
#WIMDenver has got the need for speed! Join them for a fun-filled evening of Speed Networking on Friday January, 27th at River North Brewery - Blake Street Taproom! This event incorporates a speed-networking game to make conversing easier, even for the introverts squirming in their seats as they read the word “networking”. You’ll meet more fellow industry professionals; converse with colleagues, share experiences and make connections. Plus! All attendees will receive two complimentary drink tickets upon entry (must be 21+ and provide ID for proof of age)

Register: event-5116266

As part of the nonprofit's mission to educate, empower and advance women in the music industry, this year’s Summit will highlight various panels offering diverse topics and perspectives from leading industry professionals including Samantha Kirby, Cheryl Paglierani, Mari Davies, Jenna Gaudio, Dann Liebermann, Leslie Powell, Heidy Vaquerano, Christine Osazuwa, Lauren Smith Brody, Jules Kammann, Leigh McCorkle, Acacia Diaz, Thea Raskin, Blair Miller, Temima Shames, Cassie Petrey, Sari Kohen, Tara Bendler, Maria Gironas, Neeta Ragoowansi, Moira McCarthy, Nicole Barsalona and many more.

This year’s 2023 Summit programming will be presented virtually, as it has in years past, to allow global chapters and members equal access to the educational and career development content. Alongside executive programming, a focus on those entering the industry will include a career fair on day three, inspired by Women in Music’s new collegiate expansion, the WIM Mentorship Program and the WIM Internship Program, the latter of which places diverse candidates into paid in-house industry internships at partner companies. Beyond industry-specific conversations, this year’s Summit will explore workplace culture and community in 2023, with sessions highlighting data behind remote and hybrid models. A talk from Author, Founder and CEO of The Fifth Trimester, Lauren Smith Brody, aims to help parents navigate the “new normal” of virtual work. WIM members can register for free, and tickets are available for purchase to non-members.

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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