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Blondshell at Fine Line, Minneapolis (June 11, 2025)

Blondshell at Fine Line (June 11, 2025) Blondshell Setlist 23's A Baby Toy Docket Sepsis Veronica Mars Arms T&A Change Berlin TV Tower Thumbtack Olympus Diet Pepsi (Addison Rae cover) Kiss City Tarmac He Wants Me -- Encore -- Event of a Fire Salad setlist from setlist.fm Tour Dates 6/13/25 – Metro – Chicago, IL * 6/14/25 – Skully's Music Diner – Columbus, OH * 6/16/25 – Phoenix Concert Theater – Toronto, ON * 6/17/25 – Theatre Fairmount – Montreal, QC * 6/19/25 – Royale – Boston, MA % 6/20/25 – Brooklyn Steel – New York, NY % 6/21/25 – Union Transfer – Philadelphia, PA % 6/24/25 – 9:30 Club – Washington, DC % 6/26/25 – Orange Peel – Asheville, NC % 6/27/25 – Variety Playhouse – Atlanta, GA % 6/28/25 – Basement East – Nashville, TN % # support from Draag ^ support from Jahnah Camille * support from Meg Elsier % support from Daffo Read More Blondshell Starting January 18th, Los Angeles’ Blondshell (aka Sabrina Teitelbaum), will take over as support. Blondshell is still very new, having only released four singles, her debut ....

Waiting in line at will call, a guy with a grey beard asked if I had an extra ticket. Not uncommon for most sold-out shows. What was uncommon is he had already invested $25.00 into the show.

“So you did buy a ticket,” I asked.

“Parking,” He replied.

The guy did not follow Vu’s golden rule of never paying for parking, and now he was on the outside of what was definitely going to be a great show.

meg elsier opened up the evening. It was her first show opening for Blondshell and first time in the Twin Cities. From Massachusetts, she was excited to be on stage, and her infectious spirit carried a bubbly delivery over the grunge sound.

elsier was clearly having fun as she said her next song was “sportscar” even though she drove a Subaru Forester. The song had a favorable reaction, but elsier said the song didn’t make the cut on her 2024 debut album spittake. “Maybe the deluxe reissue,” she joked.

elsier is currently living in Nashville and sang an ode to her new town “Eastside”, which was more a lament of a life on the wrong side of the tracks. Then she finished her quick set with “Ifshitfuq”, a song of confused emotions colliding into a moment, a song which landed on Spotify’s indie editors Best Songs of 2023.

As the stage was being set for Blondshell the graybeard that I saw in the lobby without a ticket was now in front of me dancing to the Talking Heads “Girlfriend Is Better.” What was more surprising was he didn’t fit the demographic of a performer who has so far made a living skewering the opposite sex.

Blondshell at 7th Street Entry (July 11, 2023)

We have become fans of Blondshell, aka Sabrina Teitelbaum, since we caught her Twin Cities debut at Seventh Street Entry July, 2023. Since then, we have seen the opening for Liz Phair at the Palace Theatre Nov, 2023, and opening for Glass Animals at Azura Amphitheater Aug, 2024. In fact, she did over 150 shows in support of her self-titled debut album and is now back on the road with her sophomore album If You Asked for a Picture, a title lifted from a line from Mary Oliver’s poem “Dogfish”.

Blondshell received universal praise from critics and fans alike for her witty and scathing observations. And based on the first song of the evening from her new album “23’s a Baby”, it appears that her views have not shifted but have grown sharper and keenly observational. As she commented in a Rolling Stone interview about her latest project:

“Maybe it’s just the nature of being two years older, but I’m more comfortable with nuance now, and I’m more comfortable with gray areas…. It’s empowering for me to use sonic references that feel reserved for men.”

A personal favorite was “Arms” in which the person in the song is trying, but spent and aware of the contradiction. Then a song about “T&A” and how it might not be enough. Just based on the video that juxtaposes male models with rescue animals, it lets you know which one Blondshell thinks are the real dogs.

There is a structure to Blondshell’s hit songs: a laid-back delivery followed by lush vocals over a shoegazing sound . But last night she said she is looking to broaden her musical horizons, and gave the crowd a peak with a new song “Berlin TV Tower” which had her sitting and singing with an acoustic guitar.

Eventually, Blondshell would finish the evening with her hit song “Salad”. But before the first few lines about imagining poisoning her toxic boyfriend, she gave the crowd her opinion on the current political climate and how it was affecting her hometown in L.A.

Personally, I’d like to hear future songs on the topic with her insight and wit.

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Blondshell at Fine Line, Minneapolis (June 11, 2025)

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Annie DiRusso at Fine Line, Minneapolis (June 7, 2025)

Annie DiRusso at Fine Line (Jun 7, 2025) Annie DiRusso Setlist Ovid Legs Good Ass Movie Hungry 9 Months Leo Hybrid Wet I Am The Deer Wearing Pants Again Back in Town Untitled Song new untitled song, written in the prior week Don't Swerve Emerson Coming Soon -- Encore -- It's Good To Be Hot In The Summer Daffo Setlist Get a Life Absence Makes the Heart Grow Complete Circle Go Fetch Good God Quick Fix Habit Poor Madeline Seed The Experiment Tour Dates 6.08 - Milwaukee, WI - Vivarium 6.10 - Saint Louis, MO - Off Broadway Nightclub Previously: Annie DiRusso at Bottleneck With just one debut album, “Super Pedestrian” (via her own Summer Soup Songs [ADA]) under her belt, singer-songwriter Annie DiRusso charged ahead on the first show of her “Back in Town Tour” with a generous and fun eighty-five minute performance, that might be hard to top, as the tour rolls on. The record was produced by Caleb Wright (Hippocampus, Samia, so there’s the connection with the opener) and follows 2023’s breakthrough EP, “God, I Hate This Place”, and two years on the road, headlining and opening for Haim and beabadoobee. To say she’s built up a following and fan base as a result is an understatement, as several in the crowd were dressed eclectically, and jockeyed for space up front, to get a closer view of DiRusso and band, who were all playing together publicly for the first time as well. [ Continue Reading Annie DiRusso at Bottleneck ] Read More Annie DiRusso The rising Nashville indie artist has just released her debut album Super Pedestrian. DiRusso says of her debut, “a lot of the album is .…

When you attend a single show, it is easy to simply focus on that one moment in time. But when you stop and back out, it can be a lot of fun to see all of the connections that are being made in this live music circuit that we love. Certainly, there is the overall tour an artist or band is making; which cities and venues, in what order, and how they change across tours. But there’s also all of the intersections between bands and venues that are all happening in tandem. On a rainy weekend night in Minneapolis, Annie DiRusso helped build some new connections (some which will be noted below) with her stop at Fine Line.

Daffo opened the evening. Daffo is the band name for Brooklyn-based artist Gabi Gamberg. Gamberg, a classically trained violinist, has had music available since at least 2021, but with the release of 2023’s EP Pest, they have been very busy gigging, with stints this summer opening for DiRusso and soon for Blondshell (who, connection #1, will be performing at Fine Line in just a few days).

Daffo self described their music as “garage folk” and that isn’t a bad descriptor at all. Pest has a lot of those lo-fi elements, but sonically, it has that indie folk vibe. Coming out as a quartet (dual guitars, bass, and drums). The opening song leaned into that folk sound, with Daffo’s vocals are in the Big Thief neighborhood. The second song, Absence Makes the Heart Grow, started with some heavier feedback and was a much more upbeat rock song. The band was moving around stage and was all smiles.

Complete Circle was another change of direction, and seemed to be the theme of the set. Between songs, Gamberg asked everyone to bark like a dog, which led to the song Go Fetch, which had a great intro guitar lick. A bit of a coughing spell for Gamberg during the quieter intro of Collector could have been awkward, but made for a supportive crowd response. The backing vocals from bassist Sam Cronin on that one added a nice depth. Some nice guitar solos in this section of the set got the audience cheering.

Habit, a new song about to be released, was a noisier one, with a lot more crashing cymbals and jangly guitars. Poor Madeline had an ask for the audience to sing along, with a fair number taking them up on it. An introduction of the band led to the song Seed, which had a long outro, with the band in full rock mode. Ending with the very folky The Experiment, which included harmonica solo, was a silly and fun ending for Daffo, who then headed back to the merch table.

I spoke with Gamberg after the show and, with the upcoming switch of bands they will be opening for, asked if the headliner makes any difference in how they approach their set, or what they are trying to accomplish. They said that while the headlining band can make things more comfortable, it doesn’t really affect what Daffo is trying to do. Gamberg noted they were a little nervous coming up to Blondshell, as they would be some of the biggest venues Daffo has ever played in. Asked about what else is upcoming, Gamberg mentioned there is more music, such as Habit being released soon and that they will be opening for the band Wednesday in the fall.

Annie DiRusso was up next and would be arriving to the stage to a pretty pumped audience. DiRusso is a New York born artist now residing in Nashville, playing a very indie rock sound. We last saw DiRusso at the end of March in Lawrence, KS for the kick off of this Back In Town tour and have a thorough review of that show. The opener there was Raffaella, who, connection #2, is a fellow New Yorker who has also relocated, but to, connection #3, the Twin Cities.

Samia at First Ave (June 6, 2025)

As noted in our Lawrence review, DiRusso has taken off in popularity, having been opening for artists like Samia, connection #4, we reviewed Samia’s show from yesterday at First Ave. Also, connection #5, Samia is friends with, and guest sang on, a Raffaella song. DiRusso is now headlining her own tours and has released her debut full length album, Super Pedestrian, just prior to the start of the tour. The rest of the band (bass/keys, guitar, and drums) started things off with a snippet from the song Derek Jeter, which then brought DiRusso to the stage. After the briefest of technical glitches, they got going with Ovid, with the entire front of the house singing along. DiRusso, on vocals and guitar, had a cool nearly guttural chanting to close out the song. A change of guitar also got us a “Hey, Minneapolis”, and again, the crowd went completely nuts.

Legs had a good use of backup vocals to make a nearly echoed effect. DiRusso mentioned that she was happy to be back in Minneapolis for the second time, before quickly backtracking and saying it was actually her third time. An amusing and ever lengthening anecdote during a tuning led invariably to the song Good Ass Movie. DiRusso has certainly tagged into her target audience (the very early 20’s), as the name-dropped films were all circa 2010. A solid bass riff was a great foundation for the next number, with a long and rollicking close.

9 Months, DiRusso’s earliest breakthrough song (written when “I was 20 or 21”) felt very comfortable for the band. Another change over of guitar got a brighter sound for Leo, and at one point had DiRusso singing on two microphones for a distorted/distant echo effect. At several moments in the set, you could hear a little of that Nashville indie influence on the songs, which provided a little variation on some of the newer work in Super Pedestrian. I enjoyed the triple harmonies and guitar work on Hybrid, which might have been the highlight of the evening. DiRusso worked the 10,000 Lakes angle into the set up for Wet, and in lesser hands might have fell completely flat, but came off mostly ok here.

Some more reverb on vocals and guitars had the crowd in more of a head banging mode than some of the more euphoric dancing from earlier. The very Americana sounding Wearing Pants Again had some steel guitar effect and back up vocals from the drummer. One of the crew (Lily, “a Minneapolis native”) who had come on with a guitar suddenly became a fifth musician for Back in Town and was a pretty unique moment. Heading into the final section of the set, we got a brand new song written on an off day during the tour. Emerson got a great audience response and was well placed to drive to the end of the evening. The non-encore encore, It’s Good To Be Hot In The Summer was a good slow close to the show and DiRusso and band were off to make the next set of connections.

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Annie DiRusso at Fine Line (June 7, 2025)

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Mei Semones at 7th St Entry (Jun 9, 2025)

Jun 9, 2025 Monday
Mei Semones
with John Roseboro
at 7th St Entry
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Brooklyn’s Mei Semones is touring in support of her debut album Animaru (Bayonet Records). The tour will stop by the 7th Street Entry, in Minneapolis, on June 9, 2025.

John Roseboro to open.

Tour Dates:

June 3 - Nashville, TN @ DRKMTTR*

June 4 - Louisville, KY @ Zanzabar*

June 6 - Columbus, OH @ Ace of Cups*

June 7 - Chicago, IL @ Lincoln Hall*

June 8 - Milwaukee, WI @ Cactus Club*

June 9 - Minneapolis, MN @ 7th St Entry*

June 11 - Ferndale, MI @ The Loving Touch*

June 12 - Toronto, ON @ Longboat Hall*

June 13 - Montreal, QC @ Bar Le Ritz PDB*

June 14 - Boston, MA @ Red Room Cafe 939*

July 11 - Dallas, TX @ Club Dada

July 12 - Austin, TX @ Parish

July 15 - Phoenix, AZ @ Valley Bar

July 16 - San Diego, CA @ Quartyard

July 18 - Los Angeles, CA @ Lodge Room

July 19 - San Francisco, CA @ The Independent

July 21 - Portland, OR @ Polaris Hall

July 22 - Vancouver, BC @ Biltmore Cabaret

July 23 - Seattle, WA @ Barboza

July 27- Minamiuonuma, Japan @ Fuji Rock Festival

~ supporting Panchiko
* with John Roseboro

Blondshell at Fine Line (June 11, 2025) Read More Blondshell Starting January 18th, Los Angeles’ Blondshell (aka Sabrina Teitelbaum), will take over as support. Blondshell is still very new, having only released four singles, her debut ....

June 11, 2025 Wednesday
Blondshell
with meg elsier
at Fine Line
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Blondshell is back on tour to support her sophomore album If You Asked For A Picture (Partisan Records). The tour will stop by the Fine Line, in Minneapolis, on June 11, 2025.

Blondshell at Palace Theatre (17 Nov 2023)

We last saw Blondshell in Nov 2023 and said, “Blondshell aka Sabrina Teitelbaum opened the evening sporting a vintage Rod Stewart concert baseball shirt with the tagline: “Blondes have more fun.” We last saw Blondshell at Seventh Street Entry in July and it appears she has been on the road since as she promotes her self-titled debut album with songs like “Veronica Mars,” “Sepsis” and “Street Rat.” And although the crowd skewed older than her Seventh Street Entry performance, she received a favorable roar of applause for her songs “Salad” and “Kiss City.” It’s easy to see why Liz Phair picked Teitelbaum to open for her tour. Even with the age gap the two singers have a conversational persona in their singing that tends to casually if not coolly remove them from subject material that is not casual or cool.”

meg elsier to open.

Note: There is a strict 6 ticket limit. Any attempt to exceed the ticket limit of 6 per customer or household, or to game the system in any way, will result in cancellation of orders without notice. There is a transfer delay for all tickets up to 72 HOURS prior to show.

Tour Dates:

6/6/25 – Soundwell – Salt Lake City, UT ^

6/8/25 – Gothic Theatre – Denver, CO ^

6/11/25 – Fine Line – Minneapolis, MN *

6/13/25 – Metro – Chicago, IL *

6/14/25 – Skully's Music Diner – Columbus, OH *

6/16/25 – Phoenix Concert Theater – Toronto, ON *

6/17/25 – Theatre Fairmount – Montreal, QC *

6/19/25 – Royale – Boston, MA %

6/20/25 – Brooklyn Steel – New York, NY %

6/21/25 – Union Transfer – Philadelphia, PA %

6/24/25 – 9:30 Club – Washington, DC %

6/26/25 – Orange Peel – Asheville, NC %

6/27/25 – Variety Playhouse – Atlanta, GA %

6/28/25 – Basement East – Nashville, TN %

# support from Draag
^ support from Jahnah Camille
* support from Meg Elsier
% support from Daffo

Blondshell at the Current Happy Hour (June 12, 2025) Read More Blondshell Starting January 18th, Los Angeles’ Blondshell (aka Sabrina Teitelbaum), will take over as support. Blondshell is still very new, having only released four singles, her debut ....

June 12, 2025 Thursday
Blondshell
at Surly Brewing Company
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If you missed Blondshell at the Fine Line, due to conflict in your schedule, you can see her again, for FREE, at the Surly Brewing Company, courtesy of The Current Happy Hour. The show starts at 4pm and ends at 7pm, and there will be a DJ set from The Current’s host Zach McCormick.

Tour Dates:

6/6/25 – Soundwell – Salt Lake City, UT ^

6/8/25 – Gothic Theatre – Denver, CO ^

6/11/25 – Fine Line – Minneapolis, MN *

6/13/25 – Metro – Chicago, IL *

6/14/25 – Skully's Music Diner – Columbus, OH *

6/16/25 – Phoenix Concert Theater – Toronto, ON *

6/17/25 – Theatre Fairmount – Montreal, QC *

6/19/25 – Royale – Boston, MA %

6/20/25 – Brooklyn Steel – New York, NY %

6/21/25 – Union Transfer – Philadelphia, PA %

6/24/25 – 9:30 Club – Washington, DC %

6/26/25 – Orange Peel – Asheville, NC %

6/27/25 – Variety Playhouse – Atlanta, GA %

6/28/25 – Basement East – Nashville, TN %

# support from Draag
^ support from Jahnah Camille
* support from Meg Elsier
% support from Daffo

Lowertown Sounds at Mears Park (Jun 12, 2025) Read More Flamin' Oh's Next up were Flamin’ Oh’s ... also from Minneapolis. The group were originally called Flamingo, but were forced to change their name to the Flamin’ Oh’s due to another group …

Jun 12, 2025 Thursday
Lowertown Sounds
feat. Flamin' Oh's
with Faith Boblett and Lonesome Dan Kase
at Mears Park
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Kicking off 2025's Lowertown Sounds at Mears Park, will be Flamin' Oh's.

Opening will be Faith Boblett and Lonesome Dan Kase.

Flamin’ Oh’s at First Ave (June 9, 2018)

We saw Flamin’ Oh’s in June 2018 and wrote, “Next up were Flamin’ Oh’s ... also from Minneapolis. The group were originally called Flamingo, but were forced to change their name to the Flamin’ Oh’s due to another group with the same/similar name. They actually broke up in 1987, but eventually reunited a decade later just in time for the Mill City Music Festival in 1997. Even with rotating band members, but having been around for so long, the group were completely comfortable playing the main stage. Seeing them make goofy faces and doing standard rock poses, they look like they were having a lot of fun.”

Lowertown Sounds Schedule:

06/12 Flamin' Oh's
with Faith Boblett and Lonesome Dan Kase

06/19 The New Standards & Friends
with Tina Schlieske

06/26 Dr Mambo's Combo
with Purple Funk Metropolis

07/10 Dan Rodriguez
with Becky Kapell

07/17 Annie and the Bang Bang
with Maria and the Coins

07/24 Turn Turn Turn
with Molly Brandt

07/31 Salsa Del Soul
with Alma Andina

08/07 Kiss the Tiger
with Keep for Cheap

08/14 Yam Haus
with Thirsty River and Haley E Rydell

I’m With Her at Fitzgerald Theater (Jun 14, 2025) Read More I'm With Her I'm With Her is the supergroup project, featuring Sara Watkins, Sarah Jarosz, and Aoife O'Donovan. The trio’s debut album See You Around is available now on Rounder Records. ....

Jun 14, 2025 Saturday
I’m With Her
with Mason Via
at The Fitzgerald Theater
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Beloved folk trio I’m With Her is out on tour in support of their new album Wild and Clear and Blue (available May 9th via Rounder Records).

I'm With Her at Fitzgerald Theater (01 Mar 2018)

We saw I'm With Her in Mar 2018 and wrote, “After a break, the ladies of I’m With Her entered for their eighty-minute headlining set, surrounded by stands holding the musical instruments they would pick up and put down as the songs demanded. Though together since an impromptu 2014 performance, the band’s debut album, See You Around (Rounder Records) has only been out a couple weeks, and the eager audience was treated to live versions of all those songs beginning with the title track, with a few additional covers thrown in for good measure. Each of the ladies was very familiar and thankful to be playing at the venue, Watkins a founding member of Nickle Creek, O’Donovan with string quartet Crooked Still, and Jarosz in her own right, and each took turns at lead vocals (i.e. Jarosz on ‘Walkin’ Back to Georgia’), with the trio’s harmonies soaring to the historic theater’s rafters, an ideal venue for their sound.”

Mason Via to open.

Note: There is a strict 6 ticket limit. Any attempt to exceed the ticket limit of 6 per customer or household, or to game the system in any way, will result in cancellation of orders without notice.

I’m With Her has partnered with PLUS1 so that $1 per ticket goes to supporting Conscious Alliance’s mission to end hunger nationwide and feed families in need.

Tour Dates:

6/7 - Ann Arbor, MI - Michigan Theater

6/8 - Grand Rapids, MI - Venue TBA

6/10 - Madison, WI - Capitol Theater

6/13 - Chicago, IL - Thalia Hall

6/14 - St. Paul, MN - The Fitzgerald Theater

6/15 - Iowa City, IA - The Englert Theatre

6/17 - Kansas City, MO - Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts

6/19 Telluride, CO - Telluride Bluegrass Festival

7/10 - Interlochen, MI - Interlochen Center for the Arts *^

7/11 - Cincinnati, OH - Taft Theatre *^

7/12 - Asheville, NC - Asheville Yards Amphitheater *^

7/13 - Cary, NC - Koka Booth Amphitheatre *^

7/15 - Vienna, VA - Wolf Trap *

7/16 - Westport, CT - Levitt Pavilion^

7/18 - Oak Hill, NY - Grey Fox Bluegrass Festival

7/19 - Portland, ME - Thompson's Point *^

7/20 - Burlington, VT - The Green at Shelburne Museum *^

7/21 - Northampton, MA - The Pines Theater *^

7/23 - Richmond, VA - Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden *^

7/24 - Glenside, PA - Keswick Theatre *^

7/25 - Lafayette, NY - Beak and Skiff Apple Orchards *^

7/26 - Newport, RI - Newport Folk Festival

9/25 - Oklahoma City, OK - Tower Theatre

9/26 - Dallas, TX - The Majestic Theatre

9/27 - Austin, TX - Paramount Theatre

9/29 - Santa Fe, NM - The Lensic Performing Arts Center

10/1 - San Diego, CA - Epstein Family Amphitheater

10/2 - Los Angeles, CA - Venue TBA

10/3 - Santa Barbara, CA - Campbell Hall

10/6 - Davis, CA - Mondavi Center for the Performing Arts

10/8 - Seattle, WA - Moore Theatre

10/9 - Bellingham, WA - Mount Baker Theatre

10/10 - Portland, OR - Revolution Hall

10/11 - Boise, ID - Egyptian Theatre

10/13 - Jackson, WY - Center for the Arts

10/14 - Aspen, CO - Harris Concert Hall

10/15 - Denver, CO - Paramount Theatre

11/4 - Buffalo, NY - Asbury Hall

11/5 - Toronto, ON - Koerner Hall

11/7 - Princeton, NJ - McCarter Theatre Center

11/8 - Boston, MA - Boch Center Shubert Theatre

11/9 - York, PA - Venue TBA

11/11 - New York, NY - Beacon Theatre

11/12 - Rocky Mount, VA - Harvester Performance Center

11/14 - Charleston, SC - Charleston Music Hall

11/15 - Atlanta, GA - The Tabernacle

11/16 - Nashville, TN - Ryman Auditorium

*co-headline with Iron & Wine
^ support from Ken Pomeroy

Julia Wolf at Turf Club (14 Jun 2025) Read More Julia Wolf Italian-American indie-pop artist from Queens, NY, Julia Wolf (aka WOLF) released “RBF: Part 1,” an exclusive Spotify Singles track as a part of the platform’s first-ever Fresh Finds program. ...

Jun 14, 2025 Saturday
Julia Wolf
with Worry Club and Ellis
at Turf Club
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Julia Wolf, aka Wolf, is on tour in support of the new album Pressure.

Julia Wolf at Fine Line (02 Apr 2022)

We saw Wolf April 2022 and wrote, “New York’s Julia Wolf (aka WOLF), opened the show. We last mentioned that she released her debut EP Girls In Purgatory… so most of the songs played were taken from the debut, including “Falling In Love” and “In My Way”. She also had some new songs that haven’t been released yet. One of those songs, which I’ll call “Get Off My D**k” (based on a partial setlist that she released on her Facebook page), was written after being stood up from a record label.”

Worry Club and ellis to open.

Tour Dates:

June 4 -- Brick and Mortar -- San Francisco, CA

June 6 -- Madame Lou's -- Seattle, WA

June 7 -- Polaris Hall -- Portland, OR

June 8 -- The Pearl -- Vancouver, BC

June 10 -- Neurolux -- Boise, ID

June 11 -- Kilby Court -- Salt Lake City, UT

June 12 -- Marquis -- Denver, CO

June 14 -- Turf Club -- Minneapolis, MN

June 15 -- Cobra Lounge -- Chicago, IL

June 16 -- A&R Music Bar -- Columbus, OH

June 17 -- Velvet Underground -- Toronto, ON

June 19 -- Brighton Music Hall -- Boston, MA

June 20 -- AMH -- Long Island, NY

June 21 -- Atlantis -- Washington, DC

June 22 -- Motorco -- Raleigh, NC

June 24 -- Radio Room -- Greenville, SC

June 25 -- The Loft -- Atlanta, GA

June 26 -- Basement East -- Nashville, TN

*Supporting Artemas

Sleigh Bells at Fine Line (Jun 14, 2025) Read More Sleigh Bells Alexis Krauss and Derek Miller are Sleigh Bells, and they are finally back after taking a small break. Last night was only their fourth show in the past two years but it felt as if they had never stopped. .…

Jun 14, 2025 Saturday
Sleigh Bells
with Sophie Hunter
at Fine Line
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Sleigh Bells (producer/guitarist Derek Miller and singer Alexis Krauss) is back on tour, stopping by the Fine Line, in Minneapolis on June 14, 2025. The duo released their first new music in three years called “Wanna Start A Band?,” which you can get from Mom+Pop Music.

The song is really the band’s secret origin, as they describe, in their own words: “In 2008 while eating at a restaurant in Brooklyn with my mom, our server, Derek, wasted very little time asking me, essentially, "Wanna Start A Band?" Hard to believe that almost 17 years later we are still hyped and obsessively making records together. Derek started messing with the riff for this song around 2014 -- it needed a lot of work but a spark was there. We had a band by then but didn't know how long it would last. For us, this song is a reminder of how we started but it's also the first part of a new story we want to tell -- more on that very soon! We hope you will come along for the ride.”

Sleigh Bells at Fine Line (Sep 3, 2016)

We saw Sleigh Bells in Sep 2016 and wrote, “Alexis Krauss and Derek Miller are Sleigh Bells, and they are finally back after taking a small break. Last night was only their fourth show in the past two years but it felt as if they had never stopped. Sleigh Bells is known for their unique sound and high-energy shows. They played to a full house on Saturday night at the Fine Line Music Café in Minneapolis and proved that nothing has changed. Their songs are upbeat and powerful. They mix elements of punk rock with indie-pop and almost electronic beats. All of the diverse elements come together perfectly and when you mix that with the energy Krauss brings to the stage and the extreme light show, you get a near perfect show.”

Sophie Hunter to open.

There is a strict 6 ticket limit. Any attempt to exceed the ticket limit of 6 per customer or household, or to game the system in any way, will result in cancellation of orders without notice. There is a transfer delay for all tickets up to 72 HOURS prior to show.

Tour Dates:

June 1, 2025 - Atlanta, GA @ Terminal West

June 2, 2025 - Asheville, NC @ The Orange Peel

June 3, 2025 - Philadelphia, PA @ Union Transfer

June 5, 2025 - Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club

June 6, 2025 - Boston, MA @ Paradise Rock Club

June 7, 2025 - New York, NY @ Webster Hall

June 10, 2025 - Toronto, ON @ Axis Club Theatre

June 11, 2025 - Detroit, MI @ El Club

June 12, 2025 - Chicago, IL @ The Metro

June 14, 2025 - Minneapolis, MN @ Fine Line

June 15, 2025 - Madison, WI @ Majestic Theatre

Samantha Crain at 7th St Entry (Jun 15, 2025) Read More Samantha Crain Samantha Crain is a Choctaw Indian singer-songwriter from Shawnee, OK. She has self-produced recordings, but today marks her debut on Ramseur Records. The Confiscation …

Jun 15, 2025 Sunday
Samantha Crain
with Quinn Christopherson
at 7th St Entry
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Choctaw singer-songwriter Samantha Crain is currently on tour in support of her seventh album Gumshoe… she’ll be stopping by the 7th Street Entry, in Minneapolis, on June 15, 2025.

Samantha Crain at Turf Club (May 1, 2022)

We saw Crain in May 2022 and said, “Crain only played a few songs on her set… but between each song, she took her time tuning her one guitar. When she realized it was so quiet between her songs, she told us that she saw Jeff Tweedy from Wilco play solo. When he does, he has a semi-circle of various guitars, pre-tuned. On a Saturday night, Crain, when she’s feeling “frisky”, she would fantasize being in the center of that circle of guitars.”

Alaska’s Quinn Christopherson to open.

Tour dates:

Jun 12 recordBar Kansas City, MO

Jun 13 Raccoon Motel Davenport, IA

Jun 14 Schubas Tavern Chicago, IL

Jun 15 7th St Entry Minneapolis, MN

Jun 17 Reverb Lounge Omaha, NE

Jun 18 Lost Lake Lounge Denver, CO

Jun 20 Linger Longer Lounge Phoenix, AZ

Jun 21 Gold-Diggers Los Angeles, CA

Jun 22 Sun Cafe Du Nord San Francisco, CA

Jun 24 Little Saint Healdsburg, CA

Jun 26 The Showdown Portland, OR

Jun 27 Madame Lou's Seattle, WA

Jun 29 Shrine Social Club Boise, ID

Jun 30 Kilby Court Salt Lake City, UT

Jul 2 Lulu's Downtown Colorado Springs, CO

Jul 9 The EARL Atlanta, GA

Jul 10 The East Room Nashville, TN

Jul 12 The Grey Eagle Asheville, NC

Jul 13 Cat's Cradle Carrboro, NC

Jul 15 Songbyrd Music House Washington, DC

Jul 16 Johnny Brenda's Philadelphia, PA

Jul 17 Baby's All Right Brooklyn, NY

Jul 18 Warehouse XI - Boston Event Space Somerville, MA

Jul 19 Press Room Portsmouth, NH

Jul 20 The Parlor Room Northampton, MA

Jul 22 The Yard Beacon, NY

Jul 23 Babeville Buffalo, NY

Jul 24 The Sound Garage Toronto, ON

Jul 25 T-Rex Fest 2025 Grand Rapids, MI

Jul 26 20 Front Street Lake Orion, MI

Jul 29 Rumba Café Columbus, OH

Jul 31 George's Majestic Lounge Fayetteville, AR

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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Mpls: June 10 to June 13, 2025

NOTE: Since I have relocated to Jacksonville, I am scaling back on Minneapolis Show Previews for June and beyond. If you have an upcoming Minneapolis (or Jacksonville) show that you’d like me to take a look at and spotlight, please email me [email protected] with the subject Minneapolis or Jacksonville, and I will be sure to add your show to my listing.

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Ashe at First Avenue (11 Jun 2025) Read More Ashe Ashe’s main audience are teenage girls, and they overtook First Avenue’s dancefloor… singing along to all her songs. This is a group of pop music fans, as prior to Ashe’s ...

11 Jun 2025 Wednesday
Ashe
with Bo Staloch
at First Avenue
first-avenue.com

Ashe is on her Trilogy Tour, stopping by First Avenue, in Minneapolis, on June 11, 2025. The name of the tour implies that she’ll be playing songs from her trilogy of albums: Ashlyn, Rae, and Wilson.

Ashe at First Ave (08 May 2022)

We last saw Ash in May 2022 and wrote, “Ashe’s main audience are teenage girls, and they overtook First Avenue’s dancefloor… singing along to all her songs. This is a group of pop music fans, as prior to Ashe’s appearance, the DJ played to the crowd: Taylor Swift’s “You Belong with Me”, One Direction’s “Steal My Girl”, and ABBA’s “Dancing Queen”… each song were met with singing from the crowd. Ashe didn’t seem to mind, she seemed pleased and encourage the audience to finish some of her songs. She mentioned that when she was booking the 2022 tour, she said of all the cities, Minneapolis was the one she was most looking forward to playing. Since it was Mother’s Day, she first asked to hear from all the mothers in the audience (who were probably chaperoning their daughter to the show). Ashe was determined to make this night a very special night for the fans (and their mothers).”

Nashville, by the way of Austin, singer/songwriter Bo Staloch to open. Staloch’s new EP The Garden is out now on Capitol Records.

Tour Dates:

5/28 – Atlanta, GA – Variety Playhouse

5/30 – Washington, DC – 9:30 Club

5/31 – Boston, MA – Royale

6/3 – Brooklyn, NY – Brooklyn Steel

6/5 – Toronto, ON – The Danforth Music Hall

6/6 – Detroit, MI – Saint Andrew’s Hall

6/8 – Chicago, IL – Metro

6/11 – Minneapolis, MN – First Avenue

6/13 – Denver, CO – Ogden Theatre

6/14 – Salt Lake City, UT – The Depot

6/16 – Seattle, WA – The Showbox

6/17 – Portland, OR – Revolution Hall

6/19 – Berkeley, CA – The UC Theatre

6/20 – Los Angeles, CA The Bellwether

Blondshell at Fine Line (11 Jun 2025) Read More Blondshell Starting January 18th, Los Angeles’ Blondshell (aka Sabrina Teitelbaum), will take over as support. Blondshell is still very new, having only released four singles, her debut ....

11 Jun 2025 Wednesday
Blondshell
with meg elsier
at Fine Line
first-avenue.com

Blondshell is back on tour to support her sophomore album If You Asked For A Picture (Partisan Records). The tour will stop by the Fine Line, in Minneapolis, on June 11, 2025.

Blondshell at Palace Theatre (17 Nov 2023)

We last saw Blondshell in Nov 2023 and said, “Blondshell aka Sabrina Teitelbaum opened the evening sporting a vintage Rod Stewart concert baseball shirt with the tagline: “Blondes have more fun.” We last saw Blondshell at Seventh Street Entry in July and it appears she has been on the road since as she promotes her self-titled debut album with songs like “Veronica Mars,” “Sepsis” and “Street Rat.” And although the crowd skewed older than her Seventh Street Entry performance, she received a favorable roar of applause for her songs “Salad” and “Kiss City.” It’s easy to see why Liz Phair picked Teitelbaum to open for her tour. Even with the age gap the two singers have a conversational persona in their singing that tends to casually if not coolly remove them from subject material that is not casual or cool.”

meg elsier to open.

Note: There is a strict 6 ticket limit. Any attempt to exceed the ticket limit of 6 per customer or household, or to game the system in any way, will result in cancellation of orders without notice. There is a transfer delay for all tickets up to 72 HOURS prior to show.

Tour Dates:

5/2/25 - Masonic Lodge at Hollywood Forever (Album Release show) - Los Angeles, CA #

5/28/25 – Belly Up Tavern – San Diego, CA ^

5/30/25 – The Fonda Theatre – Los Angeles, CA ^

5/31/25 – August Hall – San Francisco, CA ^

6/2/25 – Wonder Ballroom – Portland, OR ^

6/3/25 – The Showbox – Seattle, WA ^

6/6/25 – Soundwell – Salt Lake City, UT ^

6/8/25 – Gothic Theatre – Denver, CO ^

6/11/25 – Fine Line – Minneapolis, MN *

6/13/25 – Metro – Chicago, IL *

6/14/25 – Skully's Music Diner – Columbus, OH *

6/16/25 – Phoenix Concert Theater – Toronto, ON *

6/17/25 – Theatre Fairmount – Montreal, QC *

6/19/25 – Royale – Boston, MA %

6/20/25 – Brooklyn Steel – New York, NY %

6/21/25 – Union Transfer – Philadelphia, PA %

6/24/25 – 9:30 Club – Washington, DC %

6/26/25 – Orange Peel – Asheville, NC %

6/27/25 – Variety Playhouse – Atlanta, GA %

6/28/25 – Basement East – Nashville, TN %

# support from Draag
^ support from Jahnah Camille
* support from Meg Elsier
% support from Daffo

Florry at 7th St Entry (13 Jun 2025)

13 Jun 2025 Friday
Florry
with Lily Seabird
at 7th St Entry
first-avenue.com

Florry is headlining the 7th Street Entry, in Minneapolis, on June 13, 2025, to support their album Sounds Like... (available May 23rd on Dear Life Records).

Lily Seabird to open.

Tour Dates:

06.05.25 - Burlington, VT @ Higher Ground

06.06. 25 - Montreal QC @ la Sotteranea

06.07.25 - Toronto, ON @ The Baby G

06.08.25 - Pittsburgh, PA @ Bottlerocket Social Hal

06.10.25 - Columbus, OH @ Rumba Cafe

06.11.25 - Bloomington, IN @ The Bishop

06.12.25 - Chicago, IL @ Schubas

06.13.25 - Minneapolis, MN @ 7th St. Entry

06.14.25 - Madison, WI @ Gamma Ray Bar

06.16.25 - Des Moines, IA @ Raccoon Motel

06.17.25 - Lawrence, KS @ Replay Lounge

06.18.25 - St. Louis, MO @ Off Broadway

06.19.25 (Juneteenth) - Louisville, KY @ Zanzabar

06.20.25 - Nashville, TN @ DRKMTTR

06.21.25 - Athens, GA @ Flicker Theatre

06.22.25 - Asheville, NC @ The Grey Eagle

06.24.25 - Durham, NC @ The Pinhook

06.25.25 - Richmond, VA @ TBA

06.26.25 - Washington, DC @ Songbyrd

06.27.25 - Philadelphia, PA @ The Foundry

06.28.25 - Brooklyn, NY @ TV Eye

06.29.25 - Medford, MA @ Deep Cuts

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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Glass Animals w/ Eyedress, Blondshell at Azura Amphitheater, Bonner Springs KS (2024-08-31)

GLASS ANIMALS SETLIST whatthehellishappening? Life Itself Wonderful Nothing Space Ghost Coast to Coast A Tear in Space (Airlock) Creatures in Heaven Youth Lost in the Ocean Gooey How I Learned to Love the Bomb Show Pony On the Run Take a Slice Tokyo Drifting Pork Soda Encore: The Other Side of Paradise Heat Waves EYEDRESS SETLIST Can I See You Tonight? FULL TIME LOVER Romantic Lover STILL IN LOVE Toxic Masculinity BLONDSHELL SETLIST Veronica Mars Docket Sepsis Joiner What's Fair Olympus Kiss City Salad GLASS ANIMALS TOUR DATES SEP 01 Walmart AMP Rogers, AR SEP 03 Red Rocks Amphitheatre Morrison, CO SEP 04 Red Rocks Amphitheatre Morrison, CO SEP 05 Utah First Credit Union Amp. West Valley City, UT SEP 07 Gorge Amphitheatre Quincy, WA SEP 08 Rogers Arena Vancouver, BC SEP 11 Shoreline Amphitheatre Mountain View, CA SEP 13 North Island Credit Union Amphitheatre Chula Vista, CA SEP 14 Kia Forum Inglewood, CA SEP 17 Talking Stick Resort Amphitheatre Phoenix, AZ SEP 20 Dos Equis Pavilion Dallas, TX SEP 21 The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilio Woodlands, TX SEP 22 Moody Center Austin, TX OCT 15 Zenith Paris - La Villette Paris, France OCT 16 Forest National Bruxelles, Belgium OCT 17 Mitsubishi Electric HALLE Dusseldorf, Germany OCT 19 WARSAW EXPO XXI Warszawa, Poland OCT 20 Max-Schmeling-Halle Berlin, Germany OCT 22 Alcatraz Milan, Italy OCT 23 THE HALL Dübendorf, Switzerland OCT 24 Zenith Munich, Germany OCT 26 AFAS Live Amsterdam, Netherlands OCT 30 3Arena Dublin, Ireland NOV 01 OVO Hydro Glasgow, UK NOV 02 Co-op Live Manchester, UK NOV 03 Motorpoint Arena Nottingham, UK NOV 05 Utilita Arena Cardiff, UK NOV 07 The O2 London, UK NOV 22 Riverstage Brisbane, Australia NOV 26 Sydney Opera House - Forecourt Sydney, Australia NOV 27 Sydney Opera House - Forecourt Sydney, Australia DEC 09 Pryzm Kingston, London, UK Read More Glass Animals Glass Animals highly successful tour continues, in support of last year’s Dreamland (on Universal Music) and held over from its beginning instantly sold-out gigs in small clubs ...

“I'm so alive, I love this so much that I could cry, I'm so happy, this is just where I wanna be” – Glass Animals, “whatthehellishappening?”

Exactly what the hell was happening was Oxford UK alt-rock quartet Glass Animals returning to the city that initially helped put them on the map, Kansas City, playing a jubilant and riotously fun outdoor show at Azura Amphitheater in suburban Bonner Springs.

The band had played the same venue in 2021, selling it out per usual, with memories of an insane “small club, big band” show at recordBar, the year before still burning strong. KC is near and dear to their hearts, both for their start into the limelight and for the fans’ continued support.

Proof of that happened this April 1^st when they snuck into town (on April Fool's Day, which added to the disbelief) to preview unheard music from the new record, “I Love You So F…...Much” which came out in July on Polydor Records, and which we think is their most realized effort to date.

They continue to love KC, and KC loves them back and we’ve been fortunate enough to cover them very regularly for the last decade, since renowned DJ Steve Lamacq first tipped us off to the band personally at SXSW.

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The strong three-act bill began slightly earlier than first posted, with a half-hour opening set from LA (by way of NYC) indie rock musician Blondshell (aka Sabrina Teitelbaum) and her band, in support of last year’s self-titled full-length (via Partisan Records) and recent non-LP singles, "What's Fair" and “Docket” which features similar musical partner, Bully.

Teitelbaum’s musical debut as Blondshell is only two years in the past, but we’ve paid early and constant attention ever since; first seeing the group headline live last July in Minneapolis, followed by bigger rooms opening for Liz Phair that same Fall. There’s a musical kinship with Phair (as well as with Veruca Salt, PJ Harvey, and Throwing Muses) that both echoes a 90’s-era bravado and a confident coolness in putting their own modern twist on songs.

The set began with “Veronica Mars”, which is a direct reference to the twenty-year old cult classic TV series and found Teitelbaum’s vocals moving from devil-may-care narration to a roof-raising scream, that showed the range of her voice. “Sepsis” was about still knowingly being with the wrong guy and the confessional lyrics got deeper as the set progressed, such as the unfulfilled emotions that fill the quiet-loud of “Kiss City”.

And while the set-closing “Salad” which imagines a vengeful fate for an abuser, might not be the cheeriest send-off song, the impact of the music and the openness of the lyrics, had Blondshell gain plenty of new fans.

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Technical issues unfortunately delayed the start of Eyedress’ (aka Idris Vicuña and band) scheduled set, perhaps unsettling the group and resulting in a slightly shorter performance, in support of new album, “Vampire in Beverly Hills” (out on RCA/Sony Records).

The LA (via Manila and Phoenix) bedroom pop artist and five-piece band embodied the label of alt-shoegaze musicians, as all kept playing in place with mostly heads down, so we seemed to get a better view of Vicuña’s yellow ‘Home Alone’ movie baseball cap, than of his actual face.

That said, the music itself was dreamy and melodic, with Vicuña’s vocals often drawing out lyrics in a swooning rhythm, similar to Morrissey in delivery. The set would end with the upbeat, “Toxic Masculinity” from 2018, but also finished somewhat abruptly as they were out of time and unable to work in their expected last song. We hope they can return soon to a small club with a longer set and hopefully less distractions.

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When a backstage crew member appeared to place a pineapple under a spotlight on a rock formation decor, the many faithful knew Glass Animals would be soon to emerge and roared back in response.

Lights dimmed and screens lit up to show a high-pitched conversation from space between two celestial bodies, giving way to the start of their 1hr45min. set on a spacious stage that resembled the bridge of an intergalactic vehicle with eight control monitor screens per side, traveling through the galaxies.

Singer Dave Bayley was his normal frantic self, never standing still and beaming as he announced mid-song, “We’ve been waiting for this for a long time…. we’re reunited with our favorite city!” to sustained cheers. 2016 radio hit, “Life Itself” was next, ensuring the dancing and singing would continue with energy.

“Space Ghost Coast to Coast” was the first song entry from their previous “Dreamland” album which catapulted the band to a level in the rest of the world, that Kansas City already had them at.

Bayley has mentioned that the new record’s lead single, “Creatures in Heaven” is about "a moment in time... having the capacity to be enormously formative and life changing." That was the case live as well, as the tens of thousands lifted their illuminated phones (and sine glow sticks) in the air to brighten the late summer horizon.

For the new “Lost in the Ocean” Bayley literally rose above it all, elevating to near the top of the lighting truss, and early hit “Gooey” found the singer running out into the crowd, to sing of those “peanut butter vibes” amongst the fans in the back grass area.

Speaking of lightning, the band pulled out all stops and topped itself by adding a bevy of lasers to their show, that impressively flashed and beamed in multi-directions from their rear stage positions. The opening track from the new record, “Show Pony” is another melodic earworm, destined for radio dials, and Bayley had everyone in the crowd running in place as the beats per minute for “On the Run” kept increasing as the song progressed.

The band’s collab with Denzel Curry, “Tokyo Drifting” found everyone getting down during the rap break, including Bayley, and enough can’t be said about the other three members, Andrew MacFarlane, Ed Irwin-Singer, and Joe Seaward, who provide the musical glue that enhances Bayley’s vision, to provide the cohesive picture, that the complete band is.

The familiar instrumentation of “Pork Soda” which ended the main set on a dancing high note with its “pineapples are in my head” lyrics, also meant a lucky recipient was soon to receive the fabled stage fruit, and the band would bow and say good night.

With a certain mega-hit not yet played, everyone knew an encore was inevitable, and it began with 2016’s “The Other Side of Paradise”, a somewhat tragic tale of the futility of chasing success and the disillusionment when that degree doesn’t happen, but the crowd mood remained joyous in lieu of the lyrics.

“I’m speechless...every time we come to this city, it’s just another level!” Bayley enthused before the closing “Heat Waves”; a song now over four years old, that’s still played so frequently in local radio rotations, you'd think it came out last week. KC’s devotion was maybe best evidenced at the last, when the audience collectively sang the song's chorus back louder, as a sort of vocal love letter between city and band.

Another triumphant return for Glass Animals on their “Tour of Earth” to the city so near and dear to their hearts and to again be received as excitedly here, as in few other places- dare we say the evening and experience was “Out of this World?!” … yeah, we’ll confirm that’s what the hell was happening!

PHOTOS BELOW BY BRANDON CLASEN

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GLASS ANIMALS at Azura Amphitheater, Bonner Springs KS (2024-08-31)

EYEDRESS at Azura Amphitheater, Bonner Springs KS (2024-08-31)

BLONDSHELL at Azura Amphitheater, Bonner Springs KS (2024-08-31)

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Liz Phair at Palace Theatre (11-17-23)

11/17 Liz Phair with Blondshell at Palace Theatre Liz Phair Setlist 6’1” Help Me Mary Glory Dance of the Seven Veils Never Said Soap Star Joe Explain It to Me Canary Mesmerizing F*** and Run Girls! Girls! Girls! Divorce Song Shatter Flower Johnny Sunshine Gunshy Stratford-on-Guy Strange Loop -- Encore -- Supernova Johnny Feelgood Polyester Bride Why Can’t I? Blondshell Setlist Veronica Mars Cartoon Earthquake Sepsis Joiner Man Deceptacon (Le Tiger cover) Street Rat Olympus Kiss City Salad Tarmac Read More Liz Phair Iconic American singer and songwriter Liz Phair returned to the sold-out Turf Club show in St Paul, on Monday, to bring us her “Girly Sound to Guyville” show. .… Blondshell Starting January 18th, Los Angeles’ Blondshell (aka Sabrina Teitelbaum), will take over as support. Blondshell is still very new, having only released four singles, her debut “Olympus,” “Cartoon Earthquake” ....

Friday night in downtown St. Paul was a nostalgic trip to eras gone by with a tequila sun setting on the Eagles and their “Long Goodbye Tour” at the Xcel Center and Liz Phair revisiting her debut album that many consider to be one of the all-time greats.

Blondshell aka Sabrina Teitelbaum opened the evening sporting a vintage Rod Stewart concert baseball shirt with the tagline: “Blondes have more fun.”

Blondshell (11 Jul 2023)

We last saw Blondshell at Seventh Street Entry in July and it appears she has been on the road since as she promotes her self-titled debut album with songs like “Veronica Mars,” “Sepsis” and “Street Rat.” And although the crowd skewed older than her Seventh Street Entry performance, she received a favorable roar of applause for her songs “Salad” and “Kiss City.”

It’s easy to see why Liz Phair picked Teitelbaum to open for her tour. Even with the age gap the two singers have a conversational persona in their singing that tends to casually if not coolly remove them from subject material that is not casual or cool.

It has been thirty years since Liz Phair released her 18-track debut double album Exile in Guyville. Guyville is Wicker Park, a northeast neighborhood in Chicago. And it was there, after returning penniless from San Francisco, she sat in the bedroom of her childhood home and recorded the songs that would make up the album, an album that had immediate and long-term critical success with Rolling Stone currently ranking it #56 on Best 500 Albums of All Time.

With the fans her impact is evident. The Palace was sold out and it seemed that every person there was in their twenties when the album was released. And a lot of the fans kept pressing ahead to get a better view of a personal icon that was luminous in her performance. She looked great. The band looked great. The set design was great. And most of all the music sounded great. There was no rust as Phair played the album in order and in its entirety.

“I want to create, for people coming to the show, a much more immersive experience,” Phair told Billboard. “So even if they think they know the album well, they come out with a new take on it.”

Personally, I have a casual reference to Phair and what I found surprising in listening to the whole album was the unabashed frankness in her lyrics. Even though her voice was not filled with operatic arpeggios, the words clearly show her state of mind as a twenty year-old with a wry honesty and yearning to find love and knowing it might not happen as in “Dance of the Seven Veils”:

Johnny, my love, get out of the business
It makes me want to rough you up so badly
Makes me want to roll you up in plastic
Toss you up and pump you full of lead

Remaining tour dates:

11/18 - Chicago Theater - Chicago, IL
11/19 - The Masonic Temple - Detroit, MI
11/21 - Roadrunner - Boston, MA
11/22 - Franklin Music Hall - Philadelphia, PA
11/24 - Kings Theater - Brooklyn, NY
11/25 - Anthem - Washington, DC
11/27 - The Ryman - Nashville, TN
11/28 - Woodruff Arts Center - Atlanta, GA
11/30 - Orpheum Theater - New Orleans, LA
12/01 - Moody Theater - Austin, TX
12/03 - Majestic Theater - Dallas, TX

Blondshell Blondshell Blondshell (Vuart)

Liz Phair at Palace Theatre, St Paul (17 Nov 2023) art by Vu

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Minneapolis: This Week (11/19/2023)

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

Read more Minneapolis Music Guide

11/15 Demob Happy at Turf Club Read More Demob Happy Demob Happy to open. Tour dates: 09/20—Cleveland, OH—Beachland Ballroom 09/21—Toronto, ON—Mod Club 09/23—Detroit, MI— El Club 09/24—Chicago, IL—Thalia Hall …

11/15/2023 Wednesday

Demob Happy
at Turf Club
first-avenue.com

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

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

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

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

Tour dates:

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

11/16 Atarashii Gakko! at Amsterdam Bar & Hall

11/16/2023 Thursday

Atarashii Gakko!
at Amsterdam Bar & Hall
amsterdambarandhall.com

Japanese all-girl group Atarashii Gakko!, the known as the full Japanese name as Atarashii Gakkou no Leaders (新しい学校のリーダーズ), translated to mean “The New School Leaders”.

The group formed in June 2017 under Victor Entertainment with the single “Dokubana”. Currently, they are signed under 88rising since 2021. Their new EP is called Maningen (マ人間) which came out August 16, 2023.

All four girls, Mizyu, Suzuka, Kanon, and Rin, will be heading to St Paul at the Amsterdam Bar & Hall, as part of their first headlining tour: “We're very excited to announce THE SEISHUN TOUR, our first ever headline tour. We are excited to see you.”

If you’re into J-Pop, with a mix of Jazz and punk energy, this looks like a very fun show.

Tour dates:

Nov 7 Los Angeles (LA), CA, US Fonda Theatre
Nov 8 San Francisco, CA, US The Regency Ballroom
Nov 10 Brooklyn, NY, US Music Hall
Nov 13 Toronto, ON, Canada Axis Club
Nov 16 St. Paul, MN, US Amsterdam Bar & Hall
Nov 17 Mexico City, Mexico Festival Corona Capital

11/17 Kota the Friend at The Lyric

11/17/2023 Friday

Kota the Friend
at The Lyric
skywaytheatre.com

American rapper, singer, and record producer Kota the Friend is on tour, stopping by the Lyric (inside the Skyway Theatre), in Minneapolis, on Friday, 11/ 17th. The tour, titled “Kota the Friend Presents: Flowers For My Friends Tour” is in support of his album Protea.

Recently, the acclaimed Brooklynite appeared on PBS’s NewsHour television program, where he was interviewed by special correspondent Christopher Booker for a documentary on Jay-Z’s ‘Book of Hov’ NYC exhibit.

The exclusive interview is part of PBS’s arts and culture series, Canvas, to celebrate the 50th anniversary of hip-hop.

Tour dates:

Fri Oct 20 — Pittsburgh, PA — Roxian Theatre
Sat Oct 21 — Philadelphia, PA — Union Transfer*
Sun Oct 22 — Silver Spring, MD — The Fillmore Silver Spring
Wed Oct 25 — Atlanta, GA — Buckhead Theatre
Thu Oct 26 — Tampa, FL — The Ritz Ybor*
Sat Oct 28 — Dallas, TX — South Side Music Hall*
Mon Oct 30 — Phoenix, AZ — The Van Buren
Tue Oct 31 — San Diego, CA — The Observatory North Park
Wed Nov 01 — Los Angeles, CA — The Belasco Theatre
Sun Nov 05 — San Francisco, CA — The Fillmore
Tue Nov 07 — Seattle, WA — Neumos
Fri Nov 10 — Portland, OR — Crystal Ballroom*
Sat Nov 11 — Vancouver, BC — Hollywood Theatre
Wed Nov 15 — Denver, CO — Summit
Fri Nov 17 — Minneapolis, MN — The Lyric at Skyway Theatre*
Sat Nov 18 — Chicago, IL — Patio Theatre*
Sun Nov 19 — Detroit, MI — St. Andrew’s Hall
Mon Nov 20 — Toronto, ON — The Danforth Music Hall
Wed Nov 22 — Boston, MA — Paradise Rock Club
Sat Nov 25 — New York, NY — Irving Plaza

*Not a Live Nation Date

11/17 Liz Phair with Blondshell at Palace Theatre Read More Liz Phair Iconic American singer and songwriter Liz Phair returned to the sold-out Turf Club show in St Paul, on Monday, to bring us her “Girly Sound to Guyville” show. .… Blondshell Starting January 18th, Los Angeles’ Blondshell (aka Sabrina Teitelbaum), will take over as support. Blondshell is still very new, having only released four singles, her debut “Olympus,” “Cartoon Earthquake” ....

11/17/2023 Friday

Liz Phair
with Blondshell
at Palace Theatre
first-avenue.com

90s icon Liz Phair is son tour in celebration of 30 years of Exile In Guyville.

Liz Phair (04 Jun 2018)

We saw Phair in 04 Jun 2018 and said, “Nineties feminist iconic (and potty-mouthed) singer Liz Phair came on stage with guitarist Connor Sullivan. Off stage was her guitarist tech Wyatt, who did a great job pre-tuning and getting Phair’s various guitars ready from song to song. The “Girly Sound to Guyville” show was a little stripped down for my liking, but Phair promised a full band setup on the upcoming tour (incidentally her forthcoming September show at First Avenue is sold out as well).”

Blondshell to open.

Tour dates:

11/07 - The Magnolia - San Diego, CA
11/08 - Rialto Theatre - Tucson, AZ
11/10 - The Wiltern - Los Angeles, CA
11/11 - Masonic Auditorium - San Francisco, CA
11/13 - Revolution Hall - Portland, OR
11/14 - Moore Theater - Seattle, WA
11/17 - Palace Theater - Minneapolis, MN
11/18 - Chicago Theater - Chicago, IL
11/19 - The Masonic Temple - Detroit, MI
11/21 - Roadrunner - Boston, MA
11/22 - Franklin Music Hall - Philadelphia, PA
11/24 - Kings Theater - Brooklyn, NY
11/25 - Anthem - Washington, DC
11/27 - The Ryman - Nashville, TN
11/28 - Woodruff Arts Center - Atlanta, GA
11/30 - Orpheum Theater - New Orleans, LA
12/01 - Moody Theater - Austin, TX
12/03 - Majestic Theater - Dallas, TX

11/17 Liz Phair with Blondshell at Palace Theatre Read More Don McLean When news of his death came out, music icon Don McLean (famous for “American Pie”), shared his story about Alex Trebek. It was Trebek’s longtime dream to have McLean perform at his Christmas party ...

11/17/2023 Friday

Don McLean
at Dakota Jazz Club
dakotacooks.com

Legendary songwriter Hall of Famer, Don McLean is on his American Pie 50th Anniversary Tour… and he’s stopping by the intimate Dakota Jazz Club in Minneapolis on November 17th.

It’s hard to explain just how important the song “American Pie” is. The iconic song can be heard in so many films, such as the Black Widow 2021 film, or was even the subject of the documentary The Day the Music Died/American Pie in 2022.

What is even incredible is that it’s not a typical pop rock song, the song clocks in over eight minutes long… yet radio station will make an exception and play this hit song.

If you love this song, you need to see Don McLean on this special tour.

Tour dates:

Oct 13 - Rutland, VT - Paramount Theatre
Oct 14 - Concord, NH - Chubb Theatre
Oct 19 - Florence, SC - Francis Marion University PAC
Oct 27 - Ridgefield, CT - Ridgefield Playhouse
Oct 28 - Union, NJ - Kean University – Wilkins Theatre
Nov 04 - Phoenix, AZ - Musical Instrument Museum
Nov 05 - Phoenix, AZ - Musical Instrument Museum
Nov 10 - Pittsburgh, PA - Carnegie Music Hall of Homestead
Nov 11 - Warren, PA - Struthers Library Theatre
Nov 17 - Minneapolis, MN - Dakota
Dec 02 & 03 - Honolulu, HI - Blue Note Hawaii

11/18 Mark Joseph and Heatbox with Melvin Seals of Jerry Garcia Band at The Fitzgerald Theater

11/18/2023 Saturday

Mark Joseph and Heatbox
with Melvin Seals of Jerry Garcia Band
at The Fitzgerald Theater
first-avenue.com

It’s a dual album release show for Mark Joseph’s Palisade Peach and Heatbox’s Hilarious & Epically Legendary at the Fitzgerald Theater in St Paul on November 18th.

Mark Joseph (27 Aug 2015)

We randomly saw Joseph in Aug 2015 and mentioned, “We grab some crab cakes at the Café Caribe and followed the music... which led to Mark Joseph Project. He played some Caribbean-inspired songs with reggae jams. According to Mark Joseph's biography, he played over 1,000 shows and is known as one of the hardest working musicians in the Midwest.”

Melvin Seals of Jerry Garcia Band to open.

Heatbox’s tour dates:

11/10 Monk's Ale House, Sioux Falls, SD
11/11 The Park - Rapid City, Rapid City, SD
11/14 TBA
11/17 La Crosse Center, La Crosse, WI
11/18 The Fitzgerald Theater, St Paul, MN

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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Minneapolis: November 16 to November 17

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11/16 Atarashii Gakko! at Amsterdam Bar & Hall

11/16/2023 Thursday

Atarashii Gakko!
at Amsterdam Bar & Hall
amsterdambarandhall.com

Japanese all-girl group Atarashii Gakko!, the known as the full Japanese name as Atarashii Gakkou no Leaders (新しい学校のリーダーズ), translated to mean “The New School Leaders”.

The group formed in June 2017 under Victor Entertainment with the single “Dokubana”. Currently, they are signed under 88rising since 2021. Their new EP is called Maningen (マ人間) which came out August 16, 2023.

All four girls, Mizyu, Suzuka, Kanon, and Rin, will be heading to St Paul at the Amsterdam Bar & Hall, as part of their first headlining tour: “We're very excited to announce THE SEISHUN TOUR, our first ever headline tour. We are excited to see you.”

If you’re into J-Pop, with a mix of Jazz and punk energy, this looks like a very fun show.

Tour dates:

Nov 7 Los Angeles (LA), CA, US Fonda Theatre
Nov 8 San Francisco, CA, US The Regency Ballroom
Nov 10 Brooklyn, NY, US Music Hall
Nov 13 Toronto, ON, Canada Axis Club
Nov 16 St. Paul, MN, US Amsterdam Bar & Hall
Nov 17 Mexico City, Mexico Festival Corona Capital

11/16 The Tenors at The Fitzgerald Theater Read More The Tenors International vocal group The Tenors, but wanted to first showcase the red carpet arrivals and the numerous celebrity attendees that showed their support. …

11/16/2023 Thursday

The Tenors
at The Fitzgerald Theater
first-avenue.com

Internationally renowned award winning vocal group The Tenors is on tour in support of their new holiday album Christmas with The Tenors.

The Tenors (15 July 2018)

We saw The Tenors in 15 July 2018 and noted, “Canadian trio The Tenors made a return appearance to the gala, themselves just recently back from one of Starkey’s transformative missions in Zambia, to open the evening with their hit, ‘The Prayer’.”

Tour dates:

11/03/23 Westbury, NY NYCB Theater at Westbury
11/05/23 Ridgefield, CT The Ridgefield Playhouse
11/06/23 Portsmouth, NH Music Hall
11/08/23 Glenside, PA Keswick Theater
11/09/23 Boston, MA The Wilbur
11/10/23 Newton, NJ The Newton Theater
11/12/23 Warren, OH Robins Theater
11/15/23 Chicago, IL Athenaeum Theater
11/16/23 St. Paul, MN The Fitzgerald Theater
11/18/23 Fort Hall, ID Shoshone Bannock Hotel
11/19/23 Airway Heights, WA Northern Quest Resort
11/23/23 Victoria, BC Royal Theatre
11/24/23 Courtenay, BC Sid Williams Theatre
11/26/23 Vancouver, BC Queen Elizabeth Theatre
11/27/23 Edmonton, AB Northern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium
11/28/23 Calgary, AB Southern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium
11/30/23 Regina, SK Casino Regina
12/01/23 Winnipeg, MB Club Regent Event Centre
12/14/23 Windsor, ON Caesars Windsor
12/16/23 Ottawa, ON Southam Hall
12/17/23 Peterborough, ON Peterborough Memorial Centre
12/18/23 Toronto, ON Roy Thompson Hall
12/20/23 Kitchener, ON Centre in the Square
12/23/23 Montreal, QC Théâtre Outremont

11/17 Kota the Friend at The Lyric

11/17/2023 Friday

Kota the Friend
at The Lyric
skywaytheatre.com

American rapper, singer, and record producer Kota the Friend is on tour, stopping by the Lyric (inside the Skyway Theatre), in Minneapolis, on Friday, 11/ 17th. The tour, titled “Kota the Friend Presents: Flowers For My Friends Tour” is in support of his album Protea.

Recently, the acclaimed Brooklynite appeared on PBS’s NewsHour television program, where he was interviewed by special correspondent Christopher Booker for a documentary on Jay-Z’s ‘Book of Hov’ NYC exhibit.

The exclusive interview is part of PBS’s arts and culture series, Canvas, to celebrate the 50th anniversary of hip-hop.

Tour dates:

Fri Oct 20 — Pittsburgh, PA — Roxian Theatre
Sat Oct 21 — Philadelphia, PA — Union Transfer*
Sun Oct 22 — Silver Spring, MD — The Fillmore Silver Spring
Wed Oct 25 — Atlanta, GA — Buckhead Theatre
Thu Oct 26 — Tampa, FL — The Ritz Ybor*
Sat Oct 28 — Dallas, TX — South Side Music Hall*
Mon Oct 30 — Phoenix, AZ — The Van Buren
Tue Oct 31 — San Diego, CA — The Observatory North Park
Wed Nov 01 — Los Angeles, CA — The Belasco Theatre
Sun Nov 05 — San Francisco, CA — The Fillmore
Tue Nov 07 — Seattle, WA — Neumos
Fri Nov 10 — Portland, OR — Crystal Ballroom*
Sat Nov 11 — Vancouver, BC — Hollywood Theatre
Wed Nov 15 — Denver, CO — Summit
Fri Nov 17 — Minneapolis, MN — The Lyric at Skyway Theatre*
Sat Nov 18 — Chicago, IL — Patio Theatre*
Sun Nov 19 — Detroit, MI — St. Andrew’s Hall
Mon Nov 20 — Toronto, ON — The Danforth Music Hall
Wed Nov 22 — Boston, MA — Paradise Rock Club
Sat Nov 25 — New York, NY — Irving Plaza

*Not a Live Nation Date

11/17 Liz Phair with Blondshell at Palace Theatre Read More Liz Phair Iconic American singer and songwriter Liz Phair returned to the sold-out Turf Club show in St Paul, on Monday, to bring us her “Girly Sound to Guyville” show. .… Blondshell Starting January 18th, Los Angeles’ Blondshell (aka Sabrina Teitelbaum), will take over as support. Blondshell is still very new, having only released four singles, her debut “Olympus,” “Cartoon Earthquake” ....

11/17/2023 Friday

Liz Phair
with Blondshell
at Palace Theatre
first-avenue.com

90s icon Liz Phair is son tour in celebration of 30 years of Exile In Guyville.

Liz Phair (04 Jun 2018)

We saw Phair in 04 Jun 2018 and said, “Nineties feminist iconic (and potty-mouthed) singer Liz Phair came on stage with guitarist Connor Sullivan. Off stage was her guitarist tech Wyatt, who did a great job pre-tuning and getting Phair’s various guitars ready from song to song. The “Girly Sound to Guyville” show was a little stripped down for my liking, but Phair promised a full band setup on the upcoming tour (incidentally her forthcoming September show at First Avenue is sold out as well).”

Blondshell to open.

Tour dates:

11/07 - The Magnolia - San Diego, CA
11/08 - Rialto Theatre - Tucson, AZ
11/10 - The Wiltern - Los Angeles, CA
11/11 - Masonic Auditorium - San Francisco, CA
11/13 - Revolution Hall - Portland, OR
11/14 - Moore Theater - Seattle, WA
11/17 - Palace Theater - Minneapolis, MN
11/18 - Chicago Theater - Chicago, IL
11/19 - The Masonic Temple - Detroit, MI
11/21 - Roadrunner - Boston, MA
11/22 - Franklin Music Hall - Philadelphia, PA
11/24 - Kings Theater - Brooklyn, NY
11/25 - Anthem - Washington, DC
11/27 - The Ryman - Nashville, TN
11/28 - Woodruff Arts Center - Atlanta, GA
11/30 - Orpheum Theater - New Orleans, LA
12/01 - Moody Theater - Austin, TX
12/03 - Majestic Theater - Dallas, TX

11/17 Liz Phair with Blondshell at Palace Theatre Read More Don McLean When news of his death came out, music icon Don McLean (famous for “American Pie”), shared his story about Alex Trebek. It was Trebek’s longtime dream to have McLean perform at his Christmas party ...

11/17/2023 Friday

Don McLean
at Dakota Jazz Club
dakotacooks.com

Legendary songwriter Hall of Famer, Don McLean is on his American Pie 50th Anniversary Tour… and he’s stopping by the intimate Dakota Jazz Club in Minneapolis on November 17th.

It’s hard to explain just how important the song “American Pie” is. The iconic song can be heard in so many films, such as the Black Widow 2021 film, or was even the subject of the documentary The Day the Music Died/American Pie in 2022.

What is even incredible is that it’s not a typical pop rock song, the song clocks in over eight minutes long… yet radio station will make an exception and play this hit song.

If you love this song, you need to see Don McLean on this special tour.

Tour dates:

Oct 13 - Rutland, VT - Paramount Theatre
Oct 14 - Concord, NH - Chubb Theatre
Oct 19 - Florence, SC - Francis Marion University PAC
Oct 27 - Ridgefield, CT - Ridgefield Playhouse
Oct 28 - Union, NJ - Kean University – Wilkins Theatre
Nov 04 - Phoenix, AZ - Musical Instrument Museum
Nov 05 - Phoenix, AZ - Musical Instrument Museum
Nov 10 - Pittsburgh, PA - Carnegie Music Hall of Homestead
Nov 11 - Warren, PA - Struthers Library Theatre
Nov 17 - Minneapolis, MN - Dakota
Dec 02 & 03 - Honolulu, HI - Blue Note Hawaii

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

vu ([email protected]) ♥ weheartmusic.com ♥ twitter.com

Blondshell at Seventh Street Entry (07/11/2023)

07/11 Blondshell with Hello Mary at 7th St Entry Tour Dates 07/12 - Schubas - Chicago, IL * 07/14 - The Garrison - Toronto, ON * 07/15 - Bar Le Ritz PDB - Montreal, QC * 07/16 - Middle East Upstairs - Boston, MA * 07/19 - Bowery Ballroom - New York, NY * 07/21 - PhilaMOCA - Philadelphia, PA* 07/22 - DC9 - Washington, DC* 07/24 - Third Man - Nashville, TN * 07/25 - Aisle 5 - Atlanta, GA * 07/27 - Antone’s - Austin, TX * 07/28 - White Oak (Upstairs) - Houston, TX * 07/29 - Club Dada - Dallas, TX * 08/01 - Valley Bar - Phoenix, AZ * 08/02 - The Roxy - Los Angeles, CA * 08/04 - Cafe Du Nord - San Francisco, CA * 08/4-5 - Bleached Festival - San Diego, CA 11/2-4 - Iceland Airwaves - Reykjavik, Iceland 11/07 - The Magnolia - San Diego, CA % 11/08 - Rialto Theatre - Tucson, AZ % 11/10 - The Wiltern - Los Angeles, CA % 11/11 - Masonic Auditorium - San Francisco, CA % 11/13 - Revolution Hall - Portland, OR % 11/14 - Moore Theater - Seattle, WA % 11/17 - Palace Theater - Minneapolis, MN % 11/18 - Chicago Theater - Chicago, IL % 11/19 - The Masonic Temple - Detroit, MI % 11/21 - Roadrunner - Boston, MA % 11/22 - Franklin Music Hall - Philadelphia, PA % 11/24 - Kings Theater - Brooklyn, NY % 11/25 - Anthem - Washington, DC % 11/27 - The Ryman - Nashville, TN % 11/28 - Woodruff Arts Center - Atlanta, GA % 11/30 - Orpheum Theater - New Orleans, LA % 12/01 - Moody Theater - Austin, TX % 12/03 - Majestic Theater - Dallas, TX % ^ Girl & Girl support ~ Platonica Erotica support & Oslo Twins support * Hello Mary support % with Liz Phair Read More Blondshell Starting January 18th, Los Angeles’ Blondshell (aka Sabrina Teitelbaum), will take over as support. Blondshell is still very new, having only released four singles, her debut “Olympus,” “Cartoon Earthquake” ....

Seventh Street Entry was filled to capacity to catch the buzz of two bands launching a maiden tour with their debut albums. 

Hello Mary first took the stage in front of the sold out crowd.  Based out of Brooklyn, they are comprised of Helena Straight on vocals and guitar, Mikaela Oppenheimer on bass and Stella Wave on drums and vocals.  They are young, looking like they could still be in high school, which is not too far off course for Straight and Oppenheimer just graduated last year. 

Straight and Oppenheimer formed the band as freshmen, but didn’t start playing in front of crowds until the older Wave joined the group and started booking gigs to help her bandmates overcome the sheer terror of being in front of a crowd. 

Although new to the scene, their sound is a mature one, informed by elements of grunge, shoegaze and 90’s indie rock.  At times you can hear them calling out bands of that era like The Pixies, Veruca Salt and Modest Mouse. 

The Alternative Press wrote about the band: “Hello Mary begs to be heard live — ideally in a gritty, 250-cap DIY club…”  And Seventh Street was the perfect setting for them as they played songs from their self-titled release like “Stinge” “Looking Right into the Sun” and “Special Treat.”

Unlike the opening act, Blondshell aka Sabrina Teitelbaum had a few more hiccups along the way.  Like Hello Mary, Teitelbaum grew up in NYC, midtown Manhattan to be exact.  She also played in bands in high school, even one with Blu De Tiger. But when she moved to L.A. and started performing under the name BAUM it didn’t quite work.  Sobriety and the pandemic allowed her to reset with a new direction and a new name and it has been quite a debut, receiving praise from Rolling Stone and the Brooklyn Vegan for her self-titled album. 

“We finally made it,” Teitelbaum said when she took the stage.

We were set to cover Blondshell in January, opening for Suki Waterhouse at the Fine Line, but Mother Nature stepped in and stranded their touring bus in mounds of snow.  But the wait was worth it for a crowd that sang along to snarky lyrics of “Veronica Mars” and “Kiss City.”

In her first show of the tour in Portland, Oregon The Willamette Week wrote: “Blondshell looks like the cool girl next door from head to toe. Her stage presence resembles a stoned high schooler dancing alone to their dad’s vinyl record collection…” 

There is definitely a certain aura that is hard to define but still draws you in, especially when she sings lyrics like:

Keep an eye out for his pickup
I know all about it
I would take a gun out
Put some poison in his salad
Wouldn’t be so bad
It wouldn’t hurt the world
Look what you did
You’ll make a killer of a Jewish girl

Blondshell Hello Mary Hello Mary Hello Mary Blondshell

Blondshell at 7th Street Entry, Minneapolis (11 July 2023)

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Minneapolis: This Week (07/16/2023)

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

Read more Minneapolis Music Guide

07/11 Blondshell with Hello Mary at 7th St Entry Read More Blondshell Starting January 18th, Los Angeles’ Blondshell (aka Sabrina Teitelbaum), will take over as support. Blondshell is still very new, having only released four singles, her debut “Olympus,” “Cartoon Earthquake” ....

07/11/2023 Tuesday

Blondshell
with Hello Mary
at 7th St Entry
first-avenue.com

Blondshell will be headlining the 7th Street Entry this July 11th. Hello Mary will be opening.

Suki Waterhouse at Fine Line poster (20 Jan 2023)

We were supposed to see Blondshell with Suki Waterhouse in Jan 2023, but due to bad weather, the show was postponed. The new date is now August 3, 2023, and the venue has been upgraded to First Avenue. Unfortunately, due to conflicting schedule, I do not believe Blondshell will be opening for the August show (since logistically, she'll be in California around this time).

Tour Dates

06/04 - Primavera Sound Festival @ Razzmatazz2
06/06 - Primavera Sound Festival @ Teatro Eslava
06/08 - Primavera Sound Festival - Madrid, Spain
06/09 - Primavera Sound Festival - Porto, Portugal
07/07 - Polaris Hall - Portland, OR *
07/08 - Madam Lous - Seattle, WA *
07/11 - 7th Street - Minneapolis, MN *
07/12 - Schubas - Chicago, IL *
07/14 - The Garrison - Toronto, ON *
07/15 - Bar Le Ritz PDB - Montreal, QC *
07/16 - Middle East Upstairs - Boston, MA *
07/19 - Bowery Ballroom - New York, NY *
07/21 - PhilaMOCA - Philadelphia, PA*
07/22 - DC9 - Washington, DC*
07/24 - Third Man - Nashville, TN *
07/25 - Aisle 5 - Atlanta, GA *
07/27 - Antone’s - Austin, TX *
07/28 - White Oak (Upstairs) - Houston, TX *
07/29 - Club Dada - Dallas, TX *
08/01 - Valley Bar - Phoenix, AZ *
08/02 - The Roxy - Los Angeles, CA *
08/04 - Cafe Du Nord - San Francisco, CA *
08/4-5 - Bleached Festival - San Diego, CA
11/2-4 - Iceland Airwaves - Reykjavik, Iceland
11/07 - The Magnolia - San Diego, CA %
11/08 - Rialto Theatre - Tucson, AZ %
11/10 - The Wiltern - Los Angeles, CA %
11/11 - Masonic Auditorium - San Francisco, CA %
11/13 - Revolution Hall - Portland, OR %
11/14 - Moore Theater - Seattle, WA %
11/17 - Palace Theater - Minneapolis, MN %
11/18 - Chicago Theater - Chicago, IL %
11/19 - The Masonic Temple - Detroit, MI %
11/21 - Roadrunner - Boston, MA %
11/22 - Franklin Music Hall - Philadelphia, PA %
11/24 - Kings Theater - Brooklyn, NY %
11/25 - Anthem - Washington, DC %
11/27 - The Ryman - Nashville, TN %
11/28 - Woodruff Arts Center - Atlanta, GA %
11/30 - Orpheum Theater - New Orleans, LA %
12/01 - Moody Theater - Austin, TX %
12/03 - Majestic Theater - Dallas, TX %

^ Girl & Girl support
~ Platonica Erotica support
& Oslo Twins support
* Hello Mary support
% with Liz Phair

07/14 12 Rods at First Avenue

07/14/2023 Friday

12 Rods
with Crimes
at First Avenue
first-avenue.com

Beloved Minneapolis indie rock band 12 Rods is back with a new album, If We Stayed Alive, their first release in twenty-one years.

The new single, “Private Spies” was previewed and lead songwriter Ryan Olcott adds, “Private Spies is about those of us who control and document the finest rumors, secrets and gossip in our communities. Written over 20 years ago amidst my power faction research in socialite Minneapolis. Probably my hardest song to sing because of the massive amount of embedded data translated from the captured intel.”

Pitchfork loves 12 Rods, so naturally, they added the If We Stayed Alive album on their “The 46 Most Anticipated Albums of Summer 2023.”

If We Stayed Alive, 12 Rods’ fifth studio full-length is slated for release on July 7th via Husky Pants Records and American Dreams Records.

In support of the album, 12 Rods will hold their record release show in Minneapolis, at First Avenue, on July 14th. This is the band’s first live performance since 2015.

Crimes (21 Oct 2013)

Update: Crimes will provide support for this show. Originally a solo project from Andrew Jansen, it turned into a full band, named after the content of the songs he was writing about, Crimes.

We previously saw Crimes in Oct 2013 and noted, "Minneapolis' Crimes started the show with a garage, almost shoegazy, set, playing songs from their 2013 album Thin Sunlight, plus, I think a new one that had lyrics like "I'd like to stay away.""

07/14 Tommy Prine with Jordan Smart at 7th St Entry Read More John Prine The biggest recent name on the list is American singer/songwriter John Prine, who died on April 7th, 2020, because of Coronavirus. So sad to see that the singer beat cancer, only to succumb to this virus that is killing ten of thousands. ....

07/14/2023 Friday

Tommy Prine
with Jordan Smart
at 7th St Entry
first-avenue.com

Nashville’s Tommy Prine (the son of the late, great John Prine) is currently on tour in support of his debut album This Far South (Thirty Tigers). The tour stops in at the 7th Street Entry this July 14, 2023.

Jordan Smart to open.

This Far South Tour Dates:

June 2 - Nashville, TN - Ascend Amphitheater *
June 30 - Atlanta, GA - The Earl
July 1 - Chattanooga, TN - Songbirds
July 2 - Asheville, NC - The Grey Eagle
July 6 - Louisville, KY - The Whirling Tiger
July 7 - Indianapolis, IN - HI-FI
July 8 - Evanston, IL - SPACE
July 9 - Ann Arbor, MI - The Ark
July 11 - Kalamazoo, MI - Bell’s Brewery
July 13 - Madison, WI - High Noon Saloon
July 14 - Minneapolis, MN - 7th St. Entry
July 15 - Milwaukee, WI - Shank Hall
July 16 - Davenport, IA - Racoon Motel
Aug. 8 - St. Louis, MO - Off Broadway
Aug. 9 - Columbia, MO - Rose Music Hall
Aug. 10 - Kansas City, MO - Knuckleheads
Aug. 11 - Omaha, NE - Slowdown
Aug. 12 - Des Moines, IA - xBK
Aug. 22 - Dublin, IRL - Whelan's Upstairs
Aug. 25 - London, UK - Lafayette +
Aug. 26-27 - Lutterworth, UK - The Long Road
Aug. 29 - Bristol, UK - The Louisiana
Aug. 30 - Birkenhead, UK - The Swinging Arm
Aug. 31 - Glasgow, UK - Glad Cafe
Sep. 1 - Newcastle upon Tyne - Cluny 2
Sep. 3 - Cambridge, UK - The Portland Arms
Sep. 8-10 - Bristol, TN - Bristol Rhythm
Sep. 23-24 - Franklin, TN - Pilgrimage Music
Oct. 11 - Vancouver, BC - Wise Hall
Oct. 12 - Bellingham, WA - New Prospect Theatre
Oct. 13 - Seattle, WA - Conor Byrne Pub
Oct. 14 - Portland, OR - Mississippi Studios
Oct. 15 - Bend, OR - Volcanic Theatre Pub
Oct. 17 - San Francisco, CA - Cafe Du Nord
Oct. 18 - Santa Cruz, CA - Moe’s Alley
Oct. 20 - Mariposa, CA - The Grove House
Oct. 21 - Morro Bay, CA - The Siren
Oct. 22 - Los Angeles, CA - Gold Diggers
Oct. 23 - Pioneertown, CA - Pappy + Harriet’s
Nov. 8 - Lexington, KY - The Burl
Nov. 9 - Newport, KY - The Southgate House Revival
Nov. 10 - Columbus, OH - Natalie’s Grandview
Nov. 11 - Pittsburgh, PA - Club Cafe
Nov. 12 - Washington, D.C. - Pearl Street Warehouse
Nov. 14 - Philadelphia, PA - The Lounge
Nov. 17 - Exeter, NH - The Word Barn
Nov. 18 - Cambridge, MA - Club Passim

* supporting Ruston Kelly
+ supporting Margo Price

07/15 International Day of Music feat. Minnesota Orchestra at Various Minneapolis Locations Read More Minnesota Orchestra Closer to home, hornist Kendall Betts from Minnesota Orchestra recently passed away at the age of 68 to cancer. Betts established the Betts Horn Camp (KBHC) in New Hampshire in 1994, a learning center for players and horn enthusiasts. …

07/15/2023 Saturday

International Day of Music
feat. Minnesota Orchestra
at Various Minneapolis Locations
minnesotaorchestra.org

The Minnesota Orchestra is celebrating International Day of Music on Saturday, July 15, 2023. This free community event will feature more than 25 Twin Cities-based music and dance acts performing on stages inside and outside Orchestra Hall, in partnership with BRKFAST, The Cedar and City Of Bells.

Details below:

Orchestra Hall Stage

1:30-3:30pm Walker|West Student Showcase

4:15-5:15pm Minnesota Orchestra chamber concert, with Jon Kimura Parker

6:00-6:45pm Cuban American Youth Orchestra, with Jon Kimura Parker

10:30-11:30pm Miloe & the Kabeyas

Music in Motion Stage (Peavey Plaza)
Programmed by BRKFST Dance Company

12:15-1:00pm Amanda Sachs and Elena Hollenhorst

1:45-2:30pm Slo Dance

3:15-4:00pm Duniya Drum and Dance

4:45-5:30pm MNKrump

6:15-7:00pm Meridian Movement Co

7:00-8:30pm In the Heart of the Beast Puppet and Mask Theatre

8:30-9:30pm Minnesota Orchestra concert

Global Grooves Stage (Corner of 11th and Nicollet Mall)
Programmed by the Cedar Cultural Center

12:30-1:15pm Douala Soul Collective

2:00-2:45pm Di Bayke Klezmer

3:30-4:15pm Cydi Yang

5:00-5:45pm Bluedog

6:30-7:45pm Alma Andina

Target Atrium Stage

10:00-11:00am “Music in Motion”, presented by Children’s Theater Company

11:45am-12:30pm Guided meditation with handbell accompaniment

1:30-2:30pm Minnesota Orchestra chamber concert

3:00-3:45pm Dick and Patsy

4:30-6:30pm Screening of Emmy-winning broadcast "Cloud Cult with the Minnesota Orchestra"

6:45-7:30pm Luke Turner, piano

07/15 Yellowcard with Mayday Parade, Story of the Year, This Wild Life at Armory Read More Yellowcard This will be the last time you will ever see Yellowcard (Ryan Key, Sean Mackin, Ryan Mendez, and Josh Portman). The band is on their farewell tour, in support of their latest self-titled album via Hopeless Records .…

07/15/2023 Saturday

Yellowcard
with Mayday Parade, Story of the Year, This Wild Life
at Armory
armorymn.com

Yellowcard is back! They’re playing an all-ages show at the Armory, in Minneapolis, on July 15th. The band reunited in 2022 to celebrate the 20th anniversary of their iconic breakthrough album Ocean Avenue at Riot Fest in Chicago (six years since the band called it quits in 2016)… and since then, the group signed to Equal Vision Records and produced a new EP Childhood Eyes, set for release on July 7. This is the first new music since 2016.

Speaking of 2016, we wrote about the farewell tour: “This will be the last time you will ever see Yellowcard (Ryan Key, Sean Mackin, Ryan Mendez, and Josh Portman). The band is on their farewell tour, in support of their latest self-titled album via Hopeless Records. If you have loved the band in the past, go show your support on this final show... and dress up because it’s Halloween!”

Mayday Parade, Story of the Year and This Wild Life to open.

Tour dates:

Jul 01 Milwaukee, WI Summerfest
Jul 05 Baltimore, MD Pier Six Pavilion ^*
Jul 06 Asbury Park, NJ Stone Pony Summer Stage ^*
Jul 08 New York, NY The Rooftop at Pier 17 ^*
Jul 09 Boston, MA MGM Music Hall ^*
Jul 11 Philadelphia, PA Skyline Stage ^*+
Jul 12 Cuyahoga Falls, OH Blossom Music Center ^*
Jul 13 Detroit, MI Michigan Lottery ^*+
Jul 15 Minneapolis, MN The Armory ^*
Jul 16 Chicago, IL Huntington Bank ^*+
Jul 18 Charlotte, NC Skyla Credit Union Amphitheatre ^*
Jul 20 Atlanta, GA Cadence Bank Amphitheater ^*
Jul 21 Jacksonville, FL Daily’s Place ^*+
Jul 22 Jacksonville, FL Daily’s Place ^*+
Jul 23 Tampa, FL Yuengling Center ^*+
Jul 25 Houston, TX 713 Music Hall ^*
Jul 26 Austin, TX Stubbs Waller Creek Amphitheater +
Jul 27 Irving, TX The Pavilion ^#
Jul 29 Phoenix, AZ Arizona Financial Theatre ^#+
Jul 30 Los Angeles, CA YouTube Theater ^#+
Aug 01 San Diego, CA Petco Park - Gallagher Square ^#
Aug 02 San Francisco, CA Bill Graham Civic Auditorium ^#+
Aug 04 Seattle, WA WAMU Theater ^#
Aug 05 Garden City, ID Revolution Concert House +
Aug 06 Salt Lake City, UT USANA Amphitheatre ^#+
Aug 08 Denver, CO Levitt Pavilion Denver ^#+
Aug 10 Indianapolis, IN TCU Amphitheater ^*+
Aug 12 Pittsburgh, PA Four Chord Music Festival ~
Aug 13 Worcester, MA Palladium Outdoors ^*+
Aug 15 Hershey, PA GIANT Center ^*+
Aug 17 Syracuse, NY St. Joseph's Health Amphitheater ^*+
Aug 18 Portland, ME Cross Insurance Arena ^*+

^ signifies dates with Mayday Parade
* signifies dates with Story of the Year
# signifies dates with Anberlin
+ signifies dates with Emo Night Brooklyn DJ set
All dates with This Wild Life
~ Not a Live Nation date

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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