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Riot Grrrls 2022

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04/20 Bikini Kill at Palace Theatre Read More 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). …

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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

10/17 L7 at First Avenue Read More L7 Riot grrrls/girl grunge band L7 (that’s square to the unhip) is returning to the area, this time at the Varsity Theater in Minneapolis. The girls have recorded and released their first new album in 20 years on …

L7
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Riot grrrls/girl grunge band L7 is celebrating the 30th anniversary of their breakthrough third album Bricks Are Heavy with a special tour.

The tour kicks off Oct 3… and will stop in at First Avenue on October 17th.

What you can expect is that the band will play the entire record from start to finish. If you love the record, this is the must-see show of the year.

You can also pick up the Bricks Are Heavy reissue from Licorice Pizza Records… set to release later this month.

Fea will be opening the Minneapolis show.

Bricks Are Heavy 2022 Tour Dates

10/3: Nashville, TN @ Brooklyn Bowl *
10/4: Atlanta, GA @ Masquerade (Heaven) *
10/6: New York, NY @ Irving Plaza ^
10/7: Brooklyn, NY @ Warsaw #
10/9: Boston, MA @ Big Night Live #
10/10: Philadelphia, PA @ Union Transfer #
10/12: Toronto, ON @ Opera House !
10/13: Columbus, OH @ Newport Music Hall %
10/14: Detroit, MI @ Saint Andrew's Hall %
10/15: Chicago, IL @ Metro @
10/17: Minneapolis, MN @ First Avenue @
10/19: Denver, CO @ Summit @
10/22: Vancouver, BC @ Rickshaw Theatre @
10/23: Seattle, WA @ Neptune Theatre @
10/24: Portland, OR @ Revolution Hall @
10/27: Los Angeles, CA @ Regent Theater $
10/28: Los Angeles, CA @ Regent Theater @


* = w/ Vera Bloom
^ = w/ OMAT
# = w/ Downtown Boys
! = w/ The Black Halos
% = w/ Radkey
@ = w/ Fea
$ = The Side Eyes

11/04 The Paranoyds at 7th Street Entry Read More The Paranoyds The Paranoyds will be playing the 7th Street Entry this February 9th. We caught the group at Desert Daze 2019. NOTE: Originally Surfbort was to co-headline… but they’ve dropped out. ....

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Los Angeles-based DIY rock band The Paranoyds is touring in support of their highly anticipated sophomore LP, Talk Talk Talk, available now on Third Man Records.

The Paranoyds at Desert Daze (13 Oct 2019)

Before the official fall tour kicks off, The Paranoyds will support Jack White for three dates this September. The tour will stop by the 7th Street Entry in Minneapolis on November 4th. Here is a photo of the band at Desert Daze 2019.

Fall 2022

Sept. 16 - Asheville, NC - Rabbit Rabbit*
Sept. 23 - New Orleans, LA - The Fillmore*
Sept. 25 - Shreveport, LA - Shreveport Municipal Auditorium*
Oct.13 - Santa Ana, CA - Constellation Room #
Oct. 14 - San Diego, CA - The Casbah #
Oct. 15 - Phoenix, AZ - Valley Bar #
Oct. 18 - Austin, TX - The Ballroom ^
Oct. 19 - Dallas, TX - CheapSteaks ^
Oct. 21 - Nashville, TN - Third Man Records ^
Oct. 22 - Atlanta, GA - 529 ^
Oct. 23 - Durham, NC - The Pinhook ^
Oct. 25 - Washington, DC - Songbyrd &
Oct. 26 - Philadelphia, PA - PhilaMOCA &
Oct. 28 - Brooklyn, NY - Market Hotel & (+ 95 Bulls)
Oct. 29 - Boston, MA - Cafe 939 &
Oct. 31 - Toronto, ON - Monarch Tavern ^
Nov. 2 - Detroit, MI - Third Man Records ^
Nov. 3 - Chicago, IL - Schubas ^
Nov. 4 - Minneapolis, MN - 7th St. Entry ^
Nov. 8 - Seattle, WA - Barboza
Nov. 9 - Portland, OR - Polaris Hall
Nov. 11 - San Francisco, CA - Bottom of the Hill
Nov. 12 - Los Angeles, CA - Lodge Room

* Dates supporting Jack White
# Dates with Milly and Mo Dotti
& Dates with Tchotchke
^ Dates with Upchuck

Bloods: Together, Baby! Read More Bloods Accompanying on this tour were fellow Sydney's Bloods, or billed as Bloods Band to avoid confusion with other 'blood' bands, such as Japanese band Blood? ....

Bloods
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Sydney punk trio Bloods has a new album called Together, Baby!, set for release on September 23rd via Share It Music.

Bloods at Triple Rock Social Club (29 Mar 2015)

We caught Bloods in Mar 2015 and wrote, “The trio (guitarist MC, bassist Sweetie, and drummer Dirk) were in good spirit, often exploiting their cute Australian accents with random conversations between their songs. For example, the three just only ate dinner right before they showed up on stage with Sweetie's belly jiggling full of noodles... or how cassettes (which they were selling) were "very 2015".... or my personal favorite was when an overexcited MC said "toneet" instead of "tonight". They seem to be enjoying their time on tour, that's for sure.”

Together, Baby! Track List

1. Radical
2. BOSS
3. Thinking of You Thinking of Me
4. I Like You (with Laura Jane Grace)
5. Devo
6. Chasing Constellations
7. Cherry
8. TV Pity Party
9. Take Aim
10. Southern Light

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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The Preatures at Triple Rock Social Club, Minneapolis (29 Mar 2015)

poster Preatures Setlist Blue Planet Eyes Somebody's Talking Manic Baby Whatever You Want Rock and Roll Rave Threat Two Tone Melody It Gets Better Ordinary Cruel Am I Ever... -- Encore -- Business, Yeah (Solo) Take a Card Is This How You Feel? The Bots Setlist You Are A Liar Ubiquitous Wet Blanket Passage Plastic Jacket Bad Friends Blinded Side Effects 5:17 Desperate Bloods Setlist What Do I Care Boys Like You Bodies Thinkin' About You Penelope Back to You No Fun Into My Arms Untitled (New Song) Want It Read More The Preatures Sure, the Australian band The Preatures was last seen in Minneapolis last Roctober 2014, but it would seem that the Sydney-based band is back - this time with The Bots (who was last seen Turf Club in Oct 2014 .... The Bots The evening got off to a great start as well, as guitar/drum brotherly duo The Bots who we just saw a few weeks prior, returned to town to open the evening, in promotion of their finally just out full-length, Pink Palms … Bloods The evening got off to a great start as well, as guitar/drum brotherly duo The Bots who we just saw a few weeks prior, returned to town to open the evening, in promotion of their finally just out full-length, Pink Palms …

Australia's The Preatures is currently touring the USA in support of their latest Blue Planet Eyes album, stopping by the Triple Rock Social Club in Minneapolis, last Sunday, March 29th.

Bloods

Accompanying on this tour were fellow Sydney's Bloods, or billed as Bloods Band to avoid confusion with other 'blood' bands, such as Japanese band Blood?

The trio (guitarist MC, bassist Sweetie, and drummer Dirk) were in good spirit, often exploiting their cute Australian accents with random conversations between their songs. For example, the three just only ate dinner right before they showed up on stage with Sweetie's belly jiggling full of noodles... or how cassettes (which they were selling) were "very 2015".... or my personal favorite was when an overexcited MC said "toneet" instead of "tonight". They seem to be enjoying their time on tour, that's for sure.

Right before they left Australia on tour, the band wrote a brand new song ... which was so new they haven't actually came up with a title. Perhaps they can name it "Sweet Jam," because that's what it sounds like.

The Bots

Los Angeles' The Bots continues to impress us. This is our third time that we've covered the band, and they are always worth showing up to see. If you haven't been keeping up, they are two brothers singer/guitarist Mikaiah and drummer Anaiah Lei. Watching them rock out is like watching a young Jimi Hendrix on stage, but with a hat.

As you can see from their setlist, most of the songs were taken from their debut album Pink Palms, which came out last year via the FADER label.

The Preatures is the sort of band that we would normally cover at W♥M, but unfortunately, October 2014 proved one of our busiest month (aka "Rocktober"), and we had to miss them because of scheduling conflicts. So I'm glad to see that the Australian band is back in the Twin Cities, and we've made the extra effort to see them this time around.

Although everyone in the band played their best, all eyes were focused on singer Isabella Manfredi, who had an irresistible sex appeal. It's not uncommon to see her doing cartwheels in her skirt or singing flat on the floor of the stage. Sometime it's funny, like when the band was waiting for Manfredi and she said, "What are you waiting for? I can do this in my f**** sleep."

Like Bloods earlier, you can tell that The Preatures really love the touring life. They seemed really excited to see places and meeting new fans and friends.

The Preatures

During the encore, someone must have snuck in balloons, as they were being tossed all around. Manfredi grabbed a pair and held it to her chest, and joking said, "Wish I had tits this big."

They ended the show with "Is This How You Feel?", the very first Preatures song that they wrote and eventually won the Vanda & Young Songwriting Competition for $50,000 in 2013.

The Preatures' album Blue Planet Eyes is out now, via CMG.

Remaining Preatures tour dates:

04/04/15 Seattle, WA Tractor Tavern
04/05/15 Portland, OR Doug Fir Lounge
04/07/15 San Francisco, CA Independent
04/08/15 Los Angeles, CA Bahia
04/09/15 San Diego, CA The Casbah
04/25/15 "Groovin The Moo" (Oakbank)
04/26/15 "Groovin The Moo" (Bunbury)
05/02/15 "Groovin The Moo" (Bendigo)
05/03/15 "Groovin The Moo" (Canberra)
05/09/15 "Groovin The Moo" (Maitland)
05/10/15 "Groovin The Moo" (Townsville)

The Preatures at Triple Rock Social Club, Minneapolis (29 March 2015)

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Minneapolis: March 29 - March 31, 2015

Here are some shows taking place in Minneapolis/St Paul from March 29 to March 31, 2015.

Read more Minneapolis Music Guide.

Read More The Preatures Sydney's The Preatures are in the US touring, mostly thanks to Austin City Limits music festival in Texas (a lot of bands are touring in the Midwest because of ACL and CMJ in New York). ....

THE PREATURES
at Triple Rock Social Club
Sunday 03/29/15, 7pm ($12)
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Sure, the Australian band The Preatures was last seen in Minneapolis last Roctober 2014, but it would seem that the Sydney-based band is back - this time with The Bots (who was last seen Turf Club in Oct 2014 and at Nether Bar in Sep 2014).

Since it's the Triple Rock, a third band Bloods Band is also listed on the bill. I believe that band is also based out of Sydney, Australia.

Tour dates:

03/23/15 Brooklyn, NY Rough Trade
03/26/15 Chicago, IL Schubas Tavern
03/28/15 Milwaukee, WI The Rave
03/29/15 Minneapolis, MN Triple Rock Social Club
03/30/15 Kansas City, MO The Record Bar
04/04/15 Seattle, WA Tractor Tavern
04/05/15 Portland, OR Doug Fir Lounge
04/07/15 San Francisco, CA The Independent
04/08/15 Los Angeles, CA Bahia
04/09/15 San Diego, CA The Casbah
04/25/15 "Groovin The Moo" (Oakbank)
04/26/15 "Groovin The Moo" (Bunbury)
05/02/15 "Groovin The Moo" (Bendigo)
05/03/15 "Groovin The Moo" (Canberra)
05/09/15 "Groovin The Moo" (Maitland)
05/10/15 "Groovin The Moo" (Townsville)

* NOTE: April 1st and April 2nd (originally shown on their 2015 Tour Poster) have been cancelled due to scheduling conflicts

Read More Ibeyi French Cuban twins, Naomi and Lisa-Kaindé Díaz (daughters of the late Cuban percussion Anga Díaz), are known on stage as Ibeyi. They announced their first ever North American tour ... Flo Morrissey Want to see Morrissey sooner? Flo Morrissey (no relation to Steven Patrick Morrissey) recently announced she's going on tour with The Staves to support her debut album on …

IBEYI w/ Flo Morrissey
at Cedar Cultural Center
Monday 03/30/15, 7pm ($15)
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For some odd reason, I really wanted to see this show because of Flo Morrissey. You may recall that I previously mentioned this 20 year old English singer because of her surname to Steven Patrick. Flo Morrissey recently toured with The Staves and opened for Damon Albarn at Les InRocks festival at Casino De Paris. Look for her debut album on Glassnote Records later this year.

Of course, the main attraction will be real life twins Ibeyi (Lisa and Naomi Diaz). We also previously mentioned that they were daughters of the late Cuban percussion Anga Díaz.

Ibeyi's self-titled album came out this week, February 17th, 2015, via XL Recordings.

Ibeyi North American tour dates:

03/19 SXSW Spotify House
03/20 SXSW Central Presbyterian Church
03/20 SXSW Waterloo Records
03/21 SXSW Okayplayer
03/24 Washington D.C. U Street Music Hall
03/25 Brooklyn, NY Music Hall of Williamsburg
03/26 Montreal, QC Fairmount Theatre
03/27 Tornoto, ON The Drake
03/29 Chicago, IL Schubas
03/30 Minneapolis, MN Cedar Cultural Center
04/01 Los Angeles, CA Masonic Temple
04/02 San Francisco, CA Independent
04/04 Portland, OR Mississippi Studios
04/05 Seattle, WA Neumos
04/06 Vancouver, BC Fortune Sound Club

Read More George Ezra Opening act George Ezra is quickly positioning himself as one of the success stories of 2015. The Hertford, England 21-year old ....

GEORGE EZRA w/ Ruen Brothers
at Varsity Theater
Tuesday 03/31/15, 7pm ($17.50 / Sold Out)
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Fresh off supporting Sam Smith on his sold-out US tour, George Ezra quickly sold out most of his upcoming US headlining tour dates. The English singer-songwriter had several hit singles hitting the top ten, including "Budapest", which reached the top ten in numerous countries around the world (#1 in Austria, New Zealand and the Czech Republic). Ezra's debut studio album Wanted on Voyage reached #1 the UK and the top ten in seven other countries.

Buzzing UK rock duo Ruen Brothers set to open the show. The band's latest EP Point Dume (American Recordings/Republic Records) came out on iTunes/digital outlets this week (March 17th). Produced by the legendary Rick Rubin, the collection features four tracks including the new single "Summer Sun."

George Ezra/Ruen Brothers tour dates:

March 28 Columbus, OH The LC Indoor Pavilion
March 30 Chicago, IL Metro
March 31 Minneapolis, MN Varsity Theater
April 2 Boulder, CO Fox Theatre
April 3 Salt Lake City, UT The Depot
April 5 Vancouver, BC Canada Commodore Ballroom
April 6 Seattle, WA The Showbox
April 8 Portland, OR Wonder Ballroom
April 9 San Francisco, CA The Fillmore
April 10 Indio, CA Coachella
April 12 Sacramento, CA Ace of Spades
April 14 Solana Beach, CA Belly Up Tavern
April 16 Phoenix, AZ Crescent Ballroom
April 17 Indio, CA Coachella
April 20 Toronto, ON Canada Danforth Music Hall
April 21 Philadelphia, PA The Trocadero Theatre
April 22 New York, NY Webster Hall

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