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We♥KC! May 2-8, 2023 Upcoming concerts/shows (Kansas City / Topeka / Lawrence, KS)

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Mayday, Mayday!

The alert is that May is here, signaling the beginning (as evidenced by last weekend’s NFL Draft concerts and Kelce Jam) of outdoor concert season and a summer jam-packed with shows. Starlight takes the lead with a stellar upcoming show from Robert Plant / Alison Krauss, there’s a couple arena shows this week, and Knuckleheads looks as busy as usual.

Let’s take look at the Kansas City/Lawrence KS metro musical happenings from May 2nd-May 8th.

TUESDAY MAY 2

Janet Jackson w Ludacris, T-Mobile Center, $39.95-$499.95

The five-time GRAMMY®️ Award-winning Rock and Roll Hall of Fame®️ Inductee has returned to the road after four years with her ninth concert tour, “Together Again.” The tour will offer the long-awaited chance to reunite with Jackson in celebration of her 50th anniversary in entertainment and spotlight the milestones for two of Jackson's most critically acclaimed albums- 25 years of "The Velvet Rope", and 30 years of "janet."plus other mega hits, so expect some three-dozen classics during the evening.

3x-Grammy Award winning recording artist and Fast & Furious actor, Ludacris will open.

Skinny Puppy w Lead into Gold, Liberty Hall-Lawrence, $38.50-$174

The Canadian industrial icons are celebrating their 40th anniversary and are doing so by announcing what they're calling their "Final Tour." “It’s been eight long years since we’ve toured and there is no better way to end our run as a group than with a tour celebrating our 40th anniversary,” stated the band in a press release. “To our West Coast fans, don’t worry! We’ll see you soon!”

2013’s Weapon is the most recent LP in Skinny Puppy’s long discography.

Foreigner w Cage Willis, Stormont Vail Events Center- Topeka, $49.50-$120

The band, formed in1976 by British guitarist Mick Jones, is out on its Farewell Tour which runs through the end of 2024 and Topeka gets one of the early dates. Foreigner has released nine studio albums and sold more than 50 million records worldwide. They have had nine top 10 singles on the Billboard Hot 100, including rock radio staples such as “Feels Like the First Time,” “Hot Blooded,” “Double Vision,” “Urgent” and the power ballad “I Want to Know What Love Is.”

Jones, the last original member still active, has become something of a special guest at the band’s concerts, not attending every show due to health reasons and playing only during the latter portion of the set. Singer Kelly Hansen as been lead vocalist since joining in 2005.

Southern rock artist Cage Willis has his debut album Who I Am just out, featuring singles “Hallucinate” and “Way Out Here” and was produced by songwriter Chris Robertson of Black Stone Cherry

Les Miserables, May 2-7, Music Hall, $36-$126

Seen by over 130 million people in 53 countries and in 22 languages around the globe, Les Miz is as popular as ever! Cameron Mackintosh presents the acclaimed production of Alain Boublil and Claude-Michel Schönberg’s Tony Award-winning musical phenomenon.

Set against the backdrop of 19th century France, Les Misérables tells a story of broken dreams and unrequited love, passion, sacrifice and redemption – a timeless testament to the survival of the human spirit. The score includes the songs “I Dreamed a Dream,” “On My Own,” “Bring Him Home,” “One Day More,” “Master of the House” and many more.

WEDNESDAY MAY 3

John Butler, The Folly, $40-$58.50

(Note: Knuckleheads Presents the show, but it is at The Folly)

One of Australia’s premiere indie alternative songwriter/ storytellers, Butler’s most recent studio album, 2018’s ‘HOME’, debuted at #1 on the ARIA Charts and a Live in Paris release just came out, from John Butler Trio.

moe., The Truman. $30-$60

The longtime jam band (Al Schnier (guitars, vocals) * Chuck Garvey (guitars, vocals) * Rob Derhak (bass, vocals) * Jim Loughlin (percussion, vibes) * Vinnie Amico (drums) first formed at the Univ of Buffalo back in 1990. 2020's THIS IS NOT, WE ARE is the band's 12th studio album and first since 2014.

 

THURSDAY MAY 4

Dragon Inn 3, Blip Roasters, Free! (more info here)

KC-based indie pop/synth band Dragon Inn 3- led by Phil Dickey, co-founder of indie-pop band Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin just released their sophomore album Trade Secrets on American Laundromat Records. The idea behind the foursome (Grace Bentley- vocals. Philip Dickey- synths, drums, guitar, bass, vocals. Sharon Hamm- synths. David Hill- synths) began as more of an experiment a decade ago by Dickey, running concurrently with SSLYBY (who we last caught live back in Minneapolis in 2013 and also in Brooklyn in 2009).

Their synth-driven sounds were polished and defined on their 2018 debut, Double Line, with the band mostly hunkered down (like most of us) as the pandemic years passed. For Kansas City fans, they’ve finally returned to the live stage, with Phil and Grace playing a special acoustic show in the Crossroads district, to showcase the new songs and play some old favorites.

Daniel Rodriguez, Knuckleheads, $20

The Colorado singer-songwriter is still out in support of his third studio album, Vast Nothing and we caught him live, opening an all-Colorado lineup featuring The Lumineers last summer. He is also a founding member of Elephant Revival and wrote some of their most well-known songs before they disbanded in 2018.

Brooks and Dunn w Scottie McCreery, T-Mobile Center,$24.75-$164.75

Country’s most-awarded duo pull on their cowboy boots once again to continue their Reboot Tour which first launched in 2021. The tour is named after the duo's 2019 collaboration album "Reboot," which includes the pair singing with artists including Luke Combs, Kane Brown, Cody Johnson and Jon Pardi.

Orianthi, Knuckleheads,$32.50-$50

The platinum-selling artist and one of the best rock guitarists today, is out supporting studio album, “Rock Candy” which came out last October. and is described as a hard rockin’, blues tinged, display of Orianthi’s guitar playing and soulful vocals. She’s played with the likes of Michael Jackson, Carlos Santana, Carrie Underwood, Alice Cooper, ahem...Ritchie Sambora, and lately Tracii Guns,

FRIDAY MAY 5

Air Supply, Ameristar Casino, $68-$240

The Aussie soft rock duo started all the way back in 1975 in Melbourne and is still going today – America seems never "All out of Love" to hear their songs. In addition to their own classic hits, they’ve been working in their version of Nilsson’s “Without You” into their encores.

Against the Current w Trophy Eyes, Yours Truly, Granada- Lawrence, $25-$28

The NY-based pop-punk trio dropped their new single, “good guy.” which vocalist Chrissy Costanza describes the track as “all about going from anger to apathy, recognizing that this person that hurt you is too sad to hate,” urging listeners to “don’t ignore the red flags, trust your gut.”

The band’s career spans over a decade, forming in 2011 before releasing their debut studio album, In Our Bones, in 2016, followed by 2018’s Past Lives, and have also released several EPs.

Robert Plant / Alison Krauss, Starlight, $37-$175

The legendary Led Zeppelin vocalist Robert Plant and bluegrass innovator and 27-time Grammy winner Alison Krauss have finally reunited again on their Raising the Roof Tour. More than 15 years after their initial critically acclaimed and award-sweeping collaboration, Plant and Krauss are now touring in support of their most recent album, "Raise the Roof," released last November.

It's their first LP together since their 2007 collaboration, "Raising Sand." Plant and Krauss have included songs from both albums in their new sets as well as their unique versions of Zeppelin/ Page Plant songs "The Battle of Evermore," "Rock and Roll," and "Please Read the Letter." Expect other covers from the likes of Calexico, The Everly Brothers, and Allen Toussaint. We caught Plant solo in Minneapolis in 2018, and think the magical combination of these two, outdoors under the stars, will undoubtedly make for a memorable show.

JD McPherson to open, who we saw solo at the MN State Fair back in 2017, and who is also a part of the headlining band.  

Eddie Griffin,(comedian Uptown. $39.50-$122

The hometown comedian returns with a brand new hilarious show. Born in Kansas City, by the young age of 16, he opened his own dance studio and was choreographing the Kansas City Chiefs halftime shows, but his career would later lead down the comedy path and also into acting.

Amythyst Kiah, Knuckleheads, $17.50

The Chattanooga, TN singer/songwriter is making waves with her Rounder Records debut, Wary + Strange, after earning a Grammy Award nomination for Best American Roots Song and winning Song of the Year at the 2019 Folk Alliance International Awards (in Kansas City). “For anyone who’s struggled with grief or trauma or felt left out and weird and like they didn’t belong, I hope this album lets them know that they’re not alone in that feeling,” says Kiah.

SATURDAY MAY 6

Knuckle Puck & Real Friends w Between You and Me, The Truman, $28-$30

Knuckle Puck formed in 2010 in the suburbs of Chicago releasing several EPs, one of which, While I Stay Secluded, peaked at 5 on the Heatseekers Albums chart. The band announced last Fall that they had signed with Pure Noise Records and released a new single “Groundhog Day.” Their upcoming 4th LP will release in 2024. We caught them live last, back in 2015 in Minneapolis.

49 Winchester with The Weathered Souls, Knuckleheads. $20

With its latest and fourth album, “Fortune Favors The Bold,” (their debut for Nashville’s New West Records) the VA-based band is ready to break onto the national scene with its unique brand alt-country, barroom floor rock-n-roll, and high-octane Appalachian folk.

Formed eight years ago in the small mountain town of Castlewood, VA, the band started as a rag tag bunch of area teenagers who just wanted to get together for the sake of playing together but are now making a larger impact.

Black Dahlia Murder w/ Terror, Frozen Soul, Fuming Mouth, and Phobophilic, Granada-Lawrence,$25

The rockers are back out on their first tour since the tragic death at age 41 of lead vocalist Trevor Strnad, with guitarist Brian Eschbach since taking over on lead vocals. They’re remembering how one of Trevor's roles was uplifting young and new bands, and how they plan to do their best to continue to do this. This tour includes three of the most promising newer metal and/or hardcore bands around (Frozen Soul, Fuming Mouth, and Phobophilic), along with hardcore vets Terror.

Sondheim on Sondheim, May 6-7, Kauffman Center, $33.50-$139.50

Sondheim on Sondheim is an intimate portrait of the famed songwriter through his beloved songs and words. With exclusive interviews interspersed among favorite songs, audiences get an inside look at the renowned composer’s personal life and artistic process. Honoring the legacy of Stephen Sondheim, who passed away in November 2021, this production features various vocal stylists accompanied by the Kansas City Symphony. 

SUNDAY MAY 7

Built to Spill w Prism Bitch, Itchy Kitty (rescheduled), Madrid Theatre, $35-$59.50

The longtime alternative Boise, ID group is back on tour behind new album When the Wind Forgets Your Name. We caught the band last in Georgia back in 2016. The live band throughout the tour will be comprised of Doug Martsch, bassist Melanie Radford, and drummer Teresa Esguerra. With two interesting openers, it’s a full night of entertainment.

MONDAY MAY 8

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Alex G at First Ave (11/01/2022)

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Alex G was in town with his band to promote his new album God Save the Animals. But first Hatchie aka Harriette Pilbeam opened the evening with an eight song set. Born and raised in Brisbane, Australia, she is promoting her sophomore album, Giving the World Away.

Two weeks on the road, Hatchie said she felt refreshed for she had the day off, which isn’t a typical routine for tours. Her rested voice had an ethereal quality with her airy sound lofting above the rich reverberations of the two guitars that accompanied her.

“Stay With Me” was a crowd favorite with a pulsating drum beat, rising synth chords that kept growing louder and louder into a crescendo.

Hatchie, a family nickname, lists her influences as the Cocteau Twins, The Sundays and Mazzy Star. When she launched into “The Rhythm” you could almost hear shades of an early Sinead O’Connor.

With her day off, Hatchie spent a portion of it in Dinkytown, which is located next to the sprawling University of Minnesota campus. She was so impressed with her breakfast, she joked about maybe applying at the university.

Alex G (Giannascoli) took the stage with his band: Sam Acchione on lead guitar, John Heywood on bass, and Tom Kelly on drums. Although not quite thirty he has already released nine albums. It probably helped that he started recording early at age of 11 when his parents gave him an Apple computer. Most of his early albums were self-released, but by the time of House of Sugar made Pitchforks Top 50 Albums in 2019, he had arrived.

Alex G has an eclectic range. Influenced by Elliot Smith and Built to Spill, he and his band demonstrated a high dynamic range, going from full pop and auto tune with “Immunity” to a haunted speed metal ride of “Brick.”

“After Ur Gone” was a crowd favorite as Alex G’s vocals and Acchione’s guitar went back and forth before Acchione took over with a wildly contained solo that earned a roar from the crowd. Acchione even thanked the crowd with a whammy bar lick at the end.

Another highlight was “Kicker”, which started with a slow, deliberate drum beat followed by a pizzicato guitar, low hum of the bass, all building into what can best be described as a musical ritual as the musicians turned and faced Kelly on drums to offer musical chords in some form of sacrifice, which had the crowd chanting Alex G’s name in the end.

Alex G is well known and highly regarded for being a singer/songwriter, meaning his lyrics tend to have a little more depth than the average pop song. He even tends to reference religious themes in his music, especially in “Blessing” when he sang: Every day/Is a blessing / As I walk / Through the mud / If I live / Like the fishes / I will rise / From the flood.

By the end of the show the full crowd wanted more and Alex G provided an extra-plus encore of 6 songs, the last one “Change” perhaps the best of the evening as he belted out the refrain: “I don’t like change” while Kelly slowed downed the beat and brought the band to a crawl, as if trying for a brief moment to hold back the inevitable.

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We♥KC- September 19-25, 2022 Upcoming Shows (Kansas City / Lawrence KS)

Read More Pavement I wasn't expecting Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks to play any Pavement songs, but I was sure hoping he would (I'm not the only one hoping, everybody in the audience …

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September has been more like “Rocktember” with a busy month of shows so far, but Rocktober next month looks busy as well, so use those concert dollars wisely.

The pandemic lockdown still has ripple effects, from re-scheduled and postponed shows to artists taking time off for their mental health well-being. Rising star KennyHoopla was one of those, supposed to play The Truman this week but writing, "I need to take this time to focus on myself and my mental health. I will be back soon - a stronger human and artists for myself and all of you. Once again, I apologize.”  We wish him the best.

Here’s what’s happening in the Kansas City/Lawrence, KS metro September 19th-25th.

(Several artists are still requiring precautions for entry, so check with the venue and/or assume vaccination proof, might still be required)

Monday Sept 19

Warren Wolf, Sept. 19-20, Lied Center. $19-$35

Warren Wolf is a multi-instrumentalist /vibraphonist from Baltimore, MD. After graduating from Baltimore School for the Arts, he went to study at the Berklee College of Music.

He’s performed or recorded with some of the world’s best musicians, including the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis, Ron Carter and many others and most recent release is with Christian McBride, 2021’s Live at the Village Vanguard.

Foxy Shazam, Bottleneck-Lawrence, $25-$30

Cincy alt-glam rockers released new full-length The Heart Behead You in Feb and also a remaster of their debut album this summer and are out on their Hidden Treasure Tour.

Tuesday Sept 20

Pavement, Uptown. $49.50-$125

Pavement first teased this reunion back in June 2019, announcing they would reunite starting with Barcelona’s Primavera Sound festival in 2020. Those shows were eventually postponed because of the pandemic, but the reunion tour is now in full swing. Pavement broke up in 1999 and reunited for the first time in 2010. ‘We are just going to play these songs together, we like each other, and so this will be familiar”, leader Stephen Malkmus has said.

Electro-pop/sound collage openers Annalibera are led by Anna Gebhardt who emerged from a classical music background in 2015 and latest album Moon Bath, was made in collaboration with producer Philip Rabalais.

Kiss the Tiger, Bottleneck- Lawrence, FREE

We’re fans of the Minneapolis indie alt-rock band whose third studio release, Vicious Kid, is out now. The band began in late 2016 and has been gradually gaining more attention ever since, named a “Picked to Click” band by former alt-weekly City Pages in 2019. We just caught them here in February, so are glad to see they are returning and with a free show. KC funksters Supermoto to open.

Melvins, recordBar, $25

Washington state sludgy alt-rock pioneers are back with new six-track album, Bad Moon Rising, described as “big riffs and scary vocals” with an exclusive orange vinyl only available at their shows. They also recently covered Soundgarden’s “Spoonman” with that band's drummer Matt Cameron, on vocals. We Are the Asteroid to open.

Wednesday Sept 21

Built to Spill, Granada- Lawrence. $29.50

The Boise ID indie rock band has now been around an amazing thirty years, and has a new album, When the Wind Forgets Your Name, out now on SubPop, their first of new material since 2015. 

The French Tips and Orua to open.

Madison Cunningham w Bendigo Fletcher, recordBar, $20

The singer-songwriter and two-time Grammy nominee returns in support of her new album Revealer, released last week on Verve Forecast. She works again on the new record with Mike Elizondo (Twenty One Pilots, Gary Clark Jr.) as well as longtime producer and collaborator Tyler Chester and Tucker Martine (Neko Case, Sufjan Stevens). The comparisons to a young Joni Mitchell persist, and we’ve caught her live, opening in 2018 and headlining just last year.

Thursday Sept 22

Of Montreal, Granada Theater-Lawrence, $22

The Athens GA alt indie-pop band has been busy during the lockdown, releasing I Feel Safe with You, Trash last year, and now their eighteenth studio album, Freewave Lucifer F<ck F^ck F>ck was released in late June. We caught them live several times last decade, the most recent being five years ago, and any band ending their set with a song titled, “Heimdalsgate Like a Promethean Curse “is going to be an interesting one. Locate S, 1 and Surf Wax to open.

Jo Koy (comedian), Cable Dahmer Arena,$47.50-$72.50

One of today’s premiere stand-up comics has come a long way from his beginnings performing at a Las Vegas coffee house. The Filipino-American continues to gain fans with his astute observations of his mother, son, growing up, and everyday life. Koy released an autobiography (Mixed Plate: Chronicles of an All-American Combo) last year, and comedy film, Easter Sunday via Steven Spielberg and Amblin Pictures/Universal earlier this year.

His fourth successful Netflix special, Live at the LA Forum, just started streaming and this Independence, MO show, is a relatively small venue, so catch him here, a little more close-up, than elsewhere. The comedian is on his Funny is Funny World Tour.

Nabil Ayers, Lawrence Public Library, reading/signing - Free

The drummer, entrepreneur, record executive, and essayist discusses his memoir, My Life in the Sunshine: Searching for my Father and Discovering My Family. His mother and former ballerina would have a son with acclaimed jazz musician Roy Ayers, fully expecting and agreeing to his absenteeism. Ayers recounts a life spent living with the aftermath of that decision, and his journey to build an identity of his own, despite his father’s absence.

Co-sponsored by KU's School of Music and Departments of American Studies and African and African American Studies. The Raven Book Store will have copies of the book for sale.

Friday Sept 23

The Gaslight Anthem with Tigers Jaw, The Midland. $39.50

The New Jersey folk punk band announced their return to the road with their first headline tour in four years. “I am very pleased to announce to you all that The Gaslight Anthem is returning to full time status as a band,” said front man Brian Fallon. “We’re also beginning to write new songs for what will be our sixth LP. We’re looking forward to the future and seeing you all again. We want to thank you for staying with us.”

Live, they recently been covering some Seattle sounds with Mother Love Bone and Pearl Jam covers, as well as could sneak in a Nick Cave song. Most recently, we caught leader Brian Fallon and his band live at a 2018 Minneapolis show.

Scranton PA alt-rockers Tigers Jaw open, in support of last year’s I Won’t Care How You Remember Me.

Josh Turner, Ameristar, $58-$195

With his deep voice and distinctive style, Turner is one of country music’s most recognizable hit-makers with songs like “Hometown Girl,” “Would You Go With Me,” “Why Don’t We Just Dance” and “Long Black Train”. (He also plays in Manhattan KS the night before this show)

Jake Shimabukuro, Lied Center. $14-$30

The acclaimed Hawaii-born ukulele player can play any genre of music on his small instrument - jazz, rock, blues, bluegrass, folk or even classical and added to his twenty-year career with last year’s Jake & Friends album release, collaborating with Willie Nelson, Bette Midler, Jimmy Buffett, Kenny Loggins, and others. In 2021, he was also nominated by President Biden to serve as a member of the National Council on the Arts.

Protoje, Bottleneck- Lawrence, $35-$40

Jamaican dub reggae performer is out on his Lost in Time Tour, and has new single, “Family” with opener Jesse Royal. Lila Iké is also to open, both mentored on his own In.Digg.Nation label.

My Name is Not Mom, (comedy) Uptown. $39.50-$79.50

Billed as a hilarious journey through motherhood with internet sensations Tiffany Jenkins, Meredith Masony and Dena Blizzard. After helping fans get through the pandemic, this comic trio shares their take on mothering through the sleepless nights of the toddler years, middle school craziness and trying not to physically attack a high schooler. This live event features stand-up, stories and videos from their online community and audience interaction. Meet and greet packages available.

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Saturday Sept 24

Dinosaur Jr, The Truman, $28

The heralded alt-rock band is now in the thirteenth year of their re-convening and a fifth album since, Sweep It Into Space, on which Kurt Vile guests and which was originally scheduled for issue in mid 2020. J Masics, Louie Barlow, and Murph still carry on, now almost forty years after thy first started playing together. 

Ryley Walker to open, who we caught live at a 2018 headlining show.

Ozomatli, KC Live! Free

A guaranteed party atmosphere for Los Angeles Latin, hip hop, rock, salsa, jazz and funk band who began playing together back in 1995. The name Ozomatli is derived after the Nahuatl word for the Aztec astrological symbol of the monkey, the god of dance, fire and music with latest album being 2020’s Moving On.

The Grammy winners have even served as Cultural Ambassadors to the U.S. and embarked on a number of government-sponsored tours, created a song for the LA Dodgers, and performed with numerous orchestras across the States. And, it’s a free show!

Freedy Johnston, Bottleneck-Lawrence, $20

Longtime Kansas Americana singer-songwriter has a new album, Back on the Road to You, released earlier this year. Lawrence band Get Smart! who reunited in 2020, will open.

GWAR, Grinders KC, $30-$59

Prepare to get messy in the best possible way, as your Lords and maggot Masters host the fabled GWAR-B-Q on their Black Death Rager Tour with special guests Light the Torch, Nekrogoblikon & Crobot. Food, booze, tunes, and no doubt a lot of showered blood, make this a memorable summer tradition.

Chicago Comedy All-Stars, TPAC, $25-$35

Billed as a group of the best stand-up talent the Windy City has to offer, and whose on-stage credits include The Tonight Show, Comedy Central, CMT, The Oprah Winfrey Show, Last Comic Standing, and more, and regularly tours worldwide.

Sunday Sept 25

Bear's Den, Knuckleheads, $23.50-$28.50

The British folk alt-rock duo returns to these shores in support of fourth full-length, Blue Hours, released in May (via Communion Records which they co-founded) and debuting at #6 in the UK. We saw them headline a few times in the last decade, when they broke from opening Mumford and Sons shows, to head out on their own.

Opening singer Izzy Heltai has his Day Plan EP out now.

Clinton Kane, Madrid Theatre, $26-$51

Australian pop singer-songwriter (LA-based, of Filipino/Norwegian heritage) finally released his debut full-length, Maybe Someday It’ll All Be OK with newest single, “14”. He is also a Vevo DSCVR Artist to Watch for 2022.

Los Tigres del Norte, The Midland. $49-$199

San Jose norteño band has been around since 1965 (!) and celebrates in support of 2021 album, La Reunión. Originally founded in Mexico, the band is also known as “the voice of the people” often highlighting political and social issues of the day and have managed to sell over 60 million records with over 500 songs, along the way. True legends.

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Minneapolis: June 24 to June 28, 2019

Here are some shows taking place in the Minneapolis/St Paul area from June 24 to June 28, 2019.

Read more: Minneapolis Music Guide.

Built to Spill at First Avenue Read More Built to Spill Legendary indie rockers Built to Spill will play the Georgia Theatre in Athens, GA on September 24, 2016. Built to Spill’s most recent album, Untethered Moon, was released in Spring 2015. .… Porcupine The evening opened with a set from area band Porcupine, led by Casey Virock (guitars/vocals) with Ian Prince (drums) and who have upped their profile considerably since adding Greg (ex-Hüsker Dü) Norton (bass) in recent times. …

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First Avenue
Wed 06/26/2019 (6:30pm/$30)
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Boise’s Built to Spill is back on a long 2019 tour… stopping by First Avenue’s main room on June 26. The band’s last album called Untethered Moon came out in 2015 via Warner Bros. Records.

Minneapolis-based indie rock trio Porcupine (which includes Hüsker Dü bass-player Greg Norton), with Orua and Clarke And The Himselfs to open.

We saw Porcupine in March 2019 and wrote, “Evolving forward from a late ‘80s/‘90s indie-rock sound of Swervedriver meets QOTSA, the trio is out in support of latest six-song record, What You’ve Heard Isn’t Real (on Dead Broke Rekerds/DC-Jam) and recent lead single, ‘Lifetime’.”

Tour dates:

06/22/2019 KettleHouse Amphitheater Bonner, MT
06/26/2019 First Avenue Minneapolis, MN
06/29/2019 Bell's Eccentric Cafe & Pub Kalamazoo, MI
07/01/2019 The Columbus Athenaeum Columbus, OH
07/02/2019 Headliners Music Hall Louisville, KY
07/05/2019 Thalia Hall Chicago, IL
07/06/2019 Thalia Hall Chicago, IL
07/07/2019 The Vogue Indianapolis, IN
07/08/2019 The Ready Room St. Louis, MO
07/09/2019 Lafayette's Music Room Memphis, TN
07/10/2019 The Basement East Nashville, TN
07/11/2019 The Grey Eagle Asheville, NC
07/12/2019 Terminal West Atlanta, GA
07/13/2019 Terminal West Atlanta, GA
07/14/2019 Saturn Birmingham, AL
07/16/2019 Vinyl Music Hall Pensacola, FL
07/17/2019 Joy Theater New Orleans, LA
07/18/2019 White Oak Music Hall Houston, TX
07/19/2019 The Mohawk Austin, TX
07/21/2019 Granada Theater Dallas, TX
07/22/2019 Tower Theatre Oklahoma City, OK
07/23/2019 Madrid Theatre Kansas City, MO
07/25/2019 Gothic Theatre Englewood, CO
07/27/2019 The Depot Salt Lake City, UT

Other shows in the area:

Earth 2019 Tour Taylor Phelan Gnash 2019 Tour Anberlin 2019 Tour Go Fest 2019 Read More Catfish and the Bottlemen Back in December 2014, we tipped you guys off this new British sensation Catfish and the Bottlemen with their album The Balcony. It's only been a few months …

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7th St Entry
Mon 06/24/2019 (7:30pm/$15)
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Metal band Earth will be headlining the 7th Street Entry this Monday, June 24.

Sludgy/psychedelic metal Helms Alee will open, touring in support of Noctiluca.

Tour Dates:

June 16 Philadelphia, PA @ Johnny Brenda’s
June 18 Somerville, MA @ ONCE Ballroom
June 19 New York, NY @ Le Poisson Rouge
June 21 Pittsburgh, PA @ Spirit Hall
June 22 Detroit, MI @ El Club
June 23 Chicago, IL @ The Empty Bottle
June 24 Minneapolis, MN @ 7th St. Entry
June 27 Denver, CO @ Marquis Theatre
June 28 SLC, UT @ Urban Lounge
June 29 Boise, ID @ Neurolux

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The Garage
Tue 06/25/2019 (7pm/Cancelled)
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The Voice’s Taylor Phelan has cancelled his appearance at the The Garage in Burnsville.

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+ Anna Clendening
Fine Line Music Cafe
Thu 06/27/2019 (7pm/$20)
finelinemusic.com

Rapper/DJ Gnash (Garrett Nash) will be playing the Fine Line Music Café on Thursday, June 27th.

Anna Clendening to open. Clendening was recently in the news when Lost Kings (Los Angeles based Rob Gainley and Nick Shanholtz), used her vocals for their song “Too Far Gone”.

Tour dates:

06/20/2019 Grog Shop Cleveland Heights, OH
06/21/2019 A&R Music Bar Columbus, OH
06/22/2019 The Intersection Grand Rapids, MI
06/23/2019 The Belt Detroit, MI
06/25/2019 Wooly's Des Moines, IA
06/26/2019 The Ready Room St. Louis, MO
06/27/2019 Fine Line Music Cafe Minneapolis, MN
06/29/2019 In The Venue Salt Lake City, UT
06/30/2019 Holy Diver Sacramento, CA
07/01/2019 Strummer's Fresno, CA

ANBERLIN
+ I the Mighty
Varsity Theater
Fri 06/28/2019 (6:30pm/$36)
varsitytheater.com

Alternative rock band Anberlin is back on tour. This time, they’re bringing their buddies I the Mighty with them on tour.

According to their bio, I the Mighty’s latest Where the Mind Wants to Go / Where You Let it Go came out in October of 2017 on Equal Vision Records. The album was a bold step forward in the band’s creative journey… and may have led their single “Chaos in Motion” to be spotlighted on BBC1 Radio Rock and played over a million times in 24 hours of its debut.

Tour dates:

6/18 - Sacramento, CA @ Ace of Spades
6/20 - Seattle, WA @ Neptune Theatre
6/21 - Boise, ID @ Revolution Concert House
6/22 - Salt Lake City, UT @ The Depot
6/24 - Denver, CO @ Summit Music Hall
6/27 - Kansas City, MO @ The Truman
6/28 - Minneapolis, MN @ Varsity Theater
6/29-6/30 - Chicago, IL @ House of Blues
7/2 - Detroit, MI @ St. Andrew's Music Hall
7/3 - Cleveland, OH @ House of Blues
7/6-7/7 - New York, NY @ Irving Plaza
7/9-7/10 - Philadelphia, PA @ Theatre of Living Arts
7/12 - Silver Spring, MD @ The Fillmore
7/13 - Raleigh, NC @ The Ritz
7/14 - Atlanta, GA @ Buckhead Theatre
7/20-7/21 - Vans Warped Tour 25 Years

CATFISH AND THE BOTTLEMEN
+ X Ambassadors, Wild Belle, Allan Rayman
Cabooze Outdoor Plaza
Fri 06/28/2019 (5pm/$44.96)
cabooze.com

The upcoming Go Fest 2019 show will be taking place at the Cabooze Outdoor Plaza. Note the start time of 5pm (the show will end before 11pm).

The main headliners are Catfish and the Bottlemen and multi-platinum selling rock bandX Ambassadors, with Wild Belle (Chicago-born / Los Angeles-based Natalie and Elliot Bergman) and singer/songwriter Allan Rayman for support.

The last time we saw Catfish and the Bottlemen, in June 2016, we said, “It was only a year ago when we saw the indie rock band Catfish and the Bottlemen (Ryan "Van" McCann; Johnny “Bondy” Bond; Benji Blakeway; “Sideshow” Bob Hall) at the smaller 7th Street Entry in February 2015 and then upgraded to Varsity Theater in June ... now that they’re better known, they’ve packed the mainroom of over 2,000 fans... a massive difference than their first appearance of a 250-capacity venue.”

Catfish and the Bottlemen’s tour dates:

6/17 – Toronto, ON @ Rebel
6/19 – Boston, MA @ House of Blues – Boston
6/21 – Buffalo, NY @ WLKK Alt Buffalo’s Kerfuffle
6/22 – Queens, NY @ WNYL Alt 92.3 Summer Open
6/23 – Philadelphia, PA @ WRFF Radio 104.5 Block Party
6/25 – Pittsburgh, PA @ Stage AE
6/26 – Detroit, MI @ St. Andrew’s Hall
6/28 – St. Paul, MN @ KQGO Go Fest ‘19
6/30 – Milwaukee, WI @ Summerfest

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Built to Spill at the Georgia Theatre, Athens (24 Sep 2016)

Built to Spill Setlist Stop the Show In the Morning Goin’ Through Center of the Universe The First Song Pat Understood Stab Else Things Fall Apart Another Day Effigy (Creedence Clearwater Revival cover) Strangers Inside (Alright) Liar Carry the Zero Encore: You Were Right Twin Falls Some Untrustable/Part 2 (About Someone Else) Read More Built to Spill Legendary indie rockers Built to Spill will play the Georgia Theatre in Athens, GA on September 24, 2016. Built to Spill’s most recent album, Untethered Moon, was released in Spring 2015. .… Alex G Alex G (Alex Giannascoli - not to be confused with singer/songwriter Alex G) just released Beach Music... his seventh full-length album, and his first Domino release. He’s obviously not used to recording in a studio, saying, “I was …

It was the second day of Fall and still so hot in Athens, GA. The Georgia Theatre is always so wonderfully cool and I was happy to go inside to escape the heat. As an added benefit (understatement), it was there that I got to see Built to Spill along with Hop Along and Alex G.

The evening’s festivities commenced with a 45-minute set by Alex G. Most of the song titles in his catchy indie catalog consist of only one word.

Hop Along

Next came Hop Along. Frances Quinlan has an effortlessly friendly rapport with her audience. Her vocal chops are impressive; simultaneously husky and lilting. Hop Along is a group of talented musicians destined for good things.

Built to Spill began their show, somewhat ironically, with Stop the Show from 1997’s Perfect From Now On. It was a great way to start, building up from a lulling melody into a spacy guitar frenzy. They saved The First Song for a bit later.

Doug Martsch

The band performed as a three piece, leaving all guitar duties in Doug Martsch’s hands. And one thing is certain; the man plays a mean guitar. His tremolo hangs loose as he tears up and down the fretboard while making liberal use of a wah pedal and an Echoplex delay machine.

BTS treated us to a handful of previously unreleased songs, including the haunting and moody Strangers Inside. There has been some debate over whether the actual song title is Strangers Inside or Alright; hopefully we’ll soon be blessed with a new Built to Spill album and find out for sure.

I took peeks at quite a few setlists for this tour, and Built to Spill has really been mixing it up. If you see them at two different venues you’re likely to get two very different samples of their catalog, which is no small thing.

After the show, I was lucky enough to catch a moment to speak to Doug Martsch. I told him how much I’d enjoyed the performance and asked if he had any more copies of the setlist. He said he’d already given them all away… but he gave me his guitar pick instead. Definitely a good tradeoff.

Built to Spill 2016 tour dates:

09/29 Grog Shop Cleveland Heights, OH
09/30 Danforth Music Hall Toronto, ONTa
10/01 Club Soda Montreal, QC
10/03 Paradise Rock Club Boston, MA
10/04 Paradise Rock Club Boston, MA
10/05 Brooklyn Bowl Brooklyn, NY
10/06 Higher Ground South Burlington, VT
10/07 The Haunt Ithaca, NY
10/08 Stone Pony Asbury Park, NJ
11/04 Capitol Theater Olympia, WA
11/05 Domino Room Bend, OR
11/11 The Olympic Venue Boise, ID
11/12 Main Street Studios Walla Walla, WA
11/13 Wild Buffalo House Of Music Bellingham, WA

Built to Spill at the Georgia Theatre, Athens (24 Sep 2016)

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Minneapolis: September 24, 2016

Here are some shows taking place in the Minneapolis/St Paul area (and a bonus Athens preview) on September 24, 2016.

Read more Minneapolis Music Guide.

Read More KT Tunstall You can now watch all of KT Tunstall's music videos, live performances, and various appearances on Hulu at hulu.com/kt-tunstall.

KT TUNSTALL
at Fine Line Music Cafe
Saturday, 09/24/16, 8pm ($30)
finelinemusic.com

I’ll never forget seeing KT Tunstall over at the now-defunct Epic in Minneapolis in November 2010. KT actually paused the show so she can ask the girl in front to stop talking on her cellphone.

The other cool thing about that show was that former Ash Charlotte Hatherley was KT’s guitarist! That was unexpected, and very cool.

Anyway, KT is back on tour in the US with her new album Kin (Caroline Records).

Opening the show will be Detroit’s Mayaeni. The soulfully electric singer, was handpicked and signed by Jay Z to Roc Nation.

US Tour Dates:

09/14 Lincoln Theatre Washington, DC
09/15 Danforth Music Hall Toronto, ONT
09/17 Royale Boston, MA
09/18 Theatre of Living Arts Philadelphia, PA
09/19 Irving Plaza New York, NY
09/21 House of Blues Chicago, IL
09/22 The Vogue Indianapolis, IN
09/23 Barrymore Theatre Madison, WI
09/24 Fine Line Music Cafe Minneapolis, MN
09/27 The Crocodile Seattle, WA
09/28 Wonder Ballroom Portland, OR
09/29 Commodore Ballroom Vancouver, BC
10/02 House of Blues San Diego, CA
10/03 The Fonda Theatre Los Angeles, CA

Read More Drive-By Truckers This year’s guitar auction will feature a Gretsch 6118 two-tone Green Anniversary electric guitar, signed by the members of Athens’ own Drive-By Truckers: Mike Cooley... Lydia Loveless Lydia Loveless has a reputation for putting on passionate, sometimes chaotic live shows and Sunday night’s gig at the Turf Club was no exception. With the help of her dynamic band (husband Ben Lamb …

DRIVE-BY TRUCKERS
at First Avenue
Saturday, 09/24/16, 8pm ($25)
first-avenue.com

Athen’s Drive-By-Truckers will be releasing their new album American Band on September 30th via ATO Records. We have a review of the album, so stay tuned.

In the meantime, you can check out the band at First Avenue on Saturday, September 24th.

Lydia Loveless will open the show.

US Tour Dates:

09/16 - Toronto, ON - Toronto Urban Roots *
09/17 - Fredericton, NB - Harvest Jazz and Blues *
09/23 - Kansas City, MO - Crossroads @
09/24 - Minneapolis, MN - First Avenue $
09/25 - Sioux Falls, SD - The District $
09/28 - Missoula, MT - Wilma $
09/29 - Seattle, WA - Showbox $
09/30 - Portland, OR - Wonder Ballroom $
10/01 - Portland, OR - Wonder Ballroom $
10/02 - Vancouver, BC - Rickshaw Theater $
10/05 - Sacramento, CA - Ace of Spades $
10/06-10/07 - San Francisco, CA - Fillmore $
10/08 - Lake Tahoe, CA - Montbleau $
10/11-10/12 - Los Angeles, CA - Teragram $
10/13 - Solana Beach, CA - Belly Up Tavern $
10/14 - San Luis Obispo, CA - Fremont Theater $
10/15 - Scottsdale, AZ - Livewire $
11/02 - Louisville, KY - Headliners Music Hall #
11/03 - Knoxville, TN - The Mill & Mine #
11/04-11/05 - Asheville, NC - The Orange Peel #
11/09 - Philadelphia, PA - Union Transfer #
11/10-11/11 - Richmond, VA - The National #
11/12 - Charlotte, NC - The Fillmore #
11/13 - Charleston, SC - Charleston Music Hall #
11/15 - Ft. Lauderdale, FL - Culture Room #
11/16 - Tampa, FL - Tampa Theatre #
11/27 - Macon, GA - Cox Capital Theater #
11/18 - Tuscaloosa, AL - Druid City Music Hall #
11/19 - Atlanta, GA - Tabernacle #

*Festival Appearance
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$ w/Special Guest Lydia Loveless
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Read More Bear's Den With the recent two sold-out shows at CMJ 2014 in New York, the British trio Bear's Den is heading out on a US tour (stopping by Minneapolis' Fine Line Music Café tonight) …

BEAR’S DEN
at Triple Rock Social Club
Saturday, 09/24/16, 8pm ($16/Sold Out)
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U.K. band Bear's Den has sold out their entire US tour, they’ll be stopping by the Triple Rock Social Club next Saturday. We previously caught the band in 2014 and noted that Minneapolis was one of Bear’s Den favorite cities to play.

Their latest album Red Earth & Pouring Rain is out now.

Liza Anne will open on all dates. Anne is from Georgia and she has released two albums: The Colder Months and Two.

US Tour Dates:

09/16—Philadelphia, PA—Milkboy *
09/17—Boston, MA—Great Scott *
09/19—Montreal, QC—Café Campus*
09/20—Toronto, ON—Mod Club *
09/22—Columbus, OH—The Basement *
09/23—Chicago, IL—Beat Kitchen *
09/24—Minneapolis, MN—Triple Rock*
09/27—San Francisco, CA—Rickshaw Stop *
09/28—Los Angeles, CA—The Echo *

*w/ Liza Anne supporting

Read More How to Dress Well We've seen How to Dress Well (aka Tom Krell) a few times, at the Triple Rock Social Club in 2013 and 7th Street Entry in 2012. Krell will be back in Minneapolis this year in support of his latest album What Is This Heart. …

HOW TO DRESS WELL
at 7th Street Entry
Saturday, 09/24/16, 8pm ($15/$18)
first-avenue.com

The last time we saw How To Dress Well, we noted that he had very deep ties to Minneapolis. Now touring in support of his fourth album, Care (out on September 23, 2016 via Weird World / Domino Record Co.)

Louisiana-raised / Brooklyn-based Ex Reyes (aka Mikey Freedom Hart) to open.

Tour dates:

09/23 Chicago, IL Bottom Lounge
09/24 Minneapolis MN 7th Street Entry
09/26 Grand Rapids, MI Pyramid Scheme
09/27 Detroit, MI Shelter
09/28 Toronto, ON Mod Club
09/30 Boston, MA The Sinclair
10/1 Philadelphia, PA Boot & Saddle
10/4 ||New York, NY Webster Hall
10/ 6 Washington, DC U Street Music Hall
10/8 Atlanta, GA The Earl
10/9 New Orleans, LA Hi-Ho Lounge
10/10 Dallas, TX House of Blues
10/11 Austin, TX The Parish
10/13 Phoenix, AZ Crescent Ballroom
10/14 Los Angeles, CA Regent Theater
10/15-10/16 Treasure Island Music Festival
10/18 Portland, OR Mississippi Studios
10/19 Seattle, WA Neumos
10/20 Vancouver, BC Biltmore Cabaret
11/10 Paris, France Point Ephemere
11/11 Brussels, Belgium Botanique - Rotonde
11/14 Amsterdam, Netherlands OT301
11/15 Hamburg, Germany Hakken
11/16 Berlin, Germany Gretchen
11/18 Copenhagen, Denmark Rust
11/19 Stockholm, Sweden Debaser Strand
11/21 London, England Village Underground
11/23 Glasgow, Scotland Stereo
11/24 Manchester, England Band On The Wall

BONUS: ATHENS

Read More Built to Spill Boise's Built to Spill stopped by First Avenue in Minneapolis on Sunday, November 17th, bringing with them a mini-music festival of varying music genres. .…

BUILT TO SPILL
at Georgia Theatre
Saturday, 09/24/16, 8pm ($22/$25)
georgiatheatre.com

Legendary indie rockers Built to Spill will play the Georgia Theatre in Athens, GA on September 24, 2016.

Built to Spill’s most recent album, Untethered Moon, was released in Spring 2015.

The band’s current lineup includes Doug Martsch on vocals and guitar, Steve Gere on drums and Jason Albertini on bass.

Openers include two music acts from Philadelphia: indie folk rock foursome Hop Along and indie rock/lo-fi multi-instrumentalist Alex G.

Built to Spill 2016 tour dates:

09/15 College Street Music Hall New Haven, CT
09/16 Irving Plaza New York, NY
09/17 Analog-A-Go-Go Wilmington, DE
09/18 9:30 Club Washington, DC
09/20 The National Richmond, VA
09/21 Neighborhood Theatre Charlotte, NC
09/22 Cat’s Cradle Carrboro, NC
09/23 The Orange Peel Asheville, NC
09/24 Georgia Theatre Athens, GA
09/26 The Ready Room St. Louis, MO
09/27 Skully’s Columbus, OH
09/28 Mr. Small’s Theatre Millvale, PA
09/29 Grog Shop Cleveland Heights, OH
09/30 Danforth Music Hall Toronto, ONTa
10/01 Club Soda Montreal, QC
10/03 Paradise Rock Club Boston, MA
10/04 Paradise Rock Club Boston, MA
10/05 Brooklyn Bowl Brooklyn, NY
10/06 Higher Ground South Burlington, VT
10/07 The Haunt Ithaca, NY
10/08 Stone Pony Asbury Park, NJ
11/04 Capitol Theater Olympia, WA
11/05 Domino Room Bend, OR
11/11 The Olympic Venue Boise, ID
11/12 Main Street Studios Walla Walla, WA
11/13 Wild Buffalo House Of Music Bellingham, WA

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Minneapolis: May 23 - May 25, 2015

Here are some concerts taking place in the Minneapolis/St Paul area for May 23 to May 25, 2015.

Read more Minneapolis Music Guide.

Read More Soundset Local hip-hop collective Rhymesayers bring its more-successful-than-ever Soundset back to Canterbury Park on May 24, with act details announcing soon. …

OFFICIAL SOUNDSET BEFORE PARTY
at First Avenue
Saturday 05/23/15, 7pm ($20/18+)
first-avenue.com

Going to Rhymesayers' Soundset 2015 this year? Maybe you can get your game on with the Official Soundset Before Party featuring Prof, Fashawn (embarrassingly enough I have mistaken for Kreyshawn... totally different, fa-sure), DJ Exile, Bobby Raps, Blvck Spvce, and DJ Fundo.

If that was the before party, guess what? There is also an Official Soundset After Party, taking place on late Sunday night, May 24th. Performances by Get Cryphy with guests Plain Ole Bill, Jimmy 2 Times, Last Word, and DJ Fundo.

The annual Soundset 2015 is taking place this Sunday May 24th 2015 Memorial Weekend ... rain or shine at Canterbury Park in Shakopee, Minnesota.

Lineup:

Atmosphere, J. Cole, Ice Cube, Big Sean, Ludacris, Logic, Yelawolf, Dilated Peoples, Clockwork Indigo, Flatbush Zombies & The Underachievers, Brother Ali, Vic Mensa, Aesop Rock with Rob Sonic & DJ Abilities, Dessa, DJ Jazzy Jay, Hopsin, Smif-N-Wessun, 20 Year Anniversary of Dah Shinin', DJ Babu, Freddie Gibbs & Madlib, Vince Staples, Watsky, DJ Eclipse, deM atlas, Supreme La Rock, B. Dolan, Father, SonReal, G.L.A.M., Chester Watson, Sa-Roc, Sean Anonymous, Manny Phesto, Freez with DJ Willie Shu, SET THE SMITH, DJ Lean Rock, DJ Stage One, DJ Adatrak, DJ Str8Reppin, Sway Calloway, Host, St. Paul Slim, Host, and host J. Pratt.

Read More Built to Spill Boise's Built to Spill stopped by First Avenue in Minneapolis on Sunday, November 17th, bringing with them a mini-music festival of varying music genres. .… Wooden Indian Burial Ground Wooden Indian Burial Ground (with Night Beats headlining) are coming to Minneapolis this Sunday, May 12th. The Portland-based duo are touring in support of a double-a-side .…

BUILT TO SPILL
at Varsity Theater
Sunday 05/24/15, 7pm ($20/18+)
varsitytheater.org

I remember seeing Built To Spill in 2013 and at the time, their last album was in 2009, but they still had a lot of material to work with. The best part of their show was the encore, which often featured great cover songs. For the Minneapolis show, they played The Smiths' "How Soon Is Now?" and Blue Öyster Cult's "Don't Fear the Reaper" (what a great song!)

The band is back with their eight studio album entitled Untethered Moon, out now on Warner Bros Records.

With the new album, the band will be appearing in Minneapolis at the Varsity Theater on May 24th.

Wooden Indian Burial Ground and Clarke and the Himselfs will open the show.

Tour dates:

05/14/15 Saint Petersburg, FL State Theatre
05/15/15 Orlando, FL The Social
05/16/15 Tallahassee, FL Sidebar Theatre
05/17/15 New Orleans, LA The Howlin' Wolf
05/18/15 Houston, TX Warehouse Live
05/19/15 Austin, TX Stubb's Bar-B-Q
05/20/15 Dallas, TX Granada Theater
05/21/15 Oklahoma City, OK ACM @ UCO
05/22/15 St. Louis, MO Ready Room
05/23/15 Omaha, NE Slowdown
05/24/15 Minneapolis, MN Varsity Theater
05/26/15 Madison, WI High Noon Saloon
05/27/15 Indianapolis, IN The Vogue
05/28/15 Detroit, MI St. Andrews Hall
05/29/15 Nelsonville Music Festival
05/30/15 Chicago, IL Metro / Smart Bar
05/31/15 Grand Rapids, MI Founders Brewing Co.
06/13/15 Northside Festival
07/08/15 Troutdale, OR McMenamins Edgefield
07/09/15 Bend, OR Les Schwab Amphitheater
07/10/15 Sacramento, CA Harlow's Night Club
07/11/15 Berkeley, CA Greek Theatre
07/12/15 Santa Cruz, CA The Catalyst
07/13/15 West Hollywood, CA Troubadour
07/14/15 West Hollywood, CA Troubadour
07/15/15 West Hollywood, CA Troubadour
07/16/15 Pioneertown, CA Pappy And Harriet's
07/17/15 Solana Beach, CA Belly Up Tavern
07/18/15 Santa Ana, CA The Observatory
07/20/15 Arcata, CA Humboldt Brews
07/21/15 Eugene, OR WOW Hall
07/22/15 Portland, OR Wonder Ballroom
07/23/15 Portland, OR Wonder Ballroom
07/24/15 Capitol Hill Block Party
07/25/15 Vancouver, BC Commodore Ballroom
09/18/15 Toronto Urban Roots Festival"
09/19/15 POP Montréal Int’l Music Festival

Read More Palma Violets Palma Violets' 180, according to Brody is the "best album so far." Hey, guess what? It just so happens that Palma Violet is doing a North American tour (and they are stopping by Minneapolis!) ..…

PALMA VIOLETS
at 7th Street Entry
Monday 05/25/15, 7:30pm ($15/18+)
first-avenue.com

I don't know why, but I'm super excited to see Palma Violets; we covered them in 2013 at 7th Street.

The NME-buzz band is back in the USA in support of their sophomore album Danger In the Club, which came out May 5th on Rough Trade.

Public Access TV, who we previously saw with Gang of Four, will open the Minneapolis show.

Tour dates:

May 14 Ferndale, MI Loving Touch
May 15 Toronto, ON The Garrison
May 16 Montreal, QC Petit Campus
May 18 New York, NY Bowery Ballroom
May 19 Allston, MA Great Scott
May 20 New York, NY Music Hall of Williamsburg
May 21 Pittsburgh, PA Brillobox
May 22 Columbus, OH The A&R Music Bar
May 23 Chicago, IL Lincoln Hall
May 25 Minneapolis, MN 7th Street Entry
May 26 Omaha, NE The Waiting Room
May 29 Denver, CO Larimer Lounge
May 30 Salt Lake City, UT Kilby Court
June 1 Seattle, WA Tractor Tavern
June 2 Portland, OR Doug Fir Lounge
June 4 San Francisco, CA Bottom of the Hill
June 5 Los Angeles, CA The Teragram Ballroom
June 7 San Diego, CA 91X-Fest

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Built to Spill at First Avenue, Minneapolis (11/17/13)

Setlist Goin' Against Your Mind In The Morning Center of the Universe Planting Seeds Three Years Ago Today Stab Hindsight Velvet Waltz Else They Got Away I Would Hurt A Fly Pat Carry The Zero -- Encore -- Don't Fear the Reaper (Blue Öyster Cult) Fly Around My Pretty Little Miss How Soon is Now? (The Smiths) Car Tour Dates 11/20/13 Little Rock, AR Revolution Music Room 11/21/13 Dallas, TX Granada Theater 11/22/13 Houston, TX Fitzgerald's 11/23/13 Austin, TX Stubb's Bar-B-Q 11/24/13 El Paso, TX Tricky Falls 11/25/13 Tucson, AZ Club Congress 11/26/13 Las Vegas, NV Vinyl 11/27/13 Salt Lake City, UT Urban Lounge 12/28/13 Seattle, WA Neumos Read More Built to Spill Built to Spill - There's Nothing Wrong with Love With a title like that, the album HAS to be fantastic. The fact of the matter is, in my humble humble opinion, anything Built to Spill … Slam Dunk Starting it right on Sunday, November 17th, is Slam Dunk at First Avenue. The Canadian band will be opening up for Built to Spill, a band that's been around since the early 90s. …

Boise's Built to Spill stopped by First Avenue in Minneapolis on Sunday, November 17th, bringing with them a mini-music festival of varying music genres.

GENDERS

Genders, a "casual rock and roll band" from Portland, was first the first of four bands, currently touring in support of their debut self-titled EP. Their brief 30 minute set started with some bass issues, which prompt singer Maggie Morris to tell this joke they came up riding in their van across the country: "Why do chicken coup have two doors? Because if it had four doors it'll be a chicken sedan."

SLAM DUNK

"Is it hard to kick your own butt?" wondered the singer of Slam Dunk. The Canadian band is currently on tour in support of their sophomore album Welcome to Miami, playing songs from "Dying Breed" to "Why Can't I Change" and "Horse Bumper". Based on their semi-matching Michael Jackson T-shirts and wide smiles all across, you get the impression that they just can't believe that "we're in a band!"

THE WARM HAIR

The Warm Hair was a metal band, lead by Freebird Von Klauts. Highlight of their set included guest Built to Spill's Brett Netson and Freebird as they closed out their set with to an epic what seems to be like a fifteen minute all-guitar face-off battle.

Built To Spill has been around for over twenty years, so they have an endless supply of music to draw from. Their last album, There Is No Enemy, which they released in 2009, was also their highest chart topper. So they played some hits off their last record, including "Hindsight", "Pat" and "Planting Seeds".

Every Built to Spill song they played featured long extended outros, thanks to Brett Netson and Jim Roth's expert guitar-playing skills. It's hard to believe that every song they played sounded like they could be a strong finale, but they chose instead to close it out with "Carry The Zero".

Setlist Photo

The real fun is actually the encore, featuring two covers Blue Öyster Cult's "Don't Fear the Reaper" and The Smiths' "How Soon is Now?". Singer Doug Martsch does a great job in keeping the songs faithful to the original, although there was a nod to that infamous Saturday Night Live skit when all three drummers from the previous bands came on stage to playing cowbells.

As for "How Soon is Now?", Built to Spill's version was perfect, complete with that distinct guitar chord intro sample and down to all the corrected lyrics and extended wobbling effects at the end.

Although it would have been hard to top that cover, Built to Spill did a pretty good job with the sing-along "Car", a song from the much-beloved There's Nothing Wrong with Love album.

Built to Spill at First Avenue, Minneapolis (11/17/13)

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Read More Built to Spill Built to Spill - There's Nothing Wrong with Love With a title like that, the album HAS to be fantastic. The fact of the matter is, in my humble humble opinion, anything Built to Spill …

SLAM DUNK
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Starting it right on Sunday, November 17th, is Slam Dunk at First Avenue. The Canadian band will be opening up for Built to Spill, a band that's been around since the early 90s.

Slam Dunk is currently on tour in support of their new album Welcome to Miami, which came out this week (November 13) via File Under: Music.

All tour dates with Built to Spill:

November 12 - Cleveland Heights, OH - Grog Shop
November 13 - Detroit, MI - St. Andrews Hall
November 14 - Chicago, IL - Metro
November 15 - Milwaukee, WI - Turner Hall
November 16 - Madison, WI - Barrymore Theatre
November 17 – Minneapolis, MN - First Avenue
November 18 - Iowa City, IA - Blue Moose
November 20 - Little Rock, AR - Rev Room
November 21 - Dallas, TX - Granada Theater
November 22 - Houston, TX - Fitzgerald’s
November 23 - Austin, TX - Stubb’s Waller
November 24 - El Paso, TX - Tricky Falls
November 25 - Tucson, AZ - Club Congress
November 26 - Las Vegas, NV - Vinyl
November 27 - Salt Lake City, UT - Urban Lounge
December 29 - Portland, OR - Mission Theater
December 30 - Portland, OR - Mission Theater
December 31 - Portland, OR - Mission Theater

Read More MGMT So next week, April 13th, you can get MGMT's highly anticipated album, Congratulations, at most music retailers. However, the album leaked online and the band moved to streaming …

MGMT
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On Monday, we see MGMT at First Avenue.

This band needs no introduction, since their formation in 2006, the duo (Benjamin Goldwasser and Andrew VanWyngarden) has been a favorite among hipsters.

MGMT is currently touring in support of their new self-titled album, which came out September 2013.

Tour dates:

11/12/13 St. Louis, MO Peabody Opera House
11/13/13 Madison, WI Orpheum Theater
11/14/13 Columbus, OH Lifestyle Communities
11/15/13 Indianapolis, IN Egyptian Room
11/17/13 Clive, IA 7 Flags Event Center
11/18/13 Minneapolis, MN First Avenue
11/19/13 Chicago, IL Aragon Ballroom
11/20/13 Detroit, MI The Fillmore Detroit
11/22/13 Louisville, KY Louisville Palace
11/23/13 Memphis, TN Orpheum Theatre
11/24/13 Atlanta, GA Tabernacle
11/26/13 Washington, DC DAR Constitution
11/27/13 Charlotte, NC Grady Cole Center
11/29/13 Durham, NC Durham Performing Arts
11/30/13 Richmond, VA The National
12/02/13 Pittsburgh, PA Stage AE
12/03/13 Philadelphia, PA Electric Factory
12/05/13 Boston, MA Orpheum Theatre
12/07/13 Toronto, ON Sound Academy
12/09/13 Montreal, QC Metropolis
12/13/13 Brooklyn, NY Barclays Center
01/04/14 "Southbound Festival"
01/08/14 Osaka, Japan Namba-Hatch
01/09/14 Nagoya, Japan Diamond Hall
01/11/14 Tokyo, Japan Studio Coast

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TENNIS
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Tuesday sees Denver-based Tennis at the Varsity Theater, in Minneapolis.

We last saw Tennis with Sharon Van Etten at First Avenue last year, but the husband/wife duo (Patrick Riley and Alaina Moore) is back as headliner. Opening up will be regular W♥M alumni: On An On and Savoir Adore and Nathaniel Rateliff.

Tennis will be supporting their latest EP called Small Sound, which follows 2012's Young and Old. Look for a new full-length album from Communion Records in 2014.

Tour dates:

11/12/13 Bloomington, IN Bluebird Nightclub
11/13/13 Louisville, KY Zanzabar
11/14/13 Nashville, TN The Mercy Lounge
11/16/13 Chicago, IL Lincoln Hall
11/17/13 St. Louis, MO Off Broadway Nightclub
11/19/13 Minneapolis, MN Varsity Theater
11/20/13 Madison, WI The Frequency
11/21/13 Davenport, IA Daytrotter House
11/27/13 Denver, CO Bluebird Theater
01/03/14 Salt Lake City, UT Kilby Court
01/04/14 Boise, ID Neurolux
01/05/14 Portland, OR Mississippi Studios
01/06/14 Vancouver, BC Fortune
01/07/14 Seattle, WA Barboza
01/10/14 San Francisco, CA Bottom of the Hill
01/11/14 Los Angeles, CA The Satellite
01/12/14 San Diego, CA Soda Bar
01/13/14 Phoenix, AZ Crescent Ballroom
01/15/14 Austin, TX The Parish
01/16/14 Dallas, TX Club Dada
01/17/14 Norman, OK Opolis
01/18/14 Kansas City, MO Record Bar

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LESS THAN JAKE
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Less Than Jake, the ska band from Florida, is back with a new ninth studio album called See the Light, out this week (November 12th) via Fat Wreck Chords. The band will stop at the Varsity Theater in Minneapolis on Wednesday November 20th. Opening up for the show will be Anti-Flag, Masked Intruder, and Get Dead.

U.S. tour dates:

11/13/13 Pittsburgh, PA Stage AE
11/15/13 Cleveland, OH Agora Theatre
11/16/13 Chicago, IL Concord Music Hall
11/17/13 St. Louis, MO Firebird
11/19/13 Lawrence, KS Granada Theatre
11/20/13 Minneapolis, MN Varsity Theater
11/21/13 Omaha, NE The Waiting Room
11/22/13 Denver, CO Summit Music Hall
11/23/13 Fort Collins, CO Aggie Theatre
11/24/13 Salt Lake City, UT The Complex
11/26/13 Seattle, WA Showbox At The Market
11/27/13 Portland, OR Hawthorne Theatre
11/29/13 San Francisco, CA Slim's
11/30/13 Los Angeles, CA The Fonda
12/01/13 San Diego, CA House Of Blues
12/02/13 Las Vegas, NV Hard Rock Café
12/03/13 Mesa, AZ Nile Theater
12/05/13 Austin, TX The Belmont
12/06/13 Houston, TX Scout Bar

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SELENA GOMEZ
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Selena Gomez is playing the Target Center in Minneapolis this Thursday.

When not appearing in films like "Spring Breakers" and "Getaway" (with Ethan Hawke), Gomez is currently in the middle of a tour with her band, Selena Gomez and the Scene. The full band (singer Selena Gomez, bassist Joey Clement, drummer Greg Garman, keyboardist Dane Forrest, and guitarist Drew Taubenfeld) was previously "on hiatus" since 2012, possibly due to Gomez's very busy schedule...

Tour dates:

11/12/13 Seattle, WA KeyArena At Seattle Center
11/14/13 Salt Lake City, UT EnergySolutions Arena
11/16/13 Broomfield, CO 1stBank Center
11/17/13 Kansas City, MO Sprint Center
11/19/13 Indianapolis, IN Bankers Life Fieldhouse
11/21/13 Minneapolis, MN Target Center
11/22/13 Rosemont, IL Allstate Arena
11/23/13 Columbus, OH Nationwide Arena
11/26/13 Auburn Hills, MI Palace Of Auburn
11/27/13 St. Louis, MO Chaifetz Arena
12/02/13 "106.1 Jingle Ball"
12/06/13 "KIIS FM Jingle Ball"
12/14/13 "KISS 108 Jingle Ball"

Read More Cults Not to be confused with the British band The Cult, Cults is an indie pop duo of Madeline Follin and Brian Oblivion, from New York (although when they play live, it's a full band). …

CULTS
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When Cults originally booked their show in 2012 at the Fine Line, it immediately sold out - so the band got an upgrade to a larger-capacity show at First Avenue. Even at last year, I noticed how much buzz the band had, particularly when I saw them in Canada and they were the belle of the ball.

Anyway, when we saw them as headliner, they basically played every song known to them, plus throwing in a cover of Leonard Cohen's "Everybody Knows". So, when Cults come back to Minneapolis November 22nd, expect them to play new songs from their Static album, which was recently released (October 15th) on Columbia Records.

Opening for all November U.S. dates will be Mood Rings, the Atlanta-based five-piece, with a new album called VPI Harmony .

11/13 - The Fillmore - San Francisco, CA
11/15 - Wonder Ballroom - Portland, OR
11/16 - Rio Theatre - Vancouver, BC
11/17 - Neumo's Crystal Ball - Seattle, WA
11/20 - Bluebird Theater - Denver, CO
11/21 - Slowdown - Omaha, NE
11/22 - First Avenue - Minneapolis, MN
11/23 - Metro - Chicago, IL
11/24 - Grog Shop - Cleveland, OH
11/25 - Lee's Palace - Toronto, ON
11/26 - Webster Hall - New York, NY
12/05 - Philadelphia, PA TLA

Cults will also be supporting The Pixies:

01/31 - Durham, NC Durham Performing Arts
02/01 - Asheville, NC - Thomas Wolf Aud
02/02 - Nashville, TN - Ryman Auditorium
02/04 - Atlanta, GA - Tabernacle
02/06 - St. Louis, MO - Peabody Opera House
02/07 - Columbus, OH - LC Pavilion
02/08 - Detroit, MI - Fillmore
02/11 - Kansas City, MO - Midland

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BRENDAN CANNING
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The main room too big for you? No problem, taking place next door is First Ave's smaller room, the 7th Street Entry. That November 22nd will feature Brendan Canning from Broken Social Scene, and Escondido.

Opening up will be Dinosaur Bones, a band that we previously mentioned was a Toronto indie rock band, out touring in support of their sophomore album, Shaky Dream (Dine Alone Records).

As for Brendan Canning, he's also on his second solo release, it's called You Gots 2 Chill (SQE Music).

Tour Dates:

11/16/13 Toronto, ON @ Lee's Palace #
11/18/13 Hamilton, ON @ Casbah #
11/19/13 London, ON @ APK Live #
11/20/13 Kitchener, ON @ Starlight #
11/21/13 Chicago, IL – Beat Kitchen
11/22/13 Minneapolis, MN - St. Entry
11/24/13 Winnipeg, MB @ Park Theatre #
11/25/13 Saskatoon, SK @ Amigo's #
11/26/13 Edmonton, AB @ ARTery #
11/27/13 Calgary, AB @ Commonwealth #
11/29/13 Vancouver, BC @ Media Club #
11/30/13 Victoria, BC @ Lucky Bar #
12/1/13 Seattle, WA @ Barboza *
12/2/13 Portland, OR @ Mississippi Studios *
12/4/13 San Francisco, CA @ The Chapel *
12/5/13 Los Angeles, CA @ The Echo *

*w/Holly Miranda
# w/Dinosaur Bones

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Music for Cuties

LEFTOVER CUTIES
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Los Angeles' Leftover Cuties are touring to promote their upcoming album, The Spark & The Fire, which is coming out July 23rd.

Best known for single "Game Called Life" which was chosen as the theme of Showtime's The Big C. Leftover Cuties incorporate a wide range of musical instruments from the accordion to the ukulele into a charismatic performance.

The noir-pop quartet will be stopping at Dakota Jazz Club on July 17th.

Tour dates below:

07/12/13 San Francisco, CA Hotel Utah 07/13/13 Grass Valley, CA Nevada County 07/14/13 Grass Valley, CA Nevada County 07/17/13 Minneapolis, MN Dakota Jazz 07/18/13 Rochester, MN Peace Plaza 07/21/13 St. Louis, MO Old Rock House 07/22/13 Chicago, IL Schubas Tavern 07/23/13 Ann Arbor, MI The Ark 07/25/13 Toronto, ON Rivoli 07/26/13 Montreal, QC Quai Des Brumes 07/28/13 Winooski, VT Monkey House 07/31/13 Cambridge, MA Regattabar 08/03/13 New York, NY Rockwood Music Hall 08/04/13 Bethlehem, PA Levitt Pavilion

08/06/13 Arlington, VA IOTA Club & Cafe 08/07/13 Chapel Hill, NC Local 506 08/09/13 Tampa, FL David A. Straz Jr. 08/10/13 Jacksonville, FL Jax Underbelly 08/12/13 Mandeville, LA Ruby's Roadhouse 08/13/13 Fort Worth, TX Live Oak Music 08/14/13 Austin, TX Stubb's Bar-B-Q 08/17/13 Phoenix, AZ MIM Music Theater 08/21/13 Los Angeles, CA Bootleg Theater 09/04/13 Seattle, WA The Triple Door 09/05/13 Portland, OR McMenamins White Eagle 09/07/13 Fresno, CA Painted Table 09/08/13 Larkspur, CA Marin Country Mart 09/13/13 San Diego, CA The Griffin

THE ELECTRONIC ANTHOLOGY PROJECT
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Built to Spill's bassist Brett Nelson just released his third Electronic Anthology Project last week, July 2nd. Entitled The Electronic Anthology Project of Death Cab For Cutie, Nelson is hoping to capture the essence of Death Cab For Cutie's music by re-imagining their music on a more electronic form. The A-Side is "Soul Meets Body" and its B-Side is "Champagne From A Paper Cup".

The Electronic Anthology Project of Death Cab For Cutie is the follow-up to The Electronic Anthology Project Of Built To Spill and The Electronic Anthology Project of Dinosaur Jr.. While the latter was re-issued for 2012's Record Store Day, the former will be remastered with bonus track for possibly a future release.

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