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Minneapolis: This Week (01/29/2023)

01/24 Ani DiFranco with Peter Mulvey and SistaStrings at First Avenue Read More Ani Difranco Politically conscious protest singer Ani DiFranco is headlining First Avenue. You can bet she’ll be rallying against Donald Trump. ...

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

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01/24/2023 Tuesday

Ani DiFranco
with Peter Mulvey and SistaStrings
at First Avenue
first-avenue.com

Highly influential protest singer Ani DiFranco is making a return to First Avenue this January 24, 2023. Her previous First Avenue show, set for August 21, 2021 (as mentioned in July 2021) was canceled due to COVID concerns. DiFranco is making up for lost time with this January 2023 show… which actually kicks off her 2023 tour.

The feminist icon and Grammy winner is celebrating the 25th Anniversary of her seminal first live album, Living In Clip (Righteous Babe Records). In addition, you can get the 25th anniversary remastered edition of the landmark double album on this tour, as well as online through her website.

Also, look for DiFranco’s children book The Knowing, out March 7, 2023, via Penguin Kids.

Peter Mulvey and SistaStrings to open.

Tour dates:

01/24 First Avenue Minneapolis, MN
01/25 Pabst Theater Milwaukee, WI
01/26 Embassy Theatre Fort Wayne, IN
01/27 City Opera House Traverse City, MI
01/28 Ann Arbor Folk Festival 2023 Ann Arbor, MI
03/15 Boulder Theater Boulder, CO
03/16 Boulder Theater Boulder, CO
03/18 Breckenridge Riverwalk Center Adm Breckenridge, CO
03/19 Washington’s FoCo Fort Collins, CO
03/21 Commonwealth Room Salt Lake City, UT
03/22-03/26 Treefort Music Fest 2023
03/22 The Elm Bozeman, MT
03/24 Wilma Theatre Missoula, MT

01/27-01/28 Semisonic with Chastity Brown at First Avenue Read More Semisonic Local favorites Semisonic is playing a couple hometown shows. The warmup show will be at the Turf Club on Wednesday. For Friday and Saturday, the group will be playing their record Feeling Strangely Fine in its entirety. …

01/27/2023 Friday

Semisonic
with Chastity Brown
at First Avenue
first-avenue.com

01/28/2023 Saturday

Semisonic
with Chastity Brown
at First Avenue
first-avenue.com

Celebrating local radio station The Current’s 18th Anniversary, they’ve double booked Semisonic and Chastity Brown at First Avenue on January 27 and 28.

As soon as the dates were announced, both shows have sold out… although Semisonic said that a limited number of tickets for Friday’s show was released to the public.

Dan Wilson at Fitzgerald (22 Sept 2017)

We saw singer Dan Wilson in Sep 2017 and said, “Singer-songwriter Dan Wilson has been a Los Angeles transplant for several years now, but Minneapolis/St. Paul still claims him as one of our own, and friends, family, and fans all came out, to fill his recent concert at the Fitzgerald Theater in downtown St. Paul. ”

Semisonic wrote:

We’re so excited that our friend Chastity Brown has been added to our shows in January at First Avenue!

Minnesota friends! A handful of tickets for our Friday Jan 27 show at The Current’s 18th Anniversary Weekend with special guest Chastity Brown at First Avenue will be released today at 2pm CT. Get your tickets if you haven’t already!

01/29 Magic City Hippies with CAPYAC at Fine Line Read More Magic City Hippies Magic City Hippies is touring in support of their debut album Modern Animal… stopping by the Amsterdam Bar & Hall in St Paul on February 1st. …

01/29/2023 Sunday

Magic City Hippies
with CAPYAC
at Fine Line
first-avenue.com

Indie-rock band Magic City Hippies is back on tour in support of their third album Water Your Garden.

Magic City Hippies at First Ave (12 Mar 2017)

We didn’t see the band last January 2022, but briefly saw them with Hippo Campus in Mar 2017 and said, “Opening up the show was Florida’s Magic City Hippies.... in for a treat with the snowstorm outside. Normally a trio (Robby Hunter, Pat Howard, John Coughlin), the Miami-based band was expanded to a five-piece with a keyboardist and additional guitarist. This was the band’s first national tour, and they were super excited to be billed with Hippo Campus.”

Tour dates:

1/12: Jacksonville, FL - 1904 Music Hall *
1/13: Atlanta, GA - Variety Playhouse *
1/14: Carrboro, NC - Cat's Cradle *
1/15: Washington, DC - 9:30 Club *
1/18+19: New York, NY - Bowery Ballroom *
1/20: Boston, MA - Paradise Rock Club *
1/21: Philadelphia, PA - Theatre of the Living Arts *
1/23: Pittsburgh, PA - Thunderbird Café and Music Hall *
1/24: Cleveland, OH - House of Blues Cambridge Room *
1/26: Detroit, MI - The Shelter *
1/27: Indianapolis, IN- The Vogue *
1/28: Chicago, IL - Metro *
1/29: Minneapolis, MN - Fine Line *
2/7: St. Louis, MO - Blueberry Hill Duck Room *
2/8: Kansas City, MO - The Record Bar *
2/10: Denver, CO - Ogden Theatre *
2/11: Frisco, CO - 10 Mile Music Hall *
2/13: South Salt Lake City, UT - The Commonwealth Room *
2/14: Bozeman, MT - The ELM *
2/15: Spokane, WA - Lucky You Lounge *
2/17: Vancouver, BC - Hollywood Theatre *
2/18: Seattle, WA - The Showbox @ The Market *
2/19: Portland, OR - McMenamins Crystal Ballroom *
2/21: Sacramento, CA - Harlow's *
2/23: San Francisco, CA - The Fillmore *
2/24: San Diego, CA - The Observatory North Park *
2/25: Los Angeles, CA - The Fonda Theatre *
2/26: Tempe, AZ - Innings Festival
2/28: Albuquerque, NM - Launch Pad *
3/1: El Paso, TX - Lowbrow Palace *
3/3: Dallas, TX - The Echo Lounge & Music Hall *
3/4: Austin, TX - Stubb's Waller Creek Amphitheater *
3/5: Houston, TX - White Oak Music Hall Downstairs *

* with CAPYAC

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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Residency: January 27-January 28

01/27-01/28 Semisonic with Chastity Brown at First Avenue Read More Semisonic Local favorites Semisonic is playing a couple hometown shows. The warmup show will be at the Turf Club on Wednesday. For Friday and Saturday, the group will be playing their record Feeling Strangely Fine in its entirety. …

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01/27/2023 Friday

Semisonic
with Chastity Brown
at First Avenue
first-avenue.com

01/28/2023 Saturday

Semisonic
with Chastity Brown
at First Avenue
first-avenue.com

Celebrating local radio station The Current’s 18th Anniversary, they’ve double booked Semisonic and Chastity Brown at First Avenue on January 27 and 28.

As soon as the dates were announced, both shows have sold out… although Semisonic said that a limited number of tickets for Friday’s show was released to the public.

Dan Wilson at Fitzgerald (22 Sept 2017)

We saw singer Dan Wilson in Sep 2017 and said, “Singer-songwriter Dan Wilson has been a Los Angeles transplant for several years now, but Minneapolis/St. Paul still claims him as one of our own, and friends, family, and fans all came out, to fill his recent concert at the Fitzgerald Theater in downtown St. Paul. ”

Semisonic wrote:

We’re so excited that our friend Chastity Brown has been added to our shows in January at First Avenue!

Minnesota friends! A handful of tickets for our Friday Jan 27 show at The Current’s 18th Anniversary Weekend with special guest Chastity Brown at First Avenue will be released today at 2pm CT. Get your tickets if you haven’t already!

01/27-01/28 Lake Street Dive with Monica Martin at Palace Theatre Read More Lake Street Dive Boston’s Lake Street Dive (named after Minneapolis’ dive bars!) sold out their appearance in trumpeter/guitarist McDuck Olson’s hometown at First Avenue in Minneapolis. …

01/27/2023 Friday

Lake Street Dive
with Monica Martin
at Palace Theatre
first-avenue.com

01/28/2023 Saturday

Lake Street Dive
with Monica Martin
at Palace Theatre
first-avenue.com

Lake Street Dive will be doing a two-night residency at the Palace Theatre in St Paul on January 27 and 28, as part of their Gather Round Sounds tour. Monica Martin to open both nights.

The last time we heard from Lake Street Dive, they had released a six-track covers EP called Fun Machine: The Sequel.

Tour dates:

Dec 30 New Haven, CT, US College Street Music Hall
Dec 30 New Haven, CT, US College Street Music Hall
Dec 31 Boston, MA, US Roadrunner
Jan 17 2023 Asheville, NC, US Thomas Wolfe Auditorium
Jan 19 2023 Nashville, TN, US Ryman Auditorium
Jan 20 2023 Nashville, TN, US Ryman Auditorium
Jan 21 2023 Atlanta, GA, US The Eastern
Jan 24 2023 Iowa City, IA, US Hancher Auditorium
Jan 25 2023 Madison, WI, US The Sylvee
Jan 27 2023 St. Paul, MN, US Palace Theatre
Jan 28 2023 St. Paul, MN, US Palace Theatre
Jan 29 2023 Waukegan, IL, US Genesee Theatre
Jan 31 2023 Kalamazoo, MI, US Miller Auditorium
Feb 1 2023 Pittsburgh, PA, US Stage AE
Feb 3 2023 Port Chester, NY, US Capitol Theatre
Feb 4 2023 Port Chester, NY, US Capitol Theatre
Feb 5 2023 Newark, NJ, US New Jersey Performing Arts Center

01/27-01/28 The Last Waltz ft. Big Pink at The Fitzgerald Theater Read More The Big Pink For their headlining show, the evening was opened up by another London-originating band, The Big Pink, whose music remains a moody guitar/electro pop blend ,but whose lineup has changed since being ...

01/27/2023 Friday

The Last Waltz ft. Big Pink
at The Fitzgerald Theater
first-avenue.com

01/28/2023 Saturday

The Last Waltz ft. Big Pink
with The Belfast Cowboys
at The Fitzgerald Theater
first-avenue.com

The MN-based The Last Waltz tribute band Big Pink, not to be confused with London-based band The Big Pink, has booked a double residency at the Fitzgerald Theater for Friday and Saturday (Jan 27 and 28).

On the Friday night show we will see Big Pink with these performers:

Robert Hilstrom (Richard Manuel) 

Vinnie Amico (Levon Helm)

Demitri Rallis (Robbie Robertson)

Dan Ristrom (Rick Danko)

Eddie Juntunen (Garth Hudson) 

& The Northside Horns 

Tim Martin

Paul Gronert

Vic Volare

Matt Hanzelka

Saturday night show will feature Big Pink with:

Sherwin Linton as Ronnie Hawkins

Joe Dunn & Connor Hilstrom as Dr. John 

Very Special Guest TBA as Neil Young 

Bree Turner / Kendra Glenn / Jay Bee as The Staple Singers 

Very Special Guest TBA as Neil Diamond 

Ruby Blu as Joni Mitchell 

Pat Hayes as Paul Butterfield 

Wain McFarlane as Muddy Waters 

Chris Castino as Eric Clapton 

Monique Smaz as Emmylou Harris 

Terry Walsh as Van Morrison 

Alex Rossi as Ronnie Wood 

Very Special Guest TBA as Ringo Starr 

Adam Levy as Bob Dylan 

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

Chastity Brown at First Ave (08/20/2022)

08/20 Chastity Brown at First Avenue Read More Chastity Brown Chastity Brown played almost everything from her Back-Road Highways album, as you can see from the setlist. The band is joined on stage by Aby Wolf (for "Solely" and "Slow Time") and Hummingbirds (for "Say It" ...

Chastity Brown made a stop at First Ave on Saturday night to promote her latest album Sing to the Walls, an album that took four and a half years to make.  An album that spanned two continents (half recorded in Stockholm, Sweden and the rest in her hometown of Minneapolis, MN).  An album created in the middle of a pandemic and the murder of George Floyd.  And what culminated was a resolve not to give into the hopelessness.  “This album does not serve sorrow…” Brown wrote in her press release.  “What matters to me is my survival, it’s been necessary to try to embrace some joy.”

Opening the evening was Omar Abulkarim and his quartet with a lively set that pleasantly surprised a crowd that wasn’t use to seeing a traditional jazz quartet, especially on the stage of First Ave. 

Born in Minneapolis, MN, Abulkarim had a trumpet put in his hands at fourteen months by his father and fellow trumpeter.  He never put it down and he became a journeyman, playing for eleven years in New York before coming back to Minneapolis to be closer to family and work in the local jazz scene. 

Abulkarim and his band played a combination of original songs and ones from Miles Davis and Roy Hargrove.  They even snuck in the timeless jazz standard “Autumn Serenade” which Abulkarim played on flugelhorn.

Then a special treat:  Abulkarim invited his dad on stage.   Even at the age of 87, his father still has a warm tone that Abulkarim has incorporated into his own as well as adding other masters like Miles Davis and Freddie Hubbard.  It was also special moment to see a father bask in a warm light of appreciation at seeing his son play in front of the receptive audience. 

Then Chastity Brown and her band took the stage with a far-off, sonic intro that built into “Wonderment.”

Four and half years is a long time and during the interlude Brown has worked on expanding her musical universe.  Already versed in the traditions of folk music, blues and Americana, the evening had a more soulful, danceable vibe with a driving percussion and electric guitars.  But there was also a cellist and violinist on stage to create an orchestral feel.  It seemed like an experiment of sorts, perhaps a collective of musicians working on something new, but through it all was Brown with a soothing, calming feel in her voice letting everyone know it will be all right.  

Brown devoted quite a bit of the evening to her new album with songs like “Boston”, “Like the Sun” and “Gertrude”.  At one point she even made a nod to Jimmy Hendrix with a heavy guitar charge at the end of “Golden”.  There was still the harmonica and the quiet piano solos, but after a pandemic and the social upheaval, Brown was pointed in a new direction and the audience was more than willing to join in on the journey.

Omar Abulkarim

Omar Abulkarim (and father)

Chastity Brown

Chastity Brown

Chastity Brown at First Avenue, Minneapolis (20 Aug 2022)

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Minneapolis: This Week (08/21/2022)

I post the W♥M Minneapolis preview calendar a month in advance. Things may have changed, and/or I just wanted to remind you about the shows that we will be covering this week.

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08/18 Peter Hook & The Light with DJ Jake Rudh at First Avenue Read More Peter Hook Peter Hook’s last Minneapolis show at the Fine Line Music Café in November 2014 remained one of my favorite shows of that year. He played THREE sets (well technical two full sets and ...

08/18/2022 Thursday

Peter Hook & The Light
with DJ Jake Rudh
at First Avenue
first-avenue.com

The last time Peter Hook was in town in November 2009, it was unforgettable. A massive fan proposed marriage on stage, “The rap portion was handled by a fan (singing the part of England footballer John Barnes). After the song, the fan proposed marriage to his girlfriend, who came on stage to accept the ring.”

You can bet that the married couple will definitely be at this upcoming Peter Hook & The Light show.

The show promises playing Joy Division’s debut album Unknown Pleasures and their last album Closer … plus an opening set of New Order material.

If you love Joy Division, this is an absolute a must-see show.

Tour dates:

August 11 The Danforth Music Hall Toronto, ONT
August 12 The Danforth Music Hall Toronto, ONT
August 13 Club Soda Montreal, QC
August 15 Royal Oak Music Theatre Royal Oak, MI
August 16 Variety Playhouse Atlanta, GA
August 18 First Avenue Minneapolis, MN
August 19 Metro Chicago
August 20 Metro Chicago
August 22 The Pabst Theatre Milwaukee, WI
August 23 Paradise Rock Club Boston, MA
August 25 The Fillmore Silver Spring Silver Spring, MD
August 26 Union Transfer Philadelphia, PA
August 27 Terminal 5 New York, NY
August 29 The Van Buren Phoenix, AZ
August 30 Mohawk Austin, TX
August 31 Mohawk Austin, TX
September 2 House Of Blues Houston Houston, TX
September 3 House Of Blues Dallas Dallas, TX
September 5 Ogden Theatre Denver, CO
September 6 Humphreys Concerts by the Bay San Diego, CA
September 8 The Theatre At Ace Hotel Los Angeles, CA
September 9 The Theatre At Ace Hotel Los Angeles, CA
September 10 The Warfield San Francisco, CA
September 12 Crystal Ballroom Portland, OR
September 13 The Showbox Seattle, WA
September 14 Commodore Ballroom Vancouver, BC tour dates

08/18 Petite Amie at Amsterdam Bar & Hall Read More Petite Amie Otra Vez Petite Amie June 15, 2022 1 Otra Vez 6:27 Sold by Amazon Services LLC. Additional taxes may apply. By placing your order, you agree to our Terms of Use. . …

08/18/2022 Thursday

Petite Amie
at Amsterdam Bar & Hall
amsterdambarandhall.com

Petite Amie is heading out on tour, stopping by the Amsterdam Bar in St Paul on August 18. Some dates are with Wild Wild Wets and Hooveriii, however the St Paul show currently does not have an opener listed.

The group recently shared their new single “Otra Vez”, via Devil in the Woods Records. The song is taken from their forthcoming new album.

Petite Amie tour dates

8/3 - Casbah /Soda - San Diego, CA *
8/4 - The Echo - Los Angeles, CA *
8/5 - Amados - San Francisco, CA *
8/6 - The Holland Project - Reno, NV *
8/7 - Starlet Room - Sacramento, CA **
8/9 - Fixin’ To - Portland, OR
8/10 - The Shakedown - Bellingham, WA
8/12 - Substation x Freakout Presents - Seattle, WA
8/13 - Neurolux - Boise, ID
8/15 - Vultures - Colorado Springs, CO **
8/16 - Lost Lake - Denver, CO
8/17 - miniBar - Kansas City, .MO
8/18 - Amsterdam - St. Paul, MN
8/21 - Landline Presents @ The Burl - Lexington, KY **
8/22 - The Blue Room @ Third Man - Nashville, TN **
8/23 - 529 Bar - Atlanta, GA
8/24 - El Rocko @ Dog Day Presents - Savannah, GA
8/25 - Snug Harbor - Charlotte, NC
8/26 - Pie Shop - Washington, DC
8/27 - World Cafe - Philadelphia, PA
8/28 - Berlin Under A - New York, NY

* = w/ Wild Wild Wets
** = w/ Hooveriii

08/19 Hanson at Fillmore Read More Hanson Brothers band Hanson recently released their new Christmas album Finally It’s Christmas (available on 3CG/S-Curve Records). …

08/19/2022 Friday

Hanson
at Fillmore
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Trio brothers Hanson (Taylor, Isaac, and Zac Hanson) finally released their Red Green Blue album. The album compiles three solo-led projects from each of the brothers and marks the band’s milestone 30th anniversary.

Red is Taylor’s songs, Green is Isaac’s songs, and finally Blue is Zac’s songs.

There will also be a massive Global tour from the trio, listed below are the North American dates:

AUGUST
5 – Elizabeth, IN – Caesar's Event Center #
6 – Cleveland, OH – Agora Theatre #
7 – Detroit, MI – Royal Oak Music Theatre #
9 – Grand Rapids, MI – 20 Monroe Live #
10 – Indianapolis, IN – Egyptian Room at Old National Centre #
12 – St Louis, MO – The Pageant #
13 – Chicago, IL – Aragon Ballroom #
14 – Madison, WI – The Sylvee #
16 – Springfield, MO – Gillioz Theatre #
18 – Council Bluffs, IA – Stir Cove at Harrah’s #
19 – Minneapolis, MN – The Fillmore Minneapolis #
20 – Fargo, ND – Fargo Brewing Company Outdoors#
21 – Winnipeg, MB – Park Theater +
23 – Calgary, AB – The Palace Theatre +
24 – Edmonton AB – Midway +
26 – Vancouver, BC – The Vogue Theatre +
27 – Seattle, WA – The Moore +
28 – Portland, OR – Crystal Ballroom +
30 – San Francisco, CA – The Fillmore +
31 – Anaheim, CA – House of Blues +

SEPTEMBER
2 – Los Angeles, CA – Ace Theatre +
3 – San Diego, CA – Humphrey’s Concerts By The Bay +
4 – Phoenix, AZ – The Van Buren +
6 – Las Vegas, NV – Brooklyn Bowl +
7 – Salt Lake City, UT – The Depot +
9 – Denver, CO – Paramount Theatre +
10 – Kansas City, MO – Uptown Theatre +
11 – Wichita, KS – Cotillion Ballroom +
13 – Austin, TX – Emo’s +
14 – Dallas, TX – House of Blues +

# Allen Mack Myers Moore supporting
+ Zillaz supporting

08/20 Franz Ferdinand at Fillmore Read More Franz Ferdinand As I have suspected, Franz Ferdinand will be on a bigger tour in support of their new album Right Thoughts, Right Words, Right Action, which comes out next week (August 27th) on Domino Records.…

08/20/2022 Saturday

Franz Ferdinand
at Fillmore
livenation.com

If there’s only one Franz Ferdinand tour you have to see, it’s this one. Their greatest hits tour, it’s named after their 20-track greatest hits collection called Hits to the Head. All your favorite songs are here: “Take Me Out”, “The Dark Of The Matinée”, “This Fire”, “Do You Want To”… so many good ones. I can guarantee when they play “This Fire”, the entire audience will be singing along.

Tour Dates:

Thu, AUG 4 House of Blues Dallas Dallas, TX
Fri, AUG 5 White Oak Music Hall Houston, TX
Sat, AUG 6 Stubbs BBQ Austin, TX
Mon, AUG 8 Tabernacle Atlanta, GA
Wed, AUG 10 9:30 Club Washington, DC
Fri, AUG 12 The Fillmore Philadelphia Philadelphia, PA
Sat, AUG 13 Pier 17 New York, NY
Mon, AUG 15 House Of Blues Boston Boston, MA
Tue, AUG 16 MTELUS Montreal, Canada
Wed, AUG 17 HISTORY Toronto, Canada
Fri, AUG 19 Riviera Theatre Chicago, IL
Sat, AUG 20 Fillmore Minneapolis Minneapolis, MN
Mon, AUG 22 Ogden Theatre Denver, CO
Tue, AUG 23 The Complex Salt Lake City, UT
Thu, AUG 25 Showbox SoDo Seattle, WA
Fri, AUG 26 The Orpheum Vancouver, Canada
Sat, AUG 27 McMenamins Grand Lodge Forest Grove, OR
Tue, AUG 30 Fox Theater Oakland, CA
Thu, SEP 1 Shrine Expo Hall Los Angeles Downtown, CA

08/20 Chastity Brown at First Avenue Read More Chastity Brown Chastity Brown played almost everything from her Back-Road Highways album, as you can see from the setlist. The band is joined on stage by Aby Wolf (for "Solely" and "Slow Time") and Hummingbirds (for "Say It" ...

08/20/2022 Saturday

Chastity Brown
at First Avenue
first-avenue.com

Minneapolis singer/songwriter Chastity Brown is headlining First Avenue on August 20 to support her new album Sing To The Walls (Red House Records).

The singer talked about the long journey to finish the new record:

This record was started in Sweden, and completed in Minneapolis. It’s been made and remade many times over, but ultimately is my audacious expression of black joy and love in response to uprising, confrontation, and pandemic.

And now it’s yours. Thank you for supporting me, for making my music part of your life, and sharing my music with others. I hope you dance your ass off to these songs in your living room or let it score the moments in your life that could use a soundtrack.

My deep and heartfelt thanks to my co-producers on this record, Brady Blade and Greg Schutte, and all the incredible musicians and collaborators who helped bring this to life. Thanks to my team that always has my back and believes in me as an artist and individual ♥

This is just the beginning.

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

Minneapolis: August 18 to August 20

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08/18 Petite Amie at Amsterdam Bar & Hall Read More Petite Amie Otra Vez Petite Amie June 15, 2022 1 Otra Vez 6:27 Sold by Amazon Services LLC. Additional taxes may apply. By placing your order, you agree to our Terms of Use. . …

08/18/2022 Thursday

Petite Amie
at Amsterdam Bar & Hall
amsterdambarandhall.com

Petite Amie is heading out on tour, stopping by the Amsterdam Bar in St Paul on August 18. Some dates are with Wild Wild Wets and Hooveriii, however the St Paul show currently does not have an opener listed.

The group recently shared their new single “Otra Vez”, via Devil in the Woods Records. The song is taken from their forthcoming new album.

Petite Amie tour dates

8/3 - Casbah /Soda - San Diego, CA *
8/4 - The Echo - Los Angeles, CA *
8/5 - Amados - San Francisco, CA *
8/6 - The Holland Project - Reno, NV *
8/7 - Starlet Room - Sacramento, CA **
8/9 - Fixin’ To - Portland, OR
8/10 - The Shakedown - Bellingham, WA
8/12 - Substation x Freakout Presents - Seattle, WA
8/13 - Neurolux - Boise, ID
8/15 - Vultures - Colorado Springs, CO **
8/16 - Lost Lake - Denver, CO
8/17 - miniBar - Kansas City, .MO
8/18 - Amsterdam - St. Paul, MN
8/21 - Landline Presents @ The Burl - Lexington, KY **
8/22 - The Blue Room @ Third Man - Nashville, TN **
8/23 - 529 Bar - Atlanta, GA
8/24 - El Rocko @ Dog Day Presents - Savannah, GA
8/25 - Snug Harbor - Charlotte, NC
8/26 - Pie Shop - Washington, DC
8/27 - World Cafe - Philadelphia, PA
8/28 - Berlin Under A - New York, NY

* = w/ Wild Wild Wets
** = w/ Hooveriii

08/18 BODEGA with Alien Book Club at Turf Club Read More Bodega Bodega is an interesting throwback to the heydays of CBGB, but it isn’t as organic as Ramones, Blondie, Television, Talking Heads, etc. You can tell they aren’t originally from NYC, but transplants and definitely grew up on CBGB alumnus.. …

08/18/2022 Thursday

BODEGA
with Alien Book Club
at Turf Club
first-avenue.com

Brooklyn’s BODEGA will stop by the Turf Club in St Paul in support of their album Xtra Equipment (What’s Your Rupture?).

Tour dates:

July 22 - Washington, DC @ Comet Ping Pong
July 23 - Charlotte @ Snug Harbor
July 24 - Atlanta, GA @ The Earl
July 25 - Nashville, TN @ Third Man
July 26 - Memphis, TN @ Hi-Tone
July 28 - Dallas, TX @ Three Links
July 29 - Houston, TX @ Wonky Power
July 30 - Austin, TX @ Antone's
August 1 - El Paso, TX @ Lowbrow Palace
August 2 - Tucson, AZ @ Club Congress
August 3 - Phoenix, AZ @ Trunk Space
August 4 - San Diego, CA @ Soda Bar
August 5 - Los Angeles, CA @ The Echo
August 6 - San Francisco, CA @ Cafe Du Nord
August 8 - Portland, OR @ Holocene
August 9 - Vancouver, BC @ Biltmore
August 10 - Seattle, WA @ Vera Project
August 12 - Boise, ID @ The Shredder
August 14 - Salt Lake City, UT @ Kilby Court
August 15 - Denver, CO @ Hi-Dive
August 17 - Omaha, NE @ Reverb Lounge
August 18 - Minneapolis, MN @ Turf Club
August 19 - Milwaukee, WI @ Cactus Club
August 20 - Chicago, IL @ Sleeping Village
August 21 - Cleveland, OH @ Mahall’s
August 23 - Toronto, ON @ The Garrison
August 24 - Montreal, QB @ Bar Le Ritz
August 25 - Burlington, VT @ Higher Ground
August 26 - Boston, MA @ Crystal Ballroom
August 27 - Brooklyn, NY @ Brooklyn Made

08/19 Hooveriii with Mark Tester at Amsterdam Bar & Hall Read More Hooveriii Desert Daze Celebrates 10 Years of Art & Music Meatbodies * Shannon Lay * Hooveriii * Quitapenas * Baptizm * Hott Mt - ‘Escape To Witch Mountain’ W/ The Bob Baker Marionettes …

08/19/2022 Friday

Hooveriii
with Mark Tester
at Amsterdam Bar & Hall
amsterdambarandhall.com

Originally a solo drum machine project by Bert Hoover… it evolved into a six member band called Hoveriii. The group, featuring leader Bert Hoover, Gabe Flores (lead guitar and vocals), Kaz Mirblouk (bass and synths), James Novick (synths), Casey Sullivan (vocals and synths) and Owen Barrett (drums), will stop by the Amsterdam Bar & Hall in St Paul on August 19th.

Tour dates:

8/2 - Costa Mesa, CA @ Wayfarer^
8/3 - Santa Barbara, CA @ Fox Wine Co.^
8/4 - Santa Cruz, CA @ Crepe Place^
8/5 - Oakland, CA @Eli's Mile High Club^
8/6 - Los Angeles, CA @ Gold-Diggers^
8/7 - Sacramento, CA @ Starlet Room#
8/10 - Portland, OR @ The Fixin' To*
8/11 - Seattle, WA @ Substation*
8/12 - Boise, ID @ Neurolux*
8/13 - Salt Lake City, UT @ Quarters*
8/14 - Denver, CO @ Larimer Lounge**
8/15 - Colorado Springs, CO @ Vultures**#
8/16 - Lawrence, KS @ Replay Lounge**
8/18 - Milwaukee, WI @ Cactus Club"
8/19 - St. Paul, MN @ Amsterdam Bar"
8/20 - Chicago, IL@ The Hideout"
8/21 - Lexington, KY @ The Burl+#
8/22 - Nashville, TN @ The Blue Room +#
8/23 - St. Louis, MO @ Sinkhole+
8/25 - Amarillo, TX @ Golden Light Cantina
8/26 - Albuquerque, NM @ Sister
8/27 - Phoenix, AZ @ Trunk Space
9/21 - Clermont Ferran, FR @ Cooperative de Mai=
9/22 - Bordeaux, FR @ Rockschool Barbey=
9/23 - Tours, FR @ Le Temps Machine=
9/24 - Besancon, FR @ Detonation=
9/25 - Paris, FR @ La Maroquinerie=
9/29 - Lake Paris, CA @ Desert Daze
10/29 - Austin, TX @ Levitation:

^w/ Mohama Saz
#w/ Petite Amie
*w/ Monde UFO
**w/ The Moose
"w/ Mark Tester
+w/ Shadow Show
=w/ Mudhoney
:w/ Osees

08/20 A Giant Dog at Amsterdam Bar Read More A Giant Dog Since then, we’ve been following his music career and his latest project is Heart Bones, a collaboration with Sabrina Ellis from A Giant Dog and Sweet Spirit. …

08/20/2022 Saturday

A Giant Dog
at Amsterdam Bar
amsterdambarandhall.com

Merge Records recently announced that they will be reissuing A Giant Dog’s first two albums, Fight and Bone on limited-edition colored vinyl. Those records inspired bands like Spoon’s Britt Daniel, who called them “the greatest American rock and roll / punk band since I don’t know when.”

We know about the band through the very entertaining Sabrina Ellis’ project Sweet Spirit and their connection to Har Mar Superstar.

Well it looks like the band is back together again, and they’re heading out on tour. There’s a 90% chance that Har Mar Superstar will be at the upcoming Amsterdam show on August 20th.

A Giant Dog on tour:

Tour dates:

July 29 Austin, TX – The Mohawk
Aug 03 New Orleans, LA – Banks St. Bar
Aug 04 Atlanta, GA – The Earl
Aug 05 Nashville, TN – The Basement
Aug 06 Charlotte, NC – Snug Harbor
Aug 07 Carrboro, NC – Cat’s Cradle
Aug 08 Richmond, VA – Get Tight Lounge
Aug 09 Baltimore, MD – Metro Gallery
Aug 10 Philadelphia, PA – Johnny Brenda’s
Aug 12 Pittsburgh, PA – Cattivo
Aug 13 Millersville, PA – Phantom Power
Aug 14 Brooklyn, NY – TV Eye
Aug 16 Cleveland, OH – Beachland Ballroom
Aug 17 Detroit, MI – Smalls
Aug 18 Chicago, IL – Empty Bottle
Aug 19 Milwaukee, WI – The Cooperage
Aug 20 St. Paul, MN – Amsterdam Bar & Hall
Aug 21 Kansas City, MO – Record Bar
Aug 23 Tulsa, OK – Mercury Lounge
Aug 24 Oklahoma City, OK – Pony Boy
Aug 25 Dallas, TX – Three Links
Aug 26 Houston, TX – Secret Group
Aug 27 San Antonio, TX – Paper Tiger

08/20 Chastity Brown at First Avenue Read More Chastity Brown Chastity Brown played almost everything from her Back-Road Highways album, as you can see from the setlist. The band is joined on stage by Aby Wolf (for "Solely" and "Slow Time") and Hummingbirds (for "Say It" ...

08/20/2022 Saturday

Chastity Brown
at First Avenue
first-avenue.com

Minneapolis singer/songwriter Chastity Brown is headlining First Avenue on August 20 to support her new album Sing To The Walls (Red House Records).

The singer talked about the long journey to finish the new record:

This record was started in Sweden, and completed in Minneapolis. It’s been made and remade many times over, but ultimately is my audacious expression of black joy and love in response to uprising, confrontation, and pandemic.

And now it’s yours. Thank you for supporting me, for making my music part of your life, and sharing my music with others. I hope you dance your ass off to these songs in your living room or let it score the moments in your life that could use a soundtrack.

My deep and heartfelt thanks to my co-producers on this record, Brady Blade and Greg Schutte, and all the incredible musicians and collaborators who helped bring this to life. Thanks to my team that always has my back and believes in me as an artist and individual ♥

This is just the beginning.

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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Girls Girls Girls: Chastity Brown, Marisa Monte, Whitmore Sisters

03/12 Chastity Brown at The Woman's Club Read More Chastity Brown Chastity Brown played almost everything from her Back-Road Highways album, as you can see from the setlist. The band is joined on stage by Aby Wolf (for "Solely" and "Slow Time") and Hummingbirds (for "Say It" ...

Read more Girls Girls Girls and Minneapolis Music Guide

Chastity Brown
chastitybrownmusic.com

Minneapolis, by the way of Tennessee, Chastity Brown will be one of the headlining artist in a new music series called The Music & Storyteller Sessions, presented by Sue McLean & Associates.

The music session offers fans a rich experience with some of today’s most prolific singer/songwriter. What that means is that fans will have the opportunity to interact with the musicians, which they can submit their questions and have the artist answer from the stage. This is very appealing to fans.

The Chastity Brown show will take place March 12th, 2022, at the The Woman's Club of Minneapolis.

The next The Music & Storyteller Sessions will feature New York-based performer Eric Hutchinson on April 1st, 2022.

All tickets (including Limited VIP packages) are available from suemclean.com.

Chastity Brown tour dates:

May 11 Ferndale, MI, US The Magic Bag
Mar 12 The Woman's Club, Minneapolis, MN, US
May 13 Cleveland, OH, US Beachland Ballroom
May 14 Columbus, OH, US The Athenaeum Theatre
May 15 Outdoor Indianapolis, IN, US Hi-Fi Annex
May 20 Minneapolis, MN, US Pantages Theatre
Jun 2 Thetford, UK Red Rooster
Jun 8 London, UK The Water Rats

03/12 Marisa Monte at State Theatre Read More Putumayo Brazilian Café comes with a massive 35-page booklet, devoting two pages to each artist spotlighted on the disc (I am assuming these are standard in most of Putumayo's releases). Each entry is written in English, Spanish, and French ...

Marisa Monte
marisamonte.com.br

In her first major USA tour, Brazilian singer/songwriter Marisa Monte, will stop by the State Theatre in Minneapolis on March 12th. The tour is in support of her 12th album Portas (Phonomotor/Sony Music).

If you’re not familiar with the singer, she sold 10 million albums in 2011, won numerous awards, including four Latin Grammys, seven Brazilian MTV Video Music Awards, nine Multishow de Música Brasileira awards, 5 APCAs, and six Prêmio TIM de Música.

Rolling Stone Brasil considered Monte, the second greatest singer, behind only Elis Regina.

Since COVID-19 had unexpectedly stopped Monte from touring, so 2022 couldn’t come fast enough for the singer. She said, “I’m super-happy to come back to the road. I’ve never spent so much time without singing live. I’m very glad to have the opportunity to go to the United States and sing in many cities where I’ve never performed. It’s nice for me after 35 years to have this chance.”

Tour dates:

Mar 6 Atlanta, GA The Buckhead Theatre
Mar 10 N. Bethesda, MD Strathmore
Mar 12 Minneapolis, MN State Theatre
Mar 15 Chicago, IL The Vic
Mar 17 Stamford, CT The Palace Theatre
Mar 19 & 20 Boston, MA Berklee Perf. Ctr
Mar 22 & 23 New York, NY The Town Hall
Mar 25 Berkeley, CA The UC Theatre
Mar 27 Los Angeles, CA Royce Hall

03/08 The Mastersons with Whitmore Sisters at Hook and Ladder Read More The Mastersons Dickenson was supposed to tour with The Bones of J.R. Jones and The Mastersons, but unfortunately, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, dates were cancelled and postponed. ...

Whitmore Sisters
thewhitmoresisters.com

Sibling duo The Whitmore Sisters will be stopping by the Hook & Ladder in Minneapolis on March 8th, in support of their new album Ghost Stories (Red House Records). The sisters is opening for The Mastersons. Tickets are available on thehookmpls.com for $15-$20.

Associate Press praised The Whitmore Sisters, saying “Sibling harmony can be a contradiction in terms. It also makes for lovely music, and that’s the case here. The sisterly sonorities of Eleanor and Bonnie Whitmore mesh beautifully on their duo debut, the voices are easy to differentiate but complementary as they explore a range of styles.”

Tour dates:

Mar 8 Tue Hook & Ladder Minneapolis, MN
Mar 9 Wed Sioux City, IA
Mar 10 Thu Duluth, MN
Mar 11 Fri La Crosse, WI
Mar 12 Sat Appleton, WI
Mar 14 Mon Chicago, IL
Mar 16 Wed Newport, KY
Mar 17 Thu Spring Lake, MI
Mar 18 Fri Worthington, OH
Mar 21 Mon Philadelphia, PA
Mar 23 Wed City Winery Washington, DC
Mar 24 Thu The Tin Pan Richmond, VA
Mar 26 Sat Greer, SC
Mar 28 Mon Eddie's Attic Decatur, GA
Mar 29 Tue Charlotte, NC
Mar 30 Wed Nashville, TN
Mar 31 Thu Little Rock, AR
Apr 1 Fri Denton, TX
Apr 2 Sat Tulsa, OK
Apr 3 Sun Upstairs at Ponyboy Oklahoma City, OK
Apr 5 Tue Houston, TX, United States
Apr 6 Wed 04 Center Austin, TX
Apr 7 Thu Old Quarter Acoustic Cafe Galveston, TX
Apr 17 Sun Tumbleroot Brewery and Distillery Santa Fe, NM
Jun 14 Tue Sugar Loaf Performing Arts Center Chester, NY

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 Jayhawks w/ Chastity Brown, Tuomo & Markus at First Avenue, Minneapolis (21 Dec 2018)

Jayhawks at First Ave Jayhawks Setlist I'm Gonna Make You Love Me Ain't No End Quiet Corners & Empty Spaces Waiting for the Sun Everybody Knows (Dixie Chicks cover) Tampa to Tulsa Baltimore Sun Trouble Dying on the Vine I'd Run Away Bottomless Cup Smile Leaving the Monsters Big Star Gonna Be a Darkness A Break in the Clouds Backwards Women All the Right Reasons Long Time Ago Come Cryin' to Me Nothing Left to Borrow Tailspin Blue -- Encore -- Settled Broken Harpoon I'm Down to My Last Cigarette (Billy Walker cover) Haywire Until You Came Along (Golden Smog cover) Bad Time (Grand Funk Railroad cover) Chastity Brown Setlist Lost Lies Colorado Drive Slow Carried Away Wake Up Mad Love Tuomo & Markus Setlist What Are You Looking For? Spinsters Vanity Blinds Over the Rooftops America (Prince and The Revolution cover) Jayhawks Tour Dates 01/17/2019 Swyer Theatre Albany, NY 01/18/2019 Brooklyn Bowl Brooklyn, NY 01/19/2019 Brooklyn Bowl Brooklyn, NY Read More The Jayhawks The show was advertised as Gary Louris and Friends. For those that don't know Gary, he is one of the founding members of the Jayhawks. They have a new CD coming in September, which involves the reunion with Mark Olson. … Chastity Brown Chastity Brown played almost everything from her Back-Road Highways album, as you can see from the setlist. The band is joined on stage by Aby Wolf (for "Solely" and "Slow Time") and Hummingbirds (for "Say It" ...

The first day of Winter means the longest night of the year to us here in the Northern Hemisphere and there was no better place than to be inside of the Mainroom at First Avenue in Minneapolis, for the first of two shows from the band that has played that stage more times than any other, The Jayhawks.

The three-band evening began with a crisp set from Tuomo & Markus, a new project described as Nordic Americana from Finnish soul/jazz artist Tuomo Prättälä and singer/songwriter Markus Nordenstreng of The Latebirds. Performing as just a duo, the pair returns as a proper six-piece, in just a few weeks, in support of debut album Dead Circles, to headline the Cedar Cultural Center on January 18.

Playing the songs in a more stripped down nature, it was easy to focus more on their lyrics, Simon and Garfunkel-like delicate harmonies, and the laid back nature of songs like ‘Spinsters’ (about male not female), ‘Vanity Blinds’ (borne from an existential crisis brought on by impending fatherhood), and ‘Over the Rooftops’, co-written with their local friend, explaining it by saying, “If you need a chorus, you call Louris”.

We’ve predictably heard a lot of Prince covers in the room over the last two and a half years since he passed, but few more inventively done than the pair’s version of 1985’s ‘America’ - “I was aware of a short little man who has done a lot in this club” Nordenstreng humbly prefaced the song, also mentioning the many other Minnesota bands he grew up listening to, half a world away.

The South-meets-North combination of roots and soul from local (by-way-of Tennessee) singer/songwriter Chastity Brown has served her and the area music community, increasingly well. Still in support of last year’s Silhouette of Sirens (Red House Records), she’s been an honest and genuine artist who showcased her latest songs with her band on their final show of the year, complete with cello and violin, and co-vocalist Aby Wolf (the area’s go-to choice for vocals- if I needed a new answering machine message, she’s my first choice to record it).

Brown and the band determined their evening’s mission statement pre-show, in the venue’s Green Room- “to be patient, to play pretty, and get a little sexy” and proved it on songs like the opening ‘Lost’, radio single ‘Drive Slow’, and new single, written in response to a chance encounter with a biased white supremacist, ‘Mad Love’.

“We treat the stage as a front porch” Brown mentioned mid-set, and the friendly vibe of her and her band playing to some 1,500 Twin Cities neighbors, shone through in her forty-five minute performance.

Since reuniting in 2014 with their 1997-era line up (Gary Louris; Marc Perlman; Karen Grotberg; Tim O'Reagan; John Jackson) The Jayhawks have shown little signs of slowing down, releasing another record of new music this year, Back Roads and Abandoned Motels (Legacy Recordings), a collection of two new songs alongside contributions songwriter Gary Louris wrote for other outside projects.

With thirty-five years of material to draw from, the band’s two-hour fifteen-minute set started on a classic upswing with 2000’s ‘I’m Gonna Make you Love Me’ then dove back to the 1989 Blue Earth album for deep cut, ‘Ain’t No End’, before jumping back ahead twenty-five years to 2016’s ‘Quiet Corners & Empty Spaces’.

Louris, with now fully gray hair, glasses, and goatee (looking more like Gary Oldman) remains in fine form, and the current line-up clearly has a joyful spirit of synchronicity playing together, with drummer O’Reagan and keyboardist Grotberg getting several turns on lead vocals, letting Louris concentrate further on solos.

Louris had mentioned the songs on the new record, though written for others, still “felt in their wheelhouse” and they did seamlessly flow within the set, from The Dixie Chicks’ ‘Everybody Knows’ to “Gonna Be a Darkness’ (“a beautiful song about death” w/Jakob Dylan) to ‘Long Time Ago’ (w/Tonic’s Emerson Hart).

Louris admitted to 1997’s Sound of Lies’ as being one of his favorite records and with that lineup intact, reprised several from the disc including ‘Trouble’, ‘Dying on the Vine’, and ‘Big Star’. Former member and friend of the band Kraig (Run Westy Run) Johnson appeared mid-set, helping out on several tracks then disappeared, to re-emerge toward the show’s end.

An additional three-piece horn section perched in the back stage right corner at the midway point, to liven up songs like ‘Smile’, ’Long Time Ago’, and ‘Come Cryin’ to Me’. “We see them become part of your lives” Louris confessed to the crowd about the band’s many songs, “and it makes me very happy”.

Johnson rejoined for the main set-closing classic ‘Blue’, with the crowd singing along as well, and it wasn’t long before a generous six-song encore began, with Louris playing 1992’s ‘Settled Down Like Rain’ solo. Grotberg then joined him for 2000’s ‘Broken Harpoon’ before taking the lead herself on a Billy Walker cover, but the highlight had to be with Johnson and longtime Soul Asylum guitarist Dan Murphy (looking thinner but very happy) forming “semi-Smog” an almost lineup of alt supergroup Golden Smog (sans Jeff Tweedy) for a version of 1998’s ‘Until You Came Along’.

Pearlman and Johnson next swapped instruments for the closing ‘Bad Time’, a 1975 song from Grand Funk Railroad that The Jayhawks would cover on record twenty years later, and given some extra punch on this night, by the horn section and the additional members on stage.

With over two hours under their belt, a few songs were still missing (notably ‘Save it for a Rainy Day’) but that would just be more motivation to try and make it into the next night’s sold-out show and undoubtedly another solid performance from hometown musical heroes The Jayhawks.

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Minneapolis: December 16 to December 22, 2018

Go Show: Smallpools Read More Smallpools The Great Good Fine OK and Smallpools co-headlining 2018 tour will be stopping by the Varsity Theater in Dinkytown this Thursday. We’ve seen both bands a couple of times, and was pretty excited to see Smallpools ....

Here are some shows taking place in the Minneapolis/St Paul area from December 16 to December 22, 2018.

Please note: December 24th is Christmas Eve, and December 25th is Christmas.

Read more: Minneapolis Music Guide.

GO SHOW
feat. Smallpools
+ The Orphan The Poet
Fine Line Music Cafe
Tue 12/18/2018 (7pm/$19.96)
finelinemusic.com

Go 96.3 presents Go Show, featuring Smallpools and The Orphan The Poet.

We first caught Smallpools in July 2013 and said, “The turnout to last night show was incredible, especially for a Wednesday. Fans packed in early (always a good sign when there is a line before the doors open), because there were a lot of cross-over fans who wanted to see Smallpools as well as San Cisco. From my understanding, this was Smallpools' very first national tour, so they were quite excited to play Minneapolis for the first time.”

Tour Dates:

12/18/18 - Minneapolis, MN @ Fine Line Music Café
03/08/19 - Atlanta, GA @ Vinyl ATL
03/09/19 - Durham, NC @ Motorco Music Hall
03/11/19 - Boston, MA @ Brighton Music Hall
03/12/19 - Philadelphia, PA @ Union Transfer
03/13/19 - Washington, DC @ The 9:30Club
03/14/19 - New York, NY @ Bowery Ballroom

Other shows in the area:

Valley Maker 2018 Tour Singles Going Steady OSP at 7th Street Entry Jayhawks at First Ave Read More Valley Maker Seattle's Valley Maker (singer-songwriter Austin Crane) is stopping by the Icehouse in Minneapolis, in support of his LP When I Was A Child (Brick Lane Records). … The Jayhawks The show was advertised as Gary Louris and Friends. For those that don't know Gary, he is one of the founding members of the Jayhawks. They have a new CD coming in September, which involves the reunion with Mark Olson. …

VALLEY MAKER
+ Savannah Smith, Dreamspook
7th St Entry
Sun 12/16/2018 (7pm/$10)
first-avenue.com

Seattle-based Valley Maker (aka Austin Crane) will be back at the 7th Street Entry in Minneapolis on Sunday, December 16th, in support of his album Rhododendron (Frenchkiss Records).

Minneapolis’ ukulele lover Savannah Smith and Dreamspook (aka Gabriel Jorgensen) to open.

Tour Dates:

12/10: Cafe du Nord - San Francisco, CA
12/11: Resident - Los Angeles, CA
12/12: Soda Bar - San Diego, CA
12/14: The Hideout - Chicago, IL
12/15: The Back Room - Milwaukee, WI
12/16: 7th Street Entry - Minneapolis, MN

ZIG ZAG WANDERER
+ American Cream, Otto Van, France Camp
7th St Entry
Mon 12/17/2018 (7:30pm/$7)
first-avenue.com

For a good time on Monday, come check out local bands Zig Zag Wanderer, American Cream, Otto Van, and France Camp

Additional details:

Zig Zag Wanderer with France Camp, American Cream Band, and Otto Van in the 7th St Entry

Tickets → bit.ly/2yJL4yp
General Admission: $7
18+ / ID Required

An excellent evening of space rock and psychedelia along with some killer visuals for each performance!!!!!

SINGLES GOING STEADY
feat. Ryan and Pony, Benjamin Cartel, and Saint Small
+ Revenge Wedding, Kris Gruen
Turf Club
Wed 12/19/2018 (7pm/$10)
turfclub.net

The upcoming “Singles Going Steady”, a singles-release party will be featuring Ryan and Pony, Benjamin Cartel (from KaiserCartel), and Saint Small.

Down in the Clown Lounge (underneath the Turf Club), will feature Revenge Wedding and Kris Gruen.

Details:

Singles Going Steady: A Night of Single Releases
at the Turf Club and Clown Lounge
ft. Ryan And Pony, Benjamin Cartel, and Saint Small
w/ The Revenge Wedding and Kris Gruen


Tickets → bit.ly/2JuUYry
General Admission: $10.00 advance / $12.00 day of show
21+ | ID Required

OSP
+ DJ Big Reece, Aul Purpis, Edupoetic, DisputeOne
7th St Entry
Thu 12/20/2018 (7pm/$10)
varsitytheater.com

Veteran of the Minneapolis Hip-Hop culture, Robert “OSP" French is headlining this local show at the 7th Street Entry on Thursday, December 20, with friends DJ Big Reece, Aul Purpis, Edupoetic, and DisputeOne (formerly Extreme).

Details

Syrka Records is proud to present OSP: Authentic, Not Augmented record release event Thursday, December 20th at 7th Street Entry.

Featuring DJ BIG REECE and Special guests EDUPOETIC, DISPUTEONE and Philadelphias’ AUL PURPIS.

Doors: 7pm
Music: 8pm
$10 Advance
$12 Day of Show
18+ | ID Required

THE JAYHAWKS
+ Chastity Brown, Tuomo & Markus
First Avenue
Fri 12/21/2018 (7pm/$35)
Sat 12/22/2018 (7pm/$35)
first-avenue.com

Local favorites The Jayhawks will be doing a double-night holiday hometown show at First Avenue’s mainroom on Friday, December 21 and Saturday, December 22.

Chastity Brown will open December 21, while Thomas Abban will open December 22.

Details:

The Current presents The Jayhawks at First Avenue for two nights of music with Chastity Brown on December 21 and Thomas Abban on December 22.

$35 / 7 PM Doors / 9 PM Show / 18+

The Jayhawks and their rootsy sound were definitely swimming against the tide when they emerged from a crowded Minnesota music scene in 1985. Over the course of two decades, 9 albums, countless memorable live shows and enough personal drama to fill a couple of Behind the Music episodes, this beloved band soared to heights few ever achieve while winning the hearts and minds of numerous critics, fans and peers in the process.

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Minneapolis: July 25 to July 27, 2018

My Bloody Valentine: Loveless Read More My Bloody Valentine Remember back in May, when Amy and I were talking about My Bloody Valentine's Kevin Shields working on a new album? Well, it happened, he's finally released his third My Bloody Valentine album called mbv .…

Here are some shows taking place in the Minneapolis/St Paul area from July 25 to July 27, 2018.

Read more: Minneapolis Music Guide.

MY BLOODY VALENTINE
Palace Theatre
Wed 07/25/2018 (7pm/$45)
palacestpaul.com

The great noise, shoegazing band My Bloody Valentine is on a reunion tour. We’re talking the original classic lineup of Kevin Shields, Colm Ó Cíosóig, Debbie Googe, and Bilinda Butcher.

MBV did return in 2013 but I don’t think they stopped by Minneapolis at all.

My Bloody Valentine 2018 Tour Dates:

July 17 – Seattle, WA @ Paramount
July 19 – Oakland, CA @ Fox Theater
July 22 – Los Angeles, CA @ FYF Fest
July 25 – St. Paul, MN @ Palace Theatre
July 27 – Chicago, IL @ Riviera Theatre
July 30 – Philadelphia, PA @ The Fillmore
Aug. 1 – New York, NY @Hammerstein Ballroom
Aug. 17 – Makuhari Messe, JP @ Sonicmania

Taking Back Sunday / Coheed And Cambria at Armory Poster 3 Doors Down & Collective Soul Poster Lady Parts Justice League at Cedar Poster Tyler Hilton 2018 Poster Read More Coheed and Cambria Progressive rock band Coheed and Cambria's In Keeping Secrets of Silent Earth: 3 is being re-issued on vinyl on Equal Vision Records/Columbia Records/Legacy Recordings on October 21st. … Taking Back Sunday Taking Back Sunday will be taking back First Avenue (they previously performed at First Avenue in 2012) this Thursday (too bad it’s not a Sunday!), touring in support of their seventh studio album Tidal Wave (Hopeless Records). … 3 Doors Down Former 3 Doors Down’s guitarist Matt Roberts has died yesterday (August 20th) from an apparent overdose just outside Milwaukee at a charity event, according to TMZ …

Other shows in the area:

TAKING BACK SUNDAY / COHEED AND CAMBRIA
+ The Story So Far
Armory
Wed 07/25/2018 (4pm/$37)
armorymn.com

The co-headlining tour of Taking Back Sunday and Coheed And Cambria will be taking place at the Armory on Wednesday, courtesy of Live Nation. Show up early to see special guest The Story So Far.

Coheed and Cambria tour dates:

07/19 – Holmdel, NJ – PNC Bank Arts Center
07/21 – Brooklyn, NY – Ford Amph
07/22 – Pittsburgh, PA – Stage AE – Outdoors*
07/23 – Columbus, OH – Express Live!*
07/25 – Minneapolis, MN – Armory
07/26 – Chicago, IL – Huntington Bank
07/27 – Sterling Heights, MI – Michigan Lottery Amph
07/29 – Cleveland, OH – Jacobs Pavilion
07/31 – Rogers, AR – Walmart AMP
08/02 – Sugar Land, TX – Smart Financial Centre
08/03 – Austin, TX – Austin360 Amphitheatre
08/04 – Irving, TX – The Pavilion
08/06 – Denver, CO – Sculpture Park
08/07 – Salt Lake City – Union Event Center*
08/09 – Berkeley, CA – The Greek Theatre*
08/10 – Las Vegas, NV – The Joint
08/11 – Irvine, CA – FivePoint Amphitheatre
08/12 – Phoenix, AZ – Comerica Theatre

*not a Live Nation date

3 DOORS DOWN / COLLECTIVE SOUL
+ Soul Asylum
Armory
Thu 07/26/2018 (5:30pm/$35)
armorymn.com

Live Nation continue to bring big national bands to the Armory, continuing with “The Rock & Roll Express Tour” co-headlining show 3 Doors Down and Collective Soul on Thursday. Local favorites Soul Asylum to open.

Tour dates:

07/20/18 Oklahoma City, OK Zoo Amph
07/21/18 Maryland Heights, MO Hollywood Casino
07/24/18 Chicago, IL Huntington Bank Pavilion
07/26/18 Minneapolis, MN Armory
07/27/18 West Bend, WI* Washington County Fair
07/28/18 Riverside, IA* Riverside Casino
08/03/18 Clearfield, PA* Clearfield County Fair
08/04/18 Kalamazoo, MI Wings Event Center
08/07/18 Sterling Heights, MI Michigan Lottery
08/08/18 Huber Heights, OH Rose Music Center
08/10/18 Gilford, NH Bank of New Hampshire
08/11/18 Holmdel, NJ PNC Bank Arts Center
08/14/18 Brookhaven, NY Amphitheater at Bald Hill
08/16/18 Uncasville, CT Mohegan Sun

LADY PARTS JUSTICE LEAGUE
feat. Lizz Winstead
The Cedar Cultural Center
Thu 07/26/2018 (8pm/$20)
thecedar.org

Comedy-driven reproductive rights organization Lady Parts Justice League (no relationship with DC’s Justice League) is stopping by the Cedar Cultural Center as part of their “Vagical Mystery Tour”. The show is hosted by Lizz Winstead (co-creator of The Daily Show) and will feature Alonzo Bodden (Wait, Wait Don’t Tell Me; Winner of Last Comic Standing) at the Cedar Cultural Center show.

According to the Cedar’s website, musicians will include: Jill Sobule, Chastity Brown, Tina Schlieske (of Tina and The B Sides), Lori Barbero (of Babes In Toyland), Janey Winterbauer (of The Suburbs), Laurie Lindeen (of Zu Zu’s Petals), Danielle Cusack and Emily Schoonover (of Bruise Violet).

Tour dates:

7/17 – Southbend, IN – Vegetable Buddies
7/26 – Minneapolis, MN – The Cedar Cultural Center
8/02 – Milwaukee, WI – The Milwaukee Comedy Festival

TYLER HILTON
Aster Cafe
Fri 07/27/2018 (9pm/$17)
astercafe.com

California’s Tyler Hilton will be stopping by the Aster Cafe in Minneapolis on July 27th.

Tour dates:

07/28 Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Sioux City, IA, US
07/31 The Vanguard, Tulsa, OK, US
08/02 The Yard, Fort Worth, TX, US
08/03 The Colony, The Colony, TX, US
08/23 Pub Rock, Scottsdale, AZ, US
08/25 House of Blues, Las Vegas, NV, US
08/30 Du Quoin State Fairgrounds, Du Quoin, IL, US
08/31 Naperville Last Fling, Naperville, IL, US

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Photos/Setlists: Rock the Garden 2018

Father John Misty Setlist Nancy From Now On Chateau Lobby #4 (in C for Two Virgins) Total Entertainment Forever Disappointing Diamonds Are the Rarest of Them All Only Son of the Ladiesman Mr. Tillman Just Dumb Enough to Try Please Don't Die Bored in the USA Funtimes in Babylon Hangout at the Gallows Pure Comedy Holy Sh** Hollywood Forever Cemetery Sings Date Night I Love You, Honeybear Feist Setlist Pleasure My Moon My Man The Bad In Each Other A Man Is Not His Song Any Party Sealion Mushaboom Century feat. Mark Wheat I Feel It All Let It Die Kamasi Washington Setlist Change of the Guard The Rhythm Changes Leroy and Lanisha Truth The Space Travelers Lullaby Fists of Fury (Joseph Koo / Ku Chia Hui cover) Nikki Lane Setlist Highway Queen Gone, Gone, Gone You Can’t Talk To Me Like That Send The Sun Love’s On Fire Right Time 700,000 Rednecks Why You Been Gone So Long (Jessi Colter cover) Lies Jackpot Low Cut Connie Setlist All These Kids Are Way Too High Boozophilia Dirty Water Shake It Little Tina Beverly Oh Suzanne Rio Read More Rock the Garden The second Rock the Garden music festival on Sunday saw a seemingly bigger crowd, particularly near the front of the stage. …

As usual, the Rock the Garden did a great job organizing the music festival. Although the original scheduled was delayed about 30 minutes, because of the weather... once the music started, they did an amazing job getting things back on track.

We’ve covered a lot of music festivals in the area, and Rock the Garden has always been our favorite because it’s very well organized. Everything from extra additional entry points to friendly security to food trucks to free water area, it’s always a delight to attend Rock the Garden.

Expect more photos soon, this is just a quick post to get the main setlist and some photos online. Stay tuned...

Some quick notes:

Low Cut Connie blew us away. Their explosive set even had Nikki Lane wanting to attend the Philadelphia band's upcoming show at First Avenue on November 1st.

It’s a shame, but London’s Shame had to cancel their appearance. They were replaced by U.S. Girls, who said, “We’re the best replacement you'll ever get.”

Kamasi Washington introduced us to his father (Rickey Washington) on soprano sax for the jazzy song “The Rhythm Changes” (featuring Patrice Quinn on vocals). Quite fitting, especially on Father’s Day weekend.

Clearly the best thing about Rock the Garden was on Feist’s set. The Current’s Mark Wheat walked on to help sing “Century”.... which is “almost as long as it’s been since Feist played in the Twin Cities.” The Canadian singer was last seen at the Minnesota Zoo in 2012, and before that in 2007 at Pantages Theatre.

Local rhymesayer P.O.S. had the entire Garden Stage singing along to every word on his set. He has an incredible local following. Highlight of his set was bringing on Dwynell Roland to “Get Down”.

Father John Misty had a whole Minnesota orchestra behind him (players Leah Ottman/LOTT, Cameron Kinghorn, the Laurels String Quartet, Dan Lawonn, and Devan Moran).

Garden Stage Setlists:

POS Setlist

Let It Rattle Purexed Wearing A Bear Get Down feat. Dwynell Roland Optimist (We Are Not For Them) Lock-picks, Knives, Bricks and Bats F– Your Stuff Faded Thieves/Kings

Chastity Brown Setlist Drive Slow Whisper Carried Away Mad Love Wake Up

US Girls Setlist Rage of Plastics M.A.H. Navy & Cream Window Shades Rosebud Time

Rock the Garden 2018 Original Schedule:

1:00 pm – Gates open

Main Stage
2:30 pm – Low Cut Connie
3:45 pm – Nikki Lane
5:15 pm – Kamasi Washington
7:00 pm – Feist
8:45 pm – Father John Misty

Garden Stage
4:35 pm – U.S. Girls
6:20 pm – Chastity Brown
8:05 pm – P.O.S

10:00 pm – Gates close

The Current: Andrea and Jade

Low Cut Connie

Low Cut Connie

Low Cut Connie

Low Cut Connie

Low Cut Connie

Nikki Lane

Nikki Lane

Nikki Lane

The Current

The Current: Jill Riley and Brian Oake

Nikki Lane

U.S. Girls

U.S. Girls

U.S. Girls

Kamasi Washington (Soundcheck)

Patrice Quinn

Kamasi Washington

Kamasi Washington

Kamasi Washington

Chastity Brown

Chastity Brown

Chastity Brown

P.O.S.

P.O.S.

P.O.S.

Mark Wheat with Feist

Father John Misty

Father John Misty

Father John Misty at Rock the Garden, Minneapolis (16 June 2018)

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