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Minneapolis: August 1 to August 3, 2024

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08/01 Infinity Song at 7th St Entry

08/01/2024 Thursday

Infinity Song
at 7th St Entry
first-avenue.com

Buzzing sibling band Infinity Song will be stopping by the 7th Street Entry, in Minneapolis, on August 1st, to promote their album Metamorphosis Complete (Roc Nation).

Tour Dates:

July 10 - San Francisco, CA - Brick & Mortar Music Hall

July 11 - Los Angeles, CA - The Troubadour

July 12 - San Diego, CA - Soda Bar

July 13 - Phoenix, AZ - Valley Bar

July 16 - Denver, CO - Larimer Lounge

July 19 - Dallas, TX - Dada Dallas

July 20 - Houston, TX - Bronze Peacock Room

July 21 - Austin, TX - 3TEN Austin City Limits Live

July 24 - Atlanta, GA - Terminal West

July 26 - Detroit, MI - The Shelter

July 27 - Toronto, ON - Velvet Underground

July 29 - Columbus, OH - Rumba Cafe

August 1 - Minneapolis, MN - 7th St Entry

August 2 - Chicago, IL - Park West

August 3 - Chicago IL - Lollapalooza

August 9 - Carnation, WA - Thing Festival

August 18 - London, UK - All Points East

September 13 - Columbia, MD - Merriweather Post Pavilion *

September 14 - New York, NY - Madison Square Garden *

September 15 - Philadelphia, PA - TD Pavilion at The Mann *

September 26 - Charlotte, NC - Visulite Theatre

September 27 - Carrboro, NC - Cat’s Cradle

September 29 - Columbia, MD - All Things Go Festival

October 1 - Washington, DC - Songbyrd Music House

October 2 - Philadelphia, PA - The Fillmore Philadelphia

October 3 - Boston, MA - The Red Room at Cafe 939

October 4 - Boston, MA - The Red Room at Cafe 939

October 8 - Paris, FR - Pitchfork Music Festival

* Supporting Lake Street Dive

08/02 and 08/03 Basilica Block Party at Boom Island Read More Basilica Block Party We like the annual Basilica Block Party in Minneapolis, so we always make sure they get the spotlight whenever we do these previews. They always bring in some really good bands ....

08/02/2024 Friday
08/03/2024 Saturday

Basilica Block Party
at Boom Island
basilicablockparty.org

Can you believe it? The Basilica Block Party is back! The event was cancelled from 2020, and attendance was poor in 2021 (understandably still recovering from the pandemic), the block party was put on paused until 2024. However, it won’t be held at the Basilica of St Mary (which is where the event got their name)… it’ll now be held at Boom Island Park. Still, we’re happy to see the music event back, especially since Rock the Garden said goodbye last year.

Cake (07 July 2018)

We last saw Basilica Block Party in July 2018 and wrote, “It wasn’t thought possible, but the weather improved even more, to provide a picture-perfect evening on the second and final day of the Basilica Block Party, The Basilica of Saint Mary in downtown Minneapolis. Once again, ten acts were spread across three stages for each night- the Main Stage (sponsored by Great Clips) located in a back lot behind the building along the highway, a Church Stage (sponsored by Preferred One) out front, and a smaller local stage (sponsored by Star Tribune) . The one downside of having so many bands over a six-hour span is that set times overlap, so it often requires some planning (and maybe a little racing between stages) to catch the acts you want to see most.”

2024 Lineup:

Friday - August 2 Goo Goo Dolls The Fray Dean Lewis Red Clay Strays Yam Haus Local Stage Run Westy Run Black Widows The Ocean Blue Whiskey Rock and Roll Club Parishes Cindy Lawson

Saturday - August 3 Counting Crows Needtobreathe Judah & The Lion Phillip Phillips Ingrid Andress Guytano Local Stage St. Paul and The Minneapolis Funk All Stars Nur-D The Mary Jane Alm Band She's Green The Muatas

07/30 - 07/31 Vampire Weekend with Ra Ra Riot at Armory Read More Gin Blossoms 90s hit band Gin Blossoms and The Big Wu will be co-headlining the Common Sound Festival at Beth El Synagogue (in Saint Louis Park, MN) on Sunday. Special guests include The Common Ground Company and Amanda & Berek Awend with The Champions .... Toad the Wet Sprocket Currently on tour with Smash Mouth, the 90's alternative/college music band Toad the Wet Sprocket will be doing a number of side shows...

08/03/2024 Saturday

Ribfest 2024
feat. Gin Blossoms and Toad the Wet Sprocket
with Vertical Horizon and The Holy North
at Vetter Stone Amphitheater
ribfestmankato.com

The 26th Annual Ribfest is taking place August 1 to 4 in Mankato, Minnesota.

Gin Blossoms is co-headlining a tour with Toad the Wet Sprocket. Like the big blocks of televisions from the Allison Road music video, nostalgia lives in these two bands with the Gin Blossoms’ first album released more than three decades ago and Toad the Wet Sprocket touring in celebration of the 30th Anniversary of Dulcinea.

Vertical Horizon and The Holy North to open.

Toad the Wet Sprocket (09 Sep 2023)

We last saw Toad the Wet Sprocket in Sep 2023 at the Fillmore and wrote, “Then it was back to the hits, which made watching the crowd an enjoyable exercise. It’s not often you get to see guys in their sixties sing along to “Whatever I Fear” with a misty look in their eyes. It was fun to see a mom jump up to dance to “All I want” while her teenage son remained seated with chagrin.”

TTWS 2024 TOUR DATES

JUL 17 / DEL MAR, CA @ The Sound at Del Mar^

JUL 18 / MONTEREY, CA @ Golden State Theatre^

JUL 19-20 / NOVATO, CA @ HopMonk Tavern^

JUL 22 / PORTLAND, OR @ Revolution Hall^

JUL 23 / SEATTLE, WA @ Neptune Theatre^

JUL 25 / KALISPELL, MT @ Wachholz College Center^

JUL 26 / GREAT FALLS, MT @ The Newberry^

JUL 28 / FORT COLLINS, CO @ Washington’s^

JUL 30 / SPRINGFIELD, MO @ Gillioz Theatre^

AUG 1 / OSHKOSH, WI @ Waterfest at Riverside Park#

AUG 2 / OMAHA, NE @ The Astro Theater#

AUG 3 / MANKATO, MN @ Vetter Stone Amphitheater#

AUG 5 / GRAND RAPIDS, MI @ Meijer Gardens#

AUG 7 / CLEVELAND, OH @ Cain Park#

AUG 8 / TARRYTOWN, NY @ Tarrytown Music Hall^

AUG 10 / PORTLAND, ME @ Thompson’s Point&

AUG 11 / LEWISTON, NY @ ARTPARK#

AUG 12 / DEERFIELD, MA @ Tree House Brewing^

AUG 13 / MEDFORD, MA @ Chevalier Theatre#

AUG 15 / BETHLEHEM, PA @ Wind Creek Event Center#

AUG 16 / CARY, NC @ Koka Booth Amphitheater#

AUG 17 / SUGAR HILL, GA @ The Bowl at Sugar Hill#

AUG 18 / HUBER HEIGHTS, OH @ Rose Music Center#

AUG 20 / RED BANK, NJ @ Count Basie Center for the Arts#

AUG 22 / SELBYVILLE, DE @ Freeman Arts Pavilion#

AUG 23 / MIDDLEFIELD, CT @ Powder Ridge Mountain Park#

AUG 24 / ESSEX JUNCTION, VT @ Champlain Valley Exposition#

AUG 29 / SANTA BARBARA, CA @ Lobero Theatre^

AUG 30 / TEMECULA, CA @ South Coast Winery Resort & Spa^

AUG 31 / COSTA MESA, CA @ The Pacific Amphitheater!

SEPT 16 / CEDAR RAPIDS, IA @ McGrath Amphitheatre*

SEPT 17 / MOORHEAD, MN @ Bluestem Center for the Arts Amphitheater*

SEPT 18 / LINCOLN, NE @ Pinewood Bowl Theater*

SEPT 20 / ALBUQUERQUE, NM @ Revel*

SEPT 21 / COLORADO SPRINGS, CO @ Sunset Amphitheater*

SEPT 22 / VAIL, CO @ Gerald Ford Amphitheater*

SEPT 24 / TULSA, OK @ Tulsa Theater*

SEPT 25 / CHESTERFIELD, MO @ The Factory *

SEPT 27 / PITTSBURGH, PA @ Rivers Casino Event Center*

SEPT 28 / CHARLESTON, WV @ Hollywood Casino Event Center*

SEPT 29 / PHOENIXVILLE, PA @ The Colonial Theatre^

OCT 1 / BROOKVILLE, NY @ Tilles Center*

OCT 2/ ROCHESTER, NY @ Kodak Center*

OCT 4 / FRENCH LICK, IN @ French Lick Resort*

OCT 5 / EVANSTON, IL @ Cahn Auditorium^

OCT 17 / COLUMBIA, SC @ Township Auditorium*

OCT 18 / ASHEVILLE, NC @ Thomas Wolfe Auditorium*

OCT 19 / AUGUSTA, GA @ Bell Auditorium*

OCT 21 / POMPANO BEACH, FL @ Pompano Beach Amphitheater*

OCT 22 / FT. MYERS, FL @ Barbara B. Mann Performing Arts Hall*

OCT 23 / CLEARWATER, FL @ The Sound at Coachman Park*

OCT 25 / MACON, GA @ Macon City Auditorium*

OCT 26 / BILOXI, MS @ Beau Rivage Resort & Casino*

OCT 27 / NASHVILLE, TN @ Ryman Auditorium*

OCT 29 / AMES, IA @ Stephens Auditorium*

OCT 30 / ROCHESTER, MN @ Mayo Civic Center*

NOV 1 / PEORIA, IL @ Peoria Civic Center Theater*

NOV 2 / SALINA, KS @ The Stiefel Theatre*

NOV 3 / SIOUX FALLS, SD @ Washington Pavilion*

NOV 6 / DULUTH, MN @ Symphony Hall*

NOV 7 / MADISON, WI @ Overture Center for the Arts*

NOV 8 / MT. PLEASANT, MI @ Soaring Eagle Casino*

^TTWS Headlining date
#TTWS co-headlining with Gin Blossoms
&TTWS @ Guster’s On The Ocean Festival
!TTWS opening for Counting Crows
*TTWS opening for Barenaked Ladies

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

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Minneapolis: September 6 to September 9

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09/06 Phoenix with Porches at Palace Theatre Read More Phoenix When not so busy with Cassius, Zdar had worked with Phoenix, Kanye West, Cat Power and more, thanks to his ownership of Motorbass studio (named after Zdar’s old duo Motorbass) in Paris. …

09/06/2022 Tuesday

Phoenix
with Porches
at Palace Theatre
first-avenue.com

French indie pop band Phoenix will be headlining the Palace Theatre this Sep 6th. The band is best known for their hit singles, “If I Ever Feel Better” and “Lisztomania”, as well as “Too Young”.

Porches to open. We last saw Porches in Feb 2018 and noted, “ It’s been two years since we’ve seen Porches (in September 2016 and April 2016), and I can tell you that the band has really tightened up their performance and stage presence... thanks to the fact that band leader Aaron Maine kept mostly the same live band, including Cameron Wisch, Seiya Jewell, Dan English, and Maya Laner. Maine played it cool, but you can tell that he was pretty happy about the sold out show. Minneapolis is still “the best”, even with the snow storm taking place outside.”

Tour dates:

Sep 6 St. Paul, MN, US Palace Theatre
Sep 7 Chicago, IL, US Byline Bank Aragon Ballroom
Sep 9 New York (NYC), NY, US Radio City Music Hall
Sep 10 Outdoor New Haven, CT, US Westville Music Bowl
Sep 13 Boston, MA, US Roadrunner
Sep 15 Philadelphia, PA, US Fillmore Philadelphia
Sep 16 Washington, DC, US The Anthem
Sep 17 Atlanta, GA, US Music Midtown
Sep 19 Nashville, TN, US Ryman Auditorium
Sep 20 Indianapolis, IN, US Old National Centre
Sep 22 St Louis, MO, US The Pageant
Sep 23 Bentonville, AR, US FORMAT
Sep 29 Karlsruhe, Germany Konzerthaus
Sep 30 Deggendorf, Germany Deggendorfer Stadthallen
Oct 6 Inglewood, CA, US YouTube Theater
Oct 7 Berkeley, CA, US Greek Theatre
Oct 10 Denver, CO, US Mission Ballroom
Oct 12 Kansas City, MO, US Arvest Bank Theatre
Oct 13 Dallas, TX, US South Side Ballroom, Gilley's
Oct 14 Giessen, Germany Kongresshalle
Oct 16 Ulm, Germany Einsteinsaal, CCU Ulm
Oct 18 Mexico City, Mexico Pepsi Center WTC
Nov 16 London, UK O2 Academy Brixton
Nov 20 Berlin, Germany Columbiahalle
Nov 26 Amsterdam, Netherlands Paradiso
Nov 28 Paris, France L'Olympia
Nov 29 Paris, France L'Olympia

09/07 The Joy Formidable with Tres Leches at Turf Club Read More The Joy Formidable It’s been a while… but I’m happy to say that the group is back with a new album Into the Blue, out August 20th, via Enci Records (US) / Full Time Hobby (Europe) / Soundly Distro in the rest of the world. We’re hoping there’ll be a promo tour for the new album …

09/07/2022 Wednesday

The Joy Formidable
with Tres Leches
at Turf Club
first-avenue.com

You all know our love for The Joy Formidable since we wrote about them in July 2008: “Here's a band that I see a lot of potential in, The Joy Formidable.”

We’ve since seen the band multiple times, the last being in Nov 2018, where we noted, “After a two year-absent, the band returned to the Twin Cities, headlining and selling out the Turf Club in St Paul on Friday night. It was nice to see the band at a small “pub gig” again. Bassist Rhydian Dafydd and singer “Ritzy” seemed really loose and making faces as they launched into “This Ladder Is Ours”. Even the drummer would occasionally rise from his seat to whip the audience into a deserving frenzy. Seeing the band this animated vs their button-down-proper gig in 2016, was a much better experience.”

The band is currently on tour in support of their new album Into the Blue.

Tour Dates:

09.03 - Austin, TX @ Empire Control Room
09.04 - Fort Worth, TX @ Tulips
09.06 - Kansas City, MO @ RecordBar
09.07 - St. Paul, MN @ Turf Club
09.09 - Milwaukee, WI @ Cactus Club
09.11 - New York, NY @ Bowery Ballroom
09.12 - Washington, DC @ Union Stage
09.14 - Wantagh, NY @ Mulcahy's *
09.15 - Stroudsburg, PA @ Sherman Theater *
09.16 - Columbus, OH @ Kemba Live *
09.17 - Chicago, IL @ Riot Fest
09.18 - Grand Rapids, RI @ GLC Live at 20 Monroe *
09.20 - Fort Wayne, IN @ Piere's *
09.21 - Chattanooga, TN @ The Signal *
09.22 - Little Rock, AR @ The Hall *
o9.24 - Birmingham, AL @ Furnace Fest
09.25 - Louisville, KY @ Louder Than Life
09.26 - Denver, CO @ Summit *
09.27 - Salt Lake City, UT @ Union Even Center *
09.28 - Boise, ID @ Knitting Factory *
09.30 - Spokane, WA @Knitting Factory *
10.01 - Tacoma, WA @ Temple Theater *
10.03 - Reno, NV @ Cargo *
10.04 - Santa Cruz, CA @ Catalyst *
10.05 - Los Angeles, CA @ Hollywood Forever Cemetery *
10.06 - Venice, CA @ The Venice West
10.07 - Riverside, CA @ Riverside Music Hall *
10.09 - Ventura, CA @ Majestic Theater*
10.08 - Garden Grove, CA @ Garden Ampitheatre
10.11 - Tucson, AZ @ Rialto Theater *
10.12 - Albuquerque, NM @ El Rey Theater *
10.17 - New Orleans, LA @ House of Blues *
10.18 - Birmingham, AL @ Iron City #
10.21 - Albany, NY @ The Hollow #
10.22 - Burlington, VT @ Higher Ground Showcase Lounge #
10.25 - Pittsburgh, PA @ Thunderbird Music Hall #
10.27 - Philadelphia, PA @ Underground Arts #
10.28 - Boston, MA @ The Sinclair #
10.29 - Hamden, CT @ Space Ballroom #
10.31 - Indianapolis, IN @ HI-FI #
11.01 - Univeristy City, MO @ Duck Room #
11.02 - Omaha, NE @ The Waiting Room #
11.06 - Seattle, WA @ The Crocodile #
11.07 - Portland, OR @ Mississippi Studio #
11.09 - San Francisco, CA @ The Independent #
11.11 - Pioneertown, CA @ Pappy & Harriets #
11.12 - San Diego, CA @ SODA Bar #
11.15 - Los Angeles, CA @ The Roxy Theatre #

* with The Front Bottoms
# with Cuffed Up

09/09 The Afghan Whigs at Fine Line Read More The Afghan Whigs Surely, you remember the high-drama swagger of the Afghan Whigs, the 90s rock act reuniting after eleven years, who invoked both hard rock and soul into their moody arrangements.…

09/09/2022 Friday

The Afghan Whigs
at Fine Line
first-avenue.com

The Afghan Whigs are on tour in support of their upcoming album How Do You Burn? (set for release on September 9, 2022 via Royal Cream/BMG). The North American tour will start at the Fine Line Music Café in Minneapolis on Sept 9th, the day the record drops.

We last saw them in at First Avenue in Sep 2017 and said, “No warnings were given as to the sheer volume level the band played at for their ninety-minute set, though most fans knew better and came prepared. An empty space was to singer Greg Dulli’s left, the one usually filled by guitarist Dave Rosser, who lost his cancer battle in June.”

Tour Dates:

09/09 Minneapolis, MN Fine Line Music Café
09/10 Chicago, IL Metro
09/11 Cincinnati, OH Bogarts
09/12 Detroit, MI St. Andrews Hall
09/14 Washington, D.C. 9:30 Club
09/15 Brooklyn, NY Brooklyn Steel
09/16 Philadelphia, PA Underground Arts
09/17 Boston, MA Paradise
09/20 Charlottesville, VA Jefferson Theatre
09/21 Asheville, NC The Grey Eagle
09/22 Birmingham, AL Saturn
09/24 New Orleans, LA One Eyed Jacks
09/28 Austin, TX Mohawk
09/29 Dallas, TX The Echo Lounge
10/01 Denver, CO Gothic Theatre
10/02 Salt Lake City, UT The Commonwealth Room
10/05 Portland, OR Wonder Ballroom
10/06 Seattle, WA The Showbox
10/08 San Francisco, CA The Regency Ballroom
10/09 Dana Point, CA Ohana Encore
10/11 Tucson, AZ 191 Toole
10/12 Los Angeles, CA Belasco Theatre
10/22 Madrid, Spain Teatro Barceló
10/23 Barcelona, Spain Apolo 2
10/25 Milan, Italy Santeria
10/26 Rome, Italy Largo
10/28 Munich, Germany Freiheitshalle
10/29 Zurich, Switzerland Bogen F
10/30 Luxembourg Den Atelier
11/01 Amsterdam, Netherlands Paradiso
11/02 Antwerp, Belgium De Roma
11/04 Manchester, UK Cathedral
11/05 Glasgow, UK St. Lukes
11/06 London, UK KOKO

09/09 Big Star’s #1 Record at 50 at Parkway Theater Read More Big Star Big Star is releasing some singles on Record Store Day. This is to coincide with the release of the documentary of Big Star called "Big Star: Nothing Can Hurt Me", which you can check out the …

09/09/2022 Friday

Big Star’s #1 Record at 50
at Parkway Theater
theparkwaytheater.com

Minnesota will be celebrating Big Star’s #1 Record at 50 at the Parkway Theater this September 9th.

The show will re-create the band’s first album, in its original order. A second set will feature select songs from their later albums, plus solo works.

Lineup:

Jimi Allison (Wrecker Brothers)

Bart Bakker (27 Various)

Tommy Bentz

Billy Dankert

Annie Enneking (Annie and the Bang Bang)

Joe Fahey

Michael Ferrier (Fathom Lane)

Ben Glaros

Brian Just

Mike and Kiki Lane

Cindy Lawson

Nick Leet (High on Stress)

Jerry Lefkowitz

Stephanie Paquin (American Housewife)

Chris Perricelli (Little Man)

Scott Wooldridge

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

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Minneapolis: September 1 to September 3

09/01 Neko Case with Disq at First Avenue Read More Neko Case Neko Case has a new album The Worse Things Get, The Harder I Fight, The Harder I Fight, The More I Love You, which came out September 3rd on ANTI-, and her First Avenue …

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09/01/2022 Thursday

Neko Case
with Disq
at First Avenue
first-avenue.com

Producer and songwriter Neko Case is on tour in support of a digital-only career retrospective album Wild Creatures. Yes, it’s a greatest hits album, but there’s also a new song, “Oh, Shadowless”, as a special bonus in the release.

Case will stop by First Avenue’s mainroom on September 1, 2022.

Disq to open.

Tour dates:

08/28 - Brooklyn Bowl - Nashville, TN ~~
8/29 - Bijou Theatre - Knoxville, TN ~~
09/01 - First Avenue - Minneapolis, MN ~~
09/02 - Pabst Theatre - Milwaukee, WI ~~
09/03 - Out of Space @ Temperance Beer Co. - Evanston, IL ^^
09/04 - Nelsonville Music Festival - Nelsonville, OH
09/06 - White Eagle Hall - Jersey City, NJ ##
09/07 - Emerson Colonial Theatre - Boston, MA ##
09/08 - Brooklyn Steel - Brooklyn, NY ##
09/09 – Filene Center at Wolf Trap - Vienna, VA ++
09/10 - Union Transfer - Philadelphia, PA ##
09/12 - Orange Peel - Asheville, NC ##
09/13 - Variety Playhouse - Atlanta, GA ##
9/16 - Alaska Center for the Performing Arts - Anchorage, AK
9/17 - Hering Auditorium - Fairbanks, AK

She & Him ++
Disq ~~
Courtney Marie Andrews ^^
Sean Rowe ##

09/02 The King Khan & BBQ Show with Miranda and The Beat at Fine Line Read More King Khan & BBQ So, if you need to catch up on The King Khan & BBQ Show, they are an interesting modern band with minimalistic setup and plays a weird mixture of 50s doo-wop …

09/02/2022 Friday

The King Khan & BBQ Show
with Miranda and The Beat
at Fine Line
first-avenue.com

The King Khan & BBQ Show is returning to the Minneapolis area, at the Fine Line Music Café this Sep 2nd.

We’ve seen “Brown James Brown” King Khan solo and Mark Sultan (BBQ) solo, but together, they’re a unique rock force. The last time we saw the duo together was in Nov 2009, at the Triple Rock Social Club and described them as “The King Khan & BBQ Show, they are an interesting modern band with minimalistic setup and plays a weird mixture of 50s doo-wop and Surf music. They've got a ton of fans, who lined up hours before the show.”

Miranda and The Beat to open.

Tour dates:

Sept 2 : Minneapolis, MN - Fine Line
Sept 3 : Madison, WI - High Noon Saloon
Sept 4 : Chicago, IL - Lincoln Hall
Sept 6 : Cleveland, OH - Beachland Ballroom
Sept 7 : Toronto, ON - Horseshoe Tavern
Sept 9 : Philadelphia, PA - Underground Arts
Sept 10 : Brooklyn, NY - Brooklyn Made
Sept 11 : Boston, MA - Brighton Music Hall
Sept 13 : TBA
Sept 14 : Washington, DC - Black Cat
Sept 16 : Asheville, NC - Grey Eagle
Sept 17 : Atlanta, GA - The Earl
Sept 18 : Chapel Hill, NC - Cat's Cradle
Sept 19 : Savannah, GA - El Rocko Lounge
Sept 21 : Nashville, TN - Basement East
Sept 22 : Memphis, TN - Gonerfest
Sept 23 : New Orleans, LA - Poor Boys
Sept 25 : Austin, TX - Hotel Vegas
Sept 26 : Fort Worth, TX - Tulips
Sept 28 : Denver, CO - Bluebird Theater
Sept 30 : Phoenix, AZ - Valley Bar
Oct 1 : Los Angeles, CA - Echoplex
Oct 2 : San Diego, CA - Casbah
Oct 4 : Pomona, CA - Glass House
Oct 5 : San Francisco, CA - The Chapel
Oct 7 : Portland, OR - Dante's
Oct 8 : Seattle, WA - Clockout Lounge
Oct 9 : Seattle, WA - Clockout Lounge
Oct 11 : Vancouver, BC - Rickshaw Theatre

09/02 Elder with Belzebong and Dreadnought at Turf Club Read More Elder Capturing Elder's expanding dynamic and ongoing progression, The Gold & Silver Sessions is an experimental LP of ranging psychedelic jams that captures their expressive and nuanced development …

09/02/2022 Friday

Elder
with Belzebong and Dreadnought
at Turf Club
first-avenue.com

Metal/progressive rock band Elder will be headlining the Turf Club in St Paul on September 2nd, in support of their new album Omens.

Belzebong and Dreadnought to open.

Tour dates:

Aug 10 Orlando, FL, US Will's Pub
Aug 12 Houston, TX, US White Oak Music Hall - Upstairs
Aug 14 Fort Worth, TX, US Tulips FTW
Aug 16 Albuquerque, NM, US Sister
Aug 17 Phoenix, AZ, US The Rebel Lounge
Aug 18 Outdoor Las Vegas, NV, US PSYCHO SWIM
Aug 22 Boise, ID, US Neurolux Lounge
Aug 23 Portland, OR, US Dante's
Aug 24 Seattle, WA, US Substation
Aug 27 Los Angeles (LA), CA, US Don Quixote
Aug 28 San Diego, CA, US Brick By Brick
Aug 31 Denver, CO, US Hi-Dive
Sep 2 St. Paul, MN, US Turf Club
Sep 3 Chicago, IL, US Reggie's Rock Club
Sep 4 Hamtramck, MI, US The Sanctuary
Sep 5 Toronto, ON, Canada Velvet Underground
Sep 7 Québec, QC, Canada L'Anti Bar & Spectacles
Sep 8 Portland, ME, US Geno's Rock Club
Sep 10 Cambridge, MA, US The Middle East - Downstairs
Sep 22 Berlin, Germany SO36
Sep 23 Leipzig, Germany UT Connewitz
Sep 24 Prague, Czech Republic Futurum Music Bar
Sep 25 Warsaw, Poland Proxima
Sep 26 Vienna, Austria Arena Wien - Grosse Halle
Sep 27 Budapest, Hungary Dürer Kert
Sep 28 Ljubljana, Slovenia Orto
Sep 30 Munich, Germany Hansa 39, Feierwerk
Sep 30 Pratteln, Switzerland Up In Smoke
Oct 2 Mezzago, Italy Bloom
Oct 3 Grenoble, France L'Ampérage
Oct 6 L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Spain AMFest
Oct 7 Porto, Portugal Amplifest
Oct 9 Madrid, Spain Okkult Session 3
Oct 11 Toulouse, France Le Rex
Oct 12 Montpellier, France Rockstore
Oct 13 Nantes, France LE FERRAILLEUR
Oct 14 Paris, France Petit Bain
Oct 16 Tilburg, Netherlands 013
Oct 18 Aarhus, Denmark VoxHall
Oct 19 Oslo, Norway Parkteatret Scene
Oct 20 Drammen, Norway Union Scene
Oct 21 Stavanger, Norway Folken
Oct 22 Bergen, Norway Kulturhuset i Bergen
Oct 25 Johanneshov, Sweden Slaktkyrkan
Oct 26 Gothenburg, Sweden Pustervik
Oct 28 Copenhagen, Denmark Pumpehuset
Oct 29 Hamburg, Germany Gruenspan
Oct 31 Dortmund, Germany Junkyard
Nov 2 Brighton, UK Chalk
Nov 3 Bristol, UK The Fleece

09/02 - 09/03 First Avenue Goes to the Fair Read More Cindy Lawson Vocalist Cindy Lawson of local ‘80s indie-rock band The Clams was brought up mid-set, to sing along on a couple songs mid-set, with Stringfellow trying his best to comically make pun wordplays in his . …

09/02/2022 Friday
09/03/2022 Saturday

First Avenue Goes to the Fair
at Schell’s Stage at Schilling Amphitheater
first-avenue.com

First Avenue is headling to the “Great Minnesota Get-Together”, the Minnesota State Fair on Sept 2 to Sept 3rd. The venue will take over Schell’s Stage at Schilling Amphitheater and will showcase a variety of local musicians.

The house band, Al Church and The Congregation will likely play music between set changes.

Friday:

• Colin Bracewell
• Meghan Kreidler (of Kiss the Tiger)
• Ness Nite
• Obi Original
• The Alarmists

with house band Al Church and The Congregation

Saturday:

• Cindy Lawson
• Mae Simpson
• Molly Brandt
• Ricki Monique
• Thomas Abban

with house band Al Church and The Congregation

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

The Posies at Patrick's Cabaret, Minneapolis (21 May 2016)

tour poster Setlist We R Power! Unlikely Places Squirrel vs Snake Dream All Day Scattered March Climes with Cindy Lawson of The Clams Licenses to Hide The Glitter Prize The Sound of Clouds Rollercoaster Zen Titanic The Plague Throwaway Please Return It The Definition M Doll Burn & Shine Solar Sister -- Encore -- I May Hate You Sometimes Any Other Way Thirteen (Big Star cover) September Gurls (Big Star cover) Grant Hart Apology King Midas in Reverse (Hollies cover) Tour Dates May 26 — Seattle WA [tickets] May 27 — Bellingham WA [tickets] May 28 – Portland OR [tickets] May 29 — Oakland CA [tickets] Read More The Posies Want to see The Posies at an intimate (less than 75 person-capacity) location this year? You no longer have to ‘dream all day’ - the band is back on their first US tour since 2010! …

Call it a Power Pop Pop-Up…

The longtime Bellingham, Washington band The Posies have again returned to action, with a new album in tow (Solid States on My Music Empire/Lojinx) and a unique series of special personal and intimate pop-up shows, usually to crowds of less than one hundred, with the secret location details, not announced until just before the show.

The venue in Minneapolis turned out to be at Patrick’s Cabaret, a converted firehouse creatively re-decorated and known to host eclectic sometimes experimental shows in a relaxed setting, which turned out to be an ideal venue.

Unfortunately, with the building sold to new owners, The Posies show is one of the last there, as the organization must leave by end of this month but will continue hosting events at similar area venues around town.

In existence since 1986, The Posies had quite a catalog to draw from for their two-hour set, with core members Jon Auer and Ken Stringfellow  joined on drums by Frankie Siragusa for their first outing since the recent deaths of former members Darius Minwalla and Joe Skyward.

The venue had three rows of limited grandstand seating to face the performance area and the overflows stood in front and to the sides of the band.  The band’s sound has been slightly updated for the new album, leaning a bit more electronic, though keeps the pristine two-part harmonies, whip-smart songwriting, and hummable melodies fans have come to know them for, for over two decades.

Eager to showcase the new songs, the band kicked off with the first two songs from Solid States, ‘We R Power!’ and ‘Unlikely Places’.  Stringfellow alternated between guitars and keyboards (often taking both on in the same song) while Auer kept to guitar; both shared singing duties.

“I know you guys are really into gophers” Stringfellow remarked, introducing the new ‘Squirrel vs. Snake’, noting a Caddyshack re-make might be happening, to a handful of boos from those keeping the original film in high regard.  Radio hit ‘Dream All Day’ was played early on, with Auer commenting it being the only Posies song featured on MTV’s Beavis and Butthead.

The new ‘March Climes’ was one of the more electronic sounding new songs on record, but performed live, the keyboards did not overpower the song and it fit neatly amongst the more traditional Posies songs.

The Posies with Cindy Lawson

Vocalist Cindy Lawson of local ‘80s indie-rock band The Clams was brought up mid-set, to sing along on a couple songs mid-set, with Stringfellow trying his best to comically make pun wordplays in his introduction of Lawson.

The new ‘Rollercoaster Zen’ was heartfully dedicated to their two late former band members while ‘Titanic’ unleashed drummer Sirgusa with a sweaty fury in the not-well-ventilated room. Though the newer songs were well received, the crowd of mostly thirty and forty year olds responded noticeably to older favorites like 1996’s ‘Throwaway’ and ‘Please Return It’.

Returning to the new, the band played ‘The Definition’ and the keyboard-driven ‘M Doll’ with drummer Siragusa again excelling on a blistering ‘Burn & Shine’ , before he retired to the bar to have a well-deserved drink.

The encore (which changes nightly) brought out just Stringfellow and Auer and played like an unplugged or in-store set, even more personal than the main set and featured a string of older and cover songs.

After teasing with riffs from Night Ranger’s ‘Sister Christian’ and other arena rock songs, the double play of Big Star covers, ‘Thirteen’ and ‘September Gurls’ drew the strongest crowd response of the evening thus far, appropriate since both are in the reunited version of the legendary alternative band as well.

An aching ‘Grant Hart’ was next, also appropriate since the ex-Husker Du drummer still lives in nearby South St. Paul (though unfortunately was not present) and the duo ended with the melodic ‘King Midas in Reverse’, reprising their 1995 Hollies cover, done for a tribute record.

Playing smaller venues to purposely few crowds is a boon to any fan of the band or ‘90s power pop in general, so look for The Posies to hopefully come to your town, in a secret pop-up location for a unique concert experience.

The Posies at Patrick's Cabaret, Minneapolis (21 May 2016)

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